Energy Stones Secured

"Huang Lei, how are you?"

Gao Bin's voice was full of urgency. Seeing Huang Lei collapse, he hurried toward the arena.

Before Gao Bin could reach the arena, Huang Lei had already staggered to his feet on his own.

Seeing Huang Lei stand up by himself, Gao Bin finally let out a breath of relief.

Huang Lei vomiting blood and falling down had truly given Gao Bin quite a scare.

Huang Lei had lost the match, causing Gao Bin to lose energy stones. By rights, Gao Bin ought to resent Huang Lei for that.

But Gao Bin himself knew that losing a few energy stones was nothing.

If Huang Lei had been injured because of this and it affected his performance in the martial arts entrance exam, that would be the truly fatal problem.

Gao Bin knew a little about Huang Lei's family background as well. As the class supervisor, he could access every student's family records.

It was precisely because he knew that information that Gao Bin cared so much about Huang Lei.

Now that he saw Huang Lei was not seriously hurt, Gao Bin was greatly relieved.

However, the moment he relaxed, Gao Bin immediately thought of the wager.

Thinking about the twenty energy stones he had lost made his heart ache in waves.

He had thought that with Huang Lei around, he could squeeze some benefits out of Su Pengfei.

But what a fine mess this had turned out to be. Not only had he gained nothing, he had instead let Su Pengfei take a huge advantage.

After getting to his feet, Huang Lei wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"You won. I was careless."

He neither shouted that Wang Tianyu had cheated nor stubbornly insisted on fighting again despite his injuries.

Huang Lei openly admitted his defeat.

Faced with such a straightforward Huang Lei, Wang Tianyu did not say much. He cupped his fists toward him.

"Your strength is greater than mine. I could only resort to a few tricks."

Wang Tianyu openly admitted that he had used a trick. So many people had seen it; there was nothing to hide.

"Are you all right? There's an infirmary upstairs. Go get checked out first."

Without waiting for Huang Lei to speak, Gao Bin said to someone behind him, "Second, take Huang Lei upstairs to the infirmary and get him checked out."

Although Huang Lei did not seem to be seriously injured, Gao Bin still had someone take him to the infirmary, just to be safe.

"Got it, Boss."

After watching Huang Lei leave, Gao Bin took a sealed cloth bag from his person.

He looked reluctantly at the bag in his hand before speaking.

"You won. There are twenty energy stones in here. Count them."

Gao Bin sounded as if he were gritting his teeth, and his tone was full of reluctance to part with those energy stones.

Though reluctant, Gao Bin's actions were decisive.

He directly tossed the bag to Su Pengfei.

Whoosh!

Su Pengfei raised his right hand and steadily caught the bag of energy stones.

"You, Gao Bin, may not be much of a person, but you shouldn't do something that humiliates yourself like this."

Su Pengfei smiled. He did not open the bag to check the number of energy stones.

With so many people present, Su Pengfei did not think Gao Bin would short him a few energy stones.

Besides, judging by the weight in his hand just now, Su Pengfei could roughly tell whether the number of energy stones was right.

"Hmph, you won this time. Once I'm done supervising the martial arts class, I'll find a chance to take my energy stones back."

Gao Bin snorted coldly. Faced with Su Pengfei's words that sounded like praise but were really mockery, he gave Su Pengfei no pleasant expression.

"Let's go. What are you still standing around for? Get back to training."

Gao Bin was in a terrible mood. After roaring at the students behind him, he took the lead in leaving the room.

"Gao Bin, thanks for sponsoring those energy stones. Hahaha."

In contrast to Gao Bin's gloomy mood, Su Pengfei was in excellent spirits.

Wang Tianyu had won the match. Not only had Su Pengfei avoided losing face in front of the students, he had also gained the very real income of energy stones.

In his high spirits, Su Pengfei laughed loudly twice.

Hearing Su Pengfei's taunt, Gao Bin halted.

Gao Bin turned and looked at Su Pengfei. After glaring at him like he wanted to devour him alive for three seconds, Gao Bin did not respond.

Seeing that Gao Bin had no intention of speaking further, Su Pengfei waved his hand. "Let's go. Back to training."

"Tianyu, your progress is just too great. It looks like you really are a martial arts prodigy."

Chen Yongguo's expression was serious as he spoke, as though he were not joking at all.

Wang Tianyu had displayed tremendous strength. Chen Yongguo felt that even two of himself combined would no longer be Wang Tianyu's match.

"Not really. I just practiced a little."

Wang Tianyu was still young, after all. Having won the match, he was in high spirits, and his youthful nature showed as he began showing off in front of Chen Yongguo.

"What you said is simply..."

Chen Yongguo looked speechless. Wang Tianyu's words had dealt him quite a blow.

"Chen Yongguo, you have to know that comparing people can make you die of rage. Don't compare yourself to a genius like Tianyu. Compare yourself to me instead—you'll definitely regain some confidence."

A boy beside Chen Yongguo picked up where he had left off, his tone full of praise for Wang Tianyu.

"Exactly. Who is Wang Tianyu? He's definitely going to become a martial artist in the future, and definitely a very high-level one at that."

"I think you'll definitely be able to get into a university like Kyoto Martial University or Magic City Martial University in the future, Wang Tianyu. Your talent is so good that they might even specially recruit you."

At that moment, Wang Tianyu was the brightest star in the crowd, and quite a few people offered him flattering words.

"Tianyu, you won the match and brought honor to all of us. How about we have dinner together tonight to celebrate?"

"Exactly, exactly. I'll treat everyone to dinner. Let's all go."

"That sounds great. Since someone's paying, I'm definitely going to go mooch some food and drinks."

Wang Tianyu was surrounded by lively chatter, but one person did not go over to join the excitement. That person was Deng Rensheng.

Looking at the crowd gathered around Wang Tianyu, Deng Rensheng's expression was dark and gloomy.

Deng Rensheng had taken Wang Tianyu's solid punch head-on, and his injuries had not been light.

Fortunately, Wang Tianyu's punch had struck his abdomen, which was not a vital area.

After recuperating for several days, Deng Rensheng returned to the martial arts class and continued training.

"Wang Tianyu!"

The venom in Deng Rensheng's eyes flashed and vanished. Very quickly, he became the suave and elegant Deng Rensheng again.

"Do you know why I called you over?"

Su Pengfei looked at Wang Tianyu with an amused expression. He wanted to know how Wang Tianyu would answer.

"I have a rough idea. It's time to split the spoils, right?"

Wang Tianyu had no intention of being polite with Su Pengfei. His fundamental purpose in fighting had been for these energy stones.

Whether these energy stones could increase the system's energy points would soon be revealed, and Wang Tianyu felt deeply uneasy.

He wanted to get the energy stones as soon as possible, yet he was also afraid that the system would be unable to use them.

"I, Su Pengfei, keep my word. I won't give you a single bit less than what you deserve."

As he spoke, Su Pengfei took a bag from behind him.

Wang Tianyu stared intently at the bag in Su Pengfei's hand. He knew what was inside.

"There are ten energy stones here. You suit my temperament, kid, so I won't dock your tutoring fee."

"Thanks, Old Su."

Wang Tianyu's thanks were sincere. Su Pengfei's private coaching over the past few days had certainly involved his own selfish motives, but Wang Tianyu had genuinely benefited from it.

"I'm only a little older than you, and now I'm Old Su? Fine, then listen to what your old brother has to say."

Su Pengfei did not reject the title Old Su. Instead, he began acting like an elder.

"These energy stones are good stuff. Though each one is worth a hundred thousand yuan, I don't recommend exchanging them for money. You'll understand how important they are once you enter martial university."

Su Pengfei was not trying to trick Wang Tianyu. These energy stones were extremely important for martial arts cultivation.

Energy stones could be exchanged for money, but having money did not necessarily mean one could buy energy stones.

Su Pengfei knew that Wang Tianyu's family circumstances were poor. He was afraid that Wang Tianyu would exchange the energy stones for money to improve his living conditions.

That was why Su Pengfei gave him this reminder.

"Mm, I won't. Becoming a martial artist is the real priority. I won't do something like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

Even if the system could not absorb these energy stones, Wang Tianyu would not exchange them for money now.

Just as Su Pengfei had said, energy stones were very important for martial arts cultivation and were indispensable to martial artists.

Once Wang Tianyu became a martial artist with the help of these energy stones, he could earn money more easily. Wang Tianyu understood that logic perfectly well.

"It's good that you understand. You basically have no use for these things right now, so find somewhere safe to store them."

After saying that, Su Pengfei tossed the energy stones to Wang Tianyu.

Originally, Su Pengfei had wanted to ask whether Wang Tianyu wanted him to keep the energy stones for him until he got into martial university.

However, considering that Wang Tianyu might overthink it, Su Pengfei did not bring it up.

The moment he received the energy stones, Wang Tianyu immediately sensed the system stirring restlessly.