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Chapter 31: Disciple, You Scared Me
Xue Heng maintained the stationary stance of the Coiled Dragon Technique, remaining absolutely still.
With each breath, countless hidden nodes within his body were being stimulated. If one were to connect these nodes with an imaginary line, they would form the shape of a coiled dragon.
As time passed, Xue Heng felt his body growing warm and itchy, as if pricked by countless needles. His qi and blood coursed rapidly through his veins, emitting a faint sound like a gentle stream.
Just half an hour later, he was drenched in sweat, exhaling hot breath from his mouth and nose. The nodes within his body were not only itchy and warm but also beginning to feel swollen and painful.
Xue Heng's breathing became erratic, and he couldn't maintain the stance of the Coiled Dragon Technique any longer. He collapsed to the ground, his breath coming in heavy gasps as he felt as if his lungs had been squeezed dry.
[You have performed the Coiled Dragon Stance exercise once. Fitness Experience +98]
[You have performed the Coiled Dragon Stance exercise once. Internal Force Experience +89]
Xue Heng opened the panel and was delighted by what he saw.
Just half an hour of practicing the Coiled Dragon stance had earned him 98 fitness experience points and 89 internal force experience points! Not only was the efficiency twice as fast as direct training in the gym, but he was also gaining internal force experience simultaneously!
"Good, good! To be able to maintain the stance for so long on your first try, you are indeed as suited to the Hidden Dragon style as I thought."
Master Li, seated in his wheelchair, exclaimed with delight.
"Among my direct disciples, the one with the best physical talent besides you is your senior brother, Meng Boshang. During his first attempt at the Coiled Dragon stance, he managed to hold it for twenty-three minutes."
"You lasted ten minutes longer than him."
Xue Heng: ""
Ten what? Say that again.
"So, how do you feel about the Coiled Dragon Technique now that you've practiced it?" Master Li asked.
Xue Heng panted for a while, closed his eyes to recall, and then nodded.
"I've memorized all the steps. Thank you, Master."
The Coiled Dragon Technique had countless complex details. Just achieving the correct posture was challenging, not to mention the stimulation of the nodes within the body by circulating internal force, qi, and blood, which was more than ten times more difficult than mastering the stance. Learning such a complex stance through conventional practice methods would have taken an indefinite amount of time.
But Master Li, with his divine control over internal force, simply held Xue Heng's hand and gave it a slight shake, causing him to instantly assume the perfect Coiled Dragon stance. This allowed Xue Heng to focus solely on memorizing the steps, making the teaching method nothing short of a dimensional strike.
"Good, your body and mind are both excellent." Master Li nodded in satisfaction.
After resting for a while, Xue Heng's breathing returned to normal, and he felt refreshed. "Master, what should I learn next?" he asked.
Master Li shook his head. "In martial arts, haste makes waste. The Coiled Dragon Technique places a tremendous burden on the body. Those with insufficient talent would suffer a severe drain on their energy after just a few minutes. Although your talent is exceptional, you should not overdo it at the beginning."
"I've already asked Shanying to prepare the Sleeping Dragon Balm. Later, she will help you apply it to recover your body, and we can continue tomorrow."
Xue Heng hesitated. "You want Bamboo Shanying to help me?"
He thought of the young girl with a childlike appearance... He wondered if he had hurt her yesterday.
Master Li waved his hand. "She volunteered to help you."
"Shanying is a year younger than you, and she possesses a rare pure and innocent heart. Although she is nominally your senior disciple sister, there will be times when you need to take care of her as well."
Chapter: "The Coiled Dragon's Balm"
"Since you're my disciple now, that child finally has a playmate her own age. She'll get closer to you, so get along well."
Xue Jing nodded in agreement.
"Ahahaha, here comes the Sleeping Dragon Balm~"
As if waiting for this moment, a cheerful and youthful voice rang out from the door of the training room. Bamboo Shan Ying entered, carrying a porcelain white bottle the size of a fist. Her young face was full of smiles, unaffected by her defeat at Xue Jing's hands yesterday.
"Hmm, you young folks chat amongst yourselves. I, your master, got up early, so I'm going to take a nap..."
Master Li waved his hand and wheeled his wheelchair out of the training room.
As soon as he left, Bamboo Shan Ying turned to look at Xue Jing.
"Come on, little junior, take off your shirt and sit over here."
Adopting a duck-sitting posture, she patted the floor, gesturing for Xue Jing to sit in front of her.
The girl, with her hair tied up in a bun and bare, unpainted feet, exuded a shy yet alluring charm in this pose that accentuated her femininity.
"..."
Xue Jing felt something was amiss, but he couldn't refuse at this point, so he nodded and pulled up the hem of his t-shirt, revealing a perfectly sculpted upper body as if it had been forged by the gods themselves.
"Wow."
Bamboo Shan Ying exclaimed in admiration.
"You've got quite a build there, little junior."
"You flatter me, Senior Bamboo," Xue Jing said as he sat down cross-legged in front of her.
Soon, Xue Jing felt a pair of soft, slightly cool, and smooth hands applying balm to his back.
Wherever the balm was applied, he felt a burning sensation, similar to that of menthol.
In the quiet room, Xue Jing thought for a moment before speaking up.
"Senior, I'm really sorry about yesterday. I hope you didn't get hurt."
Bamboo Shan Ying paused for a moment, then replied with a smile in her voice, "Of course not."
"But, while my body is unharmed, my heart is a little wounded."
The girl's fingers wandered over Xue Jing's back, suddenly applying pressure to a particular spot. The force penetrated his body, causing him to hiss in pain.
Bamboo Shan Ying's voice, filled with laughter, rang in Xue Jing's ear, her breath as fragrant as orchids.
"Junior, don't be fooled by my appearance. I'm actually quite competitive."
Her fingers shifted, scraping across Xue Jing's muscles.
"Don't move, okay? The Sleeping Dragon Balm needs to be rubbed in like this for the medicinal properties to penetrate deep into your body. That's when it works best."
"..."
Xue Jing turned his head to look at the smiling Bamboo Shan Ying but remained silent, enduring the massage that clearly held a hint of playful revenge.
Before long, however, it was the girl who couldn't hold out any longer.
"... You could at least say something," she pouted.
Xue Jing's voice was low and deep as he replied, "It's fine, Senior. As long as you're happy."
Bamboo Shan Ying: "..."
"Okay, fine, it was my fault. I lost to you because I was careless, and now I'm taking it out on you..."
"Please don't be mad at me, okay...?"
Bamboo Shan Ying pleaded, her voice filled with grievance.
Xue Jing was left speechless.
After a moment's thought, he spoke softly, "I'm not mad. It does hurt a bit, so my voice is naturally lower."
"Continue, Senior. Don't mind me."
Seeing that he truly wasn't angry, Bamboo Shan Ying breathed a sigh of relief and patted his now-developed body affectionately. "That's good. You scared me there, junior..."
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