One hundred and fifty was purely accidental.
The first round of competition ended quickly, and eight winners emerged. After a short rest, they were divided into four groups.
There were originally seven winners, but the coach felt that Cousin Zhong's defeat was unfair, so after checking that she was alright, he added her back in.
So, Li Wei, the epitome of turning defeat into victory, was unfortunately placed in the group that lost unfairly. Seeing her cousin Zhong's somewhat smug expression, Li Wei was speechless and tears welled up in her eyes. Coach, are you just stirring up trouble? I despise you.
As for Li Lin, she was assigned to Cai Lianhua's group. Li Wei pondered the little coach's thoughts and thought, "Cai Lianhua, didn't you win against the Shadowless Claw of Failure? This time, let you taste success!"
Cai Lianhua looked at Li Wei, feeling a sense of kinship, as if they were kindred spirits, both adrift in the same world.
Li Wei just couldn't understand why the weaker party would treat her as an ally? Did she really seem so easy to bully? It was outrageous!
The first pair was Li Lin and Cai Lianhua. Li Lin used the same trick again. Cai Lianhua knew that Li Lin might use this move, but she was not strong enough. She took a few steps, but Li Lin still caught up with her and knocked her down. Li Lin's trick worked, and she left the stage smugly.
Originally, the practice was supposed to be for training purposes, and even if someone fell down, they should get up and continue. However, the girls felt ashamed, and whoever lost immediately left the game, so no one continued. This left the coach at a loss, unable to scold or punish them, so he could only let it go.
The first two groups of Li Wei's matches went back and forth for quite a while before a winner was decided, unlike Li Lin's decisive and efficient performance. This actually aligned with the coach's principle of focusing on practice, making his practical training look quite realistic and seemingly successful.
It was Cousin Zhong's and Li Wei's turn again. Li Wei was quite nervous. Cousin Zhong was full of grief and indignation and wanted to avenge her previous humiliation. She didn't want to become the unlucky one who was used as a stepping stone for Cousin Zhong's venting.
Li Wei's mind raced, trying to figure out how to deal with Cousin Zhong. But before she could come up with anything, the coach had already called for the start.
Seeing her cousin Zhong's fierce gaze, Li Wei's heart pounded. She hadn't come up with a plan yet... and as her cousin Zhong charged at her, Li Wei didn't hesitate. She turned and ran, of course, running around the field. She needed to buy herself as much time as possible to figure out a way out. Losing as soon as she left the field would be too spineless.
You're not as tall, have longer legs, or as strong as anyone else. You're also not as fast as anyone else when you run. Li Wei hadn't even run two laps before her cousin Zhong almost caught up. This was only after her recent training; otherwise, with her previous small frame, she wouldn't have been caught in half a lap.
The coach, watching from the sidelines, couldn't stand it anymore. How could she be so spineless? He yelled at Li Wei from the sidelines, "Run three laps, and you lose!"
Li Wei's brain was like mush. She had no good ideas. Her senses, however, were quite sharp. Her whole body was on high alert; she could feel her cousin Zhong's tall shadow looming over her.
Cousin Zhong is really wicked. She didn't hit or kick Li Wei. Instead, she reached out and grabbed the short strand of hair peeking out from under Li Wei's aviator cap. It was obvious she wanted to pull Li Wei's hair. How cruel!
Li Wei felt a movement behind her neck. Thinking her cousin Zhong was going to strangle her, she instinctively stopped abruptly, covered her head, and crouched down.
Cousin Zhong was caught off guard by Li Wei's sudden braking. She tripped and, with no one to block her way, lost her balance and fell off Li Wei, landing face down on the ground!
This time, no fat could shield her from the disaster; her nose started bleeding.
The coach quickly took her to the upstairs medical room for treatment. There was no doctor in the medical room, just some commonly used medicines.
This is the first bloodshed in less than six months since the museum opened. That doesn't even include Luo Da's incident. Even Sixth Senior Brother was alarmed.
The competition couldn't continue. Li Wei stood there anxiously, her hands clenched in her fists. She hadn't done it on purpose. She wondered if her cousin Zhong's nose would be damaged, if she would be disfigured, or if she would suffer any permanent disability.
I didn't dare go in to see, afraid of hearing some bad news, so I paced back and forth outside the infirmary.
Li Lin and Cai Lianhua comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, she'll be fine. My cousin fell much harder and even lost his front tooth. But he got it fixed and he's back to normal. I don't see any change in her nose, so she should be alright."
Li Wei could see the snot-like bloodstains on her cousin Zhong's face. Their words of comfort were of no use at all.
Luo Da, however, said somewhat impatiently, "I saw her have a nosebleed even before she fell. It's nothing. What's there to be afraid of? If her nose is damaged, we can just prop it up again."
Was he trying to comfort people? The person who heard it felt a chill run down their spine.
The results came back quickly; everything was fine, just a little nosebleed, but it had stopped, and there was no damage to the cartilage or anything else.
The sixth senior brother, who always treated human life (especially Luo Da's life) lightly, said that there were no external injuries and he was fine.
As for internal injuries, Li Wei was 100% certain that she had never practiced any kind of internal energy cultivation, let alone used her internal energy on her cousin Zhong. How could she have internal injuries?
Li Wei was still worried, so she forced Luo Da to drive her cousin Zhong to the hospital to see the night shift doctor, who also said she was fine. Li Wei was still uneasy, so in the car she asked her cousin Zhong, "How about... we go to the ENT department tomorrow morning to get some X-ray or something, just in case we overlook any hidden injuries?" She didn't know if the ENT department had X-rays, and what if they just showed her a skull?
Luo Da, who hadn't spoken for a while, interjected sarcastically: "Let's use some kind of endoscope tube to go in and see if there are any foreign objects blocking the way. We can use a toilet plunger or something similar to pull them out."
Cousin Zhong, who had been silent until now, finally spoke, though her voice was a little soft: "It's nothing, actually... um... I didn't bump my nose..."
Luo Da: It doesn't look like it was hit by a car to me. I've seen plenty of noses that have been damaged in accidents.
Li Wei —
You bleeding a little bit almost scared me to death. Well, we're even now.
The two first took Cousin Zhong home. Li Wei and Luo Da came out of the building entrance of Cousin Zhong's house and checked the time; it was almost midnight.
Li Wei was terrified after a night of fright, so she wasn't sleepy anymore; she would usually be in bed by now.
Li Lin and Li Lianhui had already returned to their house near the martial arts school. Although Cousin Zhong's house was closer to No. 1 High School, they weren't comfortable leaving Li Lin and Li Lianhui there. They decided to stay somewhere near the martial arts school, where Luo Da had a room.
Li Wei leaned back in her seat to rest in the car. She was quite tired today, having worked late into the night. It was a tense and exciting day, and she immediately felt a bit weary as soon as she had a moment to relax.
Luo Da, however, was full of energy. Thinking about his cousin Zhong's injury, he found it quite amusing, as Li Lin had vividly described it to him. He remembered Li Wei's two comeback victories and her own flying skills.
What comeback story? To him, it's just a cornered dog jumping over the wall or a cornered rabbit biting. Li Xiaoming is definitely more cunning than a rabbit; he's eaten dog meat and rabbit meat before, hahaha...
Thinking about it, he laughed out loud, leaving Li Wei bewildered. It didn't seem funny at all: "What's so funny? What are you laughing at?"
"I wasn't laughing at anything, I just thought you girls fight pretty intensely, hehe..."
"What's there to chuckle about? If Li Hai hadn't been doing all this sparring, would we be fighting all the time? He's creating discord among the girls, which is bad for the stability of the martial arts school. I need to complain to Sixth Senior Brother about him!"
I reckon from now on, Cousin Zhong will hate her to death. If there are any more live-fire exercises in the future, she'll have to do everything she can to get revenge. From now on, she'll have to be on guard against being killed every day. Just thinking about it is terrifying.
Luo Da said unhurriedly, "Going to Sixth Senior Brother is pointless. If it were a real fight, it would be a real battle. A little blood is nothing; broken legs and arms are what count as serious. I'd be scared to death if I told you how I ended up in the hospital. If I hadn't fought him to the death, I would have been in the hospital even more times. I heard from Li Hai and the others that Sixth Senior Brother is the most ruthless of all Master's disciples. Almost everyone who studies with him has been to the hospital. So I advise you not to go to him, to avoid adding insult to injury, hehe."
Li Wei leaned back weakly in her chair: "Thank you for your advice, senior. I am very grateful. Tell me, should I leave the sect? I don't want to end up in the hospital."
Luo Da remained unhurried: "Scared? It's alright. With your quick wit, and with a few pointers from me, dealing with those students in your class shouldn't be a problem. Judging from your performance today, you seem to have a real talent for fighting, haha..."
Li Wei pouted: "Please stop laughing like that. What's so funny? I'll just accept my own bad luck if I get hurt, but if someone else gets hurt like this, I'd rather be the one who gets hurt. It's really unsettling."
This time, Luo Da didn't laugh. After a long silence, he said, "As long as it's aboveboard, it's fine. Since you've learned this, you should be mentally prepared. Besides, accidents happen all the time. You can fall into a ditch while walking. Are you going to blame the road workers? Or should the road workers blame themselves? What kind of logic is that? Everyone has to be responsible for their own choices. Nobody forced them to learn martial arts. Besides, it's not a big deal. Is it really worth backing down? If Zhong Xin had pulled your hair out today, you probably wouldn't think that way."
If anyone dares to pull out her hair, she'll fight them to the death; that would hurt so much!
Thinking about it this way, Li Wei felt a little better and couldn't help but look at Luo Da in a different light: "You have a whole set of arguments, but who wouldn't be nervous when they see blood? It's not like it's chicken blood or duck blood. Even if it were chicken blood or duck blood, it wouldn't look comfortable."
"Wait a minute, why are you getting more and more timid? I remember you used to kill a lot of your family's chickens when you were little. I still remember that gleaming kitchen knife reflecting the sunlight so brightly that I could see it from my back window. That's why I was a little hesitant when we fought later, and it really intimidated me for a while, haha..."
"A hero doesn't dwell on past glories. Please stop laughing. It's late at night, and it's kind of scary. I don't want to have nightmares."
"Don't you think my laugh is incredibly powerful and has the air of a martial arts master?"
"I don't think so. It's like a martial arts master going crazy."
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