However, at that moment, a woman's shout came from the second floor, at a corner staircase. Li Zhonglou's expression changed slightly. Thinking it might be the woman from before, he quickened his pace.
The sound came from the first room on the left side of the second floor. When Li Zhonglou reached the window, he found that the person inside was not the woman from before, but a stunning beauty dressed in a chest-binding outfit and shorts.
The beauty was wrapping a protective band around her wrists and practicing punches against a sandbag taller than a person. The shouts were the breaths she exhaled with each punch.
Accompanying these were muffled thuds. Her fists, landing on the sandbag, could actually create an indentation in the heavy bag.
This scene truly stunned Li Zhonglou. It was the first time he had seen a woman so fierce. Not to mention boxing champions, even Yue Hai wouldn't possess such strength.
This was no exaggeration, as Li Zhonglou keenly observed that the woman's fists never actually touched the sandbag. In other words, the indentations on the sandbag were solely caused by her fist wind!
With such power generated by just fist wind, if her fist were to truly connect, Li Zhonglou reckoned the sandbag wouldn't withstand even a single blow.
Did this Martial Arts Association actually have such a monstrous individual?
Li Zhonglou frowned slightly.
After encountering the South China Tiger, he had a general impression of the Martial Arts Association. The South China Tiger's skill might not be as high as Long Shi's, but he could still hold a position as an elder in the association. Thus, Li Zhonglou had never had much of an impression of the Martial Arts Association.
To put it simply, it was just so-so.
But the woman before him immediately changed his perspective! Putting aside other things, Yue Hai probably wasn't her match.
Despite his surprise, Li Zhonglou quickly remembered his main objective: to find Yue Hai as soon as possible, then ask for directions to find Yang Dongtian and resolve the matter.
The longer he delayed, the more variables would arise for Yu Ke. This matter originated because of him, and Li Zhonglou did not wish for any irreversible impact on Yu Ke.
With this thought, Li Zhonglou turned to leave. However, as he reached the classroom door, a sense of danger that arose in his heart made him instinctively pause.
The next second, with a loud boom, a slender yet powerful fist appeared before his eyes.
It was less than ten centimeters from his eyes!
"Hmm?"
A questioning sound emerged from behind the wooden door, which had already been breached by a hole. Although it was just a single word, Li Zhonglou could tell its clear and pleasant tone.
However, this was not the time to be thinking about such things. Li Zhonglou quickly took a step back, and then saw the woman withdraw her fist and pull open the door.
"Your reaction is good, come in and spar with me."
Now looking at her face-to-face, Li Zhonglou realized that the woman not only had a near-perfect figure, but her face was also no less beautiful than Yu Ke's.
Equally fair and delicate, but unlike Yu Ke, if Yu Ke could be described as a cute girl, then the woman before him was definitively a sexy queen.
Her slender eyebrows were as fine as celestial swords, and beneath the heroic spirit, her clear eyes gave her an imposing aura without even appearing angry. Though she looked only in her early twenties, her demeanor felt like that of a senior.
Her opening words also carried a commanding tone, as if her words were unquestionable.
After speaking, she walked into the classroom without looking back.
However.
Just because she said to spar, does that mean I have to?
Li Zhonglou took advantage of her inattention and immediately sprinted towards the staircase, reaching the first floor in a few bounds.
But as Li Zhonglou intended to continue further inside, a figure suddenly descended from the sky, landing steadily in front of him.
What, does it have to be this dramatic? Jumping down from the second floor?
If it were a man, Li Zhonglou wouldn't find it strange, but this was a beautiful woman. Her actions and personality were already fully revealed by this act.
"You barged into my territory and you dare to run?"
The woman's previously slightly seductive voice was now icy cold. Her beautiful eyes seemed capable of freezing people with just a glance, making it impossible to meet her gaze.
"Sorry, I came to the wrong place."
Li Zhonglou chuckled, subtly shifting his position to the side. To his surprise, the woman didn't say another word, her figure flashed, and a long, powerful leg swept out in a whip-like motion.
The whistling sound produced was at least twice as fierce as before!
He had only dodged the previous punch out of instinct, but now the woman was attacking head-on. He had no time to evade and could only raise his hands to protect his chest. Then, with a muffled thud, it was his turn to be sent flying, crashing heavily against the wall.
*Puff!*
A mouthful of blood couldn't be contained and spurted from his chest. After landing, Li Zhonglou felt that several of his shoulder bones were fractured.
This woman actually didn't hold back at all!
If he hadn't been able to control some of his body's muscles to absorb most of the force, he would have likely lost his life!
At this moment, the woman was also stunned.
"You, why didn't you dodge?"
Her words, laced with a strong tone of questioning, almost made Li Zhonglou spit out another mouthful of blood. A wave of inexplicable anger surged within him.
Did I offend you, or are you in the right?
However, considering he still hadn't found Yue Hai, Li Zhonglou didn't want to cause more trouble and could only endure it, giving the woman a glare.
But as he clutched his right arm and prepared to leave, the woman suddenly spoke again.
"You can't leave."
"What else do you want?"
Li Zhonglou spun around abruptly. As the saying goes, a gentleman can endure, but a lady cannot. He was truly losing his patience with this woman pushing her luck.
"Don't force yourself. I know my own strength. Your internal organs are injured too, right? Quickly, I'll take you to the medical room."
As she spoke, the woman's figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, she was beside Li Zhonglou.
"What do you want to do?"
"Take you to the medical room."
"No need."
Li Zhonglou pulled away the hand the woman extended.
The woman's pretty eyebrows, sharp as swords, immediately creased. With a hint of annoyance, she said, "Hmph, I dislike men like you the most, always pretending in front of us women. What are you trying to show off?"
Li Zhonglou stopped and turned to look at the woman. He saw that besides dissatisfaction, her face also held a deep contempt.
It's you who is pretending, Li Zhonglou wanted to say, but he ultimately held back and turned to walk into the teaching building again.
This time, it was not until his figure was about to disappear that the woman spoke.
"Hmph, pretending to be strong now. You'll end up in the medical room later anyway. My good intentions were wasted on a dog."
Li Zhonglou never expected that someone who appeared to be an aloof goddess would say such things, sounding more like a shrew from the streets...