I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 34: Capable Zhong Yingying

"It's him."

"Hmph, Xiaoying, I knew there was something fishy about your sudden suggestion to come to the training ground for fun. Turns out it was to entertain your cousin's guests."

Guided by Zhong Yingying, a group of people laughed and made their way to the training ground, heading towards a corner.

Soon, the leading fiery girl spotted Zhong Cang, who was sleeping (meditating) under a tree. This girl knew Zhong Cang, and thus teased Zhong Yingying.

Seeing this, Zhong Yingying quickly clasped her hands together and said with some embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Sister Hongyu. My father asked me to help Zhong Cang. I don't know anyone else, so I had to come to you."

Seeing Zhong Yingying's sincere plea and the gazes of the others turning towards her, the girl named Hongyu smiled.

"It's fine to come here to have fun. It's all the same wherever we play, but you better treat us well."

This girl who was won over by Zhong Yingying clearly held a high position. When she spoke, the rest of the group immediately agreed.

"Sister Hongyu is right. Yingying, make sure we have a good time."

"If you treat us well, you can come often, thanks to Sister Hongyu's face."

"Hehe, I'll do my best."

With a smile, Zhong Yingying carefully entertained this group of family members.

While entertaining, she quickly approached and woke up Zhong Cang, who had a bewildered expression. Zhong Yingying then introduced the identities of Hongyu and the others one by one.

After finishing, Zhong Yingying took Zhong Cang aside and said very seriously, "They all have the ability to spend spirit stones here, and they are all the people I could bring. This opportunity only comes once, so you must seize it."

Zhong Cang was initially displeased at being awakened from his cultivation, but after learning about the situation, his displeasure quickly turned into gratitude.

He knew that Zhong Yingying's visit this time was the help and care from his uncle's family.

And attracting more customers would indeed be beneficial for Zhong Cang.

In his previous cultivation plan, Zhong Cang estimated that it would take three to four months to advance his Qi Consumption Technique to a higher realm.

However, the auxiliary pills such as Bay Leaf Fragrance and Clear Lotus Ice Water could temporarily enhance his comprehension and accelerate his cultivation. This would shorten the time needed for his Qi Consumption Technique to advance from three months to two months, or even one month.

But these medicines were precious, and Zhong Cang couldn't afford them even if he took advantage of Yan Lingdie alone. That's why he was originally planning to give up.

However, the appearance of Zhong Yingying and this group of family members gave Zhong Cang the possibility of earning more spirit stones.

"Although these people can't be as generous and wealthy as Yan Lingdie, as long as the quality is not compromised, as long as I bring in enough people, I will have the money for the pills."

Thinking like this, Zhong Cang looked at the eyes of Hongyu and the others with excitement.

But he quickly suppressed the excitement in his heart and entered the Sword Heart state.

...This is not a duel with the family members in front of him.

Although he hadn't advanced yet, the overlapping Sword Heart allowed Zhong Cang to frequently gain insights during his cultivation. These insights not only improved his proficiency in the Ignorant Heart Sword Art, but also enhanced the effects of his Sword Heart and brought about some peculiar effects.

For example, at this moment, in his Sword Heart state, he could more keenly perceive whether the enemy's "aura" was lazy, diligent, or malicious.

He could even "see" through his heart whether the enemy was skilled in using a long sword as a weapon.

Of course, this kind of observation was not one hundred percent accurate.

According to Zhong Cang's speculation, this ability to observe the enemy's aura, strength, and threat to oneself through the heart was the ability of the Third Realm.

He had only gained some insights and had not yet entered the Third Realm, so he only obtained some characteristics of the Third Realm.

However, for the current Zhong Cang, just these are enough.

"A lazy temperament, exclusion. People with such personalities would not spend spirit stones to train with me."

"From her temperament, this maid seems to have a resilient nature. However, she is willing to endure and please others for personal gain... Excluding people like her, they would not spend spirit stones to train with me."

"Temperament, lecherous. He came because of several girls in the team, not having the mindset to train seriously..."

Relying on Sword Heart, Zhong Cang looked at them one by one, and then he silently discovered that with the group that came with Zhong Yingying, most of them were lazy and idle (compared to Yan Lingdie), lacking the motivation to train.

The only two exceptions were Hongyu, whom Zhong Yingying pleased. From her temperament, Zhong Cang sensed her effort. However, through further sensing, Zhong Cang also sensed that she was not skilled in swordsmanship but used other weapons. Such people had better options and would not frequently come to him.

The last one was a silent cultivator. Zhong Cang sensed a special charm from him.

After looking at him several times, the person finally looked back, and only then did Zhong Cang realize that the person was skilled in spells and didn't even use weapons. Such a cultivator naturally wouldn't choose Zhong Cang, who excelled only in swordsmanship.

"Not a single high-quality customer..."

After observing thoroughly, Zhong Cang's excited heart instantly cooled down.

Without finding any customers, Zhong Cang no longer had the idea of spending time entertaining them.

Especially after discovering that Zhong Yingying was taking care of things, even though he didn't have many high-level sparring partners under him, these young members of the families were still having a great time. Zhong Cang seized the opportunity to return to the tree, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.

Before meditating, as he watched the capable Zhong Yingying, a different thought arose in Zhong Cang's mind.

"By the way, can I ask Yingying to come and assist me... With her around, I feel like I don't need to personally win people over, and I can still have many customers."

This idea was indeed good, but after thinking about it, Zhong Cang sighed and gave up.

Browsing through the memories of the original owner, Zhong Cang discovered that Zhong Yingying also had a job.

Zhong Cang wasn't so selfish as to ask Zhong Yingying to give up her job and help him. He didn't think he had such a big face.

...

Like this, Zhong Cang closed his eyes and began to cultivate under the tree.

On the other hand, Zhong Yingying commanded Zhong Cang's subordinates to buy some snacks and tea, and also arranged some chairs for the young members of the families to enjoy comfortably.

Although this didn't cost any money, the pampered young members still gave some tips.

In addition to food and drink, Zhong Yingying used her clever words to guide these young members of the families to spar with Zhong Cang's sparring partners.

When she discovered that Zhong Cang's sparring partners were not strong enough and could hardly provide much pressure to these young members of the families, Zhong Yingying's delicate jade hand holding the handkerchief tightened for a moment. However, she quickly came up with a solution.

"Hehe, Brother Lin, Brother Zhu, you truly are young members of the families. These sparring partners are no match for you at all. However, Brother Lin, you are slightly inferior to Brother Zhu. He defeated these sparring partners in just five moves."

"Using the number of moves to determine the winner? That doesn't count. Let's start over..."

The girl's flattery dispelled the dissatisfaction of these young members who didn't feel satisfied with the lack of a satisfying battle.

Afterward, Zhong Yingying skillfully guided these young members to win against the sparring partners in a few moves to determine the winner.

This method aroused the competitive spirit of the young members of the families and kept the battles going.

Even if Zhong Cang's sparring partners were defeated in three or five moves, those young members didn't feel disappointed. On the contrary, their fighting spirit soared.

Underneath the stage, the young members who didn't participate in the battles also made small bets and the sound of drinking was constant.

"Zhurong, cheer for me. I bet on winning in five moves."

"Don't try so hard. I bet on winning in seven moves."

"Get lost, I can win in just three moves!"

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(End of this chapter)