My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 306: Chapter 158: Vicious

Li Yao was stunned speechless. After a long moment, he sucked in a sharp breath, swallowed hard, and whispered, ”Are... are you sure?”

”Of course.”

Qin Fang smiled, then asked as if suddenly remembering something, ”Oh, right... I’m in A Courtyard now, and Shen Han is in B Courtyard, correct? If I challenge him, can he be demoted again?”

”...”

’No, wait. Is he really planning on fighting Shen Han to the bitter end?!’

Li Yao’s scalp tingled with dread.

He hesitated for a long time before saying, ”There’s never been a precedent for someone from a High Courtyard challenging someone in a Lower Courtyard... so I’m not sure. I might have to ask the Hundred Households.”

”Alright, I’ll wait. I’ll have to trouble Mr. Li to go and ask,” Qin Fang said with a smile, his eyes narrowed.

Li Yao looked at him, hesitated for a good while, but finally nodded. He said a quick ”wait here” and hurried away.

Shortly after, Li Yao returned. Accompanying him was Hundred Households Wang.

Hundred Households Wang looked at Qin Fang with a complicated expression...

...He had already guessed Qin Fang’s intentions and goals.

But he hadn’t expected it.

...The boy was actually this crazy!

’Is he really aiming for a fight to the death?!’

”Hundred Households Wang.” Qin Fang smiled and greeted him.

Hundred Households Wang’s expression was grave. He hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand, and the surrounding Black Armored Soldiers understood and stepped away.

”I have a general idea of your goal, but what you’re doing... is really not wise.”

Hundred Households Wang looked at Qin Fang, his brow tightly furrowed, and said in a low voice. He had high hopes for Qin Fang and really didn’t want to see him act so recklessly...

If he really pushed that Shen Han to the brink, causing him to use his family’s power without restraint... this young man would likely not meet a good end.

”I advise you to quit while you’re ahead... You’ve already achieved your goal. There’s no need...”

Hundred Households Wang spoke to Qin Fang from the heart, trying to dissuade him from his crazy idea.

Qin Fang was a bit surprised to hear this. He hadn’t expected this Hundred Households Wang to be so considerate of him.

His expression softened slightly as he smiled. ”Thank you for your concern, Hundred Households, but... my mind is made up.”

”You...”

Seeing that Qin Fang was unmoved, Hundred Households Wang opened his mouth, then simply sighed.

He didn’t try to persuade him further.

But after some thought, he still shook his head and said, ”There’s no precedent for someone from an Upper Courtyard to challenge someone in a Lower Courtyard, so... I can’t make the decision either. I need to report this further up the chain and inquire about it... But I can’t give you an answer today.”

Hearing this, Qin Fang raised an eyebrow. After a moment of thought, he smiled. ”Alright, I understand. Thank you, Hundred Households.”

With that, he said no more and turned to leave.

Seeing him drop the matter of the challenge, Hundred Households Wang secretly breathed a sigh of relief... The young man was already a Huajin Martial Artist at such a young age, and even more rarely, his Martial Arts had reached the Third Realm!

Such Talent was truly astonishing.

He felt a fondness for such talent and really didn’t want to see him cut down in his prime due to his recklessness.

’...I can only stall for now. After he cools down, I’ll try to persuade him again.’

Hundred Households Wang thought with a sense of helplessness.

Qin Fang left the entrance of the Post House, his eyes flashing.

’...So there’s no precedent for this, huh?’

’Makes sense, when I think about it.’

’A Courtyard is usually occupied by the heirs of Lanyang City’s noble families. Even if they had a grudge against each other, they wouldn’t normally fight it out here at the Post House... If it was a mortal feud, they would either go to the Life and Death Platform or settle it outside.’

’Who would bother with the Challenge Platform for no reason?’

’...After all, they are all heirs of noble families; they have to maintain a certain level of decorum.’

’Fighting back and forth on a platform, unable to even injure the opponent, is indeed meaningless.’

’But now, the situation was different.’

’Because Qin Fang was no heir of a noble family.’

’In Shen Han’s words, he was just a ”mud-legged peasant from the Outer Mansion”.’

’For Shen Han, even being challenged by him was a kind of humiliation...’

’...It couldn’t be helped. The man was a lofty young master from a noble family. And him? He was just a ”mud-legged peasant who crawled his way up from some godforsaken ditch, luckily scraping together a bit of insignificant cultivation”.’

’In their minds, someone like him was trash to be disposed of by others at their beck and call—sometimes with just a word, or even just a look...’

’To be dragged onto the same stage by such a person, and even get slapped in the face in front of everyone... one could only imagine the humiliation and the fall from grace.’

’...Of course, their perception wasn’t entirely wrong.’

’After all, they were a Divine Family with terrifying power, capable of mass-producing even True Essence Realm figures.’

’If they were outside the small World of the Post House, the current Qin Fang probably wouldn’t even be qualified to stand in the same place as them.’

’But...’

”What a pity. We’re in the Post House right now, and I have my ways of dragging you down into the dust.”

Qin Fang’s eyes flashed.

’Didn’t Shen Han see himself as high and mighty?’

’Fine then.’

’I’ll just have to drag you down to the very bottom and see how you like it!’

’...If I’m going to be conspicuous, I might as well be outrageously so—to the point of near madness.’

’Only then... could Qin Fang’s next plan be put into motion.’

At this thought, he narrowed his eyes and looked up.

He happened to see a young man in coarse linen clothes by the roadside, staring at him in a daze.

When Qin Fang’s gaze met his, the man seemed to shudder in fright. After a moment’s hesitation, he clasped his hands in a salute and called out from a distance, ”Greetings... Young Master Qin.”

Qin Fang raised an eyebrow and suddenly smiled. ”You know me?”

Wang Qi hadn’t expected Qin Fang to actually respond, and so gently at that. He jumped in surprise, then his eyes lit up, and he quickly said, ”Ah, yes! I... I’ve watched all of Young Master Qin’s battles... They were truly breathtaking!”