Once, I wanted to be a good person

Fang Ze had escaped the crowd of students and was now heading to Qing Ya's office.

Soon, he arrived at Qing Ya's office.

He knocked on the door, and from inside came Qing Ya's gentle, sweet voice, "Come in~"

A moment later, the office door opened. There stood Qing Ya, who had changed into a red dress, at the door.

Seeing Fang Ze, she smiled slightly and said, "You're a bit early."

Fang Ze said, "I couldn't wait any longer."

With a smile, Qing Ya stepped aside to let Fang Ze in.

Then she closed the door, turned around to fetch the tea set from the bookshelf, and prepared to make tea for Fang Ze.

While preparing the tea set, she chatted casually with Fang Ze, "Your talent is really terrifying."

"You managed to reach Perfection in the Xida Body Refining Method's Muscle Tempering in just one class."

At this, she paused, then said, "Although I have guessed your answer, I still have to ask, have you really never learned the Xida Body Refining Method before?"

Fang Ze watched his female mentor's beautifully curved back and explained, "I haven't learned it. But I have learned other Body Tempering methods."

"When compared with them, there were only some muscles that had not been trained."

"Plus, with the great teaching you provided, I picked it up very quickly."

Hearing Fang Ze's flattering words, Qing Ya's eyes curved into crescents as she smiled.

Turning around, she began happily pouring tea for Fang Ze and said gently, "It's not that I teach well, but that you truly have a gift."

"I've taught so many students, and I've never seen anyone progress as quickly as you."

At this, she paused, and reiterated,

"Still, your talent is truly astonishing, so it's best to keep it hidden."

"Wait for the right moment, the right excuse, before revealing it."

"Like... having eaten some Heavenly Treasures and Earthly Marvels? Like... having acquired the bloodline of a Disaster Creature?"
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"Attribute your progress to external factors."

"This will make your development much smoother."

Fang Ze understood that Qing Ya's advice was out of a desire to protect him, and considering his "Shark Loan" indeed qualified as an "external factor", using this kind of explanation was not wrong, so he nodded his head in agreement.

After finishing the tea, Qing Ya also sat opposite Fang Ze, then propped her chin with her hand, looked at him tenderly, and said, "Of course, although you can't show your full strength openly, privately, I won't delay your progress."

She glanced at the time and said, "Later, after we eat, let's head to the practice field. I'll teach you the Tendon Tempering technique of the Xida Body Refining Method."

After thinking for a moment, she added, "Normally, after you Tempering Tendons, you should be able to advance to the intermediate Awakener level, and your Awakening Ability can also be upgraded."

"Then, you will experience another leap in your power."

Feeling Qing Ya's unequivocal care, Fang Ze was somewhat touched.

He nodded, agreed to it, and then took the initiative to invite Qing Ya out for dinner.

Initially, Qing Ya wanted to decline, but after Fang Ze's insistent urging, she ultimately agreed.

Thus, the two left the training center together and ate dinner at a restaurant outside the Security Bureau.

Whether Qing Ya had a small appetite or was sparing Fang Ze's expenses, she did not eat much.

Even... when she went to the bathroom midway, she secretly paid the bill for Fang Ze.

This made Fang Ze, who had not managed to pay, even more embarrassed.

Qing Ya seemed not to mind at all, instead she smiled gently and said she, as a mentor, couldn't possibly let the student foot the bill.

And she said if Fang Ze felt bad, once the training ended, he got a job, and received his salary, he could treat her in return.

Fang Ze thought over it: That makes sense. Reciprocity indeed tightens the bond.

After the meal, they strolled back to the training center.

The sky had gradually darkened.

Qing Ya asked Fang Ze to wait at the practice field first, while she went back to change clothes.

Seeing Qing Ya in the red dress, Fang Ze knew it was not convenient for teaching, so he nodded in agreement.

Five minutes later, Qing Ya appeared in front of Fang Ze wearing thick practice clothes.

The practice clothes were much thicker than those she wore last night and during the day today.

They nearly wrapped Qing Ya's delicate body into a barrel shape.

Fang Ze was speechless: ...

Mentor! What about the trust between people!

You guard against your own student like this!

While silently complaining in his mind, Fang Ze followed Qing Ya into the practice room.

After closing the door and locking it meticulously, Qing Ya came to the center of the practice room and began explaining the Tendon Tempering technique of the Xida Body Refining Method to Fang Ze.

The Tendon Tempering stage in Body Tempering is much more specialized than Muscle Tempering.

Perhaps because it involves the training of major tendons, every exercise requires extreme stretching, and the arms and legs must align straight like the extremes of a line.

Initially, Fang Ze did not react much, but the more he watched, the more it seemed... like yoga from his previous life.

And these yoga-like stretches, demonstrated by the beautiful and graceful Qing Ya, looked even more beautiful and seductive.

He almost got mesmerized!

Then... Fang Ze also understood why Qing Ya wore such thick practice clothes today.

If she didn't wear something substantial, who would have the mind to study!

After finishing a set of movements, Qing Ya stopped, her face flushed.

She explained softly, "Actually, mentors at our training center are only responsible for teaching the Muscle Tempering stage of Body Tempering."