MUP: Chapter 59. Infighting

In the Chinese restaurant, after a short silence...

Matt remembered where Ah Xing came from and couldn't help but turn his face in his direction and ask, "Ah Xing, is there any information associated with immortality in Peng Lai?"

'Can I say I don't know?'

In the antique store, facing Matt's sudden question, Ryan rubbed his head with some headache.

It was clear that he used the 'impossible' remarks before to deal with Jessica, but why did it have to come around and bite him in the ass?

As far as Ryan knew, the reason why Madame Gao could live forever seemed to come from the mysterious dragon bones of K'un-Lun. However, how to link immortality to his Peng Lai was another question.

Looking at how the few people in the restaurant were waiting for his answer, Ryan could only silently sigh. He stiffly controlled the clone to speak.

This was his own setting, so he had to accept the consequences.

Now that the lofty appearance of Peng Lai was out there, he couldn't drop the ball this time.

"Peng Lai?"

Noticing the puzzled look on Jessica's face, Luke opened his mouth and explained, "Ah Xing comes from a place called Peng Lai. It's said to be a legendary island in the East, a fairy tale in China."

[Reputation Points from Jessica Jones +30]

The points from Jessica gave Ryan a little comfort, but he still felt a lot from the three pairs of eyes, "I don't know anything about how the Hand gained immortality, but there is indeed a method to gain immortality through cultivation in Peng Lai."

"Cultivation? Are you saying that the power of immortality can be obtained through some sort of martial arts?!"

[Reputation points from Matt Murdock +95]

[Reputation points from Jessica Jones +60]

[Reputation points from Luke Cage +75]

"It's not simple martial arts like you imagine." Shaking his head, Ryan suddenly brightened up as he saw the reputation points gained in the system's data panel. The originally frustrated expression suddenly relaxed, and his thoughts were refreshed. He became even more creative now, "But the cultivation of Celestial Arts."

"Celestial Arts? What's that?"

Jessica and Luke looked at each other; they felt that there was too much world-turning information today.

Not to mention these two, even Matt, a blind lawyer with a small reputation in Hell's Kitchen, felt a little confused.

"Celestial Arts is a supreme magical art that exists in Peng Lai. People say that it has the power to destroy heaven and earth. It could give the practitioner immortality and the ability to fly to the heavens." About the description of Celestial Arts, not only Jessica, but Ryan himself, was struggling with his explanation. After all, there was a big gap between the differences in culture. If he wanted Matt and the others to understand the meaning of Celestial Arts, Ryan could only pick up some easy-to-understand content to explain it.

"But, Celestial Arts cultivation requires talent, great perseverance, and luck. Not just anyone can practice it. Even in Peng Lai, only a few, such as the island's master, could succeed in acquiring it. Most people, like me, learn ordinary martial arts to strengthen our bodies."

"You mean the power you have now is ordinary martial arts?!"

[Reputation points from Jessica Jones +20]

After listening to the clone's description of Peng Lai and then hearing his description of his ability to send people flying with one kick, Jessica's lips couldn't help but twitch.

"If this is just about being strong, then I think most of the world's athletes aren't even close to being strong."

Maybe it was because Ryan's description of Peng Lai was too shocking.

Matt and the others in the restaurant were speechless for a while. After a moment of silence, after digesting the information about Peng Lai, Matt remembered his purpose. He issued an invitation to Jessica, "Although we met by accident in Midland Circle, the Hand would think we're working together. Maybe you should really join us to go against them."

"Thanks, but I'm not interes..." Jessica raised an eyebrow at Matt's invitation. She shook her head, and as she was about to decline when a dull voice came from her left.

"I disagree."

The voice of opposition, caused Jessica to pause. She turned her head and saw the guy named Luke Cage shaking his head, "You guys saw what happened just now. That was a real battle, not a game. I don't think a private detective should be in that kind of a fight."

Frowning, Jessica spoke with dissatisfaction, "First of all, I have no intentions of joining your team from the beginning, and secondly, what makes you think that a private detective can't fight?"

Although Jessica wasn't that great as a private detective, but so far, she was obviously quite satisfied with their own identity and had no intention of changing jobs.

Standing up from his position, Luke took advantage of his huge height to look down at Jessica and spoke with a straight face, "I've seen your fighting style. Although I don't know where you got your strength from, you obviously don't have real combat experience. You're just swinging your arms around, hoping to land a hit. I don't think that's a fight. You were lucky enough not to get hurt back there."

"I don't need you to tell me if I can fight or not." Jessica wasn't someone with a good temper. Hearing Luke's words, she felt even angrier. She frowned, unafraid of the other party's tall reminder, "Maybe you wanna try getting punched? "

"I'd be happy to give it a try."

Facing Jessica's question, Luke casually nodded.

Bang --

Then, with a dull noise, they saw Luke, who was just standing there a moment ago, flying into another table in the restaurant.

"I don't hold back."

Standing in place, Jessica rubbed her sore fist, which was a bit hurt. She looked at Luke, grinned, and spoke in a cold tone.

Clatter --

Getting up from the table unscathed, Luke looked at Jessica and shook his head from side to side, "Me too. "

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