Martial arts immortality begins with upgrading buildings.

Upon seeing two familiar figures, Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat.

Liu Shuyao had given him three hundred yuan in paper money to pay for a shop, but he immediately used it to activate the spirit beast circle.

Now that Liu Shuyao has come to find him, she's probably here to demand an explanation.

Sure enough, Liu Shuyao got off the rickshaw and stormed up to Chen Qing, demanding, "Qing, didn't I give you money last time so you could buy a shop? Why didn't you go? You didn't spend the money yourself, did you?"

"I did spend the money."

Chen Qing nodded in agreement.

"Where did you spend the money?"

Liu Shuyao's face turned somewhat ugly, and she glared at him angrily for his lack of ambition.

Immediately, an image of a scoundrel who indulges in drinking, gambling, whoring, and debauchery flashed into my mind.

She busied herself with everything, arranging everything for him, hoping he could escape his status as a laborer and live a peaceful life.

Who would have thought that he would turn around and spend the money for the shop?

Is it even necessary to help someone like that?

"I learn martial arts at the boxing club, and I need to take a lot of supplements every day, which is very expensive, so I spent that money."

Chen Qing offered an explanation.

However, activating the spirit beast circle is also for cultivation, so it's not exactly a lie.

"Are you learning martial arts?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Liu Shuyao's eyes, and her expression softened slightly.

Although Chen Qing spent the money without giving any prior notice, it was understandable as long as he didn't use it for eating, drinking, gambling, or whoring.

She turned to Su Lingyue beside her and asked in a low voice, "Lingyue, can you help me see if he's lying?"

"He does have signs of being trained and tempered, so he probably wasn't lying."

Su Lingyue told the truth.

No wonder this person is so strong and fit; he must be learning martial arts.

When Su Lingyue first met Chen Qing, he didn't have much vital energy, so she didn't notice.

When they met again today, she could clearly feel a faint flow of energy in Chen Qing's body.

"It's good that you didn't lie."

Liu Shuyao nodded, her anger completely gone, and looked at Chen Qing with a hint of pity.

Learning martial arts is indeed one of the ways to change one's life.

However, the prerequisite is that one must first enter the martial arts school and become a martial arts master.

Her older brother was learning martial arts, so she knew very well how much it cost.

She had overheard her father mention during a meal that her brother had spent a full 1000 silver dollars to learn from beginner to advanced level.

In addition to daily supplements, it is also necessary to hire a professional to massage and treat any physical damage.

Three hundred dollars is definitely a drop in the bucket.

Without financial support, it's virtually impossible to succeed in training.

Chen Qing was just a dockworker, where would he get so much money to support his martial arts training?

Therefore, in Liu Shuyao's eyes, Chen Qing's chances of becoming a martial arts master were very slim.

The thought of Chen Qing struggling to climb up, only to fall and be smashed to pieces, her face filled with despair, made her nose sting with tears.

"Ah Qing, take these silver dollars, I'm leaving now."

Liu Shuyao took out five silver dollars from her purse and stuffed them into Chen Qing's hand.

Chen Qing couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to accept it.

He's short of money right now, there's no need for him to be dramatic.

At worst, I can repay it double when I have more money in the future.

Liu Shuyao was about to turn and leave when she seemed to remember something and asked, "Which martial arts club do you study at? I'll come visit you sometime."

"Wujiquan Club"

Chen Qing said.

"The tuition for this boxing club is not cheap."

Su Lingyue, who was standing to the side, suddenly interjected.

"I was able to get in thanks to a benefactor; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to."

Chen Qing offered an explanation.

Su Lingyue nodded and said no more.

Liu Shuyao didn't suspect anything, only thinking that Chen Qing was lucky to have a benefactor.

The two said goodbye to Chen Qing and got into a rickshaw to return to the county town.

On the way, Liu Shuyao asked Su Lingyue, "Lingyue, do you think my cousin can become a martial arts master?"

"The entrance to martial arts training depends on one's physical constitution. If one has good physical constitution, one can easily pass the initial stage. If one has poor physical constitution, it's hard to say."

Su Lingyue said.

"I wonder what kind of physical constitution Ah Qing has."

Liu Shuyao sighed with worry, then a glimmer of hope appeared in her eyes as she asked again, "Ling Yue, didn't you organize a mutual aid group? Could my cousin join too, so he can improve with you all?"

According to Su Lingyue, she invited people from various industries to form a mutual aid association, where everyone can exchange ideas, learn from each other, and make progress together.

If Chen Qing could also join this mutual aid association, would it be easier for him to become a martial arts master?

"Everyone in our mutual aid society has already mastered the basics. He's not even a martial arts master, so joining him wouldn't do him any good."

Su Lingyue said slowly.

There was one more thing she didn't tell Liu Shuyao: all the people she invited to join the mutual aid society were elites from various industries.

If one does not possess superior physical attributes or other exceptional skills, one is simply not qualified to join.

However, since Liu Shuyao had done her a favor, she felt embarrassed to refuse since she had asked.

So he added, "If he can become a martial arts master, I can invite him to join."

"That's great! Ling Yue, thank you."

Liu Shuyao said with a look of surprise.

Upon returning to the county town, the two parted ways.

Upon returning home, Su Lingyue immediately sent someone to inquire about Chen Qing's situation.

Not long after, she received the information she wanted.

"It turns out he only had inferior physical constitution."

Su Lingyue frowned slightly.

Inferior physical attributes mean little potential for martial arts practitioners.

Even if one manages to become a martial arts master by sheer luck, they will most likely remain at the level of external strength, wasting their entire life.

Moreover, given Chen Qing's background, he probably wouldn't be able to enter the martial arts world.

The saying "the poor study literature, the rich study martial arts" is not just a saying.

Practicing martial arts is extremely taxing on the body, and the daily nutritional supplements alone are a huge expense.

The damage to the body caused during the process of consuming qi and blood also needs to be repaired in a timely manner.

Otherwise, hidden injuries will form on your body, reducing your chances of successfully clearing the level.

And this is another huge expense.

Chen Qing received three hundred silver dollars from the Liu family, which was barely enough to supplement his diet.

But where would they get the money to repair the damage to their bodies caused by burning blood every day?

Therefore, she didn't think Chen Qing could become a martial arts master, so she stopped paying attention to him.

......

After parting ways with Su Lingyue, Liu Shuyao went to the student council to help with some matters and didn't return home until evening.

At this moment, the cook in the house had already prepared a sumptuous dinner.

The Liu family gathered in the dining hall for a meal.

Liu Jingheng suddenly turned to Liu Shuyao and asked, "Didn't you go to see Chen Qing today? How's his shop doing?"

These questions left Liu Shuyao speechless. Knowing that she couldn't hide this from anyone, she ultimately decided to tell the truth.

She stammered, "Aqing's shop wasn't open; she took the money to learn martial arts."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Jingheng slammed his chopsticks on the table, glaring angrily at Liu Shuyao: "What did you say?!"

"The shop deal was already finalized, but on the day of payment, something came up, so I gave the money to Aqing and told him to go by himself, and then..."

Liu Shuyao lowered her head and said softly.

"You bastard! I gave him money to open a shop so he could have a better life, not to learn some damn martial arts!"

He doesn't even know his own status. He's just a lowly laborer making a living at the docks. How could he possibly learn from him?

"They're hopeless cases!"

Liu Jingheng cursed angrily.