3 【3】Guidance (Please Favorite)_1

Down the corridor, the clear sound of reading books could be heard from time to time, along with the scolding of teachers who were harshly critical of their students for not meeting expectations.

In the gymnasium corridor, a figure dashed quickly, but suddenly stopped in his tracks upon seeing someone around the corner and turned to run.

"Pei Jinye?"

Pei Jinye almost strained his back and feigned ignorance, "Sister Bing, you haven't finished work yet?"

After exchanging greetings with a colleague, the teacher across from her eyed Pei Jinye suspiciously, gave Sister Bing a polite smile, and then left.

Now it was just Pei Jinye and Sister Bing in the corridor. The latter looked at him with evident interest, "If I'm not mistaken, isn't this period supposed to be your P.E. class?"

"Isn't it a P.E. class?" Pei Jinye continued to play dumb.

Sister Bing let out a scoff, "You usually seem so honest, I didn't expect that was just an act."

Pei Jinye gave a sheepish smile, trying to change the subject, "It's just that after entering concentration, I felt really stifled in my heart."

Sister Bing raised an eyebrow, grabbed Pei Jinye's wrist, and her gaze sharpened slightly. His Vitality fluctuations were clearly over 1 now, and she remembered that just last month, this boy had barely passed the minimum threshold... He's hidden his abilities well.

She then looked up and asked, "How many times have you entered concentration today?"

"The first time," Pei Jinye answered honestly.

Sister Bing gave him a surprised look, then mused, "If it's the first time, I can understand that. But next time someone asks you, don't say it's the first time."

Her last sentence, laden with meaning, left Pei Jinye looking stunned.

He looked at her, feeling an urgent desire to know the answer, but he didn't dare to show it openly.

After all, he was not clear on the intricacies of hiding his ability to enter concentration, so he musn't misspeak— the matter of the Attribute Fragments must remain a secret.

Sister Bing released his wrist, and said calmly, "Your current state is like that of a common person who suddenly comes into a vast wealth. Your Vitality has surged quite a bit, so it's difficult to adapt at once. The concentration exercise this morning brought you significant benefits, didn't it? Did you see anything?"

"See anything?" Pei Jinye was puzzled, his attitude sincere, "I'm not sure if I was dreaming, but in the dream there was a grey world."

Sister Bing wasn't surprised and explained, "That's your Spiritual World. Generally, those who are familiar with the first stage of concentration can see it, and for you to see it on your first try... It's not unprecedented, but it does indicate that your spiritual power is much stronger than your Physical Body."

As she spoke, Sister Bing looked at Pei Jinye again and turned around, "Follow me."

Pei Jinye did not understand, but Sister Bing was quick to speak and not inclined to explain, so he had no choice but to follow her to the sports field.

"Run 20 laps first."

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"What are you looking at me for? Run. A surge in Vitality is a good thing, but if you can't guide it properly and allow it to stay in an excited state, you'll only end up damaging your body's functions."

Pei Jinye was taken aback, having never considered this aspect, but twenty laps on the outset... He had the feeling this Demon head of a woman was doing this on purpose.

Pei Jinye stretched his muscles and looked back at Sister Bing... She sat to one side, head bowed, fiddling with her phone and typing something. Casting aside his stray thoughts, he took a deep breath before beginning to run laps.

He gradually picked up speed, maintaining a steady pace.

Pei Jinye hadn't lied to Sister Bing. He had indeed experienced fluctuations in his Vitality, and he didn't know if it was due to not finding the Attribute Light Group, but he felt an anxious restlessness.

Now, running into the wind felt like releasing a flood; the negative emotions found an outlet.

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Sister Bing's gaze shifted from the screen of her phone, she lifted her head, and the breeze played with her long hair, her calm eyes following the figure sprinting at full speed on the track.

In that moment, her calm expression gained an element of contemplation.

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"Sister Bing, I've finished running," Pei Jinye gasped, hands on his knees.

Sister Bing's voice was as cool as ever, "This will only ease your fluctuation temporarily. You can practice the Breathing Method, but for now, don't enter concentration... However, with your current ability, controlling your condition will probably be difficult."

Pei Jinye collected his thoughts and looked up, "You mean I can't do anything right now?"

Sister Bing shook her head, "Not exactly, what you need to do now is to increase the strength of your Physical Body. A tough enough vessel can contain all this Vitality. If possible, spend some money to hire a Transcendent to help you stabilize your Vitality."

Pei Jinye tugged at the corner of his mouth... Now, whenever he heard that he needed to hire a Transcendent, his scalp tingled.

The family home still wasn't settled.

Ice Sister noticed the change in his expression and continued calmly, "Or you could prepare some oral nutritional supplements, combined with high-intensity fitness training..."

Pei Jinye fell into contemplation. Oral nutritional supplements weren't expensive, at five hundred a small bottle. The scary part was the quantity needed, and he now had no face to ask his family for financial help.

If the family had sold the house before his transmigration, maybe he wouldn't feel as guilty right now.

But now... with the house gone and over a million in external debt, his parents held several jobs and never uttered a word of complaint in front of him.

Pei Jinye sighed inwardly and asked, "If I take the nutritional supplements, how long do you think it will take me to return to a normal state?"

"With your physical condition, one small bottle a day, for a month."

"..."

Fifteen thousand... And this was just the current stage's need; his Vitality Value would continue to rise, necessitating even greater expenses.

Pei Jinye fell silent.

In Da Peng City, the average salary was only 1200, so 15000 was equivalent to several months' worth of income for his family without eating or drinking.

Too bad he wasn't an Awakener yet... If he successfully awakened, he would at least get awarded a house by the state, and then he could easily engage in money-making activities by leveraging his status as an Awakener.

"Dinglingling!"

The end-of-school bell rang through the entire campus at this moment.

Pei Jinye snapped back to reality and showed Ice Sister an earnest smile, "Thank you."

Without Ice Sister's information, he might not have understood his condition for quite some time.

Ice Sister wasn't concerned about his thanks, noticing the crowd walking out of the school gate in the distance; she let Pei Jinye go.

The phone suddenly vibrated, and after she answered it, there was a pause, followed by an indifferent "Mm," "I've already left the guild. Don't bother me with trifles."

Then she hung up the call.

Glancing once more in the direction Pei Jinye had left, she headed off in the opposite direction.

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When Pei Jinye got back to the classroom, almost everyone had gone. His deskmate was still there, looking sullen, standing at the podium receiving the "care" of the teaching teacher.

The deskmate saw him and looked over for help, but Pei Jinye blatantly ignored him.

The teaching teacher also noticed Pei Jinye, paused for a bit as if remembering something, then waved impatiently at the chubby boy in front of him, "Alright, go back and copy Common Sense a hundred times and give it to me tomorrow... Pei Jinye, come here for a second."

The deskmate looked over with schadenfreude...

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"Feeling better?" The teaching teacher was a man in his forties, burly, with a dark complexion, who if he had a pair of ox horns, would perfectly resemble the Niu Demon King.

Coincidentally, his last name was indeed Niu.

Teacher Niu, with a warm and friendly smile, said, "Teacher Xiao gave me a heads up, entering concentration is a good thing, achieving this level is indeed rare at our No. 2 Middle School. By the way, is this your first time entering concentration?"

Teacher Xiao? Oh right, Ice Sister's last name is Xiao...

Pei Jinye, remembering Ice Sister's reminder, honestly replied, "No."

"Not your first time..." Teacher Niu looked somewhat regretful, then smiled faintly, "It's alright, go back and rest early."

Pei Jinye watched him leave, lost in thought.

His deskmate came over with a hug, "Brother Ye, you're too strong, daring to skip Niu Demon King's class, c'mon tell me where you sneaked off for a secret rendezvous!"

"Not much, just accompanied Ice Sister around the sports field for a walk."

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