What’s that? Can you eat it?
For a refugee from the Old Land, nothing was more important than staying alive.
In that barren and dangerous area, if you talked about "reputation" or "integrity," others would think you were either crazy or stupid.
So, when Tang Fei heard that he could refuse what others had offered him just because it might tarnish his reputation...
He refused without hesitation.
He would have hesitated for a few more seconds if he had been asked to pay a fee to refuse.
"Do you not want to try it?" Ran Ran asked.
How could this guy have no dignity as a Cultivator?
A warrior could be killed, but not humiliated. Aren’t you angry at all when someone comes to challenge you?
"I don’t want to try," Tang Fei said. "What if I can’t beat him?"
Ran Ran was convinced by Tang Fei and fell silent for a while before saying, "I’ll refuse for you."
"Thank you, Mr. Ran," Tang Fei said happily. "Just say I’m not here, you don’t know me, I’m sick and unable to fight, any reason is fine..."
While they were discussing ways to refuse, they heard someone behind them shouting, "Tang Fei is here... Tang Fei is here..."
Inside the Martial Arts Hall, everyone’s gaze turned towards Tang Fei’s direction.
Tang Fei glared at the busybody who loved to make a big deal out of things. What business is it of yours where I am? Why are you so worked up about it?
A short-haired boy holding a long knife walked over and asked Tang Fei, "Are you Tang Fei?"
"I’m Little Fatty," Tang Fei lied. "The closed-door disciple of Dean Shang Xiulin of the Imperial First Military Academy."
He wanted to see how much weight Dean Shang’s authority carried, and whether it could protect Little Fatty in the future...
Finally, the big brother’s devilish hand had reached him.
"I’ve seen your video, you are Tang Fei," Lu Yang said after a pause.
He didn’t expect Tang Fei to deny he was Tang Fei when everyone knew who he was. And the shamelessness of lying in public, claiming to be Dean Shang Xiulin’s close disciple Little Fatty...
Lu Yang had never encountered such a situation before and was utterly confused about whether his intelligence was being crushed or he was being humiliated.
"Are you an idiot? You know and still ask?" Tang Fei said impatiently. "When I chat on Starlink, I hate it the most when people ask ’are you there’... Just get to the point, why do you talk so much nonsense?"
"..." Little Fatty’s face turned as red as a pig’s liver.
He knew the brother was talking about him. After all, the brother only had a few Starlink friends, and only he would politely ask "bro, are you there" before chatting with him...
Did I do something recently to make the brother angry? Did I snatch the last piece of pig’s trotters last night?
But that was what the brother told me to eat...
"I..." Blushingly angry after being publicly called an "idiot" by Tang Fei, Lu Yang said angrily, "Before a challenge, it’s only natural for me to confirm your identity..."
"You’ve seen my video and already know I’m Tang Fei. How else do you want to confirm? Should I take off my pants for you?"
He couldn’t understand how such a guy could have beaten Shen Qingping?
Shen Qingping might have handled the situation poorly, but his skills were still formidable. There were no losers coming from the Shen Family.
Suddenly, a different thought crossed Lu Yang’s mind.
"Is this guy deliberately infuriating me?"
"I haven’t said much to him, and I’m already feeling restless. This is a taboo for a Martial Artist..."
"From his forest battle with Shen Qingping, it’s clear that this guy is brave and cunning, his slyness is outrageous. Why would he do something so tasteless for no reason?"
"Yes, he must be pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, just to disturb my mind so he can easily find my flaws and defeat me later..."
Thinking this, Lu Yang calmed himself down, forcefully suppressing the anger and hostility that had arisen in his heart, and with hands clasped, bowed to Tang Fei, and said, "I am Lu Yang, and I wish to challenge Fellow Student Tang Fei."
"I refuse," Tang Fei replied.
"Why?" Lu Yang asked.
"If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now," Tang Fei said, trying to walk past Lu Yang towards the exit of the Martial Arts Hall.
He really didn’t want to do anything that didn’t offer any benefit.
Winning would only bring more challengers.
Losing would result in endless ridicule.
Lu Yang blocked Tang Fei’s path with his long knife, his face darkened as he asked, "Why aren’t you willing?"
"I’m not in a good mood, I didn’t eat enough today, I don’t like the look of you..."
As he looked at the long knife pressed against his chest, a fleeting murderous intent flashed in Tang Fei’s eyes.
Above the Old Land, such behavior signified that the other party was a foe, not a friend, and could be killed.
In a place where even a glance could lead to a tragedy, how could anyone allow a knife to be held against their chest ?
If this had been in the Old Land, Tang Fei would have already stabbed someone with his knife...
This stupid guy, he doesn’t even know what he’s doing.
A signature smile bloomed on Tang Fei’s face as he spoke out, "Why must I accept your challenge? I’m so popular; if I accepted every challenge that came my way, wouldn’t I be dead from exhaustion?"
"Don’t you have any samurai spirit?" Lu Yang shouted angrily, "Are you afraid that you can’t beat me and so you’re too cowardly to fight?"
"Okay, okay, whatever you say..."
Lu Yang was stunned for a moment. Why did those words sound so familiar?
Oh, that’s something similar to what his girlfriend said when she and a man walked out of a hotel and he confronted them...
With this thought, Lu Yang couldn’t suppress his fury no matter how hard he tried.
"Tang Fei, are you even a man? A scar no bigger than a bowl isn’t worth worrying about on your head, how can you be so cowardly and afraid of death?"
"Whether I am a man will be proven by others," Tang Fei said. "However, I refused your challenge, and yet you still hold a knife to my chest... What is this behavior?"
Ran Ran’s expression changed slightly as she looked at Lu Yang and said, "Lu Yang, you are only allowed to challenge fairly in school, you cannot fight privately with weapons... if the other party is unwilling to accept your challenge, your actions are illegal and a violation of discipline, and you will be severely punished."
"Coward!" Lu Yang spoke with utter disdain.
Not allowed to fight privately?
Tang Fei took a step forward, and the blade in Lu Yang’s hand instantly cut through Tang Fei’s training clothes.
"Fighting privately, injuring a fellow student, you should be punished..."
As Ran Ran spoke, her long leg turned into thousands of phantoms.
She kicked the unsuspecting Lu Yang and sent him flying...
Lu Yang had kept his defensive focus on Tang Fei, on guard for any sudden moves.
He hadn’t expected the one to strike him to be the beautiful teacher from his school...
Besides, she was wearing the training clothes that represented a school teacher’s status.
With the intent to severely punish, Ran Ran’s kick sent Lu Yang flying through the air for quite some time before he crashed heavily to the ground.
When Lu Yang tried to get up, a tightness in his chest followed by a mouthful of fresh blood.
Ran Ran approached Lu Yang, her face as cold as frost, and said, "You dared to attack and harm another after they refused your challenge, this is a serious violation of our school’s rules..."
"Lu Yang, I will report this matter to the Disciplinary Inspection Committee, and according to the regulations, you will be expelled from school..."
"I didn’t harm him; he came at me on his own," Lu Yang shouted through bloodstained lips, pointing at Tang Fei.
"I was just walking properly when you put the long knife against my chest, and now you want to frame me and play the victim?" Tang Fei trembled with anger. "Lu Yang, do you still have any shame? Do you still have any humanity?"
"I... I just wanted you to accept my challenge..."
"I refused, didn’t I... I refused in front of everyone... Did you become infuriated and want to draw a knife on me?" Tang Fei turned to Ran Ran, pointed to his chest, and said, "Mr. Ran, I hope the school can give me an explanation. As a student who just transferred from the Old Land, do I have to suffer this kind of school bullying?"
"Don’t worry, Tang Fei," Ran Ran assured him with a firm chest, knowing it was time for her, the teacher, to step in. "I will definitely explain the situation to the Supervision Committee and provide you with a satisfactory answer."
Why did she feel somewhat guilty as she said this...
"Thank you, Mr. Ran," Tang Fei thanked Ran Ran courteously.
"Upholding school rules and integrity; we, as teachers, are bound to our duty." Ran Ran spoke with a grave look, feeling that her own image had grown in stature at that moment.
"You..." Lu Yang sat collapsed on the ground, unable to believe what he was witnessing.
Ancient Martial Department. Class Jia Three’s Starlink Group.
"Brothers, brothers, I’ve got something fun for you to watch."
No sooner had he spoken than he forwarded a short video in the group.
The video opened to show the entire incident in the Martial Arts Hall where Tang Fei was challenged by Lu Yang.
Soon, various comments erupted in the group.
"Holy crap, has this guy got no shame? Is this the so-called ’Glory of the Old Land’ you spoke of?"
"That’s Tang Fei, I’ve seen his videos... Initially thought he was pretty fierce, now the idol has crumbled..."
"He’s got no shame, absolutely no shame..."
Such discussions were also happening in other class groups.
"He actually denied being Tang Fei... even boasted of being the favored disciple ’Little Fatty’ of Dean Shang..."
"The favored disciple is Little Fatty, but that guy is his younger brother..."
"This guy lacks any spirit of a warrior, he’s a disgrace to our school..."
"Lu Yang can’t rest in peace... what did he do wrong? He simply wanted to challenge Tang Fei..."
"What ’Glory of the Old Land’? This is clearly the ’Disgrace of the Old Land’, isn’t it?"
"He says someone can prove he’s a man, who’s the one he’s talking about?"
"Shut up, the one above!"
"Shut up, the one above!"
"Shut up, the one above! +1"