Mayor Luo listened with anticipation for John to utter a single Chinese phrase, only for what emerged to be a greeting far more potent than any national curse! Thank heavens, the greeting didn't involve family! Mayor Luo's smile froze on his face, the corners of his eyes twitching incessantly.

His aide and the other school leaders beside him fought hard to suppress their laughter, their faces drawn tight, appearing determined and ready for martyrdom, yet their lips betrayed them with frequent, spasmodic twitches, as if afflicted by cramps.

The surrounding students clearly lacked the leaders' self-control.

One student couldn't help but let out a sudden snort of laughter, but quickly composing himself, he immediately straightened his expression.

After a moment, unable to bear it any longer, he could only turn his head away, muffling his giggles behind his hand.

Li Yundong, upon hearing John's near-howling shout, nearly succumbed to laughter, but standing near the front, with city officials not far away, he had to exert every ounce of his strength to keep from bursting out loud.

John, completely unaware that Li Yundong had played a trick on him, noticed the strange reactions around him and murmured in confusion, "What's wrong? Did I say it incorrectly?" Then, he tried very hard to replicate the pronunciation again.

Mayor Luo, hearing this, thought: Good heavens, he intends to deliver that greeting again? This won't do! Most leaders possessed quick wits.

With a placid expression, he shook John's hand, then smoothly turned to the sweating school principal beside him and remarked, "It is often said that when one first arrives in a foreign land, the first phrases learned are always curses.

It seems that holds true!" With that, he led the laughter, releasing a hearty guffaw.

This outburst brought relief to everyone nearby; they let out long sighs of relief and joined in the laughter.

Li Yundong had finally managed to wait until all the officials departed and the gala was breaking up, only to see Chris approach, leading John, both marching over in a clear state of anger.

Li Yundong, feeling guilty, grabbed Su Chan’s arm: "Run, run! The foreigner is coming to cause trouble!" Su Chan, who had been doubled over with laughter from John's earth-shattering greeting, simply grunted as Li Yundong pulled her along, wiping tears of mirth from her eyes, and followed him in flight.

At first, the few of them maintained some composure inside the auditorium, their steps not too hurried, but as they neared the exit, their pace quickened.

Once outside, Li Yundong pulled Su Chan and they bolted.

Chris shouted loudly from behind, "Stop! Li Yundong, I need to talk to you!" Li Yundong laughed heartily, twisting around to call back, "You stop! We'll talk tomorrow!" Chris's nose was practically askew with anger.

She turned to John and snapped, "John, let's chase them!" John looked utterly bewildered. "Chase? Why chase?" Chris was exasperated. "You idiot, he was messing with you just now, didn't you realize?" John asked, puzzled, "How was he messing with me?" Chris angrily kicked John. "That Chinese phrase he taught you was an insult! You just cursed the Mayor of this city!" John immediately clutched his head, his face a mask of terror. "Oh God, I heard this country is highly centralized.

If I insulted the Mayor, will I be arrested? Can I never go home?" Seeing his reaction, Chris felt a mix of anger and amusement. "You muscle-bound, simple-minded fool! Hurry up and chase him down so he can apologize!" John nodded emphatically at first, but then said dejectedly, "What good is chasing him? I can't beat him anyway." Chris retorted furiously, "Do you only know how to use force? Are you still living in the Middle Ages?" Saying that, she took off running after them, tossing back one final comment: "Coming or not is up to you!" John, with no other option, reluctantly followed.

Li Yundong and Su Chan sprinted away from the school, laughing uncontrollably the whole way, which naturally kept their speed down.

Once outside the school gates, Su Chan asked, laughing, "Where do we run to now?" The road at this hour was sparsely populated, with only a few pedestrians.

A solitary figure, head bowed, hands shoved deep into his pockets, was hurrying towards them.

Li Yundong pointed towards the main road: "Let's go that way…" He didn't finish his sentence before he suddenly saw the person passing by pull a packet of lime powder from his pocket and violently fling it towards him.

Li Yundong never dreamed anyone would resort to such a cheap trick.

Caught completely off guard, he instinctively squeezed his eyes shut, but some of the lime still managed to get in.

He let out a great roar, clutching one hand over his eyes while reaching out with the other to pull Su Chan, shouting, "Su Chan, run!" Because Su Chan was close beside Li Yundong, the assailant's primary target, she was entirely untouched.

Seeing Li Yundong suddenly attacked, both shocked and enraged, she certainly wasn't going to flee! The man who had thrown the lime roared, "Now!" As soon as he yelled, he saw Su Chan flash towards him like lightning, her slender hands striking his chest! The palm strike didn't look powerful, but after a soft thwack, the man felt all his strength drain away, his bones seeming to turn soft, and he crumpled limply to the ground, managing only ragged breaths.

Just then, the thugs who had been lying in wait by the roadside drew out razor blades and viciously lunged forward.

Su Chan saw the danger.

She extended one hand, a faint blue light flickering around her fingers, and swiftly brushed it across Li Yundong's eyes, shouting, "It's done.

You can open your eyes now!" With that, she surged forward herself.

The lime in Li Yundong's eyes had been silently removed by Su Chan’s spiritual energy, but he still felt a stinging pain.

He forced his eyes open and found his vision blurry, only Su Chan’s figure constantly shifting, while screams and groans echoed from all around.

Chris and John, arriving belatedly, stared in stunned silence.

John gaped at Su Chan, who seemed to take down an attacker with every move, and exclaimed in shock, "Jesus Christ, do all Chinese people know Kung Fu? How is this girl so formidable too!" He possessed practical fighting experience and knew instinctively that this ambush couldn't be a staged "performance." Although Su Chan’s attacks appeared gentle, her movements were elusive, like a ghost.

The moment her delicate hand touched a person, a sound like a dying pig's shriek would erupt.

Chris’s eyes were also wide, as if unable to process what was happening.

These thugs had been hired by Xie Feihua for a hefty sum, intended to permanently disable Li Yundong tonight, but they never imagined that while Li Yundong was unreasonably tough, the truly terrifying one was the delicate beauty beside him! When Su Chan subdued the sixth attacker, the remaining thugs clearly became fearful, their eyes flickering with dread and hesitation.

They began to hold back.

One thug, relatively close to Li Yundong, gritted his teeth and swung a knife toward Li Yundong, calculating: I'll land one blow, then vanish immediately, so I can report back! But just then, Li Yundong regained his sight.

Seeing the blade coming, he caught it with his hand, his five fingers clamping down on the razor edge.

The thug was horrified and pulled back, trying to wrench the knife free, but the blade remained unmoving between Li Yundong’s fingers, as if his hand were a massive iron clamp! Li Yundong felt a surge of anger.

With a slight squeeze of his fingers, he actually snapped the blade in two.

He then hoisted the thug up by one arm, snarling, "Tell me, who sent you!" The thug was terrified by Li Yundong; he had never seen anyone catch a bladed weapon barehanded before! His legs trembling violently, he stammered, "It was, it was Xie Fei…" Li Yundong laughed coldly. "Good! It seems he still hasn't given up! Fine, go back and tell him I accept this challenge.

We’ll see who dies first—him or me! Next time he has the guts, he shouldn't show his face at Tiannan University, or I'll throw him off the academic building! I mean what I say!" With that, Li Yundong slapped the thug across the face, causing him to cry out and spit out two teeth.

He clutched his mouth and stumbled away without daring to look back.

By this time, Su Chan had also brought all the surrounding thugs to the ground.

Remembering the rule that cultivators should not kill mortals with supernatural arts, she had aimed only to injure, using soft, yielding force to damage their internal organs, ensuring that within a year, they would suffer severe, lingering internal injuries, rendering them incapable of causing further trouble.

Li Yundong walked over to Su Chan, ignoring the moaning thugs around her, focusing only on her with concerned eyes: "Are you alright?" Su Chan smiled, pointing at the downed men, and said with an air of seeking praise, "Well? Didn't I tell you I was tough?" Li Yundong laughed heartily, but his expression quickly hardened, feigning anger. "You are forbidden from fighting people from now on!" Su Chan, who had hoped for a few compliments, pouted instantly upon hearing this. "Hmph! Why won't you praise me a little!" Li Yundong pinched the little girl’s nose and said, "Whether someone injures you later, or you injure someone else, I will worry.

Understand? Let me handle these things." Su Chan felt a warmth spread through her heart, her pique turning to joy.

She giggled and reached up to wipe away the last bits of lime powder from Li Yundong's face. "You look like a spotted cat!" Li Yundong then remembered the lime on his face.

He began furiously wiping it off with the edge of his shirt while cursing, "That bastard is truly malicious.

Thank heavens you were here, or I’d be minced meat by now!" Saying that, Li Yundong seemed to recall something.

He called out loudly to the stunned Chris and John standing nearby, "You two both saw it! They attacked first.

Su Chan and I were acting in self-defense!" Chris and John were too dumbfounded at this point to react properly, only nodding subconsciously.

Only after they watched Li Yundong and Su Chan leave by taxi did John exclaim, his eyes shining brightly, "I must become his disciple! I absolutely must apprentice under him—he is too amazing!" Chris gave him an exasperated look, but then a sudden thought struck her, causing her to stamp her foot furiously. "That scoundrel only knows how to lie! Didn't he say his skills were passed down only to men, not women? How is that girl so skilled too?" In Chris's mind, Su Chan's abilities must have been taught by Li Yundong, yet she remained unaware that Su Chan was, in reality, Li Yundong's guide on the path of cultivation.

Fellow readers, where are the flowers? If you don't ask, there really aren't any? This is depressing~