In the subsequent class, the beautiful instructor broke down the movements, from the muscles in the soles of the feet to the calves and thighs, demonstrating every detail meticulously and patiently.
For students who struggled to grasp the essentials, she would offer earnest guidance.
Compared to the Martial Arts teachers at school, her instruction was noticeably more attentive.
Unfortunately, even so, by the end of the class, only two or three out of ten students could execute five to six parts of the movement decently similar, and it should be noted they already had a decent foundation, at least they were already beginners in Swordsmanship.
After the class ended and the students gradually bid farewell and left,
the beautiful teacher approached, bringing along a waft of fragrant breeze.
Her skin was fair, and her features were gentle; although beautiful, she did not evoke a sense of aggression, giving off a feeling of gentle elegance and tranquility.
Her body had the graceful and alluring curves of a mature woman, making Chen Shouyi's heart race and face flush.
Compared to the naïve girls at school, this kind of mature and beautiful charm made his heart pound even more.
He hurriedly stood up respectfully and said, "Hello, teacher!"
"My last name is Wang, just call me Teacher Wang. I would like to know, how is your foundation in Swordsmanship?" She didn't mind the young man's awkwardness, just smiled gently and said.
"I've only learned the forward stab with a bow step!"
The beautiful teacher handed over the wooden sword in her hand. "Can you practice a bit? I want to see your progress to better arrange your class placement."
"Oh, sure, sure!" Chen Shouyi said nervously.
Yesterday he could still face his classmates confidently, but now in front of this beautiful teacher, he seemed to have reverted to being timid.
Chen Shouyi took the sword, took a deep breath, and quickly executed a thrust.
Just as he thrusted, he regretted not performing perfectly in front of the beautiful teacher.
If he could relax a bit and not be so nervous, preparing a bit longer, he was sure he could have done better.
"Very standard, just lacking a bit of force, and your footwork is a bit awkward, not smooth enough. How long have you been practicing?" The beautiful teacher was slightly surprised.
"Ha!" Chen Shouyi didn't expect his poor performance would actually receive praise. He subconsciously replied humbly, "Actually, I'm still not very skilled, I've only practiced for a few... few months?"
He originally wanted to say a few days, but in the end, he said a few months, as a few days would be too exaggerated, clearly unrealistic.
"You have a talent for Swordsmanship. Since you have a good foundation, let's do this. There's a new advanced Swordsmanship class starting at 1 PM tomorrow, you should come along." The beautiful teacher, without suspicion, thought for a moment and said.
"Thank you, Teacher Wang. By the way, how much is the fee?" Chen Shouyi remembered to ask.
"The fee here might be a bit high, about 8000 for a session of twenty classes, once a week."
Fortunately, the money is enough, Chen Shouyi thought to himself.
He grew up under the high pressure from Mrs. Chen without developing much bad habits. His monthly living expenses, aside from the necessities, always had a significant surplus. Combined with the 7000 Mrs. Chen sent this morning, he had over 9000 yuan, enough for the tuition.
After paying, Chen Shouyi left the Martial Arts Training Center, checking the time, it was only ten o'clock.
Or should I just go home?
A thought occurred to him, just as he was about to head to the parking lot to get his bicycle, he heard someone calling him.
"Chen Shouyi!?"
He turned around to see, and it was a slightly familiar figure. She had neat short hair, looking fresh and charming under the mild morning sun.
Beside her stood an unfamiliar, handsome young man, seemingly her boyfriend.
He looked at the girl, hesitantly asked, "Are you... Guo Qianqian?"
"Yes, I didn't expect to see you here. You haven't changed at all, still the same honest appearance." Guo Qianqian said with some excitement upon seeing Chen Shouyi.
Chen Shouyi was also a bit excited.
They were classmates in elementary school, even desk mates once, one of the few friends Chen Shouyi had back then, but unfortunately, they parted ways after entering junior high school as she went to study elsewhere. He felt sad for a long time at that time, and never thought she came back.
"By the way, let me introduce, this is my boyfriend Lin Feng!" Guo Qianqian said with a smile.
Suppressing his complicated feelings, Chen Shouyi looked at the young man and greeted him politely.
Her boyfriend, tall and lean, dressed and looked ordinary, not paying attention to the plain-looking, tall and lean Chen Shouyi, only nodded indifferently and then started scrolling through his phone.
"It's been such a long time. Are you also attending classes at the Martial Arts Training Center?"
"No, I just registered today."
"What a coincidence! My boyfriend is as well. He just registered for an advanced Swordsmanship class. Are you planning to apply for the Martial Arts Academy too?" Guo Qianqian asked enthusiastically.
Chen Shouyi gradually calmed down, no longer as excited as before, smiling lightly and saying, "That's unlikely. My physical conditioning isn't there yet. I'm just taking things step by step."
Just then, her boyfriend seemed to grow a bit impatient, put his phone into his pocket, and pretentiously checked his watch, "It's getting late, let's not chat anymore. We agreed to go have pizza just now!"
"Alright, then. Chen Shouyi, why don't you join us? Lin Feng has some discount coupons." Guo Qianqian said, with a courteous politeness, seemingly quite concerned about her boyfriend.
"No need, I need to hurry home!" Noticing the boyfriend's somewhat unpleasant expression, Chen Shouyi smiled and said.
Watching Guo Qianqian leave with her boyfriend, Chen Shouyi felt a bit empty inside, neither sad nor upset, just indifferent as if having never gained anything, it didn't matter losing it.
He quickly gathered himself and, finding his bicycle in the bike shed, headed home swiftly.
Upon returning home, he found his sister was long gone, unsurprised. She was always active and, compared to the unnoticed Chen Shouyi, was a star at school and among friends, barely seen at home during weekends.
"Did you finish registering? If you're hungry, go eat outside." Mrs. Chen placed a dish of rice in front of a guest, wiped her hands, and said.
It was the weekend and not even ten thirty yet, but their family restaurant already had plenty of guests, busying everyone off their feet.
"I finished registering. Class starts at 1 PM tomorrow." Chen Shouyi didn't want to mention the extra thousand to avoid his mother nagging. "Then I'll go eat outside."
"Go, go, seeing you standing here just annoys me." Mrs. Chen said with a look of disdain.
"By the way, do you have enough money?"
As he was nearly at the door, Mrs. Chen spoke again.
"I have enough!"
......
After a quick lunch at a small shop outside, Chen Shouyi hurried back to his bedroom, locked the door, lay down on the bed, and entered the Gray Mist Space.
Today's Memory Leaves had already sprouted buds. After staring at it for a while, his mind immediately delved into it.
Within the fast-forwarding memory, it quickly reached the scene in the training room of the Youth Martial Arts Training Center in the morning.
"Today I am going to teach the 'Slash' in Swordsmanship. When subdivided further, it can be divided into Static Slash, Small Step Slash, and Big Step Slash..."
In the training room, the beautiful teacher was explaining.
Chen Shouyi's heart was moved, and his mind immediately approached this beautiful instructor who previously made his heart race and palms sweat, boldly and meticulously observing her from head to toe, missing no detail.
In this world, he was like an all-powerful deity, with no restraint on his actions.
Gradually, he realized, there wasn't much to it.
Just two eyes, a nose, a mouth, nothing different from the other girls in class. If there was anything different, it was her maturity, with a captivating charm.
Chen Shouyi observed for a long time until he felt he could face her normally next time, then he stopped.
By then, the beautiful instructor's demonstration had already ended, but to him, it was just replaying the memory again.
Once Chen Shouyi replayed the memory from the beginning, this time, he didn't waste time and quickly inhabited her body.
He had to note that being in a woman's body always felt a bit uncomfortable. Not only was the chest heavily weighed down with two lumps of flesh, but below felt as if something was missing, leaving an empty sensation.
Fortunately, Chen Shouyi had plenty of experience, and he quickly regained his focus.
The 'Slash' was more complex than the stab, involving more muscles, and the range of motion was larger. Not only did the waist need to twist at a considerable angle, but both feet and the body had intense shifts in balance.
This was only for Static Slash; the Small Step Slash and Big Step Slash were even more complicated, especially the Big Step Slash. The fundamental step alone, akin to shortening vast distances, involved innumerable complex muscle movements.
Fortunately, his forward stab with a bow step was already quite practiced, and he had entered the beginner stage of Swordsmanship. He had his own understanding of muscle control. Just like how going from zero to one is the hardest, reaching two or even three was relatively easier.
He spent the entire afternoon, sometimes jumping off the bed to practice with a wooden sword for half an hour, other times delving into the memory space to experience various muscle power exertion experiences first-hand. When practicing Big Step Slash, the bedroom was too small, so he moved to the living room.
His feet slid through the air like skating, gliding from east to west. By evening, he finally managed to barely grasp the Swordsmanship skill of 'Slash'.
PS: Next chapter at three o'clock, new week, please recommend.