World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 412 - 296: Master Liu Exposed as a Fraud

Chapter 412: Chapter 296: Master Liu Exposed as a Fraud

The alleys of the old city area were already narrow, and now with so many people suddenly standing there, the road had become completely blocked.

Even with Zhang Xiaoman’s enhanced constitution of 20 points, he couldn’t easily break through the crowd’s line of defense.

After all, he dared not exert too much force, lest he accidentally injure someone severely, which would be troubling.

However, as he walked along, the somewhat anxious mood in his heart had gradually settled down.

The reason was quite simple, as he had overheard the conversations of the people around him and gradually understood what was going on.

"Brother, what’s the situation inside? Did that person accept the challenge? Have they started fighting?"

A young man asked, patting the shoulder of someone in front of him.

"I don’t know, you see I’m only a bit closer than you, how could I see what’s happening inside, I wouldn’t have come here if I had known there would be so many people."

"Hehe, same here, Master Pei has been really popular lately, I came as soon as I heard someone came to challenge him, just wanted to see the excitement."

"Yeah, Master Pei, known as the Qianyuan Tai Chi Hand, possesses formidable inner strength. Anyone who comes into contact with him gets injured by his inner strength and is sent flying several meters away."

"I heard that today’s challenger is a Muay Thai champion from our city, seems his name is Xu Dalin or something, I think today’s event is going to be very exciting."

"..."

Zhang Xiaoman, listening to the conversations of these people, was also full of doubts.

He knew Master Liu was Master Pei, but since when did Master Liu become the Qianyuan Tai Chi Hand? Could Master Liu actually know kung fu?

He thought it was very strange; this "Master Pei" mentioned by the people seemed completely different from the "Master Pei" he knew.

At that moment, someone’s smartphone screen caught his attention.

It appeared that the person was watching a live stream, and the scene looked very familiar to him; upon closer look, wasn’t that Sixth Master’s House?

Zhang Xiaoman moved closer, his vision extraordinary and his hearing very sharp. He easily saw the content of that live stream.

On that smartphone, the live stream’s title was prominently displayed, "City Muay Thai Champion Xu Dalin Takes Action, Exposing Fake Qianyuan Tai Chi Hand Master Pei".

"This... exposing a fake?"

Zhang Xiaoman was dumbfounded, momentarily confused by the situation in front of him.

Was Master Liu being exposed as a fraud?

He was a bit baffled.

Although Master Liu had been a fortune teller, when had he ever posed as a kung fu master?

Zhang Xiaoman subconsciously felt there might be something tricky going on.

Seeing too many people in front, unable to squeeze through, he simply took out his own smartphone and searched online for what this "Qianyuan Tai Chi Hand" was all about.

He hadn’t known until he searched, and he was startled by what he found.

Zhang Xiaoman discovered that this so-called "Qianyuan Tai Chi Hand Master Pei" had recently gained considerable popularity, especially on short video apps, where he was extremely popular.

However, it seemed that the buzz around him wasn’t coming from decent folk; although there were no insults in those reports, anyone with sharp eyes could tell that their tone was one of mockery.

After briefly scanning a few videos, Zhang Xiaoman immediately felt a surge of anger.

He finally understood what was going on, and it all seemed to stem from a video titled "Master Pei’s Tai Chi Boxing Blows Challenger Away."

Zhang Xiaoman had seen this video as well; it was very short, with both the beginning and the end cut off, totaling less than 10 seconds.

The video showed Master Liu in a white training outfit, pushing a young and robust man, causing him to fly back several meters.

Zhang Xiaoman knew that this outfit was what Master Liu wore to the park for morning exercises.

And the person he had flung was someone he recognized; it was the same young man he had beaten at the cultivation exchange meetup.

The moment he saw it, he almost completely figured out the cause and effect of the whole matter.

They escalated the situation by hyping it up in various ways, first making Master Liu famous and then publicly humiliating him live, aiming to ruin his reputation.

Zhang Xiaoman knew Master Liu well enough to know that the old gentleman would never fabricate a lie about being a martial arts grandmaster, nor would he participate in such a poor performance.

Clearly, it was the young man he had beaten who was seeking revenge on Master Liu.

They feared his own strength, so they redirected their anger towards Pei Laoliu, after all, wasn’t Master Liu also trying to expose them at the time?

Moreover, to avoid implicating Master Liu at the time, he had deliberately pretended not to know him on stage.

This led those people to think that Master Liu was an easy target, hence their current actions.

Little did they know, he and Master Liu were as close as family; by targeting Master Liu, they were essentially picking a fight with him again.

It was unclear whether this group was lucky or unlucky, but they had once again accurately provoked him through Master Liu.

Of course, these were just Zhang Xiaoman’s speculations for now; he wasn’t sure if the truth was indeed as he had deduced, since the matter had not yet been confirmed.

Just as he was pondering this, a commotion suddenly arose ahead, and he faintly heard someone say, "They are going to fight."

"Are they going to start fighting?"

Zhang Xiaoman was startled and then quickly became anxious; with Master Liu’s frail arms and legs, if a fight really broke out, it wouldn’t end well for him.

At that moment, the crowd seemed to grow even more congested; people in front were blocked and couldn’t pass, while those behind were pushing forward, Zhang Xiaoman had already been unable to enter, and now he couldn’t even move.

"Damn, who just touched me? Come out and see why the flower is so red!"

"Stop pushing from behind, my child is about to be born! Those who can’t see the scene, just open the app and watch the live stream!"

"Don’t push, everyone, don’t push, my grandson just said he’s about to be born, please make way for him to come out first!"

"..."

The scene momentarily became chaotic, with continuous complaints, while most people craned their necks to look inside, almost wishing they could climb the surrounding walls.

But speaking of which, there were indeed a few with nimble hands who managed to climb up; they were sitting on the old, two-meter-high courtyard wall, watching from a high vantage point.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoman was struck with an idea; he was right next to the wall and could obviously use the same method to quickly reach the scene.