Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

"Uncle Zhang, I'm ready!"

Seeing Chen Rourou sincerely strike a Horse Stance, Zhang Beixing couldn't help but smile slightly.

Then he walked over and began adjusting Chen Rourou's posture.

In no time, using his own experience from practicing the Horse Stance before, he positioned Chen Rourou into a perfectly squared large Horse Stance.

Zhang Beixing took two steps back, sized her up, and said with satisfaction, "Not bad, perfect. Just maintain this for three minutes, okay? If you can hold on, we'll consider today's issue settled. I won't ask anyone about it, and even if I find out later, I won't hold you responsible for anything. How's that?"

Hearing his words, at first, Chen Rourou secretly wondered if Zhang Beixing had changed, showing her such kindness.

But as time slowly passed, half a minute went by. Feeling intense discomfort in various parts of her body, Chen Rourou realized how naive her previous thoughts had been.

She actually thought Zhang Beixing would be nice to her? Ridiculous, just damn ridiculous. She was struggling after half a minute, let alone three minutes? If you want me dead, just say it! There's no need to beat around the bush, giving hope then despair, ugh!

Looking at the smile on Zhang Beixing's face, Chen Rourou thought bitterly, I'd be a dog if I ever trust you again!

Zhang Beixing, of course, had no clue.

Even if he did know, it wouldn't matter, because in the end, the only one who would pay for this was Chen Rourou herself!

Even if Chen Rourou couldn't bear it and complained to her grandfather, it would have been pointless.

Because what Zhang Beixing was having Chen Rourou practice was all useful to her.

The Northern Sect's Eight Pieces of Brocade mainly focused on the Horse Stance; Chen Rourou's practice of it was only beneficial to her, with no downsides!

After administering a simple lesson, Zhang Beixing let Chen Rourou leave dejectedly.

He then went to find Sophia Zhou, and they headed to Kang Valley to begin today's training session.

However, for some unknown reason, Sophia Zhou was acting a bit strange today. She wasn't clinging to Zhang Beixing for extra practice as usual, but rather seemingly dodging him, both intentionally and unintentionally.

This dodging, however, wasn't out of disdain; it seemed more like a hesitant, shy, and reserved attitude, as if she were holding back.

Is it that big a deal? It's just a kiss and a peek at your back! Zhang Beixing thought with disdain, too lazy to bother with her anymore.

But seeing this, Sophia Zhou seemed a bit disheartened. She trained alone in the distance, occasionally glancing over at Zhang Beixing, revealing her very lonely and empty heart.

He kept busy until five in the afternoon. With the completion of the "Weighted Running," 0.5 Ability Points were in hand.

Zhang Beixing did his calculations and found that he had earned a total of 4.3 Ability Points for the day.

Out of the 4.3, 2.3 came from practicing the Yue Family Punch on the tightrope in the morning, completing the "Tightrope Martial Arts Training, Walking Like a Dragon" and "Tightrope Walking" suggestions.

The remaining 2 points came from those weighted suggestions.

He opened the System panel and allocated the points. Zhang Beixing's attributes were completely refreshed.

[Master: Zhang Beixing]

[Status: Lightly Fatigued]

[Power: 87.0]

[Constitution: 87.0]

[Spirit: 105]

[Ability Points: 6.4]

[Skills: Yue Family Punch (Integration) +20, Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade (Entry Level) +15]

Ever since May 21st, when Zhang Beixing had replenished his Qi and Blood deficit by drinking the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup brought by Liu Yi, to prevent a recurrence that would stop him from adding Ability Points, Zhang Beixing allocated just 0.5 Ability Points to both Power and Constitution daily, to steadily grow stronger.

Still got 6.4 left...

Should I add a few more points to the Yue Family Punch?

Zhang Beixing calculated and found that, with his current Ability Points balance, even after increasing the Yue Family Punch to +20, he should still be able to add one or two points even if the required value for adding points increased once more.

So, he reached out to do just that.

After several attempts, however, he found that the Yue Family Punch showed no response or change.

It remained at +20, and his Ability Points weren't deducted either.

Zhang Beixing guessed that the Yue Family Punch had probably been upgraded to the current physical limit of his body.

If he wanted to break through +20 and reach +21, he would likely need to raise all three aspects of his physical attributes above 90. He'd have to elevate his body's condition from [Strong] to the next level.

Because the reasoning was straightforward.

Physical constitution and skill strength are complementary.

If the physical constitution isn't up to par, then skill strength cannot increase. Just like building a foundation for construction, the type of foundation determines the type of building.

A good horse needs a good saddle; a good skill requires a matching level of physical constitution.

This issue had actually arisen once before when he was recommended to practice "Tightrope Punching, Walking Like a Dragon." At that time, the Yue Family Punch had also reached +10 and couldn't be increased any further because his physical constitution was inadequate.

Only after a comprehensive breakthrough in physical constitution could the Yue Family Punch continue to receive points.

The current situation was clearly the same.

However, this isn't something to rush. Once all my attributes break 90, the rewards for my current suggestions will diminish further. Plus, after raising skills beyond +20, the required Ability Points will increase significantly—that's a major expense. If I can't find good suggestions by then, it's quite possible that a full day's training won't even earn enough to add two points to a skill. Better to save up for now, amass fifty or sixty, maybe even seventy or eighty Ability Points, and then break through all at once!

Having resolved this in his mind, Zhang Beixing went to find Lin Siqi, hoping to have a chat about the day's events while they were free.

However, after searching around, he couldn't find Lin Siqi anywhere on the training ground.

Seeing this, Zhang Beixing's brow furrowed slightly.

He then went to Sophia Zhou to inquire about Lin Siqi's whereabouts.

He learned that Lin Siqi had gotten her period around four-thirty when she went to the restroom and had left early.

Zhang Beixing understood.

Initially, he had thought about taking the unopened Ten-Ingredient Tonic Soup he had left over to Lin Siqi's dorm.

But considering the effects of the soup, if Lin Siqi drank it during her period, it might not only fail to help but could even result in severe bleeding, so he abandoned the idea.

Instead, he bought a bottle of brown sugar ginger tea and asked Lin Siqi's roommate to deliver it to her.

After handling these things, Zhang Beixing tidied up his belongings and went to practice his punches in the small woods.

He had a premonition that today, he would master the Hidden Force!

And once he was adept, he could once again try to integrate Hidden Force into the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade!

Zhang Beixing had a hunch that once he integrated Hidden Force into the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade, his Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade would experience a breakthrough!