Unparalleled Duo
Chapter 56 - 56 37 Lei Buji_2

56: Chapter 37 Lei Buji_2 56: Chapter 37 Lei Buji_2 Sun Yixie wasn’t going to let the other party leave easily without clearing up this doubt.

“Eh?” Lei Buji gave a puzzled look upon being questioned, then turned around and replied, “This thing has spread all over the streets.

Everybody knows about it.”

“What the heck?” On hearing this, Sun Yixie immediately exchanged a look with Huang Donglai, then said to Lei Buji, “What kind of spread?

Explain clearly.”

Lei Buji might be simple-minded, but he knew his manners.

He knew he couldn’t keep talking to Sun Yixie and the others with his back turned, so he turned around somewhat awkwardly and continued, “When I was eating noodles at the restaurant, I overheard the people from the Martial Arts community, the waiter, ordinary customers, and the storytelling gentleman on the street…

All of them were talking about how you two ’caused a big commotion at Bogui Building’ last night, and one part mentioned that you weren’t actually on the guest list for this conference, but that Master Shen personally visited your home to invite you.”

“Holy shit?”

“Holy shit?”

As soon as these words came out, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai blurted out the same two words in unison, even in the same tone.

“No way…

has even my name gotten dragged into this?” Huang Donglai was also getting nervous now, “Did they say anything about me besides Brother Sun?”

“Yeah,” Lei Buji said, “They were saying that the Young Master Huang of the Huang Sect from Shu is talented both in literature and martial arts, extremely intelligent, and made ‘Little Dezu’ of the Wisdom Immortal Pavilion look so inferior that he even wanted to take you as a master.”

“Oh?

That appraisal is actually quite fair,” Huang Donglai said with mixed feelings upon hearing this—pleased that someone was praising him but anxious that being lifted too high could make him a target for everyone.

“Get lost~” Sun Yixie gave Huang Donglai a disdainful look, “After telling one ‘Tortoise and Hare’ story, you call yourself extremely intelligent?

Have you no shame?” He didn’t plan to wait for Huang Donglai to retort, and immediately turned his head back to Lei Buji, “Hey, brother, what did they say about me?”

Lei Buji replied, “They say you are a tycoon in Hangzhou’s fish market, with immeasurable connections and wealth, your martial arts and knowledge profound and inscrutable, skilled in all arts from the zither, chess, calligraphy, painting to even culinary skills that make the ‘South’s King of Cooks’ wary by a third…

But you are modest and don’t show off your reputation in the jianghu, so Master Shen went against all opinions and personally lowered himself to visit Hangzhou to invite you to the conference.”

“Ha!” Sun Yixie said with an even prouder expression than Huang Donglai after listening, “That seems…

a bit overstated.”

“‘A bit’?’Overstated’?” Huang Donglai was already on the brink of spitting out his tea when he heard Lei Buji’s description, and at Sun Yixie’s unabashed response, he couldn’t help but retort, “Brother Sun, why don’t you just give me that protective armor of yours?

With that thick skin of yours, you’re already invulnerable, aren’t you?”

Then they went on with another round of cursing exchange like street-talking, filled with modern slang and wisecracks, leaving Lei Buji utterly dumbfounded.

After a while, it was Huang Donglai who first remembered there was someone else present: “This brother Lei, I see…

you’re not a bad person, just a bit simplistic and naive; we won’t take this too seriously with you today, but just a kind reminder, the jianghu is perilous, and you must be wary of others.

You’ll suffer being like this.

In the future, you should be more careful in your actions.”

A second later, afraid that he wasn’t clear enough, Sun Yixie added, “To put it simply, don’t be so foolishly rushing into things from now on.

If it were someone else today, you might have already been chopped up.”

Their language was crude, but their logic was sound.

If Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were really as fierce as the rumors made out, they wouldn’t be someone just anyone could challenge, let alone provoke.

The jianghu had its own rules; it wasn’t because you’re a greenhorn not afraid of tigers, ignorant of everything…

others are obliged to accommodate you.

If that were the case, those famous martial artists would probably have to deal with hundreds of challenging visitors every day.

In the Martial Arts world, if you want to challenge someone with a reputation much higher than yours, there’s a certain decorum: typically, you’d issue a challenge letter, fix a time, place, and basic rules.

If the other party accepts it, the duel can proceed.

Of course, in most cases, when the other party sees you’re a nobody, they wouldn’t even pay attention to you.

So your only option is to go “boost your reputation”, make a name for yourself in the jianghu, or start by challenging people who are not that much higher in status than you, and once you have a certain reputation, then issue a challenge to a master.

If you ignore this, like Lei Buji did today…

running straight onto someone’s territory, blocking their gateway, and demanding a fight…

not only can the other side refuse the duel, but they can also treat you as a troublemaker, have the entire sect deal with you, and think it’s only right after you are dealt with; the other party is regarded as simply defending themselves.

“Th-thank you for the advice…” Although Lei Buji was slow-witted, he could understand reason and knew this was well-meant counsel.

So, after being lectured, he didn’t get angry but shyly thanked them, “Then I’ll…

take my leave now…”

“Wait!”

The two really did intend to let him leave, but just at this moment, Sun Yixie’s mind ticked, and he suddenly came up with a cunning plan.

“Heh…

Brother Lei, if I may be so bold as to ask…” Sun Yixie very naturally started to call himself the brother of the other party, “How is your martial arts prowess?”

He was so direct in asking because he knew Lei Buji was honest and wouldn’t lie.

“It’s good!” Lei Buji indeed was honest, and with a slap on his chest, his face immediately filled with confidence, “My dad started teaching me when I was five years old, last year he told me that among those of my age, fewer than five could beat me.”

Lei Buji was naturally not lying, but his father’s judgment was a bit off — talking strictly about martial arts prowess, among his peers, Lei Buji could solidly rank in the top three.

His father, the “Eight Desolate Fist Saint Lei Buwei,” retired from the jianghu as a supreme-level expert.

Rumor has it there were no Boxing techniques in the Martial Arts world he didn’t know (of course, such rumors are often inaccurate; he definitely wouldn’t know the Sun family’s Dragon Dog Boxing), and not only did he know them, but he was also “expert” in them.

On top of being proficient, he could integrate the strengths of various schools into his unique martial arts, making his moves ever-changing and dominating.

Until the age of fifty, when Lei Buwei’s wife died in childbirth, he, having a late child, decided to leave the jianghu to safely raise his son and retired into the mountains.

Lei Buji grew up in the mountains, only occasionally going with his father to the town market to exchange some goods, which meant he had few interactions with people, leading to his somewhat naive disposition.

However, in terms of martial arts, Lei Buji was the true heir to his father: not to mention his superior foundation in Inner Strength, move-wise…

the “Lei Family’s Boxing,” created by his father, which was a collection of the essence of hundreds of Boxing styles, he had also mastered over fifty percent.

His father wouldn’t have let him go on his own to explore the jianghu if that weren’t the case.

Of course…

Lei Buwei only knew that his son went to Luoyang to “watch” the Youth Hero Conference, he did not expect Lei Buji upon arriving and seeing the other young heroes were as weak as chickens, would be tempted to participate himself.

But honestly, it wasn’t his fault, for at this conference, there were only two people who were on the same level in martial arts prowess.

Yes, you know without me saying, those two people are definitely not Huang Donglai and Sun Yixie…

But just in case among the dear readers there are those as unbright as Lei Buji, I suppose I should still mention it.

As for those two, one is the prodigy from the Cangzhou Xingyi Sect, “Little Hero Yuancheng” Lin Yuancheng; the other is the heiress of the Divine Blade Manor from Liao Dong, “Lingfeng Blade” Song Zhixiu.

Aside from them, among these young people who came to Luoyang for the conference, no one could match up to Lei Buji in a test of strength.

“Oh?” Sun Yixie’s eyes lit up when he heard Lei Buji’s words, and he followed up by asking, “May I know who your illustrious father is?”

“My dad told me not to reveal his name,” Lei Buji replied.

The more Lei Buji said this, the more Sun Yixie suspected that his background was no ordinary matter.

“Heh…” After a light chuckle, Sun Yixie came up with an idea, “Well, I’m pretty familiar with Master Shen.

How about I talk to him, and if there’s an extra spot at the Hero Conference, we’ll let you fill in…

What do you think?”

“Really?” Lei Buji immediately stepped forward excitedly, full of hope.

“Why would I lie to you?” Sun Yixie said, “You can count on me, brother.

Our meeting today is fateful, and I’ll take care of your issue.”

He had said this line to many people back in the days at the fish market.

Some of them later became his henchmen, while some ended up at the bottom of the West Lake…

though, of course, they all drowned by accident.

Huang Donglai, upon hearing this, almost burst out laughing and had to turn his face away, pretending to choke on his tea.

“Brother Sun…

um…

Big Brother!” The hoodwinked Lei Buji even changed his address, “Then I’m counting all on you!”

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