Chapter Twenty: Rushing into Battle

  Hearing what He Gu said, everyone was shocked and annoyed. Chu Ping's face changed color, "What do you want to do?"

  Kaneko's expression changed greatly, seemingly extremely pleased, and he snapped his fingers lightly. "Very simple, I'll wait for you here tonight, come and have a thrilling match with me, let me witness the divine power of Zhonghua Shenzhou! I guarantee that from now on, I won't disturb your classmates' lives!"

  "Alright! I'll see you tonight!" Chu Ping's face suddenly changed to a shocked and furious expression, then he turned around and walked away without saying another word to Guan Gu.

  "Chu Jun, there's a Chinese saying that goes 'a gentleman's word is as good as gold, and even six horses can't catch up to it.' I'll wait for you right here!" Guan Gu shouted from behind.

  "Xiao Ping, you really agreed to it!" Yang Tian caught up and asked in a low voice.

  Only Qing didn't know what had happened, but saw that everyone was in a solemn mood, and also said, "Chu Ping, if not, you'd better not see him!"

  "It's nothing," Chu Ping saw that Wei Qing's expression was somewhat worried, so he smiled and said, "It's just a matter of exchanging blows with him, comparing skills, what's the worst that could happen?"

  Wei Qing nodded slightly, and Yang Tian and others saw that Chu Ping spoke easily, so they didn't say anything else.

  Only Dongfang Qiying and Wang Chuan's faces still looked heavy, others didn't know, but these two knew that when martial artists fought, there were often life and death situations, let alone the level of their own martial arts!

  In their eyes, Chu Ping and that Kwan Koo were obviously both martial artists with extremely high martial arts skills!

  But seeing Chu Ping say this, it's clear he didn't want others to worry, so he didn't speak.

  After this commotion, the sun had already slanted westward. A few people went outside the school to find a restaurant and ate together.

  Dongfang Qiying was helped by Chu Ping, who insisted on inviting a few people to dinner. She couldn't decline the offer and had to go along with it.

  Six people at the dinner table were chatting and laughing, Chu Ping seemed to have forgotten about his appointment with Chuan Gu as well. He accompanied Yang Tian and Wang Chuan in drinking a few cups of wine, and after one meal, they had a great conversation.

  As they left the restaurant, Dongfang Qiuyue suddenly remembered something and said to Chu Ping, "My birthday is in two days, Wei Qing has already promised to come to my house early. You can come with Yang Tian and Han Yu then!"

  Chu Ping looked at Wei Qing and saw that Wei Qing nodded slightly, so he didn't decline and they agreed to meet again at the appointed time.

  In the evening, Chu Ping, Yang Tian, Wei Qing and Han Yu four people strolled around the campus again. The area of Tianhai University is extremely vast, and it takes more than half an hour to walk a circle alone, let alone the four of them walking very slowly, unknowingly it's time to go back to sleep.

  The four of them waved goodbye, and before leaving, Han Yu pulled Chu Ping aside and asked quietly, "Are you really going tonight?"

  Chu Ping's eyes sparkled like stars and she nodded slightly.

  Han Yu had seen the situation of Chu Ping's battle with the vampire, knew that Chu Ping was not an ordinary person, and guessed that the one called Chuan Gu who could match Chu Ping must not be a mortal, and was very worried in her heart.

  "Don't worry, it's all right." Chu Ping smiled and waved his hand.

  "What are you two whispering about?" Yang Tian interrupted as he walked over.

  "Nothing much, just you!" Chu Ping chuckled and playfully teased Yang Tian.

  Han Yu glared at Yang Tian for a moment, but didn't say anything and let it go.

  The night at the end of April was cool and refreshing, not warm. After sending Wei Qing and Han Yu back to their dormitory, Chu Ping and Yang Tian walked on the road, Yang Tian felt a bit chilly, looking at Chu Ping who remained unchanged, couldn't help but feel envious.

  "I'm telling Xiao Ping, when will you teach me some moves? At least on a cold day, I can get free warmth and maintain my dignity!"

  Chu Ping burst out laughing, and a hint of true yuan escaped from his body, warming the surrounding area within several feet to a cozy temperature.

  Yang Tian let out a surprised "huh" and suddenly felt his whole body cool down, his blood vessels and muscles feeling refreshingly comfortable.

  "This is what they mean by 'one man gets the Tao and the chicken and dog rise to heaven'!" Chu Ping guffawed loudly, and followed Yang Tian as he ran off.

  Back at the hotel, Yang Tian lay lazily on the bed, fiddling with the remote control, switching channels dazedly, and said to Chu Ping, "When are you going to keep your appointment? Does this count as a duel? Thinking about it, it's really got an ancient flavor. Do you want me to make a surprise attack?"

  Chu Ping also lazily leaned on the bed, watching Yang Tian constantly switching channels, and weakly responded, "Forget it, you went and I still have to take care of you. That little Japanese guy isn't even as capable as me!"

  Yang Tian threw the remote control, "Teng" got up from bed, "You still have the nerve to say this, we are also buddies for so many years, you didn't teach me a thing or two, let me make a scene in front of Han Yu, what about being a hero and saving the beauty once, isn't that just perfect!"

  "That's it, then? And after that, did they really think the prince and princess would live happily ever after? How naive!"

  Chu Ping finished speaking and saw that Yang Tian still wanted to continue talking, so he raised his wrist to glance at his watch and sat up from the bed, "Alright, I'll go take a look. It's almost midnight, you sleep first."

  After finishing speaking, he pushed the door and walked out, regardless of Yang Tian's loud shouting behind him.

  Watching Chu Ping disappear, Yang Tian let out a sigh, lit a cigarette, and muttered to himself, "You have to come back anyway!"

  As he stepped out of the hotel, Chu Ping looked up to see that there were no stars or moon in the sky, only a thick layer of darkness that seemed to swallow everything whole. The chill of the night air was palpable, and the streetlights on either side of the road cast weak shadows, unable to penetrate the all-encompassing darkness.

  "The night is dark and murderous, the wind is high and fiery, the brave man's will is boundless, once gone, never to return!" He shook his head immediately, "It's tragic and heroic enough, but it can't help being a bit ominous!"

  A self-deprecating smile, amidst the endless black night, he sprang into action, rushing to their agreed meeting place.

  In almost the blink of an eye, Chu Ping arrived at the daytime fighting arena. The pitch-black arena, with only the dim yellow streetlights in the school faintly lit, couldn't shine here at all.

  In the center of the playground, there was a person in all black sportswear, as if merged into the night color. If not for Chu Ping's calm and focused observation, he wouldn't have noticed that someone else was actually there, who turned out to be Chuan Gu.

  He sat cross-legged on the green grass, with a long sword placed horizontally in front of his knees, sheathed in a grayish-white scabbard. On the hilt of the sword outside, an eight-headed and eight-tailed giant snake was carved, its head raised and spitting out letters, its fangs sharp and lifelike, as if it were about to jump out from the hilt and bite people.

  From a distance, Chu Ping could sense the sinister killing intent emanating from the long sword, carrying an aura of ancient ferocity and slaughter, clearly not an ordinary object.

  At the moment Chu Ping fell to the ground, Chuan Gu suddenly opened his eyes, and the entire night sky lit up, like two bright stars, revealing a brilliant light.

  Chu Xing smiled and stood up, "You are indeed a trustworthy person, it was worth my wait! I've long heard that the Taoist arts of China are exquisite and extraordinary. In just one glance during the day, I couldn't help but feel a deep longing. Please, may I request your instruction!"

  Chu Ping slowly withdrew his gaze from the long sword held by Kawago, without a hint of sluggishness in his heart. In an instant, as if a mountain suddenly burst through the earth's surface and soared into the sky, majestic and boundless, beyond description.

  "Let's settle this, follow me, don't disturb others here!"

  "Not bad, not bad! You and I cross hands, it's bound to be earth-shattering. In a different environment, it's also reasonable!"

  Chu Ping didn't say a word, his body flashed and transformed into a green light, like a rainbow across the sky, heading towards the distant sea.

  Hei Ran smiled and his body suddenly rose, also like a meteor breaking through the air, falling far behind Chu Ping's body, leaving Tianhai University!

  Just as the two of them were leaving, an old man with a white beard and hair appeared out of the darkness, watching the two figures disappear into the distance. He stroked his beard and smiled to himself, muttering, "Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect that on this trip, I'd get to see two young people engaging in a battle. Their skills are quite good, and one of them seems to be from Eastern Japan, looks like he's from the Oda clan. It's been so many years since I've seen anyone from there... it brings back memories of when I thoroughly defeated Oda Nobunaga all those years ago!"

  In a low voice, a sharp glint suddenly flashed in his eyes as he stared into the darkness not far away, and coldly said, "Ling Xū Old Dao, is that you? What are you hiding from me with such secrecy?"

  Just ten zhang to the right of the old man, another old man in a gray Taoist robe suddenly appeared, with a high Taoist bun on his head, and a wide Taoist robe wrapped around him. The night wind blew, and his clothes fluttered as he smiled at the previous old man, "Qidao fellow, Lao Dao Lingxu has arrived."

  The old man sneered coldly, "Who would have thought that the venerable elder of the Kunlun Sect would also peek at his junior!"

  Ling Xiu listened to the old man with the surname Qi, whose tone was harsh but not angry at all. "I'm just passing by this place, I'm afraid that these Eastern foreigners will be rampant on my Chinese land, so I'll stay and take a look. How can our vast China tolerate the arrogance of young people from other countries?"

  "Hmmph!"

  An old man with the surname Qi let out a cold snort, his right foot stepped out, and in an instant he disappeared from where he was standing. The eyes of Lao Dao Ling Xū were sharp and clear, and he clearly saw that the old man with the surname Qi had taken one step and already treaded several miles away, heading in the direction of Chu Ping and Chuan Gu.

  "Haha, the Cauldron Shrinkage Technique! I wonder how my 'Phoenix Soars for a Thousand Miles' will fare!" Ling Xiao saw that the old man with the surname Qi had suddenly taken a step and traversed several miles, his face also revealing a solemn expression. As he spoke, his entire body shot up into the sky like lightning, and Ling Xiao followed after him!