A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

34. Fine tea

When Chu Xuan came out, he saw a rugged-looking middle-aged man standing at the door.

He was surrounded by a group of subordinates, but they remained outside the door and did not come in.

Upon seeing Chu Xuan, the burly middle-aged man immediately cupped his hands and said, "You must be Brother Chu Xuan, I am Zhao Dahu, the leader of the Tiger Gang!"

"It's me! Chief Zhao, what brings you to my aunt's house with such a large entourage?" Chu Xuan said coldly.

Zhao Dahu chuckled, seemingly oblivious to the coldness in Chu Xuan's voice.

He waved his hand and said, "Men, bring those bastards up here!"

Immediately, several strong men forced several men, who were tied up with hemp ropes, to kneel down in the courtyard.

"It was them! Xiao Xuan, they were the ones who beat up your uncle!"

Zeng Hong immediately pointed at someone and shouted angrily at Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan nodded and looked at Zhao Dahu, asking, "What does Chief Zhao mean by this?"

"Brother Chu, please don't misunderstand, I meant no harm!"

Zhao Dahu bowed to Chu Xuan again: "I just found out about these bastards. They beat up Hu Dazhi, so I immediately tied them up and sent them to you."

"Brother Chu, this matter was not authorized by my Tiger Gang!"

As he spoke, his cold gaze swept over the people kneeling on the ground, and he said icily, "Are you going to talk yourselves, or should I have someone pry your mouths open?!"

The group of people trembled in fright and quickly spoke up.

"Boss, we were wrong! We really didn't know Hu Dazhi was Master Chu's uncle!"

"We're just following what Master Meng says..."

"Meng Qing ordered us to do it!"

Chu Xuan was confused, but he roughly understood what it meant.

Zhao Dahu bowed to Chu Xuan again and explained, "Brother Chu, Meng Qing is a retainer of our Tiger Gang."

These bastards acted on Meng Qing's orders, not on my own initiative, to attack your uncle.

Of course, it's also related to my lax management of my subordinates. This is just a small token of my appreciation; please accept it, Brother Chu.

As he spoke, he waved his hand and had someone bring over one hundred taels of silver.

Chu Xuan took the silver, weighed it in his hand, and remained noncommittal.

Zhao Dahu continued, "As for these bastards, they're entirely up to Brother Chu to deal with. Even if you bury them right now, I won't utter a single 'no'!"

Chu Xuan asked calmly, "What about Meng Qing?"

Zhao Dahu gave a wry smile: "Brother Chu, Meng Qing is only a nominal member of the Tiger Gang, not one of our members!"

Moreover, the other party is also a Ming Jin martial artist, and has a martial arts school backing him up!

Even if I wanted to, there's nothing I can do about it. Please forgive my inability to help.

"Chief Zhao, what is the relationship between Meng Qing and Mingyue Tower?" Chu Xuan asked.

Zhao Dahu immediately said, "Besides my Tiger Gang, Meng Qing also holds a nominal position at Mingyue Tower!"

That's it!

Seeing Chu Xuan's sneer, Zhao Dahu immediately reminded him, "Brother Chu, are you looking for Meng Qing to settle scores with?"

"Why not?" Chu Xuan retorted.

Zhao Dahu said with a serious expression, "Brother Chu, I'm just speaking frankly because we're not old acquaintances. I know you're a Ming Jin martial artist, and you also have the Lu Family Martial Arts School behind you."

"But Meng Qing is also a Ming Jin martial artist, and he successfully passed the test three years ago. Now he has reached the Great Perfection of Ming Jin! Behind him is the White Ape Martial Arts Hall!"

A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years. Young Master Chu, there's no need to rush..."

White Ape Martial Arts School?

Chu Xuan frowned.

White Ape Martial Arts School is one of the most famous martial arts schools in Green Mountain City. The school's owner, Cao Zhengxiong, is a master of the Transformation Realm, just like Lu Tong!

However, the martial arts training at the White Ape Martial Arts School is much easier to master than Bajiquan, which results in the White Ape Martial Arts School producing far more martial arts disciples than the Lu Family Martial Arts School, and their reputation is also much greater!

"Okay, I understand. Thanks for reminding me."

Chu Xuan nodded.

"Then I won't bother you any longer! If Brother Chu ever needs my help in the future, just let me know at the Tiger Gang."

Zhao Dahu cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Chu Xuan and prepared to take his leave.

His gaze swept over the thugs kneeling on the ground. "As for what to do with these bastards..."

Chu Xuan said calmly, "Since they're Chief Zhao's men, let Chief Zhao handle it! I'm sure Chief Zhao won't disappoint me, will he?"

Zhao Dahu's face twitched. He hadn't expected that Chu Xuan, this young upstart, would be even more cunning than him!

With just one sentence, he established his authority and also passed the trouble to him!

"Hehe, no problem, no problem!"

Zhao Dahu chuckled dryly, then turned to his men and said coldly, "Break one leg off each of them! Drag them out and deal with them, don't let them offend Brother Chu's eyes!"

Several burly men rushed up and, ignoring the people's pleas and struggles, forcibly dragged them away.

Not long after, a piercing scream rang out from dozens of meters away from the door.

"Goodbye!"

"No need to see me out!"

Soon, Zhao Dahu left with his men.

Ren Mingcheng approached Chu Xuan and warned, "Nephew, it's true that Zhao Dahu has come to apologize, but he might also be trying to sow discord. And it might not even be Meng Qing. Be careful not to be used as a pawn!"

"I know!"

Chu Xuan nodded.

Zhao Dahu didn't want to be used as a pawn, so he told him about Meng Qing's situation.

However, mentioning the White Ape Martial Arts School clearly contained an element of deliberately provoking him.

Chu Xuan wouldn't believe him just because he said one side of the story.

"Then you..." Ren Mingcheng asked hesitantly.

"They shouldn't have hit my uncle!"

Chu Xuan said something and then turned and went back into the house.

……

Inside a private room at Mingyue Restaurant.

The restaurant owner, Mr. Chen, was drinking with a burly young man, and several plates of braised meat were on the table.

"This braised pork is truly a delicacy, and it's an absolute perfect accompaniment to wine! I've been eating it for days, and I haven't gotten tired of it at all!" Meng Qing exclaimed, holding his wine glass.

Manager Chen picked up a slice of braised pork and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly. "If you didn't know more about it, who would have thought that this little piece of braised pork could hold such a huge profit?!"

Meng Qing chuckled and said, "Indeed! A thousand taels of silver a month, who wouldn't be envious?"

I was originally going to leave some soup for that kid surnamed Chu, but since he's so ungrateful, I'll just have to take the recipe!

Their original plan was to invest first, and then kick Chu Xuan and his group aside once they had gradually obtained the braised meat recipe.

Unexpectedly, Hu Dazhi rejected him as soon as he opened his mouth!

Since the soft approach isn't working, we'll have to resort to the hard one!

Shopkeeper Chen frowned and said, "That young man surnamed Chu is a martial artist, and he's Lu Tong's disciple! Are you sure there's no problem?"

"Heh, I wouldn't dare make that guarantee for anyone else! But this Chu Xuan..."

Meng Qing grinned, "He's just a newbie who's only just entered the Ming Jin realm, he doesn't even have any combat experience! If he were a smart person, he would know what to do!"

"And you probably don't know this, but Chu Xuan's innate talent is only at the lowest level, which means his life is over!"

"A mere second-class student?" Manager Chen looked astonished. "With such poor aptitude, how can someone become a martial artist?"

"I just got incredibly lucky and managed to get through the gate by sheer luck!"

Meng Qing sneered.

"As for the Lu family martial arts school, I heard that Lu Tong gave up on it a long time ago! The reason he didn't expel him was because he was concerned about his reputation, so he just let him fend for himself!"

"Even if he can bring his fellow disciples, so what? My White Ape Martial Arts School has far more disciples than them! So..."

He slammed his glass on the table with a loud "bang" and said viciously, "I've got him!"

"We still need to give the Lu family martial arts school some face! I'll talk to him first when he arrives!" Manager Chen shook his head and said, "If this kid knows what's good for him, we'll leave him some profit. If he doesn't..."

"He dares?!"

Meng Qing suddenly stood up, his face contorted with rage, "I'll kill him!"

At this moment, a servant came in and said, "Manager, there is a man named Chu Xuan who wants to see you."

Manager Chen and Meng Qing exchanged a glance, both revealing smug smiles.

The money's been delivered!

"Excellent! Quickly, bring tea, the best tea..."