"Ha... Xiao Wei, how about Mommy learns alone for a bit, and then we go up together?"
"You go practice by yourself first?"
Lu Wanqing tentatively asked.
"Mommy, don't be afraid. When we get on stage later, you just hit them, and I'll protect you!" Little Harvey said with immense confidence.
Lu Wanqing: "..."
"Alright then," Lu Wanqing said after a moment of silence, her mood complicated.
After discussing it, Little Harvey quickly took Lu Wanqing to the double arena, and then...
Lu Wanqing was beaten!
Although it was a virtual arena on the star network, to restore the authenticity of the competition, all senses were highly restored, including pain.
When she was kicked in the stomach, Lu Wanqing felt like her internal organs were about to be kicked out.
Heavens, is this what fighting is like?
Little Harvey also didn't expect Mommy to be so weak. Mommy was hit after just one move from the opponent!
But no matter how weak Mommy was, Little Harvey wouldn't dislike her. He would only be angry, because the opponent had hit his Mommy!
"How dare you hit my Mommy, I'll beat you to death!!!" Little Harvey, enraged, was terrifying. He rushed forward and started beating the opponents savagely.
The opponents, having found it too easy to kick Lu Wanqing just now, thought the other side was a pushover and easy to handle. They thought they could fight however they wanted and vent their emotions. But then, the red-haired child next to the woman rushed over.
Little Harvey kicked them directly in the abdomen, in the same spot where the opponent had kicked Lu Wanqing.
Pain!
The woman instantly fell down. She clutched her stomach and looked up at the red-haired child in disbelief.
"Just a child, why is he so strong?"
The other person next to her also reacted. Although the woman on the other side was a bit weak, that child was not to be trifled with. They couldn't help but focus their attention and all their mental energy on the red-haired child.
Lu Wanqing recovered after a while and didn't feel so much pain. When she came to her senses, she found that the two opponents were already fighting with Harvey, and they seemed to have ignored her existence?
"Was I too weak just now?"
She was indeed very weak. Having lived in a peaceful era, she had never experienced direct hand-to-hand combat, whether three thousand years ago or three thousand years later. But places like underground arenas, the people who came here must be from pirate gangs like Xavier and Little Harvey, or from similar circles, right?
It was her first time fighting these people, with no experience. It seemed normal to get beaten, right?
But Lu Wanqing didn't want to give up like this. Harvey was only seven years old, and he was already fighting these people. Maybe she could try too...
"And..."
Lu Wanqing thought of her repeated experiences of being ambushed in the capital. She really needed to train herself. Although the super S-class mecha was good, it couldn't be used everywhere. If she didn't have some skills, she might be captured before she could even deploy the super S-class mecha.
As Lu Wanqing thought, she recalled the time when she was preparing to travel with Xiao Yi. If she had known some martial arts then, she wouldn't have been bullied by those pirates, would she?
Lu Wanqing quickly figured it out. She started looking for opportunities to sneak attack whenever Harvey was fighting the two opponents!
*
Real Underground Arena.
The staff member responsible for registration suddenly saw a familiar figure. Her previously impatient demeanor vanished, and she quickly raised her hand and rubbed her eyes hard, confirming she wasn't mistaken. It was him, Chi Niao, the king of the underground arena. She became excited and immediately stood up to greet him.
"Lord Chi Niao, you've returned," the staff member said respectfully.
"Arrange a match for me," Xavier said in a detached voice.
"So soon?" the staff member was surprised and couldn't help but say, "Lord Chi Niao, Madam Red Spider has been waiting for you for a long time. During your absence, she has been asking almost every day when you would return. Would you like to see her?"
"No," Xavier refused indifferently.
Staff member: "..."
"Lord Chi Niao, Madam Red Spider said she has a very important business to discuss with you. I heard it's... a big deal!" When she said the last sentence, the staff member lowered her voice.
Xavier looked at the staff member.
"After the match, have her wait for me backstage," Xavier said after some thought.
The staff member was overjoyed and quickly nodded, "Okay, sir. I'll inform Madam Red Spider immediately."
Xavier was scheduled for several arena matches. Before the matches even began, the news of Chi Niao's arrival spread throughout the entire underground arena. Soon, everyone flocked to the betting area, where countless people began placing their bets.
No one knew Chi Niao's true identity, but everyone who had frequented the underground arena knew that any match involving Chi Niao was bound to be spectacular.
Madam Red Spider also quickly received the news from the staff. Hearing that Chi Niao had arrived and agreed to see her after the match, her face flushed with excitement. "Really? Chi Niao really agreed to see me?"
"Yes," the staff member said happily, while also reminding her, "When will my final payment arrive?"
Mentioning money, Madam Red Spider immediately became wary. "What's the rush? Only after I meet Chi Niao will our transaction be considered complete, and then I can give you the final payment."
The staff member suddenly sneered and said, "Then I hope Madam Red Spider will keep her promise after meeting Lord Chi Niao. Otherwise... I'm not someone to be trifled with."
Madam Red Spider: "..."
*
Virtual Arena.
After losing the first match, Lu Wanqing gave up on the doubles match and began to train frantically.
Being with Little Harvey, she felt she couldn't train herself. After discussing with a few bodyguards, she asked them to watch Harvey and make sure he wasn't bullied, and then she started a new match by herself.
Being beaten by others was painful, but the progress made in actual combat was the most evident.
From having no way to counter in the first match, Lu Wanqing could exchange a few blows with her opponents in the subsequent matches, and her reaction speed had improved significantly.
When she felt she couldn't take it anymore, she stopped challenging and went to watch Little Harvey train with others.
Little Harvey was indeed worthy of being trained in the arena by Xavier since he was young. Without her dragging him down, the little guy fought fiercely and ruthlessly. The previous blond guy was beaten by him, yelping in pain. Little Harvey, at such a young age, was already a little overlord in the virtual arena, very powerful!
Halfway through Little Harvey's fight, he suddenly noticed Mommy watching his match. He became even more excited and fought even more ferociously. As a result... his opponent was beaten even more miserably. In just three moves, Little Harvey forced him to beg for mercy and surrender.
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but smile. Harvey was so powerful. When he grew up, he wouldn't be bullied by others, would he?