“Ahem, roughly that.”
Perhaps to cover his awkwardness, Liu Shihu went on,
“At your current rate, keep this up for another month and you can begin learning the secret killing technique. Once you’ve learned that, the rest will depend on your own effort.”
“Of course, within this year, I’ll still provide you with guidance to prevent mistakes in your practice. The medicinal soups and meals will also continue.”
He added this quickly, worried Zhou Ming might think his tuition fee wasn’t worth it.
“Understood.”
Seeing it was about time, Liu Shihu gave Zhou Ming a few more pointers before leaving.
As the senior disciple of the hall, he had plenty to handle, but since Zhou Ming had paid generously, he had no choice but to personally oversee his training.
After Liu Shihu left, attendants soon brought in a large wooden tub filled with medicinal bathwater. Zhou Ming undressed and began his daily soak.
“Crack, crack, crack…”
“Ahh, that feels good.”
After the bath, Zhou Ming stretched, releasing his force throughout his body.
A series of joint pops echoed as his fatigue melted away, his body filled with renewed vigor.
Feeling refreshed, he sighed in comfort.
After dressing, he prepared to leave the Mad Python Martial Hall.
Naturally, the bathwater and training clothes would be taken care of by the staff—after all, for the amount he paid, the service was quite satisfactory.
“Lei Yuan? Why are you here—waiting for me?”
Before him stood Lei Yuan, the young woman who had first brought him into the Mad Python Martial Hall.
“I wanted to treat you to a meal.”
“Haha, what for? To thank me for helping you earn your commission? No need for that. I only stayed because the martial hall turned out to be pretty good.”
“You’d better save your money. Focus on your studies—don’t get distracted with part-time jobs anymore.”
Lei Yuan looked ordinary, yet she had successfully been admitted to Qinghui University, a major institution in the Qinghui Large Base—a research-oriented university.
From what Zhou Ming had learned, getting into a liberal arts university within the Blue Star Alliance was truly like “a thousand troops crossing a single-log bridge.”
After all, only large bases had such universities.
Medium-sized bases typically only hosted martial or Beast Taming academies, and the best ones were all located in large bases.
When Zhou Ming first learned this, he hadn’t expected this slightly shy girl to be so remarkable.
This time, Lei Yuan had taken on part-time work simply to earn some living expenses. Her family background was only average—although tuition was waived, her living costs still had to be covered by herself.