Chapter 134: A Fight Between Males (Two) (1/2)

Chapter 134: A Fight Between Males (Two)

“Brother Duan, could it be that you wish to assassinate him….”

When Chen Ke heard Duan Guochao’s final words, her eyebrows perked upwards. Her face had already been quite nice to look at. But because of her daily work at the Ministry of State Security where she was often working above others, there was a heroic but arrogant air to her.

But even in this unintentional movement of her eyebrows, there was a loveable charm to it so that even the tip of a cold iceberg would begin to melt into a soft snow from it.

Anyone with an eye would be able to tell with ease that this Chen Ke had developed some feelings for Duan Guochao. Naturally, with Duan Guochao being so handsome and strong in martial arts, a youth like him would obviously have female admirers.

Dong Ling sat on the other side and listened to the two talk, but he did not say anything to tease them.

“We’ll have to wait and see.” Duan Guochao had only sighed at Chen Ke’s words before slowly shutting his eyes. Seeing this, Chen Ke had a small glint of bitterness flash by.

“Abott Shi Yongxin has strictly forbidden the men of Shaolin Temple getting involved with the government, instead, we are to only do things that correlate to economy and learning martial arts. However, our Shaolin Temple has many disciples who have joined the government of their country, or joined the business world, or gone overseas to become a movie star, thus creating a tangled nest of roots. The amount of power has grown, and so has our influence. Such a rise like this would be impossible to avoid the jealousy or hatred of others. The military is cultivating an expert of martial arts and is also borrowing the prestige of the Laoshan Daoists to open up shop. This is clearly a plan to develop and expand their influence. Their plan is to continue growing for several dozen years so that they can crush our Shaolin, or perhaps to claim themselves as an equal. This time, the two shishu of mine were quite stupid, just how could they allow themselves to be used as tools? However, if our Shaolin Temple is to be said to be a great tree, it cannot avoid having several leaves or branches trimmed down.”

Although Duan Guochao’s eyes were shut as if resting, his heart was billowing with waves of emotions.

“The Ministry of State Security has handed me a poor meal to eat. Combined with my bad relationship with the minister, I should find an opportunity later to commit a big enough mistake to leave and find another way of work to live a peaceful life. I’ll see just how strong this expert the Military Commission has hired is, will he have the potential to pose a threat to my Shaolin Temple later? If so, I will have to take a chance and assassinate him. This, I can at the very least do for the sect of my master.”

With this determination and plan, Duan Guochao let out a long and empty sigh.

As a disciple of the Shaolin Temple, his famous moniker of “National Arhat” had been given to him before he had even reached 30 years old. Joining the Ministry of State Security, he had been given dangerous mission after dangerous mission and fought with many experts in the shadows. With these experiences, he had been tempered into a dangerous individual with a potent level of martial arts. Naturally, he did not place Wang Chao as a worthy opponent in his eyes.

Wang Chao had only just recently made a name for himself, and that was only within the Southeast Asia world of martial arts. Ye Xuan’s defeat and death at the hands of Wang Chao was something Duan Guochao had known about, but he did not think of it to be anything important.

The battle between Wang Chao and Ye Xuan in Manchuria was something Duan Guochao had heard about. From his information, he heard that the two of them had fought to exhaustion.

Ye Xuan was the disciple of the number one martial artist in the Japanese martial arts world, Iga Minamoto. As Duan Guochao hypothesized, he was an opponent that was equal to Iga Minamoto, so how could he place the disciple of Iga Minamoto on the same level as his master?

So on this airplane ride, he had made a decision. If this Wang Chao were to show promise, then at the time of greeting, Duan Guochao would make use of his Hidden Jin to injure him to ensure that his martial arts would never progress.

It would be the same as when Wang Chao use the Eagle Claw and Hidden Jin to injure Miyagi Hanshin so that he had pissed blood six days later.

Despite Duan Guochao entering the Ministry of State Security for many years, his unyielding state of mind had never worn away. Because of this, he would talk back to the leaders of the ministry and earned himself some hatred.

Because of his skill and the support he got from the Shaolin Temple, he hadn’t ever worried much. In the end, he was given many shoes to wear if needed.

It was because of this that Duan Guochao had wanted to live a peaceful life after his departure from the Ministry of State Security.

Because of his ability, once he left, there would definitely be a huge explosion.

The Ministry of State Security wasn’t a food market where one could stay if they want, or leave if they wished. That was why Duan Guochao had prepared to make a mistake that would help him find another disciple of the Shaolin Temple. With his fellow disciples, he would find help from them.

“At worst, I’ll be in prison for three to five years. When I get out, I won’t even break past my thirties. In prison I can practice martial arts as I please without any other care.” The mistake Duan Guochao wanted to commit would involve only Wang Chao.

He hadn’t thought Wang Chao to be a threat at all in fact.

Indeed, Wang Chao’s history and past opponents hadn’t been worth Duan Guochao’s notice either.

“Xuuu! As things stand now, a step is still a step. While the annoyances tied around me is qutie messy, I still have my own principle. As long as this principle is not broken, I will walk. If this principle is broken, then whatever I need to give up, I will give up.”

In his own room, Wang Chao’s heart was in a mess. All sort of thoughts came to mind, like the worry of what he would have to do in the future. Everything had been like a heavy boulder that began to weigh upon his heart.