High-level martial arts: Starting with a heart of steel, stats crush everything.

"Cough cough cough cough cough!!!!"

Chen Yi emerged from the thick smoke carrying several grilled lamb skewers, taking a satisfying bite of the crispy on the outside and tender on the inside lamb.

"By the way, where did you meet that foreign barbecue chef, bro?"

"The cooking skills are good, but the range hood at home is no good; it produces too much smoke."

Amidst the thick smoke, a handsome man with a full head of blond hair was turning over the lamb and beef skewers on the grill.

"So, now that you're better, why aren't you going home? What are you doing here?"

Chen Mo fanned away the thick smoke around him and looked at Joseph, who was grilling meat, and asked him a question.

"I've spoken with Uncle Garcia."

Joseph recovered remarkably well, thanks not only to Chu Tianhua's efforts but also to the significant role played by Chu Tianliao's research on Qi and blood.

Joseph originally needed about six months to recover, but one of Chu Tianliao's inhumane experiments happened to involve physical repair.

To prove his experimental conclusions, Joseph the Teriyaki Pig became a guinea pig.

"Instead of returning to the Sunset Empire, why not study in Great Xia for a while?"

"My father has spoken with Dean Geng, and the Grandmaster Academy is willing to accept me. From now on, we will be classmates."

Joseph flashed his signature bright smile, which stunned Xu Liu and Chen Li.

"..." Chen Mo strongly suspected that Geng Lianhu had directly detained Joseph and then used some 'friendly' conversations to get the Lionheart family to compromise.

Then this silly kid believed it and didn't even realize he'd been sold out.

"And then, why are you here?"

Joseph still didn't answer Chen Mo's question: "Your family is quite wealthy, so why are you staying at my house?"

"I heard from Dean Geng that the Spring Festival is a time for family reunion."

"I don't have many good friends here, so Dean Geng recommended that I stay at your house until after the New Year."

"If it's too much trouble, I can buy all the apartments upstairs from yours."

Joseph smiled; he was still looking forward to celebrating the holiday with his friends.

The Spring Festival in Daxia is probably similar to their Christmas, with family reunion being the most important thing.

"It's no trouble at all, not at all."

Chen Mo scratched his head. Since they were already there, he couldn't just kick them out.

This silly boy is going to get ripped off when he goes out.

"Yang Zuo is sleeping in the study now, so you can sleep on the sofa."

"My sofa is quite big; it's enough for you to sleep on."

"Thank you very much. I'm also looking forward to spending the Spring Festival with my friends."

Joseph was overjoyed; he had thought Chen Mo would kick him out.

His behavior of coming up to us without prior notice was indeed very rude.

"Now, take the barbecue grill to the balcony and start barbecuing right now. Can't you see the house was just renovated?"

"That wood veneer costs over three thousand yuan a piece; I'd be heartbroken if it got ruined by the smoke."

Ignoring Joseph's bright smile, Chen Mo slapped him hard on the back of the head.

Joseph scratched his head, but his smile only grew brighter.

He picked up the scorching hot barbecue grill and headed towards the balcony.

"Silly child, don't burn your hand!"

Xu Liu was startled, but then suddenly remembered that this big, clumsy guy seemed to be a martial artist as well.

"It's alright, Mom. He almost got boiled alive before and still survived."

Chen Mo waved his hand and followed behind Joseph, helping him flip the meat skewers on the grill.

"Yes, Ms. Xu, thank you for your concern."

Joseph's smile was as bright as the sun, even brighter than the chandelier in the room.

"Stop flirting with my mom, tone it down!"

Chen Mo kicked Joseph; the guy's smile was too lethal.

From eight-month-old babies to eighty-year-old grandmothers, almost no one can resist his smile.

"Sorry, it's a habit." Joseph quickly put away his smile; he didn't want Chen Mo to be angry.

"Alright, alright, the lamb chops are marinated. Shall we put them on the grill now?"

Chen Li was completely unaware of what had just happened; he had just gone to the refrigerator to get the lamb chops he had marinated that morning.

"Quick, quick, I'm starving! I've been so busy chatting that I haven't even had a bite of my skewers yet..."

Chen Mo instinctively reached back to grab the skewers, only to find that there was nothing left on the grill.

"..."

Chen Mo's gaze gradually fell on the corner of the balcony, where a furtive figure was frantically eating skewers.

"Just eat it, why are you doing it so sneakily?"

"I don't know, but I instinctively hid in a corner and ate."

Yang Zuo himself was also puzzled. Could it be that the time he spent under the bridge had affected him?

"I have this feeling that if I openly eat, a big black dog will come and steal my food..."

"......?" A question mark appeared above everyone's heads.

What exactly did this child go through back then?!

...

January 17th, with only ten days left until Lunar New Year's Eve.

The entire city of Taizhou has entered Spring Festival mode, with streets adorned with all sorts of red decorations.

The shops along the street didn't seem to care much about doing business; everyone seemed to be under a 'burnout' buff.

However, today No. 37 Middle School was unusually lively, with almost all the senior martial arts students in Taizhou City gathered here.

The reason is very simple: the top scorer in last year's college entrance examination, the national champion, the one who defied the abyss mother tree, the level six man who killed a level nine ghost armor beast with his bare hands, and the one who dominated the World Youth Championship is about to arrive!

Under Xiao Qifeng's earnest invitation, Chen Mo had no choice but to give him face and come to No. 37 Middle School to show off his power.

"So what should I say?"

Chen Mo sat down next to Xiao Qifeng, looked up at the banner above them that read "Martial Arts Exam Sprint Rally," and asked.

"You don't need to say anything, just sit next to me and nod."

Xiao Qifeng knew that this rally was a bit sudden, and he didn't intend for Chen Mo to say much.

However, he also had to seize the opportunity of Chen Mo's return to further enhance the prestige of No. 37 Middle School.

"quiet!"

Xiao Qifeng stood up and picked up the microphone that was on the table.

Instantly, the entire auditorium fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Qifeng on the podium.

And there was Chen Mo sitting next to him, lost in thought.

"I have gathered you all here today not to say anything pointless."

"It's not about showing everyone a true role model..."

Xiao Qifeng said he wouldn't talk nonsense, but he actually talked a lot of rambling nonsense for a full hour and a half.

Chen Mo almost fell asleep listening to it...