Chapter 18: Money to Buy Life

Xue Jing followed Pei Youguang to practice the breathing method again, and he completely memorized all the details. The symptoms of this breathing method were the same as the first time, very uncomfortable but better than before, and he seemed to have adapted a little.

Pei Youguang was also a little uncomfortable because he had practiced the breathing method twice in a row. He touched his head and exclaimed, "Not only did you successfully complete a cycle of the breathing method for the first time, but you also did it twice in a row... If the old master in the dojo knew about this, I'm afraid he would be shocked."

Xue Jing slowly recovered from the burden of the breathing method and said, "Youguang, thank you, you've helped me a lot this time."

Pei Youguang was flattered and hurriedly said, "Hey! What are you thanking me for? Brother Jing, you are willing to let me teach you, which is something akin to giving me face..."

Although he said this with a flattering tone, he genuinely felt it. With Xue Jing's talent and potential, it was clear he had a promising future. Pei Youguang believed that he was fortunate to have this opportunity to impart knowledge to Xue Jing while he was still relatively unknown.

The basic breathing method wasn't worth much, and the chance to connect with a promising individual through it was a huge profit.

Pei Youguang sighed, "It's a pity that I don't have the secret medicine of the dojo here. The breathing method must be combined with the secret medicine to achieve the best effect. I remember the master called this process 'blood washing'...

He explained that blood is the fundamental power source of the body, and the cleaner and better the blood, the stronger the power it provides. Each dojo has a different 'blood washing secret method.' In the future, if you enter a dojo, you might get in touch with it."

Xue Jing listened and opened the panel to take a look.

*You practiced the breathing method once and gained +16 fitness experience points.

*You practiced the breathing method once and gained +16 fitness experience points.

*Fitness Lv2 (463/500)

After running the breathing method twice, he had gained more than 30 fitness experience points. Pei Youguang had said that the breathing method could improve physical fitness, but Xue Jing hadn't expected it to be so effective.

"It takes about 15 minutes to complete a breathing cycle, that's more than 60 experience points an hour," he thought. "If I go to the gym, I can gain about 100 fitness experience points in an hour. The breathing method seems to be less efficient than working out, but things can't be calculated that way. Fitness requires special equipment and a special environment, while the breathing method can be done anytime and anywhere!"

If he could keep the breathing method running for 24 hours, he could gain more than 1,400 fitness experience points a day! What an exaggerated increase! Of course, this wasn't possible at the moment. The breathing method was extremely burdensome to the body. He had completed two complete cycles in a row and already felt that he couldn't continue for the time being, otherwise, he would risk injuring himself.

However, Xue Jing was very satisfied with the fact that he had a new way to increase his fitness experience anytime and anywhere.

After about twenty minutes, Xue Jing felt that he had completely recovered. He stood up, looked around, and suddenly his eyes lit up when he noticed a machine in the corner.

Pei Youguang noticed his gaze and smiled, "That's a dynamometer. Brother Jing, do you want to try it?"

Xue Jing nodded.

Pei Youguang said, "Okay, I'll turn it on for you."

He ran to the back of the dynamometer and pressed a button. The screen on the dynamometer lit up, showing the results of the last test.

[1472N]

"The data unit of this machine is N, which stands for 'Newton' " Pei Youguang explained. "1472 Newtons, converted into kilograms, which was easier to understand, is about 150 kilograms."

Pei Youguang was a little proud. "This is the data I got with my strength the day before yesterday. Awesome, isn't it?"

Xue Jing smiled and said, "Yeah, it's pretty strong."

He paused and said, "Let me try."

Pei Youguang immediately gave up his position when he saw this.

Xue Jing walked forward, took a stance, took a deep breath, aimed at the slightly worn leather cushion on the dynamometer, and suddenly delivered a straight punch!

"Bang!!"

With a loud bang, the heavy dynamometer shook slightly, and the numbers on the screen on the bracket began to jump continuously, then stopped.

[1773N].

Pei Youguang's eyes widened slightly.

"What the hell!?"

1773 Newtons, converted into weight, is about 181 kilograms.

"Brother Jing, you said you didn't practice martial arts, were you lying to me?" Pei Youguang exclaimed. "No strength, but pure brute force, 1773 Newtons, that's already 180 kilograms, that's just too abnormal!"

He touched his bandaged nose. "No wonder my nose was almost crushed..."

Xue Jing laughed. "How is it, you feel okay?"

Pei Youguang nodded repeatedly. "That's great, brother. If you learn how to use strength, you can immediately take the professional martial arts test."

Xue Jing didn't reply but looked at the machine with many buttons next to him, curiously "What is that?"

Pei Youguang smiled and said "That's for practicing reaction. There are many buttons on it, just like whack-a-mole. Whichever button lights up, press it immediately. The faster, the better..."

...

Xue Jing stayed at Pei Youguang's house until nearly eight o'clock in the evening and they agreed that he would come over often, then said goodbye and left.

Before leaving, Pei Youguang asked if he could be exempted from the self-review recitation tomorrow morning but was rejected by Xue Jing.

Before, he was asked to write a self-review because Xue Jing wanted to punish him, a school bully, but now he was asked to write a self-review because Xue Jing really wanted him to do it for his own good.

Carrying a reputation as a murderer is no joke.

Pei Youguang was too young to understand the consequences, or he vaguely understood the consequences but was a bit reckless for some reason.

However, Xue Jing didn't want him to ruin himself. Although he had done many wrong things before, as long as he didn't make absolute mistakes of principle and morals, he still had a chance to correct them.

Xue Jing walked on the street. Although it was only eight o'clock in the evening, this street in South City was very quiet, with only a few shops still open.

The evening breeze blew sending bottles, cans, newspapers, and plastic bags scattering across the street, echoing in the quiet night.

Xue Jing carried his schoolbag on one shoulder and walked towards the nearest bus stop, looking calm.

Behind him, in an alley a few dozen meters away, several people were hiding, staring at his back with ill intentions.

One of the men, who had a tuft of white hair at the front of his head, chuckled and said, "It's rare to meet a fat sheep outside so late at night. Look at the school uniform he's wearing. Is he from the Affiliated High School of Qing University?"

Standing in the middle of the group, a middle-aged man with a long scar on his right cheek took a deep puff of the cigarette he was holding and slowly exhaled. He was wearing a sleeveless black sweatshirt, with a dragon tattooed on his muscular right arm.

"You're still wandering around our Razor Gang's territory so late at night. It's unreasonable not to leave something behind."

"If you can afford the tuition for Qing Affiliated High School, you can probably afford to buy your life, right?"

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