Upon hearing that someone had beaten up his master, Zhang Beixing simply couldn't hold back anymore. His fiery temper flared up on the spot, and he insisted on helping Liu Yi settle the score.

Seeing Zhang Beixing react this way, Liu Yi couldn't help but feel gratified. This disciple was truly worth teaching!

However...

"You don't need to worry about this matter; it involves too much, and you can't handle it. Let me solve my own problems," Liu Yi said, trying to pacify Zhang Beixing. "Besides, the beating wasn't for nothing. Misfortune and fortune are intertwined. Though I was beaten, I also gained a lot of insights, which caused my strength to soar, allowing me to break through to Grandmaster today. So, in a way, it was quite worthwhile."

With a wave of his hand, Liu Yi further soothed Zhang Beixing.

Upon hearing these words, Zhang Beixing was about to say something else. He's a Grandmaster now, and still 'can't handle it'? The other party must be incredibly formidable! But seeing Liu Yi's firm resolve not to let him handle the matter, Zhang Beixing could only sigh and nod, indicating that he understood.

Afterward, Zhang Beixing started asking about other things, mostly questions like, "Who beat you up?", "Where do they live?", and "What kind of martial arts do they practice?"

Liu Yi was rendered speechless. What is this brat thinking? I told you not to interfere, and now you're gathering information about them, planning to take them on alone? That's not acceptable!

Liu Yi evaded all the questions. He noticed Zhang Beixing wasn't getting anywhere by questioning him and was about to turn to Wu Hegui. Acting decisively to prevent this, Liu Yi grabbed Wu Hegui—who also seemed keen to chat with Zhang Beixing—and left without looking back.

"I need to return to Yanjing. Having broken through to Grandmaster, I need to visit my ancestral home as per tradition and wait for folks from the circle to come and visit. Let's meet another day."

After leaving these words behind, they both departed.

On their way, Wu Hegui was utterly confused. "??? Old Man Liu, let go of me! I haven't even opened my mouth since I got here, I haven't said a word!"

Liu Yi retorted, "What's there for you to say? You talk non-stop all day. Let's go. I'll explain any issues to you, and we can also talk about the Grandmaster stuff."

Wu Hegui roared, "Liu! You! Old! Scoundrel!"

In the end, despite Wu Yougui's unwillingness, he was forcibly dragged away by Liu Yi's aggressive tactics.

And then, the place was deserted. All the people who had come to visit Zhang Beixing had left.

Now, only Zhang Beixing, his parents, and relatives remained in the spacious courtyard.

After all the guests had departed, Zhang's mother's gaze landed on Zhang Beixing. She asked what had been bothering her from the start, "Beixing, what exactly happened today? Why did so many people come to visit you out of the blue, calling you Grandmaster Zhang, Senior Zhang, and whatnot? Even the Colonel was stirred, and when chatting with you, he also mentioned 'Grandmaster.' Tell me the truth, what have you been doing outside all these months?"

Not only was Zhang's mother puzzled by this turn of events; everyone else present shared the same profound confusion. They had watched Douyin. They knew what Zhang Beixing had been doing recently: he had helped the Shishi police catch human traffickers, been elected as an outstanding youth representative of Shishi, cooperated with the Yanjing military to film recruitment videos, and fought tigers in Yiling. Yes, it was impressive. But not to the incredible extent he demonstrated today! There must be more to this!

In response to his mother's questioning, Zhang Beixing wasn't surprised. He had anticipated this moment even before deciding to return home and had prepared himself accordingly. Under the puzzled gazes of his parents and relatives, Zhang Beixing gathered his thoughts and said, "Well, how should I put this, Mom? You know about martial arts and people who practice them, right?"

"Of course, that's the stuff they do in training uniforms on TV, right? What about it?" Zhang's mother replied.

"Nothing much. About four months ago, by a stroke of luck, I got involved in martial arts and became a practitioner. I've been training since then. My skills are decent, and I've gained some recognition. People in Great Xia's martial arts community call me a Grandmaster. Martial artists believe that the accomplished should lead the way. Since I became a Grandmaster, they came to visit."

"As for Colonel Huo, his reason for coming—which you might have overheard during our chat—is his interest in my martial arts skills."

"My other peers in the field are here for similar reasons. That's essentially the full story behind today's events."

Zhang Beixing got straight to the point, summarizing the situation with the simplest language possible.

He didn't mention the different cultivation realms among martial artists, nor did he bring up Hidden Force or the external projection of Vital Energy. After all, explaining those things would not only fail to clarify matters for his parents, who weren't part of that world, but might even make things more complicated.

Hearing Zhang Beixing's explanation, everyone nodded in understanding. So, his martial arts proficiency had reached the Grandmaster level, and he had made a name for himself in the martial arts community. Given that martial artists adhere to the principle of 'the most accomplished leads,' today's events did make sense.

But... something still felt off, didn't it?

Still, the group felt something was amiss. They moved aside, pondering what exactly seemed strange about the whole situation.

Seeing them like this, Zhang Beixing didn't disturb them. Instead, he walked over to the table filled with various gifts.

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