Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 401 - 389: Talk about Something Else

Chapter 401: Chapter 389: Talk about Something Else

Zhang Yong stood up and walked to the side, creating distance between himself and Pasanin.

Pasanin also stood up, then he loosened up his shoulders and, after assuming a boxing stance, began to slowly approach Zhang Yong.

Suddenly, Pasanin threw a punch, but his Jab Punch was just a feint. He had barely thrown the punch when he abruptly pulled back, then his right leg whipped out toward Zhang Yong with a whoosh.

Yang Yizhen was fooled by Pasanin; he thought that Pasanin would primarily use his fists, so when Pasanin suddenly kicked, it even startled him.

Zhang Yong didn’t dodge, nor did he retreat. Instead, with incredible speed, he moved forward. Pasanin’s kick landed on him, but it was just the knee that made contact with Zhang Yong’s body.

It was as if Zhang Yong had burrowed into Pasanin’s embrace, and then they were face to face.

Body pressed against body, Zhang Yong’s fist went ’whack’ against Pasanin’s chest, then his fists struck Pasanin’s chest in rapid succession at breakneck speed.

Pasanin was immediately bewildered by the blows. His body shook continuously, and then Zhang Yong’s fists forcefully pushed out, sending Pasanin tumbling backward.

Pasanin fell squarely on his backside, then he sat on the ground, staring blankly at Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong appeared refreshingly spirited, he patted the spot where Pasanin’s thigh had kicked him, and then he said with a smile, "I told you, fighting you is like bullying."

Pasanin still looked bewildered, "What did you do?"

"What? Wing Chun. Ever heard of it? Those punches just now could have killed you, but I didn’t. I just made you fall over, so you should thank me for holding back."

Pasanin was stunned for a moment, then he pushed himself up from the ground.

With calm composure, Zhang Yong asked, "So, want to go again?"

Pasanin was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Have you all finished eating?"

Yang Yi’s head nearly plopped into his plate, and then, under the astonished gazes of everyone, Pasanin said without a change in expression, "Clean your own plates, and after washing them, just put them away in the cupboard; your living quarters are over there."

Pasanin turned and left briskly, Yang Yi cleared his throat twice, and then he said in a low voice, "Uh, aren’t we going to talk about the fee first?"

After thinking for a moment, Pasanin replied, "The fee, right, it needs to be paid. How about one million? No, a hundred thousand will do."

After mentioning one million, Pasanin swiftly reduced the fee upon seeing Yang Yi’s expression.

Pasanin didn’t mention the sparring with Zhang Yong anymore, as if the scuffle with Zhang Yong had never happened.

Zhang Yong was left feeling quite frustrated, so he said loudly, "Hey, is our competition over?"

Pasanin glanced at Zhang Yong and, after a moment’s thought, said, "I can’t beat you, so there’s nothing left to say. Let’s do it tomorrow, tomorrow we’ll have a real man-to-man showdown."

After speaking, Pasanin pointed in a direction and said, "Your rooms are over there, pick your own rooms. The electricity here is supplied by a generator, so it’s not always available. The firewood for heating is outside, but with so many people, it’s only enough for two days, so you’ll have to help chop and split wood. If you don’t want to be woken up by the cold at night, then stack some extra firewood in your room. Any other questions?"

Yang Yi and the others were also very tired, so they were eager to rest. As for training, at the earliest, it would have to wait until the next day.

Pasanin seemed to feel embarrassed; he spoke less, then silently cleaned up the cutlery and silently led Yang Yi and the others into the log cabin.

A very large and long log cabin was divided into many small rooms, with each person getting one.

Each room was about twenty square meters in size, with a small independent bathroom inside. The wooden floors looked simple but sturdy; walking on them produced no creaking sounds, but there were no electrical appliances in the rooms.

Each room had an iron wood stove, but when no one was living there, the stoves obviously wouldn’t be lit. Pasanin hadn’t lit the stoves for Yang Yi and the others in advance, so the temperature in the rooms was very low, certainly below zero degrees.

Outside the log cabin was a very large stack of firewood. Rodriguez eagerly brought a lot of firewood into Yang Yi’s room, and then he wanted to start a fire for Yang Yi, but Rodriguez didn’t even know how to ignite the wood.

After shivering and breaking another piece of firewood, Rodriguez said with a tremble, "This damn place is too cold, too cold for me, just too cold."

Yang Yi laughed and said, "Start with some small kindling or twigs, light them first and then slowly add the larger logs. Okay, I think you are not really suited for the task of making fire."

At that moment, Zhang Yong pushed the door and came in. He rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "I knew you city folk wouldn’t be able to make a fire. Move aside, let me do it."

Rodriguez sheepishly stepped aside, and after Kate had made the bed with an army green blanket, she frowned and said, "It’s too cold in here!"

As Zhang Yong built the fire, he said, "It’s a bit too cold indeed, but it’ll get better once we get the fire going. At night we’ll keep the fire burning brighter; Angel, you should get some sleep, and we’ll take turns adding wood to the fire for you. Your body is too frail to withstand the cold."

Yang Yi sighed softly and murmured, "When will these days ever end?"

"At least wait another month, I guess. The cold here isn’t good for healing wounds, but it also means less chance of infection. Just be careful, definitely don’t catch a cold. I’m afraid there’s not even a doctor around here, and it would be trouble if you really got sick."

Zhang Yong finally succeeded in lighting the fire and gradually added more wood to make it burn even brighter. Once the fire was blazing well, he clapped his hands and said, "There we go, it will warm up in a bit. You have to keep the fire going in this room, Kate, put his blanket near the fire to warm it up."

Watching Kate and Rodriguez warming Yang Yi’s blanket, Zhang Yong stood next to Yang Yi and said, "Let’s start training tomorrow. Have you figured out how to train the two of them?"

Yang Yi shook his head and said, "Brian said he would handle it. I don’t know how to train them, including myself; we all have to undergo Brian’s training."

Zhang Yong clapped his hands, appearing relaxed as he said, "I think I don’t need training, but tomorrow Pasanin will definitely want to regain his dignity. This is his home turf, and combat in the snow is different from other places. I suspect it’s going to be tough, but no matter what, we can’t let Pasanin get too smug, huh."

After letting out a cold laugh, Zhang Yong said with a proud look, "If it weren’t for the fact that we finally got here and can’t offend Pasanin too much, I would have made sure he broke a couple of ribs. At the end of the day, I’m a product of Angel, I would feel sorry for him if I didn’t teach him a lesson."

Yang Yi voiced his concerns, saying, "Just make sure you know your limits. But do you really think you can compete with them on this snowy ground?"

Zhang Yong said disdainfully, "It might be tough, but I’m sure I won’t lose badly. Either way, I have to perform better than Pasanin did tonight!"