"Ugh..."
The sudden turn of events left everyone present dumbfounded.
Whether it was the teachers and students of Donghai Martial Arts Academy led by Xia Xueqin, or Miyamoto Shigeru and the two teachers from Kyoto Martial Arts Academy beside him, they were all shocked by Jiang Wuming's actions!
No one had expected Jiang Wuming to slap Sato Taro without a word!
"You... you dare to hit me?!"
Sato Taro looked at Jiang Wuming with disbelief.
He couldn't believe or accept that Jiang Wuming would hit him in front of Miyamoto Shigeru!
Moreover... Akita Hideko was standing only a meter away from Jiang Wuming!
However—
The pain on his face told him that all of this was real!
"Bastard, this is Long Country, this is Kyoto Martial Arts Academy! You've hit our academy's students twice here, do you know what you're doing? You're courting death!"
Akita Hideko roared, her killing intent instantly boiling.
She also hadn't expected Jiang Wuming to make a move, and Jiang Wuming's action was too sudden and fast, making it impossible to stop.
"You want to make a move against me?"
Jiang Wuming squinted at the killing intent-filled Akita Hideko and sneered, "Think carefully. If you make a move, this martial arts exchange event will be canceled, and all your previous efforts will be in vain!"
Swish!
Upon hearing Jiang Wuming's words, Akita Hideko and Sato Taro's expressions changed. They widened their eyes and looked at Jiang Wuming in disbelief, as if asking: Did he know something?
Impossible!
In the next moment, they both denied this possibility in their hearts almost simultaneously.
"You're not speaking, does that mean you admit it?"
Seeing this, Jiang Wuming became even more certain of his judgment and said coldly:
"You took Sato Taro and two other students to the airport and told us that they were going to participate in a practical martial arts sparring, ostensibly to boost the morale of Kyoto Martial Arts Academy. In reality, you wanted to use this method to make us at Donghai Martial Arts Academy tell you who our three participating students were!
But unfortunately, you didn't get the information you wanted at the airport, so you specially arranged for people to install a listening device in our room, and then learned the list of the three students we were going to send.
After obtaining this information, you meticulously planned the despicable and shameless action just now—Sato Taro, with his clumsy acting, completed your plan, injuring our Donghai Martial Arts Academy's student Xiao Han, making him unable to participate in tomorrow's practical martial arts sparring!"
"So that's how it is!"
"You little devils, you're too despicable!"
As Jiang Wuming's words reached their ears, Huangfu Weixia and the others were first surprised, then their hearts were ignited with anger, and they roared.
At this moment, they fully believed Jiang Wuming's words.
Not only them, but Xia Xueqin and the other teachers from Donghai Martial Arts Academy had also noticed the problem in the video footage. Hearing Jiang Wuming's words at this moment, they felt it was highly possible, and their expressions were extremely grim.
"Bastard, don't defame us with your speculation!!"
At this moment, Sato Taro suddenly roared, trying to prove something, but his frantically twitching eye muscles and the worry between his brows directly betrayed his true thoughts.
Fear.
He was afraid that their scheme would be completely exposed by Jiang Wuming, and all their efforts would be in vain!
"You think that as long as Xiao Han cannot participate in the practical martial arts sparring, you will be confident in winning two out of the three matches!
In this way, you can salvage the loss of face for the Japanese martial arts world, which was forced to bow and apologize to Long Country's Martial Department not long ago!"
Jiang Wuming ignored Sato Taro's panicked defense and continued to speak coldly.
"Don't talk nonsense here!"
Akita Hideko couldn't help but low-roar.
Although she didn't know how Jiang Wuming had seen through all of this, she had to deny everything Jiang Wuming had said and stop him from continuing.
"In addition to wanting to salvage the face of the Japanese martial arts world, you also want to use this martial arts exchange event to kill me!"
Jiang Wuming shifted his gaze back to Akita Hideko and said coldly.
Swish, swish, swish...
Upon hearing Jiang Wuming's words again, the faces of the teachers and students of Donghai Martial Arts Academy, led by Xia Xueqin, as well as Miyamoto Shigeru, Akita Hideko, and Sato Taro, all changed.
At this moment, expressions of shock appeared on their faces simultaneously!
As for Xia Xueqin, they had thought of Kyoto Martial Arts Academy playing tricks to regain face for the Japanese martial arts world, but they hadn't expected them to use this martial arts exchange event to try and kill Jiang Wuming!
"You... what nonsense are you talking about??"
After a brief shock, Akita Hideko quickly roared, desperately denying it.
"You deliberately mentioned at the airport that my father killed your Sato Nin back then, Sato Taro deliberately used words to insult and provoke Huangfu Weixia, and injuring Xiao Han, were all paving the way to kill me!"
Jiang Wuming spoke again, his tone icy, his voice echoing throughout the restaurant, "According to your plan, after you win the practical martial arts sparring and Sato Taro defeats Huangfu Weixia, you will come forward to provoke me, which will inevitably lead to my counterattack.
Finally, you can openly challenge me to a death match!
In your opinion, whether it's due to personal feelings or the motivation to defend the honor of Long Country's martial arts world, I will accept the challenge..."
"Enough!"
Akita Hideko's heart churned like a stormy sea, but she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she glared at Jiang Wuming with feigned anger, "I have no idea what you're talking about!"
"Then you won't issue a death challenge to me?"
Jiang Wuming sneered.
"—"
Akita Hideko hesitated upon hearing this.
The hesitation was because everything Jiang Wuming had just said was accurate, meaning their scheme had been completely seen through!
In such a situation, if she refused to issue a death challenge, Jiang Wuming's plan to kill her would be completely in vain.
And if she agreed to issue a death challenge to Jiang Wuming, it would be an indirect admission of everything Jiang Wuming had just said!
Swish, swish, swish...
As Akita Hideko hesitated and remained silent, the expressions of the teachers and students of Donghai Martial Arts Academy, led by Xia Xueqin, changed again.
Because, in their opinion, Akita Hideko's hesitation and silence were tantamount to admitting what Jiang Wuming had said!
"Teacher Jiang Wuming, I don't know why you said those things, but I can assure you that you have misunderstood us at Kyoto Martial Arts Academy!
The incident at the airport was purely the personal venting of Akita Hideko and Sato Taro, and there was no conspiracy involved.
What happened in the restaurant just now was completely an accident—Sato Taro was there to apologize to the students of Donghai Martial Arts Academy according to Director Akita's instructions!
You can confirm this with Director Akita!
As for the death match you mentioned...
We never intended for Akita Hideko to engage in a death match with you, but we did consider having you two teachers represent your respective academies in a practical martial arts sparring."
At this moment, Miyamoto Shigeru, who had been silent, spoke. He cunningly denied everything Jiang Wuming had said, while still leaving open the possibility of Akita Hideko challenging Jiang Wuming to a death match.
"Yes, Director Miyamoto did make such a suggestion."
Upon hearing Miyamoto Shigeru's words, Akita Hideko understood and seized the opportunity. She then abruptly changed the subject,
"However, because of your reckless and arrogant behavior today, I have decided to challenge you to a death match in my personal capacity tomorrow!"
"Wuming, don't accept the challenge!"
As soon as Akita Hideko finished speaking, Yan Xin, a teacher from Donghai Martial Arts Academy, immediately spoke,
"She is ranked sixteenth on the one-star War God list published on the Divine Network. She is an extremely powerful existence in the one-star War God realm, not comparable to Taige, who has just broken through to the one-star War God realm. You are no match for her!"
"Old woman, you're a realm higher than Brother Wuming, and you're issuing a death challenge. You're too shameless!"
"That's right, old hag, you're simply despicable and shameless to the extreme!"
"Teacher Wuming, absolutely do not fall for her trap, do not accept the challenge!!"
Upon hearing Yan Xin's words, Xia Dong, Huangfu Weixia, and the others were first shocked, then they all fiercely cursed Akita Hideko.
"Aren't you very arrogant? Why are you now as cowardly as the Long Country people from eighty years ago?!"
Akita Hideko completely ignored Xia Dong and Huangfu Weixia's words. Instead, she preemptively said what she had planned to say at the martial arts arena tomorrow, trying to provoke Jiang Wuming.
"Eighty years ago, in the war where the Ninja Kingdom invaded Long Country, the people of Long Country built a Great Wall of flesh and blood to resist and fight back. With millet plus rifles, they drove you out of Long Country and forced you to sign a surrender!"
Jiang Wuming stared coldly at Akita Hideko, as if responding to her, and even more so, as if declaring on behalf of the people of Long Country,
"Today, the sleeping Eastern dragon has awakened and is soaring. It fears no country or force. You talk to me about cowardice here?"
Having said that, Jiang Wuming paused, and then directly announced Akita Hideko's death sentence:
"Tomorrow, at the Kyoto Martial Arts Academy's martial arts arena, I will take your head!!"
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