189: Chapter 186 Three thousand armored soldiers are no match for a young man in a blue robe

Li Changsheng also found it quite miraculous; his physical fitness seemed to be developing more and more toward a non-human Physique.

"With 9 points of Physique, having such an appetite under extreme hunger—perhaps I could even participate in a competitive eating challenge."

Li Changsheng felt that if he went to participate in a challenge, he would definitely bring back a championship.

"However, I should still be careful in the future; if I can restrain such frantic eating, I should try to control it."

Regarding health preservation, healthy eating is one aspect, and the behavior of eating is the same.

For instance, a common saying is to eat smaller, more frequent meals; another is: eat in a panic, swallow in a hurry, ruin the appetite and harm the intestines.

Most patients with stomach or colorectal cancer didn't pay attention when they were young, eating too quickly and swallowing everything at once without considering if the food was too hot or too spicy.

Over time, it becomes easy to contract various gastrointestinal diseases.

There are many similar proverbs, such as: overeating leads to illness, regular and measured portions bring peace; excessive drinking harms the body, overeating harms the stomach.

He checked his Lifespan; it hadn't decreased.

"It seems this desire to eat is an instinctive reaction to my enhanced physical fitness and excessive energy consumption; under normal circumstances, it's just slightly above average."

Li Changsheng nodded to himself; no wonder some ancient knights and heroes would order several catties of meat when eating out.

Being able to eat is indeed a talent for martial artists; if one cannot eat, practicing martial arts is mostly listless.

Walking out of the buffet restaurant, Li Changsheng's brow furrowed slightly.

He saw a dense crowd of people standing at the entrance, and at their head was none other than Master Wen, leaning on his scepter.

"Master Wen, what is the meaning of this? An apology?"

Li Changsheng looked at him with a cold sneer.

"Ahem!" Master Wen gave an embarrassed smile, then bowed solemnly before saying, "Brother Li, I was inconsiderate this time. It was my fault. I am at your mercy to do with as you please!"

"I'm tired today. We'll talk another day. Also, get out of my way."

As Li Changsheng spoke, he had already arrived in front of the group.

Seeing this, Master Wen quickly signaled to the people behind him, and the crowd soon parted to make a path.

With a somber expression, Li Changsheng walked straight through the middle as if no one else were there.

"Thank you, Brother Li, for saving our boss!"

"Yes! Thank you, Brother Li!"

Some Gang members on both sides spoke up solemnly, and soon others began to echo them.

However, Li Changsheng ignored them completely, continuing to walk past with steady steps.

Seeing this, the Gang lackeys all watched blankly, none of them stopping him until Li Changsheng disappeared from their sight.

"Master Wen, this matter..." Third Master said with a frown.

"Alas! I was in the wrong here." Master Wen sighed, then lamented softly, "This is a true Dragon crossing the river..."

"I thought he was just an expert with some skills, but it turns out he's a true hero. Yet, in his eyes, we are just playing house like children.

Three thousand armored soldiers cannot match a youth in green robes!"

Third Master, standing nearby, also felt deeply moved by Master Wen's lament.

He was not young and had practiced martial arts in the country in his early years, hearing stories of those Grandmasters since childhood.

For example, Grandmaster Dong Haichuan and Yang Luchan once served and competed at Prince Su's Mansion; although they were temporarily subordinates, their spirits were exceedingly high.

And as it turned out, in the eyes of these Grandmasters, someone like Prince Su was merely a fleeting passerby.

"Master Wen, we've offended Brother Li this time. I'm afraid we won't be able to ask for his help again."

Third Master sighed; Li Changsheng's strength had truly shocked them.

Especially after they investigated and learned that nearly dozens of professionals had surrounded and tried to kill him—to break through such heavy peril can no longer be described simply as being an expert.

"Although the specific details are unclear, for Brother Li to escape such a narrow brush with death, he must have paid a significant price.

Naturally, we cannot trouble him further. Let's wait and see if the other side has any more moves. If not, we'll slowly plan how to regain our ground."

Master Wen shook his head; he no longer dared hope that Li Changsheng would help him, so he could only find his own way to deal with the upcoming trouble.

"By the way, take this check and help me hand it over to Brother Li later as my thanks. Be polite; this is not the kind of person we can afford to offend."

"Master Wen, I understand."

Third Master was certainly no fool; he nodded and accepted the task.

——

Instead of leaving the repair shop immediately, Li Changsheng returned there, lying on his bed and thinking quietly.

"I'll move to a different place tomorrow. I'll also contact Gao Qiang; as soon as things in the country are clearer, I'll go straight back. This group of people is no longer involved in a Jianghu dispute."

Previously, Li Changsheng had been inclined to help these Xia Country Gangs that still maintained their original intentions, but today's events had given him too much of a shock.

Such professional armed forces had long since exceeded the scope of ordinary Gang struggles. If it was like this today, would they use heavy firepower tomorrow?

Li Changsheng couldn't be sure of that.

Using Hidden Force, he could indeed dodge bullets for a short time, but what about grenades or RPGs?

Even that initial sniper attempt was the closest he had ever felt to death; if he hadn't noticed the reflection in advance, he would likely be dead and cold by now.

Early the next morning, Li Changsheng began to pack his belongings. There wasn't much to take; after a quick tidy-up, he walked out with a bag on his back.

Stepping outside, he found that Third Master had been sitting at the door for a while, seemingly waiting for him.

"Something the matter?" Li Changsheng asked flatly.

"Yes, I am..."

"If you're here to apologize on behalf of Master Wen, then forget it. I ran into it, so I'll just consider it my bad luck. But from now on, you solve your own problems. I won't interfere, nor do I want to."

Li Changsheng shrugged; even if these people were suffering, it was the path they had chosen for themselves from the beginning.

He previously thought the situation was still manageable and wanted to help, but now it had far exceeded his estimates; even if he wanted to help, he couldn't.

"We indeed failed this time. This is a small token of Master Wen's appreciation; please be sure to accept it, Brother Li."

Third Master also understood Li Changsheng's character and didn't try to make him stay, simply sighing as he took out the check.

Li Changsheng took the check with a clear conscience; he definitely had to take it.

But upon seeing the figure, Li Changsheng still raised an eyebrow.

Five million USD!

"So, Master Wen is buying his life with five million dollars? Fine, I'll take this check as payment for saving Master Wen's life."

With that, Li Changsheng waved his hand, but before he had gone far, the sound of footsteps hurried after him.

Looking again, he found a scepter had been placed in his hand.

"Brother Li, this... it was supposed to take a bit more time, but I heard you were leaving, so I rushed to finish it overnight for you."

Looking at Chang Wei's bloodshot eyes, Li Changsheng opened his mouth to speak but instead just patted him on the shoulder.

Just as he was about to pull out money for the boy, the lad had already run off, waving his hands repeatedly as he went.

"Brother Li, I can't take your money! Everyone knows you saved our boss, so consider this a gift from me!"