Shortly after Gan Ning slew Ling Cao, he defected to Sun Quan's team. The son of Ling Cao, Ling Tong, was understandably upset. He challenged Gan Ning to a Manly Musou Muscle Match, and Lu Meng went door to door, selling tickets for the event. On the day of the match, the belligerents showed up with big swollen muscles. They had to go into the sauna and talk shit to each other. The last man standing would win. the contest was interuppted by Hua Xiong, just when it was getting good. Gan Ning and Ling Tong agreed to a truce, in the interest of wrestling Hua Xiong to death. The happy ending made everyone clap and the Manly Musou Muscle Match became an annual event.