Which One Is Xu Wenliang? Come Out and Spar with Me

Zhang Liping's face burned with annoyance. Why had she let that slip so easily?!

Rox had specifically warned her before...

"It's nothing. I just saw the publicized photos. With my family's connections, seeing those would be far too easy."

"My name is Zhang Liping. I'm one of the residents of this advanced dormitory district. Liu Changshou is my lackey. The Li Family wants to befriend you, so I came to beat them to the punch."

With a smile on her face, Zhang Liping could only casually make up an excuse to brush it off. Pointing at Liu Changshou, she scolded, "You, hurry up and go with him. He's new here and doesn't know the place."

Chu Wen felt that Zhang Liping might know something, but he did not press the matter. Instead, he thanked her. "The Li Family is thoughtful, but I don't know them."

Liu Changshou said awkwardly, "The Li Family is a War God family."

"Senior, I'll carry your luggage for you..."

Chu Wen remembered Zhang Liping's name and planned to look into it later.

But judging from her tone, had he just arrived at school and already acquired a little brother?

When they reached his villa, Chu Wen was no longer surprised. The villas along the way all looked more or less the same—a style ordinary people might never see in their entire lives.

Though it was only four stories tall, every floor covered three hundred square meters. Even a single washroom could be divided into several areas to suit the flow of people with different habits. Neither the environment nor the decor left anything to criticize.

Liu Changshou efficiently made Chu Wen's bed and arranged all sorts of supplies, never stopping his flattering chatter.

"Brother Wen, were you specially recruited?"

"That Li Family is no simple matter. There are at least a dozen War Gods in the family, and probably over a hundred War Gods they're on good terms with. Many families in the Western European Alliance have to consult the Li Family whenever something comes up."

Chu Wen roughly guessed this man's role at school. He was probably the sort of business-minded know-it-all who excelled at dealing with people.

"If the Li Family wants to befriend you, then you definitely aren't from some family. You must be a super genius?"

"A specially recruited genius... that really is astonishing. No wonder you started out in the advanced dormitory district."

"The advanced dormitory district is somewhere you can only live through your own effort. At the very least, you need to be an advanced warrior and have mastered two combat arts to the perfected level."

Chu Wen nodded slightly.

"At school, nobody is in a hurry to break through in strength. Everyone mainly tempers their combat arts and accumulates resources. Some also focus on honing their 'martial sense.'"

"That's one of the special features of the nine martial universities. Only by improving your 'martial sense' can your future growth go more smoothly."

"Once your 'martial sense' rises, learning any combat art becomes exceptionally easy, and your own strength will improve at a tremendous pace."

"And 'martial sense' can only be improved at the nine martial universities. There's no way to do it anywhere else."

Liu Changshou was clearly good at reading the room. He practically told Chu Wen every bit of information he knew.

Being able to befriend someone in the advanced dormitory district was a heaven-sent opportunity.

Earlier, he had wanted to latch onto Sister Zhang for the same reason. He just had not expected Sister Zhang to be that kind of... person. It had left him too scared to lay a finger on the great family geniuses of the advanced dormitory district again.

Still, he had not expected Sister Zhang to kick him over here. Did that count as helping him out?

Liu Changshou's thoughts churned, while Zhang Liping on the other side was equally weighed down by her thoughts.

Zhang Liping sat on a Beast King-grade leather sofa, lightly biting her lip.

The optical computer beside her had been unable to connect the call.

"Hello? What is it? I'm in my first week of class." Rox's voice came through from the other end. "Answering calls during class counts as a teaching incident."

Zhang Liping hurriedly apologized, then continued, "I ran into that Chu Wen you mentioned. What should I do? I was originally going to set a trap for him... I showed my face just now, so it seems I exposed myself ahead of time."

Rox paused, sounding distinctly displeased. "Then forget it. Don't test him anymore. Just don't let him find out that some of the obstacles facing the Jiangnan Martial Division were put there by you. The Li Family already wanted to befriend him. If this is because of you, your mother might come skin you alive."

The call ended, leaving Zhang Liping pacing anxiously like an ant on a hot pan.

"I need to make sure their mouths are sealed..."

There was not much to organize in the villa. Under Liu Changshou's guidance, Chu Wen left the residential district.

The residential district held little attraction for Chu Wen.

"Since you know I was previously from Jiangnan Martial University, you should know where I want to go."

"The Jiangnan Society of the Jiangnan Martial Division, right? I'll lead the way, I'll lead the way." Liu Changshou's mind turned quickly. "The Jiangnan Martial Division should be having martial arts classes these days. I know where it is."

Along the way, they ran into several students practicing horse stance in Central Plaza. They looked curiously at Liu Changshou again.

When Liu Changshou had appeared earlier and pestered Chu Wen, every one of them had been ready to watch a good show.

Yet in less than two hours, how had the posture between these two completely changed?

"What happened?"

"Did he get beaten into submission?"

"No way. That's Liu Changshou. His movement technique is famously bizarre. Even that Queen Li likes that sort of thing..."

"Then did he... take them both?"

"How could that be? Look at how he's bowing and scraping. He probably kicked an iron plate."

Several people sneered.

Xinhang Martial University was a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons lay everywhere. Carelessly provoking someone you should not provoke was no different from making a joke out of your own future.

Chu Wen had spent a month in the wilderness, but during that month, he had fought demonic beasts alone with scarcely any rest!

The beastly air he naturally gave off could not be erased in a short time.

Ordinary martial university students did not possess that kind of aura, so it was understandable that the students practicing horse stance had come to such a conclusion.

"The horse stance training at martial universities seems a little different too?"

Chu Wen could see the peculiarities in the way these people held their stances. It felt different from civilian martial artists; the circulation of their aura carried a subtle, unique quality.

"All resources at martial universities are first-rate. Even a stance technique that focuses on fundamentals cannot compare to what ordinary civilian martial arts schools have... You were just specially recruited, so once you learn it yourself later, you won't find it so novel."

Liu Changshou continued introducing Xinhang Martial University. Half an hour later, the two stopped before a run-down cluster of buildings.

Above them was a line of large characters carved amid floating clouds. They looked quite rough, as though they had been put up in a hurry.

'Jiangnan Martial Division, Temporary Teaching Area'

"The conditions are this poor?"

"There's no helping it. This area was added temporarily and had originally been abandoned. It has already undergone emergency repairs. After all, the Jiangnan Martial Division will only last four years at most before it is definitely shut down..."

Deep down, Liu Changshou still looked down somewhat on the Jiangnan Martial Division.

After all, they were genuine Xinhang Martial University students. Even at its peak, Jiangnan Martial University had not been fit to carry Xinhang Martial University's shoes, much less the current Jiangnan Martial Division.

Before long, they entered the noisy teaching district.

Faint clamor could be heard in the distance.

Chu Wen frowned slightly. As he held his breath and focused, the voices entering his ears became several times clearer.

"So what if I disrupted the class?"

"This is Xinhang Martial University. What's so great about your Jiangnan Martial Division?"

"I came here to challenge your teachers. Even your strongest, Chen Dai, was knocked down by me in two moves. This time, of course I came to challenge your teachers."

"If even your teachers lose, there's no need to keep this Jiangnan Society running, is there?"

"The teachers of the Jiangnan Martial Division haven't even recovered from their injuries yet. You're taking advantage of their weakness!"

"When Jiangnan Base City fell, which teacher didn't give their all? The teachers who made it back alive have basically all been left with some degree of disability!"

"Where do you get the nerve to provoke heroes!?"

"Heroes? People who couldn't even protect their Base City can at most be called homeless dogs."

"Hahaha, homeless dogs."

The voices were chaotic, and it was obvious that several people were confronting one another.

Chu Wen's face darkened. With one stride, he vanished from where he stood, leaving several afterimages behind.

Liu Changshou's heart shook even more violently.

That movement technique's grade was surely ordinary, yet he could actually leave afterimages?!

In an open area used for instruction in the distance—

A young female teacher with only her left arm slowly rose to her feet. Despite having only her left hand, she stood with a blade in hand, her face carrying an unquestionable pride.

"You want to fight? Then I'll keep you company."

A Xinhang Martial University student stepped out from the crowd, rolling his shoulders with a mocking expression. "Then I won't hold back."

Several students from the Jiangnan Martial Division wore furious expressions. Chen Dai had only just returned when he encountered this. His face was livid, and the wound on his back throbbed faintly, yet the teacher stopped him.

The female teacher's left-handed blade traced a graceful arc through the air, erupting with force sufficient to reach that of an advanced warrior!

The burly man from Xinhang Martial University did not take it head-on. Instead, he flashed to the side, aimed at the bandaged waist of his opponent, and threw a punch!

"Don't blame me! You're the one who's too slow."

Seeing that things were going badly, Chen Dai was about to intervene and block the blow when he saw a shadow land in the path of that punch.

He could not have been more familiar with that figure!

Brother Wen!

Chu Wen caught the fist in one hand and dispersed its force, then kicked at the man's nose bridge! His movements flowed like drifting clouds and running water, completed in one breath.

Crack!

The sound of bones shattering rang out.

The burly man flew backward like a kite with its string cut, rolled several times across the ground, and still could not get back up.

Chu Wen ignored the furious shouts of the Xinhang Martial University students. He merely glanced sideways at the familiar faces behind him, his gaze softening.

Then he turned, his icy gaze sharpening as he enunciated each word.

"Which one is Xu Wenliang? Come out and spar with me."