activa-t Chapter 35 Shameless
Chapter 35 Shameless
"let me!"
With a clear shout, a pair of long legs strode into the arena.
Jiang Yuan looked up and saw a young woman with long, slender legs standing about ten feet away. She wore a well-tailored gray training uniform, had healthy wheat-colored skin, a small cherry-like mouth, and slightly sharp eyebrows. She looked very heroic.
"Breaking the Mountain Fist, Du Yingying, learn from your senior brother's superior skills."
"Please!" Jiang Yuan returned the greeting with clasped hands.
As soon as she finished speaking, Du Yingying pushed off with her back foot, her figure flying like an arrow, quickly closing in, seizing the center line, stepping into the center, and throwing a punch straight at Jiang Yuan's chest.
"That's fast."
Jiang Yuan's heart stirred slightly.
As the saying goes, a true expert's skill is immediately apparent.
Seeing the lunging motion, he knew he had encountered a formidable opponent.
Seeing the powerful punch coming at him, he knew he couldn't take it head-on and should avoid it for now.
Jiang Yuan shifted his feet and took a few steps back, narrowly avoiding the fierce punch.
Du Yingying's punch missed, but she didn't stop. Her left hand, which had been hidden behind her ribs, became a palm, her sleeves fluttering, carrying a strong wind, and she slashed over like a horizontal knife.
Fang Yan, who had been watching from the sidelines, silently approached the circle and began to watch the arena intently.
Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up. He twisted his right arm inside out and opened it, like a crane preparing to spread its wings. He directly deflected the slash, and at the same time, his left hand formed a crane claw and grabbed at it without regard for anything else.
"You wicked thief!"
Du Yingying caught a glimpse of a claw swiftly reaching for her chest, and her eyebrows shot up in anger, a blush spreading across her cheeks.
She had never heard of such a move before when sparring with other disciples at the martial arts school, which made her feel flustered for a moment.
However, she reacted quickly, kicking out with a "groin kick" aimed straight at Jiang Yuan's groin.
Jiang Yuan's eyes twitched slightly. He hadn't expected the woman opposite him to be so tough. Naturally, he wouldn't die with her. He changed his original plan to change the upward claw attack to a downward strike.
With a muffled thud, Jiang Yuan struck Du Yingying's instep with one palm, stopping her attack. He then bent his palm to grab her delicate foot.
Du Yingying was startled and quickly pulled back, taking several steps back. She felt something strange under her feet and looked up to see that her embroidered shoes had fallen into Jiang Yuan's hands.
"Shameless!"
Her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she gritted her teeth as she shouted, secretly annoyed that she had gone out at noon and forgotten to change into her bound shoes when she returned. In a moment of carelessness, this lecherous man had snatched her shoes.
The audience erupted in uproar. The disciples of the Du Family Martial Arts School blushed and angrily began to accuse them.
"That's outrageous!"
"How dare he treat Senior Sister Du like that!"
"I'm going to kill him!" an impulsive disciple roared.
In the eyes of many disciples of the Du Family Martial Arts School, Du Yingying was the pure white lotus in their hearts. They usually only dared to admire her from afar. They never expected to encounter such disrespect from her. How could they not be angry?
Du Zhen, who had been sitting in the armchair chatting and laughing with Wei Xuan, also stiffened, and a ripple appeared in the teacup he picked up.
"What, regretting it now? Who told you to let her practice boxing in the first place?" Wei Xuan glanced at him and said indifferently.
Du Zhen put down his teacup, sighed, and the displeasure hidden in his eyes quickly dissipated.
Hearing the commotion below the stage, Jiang Yuan's expression turned strange. He looked at the six-inch embroidered shoe in his hand, and suddenly a scene from a movie or TV series appeared in his mind, in which a lecherous thief held a woman's shoe to his nose and sniffed it fiercely.
He felt a chill run through him, dispelling the grotesque scene.
Those who practice martial arts work hard every day, sweating profusely, and inevitably have some body odor, even for women.
Thinking of this, he sniffed the air and indeed caught a faint scent. He immediately threw the embroidered shoes back as if avoiding a snake.
"Snapped!"
The embroidered shoes landed steadily at Du Yingying's feet in a parabolic arc.
While others were further away, she clearly saw Jiang Yuan's subtle movements. Instantly, the shame and anger on her face turned into a flush. Without saying a word, she put on her shoes and glared at him.
"Junior Sister Du, now that you're on this stage, you should know that martial arts sparring is a zero-sum game, so how can you call it shameless?" Jiang Yuan said coldly.
He did not show any mercy or tenderness to the woman just because she was a woman.
At this moment, he only sees his opponents, regardless of gender. If he develops the bad habit of being indecisive and overthinking during battles, he will only lose his life when there is a real life-or-death struggle in the future.
However, he also knew that the other party's father was sitting not far away, so he would definitely hold back at the crucial moment, otherwise, if he really incurred the wrath of a master of internal energy, his future days would not be easy.
Du Yingying, who was still feeling ashamed and indignant, suddenly became serious and gave him a deep look.
These words suddenly awakened her. When she sparred with her fellow disciples in the courtyard, they were always too restrained. Wouldn't that make them like hothouse flowers?
"Thank you for your guidance, senior brother. I spoke without thinking," she said, bowing.
Jiang Yuan waved his hand, his expression softening. "Junior Sister, you flatter me. These are my heartfelt words. However, it's inevitable that I might offend someone during a friendly spar, so please forgive me. Junior Sister's skills are superb; how about we call this a draw?"
Du Yingying shook her head, then suddenly smiled, "The battle is not over yet, how can we talk about a draw? It's rare to encounter an opponent like Senior Brother, Junior Sister is quite excited."
Seemingly sensing Jiang Yuan's slight concerns, she continued, "My father and Master Wei are both experts here. You can make your moves without worrying about hurting me."
Sitting in the armchair, Du Zhen smiled and said, "Yes, Jiang Yuan, feel free to help. I will protect you both if necessary."
Jiang Yuan was naturally willing to do so.
He had already discovered through the panel that experience points only increased rapidly when fighting opponents of similar strength.
So he clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Then this junior will certainly do his best."
He turned his gaze to Du Yingying, and seeing that she had already taken a stance, he raised one knee, raised both hands, and struck a pose called "White Crane Spreads Wings".
"Junior sister, be careful."
After saying that, he disappeared from the spot.
In Du Yingying's vision, a figure rapidly enlarged, covering a distance of several meters in an instant.
Taking advantage of the momentum, Jiang Yuan struck his opponent's lower abdomen with one knee and then struck his temples with both palms slightly bent, a move known as "Double Peaks Piercing the Ears".
With his current strength, if this hit were solid, it could dent a person's head and even knock their eyeballs out.
Even though Du Yingying was well-prepared, she was still terrified by this series of deadly moves and broke out in a cold sweat.
She suddenly bent over and shrunk like a golden monkey, dodging Jiang Yuan's two fierce palms. At the same time, she crossed her hands and struck Jiang Yuan's knees. Using the force of the impact, she leaned back and flipped over, hooking her foot in front of Jiang Yuan's chin.