Chapter 4: First Test of Skills

"What are you laughing at?" The tall man's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Rongrong has already broken up with you. If you dare to bother her again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Honey." At that moment, a coquettish voice sounded, and a beautiful figure wrapped her arm around Yang Qi's.

Seeing the woman who was clinging to Yang Qi, Luo Rong's face changed. Compared to this woman, she felt like a common chicken, while the other was a high-flying phoenix, incomparable. The tall man's eyes widened when he saw Tang Xinxin, and compared to her, Luo Rong was just an ordinary woman.

Is this woman Yang Qi's girlfriend?

"Beauty, don't let this poor boy's sweet talk deceive you," the tall man hurriedly said. How could such a goddess be interested in a poor boy like Yang Qi? It's impossible. If she were to choose a boyfriend, it would be someone like him, a rich and handsome man!

"So what if he's poor? I like poor boys, and you can't do anything about it. Someone like you is only fit to pick up what my husband doesn't want!" Tang Xinxin huffed.

"Pick up what you don't want?" The tall man and Luo Rong's faces turned extremely ugly. If an ordinary person had said this, they would have laughed it off, but with Tang Xinxin, a beauty like her, they couldn't argue.

"Honey, let's go."

Tang Xinxin glanced at them haughtily, wrapped her arm around Yang Qi's, and quickly left.

"Thanks for your help just now." Yang Qi looked at Tang Xinxin beside him, catching a glimpse of a slightly deformed white area.

"One time each, we're even." Tang Xinxin smiled slightly.

"Grumble~"

At that moment, an untimely sound echoed. Tang Xinxin looked up and met Yang Qi's straight gaze, her face turning red.

"Hmph~ Men are all the same, big perverts!" Tang Xinxin huffed, stomping on Yang Qi's foot and turning to walk back to the dormitory without looking back.

Watching Tang Xinxin leave, Yang Qi's face showed a bitter smile. Women are indeed fickle creatures.

"But she does look good." Recalling the glimpse of white, Yang Qi felt a warmth in his heart.

"Indeed, without a wife to keep me in check, I tend to be more indulgent." Yang Qi shook his head. In the past, he only had eyes for Luo Rong and wouldn't have cared about other girls. Perhaps that's what they mean by beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Yang Qi didn't plan to return to the dormitory. He left the school and went to a restaurant.

Just as he finished ordering, his phone rang.

"Bro, lunch, fish-flavored pork with rice, thanks."

Looking at the message from Shi Dong, Yang Qi was speechless. Only this guy could always time his messages to coincide with their meal times. He wondered if this guy had千里眼 (千里眼 means "千里 eye," which is a term for someone with extraordinary vision, but it's not commonly used in English, so I'll translate it as "clairvoyance").

After practicing, Yang Qi's appetite had clearly increased. After all, the energy consumption of martial arts practice was much greater than that of an ordinary person.

"Bro, someone's looking for you." At that moment, a short, bespectacled boy came to Yang Qi.

Someone's looking for me?

Yang Qi was slightly taken aback but didn't think much of it. Seeing that he was almost done eating, he paid the bill and left the restaurant with the packed fish-flavored pork.

"Still not there?" Following the bespectacled boy through several alleys, Yang Qi frowned.

"Here!" The bespectacled boy suddenly sped up and quickly disappeared into a side alley.

This sudden turn of events gave Yang Qi a bad feeling.

"Bang~ Bang~"

Next, a series of low,闷闷的 (闷闷的 means "muffled" or "dull") sounds echoed. The next moment, two men with steel pipes blocked Yang Qi's path. When they appeared, Yang Qi immediately looked behind him and, as expected, saw two more men with steel pipes. Trapped from both sides, four men surrounded Yang Qi in the alley.

"Did you guys get the wrong person?" Yang Qi leaned against the wall, looking at the four men closing in on him.

Yang Qi couldn't think of anyone he had offended during his four years at university. He really couldn't understand why these people were after him.

"Kid, we're looking for you, no mistake!" The bald man leading them laughed.

After me?

Yang Qi was stunned. These people were really after him, but he couldn't remember offending anyone.

"Kid, it seems you don't understand. You messed up someone's good thing, and you have to pay a price," the bald man laughed.

Messed up someone's good thing!

Yang Qi's eyes lit up. He knew who had sent these people to deal with him.

Hou Lei! A figure flashed in Yang Qi's mind.

"Was it Hou Lei who sent you?" Yang Qi's face darkened, and he said coldly.

"Hou Lei? What Hou Lei? We don't know him," the bald man was taken aback and denied.

Although the bald man strongly denied it, Yang Qi saw the surprise in his eyes. Clearly, the bald man was surprised that Yang Qi had called out Hou Lei's name.

"Brothers, let's move. Just don't kill him," the bald man grinned and walked toward Yang Qi with his steel pipe.

"Since you're looking for death, don't blame me." Yang Qi smiled coldly. Having just obtained the Vast Heaven Technique, he was looking for someone to practice on, and these people had conveniently shown up. He wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

Whoosh~

A whistling sound came from his ear, and a shadow of a stick swung down at Yang Qi.

Facing the steel pipe, Yang Qi stepped aside and easily avoided the bald man's attack. In the bald man's incredulous gaze, Yang Qi kicked him in the stomach.

"Bang~"

A dull sound echoed, and the bald man was kicked flying two meters away.

"Be careful, brothers. This kid is a martial artist. Let's all attack together," the bald man, holding his stomach in pain, said.

Facing the three men rushing at him, Yang Qi smiled coldly. Through his previous attempts, he had a good understanding of his own strength. Without using his inner energy, he could kick the bald man away with less than half his strength. Dealing with the other three would be even easier.

He took a quick step forward, leaped, and kicked the man rushing at him, sending him flying three to four meters away.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~

At that moment, the two thugs behind him were already attacking.

Yang Qi lunged forward, supported himself with his right hand on the ground, and kicked out with both feet.

"Bang~ Bang~"

The two men were directly slammed into the wall. In the blink of an eye, the four armed adults were rendered helpless by Yang Qi.

"Kid, die!" At that moment, a roar echoed, and a powerful wind accompanied by a whistling sound aimed at Yang Qi's head.

"Bang~"

A dull sound echoed. The steel pipe in the bald man's hand stopped just ten centimeters from Yang Qi's head, his wrist feeling as if it were clamped in an iron vise.

"Looks like that punch was a bit too light." At the same time, a voice that made him regret deeply sounded in his ear.

The bald man now realized that the seemingly easy-to-bully kid was a formidable opponent and hurriedly pleaded, "Bro, we admit defeat."