Chapter 338: Chapter 337

The members of the East Province Team were proudly arrogant, and their sarcastic remarks made Ling Chengyan chuckle, but she felt it was entirely unnecessary. They were here to compete, and nothing they said or did would be more powerful than proving themselves with results.

As long as their performance was good enough, they could silence everyone, leaving them with nothing to say.

But things often do not go as one wishes. Although Ling Chengyan didn’t want to cause trouble, she happened to encounter a hotheaded punk who couldn’t stand being talked down to.

Ling Chengyan and her teammates had walked ten meters away when the squinty-eyed guy who first spoke provocatively suddenly charged over, kicking at the back waist of Xiang Yuhong, who was walking at the back.

This guy squinted but was actually quite burly. If he landed a solid kick, Xiang Yuhong would be in serious trouble, potentially sustaining serious injuries.

However, the special patrol team was not like ordinary soldiers. Their training intensity was high, with daily high-intensity physical and combat training, not to mention the extra martial arts and breathing techniques taught by Ling Chengyan. Their reaction and tactical skills were far beyond those of normal soldiers.

The squinty-eyed attack seemed sure to succeed, but Xiang Yuhong somehow sensed it, twisting his robust body with unbelievable nimbleness, rotating his waist and hips to narrowly avoid the kick. With the momentum, he grabbed the incoming foot and lightly lifted and dragged—

The squinty-eyed guy was forced into an airborne split, immediately clutching his hands to his groin with a wail!

“Aaaah…” The shrill scream was piercing, akin to the sound of a slaughtered pig!

Xiang Yuhong released him, dusted off his hands, and looked at the approaching men. His teammates stopped, turned around, crossed their arms, and stood silently behind Xiang Yuhong.

The group charged up aggressively, but faced with the East Province’s special training team members, it was like a wave crashing against a rock barrier, all momentum turning into mere bluster.

It was like snow meeting fire, melting instantly into steam and dispersing into the air.

“They hit us, brothers, let’s get them!” Someone in the opposing team shouted from the back, riling up those who had been intimidated, and they started to roll up their sleeves to fight.

One quick mover rushed forward, swinging his fist but avoiding the tall Zhao Qingfeng right in front of him, turning towards the shorter, more delicate-looking Wu Qingyun beside him.

Wu Qingyun had been following Ling Chengyan since she went to the commune for training, unknowingly for seven or eight years. Although there was no formal mentorship, he was thoroughly trained by Ling Chengyan. Despite his slim figure, he ranked among the top in strength within the special patrol team. Moreover, his slim build granted him flexibility and agility well beyond the average, making his comprehensive combat prowess rank among the top three in the special patrol team.

The opponent mistakenly believed he had picked an easy target, but failed to notice the sympathetic and amused looks the special training members gave him.

As the punch came, Wu Qingyun neither dodged nor flinched, his stomach abruptly receded, causing the opponent’s punch to hit almost nothing, dissipating its force. At the same time, his stomach abruptly ballooned, bouncing the fist off his belly.

“Ah!” With a cry of pain, the guy quickly withdrew his hand, shaking it with force.

It hurt so much! His stomach was as hard as a steel plate. His punch felt like hitting a slab of iron, with the pain shooting through his fingers as if his knuckles were breaking!

Wu Qingyun cheerfully looked at him and said, “You punched me, so I will punch you back. Fair trade, right?”

His polite words scared the guy into almost running away.

But how could he be faster than Wu Qingyun? Just as he turned, Wu Qingyun hooked his arm around the guy’s neck: “Brother, don’t run. I haven’t returned the favor yet!”

Before he finished speaking, his fist was already slamming into the guy’s stomach.

After delivering the punch, he released and stepped back quickly, executing the move with efficiency and precision.

The opponent couldn’t even scream, doubling over, clutching his stomach, curling into a shrimp.

One after another, it was the same. The opponents, no matter how rash, realized the East Province team was not to be trifled with.

But what young man hasn’t impulsively done something they regret?

The group glanced at each other, shouting loudly as if to muster courage, charging in a disorganized rush.

Ling Chengyan stood behind the East Province team, speaking to Su Li, a classmate from their training days at the academy. Hearing the commotion, Su Li glanced over and asked the still-unperturbed Ling Chengyan, “Why don’t you intervene?”

Ling Chengyan watched the nearly concluded fray, smiling slightly, “They’ve come at us, surely we can’t deny ourselves self-defense?”

Seeing the surprise on Su Li’s face, Ling Chengyan smiled again, “Don’t worry, the boys know their limits.”

As the words fell, the skirmish ended.

Zheng Hongwei and Xiang Yuhong happily dusted their clothes and hands, reporting to Ling Chengyan, “Captain, looks like these guys bumped into us. Shall we take them to the infirmary?”

Ling Chengyan nodded with a smile, “Go ahead, make it quick, don’t miss lunch.”

Turning back, Ling Chengyan looked at Su Li, “Su, I remember you have a catchphrase, right?”

Su Li was taken aback, instinctively saying, “What the heck…”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than he stopped abruptly, nearly biting his own tongue.

He covered his mouth and looked resentfully at Ling Chengyan, who smiled cheekily, finally giving in, “You’ve fought, you’ve vented, what more do you want?”

Ling Chengyan restrained her smile, looked at him sideways, and said plainly, “Nothing much, let’s have a fight.”

Su Li immediately backed off, his face filled with panic and disbelief, “Chengyan, you know I’m a gunman, not good with fists…How about I treat you to a meal?”

Ling Chengyan glanced at him indifferently and took a step forward, “Not good enough.”

“Anything, you pick the place, you choose the dishes, that’s not enough?” Su Li was about to cry.

He was a shooter, unafraid of any gunplay or machinery, but hand-to-hand combat was a relic of the cold weapon era, right? It’s the 80s now; who plays with that anymore?

Ling Chengyan looked at him with a slight smile, “Really?”

“Really.”

“Then…” Ling Chengyan suddenly reached out, scaring Su Li into taking two steps back, clutching himself protectively.

Ling Chengyan’s expression was mischievous, as she reached forward again, “What, trying to renege so soon?”

“No, of course not.” Su Li quickly mustered his courage and extended his hand back. “A gentleman’s word, a team of horses couldn’t overtake it.”

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