Chapter 7: Shocking Physique Tempering
Editor: Sparrow Translations
The person who spoke was a student-athlete from Grade 12 Class 6. His name was Cheng Zhiye. He had a tall and skinny frame and was very good at the 3-kilometre race. Ever since he entered high school, the school had no problem extending their winning streak for the 3-kilometre race. He even broke the town's High School Sports Meet record last year. Apparently, Yan Jing Sports University had already made an exception and allowed his enrolment.
Even though he looked down on Ling Yun, he was still proud that he did not bully Ling Yun on a regular basis. This was because he felt that bullying a pig was no better than being one himself.
Cheng Zhiye's attitude towards Ling Yun was somewhat similar to Sha Guoxing's. They would usually just mock or tease him a little to brighten up their boring high school lives.
"I'm here to look for Mr. Ma, where is he?" Ling Yun asked the question directly while paying no attention to him.
"You're here for Mr. Ma? Am I hearing this correctly? Back then when he had PE lessons you would always hide the moment you saw him. Now you're taking the initiative to look for him? Did you catch a cold last night when you were half-naked and the high fever fried your brain?" Cheng Zhiye was shocked, he even put his hand to Ling Yun's forehead to check if he really had a fever.
Ling Yun furrowed his eyebrows slightly as he calmly swatted Cheng Zhiye's hand away and asked, "I'm here to borrow a sandbag."
"Borrowing a sandbag?" Cheng Zhiye was getting more confused. Did Ling Yun get addicted to the power he felt while he beat up his hostel mates last night, thus the urge to switch to boxing? However, he just rolled his eyes and chuckled, "Hey, why do you have to find Mr. Ma to get a sandbag? I'll get one for you right now!"
"Wang Li, come with me to the sports equipment room to get him a sandbag!"
This piqued Cheng Zhiye's interest and he wanted to see what Ling Yun was up to.
Around 9:30 am, right when the second lesson of the day was about to end, a loud exclamation came from the corridor downstairs, closely followed by various noises.
The Grade 12 students were on all the fourth floor and the Grade 11 students were on the third floor. The serenity of the Grade 12 classrooms was quickly stirred by the screams that came from downstairs.
"Gosh! Come and see this! That idiot lifted the entire sandbag up!", cried a female student with a high pitch.
This immediately caught the attention of all the students from Grade 12 Class 6 who were initially paying attention in class!
In the entirety of Qingshui High, apart from the disgrace of their class, Ling Yun, no one else in school was called an "idiot"!
"D*mn, are you kidding me? He's carrying the sandbag as he runs! I'm telling you guys, my brother did boxing in the past and that sandbag weighs at least 25kg!"
"I'm guessing he really doesn't want to live anymore. Apart from trying to rape our campus belle last night, he also beat up his hostel mates after he got back. Now he's skipping classes to run laps with a sandbag like a psycho?!"
Cao Shanshan from Grade 12 Class 6 had good hearing, not a single word escaped her ear. She immediately raised her eyebrows and widened her eyes in anger the moment she heard that!
Zhang Ling sneaked a peek at Cao Shanshan before she shifted her hopeful gaze towards the view outside the window. She really wanted to know what on earth was going on out there.
On the school field.
Cheng Zhiye was stunned by the scene before him, his jaw dropped so wide that one could probably fit an entire egg in there. He muttered to himself, "I'll be d*mned, you can't be serious, right? This guy doesn't make any sense…"
He was not the only one! All the student-athletes from different classes around him had to stop whatever they were doing as they stared at Ling Yun who was running his laps while carrying a sandbag in complete shock!
The entire school field was in shock! The soccer players stopped kicking, the stationary soccer ball was left sitting alone on the grass; the basketball players also stopped whatever they were doing. Everyone fixed their gaze on the fat guy who was carrying the sandbag as if it was a flag ceremony. Their gaze shifted along with his silhouette as he moved about slowly.
That silhouette had a heavy sandbag over his right shoulder which he stabilized with his right hand. He was not running at a fast pace, but every step he took was steady and firm. Step-by-step, he ran along the field according to some kind of rhythm.
The fats on Ling Yun's body trembled violently with every step he took, and his fats were burning off at an alarming rate. With eyes filled with determination, his faith was slowly increasing as well!
"A strong person, how does one truly become a strong person? Even if it is a genius, one still has to train insanely hard to find ways to make up for his weaknesses!"
"The moment I start running, only I will stop myself. Apart from that, whatever difficulties that come my way will not stop me!"
"Only then can I keep pushing my body's limits, only then can I quickly reach the peak of physique tempering!"
The mockery and judgmental looks from others, even the loud exclamations and awe, all of those meant nothing to Ling Yun. He only had one goal, and that was to become stronger.
However, it was really tiring. He barely made it to tens of meters before he was already completely drenched in sweat and gasping for air. His feet felt heavier with every step he took.
It would have been difficult enough for a fat person who weighed over 100kg to run laps without any additional weight on him. Naturally, it wouldn't be easy for Ling Yun, who was carrying an extra 25kg!
However, he was aware of his potential. This body had been cleansed and renewed by the immortal spiritual energy from Tribulation Stage. It no longer had any hidden illnesses, not to mention the huge amount of spiritual energy which he absorbed from the Shichiyou herb last night!
As for the Yang Heel Meridian that was nearly 70% healed, it was already circulating without much of a problem. Even if it was a normal human being, there had to be some kind of defect like that in the body, right?
Even though he was tired, it would not hinder him! His goal was to completely deplete the spiritual energy that he had absorbed from the Shichiyou herb last night through whatever methods he could think of!
Only then could he go back to where he found the Shichiyou herb tonight to continue utilizing his talent to absorb the spiritual energy emitted from the Shichiyou herb!
"If only I could continuously absorb the spiritual energy from all things between Heaven and Earth. It would then take me a month instead of two months to reach the peak of the Physique Tempering Stage!"
Unfortunately, this horrible place did not have much spiritual energy to spare.
Thus, he was left with the dumbest method, which was to go step-by-step through all the extreme physical training to break through the body's shackles and improve each aspect of his physical body.
The second lesson of the morning ended and the students had a 20 minutes break before the next lesson began.
The Grade 12 students were already extremely impatient. The moment the teacher announced that class was dismissed, they even forgot to let the teacher leave the classroom first out of respect. All of them flocked out of class immediately, scrambling to see what on earth was happening on the school field!
Grade 12 Class 6 had the most intense response out of all because they knew that the person running laps while carrying a sandbag on the school field was definitely their classmate, Ling Yun.
Chai Hanlin sat at the front of the class due to his short stature. With all the strength he could muster, he dashed out of class onto the corridor the moment class was dismissed!
"God! It's really Ling Yun!" Chai Hanlin was shell-shocked!
"My goodness, it really is Ling Yun! This guy must be crazy!" The classmates who followed closely were also exclaiming loudly.
"Oh my god! Did the sun rise from the west today? Am I just dreaming?" Even the girls were shocked!
"It's either I've turned crazy, or the world has gone crazy! Why would that pig perform such a shocking feat!"
Cao Shanshan was trying her best to maintain her composure as she wanted to settle things with Ling Yun. However, she had no choice since Ling Yun did not show up for class. Now that she had caught wind of that idiot acting all crazy carrying that sandbag, she, too, wanted to join her friends and go see how he was embarrassing himself. However, the moment she lifted her well-rounded butt cheeks off the chair and turned her tiny waist around, she plopped back down into her seat, looking disheartened.
"Shanshan, it's really that idiot, let's go have a look…" Zhang Ling looked around the entire class and noticed it was just the two of them left. She then encouraged her to go and take a look at what was going on outside.
"You can go if you want to go, I'm not going to watch that idiot embarrass himself!" Cao Shanshan was swayed as she really wanted to go see how Ling Yun was humiliating himself. She wanted to watch him slip and fall, but she still wanted to appear stubborn.
"Aren't you interested in what triggered Ling Yun to undergo such a tremendous change? Aren't you interested in seeing how long this idiot, who brought you so much suffering, can last?" Zhang Ling did not believe that Cao Shanshan could hold out for much longer.
"Alright my fine lady Miss Cao, take it as you're accompanying me!" Zhang Ling noticed that she had successfully convinced Cao Shanshan, thus, she quickly dragged her out of her seat towards the classroom door.
"Almost half a lap! That's 200 meters! And he's still running!" These words pierced through the air the moment both of them exited the classroom!
"That idiot is going to stop soon, look at his waist! Even though his speed remains unchanged, his waist can barely stay straight!", stated a student from Grade 12 Class 6 after some close observation.
By the time Cao Shanshan and Zhang Ling found a spot, they both saw a silhouette moving robotically and unsteadily. They were truly shocked!
Cao Shanshan felt her heart twitch violently!
With such a weak and overweight body, he still chose to run while carrying such a heavy sandbag. It had even been for quite a while already. What on earth could have triggered this idiot so much to make him undergo such a drastic change?!
A mere boy carrying a sandbag while running laps on the field caused a major uproar in the entire Qingshui High. There were those who mocked, those who laughed, and those who were watching for fun. They were all waiting to see when Ling Yun was going to slip and fall face flat on the ground.
There was only one person, that one person who stood quietly in the corridor, one could even say leaning on the corridor railing. Her gaze was fixed on the bulky shadow on the field who was still persevering even though he was completely exhausted. No matter how hard she tried to hold back, tears still streamed down her face.
She was a beautiful girl. Her beauty was completely out of this world! Unlike anything or anyone from the mortal world, she was dreamy and subtle! She stood around 1.7 meters in height, compared to the other girls along the corridor, she definitely stood out from the crowd. Needless to mention her slim and perfect figure, her delicate and beautiful features, along with her fair and smooth skin on her neck that was beyond seductive. In comparison to Cao Shanshan's beauty that was like a flashy peony, hers was like a secluded orchid in the deep mountains, untainted by the world.
With an attitude made in heaven and a unique vibe, she was the epitome of beauty in the human world.
Wearing a simple red ribbon around her ponytail, her ravishing features such as her crystal clear skin, slender neck and exquisite jawline were overshadowed, due to her round and brilliant eyes that were blurred by her tears. Anyone would take pity the moment they saw her.
Ning Lingyu was from Grade 12 Class 1, and she was probably the first to dash out of her class. The moment she saw the fatty who was running laps on the school field while carrying a sandbag as if he was insane, her tears came streaming out immediately!
"Ling Yun, my brother! I knew you wouldn't let me down! I knew you could do it… Mom was right, you wouldn't let us down, you really didn't let us down! Brother!"
Chapter 8: Ning Lingyu
Editor: Sparrow Translations
Through her blurred vision, Ning Lingyu witnessed the most touching and unforgettable scene of her life right before her eyes!
"Why are you so careless? If you tear your shirt, mom would have to stay up all night to sew it back!", said a handsome young boy about 7 or 8 years old with eyes that were filled with innocence. He used all his strength to drag up the little delicate Lingyu, who accidentally fell down and dusted off her pants.
"Here, take this milk candy, I don't like candy!" Their mother gave them a total of 2 candies. While mom was preparing lunch in the kitchen, Ling Yun licked his lips and gulped down a mouthful of saliva. This was when he offered his candy to a hopeful little Lingyu.
"If you guys dare to bully my little sister, I'll risk my life fighting you!" A stubborn 9-year-old Ling Yun stood before little Lingyu with his fists clenched as he scolded her little friends who wanted to bully her.
"No need to be afraid my little sister. Your older brother is here to protect you…" After fighting, Ling Yun, who had been badly bruised all over, forced a smile and patted little Lingyu's shoulder while comforting her.
As she looked at the slight dimple that appears on Ling Yun's left cheek every time he smiled, a sense of pride and security would wash over Ning Lingyu. Following which, she nodded fiercely with her tiny little head.
Heartwarming scenes kept coming up as if it was put on a loop before her eyes. Finally, it arrived at a time 6 years ago! That year, both Ling Yun and Ning Lingyu had just turned 12 years old.
A simple sentence from someone cruelly destroyed and shredded the defense line of the relationship between the sensible siblings!
"Her surname is Ning, your surname is Ling, you two aren't even biological siblings! You're a wild orphan that her mom picked up from the streets! An orphaned bastard!"
For the first time, Ling Yun did not stand before his sister; For the first time, he was completely silent; For the first time, he did not clench his fist and retaliate fiercely!
A young teen's purity, bravery, and kind heart were utterly destroyed by that evil and harsh sentence!
As it turned out, Ning Lingyu fell extremely ill when she was barely a month old. When her mother dragged her postpartum body uphill to a temple to pray, she found Ling Yun abandoned at the temple entrance and decided to bring him home.
A simple blanket with a note that said two words, "Ling Yun", nothing else was left there along with the baby. It was apparent that Ling Yun's biological parents wanted to leave him there to perish.
The siblings knew since they were very young that they were not biological siblings, however, they shared an even stronger bond that most biological siblings did! Ning Lingyu always saw Ling Yun as her biological brother and treated him as one.
Even after someone said that awful line, she still stayed by Ling Yun's side as per usual. She even secretly grumbled about the fact that her mom did not change Ling Yun's surname and named him Ning Lingyun instead.
She was naïve enough to believe that her brother would no longer be attacked by mean and harsh words from others if he changed his surname.
However, her mother just casually said, "His name is Ling Yun, so he will be called Ling Yun. Mommy is not going to change his surname. It'd be easier for his parents like this if they ever wanted to look for him in the future."
Even though little Lingyu complained about it, she ultimately accepted her mother's explanation.
However, what Lingyu did not expect was, ever since he heard that sentence from others, Ling Yun changed. He was a completely changed person!
He became quiet, self-destructive, withdrawn from society and had low self-esteem. He no longer sheltered her from the storm or stood before her bravely. Neither did he wave his fist at those bad students who bullied him anymore.
But Lingyu knew that Ling Yun was still secretly protecting her, he just switched to a different method.
Whenever he noticed that someone wanted to bully her, Ling Yun would always voluntarily let the person beat him up instead. The only condition was for him to not bully his younger sister!
Apart from her, who else would have known that the real reason Ling Yun became that obese? It was to reduce the pain whenever he was getting beaten up.
But what Ning Lingyu was unaware of was the true reason Ling Yun chose this method. It was because he realized even though he was taller and bulkier than his classmates, his body was terrifyingly weak!
He never told anyone this fact as he simply suffered in silence. A bad student's unintentional insult truly hit Ling Yun's deepest insecurity, which caused his temperament to change drastically.
No matter how hard Ning Lingyu tried to convince her own brother, it was pointless. She was completely disappointed by the end of it all but still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that someday her brother would stand up again, stand up before her to protect her again.
For that, she was willing to ignore and pretend to look down upon Ling Yun, just to awaken the passion of a man, the pride of a man within him!
This morning, Ning Lingyu naturally heard of the two big rumors about Ling Yun. She could not be bothered about what happened between her brother and Cao Shanshan because even idiots would know that it would be impossible for them to have any sort of connections.
However, when she found out that her brother exploded in his hostel and beat people up, her eyes brightened up!
Disbelief was what closely followed! It had been six years, was it possible? It would have been good enough if her brother was not beaten up by others, how could he possibly beat someone else up?
But now, she was finally convinced when she saw the big guy on the school field running for his life with the sandbag propped up on his shoulder. She felt excited and blessed so how could she not cry?
Her older brother, who was capable of protecting her, loving her, and sheltering her no matter the circumstances, was finally back!
A handsome, dashing, and elegant guy dressed in branded clothes stood not too far away from Ning Lingyu. With a wicked gaze filled with burning desire, he greedily looked at Ning Lingyu, who was leaning against the railings with tears streaming down her face.
He was Ning Lingyu's classmate, Xie Junyan, one of the four biggest spoiled brats in Qingshui High. However, what separated him from the three other spoiled brats, was that his results were absolutely outstanding.
Those who did not know him would always be mesmerized by his dashing good looks, elegant manner, gracefulness, and his confident smile, convinced that he was indeed a personable dandy.
Right then, another noble teenage girl who was dressed similarly, with branded apparels from head to toe and high heels stood by his side. She looked seductive, with her face covered in foundation and bright red lipstick on her lips, as she wrapped her arm tightly around his. Her gaze was also fixed on Ning Lingyu.
This girl seemed to be born with a sense of superiority as if she was better than everyone else. She looked at Ning Lingyu with pure spite and disdain as she did not even bother to hide the hatred and bitterness on her face.
This all proved one thing, she was jealous of Ning Lingyu.
She was the third campus belle of Qingshui High, her name was Zhuang Meina. She was the precious daughter of the richest man in Qingshui City – the CEO of Zhuang Medical Group. When it came to family background, hers was considered extremely powerful in Qingshui City, apart from Cao Shanshan's mysterious family background that could not be compared to anyone else's.
To summarize, Zhuang Meina was the standard fair, rich, and beautiful girl.
The greatest coincidence was when she was sorted into the same class as Ning Lingyu, Grade 12 Class 1. From then onwards, her nightmare began!
Even though she was ranked as one of the top three campus belles of Qingshui High, she was still topped by Cao Shanshan and Ning Lingyu. No matter how hard she tried to look prettier, either by makeup or attire, she was still regarded as the "third" prettiest campus belle by all the guys in school.
Zhuang Meina was also diligent with her studies. Even so, it didn't matter how hard she tried because she could never beat Ning Lingyu, who had secured the number one position in the whole cohort since Grade 10!
Cao Shanshan's mysterious family background was known by everyone. Admittedly, Zhuang Meina knew that she was unable to compete with her, but Ning Lingyu came from a poor family who could not even afford to buy any clothes. How was she always stealing her limelight?
These were all secondary, what truly drove Zhuang Meina crazily jealous was the fact that her crush that she had secretly liked all along since middle school, the son of a minister, Xie Junyan, had been openly courting Ning Lingyu. Even though she rejected him time and time again, he became even more determined with every rejection. He persevered and had been trying to court Ning Lingyu for as long as two and a half years!
Up till Grade 12, due to the stress from the college entrance examination, Xie Junyan personally believed that it was hopeless to continue courting Ning Lingyu. Thus, he gave up on that idea temporarily and accepted Zhuang Meina's love instead.
This famous love triangle that shocked the entire Qingshui High was one of the juiciest gossips that both teachers and students enjoyed the most in the past three years!
She looked at Xie Junyan, who took forever to accept her love and get into a relationship with, blatantly ignoring her feelings while staring longingly at her arch nemesis, Ning Lingyu, right in her face. One could imagine the kind of jealousy and rage that was boiling within Zhuang Meina!
Zhuang Meina could no longer suppress the bitterness within her. She rolled her eyes and glanced at the shadow that was running slowly on the school field before she flashed an evil smile. With a voice that was just enough for Ning Lingyu to hear, she mocked, "Junyan, look at that stupid pig on the school field trying to lose weight with such a stupid method. That's just hilarious!"
In Qingshui High, there was another huge gossip that entertained both teachers and students for the past three years. It was the fact that nearly the whole school knew the exceptional campus belle Ning Lingyu had a weird brother from completely different parents, the useless Ling Yun.
As the younger sister was consistently the top of the cohort, her brother had given up on his studies long ago. He was a completely useless piece of junk who was just waiting for his demise!
"I really don't understand how someone as useless as him can live such a meaningless life. He should just die already!"
Perhaps she briefly saw Ning Lingyu's slender body tremble at her words, Zhuang Meina flashed a satisfied smile as she continued to add fuel to the fire!
Of course, Xie Junyan was very clear on Zhuang Meina's intention of humiliating or angering Ning Lingyu by insulting Ling Yun. However, he merely furrowed his eyebrows and looked at her without taking any actions.
Ning Lingyu, who had always ignored Zhuang Meina's unscrupulous insults for the past two years could no longer take it after she heard the second sentence. She finally wiped the tears from her face and took one last look at Ling Yun who was on the field before slowly turning back.
Her brilliant eyes were slightly red, but her cold stare was directed at Zhuang Meina, who felt a hint of fear.
"I'm telling you, my brother is not useless!"
Her voice was a sweet as a Nightingale's. Even though it sounded cold as snow, it was filled with indisputable confidence!
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