20: Chapter 20 Master Ma, Someone's Trying to Challenge You!

The first thing Chen Mo did after returning home was search for information on Li Dequan online.

He could have let Xiao Wan do it for him.

But after becoming an Apprentice Main God, his mind had become much sharper.

It occurred to him that if Old Li's background was too significant, it might involve classified files.

If Xiao Wan performed such a brute-force search, it might cause some trouble.

Thus, being cautious, he decided to do it himself.

“Fifth-generation successor of Li-style Tai Chi.”

“Hero of the Anti-Japanese War.”

“Special-class Meritorious Hero.”

“Commander-in-Chief of the Jiangzhou War Zone.”

“...”

As Chen Mo read each of these titles, he was stunned for a long while.

Finally, he wiped his sweat and deleted his search history.

This Old Li—just his public identities alone were enough to have those guys in the group who called him a “damned old man” executed ten thousand times over!

Thinking of this, Chen Mo quickly opened the game exchange group.

In the group, the ignorant members were enthusiastically interacting with Li Dequan.

The topic had been initiated by Li Dequan himself.

[Old Man Li: Everyone, this old man has truly had his eyes opened today. A student who just finished the College Entrance Exam is actually a half-step Grandmaster. Truly, comparing oneself to others is enough to kill a man with envy!]

[Deep-feeling Boy Who Listens to Mercury Records Every Night and Drenches His Pillow with Tears: May I ask Old Man Li, what is a half-step Grandmaster?]

[Old Man Li: Martial arts is divided into Bright Strength, Dark Strength, and Internal Strength. After Internal Strength Great Perfection, one's strength flows through the whole body, and one can become a Grandmaster. A half-step Grandmaster can also be understood as Internal Strength Major Achievement.]

[Niao Huateng: Well-founded and convincing. /Cupped Fist]

[Rich Villa Lu Xiongwei: Well-founded and convincing. /Cupped Fist +1]

[Domestic Superman: Well-founded and convincing. /Cupped Fist +1]

[Dont Call Me Wife: ...+1]

...

Chen Mo scrolled through the chat history and breathed a temporary sigh of relief.

That's good, that's good.

These group members are all very well-mannered.

Even if they think Li Dequan is just role-playing, they're all playing along.

However, just then...

A new message popped up—

[Drunk Carefree: Old geezer, it's already afternoon. Are you still dreaming or what?]

[Still talking about Bright Strength, Internal Strength, and Dark Strength?]

[I'm even practicing Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation.]

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[Sports Specialty Student Hu Gualing (Self-discipline, accumulation): Is a half-step Grandmaster even worth mentioning?]

[I, Hu Gualing, am a Divided Soul stage expert. Shouldn't you kowtow to me, Old Man Li?]

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[Niao Huateng: ...]

[Old Man Li: /Are you sick?]

As the group leader, Chen Mo watched this with a trembling heart.

But fortunately, Li Dequan finally sent an emoji, so he probably didn't take it to heart.

Meanwhile, an old man far away in a foreign land leaned in to stare at the large-screen phone on his desk.

Seeing the words “Dark Strength” and “Internal Strength” in the chat group, he really wanted to type something to join the conversation.

But when it came to using electronic products, he truly had no talent.

By the time he managed to type a few words into the chat box, over a dozen messages had already scrolled by, and the group had moved on to a new topic.

Seeing that he couldn't get a word in, the old man could only resentfully delete the words he had typed and clumsily scroll the messages upward.

Carefully savoring the message sent by the user named “Old Man Li,” he murmured, “In today's world, is there really an expert with Internal Strength Major Achievement? Could he just be seeking attention?”

At that moment, someone outside shouted in broken Mandarin, “Master Ma, Master Ma! Someone's here to challenge the gym!”

The old man remained calm and composed, carrying the air of a Grandmaster as he slowly said, “Once my Five-Chain Whip is unleashed, the opponent will be either injured or crippled. You guys handle it first.”

“...”