Women generally mature earlier than men, both physically and psychologically.
While boys are still indulging in games and anime, many girls have already started seriously considering what criteria they should use to choose their other half in life.
If Ye Qingzhou was just a dispensable admirer to Yun Shanshan before, now that he's displaying martial arts talent, he's evidently upgraded and eligible to be one of the backups under her pomegranate skirt.
Thinking this way, Yun Shanshan's lips slightly curled up, her attitude toward Ye Qingzhou changed in her heart: 'Well, since you're so excellent, I'll give you a formal chance to pursue me.'
With this thought in mind, Yun Shanshan approached with a full smile, her voice sweet as sugar: "Ye Qingzhou, what a coincidence, huh?"
"Hmm."
Ye Qingzhou didn't even lift his eyelid, just responded casually. He knew someone was secretly watching just now but didn't really care.
Yun Shanshan noticed Ye Qingzhou's indifference and distance, her heart skipped a bit, thinking how the boy before her seems to have changed completely?
Wasn't he previously the type who would eagerly come over when he saw me, trying every way to cozy up?
Why isn't he proactive and enthusiastic now?
Seriously, are you even planning to pursue me or not!
Yun Shanshan was slightly going crazy in her heart, but considering Ye Qingzhou's remarkable talent just displayed, she had to grit her teeth and took the initiative to start the conversation, even using a coy tone with him for the first time: "Ye Qingzhou, your punch just now was amazing, can you teach me?"
"You want to learn?"
"Mm-hmm!"
Yun Shanshan nodded vigorously, once again showcasing her charm, her bright eyes blinking, full of affection, sending signals towards Ye Qingzhou.
Unfortunately, Ye Qingzhou was oblivious to her charms. He just nodded indifferently: "That move I just used is called 'One Thousand Gold for a Sound,' do you understand?"
Yun Shanshan looked blank: "Understand what?"
Ye Qingzhou sighed: "It means if you give me one thousand gold, I'll teach you."
Yun Shanshan: !!!
Seeing Yun Shanshan stunned for a long time, without speaking, with tears glistening in her eyes and a face showing the grievance of being abandoned.
However, Ye Qingzhou didn't buy it at all: "Even though we're classmates, without money, it's difficult for me to make a deal. Come to me when you've gathered the money, I'm very trustworthy; as long as I take your money, I'll make sure you learn."
After speaking without any reluctance, he turned around and left, leaving Yun Shanshan alone in disarray in the wind.
What just happened?
Her admirer seems to have decided not to admire anymore, leaving just the dog.
Yun Shanshan suddenly remembered Ye Qingzhou staring intently at Xu Lan before, immediately feeling indignant:'That scumbag really is a dog, switching affection without a second thought!'
While she was sulking, her good friend Cao Jingwen came over: "Shanshan, what's up? Your eyes are red, have you been crying?"
Yun Shanshan asked with a choked voice, unwilling to accept: "Jingwen, do you think boys all like bigger ones?"
After hearing the story from Yun Shanshan, Cao Jingwen was also helpless. She glanced at Xu Lan, who was not far away with a more generous figure, and then looked back at Yun Shanshan's flat terrain, finally comforting her: "Don't worry, you're still young, you can continue to develop. Besides, I've heard that practicing martial arts can encourage a second growth spurt, improving your figure, you'll definitely grow bigger then."
"Really?"
"If I'm lying, I'm a puppy!"
Finally, Cao Jingwen managed to console her crying friend.
On the other side, Ye Qingzhou acted as if nothing happened, cracking walnuts effortlessly. His fingers exerted energy, causing the hard shell to crack instantly.
Then flicking a finger, the crunchy nut was promptly flicked into his mouth, leaving a lingering taste.
Soon, the school bell rang, and Huang Liwen dragged him toward the cafeteria: "What are you standing around for, let's rush!"
"It's just a meal, what's the big deal?"
"You don't get it? I heard today our sophomore year's menu would start including Iron Feather Chicken, a precious ingredient, if we're late, we'll only get chicken feathers!"
When they reached the cafeteria, a special food window had already formed a long queue.
Huang Liwen cursed irritably: "Damn it, it's those beasts from the sports training team, they must have come to line up before school even ended, really lacking virtue."
Ye Qingzhou didn't say a word, he just stretched his neck, sniffing the unique aroma wafting through the air.
Just by smelling, every cell in his body seemed to become alive, his stomach growled, filled with an instinctive desire to eat.
"This aroma, is it medicinal food?"
Ye Qingzhou was shocked. Martial artists consume substantial energy, naturally increasing their appetite. When reaching the Pill Force and Gang Force levels, ordinary food can't meet the daily consumption of martial arts practice, leading to a need for nourishment to prevent unnecessary bodily wear and tear, avoiding organ failure.
Even specific medicinal food supplied to martial artists often falls short for Earth's Martial Arts Powerhouses.
To put it bluntly, the efficiency of extracting energy from breaking down regular food is too low, nowhere near keeping up with the body's wear and tear of martial arts practitioners.
Blue Star differs from Earth as the Grotto Heaven Secret Realms often accompany numerous Immortal Ganoderma and Exotic Beasts, these consumable Celestial Materials and Earthly Treasures contain a mysterious energy called 'Primordial Qi,' rapidly replenishing the consumption required for martial arts.
Iron Feather Chicken is one such successfully domesticated and massively bred low-grade rare bird; though the Spiritual Qi it contains isn't much, the price for one usually exceeds 5000 yuan, out of the reach for ordinary people.
Fortunately, Linjiang First High School is a city key school, thus students can enjoy the national 'Free Lunch for Middle School Students' policy, eating 200 grams of Iron Feather Chicken meat daily without spending money.
The quantity isn't much, but barely enough to meet the minimum martial arts practice needs.
If not for this, under the standard training requirement of the Six Military Techniques, students at Linjiang First High School might suffer bleeding from exhaustion before mastering the forms.
After waiting in line for five minutes, Ye Qingzhou and Huang Liwen each managed to get a serving of Braised Iron Feather Chicken.
Huang Liwen took a deep breath, smelling the chicken in his tray, ecstatic: "Luckily we came early, getting chicken drumsticks and wings, no need to gnaw on chicken heads, necks, or butts."
Ye Qingzhou was too busy to talk, as he grabbed the chopsticks and started devouring the chicken in his bowl, even crunching the hard bones and swallowing them.
While they were enjoying their meal, several tall figures blocked the light, surrounding their table.
Leading them was Linjiang First High School's bully, Hee Weifang, accompanied by several henchmen from the sports training team.