Wild Crossbones

Nalan Long watched Li Congxin's super-heavyweight training with his own eyes. Although he lectured Li Congxin, saying that moderation was key, he was still very optimistic about Brother Cong's desperate spirit. He even used the excuse of checking his training progress to teach him many tips on exerting force.

True transmission is a single sentence, false transmission is ten thousand scrolls.

The old man's casual guidance was like a sudden enlightenment to Li Congxin, making him feel that his understanding of Shaolin Twelve Road Tan Leg had deepened by another level.

After staying for dinner at the Nalan family's house, Li Congxin's relationship with their family had, in the absence of any visible change, become closer. He was clearly different from the other students who paid to learn martial arts.

After dinner, Li Congxin proactively helped with the dishes before once again turning on the BGM and running towards home with the wind.

Standing by the window, watching Li Congxin's figure gradually disappear at the end of the street, Nalan Long's lips curved into a satisfied smile, and he praised, "This kid, Li Congxin, is the most outstanding student I've seen in years. Not only is he exceptionally talented, but he's also willing to endure hardship. He's much better than you, kid!"

The last sentence was directed at Nalan Qing, who was standing beside him.

Being reprimanded by his father, Nalan Qing could only offer a wry smile, "Didn't he say himself that it was because you, the elder, taught him well?"

"Stop trying to butter me up!" The old man declared he wouldn't fall for that. "I taught you with far more care than I pointed him. But if I let him fight you head-on right now, I guarantee you'd be the one to lose!"

Nalan Qing felt incredibly frustrated. He hated other people's kids the most!

"Oh no, this is bad!" A sudden exclamation interrupted the father and son's daily lecture. Turning their heads, they saw Nalan Bai holding a portable music player and saying nervously, "Li Congxin forgot to take his music player when he left."

Nalan Qing looked strangely at the earphones plugged into the young girl's ears. She then explained, "I was curious, so I borrowed his music player to listen. But this guy actually forgot to ask for it back when he left."

Nalan Long chuckled at this. "It's just a music player. If you're not coming back this weekend, just leave it at the martial arts school, and let Ah Qing return it to him when classes resume on the weekend."

"How can that be?" Nalan Bai exclaimed. "He really loves his music player!"

"No, I'll go chase him down and return this music player to him."

"Let me go instead," Nalan Qing finally said. "That kid runs like a rabbit; there's no way you could catch him. I can drive and be faster."

Nalan Bai: "I want to go too!"

"Alright, all together then."

Li Congxin didn't care about the music player at all, nor did he love it as much as Nalan Bai claimed. The only reason he carried one was to conceal his golden finger, nothing more.

Carrying a 400-kilogram weight, Li Congxin walked with light steps. He passed through the same alley as before and once again encountered the same group of people who had tried to rob him. They were blocking his path in the same formation as last time.

Seeing this, Li Congxin couldn't help but show a playful smile and asked before they could, "Did you guys bring money today?"

Received Impression Points from Dick Walker +6!

Received Impression Points from Tom +7!

Received Impression Points from Jerry...

Received Impression Points from Brock Rumlow +23!

After a series of familiar names, a new one suddenly appeared, surpassing the limits of ordinary people. This system notification immediately put Li Congxin on alert.

The smile on his face gradually faded as Li Congxin quickly searched his mind for the name Rumlow. Having Impression Points exceeding the limits of ordinary people meant that the other party was definitely a character from the original Marvel plot. And appearing at this time, it was highly likely related to the sudden increase in courage of these thugs.

In that case, the other party must be a supervillain, or perhaps a superhero?

"This is interesting. I didn't expect your vigilance to be quite so high. I wonder if your strength is as solid as your vigilance."

As Li Congxin secretly heightened his guard and wondered who the other party was, he saw a burly man wearing a skull mask slowly emerge from behind the line of thugs. On his chest was a logo similar to the X-Men's, but the color was a pale white, like bone.

Seeing the other party's appearance, Li Congxin, who was pondering his identity, finally connected the name Brock Rumlow with a notorious villain from the Marvel world.

Crossbones!

Crossbones, originally Brock Rumlow, is a top enforcer for Hydra. His strength has reached the limit of normal humans, a man who can go toe-to-toe with Captain America!

Li Congxin hadn't expected that someone as low-key as himself would attract Hydra's attention so quickly. However, facing the sudden appearance of Crossbones, he was completely fearless!

Methodically taking off his jacket and weights, Li Congxin casually said, "It looks like you're the new boss of these thugs. What's the matter, new leader in charge, want to establish your authority in front of your subordinates by targeting an innocent good citizen like me?"

"You guessed correctly. That's exactly what I was thinking." Crossbones seemed to have absolute confidence in his strength and made no move to stop Li Congxin from removing his weights. He waited quietly until Li Congxin had removed all of them before speaking again, "Are you ready, Oriental?"

Li Congxin raised an eyebrow. "What, you look down on Asians?"

"No, no, no!" Crossbones waved his hand, and a group of thugs quickly cleared a path. As he walked towards Li Congxin, Crossbones said, "I have a twin brother whose strength is no less than mine. But not long ago, he was defeated in Africa by a Chinese special forces soldier. The bloody lesson is right before my eyes, so how could I dare to underestimate the Chinese?"

Crossbones had a brother? I didn't know about this!

While Li Congxin was momentarily distracted, Crossbones made the first move, throwing a punch directly at Li Congxin's face.

Direct and efficient!

Li Congxin hadn't expected the other party to adopt such a high-level demeanor from the start. Instead, he attacked sneakily without regard for his status as a master.

Caught off guard, Li Congxin could only block with his arm, but he was sent staggering back three steps by the punch. Crossbones' mockery reached his ears again: "Did you not eat, kid!"

Despite being caught off guard and feeling a bit annoyed, Li Congxin didn't complain.

After all, this wasn't a wuxia world.

Although the other party's fighting style lacked the demeanor of a master, this was very Marvel!

Rubbing his slightly sore arm, Li Congxin nonchalantly answered the other's question, "I just ate. I caught a nine-headed venomous snake this afternoon, coated it in breadcrumbs, fried it until golden brown on both sides, and even the kids next door cried with envy!"

Received Impression Points from Brock Rumlow +777!

"Kid, you're asking for death!" As if provoked, Crossbones roared and charged towards Li Congxin.

Li Congxin, in turn, immediately activated the BGM for "A Man Should Better Himself" and fiercely met the charge.

He had just made a sarcastic remark about Hydra, but only received Impression Points from Crossbones. This meant there were no other Hydra members nearby.

He had encountered a wild Crossbones!

At this moment, a bold idea sparked in Li Congxin's mind.

If he were to kill Crossbones in this alley, he wondered what kind of butterfly effect it would create?