"Uh... I really didn't remember, Sister, could you teach me a few more times?" Li Chuan asked shamelessly.
"Huh?" Ma Yuanzhi looked at him with disdain, "I already told you, you're too old to learn. Just continue training with your eighth and ninth senior brothers from now on. I don't teach fools."
Li Chuan: "..."
He also felt embarrassed. Ma Yuanzhi had indeed taught seriously and earnestly, but he really hadn't remembered anything.
He hadn't remembered a single move or technique.
Could it be that he really was too old, or maybe just a fool?
"Alright, the path of martial arts requires gradual progress, Junior Brother, don't worry, just train slowly with us in the future." Ninth Senior Brother stepped up to comfort him.
"Okay, Ninth Senior Brother." Li Chuan nodded.
This Ninth Senior Brother was indeed a good person.
"This is the martial arts formulas and heart method of our Xingyi Fist. Take it back and ponder it yourself." Ma Yuanzhi then took out a thread-bound book.
"Junior Brother, this is a martial arts secret manual, you should keep it safe." First Senior Brother chuckled.
Though it was a thread-bound book, the text inside was printed.
"Alright, thank you, Sister, Senior Brother, I'll be off then." Li Chuan nodded, accepted the martial arts secret manual, and bade farewell.
Zhao Qingyao is still waiting for him at Seven Bowls Tea House.
Moreover, the tea, Thousand Mountain Jade Leaves, was truly fragrant and exquisite, Li Chuan wanted to continue enjoying a few more sips.
...
Ma Family Martial Arts Hall.
Not long after Li Chuan left, Miao Cuilian entered with a middle-aged man.
This middle-aged man was the owner of Ma Family Martial Arts Hall, Ma Tianfeng.
"Mom and Dad, you're back." Ma Yuanzhi went up to them, "How did it go, was everything smooth?"
"Yes, Director Yang has agreed to help us mediate, so it shouldn't be a big problem." Ma Tianfeng nodded.
"That's good." Ma Yuanzhi sighed in relief, "Right, Mom, didn't you say your illness was cured by a freshman from Jiangzhou Medical College? It just so happens that I took in a new student this morning who is also from Jiangzhou Medical College. He agreed to treat injuries for our martial hall students for free, and I only charged him ten thousand in tuition."
Miao Cuilian pointed at Ma Yuanzhi's forehead with her finger: "You little money-grubber, did you fancy his medical skills and plan to brush it off?"
Ma Yuanzhi shook her head in dissatisfaction: "Mom, why would you say that? I taught very seriously and well, it's just that at his age, learning martial arts is indeed too late, lacking in inherent talent."
Ma Tianfeng frowned at this and said, "Yuanzhi, what does age have to do with learning martial arts? In our martial arts realm, there are plenty of people who succeeded in their twenties. Look at Grandmaster Yip Man of Wing Chun, his inherent conditions weren't good, he was weak and sickly, but he became a grandmaster, didn't he? Since we've taken him as a disciple, we have to teach seriously, don't just think of using him because he knows medicine, teach seriously!"
Seeing Ma Tianfeng was angry, Ma Yuanzhi hurriedly bowed her head, pretending to be obedient.
The nearby brothers and sisters watched this scene, all holding back laughter.
"What are you all looking at? Did you finish today's tasks? Add two more hours of horse stance!" Ma Tianfeng turned and scolded.
"Master, please don't..."
"Argue more, and it'll be three hours!"
Ma Yuanzhi: "..."
All the disciples: "..."
...
On the other side.
Li Chuan and Zhao Qingyao were having tea for a while at Seven Bowls Tea House when Zhao Qingyao received a phone call, still a girl by the sound of it.
After hanging up, Zhao Qingyao was a bit helpless:
"Chuan, I originally planned to spend some romantic time with you today, enjoy a little of our world for two, but a friend needs me, let's meet in the evening instead."
Li Chuan nodded: "Alright, Sister Qingyao, you go ahead with your business."
"Okay, I'll be off then, you stay here to drink and eat, no need to pay later, I'm always on account here." Zhao Qingyao said, then she got up and left, looking like she indeed had urgent matters.
Li Chuan, looking at the table full of snacks and tea, thought it would be wasteful not to eat, so he stayed to continue sipping tea.
Because he found that after drinking the Thousand Mountain Jade Leaves, his True Qi had indeed increased slightly.
This discovery made him quite happy.
Though this improvement was minimal, it was another way to increase his True Qi aside from Dual Cultivation.
Curiously, he picked up the menu and took a look, gosh, this Thousand Mountain Jade Leaves was actually eighty thousand a pot; no wonder Zhao Qingyao wanted him to stay and finish the tea!
Indeed, the world of the wealthy truly surpassed his imagination.
Perhaps this was the true glimpse of the Celestial Palace!
After finishing the tea, the sky suddenly turned gloomy.
In recent days, Jiangzhou City often had thunderstorms, seeing the weather change unpredictably, Li Chuan also prepared to head home.
After leaving the tea house, Li Chuan scanned for a shared bike inside.
Although Zhao Qingyao had just transferred him a substantial amount of money, Li Chuan was still habitually frugal.
But evidently, the plan to bike home was a miscalculation.
Just as he started biking halfway, amidst the lightning and thunder, large raindrops began to pour down heavily.
The street instantly became deserted.
"Tsk tsk, not my day!" Li Chuan stopped the shared bike and saw a bridge nearby, quickly running towards it.
When he reached under the bridge, even the boxing manual given by Ma Yuanzhi had gotten soaked.
"Looks like I'll have to get another one."
Just as Li Chuan was sheltering from the rain, suddenly seven or eight Jinbei vans slowly emerged from the rain curtain, led by a Maybach.
Once under the bridge, the doors swung open, and a crowd of fierce black suits emerged.
These people held iron rods, machetes, chains, each looked like rabid wolves, glaring viciously at Li Chuan, directly surrounding him in the center!
Li Chuan frowned, clearly these people were targeting him!
At the same time, the front Maybach opened its door, and out stepped a person whose hands were wrapped in bandages.
Hu Sanli!
"Kid, last time at the KTV, you were pretty badass!" Hu Sanli pulled out a packet of cigarettes and lit one for himself, chuckling coldly, "Today, let's see if you can continue being badass!"
"Boys, cripple his limbs for me!"
Hu Sanli gave the order, the group of robust men roared fiercely, rushing towards Li Chuan.
Seeing so many people, Li Chuan couldn't help but feel a heavy heart.
Although he had now practiced the Lingxi Mutual Sensitivity Technique and had True Qi, today there were just too many people!
Moreover, each of them was exuding intense Evil Qi, just their aura was enough to make him feel suffocated.
But now, escaping was definitely not an option, he had no choice but to fight bloodily!
Thinking of this, Li Chuan took a deep breath, his heart steeling, he decided to take the initiative and attack!
Meanwhile, in his mind, the set of Xingyi Eight Extremes Hands taught by Ma Yuanzhi flashed.
Xingyi Fist followed a path of fierce and overbearing style, and within it, the Eight Extremes Hands focused on massacring!
With the wind grabbing the flag, Rocket Piercing Heart, riding dragon turning horse...
"To hell with all of you!"
Li Chuan shouted angrily, fighting more and more skillfully!