Chapter 378: Chapter 378: Challenge Successful
“What do you want!” Xiao Han roared in a low, angry voice.
“Kneel down, kowtow to , and offer an apology with tea!” Tiemu Zha said through gritted teeth.
Xiao Han frowned and said, “What do you an!”
“Isn’t my aning clear enough?” Tiemu Zha said coldly, “Kneel down and apologize with tea!”
“Why don’t you go die?” Xiao Han glared at Tiemu Zha.
“Hahaha…” Tiemu Zha burst into a proud laugh upon hearing this. To deal with soone as proudly aloof as Xiao Han, one must thoroughly trample on his self-respect, then crush his dignity, and make him completely lose the honor a person should have. By doing so, Xiao Han would probably never dare to see himself again in the future.
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With this in mind, Tiemu Zha was determined to thoroughly humiliate Xiao Han.
Just at this mont.
A voice ca from outside the door, “Who’s being so arrogant, daring to make soone kneel and apologize?”
Everyone turned their heads to look towards the entrance.
Bursts of gasps ca from the door: “Wow, is that…could it be Dao ng’s Liu Sandao?”
“My God, it really is Liu Sandao!” A group of people exclaid.
“Oh my, Liu Sandao himself has actually co!”
The exclamations at the door made Tiemu Zha sowhat restless. He always had an ominous premonition, but after all, it was just a hunch. After all, his own power at the scene was enough to suppress any other force.
Tiemu Zha stared at the doorway, and when he saw that face, he almost kneeled down.
“Dao…Dao Ye!” Tiemu Zha exclaid, hurriedly going over with a fawning smile, “Dao Ye, what kind of wind has blown you here?”
“Hmm!” Liu Sandao nodded, then said, “There’s a friend of mine trapped here!”
“Who might that be?” Tiemu Zha asked quickly, “There’s no such thing. How could your friend be held up here with ?”
“Xiao Han is my friend!” Liu Sandao replied.
“Ah?!” Tiemu Zha nearly collapsed to the ground in fright.
Xiao Han and the others all looked at Liu Sandao. Liu Sandao smiled and then said, “Sorry for being late, Xiao Han. I just found out that you ca to challenge Jingwu Hall. I was worried sothing might happen to you, so I brought so people to check the situation. After all, it is a martial arts challenge. I didn’t expect this Tiemu Zha to be playing dirty!”
“Dao Ye, I…” Tiemu Zha knew the principle that even a mighty dragon cannot crush a local snake. Liu Sandao was the local snake of this region and a weighty figure in the provincial city; if he conflicted with him, he was certain to end up with no place to bury his body. Especially with Liu Sandao’s character, it was bound to be fatal. Tiemu Zha, after all, was just a martial arts hall owner. Although he had won a few national championships, that did not an he was invincible.
“Xiao Han is my friend!” Liu Sandao glanced at him and said, “I’m going to take him away, any problems with that?”
“No…no, no problems at all,” Tiemu Zha quickly shook his head.
Behind Liu Sandao, there were only a dozen black-clothed sturdy n, with White Tiger standing out among them. The strength of these dozen n in black was extraordinary, exceptional. With his hands clasped behind his back, Liu Sandao’s re presence exuded a formidable deanor, his entire being akin to a deity.
“Xiao Han, let’s go,” Liu Sandao said to Xiao Han.
“No!” Xiao Han shook his head, “According to the agreent, today the naplate of Jingwu Hall belongs to .”
“Xiao Han, leave it be,” Lan Yudie hurriedly said, “It’s enough that you won the fight.”
“That won’t do!” Xiao Han shook his head, “Today, after my successful challenge, I must break this naplate.”
After speaking, Xiao Han leaped and directly took down the naplate hanging high inside the hall. The naplate was two ters long and forty-five centiters wide. Three huge characters were emblazoned on it: Jingwu Hall.
Bang!
Suddenly, Xiao Han kicked it hard.
Clang!
The large naplate imdiately snapped in two and shattered to pieces on the ground.
There was dead silence around.
No one dared to make a sound, nor did anyone dare to utter a word against it. Xiao Han had the strength and the ability to break the naplate of Jingwu Hall. Outside, many students were curiously spectating. The breaking of Jingwu Hall’s sign was a shocking and awe-inspiring event.
“My God, the sign of Jingwu Hall was really smashed by soone.”
“Tiemu Zha has no way to react.”
“Who can bla him when Xiao Han has the backing of Dao ng? Anyone else would have no choice but to accept their fate.”
Several people were discussing it. However, there were also those who had criticisms for Tiemu Zha. Xiao Han had clearly succeeded in the challenge, but Tiemu Zha wanted to take his life, even going as far as mobilizing the entire martial arts school to surround Xiao Han and his friends, attempting to bully the few with the numbers. Anyone would likely feel uncomfortable in their hearts with this turn of events.
Xiao Han snorted coldly, slowly walked up to Tiemu Zha, and said, “Always rember, I am not soone you should provoke.”
Having said that, Xiao Han turned around and walked away, holding Lan Yudie’s hand.
Zhang Feng and the others quickly followed behind them. Liu Sandao laughed and called out to Xiao Han’s retreating figure, “If you want to smash this place, I’ll have my n do it right away!”
Xiao Han’s silhouette paused for a mont, but he didn’t turn back, instead he laughed and said, “Dao Ye, there’s no need for you to trouble yourself. Where rcy can be given, it should be given. My bet with him was over the signboard of Jingwu Hall. From now on, this Jingwu Hall will have to be renad.”
“Hahaha…” Liu Sandao burst into loud laughter upon hearing this. Then he waved his hand and said, “Let’s go as well.”
The commotion had ended, leaving Jingwu Hall littered with ‘chicken feathers.’
The disciples of Jingwu Hall hung their heads in despair, looking utterly dejected. This was undoubtedly a difficult thing for them. It was bad enough that several of Jingwu Hall’s proud disciples had lost, but even their coach had been defeated. In the end, Jingwu Hall’s signboard had been smashed. From now on, that signboard would probably not be able to be displayed. The na of Jingwu Hall would have to be changed as well.
“Coach, what… what do we do now?” Lu Da asked.
Tiemu Zha’s face was ashen with rage, his visage covered with bulging veins as if suffocating with anger he couldn’t vent, clenching his teeth, he said word by word, “I must avenge this insult.”
“Yes, we must take revenge!” the crowd shouted in support.
“What about… the signboard?” Tang Zhan asked from the side.
Big Knife Liu chuckled, “Leave the matter of the signboard to , Liu Shangguo. I’ll have a new one made right away!”
“We can’t use the na Jingwu Hall anymore,” Tang Zhan shook his head and then said, “The surrounding schools and residents will soon know that Jingwu Hall has lost. To continue using this signboard would be simply shaful.”
“Ah?” Big Knife Liu was taken aback for a mont, then said awkwardly, “If we can’t use it anymore, then what should we do?”
“We continue to use it!” Tiemu Zha said through clenched teeth, “Let all the disciples of Jingwu Hall rember this disgrace, continue to use this signboard, and also let everyone know that this is a spur, a motivation for us to reclaim our na.”
“Yes!” the crowd nodded.
For a martial arts school, the signboard is a matter of face. If a martial arts school cannot even protect its own signboard, it signifies the school’s weakness. Tiemu Zha’s decision to keep using the signboard that had been trampled on ant either that he was fearless, or that he was bearing the burden of humiliation.
Clearly, Tiemu Zha had chosen to bear the burden of humiliation and consu the gall of bitterness. He vowed to seek revenge and settle this debt. Xiao Han had smashed his signboard, and he intended to take Xiao Han’s life. Tiemu Zha was never soone to be trifled with; once provoked, he would certainly find a way to retaliate and ensure your obliteration.
Inside Jingwu Hall, everyone stood in solemn respect.
To continue using a signboard that had been knocked down ant every single person had to shoulder imnse pressure and a great mission. Each one of them was a disciple of Jingwu Hall, carrying the disgrace of the Hall, as well as the heavy responsibility of its revival.
“Do you really want to use this signboard, Coach?” Tang Zhan asked.
“Yes!” Tiemu Zha nodded and said, “Let every one of us rember the disgrace of this day.”
“Yes!” the crowd nodded again.
The disciples of Jingwu Hall fell silent, unable to speak, only able to quietly gaze at the signboard on the ground that had been kicked into several segnts. Tiemu Zha spoke, “Go, have soone fix this signboard, and continue using it.”
“Yes!” a disciple by the side imdiately nodded in agreent.
Lu Da asked in a heavy voice, “Coach, are we really just going to bear this humiliation?”
“What do you propose?” Tiemu Zha asked.
“To be honest, let’s get a few brothers together and ambush Xiao Han on the road,” Lu Da said through gritted teeth, “No one can avoid traveling at night forever. I don’t believe we can’t handle it secretly if we can’t manage it openly. Hmph!”
Lu Da’s intentions were clear, and Tiemu Zha was sowhat tempted after hearing them. He thought about it and felt this plan might indeed be feasible. However, it seed to have certain difficulties in execution. To intercept Xiao Han en route, they would need to grasp his daily routine. After all, they couldn’t make a move within the school, as that would cause commotion and potentially alert the police. They would have to find a way to intercept him outside of school.
“Hmm,” Tiemu Zha nodded, “However, this will be difficult to execute. First, get so people to watch him. Once we’ve grasped his schedule, that’s when we’ll make our move!”
“Yes!” Lu Da imdiately agreed.
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Exiting Jingwu Hall.
Lan Yudie continued to cling to Xiao Han’s hand, afraid to let go. Inside Jingwu Hall just now, she had almost collapsed from fear. Fortunately, they got away safely. Otherwise, what would have followed was likely a bloody and brutal battle. This was the first ti Lan Yudie felt sowhat favorable towards a person like Liu Sandao from society.
Xiao Han walked shoulder to shoulder with Liu Sandao.
After a long while, Xiao Han spoke, “Dao Ye, I, Xiao Han, will definitely repay you for today’s kindness.”
“Haha, don’t ntion it,” Liu Sandao laughed and said, “I just really appreciate you, your talent, your strength. That’s why I didn’t want you to be hard by so despicable lowlifes.”
“Your kindness is deeply appreciated, Dao Ye!” Xiao Han bowed with his hands clasped before him and said, “Rest assured, I will definitely repay you.”
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