Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

Chapter 73: Chapter 72: Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade

Sauntering and chatting, time flew by. Before they knew it, evening had arrived.

Seated at Haidilao, after a busy day, Master Zhang finally got to enjoy the hot pot he had been longing for.

How could you have hot pot with a beauty and not pair it with some beer? So, Zhang Beixing waved his hand grandly and ordered a case of beer and two bottles of white spirits. He casually propped a foot on the beer case, striking a cool pose.

He had no idea how much time had passed, and then, in another blink of an eye...

”Hmph—”

”Huh? Fuck, did I transmigrate again?”

With the snoring cut off, Zhang Beixing jerked awake, suddenly finding himself in a classroom, utterly confused.

What’s going on? I clearly remember being at Haidilao, so how did I end up in a classroom? Transmigrating twice in one month? Absurd! Ridiculous, just fucking ridiculous.

Zhang Beixing thought the likelihood of this happening was about the same as him buying a lottery ticket and then immediately winning the jackpot. So, he wracked his brain over it. And wouldn’t you know it, that Mental Attribute of 105 really wasn’t just for show. Even though Zhang Beixing was utterly smashed, he still managed to recall last night’s ordeal.

At first, everything was normal. Zhang Beixing and Lin Siqi were enjoying hot pot and singing, blissful as immortals.

But then, after the alcohol arrived and they started drinking, things took a turn.

Don’t be fooled by Lin Siqi looking so cute and coy, speaking in such a soft and sweet manner as if she were easy to bully. But when it came to drinking, she was vicious!

It started with just one case of beer, which then turned into two. Later on, Lin Siqi decided beer was boring and switched to white spirits instead. She damn well managed to drink Zhang Beixing, a tall northerner standing at 1.85 meters, under the table!

Thinking back to the muffled words he had half-heard in his stupor, Zhang Beixing shuddered:

”You silly fool, is that all you’ve got? I thought you were tough since you insisted on drinking, but it turns out you’re just a lightweight!”

”Come on, get up, let’s keep drinking.”

”I’m the boss here! Get your ass up for me, come on!”

”Not getting up, huh? If you don’t, I’ll just pour it down your throat.”

...

Damn, it was truly terrifying. When you drink with others, if you get drunk, at worst they’ll call you a lightweight and stop pouring for you. But drinking with Lin Siqi, if you got drunk, this woman dared to keep pouring it into you. Absolutely life-threatening!

If Haidilao’s manager hadn’t sensed something was wrong and hurried over to intervene, Zhang Beixing wouldn’t be sitting in this classroom now. Being able to open my eyes would mean nothing short of a doctor’s timely rescue and a miraculous recovery!

”I’ve got to control myself,” Zhang Beixing thought, shaking his head to stay alert. ”I can’t drink like I did yesterday again; it’s too easy to mess things up!”

As for why he was now in the classroom, that was actually quite simple: to maintain the perfect attendance record for Dormitory 203. In the morning, Zheng Jituo and the others had dragged him, kicking and screaming, to the classroom. Pretty badass of them!

He opened his System panel and looked at the status bar, which showed: [Slight Hangover].

Enduring the slight discomfort in his head, Zhang Beixing got through the class. As soon as it ended, he rushed back to his dormitory, took a shower, and changed clothes. Then he drank some milk. Only then did he start to feel a bit better.

Watching the [Slight Hangover] status gradually fade, Zhang Beixing figured that after one more class, it should be completely gone.

So he returned to the classroom, found Lin Siqi, and plunked down next to her, staring intently at her gentle and adorable face.

Sensing Zhang Beixing’s direct, unblinking gaze, Lin Siqi felt a bit guilty and dared not meet his eyes. Because she had been sober when she was pouring drinks for Zhang Beixing the night before. In fact, she had been the one to hail a cab—specifically requesting a female driver—and had Zhang Beixing and herself taken back to Shi University.

In other words, Lin Siqi had intentionally continued pouring drinks for Zhang Beixing after he was drunk!

As for her reasons... Forget it, I won’t talk about it. My mind was hazy at the time; what a shamefully embarrassing thought that was.

In this battle of gazes, Lin Siqi endured the most agonizing class of her life.

Watching Zhang Beixing, who remained indifferent no matter what she said, merely staring silently at her, she felt some regret. I don’t regret pouring drinks for Zhang Beixing. Rather, I regret that I allowed myself to be persuaded and didn’t manage to pour more. If only I’d managed to get that bottle down his throat, he definitely wouldn’t have clamored to go home. At the very least, he would’ve slept until noon today. Where he would’ve woken up then is a different question... But at least, it definitely wouldn’t have led to this current awkward situation! No place to run, no place to hide. This public execution is just too fucked up!

RING RING RING—

With the urgent sound of the bell ending class, Lin Siqi sprang up as if on springs and hastily fled the scene.

Seeing her like this, Zhang Beixing just pursed his lips and said nothing. He simply sent Lin Siqi a message on VX: ”This won’t happen again. If you dare mess around next time, I’ll spank your butt.” Then, he put away his phone and walked toward Liu Yi’s office.

He knocked on the door. Liu Yi’s voice answered, ”Come in.”

Zhang Beixing pushed the door open and saw Liu Yi at his desk, wearing glasses and engrossed in writing. Seeing this, Zhang Beixing simply sat down in a chair, muted his phone, and started scrolling through it.

「An hour later.」

Liu Yi finally put down his pen. He took off his glasses, let out a long breath, and rubbed his shoulders, saying, ”Sorry, the school administration just had a meeting and asked us to write a summary. Have you been waiting long?”

”It’s alright!” Zhang Beixing looked up at Liu Yi, replied briefly, then lowered his head and continued to look at his phone.

Seeing him so engrossed, Teacher Liu grew curious and walked over to see what Zhang Beixing was watching. But as soon as his gaze fell on the phone, he was instantly captivated and couldn’t look away.

He looked: Zhang Beixing’s phone was playing a knife-forging competition!

Watching those pieces of metal being melted and forged, hammered into sharp blades, Liu Yi felt a stir within himself! His DNA stirred! Even though he no longer practiced martial arts, he couldn’t resist this kind of temptation! Without a word, he immediately sat down next to Zhang Beixing and started watching with him.

And once he started watching, he continued for quite a while.

It wasn’t until the sun was high in the sky that Liu Yi finally snapped back to reality. He reluctantly pulled his gaze away, then, remembering something, looked at Zhang Beixing suspiciously and asked, ”Didn’t I hear that your Douyin feed is full of beauties? Why have you been scrolling for so long today, and it’s either knife-forging competitions or introductions to cold weapons? Have you had a change of heart, kid?”

Hearing Liu Yi’s question, Zhang Beixing snorted inwardly with disdain.

Ha! What an unstylish question. Who am I? An account nurturing expert! It’s not just about beauty accounts or weapon accounts. Give me a week, and I could nurture any kind of account. And besides, who said I only have one account? An account known to friends and family—that’s not one I’d use to casually like and comment on beauties, is it?

”This... I was just playing around, didn’t expect it to turn out like this,” Zhang Beixing said. ”Teacher Liu, I noticed you were very interested in this content. Since I’m also looking to switch to some new content, how about I give this account to you?”

Saying this, Zhang Beixing held out his phone, gesturing.

Seeing his almost blatant hint, Liu Yi knew exactly what was going on and swatted Zhang Beixing in mock annoyance. ”You rascal, always thinking about these crooked and devious things. Let’s go; we’re going to meet the martial arts predecessors of Shishi.”

With that, Liu Yi turned and walked toward the door. Just before leaving, he paused and said, ”Send me the account on VX later. Oh, and that martial arts training video of yours.”

Then he continued out.

Hearing this, Zhang Beixing cheerily responded, ”Got it!” and quickly followed Liu Yi to the Shi University parking lot.

I was too busy yesterday and hungover; I only sobered up a short while ago, so sending Teacher Liu my Douyin ID had completely slipped my mind. As for the martial arts training video, I checked it this morning. Perhaps due to the previous review process, the video still hasn’t gained much traction, so the view count isn’t high. I’ll have to wait a bit longer.

...

Liu Yi’s car was an Audi A8. Plain yet luxurious.

Zhang Beixing sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seatbelt. As Liu Yi stepped on the gas, the car drove out of the university gates, officially embarking on the journey to visit martial arts predecessors.

”Beixing, the person I’m taking you to visit today is Elder Chen Xinghan, a master of the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade,” Liu Yi said as they stopped at a red light. He lit a cigarette, introduced the person they were to visit, and then asked Zhang Beixing, ”Do you know why I want to take you to visit him first?”

Hearing his words, Zhang Beixing looked utterly baffled. How would I know why we’re visiting this Elder Chen first? If Liu Yi hadn’t mentioned him today, I wouldn’t even have heard of the man.

Fortunately, Liu Yi hadn’t expected Zhang Beixing to answer. Exhaling a puff of smoke, he answered his own question, ”There are three reasons.”

”First, Elder Chen is highly respected in the martial arts community of Northern River Province. He fought on the battlefield and killed enemies in his youth. Both emotionally and rationally, we should visit him first to pay our respects.”

”Second, the Northern Sect’s Eight Pieces of Brocade shares the same lineage as the Yue Family Successive Boxing that we cultivate. The difference is that the Yue Family Successive Boxing we cultivate was personally created by General Yue Fei, while the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade was modified and passed down by General Yue Fei.”

”Third, the Eight Pieces of Brocade is a fitness martial art that cultivates the body and temperament. Although the Northern Sect’s version emphasizes firmness, and its ability to cultivate temperament has consequently diminished, having some method to improve one’s physical condition is better than none at all. Moreover, what we cultivate is the Yue Family Successive Boxing—a fierce, overpowering, sinister, and ruthless martial art. Its cultivation can damage the practitioner’s body. If such injuries are left untreated and not properly cared for, it’s easy to end up like me, with a hidden ailment that’s difficult to cure! And I must say, the Eight Pieces of Brocade is truly effective for addressing the physical problems caused by cultivating the Yue Family Successive Boxing; it’s very good.”

Saying that, Liu Yi put the cigarette between his lips and rubbed his right shoulder. That was where the hidden ailment resided.

Zhang Beixing understood. While cultivating the Yue Family Successive Boxing recently, I had been contemplating this issue too. The Yue Family Successive Boxing is too harmful to the body. Just cultivating it a few more times than usual had caused moderate damage to my left forearm and right thigh. It’s only because I could mitigate the injuries by allocating stat points. Otherwise, I might have to continuously drink herbal medicine to recuperate my body.

However, there was one thing Zhang Beixing didn’t quite understand. Since there’s a way to resolve the drawbacks of the Yue Family Successive Boxing, and Teacher Liu knows about it, why did he still end up with such a severe hidden ailment? How frantically must Teacher Liu have cultivated back then to have inflicted such damage on himself?