501: Chapter 496: Returning to the Capital City 501: Chapter 496: Returning to the Capital City “Damn foreign devils, to dare speak about the Chinese people like this, this can be borne, but some things just cannot!
We should fight them!
I refuse to believe that if all the people of our nation threw themselves into the battle, we couldn’t kill them!”
“I also think that we should rally the power of the entire nation to kill them, but what if, after all that, we still can’t defeat James?
Then we would really lose face!”
“How could that be possible?
We have over a billion people, can’t we defeat just one person?”
“I don’t know.”
…
On the forum, netizens were divided into two camps, one advocating for the immediate deployment of the military to eliminate this foreign martial arts team, and the other against using the military, preferring to defeat these foreign martial artists in one-on-one combat.
Of course, no matter the camp, everyone was hoping that a top expert would emerge from within the country, an expert who could sweep through and defeat James and all the foreign martial artists.
Yet, such a demand, for the people of the entire nation, was already something hoped for rather than expected…
Even Feng Pinglang, a revered veteran from the Huashan Sect who had long retired from the martial world, had died at the hands of James, so who else within the country could defeat that monster?
“Oh great and merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva, I am willing to sacrifice ten years of my lifespan in exchange for a wish, please grant the Land of Shenzhou a true master, a master who can drive all these foreign devils away!”
“I’ve never prayed to God in my life, but please bestow a martial arts master upon the people of our nation, I’d be willing to be a vegetarian for life if just this one wish were granted!”
…
The fervent desires of the people were all reflected online.
But the master did not appear…
Consequently, the people were disheartened and the entire country sank into gloom!
At the River City People’s Square, the national anthem was no longer played; instead, mournful music was.
Though somewhat unconventional, it perfectly matched the mood of the people at that moment.
Could it be that within the entirety of China, there wasn’t a single formidable master who could defeat those foreigners?
That evening, on a television program, Rogers, the leader of the foreign martial arts team, accepted an interview from Capital City TV, his arrogant demeanor even more rampant than when he had first arrived in China!
“This time, we came with the intention of exchanging martial arts skills, understanding that accidents can happen in the heat of combat.
We came prepared to die!
Whether you kill us or we kill you, what happens on the martial arts platform will not be pursued after the match.
Yet, after two days of martial arts exchanges, I am terribly disappointed.
The so-called profound and extensive Chinese martial arts turned out to be nothing more than showy but ineffectual moves.
Our members didn’t even encounter a worthy opponent!
The old man who wielded the sword in today’s match must be the strongest martial artist you have in China, but such a martial artist had no chance to strike back against our James.
It just shows how weak Chinese martial arts are, failing to meet our expectations!
Although the competition continues tomorrow, after today’s match, I doubt very much that you could find any master in the whole of China to face us.
No matter what, we will wait until the last day.
If there’s still no Chinese master to challenge us tomorrow, then we will leave with nothing but contempt for Chinese martial arts and China as a whole!
Chinese are the sick men of East Asia; they were, they are, and they will continue to be!!
…I’ve also heard that some Chinese want to use their military against us, but let me say this, if your martial skills are so weak, how strong can your military be?
Our team members are more than a match for your military!”
Rogers’ statement naturally provoked a torrent of abuse online.
But for Rogers, such reactions were nothing new…
Not only Rogers, but all the foreign martial artists who came to China scoffed at such behavior.
Chinese are all talk, no action; when it comes down to the real fight, they are all cowards!
“This foreigner is really asking for a beating, don’t you think?” Ye Tian said.
Ye Tian and Yun Xinyan were watching the television in the living room, and after Rogers’ statement, Yun Xinyan couldn’t help but let out a sigh.
She had never loathed someone so much, Rogers was one such person!
“Certainly.”
Ye Tian quietly said, Yun Xinyan did not notice that at this moment, Ye Tian’s eyes were already blazing with anger…
After a while, Ye Tian’s phone rang—it was Wild Wolf calling!
Ye Tian left the living room to answer the call.
On the other end of the phone, Wild Wolf’s voice came through.
“Boss, tomorrow is the last day of the international martial arts exchange, will you go?”
Wild Wolf asked directly, and Ye Tian thought for a moment before saying, “Maybe I will.”
Ye Tian did not reveal his true intentions to Wild Wolf, but Wild Wolf could no longer hold back.
“Boss, whether you go or not, I definitely will!
In these few days, with the skills you taught me, my martial arts have greatly improved, and I want to test out whether I can be considered a strong fighter or not.
Of course, the most important thing is, I am a Chinese, the country is in trouble, and it is the duty of any citizen to respond.
Those damn foreigners are trying to insult my motherland, and I must fight for my country and its honor!”
“You should go, your strength is only just a bit less than Mr.
Feng Pinglang,”
Ye Tian nodded and said.
“Thank you, boss.”
With that, Wild Wolf hung up the phone.
He had called Ye Tian because his life was not his own—it belonged to Ye Tian.
Hence, before he took that step, he needed Ye Tian’s approval.
Ye Tian was well aware of this and would not stop Wild Wolf…
Of course, although full of fighting spirit, this did not mean the hungry wolf could win!
Those foreign experts were actually far beyond Ye Tian’s expectations in strength!
Whether it was the karate expert, the Japanese ninja, or the skinny old man, none seemed like minor characters; they were likely dominant forces in their own right.
Who were these people, and what kind of force had gathered these experts together?
And for what purpose had they come to provoke China?
Such questions lingered in Ye Tian’s mind…
Of course, among all the experts, it was naturally James that made Ye Tian feel the most ominous.
He seemed like nothing more than a crude man practicing Western boxing, but in reality, James’s inner strength was incredibly mighty, beyond everyone’s imagination.
Moreover, from James, Ye Tian also felt something familiar yet strange…
—Such an opponent was far beyond the capabilities of the hungry wolf!
Although the hungry wolf had made considerable progress under his careful training, he was still too inexperienced and, with his strength, was likely to be defeated…
“Whose call was it?”
After Ye Tian finished the call, he returned to the living room, and Yun Xinyan, seeing him on the phone for so long, couldn’t help but become worried.
“Hungry wolf.”
Ye Tian responded, and Yun Xinyan did not ask further.
To avoid embarrassment, Yun Xinyan changed the channel, not watching the international martial arts exchange anymore, and instead watched a TV drama for a while.
“Wife.” Suddenly, Ye Tian spoke.
“What is it?” Yun Xinyan asked, tilting her head.
“I will probably go to Capital City tomorrow.”
Ye Tian said casually, as if describing a very ordinary matter.
“Hm.”
The response from Yun Xinyan was also remarkably calm.
Being husband and wife, she knew him better than anyone; after he spoke to Hungry Wolf, his eyes shone with determination.
Although Ye Tian pretended to be nonchalant, Yun Xinyan knew his intentions well.
Reporting to her was just a natural thing for him to do…
That evening, the couple did nothing and went to bed early.
The next morning, Yun Xinyan woke up to find her husband no longer beside her, Ye Tian had already disappeared.
Yun Xinyan knew well what Ye Tian had gone to do, her eyes flickering with a lonely gaze; as a Chinese, she had to support Ye Tian!
“Mother bids her son to strike the Eastern Oceans; a wife sends her husband to the battlefield…”
In Yun Xinyan’s ears, it seemed as if she could hear this old song again.
Yun Xinyan was not a clingy woman; she simply silently took out her phone and sent a text to Ye Tian—
“Be safe.”
After sending the message, she long awaited a reply from Ye Tian but received none and didn’t know where he was, whether he had already boarded a plane?
Three hours later, a flight landed at Capital City International Airport!
Ye Tian disembarked, and at that moment in Capital City, everything had changed…
The last time he visited Capital City, it was to save Yun Xinyan’s father, Yun Feng, but despite his efforts, Yun Feng still died at the hands of the Rakshasa Queen.
And his wife, Yun Xinyan, after resolving her mental struggles, embraced a new approach to life.
Returning to familiar places, there was no longer the martial threat of the Rakshasa Queen, no longer the pressing danger of the Wang Family, yet still, there were enemies standing in his way.
Moreover, this time, the enemies were not merely his own personal adversaries but those of the entire nation of China!
After leaving the airport and walking on the streets of Capital City, he passed by pedestrians whose newspapers were all about the martial arts exchange event from the previous days.
“National Disgrace!”
—A shocking headline that was on the front page of today’s Capital City Urban Daily.
Ye Tian didn’t bother to inspect these newspapers up close but simply strode past the newsstands.
He stopped in front of a TV store, where all the screens were broadcasting the leader of the foreign martial arts team, Rogers, being interviewed yesterday…
“Chinese people are the sick men of East Asia!
They were, they are, and they always will be!!”
—Such words provoked a desire to smash the TV.
But the sad fact was that, throughout the land of China, there was no one that could match these foreign powerhouses…