CHAPTER 1022: CHAPTER 1019: FIGHTING AT THE SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION

Lin Tian felt strange, this was his first time coming to a place like Ziwei Garden, how could anyone know him?

He turned around and looked back, seeing a young man standing outside the pavilion. The man was about 1.8 meters tall, not wearing a suit, just a white shirt with no tie, which was rare in Ziwei Garden where everyone dressed formally.

The man’s standing posture was quite different from ordinary people, with a straight back, head held high, chest out, hands naturally placed at the sides of his thighs, speaking with a very serious expression. His hair was very short, standing straight like steel needles, eyes bright under his sword-like brows.

This was an impressive and heroic man; Lin Tian saw some military traits in him, yet Lin Tian did not know him.

"Were you calling me just now?" Lin Tian asked the unfamiliar man.

"I heard those people calling you Lin Tian, if you are Lin Tian, then yes, I was calling you." The man replied very bluntly.

Despite feeling strange, Lin Tian nodded and said, "That’s right, I am Lin Tian."

"I’ve heard you are very skilled in fighting, let’s have a bout." The man’s tone suddenly changed, leaving Lin Tian baffled.

It is said that a fight starts with a disagreement, but I’ve only said one sentence and we haven’t even gotten off track, now he wants to fight, Lin Tian looked up at the sky, wondering if he should go back to Mars, Earth is too damn dangerous.

Yun Haoyu noticed Lin Tian wasn’t following him, turned to check, and also found something abnormal about the pavilion situation. Yun Haoyu saw the man outside the pavilion, raised an eyebrow, wanted to say something but was held back by Wang Wanxi.

"Aunt Wang, what’s going on here?" Miss furrowed her brows and asked, she didn’t know how Lin Tian had offended that man, how come they started fighting upon meeting.

Wang Wanxi shook her head and calmly said, "Manxue, take it easy, it’s alright."

Miss and Xiao Manxuan exchanged a glance, both puzzled, unable to figure out what was happening.

"This dear brother..." Lin Tian wanted to say he didn’t know him, why fight, but before finishing, the man rushed into the pavilion, throwing a punch at Lin Tian.

Dammit, you think I’m easy to bully, right? Lin Tian cursed under his breath and threw his punch, neither employing tricks, just fists clashing directly.

"Bang," the fists collided, Lin Tian remained unmoved, while the man flew backward, about to hit the pavilion’s pillar. If he crashed, he would surely be knocked unconscious.

But at the moment of nearly hitting the pillar, the man suddenly kicked the pillar, with a curved single foot stomping, then rebounded like a compressed spring, soaring back toward Lin Tian.

The man clearly used the momentum from the collision, so this counterattack was faster and stronger.

Hmm? Not bad reflexes, interesting, Lin Tian thought slightly surprised, his interest piqued.

The man soared like a diving eagle, both fists simultaneously striking out, resembling Taishan pressing down aimed at Lin Tian’s head. Before the fists arrived, the force had already stirred the surrounding air into sound.

Lin Tian didn’t pose any defensive posture, merely raised his hand to block. The man’s fists instantly struck Lin Tian’s arm, yet felt like hitting a steel column, impossible to budge.

"You are not my match." Lin Tian said easily, then reversed his hand intending to twist the man’s wrist.

With his strength, even if the opponent were a tiger, being twisted would instantly lose combat capability.

The man seemed aware of his peril. He lowered his waist, leveraging both hands, wrapping himself around Lin Tian instantly.

Lin Tian felt a surge of great force, his footing suddenly unstable, seemingly about to be tipped over. This feeling was familiar to Lin Tian because when he first fought Ning Luoxi, Ning Luoxi employed the same force.

Indeed, this is close combat martial arts, blending wrestling techniques, with the effect of surprise and one-hit defeat; Lin Tian was first toppled by Ning Luoxi with this move.

Facing this kind of close combat, it’s not just raw strength that matters. Lin Tian had adequate strength, but without experience he fell for Ning Luoxi’s tactics.

Of course, that was before. Before, Lin Tian had raw power without fighting experience, but now it’s different, he has battle experience too.

Facing the man’s martial arts, Lin Tian merely sank his lower body, planting his feet as if rooted into the ground, standing like unwavering pillars.

The man originally thought the sudden change of tactics could catch Lin Tian off guard. Unexpectedly, upon entangling, he found Lin Tian seemingly entrenched, utterly unmoved.

Startled and about to retreat, but before acting, he felt a tightness at his waist, then found himself lifted up.

Yes, Lin Tian grasped his belt, lifted the man, and without hesitation threw him out, aiming for a rockery outside the pavilion.

He packed considerable strength into the throw, the man flew toward the rockery like being launched by a cannon, the jagged rocks with many sharp edges, if he coincidentally hit a protruding point, he’d be skewered like a candied hawthorn.

"Ah..." Some of Miss’s female attendants screamed as if witnessing a bloody and brutal scene.

Lin Tian didn’t step in to save, instead calmly watched it unfold. Just before the man hit the rockery, he suddenly twisted his waist, cleverly adjusting his posture, letting his feet land first, then replicated the earlier process of a stomp and bounce.

"Boom," a large stone from the rockery was kicked away by the man, he veered to one side, flipping through the air before landing grounded, although managing to stand, his body inevitably swayed a few times.

Lin Tian didn’t pursue, he coolly watched the man, not intending to kill him. If truly meant to kill, instead of throwing, it’d be a punch to shatter him.

"You’re very strong." The man suddenly spoke.

"You’re not bad, what’s your name?" Lin Tian smiled slightly.

He felt a good impression of the man; despite being inferior in speed and strength, the man gave an unmistakable feeling of being a good person, a strange feeling, perhaps due to the man’s military stature.

"My name is Ning Jianxun." The man replied straightforwardly without hiding.

Lin Tian was startled, then asked curiously, "You also have the surname Ning? How come this coincidental."

Amid his curious pondering, Yun Haoyu and others approached, Wang Wanxi smiled at Lin Tian, "Xiao Tian, do you have many questions, why is he also surnamed Ning?"

"He’s from the Ning Family?" Lin Tian had guessed, and couldn’t help but ask.

Wang Wanxi nodded in acknowledgment, "Indeed, he’s from that Ning Family."

Lin Tian turned to look at Ning Jianxun, asking, "What’s your relationship with Ning Luoxi?"

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