Chapter 3 - Fight?

"What exactly am i proud of?"

Lu Yuan raised his head to look at Tang San, perplexed, and asked.

"You know exactly what you're proud of!"

Seeing the puzzled expression on the other party's face, Tang San could no longer suppress his anger. He clenched his fist and punched Lu Yuan in the face.

The punch carried a trace of jade color, In terms of power, it was enough to serve as a strong attacking soul skill for an initial-stage soul master.

"Stop!"

Old Jack saw Tang San swinging his fist from a distance, but the distance prevented him from physically intervening. He could only rely on his words, however, the fist still landed in the end.

The anger in Tang San's eyes subsided somewhat, replaced by an expression of disbelief.

Blocked!

No!

No!

It should be said that the air blocked his fist!

Tang San quickly pulled back and distanced himself from Lu Yuan.

"I see."

The corners of Tang San's mouth involuntarily lifted slightly, as if he wanted to laugh, but also seemed to be mocking something. His sharp eyes stared intensely at Lu Yuan, who was still sitting on the grass.

"So, your martial spirit manipulates the air is that why you took my admission quota?"

A trace of helplessness and pity flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes, clearly visible to Tang San.

"Don't be so harsh in your words, and don't make absolute judgments, especially before knowing the whole story. It's best not to jump to conclusions. I didn't steal anything; I obtained the admission quota fairly. I hope you don't misunderstand or speak without understanding."

His words carried sincerity, like an honest elder advising the younger generation on right and wrong.

Tang San's eyes grew calmer, but the anger in his heart intensified. What right does this despicable and shameless villain have to pass judgment on him? He even warned him not to jump to conclusions easily. What more conclusions does he need to draw? The conclusion is already clear—the other party took away his admission quota!

But after thinking it through, Tang San understood the twists and turns in Lu Yuan's words. To speak, one must first understand the whole situation and avoid misunderstandings. It's just that after obtaining the admission quota, Lu Yuan wants to cover up the embarrassing things he has done. His deceitful and akin to adding insult to injury!

"Stop all of this! Stop it!"

Old Jack arrived, out of breath. To be honest, it was already a miracle that he could chase after Tang San for such a long distance with his aged body.

Of course, the current focus was not on that, it was about how to stop Tang San, who was on the verge of fighting, and Lu Yuan, who remained calm.

Lu Yuan appeared calm, but the always astute Tang San was not he was even ready to fight at any moment. However, the situation didn't escalate to the worst possible outcome, which gave Old Jack a subconscious sense of relief.

"I went out early this morning, Grandpa Jack. What happened?"

"According to Tang San, it seems this matter has something to do with me?" Lu Yuan asked.

Actually, when Tang San said, "Is this why you stole the admission quota from me?" Lu Yuan already had a rough understanding. Although nobody explained the details from beginning to end, based on the plot and the characters' general nature, it wasn't difficult to guess the outcome.

He usually enjoyed pretending to be confused when he was younger, but now he preferred pretending to be confused while acting like he was trying to understand.

Clearly understanding what happened would only make him appear too cunning. After all, it was normal for him not to understand what happened since he went left in the morning.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Old Jack's face as he stumbled through an explanation of what happened.

"So, what does it have to do with me?"

After listening to Old Jack's story about deleting a lot of scenes, Lu Yuan shrugged and raised his hands, pretending not to understand, and asked Tang San, who was nearby.

Tang San was so angry that he almost bit his teeth. How could someone be so shameless!. Suddenly, Tang San opened his arm, which Old Jack had blocked, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes, carrying a hint of killing intent.

"I want to fight you!. Whoever wins, the quota belongs to him!"

The cold tone didn't match the anger in Tang San's heart at all but some people become calmer the angrier they get.

Lu Yuan sneered. Regardless of whether this duel holds any meaning, there's no need for it. If he wins, Lu Yuan gains nothing but if he loses, he would have to give up the quota he obtained.

"When an opportunity presents itself, for some reason, you don't seize it, but when I seize the opportunity, you say it should be returned to you because you saw it first."

Lu Yuan looked at Tang San flatly. "Tell me, isn't that ridiculous?"

"So, you're afraid to duel with me?"

A smug expression appeared on his face, but no one knew what Tang San was thinking.

"A poor attempt at aggression. It's truly disappointing that i wasn't fooled, i apologize for that."

Lu Yuan ruthlessly exposed Tang San's intentions and taunted him.

"So you simply don't dare to duel with me!

Admit it! Lu Yuan, you coward!"

Tang San shouted with his neck extended, completely ignoring Old Jack's enraged expression.

Although Old Jack didn't know what his own expression looked like, he knew it couldn't be good.

He initially wanted to downplay a big event, but it turned into a trivial matter.

Yet Tang San repeatedly teased and provoked Lu Yuan, and not only did Lu Yuan, a child, listen to it, even he, an old man, couldn't resist!

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"A duel is acceptable. If you win, I have no problem giving you my spot. Then, if I win, what can I get from you?"

"I..." Tang San's words involuntarily halted, and he fell silent.

The unique knowledge of the Tang Sect must not be revealed to the outside world. But apart from many of the top skills he learned in his previous life, Tang San was shocked to find that he didn't possess anything of equivalent value that he could offer.

Lu Yuan continues:

"What you've learned! Exchange it for my admission spot!. This includes your unique meditation-like method, your exquisite stone-throwing technique, the faint jade color on your fist when you punched just now, and your method of watching the sun every morning to train your eyes."

Although Lu Yuan knew the names, he still felt it was better to play along.

Tang San's eyes twitched. This is no longer a matter of equivalent exchange, it is clearly an outrageous demand!.

Subconsciously, he refused, "Impossible!"

"Forget about it," Lu Yuan turned around without hesitation and walked down the hillside.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

Five steps.

Ten steps.

And he continues walking

"I promise!" came the sound of Tang San gritting his teeth from behind.

Lu Yuan turned his head.

"I hope you won't resort to such methods or techniques."

Tang San's expression darkened upon hearing this, "I haven't stooped that low yet!. However, you must promise me that even if you win in the end, these methods are not to be spread outside!"

This is his final condition and if Lu Yuan refuses to agree, then he has no other options.

Looking at Tang San, who was reluctantly agreeing, Lu Yuan nodded silently. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and one must sometimes bite the bullet!

This offer is already considered quite generous, and if the price is raised any higher, it might become a hit or miss.

At that point, Lu Yuan couldn't determine how much Tang San would lose, but what he would gain certainly wouldn't match the current offer.

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