Chapter 10: Come look for me at the north if you need anything
Looking at how Tan Zongming was behaving, Jiang Bai did not bother holding back. He smiled before leaping forward, shifting his fist into a palm and sent a beautiful Chop Hanging Palm straight at Tan Zongming's face. The attack was both firm and flexible, and contained a great might behind it.
There was an ancient saying: Eight Extremes and Chop Hanging, even gods and demons would be afraid.
The Chop Hanging Palm unleashed by Jiang Bai was as fast as lightning, also as powerful as a tsunami.
"Hmm?" Tan Zongming's face fell when he saw the incoming attack. No matter what, he was a pseudo Grandmaster with rich combat experience. The moment he saw Jiang Bai's move, his face fell as he moved as well. He could no longer be bothered with acting like an otherworldly expert who was giving a junior a chance. He stepped forth and met Jiang Bai's incoming attack. His Twelve Tan Kicking Technique was incredibly imposing, and using this technique, kicks rained down upon Jiang Bai like a torrential storm, each kick vicious and precise.
The two moved around like two nimble monkeys, and in the blink of an eye, they had already exchanged several hundred moves. All the onlookers were dazzled by what they saw. Both Ma Changyang and the eight underlings of Tan Zongming were all totally stupefied.
As for Xu Jie, although he was already mentally prepared for this, he was still greatly shocked by what he saw. He knew the two of them were much stronger than him, but during his fight with Jiang Bai earlier, Jiang Bai had used a comparably simple and straightforward move to defeat him with a single hit. Thus, he hadn't been able to fully appreciate how powerful Jiang Bai was. Now, he finally had a clear picture of how much stronger Jiang Bai was, and at the same time, he greatly rejoiced his choice to follow Jiang Bai. If Jiang Bai was already so strong at this age, how much stronger would he get in the future?
It was worth noting that a person like Jiang Bai was already capable of taking on 100 opponents by himself. For ordinary people, even if there were hundreds of them, they stood no chance against him without relying on firearms.
Pa! Pa!
Jiang Bai shifted his palm into a fist, and after his fist collided with Tan Zongming's kick, the two finally separated from each other. Jiang Bai landed on the ground steadily, while Tan Zongming had to retreat several steps backward before he could stabilize his footing. He had an unsightly expression, and if one paid close enough attention to him, one would be able to see that his right leg was slightly lifted as the leg trembled.
A person who had reached the Clear Force stage in martial arts training would have a strength of a thousand catties. As for these two, one was a pseudo Grandmaster while the other was a Grandmaster. Thus, their strength had already reached a point that couldn't be estimated by others.
"Eight Extremes Fist? What a perfect Chop Hanging Palm! What a fine Eight Extremes Fist! To reach your level at such young age is no simple accomplishment."
Tan Zongming praised Jiang Bai before leaping forward, resuming their fight. He had suffered a slight loss during their initial exchange, but he did not intend to back off just like that. He had arrived here seeking trouble behaving so imposingly, how could he leave in such a sorry state? His honor was not was not the only one at stake here, as the honor of the old marquis behind was also at stake. Thus, he could not admit defeat just like that.
"Hehe," Jiang Bai chuckled and without saying anything else, charged out to meet him as well. While he leaped, an internal force whirled around his body before shooting out from his fist, landing on Tan Zongming's left leg.
"What? Force Shaping Grandmaster?" Tan Zongming's face fell, and for the very first time, a trace of fear could be seen on his face. Before he could even react, he was sent flying by Jiang Bai. Immediately after, Jiang Bai slammed his back forward, aimed not at Tan Zongming but at the 40 centimeters thick tree right beside where Tan Zongming landed.
Creak!
Accompanying by a loud sound, the thick tree snapped and fell on the ground at the exact same moment Tan Zongming crashed on the ground. Everyone was completely stunned at the sight of that. That was especially true for Xu Jie as he shivered by reflex while looking at Jiang Bai with fear on his face. He started muttering to himself, "Fuck, if he had done that to me, I would have been transformed into mincemeat."
“Big...big brother..." Tan Zongming's underlings quickly helped him back on his feet. Two of them immediately reached at their hips, and when Jiang Bai saw that, he dashed forward and sent them flying.
"Bastards!" Tan Zongming who had just gotten on his feet and wasn't too badly injured immediately started raging. Without a care for anything else, he gave the two underlings a kick each. His kicked ruthlessly; sounds of bone snapping could be heard loud and clear. Jiang Bai knew with one gaze that those two would no longer be able to use their hands anymore.
"Embarrassing fools! I, Tan Zongming, am not a match for him, and your response is to pull your guns out? You are not embarrassing me, but the old marquis! What a joke will it be if from today onward, it is said that the old marquis's men will be pulling their guns out whenever they lose a fight!" Tan Zongming berated them furiously.
Then, he seemed to have recalled something as he cupped his fists at Jiang Bai and said, "My apologies, brother. It is my bad for failing to discipline my men. It is our bad today. You are free to deal with them as you wish and I will accept it. But since they have been following me for many years, if you do wish to punish them, please allow me to be the one to enact the six holes punishment on them!" [1]
"Don't worry about it...it's just a misunderstanding. Don't take it too seriously. In any case, I am here to solve a trouble, not create more troubles. I am Jiang Bai, consider this a start of our friendship." Jiang Bai smiled, not seeming to mind what happened. There was no point making an enemy out of them for something like that. Although he was quite dissatisfied inwardly, Tan Zongming had also given an acceptable response. If he continued pursuing this, it would seem like he was a narrow-minded person.
"Ok! From today onward, Brother Jiang is my friend! In the future, if you need anything from the north, feel free to call me up. I will not hesitate to help. As for my issue with Ma Changyang, let it end here. Alright, I'll be taking my leave now." When Tan Zongming heard Jiang Bai's words, he cupped his fists and took his leave. With the help of his underlings, he left behind his business card before turning to leave. And just like that, everything ended.
In truth, from the moment Tan Zongming was defeated by Jiang Bai, he was awed by Jiang Bai’s skills. And when he found that Jing Bai was showing him mercy, he was already thinking of making a friend out of Jiang Bai. Jiang Bai was a young Grandmaster with such terrifying combat prowess. He simply was a person with boundless prospects. If he could introduce this person to Marquis Nalan, it would be even better.
Unfortunately, what Tan Zongming’s underlings did had thoroughly embarrassed him. Moreover, he had not punished his underlings in accordance to the underworld rules as well since he had only crippled one of their hands each. Although Jiang Bai did not seem to care, Tan Zhongming was still ashamed of it. Thus, he couldn't bring himself to say more before taking his leave.
Nonetheless, a person of his status would never break his word. He was definitely not making empty promises. If Jiang Bai needed anything, he would help without hesitation.
"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang. I will get my men to prepare everything and by early morning tomorrow, we will be able to change the ownership of the club. From now onward, the Great World is yours." Ma Changyang finally recovered from his daze after Tan Zongming left. He quickly approached Jiang Bai and spoke fawningly. He had reached a conclusion that it would always be better for him to build a good relationship with someone like Jiang Bai.
The prowess displayed by Jiang Bai earlier had totally stunned Ma Changyang. Tan Zongming was a veteran in terms of combat, and in comparison, he was merely someone that was somewhat wealthy with some underlings working for him. Compared to individuals like Tan Zongming and Jiang Bai, he was nothing. Thus, he could not afford to try pulling tricks over people like them. Otherwise, if they lose their temper and decided to act against him, he would be completely helpless. Unless someone was suicidal, only a fool would try tricking the likes of Jiang Bai.
"Ding! Congratulations, young man. With your fists, you defeated Xu Jie and the pseudo Grandmaster Tan Zongming heroically, earning the awe of the wealthy Ma Changyang and the numerous hoodlums. Your reputation is spreading, and you have been awarded 100, 300, and 150 prestige points for the respective feats. All in all, you have earned 550 prestige points, with a grand total of 1,550 prestige points in your balance. A friendly reminder that depending on the type of people you awed, you stand to earn different amount of prestige points. From today onward, Xu Jie will be earning you one prestige point per day. As for the 20 underlings, they will provide you 0.23 prestige points per day. This is a continuous effect."
That was a pleasant surprise for Jiang Bai. This time, he had reaped some rich rewards. In the span of a single night, he had successfully made as much prestige points as he had made spending a month writing. And with Xu Jie being his long term prestige points supplier, Jiang Bai was in a great mood. Although Xu Jie would only provide him with one prestige point per day, it was still a passive income.
As for those little brothers... Well, Jiang Bai found them negligible.
TL note:
1. Six holes punishment: As the name implies, this is a punishment where six holes will be opened on the person being punished, one of the common forms of punishment used by Chinese triads.
Chapter 10: Come look for me at the north if you need anything
Looking at how Tan Zongming was behaving, Jiang Bai did not bother holding back. He smiled before leaping forward, shifting his fist into a palm and sent a beautiful Chop Hanging Palm straight at Tan Zongming's face. The attack was both firm and flexible, and contained a great might behind it.
There was an ancient saying: Eight Extremes and Chop Hanging, even gods and demons would be afraid.
The Chop Hanging Palm unleashed by Jiang Bai was as fast as lightning, also as powerful as a tsunami.
"Hmm?" Tan Zongming's face fell when he saw the incoming attack. No matter what, he was a pseudo Grandmaster with rich combat experience. The moment he saw Jiang Bai's move, his face fell as he moved as well. He could no longer be bothered with acting like an otherworldly expert who was giving a junior a chance. He stepped forth and met Jiang Bai's incoming attack. His Twelve Tan Kicking Technique was incredibly imposing, and using this technique, kicks rained down upon Jiang Bai like a torrential storm, each kick vicious and precise.
The two moved around like two nimble monkeys, and in the blink of an eye, they had already exchanged several hundred moves. All the onlookers were dazzled by what they saw. Both Ma Changyang and the eight underlings of Tan Zongming were all totally stupefied.
As for Xu Jie, although he was already mentally prepared for this, he was still greatly shocked by what he saw. He knew the two of them were much stronger than him, but during his fight with Jiang Bai earlier, Jiang Bai had used a comparably simple and straightforward move to defeat him with a single hit. Thus, he hadn't been able to fully appreciate how powerful Jiang Bai was. Now, he finally had a clear picture of how much stronger Jiang Bai was, and at the same time, he greatly rejoiced his choice to follow Jiang Bai. If Jiang Bai was already so strong at this age, how much stronger would he get in the future?
It was worth noting that a person like Jiang Bai was already capable of taking on 100 opponents by himself. For ordinary people, even if there were hundreds of them, they stood no chance against him without relying on firearms.
Pa! Pa!
Jiang Bai shifted his palm into a fist, and after his fist collided with Tan Zongming's kick, the two finally separated from each other. Jiang Bai landed on the ground steadily, while Tan Zongming had to retreat several steps backward before he could stabilize his footing. He had an unsightly expression, and if one paid close enough attention to him, one would be able to see that his right leg was slightly lifted as the leg trembled.
A person who had reached the Clear Force stage in martial arts training would have a strength of a thousand catties. As for these two, one was a pseudo Grandmaster while the other was a Grandmaster. Thus, their strength had already reached a point that couldn't be estimated by others.
"Eight Extremes Fist? What a perfect Chop Hanging Palm! What a fine Eight Extremes Fist! To reach your level at such young age is no simple accomplishment."
Tan Zongming praised Jiang Bai before leaping forward, resuming their fight. He had suffered a slight loss during their initial exchange, but he did not intend to back off just like that. He had arrived here seeking trouble behaving so imposingly, how could he leave in such a sorry state? His honor was not was not the only one at stake here, as the honor of the old marquis behind was also at stake. Thus, he could not admit defeat just like that.
"Hehe," Jiang Bai chuckled and without saying anything else, charged out to meet him as well. While he leaped, an internal force whirled around his body before shooting out from his fist, landing on Tan Zongming's left leg.
"What? Force Shaping Grandmaster?" Tan Zongming's face fell, and for the very first time, a trace of fear could be seen on his face. Before he could even react, he was sent flying by Jiang Bai. Immediately after, Jiang Bai slammed his back forward, aimed not at Tan Zongming but at the 40 centimeters thick tree right beside where Tan Zongming landed.
Creak!
Accompanying by a loud sound, the thick tree snapped and fell on the ground at the exact same moment Tan Zongming crashed on the ground. Everyone was completely stunned at the sight of that. That was especially true for Xu Jie as he shivered by reflex while looking at Jiang Bai with fear on his face. He started muttering to himself, "Fuck, if he had done that to me, I would have been transformed into mincemeat."
“Big...big brother..." Tan Zongming's underlings quickly helped him back on his feet. Two of them immediately reached at their hips, and when Jiang Bai saw that, he dashed forward and sent them flying.
"Bastards!" Tan Zongming who had just gotten on his feet and wasn't too badly injured immediately started raging. Without a care for anything else, he gave the two underlings a kick each. His kicked ruthlessly; sounds of bone snapping could be heard loud and clear. Jiang Bai knew with one gaze that those two would no longer be able to use their hands anymore.
"Embarrassing fools! I, Tan Zongming, am not a match for him, and your response is to pull your guns out? You are not embarrassing me, but the old marquis! What a joke will it be if from today onward, it is said that the old marquis's men will be pulling their guns out whenever they lose a fight!" Tan Zongming berated them furiously.
Then, he seemed to have recalled something as he cupped his fists at Jiang Bai and said, "My apologies, brother. It is my bad for failing to discipline my men. It is our bad today. You are free to deal with them as you wish and I will accept it. But since they have been following me for many years, if you do wish to punish them, please allow me to be the one to enact the six holes punishment on them!" [1]
"Don't worry about it...it's just a misunderstanding. Don't take it too seriously. In any case, I am here to solve a trouble, not create more troubles. I am Jiang Bai, consider this a start of our friendship." Jiang Bai smiled, not seeming to mind what happened. There was no point making an enemy out of them for something like that. Although he was quite dissatisfied inwardly, Tan Zongming had also given an acceptable response. If he continued pursuing this, it would seem like he was a narrow-minded person.
"Ok! From today onward, Brother Jiang is my friend! In the future, if you need anything from the north, feel free to call me up. I will not hesitate to help. As for my issue with Ma Changyang, let it end here. Alright, I'll be taking my leave now." When Tan Zongming heard Jiang Bai's words, he cupped his fists and took his leave. With the help of his underlings, he left behind his business card before turning to leave. And just like that, everything ended.
In truth, from the moment Tan Zongming was defeated by Jiang Bai, he was awed by Jiang Bai’s skills. And when he found that Jing Bai was showing him mercy, he was already thinking of making a friend out of Jiang Bai. Jiang Bai was a young Grandmaster with such terrifying combat prowess. He simply was a person with boundless prospects. If he could introduce this person to Marquis Nalan, it would be even better.
Unfortunately, what Tan Zongming’s underlings did had thoroughly embarrassed him. Moreover, he had not punished his underlings in accordance to the underworld rules as well since he had only crippled one of their hands each. Although Jiang Bai did not seem to care, Tan Zhongming was still ashamed of it. Thus, he couldn't bring himself to say more before taking his leave.
Nonetheless, a person of his status would never break his word. He was definitely not making empty promises. If Jiang Bai needed anything, he would help without hesitation.
"Don't worry, Mr. Jiang. I will get my men to prepare everything and by early morning tomorrow, we will be able to change the ownership of the club. From now onward, the Great World is yours." Ma Changyang finally recovered from his daze after Tan Zongming left. He quickly approached Jiang Bai and spoke fawningly. He had reached a conclusion that it would always be better for him to build a good relationship with someone like Jiang Bai.
The prowess displayed by Jiang Bai earlier had totally stunned Ma Changyang. Tan Zongming was a veteran in terms of combat, and in comparison, he was merely someone that was somewhat wealthy with some underlings working for him. Compared to individuals like Tan Zongming and Jiang Bai, he was nothing. Thus, he could not afford to try pulling tricks over people like them. Otherwise, if they lose their temper and decided to act against him, he would be completely helpless. Unless someone was suicidal, only a fool would try tricking the likes of Jiang Bai.
"Ding! Congratulations, young man. With your fists, you defeated Xu Jie and the pseudo Grandmaster Tan Zongming heroically, earning the awe of the wealthy Ma Changyang and the numerous hoodlums. Your reputation is spreading, and you have been awarded 100, 300, and 150 prestige points for the respective feats. All in all, you have earned 550 prestige points, with a grand total of 1,550 prestige points in your balance. A friendly reminder that depending on the type of people you awed, you stand to earn different amount of prestige points. From today onward, Xu Jie will be earning you one prestige point per day. As for the 20 underlings, they will provide you 0.23 prestige points per day. This is a continuous effect."
That was a pleasant surprise for Jiang Bai. This time, he had reaped some rich rewards. In the span of a single night, he had successfully made as much prestige points as he had made spending a month writing. And with Xu Jie being his long term prestige points supplier, Jiang Bai was in a great mood. Although Xu Jie would only provide him with one prestige point per day, it was still a passive income.
As for those little brothers... Well, Jiang Bai found them negligible.
TL note:
1. Six holes punishment: As the name implies, this is a punishment where six holes will be opened on the person being punished, one of the common forms of punishment used by Chinese triads.
