Lou Cheng perked up when he heard that there was some progress on the Wholeness Formula. He immediately sensed that something was amiss and quickly typed, "Is there anything missing?"
Otherwise, it wouldn't be progress, but already in his hands!
Also, he must have something else to say to me at this juncture!
Rapid March replied quickly, "The Wholeness Formula doesn't belong to the Extreme Hadou Sect. It was coincidentally obtained by Mouko Yamashita when he was buying an antique. After a few months of hard work, he finally relented and was willing to accept the proposal of exchanging the Swordsman Formula for the Wholeness Formula. However, there is a condition. He wishes to challenge you to a duel in a private setting with no spectators. Both parties will appoint a referee. He chooses the venue and you decide the time, but it's best if it's within a month.
A few months of hard work. "Lou Cheng suddenly smelled a thrilling scent when he saw these words. Although it was an equivalent exchange in the end, Mouko Yamashita must have gone through a lot of scheming and espionage to agree. It definitely wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface.
Hmm, during the King of Youth Pro League, I was already able to defeat Mouko Yamashita even before I reached the Inhuman stage. Now that four months have passed and it's obvious that I've stabilized, he still dares to challenge me. I'm afraid he must have encountered something else and is more confident …
After a few seconds of silence, Lou Cheng replied quickly,
"Alright then. Let's do it on the 20th of January."
To be honest, this interrupted his consolidation and accumulation of strength midway and left him lacking in his state of mind. However, gathering the Nine Words Formula was more important than healing his master's old injury and Ke's health. He was willing to compromise for this.
Besides, when I go to America in February to spend the new year with Ke, I'll start looking for opportunities to challenge Grandmasters of Martial Arts as a warm-up for the Nationals in April. It's fine if it's half a month earlier.
Rapid March replied concisely, "Then I'll pass on your message to Mouko Yamashita."
Lou Cheng put down his phone, condensed his voice, and shared the two matters with Yan Zheke.
"Mouko Yamashita has some confidence now …" The girl stirred the milk in her cup thoughtfully. "But choosing a private setting and rejecting the spectators shows that he's not that confident."
This matter would be arranged by the military. The referee would most likely be a Physical Invulnerability Mighty One, so she was relatively assured.
"I think so too." Lou Cheng laughed and said, "If he doesn't improve, I won't be interested in fighting with him again."
He did not mention that it had interrupted his meditation.
"Yes. You still have to be careful of the location he chooses. The home-field advantage is no joke. I'll help you find out which environment is most suitable for the martial arts of the Extreme Hadou Sect …" Yan Zheke analyzed excitedly. In the end, she pounded the table lightly and said, "How infuriating! I can't watch the fight live. Cheer for my Cheng!"
"That's why I set the date after you start school." Lou Cheng said with a smile, "We can't waste our time together."
"You don't even blush when you say mushy things now …" Yan Zheke deliberately widened her eyes and said.
"Just like how a certain someone is becoming more and more natural when talking dirty." Lou Cheng teased, preparing himself for a beating.
"I didn't!" Yan Zheke was both embarrassed and annoyed. She turned sideways and elbowed Lou Cheng with the strength of a kitten.
Since they were in a public place like the dessert shop, she stopped flirting and turned to look at Lou Cheng.
"Cheng, I think the Wholeness Formula is a clue. With the military and resources over there, if there are any remaining Nine Words Formulas in China, they should have already been found. There have been too many periods of war in our history. It's normal for things to end up in Japan, Korea, Miluo, and other places with similar cultures."
She could see that Lou Cheng cared a lot about the Nine Words Formulas. Naturally, she wanted her husband to get what he wanted.
"That's true … When I go to Japan this time, I'll communicate with the military. It'll be much better than me doing it alone." Lou Cheng had long realized the limitations of a martial artist. Without a corresponding supernatural ability, professional matters should be left to the professionals.
The young couple chatted happily on this topic until the evening when Gu Shuang called. They went to meet up and taste the "pot dish" recommended by this "local tyrant". It came from Guangnan and had been localized and improved. It was quite suitable for the taste of Gao Fen people, but there were not many who could do it well.
Yes, Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke came to Gao Fen yesterday to spend Christmas Eve.
In the small private room, Gu Shuang took off her black down jacket and fixed her wavy hair. She sat down and snickered at the couple. "Should I say Merry Christmas Eve?"
It was Christmas Day.
Yan Zheke's pretty face flushed red. She pretended not to care and snorted. "Didn't you spend Christmas Eve with your boyfriend?"
"No, I broke up with him yesterday." Gu Shuang answered with a smile, not a hint of sadness.
She wore light makeup and seemed to have done some makeup. Her eyes were more delicate and charming than before.
"So soon? It's only been two months, right? "Yan Zheke blurted out in surprise.
"I don't feel anything for him anymore. He's not enough for me to stay for long." Gu Shuang seemed to be talking about going to the supermarket to buy fruits. Lou Cheng was speechless. He couldn't understand her world.
"He's not manly. He likes to hang around me, but he's not romantic at all. He's not like your Cheng, who rushed to America to celebrate your birthday and give you a surprise. Sigh, comparisons are odious!" Gu Shuang skillfully changed the topic to Yan Zheke.
December 9th was the girl's birthday. Since she was going back to China for the holidays, and Lou Cheng had only left America at the end of November, they agreed to have a video call and express gift. However, Lou Cheng secretly booked a ticket. After the competition on December 7th, they set off again the next day. After more than ten hours of bumpy flight, they landed in front of a confused Smith. Yan Zheke didn't notice because there was internet access in the cabin.
On the day of her birthday, she was surprised to see that Lou Cheng's background was her own lawn. While feeling touched and happy, she mercilessly "punished" Lou Cheng for his prodigal behavior. She "punished" Lou Cheng until he was beaming with joy. She also showed off their affection in her circle of friends and on Twitter, which made Gu Shuang and Song Li both envious and amazed. It was said that Du Liyu lamented "other people's children" many times because of this.
"What surprise? It's more like a shock! You don't listen to me at all and act on your own! "Yan Zheke rolled her eyes at Lou Cheng happily.
This was also what she said when she showed off their affection.
Girls really don't mean what they say sometimes. Well, men are the same … Lou Cheng tried his best to remain silent while the two girls were chatting.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Gu Shuang clapped and laughed.
"The food is here! I'm starving! "
After that, she shouted to the outside, "You can come in."
With a creak, the door of the private room opened. A well-dressed and average-looking boy appeared. He looked at Gu Shuang with bloodshot eyes. "Shuangshuang, why did you break up?"
"Why are you here?" Gu Shuang frowned. She got up and tried to push the boy out of the private room. "Didn't I tell you? I don't feel anything. I don't feel anything anymore! "
The boy stared at Gu Shuang and muttered to himself, "But everything was fine the day before yesterday … I … Did I do something wrong?"
I seem to be watching a melodramatic scene play out in front of me … Lou Cheng laughed and shook his head. He turned to look at Ke, only to see her face full of disappointment. She almost covered her face and sighed.
The couple really couldn't interfere in this kind of thing. They didn't know how to either.
After arguing for a while, Gu Shuang saw that the boy was difficult to deal with. She put on a serious face and said,
"You go back first. We'll talk tomorrow."
Seriously, you're disturbing my mood for dinner.
"Tomorrow …" The boy was absent-minded. His eyes suddenly showed some evil. "I didn't believe what others said about you. I always thought you were a very simple and kind girl. It turns out you're just playing around. You don't have feelings at all …"
After listening to him, Gu Shuang's face turned cold. She replied with disdain,
"Yes, I'm that kind of person!"
"Bitch, you bitch!" The boy suddenly took out a dagger from his pocket and stabbed it between Gu Shuang's chest and abdomen. The polished metal reflected a cold light under the lights.
At this moment, the world seemed to slow down. Extreme fear emerged in Gu Shuang's heart. She couldn't dodge and could only watch the dagger get closer and closer.
Her mind seemed to be able to imagine the severe pain that would follow, and the scream in her throat was ready to be released. Just as she was at her most desperate, a chopstick suddenly flew over and hit the side of the dagger, sending it flying and stabbing into the wall, shaking and trembling.
When the boy's killing intent exploded, Lou Cheng sensed it. He picked up the chopstick and flicked it.
Then he stepped on the ground and rushed out. He subdued the boy with one hand. Yan Zheke fell behind and held Gu Shuang.
"Call the police." Lou Cheng turned to look at his wife and her best friend and said calmly.
Gu Shuang was trembling with fear. Hearing this, she calmed down a little. She hurriedly returned to her original position and chose to call the police.
When they came out of the police station, Yan Zheke stared at her and said, "Why are you still pleading for him?"
Gu Shuang answered with trembling lips, "I, I think I'm also in the wrong …"
"You know it too!" Yan Zheke seemed to have turned into Gu Shuang's mother. "Some people can afford to play with, while others can't. If you don't want to have a good relationship, don't provoke others! If Cheng wasn't here today, your parents would have burned incense for you! "
"Ke Ke Ke, I, I was wrong. I repent …" Gu Shuang raised three fingers and begged her with fear. "Stay with me tonight. I, I don't dare to be alone. My parents are not here …"
"Okay." Yan Zheke turned to Lou Cheng helplessly.
"I suddenly regret saving her …" Lou Cheng sent a message to the girl and made a joke.
"Don't worry. I won't fight with you for Ke Ke. I'm not afraid as long as you're in the same room with me." Gu Shuang forced a smile at Lou Cheng. "Before that, let's eat first …"
They didn't even have time to enjoy the "potted vegetables".
"You still know hunger!" Yan Zheke stared at her again. Gu Shuang couldn't help but shrink her body.
After everything was done, they entered the Gu villa. Yan Zheke and Lou Cheng stayed in the guest room next to Gu Shuang's.
"Sigh, only Song Li is normal among your best friends." Lou Cheng hugged the girl and sighed.
"Shuang Shuang was hurt by a man and doesn't believe in relationships anymore." Yan Zheke explained again.
"Don't date if you don't believe it." Lou Cheng suggested.
"But, she seems to be eager to be in a relationship, but because she has no confidence in the future, she always chooses to break up when the relationship is at its strongest …" Yan Zheke analyzed Gu Shuang's mentality.
Lou Cheng's mouth twitched.
"This is an illness that needs to be treated."
"Well, I'll 'kidnap' her to see a psychiatrist these days …" Yan Zheke actually agreed with Lou Cheng's nonsense.
On the other hand, Gu Shuang was writing in her diary with lingering fear.
"I feel like I deserve it. I have to pay attention to my breakup strategy in the future."
"Well, I have to let the boy initiate the breakup!"
"When the time comes, he'll become more and more stubborn, clingy, unreasonable, and unreasonable every day. I don't believe any man can stand it!"
The next day, she told her best friend her thoughts. Yan Zheke only asked one question, which made her speechless.
"What if there really is someone who can stand it until you can't pretend anymore?"
"Then I'll accept it …" After a long time, Gu Shuang answered blankly.
This episode didn't affect Lou Cheng. The round-robin of the top four began as usual. Songcheng University won two and lost one. Once again, they qualified for the national competition as the second place. Yan Zheke returned to America in mid-January to prepare for the upcoming new semester.
Before they knew it, it was already the 19th of January.
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