Chapter 2495 — Xiaoshu's Mission

Speaking of Li Biaohan, the man truly had rotten luck!

Zhong Yongliang arrived at the boxing club, found out who Li Biaohan was, and, gripping a specially forged steel rod, went at him and thrashed him mercilessly! This steel rod was a gift from Zhang Naipao, forged from the dark-iron refined steel used for crafting divine weapons. The Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow Sect might not have had the means to forge it into a divine weapon, but forging it into an iron rod that required no true qi to wield was hardly difficult.

The reason they had forged Zhong Yongliang this dark-iron refined steel rod was to make up for his flaw—he could defend but not attack! Zhong Yongliang's mid-grade Golden Cicada Inner Armor could protect his entire body from harm. Once worn, even the exposed parts—his face and hands—were automatically shielded. That alone proved the mid-grade Golden Cicada Inner Armor was a top-tier treasure.

But Zhong Yongliang being unafraid of blows was one thing—others couldn't hurt him, and he couldn't hurt them either. To give him a way to win, Zhang Naipao had begged his master, the sect master Pure Yang Heavenly Venerable, to forge this dark-iron refined steel rod for Zhong Yongliang.

Though this dark-iron refined steel rod was no Heaven Rank divine weapon, it could strike down anyone below the Heaven Rank. Even true qi body protection was useless against it—struck by this dark-iron refined steel meant for forging Heaven Rank divine weapons, they would be injured all the same!

The only catch was that Zhong Yongliang had no true qi, so the damage this thing could inflict was limited. The lower the martial artist's rank, the greater the damage; and it was suited to protracted fights—one or two blows wouldn't cause much harm!

This weapon ignored true qi body protection, but its actual damage depended on Zhong Yongliang's own strength. The greater his strength, the more vicious the wounds he inflicted!

And so Li Biaohan's luck ran out. Zhong Yongliang walked into the boxing club alone and, rod in hand, launched a frenzied beating on Li Biaohan. Neither Li Biaohan nor his underlings could make him dodge or flinch, no matter how they struck or fought back!

Formidable as Li Biaohan was, he couldn't withstand Zhong Yongliang's endless barrage. Within moments his head was split and bleeding, and he collapsed unconscious, while his gang of lackeys were battered by Zhong Yongliang until they howled in agony.

"Listen up, all of you! My name is Zhong Yongliang, and from now on I'm the boss of this school. I'm the number one campus thug now—anyone who objects can come find me anytime!" Having flattened the entire boxing club, Zhong Yongliang raised the dark-iron refined steel rod and declared arrogantly, "Gu Mengyao is my goddess. Anyone who dares bully her is picking a fight with me. I'm Yaoyao's personal bodyguard now—anyone with a death wish, come on!"

Having proclaimed his ownership of Gu Mengyao, Zhong Yongliang left the boxing club with Gao Xiaofu in grand style. Gao Xiaofu hadn't lifted a finger—he'd only watched from outside, and once he saw Zhong Yongliang win, he jumped out to wave the flag and cheer.

News travels fast on campus, and word that Zhong Yongliang had single-handedly taken on the entire boxing club soon spread through the whole school.

"Yaoyao, that Li Biaohan fellow—I've taken care of him. I reckon the guy will be spending the next few months in the hospital!" Zhong Yongliang said smugly.

"That's right—when Brother Liang makes his move, you know it's for real. The whole boxing club's finished, and Brother Liang took them all on by himself!" Gao Xiaofu chimed in.

"What?" Gu Mengyao was taken aback. She hadn't expected Zhong Yongliang to be this formidable!

Shen Yushu, too, stared at Zhong Yongliang in disbelief. This thing had gotten this strong? No—she'd have to find him a few more tasks to gauge his strength, and see whether he was a match for Arrow Brand Bro! And if he was stronger than Arrow Brand Bro, she'd have to think of a way to get rid of this creature.

"Oh, Xiaoliangzi, I really didn't expect this—you've made me see you in a whole new light!" Shen Yushu said in surprise.

"Haha, of course! Xiaoshu, would you say I'm qualified now to be Yaoyao's personal bodyguard?" Zhong Yongliang thought Shen Yushu genuinely admired him. And no wonder—with his current strength, his mindset had inevitably shifted, and he believed himself the strongest of all.

"Now? I don't think so, not yet. That Li Biaohan was the weakest of the lot. Beating him only shows you have a chance to become Sister Yaoyao's personal bodyguard—but only a chance!" Shen Yushu said. "Next, I'll give you a few more tasks to test you. If you complete them, I'll recommend you to Sister Yaoyao to be her personal bodyguard!"

Shen Yushu had started stringing Zhong Yongliang along again. Even if he passed the tasks, it was only a recommendation—and if Gu Mengyao refused in the end, all his efforts would have been for nothing.

But Zhong Yongliang's confidence was inflated now, and naturally he didn't catch the mockery in Shen Yushu's words. Instead, he was eager to prove himself: "Sure, go ahead—tell me who to hit and I'll hit them. Tell me how many times, and I'll do it!"

"There's a man named You Panhu. He has a Yellow Rank expert and a Mystic Rank expert at his side. Can you handle them?" Shen Yushu had set her sights on You Panhu again.

"Yellow Rank and Mystic Rank? Piece of cake. Tell me where they are!" Hearing their ranks, Zhong Yongliang nodded and accepted at once.

"They're in the Biology Department, pharmaceutical major..." Shen Yushu said.

"All right, I'm off to deal with them!" Zhong Yongliang nodded, strode out of the cafeteria, and went to find You Panhu and his men.

Shen Yushu sensed something was off, too. Zhong Yongliang ought to know how formidable a Mystic Rank expert was, yet judging by how he'd dismissed them just now, he seemed not to fear Mystic Rank experts at all?

"Sister Yaoyao, something seems wrong. Could Zhong Yongliang already be an Earth Rank expert?" Shen Yushu said, staring at Zhong Yongliang's receding figure in disbelief.

"How strange... Xiaoshu, don't drop a rock on your own foot. What if he really is that strong—are you actually going to let him be my personal bodyguard?" Gu Mengyao said, somewhat speechless.

"No way. My final task will be to have him duel Arrow Brand Bro. Only if he beats Arrow Brand Bro will I recommend him," Shen Yushu said.

"Oh, so you're just setting him up..." Gu Mengyao nodded, then frowned. "But what if he really is stronger than Wei Zhao?"

"That..." Shen Yushu hesitated, then said, "Sister Yaoyao, honestly, if he really is stronger than Arrow Brand Bro, then if he comes to pester you, there's nothing we can do about it..."

"That's true." Gu Mengyao thought it over. "Then... would Wei Zhao stand a chance against him?"