[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city":3,"chapter-the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-139":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Strongest Face-Slapping King in the City",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1767519,2341,"Chapter 139 - 139 139 You're Not Up to It","the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-139",139,"\u003Cp>139: Chapter 139 You’re Not Up to It 139: Chapter 139 You’re Not Up to It Xu Jin and Liu Feifei, at this very moment, had lost all their previous disgust toward Zhang Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was replaced by an expression of immense curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yuan–who doesn’t know of his great renown?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the generation of their grandfathers, upon seeing Gao Yuan, would respectfully address him as Elder Gao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did this young fellow manage to earn the title of master from Gao Yuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandpa Gao, why have you come?” Zhang Fan asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yuan hurriedly explained, “Your vice principal just called me, mentioning that someone at your school was having a marathon, so here I am, arriving immediately since I had nothing else on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would I know you were also at school?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, what would I be doing here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan then understood–Zhou Jie was worried about accidents happening during the marathon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that made sense; just remembering that near-death feeling after the weighted cross-country run in the morning, if it weren’t for the salt water his father had prepared, he probably would be lying down right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandpa Gao, I’ll have to rely on you later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything happens to me, please don’t ignore me,” Zhang Fan quickly added, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yuan, startled, looked at Zhang Fan incredulously and asked, “Are you the one preparing to run the marathon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan nodded, then pointed at Qi Lin in the distance and said, “I’ll be racing him later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yuan immediately slapped his chest, saying confidently, “Don’t worry, with me here, just run as you please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiaoyun, start getting ready.” Gao Yuan shouted at the three people in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately put down the wooden box and took out all the instruments like silver needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that the crowd behind them snapped out of their trance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few doctors quickly ran over, opened their medical cases, and took out their medical equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, while in action, they looked up at Zhang Fan, who was all smiles, with wonderment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They truly couldn’t comprehend why Elder Gao would honor this youngster with the title of master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jie, Xu Guozhi, and Zhang Hua also came back to their senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stared at Zhang Fan as if he were a monster, thinking, my god, what background does this kid have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, call the hospital and get an ambulance ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can’t have any accidents with Xiao Fan, better to err on the side of caution–prepare for everything,” Gao Yuan, standing up, instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll call right away,” a youth in his mid-twenties immediately took out his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem, then shall we start?” Zhou Jie was somewhat giddy, not understanding the respect Gao Yuan showed for Zhang Fan, but he knew one truth–Zhang Fan was from their school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehe, no matter what, even if this marathon didn’t meet expectations, he had enough to boast about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s get started then, Qi Lin, come on over.” Zhang Hua was somewhat dazed, his speech cloudy and confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, I want to try too,” Wang Rui said, and then he sprinted toward the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a joke, with Elder Gao around, he wasn’t afraid of any danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard of Elder Gao’s reputation back in Capital City–that’s the renowned ‘Ghost Hand Hua Tuo’ after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side, the people from Secondary School No.2, under the direction of First High’s teachers, moved to the center of the sports field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three thousand people crowded the area, looking incredibly packed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wang Rui had changed into his athletic wear, he stood at the starting line with Zhang Fan and Qi Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighty-four laps plus one hundred ninety-five meters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Zhang Fan and the others stood at the starting line, everyone fell silent, their eyes blazing with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a marathon, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Begin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jie shouted loudly, his mood exceptionally pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for safety concerns, with Elder Gao around, they were non-existent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, all he had to do was quietly observe the performance of Zhang Fan and Wang Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The race began, and everyone held their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under everyone’s gaze, Zhang Fan lazily stretched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, is this bastard not going to run?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s he doing, going for a walk?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew Zhang Fan was unreliable, tsk tsk tsk, let’s see how he slaps his own face this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Discussion continued to arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Lin sneered, glanced at Zhang Fan, and then started running at an unhurried pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Rui rolled his eyes and said in a low voice, “Follow behind me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan smiled, follow behind?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t his style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, his body leaned forward, and like an arrow released from its bowstring, he began to sprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Zhang Fan had overtaken Wang Rui and was running shoulder to shoulder with Qi Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not up to the mark, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve been warming up for half a day,” Zhang Fan said, twisting his head with a heh-heh smile at Qi Lin, then accelerated again to run in front of Qi Lin before slowing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you’re going to challenge someone, you should show a challenging attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s embarrassing to timidly trail behind, it’s like slapping your own face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan’s actions immediately blew up the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, this guy is too arrogant, shit, I can’t even watch this,” someone from the second school shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, if you’re not convinced, go up there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The track is right there, come on up if you dare,” a guy from the first school said with a flamboyant gesture and then, whistling, provocatively looked at the group from the second school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, it’s just the beginning, there are still eighty-four laps to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting with a sprint, it won’t be long before he’s dead tired,” the people from the second school scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t a sprint race, let’s see if you can keep up this pace all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over at Zhang Hua’s place, he turned on the camera, aimed at a track lane, and then turned around to sit beside Zhou Jie, not paying any further attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This track was two hundred meters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To capture the whole field in shot, drone footage was needed, but setting the camera there was sufficient to clearly record the whole marathon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yuan sat in the middle, watching Zhang Fan’s back, feeling a bit of worry in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it came to human limits, he, as an experienced traditional medicine practitioner, knew them all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>42.195 kilometers, how many people could actually finish it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xuan and Zhang Xiaoyuan were sitting on stone steps, their heads in their hands, their eyes following Zhang Fan as he moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fortunate that the crowd on the field sat down; otherwise, with them standing as a dense mass, how could they see a glimpse of Zhang Fan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jie, on the other hand, was holding a notebook and a pen, busy with the task of counting laps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After one lap, the atmosphere in the entire field did not subside at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of people were chattering nonstop about how long Zhang Fan could possibly hold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t worried about the Demon King Qi Lin; he could probably run at least fifty laps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at this moment, on the first school’s forum, people started to get anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, where’s the live stream?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geez, isn’t this bullying me for not being at the first school?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“God dammit, someone live stream this quick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoever starts the live stream, I’ll send him a private photo, the kind without clothes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, when the forum was about to explode, Yang Haochen remembered something, shakily took out his phone, hastily took a few photos, and threw them up there.\u003C\u002Fp>",1284,"2026-06-08T10:03:05.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","6b6d19e199e6302bc3a329eccda7b6cf0a7414dd7ecbc199b8f78437764bf00a","the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-140","the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-138",1920,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-cover.jpg"]