Chapter 136: A Completely New Look

  Unbeknownst to me, the moon in the sky had been shrouded by patches of dark clouds, only to disperse and repeat the process, until the entire night was eerily silent, even the scurrying sounds of mice darting across the street could be heard clearly.

  "Hiss......breathe......"

  Taking a deep breath, Lorrin slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid internal energy, and slowly opened his eyes. After wandering through the mysterious ocean of internal energy spirit, he suddenly woke up. Lorrin only felt an inexplicable comfort and refreshment all over his body. Especially in his lower abdomen, that internal energy was full and dynamic like a hot spring, making him feel as if he had been reborn. Just by grasping the first small section of the Jade Simple's content, he could achieve such effects - this was truly no ordinary object.

  Of course, if it's said that it makes people feel like they're in a state of euphoria, then that's an exaggeration. In fact, in this world, especially in the Huaxia country, there really did exist ancient martial arts that gave people a feeling of rebirth, but those have long been lost. The ancient martial art that Luo Lin obtained from the jade slip is at most just a very ordinary and mundane one among the ancient martial arts, it's just that after several thousand years of turmoil in the Huaxia country, the ancient martial arts have basically become extinct, so the content of the ancient martial art on the jade slip seems somewhat magical.

  There are many records in ancient books, such as the Military Saint Guan Gong holding a 82-jin (about 41 kg) Qinglong Yanyue knife as his weapon; for example, after learning the so-called "light skill" and reaching a certain level of attainment, one can fly over eaves and walk on walls like a dragonfly floating on water; again, such as Xiang Yu's strength moving mountains and covering the world with his energy; even Liu Bang, who was not particularly high in martial arts value, could single-handedly kill a white snake. These examples are enough to illustrate that many people in ancient times possessed extremely powerful martial skills.

  However, since ancient times many feudal ruling classes, in order to stabilize their rule and win the hearts of the people, would persecute and suppress things that posed a sufficient threat to their rule. Just like the Qin Shi Huang's burning of books and burying of scholars, which has been passed down to this day, many people now believe he was carrying out cultural closure, but in reality it was actually persecution against martial arts masters or martial arts texts that were popular among the common people.

  As a result, after thousands of years of dynasties rising and falling, the martial artists of China naturally became weaker and weaker. The number of martial arts classics also decreased accordingly. By the end of the Qing dynasty, those so-called top masters in the martial arts world were actually only good at showing off their moves. When faced with foreigners' firearms, they could only serve as human shields. Therefore, it is not the people who determine the fate of a nation's extinction, but its rulers. Conversely, the higher the national consciousness of the people, the stronger the nation will be.

  Unfortunately, as the Huaxia country became more stable and peaceful, many social ills emerged. More importantly, humans are increasingly controlled by material life. In a few years, with the widespread use of computers and the internet, there may not be many people left who can write with a pen. Not to mention letting those high-income groups who spend their time drinking coffee, flirting with female colleagues during work hours, and going to bars, shopping, and playing cards after work exercise their bodies. Even if they do exercise, most young people would probably choose to go to an air-conditioned gym to practice their empty, beautiful physique.

  As science and society advance, humans are increasingly relying on material things and forgetting to explore and improve their own potential.

  So, the records on this ancient jade slip may have been considered unorthodox martial arts in ancient times, but now they seem like treasures to many people who practice dynamic martial arts. To be honest, if a warrior from ancient China were to appear in modern society, someone like Guan Yu who could wield an 82-pound greataxe with ease and kill enemies with a single swing, he would absolutely defeat twenty of those so-called taekwondo black belts, red belts, and white belts with his bare hands, and still have energy to spare without even breaking a sweat.

  If Lorraine could master all the contents recorded on this ancient jade slip, even the top masters in the Tianyan organization might not be his opponents.

  "Kaba... kaba..."

  Lorin got out of bed, stretched his muscles, and his bones crackled all over, which showed that what Lorin had thought was a strong physique was still so weak and rough after this ordeal.

  At this time, he felt that his mind was clear and transparent, his consciousness was very clear, and even the gaze of staring at things around him became sharper unconsciously.

  This is the benefit of cultivating internally and externally. Having an extraordinary internal breath can lead to having a strong physique that surpasses others.

  It's like being a person, many times, a man with connotation is more stylish than just a pretty face.

  Lorraine looked at the time and found that it was already past three o'clock in the morning. Time really flies, and before she knew it, it had already reached the second half of the night. She still hadn't slept yet, but didn't feel tired at all. This further illustrates the extraordinary nature of the meditation and breathing methods recorded on this mysterious jade slip.

  She then carefully wrapped up the old trunk and cowhide paper, before undressing and crawling into bed to fall asleep.

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  The dark night soon passed, and when Loring opened his eyes, it was just after 6 o'clock in the morning. He sat up, gently shook his head, without any fatigue or drowsiness, feeling refreshed and invigorated, even more so than after practicing his internal Tai Chi for so long. His whole body felt brand new.

  With a hint of joy in her heart, Lorraine got out of bed, washed up and then packed up to leave the hotel.

  Out of the door, intercepted a taxi, and went all the way to that high school training base. Arrived at the classroom, hastily reported an arrival, then sat in the last seat of the class, took out the book, and started silently flipping through it.

  This high school entrance exam training base is a place where my dad has personally made arrangements, so even if I don't come for two days, the teacher won't make things difficult for me. Moreover, this is originally just a high school entrance exam training base and not some regular school, it all depends on one's own initiative, as long as during the period of time here, students do not encounter any accidents, that's all. The good thing about this place is that there are many top-notch senior teachers stationed here, and the teaching facilities are very good, nothing more than that.

  The fully enclosed management model is nothing but a mere formality for Lorin, a rich second-generation with a good background. As long as he wants to go out, he just needs to greet the teacher and he can leave. At noon, when Lorin went to the cafeteria to take a look around, he found that many of his classmates were either pretending to be something they're not or looked like silly bookworms. He had no common language with them, so he simply sat in a corner and ate by himself.

  Just after eating, Lorraine wiped her mouth with a paper towel and casually pulled out the phone from her pocket, intending to check the time, but found it was not turned on.

  Lorraine suddenly realized that it had been two days and two nights without charging, so it must have automatically shut down! I said why it was so quiet today, not even a single phone ringtone was heard!

  Lorin quickly got up and rushed to the school dormitory, plugged in the charger and connected it to his phone, then pressed the power button. As soon as he turned it on, "ding ding ding" "ding ding ding"... the ringing sound was endless.

  He enabled the incoming call reminder function, and whether he had no signal or was turned off, he could receive reminder text messages from those mobile phone numbers that did not get through to his own phone.

  Opening nearly twenty messages, Loring found the first one was from his mom. Without reading the content of other messages, he quickly called her back. It happened to be lunch break now, so his mom shouldn't be busy, right?

  Soon, a voice came from the other end: "Son, your phone was turned off yesterday?"

  "What's wrong, mom? Is there something important?"

  "Oh, no, it's just that your dad and I are worried about your living arrangements. Having changed to a new environment, are you adapting well? How's getting along with your new classmates?"

  Although Loring is now sensible, he has been living in a greenhouse honey jar since childhood and has never left home. Even if his parents are not around, there are people taking care of him. To say that Loring is really leaving home for the first time, going to other cities, and living alone. Moreover, this high school training base is also a fully enclosed boarding school, so as parents, they naturally worry about Loring's adaptability issues.

  "Don't worry, Mom, I'm doing great here. My classmates and teachers are all very nice to me, and the living conditions are also very good. You don't need to worry about me. Instead, you and Dad must take care of your health, work and rest properly. I'm already planning to apply to Jinghua University in Beijing, and when I go to Yanjing, there will be people taking care of you both. Then, I'll give you a massage on the back and shoulders, okay?"

  "Hehe, this kid, his mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter." Mom smiled, "Alright, I won't say anything else. I'll go bring some food to your dad, he still hasn't left the office yet. Son, goodbye, study hard!"

  "Uh, goodbye mom."

  Hanging up the phone, Lorrain smiled and blinked her eyes. Although her parents were far away in Yanjing, they seemed to be always by her side, mainly because there was no distance in her heart. The feeling of a harmonious family is really great...

  Lorin sighed slightly and continued to flip through the missed call reminders on her phone. Only then did she discover that the remaining dozen or so unconnected calls were all from Jiang Yan!!

  My police flower sister, is this what you think of me? It's only been a day or two since we haven't seen each other, and you've already called me so many times?

  Luo Lin originally wanted to send a text message, but hesitated for a moment and dialed Jiang Yan's phone number instead.

  No sooner had the phone been answered than a slightly anxious, familiar and pleasant female voice came through from the other end: "Hello? Lorraine?"