Zhang Beixing was surprised to find a pack of military special supply cigarettes lying inside, the kind he had never smoked before, left by Huo Honghao on a whim.

Curiosity piqued, Zhang Beixing was just about to open it, but then he remembered the fear that once gripped him under his mother's reign.

Still, Zhang Beixing stayed his hand, turned to his mother, and tentatively asked, "Um, Mom, can I open this pack of cigarettes?"

"Go ahead, it was a gift for you anyway. Just smoke outside, okay?" his mother replied.

"Okie-dokie."

With her consent, Zhang Beixing beamed with joy, opened the cigarettes, shared one with his cousin, and then they both went outside to squat on the steps and smoke with great satisfaction.

「...」

Due to the commotion today, Zhang Beixing's relatives stopped talking about supporting each other. Instead, they kept telling Zhang Beixing and his parents to visit more often and to look after the relatives' children more in the future.

Then, after having lunch there, they left.

Zhang Beixing's parents and grandparents were sorting through the gifts they had received.

As for Zhang Beixing, he became a complete idler. When he tried to lend a hand, his mother's retort, "What help can a child be?" sent him packing.

Out of sheer boredom, he could only lounge inside, flipping through videos and catching up on series.

This scrolling carried him straight into the evening.

Zhang Beixing was on a video call with Lin Siqi.

Suddenly, a message from Zheng Jituo popped up from above. Seeing this, Zhang Beixing casually clicked it open.

Zheng Jituo's message came into view, "Lao Zhang, check out Douyin – that Black Ghost from before is challenging you on there! It's infuriating, man. Can you beat him up for me?"

At this message, Zhang Beixing raised his eyebrows and replied with '???'

What the hell?

Then, he saw a Douyin video forwarded by Zheng Jituo. It showed a black guy, broad-shouldered and massive, pursing his unpleasant lips at the camera, speaking awkward Mandarin, and making faces,

"Hey bro, hello my dear fans, I'm Chris, lover of Great Xia. You've all been tagging me asking me to fight that fake special effects blogger, Zhang Beixing, on Douyin. As a man who indulges his fans, I must satisfy your request, but alas, upon seeing my message, Zhang Beixing became like a turtle hiding its head, outright blacklisting me.

"Even after I switched multiple accounts and left loads of comments, he has not responded to this day. It's an insult to me, a disrespect. Therefore, I am hereby solemnly announcing, I, Chris, lover of Great Xia, am challenging you, Zhang Beixing.

"The date is August 3rd now, and I'll keep waiting until August 8th.

"If you see this video, reply immediately, stop playing the shrinking turtle. You're disgracing Great Xia men! Great Xia doesn't need someone like you; get out of Great Xia!

"Of course, if you're too scared to fight, that's fine too. Just make a video apologizing for this incident, kneel in it, and say 'I'm sorry, Chris' three times, and I, on behalf of Great Xia men, will magnanimously forgive you.

"Otherwise..."

Chris paused, shifting the camera to a punching bag nearby. With Zhang Beixing watching, Chris suddenly delivered a high kick to the punching bag.

"BANG!"

With a heavy thud, the bag reeled from the impact.

Then followed a series of combo punches. The bag swayed precariously under his ferocious assault, finally falling with a heavy punch from Chris.

"BANG!"

The bag crashed to the ground. Only after completing this did Chris turn back to the screen, wiping the sweat from his forehead, "Get it? If you bring shame to us Great Xia men again, I promise to find you in reality and not let you off!

"Great Xia is ours; I won't allow you to insult it!

"Zhang Beixing, dare you accept the challenge?!"

With that, the video ended.

After watching it, Zhang Beixing's face darkened, even darker than the Black Ghost.

Arrogant. Chris, the Black Ghost, was truly too arrogant!

Who the hell do you think you are to mock me so brazenly?

With this in mind, Zhang Beixing went straight to Baidu and started searching for this Chris.

He soon learned that Chris was indeed a tough nut, just as Zheng Jituo had said before – no wonder he was so brazen. He was the previous WBA boxing champion, now an internet celebrity and debunker in Great Xia. While boxing abroad, he had once left seven men with lifelong disabilities in the ring. During his debunking activities in Great Xia, anyone who confronted him almost invariably ended up spending two or three months in the hospital; broken bones were the mildest injuries.

Although the guy was arrogant, it had to be admitted he was skilled. As a boxing champion and a master of MMA, his fighting skills were truly terrifying. They were completely different from those of the martial artists of Great Xia. Moreover, such a boxer, with their resilience, combat experience, and physical prowess, often surpassed Great Xia martial artists in several aspects. Indeed, he could be considered a master!

"Alright, alright. You damn Black Ghost, you like to stir things up, huh!" Zhang Beixing muttered, then picked up his phone and started searching.

「Meanwhile, elsewhere.」

Within just three short hours after Chris had posted his video, its popularity had already reached the 47th spot on the Douyin hot search.

Likes over 500k, comments over 50k.

The comment section was bustling with activity.

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