The Way of Restraint

Chapter 184: A Shocking Encounter

“I knew you studied at Q University. I was planning to find you after giving you my pointers today, but you’re here! It saved me a lot of trouble.” Liu Long ran over, walked to Su Jie’s side, and proactively extended his hand to shake hands. He then patted Su Jie’s back, pulled him aside, and whispered, “If you hadn’t taken down Feng Hengyi in the Haoyu Cup, I wouldn’t have won the championship at all. I never imagined that kid was so strong.”

“He came from the Typhon Training Camp. He probably started training even in his mother’s womb,” Su Jie replied casually.

“Who taught you your fighting style? I see the training system of the god-maker Odell in you. The current world number one, Solo, number two, Granlin, and the third and fourth-ranked champions are all people trained by Odell.” Liu Long continued to pull Su Jie closer, wanting to ask more details.

“What do you think?” Su Jie smiled. 

“I can tell you even if you don’t want to say,” Liu Long hurriedly said. “But that’s not important. Many people have been trained by Odell. I want to ask you a question now: have you already entered the realm of the living dead?”

“Yes.” Su Jie didn’t mince words this time. The reason he hadn’t mentioned Odell was because Odell had forbidden him from revealing it.

As for his advancement to the realm of the living dead, telling Liu Long wouldn’t hurt.

“Master Ma is my psychological coach. He highly praises you, saying you are the most talented teenager he has ever seen, and he’s right. You have now entered the ranks of the world’s true strongmen, especially since you are so young, you still have a lot of room for improvement. If I’m not mistaken, some of your physical abilities might even break world records, right?” Even though Liu Long was the number one in the country, he hadn’t reached the “living dead” realm.

“Is there anything I can help you with?” Su Jie saw through Liu Long’s thoughts.

His mind was incredibly sharp, and his knowledge of feng shui and physiognomy had increased significantly. He could tell that Liu Long was so eager to ask that he definitely needed help. 

“I’m having my third fight with Muay Thai champion Bangalorn in two months. I lost to him in Las Vegas last time, and I can’t afford to lose again. If you have time, could you talk to me and help me improve?” Liu Long actually needed a sparring partner. “Bangalorn is my lifelong enemy. He’s a true superstar in the Thai Muay Thai world, and he’s about to retire and become a monk. I want to completely defeat him before he retires. After he retires, I plan to retire too.”

Liu Long is almost thirty years old. He feels powerless against top-tier fighters in the ring; it’s time to retire gracefully.

He already has a plan for his life.

“No problem,” Su Jie nodded. 

“I haven’t even offered a price or terms yet?” Liu Long was taken aback by Su Jie’s quick agreement. “I know that Odell’s terms for training world-class fighters are a 50/50 split of the championship prize money. My fight with Bangalon, thanks to the sponsors’ hype, has already brought in over 50 million in appearance fees, prize money, advertising fees, and broadcasting rights. I can give you Odell’s terms.”

“You defeat Bangalon, bringing glory to the country. What terms do I need?” Su Jie said. “If you want to give me yours, how about we jointly establish a fund to promote Chinese Martial Arts and cultivate people of good character? I’ll partner with Dian Dao Martial Arts and your Dragon Club.”

“No problem,” Liu Long readily agreed.

Dian Dao Martial Arts currently has little reputation, while the Dragon Club is renowned. A collaboration would always be a disadvantage for Liu Long.

But Liu Long didn’t hesitate at all; on the contrary, he felt he was getting a great deal.

Because he knew that Su Jie had already reached the “Living Dead” level, and at such a young age, his future was limitless.

No! It should be said that his potential is already limitless.

He is currently twenty-eight years old and has not yet reached the realm of the “Living Dead.” If he could reach it now, his physical abilities would increase significantly again, and he could potentially ascend to the throne of the world’s number one.

He deeply understands that the sooner one reaches the realm of the Living Dead, the more powerful the increase in physical abilities will be.

He has met several mysterious and powerful figures, all of whom reached such a realm after the age of forty, having experienced the vicissitudes of life and through arduous cultivation. However, at that age, their physical functions have already declined. Although they can still improve, their potential is far less immense than Su Jie’s.

“Then it’s settled,” Liu Long said. “You’ll help me train. With your help, I’m sure I can defeat Bangalon and achieve the most fulfilling battle of my life. As for your academic issues, I have connections with the university leaders, so that won’t be a problem.”

Liu Long and Su Jie chatted amiably, like old friends who hadn’t seen each other for years, completely leaving Qin Hui and the other student council members standing there, making Qin Hui feel extremely embarrassed.

But in front of Liu Long, he couldn’t say anything.

“Vice President, what should we do?” Lu Xuan, a girl from the student council’s discipline inspection department, asked Qin Hui.

“Wait a minute.” Qin Hui’s eyes grew even colder.

“The boss is too awesome.” Tan Dashi was arrogant. 

Even Liu Long was chatting and laughing with Su Jie, seemingly wanting something from him. As “underlings,” the three of them were extremely proud. 

“Just who is this freshman?” Jiang Nanzhou and Fang Hongjian exchanged a glance, puzzled, but dared not make a move, especially Jiang Nanzhou, who was sweating profusely.

At this moment, Su Jie finished his conversation with Liu Long and said to Wang Shun, Lin Tang, and Tan Dashi, “Let’s go.”

“Boss, but…” Tan Dashi still wanted to listen to Liu Long’s lecture.

“From now on, we’ll go to the Dragon Club every night to train with Liu Long alone, right next to the campus,” Su Jie said. “I’ve already told Liu Long.”

“Really?” Lin Tang’s face showed disbelief.

“That’s right.” Liu Long walked over and nodded.

“Give me an autograph.” Tan Dashi took out a small notebook.

After getting the autograph, he and Su Jie left satisfied.

Back in the dormitory, Lin Tang couldn’t help but ask, “Boss, you and Liu Long are so familiar? What did he want from you? It seems like he needs something from you?”

“He wants me to assist him in training,” Su Jie said. 

“What? You’re helping him with training?” Tan Dashi’s mouth dropped open. “Boss, don’t tell me you’re stronger than Liu Long?”

Su Jie didn’t say yes or no, only that, “Tan Dashi, I know you want to become very strong. So, starting today, I’ll set a schedule and routine for you all. No matter what happens, you must follow this schedule. I guarantee that in a year, you’ll all be very strong.”

As he spoke, Su Jie quickly wrote down the schedule on a piece of paper.

Tan Dashi, Wang Shun, and Lin Tang took it and looked at each other in disbelief.

It was a plan written on it.

“Wake up at 4 AM, spend 20 minutes washing up, making the bed, folding the blankets, drinking milk and eating bread. 4:20 to 6:20: Exercise on the playground. 6:20 to 7 AM: Second breakfast. 7:30 AM: Classes and self-study begin…”

Su Jie said, “I usually get up at 3 AM, but your sleep quality isn’t that good, so I delayed it by an hour. Once you’ve gotten into the swing of things after physical training, you’ll be like me.”

“Boss, isn’t this too much of a challenge for us?” Lin Tang’s face paled slightly. “This is even more terrifying than military training. It’s all studying and exercising; there’s absolutely no personal time, not even Saturdays and Sundays…We have to follow this schedule every day? We’re practically robots learning and training!”

“To become stronger, the first thing is self-discipline,” Su Jie said expressionlessly. “If you can’t even do that, you’re utterly hopeless. I recently learned three words: stillness, tranquility, and peace. Now, design a schedule, strictly adhere to it, set the rules, and stick to them for a few months. I guarantee you’ll be truly transformed!”

“To be as strong as our leader, I’m going all out!” Tan Dashi declared. “I must defeat Jiang Nanzhou and Fang Hongjian!”

“Then let’s start now,” Su Jie said decisively.

Under Su Jie’s leadership, the entire dormitory entered robot-like study mode.

Su Jie was conducting an experiment, seeing if his initial step of self-discipline could gradually help the people in the dormitory move beyond superficial thinking and into a state of refined thought.

The three words “stillness, tranquility, and peace” from the opening of the Confucian classic The Great Learning are suitable for anyone, whether intelligent or foolish. As long as you follow these three words, you can achieve great things. The first step is to create a schedule, strictly adhere to it, endure hardship, persevere, and persist.

*****

Not far from Q University, in a building, lies the company of Qin Hui, the vice president of the student union.

At this moment, he was receiving a special guest in his office.

This guest was a young man, handsome, with slender, long fingers: “Hui, have you found the person I asked you to investigate?”

The young man was toying with a triangular military dagger in his fingers, turning it slightly, the dagger disappearing and reappearing in his hand, like a small, sentient snake.

Qin Hui sat opposite him: “Basically locked on.”

As he spoke, he tossed over a page of information.

The young man playing with the triangular military dagger took it, glanced at it, and casually threw it into the trash can: “He’s been getting very close to my sister lately. I was originally planning to introduce her to you, have you met her?”

“No. I haven’t been able to reach her through the contact information you gave me.” Qin Hui said this, his face very unpleasant. 

“My sister is coming to City B tomorrow, I’ll take you to meet her.” The young man stood up. “Find a way to get this Su Jie expelled, use some tricks to get him in jail. Can you do that?”

“It’s a bit difficult, I’ll need your help.” Qin Hui asked directly.

“I can’t help with this. You have to handle it yourself. If you can’t even handle this, how can you arrange a marriage alliance with the Zhang family?” The young man turned and left. “This is a test for you.”