Still at a farmstay at the foot of the mountain, Fang Yi and Bai Jingjing were dining alone in a private room, while the rest were feasting outside. Tonight, Bai Jingjing was treating everyone to dinner.
"Three days from now, the Five Alliances Conference will be held. Are you prepared?" Bai Jingjing asked as she ate.
"Do I have to participate as well?"
"Of course." Bai Jingjing looked at him and said, "You’re so skilled, if you don’t participate, then only Meng Wei would be competing. We’d probably end up last again."
Fang Yi blushed and replied, "Fine, I can participate, but if I win, there should be some reward, right?"
Bai Jingjing put down her chopsticks and warned, "What reward do you want? Don’t be too unreasonable."
Fang Yi smiled and said, "As the saying goes, ’men and women working together makes the job easier.’ How about you, for instance, tumble in the sheets with me, to motivate me? I promise a triumphant victory—that wouldn’t be unreasonable, right?"
Bai Jingjing picked up a chopstick and waved it, asking, "See, what is this?"
"I really want to stab you to death with this chopstick right now."
"Don’t, I’m so handsome. It would be a shame if I died," Fang Yi said, grinning cheekily.
"Can’t you have a bit of shame?" Bai Jingjing sighed in exasperation.
"For a beauty like you, I absolutely cannot afford to have any shame," Fang Yi firmly replied.
Holding the chopstick, Bai Jingjing managed to keep her cool and said, "Let’s talk about the Five Alliances Conference instead. Let me explain the details to you..." She tried to change the subject.
Fang Yi didn’t expose her intentions and just smiled, "Sure."
"Regarding the Five Alliances Conference, it sounds a lot like those martial arts faction conferences in novels. Pretty much the same content too, each alliance demonstrating their strength. The stronger the alliance, the more territory they win..."
"And each alliance has their own skilled fighters, very capable ones. But don’t underestimate the competition for that reason. Besides, they’ll invite some foreign experts over. Ever since you defeated Bai Kuang, they’ve been targeting you."
Bai Jingjing paused to take a sip of her drink, moistening her throat.
Fang Yi responded with a "oh," and said, "So, I’m basically public enemy number one now?"
"You defeated Bai Kuang; naturally, you’re the public enemy," Bai Jingjing confirmed.
Fang Yi sighed, "Since that’s the case, I’ll give them a surprise. Come here, I’ve got something to tell you."
Bai Jingjing guarded herself, "I can hear you from here. Just say it."
Fang Yi gestured with his hand, "I want to whisper it, come closer."
Seeing Fang Yi’s mysteriously secretive demeanor, Bai Jingjing hesitated for a moment, but eventually came closer.
Three days before the opening of the Five Alliances Conference, Fang Yi stayed at home, enjoying life to the fullest, even going to help Xia Ziqi sell buns in the morning and taking Cai Cai to school.
Having enjoyed enough of life, the next day, Fang Yi boldly went to the South Sea Alliance and blocked a skilled fighter from the alliance, who was the same race car driver who had driven Yang Dingfeng the previous night, and they fought in full view of everyone.
After just a few moves, Fang Yi was ’knocked down’ to the ground.
At that moment, the race car driver, also a fighter named Yang Tao, was stunned. He... he had actually knocked Fang Yi down?
That night, Fang Yi only spoke one sentence to turn the disadvantageous situation around for Meng Wei, completely suppressing Yang Tao, who then regarded Fang Yi as a real expert.
However, he had bewilderingly defeated him with a few moves. What was going on here?
Could it be that the other party was pretending?
Just then, Fang Yi suddenly clutched his chest and started coughing up blood, his expression utterly genuine and not at all feigned.
With his mouth full of blood, Fang Yi gave Yang Tao a thumbs up, struggling to say, "I... I messed up during my training and you defeated me. You’re impressive. Indeed, a tiger is bullied by dogs when it has nowhere to hide. We shall meet again."
After his menacing remarks, Fang Yi walked away clutching his chest, looking extremely disheveled.
But Yang Tao, still in shock, couldn’t recover from the scene of Fang Yi vomiting blood—it didn’t seem fake at all.
"Yang Tao, what happened? I heard that Fang Yi came to challenge you?" Yang Dingfeng rushed over upon hearing the news.
"Alliance Hierarch." Yang Tao explained what had just occurred.
Yang Dingfeng’s face showed heaviness and confusion, saying, "Maybe this bastard did it on purpose."
However, Yang Tao didn’t believe it and said, "I saw him vomit blood with my own eyes. It couldn’t have been faked."
Yang Dingfeng coldly commented, "If that’s the case, hmph, what goes around comes around. He deserves it!"
That same afternoon, Fang Yi went to the Big Axe Alliance and challenged another skilled fighter there.
After a few moves, Fang Yi was knocked down again, vomiting blood.
"The skilled fighter of the Big Axe Alliance is truly impressive. I admire you. We will definitely seek revenge another day!"
Leaving the confused skilled fighter behind, Fang Yi, with his mouth full of blood, left the Big Axe Alliance.
The news of Fang Yi challenging the skilled fighters of two major alliances spread instantly throughout the underground factions of Moon City. Both times, he was defeated within a few moves and ended up vomiting blood, shocking everyone.
There were also those who knew that Fang Yi had previously won against Bai Kuang. However, being defeated so easily this time was just too bizarre.
But soon, there was an explanation for this bizarre series—the so-called deviation during training, also known as going berserk. This left people half-doubtful, half-believing, with the majority leaning towards belief.
"Hmph, this Fang Yi, he finally got what he deserved," Song Shiji said coldly.
"If only he had known this earlier, why be so arrogant in the past? He finally fell into the gutter," the Lin Family brothers, Lin Yuanchen and Lin Yuanhao, were very pleased when they heard the news.
"Maybe he’s playing a trick by hurting himself," Bai Family’s eldest son, Bai Mingqi, commented coldly.
However, by evening that day, Fang Yi arrived at the Bai Family seeking a challenge with Bai Kuang.
The Bai Family was immediately stirred up, with seven aunts and eight uncles, the youth, young boys and girls, and even pregnant women with pacifier-sucking babies coming to watch a presumably good fight.
"Fang Yi, I’ve already broken through to the ninth level of the Human Realm. Moreover, I won’t underestimate you again. You’re here to seek death!" Bai Kuang’s eyes were filled with a fighting spirit. Since their last encounter, he had diligently raised his Martial Arts Realm, finally breaking through to the ninth level of the Human Realm.
He would thoroughly wash away the disgrace from Broken Dragon Mountain.
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