Seeing how seriously Yang Yu trained, and how every punch and retraction followed a clear rhythm with an inexplicable sense of beauty, the class beauty, Su Yu, could not help watching from the side.
Hidden by the trees along the sidewalk, Yang Yu did not notice that someone was "spying" on him.
Even if he had noticed, Yang Yu would not have cared.
What kind of beauties had he not seen or experienced in his previous life?
In the end, he had still found practicing martial arts the most satisfying!
Women would only affect the speed of his punches.
"Hmph! He didn't contact me at all over the summer break. Did he go off to learn martial arts?" Su Yu stood with her hands on her hips, her brows tightly furrowed and her rosy little lips pursed. She looked thoroughly annoyed.
"But it's good that he's practicing martial arts. At least he's not as skinny and weak as before. Could he be training to give me a surprise? Did I misunderstand him?"
As Su Yu reconsidered, that possibility came to mind.
After all, at least half the boys in class had crushes on her!
Yang Yu usually looked so honest. Maybe he was actually the one who liked her the most!
That possibility was not impossible.
He had even specifically come to discuss Math Problems with her before.
In class, she was the only one capable of competing with Yang Yu for first place in both the class and the grade.
Without realizing it, Su Yu, the class beauty whom gossip-loving students had also named the School Beauty, actually felt sweetness welling up in her heart.
"He's working so hard for me. I should pretend not to know, otherwise he'll feel quite embarrassed."
"Mm! I really am such a considerate good girl. Hehe~~"
After taking one last deep look at Yang Yu, Su Yu finally continued her morning run.
Born into a prominent family, she had been strictly raised from childhood. Whether it was studying or extracurricular interests, her schedule had always been packed full.
As a result, although she had met plenty of people growing up, she had lacked the joys of being around others her own age.
Only after she had relied on her own abilities to enter one of the city's best high schools, and one of the best in the country, had her family loosened their control over her slightly. But it was truly only slightly.
She could merely choose her own hobbies and play on her phone a little during weekends.
Having been repressed since childhood, she gradually came to enjoy the feeling of running.
And because of that long-term repression, Su Yu appeared to be a cold and aloof goddess on the surface, but her inner thoughts were actually quite complicated. She had simply never shown them.
Naturally, she had paid attention to Yang Yu, a tall, slim, fair and handsome boy her age whose intelligence was not far below her own.
However, after the transmigrated Yang Yu finished receiving all of the original owner's memories, he discovered that the original Yang Yu had no special feelings for Su Yu.
The only thing special about her was that her grades were good, though her personality was cold and solitary.
An hour later, after practicing the Siming Internal Martial Arts and Xingyiquan several times, Yang Yu finished his routine, stood still, and let out a long breath of stale air.
"Whew~ That felt great!"
Feeling the sweat pouring from his body and the body that was gradually coming under perfect control, Yang Yu smiled happily.
Given a second life, and in the world of Swallowed Star that he had once yearned for most, Yang Yu secretly resolved that he would carve out an entirely different path for himself.
After returning home for a wash, Yang Yu picked up the breakfast his grandfather had carefully prepared. He wolfed it down, then patted his satisfied stomach. "Grandfather, I'm done eating. I'm off to class."
"Go on. Remember to come back for lunch at noon."
"Okay, grandfather."
Shouldering his backpack, Yang Yu stepped out of the house again and headed on foot toward the school two kilometers away.
He originally had a bicycle, but Yang Yu had no plans to ride it for the time being. Instead, he chose to jog there.
That would also help his soul and body merge into one more quickly.
Under the Meditation Breathing Technique and the morning Neijiaquan training, Yang Yu could clearly feel that his body had grown much stronger.
At the very least, he no longer felt as weak as he had at first.
It was somewhat like his Spiritual Force being too powerful for his frail body to bear.
Now that Yang Yu's body had become just a little stronger, he could already feel his mind working faster and more clearly.
This might also be related to the Spiritual Force deep within his mind constantly being released. Only a sufficiently powerful body could withstand such terrifying Spiritual Force.
After jogging for ten minutes, Yang Yu arrived at the gates of Jiangnan No.1 High School. Looking at the broad and imposing entrance, he did not linger and followed his memories to his original classroom.
It was already 8:05 in the morning, with only five minutes left until class began.
Punctuality had always been one of Yang Yu's virtues.
The moment he stepped into the classroom, a familiar voice called out, "Hey, Brother Yu, over here! I saved you a great seat."
Following the voice, he saw a classmate with a buzz cut, clear eyes, and a height similar to his own, though not as handsome as him.
"Wang Lin!"
Yang Yu remembered him instantly.
This was Yang Yu's good friend since Grade 10. They had been deskmates before, and now that they were in Grade 12, they naturally remained deskmates.
Ignoring the curious gazes of the girls in class, Yang Yu walked straight to the last row. Wang Lin had claimed a spot in the center of the last row.
In Wang Lin's words, this spot allowed them to observe the entire classroom and was the best feng shui location.
Yang Yu was about the same height as him, and Wang Lin's grades were not bad either. He could consistently rank in the top ten of the class, so the homeroom teacher never said much about their choice of seats.
"Brother Yu, why did you come so late today? And your complexion looks much better than before."
As soon as Yang Yu sat down, his best friend Wang Lin began chattering away.
"Something held me up this morning, so I was a little late. As for my complexion, exercising more naturally helps." Yang Yu casually took out a math textbook and placed it on his desk, speaking as he fanned away the dust on it.
"Hehe, you were really exercising? Brother Yu, did you go on a date? I heard a few more junior girls are planning to confess to you. Did you secretly get yourself a girlfriend over the summer break?"
Wang Lin asked enviously.
"No, I really went exercising. Stop imagining things, kid. The homeroom teacher is here."
Yang Yu could not help laughing at his friend's question.
Perhaps these were the topics every high school student found interesting: who was dating whom, who had broken up again, and who was flirting with whom.
But Yang Yu, whose mental age far surpassed Wang Lin's, naturally had no interest in such matters anymore. In fact, the original owner had not been interested either.
He had rejected every love letter or gift sent by girls bold enough to approach him.
That was also why Wang Lin had always admired this brother of his.
Not only was he handsome and academically outstanding, but he was also so cool and aloof.
Wasn't that the perfect Urban Male God persona?
If not for the crisis of the Grand Nirvana, perhaps Yang Yu truly might have been somewhat interested in such things. Reliving the innocent and pure high school life with a mature soul would not have been bad.
But Yang Yu, who knew the course of history, had no mood for any of that now.
If he did not quickly improve his physical fitness, setting aside the unimaginably dangerous Grand Nirvana awaiting him in the future—
The headaches that erupted from time to time might take his life someday.
After all, the awakening of a Spirit Reader was extremely dangerous. The Original Work clearly stated that during the awakening process, many Spirit Readers could not endure the headaches and died.
The internal submission has passed, and the new book is setting sail. This is a brand-new Swallowed Star story, beginning before the Grand Nirvana. It will fully cover the Grand Nirvana period, during which the protagonist will rise to become the backbone of all Huaxia before embarking on a journey into the Starry Sky. He will not compete with Luo Feng for opportunities; the protagonist will have his own opportunities.
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