Evolutionary Superstar

Bai Yiyi felt a little awkward, noticing Su Xiaoran’s guarded expression.

What’s going on? Weren’t they getting along just fine yesterday? Why is she looking at me like I’m a thief about to steal something precious?

Su Xiaoran also felt embarrassed to see Bai Yiyi’s awkwardness.

How to explain?

Su Xiaoran pondered hard and realized there was no need for her to guard against Bai Yiyi and the vixens online.

They could only be envious.

On the other hand, she was Brother Lin’s neighbor. She knew where he lived and could see Oreo whenever she wanted.

With this kind of advantage, the other women couldn’t compare to her.

"Ahem!" Su Xiaoran cleared her throat and welcomed Bai Yiyi over. "Sorry, Sister Bai. I was just watching a short video and getting angry at the shameless vixens online."

"Oh? What kind of short video?" Bai Yiyi asked curiously with interest.

After Su Xiaoran showed her the short video of Oreo, Bai Yiyi fell in love with it, too. The tuxedo cat was too interesting.

Was this the so-called star power?

In a cat?

After Bai Yiyi read the comments and received her share of laughter, she also found the source of Su Xiaoran’s anger.

She couldn’t help but feel amused.

"There’s no need to get angry over them. That’s just how netizens are..."

Bai Yiyi suddenly paused with doubts, seemingly discovering something extraordinarily. She glanced at Su Xiaoran thoughtfully.

Su Xiaoran wasn’t new to the internet. It wasn’t reasonable for her to get angry over people’s nonsense online unless...

Bai Yiyi suddenly grinned with wickedness, causing Su Xiaoran’s heart to jump.

"Alright, Ran Ran. Confess, and you will be spared. You know the tuxedo cat or its owner, right?"

"Ah?!" Su Xiaoran panicked and hurriedly denied. "What are you talking about, Sister Bai? How could I know them?"

"Don’t dare to admit it? Take this!"

Bai Yiyi smiled wickedly before lunging at Su Xiaoran, tickling her weak spots while demanding her confession like a devil’s whisper.

"Ahaha... Stop, I don’t know anything. I really don’t...ahaha!"

...

During Lin Haoren’s morning run, Oreo made repeated attempts to run off. It wasn’t until he saw the other cats in small alleyways that he realized Oreo’s intentions.

"Are you kidding me? You only came over because you want to sleep around with strays?" Lin Haoren glared at Oreo, feeling exasperated.

Ah, ah, unhand me, Human! Beauty, come back! Let’s get to know each other! Ah, my wife!

Oreo struggled but could not escape Lin Haoren’s firm grip of the leash.

"What kind of wife are you looking for?" Lin Haoren glared at Oreo again and said, "You’re a celebrity now. Even if you want a wife, you have to look at those from proper households."

"How can you sleep around with strays? Who knows how many times they have been railed by other male cats? What if you catch some strange disease and bring it home?"

"Don’t you know cats have shorter lives? Do you want to die early and make me sad?"

Lin Haoren spewed a bunch of nonsense mixed with true and false feelings.

However, Oreo was successfully hoodwinked. It felt he made a lot of sense and realized its mistake. It was no longer a stray; it should also aim high. Only proper household cats were worthy of it.

[Physique +1]

After finishing their morning run, Lin Haoren gained another point in his physique. He couldn’t help but wonder when he could unlock the attribute panel to see his overall stats. It probably wasn’t great.

While heading home to take a shower, Lin Haoren noticed a group of elderly folks exercising in the community plaza. They weren’t there yesterday, but they were here today.

Their movements were slow and gentle, seemingly weak, yet packed with hidden potential. It seemed quite systematic and deep.

Wasn’t this the soft form of Tai Chi?

Ding!

[Observing the elderly men practicing Taijiquan: Taijiquan Skill Proficiency +3]

Lin Haoren was stunned after realizing the elderly men were truly practicing Tai Chi. Moreover, it seemed to be the most authentic form of Taijiquan, drawing inspiration from ancient philosophies and evolving over hundreds of years.

It could be considered an ancient internal martial art.

If he trained in it, the effects might not be as simple as developing a healthy and fit body. Maybe he could even become as powerful as ancient martial artists.

Even if the legends were fake, the system could make them real.

Lin Haoren was willing to believe in any absurd legend and myth. After all, nothing was more absurd than the system itself. As such, anything else should be possible as well.

After he understood this, he couldn’t help but observe the elders’ Taijiquan with great focus.

Ding!

[Observing the elderly men practicing Taijiquan, understanding the concept of hardness and softness: Taijiquan Skill Proficiency +12]

[Taijiquan Skill has reached beginner-level proficiency, Proficiency: 15/100]

A stream of information poured into Lin Haoren’s mind, improving his understanding of Taijiquan. As a result, he continued to watch the elders’ Taijiquan practice with an even greater interest.

Taijiquan, commonly known as Tai Chi, wasn’t just an exercise for health preservation, nor was it originally created for fighting. It was created to perfect the human body.

[Observing the elderly men practicing Taijiquan, understanding the minimization of movements and the maximization of force transmission: Taijiquan Skill Proficiency +15]

[Observing the elder men practicing Taijiquan, comprehending the deeper concept of Yin and Yang: Taijiquan Skill Proficiency +16]

...

[Taijiquan Skill has reached intermediate-level proficiency, Proficiency: 108/1,000]

Unknowingly, Lin Haoren had observed the elders’ Tai Chi practice for over half an hour, which surprised the elderly group.

They had noticed Lin Haoren’s presence but did not think much of it, nor did they mind. In fact, they had hoped more young people would show interest in Taijiquan.

That way, Taijiquan would not decline and end with their generation.

However, they only thought Lin Haoren was showing a temporary interest. They didn’t expect him to be quite diligent with his observation. This wasn’t someone with a casual interest.

"Young man, are you interested in Taijiquan?"