Martial Arts School Turmoil (5)

Pei Shao cursed inwardly. He had finally seen Cui Jianhao for the kind of person he was. Every word Cui Jianhao said sounded as if he were considering Pei Shao's interests or holding him in high regard, but in reality, every sentence was just meant to elevate himself and show off in front of Dongfang Yinyin. Damn it, Pei Shao had no goodwill whatsoever toward such a hypocrite. So after listening to him, he said nothing.

Zhang Huaiyuan, who had no real scheming nature, saw Cui Jianhao increasingly stealing the spotlight in front of Dongfang Yinyin and could not help interjecting, hoping to blunt his arrogance. "Aren't you obviously making things difficult for him? Anyone can see that he can't possibly do what you're asking!"

He did not mean to look down on Pei Shao. He was simply too anxious to think things through.

The moment Pei Shao heard that, his irritation intensified, and he shouted, "Fine! I'll give it a kick and let you see!"

Whoosh!

As soon as he spoke, everyone's eyes focused on him again. The entire place immediately fell silent—so silent that a pin drop could have been heard.

Seeing that Pei Shao was really going through with it, A Zheng could not help trying to dissuade him from the side. "Forget it! Don't let him provoke you. You can't kick through that steel plate!"

Pei Shao did not know that A Zheng said it entirely because he wanted to avoid seeing Cui Jianhao become even smugger and steal even more attention after Pei Shao failed. He thought A Zheng was genuinely concerned for him, so he politely replied, "Thanks!" But the determined expression on his face did not change in the slightest.

A Zheng shook his head, silently cursed him as an idiot a few times, and wore a helpless expression.

At this point, Dongfang Yinyin no longer held much hope for Pei Shao. It could even be said that she was deeply disappointed. She had no mood to speak, so she simply stood off to the side with her hands behind her back and watched to see what happened.

Pei Shao sensed countless burning gazes fixed upon him, all of them eagerly waiting to enjoy the show at his expense, when Castle's voice suddenly rang out. "Pei! Is it time for the hero to make his entrance again?"

"..." Pei Shao was thoroughly puzzled. Why did Castle suddenly sound like an entirely different person?

"I just completed an ultra-high-level software upgrade. It allows my infrared port to emit and receive infrared rays and electromagnetic waves with five times the energy! Now I'm looking for an opportunity to test it!"

A spark suddenly lit up in Pei Shao's gloomy eyes. Then Castle continued, "Pei, hold your head high! I can help you destroy these electromagnetic plates!"

"Come on, you just want to test their power yourself, don't you?" Pei Shao did not believe Castle would voluntarily help him, but he had not expected his luck to be this good. With Castle's assistance, breaking that steel plate might actually be possible!

"Pei! Have them bring out all the electromagnetic plates. With only three, my electromagnetic wave effect can only reach 15.78%!"

"...!"

Cui Jianhao looked at Pei Shao, who had kept his head lowered as if he were up to something, and finally sounded somewhat impatient. "Are you ready yet?"

But before he could finish speaking, Pei Shao cut him off. "I'm ready. Why haven't you brought up the steel plates?"

Seeing that Pei Shao was really getting serious, Cui Jianhao sneered inwardly and ordered the others, "Bring him three brand-new steel plates!"

"Wait!" Pei Shao interrupted him again. "How can three be enough for me to show what I can do? Bring me thirty—that'll be more like it!"

"..." The moment those words came out, Dongfang Yinyin, A Zheng, Zhang Huaiyuan, and the others were all stunned. Even Cui Jianhao's eyes widened involuntarily!

"What did you say?" Cui Jianhao suspected there was something wrong with his ears.

"If you don't have thirty, ten will do! Otherwise, it won't be much to look at!" Pei Shao cracked his fingers and smiled coldly. But Castle in his pocket was still dissatisfied. "Pei, your smile is too stiff, and your number isn't accurate enough. It should be one hundred and thirty-two plates to fully display my capabilities."

"Ten?" Cui Jianhao was visibly taken aback by Pei Shao's words, but he still refused to back down and said harshly, "Ten it is. I'll satisfy you!"

At that moment, one of the trainees leaned close to Cui Jianhao's ear and whispered, "Young Master, each of those plates costs over a hundred thousand yuan. We only bought a little over twenty in total, and we were saving them for you to use elsewhere to put on a show. If this kid really..."

"Do I need you to teach me how to do things?" Cui Jianhao shot him a cold glare. The trainee immediately clamped his mouth shut and dared not speak again. Cui Jianhao did not believe Pei Shao could break through steel plates with his own strength, much less ten of them at once.

A few minutes later, his men stacked the ten steel plates together with great effort, and Cui Jianhao became even more convinced that Pei Shao was bluffing.

The combined thickness of those steel plates came to nearly half a meter. That thickness alone was terrifying. Even if Dongfang Yinyin's father personally stepped up and used Cui Jianhao's shoes as weapons, he probably would not be confident of kicking through all ten steel plates in one blow! Let alone this brat, who was not even as old as Cui Jianhao!

With that thought, Cui Jianhao became certain that Pei Shao was merely putting on a show to scare him. He regained his composure, though his tone was no longer as relaxed as before, and he completely forgot to hide his intentions. "Don't say I didn't warn you. If anything happens while you're trying to show off later, I won't be responsible!"

Dongfang Yinyin was also stunned for a moment before quietly saying from the side, "Pei! Don't act on impulse. If you really can't do it, one steel plate will be enough!"

"It's fine. Let me try!" Pei Shao made a reassuring gesture.

"But..." Dongfang Yinyin had wanted to say that even if her father came, he probably would not be confident of doing it. But seeing how eager Pei Shao was, she could only swallow those words.

The others then moved aside, leaving Pei Shao room for a running start. Cui Jianhao thought for a moment and, just to be safe, whispered an instruction into one of his subordinates' ears. He then slipped his phone into the man's sleeve. "Yes, understood!" Since the lighting was dim, no one noticed that the subordinate quietly tossed Cui Jianhao's phone onto the path Pei Shao would have to take during his run-up.

More than ten seconds later, Dongfang Yinyin stood behind the steel plates. She wanted to see exactly how Pei Shao would deal with ten steel plates of such thickness.

Pei Shao nodded to Dongfang Yinyin behind the steel plates, inhaled, lightly touched Castle in his pocket, then suddenly swung his arms and burst forward in a sprint!

Seeing Pei Shao truly spring into action, everyone's hearts involuntarily jolted along with his movement.