Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 138: Chapter 138 Old Classmates

Su Yang settled Fatty and the others properly and then directly contacted Fang Ziyu to have him look for Ding Qiuhuan.

After ten minutes, Fang Ziyu reported back: Ding Qiuhuan and the others had already gone to the inter-school martial arts competition!

The inter-school martial arts competition was scheduled to start in the afternoon, and Su Yang had initially planned to go later. Since Ding Qiuhuan and the others had already headed over, he decided not to delay any further.

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This year, the inter-school martial arts competition in Nanluo City was of a much higher standard than before, with the venue set at Hidden Dragon Villa in the Eastern Suburb, a place already famous for its underground fistfights.

Su Yang hailed a taxi and hurried over. Only upon arriving did he realize how bustling the place was.

The inter-school martial arts competition not only attracted people from high schools in Nanluo City but also from surrounding counties and cities. The most critical aspect was that Hidden Dragon Villa had opened betting, drawing even more people to place wagers.

In short, the current inter-school martial arts competition was no longer the students-only event it used to be. It had become a means for some people to amass wealth.

After wandering around the villa for a while, Su Yang couldn’t find Ding Qiuhuan and the others, nor did he see Wang Hao.

Suddenly, a surprised voice came from behind: ”Su Yang?”

Su Yang turned and saw a delicately made-up girl looking at him in astonishment.

He knew this girl; her name was Wang Shuya, and she had been his classmate. They had even been deskmates, and their relationship was pretty good.

Since the incident three years ago, Su Yang hadn’t seen her again. Rumor had it that her family had moved to the provincial city, and he hadn’t expected to meet her here.

”Shuya,” Su Yang said with a nod and a smile.

”What are you doing here?” Wang Shuya also showed a face full of surprise, ”Hey, we haven’t seen each other for quite a while, huh? What are you up to now?”

Before Su Yang could reply, a few people came up behind Wang Shuya. One of the girls asked, ”Shuya, who are you chatting with?”

They were two men and one woman, all dressed in a way that suggested they were quite wealthy.

”Keke, let me introduce you—this is my former deskmate, Su Yang,” Wang Shuya said with a smile: ”Su Yang, this is my best friend Hu Ke. These two are our schoolmates, Zhou Lin and Hee Quan.”

Su Yang smiled faintly and nodded at them, but all three looked at him with a hostile gaze. That was because Wang Shuya stood beside Su Yang, her demeanor towards him appearing quite warm.

”Your former deskmate?” Hu Ke glanced at Su Yang and asked, ”From Nanluo City?”

”Yes, back when I studied in Nanluo City, we were deskmates for two years,” Wang Shuya said with a laugh.

Hu Ke pursed her lips and said, ”Dressed so shabbily, I would have thought he was some cowherd who walked out of a ravine if you hadn’t told me!”

Wang Shuya’s face turned embarrassed as she whispered, ”Keke, don’t talk nonsense, Su Yang is dressed well.”

”What’s well about that?” Hu Ke glared and said, ”What is he wearing? Are those all street stall goods? Added together, do they cost even a hundred yuan? How come the standards for Nanluo City’s martial arts competition have dropped so low? Can just any Tom, Dick or Harry get in now?”

Su Yang frowned; he had no quarrels with this Hu Ke, but her direct hostility towards him was quite strange.

After a glance with the Soul Searching Technique, Su Yang immediately understood the situation. As it turned out, Hee Quan was Hu Ke’s sworn brother, and he had taken a liking to Wang Shuya. The reason Hu Ke had organized this get-together was to set Hee Quan up with Wang Shuya.

However, Wang Shuya didn’t have much of a feeling for Hee Quan. Seeing Su Yang again and getting overly excited had led Hu Ke to mistake Su Yang as a rival for Hee Quan, hence she started by directly mocking Su Yang.

”Keke, don’t talk like that!” Wang Shuya’s face showed a touch of embarrassment.

”What, am I wrong?” Hu Ke looked at Su Yang with disdain, as if she were looking at a beggar.

Su Yang also ignored her, as the most important thing for him today was to deal with Ding Qiuhan. Everything else was unimportant.

”By the way, Su Yang, what are you doing here?” Wang Shuya asked curiously.

”Just passing through,” Su Yang replied casually.

”An intercollegiate martial arts competition, do you think it’s a fairground? Those who come are either participants or spectators. What’s your role?”

Hu Ke glanced at Su Yang and said, ”The tickets for the intercollegiate martial arts competition are very expensive. Looking at your attire, you don’t seem like a spectator. Could it be that you’re here to compete? Wow, wouldn’t have guessed, are you a martial artist?”

Wang Shuya’s eyes lit up and she said, ”Su Yang, have you really trained before?”

Su Yang remained noncommittal, while Zhou Lin on the side curled his lips and said, ”I told you two are laymen, whether someone has trained or not is obvious at a glance. Look at Brother Quan, those muscles, that posture, and the calluses on his hands, they all attest to years of martial arts training. Now look at your classmate, skinny arms and legs, like a stick, where does he look like he’s trained at all?”

Wang Shuya was somewhat unconvinced and retorted, ”Su Yang also has calluses on his hands!”

Hee Quan shook his head and said, ”Calluses are not all the same, his are not from martial arts. In my opinion, they’re from doing manual labor all year round!”

”Hahaha...” Hu Ke burst into laughter. ”Shuya, your old classmate, hasn’t gone back to farming, has he?”

Wang Shuya looked awkwardly at Su Yang, ”Su Yang, don’t mind them, they’re just joking.”

”It’s fine.” Su Yang stood with his hands behind his back, his face as calm as still water, but the look he gave the three of them was a bit more profound.

The tree wants calm, but the wind will not cease. Su Yang had no intention of provoking them, but these three seemed to have no intention of letting him go!

”Alright, Shuya, let’s go ahead, don’t waste time,” Hu Ke said. ”You wanted to see Brother Kai, right? If we’re late, we might miss the chance to see him.”

”It hasn’t started yet, has it?” Wang Shuya frowned and said, ”I haven’t seen Su Yang for a long time, let me talk with him first. You guys go ahead, and I’ll come find you after awhile!”

The expressions of the three of them changed, as Wang Shuya was being a little too nice to Su Yang.

”Shuya, how can you not prioritize?” Hu Ke hurriedly said. ”Seeing Brother Kai is not easy, and Brother Quan is here today, so we have this chance to meet him. If you miss it, when will you be able to see him again?”

Zhou Lin also spoke disdainfully, ”Yeah, who’s important? Your classmate here or Brother Kai?”

Wang Shuya looked embarrassed and hesitated for a moment before saying in a low voice, ”You guys go ahead, I will come find you later.”

The three exchanged glances, but in the end, it was Hee Quan who said softly, ”There’s no rush for this moment, Shuya rarely gets to see an old classmate, let’s keep her company!”

Hu Ke and Zhou Lin looked helpless, their eyes filled with even more hostility when they looked at Su Yang.