"We are classmates." Zheng Yubai said.
"Great." Yang Feiyun said with a beaming face, thinking that with the relationship with Zheng Yubai, he might be able to persuade Ding Rulong to invest more. If the next matches could be held in Jinghai Stadium and broadcast live on TV, the sensational effect he expected would appear, and his ideal of revitalizing martial arts and developing combat sports could be put into practice.
"Come, let me introduce you to Mr. Ding. He is a philanthropist who is passionate about combat sports." Yang Feiyun enthusiastically pulled Zheng Yubai to Ding Rulong and introduced them to each other.
"You are Beibei's classmate. I didn't expect you to have such good kung fu." Ding Rulong praised Zheng Yubai very much.
"Thank you for the compliment, uncle." Zheng Yubai smiled shyly, "I was just practicing casually."
"Nephew Feiyun praised you just now, but I don't know who is better between you and Xiaofang." Ding Rulong said, turning back to greet Fang Hongjin, "Xiaofang, this is Zheng Yubai. When you are free, you can learn from each other."
Fang Hongjin walked over with an unnatural smile on his face: "We have sparred before."
"Oh? Do you know each other? That's great. Who of you is more powerful?" Ding Rulong asked with interest.
"I didn't win, and he didn't lose," Fang Hongjin said. "If I have another chance, I would also like to compete with Brother Zheng."
"I'm at your service anytime." Zheng Yubai said coldly. He didn't even bother to hide his disgust towards a sinister villain like Fang Hongjin.
Yang Feiyun noticed that there seemed to be some conflict between Zheng Yubai and Fang Hongjin, so he hurriedly said that he would take Ding Rulong and Fang Hong in to meet his grandfather Yang Huting, changing the subject and avoiding the embarrassment of a quarrel on the spot.
"Stay away from Fang Hongjin in the future. He is not a good person." Zheng Yubai took the opportunity when Ding Rulong and Fang Hongjin left to warn Ding Beibei.
"Why? Xiao Fang is a very cheerful person." Ding Beibei asked curiously. After all, she was just a girl who was not very worldly-wise and did not have a deep understanding of the wickedness of human nature.
Zheng Yubai couldn't explain it to her at the moment, so he could only say vaguely: "Just listen to me. This person is very dangerous. I suspect he has bad intentions in approaching you."
Ding Beibei's expression changed slightly: "Zheng Yubai, I don't know what grudge you have with Fang Hongjin, but I don't think he is the kind of person you say he is. If you don't explain things clearly, I can only think that you have other intentions."
"Hmph, brother, this person is ungrateful. Just ignore her." Susu intuitively thought that Ding Beibei would be her enemy. She put her arm around Zheng Yubai's arm and said dissatisfiedly.
Ding Beibei looked at the intimacy between Susu and Zheng Yubai and felt a surge of anger in her heart. She regretted that she had not realized that Zheng Yubai was such a playboy. She stomped her feet in anger, turned around and left angrily.
Zheng Yubai wanted to call her, but Susu held him back. He could only watch her leave, feeling quite worried.
"Brother, don't pay attention to this kind of woman." Susu said.
Zheng Yubai sighed, "You don't know the inside story. Fang Hongjin approached Beibei. I don't know what bad intentions he had. We are classmates. How could I watch her with a wolf around her and not warn her?"
"Do you really just treat her as a classmate?" Susu asked in disbelief.
"Of course."
Susu pouted her lips, obviously not believing it. She thought to herself: My dear brother, it turns out you are quite popular with women. All the girls you know are very beautiful. If I don’t use some tricks, I might really lose to them.
The first round of the competition took three hours to end. Half of the more than a thousand contestants were eliminated, leaving more than five hundred.
The second round of competition started immediately. After the first round of screening, although some people slipped through the net and entered the second round, their level was obviously higher than that of the first round. Many contestants were quite methodical and methodical. Although they still had traces of performance, Zheng Yubai felt that the real Chinese martial arts still had great potential.
There were a few people who showed impressive kung fu skills and seemed to be masters hidden among the people. However, most of the winners were students from regular martial arts schools and contestants from martial arts gyms.
Soon it was Zheng Yubai's turn. This time his opponent was Zhao Xiaoyi, a student of the famous Jinghai Martial Arts School. He was tall and strong, a head taller than the already tall Zheng Yubai. If he wasn't wearing a training suit, people would probably mistake him for a basketball player.
As soon as the referee announced the start of the match, Zhao Xiaoyi politely saluted Zheng Yubai before the competition. Zheng Yubai hurriedly returned the salute, but before he could stand up, Zhao Xiaoyi had already pounced on him.
"How cunning!" Susu complained dissatisfiedly.
"In the arena, what is being competed is not only kung fu but also wisdom. As the saying goes, all is fair in war. If you can't even stop this little sneak attack, then you'd better not continue to embarrass yourself on the field." Yang Feiyan said. After all, she is the descendant of a martial arts family and her understanding of this is much deeper than Susu's.
"That shouldn't be the case. Fortunately, my brother is so strong." Susu saw Zheng Yubai twist his body to avoid Zhao Xiaoyi's attack, and pushed him. Zhao Xiaoyi attacked too hard, and his lower body was unstable. He couldn't stand for a while and fell flat on his face.
"He is indeed very powerful. There should be no rival for him in this arena. His real test should be in the official competition." Yang Feiyan muttered.
"Are there many masters in the official competition?" Su Su asked Yang Feiyan while watching Zheng Yubai's competition. The two young beauties were of similar age, and although they were a little hostile at first, they unknowingly found common topics and slowly eliminated the gap.
"Of course, my brother has been talking so hard to recruit masters to participate in the competition. This time, masters from Xingyi, Bagua, Taiji, Baji, Mantis, Hongquan, Wudang, and Shaolin will gather here. There will definitely be a fierce battle." Yang Feiyan boasted with pride. In fact, these are still unknown. The martial arts world today is just like the entertainment industry. Few people are willing to do things without money and fame. If they can't get financial support from Ding Rulong and there is no TV broadcast, those martial arts masters will definitely not be willing to appear.
Whether Ding Rulong can be confident about the prospects of the competition depends on whether he can perform well in this preliminary round.
Zheng Yubai had already knocked Zhao Xiaoyi down five times in a row. He didn't even raise his hands, but just used his elbows and hips to easily make his opponent lose balance. Poor Zhao Xiaoyi was dizzy from the fall, but he continued to rush towards Zheng Yubai without knowing it. It seemed that he had no fighting skills other than hugging his opponent. (To be continued)