In the ancient martial arts Chen family.
Chen Daoguan and Chen Shouchong had gathered all the members of the Chen family together.
In front of them was a massive table laden with braised pork knuckles, large chunks of red-braised pork, and various other delicacies.
At the table, a thin, hunched-over old man was devouring the food with gusto, a pig's trotter in his left hand and a pork knuckle in his right.
The plates on the table were stacked over a meter high.
The rest of the Chen family could only watch from the sidelines.
"Grand... Grandmaster, you've already eaten 27 pork knuckles and 42 pig's trotters... The pigs in our Chen Family Village are almost wiped out," Chen Daoguan said, his lips twitching uncontrollably.
This old man had arrived the previous night, and they had treated him with the utmost hospitality.
But what happened?
The old man had been eating non-stop, specifically demanding pig's trotters and braised pork knuckles.
All 12 pigs raised in the Chen Family Village had been slaughtered, including a two-month-old piglet, which had been turned into roast suckling pig.
Jiang Shoulu raised his head, wiping the grease from his lips. "It seems you're not very welcoming, are you?"
Chen Daoguan and Chen Shouchong: "..."
"Cough, cough, how could that be? Our Chen Family Village is known for its hospitality. As our esteemed guest, we absolutely welcome you with open arms!"
"Then stop wasting time! Bring me two more roast suckling pigs!"
"..."
What could they do? He was a grandmaster, after all.
If this man wanted to annihilate the Chen Family Village, it would take him no more than a snap of his fingers.
And just then!
From somewhere in the Chen family ancestral hall, a wild, unrestrained laugh erupted.
"Hahahaha! I've finally stepped into the grandmaster realm!"
Immediately after, there was a loud explosion!
"Boom!"
The door was kicked open, and a figure strode out.
"Huh? Where is everyone? Daoguan? Shouchong? Where are you?"
Chen Tiansheng was puzzled. Where had everyone gone?
"Clan... Clan Leader! The elders are all in the main hall... An uninvited guest has arrived in the Chen Family Village!" A butcher holding a cleaver, upon seeing the clan leader, seemed to have found a savior.
After some exaggerated storytelling, Chen Tiansheng was successfully enraged.
"Hmph... Do they really think the ancient martial arts Chen family has no one left? How dare they bully us like this!"
Chen Tiansheng clenched his fists. He certainly didn't believe the other party was a grandmaster. After all, what grandmaster would have the time to come to their Chen Family Village to cause trouble?
"But now that I've stepped into the grandmaster realm, the Chen Family Village will undoubtedly rise to become a first-rate ancient martial arts family."
Chen Tiansheng's heart was already filled with anticipation. With a grandmaster like himself, the Chen Family Village's status in the ancient martial arts world would surely soar to new heights.
......
"Let me see who dares to bully our Chen family!"
Chen Tiansheng stood with his hands behind his back and kicked the door open.
At the same time, all eyes in the Chen family turned to him.
Especially Chen Daoguan and Chen Shouchong, who, as Transform Force experts, could sense that Chen Tiansheng had successfully broken through!
He had become a grandmaster of the Gang Force, which filled them with ecstasy. The presence of a grandmaster was enough to elevate an ancient martial arts family to the first-rate level.
But soon, panic set in!
The clan leader had just broken through to the grandmaster realm, while the old man in front of them clearly had a higher cultivation level—likely at least late-stage grandmaster or even grandmaster perfection!
No! Clan Leader, don't provoke him!
The two of them frantically made faces at Chen Tiansheng.
But it was clear that Chen Tiansheng, newly ascended to the grandmaster realm, was brimming with confidence and arrogance, looking down on everyone.
His gaze fell directly on Jiang Shoulu, who was gnawing on a pork knuckle.
"Hmph... You have quite the nerve, coming alone to our Chen Family Village! Who gave you the courage?"
As he spoke, the Gang Force aura around Chen Tiansheng erupted, and a violent surge of internal energy flowed around him, forming a solid protective Gang Force shield.
This was the power of a grandmaster—able to condense Gang Force for protection, capable of withstanding close-range gunfire from pistols or even submachine guns. Only armor-piercing rounds could pose a threat.
Jiang Shoulu ignored him, continuing to eat the pork knuckle, taking a bite that removed nearly a fifth of the meat and swallowing it voraciously.
"Gurgle—"
For some reason, Chen Tiansheng's stomach growled, and he felt an inexplicable hunger.
The atmosphere remained tense for about a minute.
Finally, Jiang Shoulu slowly raised his head, his cloudy old eyes calmly staring at Chen Tiansheng.
The moment Chen Tiansheng saw Jiang Shoulu's face, his expression turned to one of shock.
"Grand... Grandmaster Jiang!"
Clearly, Chen Tiansheng knew him, and from the look on his face... it was fear.
"Hmph... Little Chen, it's been a while, hasn't it?"
Chen Tiansheng broke out in a cold sweat, his eyes darting to Chen Daoguan and Chen Shouchong beside him.
His gaze seemed to say: Why didn't you two tell me?
This is a grandmaster perfection-level expert! Now I'm stuck in a no-win situation!
Chen Daoguan and Chen Shouchong's eyes were filled with helplessness. We're doomed, folks!
"Thud!"
Chen Tiansheng knelt down without hesitation. All that talk about grandmasters not being humiliated was nonsense. He had just broken through to the grandmaster realm and didn't want to die yet!
"Grandmaster Jiang, what brings you to our Chen Family Village?"
Jiang Shoulu ignored him, continuing to eat and drink.
Chen Daoguan and Chen Shouchong quietly explained the whole situation to Chen Tiansheng, who was stunned.
His precious daughter... had actually beaten up the grandson of Jiang Yunhuang?
A chill ran up his spine, shooting straight to the top of his head.
He had never met Jiang Yunhuang in person, but the name of the martial arts sovereign was renowned throughout the ancient martial arts world of Dragon Country! A supreme grandmaster—a level he could never hope to reach in his lifetime.
"Ningshuang... You've really made a huge mistake this time!"
Chen Tiansheng's heart was bleeding. If Young Master Jiang was unharmed, things might be manageable. But if something happened to him... the entire Chen Family Village would be doomed!
"Grandmaster Jiang, Ningshuang definitely didn't mean to harm Young Master Jiang. There must be some misunderstanding!"
"Oh? Are you saying my young master was the one who started it?"
"No, no! I wouldn't dare!" Chen Tiansheng lowered his head even further.
He had never imagined that, just after breaking through to the grandmaster realm, he would be forced to kneel and submit to someone else.
But kneeling before Grandmaster Jiang... wasn't shameful!
After all, he was a grandmaster perfection-level expert.
Jiang Shoulu let out a satisfied burp and patted his stomach.
"My young master is fine, but the fact remains that your Chen family has insulted our Jiang family!"
"And the culprit, Chen Ningshuang, has voluntarily agreed to serve as a personal maid to my young master."
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close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
ial death, also known as "shè sǐ" in Chinese, generally refers to... well, never mind, it's not important. My name is Ye Cheng, and I'm about to experience social death firsthand. ... 【Host, your mission is to confess your love to the young lady of the Dongfang family, the current student council president, in a way that will be unforgettable for everyone at the freshman ceremony!】 【Host, assist the girl with a sprained ankle in front of you to reach the infirmary, and fulfill the wicked thoughts in your heart!】 【Host, act on your desires and punish the arrogant young lady before you mercilessly!】 【Host, follow your instincts—abandon shameful surrender, begging, or groveling, and ruthlessly criticize the domineering, ill-mannered young lady in front of you!】 【Host...】 Ye Cheng: "Here, here, you take this host role—I quit!" Wait, why is the girl with a sprained ankle the daughter of a mafia boss? And what kind of punishment method is this for the arrogant young lady? Also, who the heck said anything about wicked thoughts in my heart? Come out here, let’s settle this one-on-one!!! ... The haughty student council president, the scheming mafia princess, the fragile yandere young lady, the airheaded maid-in-waiting, the mixed-blood loli/...
and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!
