Chapter 91: The Advantage Is Mine
“How much of what’s written in history is true and how much is false…” Chen Wujun said casually, lying on the sofa.
“The war is true, global resources were already severely lacking before the war… After that, the dark fifty years began, and there are many different theories and speculations. I don’t know which one is true either…” Ah Qi said very cautiously.
She didn’t pay much attention to these historical mysteries and grand events.
She was just an ordinary person in the walled city, only wanting a better life.
Chen Wujun didn’t ask further; he knew there was someone who might know some of the situation.
His master – Zhou Qing.
If he really wanted to know, he could directly ask Zhou Qing, and perhaps the other party would tell him something.
But he wasn’t that curious.
Historical things are all in the past.
Ah Qi put down the history book in her hand and picked up a comprehensive science （）, flipping through it as she spoke, “I need a blackboard…”
“I’ll have someone bring one tomorrow,” Chen Wujun said, sitting up from the sofa.
He could just lie there and listen to Ah Qi tell stories about history, but comprehensive science involved a lot of content, and it was a subject he was quite interested in learning.
…
The next day, Chen Wujun came out of the warehouse and ambled over to the arcade on Long Jin Street, where he saw it was packed with people.
Even with ten Street Fighter 2 machines, there were still people queuing up.
Although other machines also had people playing, far fewer people were playing them than Street Fighter; some machines were even empty.
“Brother Jun, you’re here. The place is packed!” The henchman saw Chen Wujun and quickly walked over.
“Alright, go take care of your business.” Chen Wujun looked at the entrance and then left.
After all, it was his own business, and he had to pay attention to it.
Seeing the arcade bustling, he felt relieved.
He then went to the gambling den for a walk, reminded Ah Fei about recruiting people, and then left.
For the next month, he spent every day practicing martial arts in the warehouse. He moved on the wooden stakes coated with grease and struck sandbags as if walking on level ground, his stance unwavering.
During this period, he visited Sha Jiu a few more times and had a conflict with Ji Xiang once.
“Bang!”
As Chen Wujun punched the sandbag, it exploded violently. The middle of the sandbag split open, the entire lower half sagged, and all the sand poured onto the ground, kicking up dust.
“Not good enough again…” Chen Wujun moved and darted several meters away, feeling a bit impatient.
There was one downside to being in the warehouse.
Elsewhere, if a sandbag broke, he could have a henchman clean it up and replace it.
But here… he had to do everything himself.
He was now very impatient with such menial tasks.
Although Zhou Qing had never said so, he implicitly treated this place as a secret base and never brought henchmen here.
After cleaning up the warehouse, he lost the mood to practice kung fu. He picked up his clothes, put them on, and left.
In the evening, Chen Wujun soaked in a wooden bucket, his body emitting sounds like distant thunder.
This was his bones and sinews vibrating, constantly absorbing the medicinal effects into his body, nourishing and restoring it.
Kung fu like the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield required medicinal baths for conditioning and recovery, otherwise, before mastering the skill, the body would be ruined.
Especially since Magnetic Field Crystals were added to the medicinal bath, which could continuously stimulate and enhance the body’s cells.
In the old era, many who practiced Hardening Kung Fu had short lifespans, precisely because of this.
After the medicinal bath, Chen Wujun put on his jacket and went to the martial arts school.
“Brother Jun!” There were always many henchmen practicing kung fu and exercising in the martial arts school at any time, hoping to one day rise to become a boss and achieve great success.
He went to the small room on the second floor. A few henchmen were sitting there smoking. Upon seeing him, they all stood up to greet him.
Beside them lay several steel bars, about thumb-thick and a meter long.
When he practiced the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield, he had progressed from wooden sticks to iron rods, and finally to steel bars.
“Let’s begin.” Chen Wujun took off his jacket, put on athletic shorts, and stood in the room, taking a deep breath. His entire body’s muscles swelled, and even the fine muscles bulged high.
He seemed to have grown a size larger, but unlike those who work out, his veins weren’t like small snakes almost showing through his skin.
Chen Wujun’s veins were not obvious, and his skin was reddish.
These were the physical changes that occurred when circulating vital energy as the Hardening Kung Fu progressed.
The henchmen were unfazed by Chen Wujun’s transformation; they had long been accustomed to it.
“Brother Jun, we’re starting,” a few henchmen said, then put on their gloves and swung the steel bars, striking Chen Wujun’s body.
Dong dong dong!
The steel bars striking Chen Wujun’s body did not sound like they were hitting a person at all.
Even with gloves on, they could feel the phản chấn force from the steel bars.
“Roar!” Chen Wujun couldn’t hold back the breath from his chest and let out a tiger’s roar.
This roar was accompanied by a tremor that instantly scattered more than half of the henchmen’s vital energy, making their heads buzz. The steel bars hitting Chen Wujun’s body lost their force.
The henchmen were inwardly terrified. Brother Jun’s tiger roar was becoming more astonishing, truly like a tiger’s.
Moreover, their strength was instantly scattered; they couldn’t even lift their arms.
The henchmen rested for a moment, then swung the steel bars at Chen Wujun again.
After more than an hour, Chen Wujun finally sat down to rest.
“Back then, my master’s tiger roar scattered all my vital energy. This is also the ability of the Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield… Now I can scatter the henchmen’s vital energy, but it probably won’t be useful against masters of the same level.”
“Masters of the same level have surging vital energy and strong control over their bodies; they are not so easily affected. If I continue practicing this kung fu, perhaps I can achieve that.”
“However, my own muscle and bone strength have greatly increased, and even the strength of my internal organs has greatly increased. Moreover, when circulating vital energy, my muscles swell up, increasing their hardness considerably, protecting my bones and internal organs.”
If vital energy is concentrated in one area, the increase is even greater. As long as vital areas and weak spots are not hit, taking a few blows will not cause major damage, and at least a certain combat effectiveness can be maintained.”
Chen Wujun felt he could start preparing now.
…
At the same time, two tall men walked in while talking.
The tall man with long hair was Gao Fei. This Long Gang Road was originally under his jurisdiction, but he had to cede half of it to He Tu.
Fortunately, Boss Li Dong and Wen Long compensated Huo Long, and Huo Long also gave him some compensation, which made up for part of his losses.
Wen Long’s subordinates sold number four dealers in his territory and paid him a monthly fee.
The other man, with short hair, was Li Zhijun, a subordinate of Wen Long.
Entering the dance hall, Gao Fei swept his gaze around. Seeing that there weren’t many guests, he beckoned to the person in charge of the venue.
“What’s going on? Why are there so few people? Have the people in the walled city become vegetarians?”
“Brother Fei, recently many of our girls have been poached. COCO and Lizhen have both been taken…”
“Damn it! I give them so much money every month, and they’ve been poached? What are you guys doing? Who poached them?” Gao Fei’s face immediately fell when he heard this news, and he was filled with anger.
“It’s the dance hall of He Tu in the south… they pay 100 yuan per performance, and only take 50% of the tips…”
In Gao Fei’s venue, a dancer performed for half an hour and only got 60 yuan, with 70% of the tips taken, and 50% of the fee for going out with a guest.
Especially with one venue gone, dancers had to pay a 50 yuan red envelope to the person in charge just to get a chance to perform every day.
Originally, it didn’t matter; those dancers had nowhere else to go.
But when Li Dong gave up that half of the street, he took the dancers with him. Chen Wujun’s venue didn’t even have dancers. Ah Fei had been poaching people with extremely high offers.
100 yuan per performance, 50% of tips, 40% of escort fees, and they had a venue to perform every day without needing to pay a red envelope.
Therefore, after He Tu guaranteed their safety, the most popular dancers in the dance hall were all poached.
Only a few were left who were long-term users of number four dealers and couldn’t leave.
“Damn it!” Gao Fei kicked the person in charge aside, his expression fluctuating.
He was already angry enough about being forced to give up half the street, and now to have people snatched away, he really wanted to take his men and cause trouble, and teach those bitches a lesson.
However, thinking about Chen Wujun killing Yu Wei on stage, his courage wasn’t as strong.
But he couldn’t do nothing.
While he stood there hesitating, Li Zhijun beside him saw his hesitation and said with a smile, “He Tu is going too far. Gao Fei, you’re not just going to let this go, are you?”
“If this matter is let go like this, everyone will know you’re afraid of that Chen Wujun… you’ll lose all face…”
“Afraid of what!” Gao Fei retorted angrily, then faltered a bit, “But that guy is indeed difficult to deal with. Yu Wei was killed, and you guys didn’t even say a word?”
“We are bound by the rules set by our boss, so we can only accept the outcome of the bet. Yours is different.” Li Zhijun said teasingly.
Wen Long had long told them to find a way to instigate conflict between Huo Long and Sha Jiu, especially in the Long Gang Road area where Chen Wujun and Gao Fei each had half a street.
With a little maneuvering, they could make them fight.
And now, an opportunity had arrived.
Li Zhijun saw Gao Fei still hesitating and leaned into his ear, saying, “Look, we are all on the same side. I can’t just watch you get bullied by him; it would make all of Li Dong look bad. If you go to trouble him, I’ll help you. With the two of us, he’ll have to swallow his complaints.”
“Besides, you’re just teaching those people a lesson; it doesn’t require going to war…”
Gao Fei’s heart stirred upon hearing this.
Li Zhijun was right. If he did nothing, it would get out that he was afraid of Chen Wujun, and he would lose all face.
He wasn’t going to war with him, just teaching those bitches a lesson.
Although Chen Wujun was quite skilled, with himself and Li Zhijun, the advantage was theirs.
They could then each back down a step, and he would have his face back…
Li Zhijun, that bastard, wanted to use me. If a real fight breaks out… he’ll be the one in front.
“You said it.”
“Don’t worry, I’ve disliked him for a long time. I’ll help you with this,” Li Zhijun said, patting his chest.
Gao Fei made up his mind, glared angrily at his henchman, and said, “Go call some people over.”
Li Zhijun’s eyes darted, and he also instructed the henchmen behind him: Notify some people to come.
