Chapter 39 (1/2)

Since the day his skills books proliferated in De Yuan, Chen An had sensed the atmosphere around him becoming increasingly mysterious and strange.

He could still hear a few discussions about him in the past, and most of them were trivial matters.

But now, he could no longer hear a single noise. It was not that no one was talking about him. It was just that people had become more secretive.

Behind those fake smiles were needles and knives.

Li Danming was the most sensitive one, and he felt timider after sensing the change. When he could no longer hold himself back, he asked Chen An, “Did I do anything wrong? Why do I feel that everyone is behaving very strangely? It is as if they can’t wait to kill me.”

“No, it’s not because of you.” Chen An was aware that they were targeting him. “Also, no one did anything wrong.”

“I often do wrong things…” Li Danming said timidly.

“There is no right or wrong. It is because some people’s interests have been affected. Therefore, these things are falsely labeled as right and wrong.” Chen An smiled.

The current him was an example. He had not conformed to the norms, so others saw him as a wrongdoer and opponent.

It was up to them what they wanted to do. Chen An had made up his mind firmly. No matter what they did, it would not hinder him from advancing rapidly.

Now, he had already been through close to 30 battles without suffering a single defeat and had grown quite powerful. In particular, although Dou Buxiang’s entrapment during his battle with Feng Ling had been part of his strategy, he had already sensed an unprecedented… resonance.

Li Danming was still pondering over Chen An’s earlier words about right and wrong.

At that moment, Liu Ran ran to them from afar. “Chen An! At last, I understand why you said that earlier!”

“Said what?” Chen An had said many things, so he could not remember which one Liu Ran was referring to.

“What you said about Duan Pingchao. I asked you why you had to do that. You said it’s necessary and that I would understand in the future.” Liu Ran was panting heavily. “I… finally know why now.”

“Do you want to catch your breath before you continue talking?”

“N-no… Listen to me. Duan Pingchao has gotten into a brawl with someone because of you.”

“With who?” Chen An could sense that Duan Pingchao was a temperamental person, but he did not expect him to be that impulsive.

“He fought with others despite his circumstances… Wouldn’t that…” Li Danming felt worried.

On the other hand, Liu Ran did not seem anxious. “It’s only right that he does that. You have not seen Chen An battling with that lady called Feng Ling. My heart almost jumped out then.”

“Can you tell me what is happening first?” Chen An did not want to go into detail about the rights or wrongs.

“That man who came to the ranking battle stage and challenged you. That’s right. He’s the one. He had a conflict with Duan Pingchao. They have just started fighting, and most probably, it has not ended yet. The outcome is unknown.”

It was Zheng Qing. It seemed that he was the first one that could not endure it any longer.

He was ranked 98th and could challenge anyone who ranked above him.

But why had he chosen Duan Pingchao and not him?

Chen An furrowed his brows. “Let’s go and take a look!”

Liu Ran and Li Danming quickened their pace and caught up with Chen An. They did not understand why Chen An was that anxious. “Why are you anxious? Duan Pingchao is quite powerful, right? I don’t believe that he can’t beat Zheng Qing.”

In actual fact, Duan Pingchao had lost, and it was a very miserable defeat.