When this interlude happened, the scene became extremely awkward! Although there's a saying: Listen to others and you'll be able to eat your fill, you're being too obedient. Aren't you fighting for the honor of the loose cultivators and small sects? Didn't you want to fight even if you died? Didn't you say that you would never succumb to the tyranny of the large sects? Damn you! Where does your determination come from? Why did you go back just because someone was being polite? You, you're not playing by the rules!
Zhang Ye walked back calmly, as if nothing had happened.
Liu Yizhang wiped his sweat and said, "Brother Chen, you, why did you come back?"
Hearing that, Zhang Ye was shocked. "Weren't you the ones who persuaded me to come back?"
Liu Yizhang: "…"
Liu Yiquan: "..."
Li Quanneng: "…"
Yan Hui: "…"
We tried to persuade you!
But who would have thought that you would come back so quickly!
However, when Zhang Ye said that, they could not find any reason to refute him. This was because they had indeed been shouting for Zhang Ye to come back from behind!
All right!
You win!
The people from the Eight Trigrams School also looked at each other.
Song Jiao said in exasperation, "Why does this Chen Zhen seem so shameless?"
Xu Fan was also flabbergasted. "You've removed the resemblance. You're just a little shameless!"
Zhao Yunlong said, "You've taken away the 'seems' and 'a little'. That's shameless!"
Lu Yuhu said speechlessly, "Why do I find this person more and more familiar?"
With the crowd gathered there, they could not even see "Chen Zhen," so naturally they could not see the tiny Chen-chen.
The Huashan Sect's Fan Wen, who was in the competition area, had already gotten ready. At this moment, he was so angry that his eyebrows had turned black. "Chen Zhen, are you going to fight or not? What do you mean? "
The people from the large sects were also angry!
This was especially so for the disciples of the Huashan Sect. They felt that their sect elders had been fooled. Their eyes were bloodshot with anger.
When Grandmaster Chen Xi heard the commotion, he frowned and looked over. His gaze swept past Zhang Ye's face.
"Shameless!"
"Just say it if you're scared!"
"Chen, I think you just don't dare to accept the challenge!"
"You can't beat Martial Uncle Fan! What excuse are you looking for! "
"Come out if you dare!"
"Yeah, come out and fight if you can!"
"Chen Zhen, let me ask you, do you dare to exchange blows with Martial Uncle Fan?"
"My master has already given you a handicap of one hand, yet you still don't dare to fight?"
"Come out!"
"Come out!"
"Come out if you dare!"
The Huashan Sect was howling with excitement!
But Zhang Ye was unfazed. He did not blush nor did his heart skip a beat. He ignored them and instead started chatting happily with Liu Yiquan, who was beside him. "Look at the third arena. It's very exciting."
Liu Yiquan said, "Ah."
Zhang Ye asked, "What sect is that person from?"
Liu Yiquan said, "He practices Xingyiquan, right?"
At this moment, another disciple from the Huashan Sect stepped forward. "You don't dare to fight with my Uncle-Master? Chen Zhen, do you dare to compete with me?! This way, it won't be considered bullying the weak, right? "
"Second senior brother!"
"Second Senior Brother, go!"
"Kill him!"
"Yes, destroy him!"
"This Chen Zhen is too infuriating!"
Yan Hui was afraid that he would be at a disadvantage, so he quickly whispered a reminder, "That's the Huashan Sect's second senior brother. He's an outstanding expert among the disciples of this generation and is even better than the Zhou Family Style's Fourth Bro Zhou. You must be careful!"
However, Zhang Ye was still chatting casually with Liu Yiquan as though he had not heard anything. He even said to Yan Hui, "Eh, Bro Yan, what style of boxing do you practice?"
Yan Hui: "…"
The surrounding people: "…"
By the end of the conversation, even Liu Yiquan and Yan Hui, who were not involved, were feeling a little embarrassed. However, Zhang Ye was still as calm and composed as ever. This made Liu Yiquan, Liu Yizhang, and many of the surrounding non-affiliates and small sects prostrate themselves in admiration! Bro Chen Zhen's skin is really too fucking thick! This was also a kind of skill that most people would not be able to achieve!
The Huashan Sect's disciples were shouting themselves hoarse!
Fan Wen was so angry that he went back!
The Huashan Sect's second senior brother of this generation was also furious!
But Zhang Ye still did not budge. No matter how much the other party shouted at him, he did not step forward. Compete in martial arts? The match with Fourth Bro Zhou just now was because Zhang Ye wanted to test his skills in actual combat. After watching so many matches, he had more or less gained an understanding of his own strength. He also had a deeper understanding of the overall standards of the Chinese martial arts world and the division of experts, so why would there still be a need for him to compete in martial arts? It wasn't like he was here to fight! Oh, I have to go out and compete with you just because you guys shouted a few times? Do you guys think I'm stupid? Do you know how much this bro is worth? This bro can easily earn a million RMB just by appearing in an interview program. Can you guys even afford that?
This fellow, Zhang Ye, was not a martial artist at all. He was purely someone who infiltrated the enemy's ranks to cause trouble. He did not have any of the rules, honor, or dignity of the Chinese martial arts world, so of course he did not feel that it was shameful!
The large sects could not stand it any longer.
"Ignore him!"
"What kind of man is he!"
"He's the shame of our martial arts world!"
"He actually doesn't dare to accept the challenge?"
"I'm so angry! I've never seen such a scoundrel before! "
"Why did the National Martial Arts Conference invite such a person to participate?"
"After so many conferences, there has never been anyone who did not accept a challenge! He's the first! "
Quite a few people from the large sects had looks of disdain on their faces. It was as though being a part of the Chinese martial arts world with Zhang Ye made them feel uncomfortable. All of them were filled with righteous indignation and were crying out for the Huashan Sect's grievances!
The Huashan Sect leader, Chen Xi, spoke up, "Everyone, quiet down."
With that, the large sects and the Huashan Sect's people kept quiet. When they looked up, they realized that all of the matches in the venue had already ended. Furthermore, there were no more challengers!
Everyone was startled. They knew that the main event was about to begin!
Instantly, the entire venue fell silent. They could no longer care about condemning "Chen Zhen."
Chen Xi stood up. "Is there anyone else who wants to compete?"
No one answered.
Chen Xi asked, "I'll ask one last time. Is there anyone else?"
Still no one answered.
Only then did Chen Xi nod. With a wave of his hand, the ten National Martial Arts Association's referees stepped back and took their seats at the side. Then, quite a few of the National Martial Arts Association's staff came up to clean up the venue and put some of the weapons back in their original positions. The brick that Zhang Ye had found from somewhere was held in a female staff member's hand and looked at. After hesitating for a long time and looking around for a long time, she finally threw it onto the ground.
The second round of the conference ended.
Liu Yiquan looked up at the stage.
Zhang Ye looked up.
Chenchen pulled a long face.
The Zhou Family Style School's disciples clenched their fists tightly.
The Eight Trigrams School's disciples also looked in the direction of the ring.
"It's starting!"
"It's time to get down to business!"
"How do you guys think they'll fight?"
"I don't know!"
"A battle between grandmasters is going to be exciting!"
"Yeah, it's a battle that doesn't happen in a hundred years!"
"This year's National Martial Arts Conference will surely be unprecedented and will surely be remembered for generations to come. As one of the witnesses, we should really feel honored!"
"This is so exciting!"
"Let's see how this grudge is resolved!"
"Supporting the Zhou Family Style School. Grandmaster Rao has really gone overboard this time. She's openly challenging the Chinese martial arts world and breaking the rules. The National Martial Arts Association will definitely not let this matter rest!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Zhou Family Style School's current leader, Zhou Tianpeng, finally opened his eyes. His eyes were clear and bright, as though he had rested for a long time. Like a sharp sword that had been unsheathed, he stood up and strode towards the ring. Suddenly, with a stomp of his feet, he leaped into the air and landed on the 1.3-meter-tall ring. He didn't even look like he was in a sorry state. Instead, he caused the entire wooden ring to shake violently. With a loud bang, the dust on the surface of the ring was stirred up by the sunlight!
"Great kung fu!"
"Beautiful!"
"Grandmaster Zhou's kung fu has improved greatly!"
"He's indeed a grandmaster of his generation!"
An ordinary jump and landing could be seen as extraordinary in the eyes of a true expert. As the saying went, the connoisseur could see the artistry. The Huashan Sect's Fan Wen was a little surprised at this moment. In his opinion, compared to when he met Grandmaster Zhou several years ago, Zhou Tianpeng had aged by a few years. However, his martial arts had not deteriorated and had even improved. At the grandmaster level, it was already the highest level of martial arts in the Chinese martial arts field. Although there were still differences in strength among the grandmasters, just like the Huashan Sect's leader, Chen Xi, who was also his senior bro, was the weakest among the five grandmasters, while Rao Aimin was the strongest among the five grandmasters. A few years ago, Zhou Tianpeng should have been on the same level as the two of them, slightly stronger than his senior bro and slightly weaker than Rao Aimin. But that was a matter from several years ago. Today, it was hard to say who was stronger among the grandmasters. Moreover, at the level of a grandmaster, it was not something that people like them could judge. They did not have the ability to judge and could only rely on their feelings!
For example, with Grandmaster Zhou Tianpeng's appearance today, many people could clearly feel that Grandmaster Zhou's martial arts were definitely much more profound than they were a few years ago.
It was probably the same for Chen Xi. The Internal Style Martial Arts always required a strong foundation.
The only question was whether Rao Aimin had deteriorated. In recent years, no one had seen Rao Aimin, so no one knew where she was or what she was doing. In the past half a year, her attacks on the Zhou Family Style School were like using a cannon to kill a mosquito. The Zhou Family Style School's disciples clearly did not have the chance to see Rao Aimin use her full strength, so Rao Aimin's current martial arts state was a mystery to everyone. Even the two grandmasters, Zhou Tianpeng and Chen Xi, did not know!
Silence reigned!
Zhou Tianpeng stepped into the ring. This time, it was different from when he first came onstage. His entire demeanor was different. This time, he did not even use a microphone and spoke directly with his voice. However, every single word he said was loud and clear. The several hundred people present could hear him clearly no matter where they were!
Zhou Tianpeng said, "Dear friends of the Chinese martial arts world, the first segment has been completed. I'm a little embarrassed for the next segment, as I will have to settle a personal grudge between me and someone!"
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about!"
"Grandmaster Zhou, just say it!"
"Yes, everyone can bear witness!"
The Kongtong Sect, Huashan Sect, Iron Palm Sect, and other sects were all very supportive!
Zhou Tianpeng nodded and said, "Alright, then this Zhou will thank everyone here in advance. I'm sure everyone has already heard of the cause of this incident. As a grandmaster, Rao Aimin bullied the weak, oppressed the disciples of our Zhou Family Style, and destroyed several of our training halls. This has caused our Zhou Family Style to suffer heavy losses. Ignoring the financial losses, that's nothing much, but the humiliation and harm done to our Zhou Family Style is something that I cannot tolerate!"
Shouts immediately rang out from below.
The Huashan Sect: "Support Old Master Zhou!"
The Kongtong Sect: "Support Grandmaster Zhou!"
Kunlun Sect: "Support Vice President Zhou!"
"I can't bear it anymore. There's no need to bear it anymore!"
"The people from the Eight Trigrams School have gone too far!"
"Grand Master Zhou is magnanimous and didn't argue with you before. Are you done? Going around the country to challenge the Zhou Family Style School? This is intolerable! "
"How shameful!"
Many members of the large sects looked angrily in the direction of the Eight Trigrams School.
The people from the Eight Trigrams School were also annoyed.
Lu Yuhu shouted, "Have you all forgotten about the score between my Senior Sister's younger sister and brother-in-law?"
The Huashan Sect's Fan Wen said calmly, "That was a normal duel where life and death were decided."
Song Jiao said angrily, "Bullshit! Old Crook Zhou's son has done all sorts of evil and used martial arts to bully others. My Eldest Senior Sister's younger sister set up a duel to the death with Old Crook Zhou's son. When Old Crook Zhou saw that his son was about to die on the spot, he suddenly stepped in to save his son and injured my Senior Sister's younger sister and brother-in-law. Let me ask you, who was the one who bullied the weak? Let me ask you, who was the one who disobeyed the rules? How are we going to settle this score? "
The Huashan Sect's second senior brother harrumphed, "Who can testify?"
A deputy sect leader of the Kongtong Sect snorted, "Nonsense! You're just making things up!"
The Kunlun Sect leader said, "Grandmaster Zhou is a magnanimous person, so why would he do such a thing? It's just some rumors that can't be taken seriously. Even if Grandmaster Zhou really did injure those two, it was just a normal duel. They died a year later, so how can you blame it on Grandmaster Zhou? "
Zhao Yunlong said angrily, "Kunlun Sect Leader, don't play dumb! Don't you know what concealed power is? Once it enters the body, all the organs will be damaged! "
Iron Palm's Master Sun shook his head. "Where's the evidence? Evidence? You keep calling him Old Crook Zhou, Old Crook Zhou. Do you have any upbringing? "
Actually, not many people could explain what happened back then. Rumors were flying everywhere, but everyone could only guess at the truth. They only knew that Zhou Tianpeng's son did not have a good character and that Zhou Tianpeng had indeed fought with Rao Aimin's younger sister and brother-in-law, but they did not know the details.
The people from the Eight Trigrams School and the large sects started quarreling!
The small sects and non-affiliates did not interrupt. They were all whispering to each other.
"Grandmaster Zhou's son is indeed …"
"Hey, don't mention it."
"I think it's most likely the case. It's really like what the Eight Trigrams School said."
"I heard that someone witnessed it at the scene, but no one mentioned it after that."
"Shh, lower your voice. Don't let anyone hear you."
"Let's just talk about it. After all, he's a grandmaster."
"Why are the large sects so united this time?"
"Who knows how they're negotiating in private!"
"Let's just watch the show. Don't say anything."
"Yeah, it's not something we can interfere with anyway."
"This is a fight between immortals!"
Elsewhere, the two sides were still quarreling!
The large sects: "Rao Aimin is a malignant tumor of our martial arts world!"
The Eight Trigrams School: "Old Crook Zhou is despicable and shameless!"
The large sects: "Bullying the weak and injuring countless Zhou Family Style disciples, who's shameless? If you're so capable, go and demand an explanation from Grandmaster Zhou. What right does he have to injure the Zhou Family Style's disciples? "
The Eight Trigrams School: "My Eldest Senior Sister has challenged Zhou Tianpeng countless times in the past six months, but Zhou Tianpeng is too guilty to accept it! He doesn't even dare to step out of his house, so how is he going to demand an explanation from him? Back then, Zhou Tianpeng injured my Senior Sister's younger sister and brother-in-law. When my Eldest Senior Sister went to the Zhou Family Style School to demand an explanation, Zhou Tianpeng saw that the situation was not looking good and even got the Huashan Sect's leader to join forces to attack my Senior Sister. It took the two of them joining forces to defeat my Senior Sister, so what do you people still have the cheek to say? "
The large sects: "That was Rao Aimin looking for trouble. The matter of her younger sister and brother-in-law had nothing to do with Grandmaster Zhou at all. She came to find fault with him, so she was in the wrong. So what if she joined forces with Grandmaster Chen for no reason? When evil thieves come knocking on their door, are they not allowed to retaliate? "
The Eight Trigrams School: "Bullshit!"
The Zhou Family Style: "What happened back then was because her brother-in-law and younger sister were not as skilled as her. They even wrote a deathmatch agreement and were responsible for their own lives. What's there to say!"
The Eight Trigrams School was so angry that they were trembling!
The large sects had the advantage in numbers. A sentence from each of the hundreds of people was enough to drown them. Black could also be turned into white by them. And from the looks of it, it seemed like the people from the large sects had already discussed this beforehand!
Over there.
Chenchen was also trembling!
The disciples of the large sects and the Zhou Family Style School were talking about Chenchen's dead parents as though no one else was around. Some of them even spoke ill of Chenchen. There were even people from the Zhou Family Style School who shouted, "Serves them right for losing the match!"
Zhang Ye's expression darkened when he heard that. He lowered his hand and held Chenchen's petite hand. When he felt that it was cold, he clenched his fist tightly.
Suddenly, the Huashan Sect leader stepped forward.
Grandmaster Chen Xi walked into the ring and looked down at the audience. He said loudly, "Let me say a few words!"
Only then did the large sects retract their fingers that were pointing at the Eight Trigrams School's disciples. They looked over and waited for the other grandmaster present to speak. Chen Xi was also representing the National Martial Arts Association today. He was the organizer and organizer of this conference!
Chen Xi said, "The reason why this year's National Martial Arts Conference has been brought forward is to settle the grudge between the Zhou Family Style School and Rao Aimin. As a bystander, I have a basic understanding of the situation. Here, I would like to tell everyone about something. I wonder if anyone has heard of the Taiji Fist from over a hundred years ago."
Taiji Fist?
Zhang Ye narrowed his eyes.
Everyone in the audience was taken aback.
"I've heard of it before!"
"Of course I've heard of it before!"
"I've heard my master mention it once before!"
"Yeah, that's the famous internal style of martial arts!"
"It's a pity that it's been lost for over a hundred years!"
Chen Xi looked at everyone and said, "According to some historical records from back then, the Taiji Fist first appeared in the martial arts world during the Qing Dynasty and pushed internal martial arts to its peak. Some of the large sects are no strangers to this name. Many of the sect elders have lived through that era and have passed down many legends about the Taiji Fist through word of mouth. However, it is precisely this legendary internal martial arts style that has been lost for over a hundred years. This intangible cultural heritage of our martial arts world has not been passed down. It is a pain for us, and even more so for our martial arts world!"
The Huashan Sect's Fan Wen sighed. "Hai, what a pity!"
The Kunlun Sect's deputy sect leader also sighed. "How glorious was the Taiji grandmaster of that era? But now, not even this martial arts style has been passed down! "
Liu Yiquan said excitedly, "It's the Taiji Fist!"
Li Quanneng sighed. "I've heard of it before too. What a pity!"
Zhang Ye glanced at the two of them but did not say anything.
When they heard about Taiji Fist, the Zhou Family Style School's disciples also had looks of yearning in their eyes!
Taiji Fist, in the ears of the average person, might not even be a fist technique. In fact, not many people even knew what the Taiji Fist was. But in the Chinese martial arts world, the Taiji Fist had a thunderous reputation. Some of the real experts and elders of the martial arts sects knew of the legend and glory of the Taiji Fist in the past, and they also knew how powerful this martial art was. There were countless people who tried to restore the Taiji Fist by relying on some records and the oral accounts of the elders and descendants who had experienced that era. Even if they could only restore it by 10% or 20%, it would still be good enough. However, no one could do it. This was because the Taiji Fist was not a set of fist techniques that could be imitated just by learning the moves, but a set of internal martial arts techniques. The focus points, breathing methods, and channeling of energy were all different, so there was no way to restore it through some scattered and uncertain moves. So in the end, many people gave up on it. Just like that, the Taiji Fist became a legend in the history of the Chinese martial arts world, passed down from generation to generation. The people of the Chinese martial arts world could only hear about the glory of the Taiji Fist, but regretfully could not see this fist technique reappear in the world!
Zhou Tianpeng also revealed a regretful expression. "Hai."
Chen Xi said, "Times have changed these days. The Chinese martial arts world has entered a new chapter. We have our own new rules and regulations, and anyone who breaks the rules will not be tolerated by the National Martial Arts Association. A fight between the sects? Bullying others with martial arts? These are all things that are explicitly prohibited by the Chinese martial arts world! We cannot allow the tragedy of the Taiji Fist to repeat itself. We cannot allow the few remaining martial arts of the last century to be lost to us again! Otherwise, we will be the sinners of the Chinese martial arts world and the sinners of our nation! "
These words infuriated countless people!
"Right!"
"Grandmaster Chen is right!"
"We must protect the martial arts heritage!"
"This is the heritage of our nation!"
"The Taiji Fist has already been lost, so we can't allow the Zhou Family Style to be lost as well!"
"By doing this, Rao Aimin will be ruthless!"
"Compared to the injuries suffered by the Zhou Family Style's disciples, the heritage of our martial arts is more important! Rao Aimin is trying to end the Zhou Family Style's decades of heritage! This is even more vicious than ending the line of descendants! "
"This is too much!"
"This is intolerable!"
"We must severely punish such behavior!"
"Denounce Rao Aimin!"
"Chase Rao Aimin out of the Chinese martial arts world!"
"We can't let her continue being so arrogant!"
"Right, we can't let the Zhou Family Style become the second Taiji Fist!"
"Everyone, let's unite! Cripple Rao Aimin's martial arts! "
"Cripple Rao Aimin!"
Everyone was clamoring!
Not mentioning the Zhou Family Style, countless people from the large sects were also shouting along with them!
In the end, even a few small sects and a small group of rogue cultivators, who had received Zhou Tianpeng's previous subsidies, unconsciously followed the crowd and shouted after hearing this!
"Protect the intangible cultural heritage!"
"Supporting Grandmaster Zhou!"
"Chase Rao Aimin out!"
"The martial arts community doesn't need a grandmaster like her!"
"Right, our martial arts world doesn't need a grandmaster like her. Everyone, let's unite and denounce Traitor Rao!"
"Denounce Traitor Rao!"
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