Seeing that Qi Xia had no follow-up move, Zhang Shan immediately took a large stride forward and charged at him.

Qi Xia didn’t hesitate either. He pushed the two chairs beside him forward once more, blocking them between himself and Zhang Shan.

Zhang Shan, with his large build, was already somewhat slow in his movements. Now blocked by these two chairs, he nearly stumbled and fell.

“The dragon battles in the wilderness; his way is exhausted.”

Qi Xia took a running start, stepped onto the chair, and leaped up. Before Zhang Shan could stabilize himself, Qi Xia pounced directly onto him, mounting his body.

He knew that Zhang Shan was fundamentally different from Little Glasses and Old Lu—there was absolutely no way to make him submit through intimidation alone. So before the other could react, he rode on Zhang Shan’s body and threw wild punches at his face.

Zhang Shan immediately curled both arms up, protecting his chin and the sides of his face. At the same time, he kept his eyes fixed on his opponent’s shoulders, constantly blocking Qi Xia’s offensive by judging his punches through shoulder movements.

Qi Xia’s fists rained down like hailstones on the other’s arms, but it felt like punching a wall—hard as stone.

“Kid… you’re asking for death!”

Taking advantage of the moment when Zhang Shan spoke, Qi Xia drove his fist between Zhang Shan’s two arms, aiming straight for his nose.

But Zhang Shan seemed to have anticipated this all along. He simply clamped his arms together, and Qi Xia’s fist couldn’t advance even half an inch. Locking Qi Xia’s joint, he then seized his arm and twisted it to the side. Qi Xia rolled away, and Zhang Shan broke free from his restraint.

“I really did underestimate you…” Zhang Shan slowly stood up, patting the dust off his body. “Were you a killer before coming here, kid? Who fights like this?”

Qi Xia also stood up with a grave expression, breathing heavily in large gulps.

The attack just now had been his all-or-nothing gambit, yet unexpectedly, the other party was almost completely unaffected.

“Hey, hey, hey!!” Little Glasses ran forward at this moment, his face full of anxiety. “Why are you two fighting all of a sudden… Both of you calm down first…”

“I can’t calm down.” Zhang Shan said with an angry laugh. “Today I must beat this kid until he’s completely convinced.”

Before Qi Xia could think of his next strategy, Zhang Shan had already kicked aside all the chairs and charged forward. His thick arm swung toward Qi Xia’s face like a pillar.

At this critical moment, Qiao Jiajin reached out and hooked his arm.

“Big guy, you can’t hit him.”

Seeing someone blocking him, Zhang Shan added a few more degrees of force, only to discover that this lean, tattooed man before him had great strength—he couldn’t move at all.

“Another busybody jumps out.” Zhang Shan snorted coldly. “Why the hell can’t I hit him?”

“Because he’s my ‘brain.'” Qiao Jiajin smiled harmlessly. “If you damage his head, both of us will become stupid.”

“He’s your ‘brain’?” Zhang Shan found the man before him rather interesting. “Then what are you?”

“Me…” Qiao Jiajin released Zhang Shan’s hand and took off his jacket, revealing his body full of tattoos and muscles hardened through training. “If I had to say, I’m his ‘fist.'”

Zhang Shan raised an eyebrow and said, “Interesting. Then let me exchange a few moves with you, this ‘fist.'”

With that, Zhang Shan assumed a boxing stance, one arm curled to protect his chin, the other swinging directly at Qiao Jiajin as his hips twisted.

Qiao Jiajin ducked and charged forward in one motion. Dodging the fist, he immediately closed in on the other party and swung his right hand in an uppercut.

Zhang Shan tilted his head back to dodge it as well, then immediately adjusted his stance, placing his right hand in front to create distance from Qiao Jiajin.

In just that brief exchange, both men knew the other had practiced some skills—otherwise, there was no way they could have such moves.

Zhang Shan thought for only half a second before stepping forward again, throwing a heavy punch with his left hand.

This time, Qiao Jiajin didn’t dodge. Instead, he grabbed the other’s entire arm, then lifted his body into the air and spun around once. One leg hooked around the other’s neck, and using his own body weight, he directly pulled Zhang Shan to the ground.

He gripped Zhang Shan’s arm with both hands, placing it between his thighs and continuously pulling backward. His feet were also seeking the right position—one pressing on the other’s neck, the other preparing to press on the other’s chest.

Zhang Shan found this somewhat unbelievable, but at this moment, he had already snapped to his senses. This was a common ground technique in mixed martial arts called the “cross armbar.” If the other locked his arm, he would surely lose.

Thinking this, he extended his right hand and gripped his left hand tightly, interlocking his fingers so that Qiao Jiajin couldn’t straighten his arm for the time being.

He couldn’t understand at all how a street punk could execute such a standard technique. Fortunately, he also had some research into combat techniques. Although he hadn’t broken Qiao Jiajin’s cross armbar at this moment, he hadn’t let the other succeed either.

Finding that Zhang Shan’s left hand couldn’t be pulled, Qiao Jiajin extended one foot to push against the other’s right arm, using his leg strength to forcibly separate the two hands.

Zhang Shan was already dripping with sweat at this point. After all, his two hands were only interlocked by fingers—the grip wasn’t secure.

Soon, Zhang Shan’s two hands separated, and his left arm was instantly straightened. The immense pain made him howl.

But with his massive build, he quickly twisted his body and struck toward the other’s abdomen with his right hand.

Qiao Jiajin retracted his right leg that was pressing on the other’s neck and blocked this strike with his knee.

Zhang Shan seemed to have found a way out. He continuously punched at Qiao Jiajin with his right fist, and Qiao Jiajin could only keep blocking with his knee.

For the “cross armbar” to be executed successfully, two key points were essential: first, firmly controlling one of the opponent’s arms, and second, using both legs to pin down the opponent’s neck and chest.

To block the other’s attacks, Qiao Jiajin could only retract his leg. Having lost the restraint of his right leg, Zhang Shan could now get up.

So he forcefully pulled his left arm, flipped his entire body up, and tried to turn the tables by pinning down Qiao Jiajin.

Seeing the other break free, Qiao Jiajin immediately extended his right foot to block him.

Unable to close in, Zhang Shan continuously threw punches at Qiao Jiajin with both fists.

Qiao Jiajin curled both arms to block left and right, always maintaining distance from the other with his right leg.

While Zhang Shan wasn’t paying attention, Qiao Jiajin’s raised right leg suddenly dropped, fiercely kicking the other’s shin.

Zhang Shan lost his center of gravity again. Just as he was about to fall, Qiao Jiajin seized the opportunity to rise, circled behind him, extended his right arm to lock around Zhang Shan’s neck, interlocked his left hand with his right arm to increase the force, jumped backward and pulled both of them to the ground again, executing a “rear naked choke” guillotine.

Qiao Jiajin was about to tighten the choke around the other’s neck when he suddenly noticed something wasn’t quite right.

Looking carefully, he saw that Zhang Shan had placed one hand in front of his neck, preventing the rear naked choke from forming for the time being.

Although he had blocked Qiao Jiajin’s offensive, Zhang Shan wasn’t having an easy time either. He had protected his vital point, but his hand was also locked in the process.

At this moment, neither could break free—they were locked together.

“Hey… big guy…” Qiao Jiajin said through gritted teeth. “Do you want to give up? Call me ‘big bro’ and I’ll let go right now…”

“Damn! Even if I die in your hands, I absolutely won’t surrender…” Zhang Shan kept tensing the muscles throughout his body, trying to find a breakthrough. But Qiao Jiajin’s position was extremely stable—he couldn’t find any opening for now.