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

Soon, Chu Xuan was led into the private room by a servant.

Chu Xuan glanced at the two wine glasses on the table and sneered inwardly.

"Hehe, Brother Chu, I've heard so much about you! Come, come, please have a seat!"

Manager Chen warmly invited Chu Xuan to sit down.

Chu Xuan stood there without moving, and went straight to the point: "Manager Chen, my aunt's husband declined your offer to invest when he came to deliver goods this morning, and was beaten up this afternoon. What do you have to say about this?"

"Oh? Is that so? I didn't know!" Manager Chen said with a surprised look.

"But the person who did it confessed that it was Meng Qing, the retainer of your Mingyue Tower, who ordered it. What do you say about that?" Chu Xuan asked.

"Meng Qing? That's troublesome!"

Manager Chen frowned slightly, pretending to be deep in thought. "Young Master Chu may not know this, but Meng Qing is merely a nominal retainer of Mingyue Tower and is not under the jurisdiction of Mingyue Tower."

He is actually an inner disciple of the White Ape Martial Arts School, a Ming Jin martial artist just like you, and a Ming Jin master.

Meng Qing probably came to Mingyue Tower, saw the braised meat you offered, and got the idea to take advantage of it. I'm afraid he won't let this go easily.

Chu Xuan looked at Manager Chen with amusement: "He hit my uncle-in-law, and he still won't let it go?!"

"Oh dear, Brother Chu, the situation is beyond our control!"

Manager Chen put on an act as if he was thinking of Chu Xuan's best interests.

"With Meng Qing's methods, if you don't give up some of the profits, this braised meat business will probably not be able to continue."

I know you're a martial artist. Do you think you can personally deliver goods every day?

"Oh, how much do you think is appropriate, Manager Chen?" Chu Xuan seemed to be persuaded.

Shopkeeper Chen thought for a moment and said, "Let's split it 30/70! If Young Master Chu is willing to speak up, I might have some influence and be able to mediate!"

Chu Xuan sneered, "You hit my man, and you expect me to give him 30% as a bonus?"

"Thirty percent is yours!" Manager Chen said irritably. "That depends on whether they agree or not! But if I'm willing to swallow my pride, it shouldn't be a big problem."

He adopted a painstaking and earnest tone, persuading, "Brother Chu, a 30% profit is better than nothing, right?"

As a person, you must know how to see the situation clearly, and you must also be content!

"So, you've got me cornered?!" Chu Xuan's voice suddenly turned cold.

Manager Chen's face stiffened.

"Manager Chen, why are you wasting so much time talking to this kid? What can he do even if he finds out?"

Meng Qing walked out impatiently, sneering at Chu Xuan, "Since they're so ungrateful, we don't need to give them any more face!"

"So you're the one who had my uncle beaten up?" Chu Xuan said coldly.

"That's right! It's me!" Meng Qing sneered in return. "Kid, let me tell you the truth, I've got my eye on your braised meat recipe!"

If you know what's good for you, hand it over obediently!

If you don't hand it over, you won't be able to keep the formula, and you won't be able to keep your life either!

You don't need to bring up the Lu family martial arts school. I've already figured out your situation! Lu Tong probably wouldn't be happier if you were beaten to death, so that you, a piece of trash with only a third-rate talent, wouldn't embarrass him!

And don't think that just because you're hiding in the inner city, I can't do anything to you! I'll issue you a challenge tomorrow, let's meet in the arena!

If you dare not accept the order, then you can forget about doing business!

Fighting among martial artists is strictly prohibited within the inner city; that's the bottom line!

If there's a conflict, we can settle it in the ring!

There are arenas in all four directions of the inner city, where martial artists can settle their personal grudges.

Manager Chen also dropped his pretense and said coldly, "Young Master Chu, you should think this through! No matter how important the recipe is, can it be more important than your own life?"

If you don't agree now, next time it won't be as simple as just giving up 70% to solve the problem!

"I'm waiting for you!"

Chu Xuan left a message and turned to leave.

Now that he was certain that Zhao Dahu wasn't lying, there was no need for him to waste any more words with these people!

……

The next morning, Chu Xuangang arrived at the martial arts school.

"Junior Brother Chu, is someone eyeing your family's braised meat business?" Dongfang Lin asked as he walked over.

Chu Xuan nodded and, without hiding anything, told them about how Mingyuelou and Meng Qing had instigated people to injure his uncle and threatened him to demand the formula.

"Meng Qing? It's that bastard!"

Upon hearing this name, Dongfang Lin gritted his teeth and said, "This bastard is always bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Now he's really gotten bold, daring to target disciples of our Lu Family Martial Arts School?"

Chu Xuan didn't say anything.

Dongfang Lin seemed to have realized something as well, and his expression turned somewhat grim.

Clearly, the other party had seen Chu Xuan's situation at the martial arts school, which is why they were so fearless.

He warned Chu Xuan, "Junior Brother Chu, although Meng Qing is a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong, he is still quite strong, having already achieved the Great Perfection of Ming Jin. You must be careful. If he invites you to fight in the arena, don't act rashly."

Just as he finished speaking, a commotion suddenly broke out in the outer courtyard.

Soon, a group of outer disciples dressed in the uniforms of the White Ape Martial Arts School walked over.

"May I ask which one of you is Senior Brother Chu Xuan?" the leader asked after bowing.

"That's me!"

Chu Xuan responded.

The man cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Greetings, Senior Brother Chu. This is Senior Brother Meng Qing from my White Ape Martial Arts School. He has issued a challenge to Senior Brother Chu! Please take a look."

Chu Xuan took the challenge letter and read: Tomorrow at noon, at the arena south of the city, to determine the victor and decide life and death...

"It's a life-or-death duel!"

Upon seeing the words above, Dongfang Lin's expression changed drastically. He angrily cursed, "Has Meng Qing gone mad? That bastard! It's one thing to seize other people's property, but he's actually trying to drive them to their deaths?!"

Go back and tell that bastard, if he has the guts, let him come and challenge me!

The disciple from the White Ape Martial Arts School simply smiled without responding, then looked at Chu Xuan and asked, "Senior Brother Chu, will you accept this challenge or not?"

"Brother Xuan! Don't answer!"

Ren Yan, standing nearby, said anxiously, "Meng Qing has been at the Ming Jin level for over three years, and you've only been at it for a few months? What right does he have to challenge you to a duel?"

Not answering is just embarrassing.

But if you accept the order, you'll lose your life!

Once you're in a life-or-death arena, basically only one person can survive.

"I'll take it!"

Chu Xuan put away the challenge and calmly said, "Tell Meng Qing that I will be there on time tomorrow!"

"Alright! Then we will respectfully invite Senior Brother Chu to grace us with his presence!"

After saying that, the group of White Ape Martial Arts School disciples turned and left.

"Junior brother, you..." Dongfang Lin looked at Chu Xuan, his face full of anger at his lack of ambition.

"I'm going to practice my martial arts!"

Chu Xuan said something and then turned around to practice his martial arts, as if nothing had happened.

Chu Xuan spent the entire day frantically cultivating.

The disciples of the Lu Family Martial Arts School, both inside and outside the academy, were not as calm as him; they were almost all discussing the outcome of his duel with Meng Qingming tomorrow.

evening.

With a gloomy face, Dongfang Lin handed several sheets of paper to Chu Xuan: "Junior brother, I know I can't persuade you of anything, and it's useless to persuade you now."

If I were you, I wouldn't stand for this either! I won't say anything more.

This is some information I found about the White Ape Martial Arts School. Take a look when you have time.

Not accepting the challenge would at most result in losing face.

But if you accept the challenge and don't fight, it's not just a matter of losing face.

Putting everything else aside, Lu Tong would not tolerate him staying at the martial arts school any longer!

After saying that, Dongfang Lin turned and left.

Chu Xuan picked up the paper and began to read it. It contained summaries of the Tongbei Fist techniques from the White Ape Martial Arts School.

These are all oral accounts from martial artists who have fought against people from the White Ape Martial Arts School. Some are quite long, while others are only a few dozen words long.

There were at least a dozen people.

It's clear that Dongfang Lin put a lot of effort into getting these things.

After reading them, Chu Xuan tore them all up and threw them away, then continued practicing his martial arts.

Chu Xuan stopped and looked at the panel as dusk fell.

[Energy Value: 476/500]

[Small Completion of Two-Element Stance (1896/3000)]

[Bajiquan Minor Mastery (1003/3000)]

[Introduction to Heart-Shattering Palm (991/1000)]

Chu Xuan remained calm, but his eyes flashed with a cold killing intent.

"I just want to practice my skills in peace, why do you all have to force me?!"