OKSTS Chapter 80

**Chapter 80: Banquet Incident**

“Don’t say that…” Su Ziqiu softly chided her sister.

Seeing Su Haitang’s puzzled expression, as if she wanted to ask something, Su Ziqiu quickly interjected, “Here, Haitang, let me introduce you. This is my classmate, Fang Ye! He’s the one who holds the record for the highest mission evaluations twice!”

Hearing this, Su Haitang’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Fang Ye in awe. “Ah! I’ve heard about you; you’re amazing! But…”

Her face filled with curiosity, she asked, “The internet says you’re aligned with a C-grade hero talent? Why would you choose a hero with a ‘useless’ C-grade talent?” Her question was a bit blunt.

Of course, Su Haitang meant no harm.

To put it nicely, she was straightforward and spoke her mind. Less charitably, she was a bit of an airhead. “Watch what you say!” Su Ziqiu tugged her cousin’s arm and apologized to Fang Ye. “Sorry about that, Fang Ye. She’s my younger cousin by a few months and can be a bit thoughtless with her words…”

“No worries.” Fang Ye smiled warmly at Su Haitang. “Hello, it’s nice to meet you.”

Realizing her question might have been inappropriate, Su Haitang gave a shy smile when she saw Fang Ye wasn’t offended. “Nice to meet you too; you seem like a pretty cool guy…” Then, as if a thought struck her, she tugged on Su Ziqiu’s sleeve and whispered, “Sis! Is he… your boyfriend?” Su Ziqiu glared at her cousin, flustered.

At that moment, a cheerful young man walked over.

“Haitang, I was wondering where you’d gone; turns out you’re here,” he said, smiling and approaching them.

When he saw Su Ziqiu’s face, his expression froze for a moment, a flash of admiration in his eyes that quickly disappeared as he returned to normal. “Are these your friends?” he asked Su Haitang with a wide smile, then introduced himself to Su Ziqiu. “Hello, I’m Haitang’s class representative.” He extended his hand for a handshake.

Su Ziqiu’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she didn’t take his hand.

The young man’s first impression on her wasn’t positive.

As she wondered how to respond, a hand suddenly extended to shake the young man’s hand instead.

“Hello, we’re from Wusheng Academy,” Fang Ye said.

Although he hadn’t formally expressed his feelings for Su Ziqiu, she was essentially his. He wasn’t going to let this smug guy hit on her right in front of him.

“Wusheng Academy?” the young man murmured, surprised.

If he remembered correctly, Wusheng was known as a low-ranking school…

Why would Haitang know students from Wusheng Academy?

But he wasn’t foolish. He quickly realized that Fang Ye had deliberately intercepted his attempt to shake hands with the beauty.

He smirked inwardly.

To him, this Wusheng “nobody” was just an admirer trying to block him.

With a mocking smile, he said, “Oh, a ‘distinguished student’ from Wusheng Academy, how impressive!” As he spoke, he squeezed Fang Ye’s hand harder, determined to make him look weak in front of the beautiful girl.

Feeling the slight pressure from the young man’s hand, Fang Ye paused briefly, then understood his intentions.

Oh, so he wants to test his strength?

Fang Ye chuckled.

He had been trying to keep things polite by shaking the young man’s hand, giving him a way out gracefully and avoiding awkwardness.

But this guy didn’t take the hint and was even showing hostility.

Well then, let’s see who ends up humiliated.

With that, Fang Ye increased his grip.

If he wanted, he could crush this guy’s hand in an instant!

At first, the young man’s face remained confident.

With his strength nearing 120 points, he was sure this “pretty boy” would feel the pain.

But slowly, the smile on his face disappeared.

No matter how hard he squeezed, Fang Ye’s hand didn’t flinch.

Even worse, he felt Fang Ye’s grip growing stronger, making it difficult to hold on.

This is bad!

His heart sank as he tried to pull his hand back, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t break free from Fang Ye’s hold.

Seeing as the young man wanted to humiliate him, Fang Ye had no intention of letting him off the hook.

“Crack! Crack…”

The sound of bones creaking came from the young man’s hand.

He gritted his teeth, his face turning red.

Finally, the pain became unbearable…

“Ah! Let go!” he yelled in agony.

His scream was loud, drawing the attention of many people nearby.

Seeing countless curious eyes on him, the young man’s face turned crimson with embarrassment, wishing he could disappear.

Only then did Fang Ye release his hand.

It wasn’t the right place to make a bigger scene, as it might cause trouble for his team.

If this had been in private, he would have broken this guy’s hand.

Even so, the young man’s hand was already disfigured.

He looked at Fang Ye with hatred, as if he wanted to kill him.

“What were you two doing?” Su Haitang, who had been clueless until now, finally realized what had happened…

Fang Ye smiled lightly. “This gentleman wanted to test my strength, but I think I overdid it… Are you alright?” The young man glared at Fang Ye and gritted his teeth. “Wusheng Academy… I’ll remember you all!” With that, he turned to Su Haitang. “Our teacher wants to see us. Let’s go.”

“Oh, okay…” With a bewildered look, Su Haitang followed him away.

After they left, Su Ziqiu looked at Fang Ye with a glint of amusement.

She thought Fang Ye had been jealous!

“Why are you staring at me?” Fang Ye asked, confused. “Is there something on my face?” Su Ziqiu chuckled. “No, I just thought you looked really cute just now.” Fang Ye felt awkward. “Calling a guy cute doesn’t seem right, does it?” Hearing that, Su Ziqiu laughed even harder.

But her smile soon faded, and she furrowed her brow. “Fang Ye, I don’t think Haitang’s class rep is a good person. I’m worried if Haitang gets too close to him, she’ll get hurt.”

She had seen everything clearly.

It was obvious the young man had intended to humiliate Fang Ye after failing to hit on her, only to end up humiliated himself.

A man like that—both petty and malicious.

With Haitang’s innocent nature, if she got too close to someone like him, she’d likely suffer for it.

“What can you do? She’s just your cousin; you can’t control her forever.” Fang Ye replied.

Hearing this, Su Ziqiu sighed helplessly.

As Fang Ye said, she had no right to dictate who Haitang could befriend. For now, she could only hope for the best…

After finishing their meal, they returned to Yantai.

Fang Ye noticed Yantai looking glum, his displeasure written all over his face. “What’s up with Old Yan?” he asked a classmate. “Who upset him?” After half a month of training together, Fang Ye had gotten to know some of his classmates.

Zheng Bing whispered, “It’s that mentor Wang Liang from Martial God Academy. He’s here too, and seeing him put Old Yan in a bad mood.” Fang Ye was surprised.

He hadn’t expected Wang Liang hadn’t been expelled from Martial God Academy.

After what happened last time, with so many talented students lost, Wang Liang was still part of the academy?

You had to give it to him; he sure had some skills!

“Is everyone full?” Yantai asked.

Everyone nodded.

“Alright, let’s all head back to our rooms and rest! Tomorrow’s the day of the tournament. Don’t go out tonight. After the tournament, the school will give you a few days off to relax.”

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