A lucky cat fell from the sky.

Chapter 45 A Trip to Yuntai

Having gained Master He's approval, Wu Cheng was naturally very happy. At least it meant he would have to fight one less martial arts apprentice, which saved him a lot of money. He currently had plenty of gold ingots, but he needed to endure four months before he could level up, and leveling up would require another batch of gold ingots.

Therefore, it's best to keep a low profile for now.

Scarface was quite efficient and quickly sent out the video. The Martial Arts Department was also very efficient, sending a reply two hours later. Given that the authenticity of the video was still somewhat questionable, Wu Cheng was asked to go to the Longqiu branch of the Martial Arts Department in two days for further in-person verification.

Two days later, Scarface personally drove Wu Cheng and Master He to the Longqiu branch of the Martial Arts Department.

In the Kingdom of Jiuyuan, the Ministry of War is like a god. It is the highest-level administrative unit in the country, so even though Longqiu is a small place, the Ministry of War building is still very impressive.

Wu Cheng had only passed by the entrance of the Martial Arts Department building before. Given his status, he was not qualified to enter the building. Now that he had the opportunity to enter, he felt that the interior of the Martial Arts Department building was not only grand but also luxurious.

The martial arts building is very tall, but it doesn't have an elevator because martial arts practitioners need to constantly improve and train themselves.

In the corridors of each floor, there are weapon racks, displaying long spears, short swords, guan dao (a type of halberd), and even large axes. The weapons are maintained by specialists, oiled year-round, and all are sharpened, looking gleaming coldly.

Upon closer inspection, it gives one a chill down their spine, indicating that the weapon is extremely sharp.

Master He had been to the Martial Arts Department building before. Seeing that Wu Cheng was quite interested in these weapons, he seemed to recall his first visit to the Martial Arts Department building when he was young, and he was quite emotional: "These weapons all have a history."

"The owners of these weapons were all senior heroes who appeared in Longqiu City after the fall of the Nine Plains Star. After they retired or sacrificed themselves, they personally or through their descendants donated these weapons to the Ministry of War."

"This is the very essence of our martial arts."

While Master He was deeply moved, Jin Wanliang kept talking in Wu Cheng's mind: "These weapons are not bad. This cat is willing to spend 100 gold coins to get one, and bring the weapon rack into the house together. I will give you an additional 200 gold coins. Of course, the exchange limit will only increase after you reach the Bronze Member level."

Although Wu Cheng was somewhat tempted, he also knew that stealing the weapon rack here would be suicidal.

Not to mention the other people in the Martial Arts Building who would make trouble for him if they saw this, even if Master He saw it, he would fight him to the death.

I'm here today for further assessment at the Martial Arts Department. If I pass, I'll be qualified to take the entrance exam for Tianwu University, and that's the most important thing.

You absolutely must not let this little bit of gold ruin your important plans.

Following Master He, we climbed up to the 20th floor in one go and finally arrived at the location of this assessment.

Upon arriving at the assessment location, Wu Cheng ran into an acquaintance, none other than Lu Shao, Lu Dongyang.

Wu Cheng had also seen the guy next to Lu Dongyang before; it turned out to be Xiong Da.

Lu Dongyang and Xiong Da came to verify the faction. Lu Dongyang represented his sister and brought Xiong Da with him. As long as the Longqiu branch confirms that Xiong Da has joined Lu Dongxuan and the signing ceremony is completed, the Longqiu University Judo Club will then be considered Lu Dongxuan's faction.

Xiong Da created Lu Dongxuan, but he received a lot of benefits from the Lu family. In addition to money, Lu Dongxuan also guided him to change his strength. Now Xiong Da has the strength of a martial arts apprentice.

However, Xiong Da was over twenty-four years old, so he could only serve as Lu Dongxuan's subordinate, following Lu Dongyang around like a servant. These past two days, Lu Dongyang had been showing off Xiong Da everywhere, and even Hao Xiajian had a fawning smile on his face whenever he saw Lu Dongyang.

Although this was just a case of the fox borrowing the tiger's power, Lu Dongyang felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life. When he saw Wu Cheng, he immediately raised his eyebrows. He had been wanting to teach Wu Cheng a lesson for a long time, and today was the perfect opportunity.

Regardless of what Wu Cheng was doing at the Martial Arts Department building, Lu Dongyang stepped forward and provocatively said, "Oh, isn't this Young Master Wu?"

"I wouldn't dare. You're the young master. Your whole family—men are young masters and women are princesses. Only your Lu family deserves that title. I wouldn't dare."

The words took on a different meaning when they came out of Wu Cheng's mouth.

Lu Dongyang also understood the sarcasm in Wu Cheng's words, and his anger flared up instantly. However, the Martial Arts Department building was not a place for fighting, otherwise even if he had several lives, he wouldn't be able to show off like that.

He suppressed his anger and said to Wu Cheng, "You really stole the show at the Gu family last time."

"So-so, third in the country," Wu Cheng said modestly.

"Do you remember what I told you last time? I'll definitely get my revenge."

"Really? When did you say that? It seems your mental problems have gotten worse. Young Master Lu, you should see a doctor. Don't be stingy with the money."

"you……"

Lu Dongyang suddenly realized that Wu Cheng's retort skills were quite impressive, leaving him speechless with just a few words.

“A gentleman acts without talking. If you’re so capable, why don’t we take a walk on the Cloud Platform of the Martial Arts Department?” Lu Dongyang said.

The Cloud Platform of the Martial Arts Department is the only place in the Martial Arts Department building where martial arts can be used.

Generally speaking, many martial arts practitioners go to the Cloud Platform to resolve any issues they can't handle, where they compete to determine a winner. The victor wins both the fight and the moral high ground.

Lu Dongyang is planning to fight Wu Cheng.

Of course, it wasn't him who did the dirty work, but Xiong Da.

He was full of confidence. Now that Xiong Da had become a martial arts apprentice, defeating Wu Cheng would be no problem at all.

Little did he know that Xiong Da had actually been beaten once before, but Xiong Da didn't remember it at all.

Wu Cheng didn't know what Yuntai was. At this moment, Master He whispered a reminder: "Yuntai is a fighting arena. In literature, there is no first place, but in martial arts, there is no second. Martial arts practitioners prove their true strength on the arena, and reason prevails through fists."

Wu Cheng understood then. He looked at Lu Dongyang and said, "Tch, you think you can just go to Yuntai like that? You have the right to issue a challenge, and I have the right to refuse."

Seeing that Wu Cheng had no intention of fighting Xiong Da, Lu Dongyang grew anxious: "Why are you refusing? What reason do you have to refuse?"

"That's strange. What reason would I have to go up to the cloud platform? In the previous encounters, it seems that I had the advantage and the upper hand. Why would I want to personally give up that advantage?"

Lu Dongyang was speechless after Wu Cheng's question. He gritted his teeth and said, "So you don't want to fight for free? Fine, here's a check for one million from Xuanlong Bank. If you win, the check is yours."

Seeing that Lu Dongyang had taken the bait, Wu Cheng was secretly overjoyed: "Alright then, for the sake of money, let's go to Yuntai."