bullyxtreme Chapter 13 A gentleman persuades others with reason, which may be based on logic or physics.
Chapter 13 A gentleman persuades others with reason, which may be based on logic or physics.
Li Tingyun's gaze passed through the system panel before landing on the person opposite him.
A burly man with a full beard, his eyebrows furrowed into a deep frown, and his face etched with deep wrinkles.
This appearance is incorrect.
He wasn't interested, so he ignored the man's angry gaze.
But his nonchalant attitude seemed to annoy the man.
"Hey! Kid, what are you looking at?!"
"I didn't look at anything."
God knows, Li Tingyun really wasn't deliberately imitating his accent.
"Bullshit! I saw you staring at me!"
How do you know I'm looking at you if you're not looking at me?
"Ah ah!"
The burly man lifted the bowl of noodles and slammed it down on the table with a "thud".
Li Tingyun: "..."
What kind of Cao Cao rice bowl performance art is this?
Immediately, the burly man stretched out his iron claws, wishing he could just grab his neck and snap it in two.
He acted with such speed that almost no one noticed his sudden murderous intent.
This move, "taking something out of a bag," is a display of surging and powerful true energy. The speed and strength are perfectly coordinated, a level that is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
It's possible that he's a cultivator, someone who shares the same path.
Li Tingyun narrowed his eyes slightly. In an instant, a gust of wind blew away the stray hairs on his forehead, and a fist as hard as iron was less than two centimeters away from the bridge of his nose.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't have been able to dodge this move.
But the big man's fist suddenly stopped in mid-air, unable to get any closer to him no matter what.
Not only was Li Tingyun unharmed, but he even crossed his arms and chuckled.
She cast a provocative glance at the man who was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
The burly man was furious, but dared not move.
A chopstick was placed on the Neiguan acupoint, three inches below the inside of his wrist.
With just a gentle nudge, he could easily lose his arm.
Decades of painstaking practice will be wasted.
"A gentleman uses words, not fists. Aren't you being too impulsive?"
Mei Shiyu had no intention of crippling his cultivation; she simply raised her hand and chopped off his arm, which was bulging with veins.
He threw the chopstick, which was no longer usable, with a certain momentum.
A mere bamboo chopstick, in his hand, flew like a sword, making a whistling sound as it pierced through the air, eventually piercing through the stone tablet in front of the coffin shop next door, half of which was buried in the ground and the other half was exposed above the ground, shattering it to pieces.
The black cat that had disappeared earlier was now lying in front of the stone tablet, dozing off. The loud noise startled it so much that it jumped up, leaping three feet high and its fur bristling.
With a "meow," the cat jumped to the ground, tucked its tail between its legs, and quickly ran away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
The two or three diners sitting around another table were startled by the loud noise, dropping their bowls and chopsticks and falling silent.
Upon seeing this, the stubborn and vicious man's face turned a beautiful, deep red with anger.
For some reason, he didn't dare to look at Mei Shiyu for long, but stared intently at Li Tingyun, as if he wanted to glare a hole through him.
Then, he shoveled the noodles he had covered on the table back into the large bowl.
Li Tingyun couldn't help but laugh.
He couldn't help but think to himself that Mei Shiyu, though seemingly gentle and kind, was actually full of martial virtue, and his moves were quite decisive and swift; he never hesitated to fight.
This is very much like the Daoist Xuanzong sect.
There's a reason why the Dao Xuan Sect is considered the leader of all immortal sects.
Under the leadership of Sect Master Ren Pingsheng, the Dao Xuan Sect adopted the same life motto: A gentleman persuades others with reason.
Reason, or physics.
With the fragrance of books in his left hand and the aura of swordsmanship in his right, he is skilled in both literature and martial arts, and he always has a way of making people convinced.
Moreover, the Dao Xuan Sect has always been known for its protective nature towards its own members.
Right now, Li Tingyun, as the little brat who is naturally protected, is fearless and has the right to be arrogant.
The resentful look in that person's eyes did nothing to affect his mood as he slurped his noodles.
He even wanted to ask the shopkeeper for a bottle of vinegar.
Before he could even utter a word, the vinegar bottle was shoved into his hand.
Mei Shiyu took it as a perfectly natural action, but then he saw his apprentice staring at him blankly.
He could tell that his apprentice loved noodles and liked to add vinegar when slurping them, so he paid attention to the condiments by the open-air stove early in the morning. When he saw his apprentice reach out, he knew what the apprentice wanted and got up to get it for him.
"what happened?"
Mei Shiyu asked calmly, still using the Binding Immortal Lock on his sea of consciousness to transmit his voice.
"nothing."
After a long pause, Li Tingyun said awkwardly, "Being with Master feels like being with family."
Are you missing your family and friends?
"I miss my mother a little... Her noodles are the best."
Mei Shiyu looked into his eyes, then suddenly reached out to brush away the hair that was about to fall into the bowl of noodles, and then gently rubbed his head.
"If you don't want to fast so soon, that's fine too."
"I can take you to taste all the delicious food in the world. You like noodles, so let's head north."
"There's no rush. Life is long. You can grow up at your own pace."
After speaking, Mei Shiyu looked away, straightened her posture, sat back down, and picked up her chopsticks.
Since he began his spiritual practice, he rarely indulged in food or drink. However, the sight of his disciple eating eight bowls of noodles in one meal was still vivid in his mind. The young man had a voracious appetite, and watching him eat was incredibly enjoyable.
Mei Shiyu seems to have a bit of an appetite.
But after just one bite, his expression changed.
What kind of hellish food is this?
Is this something for humans to eat?
It was really hard to swallow.
He glanced at his apprentice, who was so ruthless when it came to cooking, and his doubts deepened.
I decided to try another bite.
Mei Shiyu's Adam's apple bobbed; he had never eaten anything so harsh on his throat in his entire life.
Not only did it taste like chewing wax, but it was also like gnawing on a pint and swallowing a needle.
That's the underworld.
Li Tingyun picked up the bowl and finished the last sip of soup. Looking at Mei Shiyu, whose complexion was not good, he asked, "Master, aren't you going to eat?"
"Uh... no, I'm not hungry."
"That's perfect, I'm not full yet."
Li Tingyun picked up his bowl, and in less than half a minute, it was empty.
Mei Shiyu: "..."
He attributed all of this to the poor living conditions his apprentices were in Lingxi Village.
I'm afraid they grew up eating irregularly, sometimes starving and sometimes full.
Just as Li Tingyun was about to put down the bowl, he suddenly felt his body was out of control, and a powerful shockwave came from behind him.
He was then pulled away from his seat at the table and chair.
Li Tingyun didn't know who she had bumped into. Her vision was blurry, a gust of wind was blowing, her head was pressed tightly against a warm chest, and the crisp fragrance of plum blossoms lingered around her nose.
He instinctively reached out and hugged Mei Shiyu, who was protecting him.
Mei Shiyu led him back several steps quickly. A sudden gust of wind arose, and an inexplicable force forced the two of them back into the noodle shop. Outside, the wind howled and raged. With a "bang," the door slammed shut, blown up by the strong wind.
Mei Shiyu stood still in the room and released his arms that were restraining his disciple's body.
Li Tingyun peeked out from his arms, glanced at the other people who had also been blown into the room by the strong wind, and then looked out the window at the empty street after the storm, making a plan in his mind.
"Master, it's a barrier."
Someone activated the town's protective barrier, forcing everyone into nearby shops.
All the shops were closed, which meant that the barrier was sealed, and the people inside could not get out no matter what.
A chaotic commotion erupted inside the room.
What started as a noisy argument and discussion gradually escalated into a cacophony of screams.
As someone tried to leave, they pushed the door open, and their arms instantly burst into flames and turned to ashes.
The piercing screams almost pierced eardrums; they were even more powerful than ultrasound, capable of shattering internal organs.
Li Tingyun covered her ears and buried her head in Mei Shiyu's arms again.
"..."
Mei Shiyu wondered, his apprentice in his previous life didn't seem to be this... clingy?