Martial Arts Song

Chapter 373: East City Martial Masters
After hearing Chen Qing's answer, Lu Hongfeng fell silent.

After a long while, he sighed and said, "Little friend Lin, the Axe Gang is not an ordinary gang. According to the information I got, they will not let this matter go. To tell you the truth, the Axe Gang has the background of the military. They were able to unify the entire East City District 9 in half a year because of the instructions of the military."

"That's why I was so cautious yesterday. Oh, I should have told you earlier, so you wouldn't have provoked them..."

At the end, Lu Hongfeng sighed again.

Jiang Ying, who was next to Chen Qing, turned to look at Chen Qing with some worry after hearing what Lu Hongfeng said.

Although she is at the bottom of the society, she still has basic knowledge and understands what the military represents.

At the same time, she is also very smart.

Although I witnessed my master's inhuman strength last night, since this world is still ruled by the military, it means that even someone like my master will not be able to compete with the army in the end.

So, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

But she didn't see any change in Chen Qing's expression.

After hearing what Lu Hongfeng said, Chen Qing smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Lu, I know everything you said. But in the current situation, the military is probably too busy to care about the Axe Gang's mess. What's more, there is no evidence to prove that I did what happened last night, right? With no spare energy and no evidence, how could the military offend a master for the sake of a deputy leader of the Axe Gang? Mr. Lu, is this the truth?"

The reason why he admitted it frankly in front of Lu Hongfeng was mainly to show that he was honest enough to the other party.

Moreover, he had just staged a prison break in the police station yesterday afternoon, and the deputy leader of the Axe Gang on Chen Xing's side was killed that night, so everyone would suspect him.

Since he wanted to learn Qigong skills from Lu Hongfeng, there was no need to hide anything when the other party asked.

"That's right..."

After hearing what Chen Qing said, Lu Hongfeng frowned and said, "But those people in the Axe Gang have no bottom line. Once they discover your identity, with your military background, they will retaliate against you unscrupulously. You are not afraid, but what about your disciple and your family? I heard from Lao Luo that you seem to be a family in 'Hu Hai', right?"

Luo Zongping had been to the house that Chen Qing rented in Sanlin Town and met Chen Qing's family.

However, that is all old news.

Lu Hongfeng probably heard it from Luo Zongping during the time they were communicating by the river.

Now Chen Qing's family has long moved out of Sanlin Town, and even Luo Zongping can't find where they are.

What's more, the Chen family now has Jueying, a great master who has mastered the "Three Transformations".

Even though he had a broken hand, he was still not someone that an ordinary expert could deal with, let alone an ordinary person.

Therefore, Chen Qing was not worried at all about what Lu Hongfeng said.

He smiled and replied, "Don't worry about that, Mr. Lu. My family is protected by other experts. Even if the Axe Gang finds them, they can't be harmed. But I'm very curious, Mr. Lu, how do you know that the Axe Gang won't give up? Is there any news from Inspector Deng?"

"If there are other experts protecting you, that would be better."

Hearing this, Lu Hongfeng nodded, and then replied: "Yes, Xiao Deng sent me a message today, saying that Wang Chen from the Axe Gang went to Xiahui Road to pay his respects last night, saw what you did, and then left in anger, saying that he would make you pay the price. I wanted to inform you, but you didn't leave your contact information yesterday, so I asked Mingcheng to drive to Lao Luo to ask for your home address, but Lao Luo was not in his martial arts hall or factory. I don't know where he went, and I can't find him..."

After saying that, Lu Hongfeng shook his head.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Lu. It's thoughtful."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing bowed his hands and thanked him, "Please also ask Mr. Lu to thank Inspector Deng for passing on the message. I was really sorry for what happened yesterday. I made him lose face in front of his subordinates in the patrol room. I will set up a table to apologize to him later."

"Hey, what are you talking about? Little friend Lin, you treat me so sincerely. Although I am an old man, I will not let you down. I will treat you with sincerity."

Lu Hongfeng waved his hand and said, "As for Xiao Deng, it's a small matter. Besides, he was the one who made the mistake first. I'll arrange a game for you guys after I capture your apprentice. You guys can clink glasses and forget your grudges with a smile."

"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Lu."

After hearing this, Chen Qing said with a smile.

Lu Hongfeng waved his hand again indifferently.

After that, Chen Qing straightened his expression and finally returned to the main purpose of this visit. He asked, "By the way, Mr. Lu, when will the East City martial arts gathering you mentioned yesterday take place? Where will it be held?"

"That's what I was going to tell you."

Hearing this, Lu Hongfeng finally smiled. He said, "The party will be held at noon tomorrow. As for the address, it is at the 'Gangqiao Hotel' over at Gangqiao. This was initiated by Lao Luo, so the location can only be chosen by the group of martial artists we don't deal with. They chose this place."

"That's it."

After hearing this, Chen Qing nodded slightly and said nothing.

In mid-August, Takasugi Naoto set up a high-profile challenge in the newspapers. When many martial artists from East and West City went to "Hongjiang Road" to show their support, he met with Luo Zongping, Lu Hongfeng, and another martial artist Xin Guiqing. He learned from the three of them that among the martial artists in East City, the three of them got along best, so they gathered together.

The remaining martial artists stood on the side that was against them.

Therefore, he was not surprised to hear what Lu Hongfeng said.

As for the "Gangqiao Hotel" located in Gangqiao District, he didn't mind.

Although Gangqiao District was the original territory of the Axe Gang, and he had just killed the leader of the Axe Gang on Chen Xing's side last night, Gangqiao District was so large that he would not necessarily encounter the Axe Gang.

Even if they met them, with so many martial artists present, I'm afraid the Axe Gang would have to keep their heads down and walk away.

What's more, the few times he dealt with the Axe Gang, he wore a mask on his face, so it's estimated that even if he met them, they wouldn't recognize him.

Even if he recognized him, he was not afraid.

His strength alone is enough to sweep away the entire Axe Gang!

Of course, Chen Qing would not do this if it was not necessary.

After all, the Axe Gang has the military behind it. Although we don’t know why the military instructs the Axe Gang to rule the East City gangs, there must be a purpose.

Sweeping the Axe Gang would disrupt the military's plans and would cause some trouble.

Taking all these factors into consideration, Chen Qing's attitude towards the Axe Gang is that as long as they don't provoke him, he won't bother to pay attention to them.

"Will you go by yourself tomorrow or come with me?"

Seeing that Chen Qing didn't say anything after hearing the address, Lu Hongfeng asked.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Qing replied, "I'll go by myself. If I go with you, Mr. Lu, I'll have to trouble you to pick me up. That's too rude. Besides, I have some personal matters to take care of tomorrow morning."

After hearing what Chen Qing said at the beginning, Lu Hongfeng was about to say something, but after hearing that Chen Qing had private matters to deal with, he immediately changed his mind.

"Well, since you have some personal matters to take care of tomorrow morning, just go over there when you're done."

After Lu Hongfeng finished speaking, he immediately added: "But remember to go early. Lao Luo, Lao Xin and I don't mind, but the other martial artists have never seen you. You are a newcomer and this is your first time attending a gathering. If you go too late, I'm afraid someone will make a fuss about it. It's not that you have any problem, but if you follow us, those who don't like us will deliberately make trouble for us."

"I see."

Chen Qing nodded in response.

He naturally knows this truth.

"That's it, we should go back now. We've been out for a day."

After the discussion, Chen Qing did not linger any longer and started talking.

"Okay." The straightforward Lu Hongfeng did not try to persuade them to stay. "Goodbye, I won't see you off."

"What are you talking about, Mr. Lu? You are my elder, how dare I ask you to send me off?"

After Chen Qing said this with a smile, he turned around and left the backyard with Jiang Ying, heading towards the gate.

"Senior Lin, it's time to leave. I'll drive you guys off."

When they arrived at the front yard, "A Tao" who was waiting there saw the two of them, greeted them again with a smile, and spoke enthusiastically.

Chen Qing smiled and responded: "Don't be so polite, we have something else to do, just go by yourself."

Having said that, the other party didn't insist any more.

Soon, Chen Qing took Jiang Ying away from Qijianmen.

After leaving Qijian Gate and heading towards the Jiulong Avenue outside, Jiang Ying, who had been obedient and silent, finally spoke up after walking a distance: "Master, has my matter caused you a lot of trouble?"

"Quite the contrary."

Chen Qing smiled slightly, turned to look at her, and said: "Your matter has helped me improve my kung fu."

What he said is true.

If the incident with Jiang Ying had not happened, he would not have been able to catch the bullet with his bare hands, and he would not have realized that his "Tao" not only required practicing to become stronger, but also needed to be "verified"!
Because of this incident, when Chen Qing was dealing with Jiang Ying's parents' affairs today, many verification methods and plans emerged in his mind.

"Is your Kung Fu further improved?"

Jiang Ying was puzzled when he heard this.

Seeing this, Chen Qing smiled and said, "When you have practiced Kung Fu to a deep level, you will naturally understand what I am saying. It will be difficult for you to understand if I explain it to you now, and it will also interfere with your practice. You should first focus on practicing the 'Tiger Form Fist' I taught you to the limit."

"That's it..."

Jiang Ying seemed to understand what he said, but she was very obedient and did not continue to ask questions. Instead, she replied, "Okay."

But then she asked again: "Master, what do we have to do later?"

She was asking what Chen Qing said when he refused the escort offered by "A Tao".

After hearing this, Chen Qing replied calmly: "It's okay, I lied to that guy, I just didn't want him to send us off."

"what?"

Jiang Ying was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked, "Then Master, you said you had some personal matters to deal with tomorrow morning, did you also lie to that old man?"

"so smart."

Chen Qing looked at Jiang Ying and praised.

The two walked and talked until they came to Jiulong Avenue in Chenhang District, then hailed a rickshaw and returned to Sanyang District...

Early the next morning.

After Chen Qing woke up due to the influence of his biological clock, he still looked at the [Energy] value at the bottom of his left eye as soon as possible.

After looking at the numbers, I got up early again, went to the basement to get some wine and went back to my room to train my kidneys.

After finishing his kidney training today, he had breakfast and went out early in the morning.

He first went to Sanlin District to report his safety to Lin Manli and told her about Jiang Ying's current situation with him.

When Lin Manli asked what happened, he just made up an excuse, saying that Jiang Ying's parents had to go back to their hometown for something, and Jiang Ying was reluctant to leave, so she didn't come back on time.

After reporting to Lin Manli that I was safe, it was already past eight in the morning, almost nine.

Chen Qing stopped another rickshaw from Sanlin and headed towards Gangqiao District.

From Sanlin District to Gangqiao District, a total of seven districts away, it takes two or three hours by tram. He changed rickshaws every two districts, and it still took more than an hour to get there.

When Chen Qing's rickshaw drove into Gangqiao District, it was almost eleven o'clock.

"Hahaha……"

Chen Qing looked ahead and saw the rickshaw driver who was already sweating and panting.

He did not torture the driver any further. He paid the fare and got off the rickshaw. Then he hailed another rickshaw in the area and said to the driver, "Go to Hongqiao Hotel."

"okay!"

The newly stopped rickshaw driver responded with a smile, then pulled Chen Qing and ran away quickly.

About ten minutes later.

Chen Qing was taken to a magnificent hotel.

This is a building over eight stories high. The entire exterior of the building is neat and tidy, without any messy billboards. There is only one sign embedded in the wall, upright, with colorful lights installed, and "Hongqiao Hotel" written on it.

But it was daytime now, and the colorful lights on the sign were not on.

On the first floor of this building, above the gate there is also a very magnificent sign with the words "Hongqiao Hotel" written on it!

"Sir, we are here. This is the 'Hongqiao Hotel'."

After the rickshaw driver stopped the car, he turned around and said to Chen Qing with an apologetic smile.

"Ah."

Chen Qing nodded, paid the fare and got off the bus.

When he got off the car, people were constantly coming in and out of the hotel.

There are also many cars parked on this street, especially in front of the "Hongqiao Hotel", which is basically full and extends to both sides of the street.

There are also many customers like Chen Qing who come here by rickshaw.

Most of them were wearing decent suits, or silk robes and jackets.

In short, they don't look like low-level workers.

Chen Qing was also wearing a decent suit today, considering that this was a more formal occasion.

After getting off the bus, he first stood at the door of "Hongqiao Hotel", looked up at the sign, and then prepared to go in.

But before he had taken a few steps, he suddenly felt a pair of emotional gazes fixed on him.

At the same time, an uncertain voice sounded from behind him: "Little friend Lin?"

He immediately turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound and the gaze.

Then, he was surprised to find that the person looking at him and calling him was Xin Guiqing, Master Xin, whom he had met once.

(End of this chapter)