Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 121: Showing % is Enough
Ask about boxing?

Challenge!

Zhang Yi's eyelids twitched. He didn't expect Li Rui to come to him on his own initiative.

"After the young ones are beaten, here comes the old ones"

Obviously.

Li Rui appeared to be looking for him to exchange ideas, but in fact he was looking for trouble for Liang He.

This situation is very common in martial arts schools.

If the apprentice loses, then he asks his senior brother to go. If his senior brother fails too, then the master goes himself.

People of equal seniority will fight until they win.

This is called saving face.

Zhang Yi snorted coldly and glared at those Zhang family disciples.

It was the Zhang family who took action first, so it was reasonable for Li Rui to come to their house, and he had no reason to refuse.

Otherwise spread it out.

It will be bad for the Zhang family's reputation, and they will never be able to hold their heads up in An Ning Wei again.

"Old man, do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

Zhang Yi strode towards the door.

The reason why he was chosen by Zhang Hao to be a small flag of An Ning Guard was, of course, because he was the most capable fighter among the eighth-rank soldiers of the Zhang family.

And before coming.

He had already investigated the information of An Ningwei officials, including Li Rui.

Li Rui was originally a small deputy leader of the Qinghe branch.

He was not even afraid of the helmsman Dao Xiong, let alone an insignificant deputy helmsman.

Moreover, as far as he knew, Li Rui was already seventy years old.

"Since you think your life is too long, I will grant your wish."

There was a hint of cruelty at the corner of Zhang Yi's mouth.

Of course, you can't kill him directly, but you can leave some hidden injuries on him. He is old and has many health problems, so he might die suddenly.

We'll track it down then.

He also has every reason to excuse himself.

Zhang Yiqi's murderous intention was to use practical actions to tell others that the Zhang family is not easy to bully.

Walk out the door.

Then I saw Li Rui and Liang He standing in front of the door.

There were also some An Ning Wei soldiers gathered around to watch the fun.

"Master Li," Zhang Yi clasped his fists and said with a fake smile, "You are already old, so it is better not to fight with us young people."

"I'm afraid I might kill you by accident."

The tone was full of sarcasm.

Li Rui nodded: "Yes, that's the truth. If I die today or in the next few days, it will be Lord Zhang who did it."

The corner of Zhang Yi's mouth twitched.

He cursed in a low voice: "You are taking advantage of your age."

He didn't intend to continue arguing with Li Rui.

After all, age is a factor. It would be embarrassing if quarreling with an old man got out.

"Master Li just said he wanted to ask about fists?"

Li Rui nodded again: "Master Zhang, please."

"please!"

Zhang Yi sneered. He just wanted to see the real skills with fists and feet.

Some people just deserve to be punished.

He was still very confident in his ability to handle the old man in front of him.

Li Rui is Ning Zhongtian's man, and he is Feng Yu's man.

If he could beat Li Rui, it would be a loss of face for Ning Zhongtian, or more seriously, a slap in the face for Jiang Linxian.

Zhang Yi drew the knife from his waist.

Without saying a word, he raised his knife and started chopping, with all his might and domineering power.

The Zhang family was able to become one of the three families because their main business was a martial arts school, and the Zhang family members were the most capable fighters among the three.

Zhang Yi thought he was no worse than others.

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

He dropped the knife in his hand and faced the enemy with only the scabbard.

He swung his long sword horizontally towards Zhang Yi.

boom!
With a dull thud, Zhang Yi's knife was knocked off its original trajectory. Just as he was about to continue attacking, the scabbard turned into a phantom and slapped him violently.

Zhang Yi's pupils shrank.

He originally thought that Li Rui's act of throwing away his sword and using its sheath was a sign of underestimating the enemy.

But now it seems that this old man clearly has some plans.

Using only the scabbard, although the lethality is not as great as before, its light weight means that the attack speed is faster.

This would undoubtedly be stupid if it happened on a battlefield.

But the two of them were just sparring with each other.

Even if Li Rui was standing there, Zhang Yi didn't dare to really hit Li Rui with his knife. He was restrained and Li Rui was attacking with all his strength. As the strength of the two was weakening, Zhang Yi was of course at a disadvantage.

soon.

The situation becomes one-sided.

He didn't expect Li Rui to be so strong, and the angles of his moves were very tricky.

We wanted to fight back, but we were no longer able to reverse the situation.

When several disciples of the Zhang family saw this scene, they all gasped.

In their impression, this fifth uncle is a very good fighter.

However, the current situation is not the case.

A young man hesitated: "Uncle Wu, it seems like we are going to lose?"

Everyone was silent.

Today, not only the young ones were beaten, but the old ones were also beaten.

Now the Zhang family has completely lost face.

Zhang Yi's face turned red and he couldn't use any strength.

After more than thirty moves.

Li Rui finally found the flaw. He used his scabbard to block Zhang Yi's knife, and then he clenched his left hand and pressed a solid palm on Zhang Yi's chest.

"Well"

Zhang Yi felt pain in his chest and staggered back seven or eight steps. He finally managed to steady himself by slashing the ground with his sword.

"This"

The Zhang family members were stunned.

The other onlookers were also secretly surprised by this result.

Zhang Yi actually lost!

At this point, Zhang Yi took a deep breath, raised his sword upside down and clasped his fists: "I am not as skilled as you, I admit defeat."

"Concession."

Seeing that the other party admitted defeat, Li Rui also clasped his fists and let the matter go.

It is impossible to kill Zhang Yi anyway, so what we have achieved today is enough.

"Walk."

He turned around and said calmly to Liang He who had an admiring look on his face.

The people who gathered in a circle to watch the fun consciously made way for Li Rui and Liang He.

The two walked away.

Liang He was still secretly happy, but he soon discovered the problem: "Master, why are you so angry today?"

Just as he was thinking about the right words, Li Rui smiled faintly: "Are you going to ask why you are so high-profile?"

"Correct."

Liang He nodded.

High profile?

Not really.

He is already at the seventh level of Willow Tendon, and is at the seventh level formed by true Qi. It would not hurt to show off more strength, and he is confident that he can hold on.

He is not one of those protagonists who becomes stronger just by living every day and then waits to reach the maximum level before coming out again.

It is necessary to show your strength appropriately, seven points is enough.

Blindly tolerating will only make people feel that you are easy to bully, which will bring more trouble.

Someone came to see Liang He today.

Who can guarantee that I won’t look for him tomorrow?
Instead of waiting for others to come to you, it is better to take action yourself.

Li Rui has always been a proactive person.

As for why it is the Zhang family.

First, the Zhang family just happened to come to his doorstep, and second, the strongest person in the Zhang family is at the seventh rank, and he is also at the same rank, so he is not afraid of revenge.

The third one is that the person who beat him made him unhappy.

Li Rui was about to speak to Liang He.

Suddenly he looked up and saw someone looking at him not far away.

Ning Zhongtian!
[Congratulations to the host for completing the primary plot of becoming a general or a prime minister - being appreciated by a noble person.]

[When entering the court as an official, ability is secondary. The most important thing is to have a noble person to show you. Your performance has been noticed by your superior. He believes that you are a calm and promising young man and has high expectations for you. ]

[Complete the task and be appreciated by the noble, the reward is being calculated.]

【Task score C.】

【Get 20 achievement points! 】

【Name: Li Rui】【Age: 7】

[Talent: Martial Bones, Outstanding Comprehension, Spiritual Eyes]

[Kung Fu: White Ape with Sword, Nine Mysterious Spiritual Sky Diagram]

[Achievement: 70/100]

"Hidden clumsiness."

"interesting."

Ning Zhongtian walked up to Li Rui. He had seen everything that had happened between Li Rui and Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi is a very powerful person, and is on par with Dao Xiong, the leader of the Qinghe branch.

Li Rui had just barely won the previous fight with Zhang Yang.

It has only been two months, but he was able to defeat Zhang Yi, who is much stronger than him. It goes without saying that Li Rui must have hidden his strength before.

Li Rui smiled slightly:
"Lord Ning is wise."

He had been prepared for this. Since he dared to show his strength, he naturally expected Ning Zhongtian or even Jiang Linxian to come to him.

I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Ning Zhongtian clicked his tongue twice.

I didn't say anything more about hiding my shortcomings.

It is normal to hide one's strength, and he will not expose his true combat power to ordinary people.

As a warrior, sometimes what you need is to catch your opponent off guard.

"It's a waste of your talent to make you a grain manager."

Before that, he arranged Ge Hong as a small flag officer and Li Rui as the grain manager.

In fact, I just think Li Rui is weaker.

It is difficult to hold the position of flag bearer.

Now it seems that he underestimated Li Rui, this 70-year-old man.

"Something."

Ning Zhongtian touched his chin and said, "Old Li, don't tell me you have already become weak."

Li Rui's expression remained unchanged: "Thank you, Lord Ning, for your good words."

Ning Zhongtian smiled.

He also thought it was impossible.

Back then, it took him eight full years to break through the willow tendons, which made him the most talented person in the county.

It is still used by instructors in martial arts schools to motivate their disciples.

How long has Li Rui been practicing martial arts?
Two years or three years?
How could it be so fast?

Willow tendons are not copper bones, how can they grow so quickly?

"Old Li, you did a great job today."

Ning Zhongtian spoke highly of Li Rui's performance: "Feng Yu really thinks I have no one under my command."

recently.

The Zhang family has attacked his people many times. First it was Ge Hong's men, and then it was Li Rui's men. However, these were just minor fights by ordinary soldiers. Although they were disgusting, he didn't care much.

It's not enough to lose face for these roles.

This Li Rui is good.

While others were still pecking at each other's soldiers, he just beat up one of their flags.

Quiet!

"I remember you owed me a military merit before, right? Forget it. I'll give you two more."

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

In this way, the three Zhong Gong he owed for buying Feilong from Tiantu were written off.

"This fight was worth it!"

The main thing is that he chose the right time.

Jiang Linxian had just arrived at Anning Guard, and it was time for him to establish his authority, but as a military officer, Jiang Linxian certainly couldn't do it himself, so he needed capable subordinates.

Li Rui's crushing of the Zhang family's fighting spirit is equivalent to Ning Zhongtian's suppression of Feng Yu.

When Jiang Linxian heard about this, she would definitely have a good impression of him.

The impression left in the boss's mind is much more valuable than three points of merit.

Since you have made a profit, you cannot treat your subordinates unfairly.

Ning Zhongtian has never been a stingy person.

Li Rui: "Thank you, Master Ning."

Ning Zhongtian waved his hand: "Just continue, this is nothing, just do your best in the future."

This is just an expectation, but it is also just empty talk.

He laughed out loud and turned away.

another side.

late at night.

In Qinghe City, there is a magnificent mansion with seven entrances.

The vermilion door creaked open.

"Master Cao, my Zhang family will definitely do what you ask."

Zhang Hao bent his body and sent Cao Wei away.

"Yes, Not Bad."

Cao Wei nodded with satisfaction.

Given his status, there would naturally be many people who would join him, and there were even many forces with deeper roots than the Zhang family.

But there are not many options for those who are familiar with Qinghe and its surrounding areas.

At least for now, it seems that Zhang Hao is quite capable and he doesn't mind giving the Zhang family more resources.

"Let's choose another person. We just happen to be short of a general flag."

"Yes Yes."

There was surprise in Zhang Hao's eyes.

Although Cao Wei is a cruel person, he is also very generous. From today onwards, the Zhang family will have a small flag and a general flag in Anningwei.

It severely suppressed the other two.

No, now neither the Wang family nor the Zhao family dares to quarrel with the Zhang family.

This is what power does.

If a family like theirs wants to do business well, they must have the support of people from the court behind them.

Looking around An Ning Prefecture, is there any tree bigger than An Ning Wei?

Zhang Hao looked at Cao Wei who disappeared into the darkness, and the worry that had been hanging over him for the whole day finally relaxed.

Serving Cao Wei is not an easy task.

The boss is in an unstable mood, and the subordinates are even more up and down.

He took a long look at a room in the inner courtyard.

When he returned to the house.

The house had been cleaned, but the faint scarlet stain on the ground indicated that something had happened here.

The Zhang family members who were in charge of cleaning were all pale and wanted to vomit, but because of Zhang Hao's presence, they had to force themselves to hold it back.

A hint of fear flashed across Zhang Hao's eyes.

A scene of scarlet and wailing all night long emerged in my mind.

The evil man from the Ghost Cult was tortured to death by Cao Wei in an extremely cruel way. Even a ruthless person like him felt that it was too brutal.

"No wonder they say the upper class are all monsters."

Zhang Hao thought about it and ordered several Zhang family disciples: "Don't tell anyone about what happened today, otherwise the Zhang family will be wiped out. You should know how serious it is."

Although these people were all carefully selected confidants, the matter was so serious that he couldn't help but remind them sternly.

"Yes, father."

"Yes, Uncle."

This is the advantage of family. Everyone has the same blood flowing in their bodies. So, we all prosper together and suffer together.

Even if you don't have any emotional attachment to your family, as long as your parents and children are still around, there are many ways to deal with it.

Zhang Hao looked at the newly turned soil outside the house.

"You're pretty tough."

The demon from the Ghost Cult didn't reveal much useful information until his death.

It is also possible that they don’t know at all.

But not important.

He just needed to complete Cao Wei's task. He had seen too many dirty things done by big shots. The wisest thing to do was not to ask and just pretend that nothing had happened.

Take care of everything.

It was already early morning and the sky was getting light.

Zhang Hao ate the prepared breakfast. Several other Zhang family disciples had poor appetites and found an excuse to run away, leaving him alone to eat.

finished eating.

Just as Zhang Hao was about to go back to his house to recuperate, his son Zhang Fu appeared in the courtyard.

Zhang Hao saw Zhang Fu was covered in wounds and said calmly, "Tell me, what happened?"

Facing this cruel father, Zhang Fu did not dare to lie, and told him everything that happened in the military camp and what he heard later about his fifth uncle Zhang Yi being beaten at home.

"Li Rui."

A cold light flashed in Zhang Hao's eyes.

The Zhang family took great pains to place people into the An Ning Guard.

The Zhang family in Anningwei is concerned with the Zhang family's reputation and future confidence.

No humiliation allowed!

"Don't think that I can't kill you just because you stay in An Ning Wei."

(End of this chapter)