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Its BIxie Jianfa Gawdammit you guys!!!!
But it is not a JY novel...
Having said that, I do believe that HML's martial arts were probably better than he let on. I don't think he was someone who could easily take out another opponent, but something about him tells me that even if very skilled fighters wanted to kill him, HML would not be easily defeated. I think of him as a video game character that has strong defense and moderate attack...if you guys get the drift.