Tan Xiaoyu concluded her training session once she felt her vital Qi and blood circulating well throughout her whole body. When she was done, she walked to the restaurant.
Xue An was there in the restaurant, feeding his two daughters.
He looked so gentle as he indulged in his daughters’ every wish. It was almost impossible to imagine him being any other way.
Tan Xiaoyu dismissed them from her thoughts. Instead, she found herself a seat at another table and settled down.
Meanwhile, Tan Dong was also up. He walked into the restaurant and the moment he spotted Xue An, he rushed towards him. “Mr. Xue, thank you for healing my injuries last night. I’m much better now!”
Xue An gave a slight nod as acknowledgment.
Qin Yu joined the conversation, and immediately offered her assistance.”Mr. Xue, how many men do you need to bring with you when you head to the Hong’s house later today? I will go about making the arrangements for you.”
Xue An put down his spoon and looked at Qin Yu. Then with a smile, he said, “There’s no need for that. Yu Qing is just one man. There’s no need to mobilize the masses just for this small matter.”
These words almost made Tan Xiaoyu laugh out loud. She was thinking about how there could be so many fake people who are such great pretenders these days!
Tan Dong glared at her in warning. He then put on a more serious face as he spoke to Xue An. “Mr. Xue, this time, it’s not just about you. It also concerns the reputation of our Zhenbei School of Martial Arts. I have invited many other practitioners of martial arts and we will be going to the Hong’s house together. When the time comes, I hope that you will be the triumphant one to deal the winning blow.”
Xue An nodded without saying anything.
All of a sudden, Xue Xiang and Xue Nian interrupted this serious conversation. They asked in unison, “Papa, are you going to fight?”
Xue An smiled and asked, “Do you girls know what a fight is?”
Xue Xiang and Xue Nian nodded and said, “Auntie Xuan’er said that fighting is for bad kids. But she also said that if someone bullies us, then we must also fight back!”
Xue An patted Xue Xiang and Xue Nian’s heads and he said gently, “That’s right, whoever bullies us, we must make them pay the price that they deserve!”
Later that day.
The other practitioners of martial arts that Tan Dong had invited arrived one by one.
This mishmash group of people came in all heights and sizes, but all of them were essentially the directors of the various martial arts schools in Beijiang.
The moment they got together, they started to shower praise on one another.
One by one, they rubbed their hands in anticipation as they solemnly made their vows to Tan Dong. “Don’t worry, Director Tan. We will be certain to teach this naïve and ignorant fellow a good lesson when the time comes! We will avenge you!”
“Yes, yes, yes! Good, good, good!” Tan Dong could only express his thanks to every single one of them.
Tan Xiaoyu was disgusted by this. She found an excuse to take her leave first.
She had already decided that she would make her way there before everyone else, and be the first to deal with Yu Qing. By the time her father and the others arrived, they would discover that she had already meted out the punishment that Yu Qing deserved. She could not wait to see the looks on their faces.
Once she had made this decision, Tan Xiaoyu headed out, hailed a cab, and went straight for the Hong family house.
The Hong family had also packed and tidied up everything earlier in the day, and they were now waiting for Xue An to arrive.
Tan Xiaoyu got out of the cab. She took a close look at the luxurious villa and entered with her head held high.
“Excuse me, lady, may I ask who you are looking for?”
Tan Xiaoyu said coldly, “Tell Yu Qing to come out here and be ready to meet his death. Let him know that the people of Zhenbei School of Martial Arts are here to take their revenge on him for challenging their school!”
When Yu Qing, who was talking to Qin Tian, heard the news, he froze for a second. But he quickly regained his composure and smiled indifferently.
“Great. I’d like to see for myself just how powerful the people of Zhenbei School of Martial Arts can be.”
Having said that, Yu Qing walked out.
When Tan Xiaoyu first laid eyes on Yu Qing, she was slightly taken aback.
She could immediately tell that this man was anything but ordinary.
Those eyes, in particular, radiated such brilliance that no one would dare to look straight into them.
But Tan Xiaoyu was feeling competitive and did not bear the slightest trace of fear. “So you are the Yu Qing who injured my father?” she said, coldly.
Yu Qing too was slightly surprised. He had not expected to see a woman here looking for revenge. But once he got over this fact, he simply nodded his head. “Yes.”
“Very well then! It’s time to meet your maker!” Tan Xiaoyu charged forward with a sideways kick.
The kick was well-practiced and had a stable stance. With the whooshing sound of the wind, it went straight for Yu Qing’s head.
Tan Xiaoyu was very confident that when this kick hit the right spot on Yu Qing, he would suffer grave injuries. He might even die.
But before she even had the time to register a hit, she felt her ankle being grabbed. She was violently swung around and her entire body was thrown to the side.
Thud.
Tan Xiaoyu fell to the ground. She struggled and tried to stand, but she could not get back on her feet.
All it took was just one move.
Tan Xiaoyu was defeated by Yu Qing.
The expression on her face was filled with horror and disbelief.
Even her own master could not defeat her so easily.
Could this man be more powerful than her own master?
Meanwhile, Yu Qing seemed annoyed by what had just transpired. “You dare to come here and try to defeat me with such mediocre skills? Are you kidding me?”
Tan Xiaoyu felt greatly humiliated.
Yu Qing went on to berate her. “Since you have the guts to come here looking for trouble, you will have to pay the price. Since you’re a woman, I will only maim one of your arms.”
With that said, Yu Qing stepped forward. He raised his leg and was prepared to snap Tan Xiaoyu’s arm in two.
Just then, Tan Dong arrived in a hurry, bringing his men with him.
“Hold it!” Tan Dong shouted loudly from afar.
Yu Qing stopped what he was doing. He took a look at Tan Dong, and said indifferently, “What? Xue An didn’t come, but sent you here to die instead?”
This remark riled up the directors behind Tan Dong.
“Who does this kid think he is? Such rampant behavior. Let me show you the power of my Punch of a Bear’s Paw!” A burly man roared angrily and rushed forward.
The next second, he was sent flying away by a kick from Yu Qing.
“Watch out! He’s quite powerful! Guys, charge in together!” The group of directors were well aware of the strategies of a siege.
They rushed forward as one group and swarmed around Yu Qing. They were prepared to outnumber and overpower him.
But before their plan could come into fruition, they were quickly defeated. In a few blinks of an eye, the people were sent flying backward by Yu Qing’s furious kicks.
Yu Qing arrogantly scoffed once he had taken them all down. “Don’t blame me for this. If Xue An doesn’t come here soon, your daughter will lose her arm.”
But just then, a somewhat lazy voice could be heard from a distance.
“I hear you’ve been looking for me?”
The sound of this voice immediately brought great relief to Tan Dong.
On the other hand, Tan Xiaoyu, who was still lying on the ground, unable to move, was shocked.
Yu Qing looked up and saw a man, leading two little children, slowly walking towards him.
Upon seeing him, Hong Ming, Qin Tian, and the others who were standing behind Yu Qing pointed at the newcomer. “Master Yu, that’s Xue An! He’s the one who killed your senior brother.”
Yu Qing stared hard at Xue An. “A life for a life,” he said, pausing between every word and enunciating each syllable for emphasis. “In for a penny, in for a pound. You killed my senior, and today, you’re going to pay for it with your life!”
Xue An, however, paid no heed to Yu Qing. Instead, he lowered his head and smiled at his two little girls. “The two of you follow Auntie Qin Yu to the car to play. Papa will be over in a while.”
“Yes, yes!”
Once the two little girls were out of sight, Xue An let out a dejected sigh. “You can take my life if you want. But first, let’s see if you can withstand a single punch from me.”
Yu Qing’s eyes narrowed with suspicion. His pupils contracted to the size of needle points.
This was exactly what he had offered to Tan Dong just a while ago. And now, Xue An was making him the same offer.
“Okay. But…”
He never had the chance to even finish his sentence. Xue An’s punch hit Yu Qing squarely in the chest.
Yu Qing felt his body being lifted from the ground. He was sent flying backward at great speeds and he ended up in a fishpond in the villa. No one knew whether he was dead or alive.
All this had happened in a flash.
It was so quick that no one had any time to react. In fact, it had barely registered that Yu Qing was already defeated by Xue An.
Then Xue An lightly blew on his fist. “You were already on death’s doorstep and yet, you were spouting so much nonsense. You were just wasting my time.”