My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 315: Chapter 161: Overt Plot

"That madman! What the hell is he playing at?! What?! Wasn’t offending the Shen Family enough? Does he want to make mortal enemies out of all five of our families?!"

Fu Chen cursed, his composure completely shattered.

But all his cursing was useless. The next day, he was informed that he had been challenged.

...It was a mandatory challenge once a day. They had no choice but to accept!

When he arrived with a grim look on his face, he discovered that there were even more people here today than yesterday.

Qin Fang stood there silently, his expression impassive.

Wang Jing had a peculiar look on his face, but he still announced the first match...

...which wasn’t against any of them.

Instead, it was... a young man from D Building.

Huang Shun stood frozen on the spot. The gazes of multiple Huajin Powerhouses made him feel like he was on pins and needles!

But when he remembered this was Qin Fang’s request, he pressed his lips together and forced himself to endure it.

The result... was needless to say. Qin Fang immediately conceded.

And so, his rank changed again, dropping him from A Courtyard to B Courtyard.

Seeing this familiar tactic, the expressions of all five of them turned incredibly sour.

In contrast, Shen Han—who had already been relegated to C Courtyard and wasn’t currently being challenged for a promotion—watched from the sidelines, his eyes lighting up...

He had to admit, he was in a great mood right now...

Better than ever!

It’s humiliating when you’re the only one suffering misfortune. But when a whole group of people are miserable... the first one to fall actually starts to feel pretty good about it.

They were vaguely starting to realize what Qin Fang was up to, as yesterday’s events played out all over again...

’There’s no defense... It’s completely indefensible!’

They were furious. One of them screamed curses at Qin Fang, having clearly snapped.

But Qin Fang paid them no mind whatsoever. After securing his victory, he slipped away without saying a single word.

In the midst of their extreme fury, more news arrived...

...Qin Fang had challenged them for a third time.

This time, they completely lost it.

"What the hell is he doing! What the hell is he doing?!!!"

Fu Chen’s furious roar made Xue Yi’s expression shift uncontrollably.

’One more loss and we’ll end up in D Building!’

Of course, with so many subordinates at their disposal, someone from B Courtyard would never truly be relegated to living in D Building.

But...

They would be utterly and completely disgraced!

’Losing face isn’t that big of a deal. It’s not like I’m the only one being humiliated.’

’But if...’

Xue Yi’s expression shifted as a sudden thought struck him.

He recalled Qin Fang’s "joke" from two days ago. After a long moment, he sighed in defeat...

’It seems the only way is to pay to make this problem go away.’

That same day, he sought out Qin Fang.

Qin Fang was now in his room in B Courtyard. When he saw Xue Yi walk in, his expression was calm. He said nothing, simply staring at him impassively.

After a long silence, Xue Yi said through gritted teeth, "Thirty-five thousand taels... Impossible! I... I can give you one thousand taels, at most!"

He stared at Qin Fang.

Qin Fang didn’t even raise an eyebrow. He neither agreed nor disagreed, just continued to watch him placidly.

"Two thousand taels! I can’t go any higher! I don’t have much pocket money myself!"

he growled in frustration.

Qin Fang remained silent, just looking at him.

"Three thousand... five thousand... Eight thousand taels! Eight thousand! I can’t go any higher!"

Xue Yi practically screamed the words, his eyes turning red.

The very instant he uttered those words, Qin Fang’s cold, aloof expression melted away, replaced by a brilliant smile that felt like a warm spring breeze.

"Well, if it isn’t Brother Xue! What pleasant surprise brings you here? Hahaha, come in, come in! You see, I was just lost in Contemplation, so I have no idea what’s been going on..."

Xue Yi was rendered speechless.

Though he was grinding his teeth in fury, he had no choice but to follow Qin Fang into the room.

A short while later, he departed, his face ashen.

Watching him retreat into the distance, Qin Fang’s eyes narrowed slightly. ’Looks like Xue Yi gets it now.’

A short while later...

"What did you say? Qin Fang rescinded his challenge against Xue Yi? Why?!"

Fu Chen and the others soon got the news. The expressions of the four who were still being challenged immediately changed.

After arguing for ages without reaching a conclusion, Fu Chen gritted his teeth and said, "I’m going to ask Xue Yi!"

He turned and stormed off.

He found Xue Yi and tried to get him to tell him what had happened.

But Xue Yi remained tight-lipped, refusing to reveal a single thing before kicking him out.

This left Fu Chen both furious and frantic.

Just as he was in the middle of cursing out Xue Yi, Qian Ruhai suddenly sidled up to him with a grin. "Brother Fu... curious why that Qin Fang suddenly stopped challenging Brother Xue?"

Fu Chen snapped out of it. He stared at Qian Ruhai for a moment, then lowered his voice. "Brother Qian... you know something?"

"Well... I’ve heard a little something."

"What exactly happened?" Fu Chen pressed him.

Qian Ruhai chuckled slyly and whispered a few words in his ear.

Fu Chen was left completely dumbfounded.

It took him a long moment to process it, and when he did, he exploded with rage. "That’s extortion! Blatant, shameless extortion! He... he..."

Qian Ruhai sighed helplessly. "That’s the long and short of it... Brother Fu, if you ask me, just pay the money and make the disaster go away. You’ve seen what that Qin Fang is like—a complete lunatic. He’s targeting you now. Unless your Fu Family is willing to pay the hefty price to eliminate him... as long as you’re still at the Post House, he’s going to keep coming after you."

"You’re a hopeful for one of the twelve seats. You can’t leave the Post House before the Martial Arts Examination. If he keeps coming at you once a day... you really could end up in D Building! Of course, I’m sure Brother Fu would never truly stoop to mixing with those peasants... but..."

Qian Ruhai paused, then lowered his voice. "But, Brother Fu, you really need to think this through... News from the Post House has a way of reaching the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect. If the higher-ups in the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect were to hear about this... incident... what would they think of you?"

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!