Martial Arts Song

Chapter 292 Lively
The river breeze blows and the ferry cruises.

Chen Qing stood at the bow, looking at Xicheng which was getting closer and closer, with a hint of expectation flashing in his eyes.

Today, he was going to see the elegance of the local warriors of "Hu Hai", which made him, who had been practicing alone all this time, a little impatient.

It is mid-August, summer is coming to an end and we are slowly transitioning to autumn.

The temperature in "Huhai" did not drop much, at most the maximum temperature dropped from 38 or 39 degrees, occasionally breaking 40 degrees to the range of 35 or 36 degrees.

But in terms of comfort, it has been relieved to more than one level.

Of course, for Chen Qing, there is not much difference between the high temperature not long ago and the current temperature.

Because after the transformation of "training essence", he not only has a very strong resistance to cold, but also has a heat resistance far beyond ordinary people.

"Sir, the boat is about to dock, please be careful not to fall into the water~"

As the ferry gradually approached the coast of West City, the boatman's reminder came from behind.

After hearing this, Chen Qing smiled slightly and turned back to say, "Okay, thank you for the reminder."

Then he stepped back from the bow.

At all times, he never forgot to play the role of an ordinary person.

After he stepped back, the ferry soon slowly approached the coast of the Bund.

The boatman who was rowing at the stern came forward immediately, skillfully picked up the rope and put it on the pile on the shore, then stepped from the bow to the shore, tied the rope, and completely secured the ferry.

During this period, Chen Qing just watched quietly.

He waited until the other party had fixed the ferry before he took out his money, paid the fare and got off the boat.

Then he walked along the Bund's main road to the streets on the shore.

Because he had specially changed into a suit, the white-skinned Western land sheriffs at the Gongdaokou did not question him. They simply asked him what he was doing there and then let him pass.

When he came to the street, he stood on the side of the road and waved to stop a passing rickshaw.

"Go to 'Hongjiang Road'."

After getting on the car, he said to the driver.

"okay."

After hearing what he said, the driver pulled the cart and said with a smile: "Sir, are you going to Hongjiang Road to watch the fun too?"

Ok?
Hearing the driver's words, Chen Qing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "What's so exciting about 'Hongjiang Road'?"

Of course he knew what was going on on Hongjiang Road.

However, he didn't expect that even the rickshaw drivers were talking about this matter and even brought it up to the customers.

Obviously, the heat of this matter has risen.

"You do not know?"

The rickshaw driver was stunned when he heard Chen Qing's question, but then he started to talk nonstop, "I heard that a talented master of Ryuying came across the ocean from Ryuying Island not far away, swept through many martial arts halls in our Huhai, and set up a ring and threatened to beat all the young people in Huhai! This matter has been published in the newspaper for more than half a month. Didn't you read the newspaper?"

"So that's what happened."

Chen Qing looked as if he had realized something, and said, "I saw it in the newspaper, but I didn't expect it to be set up on Hongjiang Road."

Although Chen Qing did not buy a newspaper to read every day, ever since Luo Zongping said that the Ryuying kendo genius would put an advertisement in the newspaper about setting up a fighting arena, he bought a newspaper to read almost every day during the half month he was communicating with Lu Hongfeng.

However, the newspaper did not write down the exact address of the arena - probably because they were worried that it would be exposed in advance and destroyed.

After all, this news really aroused the indignation of many people.

When Chen Qing bought newspapers at the newsstand, he often heard people who had also bought newspapers cursing Liuying Fang while discussing current affairs around them.

If the address of the arena is announced in advance, it is possible that it will be sabotaged by some radical people.

"These Ryuuko people are too timid. They set the date for setting up the ring on the 15th, but they didn't dare to start setting up the ring until last night."

The rickshaw driver said with disdain, "He even dared to brazenly threaten to beat up all the young people in my Hu Hai. Wait and see how he dies!"

"Yeah, what a coward."

After hearing what the driver said, Chen Qing agreed with him.

This matter has attracted more attention than he had imagined, and his current situation is rather special. To be cautious, it would be best to keep a low profile as much as possible and not leave a lasting impression.

In this way, following the driver's lead, the rickshaw finally arrived at "Hongjiang Road".

The moment Chen Qing turned into "Hongjiang Road" from other streets, his vision was suddenly "filled"!

He had been here before. Although there were many people here at that time, they were basically people coming and going, with mobility, so it looked okay.

But now, this road is crowded with people!
These people are not moving, but are crowding towards one place, which makes the whole street look extremely "congested" and creates an exaggerated visual effect of so many people!

Of course, there were indeed a lot of people, but when you look closely, the visual effect is no longer there as it was at first glance.

Because, although there are many people on this street and they are very dense, they are very orderly.

There were many concession security teams holding guns, maintaining order here, controlling the flow of people, and dividing the crowd rushing to a certain place on this street into circles.

Then, there is a road on the outermost layer that vehicles can barely pass through.

This makes the place very "congested" and crowded, but it is not actually completely blocked.

"This……"

The rickshaw driver who brought Chen Qing here was also shocked and stopped where he was after seeing the situation here. He muttered to himself: "There weren't so many people when I came here an hour ago..."

At this time, it was already around eight o'clock in the morning, almost nine o'clock.

After a moment of shock, the rickshaw driver turned to look at Chen Qing with an embarrassed look and said, "Sir, can you get off here? If I drag you through again, you will be stuck inside, and I don't know when you can pass or squeeze out... I can charge you less for this trip, how about only fifteen yuan?"

Chen Qing heard this and looked at the crowded street. He thought that if he really took the other party's car, it would be difficult for him to move forward, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

After saying that, he reached into his suit pocket and took out his wallet.

"Thank you, sir!"

Seeing that he was reasonable, the driver thanked him quickly.

After paying the fare, Chen Qing got off the rickshaw and walked deeper into the street.

The street "Hongjiang Road" is very wide, with Western-style concrete buildings on both sides.

As Chen Qing approached, he looked at the ring built on the right side of the middle of the street. The base of the ring was about one meter high, made entirely of red bricks and cement, and the ground was covered with wooden boards, with no fence around it.

It looks very simple, as if anyone can climb it.

But around the ring, there was a team of yellow-skinned Ryuying Security Team members wearing khaki uniforms and carrying rifles. They stood around to maintain order and prevent people from getting close to the ring.

Around the ring, a large number of people from various countries, wearing shorts, long robes, or suits, were talking about the situation.

Now that Chen Qing's [God] value has been raised to 3, his hearing has gradually become sharper. Even at a distance, he can still hear some louder discussions.

"Ryuo is such a bully that he actually published an article in the newspaper to discredit our Hu Hai warriors. Let's see how the masters of Hu Hai will deal with him this time!"

"But from what I heard, the Ryuu who is setting up the ring this time is a rare genius! He has challenged many local martial arts schools, but no one can match him!"

"To be more precise, it's the younger generation that is no match for him! This Ryuujin genius is said to be only eighteen years old. The veteran masters of our Hu Hai are afraid of the bad reputation of 'bullying the weak', so they don't dare to take action. That's why he is so powerful for a while!"

"Hiss! Does that mean that there is really no one in the younger generation who can match him?!"

"It's hard to say. Anyway, I know that among the more famous martial arts schools in our Hu Hai, such as Baquan School, Heyi School, Jiwu School, Jiangchao School... among these martial arts schools, there is indeed no one who is the same age as the genius Liuying, who is his opponent. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in the newspaper until today and actually set up a ring."

“…What should I do?! I bet that this so-called Ryuo genius will fall in three rounds! Isn’t that a sure loss?!”

"You actually bet on something like this! The Ryuujin people are bullying us, and you still have the time to gamble! Where did you place the bet?! What are the odds?!"

Among the people from various countries surrounding the arena, there were people from China who were outraged by this matter.

Some people also placed bets to watch the outcome.

In addition, the people from Western Land around the arena were also discussing.

However, the language they spoke was different from the Central Chinese. Although Chen Qing could hear it, he had no idea what they were saying because he had never learned their language.

"It seems that the person hasn't arrived yet... or is he somewhere else?"

Chen Qing listened to these discussions while looking around.

At this time, the ring was empty and there was no one on it.

Chen Qing could only keep looking for groups that looked like martial arts disciples in the crowd, hoping to find Luo Zongping or Lu Hongfeng among them.

But until he walked into the crowd, he did not find the group of people who looked like martial arts disciples, nor did he find the figures of Luo Zongping and Lu Hongfeng.

Just as Chen Qing was frowning in confusion, he suddenly felt two pairs of eyes cast on him one after another from the side of the street.

He immediately looked in the direction the gaze was coming from.

Then, he saw the owners of the two gazes cast on him in front of a glass window on the second floor of a teahouse next to the street.

Luo Zongping and Lu Hongfeng.

The two of them are now in the teahouse next door.

Seeing this scene, Chen Qing suddenly realized something, and he looked at the teahouses, hotels, cafes and other places around the street.

really!

There are a lot of people gathered on the first, second, third and fourth floors of these shops!

These people were all at the windows or balconies, overlooking the situation below.

Even in the distant "Anping Hotel", Chen Qing saw many people coming to the balcony, paying attention to the situation at the arena on the street below.

Chen Qing glanced at the people watching from the buildings on both sides without lingering for long.

He was just verifying the guess that had just arisen in his mind and confirming whether there were people in these places.

And he didn't know these people, so he just glanced at them without any emotion, and naturally did not attract the attention of the masters among them.

After taking a quick look, his gaze finally returned to the window on the second floor of the teahouse where Luo Zongping and Lu Hongfeng were.

Then, he saw two people behind the window, waving at him and motioning him to come up.

Chen Qing did not hesitate and walked straight towards the teahouse where the two were.

However, when Chen Qing pushed the door and walked into the teahouse, he was stunned for a moment.

On the first floor of this teahouse, every seat is filled with people, all of them are young people wearing training clothes, but the colors of these people's training clothes are divided into three types.

The three types of young people in training uniforms sat in different areas, clearly separated from each other.

When they saw Chen Qing pushing the door and walking in, almost everyone looked at him and stared at him in silence.

Seeing this, Chen Qing smiled slightly. He was naturally not scared by the gazes of these martial arts disciples.

He took a step forward and went straight towards the stairs to the second floor.

Seeing that he actually went straight to the second floor, several martial arts disciples sitting nearby immediately stood up and blocked the stairs. One of them said expressionlessly: "My friend, I'm sorry, the upstairs has been reserved. If you want to drink tea, please drink it downstairs."

Just as he finished speaking, a young man came down from upstairs. It was none other than Xiao Zhao, the driver that Chen Qing had met before!
Xiao Zhao immediately shouted at the martial arts disciples who were blocking the stairs: "Yuanhua! Dabao! Get out of my way! This is a distinguished guest!"

As he said that, he quickly went downstairs, pushed aside several martial arts school disciples who were blocking the stairs, and said to Chen Qing with an apologetic look on his face: "Brother Lin, I'm sorry, they don't know you, please don't bother with them."

"Senior Brother Zhao, he is..."

The several martial arts school disciples who were pulled apart looked at the driver Xiao Zhao in astonishment and called him "Senior Brother Zhao".

But Xiao Zhao just ignored them.

Chen Qing, who saw all this, smiled and said, "It's okay."

Seeing that Chen Qing didn't care, Xiao Zhao quickly extended his hand to lead him to the second floor, and said with a warm smile: "Brother Lin, please come in, the master and others are waiting for you upstairs."

Seeing this, Chen Qing smiled and nodded, then walked up to the second floor.

After Chen Qing went upstairs, Xiao Zhao, who had greeted him with a smile, looked at the disciples at the stairs and said with a cold face, "Next time, keep your eyes open! Who would dare to go straight up to the second floor after seeing the scene downstairs? Would they be ordinary people? You are lucky this time to meet Brother Lin, who has a good temper. You won't be so lucky next time! Humph!"

After the scolding, he followed her upstairs.

Chen Qing, who went upstairs first, heard Xiao Zhao's scolding downstairs, but his expression remained calm.

He knew that this was a scolding from the other party.

Of course, he didn't take what happened downstairs to heart and continued to go upstairs.

Soon, he came to the second floor and met Luo Zongping, Lu Hongfeng and... another person.

(End of this chapter)