Chapter 9: The Pain of Flesh and Blood

  In the spacious training room, warm sunlight shines through the windows and illuminates everyone.

  On the thin cushion, four robust young men with extraordinary speed and ferocity attacked Jiang Hongyan from all sides, attempting to deal a crushing blow.

  Jiang Hongyan, surrounded in the middle, had two round and slender long legs that kicked out cleanly and efficiently. Her seemingly delicate arms were full of explosive force, and her flexible waist was so agile it made one feel numb. In the midst of the four-person attack, she continuously twisted and turned, her body coordination so impressive that even Zhang Yi, who had practiced Tai Chi since childhood, couldn't help but secretly admire her.

  Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Chain whip kick, swift as a mad wind, in the flash of leg shadow, three young men cried out in unison and flew backwards in three directions.

  "What?"

  Zhang Yi stared blankly at Jiang Hongyan, who was full of vigor and moved like a wild cheetah, his mouth twitching fiercely several times.

  Too awesome!

  Too awesome!

  Her wild aura is probably something that even the most perverted men can't match.

  However!

  What surprised Zhang Wei greatly was that, in the face of Jiang Hongyan's withering attack, the other three sturdy youths had already been knocked flying, while Cao Hu pretended to be a girl and relied on his arms to block it. Although his footsteps retreated three steps in a row, he desperately swung his arm, his face twisted in pain, but when Jiang Hongyan pounced again, he was still able to launch a counterattack in a hurry.

  Don't judge people by their appearance, and don't measure the ocean with a ladle!

  This fake girl fought, although not changing her nature, the orchid finger turned into a woman's claw, and the thick waist of the water bucket was like the performance of a steel pipe dancer. However, his moves were soft and gentle with a few parts of masculinity, it was clear that he had practiced his martial arts moves to perfection, and applied them with ease and fluency.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Three consecutive dull thuds, under the gaze of everyone, Cao Hu was finally hit by Jiang Hongyan with three shots to the chest, his sturdy body crashing to the ground, four legs facing upwards.

  "I won't fight anymore, I absolutely won't fight anymore, I surrender."

  Cao Hu's voice no longer had that sharp and delicate feminine tone, but instead was very thick and husky.

  Jiang Hongyan walked over with a blank expression, grabbed Cao Hu's wrist and pulled him up from the ground. Only then did she turn to look at Zhang Yi and say in a low voice: "Did you see that clearly? To me, they may be just fancy fists and feet, but any one of them can beat Qin Da Biao and his men until they're crying and pissing their pants. What's most important for a man? Fists, only if your fists are hard enough will you not suffer in the future."

  Zhang Yi nodded heavily, he was stunned by the battle just now.

  Before, he had only seen such fierce fighting on TV and had never seen it in real life. But just now, he saw it with his own eyes, the visual impact was too strong.

  Jiang Hongyan said: "Cao Hu, stop pretending, just now I only used 60% of my strength, it didn't have much effect on you. This kid is handed over to you, don't hit him too hard, just need to teach him a good lesson and let him know that if he wants to hit people, first he needs to learn the truth of being hit."

  "I..."

  Zhang Yi was greatly shocked in his heart.

  Just witnessed Cao Hu's strength, he has seen it for himself. Would he be crippled by his own hands?

  Cao Hu didn't give Zhang Yi time to speak, and with a strong rub on his chest, he followed Jiang Hongyan as she turned around and walked towards the office of the host, suddenly giving Zhang Yi a sinister smile. With swift steps and extremely agile movements, he appeared in front of Zhang Yi in the blink of an eye.

  He reached out and grabbed Zhang Yi's wrist, pulling him into his arms with a sudden force, then slammed his thick right shoulder into Zhang Yi's chest. As the massive force was transmitted to Zhang Yi's chest, at the moment Cao Hu's hand let go, Zhang Yi's body flew out.

  "Bang......"

  Zhang Yi's body heavily slammed onto the ground, even with a cushion to soften the impact, but being knocked flying four or five meters and slamming down again still made him feel like his body was almost shattered.

  Especially in his chest, that kind of suffocating feeling almost made him faint.

  "Tsk, tsk, tsk... Young man, you're really not as useful as you look! I didn't even use much force, and you ended up like this. I don't know if you have anything down there!" Lan Hua's fingers lightly pinched, Cao Hu's eyes flashed with disdain, and he slowly stroked his shiny bald head.

  Zhang Yi endured the suffocating discomfort, his face flushed red as he struggled to get up from the ground, a flame of anger burning in his eyes:

  Got despised by a fake girl?

  What can be tolerated and what cannot be tolerated!

  Even if this fake girl is very powerful, I have practiced Tai Chi for so many years, it's not like I don't have any practical combat skills at all!

  Arrow steps towards Cao Hu, Zhang Yi's swinging fist also rises high.

  "Bang......"

  A lightning-fast punch hit Zhang Yi's cheek, and his seemingly frail body flew out again.

  "Ah yo yo...... Really, I didn't even have time to think about where to hit you, and you recklessly rushed up. Look, look, look, this handsome little face has been beaten into what kind of state......" Cao Hu brushed his mouth aside, turned his head sideways, with a fake smile that couldn't bear to look.

  The others in the martial arts hall, some with their arms around each other's shoulders, some squatting to one side, and others pointing and gesturing, looked on with amused expressions, smiling at Zhang Yi who was being beaten.

  Especially the other three young men who had just been knocked down by Jiang Hongyan, they were still a bit stuffy, but when they saw Zhang Yi's appearance, they felt as if they had drunk a mouthful of iced beer on a sweltering summer day, and their whole body was refreshed to the extreme.

  What is this?

  It's comforting to see others' misfortunes!

  "Come again!"

  Zhang Yi got up again, with an unyielding expression on his face, and rushed towards Cao Hu in a swift arrow-like step.

  "Bang bang bang......"

  With a swaying bucket waist and a protruding big buttocks, Cao Hu twisted his body and couldn't help but roll his eyes with a few "coquettish charm", and quickly and neatly knocked Zhang Yi down again.

  "Come again!"

  With a furious expression on his face, Zhang Yi endured the severe pain all over his body and got up again.

  If you want to hit people, you must first learn to be hit.

  Although Cao Hu was brutally beating him, he didn't hate Cao Hu, but hated himself, hated how weak and incompetent he was.

  Qin Dabiao and his dog legs are staring at him with tiger eyes, he must have the power to protect himself, and now, here, he believes that he can learn the skills of self-protection.

  "Bang......"

  Zhang Yi fell down again.

  "Once more..."

  Time and time again, he was knocked down, propping up his nearly collapsing body, crawling back up from the ground, his handsome face twisted in agony due to the pain all over his body.

  The office of the owner of the restaurant.

  The owner, Tie Xingzhou, looked at Jiang Hongyan quietly and said: "As for the resignation, let's talk about it later. I know your mother's situation, so how about this? I'll give you a long vacation, even if it's half a year or a year later, when your mother's illness is cured, you can come back. In these years, you've followed me to learn martial arts, and you've gotten some of my true teachings, and you're also considered my half-disciple. The door of the Hongqiang Martial Arts Hall will always be open for you."

  Jiang Hongyan hesitated for a moment before nodding silently: "Thank you, Host."

  "Go! If you encounter any difficulties, just give me a call. I have both money and people here."

  Jiang Hongyan felt a warmth in her heart, nodded and turned around to leave.

  Tie Xing Zhou looked at the back of Jiang Hongyan, a complex expression floating in his eyes. He had watched Jiang Hongyan grow up, and he knew very well how much hardship this child had endured since childhood. In recent years, as things had gotten better, they were suddenly faced with such an event, and even Tie Xing Zhou, who didn't believe in ghosts or gods, wanted to pray to all the deities in heaven to bless them and bring an end to their family's tribulations.

  As soon as Hongyan Jiang stepped out of the host's office, she saw that Zhang Yi had already been beaten with a blue nose and a swollen face, looking pitiful.

  "I don't believe it again..."

  Zhang Yi struggled to get up from the ground again, like an enraged leopard, and pounced on Cao Hu.

  No way!

  Jiang Hongyan secretly praised him in her heart, watching Zhang Yi being beaten out and struggling to get up again, hugging his arms and walking aside to watch.

  Fake girl Cao Hu's face showed a hint of reluctance, and in a fatherly tone, he said: "Little General... no, I mean Little Pig Head, relying on brute force won't do. Fighting requires skill, your wild boar charging style can only get you beaten up repeatedly."

  As his voice fell, his massive fist struck out again and sent Zhang Yi flying.

  Zhang Yi, who was seeing stars in front of his eyes, heard Cao Hu's words and for the first time did not quickly get up, but instead sat paralyzed on the ground. The angry look on his handsome face slowly disappeared, and a calm color also floated into his eyes.

  Eliminate distractions, calm your mind like still water.

  Calm down!

  Under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Yi adjusted his sitting posture, sat cross-legged and closed his eyes slowly.

  He clearly knew that the pain all over his body would affect the next fight, so his consciousness slowly sank into his body, controlling the shallow green life liquid in the Dan Tian Spring of Life. It flowed slowly along the meridians, and although there was not much life liquid left now, it was enough to simply nourish the painful areas.

  Two minutes later.

  The pain in various parts of his body has eased a lot.

  He slowly circulated the last remaining vital energy in his meridians, and Zhang Yi quickly stood up. With a calm gaze, he looked at Cao Hu's face full of weird expressions and said in a deep voice:

  "Come again."

  Subconsciously, he assumed the starting posture of Tai Chi.

  Cao Hu flipped his eyes and sneered: "My own mother... You little guy is really a cockroach that can't be killed? Tsk tsk... Enough for me, I like your kind of man."

  As soon as he finished speaking, he charged at Zhang Yi for the first time, his movements swift and sudden. A whip-like kick quickly struck Zhang Yi's right shoulder.

  In the spacious and bright martial arts hall, dozens of others were dumbfounded and lost their smiles, with a look of disdain on their faces, as Zhang Yi took up his Tai Chi stance, each one unable to help but shake their heads secretly.

  Tai Chi?

  It's just an empty shell!

  Old man and old lady exercising their bodies!

  Jiang Hongyan was also speechless. Although she was somewhat surprised by Zhang Yi's Tai Chi starting pose, she thought that Zhang Yi was probably beaten silly.

  Tai Chi!

  It's an extremely magical kung fu!

  She had once seen an old man use that four-two move-thousand-jin technique to easily defeat the master of Iron Rowboat.

  "Wants to master Tai Chi to the point of perfection and be able to use it in actual combat, but without decades of practice, how is that possible? This kid must have watched too many martial arts movies. Next time, he'll probably get beaten up even worse."

  Jiang Hongyan secretly rolled her eyes in her heart, and a few more hints of "rotten wood cannot be carved" appeared in her gaze.