Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 135 - 138 Fatty Tang’s Request

Chapter 135: Chapter 138 Fatty Tang’s Request

At the very least, having offended Zhao Yuhua normally didn’t amount to much. She was like a detached fairy, unattainable yet, for that very reason, she didn’t deign to quarrel with them. However, Zeng Xiaoxiao was a different story. This Little Witch was infamously terrifying—no one who crossed her ever ended up with a good outcome. Add to that Xiao Yi, who was strong enough to send a person flying with a single kick and take down a dozen hooligans on his own, and who would dare stir up trouble?

These past few days, Xiao Yi had grown accustomed to Zeng Xiaoxiao’s chatter by his side. Now, her sudden absence made him feel unexpectedly out of sorts. Even his focus in class waned, and after listening with half-closed eyes for a while, he began once again to close his eyes and rest. He hadn’t yet reached the realm of mastery over the "Carefree True Scripture" that would allow him to cultivate anytime and anywhere, so the only thing he could do was to close his eyes and replenish his energy.

This method of resting with closed eyes was taught by the old man. He described it as a mysterious secret technique of immense power. Yet, despite practicing it for many years, Xiao Yi had never found it particularly useful. Aside from being able to enter a state akin to sleep at any moment, it was practically pointless.

Still, Xiao Yi continued to practice this secret technique. Firstly, because the old man was shrouded in mystery, and none of the things he taught ever turned out to be useless, and secondly, although the technique wasn’t all that powerful, it was a life-saving secret technique. He never had to worry about sleep, for the greatest benefit of practicing this technique was the ability to maintain a keen awareness of the surroundings in a sleep-like state, while rapidly restoring physical and mental vitality, refreshing him completely.

For example, as he was in class now with his eyes half-closed, he could wake up immediately if the teacher called on him.

The class period flew by quickly, and as soon as the bell rang for the end of class and the teacher left the classroom, Fatty Tang stood up from a faraway seat and walked over quickly, his chubby face wearing a sycophantic smile, "Boss, why did you come so late today?"

"Isn’t this just the right time?"

Xiao Yi laughed and, looking at Fatty Tang’s obsequious smile, squinted his eyes, "Why are you daring to come over today? With such a crafty smile, what’s going on?"

When Zeng Xiaoxiao used to be here, Fatty Tang never took the initiative to come over. When Xiao Yi became exasperated by Zeng Xiaoxiao, Fatty Tang would look the other way, pretending not to see his pleading looks, which was a disloyal move that left Xiao Yi feeling rather frustrated.

"Hehe, boss, don’t be like that. I didn’t come over before because I didn’t want to disturb whatever you two were doing, that’s all."

Fatty Tang’s expression was a bit awkward, but he immediately let out a sly chuckle, his face oozing flattery.

"Alright, alright, if you have something to say, just spit it out. Don’t beat around the bush with me."

Xiao Yi was not fond of Fatty Tang’s over-enthusiastic, fawning smile, and rolled his eyes at his explanation before waving his hand dismissively.

"Boss, you’ve really got me wrong. I just came over to say hi..."

"So you mean there’s nothing wrong? If there’s nothing, then scram, I want to read my book."

Before Fatty Tang could finish, Xiao Yi cut him off with a wave of his hand.

"Well... Boss, your wisdom and valor are truly unparalleled. Actually, there’s a tiny favor I need to ask of you. Are you free this afternoon?"

The moment Fatty Tang heard Xiao Yi’s implicit order to leave, he became anxious and quickly added.

"Go ahead, what is it?"

Xiao Yi rolled his eyes at Fatty Tang, who had a sheepish look and was clearly anxious. He curled his lips; just by seeing that obsequious expression on Fatty Tang’s face as he approached, Xiao Yi had known he must need something and yet still dared to act tough.

Curiosity also surged in his heart. What could possibly make Fatty Tang seek his help?

As far as he knew, even though Fatty Tang didn’t have the kind of background that Gao Junjie and the others did, he wasn’t just an average student either. His family seemed to do quite well judging not just from his conversation, but also from his clothing. It seemed to Xiao Yi that Fatty Tang should be able to handle most things by himself.

Perhaps it was to beat someone up?

To teach an old enemy a lesson? If that were the case, it wouldn’t be a big deal. He hadn’t known Fatty Tang for long, but he had gained some understanding of him. Despite being tall and burly, Fatty Tang was not the loud and overbearing type like Gao Junjie, and was unlikely to offend people on his own initiative. His enemies were probably not good people.

"Um, I was hoping you could join me to visit a friend."

Fatty Tang’s voice was somewhat hesitant, and his face had turned a slight shade of red as he spoke.

"Visit a person?"

Hearing Fatty Tang explain what sort of help he needed, Xiao Yi was taken aback that it wasn’t about fighting. He then looked at Fatty Tang’s rosy, plump face, and quickly put two and two together, looking at him with a strange expression, "Fatty, don’t tell me you need me to come with you to court a girl?"

"Boss, what are you thinking? It’s not what you think. We’re just old classmates, and I just want to visit her, that’s all! Boss, really, it’s not what you’re thinking."

As Xiao Yi bluntly voiced his thoughts, Fatty Tang became flustered and began to explain himself with a beet-red face.

"Alright, alright, I believe it’s innocent, enough said. But if you’re old classmates, why involve me when I don’t even know her?"

Xiao Yi was truly exasperated by Fatty Tang, seeing the way he was frantically explaining with a red face and neck. Xiao Yi rolled his eyes, thinking if you say it’s nothing, then why so desperate? It was like the proverb ’there’s no silver here’.

However, not wishing to hear his endless explanations and seeing that Fatty Tang was almost panicking, Xiao Yi decided not to provoke him further and cut off his words with resignation.

"I’m just too embarrassed to go alone, and also, I’m afraid of being misunderstood. Boss, please just accompany me this once. I know you’re a good person and you’ll definitely help me out, right?"

Fatty Tang’s face flushed slightly before he looked at Xiao Yi with a pleading face, grabbing his hand and gazing at him with an almost pitiful expression.

"Fine, I’ll go with you."

Xiao Yi almost got goosebumps from Fatty Tang’s gaze. He quickly pulled his hand from Fatty Tang’s plump grasp and hurriedly agreed to his request.

Yet, Xiao Yi still couldn’t fully grasp Fatty Tang’s logic. It was clear that he liked the girl; what misunderstanding was there to fear? Besides, chasing a girl, why bother bringing a third wheel? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation tickets and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)