Chapter 3298: Strange

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Qin Aoxue felt as if her adrenaline had surged instantly, her fighting spirit soaring to the extreme!

Looking again at Haley Swain, her eyes were filled only with the excitement of a hunter who has caught her prey.

At this moment, Haley Swain had just been struck heavily in the waist by Qin Aoxue, her entire body instantly losing strength; in such a short time, she could not possibly readjust her state.

At this moment, Qin Aoxue had already rushed toward him like a bloodthirsty leopard.

Haley Swain wanted to dodge, but his reaction speed was no match for Qin Aoxue's; before he could even plant his stance firmly, Qin Aoxue had already charged up to him.

At this moment, Qin Aoxue had learned from the earlier experience; she did not expose her chest to the opponent, but instead leaned forward, lowering her body to protect her chest, and simultaneously delivered a powerful underhand hook punch from directly below, striking Haley Swain's chin with full force.

Qin Aoxue leaned her body forward at a 45-degree angle, her center of gravity not on her lower body but shifting forward with her torso; at this moment, if the opponent reacted quickly enough, he could grab her head and strike her face-on.

In normal professional combat, such a movement is almost never seen.

But Qin Aoxue no longer considered this risk at this moment.

She knew the opponent's speed was not as fast as hers; as long as she took the initiative, the opponent could never break through no matter what.

And she did this because of Ye Chen's teachings, to utterly crush the opponent!

At this moment, Haley Swain saw Qin Aoxue suddenly launch an attack, wanting to raise his hand to block, but it was already too late; Qin Aoxue's heavy punch directly pierced through his arms, which had not yet come together, and struck his chin violently from below to above.

With a boom, he felt his jawbone emit a sharp crack, as if it had already fractured.

Worse still, the force of this punch was so great that it not only shattered his jawbone, but the immense power caused his entire brain to suffer sudden severe trauma, just like a heavy, old monitor suddenly falling from a height of two meters to the ground, accompanied by a loud crack, the screen instantly going black.

Haley Swain's vision went black, and he instantly lost consciousness, collapsing stiffly backward.

The audience erupted in a thunderous applause that nearly lifted the venue off the ground; no one expected Qin Aoxue's counterattack to be so fierce, like a small beetle car on the road provoked by a muscle car, instantly transforming into a hundred-ton truck that completely crushed the opponent, shocking everyone immensely.

The referee immediately approached Haley Swain and began counting aloud.

When the referee called out five, Haley Swain's consciousness slightly returned; his legs kicked disorderly on the ground, as if trying to stand up, but his legs could not generate any strength; after struggling for a few seconds, his body barely moved.

As the referee finished the ten-second count, Haley Swain still could not get to his feet.

Thus, the referee went straight to Qin Aoxue, raised her right hand, and loudly announced: "The women's division champion of this competition is Qin Aoxue!"

The venue was once again drowned in a tsunami-like roar of cheers.

At this moment, Qin Aoxue's female coach rushed onto the stage and embraced her tightly, while Haley Swain's coaching staff could only awkwardly come onto the stage to help him down from the ring.

At this moment, although Qin Aoxue was surrounded by many people, her eyes kept searching for Ye Chen's figure; soon, she spotted Ye Chen smiling in the front row crowd; at this moment, her heart surged with excitement, and she could not help but wave vigorously at Ye Chen, shouting loudly: "Master Ye! Master Ye!"

The two locked eyes; Ye Chen nodded at her, then pointed toward the backstage passage; Qin Aoxue instantly understood.

In such a place, they certainly could not communicate normally, and moreover, the men's division final was about to begin; Qin Aoxue now needed to exit first to the backstage area to rest temporarily, and after the men's final ended, she would join the other award recipients to go on stage and receive the prizes.

Ye Chen's gesture toward the backstage also meant he wanted to go backstage to speak with her.

Qin Aoxue immediately said to her coach beside her: "Coach Wang, did you see that handsome guy in all black in the first row? He is my..."

Saying this, Qin Aoxue suddenly stumbled over her words.

She also did not know how to describe her relationship with Ye Chen to the coach; should she say they are friends? I have always greatly respected Ye Chen, and even my father respects him deeply; if I say we are friends, it would clearly lack respect.

If I say he is my teaching benefactor, that would essentially be fine, but it would surely arouse the coach's curiosity.

I know Ye Chen has always kept a low profile and does not want outsiders to know too much about him.

Seeing Qin Aoxue's hesitant expression, the coach, not knowing how to describe it, gave her an understanding look and said with a smile: "Your boyfriend specially came from China to cheer you on? How thoughtful of him, and this young man is quite handsome, and you two are strangely well-matched."

Qin Aoxue felt a bit embarrassed for a moment, but given the chaotic surroundings, she did not want to explain further, so she whispered in the coach's ear: "Coach Wang, could you please bring him to the backstage for me?"

The coach readily agreed, smiling and saying: "Sure! You go rest first, I'll bring him to see you in a moment."

Qin Aoxue had just won the championship; the coach was now delighted. Although casually bringing someone into the backstage area technically violates competition rules, such things are usually overlooked; wearing the coaching staff badge, bringing one person in, the staff would not stop them.

Shortly afterward, Qin Aoxue waved at the cheering crowd while being escorted by other staff members, leaving the ring and heading to the backstage rest area.

In the backstage area of the martial arts hall, each participant in tonight's third-place and championship matches has their own independent rest room.

After Qin Aoxue returned to her rest room, the coach also made his way through the crowd to Ye Chen's side, smiling and saying: "Young man, are you Aoxue's boyfriend? I am Aoxue's coach, my surname is Wang, and Aoxue asked me to bring you to the backstage."

Ye Chen was slightly startled, but did not deny it, and smiled: "Then thank you, Coach Wang."

Coach Wang is actually just an unremarkable combat coach in Jin Ling, but luckily she encountered Qin Aoxue, such a talented athlete, which made her feel she had struck it rich.

Qin Aoxue herself never expected to go this far on this path; it is basically all thanks to Ye Chen's help and guidance.

And Qin Aoxue's encounter with Ye Chen as a benefactor indirectly gave Coach Wang the opportunity to rise to prominence, becoming a well-known championship coach.

Originally, Qin Aoxue's coach had once tried to show off her skills in front of Ye Chen; during Qin Aoxue's crucial match earlier, she gave guidance completely opposite to the facts; after that match, Qin Aoxue terminated her contract with that coach and began training martial arts alone.

Thanks to the medicinal pills Ye Chen initially gave her, her physical quality underwent a fundamental change; later, Ye Chen passed on to her the martial arts heart method, allowing her combat power to rise in a straight line; from then on, Qin Aoxue essentially no longer needed a coach.

However, as she represents Chinese university students in competitions, facing the various rules and regulations of the organizing committee, if she had no nominal coach, many things would become very cumbersome and troublesome; this Coach Wang happens to suit her taste, so she reached a cooperation with her.

Although Coach Wang holds the title of Qin Aoxue's coach, in reality she is more like Qin Aoxue's competition assistant; she cannot offer Qin Aoxue better tactical advice, so she has transitioned into a service-oriented coach, and she gets along very well with Qin Aoxue.

This time Qin Aoxue won another championship, her fame and value will naturally rise with the tide; previously, her private lessons cost only a few hundred yuan per session, but since signing with Qin Aoxue, the hourly rate has risen to three thousand yuan; after returning to China this time, it is estimated to rise to six thousand yuan or more per hour.

For these reasons, she looks at Ye Chen as affectionately as she would look at her own son-in-law.

Coach Wang brought Ye Chen to the door of Qin Aoxue's rest room, then lightly knocked on the door, pushed it open, and said to Ye Chen: "You young people surely have a lot to say, so I won't disturb you; the next match is estimated to last at least another forty minutes or more; after the match ends, I will come to call Aoxue."

Ye Chen also didn't think much of it, nodded, said thanks, and then walked into Qin Aoxue's rest room.

At this moment, Qin Aoxue had already taken off her competition shorts and tank top, changed into loose sportswear; seeing Ye Chen enter, she happily went forward to meet him, excited and with a touch of admiration, asking him: "Master Ye, how did you come here?"

Ye Chen smiled: "I heard you were competing here, so I came to take a look; by the way, congratulations on your successful defense of the title."

Qin Aoxue happily asked: "Master Ye, did you come to Tokyo specifically because you heard Aoxue was competing here?"

Ye Chen truthfully replied: "I was originally accompanying my wife to Tokyo to see a concert; I just happened to hear that you were competing in the finals today, so I came over first to watch your match."

Qin Aoxue nodded with a smile; she also roughly realized that Ye Chen was not specifically coming to Japan to watch her match, but his presence already made her very happy.

Upon hearing that Ye Chen was going to watch a concert, she quickly asked: "Master Ye, you must not be accompanying your wife to see Tavana Svet's concert in Tokyo tonight, are you?"

Ye Chen said: "Exactly, that's the one."

Qin Aoxue excitedly said: "How coincidental, Master Ye! I also bought tickets to her concert! Coincidentally, after my match ends, I am not in such a hurry that I must return immediately, so I thought I would watch her concert first before going back."

Ye Chen couldn't help but ask in surprise: "You are also her fan?"

"Of course!" Qin Aoxue blurted: "Not only am I a fan, but I am also a die-hard fan! Two years ago I even flew specially to the United States to watch her concert; now among young people who like listening to music, very few do not like her!"

Saying this, Qin Aoxue asked: "Master Ye, don't you like her?"

Ye Chen smiled and said: "I don't really understand pop music, and listening to songs is optional for me, so I neither like nor dislike most singers."

Qin Aoxue said seriously: "Master Ye, you should find some time to listen to her songs. I believe you will definitely like them after hearing them! Moreover, she is very inspirational, a talented woman who became famous young. She writes and composes almost all her songs herself, and they are all world-class hits!"

Saying this, Qin Aoxue suddenly recalled Haley Swain, whom she had fought today, and muttered to herself: "But she has always openly supported sexual minorities. I didn't feel anything about it before, but after today's match, I feel this is still somewhat strange..."