An untimely voice reached Su Fan's ears.
Su Fan turned his head and saw a table of bare-chested men sitting behind them, looking at Su Fan with mocking expressions and occasionally bursting into laughter.
"What are you looking at?"
One of the burly, round-faced fat men spoke to Su Fan with an unfriendly gaze.
"It's nothing, big brother. I was just checking if my dog ran away. I tied it outside, but it seems to have escaped and is biting people everywhere. This dog is useless. I'll send it to the slaughterhouse tomorrow," Su Fan apologized to the men.
The men initially thought Su Fan was backing down, but as they listened, they felt something was off.
"Are you f\*\*king insulting me?" The fat man immediately stood up, slammed the table, and pointed at Su Fan, shouting angrily.
"Our dog is quite smart," Su Fan said to Su Yutong with a smile.
Su Yutong almost burst out laughing.
Su Fan's words were too vicious, insulting them indirectly.
"You're f\*\*king looking for death!" The fat man was enraged by Su Fan's words and, slamming the table, lunged to beat Su Fan.
The surrounding customers immediately got up in fright, moving far away, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Just as Su Fan was about to stand up and teach these ruffians a lesson, Dongfang Tingyin stopped him.
"I'll do it,"
Dongfang Tingyin had been in a bad mood for the past few days due to family matters, so she decided to take it out on these guys.
Su Fan didn't insist, knowing that Dongfang Tingyin was a martial artist and he didn't need to worry about her safety.
Dongfang Tingyin stood up and stretched her fingers.
"Little girl, don't court death. Get lost!" The fat man was surprisingly gentlemanly and didn't intend to touch Dongfang Tingyin, but Dongfang Tingyin was no lady.
Dongfang Tingyin punched the fat man in the nose, and blood immediately streamed down his face.
The fat man wiped his nose and, seeing the blood on his hand, became furious.
"Beat them to death!" the fat man ordered his subordinates.
The bare-chested subordinates immediately charged forward.
"Hmph!"
Dongfang Tingyin snorted disdainfully.
She grabbed one of them by the fist and twisted it forcefully. Due to the joint, the man let out a cry of pain and twisted sideways. Dongfang Tingyin then kicked him in the chest, sending him flying.
As for the remaining few, Dongfang Tingyin charged at them, exchanging blows. In a short while, they were all on the ground, unable to get up.
The fat man's legs began to tremble. He hadn't expected this woman to be so formidable.
"I... I'm sorry!" The fat man's legs gave out, and he immediately knelt on the ground, begging Dongfang Tingyin for mercy.
"Get lost!" Dongfang Tingyin snorted coldly.
As if granted a great pardon, the fat man immediately scrambled up and fled, not even bothering about his fallen subordinates.
"Spoilsport!" Dongfang Tingyin hadn't had her fill.
"Su Fan, let's find a place to fight," Dongfang Tingyin suddenly said.
"Huh?" Su Fan looked at Dongfang Tingyin as if she were an idiot. Was she out of her mind?
"What 'huh'? I'm serious. I don't know your strength. Fight me, or I'll ruin your company tomorrow," Dongfang Tingyin said softly.
Su Fan looked at Su Yutong speechlessly.
"Look at the manager you hired for me. Is this a manager? You've brought in an ancestor!"
Su Yutong stuck out her tongue sheepishly.
"Alright, where to?"
Su Fan had no choice but to compromise. Since he had just finished eating, he could consider it post-meal exercise.
"Boss, the bill,"
Su Fan called the boss over to settle the bill and also compensated for the items damaged during the fight.
Su Fan accompanied Dongfang Tingyin to a spot under a bridge. It was sparsely populated and spacious, a good place for a duel.
Unlike the Ye family, they didn't have any training halls, so they had to spar here.
The two stood facing each other, with Su Yutong watching from a distance.
"The competition is about to begin. Today, I'll test your strength," Although Dongfang Tingyin didn't intend to participate in the competition, she was aware of its related news. She thought she could take this opportunity to see if Su Fan had any hope of securing a spot in the competition. If not, it would be best to withdraw early to avoid embarrassment.
"Come on," Su Fan beckoned to Dongfang Tingyin.
He also didn't fully understand the main combat strengths for this competition and wondered if he could glean some information from Dongfang Tingyin.
Dongfang Tingyin immediately charged at Su Fan, using her palm as a blade, attacking Su Fan with knife techniques.
"So fast!"
Su Fan was secretly shocked by Dongfang Tingyin's speed. Even he might not be able to match such speed, considering he had cultivation technique bonuses.
No wonder Gong Wentao wanted to recruit Dongfang Tingyin. Her strength was this formidable!
Su Fan quickly dodged backward, evading Dongfang Tingyin's palm strikes.
He didn't know any formal techniques. All his combat methods came from his experience fighting monsters in games, so he was fighting Dongfang Tingyin instinctively.
Dongfang Tingyin's palm strike landed on Su Fan's shoulder. Fighting Dongfang Tingyin solely based on his martial artist realm, Su Fan was indeed no match for her.
Dongfang Tingyin frowned slightly. She felt as if she had struck a rock. Su Fan's body was so hard!
The physique Su Fan had enhanced with attribute pills was comprehensive, covering strength, speed, and physical defense. A normal martial artist of the same realm would likely be screaming in pain after taking a palm strike from Dongfang Tingyin.
However, Su Fan was not only unharmed but also counter-attacked while she was momentarily stunned, throwing a punch towards her shoulder.
Both of them deliberately avoided vital points during their spar, only attacking non-fatal areas like the shoulders.
"Hmph,"
Dongfang Tingyin grunted and retreated several steps, feeling a burning pain in her shoulder.
Dongfang Tingyin possessed speed and strong offensive power, but her defense was lacking. While others could withstand three punches from a martial artist of the same level without issue, she could only endure two.
"No more, no more," Dongfang Tingyin immediately waved her hand, signaling an end to the fight.
She couldn't hurt Su Fan, but Su Fan's punch hurt her. What was the point of continuing?
Su Fan shook his head regretfully, not having had enough.
"So amazing!"
Although neither of them had had their fill, Su Yutong watched with excitement. She only saw rapid punches and kicks, which left her dazzled.
"Cousin, can you teach me?" Su Yutong pouted at Dongfang Tingyin.
She suddenly felt that knowing martial arts was so cool. Her cousin's moves just now were so dashing!
"No, our sect's martial arts are not to be taught externally," Dongfang Tingyin refused outright. It wasn't that she wouldn't teach, but her aunt had forbidden it. Her aunt and uncle didn't want Su Yutong to enter the ancient martial arts world, so they had always kept family matters from her.
For this reason, her aunt and uncle hadn't returned to the family for twenty years.
She had also explained her martial arts as being taught by a master, without revealing any details about her family.
"Okay, Su Fan~"
Su Yutong then turned to Su Fan. If her cousin wouldn't teach her, surely Su Fan could, right?
"Uh,"
"I forgot I haven't collected my clothes yet. I need to go home and collect them."
Su Fan immediately feigned ignorance and fled the scene like the wind.
"Su Fan!" Su Yutong shouted angrily at Su Fan from behind.