Chapter 435: Chapter 435: A Match of Equals

Lu Xiaomei was also a bit surprised, nodding eagerly: "I’m willing, but I’m afraid of hurting you and getting scolded by Brother Xu."

"Then let’s make it clear, whoever gets hurt doesn’t have to take responsibility."

Lu Xiaomei laughed happily. Back home, she used to spar with her brothers in the family, which was very thrilling. But since coming to Earth Sea, she always practiced alone, which was frustrating. Today, someone suddenly wanted to spar with her without responsibility, of course she was willing.

Lu Xiaomei extended her chubby little finger with an innocent and excited expression: "Let’s hook pinkies, promise that no matter who gets hurt, no one has to answer to the master."

Ah Rong showed a disdainful expression, actually playing child’s game with hook pinkies. She regretted suggesting the sparring with Lu Xiaomei, fearing this big oaf is more brawn than brain.

She clenched her fist, refusing to hook pinkies with Lu Xiaomei, and simply punched straight away.

Lu Xiaomei was startled, using her chubby hands to block.

A wave of Qi Force burst out, shaking Lu Xiaomei back several steps, only stopping after hitting the sandbag behind her.

Lu Xiaomei rubbed her hands, showing a painful expression, her eyes filled with anger and surprise. She was angry at Ah Rong for striking without a word or even hooking pinkies, and surprised that Ah Rong, who looked delicate and slender, had such strong punches.

"Let me show you my fist too."

Lu Xiaomei raised her chubby fist and struck forcefully. Her punch power matched Ah Rong’s, creating a gust of wind.

Ah Rong’s face flashed a sneer, her body lightly spun to dodge Lu Xiaomei’s punch, then kicked heavily at Lu Xiaomei’s shoulder, sending her retreating another dozen steps, almost hitting the courtyard wall before stabilizing.

Lu Xiaomei was completely enraged by Ah Rong: "You son of a bear, I’ll fight you to the end."

Lu Xiaomei charged at Ah Rong like a rampaging Siberian brown bear, roaring wildly.

Lu Xiaomei suffered from her lack of agility, although she was durable, she clearly fell behind.

Ah Rong was agile and nimble, moving as fast as lightning, her punches and kicks packed a heavy punch, causing Lu Xiaomei to stagger, taking several hits to the body and face. Her body, being chubby, didn’t show much, but her face was visibly swollen.

Xu Xiangbei emerged from the morning sunlight, just coming from the bathroom when he heard fierce winds in the courtyard, hurriedly running out to see Ah Rong and Lu Xiaomei, one plump and one slim, locked in a fierce battle.

Calling it a fierce battle was an understatement; Lu Xiaomei was clearly on the receiving end.

Xu Xiangbei couldn’t watch anymore, reminding Lu Xiaomei: "Lu Family Fist shouldn’t use too much force, reserve half the strength, don’t exhaust the punch. Strike half, reserve half, for timely change of moves, don’t get angry, settle your Qi into the sea, the sea embraces all rivers. Doesn’t your Lu Family Fist mention embracing all rivers?"

Lu Xiaomei, in her anger, wanted every punch to hit the opponent, using all her strength. Her agility was never as good as Ah Rong’s; Ah Rong would always slip away just as her punch almost connected.

Every full-force punch was hard to pull back, making it even harder to hit Ah Rong, allowing Ah Rong easy counterattacks.

Xu Xiangbei’s words reminded Lu Xiaomei of the Lu Family Fist’s embrace of all rivers, realizing she got carried away, violating their major taboo.

The anger in Lu Xiaomei’s eyes gradually faded, replaced by calm and composure.

Although she still couldn’t land a hit on Ah Rong, she followed up on Ah Rong’s change of moves, making her counter attempts difficult.

After dozens of moves, Lu Xiaomei finally anticipated Ah Rong’s move direction before she changed moves, and punched heavily at Ah Rong’s arm, sending Ah Rong flying like a small stone.

Ah Rong flipped midair to defuse Lu Xiaomei’s heavy punch, but her shoulder hurt too much to lift, a worried expression crossed her face, her pretty brows furrowed.

Although Lu Xiaomei took more than ten punches from Ah Rong, her face and body swollen like a dumpling, her combat power remained undiminished, her punches still powerful, creating gusts with each swing.

On the other hand, Ah Rong got hit by Lu Xiaomei’s punch, injuring her left arm, lessening its strength and reducing her combat power.

Xu Xiangbei’s sharp eyes saw if the fight continued, Ah Rong wouldn’t be able to catch a flight. He whistled: "Okay, the winner is already determined, no need to continue, Lu Xiaomei won."

Lu Xiaomei was pleasantly surprised, her face half swollen, squinting her small eyes and said: "Brother Xu, thanks for reminding me. I hit her just once, she hit me more than ten times, and I hit her once. Are you biased towards me? It’s unfair to this beauty."

Ah Rong showed a contemptuous expression: "Really a pig brain, doesn’t even know she’s won."

Xu Xiangbei laughed: "Lu Xiaomei, your Lu Family Fist is copper skin and iron bones, though you took more than ten hits, they’re just surface injuries. You are naturally strong, though you only hit Ah Rong once, her left hand already can’t apply strength, balance is certainly affected, keep calm, cool head, you’ll surely win."

Lu Xiaomei finally understood, squinting her swollen eyes, silly smile: "It’s Brother Xu who’s amazing, seeing everything clearly. I’m hungry. Ah Rong sister, are you hungry?"

Ah Rong ignored Lu Xiaomei, went back to her room to check her injuries.

Gu Xiangyi returned with breakfast from outside, saw Lu Xiaomei hit so severely: "What happened? You’re so strong, who beat you like this?"

Took ice packs from the refrigerator to apply on her swollen face. Lu Xiaomei laughed: "Hehe, I sparred with Ah Rong sister. Brother Xu said it’s okay, just superficial wounds, ice it and it’ll be fine."

Gu Xiangyi bought ten servings of pan-fried buns, placed them on the dining table.

Lu Xiaomei loved these pan-fried buns most, eating them ravenously while icing her wounds. "Thank you Sister Gu, I love these pan-fried buns the most."

Gu Xiangyi laughed: "I heard from Xin Yan that your appetite is several times that of ordinary people, so I bought extra, you don’t need to thank me, rather I should thank you. You worked hard taking care of Xin Yan."

Lu Xiaomei laughed heartily: "It’s what I should do, Brother Xu already gave me money, healed my father, let my cousin join the football team, these kindnesses I remember, of course I treat Miss Gu well."

Xu Xiangbei knocked on Ah Rong’s door, Ah Rong looked at him coldly, her tone slightly reproachful: "You help others bully me, why come to find me?"

Xu Xiangbei laughed indifferently: "You want someone to spar with you, not just take your beating. Don’t you want an evenly matched opponent?"