Sun Xiaoya Asks for Help

Tianli Fighting Gym in Qingshui City.

Huang Tianli put down his phone. Zhang Shuai's refusal left him disappointed. In his eyes, Zhang Shuai was the first person he had met who had achieved real results practicing the Big Dipper Long Fist. Huang Tianli had a vague feeling that Zhang Shuai knew some secrets about the style that he himself didn't, but unfortunately, Zhang Shuai wasn't willing to tell him.

Two months ago, a government-appointed staff member had arrived at Tianli Fighting Gym. His name was Zheng Hua, and he was twenty-eight. Huang Tianli had never sparred with him, but he could tell Zheng Hua was extremely strong. He might not have been as strong as Zhang Shuai, whom Huang Tianli had encountered earlier, but he wasn't far off.

As soon as Zheng Hua arrived, he urged Huang Tianli to offer classes in the Big Dipper Long Fist at the gym. The fee was set very low, at just three hundred yuan. Zheng Hua was the instructor and personally taught the students.

Over the past two months, Zheng Hua had enrolled more than a hundred and sixty students, all of them there to study the Big Dipper Long Fist systematically.

That very day, Zheng Hua had informed him that the government planned to have Tianli Fighting Gym take the lead in organizing Qingshui City's first Big Dipper Long Fist exhibition tournament. Although Huang Tianli owned the gym, Zheng Hua was the government's appointed representative. He was delivering an order on the government's behalf, so Huang Tianli could only express his support.

Still, Huang Tianli had managed to pry a little information out of Zheng Hua.

The government was promoting the Big Dipper Long Fist so vigorously not only because it had significant benefits for public fitness, but also because the country's leaders had a major secret plan.

The plan concerned the fate of the nation. Even someone in Zheng Hua's position didn't know what it was; he only knew that it existed, and that the country needed to find people with extraordinary talent for practicing the Big Dipper Long Fist.

Huang Tianli had asked Zheng Hua indirectly what counted as extraordinary talent. Zheng Hua said the country was looking for unusual people whose strength and speed exceeded human limits after practicing the Big Dipper Long Fist—people like Feng Chunzi, the girl on Douyin whose strength and speed had already surpassed the limits of human ability.

That immediately made Huang Tianli think of Zhang Shuai. Without a doubt, Zhang Shuai was the most extraordinary person Huang Tianli had ever encountered. The strength required to break a wooden dummy with ease was beyond anything Huang Tianli could imagine.

Zhang Shuai was certainly the kind of extraordinary person the country needed. However, Huang Tianli was worried that his underground boxing matches might be exposed, so he hadn't dared to recommend Zhang Shuai to Zheng Hua.

That afternoon, Zhang Shuai arrived at Room 9 in Hanjiang University's Multimedia Building to attend the General Theory of Golden Literature class.

With only a few minutes left before class, Sun Xiaoya suddenly messaged Zhang Shuai, telling him to come to the fifth floor of the No. 3 Comprehensive Building right away. She said she was in trouble and needed his help.

Zhang Shuai didn't dare delay. He had no time to attend class, so he immediately dashed to the No. 3 Comprehensive Building and raced up to the fifth floor.

The fifth floor of the No. 3 Comprehensive Building was originally the school's fitness center, filled with all kinds of exercise equipment. Over the past few months, however, members of the school's Big Dipper Club had turned it into their clubhouse.

Most of the students who were interested in the Big Dipper Long Fist gathered on the fifth floor to practice.

As Zhang Shuai reached the fifth floor, a male student wearing a black short-sleeved shirt stopped him at the top of the stairs and asked if he was a club member.

Zhang Shuai said he wasn't.

"Then you're not allowed in!"

Worried about Sun Xiaoya's safety, Zhang Shuai couldn't be bothered to argue with him.

"Move. I have an emergency!"

The student in black got angry when he heard that. He shouted down the hallway, "Brothers, someone's causing trouble!"

At the shout from the guy in black, eight people soon rushed out of several rooms: six guys and two girls.

The eight of them stood at the top of the stairs, blocking the hallway, and asked the guy in black what was going on. Before he could answer, Zhang Shuai had already lost patience. He casually shoved the guy aside, sending him sprawling onto his backside.

The other eight were furious and scolded Zhang Shuai. "What are you doing? Are you hitting people?"

Zhang Shuai couldn't be bothered to waste time with these kids. He barged through the crowd. One tall guy in a white shirt, annoyed by Zhang Shuai's behavior, reached for his collar. Zhang Shuai grabbed his hand and gave it a gentle tug. The student stumbled and fell to the floor.

Before the others could react, Zhang Shuai had already rushed past them.

There were more than a dozen rooms on either side of the hallway. Zhang Shuai ran along it, alert to everything around him as he anxiously searched for Sun Xiaoya.

Soon, Zhang Shuai spotted Sun Xiaoya in a room at the end of the hallway.

Two male students were blocking the doorway, while inside the room Sun Xiaoya was arguing heatedly with a tall guy.

When they saw Zhang Shuai peering in from the doorway, the two guys blocking it spoke to him rudely. "Buddy, the couple's having a fight. What are you staring at?"

Zhang Shuai didn't answer. He grabbed the two guys, one in each hand, and tossed them into the hallway. He didn't care that they landed hard and cursed in pain.

By then, Zhang Shuai had already rushed into the room.

The guy arguing heatedly with Sun Xiaoya glared at Zhang Shuai and roared, "Get out! Who told you to come in?"

Zhang Shuai ignored him and asked Sun Xiaoya with concern, "Xiaoya, what's going on? Is he bothering you?"

When Sun Xiaoya saw Zhang Shuai, she let out a sigh of relief. "His name is Li Feng. He's in the student union, and he's pursuing Lin Xiuwen. He hasn't been able to find her these past few days, so he's been cornering me and forcing me to tell him where she is."

Lin Xiuwen's pursuer? In other words, this guy was his rival in love?

Zhang Shuai stared coldly at Li Feng. "Listen, I'm warning you. Don't bother Lin Xiuwen again."

Li Feng snapped, "Who the hell are you? Why are you sticking your nose into this?"

Zhang Shuai said, "I'm Lin Xiuwen's brother! What about it? I can't get involved?"

Li Feng froze for a moment. So this was his future brother-in-law. He couldn't afford to offend him, so his tone softened a little.

"Well... I really do like Lin Xiuwen. I have the right to pursue her..."

Zhang Shuai waved a hand. "Xiuwen told me she doesn't like you. Have some self-respect and a little dignity. Stop pestering her."

At that moment, the two guys Zhang Shuai had tossed out of the doorway rushed back in, furious and ready to fight him.

Li Feng quickly stopped them. "What are you doing? Get out first! We're talking."

It was clear that Li Feng had some influence among the students. After he spoke, the two angry guys reluctantly left the room.

After sending them away, Li Feng said to Zhang Shuai with complete sincerity, "You may be Lin Xiuwen's brother, but you don't have the right to control who she dates, do you? She's not a child anymore. You can't expect her to stay single and never marry just because you're her brother."

Zhang Shuai sneered. "Even if she does date someone, it won't be you. I can't stand you. What about it?"