Chapter 6 The Price of a Challenge

Looking back, I saw a group of people walking towards me aggressively.

Because Qianming Martial Arts School is located at the edge of one end of the main street in Qixia Town, it can be seen as soon as you enter the town.

Judging from their appearance, it was obvious that they came with ill intentions.

The shouting could be heard from far away, attracting many residents of Qixia Town to come out and watch.

There were about a dozen people who came, and they were wearing uniform clothes. You could tell from their steps that they were skilled in martial arts.

"Those are the uniforms of Dacheng Martial Arts School. Looks like they are going to challenge the school?"

Some people around recognized him and immediately started talking about him.

Since Qianming Martial Arts School opened, it has had many disciples, but it has become a common occurrence for people to challenge the school.

However, those that came before were all small martial arts schools of the same level and size. No one expected that the Dacheng Martial Arts School, the largest one in Guangyang Prefecture, would be specially invited!

Soon, a group of people came to the door in a rage. Seeing Li Ming standing there, they thought he was a disciple of the martial arts school. A young man with a haughty look on his face stepped forward.

"Hey, where's your owner Li Ming? Call him out!"

Before he finished speaking, a person next to him came forward. The young man immediately put on a flattering look, took half a step behind, and introduced himself.

"This is Master Wang Xianhu from our Dacheng Martial Arts School. He has come to Qianming Martial Arts School to learn something from him."

"Ah, he is Wang Xianhu?"

There were discussions all around.

They have all heard of this man's name to some extent. He is the signature martial artist of Guangyang Prefecture's Dacheng Martial Arts School, second only to the owner and the deputy owner. His martial arts skills are from a Shaolin family, and it is said that his strength has already reached perfection in the Gang realm. He is also the martial artist with the greatest hope of breaking through to the post-natal realm in Dacheng Martial Arts School.

"Dacheng Martial Arts School is very powerful. It is said that even several constables of Guangyang Prefecture are from it. The strength of this martial arts master Wang Xianhu should not be underestimated!"

Someone whispered.

Seeing Li Ming standing there without moving, Wang Xianhu thought that he was frightened by their momentum, frowned and was about to ask again.

"I am the owner of the museum." Li Ming said lightly.

"you?"

Wang Xianhu took a look, then looked at the empty courtyard of Qianming Martial Arts School inside the main gate, with disdain flashing in his eyes.

Seeing that Li Ming was so young, even the men surrounding Wang Xianhu sneered to varying degrees.

Wang Xianhu was a little disappointed and felt that his trip was in vain.

According to common sense, given the status and size of their Dacheng Martial Arts School, they would not bother to cause trouble for such a small martial arts school in the town.

Those who had been invited to challenge him before were mostly mediocre martial artists from the vicinity, and their strength was about the same as that of Li Ming before.

However, in recent days, news suddenly spread in Guangyang Prefecture that a group of nine people, led by the two evil Baijiangs, were easily captured by a local martial artist single-handedly.

Li Ming's name was also mentioned repeatedly.

Moreover, in the process of spreading rumors, they will be exaggerated to a certain extent. There are many people who tell lies in the market, so the matter becomes more and more outrageous.

Many people described with great confidence how Li Ming crushed a group of wanted criminals with force and how his martial arts skills were unfathomable.

Some say that Li Ming is an expert swordsman and can thrust out a sword with just a shake of his hand.

Some say that Li Ming is good at external martial arts, and his Golden Bell Cover makes him invulnerable to swords and spears.

Some people also say that Li Ming is a master of internal martial arts, and his moves are like thunder...

It was as if I had seen it with my own eyes.

Even some of those who went to Dacheng Martial Arts School to sign up mentioned the price of only ten taels at Qianming Martial Arts School, trying to bargain with them.

This attracted the attention of Dacheng Martial Arts School.

Although Dacheng Martial Arts School will not bother with small martial arts schools, it takes potential competitors very seriously.

He immediately sent people to inquire with other martial artists who had fought with Li Ming, but the conclusion they reached was that Li Ming's strength was mediocre.

However, relying on its relationship with the government, Dacheng Martial Arts School has confirmed the authenticity of the matter, and the government will pay the reward for the two evil men in Baijiang to Li Ming in the near future.

When he is certified by the government, Li Ming's fame will only increase further.

After careful consideration, Dacheng Martial Arts School finally decided to send Wang Xianhu on the trip.

They estimated that Li Ming's highest strength was at the Gang realm, so if Wang Xianhu took action, it should be a sure win.

After meeting Li Ming, Wang Xianhu felt that there was nothing special about this guy except that he looked good, and he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

But he still said: "In this case, please join me, Master Li!"

As he spoke, Wang Xianhu shook his shoulders and his coat fell off. Someone nearby hurried over to take it, revealing his explosive black muscles.

As the internal force surged, the muscles in his body expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

One look at his body shape and the marks of torture on his joints showed that Wang Xianhu had practiced external martial arts quite well.

Some onlookers saw this visually impactful scene and couldn't help but cheer.

The noise outside also attracted people from the Longmen Escort Agency in the Tongfu Inn to come out and watch, including the leader of the escorts.

"what happened?"

"Someone is here to challenge us. I didn't expect that we could have something exciting to watch while we take a break."

"Come on, open the market, buy it and leave it alone!"

"Captain Du, which side do you think will win? I'll bet three taels of silver with you."

A group of people from Longmen Escort Agency and others watched and joked.

When Wang Xianhu opened the stage, he found that Li Ming had no intention of moving at all. Instead, he stood on the steps, looking at him like a monkey.

"Ok?"

Wang Xianhu frowned: "What are you waiting for? Are you scared? Don't worry, we are just sparring and that's it."

Unexpectedly, Li Ming raised his mouth with disdain: "Where did this group of wild dogs come from? Who are you? What qualifications do you have for me to fight you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in Dacheng Martial Arts School changed their expressions.

"Boy, what did you say?"

"Keep your mouth clean!"

Wang Xianhu was stunned at first. This was the first time he saw the other party swearing directly at him during a challenge. Then his face was filled with anger.

"Boy, what bullshit are you talking about? Your martial arts school is open for business, and someone comes to challenge you, are you afraid to take them on?"

"Why do we have to answer? Who stipulated that?" Li Ming asked.

Wang Xianhu was speechless for a moment. This question really stumped him.

After running a martial arts school for so many years, he had long since come to the conclusion that challenging other martial artists was perfectly normal, and it carried both risks and opportunities.

As long as you are strong, you can expand your popularity through this method and show others your real abilities.

According to industry rules, you can either defend your own position with your strength, or pay a little price to get the other party to make a profit. Slip a red envelope and say a few polite words like "I've heard a lot about you" and "I've benefited a lot from you". Then the other party will not press too hard and you can save face on the surface.

This has long been an unspoken rule in the industry. Now that Li Ming suddenly asked about it, he was really speechless.

Li Ming continued, "According to what you said, if I encounter a challenge, I have to accept it. If I win, it's natural. If I lose, my reputation will be ruined. When we start fighting, we should stop at the right time. You, the one who challenged me, just walked away. It seems that you didn't suffer any loss at all."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Wang Xianhu asked, suppressing his anger.

"That's easy. You can fight. If I lose, Qianming Martial Arts School will close immediately. But if I win, you who come to challenge me should all go to the town entrance and shout three hundred times, 'Qianming Martial Arts School is too powerful, Dacheng Martial Arts School is no match for it!'"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around Wang Xianhu started cursing again.

Even the people from the Longmen Escort Agency who were watching frowned, feeling that Li Ming's request was too outrageous and not in line with the rules of the underworld at all.

Moreover, they confirmed again and again that the aura of Li Ming was at most that of a Gang realm warrior, and there was a high probability that he would not be a match for Wang Xianhu.

"He is indeed a delusional man. I really don't know where he gets the confidence to speak so wildly." Several porters whispered.

Li Ming ignored the whispers around him and looked at Wang Xianhu calmly.

He actually integrated the original owner's memories and knew the unspoken rules of opening a martial arts school, but he himself had no intention of following them.

He had the system to rely on, and when he became famous for capturing the two evil men in Baijiang, he was destined to take an unconventional path. His goal was not just to open an ordinary martial arts school.

It is foreseeable that when you become more famous in the future, people from all walks of life will come to challenge or try to extort money from you.

As he said, he didn't have the time to deal with all these twists and turns. He might as well establish his authority once and for all, which would save him a lot of trouble later.

Wang Xianhu was already furious. He waved his hand to stop the cursing around him and stared at Li Ming.

"Okay, I'll take it, let's do it!"

The crowd was in an uproar and the noise of discussion became louder.

Wang Xianhu is putting the reputation of Dacheng Martial Arts School on the line. If he loses, he won't be the only one to be embarrassed. This only shows that Wang Xianhu has enough confidence to win.

"Hurry up and buy it!"

On the other side, people from the Longmen Escort Agency also came to watch the fun and took out small change to place bets.

But looking at their choices, they all bet on Wang Xianhu to win.

If no one bets against it, it would be boring.

"I'm coming too!"

A small hand took advantage of the chaos to grab a few copper coins and resolutely placed them on Li Ming's side of victory.

Several escorts and porters were stunned to find out that the person who placed the bet was Mo Xiaobei.

Everyone knew that this was Shopkeeper Tong's sister-in-law, so they didn't dare to offend her and just joked.

"Little girl, you can place the bet, but don't cry if you lose all your pocket money in a while, haha!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

"Don't worry, I definitely won't lose!" Mo Xiaobei was full of confidence.

Everyone just thought she was just a child making trouble and didn't take it seriously.

At this time, everyone from Tongfu Inn came out to watch. Except for Bai Zhantang, everyone else looked very surprised.

They usually saw Li Ming with a smile on his face, but this was the first time they saw him so strong and high-profile. The contrast was too great and did not match their usual impression of him.

"It's over. Has Li Ming been unable to recruit a disciple for a long time and has he given up on himself and doesn't want to do this anymore, so he's saying this?" Lu Xiucai guessed with his hands in his pockets.

"Maybe he got the confidence from catching a few thieves last time. Let's see." Li Dazui tiptoed and watched.

On the other side, Wang Xianhu moved his neck and wrists, already thinking about how to defeat this arrogant guy.

"Before we start, there is something we need to sort out first."

Suddenly, Wang Xianhu heard Li Ming's voice in his ears, and his eyes blurred, followed by a scream in his ears.

"what!"

Li Ming had disappeared at the entrance of the martial arts hall without anyone noticing, and appeared beside him, holding in his hand the young man from Dacheng Martial Arts Hall who had just shouted and challenged him.

"Next time you go to someone else's territory, remember to be polite. This is a punishment for you."

As the words were spoken, there was a crisp sound, and the young man's two arms were removed.

He let out a heart-wrenching scream, and his arms hung limply at his sides.

The onlookers, including Bai Zhantang and Chief Escort Du, all looked at him with a tense look in their eyes.

"Good boy, how dare you touch my people!"

Wang Xianhu was both shocked and angry. He was so shocked that he didn't see clearly the boy's body movements and how he attacked!

Amidst the roar, a punch came down with the sound of wind.

The authentic Shaolin Luohan Fist moves were so fierce and at such a close distance, there was no way it would miss.

But it fell into the void.

Li Ming's body seemed to move sideways a few inches in the air, just avoiding the fist wind. Without thinking, Wang Xianhu instinctively changed his moves to Luohan Fuhu Fist, instantly sending out several phantoms that landed in advance at the point where Li Ming's next step would land.

Don't be fooled by Wang Xianhu's big size, he is also extremely fast once he starts fighting!
The people from Longmen Escort Agency who saw this cheered.

However, Li Ming's next step was taken at an odd angle and he stepped in a strange direction. His steps were totally unreasonable, but his body floated away in an instant.

It is exactly the movement of Xiaoyao Yufeng.

To the onlookers, Wang Xianhu looked like a clown, punching the air several times.

Wang Xianhu was shocked to find that most of his back was exposed. He was so frightened that he quickly jumped away, breaking out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Li Ming did not attack.

"Good boy!"

Wang Xianhu had seen that Li Ming was no ordinary person, so he did not dare to be arrogant. He put on airs and used his Arhat Subduing Tiger Fist at full power.

In an instant, ferocious punches poured down like raindrops, instantly blocking all of Li Ming's escape routes.

(End of this chapter)