Chapter 42

"Huh?"

Nangong Mu and Nangong Xu's eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing this. According to the previous intelligence, Chen Xiaoli's younger brother, Chen Dasheng, was just an ordinary person. How could he possibly be a martial artist? Could the intelligence be wrong?

Chen Xiaoli proudly smiled and said, "Uncle, you don't know. My younger brother has only started practicing for about ten days, and he stumbled into the martial path. Last night, he called me and said he had already cultivated internal energy and reached the martial artist realm."

Nangong Mu's face twitched, clearly disbelieving. To reach the martial artist realm after just a few days of haphazard practice—were martial artists as common as cabbages? At this moment, Chen Dasheng, whom they had never met, left a bad impression on both Nangong Mu and his son.

Young people love to boast! Nangong Mu thought, not asking any more questions. After all, they would know the truth when they met the real person in a few days. Then, Nangong Mu said to Chen Xiaoli, "Xiaoli, it's getting late. Since you rarely come, stay for a few days. I'll make some preparations, and we'll go to Sichuan together!"

"Thank you, I'll do as you say!"

—

"Achoo!"

Chen Dasheng, sitting on the sofa, rubbed his nose.

"What's wrong? Are you catching a cold?" Liu Yunshi, hanging clothes on the balcony, turned back when she heard the sound.

Chen Dasheng shook his slightly dazed head and said, "No way, I'm so strong, how could I catch a cold?"

"You say you're not, but look at your pale face!" Liu Yunshi put down the clothes and walked over. Seeing Chen Dasheng's face, she panicked and stretched out her cold hands to touch his forehead.

Chen Dasheng pushed away Liu Yunshi's wet hands, took a breath, and said, "I'm really fine. I just suddenly felt a bit uneasy, like someone was plotting against me?"

Liu Yunshi rolled her eyes, "You must have read too many novels. You're not going to tell me you have superpowers besides martial arts, are you?"

Chen Dasheng touched his still racing heart, thinking that it might be possible. With the bloodline of the Juelin Clan, he might indeed have some superpowers. The feeling he just had made him think someone was plotting against him, but he felt nothing afterward.

His face gradually returned to normal, and Liu Yunshi said, "Wait a moment, I'll finish hanging the clothes, and we'll go to the hospital!"

"It's almost dark, why go to the hospital?" Chen Dasheng waved his hand. The uneasy feeling was gone, and he didn't want to waste money.

Liu Yunshi asked, "Are you sure you're okay?"

"I said I'm fine, maybe I just got a bit off while practicing!" Chen Dasheng spoke vaguely, his lips curving as he gave Liu Yunshi a strange look, "I didn't know you cared so much!"

Liu Yunshi immediately rolled her eyes, "Who wants to care about you, you vain guy!"

She spat at Chen Dasheng and turned back to the balcony. Chen Dasheng chuckled, "Don't deny it, I think you definitely like me!"

Instantly, a powerful killing aura shot from the balcony.

Perhaps Chen Xiaoli, far away in Beijing, never imagined that his visit to the Nangong family to propose would cause Chen Dasheng to feel uneasy.

—

A new week quickly began.

On Monday morning, it was physical education class. In other schools, physical education usually ends after the first or second year, but Rongcheng University of Technology was an exception. To strengthen the physical fitness of its students, the course continued into the third year as an elective.

This was one of the classes Chen Dasheng liked the most in college, as physical education was almost like playing around. He had struggled to select this course.

As soon as Chen Dasheng arrived at the playground, Guo Hui pulled him aside.

"What's up?" Chen Dasheng asked, puzzled by Guo Hui's mysterious look.

Guo Hui looked around, acting like a secret agent, and whispered, "Dasheng, I know why Shu Yunlong is against you!"

"Huh? Why?" Chen Dasheng was even more puzzled.

"Do you have any weapons on you?" Guo Hui didn't answer directly but looked Chen Dasheng up and down.

"No!"

"Do you have a heart condition?" Guo Hui asked again.

"Damn, are you going to tell me or not?" Chen Dasheng shook his head, growing impatient.

Guo Hui relaxed a bit and said, "Guess who I saw at Tianfu Square yesterday? Shu Yunlong and Li Lan! Damn, they were very close, it turns out that bastard is dating Li Lan. No wonder he's giving you a hard time!"

Chen Dasheng's brows furrowed as he turned to look. Shu Yunlong seemed to have no class and was playing basketball with a group of people on a nearby court, his movements graceful and stylish, occasionally showing off with a three-step layup.

Many girls on the playground were glancing over. Guo Hui said, "Lord Dajiang, it's class time, don't do anything stupid!"

Guo Hui was clearly afraid Chen Dasheng would rush over and beat up Shu Yunlong. Although he wasn't worried about Chen Dasheng's strength—after all, he had seen Chen Dasheng cut people with flying cards—beating up Shu Yunlong during class could lead to a major disciplinary action or even expulsion, which would be a loss.

Chen Dasheng's frown gradually eased. For a moment, he had indeed thought about beating up Shu Yunlong, but then he realized that Li Lan had nothing to do with him anymore. He didn't need to get angry over such a woman.

"Don't worry, he's just a minor troublemaker. I promised someone that as long as he doesn't provoke me, I won't bother him!" Patting Guo Hui's shoulder, Chen Dasheng looked at Shu Yunlong, who was cheered by the girls, with extreme disdain, as if he were really looking at a minor troublemaker.

Guo Hui finally relaxed and reminded him, "That bastard is very petty. I bet he's looking for a chance to get you. I heard his uncle is the captain of the city management team. You need to be careful."

"City management captain?" Chen Dasheng's eyes flashed with surprise. That was a legendary team, a fierce and powerful force!

As they spoke, the physical education teacher was already calling everyone to line up for roll call. Chen Dasheng glanced at Shu Yunlong and then returned to the line with Guo Hui.

—

After a half-hearted session of Tai Chi, the teacher let everyone form their own groups to practice badminton and table tennis.

Guo Hui grabbed a badminton racket and ran to the badminton court with Chen Dasheng.

"Can you not hit so hard? I can't even return the shots!"

After just a few rounds, Guo Hui's fat body was already out of breath, his hands on his knees, panting heavily, and speaking in a broken voice.

Chen Dasheng hit the shuttlecock so high and far that it was clear how difficult it was for Guo Hui to return each shot.

Chen Dasheng smiled, not even breaking a sweat, and said, "This is already my lightest hit. Your body is too weak. You need to exercise more!"

"Damn!" Guo Hui, still panting, looked up at Chen Dasheng and pointed at him, "You're a beast, I'll find someone else to play with!"

"Classmate, that's not how you play badminton. You're out of bounds, that's a foul!"

At that moment, a steady voice came from the side, and Chen Dasheng turned to see their physical education teacher.

The teacher's name was Huang Jiang, in his thirties, about 1.9 meters tall, and very muscular. Despite the early winter, he still wore his black tank top, which tightly hugged his body, showcasing his perfect physique and strong muscles.

"Teacher Huang, we're just playing around!" Chen Dasheng smiled. He didn't know Huang Jiang well but knew he was kind and always smiling.

"Ha, how about a match?" Huang Jiang smiled.

"Sure, I'd love to!" Chen Dasheng laughed, pointing at the panting Guo Hui with his racket, "This guy is too weak!"

"Damn!" Guo Hui spat at Chen Dasheng and handed the racket to Huang Jiang, "Teacher Huang, please teach this guy a lesson!"

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, Chen Dasheng suddenly felt a chill on his scalp and sensed a gust of wind behind him. He turned around and saw a dark object flying towards him.

Chen Dasheng instinctively used his badminton racket to deflect the object, using the Tai Chi technique to redirect it to the side.

"Be careful!"

"Bang!"

Huang Jiang was turning to take the racket from Guo Hui when Guo Hui saw the object flying and shouted. But before he could finish, the object hit Huang Jiang on the head.

Huang Jiang immediately clutched his head and crouched down. The object that hit him fell to the ground and bounced a few times—it was a basketball.

"Teacher Huang, are you okay?"

Chen Dasheng hadn't expected his casual deflection to result in the basketball hitting Huang Jiang. He quickly ran over.

Huang Jiang, clutching his head, was clearly dazed. After a while, he looked at the basketball, and his face turned grim.

Chen Dasheng also frowned and looked at the basketball court several dozen meters away. The players on the court looked panicked, and the onlookers were wide-eyed and covering their mouths. Shu Yunlong, in particular, seemed at a loss.