"Where did it come from..."
Hearing this undisguised sarcasm, Senior Sister Liu Wen raised her eyebrows and turned away.
"Xiao Wen, don't be impulsive."
The girl was about to explode, but Liu Wentao's right hand just gave her a light press, and her daughter swallowed her curse back.
Liu Wentao's expression remained unchanged. He simply turned around, looked at the newcomer with a smile, and said with a cupped fist, "So it's Master Lin of the Lion Claw School. It's been a long time since we last met at the competition. It's been several years now."
"It's true that I haven't seen you for a few years, but Master Liu, you haven't changed at all. You're still so fussy and non-aggressive in your dealings with others. You don't look like a martial arts master at all."
Not far from him, a middle-aged man wearing a tacky yellow robe, with a fat head and big ears, slowly walked towards him from a distance.
This middle-aged man was none other than Lin Shouzhi, the current leader of the Lion Claw School. Despite his portly figure and slow gait, he was actually a formidable sixth-level martial artist, nearly as powerful as Liu Wentao.
In today's Southern Wuzhou, besides the orthodox martial arts schools certified by the Martial Arts Association, there are also many lesser-known schools. Among these lesser-known schools, the two most powerful are the Lion Claw School and the Fire Fist School.
The comprehensive strength of these two second-rate schools is no less than those of the small schools. The only difference is that they have not yet been certified by the Martial Arts Association.
This competition between schools is the key event for them to become orthodox.
In this competition, if their ranking points are sufficient, they can apply to the association for school promotion and freely choose to compete with a bottom-ranked school. The winner will be promoted to an orthodox school and enjoy various benefits from the association and the federation, while the loser will fall back to the bottom of the school.
The Suoziquan, a small and emerging school, was naturally targeted by these two schools many years ago.
"Fatty! What are you talking about my dad?!"
Seeing the other party insulting her father, Liu Wen could no longer bear it. Without paying attention to her father's previous instructions, she started to curse back.
This fat girl is so bloated, and she still dares to scold her father for being fussy?
Hearing someone calling him a fat bastard, Lin Shouzhi was startled and his face immediately darkened. However, he didn't even glance at Liu Wen. Instead, he took two steps forward, stared at Liu Wentao, and shook his head repeatedly: "Master Liu, your daughter is already in her twenties, how can she still be so uneducated? She doesn't know how to respect her elders at all? I'm afraid no family will dare to marry her in the future!"
As for Lin Shouzhi's ridicule, Liu Wentao pretended not to hear it and retorted with a smile: "My Xiaowen is very sensible. She will naturally respect the elders who deserve respect. As for those who are not worthy of being called elders, of course she will not respect them either."
"And, Master Lin, your physique...tsk tsk! You're certainly quite heavy! My Xiaowen is speaking objective facts, not fabricating rumors. How can this be considered disrespectful to elders?"
Although he has a gentle temperament and doesn't like fighting, he can't really be bullied by the Lion Claw Sect's repeated provocations.
However, it wasn't competition time yet. If they started fighting, they would be disqualified by the association. ——No martial artist dared to violate the rules set by the Martial Arts Association.
Even if it was Lin Shouzhi, he could only talk big. If he were asked to do something on the spot, he would not dare to do it and could only endure it.
Lin Shouzhi's eyes flashed with anger, his fleshy face trembling twice. He clenched his fists and then slowly unclenched them. "Liu Wentao, I won't waste any more time on you. I came here only to tell you that in this competition, our Lion Claw Sect will definitely be promoted! As for you, the Shuttle Fist Sect, you can expect to be expelled from the association!"
Although he really wanted to fight for real, there were association members standing around. If he acted privately, all his plans would be disrupted.
"Although you're quite powerful among the various sect leaders, your daughter and this disciple aren't even at the fourth level. I'm afraid they won't last more than two rounds in the student competition." Lin Shouzhi looked at Pan Sheng, then at Liu Wen, and shook his head sarcastically. "Let's just let you be proud for a few more days! Don't be left with nowhere to cry when the time comes!"
What he said was not to scare people. If they were expelled from the Martial Arts Association, then the existing ancestral martial arts halls of Suoziquan would be directly demolished and the qualification to publicly recruit students would be revoked. I am afraid there would be no place to cry.
After saying this, he didn't wait for Liu Wentao to respond, but walked out on his own.
"dad!"
Liu Wen was originally very angry, but after hearing Lin Shouzhi's words, her mood couldn't help but become depressed.
Because few of those present were fools, and they knew very well the situation inside the martial arts school, which was that there were no young students who could take on the responsibility, and no young strong men who could be shown off.
At this time, let alone Liu Wen, even the eldest disciple Pan Sheng couldn't help but lower his head, resentful of why he had no talent for martial arts. After so many years of hard training, he still hadn't reached the fourth or fifth level.
If the sect is really expelled this time, he, as the eldest disciple, will bear a great responsibility.
Liu Wentao shook his head, patted his daughter's head, and gave a helpless smile. "Alright, no matter what the outcome, just do your best. I won't blame you. But don't hold on. If you encounter a level five opponent, just surrender. Safety first."
After all, if he didn't surrender, in this kind of arena where fists and feet are ruthless and he encountered a fifth-level martial artist who was far superior to him, he would be seriously injured at best and die at worst.
Even if the school was really removed from the list, Liu Wentao didn't want to see this scene.
He looked at the lost expressions of his daughter and eldest disciple, but he still kept a smile and encouraged them, "Of course, don't be so discouraged. Your little apprentice sister is a fourth-level martial artist. As long as she is lucky and doesn't encounter anyone above the fifth level, our school may not be expelled."
Martial artists at the fourth level are considered the backbone among the young students in the school competition. As long as they don't encounter those geniuses, they can still maintain a normal ranking.
As long as the ranking is not among the last few, the shuttle boxing can still maintain its orthodoxy and will not be affected by the promotion to the finals.
"But Junior Sister is playful by nature and doesn't take the competition seriously at all. This attitude might..."
Liu Wen hesitated for a moment, then spoke up.
Attitude is everything.
Especially in such a crucial event, a martial artist's attitude determines how far they can go in combat. If they don't care about winning or losing, then maintaining their status quo will be difficult, let alone giving it their all.
Everyone in the Suozi Hall knew that although Xu Xianxian loved martial arts, it was just the curiosity of a young person.
That little girl not only likes martial arts, she also likes playing, shopping, food, shopping, and money, just like any other young student.
Especially the junior sister, she didn't take the dispute between the two schools to heart.
This made Liu Wen, the senior sister, very worried and dissatisfied.
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