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

Chapter 14 A usurper becomes a king! His heart is despicable!
According to the newspaper, Chen Zhan injured Gao Zhenbei that night, but Gao Zhenbei lost the boxing match and lost an arm.

Gao Zhenbei was not wearing a police uniform, so in a fair fight between the two, death and injury were inevitable.

This is a matter for the martial arts world, and it should be resolved using martial arts methods.

Zhao Yuting of the Bajiquan sect challenges Chen Zhan to a duel, anytime and place.

Of course, Chen Zhan doesn't have to come. Bajiquan won't force him. They've also specified that Chen Zhan is a disciple of both Taiji and Xingyi schools. If any of his senior brothers or masters from within the school intervene, Bajiquan will accept the challenge and invite him to a duel at the Sanwu Martial Arts Hall.

"Interesting, Zhao Yuting!"

Chen Zhan knew this person, but he was not famous in later generations. He only knew that he was Huo Diange's eldest disciple, but he did not know anything about his Bajiquan skills.

The Bajiquan lineage is upright and honorable, and they do not bully the weak. Therefore, Chen Zhan is not afraid if Huo Diange does not take action.

However, there's no rush. Once he recovers his full strength, Zhao Yuting, as Huo Diange's top disciple, should be quite powerful!
Chen Zhan wandered around the streets for a while and walked to the vicinity of the Little White Building.

If Nanshi was a no-man's-land within the Chinese-controlled area, then Xiaobailou was a no-man's-land for foreigners.

Initially, the Xiaobailou area was part of the American concession, but as the area developed and the international situation changed, the Xiaobailou area became a "no man's land" for foreigners.

The area is lined with restaurants, bars, and dance halls, and offers everything from overt prostitution to gambling and opium.

The Xiaobailou area became a den of iniquity catering to foreigners, bureaucrats, compradors, and retired politicians and warlords.

The most famous "Golden Building" in Tianjin is also located here. It is said that there are three other "Golden Buildings" in Beijing, Foshan, and Shanghai.

"Golden Tower" is a den of iniquity and a graveyard for heroes, where beauties and skeletons lie.

The gangs behind it are complex, including the Wu Gang, the Green Gang, and the Hong Gang, and it is unknown whether there are foreign forces involved.

To stand firm for decades amidst chaos, one's methods must be exceptional.

Chen Zhan currently has no plans to venture into the Golden Pavilion, so he leaves the Little White Building and returns to the inn.

The night passed, and it was morning.

Questions came from downstairs from members of the Green Gang. Looking at Chen Zhan's portrait, the shopkeeper dared not lie, nor could he be sure, he could only say that there was a slight resemblance.

They also provided the room numbers of those without identification.

They were referring to Chen Zhan, but when the Green Gang members opened the room, it was already empty.

Wandering the streets, he picked up a newspaper and counted the days. Huo Dongge of the Jingwu Athletic Association was going to challenge Japanese martial arts master Miyagi Nagajun tomorrow, so he naturally had to go and watch.

The Jingwu Athletic Association was located in the hometown of the great martial arts master of Tianjin, in the southwest of Tianjin, far from the city center.

However, with Huo Yuanjia's reputation, the Jingwu Athletic Association has no trouble recruiting disciples.

Chen Zhan didn't call a driver; it was only a dozen or so miles, and he could walk very fast.

On July 7, 1910, Huo Yuanjia took the two characters "精武" (jingwu) from the Book of Documents and founded the "China Jingwu Athletic Association" in Zhabei, which is also known as the Jingwu School.

After that, it spread and flourished throughout the country.

The great hero of Tianjin had two sons and three daughters. His eldest son, Huo Dongzhang, disliked martial arts from a young age and therefore did not participate in martial arts affairs.

The second son, Huo Dongge, is the most prominent. He learned martial arts from his father from a young age and is said to have mastered the essence of the Mizongquan style. He is now in charge of the Jingwu School in Tianjin.

Moreover, they are in their prime; the thirties are the peak age for martial arts practitioners.

However, there are few records about him in later generations, and no one has heard of any actual combat achievements, so Chen Zhan does not know how good he is at martial arts.

Miyagi Nagaharu's insults against Huo Yuanjia were aimed at undermining domestic martial arts, attacking national self-confidence, and making the Chinese people accept and admire Japanese culture, thus preparing for a full-scale invasion of China.

If successful, the usurper will become a prince!

Its heart is awkward!

This is not a principle that only Chen Zhan understands; most people in the martial arts world understand it because it was not long after the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion of China, various treaties were signed, and the Qing Dynasty had not been overthrown for many years.

The martial arts community in China began to awaken with the Boxer Rebellion. The country was in peril, and they could not sit idly by. Many famous masters, including Huo Yuanjia, Sun Lutang, and Li Cunyi, began to spread Northern Kung Fu to the South many years ago.

Countless martial artists traveled south to teach martial arts, intending to strengthen the people through martial arts, enhance national self-confidence, and prevent the Chinese nation from falling into hell.

While mere fists and feet may be no match for guns and cannons, to awaken this weakened civilization, we must revive the wildness of our bodies.

Chen Zhan greatly admired the outstanding people of this era. They had no ability to know the future; they were sustained entirely by a strong belief!
As long as China exists, our faith will never perish. Of course, every era has its traitors and collaborators.

There are quite a few in the martial arts world as well.

Wealth and glory can corrupt the mind, and even those skilled in martial arts may not be able to resist other temptations.

Ma San and the others who benefited from the Gong family's influence were among them.

However, when Chen Zhan saw Ma San betray his sect, he should have been close to joining the Japanese. The Japanese had even greater influence in Northeast China, and without other countries to restrain them, they could act recklessly.

Ma San surrendered to the Japanese, and Gong Ruomei sought revenge through righteous means.

The story is getting more and more interesting.

As Chen Zhan walked, he pondered what to do next. On the one hand, he wanted to gain more luck points, and on the other hand, he wanted to hone his martial arts skills so that he could contribute to the impending crisis facing China.

Arrived!

The plaque of "Jingwu Athletic Association" was hung high, the gate was wide open, and disciples greeted guests from all directions outside the gate.

Huo Dongge's challenge to a Japanese master may seem like a matter for the Jingwu Athletic Association, but it is also a matter for the entire martial arts community, and many people from all sides came to support and cheer him on.

From a distance, Chen Zhan could see long-robed martial artists entering from time to time, announcing their sect names at the gate, which were then written down by their disciples.

It's all about favors; if another sect is in trouble in the future, we should send people to help.

Even in the martial arts world, human relationships matter; one-on-one combat is not enough to form an army.

Chen Zhan hesitated for a moment, then strolled over. Before he even reached the door, he heard someone say:

"Sun Yulong from Bajiquan has come to assist in the fight."

"Zhang Ziwu from the Chuojiao Sect has come to lend his assistance."

"The Three Emperors Cannon Hammer, Yu Chen has come to lend his assistance."

Chen Zhan walked to the front door, where an account book was placed on a large jujube wood table. He glanced at it and didn't recognize any of the names.

"And who are you, sir?" the young disciple asked.

"My name is Tai Chi, Chen Zhan," Chen Zhan said calmly.

The young disciple was taken aback. Uh, Tai Chi?
Other schools are fine, but the three major internal martial arts—Xingyi, Taiji, and Bagua—have too early an origin and too wide a spread, resulting in numerous schools.

Tai Chi has the most schools, including Yang-style Tai Chi, Chen-style Tai Chi, Wu-style Tai Chi, and Wu-style Tai Chi.

When Chen Zhan mentioned Tai Chi, both of them were stunned.

The two young disciples asked awkwardly, "Senior brother, which style of Tai Chi do you practice?"

Chen Zhan smiled and said, "Sun-style Tai Chi."

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes asking: Is there such a thing as Sun-style Tai Chi? We've never heard of it.

"Can I go in now?"

"Um, please come in, senior brother."

Although the two men did not recall the existence of the Sun Family Tai Chi school, they could not be rude to their guest, so they had no choice but to let Chen Zhan in first.

In his later years, Sun Lutang combined Xingyi, Bagua, and Taiji into one, creating Sun-style Taiji, which became famous throughout the world.

Even though he has already established the Sun-style Tai Chi, his reputation is not widespread, and it is not enough for even a junior disciple in Tianjin to know his name.

But it's okay.

With his superb skills, as long as Sun Lutang doesn't come in person, no one can expose his claim that he is a direct descendant of Master Sun.

In any case, Sun Lutang took in countless disciples throughout his life, too many to count.

Moreover, Chen Zhan was not wrong; he was indeed a direct descendant of Sun Lutang, albeit a fifth-generation direct descendant.
Perhaps Sun Lutang even favored this grand-disciple because of the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren?

(End of this chapter)