Up to Second Grade

As for why Lin Zhengran knew taekwondo, it could only be said that the level-ten talent the system had given him was simply too powerful. Whenever Little He Qing's skill improved...

Lin Zhengran's taekwondo skill would immediately rise right along with it to twice her strength. Even certain theoretical knowledge related to it would naturally surface in his mind.

So whenever Little He Qing couldn't improve, Lin Zhengran could use both theory and practice to help her reach the next level.

For example, today was Saturday, and Lin Zhengran and Little He Qing were standing on the bed practicing throwing techniques.

Little He Qing struck a fighting stance and shouted, "Ha!" Then, looking quite convincing, she tried to throw Lin Zhengran, only for Lin Zhengran to counter and toss her onto the bed instead.

Little He Qing lay flat on the bed with her legs bent, stunned stiff. Her clear eyes looked up at Lin Zhengran standing above her head. "Lin Zhengran, you're so amazing. How did you do that?"

Lin Zhengran sat on the bed and explained the key points of the move to her. Little He Qing listened seriously.

But halfway through, Lin Zhengran noticed that Little He Qing was sitting on the bed like a duck, her little hands clutching the quilt, and she suddenly laughed.

His expression was cold. "What are you laughing at? Was what I said wrong?"

Little He Qing quickly shook her head and stopped laughing, her ponytail swaying a few times. "It wasn't wrong! But Lin Zhengran, how do you know everything? You clearly didn't sign up, but you're even better than me."

Lin Zhengran folded his arms across his chest, acting all grown-up and arrogant. "What, isn't it normal for me to be better than you?"

Little He Qing nodded like a chick pecking at rice. "Normal!"

The two little ones looked at each other. Lin Zhengran felt that the way she was looking at him was becoming increasingly strange, an indescribable kind of intense focus. "What's with that look?"

Little He Qing froze for a moment, then lowered her head shyly and clutched the quilt even harder. "Nothing. I'm just really grateful to you, because you've always been teaching me and training me. Lin Zhengran, do you want to sign up for taekwondo too? Then we can practice together every day from now on."

Lin Zhengran closed his eyes, puffed out his chest, lifted his head, and decisively refused. "I'm not signing up for that. I have no interest in taekwondo or anything like that. I'm only helping you so you can become stronger and not get beaten up by other people."

Little He Qing couldn't help blushing. "You're so good to me."

Lin Zhengran opened his eyes. "What did you say?!"

She quickly shut her mouth and shook her head.

"Nothing."

"If it's nothing, then practice more of what I've taught you these past few days. Aren't you still planning to get into the top three in this year's Taekwondo Hall competition?"

"Mm!"

No one could say clearly what Little He Qing thought of Lin Zhengran at that moment. Or perhaps Little He Qing herself didn't have any particular thoughts. In her tiny head, all she thought about was being with him every day and letting him bully her.

But even if her mind was empty, she still understood that she wasn't the only one willing to play with Lin Zhengran. Many girls also liked being with Lin Zhengran.

She had discovered this a long time ago. Lin Zhengran was very good-looking, and he was strong at everything. No one would dislike him.

It was just that during these two years in kindergarten, because Lin Zhengran was too aloof and there were few classmates in the kindergarten, everyone was afraid to approach him.

But after they entered Elementary School, there were more classmates, and everything changed subtly.

This year, Lin Zhengran and Little He Qing were both seven years old, and they had long since successfully said goodbye to kindergarten and become elementary school students.

In First Grade, Lin Zhengran and Little He Qing were miraculously still desk mates.

But when Second Grade began, the teacher reassigned the classes.

Little He Qing was no longer in the same class as Lin Zhengran.

Of course, this did not affect the two of them playing together on weekends. After all, their relationship as neighbors would not change, and they could see each other whenever they wanted.

Today was Friday.

No one knew where the small town had learned about some festival, but it said it was going to hold some kind of beer festival.

They called it a beer festival, but in reality it was just using the name of a festival to hold a market, because there were even more bosses selling baijiu on the street than bosses selling beer.

Perhaps the mayor cared a lot about this festival, because there were actually quite a few Police Uncles patrolling nearby.

Lin Zhengran was also strolling around the beer festival today with Dad and Mom.

After walking for an hour, Lin Zhengran's steps were light, and he felt no fatigue at all.

It had been two years since the system activated.

As he taught Little He Qing taekwondo every week, plus her own practice, the current Little He Qing had already become the strongest girl in their Taekwondo Hall under Lin Zhengran's training.

And Lin Zhengran had naturally shot up by many levels too.

Your current Spiritual Energy Level is level eighteen. You have already achieved modest success.

Your current attributes are:

Strength: 5

Energy: 6

Physical Strength: 10

Charm: 4

Today, you are strolling through the market. The bright, sunny weather unconsciously relaxes your mood. Perhaps today you can find some ancient map fragment on the street, since every fantasy novel has this kind of plot. But just as you are checking along the street to see if you can pick up a bargain, you unexpectedly hear the sound of a Magical Beast in the distance!

This puts you on alert. A Magical Beast has actually come to the human realm. If it is not stopped, the market may become a sea of blood! Do you plan to go and investigate, or flee at once?

A Magical Beast?

Lin Zhengran looked at the lively market. Though it was packed with people, public security was excellent. He didn't understand what this so-called Magical Beast could be. It couldn't be that a tiger from the zoo had escaped, right?

And the system hadn't said where this Magical Beast was, either.

"Ranran's dad, look at this hat. Isn't it cute? Why don't we buy one each for me and Ranran?"

When Lin Yingjun saw his wife crouching in front of a stall, holding an adorable cartoon hat, he laughed. "If you like it, buy it. We came out shopping today anyway."

"I'll see if there are any other nice ones." Lin Xiaoli bent down to look through the other styles, and asked Lin Zhengran if any had caught his eye. "Ranran, which hat do you think looks better? How about this little cat one?"

Lin Zhengran felt the hat was way too girly. It didn't look good.

"Mom, I want to go sit in the car for a while. I'm a little tired."

"Huh? You're tired already? We haven't even been shopping that long."

Lin Zhengran played up his childishness. "But I'm a kid, you know. I can't walk that far."

Lin Xiaoli gave him a disdainful look, her expression exactly the same as when Lin Zhengran looked disdainful. They really were mother and son. "Nonsense. You spend all day practicing Taekwondo with Qingqing in the bedroom. You think your mom and dad don't know? Like your stamina would be bad?"

Lin Yingjun looked at his son's sweating face, and he did know what his son was tired from. After all, his wife was terribly slow when shopping. Every time she found a stall she liked, she lingered there for ages and refused to leave, which ultimately meant they barely covered any distance in an hour.

This so-called tiredness had nothing to do with whether his stamina was good or bad. He was simply shopped out.

"It's fine. If Ranran's tired, let him go back to the car and rest for a bit. Anyway, from what I can see, this beer festival is pretty well organized. There are patrol officers walking around the parking area. He'll be safe in the car by himself."

Lin Xiaoli curled her lip. "Fine, then. Dad can take Ranran back to the car. Once we're done shopping around here, we'll go find Ranran in the car."

Lin Zhengran answered, and was finally taken back to the car by his dad.

After Dad left, just as Lin Zhengran was wondering where exactly there would be a Magical Beast...

On the road, a little girl with Double Ponytail, wearing a little yellow dress, was holding Puppy in her arms. In her other hand, she held a thin tree branch, and with her eyes shut, she waved her arm at a golden retriever in the distance.

"Don't come over! Don't come over! If you come any closer, I'm going to call Police Uncle!"