"It’s fine, he can’t do anything to me!" Zhou Xingxing said calmly and then looked up at Orange.
This person was not easy to deal with. Although they were both in the Initial Threshold Stage, his strength was clearly beyond that simple designation.
Suddenly, a whooshing sound erupted from the surroundings, as if the air itself had been sliced open.
Zhou Xingxing’s expression grew more solemn. Orange stepped forward, raising his arm without any warning, and then threw a harsh punch towards Zhou Xingxing’s head.
The move was as fast as lightning, and it was hard to find the words to describe it.
To say it was a punch, was really an understatement; it was more like a smashing, or a hammering.
His fist seemed to transform into a hammer, like that of a blacksmith, ferociously and violently smashing down.
Zhou Xingxing’s eyelids twitched; he had never expected his opponent to attack with such a method.
Without a second thought, he immediately flipped backward.
The punch was as sharp as a knife, seeming to slice through the void, and at that moment, Zhou Xingxing’s right leg also quickly lifted to meet the fist.
the collision between fist and foot was extremely violent.
From the point of impact, fierce winds suddenly whipped up all around, sending leaves and dust flying everywhere, almost like a fog of confusion had arisen from nowhere, momentarily obscuring Bai Ziyu’s vision.
"Brother Zhou!" Seeing what was happening, Bai Ziyu called out with great worry.
"I’m fine!" As the dust settled, Zhou Xingxing’s figure had returned to normal, and he calmly said to Orange, "That was quite a move, the Tyrant Hammer Strike, I must say I’m impressed."
"Haha, you’re not bad yourself. Take another one of my moves!" Orange, unfazed by missing his first move, lifted his foot and stepped forward, once again charging in.
Suddenly, the two were locked in fierce battle, and for a while, it was impossible to distinguish Orange from Zhou Xingxing.
Bai Ziyu watched the scene unfold with such worry that her heart felt aflutter.
The girl stamped her feet incessantly, but her face showed no signs of fear.
Finally, Bai Ziyu bit her lip hard, seemingly making a resolute decision, and quickly pulled out her cell phone.
She hurriedly unlocked the keypad, jumped straight to her contacts list, found a number labeled Mumu, and dialed it.
Soon, the call was answered, and a kind voice said, "Miss."
"Mumu, come quickly." Hearing the familiar voice, Bai Ziyu finally felt a bit more stable, but her voice still sounded frantic.
"Oh no!" Upon hearing Bai Ziyu’s voice, the person known as Mumu didn’t even have time to inquire in detail what had happened.
Concerned for Bai Ziyu’s safety, she hung up the phone and immediately hurried in their direction.
This Mumu was Bai Ziyu’s personal bodyguard and also resided at Puji Temple. Having received the distressed call from Miss, she naturally became extremely worried.
Mumu approached like a tempest, her speed was beyond anyone’s imagination.
"I’m not playing with you today!" Hearing the swooshing sound, Orange chuckled and immediately retreated to one side.
He glanced into the distance, his figure swiftly receding so quickly that Zhou Xingxing didn’t have time to react.
"Miss." From afar, an old voice shouted, and Zhou Xingxing hurriedly turned her head, only to see an old maid dressed in blue descending from the sky.
"A Xujing Master!" Upon closer sensing, Zhou Xingxing’s face instantly changed.
She hadn’t expected that this old maid would be such a powerful guardian.
"What kind of background does Bai Ziyu have?" Zhou Xingxing wondered in secret but hadn’t anticipated that such a formidable bodyguard protected Bai Ziyu.
"Mumu." Seeing the newcomer, Bai Ziyu quickly stepped forward to greet her, "Mumu, you arrived so quickly that you scared off the thief."
"As long as the miss is unharmed, that’s what matters." In fact, Mumu had already seen Orange retreating while she was still in midair.
She frowned slightly but did not ask further. Instead, she glanced at Zhou Xingxing with interest and tenderly said to Bai Ziyu, "Miss, it’s getting late. You should head back to your room sooner rather than later."
"Yes, I’ll be back shortly." Bai Ziyu playfully stuck out her tongue, then turned to Zhou Xingxing, "I want to take a walk with Brother Zhou. You wouldn’t mind, would you, Mumu?"
"Good, good, how could Mumu fault the miss." Mumu was very kind, and Bai Ziyu was like her own granddaughter in her eyes.
"Then I’ll go for a walk with Brother Zhou." Bai Ziyu immediately smiled happily upon hearing this.
Leaving Mumu’s embrace, she walked towards Zhou Xingxing.
"Miss Bai, I hope you weren’t frightened just now," Zhou Xingxing said awkwardly as Bai Ziyu approached.
"Brother Zhou, the bad guy has run away, let’s go for a walk," Bai Ziyu said at this moment, her expression as innocent as that of a girl-next-door.
If those two Taibao Tou who had insulted her saw her , they would probably vomit blood in frustration.
Just for berating Bai Ziyu a bit, who knew it would lead to them serving time in prison—it truly was too tragic!
"Okay." Zhou Xingxing felt a reluctant acceptance inside; he wanted to refuse but worried about hurting the girl’s feelings, so he gently nodded, agreeing to Bai Ziyu’s suggestion.
"Let’s head to the outer court of Puning Temple then," Bai Ziyu happily suggested, her face breaking into a charming smile.
Zhou Xingxing was momentarily dazzled by her; Bai Ziyu indeed was very beautiful, on par with Qian Ziwei!
While Zhou Xingxing was comparing Qian Ziwei with Bai Ziyu, Li Changlin was sitting on his bed, ready to draw the lottery.
It was after Qian Ziwei left that he received a prompt from Ling’er that he had completed the task of broadcasting once in Qian Ziwei’s shop and the task of kissing Qian Ziwei.
This was truly thrilling; Li Changlin immediately opened the System on his phone.
After entering his personal center, Li Changlin saw a System message and clicked to read it.
Indeed, just like Ling’er had said, he had successfully completed both tasks related to Qian Ziwei, and for the task of kissing Qian Ziwei, he had even exceeded the goal and earned a chance at a special lottery draw.
Li Changlin thought smugly to himself and quickly accessed the lottery center.
Upon entering the section, the special lottery interface indeed displayed a red character; Li Changlin didn’t hesitate and promptly clicked it open.