172: Chapter 172 Time is of the essence

He didn't continue to tease Hao Jinghan, as he still needed to rely on her to teach him how to increase his combat power.

If he really annoyed her, she might add some extra spice to his training, and he would be the one suffering for it.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. What are we going to practice today? You don't only know how to beat people up, do you?"

"Hmph, looking down on me? Yesterday, I only intended to spar with you a bit to test your foundation. Who told you to keep refusing to admit defeat?"

"Follow me. Your foundation is terrible; you only look decent because you're relying on a good physique."

Zhao Xiaoshuai followed Hao Jinghan into another room.

It contained a lot of training equipment and looked like a place where Hao Jinghan worked out herself.

"Take off your shirt first."

"Huh? Isn't that a bit inappropriate? Isn't this moving a bit too fast?"

Why did women always want him to take off his clothes lately? Even though he was a total Shuaige now, he couldn't just be that easy.

A boy really needs to learn how to protect himself when he's out and about.

Seeing that he had clearly misunderstood, Hao Jinghan continued impatiently:

"What are you thinking about!"

"I need to confirm if the injuries on your body have truly healed so I can design a suitable training regimen for you. Otherwise, if you actually hurt your body, it wouldn't be worth the loss."

Hearing that she made sense, Zhao Xiaoshuai didn't act shy and took off his shirt directly.

"Whoa, not a bad build."

Hao Jinghan didn't stand on ceremony either. Under the guise of checking his muscle condition, she started touching him.

"Where did you train these muscles? They don't look like the showy stuff from the gym; they're very firm."

Hao Jinghan pretended to be "experienced," thinking she might catch a glimpse of Zhao Xiaoshuai feeling embarrassed.

Who would have thought she completely misjudged the thickness of Zhao Xiaoshuai's skin? He let Hao Jinghan touch him all over without changing his expression.

He wasn't even satisfied with just taking off his shirt; he undid his belt and was about to take off his pants.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

Hao Jinghan quickly pulled her hand back and subconsciously took two steps back.

Although she could easily handle Zhao Xiaoshuai in terms of physical force, seeing him go straight to taking off his pants made her instinctively recoil.

"Of course, it's to check for injuries. My leg was also very swollen yesterday."

"No, no need. Seeing your upper body is enough."

"Alright then."

After a moment of awkwardness, Hao Jinghan, having dropped her fake bravado, clicked her tongue in wonder:

"You really are a prodigy for martial arts. Your recovery speed is just too astonishing. Even with some special medicine, it shouldn't have healed this fast."

"My family applied some safflower oil for me; there was nothing else."

Of course, he didn't mention the insignificant help that doing certain loving things provided for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

"Alright, I have a rough idea of your situation. Your weakest point is your foundation. As long as you make up for that and learn enough theoretical knowledge, you will grow very quickly."

"However, my training is very strict, and I hate men who give up halfway. If you can't take it halfway through or fail to meet my requirements, I'll refund your money, and you can look for someone else."

Seeing Hao Jinghan's serious expression, Zhao Xiaoshuai felt a bit nervous, but the confidence given to him by Cheat Dad was still very strong.

Since getting the system, his various vital organs had been strengthened over a dozen times, and his combat-related organs had been strengthened a full 20 times.

Besides that, his Agility had increased by 2 points, Stamina by 19 points, Strength by 21 points, and Control by a whopping 27 points!

His base stats were definitely far superior to the average person, and some individual stats shouldn't even be inferior compared to special forces soldiers.

"Don't worry, my specialty is endurance. I won't stop until you can't take it anymore."

Hao Jinghan always felt that he was making dirty jokes, but she had no evidence.

"Stop spouting nonsense. First, stand in a horse stance with weights for 20 minutes."

"Martial artists prioritize their stance first. Yesterday you were kicked to the ground by me multiple times; that was the manifestation of your unstable stance."

Zhao Xiaoshuai didn't think much of it. He just hadn't trained before. If there was a chance another day, he would definitely let her experience just how stable his stance really was.

Basic training is dry and boring.

Fortunately, Cheat Dad had indeed given Zhao Xiaoshuai an outstanding physique, and he could handle all sorts of seemingly heavy training with ease.

And the results were very immediate.

His biggest problem now was that he was self-taught; he hadn't established a few core stances, so just by standing there, he was full of openings.

In the learning materials provided by the system, there were indeed a few basic stances, but he hadn't practiced them diligently.

Now, under Hao Jinghan's systematic teaching, he could feel himself growing rapidly.

The basic combat stance Hao Jinghan taught was basically the same as what the system provided. It seemed that the Great Dao is simple and all roads lead to the same destination.

Regarding these simplest things, there were no secret manuals or shortcuts; there was only turning all of this into a habit.

He could now stand very stably in the basic combat stance. In this posture, whether attacking with force or retreating to dodge, he could respond at the fastest speed.

And just by mastering this one basic stance, his combat power increased by a full 5 points, reaching 25.

However, this rapid progress was relative to his very poor foundation. He believed that the further he went, the slower his improvement would be.

But after all, he was backed by his Cheat Dad. Completing tasks continuously increased his Strength, Stamina, Control, Agility... all of which could positively feedback and improve his combat power.

"Alright, let's stop here for today. You really surprised me. With your aptitude, if you could have practiced martial arts since you were young, you would probably have become a King of Soldiers by your twenties."

"Is Coach Hao in the military?"

Mentioning her profession seemed to remind her of some unpleasant things, and the smile on her face faded quite a bit.

"Call me Jinghan. After all, you are my prospective student; no need to be so distant. I am an active-duty special forces soldier, home on family leave. I will be heading back to the unit soon."

Hearing that this great beauty was actually a soldier, Zhao Xiaoshuai felt a sense of respect, but at the same time, an urgent feeling arose.

He had to win her over before she went back; otherwise, he didn't know how long it would be before they met again.

"Are you free tonight? Let me treat you to a meal."

"What, you want to hit on me?"

"A fair lady is a good match for a gentleman, right?"

"Hehehe, I'm no lady. And you didn't even ask if I'm single?"

"As long as I confirm you aren't married, that's enough. I remember a saying: 'Don't ask if she is single; as long as she likes you, then she is single.'"

"What kind of scumbag logic is that? I'm truly impressed by you. Fine, I'll give you a chance to treat me to this meal."

"Then I am truly honored. You can choose the place."

"As expected of a great entrepreneur who threw away 70 million to establish a charity fund; you speak with such confidence. Well, I won't be polite with you then."

"Don't worry, no matter where it is, eat to your heart's content. You won't eat me into poverty even if you eat for a lifetime."