Chapter Five Found a Master

  The next day, Ji Xin'an got up early and tidied up her bed before quietly going out for a run.

  Ji Xin's residential area has a free park nearby, where many people exercise in the morning.

  Ji Xin'an decided to run here too, one reason is because of the good air quality and another is because there are many people exercising here.

  I'm not sure if everyone has this feeling, but when one person does something alone, it's easy to give up and lose perseverance. However, when many people do the same thing and see others persevering, they can also persevere. Ji Xin'an just wants to make herself persevere all the way until high school graduation.

  After jogging for several laps, it's probably over a thousand meters now. She stopped to stretch her legs and move around. Ji Xinan thought that at this time, her body was in good shape. If she were 29 years old, she wouldn't be able to run even 200 meters without panting.

  Ji Xin'an pressed her legs while looking around at the people doing various exercises, she used to not wake up early, so she never knew it would be so lively here in the morning.

  Suddenly, a middle-aged man wearing camouflage clothes with sandbags tied to his legs was running at a steady pace, seemingly having been running for some time, yet not a single drop of sweat on his face. Qi thought this person must be from the nearby military compound and wondered why he wasn't running at the entrance but had come here instead. Moreover, seeing the special aura on his body made Ji Xinan feel that he was definitely not an ordinary soldier.

  Ji Xin'an wanted to see his true strength now, so he followed behind him and continued running.

  That person might have known she was following him and intentionally tried to test her, so he ran faster and faster. After running two big circles, Jing Xin An was about to breathe out her lungs, so she stopped and sat on the ground to rest.

  Unexpectedly, the person in front of her stood up and shouted at her: "Don't sit on the ground, get up and walk around, it's not suitable to sit down after intense exercise."

  Ji Xin'an listened and knew that this was not good, so she forced herself to stand up and walk slowly. "Little girl, exercising is just running properly, too much exercise is not good."

  She didn't run away when she saw that person, standing not far from Ji Xin'an and looking at her. Although there was a worried look in her eyes, the expression on her face remained unchanged. And similarly, she had just finished running, and ran even more than Ji Xin'an, but the difference between them was huge. She looked like she hadn't run at all.

  Ji Xin'an couldn't help but feel a bit stifled, and thinking that he had just run faster on purpose, seeing his poker face that never changed for years, Ji Xin'an suddenly wanted to see what it would be like if he changed his expression.

  "Hey! Uncle, what are you following me for? You're not trying to hit on me, are you? Let me tell you, I'm still a minor!" Ji Xin'an blurted out without thinking, and it was like the pot calling the kettle black.

  That person was stunned at first, as if he didn't understand what Ji Xin'an said. Afterwards, he immediately understood and opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't get the words out. His face showed an awkward expression.

  Ji Xin'an appeared, and his mood suddenly improved. Moreover, his appearance was really funny, so he burst out laughing.

  It's possible that no one has ever seen Ji Xin'an like this before; when she smiled, a suspicious flush of red appeared on his dark face.

  Ji Xin'an knew that if she continued to laugh, she would definitely offend the person in front of her, so she stopped laughing. She prepared to change the subject. "I didn't just come here to run for physical exercise, but also to prepare for the future. I'm going to take the military academy exam, so I think what I've done so far is not enough. Later on, I'll have to run even farther." Ji Xin'an dared to conclude that the person in front of her was definitely a soldier, and very likely an officer. She decided to tell him the truth, maybe he could help her out.

  "Why military school? You're a girl, how did you think of taking the military school exam? Why not take the college entrance exam and get a good job after graduation?" As soon as he heard that Ji Xin'an was going to take the military school exam, he immediately became interested and forgot about the awkwardness from earlier.

  "Of course, attending a local university is also good, but I just like military school and want to be a real soldier, not someone who sits in an office in the army." Ji Xin'an knew that at present, only the women's marine corps had just been established, while most of the special forces and reconnaissance units did not recruit female soldiers. Most female soldiers were still in administrative units or military hospitals, and at best could only be a communications soldier.

  "What's a real soldier? A real soldier isn't just about running, what can you do?" Seeing Ji Xin'an having such thoughts, suddenly had the interest to chat with him.

  "I'm not good at anything now, but I can learn! I'll definitely pick it up quickly, if you don't believe me, teach me a bit first?" Ji Xin'an smiled slyly.

  "You little girl, waiting for me here?" He smiled somewhat helplessly. This was the first time he had met such a clever and resourceful little girl. Who knows, maybe she would make a good soldier if she really joined the army. So he had a mind to appreciate her talent. However, wanting to learn from him wasn't that easy. "Want me to teach you? Okay, but it depends on your aptitude. You say what you can pick up quickly and I'll teach you a set of military boxing moves. I'll only demonstrate once, if you can master it, I'll teach you everything I know."

  "This is what you said, a gentleman's word is like a team of horses, impossible to chase after. Ji Xinan's goal has finally been achieved."

  He didn't say anything else and started punching, he said he would only do it once, to give her a small lesson because she was too full of herself. But he had already made up his mind that even if Ji Xinan could only do half the action, he would try his best to guide her, so when doing the action, he slowed down a lot and added many pauses in between.

  Ji Xin'an stared at him intently from the side, using her 'photographic memory' to memorize every move he made.

  It wasn't long before a set of military boxing was finished, and Ji Xin'an immediately began to demonstrate one move at a time according to her own memory. Although she remembered everything, her body had never done it before, so all the movements were not standard, only having its shape but no meaning. However, this appearance was already enough to surprise that person.

  Ji Xin'an slowed down even more, but it was over soon enough. Although she knew she had done all the movements, none of them were up to standard, and with some anxiety, she stood inside looking at him.

  "Have you learned it before?" The man looked at her in surprise, this was the first time he had seen someone who could learn everything just by looking at it once.

  "No way, I swear, not to mention military boxing, I haven't learned any boxing before. Are you trying to cheat? She only learned a few months of taekwondo after graduation, this shouldn't count, right?"

  "Little girl, can I fool around with you? Come here at 4:30 tomorrow morning." Seeing Xi An's expression suddenly made him feel happy, but it could also be seen that she really wanted to learn, just didn't know if she could endure the hardship.

  "I guarantee to arrive on time." Ji Xin'an gave a mischievous salute. "By the way, Master, my name is Ji Xin'an, you can call me An An, but I still don't know what your name is!" Ji Xin'an was afraid he would change his mind and quickly tried to confirm their relationship.

  "You're quite capable, Master has called you up, my name is Zou Weiguo. From now on, just call me Uncle Zou, don't call me Master anymore." Zou Weiguo found that Ji Xin'an was really clever, not that being clever was a bad thing, but people like her would have more choices, he's just worried that she wouldn't be able to persist until the end.

  "Alright, Uncle Zhou." Ji Xin'an smiled and called out, still thinking to himself that he was Snow Leopard! "Anyway, you're my master, see you tomorrow, Master." He said as he ran in the direction of his home.

  Ji Xin'an was too excited to learn from a real soldier, so she didn't listen carefully to Zou Weiguo's words, mistakenly thinking his surname was Zhou, and didn't think about it further. This also led to her making a big joke many years later, but that's another story.