Xiao Ming's 'Ghost Profound' movement technique was far inferior to Long Xiao's. Under the girl's rapid attacks, he had no choice but to employ the 'Chimei Xiaoyao Step' to increase his evasion speed.
Constantly under attack, Xiao Ming couldn't bring himself to strike back and could only repeatedly urge her to stop.
"Girl, don't be endless. I can't bear to hit you, and you still have the nerve?"
The more Xiao Ming advised, the more desperately the girl attacked him, wanting to punch him to death.
Xiao Ming, unable to endure it any longer, circled behind her and slapped her backside again.
"If you don't listen, you get spanked. You can't blame me for this."
With a *slap*, another spank landed on her rear, making the girl's face even redder.
To be spanked by a boy in front of thousands of onlookers, she felt like she wanted to die.
Seeing the girl's furious rampage and disordered formation, Xiao Ming was at a loss. He had intended to teach her a lesson, but he hadn't expected her to become increasingly agitated.
Long Xiao, sitting in the audience, watched with great interest. He hadn't expected Xiao Ming to aim for the girl's backside, spanking her every now and then. This was more unbearable than being killed.
Luan Jiping nudged Long Xiao and said, "Why is this child Xiao Ming like this? Aren't you going to do something?"
"Sister, there's nothing I can do. It's a life-and-death arena; they're fighting for their lives."
"Even if they're fighting for their lives, you shouldn't aim for her backside."
Everyone present was stunned. What kind of life-and-death arena was this? Could spanking someone to death?
Xiao Ming ran, spanked, and babbled incessantly. The little girl, giving her all to chase and kill Xiao Ming, was overwhelmed by rage and spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsing on the stage.
Xiao Ming, startled, rushed over, crouched down, and felt for her breath. He said, "You can't die! I didn't hit any vital parts."
"Are you even human? What do you mean, 'didn't hit vital parts'? Isn't a girl's backside a vital part?" the referee, furious, stepped forward and cursed.
Xiao Ming looked genuinely enlightened. "So, the backside is also a vital part. I'm sorry, I was mistaken. But you didn't say we couldn't spank before the match."
"You knocked her out, and now you're blaming me?" The referee was even angrier.
Xiao Ming looked at the girl lying on the stage, then at the South Korean experts rushing forward, and said, "She needs help. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, or medicine?"
"Hurry up and get out of the way, or those South Korean experts will beat you to death," the referee said.
Xiao Ming took a pill from his backpack, put it into the girl's mouth, held her hand, and infused her with a stream of life energy.
The girl felt a cool stream of energy entering her body, and her damaged lungs immediately recovered their function. She exhaled and opened her eyes, only to see Xiao Ming holding her wrist, his eyes wide open, looking at her.
Immediately remembering the scene from earlier, the girl opened her mouth and bit Xiao Ming.
Seeing the girl open her eyes, Xiao Ming realized something bad was about to happen and quickly let go, turning to run. However, he was still a bit slow and was bitten on the thigh by the girl.
Xiao Ming cried out in pain. The girl, startled, loosened her bite. He clutched his bleeding wound and stumbled off the stage.
The South Korean experts who had rushed onto the stage lunged at Xiao Ming, intending to avenge the girl.
Long Xiao swiftly ascended the stage and unleashed his 'Nine Roads Tan Leg'. Several South Korean experts were no match for him. With a few *bangs*, they were sent flying.
Supporters of South Korea in the audience surged towards Xiao Ming, and the martial arts alliance supporters also stood up, blocking Xiao Ming and his group. A push-and-shove match began between the two sides.
A conflict was about to erupt. Long Xiao charged into the crowd, and with a flurry of *bangs*, hundreds of people were sent flying back into the crowd. Soon, the two sides were separated by Long Xiao.
"I am Hu Lei, Elder of the Martial Alliance's Law Enforcement Hall. Anyone who dares to move rashly will be crippled immediately," Long Xiao declared, projecting his voice across the entire stadium with his five-elemental qi.
Amplified by the five-elemental qi, his voice reached every corner of the stadium.
Long Xiao displayed his true strength, frightening everyone into retreating, lest they be misunderstood and crippled by him.
The girl was helped off the stage by the South Koreans. The announcer ran onto the stage and declared the match over, with the Martial Alliance victorious.
Watching the audience disperse in an orderly fashion, Long Xiao sat back in his seat and said, "I need to rest for a while."
An hour later, the stadium was empty. Once everyone had left, Long Xiao stood up and followed their people out of the stadium.
Outside, Long Xiao and Luan Jiping prepared to leave. Qian Luo asked Long Xiao for his accommodation and then said, "You two go back and rest first. I'll send someone to invite you to the celebration banquet tonight."
Xiao Ming stepped forward and handed Qian Luo a slip of paper with a bank account number. "Old Qian, don't forget to transfer twenty million to this account."
Qian Luo took the slip and said, "Don't worry, little brother. Where should we invite you for the celebration banquet tonight?"
"No need to invite me. Just call me when the hotel is booked, and I'll come myself."
Watching Xiao Ming drive away, Long Xiao and Luan Jiping got into their car and returned to the hotel.
Upon returning to the hotel, Long Xiao told Luan Jiping that he needed time to cultivate. Too much qi had entered his body, and if he didn't refine it quickly, he would suffer qi deviation.
Long Xiao was busy until dusk when the Martial Alliance people arrived outside their door.
Asking the Martial Alliance people to wait, Long Xiao took a shower, changed his clothes, and the three of them went downstairs to the restaurant where the celebration banquet was being held.
When the three of them arrived at the entrance, people from all walks of life and core disciples of the Martial Alliance were already waiting.
Qian Luo introduced the guests from various sectors to Long Xiao and Luan Jiping. The two of them smiled, cupped their fists in greeting, and then entered the restaurant together.
Xiao Ming was sitting at a large table, waiting. Seeing Long Xiao and Luan Jiping enter, he quickly stood up to greet them.
As everyone was taking their seats, several Japanese individuals approached them. Long Xiao recognized half of them.
Pretending not to know them, Long Xiao and the other two sat there without moving.
"President Qian, congratulations on defeating the South Korean experts," the Japanese individuals said, cupping their fists towards Qian Luo and offering their congratulations.
Qian Luo quickly stood up, returned the greeting, and exchanged pleasantries with the individuals.
Afterwards, Qian Luo introduced Long Xiao and the other two to the Japanese individuals.
The leader of the Japanese group bowed respectfully to Long Xiao and the others. Long Xiao and the others politely returned the bow. Then, except for the leader, the remaining Japanese individuals were arranged at other tables.
The leader of the Japanese group was named Kameida Kemono. He was in his early fifties, with a very amiable appearance and a scholarly demeanor.
"We Japanese people deeply admire Elder Hu's character..."
Seeing that Kameida Kemono intended to befriend him, Long Xiao began to converse with him. He soon learned that Kameida Kemono was the half-brother of Kameida Kyūji from Donghai and was responsible for the Kameida family's development in Hong Kong.
As they ate and drank, they chatted, and soon Kameida Kemono subtly steered the conversation towards Long Xiao.
Regarding his own situation, Long Xiao only revealed a small portion.
He told Kameida Kemono that he was a friend of Long Xiao but rarely interacted with him.
He was a construction worker, and Long Xiao was a doctor. They had no conflicts of interest and their relationship was one of pure friendship.
Midway through the banquet, Qian Luo, accompanied by several disciples, toasted various guests. Kameida Kemono also called over a few of his subordinates to toast Long Xiao.
Long Xiao recognized some of the Japanese individuals from their previous appearances in Donghai. Although he found it strange that they were in Donghai, he couldn't ask for fear of arousing suspicion.