Chapter 275 They Had a Common Objective (1/2)

How long had Chang Baji been practicing martial arts?

He had been taken in as an apprentice by the elder master since his early childhood. Since he had been taught, instructed, and influenced by the elder master personally for so many years, the “Kings of the Army” simply could not be mentioned in the same breath as him. Moreover, he was highly talented, so the elder master had thought pretty highly of him and almost imparted all his skills to him. The elder master probably had been somewhat concerned about his fortune map. Consequently, he had advised Chang Baji to master more skills to keep a foothold in the society, where the weak were the prey of the strong.

Moreover, Chang Baji had gone through a lot of things over the years. He had escaped from the jaws of death many times and fought with many masters, most of whom had not been easy to deal with. When it came to practical combat experience, the so-called “Kings of the Army” could not beat him. At peaceful times, few of them had experienced authentic practical combat. The gap between them and Chang Baji was simply too large.

Consequently, instead of paying attention to this mutual exchange and fancy fighting, Chang Baji had chosen to meet all of them in a straightforward way. He intended to prove himself with his true strength. As long as he was capable enough, he would not care about any partial gain or loss.

Originally, Boss Hu had considered the instructors of his training base more or less excellent, especially the instructor named Shen Congwu, who had ranked at the top of the list many times during the competition. He had been looking forward to a ferocious battle between Chang Baji and Shen Congwu, thinking that Shen Congwu would not disappoint him.

However, it had not occurred to him that Chang Baji would win the competition in such a domineering manner, nor had he ever thought of the possibility that the most amazing instructor under his charge would actually be paralyzed by his counterpart with simply one move. He felt deeply ashamed and thought that he had spent all this money in vain. Fortunately, since he knew Qin Sheng, he eventually figured all these things out.

Qin Sheng was also surprised. He had originally thought that Chang Baji would meet these instructors in almost the same way he had met the security guards in Shangshan Ruoshui last time. It had not occurred to him that Chang Baji would meet the instructors in a more domineering and straightforward manner.

Everybody on the scene stared at Chang Baji as if they were staring at a monster, especially those instructors, who had been super arrogant a moment ago. Usually, they thought pretty highly of themselves. It was not until today that they finally understood what an authentic master should look like.

“He is the most amazing one in your eyes, isn’t he?” Chang Baji asked resolutely, mockery filling his eyes. It seemed that he simply did not give a damn about the group of people in front of him.

Chang Baji added, “To be frank, I am very disappointed. I wonder what the scoundrels who have been trained by you will be able to do in the end. They will ruin Boss Hu’s genuine reputation. In my opinion, everything you have learned is just fancy fighting. I know many of you look down upon Chinese martial arts and think of them as fake tricks to trap people. In the following days, I will make you understand what can be considered authentic traditional martial arts. You can rest assured.”

Upon finishing his words, Chang Baji stepped back to Qin Sheng’s side. Boss Hu, who felt somewhat embarrassed, did not want to stay anymore. As a result, he told the chief instructor, “Take Congwu to the medical office and tell the others to leave immediately. I hope you can learn something from what happened today. You have led too comfortable a life.”

After finishing his words, Boss Hu left along with this group of people, including Qin Sheng and Chang Baji. When he was in his office, he said in a low voice, “Lao Chang, I hope you will pay more attention to the situation taking place on my side.”

“I will try my best to do what I was entrusted with. Since I have consented to your request, I certainly will do what I’m supposed to,” Chang Baji said gently.

Boss Hu nodded quietly. Then, he walked toward Qin Sheng, patted him on the shoulder, and said, “Little Qin, I have to express my gratitude for what you have done. If you need my help in the following days, as long as I am capable, I certainly will try my best to help you.”

Qin Sheng smiled happily as he said, “Boss Hu, you are too polite.”

Of course, Qin Sheng knew those social interactions would not have a big impact within a short period. However, as the saying went, still water ran long. He believed that, as time went by, those social interactions would play their part gradually. As for the social interactions he needed to conduct with Boss Hu, he could entrust them all to Chang Baji. He firmly believed that Chang Baji could conquer Boss Hu’s training base with his personal charisma.

Since Qin Sheng already knew that this pre-known crisis was on its way, he armored himself without a stop and prepared to face his enemies. Though he had no idea when his enemies would launch their attack, he would not just sit and await his doom.

As the saying went, even though life maltreated people thousands of times, they still regarded it as their first lover. After all, there were far more beautiful things in the world. People could not simply put these beautiful things behind because of a small hardship or failure in front of them.

Third Master Wu’s birthday was drawing closer. Qin Sheng did not know what was going on with the painting “An Old Steed in the Stable” on Master Liu’s side. Of course, he intended to use this painting as a gift. However, drawing was not easy. After all, an elder like Master Liu probably could not finish this painting within 5 days. It would be too much for him based on his current spiritual state.

Besides this piece of painting, he also needed to prepare a calligraphy piece with a simple Buddha saying on it. He knew Third Master Wu believed in Buddhism. Consequently, he intended to finish the calligraphy piece with a wild-cursive style, achieving a complementary state. How he would get it done would depend on his sensation.

Qin Sheng was making the necessary preparations. Meanwhile, Yan Chaozong was not idle either. Speaking of the first confrontation between them, both of them had been sort of defeated and wounded. Yan Chaozong had lost Lin Su, and Qin Sheng had almost died. As a result, when it came to the second confrontation, neither of them wanted to be the loser.

Yan Chaozong had been in Hangzhou for several days. During this period, he had done many things. He had prepared the first appetizer for Qin Sheng. However, this was not an end, but simply a beginning.

Since Yuan Ke was Qin Sheng’s most powerful enemy in Hangzhou, Yan Chaozong had originally intended to meet him in person. Surprisingly, with the help of Lao Zheng, the Old Monk’s grandson would meet him. The Old Monk’s grandson was indeed far more important than Yuan Ke.

The place where they were going to meet was still in Amanfayun. Yan Chaozong sent the beautiful campus queen away, asking her to go shopping with her friends. Yan Chaozong naturally would not take seriously anything that could be solved by cash.

In the hall were a pot of good tea, a stick of sandalwood, and a piece of a Buddha song.

Yan Chaozong’s mind settled like still water. In the hall, only Feng He stood by his side, reporting that Qin Sheng had gone to visit Boss Hu’s security base yesterday. It had not occurred to Yan Chaozong that Qin Sheng would actually be pretty capable. Not only was he related to Third Master Wu, but he was also affiliated with Boss Hu. However, Yan Chaozong did not consider those people a big deal, as they valued their interest more than personal loyalty.