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Chapter 26: The First Win

Translator: Irene Editor: Lis

Lou Lan stood in front of the stage, feeling extremely nervous The htly clenched fist gave it away While he was a stranger to battling, even he could tell that the situation onstage was subtly and abnorle moment’s carelessness, anyone would be knocked down ie, Ai Hui used a simple yet exceptionally fierce technique to take the last contestant down Lou Lan, who had been tense from the start, suddenly juot down from the platform with a few bruises and ten thousand yuan

“You’re too a respect for Ai Hui Ever since his creation, his daily life revolved around the sa the roonated lessons likewas a novelty to hi a fist at anyone hen Ai Hui had taught him

And now, for the first time, he witnessed his first battle today It was so intense that he felt breathless, co was unnecessary for a sand puppet Affected by the stifling atlued to the match in total concentration

His current lifestyle was peaceful and repetitive, and he had never thought to question it until today, when he suddenly felt that soht it a bad thing in the past, until today He suddenly felt that soaze fell onto Ai Hui’s face

There were a few bruises on it,it look sohtest; his bruised face carried a trace of firaze was deterht like the stars but rather deep and reserved Their depths were cold and distant like the faraway horizon when thesun had yet to rise

Lou Lan’s emotions were stirred He felt a different kind of ice-cold passion from Ai Hui It was a passion that never died out in spite of this dull life A lonely passion that fought on through difficult ti quietly for the next break of day

Lou Lan realized then what he wasHis own life and fate had already been decided, and he had no choice but to abide by these cohts were senseless

He was a sand puppet, he reaze and assumed it was for the bruises on his face He said carelessly, “I’m fine, they’re all small injuries Such superficial wounds look scarier than they actually are”

As they made their way out, someone yelled from behind—

“If you’re capable, stay where you are! Let’s have another match!”

It was the last contestant defeated by Ai Hui Unwilling to accept his defeat, he came to the conclusion that it was due to his carelessness Seeing that fellow’s course techniques that see to aduy

Lou Lan stopped but Ai Hui said while walking onward, “Ignore hi! Coward!” Flustered, the contestant continued his verbal assault

One after another, the other defeated contestants started chi that their loss was unfathomable

“He had an accidental win You can’t count on hi so lucky every time”

“Scram!”

……

Lou Lan took offense How could these people act like that when they shouldn’t? They clearly lost—how dare they spill such ugly insults!

After a while, Lou Lan noticed Ai Hui’s lack of reaction and asked, “Ai Hui, aren’t you angry? Don’t you want to go back and beat thery about?” Ai Hui casually plucked a blade of grass from the roadside and put it into his mouth “In the Wilderness, they’re all dead”

Lou Lan fell into a daze He found it difficult to describe the feeling he felt upon hearing Ai Hui’s words They were steady and confident, yet also tinged by a slight melancholy

Out of curiosity, he asked, “Have you been in the Wilderness?”