At the martial arts gathering a few days later, Ip Man brilliantly defeated Master Luo of Piguaquan and Master Zheng of Baguazhang, and successfully tied with Master Hong.
Xie Yuan was also present during this period, and also stopped the son of one of Ye Wen's friends from secretly taking photos - it is best not to leave any photo records of the fight between martial artists. Although it is a good intention, it is not a good thing for both martial artists.
After the competition was successfully completed, Master Hong still required Master Ye to pay a monthly protection fee of 100 yuan as industry insurance in accordance with industry regulations.
Ip Man did not agree, but Xie Yuan still agreed to arrange the payment. Ip Man was very reluctant to do this, but he could only accept it under Xie Yuan's insistence.
After all, his martial arts school is his livelihood, and the key is to become more and more stable.
While the two families were having dinner and chatting, Xie Yuan also told Ip Man that the final destination of the money was a police superintendent from John State.
"Master Hong is actually doing this to quench his thirst, because many capable martial arts masters simply cannot afford so much money to pay protection fees. So they gave up their thoughts and went to do other things like looking for Jinshan." Xie Yuan
While eating some food, he explained to Ye Wen, "Did you know? In addition to Master Luo and Master Zheng, there is also an unintroduced master in the martial arts hall on Wuguan Street who has real ability and deep blood. The others
Not worth mentioning."
"Master Hong appreciates you and has the idea of letting you take over."
"Let me take over?" Ip Man had a dull look on his face. He really couldn't understand that Hong Zhennan's personality that he said he didn't pay the money that day and would be responsible for the consequences was because he wanted Ip Man to take over.
"Did you know that the Aji you fought against that day is the most powerful young man in Hongquan Martial Arts School now." Xie Yuan described the huge crisis in the prosperous age of Hong Zhennan Martial Arts School.
"What... does this have to do with asking me to take over?"
"Master Hong Zhennan is suffering from injuries. He fights with people on weekdays, and it's fine in the short term. But over time, the injury will relapse, and it won't last long. It's just that no one can make him fight hard for a long time, until he meets you.
In the end, among martial arts masters, the one who is the best must be the one who can fight best. Otherwise, if you ask Master Luo or Master Zheng to fight against a Western boxer, they will lose without a fight!
Who can lead the martial arts masters to restore their dignity at that time? This is why Master Hong prefers you."
"A Yuan, you are too subjective to think like this. I don't believe that other masters are also very capable." Ye Wen obviously didn't believe this reason.
"I hope, Master Ye, I will demonstrate to you the Western boxing method tomorrow, so that you can understand the style of boxing."
"Okay, see you on the rooftop tomorrow morning."
"Don't do anything!" This was Mrs. Ye's decision. The beauty frowned and stared at Ye and Xie with the death ray, announcing the red line that could not be crossed.
"Uh...okay!"
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Time passed like this day by day, and Xie Yuan learned bridge-finding and wooden dummy from Ip Man. Xie Yuan's foundation was much better than all his current apprentices, so the fist and kick part came naturally to him.
What Ye Wen is training him now is the equipment part, the six-and-a-half-point stick and the eight-cut sword. These are the things that really involve actual combat. If he didn't owe Xie Yuan too many favors (Xie Yuan gave too much), he wouldn't teach him
So fast.
And Ip Man also saw a lot of interesting northern boxing techniques from him, including Tongbei (arm) boxing, Dahong (Hong) boxing, Baji boxing, Xingyi boxing, as well as the alliance's Sambo fighting skills and boxing.
Xie Yuan now basically walks around in martial arts gyms and boxing clubs. In addition to the Chinese medicine store where he works, the Hong family martial arts gym, the martial arts gyms of Master Luo and Master Zheng, and the Western boxing club, he has intersections.
It's a pity that he is a foreigner after all, and people won't tell him many things, so he ignored many things, although he successfully prevented reporters from taking photos and grudges.
However, due to the popularity of Ye Wen's newly opened martial arts gym, which robbed many of the martial arts gym's already small number of students, conflicts arose.
A group of people smashed up the martial arts gym! When Xie Yuan hurriedly arrived from the Western Boxing Club, Ip Man took people to move the wooden dummy back home.
"Who did this! You've already been paid, what does Hong Zhennan do for food!" Xie Yuan was furious. What he hated most was this phenomenon of accepting money but not doing anything. He, Hong Zhennan, was so brave!
"I didn't turn in my monthly salary," Ye Wen explained, "I gave the money to poor students to support their families."
"You...you told me about supporting apprentices!" Xie Yuan patted his chest, "You broke the rules like this. Master Ye, you think it is a heroic act, but have you ever thought about it, if everyone could learn to be a hero like you?
Good man, when the police station starts to make trouble for martial arts schools and other Chinese people on a large scale, can you take care of it?"
"All in all, I will reason with Master Hong." After he waved his hand to dismiss the students, Ip Man assured Xie Yuan.
I don’t know what they came up with after the exchange that day. In short, Ye Wen began to teach martial arts to his apprentices on the street, and Xie Yuan was also assisting.
Probably a few days later, during a daily teaching session, Huang Liang noticed with sharp eyes that Hong Zhennan was sitting in the park.
Well, actually Master Hong felt that he wanted to ease the relationship, so he came to see Ip Man and gave him some tickets to a Western boxing match.
But Xie Yuan unexpectedly felt that Master Hong was suffering from a bloody disaster... His eyes turned red unexpectedly, although this did not mean anything, it was just Xie Yuan's perception.
The uneasy premonition became more and more serious as Xie Yuan walked with Ip Man and several masters and apprentices to the boxing match at night. The troublesome thing was that he didn't know what caused the bloody disaster.
The things related to this place in his additional tasks are:
Saving the life of an old martial artist and letting him live out his old age in peace. That was Hong Zhennan, the only old man he knew.
But because he had no clue as to how something happened, just like how he survived Operation Olympus before, it was really a fluke that he survived that time, but this time, he had to guess again!
Fortunately, this mission is just a side mission. If you can save it, save it. If you can't, forget it. Although Master Hong Zhennan is a person he respects very much, people are born, old, sick and die. Maybe he died of a sudden illness?
He can't save it, let's see.
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Not to mention, he, a Russian, really didn't stand out at all in a Western boxing match. People with blond hair and blue eyes like him were sitting in the VIP auditorium, chatting and laughing.
On the boxing ring, disciples from the Hong Family Martial Arts School are collectively performing traditional Hong boxing routines, which is equivalent to warming up the boxing match.
"Hum! It's better to find a few beauties to dance!" What did Master Hong think? Xie Yuan couldn't figure it out at all.
Neither a traditional martial arts practitioner nor a Xia nationality person, how could he possibly understand this routine demonstration, which was just like a performance? It would only be regarded as a dance arranged by the official competition. How could this kind of action arouse the blood of Westerners?
.
Sure enough, Xie Yuan looked around, and the only people he could see with interest were the Xia people gathered under the boxing ring. Everyone in the serious audience seats and boxes looked at the routine demonstration with a novel, interesting, and amusing look.
Just no excitement.
"Master Hong's idea of collecting personal goods this time was wrong. I hope nothing happens this time." Xie Yuan and Ye Wen complained.
"Why? Isn't it a good performance!" Huang Liang, who has always been at odds with Xie Yuan, retorted. Ever since he learned Xie Yuan's true age, he liked choking even more.
"You think it's good, I think it's good. The Xia people surrounding the ring can still accept it, but the real audience is the foreigners sitting in the auditorium with a good view!"
Different Johns.
"Tell me, which one of their expressions can you really understand? It's like doing a lottery in the north. They give you a Yangko dance routine. Can you understand it?"
"Master Hong should know it well, Ah Yuan, don't worry." Ye Wen saw the reactions of the audience around him and felt that the audience might not understand the routines of Chinese martial arts, but he felt that this was just a performance after all, and there should be no one to mess with it.
Field.
"It's hard to say." Xie Yuan could only watch these Hongquan martial arts disciples silently, performing routines and cheering with "hey hey".
Sure enough, something happened after a while, and a strong young man wearing a boxer's coat jumped into the ring.
The young and strong man must be a boxer preparing to enter the competition. He was very restrained at first... because although he was standing in the boxing ring, he did not interrupt the routine demonstration.
But when the routine demonstration was over and a group of martial arts disciples accepted the applause of the audience, the boxers began to get mad.
He came to Aji and asked Aji to punch him!
"Aji, the boxer is provoking you, go down after the performance and don't cause trouble." Xie Yuan suddenly warned Aji, and then warned the boxer in English: "Please don't cause trouble, sir, this won't happen."
There is no need to do this to make you rich."
Before he finished speaking, it was Aki who came over first, and he said with disdain: "You foreigner, why are you joining in the fun!"
"Hahahahaha" a group of Xia people present burst into laughter.
"Haha, it seems you are asking for trouble." The boxer also turned around and laughed at Xie Yuan.
"Why are you talking?" Ye Wen, who couldn't stand it, immediately stretched out his hand to criticize Aji, but Xie Yuan put his hand down.
"It's okay, I'll go and take it easy myself." Xie Yuan silently turned around and walked out of the field. "Master Madhong Zhennanhong, it's not that I won't save you, your apprentice is so annoying!"