Who Says I'm Strong, I'll Fight Them!

Chen Ping'an watched Long Aotian's expectant expression and swallowed hard, saying, "If Senior Long is able to, please suppress them! We must suppress them!"

Recalling the earlier scene with Murong Gong and Zhang Shaofeng, Chen Ping'an felt a bit of a burning itch.

Murong Gong and Zhang Shaofeng had built this sect for him, yet in this unjust situation, he could not help at all, which made him very uncomfortable.

Now that Senior Long was offering to help suppress the Qian Yu Empire, of course he had to agree to it!

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian's eyes lit up brightly.

It seemed the senior was also angered by the Qian Yu Empire's actions. 

Even though he had given them such a great opportunity, they used it as capital for arrogance, acting utterly ignorant!

With Chen Ping'an's agreement, Long Aotian bid farewell, "Senior, then I shall take my leave. Within a day, I'll make sure the Qian Yu Empire knows the price of angering you!"

Chen Ping'an paused upon hearing this.

He looked at Long Aotian seriously and said, "Senior Long, there's actually been something I've wanted to ask you. Why do you keep calling me 'senior'? At first, I didn't think much of it since you reminded me of certain people, but I feel you're somewhat different." 

Hearing this, Long Aotian froze momentarily. 

Was the senior trying to test him with this?

It must have some deeper meaning.

"Senior, would you like to hear the truth or a lie?" Long Aotian didn't want to guess anymore and simply asked.

Chen Ping'an felt a bit speechless. Of course, he wanted to hear the truth.

"Senior Long, you really do like to joke. Of course, I want to hear the truth."

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian was no longer afraid of offending Chen Ping'an by telling the truth, so he said, "Well, of course it's because you're powerful, Senior."

Ah!

After this remark, Chen Ping'an suddenly couldn't say anything. 

Here we go again!

Could I really be that powerful?!

"Really?" Chen Ping'an asked again.

Long Aotian became even more suspicious that Chen Ping'an was testing him. 

But since he had already said it, changing his words would seem improper, so he stubbornly nodded in affirmation.

Chen Ping'an's mouth twitched, and then he saw Long Aotian off.

After seeing Long Aotian out, Chen Ping'an closed the door.

He stared blankly into space, took a deep breath, and said, "System, come out here!"

[What is it?]

Chen Ping'an narrowed his eyes and stroked his chin. 

"I've always been very puzzled. They all look at me so respectfully, making me suspect that I might actually be powerful. But every time, you secretly tell me that I'm just a weakling."

"Now, I don't believe it anymore. With one person saying this, then two, how could a third also be the same? And I've noticed this Senior Long is different from them, so it seems that in their eyes, I truly am powerful. Now you can't explain your way out of this, can you?"

[Heh, then find someone to spar with you. If you can win, I'll do a handstand while eating my words.]

Chen Ping'an: "..."

"Good, I don't believe you. Let's see how you'll eat your words."

Chen Ping'an prepared to go out and randomly find some ruffian or hooligan to move his hands a bit. 

Ever since coming to this world, the System had kept telling him not to get into fights with people.

It said there were numerous experts in this world, and as an ordinary person, he could easily get killed if he wasn't careful.

So for the past five years, he truly hadn't fought or been injured at all. 

Now, he was starting to have doubts.

Perhaps the System had been deceiving him this whole time. 

Maybe he was actually incredibly powerful.

But after taking a few steps, he stopped again.

"Ahem, but what if the System is telling the truth, and I try to fight some ruffians or hooligans only to get badly beaten up?"

Chen Ping'an revealed an embarrassed expression on his face. 

Aha, I've got it!

"Little Ling'er, come out for a bit!"

Upon hearing Chen Ping'an say this, the System suddenly felt speechless.

This host was so shameless!

Xiao Ling, who had been playing a stone-throwing game in the courtyard, came out after hearing Chen Ping'an's call.

Recently, after learning the stone-throwing game from Chen Ping'an, she had become obsessed with it.

It was utterly uncontrollable.

"Ahem, Little Ling'er, help your brother out with something, okay?" Chen Ping'an said.

Xiao Ling replied, "Okay."

Watching this scene, the divine artifacts in the courtyard also felt speechless.

The owner was so shameless!

Over this period of time, the Spiritual Artifact had gotten to know the Knife and the others well.

It had also learned about Chen Ping'an's situation from them - that in its eyes, the so-called 'senior' was actually quite weak. 

However, it didn't dare to underestimate Chen Ping'an either, because the Knife and the others were very loyal to him.

Indirectly speaking, Chen Ping'an was also powerful!

With these existences by his side, he was still invincible.

"Little Ling'er, go grab that cloth-drying pole. I'll go change into another outfit first," Chen Ping'an said before running into the house.

Xiao Ling looked puzzled but obediently went to fetch the cloth-drying pole.

When Chen Ping'an returned, he had changed into a more plain set of clothes.

"Little Ling'er, use that cloth-drying pole to strike me. Attack me randomly; I won't fight back. Let's see if I can dodge the attacks."

Chen Ping'an didn't want to actually fight Xiao Ling, and it would be utterly shameless for him to fight a child. 

He just wanted Xiao Ling to swing the pole at him. If he was truly powerful, he should be able to evade the attacks.

Perhaps by facing an attack, his tremendous power would finally awaken!

Xiao Ling thought this was just a game, pondered for a moment, and then said, "But what if I hurt you, Brother?"

Chen Ping'an revealed a somewhat lecherous smile.

"Don't worry, just attack me with all your might! And don't stop after one strike. Even if I dodge, keep attacking so we can unleash my full potential." 

In his heart, he thought, "Little Ling'er, you worry too much.

How much strength could a little girl like you possibly have?"

Chen Ping'an felt pleased with his ingenuity. 

If he had tried fighting ruffians or hooligans instead, without any cultivation, he would have been badly beaten.

But with Xiao Ling attacking him, at most he would only endure a few strikes from the pole. 

Considering Xiao Ling's small stature, he wouldn't feel any real pain at all. 

Xiao Ling saw Chen Ping'an's insistence, so she had no choice but to comply, saying cutely, "Then I'll start."

Chen Ping'an smiled and nodded.

With his permission, Xiao Ling began swinging the cloth-drying pole at Chen Ping'an. 

She even made adorable sounds as she struck, "I'm attacking!"

A pole came swinging towards Chen Ping'an's legs. 

Chen Ping'an's eyes lit up as he watched. 

This was the perfect opportunity to verify whether he could leap great heights!

Here I go!

Chen Ping'an pushed off forcefully, propelling his body into the air. 

However.....

If he hadn't jumped, it would have been fine, but after leaping, he realized he had only jumped pitifully. 

He barely left the ground by thirty centimeters before falling back down!

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Meanwhile, Xiao Ling's strike was already closing in on him.

"Oh crap!"

Chen Ping'an was dumbfounded.

The pole landed squarely on his leg with a dull thudding sound.

And after that first strike, Xiao Ling didn't stop, following Chen Ping'an's instructions to keep attacking relentlessly.

And so, pitiful cries rang out incessantly in the courtyard.

When it was finally over, Chen Ping'an leaned against the wall with one hand on his back.

He gritted his teeth with tears in his eyes.

"Damn it! Whoever says I'm strong again, I'll fight them!!"