strokinit Chapter 219 Zhang Nannan
Chapter 219 Zhang Nannan
Chapter 219 Zhang Nannan
As Gu Yang walked out of the conference hall, he recalled the conversation between Ji Lingxuan and Chen Lie earlier and felt a sense of unease.
Ji Lingxuan's martial arts skills are beyond doubt, so why would she want to exchange martial arts knowledge with Chen Lie and ask him to point out her shortcomings in martial arts?
Given how much Ji Lingxuan is valued in Sichuan, it would be incredibly easy for her to ask a grandmaster to guide her in martial arts. Could it be that Chen Lie from Dongchuan Province has a martial arts perspective that surpasses that of a grandmaster?
Upon realizing this, Gu Yang extended his divine sense to investigate Ji Lingxuan.
In an instant, Gu Yang felt his divine sense being blocked by the powerful blood and qi.
Under the impact of the powerful and vigorous qi and blood, Gu Yang's mental strength instantly weakened.
Ji Lingxuan suddenly turned around, staring at Gu Yang and said, "Gu Yang, is that right? I didn't expect you to be a Divine Sense Master as well."
Don't think I'm completely ignorant of the methods of a mind master. If you want to test my strength, feel free to come to the dueling ring and spar with me.
"I'm sorry, Ji, I was being presumptuous."
Since his mental probe was detected and blocked, Gu Yang could only apologize first.
He couldn't possibly go up against Ji Lingxuan; that would be asking for trouble.
Seeing this, Ji Lingxuan did not pursue the matter further.
As soon as Ji Lingxuan returned to the group of geniuses from Yunchuan Province, members of the group came forward to greet her.
"Captain Ji, you're back?"
Ji Lingxuan nodded slightly.
"Captain Ji, when the mentor appointed you as the team leader of the Yunchuan Province Genius Team, the deacon told us that if there was an opportunity, we must teach those people from Dongchuan and Xichuan a lesson, boost the prestige of Yunchuan, and let these country bumpkins from impoverished provinces know that it is their honor to compete with us."
I see Chen Lie from Dongchuan and Gu Yang from Xichuan are both here. Why don't you go find those two and spar with them, teach them a lesson?
Ji Lingxuan shook her head slightly: "Aren't there already people sparring with the members of the East and West Sichuan genius teams on the battle stage? They are all from the three provinces of Sichuan, there is no need to make things too difficult for them."
"Since Captain Ji doesn't want to go, can't we go with him?"
The speaker was Zhang Wujiang, who ranked among the top three in the martial arts competition of the entire Yunchuan Province Genius Team and was also a martial arts genius at the peak of Qi and Blood.
The more than twenty members of the Yunchuan Province Genius Team had great faith in Ji Lingxuan, the champion of martial arts, because Ji Lingxuan's strength far surpassed that of the other members of the Genius Team. During the martial arts competition, she defeated her opponents with just a few seemingly effortless moves, and her true strength was unfathomable.
Ji Lingxuan is the actual team leader of the Yunchuan Province Genius Team. Although she doesn't interfere much in matters, the members below her will inform her of their every move in advance.
"random."
After Ji Lingxuan finished speaking, she turned around and went to the side.
Zhang Wujiang looked at a pretty young woman beside him and asked, "Shen Miaowei, would you be interested in joining us to assess the strength of this year's martial arts champions from Dongchuan and Xichuan?"
The pretty young girl turned her face away and said, "Not interested."
"Alright."
Having received a reply, Zhang Wujiang did not press the matter. Instead, he addressed the group of geniuses from Yunnan Province, saying, "Classmates, since none of us who came in first or second place in the martial arts competition are interested, let's put an end to the arrogance of Dongchuan and Xichuan."
At this moment, a member of the Yunchuan Province genius team raised his hand and said, "Brother Zhang, I heard that the martial arts champions from Dongchuan and Xichuan have both recently risen to prominence, defeating veteran martial arts champions at the Qi and Blood Extreme Realm. They must be quite formidable. Captain Ji Lingxuan and classmate Shen Miaowei are unwilling to step in. Can we possibly succeed?"
"Get lost! Don't boost others' morale and diminish your own. Even among those at the peak of Qi and Blood, there are different levels. Do you think I can't handle those two little brats from Dongchuan and Xichuan?" Zhang Wujiang scolded.
"Brother Zhang, should we try contacting Sichuan Province first, or Sichuan Province?"
"I heard from the steward that Captain Ji Lingxuan said that Wang Dongting, the champion of the Dongchuan Martial Arts Tournament, is a big shot. Since Chen Lie was able to defeat Wang Dongting, he must be no ordinary person. He should go to Dongchuan Province and see what Dongchuan Province is capable of."
However, we need to find a pretext first. We can't just go and provoke them directly. There might be TV stations from three provinces secretly filming here. We can't let others think that we from Yunchuan are being unreasonable and domineering.
At this moment, a female member who looked to be around seventeen years old came out.
"Cousin, I do have a reason."
"Hmm? Nan Nan, what do you want to say?"
Zhang Wujiang immediately looked at his cousin, Zhang Nannan.
"Cousin, when I was in the genius team, I had some issues with someone named Wei Ranran. I heard that Wei Ranran has now joined the Dongchuan Province genius team. I'll be there in a bit—"
"Okay! We'll do it your way!"
Zhang Wujiang nodded and said.
Chen Lie went outside the Dongchuan Province Genius Group members' group and saw several members sparring on the battle stage.
"Captain Chen, you're back?"
Liu Wanwan, who was among the top ten in the martial arts competition, saw Chen Lie and immediately went up to him.
Chen Lie hummed in response. He had no prior contact with Liu Wanwan, and this was the first time Liu Wanwan had taken the initiative to speak to him.
"Captain Chen, what is the result of your discussion? When is the martial arts competition between our three provinces scheduled?" Liu Wanwan asked.
"The 20th of this month."
"Huh? Why are you in such a rush?"
Liu Wanwan was surprised; May 20th was only ten days ago.
"There are also some agreed-upon regulations. Let's all gather around and I'll briefly explain them here."
As he spoke, Chen Lie gathered the scattered members of the Dongchuan Province Genius Group together and then recounted the events.
Soon, Chen Lie recounted the matters discussed in the meeting hall, including the rewards for the upcoming martial arts competition among the three provinces.
"Are the rewards for the Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament really this generous?"
Luo Zhixun was shocked.
"Yes, the top ten in the martial arts competition actually receive two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs or two second-tier martial arts treasures, as well as martial arts resources worth two million points as a reward."
"Unfortunately, only the top fifteen in the martial arts competition receive relatively generous rewards; after the thirtieth place, the rewards are very small," Tang Jiu'er said.
"The biggest reward for the martial arts competition among the three provinces in Sichuan is the top ten. I wonder how many members from our Dongchuan province will make it into the top ten this time."
At this moment, Liu Wanwan stepped forward and said, "Captain Chen, just now, many members of the Yunchuan Province genius team sparred with our members on the fighting stage. The strength of the Yunchuan Province genius team is far superior to that of our Dongchuan Province team. We lost all of our matches. What should we do?"
Chen Lie said, "I watched the sparring on the stage. It wasn't just Yunchuan Province that challenged us; Xichuan Province did too. They weren't using their full strength; it was just normal sparring. We don't need to pay attention to it."
"But I just saw that there are several TV cameras around. Won't it be too embarrassing if we keep losing like this?" Liu Wanwan said.
"No, Yunchuan is already a step above Dongchuan and Xichuan. It's normal to lose to Yunchuan on the battle stage. We should face our own strength squarely. As long as we don't lose to Xichuan consecutively, it's fine," Chen Lie said.
Seeing that the newly appointed martial arts champion was saying such irresponsible things, Liu Wanwan said no more.
In previous years, Dongchuan had always encountered difficulties from Yunchuan on the day the three provinces gathered, and this time would certainly be no exception. In Liu Wanwan's opinion, Chen Lie had no way to solve the problem.
He can stand on the fighting stage for the members of Dongchuan Province's genius team, but Yunchuan can also replace them. If the champion of Yunchuan Province, that is, the legendary number one genius in Sichuan, Ji Lingxuan, goes on stage, won't Dongchuan Province still lose?
At this moment, Wei Ranran stepped down from the battle platform, saw Chen Lie, and immediately went up to him.
"Brother Chen Lie, you're back? Have you finished discussing the martial arts competition?"
Chen Lie nodded: "I've finished speaking."
"Then you must have met Ji Lingxuan, the number one genius in the three provinces of Sichuan. Is she as amazing as the legends say?" Wei Ranran asked.
"They are quite capable."
"Quite capable?"
Wei Ranran found it strange. Why did she feel that Chen Lie's words were condescending, spoken by a strong person asking a weak person to leave?
Chen Lie glanced at Wei Ranran's messy hair and asked, "You went up to the battle stage?"
"Yes, I was challenged by Yun Chuan and Xi Chuan one after another, and I lost to both of them. I even managed to exchange a few moves with Xi Chuan, but I lost to Yun Chuan without even making a single move."
"But there's nothing I can do; I'm at the bottom of the genius group in Dongchuan Province." Wei Ranran laughed self-deprecatingly.
In the last Dongchuan Province martial arts competition, she couldn't even beat Lu Qingying, who was also a new member, and ended up in last place, a stark contrast to Chen Lie, the martial arts champion.
"You're still young. In another six months, you might not be any worse than these people," Chen Lie said.
"I won't be discouraged. I heard that Ji Lingxuan's Qi and Blood Value was less than three digits at my age, yet in just over a year, she's managed to suppress so many geniuses, hasn't she?"
Chen Lie said, "You should rest for a bit. You might be challenged again later."
"Okay, I understand!"
Wei Ranran smiled and then sat down next to Chen Lie.
Before attending the gathering of the three provinces, her father, Wei Hongye, had visited Chen Lie's home and asked Chen Lie to take good care of her.
Therefore, she felt very safe and secure by Chen Lie's side.
"Hey, isn't this Wei Ranran? What's wrong? The Yunchuan Province Genius Team didn't want you, so you ended up in the Dongchuan Province Genius Team?"
The Dongchuan Province Genius Team really accepts all sorts of people!
At this moment, a girl walked up to Wei Ranran and looked at her arrogantly.
Wei Ranran looked up and couldn't help but ask, "Zhang Nannan, what are you trying to do?"
"Heh, it's just an acquaintance meeting, a simple greeting, what could I possibly do?"
Zhang Nannan glanced at the members of the Dongchuan Province Genius Team not far away and said, "Wei Ranran, why didn't you stay in the Yunchuan Genius Training Camp? Why did you suddenly run to Dongchuan?"
"You've even become a member of the Dongchuan Province Genius Team? What's your Qi and Blood Value? The Dongchuan Province Genius Team even wants you, does that mean the members of the Dongchuan Province Genius Team are comparable to the trainees of our Yunchuan Province Genius Training Camp?"
Wei Ranran snorted coldly and said, "What's it to you? You've already shown up at this kind of event, so you must have joined the Yunchuan Province Genius Group."
"You're not much stronger than me, yet you managed to join the Yunchuan Province Genius Team. Why can't I join the Dongchuan Province Genius Team?"
"Your strength is about the same as mine? Wei Ranran, you're really good at patting yourself on the back."
In the genius training camp, in every martial arts competition between us, I always managed to outmaneuver you.
You actually have the nerve to say our abilities are about the same?
Zhang Nannan scoffed.
"You know the truth. If you want to challenge me to a duel, I'm ready anytime," Wei Ranran sneered.
"That's exactly what I've been waiting for. Let's go, don't back down on the battle stage."
After Zhang Nannan finished speaking, she turned around and went up to the empty battle stage in the middle.
Chen Lie, standing to the side, asked, "Who is this person?"
Wei Ranran replied, "Brother Chen Lie, the woman just now was named Zhang Nannan. She was a student in the same year as me at the Yunchuan Province Genius Training Camp."
However, during our time at the Yun Chuan Genius Training Camp, a deep-seated grudge developed between us. We faced off on the stage no less than ten times. Her strength was about the same as mine, but she was probably a little stronger. Every time we went up to fight, she either won or it ended in a draw.
Chen Lie said, "Zhang Nannan is indeed a bit stronger than you. If you have more practical experience, you shouldn't be at a disadvantage on the fighting stage."
"Wrong? Brother Chen Lie, you can tell Zhang Nannan's strength?" Wei Ranran asked.
Chen Lie grunted and said, "Her blood energy is close to 1200 calories, and her blood energy purity is comparable to yours. She should have mastered a leg technique of an A-level martial art."
"Wow, Brother Chen Lie, your eyesight is amazing! How did you do that?"
"You actually noticed that Zhang Nannan had practiced an A-level leg technique on our first meeting?" Wei Ranran couldn't help but be surprised.
"I am a spiritualist, with keen mental perception."
"So Zhang Nannan's strength has increased again, and her blood energy is more than 100 calories higher than mine?"
Given our past grievances, she'll definitely go all out in the martial arts competition. With so many cameras around, if I suffer a humiliating defeat, wouldn't I lose face in the three provinces of Sichuan? Wei Ranran was somewhat worried.
"Don't worry about going up to the duel platform. I'll just watch from below. Let's just have a normal spar. But if I find that your opponent is trying to hurt you badly, I'll lend you a hand," Chen Lie said.
"How can you help me? By charging onto the battle stage?"
With so many cameras, isn't this a bit inappropriate?
"Don't worry about that!"
At this moment, Zhang Nannan had already stepped onto the battle platform. Seeing that Wei Ranran remained unmoved, she looked down at her and said, "Wei Ranran, what are you dawdling about?"
If you're scared, just admit it. Honestly admit defeat and beg me to let you go, and I might spare your life.
Upon hearing this, Wei Ranran's face immediately contorted with anger, and she stepped onto the battle platform: "Zhang Nannan, don't be so arrogant!"
On the battle stage, Wei Ranran and Zhang Nannan stood opposite each other, while a group of members from the Yunchuan Province genius team gathered around them.
"Wei Ranran, since you couldn't make it in Yunchuan and went to Dongchuan, you shouldn't have appeared in front of me again. Today I'm in a good mood, so I'll reluctantly give you some pointers!"
"Hmph, what utterly arrogant!"
Zhang Nannan just smiled indifferently: "I see you have a close relationship with the martial arts champion of Dongchuan Province. Why are you trying to curry favor with him?"
Unfortunately, the martial arts champion of Dongchuan Province is nothing compared to the champion of Yunchuan!