Chapter Thirteen: Master and Disciple

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  "I, Zhao Hongyuan, have been through ups and downs for over sixty years and have taken in a total of four personally taught disciples. My eldest disciple, Ma Jingyu, has mediocre talent, but his father once did me a favor, so I had to take him in. My second disciple, Li Chen, has no exceptional talent whatsoever, but he has the appearance of a master of a generation, and since I met him, I couldn't not take him in. My third disciple, Wang Junsheng, is a rare talent that appears only once in a hundred years, even surpassing me, so I also had to take him in. Xiao Kai, do you know why I want to take you as my fourth disciple?" Zhao Hongyuan suddenly asked a question that caught Luo Kai off guard, letting out a long sigh as he turned around.

  Lu Kai was taken aback, furrowed his brow and thought for a moment. Since he couldn't see Zhao Hongyuan's expression, Lu Kai couldn't guess his master's mood at this time, and for a while, he really didn't know how to answer.

  Before Luo Kai could respond, Zhao Hongyuan threw out an even more difficult question than before.

  "Last month, Master Shi transmitted a qigong method for cultivating energy to you. Do you know the name of this method and its origin?"

  Zhao Hongyuan asked two questions in a row, but didn't really intend for Luo Kai to answer them. He continued,

  "As a martial artist, I've always believed in strengthening my body and respecting all living things, but not ghosts or gods. However, there have been times when I had to deal with the supernatural. I remember when I was young and just starting out, full of energy and ambition. One day, while traveling, I saw a Taoist priest who was being bullied by some thugs. He revealed his skills and defeated them easily. I was impressed and wanted to test my own abilities against him. The priest looked me up and down, hesitated for a moment, then agreed to spar with me. But before we even started, he suddenly slapped me and I couldn't move at all. He smiled, handed me a small booklet, and disappeared into thin air. This experience taught me that there are always people stronger than you, no matter how skilled you think you are. After that, I trained harder than ever, determined to catch up. Later on, as my knowledge grew, I realized that some martial arts techniques can disrupt a person's energy flow, temporarily paralyzing them. Some practitioners of spiritual arts can also influence people's minds, making them feel a sense of familiarity or closeness. And while it's extremely rare, there are indeed people who can move with incredible speed and stealth, seemingly disappearing into thin air."

  As he said this, Zhao Hongyuan's voice paused for a moment, obviously lost in memories of the past. After a while, Zhao Hongyuan continued.

  "But a month ago's events, however, are something I can't explain, and can only be attributed to supernatural forces."

  A mighty wave surged in his heart, and Luo Kai felt that Zhao Hongyuan's words might have a great connection with himself. Wasn't it just a month ago that he had crossed over? With an expressionless face, Luo Kai asked: "What happened a month ago? Is it related to me?"

  Zhao Hongyuan turned around, and his usually calm face was actually tinged with a hint of shock.

  "Didn't you also appear under the ground south of Yuanchang County?"

  "What?!"

  Lu Kai was shocked to the point of jumping up, his rebirth location, the biggest secret he relied on for survival, besides Dong Guanjia and Lu Zhenhuan, someone else knew. Almost instinctively, Lu Kai's hand reached into his clothes, one hand grasping an icy object.

  His palm suddenly felt cold, and Luo Kai came back to his senses, only to feel that the back of his heart was already soaked with cold sweat. He had almost pulled out his gun and shot Zhao Hongyuan! A common man's anger can lead to bloodshed in just five steps, and at such a close distance, it would be disastrous for him to shoot a national martial arts master like Zhao Hongyuan. Not to mention whether Zhao Hongyuan would harm him because of their relationship, but the consequences of shooting someone so close would be unimaginable.

  Zhao Hongyuan was not paying attention to Luo Kai's overreaction, in fact he didn't know that Luo Kai had something on him that could be deadly. He just spoke to himself.

  "It is said that in ancient times, great calligraphers could infuse their spirit into their characters, merging their soul, energy, intention, will, thoughts, and wisdom into the strokes of their brush. This would allow those with affinity to appreciate it centuries later. However, this was nothing compared to the mysterious power of a small booklet that I had kept close to me. It guided me to find you in a place filled with steel, where I saw you lying unconscious. I took this as fate's arrangement and thus led to the events that followed, including your promotion to true disciple and my transmission of the breathing exercises from the booklet. Alas, after finding you, the booklet vanished into thin air, leaving you without the chance to see it."

  Later on, Zhao Hongyuan let out a long sigh, apparently feeling regretful for losing a divine object.

  Luó Kǎi also felt that the more he listened, the more absurd it sounded. However, Luó Kǎi absolutely did not believe in supernatural things. The nuclear explosion breaking through space and connecting wormholes was not impossible, so this strange occurrence was nothing to be surprised about.

  Let's just say this is a privilege given to the traverser by heaven. It seems that after practicing the qigong method in this little book for a month, my physical strength and power have already reached the level of an adult.

  "That little booklet's Qigong method doesn't have a name, but its effects are tremendous. Not only can it increase the practitioner's physical strength and power, but also make one full of energy. Little Kai, you've been practicing this method for almost a month now. When I first practiced it for a whole month, I felt my entire body full of energy, and by just sitting in meditation to practice this method for 3 hours every day, I could go without sleep for the whole night. My current achievements are not unrelated to practicing this method."

  Zhao Hongyuan did not know that his words had given Luo Kai a huge shock.

  Luokei had already calculated in his heart that he could get by with just one and a half hours of meditation per day, which was equivalent to three hours, to make up for a night's sleep, the effect was twice as good as Zhao Hongyuan.

  "Is it the advantage of a traverser again?"

  Putting aside the origin of this little book, it solved one of Luo Ke's biggest problems. After crossing over, what Luo Ke lacked wasn't power or money, but time. With technology far surpassing that of this era, as long as he had enough time, all his problems could be easily resolved. Unbeknownst to himself, he now had a lot more time than ordinary people to do his own things.

  "Little Kai, tell me what brings you to find Master. Master knows that you don't come to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason." Zhao Hongyuan said after revealing a secret of his own, and then returned to his usual calm state, remembering that Luo Kai had come to find him on his own initiative, he couldn't help but ask.

  "Master, you know that I'm now the de facto ruler of Taiwan, but I don't even have a single skilled bodyguard by my side. Can you send a few martial arts experts with skills similar to those of my three senior brothers to be with me and put on a show? If something happens to me, wouldn't it also tarnish your reputation?"

  Luó Kǎi's face was full of fawning, looking at his own master with a pitiful expression like a small dog begging for bones, fully playing out the advantage of being a child.

  Zhao Hongyuan, a master of his generation, would not be deceived by Luo Kai's trivial skills. He ignored Luo Kai's expression and thought for a moment before saying: "If it were your senior brother with that kind of strength, I wouldn't even consider him, going out would only bring shame to me. Among the first- and second-generation disciples who can truly hold their own, there are only two people, your second and third senior brothers. However, your second senior brother is currently at a critical moment in his cultivation and cannot leave the martial arts hall. Your third senior brother has condensed the Emperor's Fist intent and will not be restrained by anyone. It would be fine to let him challenge high-level experts as a hitman, but it would be impossible for him to protect you safely for an extended period. In that case, there is no one under me who can take on the task of protecting you."

  Lu Kei's face scrunched up, replaced with a bitter melon expression, big eyes wide with a tearful look. In his heart, he was screaming, "I just want the gold medal, not some bodyguard! If I really need protection, I have plenty of gunners."

  Zhao Hongyuan glanced at Luo Kai, but didn't want to bully a child, and continued: "However, you can try to find Li Jingcang, it's not difficult for you to persuade him with your eloquence, wasn't that what you were thinking when you stopped him earlier? If you can't persuade Li Jingcang, Master will swallow his pride and ask your Third Senior Brother to be your bodyguard, how about that?"

  "That's great!" Wen replied with a smile, and Luo Kai clapped his hands in excitement. With that, the world-class bodyguard and fighter was not going anywhere.

  Luokei asked the cheap master to teach him about the relevant matters of the Qigong method in that little booklet, and then discussed the issue of letting the guards go to the Zhao family martial arts hall for training, and finally chatted a few words, but couldn't help saying goodbye and leaving.

  On the few steps to the living room, thousands of cunning and countless conspiracies flashed through Luo Kai's mind.

  Zhao Lao agreed that once the first time, there will be a second and third time. Soldiers will learn martial arts, no one can stop them. Their own special forces plan will definitely be put on the agenda in the future.