I can only beat noobs.

Chapter 13 Pay off debts

"Grandpa, do you think my move 'Rhinoceros Head Gazing at the Moon' was executed correctly?"

"Grandpa, why can't I use the strength you mentioned?"

"Grandpa, why is this Four Symbols Fist so clumsy?"

"..."

Early in the morning, Huo Qianqian kept pestering Huo Chengkun with questions, making him dizzy and confused. He quickly said, "My dear granddaughter, how can I answer so many questions at once? Ask one by one, and I'll answer one by one."

Huo Qianqian stamped her foot, "How can you be so stupid? Forget it, I'll go ask Senior Brother."

After saying that, he ran off.

Huo Chengkun was left there shaking his head, "Still so impatient."

Then she became a little puzzled: why was she suddenly so interested in practicing boxing?

The old servant beside him noticed his confusion and offered to explain, "Recently, Miss has been getting up before dawn every day to practice her boxing. She's been very diligent."

"Oh?"

Huo Chengkun was a little puzzled, "Why did she suddenly change her personality?"

This granddaughter isn't exactly lazy, but she's certainly not very attentive to martial arts training. In fact, she has exceptional talent. She's just rather playful.

He couldn't bring himself to force her, so he let her be.

The old servant chuckled, "She's getting married soon, so she's probably worried about not being able to control her son-in-law after the wedding."

"When did it start?"

"About a month ago, she had a fight with the seventh young master, and that's how it happened."

Huo Chengkun remembered that a month ago, just before Lao Qi left, the two of them did have a fight.

He became interested and stood up, saying, "Let's go see how much she has improved in the past month."

So, the master and servant went to the eldest disciple, Zhao An.

In Zhao An's courtyard, Huo Qianqian was asking Zhao An for advice.

Huo Chengkun stood at the door, not going in to disturb her. After watching for a while, he was quite surprised. His granddaughter's stance training had improved significantly, reaching the fifth level. Her Four Symbols Boxing had also become much more proficient, no longer just a fancy display.

He was overjoyed; his willful granddaughter had finally come to understand the importance of martial arts.

Fearing he might disturb her, he quietly left with his old servant.

……

Before he knew it, Huo Chengkun had wandered to the training ground and watched for a while from the entrance. He saw a group of people gathered in the middle, occasionally letting out a cheer.

He glanced inside and, through a gap in the crowd, saw two people practicing together.

One of them was Chen Ming.

"what?"

Huo Chengkun was surprised to find that Chen Ming's stance training had actually broken through to the fourth level.

How can this be?

If he has such skill, why did he lie to himself last month, saying that his stance training was at the second level?

Huo Chengkun was increasingly amazed. This kid's "Three Talents Fist" had actually reached a high level, and he used it with ease during combat. It was less like a fight and more like he was feeding his opponent moves.

"Did we misjudge him back then?"

"Or did he have some other extraordinary encounter after leaving here?"

Huo Chengkun watched for a while, then left with his men.

After walking a distance, he became increasingly suspicious and said, "Tomorrow, give Chen Ming one... no, two Qi and Blood Pills. As payment for him being my sparring partner."

"Yes."

The old servant agreed, but he felt strange. Why had his master suddenly become so generous?

One Qi and Blood Pill costs fifty taels of silver. Two pills would cost one hundred taels.

The master offered payment on his own initiative; this was unprecedented.

Huo Chengkun then remembered something and asked, "By the way, Deng Ziyang hasn't come again, has he?"

The old servant replied, "He hasn't come for half a month. I heard he switched to practicing other stance training and is now an entry-level martial artist." "Heh, that plague god is finally gone."

Huo Chengkun has no intention of getting involved in the mess of the Giant Tiger Gang; he wants to live a few more years.

……

[You have defeated another LV7 opponent, gaining 5 experience points.]

Chen Ming defeated the last student in the intermediate class, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face when he saw the prompt in front of him.

He discovered that as his level increased, the minimum experience points gained from defeating enemies of different levels also varied.

He is currently at level seven.

Below level seven, the lowest is only one point.

Those at the same level should have at least five points.

The next level up has at least twenty points.

Those two levels higher have thirty points.

As for how many students were in the senior year, he didn't know.

In the intermediate class, there are five people at the same level as him, and two of them are one level higher than him.

Several students from the advanced class also challenged him to spar every day, including some who were one or two levels above him.

Because of limited energy, he no longer sparrs with students in the beginner class.

He can now gain nearly 140 experience points a day just by sparring with these students.

Huo Qianqian also reached level nine half a month ago, contributing 30 points to him every day.

Such gains far exceeded his previous expectations.

Chen Ming suddenly realized that suppressing one's level might not be a good thing.

He left the Huo residence while thinking about it.

A carriage was already waiting at the door.

Arriving at the Deng residence by carriage, Deng Ziyang, dressed in black, greeted them as soon as they entered.

Chen Ming exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Deng has emerged from seclusion?"

Ten days ago, Deng Ziyang said he was going into seclusion, but I didn't expect him to come out of seclusion so soon.

Moreover, he gave off a very different vibe than before. Even with a smile on his face, he exuded a sense of pressure, as if his sharp edge was on full display.

Chen Ming immediately understood and congratulated him, "It seems that Brother Deng has successfully broken through. From now on, you are a true martial artist. Congratulations!"

Deng Ziyang remained calm and smiled, "I'm just going ahead. I believe it won't be long before my senior brother catches up."

A banquet had been prepared in the mansion, and his brothers were all beaming with joy as they celebrated their eldest brother's victory.

On such a joyous occasion, the afternoon sparring session was naturally cancelled.

After finishing his meal, Chen Ming took his leave.

He sat in the carriage, feeling a little regretful, "It was just a little bit short."

He had initially agreed with Deng Ziyang to practice three matches a day, but he volunteered to play more. Naturally, they had no reason to refuse.

Therefore, he also earned 20 points every day at the Deng residence.

After half a month, I have accumulated a total of 2983 experience points. I only need 17 more points to raise the experience points of "Iron Horse Stakes" to the fifth level of perfection and break through to become a martial artist.

"It seems we'll have to wait until tomorrow."

Chen Ming suppressed the restlessness in his heart, thinking that it didn't matter whether he broke through today or tomorrow.

As the carriage entered the alley, a commotion suddenly broke out.

He didn't care, but then he heard the coachman say, "Young Master Chen, it seems something has happened to your family."

"Ok?"

He pushed open the car window and saw several shady-looking young men surrounding his door, shouting, "Paying back debts is a matter of course. Chen Rui, you borrowed two hundred taels from our boss, and now the interest has ballooned to five hundred taels. Hurry up and pay it back!"

His brother, Chen Rui, stood guard at the door with a hoe, his face flushed, confronting these people.

(End of this chapter)