Chapter 113

Gu Ziwei casually replied, “I am a media professional; this is just part of my job. No need to thank me.”

Ren Hua suddenly asked Song Haowen, “This time when you were attacked, was it because of Gu Ziwei, as they say outside?”

Song Haowen hadn’t figured out how to answer, but Gu Ziwei blushed and admitted, “Yes, Song Haowen did get injured because of me.”

“What?” Wang Li exclaimed dramatically. This was the first time she had heard about it. She had initially believed that Song Haowen’s stabbing was a random incident.

After reading the newspaper, she believed it was retaliation for standing up against injustice, never imagining it had something to do with Gu Ziwei.

Song Haowen hurriedly explained, “Don’t jump to conclusions. Gu Ziwei and I have nothing more than a friendship. Who knew that guy Cui Hai had a crush on Gu Ziwei misunderstood me, and caused me to suffer unjustly.”

Ren Hua sneered, “I think that Cui guy is an idiot, lacking common sense. He couldn’t distinguish between normal classmates’ interactions and romantic relationships. Still, he hired someone to commit murder like an idiot.”

Gu Ziwei’s face turned red to her neck as she explained, “That jerk has been obsessed with me since high school, aggressively pursuing me. Whenever a male classmate got close to me, he would pick a fight. This time, the situation escalated probably because earlier, when he tried to teach Song Haowen a lesson, he ended up getting slapped over ten times. That’s when the grudge began.”

Zhu Hongyu suddenly looked serious and said to Song Haowen, “Young man, I need to talk to you about something. If you ever encounter a similar situation, don’t rely on your martial arts skills and easily make enemies. There’s an old saying: ‘No matter how skilled you are, you’re still afraid of a gun.’ Especially when you’re in the light, and the other is in the dark. You can’t put yourself in constant danger, right?”

These words left Song Haowen speechless. Qian Youlai, seeing Song Haowen being talked down, chimed in, “Sister Zhu, you’re not a man; you might not understand. Some scoundrels, if you let them go once, they’ll take advantage twice. If you reason with them, they play dirty. Take me as an example. Back then, when I was dating Wang Li, there was a ruffian with a big flat top who also wanted to pursue her. He warned me not to date Wang Li, but I didn’t listen to him. I didn’t want to provoke him, so I kept avoiding him, thinking that we could coexist peacefully. But later, he gathered a group of thugs and, in broad daylight, beat me severely. If my master hadn’t happened to pass by and saved me, I might have ended up disabled.”

Ren Hua vividly remembered the incident with Yang Wei. She said, “Scum like Yang Wei, if you can’t completely control them, they’ll always think about revenge. In my opinion, Song Haowen, in the future, if you encounter such a situation, instead of appeasing and compromising, you should strike fear into them. Let them never dare to seek revenge.”

Gu Ziwei nodded, “I agree with Brother Qian and Sister Ren’s views. For those bad people, you really can’t let them go unchecked, or they will harm so many others.”

Zhu Hongyu sighed, “You guys aren’t helping Song Haowen; you’re pushing him into the fire. If he were a police officer, stopping crime would be his duty, dealing with bad people would be unquestionable. Otherwise, it’s dereliction of duty and a crime. But currently, he’s just an ordinary college student, still underage. Letting him act bravely for justice is not a problem, but one must consider the consequences, right? If one acts without considering the consequences, being a hero recklessly, in the end, it’s oneself who will suffer losses. Family and friends will also be implicated, just like what happened to Zhiwei sister. Do you think Zhiwei’s beating has nothing to do with Little Song? If he didn’t make enemies with the Black Bear, he wouldn’t have been bullied; if he wasn’t bullied, Zhiwei wouldn’t have helped him seek justice; without seeking justice, Zhiwei wouldn’t have been retaliated against by the Black Bear. Think about it, isn’t this the reason?”

After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, not only was Song Haowen speechless, but the others also didn’t know how to refute.

After a while, Song Haowen said, “I know that everyone here cares about me and has a sense of justice. For me, many things are actually decided in a moment, and many times there is no time to consider carefully. When encountering those ugly situations, if I can intervene, I will definitely do so and won’t worry too much about the consequences. Of course, Sister Zhu’s words have also reminded me. In the future, I not only need to improve my martial arts skills but also need to be careful in everything, stay vigilant, to avoid such unfortunate incidents from happening again.”

Qian Youlai raised his glass. “Master, I toast to you! Wishing you smooth sailing and success in everything in the future!” After saying that, he took a sip from his glass. Song Haowen, unwilling to fall behind, immediately emptied his own glass.

Gu Zhiwei also responded, “Sisters, let’s also have a drink. Wishing everyone peace and success!”

After the dinner, Qian Youlai and Wang Li left first. Gu Zhiwei, Zhu Hongyu, and Ren Hua sat in the store for a while before bidding farewell to Song Haowen and heading back to school together.

After the three women left, Song Haowen opened the safe again, admired rare treasures like the Sword of Wu King for a while, and then began his martial arts practice.

Although his true energy always seemed to disappear into his dantian after each practice, as if it was futile, during this hospitalization, he felt that this practice was quite useful.

At least, his wounds healed exceptionally quickly, far exceeding the normal recovery speed. The attending doctor couldn’t believe his eyes by the end, claiming a medical miracle had occurred on him.

If Song Haowen hadn’t firmly stopped it, it almost triggered a wave of doctors’ curiosity throughout the entire hospital.

Song Haowen remembered that, in his previous life, with the release of a large number of martial arts TV dramas like “Shaolin Temple,” “Fearless,” “Chen Zhen,” “The Legend of the Condor Heroes,” and the widespread distribution of wuxia novels by Jin Yong, Liang Yusheng, and Gu Long, there was a martial arts craze in China.

Martial Arts associations blossomed everywhere, and many people with little or no knowledge of Martial Arts dared to claim the title of Martial Art master, deceiving others for money and relationships.

These individuals might not actually possess a skills, but their deception skills were quite adept. They could calculate and manipulate Yin and Yang, Feng Shui, and had all-encompassing abilities.

The result was that the rich, celebrities, high-ranking officials, and corrupt officials… fell victim continuously, creating a bizarre phenomenon in his previous life.

Originally, Song Haowen wasn’t particularly interested in martial arts. After all, it was a legal society now, and people wouldn’t resort to violence easily. Moreover, it was the era of firearms, and ordinary martial arts were powerless against modern weaponry.

Thinking about how large knives and spears in his previous life were miserably defeated by the rifles and cannons of foreigners, he understood this principle. However, now he was involved in the film “The Tai Chi “ As the movie gained popularity, he would naturally become a martial arts star in people’s hearts.

He was prepared to face challenges from martial arts enthusiasts worldwide. With his current skills, it was not enough. If he were to lose, it wouldn’t only be a personal embarrassment but a blow to the entire Chinese martial arts community.

Moreover, having witnessed the downfall of many “fraudulent masters” in his previous life, their exposure not only acted as a “demon-revealing mirror,” revealing the true nature of countless “disciples” and “followers,” but also as a “destroyer,” tarnishing the image of Martial Artist. If he possessed extraordinary martial arts skills, even with many frauds, it wouldn’t damage the reputation of Chinese martial arts.

For these reasons, Song Haowen had developed a strong interest in martial arts and had higher expectations for exploring Exercises. He wanted people to understand the power of Martial arts and what true Master really was.

He could imagine the joy Song Haowen felt when he successfully cultivated true qi at Wudang Mountain. He was confident that, with persistence, his true qi would eventually transform into inner strength, becoming what people called ” Qi “: capable of long-range attacks, absorbing energy, lightening the body, and even healing.

Unconsciously, Song Haowen entered the realm of dreams. Suddenly, he felt his dantian, filled with true qi, like a bloated stomach, gradually intensifying until it felt like it was going to explode.

He was terrified and wanted to wake up to escape this nightmare. However, no matter how he struggled, shouted, or went mad, nothing worked. Eventually, he couldn’t distinguish if this was a dream or reality.

With the increasing pain, Song Haowen felt his dantian expanding like a balloon being inflated. In unbearable agony, he became more and more desperate, fearing that if his dantian exploded, he would lose his life.

Just as in his past life, where there were too many regrets, if this life were to end like this, the regrets would be even greater, and he dared not imagine them.

At the moment of complete despair, a sudden enlightenment flashed through Song Haowen’s mind. A thought emerged: where did this true qi in the dantian come from? Wasn’t it cultivated according to the eight meridian diagrams in the “Tai Chi Profound Skill”? In the past, he cultivated clockwise, generating true qi that eventually gathered in the dantian. Now, what if he reversed the process and practiced counterclockwise, using these meridian diagrams? Could it divert the true qi out of the dantian, ultimately resolving the crisis?

Feeling that he was at a critical juncture of life and death, Song Haowen grasped onto any hope, even a straw. Immediately, he focused, following the order of the eight meridian diagrams backward, practicing counterclockwise.

However, the true qi in the dantian was in a state of extreme expansion and did not easily follow his control. He exerted tremendous effort, but it seemed futile. He began to doubt the reliability of this counter-meridian method. Still, unwilling to give up, he persisted, trying again and again.