<h4>Chapter 138: Chapter 138 Old ssmates</h4>


    Su Yang settled Fatty and the others properly and then directly contacted Fang Ziyu to have him look for Ding Qiuhuan.


    After ten minutes, Fang Ziyu reported back: Ding Qiuhuan and the others had already gone to the inter-school martial artspetition!


    The inter-school martial artspetition was scheduled to start in the afternoon, and Su Yang had initially nned to goter. Since Ding Qiuhuan and the others had already headed over, he decided not to dy any further.


    ...


    This year, the inter-school martial artspetition in Nanluo City was of a much higher standard than before, with the venue set at Hidden Dragon Vi in the Eastern Suburb, a ce already famous for its underground fistfights.


    Su Yang hailed a taxi and hurried over. Only upon arriving did he realize how bustling the ce was.


    The inter-school martial artspetition not only attracted people from high schools in Nanluo City but also from surrounding counties and cities. The most critical aspect was that Hidden Dragon Vi had opened betting, drawing even more people to ce wagers.


    In short, the current inter-school martial artspetition was no longer the students-only event it used to be. It had be a means for some people to amass wealth.


    After wandering around the vi for a while, Su Yang couldn’t find Ding Qiuhuan and the others, nor did he see Wang Hao.


    Suddenly, a surprised voice came from behind: "Su Yang?"


    Su Yang turned and saw a delicately made-up girl looking at him in astonishment.


    He knew this girl; her name was Wang Shuya, and she had been his ssmate. They had even been deskmates, and their rtionship was pretty good.


    Since the incident three years ago, Su Yang hadn’t seen her again. Rumor had it that her family had moved to the provincial city, and he hadn’t expected to meet her here.


    "Shuya," Su Yang said with a nod and a smile.


    "What are you doing here?" Wang Shuya also showed a face full of surprise, "Hey, we haven’t seen each other for quite a while, huh? What are you up to now?"


    Before Su Yang could reply, a few people came up behind Wang Shuya. One of the girls asked, "Shuya, who are you chatting with?"


    They were two men and one woman, all dressed in a way that suggested they were quite wealthy.


    "Keke, let me introduce you—this is my former deskmate, Su Yang," Wang Shuya said with a smile: "Su Yang, this is my best friend Hu Ke. These two are our schoolmates, Zhou Lin and Hee Quan."


    Su Yang smiled faintly and nodded at them, but all three looked at him with a hostile gaze. That was because Wang Shuya stood beside Su Yang, her demeanor towards him appearing quite warm.


    "Your former deskmate?" Hu Ke nced at Su Yang and asked, "From Nanluo City?"


    "Yes, back when I studied in Nanluo City, we were deskmates for two years," Wang Shuya said with augh.


    Hu Ke pursed her lips and said, "Dressed so shabbily, I would have thought he was some cowherd who walked out of a ravine if you hadn’t told me!"


    Wang Shuya’s face turned embarrassed as she whispered, "Keke, don’t talk nonsense, Su Yang is dressed well."


    "What’s well about that?" Hu Ke red and said, "What is he wearing? Are those all street stall goods? Added together, do they cost even a hundred yuan? Howe the standards for Nanluo City’s martial artspetition have dropped so low? Can just any Tom, Dick or Harry get in now?"


    Su Yang frowned; he had no quarrels with this Hu Ke, but her direct hostility towards him was quite strange.


    After a nce with the Soul Searching Technique, Su Yang immediately understood the situation. As it turned out, Hee Quan was Hu Ke’s sworn brother, and he had taken a liking to Wang Shuya. The reason Hu Ke had organized this get-together was to set Hee Quan up with Wang Shuya.


    However, Wang Shuya didn’t have much of a feeling for Hee Quan. Seeing Su Yang again and getting overly excited had led Hu Ke to mistake Su Yang as a rival for Hee Quan, hence she started by directly mocking Su Yang.


    "Keke, don’t talk like that!" Wang Shuya’s face showed a touch of embarrassment.


    "What, am I wrong?" Hu Ke looked at Su Yang with disdain, as if she were looking at a beggar.


    Su Yang also ignored her, as the most important thing for him today was to deal with Ding Qiuhan. Everything else was unimportant.


    "By the way, Su Yang, what are you doing here?" Wang Shuya asked curiously.


    "Just passing through," Su Yang replied casually.


    "An intercollegiate martial artspetition, do you think it’s a fairground? Those whoe are either participants or spectators. What’s your role?"


    Hu Ke nced at Su Yang and said, "The tickets for the intercollegiate martial artspetition are very expensive. Looking at your attire, you don’t seem like a spectator. Could it be that you’re here topete? Wow, wouldn’t have guessed, are you a martial artist?"


    Wang Shuya’s eyes lit up and she said, "Su Yang, have you really trained before?"


    Su Yang remained nomittal, while Zhou Lin on the side curled his lips and said, "I told you two areymen, whether someone has trained or not is obvious at a nce. Look at Brother Quan, those muscles, that posture, and the calluses on his hands, they all attest to years of martial arts training. Now look at your ssmate, skinny arms and legs, like a stick, where does he look like he’s trained at all?"


    Wang Shuya was somewhat unconvinced and retorted, "Su Yang also has calluses on his hands!"


    Hee Quan shook his head and said, "Calluses are not all the same, his are not from martial arts. In my opinion, they’re from doing manualbor all year round!"


    "Hahaha..." Hu Ke burst intoughter. "Shuya, your old ssmate, hasn’t gone back to farming, has he?"


    Wang Shuya looked awkwardly at Su Yang, "Su Yang, don’t mind them, they’re just joking."


    "It’s fine." Su Yang stood with his hands behind his back, his face as calm as still water, but the look he gave the three of them was a bit more profound.


    The tree wants calm, but the wind will not cease. Su Yang had no intention of provoking them, but these three seemed to have no intention of letting him go!


    "Alright, Shuya, let’s go ahead, don’t waste time," Hu Ke said. "You wanted to see Brother Kai, right? If we’rete, we might miss the chance to see him."


    "It hasn’t started yet, has it?" Wang Shuya frowned and said, "I haven’t seen Su Yang for a long time, let me talk with him first. You guys go ahead, and I’lle find you after awhile!"


    The expressions of the three of them changed, as Wang Shuya was being a little too nice to Su Yang.


    "Shuya, how can you not prioritize?" Hu Ke hurriedly said. "Seeing Brother Kai is not easy, and Brother Quan is here today, so we have this chance to meet him. If you miss it, when will you be able to see him again?"


    Zhou Lin also spoke disdainfully, "Yeah, who’s important? Your ssmate here or Brother Kai?"


    Wang Shuya looked embarrassed and hesitated for a moment before saying in a low voice, "You guys go ahead, I wille find youter."


    The three exchanged nces, but in the end, it was Hee Quan who said softly, "There’s no rush for this moment, Shuya rarely gets to see an old ssmate, let’s keep herpany!"


    Hu Ke and Zhou Lin looked helpless, their eyes filled with even more hostility when they looked at Su Yang.