Xue Jing hummed, and asked casually, "By the way, that punch you hit the wall was quite powerful, what happened?"
Pei Youguang answered honestly: "I have practiced martial arts. I used 'strength' in that punch just now."
Xue Jing asked curiously: "Strength? Is it something like the internal force in martial arts novels?"
Pei Youguang nodded first, then shook his head: "Strength, also known as internal strength... is not some supernatural energy, but a method of using physical strength. By mobilizing one's own muscles, tendons, blood, breathing, etc., and coordinating with each other, the technique of squeezing out the potential that the body already possesses is 'strength'."
Pei Youguang recalled what the old master in the dojo had taught him and explained.
"To put it more scientifically, the essence of 'strength' is kinetic energy. The organs inside the body move in coordination with each other, accumulating kinetic energy, which is then released from the body through 'moves'. The power is much greater than that of ordinary punches and kicks."
"I heard that some powerful martial artists use their strength in an extremely exaggerated way, and can even punch through the armor of a tank with their flesh and blood. I don't know if it's true."
Xue Jing pinched his chin and said nothing.
Pei Youguang understood immediately after seeing this, and said quickly: "If you are interested, I can teach you, although I only know a little bit of the basics..."
Seeing that he was so understanding, Xue Jing patted him on the shoulder and his expression softened a little: "Then thank you for your help."
Pei Youguang said cautiously: "No, no, but can I be exempted from writing a self-criticism and reciting it in class?"
Xue Jing thought about it and said, "No, but you don't have to read it ten times, just once will do."
"…" Pei Youguang felt that there was no difference between doing it ten times and once. Both of them had lost their dignity. How could they give in like this? However, he did not dare to refute and could only laugh dryly and said, "Thank you."
"Okay." Xue Jing stood up.
"That's it. I'll come to you this afternoon or tomorrow when I'm free to learn 'strength'. Study hard and be a serious student. Don't let me hear you bullying anyone again."
Pei Youguang: "I'll do whatever you say."
…
After Xue Jing left the dark alley, the younger brothers who were lying on the ground pretending to be unconscious slowly got up, knocked their heads, and groaned in pain, all of them looking like they had just woken up.
"Hey, Brother Pei, where is Senior Xue... Senior Xue?"
Pei Youguang sat up, touched his school uniform pocket, took out a box of crumpled cigarettes, wanted to light one, but felt like not doing it, so he sighed.
"From now on, you should call him Brother Jing."
The younger brothers looked at each other and could only respond in agreement.
The scene was quiet for a moment, Pei Youguang looked thoughtful: "He has never practiced martial arts, but he has this kind of physical quality... He should be considered as having a good foundation as the teacher in the dojo said..."
'Just like my elder brother...'
Not sure if he was convinced by the beating or what, but Pei Youguang had a hunch that Xue Jing was no ordinary person.
Words like "clinging to someone powerful" and "following the emperor's will" flashed through his mind, but the limits of his vision and cognition prevented him from sorting out the pros and cons.
After a long moment, he shook his head.
"Forget it, don't think about it. Anyway, just get along well with him!"
Pei Youguang decided to follow his instincts.
…
Please read it~
Chapter 14: Fighting, awesome!
After letting Li Ge go back by himself, Xue Jing also walked to the bus stop, ready to go home.
On the way, he opened the panel and checked his harvest.
[You have experienced a battle, fitness experience +109]
[You have experienced a battle, aiming experience +50]
[You have experienced a battle and feel very happy. Health experience points +33]
[Conditions have been met, activate skill: Fighting]
[You have experienced a battle, combat experience +68]
[Fitness Lv2 (431/500)
Health Level 1 (269/300)
Cooking Level 2 (279/500)
Running Lv3 (502/800)
Charm Lv2 (398/500)
Aiming Lv1 (208/300)
Fighting Lv1 (68/300)]
First of all, the experience points. His fitness skills increased by more than 100 points. He could only get this number if he worked hard in the gym for an hour, but now he got these experience points just by fighting a not-so-hard fight.
Aiming gained 50 experience points, which should include his use of dynamic vision in battle and aiming when punching. In addition, hitting Pei Youguang's left eye with a stone was also a gain far beyond his usual training.
What made Xue Jing most unbearable was that his "health preservation" experience increased by more than 30 points.
This skill, which previously could only be gained through going to bed early and getting up early, actually gained experience during a fight
What? Fighting is a health-preserving exercise, right
However, when Xue Jing took a look at the [Happy Mood] prompt on the panel, he felt that it made sense.
A very important point in health preservation is to maintain a good attitude. The influence of mentality on the body is unquestionable. We often hear about stories of critically ill patients who miraculously recover because of their very good mentality.
After the fight, he really felt refreshed and had a great deal of pleasure.
Fighting is fun!
"It seems that I need to do things that make myself happy more often in the future..."
The large amount of experience points gained once again proves that the panel does not encourage working in isolation, and that you still need to be more active outside.
Finally, there is the newly activated skill - "Fighting".
Xue Jing really didn't expect that he could activate a skill here that was directly linked to combat power.
I thought that all the time I spent practicing by following the video in the previous month was a waste of effort, but I didn’t expect that all my accumulation would burst out at this moment.
In the quiet path, seeing that there was no one around, Xue Jing did a split with his legs raised high, and raised his right foot to form a vertical split.
At this moment, he hardly felt the pain of his buttocks being pulled, as this was a flexibility that he definitely did not have before.
After the leg raised above his head stopped, he did not feel any effort, and his remaining left foot standing on its own was quite balanced and very stable.
Fighting changed his body structure.
A person's body will change subtly due to different living habits and exercise methods. For example, the body structure of a gymnast and a weightlifter is completely different.
Years of exercise have made their body structure highly compatible with their professions; one is light and flexible, while the other is strong and powerful.
After the fighting skill was activated, Xue Jing's body structure was "specialized", changing from an ordinary person's structure to a "structure suitable for fighting".
In addition to the basic physical fitness bonus, reaction speed, explosive power, flexibility, resistance to blows, agility, punching sense, sense of balance... all fighting-related abilities have also been enhanced to varying degrees.
"This skill only enhances my "fighting ability" but does not allow me to directly master "fighting skills"..."
Xue Jing pondered.
"So, similar to Chinese, math, and physics, skills are also 'knowledge' rather than skills themselves. 'Fighting' can help me better master skills, but it can't instill skills into me out of thin air..."
"Rather than calling it 'fighting skills', it's more like 'fighting talent'."
In fact, the same is true for other skills. "Cooking" strengthens his control over heat and the use of kitchen utensils, but does not directly give him a recipe. "Fitness" does not allow him to have fitness knowledge, but only strengthens his body.
The same was true for "Running", "Aiming", "Charm" and "Health Preservation". They only strengthened his related abilities but did not directly impart knowledge to him.
"Anyway, it was enjoyable."
Xue Jing looked pleased.
This feeling of becoming stronger is really addictive. The body, which was already as light as a swallow due to the enhancement of "Fighting", feels even lighter.
"Go home and pet the cat."
…
After taking the bus to the street where his community was located, Xue Jing did not go home immediately. Instead, he went to the supermarket, bought some food, and then returned home.
He took out the key and turned the door lock. After opening the door, he found the cat squatting at the door, seemingly waiting for him.
As soon as the cat saw him come in, it meowed immediately, and its tail with a tail ring swayed gently behind it, greeting him.
After placing the schoolbag and the food in the bag on the table in the living room, Xue Jing squatted down, pinched the cat's head with both hands, and started scratching its cheeks left and right.
"Kitty wants to be touched, doesn't she?"
The cat wanted to struggle, but was immediately conquered by the superb skills, and was so happy that it couldn't help but squint its eyes.
"Meow~"
The cat's head felt good to the touch. Xue Jing stroked it for a while, then stopped with a feeling of unsatisfaction. He then pinched its cheek with one hand and said with a smile:
"Are you hungry, huh?"
Even though he knew that the cat in front of him was most likely a human, in front of such a cute little animal, Xue Jing's tone was still inevitably childish, as if he was teasing a child.
"Meow~"
The cat stretched out its two white gloves and pushed, trying to break free from Xue Jing's hand that was pinching its cheek, but it was useless. It could only meow helplessly to indicate that it was indeed hungry.
Xue Jing smiled, let the poor cat go, picked up the ingredients on the table and went into the kitchen.
The cat showed a very anthropomorphic look of dissatisfaction on its face, and rubbed its sore cheek with its paw.
"Foolish human, you are so reckless."
The cat, who had somewhat forgotten that he was not a cat, thought angrily.
It walked with cat-like steps to the corner of the living room and kitchen, secretly glanced at Xue Jing, and after confirming that he was busy, it immediately sprinted into Xue Jing's room.
Xue Jing came back too suddenly just now, and it hadn't cleaned up some of the mess.
After entering the room, the cat jumped onto the computer desk, moved the mouse with difficulty using its claws, pressed the keyboard with one claw, cleared the browsing history, uninstalled a strange software, restored the computer to the state of "nothing had happened", and then clicked the shutdown button.
After doing all this, the cat breathed a sigh of relief, left the room quietly, came to the living room, jumped onto the sofa, curled up lazily, put its paw on the remote control, and turned on the TV.
"… Shang Mingyang, the chief of the Qingcheng Public Security Department, said that the police have confirmed the escape route of this group of smuggling gangs at the border, and they are very likely to pass through Qingcheng. The Public Security Department has issued a yellow safety warning. Please be careful about your personal safety… "
In the kitchen, Xue Jing's cell phone suddenly rang.
He put down the soy sauce and soup spoon in his hand, washed his hands, wiped them on his apron, and took out his cell phone from his pocket.
Xue Jing glanced at the caller ID. It was a number with no notes, but one he knew by heart.
He pressed the answer button and said, "Hello~ Mom, what's going on?"
…
Please read and vote for me
Chapter 15 Xue Wan
"Son, have you eaten yet?"
The gentle voice of my mother, Nan Jiayu, came from the receiver of the mobile phone.
Xue Jing smiled, turned on the hands-free mode of his phone, and placed it on the hanging basket next to the stove. While busying himself, he said, "Not yet. What's the matter? Why are you calling me out of the blue?"
Although the parents in this life are often away on business trips, they love their two children as much as any other family would. They spend all the money they earn from hard work on their children.
"You can call whenever you want. I want to hear my own son's voice, but I can't?"
Xue's mother, Nan Jiayu, pretended to be angry.
"You're right, mine." Xue Jing immediately admitted defeat.
Nan Jiayu then smiled and asked about Xue Jing's well-being and recent situation. The two chatted about family matters for a long time.
"Your father and I should be back around New Year's Day and will bring you a present."
"Also, you should be careful when you go to and from school recently. Don't run around randomly. It's best to stay at home. I just saw on the news that a group of smuggling gangs from the border areas may be in Qingcheng. These people are desperate criminals. If you find anything wrong outside, don't get close to them."
Nan Jiayu warned seriously.