Guarding the border: I am sanctified in the flesh

Chapter 31 A Strong Heart

Had dinner.

Lu Fan and Su Mu walked side by side on the road.

"Congratulations, Lu Fan, you have successfully advanced to the second round."

Su Mu had a smile on his face, but he couldn't hide the bitterness in his eyes.

He also had a match today, but he lost, and he lost badly.

With just one move, he was defeated by his opponent.

And the opponent didn't use much force at all, just an understatement of the blow, and he flew out.

The gap is too big.

Compared with when he played against Liu Ying, the gap was even bigger.

According to his estimation, the opponent is at least an eighth-rank warrior.

"Are you OK?"

Lu Fan saw that Su Mu's face was not right, and comforted him: "Success or failure at the moment doesn't mean anything. We are still young, and we will have opportunities to surpass our opponents in the future. You don't even need to defeat him to make him look up to you."

"That's right!"

Su Mu nodded, his eyes became brighter, he clenched his fists tightly, and said loudly: "One day, I will let him convince me!"

"who is he?"

Lu Fan was a little curious.

He felt Su Mu's emotions, as if he was very aggrieved by the loss?
Is this burning in my heart?

"His name is Ye Wuchen."

Mentioning this person, Su Mu's words became a little more resentful, "This person is too arrogant, but he is very powerful. I'm afraid you are not his opponent."

"Oh?"

Lu Fan became interested when he heard this, "How strong is he?"

"I can't see it."

Su Mu shook his head lightly, "But I guess he has at least an eighth-rank cultivation?"

"How did you lose to him?"

Lu Fan asked, "Can you tell me?"

Su Mu was silent, and his face was a little ugly.

"It's okay to be difficult."

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Fan understood that Su Mu must have lost ugly.

"It's okay, I'll just warn you."

Su Mu forced a smile, "In case you meet him, maybe you can be more careful."

"He didn't use fighting fists, but palm techniques."

"Before he joined the army, he should have worshiped his master, most likely a disciple of a sect, or a child of an aristocratic family."

"When we were fighting, I punched first, and he slapped it with a light palm. It seemed very slow and had little strength."

"But the attack came first, and he slapped my chest with a palm, knocking me into the air."

"And he controlled his power very well, not only knocked me into the air, but also temporarily closed my meridians, making me unable to move."

"Even if I want to fight him, I have no chance."

Su Mu sighed: "I can only watch helplessly as the referee declares him the winner."

"Then you're not hurt, are you?"

Lu Fan asked.

"No."

Su Mu shook his head lightly, "He deliberately controlled the power, just enough to knock me into the air without hurting me. It's just this control that is terrifying."

"So he's quite measured."

Lu Fan was puzzled and said, "I think you seem to have resentment against him?"

"Ugh!"

Su Mu sighed heavily, and said, "The most unacceptable thing is not that I lost to him. I can afford to lose, even if I lose in this way, I can accept it."

"But his attitude made me unable to let go."

"He never said a word to me, nor did he show any hostility or contempt towards me."

"But I just don't feel well."

"It seems that he is a high god, looking down on all living beings."

"And I'm just an ant, not worthy of his attention."

"You don't know the feeling of being ignored. It's even more uncomfortable than despising you."

Thinking of that person, Su Mu felt a little uncomfortable again, "I have never been ignored so much since I was a child."

"That's right."

Lu Fan understood that although he had never experienced it, he understood that feeling.

Just like the diaosi in her previous life, she chattered around the goddess in her heart, busying herself.

The other party doesn't even bother to look at you.

Even take your hospitality for granted.

Come and go when you call.

After trampling on your dignity, you turned around and threw yourself into the arms of others.

Even if she is dumped by someone and down and out, she still won't look at you.

"nothing."

Lu Fan comforted: "Some people are like this. They are born to feel that they are superior to others, and no one looks down on them. But when he meets someone who can overwhelm him, he becomes humble and changes himself."

"You don't really need to care about these."

"As long as you are strong enough, you don't need to care about other people's eyes."

"When I say strong, I don't mean the strength of your strength, but the strength of your heart."

While talking, Lu Fan patted Su Mu on the shoulder, "Come on, this is a must-have experience for us."

"You're so good!"

Su Mu was surprised: "Lu Fan, where do you come up with so many strange ideas?"

"I figured it out myself."

Lu Fan smiled and said: "People like us who come from ordinary backgrounds will always experience such and such setbacks, and our hearts will be tempered and become stronger because of this."

"Originally this was our disadvantage, but it may become our advantage in the future."

"The journey of martial arts, the more you get to the end, the more you need a strong heart."

"When you achieve something in the future, look back at the present and appreciate this experience."

While speaking, Lu Fan raised his head, looked into the distance, and said softly: "Those who used to look down on us will eventually be trampled under our feet."

"Good! Well said!"

Su Mu was inspired again, and said loudly: "I must stand out and let everyone see that I, Su Mu, am also an amazing person."

"That's right, let's work hard together."

Lu Fan nodded, "As long as you have this spirit, you will succeed."

"Ah."

Su Mu clenched his fist and swung it vigorously, "From now on, I will work harder, and in the future I will personally defeat Ye Wuchen and let him bow his head in front of me."

"Will do."

Lu Fan said: "The reason why he is stronger than you is because his starting point is higher than yours. When we enter the Dragon Shadow Guard, we will enter a new starting point and gradually close the distance with him. It will be a matter of time before we surpass him."

"Thank you, Lu Fan."

Su Mu had completely figured it out, and looked at Lu Fan with gratitude, "Your enlightenment has given me confidence again, and also allowed me to face up to the gap between myself and others, so as to find my own shortcomings and gradually improve myself."

"Yes, that's how it should be, keep a good attitude."

Lu Fan said: "Don't be arrogant in victory, don't be discouraged in defeat, firmly believe that you are different, and success is only a matter of time."

"Well, come on!"

Su Mu nodded vigorously.

……

……

three days later.

The first day of May.

morning.

In the martial arts arena, it was extremely noisy.

Today will be the second round of ranking competition.

"Qin Yu!"

"Meng Ran!"

"Cao Ning!"

"Ye Wuchen!"

"Lu Fan!"

……

The soldiers in the stands were shouting the players' names loudly.

After a round of elimination, those strong players gained more supporters.

Lu Fan was also fortunate to be supported by more people through his outstanding performance.

Su Mu, who was eliminated, also sat in the stands and cheered for Lu Fan with Jiang Yunfei and the others.

"Lu Fan, Cheng Da."

The referee called out the names of the two contestants, and they stepped onto the stage.

Still in the last martial arts competition, Lu Fan was assigned to the first round again.

His opponent is not tall and looks a little thin.

"Hello."

The two stood facing each other, nodding to each other.

"Game start!"

Following the referee's announcement, Cheng Jin took the lead in punching Lu Fan.

Lu Fan didn't dodge this time, but punched the opponent's fist.

Cheng Jin suddenly changed his move and dodged, trying to avoid Lu Fan's fist.

But in vain.

Lu Fan's fist seemed to lock him, no matter how he dodged, he followed him like a shadow.

Under his stunned gaze, Lu Fan's fist lightly touched his chest.

"Oh!"

His whole body flew out.

"Lu Fansheng!"

The referee raised Lu Fan's arm high.

"it is good!"

"Win again!"

"awesome!"

"Lu Fan!"

There were bursts of cheers again from the stands.

Lu Fan successfully advanced to the third round.

(End of this chapter)