A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

That evening, Bai Dongchu relayed Chu Xuan's reply to Bai Dongxu.

"Excellent! Excellent! I never expected that my Bai family would spend so much money to sponsor two martial artists. One is an ingrate, and the other is an ingrate too!"

Bai Dongxu laughed in fury, "Seventh Brother, you really have a discerning eye!"

"Big brother!"

Bai Dongchu frowned. "If Chu Xuan were truly an ungrateful person, he wouldn't have so resolutely refused Cui Jiangyue's offer of a position with a monthly salary of twenty taels just because Qianjin Pavilion and our Baicaotang were at odds."

"Moreover, Chu Xuan didn't refuse us; he was even willing to pay ten taels a month as tribute to the Bai family. He just didn't want to..."

Bai Dongchu suddenly stopped speaking.

No matter what, Bai Kexin is still his niece.

When Bai Dongxu tried to force Xu Yuan to marry Bai Kexin, he strongly opposed it, but Bai Dongxu simply wouldn't listen.

From the other party's perspective, only a marriage alliance could closely link the Bai family and Xu Yuan together, and prevent the Bai family's large amount of financial assistance from going to waste.

As a result, the Bai family's attempt to steal a chicken backfired, and they were outmaneuvered by a mere young upstart, almost becoming the laughingstock of Qingshan City!

Now, Bai Dongxu is forcibly pressuring Chu Xuan to marry him.

"Don't want what?"

Bai Dongxu sneered repeatedly, "Is my daughter, Bai Dongxu's daughter, not good enough for a peasant like him?"

"Big brother..."

"Enough!" Bai Dongxu waved his hand to interrupt, "That ungrateful wretch! If it weren't for the Bai family's initial support, would he be where he is today?!"

"He's just a low-grade talent; if you hadn't repeatedly persuaded him, I wouldn't have given him this chance at all! Does he think he's some kind of genius like Xu Yuan?"

Bai Dongchu remained silent.

Bai Dongxu's real purpose in asking him to invite Chu Xuan was not to have Chu Xuan become a sacrificial offering.

Even if the Bai family is in dire straits, they shouldn't be short of a martial artist who has just broken through to the Ming Jin level.

Their real purpose was to pour a lot of resources into helping Chu Xuan break through to the Dark Force realm, in order to slap Xu Yuan in the face. This would show everyone that Xu Yuan's success today was all thanks to the Bai family.

If the Bai family can sponsor one Xu Yuan, they can sponsor a second Xu Yuan!

Choosing Chu Xuan, whose physical constitution was inferior to Xu Yuan's, undoubtedly proves this point even more.

Bai Dongxu had already suffered a great loss once, so naturally he didn't want to raise another ungrateful child. That's why he proposed that he must marry Bai Kexin first!

Bai Dongchu also subtly told Chu Xuan the reason behind this.

Unfortunately, Chu Xuan still refused!

"Big brother."

Bai Dongchu hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but advise, "We were also somewhat in the wrong about Xu Yuan's matter! Since it's in the past, why not let it go? Why hold onto it?"

"Seventh Brother!" Bai Dongxu suddenly turned his head and stared at Bai Dongchu, sneering, "You think you're all grown up now, huh? You're starting to teach me how to do things?"

"Brother, that's not what I meant," Bai Dongchu frowned. "I was just saying that Xu Yuan is now a genius even Lu Tong treasures, with unlimited potential, and he might even break through to the Transformation Realm in the future. Continuing to target him..."

"That's enough!"

Bai Dongxu roared, his face darkening, "Seventh Brother! You think it's no big deal because it's not you who's embarrassed, right? Look at my face! Right now, everyone in Qingshan City is laughing at me, Bai Dongxu, for being a hunter who gets pecked out of his eye by a goose, and being outmaneuvered by a mere brat!"

"What about Chu Xuan..." Bai Dongchu frowned.

Bai Dongxu sneered, "Without Zhang the butcher, does that mean we won't eat pork with hair on? Tomorrow you'd better spread the word that the Bai family will sponsor another batch of people to learn martial arts at a martial arts school! This time, I'll personally oversee the process!"

"As for that Chu Xuan..."

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

If you can't touch Xu Yuan, whom Lu Tong cherishes, then you can't touch you either?

A snap.

The teacup I was holding was shattered into pieces!

If I can't have it, then I'll destroy it!

……

The next day.

Chu Xuan is sparring with Dongfang Lin.

The two fought back and forth, but Chu Xuan was almost always on the defensive, clearly because Dongfang Lin hadn't recovered from the "blow" of Xu Yuan's breakthrough and wasn't putting in much effort.

"Chu Xuan, come out here!"

Around noon, a delicate shout suddenly came from the outer courtyard, attracting the attention of countless people there. Even a few disciples from the inner courtyard peeked out to watch.

Soon, Ren Yan rushed in from the outer courtyard.

"Brother Xuan, a young woman came to see you. She's very beautiful and looks like a young lady from a wealthy family," Ren Yan said, winking.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Lin chuckled and said, "Junior Brother Chu, it wouldn't happen to be your old flame, would it?"

Chu Xuan ignored him, but was somewhat surprised.

He didn't seem to have any interaction with any young women; the only one he could remember was Ye Zhiyi.

"Brother Xuan, hurry up and go out. Don't keep them waiting." Ren Yan urged from the side.

Chu Xuan nodded and immediately walked towards the outer courtyard.

Dongfang Lin and several of his fellow disciples, who loved gossip, also followed, eager to see who Chu Xuan's lover was.

When Chu Xuan arrived at the outer courtyard, he saw a beautiful young woman holding a riding whip and glaring angrily at the inner courtyard.

Behind her were two extremely handsome young men!

Dongfang Lin, who had initially been watching with amusement, immediately changed his expression upon seeing the woman. He whispered in Chu Xuan's ear, "Junior Brother Chu, it's Bai Kexin!"

Bai Kexin? The eldest daughter of the Bai family?

What did she want from me?

"You're Chu Xuan?"

Bai Kexin's eyes locked onto Chu Xuan at a glance, a cold glint in them.

"I am Chu Xuan. May I ask what business Miss Bai has with me?" Chu Xuan cupped his hands in greeting, feeling utterly bewildered.

Bai Kexin was dumped by Xu Yuan, so why is she coming to me instead of going to Xu Yuan?

"Don't you know why I contacted you?"

Bai Kexin sneered repeatedly, "Who do you think you are, Chu Xuan? You're nothing but a lowly peasant from the outer city! If it weren't for my seventh uncle's mercy, you, with your mere inferior talent, wouldn't even be qualified to enter the martial arts school!"

The scene immediately erupted in uproar.

The fellow disciples present were stunned, staring wide-eyed at Chu Xuan in disbelief.

Chu Xuan wasn't even a C-grade talent, but a D-grade one!

Grade D, this is the worst kind of innate talent, only slightly better than someone with no talent at all. Their future achievements are destined to be limited!

Even Dongfang Lin and Ren Yan looked at Chu Xuan, somewhat unable to believe that Chu Xuan's physique was so poor.

Chu Xuan stared at Bai Kexin without saying a word.

Bai Kexin stared directly at him and sneered, "What, did I say something wrong? Are you not a Grade D bone marrow? When you were having your bones examined, didn't you bribe Steward Zhao to get away with it? If it weren't for my Seventh Uncle's leniency, would you have received the Bai family's support?"

Another bombshell revelation.

Chu Xuan frowned, wondering if it was because he had rejected Bai Dongchu's conditions last night that the eldest daughter of the Bai family had become angry and embarrassed.

Bai Kexin continued, "Hmph, my Bai family doesn't mind your poor physique and is still willing to offer you twenty taels of silver to be our retainer. Yet you dare to have such improper thoughts, actually wanting to marry me?!"

The scene immediately erupted in uproar.

All the fellow disciples stared at Chu Xuan in shock.

Chu Xuan actually went to the Bai family and asked to marry Bai Kexin!

This is an attempt to replicate Xu Yuan's old path, without wanting to take any detours!

Unfortunately, the Bai family didn't think much of him, and even Bai Kexin didn't like him. They even went so far as to cause trouble at the martial arts school!

Chu Xuan's face turned extremely ugly: "Miss Bai, have you misunderstood? I didn't make any demands of Seventh Master Bai, much less say that I wanted to marry you!"

"What? You dare to do it but not admit it?" Bai Kexin sneered repeatedly. "Yesterday afternoon, my seventh uncle didn't mind your poor physique and personally invited you to the Bai family to be a retainer! It wasn't you who shamelessly asked to marry me, otherwise you wouldn't be a retainer of the Bai family?"

"You ungrateful wretch! Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? You worthless piece of trash, do you even deserve to be called 'worthy'?!"

"Where did this crazy old woman come from?! Men, throw her out of here!" Dongfang Lin saw Chu Xuan's ashen face and immediately shouted angrily, "What are you all standing there for? Get her out of here right now!"

Ren Yan realized what was happening and immediately led several fellow students from the outer academy forward.

"You don't need to chase me! I can walk by myself!"

Bai Kexin glared at Chu Xuan and sneered, "Chu Xuan, I'm here today to tell you! Don't even dream about it! I'll always be someone you can't reach!"

After saying that, she turned and left with the two handsome men.

The remaining martial arts school members all looked at Chu Xuan with strange expressions.

"What are you looking at? All bored, huh? Get back to your cultivation!"

Dongfang Lin shouted, chasing everyone away, and looked at Chu Xuan, saying, "Junior brother, everyone in Qingshan City knows Bai Kexin's reputation! No one will believe her..."

Chu Xuan didn't say anything, turned around and went back to the inner courtyard to continue practicing.

In less than an afternoon, the news that Chu Xuan wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Bai family and that his proposal to marry Bai Kexin was rejected spread throughout the entire martial arts school.