Chapter 25 Confrontation
After Chen Chuan got the information from Wuyi Academy, he went straight to Quan's home. When he arrived at the place, he found Yu Gang and told him about what happened today.
Yu Gang said, "So you rejected the funding?"
Chen Chuan said frankly: "Yes, Mr. Yu, I don't want to be bound by the so-called mutual aid association."
Yu Gang said, "Just make up your own mind. Let me see the student information you got."
Chen Chuan took the information out of his bag. Yu Gang took it and flipped through it one by one. He commented, "It's not that the content here is small, but it's very vague. It's difficult to make detailed and reasonable decisions based on it."
Chen Chuan nodded. Apart from the student's name, age, height, weight, and expertise, there was nothing else particularly specific on the information.
Yu Gang said: "If you don't accept funding, you won't be able to gain any information advantage, and you'll need your own strength to compete head-on with those students."
Chen Chuan just smiled nonchalantly and said, "Then let's touch it."
After mastering the Shocking Spirit Fist, he had the confidence to fight against the more powerful senior students. He had been a bit reserved, but after yesterday's street fight, for some reason, even though nothing had changed, the feeling of looking up to the senior students seemed to have suddenly vanished.
Yu Gang seemed to have noticed his condition and asked in a deep voice, "Boy, did you meet anyone after you returned yesterday?"
Chen Chuan was a little surprised by Yu Gang's sharpness, but he had nothing to hide and said, "Yesterday I was attacked by some suspected gang members on the road."
Yu Gang looked at him and said, "It seems you have seen blood. This is good."
He didn't delve into the details of what had happened. Being attacked by gang members here was nothing. People living in West City dealt with gang members almost every day. Besides, Chen Chuan was his nephew in the prime of his life, so he didn't need to ask too much about such matters.
He said: "As for the test, if you have information, you can play in a certain way. If you don't have information, you can play in a different way. My advice is that in the next month, you need to have more actual fights and encounter opponents with different styles. In this regard, Lu Ke is no longer qualified to be a sparring partner.
So you can find some boxing gyms and fight them under the pretext of sparring and exchanging ideas. Some boxers won't refuse a good opponent, but you also have to choose the boxing club carefully. Some boxing clubs don't think that way. If you don't have any background, they will only think about how to cripple you."
In fact, there is another way, which is to go to the underground arena opened by the two major gangs, where you can meet all kinds of opponents. However, considering that Chen Chuan is the young and powerful nephew, he did not mention it.
Chen Chuan nodded. The first place he thought of was Xiujiang Boxing Gym. This boxing gym had left a pretty good impression on him last time, and it was very close to here, so he might as well try this place out first.
After noon, he continued with today's basic training, then left the Boxing House early and ran all the way to the Xiujiang Boxing Club in Xigang District.
We arrived quite early at this time, and the light boxes outside the door were not on. There were only a few trainees in the venue, and the rest were all boxers from the Xiujiang Boxing Club.
Xiao Liang was practicing his moves with an elastic band. When he saw Chen Chuan come in, he was stunned for a moment, then he remembered something. Coach Gu said that day that if this young man came again, he should tell him. But after seeing Chen Chuan, he started to doubt whether he had the wrong person. This young man looked good and did not have the fierce temperament of someone who had been involved in fighting for many years.
He went up to greet him and said with a smile, "Brother, it's been a while since you came. Wanna practice first?"
Chen Chuan got straight to the point and said, "I heard you can spar with boxers here. I wonder if it's possible today?"
Xiao Liang's heart trembled. He looked at Chen Chuan and tried to say, "Then... or, brother, wait a moment. Our coach just went out..."
At this time, a voice came: "What coach are you looking for? Let me try."
A burly man stood up from the mat and walked over.
He was about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, with a tough face and very muscular body. He had a white sweat towel hanging around his neck and stared at Chen Chuan as he walked.
Xiao Liang said hurriedly: "Brother, this is our boxing club's senior boxer, Brother Yan."
Senior Brother Yan walked up to Chen Chuan. He had originally thought that Chen Chuan was the kind of person who thought he was very powerful after learning a few things, and would come to challenge others. He wanted to try to put pressure on him, but Chen Chuan looked very calm and didn't seem to be forcing himself. He said, "That's interesting. How about I fight you?"
Chen Chuan wasn't picky about his opponents; he also wanted to see the strength of the veteran boxers at the Xiu Jiang Boxing Gym first. He said, "Okay."
"Use protective gear?"
Chen Chuan said: "No need."
"You've got guts." Senior Brother Yan grinned, "Don't cry out in pain later."
Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Not really."
"You're tough. I like that about you." Senior Brother Yan gave him a thumbs up, took off his sweat towel, and went to the side to warm up.
Chen Chuan took off his outer clothes, wearing only a shirt, and moved his lower limbs there.
The warm-up movements were based on the method in the booklet Yu Gang gave him. This was not unique to Wuhan University. The booklet had been out for more than ten years and had been circulated outside. It was unknown how many people had adopted it, so those who wanted to see his moves couldn't see anything special and could only wait for him to go on the stage.
It's actually not time for the ring confrontation yet, but people like to watch the show. Before, it was always the same few people practicing back and forth, but now that a new face has come, they immediately became interested.
Everyone present gathered around, and those who were training below also stood up to join in the fun. Some people even found a lot of watermelons, cut them into slices on the spot, and handed them to everyone.
Someone was still making a fuss: "Old Yan, be gentle, don't scare our children."
"That's right, don't be like last time, where you peed on the floor."
"Eating watermelon, isn't that disgusting? Get out of the way."
"Hahahaha..." There was a burst of laughter all around. The training was boring, and it was a rare opportunity to have some fun, so these people let go.
Senior Brother Yan curled his lips and said, "He doesn't have that chance."
After the two of them were almost ready to move, they went up to the stage one after another.
It was Chen Chuan's first time on the ring. The ground beneath him was a little elastic, and it felt a little difficult to maintain his center of gravity.
Senior Brother Yan noticed it immediately, he narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
Because it is not a formal competition, there is no need for a referee. How far the fight goes depends entirely on the wishes of both sides.
Xiao Liang thought of the sandbag that day and suddenly felt a little worried. He shouted to it, "Excuse me, don't hit it too hard."
Senior Brother Yan didn't realize that he was mainly talking to Chen Chuan, and said impatiently, "I know."
Someone couldn't wait to pull the rope, and the bell on the ring made a clanging sound.
Senior Brother Yan pressed forward immediately. When he came up, his hands were also one in front and one behind, but the front one was lower and the back one was higher. The front of his foot kept rising and falling, as if he could kick out at any time.
Chen Chuan still adopted a free-hand fighting stance, with his center of gravity slightly lowered. Although it was very ordinary, as if anyone could do a few moves, but in fact, after getting it right, he felt a sense of solidity.
Ordinary people couldn't tell the difference, but many people present noticed the difference at a glance. The laughter stopped and everyone became more serious.
Senior Brother Yan also put away his underestimation. Seeing that Chen Chuan was very steady, he did not stay still. He raised his front foot and pretended to kick out, but in fact he spun around and delivered a sweeping kick from behind.
And just as he started to move, Chen Chuan's eyes flashed, and he suddenly stepped forward, using the "grinding hand" of the big free-hand technique, pressing directly on Brother Yan's waist and hips. The latter couldn't sweep back, so he was pressed down from mid-air by him, and fell to the ground with a thud.
Unless encountering a strong enemy or sudden danger, Chen Chuan would not use the second me for a long time, but would only use it at the moment of making a move. This way, it is both covert and unexpected, and it can also save the time for the second me to overlap.
Seeing Senior Brother Yan lying on the ground in such a state of disarray, someone in the audience booed and said, "Old Yan underestimated his opponent. He didn't even try to test his opponent's strengths. He just acted recklessly without knowing his opponent's background. He really looked down on his opponent."
"Exactly. If this were a proper ring match, he'd be doomed if he was pushed to the ground."
In fact, they are just saying that boxing gyms are open for business and need to attract people's attention. They need to be both good at fighting and good-looking. If anyone goes up there and doesn't show off their skills in front of everyone, they would be embarrassed to say hello to others.
After Chen Chuan succeeded, he did not continue, but immediately retreated.
This was a sparring match, not a fight to the death, and it was on someone else's territory. Besides, he was hoping to compete with the coach in the boxing gym, so he had to save face.
Senior Brother Yan jumped up and acted as if he didn't care. It was common to get beaten in a fight in the ring. If you can't control your emotions, there's no need to go on stage.
However, he knew that Chen Chuan was holding back, so he didn't need to thank him, because the best way to repay him was to show his strength and defeat his opponent once as well.
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(End of this chapter)
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