A Scarred Woman is Also Beautiful.
Yun Che gently picked up Yun'er and carried her out of the center of the poorly constructed mud tournament grounds and over to a bench with Xiao Biyu. His eyes flashed with a disturbing amount of hate before he turned around and jumped back up into the tournament grounds.
The material of the clay bricks that had been used to create the stage felt foreign to him, and somewhat unnatural. However, with all his energy spent dedicated to paying Li Qiang back, he ignored his worries and walked over to Xiao Yong.
A rather normal looking women stood between the two of them in a purple gown. She had scars on both of her arms poorly hidden underneath bandages wrapped tightly up her sleeves. If one looked closely, the figure of a former beautiful lady could be seen, hiding beneath her rather scared countenance.
"That's my clans servant girl that we earned from the Distaff Clan a few years ago! Well, not earned her, but she ran away, and with great mercy we spared her from death! She even had the nerve to scheme to get a male from my clan to leave with her! However, to pay her back, I killed her boyfriend, and then turned her into the clan's errand girl! Her name is Wang Jing, but you can simply call her slut!"
Li Qiang finished speaking and laughed while Yun Che grinded his fist into a ball. He didn't understand what got into this man to make him so heartless! This girl clearly had been overworked judging by the bruises on her knees, and seemed malnourished judging by her thin arms. The cuts also didn't seem self inflicted, and at the same time she seemed completely forlorn and depressed.
Thus, the anger in Yun Che's face switched rapidly to a smile when he realized all he needed to do to bring this girl into his clan's possession again lay in him beating these ten men. He smiled before he replied to Li Qiang,
"You're going to regret bringing this girl here. She's going to be in charge of making you run errands after I save her!"
"Xiao Yong. Don't kill him, but Wang Jing tell them to begin… Throw your robe into the air so we can get the guys excited! Show them what going against the Inferior Light Clan will do to your body!"
"As you wish. Just don't hit me!" Wang Jing tossed her robe into the air, and to everyone's disbelief she'd been covered completely with bandages. Her bare body fell down onto the floor before Xiao Yong jumped over her and spun with his full force towards Yun Che's face.
He only used fifty percent of his strength, which equated to using the power of someone in the ninth Qi Introductary Realm. However, to his surprise, Yun Che returned a quick kick towards him with a gale behind it.
Normally, if Xiao Yong faced someone at his level, he'd use a technique instead of a simple surprise attack, however, he figured with Yun Che's strength there seemed to be no need. He even jumped into the air which made it ten times harder for him to switch direction. However, he didn't seem upset, nor surprised, and even somewhat happy at Yun Che's direct confrontation.
He figured he'd hear a bone snapping noise when he hit Yun Che's ankle, but rather than that he began to feel his legs break like twigs. Without knowing an explanation for Yun Che's strength, he collapsed over and a blood curdling scream escaped his lips. Falling right towards Wang Jing who he rudely jumped over, Yun Che spun again and kicked him in the back!
Without having a chance to even lay a hand on Yun Che, he shot out of the tournament grounds and made an imprint on the wall! The entire cheering squad for the Xiao Clan erupted into merriment and happiness while Yun Che put down his foot.
Li Qiang instantly rubbed his cheeks, but at the same time he looked over at Mistress Empress, and suddenly got an idea! Did this bastard do something with his future wife to get stronger faster?! Now that he thought about it, something seemed completely amiss!
However, he merely laughed and clapped his hands before looking down at Yun Che with a scornful expression. That merely happened because Xiao Yong thought he'd been weak. The next person most certainly wouldn't hold back! In fact, Yun Che's chances of lasting a few minutes after that bold show of strength seemed null!
"Hmph, you merely showed off your hidden strength to all the men here. I don't know how long you've been hiding in the Distaff Clan to get so strong, however, now that you revealed your fangs! I'm sure my men will have no trouble with dealing with you! In fact, right now, I just sensed the energy of someone in the 5th Qi Introductory Stage! As such, I'll be nice and have my Xia Huan be gentle with you. He'll only use the strength of someone in teh 4h Qi Introductory Stage!"
"You don't deserve to talk to me. A complete wastrel. You'll be the most hardworking packmule on the planet!" Yun Che cracked his fists while someone who he guessed represented the Inferior Light Clan jumped onto the qualification grounds.
The Qualification Grounds got its name because people who wanted to be core disciples fought here, and men sometimes fought here over the hand of a woman. The stadium had been built around it by the Inferior Light Clan to show their generosity to the Xiao Clan. However, some might take it with a grain of salt or even consider it a back handed slap to their clan!
However, once Yun Che paid them back a thousand times over with countless defeats, then the ones who'd be laughing would be the Xiao Clan! They'd have hundreds of little henchmen to do whatever they want, and could pay them back a million times over! Yun Che abruptly got into a goofy fighting style while this Xia Huan walked onto the stage.
"Great to meet you. I'm Xia Huan. I work hard, but it's only because I one day hope to stand on Mount Tai and look down at all the shit I left behind. If you wouldn't mind, don't hold back an ounce of your strength. If you're going to get shattered by a mountain, I'd at least like you to attempt to last a few seconds."
"I see. Well then, if that's the case, then I'll take your generosity with a smile." Yun Che waved Xia Huan towards him while Wang Jing thrusted down her hands. However, before her hand could fully go down, Xia Huan sighed and pushed her away.
"Ugh, if you're going to start the match, do it a little bit away from me. You've been used too many times this month, and it's going to affect my focus. Yun Che, don't you agree. Girls can be a big problem when you're fighting someone else. In fact, that Yun'er looks pretty beautiful. I wonder what will happen to her after the master's wedding night?!"
"I think if you say something about my Yun'er again, you won't be standing up straight for ten whole months. Think wisely about your next words!"
"Oh?! You're upset?! I thought you would be happy! After all, you're the one who dared wager her! If not for her body, do you really think my master would've swore to be a packmule?!"
Yun Che sighed and looked over at Wang Jing who started to shiver on the floor. She looked absolutely terrified, and Yun Che finally couldn't take it. He walked over to her and helped her up before he pointed to the edge of the qualification grounds.
"Go over there. I don't want you to get blood on your pretty bandages. After all, I have to make sure he suffers ten times more than you ever did."