Chapter 50: On the Self-Cultivation of a Scumbag

Surrounded by a crowd that had no sense of leaving, Lu Zheng found it impossible to train boxing with Lin Wan alone.

Fortunately, there was no rush, so he treated this visit as a way to get acquainted.

Lu Zheng mingled with the group of men, exchanging a few moves and pointing out their weaknesses.

For someone like Lu Zheng, who had cultivated Martial Artist’s Blood Qi and mastered traditional Sword Technique to a certain level, their weaknesses were easily visible.

He didn’t even go out for lunch, as the club provided healthy meals, which were free for Lu Zheng.

Then Lv Tieling appeared, announcing his happiness, and declared that lunch was free for everyone.

Well, who knows what he’s happy about? Maybe it’s because his dream goddess was finally out of his thoughts or he got beaten up?

It wasn’t until the afternoon that Lu Zheng finally had time to coach Lin Wan alone.

"Your weaknesses are obvious: lack of strength, speed, response, technique, and experience."

Lin Wan was speechless, "..."

"Strength, speed, and response can only be trained gradually," Lu Zheng said, "Technique and experience, however, can be trained specifically."

Lin Wan’s beautiful eyes lit up, "How do you train specifically?"

Lu Zheng smiled, "I’ll be your sparring partner!"

Lin Wan blinked and looked away, "That would be so embarrassing."

Lu Zheng shrugged helplessly, "So should we just forget it?"

"No way!" Lin Wan glared, "Are you busy normally?"

"Busy!" Lu Zheng nodded.

"What about weekends?"

"Not too bad."

"Can you come and teach me on weekends?" The policewoman suddenly turned into a little white rabbit.

Lu Zheng rubbed his chin, seeing Lin Wan’s gaze becoming more dangerous, and then he smiled and nodded, "No problem."

An understanding was reached.

They didn’t get back in the ring during their afternoon coaching; instead, Lu Zheng demonstrated several Grapple Hand techniques and adaptive strategies to Lin Wan as they taught below.

When they left the club in the afternoon, Lin Wan had already linked arms with Lu Zheng.

Success!

...

"Did I just get captivated like this?"

Lying in bed, Lu Zheng looked serious, contemplating, "I’m still too young, don’t understand restraint, surrendered immediately when a pretty lady made advances, didn’t even try to resist, clearly shows I’m an honest guy, so embarrassing."

Of course, that was just talk, Lu Zheng wasn’t that casual, it was just that Lin Wan’s dashing and confident allure, along with her agile, leopard-like figure, equally attracted Lu Zheng.

Who wouldn’t love such a lady?

Lu Zheng sighed...

At this time Lin Wan was obviously not beside him, they just had dinner together, and after sending Lin Wan home, he returned alone, only managing to get a kiss.

"So unambitious!"

"But, must strictly draw the line, hotel stays are fine, cohabitation is not!"

"Boys traveling outside should always protect themselves!"

To be honest, having stayed so long in ancient times, Lu Zheng had developed a slight sense of estrangement from the modern world, so having a girlfriend now was quite nice.

He fell asleep in a daze.

...

"Captured him?"

"Of course!"

"Then why did you come back?"

"Where else would I go?"

"To his place!"

"That’s too fast, isn’t it?"

"Aren’t you planning to exhaust him?"

"You hooligan!"

"I’m the hooligan?" Huang Xiumin laughed in exasperation, "Don’t say I didn’t warn you, young guys in their twenties are full of energy and don’t know how to refuse pretty ladies, if you’re even slightly slow, someone else might snatch him up."

Recalling those women at the club whose eyes were full of fire, Lin Wan twisted her body, her gaze flickering, "Really?"

Huang Xiumin rolled her eyes, "I don’t know, I’m going to watch some shows, don’t disturb me!"

...

The early next morning, Lu Zheng returned to the ancient times.

"Brother Lu!"

"Lu Lang!"

As Lu Zheng walked out, he happened to run into the Liu Family Sisters sending Elder Liu off.

"Good morning, Elder Liu, Qing Quan, Miss Liu!"

Lu Zheng wore an earnest and sincere smile on his face, looking fresh and clean.

"Is Lu Lang still going to Qingsheng Building today?" Elder Liu asked.

When Lu Zheng had nothing to do, he usually went to Qingsheng Building for early tea, listening to storytelling for a couple of hours, and sometimes even had lunch there.

"Yes." Lu Zheng nodded.

"You weren’t here yesterday, but Qingsheng Building had a murder case and is still sealed off." Elder Liu said.

"Murder case?" Lu Zheng asked in surprise.

"Murder case!" Liu Qingquan’s eyes widened, "I heard the shopkeeper’s family was torn to pieces, and blood was everywhere."

Lu Zheng had black lines all over his head, "So bloody, why are you so excited?"

Liu Qingquan shrank her neck, "Just heard something curious."

Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes, looking menacingly at Liu Qingquan, "Aren’t you afraid the murderer will sneak into your house at midnight..."

Liu Qingquan shrank further behind her sister, "Not listening, not listening!"

"Lu Lang, don’t scare people." Liu Qingyan chided with a glance at Lu Zheng, then Lu Zheng cheerfully took out a lollipop.

Orange-flavored!

"What about Qingsheng Building now?" Lu Zheng turned to ask Elder Liu.

"I don’t know, the shopkeeper of Qingsheng Building was a foreigner, and now the whole family of four has been killed, there’s not even a rightful heir to inherit the property." Elder Liu shook his head, "It might be confiscated, and then see if anyone takes over."

Lu Zheng rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and then dismissed the idea.

Qingsheng Building had all sorts of people, it didn’t fit his low-key development path.

"Seems like I can’t go to Qingsheng Building, let’s take a stroll around Cong’an Square."

Liu Qingquan grabbed Liu Qingyan, "Sister, today just happens to be a good day, we have nothing to do, why not stroll Cong’an Square with Brother Lu?"

Liu Qingyan looked at Lu Zheng, her almond eyes brimming with a smile, "Is it convenient for Lu Lang?"

"Of course it’s convenient!"

...

So he first accompanied Elder Liu to the medical clinic, and then Lu Zheng took the Liu Family Sisters further south, quickly turning two street corners, arriving near Cong’an Square.

"Miss Liu, what do you do at home every day?" Lu Zheng asked.

The Great Jing Dynasty was, after all, in ancient times, without much entertainment, not only were women not admitted to private schools, but most entertainment places weren’t suitable for women either.

So Lu Zheng was very curious, what does a lady like Liu Qingyan, who doesn’t need to work outside, do every day?

"Reading and writing, knitting and embroidery." Liu Qingyan replied.

"Uh, isn’t that boring?"

Liu Qingyan covered her mouth with a light laugh, "Lu Lang, how could you underestimate us sisters? Don’t you also always close your door to read, and yet you don’t seem to find it boring?"

Lu Zheng: (||๐_๐)

What a big misunderstanding...

Indeed, for young men like him with time and resources, not gambling, not visiting Chunfeng Building, and with no computers in the Great Jing Dynasty, staying at home all day could only mean reading behind closed doors, right?

How should I explain this misunderstanding?

"In books, there are houses of gold, in books, there are thousands of bushels of millet, in books, there are..."

"What is there in the books?" Liu Qingyan’s eyes lit up as she looked at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng laughed heartily, eyes shining, "In books, there are beauties like jade!"

Liu Qingyan quickly looked away, just feeling her cheeks slightly hot, hurriedly changing the topic, "Lu Lang, do you intend to take the imperial examination?"

Lu Zheng shook his head, "The world is vast, freedom is bliss, why confine myself to a cage? I read just to increase knowledge and intelligence, if I read with a purpose, that’s falling into the lower tier."

"Lu Lang has a great heart." Liu Qingyan stole a glance at Lu Zheng, then quickly turned her head.

Taking a deep breath to calm her mood, Liu Qingyan was about to say something when they heard Liu Qingquan up ahead shouting, "Brother Lu, Sister, I want candied fruit on a stick!"

Well, the atmosphere was gone!