Novel Full Chapter 127 - 126: Dapeng Martial Arts Hall
Chapter 127: Chapter 126: Dapeng Martial Arts Hall
Evening had arrived.
At the entrance to the inn.
“Sir, sorry to keep you waiting.”
The server walked out, carrying a large, five-tiered food box in his hand. Faint, fragrant aromas wafted from it.
“Mm.”
Xu Qing nodded. “Let’s go.”
“Right away,”
said the server.
Afterward, the server led the way. Though the sun hadn’t completely set, a crimson sunset already painted the horizon.
The server turned out to be quite talkative. On the way to the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall, he chattered about many things, mostly about his younger brother.
It was clear his brother was his greatest source of pride.
During their conversation, Xu Qing learned that the server’s name was Wang Erniu, and his brother was Wang Guangqing.
Of course, Xu Qing also introduced himself, telling Wang Erniu his name was Lv Dongbin. He didn’t reveal his real name, using an alias instead.
“Lv Dongbin, what business do you have at the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall?”
Wang Erniu asked curiously.
“To become a disciple and learn martial arts,”
Xu Qing said.
“Oh, so that’s why!”
Wang Erniu nodded in understanding and immediately said, “Then you’ve come to the right place. In Moon River Prefecture City, while the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall may not be the absolute best, it’s still quite famous. The Martial Arts Hall alone has over ten thousand apprentices. Above the apprentices, there are Outer Courtyard Students, Inner Courtyard Students, Official Disciples, and the True Disciples.”
“With so many people in Moon River Prefecture City and the surrounding counties, just becoming an apprentice at the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall is enough to bring great honor to an ordinary family like ours!”
“Is that so?”
Xu Qing smiled. “That’s great to hear.”
“Yes! Yes!”
Wang Erniu was all smiles. “And my brother is very good at his training. I believe it won’t be long before he becomes an Outer Courtyard Student at the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall.”
“Then let me congratulate you in advance, Brother Erniu,”
Xu Qing said.
“Thank you.”
Wang Erniu’s smile grew even wider.
“AHHH!!!”
As they were talking, Xu Qing and Wang Erniu arrived at the entrance of the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall, only to suddenly hear a scream. The cry abruptly cut off their conversation.
“What’s going on?”
Wang Erniu froze for a moment, staring at the entrance to the Martial Arts Hall.
“Hahaha…”
“A country bumpkin like you wants to become an Outer Courtyard Student of the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall? That’s hilarious! I’m going to laugh my head off.”
“That’s right, that’s right.”
“A country bumpkin should know his place. Don’t even think about climbing up. Even if you do, you can’t hide that reek of the countryside all over you.”
“Hahaha…”
“I didn’t expect a country bumpkin like you to have secretly reached the An Jin realm. Trying to snatch a spot from us? We’ll break your leg today, and see how you compete in seven days.”
“Yeah, yeah!”
At the entrance stood several apprentices from the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall. Lying on the ground was a skinny, dark-skinned boy who looked like a farmer’s child, one who had toiled in the fields with his face to the dirt and his back to the sky.
However, the dark-skinned, skinny boy was clutching his left shin with both hands. His forehead was beaded with cold sweat from the pain, yet he didn’t let out another scream.
“Little brother!!!”
By the light of the evening glow, Wang Erniu could clearly see that the dark-skinned, skinny boy on the ground was none other than his brother, Wang Guangqing—the one he was so proud of, the one he constantly praised.
With a cry of despair, Wang Erniu dropped the food box. He sprinted over to Wang Guangqing’s side and quickly helped him sit up.
“…Brother!”
Wang Guangqing was startled. “You… What are you doing here?”
“I… I came to bring you some food!”
Wang Erniu saw that Wang Guangqing’s left shin was twisted at an unnatural angle, with blood seeping out. It was clearly broken.
“Guangqing, your… your leg…”
Wang Erniu’s voice trembled.
“I’m… I’m fine…”
Wang Guangqing’s face was pale. “It’s just a fracture. Besides, I’ve already reached An Jin. It won’t take long to recover.”
“Don’t worry.”
“This… this…”
Wang Erniu was at a loss.
“An Jin?”
At that moment, Xu Qing walked over, glanced down at Wang Erniu and Wang Guangqing, and said, “If you had reached Dan Jin, then a mere fracture would indeed be nothing. As long as you got enough nutrients and ate some Spiritual Food, you would fully recover in two days at most.”
“But at just An Jin, if you don’t rest properly and use the right medicine for fractures, not only will it not heal completely in half a month, but it could also leave lasting complications, preventing any future progress in your Martial Cultivation.”
“…What?!”
Wang Erniu’s face fell. “Little brother, is… is this true?”
“…Brother, I…”
Wang Guangqing lowered his head.
“Get lost!”
At the entrance to the Martial Arts Hall, the apprentices waved their hands dismissively, their tones full of contempt and their faces full of disgust. “You two lowlifes, you country bumpkins, get the hell out of our sight. Stop whining in front of us.”
“If you don’t scram now, it won’t be just one broken leg.”
“Bastards!”
Wang Erniu lifted his head, his eyes bloodshot. Rage was about to overwhelm his reason. “Was it you bastards who broke my brother’s leg?!”
“So what if it was?”
“Pathetic.”
“What can you do to us?”
“…”
The apprentices were extremely arrogant.
“Bastards!”
In his fury, Wang Erniu actually charged at the apprentices, trying to avenge his brother.
“You’re courting death!”
“Haha… he’s charging to his own death. We can’t be blamed for this.”
“…”
Instantly, all the apprentices grew excited.
The words had barely left their mouths when they moved to cripple Wang Erniu.
“Ah!”
With a cry of pain, Wang Erniu was sent flying by a kick, spitting blood. Several of his ribs were broken, and he collapsed on the ground next to Wang Guangqing.
“Heh.”
“You two are really asking to die.”
“We were just going to break one of your legs, but now it seems we should break both.”
“…”
From among the apprentices, a youth with bronze-colored skin stepped forward. He walked toward Wang Guangqing, about to stomp on and break his other leg.
“Could you gentlemen perhaps show some mercy?”
Just then, Xu Qing finally stepped out, blocking the bronze-skinned youth. “You’ve broken one brother’s leg and several of the other’s ribs. Why must you be so aggressive? As the saying goes, ’Where it is possible to let people off, one should be merciful.’”
“What do you say?”
“And where did you pop out from?”
The bronze-skinned youth sized up Xu Qing. Perhaps seeing that Xu Qing’s clothes were of some quality, he didn’t attack immediately.
“Who the hell are you, kid?”
“Where’d you come from?”
“…”
the other apprentices asked.
“Just a passerby.”
Xu Qing smiled faintly. “As for where I’m from, I’m just a nobody from some nameless little county. Not worth mentioning.”
“So you’re another country bumpkin from the counties?”
The bronze-skinned youth laughed, his expression quickly turning cold. “Now, get lost.”
“Lv Dongbin, this has nothing to do with you! You should go!”
Wang Erniu said.
“Are you leaving or not?”
Seeing that Xu Qing had no intention of leaving, the bronze-skinned youth grew angry. He clenched his fist and threw a punch straight at Xu Qing’s face. “Since you don’t want to leave, you can just die!”
POW!
The punch created a faint sonic boom—the sound of Ming Jin erupting.
“AHHH!!!”
The next moment, a scream rang out.
But the one screaming wasn’t Xu Qing. It was the bronze-skinned youth. Before anyone could react, he had been sent flying.
Moreover, the bronze-skinned youth’s face was completely deformed from the blow, and he had lost several teeth. He lay on the ground, not even daring to touch his face because the pain was too excruciating, and just kept screaming.
“Boss!”
“Big Brother…”
“Are… are you okay?”
“…”
the other apprentices cried out in alarm.
“Get him! All of you, get him!!!”
the bronze-skinned youth roared. “Kill him! Kill him for me!!!”
“Stop!”
At the entrance, the two students from the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall who hadn’t reacted at all until now finally made their move. They rushed over quickly.
The reason was simple.
When Xu Qing had just attacked, he had easily crippled the bronze-skinned youth. The two students from the Martial Arts Hall now knew that Xu Qing was an expert.
It was safe to say that if the fighting continued, all of these apprentices would be severely injured.
SWISH! SWISH!
Two figures flashed past.
They now stood in front of Xu Qing.
At the same time, the other apprentices were also stopped.
“All of you, back down,”
one of the students, a man with a horse-like face, snapped.
“Se… Senior Brother…”
The apprentices were quite afraid of them and obediently retreated.
“This young brother.”
The other student, who had a square-shaped face, was sizing up Xu Qing. He noticed that Xu Qing was young, likely not even eighteen. “This is an internal matter of our Dapeng Martial Arts Hall. It’s not right for you to interfere, is it?”
“What do you mean?”
Xu Qing smiled. “Why can’t I interfere? When they were bullying my two friends behind me, I didn’t see you step in. But now that they’re the ones in trouble, you two jump right out.”
“Young brother,”
the horse-faced student snapped, “This is an internal matter of the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall. You’re an outsider, so naturally, you cannot interfere.”
“Furthermore,”
“apprentices are competitors by nature. Fights and injuries are common occurrences. There’s no bullying involved.”
“I’m afraid that’s not quite right.”
Xu Qing shook his head. “They were worried that Wang Guangqing had reached An Jin. They were worried he would take their spots for entering the Outer Courtyard, so they ganged up on him and broke his leg, making it impossible for him to participate in the upcoming test. I heard everything.”
“You two were standing right at the gate. Are your ears deaf? You didn’t hear anything? How can a situation like this be considered healthy competition?”
“Enough.”
The faces of the horse-faced student and the square-faced student turned grim. “We’ve already said it. This is an internal matter of the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall. As an outsider, you have no right to interfere.”
“Hahaha…”
Xu Qing laughed again. He took a token out from his robes—it was the Dapeng Order that Du Cangying had given him. He showed the token to the two students before him. “Do I have the right now?”
“The… the Dapeng Order…”
“!!!”
Instantly, the two students were dumbfounded. Their eyes went wide and their pupils constricted. A chill shot up from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads, leaving them completely stunned.
“Inner Courtyard Student Lin Yue!”
“Inner Courtyard Student He Wensheng!”
“Kneel before the True Inheritor!”
THUD! THUD!
The two of them dropped straight to their knees.
At this, everyone present was dumbfounded. All eyes widened as they stared at Xu Qing in utter shock. ’A True Inheritor of the Dapeng Martial Arts Hall is right here before our eyes.’