The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 532: Hong Kong Past (13)

"It's really exciting." Qian Xiaoyi began to applaud as if he was watching a big show. If the whole process was not so short, he would even want to conjure up a bucket of popcorn to eat while watching.

Taoist Lingkong glared at him, annoyed: "What's so exciting? Speaking of which, you haven't practiced the Kung Fu I taught you properly in the past few years, right? Now you only know some health-preserving routines. Where is the prestige I had in the past? You really ruin the reputation of our school."

Qian Xiaoyi waved his hand and said, "Oh, don't blame me. The country was in chaos during your time. You two have been traveling around for decades. If you don't have some martial arts skills to protect yourself, you will really encounter danger. So on the other hand, there are enough opportunities for you to practice. I am different. When I grew up, it was already the era of 'win the fight and go to jail, lose the fight and go to the hospital'. I just practiced health preservation and ghost catching routines. At least I can run faster than ordinary people."

"What nonsense!" Taoist Lingkong shook his head.

But think about it, in modern society, Qian Xiaoyi doesn't have so many opportunities to practice combat, unlike in their previous era. You know, no matter how well one practices the routines, without practical experience, he will be easily defeated by amateurs. This is the case with those masters who boast a lot, who have practiced for thirty years and were knocked down with one punch.

The plots in martial arts novels where characters practice martial arts for decades and then immediately start to kill everyone in their path do not exist in reality. True strength is gained through actual combat.

Here, when Ah Fa saw the two men displaying their prowess, his eyes lit up and he wished he could bow down and learn a thing or two from them.

"So awesome! Master!" Ah Fa excitedly kicked the bald man on the ground, then gave the two of them a thumbs up.

Then he remembered something, turned around and patted the closed shutter door: "Hey! Open the door, Han Jiachuang! Are you acting like a coward now? Weren't you very impressive just now?"

Taoist Lingkong quickly grabbed him and said, "What are you doing? Run quickly, or else the enemy's reinforcements will come and you won't be able to escape."

"What are you afraid of?" Ah Fa said excitedly, "With you here, I am not afraid of any number of people coming. Can't I just beat them all? Ah da~~~"

Ah Fa imitated Bruce Lee's movements and made strange noises.

Taoist Lingkong was speechless: "Do you really think we are Chen Zhen? We will be hacked to death if we are surrounded. If you don't leave, we will leave."

With their skills, they can deal with a few inexperienced thugs, but if they are really surrounded, they can't fight ten people at once like the martial arts masters in the movies, not to mention that these thugs have weapons in their hands, and they will still bleed if they are hit. If they meet someone with a gun, they will be doomed, so it is better to leave early.

After hearing this, Ah Fa finally calmed down. Since two masters of martial arts said so, they had no choice but to run away. So the three of them quickly slipped away from here before the enemy's reinforcements arrived.

Afterwards, they explained their investigation to the wealthy businessman.

It seems that the matter is clear at present. The rich businessman and the gang that Ah Fa belongs to are business partners. The rival gang, having lost the battle for territory, wants to use some despicable means to threaten the rich businessman and make him terminate the cooperation with that gang and turn to them.

So they threatened the friend of the rich businessman's daughter Anqi and asked her to take Anqi to the store to visit so that the owner could plant a black magic on her. Then the rest would follow naturally. But they didn't expect that two masters would suddenly appear in the middle, remove the black magic, and find them by following the clues. So the two gangs became even more incompatible.

In order to avenge the rich businessman, the two heard from Ah Fa that a conflict had recently broken out on that street, and several people were injured. Even the police riot vehicle was dispatched. The strange store was closed and the owner disappeared.

But this has nothing to do with the two Taoists.

Taoist Lingkong and Qian Xiaoyi said, "After that, we investigated several colleagues in different places and found that these powerful mages often have close ties with some local forces. Every slightly larger force will have one or two guest mages, and the mages also have their own territories."

"What about the local temples and Taoist temples?" Qian Xiaoyi asked.

Taoist Lingkong continued, "It's the same. Even the more famous orthodox Taoist temples are protected by familiar forces. They don't interfere with the folk magicians. Most of them just make a fortune quietly and won't cause trouble."

Qian Xiaoyi nodded: "It seems that no matter where you are, the metaphysical forces are bound to be linked to the real forces. For example, in China, because they are backed by the largest forces, the righteous forces are dominant, and the living space for those evil forces will gradually shrink. Hong Kong is somewhat similar to Japan. The various groups conflict with each other, fighting openly and secretly, and the superstitious atmosphere is strong, so these mages are like fish in water."

"That's right." Taoist Lingkong agreed, "So this is simply the perfect place for cognitive theory research. At that time, we had a lot of ideas in our heads that we wanted to verify, but there were no such conditions in the mainland..."

Having found the source of the problem, the wealthy businessman was very satisfied and directly paid a large sum of money to the two Taoists, so that they did not have to worry about funds for a long time. Even in a place like Hong Kong where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, they could afford to live.

Ah Fa was also in high spirits. The rich businessman did not forget him either. He said a lot of good things to the boss of Ah Fa's gang, which directly turned Ah Fa from an ordinary gang member into a small leader. He paraded around the city with a few younger brothers every day, looking very impressive.

Of course, he did not forget the two Taoists and would often bring some roast meats to see them and then brag and chat with them.

"Hey, Ah Fa, I've become a successful person now." Ah Fa sat on the chair and said proudly, "This is all thanks to the two masters. I will never forget you. If you see anything on the street in the future, just say my name! If you encounter any trouble, just call me. By the way, I also got two for you so that you can contact me easily."

As he spoke, he took out two pagers from his pocket and gave them to the two Taoists, saying proudly, "Use them first. When I become rich, I will buy mobile phones directly. By then, it won't be a problem for each of us to have one!"

The pager was not a valuable item, so they accepted it. However, the two Taoists were a little worried when they saw Ah Fa's high-spirited look at the moment.

"Ah Fat," Taoist Lingkong advised, "Why don't you find a proper job and stop hanging around on the streets. This line of work is too dangerous."

(End of this chapter)