I practiced my spirituality alone in Hong Kong.

[Young man, you bravely stepped forward and cleverly wiped out a group of pickpockets. Innate Qi +0.02]

With Li Chang'an's intervention, this group of penniless young men naturally met their end.

Even after witnessing him effortlessly disarm one of the men, the remaining three accomplices surrendered without even considering resistance.

Then Chen Yuesheng went to a public phone booth and made a call, which brought over a black van.

A group of tattooed men got out and carried the trembling young men into their car like chicks, saying they were going to take them to the police station.

Li Chang'an looked at the group of bread men and was speechless. Were these tattooed bread men going to the police station to deliver a criminal, or to turn themselves in?

However, he also realized that Chen Yuesheng, who could summon a truckload of bread men at will, obviously had a complicated identity in Kowloon and was very likely to have a triad background.

Although it's unclear why a woman with such a background would ride the bus so discreetly, or even be so fiercely opposed to evil.

However, Li Chang'an is not yet powerful enough and has no intention of getting involved with such a dangerous person who could cause trouble.

He secretly rejoiced, thankful that he didn't have the habit of revealing his real name when facing strangers, and casually gave them a pseudonym.

Then, taking advantage of Chen Yuesheng's inattention, he quietly disappeared into the crowd and left, eventually taking a taxi to Green Hill Road.

……

……

As Chen Yuanlong and the martial arts instructors of the Yuan family class became more proficient in their understanding and mastery of the Snake Style Fist, Li Chang'an no longer needed to stand by and teach them at all times.

After arriving at Qingshan Road, Li Chang'an had more time to cultivate on his own.

As a filming location specializing in martial arts films, the Qingshan Road studio naturally has a wide variety of martial arts training equipment, far more complete than what Li Chang'an has at home.

He found a 20-kilogram canvas sandbag and tied it around his waist and back to increase the load.

Then we walked onto rows of plum blossom stakes of varying heights.

He bent his waist and knees, lying close to the pile like a snake, his arms naturally bent, his fingers trembling slightly, like a snake's tongue flicking in and out.

Under the weight, every time Li Chang'an lifted his leg, turned around, or changed positions, it was much more strenuous than usual.

However, after getting used to the weight on the stakes several times, Li Chang'an still managed to perform agile snake-style boxing on the plum blossom stakes.

He closed his eyes and tried to recall the scene from the previous night when Fei Zai Dong and others swung sticks at him.

The next moment, Li Chang'an moved.

He weaved and dodged on the plum blossom stakes, as if he were dodging the stick that existed in his mind.

The boy sometimes crouched low, like a snake lying in wait; sometimes he stretched out his arms and hands, like a snake's fangs darting out; sometimes he twisted and leaped, like a snake in motion.

A gentle mountain breeze blew by, lifting the stray hairs on his forehead.

Not far away, Wen Zhilan sat gracefully on a bench, holding a white parasol, watching him.

However, Li Chang'an was completely unaware of this from the outside world.

Two days later, he once again entered the highest realm pursued by martial artists: the state of flow.

Young man, your diligent practice of the Snake Form Fist has increased your Snake Form Fist experience by +10 (Beginner 50/100)

[Young man, you have diligently practiced the Snake-Style Stance Technique under heavy loads. By following the principles of Snake-Style Boxing, with each sinking and straightening motion, your strength in your waist and abdomen has greatly increased. Your strength +0.04, strength →0.62]

[Young man, your cardiopulmonary capacity has greatly increased, Qi and Blood +0.03, Qi and Blood →0.68]

I don't know how much time passed.

Sweat soaked through his clothes, and his shoulders and back were red and swollen from being rubbed by canvas sandbags.

Li Chang'an lost his balance and fell off the plum blossom stake.

It wasn't because he was physically exhausted, but because he was hit by the stick in his mind, which finally pulled his consciousness out of the state of perfect flow.

"Oh no!"

At this moment, Li Chang'an was extremely weak, both physically and mentally. He could only watch helplessly as his head got closer and closer to the ground, too weak to react.

Just when he thought he was about to fall hard.

A figure suddenly rushed up behind him.

The next moment, Li Chang'an felt the back of his head fall steadily into a warm and soft embrace, and the elegant fragrance of orchids instantly enveloped the tip of his nose.

"Hmm, so heavy..."

Before a soft gasp had even subsided.

Wen Zhilan was pulled backward by Li Chang'an.

The two of them rolled to the ground, embracing each other, dust clinging to the hems of their clothes.

Even so, Wen Zhilan's arms were tightly wrapped around Li Chang'an's head to prevent him from getting hurt.

Not far away, Huang Zhengli, who was reading a script, caught a glimpse of this scene and his heart skipped a beat, fearing that the noble-born Wen Zhilan might get hurt.

He rushed over to them, asking, "Miss Wen, are you alright?"

Wen Zhilan got up and first looked down. At this moment, she was being half-pressed down by Li Chang'an, with his head resting on her thigh. Such an intimate posture would inevitably cause gossip if seen by others.

So she called out, "Master Huang, I'm fine, you don't need to worry."

As Wen Zhilan spoke, she raised her hand, indicating that he didn't need to come any closer.

Then she looked at Li Chang'an again, somewhat troubled.

Because Li Changquan was completely exhausted at this moment, his limbs were so weak that they felt like they had no bones, so he could only lie obediently on her soft thighs.

Wen Zhilan didn't know whether to push him away or not, so she pretended to be troubled and said:

"Li Chang'an, are you testing my friendship with Xing Ning by clinging to me like this?"

"...Squad leader, thank you for saving me just now."

Li Chang'an mustered his strength and tried to get up.

But as soon as he moved, Wen Zhilan gently pressed down on the back of his head and made him lie down on her soft thighs.

"Saving someone is too much; I can't possibly owe Li Chang'an a debt of gratitude for saving my life."

"You're too weak right now, so I'll make an exception and give you a lap pillow so you can rest. Remember not to tell Xingning, okay?"

Li Chang'an obediently lay down and looked up at her.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, falling on Wen Zhilan's face and giving the girl a soft glow.

Li Chang'an murmured in a daze:

"Squad leader, you are as kind as a Bodhisattva, you are radiant."

Wen Zhilan couldn't help but tap his forehead with her finger, both amused and annoyed, and said:

"Li Chang'an, despite my best efforts to protect you, you still damaged your brain and started talking nonsense?"

She said, with a hint of helplessness:

"When we were in the same class before, I didn't realize that you were actually a martial arts fanatic. When you practiced martial arts, you were so focused that you would practice until your whole body was exhausted before you came back to your senses."

I called your name twice over there, but you didn't respond at all. If you hadn't fallen, I would have thought you were deliberately ignoring me.

"It's a serious oversight on my part that I didn't notice the class monitor; my eyes are incapable of recognizing beauty," Li Chang'an said, feigning seriousness.

"Did you talk to Xingning like this before? Xingning calls you a blockhead all the time, but I don't think you're honest at all."

Wen Zhilan chuckled and flicked his forehead again.

……

……

Filming wrapped at 5 PM.

After a day of intensive training, Li Chang'an's experience in Snake Fist has increased to 55 points.

At this rate, we should be able to break through to the next stage in a week at most.

He was also secretly curious about what changes would occur once the experience points for this boxing style were maxed out.

After packing his things and saying goodbye to Brother Chen, who was about to go to the disco for drinks, Li Chang'an walked to the entrance of the Qingshan Road film studio.

Huang Zhengli was leaning against a Mercedes-Benz at the moment. When he saw him come out, he raised his hand and waved: "Get in the car, Anzai."

Li Chang'an glanced around the car and, not seeing Squad Leader Wen, asked curiously.

"Miss Wen was brought here by her housekeeper and has already gone back."

As Huang Zhengli spoke, he took out a thick wad of Hong Kong dollars from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Ms. Wen said that this HK$10,000 is a loan to you."

"I'll buy you a decent motorcycle so it'll be easier for you to travel between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. You can pay her back when you become a big star."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zhengli, who always had a cold expression and a villainous aura, actually raised his eyebrows slightly and gave Li Chang'an a teasing smile.

Clearly, Huang Zhengli felt that Wen Zhilan's act of helping him was not the way she would treat an ordinary classmate, and that their relationship was not ordinary.

Even though he didn't think that with Miss Wen's family background, Anzai would be able to be with her smoothly in the future.

But the fact that Li Chang'an is valued by a noble lady like Wen Zhilan is enough to show that he has extraordinary qualities and his future is limitless.

Li Chang'an took the money but said nothing.

He had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

This money most likely didn't belong to Wen Zhilan herself, but rather...

It was given to him by Su Xingning.