Ma Yiming couldn't resist, because after Tang Ping put the things down, she immediately peeled a banana and started eating it.
"If you eat it all by yourself, it will go rot sooner or later. I'm just helping you save food."
So, I should thank you?
"We're all brothers, no need to be so polite!"
Ma Yiming said irritably, "Brother, it's not convenient for me to do it, so why don't you peel one for me!"
"You should have said so earlier. We're brothers, but we're not exactly telepathic. How would I know what you're thinking?"
Tang Ping smiled, peeled a banana, and handed it to the other person's right hand, saying with admiration, "I didn't expect you to be so brave. You even dared to rush into the fire to save people. The whole class is now looking at you with new respect."
In his memory, Ma Yiming was not the type to act recklessly.
Of course, considering that they had only known each other for less than a month, no matter how compatible they were, they couldn't say they fully understood each other. Therefore, Tang Ping wasn't surprised. Perhaps Ma Yiming was the kind of person who was usually low-key but would step up in a critical moment!
However, Ma Yiming himself agreed with his statement.
"To be honest, I still find it a bit unbelievable. I was so scared that my legs went weak. I don't know how I rushed in. Then, like a god descending to earth, I was incredibly agile and my mind was exceptionally clear. All my past fire first aid knowledge suddenly came back to me, as if someone was reminding me in my ear. In the end, I managed to rescue my sister in a daze."
Ma Yiming looked dazed as he spoke.
Tang Ping praised, "Some people talk big in ordinary times but become cowardly when it comes to the critical moment, while others are the opposite, becoming more courageous in dangerous situations. You are the latter, a born hero."
"Is that right?"
Ma Yiming lacked confidence.
"Of course, there is another possibility: at that moment, your love for your sister overcame your fear of death."
"Don't say such disgusting things, they're giving me goosebumps!"
Ma Yiming trembled, then said with a firm look in his eyes, "No need to say more, I am definitely a born hero. A young man with lofty ambitions knows no sorrow, and he will show his skills in times of crisis!"
"No, it's just because you awakened your spiritual power."
At this moment, a man walked into the ward. He was not tall, but very sturdy. His eyes were narrow and sharp, like those of a hawk soaring in the cold night. His eyes gleamed with ambition, full of intense desire that he made no attempt to conceal.
Tang Ping became alert the moment he saw the other person, because his intuition told him that he couldn't kill this person.
Perhaps it sounds arrogant to say this, but since he comprehended the Transformation Realm, he has never had such a perception. In his intuition, those world-class fighting champions are nothing more than the difference between being killed in one move and being killed in several moves.
Killing him in one move proves that the other party was a fraud who rose to power through underhanded means.
Killing someone in a few moves proves that the opponent is indeed skilled—this "several" cannot be greater than the number five.
After accidentally comprehending Dan Jin during the summer vacation, Tang Ping thought that there was no carbon-based creature on land that could withstand his attack. He thought that even an elephant could be killed with a single blow. However, he encountered one today, and it was one that he "could not kill".
But what does "cannot be killed" mean? Does it mean you can stand there and let him hit you and still not kill you?
Is this still a carbon-based life form?
In an instant, childhood fantasies resurfaced in my mind: Could this person be a master from the other world?
However, having been disappointed too many times, Tang Ping subconsciously wanted to deny this. Upon closer inspection, she found that although the man showed signs of training, he did not seem to be someone who had practiced martial arts for a long time. His physical fitness was indeed excellent, but it was only at the level of a fake world fighting champion.
Could it be a return to simplicity?
But he reached that level two years ago; it's not like that at all.
Tang Ping became more and more puzzled as she thought about it.
Ma Yiming didn't think as much as Tang Ping, but he was equally wary: "Who are you? Do we know each other?"
The man didn't take Tang Ping's wariness seriously. In his mind, Tang Ping was just an ordinary college student who was healthy and exercised regularly. He said to Ma Yiming, "I don't know her, but I can explain your doubts."
"what?"
"I am a psionicist, or to put it more simply, I am a superhuman."
"Are you some kind of internet celebrity who makes prank shows? I don't believe it..."
Ma Yiming's scoffing came to an abrupt halt as he was shocked to see that the man's arm had turned into a puddle of water.
Tang Ping's pupils dilated instantly; she really wasn't a carbon-based life form!
"Let me introduce myself. I am Zhou Canglan, the leader of an independent psionic faction. I have come to invite you to join us," the man said very politely.
Ma Yiming pointed to himself and asked in confusion, "You invited me? Am I also a superpowered person?"
"You are not only a superhuman, but a superhuman with special abilities. The fire unleashed your potential, which is why you performed so bravely."
"But I don't feel like I've changed in any special way, and I can't use any superpowers."
“Psionic power requires guidance and training to master, and many abilities are difficult to use in the real world and can only be used in the illusory world.”
Where is the Realm of Illusion?
Zhou Canglan took out a stone that resembled jade but was not jade, and said, "If needed, we can go to the Illusionary Realm now. This stone is the medium."
Tang Ping stepped forward and said, "Since you claim to be in the opposition, it means there is a ruling party. If I'm not mistaken, the government is the ruling party. So why doesn't my classmate join the ruling party, but instead joins you?"
"Because joining us offers more freedom. We can provide the same resources that the government can provide, or even more. Of course, I must admit that the government can also give you official status, which we cannot do. But the price is the loss of freedom. You must obey the orders of your superiors and be a dutiful dog. You can't do this or that. You finally gained superpowers. Are you willing to be an ordinary person?"
Tang Ping said, "One-sided statements are not credible for the time being."
Zhou Canglan smiled upon hearing this, showing no anger. He took out a business card and tossed it to Ma Yiming, saying, "If you've figured it out, remember to call me."
After speaking, he left.
Ma Yiming picked up the business card and glanced at it, saying, "It's actually the owner of a construction company. Superpowers... It feels like the world has suddenly become magical. Tang Ping, you're the smartest in the class, do you have any good suggestions?"
After a moment's thought, Tang Ping said, "Let's meet with the government officials first before making a decision. Even the opposition party has noticed your unusual behavior, so there's no reason why the ruling party can't."
Chapter 154 Jianghu Titles
As if to confirm Tang Ping's foresight, someone claiming to be from the Psionic Administration came to visit that afternoon.
To Tang Ping's surprise, Ma Yiming was not the only one who was visited; Tang Ping was among them as well.
"Do I also have the potential to become a psychic?"
"Well, according to the school's physical examination report, your spiritual factors have reached the activation standard. However, you are different from Ma Yiming. He has the aptitude to awaken a unique spiritual personality and can become a spiritual power user without the help of a Dao seed. You, on the other hand, must rely on the power of a Dao seed to become a spiritual power user. But don't be discouraged. A general spiritual personality is not necessarily worse than a unique spiritual personality. Both have their advantages and disadvantages."
Next, a man named Fu Zhengyi, who claimed to be the head of the Armed Forces Section of the Psionic Administration Bureau, explained the basic knowledge related to psionics to Tang Ping.
Tang Ping listened intently, afraid of missing a single word, her heart pounding faster than ever before. She never imagined that after three years of complete abandonment, the door to the other world would open for her.
It's true what they say: you may try to plant flowers, but they won't bloom; you may plant willows, but they will thrive.
It is true that when you are at the end of your rope, you will find a way out.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. No wonder he had made such a commotion but hadn't managed to force anyone out of the inner world. It turned out that the other party wasn't a martial artist at all, but a superhuman.
The two sides are not exactly unrelated, but they do have very little interaction. Perhaps the commotion I've caused is just child's play in the eyes of these people.
As you can see, even a random wild psychic can make you feel like you can't kill them. This shows that the psychic world is very complex and full of experts. You must be careful not to take your past achievements in the martial arts world for granted, or you might not even know how you died.
But the more powerful people there were, the more excited Tang Ping became, and he unconsciously developed expectations for the future—his early experiences ultimately influenced his personality.
He asked somewhat impatiently, "When can I join the Psionics Management Bureau?"
Fu Zhengyi said, "If you're willing, you can do it now, but there's a task I'd like to entrust to you."
"Is your bureau so short-staffed? I've already been assigned tasks before I even started work?"
"There is indeed a shortage of manpower, but not to this extent. Normally, new employees need to undergo three months of training, but only you can complete this task."
"What mission?"
"I hope you can accept Zhou Canglan's invitation to join the New Territories Alliance as an undercover agent."
Tang Ping asked in surprise, "You know about Zhou Canglan?"
“Zhou Canglan may think he’s hiding well, but he’s actually been under the surveillance of the Psionic Administration Bureau all along,” Fu Zhengyi warned. “Let me remind you, no matter what kind of rhetoric Zhou Canglan uses to beautify himself, the organization he belongs to is undoubtedly a cult, and the worst kind at that, with anti-human and anti-social tendencies. Don’t believe a single word he says!”
Tang Ping wasn't surprised. He had always scoffed at the idea of an "opposition party"—there was no such thing in China. He was just curious and asked, "Since it's such a dangerous enemy, and you know its whereabouts, why don't you organize a force to eliminate it?"
Fu Zhengyi did not give Tang Ping a perfunctory answer because of his young age, but answered very seriously: "There are three reasons. First, a tiger standing on the table is much easier to deal with than a rat hiding in the sewer. The New Territories Alliance, to which he belongs, is an international organization. If we arrest or kill him, the New Territories Alliance will send a new regional leader, and then we will have to rebuild the surveillance network."
"Secondly, Zhou Canglan has the ability to transform his body into water element, which is a top-tier type of spiritual energy at the third level. Possessing this type of spiritual energy is practically equivalent to immortality in the real world. It is extremely difficult to capture or kill him, and he may escape if you are not careful."
"Finally, Zhou Canglan himself is ambitious and has little sense of belonging to the New Territories Alliance. He is willing to negotiate with us and has even taken the initiative to sell out information about the New Territories Alliance."
After digesting the information for a while, Tang Ping asked in confusion, "It sounds like this person is the type who can be won over, or at least someone you can cooperate with. Why do you still need to send an undercover agent?"
"The reason we send in an undercover agent is precisely because we can win him over. If we couldn't win him over, we would have already mobilized our forces to wipe him out at all costs."
Fu Zhengyi snorted coldly, his tone firm.
"That makes sense, but why would they choose a newcomer like me to go undercover?"
"Although the Psychic Administration is a classified unit, what it truly protects is psychic intelligence. It doesn't pay much attention to personal information. Judging from our past collaborations, Zhou Canglan is very familiar with our internal information. We don't know yet whether he obtained the information through some kind of psychic power or by bribing insiders. In any case, compared to veteran employees who have left personal files, newcomers with no personal information are less likely to expose their identities."
Fu Zhengyi paused for a moment, then said, "Of course, under normal circumstances we would never send a newcomer as an undercover agent, especially a young person who has just entered university. Otherwise, it would be extremely irresponsible to the person involved and to the mission itself. But you are different. You are not an ordinary person, right? Should I call you 'Cloud Hand Sky-Piercing' or 'Mount Tai Madman'?"
Tang Ping chuckled and quickly said, "It's all the flattery of my colleagues, nothing more than empty praise. Please forgive my rudeness."
Fu Zhengyi waved his hand and said, "There's no need to be modest. I used to be in the martial arts world, so I know very well that 'Cloud Hands Overturning the Sky' may have an element of personal connections, but 'Taiyue Madman' was clearly earned by your fists and feet. If there were no video evidence, I really couldn't imagine that a boy under sixteen years old could sweep through foreign martial arts schools on his own and even defeat a psionicist."
"Cloud Hands Overturning the Sky" is Tang Ping's nickname in China. After all, before the age of twelve, he traveled all over the country with his father, learning the essence of various martial arts. Therefore, when challenging martial arts schools in China, he would take the initiative to avoid those schools with which he had a close relationship. Moreover, when challenging schools, he would always have a closed-door exchange to give his opponent enough face.
As the saying goes, "a sedan chair is carried by people," and since Tang Ping was so generous, everyone was happy to return the favor. In particular, those martial arts schools that had a history with him praised him enthusiastically, and at the end they would always mention, "If he hadn't learned Tai Chi in Chenjiagou first, we would have kept him in our school no matter what. What a pity."
"Taiyue Madman" is the name Tang Ping made in the overseas Chinese community. Although he has integrated various schools of martial arts, the first martial art he systematically learned was Tai Chi. Therefore, he would use Tai Chi to fight most of the time. His invincible record and his youthful appearance led the overseas martial arts community to unanimously believe that he was the reincarnation of Zhang Sanfeng.
"Taiyue" is another name for Wudang Mountain, "kuang" refers to Tang Ping's behavior, and "ke" refers to Tang Ping's identity, since he was a "foreigner" in a foreign country.
Chapter 155 The First Step of Infiltration
Were any of the people I defeated psionicists?
Tang Ping racked her brains but couldn't recall anyone with superpowers.
“There are three recorded in the domestic psionic files. Although the most powerful one is only at the second level and cannot use psionic energy in the real world, their physical qualities are still top-notch. In the end, they lost to you, and it was an unsurprising defeat. They couldn’t even leave an impression on you.”
Fu Zhengyi sighed inwardly. If he hadn't awakened his unique spiritual personality and become a rising star in the spiritual energy world, he probably would have been insanely jealous of Tang Ping's martial arts talent.
With such unparalleled geniuses existing, no matter how hard one tries, one can never catch up with them.
Ordinary people are fine; they simply have another target to admire. Since they have no intention of competing with each other, they are naturally not affected. But for those "geniuses who conform to common sense," the higher their ambition, the more severe the blow they suffer. As the saying goes, "You don't know what despair is until you try."
He is called "the reincarnation of Zhang Sanfeng," but the people of Wudang Mountain do not comment on this, which shows the value of his claim and that it is not the same as those flattering claims based on personal relationships.
But now Fu Zhengyi has gotten rid of this mentality. Everyone is not on the same track, so there is no need to be jealous. No matter how powerful a martial artist is, he is still just a mortal. If they were to fight in the Illusionary Realm, those few spiritualists might not necessarily lose.
Tang Ping thought for a moment and said, "Zhou Canglan only invited Ma Yiming, not me."
Fu Zhengyi said, "That's why he trusts you. Some people, even if they have made their own requests, will suspect a conspiracy if the request is too easy to fulfill. On the contrary, they will find unexpected surprises reasonable and accept them easily. According to our psychological profile of Zhou Canglan, he is exactly this kind of person."
Tang Ping said, "I've never been an undercover agent. It sounds exciting, but I have a small concern. I don't know if you've seen the movie 'Infernal Affairs'?"
Fu Zhengyi disagreed, saying, "Don't take the movie plot seriously. Besides, the situation in mainland China and Hong Kong is different. Your undercover identity is not something I can decide on my own. I have to report to my superiors and get approval before you can take action. So there's no such thing as your identity not being recognized without me."
"We're sending you undercover. You don't need to gain trust, climb to the top, or obtain core intelligence. All you need to do is relay the New Territories Alliance's movements. We'll arrange for intelligence experts to analyze it. Even from routine news, they can deduce the enemy's strategic objectives. Everything is for your own safety. And if you don't want to do it anymore, you can quit at any time."
"Furthermore, do not engage in serious illegal or disorderly conduct in order to gain the trust of others. Today's social environment is not like that of eighty years ago; there is no need for sacrifice."
"Although the organization will be lenient with you because of your undercover status and will not pursue some minor mistakes, if the reasons are not sufficient or the things you have done are too serious, you will still be tried according to the law. Even if you have merits, it will not work. Therefore, you must learn to assess the situation. If you cannot gain the other party's trust, come back. The door of the Armed Forces Section is always open to you."
Tang Ping stroked her chin and said, "It all sounds like thankless work. Does Director Fu really want me to go undercover? It feels more like he's advising me not to do it."
"You're right. Undercover work is a thankless job, so you have to be even more honest and explain everything clearly, so that you don't end up doing it in a daze and then find that the actual situation is different from what was agreed upon, and then you get resentful and mess up the job, and then I will be implicated."
Fu Zhengyi said frankly, "If you lack confidence or have concerns, it's okay to say so. It's just a minor move anyway, and the Armed Forces Department welcomes new laborers to join us."
Tang Ping thought about it seriously for a while and said, "I've never been an undercover agent before, so it would seem hypocritical to say I'm confident, but I am indeed very interested in it and willing to give it a try."
Fu Zhengyi extended his hand and said, "Thank you for your contributions. Please rest assured that the organization will not mistreat its meritorious members, regardless of their welfare benefits or rewards."
……
A few days later, the Psychic Administration sent someone to communicate with the school and arranged for Tang Ping and Ma Yiming to take a long leave of absence. The two went to the Psychic Training Base to receive basic training.
The burns that Ma Yiming had estimated would take half a month to heal were cured by the psychic with a wave of his hand, leaving not even a scar, which amazed the two of them.
But an accident occurred during training.
Tang Ping and an instructor got into a fight after a verbal altercation. Although the instructor was a psionicist, he was only at the first level and was beaten up before he could even use his psionic abilities at close range.
As a psychic, the instructor was deeply ashamed to lose to an ordinary person. Three days later, he found two colleagues and ambushed and beat Tang Ping when she was alone. However, they were still no match for her, and one of them was seriously injured and on the verge of death. He was saved by psychic powers.
Afterwards, the three base trainers involved were demoted. Tang Ping continued to beat the other party after he had already deprived him of his ability to move, almost causing his death. This was clearly excessive self-defense, and he was specifically ordered by a leader to be severely punished. Therefore, he was stripped of his qualification as a psychic and forced to leave the psychic training base.
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