Peerless Martial Expert in the City-Chapter 243 - 246 Change

Walking on the road, whether it was because he had finally broken through into the Condensation Period or just being in an exceptionally good mood, Xiao Yi felt that everything he saw today was especially bright and beautiful, as if all the things in the world were brimming with life.

Contrary to what his eyes saw, his entire being seemed to have dimmed, or rather, become more transparent. In the past, whenever he carried his bag on his way to school, he would receive a few odd glances from passersby.

But today, they seemed to have completely overlooked him, or rather, seemed incapable of noticing him at all. He made his way to school without a single passerby giving him another glance.

Xiao Yi, however, hadn’t noticed this anomaly. He was walking briskly towards school; the first class of the day was English, a minor subject, and he had no desire to be late.

Upon entering the school gates, Xiao Yi headed straight for the classroom where he had his lessons. Just as he arrived at the building where his class was held, he suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure ahead—it was his only good friend, Fatty Tang, and he immediately quickened his pace toward him.

"Fatty!"

When he reached Fatty Tang’s side, Xiao Yi gently patted his shoulder.

"Ah?"

Startled by the sudden pat, Fatty Tang, who was busily munching on a piece of bread, jumped in surprise. The bread trembled in his hand and dropped to the ground. As he was about to curse, he looked up to see Xiao Yi and could not help but pause, "Boss, when did you come up beside me?"

"Just now, what’s wrong with you? I’m so big, how could you not see me coming?"

Xiao Yi gave Fatty Tang a somewhat astonished look. He found Fatty Tang’s behavior strange today. In the past, Fatty Tang would have spotted him even before he got close and scurried over, but today he had reached his side without Fatty Tang noticing. And with just a pat, Fatty Tang got so startled that he even dropped his bread. It was not normal, especially since Xiao Yi had not approached from behind but from a diagonal angle.

"I didn’t see you, boss. What’s with you today, being all sneaky? You weren’t trying to scare me on purpose, were you?"

Picking up the bread from the ground and tossing it into the trash bin, Fatty Tang turned to Xiao Yi.

"You’re the one being sneaky. Are you daydreaming or something?"

Xiao Yi rolled his eyes in annoyance. What was this Fatty talking about? What did he mean by ’being all sneaky’? Really now.

"I’m not daydreaming. How could I see if you come up from behind me? I don’t have eyes in the back of my head," grumbled Fatty Tang discontentedly.

"Behind you, my foot. I came from over here."

Xiao Yi tapped Fatty Tang on the head and pointed in the direction he had come from.

"Impossible, boss. If you came from there, there’s no way I wouldn’t have seen you. I might not have eyes on the back of my head, but I’m Fatty Tang. Although I don’t have six-way vision or eight-way hearing, with you being such a dazzling figure coming from that direction—like a firefly in summer...

Fatty Tang immediately shook his head, showing no hesitation in expressing his disbelief at Xiao Yi’s claim. He was about to reinforce his point with a classic line from a well-known movie, to flatter and argue that Xiao Yi couldn’t have come from that angle without him noticing, but as his gaze settled on Xiao Yi in front of him, the words were caught in his throat. For some reason, possibly an illusion, he suddenly felt that Xiao Yi looked quite different from just a few days ago, even compared to yesterday.

But he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what was different, so he just stood there blankly, staring at Xiao Yi with a foolish look in his eyes.

"Hey, Fatty, what are you doing? Why are you staring at me like that?"

When he heard Fatty Tang’s comment, Xiao Yi immediately rolled his eyes. He was just about to knock some sense into him and give him a piece of his mind when he noticed that Fatty Tang had suddenly frozen like he was possessed, staring at him blankly. Xiao Yi felt a chill and lightly tapped on Fatty Tang’s head.

"Boss, you today, you seem very different."

After being tapped by Xiao Yi, Fatty Tang finally snapped back to reality and looked at Xiao Yi with a blank expression.

"Different? How am I different? Aren’t I the same as yesterday? I just changed clothes, and besides, you’ve seen me wear this outfit before."

Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment, then looked down at himself, but couldn’t find anything different. If there was something different, it was that he had finally made a breakthrough and entered the Condensation period yesterday, but Fatty Tang shouldn’t have been able to notice that, should he? Besides, although he wasn’t vain about his appearance, he had looked in the mirror before heading out, and he hadn’t noticed anything unusual about himself; his face was still his face, his nose was still his nose, and his eyes were still his eyes. There hadn’t been any earth-shattering changes due to his breakthrough into the Condensation period.

"No, no, boss, it’s not that... sigh, I can’t put it into words, but generally speaking, you just seem very different, ah, that’s right, it’s the aura, yes, it’s the aura!"

Fatty Tang shook his head vigorously, scanning Xiao Yi from head to toe, trying to articulate exactly what was different about him, but he was at a loss for words. Eventually, he began scratching his head in frustration until he suddenly slapped his thigh with a look of excitement and said,

"Aura?"

Upon hearing Fatty Tang’s words, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but pause and ponder. Could it be possible? Was it because he had entered the Condensation period?

Recalling the various sensations he had experienced on his way to school, Xiao Yi slowly started to understand in his mind. Perhaps it wasn’t because Fatty Tang had been distracted, but rather, the issue lay with him.

That’s it, after entering the Condensation period, I became closer to nature!

Yes, that must be it!

No wonder, earlier on everything seemed brighter, and everything in the world felt much more welcoming!

Xiao Yi finally realized that the feeling on the road was not just an illusion due to his good mood. While partially true, it was more importantly because he had entered the Condensation period and became closer to nature!

Because he was closer to nature, people found it easier to overlook him, which is why no one seemed to notice him on the road, and why Fatty Tang hadn’t noticed him either.

This was truly an unexpected gain!

Having figured everything out, Xiao Yi’s mood instantly became incredibly cheerful.

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