Volume 1: Kyoto Storm Chapter 15: Righteousness on the Road Liu Zhang's Fury

  When it comes to aura, Wang Yue can never compare to Huang Zhong, because Huang Zhong is a general, while he is a chivalrous hero! Although they both killed one hundred people, Huang Zhong's aura was as thick and heavy as a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, whereas Wang Yue's killing intent was cold and sharp like a dagger. A chivalrous hero may not be able to match a general in a fair fight; however, if it were an assassination, one hundred generals would not be enough for a single chivalrous hero to kill. Unfortunately, this is a martial arts competition, so Wang Yue is destined to suffer a small loss!

  Huang Zhong's momentum continued to rise, gradually suppressing Wang Yue. Wang Yue knew that if he didn't make a move now, even if they struggled hard, it would likely be a draw. He had also heard about Huang Zhong's background, but hadn't expected that a five-year-old child's casual recruit would turn out to be an extraordinary master - he had underestimated him!

  A gentle breeze blew by, and Wang Yue moved! He took a strange step towards Huang Zhong, but Huang Zhong didn't move at all. "Ding" a crisp sound was heard, and Wang Yue suddenly retreated, while Huang Zhong still didn't move!

  "Imperial brother, hasn't your guard been scared silly?" Liu Hong asked; "Why isn't he moving at all?"

  Liu Zhang glanced at Liu Hong, if he weren't the emperor, Liu Zhang would have completely ignored him. All he heard was Liu Zhang saying lightly: "Imperial brother, Huang Zhong is using the unchanging to respond to the ever-changing! You should know that your guard used to be a chivalrous hero, and it's very foolish for a military general and a chivalrous hero to compare speeds. So Huang Zhong doesn't move, no matter from which direction Wang's guard attacks, he only needs to defend at the fastest speed to stand undefeated. Actually, when high-ranking masters exchange blows, they're just seeing who reveals their weakness first!

  "I see!" Liu Hong nodded and stopped asking, he could tell that Liu Zhang was very concerned about the martial arts competition between Huang Zhong and Wang Yue, so he didn't disturb Liu Zhang's observation!

  Just as Liu Zhang and Liu Hong were talking, Wang Yue had already launched dozens of attacks, but Huang Zhong was not flustered. Just when Wang Yue revealed an opening, Huang Zhong made his move! The ring-shaped knife seemed to chop towards Wang Yue like a stormy rain, the sound of the swords clashing was like flowing water, continuous and unending. Suddenly, Huang Zhong was tripped by something, his hand paused, and Wang Yue's long sword was pressed against his neck!

  Huang Zhong threw his sword and said: "The end general is defeated!"

  "Yield, yield!" Wang Yue won, but his face was filled with shame as he said: "If I hadn't learned a thing or two from the young master those days ago, I really wouldn't have been your match!" It turned out that Huang Zhong almost fell over because Wang Yue had unintentionally used one of Liu Zhang's Tai Chi moves. Although it was unintentional, as a proud martial artist using something he learned from a child made Wang Yue feel somewhat ashamed.

  Wang Yue said that, Huang Zhong and Liu Hong looked at Liu Zhang together. Liu Zhang saw everyone looking at him, suddenly twisted and said: "Everyone looks at others like this, others will be embarrassed!"

  What a burst! A burst of laughter! Liu Hong and others all laughed, while Huang Zhong also wanted to laugh, but Liu Zhang was his nominal master. As a house slave laughing at his master was clearly inappropriate behavior, so Huang Zhong's face immediately turned purple with suppressed laughter!

  "Ha! Be careful not to choke to death, I still have to pay for your medical bills! Can't you save me some money?" Liu Zhang said to Huang Zhong.

  Huang Zhong couldn't help but burst out laughing, Liu Xie held back his smile and said: "You little brat, do you want to laugh me to death?! Although you're a kid, there's no need to act like a daughter!"

  "Brother, isn't it just to amuse you?" Liu Zhang said innocently: "You've helped me so much, I really have no way to repay you, so I'll just tease you for now!"

  "You stinky little thing, do you think I'm not keeping my word?" Liu Hong smiled and said: "With Wang Qing's skills, Huang Zhong can actually match him evenly, it's quite rare! I'll issue a decree now, let the imperial physician bring medicine to your mansion together, how about that?"

  "Then thank you, brother Huang!" Liu Zhang was overjoyed, but in fact he didn't want Huang Zhong to win. As the emperor's first guard, if Huang Zhong defeated Wang Yue, it would likely mean the emperor would have to take drastic measures!

  Liu Zhang regained his vitality, and Liu Hong and Cai Yong were also infected by him. The atmosphere on the school field suddenly became much more relaxed. To make the emperor happy, Liu Zhang played Tai Chi again, but this time it shocked Wang Yue! It's worth noting that last time Liu Zhang only showed off his superficial skills, which made Wang Yue very appreciative. Now that Liu Zhang has a slight understanding of the essence of Tai Chi, how could Wang Yue, a master of martial arts, not see the subtleties within?

  "May I ask, young master, what is the name of this fist?" Although Wang Yue felt a bit embarrassed to learn from a child, with new martial arts emerging, how could he not ask? It was like a cat smelling fish, once it had caught wind of it, it would be hard to let go!

  "Tai Chi Fist!" Liu Zhang looked at Wang Yue in confusion, he had seen it before, why was he so surprised?

  "Didn't you also practice Tai Chi last time?" Wang Yue asked somewhat puzzled: "Why do I feel that this time's practice is different from last time's?"

  Liu Zhang's eyes rolled, and he smiled shamelessly: "Mr. Wang doesn't need to be suspicious, this is a set of fist techniques that I came up with when I was young and daydreaming. Recently, I've been practicing martial arts with Shi Ah, and my understanding of martial arts has deepened, so I'm getting better at it!"

  "What was he like when he was little?" Liu Hong, Wang Yue, and Cai Yong looked at each other in confusion. Liu Zhang is only five years old this year, what was his childhood like? Was it one or two years ago?

  Liu Hong and others who were shocked by this didn't want to bother with Liu Zhang anymore, so they just sent him away. A five-year-old child had inexplicably created a new font and also invented his own set of boxing moves, saying that the phrase "heavenly talent" couldn't even begin to describe his natural ability. Coincidentally, Cai Yan and Wang Yue were both giants in their respective fields of literature and martial arts, and they spent their entire lives trying to create a new font and a new style of kung fu, but a five-year-old child had already achieved what they had been striving for their whole lives. This contrast and shock was also thanks to Cai Yan and Wang Yue's good mental quality, which allowed them to withstand it!

  Huang Zhong was originally reluctant to protect Liu Zhang, but now his mood has changed! The five-year-old Liu Zhang suddenly became the future literary giant and martial arts master in Huang Zhong's heart. Being able to be the guardian of such a person, Huang Zhong felt honored! A face full of admiration and worship, at that moment, Huang Zhong even forgot about his son's illness, he saw the future and hope, saw a bright road ahead!

  Liu Zhang was also puzzled. Huang Zhong had been wearing a silly smile on his face since he came out of the palace. If it was because of his son, then why was he so happy when his son hadn't recovered yet and the imperial physician wasn't a miracle worker? And if it wasn't because of his son, what else could have made him so happy? Liu Zhang thought about everything that had happened since they left the house in the morning, but couldn't find anything out of the ordinary. Suddenly he felt that an old saying was quite right: "Don't try to guess what's on a grown-up's mind!"

  "Save me!" A clear voice of a girl rang out, and Liu Zhang, who was lost in thought, looked towards the direction of the sound. He saw a little girl wearing green clothes surrounded by a small fat boy and some family slaves in the middle of the road!

  "Little girl, just give in to me!" The little fatty looked at the girl with a lewd expression, clearly not having good intentions!

  "No!" The little girl exclaimed in surprise: "Save me! Who can save me?" As she shouted, the little girl burst into tears.

  "Go ahead and shout! Shout!" The little fatty sneered: "Even if you shout your throat hoarse, no one will dare to intervene... Ah yo!"

  A flying stone hit Xiao Pangzi's head, he turned around and saw Liu Zhang, the culprit, and angrily said: "Where did this little rabbit come from? If you don't roll away, do you believe I'll kill you?"

  "Didn't you just say no one dared to intervene?" Liu Zhang smiled and said: "I'm here to meddle in other people's business! Shi Ah, take that girl away. Whoever dares to stop us, as long as no one dies, I'll take responsibility for everything!"

  "Ha!" Shi Ah was also a master who feared that the world would not be chaotic. As soon as he heard about the fight, he became excited. The fat boy's family slaves naturally didn't want to let Shi Ah have his way, but with Shi Ah's skills, what could a few family slaves do? In just a few moves, all of the fat boy's family slaves were knocked down!

  "You... who are you!" The little fatty exclaimed: "Do you know who I am?"

  "Who are you to me?" Liu Zhang rolled his eyes and thought: How come all these thugs and hoodlums have this kind of personality? At first, they're arrogant to the extreme, but once something happens, they retreat with their tails between their legs. Typical bullies who only pick on the weak!

  "I am Yuan Shu, the eldest son of Yuan Fang!" After reporting his father's name, Yuan Xiao Pang seemed to have gained courage and sneered: "Scared? Scared then get out of here quickly!"

  Liu Zhang fiercely asked: "And who am I?"

  "Huh!" Yuan Shu was startled. He really didn't know who this meddling person was, so he asked: "Who are you?"

  "It's better if you don't know!" Just as Yuan Shu was waiting for Liu Zhang to surrender, he heard Liu Zhang say: "Except for that little fatty, don't cripple him, but break the legs of all the others!"

  "You dare... Slap... Ah!" Yuan Xiao Pang hadn't finished speaking when Shi Ah struck his face with a swift sword, and his round little face instantly swelled up. Looking around, those servants who had just gotten up were knocked down by Huang Zhong again. Now Yuan Xiao Pang knew that these three really dared to hit him!

  Liu Zhang caught Yuan Shu and gave him a good beating, directly turning him into a pig head. Just as Liu Zhang finished beating him up and was about to leave, the Prefect of Luoyang arrived with his men! As soon as Yuan Shu saw the Prefect of Luoyang, he immediately became vicious and falsely accused: "Prefect of Luoyang, quickly seize this little brat for me, I want to chop him into ten thousand pieces!"

  "Who is this pig head?" Luoyang Magistrate was somewhat puzzled in his heart, and didn't say that he couldn't recognize him, even if Yuan Shu's parents wouldn't be able to recognize who this person with a pig head was! However, Luoyang Magistrate wasn't stupid either, so he asked. When Yuan Shu introduced himself, Luoyang Magistrate glared fiercely at Liu Zhang, after all, Yuan Shu's father was one of the three dukes!

  "Is the Lord of Luoyang going to use me as a scapegoat?" Liu Zhang smiled and asked, "You only know that this pig-headed father is one of the three dukes, but do you know who my father and brother are?"

  Luoyang Magistrate was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. To know that Luoyang had nothing but many high-ranking officials, nobles, and sons of aristocratic families. Although the Luoyang Magistrate held an official position, he couldn't afford to offend any of these people. Looking at Liu Zhang's demeanor, which didn't seem like that of an ordinary person, the Luoyang Magistrate asked in a low voice: "May I ask who the young master is?"