Upon hearing this, Zhu Jinwoo also understood what Zhang Yanjun meant!
No wonder he asked if he could defeat him in a one-on-one fight. So that was what he meant!
At the thought of this, Zhu Jinwoo was filled with confidence. He had once won the championship of a provincial-level mixed martial arts competition. Defeating Lin Yi was like a warm-up to him.
At the same time, Zhang Yanjun turned to look at Lin Yi and said with an unfriendly expression,
“Fellow Daoist, I suspect that you’ve been sent by another Daoist temple to cause trouble. I have to say that your goal has been achieved, but what I want to say is that if you think that you can destroy our Xiyun Temple’s Hungry Ghost Festival with these tricks, you’re too naive.”
Lin Yi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. This old thing’s level of deception was really first-rate. With just a few words, he was now claiming that he was a spy.
“Do you think I’m so free?” Lin Yi said.
“When we were in the dining hall just now, I already revealed my identity. I’m a doctor from Huashan Hospital. Why did you say that I’m a spy?”
“You know very well what is happening.” Zhang Yanjun said.
“As for you, you keep calling us liars. Do you dare to spar against our Daoist martial arts?”
Lin Yi smiled and pointed at Zhu Jinwoo. “Do you want me to fight him? Are you sure you don’t want to send someone stronger?”
“There’s no need for that. He is the most complete practitioner of Daoist kung fu here at Xiyun Temple. He can handle you just fine.”
“Alright, whatever you say,” Lin Yi replied.
Zhu Zhenyu narrowed his eyes, glaring at Lin Yi like a fierce watchdog, sizing him up.
“You’ve ruined our plans. Your time is up!”
With that, the two of them squared off, the fight about to erupt.
Meanwhile, the Daoists of Xiyun Temple were full of confidence.
Zhu Zhenyu was the strongest among them.
They remembered a time when, out of boredom, ten of them had fought him simultaneously and had defeated them all!
Now, dealing with this guy, who they saw as a mere show-off, would be a breeze.
The audience remained unsure.
They were waiting to see how things would unfold.
Zhu Zhenyu, standing in the middle, smirked coldly and beckoned Lin Yi with a finger. “I’ll give you the first move, so you can’t say I bullied you.”
“Don’t worry about that, so you can’t claim I didn’t give you a chance after losing,” Lin Yi replied.
“Besides, you’ve already lost twice, so stop pretending. Show me what you’ve got.”
“Damn it, I’ll break your leg today!” Zhu Zhenyu snapped.
“Liar, cut the crap. Hurry up and refund the money. I don’t have time to waste with you!”
“Hurry up. If you don’t return the money, we’ll report you!”
Facing everyone’s condemnation, the glib-tongued Zhang Yanjun did not know what to do.
After being slapped in the face time and time again, even he did not know how to deal with it.
“Everyone, don’t be anxious. I’ll definitely give you an explanation for this.”
The Daoist priests of Xiyun Temple were also depressed.
With such a huge accident, the offerings toward Xiyun Temple would probably be cut off in the future.
“I advise you not to stand here anymore. Go over and help refund the money. I’m afraid your master won’t be able to handle it on his own,” Lin Yi smiled.
Zhu Jinwoo clutched his chest. He wished he could punch Lin Yi right now.
If it wasn’t for him, this wouldn’t have happened!
But he also knew that he couldn’t beat Lin Yi, so he couldn’t be rash.
Suddenly, Zhu Jinwoo rolled his eyes. The anger on his face disappeared and he smiled.
“Brother, your level is indeed high. I admit that I’m not your match. Have you practiced before?”
“Actually, no, you’re overthinking it.”
Lin Yi wasn’t lying. His D-class combat strength, E-class combat technique, and even his excellent physical condition were all given by the system. He hadn’t trained for them.
However, he was a bit puzzled by Zhu Zhenyu’s quick attitude shift. Logically, he should be angry.
Not only did Zhu Zhenyu’s expression change quickly, but his reaction was swift too.
Lin Yi had ruined his plans, making future scams unlikely, so this grudge needed to be settled.
But if he let Lin Yi go now, there would be no chance for revenge since finding him again would be difficult.
Thus, he devised this plan to suppress his anger and try to get Lin Yi’s contact information.
Then he would teach him a lesson later!
“That must be natural talent,” Zhu Zhenyu said with an even friendlier smile.
“I’m a martial arts enthusiast and find you quite interesting. Could we exchange phone numbers for future contact, maybe grab a meal together?”
Zhu Zhenyu’s attitude intrigued Lin Yi.
“Are you sure you want to have a meal with me and not hold a grudge for ruining your plans?”
“We were indeed trying to scam them, there’s nothing to hide,” Zhu Zhenyu admitted.
“But I genuinely think we get along well and would like to be friends. Can we exchange numbers?”