"Reward...?"
Chen Nuoyi looked at the boy in front of her, his tone carrying a hint of insinuation. Her beautiful eyes blinked as she suddenly recalled her encounter with Su Yuan yesterday.
Human nature... No, no, Su Yuan had already explained to her back then; that wasn't what he meant.
She couldn't overthink it anymore.
"Do you mean money?"
Chen Nuoyi asked cautiously.
Su Yuan immediately made a husky-pointing-meme expression:
"Big sister, what kind of image do you have of me? A typical money grubber? I'm actually very generous, okay!"
Chen Nuoyi awkwardly withdrew her gaze and fell into deep thought again.
After a while, a sparkle flashed in the girl's beautiful eyes. She straightened her chest and confidently said:
"I got it. While you teach me how to earn money, I can tutor you! Su Yuan, you probably have dreams of getting into one of the top ten Immortal Dao Academies, right?"
Su Yuan's eyes also lit up - the sacred first place in the grade tutoring him? Wouldn't his grades soar?
"Really, godmother?"
Su Yuan asked excitedly.
Now they had entered Chen Nuoyi's professional field, and the roles between them had practically reversed!
Chen Nuoyi resumed her cool persona as the class leader, and said lightly:
"Of course, whether it's Spiritual Rune, General Education, Cultivation, Physical Education, Martial Arts, or Dao Heart, in every field, my grades can rank in the top three or even first in the whole school."
"For a student like you, whose grades are only around 550 points, a little guidance from me will definitely raise your grades quickly."
Su Yuan: "..."
Yes, I'm a low-grade student, I apologize.
Realizing her words might have been hurtful, Chen Nuoyi quickly coughed and said:
"Su Yuan, I'm just telling the truth, I don't mean anything else, don't take it to heart."
Then, Chen Nuoyi saw that Su Yuan had developed a visible vein-popping expression.
The girl panicked a little.
Fortunately, Su Yuan noticed that Chen Nuoyi was the type who couldn't speak tactfully, so he didn't mind too much. He waved his hand and said:
"Then it's decided, after school, you'll follow me to deliver some takeouts first."
"Mm-hmm!"
Chen Nuoyi nodded repeatedly, her eyes full of longing for money.
At that moment, the melodious sound of a bell rang from the direction of the teaching building, indicating that class was about to start.
Without saying more, the two headed towards the teaching building.
Before heading off, Su Yuan took the leftovers, which he had drained of their spiritual energy, and packed them up to store in the cafeteria.
Even though the essence in these leftover dishes had been transformed into blue pills and consumed by him, he couldn't just leave these scraps lying around, attracting suspicion. He planned to throw them away at a garbage station after school.
Though the Demon Technique·Finger Spirit had somewhat abstract applications, Su Yuan could still feel that it was a genuine evil technique, and if discovered by those on the Righteous Dao, he might get captured.
The first class in the afternoon was Physical Education. The two of them didn't go back to the classroom but gathered directly at the playground below the teaching building.
The students of Class Two had already started forming lines under Zhuge Tie's leadership, and Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi joined just in time.
"Everyone is to run laps around the playground this period. Anyone who falls behind will undergo extra practice!"
At Zhuge Tie's command, accompanied by the groans from the members of Class Two, everyone obediently began to jog along the track.
The entire class were cultivators. Normal running, even maintaining a 100m sprint speed for two or three hours, wasn't difficult for cultivators.
Therefore, for an effective workout, Taihua High School's tracks were equipped with a gravity array. Seniors in high school faced a standard tenfold gravity!
Under tenfold gravity, even Su Yuan and the other cultivators found it challenging, only able to maintain a speed of 10 seconds per 100 meters.
Feeling the immense pressure as if carrying a mountain, unlike before, Su Yuan felt unusually energetic.
Instead, he felt extraordinarily exhilarated, with the food he had just eaten being digested at an alarming rate, converting into nourishment for muscle growth.
"Why does this tenfold gravity make me feel kind of good?"
Su Yuan couldn't help but murmur in his heart; the blue pill hadn't mentioned this as a side effect.
Despite sensing that something was off, Su Yuan couldn't help but accelerate, as his body actively sought its limit!
Gradually, Su Yuan's strides grew larger and his pace faster!
"Su Yuan, why did you suddenly speed up? Be careful not to exhaust yourself!"
A classmate who usually just went with the flow with Su Yuan in the group reminded him in surprise.
Su Yuan didn't respond, instead, he further increased his speed.
As his speed increased, both his muscles and organs were subjected to multiplied pressure, but at the same time, they underwent continuous enhancement, with bursts of explosive power erupting from within.
"Running so fiercely, you punk, you must have pushed yourself."
Unknowingly, Su Yuan had caught up to Chu Lanxi.
This cool guy was casually running in the front of the group, and seeing Su Yuan, he greeted him with a smile.
"I, Su Yuan, achieved this solely through talent and hard work!"
Su Yuan quipped and continued forward.
The excited spirit and the full concentration effect of the Brahma Purifying Demon Heart prevented him from noticing that steam was already rising from his head, and his skin had turned as red as a cooked shrimp.
This indicated that parts of his muscles were already strained and torn, though they were rapidly regenerating at the same time.
Before he was aware, there were only two people left ahead of Su Yuan: the distant Chen Nuoyi and the black-skinned gyaru two positions ahead of him, Wu Xingqi.
"Aha, Section Chief Su, you managed to catch up with me? Was it to chase me? Oh my, I didn't realize my charm was that overwhelming."
The gyaru, who had her jacket tied around her waist, turned around and remarked in surprise.
Su Yuan: "..."
Common girls, truly a turn-off.
Seeing Su Yuan's disdainful look, Wu Xingqi wasn't angry. She put her hands on her hips and chuckled:
"After all, I'm the sports champion of our class. If I get caught up by a scholarly bookworm like Section Chief Su, it'd be embarrassing, so I'm going to speed up now!"
"If Section Chief Su can catch up with me, tonight I'll... hehe!"
Saying that, Wu Xingqi's overly short skirt revealed those wheat-colored, straight, and agile legs, unleashing unimaginable power, instantly increasing her speed.
Hey, can you not say such dangerous things?
You've made what was supposed to be a normal race impure now, gee!
Su Yuan inwardly complained helplessly.
But by this point, how could he slow down willingly? Plus, he wasn't yet at his physical limit; he could still speed up!
Bang bang bang—
Amidst the explosive sounds likened to popping balloons, Su Yuan's tendons and muscles stretched to an almost perfect state, and his speed surged, sticking closely behind Wu Xingqi.