Watching the news on her phone about the attack on Tianheng Company, as well as the notification from Mr. Li about Gao Xue’s accidental death and her own advancent opportunity through the evaluation,
Chen Yun’s expression was that of surprise, and she quickly typed and asked so questions.
[Mr. Li: I didn’t expect what happened to Gao Xue either, it was said to be an accident.]
[But all that is in the past, what you need to do now, is to prepare well.... In at most half a month, you will have to go to Central City.]
...
Beep beep!
Downstairs in the residential area, the sound of horns continued unabated.
Fruit wholesale stores on both sides of the street were lined up, and the loading trucks parked on the roadside blocked most of the road.
Chen Feng walked at a leisurely pace with a bag of clothes and an umbrella in hand, making his way through the crowd, heading straight for the bus stop.
The damp sewer was surrounded by filth, and so malodorous trash bins buzzed with the dizzying flight of flies.
Soon, his footsteps halted.
Up ahead, a brief commotion arose from a fruit store, his Perception stirred, and Chen Feng looked in that direction opportunistically.
"There are snakes! Quite a few of them!"
"Hit them quick!"
"Aim for seven inches down!"
Several snakes of varying lengths appeared inside the fruit store. n with shovels swung wildly around, flustered and panicky.
The crowd curiously gathered, and Chen Feng slightly furrowed his brow.
"More snakes?"
It was already quite coincidental encountering them yesterday at the supermarket, and now they appeared again inside this fruit store?
His intuition was strong; Chen Feng believed this was no coincidence.
But, despite amplifying his Perception and scanning around,
he did not detect any malice, including the presence of any human exuding the kind of aura like that of a Snake-man.
"What exactly is going on?"
Chen Feng wondered, and then watched as those slender snakes were beaten to death by the crowd and thrown into a trash bin.
He withdrew his gaze and imdiately quickened his pace to leave.
"I’ll ask Brother Cao when I get to the Martial Arts Hall."
Chen Feng rembered what he had ntioned: the Martial Arts Hall and the Snake Spirit Sect did not get along well.
Given this, Cao Tong should know sothing about the situation.
Suppressing these thoughts, Chen Feng accelerated his pace, brushing past the pedestrians around him.
Eventually, he boarded the bus and vanished from sight.
The vehicle’s exhaust fus discharged upwards, as the roadside sewage slowly flowed into the dark sewers.
In a trance, two small snakes erged from behind the grass of the bus station.
...
Ding!
"Jinhua Station has arrived, passengers please disembark in an orderly fashion through the rear door."
Forty minutes later, at Jinhua District’s bus station.
The red and green-plated bus slowly ca to a halt, the crowded carriage filled with tumult.
Noise, friction, collisions.
Many office workers worked at nearby business streets, all in a rush to get off the bus.
However, a towering figure stood at the very front, hard against the door.
Like an unmoving silent reef, even the scattered sunlight through the glass seed obstructed by it.
The expression on the faces in the crowd varied, but most were silently staring at the person’s back.
Click!
Finally, the door opened.
The burly figure finally moved, expressionless, holding the bag of clothes and the umbrella, stepping off the bus at a slow pace.
The sunlight once again hit his face and the freedom of fresh air was inhaled into his lungs.
The oppression dissolved; the crowd finally eased their breath, dispersing in a scramble, leaving the bus station in a rush.
"Finally got off."
"Phew, that was too crowded!"
"That guy just now seed so intimidating, he’s trained to be really burly..."
The soft murmurs reached his ears, Chen Feng’s expression remained calm as he walked down the street, heading straight for the doors of the nearby Martial Arts Hall.
Becoming stronger always had its price, but this kind of alienation and pressure that made others automatically keep their distance from him,
He actually found it not too bad.
Tap tap!
His steps moved on.
Brushing past one figure after another due to a slight delay downstairs in the apartnt, he arrived at the gym a little later than usual today.
Nearly nine o’clock, there were few students coming and going on the first floor of the Martial Arts Hall; most had already entered the training room.
Without delay, Chen Feng imdiately skipped the elevator and took the stairs to the second floor.
Soon, he passed the hallway.
From the neighboring glass room, two people could be seen talking.
One of them was Cao Tong, although unlike usual, he was respectfully making tea for a young woman.
The woman was dressed in plain white clothing, with her black hair fastened up with a wooden pin, quietly sitting on the couch.
Her skin was as fair as snow, and she seed slender and unremarkable.
But the very next mont,
As if sensing sothing, she shot him a cold glance.
In that instant, his perception stirred, and his expression beca slightly tense.
Chen Feng only felt that the other’s aura was like the moon high above the nine heavens, giving him a sense of cold, frost-like danger.
"Who is that?"
Suppressing his confusion, Chen Feng quickly left the corridor.
No one could answer his question, and Cao Tong inside the glass room was even more troubled.
"Senior Sister Wu, I didn’t expect you to co here personally."
"How so, I can’t co?"
With a cold expression, Wu Shuang sat on the cushioned sofa and took a sip of the clear tea offered by the other.
Though she was quite young, only twenty-six or twenty-seven,
Nevertheless, Cao Tong couldn’t help but feel a sense of unquestionable authority and oppression.
"Of course not, Senior Sister Wu, you jest."
Cao Tong chuckled and explained, "I just thought that you were at a critical mont for your True Skill breakthrough and that you might be secluded within the sect, without ti to deal with these minor matters."
Hearing this, Wu Shuang’s expression remained the sa.
"The Snake Spirit Sect is our Yanwu Gym’s sworn enemy. Anything related to them is a matter of utmost importance, not a trivial issue."
With her indifferent tone ca a tinge of reprimand.
Cao Tong felt aggrieved but could only nod in agreent.
"Forget it, you’ve always talked like this, mannerless."
Seeing his reasonable attitude, Wu Shuang’s face relaxed slightly: "This matter was supposed to be handled personally by Senior Brother Zhao, but I heard that there’s a promising newcor here."
"Although the youth is extraordinarily talented, he is arrogant, having beaten up my good-for-nothing nephew several tis. As an elder, shouldn’t I co to have a look?"
Her tone was even, and Cao Tong rolled his eyes internally.
You’re a True Disciple after all; why are you so petty?
"That young fellow over there, right?"
Wu Shuang suddenly spoke, glancing at the figure in black coming from the changing room.
Knowing he couldn’t hide it from her, Cao Tong reluctantly nodded.
"Yes, with his Tiger Form Entry-level, his aura is stable; indeed, he does have so talent."
"No wonder you’ve applied to the sect to take him in as an Official Disciple ahead of schedule."
With a slight nod, Wu Shuang quickly changed her tone: "But can you be sure that he has truly awakened to the Martial Arts?"
With a questioning tone, Cao Tong stiffly vouched for him.
"Very likely, the Third Elder also thinks very highly of him."
"The Third Elder..."
Her expression slightly reserved, but Wu Shuang still shook her head indifferently.
"If it’s very likely, then it’s not certain."
"Let’s talk about this matter later."
Having settled on a conclusion, Cao Tong inwardly cursed, filled with frustration.
He wanted to say more, but was soon gestured by the other to step down.
...
"Why are you so late today?"
Inside the training room, Lin Hao looked around and finally saw Chen Feng arrive.
"Got delayed by sothing on the way."
Chen Feng shook his head and replied absent-mindedly.
He was still thinking about the previous scene, sowhat surprised by Cao Tong’s reverence in front of that woman.
That kind of aura was almost close to that of the Third Elder.
"Fine, it’s good you’re not late."
"I’ve taken care of the club’s business, and the opening celebration is tomorrow. Can you make it?"
"So soon?" Chen Feng was taken aback.
He rembered that these things usually require a multitude of processes.
"Well, I used this..." Lin Hao deliberately rubbed his fingers together.
Chen Feng understood, knowing it must have cost a significant amount of money.
Considering the other’s earlier question, he pondered and said uncertainly, "I’ll see how it goes tomorrow."
He had already sent a ssage to Liu Fang on the bus that morning, indicating he wanted to resign from the supermarket.
Though Liu Fang was regretful and even called to persuade him, she couldn’t overco his determination.
After communicating, he agreed to stay a few more days temporarily, waiting for her to hire soone else.
"That’s fine."
"The opening ceremony is not a big deal. You can co to the club when you’re free."
"I’ll hire so more boxing coaches to take care of the general public..."
Lin Hao was not particular, sharing quite a few of his thoughts.
Chen Feng didn’t understand these intricacies, most of the ti rely listening and nodding, consenting to his friend’s decisions.
Not until Cao Tong walked into the training room with an unpleasant look,
Did the atmosphere beco tense, and both were compelled to enter a state of martial arts training.
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