Chapter 37
Grudges
The next day, just as dawn broke, Duan Xuan bid farewell to his mother and went to the martial arts school as usual.
Although there is no good countermeasure at present, we should try to learn all the moves of the Breaking Mountain Fist so that we can be prepared for any eventuality.
To be honest, the only people Duan Xuan cared about at his grandfather's old house were his aunt and grandmother.
The two of them faced immense pressure and used the money they had secretly saved to support Duan Xuan's martial arts training.
Because of this favor, Duan Xuan would never sit idly by if something happened to them.
Furthermore, her aunt treated her no less well than her mother Zhao Rui and Liu Chunmei.
Putting aside his thoughts, Duan Xuan waited and waited, but still did not see his master Chen Feng and his two senior sisters arrive. He had no choice but to practice the Broken Mountain Fist step by step.
"Good morning, Senior Brother Duan!" A handyman who had just changed into the martial arts school disciple's uniform greeted him with a smile.
Duan Xuan recognized him; his name was Liu Tie, and he was a disciple who arrived late to report after Duan Xuan and the others had entered the sect.
Unfortunately, having missed the reporting deadline, they had to work as laborers for several months to regain their eligibility.
Liu Tiegen's physical attributes are indeed average, ranking as a second-class student.
But he was very diligent, so diligent that Duan Xuan saw a reflection of himself in him.
After breaking through to the Ming Jin level, Duan Xuan chose to take a temporary post and rarely visited the martial arts school.
According to Senior Brother Zhang Chen, Liu Tie is always the last disciple to leave each night.
These menial tasks are not entirely physical work; instead, they can practice some mountain-breaking stance exercises in advance to hone their own qi and blood.
After several months, Liu Tie was the one with the most vigor and vitality among the four menial servants.
Duan Xuan estimated that as long as he combined this Mountain-Breaking Fist with his skills, he would definitely be able to break through to the Ming Jin level in another one to two months.
He nodded and replied, "Good morning."
Liu Tie was overjoyed after becoming a formal disciple and receiving his disciple's robes.
Clutching at the words on his sleeve, he couldn't wait to let the whole martial arts school know about this joyous occasion.
However, after wandering around for several times, no one paid any attention to him, and he was almost beaten up by some bad-tempered senior disciples. He could only slink back to Duan Xuan's side.
He obediently squatted to the side, practicing the Mountain-Breaking Stance Technique while observing Duan Xuan's fist and foot skills.
Duan Xuan naturally knew the rule that senior disciples could not privately teach new disciples their moves.
But he would slow down as much as possible so that Liu Tie could see it clearly again and again. This was his way of taking care of his fellow disciples who also came from poor backgrounds.
By lunchtime, Liu Tie was exhausted and lay listlessly in the shade.
Duan Xuan focused his energy in his dantian, contracted his strength, and severed contact with the soles of his feet to stop the generation of qi and blood.
"Hey, Senior Brother Duan, do you know why Master and the others haven't been at the martial arts school these past few days?"
Senior brothers like Lin Hu, Liu Mingze, and Zhang Chen were also urgently summoned a few days ago. Do you know what happened?
Seeing Duan Xuan resting, Liu Tie quickly grabbed some flatbread and came over to gossip.
Duan Xuan glanced sideways. Wasn't this kind of gossip usually Zhang Chen's job?
Why isn't Senior Brother Zhang Chen here? This kid has taken over!
"I bet you don't know, but lately our martial arts school seems peaceful on the surface, but it's actually not peaceful at all. Senior brother, since you don't live here, you must be careful when you're out and about."
Seeing the confusion on Duan Xuan's face, Liu Tie chuckled and moved even closer, whispering, "Do you know the Scale Python Martial Arts School on West Street?"
It's that martial arts school where the father and son fight together; the master is at the Transformation Realm, and the son is at the Perfection of the Dark Realm.
It is said that a few months ago they recruited a disciple with top-tier physical constitution, and the disciple's internal strength remains stable.
He was naturally referring to Duan Xu, and Duan Xuan nodded knowingly.
"Our two martial arts schools are so far apart, there shouldn't be any grudges between us."
As you know, Master is a magnanimous and rugged man who has excellent relationships with various martial arts schools.
But not long ago, someone witnessed the Zhao siblings, Zhao Zazhong and Zhao Hui, secretly meeting with people from the Scaled Python Martial Arts School.
The two had fought a major battle with Liu Mingze and had been bedridden for over a month. Zhao Hui's arm had not yet recovered, and he was still struggling to break through the Dark Force.
Upon hearing this, Duan Xuan's first reaction was, "Are the two of them going to switch jobs?"
If they are indeed taken away by the Scaled Python Martial Arts School, it will involve the issue of the quality of the martial arts lineage, and the two martial arts schools will inevitably become sworn enemies.
"And what time is it now?"
The martial arts exam is just a month away.
Master had high hopes for his two senior brothers, Lin Hu and Liu Mingze, and they were expected to achieve top rankings in the martial arts exams so that Poshan Martial Arts School could become famous in Huangshe County.
But then these two siblings got into a conflict with Liu Mingze and even injured him. How could their master not be angry?
Liu Tie rattled off a long explanation, and Duan Xuan roughly understood the whole story.
Master Chen Feng mistakenly thought it was the Scaled Python Martial Arts School and was envious that the Broken Mountain Martial Arts School had two disciples with first-class physical attributes.
After all, a total of three top-tier disciples with exceptional talent have emerged this year: two from Broken Mountain and one from his Scaled Python Sect.
The Scale Python Martial Arts School has been developing rapidly in recent years, and naturally does not want to see its momentum suppressed.
The number of future masters of Huajin (a type of martial arts) will be surpassed.
Furthermore, regarding martial arts exam results, they certainly wouldn't stand to see anyone do better than themselves.
So they bribed Zhao Hui and his sister to cause trouble in the courtyard.
However, Chen Feng did not make trouble for the siblings, but he gradually marginalized them, and the progress of teaching them the moves became slower and slower. To this day, he has not yet taught them the third move.
But someone has to take the blame, and the target is undoubtedly the Scaled Python Martial Arts School.
At this critical juncture, the two martial arts schools remained at loggerheads, while other schools watched from the sidelines, supporting both sides.
The hope is that the two sides can have a real fight and ultimately cripple these three disciples with top-tier talent.
In this way, everyone is happy except for two families who are worried!
Unfortunately, the matter escalated and alarmed the people at the Dragon Elephant Academy, where Lin Hu and Liu Mingze were given temporary positions.
With his good physique, he is very likely to be valued by the masters in the academy. The last time Liu Mingze was injured, Liu Xuan'er came to question him, which is good proof of this.
"Senior Brother Duan, do you think this is the end of the matter?"
not at all.
Although the Dragon Elephant Academy is located in our Broken Mountain Martial Arts School, the Scale Python Martial Arts School is not convinced!
They did a lot of things, both openly and secretly.
Last night, a senior disciple specializing in internal energy was seriously injured.
The master is certain it was the Scaled Python Martial Arts School that did it, and the two families are now looking for a place to negotiate!
Duan Xuan was delighted; this was excellent.
Until the end of the martial arts exam, Duan Xu probably wouldn't dare to show his face in public easily.
As long as someone restrains Duan Xu, Duan Xuan is fully confident that he can suppress him once he masters the Mountain-Breaking Fist.
After all, his cheat ability has a huge advantage in combat. Even if his blood and qi are inferior to his opponent's at the same level, as long as his fist technique is proficient enough, he can still win.
Even at the early stages of internal strength, one can still compete with veterans at the later stages of internal strength!
Just then, things started to get lively outside.
Lin Hu, Liu Mingze, and Zhang Chen entered from outside and headed straight for the backyard. Then, the person who made all the junior brothers' eyes widen in amazement made his appearance.
Senior sisters Chen Jingshu and Chen Jingyun crossed the threshold together, exuding a cool and aloof yet gentle and tender aura.
Only Duan Xuan and Liu Tie were different; they didn't care about these things.
Just as the group was about to leave the training ground, Liu Tie suddenly asked a question: "Senior Brother Duan, a few days ago your fist technique was still fierce and domineering, with the force radiating outward like a drumbeat."
Why have you been throwing such fierce punches lately, but I haven't seen any outward force from you?
"You haven't been slacking off on your boxing practice lately, have you?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng and his two daughters abruptly stopped in their tracks.
The three of them turned to look at Duan Xuan at the same time. Chen Feng said in a deep voice, "What did you just say? Say it again!"
Although there is no good countermeasure at present, we should try to learn all the moves of the Breaking Mountain Fist so that we can be prepared for any eventuality.
To be honest, the only people Duan Xuan cared about at his grandfather's old house were his aunt and grandmother.
The two of them faced immense pressure and used the money they had secretly saved to support Duan Xuan's martial arts training.
Because of this favor, Duan Xuan would never sit idly by if something happened to them.
Furthermore, her aunt treated her no less well than her mother Zhao Rui and Liu Chunmei.
Putting aside his thoughts, Duan Xuan waited and waited, but still did not see his master Chen Feng and his two senior sisters arrive. He had no choice but to practice the Broken Mountain Fist step by step.
"Good morning, Senior Brother Duan!" A handyman who had just changed into the martial arts school disciple's uniform greeted him with a smile.
Duan Xuan recognized him; his name was Liu Tie, and he was a disciple who arrived late to report after Duan Xuan and the others had entered the sect.
Unfortunately, having missed the reporting deadline, they had to work as laborers for several months to regain their eligibility.
Liu Tiegen's physical attributes are indeed average, ranking as a second-class student.
But he was very diligent, so diligent that Duan Xuan saw a reflection of himself in him.
After breaking through to the Ming Jin level, Duan Xuan chose to take a temporary post and rarely visited the martial arts school.
According to Senior Brother Zhang Chen, Liu Tie is always the last disciple to leave each night.
These menial tasks are not entirely physical work; instead, they can practice some mountain-breaking stance exercises in advance to hone their own qi and blood.
After several months, Liu Tie was the one with the most vigor and vitality among the four menial servants.
Duan Xuan estimated that as long as he combined this Mountain-Breaking Fist with his skills, he would definitely be able to break through to the Ming Jin level in another one to two months.
He nodded and replied, "Good morning."
Liu Tie was overjoyed after becoming a formal disciple and receiving his disciple's robes.
Clutching at the words on his sleeve, he couldn't wait to let the whole martial arts school know about this joyous occasion.
However, after wandering around for several times, no one paid any attention to him, and he was almost beaten up by some bad-tempered senior disciples. He could only slink back to Duan Xuan's side.
He obediently squatted to the side, practicing the Mountain-Breaking Stance Technique while observing Duan Xuan's fist and foot skills.
Duan Xuan naturally knew the rule that senior disciples could not privately teach new disciples their moves.
But he would slow down as much as possible so that Liu Tie could see it clearly again and again. This was his way of taking care of his fellow disciples who also came from poor backgrounds.
By lunchtime, Liu Tie was exhausted and lay listlessly in the shade.
Duan Xuan focused his energy in his dantian, contracted his strength, and severed contact with the soles of his feet to stop the generation of qi and blood.
"Hey, Senior Brother Duan, do you know why Master and the others haven't been at the martial arts school these past few days?"
Senior brothers like Lin Hu, Liu Mingze, and Zhang Chen were also urgently summoned a few days ago. Do you know what happened?
Seeing Duan Xuan resting, Liu Tie quickly grabbed some flatbread and came over to gossip.
Duan Xuan glanced sideways. Wasn't this kind of gossip usually Zhang Chen's job?
Why isn't Senior Brother Zhang Chen here? This kid has taken over!
"I bet you don't know, but lately our martial arts school seems peaceful on the surface, but it's actually not peaceful at all. Senior brother, since you don't live here, you must be careful when you're out and about."
Seeing the confusion on Duan Xuan's face, Liu Tie chuckled and moved even closer, whispering, "Do you know the Scale Python Martial Arts School on West Street?"
It's that martial arts school where the father and son fight together; the master is at the Transformation Realm, and the son is at the Perfection of the Dark Realm.
It is said that a few months ago they recruited a disciple with top-tier physical constitution, and the disciple's internal strength remains stable.
He was naturally referring to Duan Xu, and Duan Xuan nodded knowingly.
"Our two martial arts schools are so far apart, there shouldn't be any grudges between us."
As you know, Master is a magnanimous and rugged man who has excellent relationships with various martial arts schools.
But not long ago, someone witnessed the Zhao siblings, Zhao Zazhong and Zhao Hui, secretly meeting with people from the Scaled Python Martial Arts School.
The two had fought a major battle with Liu Mingze and had been bedridden for over a month. Zhao Hui's arm had not yet recovered, and he was still struggling to break through the Dark Force.
Upon hearing this, Duan Xuan's first reaction was, "Are the two of them going to switch jobs?"
If they are indeed taken away by the Scaled Python Martial Arts School, it will involve the issue of the quality of the martial arts lineage, and the two martial arts schools will inevitably become sworn enemies.
"And what time is it now?"
The martial arts exam is just a month away.
Master had high hopes for his two senior brothers, Lin Hu and Liu Mingze, and they were expected to achieve top rankings in the martial arts exams so that Poshan Martial Arts School could become famous in Huangshe County.
But then these two siblings got into a conflict with Liu Mingze and even injured him. How could their master not be angry?
Liu Tie rattled off a long explanation, and Duan Xuan roughly understood the whole story.
Master Chen Feng mistakenly thought it was the Scaled Python Martial Arts School and was envious that the Broken Mountain Martial Arts School had two disciples with first-class physical attributes.
After all, a total of three top-tier disciples with exceptional talent have emerged this year: two from Broken Mountain and one from his Scaled Python Sect.
The Scale Python Martial Arts School has been developing rapidly in recent years, and naturally does not want to see its momentum suppressed.
The number of future masters of Huajin (a type of martial arts) will be surpassed.
Furthermore, regarding martial arts exam results, they certainly wouldn't stand to see anyone do better than themselves.
So they bribed Zhao Hui and his sister to cause trouble in the courtyard.
However, Chen Feng did not make trouble for the siblings, but he gradually marginalized them, and the progress of teaching them the moves became slower and slower. To this day, he has not yet taught them the third move.
But someone has to take the blame, and the target is undoubtedly the Scaled Python Martial Arts School.
At this critical juncture, the two martial arts schools remained at loggerheads, while other schools watched from the sidelines, supporting both sides.
The hope is that the two sides can have a real fight and ultimately cripple these three disciples with top-tier talent.
In this way, everyone is happy except for two families who are worried!
Unfortunately, the matter escalated and alarmed the people at the Dragon Elephant Academy, where Lin Hu and Liu Mingze were given temporary positions.
With his good physique, he is very likely to be valued by the masters in the academy. The last time Liu Mingze was injured, Liu Xuan'er came to question him, which is good proof of this.
"Senior Brother Duan, do you think this is the end of the matter?"
not at all.
Although the Dragon Elephant Academy is located in our Broken Mountain Martial Arts School, the Scale Python Martial Arts School is not convinced!
They did a lot of things, both openly and secretly.
Last night, a senior disciple specializing in internal energy was seriously injured.
The master is certain it was the Scaled Python Martial Arts School that did it, and the two families are now looking for a place to negotiate!
Duan Xuan was delighted; this was excellent.
Until the end of the martial arts exam, Duan Xu probably wouldn't dare to show his face in public easily.
As long as someone restrains Duan Xu, Duan Xuan is fully confident that he can suppress him once he masters the Mountain-Breaking Fist.
After all, his cheat ability has a huge advantage in combat. Even if his blood and qi are inferior to his opponent's at the same level, as long as his fist technique is proficient enough, he can still win.
Even at the early stages of internal strength, one can still compete with veterans at the later stages of internal strength!
Just then, things started to get lively outside.
Lin Hu, Liu Mingze, and Zhang Chen entered from outside and headed straight for the backyard. Then, the person who made all the junior brothers' eyes widen in amazement made his appearance.
Senior sisters Chen Jingshu and Chen Jingyun crossed the threshold together, exuding a cool and aloof yet gentle and tender aura.
Only Duan Xuan and Liu Tie were different; they didn't care about these things.
Just as the group was about to leave the training ground, Liu Tie suddenly asked a question: "Senior Brother Duan, a few days ago your fist technique was still fierce and domineering, with the force radiating outward like a drumbeat."
Why have you been throwing such fierce punches lately, but I haven't seen any outward force from you?
"You haven't been slacking off on your boxing practice lately, have you?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng and his two daughters abruptly stopped in their tracks.
The three of them turned to look at Duan Xuan at the same time. Chen Feng said in a deep voice, "What did you just say? Say it again!"