259: Spanking?

"Hey!"

Seeing Bai Chi's claw strike coming at him with fury, Ye Chen simply shifted his footing casually.

In the next instant.

His figure flickered lightly like a phantom.

Bai Chi's claw wind, powerful enough to shatter gold and stone, brushed past Ye Chen's shoulder.

"What?!"

Bai Chi's pupils constricted. This full-force strike was extremely fast and angled craftily; he was confident that few of his peers could avoid it so easily.

But Ye Chen... had actually dodged it with nonchalance, as if he had predicted the movement long ago!

Ye Chen stepped back two paces, brushed the dust off his shoulder, and said helplessly,

"You are no match for me."

"That move just now was a chance I gave you, considering you're a member of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion and this is your first offense."

"If you attack again..."

He looked up, his gaze calmly meeting Bai Chi's, "I won't be so polite."

"You're giving me a chance?!"

Hearing this, Bai Chi grew even more enraged, his reason completely swallowed by a raging fire of jealousy and humiliation.

"Ye Chen! Stop putting on an act!"

"I'll make you pay for your arrogance!!!"

With a roar, the Mystic Realm Peak True Qi throughout his body circulated frantically, making his robes billow. He actually abandoned his grappling claw techniques and thrust both fists out with a tragic, unstoppable momentum, like two cannonballs launched toward Ye Chen's chest!

The Bai family's secret fist technique... Breaking the Army Double Strike!

This was one of his trump cards for desperate combat!

It concentrated all True Qi into both fists, seeking instantaneous explosive power!

Even an early Earth Realm expert would need to avoid the brunt of this move!

"Sigh."

Seeing this, Ye Chen sighed softly.

He neither dodged nor circulated energy to block; he simply raised his right hand casually, fingers splayed, and reached forward.

Then.

He firmly caught the wrists of Bai Chi's thunderous double-fisted strike!

Poof!

A dull thud sounded!

Where fist met palm, energy overflowed slightly, sending grass clippings flying from the nearby lawn.

But that was all.

Bai Chi's double fists, capable of splitting stone tablets, were held firmly by Ye Chen's single hand, unable to advance an inch!

It was as if... he hadn't struck flesh and blood, but an immovable, towering mountain!

The ferocity on Bai Chi's face instantly froze, transforming into horror.

He desperately surged his True Qi, trying to shake off Ye Chen's hand, only to find his True Qi like a clay ox entering the sea. The other man's palm didn't budge an inch; those five fingers were like iron pincers, firmly locking his wrist pulses.

"Calmed down yet?"

Ye Chen asked indifferently, then gave his wrist a light shake, sending a gentle force through Bai Chi's arms and throughout his body.

In the next second.

Bai Chi felt an irresistible force surge forward. He lost his balance instantly and, with a cry of surprise, was casually pushed backward by Ye Chen.

Thud!

He stumbled back seven or eight steps awkwardly, ultimately failing to steady himself and falling hard onto his backside on the soft lawn, splashing up a bit of grass and mud.

"You're clearly the same age as me, how can you be... so strong?"

Bai Chi sat paralyzed on the grass, looking up at Ye Chen, his mind a complete blank.

He was at the Mystic Realm Peak!

A genius cultivated with the full effort of the Bai family!

He was an absolute standout among his peers!

But in front of this person, his full-power outburst was so easily suppressed by a single hand and tossed aside?

This gap... was simply like a natural chasm!

"If he weren't strong, could he hold the position of Chief Instructor of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion?"

Yan Qingwu spoke coldly from the side, her arms crossed.

Bai Chi's whole body shuddered as he suddenly snapped back to his senses.

That's right... the instructor system of Hidden Dragon Pavilion had clear ranks.

The hard requirement for an instructor was the Earth Realm Peak, and they had to pass a strict assessment.

As for the Chief Instructor... although the realm was never explicitly stated in writing, those who held the position historically were at least at the Heaven Realm!

What kind of vision did Old Master Xuanyuan have?

The fact that he could hand the position of Chief Instructor to Ye Chen explained everything!

He had actually been blinded by jealousy just now, thinking the other party was just some ordinary youth who got lucky... "You... you are in the Heaven Realm?"

Bai Chi's voice was incredibly dry, and his eyes were full of shock as he looked at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen shrugged noncommittally.

"You can think so if you want."

"If there's nothing else, or if you're not thinking about how to defeat me anymore..."

"Then I'll be going now; my morning run isn't over yet."

After saying that.

He no longer looked at Bai Chi, turning back to the path to continue jogging, as if the conflict just now was merely swatting away a buzzing fly.

The gap!

It was a total gap!

Bai Chi opened his mouth, watching Ye Chen's receding back and then looking at his own pathetic state. An unspeakable sense of shame flooded his heart.

His provocation, duel, and roar just now... in the other man's eyes, were probably no different from a child's tantrum.

He felt like a clown jumping up and down who wasn't even worth noticing.

No, even worse than a clown... at least a clown could make people laugh.

Bai Chi lowered his head dejectedly, his hands buried in his hair, speechless for a long time.

Yan Qingwu glanced at him, not bothering to say anything more, and set off with her long legs, jogging after Ye Chen in the direction he left.

Hearing footsteps, Bai Chi snapped his head up, watching Yan Qingwu's back as she chased Ye Chen. The early morning light outlined her slender figure in a moving silhouette.

That direction was the direction Ye Chen had left.

He scrambled up from the grass and shouted hoarsely at Yan Qingwu's back with all his might,

"Qingwu!!!"

"Do you... do you like him???"

Yan Qingwu's running pace suddenly faltered, and she almost tripped over herself.

She quickly steadied herself and turned back to glare at Bai Chi.

Has this guy's brain been caught in a door?

Would she like that bastard who pinned her over his lap and spanked her?

That guy whose words could provoke someone to death?

What kind of international joke was this!

But... seeing Bai Chi's soul-crushing look, as if the sky had fallen, a thought suddenly flashed through Yan Qingwu's mind.

Wasn't this a perfect opportunity to completely get rid of this piece of sticky candy?

Her eyes rippled with light, and a bright smile suddenly blossomed on her face as she nodded vigorously at Bai Chi.

"That's right!"

"I do like him!"

"He's stronger than you, more capable than you, and more interesting than you!"

"To hit is to kiss, to scold is to love. Him spanking me is him caring for me! Educating me! I'm happy with it!"

"Bai Chi, don't bother me anymore in the future. I have someone in my heart, and it's Instructor Ye!"

After saying that.

She didn't even look at Bai Chi's instantly petrified expression, elegantly flipped her long hair, and turned to chase after Ye Chen, who was about to disappear.

Then.

Only Bai Chi was left, frozen in place as if his soul had been sucked out.

His ears buzzed, echoing Yan Qingwu's decisive words over and over again.

Every word was like a knife, stabbing deep into his heart, twisting until it cut to the bone, making it difficult even to breathe.

He had pursued Yan Qingwu for so many years, from his youth until now, giving almost all his passion.

But what about Yan Qingwu?

She had never given him a single good look, never spoken to him with such a radiant smile.

Now... she expressed those kinds of feelings for another man she might have known for only a few days???

Just because he was stronger than him?

Just because he... spanked her?

Absurd!

Unreconciled!

Envious and hateful!

At this moment, Bai Chi felt entirely unwell, his fists clenched very, very tightly... No one knew how much time had passed.

Bai Chi finally seemed to wake up like a marionette, his movements stiff as he climbed up from the lawn.

He walked out of the park despondently, came to a black sports car parked by the roadside, pulled open the door, and sat inside mechanically.

Then.

He took out his phone, found a contact labeled "Second Aunt," and dialed without hesitation.

The phone rang four or five times before being picked up.

A calm female voice came from the other end: "Is that... Xiao Chi?"

Bai Chi gritted his teeth and replied: "It... it's Xiao Chi!"

"Is something the matter?" the woman asked.

Bai Chi took a deep breath and asked word by word.

"Where you are... is there a very powerful person?"

"Have him do me a favor."

The female voice on the other end paused, seemingly sensing something wrong with Bai Chi's tone, and asked suspiciously: "Aren't you in the capital? Did you get into trouble?"

"I've come to Xiamen City," Bai Chi said in a low voice. "It's not about getting into trouble; it's a matter concerning my lifelong happiness."

The woman realized: "You actually came to Xiamen City? Go ahead and say it!"

Bai Chi closed his eyes and took another deep breath.

When he opened them again.

There was only a cold, icy glint in his eyes.

"Deal with a person."

"His name is Ye Chen."

"I want his reputation ruined, and I want him to wish he were dead!!!"