Chapter 26: The First Win (2/2)

After a while, Lou Lan noticed Ai Hui’s lack of reaction and asked, “Ai Hui, aren’t you angry? Don’t you want to go back and beat them up?”

“What’s there to be angry about?” Ai Hui casually plucked a blade of grass from the roadside and put it into his mouth. “In the Wilderness, they’re all dead.”

Lou Lan fell into a daze. He found it difficult to describe the feeling he felt upon hearing Ai Hui’s words. They were steady and confident, yet also tinged by a slight melancholy.

Out of curiosity, he asked, “Have you been in the Wilderness?”

“Yes.” Ai Hui chewed on the grass. “Stayed in there for three years.”

“How awesome!” Lou Lan felt deep veneration for him.

To Lou Lan, the Wilderness was a mysterious and faraway place. The thought of leaving Central Pine City had never even occurred to him, and the only understanding he had of the Wilderness came from books. He was aware from the descriptions that danger lurked in every corner, but he did not know the sort of difficulties that had to be endured to stay there for three years.

Ai Hui was so amazing!

At this point, Lou Lan, was full of admiration for Ai Hui. He believed that in this world, the most powerful man was Master Shao, followed by Ai Hui. Oh, wrong. Both were powerful in different ways, so they should both be ranked first.

“Where are we going now?” Lou Lan thought of the ten thousand Ai Hui had just won and felt happiness bubble up at once.

“Next hall,” Ai Hui responded matter-of-factly.

“The next one? You want to continue?” Lou Lan was startled.

“Such a good opportunity.” Ai Hui involuntarily licked his lips and narrowed his eyes. He was like a wild beast that marked its prey and was ready to pounce.

Lou Lan was unsure why he felt a chill in his heart upon seeing Ai Hui’s expression. As expected from an expert who stayed in the Wilderness—, Ai Hui had such a murderous spirit. It made Lou Lan curious aboutas know what the Wilderness was like.

They walked into the second training hall and were immediately were drowned in the clamor.

It was not unreasonable for blind battling to become a trend since it was a new mode of competition that proved to be a new challenge for people. This foreign method of fighting was highly unpredictable as it added a new variable besides skills. It was not uncommon to see practitioners with four palaces to be defeated by those with two. Even those with unsurpassable skills had to be careful on stage—a moment of neglect could result in failure.

Under such circumstances, past experiences were useless, and everyone became so clumsy it was even funny.

When Ai Hui walked in, a contestant on stage was being manhandled by an opponent who had no idea what he was grabbing on to. As he hurriedly applied force—rip!—the contestant’s pants were pulled down, revealing his white, fleshy buttocks.

Those before the stage shrieked with laughter, their loud screams and whistles on the verge of making the roof collapse.

In such an environment, Ai Hui’s facial expression was exceptionally jarring. He seemed to have overlooked the contestant’s shining, white bum and instead seriously observed the battle while scanning the other contestants onstage.

Everyone had opaque masks on their faces, but what interested Ai Hui even more was the fact that it was a partnered team battle!

If only Fatty was here, Ai Hui thought subconsciously.

He continued his solemn observation before he internally shook his head. There was no teamwork whatsoever between the contestants.

Ai Hui could not help but wish again for Fatty to be here. If they combined their powers, their chances of victory were high.

He glanced over the rules hanging on the signboard. Interested parties had to sign up in twos.

Another hall? But Ai Hui felt somewhat adamant in joining. He looked to the side, only to see Lou Lan highly engrossed in the match. His heart stirred.

Or, should he let Lou Lan try?