Hearing Elder Guan's guess, the elders of the Guan family almost laughed out loud. They couldn't help but look at each other with a strange expression.
"That's true," Fourth Sister nodded and said.
"Ah …" Guan Yunjin's face stiffened. He stared at me for a while and couldn't help but ask, "You are the dark horse of the dojo challenge competition?"
"En, en, yes," I replied.
After getting an affirmative answer, Guan Yunjin couldn't hide the respect on his face. His attitude towards me also underwent a complete change.
"So it's Master Zhuang. I've heard a lot about you!" Guan Yunjin cupped his fist and said.
"I don't dare, I don't dare," I waved my hand.
Didn't Guan Yunjin stay abroad for a long time? Could it be that my influence has already rushed out of Hua Xia?
"No, no, Master Zhuang, you don't know. Some foreign media have reported about your legendary deeds. They say that our Hua Xia is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!" Guan Yunjin waved his hand and said with a fanatical expression.
Seeing this scene, Guan Ruolan felt speechless. Just a moment ago, he was pointing fingers at me and scolding me. Now, he started to praise me. Does his skin have to be so thick?
If he wasn't her biological son, she wouldn't want anyone to recognize him as her father!
"Cough, cough, so I'm that famous," I scratched my head.
"Master Zhuang, no, no, my good son-in-law, you don't know that your story has been circulating in America's Chinatown since a while ago. From the barren land of martial arts in Nanyun, you overcame all the obstacles and killed six generals. You've made your way to Capital City, which is full of talents, and you're still able to maintain your momentum. You're really a young hero!" Guan Yunjin said with a hint of pride that could not be concealed.
This extravagant praise made me feel a little embarrassed.
Seeing my courteous attitude, the elders couldn't help but frown. This wasn't a good sign. Even if Guan Yunjin was a scoundrel who was intoxicated by his success, they didn't dare to fart. They had been observing my expression when they said those words of reprimand. If there was any dissatisfaction, they would immediately shut up. It was because I remained silent that they had the courage to speak their minds.
Now that Elder Guan was trying to curry favor with me, they were panicking.
Fortunately, Guan Ruolan walked to my side. "Brat, you don't have to give him face. Let's talk about the matter as it stands."
"Alright."
With Guan Ruolan's words, I knew what to do. After all, Guan Ruolan hadn't seen her father for a long time. If I didn't say anything, I would get angry. It wouldn't be good for her to be stuck in the middle.
I looked at Guan Yunjin and said with a straight face, "You are my elder. It's only right for me to respect you. However, I also have to point out the problem with your body."
"En en, I will accept it humbly." Guan Yunjin smiled apologetically.
"Since it has come to this, there's no point in crying. You should just kowtow to Elder Guan," I said after pondering for a moment.
Regardless of whether Elder Guan could see it or not, at least this was a meaningful action. It could also be considered as Guan Yunjin's repentance and atonement.
"My good son-in-law, I feel guilty enough. You don't need to kowtow, do you?" Guan Yunjin's face twitched.
"No, you can't do that." I shook my head and refused him.
Guan Yunjin looked gloomy, but he didn't dare to disobey me.
Soon, he knelt next to Elder Guan. As he was about to kowtow, a cold wind blew in through the window. Guan Yunjin couldn't help but shiver in fear.
"Dad, I know I was wrong. Please don't scare me."
Guan Yunjin's apology became especially sincere. His sniveling and teary expression was also quite comical.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Guan Yunjin kowtowed several times. He didn't spare any effort.
After that, I felt much better. He didn't have any regrets in this life.
Then, the brothers and sisters of the Guan family started to discuss Elder Guan's funeral arrangements. It wasn't appropriate for me to meddle with these private matters, so I went outside to get some fresh air.
To be honest, I didn't like going to places like hospitals. Although hospitals were the symbol of saving lives and healing the wounded, they also had many scandals. Moreover, this place was a place where people were separated by life and death. Compared to the time when I had lost my own flesh and blood, I could face it calmly, but I couldn't be truly indifferent. Humans were animals with emotions and desires, and I wasn't an exception.
However, after experiencing so many twists and turns, my thinking had improved a lot. I now understood the weakness of life. In front of the laws of nature, human strength was always too small. Sigh, perhaps one day, I would end up like Elder Guan.
Speaking of which, I was the one who had harmed Elder Guan. Although Chief Wei was investigating the case closely, he was met with many obstacles. I wanted to know who wanted to harm me.
If they had just attacked me, it wouldn't have been a big deal. However, they had harmed the people around me, which touched my reverse scale.
Waiting for Chief Wei's news wasn't a good solution. I had to take action myself. Someone who had the ability to plant a bomb and hide it from my senses wasn't a good person.
If I guessed correctly, it should be someone from an international assassin organization. Leng Yue had given me a website that contained the information of the top fifty assassins in the world.
Perhaps I could find some clues from there. However, after I checked the chat history and clicked on the webpage, I found that it was blank. The number was 404. I searched for it and found that it was either blocked or the website had changed.
Actually, it wasn't strange. It was just like the current Little Yellow Web, where the website changed every few days. Even an experienced driver could get lost easily.
In other words, some types of websites would take such measures to prevent more and more people from knowing about them.