Challenging the Martial Arts School

Half an hour later.

Zhong Shenxiu walked out of the Sea Star Pavilion Grand Hotel, chest puffed out and head held high.

Luo Xiaoqing followed behind him, her face a mess of nagging: "Remember, you owe me 1999! Pay me back immediately!!!"

She was indeed furious, her small teeth almost grinding to dust.

Normally, so many simps would invite her out for meals and movies, but she barely remembered them.

However, she had etched Hua Wu into her memory.

"Hahaha, just kidding, I'll pay you back right away."

Zhong Shenxiu laughed heartily when he saw her expression.

"Where would you get the money..."

Luo Xiaoqing wailed, hiding in a corner and slumping in despair: "I should have known. How could a pauper like you have so much money... I'm so stupid, really."

"Hey, hey, Sister Xiaoqing, don't be discouraged, don't be sad. I'll pay you back right now, I'm serious."

Zhong Shenxiu put on a serious face.

"How are you going to pay? Sell yourself?" Luo Xiaoqing immediately retorted.

"Why do you think I came here to eat? Because there's a martial arts school right next door. I'll go kick their butts, you can livestream it from the side, we'll split the fan donations fifty-fifty, perfect!"

Zhong Shenxiu laid out his plan.

Next to the Sea Star Pavilion, there was indeed a martial arts school, and it was quite large, called the Sea Blue Martial Arts School.

"So that's your plan? Give up on that idea. The routine of getting beaten up like a pig and playing the victim is old news," Luo Xiaoqing quipped. "But I remember that martial arts schools here have a tradition: after a challenge, the loser has to treat the winner to a meal. You haven't even settled your old debt, and now you're racking up new ones."

"What? The loser has to treat? You should have said so earlier. If you had, I wouldn't have brought you along."

Zhong Shenxiu's eyes lit up, and he headed towards the Sea Blue Martial Arts School.

Whether he became a Martial Artist or not, gaining fame first was the real goal.

"Hey, hey, are you really going?"

Luo Xiaoqing stamped her foot. She really didn't want to bother, but thinking about how he still owed her money, she could only sigh, "Nowadays, the debtor is the boss."

She trotted along, following Zhong Shenxiu.

The Sea Blue Martial Arts School was a grand dojo. Two rows of welcoming ladies stood at the entrance, and students in sea-blue training uniforms could be seen entering and exiting from time to time.

"Hello, are you two here to learn martial arts? We have three courses to choose from."

Upon seeing Zhong Shenxiu and Luo Xiaoqing approach, the receptionist immediately offered a polite smile.

It was evident that her smile had been specially trained, showing exactly eight teeth, though it appeared a bit stiff.

"No, we're here to challenge the school."

Zhong Shenxiu looked around and deliberately spoke loudly.

"What?"

"Challenge the school?!"

The students, who had been listless moments before, suddenly became as excited as if they'd been injected with chicken blood and formed a circle.

The receptionist's smile froze on her face.

The Sea Blue Martial Arts School had real skill. Brash youngsters who came to cause trouble... were truly not many.

After all, when other masters came for exchanges, they would notify in advance, and the school would receive them grandly.

These two, at first glance, were clearly brash youngsters.

"What's going on?"

Several burly coaches surrounded them.

"Someone's here to challenge the school, these two."

The receptionist pointed at Zhong Shenxiu and Luo Xiaoqing.

The leading coach saw they were just kids and immediately chuckled: "Kids, this isn't a place where you can just learn a few moves from TV and come to play. Go back."

"Are you afraid to accept the challenge?"

Zhong Shenxiu shouted loudly: "So this is the kind of place the Sea Blue Martial Arts School is?"

He winked at Luo Xiaoqing behind him, signaling her to start the livestream immediately.

When the coach saw this, he felt a headache coming on. He had to quickly suppress his anger and put on a gentle yet polite smile.

He had no choice. It was a livestream!

If his ill-tempered image was broadcast online and became a trending topic, he'd be famous throughout the Star Alliance by the next day.

The Master would be the first one to deal with him.

"Ahem..."

The coach scanned the area again and found many students pulling out their phones. He became even more troubled. "Alright, if you want to challenge, you need to follow the rules... The rules of our Sea Blue Martial Arts School are to start by fighting the low-level coaches, then the schoolmaster's disciples, the true disciples, and then the schoolmaster... Any problems?"

This was necessary. Otherwise, any random person could directly challenge the schoolmaster, and the martial arts school wouldn't be able to operate, being busy with challenges every day.

"Okay."

Zhong Shenxiu nodded.

"Then let's go to the training grounds. Your first opponent is me."

The male coach twisted his neck, making crisp cracking sounds: "My name is Lan Yi, and I'm a coach here. Before the challenge, both parties need to sign a waiver. This isn't me trying to trick you, it's the rules."

"I understand."

Zhong Shenxiu walked to the edge of the ring and saw a lawyer-like figure approach. He took out a standard contract and casually signed his name.

"You're serious about this."

Luo Xiaoqing sidled up and lowered her voice.

"Of course, I am."

Zhong Shenxiu said as a matter of course.

He needed to witness the true combat power of this world, and at the same time, he wanted to accumulate some Heavenly Show Points.

Therefore, he would do whatever it took to stand out, whatever it took to create a sensation.

"Alright then, I'm switching to my main account."

Luo Xiaoqing quickly operated her phone and opened another livestream.

As soon as it started, a large number of bullet comments popped up:

"Little Qing Qing, I love you."

"Master Qing is live again, hurry, hurry."

"It seems to be an outdoor broadcast, at a martial arts school?"

"We want to see a costume change, we want to see a costume change!"

The numerous bullet comments almost filled the screen.

Seeing this, Zhong Shenxiu was speechless: "So you were using an alt account before?"

"Of course, otherwise, if I lost popularity, would you compensate me?" Luo Xiaoqing retorted while typing quickly, "This time, with hundreds of thousands of fans watching, the opponent definitely won't dare to kill me."

"Then thank you very much. I didn't expect there to be a big shot hiding next door."

Zhong Shenxiu smiled and walked onto the stage without wearing any protective gear.

"Okay, everyone, I'm going to show you a challenge today. The opponent is the Sea Blue Martial Arts School. I hope my friend doesn't get beaten too badly..."

Luo Xiaoqing aimed the camera at the ring, her voice changing, becoming as sweet as honey.

"Fighting isn't interesting, we want to see a costume change!"

"Master Qing, your friend doesn't look good."

"Sea Blue Martial Arts School, I know it. That's the most famous martial arts school in the area. The schoolmaster, Lan Wangchuan, once ranked 99th in the National Fighting Competition. He's a registered expert by the Martial Artist Association, just one step away from being certified as a true Martial Artist."

"Ah, that kid won't get beaten to death, will he?"

"Don't worry, who has ever seen the schoolmaster come out first? That kid would be lucky to make it to a true disciple."

Seeing the bullet comments flashing by, Luo Xiaoqing couldn't help but look at the ring with more worry, muttering to herself: "Don't you die, you still owe me money... No, you better die. Otherwise, if you get seriously injured and disabled, and you have no money, will you expect me to take you to the hospital?"