Lin Mo had just sat down when Sima Zining stepped forward with an unfriendly tone,
"This Mr. Lin, I heard from Grandpa that your martial power talent is quite monstrous. I also practice martial arts. Do you dare to exchange a few moves with me?"
Lin Mo gave Sima Zining a glance and realized that she, astonishingly, possessed martial power and had reached the Basic-level Martial Venerable!
"Not bad as a prospect," Lin Mo thought with a faint smile on his face.
"What are you smiling about? What, scared?" Sima Zining stared at Lin Mo, clenching her fists.
Lin Mo looked at her and shook his head lightly, "If you practice for a few more years, perhaps I might be interested in sparring with you."
It wasn't that Lin Mo was arrogant; he genuinely wasn't much interested in sparring with a Martial Artist of Martial Venerate Level at that moment.
But to Sima Zining, Lin Mo's words were like flames to kindling, her pretty eyes instantly fiery with anger, "Bastard, what did you say?"
Seeing the tension rising like drawn swords, Sima Hong hastily scolded, "Zi Ning, show some respect!"
"Grandpa, it's not that I'm disrespectful, but this guy, he's too full of himself. What does he mean saying I need to practice for a few more years before he's interested in sparring with me?"
Sima Zining pointed at Lin Mo, her eyes cold, "Kid, I don't know where you get your arrogance from. I don't even feel any energy fluctuation from you. I bet you aren't even a Martial Artist. Now, apologize immediately for what you just said, or don't blame me for being rude."
"Ridiculous!"
Sima Hong slapped the table with a force and spoke with a stern voice, "Zi Ning, if you keep this up, Grandpa will truly get angry!"
Hearing this, Sima Zining, however annoyed she still was, had to suppress her anger and coldly snorted at Lin Mo, "For the sake of you being Grandpa's honored guest, I'll let you off this once. If I run into you in Shanghai again and you still have this arrogant attitude, I certainly won't let you off so easily!"
Lin Mo was somewhat speechless. What did she mean 'for the sake of her Grandpa'? If it hadn't been for him considering Sima Hong's feelings, Sima Zining would probably be lying on the ground in pain by now.
After saying that, Sima Zining turned around to head to her own room, but at that moment, she saw a figure hurriedly running into the courtyard.
It was none other than her younger brother, Sima Yifei.
Seeing the clear handprint on Sima Yifei's face, Sima Zining's pretty eyes slightly furrowed with concern and she asked, "What happened to you?"
"Big sis!"
As soon as Sima Yifei saw Sima Zining, he threw himself into her arms, crying like a little schoolboy bullied by classmates.
"Speak up, what happened?"
"Big sis, don't even mention it. I went to buy clothes today and got beaten up!"
"Who did it!"
"It was a guy about my age. He hit me really hard, and what's worse, even though Li Jun and his guys showed up, instead of arresting him, they helped him beat me up."
"Big sis, you must avenge me."
As he spoke, Sima Yifei began to sob, his tears and snot mixing together.
Sima Zining's pretty eyes slightly knitted as she asked, "Do you remember what he looked like?"
"Remember! Of course, I do! Even if he was run over by a car and turned to a bloody pulp, I would still recognize him!" Sima Yifei said bitterly.
"Then describe his appearance to me. I'll go find him right now and avenge you!"
"Looks? He's about one meter eighty-five tall, quite handsome."
"I'm not asking you about that. I mean, is there any defining characteristic?"
"Very cool! Oh, and very arrogant, too."
"Arrogant?"
"Yes, extremely so!"
Hearing this, Sima Zining's pretty eyes furrowed even more. She increasingly felt that the man described by Sima Yifei bore a striking resemblance to Lin Mo she had just met.
"Big sis, what are you spacing out for?"
Sima Yifei tugged at Sima Zining but then asked, "By the way, where's Grandpa?"
"Over there."
Sima Zining subconsciously glanced over at the pavilion.
"Oh."
Following Sima Zining's gaze, Sima Yifei looked in that direction and when he saw Lin Mo, his eyes widened in shock as he exclaimed, "Fuck!"
Sima Zining hadn't reacted yet when Sima Yifei, with a face full of anger, yanked at Sima Zining's arm and shouted, "Sis! It's him; he's the bastard who beat me up!"
"What?" Sima Zining was stunned, having not expected such a coincidence.
"Let's go! Sis will avenge you!"
With a cold snort, Sima Zining, accompanied by Sima Yifei, walked straight toward where Lin Mo was.
Upon reaching Lin Mo, Sima Zining pointed at him and asked Sima Yifei, "Is he the one who injured you?"
"Exactly, Sis, even if this guy turned to ash, I wouldn't forget him!"
"What's going on?" Sima Hong was somewhat confused and questioned the siblings.
"Granddad, I went out to buy clothes today and this kid beat me up! Humph, it's such a small world indeed, and he even dares to come to our house for dinner! He's really asking for it!" Sima Yifei glared at Lin Mo with a cold look in his eyes, as if he couldn't wait to rush up and give Lin Mo a severe beating.
"So it's you?"
Lin Mo slightly lifted his head, looking at him with interest and said, "It seems you weren't beaten enough earlier?"
"Sis!"
Sima Yifei stepped back in fright because of Lin Mo's casual remark, standing tightly beside Sima Zining.
Sima Zining gave Lin Mo a cold look and clenched her fists, "Kid, now I'm giving you an opportunity to have a fair fight with me, otherwise, don't blame me for not being polite!"
"Presumptuous!"
Sima Hong glared at the siblings, Sima Zining and Sima Yifei, and said sternly, "Is there some kind of misunderstanding here?"
"Granddad! Yifei got beaten up like this, no matter what, today I have to get revenge for Yifei!"
"Sis, I knew you're the best."
Sima Zining, with a cold voice, focused on Lin Mo and said, "Apologize to my brother right now."
"What if I don't?" Lin Mo said with a faint smile.
"Hahaha... I'd like to see how long you can keep up your arrogance, my sister is a true Martial Arts Master! She could probably knock you down with one punch!" Sima Yifei said with a smug laugh on the side.
"Hmph, asking for a beating!"
Sima Zining was angry, and in fact, on one hand, she wanted to avenge her brother, and on the other hand, she wanted to expose Lin Mo as a fraud in front of Sima Hong!
"Zi Ning, no!" Sima Hong was very alarmed, as Sima Zining's punch was extremely fast, and it was clearly too late to stop her.
"Sis, beat him hard!" Sima Yifei shouted, cheering and throwing punches on the side.
A punch from Sima Zining broke through the air like thunder, shattering the atmosphere as it pressed directly through the void, vibrating everything.
Yet, facing such a fierce punch, Lin Mo was calmly sipping tea.
"Is that the best you can do? Did you not eat today?"
"You!"
Stimulated by his taunts, Sima Zining raised her power to over seven levels, planning to give Lin Mo an unforgettable lesson without seriously injuring him.
Just as Sima Zining's Fist Wind was about to reach him, Lin Mo's teacup was deftly flicked from afar.
Boom!
Like a dragon soaring above the sea, the force blasted through Sima Zining's Fist Wind and then struck her body.
Her expression turned to shock, and before she could react, the force sent her flying backward, crashing against the pillars of the pavilion behind with a loud thud.
"Ouch! My back…"
(Tonight at midnight, I'll release a burst of about ten more chapters, then by 9 am on the 7th, there will be a total of twenty chapters combined. Starting on the 8th, we'll return to a stable release of four chapters per day, and I won't easily miss updates. Don't think that I'm waiting until after the free period to update; I believe that those who truly like this book won't mind spending a bit on the subscription. I hope for your continuous support. The 7th is the burst update day, and after the 8th, we'll return to the regular schedule of four chapters per day.)