Harper, Sonia and Abell watched the entire situation play out in surprise.
Sonia glanced at Fade and started to speak good-naturedly, "Mr. Chen, you're doing so well in Jade City! You took us to eat in a two-star Michelin restaurant, and now you've managed to get us into a martial arts hall without much of a hassle as well!"
"It's honestly not a big deal. It's nothing worth mentioning," Fade answered lightly.
Even though he had kept his tone relatively neutral and light, Harper and Abell took it as a show of prowess on Fade's part.
Harper's expression hardened instantly as he muttered, "So what? Isn't it just a restaurant and a martial arts hall? With money, anything can be arranged! It's nothing to gloat about."
Momo glared at her cousin but otherwise remained silent.
Meanwhile, Abell merely narrowed his eyes and snorted, "Money and status are just accessories to me. I believe that a person's true capabilities can only be determined by their strength." "If one has the strength, money, authority and status will without a doubt be accompanied with it. It's honestly nothing worth mentioning."
"Don't think that I'll be impressed just because you've deliberately showed off in front of me! To earn my respect, you'll have to prove that you're a real martial arts expert," Abell declared proudly.
Fade smiled faintly at that and answered, "I agree with your point of view. Indeed, other things as compared to a person's own capabilities and strength are nothing but subsidiary."
In return, Abell sneered, "Do you think kissing up to me like that will make me show you mercy?! Save your breath! I don't care what you have to say; I'm not holding back my strength to appease you no matter what."
Fade could only resort to stare blankly at Abell after that, having been rendered speechless.
He admired this guy's love and admiration for martial arts. However, his world view was too limited and he lacked experience. Fade thought that the arrogance he possessed was a little laughable at that point.
"What are you laughing at?!" Abell growled, furrowing his brows in confusion when he saw Fade chuckle while shaking his head.
Fade merely waved a dismissive hand at him and replied faintly, "It's nothing. You wanted to compete with me, right? Let's begin then!"
With that, Fade got into position and beckoned for Abell to make the first move with a hand.
"Oh? You want me to initiate the attack? How arrogant! Well, let's see how your arrogance fares against my power!" Abell snorted and proceeded to attack Fade with a sweep kick.
The speed of his kick was good. The momentum of it looked completely adequate as well.
Upon seeing this, Sonia and Harper's eyes gleamed with excitement.
"Young Master Abell really is powerful, isn't he? That kick looks extraordinarily vicious!" Sonia gushed with a smile.
Harper smiled along as well as he added, "Yeah, I agree! The whirring of the wind that accompanied that kick proves as much! He's so much more talented than all those other instructors I met in Taekwondo gyms."
When Abell heard this, he turned to look at Harper sharply and snorted, "Oh please, don't compare me with superficial people from the Taekwondo gyms! I'll have you know that I'm a real martial artist! They're nothing compared to me!"
"Yes, you're absolutely right! Hurry up, Abell, teach this pretentious punk a lesson!" Harper conceded as he glared at Fade.
At that, Abell proceeded to redirect his gaze back towards Fade and aimed the sweep kick he had in position at his waist.
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