Lin Feng's Elite Squad 1 had earned three honorary banners and secured first place in the Giant Wood Mountain training mission by a considerable margin. As a result, Zhang Chu exceptionally rewarded all four squad members with a week off from morning and evening drills.

This provided Lin Feng and Lu Pengju with the perfect opportunity to sleep in.

"Lin Feng, why are you so incredible? I feel like I have potential for martial arts, but I just can't accomplish what you can," Lu Pengju asked Lin Feng one morning as they were getting up.

In fact, ever since a crocodile bit his butt on Giant Wood Mountain, Lu Pengju had been unable to forget the incident. His pride had also been wounded by Yan Su having to repeatedly intervene during that mission.

Thinking it through, Lu Pengju decided to learn martial arts from Lin Feng to become stronger and command more respect.

"Oh? You want to learn martial arts from me?" Lin Feng asked.

Over time, Lin Feng had become closer to Lu Pengju and was willing to help him out. This was especially true for martial arts training. Even though Lu Pengju was a member of Elite Squad 1, his combat proficiency didn't even rank in the top ten among the twenty Falcon Special Agents.

In the dorms, Lu Pengju was often bullied by Yao Bin and Tan Long, ordered to do chores like fetching foot-washing water, folding quilts, and doing laundry. Lin Feng found it unbearable to watch. However, he also knew he couldn't help Lu Pengju; otherwise, Lu Pengju would simply continue to be bullied.

The only one who can truly help Lu Pengju is himself.

If one day, he can stand up to Yao Bin's bullying and say "no," it will prove that Lu Pengju is no longer a lowly security guard, but a man who stands tall and upright!

However, he was currently no match for Yao Bin. Saying "no" to him would likely only result in Yao Bin thrashing his backside.

So, when Lu Pengju hinted at wanting to learn martial arts from Lin Feng, Lin Feng wasn't resistant. On the contrary, he was pleased. Lu Pengju was his buddy; if he wanted to improve, Lin Feng was more than willing to help.

"Yeah, can you teach me? I've been bullied my whole life—at school, in the security guard team, and even here. I didn't mind before, but now I admire how you can stand up to Tan Long and Yao Bin. I want to be like you too!" Lu Pengju said earnestly, looking at Lin Feng.

"You've finally come to your senses."

Looking at the sincerity in Lu Pengju's eyes, Lin Feng offered a comforting smile, "If you're determined to learn, then I'm more than willing to teach you. I'll teach you something powerful. Once you master it, find a chance and give that bastard Yao Bin a thrashing!"

Lin Feng clenched his fist, encouraging Lu Pengju.

"You mean I have a chance to beat Yao Bin?" Lu Pengju asked excitedly, his eyes fixed on Lin Feng.

"Not just Yao Bin; you could even handle Tan Long," Lin Feng said confidently.

He had already made up his mind. Since he considered Lu Pengju one of his own, he would do his utmost to help Lu Pengju become stronger. And the quickest way to achieve that was to help him become an Inner Strength cultivator!

"Haha, Master, I bow to you! From now on, you're my Master!" Lu Pengju was so excited that he suddenly knelt before Lin Feng, repeatedly calling him "Master." Lu Pengju was a few months younger than Lin Feng, so it wasn't strange for him to call Lin Feng "Master."

Heh, I didn't expect to actually take on an apprentice... Lin Feng thought. He was not even nineteen, yet he had taken on an apprentice. It was rather unexpected, even for him.

Lin Feng helped Lu Pengju up and said, "Alright, I plan to teach you something formidable. However, practicing this requires a specific physical constitution and a talent for it. If it doesn't work out, there's nothing I can do. If it does, then it won't be too late for you to call me Master."

"As long as you're willing to teach me, you're my Master!" Lu Pengju said enthusiastically. "From now on, I'll follow you, even if it means climbing a mountain of knives or plunging into a sea of fire!"

"Alright then," Lin Feng said. "Since we don't have evening drills for the next few days anyway, let's find a quiet place, and I'll teach you how to cultivate."

"Cultivation? What are we cultivating? Immortal techniques? Master, surely things like Immortal techniques don't actually exist in this world, do they?"

"I don't know about Immortal techniques, but there are indeed many wondrous things in this world you're unaware of. For example, the Inner Strength I'm about to teach you to cultivate."

"Inner Strength? You mean like the kind in martial arts TV dramas?"

"Yes, but it's also different. Much of what's shown in those dramas isn't accurate, but the Inner Strength I'm going to teach you is very real. To tell you the truth, Huang Yixiang and Tan Long—they are both Inner Strength cultivators!" Lin Feng said in a low voice.

"They're Inner Strength cultivators? No wonder they're so powerful! Does that mean I'll be an Inner Strength cultivator soon?" Lu Pengju asked excitedly. "Once I become an Inner Strength cultivator, I'll be able to beat Yao Bin, right? These past few days, he's always ordering me to wash his clothes and fold his quilts. I'm so fed up with him, and I really want to beat him up. But for now, I'm no match for him. If I become an Inner Strength cultivator, he'll be the first one I deal with!"

Lu Pengju clenched his fist. The memory of Yao Bin constantly ordering him around like a dog made his stomach churn with suppressed anger.

"Ambitious!" Lin Feng said encouragingly. "Tonight, I'll check your meridians and acupoints to see if you have the right constitution."

That evening, after returning to the dorm from training, Yao Bin casually ordered Lu Pengju around while Lin Feng quietly watched from the side.

Knowing how formidable Lin Feng was, Yao Bin didn't dare order him around. Tan Long, on the other hand, had basically avoided talking to Lin Feng since their last confrontation.

"Instructor Yao Bin, you still have evening drills later. If I wash your clothes now, they'll just get sweaty again during the drill. How about I wash them after the drill is over?" Standing in front of Yao Bin, Lu Pengju clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, forcing out each word. At that moment, a desperate urge to give Yao Bin a brutal beating surged through him. However, he also knew that even though Yao Bin wasn't an Inner Strength cultivator, he was skilled in combat. Currently, Lu Pengju was no match for Yao Bin.

"Heh, are you developing opinions about me now? Or do you just not want to wash them!?" Yao Bin sneered, looking at Lu Pengju.

"No... no... I'll go wash them now."

Gritting his teeth and suppressing his anger, Lu Pengju took Yao Bin's discarded clothes to wash them.

It won't be long before I make *you* wash *my* clothes! Lu Pengju vowed in his heart.

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