15: Chapter 15 Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune: Xia Xi's Troublesome Situation.

The temperature in the air seemed to drop suddenly.

A faint chill spread out.

Many students standing nearby couldn't help but shiver.

"Why is it suddenly so cold?"

"Who turned on the AC? No, that's not right, there's no AC on the sports field..."

Everyone turned to look.

They saw Su Wan standing where she was, the aura around her body fluctuating slightly, her breathing steady and long. Unlike Lu Cheng's blood energy covering his skin, a faint icy mist was spreading around her.

She had broken through too!

Merely breaking through to the Martial Artist realm, and it was actually accompanied by an unusual phenomenon! A heaven-gifted girl, truly terrifying!

Even Instructor Qin Feng had never seen a student like this.

Song Yuanqiao was shocked at first, but then he could barely suppress the smile on his face.

In one day, two students had used training and medicinal liquid to break through to the Martial Artist realm. No. 3 High School... perhaps there was a chance to surpass No. 1 High School in this year's martial arts exam.

Su Wan slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she did was look at Lu Cheng.

There was obvious disbelief in her eyes.

She had already been stuck on the threshold, and with her past life experience and the SS-grade breathing technique she had learned in her past life to assist her, today's breakthrough could be described as natural.

But what about Lu Cheng?

He had just awakened yesterday, and by the second day, he had stepped into the Martial Artist realm...

This speed could no longer be described as absurd.

Su Wan stared at him for a few seconds, then finally pursed her lips lightly.

It seems he also has his own opportunities.

Instructor Qin Feng interrupted everyone's surprise, speaking in a cold voice:

"Alright, that's all for today."

"Go back and rest well, absorb the medicinal power, and recover your state."

"Starting tomorrow, we enter formal training."

As soon as these words were spoken, the students, who had been excited because of their increased blood energy and breakthroughs, immediately saw their expressions collapse.

"Huh? Today wasn't considered formal training?!"

...

After being dismissed, the students walked out one by one as if they had lost their souls.

Lu Cheng was just about to leave when he was called over by Liu Haifeng.

"Lu Cheng, wait a moment."

Lu Cheng stopped in his tracks: "Teacher Liu?"

"The bottle of high-grade blood energy potion you won earlier, it's best if you use it tonight."

"According to what was taught in the books two days ago, after extreme training like today, it is the best time to temper your skin."

"Don't waste this opportunity."

Lu Cheng's heart stirred, and he nodded immediately.

"Understood, thank you, Teacher."

Liu Haifeng patted his shoulder, his eyes full of gratification.

"Practice hard."

...

After saying goodbye to the school, Lu Cheng walked home with his backpack on his back.

The training volume today was too high; even though he had broken through to the Martial Artist realm, he still felt his body was a bit hollow.

But along with the fatigue, there was an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.

The origin energy in his body flowed slowly, and his steps were even lighter than before.

Just at this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the side of the street ahead.

"Robbery!"

"Someone grabbed a bag!"

Lu Cheng looked up and saw four young men rushing out from the side of the road, snatching an old lady's bag, and turning to run.

Their movements were practiced and their coordination was tacit; one look and you could tell this wasn't their first time doing such a thing.

The old lady was pulled into a stumble and almost fell, then immediately shouted at the surroundings.

But the passersby nearby either hadn't reacted in time or didn't dare to chase.

Soon, she saw Lu Cheng, who was closest, and like someone grabbing at a life-saving straw, she shouted in a trembling voice:

"Young man! Help me! Help me get my bag back!"

Lu Cheng's feet had just moved slightly.

The next second.

A familiar warning sensation suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart.

[Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Bad Luck] activated...

That subtle and cold warning sensation made him sober up instantly.

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

He looked in the direction the four people were fleeing, and the urge in his heart to "chase after them" was almost instantly suppressed.

Impulsiveness is the devil; Lu Cheng made a prompt decision and took out his phone.

"Hello, is this the Public Security Bureau? There is a robbery here."

The old lady was stunned.

"You... are you not going to chase them?"

Lu Cheng looked sincere.

"Grandma, I'm just a student."

"I can't do anything about this kind of thing; calling the police is safer."

After saying this, he quickly reported his location and the situation.

On the other side, the four bag snatchers ran for two streets and turned into a secluded alley.

They stopped, looked back, and found that no one had chased them at all.

The four looked at each other.

"Where is the person?"

"That kid didn't follow?"

"That's strange... wasn't it said that people of this age are the most likely to get hot-headed?"

One of them spat and cursed:

"I told you, he's just a punk, why would he get the bag back for that old hag..."

Another frowned and said:

"Let's change the method next time, this trick doesn't work."

"Oh? Change to what method?"

A cold voice suddenly rang out from the other end of the alley.

The four were startled and turned their heads in unison.

They saw a girl standing at the entrance of the alley, though they didn't know when she had arrived.

She had a tall figure, neat short hair, and eyes as cold as ice.

It was Xia Xi.

The four were stunned at first, but then seeing it was a woman, their expressions immediately relaxed, and the leader showed a lewd smile.

"Little beauty, do you want to play with us brothers?"

Slap!

Before he could finish speaking, the person in the front had already flown sideways and smashed heavily against the wall.

The expressions of the other three changed instantly.

"Damn it! You bitch, you're looking for death!"

"Attack!"

As they just lunged forward, the next second!

Xia Xi's actions were clean and neat, kicking each one of them to the ground.

"Your mouths really stink."

She clapped her hands, her expression indifferent.

"Keep cursing."

The four were completely sober now, their faces pale.

Xia Xi stepped on one of their wrists, her voice devoid of any fluctuation.

"Who sent you here?"

The man was gasping in pain but still wanted to be stubborn.

Crack.

Xia Xi ground her foot slightly.

"Ahhh!! I'll talk! I'll talk!"

"It's the people from Yanghe Martial Arts Hall!"

"It was the Yanghe Martial Arts Hall master's son who sent us!"

"He said to have us act out a bag-snatching scene, lure Lu Cheng into the alley, then beat him up hard, and it would be best to cripple one of his hands!"

Hearing this, Xia Xi's eyes grew even colder.

Yanghe Martial Arts Hall?

She memorized this name, then took out her phone and recorded everything these people said.

"Very good."

"You had better pray that what you said is the truth."

In the alley, the four nodded repeatedly, so scared they had almost lost their souls.

...

On the other side, Lu Cheng felt very wrong; everywhere he walked, he felt that there was something wrong in the dark.

Come on, my talent seems to have a problem; why is it bad luck everywhere I walk???

It wasn't very bad luck, just slightly bad luck, a little bit bad luck.

"Damn it... I'll just take it one step at a time."

Lu Cheng circled the area, then immediately activated Wandering Step and headed back toward home.

Only when he reached his doorstep did Lu Cheng slowly stop.

Along the way, that elusive "slight bad luck" always hung over his head, not up or down, not strong or weak, making his nerves tense.

Now that he had finally reached his doorstep, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Looks like it's not a big problem..."

He muttered to himself while taking out his keys to open the door.

But at the very moment the door lock turned!

An extreme sense of slight danger came from behind him!

Lu Cheng's scalp tingled, and he turned around instinctively, sinking his shoulders, stepping back with his right foot, almost reflexively throwing a Crushing Fist.

The person who came into view was actually Xia Xi...?

She was carrying two large bags of groceries, her body leaning forward slightly, a few strands of hair on her forehead a bit messy from rushing all the way, and she was blinking her eyes at him.

"Classmate Lu Cheng."

She shook the bags in her hand, her tone carrying a bit of taken-for-granted seriousness.

"Won't you let me come in and sit for a while?"

Lu Cheng: "..."

Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Bad Luck was right.

Too right.

Although he didn't know how this person managed to follow him all the way...

But without a doubt, this person was indeed a big trouble.

Maybe he should just lock her out...

But just as he raised his eyes, he met Xia Xi's bright, sparkling eyes.

That look was like a small animal that had been waiting for a long time, with "I'm very well-behaved, I won't cause trouble" written all over her face.

Lu Cheng was silent for two seconds, but in the end, he didn't have the heart to do it.

He sighed and stepped aside.

"Come in..."

Xia Xi's eyes lit up instantly, and she immediately carried the groceries and walked in with small steps.

"Sorry for the intrusion."

Judging from her attire and temperament, this person definitely didn't come from an ordinary family; just walking into a boy's home like this, she wasn't even afraid that he might eat her.

Xia Xi stood in the middle of the room, looking around at the peeling walls, the pitifully few pieces of furniture—an old sofa, a small table, a few daily necessities in the corner—other than that, there was almost nothing else.

It wasn't dirty, but it was really empty.

It was so empty that one could see at a glance that the person living here was not well-off.

Xia Xi stood there quietly, her gaze sweeping across the room bit by bit.

Her face had originally carried a bit of lightness, but as she looked, her expression slowly changed.

In her dreams, she only knew that the "Demon King" who would be unimaginably strong in the future and almost make the entire era unable to breathe, had a common background in his youth and did not live a good life.

But "hearing about it" and actually seeing it were two completely different things.

She had never imagined it would be this bad.

The rim of the water cup on the table was worn, and the armrest of the sofa was old and peeling.

"Um... where should I put these things... I bought some exotic beast meat; this is the time when you really need to replenish your nutrition..."

Lu Cheng looked at her and didn't refuse; he took the groceries and put them in the refrigerator.

The moment he opened the refrigerator, Xia Xi saw all the supplies inside—only one piece of meat and a little bit of green vegetables. As a Martial Artist, eating so little, how could he possibly replenish his blood energy?

And to think he was still able to break through today... no one knew the effort he had put in behind the scenes...

Xia Xi's nose suddenly felt sore.

A bunch of chaotic images uncontrollably surfaced in her mind.

Poverty, suppression, being misunderstood, being looked down upon, suffering cold shoulders, yet still silently becoming stronger all on his own...!

Connecting this to the "I'm fine" and "it doesn't matter" attitude Lu Cheng usually displayed, the inexplicable emotion in her heart suddenly surged up.

Her eye sockets gradually turned red.

Lu Cheng had just thrown his backpack onto the chair, and when he turned around, he saw Xia Xi standing there, her eyes red, as if she were about to cry the next second.

Lu Cheng: "?"

He was stunned on the spot.

"Wait, sister???"

"There's no surveillance in the house; you didn't come to my place just to stage a scam, did you???"