15: Three eyes and two words destroyed the children's martial arts dreams

He spent the entire afternoon at school, though it wasn't exactly 'mixing around'; he was actually listening very seriously, but his intentions weren't entirely pure.

".....What a pity!"

He listened to classes all afternoon, from humanities knowledge to the development of the Star Domain, then to understanding the dozens of large and small Secret Realms in Director Feng, and from Pile Stance to basic martial arts practice....

He felt fulfilled, but not crooked enough.

Hmm,

More precisely, no terms were triggered.

He hadn't found the bug in the righteous path of martial arts.

"Do I have to keep eating snacks?"

"But there must be a limit to this."

Han Lie thought, eating beef tendon.

However, he wasn't disheartened by this; just the term 'Innate Medicine-Slamming Sacred Body' alone offered a lot of playability for now.

School was out.

Han Lie waved goodbye to everyone, politely declined the class monitor's invitation to a class gathering, and got on the bus with Cui Dazhi.

"Brother, tell me the truth!!"

Cui Dazhi had held it in the whole way, and finally, without the interference of other students, his face flushed red: "Are you some young master from a major family sent here, and with the Martial Exam approaching, you finally couldn't help but show your true colors?"

"..........."

Han Lie was speechless for a moment; seeing Cui Dazhi's expression, he could already imagine a 'Saga of the Fallen Young Master' playing out in his mind.

What could he do but feign sadness?

"Yes, I have an overly emotional and incompetent overlord father who can't manage family affairs well, a vicious and seductive stepmother who wants me dead, a malicious younger brother who has been full of schemes since childhood and sees me as a thorn in his side, and a realistic fiancée who came to break off the engagement early because she knew I was trash!"

"I came here for three years later..."

"......." Cui Dazhi initially listened with great interest, but then he realized; wasn't this just the novel he was reading?

Han Lie was teasing him.

"Brother, don't tell me your S+ blood qi value really came from eating beef tendon?" he said, speechless.

"Yes!" Han Lie nodded.

"......Do I look like an idiot to you?" he said.

"Hahaha, you don't!" Han Lie said with a smile, "But that's the truth, why don't you believe it?"

"Uh..."

Cui Dazhi was stumped for a moment; he was also puzzled why he kept dwelling on this matter. He was his brother, shouldn't getting stronger be a good thing? He thought about it and found an answer.

"No, it's not that. I really want to ask about this mainly because the Experimental Class students keep asking me, and I can't give them a clear answer!"

This was the truth; not only the regular classes, but the prodigies in the Experimental Class were even more curious about how Han Lie achieved such absurd physical data.

"And the answer you gave me..."

"I'll be frank!"

Cui Dazhi scratched his head, "It's like fooling a child. Do you know what the most crucial part is? I was even afraid that what you said was true!"

"Because if you can reach S+ blood qi quality just by eating beef tendon, then wouldn't I, who's been heavily taking medicine, be a complete idiot?"

Indeed, people are afraid of comparison.

"Why are you comparing yourself to me?"

Han Lie spread his hands, "People's physiques cannot be generalized. You, a regular player, should not attempt to reach the level of a whale like me!"

"But..."

"I've seen many geniuses too!!"

Cui Dazhi still scratched his head, "I've met and fought against the top person in L Province; his talent is also extremely terrifying, but... if compared to what you said, forget it, there's no comparison at all. What you have isn't even about talent anymore; you seem to be making things up..."

"Geniuses?"

Han Lie decided to fight magic with magic; the best way to deal with a chuunibyou teenager was to be chuunibyou.

"You've seen many geniuses!"

"But I'm certain,"

"Once you truly realize my talent, in your eyes, there will be no other genius in this world but me!"

"!!!"

Cui Dazhi was stunned!!!

Because he actually listened!

For some reason, Han Lie saw... awe... in the eyes of the brother who had been looking out for him for ten years?

???

Damn it, could being too awesome create a distance with his brother?

And if he said something even more explosive, would Dazhi's martial arts dream be shattered because of this gap?

Perhaps he had overdone the act just now.

"Lie Zi, I'm getting off here!"

The bus arrived at the stop. Cui Dazhi stood up and got off. Han Lie wanted to say something, but ultimately didn't.

The psychology of fearing a brother's hardship yet also fearing a brother's success (like driving a Range Rover) truly exists.

The brother he once had to protect from bullying suddenly became a much more monstrous existence than himself.

This psychological gap,

would take some time to accept.

"Let him think about it!"

Han Lie thought so.

"Um..."

Just as he was thinking, a soft, sweet voice sounded beside him. Han Lie looked over and saw a sweet girl sitting next to him, he didn't know when she got there.

She accidentally met Han Lie's eyes, quickly looked away, and forgot what she was about to say. The two of them just sat in silence.

"? Where did this soft girl come from!"

Han Lie paused twice, and when the other person still didn't speak, he finally couldn't help but ask:

"Classmate, who are you?"

"Ah.. Ah..."

The girl opened her mouth twice, like a bewildered white rabbit, "Um... my name is Bai He Wan, I'm from the Experimental Class. I saw you on stage today... you were very, very amazing!"

"From the Experimental Class?"

Han Lie sized her up. One truly couldn't judge a book by its cover. She looked so soft and sweet, but he hadn't expected her to possess such impressive martial arts cultivation.

"Amazing, amazing!"

Han Lie praised her back.

"No, not as amazing as you..."

Bai He Wan still looked a little embarrassed, "I've cultivated for so long, and my blood qi value is only a little over a hundred points, and my blood qi quality level is far inferior to yours. You are the true genius!"

"Haha, really?"

Han Lie smiled and no longer demurred.

Then the two chatted for a couple more sentences, getting a little more familiar. Bai He Wan looked up at the bus stop sign several times, and finally couldn't help but ask:

"Um... Han Lie classmate!"

"May I ask how you cultivate?"

Upon hearing this, Han Lie almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

"You're asking me?"

"Ah... I saw that your various stats are off the charts!" Bai He Wan replied very seriously, "You must be extraordinarily gifted, plus you have a very scientific and reasonable cultivation method, unlike me who only has physical strength..."

"Physical strength?" Han Lie sized her up again. She looked undeniably like a soft girl, so could it be that hidden beneath her school uniform was...

He didn't dare to ask.

He also didn't answer the previous question, because he really didn't want to destroy these children's martial arts dreams by telling the truth.

"Next stop, Yushu Road Station!"

The station announced.

"Thump!" "Thump!"

As luck would have it,

both of them stood up at the same time.

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