Lou Cheng naturally didn't know about Kaori Karasawa's change of heart, nor was he interested in finding out. After spending a few days with Yan Zheke, he sent her on her way back to Xiushan.
After two more rounds of competition, this year's top-tier professional competition finally came to an end. Longhu Club lived up to expectations and won the title of World Number One. Lou Cheng, on the other hand, felt a little uneasy as he had only played three main roles. He secretly made up his mind to play a more important role in the new competition after the Chinese New Year.
For this, he gave up on the other Challenge Tournaments in January. He planned to relax, sharpen his blade, and accumulate experience.
Apart from this goal, he also wanted to pick the key players in the new round of Five Title Competitions. He wanted to strive for a breakthrough ranking and even fight for the right to challenge!
This was a goal that Wisdom King, Zhi Hai couldn't achieve even after a year and a half of Physical Invulnerability. Only Warrior Sage, Qian Donglou and a few others had achieved it.
However, Lou Cheng explained it to Yan Zheke in his own words.
If a man doesn't have dreams, what's the difference between him and a salted fish?
At the beginning of January, Yan Zheke returned to Huacheng again. Lou Cheng brought her on a six-day road trip around Guangnan. The couple washed away the mental fatigue from the previous year and glowed with renewed vigor.
After they agreed to spend the Chinese New Year together in Connecticut, Lou Cheng sent off his little fairy again. He began to visit Dragon King, Empress Luo, and the rest to wish them a happy new year. He planned to return home early and spend more time with his parents.
Before that, he flew to the northern city of Huiyuan and took advantage of his free time to visit his best friend.
This was the hometown of Talker, Cai Zongming. It wasn't a big place, but it wasn't small either. He couldn't reach there directly by air and had to transfer to a high-speed rail.
Little Ming, who always dressed simply, waited at the exit with a look of disdain. Looking at the disguised Lou Cheng, he said in annoyance,
"Can't you f * cking come a few days earlier or later?"
"Tsk." Lou Cheng used his tone to express his disdain and deep meaning.
He knew that Casanova's girlfriend, Fang Yuan, would be on vacation these few days.
However, wasn't this pretty good? Lou Cheng chuckled to himself and followed Cai Zongming to his black SUV. He opened the trunk and put his luggage inside without a care in the world.
"Why don't you try our special barbecue first?" Cai Zongming suggested.
"Sure. Didn't you always say that Huiyuan's roasted lamb tail is the best?" Lou Cheng recalled Talker's previous boast.
Cai Zongming skillfully turned the steering wheel and said,
"You'll know once you try! The meat is very lively, very tender, and very fragrant. Once you bite into it, aiya, that feeling … When I was in middle school, because I practiced martial arts for three days and two days, after self-study at night, I was often very hungry. Every time I didn't go home, I would order ten skewers of lamb's tail outside the school. Ten skewers … Tsk, that taste is something I will never forget for the rest of my life. "
"Damn, you used to have a lot of pocket money … When I was in high school, I had to save for a few days to afford barbecue skewers. Not to mention when I was in junior high school. I even bought breakfast on credit." Lou Cheng's exclamation was not the main point at all.
"Please respect a rich second generation." Xiao Ming gave a concise and comprehensive answer.
After chatting for more than ten minutes, he drove to a rather bustling commercial street and found a barbecue shop at the back.
"Twenty, forty skewers of lamb's tail. Erm, do you want large kidneys?" Cai Zongming picked up the menu and looked at Lou Cheng with an ambiguous smile.
"What's with that expression?" Lou Cheng made a disdainful gesture.
"You're sleeping next to me tonight. I'm afraid you'll attack me at night if you eat too much large kidneys." Cai Zongming made a dirty joke.
Then he rattled off a list of dishes to the waiter.
While waiting for the barbecue, Lou Cheng, as a guest and a junior, asked with concern,
"Hey, Talker, how's your dad's body recently?"
"His complexion is better, but … Sigh, he won't listen. The doctor asked him to stop drinking, but he won't. He has to drink a glass every day at noon and at night. When I tried to persuade him, he would get angry and say that there's no point in living like that. He'd rather die." Cai Zongming spread his hands and said, "What can I do? I'm also very desperate."
"It shouldn't be a problem to drink a little, as long as you don't overdo it." Lou Cheng knew nothing about this, so he could only comfort him casually.
Following this topic, Cai Zongming talked about his life in the past few months.
"… I find that doing business is really tiring. I have to force a smile every day, entertain people I don't want to entertain, and say things I don't want to say …"
"You've learned to be sentimental?" Lou Cheng comforted him in a joking way.
Cai Zongming was angry and amused,
"Are you here to do crosstalk with me? But my family's business has been going downhill in the past two years. Sigh, the whole industry is entering the twilight period. The smaller scale companies are going bankrupt one after another. I want to take this opportunity to slowly liquidate and let my relatives and friends understand the direction of the wind. They can quit. If they want to take over, I can directly transfer it to them. "
"What about after that? Wouldn't you be unemployed then? "Lou Cheng teased.
Cai Zongming snorted and waved his hand heroically,
"My family is still strong. Did you see that commercial street just now? One-third of the shops are ours! "
"Damn …" Lou Cheng laughed and said, "Then should I call you Cai Bancheng?"
"Can't you count? It's obviously only one-third!" Little Ming retorted.
Then he sighed with emotion,
"Then I'll be free and easy. I'll continue to practice martial arts while doing live streaming. I can live at home for half a year and stay in the capital for the other half."
"Live streaming?" Lou Cheng caught the keyword and asked in confusion.
Cai Zongming laughed and said,
"I've been watching live streaming of martial arts competitions on the Internet recently and found that many commentators are not only bad at martial arts, but also boring and boring. So I just casually made a live streaming room and planned to show them what professionalism and style are!"
"Haha, then I'll help you with a small advertisement later," Lou Cheng said with interest.
Cai Zongming hurriedly waved his hand, "No, not at the moment."
"Why?" Lou Cheng was surprised.
Cai Zongming answered with a serious face,
"I want to rely on myself to try."
Without waiting for Lou Cheng to speak, he pointed to himself and said, "Do you see my handsome face? This time I want to rely purely on my own talent! This kind of pain is not something an ordinary guy like you can understand. "
"Get lost!" Lou Cheng and Cai Zongming looked at each other and laughed together.
After laughing for a while, Little Ming wiped the corner of his eyes and said, "To be honest, this is just for fun. If there is a need in the future, we'll talk about it."
At this time, the first batch of skewers was served and the two began to eat.
After eating and drinking, Lou Cheng praised the sheep's tail while walking with Cai Zongming in the commercial street to digest the food.
"Here, the place where I started to practice martial arts." While walking, Little Ming pointed to a martial arts dojo by the street.
The name of the dojo was, as expected, ordinary. It was called "Huiyuan Stars".
"When the kidnapping happened?" Lou Cheng recalled the conversation in the past.
"Yes." Cai Zongming smiled and said with half emotion and half longing, "Every time I pass by here, I think that if I'm really free, I'll still try to practice martial arts. Not necessarily on this path, but at least I'll have a taste of the Dan stage. Otherwise, I won't be satisfied. Damn it, what do you mean by round and bright? You make it sound like a man can get pregnant."
Lou Cheng's mouth twitched and said,
"Talker, I think you shouldn't do a live broadcast as a commentator. Do a live broadcast as a crosstalk. Yes, you'll definitely be popular!"
Just as Cai Zongming was about to reply, an old man in a black woolen coat walked out of the dojo. He was about 60 years old, still had black hair, and looked hale and hearty. If not for the obvious wrinkles on his face, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him middle-aged.
"Cai … Zongming." The old man glanced over and was stunned for half a second.
"Hello, Coach Yu." Little Ming greeted with a smile.
Then, he lowered his voice and said to Lou Cheng, "I'm the martial arts initiation coach."
Old Man Yu walked over with his hands behind his back. He sized up the student in front of him and said with half a smile and half a sigh,
"You're full of vitality and didn't stop training … I often tell others that you're the one I regret the most. If you had been more serious, focused, and worked harder, you definitely wouldn't be where you are now …"
After sighing, he didn't say anything else. After a few words of greeting, he patted Cai Zongming on the shoulder and slowly turned to leave.
"Your initiation coach is pretty good …" Lou Cheng listened quietly and sighed with emotion as he looked at the back of Old Man Yu.
It's been so many years, but he still remembers Talker.
Cai Zongming chuckled and said, "Coach Yu is indeed a good person. He's an elder worthy of respect. The only problem is that he's too prideful and likes to take advantage of others."
"Ah? What do you mean? "Lou Cheng asked, amused.
Cai Zongming pointed at the entrance of the martial arts center and said, "Songcheng University Martial Arts Club used to be quite famous in the country. Once, when I passed by here, I saw my poster. It said something like 'Outstanding Student' and 'Lou Cheng and Lin Que's teammate' … It's so f * cking embarrassing!"
"Haha." Lou Cheng laughed out loud.
…
Old Man Yu strolled down the street and subconsciously looked back. He happened to see Lou Cheng and Cai Zongming's departing figures and felt that they were both familiar.
I don't know them … He smiled and shook his head. He continued to turn into a nearby neighborhood. Suddenly, he froze on the spot. He overlapped another figure with a certain expert.
Even though it was disguised, it was definitely him!
Old Man Yu hurriedly looked back, but the figure had already disappeared without a trace.
For a moment, he was disappointed and his heart ached. It was like there was a stack of money on the ground, but he didn't notice it and couldn't pick it up.
He remained in this state for a long time. Even when he returned home, Old Man Yu was still sighing. He didn't even taste the supper his wife made.
"What's wrong?" his wife asked, puzzled.
"I didn't …" Old Man Yu blamed himself. "Sigh, what a waste! My heart aches! What a good opportunity … "
"My heart aches …"
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