Chapter 71: Challenge!

  Cao Jinsong looked at the expression on Liu Rongfa's face, which didn't seem to be fake either. He turned his head and exchanged a glance with Huang Jinshi, then smiled and said, "At that time, there were two of Master Huang's junior brothers following my son. If it was an ordinary person, how could they have gotten close to my son and even beaten the three of them into serious injuries? Brother Liu, I think you shouldn't hide it anymore. Bring out that expert and let us meet him. My son may not be discerning, but after waiting for so long, we should at least get an explanation, right?"

  Liu Rongfa's face twitched upon hearing this, and he immediately said, "Don't worry, Big Brother Cao. I'll make another call to hurry things up. When Xiaomin gets back, everything will be clear."

  ——

  "Dad!"

  Just as Liu Rongfa picked up the phone on the table to call Liu Xiaomin, the slightly ajar door knocked twice and then a gentle figure walked in, followed by a tall man, who was Liu Xiaomin and Chen Dasheng.

  "Uncle Cao, Master Huang!"

  As soon as he entered the house, he saw Cao Jingsong and Huang Jinshi. Liu Xiaomin hastily paid his respects, looking somewhat timid and constrained.

  Liu Rongfa felt relieved when he saw Liu Xiaomin come in. If it were just Cao Jingsong, he wouldn't have any feeling, but with the addition of Huang Jinshi, he felt a great deal of pressure.

  Liu Rongfa nodded slightly towards Liu Xiaomin, but his gaze immediately fell on Chen Dasheng who was following behind Liu Xiaomin.

  Almost at the same time, the eyes of the three people in the house all converged on Chen Dashi, especially Huang Jinshi, whose eyes shone brightly.

  Cao Jinsong furrowed his brow, sizing Chen Dasheng up and down. He had previously heard that the young man who injured his son and those two martial artists was with Liu Xiaomin. Could it be this person?

  Liu Xiaomin felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange, and hurriedly said to Liu Rongfa, "Dad, this is Dasheng, Lilisister's younger brother."

  Liu Rongfa had expected it and didn't feel surprised. Now he was a hundred percent sure that Chen Dasheng must have beaten up the Cao family's people.

  With the support of Sister Fang, Liu Rongfa was no longer afraid to confront the Cao family. Thinking of this, he immediately smiled at Chen Dasheng and said, "Dasheng, Uncle has finally waited for you, you and Xiaomin sit down first, Uncle will handle some things."

  Chen Dàshèng nodded and furrowed his brow, saying a lot more as he pulled Liu Xiǎomǐn to sit down beside him.

  Liu Rongfa turned his face and smiled at Cao Jingsong, saying, "Brother Cao, this is the younger brother of Sister Chen's father from Chen Village, Chen Dasheng."

  "Huh?"

  Cao Jinsong's eyebrows furrowed slightly, his eyes scanning Chen Dasheng's body in surprise. Chen Xiaoli's brother? Also a master?

  He didn't need to ask, he knew his son must have been beaten by the young man in front of him. If it were just the Liu family, he could still interrogate them severely, but now that Chen Xiaoli was involved, he had to handle it carefully.

  After a moment, Cao Jing Song's eyebrows relaxed and he smiled at Chen Da Sheng. He then turned to Liu Xiao Min and said, "Today my little nephew was beaten up by someone. I heard that he had seen you before, so Uncle came to ask, Xiao Min, do you know what happened?"

  With a smile on his face, he spoke in a gentle and courteous tone, but discerning people could see that this was a veiled inquiry. The first impression Chen Dasheng had of him was that he was shrewd, with a deep reserve; yet, who among these accomplished individuals would not have some degree of guile? Perhaps it was Chen Dasheng's preconceived notion that led him to form an unfavorable first impression of Cao Jingsong, and he disliked this roundabout way of speaking even more.

  "Cao Shu Shu, this..." A simple sentence, yet Liu Xiao Min was unsure of how to respond. Should she say she knew or that she didn't know? She was momentarily at a loss.

  "It's Mr. Cao, right? Your son is the one I hit!" Chen Dabai replied lightly after clearing his throat, seeing Liu Xiaomin's embarrassment.

  "Huh?"

  Cao Jinsong obviously did not expect Chen Dasheng to chime in at this time, and even more unexpectedly, he directly admitted that the person was beaten by him. Suddenly, he looked a bit surprised, and Huang Jinshi's eyes gleamed with excitement - it turned out to be this young man, who was indeed the master?

  Looking at Chen Daxing's fearless and direct gaze, Cao Jing's face trembled slightly, and he dryly laughed, saying, "So it was Brother Chen who did this. I, Cao, have not taught my son well, and I don't know where he offended Mr. Chen, causing him to lose his temper?"

  Still with a smile all over his face, but Chen Daxing was able to see a hint of viciousness deep in Cao Jinsong's eyes.

  A typical smile hides a knife, this is an extremely dangerous character! Chen Daxing's mind flashed with a thought, able to hide his emotions so deeply, Cao Jinsong is not simple.

  "It's nothing, just some ordinary contradictions. I'm to blame for using too much force and not being gentle enough. Are they okay? As the saying goes, 'don't hit someone with a smiling face.' When others come at you with a smile, Chen Daxing would be too narrow-minded if he were to aggressively confront them."

  Cao Jinsong's eyebrows twitched slightly upon hearing this. Originally, he had thought that Chen Dasheng would enumerate the numerous crimes of Cao Yin and others, but he hadn't expected Chen Dasheng to directly take on more than half of the blame himself. This way, if he were to continue to entangle things, it would be clear that he didn't even have the magnanimity of a young boy.

  "This young man is not simple! Cao Jingsong thought to himself, after a while, he directly said to Chen Dasheng, "Brother Chen has a broad mind, I admire him. My son is arrogant and domineering, Brother Chen helped me teach him a lesson, I should thank you. However, there are two friends with my son, those two friends are the younger brothers of Master Huang, this matter is not easy to resolve."

  "Master Huang?"

  Chen Daxing's eyes fell on the Taoist priest, and at noon when he met Cao Yin in Happy Valley, he heard Cao Yin mention something about Huang Dashi, could it be this person.

  That Taoist had a messy beard, looking somewhat unkempt, but his temples were high and bulging, his eyes sharp and spirited. At first glance, it was clear that he was a practitioner, but Chen Daxing couldn't sense any aura from him.

  In other words, this person's strength has not yet reached the realm of a postnatal martial artist. Chen Dabai was lost in thought, and a faint, imperceptible arc hung from the corner of his mouth.

  Huang Jin's expression changed a few times on his stone-like face, and he immediately spoke to Chen Dashi, "It's just that those two junior brothers are not as skilled as others. However, as the eldest senior brother, Huang cannot just stand by and watch his junior brothers being beaten without doing anything. For now, let's not discuss who is right or wrong. I, Huang, would like to ask you for guidance on a couple of moves, and I hope you won't be stingy with your teaching."

  As he spoke, Huang Jinshi stood up straight and bowed his hands to Chen Dasheng.

  Everyone was stunned, and even Cao Jingsong did not expect Huang Jinshi to challenge Chen Dasheng so bluntly. However, Cao Jingsong did not stop him, he also wanted to see how strong this young man who had beaten his son was. Could a small city like Rongcheng produce two Chen Xiaolis?

  Liu Rongfa immediately stood up and advised, "Master Huang, let's not intervene in the conflicts between young people. Fists and feet are blind, fighting and killing can easily hurt harmony. I'll order someone to prepare a banquet table and have Da Sheng apologize to you."

  Liu Rongfa was clearly getting anxious, in his view, Chen Dasheng was Chen Xiaoli's younger brother, but how powerful could he be? This Huang Dashi was invited by the Cao family at a great price, and although his strength couldn't compare to Chen Xiaoli's, he still had an extremely high reputation in Rong City. Moreover, the power behind him was even more formidable, so if they were to fight, no matter who got hurt, it wouldn't be good, and the conflict could easily escalate.

  "Huang Jinshi turned to face Liu Rongfa and said, 'Liu boss, I'm asking this young brother for advice, not you. You don't need to worry unnecessarily. I will know when to stop and won't hurt anyone.'"

  The words between them were disdainful of Liu Rongfa, Huang Jinshi's master was the first person under the Xia Tianxia, with such a background, he indeed didn't put Liu Rongfa, this merchant, in his eyes.

  Liu Rong was immediately choked and couldn't speak, turned his face to look at Chen Dasheng, but Chen Dasheng had a smiling expression.

  "This is a challenge, right? Facing Huang Jinshi's almost fiery gaze, Chen Dabing raised an eyebrow and stood up directly. 'Since that's the case, I'd rather not show respect than disobey, hoping Master Huang will spare my life.'"

  When Chen Daxing accepted the challenge, a hint of joy appeared in Huang Jinshi's eyes. "Good courage, little brother! This place is too small, let's go outside."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Jinshi ignored the crowd and walked out in big strides. As soon as Chen Dasheng had just entered the door, he was already being stared at by Huang Jinshi. In Huang Jinshi's opinion, Chen Dasheng was so young and didn't have the demeanor of a strong person, it was hard to believe that he was a martial artist of the acquired realm. With his competitive spirit rising, and also wanting to speak up for his two junior brothers, Huang Jinshi couldn't help but challenge Chen Dasheng. With his ninth-level warrior realm, plus his master's unique skills, dealing with a young man in his early twenties shouldn't be a difficult task.

  This guy is just a martial artist, yet he dares to challenge himself, it's simply unclear what to say, seeing Huang Jinshi leave, Chen Daxing's mouth corner drew a smile, and immediately followed him out.

  ——

  In the courtyard.

  "This place is spacious, I think we'll just stay here, what do you think, little brother?" Having arrived in the courtyard, Huang Jinshi hastily stopped in his tracks and turned to face Chen Dasheng.

  Chen Dasheng nodded slightly, "I don't mind!"

  In the courtyard, Liu's father and daughter both had anxious expressions on their faces. The other servants at the gate still didn't know what was happening. Liu Xiaomin's face showed not only anxiety but also worry. She had seen Chen Dasheng take action before, but every time he did, it was always effortless and understated. She didn't know just how powerful Chen Dasheng really was.