Chinese martial arts: From human punching bags to martial arts mastery

Early morning of the hour of Mao (5-7 AM).

The night was as dark as ink, and a fierce storm raged.

Fan Gua Lane shantytown, at the entrance of the lane.

"Splash—"

Large raindrops pounded against the bluestone slabs at the entrance of the alley, making a crackling sound, which, mixed with the thunder that shook the windowpanes, made the night seem even more menacing.

In the only low brick house at the entrance of the alley, the dim yellow light of the kerosene lamp barely dispelled the dampness. Big Gold Tooth, with his bare, bronze-colored upper body, rippled his muscles in the light and shadow, and several old and new scars on his shoulders and back were particularly eye-catching.

He had one arm around the woman beside him, who was only wearing a bodice, and scratched his chest hair in frustration with the other hand. His voice was muffled by the sound of the rain: "Master Gu's lackeys have been getting crazier and crazier lately. The third and fourth brothers were stuffed into sacks at the dock and thrown into the Suzhou River to 'plant lotus flowers.' They didn't even retrieve their bodies!"

Upon hearing this, the woman's already pale face turned ashen with fright. Her fingers gripped the thick arm tightly, and her voice trembled with tears: "Big Gold Tooth, how about we stop waiting, take the money, and leave at dawn? Please? I have this feeling of unease!"

Big Gold Tooth puffed out his chest, his bulging biceps showing sharp lines. He patted the woman's buttocks, his tone arrogant: "What are you afraid of? I've been making a name for myself in Zhabei all these years!"

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his fist, veins bulging on his arm, and made a vicious horizontal slashing motion: "If those 'rats' from the Earth Rolling Dragon don't obediently hand over their money, I'll slaughter them all, turn this place into a mess, and leave a headache for the gang leader and Master Gu!"

Before he could finish speaking...

His eyes, however, were filled with ruthlessness and greed: "Let's make one last big score, enough for us to live a life of luxury for the rest of our lives. Then we'll find a secluded spot upstream from Wusong, where nobody knows us, and live the high life!"

At this moment, in the shadows along the Suzhou Creek.

Chen Feng was squatting down, stirring the kitchen knife in the black, foul-smelling river water repeatedly.

"Splash splash splash—"

The turbid water surged, carrying with it the decaying mud from the riverbed and the remains of corpses that had been floating for who knows how long. Moonlight occasionally pierced through the clouds, revealing several swollen bodies crashing against the rocks on the shore with dull thuds.

He thoroughly soaked the blade; the bacteria and toxins in the river would become the most insidious killers, capable of killing even with just a cut to the skin.

After a while.

Based on his familiarity with the terrain of the shantytown.

Chen Feng weaved through the torrential rain, avoiding the few night travelers, and finally stopped in front of a house with a kerosene lamp lit after navigating three alleyways.

"Boom!"

The thunderstorm masked his footsteps, and from inside came the panting of a man and woman laughing and the rough, grating sound of Big Gold Tooth.

"The character '昆' has '比' at the bottom, and the top should be written like this..."

His words abruptly stopped, replaced by the rapid, alluring sound of wind and rain.

It's now!

Chen Feng exerted force with the soles of his feet, his muscles tensed like iron, and he slammed sideways into the wooden door.

With a loud crash, the wooden door shattered, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

next second.

As he lunged at the bed with a knife.

"Hey--!"

Big Gold Tooth was in the middle of his sprint when he suddenly heard the change of events. His reaction was extremely fast. He suddenly turned his head to the inside of the bed, and at the same time, he shrugged his left shoulder and raised his left arm like an iron gate to protect his neck. His right hand subconsciously reached for the axe under the pillow.

With a sharp "whoosh," the sound of a blade slicing through the air pierced the rainy night.

A cold light slashed from Big Gold Tooth's shoulder armor straight down to his side ribs, instantly tearing open the flesh and gushing out blood.

But Big Gold Tooth was a trained fighter after all; he was strong and muscular.

"Click—!"

The blade was deeply embedded in the left rib and stuck, unable to be pulled out for a while.

"ah--!"

The excruciating pain caused Big Gold Tooth to let out a beast-like roar. He rolled over, breaking free from the tearing blade, his scarlet eyes fixed on Chen Feng, filled with violence and astonishment.

"ah--!"

The woman was terrified by the sudden bloodshed; her pupils constricted, and she screamed.

"die--!"

Chen Feng reacted swiftly, kicking off the bed with his left foot and shooting out like an arrow. He gathered all his strength in his right fist and delivered a powerful punch that slammed into the woman's slender neck.

With a sharp "crack," her cervical vertebrae snapped, and the woman's screams ceased abruptly. Her body slumped limply beside the bed, her eyes still wide open, filled with unbelievable terror.

After dealing with the woman, Chen Feng turned to look at Big Gold Tooth, who was frantically grabbing his axe.

At this moment.

Blood gushed from the wound on his left shoulder, and his face had turned pale, but he still gritted his teeth, gripping the axe handle tightly with his right hand, glaring fiercely at Chen Feng: "You little brat, you dare ruin my plans? I'll make you wish you were dead today!"

"call--!"

With a somersault, he flipped himself up and delivered a powerful, sweeping blow, the axe whistling through the air, carrying a stench of blood.

"Whoosh—!"

Chen Feng kicked off the ground several times, his body suddenly retreating, narrowly dodging the attack.

"suck--!"

The man with the large gold tooth grimaced in pain as the wound tore open from the excessive force.

"Hey--!"

Seeing this, Chen Feng quickly lunged forward and slammed several powerful blows into the back of the blade.

"Thump thump thump—Ahhh!"

The continuous bombardment mingled with Big Gold Tooth's screams, each blow pushing the blade embedded in his ribs even deeper.

This tactic is more effective at cutting off one finger than injuring all ten; it works instantly!

The axe fell to the ground with a clang.

Big Gold Tooth clutched his bleeding wound, curled up on the ground, his eyes shifting from ferocity to fear.

He struggled to his feet, his voice trembling with tears as he begged for mercy: "Brother, spare me! I have money, I'll give you all my money, just let me go! I'll never do it again!"

Chen Feng coldly demanded, "Speak! Where is the money hidden?"

However, when he saw Big Gold Tooth's throat churning, he couldn't utter a single word.

"die--!"

Chen Feng lowered his body, his feet forming a lunge stance, his whole body like a fully drawn bow, his right arm whistling through the air as he delivered another powerful hammer blow to the back of the knife.

With a "pfft".

The blade pierced through the ribs completely, severing Big Gold Tooth's heart meridian.

"No--!"

The man's eyes widened, his body suddenly stiffened, his legs kicked the ground frantically, blood gushed from his mouth, and he convulsed several times before losing consciousness.

Chen Feng's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, as if all his strength had been drained away. He slowly pulled out the kitchen knife, and blood dripped from the handle down the blade.

This was his first time killing someone; warm blood splattered on his face, carrying a strong, fishy smell.

Chen Feng stared at the two corpses on the ground, expecting his stomach to churn and him to vomit, but instead felt only an icy calm...

His chest heaved violently, not from tension and fear, but from a long-suppressed sense of relief, a sense of justice being served—this heartless henchman had finally been killed by his own hands!

This offers some solace to those who were harmed by Big Gold Tooth.

"breathe--!"

Chen Feng took a deep breath and began to tidy up the scene in an orderly manner.

He first pulled out the gold tooth, then looted all the jewelry, silver dollars, and legal tender from the two men. After counting them, he found that they had more than a hundred silver dollars and the gold and silver jewelry were worth more than a hundred silver dollars.

At last.

Chen Feng picked up the axe from the ground and hacked wildly at the corpse of Big Gold Tooth, hitting its head, neck, chest, abdomen, limbs, and lower body vitals.

They even hacked wildly at the spot where the woman had been hit by the hammer, leaving the scene in a mess and creating a tragic scene of gang fighting over territory and property.

After doing all this.

After checking everything and confirming that all traces had been erased or obscured, Chen Feng vanished silently into the night.

The rainy night continued, with thunder rumbling intermittently.

The Suzhou Creek was still murky and foul-smelling, and the bloodstains in the alley were quickly washed away by the torrential rain, as if nothing had happened.

Only Chen Feng knew that from this night onwards, he and the Axe Gang were locked in a life-or-death struggle. With the death of that peasant, Big Gold Tooth, the ruthless and vicious gang leader was about to arrive.

After all, they took away more than two hundred silver dollars, which was a huge sum of money.

You should know that if you were to sell your wife and daughters on Fourth Road, unless you were a "pure prostitute," it would usually only cost eight dollars.

People say that you are what you eat... but in this world, you can't become a superior person by suffering, you can only become one by eating people!