[{"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-317":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},1767447,2341,"Chapter 317 - 317 317 Ascetic Practice Begins Third Update","the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-317",317,"\u003Cp>317: Chapter 317: Ascetic Practice Begins (Third Update) 317: Chapter 317: Ascetic Practice Begins (Third Update) For Zhang Fan’s incredibly confident two words, no one dared to utter a word of dissent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The near-perfect monthly exam scores were indeed very convincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of parents, who had come to send their children to the college entrance examination, could only sigh deeply at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comparing people can be downright disheartening!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhang Fan, Zhang Xiaoyuan, and Ye Xuan parted ways, each heading to their own examination room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Zhang Fan finished his paper, he felt some regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t turn in his exam early!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so much time left, what was he to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, Zhang Fan became the first person to bury his head and fall asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, hey, student, wake up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man came over and tapped on Zhang Fan’s desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another teacher quickly stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From another city?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t recognize Zhang Fan, and you dare say you’re from this city, I’d definitely take action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s the top scorer in the city, does he need your concern?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he’s already been directly admitted to Tsinghua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not just let him out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Already got direct admittance, so why bother taking the college entrance exam?” the middle-aged man said, looking frustrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t he show off a bit, eh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come on, focus on proctoring the exam!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the bells for submitting the papers rang, Zhang Fan stretched languidly, feeling incredibly relaxed, and then walked towards the exit of the examination room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same for both days of the exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third day, Zhang Fan, Zhang Dongyang, and Zhang Xiaoyuan hurriedly headed to the airport together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Zhang Xiaoyuan was heading to the Capital City, while Zhang Fan and Zhang Dongyang were going to the Gobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their departure was so hurried that Zhang Fan didn’t even have a chance to say goodbye to Ye Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About this, Zhang Fan harbored deep resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, what’s the rush?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are we in such a hurry!” Zhang Fan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dongyang frowned and said, “We have to come back in mid-August, and we enlist in September.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time is tight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fan, come on, we’ll see each other again in a year,” Zhang Xiaoyuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan’s heart was bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year, and he hadn’t even had his first blood with Ye Xuan yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After embracing Zhang Xiaoyuan tightly, Zhang Fan then boarded the plane to the Gobi with Zhang Dongyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, at least everything was ready in the warehouse, otherwise, this time would have been a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Fan boarded the plane,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Shuang and Ye Jingtian, along with Ye Xuan, arrived at Zhang Fan’s doorstep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t look anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dongyang family of three left early in the morning,” Uncle Wang from next door said from his window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They left?” Qin Shuang exclaimed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, it looked like they were heading on a long trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That girl Xiaoyuan even had a suitcase!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ye Xuan’s eyes, a hint of mist appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bad guy, he left without even saying a word beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yo, Aunt Qin, Uncle Ye!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Jingtian and the others at the door, Hua Ling immediately came forward to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why aren’t we going in?” Hua Ling asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Fan and the others have gone on a long trip,” Ye Jingtian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’ve already gone to the Gobi this early?” Hua Ling exclaimed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Gobi?” Qin Shuang and Ye Jingtian were immediately shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly asked, “What are they doing in the Gobi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t Uncle Zhang tell you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to take Zhang Fan on a trek across the Gobi to toughen his will,” Hua Ling explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trek across the Gobi?” Ye Jingtian and the others exclaimed in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How foolish of Dongyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Fan is still so young; what if they encounter danger in the Gobi?” Ye Jingtian said anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That old Zhang, when he gets back, I’ll give him a piece of my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s one thing for him to go, but why drag Zhang Fan into this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If something happens to him, I’ll fight Zhang to the end,” Qin Shuang said, stamping her foot in distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Calm down, they brought a satellite phone, and with Uncle Zhang’s skills, he wouldn’t dare take Zhang Fan to the Gobi if he wasn’t sure,” Hua Ling reassured with a laugh — who was kidding, Dongyang was a member of the Dragon Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there anything they couldn’t handle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know nothing, it’s the Gobi for goodness’ sake, and they’re going on foot; what if they encounter a freaking sandstorm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not something humans can withstand,” Ye Jingtian retorted angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, enough, let’s not talk nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s hurry back and arrange for a team to follow them,” Qin Shuang sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’m off to find people; Xuan, let’s go home!” Ye Jingtian finally calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, is the Gobi really that dangerous?” Ye Xuan asked with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s manageable with enough food and water, as long as they don’t run into a major sandstorm,” Ye Jingtian reassured, patting Ye Xuan on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting off the plane and enduring a five-hour car ride, Zhang Fan finally saw the legendary Gobi landscape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was scorchingly hot, as if it wanted to singe the entire earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the blow of the wind, a swirl of yellow sand arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go, prepare some food and water, and we’ll set off immediately,” Zhang Dongyang said, looking up at the sky and walking confidently toward a nearby small town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, have you been here before?” Zhang Fan asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm,” Zhang Dongyang hummed, his voice incredibly low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Food, water, a military knife, a map, satellite phone, and a military watch with a compass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dongyang took just an hour to gather everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he led Zhang Fan into the vast expanse of the Gobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, what are those two doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trekking through the Gobi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they insane?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The locals of the Gobi town watched as Zhang Dongyang and Zhang Fan stepped into the sandy terrain, incredulously exclaiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not even bringing camels?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, are they terminally ill and planning to die in the Gobi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hours after Zhang Fan and Zhang Dongyang left, a twenty-person squad arrived at the Gobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty men, towering in stature, and there were even some foreigners among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brothers, have you seen these two?” a stout man asked, showing photos of Zhang Fan and Zhang Dongyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seen them, they entered the Gobi on foot five hours ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hours ago?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On foot?” a foreigner exclaimed in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have half an hour to prepare, get a camel team and enough food ready,” the African leader immediately commanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, this is just like picking up money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hundred thousand just to escort two people out of the Gobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s too easy,” one man said with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Less chattering, get ready, we’re setting off soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s find these two first,” the African man said in fluent Chinese, then pulled out his phone to call Ye Jingtian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, rest assured, we have tracked them down and will ensure the mission is accomplished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, once the task is completed, I will transfer the remaining two hundred thousand to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, ensure their safety at all costs,” Ye Jingtian said before hanging up and reassuring Ye Xuan, patting her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, the ones I hired are Mercenaries.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm!” Ye Xuan hugged her legs as she sat on the couch, her eyes flickering with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>",1276,"2026-06-08T10:03:05.886Z",1,"novelbin.me","5db49674aad1b1cdd80798f424414a8c2265241540b1ba7de6dce17180780519","the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-318","the-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-chapter-316",1920,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-face-slapping-king-in-the-city-cover.jpg"]