Chapter 1610: Chapter 1082: A Worthy Opponent (Part 2)

Jiang Chen’s eyes flickered.

A two hundred pound deadlift.

The average strongman couldn’t reach this intensity.

And look at Mao Tu at most with an eighty or ninety-pound physique.

Wasn’t it supposed to be “archer”?

“Impressive!”

Jiang Chen approached, looking admiring, not holding back his praise at all.

“Clang!”

The barbell was thrown to the ground, bouncing from the massive recoil.

“Laughing at me. If you have the guts, give it a try.”

Laughing?

How is this a joke?

It’s genuinely heartfelt, words from the heart.

Let’s just say Mao Tu is different from normal people; her standards for herself aren’t aligned with worldly standards.

“How heavy?”

Jiang Chen asked.

“Two hundred and fifty.”

“…”

Boss Jiang then shook his head, “I can’t do it.”

Main thing is to be cautious and pragmatic.

Indeed.

You can bluff elsewhere, but not in the gym. No matter how exaggeratedly you boast, if you can’t lift or pull, it’s purely a joke.

“Why so modest? Aren’t the dumbbells in your room sixty pounds each?”

Mao Tu had a high regard for Jiang Chen, giving Boss Jiang face.

The dumbbells in Boss Jiang’s room for regular training are indeed sixty pounds each, but this is freaking two hundred and fifty pounds.

“Take two plates off for me, maybe I can give it a try.”

“What’s the point of taking them off? I can lift it.”

You can lift it, indeed.

But are you a normal person?

Could it be that in this girl’s eyes, we’re already the same kind of people?

Boss Jiang didn’t know if he should feel happy about it.

Mao Tu already walked to the barbell, leaving the space open, clearly intending for Boss Jiang to have a chance to showcase his strength.

With other women, perhaps he would give it a try, but looking at these two, maybe better not.

So what if you lift it?

It won’t bring any sense of achievement.

So Boss Jiang remained unmoved, curiously eyeing Mao Tu, “How much do you weigh?”

“Eighty-five.”

“Eighty-five pounds?”

“Are you dumb? Of course, it’s not kilograms!”

As the saying goes, anyone who can lift double their body weight in a gym is a hero.

85 x 2 = 170

Jiang Chen’s admiration grew deeper, then he looked at Tanki Liuli.

“Want to give it a try?”

“Hit him, Sister Duanmu, he’s mocking you.”

From Taoist Sister to Sister Duanmu.

Sure enough, feelings grow over time.

But did they really clear up who is older?

However, roaming the Jianghu, it seems there’s no need to be rigid about this, learning has no first or last place, and the accomplished are teachers.

“How am I mocking?”

Jiang Chen chuckled.

“This weight, Sister Duanmu could manage with one hand.”

“…”

Mao Tu’s casual remark left Jiang Chen utterly silent.

Two hundred and fifty pounds.

With one hand?

Where is Lu Zhishen!

Who’s mocking who?

Even she wouldn’t dare boast like this!

Jiang Chen looked at Tanki Liuli blankly, then shook his head.

“I don’t believe it.”

He was well aware of the Taoist nun sister’s strength, but she’s only a martial artist at best.

To lift two hundred and fifty pounds with one hand.

That’s like cultivation.

Just like the design scope of a game, lifting capacity and body weight are largely related, and the human physique has value limits.

Maybe a world-class strongman as big as a bull could…

“Sister Duanmu, show him.”

Though he thought with Tanki Liuli’s frame that lifting such weight with one hand was sci-fi, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but feel a flicker of anticipation when he heard Mao Tu’s words.

“Do you really not believe it?”

Mao Tu confirmed again.

Jiang Chen honestly shook his head again.

Tanki Liuli said nothing, just silently walked to the barbell, seeming to think it was in the way, bent her flexible waist, and lifted the barbell.

The key is.

With one hand!

Jiang Chen’s pupils contracted.

“Clang.”

The barbell was thrown to the side.

Jiang Chen truly opened his eyes again.

“I told you, and you still didn’t believe me.”

Jiang Chen smiled wryly without nitpicking, although he didn’t lift it, the fact that he pulled it up with one hand was undeniable.

“How did you do it? Does physics no longer exist?”

Good swordsmanship, speed, these can all be trained, at least barely acceptable, but human strength, isn’t there an upper limit?

People of different weights are like bottles of different capacities, strength is the water, no matter how much you train, at most you can fill the capacity, forcing more in would cause the bottle to explode.

“Jiang Chen, you’re so funny, didn’t the lady say you were from a prestigious university? Don’t you know what neural recruitment capability is?”

Mao Tu mocked with a playful laugh.

“A prestigious university doesn’t teach you everything.”

Boss Jiang was neither embarrassed nor awkward.

Mao Tu generously explained: “Neural recruitment capability… for instance, everyone’s brain is about the same, but some people have developed 1%. Some have developed 2%, and the lady has developed 5%.”

Oh well.

Still quite loyal.

Even at this point, not forgetting to praise her lady a bit.

“You know about muscle fibers, right? Some people look strong, but their neural recruitment capability is poor, can only mobilize a few muscle fibers, maybe 50. While some look thin, but their neural recruitment capability is strong, can mobilize maybe 80 muscle fibers, got it?”

“Got it.”

Boss Jiang nodded quickly.

An explanation that’s simple and easy to understand.

So by that, I should be considered exceptionally gifted too?

Seems like the licking dog system chose me among all people for a reason.

It’s not just limited to the qualities of a sycophant.

“What’s your limit?”

Jiang Chen looked at the Taoist nun sister again, humbly asking, with curiosity, of course.

After all, still quite young.

Can’t help but have childish moments.

Just now lifting the barbell with one hand was clearly an eye-opener for him.

“What’s the point of asking, it’s useless to ask, it’s a height you’ll never reach in your lifetime.”

Jiang Chen didn’t feel discouraged.

It’s the truth.

Two hundred and fifty kilograms he can pull up, but with both hands.

“Jiang Chen, the ramen you brought before was tasty, where did you buy it? Can you get us another serving?”

Just exercised and already hungry.

“No delivery, if you want to eat, you have to go yourself. I’ll give you the location.”

He’s not worried about Mao Tu running out now, always being cooped up in the hotel isn’t good either, and it’s unfair to the Taoist nun sister who hasn’t gone out either.

“Alright, are you eating?”

Jiang Chen shook his head, “I’ve already eaten.”

“Then Sister Duanmu, let’s go.”

Tanki Liuli nodded.

Jiang Chen glanced at the barbell, then followed them out of the gym.

“Jiang Chen, is the lady coming back soon?”

Mao Tu suddenly asked.

Coming back.

That word is quite peculiar.

“Yeah, soon. Do you miss her?”

“Don’t you miss her?”

Mao Tu’s quick rebuttal left Boss Jiang momentarily silent.

“Your lady is a great person.”

After a while, Jiang Chen said softly.

Cao Jinse isn’t incapable of gaining freedom, but for the sake of this Shenzhou expedition to Dongying, she voluntarily stays in a cage.

“I don’t want the lady to be so great.”

“Why?”

Tanki Liuli walked quietly beside them.

“Because selfish people live more easily and happily.”

Jiang Chen furrowed his brows, instinctively wanting to pat Mao Tu’s head, but restrained himself.

“Perhaps you’re right, but your lady is quite happy too. Some people’s happiness comes from fulfilling their desires, while others find happiness in realizing their self-worth.”

Mao Tu only half-understood.

When they reached the corridor, Jiang Chen smiled.

“Go have some noodles.”

After saying this, he thoughtfully pulled out his wallet and handed a few US dollars to Tanki Liuli.

“Eat to your heart’s content.”

Tanki Liuli didn’t refuse, taking the US dollars.

After all, even the strongest goddess has to pay for meals.

The two women left.

Watching their backs, Jiang Chen took out a sticky note from his wallet.

The note was blank.

Only the bottom right corner had a signature.

He now has some understanding of the Cao family.

Why are there only Cao Jinse and her brother?

Because their family is filled with martyrs.