Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 35

“Continuing to learn martial arts?” Cheng Jinyang asked in surprise.

“Yes,” Wang Wanrou said. “Your shooting skills and combat awareness are decent, but close combat is your weakness. You can’t always rely on Yuanzhi to protect you around the clock, right?”

“I understand what you mean.” Cheng Jinyang looked at Wang Wanrou.

I understand everything you said, but what I don’t understand is, why did you bring her into this? Unlike Yang Wangshu, we are not stuck in the dream realm now!

The other three girls also showed subtle signs of dissatisfaction, making Li Qingwan slightly nervous and uneasy.

“The Longxi Li family’s physical activation specializes in defense,” Wang Wanrou said calmly. “Having her train you will greatly enhance your combat abilities.”

Translation: It will greatly enhance our combat abilities.

So Cheng Jinyang once again sized up Li Qingwan. This time, he examined her more carefully than before.

Li Qingwan, about 1.7 meters tall. Though she appeared slim, on closer inspection, she had a healthy, toned physique with solid muscles.

Her outfit was similar to the last time they met: a simple ponytail, sports jacket, shirt, long pants, running shoes, and a fresh, clean appearance. Additionally, if he remembered correctly, Li Qingwan’s body temperature seemed lower than average, feeling cool and smooth to the touch… Yes, the sensation from their previous sparring session was still vivid in his memory.

“Alright then.” Since the other party had both the ability and appearance to pass muster, and with Miss Wang as her guarantor, Cheng Jinyang had no objections. However, he didn’t forget to ask for the person in question’s opinion:

“Qingwan, although Wanrou suggested it, I still want to confirm with you. Do you have the time and energy to teach me martial arts?”

“No problem,” Li Qingwan replied with a gentle smile.

The Longxi Li family sent her to gather intelligence, and now she had a legitimate reason to get close to Cheng Jinyang. How could she not be willing?

Their agreement left the other girls somewhat resigned.

Xing Yuanzhi was the first to accept the reality. After all, Miss Wang was right; improving Jinyang’s close combat skills was undoubtedly beneficial.

So she stepped forward and formally introduced herself:

“Xing Yuanzhi of the Hejian Xing family.”

“Hello,” Li Qingwan responded promptly, showing none of the arrogance typical of the Five Great Families, which improved Xing Yuanzhi’s impression of her. “Li Qingwan of the Longxi Li family.”

“Yes, I am Chu Qingqing of the Yangdi Chu family,” Miss Qingqing followed with her introduction, then enthusiastically said, “Your martial arts skills are impressive, right? Let’s find some time to spar.”

Having heard about the Longxi Li family’s physical activation and their reputed near-invulnerability, she had been eager for a long time.

“Yes, yes,” Li Qingwan replied politely, unaware of the hidden violent tendencies of the person in front of her. “I wouldn’t say I’m impressive, just somewhat experienced.”

The third person to follow after was Cui Jinqi. This young woman already knew Li Qingwan, and they started to chat familiarly:

“You haven’t been in touch with me much lately!”

“There’s been some stuff going on at home…” Li Qingwan whispered a few things to her.

“Really?” Cui Jinqi was secretly surprised, not expecting the Longxi Li family to be interested in Cheng Jinyang.

However, even with Qingwan joining in, she shouldn’t threaten my ranking… right?

“Alright then, let’s hang out together more in the future.” She finally showed a friendly smile.

“Mm-hmm.” Li Qingwan nodded.

“There’s still Yang Wangshu.” Cheng Jinyang looked around, “Forget it, she’s probably hiding somewhere playing games again.”

“You haven’t introduced yourself yet,” Xing Yuanzhi reminded him.

“Me? I don’t think it’s necessary…” Cheng Jinyang saw everyone looking at him, sighed, and said, “Cheng Jinyang, next up is your student, Teacher Li.”

“Please, I’m no teacher, let’s learn and progress together,” Li Qingwan responded warmly.

……

On the training ground, Cheng Jinyang also temporarily left his wheelchair, standing steadily on the field.

“Jinyang, I gave you the website for the virtual fighting club last time, did you log in afterward?”

Hearing Li Qingwan mention this, Cheng Jinyang felt a bit embarrassed:

“Well… I suddenly became the clan leader and got really busy. So I haven’t logged in much…”

Li Qingwan: …………

Suddenly became the clan leader? Nice, I wish my family valued me like that…

She suppressed her gloomy feelings and forced a smile:

“It’s okay, let’s spar a bit first, let me see your current level.”

Raising her arms to guard her chest, Li Qingwan indicated:
“Punch me first?”

“Alright.” Cheng Jinyang clenched his fist and carefully struck her arms.

“Too light.” Li Qingwan took the punch without changing her expression and shook her head, “You just got out of the hospital, so you haven’t fully recovered? Try harder.”

Too light? Cheng Jinyang was a bit surprised and increased his strength with the next punch.

“Still too light.”

“Harder.”

“Harder!”

“Don’t worry, I can take it.”

“Faster, faster, harder! Harder!”

“Wait!” Cheng Jinyang stopped, a little panting, “Can you not say things that could be misunderstood?”

“What could be misunderstood?” Li Qingwan asked, feeling puzzled.

Under her innocent gaze, Cheng Jinyang couldn’t explain in detail and could only reply helplessly, “Never mind, I’ll do my best.”

The two continued to spar for a while, with Cheng Jinyang doing most of the attacking while Li Qingwan defended and took the hits. As her body warmed up, a strange flush appeared on her face, and her mood seemed to brighten:

“I think I have an idea now. Jinyang, your endurance is pretty good, but your explosive power is lacking.”

Cheng Jinyang: ………..

Humiliation!

To be told by a girl that his explosive power was lacking!

“I think I can keep going,” he said defiantly. “Why don’t we try again?”

“No need,” Li Qingwan replied with a smile. “Explosive power is only useful if it can be consistently maintained. Being impressive occasionally doesn’t count as real strength if you can’t perform reliably in a real fight.”

She took off her sports jacket and casually tossed it aside, revealing her sports tank top and fair, beautiful arms. She smiled and said:

“True explosive power…”

Before she even finished her sentence, her fist was already in front of Cheng Jinyang’s nose—he didn’t even see when she threw the punch.

“Is like this.” Li Qingwan retracted her arm and smiled. “When you’re hit, you don’t even realize it, let alone have time to use your abilities.”

“Please teach me, Teacher Li,” Cheng Jinyang said, sincerely convinced, clasping his hands in respect.

“I’m not worthy of being called a teacher; just call me ‘Qingwan’,” Li Qingwan replied modestly. “You’re just a beginner now, so I won’t teach you those advanced techniques yet. First, let’s focus on mastering the basics of channeling your strength. Hmm, show me your horse stance.”

Cheng Jinyang obediently assumed a horse stance.

“The horse stance is to lower your center of gravity, making your body balanced and stable,” Li Qingwan said, moving behind him. “A stable person can better handle the recoil when shooting.”

She pressed down on Cheng Jinyang’s waist from behind, signaling him to lower further:

“When practicing daily, try to keep your thighs parallel to the ground. This will greatly help you develop a stable center of gravity.”