At noon, Lou Cheng left the Volcano Laboratory. Wiping his forehead and face with a white towel, he took the elevator back to his personal lounge. As a person who cared about his image, he wouldn't simply evaporate his sweat to avoid affecting the breathing of the living creatures nearby.
"I …" Lou Cheng opened the door and stepped in. The words he was about to say were swallowed back in his throat by the quiet atmosphere.
In the office-like room, golden sunlight shone in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, dyeing everything in brilliant colors. Even Yan Zheke's black hair was shrouded in halos, giving her the feeling of an oil painting.
The girl rested her chin on one hand and clicked on the mouse with the other. She was focused on the computer screen. Beside her was a stack of printed papers.
Sometimes she frowned, sometimes she picked up a fountain pen and gently bit the end of it, sometimes she tapped on the keyboard, and sometimes she wrote something on the paper. She was completely focused on nothing else. Even when she sensed her husband coming in, she only glanced at him with her beautiful eyes that were as black as ink.
Lou Cheng couldn't help but laugh. He sat on the sofa and didn't say anything. He quietly watched his little fairy girl work, watching her unconsciously biting the pen.
After a long time, Yan Zheke suddenly let out a cry of "Ah!" and looked up at Lou Cheng. She asked in a daze, "What?
"What time is it?"
"It's almost one." Lou Cheng turned on the phone screen and glanced at the time.
Yan Zheke pursed her lips and turned her head to the side. She suddenly realized something and felt a little embarrassed.
"I was wondering why I always wanted to eat something …"
"Haha, it's not too late now. It's not even noon yet." Lou Cheng stood up and walked towards his little fairy girl.
"Yes, I want to eat crab roe dumplings, sugar cakes, shrimp dumplings, and …" Yan Zheke muttered to herself. She couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
Then she put away the paper and pen. Waving her hand, she said,
"We'll do the rest tomorrow!"
Lou Cheng held her hand and smiled in agreement.
"I want to continue tomorrow too."
…
In the afternoon, Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke walked out of the restaurant side by side. They took the escalator to the ground floor.
"There are so many people over there …" While the sun was setting, the girl saw a group of people surrounding a certain door on the left side of the street through the window. She didn't know what they were looking at.
Lou Cheng followed her line of sight and only saw a dark mass of figures. He suggested with great interest, "Let's go and have a look."
Even Physical Invulnerability experts were curious and had the genes of onlookers.
"Sure!" Yan Zheke was equally excited.
When they reached the bottom floor, the young couple first exited the entrance of the mall and walked around for a hundred meters before they arrived at the place where the crowd was gathered. They found that both the upper and lower floors of the mall were decorated in the same style. It was light and elegant, deep and profound, and it was very Japanese.
"Shenya Dojo." Lou Cheng read out the name of the sign.
"It sounds like a martial arts club in Japan …" Yan Zheke guessed thoughtfully. "I think I've heard of it before. It's an ancient school."
Lou Cheng looked around and saw many women in kimonos. They stood side by side at the entrance, forming a beautiful scenery that attracted the eyes of passersby. On the tables on both sides of the entrance were several katanas of different lengths.
"It's definitely a martial arts dojo." Lou Cheng made a definite judgment.
Yan Zheke's eyes turned up and suddenly laughed. "Does this count as stealing our jobs?"
Go, Husky, kick their dojo and smash their cards!
While the girl was putting on a show, Lou Cheng just smiled and said, "It's nothing. Aren't there so many martial arts dojos in America? Didn't I train a group of Taoists? "
"Well, in this day and age, everyone likes novelty. Martial arts with exotic characteristics, unusual atmosphere, and a long history, it's hard not to be popular. "Yan Zheke bit her lower lip and smiled with dimples.
They chatted for a while on this topic. She pointed at the entrance and said, "Shall we go in and have a look?"
"Forget it. If I go in like this, it'll be a challenge even if it's not a challenge. And it'll be bullying the weak." Lou Cheng hesitated for two seconds.
Yan Zheke puffed up her cheeks and nodded slightly. "You're right … Besides, there's nothing to see in a dojo that's open to the public."
On the second floor of the Shenya Dojo, a girl in a red and white kimono strolled to the window and looked out at the bustling business district nearby.
She was a little over 160cm, with baby fat on her face. Her eyes were clear and deep. She was none other than Kaori Karasawa, the successor of the Xinzhai Sect.
"Kaori-chan, what are you looking at?" A girl with slanted bangs slowly approached Kaori Karasawa.
Her facial features could only be described as clean and natural, but when she smiled, her eyes were curved and radiant.
Kaori Karasawa held a sheathed Tachi in her hand and replied with a relaxed expression,
"Just by looking at this bustling city, there doesn't seem to be much difference between China and America, except for the language …"
"But the unique feeling of walking is completely different …"
"Do you Xinzhai Sect people speak so strangely? It feels like a real monk. " The girl who asked the question smiled. "Let's talk about you instead. Why did you suddenly apply for a visa to come to China? Didn't you just enter the realm of God not long ago? "
Kaori Karasawa scanned the streets and confirmed a few surveillance points. Suddenly, she sighed and said,
"I'm here to fulfill a wish."
"During the King of Youth Pro League, I clearly advanced to the Inhuman stage earlier than China's Peng-kun. Yet, I lost to him. It was partly because I didn't use a real weapon, and partly because he was indeed very strong."
"That time, I told myself to challenge him again with all my might …"
"When I returned from the war-torn zones two months ago, I realized that even Peng-kun's speed of advancement had surpassed mine …"
"I didn't want to wait any longer. I was afraid I would lose my courage if this continued …"
"So, after I mastered all the sword techniques of the Xinzhai Sect, I immediately applied to come here."
"Peng Leyun … why didn't you go straight to Hudong?" asked the girl with slanted bangs with a slight frown.
"I wanted to walk around for a while to build up my momentum." Looking down, Kaori Karasawa was stunned when she saw a familiar figure. It was Lou Cheng with his black-framed glasses and dark beanie!
Lou Cheng sensed the pull of her aura. Lifting his head, he looked towards the window on the second floor and met a pair of eyes that were as deep as an ancient well.
Kaori Karasawa naturally gathered her momentum. Her mind was on alert as her right hand reached for the hilt of her saber instinctively.
She was like a divine weapon sealed in a case. She had endured and waited for a long time, polishing her edge from time to time and honing herself. She was about to shine brightly and cleave the heavens.
At this moment, she felt as though Lou Cheng had disappeared. Before her was boundless darkness and majestic stars. If she got too close, she would melt. If she got too far, she would freeze.
It was so vast, so magnificent, yet so dangerous and so terrifying. Kaori Karasawa felt as though if she were to strike with her saber, she would only be able to create a few ripples.
It was just like how she used to train her swordsmanship under the stars. Her target could be a waterfall, a bamboo forest, or a boulder, but never the night sky. That would be a waste of energy and wouldn't be of any use.
Her right hand rested on the hilt of her saber for a long time.
The universe receded and the stars faded. Lou Cheng retracted his gaze and pulled Yan Zheke to the other end of the street.
"What happened just now?" asked the girl, unable to hide her confusion.
Lou Cheng's lips curled slightly as he replied calmly,
"A former opponent …"
"She has also advanced to Physical Invulnerability …"
On the second floor, Kaori Karasawa took a deep breath as she watched the two disappear into the distance.
She had long heard about his advancement to Physical Invulnerability. She had also seen his recent battles and understood his current standards …
However, compared to her previous encounters, he seemed to have undergone some fundamental changes. He had become very strange, so strange that there was no precedent!
It was also strange that she couldn't draw her saber …
Seeing Kaori Karasawa remain silent for a long time, the girl with the slanted bangs waved her hand and said,
"Kaori-chan?"
"Huh?" Kaori Karasawa tilted her head in confusion and returned to her senses.
"What are you thinking about?" asked the girl with the slanted bangs after some deliberation.
Kaori Karasawa pondered for a good ten seconds before replying,
"There are too many Physical Invulnerability Mighty Ones in China."
"Hmm?" The girl with the slanted bangs waited for her to continue.
Kaori Karasawa's face darkened slightly as she continued,
"And we have too few."
Without waiting for the girl with the slanted bangs to ask further, she continued,
"That's why we can't organize such large-scale professional competitions and title matches. We can't be like their Physical Invulnerability Mighty Ones, who have to constantly improve their Dao and techniques."
"That's true …" The girl with the slanted bangs couldn't lie to herself and nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Kaori Karasawa suddenly smiled sweetly and said in an ethereal tone,
"Do you think I can stay in China and participate in such competitions?"
"Not only do they have sects, but they also have the Union and clubs. They should be able to invite foreigners, right?"
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