From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 68 Tongbi Gate

"You mean County Lieutenant Fan? He only had the official title but no official status. He was just doing the work. The old County Lieutenant retired due to illness more than ten years ago and retired.

It was the same with Liu Yaozu before. If he had been registered as an official, the county governor would not have been able to execute him so easily."

Fu Zhiqiang explained.

It turned out to be the case.

Xu Xiaogou thought to himself, then thought of another key question: "What are the requirements for official status, and who makes the final decision?"

"The official rule is that any Xiantian warrior who already has a position in the county government can be employed in any position, whether it's a constable catching bandits, a petty official collecting land taxes, or a mountain guard guarding the mountains and forests.

If you hold a position and have made contributions, you can be granted official status by the court.

But, in reality, it was the county magistrate and several immortal officials who recommended him to the court, so all we need to do is build good relationships with them."

Fu Zhiqiang said this and suddenly lowered his voice: "Our County Magistrate Lu is greedy for money. As long as we can deal with the other people and give the County Magistrate some money, it will be done."

After listening to him, Xu Xiaogou understood the key points: first, it must be innate. Second, it must deal with the competitors.

Fu Zhiren seemed impatient: "Let's go home quickly and discuss it with Dad. It would be a good thing to get an official title."

After saying this, he urged his second brother and brother-in-law to set off and rush back to the Fu family mansion.

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Fu family mansion, reception hall.

Fu Yuanzhen is receiving guests: Qi Chunshan, the leader of the Xionghu Sect, and his second son Qi Xiaping.

Ever since the Qi family came to propose marriage six years ago and Qi Xiaping lost to Xu Xiaogou in the ring, the relationship between the Fu family and the Qi family has become awkward.

Fu Yuanzhen looked down on Qi Xiaping, who had bad martial arts ethics.

The two families had a friendship decades ago, and the Qi family had helped the Fu family a lot, so Fu Yuanzhen still maintained necessary personal connections with the Qi family, but they were not as close as before.

"Brother Yuan Zhen, the martial arts school business is not doing well these days, and my disciples are getting fewer and fewer. Now there is an opportunity to be appointed an official. Please help me and my son Xia Ping.

If my son is given an official position in the future, he will definitely lend his full support to our Vajra Sect and continue our friendship for decades to come."

Qi Chunshan knew that his request for help was excessive, but he had no other choice but to come here with a thick face.

When opening a martial arts school in a county town, word of mouth is very important.

However, the reputation of his Xionghu Sect has not grown over the years. Instead, due to the lack of outstanding combat achievements, the number of disciples has been decreasing.

His eldest son's martial arts talent was average, while his second son's was more gifted. He had invested a lot of resources in his second son over the past few years, and after finally getting him promoted to Xiantian, his situation still didn't improve.

"Chunshan, you've got the wrong person. How could I possibly help him get an official title? You should talk to Magistrate Lu."

Fu Yuanzhen shook his head and thought to himself: The Qi family is really crazy. They actually asked him for help with such a thing.

There are a total of six military officer positions in Tonggu County. After one position was finally vacated, countless people fought for it.

Even if Fu Yuanzhen went to fight for it himself, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to get the official position, let alone take a big risk to help others fight for it.

"Brother Yuan Zhen, you misunderstood. You are the leader of the Vajra Sect and hold considerable status in our county. I only hope that if someone causes trouble for my family, you can mediate and resolve it peacefully, avoiding violence if possible."

Qi Chunshan didn't dare to expect Fu Yuanzhen to help him with force, he just hoped that he could help him to save face.

"this…"

Fu Yuanzhen pondered and took a sip of tea: "Tsk, okay, but I may not have much face for this old face."

While the two were talking, several hurried shouts were heard from far away outside the house.

“Dad, Dad, Dad—!”

Fu Zhiren was in the innate state, and his voice penetrated the walls and was clearly transmitted to the reception hall.

"This child is always impatient."

As Fu Yuanzhen was speaking, he saw Fu Zhiren rush into the reception hall. Fu Zhiqiang and Xu Xiaogou were a little slow behind him and didn't have time to stop him.

Fu Zhiren was so anxious that he rushed into the room before realizing there were guests. "Um, Dad, Uncle Chunshan, you guys chat first. I'll wait outside."

Qi Chunshan stood up and said, "It's okay, it's okay. We've finished talking and are about to say goodbye."

The purpose of his trip has been achieved.

Fu Yuanzhen did not say anything to keep them and sent Qi Chunshan and Qi Xiaping out. Just as Fu Yuanzhen and others sent the Qi family to the gate of the mansion, they saw a man running towards them in a panic.

"Something happened to the master, something happened to the martial arts school!"

This person is Qi Chunshan's direct disciple and a high-level martial artist who teaches martial arts to his disciples in the Xionghumen Martial Arts School.

"what's up?"

Qi Chunshan's expression changed slightly, but he forced himself to remain calm.

"Huh~~ Tongbi, the leader of the Tongbi Sect is here to challenge you, calling you by your name and asking you to accept the challenge..."

"Tongbi Gate?!"

Hearing these three words, Qi Chunshan's eyes widened with deep fear in his eyes.

"Let's go back quickly!"

Just as he was about to rush back to the martial arts gym, a voice came from afar.

"Master Qi~~"

A deep voice came from afar.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a strong man with broad shoulders and long arms walking towards them.

His arms were exaggerated, his back clearly straight, yet his hands reached down to his knees. His palms were thick, his knuckles prominent, and the backs of his hands were covered in thick calluses.

The leader of Tongbi Sect: Fan Lei.

The Tongbi School's stance exercise is called "Tongbi Lingyuan Stance Exercise", and its characteristic is that the arms are as long as a monkey, and the supporting kung fu is "Tongbi Fist".

The Tongbi Sect is well-known in the county, not only because of the powerful Tongbi Lingyuan桩功, but also for another reason: when the Tongbi Sect started out more than ten years ago, it challenged other martial arts schools everywhere, and many of the schools that were challenged suffered casualties.

Their cruel methods are so ruthless that people shudder at the mere mention of them.

"I heard that Sect Master Qi is here with Sect Master Fu. I also have something to tell Sect Master Fu, so it's a good opportunity to solve it all at once."

Fan Lei was followed by several people.

The men were carrying a magnificent wooden plaque.

After everyone saw the words on the plaque clearly, they looked strange.

A dark red plaque with large, gilded characters reads, "Xiong Hu Men" in a flamboyant, three-character phrase: "Xiong Hu Men." This is the signboard of the Xiong Hu Men martial arts school.

"Master Qi, you and I are both masters of martial arts schools. I come to challenge you today. You won't refuse, right?"

Fan Lei raised the corner of his mouth with a hint of disdain.

Just as Qi Chunshan was hesitating, several people carrying the [Xiong Humen] plaque threw it high into the air.

Fan Lei kicked the ground, jumped three feet high, and smashed his fist at the plaque like a meteor.

With a loud "crack", the plaque turned into sawdust all over the sky.

The gilded word "门" (door) split into two halves, and one half fell at the feet of Qi Chunshan.

"you!"

Qi Chunshan gritted his teeth. It was a great shame and humiliation to destroy his Xiong Humen signboard in front of so many people. No one took him seriously.

"I accept the challenge!"

At this moment he had no other choice. If he didn't respond to the challenge, the reputation of his Xionghu Sect would be completely ruined.

"Okay, let's do it here. You and I voluntarily spar. Fists and kicks have no eyes, life and death are determined by fate."

Fan Lei's voice was cold, as if he didn't take Qi Chunshan seriously.

"bring it on!"

Qi Chunshan was stunned when he heard "life and death are determined by fate", but he still accepted the challenge.

The arrow is on the string and must be fired!
He has been promoted to the Xiantian realm for many years and recently stepped into the threshold of the third level of Xiantian.

The person that people fear more about Tongbimen is Fan Lei's cousin, the current county lieutenant Fan Yang, rather than Fan Lei.

(End of this chapter)