Chapter 280 - Next, Please! (1/2)

Chapter 280 Next, Please!“Are you the mysterious man who went viral online?” Elder Yi asked with a smile as he looked at Fang Qiu.

“What do you think?” Fang Qiu answered calmly.

He neither acknowledged nor denied that statement.

Then, he turned away and walked onto the arena.

He sat down cross-legged on the right side of the arena and quietly waited for the gathering to begin.

Elder Yi did not probe further when he saw how coolly Fang Qiu had responded.

He thought for a moment before he went to a corner, dug out his phone, and made a call.

“Lao Yi?” the person on the other end of the line said.

“Lao Zhou, it’s me,” Elder Yi said and asked, “where are you right now? Have you left Jiangjing?”

“I’ve just wrapped up my affairs here, so I intend to leave tonight,” Lao Zhou replied.

“Great,” Elder Yi was thrilled and quickly added, “don’t leave tonight and make your way over to my place as soon as possible.”

“What’s the matter?” Lao Zhou said wryly. “Old friend, you’ve made me wait in vain for the past two months. Have you not given up hope yet? Are you prepared for me to finish your good wine and tea if you ask me to extend my stay by a few days?”

“I’m only asking you to stay for the night. Do you really think that you’d be able to wipe out my supplies even if you drink nothing but wine and tea the entire night?” Elder Yi said with a laugh.

“Oh?” Lao Zhou quickly caught on and asked, “are you saying that he has returned?”

“Yes!” Elder Yi immediately nodded and said, “the person I was telling you about has returned. He’s currently standing on the arena and is accepting challengers. This is a rare opportunity that might never present itself again, so you better hurry.”

“Very well,” Lao Zhou’s voice went up slightly and said, “I’ll be right there.”

The sky gradually turned dark.

The gathering officially began at 8 PM.

The host went up the stage, and his gaze swept across the crowd before he turned to Fang Qiu and bowed. “Today, Senior John Doe has graced us with his presence to accept everyone’s challenge. I’m sure everyone has been eagerly waiting for the gathering to start, right?”

Everyone nodded eagerly.

“It is indeed our honor to have Senior John Doe here today. Thus, I’ll stop rambling on now and give the stage back to the challengers,” the host said. “May the first challenger step up.”

Then, a tall and skinny young man immediately jumped onto the arena.

“Senior, please give me some guidance,” he said as he saluted Fang Qiu with both hands clasped. Then, he bowed and immediately took on an attacking stance.

“Martial arts level?” Fang Qiu nodded.

Then, he lowered his strength to martial artist level and said, “Come on.”

As soon as he spoke, the young man’s feet moved as flexibly as a snake, and his arms moved around nimbly as he rapidly approached Fang Qiu.

His attacking movements were constantly changing.

He rushed up to Fang Qiu, and his figure flashed as he feinted a punch. Then, he raised his left leg and kicked hard at Fang Qiu’s waist.

“Smack!”

There was a loud crack.

Just when everyone assumed that the young man’s kick was about to hit its target, they saw the mysterious man raise his hand and gently tap it against the young man’s calf. He instantly pushed the young man’s leg aside and also rapidly pushed his other hand forward.

The young man was rendered completely helpless against him.

He was immediately sent flying.

He was defeated!

Almost instantaneously, the first challenger crashed to the ground and almost fell off the arena.

More importantly, Fang Qiu had defeated him in one move!

The audience was astonished.

The eyes of those who were witnessing the mysterious man for the first time shone brightly because they had seen the legendary mysterious ma and also bore witness to his legendary abilities.

He had defeated his opponent who was as strong as he was in a single move.

How could they remain calm when they had witnessed something that they had previously thought was an impossible feat?

Even those who had seen the mysterious man in action before and those who had seen him on more than one occasion were completely stunned.

Their impression of the mysterious man was that he would not finish his opponent off so quickly, no matter who he was up against. Instead, he would usually exchange several blows with his opponent first and quickly learn all his opponent’s attacks and tactics before using them against his opponent.

This seemed to have become the mysterious man’s trademark.

Thus, they were both confused and shocked by how decisive Fang Qiu had been today.

On the arena.

“I, I… admit defeat,” the young man said miserably as he rose to his feet. He didn’t know whether he should continue.

He felt as though he had suffered a tremendous loss.

He had fought so hard for the chance to be the first challenger and even had the great fortune of being present at the gathering when the mysterious man had arrived, but he was defeated even before he could finish his first move. Thus, he felt incredibly embarrassed.

“There’s no need for you to leave,” Fang Qiu said as he looked around, as though he had sensed the young man’s embarrassment. “Next, please.”

Everyone froze in surprise. Then, the next challenger stepped onto the arena.

“Feel free to attack me together!” Fang Qiu said.

Soon, the match began.

The challengers exchanged glances and secretly figured out a plan before they moved in unison and charged toward Fang Qiu.

They looked as though they were linked tightly together.

They suddenly moved in unison and immediately changed positions just before they reached Fang Qiu and sandwiched Fang Qiu between them.