Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

In this era of universal cultivation, the quality of clothing is generally not bad, except for some people who prefer clothes that are easy to tear.

Nowadays, most ordinary people are acquired martial artists. Those with a Dao Academy degree are at least cultivators at the first level of Qi Refining. If they cannot reach the Qi Refining stage, they cannot even get a graduation certificate.

Although people don't usually fight, martial artists inevitably have moments when their control over their power is not precise enough, and they might accidentally tear their clothes.

In many novels and movies, two martial artists fight for a long time without their clothes even getting torn, which is pure nonsense.

Even innate martial artists who can detach their true energy to protect themselves will inevitably have moments in battle when they cannot protect themselves. Rather than using excess true energy to protect their clothes, it is better to use it to protect their own body, or save their true energy to fight.

So, unless everyone has the Hulk's high-elasticity shorts, everyone has to obediently spend money to buy high-quality robes and special training clothes.

Shen Bai was just a poor student; he couldn't afford to buy specially made training clothes. He wore his school uniform almost every day of the year—for training, for combat classes, for working, and even at home. Even if he rotated between two sets, it was already beyond the limits of a school uniform.

The two of them had just gone all out, clashing with nearly 1000 kilograms of intense energy for more than half an hour. Shen Bai's school uniform was already quite considerate.

Before Shen Bai arrived, he had imagined many possible scenarios, but this was the one he had never considered.

A fully-fledged Iron Shirt technique can protect the body, but not the clothes.

He is not yet a congenital martial artist.

A moment later, An Li's mother came to the training room with a white training uniform and tossed it to Shen Bai, who was hiding behind a pillar, from a distance: "This is a brand new training uniform. I'm giving it to you as an apology."

"I'm really sorry, I didn't expect this to happen."

Shen Bai hurriedly put on his training clothes. An Li's mother chuckled and said, "It was my oversight. I should have realized it when I saw you wearing your school uniform. You've been practicing for so long. Come up and have a glass of water."

Shen Bai checked the training uniform from head to toe and, finding no flaws, stepped out from behind the pillar. Seeing An Li's mother staring intently at him, he blushed and quickly picked up the tattered uniform, carrying it in his hand as he followed her into the living room.

……

An Li sat in the living room drinking tea with a flushed face. When she saw Shen Bai come up, the blush on her face intensified.

She was already beautiful, and her shy demeanor only added to her stunning beauty.

"An Li, don't be shy. You'll encounter all sorts of situations in battle. What if you go exploring secret realms in the future and run into those shameless explorers?"

An Li's mother comforted her daughter, then asked Shen Bai to sit down and inquired about the family situation. When she learned that her parents had died in the White Sand Secret Realm, she couldn't help but sigh, "The White Sand Secret Realm is too chaotic. I have never dared to explore there. The most terrifying thing is not the various monsters and natives, but the human heart."

When you go to the secret realm for training in the future, you must remember that you cannot trust anyone, not even your classmates, teachers, brothers, or sisters. There are no laws there, only the most primal human nature.

Shen Bai remained silent. He didn't know how his parents had died, but he knew he would definitely visit the White Sand Secret Realm someday.

An Li also realized for the first time how difficult Shen Bai's family situation was. No wonder he would take this kind of job. She wanted to help him, but when she saw her mother shaking her head slightly, she had to swallow her words.

After chatting for a while, An Li's mother smiled and said, "Let's call it a day. It's not appropriate for this to last too long since it's the first time we've coached each other. We can continue tomorrow."

"Can I come again tomorrow?"

Shen Bai was stunned. He thought that after what had happened, An Li or An Li's mother would no longer agree to let him come.

An Li's mother smiled and said, "Of course you can come. Your martial arts skills are much more solid than An Li's. She used to focus too much on improving her realm and neglected her martial arts skills, which was very detrimental to her college entrance examination. If possible, I hope you can be her sparring partner for the foreseeable future."

Shen Bai was overjoyed.

If I can be a sparring partner every day, it means I can earn 100 spirit stones every day.

My sister's spirit beast meat has been secured.

Shen Bai bowed respectfully to An Li's mother: "Thank you, Auntie. I will do my best to help An Li reach the perfection level in all her basic martial arts skills before the college entrance examination. I will talk to Brother Hai about deducting the cost of this outfit from my payment."

An Li's mother nodded in satisfaction, not dwelling on the matter of the clothes, and gestured for him to go home early.

After Shen Bai left, An Li finally asked, "Why wouldn't Mom let me help him?"

"Silly child, children from poor families have very strong self-esteem. Instead of helping him for no reason, it's better to make an equal deal with him in this way, which helps both of you."

An Li's mother said, "I will investigate his background tomorrow. If there are no problems, let's sign a long-term contract with him."

"His talent is actually very good. I've heard other classmates say that if his family hadn't been poor, he probably would have already reached the ninth level of the Acquired Realm, or even the extreme realm of the tenth level."

An Li wasn't completely unaware of what was happening around her. Shen Bai, the school heartthrob, was often mentioned by the gossipy girls and infatuated girls in her class. In addition, the two of them had a pleasant conversation about formations yesterday, and she had deliberately paid attention to his information after returning. So she was quite familiar with Shen Bai.

"You can know a person's face but not their heart. As the saying goes, even outside the secret realm, you must remain vigilant about everyone and everything in the outside world. This is one of the important factors that enabled your father and me to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm."

Just moments ago, An Li's mother was kind and gentle, but now she solemnly admonished her daughter: "The path of cultivation is fraught with various calamities, the greatest of which comes from people, so you must be extremely careful."

An Li nodded, got up and went back inside to take a shower and prepare to rest.

As the hot water flowed down, An Li suddenly remembered what had just happened.

Her breathing suddenly became heavy.

……

When Shen Bai returned home, he thought Shen Wenwen was already asleep, but he didn't expect her to be practicing Luohan Fist in the room.

Seeing Shen Bai return, she happily walked over, about to show off her spoils, when her eyes suddenly sharpened: "Shen Bai, where are your clothes? Whose clothes are you wearing? Why do I smell perfume on you? Where have you been gallivanting around?"

"Perfume?"

Shen Bai raised his arm and sniffed it: "No, it's a new training uniform."

"New?"

Shen Wenwen suspiciously circled Shen Bai, sniffing him like a puppy, and shouted, "You must have been fooling around with women, and two women at that!"

"Is that a dog's nose?"

Shen Bai was stunned. How did she smell it?

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