Chapter 122: 122 He Was Speechless
Wang Heng felt that he might really have a talent for practicing martial arts, because of his reaction speed and footwork.
The moment he saw Ye Xun walk in, he silently moved two steps to the side and back, hiding behind the standing punching bag. Cao Zhan, who was explaining the essentials of boxing movements, clearly didn’t notice any anomaly and slightly turned around, continuing to lecture Wang Heng.
This way, she couldn’t see this side from the doorway, but Wang Heng’s gaze could peer through the gap between Cao Zhan and the punching bag to see Ye Xun’s movements.
This grasp of space and angle had a kind of ingenious aptitude that came naturally without a teacher.
“Feet apart, left foot forward and right foot back… You’re right-handed, right? Yes, tuck it in a bit more… Keep your arms tighter, tighter, arms are for blocking others’ fists, the steadier the better, must block the vital areas, yes, just like that… Don’t clench your fist so tight, relax a bit.”
Cao Zhan spoke while reaching out to correct his movements. While listening, Wang Heng kept paying attention to that young girl.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Xun’s figure disappeared behind the changing room door.
After a while, when she came out again, she had already changed into a set of clothes. Black sports tank top and shorts, nothing else. The body she revealed was indeed very slim, but not weak at all. The abs on her abdomen were clearly visible even without tensing, without a trace of excess fat.
Ye Xun picked up the bandages and carefully wrapped them around her wrists and fists. She didn’t need anyone else’s help; she was too familiar with this step, wrapping each loop tightly enough.
After wrapping the bandages, the young girl put on boxing gloves and walked toward a standing punching bag.
After a brief preparation, she assumed a stance, threw a jab that hit the punching bag and made it sway. Immediately after, she kicked out a low sweep kick, producing a muffled “thud,” and the punching bag swayed even more.
Fortunately, the punching bag she chose was not the same one next to Wang Heng, with some distance between them.
Wang Heng moved two more steps to the side and back, letting the punching bag beside him block between him and Ye Xun. However, his movements finally caught Cao Zhan’s attention.
“What are you doing? You seemed to be spacing out just now…” Cao Zhan turned his head for a glance and suddenly realized, “So you’ve got your eye on that girl, right?”
Wang Heng lowered his voice eagerly, “No no no, really not!”
Cao Zhan patted his shoulder and laughed, “What’s there to be shy about? There aren’t many girls at your school anyway, and you’re so thin-skinned, how will you ever get a girlfriend?”
Wang Heng: “I don’t need a girlfriend!”
Cao Zhan scoffed, “Tch, what man doesn’t like pretty girls? Now I get why you were spacing out earlier—your soul got sucked away by her.”
Wang Heng earnestly said, “You’ve misunderstood, really…”
“Wait, let me teach you—wooing girls requires being bold!”
As he spoke, Cao Zhan turned around and walked toward Ye Xun. Wang Heng tried to pull him back, but his strength was no match for him.
Thus, Wang Heng could only watch as Cao Zhan went over, said a couple words to Ye Xun, and pointed this way. Ye Xun stopped abusing the punching bag, turned her head to look, and her eyes immediately lit up with surprise.
“Wang Heng!” The young girl called out and hurried over.
Cao Zhan followed behind, scratching the back of his head: “So you two know each other?”
“Yes, we know each other…” Wang Heng looked at the young girl in front of him, and in an instant, a flood of thoughts surged in his mind; he desperately wanted to run back to the dormitory right away and shake the hamster’s cage to question it properly.
But at this moment, to avoid seeming too anomalous, he certainly couldn’t just run away.
Calm down, calm down—this little scene is nothing.
Wang Heng suppressed his emotional fluctuations and asked in a normal, flat tone: “Aren’t you busy with school? Why come practice combat?”
The young girl’s face was beaming with an excited smile: “I am busy, so I can only come on Sunday. Just studying hard without balancing work and rest won’t do. After slaving away at school for six days, I definitely need to vent a bit.”
“Your way of venting is hitting the punching bag?”
“Not always, sometimes I spar with others too.” Ye Xun invited enthusiastically, “Senior, want to spar with me?”
Wang Heng glanced at the large punching bag that had been swaying nonstop earlier and politely shook his head: “No thanks, I’m still a newbie right now.”
“Newbie… So senior, is this your first time here today?”
“Yes.”
Ye Xun asked again: “Have you practiced combat before?”
Wang Heng shook his head.
At this moment, Cao Zhan nearby helpfully explained: “He bought our trial class, three sessions—this is his first one.”
Ye Xun had a sudden inspiration and stared at Cao Zhan: “How about this: I’m sort of an apprentice at the martial arts hall anyway, let me take charge of teaching him, okay?”
Cao Zhan scratched his head, somewhat hesitant: “Well…”
“It’s decided then—I’ll go talk to the boss!”
With that, Ye Xun turned and ran straight into the nearby office.
Wang Heng finally grabbed Cao Zhan and asked a bit nervously: “She’s also an apprentice at your martial arts hall? You guys recruit minors?”
Cao Zhan scratched his head: “We don’t hire child labor, but this girl is an exception—her family seems to have some significant background… I’m not clear on the details, but she knows our boss and can really talk to him. She comes every Sunday lately and doesn’t need anyone to teach her; she just practices on her own.”
“Her home isn’t close to here—why choose this martial arts hall?” Wang Heng muttered to himself, not sure if he was asking others or himself.
Cao Zhan: “No idea about that. Anyway, she shouldn’t count as an apprentice at our martial arts hall, but she’s not the kind of student who pays tuition either. Probably the boss’s friend’s kid who can use our facilities to practice anytime… How to put it, a connected person?”
Wang Heng felt he pretty much understood. Considering the Ye family’s connections, knowing a pro boxer or martial arts hall boss was a piece of cake. For small favors not involving interests, they’d help casually. Using the martial arts hall’s facilities was no problem.
It didn’t seem to be the hamster’s fault; he just hadn’t been cautious enough.
A few minutes later, Ye Xun ran back from that office to Wang Heng.
The young girl held out both hands, offering a card.
Wang Heng hesitated a bit but still took it, then cautiously asked: “What’s this?”
Ye Xun smiled: “Membership card! I got you one, and it’s free.”
Before Wang Heng could react, Cao Zhan next to him was shocked first: “How could a membership card be free!”
Ye Xun explained: “Strictly speaking, it’s not entirely free—I covered the card production cost. This card is personalized and non-transferable, just this one; it allows self-practice in the martial arts hall but doesn’t include any courses.”
Wang Heng got it—this was a free membership card for connected people.
Cao Zhan was still puzzled and pointed at Wang Heng: “Only self-practice in the facilities… But he’s a complete newbie—how can he manage without anyone teaching him?”
Ye Xun patted her chest and laughed: “I’ll teach him!”
Cao Zhan was immediately speechless.
Wang Heng looked at the young girl’s face brimming with a brilliant smile and was speechless for a moment.
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Recommending an old friend’s new book《The Supreme God is Slacking Again》This author is also an old hand—this book I’ve read too; it’s about transmigrating to another world’s Japan to become a god and then recruiting RBQ（wait, scratch that）recruiting shrine maiden miss to work for him story
