Free Web NovelChapter 1043: Chapter 719: Couples Showing Off [22] One Against Twelve
Walk-the-World Martial Arts Academy.
The program crew got the news in advance that Nora Scott’s fans were waiting outside the martial arts academy.
They were prepared, thinking that "entering the martial arts academy" would be a tough battle. To their surprise, the fans voluntarily formed two lines, leaving a path open for the vehicle to drive through smoothly. The pre-arranged bodyguards and martial arts academy students stood awkwardly on the side, having nothing to do at all.
"Fairy Nora, do your best, don’t let it go dark again, you’re already a black coal!"
"Fairy Nora, tone it down! Lady Langley, you better keep an eye on her!!"
"Lady Langley, don’t pamper her anymore! We’re exhausted fighting off the haters!!"
...
The fans cupped their hands around their mouths, shouting one after another towards the car.
They shouted with true sincerity.
"Your fans are really a breath of fresh air." In the car, Pedro Langley looked at Nora Scott and teased her.
Nora Scott gave him a sidelong glance.
Pedro Langley toned down his smile, "Very disciplined."
"..."
Only then did Nora Scott look away.
This kind of scene was quite unexpected.
When it was publicly revealed that she was Zero during the live broadcast, she didn’t have many fans, just readers of Zero.
As she participated in multiple variety shows to maintain her presence in the entertainment industry, her fame was growing, but few fans would dig up her itinerary or anything like that—of course, with Biel Hall around, her whereabouts information was hard to pry out.
Until "Reversing Life" aired.
Overnight, she gained countless fans. In the entertainment circle, she finally had fans in a real sense.
Not just mere popularity.
Not only attracted by the hype, but truly earned by the strength of her works.
They worked hard online, voting, countering the haters, promoting her tirelessly. When they saw her in private, they gathered around. Even for a variety show recording, they would travel afar to show support.
But, they were different.
They followed the rules and didn’t cause trouble.
...
Amidst the fans’ enthusiastic reminders and shouts, the vehicle stopped in front of the martial arts academy. Nora Scott and Pedro Langley greeted them and then walked into the martial arts academy hand in hand.
*
Meishanel Town is just a small town, with low prices and low housing costs, and the residents are well-off and peaceful.
So—
The martial arts academy is a three-story building that, at first glance, looks a bit like a miniaturized school.
The facilities inside are complete.
Various equipment keeps pace with the times, quite different from what netizens imagined as "traditional."
[Too modernized, it’s like a large gym. Not the martial arts academy I imagined.]
[Why say it’s newly opened? Even the most basic "traditional feel" is missing, ruining our imagination of "traditional martial arts," is that reasonable?]
[I still prefer Tengfe Martial Arts School’s architecture. Didn’t Emily Bay go there yesterday? It’s a big village. The front yard and front hall are places for students to practice martial arts, and they live in very antique-style houses. The Bay Family lives in the back yard. Overall, it has that vibe.]
[I just wandered into Lennon Turner and Margaret Stone’s live broadcast room, and the Meishanel Martial Arts Hall there is also spectacular, obviously a well-established dojo.]
[Hmm, a bit disappointed.]
...
Netizens were complaining hard.
They were used to seeing boxing gyms and fitness centers, holding a traditional impression of the rare martial arts academies, and the result was disappointment seeing the modern renovation and equipment.
Some professionals popped out to say a few honest words—
[This martial arts academy is amazing. Nowadays, martial arts studios boast some style of boxing or kick to deceive people, with each generation worse than the last. After ten years of martial arts practice, if encountering police, they’d surely wither, it’s a glorifying facade. This martial arts academy seems to want to combine traditional martial arts with modern scientific training, and it looks very legitimate.]
The result was that these very impartial and objective words were unanimously resisted by netizens.
[Paid promoters? What a novel angle.]
[If you want scientific training, wouldn’t it be better to learn combat sports?]
[Traditional martial arts should keep their original flavor. This promoter is too LOW.]
[Can martial arts compare to combat sports? Learning martial arts is all about that style. Otherwise, what’s the point of learning it?]
...
Under the barrage of comments from netizens, even the few rational ones clammed up and stopped speaking.
Inside Walk-the-World Martial Arts Academy, students who already knew about the live broadcast were eagerly following it. When they opened it, they saw all kinds of insults and sarcastic comments about their martial arts academy that almost made them explode on the spot.
When they were brought to meet Nora Scott and Pedro Langley, still not fully over their anger, their faces were cold, seemingly very unwelcome, which resulted in another wave of misunderstanding.
[? They don’t seem to like Nora Scott.]
[They must have issues with Nora Scott.]
[Hahaha, seems like Nora Scott isn’t loved by everyone.]
...
Just as the netizens were gloating—
"Nora! Looking forward to learning from you!"
Suddenly, these youths cupped their hands towards Nora Scott, then swiftly spread out to both sides, picked up the wooden sticks placed by the wall, and formed a circle around Nora Scott and Pedro Langley, taking their positions, forming a formation.
For a moment, the viewers in the live broadcast room were stunned.
"Ha."
Nora Scott raised an interested eyebrow.
At this point, Pedro Langley suddenly grabbed Nora Scott’s wrist, his expression slightly grave, subtly shaking his head at her.
—No.
Nora Scott withdrew her wrist, gave him a soothing look, and said softly, "I’m just breaking a formation, it’s no big deal."
"..."
Pedro Langley still frowned.
"Don’t worry, I know my limits." Nora curved her lips, adding another sentence.
The resolute Pedro Langley was instantly moved by her gaze, all words of denial stuck in his throat.
Usually idle and carefree, Nora Scott now had a glimmer in her eyes, full of enthusiasm and eager to try.
This reminded him of the younger Nora Scott.
When encountering things she liked, Nora Scott appeared just like this, eyes sparkling like stars.
Pedro Langley no longer tried to persuade Nora Scott, instead, he turned his head to warn Pudge, "Don’t overdo it."
Pudge had just handed over a wooden stick when he suddenly caught sight of Pedro Langley’s sharp and dangerous eyes, his hand shook, nearly dropping the stick.
His eyelid twitched, quickly saying "Hey," and swiftly stuffing the wooden stick into Nora Scott’s hand.
Pudge backed up, glancing at the still Pedro Langley, gulped down, and cautiously suggested, "Langley, shall we move?"
"..."
After pausing for a moment, Pedro Langley walked out with a stern face.
Pudge sidled up to him, reassuring, "Langley, don’t worry. Previously Nora broke our formation with one hand, this is improved now, it should be fine for her. I guarantee Nora will be okay..."
By the end of the reassurance, Pudge cautiously glanced at Pedro Langley, discovering his expression not only hadn’t relaxed but was instead becoming more tense.
He pressed his lips together, not daring to make another sound.
Although his skills might be stronger than Pedro Langley’s, somehow, standing next to Pedro made his presence seem weaker.
Live broadcast room:
[What the heck? Nora breaking formation?]
[This formation really seems like it has some momentum, as long as it wasn’t rehearsed beforehand.]
[The better the setup looks, the more likely it’s a hollow display.]
[This formation does have a bit of martial arts meaning, but the problem is... it really clashes with the surrounding environment.]
[Fight! Fight now!]
...
Just as the viewers were enthusiastically discussing, suddenly, Nora Scott stood upright, a long stick rotating several times in her hands, then firmly knocked onto the ground.
She smiled easily, "Let’s get started."
Heroic and spirited.
As beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal.
[...]
The dedicated haters writing slanderous essays stopped their actions instinctively, having inadvertently glanced at the live broadcast scene.
The next moment—
Nora Scott moved.
The long stick in Nora Scott’s hands was wielded masterfully, every move and every stance carrying an aura, the long stick sweeping with the momentum of blocking thousands of troops and horses. The movements were beautiful to the extreme, yet lacked harshness.
Leaving viewers speechless.
Nora Scott, with the strength of one person, resisted twelve people.
Besides her formation-breaking moves, the twelve people’s formation was also highly impressive, the smoothness of their movement connection left people overwhelmed.
Inside the live broadcast room, few were experts who could explain the essence of this formation-breaking scene, as laypeople, all could only kneel down and watch, feeling a sense of watching a martial arts drama.
But compared to the flashy moves in martial arts dramas, this was a bit more realistic.
The comment section was filled with "Ahhhhhhh."
However, before they could fully relish this "Ah," Nora Scott broke the formation within a minute, defeating these twelve teenagers.
"..."
"..."
"..."
The teenagers who had only ever heard of Nora Scott from the owner, Pudge, and rumors did not initially believe that such a world-class beauty could have real skills. Unexpectedly, with just one action from Nora Scott, she effortlessly crushed them.
Complete rout.
They looked at each other.
As they stood up supporting each other, their eyes filled with admiration and awe when they looked at Nora Scott.
Inside the live broadcast room.
[Damn, this is acting, right?]
[Facing twelve with one, how is that possible?]
[... Seems this formation really is a hollow display.]
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