Quickly conquer the martial arts world, and let your fists dominate the heavens!

Chapter 129 Most people who practice martial arts are stubborn!
Bai Wu and Li Yao went to greet her and were shocked to see Ye Ning's truly miserable state.

"Are you injured?" Bai Wu asked hurriedly.

Chen Zhan nodded, walked closer, picked up Ye Ningzhen, and climbed into the carriage: "Xiao Wu, drive the carriage, let's go straight back to Fengtian."

Seeing that Chen Zhan was not in a good state, Bai Wu and the others did not dare to ask any more questions and immediately turned the car around and headed towards Fengtian.

Inside the car, Chen Zhan prepared to treat Ye Ningzhen's injuries.

As usual, we removed the bullets first. This time, the conditions were much better than at the Buddhist Lodge; there were various medicines in the carriage.

Chen Zhan took out the knife and heated it over the fire again, using it to remove the bullet with practiced ease.

But the shot was from a rifle, penetrating very deep into the flesh, grazing the kidney, just missing it by a hair's breadth.

"Sigh~"

Ye Ningzhen gasped softly. The wound on her waist was too large, already bruised and purple. A large piece of flesh had been cut off by Chen Zhan, and she was in so much pain that she bit down on the gauze, her veins bulging.

Chen Zhan applied pressure to several acupoints to relieve her pain.

"Bear with it a little longer, the dead flesh needs to be removed."

Ye Ningzhen nodded.

Chen Zhan's knife skills were superb. He removed the bullet, cut out the flesh, disinfected, and bandaged the wound in an extremely fast manner. Ye Ningzhen had already fainted from the pain.

He placed her on his lap, then sat cross-legged, mentally reviewing the day's events to see if there were any oversights.

Ye Ningzhen was discovered shooting from the shadows and was pursued. The squad that initially chased her was not an ordinary Japanese soldier; their marksmanship, awareness, and even physical abilities were extraordinary.

With seven or eight people working together, Chen Zhan would have had a hard time dealing with them without Ye Ningzhen. The other side was very good at cooperating, and their rifles were very powerful.

This indicates that the Japanese were using unconventional methods to train their soldiers.

They will also learn from each other's strengths and make up for their weaknesses. Japanese Bushido has been developed for many years, and the spirit of Bushido has a very strong brainwashing effect. There is no reason not to use it in war.

It's just unknown how many similar 'special forces teams' there are.

Another option is to blow up the train, kill Fujiwara, and burn the bacteria itself. It would take the Japanese a long time to collect the animal bacteria from the four carriages. Even if they couldn't change the situation, they could at least delay it for a while.

Many fewer people will die.

This is going too far. The Japanese will go crazy. They'll use flares, howitzers, and bombard the mountain with artillery, without any regard for anything else.

Therefore, the issue of exposure needs to be considered.

He used an alias, wore a mask, and grew taller and stronger, so no one recognized him. The only person who had ever seen him fight was Sato Nobunaga, who is still alive.

Ye Ningzhen never showed up.

The only remaining threat is Song Jingang. It's uncertain whether his Wuyang Mountain will be wiped out by the Japanese, but he doesn't know his true identity, so the risk is not high.

"Sister Hua, you didn't reveal your true identity in Lushun, did you?" Chen Zhan asked Sister Hua outside.

Sister Hua and the others didn't know what Chen Zhan had done, or even who had died; they thought he had only blown up the railway.

"The other party knew I was a member of the thieves' gang, but didn't say exactly where. There are many thieves' gangs in the world."

Chen Zhan nodded: "Go back to Fengtian and keep a low profile. Come south with me in a while."

Bai Wu and Li Yao were both taken aback. "Huh? Heading south? Are we leaving Fengtian?"

Chen Zhan had no way to explain that when the Japanese took action, almost everyone from all walks of life was the first to be wiped out; unstable factors were the most intolerable.

"Yes, if you stay in Fengtian, you will all die. If you don't leave, you will stay and wait to die."

Sister Hua had a much broader perspective than the two of them and understood Chen Zhan's general meaning.

"Okay, just let us know and we'll head south anytime."

Chen Zhan fell silent and stopped speaking.

The carriage traveled along the way, and rested in the wild at night. They had enough dry food and water, so they didn't care about what they ate or drank.

Ye Ningzhen woke up, drank some water, and fell asleep again.

She was exhausted. After a day and a night of extreme killing, being chased, and escaping, her physical condition was no match for Chen Zhan's.

We traveled for two days.

Passing through the county town, Chen Zhan sent Bai Wu and Li Yao to buy things, telling them not to cause trouble.

As expected, the two bought plenty of food and drink and continued their journey.

After another seven days of travel, we arrived in Fengtian.

The atmosphere in Fengtian City was eerie. Chen Zhan and the others had changed their clothes several times and burned all the blood-stained ones.

They entered the city separately. Ye Ningzhen had recovered quite well and was no longer unconscious. The two of them, like a newlywed couple, naturally entered Fengtian.

Walking along the streets, there weren't many people around even in broad daylight. Chen Zhan bought a few newspapers and returned to Tian Jingjie's small courtyard in the north of the city.

Tian Jingjie was still the same, but seemed to have gained more vitality, unlike when they first met, when she was lifeless.

Upon seeing the two return, he asked, "Did you kill Hao Mingqi? Although Gong Ruomei took the blame, I can tell at a glance that it was your doing."

Chen Zhan nodded. "That's right, the opportunity is perfect, kill them as soon as possible."

"Ah, I've avenged my great grudge, all thanks to you, kid, but I have nothing left to give you."

“Master Tian is too modest. Without your status, I would have been exposed long ago,” Chen Zhan said with a smile.

"Speaking of identity, my master left a message back then: there are many people in our Xingyi school, and it has branched out and spread, but a lot of messy things have also happened."

Leaving aside the legend that Xingyi originated from the Yue Fei Temple, even counting from Li Laoneng, he had eight true disciples. By the time of Guo Yunshen and Li Cunyi, they had each passed on countless disciples.

The same applies to Sun Lutang today.

This led to Xingyi School becoming the most widely branched school in the world, unmatched by any other school.

A Xingyi disciple can easily make up a story about fellow disciples.

This is why Tian Jingjie was lukewarm when Chen Zhan first met her, even after he mentioned his mentor.

To say that Xingyi School has branched out and spread far and wide is just a nice way of putting it.

To put it bluntly, it's worthless.

Sun Lutang had twenty or thirty disciples in his lifetime, and who knows how many more were passed down through his lineage. Chen Zhan said that he was from Sun Lutang's lineage, which left Tian Jingjie speechless.

Of course, no matter how many Xingyi disciples there are, there is only one principle: fists speak louder than words.

Therefore, almost everyone recognized Sun Lutang as the leader. In his youth, he was indeed a force to be reckoned with, and no one dared to challenge him.

Tian Jingjie was of the same generation as Sun Lutang, and he added:
“Sun Lutang is a genius, but he is getting old. If there is any conflict in the Xingyi school in the future, my lineage will only recognize you!”

As he spoke, he turned to look at the bookshelf, on which was a square seal.

"I'm giving you the seal of my lineage. In name, you're second to none, but your fists will be your own."

"Of course, there's probably no need to worry about that. It's clear you're close to achieving the Golden Core stage, not far from being able to dominate the world and shake mountains and rivers with your fists. After forty years, Xingyi School has produced another Sun Lutang. Hehe, this is truly a great fortune!"

Chen Zhan bowed and accepted the square seal, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

"Thank you very much, Elder Tian. I will remember this."

Actually, this is the only legitimate reason for him to be registered. Strictly speaking, he was previously an unregistered resident.

If he actually met Sun Lutang, he wouldn't be able to fully explain his identity, so he could only try to deceive him and see if the other party would investigate further.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Tian Jingjie gave him the identity of a true Xingyi disciple. In the future, as Liu Lanqi's grand-disciple, he could go to any martial arts sect and no one would dare to deny it.

The martial arts world is all about fighting and killing, not about human relationships and worldly wisdom.

But people in the martial arts world are very principled. No matter how good you are at fighting, if you have no status, I will not submit to you. You can beat me to death! I still won't submit!

Most people who practice martial arts are stubborn.

Chen Zhan was the same; if he couldn't be killed, he would find a way to kill him, and he would kill him with all his might, no amount of persuasion from anyone could change that.

Because those who simply follow the flow of nature and avoid mountains will not develop true skills. In the martial arts profession, no matter how talented one is, one must put in hard work and endure great suffering.

Those who are not stubborn and don't get stuck on details have already given up on this path.

Chen Zhan briefly recounted what he had done outside, without going into too much detail, and Tian Jingjie didn't ask any further questions.

He knew that Chen Zhan wouldn't just focus on the martial arts world; he was doing things on a grander scale than he dared to inquire further.

The older generation viewed the martial arts world as the martial arts world, the Jianghu as the Jianghu, and the imperial court as the imperial court.

Having learned both literary and martial arts, he sold them to the imperial family. As a mere military man, how could he dare to imagine matters that would affect the court?

In just a few decades, things have completely changed starting with Li Cunyi and Wang Wu's generation.

The sword can right wrongs, and it can also be used to kill kings, nobles, and high-ranking officials.

Who would have dared to imagine this before?

When it came to Chen Zhan, it was even worse. He started wiping out entire groups of people, killing them in batches, and using every means to deal with the enemy.

In the past, Chen Zhan's skills in using hidden weapons, ambushes, and assassinations would have been looked down upon by the martial arts world.

(End of this chapter)