martial arts competition

A few days later, Mu Yunfeng passed away. Everyone in the gang was crying. Asen knelt beside him, tears streaming down his face. He didn't expect that he had just reunited with his biological father and had not yet felt the joy of reunion, but he had lost his loved one. What made him even more sad was that he had to shoulder heavy responsibilities from then on and could not make any mistakes to prevent the family business that his father had worked so hard to build from being destroyed in his hands.

Mu Yunfeng's funeral was held with great ceremony. All the martial arts sects sent people to pay their respects, and the imperial court also sent people, which was a great honor. Most of the other mourners had received help from Mu Yunfeng, so they were naturally very grateful to him.

Everyone was talking about the new leader of the Qingyun Gang, and most of them doubted that he could not support the huge Qingyun Gang and recreate the glory of the previous leader.

Things are unpredictable. Yesterday, Asen was the carefree and carefree young man, but today he has become the leader of a gang, commanding a thousand people. Just now, Brother Zhai reminded him: use today's opportunity to establish his authority as the new gang leader.

Asen couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although his martial arts skills were top-notch, he was in charge of the entire gang, and this was still the first time for him to marry a young lady.

Today he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it; he couldn't let anyone look down on him. He raised his glass and said to everyone, "I, Mu Yunxiao, would like to thank you all for taking the trouble to come and pay your respects on behalf of my father. I'd like to offer this glass of wine to you all. Let's drink it all up first." After saying that, Asen raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one touched the wine glasses on the table.

Among them, a young man in a blue robe stepped forward and challenged, "I am Han Shilin, the eldest disciple of the Xingyue Sect. I wish to challenge the new leader of the Qingyun Gang. Will you accept the challenge?"

Zhai Tianling, who was standing next to Asen, whispered to him, "This person's martial arts skills are considered outstanding among the disciples of Xingyue Sect. He has the potential to inherit the position of Sect Leader. Be careful, Gang Leader."

Zhai Tianling was skeptical of the new leader's martial arts abilities. On the one hand, he hoped to use this challenge to determine the leader's true strength. On the other, he feared the new leader's skills would be too poor and bring shame to his own sect. He was torn between two extremes. However, considering the current situation, he had no choice but to accept the challenge and defeat them. Only then could he gain a firm foothold among the numerous masters.

Asen stood up from his chair and said, "I will naturally accept the challenge of the Star-Moon Sect."

In a flash, Han Shilin grasped a long sword and chopped it towards Asen's head. Everyone saw that this move was really cruel. It would be enough to teach the new gang leader a lesson. There was no need to go to such lengths.

Arsen dodged the attack with a simple dodge. Zhai Tianling threw Arsen's sword to him and said, "Boss, take it."

Asen took the sword, drew out the scabbard and threw it to Zhai Tianling. Han Shilin saw that he had dodged the previous move, and immediately stabbed Asen's throat with a sword. He drew the sword so quickly that before everyone could see clearly, the tip of the sword had reached Asen's neck.

Zhai Tianling saw the sword tip about to pierce the gang leader's throat, and his heart felt cold. It took them a long time to find the young master, and he couldn't let him die here just after taking the position of gang leader. So he shouted, "Gang leader, be careful."

Asen bent down and tilted his head back, easily avoiding the fatal sword. Before everyone could see his movements clearly, they saw that Asen's sword was already across Han Shilin's neck. If the sword was slightly to the left, Han Shilin would have been killed on the spot.

Although Han Shilin's two moves were deadly enough, he didn't want to make enemies right after taking office, so he restrained his sword and said with a sharp look, "You lose."

Everyone seemed to see the sharpness and dominance of the former gang leader, Mu Yunfeng, in his eyes. They all said, "As expected, a tiger father will have a dog son."

One of them was still unconvinced and said, "I'm here to challenge the new Mu Gang leader."

Asen saw that the person who came out to provoke him was a woman. This woman was wearing a red shirt, a golden jade belt around her waist, a ponytail, a cold look in her eyes, and a red whip in her hand. This outfit made Asen seem to see Liang Hongyu again, but how could she compare to Liang Hongyu? He couldn't help but say contemptuously: "Can you change someone? I never hit a woman."

The woman's eyes widened when she heard this and she said, "How dare you look down on me? Looking down on me is equivalent to looking down on the entire Emei Sect."

The woman swung her whip, and it flew towards Asen like a cobra's flaming tongue. Asen dodged immediately, the friction of the whip against the air rustling in his ears. The woman lashed out again, and Asen grabbed the whip. The woman tried to pull it away, but Asen held it firmly, unable to move. As the two of them clashed, Asen yanked the whip, and the woman was unexpectedly pulled into his arms. Embarrassed and angry, she tried to slap Asen, but his outstretched hand was caught by him again.

Asen suddenly realized that this action was too ambiguous in public, so he pushed the woman away and said, "Thank you for your kindness, young lady." Then he returned the whip to the woman.

After two duels, everyone saw that the new gang leader's martial arts skills were unfathomable. If they challenged him rashly and lost, they would lose all face, so no one stepped forward to challenge him again.

Everyone said, "It seems that the Qingyun Gang has a successor. Now that the condolences are over, it's time for us to go back." After saying that, they all shook their fists and said goodbye to Asen.

Asen noticed that the woman who challenged him kept looking in his direction as she left. Asen asked Zhai Tianling beside him, "Why did the woman who challenged me just now keep looking in this direction? Could it be that she wants to fight again?"

Zhai Tianling said with a smile, "Boss, I'm afraid that girl has taken a fancy to you. You have a beautiful face, great martial arts skills, and are the leader of a gang. I'm afraid that after this battle, your reputation in the martial arts world will rise rapidly, and more and more girls will covet you."

"Yeah?"

Ah Sen only had eyes for Liang Hongyu. He wondered what Liang Hongyu would think if she knew he was now the leader of the Qingyun Gang. Would she keep him in her heart? He had previously felt inferior due to his status, feeling unworthy of Liang Hongyu. Now, he could definitely compete with Han Shizhong. However, he had just taken over the Qingyun Gang, and internal affairs were complicated. He should first resolve the gang's problems and put other matters aside.

Asen returned to the gang and first wrote a letter and asked his men to hand it to Liang Hongyu.

Liang Hongyu was training his troops that day when one of his guards came in with a report: "General, a man dressed in martial arts attire has come to see you."

A martial artist? She had never dealt with martial artists before, but since someone wanted to see her, it must be something important, so she said, "Bring him to my tent and treat him well."

Liang Hongyu walked into the tent and saw a man dressed in black sitting on a chair sipping tea. When he saw him come in, he stood up and saluted, saying, "General, our gang leader sent me to deliver a letter to you." Then he took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Liang Hongyu.

Liang Hongyu was perplexed. Not only had she never dealt with martial artists, let alone a gang leader, she asked, "Is this a mistake? I don't know your gang leader."

The visitor explained: "If you are Liang Hongyu, General Liang, you will not be wrong."

Liang Hongyu opened the letter, which turned out to be from Asen. Asen explained in the letter how he became the leader of the Qingyun Gang and how he accepted challenges from various major sects.

Although Liang Hongyu marveled at Asen's miraculous fate, she was also genuinely happy for him. She had sent people to look for Asen, but there was no news. She had believed him to have been abducted by the Jin troops returning north, but seeing this letter today finally put her worries to rest.

She said to the visitor, "Please tell your gang leader to take care of himself and we'll see each other again someday."

The man clasped his hands together and bowed, saying, "I'll go back and report to the leader. Goodbye." After saying that, he turned and left.

Liang Hongyu watched the man's departing back, her eyes suddenly sore. Arsen had just left her life. She had treated him like her own brother. That high-spirited young man had left her like this. She still felt a deep sense of reluctance. Perhaps they would meet again if fate allowed them to. Thinking of this, the sadness she had just felt subsided.