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Chapter 184 - 166: The Strength of Hu Shan

Chapter 184: Chapter 166: The Strength of Hu Shan

The sky turned gloomy, a fierce wind howled, and the sky nearby was oppressively dark.

Ruan Xing and others stepped forward, giving the impression that they were about to bring a storm.

Wu Li, watching Ruan Xing approaching, immediately noticed that no experts had come with them this time.

Ruan Xing walked up to the entrance of Jiyun Hall first, looking at Wu Li standing at the doorway as if staring at a dead man.

"Master Hu is waiting for you at the Shaquan Dojo, asking for a meeting," Ruan Xing said to Wu Li.

Wang Xuan translated this sentence for Wu Li, just as he was about to reply, Huang Wei beside him suddenly grabbed him with a serious expression. "Brother Wu, you must not go to the Shaquan Dojo!"

"Huh?" Wu Li looked at him.

Huang Wei said gravely, "You can wait for Hu Shan to come to you himself, but do not go to his dojo for a sparring match!"

Wu Li asked, "Are you worried that he will play tricks?"

Huang Wei nodded, "In any case, do not agree for now!"

Wu Li thought for a moment and then looked towards Ruan Xing, "Please tell Hu Shan, I would like to invite him for an official match, there’s no need for a private spar."

After hearing the translation, Ruan Xing’s face turned ugly, and he glared fiercely at Wu Li, "Throwing away a face when given!"

Saying that, he turned and left with his group.

After watching the other party leave, Huang Wei turned back to look at Zhang Shicai, hesitating to speak, "Master..."

Zhang Shicai sighed and eventually nodded.

So, Huang Wei took Wu Li aside to a corner of the hall, and the others, seeing this, knew he had something private to say to Wu Li and did not follow.

Wu Li, curious, asked, "What is it?"

Huang Wei spoke solemnly, "My eldest senior brother once went to the Shaquan Dojo to challenge Hu Shan and ended up dead!"

Wu Li frowned. "Killed by Hu Shan?"

Huang Wei’s face was filled with anger, "At that time, Hu Shan had taken the national championship title openly denigrating Yong Chun Fist and Jiyun Hall. We couldn’t stand it and wanted to confront him, but right after the competition, he went abroad and we couldn’t find him; later, when he returned from abroad and opened the Shaquan Dojo in Yuhe City, his fame rose. In one interview, he again publicly slandered Yong Chun, Long Arm, White Crane, and other martial arts. Several of our hall’s disciples were even invited, eventually leaving the hall to join the Shaquan Dojo, including Li Youqiang, who sparred with me that day."

Wu Li nodded, no wonder Li Youqiang had called Huang Wei a junior brother that day.

"I was furious, and despite Master’s objections, I decided to challenge Hu Shan at the Shaquan Dojo. Later, a group of disciples secretly followed the senior brother there. When we reached the dojo’s front gate, the dojo’s people blocked us and only allowed the senior brother to enter alone. In the end, the senior brother agreed and asked us to wait outside for him. That was the most regrettable thing I’ve ever done in my life. I should have gone in with my senior brother!" Huang Wei ground his teeth.

"We waited for about an hour, and the senior brother never came out. Just when we planned to charge in, they brought out my senior brother’s body... His body was full of injuries, clearly inflicted by punches and kicks." Huang Wei’s eyes reddened.

After a moment of silence, Huang Wei continued, "The dojo’s explanation was that the senior brother started attacking people as soon as he entered, and in self-defense, the students of the Shaquan Dojo fought back, leading to an accident. Of course, we did not believe their words. The senior brother was always gentle and kind; how could he possibly start attacking people randomly? ...We made a scene, but they outnumbered us and we couldn’t break in, so in the end, we called the police."

Wu Li subconsciously clenched his fists, "What did the police say?"

"After the police arrived, they took my senior brother’s body away. We informed Master, then hastened to the police station to wait for the autopsy results. Eventually, the results showed that my senior brother had multiple severe injuries, and he died from internal bleeding caused by ruptured internal organs, which was definitely no accident but intentional murder!" Huang Wei’s eyes were fiery red.

"The police investigated the Shaquan Dojo, but there were no surveillance cameras inside, and everyone had the same story, claiming the senior brother had attacked first and they had defended themselves, knocking him down, never expecting him to die."

"The case went on for over three months, and finally, the court ruled that five students from the Shaquan Dojo were guilty of manslaughter, sentencing them to three years of imprisonment. Naturally, we could not accept such a verdict and appealed, but it was ultimately rejected."

Huang Wei turned to look towards a little girl speaking near Zhang Shicai, "My senior brother was the Master’s son; he died that year, and Xiao Yun just turned one."

Wu Li also turned to look. The little girl by Zhang Shicai’s side, called Xiao Yun, was very adorable, not at all shy, and had often initiated conversations with Wu Li these past few days.

"These years, Master has been constantly visiting and appealing, even complaining to government departments, but it has always been in vain," Huang Wei said with sorrow.

"Xiao Yun’s mother died in childbirth, and her father met with an accident. Master has always felt guilty towards Xiao Yun. If it weren’t for her, Master might have already gone to fight Hu Shan to the death."

Wu Li looked towards the elderly man and the child, lapsing into silence.

"Brother Wu, Hu Shan is not simple. The Black Moon Gang is closely related to him, so you mustn’t act rashly. Even if you want to fight him, you should provoke him into fighting you publicly," Huang Wei advised Wu Li.

Wu Li was silent for a moment, then nodded, "I understand."

Huang Wei saluted Wu Li with a fist, "In any case, I thank you for helping us fend off the people from the Shaquan Dojo these past few days."

Wu Li waved his hand and silently walked aside.

Seeing Wu Li coming over, the small girl Xiao Yun by Zhang Shicai’s side ran over and hugged Wu Li’s leg, looking up at him, "Brother Wu Li, I finished my practice today, it’s time for you to tell me a story."

It was probably because she thought of Wu Li as a particularly formidable big brother. Among the crew members, little Yun liked seeking out Wu Li the most to chat.

Yesterday, Wu Li had knocked down two students from the Shaquan Dojo, and afterward, Xiao Yun had asked how he had become so skilled and if there were any secrets. So, Wu Li had started talking with Xiao Yun about his childhood days practicing martial arts with his grandfather.

Wu Li said he had loved listening to stories when he was a child, and his grandfather, wanting to encourage him, would tell him a story every day after he had finished practicing his martial arts. Thus, little Yun’er also asked Wu Li to tell her stories.

"Sure, what story would you like to hear?" Wu Li asked as he picked up little Yun’er. Having just listened to Huang Wei’s account, facing this little girl made him feel very compassionate.

Little Yun’er smiled brightly and hugged Wu Li’s neck tightly. "I want to hear the story of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven!"

Although she had been learning Chinese with Zhang Shicai since she was young, she couldn’t see Hua Country’s cartoons in Southern Country and, of course, had never heard of ’Journey to the West.’ She had been captivated by the Great Sage Equalling Heaven the moment she heard Wu Li mention it yesterday.

"Alright, yesterday we left off at the part where Sun Wukong found out that Horses’ Fortune was just a groom. In a fit of anger, he left Heavenly Court, returned to Huaguo Mountain, and declared himself the Great Sage Equalling Heaven. At this time, the Heavenly Court was furious and sent heavenly troops to besiege him..."

Carrying little Yun’er, Wu Li walked while narrating the story, with little Yun’er occasionally making exclamations followed by sounds of admiration and awe.

"Wu Li brother, who is more powerful, you or the Great Sage Equalling Heaven?"

As the story paused, Wu Li and the others were preparing to leave. Little Yun’er clung to Wu Li and asked.

Wu Li smiled and responded, "What do you think?"

Her smile radiant, she said, "I think you both are equally amazing!"

Wu Li laughed heartily and gently patted her head.

"Wu Li brother, my birthday is in a few days. Can you wait until after my birthday to go back to Hua Country?" asked little Yun’er.

Wu Li nodded, "Sure."

"That’s great!" Little Yun’er jumped with joy.

Amidst the laughter, the group left Jiyun Hall.

...

"What did Huang Wei talk to you about?"

On the way, Chen Gang asked Wu Li.

After thinking, Wu Li said, "Huang Wei mentioned Hu Shan being involved in criminal activities. He is concerned about our safety if we go to the Shaquan Dojo."

"That night when I took down that drug dealer, he must have been connected to Hu Shan," Wu Li said.

Wu Li was still uncertain whether Liu Qi was connected to Hu Shan, as the information he had received was incomplete. It could have been that Liu Qi learned Killing Fist and committed crimes on his own. However, after today’s conversation with Huang Wei, Wu Li was almost certain about Liu Qi’s involvement in drug dealing being related to Hu Shan.

"How do you know?" asked Chen Gang.

"These past few days, I specifically researched Killing Fist. The drug dealer that night used Killing Fist," Wu Li said.

Chen Gang frowned, "What a coincidence. What are you thinking?"

"I’m thinking of finding a way to invite him to fight me in a public match."

...

That night, Wu Li was in his hotel room, studying the information Zhao Lixin had sent him.

Since Hu Shan was known as the number one practical combat expert in Southeast Asia and had fought many private matches for notable figures, Wu Li thought Zhao Lixin would surely have information about him. Indeed, within a day, Zhao Lixin had gathered quite a bit of data and sent it to Wu Li.

[Hu Shan:

Yong Chun Fist (Master Level), White Crane Fist (Master Level), Long Arm Fist (Master Level), Killing Fist (Master Level), Muay Thai (Master Level), Xingyi Fist (Master Level).

Overall Score: S- (8%)]

This was the information Wu Li received on Hu Shan, which he detected using system detection.

Recalling the individuals he had previously encountered at the Shaquan dojo, Li Youqiang possessed a master level in Yong Chun Fist and Killing Fist, while others, such as Liu Qi and two other black belt students, showed only Killing Fist and no other skills like Yong Chun, White Crane, or Long Arm.

Combining what he learned today from Huang Wei, Wu Li deduced that system detection likely displayed the martial arts in the order they were mastered, indicating Hu Shan first mastered Yong Chun Fist to the master level, then gradually mastered White Crane Fist and Long Arm Fist, and eventually combined the three martial arts to create Killing Fist.

Later, when he taught Killing Fist to others, their system readouts simply showed Killing Fist directly. As for Li Youqiang, he first studied Yong Chun at Jiyun Hall before shifting to learn Killing Fist.

Four master-level martial arts, an overall score of S level!

This was the first S-level expert Wu Li had encountered, and he knew that practitioners of Traditional Martial Arts like himself and Hu Shan often had real combat abilities that exceeded their system assessments because the system ratings only calculated strength in competitive matches, not unregulated real combat.

Hu Shan being recognized as the top real combat expert in Southeast Asia indicated that his strongest aspect was not regular competition but real combat.

"Such a person, would he accept my challenge to a bout?" Wu Li wasn’t sure.

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