Capítulo 26: Chapter 26 Charm Art Lv3, Leave the Rest to Me
"So handsome, such a tall younger brother..."
"Wow, a cat sitting on his shoulder too, that's just too cute."
"Why does even the cat look so good? I'll sneak a photo from this angle and post it online; it will definitely blow up."
...
In the bustling streets of East City District, with skyscrapers dense and orderly, Xue Jing stood on the street with Miao Miao, his overly youthful face somewhat out of place with the surroundings.
You could vaguely hear a few beautiful office ladies, dressed in OL outfits and wearing delicate makeup, whispering nearby, and his Charm Art experience points kept increasing.
[Someone has developed a liking for you, Charm Art experience points +1]
[Someone has developed a liking for you, Charm Art experience points +1]
[Someone has developed a liking for you, Charm Art experience points +1]
[Someone toward you...]
[Charm Art upgraded to Lv3 (0/500)]
Turning off the panel, Xue Jing asked:
"Are you sure I won't get killed on spot if I go challenge them like this?"
Miao Miao first looked at the young man with confusion, then sniffed his scent.
Why does he suddenly look better and smell even nicer...
Shaking her head without overthinking, Miao Miao lightly hummed, "If your Sect Hierarch has directly sent you here, of course there is certainty."
"In fact, this is the correct way to open up the Hidden Dragon Dojo."
Xue Jing curiously asked, "Oh? How so?"
Miao Miao's tail swept across Xue Jing's cheek, wrapping around his neck.
"The disciples in the dojo are also ranked. Those who merely pay to enter, even if they are seriously taught, cannot achieve fame without talent. To maintain its reputation, the dojo must rely on the truly initiated disciples, and these are the ones with talent."
"As for how to select initiated disciples... each dojo has its own methods, and one of Hidden Dragon Dojo's methods for selecting initiated disciples is 'self-recommendation'."
"In the path of martial arts, mentality is especially important. Having an undefeatable spirit allows one to throw unbeatable punches. Confidently showcasing your talent to the dojo gives you a chance to become an initiated disciple of Hidden Dragon Dojo."
"What could better display your spirit and talent than 'challenging the dojo'?"
Miao Miao teased:
"You dare to challenge the dojo without much training in martial arts. With such unbeatable resolve and astonishing wisdom, Old Man Li would definitely appreciate it."
Xue Jing rhetorically asked, "What if I get severely beaten up when I go up there?"
"That won't happen."
Miao Miao shook her head.
"The dojo, wanting to keep its reputation, also cares about face. They generally only send someone of a similar age to accept the challenge."
"Although you've just learned to channel energy, your physical quality is incredibly strong, which is very rare at your age. Peers in Hidden Dragon Dojo likely won't be a match for you."
"Besides, what we want isn't necessarily a successful challenge. Even if you get beaten up after going up there, as long as the people from the dojo see your potential talent, that goal is considered achieved."
"Just stop thinking about it, hurry up and go in, just say you want to challenge the dojo, and leave the rest to me!"
Miao Miao urged him.
"..."
Xue Jing nodded, "Alright."
After all, it was a chance to enter the dojo for free, and he was very confident in his current self.
He opened the panel to take a look.
[Fitness Lv4 (139/1200)]
[Health Cultivation Lv2 (109/500)]
[Cooking Lv3 (12/800)]
[Running Lv4 (873/1200)]
[Charm Art Lv3 (12/800)]
[Aiming Lv2 (169/500)]
[Fighting Lv1 (196/300)]
[Channeling Energy Lv1 (12/300)]
Over the past three days, although he spent most of his time researching how to control his energy through breathing, he still managed to gain a lot of experience in other skills.
The biggest gain was in fitness, advancing from Lv3 to Lv4. His physical condition was once again significantly enhanced, with his bench press reaching two hundred kilograms. Although he hadn't tested his punch force, he estimated that it was at least two hundred forty kilograms.
If he used his power, he wasn't sure how powerful his punch could be.
He was now afraid that he couldn't restrain his strength and might accidentally kill someone.
Walking into the office building with Miao Miao, he entered the elevator and pressed for the seventeenth floor.
This building was a Grade A office building, located in the costly East City District. The rent was extremely high, yet Hidden Dragon Dojo managed to lease an entire floor of two thousand square meters. Xue Jing roughly calculated that the monthly rent was at least four hundred thousand Zhuxia currency—a considerable sum indeed.
The elevator reached the seventeenth floor, the doors opened to a long corridor, and at the end was an automatic transparent door with a sign hanging above it, inscribed with the flamboyant characters "Hidden Dragon Dojo".
Xue Jing walked through the door with Miao Miao. Just as they entered, Miao Miao left a message, "You just focus on challenging the dojo; leave the rest to me," then jumped off his shoulder and dashed into the dojo, disappearing from sight.
"Challenge the dojo? How do I even do that? I've never challenged anyone before..."
Xue Jing thought for a moment and approached the reception close to the main entrance, where a receptionist, dressed in a cheongsam uniform and possessing both a good figure and looks, was seated.
"Excuse me, miss."
Xue Jing approached, his handsome face breaking into a smile that was as warm as the winter sun.
The girl was secretly slacking off playing on her phone, and suddenly hearing someone, she jumped in surprise and quickly looked up. "Yes, may I..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she saw the young man in front of her and was momentarily lost for words.
She saw fields of flowers, clusters of stars, her long-forgotten first love, and the synthesis of all the wonderful things in the world...
[Someone has developed a lot of favorability towards you, Charm Art Experience Points +54]
"..." Seeing the message that popped up on the panel, Xue Jing paused and restrained the smile at the corner of his mouth.
The girl finally came back to her senses, her face flushed as she looked down and stood up, somewhat at a loss for what to say. "H-hello, can I help you with anything?"
As she spoke, she sneakily glanced up at Xue Jing.
My goodness... How can there be someone so good-looking in this world...
Xue Jing hesitated for a moment, then somewhat awkwardly said, "Uh... Could you please notify them that I want to challenge the dojo?"
The girl: "What?"
...
Meanwhile, after slipping into the Hidden Dragon Dojo, Miao Miao seemed very familiar with the place and headed straight to a room marked 'Heart-Nourishing Room' after making several turns.
No sooner had it reached the door than a slightly aged voice from inside said, "Come in."
He was able to detect the nearly silent steps of the cat through the door.
Miao Miao, not surprised in the least, extended her white-gloved hand, pushed open the door, and walked inside.
In the spacious room, there was only one man, who was wearing a classic old man's outfit of a white vest and shorts, sitting on a wheelchair, his balding head shining.
"It's been a long time, Old Man Li." Miao Miao said softly, her eyes filled with mixed emotions.
"Hm? That voice... Girl Ning?"
Li Qi exclaimed in surprise.
"You rascal, where have you been? Not even sending a message to let this old man know you're alive. I've been wheeling around every day looking for you, utterly exhausted."
Li Qi touched his bald spot and shook his head with a sigh.
"Save it, you perverted bald old man. The only reason you go out in your wheelchair is to blow up girls' skirts," Miao Miao snorted disdainfully.
Old Man Li was displeased: "Hey, who are you calling small?"
"So, you're not denying you're a perverted bald guy..." Miao Miao said, speechless.
"Enough nonsense, I'm here for only one reason..."
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Capítulo 27: Chapter 27 Am I Here for a Blind Date?
After Xue Jing declared his intention to challenge the dojo, the receptionist picked up the phone on the desk with a puzzled face and notified the dojo of the news that "someone is here to challenge."
She looked at Xue Jing, who was sitting on a lounge chair with his arms crossed, resting with his eyes closed, with a sense of pity.
Such a good-looking guy, it's a pity that his brain seemed a bit...
But even so, it's not like it wouldn't work...
Even if he were put in a house as a piece of meat... as decoration, it would still be superb.
Unaware of the improper fantasies the girl at the front desk was having about him, Xue Jing sat in his chair, silently playing the part of a master, quietly waiting for Hidden Dragon Dojo's response.
A few minutes later, the receptionist answered a phone call, spoke a few words, then hung up, stood up, and said to Xue Jing,
"Sir, Mr. Sir."
Xue Jing opened his eyes to look at her.
The girl tried her best to show the most attractive smile she had practiced in front of the mirror and said softly, "Please follow me."
Xue Jing nodded and stood up as well.
The girl led the way, dressed in a form-fitting dark cyan cheongsam that highlighted her beautifully shaped figure, with slits on either side that went up nearly to her thigh, revealing a tantalizing glimpse of her long, fair, and shapely legs in high heels swinging from side to side.
It was unclear whether she was doing it on purpose, but as she walked, she exaggeratedly swayed her full and pert curves, stretching the cheongsam tight and revealing their shape. Xue Jing, following behind her, ended up taking a few more glances.
Oh, the cheongsam is indeed a great invention.
Following the cheongsam-clad girl into the interior of the dojo, which was in stark contrast to the modern decoration outside, the dojo's interior was decorated with an ancient style. Wooden corridors carved with dragons, phoenixes, and mythical creatures, traditional Chinese folding screens, and ancient paintings adorned the place, aligning well with Xue Jing's impression of an Ancient Martial Arts Dojo.
However, upon reaching the most spacious training hall on the entire floor, the style shifted again, and it was no longer ancient.
In the large and square training hall, over a white rubber floor, there were several different styles of punching posts and sandbags, as well as a variety of fitness equipment, most of which Xue Jing didn't recognize.
Besides those, there were octagonal rings padded with soft mats in each corner of the training hall where disciples in white training garments were sparring, with quite a few other disciples standing around watching eagerly.
"You can look around here for now and take a tour,"
After leading Xue Jing inside, the girl in the cheongsam said to him with a smile.
Xue Jing hummed softly and began looking around, observing the environment.
Seeing that this handsome young man didn't show further interest and seemed rather indifferent towards her, the girl in the cheongsam was a bit disappointed, but nonetheless, she had to head back to the reception in her high heels.
Xue Jing watched the combat on one of the rings for a while and found it quite intense, with punches landing solidly on flesh, which explained why the surrounding disciples were so excitedly cheering them on.
'These must be the regular paying disciples, but their level seems much higher than I anticipated.'
He didn't watch much longer and removed his shoes before walking barefoot to the rest area, where he sat down on a leather couch.
The disciples around him took notice of him.
"Hmm? Who is that guy? Is he new here?"
"He didn't change clothes, so probably not. Is he here for a tour?"
"Hee hee, he's really good-looking. I'm going to ask for his contact info; I want to snag a young one today," said one of the female disciples, eyes lighting up.
However, before they could act, a commotion suddenly came from the entrance of the training hall.
"The Old Dojo Master and several of his direct disciples are here!"
Xue Jing's gaze shifted, looking towards the entrance.
He saw a group of five or six people, led by an elderly man with male pattern baldness sitting in a wheelchair, entering one by one and walking towards him.
Behind the old man in the wheelchair was a girl who looked to be in her twenties with a childlike appearance. She was pushing the wheelchair, her bright eyes lively like a young animal's, curiously looking at Xue Jing.
Flanking the girl on both sides were two men and one woman.
One was a muscular middle-aged man with long hair that fell to his waist, a handsome and cold appearance, dressed in a black training garment with the sleeves rolled up, revealing his muscular forearms.
The other was a young man in his early twenties, handsome with peach blossom eyes, who was sizing up Xue Jing, nodding and making clicking sounds from time to time.
The last one was a pretty, short-haired girl with a cool complexion, resembling the middle-aged man in appearance, seeming to be father and daughter. She, too, wore a black training garment, had an impressive figure, and held an astonishingly large meat bun in her hands, constantly taking bites. The astonishingly large parts of her body also swayed with every step she took.
After sizing up the group, Xue Jing's gaze settled on the cat perched on the armrest of the wheelchair.
Miao Miao licked its paw and nodded at him.
"What's going on? Even the Old Dojo Master is here. I've been at the dojo for so long, but this is the first time I've seen him in the training hall."
"All the Direct Disciples who never leave are here too. Is something big happening? Could it be that our dojo is finally going under?"
"What a cute cat... I've been single for so long that even a cat looks graceful and handsome to me."
"Zhu and Meng are right in front of you, and yet you're looking at a cat... You deserve to be single."
As the Arena Master and the Direct Disciples arrived, the trainees in the training hall sensed that something was amiss and gradually fell silent, except for some sporadic whispering.
"..."
Old Man Li came to a stop in front of Xue Jing, with four Direct Disciples lined up behind him, each with a distinguished appearance and demeanor. They looked quite imposing, whereas Old Man Li himself resembled an ordinary old man you might find by the roadside.
"I hear you've come to challenge our dojo?"
Old Man Li asked.
As soon as he said this, it immediately caused a stir among the crowd.
Xue Jing first glanced at Miao Miao, then stood up with a calm demeanor and nodded,
"Indeed."
Seeing him stand up ready for action, Old Man Li immediately waved his hand and sighed, saying, "No rush, no rush. A challenge is a challenge, why so serious? Sit down first."
Xue Jing, who had just stood up, paused for a moment, his mouth twitching slightly before sitting back down.
Old Man Li gave Xue Jing a once-over, and for some reason, his eyes seemed inexplicably kind.
"What's your name?"
Xue Jing looked puzzled: "Xue Jing..."
"How old are you?"
"Seventeen..."
Old Man Li nodded, seemingly satisfied, "Mm... The age is quite suitable, and the zodiac signs aren't in conflict."
"Where do you live? What do your parents do?"
"Are you an only child? Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
"You attend Affiliated Middle School, eh? Nice."
As Old Man Li kept asking various questions, the atmosphere on the scene gradually got weird.
Xue Jing was completely baffled.
Did I come here for a blind date?
The cat on the armrest of the wheelchair had veins throbbing on its forehead from embarrassment and anger.
What exactly did this old coot misunderstand!?
"Meow!" It quickly interjected to stop the conversation.
If this continued, she would be too ashamed to live in Xue Jing's house.
Hearing the clearly dissatisfied meow, Old Man Li reluctantly stopped his questioning.
He cleared his throat and said, "Well then, let's get to the point. Little Jing wants to challenge the dojo. Who's interested?"
He looked toward the disciples beside him.
The young girl with a youthful face lit up, quickly raising her right hand: "Hey hey hey! I'll do it!"
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