After four palm strikes and one punch, a strange stillness seemed to settle over the bend in the mountain road.
Linglong stood nearby, watching the scene unfold with a calm, expressionless face. John, dressed like a gentleman, broke out in a cold sweat and took out a white handkerchief to wipe his forehead. He had clearly been shaken too, but the middle-aged foreigner had evidently seen his share of the world and still maintained his composure.
"Um... sir! May I ask your name?"
"I failed to recognize your greatness just now! Please allow me to introduce myself! My name is John. I'm a board member of the Hong Mou Group and chairman of the governing council of the Extreme Sports Association."
"I originally intended this small introductory gift for Miss Linglong, but unfortunately, she declined it. Allow me to offer it to you instead, sir!" As John spoke, he took the metal-encased tube from his inner jacket pocket again and held it out horizontally before Chen Jue.
Chen Jue turned and gave him a meaningful glance when he saw how deferential he was. He could hear the foreigner's heart beating a little faster; the man was clearly rattled. He reached out and patted his shoulder reassuringly. "Don't be afraid, Mr. John. I'm not a bad person."
"It's just that I had a quarrel with these men before, so I gave them a little punishment."
Chen Jue smiled faintly at John, then accepted the metal tube with easy familiarity and toyed with it. It felt heavy in his hand, and its casing had a texture somewhat like lead.
A lead casing? To block radiation?
Does that mean the thing inside carrying Primordial Qi really emits energy radiation? Chen Jue wondered.
John's face twitched at his words, and he gave an awkward