Chapter Seventeen: Failure
"Yang Yu Xi... lost?" Chen Hu was somewhat stunned. Just a moment ago, the two of them were evenly matched, so how did Yang Yu Xi lose in an instant?
"The power of martial arts, is it really that great?" Chen Hu thought for a moment and also understood, scratched his head, and looked at Nan Gong Zang Jie with a lingering fear.
Yang Yu Xi got up from the ground, patted off the dust on his body, and gave Nan Gong Zang Jie a faint glance before turning around to brush past Chen Hu and others, his tightly pursed lips revealing the distress in his heart.
"Yu Xi..." Chen Hu couldn't help but call out to him.
Yang Yu Xi stopped in his tracks, slowly turned around, and his eyes were actually a bit red. He said in a low voice: "What are you doing?"
Chen Hu was looked at by him and felt a bit hairy, his eyes dodging around, stuttering: "That... that kid is just relying on martial arts, if you know martial arts, Yuxi, you definitely won't lose to him."
Yang Yu Xi took a deep breath, closed his eyes and said: "Lost, is lost."
After saying this, he didn't stay any longer. His eyes paused slightly on Lan Yu's face before turning around and walking away without looking back.
Chen Hu shouted "Yu Xi" in a low voice, then suddenly turned his head, tightly grasped Lan Yu Yan's shoulders and roared: "Xiao Yan Er, do you really not care about Yu Xi anymore? If you still care, go chase after him!"
Lan Yu Yan was slightly dazed, her beautiful eyes subconsciously glancing towards the place where Nan Gong Zhai Jie was.
Chen Hu saw Lan Yu Yan's appearance, his anger rose to another level, he violently shook Lan Yu Yan's shoulders, as if wanting to bring back the real her: "Xiao Yan'er, what's wrong with you? That guy just came for a while and you're already infatuated with him? What about us, what about Yu Xi?"
Lan Yu Yan was stunned by Chen Hu's sudden and fierce rebuke, her eyes dazed and confused as she stared blankly ahead.
In the arena, Nangong Zang was panting heavily, the martial arts he had just used had consumed a lot of his energy. He forcibly steadied himself, looked up and watched Yang Yuxi leave, then returned to Lao Tzu's side.
The old man nodded and smiled: "Not bad, you can actually use this 'Wave Point' with such power."
Nangong Zangjie shook his head and said, "If I use this move, I'll exhaust all my strength. If that person comes again, the one who will lose is me."
The old man seemed surprised that Nan Gong Zhai Jie would say such a thing, then he nodded with relief and led Nan Gong Zhai Jie away from the city gate, entering the city.
Nangong Zangjie and Lan Yu Yan brushed past each other, without even a glance at her.
Chen Hu saw this and said to the dazed Lan Yu Xian: "Little Xian'er, you see, he didn't even notice you. Why don't you go find Yu Xi?!"
Lan Yu Yan looked at Nan Gong Zang Jie's departing figure, her eyes suddenly reddened, she shook off Chen Hu and ran away crying.
"Alas... Yu Xi is in danger..." On the side, Li Bu Gou also let out a soft sigh.
"Hmph, didn't I just defeat Yu Xi with martial arts? Yu Xi can win back anytime after learning martial arts." Chen Hu sneered.
Li Buqiu's gaze was fixed on Nan Gong Zuan Jie's back, saying: "Even if Yu Xi is good at martial arts, it doesn't mean he can beat him!"
"What do you mean?!" Chen Hu furrowed his brow, turned around and said in a bad tone, "Xiao Yan is infatuated, that's understandable, but you're a boy, how can you be bewitched by him too?"
Li Buguo shook his head and said, "I'm just stating the facts, he's very strong." After a pause, he added, "Stronger than Yu Xiu."
Chen Hu flipped his eyes and ignored Li Buqiu, walking away by himself.
The crowd slowly dispersed.
Yang Yu Xi walked quietly on the street, the noisy crowd around him seemed to have nothing to do with him, he was in his own world, a world that only belonged to him.
"Lost again... still lost..." he muttered to himself.
"Why did I lose... in martial arts?"
He walked and thought, completely forgetting that he was walking in a busy downtown area.
"Hey, Third Master, come take a look at this mask, it's a new arrival and very cheap!"
By the roadside, a vendor selling masks saw Yang Yuxi and shouted loudly, but he found that this third young master, who was usually smiling and laughing, didn't respond to him today, and instead looked distracted and dispirited, which made him somewhat puzzled.
Yang Yu Xi continued to move forward with her head down and unfortunately collided with a vegetable vendor who was rushing to the market, causing a loud crash as they both fell over.
The vendor was about to scold, but found that the person he bumped into was Yang Yu Xi. He couldn't care less about the scattered vegetables on the ground and hurriedly went to help Yang Yu Xi up.
"Third Master, are you alright?"
Yang Yu Xi still had no expression on his face, somewhat woodenly shook his head and slowly walked away into the distance.
"Third Master..." The vendor was somewhat perplexed, worried that this collision might have damaged Third Master's brain.
Yang Yu Xi looked up at the sky and suddenly found himself out of place in this busy market, turned his head and rushed into a secluded alley.
He slowed down again in the alley, and finally came to a stop. He leaned against the wall with his side, gazing blankly at the sky through the narrow slit of the alley.
The sky seems narrow at this moment, and the vast sky will also become narrow under certain conditions... What else in the world is unchanging?
In the end, I still lost to that Nan Gong Zang Jie, although he won by relying on martial arts, but after all, he won...
Even if I master martial arts, can I necessarily defeat him...
He is more capable than himself, perhaps he can protect Little Yan better than himself...
Xiao Yan'er and herself, perhaps everything is just her own wishful thinking...
Wow, I actually used the word "one-sided wish" and I'm trying to remember how to write ""...
Can't remember how to write it anymore, forget it, don't want to think about it...
Yang Yu Xi was illogically daydreaming and didn't notice a figure appearing beside her.
He simply raised his head and lowered it again, unintentionally lowering his head, only to find that there was an extra shadow on the ground.
Yang Yu Xi turned around in surprise and found it was actually Lan Yu Yan.
"Little, little Yan'er, how did you come?" Yang Yu Xi's face suddenly turned red, as if her own secrets had been discovered by Lan Yu Yan.
"Brother Yu Xi..." Lan Yu Yan also did not expect Yang Yu Xi to discover her so quickly, and her face was slightly red.
Yang Yu Xi had just come back to his senses from the initial shock, thinking of Lan Yu Yan's previous behavior, he ruthlessly turned around and ignored her.
Lan Yu Yan saw Yang Yu Xi's appearance, her teeth lightly biting her red lips, yet still maintaining the reserve of a young girl.
In this way, the two people fell into a very strange silence, and for a long time they did not utter a word.
Finally, Lan Yu Yan reached out and pulled on Yang Yu Xi's sleeve.
Yang Yu Xi turned around and gazed at Lan Yu Yan, asking: "Little Yan, is there anything you'd like to explain?"
Lan Yu Yan was taken aback for a moment, and then a surge of unnamed fire flared up. If Yang Yu Xi hadn't spoken in this tone, she might have explained it further, but as soon as Yang Yu Xi opened her mouth with this aggressive tone, it seemed like she had really done something wrong, immediately making Lan Yu Yan feel displeased.
"What's there to explain?! I have nothing to explain."
Yang Yu Xi saw Lan Yu Yan's response and also got angry, thinking: As long as you make an explanatory gesture, I will forgive you, but you actually responded to me like this!
"Alright, alright, since there's nothing to explain, what did you come looking for me for?"
Lan Yu saw Yang Yu Xi's anger and her heart trembled, but she forced herself to say: "Who, who said I came looking for you? I just happened to be passing by!"
"Go on! It was all my own imagination, so you've passed by now? Can I go now?" Yang Yu Xi's body trembled with rage, but his expression became even calmer as he slowly nodded and coldly said to Lan Yu Yan.
"Leave... then leave!" Lan Yu Yan's heart was struggling, but she didn't want to lose face at this time, and surprisingly, she really lifted her legs and left.
She walked very slowly, expecting Yang Yu Xi to speak up and keep her from leaving.
Yang Yu Xi saw that Lan Yu Yan had really left, and the distress in his heart was already unbearable. He didn't even look at Lan Yu Yan again, so how would he know that she was walking very slowly?
*sigh*...
He sighed inwardly, turned around and walked towards another exit of the alley.
Time stands still, past events are like smoke, the silhouettes of two people are frozen in a small alley paved with bluestones, the clear wind blurred their vision, so neither of them saw that string of crystal drops was so desolately beautiful.
Castle Lord's Manor, Training Grounds.
Yang Yu Xi practiced alone under the scorching sun, his whole body carrying a heavy load. Sweat and tears dripped down his face, but they dried quickly, leaving no trace.
Suddenly, Yang Lin appeared in front of him, grasping his fist that was thrust forward, and felt a thick layer of sweat.
Yang Yu Xi exerted force, wanting to pull out his right fist, but it simply couldn't be pulled out.
"Let go of me!" Yang Yu Xi was furious and scolded Yang Lin.
Yang Lin slightly furrowed his brow, but showed no signs of letting go, and said lightly: "Attack me."
"Ah ah ah!!! Let me go!!!"
A fierce and swift attack came down suddenly, with a strong gust of wind blowing in all directions. Yang Lin dodged it lightly, as if the wind was just a gentle breeze.
"It's completely unorthodox! It's even worse than before training!"
Yang Lin let out a loud roar, and his empty fist shot in like a venomous snake from Yang Yu Xi's seemingly impenetrable attack, striking him squarely on the chest and sending him flying.
"Huff...huff...huff..." Yang Yu Xi supported himself on the ground with his four limbs, sweat and tears streaming down his face as he panted heavily.
"Get up, come on!" Yang Lin suddenly became much stricter, and was like a different person from his usual self.
Yang Yu Xi looked at Yang Lin with a tilted head, he also didn't understand why Grandfather Yang suddenly became strict, but the discontent in his heart needed to be vented at this moment, so he charged towards Yang Lin again.
Yang Lin was not only severe in his words, but also showed no mercy with his hands, striking Yang Yu Xi flying with each move, and then ordering him to get up again.
The sun gradually set in the west, and Yang Yu Xi's bruises also increased. His physical strength was unusually enduring, so after such a long time, although he was soaked all over, he still didn't fall down.
"Boom"
Knocked flying once again, Yang Yuxi didn't know whether she couldn't hold on or her heart had collapsed, lying prostrate on the ground panting heavily before bursting into loud sobs.
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