Attack and Forcing an Apology

His strength had taken another great step forward.

Chen Sheng was delighted.

"Phew—"

He let out a long breath and went inside to take a shower.

Ten minutes later,

Chen Sheng walked out of the bathroom.

Looking at his clothes, he could not help clicking his tongue.

As his physical attributes continued to increase,

his build was no longer as slender as before, and he had even grown a little taller.

The clothes that had once fit rather loosely now clung to him like a bodysuit.

"More money to spend."

Chen Sheng sat on the bed and sighed deeply.

Helplessly, he opened an online marketplace and began picking out clothes for himself.

To make sure they would last longer, he chose sizes that ran large.

That way, even if his body changed again, they would not become too tight.

Half an hour later,

after buying his clothes, Chen Sheng lay on the bed, still feeling somewhat melancholy.

"If this keeps up, I won't turn into some Muscle Maniac, will I?"

He thought of the bodybuilding competitors he had seen before.

If he ended up with muscles like that, Chen Sheng shuddered just imagining it.

"No, no."

"How could muscles grow without limit?"

Chen Sheng comforted himself.

Soon,

he drifted off to sleep.

In the pitch-black room,

soft snores gradually sounded. ...The next day.

After breakfast, Chen Sheng began putting on his Weighted Gear.

By now, an additional 10 kg was no longer enough to meet Chen Sheng's needs.

Only after increasing it by 20 kg did that familiar heaviness return.

Once he was ready,

Chen Sheng headed downstairs and made his way to the Martial Security Bureau.

Half an hour later,

Chen Sheng arrived without incident.

"Good morning, Coach!"

After getting acquainted with him yesterday, the newcomers sincerely admired Chen Sheng's strength and martial arts skill.

Therefore,

the moment Chen Sheng entered the training grounds, they quickly assembled, straightened their backs, and greeted him loudly.

"Good morning, everyone."

Chen Sheng smiled and nodded in response.

"Let's get started, then."

With that,

Chen Sheng had the trainees assume the San Ti Stance. After testing them for a while, he prepared to teach them the Five Elements Fist.

Meanwhile,

in Li Chenghu's office on the other side of the Martial Security Bureau.

Bang! "Are you giving me attitude?!"

Li Xingwu stood before Li Chenghu's desk, slamming his palm down hard on its surface.

Behind him stood his three Personal Disciples.

However, unlike before,

Wu Ran, Li Xingwu's most prized genius disciple, now had bandages wrapped around his arm and neck.

Even Li Qian, usually so arrogant and overbearing, looked somewhat dazed.

"Your old man's disciple was attacked right in his own home!"

"What the hell are you doing as captain of the Martial Security Bureau?!"

Li Xingwu glared furiously, pounding the desk until it rang with bangs.

Last night, three Transforming Force martial artists had infiltrated Xing Wu Martial Arts Hall and attacked Wu Ran, attempting to force the Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound out of him.

Fortunately, Wu Ran was strong enough not to be subdued immediately, and he held out against the three attackers until Li Xingwu arrived.

Even so, Li Xingwu still felt afraid just thinking about it.

What if more Transforming Force martial artists came next time, or even Entering Realm Martial Artists? All his hopes rested on Wu Ran, and he would never allow anything to happen to him.

Thus, not long after dawn, he brought his three Personal Disciples to the Martial Security Bureau, intending to have Li Chenghu send people to station themselves at Xing Wu Martial Arts Hall.

But that was clearly impossible.

Faced with Li Xingwu's aggressive pressure, Li Chenghu showed no weakness whatsoever.

He stood up as well, met the other man's gaze, and spoke coldly.

"Didn't I tell you before that someone had recently been looking for Breathing Techniques and that you should be careful?"

"Didn't I ask whether you wanted to bring them and move over to my place?"

"And what did you do? You said you were afraid I was looking for an opportunity to take your Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound, then found some random excuse to kick my disciple out of your martial arts hall?"

"Now you know to come looking for me?"

Li Chenghu's words left Li Xingwu speechless, his face flushing red.

Li Chenghu had indeed advised him to move into the Martial Security Bureau's family housing, where they could look after one another if anything happened.

But at the time, he had only believed that Li Chenghu wanted an opportunity to obtain the Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound and teach it to Chen Sheng.

"Stop bringing up that disciple of yours."

"If he truly had talent, I wouldn't mind taking him as a Personal Disciple."

"But with talent like his, even if I wasted time and resources on him, could he deal with the Transcendent who killed your sister?"

"Everything I did was to avenge your sister!"

Seeing that he could not win the argument,

Li Xingwu began playing the emotional card.

At the mention of Li Chenghu's sister, Li Qian's mother,

everyone present except Wu Ran was moved.

Li Chenghu fell silent for a long time.

In the end, he merely sighed soundlessly.

He sat back down in his chair.

"It's impossible for the Martial Security Bureau to assign people to protect you."

"We're a government department, not your private security force."

"Besides, we're already critically short-handed just trying to catch Wanted Criminals."

At this point,

before Li Xingwu could react,

Li Chenghu changed his tone.

"But."

"What I said before still stands."

"You can move here."

"At the very least, while you're here, you won't have to worry about being attacked."

Seeing Li Chenghu soften his stance,

Li Xingwu considered it again and again.

In the end, he nodded in agreement.

"Fine."

"But once you find those people, I'm coming with you to catch them."

"I have to know exactly who is coveting the secret manual of my Xingyi Quan."

Hearing this,

Li Chenghu gave a derisive laugh, too lazy to say anything more to Li Xingwu.

He waved a hand and directly ordered them out.

"I'll have someone contact you. Stop getting in the way of my work."

Seeing this,

Li Xingwu did not wish to say anything further.

He turned and patted Wu Ran on the shoulder, giving him a reassuring look before taking the lead toward the door.

"Wait!"

But just then, Li Chenghu called out to them again.

"One more thing."

"Qian, Chen Sheng is my disciple. He's your junior brother."

"But I really didn't like your attitude toward him that day."

"You must apologize to Chen Sheng."

Whoosh! At those words, not only Li Qian but even Li Xingwu looked at Li Chenghu in astonishment.

"Uncle, are you kidding?!"

"You want me to apologize to him? Who the hell does he think he is?!"

After what had happened the previous night, the memories of Li Qian's family being killed had been stirred up again, leaving her dazed even now.

But when she heard that Li Chenghu was demanding she apologize to Chen Sheng, Li Qian felt as though she had suffered the greatest humiliation and cried out in indignation.

"Qian is your niece!"

"Li Chenghu, are you going to help an outsider bully your own family?!"

Even Li Xingwu furrowed his brow and rebuked him.

But the moment he finished speaking,

Bang!!! Li Chenghu slammed his hand heavily against the desk and shot to his feet.

"He's my disciple, and I'm his master!"

"To me, he's family. Of course I'm going to protect him!"

"I'll say this one last time."

"Apologize to Chen Sheng."

"Otherwise, don't come begging me for help."

Li Chenghu spoke word by word, his tone absolute.

If he had not known Li Xingwu's temperament, he might even have made him apologize to Chen Sheng too.

But Li Xingwu was first an elder, and second, his father.

No matter what, Li Chenghu could do nothing to him.

But Li Qian, at least, as someone of Chen Sheng's generation, had to apologize.