Junior Leopard looked at Shi Jing who was blocking in front of him, and a hint of ridicule flashed across his eyes. "Yo, isn't this Senior Shi? What's wrong? Have you finished your closed-door training? This closed-door training lasted for three months. Senior Shi's complexion is not bad, looks like Senior Shi's martial arts must have improved greatly!"
"Humph …!" Shi Jing stared at Junior Leopard angrily. His pair of eyes looked as if they were about to spit out fire.
This time, if it wasn't for Junior Leopard snitching, how would he be punished by his master to face the wall for three months?
Even though it was only three months, but he could clearly feel that his master no longer doted on him like before. This was the biggest blow.
At this moment, in his heart, Junior Leopard was already his number one enemy. He hated Junior Leopard even more than he hated his own Senior. That was why when he just came out, he wanted to find trouble with Junior Leopard. It was just that Junior Leopard had always been very low-key. Normally, he didn't go out of that small courtyard. Even if he did, it was in the Wu's headquarters. There really wasn't a good opportunity.
Today was the best opportunity. Even if he could cripple him, he could also humiliate him in front of so many inner core disciples, making it hard for him to raise his head in the Wu's in the future.
Shi Jing was very confident. At least in terms of martial arts, he had absolute confidence in himself. Among his peers in the Wu's, no one could beat him. Furthermore, this Junior Leopard was one year younger than him.
"Looks like, in order to find trouble with me, you have spent a lot of effort!" Junior Leopard looked at Shi Jing's eyes, admiring the kind of anger that was revealed in his eyes. The corner of his mouth slightly lifted. Then, he shifted his gaze to the surrounding Wu's inner core disciples. "You all have some guts, daring to find trouble with me with this little idiot. Don't you all know that even if you defeat me here today, you will not have a good ending when you go back!"
Junior Leopard said word by word. His voice was very steady, but every word knocked on the hearts of these inner core disciples. Those few guys' faces paled. They looked at each other, and their eyes revealed some contradictions and panic.
Yes, even if they defeated Junior Leopard today, they would not have a good ending when they returned. Junior Leopard was the disciple of the Wu's Elder, and they were only inner core disciples.
"This has nothing to do with them. We just came out together and met you by accident. I'm the only one who wants to trouble you. Do you think I need someone else's help to deal with you?"
Shi Jing sneered. His words made everyone feel at ease.
"Do you think you can defeat me by yourself?!" Junior Leopard squinted his eyes. When he squinted his eyes, he would unconsciously reveal a kind smile, which was very confusing.
"Hmph!" Shi Jing snorted again. His face had already become livid and he took a step forward. "Zhou Bao, I don't have so much time to talk nonsense with you. Today, I am here to teach you a lesson!"
He took a step forward and leaned his body forward. He fiercely attacked Junior Leopard's chest with the Black Tiger Steals the Heart.
"Idiot!" Junior Leopard sneered. He did not move an inch. When Shi Jing's fist was half a foot away from his chest, his body gently leaned to the side. With a twist, his left elbow fiercely attacked Shi Jing's armpit.
Shi Jing thought that his own speed was already very fast. However, he did not know that in Junior Leopard's eyes, the speed that he was proud of was just a joke. Even if he did not use the power of his Fiery Eyes, with just his naked eyes, Junior Leopard could also determine the direction of Shi Jing's punch and all the possible follow-up moves with a glance.
Junior Leopard naturally would not give him any chance. At the moment when Shi Jing's momentum was about to be exhausted and his strength was about to burst forth, he launched an elbow attack right at his armpit. Shi Jing did not think that Junior Leopard's speed would be so fast and his attack would be so ruthless.
One must know that the armpit was not only the weak point of his move, it was also one of the most vital parts of a person. Junior Leopard had also made up his mind to teach him a lesson. How could he be merciful? With one elbow, he sent Shi Jing flying. This was not all. At the moment when Shi Jing was sent flying, Junior Leopard's body stuck to him. His right hand fiercely pressed on Shi Jing's chest, and he moved towards the ground.
"Peng — —!" A muffled sound was heard. Shi Jing gave a muffled groan. His face instantly flushed red. He did not even make a sound. His eyes turned white and he fainted.
Everything happened in the time it takes for a spark to fly off a flint.
From Shi Jing's attack until he fainted on the ground by Junior Leopard, not even a breath's time had passed. The few Inner Core disciples at the side had not seen clearly what had happened. The two people in front of them were already lying on the ground.
"Carry him back. By the way, tell him that if he comes to find trouble with me again, I don't mind stripping him naked and hanging him on top of the city gate!"
Junior Leopard pointed to a memorial archway not far away and said.
The few disciples looked over and could not help but shrink their necks. That was the most prosperous area in the entire county. If one was stripped naked and hung there, then he would not be able to raise his head in this lifetime.
When they turned their heads back, Junior Leopard had already left.
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"I heard that you injured Shi Jing?!"
Junior Leopard knew that the conflict between him and Shi Jing could not be hidden. Even if Shi Jing did not say it, the few Inner Core disciples would. Hence, when Xu Yong came back and asked him about this matter, he was not surprised.
"Yes, he came to find trouble with me. I taught him a lesson!"
"En, you did well. Even though Shi Jing is young, his cultivation has already reached the Level One Full Closure realm. It is said that he is about to break through to the Level Two realm. Who would have thought that he could not even withstand one move from you!"
"It's all thanks to teacher's teachings!" Junior Leopard said. "That set of Thirteen Punches of Desolation is incomparably marvelous!"
"Thirteen Punches of Desolation?!" Xu Yong listened and nodded his head. "This set of punching skills does have its knack. I have already practiced for a full 20 years, yet I have not grasped the essence of it. It can only be said that I have barely mastered it.
Furthermore, I do not know if I have understood it correctly. Your aptitude for practicing martial arts far surpasses mine. Hence, I will not give you any pointers on this set of punching skills. This is because doing so will only have a restrictive effect on your future development. I am also clear about Shi Jing's cultivation. For you to be able to defeat him so easily, it means that my decision was not wrong! "
Junior Leopard's expression changed slightly, revealing a grateful expression. "I dare not accept teacher's praise. All of this is teacher's credit!"
"This is your biggest shortcoming. You are too worldly. If it is your credit, then it is your credit. Whether it has anything to do with me or not, I know best. I don't know how you developed this character of yours. However, you have to change it. In this Wu Family, being too sly is not necessarily a good thing. Even to teachers, it is the same!"
After Junior Leopard heard these words, he seemed a little embarrassed. Compared to his peers, he was indeed much more sly and worldly. This had something to do with his previous life's occupation.
"In the future, I will pay attention!"
"En, you have stayed here for almost half a year. Pack up, I am going to go on a long journey!"
"Go on a long journey?"
Junior Leopard looked at his teacher strangely. In this half a year since he came to the Wu Family, nine out of ten days he stayed in the refining room, pondering about something. Now he actually wanted to go out.
"This time I am going to see an old friend. You are my disciple, let's go together!" Xu Yong said.
"Old friend?!" Junior Leopard understood. His eyes revealed a pleasantly surprised expression. "Alright, teacher, I will go prepare now. When do we set off?!"
"Half a month later. You go prepare. I still have some matters to settle at home. Go!"
Walking out of Xu Yong's room, Junior Leopard still could not hide the excitement in his heart.
He had reasons to be excited.
Whether it was Jianghu or the martial arts world, what was the most important when one came out to make a living?
Relationships. Relationships were the most important.
Status in Jianghu and reputation in the martial arts world could not be built up by fighting and killing. It needed to be managed.
Xue Wuya, the Seventh Dark Lord, was known for his murderous deeds. However, what really made his reputation reach its peak was not the number of people he killed, but his title as the Seventh Dark Lord.
The White Blademaster Lu Shaoyou had done countless heroic deeds. However, what people really cared about was the disciple of the Golden Lights Cave and the Deacon of the Mingyi School.
The whole Jianghu was like a big net, covering inside and outside, endless manpower, material resources, and influence.
No matter how strong the manpower was, it was still limited. These big and small influences that spread all over the world had endless power, which was also the most frightening thing.
Of course, influence, this was a general trend. It could not be shaken by one or two people, nor could it be formed by one or two people.
Not everyone who roamed the Jianghu had such a powerful force or such a powerful backer.
However, in Jianghu, who didn't have a few friends?
As the saying goes, a fence has three stakes, and a hero has three helpers.
In many cases, these friends were often the only people you could rely on in the most critical moment.
How did one make friends in Jianghu?
They felt like old friends at first sight, fell in love with each other, and became life and death friends after a drink. Would they do anything for a friend?
This kind of situation was very rare!
True friends were those who knew each other very well. Many of them grew up playing together. Their previous generation was originally friends, and they were friends for generations. They knew each other's background very well. This kind of people was the most suitable to be friends.
The other type of friend was from the same sect. This was also equivalent to another type of friendship. They were originally fellow disciples, or disciples of the Uncle-Masters. These kinds of people could also become friends if they found each other pleasing to the eye.
Friends who met by chance were very few, and they were only a minority. Among these minority groups, friendship was formed after experiencing countless life and death situations. This kind of friendship was the strongest.
Like Xu Yong, an Elder of the Wu Family, had a high status in Jianghu. Although he was low-key, he did not lack friends. Moreover, the weight of these friends in Jianghu would not be much lower than his.
This was also what Junior Leopard lacked the most. He was born in a mountain village. If there was no guidance, no matter how hard he worked, it would be very difficult to establish a foothold in Jianghu without decades of time.
Now it was different. As a disciple of the Wu Family Elder, he naturally had a huge network of relationships. More than half of this network belonged to the Wu Family, which he could not use now. However, there was also a part of it that belonged to Xu Yong. This was also the biggest wealth that Xu Yong had given him. Now Xu Yong was going to take him to see this wealth. Of course, it was just a look. Whether he had the ability to use this wealth still depended on Junior Leopard's own strength, and whether he could get the approval of those friends of Xu Yong.
If he could not get the approval, even if he was Xu Yong's disciple, he could only make some ordinary friends at most, nodding acquaintances.
Perhaps this was also the reason why Xu Yong reminded him that he was too sophisticated and slick today.
Although sophisticated and slick people did not easily suffer losses, after all, this was a kind of unlikeable character. Moreover, Junior Leopard was so sophisticated at such a young age. It was easy to make people wary.
"Sigh, I really didn't expect that I would one day worry about my own character. But there's no other way. It's not easy to change the character brought over from the previous generation. If I can't change it, I can only pretend. Hehe, the legendary pretentiousness may not work anymore. I'd better think about what to pretend the most?!"
After Xu Yong left, Junior Leopard thought helplessly.
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