My Arrogant Young Lady

"Uncle Longpao, how can this be allowed..." I was so frightened when I heard that Longpao was going to bribe our teacher that I quickly shook my head.

"Let's go, you're all injured, what are you still doing here?" With that, my uncle pulled me into the car.

Seeing that I couldn't refuse my uncle's earnest invitation, I had no choice but to nod in agreement. I thought to myself, it's fine if I don't have to take the exam; I've been sickly in the past and missed several final exams anyway. So what's one more time? I'll study hard after I get back from my uncle's house.

After An Yao and I got out of the car, I saw Zhang Xuan standing alone outside. Seeing this, I felt a pang of heartache. My aunt, fearing my uncle would change his mind and abandon Zhang Xuan for money, had run away. My aunt had been blinded by money; she no longer cared for Zhang Xuan as much as before.

My uncle also witnessed this scene. He sat down next to me and sneered, "As expected, poverty makes people lose their ambition. That woman is willing to abandon her daughter for money."

"Zhang Xuan." After thinking for a moment, I got out of the car and took Zhang Xuan's hand.

"Wang Xi?" Zhang Xuan's eyes reddened slightly when she saw me get out of the car again.

"Come with me!" I looked at Zhang Xuan with unwavering eyes, holding her hand. I had promised her that I would always protect her and never abandon her.

With Zhang Xuan in tow, we left and returned to my uncle's city. We went back to my uncle's villa, and this time, An Yao, Zhang Xuan, and I each got a room.

Because of my injury, I still felt very uncomfortable. I took a shower at my uncle's house. I lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

As darkness fell, a hurricane, lightning, thunder, subterranean fire, and even Mount Everest all came crashing down. My uncle arranged for them to move to another location. We wouldn't be taking the school's final exams; we'd be staying at my uncle's house until the new semester started. My uncle treated us to dinner, and we talked for a long time.

Now I know my uncle's identity. He's the top underworld boss in the provincial capital, with countless businesses under his control, and his family has more money than they can spend. Long Pao is my uncle's right-hand man. He and my mother were very close back then, like siblings; he's also my uncle.

While chatting with my two uncles, Emperor Zhao and Emperor Longpao, a sudden gust of cold wind swept through the house. Then, a middle-aged man came down from upstairs. He had long hair, was dressed in all black, and always carried an erhu in his left hand. Without saying a word, he sat down next to us, picked up a bottle of wine, poured it into a bowl, and then raised the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

By this time, many of my uncle's men had already drawn their pistols. Seeing that it was one of their own, the men put their guns away. My uncle glared at the middle-aged man and said, "Leng Yan, can you please come in properly next time? Damn it, be careful we don't turn you into a sieve!"

"They can't hurt me, and neither can you," Leng Yan said expressionlessly.

"..." Hearing Leng Yan's words, the uncle was so angry that he took a deep breath.

My uncles, Emperor Zhao and the Dragon Robe, along with my master Leng Yan, meant that all my relatives were present. I knew that I was about to begin my hellish training.

Before the start of the semester, my skills will improve to another level.

"Xi'er, where are your two friends?" Leng Yan asked expressionlessly after drinking a large bowl of wine.

"They're probably at school now, right?" I said.

“Give them a call and tell them to come over tomorrow,” Leng Yan said.

Hearing Leng Yan's words, I was overjoyed. Leng Yan doesn't accept any disciples besides me, and his request to bring Lu Zhicheng and Young Master Bao meant he intended to mentor them. Leng Yan is a highly skilled master; if he mentors Lu Zhicheng and Young Master Bao for two months, their skills will greatly improve. By the time our holiday ends, our Wang Xi group's overall strength will have increased significantly.

“Okay! I’ll call them right away!” I said to Leng Yan.

On the other side, Young Master Bao and Lu Zhicheng were leading a large group of people surrounding Li Dacai. Young Master Bao had a grin on his face, looking every bit the big brother in the crowd.

A hand gently patted Li the Great Scholar's face, the young master's eyes filled with mockery. "Li the Great Scholar, where are your men? Bring your Justice Alliance people here, let's have a match!"

Enraged by Bao Shao's constant insults, Li Da Cai Zi revealed two large, dark holes in his mouth and angrily declared, "Bao Shao, don't think you're so great just because you've latched onto someone powerful. This is a school! I don't believe you dare to act recklessly! I'm done with this gang. Let's settle this elsewhere. We'll compete in academics! I'm confident I'll be number one in the whole school this final exam!"

Suddenly, Bao Shao's phone rang. Hearing the voice on the other end, Bao Shao's eyes lit up immediately. Nodding vigorously, he quickly put down the phone and said, "Old Lu, Wang Xi went to his uncle's house. He wants us to come over; he'll start teaching us martial arts tomorrow."

"Aren't you going to take the final exam?" Lu Zhicheng asked.

"Let's not participate, let's go! We can probably still buy a ticket to the oil city now." Without even glancing at Li Dacai, Young Master Bao grabbed Lu Zhicheng and left.

"Aren't you going to take the final exam?" Li Dacai's eyes were blank.

"Just a few rounds..." Young Master Bao said without turning his head.

"So you've all left. You're not coming back?" Li the Great Scholar asked again.

"See you when school starts. I'll teach you a lesson then," said Young Master Bao.

Hearing Young Master Bao's words, Li the Great Scholar's eyes widened even more in confusion. Suddenly, Li the Great Scholar erupted in fury. He ruffled his hair, grabbed his glasses, and slammed them to the ground. Then, he roared to the heavens, "This is Wang Xi's insult to me! He's blatantly insulting me!"

"I thought my family background wasn't as good as his, and I thought my abilities weren't as good as his, but I could surpass him academically. These past few days I've been staying up all night studying, only sleeping four hours a night. Now Xi'er isn't at school anymore, and Wang Xi and his people aren't there either. Even if I get first place in the whole school, what's the use?!"

"Big brother, calm down. Let's just focus on being good students. Don't compare ourselves to them," one of the underlings said.

"I'd rather not be number one in the whole school than take the final exams!" Looking utterly dejected, the brilliant Li staggered out of the school...

On the other hand, I couldn't help but shudder. Because of Wang Huan's matter, I'd neglected my studies, which made me quite uncomfortable. I still wanted to take the final exams; skipping classes all the time was never a good thing. Even if I wasn't a good student, I still wanted to see what rank I could get.

Never mind, I'll study hard next semester.

Lu Zhicheng and Young Master Bao had already arrived. It was the next morning. After resting last night, I felt a little better, but only a little. Leng Yan had already started teaching me martial arts.

The location for this martial arts training session was provided by my uncle; it was a large underground training ground. It was fully equipped with sandbags, dumbbells, and many other training equipment, making the conditions much better than before.

Leng Yan gave each of us a set of iron sandbags and had us tie them to our wrists and ankles. After tying the sandbags on, I could clearly feel that my body had become fifty pounds heavier than before. But in order to become stronger, I still pretended to be relaxed and said, "Come on, hit me hard with your softballs. This time, I have mastered the Thirteen Bodyguards of Horizontal Strength, so even if you hit me, it won't hurt."

“Okay, then let’s change the softball to a billiard ball.” Leng Yan nodded gently and tossed a round stone ball to Young Master Bao.

After catching the stone ball, Young Master Bao was stunned by Leng Yan's expression. Then, Leng Yan said expressionlessly, "You two, every time you throw a billiard ball, you must smash it to pieces. If you don't hit Wang Xi, you must bruise him. If you can't give it your all, you'll have to take Wang Xi's place and get smashed in the middle."

"Damn it, I don't want to get hit!" With a loud shout, the billiard ball that Young Master Bao threw flew towards me with a whoosh.

With a loud crack, a billiard ball smashed against the wall behind me. Then, countless billiard balls rained down on me...

Chapter 136 Eating Goose

With a loud bang, the iron ball slammed into the wall beside me, leaving a dent. My eyes widened, and I quickly dodged the iron ball flying towards me. After one cycle of training, Leng Yan had them switch from billiard balls to iron balls for the second cycle. Iron balls are much more powerful than billiard balls. And Lu Zhicheng and Young Master Bao kept throwing them at me every day, their wrist strength growing stronger and stronger. Every time they threw an iron ball, Lu Zhicheng and Young Master Bao's expressions were filled with pain.

Another iron ball was hurtling towards me, and I couldn't dodge it in time. With a loud roar, I tensed all the muscles in my body, shouting, "Thirteen Bodyguards of the Horizontal Training!"

With that roar, a metal ball, slightly smaller than a fist, slammed into me. Then, I was pinned against the wall by the ball.

Turning around, I saw that the massive wall behind me was riddled with dents. Then, iron balls rained down on me from the opposite side.

After another training session, Lu Zhicheng and Young Master Bao wearily counted the wounds on my body, "423, 424... Report, Brother Xi was hit a total of 456 times!"

"Is the progress so slow?" Leng Yan frowned.

Hearing Leng Yan's words, the three of us quickly complained, "Master, we're all strapped with fifty-pound iron sandbags, okay? And they're throwing iron balls! Those iron balls are faster than billiard balls and hit people harder. Besides, I'm improving at dodging the iron balls every day. Lu Zhicheng and Young Master Bao are constantly throwing iron balls at me, and I'm also constantly improving. No matter how much we practice, it's normal for me to get hit by an iron ball more than four hundred times a day, okay?"

Just then, the faint sound of firecrackers drifted in from outside. Hearing the sound, Leng Yan couldn't help but be moved, "Is it already the New Year?"

“Master, it’s already the New Year. In the blink of an eye, we’ve completed two more small cycles of training. We’re too tired. Why don’t you let us rest for a couple of days?” I said quickly to Young Master Bao, Lu Zhicheng, and myself.

"Hmm... it's time to rest. Finish the basic exercises you owe, then go soak in a hot spring to relax." Leng Yan picked up the erhu beside her and left.

After Leng Yan left, only the three of us remained in the vast training ground. We exchanged glances, and then Young Master Bao suddenly roared, "I want to set off firecrackers!"

"Damn, let's hurry up and finish, then we can rest!" I said quickly.

"How many sets of basic training do we owe?" Lu Zhicheng asked.

"More than 100,000?" As I said this, my face turned ugly.

Young Master Bao's arm wasn't fully healed, so he was doing basic leg training: squats, duck walks, and leg kicks in place. Lu Zhicheng was doing basic upper body training: push-ups with his fists on the ground, pull-ups, and horse stance punches. As for me, I combined all their basic training with some physical impact training. I was slamming my head against a wall with all my might.

We practiced from 10 a.m. to past 5 p.m., then quickly ran into the hot spring pool that our uncle had prepared for us and soaked in it. Compared to our previous training conditions, our current training conditions were luxurious. Everything Leng Yan could think of, our uncle had provided. The hot spring pool was filled with pure natural spring water, known for its muscle-relaxing and blood-circulating effects. Furthermore, Longpao had added countless medicinal herbs to it. When we came out of the hot spring pool, the pain in our bodies was immediately reduced by more than half.

The three of us entered our uncle's hotel at the same time, and we saw that it was already packed with countless burly men. It was Chinese New Year, and our uncle had hosted a banquet for all his men.

Upon seeing me, the burly men immediately became respectful. They stood up and shouted in unison, "Young Master!"

"Uncles, Happy New Year! It's New Year's, don't be so polite. I should be the one wishing you all a Happy New Year." Feeling the imposing aura emanating from those burly men, my face instantly turned red.

Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, I walked to the front of the banquet. My uncle was now dressed in a red Tang suit, his face beaming with joy. Sitting with him were Longpao, Anyao, Hurricane, Lightning, Thunder, Earthfire, Mount Everest, and Leng Yan. When Lu Zhicheng, Young Master Bao, and I sat down, my uncle nodded slightly to Longpao.

Longpao understood and immediately stood up, raising his wine cup and saying, "Thank you, elder brother, and thank you to all the brothers of the Zhao family. It's the New Year, and you and my brothers have worked so hard for the Zhao family this year. This cup of wine, I, Longpao, toast to you and my brothers. Let us brothers work together to make the Zhao family even better in the new year!"

"Alright!" Hearing Longpao's words, everyone raised their glasses and drank. Soon, the entire hotel became lively and bustling, with burly men competing in drinking games and drinking contests, while people kept coming up to toast Uncle and Longpao.

While I was busy entertaining my subordinates, my uncle looked at the bruises on my face and said with heartache, "Damn it, your face hasn't been well since you came to my house. Leng Yan, are you only satisfied when you kill my nephew? Do you hate that little beast for injuring you back then, and are you taking revenge on my nephew in this roundabout way?"

“Xi’er was raised on the charity of many families; in my eyes, he’s like my own son. He needs to suffer more injuries now so he can save his life in the future. If you think I haven’t taught him well, you can teach him yourself,” Leng Yan said expressionlessly.

"Heh, if my sister hadn't been injured, would you still think your martial arts are truly the best in the world? Besides, there are many highly skilled monsters hiding in this martial world, aren't there? Don't be arrogant, or I, Emperor Zhao, might use money to bribe some peerless assassins to take you out," Emperor Zhao said coldly.

"You think money is everything?" Leng Yan laughed.

"Money is, of course, omnipotent," Emperor Zhao said coldly.

By now, I could tell that Leng Yan and my uncle's relationship was strained. Although they had known each other for many years, neither seemed willing to concede to the other. Raising my glass, I quickly said to my uncle and Leng Yan, "Master, Uncle, please stop arguing. You are both my closest family. It's the New Year, so I'd like to toast you both. I wish my uncle great wealth and my master the greatest martial arts in the world."

"Heh, my nephew knows how to talk, he knows I love money the most." The uncle picked up his wine glass, sneered, and drank it down.

"Hehe..." Leng Yan chuckled disdainfully, picked up her wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

Perhaps it's because my physical condition has improved, but I've found that I can not only drink alcohol, but I've become a heavy drinker. Drinking two jin (1 kg) of baijiu (Chinese liquor) is no problem for me.

I drank with my uncle and Leng Yan, and then toasted Young Master Bao, Lu Zhicheng, and the four hall masters.

As I put down my wine glass, Leng Yan suddenly picked up the erhu beside her and stood up, saying, "Xi'er, there are matters to attend to at my sect. I need to go back for two or three months. During these two or three months, you can continue practicing martial arts according to the methods I taught you. Emperor Zhao is also quite capable. He can also teach you some basic martial arts."

"Leng Yan, you say my martial arts are rudimentary? Shall we have a test?" The uncle was furious, and stood up, revealing a golden playing card.

"Master, are you angry?" I asked Leng Yan in surprise.

"Hehe, how could I stoop to the level of such an ordinary person? It's just that my sect has matters to attend to, and I've lingered here for too long. Xi'er, don't let such vulgar people taint your heart. With a heart free of desires, one is naturally the greatest in the world." With that, Leng Yan strode out of the hotel.

Staring blankly at Leng Yan's retreating figure, An Yao beside me spoke up. Looking at Leng Yan's departing figure, An Yao also felt a pang of reluctance, "Brother. Senior Leng Yan is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also the head of a sect. Now that he has returned to the martial world, there are many matters within his sect that require his attention. Senior Leng Yan is a peerless master; many people find it difficult to even catch a glimpse of him. He has indeed sacrificed a great deal for us."

"Yes, Master is very good to me." I nodded gently.

"Let's drink, ignore him. He's just got a strange temper; he always prefers to be alone. Come on, let's not let him spoil the fun. Your uncle will teach you from now on; watch how your uncle molds you into someone important." Seeing Leng Yan leave, the uncle seemed to be in a good mood.

I drank a few more cups with my uncle. My uncle gave a wink to the man in the robe next to him. The man in the robe understood and took out red envelopes to give us.

Everyone knows Uncle is rich, and he spends money like water. Holding the thin red envelope that the dragon robe gave us, Young Master Bao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Suddenly, Young Master Bao opened the red envelope and his eyes lit up. He pulled out a bank card and, startled, threw it on the table. "This... how much money is in here...?"

"Two hundred thousand." The man in the dragon robe smiled.

"Two hundred thousand!?" Upon hearing Long Pao's words, everyone quickly opened their red envelopes. Sure enough, each of their red envelopes contained the same bank card.

He smiled at us and said, "You've worked hard taking care of our nephew. This 200,000 yuan red envelope is just a small token of my elder brother's appreciation. When you leave, my elder brother will give you other gifts as well."

“Wang Xi, your uncle is really rich…” Lu Zhicheng’s eyes flickered as he looked at the bank card in his hand.

"Drink!" Emperor Zhao raised his wine cup, and we drank again.

They drank until midnight, and when the clock struck midnight, firecrackers started going off outside the hotel. A group of burly men spread out a thick layer of firecrackers outside, followed by a deafening roar.

My uncle, holding my hand and smiling at me, said, "Xi'er, I wronged your mother before. I owe her so much. And people like us are destined for a bad end. If I suddenly die one day, everything I have will belong to you."

"Uncle, you will live to be a hundred years old," I said earnestly to my uncle.

"Good child..." My uncle hugged me, his eyes filled with endless love.

We drank too much, and in the end we were all drunk. Because I was so tired from training with Leng Yan, I slept for the entire next day.