"Give me back the Purple Bamboo Card," Qingzi demanded angrily.

Lin Chuan had no choice but to honestly hand it back to her. Qingzi glared at Lin Chuan annoyedly and said, "Despicable pervert."

After saying that, Qingzi turned and entered the hotel.

Lin Chuan was left with a look of utter confusion, saying, "I clearly won, why won't she admit defeat?"

"Brother, don't be so petty with women," Luo Guoqing laughed heartily.

Lin Chuan disdainfully said, "I can't be bothered to argue with women."

After that, Lin Chuan pointed at Ishino Saburo and the others, saying, "You guys, hurry up, carry the banner on your backs."

The men were reluctant, but Luo Guoqing immediately called over a few others, and forcibly had the banner hung on them. They couldn't say much, could only force themselves to accept it – after all, they were the losers.

So the hassling continued, and more than ten minutes later, it was time for dinner.

Fujii Katsuyoshi and Qingzi along with others walked out of the hotel and were startled by the scene. Fujii Katsuyoshi, puzzled, asked, "Mr. Ishino, what are you doing?"

"I... we..." Ishino Saburo hemmed and hawed.

Qingzi quickly whispered something into Fujii Katsuyoshi's ear. Fujii Katsuyoshi looked at Lin Chuan with confusion, while Lin Chuan fearlessly met Fujii Katsuyoshi's gaze. Fujii Katsuyoshi smiled and said, "You again?"

"Exactly, it's me," Lin Chuan nodded.

"Very well," Fujii Katsuyoshi coldly smiled and said, "Mr. Ishino, you and the others from now on will stand here with this banner on your backs until the sun rises tomorrow morning. Don't even think about moving or eating anything."

After that, Fujii Katsuyoshi turned and went into the hotel lobby.

Lin Chuan let out a wry smile, it seemed that a mere spar had gotten these guys into trouble.

"Sorry about that," Lin Chuan chuckled.

At this moment, Tang Yumeng arrived upon hearing about it, learning that Lin Chuan had caused more trouble, she said irately, "You, how did you cause trouble again?"

"Sis, I just couldn't stand idly by," Lin Chuan said awkwardly.

"The world is full of things you can't stand," Tang Yumeng glared at Lin Chuan and said, "Do you plan to take care of them all?"

"I..." Lin Chuan pursed his lips.

"You never listen when I tell you," Tang Yumeng retorted irritably and said, "Let's go, it's time to eat."

"Oh." Lin Chuan dutifully followed Tang Yumeng into the hotel's restaurant.

This battle showed Fujii Katsuyoshi just how formidable Lin Chuan was; it also revealed to Qingzi, the top fighter of the Zhu Corporation, Lin Chuan's prowess. Fujii Katsuyoshi grew very curious about Lin Chuan. This man was able to easily defeat his top subordinates. As a result, Fujii Katsuyoshi couldn't help but take a few extra glances at Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan, however, didn't care much about that, just followed Tang Yumeng closely.

This time, Lin Chuan got a place at the table, not because Tang Yumeng allowed him to sit, but because Fujii Katsuyoshi invited him to sit.

"Mr. Lin, why don't you join us?" Fujii Katsuyoshi smiled and said, "I am quite curious about you."

"I don't mind joining, but there's no need to be curious," Lin Chuan replied with a smile.

As the group sat down, Lin Chuan took his seat directly to the right of Tang Yumeng. Liu Dagu's seat was taken over by Lin Chuan, so Liu Dagu had no choice but to sit next to Lin Chuan. With distinguished guests present today, Liu Dagu had to endure it all, all for the sake of that multi-billion investment. If he could secure that investment, not to mention his own gains, but it would be a shining achievement in his political record.

Lin Chuan sat there with a straight face as the people from Zhu Corporation were all eyeing him, especially Qingzi and Ishino Saburo. They watched him with a predatory gaze as if they had lost to him in the spar just now and were hoping to win back some face at the dinner table.

"Mr. Fujii, your two subordinates are very impressive," Lin Chuan said with a smile.

"You!" Qingzi glared at Lin Chuan furiously.

In Qingzi's eyes, this was a blatant insult. Clearly having lost already, but the other party insisted on praising her skills. Glaring angrily at Lin Chuan, she found herself burning with rage at the sight of him, almost wanting to commit murder.

Although Lin Chuan's words were humble and modest, in Qingzi's view, this was a blatant insult to her. Fuming, she said to Lin Chuan, "What do you mean by that, Lin Chuan?"

"No offense!" Lin Chuan looked at her in bewilderment, not understanding why she was so agitated, and awkwardly said, "Isn't that a compliment to you guys?"

"A defeated general has no right to speak of bravery," Qingzi angrily stared at Lin Chuan and said: "Losing is losing. To praise me is to insult me, to flatter me is to curse me?"

"Then what should I do?" Lin Chuan was taken aback and said: "Should I say, Mr. Fujii, your bodyguards are really too bad. The so-called number one expert is clearly ****, all bullshit?"

"You!!" Qingzi was even more furious, wishing she could kill that son of a bitch Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan responded with a cold smile, "Neither this nor that. Should I just keep silent?"

"Enough already," Tang Yumeng hurriedly tried to smooth things over with a smile, "It's just a friendly match, no need to make the atmosphere so tense. Tonight is for dinner, let's keep the mood harmonious, okay?"

"Right," Fujii Katsuyoshi smiled and said: "There's an old Chinese saying, 'in literature there is no first, in martial arts no second'. In physical combat, winning and losing are common for fighters, right? No need to take it to heart!"

"Exactly, let's eat, let's eat!" Liu Dagu was starving. He was too worn out from climbing the mountain in the morning. Since it was a luncheon at noon, he didn't dare to eat his fill. In the afternoon, he had a long discussion with the investment consultants working with Mr. Fujii Katsuyoshi and barely made it to dinner, but these folks were just arguing, leaving Liu Dagu anxiously hungry. Although he didn't dare to eat his fill at dinner either, at least he could pad his stomach a bit? He could eat more when he got home at night.

"Let's eat." Fujii Katsuyoshi nodded.

However, before eating, the folks at Zhu Corporation liked to put their hands together and silently chant something. This was a kind of prayer, a ritual before eating. It's a pre-meal courtesy behavior in Japan, showing respect and gratitude towards the cook, and also a gratefulness towards the food.

Only after the other party started to use their chopsticks did Tang Yumeng and Liu Dagu and others begin theirs.

The few were quite excited and thrilled.

Liu Dagu grinned and picked up a piece of the fattest braised pork, tossing it straight into his mouth. He swallowed the greasy oil down into his stomach. Watching him, Lin Chuan couldn't help but shiver. No wonder this guy was so fat; it was exactly because he ate this kind of fatty braised pork that he had become so chubby.

Fujii Katsuyoshi ate in a refined manner, and Miss Qingzi was even more delicate. After two bites, she put down her utensils and sipped a mouthful of red wine, then sat upright. In a hurry, she used public chopsticks to add a few dishes for Mr. Fujii. Mr. Fujii expressed his gratitude with his eyes. Qingzi smiled faintly, revealing a rare gentleness and submission.

This was typical of Japanese women. Japanese women show unusual tenderness and submissiveness to those they respect. Against enemies, they appear exceptionally fierce and brutal.

It has to be said, Miss Qingzi has quite the charm of a Japanese woman when she smiles. Lin Chuan was mesmerized.

Qingzi seemed to have caught Lin Chuan's lascivious glance. The smile on her face disappeared instantly, and her eyes widened as she locked gazes with Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan was unrelenting as they made eye contact. However, while Qingzi's eyes were filled with murderous intent, Lin Chuan's eyes emitted a peaceful and gentle light. Their stare-down led to Qingzi showing a slight sign of weakness, and Lin Chuan's compassionate gaze left her in amazement and shock.

Qingzi couldn't understand how such a fierce man, likely with blood on his hands, could still possess such pure, compassionate eyes. Could it be that he had really reached the highest realm in the Martial World?

Qingzi's eyes, round with astonishment and shock, were quickly beaten.

"Mr. Lin, I admire you," Fujii Katsuyoshi said with a smile.

Lin Chuan said nothing and continued eating his meal in silence.

"Mr. Lin, our Zhu Corporation has always wanted to invite some powerful Martial Realm experts. I wonder if Mr. Lin might be interested?" Fujii Katsuyoshi asked again.

Lin Chuan remained silent, still not speaking.

"Mr. Fujii is talking to you, have you gone mute?" Qingzi said coldly.

"Miss Qingzi, aren't you the one who told me not to speak?" Lin Chuan said awkwardly: "Just now, it was wrong for me to praise or scold you, so I chose to keep silent. And now you're actually calling me a mute? Did you take everything I just said as farting?"

"You!" Qingzi gritted her teeth.

"Enough, enough, I won't bother with a woman like you," Lin Chuan said helplessly waving his hand. He looked at Fujii Katsuyoshi and said: "Mr. Fujii, I have no interest in your so-called invitation. However, I am interested in Miss Qingzi. Would you leave her in China for me?"

Fujii Katsuyoshi was stunned, clearly not expecting Lin Chuan to make such a request. He turned to look at Qingzi, who angrily retorted: "You rogue, what do you mean? If you want me to stay, I'd rather die!"

"Haha, I was just joking," Lin Chuan laughed: "Besides, Mr. Fujii, Miss Qingzi has already answered your question for me."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

Fujii Katsuyoshi immediately laughed: "Interesting, very interesting."

But Qingzi looked baffled, not understanding what Mr. Fujii meant!

However, Tang Yumeng did understand the meaning behind it, and she looked at Lin Chuan with a smile, seemingly very satisfied with Lin Chuan's response. Yet, Tang Yumeng said: "Lin Chuan, you can't be so impolite to Mr. Fujii. He is our honored guest, do you understand?"

"Yes, Secretary Tang," Lin Chuan nodded.

The dinner was casual with plenty of local specialities. The food on the table was mostly wild game hunted from Dragon Spring Mountain. Of course, they were non-protected animals like wild rabbits and pheasants. Naturally, there was also a dish of wild boar meat. Although wild boars are second-class protected animals in the country, who really cares about protection or not at times like these.

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