10 Companion Egg (1/2)
Tian Xiangdong was training his fist techniques on the field, but from time to time, he would sneak a glance at Zhou Wen who was under a tree. He had been training for nearly an hour while Zhou Wen had spent the same amount of time gaming on the phone.
”It's really exasperating to compare. We spend so much effort training, but that fellow just games.” Tian Xiangdong felt more depressed the more he looked.
After the past few days of training, Tian Xiangdong had learned something. The reason Zhou Wen was considered the best genius in Guide High School wasn't solely because of his cultivation talent.
Tian Xiangdong had originally thought that cultivation akin to sailing against a current was suitable for all humans since humans weren't machines. It was very easy to regress if one didn't train daily.
It was especially so when putting theory into practice in actual combat. Some level of deviation would affect the timing of opportunities and distance placement.
But Zhou Wen was different. As long as he learned something, regardless of whether he trained or not, he appeared very skilled and natural when actually putting it to practice.
Over the past few days, Zhou Wen would join them when the quartet trained together. But when it was time for individual training, Zhou Wen would run to the side to game.
If it wasn't because Zhou Wen's performance was impeccable when cooperating with the rest and, in fact, was the most outstanding one among the four, Tian Xiangdong might have taken on a teacher's responsibility to teach the former a good lesson, inculcating in him the importance of daily practice and improvement.
But now, all Tian Xiangdong could do was sneak glances at Zhou Wen sitting there gaming while he had to engage in strenuous training.
”Where are you looking at? Focus. Your actions aren't right,” Li Zhi said as he walked over.
Tian Xiangdong glanced at Zhou Wen who was just gaming and said in envy, ”How nice it would be if I had talent like Zhou Wen. Cultivation is so miserable. Who doesn't want to just game daily?”
Li Zhi said with a laugh, ”Do you think Zhou Wen is really just gaming all day?”
”Isn't that so? He has so much fun gaming daily. It's obvious for us all to see,” Tian Xiangdong said.
Li Zhi shook his head and said, ”We can only see him when he's in school. We have no idea what he does after school.”
”Are you telling me that he's cultivating hard at home after school?” Tian Xiangdong understood what Li Zhi was getting at.
”There's no free lunch in the world. A person like Zhou Wen might appear harmless as though he cares about nothing, but deep down in his bones, he's extremely prideful. He suffered such a terrible defeat under An Jing's hands, and although there might be extenuating circumstances for his defeat, with his character, he probably couldn't accept it. He must have worked very hard at cultivation. This can be seen from how adept he is in actual combat. He's definitely just putting on a farce that he's decadent and engrossed in gaming,” Li Zhi said with a severe countenance.
”Then why does he act so decadent in school? There's no need for him to do so. Isn't it better to spend time gaming than on cultivation?” Tian Xiangdong was doubtful.
Li Zhi shot a glance at Zhou Wen and said, ”I believe that he suffered quite a psychological setback when he was first defeated by An Jing, causing people to mistake him for wallowing in self-misery.”
”But that doesn't explain why he games in school?” Tian Xiangdong was still puzzled.
”Think about it. If everyone believes you to be trash, and you end up scoring shockingly well on the college-entrance exams, taking first place in the city, wouldn't it feel awesome to look back at the naysayers with a beaming look of success?” Li Zhi said.
”Holy sh*t, Zhou Wen has such nefarious thoughts? That scumbag…” Tian Xiangdong instantly came to a realization as he nearly exclaimed. Thankfully, Li Zhi cupped his mouth in time. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.