Tokyo Knights: The Odd Jobs X Files

Upon seeing the stranger, Li Xin assumed that the person was a friend of Mai Shiranui and said, "I'm here to see Miss Shiranui."

"Looking for Xiaowu?"

The blond foreign heartthrob thought for a moment, then stepped aside and called out, "Xiao Wu, someone's looking for you!"

"Who is it? Could it be that my 'Shiranui School' is about to receive another disciple?"

Mai Shiranui rushed out in a flurry of activity.

After hooking up with a powerful patron, Mai Shiranui's dream of reviving the "Shiranui-ryu" school, which had almost been extinguished, was rekindled. To this end, she even spent money to hire people to distribute flyers in the vicinity to recruit new disciples. Of course, this was undoubtedly a bad move. The reputation of the "Shiranui-ryu" school had already spread throughout the area. Who would come to the "Shiranui-ryu" dojo to endure those gruesome uniforms that made people want to die?

Those who can tolerate or even enjoy such a uniform cannot pass Mai Shiranui's test in terms of appearance, so her achievements these days are nothing, with zero new members joining the dojo.

However, Mai Shiranui is naturally optimistic, so how could she be defeated by such a minor setback? She remains enthusiastic about the great cause of reviving the "Shiranui School". Now that she hears that someone has come to visit her, she immediately thinks that someone wants to become her apprentice, and she is naturally very excited.

When Mai Shiranui saw Li Xin outside, her eyes lit up immediately. She stood on tiptoe and patted Li Xin's shoulder, saying, "Great! Sir, I can tell at a glance that you are a talent for our 'Shiranui Ninjutsu'. Don't hesitate, quickly join our 'Shiranui Style'! I will definitely train you into an outstanding ninja!"

Li Xin: "..."

If it were someone else, upon hearing Mai Shiranui declare that they were a talented individual upon first meeting, they would likely be somewhat bewildered, wondering how Mai Shiranui could discern their talent before they had even done anything, and might suspect it was a scam.

However, after Xiao Ai joined the "Shiranui-ryu", Li Xin learned from her that the most important aptitude for the "Shiranui-ryu" was not martial arts talent, but outstanding figure and excellent looks. The "Shiranui-ryu" practiced "bewitching ninjutsu"!

With a sigh, Li Xin said to Mai Shiranui, "Miss Shiranui, it's me, Xin."

"Oh, it's you, Ah... Xin?"

Mai Shiranui took a long time to realize what Li Xin was talking about. She stared at him with wide eyes, pointing a trembling finger at him: "You, you're A-Xin? The one who's dark-skinned and strong, A-Xin?"

Li Xin nodded: "Yes, it's me. I've just gotten a little paler, uh, and lost a bit of weight. I shouldn't be too hard to recognize me, right?"

Now it was Mai Shiranui's turn to be silent. This is what you call just getting a little paler and thinner? Who are you trying to fool!

Mai Shiranui circled Li Xin with a professional gaze. Li Xin was wearing very form-fitting clothes, which naturally revealed his physique. Mai Shiranui took in Li Xin's well-proportioned and muscular streamlined body and clicked her tongue in admiration.

"Ah-Xin, are you really not considering joining our 'Shiranui Style'? I can waive your tuition."

Mai Shiranui extended her most sincere invitation. With such a figure and such looks, it would be such a waste not to join their "Shiranui School"!

Anyway, with Kisei Ai as her big spender, Mai Shiranui isn't short of money for the time being, and she has a big project about to start, which could make her a fortune if it succeeds, so she's not so strict about tuition fees.

"No, I have no such intention."

Li Xin shook his head.

If Li Xin had just arrived in Tokyo, he might not have been able to refuse such a free offer. However, the problem is that Li Xin now has martial arts skills that suit him, so there is no need for him to learn "Charm Ninjutsu". Therefore, he refused without hesitation.

Mai Shiranui showed an extremely disappointed expression. Li Xin didn't want to argue with her anymore, so he asked her directly, "Miss Shiranui, do you know Master Chin Gentsai? Do you know where he is? I went to his house to look for him, but I found that he, Athena, and Kensou were not at home."

"Oh, Ah-Xin, you even know Master Yuan-Zhai!"

Mai Shiranui exclaimed in surprise, then quickly realized, "That's right, you're from the Central Plains and know martial arts, so it's normal that you know Master Gentsai!"

Chin Gentsai is practically a living fossil in the current martial arts world, and he's known for mentoring younger generations, so it's not surprising that Li Xin knows Chin Gentsai.

"Miss Shiranui, you do know Master Gensai! Do you know where Master Gensai went?"

Li Xinxi said.

Just as Li Xin had guessed, Mai Shiranui did indeed know Chin Gentsai and Athena Asamiya. In fact, one of the reasons Athena Asamiya bought a house nearby was that it was close to the dojos of "Shiranui-ryu" and "Kyokugenryu". She could often go to Mai Shiranui and Yuri Sakazaki to spar. For martial artists, practical training is a very important part of their training.

"Don't always call me Miss Shiranui, just call me Mai."

Mai Shiranui asked Li Xin to change how he addressed her, and then said, "Speaking of which, it's true that I haven't seen Master Genzhai and Athena for a while. I've been so busy training Xiao Ai lately that I haven't paid much attention to anything else."

Now, Kisara Ai is the only remaining member of the "Shiranui School" and also its biggest financial backer. Mai Shiranui has been focusing on nurturing and training Kisara Ai these days, and has even neglected her own training. Of course, she has even less time to care about other things.

Hearing Mai Shiranui say this, Li Xin looked disappointed. Mai Shiranui thought for a moment and said, "But it's okay, I can ask Yuri. She has a good relationship with Athena, so she might know something."

Li Xin nodded and said to Mai Shiranui, "Thank you, Mai."

"You're welcome!" Mai Shiranui said with a smile, then paused and looked at Li Xin with pleading eyes, "Um, Xin, are you really not going to join our 'Shiranui School'? There are lots of benefits!"

As she spoke, Mai Shiranui bowed to Li Xin at a forty-five-degree angle, revealing a deep cleavage—hehe, their "Shiranui-ryu's" "charm technique" isn't just for use in battle!

Li Xin took a step back, keeping his distance from Mai Shiranui: "Thank you for your kind offer, but it's not necessary."

The blond foreign guy standing nearby couldn't help but laugh when he saw the two of them acting like this. He raised his hand to cover his mouth, a gesture that seemed a bit effeminate. Li Xin found it slightly strange, but considering that the guy was a foreigner, and that this was probably just their culture, he didn't say anything.

Seeing the blond foreign heartthrob laugh, Mai Shiranui said coquettishly, "King, how dare you make fun of me!"

As she spoke, she pounced on the blond foreign heartthrob, grabbing his arm and shaking him repeatedly.

Li Xin wasn't surprised. After all, it was perfectly normal for someone like Mai Shiranui, who was obsessed with looks, to date such a handsome blond foreign guy.

However, seeing that Mai Shiranui's boyfriend was also there, Li Xin didn't want her to accompany him to find Yuri Sakazaki. Although he was a little afraid of that violent maniac who would fight anyone he saw, Li Xin still said to Mai Shiranui, "Mai, you should stay with your boyfriend. I'll go to Miss Sakazaki's place by myself."

"Boy friend?"

Mai Shiranui, who was hugging and acting cute with the blond foreign heartthrob, paused for a moment after hearing Li Xin's words, and then burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, boyfriend? King is my boyfriend? Hahahaha! That's great, I can do it, I'm open to having King as my boyfriend!"

Mai Shiranui burst into laughter without any regard for her image, clutching her stomach with one hand and pointing at the blond foreign heartthrob with the other. Since she had no hand to wipe her eyes, tears streamed down her face from laughing.

Two deep blushes appeared on King's face, which was even fairer than Li Xin's. He said to Mai Shiranui in a fit of embarrassment and anger, "Mai, if you keep doing this, we can't be friends anymore!"

"Hahaha! King, you've gone too far! Hahaha! You want to break off our friendship over something so trivial! Hahaha!"

While denouncing King's ruthlessness, Mai Shiranui continued to laugh uncontrollably, almost to the point of choking.

King retorted angrily, "I understand that he doesn't know me and misunderstood me, but you're my friend. You see someone misunderstanding me and don't even bother to explain yourself. You just laugh here. What kind of friend are you!"

Feeling that she might really lose a good friend if things continued like this, Mai Shiranui finally stopped laughing, hugged King, and said to Li Xin, "King is not my boyfriend, she is a girl, she is my best friend!"

"female?"

Li Xin stared wide-eyed at the incredibly handsome King, finding it hard to accept for a moment.

Faced with Li Xin's expression, King's face turned even redder. For various reasons, she had no choice but to dress as a man and present herself as such. Although there was no longer any need for it, she had gotten used to it and it was indeed more convenient to move around this way, so she had not made any effort to change. Therefore, she had been mistaken for a boy more than once or twice. However, this was the first time that her good friend had teased her like this, which was why she was so annoyed.

Realizing that his behavior had indeed been somewhat rude, Li Xin apologized to Queen, saying, "Miss Queen, I'm sorry for what happened earlier."

Although King's expression was still not good, she still managed a forced smile in response to Li Xin's apology, saying, "It's okay, it's not your fault."

He then nudged Mai Shiranui's chest with his elbow, saying, "It's this woman's problem!"

Mai Shiranui winced in pain, but because she had just offended King, she didn't dare to show any resentment towards her and could only look at Li Xin pitifully.

Ignoring Mai Shiranui's gaze, Li Xin said to King, "Miss King, I have something to attend to with Miss Sakazaki, so I'll take my leave now."

"Wait a mininute!"

Mai Shiranui said to Li Xin, "I'll go with you. I also have something to do with Yuri."

"You also need to see Ms. Sakazaki?"

Mai Shiranui nodded and said, "Yes, to be honest, I received an invitation to the 'KOF' tournament a few days ago. I invited King to come here this time because I wanted to team up with her again. Yuri is also a member of our team. I was just about to inform her when you showed up."

"The 'KOF' tournament? What's that?"

Li Xin asked curiously.

Mai Shiranui smiled and explained to Li Xin, "You can think of it as a fighting tournament that invites fighters from all over the world to form teams and participate. Last year, King, Yuri, and I also participated, but we didn't achieve any results. This time, someone sent us another invitation to the tournament, so I want to team up with King and Yuri again to redeem ourselves!"

After a pause, Mai Shiranui added, "Last year's tournament prize money was very generous. They haven't announced how much this year's prize money will be, but it should be just as good."

She certainly wouldn't miss such a good opportunity to showcase her skills in front of so many world-renowned fighters and earn prize money at the same time.

Upon hearing about the prize money, Li Xin's eyes lit up immediately: "Can you team up with me?"

Mai Shiranui gave a strange smile: "Shin, I personally don't actually object, but we're an all-female fighting team!"

"Oh, I see..."

Hearing this, Li Xin could only sigh regretfully, but he did not give up. He wondered if he could join another team. After all, he really wanted to know how generous the prize money that Mai Shiranui had mentioned was!

Chapter Seventy-One: The Invitation?

Arriving at the "Kyokugenryu" karate dojo with Mai Shiranui and King, Li Xin still felt lingering fear even now as he looked at the dojo's gate.

The last time he tried to enter this room, he was beaten and kicked out.

However, this time the one leading the way was Mai Shiranui. She was an old friend of the "Kyokugenryu" school. She entered the dojo openly and said to Takuma Sakazaki, who was teaching his students inside, "Uncle Sakazaki, I'm looking for Yuri. Is she here?"

Li Xin followed Mai Shiranui into the dojo and found that the number of "Kyokugenryu" apprentices was less than half of what it had been when he last visited, and there wasn't a single familiar face among them.

It seems that not everyone can endure the old man's torment and abuse.

Li Xin thought to himself.

Upon seeing Mai Shiranui arrive, Takuma Sakazaki's stern face softened considerably. He smiled and said to Mai, "Oh, it's Mai. Yuri is playing in the backyard. If you want to find her, go find her yourself."

Takuma Sakazaki and Hanzo Shiranui were old acquaintances, and Yuri Sakazaki was Mai Shiranui's best friend, so Takuma Sakazaki always treated Mai Shiranui with great kindness.

King also bowed slightly to Takuma Sakazaki and said, "Mr. Sakazaki, it's been a long time."

Takuma Sakazaki smiled as he spoke to King: "King, it's been a long time. We haven't seen each other often since you left South Town."

More than 20 years ago, Takuma Sakazaki went to South Town, the city that hosts the most fighting tournaments, in order to promote "Kyokugenryu" to the world. A lot happened there. King, who also lived in South Town, met the Sakazaki family during that time. However, the way they met was not pleasant. But King and the Sakazaki family got along very well, especially with Yuri Sakazaki. Last year, Yuri even teamed up with King to participate in the "KOF" tournament.

After exchanging greetings, Mai Shiranui politely said to Takumi Sakazaki, "Then I won't disturb Uncle Sakazaki's teaching of his disciple any longer. See you later!"

Sakazaki Takuma smiled and nodded.

Li Xin followed behind Mai Shiranui and King, intending to enter the backyard with them, when suddenly a towering figure appeared in front of him, blocking his path. It was none other than Takuma Sakazaki.

When facing the two girls, Takuma Sakazaki was gentle and kind, but when facing Li Xin, he had a completely different attitude.

"Who are you, kid? Who gave you permission to come into my backyard?"

In terms of height, Li Xin was half a head taller than Sakazaki Takuma, but Sakazaki Takuma's aura was many times stronger than Li Xin's. In particular, when he looked at Li Xin and spoke, he would slightly tilt his head up, which not only did not make him look inferior, but also made him look arrogant.

"My name is Shin. I have something I'd like to ask Ms. Sakazaki. Please let me through, Mr. Sakazaki."

Li Xin politely addressed Sakazaki Takuma.

"No."

Takuma Sakazaki was extremely tough and straightforward.

Experience taught Takuma Sakazaki that handsome men are never good people. Even his foreign disciple Robert was a frivolous guy before joining "Kyokugenryu" and receiving his training.

A pretty boy like Li Xin is either a gigolo, a swindler, or a playboy. In short, we can't let this kind of person meet my precious daughter!

As a father, Takuma Sakazaki was very determined.

Helpless, Li Xin could only say to Mai Shiranui, "Mai, then I'll have to trouble you to ask Miss Sakazaki about that matter for me."

"no problem."

Mai Shiranui gave Li Xin an "OK" sign.

Li Xin did not enter the backyard, but Sakazaki Takuma's vigilance towards Li Xin remained undiminished. He stopped training the apprentices and just kept an eye on Li Xin. The apprentices, having lost their master's guidance, not only did not blame Li Xin, but they also wished that Li Xin would stay a little longer so that they could catch their breath—the training of "Kyokugenryu" was truly not something that ordinary people could endure.

Li Xin and Sakazaki Takuma were in a strange standoff. Li Xin couldn't just leave while waiting for news from Shiranui Mai, while Sakazaki Takuma was even more worried about letting Li Xin move around freely. What if he broke into their backyard?

Just as the two were at an impasse, a voice came over: "Sakazaki, are you free? Want to have a couple of drinks with me!"

A haggard-looking Ryuhaku Todo walked into the Kyokugenryu karate dojo. He saw Li Xin confronting Takuma Sakazaki. Although he could only see Li Xin's back, his eyes lit up: "Son-in-law?"

The word "son-in-law" made Li Xin tremble. With his back to Toudou Ryuhaku, he could only sense someone entering the Kyokugenryu dojo, but he couldn't tell who it was. However, the word "son-in-law" made Li Xin's body react. He turned around and saw Toudou Ryuhaku looking at him with a look of surprise and joy.

"Even in this state, you still recognize me?"

Li Xin found it hard to believe that after he began practicing the "Mingyu Gong" and his appearance changed drastically, Tengtang Longbai was still the first person who could recognize him without him having to explain.

Tōdō Ryūhaku chuckled and said, "What a joke! Who am I, Tōdō Ryūhaku? A contemporary martial arts master. How could I value appearances like others? I judge people by their bone structure. Although your figure and appearance have changed, your bone structure remains the same. How could I not recognize you!"

In reality, he couldn't really recognize the bones of ordinary people, but he could recognize the bones of Li Xin, a martial arts prodigy whom he had personally examined and who was a once-in-a-century talent, even if they were reduced to ashes.

No wonder he's a freak who's been training for so long!

Li Xin was speechless.

In contrast to Li Xin's depression, Tōdō Ryūhaku was overjoyed; he had been thinking about Li Xin day and night these past few days.

Once, a martial arts prodigy, a once-in-a-century talent, appeared before him, but he failed to keep him. He regretted it deeply afterward. Now, this martial arts prodigy has appeared before him once again. He swore to the ancestors of the Tengtang family that he would not let Li Xin escape this time!

Without any hesitation, Ryuhaku Toudou made his move, reaching out to grab Li Xin, intending to take him back to marry Kasumi Toudou.

Previously, they had only performed the wedding ceremony with Heaven and Earth; now, he's dragging Li Xin back to make him perform the remaining two wedding ceremonies!

But how could Li Xin be willing to surrender so easily? He shifted his body and nimbly avoided Tōdō Ryūhaku's grab, using the movement technique he had just learned from his first love.

The "Water-Splitting Sword Technique" is not just a simple sword technique, but a comprehensive martial art that integrates sword techniques, body movements, lightness skills, and acupoint striking techniques. Li Xin learned the "Water-Splitting Sword Technique" from his first love, and naturally he also learned the body movements, lightness skills, and acupoint striking techniques. However, Li Xin did not expect that he would have the opportunity to put his knowledge to use so soon.