Richest Rag-picker

Chapter 485: Chapter 457: Vajra Has Gotten Stronger

It was already eight o’clock at night, but the weather here was clearly different from back home.

Eight o’clock here was more like four in the afternoon. The sun wasn’t directly overhead, but it was still hanging in the sky.

He looked up at the sun, then took out a military map from the vehicle and unfolded it. With a wave of his hand, he said:

"Let’s move out. We’ll try to reach this area by early morning."

Qi Xiaotian followed Fang Chenyi’s finger and saw he was pointing to the edge of the Taklamakan Desert. It was also the last small town in this area. Any farther in was just desolate, uninhabited desert.

He nodded, picked up his handheld radio, and gave the convoy the order to move out.

Ten Mengshi trucks let out a roar as they sped down the airport’s wide runway.

After leaving the airport, the trucks turned onto a road that wasn’t particularly wide. However, despite the narrow road, there was very little traffic, so the Mengshi trucks were able to maintain a high speed.

The journey was uneventful. A little after two in the morning, the vehicles slowly pulled to a stop in a rather dilapidated small town.

To call it a small town was generous; "village" was more accurate. It was even more desolate than the rural areas back home.

It was now the dead of night. The entire town was exceptionally quiet, without a single light to be seen.

Not wanting to disturb anyone, Fang Chenyi had no choice but to wave his hand and have everyone find an open area outside of town to set up their tents.

Watching everyone bustling about, drenched in sweat, Fang Chenyi felt a flicker of confusion. ’Is it really this hot here? It’s already past midnight; the heat should have faded by now.’

But with the Water Spirit Pearl on him, how could he possibly feel the heat? Even now, in the early morning, the temperature was definitely over 30 degrees Celsius.

"Brother Fang, your stamina is incredible. In this kind of weather, you haven’t even broken a single sweat."

After he finished directing everyone to set up the tents, Qi Xiaotian looked at Fang Chenyi’s casual strolling and couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy. The rest of them were already drenched in sweat, but Brother Fang was as calm and composed as ever. It even looked like his clothes were still perfectly dry.

Of course, Fang Chenyi couldn’t tell Qi Xiaotian that the reason he didn’t feel hot was because he had a Water Spirit Pearl on him.

So, he waved his hand and said with an air of profound mystery:

"Heh, see? This is the difference between an expert and you. You’ve still got a long way to go, kid. You’d better hurry up and train. Once you reach my level, you won’t be afraid of this kind of temperature either."

Qi Xiaotian actually took Fang Chenyi’s words to heart and nodded in deep agreement.

Just then, Vajra, who had been helping everyone with the tents, came running over with a howl. But when he saw Qi Xiaotian, he made a wide detour and scurried behind Fang Chenyi.

Seeing this, Qi Xiaotian immediately grinned and beckoned to Vajra.

"What are you running for, kid? I was just looking for you. Come on, come on, let’s spar a little."

As soon as Vajra heard this, he ducked behind Fang Chenyi, only peeking out with his big, pitiful-looking eyes at Qi Xiaotian.

However, Fang Chenyi also wanted to know just how strong the big guy had become. So he reached out, patted Vajra’s head, and said:

"Go on, spar with Xiaotian. Who knows, you might be even stronger than him now."

Hearing Fang Chenyi’s words, Vajra shook his big head so vigorously it looked like a rattle-drum. He absolutely refused to go and fight Qi Xiaotian.

Qi Xiaotian saw this and grinned, simply swinging a fist straight at Vajra.

Seeing Qi Xiaotian’s incoming punch, Fang Chenyi gave a wry smile and dodged to the side in a flash.

Exposed to Qi Xiaotian’s fist, Vajra had nowhere left to hide. He simply covered his head and squatted on the ground.

Qi Xiaotian, whose fist had already reached Vajra, couldn’t bring himself to hit him. With a sigh, he reached out and grabbed Vajra’s arm, trying to haul him up.

But Qi Xiaotian, using seventy percent of his strength, actually staggered when he pulled.

He hadn’t managed to move the big guy at all. So, he put his all into it, using one hundred percent of his strength.

But in the next moment, Qi Xiaotian made a tragic discovery: he really couldn’t budge him.

At that moment, the squatting Vajra seemed to realize something as well.

’What’s going on? How can Xiaotian’er not even budge me?’

Thinking this, Vajra tentatively reached out and gave Qi Xiaotian a little shove.

But that one light shove sent Qi Xiaotian stumbling back more than a dozen steps before he could regain his balance.

In an instant, Qi Xiaotian’s heart was filled with utter shock.

’Holy crap, what kind of strength is this? He’s way stronger than before!’

After the shock wore off, Qi Xiaotian knew he was probably no longer a match for Vajra. He dropped his stance, no longer planning to continue the fight.

But Vajra, having realized what was happening, wasn’t about to let it go so easily.

’Oh, really? This has to be a joke. You were always bullying me when you were stronger. Now that you can’t beat me, you think I’m just going to let you go?’

Looking at the astonished Qi Xiaotian, Vajra actually split his mouth into a wide, wicked grin.

He then stood up and walked toward Qi Xiaotian, one step at a time.

The moment Qi Xiaotian saw Vajra’s advance, he knew this was bad. He hurriedly shot a pleading look at Fang Chenyi.

But before Fang Chenyi could say a word, Vajra had already rushed to Xiaotian’er’s side, raising his massive, fan-like palm.

It seemed to float down lightly onto Qi Xiaotian’s arm, but Qi Xiaotian didn’t dare to be careless. He immediately used his full strength to block, the muscles in his arm instantly tensing.

The next moment, with a loud THWACK, Qi Xiaotian’s body was sent flying sideways.

As for Vajra, he was clearly stunned as well.

He looked at Qi Xiaotian, who had fallen to the ground, and then back at his own palm.

He immediately turned his head and let out a couple of aggrieved howls at Fang Chenyi, as if to say he hadn’t meant to use so much force.

Seeing this, Fang Chenyi didn’t have time for anything else. He quickly ran to Qi Xiaotian’s side to check on Xiaotian’s injuries.

Fortunately, just as he reached him, Qi Xiaotian was already climbing up from the ground, clutching his arm.

Although he was sucking in a sharp breath from the pain, it was clear he hadn’t been seriously injured.

Seeing that Xiaotian was okay, the previously aggrieved look on Vajra’s face was suddenly replaced by a happy smile.

Clearly, he hadn’t wanted to hurt Qi Xiaotian either.

"I’m fine, Brother Fang. But this kid’s strength... it’s just terrifying. I used my full power, and I still couldn’t even take one slap from him."

Qi Xiaotian shook his head with a wry smile.

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