The City’s Strongest Son-in-law

Chapter 1090: Chapter 1089: The Ill-Fated Master

”Don’t worry, this time Chen Qingqing is participating, and she’ll help Donglin Martial Arts Hall achieve an outstanding result.” Huo Tian said with a smile. After all, with Chen Qingqing competing on behalf of Donglin Martial Arts Hall, and participating in both the youth and master categories, she will undoubtedly win two championships. That would be a great event, wouldn’t it solve their troubles and allow Donglin Martial Arts Hall to rise again?

”Master Huo, have you ever heard of Luo Jianlin?” Master Li asked cautiously.

”I’ve heard of him. He’s a rising star these past few years, and I’ve heard that the masters defeated by him are innumerable. Despite being so young, he has achieved such success, the future looks bright for him.” Huo Tian replied.

”I didn’t expect you to have such high regard for him, ah, I’ve just heard that he has also signed up for this tournament. If he participates, won’t the championship be uncertain?” Master Li sighed.

”Don’t you think Chen Qingqing can win? Are you so lacking in confidence?” Huo Tian asked with a smile. Honestly, in Huo Tian’s eyes, regardless of whether it’s Luo Jianlin or someone stronger, they’re not a match for Chen Qingqing.

It’s not about a lack of confidence for Master Li. He never even dared to hope that Chen Qingqing would win the tournament; although he witnessed Chen Qingqing’s prowess yesterday and realized she was unmatched, it doesn’t mean Chen Qingqing is a match for Luo Jianlin. It’s said he’s in his prime combat strength now, since he’s still young. No matter how you look at it, Chen Qingqing is still a young girl and can hardly match Luo Jianlin’s combat prowess!

When Huo Tian brought Master Li to see Su Changfeng, Su Changfeng was holding Sunian in his arms, gently rocking him to sleep. Su motioned to Master Li to wait for a moment.

Seeing this, Master Li dared not speak and stood aside.

Master Li thought Su Changfeng was tall and looked quite handsome, but nothing else was particularly charming. After all, with Su Changfeng’s gentle demeanor now, he could hardly associate him with someone who challenged the major families in Beijing.

Could it be that Su Changfeng is all talk?

However, those words were truly arrogant, and many major families in Beijing bear a grudge against Su Changfeng. If Su Changfeng doesn’t have great skills, those words alone could make the Ye Family disappear from Beijing.

Sunian lay in Su Changfeng’s arms, dozing off soon after drinking milk. Su Changfeng carefully handed the child over to Shen Hanxue, fearing he would wake Sunian. After settling, Su Changfeng took Master Li to the front courtyard to talk.

”Why suddenly come to my house, has something happened?” Su Changfeng asked directly.

Master Li stood in place, stunned, not knowing how to say it, but finally gathered the courage to speak to Su Changfeng: ”I’m here to persuade you to have Chen Qingqing withdraw from the master category of the competition.”

Upon hearing this, Su Changfeng slightly frowned. Didn’t this person want Chen Qingqing to compete on behalf of their martial arts hall, to achieve a good ranking and gain fame? Why suddenly change his mind and not want Chen Qingqing to compete?

”Why?” Su Changfeng asked calmly. He thought there must be a reason behind Master Li’s change of heart, and it was something that couldn’t be avoided. Without getting angry, he simply asked directly.

”Here’s the thing, shortly after you left, Wu Xiangming, the owner of Lifeng Martial Arts Hall, came with others. He told me that his disciple Luo Jianlin is also participating in this master tournament, and he said if Chen Qingqing dares to compete, she would die without a burial place. Although I want my martial arts hall to achieve great results, I don’t want a young girl to lose her life at such an age!” Master Li said helplessly.

After hearing this, Su Changfeng was somewhat shocked. He initially wanted Chen Qingqing to compete representing his martial arts hall, but now he’s worried about her life, fearing she might be in danger. What a dramatic turn of events!

”Really? Do you really think that?” Su Changfeng smiled faintly, and asked calmly.

”To be honest, I did see Chen Qingqing’s strength before and hoped she’d help my martial arts hall gain fame, but that’s without the threat of life. Now with the drastic change in situation, if Chen Qingqing steps onto the arena and encounters Luo Jianlin, she’ll definitely be killed. That’s not what I want, nor will I send a young girl to her death just for this.” Master Li said sincerely.

”Listening to you, you’re quite principled, but I don’t understand how someone with your character would work with Zhong Tianli. Why are you helping him then?” Su Changfeng asked suspiciously. After all, Master Li’s actions now seem very contradictory, and his behavior is too bizarre. Su Changfeng genuinely wanted to know about Master Li’s character.

When Zhong Tianli was mentioned, Master Li’s expression turned rather sad and seemed quite aggrieved, hinting at some underlying issues.

Master Li helps Zhong Tianli because, in the past few years, to keep Donglin Martial Arts Hall running, he spent all his savings. If he can’t raise money, Donglin Martial Arts Hall is really over, and in desperation, he resorted to working as a hired thug, a forced decision indeed.

”If I told you I do it for money, would you believe me?” Master Li looked up at Su Changfeng.

”Really? Is Donglin Martial Arts Hall still short of money?” Su Changfeng asked, somewhat surprised. After all, he had visited Donglin Martial Arts Hall before, its decor was grand and must have required substantial funds. If compared to Tian Changsheng’s martial arts hall in Jiang City, there’s hardly a difference. How could such a martial arts hall be short of this little money?

”We lack it greatly. In the past, Donglin Martial Arts Hall had talent everywhere with increasing student enrollment, and I did make a lot of money. But in these recent years, you could say we’ve fallen from grace. My martial arts hall hasn’t just failed to generate profits; it’s consistently been in financial loss. The people you saw in the martial arts hall today, though they bear my hall’s name as disciples, they’re just there for money, and if there’s no payment, they’ll definitely disappear.” Master Li said with bitterness.

After hearing this, Su Changfeng couldn’t help but laugh; despite being a master, Master Li lived a truly miserable life, to the extent he has to use money to retain people.

Seeing Su Changfeng’s laugh, Master Li wasn’t angry or resentful. After all, that’s reality, right in front of them, and he genuinely couldn’t find a reason to argue against Su Changfeng.

”If you’re so short on money, why keep running the martial arts hall? Just shut it down, wouldn’t that get rid of the troubles?” Su Changfeng asked curiously. Though times are tough, wouldn’t quitting solve everything?