Chương 87: Rebuilding After Dissipating Power

Old Wang, you're being indecent!

What do you mean by "because of being in a relationship"? Just say it's because of the sexual intercourse between men and women.

"Coach, you've misunderstood. We're just friends!"

Zhao Rui said with a serious expression.

"Oh? That's strange."

Wang Zhanshan frowned. He was quite concerned about Miao Miaomiao's situation, after all, she was one of the top four experts in the first year.

However, due to various reasons, there has been no way to solve the problem of her charm being released on its own.

At first, he thought it was because Miao and Zhao had become a couple and had a relationship.

That's how the charm lost its effect.

But judging from Zhao Rui's confident demeanor, he didn't seem to be lying.

"I heard you two have been spending a lot of time together lately?"

"Yes, Coach, we're discussing martial arts and learning from each other. There's nothing else going on."

Zhao Rui answered crisply and decisively.

"Okay, I got it. You can go ahead and get busy."

Wang Zhanshan waved his hand, dismissing Zhao Rui from the main hall.

The art of charm, which is contrary to ordinary martial arts, often involves the essential principles of essence, energy, and spirit that can only be comprehended after reaching the Grandmaster level.

Logically speaking, "魅" (mei) means allure or seduction, so it should be considered in the context of yin and yang harmony.

But as a coach, and a man at that, he can't exactly tell his female players, "Don't be so innocent."

Let's be a little more carefree and wild.

Go find a man.

Perhaps then we can find the reason why the charm has gone out of control.

I had heard rumors that Miao Miaomiao and Zhao Rui were dating, and that the two of them often sat side by side chatting.

This made him feel that he might have guessed correctly.

Then he called Zhao Rui over to verify it.

But the result was different from what he had expected, which forced him to fall into deep thought once again.

……

On the other side, not long after Zhao Rui left Wang Zhanshan's side, he was called over by Coach Zeng Hongyi.

"Second Team, I propose you be the team leader."

Upon meeting, Zeng Hongyi's words greatly surprised Zhao Rui.

"Me? I'm not suitable to be a coach. I'm not an eighth-level martial artist, and there are senior students in their second and third years who are above me."

Zhao Rui scratched his head, genuinely surprised by this suggestion.

Since only two of the second-year team members, including Qin Rui, remained, the second team, which was originally led by Zeng Hongyi, was disbanded.

In addition, the senior team members are nearing graduation, so they will definitely have less time for regular training.

After a discussion, the coaches reorganized the teams.

Zhao Rui's team includes one junior, two sophomores, and seven freshmen.

"I asked around, and the juniors and sophomores unanimously nominated you to be the team leader. As for the freshmen, they basically had no objections."

Zeng Hongyi said with a smile.

He had expected that the two of them would choose Zhao Rui in their second year, since the "group of four" was always decided by Zhao Rui, the junior.

But he didn't expect that the junior team member had no objection to this either.

Therefore, Zhao Rui truly deserves the title of captain.

"Um! Coach, I'm a bit lazy and don't want to get involved!"

Zhao Rui was speechless.

"You have to take the job whether you want to or not. This is our coaching staff's decision."

Zeng Hongyi glared at him and said in a deep voice, "It's settled then!"

"Go, gather the team members."

Zhao Rui rolled his eyes and had no choice but to accept the title of captain of the second team.

Soon, the ten team members gathered in the open space in the northwest corner of the training ground.

"After a selection process by the coaching staff, Zhao Rui has been chosen as the captain of our second team. He will be responsible for supervising and overseeing the daily training schedule..."

Zeng Hongyi publicly announced the appointment decision, and Zhao Rui, a freshman, became one of the three team captains.

He is also the only captain who is not at the eighth level of martial arts cultivation.

Upon hearing the appointment, everyone applauded, which surprised Zhao Rui.

Am I really that popular?

No one questions themselves?

"Alright, let's assemble and begin training. Today we'll continue our discussion of the Prajna Palm!"

Zeng Hongyi didn't ramble on. He briefly explained the appointment and then began today's routine training.

This training session lasted for most of the day.

The atmosphere in the group remained quite harmonious until they disbanded in the afternoon.

"Captain Zhao, you're treating us to dinner tonight!"

As soon as the coach announced the end of training, a group of team members gathered around Zhao Rui, laughing and joking.

"Please, please! Let's have a barbecue!"

It wouldn't be right if I didn't put in some effort on my first day as captain.

So the group left Mingchan Academy in a grand procession and went to a barbecue restaurant outside for a small gathering.

The group drank and chatted until after 9 p. m. before finally breaking up.

Slightly tipsy, the cool breeze is refreshing!

After parting ways with everyone, Zhao Rui strolled along the street when he suddenly heard a melodious zither tune slowly entering his ears.

Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see a row of houses brightly lit up on the buildings along the street not far away.

The beautiful piano music was coming from inside.

A shop sign hangs outside the building: Little Kangaroo Art Training School.

With a thought, Zhao Rui rapidly circulated his internal energy, dispelling the alcohol fumes around him, and then stepped onto the stairs.

Upon arriving at the reception hall, I saw several young and beautiful girls tidying up their things at the bar.

"Excuse me, do you teach musical instruments here?"

Hearing Zhao Rui's question, the group looked over. One of the girls smiled and said, "Teaching? Are you enrolling your child? What instrument would they like to learn?"

"I learned it myself. What musical instruments do you teach here?"

Hearing Zhao Rui's words, the girl was slightly taken aback, then looked enlightened and said, "There are pianos, guzheng, guitars, recorders... many kinds. Which instrument do you like?"

"Could you show me around? And introduce the teacher while you're at it? I'm a beginner."

"no problem."

The girl immediately stepped out from behind the bar and showed Zhao Rui around the training school.

It's called a school, but it's actually a training center with about ten small classrooms furnished with tables, chairs, and various musical instruments.

At this time, most classrooms were empty, with only a few people playing musical instruments in them.

There are students and teachers.

Is the flute easy to learn?

"You want to learn the flute? Our flute teacher is a man!"

The girl was slightly taken aback, a little surprised by Zhao Rui's choice. She thought Zhao Rui was learning musical instruments to pick up girls.

"What does it have to do with men and women learning musical instruments?"

Zhao Rui said with a slight frown.

"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant."

"Well, the flute is quite easy to learn! As a beginner, it's very easy to pick up this instrument."

The girl said somewhat shyly.

"Okay, then I'll play the flute."

After a moment's thought, Zhao Rui decided to sign up; as long as he was eager to learn, that was fine.

When the flute sounds, all evil spirits will flee. And if he puts on a mask, wouldn't it be like Huang Yaoshi has reappeared in the world?

"Okay, I'll register you right away, and then we'll confirm the study time."

Zhao Rui nodded and followed the girl back to the front desk to complete the registration process.

After completing the formalities and scheduling the class, Zhao Rui left the training school and headed to the grove.

When he arrived, Miao Miaomiao was sitting cross-legged, meditating and practicing her internal energy.

Wisps of white, misty steam rose from the top of her head.

This is not due to the evaporation of water vapor from the body, but rather the unconscious flow of internal energy within the meridians, which causes external water vapor to condense and manifest.

Only martial artists whose internal strength has reached a certain level and who cannot control their internal energy will experience this strange phenomenon.

Zhao Rui's expression hardened; this girl was a bit too eager to succeed.

This is not a good thing.

He quickly leaped behind her, sat cross-legged, gathered his palms in his chest, inhaled deeply, and placed his palms flat on her slender waist and back.

At the same time, he activated the internal energy technique of the Six Immortal Charms, pouring out his internal energy and circulating it along the acupoints on her back and throughout her body's meridians.

Using this shared energy, she was able to regulate the chaotic internal energy flow within her body.

Feeling a warm and powerful internal force surge into her body, Miao Miaomiao's internal force involuntarily began to flow into it.

Like fledglings returning to their nest, they nestled greedily in their mother's embrace.

The two internal energies merged into one, slowly calming the restless energy within Miao Miaomiao's body.

After about twenty minutes, Miao Miaomiao finally woke up from her unconsciousness.

The strange sensation within her body immediately surprised her.

"Do not make a sound, silently circulate your inner energy, and guide your qi back to its origin!"

The sound that slowly rose behind her instantly calmed her down. She quickly composed herself and followed the flow of energy, circulating it throughout her body.

"call!"

A white mist, like a ribbon, poured out from Miao Miaomiao's cherry lips, several feet long, and lingered in front of her for a long time.

After a long pause, she opened her eyes and said, still shaken, "Thank you, Zhao Rui!"

"You're incredibly bold! No one's protecting you, yet you dare to practice your skills blindly? Aren't you afraid of going mad from internal energy deviation?"

Zhao Rui said irritably.

"I don't know either. As I was practicing, my mind suddenly became somewhat disoriented, as if the technique was operating on its own!"

Miao Miaomiao recalled the events and still felt a chill run down her spine.

"It must be a conflict between the two techniques. Your incomplete internal energy is deeply ingrained, and it will probably be difficult to correct it directly."

Zhao Rui also discovered the problem. Although he pretended to deduce and kept leading the way to the original Enchanting Immortal Technique, he always failed at the last minute at every crucial point.

"What should we do?"

Miao Miaomiao frowned, her pretty face showing a solemn expression.

"At this point, there are only two feasible methods. One is for a supreme master who has practiced the Enchanting Immortal Technique to forcibly sever your meridians and open the two bridges between heaven and earth. Even an ordinary Grandmaster would probably not be able to do that."

Upon hearing this, Miao Miaomiao's expression immediately darkened. Even a Grandmaster-level expert could move with a little effort, but someone who practiced the Enchanting Immortal Technique could not.

This set of exercises followed her for ten years, and she memorized it by chance when she was eight years old.

The master who taught the technique back then has long since vanished without a trace.

"The second type is dissipating one's internal energy!"

Zhao Rui said in a calm tone.

But to Miao Miaomiao, these words were like a bolt from the blue.

It made her feel disoriented for a moment.

"Dissipate your power!"

"Yes, dissipate your power!"

"Can it be restored?"

"It could take three to five months, or as long as several years..."

Miao Miaomiao remained silent for a long time. The cold wind rustled through the treetops, as if providing accompaniment to her silence.

"I'll go back and think about it."

Miao Miaomiao stood up somewhat dazedly, and with a sway of her body, she flew down from the treetop and disappeared into the night.

Zhao Rui shook his head. He had already spoken; now it was up to her to choose.

If she really loses her power, he will naturally deduce the Enchanting Immortal Technique to her.

Because her incomplete cultivation technique was of great help to Zhao Rui, and because it involved matters of the soul.

Martial artists cultivate their skills and their minds!

Returning the revised Enchanting Immortal Technique to her was a way of fulfilling his karmic obligations regarding this martial art.

This thing is extremely mysterious; perhaps only those who have reached the Grandmaster level and cultivated their essence, energy, and spirit can truly understand its meaning.

Of course, it cannot be denied that Miao Miaomiao is indeed good-looking. We are both men, so there is nothing to be ashamed of.

As the cold night deepens, a gentle breeze arises!

For the next three days, Miao Miaomiao did not appear in the martial arts team.

Because of the cultivation technique, she was used to freedom and no one noticed her disappearance.

Zhao Rui continued to practice his skills and attend classes as usual.

Of course, there's also an additional music lesson in the class, which is held every evening from 6: 30 to 8: 00 sharp.

Three days was only enough time for him to learn the basic fingering techniques, but that was enough.

After all, is there anyone more proficient in breathing techniques than a martial artist?

All that's left is to learn how to read and interpret music.

On the fourth day, Miao Miaomiao, whom we hadn't seen for a long time, reappeared in the Martial Arts Academy.

However, her face was somewhat pale.

Wearing a white dress, she lost her usual charming demeanor and instead appeared more pitiful.

When she arrived, everyone still kept their distance, as if they had seen a snake or scorpion.

Miao Miaomiao couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Fear might be a good thing!

She remained quietly seated in the corner, basking in the sun, meditating and practicing her exercises.

She didn't get up and walk towards Zhao Rui until school was over in the afternoon.

This time, Zhao Rui didn't send her away. Instead, he nodded at her with a hint of admiration and said, "Don't worry!"

Miao Miaomiao gave a knowing smile.

She lost her powers.

With the protection of a Grandmaster-level expert in his home, he completed the dissipation of his internal energy.

It's the same old place.

It was just a bit early; Zhao Rui and his companion arrived here before 7: 00 AM, when it was just getting dark.

"Concentrate your mind and spirit, and be completely free of impurities..."

"Drawing upon the Jade Spring of Yaochi to cleanse the soul, capturing the pure radiance of Kunlun to purify the spirit. The Six Cycles revolve to connect with the Heavenly Way, and enchanting immortals transform into lotuses to cross over from suffering..."

Zhao Rui softly recited the general principles, sat upright behind Miao Miaomiao, and continued to guide her qi with his own to help her quickly recover her cultivation.

This cultivation session lasted for more than an hour.

After the two finished their practice, Miao Miaomiao checked the circulation of internal energy within her body and looked at Zhao Rui, saying, "I can continue with the previous methods of cultivation, but after the Baihui acupoint, we need to practice the cultivation method derived from the deduction!"

"If I still fail, don't worry, I won't blame you. I should thank you for giving me the courage to choose to discontinue my practice."

Miao Miaomiao said.

Zhao Rui nodded, understanding what she meant.

Since she mastered the Enchanting Immortal Technique, no one can stand within a ten-foot radius of her.

This forced her to accept being alone.

She had considered dispersing her cultivation, but having finally achieved such success, how could she bear to give it up?

"Alright, don't overthink it, just focus on recovering!"

"Um!"

After chatting for a while, Zhao Rui took Miao Miaomiao home.

Unlike before, after Miao Miaomiao dispersed her powers, her charm was completely gone, her strength was greatly reduced, and she had much less ability to protect herself.

Zhao Rui naturally wouldn't let her walk home alone at night.

Looking at the large-scale, exquisitely constructed residential community in front of me.

Zhao Rui couldn't help but quip, "I didn't expect you to be such a wealthy woman!"

Miao Miaomiao smiled upon hearing this and said, "My dad's home, so I won't invite you in. Thank you!"

This chapter was written in a bit of a rush; I wrote it, deleted it, and wrote it again. The meaning wasn't fully expressed, so I'll think about it some more.

(End of this chapter)