Chapter Five The First Day of School

  Time flies quickly, and before you know it, the opening day of school has arrived.

  He got up early in the morning, practiced a set of boxing and footwork, had breakfast, and then Zhang Chengyuan took the bus to school - Jiulao High School.

  The first day of school, everything was so fresh, the sky was especially blue, and Zhang Chengyuan's mood was also exceptionally good. More than a month's time had made him look like a different person.

  Not only did his skin fully recover, becoming smooth and shiny, but he also grew 5cm taller in just over 40 days. This was an unbelievable feat for ordinary people, but for Zhang Chengyuan, it was nothing out of the ordinary. If he wanted to, growing into a towering giant in just one month was well within his capabilities. He had only grown a little taller to avoid being too shocking.

  In other people's eyes, he should have grown two or three centimeters taller in more than two months, which is not a special thing during the growth spurt of puberty. Moreover, a height of 172CM is not short, but it is impossible to stand out from the crowd and attract attention.

  Instead, Zhang Chengyuan's face had a radiant and healthy complexion, with features that were no less than those of an idol star. Paired with his confident expression and clear eyes, he looked quite extraordinary, attracting the shy glances of many young girls on the street. The more intense gazes gathered around him, making Zhang Chengyuan feel somewhat unnatural, so he hastily pulled out a pair of large black-framed glasses from his breast pocket and put them on, instantly becoming somewhat wooden in expression.

  These glasses were specially prepared by Zhang Chengyuan. The original Zhang Chengyuan was a dull-eyed guy, almost useless. Zhang Chengyuan tried to change his image, but he was afraid of changing too much, which would lead to the scrutiny of those around him and affect his current desire for a peaceful life. So when he saw a character wearing glasses in a TV series, he followed suit and bought an ugly large-framed glasses as a prop for school use.

  It turned out that this move played its due role, making it almost impossible for students in the same class to pay attention to Zhang Chengyuan's changes. Instead, what he did after school and the subsequent events a few days later became a legendary story that was often talked about by students at Jiulao High School during their leisure time.

  A day of school life quickly passed, each student was self-satisfied and didn't pay much attention to Zhang Chengyuan. Zhang Chengyuan was also happy to relax, quietly sitting in his seat and finishing a day's lesson. When the bell rang after school, he packed up his bag and left the school gate, planning to find a fried chicken restaurant or barbecue shop to do some part-time work to supplement his living expenses. Because the two months' worth of household expenses that his father Zhang Donghu had left him before going on a business trip had already been spent by him.

  It's not that Zhang Chengyuan is extravagant and wasteful with his money, but rather because his body grows too quickly, his appetite also increases greatly, one meal basically needs to eat away four or five ordinary people's meals, the speed of spending money naturally also quickens by four or five times. As a result, now the remaining money on Zhang Chengyuan is only enough for him to eat for three more days, this forces Zhang Chengyuan to take out time from his cultivation to go work and earn money.

  As soon as he walked out of the school gate, he saw three guys dressed like high school students standing not far away, staring at him with ill intentions. Zhang Chengyuan thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that these three people had bullied him before, and his mood suddenly became very unpleasant.

  These three delinquents were also students of Jiu Lao High School, led by the leader of the school's delinquents, Jin Youji. He was a third-year student with the worst grades in the entire school and even ranked among the bottom 1,000 out of over 6 million high school students nationwide. Having given up on getting into college, he spent his days doing nothing but causing trouble, such as bullying and extorting money from male classmates, making passes at female classmates, and intentionally causing a ruckus in class to annoy the young female teacher. These were just everyday occurrences for him, and they were all tricks he had learned from Hong Kong movies to show off with.

  This dog still plans to enter the underworld after graduation and strives to become a big brother in the nine old districts within ten years. His thinking is a bit weird, he thinks that since he wants to become the boss of the underworld, he should often do some evil things to make the students nearby afraid of him. The original Zhang Chengyuan was timid and couldn't fight back, so he was the best target for intimidation. Therefore, this guy would often "bully" Zhang Chengyuan from time to time, and each time he had to be near the school gate where there were many people, just to let more people know how domineering he was.

  At this time, Jin Youji saw Zhang Chengyuan and waved at him from a distance. His posture looked confident and fearless, as if he wasn't afraid that Zhang Chengyuan would run away with his tail between his legs. In the past, in such situations, Zhang Chengyuan would definitely have obediently walked up to let Jin Youji slap him on the head or hit him a few times, or even take out some saved pocket money to buy himself a peaceful resolution.

  But what surprised him was that this time, Zhang Chengyuan just gave him a cold glance and turned to leave.

  His eyes were high and mighty, as if a lion was looking at a small monkey baring its teeth. This made Jin Youji extremely angry, as he had always used this kind of gaze to look at Zhang Chengyuan, but today he was being looked down upon by Zhang Chengyuan instead. His anger surged up instantly, and he rushed over to grab the collar of Zhang Chengyuan's shirt.

  Zhang Chengyuan slightly sneered and shifted his body to the side, avoiding Jin Youji's hand. He continued walking forward as if nothing had happened, leaving Jin Youji and the other two people who were rushing from the opposite direction behind him in an instant.

  Jin Youji was stunned on the spot, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at Zhang Chengyuan's slowly retreating back. His right hand still outstretched in a futile attempt to grab him, he couldn't fathom how Zhang had dodged him. It was as if he himself had misjudged the distance. As he watched Zhang disappear into the distance, Jin's face turned red with rage and he shouted, "Hey! Hey! I didn't tell you to leave! How dare you walk away!" While shouting, he took off after Zhang, his two henchmen following close behind.

  Zhang Chengyuan walked at a steady pace, ignoring Jin Youji's shouts. How could this little scoundrel be of any concern to him? He didn't even have the interest to open his mouth and speak.

  Kim Yoo-ki and the three others ran faster and faster, but soon they were panting, yet no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't catch up with Jang Sung-won. If their heads had been slightly clearer, they would have realized something was off, but Kim Yoo-ki continued to chase after him with all his might.

  Zhang Chengyuan heard the footsteps of the three people behind him and knew that Jin Youji had not given up. Seeing more and more people looking at them, he glanced back slightly with his eyes and suddenly flashed into a narrow alley on the left side.

  Jin Youji and the three others suddenly lost sight of Zhang Chengyuan's figure, becoming even more anxious. They chased him to the entrance of the alley, not looking back as they rushed in. Hurriedly rushing out again for over a dozen steps, they suddenly felt a residual shadow flash by, and the three people felt a severe pain in the back of their necks before falling to the ground and losing consciousness.

  After a while, Zhang Chengyuan walked out of the alley with a smile, continuing his journey to find a job. After he left, some curious classmates who liked to watch the excitement walked into the alley and were shocked to see that Jinyouji Sanren was only wearing underwear in a corner, huddled together.

  That night, Zhang Chengyuan found a job as a waiter at a fried chicken restaurant called "twotwo fried chicken". The working hours were from 5 pm to 10 pm, with a salary of 5000 won per hour, which was enough for him to eat his fill. The distance between the fried chicken restaurant and school was also very close, and it would only take him 3 minutes to walk there, so he wouldn't be late.