I can only beat noobs.

Chapter 6 A big change in attitude
The next morning, the weather was excellent again.

Chen Ming got up feeling refreshed. As he passed by his elder brother's yard, he heard someone practicing boxing outside the wall. He was a little curious and wondered who else in the family was practicing martial arts.
I walked to the corner of the wall and saw my little nephew, Chen Lide, waving his little arms and practicing his boxing in a very serious manner.

When the little guy saw him, he immediately looked panicked, as if he had done something wrong. Before he could say anything, he turned around and ran away in a flash.

Chen Ming chuckled. This little nephew was actually secretly practicing boxing. It seemed he also had a yearning for martial arts.

The nephew practices a style of boxing called Changquan, which was taught to the two brothers by their father when they were young. It is a basic boxing style for martial arts enlightenment.

When Chen Ming was having breakfast, he learned that his older brother had left before dawn. His sister-in-law was probably still asleep. So his nephew was secretly practicing his boxing during this time.

Just then, he heard his little nephew reading aloud in the backyard, and he couldn't help but laugh. He could just imagine the little guy looking guilty.

……

When Chen Ming arrived at the Huo family's residence, it was around nine o'clock in the morning, which was the beginning of the fourth lunar month. It was an hour later than the day before.

The timing was perfect; the group of teenagers had just finished their morning stance training, and after a half-hour rest, they could begin their sparring.

"Seventh Senior Brother is here too."

When Chen Ming arrived at the training ground, he saw Wen Zehao and Hong Mingquan sitting together drinking tea and chatting happily, so he greeted them.

To everyone's surprise, Wen Zehao's expression suddenly turned cold, and he didn't even glance at him, leaving him standing there in the cold.

He sneered, "Fifth Senior Brother, isn't it ridiculous? Anyone can call us Senior Brother now."

Hong Mingquan was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Chen Ming had been thoroughly humiliated, so naturally he wouldn't stay there and left the pavilion.

"Strange, did I offend him?"

I greeted him warmly yesterday and invited him for drinks. Why did he suddenly turn on me today?

What exactly happened here?

After a while, Wen Zehao left.

After Chen Ming saw that his figure had disappeared, he went over to greet Hong Mingquan, "Fifth Senior Brother".

Hong Mingquan asked him, "How did you offend Seventh Brother?"

"I'm a little confused too. Everything was fine yesterday. Perhaps I was disrespectful and upset him."

Hong Mingquan hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you acquainted with Junior Sister?"

"Junior Sister?" Chen Ming asked curiously, "Could it be that Elder Huo has recently taken on a female disciple?"

"It's Qianqian."

So they were talking about Huo Chengkun's granddaughter.

However, if you call your master's granddaughter "junior sister," won't that mess up the generational hierarchy?

Chen Ming thought to himself, but said aloud, "We're not close. I've never spoken to her."

"That's strange." Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Hong Mingquan asked curiously, "I heard that it was Junior Sister who pleaded with Master that made him allow you to stay."

"Is there such a thing?"

Chen Ming was very surprised.

Hong Mingquan said, "You may not know, but Seventh Junior Brother has always had feelings for Junior Sister. He's just waiting for her to come of age before he proposes to Master."

It turned out to be the case.

Hong Mingquan didn't say it directly, but Chen Ming already understood that Wen Zehao was jealous.

Someone as proud as Wen Zehao probably already considers his junior sister his woman, and wouldn't allow anyone else to touch her. Especially not someone he looks down on.

Imagine a high school heartthrob discovering that his dream girl is getting close to a blond guy from outside the school, seemingly having an affair. How heartbroken would he be? He'd be ready to kill someone.

This shows that Wen Zehao, though seemingly warm towards him, actually despises him from the bottom of his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have reacted so strongly.

The key point is that he really doesn't know Huo Qianqian. Who knows why she would speak up for him?
I'll have to find an opportunity to ask her next time.

Hong Mingquan changed the subject and talked about other things.

Chen Ming understood that he didn't want to get involved in this matter.

To put it bluntly, they've only just met, and their relationship isn't that close yet. Wen Zehao is his junior brother, after all.

He felt a pang of emotion; even a small Huo family mansion was a microcosm of the martial world.

If all else fails, I'll just quit being a sparring partner. Anyway, there are several martial arts schools in the city, so I won't have trouble finding a place to work as a sparring partner.

……

Half an hour later, the trainees had rested enough and were eager to try when they saw Chen Ming walking over.

Young people are inherently combative; sparring with others is much more interesting than standing in a stance or practicing boxing.

Hong Mingquan said, "Who wants to spar with Chen Ming first?"

"I."

"Me first."

"me."

"..."

A group of teenagers rushed to get to it.

"I come!"

Suddenly, a voice drowned out all the others, and when everyone saw it, they dared not argue.

It was Li Jinchuan. He stepped forward, his eyes filled with fighting spirit, and bowed to Chen Ming, saying, "Please instruct me."

Seeing his expression, Chen Ming had a sudden thought: this kid probably came prepared, and might even have some trump card up his sleeve.

After a moment's thought, he made a decision, opened the panel, and added all the remaining 25 points to "Three Talents Fist".

Suddenly, he gained many more insights into this boxing style.

Name: Chen Ming

【Level: 3】

Current points: 0

[Technique: Iron Horse Stakes (Second Level 5/200+)]

Martial Arts Skills: Three Talents Fist (Proficient 66/200+), Eight Trigrams Saber Technique (Beginner 12/100+)

Chen Ming knew he absolutely could not lose. If he couldn't even beat a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, he would never have the face to be a sparring partner again.

He smiled slightly and said, "Come on."

snort!
Li Jinchuan snorted coldly and, without any politeness, lunged forward, his fist striking towards the man's chest with even greater ferocity than yesterday.

Sure enough, he came prepared.

Chen Ming reacted immediately, shifting his body and leaning his shoulder against the impact. If the collision had landed, it would have sent his small frame flying.

Li Jinchuan quickly changed his move, using a "White Crane Spreads Wings" maneuver to nimbly dodge Chen Ming's lean, and then struck at the back of his neck with his backhand.

These two moves are linked together very cleverly; it's something a teenager who has only been learning for half a year could not have come up with.

Chen Ming became even more certain that he had someone guiding him, and that person was definitely a true martial artist.

A flash of inspiration struck him, and his hands moved with lightning speed, executing a move called "Overlord Lifting the Tripod" to smash open the crane's beak.

Just then, Li Jinchuan's right foot shot out swiftly, kicking towards his heart. This strange move was not a technique from the "Three Talents Fist," but it was fast, urgent, and unexpected.

Fortunately, Chen Ming was alert and reacted in time, ducking down and narrowly avoiding the kick.

These moves were so spectacular that onlookers didn't dare to breathe, and many were already cheering, wishing they could take Li Jinchuan's place and defeat the sparring partner.

Unfortunately, after just three moves, Li Jinchuan was suppressed and could no longer perform as before.

After thirty-six moves, Chen Ming defeated him once again.

Li Jinchuan looked unwilling, but had no choice but to admit defeat. He thought that the three moves Uncle Rui had taught him would catch this person off guard, but he still lost.

He silently retreated into the crowd, his lips pressed even tighter.

Chen Ming stood there, silent. He stared at the notification that popped up before him, overjoyed: [You have defeated another LV3 enemy, gaining 5 experience points.]

It turns out that you can also gain experience points by defeating the same person a second time.

Although he only had half the experience points, it was still incredibly good news for him.

(End of this chapter)