A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

56. Red Arowana

The news of Chu Xuan's breakthrough to the Dark Force realm spread quickly after his fellow disciples left.

Because of Lu Tong's deliberate concealment, and Chu Xuan's delay in reporting the news by a month.

Many people don't know that Chu Xuan's breakthrough time was actually around the same time as Xu Yuan's.

Although Chu Xuan has also broken through to the Dark Force realm within a year, it is not as conspicuous compared to others.

That evening.

White House.

"Big brother!"

Bai Dongchu rushed over to find Bai Dongxu with the envelope in his hand, his face looking rather grim.

"Seventh Brother, what happened?" Bai Dongxu frowned. "Could it be that something went wrong with the person we sponsored this time?"

Since the negotiations with Chu Xuan broke down, the Bai family has selected another group of teenagers to sponsor their training at martial arts schools.

However, this time, because of the falling out with the Lu family martial arts school, the Bai family did not send it to the Lu family martial arts school, but sent it to the White Ape Martial Arts School instead!

It has been almost two months now.

The potential of this batch of seedlings is much better than that of Chu Xuan's batch, and Bai Dongxu has high hopes for them, so he checks on them from time to time.

"No problem at the White Ape Martial Arts School," Bai Dongchu shook his head. "It's Chu Xuan! Chu Xuan... he's broken through to the Dark Force realm!"

"What?"

Bai Dongxu was so shocked that he stood up abruptly, his face filled with disbelief. "Wasn't he supposed to have a level D aptitude? How could he possibly break through to the Dark Force realm?"

Bai Dongchu's expression was somewhat grim as he said, "He not only broke through, but he did it in less than a year!"

Bai Dongxu's pupils immediately contracted.

Less than a year?

Doesn't that mean...?

"Seventh Brother, go find Chu Xuan immediately and hire him as a retainer. My Bai family can give him forty taels of silver every month, and we don't need him to marry Xin'er again!" Bai Dongxu said anxiously.

Bai Dongchu didn't move, shaking his head and saying, "Brother, it's no use, he won't agree! Ever since Xin'er caused a scene at the Lu family martial arts school, he hasn't offered any explanation. Our initial support has already been exhausted!"

"Whether it runs out or not isn't up to him!"

Bai Dongxu sneered.

"If it weren't for the Bai family, would he be where he is today? If he doesn't repay the Bai family's kindness now, he can expect to be infamous throughout Qingshan City!"

Bai Dongchu looked at him and said in a deep voice, "Brother, are you sure you want to force someone who could very well be a future martial arts master, or even a disciple of the Xuan Yang Sect, into this position?"

Bai Dongxu froze on the spot!

After a long while, he slumped into a chair.

I regret it so much!

……

The next day.

When Chu Xuan arrived at the martial arts school, disciples had already gathered in the outer courtyard to practice.

Whether it was due to Chu Xuan's provocation or something else, these people arrived exceptionally early today.

As soon as Chu Xuan stood at the door, the disciples immediately quieted down and stood there respectfully to greet him.

Unlike when he broke through to the Ming Jin realm, these people no longer showed a trace of jealousy in their eyes, and no one gossiped that Chu Xuan's breakthrough was due to luck. Instead, they felt only genuine awe and envy!

"Senior Brother Chu..."

"Senior Brother Chu!"

All the outer disciples greeted each other.

"Um."

Chu Xuan responded indifferently, "Go do your work!"

He stood at the door and sighed.

It's completely different from before!

Only now did he have a foothold in Qingshan City!

Even in the entire Green Mountain City, a martial artist with internal strength is considered a second-rate martial artist!

Even if Chu Xuan makes no further progress, he could still build a wealthy family like the Bai family over several decades!

Just as he was about to go in, he suddenly saw a boy dressed in patched clothes running towards the martial arts school.

He was also holding a gray cloth bundle in his arms!

"Hey kid, stop right there!"

Behind them, several burly men dressed in gang uniforms chased after them with menacing expressions.

Seeing that the boy did not stop but instead accelerated, one of the burly men immediately swung the meteor rope in his hand.

Suddenly, the meteor rope flew out and wrapped around the boy's legs, causing him to fall to the ground unexpectedly, and the contents of the cloth bag rolled out.

It turned out to be a fish basket, and inside was a blood-red carp!

The boy's mouth was full of blood from the fall, but he only groaned once before getting up to pick up the fish basket. However, a burly man who had rushed over stepped on his back, causing him to fall to the ground again.

"You little bastard, you've got some nerve! How dare you steal and hide the fish?"

The burly man at the head of the group grinned menacingly.

Upon seeing Chu Xuan, the boy shoved the fish basket in front of him and shouted, "Martial arts master, save me! I'm willing to sell you this red dragonfish for fifty taels of silver!"

Red dragonfish?

Chu Xuan was startled upon hearing this and quickly looked down at the bright red carp in the fish basket!

Is this a red arowana?

A treasure fish comparable to a second-tier exotic beast?

If it is indeed a red dragonfish as the boy said, then the value of this fish is not just fifty taels, but more than five hundred taels!

Upon seeing Chu Xuan standing there, a burly man glared at him and threatened, "Kid, mind your own business! This Crimson Dragon Fish belongs to our Evil Gang..."

*Smack!*

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a slap from the burly man standing next to him.

"Brother Dao, you..."

The burly man who had been threatening him covered his face, looking at the leader with some confusion.

The burly man at the head ignored him and instead cupped his hands towards Chu Xuan, saying, "So it's Master Chu! I am Sun Dao from the Evil Men Gang. Since you've taken a liking to this red dragonfish, Master Chu, we'll consider it a token of our respect..."

After saying that, he waved his hand and left with a few reluctant subordinates.

Chu Xuan stood there, somewhat astonished, watching these people leave quickly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Master Chu?

Have I been promoted to the "grandfather" generation now?

"Thank you so much, Master Chu, for saving my life!"

The patched-up boy also scrambled over and kowtowed to Chu Xuan.

Fortunately, he ran into Chu Xuan today. If he had been captured by those villains, he would have been beaten severely, and might even have lost his life!

"Get up! You're welcome, I didn't do anything!"

Chu Xuan shook his head, then stared at the fish basket and asked, "Is this really a red dragonfish? How much does it cost?"

The gray-clad youth stood up and said, "Master Chu, I wouldn't dare lie to you. This really is a Red Dragon Fish; I caught it in the Canglan River. Master Chu, you saved my life. If you want it, just give me fifty taels of silver!"

"What's your name? You want to join the martial arts school, right?" Chu Xuan guessed what the other person was thinking.

"Yes, Master Chu! My name is Chen Ping," the young man replied.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Xuan took out a one-hundred-tael silver note from his pocket and handed it to the other party.

Not for any other reason than that I vaguely saw my own reflection in the other person.

Wasn't he the same two years ago?

He tried his best to join a martial arts school to protect his family.

"Master Chu, no need. Fifty taels is enough for you!" Chen Ping quickly waved his hand, not daring to take it.

"Take it!"

Chu Xuan insisted, "Once you enter the martial arts school, you'll have to call him senior brother! Learning martial arts is an expensive profession! Besides the thirty taels for the registration fee, the remaining seventy taels will be enough for your meat supplements for a year!"

"Practice martial arts, and once you become a martial artist, no one will dare to bully you anymore."

Chu Xuan waved to a disciple from the outer courtyard, who led Chen Ping inside to formally become his disciple. Chu Xuan then took the Crimson Dragon Fish and went home.

"Thank you... Senior Brother!"

Chen Ping bowed again to Chu Xuan's retreating figure before following the outer disciple inside.

……

the other side.

After the burly men from the villain gang walked away...

"Brother Dao, who is that guy? Why are you so afraid of him? That's a red dragon fish worth hundreds of taels of silver!" the burly man who had been slapped said with a look of resentment.

Sun Dao sneered, "Still thinking about the Crimson Dragon Fish? If I hadn't slapped you, you'd be crawling on the ground next year! That guy was Chu Xuan, a Dark Force martial artist from the Lu Family Martial Arts School!"

"Dark...hidden strength...a martial artist?"

The other burly men gasped in shock.

Wouldn't that make him a master on par with the gang leader?

Sun Dao sneered, "Don't even mention me, even the gang leader would have to show me respect!"

Don't blame me for not warning you! From now on, keep your eyes peeled! This may be the inner city, but if you offend a master like this, you won't even know how you died…”