Chapter 19: The Counterfeit Artifact

the sewer to have a look. Then he came back up to the surface."Already escaped!"He frowned in thought for a moment, looked towards Wang Er Pao and the others, and murmured, "Rescue will arrive soon. I...When he heard the sound of the door closing, Chen Yenan sighed, "Do you know why I like to scold him"

Wang Lin shook his head, showing that he didn't understand. Based on his understanding of Chen Yenan, even if Chen Yenan couldn't keep his cool, he wouldn't be like a keg of gunpowder, easily ignited by a spark.

"Hee hee, because he likes me to scold him!" Chen Yannian raised his head, his eyes full of reminiscence.

"When I first went to his unit as an instructor, we weren't very familiar with each other. But when he learned about my fighting philosophy, he was instantly amazed and treated me like a treasure, almost worshiping me."

Chen Yannian raised his wine glass and looked at Wang Lin. Wang Lin immediately understood and helped him pour wine. After pouring the wine, Chen Yannian drank it all in one gulp, feeling a flame surging towards his abdomen. He shouted, "Cheers!"

Over time, we became familiar with each other, until one day he suddenly received a mission to capture a fugitive.

When it came to this, Chen Yannian's expression was complex, as if many years of suppressed emotions had been released. His eyes welled up with tears uncontrollably.

"Lao Liao tracked down the fugitive's whereabouts in a restaurant at a shopping mall, but the fugitive seemed to have noticed him and immediately blocked the restaurant doors, herding all the ordinary people who were eating there together as hostages."

Lao Liao and his colleagues thought the fugitive was up to something illegal again, so they pretended to be plainclothes policemen passing by and went up to ask him.

But the fugitive completely ignored him and kept saying he would just leave and wouldn't hurt anyone else. Lao Liao agreed, and the fugitive took one more person hostage and walked out of the hotel step by step.

Actually, the arrest operation could have been declared over at this point, but Lao Liao didn't give up. He kept trailing the fugitive from behind.

When the fugitive got into a taxi at the shopping mall entrance, he released the hostage.

"You have to understand that this was over ten years ago. Network surveillance back then was completely different from what we have now. To keep up, Old Liao insisted on following the fugitive closely."

The fugitive panicked, pointing a gun at the taxi driver and ordering him to speed up. The driver didn't dare resist and just slammed his foot on the accelerator.

"But you have to know, the road a business is on, how could it possibly be so smooth So there's no doubt about it, traffic came to a standstill. The fugitive, in order to avoid being caught, forced the driver to rush into a non-motorized vehicle lane, and tragedy just happened like that."

At this moment, Chen Yannian no longer had the demeanor of a master. His eyes were bloodshot, and he struggled to hold back his tears.

When Lao Liao saw the taxi charging towards the sidewalk, he knew he was in trouble. He could only go crazy chasing after the fugitive, wishing he could shoot him on the spot.

"That accident resulted in five deaths and twelve injuries, and one of my relatives was among them."

When Lao Liao found out about this, he knelt outside my door all night without eating or drinking. When I woke up in the morning and saw him, I said it wasn't his fault and told him to get up, but he refused. In the end, I had to yell at him before he stood up silently and walked away.

From then on, as long as I scolded him, he would happily listen. If I didn't scold him, he would even find opportunities to deliberately provoke me into getting angry.

"Hehehe, do you think this person is stupid" Chen Yanyan said to Wang Lin with a smile.

But at this moment, tears streamed down his face, and coupled with his smile, it looked rather incongruous.

Wang Lin remained silent. He felt that anything he said would be useless for comfort, and it was better to just keep quiet and let his master adjust himself.

Even after all this time, he still makes time to come visit me for chats and drinks. This silly guy thinks I don't know, hahaha!

Chen Yen-nian laughed to himself, and Wang Lin refilled the master's cup with wine. He held up his own cup in one hand and supported the bottom of the cup with the other.

"Master, these years you've worked hard. From now on, you are my godfather and also my only master!" He finished the drink in one gulp.

"Good! Good! Good! Well done, my dear. Thank you!" Chen Yanyan said three "good's" in a row, with a mix of relief, satisfaction, and hope.

"By the way, child, what brings you to see your master today You're usually so busy, and these past few days you haven't come here much at all."

"Ahem, well, Master, I've been busy these past few days. That's why I came to see you as soon as I had time today!" Wang Lin looked at Chen Yenan with some guilt.

"Hmph, although we haven't known each other for long, you've written all your thoughts on your face. Can Master not see it"

Chen Yen-nien had already seen that Wang Lin had something on his mind today, but he didn't care. Whatever his thoughts were, the important thing was that he came, and that was enough.

Living alone for a long time, one always hopes someone can visit their home, especially younger generations. I think everyone feels this way, right

"Just say it, Master will be happy to help you if he can."

Wang Lin awkwardly scratched his head. "It's like this, Master, I experienced a battle yesterday..."

He told Chen Yanyan about what had happened last night, of course, he didn't mention Lao Er's part. After listening, Chen Yanyan kept his brows furrowed.

"So, when you're facing someone whose speed surpasses yours, there's nothing you can do" Chen Yannian frowned as he looked at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin nodded and remained silent.

"Master, did you really read the comic strip I gave you Do you know what an infinite fighting frame is" His voice became a bit serious.

"I research every day, but I haven't found a way to cope."

"You're researching for nothing! You've only come up with steps!" Chen Yannian scolded angrily, "Where are the quicklime, fireworks, and nails!"

At this moment, Wang Lin could only lower his head in humiliation, not daring to say a word.

"Hmph! Do you feel those things are too presumptuous, so you're repulsed"

Seeing Wang Lin still lower his head and not speak, Chen Yannan shouted, "Lift your head and answer me!"

"No, Master. It's mainly the quicklime and firecrackers that I can't get hold of. And the nails, I ordered them online, they haven't arrived yet." Wang Lin felt a little wronged.

"Don't make excuses! If the person yesterday wasn't your colleague, but your enemy, you would be dead! Do you understand"

Chen Yen-nian seems to be truly angry this time. He finally found a good apprentice, and almost lost him.

"When you leave, make sure to take everything with you. Master has stock here, so if you still can't find it, just message me and Master will help you look for it."

Chen Yen-nian seemed to be truly afraid that Wang Lin would get into trouble again, so he wanted to arm him to the teeth even at his own home.

"Yes, Master," Wang Lin looked like a child who had done something wrong, and he dared not look up at Chen Yenan.

"I hope this is your last mistake. Your fighting and your master's are different. Your master is an ordinary person, usually just sparring, no one gets hurt. But you're different. Your master doesn't want to send a gray-haired person to a black-haired person."

"Well, the disciple remembers the master's teachings and will definitely keep them in mind."

"Remember, no matter what kind of fight you get into, make sure you always have something on you that can turn the tide. These are life-saving things." Chen Yannian once again earnestly reminded Wang Lin.

"Yes, disciple will go back and ponder what else can be used to turn the tide. From now on, I will never be separated from it." Wang Lin assured with utmost sincerity.

"Well, I hope you understand your master's good intentions. Don't think about anything that doesn't have martial ethics. This thing is useless. Being alive is victory!"

"The disciple understands!"

Chen Yen-nian still seemed uneasy, slowly getting up and walking towards the balcony. "Follow me,"

Wang Lin immediately stood up and followed.

Coming onto the balcony, Chen Yanyan turned to face Wang Lin and extended a hand, his palm also facing Wang Lin, "Strike".

Wang Lin didn't understand what Chen Yannan meant, but he still stepped forward and punched his palm.

"Continue"

Wang Lin punched again, this time Chen Yanyan's hand quickly retreated, he missed.

"Can't you reach it Do you know why" Chen Yannian asked with a smile.

"Who would have thought you'd back down"

When you fight in the future, will others stand still and fight you If they just take a step back, you won't be able to reach them.

"The reason is that most people throw punches at a certain distance, you have to remember to shift the target's focus point back. Come on, continue." Chen Yanzhen extended his hand again.

This time, Wang Lin's punch went in too deep, and Chen Yannian hit him on the shoulder with a side strike. Focusing your energy too far back will expose vulnerabilities. The specifics depend on how well you control the details of combat.

"Be especially careful of those faster than you. As for weaknesses, your master won't go into detail—you know them already. Also, vary your attack methods and targets; otherwise, you'll be easily defended against."

Wang Lin listened to Chen Yanan's words, closed the door and pondered deeply, replaying the last battle in his mind. "If I were to fight again, I might still lose, but it shouldn't be as humiliating as this time."

He opened his eyes again and found that Chen Yanyan had already walked behind him.

"Let's keep drinking."

At the dinner table at the restaurant, Chen Yannan's face was flushed red at this time.

"I didn't expect you to have such a good tolerance for alcohol." Chen Yanyan raised his glass again.

"Hee hee, it must be hereditary, my father can drink a lot too." Wang Lin answered with a smile. "Master, how much can you drink"

"About half a jin, I'll get dizzy if I drink more." Chen Yannian answered honestly, then asked, "How much can you drink"

Wang Lin let out a chuckle and said, "That's enough for me to keep you company."

"Chen Yen-nian also laughed. "What Afraid of discouraging your master"

Wang Lin waved his hands repeatedly and said hurriedly, "I don't mean that at all, Master. I just don't drink often, so I don't know what my tolerance is now."

"You little rascal, you say you're fat and still gasp for breath! Come visit your master often in the future for a drink. Your master will take care of your meals!"

"Haha, Master, are you serious You won't bankrupt me, will you" Wang Lin looked at Chen Yanzhou in feigned surprise and exaggeratedly said.

Chen Yen-nian waved his hand dismissively. "Don't worry, Master still has some assets. At the very least, the martial arts school's income can support the two of us."

"Well then, the disciple will take his leave of his master for now!"

We drank until eleven o'clock.

Perhaps Chen Yanyan needed to numb himself, he kept drinking until he passed out. Wang Lin helped him to bed and placed a glass of water on the bedside table.

Then he left quietly.

When he got home, showered, and lay down, it was already midnight.

He also drifted into sleep.in moving smoothly along the tracks. It was as if she could hear the call of home whispering softly in her ear.Thinking of returning to that familiar and warm home, he felt his heart filled with warmt...