Fierce Battle at the Mall

After seeing the Tree of the Future, Meng Chuan felt a bit insecure about his wallet.

Before coming here, he had heard online that a single pink pineapple inside cost over a thousand.

Meng Chuan was truly not skilled at shopping. After doing a rough search online, he first headed straight to Shizu Bird to buy a black windbreaker for his master, feeling it would suit Master Luo's cold temperament well.

Afterward, he chose the same style in blue for his uncle; his uncle's jackets were all blue, so buying this color was a safe bet.

The gift for his aunt was an LX handbag, an international luxury brand, which Meng Chuan painfully spent over forty thousand to purchase.

His aunt cooked for him and prepared medicinal meals for him every day; she worked the hardest.

A couple of days ago, he had accidentally overheard his aunt on the phone with her best friend, sounding extremely envious that the friend had bought an LX bag worth over twenty thousand.

Therefore, Meng Chuan decided to buy her a more expensive one so his aunt could hold her head high in front of her friend.

As for Wang Yue the fatty, Meng Chuan directly ordered a black Maisu variable-frequency treadmill to be delivered to his home.

If Wang Yue wanted to pursue Qin Mengya, he had to lose weight; buying a treadmill was helping Wang Yue, no problem there.

Having bought almost everything he needed, as he walked toward the entrance, Meng Chuan suddenly remembered that the principal had been good to him too, not only driving him to the Martial Arts Association to test his Guoyi Fist but also pulling strings for him.

But he couldn't buy anything too expensive; Meng Chuan was essentially quite frugal.

Besides, even if he bought something expensive to give to the other party, the principal probably wouldn't accept it; he shouldn't get the principal in trouble just because he gave a gift.

After much thought, Meng Chuan spent a few hundred to choose a pair of exquisite handmade teacups for the principal; the two small cups were engraved with dragons and phoenixes and were very beautiful.

Meng Chuan opened the beautiful packaging box and admired them to himself:

"One for the principal to use, and the other one I can use when I visit."

"Audience, ta-da! This is the newly built landmark of Yong'an City, the [Tree of the Future]."

As the newest mall to open in Yong'an, Wanxiang World had invited many influencers and internet celebrities to livestream and promote the mall.

Liu Yue was one of the most popular among them, with over one hundred thousand people currently watching her stream.

"Forget the tree, look at the legs."

"The streamer dropped her pen, please pick it up."

Liu Yue's streaming style was holding a selfie stick by herself, singing while livestreaming.

At this moment, she was interacting with her audience:

"Friends in the stream, if we hit ten million likes, how about we randomly pick a shop, go inside, and choose an outfit to try on for you all?"

The guys in the stream disagreed:

"Don't pick randomly, I'll start a poll; type 1 for the lingerie shop."

"1, 1, 1..."

Looking at these comments, Liu Yue felt quite helpless, but there was no helping it; the audience was god.

She had no choice but to pretend she didn't see them and find a new topic to continue interacting and maintain her popularity.

"Ah! Robbery!"

Liu Yue's scream pierced the tranquility as a tall, sturdy figure took advantage of her looking at the comments to snatch her bag away.

The livestream exploded instantly, and the number of viewers doubled in an instant.

"Is this real? This is too much like a scripted show."

"What's wrong, Yueyue? What happened?"

"I called the police for you, Yueyue, they'll be here soon."

Those with a keen eye noticed something:

"Damn, that robber is a Martial Practitioner, he's so fast!"

Meng Chuan was currently walking out carrying his large and small bags; since the gifts were all bought, there was no need to stay any longer, he had to hurry back to practice martial arts.

Suddenly, a gust of wind came from behind him. Meng Chuan turned his head to see a burly man running toward him at full speed, clutching what was clearly a lady's crossbody bag.

"Get out of the way!"

The burly man was aggressive and foul-mouthed as he approached.

"Huh, what this kid is carrying..."

The burly man had a sharp eye; the items in his hands were all well-known major brands, which instantly caught his attention.

Meng Chuan was in a rush to go home and practice his fist techniques and originally didn't want to pay him any mind, but the other party suddenly stood in front of him and reached out his hand:

"Give me the stuff, and get lost!"

Meng Chuan looked at him, then slowly placed the items in his hands on the ground.

Seeing this, the burly man stepped forward, intending to take them.

"Did I say you could have them?"

Meng Chuan slowly walked over to his belongings and blocked the burly man, slightly twisting his neck to produce a series of "crack" sounds.

"You little brat, are you looking to die?"

The crowd gradually gathered around, and the burly man, worried that more people would arrive, prepared to knock Meng Chuan down and snatch the items before fleeing.

He rushed forward and threw a heavy punch directly at Meng Chuan's face.

This punch exposed the burly man's true strength, and in Meng Chuan's eyes, the opponent's movements were full of openings.

Meng Chuan twisted his waist to dodge the punch, instantly reached out with his left hand to clamp onto the opponent's extended elbow, then sank his waist to exert force, smoothly flipping the burly man onto the ground.

After hitting the ground, the man was a bit dazed, but he was no fool.

This shoulder throw made him realize the disparity in their skill levels, and knowing he couldn't afford to provoke this kid, he scrambled to his feet and charged into the crowd, trying to escape.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Meng Chuan instantly exerted force and lunged forward, his fist eye facing upward as he delivered a Pao Fist with six resonant impacts into the man's lower back.

The burly man felt a sharp pain in his lower back, and then, unable to control himself, his vision went black and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

It was no groundless rumor that Cun Step was the perfect partner for Pao Fist.

With this punch, Meng Chuan realized that Cun Step was not just a movement technique, but more like a catalyst for Pao Fist.

The powerful physical explosive force brought about by Cun Step further propelled the might of Pao Fist.

The ancients said: the longer the momentum is stored, the more potent the fist force becomes.

While Cun Step increased movement speed, its more important function was accelerating this process of storing momentum.

Meng Chuan called his uncle, explained the situation briefly after the call connected, and before long, the local patrol officers arrived.

Meng Chuan didn't know the exact blood-energy level of the lead officer, but he could vaguely sense that the man was stronger than him, though not by much.

On the way over, Meng Yongzhi had already explained the situation to him, so the officer walked up to the unconscious burly man and examined him.

"Meng Yongzhi is my colleague. Young man, you've trained well; you're quite impressive."

"Uncle, sorry for the trouble, and thank you."

"You should head home quickly; you don't need to worry about this anymore."

Considering his colleague's connection and the fact that Meng Chuan was still just a kid.

The lead officer waved his hand, letting Meng Chuan leave without needing to file a statement.

Meng Chuan packed up the things he had just bought and picked them up, ready to leave.

At this moment, the female streamer also rushed over, checked that her bag was intact, and thanked Meng Chuan:

"Thank you, handsome."

"Friends in the audience, this is the handsome guy who helped me get my bag back."

The female streamer pointed her phone at Meng Chuan and introduced him to her livestream.

Meng Chuan had his hands full and couldn't cover his face, so he could only quickly turn his back, though unfortunately, he was still caught on camera for a split second.

"This little brother is quite shy. I didn't expect him to be able to beat that burly man; there's a cute contrast there. I'm in love!"

"Streamer, help me get his WeChat. I'm from Chengdu, Sichuan, and I've already booked my flight."

Meng Chuan ignored them, thanked the officers once more, and then burst into a Cun Step, flashing away into the distance.