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The figure arrived silently, only accelerating when it was within a few feet of the group.

Duan Xuan was the first to sense it, grabbed Liu Tie by the neck, and pushed him away from behind.

With each step, the blood and energy instantly ignite from the soles of the feet and spread upwards.

Visibly, his not-so-fair skin turned as red as if it were on fire. At that moment, the man's hand was already aimed directly at Zhang Chen's throat.

pat!

Duan Xuan's powerful punch landed, forcing the man to stop.

He attacked Zhang Chen, pressing down with his left hand, but Zhang Chen's attack posture was clearly biased towards him.

He naturally couldn't completely neutralize this direct attack.

When their qi and blood collided, they exploded simultaneously with their combined force.

The force extended backward, causing the man to momentarily freeze.

Zhou Ye, standing to the side, stepped onto a fist stance and launched two punches from behind, attempting to lend Duan Xuan a hand.

But the figure was quite agile, and with a raised hand came an even faster palm strike.

With a sharp crack, the stinging force of the blow struck Zhou Ye's face, sending him, weighing two hundred pounds, tumbling backward through the air.

When Zhou Ye landed, there was a clear red mark on his face. He was dizzy and seeing stars.

He still wanted to continue fighting, but his qi and blood were disordered and churning violently, causing him to lose the ability to move for a time.

The man swung a light, powerful blade, pushing the hand back the way it came, without missing a beat. The slap that bounced back had more than double the force.

Duan Xuan pushed off with his right foot, moving Zhang Chen and his wheelchair to Liu Tie's side.

The first move of the Breaking Mountain Fist, "Opening the Mountain," and the second move, "Splitting the Mountain," are executed simultaneously.

  

The punch collided with the attacker's palm and was deflected.

The second punch came right after, the two punches landing seamlessly on the same spot, making the man's hand go limp and his body tilt to the side again.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into my Broken Mountain Martial Arts Hall? There are so many experts in front of you, are you really not afraid of death!" Liu Tie shouted wildly, and then headed to the training ground to report.

But the person with the veiled face was faster, unleashing a vicious whip-like kick that swept across like a steel lash. At that moment, Liu Tie felt that if he were to be struck, his upper and lower body would be torn apart.

At the critical moment, Duan Xuan struck a horizontal stance.

That Mountain-Breaking Fist was like a hoe chiseling through mountains, swinging out in a crescent shape, attacking from both sides from the inside.

The masked man had no choice but to retreat straight back in mid-air, and then, like the palm of a hand, he used the reverse force, twisting his feet, and Qian Gong's figure spiraled in place.

A strong wind howled, propelling them forward with double the speed.

Boom!

In the instant of their fists and feet clashing, Duan Xuan was sent flying like an upside-down sandbag.

"Plop!" Duan Xuan bent over and embedded himself in the wall. The bricks and tiles deformed backward in an incredibly beautiful arc, but did not collapse.

When Duan Xuan spat out a mouthful of blood, the wall behind him collapsed as his muscles and bones writhed.

"Junior brother!"

"Who dares to be so bold? Do you not take me, Chen, seriously?" Chen Feng's powerful voice rang out immediately, followed by the rustling of dozens of footsteps behind him.

Upon hearing this, Duan Xuan naturally knelt on the ground, spitting out another mouthful of blood. As if his bones had been removed, he could no longer stand up.

The attacker stood with his hands behind his back, and with a slight shake, the black cloth covering his face was scraped off, revealing his true appearance.

"Manager Zhang, what do you mean by this?" Chen Feng's eyes were filled with anger, and he was about to raise the spear in his hand: "I said, why did you suddenly disappear while I was watching the martial arts competition?"

So they came to ambush my disciple.

Zhang Zhuanghe's fierce expression softened: "I am truly sorry, I have not made a move for many years, and I just witnessed young friends Lin Hu and Liu Mingze displaying their great prowess."

My hands are really itching to get started, but I can't do it on stage.

Openly intervening ruined the atmosphere of the sparring match and damaged the harmony between us, so I thought of...

"No need for explanations. Hurry up and apologize to Master Chen. You'll have to pay for this young friend's injuries," Zhang Bihuan shouted sternly.

Zhang Zhuanghe dared not explain further and repeatedly clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute: "Master Chen, I was confused for a moment, please forgive me."

"This is a hundred taels of silver. I'll need to trouble you to buy some medicine to heal this young friend's injuries. I..."

"Why aren't you leaving yet? Do you want to anger Master Chen here?" Zhang Bihuan handed Chen Feng a small plaque: "What the Wang family promised today will not be shortchanged."

This time it was my fault for not disciplining my servants properly; I will find another opportunity to apologize to Master Chen another day.

"In that case, I shall take my leave now!"

Chen Feng, being very considerate, used the excuse of taking care of his apprentice to have his two daughters, Chen Jingshu and Chen Jingyun, escort the Wang family away from the martial arts school.

……

evening.

After the banquet, Poshan Martial Arts School returned to tranquility.

Duan Xuan suddenly opened his eyes and tried to sit up.

"Junior Brother Duan, don't move around." Zhang Chen gently pressed down on Duan Xuan's shoulder with a hand that was bigger than Duan Xuan's head. "It's alright, everything's alright. How are you feeling now?"

Duan Xuan glanced symbolically at his abdomen, which was unbandaged but showed signs of having been treated with topical medication.

For martial artists with internal strength, their qi and blood are abundant, and as long as their fundamental health is not damaged and there is no secondary injury in a short period of time.

External injuries usually heal quickly, followed by internal repair.

"I feel like my bones are broken, and it hurts a bit."

"Have the people who attacked you been caught?" the voice asked, sounding hoarse.

"What are you talking about? Guess who he is?"

It turned out to be Zhang Zhuanghe, the steward of the fourth wife of the Wang family. When you collapsed, your master and everyone from the martial arts school came.

That old man didn't even run away, and instead admitted his mistake. What was his reason? "I was itching for a fight!"

"Hmph, what kind of competition is this! Does a competition have to be this brutal?"

"If my senior brother Duan hadn't been in such bad shape today, he would have definitely beaten that old bastard to a pulp!" Liu Tie said, cursing as he walked in carrying the herbal medicine.

"What do you want to say later? Do you still want to go home? Should I have Zhou Ye take you?" Zhang Chen naturally knew that Duan Xuan had a mother with mobility issues who needed care, so he didn't insist that she stay.

Duan Xuan nodded: "I still need to go back. Thank you both!"

Duan Xuan picked up the herbal medicine and gulped it down.

Zhang Chen and Liu Tie burst out laughing.

"What's wrong?"

"I heard from the other disciples that Senior Brother Lin Hu was having a great time pretending to be weak while actually being strong on stage, but as soon as you fell down, you stole his thunder."

Duan Xuan was a little confused: "I was knocked unconscious, shouldn't I be the one to be mocked by Lin Hu? How can you say I stole the limelight?"

Liu Tie continued Zhang Chen's words: "Because several martial arts masters said that Zhang Zhuanghe is a martial artist with perfected internal strength."

In terms of strength, they are all stronger than themselves. Even martial artists at the early stage of the Transformation Realm would have to avoid their sharp edge.

But you withstood several blows from him and protected us.

You've only been at the Dark Force level for a few months? I'm not kidding, even Lin Hu and Liu Mingze might not be able to do this.

Upon hearing this, Lin Hu was so angry that he turned and left, ignoring his master's calls!

After saying it once, Liu and Tie burst into laughter.

They just want to see Lin Hu and Liu Mingze suffer setbacks; the more setbacks they suffer, the more satisfying it is for them.

After staying in the room for a while, Duan Xuan put away the eighty taels of silver.

Clutching his stomach, he packed his things and left the martial arts gym.

Before leaving, I met two senior female students.

"Junior Brother Duan, is your injury serious?" Chen Jingyun's gentle voice seemed to soothe any wound.

"It's alright, you can still come to training tomorrow."

"Among all these disciples, you are the most hardworking and resilient."

However, my sister and I still want to remind you.

Two of the core disciples of the Scaled Python Martial Arts School were seriously injured. If the Scaled Python Martial Arts School cannot find the culprit in time...

There's a high chance they'll direct their anger at our Poshan Martial Arts School.

During this period, martial arts school disciples are prohibited from leaving the premises. Why don't you consider staying in your dormitory for a while?

"Thank you for your kindness, senior sister, but I have my mother at home to take care of. Her legs have recovered a lot recently, and I have to go back to help her apply medicine. I can't delay."

The two were too embarrassed to try to dissuade them further, so they simply gave each other some words of caution and then took their leave.

After leaving the martial arts school, Duan Xuan was still clutching his wound, looking distressed. He didn't leave until he got home and entered his house, where he finally let out a sigh of relief: "Old man, thank goodness I took precautions beforehand."

After chatting with his mother for a few minutes, he sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), crossed his legs, and quickly began to digest the half-packet of Qi Xue San (a traditional Chinese medicine) that was still in his throat.

Yes, it happened when Duan Xuan was pushing Zhang Chen, Zhou Ye, and Liu Tie to their dormitory to rest.

He was worried that Zhang Zhuanghe might make some moves, so he took half a packet of Qi Xue San in advance to force out the accumulated blood and create the illusion of vomiting blood.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhuanghe actually came.

So Duan Xuan saw through it all, pretended to be defeated and seriously injured, attracted his master, and then pretended to fall asleep.

But the matter did not end there. Duan Xuan's worst fears came true. As soon as he left the martial arts school, several pairs of eyes were fixed on him.

Left with no other choice, Duan Xuan pretended to be injured and made his way back with great difficulty.

"This old fox is extremely difficult to deal with. He dared to attack me in the martial arts school. He must have conspired with Zhang Bihuan beforehand."

If I were to erase him, it would definitively confirm that I am Black Wolf, standing on the opposite side and joining Wang Qingyan's mother's camp.

If that's the case, I will surely be doomed.

I am currently too weak to fight against such a behemoth; it seems I need to make some careful plans.

"Xuan'er, are you going out hunting so late?" The old woman tucked the candle flame in her hand.

Duan Xuan is now a good earner, so he had the village carpenter renovate his house and bought some cost-effective oil lamps.

This way, I don't have to worry about my mother's eyes being irritated by the tree sap, and it's much warmer than before.

"Yeah, the martial arts school held a banquet today. We sat there all afternoon in a lively atmosphere. If we don't move around a bit, we'll freeze."

Afterwards, Duan Xuan prepared dinner for Zhou Fang, applied ointment to her leg, and went into her own vegetable cellar.

We headed towards the back mountain via a back path that had been dug several months earlier.