ACultivator'sCampusLife

Chapter 21 Showing Strength

As soon as their palms were pressed together, Buick gave Lu Yao a hefty shove.

Although Buick admired Wang Ping's strength, he was still doubtful about Lu Yao's strength. After all, Lu Yao was just a young man. Even if Lu Yao had been going for strength training since he was born, he might not be as strong as Buick!

So Buick had the idea of testing Lu Yao. But for the sake of safety, he only used 30% of his strength.

Lu Yao also realized that Buick didn't want to hurt him, so he didn't push him with all his strength. Therefore, they just appeared to be well-matched.

Buick was shocked by the calm expression on Lu Yao's face. He couldn't imagine how this young man could have such strength. Though he was surprised, he didn't think Lu Yao was a gifted genius. So Buick increased his strength by 20%.

"This will teach you!" Buick thought to himself.

Noticing Buick pushing harder, Lu Yao pushed harder, too.

Buick had always been proud of his strength. Even if he lost just now, he believed that Wang Ping changed his pace so suddenly before he knew it that he lost to him.

But now, they were involved in a battle of strengths, not skills. He used 50% of his strength, which was around 200 catties of thrust there. An ordinary person would have been writhing around on the floor in agony. Buick didn't expect Lu Yao to remain calm.

On the spur of the moment, Buick increased his strength by 20% again. That was around 300 catties of thrust there.

When he looked at Lu Yao again, Buick found that Lu Yao's expression had changed a little.

Lu Yao had already put forth his uttermost strength. If he hadn't practiced Tuiyun Hand time and again on weekdays and improved his endurance, he would have admitted defeat a few times.

Blue veins stood out on their hands. Their faces were running with sweat. Buick's tights were even a little stretched.

Wang Ping had already attained his goal, so he stepped forward at the right time. He patted their shoulders and said, "You just met today. You can compete with each other in the future. Buick, Lu Yao, let's stop here, OK?"

Although Wang Ping's voice was raised questioningly, he had already grasped their wrists and separated them little by little.

They finally let each other go.

"Lu Yao, you started young. Let's have a competition some other time!" Buick said to Lu Yao with a smile. At this time, Lu Yao was finally approved by Buick.

"Brother Buick, no wonder you are honored as 'Prairie Man Bear'! I really admire your strength. If Brother Wang hadn't stopped us, I would have admitted defeat!" Lu Yao also said with a smile.

"Ha-ha!"

"Ha-ha!"

The three of them began laughing.

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After exchanging the usual pleasantries, Buick had to leave first.

"Lu Yao, you must come here some other day. Let's have a competition!" After taking a few steps forward, Buick turned around and said to Lu Yao with a smile.

"OK, Brother Buick, I will. Don't forget to pull your punches then!" Lu Yao also replied with a smile.

"Lu Yao, this is your first time coming to our Tianxin martial arts school. Let me show you around, OK?" As Buick went away, Wang Ping asked Lu Yao.

"Brother Wang, I'm so sorry. Today is my godfather's birthday. I'd like to go to the supermarket to buy something. Let's talk about this another day!" Lu Yao said to Wang Ping apologetically.

"Today is your godfather's birthday?! Why didn't you tell me earlier? Or I could have prepared a gift and said happy birthday to him," said Wang Ping.

"Brother Wang, if it doesn't displease you, the greatest gift you can give him will be your appearance. You don't have to prepare anything. Just come to my house this evening!" Lu Yao was very happy to hear that Wang Ping intended to go to his home.

Lu Yao entered the martial arts school out of curiosity while he was passing through. He didn't expect that Wang Ping would make him welcome and agree to celebrate his godfather's birthday. So he was very happy at that time.

"Well, I have something urgent to deal with now. Lu Yao, you can come here after shopping. And then we can leave together. What do you think?" After having a verbal agreement with Lu Yao, Wang Ping turned around and said to his assistant, "Huang, accompany my friend to the door!"

"OK, well, I'll come to the martial arts school to see you after shopping!" After that, Lu Yao followed the assistant and turned to leave.

After saying goodbye to Wang Ping, Lu Yao walked behind the assistant and left the martial arts school from the side door. And then he headed for the supermarket.

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In fact, Lu Yao had never celebrated his birthday before. And he hadn't even eaten a birthday cake. So he was a little bewildered by the sheer variety of cakes on offer.

When Lu Yao was thinking about what kind of cake he should buy, he suddenly saw a familiar figure walking past.

"Isn't that Lin Jiayi?" Lu Yao said to himself, "Should I greet her?"

Lu Yao considered fully before deciding to greet Lin Jiayi. Lin Jiayi had helped him a lot recently. Yang Linchi, the class teacher, also told him that Lin Jiayi interceded with the teachers for him in the headmaster's office.

Lu Yao also changed his mind about Lin Jiayi. It turned out that this Ice Queen was not that indifferent. At least, she was willing to intercede for others!

"Lin Jiayi, fancy meeting you here! You're also doing shopping here?" Seeing Lin Jiayi carrying two bags of fruit, Lu Yao stepped forward and greeted her.

"That's right," said Lin Jiayi.

Lin Jiayi answered simply, but Lu Yao didn't care.

Lu Yao simply intended to express his gratitude to her, so he said warmly, "These two bags of fruit look too heavy for you. Let me help you!"

However, unlike other boys who would directly take the bags away, he only held out his hand, waiting for her answer.

"No, I can carry them myself!" Lin Jiayi glanced at Lu Yao and said plainly, hiding the bags behind her back.

"Don't get me wrong. Mr. Yang has told me about that. Thank you for interceding for me in the headmaster's office." Lu Yao saw her actions clearly but still said with a smile.

"I just said what I should say. You don't have to do this." Hearing that, Lin Jiayi reacted calmly and said, "If there is nothing else, I gotta go!"

After that, Lin Jiayi turned to leave.

"Can I ask you a question?" Lu Yao suddenly thought of something that had puzzled him. So he decided to ask Lin Jiayi for advice.

"What's your question?" Lin Jiayi stopped and turned around, looking at Lu Yao.

"Today is my godfather's birthday. I want to buy a cake for him. But I've never bought one before, so I don't know how to choose. Can you give me some advice?" Lu Yao said calmly.

"Lu Yao, is that how you chat up girls?" Lin Jiayi looked at Lu Yao with a strange look.

"No, I really haven't bought a birthday cake. Since I don't have any experience in this, I'd like to ask you for advice!" Lu Yao explained quickly when he realized that Lin Jiayi was mistaken about him.

"You've never celebrated a birthday for anyone, including yourself?" Lin Jiayi asked in surprise even though Lu Yao didn't seem to be play-acting and she believed in his good character.

"That's right. My godfather and I haven't had celebrated a birthday since I was old enough to remember." Lu Yao said frankly, "Today is his birthday. And I was rewarded for my exam result with a cash bonus. So I want to throw a birthday party for him this time. Can you give me some suggestions?"

Maybe a lot of people would think that it was humiliating to admit that they had never celebrated their birthdays, especially in front of beautiful girls.

But Lu Yao didn't think so. On the contrary, he was very proud that he could have a meaningful birthday party for his family on his own.

"Lu Yao, how old is your godfather?" Hearing Lu Yao's words, Lin Jiayi still found it a little unbelievable, but her attitude had changed a lot.

"He is 58 years old now." Although Lu Yao had never celebrated a birthday, he remembered his godfather's birthday and age clearly. Hearing Lin Jiayi's question, he blurted out the answer without thinking.

"Your godfather has worked hard half his life. If you don't have any guests, you can buy him a 5-inch cake and a set of thermal underwear, which are affordable and practical. And you don't need to buy any fruit. If you have some guests, you can buy a 10-inch two-layer cake and some fruits, which will be better!" Lin Jiayi told Lu Yao what she thought carefully.

"Thank you, Lin Jiayi. You helped me again!" Lu Yao said sincerely because he felt that Lin Jiayi's suggestion was very good.

"You're welcome. If there is nothing else, I'll be going!" said Lin Jiayi.

"OK, thank you very much!"

Lu Yao watched her retreating figure and then walked to the cake shop again.

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"Elder Huang, Lu Yao came to our martial arts school today." In a militarized office on the third floor of Tianxin martial arts school, Wang Ping stood by the window and talked on the phone. It seemed that he was reporting to his boss.

"Well, he didn't find anything strange, did he?" On the other end of the line, the man called Elder Huang was a little surprised.

"I don't think so." Wang Ping pondered and continued, "Do you remember when I met him in the night market?"

"Yes, what's the matter?" asked Elder Huang.

"Last time, I tried to make friends with him but was disturbed by some gangsters. Later, I managed to overpower those gangsters. During that time, I deliberately left myself vulnerable. And it was Lu Yao who helped me." Wang Ping said.

"That's good. It turned out that we were right about Lu Yao. He is an extremely obliging young man." Elder Huang said happily.

"At first, I thought Lu Yao was simply stronger than ordinary people. But today, he and Buick had a competition!" Wang Ping paused.

"Well, he fought with Buick. Who is the winner?" Elder Huang asked curiously.

"They're on a par!" Wang Ping guessed.

"I also know about Buick's strength. But I didn't expect that they are on a par. It's a little inconsistent with your previous report, right?" Elder Huang also felt surprised.

"Moreover, in the game between Buick and me, when we were in a stalemate, I used Ghost Step, which was taught by Instructor Jin. This was the first time I used Ghost Step. All the people in the audience didn't see what happened, but Lu Yao seemed to see my action. Later, he was ready to ask me, and I used other topics to turn away from him!" Wang Ping said.

"Is that so?" On the other end of the line, Elder Huang seemed to ask Wang Ping and himself, too.

Wang Ping remained silent. After a long time, Elder Huang said, "This information is very important. What do you want to do next?"

"I'm going to attend Lu Yao's godfather's birthday party tonight. I'll observe Lu Yiqian and see if I can find any clues!" Wang Ping told Elder Huang what he had thought.

"OK, I've approved your plan. But don't pin your hope on Lu Yiqian. I've seen him before. He doesn't seem to have that kind of ability. I suggest you pay more attention to Lu Yao. You'd better invite him to join your Tianxin martial arts school to make it more convenient for you to work in the future. But you must make sure that you won't let him suspect you or influence him!" Elder Huang approved Wang Ping's plan and made a suggestion.

"Yes, sir! I won't let you down!" Wang Ping stood at attention and saluted his mobile phone.