From the conversation, it seemed these three guys were also students from Sucheng University, and likely in the same year.
However, Xiao Yunlong felt a bit puzzled. Although he had eliminated several powerful elders from the Jun family, a starved camel was still bigger than a horse. Ordinary disciples would never dare to insult or provoke them.
Xiao Yunlong looked coldly at the three. Judging by their demeanor, these three should have an unusual background. Their accents suggested they weren't from Sucheng, but he didn't know where they were from to dare confront Jun Bufan directly and even issue provocations.
Originally, Xiao Yunlong didn't want to get involved, but since they mentioned Liu Ruyan, he couldn't stand by and do nothing.
Jun Bufan stepped forward and coldly snorted, "Cao Kun, you three better watch your mouths. Even if my Jun family is in decline now, this is Sucheng, not your Yancheng. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"
"Also, Liu Ruyan and I are just classmates. She and this fellow student Xiao are a couple. If you dare to speak disrespectfully again, the consequences will be beyond your ability to bear!"
Jun Bufan had initially intended to call Xiao Yunlong "Mr. Xiao," but he changed his mind mid-sentence. He had a little plan here, thinking it was better not to reveal Mr. Xiao's identity and strength too early. It would be best if Cao Kun and his two companions, being reckless, ran into trouble. If Mr. Xiao were truly angered, Cao Kun and his group would face a terrible fate!
Cao Kun was the long-haired youth in the middle. He seemed to be the leader of the three. Indeed, after hearing Jun Bufan's words, he turned his head to look at Xiao Yunlong and grinned mockingly, "This fellow student Xiao is also from Sucheng University. You look very unfamiliar. Hey kid, which department are you from? And what family do you belong to?"
Xiao Yunlong let out a faint, mocking smile, "Where I come from, you three trash are not worthy of knowing!"
Cao Kun laughed, mockingly, "Good kid, you live up to being the man who snagged the top campus beauty. You certainly have some attitude. But I'm telling you, with your current appearance, you're not qualified to show off in front of us!"
"Exactly! This little punk, give him an inch and he takes a mile!" the other two young fops jeered.
Jun Bufan snorted, "Are you three done talking? If you're finished, hurry up and get lost. I'm not afraid to tell you, fellow student Xiao's identity is not simple, and you absolutely cannot afford to provoke him!"
"Damn it, you're getting all puffed up when I call you out. If I'm not mistaken, this kid surnamed Xiao is your follower, Jun Bufan? Young Master, I originally didn't want to bother with him, but this kid insisted on showing off in front of me, which I can't tolerate. Moreover, with his appearance, he actually managed to woo the top campus beauty, which is even more unbearable!"
Cao Kun snorted after saying this, then continued, "I won't bully you, kid. Do you dare to have a fair duel with me? If you lose, you'll give the top campus beauty to me. Of course, if you don't have the guts, you can be a turtle hiding in its shell. But I wonder if a campus beauty like Liu Ruyan would still fancy a cowardly wretch like you!"
The other two fops chimed in, "Kid surnamed Xiao, if you don't dare to compete, then let Jun Bufan go. Jun Bufan has repeatedly opposed us when we were at school, and our boss has long disliked him!"
"That's fine too. Or perhaps you, Jun Bufan, can step up. The outcome is the same for me!" Cao Kun said proudly.
Since it involved Liu Ruyan, Jun Bufan couldn't speak for himself and turned to look at Xiao Yunlong.
Xiao Yunlong's expression remained unchanged, and he lightly snorted, "How do you want to compete?"
Cao Kun curled his lips, "Normally, we'd have to go to the boxing ring for a match. But recently, the club introduced a strength testing equipment. We'll compete based on fist strength. Whoever has greater strength wins. What do you say, dare you?"
"What's there to be afraid of? But if you lose, what then?" Xiao Yunlong asked with a cold smile.
"How could I possibly lose to you, kid?" Cao Kun said with a face full of arrogance, but quickly added, "If I really lose, then I'll forfeit this hand to you!"
"You said it!" Xiao Yunlong said coldly.
"Of course, I always keep my word. But with you, do you think I could possibly lose? Miss Liu, you should prepare yourself. After I win against this kid, you'll be mine!" Cao Kun said with a wicked grin, looking at Liu Ruyan.
It was a pity that Liu Ruyan didn't even glance at him. Since cultivating, she was no longer ignorant of martial arts. She could tell that Cao Kun, even if he trained for another hundred years, would never be Brother Xiao's opponent!
Jun Bufan didn't say anything more at this moment, only thinking to himself that Cao Kun and his companions had probably not checked the almanac when they went out today, directly running into Mr. Xiao's gun. Wasn't this asking for trouble!
Cao Kun's two subordinates immediately pushed through the crowd to clear a path. Then Cao Kun swaggered in, his demeanor extremely arrogant and overbearing.
The surrounding crowd was naturally angry, but they dared not speak out. After all, they could tell that these three young fops had an unusual background, and ordinary people wouldn't dare to provoke them.
Liu Ruyan then asked in a low voice, "Jun Bufan, what is Cao Kun's background in Yancheng?"
Jun Bufan replied, "Cao Kun's maternal uncle is the director of the Yancheng City Defense Department, and Cao Kun's second uncle is the commander of our Jiangdong Province Governor's Mansion. The Cao family in Yancheng is almost omnipotent, a true overlord!"
"So that's how it is. No wonder he dares to be so arrogant, even daring to provoke you, a direct descendant of the Jun family," Liu Ruyan sighed.
Although she had attended Sucheng University for four years, Liu Ruyan mostly lived a life of going between three places and rarely paid attention to other irrelevant matters. It was normal for her not to know about these third-generation fops like Cao Kun.
"What are you three standing around for? Hurry up! If you don't dare to compete, just admit defeat. Why are you dawdling!" Cao Kun shouted impatiently.
"Let's go, we'll go over and test it out, see how much strength everyone has," Xiao Yunlong said with a smile.
His purpose for coming here was to test his strength. As for Cao Kun and the others, he didn't take them seriously at all.
Although the Cao family was the undisputed local emperor in Yancheng, and even had a second uncle serving as a commander in the Jiangdong Governor's Mansion, these were nothing in front of Xiao Yunlong, the King of Zhenbei. They weren't even on the same level!
The surrounding people, though angered by being pushed aside, didn't leave. They gathered around, clearly wanting to watch the competition between these young fops.
"Kid surnamed Xiao, do you want to go first or should I?" Cao Kun asked with a grin.
Xiao Yunlong looked at Liu Ruyan and said, "Ruyan, you go first. Remember to fully mobilize the internal energy in your dantian and gather it in your fist, then strike with all your might!"
Liu Ruyan nodded and slowly stepped forward.
The surrounding crowd was in an uproar when they saw this. It was rare for a beautiful woman to test her strength, let alone a beauty as stunning as Liu Ruyan.
Cao Kun's two subordinates couldn't help but say with a playful smile, "Miss Liu, with her slender arms and legs, I bet she can't even reach a hundred in strength."
"At most fifty, no more!"
Cao Kun chuckled, "A goddess just needs to be beautiful, why should she be rough like us men? But honestly, watching a goddess in action is also a pleasure!"
Liu Ruyan ignored the surrounding mockery and ridicule. She slowly walked to the strength testing equipment and rolled up her sleeves.
This was the first time she was testing her strength since she started practicing martial arts, so she naturally had to take it seriously. Moreover, Liu Ruyan was also very curious about how strong she was.
Xiao Yunlong glanced at the scale on the strength testing equipment and asked in a low voice, "Jun Bufan, how is this scale divided?"
Jun Bufan replied, "There's no specific division, but the club has done big data statistics. A value of one hundred is roughly the average strength of an ordinary person. Boxers on television usually have strengths between three to five hundred, and the more powerful ones can reach eight hundred to one thousand. This is already the peak for boxers, of course, this is for non-martial artists."
Xiao Yunlong smiled upon hearing this, "For martial artists, at the Outer Strength level, reaching one thousand should be the limit, right?"
"Yes, at the peak of the ninth stage of Inner Strength martial artists, it's around one thousand. Of course, some with exceptional talent might reach around one thousand two hundred. As for minor masters of Inner Strength, they are roughly between one thousand to nine thousand. Exceeding ten thousand is only achievable by Grandmasters of Hua Jin," Jun Bufan explained.
"What is the maximum limit of this strength testing device?" Xiao Yunlong asked.
"It seems the maximum limit is fifty thousand. Oh, Mr. Xiao, according to this division, how much do you think you can reach?" Jun Bufan asked curiously.
Xiao Yunlong shook his head slightly and smiled, "This... I'm not too sure either. We'll know after testing it later."
Liu Ruyan was already gathering her stance.
Cao Kun couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw this, "Tsk tsk, this little beauty looks so serious, but I like her when she's serious!"
Just then, Liu Ruyan lunged forward, and with a bang, her fist struck the strength testing equipment.
The equipment was hit, and the internal hydraulic pressure was squeezed, immediately rising. In the blink of an eye, it had surpassed the one thousand mark.
The surrounding crowd, who were still mocking, were stunned when they saw this. Many of them had their mouths open wide enough to fit an egg.
However, the numbers were still climbing...
In the blink of an eye, it surpassed one thousand five hundred, finally settling at over one thousand eight hundred!
"Holy cow... Am I seeing this correctly? Could my eyes be playing tricks on me?" someone in the crowd exclaimed.
"Over eighteen hundred? Could the instrument be malfunctioning? Is it that terrifying? One punch like that, and an ordinary person would directly be on their knees!"
"Exactly! A strength of over eighteen hundred is even stronger than peak boxers!"
"I originally thought this little beauty had slender arms and legs, but I didn't expect her to be a violent beauty. I apologize for my offense!" the surrounding crowd exclaimed.
After all, among them, the most muscular and powerful only managed to exert seven to eight hundred in strength.
In other words, if a strong muscular man were to exchange punches with Liu Ruyan, he would likely be crippled on the spot. A true violent beauty!
Cao Kun was also frozen in place, his eyes wide open.
"Good heavens, over eighteen hundred. It looks like she's a trained fighter. But I like it even more this way. Conquering such a violent girl is more exciting!"
Cao Kun couldn't help but grin.
"I hope you can still laugh later!" Liu Ruyan glared at him with disgust, then returned to Xiao Yunlong's side.