452: Take a year off, then come back and sell pancakes...

At Bu Jiang Restaurant, Private Room No. 1.

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Watching his precious daughter start to swoon, Han Zhengyang was speechless.

He didn't have the same good mindset as his love-struck daughter; he immediately turned his gaze to the large, burly man by the floor-to-ceiling window, whose back was like a tiger's and a bear's, and whose hair was as fluffy as a Golden Retriever Lion King's.

The leader of the Kuang Shi Mercenary Group, Mad Lion.

A Great Achievement of Inner Strength cultivator!

Ever since witnessing Su Fan's power, the homeless Mad Lion gritted his teeth and chose to follow Su Fan, becoming his most loyal subordinate.

"Mr. Mad Lion, what do you think?"

"Do you think Master Su... can he defeat Jiang Yangping?"

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Hearing this, Mad Lion turned his head, ruffled his messy, fluffy hair, and grumbled, "What do I think? I'm standing and watching, what else can I do, lie down and watch?"

"Before the battle truly begins, who knows who will win?"

Mad Lion seemed a bit anxious.

He only officially learned about the Deathmatch today... If it were any other famous martial artist, Mad Lion, having witnessed Su Fan's supernatural methods, would naturally be full of confidence, believing Su Fan would surely achieve a great victory.

But it just so happened that the person was Jiang Yangping, a martial arts grandmaster who had made a name for himself decades ago.

Even when Mad Lion was a child, he had heard many stories about Jiang Yangping's legendary and rich martial arts journey.

He even once regarded him as his idol in his youth, so fanatical that he specifically hand-wrote and recorded some major stages and achievements in Jiang Yangping's martial arts career...

One, Early Experiences and Foundation Building (5-18 years old)

Jiang Yangping was born into a martial arts family and was influenced by martial arts from a young age.

From the age of 5, he followed his family elders to learn basic martial arts movements and stances, laying a solid foundation.

By the time he was 15, he had mastered various martial arts styles passed down in his family and began to explore his own martial arts style.

Two, Jianghu Experience and Skill Refinement (18-30 years old)

From the age of 18, Jiang Yangping began to venture into the Jianghu alone, exchanging pointers with heroes and fellow martial artists from all walks of life.

He once traveled north to the desolate Northern Frontier, exchanging with martial artists on the grasslands, and learned some unique movement techniques and combat skills.

He also traveled south to the prosperous Jiangnan water towns, discussing the essence of martial arts with local martial arts masters, further enriching his own martial arts theory.

During these ten years of experience, Jiang Yangping's martial arts skills greatly improved, and he gradually formed his own unique and elusive martial arts style.

Throughout Jiang Yangping's long martial arts career, he also left behind many legendary deeds...

He single-handedly stormed a gang's lair, defeating dozens of armed gang experts by himself to rescue abducted children.

In an international arena, Jiang Yangping fiercely fought a foreign boxing champion, eventually defeating him and enhancing the prestige of his country.

When a shipwreck occurred, Jiang Yangping disregarded his personal safety, walked on the waves, and rescued dozens of people in distress amidst the strong winds and heavy rain.

Facing the arrogant remarks of Eastern Island warriors who trampled on the Chinese Martial Arts World, he killed one with a single punch, forcing the Eastern Island Warrior Alliance to apologize, earning higher international reputation for Chinese martial arts.

To seek martial arts secrets, he climbed to the top of a snow mountain, fought fiercely for three days and three nights with a mysterious swordsman also seeking secrets, killed the opponent, and obtained his sword—Crimson Flame Heart Burn...

Three, Sweeping the Chinese Martial Arts World (30-40 years old)

Around the age of 30, Jiang Yangping began to participate in martial arts tournaments across China and repeatedly won championships.

With his unique martial arts style and unfathomable strength, he swept through the Chinese Martial Arts World, known as invincible below the Grandmaster level, becoming a legend of his generation.

During this period, he also met many like-minded martial arts colleagues, jointly promoting the development of the Chinese Martial Arts World.

Four, Transcendent Grandmaster, Immortal Legend (40 years old to present)

With the accumulation of years, Jiang Yangping's martial arts cultivation, after a long period of accumulation, had an epiphany one day, finally breaking through to become a martial arts grandmaster.

He began to constantly challenge those reclusive, older generation powerhouses who were in seclusion, winning every battle, and for a time, his name shook the world.

But later, for some unknown reason, Jiang Yangping gradually disappeared. There were rumors that he was in seclusion somewhere, attempting to glimpse the realm beyond Grandmaster...

Mad Lion sighed.

The more he recalled the legendary experiences of his idol from his youth, the more he felt that Su Fan's chances of winning were somewhat slim!

Su Fan was simply too young now.

If he could be given a few more years of cultivation time, the probability of winning would definitely be much greater than it was now.

However, thinking of Su Fan's identity as the Tian Sha Hall Master, and his master being known as the strongest person in the world, it didn't seem entirely hopeless.

"I hope Boss Su can create a miracle..."

Mad Lion had completely sided with Su Fan, naturally hoping that he could push the waves forward, and with an invincible stance, crush the former waves on the beach.

On the other side.

Unjustly retorted, Han Zhengyang just smiled awkwardly, not daring to argue.

Although Mad Lion suffered a crushing defeat in Modu, and his mercenary group was annihilated under the slaughter of the Tian Sha Hall.

But no matter what, he was a martial arts master of Great Achievement of Inner Strength, and it was best not to offend him.

Glancing at the instant noodle time that was about to end, Han Zhengyang thought it over carefully and still hesitated to send Su Fan a notification text message...

Modu, hospital entrance.

A fair-skinned, delicate-faced woman walked out.

She wore a cheap short-sleeved shirt on top and a pair of black jeans on the bottom, which had already faded from washing.

Behind her, a boy in a floral shirt, ripped casual pants, and flip-flops silently followed.

To passersby, this pair of a man and a woman must have had very difficult family circumstances, a truly frugal combination.

"Xiaowan, what are your plans next?"

"Me..." Facing Su Fan's question, Mu Xiaowan was silent for two and a half seconds, "Rest for a year, then come back... and continue selling jianbing guozi..."

"Alright! Today, thank you very much for personally coming to see me out of the hospital."

"However, I can just take a taxi home myself from now on, you don't need to see me off anymore! You go take care of your own matters..."

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After Mu Xiaowan finished speaking, she lowered her head and silently turned to leave.

Su Fan stood with his hands in his pockets, gazing deeply at the back of his former first love, his eyes seemingly filled with a thousand words.

But he finally opened his mouth, yet couldn't say anything, his heart extremely complex.

He just watched the girl turn and leave, as if she had made some kind of decision, never looking back at him again...