Pei Laoliu saw this scene and already felt powerless to ridicule. If the other party really came to swindle him, then their acting skills were indeed getting worse.
Next to him, several sports school students were left speechless after hearing their companion’s words.
Except for one or two who were eager to try, most of them just treated it as a joke.
"Joking aside, with so many strapping young men on our side, how could we possibly rush up and beat up that old man who was only pretending?"
Meanwhile, Zhang Xiaoman had launched several Dark Energy Shocks against the wall, perfectly coordinating with Master Liu to pull off an Inner Power Master move, turning the fake fight live broadcast into a nesting doll convention.
The final hit from a distance was intentional on his part.
Since everyone was claiming Master Liu was an Inner Power Master, he decided to actually give them a taste of "Inner Strength".
This way, those who were still somewhat skeptical, after witnessing such a ludicrous scene, would definitely abandon that notion completely.
After all, if you claimed you knew some techniques of exerting force, that might still be believable.
But if you said you could unleash Inner Power and hit someone from a distance, that was just too far-fetched.
Of course, to be safe, Zhang Xiaoman also decided to show his face personally.
If it were just up to Master Liu alone, there was a risk that some people might detect something fishy once the video was broadcast.
Now, although talking about Inner Power was absurd, the topic of Spiritual Energy Recovery was indeed very popular online, and there had been instances of Transcendent events experienced by others.
Even though official explanations were given online, there were inevitably people who spread rumors privately.
However, if Zhang Xiaoman also appeared in the video, his Shadow Lord passive ability could directly intervene, playing a decisive role.
With him present, no one would be able to view these videos unless he allowed it.
Thinking this, he hurried forward a few steps and then leapt from the two-meter-high wall, flying over a distance of four to five meters, and landed directly on the open ground.
His entrance immediately startled everyone; those who hadn’t noticed thought he had fallen from the sky.
Master Liu was taken aback and said in a daze, "Xiao Man?"
When the old master saw him, he guessed most of what had just happened in an instant, and aside from being surprised, he was also secretly shocked, realizing this young man was becoming more and more enigmatic.
Zhang Xiaoman just smiled at him and then went straight to those sports school students, saying:
"The farce today should also come to an end, get going, this has nothing to do with you."
The reason he spoke this way was that these people were now standing in the middle of the field, having just come forward to support their classmate Lengzi, and each of them was very close to Master Liu.
Moreover, several of them looked eager to try, which made him approach them first.
Originally, Zhang Xiaoman had no intention of interacting with them; his primary target was still that young Taoist who had instigated the trouble.
However, what he overlooked was that these people were just past their rebellious phase, and at an age where face mattered a lot. Upon hearing his previous words, they naturally took it as a provocation.
The few youths eager to try were just like Lengzi, students of Sandboxing fighting, and also had aggressive temperaments. Usually, they only practiced within the school and never randomly struck out in public.
Now, seizing this opportunity and feeling their pride was hurt, they immediately decided to teach the other party a lesson.
As Zhang Xiaoman was about to bypass them to find the young Taoist, suddenly a hand blocked his way.
"Who are you? Are you Master Pei’s disciple?" asked the leader, a muscular young man, who also practiced Sandboxing and was highly skilled in combat in his school.
He had always looked forward to a chance to be heroic and show himself, but unfortunately, the public safety in Qionghua City was very good, and he had not encountered such a situation in all these years.
However, today, seeing the opportunity arise, he definitely couldn’t pass it up.
Actually, when several had initially egged Lengzi forward, the muscular youth was already feeling some regret.
Previously, he had been too embarrassed when the moment arrived, but after he came to his senses, he was secretly regretful that he had missed the opportunity to show off earlier.
He stopped Zhang Xiaoman with a hand and said, "So you are Master Pei’s disciple. Since that’s the case, I don’t want to bully an old man, but seeing you’re quite strong, why don’t we have a match?"
Zhang Xiaoman stopped in his tracks at his words.
Seeing the scene today, he was already uncomfortable, and he was not at all fond of the onlookers. Now suddenly another person came to provoke him, and he immediately became infuriated.
Furthermore, the phrase "old codger" from the opponent completely infuriated him.
People, without any understanding, were shouting about exposing fraud.
Zhang Xiaoman felt that if he didn’t teach the other party a profound lesson today, it would be a disservice to his own strength.
Looking at the young man in front of him who was even taller than himself, he didn’t waste any words and directly threw a punch, striking the muscular youth in the abdomen and instantly sending him flying several meters away.
This punch of his did not use full strength, but only a small fraction of his power.