Volume 2: Primitive Accumulation Chapter 42: Seeking Advice

  It's said that her refusal by Bai Yuzhi was very unexpected, or maybe she wasn't used to being rejected after growing up like this.

  Before she could speak, Li Hu strode forward and took her notes from her, saying to Xia Wenjie with dissatisfaction: "When someone lends you their notes with good intentions, how can you not accept them? It's too impolite." As he spoke, he smiled at Bai Yu Die with a pleased expression, striking what he thought was his most handsome pose, and said: "Yu Die, don't be angry. When we get back, I'll help you teach him a lesson. By the way, what's your phone number? If there are any parts of the notes that I don't understand, I can call to ask you..."

  Bai Yu didn't bother with him and didn't even wait for him to finish speaking, she turned around and walked away directly.

  Watching her leave, Li Hu sucked his teeth and lost interest.

  A girl as beautiful as Bai Yu Die, it's hard for her classmates not to notice her, but she's too difficult to get in touch with. She has never been seen taking the initiative to talk to anyone, and Xia Wen Jie is an exception, unfortunately, the iceberg collided with a wooden stick...

  On the way back to the dormitory, Li Hu kept staring at Xia Wenjie, until Xia Wenjie couldn't stand it anymore and asked: "I say, second brother, did I grow flowers on my face?"

  "I also have the same question, otherwise why would Bai Yu Die take a fancy to you?"

  Xia Wenjie laughed and said: "Others just lent me a notebook, how can it be related to whether I like it or not?"

  "Is it just borrowing a notebook? We've been classmates with her for over a month, and she hasn't even taken the initiative to talk to us once. You're here on your first day, and she's already taking the initiative to lend you a notebook, isn't there something fishy going on?"

  While speaking, Li Hu also took a look at the crowd around him.

  Tian Yuanshan and several others nodded in agreement, indicating that Li Hu said nothing wrong.

  "Come on, spit it out, what's your relationship with Bai Yutiao?"

  "It doesn't even amount to half a cent." Xia Wenjie said with a mix of anger and amusement.

  After dinner at the cafeteria, it was 6:45 pm again, and it was time to assemble. After assembly, all students went to attend evening self-study.

  Xia Wenjie took all his textbooks to the self-study room and sat down in a corner, studying hard.

  Compared to Tong Nian's notes, Bai Yuzhi's notes were more detailed and easier to understand. Moreover, her handwriting was very neat, not making him feel like he was looking at a foggy mountain landscape.

  Just as he was reading Bai Yuzhi's notes carefully, a low voice suddenly came from beside him: "Can you understand it?"

  "Ah, I can see clearly." Xia Wenjie replied absent-mindedly, and it wasn't until after a while that he realized something was off. He turned his head to take a look, only to find that Bai Yuzheng had already sat down in the seat next to him at some unknown point.

  "These are notes from other classes, take a look." Seeing Xia Wenjie looking at him, Bai Yutong hastily took out a thick stack of notebooks from his backpack and dumped them in front of him.

  "This... how can I be so presumptuous." Bai Yutong's notes were easy to read, but since it was their first meeting, he felt uneasy about troubling him like this.

  "No need to be polite, we're classmates now." Bai Yutie smiled at him, her smile was beautiful and intoxicating.

  Xia Wenjie also smiled, putting away her notes and saying seriously: "Great kindness doesn't need to be thanked, I'll treat you to dinner when I have the chance."

  "Alright, it's settled." Bai Yutong replied readily. After a slight pause, she asked again: "Your family is from D city, right?"

  Xia Wenjie was stunned and asked back: "How did you know?"

  "My home is also in D city, we are fellow townspeople."

  "Oh?" It's rare to meet a fellow hometown friend, Xia Wenjie was both surprised and delighted, and her unfamiliarity with him seemed to have reduced a lot. He smiled and asked: "Where is your home in D city?"

  He had just asked, and he immediately felt that it was not very polite to ask about someone's address. However, Bai Yuzheng didn't mind, saying: "In Zhongshan District."

  "My home is in Xigang District."

  "That's not far, right?"

  "Yeah."

  "Why did you delay for over a month before reporting?"

  "Oh... something happened at home and it was delayed."

  Upon hearing this, Bai Yu Die suddenly recalled the scene of her silently crying in the hospital corridor. Even though it had been so long ago, thinking about it now still made her heart ache.

  "That... is alright, isn't it?"

  "It's all over now."

  "That's good." Bai Yutong naturally raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder.

  Her sudden action made Xia Wenjie stunned. Is this girl also a bit too familiar? It doesn't seem to match what Li Hu and the others described at all.

  The two of them were whispering to each other when Xia Wenjie's phone vibrated. He took a look and it was a message from Shen Luo.

  After parting with the trainees of the training camp, Xia Wenjie still kept in touch with them from time to time.

  The person who interacts with him the most is not Tang Xin, who always treats him like a little brother, nor is it Yao Jia, who talks a lot and has a sharp tongue, nor is it Xia Feng, who is sarcastic towards him. It's actually Shen Luo, also known as the female steel.

  Ever since Xia Wenjie saved Shen Luo in that survival game, the latter has regarded him as a 'bosom friend'.

  Shen Luo would occasionally send him some everyday photos, the content of which was nothing more than showing off new clothes he had bought or seeking his opinion.

  This time is no exception, she sent another bright red chiffon dress and asked Xia Wenjie if the dress looks good or not.

  Looking at the photo displayed on his phone, he imagined the clothes in the photo being worn by Shen Luo, and he subconsciously shivered, immediately responding: "It doesn't quite suit you."

  I also think so, forget it, I won't take a picture of this dress anymore.

  Wise decision.

  Xia Wenjie was about to put away his phone when he suddenly remembered something. He quickly typed on his phone: Luo Jie, can I take a look at the boxing manual of Liuhe Quan from your family?

  What's going on? Want to sneak a peek? My family's boxing manual is not for outsiders!

  What century is this? You're still so conservative, let me see what's the big deal, please, Luo sister.

  You're not even related to me...

  Even if I wanted to be your someone, you wouldn't agree anyway.

  How did you know?

  Your future husband will definitely be the type like Tyson, strong and powerful, robust as an ox. (Can suppress you!) Xia Wenjie silently added a sentence in her heart.

  Haha, you're a clever kid. Wait a moment, I'll copy down the boxing manual and pass it on to you.

  Thank you very much!

  It's still sister Luo being considerate!

  Yes, yes, yes...

  After chatting with Shen Luo, Xia Wenjie put down his phone and found that Bai Yutie was staring at him with a pair of beautiful eyes. He blinked in confusion and asked: "What's wrong?"

  "Is she your girlfriend?" Bai Yuzheng nodded towards his phone.

  Xia Wenjie smiled and shook his head, saying: "He's my classmate."

  "Oh." Bai Yuzhi responded lightly, and inexplicably felt a sense of relief in her heart.

  Next, Xia Wenjie concentrated her mind and carefully compared the textbook with her notes. Time flew by quickly, and before she knew it, the clock hand had already pointed to 9 o'clock, which was the time for the next self-study session.

  Xia Wenjie had just finished reading the last notebook, he let out a long sigh, then tidied up the notebooks and handed them over to Bai Yudie, saying: "Thank you."

  "It's okay if you take it back to your dorm room to look at."

  "It's okay, I've read it all."

  "Have you finished reading?" Bai Yutong's eyes widened in surprise, and she asked doubtfully: "Did you memorize all the content on my notes?" She had only seen him seriously looking at her notes, but he hadn't copied a single word.

  Xia Wenjie smiled and nodded, saying: "Got it."

  "Impossible, I don't believe it." Bai Yutong's face was full of suspicion as she pouted her small mouth.

  "If you don't believe me, you can test me, any book, any page." Xia Wenjie said with a faint smile.

  Bai Yu took the notebook with a skeptical expression, randomly pulled out one and opened it. She deliberately avoided Xia Wenjie's line of sight, but as soon as she read the first sentence of the opening, Xia Wenjie recited the entire content below word for word.

  She was shocked, her mouth agape, and unbelievably, she took out another notebook. Just like before, she only read the beginning, and Xia Wenjie could recite the rest of the content. Her face full of surprise, she slowly closed the notebook, staring at him as if he were a monster.

  She had heard that some people could achieve photographic memory, but this was the first time she had actually seen it. She asked in wonder: "How... how did you do it?"

  "Shorthand relies not only on memory, but also on technique." Xia Wenjie was originally very smart, and during the Lei Feng training camp, Yan Duo also conducted targeted shorthand training for the trainees.

  This skill belongs to special agent skills. Any modernized equipment may malfunction, but the human brain will not malfunction. Mastering mnemonic techniques is also one of the most basic skills for a special agent.

  "We should go, thank you for your notes today, see you tomorrow." Xia Wenjie bid farewell to Bai Yutie with a smile, and then returned to the dormitory with his roommates.

  On his way, his mobile phone rang. He took it out and saw that Shen Luo had taken a photo of the six-harmony boxing manual and sent it to him.

  Shen Luo took a very detailed shot, even the cover was photographed. After flipping through the back pictures, there are human-shaped painting spectra and text explanations inside.

  Xia Wenjie wants to learn is not a move or style of Liuhe Quan, but to study the concept of Liuhe Quan.

  It is said that outsiders watch the excitement, while insiders watch the gate. This punch, why does it have to be thrown out like this, and not from a different angle or posture? There are reasons for all of this, and Xia Wenjie needs to learn exactly this.

  It can be said that a set of boxing techniques is the result of countless battles, performances and practices by predecessors, which has its own unique ideas throughout. Understanding its ideas is equivalent to mastering its essence. As for those fixed moves in the boxing techniques, they are not very meaningful to Xia Wenjie.

  Techniques are dead, but people are alive; no two duels will ever be exactly alike.

  Xia Wenjie looked at the pictures on his phone, studied for half a night, and finally understood a little bit of the concept of Liuhe Quan. The routines and moves of Liuhe Quan are many, but ultimately it emphasizes three points: one is striking, two is grappling, and three is throwing.

  The ultimate goal of a move is to knock down the opponent as quickly as possible, causing them to lose fighting ability in their entire body or a certain part. Of course, it depends on the situation whether to strike, grapple or throw the opponent, which relies on the practitioner's adaptability and performance on the spot, and also requires accumulating experience through a large number of actual combat situations, not something that can be mastered overnight.

  Through Liuhe Quan's boxing spectrum, Xia Wenjie also benefited greatly, at least learning a different concept from the combat skills he learned before.

  Of course, Xia Wenjie's way of learning boxing is also not acceptable.

  A person practices boxing, and the reason for repeatedly practicing the rigid moves in the boxing routine is to increase body memory.

  A person's body also has memory, not just the brain. The more you practice a fist technique, the more solid your body's memory becomes. When you engage in combat with someone, your body can naturally bring out the techniques you've practiced without needing to go through your brain's command.