I practiced my spirituality alone in Hong Kong.

After last night's heavy rain, the morning breeze on Hong Kong Island is cooler and clearer today, but dark clouds are still gathering in the sky, and it is estimated that there will be another light rain in a while.

Wearing only shorts, Li Chang'an strode to the self-made training ground on the seventh-floor rooftop and looked at the Jianghu (martial arts world) panel in front of him.

[A江湖人: Li Chang'an]

Age: 18

[Qi and Blood: 1.0]

[Mental State: 0.93]

[Stamina: 1.0]

[Agility: 0.8]

Skill: Low-grade skill "Snake Fist (Beginner 70/100)"

Inferior Skill: Eagle Claw Grappling Technique (Beginner 45/100)

Armor and weapons: None

[Jianghu Path: Martial God (Tier 1)]

[Title: Newcomer to the martial world, low-grade title "Hunter" (Effect...)]

[Allocable Primordial Qi: 0.31]

After completing his job as the murderer in the rainy night, Li Chang'an finally had enough resources to allow all his attributes to break through to 1.0.

"Primordial Qi, add!"

Li Chang'an had a sudden thought.

The numbers next to the [Agility] and [Mental State] attributes on the panel jumped rapidly.

He faintly heard a crisp sound, like a seed cracking open, near his ear.

I don't know how much time passed.

A drop of water fell from the heavy clouds in the sky and landed on his eye.

After holding his breath for a long time, Li Chang'an finally came to his senses and realized that he had forgotten to breathe!

His chest opened, his lungs expanded, and his mouth and nose seemed to be swallowing and exhaling like a whale.

call--

Suck--

The cool, fresh air rushed straight into his body, flowed into his blood, and transformed into power, causing Li Chang'an's muscles to tremble.

His physical and mental abilities have broken through the critical point of 1.0, giving Li Chang'an faster and more human-like neural responses.

The enhanced neural responsiveness not only means faster reaction speed, but also that Li Chang'an has a greater efficiency in muscle recruitment.

Simply put, when an average person exerts force, their neural control can only allow them to mobilize at most 30-40% of their muscle fibers to exert force simultaneously.

Professional athletes, after undergoing systematic and scientific training, may be able to mobilize 60-70% of their potential.

Top weightlifters, who test their limits of strength, might be able to mobilize 90% of their muscle fibers, even under pressure of several hundred kilograms, which results in the passive mobilization of muscle fibers.

However, now that Li Chang'an's panel attributes have all broken through the 1.0 threshold, his muscle recruitment efficiency allows him to instantly mobilize more than 90% of his muscles to exert force simultaneously without any pre-cast animation!

This is undoubtedly a comprehensive leap in physical fitness!

Li Chang'an realized that his body seemed to have entered a completely new level at this moment.

In an instant, his dantian sank, his back arched slightly, his toes turned inward, his back foot lightly touched the ground, his arms were outstretched, and his ten fingers were taut.

Like an eagle poised to pounce.

At that moment, another raindrop fell, and in Li Chang'an's vision, the trajectory of this raindrop's descent was clearly visible.

So clear that he could shatter it with pinpoint accuracy!

Li Chang'an's shoulder and spine muscles instantly bulged, like an eagle flapping its wings, his tendons and bones swung, his ten fingers like hooks, and he punched the drop of water.

bang bang bang-

Amidst the explosive force, the Eagle Claw Snake Fist erupted in alternating bursts, each strike piercing the air with a slight hissing sound, like a whip striking the air.

The serpent-eagle formation combines strength and gentleness.

All the raindrops falling around him were shattered by Li Chang'an, turning into even smaller mists that dispersed.

It happened at the very moment the move ended.

He took a step forward, thinking of the leg techniques Huang Zhengli had demonstrated, and with a powerful kick, he unleashed a high kick.

boom--!

The heavy sandbags in front of them suddenly erupted with a dull thud.

The screw connecting the top chain to the iron pipe was sent flying by the force of Li Chang'an's powerful kick, which involved mobilizing all the muscle fibers in his body.

The sandbag was kicked away by Li Chang'an because the screws came loose.

……

……

Ruan Xiaotang opened her eyes, revealing two large dark circles around her almond-shaped eyes.

Because she suspected that Brother Chang'an was being kept by a rich woman named Mosquito and had spent the night outside, she didn't sleep well all night.

In the past, Xiao Tang always regarded money as dirt, believing that people would become unclean once they became tainted by money.

Because that's how the fairy tales Shen Daining told her when she was little went...

But when she discovered that money could be used to support the boy she liked, Xiaotang was heartbroken.

Fairy tales are all lies after all; how could the female villain possibly steal the prince, the male lead, from the princess's life?

So, Ruan Xiaotang, whose fairytale dream was shattered, started crying last night. When Shen Daining asked her why she was crying, she said that she had broken up with her boyfriend.

Shen Daining asked, "Does the other person know that he is your lover?"

"Are you sure it's a breakup, or just unrequited love?"

"Xiao Tang, he just chose a better girl. It's a perfectly normal choice."

Ruan Xiaotang: "..."

Xiao Tang, who was repeatedly attacked, cried even harder.

Ugh—how could this mother be so mean!

However, after a night, she felt that she had matured.

What doesn't defeat Xiaotang will only make her stronger!

The mature Xiaotang will continue to fight against the mother mosquito until she wins over Chang'an!

Ruan Xiaotang got up to wash up and weighed her own advantages and disadvantages against the rich female mosquito in her mind.

In the end, Xiaotang concluded that she could never compare to the mother mosquito in terms of wealth, but her youth, talent, and charm were absolutely beyond the reach of the mother mosquito!

Ruan Xiaotang decided that starting today, she would become a better and more charming version of herself.

She needs to hone her skills, become well-read, and use her talent to win over Li Chang'an! She'll show him who the real good girl is!

"Xiao Tang, where are you going?"

The sound of Ruan Xiaotang opening the door prompted Shen Daining to ask a question.

"I want to study outside! After I finish my studies, I'll also run and exercise. Mom, starting today, I want to become a better version of myself!"

"oh."

Shen Daining responded calmly.

As Xiaotang's mother, she naturally knew that Xiaotang would have a few days each month when she was particularly energetic, but once the heat wore off, she would eat and sleep as usual.

Seeing Shen Daining's indifference to her grand words, Ruan Xiaotang snorted unhappily.

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, I'll prove you wrong!"

Ruan Xiaotang burst into laughter, pushed open the door, and walked out with a bold and unrestrained air, displaying the spirit of "Laughing loudly as I go out the door, how can I, a man of such talent, be a mere commoner?"

After leaving the house, Ruan Xiaotang sat on the stairs, ready to concentrate on her studies.

However, she faintly heard a loud bang coming from upstairs.

Ruan Xiaotang's eyes widened.

Who's firing the gun?!

Could it be... Brother Chang'an?

Ruan Xiaotang no longer cared about studying. In the blink of an eye, she forgot all her lofty ambitions and ran up to the rooftop in her pink slippers.

On the rooftop, Li Chang'an had just finished practicing and was cleaning up the sandbag that had been kicked and broken. He regretted kicking it too hard, and now he would have to buy a new frame for the sandbag.

"Brother Chang'an!"

Before Li Chang'an could turn around, he saw Ruan Xiaotang running over excitedly and circling around him, observing something and muttering, "It seems there are no little strawberries."

Seeing that Li Chang'an was about to put on his shirt so she wouldn't have to look for the hickeys, Ruan Xiaotang quickly grabbed his clothes and asked:

"You're covered in sweat, why are you putting on clothes?"

"If I don't wear a shirt, won't you accuse me of being a pervert again?"

"I...I'll allow you to act like a hooligan today."

"..."

Li Chang'an lifted Ruan Xiaotang up with one hand and casually tossed her aside.

"Why did you come up here to find me?"

"Didn't you stay out overnight last night?"

"No, I'll be back soon... Did that brat Li Changning say something to you? Damn it, that kid really needs to be taught a lesson. I hope he hasn't been spreading it around to all the neighbors!"

Ruan Xiaotang smiled sweetly, releasing all the unease and frustration she had suppressed throughout the night.

"Brother Chang'an, do you know what holiday it is today?"

"The Ghost Festival?"

Ruan Xiaotang nodded vigorously and said:

"Yes, there's a Hungry Ghost Festival parade tonight, with lion and dragon dances to honor the deceased and remember our ancestors. Let's go watch it together!"