SRGA Chapter 99:

 Lin Tian looked down at Luo Bingning with a smile.

If he were to kiss her now, Luo Bingning probably wouldn't resist.

Moreover, kissing her might even upgrade the silver treasure chest to a golden one.

But if he went further, like hugging or holding hands, Luo Bingning probably wouldn't react much.

It might even increase the difficulty of getting the treasure chest.

"Bingning, didn't I tell you? Come here for a hug. Or do you want me to do something else? Then I won't be polite," Lin Tian chuckled.

Luo Bingning hurriedly said, "No, I don't want anything else."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

Luo Bingning nodded repeatedly.

Her thoughts were complicated—partly nervous, partly expectant, and partly something else she couldn't quite understand herself.

"I'll let you off this time, since you can't escape anyway," Lin Tian said with a grin.

He leaned forward and lightly touched the silver treasure chest above her head. Instead of waiting for it to upgrade to a golden one, he decided to open the silver treasure chest.

"Ding, the silver treasure chest is opened."

"Congratulations to the host for acquiring the Grandmaster level suona skill."

The system's voice sounded in Lin Tian's mind.

Lin Tian: "..."

He had just obtained the erhu skill, and now he got the suona skill, both at the Grandmaster level. What was the system up to?

A massive amount of information flooded Lin Tian's mind.

As a Martial Arts Grandmaster, he could barely handle the upgrades of the silver treasure chest. He no longer needed to hide in the bathroom.

"Wow, a Grandmaster-level suona skill is amazing," Lin Tian muttered to himself.

Master-level music already had the power to influence the soul, and Grandmaster-level music could resonate with the soul on a deeper level.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that even someone who had just won five million in the lottery would quickly burst into tears when they heard the suona.

But Lin Tian had no use for it. Was he supposed to play at a funeral?

If he had known it would be this kind of skill, he would have waited longer. But if it had turned out to be a Grandmaster-level suona skill, it would have been even more distressing.

Lin Tian wasn't sure if the contents of the treasure chest would change during the upgrade process, but he estimated that it probably wouldn't.

"Lin Tian, could you... could you let me go?" Luo Bingning said weakly.

"Cough."

Lin Tian cleared his throat and let go of Luo Bingning.

Even if Luo Bingning hadn't said anything, he would have let her go, or else she might have felt uncomfortable.

"Lin Tian, someone named Haina Baichuan tipped you a Universe Spaceship today. Do you remember?" Luo Bingning changed the subject.

Her heart was still beating fast.

Lin Tian nodded. "I remember, my memory is okay."

With each skill he obtained, especially after becoming a Martial Arts Grandmaster, he found that his memory had improved significantly. Now he was almost at the point of never forgetting anything.

"That should be my dad."

"I recommended your livestream to him. There's a calligraphy piece hanging in his office with the words 'Haina Baichuan'," Luo Bingning said.

Lin Tian was taken aback.

Her father actually watched his livestream.

And he even tipped him a Universe Spaceship. It seemed that Luo Bingning's father didn't mind internet celebrities like "Masked Hero".

"Bingning, are you hoping your dad will accept me sooner?" Lin Tian said with a smile.

"Hmph, not a chance," Luo Bingning snorted.

Lin Tian thought for a moment. "Does your dad like calligraphy?"

Calligraphy, that's a coincidence, isn't it?

He was only at the Grandmaster level in the guqin and erhu, but in calligraphy, he was at the Divine level, far superior to his skills in guqin and erhu.

"Yeah," Luo Bingning nodded. "My dad is particularly fond of calligraphy."

"Do you know calligraphy?" Lin Tian smiled faintly. "A little."

Luo Bingning: "..."

She understood very well what Lin Tian meant by "a little." When Lin Tian said he knew a little, it probably meant he was a billion times better than most people and possibly even at the Master level.

Luo Bingning thought to herself that she had severely underestimated Lin Tian.

Lin Tian was more than just a little skilled this time.

The divine-level calligraphy had reached an extraordinary realm, possessing incredible and unique abilities.

"Lin Tian, let's go."

"Uncle Tang is treating us to dinner, let's not be too late."

...

In the Dongying Country, Yamaguchi Group.

"Father, this is the information we've collected about the Masked Hero."

A woman handed a document to a sixty-year-old man, the current leader of the Yamaguchi Group, Yamaguchi Fujihara.

"Hmm?"

Looking through the information, Yamaguchi Fujihara frowned.

"Is this all?"

He wasn't quite satisfied.

The information only contained some publicly available information, such as the fact that the Masked Hero was a dual Martial Arts Grandmaster and also a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

"Father, his information has been encrypted by the Hua Country. We haven't used any special means, so we only obtained this information for now," the woman explained.

Yamaguchi Fujihara narrowed his eyes. "Encrypted by the Hua Country? Then he must die even more. A Martial Arts Grandmaster under forty—if he doesn't die, he could pose a threat to the Empire in the future."

"Use some special means to find out his identity!"

The woman nodded. "Yes, father. I will arrange for hackers to find out his identity. I believe we will have results soon."

Yamaguchi Fujihara nodded slightly.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "Isn't the Empire holding a Youth Martial Arts Exchange with the Hua Country and the Bat Country? Let our people attending keep an eye out."

"Yes, father."

...

"A Youth Martial Arts Exchange?"

Lin Tian wondered, "There's still such an exchange event?"

He was having dinner with Uncle Tang Pengyuan, Tang Yan, and Aunt Tang Yin, of course, with Luo Bingning by his side.

Tang Pengyuan nodded. "It's always been there, but these kinds of events are usually only known to people in the martial arts circle, and the outside world knows very little about them."

"This year's Youth Martial Arts Exchange is being held in our city."

Lin Tian asked, "Uncle Tang, why did you mention this to me?"

Tang Pengyuan looked a bit embarrassed. "Can you go and take a look? Every year, someone gets injured at these events."

"In recent years, people from our Hua Country have been seriously injured!"

As he spoke, Tang Pengyuan's expression became serious.

"Is it that dangerous?"

Lin Tian was surprised.

Tang Pengyuan nodded. "It used to be somewhat safer in previous years. Our relations with the Bat Country and the Dongying Country were not bad."

"In recent years, our relations with the Bat Country and the Dongying Country have become tense."

"In the martial arts competitions, people are more ruthless towards each other."

Luo Bingning asked in confusion, "If that's the case, why not cancel it? Increasing ruthlessness might lead to fatalities."

"Tang Yan, I know about this," Tang Yin said. "Who would propose to cancel it? Us, the Bat Country, or the Dongying Country? Whoever suggests it would be seen as weak."

"Whoever suggests it would be backing down."

"In other aspects, it's a bit better, but martial artists can't afford to back down. If they do, they'll lose face in the martial arts circle in the future."

Tang Pengyuan sighed lightly. "That's the situation. Lanyu wants to participate, so I thought you could go and take a look."

"With you there, the chances of major problems will be greatly reduced."



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