Chapter 279: The Chen Clan Casually Sends A Youngster!
Qingmin City gymnasium.
People had already been going in and out for a long time, preparing for tomorrow’s fighting competition.
In the central position of the gymnasium, a standard ring had also been built.
Ma San was personally inspecting it inside, needing to make sure there were no problems.
This competition was drawing a lot of attention; tickets for spectators were almost completely sold out.
You had to know this was a 50,000-seat gymnasium, and ticket sales alone were a large sum of money.
However, for them this was just small change.
The real money they would earn was from that offshore betting.
Each country had developed Help Information members to take bets for them.
A lot of money had already been taken in from various countries, and people in those countries were all looking forward to Habak brutally crushing Eastern Greatness’s number one martial arts expert.
Among them, the countries led by Stars and Stripes were the most stirred up; as their emotions rose, more people placed bets.
Shangyuan Village.
Ming Di hurriedly found his cousin, who was in the middle of filming an interaction video with Zhu Xueqin.
Internet celebrities rely on this kind of complementary popularity; many also often co-film with influencers they know.
Xu Bin looked at Ming Di and asked doubtfully, “Cousin, what has you in such a rush?”
“Cousin, stop babbling. Come with me to the Chen Clan. The Chen Family Head is looking for you.” As Ming Di spoke, he grabbed his cousin and pulled him toward outside the village.
“What does the Chen Family Head want with me?” Xu Bin was even more puzzled. Right now he was just a small internet celebrity piggybacking on his cousin’s popularity.
Ming Di explained, “Haven’t you been practicing military boxing and fighting, and uploading videos? The Chen Family Head watched them and said your strength is good. The Chen Clan is going to fight that Habak tomorrow and wants you to be a sparring partner.”
“Are you kidding me?” When Xu Bin heard this, he let out a curse and snapped, “Cousin, are you trying to get me killed? You want me to be the Chen Family Head’s sparring partner? Do I qualify? It’s not like you didn’t see last time.”
“The Chen Family Head has spoken. Are you going or not?” Of course Ming Di remembered how, when his cousin first came, he overestimated himself, challenged the Chen Family Head, and was casually thrown out.
Xu Bin had no choice but to follow him toward the Chen Clan, but as he walked he couldn’t help muttering, “Cousin, I’ve watched videos of that Habak. The Chen Family Head can take him down easily without needing a second move. If the Chen Family Head wants me as a sparring partner, did I offend him somehow? Is he looking for an excuse to beat me up?”
Ming Di had no idea. He led his cousin into a spacious courtyard.
This was Dalong’s home.
Chen Dagou, Chen Lin, Chen Shuisheng, Xiao Yu, and Chen Han were all there, as well as a few people from the Demon Subduing Hall.
“Chen Family Head!” As soon as Ming Di came in, he called out a greeting.
“Chen Family Head.” Xu Bin hurriedly followed suit.
Chen Han looked at Xu Bin, smiled, and said, “I’ve seen your videos. Although your strength in the ring is not as good as Habak’s, you are still very impressive. So, I’d like you to be a sparring partner for one of the Chen Clan’s youngsters.”
At that moment, Dalong had already walked out.
After a month of cultivation in the Tai Xu Chasing Wind Leg《》, along with the assistance of Thunder Bamboo Spirit Rat Bone Wine and good quality（ Body Tempering Pills）, his already rugged frame had become even more robust.
He was two years younger than Chen Han, and used to run around following Chen Han’s lead. Now twenty-two years old, putting aside Chen Han’s age, he was indeed still considered a youngster in the eyes of people like Chen Dagou.
Now Xu Bin understood. They did not want him as a sparring partner for the Chen Family Head, but for this Dalong.
He knew about Dalong. After all, as an internet celebrity he was fairly familiar with other influencers in the vicinity, and Dalong now had more fans than he did.
The other party had previously uploaded videos to his Douyin account, but he had not posted anything for the past month.
As for those earlier videos, the other party showed some ability relying on his physical fitness, but Xu Bin felt confident he could beat him.
If it was that guy, Xu Bin was actually eager to try.
He could not beat the Chen Family Head, but beating a Chen Clan youngster should be possible.
However, it seemed very unreliable for the Chen Clan to send him to appear in the match.
“Mr. Xu, sorry to trouble you. Because time is tight, shall we begin?” Chen Dagou also stepped forward, since this concerned his son going into the ring.
The opponent was a world fighting champion, so they needed a comparison reference.
Xu Bin nodded. After Dalong came out, the two of them stood on opposite sides of the courtyard.
Since there was no professional referee, they exchanged a greeting and then the spar began.
Because he was a retired special forces soldier, Xu Bin had more experience in combat. He took the initiative, attacking Dalong first, opening with a kick.
But considering that the other party was going to fight Habak tomorrow, he held back his power.
As soon as he launched that kick, he was shocked to see that Dalong’s leg moved even faster, easily blocking it.
When his leg struck Dalong’s, he only felt that Dalong’s leg was very solid, like kicking a steel plate.
This made him freeze for a moment.
But as an experienced special forces soldier, he immediately realized the other party’s strength was formidable. He shifted his angle and went in with another kick at Dalong.
This time he went all out.
But the same thing happened. Dalong’s leg came even faster again, blocking it.
Then, before he could react, Dalong attacked too, sending a flying kick toward him. He blocked it but felt an enormous force, and he staggered back.
Dalong immediately followed up with a second and third kick in rapid succession. The speed was astonishing. Xu Bin only managed to block the second; the third kick blasted him backward and he fell to the ground.
Xu Bin was dumbfounded, dealing with an enormous impact.
This was wrong, completely wrong. In those videos Dalong had filmed a month ago, there was absolutely no sign of this level of strength.
There was no way the other party could have such drastic improvement in a single month.
This guy was pretending to be weak.
In the videos he portrayed himself like a pig in terms of strength, but once he really fought, he was fiercer than a tiger.
Ming Di’s jaw also dropped.
He knew his cousin had been in special forces and knew his skills. It was normal that he could not beat the Chen Family Head, but Dalong was actually this terrifying?
Seeing his son win, Chen Dagou could not help asking, “So, can my son beat that Habak?”
When Xu Bin heard this, he scrambled up and blurted, “Bullshit, what makes Habak think he can win? If I go up against him, even if I can’t beat him in the ring, he’d have to work for it to take down a retired special forces soldier like me.”
“If it’s not in the ring, I could easily kill him. So he is not going to win. What he should be thinking about is how not to get beaten too badly tomorrow.”
Chen Han smiled and said, “Uncle Dagou, are you relieved now? I don’t know exactly how strong Habak is, but I believe in our own martial arts and in Dalong’s strength now.”
This sparring match was held because Uncle Dagou was worried, so they invited Xu Bin to put him at ease.
Chen Han then smiled and said to Ming Di and Xu Bin, “We’ll be heading to Qingmin City shortly. Do you want to come along?”
“Brother Chen, going together would be best, otherwise we were going to go on our own anyway.” Ming Di immediately replied with a grin. As an internet celebrity, he had to know how to piggyback on popularity.
Right now the biggest trending topic online was the Chen Clan versus Habak. If he went to the venue to film videos and do a live stream, he could piggyback a lot of popularity.
If the location was good, the live stream could attract a huge audience.
If he could go with the Chen Family Head and the others, that meant the best location. Tomorrow he was definitely going to livestream for his fans from the scene.
This was also Chen Han’s way of thanking Xu Bin for helping as a sparring partner.
The Chen Clan had already prepared a vehicle, a comfortable bus, which would take them directly to Qingmin City, where a hotel had been arranged.
Quite a few people from the Chen Clan were going: Chen Han, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mi, Chen Lin, Chen Dagou, Chen Shuisheng, as well as Chen Dao and Chen Linlin, who had been training with Dalong over the past month.
There were also several accompanying staff from the Chen Clan led by Chen Xiaoyan, in charge of logistics.
This was the first time the Chen Clan would officially display its strength on an official ring, so everyone took it very seriously.
Ming Di, Xu Bin, and Zhu Xueqin naturally boarded the bus as well and went along.
Not long after, the bus arrived at the hotel. Chen Xiaoyan was in charge of check-in, and because the Chen Clan had extended the invitation, they also covered the rooms for the three of them.
“Brother Chen, can I start filming now?” Ming Di asked as he entered the hotel.
“Mm.” Chen Han nodded, roughly guessing what he intended to film. It was fine to let him leak a bit of news ahead of time.
With that approval, Ming Di started recording, first filming Chen Han and Chen Lin and the others, then speaking to his phone:
“Because I repeatedly sold out fellow practitioners before, I have now gained immense trust within the Chen Clan. This time, a demonic path figure has colluded with an Outer Demonic Path expert to challenge the Chen Clan, provoking the Chen Family Head’s anger and prompting him to accept the challenge.”
“Now the Chen Family Head has already set off with the Chen Clan Masters, and I, having been completely trusted, am allowed to join the entourage.”
“And what no one expected is that the Chen Clan does not take that Outer Demonic Path expert seriously at all, and only plans to send a younger generation Heavenly Prodigy to deal with that Outer Demonic Path expert.”
As he spoke, he finally aimed the camera at Dalong, the Chen Clan Prodigy who would be going on stage.
“The Chen Clan actually made the Dog Demon King Brothers work like beasts of burden. I absolutely will not forgive that. I am considering whether I should make a move on the Chen Clan Prodigy to vent anger for the Dog Demon King Brothers.”
The people of the Chen Clan were already used to this kind of abstract video from Ming Di. After all, their young family head was the same way.
Chen Lin and the others had even learned to be abstract themselves.
Soon, Chen Han and his group checked into the hotel, but the Chen Clan members all went to Dalong’s room, mainly to reassure him and tell him not to be nervous.
But Dalong was not nervous at all. He was itching for a fight.
Chen Han did not join in, because he knew that dealing with Habak would be easy for Dalong. Dalong had not only grown in strength; over the past month, Chen Dagou had beaten him often in training, so his actual combat experience was abundant.
However, not long after Chen Han settled in, there was a knock at the door. When he opened it, he saw familiar faces: County Magistrate Chu, Chen Kai from culture and tourism, and tycoon Liu Ye.
“Chen Family Head.” The three greeted him together.
Chen Han returned the greeting and invited them in.
“Chen Family Head, we are very interested in this competition. We arranged to come together to watch it, and wanted to visit you beforehand,” Chu Ping said with a broad smile as soon as he sat down.
Liu Ye then reported, “Chen Family Head, about what you instructed me a few days ago, I have already had people acquire a large amount. Once we return, it can be delivered to your courtyard.”
“Mm.” Chen Han nodded.
Those copper coins with popularity and luck were something he needed. He figured the Feng Shui Stones he had ordered should have been shipped a few days ago. Even if transport was slow, they ought to have arrived.
Then he looked at the three and asked, “County Magistrate Chu, since you all came together, you must have some purpose. Just say it directly.”
Seeing that he had been seen through, Chu Ping took a document from his briefcase and handed it over. “Chen Family Head, this is a plan regarding rapeseed flowers. If the county wants to promote the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flowers, do you think it is feasible?”
Chen Han did not read the document. He took it and set it on the table, instead asking, “You’ve already learned that the Chen Clan’s rapeseed flowers grow faster and have higher yield, and you’re waiting on the oil content, right? The county invited research professors, yes? Have they found anything?”
Chu Ping realized that the Chen Family Head had seen right through him, and answered frankly, “Those professors have detected a special substance in the rapeseed flowers and have separated out three special elements: one is related to growth speed, one represents yield, and the third they say might increase oil content.”
“Furthermore, their experiments show that the special substance disappears if it gets too far from Linhe County, so they suspect it may be related to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation.”
“They can even detect such a substance?” Chen Han was surprised, but he knew it had nothing to do with the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation and was tied to the game system.
However, he fully understood Chu Ping’s intentions and said, “County Magistrate Chu, if you have promotion plans for these rapeseed flowers, you can start implementing them in advance. The Chen Clan can coordinate with Xiao Yu or Chen Xiaoyan. As for oil content, it won’t disappoint you. In fact, there will be a huge surprise.”
Hearing this, Chu Ping’s face lit up with delight. The Chen Family Head’s words clearly meant that was the case.
Liu Ye was the same. With what the Chen Family Head said, he was even more convinced that this was the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s blessing.
Otherwise, what could explain such miraculous changes in a normal rapeseed flower?
…
Time passed and night fell.
The central gymnasium of Qingmin City grew livelier. Many people came early to check in and shoot videos.
Tomorrow, a rare fighting match would be held here.
On one side was the world fighting champion, whose strength was unquestioned; on the other side was the Chen Clan, widely acknowledged to possess true kung fu.
It was bound to be an exciting showdown, and many people who wanted to buy tickets could not get any.
In another hotel.
Ma San had arranged lodging there for Habak and, at Habak’s request, hired a doctor to give him muscle relaxation treatment.
He put on a show of reporting to Habak, “Mr. Habak, there is a huge amount of attention on this match now. Tomorrow there will be many reporters and internet celebrities at the scene…”
Habak did not care at all about this. Instead he asked, “Tomorrow, is it that Chen Family Head from the Chen Clan who will fight? I really hate that kind of pretty boy. I want to leave a little mark on his face.”
Ma San curled his lip at that.
He had seen how powerful the Chen Family Head was. If that Chen Family Head really came out, wouldn’t Habak be easily killed?
No, in fact, no matter which of the Chen Clan’s three experts stepped into the ring, Habak might get killed.
Just as Ma San was thinking this, someone suddenly rushed in to report, “That Ming Di has posted a video. We now know who the Chen Clan is sending. The contestant has shocked everyone online.”
“Is it still the Chen Family Head or those three experts?” Ma San asked instinctively.
The man shook his head. “It’s none of them. It’s a member of the younger generation, that Chen Clan Prodigy from the Chen Family Head’s videos.”
“What?” Ma San froze and took out his phone to watch Ming Di’s video: “Because I repeatedly sold out fellow practitioners… I am considering whether I should make a move on the Chen Clan Prodigy to vent anger for the Dog Demon King Brothers.”
He saw that the young man shown at the end of the video seemed to be that prodigy who had appeared in the Chen Family Head’s videos.
He frowned. What kind of joke was this?
Habak was a world fighting champion. Was the Chen Clan being too arrogant by casually sending a young man?
The key point was that this made things unstable. If the Chen Clan’s fighter lost, what would happen with the offshore betting?
Most of the bets were on Habak.
If Habak won, they could not afford the payouts. If they refused to pay, it would cause a lot of trouble.
If they wanted to run offshore betting in those countries again and got caught, then…
At this moment, Habak came over and happened to see Dalong’s image on the phone screen. His brow furrowed deeply. “This young man is the one who will fight me?”
Ma San answered awkwardly, “Mr. Habak, it seems so.”
Habak flew into a rage. “Damn it, are they being cowards and running away? Just sending out some junior? Even if I beat him until he can’t get up, the Chen Clan can still say they didn’t send their real experts and claim they didn’t lose. Record a video for me. I want to tell everyone about their scheme.”
Since Habak requested it, Ma San had no choice but to take out his phone and start recording him.
This suited him just fine.
He had not expected this move from the Chen Clan.
Without hesitation, Habak shouted into the camera, “So this is the strongest martial arts family in your country? How despicable. Can’t handle losing, so you use such tactics? I don’t want to fight some Chen Clan kid. Even if I beat him to death there is no sense of accomplishment. Send out your adults.”
Habak’s video was quickly posted online, and it immediately shocked the many netizens following this event.
No one had expected that, facing such a match, the Chen Clan would send a young man.
Especially those who already knew about this and had watched Dalong’s Douyin videos.
In those videos, Dalong did not look very strong at all and seemed completely incapable of defeating Habak.
These people had finished work tonight and were deliberately scrolling through news about the Chen Clan, looking forward to seeing a Chen Clan expert thrash Habak.
Now this move by the Chen Clan left them extremely disappointed.
Could it be that the Chen Clan was also a fraud?
Given the performance in those videos, this young man was definitely not going to escape being beaten to the ground by Habak.
Did the Chen Clan really plan to argue afterward that, since their real experts never appeared, they had not truly lost?
If so, that would be disgusting.
Habak had seen through everything. If it came to that, it would be an embarrassment on an international scale.
