Zhou Cheng lay awake all night, tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep.
By the time he got out of bed, dawn was already breaking.
With no other choice, he went into the bathroom and took a morning shower.
Then he brewed himself a cup of tea and walked into the courtyard, sipping as he went.
Autumn mornings were still quite cold.
But that was exactly what Zhou Cheng needed to clear his head.
He relaxed completely, in both body and mind.
He did not circulate even a trace of chakra.
Before long, he felt cool all over.
He had forgotten that, with his physique, an ordinary cold wind could hardly affect him.
Shaking his head with a sigh, Zhou Cheng returned to the dining room and, bored out of his mind, began making breakfast.
Half an hour later, breakfast was ready, and everyone else had gotten up.
They followed the aroma into the kitchen, and the sight of a table laden with breakfast filled them with happiness.
"Wow, what a feast!"
"Thank you, Cheng Zhou!"
Karin beamed with delight, happily taking a seat and digging into the food.
The others thanked Zhou Cheng and began eating as well.
Anko, in particular, could count on one hand the number of times she had eaten food Zhou Cheng had personally cooked since moving into his house...
She gave Zhou Cheng a look of approval, then sat down at the table and started eating too.
With hot food in their stomachs, even the weather no longer felt cold.
Once they had finished breakfast and helped clean up, the other youngsters had arrived, and another day of training began.
Zhou Cheng had made that rule from the start: training could never stop.
Once people stopped training and got used to it,