My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 311: Chapter 159: Cooling Down

How could he not see it?

He could tell that even though Shen Han’s face was still cold, the... bone-deep hatred he held for Qin Fang was gone.

’...No, how did he do it?!’

’When Shen Han took the stage, he looked like he was ready to kill!’

’How did they go from fighting... to burying the hatchet?’

Wang Jing found it incomprehensible.

But after coming to his senses, he still hesitated before announcing, "The winner... B Courtyard... Qin Fang. One victory gained. B Courtyard Number Thirteen, Shen Han... is defeated. According to the rules, he is demoted to... C Courtyard."

Qin Fang smiled, nodded, said his thanks, and stepped down from the dueling ring.

"Young... Young Master Qin..."

Wang Qi had been waiting, on pins and needles. Seeing Qin Fang, he hurried over and stammered, "You... you should send me a challenge notice today. I..."

Qin Fang smiled and patted his shoulder. "Don’t worry. You just hold onto that spot in A Courtyard for me. I still have some things to take care of."

Wang Qi was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "I’m just... just afraid someone will take the opportunity to challenge me..."

"No problem. If someone challenges you, just concede defeat. I’ll go find them later." Qin Fang patted his shoulder. "Thanks for today. Talk to you later."

With that, he left the dueling ring area.

Qian Ruhai and Lin Chen subconsciously came forward to meet him, their expressions extremely strange.

"Brother Qin, forgive my curiosity... What in the world did you say to Shen Han? At the end, he..."

Qian Ruhai couldn’t help but ask.

Qin Fang smiled. "I just told him some truths... Anyway, that’s enough of that. I’ve got something to do. I’ll treat you two to drinks later."

Truths?

The two of them were stunned, but Qin Fang had already walked away.

They looked at each other, but since Qin Fang wasn’t talking, there was nothing they could do...

Qin Fang went to Zhi Lu and received his new room.

Good grief. He’d only been here for about ten days, and he had now stayed in all three courtyards besides D Building.

B Thirty-Nine was his new courtyard.

He went inside and looked around. As expected, it was a little bigger than C Courtyard, but not as good as A Courtyard.

After a quick look, Qin Fang went out into the yard, squinting up at the sky...

’Not bad. Today... I guess I succeeded in cooling Shen Han down.’

’As long as he has half a brain... he won’t make any more rash moves.’

’And from Shen Han’s behavior at the end, it seems he does have some brains after all.’

’This way, things should be stable for now.’

...Of course, he knew Shen Han wouldn’t let this go so easily.

But he didn’t care... ’First, I need to get through the Martial Arts Examination smoothly and secure one of the twelve seats! Everything else can wait!’

And now that Shen Han was placated, the others probably wouldn’t make a move for the time being... because they would definitely be watching to see what Shen Han did next.

Just as he had told Shen Han today... wasn’t it much more comfortable to sit back and watch the show than to be a part of it?

’However, Shen Han most likely won’t help me. He’ll probably make his own stance clear... forcing someone else to be the one to stick their neck out.’

’So... I still need to put some pressure on them.’

Qin Fang’s eyes narrowed slightly.

’...If you’re going to be crazy, you have to be completely crazy.’

’That’s the only way to make people afraid!’

’Hmm, Qian Ruhai mentioned five names that day... Their skills are all about equal, and victory depends only on their condition at the time...’

A glint flashed in Qin Fang’s eyes.

Including Shen Han, that made six people in total, all down to their last chance, and all with a shot at one of the twelve seats.

And they were all from powerful, prominent families, much like Shen Han...

He narrowed his eyes, wondering if his next move would go smoothly.

「In the blink of an eye, night fell.」

The day’s events had once again caused an uproar in the Post House. Discussions could be heard everywhere.

"Young Master, are we... really just going to let this go?"

The maid, Mo Zhu, asked Shen Han, gritting her teeth in frustration.

The maid beside her immediately slapped her arm in anger and shot her a fierce glare... This maid had always been calm and rational. When Shen Han was driven mad with rage, she was the one who kept the situation from spiraling out of control.

Shen Han’s expression was much calmer now. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "He was right. I can’t let rage cloud my judgment... The key right now is the Martial Arts Examination. It’s just over two months away. He’s a variable, but he’s not just my problem... Why should I be the one to charge into battle while others wait to pick up the spoils?"

"As for the humiliation..." A vicious look appeared in his eyes. "After the Martial Arts Examination is over and the dust has settled... I will get my revenge!"

Hearing this, the other maid let out a long sigh of relief and said respectfully, "Young Master is wise."

"However, does he take me for a fool? Thinking I’ll say nothing and let him use me as a shield to get through this period safely? Hmph, he’s dreaming!"

Shen Han said coldly, "Find a way to spread the word. Let them know I won’t be making a move against that Qin Fang again. Let them figure out what to do themselves."

The two maids exchanged a glance, then said respectfully, "Yes."

A Twenty Courtyard, Xue Yi was drinking, muttering to himself as he did, "That Qin Fang really is a madman. He actually planned to knock Shen Han all the way down to D Building?... Tsk tsk, but it looks like he said something to Shen Han afterwards. That hothead Shen Han actually calmed down?"

Just as he was thinking this, there was a knock on his courtyard gate. A maid who was pouring wine looked up at Xue Yi.

Xue Yi was also surprised and muttered, "Who’s here to see me? Go open the gate."

The maid acknowledged and opened the gate.

A laugh came from outside. "Brother Xue, an unwelcome guest has arrived at your door. I hope you’ll forgive the intrusion!~"

Xue Yi was stunned for a moment, a flash of surprise in his eyes, but he quickly broke into a laugh. "Haha, is that Brother Qin? Come in, come in! You’re just in time to have a couple of drinks with me..."

He went forward to greet him enthusiastically.

Who else could it be walking in from the courtyard... but Qin Fang himself?

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