Apocalyptic Calamity: My Proficiency Panel-Chapter 47 - 42 Intentions_1
Chapter 47: Chapter 42 Intentions_1
Chapter 47: Chapter 42 Intentions_1
“I have no idea how you’ve managed to maintain such a figure.”
“Slowly and steadily, I suppose.”
In the dimly lit corridor, there was a faint murmur of an admiring conversation.
“Have you ever thought about leaving this place?”
Li Ming casually asked.
“Ah, leave here, but why?”
Chen Li bobbed her head after hearing the man’s voice, looking somewhat puzzled.
“The water here is limited, and we’ll eventually run out of food. We need to find a way to survive on our own before help arrives.”
Li Ming, holding Chen Li, approached her house, keyed in the door, and said in low tones, “I might be moving to the Linjiang Villa area in a while. There’s underground water there, and land for growing vegetables. It could be our new survival spot.”
“Think about whether you want to come. If you do, then you can come with us.”
Li Ming left the woman on the bed to rest after saying this, touched her lips, and left with a smile.
Taking Chen Li and her family with him was a spur-of-the-moment idea. After all, if they did move to the villa area, having such a big house for just him and Zhang Yuan wouldn’t be quite right. He just casually mentioned it.
As to whether they would come… that didn’t really matter.
“Linjiang Villa area…”
Chen Li lay on the bed, muttering to herself, and soon drifted off to sleep.
……
When Li Ming got home, Zhang Yuan was sitting on the bed with her legs crossed in a neat room. He went to the bathroom to freshen up and then climbed into bed with a smile.
The bedroom was cooled by a fan, much more comfortable after showering.
“You’ve been coming back so late these past few days, not until midnight.”
Zhang Yuan lay on her pillow, stifling a yawn and turned her head to ask her man.
“She’s been dressing quite seductively these past few days. I just thought I’d humor her a bit longer—I don’t like to disappoint.”
Li Ming replied with a grin.
“Humph, you lecher~”
Zhang Yuan muttered and then snuggled into Li Ming’s arms to sleep, but not without pondering what to wear for the next day.
After a while, they both fell asleep.
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A new day dawned, exuding boundless energy as always.
Zhang Yuan secretly rose 30 minutes ahead of Li Ming. She performed a routine she instinctively knew was beneficial—some sort of exercise, it left her feeling invigorated yet slightly tired.
She sat on the bed for a while to rest, then went to the bathroom to freshen up, brush her teeth, and finally, put on a pair of pristine white socks.
Satisfied, she put on a mini skirt, a clean, tight-fitting grey top, and brushed her hair. After examining herself in the mirror and nodding in approval, she noticed that it was almost time for Li Ming to wake up.
Wearing only her socks, she stood on the bed, looking at Li Ming who was still sleeping and wore a mischievous grin.
“Let’s see if you can resist this…”
A stirring Li Ming groggily heard the mumbling, opened his eyes and was greeted by a pair of pure white socks, closely followed by a view of her smooth long legs, a stunning mini skirt and a tight top…
Li Ming was instantly wide awake. Not saying a word, he pulled the smirking woman into his arms.
“Woman, you’re asking for trouble!”
“Ah~~”
“……”
An hour later, Li Ming ate the breakfast he had cooked himself, stretched lazily, feeling utterly content.
Zhang Yuan, with a look of vexation, closed her eyes to sleep.
Looking at the woman on the bed, Li Ming chuckled, licking his lips; the aftertaste was delightful.
“I’ll finish practicing my mental power first, then move on to the exercise routine.”
“The telekinetic power is still too weak now.”
Li Ming shook his head, controlling his telekinetic power to probe around. Upon using up all mental energy, he began to feel a void in his brain and finally stopped training.
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“Hoo~”
He exhaled and walked to the living room. With his legs spread apart, he calmed his mind and lowered his breath, slowly practicing the Baduanjin exercise.
One move after another, his breathing synchronized with every action, he was deeply focused.
[Baduanjin proficiency +1]
[Baduanjin proficiency +1]
After practicing Baduanjin twice, Li Ming felt clear-headed and comfortable, the discomfort caused by the exhaustion of his telekinetic power was also greatly reduced.
However, feeling his somewhat weakened body, Li Ming shook his head and gave up the idea of continuing to practice. He still had to save up some energy to practice the 24 Forms of Tai Chi…
Thinking about it in his mind, Li Ming sat down to drink water and rest until the weak feeling dissipated. Only then did he stand up to practice the 24 forms of Tai Chi.
Feet apart, arms raised forward, bend knees and press palms, breath lowered to Dantian.
Suddenly his body swung into motion, performing the 24 forms of Tai Chi slowly.
Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane, White Crane Spreading Its Wings, Brush Knee Step…
For every movement, Li Ming practiced with all seriousness, putting all his strength into it. Before he knew it, he had gone through one round.
[24 forms of Tai Chi Proficiency +1]
As the words appeared in the air, Li Ming nodded in satisfaction, then, not arrogant nor impatient, continued to practice.
In the midst of constant practice, morning time quietly passed.
Zhang Yuan was still recuperating in bed, the door to Peng Zhi’s room was opened; carrying vegetables, Peng Zhi went to the kitchen to cook. He met Li Ming in the living room, forced a smile, then quickly made his way past him.
Li Ming glanced at him while silently practicing his Tai Chi.
“Hoo~~”
The sound of the stove flaring up came from the kitchen, the gas turned off soon after. Carrying a plate of cooked dishes, Peng Zhi crossed back past Li Ming to his own room.
Halting his practice to rest, noting an improvement to 67% proficiency, Li Ming was content.
In the room, Zhang Yuan woke up from her haziness, feeling much better. Realizing that lunchtime was upon her, she hastily got up to prepare lunch.
Li Ming took a sip of water and seeing that Zhang Yuan was starting to cook, he quenched his idea of cooking.
He headed to the bathroom to freshen up, but found that the water he had collected before was only half a bucket left. Resigned, he shook his head, found a box of mineral water with the shortest shelf-life, unscrewed the cap, and poured all the water into the bucket for later use.
Afterward, recalling how Chen Li’s house too was in short supply of water yesterday, he picked up two bottles of mineral water and a pack of food, then went down the corridor to Chen Li’s house.
“Knock knock knock…”
After a bit of knocking, the door opened, and Chen Li, in her floral summer pajamas, appeared before him.
“I noticed you’re running out of water, I brought you two bottles. Use the one with the shorter shelf-life for washing things, and the other one for drinking. In the bag is some food.”
Li Ming smiled as he handed over the items. Originally, seeing her homely appearance kindled certain thoughts in him. However, seeing her daughter trailing behind her, he immediately dispelled the idea.
“Wear this pajama tonight.”
Leaning into her ear and whispering, Li Ming smiled at the timid-looking little girl, then turned and left under Chen Li’s flushed gaze.
“Yinyin, go back inside.”
Calling her daughter back into the room, Chen Li fixed her hair and moved the two boxes of water and food back. Glancing at the dwindling water supply in the house, she breathed a sigh of relief, her mind wandering back to what Li Ming said last night.
………
“Lunch is ready.”
Back home, Zhang Yuan just finished setting up the dishes. Seeing him wiping his hands, about to join her at the table, she smiled, “You must be starving.”
“Who could resist your temptation?”
“Stop it, blaming me for not being able to resist temptation. I might as well not wear anything tomorrow.”
“Not wearing anything? Great!”
Li Ming’s eyes lighted up, Zhang Yuan hesitated, then gave a hard pinch at his waist, shot him a glare, and put some food in his mouth to shut him up.
Li Ming, savoring the satisfying lunch, comfortably embraced the soft and fragrant Zhang Yuan and rested.
In the blink of an eye, it was already afternoon; it was time to resume his practice.
Time flowed steadily, as he enjoyed the tranquility.
