Chapter 32: He Would Not Let It Pass!

Translator: Larbre Studio

Editor: Larbre Studio

To be frank, Li Wei had thought of all the possibilities that could have happened—but he had never thought that his son would pick up a kitchen knife.

Was he plotting to murder his own father?! Oh my god, what kind of child had he raised?!

“You little rascal, what are you doing? Huh?!” Li Wei held onto the mop as he looked at Li Tianqi, shouting, “Put the knife down, hurry! Put the knife down!”

At that moment, his wife was already crying in fear. Unlike her usual, composed self, she could not help but panic. She cried as she shouted, “Tianqi, if something is bothering you, you can talk to me about it! Put the knife down!” 

However, no matter how loud they shouted, Li Tianqi was unbothered. He carefully inspected the kitchen knife before reaching out and placing his hand on the chopping board… 

Was he trying to chop off his hand?! 

“Tianqi, we can talk things through,” Li Wei could not take it any longer. The boy was going to self-mutilate! He screamed, “Don’t do it! If you hurt yourself badly, I cannot guarantee a full recovery!” 

Li Wei’s wife was on the verge of fainting from anxiety—that was their only son!

Then, they saw Li Tianqi hold the kitchen knife in his right hand before gently making small cuts on either side of the index finger of his left hand. 

The hearts of Li Tianqi’s parents sank: it was over. He really was self-harming! Oh god, what could they do?!

They froze in shock. Li Tianqi had only made a tiny cut. In fact, it was just a minor cut on the surface of the skin. A single drop of blood slowly dripped from the wound. However, it was apparent that Li Tianqi had not felt any pain and was oblivious to the situation. He raised his hand to his face and inspected the wound on his finger. 

Li Tianqi had a serious expression. His fingers were so close to his face that they almost touched his eyes. 

After a while, he turned to look at his parents and laughed excitedly, “Ha! Dad, mum! Hurry! Look! I have awakened!”

Awake—Awakened? Had their child Awakened? 

Li Wei and his wife stared at each other. Was it real? They had gotten so worried—and the reason was that he had Awakened? Did he cut his fingers with a knife to check if he had really Awakened?!

“Really?! Quick! Let me have a look!” Li Wei immediately rushed over to grab Li Tianqi’s left hand and examined it. The wound had fully healed, leaving behind a little trace of blood. 

Li Wei was dumbfounded, “You have really Awakened? The healing power—” 

“My Awakening talent seems to be that of healing and strength,” Li Tianqi said as he withdrew his fingers. Then, he hugged the refrigerator with both hands and easily lifted it up. It was a double door refrigerator! Including the contents of the fridge, it must have weighed close to two hundred kilograms!

“Dad, look! I have Awakened!” Li Tianqi laughed happily. He put the fridge down, and said gleefully, “Now you do not have to worry about me! I am an Awakener!” 

Li Tianqi’s mom nodded vigorously at the side, “That’s right! I knew that my son was different!” 

Li Wei rubbed his chin as he looked at the mop in his hands. He turned his attention to his son, who was beaming with joy before slapping his thigh and sighing, “Oh, I should have known this…”

Then, he pointed at his wife and shouted, “As I said, you have always protected him, always sided with him! If I had beaten him earlier, wouldn’t he have Awakened sooner?!”

Li Tianqi was speechless. His dad really needed to sort out his priorities.

Li Tianqi’s mother pondered for a while, before she took two steps back, “It’s my fault, it’s my fault. I will not defend him in the future!” 

What the hell was up with his mother?!

Then, he watched his father throw the mop onto the ground before rushing into the kitchen to grab a huge rolling pin from the cabinet.

“Turns out that proper beating produces great talent!” Li Wei held the rolling pin in his right hand, and waved it around twice saying, “Looks like our family’s heirloom is finally being put to good use! You, rascal, come here right now. I am going to give you a good beating again today!”

What the hell, where did that absurd logic come from?!

“Dad, dad, let’s talk things through!” Li Tianqi desperately tried to escape. If he had gotten beaten by a rolling pin, he was certainly going to die. Now that he had Awakened, why did he still need to be beaten?! That Hong Xiaofu had to know—he would not let it pass!

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The next morning, Hong Xiaofu once again forced himself awake. He had maintained the posture depicted on the training manual the day before. Frankly, although the posture looked very uncomfortable, it did not feel as painful after settling into it. 

He had had a great sleep and felt rejuvenated. 

The training manual was indeed useful—in fact, Hong Xiaofu had underestimated its usefulness. 

What was the National Machinery? The poses indicated in the six diagrams on the training manual. The country had gathered thousands of Awakeners to make tens of thousands of poses every day for training. The poses were refined after comparisons were made between the various poses. After countless experiments, it was concluded that the six postures indicated were the most effective for improving one’s Awakening index.

It would have been impossible for an individual to complete the research on the effectiveness of the various postures and decide on the top six poses in a single lifetime. The research itself would take even longer than ten lifetimes.

After all, the country utilized thousands of machines to test and record genetic indexes for twenty-four hours a day. Any improvements made by the Awakeners had to be filed immediately. 

How was it possible for one person to finish all that work? 

Although the training manual looked simple, its contents were in fact well researched. 

There were faster ways of improving one’s Awakening index that would override the practices mentioned in the training manual; however, those were military secrets and were considered as important and dangerous as nuclear weapons. 

“When you get up in the morning, hug the sun!” Hong Xiaofu hummed as he went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. After finishing his food, he left some for Shen Xiaoling. He got lost in his own thoughts as he placed the leftover chocolate from the day before beside the bowl. 

It was a Saturday. Hong Xiaofu had planned several activities such as a morning run, completing homework, and training. He locked the door behind him and began his day. 

“Xiaofu, good morning,” Mister Liu, the neighbor, was also leaving his house at this time. He saw Hong Xiaofu stretching his back and kicking his limbs and immediately laughed, “You are always so punctual! How about we do a couple of laps together?” 

Hong Xiaofu smiled, “It would be a pleasure, sir. Don’t go too easy on me!” 

Uncle Liu laughed loudly, “No problem, let’s go!”