Chapter 15

Laozi is waiting here for you to come up and duel!

Laozi is waiting here to beat you up!

Not for punishment!

Shen Jianfeng roared inwardly, almost wanting to charge down and beat Shen Lang up without a second thought.

But times have changed. There are hundreds of eyes watching me here, including many pretty junior sisters and mentors... I must maintain my dignity!

"Shen Lang, you stand there! As a man, are you going to go back on your word? We agreed to fight today, and you actually deceived me and made everyone wait for so long!" Shen Jianfeng roared.

As Shen Jianfeng said this, the crowd indeed became agitated, and everyone started to discuss, pointing the finger at Shen Lang.

He was very smart. When he started to build momentum, he had people hype up Shen Lang's reputation, weakening the label of "waste" on him.

Moreover, he exaggerated the battle where Shen Lang defeated his brother Shen Daofeng, making it seem like Shen Lang was an unparalleled expert, not inferior to Chu Qingcheng in Tayan Academy.

Originally, with Shen Jianfeng's cultivation, dealing with a waste like Shen Lang would be unjustified, and no one would care even if he won.

A notorious waste, if not for Xue Dang's protection, how many people in this academy would he not be able to fight?

What's there to boast about defeating such a waste?

No, to be precise, what kind of man is it to bully such a waste?

Public opinion should have been trending this way, but Shen Jianfeng couldn't put himself on the front line. Since his wish to find Shen Lang and beat him up directly had failed, he might as well make a big deal out of it!

Make the whole academy know about it, and not only vent his anger but also boost his reputation, which had been suppressed by Chu Qingcheng for so long. When Chu Qingcheng appeared, the dean would smile, but Shen Jianfeng had never received such treatment.

So, his efforts were not in vain. Now, everyone here wanted to see how strong Shen Lang was, who was said to have easily defeated the Ninth Heaven of Force Wu Shen Daofeng, and why a waste suddenly became so strong...

Invisibly, everyone had already placed Shen Lang on the same level as Shen Daofeng.

In Shen Jianfeng's words just now, he cleverly shifted the focus. He said, "You actually deceived me and made everyone wait for so long," instead of "You actually deceived me and made me wait for so long"!

The crowd below, upon hearing this, couldn't help but be enraged. This was too outrageous. They had agreed to fight today, and they had prepared to watch the show, waiting for so long, even having breakfast and lunch, almost dinner, and he just came and wanted to leave!

Are you playing with us, or are you playing with monkeys!

This is simply outrageous!

Seeing the crowd's anger, Shen Lang couldn't help but admire Shen Jianfeng a bit.

This show-off, though often embarrassing, is not stupid. In just three days, he managed to build up such momentum, which is quite impressive.

Beating a waste, which would normally be a disgraceful and secret act, had been turned into a grand event...

Shen Lang shrugged and smiled, "Oh, you mean that? I almost forgot."

"Damn, that's too outrageous, saying he almost forgot! What does he take us for!"

"Exactly, he really deserves a beating. To watch this match, I didn't even accompany my girlfriend today..."

"At first, I looked down on Shen Jianfeng, but now I feel that Shen Lang is even more hateful. I hope Shen Jianfeng wins!"

"Idiot, how could he possibly win against Shen Jianfeng, who is at the Third Heaven of Qi Wu? Although he defeated Shen Daofeng, there's still a significant gap in strength!"

Shen Jianfeng on the platform was furious. All this effort, and the main person didn't even take it seriously?

Did all the time spent in the sun go to waste?

No!

Shen Jianfeng sighed dramatically, "Forget it, if you can trample your credibility so easily, this fight is meaningless. Go, I, Shen Jianfeng, disdain to fight someone like you!"

As he said this, he looked up at the sky, his face heavy, showing a kind of sorrow as if he couldn't find a toilet on the street.

Damn, this little brat, I have to beg him to fight?

Seeing the public opinion turn, Lin Feng and Su Hen anxiously ran to Shen Lang's side, worried for him.

But Shen Lang wasn't worried. How could such a trick work on him?

He smiled and said, "I, Shen Lang, don't talk much, but I always keep my word. Cousin, you're overthinking it. I just said I almost forgot, not that I forgot or that I won't fight. But I have to consider it. Your cultivation is much higher than mine... What you call a duel, isn't it just an excuse to beat me up? If you want to beat me up, why would I run over early to let you do it? Wouldn't that be crazy?"

"Ha ha ha..." The crowd laughed.

Although Shen Lang's words were a bit crude, they were indeed true.

Shen Jianfeng took a deep breath and said, "What do you want! Are you going to fight or not! If not, say it early, so we don't have to wait for you!"

He used the old trick again, binding the crowd's will.

"Fight, not impossible," Shen Lang said calmly. "How about this, let's make a bet. If you lose, have your father return the spirit field he took from my father."

Shen Jianfeng was taken aback, "What if you lose?"

"If I lose, I'll take a beating. You can beat me however you want," Shen Lang shrugged. "Didn't you want to beat me up all along? What, a Third Heaven of Qi Wu expert, are you worried you'll really lose to me? I'm a notorious 'waste' in Tayan Academy. If you don't have the confidence, there's no need to fight."

"That's right, if you don't have the confidence, there's no need to continue. Shen Lang, let's go," a cold voice came from behind Shen Lang, and it was Xue Dang walking over.

Shen Lang's body trembled, his face turning a bit awkward, and he subconsciously took a few steps forward.

"Go this way, not that way!" Xue Dang called out.

All eyes immediately focused on Xue Dang. The little devil in Tayan Academy was a terrifying presence, almost no one didn't know her.

"Alright, since Cousin Jianfeng hasn't decided yet, you take your time. I'll go have a meal with Dang first, we can talk later," Shen Lang walked back, his scalp tingling at the sight of Xue Dang. Although his cultivation had improved a lot, he still couldn't beat her.

Besides, he couldn't bring himself to fight Xue Dang...

With Xue Dang's interference, Shen Jianfeng on the platform seemed to realize something. Yes, this waste was always protected by Xue Dang, or he would have been crippled long ago!

"Alright, I agree. It's just a spirit field. If I lose, I'll have my father return it to your family! Come up, my fists are thirsty and hungry!"

"Thirsty and hungry, of course. You've been in the sun all day, you must have sweated a lot, you must be both hungry and thirsty," Shen Lang mocked, then did a backflip and landed steadily on the platform, standing opposite Shen Jianfeng.

He turned and bowed to a nearby pavilion, "Please, sirs, be our witnesses to prevent any cheating."

The crowd was surprised and followed his gaze. Indeed, there were a few figures in the pavilion.

At that moment, an old voice came from the window, "Alright, I, Sima Yan, will be your witness and judge. You can fight freely."

"Wow!"

The crowd in the training ground was agitated. The name Sima Yan was well-known in Tayan Academy. He was the dean of the Alchemy Department and reportedly the next vice-dean of the entire academy!

No one expected him to pay attention to a duel between two students!

Xue Dang, sitting in a reclining chair with her arms crossed, watched Shen Lang on the platform with a complex expression, her eyes focused on him, not on anyone else, even the appearance of Sima Yan's voice didn't change her gaze.

In the crowd, Ye Qinghan looked at the pavilion with a puzzled expression, deep in thought. In her view, if Shen Jianfeng were to fight Chu Qingcheng, it would be worth the attention of such a person, but for Shen Lang...

"How did this bastard discover the presence of experts in that pavilion from such a distance?" Ye Qinghan's eyes flashed with insight. "Although he defeated Shen Daofeng, Shen Daofeng's cultivation is far below Shen Jianfeng's. Where does he get the confidence and courage?"

Looking at the black-clad youth on the platform, Ye Qinghan's expression became complex.

Back then, when Shen Lang's father, Shen Haotian, proposed to the Ye family, Shen Haotian was still the head of the Shen family, and it was a sign of respect to the Ye family, as the Ye family's power was inferior to the Shen family.

But Ye Qinghan didn't want her future to be arranged by others, and Shen Lang was a waste who couldn't cultivate martial arts, so she firmly refused, embarrassing Shen Haotian in front of many important figures...

"If Shen Lang really defeats Shen Jianfeng... If he's not the waste I imagined, if I had known he was like this back then, would I... still refuse?"

Ye Qinghan's mind became inexplicably chaotic. Looking up, the black-clad youth was tall and slender, with deep, hard lines on his face, seemingly no different from usual, still calm and confident, still composed and calm, with a slightly crooked smile that never changed... a bit of a naughty smile, even his thick eyebrows rippled gently...

However, with Ye Qinghan's discerning eye, she finally noticed the thunderous and restless agitation beneath the calm, like a nine-heaven thunder hidden in dark clouds, ready to burst out with destructive power at any moment...

At this moment, Shen Jianfeng, who had been in the sun all day, straightened his face, his thick eyebrows raised like swords, and he sneered, "It seems you're quite confident, but a martial arts duel isn't decided by blind confidence. Today, you will pay for what you did to Daofeng!"

"Earth-Cleaving Hammer!"

Without waiting for Shen Lang to respond, Shen Jianfeng lifted his right foot high, and as his foot landed, a dull explosion sounded. Immediately, in the shocked murmurs of the crowd, a crack about half a foot wide rapidly spread from his foot, like a python lurking underground, quickly reaching Shen Lang's feet...