Ke Xue exorcists demons and starts with immobilization

"During the competition just now, you were hesitant and afraid to make contact, which caused you to miss many opportunities to attack."

"A captain like you won't achieve good results even if you're on the field. You might as well give up your captaincy sooner rather than later!"

These words of reprimand caused Chu Zhong to frown deeply.

He kept talking about competitions, results, and rankings, and even belittled Xiaolan's abilities, showing no mercy whatsoever.

The coach's stern rebuke still intimidated the students on the training field, and coupled with the coach's unapproachable appearance, no one dared to question him for a while.

"..."

Ran Mouri, who was singled out for criticism, lowered her head slightly, bit her lip, and nervously hid her hands behind her back, like a child who had made a mistake.

A flicker of guilt crossed Ran Mouri's eyes as she caught a glimpse of the heavily injured Shigeru Yamazaki lying on the ground.

She had subconsciously tried to stop Yamazaki Shigeru from getting any closer, and her body had involuntarily reacted, accidentally... hurting someone else again...

Criticism from superiors also made the girl involuntarily panic.

"Xiaolan..."

Chu Zhonggang stood up, ready to say something.

"What kind of lousy coach are you? You might as well donate your eyes if you don't want them!"

Sonoko, the second young lady next to her, immediately started cursing, "That guy clearly used a foul move too, so why are you only blaming Ran?!"

The coach, who had been scolded, snorted coldly, his face full of anger: "As the team captain, you have repeatedly failed to learn your lesson and violated the rules. You are destined to fail to win any medals!"

As he spoke, he pointed at the garden: "You insulted the teacher without cause, kneel down and admit your mistake!"

"Pah!" Sonoko wasn't buying it, her face full of disdain.

thump, thump, thump—

The coach immediately took a step closer, his footsteps making a dull thud on the floor, his expression unfriendly.

Students who were originally sitting near the garden started to keep their distance from each other:

"I heard this coach has a terrible temper, could it be that he's planning to..."

"What do you mean by bad temper? That coach is a martial arts master who has won national awards!"

"A master like him, easily offended, of course he'll suffer the consequences!"

In an instant, everyone's eyes in the training field fell on the coach and Sonoko.

Yuanzi remained completely calm and immediately hid behind Chu Zhong.

The coach's unfriendly gaze naturally fell on Chu Zhong as well.

At that moment, Ran Mouri, worried about the situation, also ran over quickly.

"Xiao Lan, martial arts master... is that a very prestigious title?"

Chu Zhong overheard the others' discussion and asked a question leisurely.

Mao Lilan nodded.

The coach's arrogance instantly increased.

Chu Zhong smiled slightly, "Then... Xiao Lan, do you believe that I can take him down in one move?"

The coach was taken aback by these words.

Ran Mouri nodded without hesitation.

"Ha," the coach laughed as if he was angry, "What an arrogant brat, trying to challenge me? You're not qualified..."

Chu Zhong scoffed and interrupted, "It's you who isn't qualified to make me take action..."

Then he shouted, "In terms of pure skill, Xiaolan can easily defeat you. You are not qualified to be Xiaolan's coach!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd began to murmur amongst themselves, all thinking that Chu Zhong was joking.

One is the captain of the karate club, and the other is an award-winning coach. Moreover, there is a natural difference in strength between men and women, so their abilities are vastly different and there is no comparison between them.

Ignoring the gazes directed at him, Chu Zhong continued, "I'll bet your title as a martial arts master, do you dare to have a match with Xiao Lan?"

"If I win, I will offer 1000 million yen as a prize."

Coaches who only care about results and rankings often succeed when lured with money.

Sure enough, the coach laughed as soon as he heard there was a bonus: "Good, good, good! It's been a long time since anyone dared to question my abilities. Today, I'll show you all!"

After saying that, the coach walked to the middle of the training field.

"What Chu Jun said went too far..."

Ran Mouri muttered to herself, "Although I don't like the coach either, he is still a martial arts master who has won national championships."

"How could they possibly win..."

Chapter 191 Quasi-Demon Immortal Level - Ran Mouri

"Winning a place in an official competition can indeed represent one's ability."

"Not having won a prize doesn't mean you're weak."

Chu Zhong noticed Xiao Lan's lack of confidence and chuckled, "Like me, I've never participated in any competitions, but Xiao Lan, you still believe in my abilities, don't you?"

Ran Mouri chided him slightly, "Lord Chu is special, unlike anyone else, of course..."

"She's just an ordinary girl..."

Chu Zhong was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.

Is Xiao Lan, who possesses superhuman strength, truly 'ordinary'?

But it cannot be denied that Xiaolan is, at heart, just an ordinary girl.

Despite possessing the power to crack a wall with a single punch, he remains timid and terrified of ghost stories.

They have never used their strength to bully the weak.

Chu Zhong couldn't help but recall the topics she had chatted with her best friend during the warm time they spent resting after playing at the hotel for two days.

Back then, Sonoko shared that Ran was a crybaby when she was little, and because she was cute, she was often bullied by boys who wanted to attract attention.

Sonoko couldn't stand by and watch, so she stepped forward to protect Ran, and they became good friends.

Later, in order to make herself look intimidating and to be able to run away quickly in case of danger, Ran enrolled in a karate training course at Sonoko's suggestion.

In other words, Xiaolan's motivation for entering the martial arts world was never to compete, but to protect herself from being hurt by others.

Unlike Xiao Lan, the martial arts fanatic in the dungeon, who never thinks about anything else and focuses solely on martial arts.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up!"

In the middle of the training field, the coach urged them impatiently, then pointed to Chu Zhong, Mao Lilan, and Yuanzi in turn.

"If you're scared, the three of you should just kneel down and apologize right now!"

The students in the stands were also discussing it animatedly.

Some people who didn't recognize Chu Zhong asked in confusion, "Who is that man? He speaks with such confidence."

"That man's name is Chu Zhong. He was defeated by Fujitsukasa, a senior from the karate club, last time."

"Now she's challenging the coach again, making Ran Mouri lose face... Ran Mouri really made a bad choice in friends."

The members of the karate club also frowned.

A younger student complained, "This Chu Zhong is too reckless. He's caused this trouble just because he's on good terms with Senior Mori."

"Tsukamoto-senpai, why don't we all go and apologize to the coach? That way, he might hurt Mori-senpai..."

Upon hearing the suggestion from her fellow club member, Tsukamoto Kazumi kept her eyes fixed on Mouri Ran across the training field.

Kazumi Tsukamoto looked thoughtful and hesitated to agree to the proposal. Instead, she had two members take the injured Shigeru Yamazaki to the infirmary.

Urged on by the coach.

Chu Zhong asked softly, "Xiao Lan, do you believe me?"

Ran Mouri nodded without hesitation.

Having already decided to be together forever, and having gone through life and death together, their trust in each other has reached its peak.

"Okay." Chu Zhong said seriously, "I genuinely believe that Xiao Lan is better than that coach."

The sincerity and trust in his heart were also conveyed to Xiaolan through the title of emotional counselor.

Having witnessed Xiao Lan's martial arts obsession in the dungeon, Chu Zhong knew that that was Xiao Lan's true strength.

Not to mention that last night and this morning, I also studied martial arts insights.

However, Xiaolan has never had enough fighting spirit or competitiveness, which has suppressed her ability to perform at her best.

This means that their true power only erupts in times of danger and when they rise up in resistance.

Then, Chu Zhong smiled and said, "It's okay if we lose. At worst, we can pay compensation, and then we can apologize to that disgusting coach in front of so many people..."

"But Xiaolan, you didn't want this to happen, did you?" Chu Zhong said, half-jokingly, using himself and Yuanzi as leverage.

Sonoko, standing nearby, encouraged them, saying, "Ran, I also believe you can do it."

He then added, "However, since Lord Chu is making things so difficult for us, if Xiao Lan wins, she has to promise us one thing!"

To help Xiaolan relax and to encourage her to be more proactive, Chu Zhong agreed.

Soon, urged repeatedly by the coach and met with questioning glances from the students watching, Ran Mouri took a deep breath and walked to the center of the training field.

Chu Zhong followed closely behind, standing between the coach and Xiao Lan, just like Tsukamoto Kazumi.

That's the position of a referee.

"Since it's a competition of individual strength, let's not impose too many rules on the field."

Chu Zhonglang said loudly, "There's no need for best-of-three; let's decide the winner in one round."

Kazumi Tsukamoto then asked, "What are the criteria for determining victory or defeat?"

The coach then spoke up: "Of course, it's until one side concedes... Wait, you really can come up with a ten million yen bonus?"

Without wasting any words, Chu Zhong pulled out a bundle of 10,000 yen bills from his pocket.

100 million yen.

Carrying a bundle of 10,000 yen bills on one's person is somewhat strange, but the act of easily pulling out the money is undoubtedly convincing.

This also attracted the attention of the students in the spectator stands, who all inquired about Chu Zhong's family background.

However, Chu Zhong is very low-key at school. Apart from having good grades, he basically sleeps in class and disappears after class.

Aside from his classmates, few people in the school had ever heard of Chu Zhong's name; at most, they had only heard a little about his sparring match with the karate club.

Seeing Chu Zhong easily pull out a bundle of money, someone immediately said sourly, "Could it be that Chu Zhong has managed to curry favor with the Suzuki family?"

"Definitely. I've heard people say that Chu Zhong and Suzuki Sonoko are very close..."

Someone mocked, "With Suzuki Sonoko's looks... Chu Zhong probably only got paid for emotional distress."

"Compensation for emotional distress? Look at Sonoko Suzuki over there, dare you say that again!"

"What? That's Sonoko Suzuki?! She's so beautiful without her headband... Damn it, I should have..."

While the male students in the stands were lamenting that they had misjudged and missed out on a young, beautiful, and wealthy woman.

"Since I'm providing the prize money, I suppose I can also act as a part-time referee and stand here, right?"

Chu Zhong smiled as he looked at the coach, whose eyes were fixed on the money.

After the coach nodded in agreement

Chu Zhong stepped back slightly. "Senior Tsukamoto, you can announce the start of the competition."

"Go on," he said, giving Xiaolan a smile.

Since it concerned Xiaolan's reputation and confidence, Chu Zhong naturally had to have a backup plan.

If things go wrong, at least they can offer some small help in time...

"The competition... begins!"

Tsukamoto Kazumi waved her hand to announce, then took two steps back to stand shoulder to shoulder with Chu Zhong.