Chapter 55: The Last Time I Was This Speechless Was the Last Time

Chapter 55: The last time I was this speechless, it was the last time.

Inside a private dining room at a hotel outside Songcheng University, a young girl stared with wide, shocked eyes, looking at Lou Cheng in front of her as if she were seeing a complete stranger.

"You're saying that for over a month now, you've been in a secret department learning and researching?"

Lou Cheng thought back earnestly. His time had mostly been spent learning, with very little actual researching; more often than not, he was the one being studied, acting as a subject for other scholars.

However, being studied also counted as participating in the research, so there was nothing wrong with that statement!

With this thought, Lou Cheng nodded firmly. "That's right!"

"And you also said that you've achieved the extraordinary?"

Seeing the girl's curious and shocked expression, Lou Cheng felt as if he had turned into a radiant light, his body feeling exceptionally light. He silently circulated his inner qi.

"Coach Yan, right now I am circulating my inner qi according to the acupoint sequence of the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, so the attribute of my inner qi belongs to metal. Do you see this table?"

Upon hearing the title "Coach Yan," a surge of familiarity welled up in her heart. The girl instantly felt that the teenager who had been missing for over a month was still the same teenager from before, unchanged at all. For some reason, her mood suddenly improved.

"Mm, I see it. What about it, Great Hero Lou? Are you going to smash this wooden table to pieces with a single palm strike?"

"Not quite, not quite. I've only just started, lingering at the Lesser Heavenly Cycle, and I can't yet project my inner qi outward. At most, I can imbue my inner qi onto the surface of my body or into a specific organ."

"So, although I am also extraordinary now, I'm actually quite weak. Once I open up the Lesser Heavenly Cycle, I'll be able to project my inner qi. By then, cutting through metal and jade, releasing blade and sword qi, executing hundred-step divine fists, and generating electricity in an empty room will all be a piece of cake!"

As for right now, Lou Cheng gently pressed his right hand onto the table, and the wooden table directly caved inward.

When Lou Cheng raised his right hand again, the girl subconsciously grabbed it and even couldn't help stroking it a few times.

To this, Lou Cheng smiled cheerfully and offered no objection.

Looking at the sunken palm print, where even the fingerprints were crystal clear, the girl felt as though something had shattered inside her.

Right, that thing was called her worldview!

However, the girl figured her worldview might still be salvageable. After a moment of thought, she even leaned directly over Lou Cheng's right hand and took a serious sniff. "I thought you used some kind of chemical potion?"

"I never expected this to be real!"

"That's right, it's all real!"

"Ever since that daytime appearance of the stars, spiritual qi has been recovering. It's just that at the very beginning, the rate of spiritual qi recovery wasn't fast; it was rather slow."

"I was just lucky enough to become one of the first batch of members at the research institute. The moment I awakened my talent that day, I was taken away by the relevant authorities, and I didn't even have time to say goodbye to you. Over this past month, because of confidentiality, I haven't been able to call you or even chat and communicate with you..."

When Lou Cheng spoke, his emotional outpouring was quite evident, and the girl could clearly sense certain unspoken intentions he held.

Her face flushed, and she proactively changed the subject. "Then, why are you back now? Could it be that you're going to make a public announcement?"

"No, it's because I'm being transferred to another base. At the same time, the country's first large-scale extraordinary training program is about to begin."

"As a formal researcher under the Great Xia Research Institute, I have the qualification and authority to take my parents, family members, and even classmates and friends along, making them the first batch of people to receive large-scale extraordinary training."

Hearing Lou Cheng's confident words, the girl shook her head directly. "A quota like that must be extremely precious. Even for you, there certainly can't be many. I can't take it."

Although the girl was very interested in the extraordinary, she still understood priorities. What she could accept and what she couldn't accept—she still had a clear scale in her heart.

With this thought, the girl smiled happily. "I'm very glad you were willing to tell me all this, and I sincerely wish you smooth sailing in the future."

"As for now, it's getting late. I'm going back to the dormitory."

"Hold on, Coach Yan, listen to me."

Seeing Coach Yan turn around to leave without looking back, Lou Cheng took a step forward and instinctively applied his movement technique. In the girl's eyes, in practically an instant, Lou Cheng—who had just been behind her—appeared directly in front of her, blocking her path.

Was this true lightness skill?

"Coach Yan, up until now, the extraordinary is a state secret in our country. Therefore, the moment you learned about all this, it became impossible for you to stay out of it. Even if you want to continue staying here to go to college, you must accept round-the-clock protection from the relevant departments."

"And this is a waste—a severe waste of national resources. I suppose you wouldn't want that, right?"

"Besides, for the first batch of trainees, even if there aren't three hundred thousand, there are still two hundred thousand. With so many people, it's really quite a lot. The quotas aren't as precious as you imagine."

"Just think about it, if you go now, study hard, and strive every day, once you master these skills, you'll be able to travel all over the country to teach others how to achieve the extraordinary. Isn't that wonderful?"

"As for your studies, you don't have to worry at all. A Northwest Academy has been newly built there, along with the Northwest Academy Affiliated High School, Northwest Academy Affiliated Middle School, Northwest Academy Affiliated Elementary School..."

Just as Lou Cheng was slowly persuading Coach Yan, Guan Ming also arrived at Mu Xiaoxiao's home carrying two catties of fruit. He was pondering what excuse to use to trick Mu Xiaoxiao's entire family into moving to the base.

Finally, before entering her house, when he was still a hundred meters away, Guan Ming thought of a pretext. A moment later, he cheerfully knocked on the door.

"What? I've been scouted by a teacher from Northwest Academy's independent admissions program and directly admitted without examinations? I don't need to take the college entrance examination anymore? I don't have to sleep at twelve and wake up at six every day studying so hard anymore?"

Before she could finish speaking, the young girl got smacked on the head!

Mu's father directly questioned, "What kind of place is Northwest Academy? How come I've never heard of this university?"

"Yeah, among the 985 and 211 projects, it doesn't seem like there's any Northwest Academy, right?" Mu's mother chimed in immediately.

"This Northwest Academy is neither a 985 nor a 211, but it's not just any ordinary school either. It's a very, very special kind of school."

Looking at Mu Xiaoxiao, who had originally kept her head down but was now quietly raising it to observe him, Guan Ming smiled slightly. "You must have heard of the China Youth University of Political Studies, right? The outlaw of the legal system, Zhang San, is an undergraduate graduate from there. Although that college is neither Double First Class, its gold content is definitely no less than any Double First Class university."

"And this Northwest Academy belongs directly to the Great Xia Special Affairs Research Institute and the Great Xia Special Affairs Management Department. It's a university with very distinct characteristics..."

"How come I've never heard of it?"

" Uh, this university has a rather short history; it was just established recently."

"Oh, so it was established a few years ago, no wonder I haven't heard of it."

"Uh, it was established just a few days ago."

Mu's father and mother: The last time we were this speechless, it was the last time!