Jianghai Martial Arts Academy, main gate.
The maple trees lining the road were tinged with yellow, and autumn leaves drifted down.
By the roadside, Elder Li stood with his hands clasped behind his back. He wore a formal Sun Yat-sen suit, his aging gaze fixed on the end of the road.
A huge crowd had gathered outside the gate.
Reporters held up microphones while cameras of all sizes were raised high, all pointed in one direction amidst the low murmurs of the onlookers.
"Have you heard? Senior Brother Lin is back!"
"A Grandmaster has returned to Jianghai City!"
"It can't be helped. The city's been in chaos these past few days. They definitely needed to call in an expert to oversee things."
Just as the crowd was murmuring,
BEEP—
A convoy of escort vehicles from the Star Martial Police Bureau sounded its sirens.
A long, black luxury car slowly drove into view and pulled over to the side of the road. The driver got out, opened the door, and Lin Mofeng stepped out of the car.
