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Lai Dingshan's face was swollen like a pig's head, and he was completely unrecognizable from before.

Lai Pinggao's heart was bleeding. The fury in his chest could have burned the heavens and boiled the seas.

Mei Zhenxing stood to one side, looking at Hua Qiang, who was brimming with heroic vigor as though a war god had descended upon the world. His emotions were a tangled mess.

Just what realm had this kid reached? How powerful was he?

Why did Lai Dingshan, a Martial Master Realm expert, seem like nothing more than an ant in his hands?

Were young people these days really this formidable?

How was a man like him, who had trained in martial arts since childhood yet had only reached the peak Martial Artist level, supposed to bear this?

Seeing Lai Dingshan being beaten until he had more breath going out than coming in, he hurriedly glanced at his daughter and signaled to her with his eyes.

Coach Hua had been recruited online by his daughter. The two of them had to be close, so his daughter's words would surely carry more weight than his own.

Besides... his daughter was quite pretty too.

He could not keep fighting. If this continued, someone would die, and then even his Zhenxing Martial Arts School would not survive.

Mei Ting hurried over to Ye Bingxue and said softly, "Sister Bingxue, tell your brother to stop. The base doesn't allow Martial Artists to kill one another."

Ye Bingxue had vented almost all her anger. More importantly, Hua Qiang had vented it for her, and her heart was sweet as honey.

Still, she did not want her brother to get into trouble, so she stepped forward and said, "Brother, forget it!"

Hua Qiang turned his head. Seeing the concern in Ye Bingxue's eyes, warmth rose in his heart.

This girl had always cared about him.

He slapped Lai Dingshan several more times, then tossed him away as though he were a corpse.

He looked at Mei Zhenxing and said, "Master Mei, we won the duel. Have them honor the wager!"

Lai Pinggao took out the deed and presented it to Hua Qiang with both hands.

Hua Qiang turned and walked aside. Why give this thing to him? He was not the rightful owner.

Very quickly, the group that had arrived so aggressively left one after another like stray dogs with their tails between their legs.

Two of them had to be carried away.

Holding the deed documents, Mei Zhenxing walked over to Hua Qiang.

"Brother Hua, thank you for stepping in to help. Otherwise, my Zhenxing Martial Arts School would have been finished."

"Please accept this deed as my personal thanks to you!"

Hua Qiang glanced at the deed and shook his head.

It was useless to him. He would rather have something practical, like money.

Mei Zhenxing's eyelids twitched twice. The wager he had valued so highly was not even worth a glance in the other man's eyes.

Was this what it meant to stand in different places and see different horizons?

Mei Ting hurriedly pulled her old man aside and whispered a few words into his ear.

Mei Zhenxing's expression kept changing before he finally nodded.

He came before Hua Qiang with a broad smile and said, "Brother Hua, without you this time, there would be no Zhenxing Martial Arts School."

"To me and the Zhenxing Martial Arts School, your kindness is nothing less than giving us a new lease on life!"

"Since Coach Hua has no interest in that deed, I'll give you half the shares of this martial arts school instead. I hope Brother Hua won't find them beneath you!"

Hua Qiang raised an eyebrow and looked at Mei Zhenxing with a faintly amused smile.

This old man—no, Mei Ting, that girl—was both cunning and clever.

She had actually used this method to bind them to him and latch onto his thick thigh.

At first, he had wanted to refuse. He was wholeheartedly pursuing the martial path and greater strength now; he did not care about these worldly things at all.

As he continued to grow stronger and demonstrate his value, the benefits in his life would naturally be adjusted to match.

Why would he need to rack his brains over them?

His monthly subsidy alone was enough for his expenses, with plenty left over.

But then he thought of how his dad and mom were still working at their old jobs.

He had sent Ye Bingxue to try and talk them around, but it had ended in failure.

The two had toiled for half their lives and simply could not sit idle.

If he accepted this martial arts school, he could arrange for them to work here, sitting in an office. It would be leisurely, yet they would not become restless from having nothing to do.

At that thought, a smile appeared on Hua Qiang's face.

"Since Master Mei is so sincere, I won't refuse."

"Good, good, good!"

Seeing Hua Qiang agree, Mei Zhenxing was immediately overjoyed. He quickly had someone draft a contract, then they signed and stamped it, with two copies of the agreement made.

Afterward, he carefully and solemnly tucked the contract into his clothes.

Seeing that her suggestion had been accepted, Mei Ting was delighted as well.

From now on, she would be able to see Hua Qiang often and find excuses to get close to him whenever she could.

Ye Bingxue was also very happy. She understood Hua Qiang's intentions now. He wanted to find something for his dad and mom to do so they could live easily and comfortably—and, more importantly, have income every day!

With the matter settled, Hua Qiang greeted the other two coaches and the students. Amid everyone's respectful gazes, the two people and one ferret strode away in style.

Hua Qiang looked up at the sky. It was already too late to go to school, so he might as well continue taking leave.

"Bingxue, take leave too. Your old brother will accompany you for some field training."

"You're already a Martial Artist. In the future, you'll have to fight Mutant Beasts, but you've never truly fought them in real combat. That's your greatest weakness."

"Today, I'll let you fight some Mutant Beasts for real. See some blood and experience the baptism of blood and fire—it'll help you grow."

"Besides, you can familiarize yourself with your combat techniques!"

"Okay!"

Ye Bingxue agreed happily, even growing a little eager to give it a try.

She had long wanted to kill Mutant Beasts, but she had been a little scared to go alone.

Now that her old brother was there to protect her, what did she have to worry about?

One word: just do it.

Hua Qiang turned the steering wheel, and the car headed toward the city gate.

After displaying their Martial Artist badges at the gate, the two people and one ferret left the city without issue and headed for Falling Leaf Forest.

With a car for transportation this time, they moved much faster and soon reached the edge of Falling Leaf Forest.

Hua Qiang parked the car by the roadside, then entered the area where Mutant Beasts roamed.

Ye Bingxue's weapon was a longsword. Girls tended to use swords more often.

The sword was the gentleman among weapons. A beauty paired with a treasured sword looked graceful and refined, stylish yet full of substance.

She had quite the air of a wandering heroine!

If she carried a broadsword, a giant hammer, or a large axe, she would no longer look graceful and ethereal, but crude and savage, damaging her image.

Rustle, rustle, rustle.

The grass ahead shook, and then a rabbit as large as a grown wolfhound crawled out of the brush.

Its blood-red eyes stared fixedly at Hua Qiang and the others.

It was a Red-eyed Steel-toothed Rabbit, a Level One low-tier beast equivalent to a Low-Tier Martial Artist.

"Brother, it's a Red-Eyed Steeltooth Rabbit! I'll kill it."

Ye Bingxue excitedly waved the longsword in her hand and charged at the rabbit.

Seeing a two-legged woman holding a sword charge toward it, the Red-eyed Steel-toothed Rabbit immediately grew furious. From the look of it, she had come to kill it.

This tiny human dared provoke it? Then she would have to bear Lord Rabbit's wrath!

The rabbit bared its pair of huge fangs, crouched low, and lunged at Ye Bingxue.

It was incredibly fast, like a gray bolt of lightning.

Ye Bingxue, who had been swept up in excitement, was startled by the sudden sight.

Shouldn't the rabbit be running away while she chased it?

What was this?

Not only was this rabbit not afraid of the sword in her hand, it was actually charging at her.

Having never seen such a scene before, Ye Bingxue suddenly panicked, and even the movements of her hand stopped.

Hua Qiang nearly had the urge to cover his eyes and turn away.

This girl—this was a battlefield! Your opponent was a Mutant Beast!

And this rabbit didn't eat grass alone. It ate meat too.

Could she get distracted while fighting a Mutant Beast? Could she just stand there in a daze?

Wasn't that treating her own life like a joke?

He hurriedly reminded her from the side, "Little sis, don't space out! Use your sword and stab it to death!"

Ye Bingxue jolted. At Hua Qiang's call, she finally came back to her senses.

By then, the rabbit had already pounced right in front of her. She could even smell the fishy stench of its saliva.

In her panic, she wildly swung the longsword in her hand.

Seeing her thrust the sword at it, the Red-eyed Steel-toothed Rabbit did not dare meet it head-on and hurriedly dodged to the side.

Seeing that the rabbit feared the sword in her hand and did not dare clash with her directly, she finally calmed down, and the panic in her heart faded.

Her face reddened with embarrassment.

She had made a fool of herself just now, actually losing her composure because of a rabbit.

Wouldn't that blockhead laugh himself to death at her later?

Steadying her emotions, she fixed her eyes on the rabbit before her. Then, following the martial technique she had learned, she viciously thrust her sword at it.