The beautiful receptionist was playing games on her mobile phone. She used to be very happy when she played games in the past, but this time she was not interested at all.
The handsome face of the man she had seen two days ago kept popping up in front of her eyes, which made her feel regret every time she thought about him. Why didn’t she ask the handsome man to leave his contact information? Such an excellent opportunity was gone. Even if she wasn’t able to be his girlfriend, a date would still be good. In this life, she might not be able to meet another man as handsome as him.
The receptionist heard a distant “Ahem.” The sound of someone coughing woke her from her daydream and returned her to reality.
As soon as the girl looked up, she was surprised. In front of her stood a hearty old man with white hair and a white beard that fluttered in the air.
The old man was dressed in white training clothes, standing there with his hands behind his back. Although his face looked very old, he was still standing tall and straight. He had a pair of deep and dignified eyes and a daunting aura while standing there.
“Hello, sir. What can I do for you?”
“I have come to issue a challenge. Ask your owner to come out and see me,” the old man said solemnly with an expressionless face.
What? Issue a challenge? The beautiful receptionist was a little confused. “Sir, what did you say?”
“Hehe, little girl, you are so young, yet your ears have a problem already? I said I am here to issue a challenge.”
The receptionist confirmed that she had not heard wrong the first time around. Although issuing a challenge was something that often occurred in television shows and dramas, in reality, it was the first time she had encountered it. For a moment, she was at a loss. But fortunately, she reacted very quickly and realized that it was not her business to worry about this.
“Just a moment, please, sir. I will go find someone for you.”
The beautiful receptionist did not know what to do, so she could only go upstairs. Not long after, a well-built man walked down the stairs. This person was not He Zhenyu. He was Liu Zhenlong, one of the several martial arts coaches in the Real Martial Arts Club.
“Brother Long, this is the old gentleman who came to issue a challenge,” the beautiful receptionist introduced the old man helplessly.
“Are you the owner?” asked the old man in a deep voice.
Brother Long looked at the old man in front of him and was speechless. He was very excited to hear that someone had come to issue a challenge. He thought to himself that after so many years of kung fu training, he finally had a chance to fight for real. It was the first time that such a thing had happened. But the person turned out to be an old man, which instantly frustrated him. If he fought the old man, he would become a laughing stock.
He said powerlessly, “I am a martial arts coach of the Real Martial Arts Club. Old man, instead of staying at home, why did you come here to issue a challenge? Were you that bored?”
The old man said solemnly, “I am Murong Xiaotian, the 36th generation descendant of the Real Martial Arts Sect. Your martial arts school dares to use my sect’s name. For the sake of our reputation, I have come here today for this matter. If your martial arts school changes its name, I will let this go. Otherwise, we can only settle this according to the rules of Jianhu.”
Real Martial Arts Sect? Murong Xiaotian? Liu Zhenlong was stupefied. He wondered to himself what was going on. Was he filming a martial arts movie?
It was the first time that Liu Zhenlong had encountered such a thing. He could not help but ask hesitantly, “The rules of Jianghu? What are the rules?”
“You don’t even know them?” The old man wore a look of disdain. “Today’s young people don’t even know the rules of Jianghu. Huh, okay, then. I will tell you the rules; obviously, the winner is respected. You guys from the martial arts school compete against me. If you win, I will naturally apologize and concede. From now on, I will never set foot in here and admit that you are the true martial artist. However, if you lose, your martial arts school must stop using the Real Martial Arts name and change it to something else. Do you understand now?”
Liu Zhenlong was helpless when he heard what the old man had said. His thought to himself, “What the hell is this?” However, he sighed and said, “Old man, you look very energetic. But at such an old age, if I accidentally cripple you, I won’t be able to afford the compensation. Therefore, I really cannot compete against you in things like martial arts.”
“Don’t worry. There’s no need for you to compensate me. We will naturally sign a life-and-death agreement before the fight. It will not matter if you injure or kill me. As for my body…” The old man slightly smiled as he grabbed a small porcelain display bottle on the reception desk. He used his inner energy and crushed the bottle into smaller pieces with his hand. The female receptionist’s heart skipped a beat, and she screamed. However, she did not dare to say anything.
Liu Zhenlong was not able to smile at this moment. The porcelain bottle was not much bigger than an egg, but it was very thick. It would be easy to smash it into pieces with a rock, but to crush it with a hand… At least, Liu Zhenlong knew that he was not able to do it. The expression on his face immediately changed. This old man really was a martial artist.
“Old man, it seems that you are fairly strong.”
The old man said proudly, “Humph, stop talking nonsense. The martial arts from my Real Martial Arts Sect is not something that can be compared to you guys who are pretending to know martial arts. Tell me, do you guys dare to accept the challenge? If not, then you just need to change the name of the martial arts school. It will save me some trouble.”
Brother Long shook his head. “This matter is not something I can decide. Wait here,” he said, then went upstairs.
Someone had actually come to issue a challenge. In the living room on the second floor, He Zhenyu looked at Ah Long in front of him with a helpless expression. It had to be said that things had not been going smoothly for him recently. First, the brothers he sent out to kidnap someone had silently disappeared, and now someone had come to issue a challenge.
“It seems that I have come at a bad time,” said a lazy voice next to him. “Why don’t we talk some other time?”
Brother Long glanced towards where the voice came from. It was the woman from the Ren family. She sat on the sofa in the visitor’s room, looking at the two men with a playful expression.
This woman was indeed beautiful. In terms of appearance, if she were to be rated, she would be an eight or nine on a scale of one to ten. She was beautiful but not stunning. However, her strangely lazy and charming style made people unable to not find her attractive. However, Ah Long knew that this Miss Ren was a professional friend of the boss. Her background was pretty impressive, but she did not dare to show too much.
He Zhenyu shook his head. “Miss Ren, don’t worry. I will take care of the matter downstairs right away. Let’s continue to talk after I return. Please wait here for a bit.”
“No need,” said Miss Ren. She shook her head. “I want to go out and see what the issue is.”
The three of them went downstairs. Although they had listened to Liu Zhenlong talk about the situation downstairs, when the old man appeared in front of them, Hu Zhenyu was still surprised. He initially thought the person might just be a bit older—he did not expect the person to be an old man. Also, looking at the color of his hair and beard, he was probably between 70 and 80 years old. But when He Zhenyu looked at the pieces of broken porcelain scattered on the ground, his heart couldn’t help but skip a beat.
Was he really a senior master?
However, he immediately shook his head. This was impossible. He might have believed this when he was younger, but after living through these past years, he knew only a few so-called martial arts experts. He had never met anyone who could be called a Wulin master. There were a few who could fight, but they were basically ordinary people and had ordinary fighting skills. Essentially, everything was simply a gimmick because they were afraid to fight against the young and strong. Fighting relied on being strong and fit, powerful and fierce, as well as having the corresponding skills. There were no tricks involved.
Thinking of this, He Zhenyu cupped his hands casually and said, “Sir, you are here to issue a challenge?”
“That’s correct. So, you are the owner of this school?”
“Yes. I am He Zhenyu, the owner of this school.”
The old man, or better yet, Chu Ge, could not help but think, “He Zhenyu? So, it’s this b*stard?” That was right. This old man was a disguise created by Chu Ge. He had used the Disguising Technique and changed his appearance to an old man who looked a lot like the elders in Wuxia films. Not only could the Disguising Technique create a face, but it could also change his voice. This saved him a lot of trouble.
He glanced behind He Zhenyu. The beautiful woman who had deceived him the other day was also here. Enemies could never avoid each other.
Although when enemies met, they would provoke each other even more, Chu Ge’s expression remained unchanged. He had already made a plan before coming here, so he would act according to the plan.