Chapter 376: Alcoholic Mother, Bedridden Father
The fight in the field has reached a fever pitch.
The advantage of boys in military academies is the strength and speed brought by their strong bodies.
He could reach the decisive battle by closing in at great speed, blocking the enemy's weapons with his short stick, and then defeating the enemy in a few moves.
But it is useless against Du Heng. Although the weapon in Du Heng's hand cannot be considered a peerless divine weapon, it is also extremely sharp under the blessing of the strong "qi". In addition, Du Heng's swordsmanship is simple, usually only straight stabbing or pointing the sword.
Moreover, each of Du Heng's moves was aimed at attacking the boy's weak points, making it impossible for the boy to continue attacking and forcing him to save himself. After all, he was not sure that he could defeat Du Heng in just a few moves like he did with the others.
Otherwise, if he took a fatal sword blow and approached Du Heng, but ultimately failed to defeat Du Heng, he himself would be in danger.
But dragging it on like this would be extremely disadvantageous to him.
Du Heng has a very solid foundation in martial arts. His study at home is almost full of all kinds of martial arts techniques. He has an extraordinary understanding of various martial arts and weapons attack methods.
She just stood there, struck back, and her movements and amplitude were very small, so no matter how the boy attacked, it was all ineffective.
"We can't go on like this. We must test her strength."
After the boy failed in his attack again, he gritted his teeth and decided to give it a try, not wanting to enter a slow death.
The boy looked at Du Heng, who was standing with a sword in his hand and had a stern face. He took a step forward and rushed over again. He did not dare to stop attacking. Du Heng's sword was too sharp, and his moves were simple and left no trace. If Du Heng launched an attack, it might be even more difficult for him to deal with it.
"drink!!"
The boy rushed forward and smashed Du Heng's head with a short stick from top to bottom, using the stick technique - Forceful Splitting of Huashan.
Du Heng had a blank expression on her face. Seeing the boy raising his stick to smash him down, she half-crouched and stabbed the long sword in her hand from bottom to top, with the tip of the sword pointing directly at the boy's throat. This move was somewhat similar to the Baguazhang - Swallow Skimming the Water, except that this time Du Heng had a sword in her hand, which was a variation of the palm technique.
At this moment, Du Heng raised his sword, and his opponent would either have to bump into the sword himself or change his tactics to defend.
"call!!!"
Because the boy jumped up with his feet off the ground, he was not surprised to see Du Heng squatting with the sword raised. Or maybe he had already imagined this, so the boy dropped the short stick in his hand, and it flew towards Du Heng's head with a sound of breaking through the air.
The boy freed his hands and crossed his arms, trying to break Du Heng's sword with his arms.
Du Heng showed a hint of smile on his face, and he half-squatted and exerted force with his legs, quickly retreating his body while retracting the sword in his hand.
"That's it!!!"
The boy saw Du Heng stepping backwards while dodging the short stick, which was a perfect evasive plan.
But his goal had been achieved. Du Heng dodged, but the two were already very close, even less than three meters apart. Not only that, Du Heng dodged, while he landed and lunged forward, which meant that although he had lost his weapon, he was able to gain the upper hand when he was close to the opponent.
It’s a pity that he was happy too early.
As Du Heng retreated, red mist spread from her empty hand, covering the tiger whisker bracelet in her hand.
Then Du Heng waved his arm, and the tiger whisker bracelet burst open, shooting towards the boy's face like rain.
If it is an ordinary tiger whisker, its hardness is limited and it is at most just like a toothpick. Even with the blessing of "qi", its lethality is limited.
But this is the beard of Tiger Vanguard. Its hardness and toughness are far beyond the reach of ordinary beards. Coupled with the blessing of "Qi", at such a short distance, even if it is not thrown using a hidden weapon technique, its lethality is not low.
The boy had no way of avoiding the oncoming hidden weapon, and he finally protected his face with one arm, then rushed forward, ready to attack with his other hand.
However, victory or defeat was decided in a split second. Du Heng's hidden weapon attacked the opponent's weak points on the one hand, and blocked his sight on the other.
The boy who was rushing forward only felt a slight chill. After he put his hand down, he saw Du Heng standing not far away with a sword in his hand.
When he lowered his head again, he saw a hole on his camouflage uniform at the position of his heart, and a trace of blood had seeped through the clothes.
"I surrender!!"
The boy looked at Du Heng and shouted loudly. Du Heng's sword did not kill him, but only left a small wound before he put away the sword.
"Snap, snap, snap!!!"
“Ohhhh~ War Goddess! War Goddess!!”
There was thunderous applause all around, which was a sign of Du Heng's victory. After all, the first global martial arts competition was won by a girl, which was a hot topic no matter how you put it. Moreover, Du Heng's victory was well deserved.
Although it is only a university group, it is foreseeable that Du Heng’s future will be limitless.
Du Heng was originally quite happy and was about to look in the direction of her parents, but when she heard the applause, it couldn't suppress her mother's shouting of "Female Warrior", so she was forced to look in the other direction instead.
The applause for Du Heng's victory did not last long. After Du Heng walked out of the square, the atmosphere became dull. Everyone at the scene knew that the appetizer was over and the next step was to start the game.
Of course, the following battle is not suitable for live broadcast.
Du Heng was led towards an indoor podium, where there would be an award ceremony, celebrations and carnival, and of course a live broadcast.
And now in the square, the battle is about to begin, and the battle will continue in a bloody manner, because in the global competition, the battle will not end unless you surrender or die.
Such rules meant that this battle could not be mainly based on sparring like the university group. This was a real battle.
"Let's go, let's go watch our daughter receive the award."
When Du Ruo saw her daughter leaving, she stood up from her seat and prepared to follow her to the room where the award ceremony was held.
"Huh?? We're not going to watch the battle anymore?"
Xiang Yuanyuan was a little dazed. Although she also wanted to watch her daughter's award ceremony, she knew in her heart that the next battle was the most important.
She thought Du Ruo was going to stay here, so she didn't say she wanted to leave. However, she didn't expect Du Ruo to take the initiative to ask to leave and go watch her daughter receive the award.
"What's so interesting about this? It's nothing more than a round-robin battle. First the second-rank is consumed, then the first-rank fights, go, go, go. If it's any later, my daughter will be disappointed."
Given Du Ruo's current level, it is normal for him to look down on such a battle. However, the bigger reason is that he knows that Xiang Yuanyuan is not interested in such a battle. She definitely wants to see Du Heng more.
As for the battle that will happen next or who will die, it is not his concern. He is not anyone's babysitter. He doesn't care about the life and death of others except the people he cares about.
In the past, he would feel sad when the short-tailed macaques were eaten by clouded leopards, and he even distanced himself from the clouded leopards, but in the end he would feel guilty for such estrangement.
People are like this, easily swayed by emotions.
But as time went by, Du Ruo's emotions became direct and simple. They were not pure, but at least they were not so repetitive.
Moreover, as Du Ruo's understanding of nature becomes deeper and deeper, he can now face birth, aging, sickness and death directly, and has a deeper understanding of these things, and does not experience any different emotional fluctuations as a result.
"Yeah, well, let's go."
Xiang Yuanyuan saw that Du Ruo had stood up, and hurriedly pulled Li Qiyao to follow.
"Hey wait a minute, the sign, the sign isn't in my hand yet!!"
Li Qiyao was dragged away, but she was more careful. Seeing that Xiang Yuanyuan did not have a cheering card in her hand, she quickly reminded her.
"Ah, yes, yes, husband, go get it and come after us when you get it."
Xiang Yuanyuan reacted, but she was in a hurry and was afraid of missing her daughter's highlight moment, so she had to ask Du Ruo to get it.
"I am Park Guk-ji from Korea, and I am here to challenge the Chinese Tai Chi master. Tai Chi is ours..."
Du Ruo picked up the cheering board and chased after them. From a distance he could hear someone shouting loudly, and the battle began immediately.
But the three of them didn't care about it. They completely ignored any access control and the three of them had already been recorded in various systems.
So they can go wherever they want without any hindrance.
"Hey... why hasn't the award ceremony started yet? It's so annoying. I still want to watch the global competition."
Du Heng sat backstage in the award ceremony hall, frowning and talking non-stop. Outside, the live broadcast was still reviewing the match between Du Heng and the boys from the military academy.
And there is a commentator who constantly analyzes the battle frame by frame.
"Du Heng, get ready. There will be an interview later and you have to go. After the interview, it will be the award ceremony."
It was useless for Du Heng to be anxious. A teacher walked into the lounge and started to come in to inform Du Heng.
"Okay!" Du Heng knew there was no other way and could only hope that everything would be over. The duel over there was not over yet.
It is impossible to say that you don't want to watch the fight between high-level warriors. You must have determination to practice martial arts. Seeing the fight between high-level warriors earlier will be of great benefit to you in the future.
Du Heng finally participated in the live interview, but this was her first time facing the camera, and she was a little nervous.
The reporter's questions were not difficult, and the first question she asked was about her opinion of her opponent.
Du Heng's answer was also quite standard. She had never underestimated the enemy, and she also had unique insights into combat, so what she said was very pertinent.
"Then the next questions I want to ask are some more private questions, which are also what many netizens are curious about."
After Du Heng finished answering his opinion on his opponent, the host immediately asked with a smile.
Du Heng just smiled and waited for the other party to ask questions.
"First of all, we want to know what kind of family can raise such an outstanding daughter like you. Could you briefly introduce your family situation?"
The host held a question card in his hand. He glanced at the question and then looked at Du Heng.
"Hehe... Hehe, I... My family lives in a small village at the foot of Mount Huang. My parents, grandparents, and aunt are my parents. I can say that my aunt brought me up. It was also my aunt who introduced me to martial arts and practiced martial arts with me."
When Du Heng heard this question, he immediately recalled his childhood, smiled awkwardly twice, and then began to answer. However, when answering, he avoided talking about his parents and talked about Li Qiyao instead.
She just thought about her thoughts as a child and felt so stupid, really...she believed everything her parents said.
"That's really amazing. You went from a small village to become a global champion and an idol for countless young people. Can you tell me about your parents? What kind of support did they give you on your life journey?"
The host asked with a smile. A world champion from a small village is already very topical, and it is worthy of praise that a golden phoenix can fly out of a small village. Du Heng deliberately avoided her parents just now, but was also caught by the host. She felt that there might be a hot topic in it, so she asked about it. This is the keen intuition of a journalist.
"Um...my parents actually love me very much, but my mom likes to drink all day long, and my dad is bedridden all year round."
Since he was asked, Du Heng didn't think too much and just said out his most instinctive thoughts.
It’s just… I don’t know why, but this sounds weird.
"The mother is an alcoholic and the father can't take care of himself. It seems that our champion may have put in more effort than we thought."
Du Heng's story was originally strange, and the host's summary made the story extremely touching.
only……
"Hubby? Is that what we are like?"
But Xiang Yuanyuan was already stunned. Was she an alcoholic? It seemed so, but how should I put it? Was it really right to describe it this way?
"Ah! I guess so, right?"
Du Ruo smiled bitterly. She originally just wanted her daughter to be more independent, but now it seems that her daughter seems to be quite resentful.
"Well...if you don't want this sign, I'll hold it myself."
On the other hand, Li Qiyao had a smile on her face because the interview had ended.
It was originally just a simple interaction, aimed at setting an example for young people, and now it seems to be very successful.
So the next step is to receive the awards.
On the podium, Du Heng stood in the middle, with a military academy boy on his left and a blond-haired, blue-eyed man on his right, who was also tall and strong.
This combination makes Du Heng in the middle look more petite, but it also gives people more shock and makes people feel more the value of Du Heng's victory.
But both of them didn't look very good at this time. After all, it was not glorious for two such strong men to lose the championship to a delicate girl.
Du Heng was originally quite happy, as it was a small revenge for her parents who had been hiding the truth from her. However, when Du Heng looked up, she saw her parents looking at her seriously in the most conspicuous seats under the podium.
"No...shouldn't they still be watching the global competition over there???"
Suddenly, the smile on Du Heng's face was not as bright anymore. She thought her parents would pay more attention to the battle over there. After all, such exciting duels were rare.
Even if there was a recorded broadcast, she knew that her parents rarely went online, otherwise she would not have said that in the interview.
“Oh oh oh~ Du Heng! Du Heng!!!”
And what the hell is Aunt Qiqi who is by her parents’ side? It’s okay that her mother just messed with her, but why did Aunt Qiqi, who loves her the most, stab her in the back?
So Du Heng stopped laughing.
The three people on the podium forced smiles on their faces, but they were very forced. If you didn’t know them, you would think they were the losers.
The live broadcast of the award ceremony did not last very long. Du Heng had already had an exclusive interview, and the other two would also be interviewed by reporters.
After the award ceremony, Li Qiyao hurried over and pulled Du Heng in front of Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan.
This is a military base after all. Although some people may be fans of idols or curious, they are able to control themselves. Therefore, Du Heng was not surrounded by anyone along the way.
"Oh, what are you doing? My classmates are waiting for me to come back and celebrate. It would be bad if they saw me."
Du Heng's face was full of embarrassment, and he felt a little shy when being pulled by Li Qiyao.
"It's fine to celebrate going back to school. Let's go. Let me, a father who has been bedridden for many years, at least take my daughter to watch the game."
When Du Ruo saw her daughter's look, she said something sarcastic.
"Yes, your mother is not drinking today, so she can give our precious daughter some motherly love~~"
Xiang Yuanyuan, who was standing by, echoed.
The two of them sang in unison, causing Du Heng's head, which had been raised, to drop again.
"Haha, it's okay, Hengheng, your dad is here, and if he doesn't want people to notice us, then no one will notice us."
Li Qiyao felt sorry for Du Heng and hurried to comfort her. After that, the four of them went to the competition venue.
But before they reached the door, Xiang Yuanyuan and Li Qiyao smelled a scent of blood. They looked at Du Ruo and saw that he had a blank expression, so they said nothing and continued walking towards the competition venue.
“BOOM!! BOOM!!!”
As they got closer, the roars from the competition venue reached their ears, and after entering through the gate, Du Heng also began to smell blood.
Although she followed her parents, her eyes were always on the match on the field.
At this moment, one of the people competing in the arena was Aunt Fox, whom Du Heng was somewhat familiar with.
Her opponent was a tall white man.
The white man was unarmed, no, it should be said that he was revealing a pair of mechanical arms. His arms were exposed and covered with sword marks, but they were fully functional and one could even see the presence of spiritual stones inside.
The robotic arm should be made of special materials and covered with a layer of spiritual energy that is almost visible to the naked eye.
Every punch he threw out could produce an extremely powerful sound of air explosion, and the white man's punches were not brute force. It was obvious that he had extremely high attainments in Tongbiquan, and his punches were very methodical, and their power was extraordinary.
The fox was in a bit of a mess at this time. The bayonet in his hand was flashing with cold light, but it did not contain any "qi". However, although the bayonet was flashing with cold light, it did not have the advantage in the confrontation with the mechanical arm and could only resist with difficulty.
The square where the two men fought was now covered with a layer of blood, with hundreds of corpses scattered around the square. Many of the corpses were incomplete, with only limbs left.
"Gulu~"
Du Heng was shocked by the scene. He did not expect the battle to be so brutal. Moreover, the battle scene was not cleaned up. It was obvious that the fighting was endless and there was no time for people to rest or clean up the place.
But in just a short interview and award ceremony, so many people died in the battle, and these people were at least third-rank.
This shocked Du Heng even more than the bloody scene.
Du Heng didn't even notice that she had reached the best viewing spot and her parents had stopped watching until she bumped into Li Qiyao and was pulled to sit down by her.
"Hubby, Fox is a first-class silver flower warrior, right? Logically, she should be using Qi to control the sword, or driving the spiritual energy to fight the enemy from a distance, right? Now she is using the pure gold energy to fight the enemy, isn't that playing to her strengths and avoiding her weaknesses?"
Xiang Yuanyuan saw the embarrassed fox and asked with a frown.
She didn't know the man with the robotic arm, but she knew Fox very well, and it was obvious that the current Fox was not at its normal level.
(End of this chapter)
