Chapter 12: Fight
Chapter 12: Fight
When Yu Gang got outside, he saw a dozen people in total on the open space. Most of them were scattered around. They were wearing dark blue work clothes, and each of them had circles of silver-polished iron chains wrapped around their fists. They all looked very tough.
There were four people standing in the front, the first one was a short man in his thirties, wearing plain glasses and an old-fashioned plain-collared jacket. Behind him were two middle-aged strong men, and standing a little further away was a young man with a rebellious look, probably in his early twenties, with a flat head.
Seeing Yu Gang, the leading man smiled, clasped his fists and said, "Teacher Yu, long time no see."
Yu Gang also clasped his fists and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Qi to condescend to come here. This place is simple and I don't have anything good to offer as a treat. Please excuse me."
Mr. Qi sighed and said, "No, I didn't come here to drink tea or wine today, I just came to see Teacher Yu."
Yu Gang said: "Yu is just an ordinary boxing coach, what's there to see?"
Mr. Qi smiled and said, "Teacher Yu, why should you be so modest? Everyone knows how capable you are. I came here today specifically to invite you to join our Iron Chain Gang. Teacher Yu, please don't rush to refuse..."
He waved his hand and said, "We know Mr. Yu is in trouble, but we can help Mr. Yu solve it."
Yu Gang said in a deep voice: "Yu's problem cannot be solved by the Iron Chain Gang. It will only bring you trouble."
Mr. Qi disagreed, or rather, he was extremely confident. He said, "How do you know if you don't try? Teacher Yu, those powerful people are not easy to mess with, but we in the Iron Chain Gang are not easy to mess with either. As long as you join the Iron Chain Gang, we are brothers. Your business is our business. We will help you, and in a way that satisfies you, Teacher Yu."
Yu Gang didn't say anything.
Mr. Qi then bowed again, so that everyone present could hear him, and said, "Teacher Yu, after you join the Iron Chain, I can become your disciple. In this way, Teacher Yu will not doubt the sincerity of our Iron Chain Gang, right?"
Yu Gang could not help but remain silent. The Iron Chain Gang was not a good group of people. Having said that, he had to give a clear response, otherwise he would be losing face for these people.
Mr. Qi kept smiling and bowing, waiting for his response.
After a moment, Yu Gang seemed to have made a decision. He looked at Mr. Qi and the others and said, "How about this? I, Yu, don't know anything except fighting. I will let my students compete with yours. If you win, I can agree to join the Iron Chain Gang. If you lose, at least don't come to me for a year."
Mr. Qi seemed to have expected this. He put down his hands and said with a smile, "We have to give Teacher Yu face." He turned his head and called out, "Ding Shuo."
"Here I am!" The young man with a flat head in his early twenties behind him came up and said, "Mr. Qi."
Mr. Qi said, "Come and learn from Mr. Yu's students. Be careful. Mr. Yu is very capable, and his students are probably not bad either."
Ding Shuo found Lu Ke behind Yu Gang and stared at him viciously.
Yu Gang called Lu Ke over and said, "Lu Ke, you go compete with him, be careful." Lu Ke replied nervously, "Okay, Master."
Mr. Qi said, "Mr. Yu, we are all friends. There is no life or death here. We should stop here." He looked at his side and said, "Ding Shuo, did you hear that?"
Ding Shuo said, "Mr. Qi, just watch." He took off his shirt, revealing his muscular body, took out a boxing belt from his pocket, tied his hands, and then began to jump to exercise his body.
Lu Ke was also warming up, but he seemed a little out of shape and kept taking deep breaths.
Chen Chuan also came to the entrance of the training ground at this time, watching the movement outside. The Iron Chain Gang and the Bloodstain Gang were the two largest gangs in Yangzhi City, and conflicts often occurred between the two gangs.
He didn't know the specific grudges, but he heard that the Blood Scar Gang was backed by the Molan Company. Since the Iron Chain Gang could confront the Blood Scar Gang head-on, there must be some force supporting them behind the scenes.
I just don't know why they are looking for Yu Gang this time. To be fair, if Yu Gang is recruited by the Iron Chain Gang, it will disrupt his training plan...
After waiting for a while, Lu Ke and Ding Shuo were almost ready. They arrived at the open space, clasped their fists to greet each other as per the convention, then took a few steps back and got into position.
At this time, Ding Shuo grinned, rushed forward, and leaped over and kneed Lu Ke, looking extremely ferocious.
Lu Ke quickly dodged to the side. After Ding Shuo landed, he turned flexibly and followed Lu Ke's pace. After launching a fierce combination of punches, he suddenly made a low sweep. Lu Ke did not reveal any flaws and raised his knees in time to block it. However, the kick seemed to be very powerful, so he had to move to the side to relieve the force.
Chen Chuan watched carefully. From the smoothness of Ding Shuo's force and the slight, barely discernible sound of his exhalation, he judged that this person also mastered the breathing technique. However, as long as Lu Ke performed normally, he would not be without a chance.
Lu Ke dodged repeatedly under Ding Shuo's attack. Although he was always on the defensive, he was still quite stable. While dodging, he was still observing his opponent, looking for loopholes. Soon he found an opportunity. After Ding Shuo threw two punches and was about to kick again, he suddenly kicked straight and hit the latter in the abdomen.
This kick was very beautiful. It not only disrupted Ding Shuo's next kick, but also made a powerful counterattack.
Originally, this attack disrupted the opponent's rhythm and should have been the beginning of a counterattack. However, unexpectedly, Ding Shuo was not interrupted. Instead, he thrust his abdomen forward. Lu Ke suddenly felt a force pushing up from the soles of his feet and he involuntarily stepped back.
With his physical condition, he should have been able to stand quickly, but he seemed to have a cramp, his legs suddenly went soft, and he fell to the ground. He quickly turned over and half-knelt, raising his fist in front of him to guard against Ding Shuo's follow-up attacks.
Ding Shuo did not rush up. Instead, he took two steps on the spot and waved his hand towards him, as if to signal him to get up quickly.
At this time, Chen Chuan noticed that Lu Ke's face flushed and his breathing became much more rapid. He couldn't help but think of something and turned back to look at where Lu Ke had sat. He saw a small medicine bottle next to the water bottle that Lu Ke often used. The lid of the box was not closed, and there were two light yellow tablets still in it.
Lu Ke took a deep breath and stood up. At this time, Ding Shuo rushed forward and was hit by a gust of fists. He instinctively raised his arms to block, but as soon as his hand was raised, he was hit by a knee in the ribs. He groaned, his breathing became disordered, and he staggered a few steps before falling to the ground. He only used his arms to support himself and did not fall down.
Now everyone can see that he is not in the right condition.
Ding Shuo said unhappily, "Hey, what are you doing? Are you sick?"
Yu Gang sighed slightly and said, "Lu Ke, come back." He paused and said, "Mr. Qi, this round..."
"Wait a moment, Mr. Yu."
A voice came from inside the building.
Mr. Qi and his friends looked in the direction of the sound and saw a well-proportioned and handsome young man walking out.
Chen Chuan walked up to Yu Gang and said to him, "Teacher Yu, I can be considered your student, right? Senior Brother Lu seems to be unwell, so this fight is a bit unfair. Now that the winner is undecided, can I continue for him?"
Yu Gang looked at him and said, "You don't have to come out. This is not your business."
Chen Chuan said seriously: "Mr. Yu, this is not my business now, but it is also my business. You know it well. If the result is like that, I may not be able to study with you anymore."
If it was just Yu Gang's business, he wouldn't take the initiative to approach him, but Nian Fuli reminded him that because Yu Gang had a case, he should just follow and learn, and not get too close. Maybe he was just worried about something. But if Yu Gang joined the Iron Chain Gang, he would definitely not be able to follow and learn in order to avoid suspicion. Instead of doing that, he might as well take the initiative to try to change.
Mr. Qi laughed and said, "Teacher Yu, this is also your student, right? Since it was agreed that your student would do the beating, then it is in accordance with the rules to let him come up."
Ding Shuo snorted, but he didn't have any objection to this. He didn't feel happy at all after beating a sick person, and the first few rounds were just for him to warm up.
Seeing that they had no objection, Yu Gang thought about it and said to Chen Chuanchu, "Be careful, this little brother Ding's fists and feet are very powerful."
Chen Chuan understood immediately. His punches and kicks were powerful, but his other skills were slightly inferior. This way he could fight more freely.
Lu Ke got up at this time, covered his ribs and came to Yu Gang, saying: "Master, I..."
Yu Gang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think too much. It was Master's negligence. Go back and take medicine quickly."
Lu Ke responded softly, turned his head to look at Chen Chuan who was starting to move there, breathed hard, and slowly walked into the building.
After a while, Chen Chuan finished warming up, came to the open space, and stood face to face with Ding Shuo.
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(End of this chapter)