Chapter 53: Sorry, I Didn't Hold Back My Strength

Hearing Su Xin's confident, and even somewhat arrogant words, Xiang Lianyun became all the more determined to teach Su Xin a lesson, lest he truly cause big trouble in the future due to his arrogance and conceit.

"Boss, be careful, I'm coming at you!"

Xiang Lianyun said in a deep voice, his feet moving as he charged straight forward, a straight punch aimed directly at Su Xin's chest.

"Godspeed, Threefold Speed!"

Su Xin's eyes narrowed.

In an instant, everything around him slowed down threefold; Xiang Lianyun, who had been as fast as a gale, seemed to suddenly turn into an octogenarian, stumbling toward him step by step.

As the saying goes, all Kung Fu under heaven can be broken, except for speed; possessing a time acceleration ability of up to ten thousand times, Su Xin could easily crush anyone or any group of people in the world.

Let alone the Xiang Lianyun before him?

However, Su Xin had proposed sparring with Xiang Lianyun not to defeat him, but to vent his stress and hone his moves through combat, so naturally, he would not defeat him outright.

If not for the need to prevent capsizing in the gutter, he would have even liked to accelerate by only 0.5 times to keep the fight as fair as possible; that would be exciting enough.

In the Threefold Speed state, Su Xin took a step forward to meet him, his left hand parrying the other's arm while his right hand, shaped into a palm blade, struck straight toward his waist and ribs at a speed that was neither fast nor slow.

And in Xiang Lianyun's vision.

He only saw Su Xin suddenly erupt into action, and in less than the blink of an eye, he had reached his front; before he could even react, Su Xin had parried his arm and thrust his other hand, shaped into a palm blade, toward his waist and ribs.

The movement was as fast as lightning and extremely agile.

Moreover, that palm blade made him feel a deep chill; he knew that the waist and ribs were vulnerable parts of the human body, and if struck head-on, it might damage his internal organs.

This speed, this ruthlessness, and this precise attack aimed straight at his vitals made Xiang Lianyun realize instantly that Su Xin was definitely not to be trifled with.

In the critical moment, he hurriedly shifted his body, barely dodging Su Xin's attack, and reached out with his left hand to grab Su Xin's arm.

Su Xin naturally would not be easily grabbed; instead, he flipped his arm and moved to seize Xiang Lianyun's arm.

He had read many books on modern combat techniques, including Western fighting styles and traditional Long Country Kung Fu; after reading them, he had memorized all the techniques and movements, and even integrated various combat skills, gaining new insights.

If he were willing, he could even create a new school of Kung Fu; in ancient times, such a performance would be fully worthy of a Grandmaster of martial arts.

Of course, all these realizations were merely theoretical.

In reality, he could not yet flexibly apply them in actual combat, and his body could not accurately execute the moves he had learned.

Simply put, his brain had learned it, but his body had not.

However, with ample time, he could fully afford to think calmly and then execute the appropriate moves without haste, just like posing in specific stances against a dummy; this was not difficult for any normal person, let alone Su Xin, who possessed rich theoretical knowledge.

He was seen moving incessantly across the field, his hands sometimes forming palms, sometimes clenching into fists, eager to try out every single move he had realized in his mind.

To Xiang Lianyun, this appeared as Su Xin effortlessly using all sorts of combat techniques, and his footwork and movements were all terrifyingly fast, with almost every strike forcing him into a desperate retreat.

If not for his reliance on rich combat experience, he would likely have been defeated after just a few exchanges; even now, barely holding on, he felt the pressure growing, beaten into constant retreat by Su Xin without even a chance to counterattack.

Unlike the struggling Xiang Lianyun, Su Xin was rapidly familiarizing himself with the various combat techniques he had realized in his mind during the fight, turning them into bodily instincts and using them with increasing proficiency.

Even as he slowly lowered the acceleration multiplier of his Godspeed superpower to twofold, he could still calmly continue to suppress Xiang Lianyun.

After another moment.

Xiang Lianyun suddenly took a large step back and said urgently, "I concede!"

Su Xin stopped his steps, only then seeing the patches of blue, purple, and red swelling on the two arms exposed beneath Xiang Lianyun's short sleeves.

"Oh no, I forgot about the kinetic energy amplification in the Godspeed state. At Threefold Speed, that's nine times the kinetic energy; an ordinary person can't take many hits like that."

Su Xin only then realized and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't hold back my strength."

Xiang Lianyun couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

He had previously been worried about not holding back his own strength and hurting Su Xin, yet now the other party was saying he accidentally didn't hold back his strength and had hurt him.

This didn't sound like an apology; it sounded more like he was using these words to strike back at him and slap him in the face.

However, looking at the sincere apology on Su Xin's face, Xiang Lianyun still waved his hand:

"It's nothing. My skills are inferior; it's my own fault for getting hurt. Combat is just like that."

"It was indeed my recklessness."

Su Xin still felt somewhat bad and said with a face full of apology: "Later, I'll have someone apply some medicine for you, and then I'll take you to the hospital to get checked out. It wouldn't be good if you injured your bones. Take a good rest these days and don't come back to work until you're completely healed. Don't worry, this is paid leave, and there's an additional injury subsidy."

After finishing, ignoring the other's refusal, Su Xin called over an employee and had them lead Xiang Lianyun to the lounge on the side to apply medicine.

Once everything was settled, Su Xin let out a sigh of relief, returned to his boss chair, and lay down lazily.

"Having a fight really is much more comfortable."

"Of course, it's only comfortable if you win!"

Su Xin let out a satisfied breath, a relaxed smile appearing on his face.

……

He lay there leisurely until six o'clock, when a soft and soothing piece of music began to play.

This was the bell reminding everyone to get off work.

All the employees began to pack up their things.

Su Xin also prepared to get up and leave for the day, but at this moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"Hmm? Someone looking for me at this hour?"

Su Xin was surprised in his heart, but still shouted toward the door: "Come in."

A beautiful figure pushed the door open and entered.

"Boss, are you getting off work?"

Liu Xuewei walked gracefully to Su Xin's desk and asked with a charming smile.

"Since there's nothing major right now, of course I'm going to enjoy the privilege of getting off work on time."

Su Xin smiled: "Why, coming to find me at this hour, surely you don't have any important matters to report?"

Liu Xuewei rolled her eyes at him and hummed lightly: "It's already time to get off work, how could I be reporting work? Is it impossible for me to find you unless it's about work?"

"That's not what I meant."

"It's good that it's not."

As she spoke, Liu Xuewei became somewhat bashful, her cheeks turning unusually rosy, and she said in a low voice, "I just feel that the boss has been working too hard these past few days, and you gave me so much bonus money, so I wanted to treat the boss to a meal to show my gratitude."

However, thinking that her actions might cause Su Xin to misunderstand, she hurriedly added by way of explanation, "Don't worry, I don't mean anything else by it; I just purely want to treat you to a meal, as a friend."

Su Xin smiled and waved his hand, "I certainly know that; we can be considered friends, after all, so it's very normal to have a meal together. Since you're treating, then I won't stand on ceremony. Let's go."

"Then you wait here for me a moment; I'll go back to the office to get my bag."

Liu Xuewei immediately beamed with joy and left with light, cheerful steps.