When You Can Catch Up to Me, Then We'll Talk

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A faintly provocative look flashed in Xie Xie's eyes as the corners of his lips lifted slightly. "Maybe you don't lack money, but from what I've observed, I can clearly sense the intense desire for battle buried deep in your bones. (Because of your bloodline, you actually just want to beat people to death or be beaten to death.)"

"So, I'm challenging you. Consider it a chance to loosen up and practice my skills."

"Besides, you seem pretty close to Tang Wulin. Surely you can't just go beat him up, can you?"

Gu Chen remained expressionless and replied calmly, "So-called Twin Martial Souls aren't truly twin, nor are they flawless.

"With your talent, you may still have some room to develop in the future. But from my perspective, you're still far too weak."

Xie Xie was startled by those words, his pupils instantly shrinking to pinpoints.

After all, from yesterday until now, he had not even released his Martial Soul once.

So how had this person discovered that he possessed Twin Martial Souls?

If Gu Chen had known what Xie Xie was wondering, he would surely have answered without hesitation, "Double Pupils will tell you the answer!"

However, even if Gu Chen had not known the original plot.

With the Double Pupils he possessed, it was absolutely impossible for Xie Xie to conceal that fact from him.

Before those mysterious eyes, there was almost nothing in the world that could stop them from seeking the truth and tracing things back to their most fundamental origins.

Xie Xie asked, "How did you know?"

With his hands clasped behind his back, Gu Chen put on an unfathomable expression. "Unspeakable. Unspeakable."

"What do you mean, I'm too weak?"

Only then did Gu Chen turn his gaze toward Xie Xie.

His voice carried the force of thunder and incomparable majesty, yet that majesty was not an empty display.

It stemmed from his rock-solid, absolute confidence in his own strength.

He said coldly, "Enemies defeated by my hand are never worthy of being called my opponents. I'll give you time to chase after me, until I'm beyond your sight!"

"In other words, once you've lost to me, you'll never be able to catch up to me again."

Those words struck Xie Xie's heart like a heavy hammer, making him tremble involuntarily.

When he looked at Gu Chen, an almost fanatical expression appeared in his eyes, as though he had finally found a lighthouse to guide him through boundless darkness.

At that moment, an image seemed to emerge in Xie Xie's mind—Gu Chen stood between heaven and earth like a god of war, his aura as vast as the sea and his pressure as heavy as a mountain. Anyone who dared challenge his authority would be ruthlessly crushed.

And he himself was like an insignificant ant, desperately trying to chase that light, yet never able to reach it.

This thought was not the result of careful consideration on Xie Xie's part, but a natural instinct.

The person before him seemed born with the bearing and the qualifications to rule over all. That overwhelming presence was impossible to ignore.

Although Xie Xie did not understand why he felt so strongly about it, he knew in his heart that it all seemed perfectly natural.

"..."

The first thing Xie Xie felt after coming back to his senses was speechlessness. What normal person could say something that pretentious?

He had almost been bluffed by him.

"Got it. You're pretty good at acting tough."

Gu Chen merely curled his lips. "With your rate of growth, come talk to me when you can catch up. Otherwise, you won't even have the chance to be a punching bag."

With that, he turned and left.

After talking for so long, he was hungry.

He needed to hurry up and eat something to replenish himself, then go obtain his second Spirit Ring.

Gu Chen truly wanted to win Xie Xie over, but what he had said earlier was also true. His growth rate would definitely surpass everyone in the original story.

By then, Xie Xie truly would not even qualify to be a punching bag.

After buying several dozen meat buns and a few fried dough sticks from a breakfast stall, Gu Chen found a seat and sat down.

On the bustling street in the distance, people flowed back and forth in an endlessly lively stream.

Yet amid all that clamor, a Black-haired Girl stood out like a crane among chickens.

Her bright, star-like eyes were fixed directly on the boy named Gu Chen some distance away.

Found you! the girl cheered inwardly, an involuntary delighted smile appearing on her face.

As if she had found the most precious treasure in the world, she immediately walked toward Gu Chen.

Gu Chen was sitting alone and quietly at a table in the breakfast shop, his head lowered as he focused on biting into a steaming hot bun.

Suddenly, he keenly sensed a shadow appear before him, followed by a faint sound.

Puzzled, Gu Chen slowly raised his head, only to find an unfamiliar girl seated across from him.

"Hm?"

Gu Chen stared blankly at this unexpected visitor, momentarily at a loss.

He blinked and carefully examined her.

The girl wore a snow-white pair of trousers and a matching top, looking especially fresh and clean.

Judging by her appearance, she seemed to be around the same age as the students in Grade One Class Five.

Although her looks were not enough to topple kingdoms, she possessed a unique and delicate beauty.

Her glossy black hair cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall, lightly brushing against her fair skin;

and her deep black eyes were like stars shining in the night sky, bright and lively.

For some reason, as Gu Chen gazed at her, a vague sense of familiarity rose within him.

As for her figure, she was above average among her peers.

She was neither overly tall and slender nor short and plump, but possessed a natural, well-proportioned beauty that was just right.

Her especially large, watery eyes shone brightly, as though they could see through the secrets hidden in another person's heart.

"Uh..."

Gu Chen fell silent as he looked at the girl before him, waiting for her to speak.

"..."

Under Gu Chen's gaze, the girl rested her chin in her hands and smiled softly.

Neither of them spoke, and silence descended between them.

He kept feeling that the girl before him looked somewhat familiar.

But after searching through his memories, although his experiences from his previous life had become blurry, he was certain that he had never met this girl in the nine years of this life.

She felt very familiar—at the very least, someone he knew.

But he had no memory of her.

After a moment of silence, Gu Chen opened his mouth and ultimately made the bluntly straight-man remark, "Who are you?"