My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 114: Tang Ming’s Challenger

Chapter 114: Chapter 114: Tang Ming’s Challenger

"Humph, seems like my trip to Songlan was in vain this time, but once you’ve recovered, I’ll still come to spar with you! There are too few among the younger generation who understand the martial dao, and I’m truly lonely!"

An Tian said with some regret.

"Brother An, even though I can’t spar with you, among the young martial artists of our Songlan, there are still those who can match you."

Ma Gangjian spoke slowly.

"Oh? Who are you talking about? Which family?"

An Tian immediately became interested.

"The one who defeated me. If Brother An can beat him, then it naturally means you have beaten me, too. This person is very formidable and extremely arrogant, claiming to be the number one among the younger generation."

Ma Gangjian said with a resentful expression: "Even though he sent me to the hospital, I think Brother An is the true number one of the younger generation!"

"What? The number one? That is indeed quite arrogant! It seems my visit to Songlan is well-timed, to take down such a conceited person and not make my journey here in vain."

An Tian glared angrily and asked, "Tell me, what’s his name? I want to challenge him tomorrow."

"Brother An, I have to remind you, that person is very arrogant and might not accept your challenge. It’s very possible he looks down on you and can’t be bothered to even lift a finger against you."

Ma Gangjian incited further.

"Good, then I want to see just what kind of madman he is."

An Tian roared loudly, his fighting spirit soaring.

The next day, at Tianjiao High School, during lunchtime, a tall man walked into the school. His cold gaze swept around as if he had read all there is to know about life despite being around twenty.

With the Ma brothers leading the way and specially escorting him, An Tian easily found Class 5, Grade 12, ready to deliver a challenge letter.

This was a custom among their martial community. When engaging in a contest with a stranger, one must first issue a formal challenge and arrange the time and place before the fight. This was a tradition passed down from ancient times, but now, few families still adhere to this rule.

After Class 5, Grade 12 ended, the students filed out of the classroom to the cafeteria for lunch. Tang Ming and the fatty were the last to leave; they usually slept through every class, even dozing off a bit after the bell rang, which is why they were always the last out of the classroom.

Just as Tang Ming and the fatty ambled out, still groggy, Tang Ming’s eyes suddenly opened wide, a sharp gleam bursting forth, because he had sensed a strong presence outside. This was a formidable martial artist whose aura of martial energy was extremely terrifying, seemingly beyond his own level.

"Are you Tang Ming?"

An Tian had been leaning against the corridor wall but now walked up to Tang Ming and inquired.

"Yes, that’s me. And you are?"

Tang Ming sensed some danger and couldn’t help but prepare himself internally.

"Who I am doesn’t matter. I’m here to spar with you. As a martial artist known as a master among the young generation of Songlan, I wish to challenge you to a match."

After saying this, An Tian pulled out a white envelope from his pocket with the words "Challenge Letter" written in large characters on it.

Upon handing the challenge letter to Tang Ming, An Tian turned and walked away nonchalantly, as in his eyes, accepting the challenge letter signified agreement to the duel.

After An Tian left, the fatty spoke up with a puzzled expression: "Bro Ming, who was that guy just now? He had such a strong aura."

"Just a pretty formidable martial artist, but still a frog in a well with not much fighting power."

Tang Ming opened the challenge letter to take a look and muttered to himself, "Who has time for your madness."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Ming crumpled the challenge letter into a ball and casually tossed it into the trash can downstairs.

At noon on the weekend, with the sun hanging high, An Tian had already been waiting for over two hours in the woods of the West Suburb, but Tang Ming had yet to appear. His face turned ashen as he left the woods and went straight to find Ma Gangjian.

"This Tang Ming is indeed as arrogant as you described, accepting my challenge letter but not showing up for the battle."

An Tian said furiously.

"Exactly, why don’t you personally ask him what he means, Brother An?"

Ma Gangjian aimed to provoke An Tian’s intent to kill Tang Ming, thus continuing to add fuel to the fire.

"What’s his mobile number? Give it to me, I’ll ask him myself,"

An Tian said impatiently.

"I don’t have it either, but I can find someone to ask,"

Ma Gangjian asked his own brother, but it turned out he didn’t have it either and only managed to get Chen Cang’s phone number.

"Hello?"

Chen Cang answered the phone lethargically.

"I’m Ma Gangjian, Ma Gangqiang’s brother, Chen Cang, you should know who I am,"

Ma Gangjian said with an unfriendly tone.

"Ah, it’s Brother Jian. I know. Don’t be mad about what happened last time, I..."

As soon as Chen Cang heard it was Ma Gangjian, he was scared out of his wits, thinking that the other party had come to settle accounts with him.

"Enough, let’s not talk about the past. Now tell me Tang Ming’s mobile number, I have something to discuss with him,"

Ma Gangjian cut straight to the chase.

"You’re looking for Tang Ming?"

Chen Cang thought that since Tang Ming had dealt with the Ma brothers so severely, it was clear that the other party must be seeking revenge. He quickly said, "Brother Jian, although I don’t have his phone number, I know where Tang Ming lives. I can take you to him to settle the score."

"That’s even better."

Ma Gangjian laughed.

After two o’clock in the afternoon, the Ma brothers, along with An Tian, met Chen Cang halfway and, after a brief explanation, Chen Cang took An Tian directly to the Liu Family villa.

When they knocked on the door of the Liu Family villa, since it was the weekend, Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli were still playing computer games upstairs, and in the yard’s lawn, Tang Ming was lazily basking in the sun.

An Tian walked in and directly asked Tang Ming, "Why didn’t you show up?"

Tang Ming opened his eyes and said lazily:

"How am I supposed to know what you’re up to? What if you were a scammer? Would I have to join you in your madness?"

"If you accepted the challenge, you’re supposed to fight. Don’t you have any martial artist spirit?"

An Tian asked loudly.

"Fine, I just want to know, if it’s you who challenged me and I win, what’s in it for me?"

Tang Ming saw this guy’s stance and figured he wouldn’t leave without a fight, so he had no choice but to stand up and ask.

Seeing that Tang Ming was willing to compete, An Tian immediately asked:

"Then what benefit do you want?"

"I’m just wondering if it’s Ma Gangjian who sent you to cause trouble for me?"

Although Tang Ming saw that Chen Cang had brought him, obviously Chen Cang didn’t have the capability to summon a martial artist of this level, so among his enemies who were both powerful and martial artists, there were only the two foolish Ma brothers.

"So what if it is?"

An Tian spoke nonchalantly, "My goal is to exchange blows with a skilled fighter, who introduced me is irrelevant."

"Alright, if I beat you, you’ll go back and give both of the Ma brothers a good thrashing, no skimping. Do you agree?"

Tang Ming pondered and said.

"Okay, but if I win, you’ll also have to agree to one of my conditions,"

An Tian nodded his head.