Chapter 24: The Rebound and the Wager

Lin Yaoyao took advantage of the chaos to squeeze three Rebound Talismans and three basic Body-Fixing Talismans out of the system.

The system wasn’t a pushover. It cleared out all her remaining points.

“Damn system, you have no martial honor!”

“Host, you’re the one who got a good deal and still acts innocent. Friendly reminder: Shen Bai is badly injured and his spiritual power is dispersing.”

Saving him was the priority. Shen Bai was already lying on the ground, unable to get up.

Odd. Beaten this badly, why was no one calling for a stop?

Did the academy’s elders really just let their disciples be killed? This time, Lin Yaoyao was wronging good people.

Elder Hong had gone up to stop the match moments ago, but Shen Bai refused to concede.

Arena rules said that as long as one side didn’t give up, the fight had to continue. No one could interfere.

“For Shen Bai, dying on the stage might be a relief.”

A disciple who came from Canglan City, just like Shen Bai, said that with feeling. Gu Mingchun and Lu Yan’er fell silent.

On the stage, Fang Jun was getting impatient. He had never seen such a stubborn person.

“Shen Bai, do you concede or not?”

Shen Bai lay on the ground, gasping for air.

“No… I won’t!”

Fang Jun was stunned. This guy was crazy. He had clearly lost, and still he refused to admit it.

Shen Bai looked at Fang Jun with contempt and smiled. “You’re only this strong, so of course I won’t concede. If you’ve got the guts, kill me!”

In academy disciple matches, fights usually stopped at first blood. Shen Bai was deliberately provoking Fang Jun, pushing him to go for the kill.

Fang Jun kicked Shen Bai hard, sending him rolling to the edge of the stage.

What a chance! Lin Yaoyao hurried to Shen Bai’s side and grabbed him.

“Senior Brother Shen, you’re not afraid of death. Are you afraid of living?”

Shen Bai touched his forehead. He couldn’t remember who this girl was or why she looked at him so warmly.

“Who are you?”

Looking at Shen Bai’s wounds, Lin Yaoyao could tell that without her help, he wouldn’t even have the strength to get up.

She sighed. This guy’s jaw was the only hard thing about him, but his life was surprisingly tough too.

“My name is Lin Yaoyao. I’m a disciple of Tiandu Academy.”

Shen Bai shook her hand off. “I don’t know you. I still have a match to finish!”

If Shen Bai wanted to die, he had to get past her first. Lin Yaoyao wasn’t about to let him die so easily.

Shen Bai staggered back to the center of the stage. Fang Jun put all his strength into a single strike, hoping to end the match right away.

A beam of golden light shot toward Shen Bai. It was Fang Jun’s killing move. Shen Bai was as good as dead.

Bang!

Someone fell!

“What just happened?”

“How did Senior Brother Fang get hurt?”

The crowd below buzzed. Shen Bai was standing there perfectly fine.

Fang Jun was the one who had fallen. He lay on the ground, spitting blood.

Shen Bai had closed his eyes, waiting for Fang Jun’s final blow, hoping to fulfill his last wish and die on the stage.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw Fang Jun injured.

Fang Jun couldn’t understand it. He had attacked Shen Bai with all his power, so why was he the one hurt?

“Shen Bai, what did you do? I hit you, so why am I the one bleeding?”

Fang Jun steadied his breathing and threw another punch at Shen Bai’s chest.

Shen Bai shook his head. He hadn’t done anything. He had just stood there waiting to die.

“Senior Brother Fang, maybe something went wrong with your energy flow?”

Ah! Fang Jun clutched his chest and collapsed again.

Lin Yaoyao covered her mouth to stifle a laugh. Sorry, Senior Brother Fang.

Shen Bai quickly helped Fang Jun up, but Fang Jun shoved him away and cursed.

“Shen Bai, you despicable bastard! What sorcery did you use? Do you dare fight me openly and honestly?”

Shen Bai was stunned for a moment, then bowed to Fang Jun to concede.

Shen Bai had been at a disadvantage the whole time and refused to admit defeat. Now that he had the advantage, he gave up willingly.

Elder Hong shook his head over and over. He was old. He couldn’t understand the younger generation.

In this match, both fighters were severely injured and needed help leaving the stage. Lin Yaoyao took Gu Mingchun with her to support Shen Bai.

On the high platform, Murong Tian’s guard Yun Yi couldn’t help saying, “Miss Lin is quite helpful.”

“Young master, Miss Lin is really a good person.”

Murong Tian turned his head to look at Yun Yi, and Yun Yi immediately shut up.

He sighed. His mother had insisted on keeping Yun Yi by his side. With such a fool as a personal guard, who was protecting whom?

Lin Yaoyao was that crafty. Murong Tian didn’t believe she would help a strange man for no reason.

That woman definitely had other plans. Fang Jun’s injury was at least eighty percent her doing.

Murong Tian was curious. Lin Yaoyao had probably used some kind of talisman, but it was one he had never seen before.

Shen Bai’s injuries had to be treated quickly, or they would leave lasting damage, hurt his foundation, and make it hard for him to break through later.

Lin Yaoyao immediately sent someone to fetch a doctor to treat Shen Bai.

“Leave me alone. Just let me rot.”

Shen Bai lay on the bed and refused to let the doctor touch him.

“Senior Brother Gu, hold him down! Doctor, please take a look at the patient.”

If Lin Yaoyao wanted to save someone, not even the King of Hell could stop her. Gu Mingchun didn’t hesitate. He pinned Shen Bai down, and Shen Bai couldn’t move.

The doctor wrote a prescription. Lin Yaoyao arranged for the best medicinal ingredients to be used.

Gu Mingchun stayed behind to look after Shen Bai. He was never good with words, and Shen Bai refused to cooperate with treatment. The two of them sat in silence.

Lin Feiyuan’s match was starting. Before he went up, Lin Yaoyao had already explained the strategy for his fight against Jiang Feinian.

Jiang Feinian also came from an aristocratic family. He was extremely self-important, called himself a genius, and looked down on associating with a good-for-nothing like Lin Feiyuan.

“Lin Feiyuan, your dumb luck has run out. I suggest you concede right now!”

That was too arrogant. He was telling his opponent to give up the moment he stepped on stage!

“Jiang Feinian, back in the day, my eldest brother took on three of you at once and beat your Jiang family’s geniuses black and blue. When did you get the right to bark in front of me?”

The two were full of fighting spirit. Lin Feiyuan had long been sick of Jiang Feinian’s fake noble act and posturing.

Jiang Feinian sneered. Lin Qingshan might be a genius, but Lin Feiyuan was definitely not.

“Your eldest brother is a cripple now. Lin Feiyuan, how about I make you a cripple too? Haha…”

Lin Feiyuan had worshipped Lin Qingshan since he was a child. If Jiang Feinian dared insult his brother, he was asking for it!

Lin Feiyuan was about to charge forward and punch Jiang Feinian, but then he caught Lin Yaoyao’s eye. Remembering what she had told him, he forced the anger down.

“Jiang Feinian, do you dare make a bet with me?”

Elder Hong hadn’t even announced the start of the match, and the two were already quarreling. Quite a crowd had gathered below to watch the excitement.

“Bet! Bet with him! Whoever doesn’t bet is a coward.”

A bet?

Jiang Feinian sneered in disdain. He was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, while Lin Feiyuan was only at the third. No matter what they bet on, he was sure to win.

“Fine. Don’t regret it!”

The fish had taken the bait. Lin Yaoyao gave Lin Feiyuan a thumbs-up from below the stage.

Lin Feiyuan didn’t know what it meant, but he could tell from his sister’s expression that it was something good. He made the same gesture back.

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