Chapter 50 : With Skills Like This, How Could He Possibly Be Bullied? (Full Chapter)
"!!!"
The sudden attack surged toward Lu Tianren's face, causing his eyes to widen.
Because he almost failed to react in time, he instinctively twisted his entire body with all his strength—barely managing to evade Tang Qingmo's punch!
However, Tang Qingmo didn't give him even a moment to recover. The instant his fist missed, Tang Qingmo lifted his lower leg and snapped a kick straight toward Lu Tianren's chest.
"You—!!"
Lu Tianren reflexively crossed his arms to block, bracing himself against the kick—but he was still forced several steps backward.
Tang Qingmo said calmly,
"You can counterattack. No need to hold back."
"!?"
Lu Tianren had trained at Lu Rongsheng's side since childhood and had reached the third rank at a young age.
Being provoked like this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
"Tang Qingmo! You dare attack my brother?!" Lu Zhaozhao shouted furiously from the side.
She wanted to rush forward to help Lu Tianren, but Lu Rongsheng barked at her sharply.
"What are you doing running over there!? Don't interfere with Tianren!"
The two men were testing each other's strength—what was she charging in for?
Lu Tianren clenched his fists. After blocking Tang Qingmo's kick, he immediately gathered the qi and blood within his body into his fist and hurled a punch toward Tang Qingmo's back!
He was a third-rank martial artist—this punch could pulverize a person completely!
But since Tang Qingmo himself had said not to hold back, Lu Tianren didn't restrain his strength at all.
Yet just as the punch descended, Tang Qingmo suddenly twisted his body sideways, avoiding the attack by the narrowest of margins. At the same time, he lightly stepped off the ground and shifted his body backward.
Lu Tianren, having thrown his punch with full force, was unable to retract in time—his body followed through straight into the ground.
Boom!
The earth caved in under Lu Tianren's strike, forming a crater as chunks of stone blasted into the air.
To shatter solid packed earth like that—one could clearly see just how terrifying the power behind that punch was!
But even so, Tang Qingmo had already appeared behind him and casually patted Lu Tianren on the shoulder.
!!!
"That's enough. The test is over," Tang Qingmo's voice came from behind as he withdrew his hand.
"As expected of Young Master Lu. Very impressive."
Lu Tianren:...
Judging from what had just happened, if this were a real fight, Tang Qingmo could have knocked him down simply by attacking from behind!
What incredible skill!
But with such ability, how could he possibly have been bullied by the Tang family!?
"Kid, you don't look like a beginner at all. Where did you learn your combat techniques?" Lu Rongsheng asked with curiosity.
"From books," Tang Qingmo replied with a smile.
"A pitiful little guy like me who gets bullied—who would bother teaching me? I taught myself by reading."
Strictly speaking, he wasn't lying.
After transmigrating into this world, hadn't all these techniques come from the manuals granted by the system?
Still, Lu Rongsheng and Lu Tianren both wore speechless expressions.
Clearly, they didn't believe him at all.
Seeing their faces, Tang Qingmo chuckled.
"Whether you believe it or not doesn't really matter. You should at least be able to tell that I haven't broken through to become a martial artist yet."
"That's exactly what puzzles me," Lu Rongsheng narrowed his eyes.
From the moment he first saw Tang Qingmo, he had already noticed that the boy wasn't a martial artist.
From the 'test' just now, it was clear that Tang Qingmo's qi and blood were indeed inferior to Lu Tianren's—but the problem was that his combat techniques were unbelievably calm and refined…
Even without qi and blood, he felt like a battle-hardened veteran!
It was just… bizarre!!
Ignoring Lu Rongsheng's sharp, investigative gaze, Tang Qingmo simply looked at Lu Tianren.
"Young Master Lu, if there's no issue, can the bodyguard job start this afternoon?"
Lu Tianren nodded.
"That's fine, Young Master Tang. From now on, it'll be for one year. You don't need to call me 'Young Master'—just call me Tianren."
Serious by nature, since he had agreed to be someone's bodyguard, he intended to give it his all.
Seeing how professional Lu Tianren was, Tang Qingmo didn't object.
"Alright, Tianren. Then go back and prepare. Meet me at five o'clock this afternoon at the main gate of Longtan District—I'll take you to the Tang family."
"Understood."
Tang Qingmo then turned to Lu Rongsheng.
"Chairman Lu, if there's nothing else, I'll be heading off."
Before Lu Rongsheng could reply, Lu Zhaozhao rushed over and shouted,
"Tang Qingmo! Even if my brother becomes your bodyguard, don't you dare bully him!"
"If I find out you're exploiting my brother, I absolutely won't let you off!"
"..."
After several seconds of silence, Tang Qingmo turned his head away.
"Sorry. Someone once told me that I shouldn't talk to little fairies—otherwise I'll be entangled with them until the end of time."
"Who are you calling a little fairy?!"
Although "little fairy" was originally a compliment, coming from Tang Qingmo's mouth it sounded extremely sarcastic!
Seeing that she was about to explode, Lu Tianren quickly stepped in to calm her down.
"Zhaozhao, don't worry. I'm just going to work—it's good for gaining experience."
Whenever it came to her family, Lu Zhaozhao's attitude softened.
"Well… if you say so, Brother…"
After Tang Qingmo left, Lu Tianren turned to Lu Rongsheng and asked,
"Father, you asked me to be Tang Qingmo's bodyguard—do you want me to report his movements to you at all times?"
"That's part of it," Lu Rongsheng replied.
"But based on my years of intuition, this Tang Qingmo is far from simple! He's nothing like the weak, useless person you described—someone who gets bullied by the Tang family!"
"I feel the same," Lu Tianren nodded.
From their 'test' just now, if it were purely about combat technique, he was clearly inferior to Tang Qingmo!
Someone that capable who still hadn't broken through to martial artist—truly astonishing!
Lu Zhaozhao, however, scoffed.
"So what? Even if he's strong, once he leaves the Tang family, isn't he still an orphan?"
"..."
Looking at his naïve daughter, Lu Rongsheng could only shake his head helplessly, gripping his cane tightly.
"In any case," he said solemnly,
"whether or not we ever get the chance to befriend him—he is someone we must never make an enemy of."