Stubbornness is a Virtue!

Meng Chuan walked all the way to the tram station before he felt as if he had just woken from a dream.

With the temperament of someone who had lived two lifetimes, he still felt incredibly stirred when he thought about it now.

He had become the personal disciple of the Martial Arts Master of the entire Yong'an City, Qianyuan Thunder Movement Luo Guanyun, and the only one at that.

He secretly cheered himself on in his heart:

"I must work even harder in the future; I cannot bring shame to my master!"

Returning home, his uncle was still at work, and only his aunt Xue Na was home.

"Aunt, I'm back!"

Women are very sensitive to changes in emotion, and Xue Na immediately sensed that Meng Chuan was different today; his mood seemed exceptionally happy.

"You're back quite early today. Why are you so happy?"

Xue Na had a guess: had Meng Chuan made a major breakthrough in his martial arts practice?

Because Meng Chuan was usually a quiet person who didn't like to talk much, he wouldn't normally show such extreme happiness as he did today.

Under normal circumstances, only matters related to martial arts could stir his emotions.

Meng Chuan said with a smile:

"Master Luo wants to take me on as a personal disciple and told me to come home first to discuss it with you both."

Xue Na was shocked by this. Her husband had just called earlier to say that Meng Chuan had improved some kind of fist technique, but since she didn't practice martial arts, she didn't understand it.

However, she understood the phrase "a Martial Artist wants to take Meng Chuan as a disciple," which meant the family would have a backer in the future.

It seemed that what her husband said earlier about Meng Chuan having the potential of a Martial Artist was true; he hadn't been lying to her.

She rejoiced inwardly:

"A Martial Artist has taken a liking to our child; Meng Yongzhi's judgment isn't bad at all!"

Xue Na hurriedly said:

"What is there to discuss? Agree to it immediately!"

"How much is the apprenticeship fee? I'll go withdraw it right now; we mustn't waste his time."

Xue Na stood up, ready to change her clothes and go get the money, fearing that if they missed this opportunity, it wouldn't come again.

"The Master didn't mention anything about money; he probably doesn't want any."

Meng Chuan felt that he wanted to find a good teacher to learn boxing and the Thunder Method True Art.

And Master Luo also wanted to find a suitable successor to learn the thunder techniques; since their goals were aligned, talking about money would only hurt their relationship.

"Are you sure he won't take money?"

Xue Na expressed her doubts. Just being a student at the martial arts hall cost a thousand yuan a day; she felt it didn't fit the other party's character not to charge an apprenticeship fee of ten or twenty thousand.

"Forget it, I don't understand these things. I'll go call your uncle first."

Meng Chuan returned to his bedroom to continue practicing his punches, while Xue Na called her husband from the living room to share the good news.

"Yongzhi, what time are you coming back?"

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Extremely big good news, regarding Chuan'er. It's even bigger than what you told me this morning."

"Anyway, hurry back. I'm going out to buy some medicinal herbs for Chuan'er first; we'll talk when we meet tonight."

On the other end of the line, Meng Yongzhi was silent for a moment.

Although he didn't know what Xue Na was up to, he decided to head back immediately.

"Alright, wait for me. I'm heading back right now!"

"Xiao Liu, give me the car keys, I'm heading out for a police matter!"

After a short while, Meng Yongzhi rushed back in a flurry, meeting his wife at the bottom of the apartment building with a bag of medicinal herbs in her hand.

Meng Yongzhi stopped her directly and asked:

"What exactly is going on? I've been on pins and needles thinking about it the whole way here."

Xue Na had already passed her peak of excitement and said quite calmly:

"That Master Luo from the Infinite Martial Arts Hall wants to take Meng Chuan as his disciple."

"Really?"

Meng Yongzhi knew that Master Luo was more than just a simple Martial Artist; he truly hadn't expected the man to take an interest in his child.

"It's true. Chuan'er just came back and told me himself. He also said the Master wanted to ask for our opinion."

"What opinion could we possibly have? Agree to it immediately!"

"Come on, let's go upstairs. You go and stew the medicinal herbs for the child."

The two of them rushed upstairs in a whirlwind, Meng Yongzhi unable to suppress his excitement, nearly tripping several times along the way.

"Slow down, look at how anxious you are."

"Oh, I'm just too excited, you don't understand. Do you know how incredible Master Luo is? He isn't just some ordinary Martial Artist; he is a Martial Arts Master!"

"Let me tell you, even if Meng Chuan doesn't get into a top Martial University in the future, as long as he trains diligently under a master like him, becoming a Martial Artist is basically guaranteed!"

A Martial Artist—Xue Na didn't even dare to dream of such a thing. Hearing her husband's words, her hands began to tremble involuntarily.

Meng Yongzhi rushed into Meng Chuan's bedroom.

"Chuan'er, hurry up and accept! Tell me how much money you need, and I'll transfer it over."

"Alright, I'll call my teacher back right now. He didn't even mention money to me."

"Good, good, good. I understand. We must arrange a proper meal to host him, otherwise, it will look like we don't know our manners."

Meng Chuan nodded with a smile, agreeing.

Early the next morning, Meng Chuan got up to practice his fist techniques before school, just as he always did.

After finishing, he looked at his panel.

[Pao Fist: Proficient (1%) → (4%) Pending Limit-Break]

[Limit-Break Trait: Heavy Strike (Primary)]

"The current rate of proficiency growth is still quite fast; I gain 1% proficiency for every two sets of punches I practice."

"However, it is clearly slower than the progress during the introductory stage. I estimate the difficulty will step up another level once I reach Mastery."

"But it's already very fast. With One Proof Eternal Proof, my cultivation speed has long since far surpassed that of a normal Martial Practitioner with average or below-average aptitude."

To further increase his cultivation speed, he currently needs to put in hard work on his Stake Technique.

Morning and Evening Hearing the Dao clearly looks like a trait related to comprehension. Although it is only a primary trait, obtaining it will certainly provide an improvement in that area.

"One step at a time. The Martial Dao Limit-Breaking Panel doesn't allow me to just add points to become stronger; I still need to focus on the accumulation of every little bit of effort in my daily practice."

Meng Chuan had endured for twelve years; he could withstand any hardship or fatigue.

Just do it!

His uncle personally drove Meng Chuan to school.

After arriving at school, the first thing Meng Chuan did was go to the principal to discuss cooperating with the Martial Arts Association to record and test his Guoyi Fist.

Arriving at the principal's office, Meng Chuan knocked politely:

"Excuse me, is the principal in?"

"Who is it? Come in."

Meng Chuan pushed the door open and entered.

The principal had some impression of him; he was the student who practiced Guoyi Fist every day and refused to learn any other fist techniques no matter what.

However, with his decent average-to-low aptitude, he was a good seedling with a chance to get into a first-class Martial University.

The principal adjusted his glasses and, after a moment of hesitation, said:

"You are... student Meng Chuan from Grade 1 Class 3, right?"

Meng Chuan got straight to the point:

"Yes, Principal, I would like to discuss something with you."

"What is it? Let me hear it first."

Meng Chuan explained the entire matter of his Guoyi Fist breaking through to perfection from beginning to end.

The principal was greatly shocked upon hearing this. He truly hadn't expected that although this child was stubborn as a mule, but...

Stubborn in a good way! He had actually managed to achieve something through that stubbornness!

When Meng Chuan mentioned that he needed to go to the Martial Arts Association every day for testing, the principal made a prompt decision and waved his hand!

"Prepare to depart!"

"I will drive you there myself in a moment, and I'll wait for you at the entrance until you come out."