76: The growth of a person is to accept the mediocrity of oneself
The next morning, the two of them were woken up by the sun. They looked at each other, both scratching their heads in embarrassment. Without needing to communicate, they knew how much the other had gained. This was the unspoken understanding unique to academic underachievers.
“This shouldn’t be…” Bai He Wan thought to herself.
It was normal for her to gain nothing because she inherently lacked comprehension, but Han Lie shouldn’t have. He should be very talented.
Moreover, the article stated that martial artists who tempered their bodies more times during the Martial Apprentice stage had a greater advantage when perceiving all things. Han Lie should be very powerful…!
“This shouldn’t be…” Bai He Wan was now feeling regretful and confused because Han Lie hadn’t comprehended the Dao in a single day like the top geniuses described in the article.
“Han Lie, why don’t we try the Sun Breathing Method?” she asked.
“Let’s go!” He roughly estimated the time; the cafeteria might have just opened and the food might not be fully prepared. He wasn’t too hungry, so he might as well observe the rising sun.
Actually, slacking off was a misunderstanding of him.
He just had a three-minute attention span for everything. In other words, he approached any new thing with the greatest enthusiasm at the very beginning.
“This shouldn’t be…” Sun Gan bought breakfast that morning, intending to check on Han Lie and Bai He Wan. His purpose was to subtly guide them to understand the Breathing Method during their casual chat.
But what he didn't expect was that the two of them were already practicing.
“I knew it!!” Seeing Han Lie so diligent, he almost laughed out loud. When recruiting Han Lie, he, along with recruitment officers from various regions, school leaders, and the secretary of the Martial Arts Department, had engaged in intense discussions.
These discussions were definitely not about whether to recruit Han Lie.
Instead, Sun Gan had insisted, against all odds, on recruiting Bai He Wan because he believed Han Lie’s biggest problem was his laziness and his tendency to dabble in trivial things.
Having a girlfriend to supervise him might not be a bad thing.
However, some teachers believed that two people without ideological awareness would be more prone to slacking off together.
“You see!” Sun Gan knew that Bai He Wan’s slacking was due to her superior family background, so everyone had low expectations of her, but that didn’t mean the girl lacked ambition.
“Excellent!!” Sun Gan’s mood lightened. He was also afraid that Han Lie would neglect his proper studies and cultivation, leading to unsatisfactory results in the upcoming freshman assessment.
If that happened, even if the leaders didn’t say anything about the generous conditions he had offered against all objections, his colleagues would secretly ridicule him.
After waiting for about an hour, the two slowly opened their eyes, their gazes clear yet foolish. Clearly, they had been exposed to the sun for too long and were dizzy.
“Do you feel anything?” Han Lie asked.
“…” Bai He Wan shrugged, immediately stating, “My face feels warm… my body feels cozy, and then I accidentally… hehe…”
“Hehe?” Han Lie raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding that this silly girl might have just taken another nap.
You really know how to enjoy life!
But he couldn’t blame her. After experiencing the cultivation of the Breathing Method, he realized that this feeling of extreme meditative contemplation of the outside world made it very easy to fall asleep. It was too difficult to grasp the right balance.
“Are you done observing?” Just then, Sun Gan’s voice came from the garden downstairs.
The two of them stepped forward at the sound, leaning over the balcony and immediately spotting the teacher waiting below. They hastily said, “Teacher, have you been here long?”
“Haha, just arrived!” Sun Gan picked up the breakfast in his hand. “Are you hungry? Come down and eat! I think this garden is nice; eating here should be quite comfortable!”
“…Okay!” The two quickly went downstairs, feeling that this admissions officer was a little too good to Han Lie.
After a simple meal, the conversation naturally turned to the Breathing Method. Sun Gan listened quietly to their initial experiences of observation, then smiled: “Don’t rush!”
“Didn’t the article I sent you mention that everyone’s perception of different Great Daos is different? You’ve observed the sun and moon. Not to mention the short time, even if you can’t comprehend for a long time, it doesn’t mean you lack comprehension. It’s possible that the path you’ve chosen is wrong!”
“But it’s okay!”
“Our Shanghai Martial Arts University has collected a total of 1258 types of Breathing Methods. There will always be one that suits you. After you try this batch of Breathing Methods, write me an experience report, and I’ll pick another batch based on your experiences. Don’t worry, you’ll find a suitable one soon!”
“Wow!” Bai He Wan immediately gave a thumbs up. “As expected of Shanghai Martial Arts University, as expected of the most professional teacher! Look at these few words, they immediately soothed my anxious heart as an underachiever. See, this is professionalism!”
“Hahahahaha!” Sun Gan couldn’t help but laugh. No wonder Han Lie liked to interact with Bai He Wan. This kind of girl, who seemed a bit clumsy but could always provide appropriate emotional value, was simply comfortable to be around.
“Alright then…”
“After you finish eating, feel free to explore. You can go anywhere on campus you like. If you want to go out, I’ll leave you my number, and there will be a dedicated car to pick you up!”
“Okay, thank you, Teacher!”
The two of them, of course, had no interest in going anywhere else. Their top priority now was to find a suitable Breathing Method. So, they went to the supermarket, bought a few days’ worth of food, and prepared to tackle it in one go.
Three days later… “!!!” Bai He Wan opened her eyes on the grass. She hadn’t expected that she had only casually tried it just now, and yet she had actually imitated the Grass Breathing Method. One must know that this was an SS-level Breathing Method!!
These past few days, she had tried no less than twenty S-level and above Breathing Methods. She either fell asleep or passed out, and had long accepted her mediocrity.
Especially after she tried more than a dozen A-level and even B-level Breathing Methods without success, she became even more convinced that she was a good-for-nothing.
Out of helplessness, she chose to relax by doing what she loved most: planting flowers and plants. She never expected that her unintentional observation would actually succeed!!
There was no time to enter meditation and carefully savor the wonders of the Breathing Method.
She quickly went to find Han Lie, who, until now, had not found a suitable Breathing Method.
Showing off was out of the question. Her first words were: “Han Lie, I think there might be a shortcut to trying the Breathing Method!!”
“A shortcut?” Han Lie immediately triggered the keyword.
“Yes!!” Bai He Wan was quite serious. “Just now, I observed the Grass Breathing Method, and I think it might be because I used to enjoy planting flowers and plants and often paid attention to them. So, I succeeded in observing it all at once. Do you want to think about whether there’s anything you particularly like?”
“You learned the Grass Breathing Method?” Han Lie asked.
“Mhm, mhm!” Bai He Wan nodded slightly, then immediately added, “I’m just lucky, lucky. Just like the teacher said, I just happened to find my own path. Han Lie, you can too…”
“Me?” “I’m afraid not…” Han Lie wasn’t disheartened that Bai He Wan had found a Breathing Method before him. What he said was the truth. After a series of thoughts, he also realized that his understanding of this world was simply insufficient.
This was obvious. Even if he, a transmigrator, had gained some memories from his previous body, how much connection could he form with this world? The sun, moon, and even the air here were all different from his previous life. Therefore, it was naturally much harder for him to establish a connection with these incredibly unfamiliar things than for the native inhabitants.
Forget it, I’ll stop experiencing the proper Breathing Methods here. A single thought connects! If that’s the case, then I really need to find a shortcut!!
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