The male supporting character was actually myself.

Chapter Ten: Accepting the Challenge

Seeing the other party launch an attack by throwing dishes at him, the lobby manager, being a martial artist, dodged the attack with a swift and agile movement.

However, the waiter standing behind him was not so lucky. He was hit on the head with a soupy red wine pear, and the red juice dripped down his cheeks onto his uniform.

The expressions of the onlookers immediately changed.

"This is clearly a troublemaker looking for a fight! I heard the lobby manager is a Qi Refining Level 5 expert!"

"Although it's not enough to be considered in the High Martial Arts Alliance, it's really impressive to be working in a small restaurant."

"They knew there were martial artists in charge, yet they still dared to cause trouble. They're clearly of a higher rank than the lobby manager, aren't they?"

"Tsk tsk, a dignified martial artist deliberately hiding in the outer hall, pretending to be an ordinary person to launch an attack. Sakura Fall's business is so good that she's been targeted..."

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So far, the onlookers in the restaurant are still able to distinguish right from wrong, and they are all criticizing Mu Liuli, who is hiding her face with a hood, and Lan Ying, who has already revealed her true colors.

"Beat them!" Mu Liuli snorted and waved her hand.

Lan Ying, whose cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, immediately rushed forward and delivered a devastating blow, knocking down the lobby manager with a single palm strike, causing the tables and chairs in the restaurant to clang loudly.

The other diners were startled and quickly moved back, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

That burly man was a master at the fifth level of Qi Refining, yet he couldn't even withstand a single move from the little girl!

"Boss!" The waiter, his legs trembling with fear, rushed to the counter for help. "You should call the police! They're martial artists who're deliberately causing trouble. If no one can control them, they might just tear our restaurant down!"

This move clearly angered everyone. Mu Liuli heard the stinky system's cheerful reward notification sound and received the reward of quickly comprehending martial arts. She didn't even open the second volume of Ice-Breaking Fist before she instantly understood it!

Nangong Yingluo, the owner of the Cherry Blossom Restaurant, stretched lazily, her fiery red lips still slowly smoking her long pipe, but a hint of doubt and hesitation flashed in her eyes.

The shop's employees all knew that this woman was no pushover; she was a highly skilled and unfathomable martial artist!

Even the official martial artists from the food street security office treated her with great courtesy.

With such a powerful boss, wouldn't he just take action against any unreasonable or disruptive customers?

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Nangong Yingluo puffed on her long pipe and sighed, "I don't know what to do either. If we can't afford to offend them, we might as well just wait to die."

It's so hard to make money by opening a restaurant without getting into trouble. I just want to make a lot of money. What does fighting have to do with me?

Anyway, if we've already started fighting and smashing things, we've got surveillance video evidence in hand. If we make a big fuss, someone will naturally pay to settle the score.

By the way, take advantage of this disturbance to stir up trouble and create some hype. Shed a few pitiful tears during the live stream, and the money that netizens feel sorry for will flow into your account like water. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?

Nangong Yingluo refused to comment or call the police, and instead asked the store employees to tally up the losses, preparing to demand an exorbitant price after the other party had finished vandalizing the store.

For her, once the money is there, everything will be fine.

In a short time, the defeated lobby manager was powerless to stop it. A woman with a hood that obscured her face and another pretty girl began to vandalize the outer area, quickly tearing the beautifully decorated restaurant to pieces.

[Ding! You maliciously vandalized the Cherry Blossom Falling Restaurant, severely damaging the magic array and wasting resources. You have been awarded: Basic Weapon: Golden Silk Whip.]

【Ding! ...]

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Perhaps worried that she wouldn't be able to win against the tragic young swordsman in the upcoming battle, Mu Liuli's system seized the opportunity to keep giving her rewards.

Only after smashing things again and receiving no reward did Mu Liuli finally stop, satisfied.

She grinned from ear to ear as she checked the generous rewards in her system inventory, then took out her newly acquired weapon—a whip gleaming with a golden, cold light appeared in her hand.

[Basic Weapon: Golden Silk Whip - An upgradeable weapon that can more than double the host's abilities. With current strength, a single lash can knock down a Qi Refining Level 6 martial artist!]

Wow! This is good stuff!

Mu Liuli was extremely happy, thinking to herself that even though she didn't get a pill that could allow her to jump several levels, having such a powerful assistant was enough to help her fight people of higher levels.

In particular, the stinky system also gave me a pill that could greatly increase my strength within four hours. If I swallow the pill and then use the Golden Silk Soft Whip to launch a sneak attack, even a Foundation Establishment Level 2 expert could be beaten half to death!

The entire disturbance lasted only a very short time from beginning to end. The outer hall was destroyed, and the guests were so frightened that they ran out and stood on the street to watch the spectacle.

Such a commotion naturally alerted the few martial artists inside the inner hall.

[Mission: Follow the path of your chosen path of Light and uphold justice to stop Mu Liuli. Reward: Heaven-level martial skill: Eight Desolate Sword Technique.]

As expected, Jiang Chen received the task issued by the virus simulation main system.

Heavenly-level martial arts skills are certainly not given away for nothing. This is clearly the highest-level sword technique that the original owner used to wreak havoc after falling into the demonic path, so that his strength would greatly increase and even those late-stage Foundation Establishment experts in the High Martial Alliance would find it difficult to withstand.

Given the stark contrast, Mu Liuli's act of defeating him decisively naturally elevated her bravado to a higher level.

This is a way to forcibly whitewash one's image and gain praise and public support.

"Do you two have some deep-seated grudge against the restaurant owner?" Jiang Chen stood up, took his longsword in his hand, and walked out of the inner room with his perfect figure and handsome face. His righteous aura immediately caught people's attention.

Finally seeing a martial artist step forward to meddle in other people's business, and with something to be gained from it, Mu Liuli was overjoyed as she looked at the tough nut in front of her.

On the surface, she displayed arrogance and disdain for everyone, saying, "What's it to you! Who do you think you are, trying to teach me how to do things?"

She dared to say that because she could vaguely sense that the other party's strength was only so-so.

He's at most a novice who's just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, young and with little combat experience. Lan Ying is naturally no match for him, but with the pills and weapons rewarded by the stinky system, they can definitely crush him and rack up a bunch of high-quality rewards together.

The premise is—you have to do all sorts of bad things to this pretty boy!

By smearing him and framing him, he's been completely ruined, and the filthy system will definitely give him an unprecedented super reward!

“To bully ordinary people for no reason, to insult them maliciously, and to smash and destroy property is truly despicable by martial artists.” Jiang Chen said with a straight posture and a steady tone, “Martial artists should be morally upright, broad-minded, able to distinguish right from wrong, and abide by the law.”

The greater one's ability, the more preferential treatment one receives; naturally, one should be more restrained in one's behavior and speech, protecting the weak rather than bullying them.

Only when every martial artist strives for self-improvement and sets an example can they strengthen the foundation of national power and contribute their own strength to the development of the motherland.

"You two fellow Daoists clearly possess talent far exceeding that of most people. Using that strength for righteous purposes to combat evil is the way of a martial artist. Even if you have a personal grudge against the restaurant owner, you shouldn't harm others..."

Pshaw! Another guy who's been brainwashed by toxic motivational quotes.

I've seen plenty of people like this online in my past life; they're just self-righteous keyboard warriors!

Anyone can say nice things. Everyone wants to be a good person.

But I need a cheat code to increase my strength, what can I do if I'm bound to a vile system? I was forced to do bad things, how can you blame me?

The only thing to blame is this filthy, garbage system that has turned a kind person like me into a villain!

Mu Liuli pouted, her eyes darting around as a plan formed in her mind. "Isn't all this just you looking down on us? Just because we're girls, does that mean you have to belittle us like this?"

"What the hell!" The fluffy little dumpling, who was squatting on the roof beam recording, was stunned and immediately cursed, "You greasy, lewd, and vicious male core, you actually came to a high-martial arts fantasy world to fight."

Taking advantage of other girls and tricking them into having sex is what makes a real man;

When it comes to boxing, you transform into a delicate fairy! Your identity switching and transformation skills are truly impressive!

Jiang Chen knew this person was morally corrupt and had no bottom line, but he really didn't expect him to pretend to be a woman to fight. He immediately darkened his face and said loudly, "Stop smearing women. Everyone should have a basic moral bottom line. What does it have to do with gender?"

Both men and women have their good and bad sides; don't use gender as a basis to generalize and condemn everyone.

Everyone here was born from a mother's womb. Who doesn't have siblings? Using gender as a shield to humiliate the group is the most disgusting thing.

“That’s right, we girls won’t take the blame for you!” A sensible girl among the onlookers stepped forward and said, “If you have the guts, admit your own bad deeds. Why drag gender into it?”

Besides you girls, which other girl would call a waiter "lower class"?

"That's right, that young man is right. His act of chivalry is aimed at your numerous evil deeds. What does it have to do with gender?"

Does this mean that when we stand up for the underdog, we have to check whether the person is male or female first? We take strong action against gender-specific injustices, but disappear when the genders are the same?

Stop trying to stir up trouble! We all see things clearly and aren't going to fall for your lies!

"People who act arrogantly and domineeringly because they take advantage of their gender are trash, and we girls despise them!"

"With this kind of character, he's a martial artist? God is really blind to give such a good talent to trash like this!"

"Hey? That short-haired girl looks familiar. Wasn't she at the groom-stealing incident a while ago? She seems to be one of Mu Liuli's lackeys?"

"Holy crap! It really is her. There are pictures of her online. She's Mu Liuli's personal assassin..."

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Hearing the whispers and pointing around her, Mu Liuli frowned.

This new world I've transmigrated to is really tough. The most effective trick I used online in my previous life, the "fist-fighting" technique, is actually not working.

Back then, even just posting "Switch gender..." could instantly garner countless likes and stir up gender antagonism to make a fortune. I used to make a killing online doing just that, earning thousands a day by grabbing attention and generating traffic. And now…

As expected, life in another world is tough. I must do everything I can to become stronger, stronger, and even stronger!

It doesn't matter that I failed to provoke him, since the stinky system keeps giving me rewards anyway. But this quick-witted pretty boy in front of me didn't get angry or lose his temper, and I still haven't managed to get anything out of him.

Looks like we need to keep up the good work!

"You're the disgusting one! You don't even know the most basic courtesy to girls!" Mu Liuli thought fiercely, kicking a piece of broken wood at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen remained calm and said indifferently, "Being courteous means at least the other party knows how to be polite. But to talk about being courteous to trash like you who bully the weak is an insult to the word 'courtesy'."

He dodged the attack of broken planks without actually fighting back.

In the original storyline, Jin Hongxuan got into a fight with Mu Liuli without saying much, and in the end, he was framed and died feeling wronged.

Without offering any benefits, it's natural to make things clear first, letting onlookers and netizens know who's in the wrong, so that when a fight breaks out, they'll stand up for justice.

[Mission: Accept Mu Liuli's challenge and fight her in the arena. Reward: Top-grade Earth Spirit Pill x1.]

Sure enough, all talk and no action led to the mission.

However, the rewards are still just a prelude to the wild pseudo-masters showing off.

Each Earth Spirit Pill increases one's strength by one level. At that time, the people of the city will watch live as Jin Hongxuan, who has fallen into the demonic path and is powerful, slaughters and harms the people. In despair, when even the members of the High Martial Alliance cannot suppress him, they can only ask a Golden Core Realm expert to come and suppress him. At this time, Mu Liuli makes a dazzling appearance.

She, a mere Qi Refining novice, easily defeated a Foundation Establishment Stage 2 expert. In a one-on-one battle against someone of a higher level, she decisively defeated him, leaving him utterly defeated. How exciting, how thrilling, how dramatic! It truly deserves to be a special opportunity for a wild pseudo-master to show off. In a word—amazing!

"Hmph! This piece of trash from who-knows-where dares to reason with me?" In order to get more rewards from the stinky system, Mu Liuli continued to mock and casually picked up a stool with a broken leg and threw it at him.

But he still silently apologized to the boy in front of him: I'm really sorry, but in order to become stronger and survive in this dangerous other world, I had no choice but to attack you.

Who told you not to give me any defense-breaking rewards yet? If I want to get stronger, I have to do bad things and provoke martial artists. If you obediently cooperate and break my defense so I can get some benefits, I will naturally go easy on you because I can get some benefits from you.

You could have helped someone with just a small favor, but you're so stingy and still want to show off. If we don't take you down, who will we take down?

Young man, remember this in your next life: the nail that sticks out gets hammered down, and if you're going to be a quail, you should learn to be one.

"Stubborn fools, I, Jin, will today rid the people of Wuhai of evil and wickedness!" Jiang Chen drew his long sword, its sharp, cold light radiating murderous intent.