Gao Wu: You broke off the engagement at my 100th birthday banquet, do you dare take my punch?

Grandmaster Zhou chuckled, completely lacking the airs of a human grandmaster, and said with a grin, "How was I supposed to know you old codger could live so long? Back when I first joined the army, when I was under your command, you bullied me quite a bit."

"Now that I'm a grandmaster, you'd better watch your words!"

"Bullshit."

Qin Changsheng rolled his eyes and slapped Grandmaster Zhou on the head: "Grandmaster, so what? How about I hold a press conference after I leave the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races and tell you about your embarrassing moments back then?"

"you--"

Grandmaster Zhou's lips twitched violently as he glanced at Jiang Mengli beside him: "Hey Centurion, I'm a Grandmaster of the human race, the face of humanity. How about this, from now on you call me godfather, and I'll make you walk around the military with your head held high?"

"roll!"

Qin Changsheng showed no mercy: "If anyone should be called 'godfather,' it should be you. Back then, you were like a madman, always rushing around like that. I dug you out of piles of corpses more than ten times. Doesn't that deserve a 'godfather' from you?"

at this time.

Jiang Mengli, who entered the house with Qin Changsheng, stood there dumbfounded.

"This... the old man and Grandmaster Zhou... actually know each other?"

She stared blankly at the two men. One looked middle-aged, and the other looked almost a hundred years old, yet they were now vying to be each other's godfather. She felt like her worldview was about to collapse.

"This is a Grandmaster of the human race! Is the old man really that fierce? Isn't he afraid of being punished for disrespecting a Grandmaster?"

The two argued for a long time about who was whose godfather, then suddenly stopped and gave each other a big bear hug.

Grandmaster Zhou's eyes welled up with tears: "Qin, when you retired from the army, I knew you would definitely come back one day. I just didn't expect that your talent, which was so terrible when you were young, would become so amazing in your old age."

"I saw that you performed exceptionally well just now, and I was even thinking of taking you on as my disciple."

"Get lost."

Qin Changsheng glared at the other person, annoyed: "With your mad dog-like appearance, you want to be my teacher? Are you going to lose your brain before fighting like you?"

"Hahaha."

Grandmaster Zhou wasn't angry that his secrets had been exposed: "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Today's battle was fought brilliantly. I've already had the military merits tallied, and they belong to you and this little girl. Not a single head will be spared."

"Um."

Qin Changsheng nodded, then changed the subject, no longer joking with the other party, and became serious: "How many of our old brothers from back then are still alive?"

"not much."

Grandmaster Zhou shook his head, a hint of melancholy in his eyes: "After you retired, I took over your duties. Many of the old brothers didn't make it to retirement and went back to the battlefield. As for the others, I asked around and found out that most of them suffered from blood and qi deficiency, and died in their hospital beds due to the recurrence of old injuries."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Qin Changsheng sighed deeply.

Actually.

If it weren't for the system awakening, his current situation would probably be no better than those who died in their hospital beds.

"Old Qin, now that you're back, why don't I make an application to the higher-ups and have you transferred to my side? After all, I'm a Grandmaster now. You can take a break and be my orderly, and I guarantee you'll eat and drink well every day."

Grandmaster Zhou stared intently at Qin Changsheng.

"No."

Qin Changsheng shook his head and refused the other party decisively: "I have my own plans. Since God has given me a chance to be born again and achieve great things later in life, there are some things... that I have to do."

Grandmaster Zhou remained silent.

Jiang Mengli looked on with curiosity. As a woman, her mind was far more perceptive than that of men. Almost instantly, she sensed that the two old men in front of her... seemed to have some unknown secret.

"That guy's a grandmaster too."

Grandmaster Zhou spoke slowly, his voice complex: "I've encountered him a few times over the years, and I can't beat him at all. The Water God Clan's talent is too abnormal. You're only a fourth-rank cultivator; it's basically impossible for you to deal with him."

"Perhaps."

Qin Changsheng remained noncommittal, but he didn't think so in his heart. With the system as his ultimate weapon, what did it matter how strong the other party's talent was? He could just copy it and use it directly.

As long as one's own strength continues to increase.

Grandmaster...

It is not some distant and insurmountable enemy.

……

……

That night.

Qin Changsheng and Jiang Mengli walked out of Grandmaster Zhou's room.

"Old man..."

Jiang Mengli had only taken a few steps when she looked at Qin Changsheng with a curious expression.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Changsheng raised an eyebrow and looked at the other person.

"How many more secrets do you still have?"

Jiang Mengli's eyes were full of curiosity: "Grandmaster Zhou Heng is ranked higher than my teacher on the Grandmaster Ranking. He's nicknamed the Cold-Faced Killer. Even my teacher has to be careful when dealing with him, but you and him..."

"When Koko first joined the army, he was under my command."

Qin Changsheng smiled calmly and didn't hide anything, as if chatting about family matters: "I trained him for a few years. At that time, he was the strongest in our 100-man combat unit, but also the most reckless and troublesome. My friendship with this brat started from that time."

"However... he's different from me back then; he's a true genius."

"I understand his personality. Back then, the higher-ups assigned him to my side to temper his character. During those years, apart from martial arts, I was practically his mentor."

"I see."

Jiang Mengli was secretly shocked.

She had originally estimated that Qin Changsheng was probably only in his sixties or seventies, but now she discovered that he was actually a martial artist from an era earlier than her teacher's, and even older than Grandmaster Zhou. She estimated that he was probably over a hundred years old.

"Alright, it's about time. It's time to take my leave."

Qin Changsheng timely interrupted the conversation, saying, "I still need to go back to the Ninth Transit City. What about you?"

"I'm not going back."

Jiang Mengli shook her head and said, "I'll go out from this exit and call my teacher. I plan to train for three months this time, and my teacher will probably assign me some new tasks."

"Um."

Qin Changsheng nodded and waved, saying, "In that case, farewell."

He paused for a moment.

He suddenly remembered something and said to Jiang Mengli, "By the way, I have a grandson who is about your age. He was lucky this year and got into the First Military Academy. If you go back in the future, you can help me take care of him when you have time."

"must."

Jiang Mengli nodded without hesitation: "I wonder about your grandson..."

"Qin Yan".

Qin Changsheng said Qin Yan's name.

Jiang Mengli secretly noted it down: "The old man is so powerful, his grandson must also be an extraordinary person. When he returns to the First Military Academy in the future, it would be good to make his acquaintance."