Chapter 20: Gathering Qi into a Membrane
Ye Chen had just propped himself up on his arms when Liu Shihua leapt onto him, his body absolutely not collapsing under her.
But it was a disaster for Liu Shihua—barely had her feet touched Ye Chen's back when inertia nearly made her topple, and her right leg instinctively stepped back, as if something had suddenly protruded, cushioning her foot and stabilizing her body to prevent a fall.
Ye Chen's arms didn't display excessive muscular bulk, but they were indeed powerful. Superstar Liu Shihua standing on his back felt weightless, as if he were carrying a feather.
Liu Shihua was somewhat astonished, although she knew Ye Chen was formidable, his physical stamina still dazzled her. She was standing on his waist, concentrating all her weight on one point, yet he did not seem impeded at all, rising and lowering in his push-ups without any apparent difficulty, as if he could repeat the action endlessly.
"Wait, how can there be such a large lump at his waist?"
Liu Shihua remembered that when she was about to fall, a lump had suddenly appeared on Ye Chen's back, which she stepped on to prevent herself from landing in an embarrassing heap.
Ye Chen kept doing push-ups tirelessly. Liu Shihua, standing on him, carefully peeked at the bottom of her right foot and found she was stepping on a lump of flesh.
Liu Shihua stared at the protruding point on Ye Chen's back, filled with incredulity, because when she had first climbed on him, she clearly hadn't noticed this fleshy lump!
Looking at Ye Chen mechanically repeating the push-up motion, and remembering the amazing powers he had shown before, Liu Shihua, standing on his back, found it difficult to swallow, thinking he must not be human!
Five thousand!
Ye Chen stopped doing push-ups, he had reached his daily target, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
"Get down!" Ye Chen said, supporting himself with his arms, clearly addressing Liu Shihua, who was on his back.
Upon hearing this, Liu Shihua shivered, hastily jumped off his back, and clutched the clothes she had brought for Ye Chen, looking at him as though she had seen a ghost.
Ye Chen straightened up, casually taking a towel and draping it around his neck, covering the dragon head on his chest.
Ye Chen wore only boxer shorts, yet he faced Liu Shihua with unwavering confidence.
"Oh my God, I really saw a ghost! Where did that lump of flesh on your back go?"
Liu Shihua faced Ye Chen head on, and after circling around him, scrutinized him closely only to discover that the lump had disappeared!
Hearing Liu Shihua's exclamations, Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh. The lump was actually a concentration of his True Qi forming an air sac, which appeared as a lump of flesh.
Liu Shihua had almost fallen flat on her face when Ye Chen reflexively concentrated his True Qi into an air sac, but when Liu Shihua safely jumped off him, Ye Chen naturally had no reason to maintain the True Qi, and the bulging air sac naturally dissolved.
"Ye Chen, are you human or ghost, tell me the truth, I will keep it a secret for you!" Liu Shihua looked around then suddenly asked nervously.
Ye Chen: "..."
"Was that one of your Divine Skills just now? I've read many novels, including fantasy, xianxia, and supernatural ones. Which category do you fall into?" Liu Shihua asked naively, her simple-mindedness making it hard to believe what was going on in her head.
Ye Chen's expression darkened, he really didn't understand, his confusion even greater than Liu Shihua's
A top female star? National goddess? Liu Shihua! It's hard for me to believe, how a woman without brains or bosom like you could become famous. Could it really just be because of your low IQ?
However, Ye Chen would now be the personal attendant to superstar Liu Shihua, his extraordinary abilities inevitably having to be revealed to the public, therefore he also had to tell Liu Shihua that he was no ordinary person.
"Do you know about Qigong? It's the kind where you have Qi inside your body that can harm others externally!" Ye Chen said.
"I know!" Liu Shihua's eyes lit up, nodding vigorously, as if everything suddenly made sense.
Ye Chen: "..."
After seeing Liu Shihua's dazed and adorable expression, Ye Chen realized that their intellects were simply not on the same level; further explanation was pointless.
"Are you a human or a ghost?" Liu Shihua asked nonsensically.
"Human," Ye Chen confirmed.
"How can you prove it?" Liu Shihua asked.
"Prove it?" Ye Chen thought earnestly for a moment, then walked towards Liu Shihua. "Let's go somewhere else, and I'll prove it to you!"
"Jerk! Ah! Don't, don't come over here! If you take one more step, I'll scream harassment!"
Ye Chen, wearing only a pair of large shorts, walked over to prove... This greatly shocked Liu Shihua; her goddess demeanor instantly shattered, turning her into a frightened little girl.
It must be said, Ye Chen had the potential to be a bad guy, causing Liu Shihua to misunderstand.
"Damn, what are you howling for, I didn't do anything!"
Ye Chen felt he was innocent. He had only taken a few steps and Liu Shihua reacted like this; wasn't this a false accusation?
Besides, Ye Chen wasn't interested in Liu Shihua. He was after Zhang Xinlan!
"Shihua, what's wrong with you?" At that moment, Zhang Xinlan arrived.
The howling of Liu Shihua, like the wailing of ghosts and wolves, passed through many barriers and successfully reached Zhang Xinlan's ears; thus, she hurried over to rescue the goddess.
"Ye Chen, how come you're not dressed properly? Can't you wear a shirt?" Zhang Xinlan couldn't help but scold upon seeing Ye Chen.
Ye Chen was only wearing a pair of large shorts; no wonder Liu Shihua was startled.
"I don't mind it, what are you afraid of?" Ye Chen said with a sheepish grin.
"Get lost!" Zhang Xinlan shot him a disdainful look; he was really inappropriate.
"Xinlan, Ye Chen, he, he was going to bully me!" Seeing Zhang Xinlan, Liu Shihua seemed to find her backbone and directly accused Ye Chen.
"What?" Zhang Xinlan said in disbelief. Ye Chen was going to bully Liu Shihua?
"Look at him, only wearing a pair of big shorts and deliberately getting close to me; if that's not bullying, what is!" Liu Shihua stated with concrete evidence.
"Can I explain?" Ye Chen asked.
"No!" Zhang Xinlan flatly denied.
Ye Chen: "..."
"Put on this suit and start working!" Zhang Xinlan tossed a suit into Ye Chen's hands. "Also, from now on, if you don't dress properly, you're not to appear in public places, or else I'll dock your pay!"
"..." Ye Chen blinked innocently, feeling utterly wronged!
Liu Shihua wanted him to prove... Ye Chen had just wanted to take her outside and perform some kind of extraordinary technique to prove himself.
But how did they misunderstand him like this!