Chapter 95
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Chapter 95: Preparations, Dropping the Class
After hearing Bai Zhenzhen’s agreement, Zhang Yu said, “I asked around, and they’re still looking for a teacher for fundamental high school cultivation techniques. I’ve been watching you practice lately. Your skill level in these techniques must be quite advanced by now, right?”
Bai Zhenzhen’s various fundamental high school cultivation techniques had reached levels 4 or 5 over two months ago.
Since then, for the first time in her life, she had gradually released the constraints on her Spirit Root and was using it wildly for cultivation.
This brought her an unprecedented experience. As her Spirit Root acted upon her body around the clock, it became increasingly harmonized with her, and its effects grew stronger and stronger.
Now, her fundamental high school cultivation techniques were almost all at levels 9 or 10.
Such astonishing progress was enough to attract the attention of countless powerhouses and even the Company itself.
So… should she tell Zhang Yu?
But then she remembered how Zhang Yu had even confessed his involvement in the Dark Tutoring World, a business where one could lose their head, to her. As partners who had vowed to get into one of the Ten Greats together, wouldn’t it be too disloyal to keep hiding this?
Zhang Pianpian already knows anyway.
Besides, I’ve been trying to see if I can lend it to Yu Zi to play with lately. He is bound to find out sooner or later…
With this thought, Bai Zhenzhen leaned close to Zhang Yu and whispered in his ear, “I’ve mastered most of the first-year Basic Cultivation Techniques to Level 9 or some even to Level 10.”
Though he had long suspected A-Zhen was using some kind of cheat, Zhang Yu was still startled by her words.
He then recalled what Doll had mentioned about Spirit Roots during lunch and thought to himself, Could this be related to the Spirit Root in A-Zhen’s belly?
Hearing Bai Zhenzhen’s declaration, Doll was equally stunned. Holy crap! she thought. Where did this freak come from? Was her potential also awakened by someone?
Seeing Zhang Yu’s dazed expression, Bai Zhenzhen smirked triumphantly. With a hint of boasting, she leaned in again and whispered, “Want to know how I did it?”
Zhang Yu rubbed his slightly ticklish ear and said, “You can tell me whenever you want. It’s fine if you don’t.”
Isn’t she just using a cheat? It’s not as if I don’t have one of my own.
Zhang Yu then continued to talk about the Dark Tutoring World. “Tonight, I’ll ask around about which fundamental high school courses are the most popular and which ones are the most short-staffed. Use the next few days to prepare, and when the time comes, I’ll take you for a trial lesson.”
Bai Zhenzhen looked at Zhang Yu in surprise, thinking to herself, Isn’t Yu Zi even a little bit curious how I managed to push my Basic Cultivation Techniques to Level 9 or even Level 10 so quickly?
She had originally planned to tell him, but seeing his indifferent expression made her feel like a child eager to show off her treasure only to discover that the adult could not care less. Her enthusiasm to boast vanished instantly.
Hmph, just wait until my Spirit Root is ready for you to use. Then we’ll see if you’ll be begging me.
With that thought, Bai Zhenzhen went off to cultivate by herself in a huff.
Over the next few days, aside from preparing for tutoring with Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Yu devoted the vast majority of his time to cultivating the Crimson Marrow Primordial Qi.
One day, while Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were cultivating together on the rooftop, a low hum emanated from his tensed muscles.
He relentlessly tempered his entire body, from his muscles and internal organs down to his very bones and marrow, feeling his physical strength improve bit by bit under the nourishment of the Hunyuan Pill’s medicinal power.
Zhang Yu could sense that this cultivation was not just improving his physical strength. The foundation and innate talent of his body seemed to be growing more and more substantial under the infusion of the Hunyuan Pill.
Although the Ten Great Sects of the first layer of Kunxu stipulate that true cultivation can only begin in high school, and that any earlier practice is considered illegal cultivation punishable by an extreme penalty.
But those wealthy families are not like the original Zhang Yu, who lived in utter poverty until his first year of high school.
Zhang Yu now understood that the wealthy of Songyang City began training their children from a young age. Though they could not truly cultivate, they underwent modification surgeries, took supplements, practiced nutritional cultivation, and employed various other methods to enhance their potential and foundation long before reaching high school.
Even Zhao Tianxing, whose family was far less affluent, had told Zhang Yu that his parents had been pumping him full of various supplements since elementary school.
It was safe to say that the vast majority of students at Songyang High School were not like the original Zhang Yu, who had entered high school to cultivate with a completely natural and unmodified body.
Zhang Yu speculated to himself, Perhaps it was this exact disparity that caused my original body’s lack of drug resistance? That must be why the constant use of enhancers ended up damaging his internal organs?
Now, after this period of cultivating the Crimson Marrow Primordial Qi, especially after taking the Hunyuan Pill to aid his practice, Zhang Yu felt a fundamental strengthening in his flesh and blood, his internal organs, and even his very bones and marrow.
It was no longer like when he had practiced the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Strengthening in the past, where he grew stronger through simple wear and tear.
Instead, as the Crimson Marrow Primordial Qi worked in tandem with the Hunyuan Pill’s medicinal power to scour his body, he felt his vital energy grow increasingly vigorous, his digestive capacity become stronger, his metabolism accelerate, and even the waste and toxins hidden within his organs get gradually expelled.
If I continue this foundational strengthening and nourishing, my body’s potential will grow stronger. Improving my physical strength in the future will become easier.”
Especially my internal organs feel more and more comfortable… If this keeps up, I should be able to handle more body refining drugs in my cultivation, right?
Just then, his phone rang. Zhang Yu answered and saw that it was Song Hailong calling.
Song Hailong said, “Zhang Yu, I’m calling to let you and Bai Zhenzhen know that our future training sessions are cancelled.”
“Huh?” Zhang Yu said, surprised. “Are you sure?”
Song Hailong replied, “Thank you for your hard work recently. You’ve helped me improve greatly in ground combat.”
“But you must have noticed that my physical strength is improving at an accelerating rate. You won’t be able to keep up.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself that he could take Hunyuan Pills continuously now, so his physical strength would surely be able to keep up with Song Hailong’s. He was just about to persuade the other man to continue paying for the lessons when Song Hailong continued.
“You’re excellent, but I’ve found an even better sparring partner. My time is limited, so I have to end our arrangement.”
“Who is it?” Zhang Yu asked, curious.
He was determined to see who was stealing his business.
Song Hailong said through gritted teeth, “Yu Xinghan.”
Listening to Song Hailong’s voice, Zhang Yu could almost picture the man’s face twisted in fury, the veins on his forehead bulging.
Song Hailong added, “He came in first among the first-years in the recent monthly exam.”
“Heh,” Song Hailong chuckled sarcastically. “He needed a sparring partner and decided I was the best fit among Bailong High’s first-years. So he hired me as his combat sparring partner for 10,000 yuan an hour.”
“I don’t care about the money, but challenging this guy every day and pushing myself to surpass him… that does appeals to me.”
“Alright, that’s enough talk. You should focus on your own cultivation too. Don’t let it get to the point where I don’t even see you at the PE competition…”
Hearing Song Hailong’s words, Zhang Yu had to suppress his original intention to persuade him.
What else could he say?
Good grief, the guy who hired me is now working for someone else. Someone stronger than me is paying Song Hailong to fight him, so how am I supposed to compete?
Zhang Yu silently hung up the phone and relayed the tragic news to Bai Zhenzhen.
Bai Zhenzhen sighed heavily upon hearing the news. “Damn it, our income is dropping again. It looks like tutoring for the Shadow Study Gang is unavoidable. I’ll prepare a bit more, and we’ll head over in a couple of days.”
Bai Zhenzhen thought about how she and Zhang Yu were involved in gang business, yet they were still scrambling over tutoring fees of a few thousand yuan an hour.
Meanwhile, Song Hailong was earning 10,000 yuan an hour just by challenging a strong opponent and getting in some combat training.
Bai Zhenzhen could not help but lament, “Damn it, how do these rich people make money so easily?”
***
Two more days passed.
Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen met at the agreed-upon subway station.
By circulating his Crimson Marrow Primordial Qi, Zhang Yu once again assumed Instructor Ma’s appearance.
He stared at the girl before him who had taken her mask off, revealing tattoos covering her face, arms, and neck, and had long golden hair. He did not recognize her as Bai Zhenzhen until he confirmed his message.
Holy shit! Did A-Zhen turn into a rune warrior? Some kind of goth girl? A rebellious teen?
Seeing Zhang Yu’s startled expression, Bai Zhenzhen retorted with disdain, “Didn’t you say we needed to disguise ourselves? You have your Crimson Marrow Primordial Qi to change your appearance, so I had to use some tattoo stickers, a wig, and padding to alter mine. I’ll wash it all off when I get home.”
“This way, with a mask on, no one should be able to recognize me, right?”
“Besides, I don’t look like a high school student anymore, do I? How else am I supposed to get an interview?”
Zhang Yu’s gaze shifted from Bai Zhenzhen’s tattoos to her chest, butt, and shoes.
So she used padding? he thought. No wonder her figure looks a size bigger. With the tattoos, wig, and padding, she really doesn’t give off the impression of a high school student at all.
But then he remembered their interview for the tutoring positions. “With all those tattoos, won’t you have a problem getting hired as a tutor?” Zhang Yu asked instinctively.
Bai Zhenzhen retorted, “What kind of gang is going to turn someone down for having tattoos?”
“Besides, I think this is exactly the style the Shadow Study Gang is looking for. Look at the words I’ve stuck on. Don’t they prove my unwavering determination to become an underground tutor?”
Zhang Yu glanced at the tattoos on her face. They included slogans like “Endless Sea of Classes” and “Classes Every Day,” along with images of desks, chairs, classrooms, and blackboards. He suddenly realized this was indeed the aesthetic he had seen at the Shadow Study Gang.
Doll sounded in his mind, 「Based on my years of experience navigating the crooked path, those tattoos are a definite plus for the interview. From her appearance alone, she looks more like a member of the Shadow Study Gang than you do. She has the air of a high school teacher who is drowning in debt and has been forced to sell her lessons.」
“Alright then.” Zhang Yu nodded. He led Bai Zhenzhen, who had put her mask back on, toward the Shadow Study Gang’s Compound.
However, because he was with Bai Zhenzhen this time, Zhang Yu took the subway first.
After they got off the subway, he considered the long distance they still had to cover. “It’s still quite a way to go,” Zhang Yu said. “I can carry you on my back.”
