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Saturday afternoon, in the same secluded grove where Li Ling practiced his martial arts.
Gu Ziyun was standing on the Rising Dragon Stance, while Li Ling explained the training method of Dragon Roar Iron Shirt to him.
"Ziyun, you are very smart. I will explain the movements to you once, and you will be able to grasp the key points. Moreover, according to my opinion, your headache is because your brain is overdeveloped and your body cannot keep up."
This situation is like having a super powerful processor, but using very ordinary hardware to power it; the hardware and software are incompatible, which ultimately leads to the machine becoming unusable.
"Therefore, practicing my martial arts will be of some help in solving your problem. Dragon Roar Iron Shirt is a special body-strengthening technique, which can strengthen your body and gradually make your body match your well-developed brain."
Li Ling certainly knew there was another way to solve the problem at its root: find Gu Ziyun's biological parents and obtain their bone marrow for a transplant.
But there's no rush. Once that organization appears, Li Ling will be able to follow the clues to find information about Gu Ziyun's biological parents. What Li Ling needs to do now is gradually gain Gu Ziyun's trust.
Half an hour later, Gu Ziyun's smooth forehead was covered in sweat from standing meditation. Although her body was stronger than that of an average person, it was still far inferior to Li Ling's. Li Ling felt that she could complete the standing meditation for half an hour on her first try.
"Okay, take a break and wipe your sweat." Li Ling handed over a wet wipe.
Gu Ziyun took it, said "thank you," wiped the sweat from her forehead, and sat down on the small stool that Li Ling had brought to drink water.
After resting for a while, Li Ling began teaching Ju Ziyun the Twelve Forms of Dragon Form, a set of movements that was far more difficult than the Rising Dragon Stance.
However, it must be said that Gu Ziyun, who has undergone genetic modification, is truly exceptional in terms of memory and physical fitness. Li Ling only taught her once, and Gu Ziyun had already mastered the technique remarkably well. Now, all she lacks is experience.
Gu Ziyun's exceptional learning ability made teaching him very easy for Li Ling. Time flew by unnoticed, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye. (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and likely refers to a separate entity or event.)
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Chapter 127 Sense of Security
In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed since Li Ling awakened his true form. Now it is 2018 in this world, and there are only half a year left before the start of the movie.
For the past six months, Li Ling would take Gu Ziyun to the grove to practice martial arts every weekend. During the week, Gu Ziyun and Du Mingji would eat at Li Ling's restaurant.
Of course, because Do Myung-hee often didn't come home for dinner at night, it also caught the attention of her father, Officer Do.
They quickly found Li Ling's restaurant, but Du Mingji brushed it off by saying that Li Ling was pursuing Gu Ziyun and therefore often cooked for them.
Officer Du also observed Li Ling several times and realized that he was not a bad person. Moreover, after eating Li Ling's meal, he was impressed by his superb cooking skills.
Although he still felt that Koo Ja-yoon, as a high school student, shouldn't be dating too early, he figured that since Ja-yoon had always been very opinionated, and since he wasn't Koo Ja-yoon's parent, he had no right to interfere in her private affairs, so he let the matter drop.
Gu Ziyun's adoptive parents also asked her why she often didn't eat at home, but she always brushed them off by saying that she had eaten at Du Mingji's house.
The Gu couple didn't think much of it, because the two girls had been close since childhood, and Do Myung-hee often stayed at their house. The Gu couple treated Do Myung-hee like their own child, so they didn't take it seriously.
That day, Li Ling was practicing martial arts with Gu Ziyun again.
There was a cloth mat on the ground, and Li Ling was sitting cross-legged, finishing his practice of the Dragon Roar Iron Shirt Technique.
Practicing martial arts requires perseverance, and Li Ling also practices every day without fail. Moreover, the highest level of the Dragon Roar Iron Shirt Heart Method is the Innate Realm, while he is currently only at the Grandmaster Realm, which is equivalent to a first-class martial artist. In the future, he will also have to travel through countless worlds, so he cannot relax.
Opening his eyes, Li Ling saw Gu Ziyun practicing the Twelve Forms of the Dragon in the distance. Looking at the figure who was moving with such skill and agility, Li Ling smiled slightly.
Over the past two months, Gu Ziyun has mastered the Rising Dragon Stance and the Twelve Forms of the Dragon Form quite well. Because her physical abilities were already much stronger than those of ordinary people, she is now about to master the Dragon Roar Iron Shirt technique to a minor level, reaching the limits of human potential.
Li Ling waited until Gu Ziyun finished practicing the Twelve Forms of the Dragon and transformed into the Rising Dragon Stance before walking over. Seeing that Gu Ziyun's pretty face was covered in sweat, Li Ling chuckled.
"What are you laughing at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before?" Gu Ziyun stopped and turned around, only to see Li Ling looking at him and laughing. He blurted out a snort.
Over the past few months, she has come to regard Li Ling as a friend who has entered her heart, and she speaks to him like a good friend without much reservation.
“I’ve seen a lot of beautiful women in my life, but none of them are by my side now. You’re the only beautiful woman in front of me. If I don’t smile at you, who else should I smile at?” Li Ling retorted without backing down.
Gu Ziyun rolled her eyes; her big eyes were adorable. Li Ling's heart skipped a beat. "Beautiful lady, are you trying to seduce me?"
Gu Ziyun asked, "Are we going back?"
"No, it's still early." Li Ling shook his head and said to her, "You have already mastered the Dragon Roar Iron Shirt technique to a near-perfect level, and you are only one step away from breaking through to the internal strength stage. Now I will teach you the mental method of internal strength so that you can experience the circulation path of internal strength in advance."
Gu Ziyun's eyes lit up. The past six months of training had made her feel that her physical fitness had improved a lot.
With her body stronger, her headaches, which had been bothering her for the past few months, have lessened considerably. While it's still not comparable to the extent of her brain development, she's definitely much better than before, which gives her confidence in her recovery.
She had heard Li Ling say that after mastering the internal strength of the Dragon Roar Iron Shirt technique, one's physical strength would continuously increase. Perhaps when the physical strength reached a certain level, her headaches would be cured without treatment. Although the possibility of a complete cure was very small, it would definitely allow her to endure for longer.
With this in mind, Gu Ziyun was also full of anticipation and urged Li Ling, "Then start teaching me now, what do I need to do?"
Li Ling led Gu Ziyun to the side where a cloth mat had been laid out on the ground, and had her sit cross-legged with her palms facing upwards. Then Li Ling also sat cross-legged, facing Gu Ziyun, and stretched out his hands, saying, "Stretch out your hands."
Gu Ziyun looked at Li Ling's outstretched hands and hesitated slightly. Although she regarded Li Ling as a friend, she had never let any other man touch her since she was a child, except for her adoptive father.
Although she had a good impression of Li Ling, her girlish reserve made her hesitate. But she only hesitated for a moment; she was also a decisive girl, and extended her two fair hands.
Li Ling placed his large hand on Gu Ziyun's small hand, their palms facing each other. Li Ling said, "Now I will use my internal energy to enter your body and let you feel the meridian routes through which the internal energy of the technique flows. Remember them carefully."
"Okay, you can begin," Gu Ziyun replied.
Without hesitation, Li Ling began to mobilize his internal energy, channeling it into his hands and then connecting the two of them through their hands to transfer it to Gu Ziyun's body.
As the internal energy entered his body, Ju Ziyun trembled slightly, feeling a warm sensation within him, along with a strange feeling in his heart.
As Li Ling manipulated his internal energy to circulate through Gu Ziyun's meridians, Gu Ziyun felt as if a small insect was scurrying around inside her body. The insect felt warm wherever it passed, and it also made her body itch. The tingling sensation made her unconsciously twist her body.
"It's normal to feel something unusual when you concentrate and calm your mind, and you'll get used to it," Li Ling reminded him.