"Okay~, busy little senior brother~ you have no ti to care about us lonely junior sisters."
The group laughed and joked as they left the banquet hall and headed to the cafeteria.
Xue Jing thought for a mont, took out his phone, opened the contact list, found the number saved as 'Senior Sister Zhu', and pressed the call button.
But as usual, there was a voice prompt in the earpiece saying there was no signal and the call could not be completed temporarily.
Xue Jing put the phone back in his pocket and stroked his chin: "I wonder what's going on with Senior Sister Zhu now."
Senior Sister Zhu had been missing for more than two months now, without a single piece of news.
This ti, even the Hidden Dragon Dojo's relocation banquet couldn't give her notice.
"I hope she is fine."
Xue Jing shook his head and looked towards a plump young man among the crowd of students.
He walked over, reached out to hook the young man's shoulder, and said with a smile:
"Youguang, want to go eat together?"
Pei Youguang's eyes widened, surprised and flattered as he looked at Xue Jing: "Jing!"
It had been so ti since his father had sent him to the Hidden Dragon Dojo to learn martial arts.
However, he knew his own family matters well and was aware that his father had not sent him here with any real expectations but rather to ingratiate himself with Xue Jing and maintain this unexpected friendship.
But… Pei Youguang, like any rebellious and contrary young man, would have been very willing to take the initiative to please Brother Jing on his own, but ever since his father had made such a suggestion... he felt a bit awkward and strangely unwilling to do as his father wished.
For that reason, although Xue Jing had returned from Yuan City for several days, Pei Youguang had yet to find an opportunity to speak with him and had instead silently blended in with the many trainees as an invisible person.
He had not expected Xue Jing to actually take the initiative to talk to him...
"What, are you not willing to eat with ?" Xue Jing raised an eyebrow and asked.
Pei Youguang replied quickly: "No, I'm just too happy, I didn't react for a mont!"
His eyes suddenly beca moist, and he was deeply moved.
Pei Youguang was born into a wealthy family and, although neglected, he understood human warmth and coldness better than his peers because of his environnt.
He knew how high Xue Jing's status was today, yet he was still willing to treat him, an insignificant person, as a friend, which was exceedingly rare...
Just by Xue Jing's gesture of inviting him to dinner, his status in the Hidden Dragon Dojo could be greatly elevated. There would be no chance of experiencing the bullying and humiliation from fellow disciples as he did at Golden Wind Dojo. Back ho, he could stand tall before his father, and his family would treat him like a treasure...
Xue Jing laughed heartily and walked with Pei Youguang towards the gate, casually chatting as they went.
"... It's been a long ti since I've been to school, how are things at Affiliated Middle School lately..."
The two chatted like friends, to the surprise of the many trainees and disciples watching.
"Youguang... is actually so close with the little senior brother?"
...
In the evening, countless expensive high-end cars continuously entered the parking area near the Hidden Dragon Dojo.
The doors of the venue were open, and guests were coming and going incessantly, all exuding an air of quality, walking tall and proud, their strong and sharp aura was self-evident, and at a glance, they were extraordinary people. Find adventures on My Virtual Library Empire
"Master Chen, long ti no see!"
"Master Li, I've heard much about you!"
"My dear nephew, aren't you from Gucheng? How did you also co over?"
"I heard that this ti the Hidden Dragon School is setting up a ring to welco the challenge of heroes, and the Arena Master is Xue Jing. How could I sit still? I definitely had to co to see the excitent..."
Many martial artists greeted each other with cupped hands, and since many were from the sa circle, and would bump into each other often, their conversations were quite familiar.
"Have you noticed, it seems like many of those coming are not from Qingcheng."
The tall Li Zhaoquan stood at the entrance, stroking his chin and speaking.
Zhang Daqing glanced at him: "You just noticed? You're not far from being blind."
He gestured with his mouth to a direction for Li Zhaoquan to look:
"See that burly man over there?"
"With such a figure, it's too conspicuous. He can't hide in Qingcheng's martial circles; he must be a master from out of town."
Li Zhaoquan looked up and saw a figure even burlier, more overbearing, and taller than himself, his eyes suddenly gleaming.
"What an impressive body! How did you build such muscle mass? Co on, let's go and have a chat with him!"
Zhang Daqing made a noise of hesitation, "Wait a minute, what's the rush?"
But Li Zhaoquan had already made his way to the burly man's side and with a clasped fist said,
"Brother, may I know from which city you hail and if it's possible to make your acquaintance?"
The burly man turned his head for a glance, but before he could reply, Li Zhaoquan puffed out his chest and said,
"I forgot to introduce myself. My na is Li Zhaoquan, a disciple of the Hu Po Dojo. I've fought shoulder to shoulder with Xue Jing from Hidden Dragon Dojo, chatted and laughed in the face of monsters at the Intersecting Boundaries... Back then, I even sparred with him, resulting in a tie, with no clear victor."
The expression on Zhang Daqing, who was following behind Li Zhaoquan, stiffened as he saw the true face of the burly man.
"Oh? You and Brother Xue...a tie?"
Unexpectedly, this man whose physique appeared even more robust than Li Zhaoquan's, when he began to speak, had the crisp and sweet voice of a young girl.
Yin Muhu curiously sized up this man nad Li Zhaoquan.
How could such an average Joe, who looked utterly unremarkable... manage a tie with Brother Xue? Had she misjudged him, or was he hiding his true capabilities deeply?
"Ah, those were the days," Li Zhaoquan said modestly with a wave of his hand.
"Back when he and I... Huh? What are you doing?" Li Zhaoquan turned his head to look at Zhang Daqing, who was persistently tugging at his sleeve.
"...This person is Yin Muhu, the direct disciple of Banyan City Diamond Dojo, a U19 Championship finalist who has faced off against Xue Jing in the arena," Zhang Daqing said quickly in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhaoquan's face stiffened.
"Since you're an old acquaintance of Brother Xue, why don't you co with to see him? We could catch up and exchange pointers," Yin Muhu said with a smile.
"Uh...this..."
Li Zhaoquan chuckled sheepishly, his rugged face tinted with hesitation.
Before he could think of an excuse to decline, a voice called out from not too far away:
"Shady Girl, it's been a while. Have you fully recovered?"
The voice was very familiar, and Li Zhaoquan's head shrank instinctively. He thought about fleeing, but his wrist was tightly gripped by a large hand, rendering him immobile.
"Brother Xue!" Yin Muhu exclaid, gripping Li Zhaoquan's wrist and cheerfully greeting Xue Jing, who was walking their way.
"Thanks to your blessing, I've mostly recovered... Brother Xue, is this your disciple?"
She turned her gaze to the little girl next to Xue Jing.
"Her na is Zong Shichan... Chan'er, say hello and call her Master Yin."
Xue Jing gently patted his little disciple's head and said warmly.
"Master Yin~" Zong Shichan sweetly and obediently called out, her lovely appearance winning affection.
Yin Muhu imdiately bead with joy and also reached out to pat her head: "Good child."
"Hmm? Who are these two?" Xue Jing turned his puzzled gaze toward Li Zhaoquan and Zhang Daqing, who were trying to look away.
Yin Muhu introduced, "This is Brother Li Zhaoquan. He claims to be an old acquaintance of yours, saying that he once sparred with you, Brother Xue, and it ended in a draw, equally matched..."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhaoquan's face turned sour as if he had practiced the Bone Shrinking Skill, his head almost retracting into his 'shell' like a turtle.
Xue Jing was still pondering when he had ever been equally matched with soone, when his disciple, Zong Shichan, with a frown said, "Matched with Master without a victor?"
She took a closer look at the man's features, and her eyes widened in shock:
"Li Zhaoquan, what are you up to?"
As the granddaughter of the old dojo master of the Hu Po Dojo, she recognized him as one of their disciples.
"Uh... Miss," Li Zhaoquan turned around with a gloomy face.
Now he had done it, his foolish bragging had caught up with him right in front of the main subject...
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