"Hey, have you recovered well?"
Ye Qingzhou smiled and greeted Leon, trying his best to show his friendliness and tranquility. After all, Leon was Teacher Da Lei's younger brother, and if he wanted to continue enjoying excellent medical resources, he had to maintain a good relationship with Teacher Da Lei.
Unfortunately, Leon did not appreciate the gesture. While recuperating these past few days, he had not been idle and had thoroughly analyzed the reasons for his previous defeat.
So this time, he learned his lesson and would not repeat the same mistake.
"Ye Qingzhou, I'm here to challenge you!"
Leon's eyes flashed like lightning as he clenched his right fist, undeterred by his previous defeat. His fighting spirit was blazing: "Last time I lost to you because I was careless, but a martial arts genius like me will never fall to the same technique twice!"
"Oh?"
"In a couple of days, the new round of seat battles will begin, and this time I will win!"
"Well, good luck then."
Seeing Ye Qingzhou's nonchalant attitude, Leon felt deeply humiliated and yelled in front of the Swordsmanship Club members, "I'm fighting for this honor, not to prove that I'm remarkable, but to tell everyone that I will definitely reclaim what I've lost!"
"Yes, yes, I know."
Ye Qingzhou's tone was dismissive; he had no interest in Leon, this boy with delusions of grandeur, and his challenge at all.
Having consumed the Jiaoli Fire Dates, his Inner Breath had already achieved the Dragon and Tiger Form, cycling endlessly. Defeating Leon was too easy, with no challenge at all.
For a strong person aspiring to reach the pinnacle of the Martial Dao, bullying the weak too much would only make oneself weaker.
Only by confronting equally matched strong opponents could one truly verify each other's martial arts cultivation, temper their mind and will, and thus advance further.
After declaring his challenge, Leon turned and left the Swordsmanship Club coolly, leaving everyone with a heroic view of his back, reminiscent of a cold wind on a river.
Xu Yuebing, seeing Ye Qingzhou's composed expression, was quite surprised: "Aren't you worried at all about losing?"
"Why would I lose?"
"Hmph, last time Leon lost because he was too conceited, allowing you to charge the Sword Qi Slash. Now that he's recovered, he'll definitely learn from his mistakes. When he uses the Fishing Toad Skill from three Pure Ones Mountain and the Five Thunders Seal from the Jiujiang Lei Clan, as long as he is steady, your chances of winning aren't high."
Xu Yuebing raised her eyebrows slightly, her rosy lips curling up, obviously taking pleasure in Ye Qingzhou's misfortune.
"You seem quite happy?"
"Hmph, shouldn't I be?"
"I don't really mind, Leon can't beat me anyway. But after he fails to beat me as the first seat, he will challenge you, the second seat. Can you be sure you'll win against him?"
"You!!!"
Xu Yuebing was momentarily speechless. Only now did she realize that compared to Ye Qingzhou, she certainly didn't want to lose to Leon, that idiot. It's like normal people don't want to lose to a fool, let alone take orders from a bigger fool.
Thinking about Leon possibly leading the Swordsmanship Club from First High School to the national high school Martial Arts League for the next two years, Xu Yuebing shuddered.
She couldn't bear that humiliation!
What's more, losing to Ye Qingzhou was already hard to swallow; she didn't want to lose to Leon, that idiot, either. Therefore, after hesitating for a while, she bit the bullet and asked Ye Qingzhou, "How can I defeat Leon?"
Ye Qingzhou blinked: "Isn't it easy to beat him?"
Xu Yuebing got angry: "I meant, what should I do to defeat him?"
Ye Qingzhou suddenly realized: "Oh, with your qualifications and comprehension, it's indeed somewhat challenging to win against him. After all, not everyone has invincible martial arts talent like me..."
"Get to the point!"
"It'll cost more."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuebing rolled her eyes, unwilling to continue listening to Ye Qingzhou's nonsense, and directly transferred 100,000 yuan to his account.
When Ye Qingzhou heard the sound of coins clanging, his face immediately blossomed into a sincere smile: "Boss Xu is generous, I'll tailor a foolproof strategy for you immediately, ensuring your victory—a victory that shakes the world, Kunn..."
"Shut up!"
"Okay, you're the boss, you call the shots."
After the club activities ended, Xu Yuebing left with Ye Qingzhou.
"Are we going to your place or my place today?"
"Your place."
"Alright then."
Their conversation happened to be overheard by the passing Hou Fei, who was left petrified on the spot, with a heart full of despair.
"Brother Fei, pull yourself together!"
"Yeah, Brother Fei, there are plenty of fish in the sea!"
"My heart aches."
Hou Fei looked at the back of Ye Qingzhou and Xu Yuebing walking out of the school gate together, immediately beating his chest in agony, feeling as if his heart were being wrenched apart, causing tears to fall as he looked up at the sky.
If only he could beat Ye Qingzhou in a fight, he would've stepped up as a protector of the beautiful flower to prove that a peerless beauty deserves to be with a strong man.
Sadly, the moment he saw Ye Qingzhou use the Sword Qi Slash, he knew he didn't qualify.
"Brother Fei, I have a way for you to vent your anger!"
"Oh? Tell me quickly!"
"Since Ye Qingzhou has intervened in love, why not repay him with his own methods?"
Hou Fei shouted angrily: "If I could do it, why would I need you? Beauty Xu doesn't even look at me; what can I do?"
"Brother Fei, you misunderstood. I didn't ask you to chase Beauty Xu."
"Then who should I chase?"
"I heard that when Ye Qingzhou was a sophomore, he was a simp, chased Yun Shanshan for a year, and didn't succeed. If you, Brother Fei, can win over Yun Shanshan, wouldn't that prove you're better than him?"
"Hmm? Good idea!"
Hou Fei's eyes sparkled, clearly intrigued.
He had heard about Yun Shanshan, a famous pretty girl in the second year, and although she didn't quite compare to Xu Yuebing, it wouldn't hurt to have some fun.
Getting more excited the more he thought about it, Hou Fei decided that there was no time like the present and planned to get a stylish new haircut and then win over Yun Shanshan!
......
Outside the school gate, a luxurious car was parked by the roadside.
"Uncle Yuan."
"Second Miss."
"This is Ye Qingzhou, my private martial arts instructor."
Uncle Yuan saluted Ye Qingzhou: "Young Master Ye."
"The title sounds strange. Maybe you should just call me the peerless genius Ye Qingzhou from now on."
"Stop the nonsense and get in the car!"
Xu Yuebing glared at Ye Qingzhou angrily, wishing she could sew his mouth shut with a needle and thread and then weld it closed with a soldering iron.
And the students around, seeing Ye Qingzhou actually getting into Xu Yuebing's car, were all dumbfounded, as if they had seen a ghost.
"Uncle Yuan, head to Jiangshan Imperial View."
"Yes, Second Miss."
Uncle Yuan glanced at the rearview mirror, though he was curious about the relationship between his Second Miss and this young man, he didn't ask too much.
Having been a veteran driver for the Xu Family for so many years, he well understood the value of silence.