Martial Arts Song

Chapter 299 Fermentation
With so many disciples from Luo Family Boxing Gym, Qijian Sect, and Xin Family Boxing coming together to West City, it was naturally impossible for them to take the ferry individually.

Moreover, it was obvious that Luo Zongping, Lu Hongfeng and Xin Guiqing had called them here in order to boost the morale of the "Hu Hai" warriors. It was impossible for them to let their disciples bear the ship fare.

Not all of his disciples have the spare money to cross the river.

Therefore, chartering a boat is the most cost-effective and normal way to cross the river.

After hearing this, Chen Qing didn't find it strange, but he didn't plan to go back with Luo Zongping and others, so he shook his head and said, "Teacher Luo, I have something else to do here, so I won't go with you."

There were so many people on "Hongjiang Road" that it was impossible to tell who was who. In addition, all the "Hu Hai" warriors were paying attention to the challenge in the ring set up by Takasugi Naoto. He was not conspicuous when he came here and blended in, and no one would pay attention to him.

But if I were to ride back with Luo Zongping and others, it would be somewhat conspicuous.

When you are surrounded by people you know and suddenly a stranger appears and there is nothing else to distract their attention, everyone's eyes and attention will naturally be focused on this person.

Although there was no guarantee that anything would happen, Chen Qing decided to go back on his own for the sake of caution.

"Ok."

Hearing Chen Qing's refusal, Luo Zongping said nothing, but nodded slightly and said, "Then we'll leave first, see you at the factory."

"it is good."

Chen Qing responded with a smile.

After Luo Zongping asked, Lu Hongfeng also asked again, but was also rejected by Chen Qing with the same reason.

As for Xin Guiqing, the new master whom Chen Qing had just met, since they were not familiar with each other yet, he did not invite Chen Qing but just said hello to him.

Afterwards, Luo Zongping, Lu Hongfeng and Xin Guiqing brought the disciples from their respective martial arts schools to the river bank where their chartered boats were moored. With so many of them and starting from different places, it was naturally impossible for them to charter the same big boat. Instead, they chartered one each and parked in different places.

After separating from Luo Zongping and others, Chen Qing first strolled around several streets in the International Settlement. Using counter-reconnaissance techniques to confirm that no "divine transformation" expert was following him, he came to the "Hongjiang" Bund and randomly took a ferry back to Dongcheng.

Throughout this whole incident, Chen Qing ended up as just an unknown bystander blending into the crowd.

This arena challenge drama also gave him a preliminary glimpse into the martial arts world of "Hu Hai" and the fights between masters, which made the trip worthwhile.

……

When Chen Qing returned to Dongcheng, it was only one or two o'clock in the afternoon.

What happened on "Hongjiang Road" in Xicheng, from the competition in the ring to the apology from the Ryuukaku swordsman Shizuji Kamiizumi, actually took only more than an hour in total.

The rest of the time is spent on going to and from the venue and walking slowly when people leave.

After returning to Dongcheng, Chen Qing returned to the Chen family courtyard in "Sanlin Town" as usual and spent time with his family as usual.

The fact that the genius of Ryuying Kendo in Xicheng set up a ring to challenge was more like a "small episode" in his peaceful training life.

However, the follow-up of this "little episode" did make the entire "Huhai" lively for several days.

Because of this incident, it was printed in the form of an "extra edition" in major newspapers in "Huhai" almost on the same day, and spread to various central areas outside the concession of "Huhai".

In the evening, Chen Qing heard young newspaper sellers hawking their wares in the streets of Sanlin in East City.

He bought a copy and found that it simply mentioned in text what happened on "Hongjiang Road" in the morning, and attached a photo taken from a high altitude of Shizuo Kamiizumi bowing and apologizing to the warriors of "Houkai".

Judging from the perspective, the photo was taken somewhere in the high-rise buildings on both sides of "Hongjiang Road".

As soon as this "extra" newspaper came out, it was immediately snapped up by many people.

Over the past half month, many Chinese people have been dissatisfied with the fact that Naoto Takasugi published an advertisement in the newspaper to challenge the local warriors of "Hu Hai".

Now that they heard that this Ryuukeng kendo genius was defeated, they naturally couldn't wait to see it for themselves.

And this is just the beginning.

The next day, the Huhai Daily reported the incident in great detail on its front page, and attached many photos taken by reporters who were hiding in the crowd and in the buildings on both sides of the street.

This immediately caused the matter to explode in the entire "Hu Hai"!

Among the thirty districts of "Huhai", only five were designated as concessions, the remaining twenty-five were central districts.

The five districts that can be divided into concessions are the most prosperous and central districts of "Huhai" and have the best economy.

For a long time, people from other countries in the concessions lived better than people in the other 25 central districts.

Moreover, relying on the strength of the country behind them, some foreigners in these concessions would oppress and bully ordinary people in the Central Country. Among them, the Ryuuko people were one of the main oppressors and bullies.

And because it involves residents of other countries, it is an international issue. In addition, these bullies are very smart and they only bully ordinary people. The police stations basically take the attitude of "less trouble is worse than more trouble" and let the bullied people endure it.

After years of accumulation, people have long been resentful of this.

Therefore, this rare piece of news that made the Ryuukaku people embarrassed immediately made many Central Chinese feel proud!

In the following days, people in almost all 25 central districts of "Huhai" were discussing this matter.

Moreover, the incident soon spread beyond the "sea" and spread to all parts of the country.

Many outsiders who happened to return home would buy a newspaper reporting the incident and take it back; there were also specialized reporters from various places who, after learning of the incident, would pass the news back to their newspaper offices, and then rush to print newspapers for sale and distribution locally.

For a time, this matter continued to ferment, making many Chinese people feel proud after seeing it.

As this matter continued to ferment, Chen Qing's life returned to its previous routine.

I get up early every day to "practice my mind" and "practice my qi", and then go to work at the "Luo's Paper Mill" in "Sanyang".

After get off work at noon every day, he would return to "Sanlin", or go directly to the Chen family yard, or go to Lin Manli's residence to supervise Jiang Ying's practice.

On the morning of August 16, the day after the ring incident, Jiang Ying found Lin Manli's residence based on the note left by Chen Qing.

At first Lin Manli thought Jiang Ying had found the wrong place.

It was not until Jiang Ying mentioned Chen Qing that Lin Manli learned that the other party was Chen Qing's apprentice that she accepted Jiang Ying.

After that, Jiang Ying temporarily lived with Lin Manli.

Of course, Chen Qing did not take advantage of Lin Manli for nothing, and paid for her accommodation and food expenses.

In addition to these, during this period, Chen Qing also carried out the third silver-level mission he had accepted.

For a "Jingbian" master like him, the silver-level mission was not difficult and was naturally completed smoothly.

After completing the third silver-level task, he continued his regular practice life while waiting for the settlement from "Yun".

But soon, something happened that disrupted this peace...

……

August 23rd.

Early in the morning, Chen Qing, who had completed today's "training of mind" and "training of qi", came to "Guoshan Road" in "Sanyang" from "Sanlin" to work as usual.

After Naoto Takasugi's challenge to the ring ended, he returned to work at the "Roche Paper Mill" again.

It’s the end of August and approaching September.

The temperature in "Huhai" dropped again, with the maximum daytime temperature dropping to around 31 or 32 degrees.

Chen Qing, wearing the short jacket he usually wears to work, took a rickshaw to the intersection of "Guoshan Road" and got off the rickshaw as usual and walked in. The drop in the maximum temperature also made the morning temperature, which was not hot to begin with, become pleasant.

At this time, generally speaking, there will be more breakfast vendors on the street called "Guoshan Road" and more people eating breakfast.

But today, Chen Qing was slightly surprised to find that the number of breakfast vendors and people eating breakfast on this street had actually decreased.

This phenomenon is a bit strange.

Of course, Chen Qing didn't care too much and still walked through the crowd towards the "Luo's Paper Mill".

During this time, he could still hear the gossip of the people eating breakfast around him:

"…I heard from our factory director that now when the Ryuuko people in West City see us Central Country people, they have to lower their heads and cover their faces and walk away! Hahaha!"

"This is really cool! Those damn Ryuuko people finally got their way!"

"I really want to go to West City and see the faces of those Ryuuko people now!"

It is still the same content as in the past few days, and everyone is proud of winning the "Hongjiang Road" ring event in Xicheng.

Chen Qing looked calm and continued walking.

"...It's so tragic...How can there be such a person in this world..."

"Yes, he actually cut off the heads of an entire family! This murderer is simply not a human being!"

"I heard that this is not the first incident, but the second... The first incident happened next door at 'Tian Xin', on the 19th!"

"It's so scary. I hope the police can catch the perpetrators quickly."

"Forget it. Those people in the police station only know how to collect money. Don't dream of expecting them to arrest people!"

The sound of discussion about events I had never heard of rang in my ears.

This couldn't help but attract Chen Qing's attention.

He looked at the group of people who were talking and found that they were a group of workers in factory uniforms, both men and women, and they were all in their thirties or forties.

As he focused his attention on the discussions of the people around him, he could hear more and more discussions more clearly.

After listening for a while, Chen Qing roughly understood what was going on.

In the past two days, two very bloody and cruel incidents happened in Dongcheng.

On the 19th, a body that had been tortured to death was found in Tianxin District. The body was covered with cuts of varying sizes, and the scalp had been peeled off!
This morning, a worker who worked on Gushan Road in Sanyang District was killed along with his entire family of three. Their heads were cut off and placed on the dining table at home.

My co-workers went to call the family to work before dawn and were almost scared to death!

It is also because of this incident that there are fewer breakfast vendors and people eating breakfast on "Guoshan Road" today - the family of three of the deceased worker lived not far from here, and many workers passed by there on their way to work. After seeing the police cordoning off the scene, they all saw the bloody and cruel scene out of curiosity.

Many people vomited on the spot, including some breakfast vendors.

After understanding the whole thing, Chen Qing didn't have any thoughts. It just left a mark on his mind, and then he continued to walk towards the "Luo's Paper Mill".

After arriving at the factory, he started his work for the day.

During working hours, patrolmen from the "Sanyang" police station also came to "Gushan Road" to conduct investigations.

However, because the dead person was not from "Luo's Paper Mill", Chen Qing and several guards only saw people from the police station passing by the factory gate and did not know the details.

Soon, the morning passed by in a flash.

It's time to get off work at noon again.

"Luo's Paper Mill" is still the same as before, only working in the morning.

Chen Qing didn't stay for long. After saying goodbye to Gao Changzhi and others, he went home after get off work.

Then, after lunch, he went to Lin Manli's house and supervised Jiang Ying practicing for a while, and then went back home to chat with his mother Yang Ying and Chen Yang and cook dinner.

Before I knew it, the sky gradually darkened.

After finishing dinner, he put on a short casual suit and went out to the section of Jiulong Avenue facing the river on the "Sanlin" side. He then walked down the river bank stairs to the riverside, ready to start practicing tonight.

"I think I've reached critical balance in the second round of 'Golden Toad Swallowing and Exhaling' today. Next, I have to prepare for the second round of kidney training."

Standing on the bottom step of the riverbank stairs, Chen Qing could see the swaying "Red River" water with a slight fishy smell in front of him.

He glanced at the [Spirit] value at the bottom of his left eye, and his mind moved slightly. Then he slowly walked into the river in front of him and sank into it silently...

……

Xicheng, a riverside road somewhere in the International Settlement.

A car slowly stopped by the roadside.

The next second, with a "click", the rear door opened.

A man in short casual clothes but with a sword on his waist got out of the car.

After getting off the car, the figure shook his arms to the left and right, as if he was not used to the clothes on his body.

As he waved his arms, the driver's window slowly rolled down.

Then, the figure glanced at the driver in the driving seat and said calmly, "Wait for me here."

“Yes.”

The driver murmured.

Afterwards, the figure in short casual clothes walked to the road facing the river.

Then, he stared at the opposite bank for a moment, took a step forward and fell into the water.

"Puff~"

There was a sound of someone falling into the water.

The next moment, under the cover of night, a figure swam quickly towards East City on the opposite bank.

……

A little after eight in the evening.

Dongcheng, Sanlin District.

Kowloon Avenue, riverbank stairs.

A figure suddenly emerged from the river and swam to the shore.

"I've finally reached the critical balance. I'll have to start the second round of kidney training tomorrow."

After getting ashore, the figure took off his wet clothes and wrung them dry with both hands while thinking about the next training plan.

This figure was none other than Chen Qing!
(End of this chapter)