Chapter 159 New Discovery
This year's freshman group had become the first student exchange group of Hongwu University's new campus.
The group chat was lively, with messages popping up rapidly and filling the screen.
[Boss Jiang has worked so hard, making nutritious meals for us in the morning and at noon.]
[The effect of the nutritious meal is really great, and the taste is top-notch. Even though I'm full, I still drool just thinking about it.]
[In fact, what's even more amazing is how much it helps with spiritual practice, right?]
[I think Boss Jiang's strength is not as great as we imagined. When will we get another chance to besiege him?]
[Okay, okay, I can already hear you calculating with your abacus.]
[You just want to get your legs broken again so you can lie in bed and enjoy Boss Jiang's nutritious meals, right?]
[Speaking of which, the top ten in this entrance exam seem to have the opportunity to taste Boss Jiang's perfect dishes, right?]
[To be more precise, it seems to be the top twelve, not counting Boss Jiang and Xue Ruyan.]
[Why isn't Xue Ruyan counted?]
[Have you never been in love?]
[Hahaha, how did you know they've been single for 18 years?]
[…]
The messages kept rolling in, making the chat extremely lively.
After all, everyone was still bedridden with broken legs, so there wasn't much else to do besides chat and pass the time.
It was at this moment that Zhang Mou made an announcement.
And with it came a series of photos.
Five selfies in a row.
In each picture, Zhang Mou posed in different stances, even jumping in place in some of them.
The moment the photos appeared, the entire group chat seemed to freeze.
But the silence didn't last long. Soon, a flurry of messages flooded the screen.
[What the hell, Zhang Mou? What's going on with you?]
[Did you take some miracle drug? How are you already out of bed?]
[Go ahead and jump, I hope you break your legs again.]
[This doesn't make sense. How did you recover so fast?]
[Brother Zhang, please tell us your secret.]
Zhang Mou held his phone, grinning as he scrolled through the frantic messages from his classmates.
Seeing how persistent they were, Zhang Mou decided not to keep them in suspense.
Zhang Mou: [Okay, okay, it's not a big secret. I used my entrance exam reward and had Boss Jiang cook me a perfect dish.]
Zhang Mou: [Tsk tsk tsk, Boss Jiang's perfect dish is simply divine. After eating it, my injuries improved tremendously.]
Zhang Mou: [Even my cultivation has improved significantly. Full of surprises.]
Tian Yundong: [I knew it! I saw that rule, but it says Boss Jiang can refuse, so I didn't dare ask.]
Shentu Jiayi: [Zhang Mou, what exactly is so special about this perfect dish?]
Zhang Mou: [Hahaha, you'll have to find out for yourself.]
Tian Yundong: [You son of a b**ch, you're keeping secrets again, aren't you?]
Zhang Mou: [It's not like you don't have a chance. Just ask Boss Jiang to cook one for you.]
Tian Yundong: [Just tell me! Will it kill you?]
Zhang Mou: [Hee hee~]
Tian Yundong: [Ahhh#*￥%#@]
[Group system notification: Tian Yundong has been banned for 24 hours by group management director Zhao Yongwu. Reason for ban: insult and abuse.]
The entire group burst into laughter.
Zhang Mou laughed as well, thinking that Tian Yundong was truly amusing.
Cursing in the school's official student group? He was just asking to be banned.
Now, he would definitely be given special attention by the dean of studies.
It was then that a particular message in the group caught Zhang Mou's attention.
Shentu Jiayi: [But what Tian Yundong said is right. Zhang Mou, you're getting more and more shameless. Not only did you take photos just to show off, but you also heavily edited your skin.]
Zhang Mou was stunned for a moment before typing a reply.
Zhang Mou: [What the hell? This is the original photo, okay?]
Shentu Jiayi: [Do you believe what you just said? Have you looked in the mirror?]
Zhang Mou shook his head and muttered, "This guy is so annoying. How could I have possibly…"
He trailed off.
Then, he turned to the mirror, blinked, and froze in place.
His skin… looked too fair.
He wasn't someone with naturally dark skin, but his summer training had left him tanned.
Yet now, his skin had returned to its original fair tone.
Zhang Mou quickly looked down at his hands and arms—his skin was noticeably lighter, and even some old scars had faded significantly.
"This isn't normal!" Zhang Mou muttered. He activated his innate spiritual eyes to examine himself.
After several checks, he finally pinpointed the issue.
His skin's toughness had increased, which in turn boosted his defense.
For a mind master like him, this was an incredible benefit.
Even the slightest improvement in physical defense was a massive advantage.
A thought struck him, and he turned his gaze toward his legs, then rushed to the training area of his dormitory where the testing instruments were located.
He began a self-assessment, checking his physical condition.
Then he looked at the results and confirmed his suspicion.
His defense had improved significantly.
Not only that, but his body's energy circulation had also become smoother.
Excited, Zhang Mou immediately drafted a report to the school.
But before sending it, he hesitated.
He suddenly remembered that he had a better way to report this discovery.
Without hesitation, he opened his private chat with Jiang Tian and sent the findings to him.
Zhang Mou: [Boss Jiang, I discovered something by accident. Please take a look. If there's no problem, can you forward it to Principal Zhou?]
A moment later, Jiang Tian replied.
Jiang Tian: [The perfect dish made with Red Pig Tribe ingredients only improves skin toughness, thereby enhancing defense.]
Jiang Tian: [As for your other discovery, it probably has nothing to do with the dish itself. It might be a new direction in cultivation.]
Jiang Tian: [Your leg is healed now, right? Come to the special cafeteria. I'll take you to see the teacher.]
Zhang Mou's heart pounded with excitement.
Boss Jiang was taking him to see Principal Zhou?
This… this…
As expected of Boss Jiang!
At the same time, Zhang Mou was filled with anticipation. Had he really discovered a new direction in cultivation?
Even so, he was convinced that this breakthrough had to be connected to Jiang Tian's perfect dish.