Chen Che responded, then opened his stance and punched Wang Zhen's palm.
He used about 50% of his strength in this punch.
But even like this, it is already close to the level of the Dharma.
Wang Zhen's right hand trembled slightly, and he took two steps backward.
"What a strength!"
Feeling the pain in his palm, Wang Zhen was horrified!
Although he was mentally prepared, he never expected that his nephew's strength would reach such an extent.
This should be very close to the level of a novice martial artist in the Qi and Blood Realm, right?
But it’s only been a few days?
Even if my nephew has incredible understanding and can learn the breathing method in one day, it will definitely be a long process to polish his body.
Some wealthy families have no shortage of various medicinal materials and meat. It would take a year to polish an ordinary person into a Qi and Blood Realm warrior.
But my nephew has only been practicing for more than half a month from an ordinary person to this level.
This is no longer something that only martial arts wizards can explain.
"Could it be that he was so angry after failing the exam that he opened up the Ren and Du channels?
Or did you eat some natural treasure by mistake?"
Wang Zhen was puzzled.
…
"Uncle, how is it? Is my strength good?"
Chen Che put away his hand and asked with a smile.
Wang Zhen's expression was extremely serious.
"Chen Che, remember, from now on, you can just say that you started practicing martial arts when you were fifteen, do you understand?"
"I know."
Chen Che agreed.
Wang Zhen was afraid that Chen Che would not realize the seriousness of the problem, so he emphasized: "You are no longer something that only a martial arts wizard can explain.
Let me give you an analogy.
Your current situation is equivalent to a person who is illiterate, studied for a month, and directly passed the exam to become a scholar.
What would they think if this fell into the eyes of others?
I don’t know what opportunity you encountered...
But you must remember that no matter what opportunity you encounter, keep it in your heart and never tell anyone else, including me and your mother, do you understand?"
"I understand, don't worry, uncle."
Chen Che's tone was more serious.
Wang Zhen's heart was still filled with ups and downs.
After a moment of silence, he walked up to Chen Che and said, "The reason why you want to join the Tianlang Gang is for the more advanced skills.
In fact, becoming a martial artist in the Qi and Blood Realm at the age of nineteen is already quite good for a civilian family.
In your situation, whether you join a big family or join the army, you will be trained with emphasis.
You don't have to join a gang."
"I don't like to be restricted, so joining a gang would give me more freedom."
Chen Che said directly.
In fact, he had already thought about this clearly.
His cultivation method is too weird. Whether he goes to the military camp or to a big family, his feet are easily exposed. Joining a gang is safer.
Wang Zhen nodded slightly when he heard this.
"Now that you have decided, I will take you to see the leader of our Sirius Gang tomorrow.
It’s just a pity that you have read books for so many years.”
Chen Che didn't feel any pity at all. What he desperately wanted now was to improve his strength.
"Uncle, I haven't experienced actual combat since I started practicing martial arts. Why don't you give me some advice?"
Seeing Chen Che's eagerness to try, Wang Zhen smiled and agreed.
The two started sparring in the courtyard.
However, because the courtyard is too small, both sides are unable to perform their functions.
But even so, Chen Che still felt that he had benefited a lot.
…
Early the next morning.
Wang Zhen came to Chen Che's home with a bag of dried meat.
"Nephew, you eat this package of dried meat and then come with me."
Chen Che took out a piece of dried meat from his bag and smelled it.
The dried meat has a fishy smell, which is very unpleasant.
Before he could ask, Wang Zhen explained: "This is the meat of a ferocious beast, and it is of great benefit to those who want to learn martial arts.
Some children from wealthy families eat this every day."
Chen Che suddenly felt astonished when he heard this.
My uncle wanted him to rush in again before meeting the gang leader...
"Uncle, isn't this cheap?"
"It's really not cheap. It costs two taels of silver per catty."
Wang Zhen replied.
Two taels of silver per catty...
Chen Che put a bag of meat on it, which weighed about two kilograms.
Two kilograms is four taels of silver... This much money can almost buy forty kilograms of raw pork.
Thinking of this, he was a little reluctant to eat.
In his uncle's eyes, he seemed to be just a few steps away from lifting a hundred kilograms of stone locks with one arm, so he needed to make a push.
But he knew very well in his heart that he had no way to advance in this Qi and Blood Realm, and eating this kind of meat now was a complete waste.
If he was rich, then it would be a waste. The problem is that now he is very poor, so poor that he only has four or five taels of silver left in his body, which is not enough to refill the energy-devouring bottle.
"Eat quickly, we're in a hurry."
Wang Zhen urged.
Chen Che thought for a while and took out a small piece of meat, then tore half of it into his mouth and started chewing.
The meat of the beast had a strong fishy smell in the mouth, but after entering his belly, it turned into a warm current that flowed throughout his body, making him feel full of strength.
What a good thing...
If he had eaten this before, he wouldn't have had to eat again after a bout of coughing.
Chen Che praised in his heart and wrapped the meat again.
"Uncle, I have no problem with it. I can eat this meat only after I get more advanced skills."
Wang Zhen was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and smiled.
"You know how to settle accounts...that's all, poor people like us really have to settle accounts.
In that case, let's go, I will take you to see the gang leader."
"good."
After Chen Che hid the dried meat, he followed Wang Zhen out of the house.
…
On the way, Wang Zhen began to introduce some specific situations of the Tianlang Gang to Chen Che.
"There are more than a hundred people in our Tianlang Gang, and half of them are just slightly stronger ordinary people.
Among the remaining fifty people, there are more than thirty entry-level warriors at the Qi and Blood Realm, more than a dozen warriors at the Bronze Skin Realm, and finally the gang leader and two deputy gang leaders, both of whom are Iron Bone Realm warriors.
So in fact, with your current strength, you are already considered to be in the top half of the gang."
Chen Che silently wrote it down.
"Besides, the chief executive of our gang is in the East District.
There are more than a dozen streets in the East District, five of which are considered our sphere of influence...
But the main way our gang makes money is transportation.
In fact, most of the gangs in Stonefire City mainly rely on transportation to make money."
"Well, I've heard of this."
Chen Che echoed.
Stone Fire City is built on Lieyang Stone Mine, and its area is not large.
After removing farmland and basic residential streets, there is almost no free space in the inner and outer cities.
Therefore, facilities such as medicine gardens, livestock farms, and mines are basically built outside the city.
Because evil spirits were rampant outside the city and there were people who were working as bandits, a special team of warriors was needed to transport the produced materials into the city.
Some top families have dedicated private armies to transport these resources.
However, small and medium-sized families cannot afford private armed forces, so they can only ask gangs to help transport them.
"By the way, uncle, what's the gang leader's name? What's his personality like?"
Chen Che asked again.
"The leader of our Tianlang Gang is called Feng Dachuan, and he is an Iron Bone Realm warrior.
As for his personality, apart from being greedy for money, he is otherwise pretty good.
The skill he practices is called Dialang Gong, which is considered a very powerful skill in the entire Stone Fire City.
It shouldn't be difficult for you to get the Bronze Skin Realm part of Dielang Gong from him.
But if you step into the Copper Skin Realm and want to use the Iron Bone Realm's Wave Wave Technique again, you'll probably have to bleed a lot..."
Chen Che nodded slightly when he heard this and said nothing more.