A Si was full of pent-up rage. Xiao Man had suppressed them because she was at the Great Perfection of the Divine Transformation Realm. They couldn't defeat the glutton and the fire phoenix because one was an ancient fierce beast and the other was an ancient divine beast. It would be a miracle if they could defeat them. As for Zhu Qing… no matter how bad she was, she was still an empress. But the person in front of them was just a bug!
So, A Si’s body moved faster than his brain. By the time he reacted, he had already kicked Lan Hai flying, overturning a roadside stall and bringing the laughter of the crowd to an abrupt halt.
No one had expected that such a disheveled mortal would dare to strike!
“I’m full of rage, and you’re here to cause trouble. Do you really think we’re afraid of you?”
Lan Hai got up from the ground, and the people from the Lan clan surrounded him. A Si moved his limbs. “Good, I also want to see if I’m really so useless that I can’t defeat anyone!”
As he spoke, A Si rushed forward and knocked Lan Hai to the ground again. He pinned the other party down and started raining punches. A Si felt more and more exhilarated as he beat him. No wonder Zhu Qing liked to punch them in the face. This feeling was so satisfying!
Jiang Lan and the others blocked the other members of the Lan clan, throwing sneaky punches from time to time. They had endured a lot of humiliation here over the years and no longer wanted to suffer the indignities from these demon folk. He wanted to see how that arrogant pseudo-god would deal with them!
“Stop, stop everyone!” The patrol team rushed over and separated the two groups. “Are you tired of living, fighting openly in the inner city?”
“Reporting to you, sir, we are not fighting. Look, we don’t even have any weapons,” Jiang Lan said, shaking his fists. “We’re just sparring.”
“Sparring?” The captain of the patrol team looked at the people of the Lan clan. In the past, when people from Zhongzhou Street clashed with people from the Seven Clans of the Holy Land, it was always the people from Zhongzhou Street who suffered. Jiang Lan had always acted prudently and restrained his subordinates. Why was he leading the trouble today?
Lan Hai pushed away the person helping him up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said hatefully, “Yes, we are sparring!”
“Alright, this is the inner city, not a fighting ring. If you want to fight, go to the fighting ring!” the patrol captain said sternly. “Once you’re on the ring, no one will care even if you kill each other.”
“You, it’s you!” Lan Hai pointed at A Si. “Do you have the guts to fight me on the ring?”
“What is there to be afraid of?” A Si puffed out his chest. “Am I afraid of you!”
“Good!” Lan Hai sneered. Once they were on the ring, he would take this kid’s life. How dare he make him look so foolish in front of so many people!
“Tomorrow at Chenshi, fight me to the death!”
A Si frowned. A fight to the death. If he killed Lan Hai in front of everyone, would it cause trouble for his fellow disciples in Zhongzhou Street? He couldn’t help but look at Jiang Lan, wanting to see what Jiang Lan thought.
“What, are you scared?” Lan Hai mistook A Si’s hesitation to look at Jiang Lan as fear. He immediately took a step forward. “If you’re scared, I won’t make things difficult for you.”
Lan Hai pointed below his crotch. “As long as you kneel down and kowtow to me three times, and crawl between my legs while barking like a dog three times, I’ll let you go.”
“Don’t push your luck too far!” A Si gritted his teeth. However, he always remembered that his own life was not important, but he absolutely could not implicate others. “Boss Jiang, this is my own business. Can I handle it myself?”
“Naturally.”
“I accept your challenge. Tomorrow at Chenshi, I will fight you to the death on the ring. No matter the outcome of this battle, I will bear it all myself and it will have nothing to do with my fellow disciples. Your clan members or your friends are not allowed to trouble my fellow disciples. Do you dare to agree?”
“What is there to be afraid of?”
“You swear by the rules of heaven and earth that no matter the outcome tomorrow, your clan members and friends will not trouble anyone in Zhongzhou Street, otherwise, may they be struck by heavenly lightning!”
Lan Hai sneered. If he killed you tomorrow, he wouldn’t need to trouble anyone in Zhongzhou Street. “I swear that no matter the outcome tomorrow, I and my clan members and friends will not trouble anyone from Zhongzhou Street, otherwise, may my clan members and friends be struck by heavenly lightning. Are you satisfied now?”
“Tomorrow, I will definitely fight. Wash your neck and wait for me!” A Si said aggressively. “Tomorrow, I will definitely beat you to your knees begging for mercy. Boss Jiang, let’s go.”
Lan Hai watched them leave limping, a cold smile on his lips. Tomorrow, he would ensure you had nowhere to be buried!
Early the next morning, the central arena was already surrounded by spectators eager to witness the spectacle. The Lan clan members had occupied the front seats long ago, waiting to see Lan Hai tear A Si apart.
Xiao Man sat on the roof of a distant house, from where she could survey the situation in the arena. However, she could not use her spiritual power. From the outer city onwards, every move here was under the spiritual power coverage of the Demon King. If she were to expose herself rashly, she would inevitably be attacked by the people here, and the Demon King would likely be paying attention to today’s match.
A Si had changed into new clothes today and styled his hair meticulously, as if he were going on a date rather than a fight to the death.
“Boss, don’t I look sharp in this outfit today?”
“You do, you look so sharp that I thought you were going on a date today, not a fight to the death,” Jiang Lan said with some helplessness. He still regretted not stopping A Si at the time and letting him agree to a duel to the death.
“Boss, don’t worry, I can win!”
“You *must* win!” Jiang Lan said sternly. “If you lose, you will die. So, you must win, do you understand?”
“I understand, Boss Jiang. Don’t worry, I will definitely win,” A Si patted his chest as he promised, his gaze scanning around. “Why don’t I see Boss Nangong?”
“Junior disciple Nangong?” Jiang Lan was also a little puzzled. Xiao Man had disappeared early in the morning. “She must know that you will win and isn’t worried at all.”
“Boss Jiang, learn from Boss Nangong. Look how much confidence Boss Nangong has in me. And you, you’re always worried that I’m not up to the task. Lan Hai and I are of similar cultivation, and with Boss Nangong’s training during this period, I’ve improved very quickly.”
“Stop your chatter,” Jiang Lan said, patting A Si’s head. “Let’s go to the arena.”
Standing at the entrance of the arena, Jiang Lan stopped and looked at A Si with concern. “A Si, are you really confident? If you’re not confident, we can go back now. It’s just being mocked by others, it’s not a big deal.”
“Boss Jiang, don’t worry. Boss Nangong gave me a secret weapon. I will absolutely not lose!”