Chapter 50: Chapter 50 Offering Help in the Hour of Need
Canglang Martial Arts Hall.
At this ti, the front courtyard had already gathered many disciples.
It also included five True Disciples who truly had a master-apprentice relationship with Master Wang.
The True Disciples of the Martial Arts Hall had a genuine master-apprentice relationship with Master Wang.
In Great Xia, the relationship between master and disciple was hardly inferior to that of father and son.
As the saying goes, “One day as a master is a lifeti as a father.”
Today marked a grand occasion that had recently approached for the Canglang Martial Arts Hall.
The fierce tiger that Master Wang had caught from the mountains and had been raising for several days was about to be released from its cage.
This was an opportunity for all disciples to watch their senior brothers fight the mighty tiger up close and to observe the majestic might of the king of beasts.
The Tiger Form Boxing, one of the Five Animals Fist, originated from the tiger, so closely observing a tiger in combat was an opportunity for any disciple practicing the Tiger Form Boxing.
If one could grasp this opportunity and comprehend so essence of the tiger’s spirit, their boxing could achieve a breakthrough.
Achieving Great Success in any boxing thod of the Five Animals Fist would qualify one to beco a True Disciple of Master Wang.
For many who entered the Martial Arts Hall, becoming a disciple of Master Wang was an opportunity to change their destiny.
If their boxing could advance further and achieve Perfection, harnessing the explosive Power of the mighty tiger.
Then their combat power would undergo a qualitative change, and it would be of great assistance to those entering the lower ranks of the Martial Arts.
Perfection in lower-level martial arts, even among the ranks of Ninth Grade Martial Artists, was achievable by only half of them.
In the martial arts prosperous Great Xia, wealth and status had to be upheld by martial force.
Ordinary affluent youth had no real status before a Martial Artist of the Martial Arts Nine Grade.
Becoming a disciple of Master Wang, they had a tenfold probability of reaching Martial Arts Entry.
This could an a change in status even for the children of the affluent.
If they could advance further in this lifeti and beco an Eighth Grade Martial Artist, they would be considered distinguished figures throughout Luoshui County.
The position of an Eighth Grade Martial Artist was far superior to that of the common wealthy or noble families.
This was why, although the Canglang Martial Arts Hall had not been open for long and the fees were extrely high, many wealthy and noble individuals still ca to the hall to beco disciples.
However, most could not persevere.
Including now, there were still Outer Disciples who could not endure the hardships of martial arts training and left after a certain period.
In the Martial Arts Hall, less than half could persist for six months.
Not to ntion eting Master Wang’s criteria and achieving Great Success in any boxing technique.
At this mont.
In the front courtyard of the Martial Arts Hall.
Liu Zhixiang, with a goatee, stepped into the gate of the Martial Arts Hall with an attendant.
Just monts before, he had received Master Wang’s permission to enter.
Crossing the gate of the Martial Arts Hall, his gaze swept across the people in the front yard and imdiately t Zhou Xing’s eyes.
“Nephew Zhou, it’s been a while. Are you well?”
Liu Zhixiang’s lips moved slightly, and as he locked eyes with Zhou Xing, a kindly smile appeared on his face.
Although his voice was not loud, who was Zhou Xing?
He was nominally the senior brother of the Canglang Martial Arts Hall, already a Martial Artist with entry-level skills, small success in Skin Training, and skin tough as stone of Ninth Grade.
Moreover, he had achieved Great Success in four stances of the Five Animals Fist, and Tiger Form Boxing to the point of understanding its true aning, reaching Perfection, and mastering the tiger’s Power.
Such a figure, even in Luoshui County, stood out among the younger generation.
With such martial prowess and exceptional senses, he could naturally hear Liu Zhixiang’s words.
At this mont, hearing Liu Zhixiang’s words.
Zhou Xing’s originally smiling face suddenly darkened.
“Such arrogance. It seems that the matter is not just baseless rumors. The business of Sihe Chamber of Comrce must indeed be involved with the Liu family of the three great houses!”
He imdiately suppressed the emotions that were bubbling up inside him.
Then, after patting Xiao Peng, who was in front of him, and offering so words of encouragent, he made his way to the backyard to pay his respects to Wang Jin.
Zhou Xing knew that if the Zhou family were to rise, Wang Jin was one key factor.
Wang Jin was his ntor, a father figure to him.
Behind Wang Jin stood Master Wang from Luoshui County’s stationed military, a significant figure.
That was precisely the reason he, despite having better options, chose to join Canglang Martial Arts Hall.
Secondly, he knew that he also needed to rely on himself.
The Inspection Office, in his eyes, was an opportunity – a chance to stir the pot and possibly change the current situation in Luoshui County.
Military strength, though vital, paled in comparison to influence and power.
By joining the Inspection Office, he could leverage its influence and seize power for himself.
As the saying goes, commoners should not contend with officials; no matter how prosperous the Zhou family might be, they were still just commoners.
Only by leaning on the Great Xia Court, like a towering tree, could one hold power.
And it was this reasoning that drove him to start investing in people close to him, to recruit talents, looking to carve out a niche within the Inspection Office.
Only then could the Zhou family have the chance to rise again under his leadership, to beco an equal among the three great families of Luoshui County, or even the sole Zhou family in Luoshui County.
These thoughts flashed through his mind as Zhou Xing walked steadily towards the Martial Arts Hall’s backyard.
He knew that currently, he did not have the grounds to fall out with Liu Zhixiang because the latter represented the Sihe Chamber of Comrce, which potentially represented the Liu family’s interests among the three great families.
Elsewhere.
Liu Zhixiang, sporting a goatee, watched Zhou Xing’s departing figure with regret before becoming sowhat wary, his gaze towards Zhou Xing sharp as a knife.
“I underestimated this lad! With such blatant provocation from , yet he acted as if he saw nothing; it seems he will not be easy to deal with!”
As he contemplated this, he also considered the information he had about Zhou Xing.
Zhou Xing was called the Zhou family’s prodigy.
His talent in Martial Arts was exceptional, a youth of just over twenty.Upd@te by n0vgo .c0
He had reached Martial Arts Nine Grade and achieved small success in Skin Training.
His talent in Boxing was extrely high, having achieved Perfection, possessing the ferocious power of Tiger Form Boxing.
Liu Zhixiang secretly regretted his position a bit.
“I should not offend Zhou Xing too deeply; I need to find an opportunity to ease tensions!”
“However, I must also carry out the mission assigned from above!”
“The Inspection Office concerns the future of Great Xia, a heavy bet placed jointly by His Majesty above and the world-overpowering Martial Saint to pull Great Xia back from the brink!”
“After its establishnt, the Inspection Office will inevitably stir up the world’s situation, and the eligible individuals for the Inspection Office must be taken seriously!”
“As they say, ‘circumstance makes the hero.’ For those talents, one must make a good relationship!”
“A tily aid in their mont of need will harvest goodwill!”
“Such investnts are indeed the way of comrce.”
With these thoughts in his mind, Liu Zhixiang’s gaze swiftly scanned the bustling courtyard of the Martial Arts Hall.
Before coming here, the chairman had given him a dossier on the Canglang Martial Arts Hall, listing disciples with the potential to join the Inspection Office.
His task, as a manager representing the Sihe Chamber of Comrce, was to personally make investnts in the people listed in the dossier.
To offer help when it was most needed.
With their current strength, a small investnt could win goodwill and bring relationships closer.
If any of these individuals rose to prominence, becoming major figures in Luoshui County, that goodwill could be worth a fortune.
This was the way of comrce for the Sihe Chamber of Comrce.
To grow stronger in business, if there wasn’t a powerful figure or a few high-ranking Martial Artists backing it, how could it possibly thrive?
It would be like battling a pack of wolves who eat their prey whole.
The danger of such dealings was by no ans less than that of sword and shadow on the battlefield.
It was the peril of killing soone unseen!
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