Chapter 18 Departure
Chapter 18 Departure
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Yanshan County
Unlike the small courtyard in the suburbs where they usually live, the Li brothers' residence in the county town is a large mansion.
Before daybreak, the sound of gongs and drums and bursts of firecrackers could be heard in front of the Li family mansion.
Qin Huai knew that today was his big day, so he did not sleep all night and was busy with his disciples.
Taking advantage of this auspicious day, Qin Huai also met his master's wife and fellow apprentice in the back hall whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Brother, today is your big day, so you should wear this."
This junior fellow disciple had been accepted by Qin Huai for less than a year, and Li Shuwen could not resist the request of his friend and reluctantly accepted him as his junior fellow disciple.
Unlike the mature and steady Qin Huai, although this junior brother was also a person with extraordinary talent for martial arts since childhood, he could not control his youthful nature and could not live in the wilderness, so he had to practice boxing and martial arts with Li Shuwen in this county house.
"Age, you don't understand. If you come from a martial arts background, you have to wear something to show your identity."
Li Bingwu explained on the side.
"It's not comfortable to wear anything else, so I'd rather wear this training suit, it's comfortable!"
Qin Huai looked at his fellow apprentice who seemed to be in deep thought, and said with a smile.
"Well, very energetic." Li Shuwen was also very satisfied.
As the sun was at its zenith, Qin Huai followed Li Bingwu in front of the gate of the mansion, welcoming and seeing off guests.
Tai Chi, Baguazhang, Xingyiquan, Chuojiao Fanziquan...
"Uncle Wu, it's not over yet. There are already more than a dozen of them. Are there so many sects in Tianjin?"
Qin Huai was in front, with his head and face motionless, but his voice was clearly heard by Li Bingwu behind him.
"It's almost there. That's all I had when I was a master."
Li Bingwu replied listlessly that dealing with social interactions was the most exhausting. Even though they both had excellent physiques, they were a little tired of greeting people with a smile for the whole morning.
Just as the two were discussing privately, a woman in red came up to them. Qin Huai just raised his head and before he could say anything, he heard a tired voice.
"Brother Huai, today is your big day, Hongying shouldn't have come so late.
It’s just that family matters are urgent, so I have to hurry up and do it. I hope Huai’er will forgive me.”
"Qin Huai is very happy that Miss Hongying can come. I believe that Miss Hongying must be tired from traveling so she should go in and have a rest first."
Qin Huai hurriedly took the gift list and arranged for Xiang Hongying to go in and rest.
After a long time, Qin Huai looked at the guest list and said to Li Bingwu, "Uncle Wu, it seems that this family is not coming, let's go in too."
Just as the two of them were packing up their things and preparing to invite the waiter in for dinner.
"slow!"
A shout with a strange accent stopped Qin Huai and the other man who were busy in front of the door. They looked in the direction of the voice and saw a strong blond man with four or five people standing in front of the door of the Li family mansion.
The man was big and strong, with a cold and hard face and blond hair that caught people's attention on the street.
Qin Huai looked at the person in front of him and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
"We are here to attend Mr. Qin Huai's graduation ceremony. This is our invitation." The man said stiffly as he took the invitation from the servant next to him and handed it to Qin Huai.
Qin Huai reached out to take it, took a glance and then stared at the thin middle-aged man behind the man.
If he remembered correctly, he should be the head of the remaining sect.
"Xiao Qin, let's get someone in first. We don't have to worry about this foreigner playing tricks today, but if we just stand there at the door, it will be ugly."
Seeing that the number of onlookers on the roadside was gradually increasing, Li Bingwu whispered a reminder behind Qin Huai.
"Haven't you asked for the visitor's name yet?" Qin Huai stared at the blond man with a forced smile.
"Paul Romanov." The blond man dropped the name and walked inside without paying any attention to Qin Huai.
Looking at the figure in the loose hunting suit supported by his muscular body, Qin Huai murmured, "He is here with ill intentions."
Li Bingwu also looked serious, "He is not a good person."
The two men looked at each other, handed the miscellaneous items at the door to others, and went into the back room to discuss.
"You should stay calm when facing major events. If a Russian prince makes you uneasy, how can you survive in the world in the future?" Li Shuwen listened to Qin Huai's somewhat chaotic breath and spoke to calm his beloved disciple.
"Someone is watching you today, don't show your fear!"
Regardless of whether his master had any intention or not, Qin Huai focused his mind and his beating heart gradually slowed down.
When the auspicious time arrived, Qin Huai followed Li Shuwen to the lobby.
Although half of China's martial arts world was before his eyes, Qin Huai felt only peace in his heart.
"Today is my beloved disciple's graduation ceremony. I am very honored that you are willing to give me a little face and increase my beloved disciple's reputation. I will remember this."
"My lineage doesn't do those empty things. We only compete with each other in fists and feet. Ah Huai has passed the hurdle of being a master, and the rest is up to you."
After saying this, Li Shuwen said no more and closed his eyes peacefully on the armchair.
"Qin Huai, the young man, I want to ask you about boxing today. Do you have any rivals?"
Qin Huai clasped his fists slightly, bowed to the martial arts senior in front of him, and asked loudly.
The martial arts masters looked at each other and finally focused their attention on Gong Yutian of Bagua Sect.
After all, a departure ceremony is no different from any other occasion. Both sides must fight well and use real skills.
The people sent were too weak, the fight was ugly, and we couldn’t see the real thing.
The people sent were too strong, and the stuff was obtained, but it also offended the God Gunner.
In Tianjin, rules are the most important thing.
"In that case, Dafei, you go. It's a good thing for young people to learn from each other." Gong Yutian thought about it and decided that he was the most suitable disciple.
A young man in his twenties was about to take the order and go on stage, but was stopped by a shout with a strange accent.
"Wait! I want to go on stage and compete with Mr. Qin Huai."
However, Romanov was excited to see the prey and wanted to go on stage to compete with Qin Huai.
"Prince Romanov, this is against the rules. I am already taking a huge risk by bringing you in."
The thin middle-aged man felt the gazes of everyone in the hall, wiped the sweat off his face, and whispered to Romanov.
"If he can do it, why can't I?"
Romanov pointed at Wang Fei who had just stood up, pushed the middle-aged man aside and was about to go on stage.
"enough!"
A soft shout, although not loud, penetrated everyone's ears.
Romanov looked in the direction of the voice, wanting to see who dared to stop him.
But it hit Li Shuwen's open eyes directly, and a ray of divine light containing real murderous intent shot out and hit Romanov's eyes directly.
For a moment, Romanov felt that the world was like a gun, and he was standing on the tip of the gun.
Perhaps sensing that Romanov was dangerous, the Russian prince's eyes suddenly turned into vertical dragon pupils, and then returned to deep blue eyes the moment he blocked the divine light.
Others might not have noticed it, but Qin Huai's mind was always on this blond foreigner, and he caught the abnormality as soon as it appeared.
Seeing the strange look in Romanov's eyes, Qin Huai couldn't help but be stunned. Isn't this the same as when he used [Revelation]? Could it be that he also...
Without giving Qin Huai time to think, Li Shuwen said in a cold voice,
"If this friend wants to challenge me, I, Li Shuwen, am always ready to serve.
But today is a big event for the Jinmen martial arts community. If anyone wants to break the rules here, they have to ask my spear if it will do the trick."
Romanov saw that the situation was stronger than he was and he could not attack forcefully, so he had to swallow this not-so-small loss.
In the center of the ring, the young man cupped his hands and said, "Bagua Sect, Wang Xiongfei."
Qin Huai also clasped his fists and returned the greeting, "Baji, Qin Huai."
(End of this chapter)