"Bam!" The skinny young man fell to the ground and spat out another mouthful of blood.
He struggled to support his upper body and stared at Zhuo Feiyang in disbelief.
The guards of the Public House forbade private fights. A light punishment would be demoted, a heavy punishment would be the removal of one's martial arts and banishment from the Public House. No one expected Zhuo Feiyang to actually fight, especially in front of so many people. Was he not afraid of being punished by the Public House's rules?
Zhuo Feiyang laughed coldly. "You're just a piece of trash and yet you dare to speak so arrogantly. Do you think you're Chu Li?!"
The crowd was instantly enraged.
There was no first place in literature or second place in martial arts. Martial arts practitioners were hot-blooded and competitive. They could not accept each other and wanted to be number one. This was their nature and could not be erased.
They were already dissatisfied with Zhuo Feiyang's title as the youth champion. Now that they saw Zhuo Feiyang being defeated by Chu Li twice, their jealousy and respect had turned into contempt. Seeing how arrogant he was and how he dared to fight in public, they could no longer hold it in.
"How arrogant!"
"Does he really think he's the youth champion?"
"I thought he was so great. I didn't expect him to be so useless!"
"Trying to show off after the fact. Sigh … How sad!"
"He's the youth champion but he can't even last one move. How embarrassing!"
"Motherf * cker, how dare he fight!"
A burly young man jumped out and pointed at Zhuo Feiyang. "Zhuo, what do you think you're doing!"
"What a bunch of useless people. I'll do whatever I want!" Zhuo Feiyang glanced at the crowd coldly. His bloodshot eyes looked like he was about to devour someone. His gaze was as sharp as a sword.
Their hearts turned cold and they instinctively became hostile. They were getting angrier.
"Zhuo, how dare you hit people like this. We can't stand it. I'd like to learn a thing or two from you. Everyone, be our witnesses!" The burly young man scoffed.
Zhuo Feiyang laughed coldly. "Nameless little foot, do you think you're worthy of fighting me?"
"Who do you think you are? You're the youth champion? What a joke!" The burly young man mocked. "Your reputation is all fake. What kind of bullsh * t genius is that?"
"Very well!" Zhuo Feiyang roared and threw a punch.
"Bam!" The burly young man did not even have time to react before he was sent flying.
He spat out a mouthful of blood in the air and fell to the ground with a thud. He was motionless like a rock and had already fainted.
Zhuo Feiyang slowly retracted his fist and looked at the crowd coldly. "Who's still not convinced?"
Everyone became even more furious.
"Allow me!" A short and fat young man stood up and said coldly, "Zhuo Feiyang, looks like you're not that useless after all. Take this!"
When he punched out, his whole body was thrown along with his fist, as fast as a meteor. He had cultivated the extremely powerful Meteor Fist.
Zhuo Feiyang laughed coldly. He took a step forward and punched out.
"Ah!" With a blood-curdling scream, the short and stout young man retreated while clutching his fist. His face was pale, and in the blink of an eye, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Idiots who overestimate themselves!" Zhuo Feiyang sneered. He did not even bother to look at them. He swept his gaze across the crowd. "Who else wants to challenge me?"
The short and stout young man loosened his grip. Everyone looked over and felt a chill in their hearts.
His hand was broken at the wrist, revealing the white bones underneath. He was a practitioner of the Meteor Punch, and his fists were exceptionally hard. Yet, he had been reduced to such a state. It was evident that Zhuo Feiyang's punch was extremely powerful.
The crowd was shocked and frowned. Zhuo Feiyang was not as weak as they thought!
Zhuo Feiyang glanced at the crowd and laughed coldly. "A bunch of scoundrels. What? Do you think that I'm not worthy of my reputation, and that you guys are stronger than me? Idiots … Come at me, whoever is not convinced, come at me! "
"Let me experience your swordsmanship!" A tall and skinny young man slowly walked out from the crowd. His face was solemn and serious.
They did not dare to underestimate Zhuo Feiyang's martial arts, but he was too arrogant and arrogant. They were not willing to retreat like this, so they had to fight him. Even if they lost, they would be convinced.
"Come at me!" Zhuo Feiyang unsheathed his sword and laughed coldly. "If I don't beat you up today, my surname is not Zhuo!"
His words angered the crowd again. Everyone was discussing and cursing under their breaths. The martial arts field was filled with a buzzing sound.
Zhuo Feiyang unsheathed his sword and scoffed. "I'll let you have three strikes!"
The tall and skinny young man unsheathed his sword and stabbed out three times. It was swift and light, but Zhuo Feiyang only had to move his body slightly to avoid it. It was easy and effortless.
"Three moves!" Zhuo Feiyang shouted and punched out.
"Ding …" The long sword flew out and landed behind the crowd.
Zhuo Feiyang retracted his fist and laughed coldly. "Useless! Is there anyone else who wants to try again? None of them can even last two moves against me? "
The crowd started to calm down.
Those who had challenged him earlier were all top-notch martial artists. They were eager to claim the title of the Youth Champion, and they thought that they were qualified.
The rest of them knew that they were no match for them, so they came out to fight Zhuo Feiyang.
Zhuo Feiyang glanced at the crowd. When he saw that no one stood out, he said disdainfully, "A bunch of useless people!"
He turned around and left. Bai Zhijie glared at them and quickly followed.
As he followed behind Zhuo Feiyang, he complained to himself and said softly, "Master, we're in trouble now!"
"Send me back, then look for Elder Ding!" Zhuo Feiyang scoffed.
"Yes." Bai Zhijie quickly nodded.
Zhuo Feiyang was brought into the Public House by Elder Ding. He was the High Official Elder of the Martial Arts Hall. The Zhuo family had helped Elder Ding a long time ago, so he brought Zhuo Feiyang into the Public House. Now that Zhuo Feiyang was in trouble, he had no choice but to use his connections.
Beating someone up in front of so many people was a serious violation of the Public House's rules. He might even be expelled from the Public House.
As soon as Zhuo Feiyang boarded the boat, his face turned as white as a sheet. He sat down weakly. Bai Zhijie did not panic. He already had experience with this. He knew that this was the side effect of using the Burning Blood and Body Technique. He would be fine in two days.
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Chu Li returned to the East Garden. Li Yue was so happy that he could not even close his mouth.
When they reached the East Garden and entered the courtyard, Li Yue laughed out loud. "How satisfying! How satisfying! "
Chu Li smiled and sat beside the stone table. "What's so satisfying about it?"
"I bet Zhuo Feiyang is going to be pissed off. He won't dare to go against you anymore!" Li Yue laughed. "Three hundred thousand taels! That's going to ruin him, right?"
Chu Li shook his head. "The Zhuo family has a lot of money. It won't hurt them."
"He's that rich?"
"Otherwise, how could Zhuo Feiyang be so talented? Wasn't it all because of the Spirit Medicine he ate since he was young?" Chu Li shook his head and sighed. "But I didn't get to slap him twice on the spot. It's a pity."
He had thought of doing so, but in the end, he gave up.
Doing so would have been too much. It would have been a big loss for a small gain. There was no need to act according to the law. He had already lost all his face this time. It had almost destroyed his confidence.
"Sigh …" Li Yue shook his head and sighed. "He's really unlucky to have met you. You're the bane of his existence!"
Chu Li laughed. "I'm not a bane of his existence. There are many people stronger than me."
"The Youth Champion. This title belongs to you now!" Li Yue grinned. "Brother, I'm afraid there will be a lot of challenges in the future."
Chu Li said, "Alright, the old rules. One hundred thousand taels!"
"Ah!" Li Yue's eyes widened.
Chu Li smiled. "I won't agree to anything less than one hundred thousand taels."
"That's too …" Li Yue shook his head. "That's not right. It's not good to have a reputation of being greedy. We're Scribes. We'll be promoted in the future. Who would dare to use you?"
Chu Li smiled. "My time is precious. Don't disturb me if you don't have one hundred thousand taels."
This was also exposing his own weakness. It was a way for those who were hostile to him to find a way to deal with him.
If he was under someone else, he would have to take his reputation into consideration. But Xiao Qi was different. She could see straight into people's hearts. His Omniscient Mirror could hide from her detection and gain her trust. His reputation did not matter.
This kind of self-deprecation was in line with human nature.
Everyone needed an excuse to look down on others and comfort themselves. Chu Li was just giving them an excuse. People would say to themselves that his martial arts was pretty good, but he was too greedy for money and was not worthy of being seen in a decent place.
Li Yue sighed. "Brother, this is not a small matter. You should think about it!"
Chu Li smiled. "There won't be any challenges in the near future. I'll return to the Jade Guardian Island first."
"Mm, go ahead. Let the beautiful servant help you relax!" Li Yue chuckled. His face was full of mischief.
Chu Li glared at him and steered the boat back to the Jade Guardian Island.
In the courtyard, Xue Ling was dressed in a white outfit. She looked valiant and her face was as beautiful as a flower under the bright sun.
She was slowly practicing the Eight Forms of Crescent Cryptic. When she saw him, she stopped and served him a white jade teacup. "Master, did you win?"
"Mm." Chu Li replied lazily.
He sat in the pagoda and absorbed the energy of the Glory's Will Tree. He channeled the Healing Heart Technique and quickly erased the small internal injuries. He adjusted his body to its best condition.
Xue Ling's bright eyes fell on his face and sized him up.
Chu Li looked at her. She looked straight at him. "Master Zhuo lost?"
"Of course." Chu Li smiled. "I won. Do you think he will win too?"
"Isn't he the youth champion?" Xue Ling asked.
"He is very strong." Chu Li nodded.
If he did not have the Life and Death Scripture, he would not have dared to practice the Infinite Azure Sea or the Eternity Blade. He would not have been Zhuo Feiyang's opponent. The Blazing Blood and Body Technique was very powerful and difficult to practice. Zhuo Feiyang was able to master it in such a short period of time.
"So you are the youth champion then?" Xue Ling's eyes were sparkling.
Chu Li laughed. "Youth champion? You can't take it seriously. Alright, let's continue practicing!"
He pointed at the iron rod outside the pagoda.
Xue Ling bit her treasure and nodded helplessly.
Chu Li walked outside the pagoda and began to practice the seventy-two forms of the Sentient Menace. Xue Ling fiercely struck him with the iron rod. "Bam!" Chu Li was as steady as a rock. His movements were unaffected. Xue Ling followed up with another strike.
"Bam bam bam bam …" One strike after another. Xue Ling counted her breaths. One strike every five breaths.
The door to the small courtyard opened. Su Ru walked in wearing an apricot gown. She smiled. "You are very steady!"
Chu Li stopped his practice and accompanied her to the pagoda. Xue Ling served them tea and stood aside.
Su Ru was as beautiful as jade. She smiled. "You are in the limelight again!"
Chu Li smiled. "Chief, you know about the challenge?"
"Did you know that Zhuo Feiyang went crazy after you left?" Su Ru smiled.
Chu Li was stunned.
Su Ru sighed and shook her head. "This is difficult! This guy is too immature! "
Chu Li asked, "What happened?"
Su Ru told him what happened. Chu Li frowned. "Is he going to be kicked out of the Public House? That would be a pity! "
Although Zhuo Feiyang was not on good terms with him and could destroy him at any time, he was still a genius to the Public House. He was a talent that was worth training. PS: Please recommend me. I need everyone's support. Give me motivation.
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