Martial Artist

"What do you mean, 'pick it up again'? You never even practiced in the first place."

Li Yunyao, in a good mood, deliberately bickered with him.

"Heh, you wouldn't understand. Don't you remember coming home late often when I first started practicing martial arts?"

Li Pin said.

"Hm?"

Li Yunyao paused, surprised. "You were really practicing martial arts back then? Why didn't I know?"

"You were just a little kid then, what was the point of telling you?"

Li Pin said calmly, "Do I look like someone who would announce to everyone that I've learned peerless martial arts?"

Li Yunyao's eyes immediately widened.

Her brother...

...really started practicing martial arts back then?

Of course not.

Back then, he was obsessed with catching june bugs on the mountain.

Li Pin was merely laying the groundwork for his rapid advancement.

Practicing martial arts for years to reach Hua Jin and practicing for a few months to reach Hua Jin were clearly different.

"Look."

Li Pin took out his phone and sent her a screenshot of a Level 2 Martial Artist certificate.

He didn't have a habit of taking photos to show off.

This was a screenshot he'd "borrowed" from Fang Yubai's Moments.

"Whoa... wow!"

Li Yunyao almost revealed her true feelings.

But she quickly shifted into a cute, girlish shriek and turned to Lin Xiaolu, "Xiaolu, Xiaolu, look, a Level 2 Martial Artist certificate."

"Mhm, mhm, mhm."

"Look at this. Who is this handsome guy? Such a handsome face should be on... shouldn't be possessed by a Mortal... Ah, it's my brother. Never mind."

"Mhm."

Lin Xiaolu immediately turned into a merciless nodding machine.

She secretly glanced at Li Pin.

Her cheeks flushed slightly.

The three quickly went up to the top floor of the Starlight Center.

However, when they wanted to check in at the rooftop's artificial starry sky, they found it was cordoned off.

More than a dozen security guards were maintaining order.

There were also many excited teenagers and young adults shouting, "An Youran, it's An Youran!"

"An Youran is a big star from Canglong City, my idol."

"I heard she's playing the female lead in the second part of the latest historical drama 'The King's Woman'? I'm so looking forward to it, I'll definitely binge-watch it."

"I see her, I see Youran, wow, absolutely stunning!"

Amidst the shouting, security guards stepped forward and waved at Li Pin and the other visitors who had taken the elevator up with them. "The rooftop is temporarily closed to the public at this time. Please leave for now..."

"Brother, let's go. The view here is just so-so."

Li Yunyao said.

Because of An Wanyi, she disliked An Youran by association.

"What's so great about it? It's all thanks to makeup, beauty filters, and editing. It's not even as good as... not even as good as my Xiaolu."

"No, no..."

Lin Xiaolu quickly waved her hands.

Li Pin glanced at Lin Xiaolu.

While she was attractive, she could only be considered a pretty girl.

At best, her delicate and pitiable aura added some points. In terms of pure looks, let alone compared to An Youran, she was even inferior to An Wanyi.

"It's okay, we'll just wander around the Starlight Center and come back up later."

Li Pin said.

"No need. I've noted today's matter, this female knight. One day, I'll make the lights of the entire Starlight Center shine with my name. Then, Xiaolu, you can look all you want."

Li Yunyao huffed.

"I... weren't you the one who dragged me here?"

Lin Xiaolu protested softly.

"Yo, look who it is,"

At that moment, an ill-timed voice suddenly came from the side.

Immediately after, about a dozen men and women emerged from the nearby elevator.

The one speaking was none other than the vice president of Hanyang University's student union, Jing Yunshan.

Among those dozen or so men and women, besides his two lackeys, Li Pin also saw the instigator of the public outcry two months ago—An Wanyi.

As Li Pin looked at An Wanyi, the talented woman also turned her gaze towards him.

Upon seeing that he seemed completely unlike his former self from two months ago, appearing more spirited and energetic, she seemed somewhat surprised.

Immediately after, her surprise turned into a cold smirk.

Her smile even held a hint of smugness.

Seeing these people, Li Yunyao, who also recognized An Wanyi, quickly connected the dots. Her smile vanished instantly, and she urged, "Brother, let's go."

"Go? What's the rush?"

Jing Yunshan deliberately raised his voice, drawing the attention of those around them. "Are you afraid of others finding out about your scummy, degenerate behavior..."

"Whoosh!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Pin moved.

With almost no run-up or jump, he lunged forward like an agile leopard. In a single bound, he covered the five to six meters between them. Before Jing Yunshan could react, his right hand shot out like lightning and clamped firmly around his neck, abruptly cutting off his words.

Immediately after, Force surged in his right arm, and using Jing Yunshan's momentum, he lifted the man into the air and slammed him hard towards the ground...

Jing Yunshan was still stunned.

The next moment, intense pain, accompanied by a dizzying, world-spinning sensation, shot from the right side of his face through his brain and spread to every corner of his body.

To everyone else, however, it only looked like Li Pin had exploded forward, grabbed Jing Yunshan's seventy-plus kilogram body, and smashed him heavily onto the ground.

"Bang!"

A dull thud echoed, accompanied by a sound that made anyone who heard it feel pain in their own face and teeth.

Jing Yunshan, dizzy and disoriented, had the right side of his face mangled, blood mixing with shattered teeth as he spat them out, staining the ground.

Li Pin released his grip and slowly stood up.

"I remember telling you that speaking nonsense will easily lead to getting slapped in the face."

At this point, his delayed pain receptors finally made him let out a shrill scream, his body writhing and struggling on the ground.

"Ahhh..."

The scream cut through the air, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

The dozen or so men and women who had accompanied him stared at Li Pin in disbelief, utterly horrified.

One of them, whether from anger or fear, pointed at him tremblingly. "Li Pin... you... you dare to lay a hand on someone... do you know who he..."

"Who gave you the courage to arbitrarily insult a formal Martial Artist?"

Li Pin said slowly.

The two security guards who had come over upon hearing the screams involuntarily slowed their steps.

They sized up Li Pin.

A Martial Artist?

Looking at the young man's demeanor...

He really did look the part.

Li Pin glanced at An Wanyi, whose face had turned pale in the Hanyang University crowd.

Considering Li Yunyao and Lin Xiaolu were here, as their older brother, it wasn't appropriate for him to set a bad example for them. He immediately turned and said to the two of them, "Let's go."

He had just passed his Martial Artist certification and remembered clearly.

According to the law, if a civilian provokes a Martial Artist, even with mere verbal insults, the Martial Artist still has the right to subdue them.

If the target is injured during the subduing process...

Minor injuries.

It would probably result in a fine of five hundred.

Seeing Li Pin about to leave, the two security guards had to step forward. "Little brother..."

"Sorry, I've dirtied the ground. How much is the cleaning fee? I'll pay it."

Li Pin said calmly. "As for why I acted, they insulted me first. You two can check the surveillance footage to confirm. If you have any other questions, you can also come directly to Changfeng Martial Hall to find me."