CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 31: A WORD WORTH TEN THOUSAND GOLD

Yet another day and night have passed.

Su Yue had two consecutive meals at the Pirate Buffet.

He could clearly feel the waitstaff giving him unfriendly looks, and even a person who seemed to be the manager was pointing at him and talking.

The Qi Blood Pills on him were exhausted.

Su Yue felt the pain in his wallet, having only 15 Military Qi Blood Pills in total.

The Qi Blood Pills left by Xiong Taiguang were long gone as well.

When he got home in the early morning, Su Jianjun was getting ready to go to school, and Uncle was watching the morning news.

Su Yue looked exhausted, returning to his room to grab 3 more Qi Blood Pills. He had to use them sparingly now.

"Big cousin, you guys in sophomore year are about to take the Potential Class test, right? Can you do it?"

Su Jianjun asked as he was about to leave with his backpack on.

"Just go brag at school, and tell them your cousin is going to attend one of the four major Martial Arts Academies next year!"

Su Yue washed his face.

"I wouldn’t dare; I might bite my tongue.

"I’ve washed your clothes and scrubbed your shoes. Pay more attention to hygiene in the future."

With another piece of advice, Su Jianjun left.

Su Yue glanced at the TV.

The college entrance exam was coming up, and every channel was broadcasting related content.

This year’s cutoff scores remained based on past years.

The four major academies’ minimum score: 19 cards.

Type A: 17 cards.

Type B: 15 cards.

Of course, besides the overwhelming reports about the college entrance exam, there were also a few minor news stories mentioning sophomore joint exams in various cities.

Renqing Province TV even specially covered the recent education reforms.

Despite the widespread backlash against the education system upheaval, no one could stop the Governor’s determination for large-scale reforms.

"Uncle, is it true that Martial Artists without a seal can’t train in combat techniques?"

Su Yue suddenly asked.

"For ordinary people, it’s indeed impossible!

"But there are some geniuses who can train in Grandmaster-level combat techniques when they have 18 or 19 cards of Qi Blood.

"Like your dad, he mastered a combat technique before entering Wuda University.

"For your dad, these things were simple."

Su Jianzhou said.

"I see."

Su Yue felt even more defeated.

Many people could complete a Grandmaster’s combat technique in advance.

Am I truly the disgrace of the Su Family?

Is my brain really that dull!

Su Jianzhou’s words made Su Yue increasingly doubtful of his own intelligence.

Then, with his spirits low, Su Yue went out again for intense training.

He had to prove that he wasn’t a fool.

The next time he saw Xu Baiyan, he couldn’t let her laugh at and humiliate him.

For his pride and intellect, failure was not an option.

...

Take a running start!

Leap, jump.

Failure!

Failure, failure, and more failure.

The whole morning passed, and Su Yue felt hopeless, almost wishing for death.

Why is it so difficult!

Every piece fell into place, yet every time ended in failure.

Fortunately, there was a touch of progress.

With practice comes mastery, and Su Yue found a bit of a knack.

Just a moment ago, he achieved a new distance of 6 meters.

"Today’s small step is tomorrow’s giant leap. Time for another buffet, keep going!"

Su Yue had 100,000 in his pocket; he could afford a 128 buffet.

However.

This time he overestimated.

The Pirate Buffet had actually blacklisted him.

The restaurant’s manager, with a big smile, gave Su Yue a few discount coupons and a membership card, with half-priced tastings and 30% discounts for members.

These were discount coupons for the BBQ buffet across the street.

Dammit.

Do I look like I need a few discount coupons?

Su Yue took the coupons and headed straight to Da Na Mountain BBQ Buffet.

He was sick of seafood anyway, and it was perfect to have something greasy to replenish his energy.

Behind him, the manager of the Pirate Buffet, along with the entire staff, wished him a large appetite, hoping he’d enjoy every bite.

...

A whole afternoon, then a whole night.

Su Yue finally leaped 8 meters high.

The past few days of intense training gave Su Yue some insights.

If you diligently put in the effort, you can grind even an iron rod into a needle; the same principle applies to training in combat techniques.

Once you master the use of Qi Blood, this instinct completely belongs to you, and much like muscles, Qi Blood has a memory function.

Su Yue’s success rate was gradually increasing.

"A bit more intense training for two more days, and I can definitely jump to 10 meters. I’m not a fool, and I’m not a disgrace to the Su Family."

After training a bit more, Su Yue descended the mountain.

He planned to visit Cengyan City; the detector’s battery should have been replaced by now.

...

Available diligence points: 149 points.

Diligence Counter:

1. Sleep Waiver

2. The Price of Love

Qi Blood Level: 15 cards

...

Thanks to the days of desperate training, Su Yue’s diligence points reached an unprecedented 149 after removing the Sleep Waiver.

The disability time for his right arm still had 3 days left.

Only after 3 days could he use "The Price of Love" again.

The one-week disability period was also the cooldown time for the second skill, even with more diligence points, it could only be used once a week.

This cooldown time was a headache for Su Yue.

...

"My calligraphy is worth millions.

"How many have waited countless years to own one of my personally written inscriptions.

"Hiding in plain sight, as a calligraphy Grandmaster, who can understand my solitude."

A middle-aged man with a scruffy beard and wearing camouflage stood at the door of Su Yue’s house, sighing deeply.

The cigarette in his mouth was crumpled, but the ash continued to dance freely.

"Yes indeed, this is the place, the chosen household. It’s your blessing to receive an inscription from the Grandmaster."

The middle-aged man in camouflage took a stand and took a deep drag of his cigarette.

"Who’s there stopping at my home?"

Suddenly, several rowdy kids ran out.

One prominently wore a Pigsy mask.

"Big brothers, stop chatting with your girlfriends and hurry up to chase away this smoking monster."

Pigsy ran up and quickly called out to the other kids.

The middle-aged man saw it was just a group of innocent kids playing house, maybe cosplaying Journey to the West?

"Hello, Second Brother, is this your house?"

The middle-aged man asked Pigsy.

"Yes, this is my house. Monster, leave at once."

Su Jianjun played Pigsy, and by this time, a bunch of kids surrounded them.

There were six Monkey Kings.

Everyone wanted to be the big brother, but Su Jianjun loved playing Pigsy.

"Lucky little Pigsy.

"I came to offer your house a calligraphy piece, you should welcome me."

The middle-aged man smiled mysteriously, and since kids were around, he put out his cigarette.

"Don’t even think about vandalizing my house; our teacher’s writing looks better!"

Su Jianjun dearly cherished his home.

"Haha, it’s not up to you."

The middle-aged man took a step forward.

Swish.

He had hidden a paint bucket.

First, a ’提’ radical on the side.

Then, a ’斤’ character.

Next, he pressed a dot firmly on top of ’斤’.

The bright red word was complete, his masterpiece done.

The middle-aged man grandly flicked his brush, drawing a circle to enclose the word.

Demolish!

"Wow, these characters are so ugly, uglier than my writing!"

A chubby kid remarked.

In a flash, the red circled word lay on the wall, and it was indeed particularly ugly.

"Stay right there, don’t run away after vandalizing my house, I’ll call the Investigation and Arrest Bureau on you."

Su Jianjun tugged at the middle-aged man’s sleeve.

"Old Wang, are you sure you marked the right place this time?"

Just then, a few naughty kids came out.

One of them, wearing a Pigsy mask, was leading the charge.

A group of kids soon swarmed around them, and there were half a dozen Monkey Kings.

After all, everyone wanted to be the big brother, and yet Su Jianjun loved playing Pigsy.

"Your grown-ups home? Uncle is going to draw a title for you. You should consider yourself lucky."

The middle-aged man put out his cigarette with a mysterious smile, noticing the kids around.