Urban Martial Saint

Following Old Madam Shen to the rear courtyard, Ye Qing directly asked his question.

”You don’t know?” Old Madam Shen was full of astonishment, saying, ”You don’t know about the matters here?”

”What matters?” Ye Qing was surprised, saying, ”I don’t know.”

Hearing Ye Qing say this, Old Madam Shen hesitated a bit. She was silent for a while, then softly said, ”This time, the Shen Family is actually holding a marriage proposal event.”

”Marriage proposal event?” Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, not yet reacting: ”Who is the proposal for?”

”For Qingyi.” Old Madam Shen looked at Ye Qing, saying, ”Qingyi is not young anymore, it’s time for her to find a home.”

Ye Qing finally came back to his senses, but he widened his eyes, his mouth agape, unable to speak for a long time.

So, the Shen Family had invited so many experts for Shen Qingyi’s marriage proposal!? Of course, Ye Qing couldn’t have imagined this. How could he even think about it? Shen Qingyi, Shen Qingyi was actually getting married? And the people attending the proposal event were lined up so many?

At this moment, Ye Qing’s heart seemed to have been hollowed out, and his whole body felt empty. His heart had always had feelings for Shen Qingyi. His feelings for Huangfu Ziyu were ones of responsibility, and a liking. But his feelings for Shen Qingyi could truly be called love.

For the sake of responsibility, he could be with Huangfu Ziyu. After all, he was a man, and he had to bear his own responsibilities. But bearing responsibility did not mean he couldn’t love, didn’t mean he couldn’t think, didn’t mean he could forget everything. Instead, at such a time, Shen Qingyi became even clearer in his heart.

Now hearing that Shen Qingyi was to marry, his heart also felt empty. This feeling was as if he had lost his soul, leaving him dispirited.

Looking at Ye Qing like this, Old Madam Shen couldn’t help but sigh. She actually knew that Ye Qing would definitely not be able to accept this matter. But this is reality, and it can’t be concealed from Ye Qing forever.

After a while, Ye Qing finally regained his senses, quietly asking: ”Qingyi... did Qingyi agree?”

”Whether she agrees or not, she has to marry. She’s a girl, and she doesn’t have any ability to protect herself. Both Heavenly Lord and I are old, and we can’t protect her for a lifetime. We have to find someone for her to entrust her life to!” Old Madam Shen glanced at Ye Qing, softly asked: ”If you can’t give her happiness, why can’t you let go? Or, do you want her to live like this for her whole life?”

Old Madam Shen’s words were like a thunderbolt striking Ye Qing, making him freeze completely.

Yes, if you can’t give her happiness, why not let go? He can’t marry her, so what right does he have to interfere with whom she marries? No matter whom she marries, the only thing he can do is hope she marries well, hope she can live well in the future. What else can he do?

Old Madam Shen came over and gently patted Ye Qing’s shoulder, saying, ”Ye Qing, Zi Yu is a good girl, don’t let her down!”

Hearing the name Zi Yu, Ye Qing finally came back to his senses. He slowly nodded, saying: ”I will definitely find Zi Yu back!”

”With these words, I’m relieved.” Old Madam Shen gently smiled, saying: ”By the way, what is your purpose in coming to Shen Family Manor this time?”

Ye Qing finally remembered his true purpose in coming to Shen Family Manor. He then recounted the matters in Shenchuan City, and after listening to Ye Qing’s words, Old Madam Shen also frowned.

”The Bloody Monk is back too, and Ao Wuchang has gone over too, it seems Shenchuan City is really going to get lively.” Old Madam Shen sighed, saying: ”Ye Qing, you made a good choice. Shenchuan City is really not suitable for you to stay there any longer. It’s better to leave your friends there, as they don’t know martial arts, those martial artists won’t target them. But it would be different for you. Leaving Shenchuan City is actually protecting your friends.”

Ye Qing nodded, the reason he chose to leave Shenchuan City was to protect his group of brothers. If he didn’t leave, his brothers would always be in danger, but once he left, they would be safe.

”What are you planning to do now?” Old Madam Shen asked.

”This is the purpose of my coming to Shen Family Manor.” Ye Qing glanced at Li Bing’en beside him, saying: ”This is the grandson of Third Master Li, the Northern Fist King, but unfortunately in childhood, he suffered a shock and has some intellectual disability. I want to go out and find Zi Yu, but it’s inconvenient to take him along, so I came to see if he can stay at Shen Family Manor for a while.”

”So he is the child Heavenly Lord mentioned.” Old Madam Shen nodded, smiled: ”Heavenly Lord often said that his most capable disciple is not in the Southern Six Provinces. Unexpectedly, he had left such a disciple in the North. It’s good to leave him at Shen Family Manor, with so many people here, taking care of him won’t be a problem.”

”Thank you, Old Madam Shen!” Ye Qing quickly thanked, paused for a moment, and said: ”Right, there’s another matter. Old Madam, could you take a look, do you recognize this item?”

As he spoke, Ye Qing took out a wooden box from his suitcase. The wooden box contained the Gold Silk Armor. Ye Qing brought the Gold Silk Armor, wanting to see if there was something special about it here.

Old Madam Shen took the wooden box and inspected it for a while, then wondered: ”What is this item?”

”You don’t recognize it?” Ye Qing was shocked, wondering: ”This item is called Gold Silk Armor, haven’t you heard of it?”

”Gold Silk Armor?” Old Madam Shen thought for a moment, shook her head: ”I’ve never heard of it.”

”Ah?” Ye Qing was even more astonished, Old Madam Shen hadn’t heard of it, how mysterious was this item?

Old Madam Shen said, ”Why not ask Heavenly Lord later, he has traveled a lot outside, maybe he knows this item.”

”Alright!” Ye Qing nodded and waited with Old Madam Shen in the backyard for Shen Tianjun to come.

Shen Tianjun spent a lot of time entertaining the guests in the front. After all, the identities of these guests were not ordinary. Fortunately, after everyone arrived and exchanged greetings, Shen Tianjun arranged for someone to set up rooms for them to rest, and then came to the backyard.

As soon as Shen Tianjun entered the backyard, without speaking, he went straight to Ye Qing. Under Ye Qing’s astonished gaze, he grabbed Ye Qing’s wrist and held Ye Qing’s acupuncture points for a while, wondering: ”Strange, no change?”

”What... what change?” Ye Qing wondered.

Shen Tianjun glanced at him, saying: ”Did Brother Li San teach you anything besides boxing back then?”

”Anything else?” Ye Qing thought for a moment, saying: ”Nothing really, just boxing, drinking, occasionally playing chess with Third Master Li. Sometimes when tired from playing, I slept over there. But it was quite strange; it’s very hot at Third Master Li’s place, and in winter I woke up from the heat.”

”Very hot!?” Shen Tianjun’s eyes lit up, urgently asked, ”What kind of heat?”

”Uh...” Ye Qing pondered for a while, saying: ”It felt like there were furnaces all around, roasting the body, unbearably hot. But for some reason, every time I felt unbearably hot, I couldn’t open my eyes, perhaps I was dreaming.”

”I see! I see now!” Shen Tianjun suddenly understood, eyes flashing with brilliance, looking at Ye Qing, saying: ”I finally know!”

”Know... know what?” Ye Qing was even more surprised, Shen Tianjun’s words were ambiguous, he didn’t know what had happened.

Shen Tianjun didn’t answer him but directly asked: ”Ye Qing, when I saw you at Brother Li San’s grave for the first time, you didn’t have any Inner Strength. However, last time in Shenchuan City, you started to have Inner Strength, what happened during this period?”

”I read Acupoint Seeking Technique and practiced a Breathing Method from it.” Ye Qing said: ”The method was quite effective, I quickly felt Internal Breath.”

”How fast is quickly?” Shen Tianjun asked: ”Could you specify the time frame?”

Ye Qing thought for a moment, saying: ”About two days.”

”Ah?” Shen Tianjun hadn’t spoken yet, but Old Madam Shen exclaimed, saying: ”You felt Internal Breath in just two days?”

”Yes.” Ye Qing nodded, saying: ”It’s really two days, actually on the first day, I felt it vaguely, on the second day it was clearer.”

”Really?” Old Madam Shen was even more surprised, saying: ”Did you practice Inner Strength before?”

”No!” Ye Qing answered honestly: ”Before this, I didn’t know anything about Inner Strength.”

”How is this possible?” Old Madam Shen widened her eyes, saying: ”You hadn’t practiced before, yet after practicing for two days you felt Internal Breath. You must be joking, normally even a gifted individual would take at least a year or two from starting practice to feeling Internal Breath. You felt it in two days, I’ve never heard of such a thing, it’s unprecedented in history!”

”Really?” Now it was Ye Qing’s turn to be surprised, his mouth agape, saying: ”I... I really felt Internal Breath after two days, how... how is this possible?”

Old Madam Shen wondered: ”Did you feel it wrongly? Or maybe you practiced Inner Strength before without knowing?”

”Unlikely, right?” Ye Qing was puzzled.

”He definitely hadn’t practiced Inner Strength before. Because last time at Brother Li San’s grave, I tested him and he had no Inner Strength, no foundation at all.” Shen Tianjun said: ”But he felt Internal Breath in two days, which is also a fact.”

”How is this possible?” Old Madam Shen exclaimed again, truly bewildered.