Chapter 21 Cruel Elimination
Chapter 21 Cruel Elimination
Before daybreak, Zhou You got up to practice.
He looked at the empty room and breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Song Fugui and Liu Bing left one after another, he and Fang Guiqi were the only ones left in the room.
Later, new apprentices entered the outer courtyard, but no one dared to be his roommate.
Zhou You's reputation for being ruthless and cruel has spread among the freshmen.
The day after Zhang Shu broke his leg, he was dragged away by his family.
That day, he cried until he was hoarse, begging for another chance to heal his injuries and reach the next level of strength.
However, no one paid attention to his struggle and pleas.
His leg was broken, and his essence, blood and vital energy were not enough to heal the injury, so how could he have enough strength to rush forward?
Besides, he can’t even stand steadily now, how can he practice boxing?
"I told you not to learn your lesson, to stir up trouble, to waste so much money and delay your elder brother's marriage."
When Zhang Shu's father came to pick him up, his face was ashen, and he looked very disappointed in him.
Although his family was not poor, they were not very wealthy either, and the feeling of paying 60 taels of silver was not pleasant.
When he learned that his son had caused trouble in the martial arts gym and had his leg broken, he came over immediately to take him back.
Accompanying him was Zhang Shu's elder brother, a middle-aged man with a simple and honest look.
If Zhang Shu had not gone to the martial arts school to learn martial arts, the 60 taels of silver as tuition should have been the dowry for him to marry a wife.
The family also hoped that Zhang Shu would be converted into a formal apprentice and help the family get along better under his protection.
Now, everything is in vain.
"Dad, don't be angry, take him back."
Although Zhang Shu's elder brother was annoyed, he was afraid of the reputation of Jianxiong Martial Arts School and was afraid of angering the big shots inside.
The younger brother was kicked out of the martial arts school, and the subsequent impacts followed one after another.
Originally, he had found a good job with good salary relying on the protection of the wooden sign of the martial arts school, but now all that was gone.
After such a delay, he would become a bachelor in his forties in a few years.
The tuition fee of 60 taels of silver, including the money for his wife and his father's coffin, was all gone now.
"Where's the cart? If there's no horse-drawn carriage, a donkey cart will do. I have a leg injury and can't ride on it."
When Zhang Shu was carried to the door, he saw the empty scene and started crying and shouting.
When he joined the martial arts school, his family specially rented a carriage to send him here.
As a result, it was extremely deserted when they left, and my father and brother came empty-handed.
The treatment between people in different places is so different.
"What car do you want? Doesn't it cost money to rent one?"
"After all the trouble you've caused the family, where is the money left? We can't even afford food!"
Zhang Shu's father was in a bad mood. He took out ropes and wooden sticks from behind him and assembled them into a simple...trailer.
Generally speaking, this thing is used to haul goods, and it would be too uncomfortable for living people.
In full view of everyone, Zhang Shu struggled and cried, but was forcibly tied to a stretcher by his eldest brother and dragged like a dead pig until he disappeared at the end of the street.
Later, the apprentices at the martial arts school heard that Zhang Shu was very miserable when he returned home.
The tuition fee of 60 taels of silver emptied the family's savings, and there was no money to treat his leg injury.
It is said that it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. Zhang Shu broke his leg and should have stayed in bed for three months.
His father and elder brother could not afford to support him, so they forced him to go to the cattle and horse market to learn how to shoe horseshoe and earn a living. His injury did not heal well, and he had to do heavy physical labor, so his broken leg became completely disabled.
Many years later, there was a master named "Zhang Quezi" in the cattle and horse market in the city. He was skilled in nailing horseshoes.
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In the outer courtyard, after this incident, no one dared to offend Zhou You anymore.
Everyone saw what happened to Zhang Shu. He tried his best to spread rumors, but ended up losing more than he gained.
Although his aptitude is mediocre, he may not be able to develop strong strength and obtain the qualification to become a regular employee even after a hundred days.
However, Zhou You ignored the other party's pleas for mercy and kicked him into a cripple with a kick that was too cruel.
People with this style are destined to be out of tune with the public and be alone.
Zhou You didn't care about this. Zhang Shu's fate further strengthened his determination.
Beneath the seemingly peaceful appearance of the martial arts gym, there is actually an elimination mechanism that is more sinister than the jungle.
If he fails to develop strong strength after the hundred days, his fate will not be much better than Zhang Shu's, right?
"The martial arts school is making an example of someone else to scare the monkeys!"
Zhang Shu's tragic end finally stimulated the other new apprentices.
They began to recall that they had paid a huge price to join the martial arts school, and if they failed, they would face the loss of their entire family.
Some people even rely on the wooden sign of their martial arts school to gain glory and respect from their neighbors that they would have difficulty obtaining in the first half of their lives.
Three months of shelter gave them the illusion that their time in the martial arts school would continue forever.
It was not until he saw Zhang Shu being dragged away without any dignity that he finally woke up.
Once you are eliminated, you may not die, but it will be a life worse than death!
As apprentices, they have seen the status of martial artists and it is impossible for them to accept their mediocre fate and future.
Many apprentices whose deadlines were approaching worked even harder, training day and night until their fists were covered with blisters.
However, due to lack of qualifications, no matter how hard he tried, he could not do anything and could only watch his companions leave him behind.
Finally one day, a new apprentice took a risk and plotted against his own partner.
"Luo Peng is also extremely anxious. He only has less than ten days left before he leaves."
"On the contrary, his boxing skills were progressing faster, and he had the hope of developing strength earlier. Jealousy and desperation led to his big mistake."
This apprentice named Luo Peng, thinking of breaking the jar and throwing it away, attacked the boxer in a sparring match and broke his waist. No one knows what he was thinking at the time.
Afterwards, the eldest brother Lu Qiang was furious and broke Luo Peng's legs on the spot and expelled him from the martial arts hall.
As for his fist partner, he was paralyzed in bed for the rest of his life because his lower back was broken.
A single difference in thought can harm others and yourself!
Some people discussed privately that if Zhou You had not taken such ruthless action against Zhang Shu, Luo Peng's tragedy would not have happened.
Perhaps, Luo Peng plotted against his partner because he saw Zhang Shu's fate.
When Zhou You heard this rumor, he sneered, ridiculous?
It was obvious that Luo Peng was incompetent and was jealous of his partner who was more outstanding, so he came up with vicious thoughts.
Even if Zhang Shu’s incident had not happened, this guy is a bad person at heart. What does he have to do with Zhou You?
The treatment given by senior brother Lu Qiang shocked the new apprentices who were ready to make a move. After all, having both legs broken is not a pleasant feeling.
Zhang Shu had only a broken leg, so he had to spend his whole life mixing with cow and horse dung, limping along while serving the livestock.
If one leg is broken, the person will be half-crippled; if both legs are broken, the person will be completely disabled and will have no choice but to kneel on the street and beg for food.
Even if you leave the martial arts school, if you are still able to work, you can still earn a living with your own hands. But if you are disabled, you will have no choice but to starve to death. After all, no family can afford to support a useless person.
The new apprentices in the outer courtyard were trembling with fear and dared not let such a thing happen again.
(End of this chapter)