Chapter 105: Secret Martial Arts Initiation

A street vendor selling roasted sweet potatoes could kill his own confidant and eight or nine henchmen?

If this were true, wouldn't it make people laugh their teeth off when it spread? Wang Weisen strongly suspected that the two men in front of him had found a scapegoat to cover up their incompetence.

"Brother Wang, I know you don't believe it, but what if this information was leaked to me by a Core Disciple of the Flying Eagle Fist Hall?" the man showed a smile.

As the words fell, Wang Weisen's expression changed, and he hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"

"Xiao Yuanqing."

The man spat out three words.

"Is it him? The third disciple of the Tang Hall Master?"

In Wang Weisen's mind, Xiao Yuanqing's face immediately flashed.

"That's right, Brother Wang, it's him, and he even took the initiative to find me and reveal this information; otherwise I would still be in the dark."

As the man spoke, recalling the situation then, he felt a wave of fear.

He had thought the other side had learned that he was secretly investigating them and came to cause trouble, but unexpectedly they voluntarily provided intelligence, giving him a huge help! "Oh? What did he say?" Wang Weisen quickly asked.

"He said that their Martial Arts Hall recently got a newcomer named Jiang Cheng, whose one‑handed Double Staff has already reached Mastery Level. Even the few Hall Master disciples among them would find it hard to defeat him without going all out. He also heard that Brother Bao and others were beaten to death with blunt weapons, so he warned me that Jiang Cheng is very likely the murderer we are looking for."

"Is that true?"

Wang Weisen suddenly stood up.

"Brother Wang, every word I said is true," the man declared resolutely.

"Alright, alright."

Wang Weisen sat down again.

Even without using Secret Martial Arts, those Core Disciples of the Martial Arts Hall are top‑class fighters; once blood is seen, a single weapon can take down a dozen ordinary people with ease.

If someone can match them, that street vendor named Jiang Cheng is no ordinary person! He might even be the murderer of A Bao.

"So we were investigating in the wrong direction from the start?" he muttered to himself.

"Brother Wang, I think that kid is hiding too well; who would think a street‑side roasted sweet potato seller could have such great skill?" another man said.

"Indeed, Brother Wang, if it weren't for that guy Xiao Yuanqing pointing it out, we would never have thought of him."

"Hmm."

Wang Weisen nodded, "If that kid truly is as formidable as Xiao Yuanqing described, then the murderer is most likely him; even if it's not him, we won't have much time left for our investigation."

Hearing this, the two men in front exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, do you know why Xiao Yuanqing told you all this?"

"I asked him, and he didn't answer, but I can see that there is definitely a grudge between those two," the man replied.

"No wonder."

Wang Weisen nodded.

"Go find out where that kid lives."

"Yes, Brother Wang."

"Brother Wang, locating that kid shouldn't be hard, but if that guy really is the murderer, we might not be his match," the man on the right hesitated.

The man on the right hesitated.

"Don't worry, I'll bring in experts to help; feel free to go ahead and act."

Wang Weisen gave a cold smile.

If the murderer belongs to the Iron Fist Gang or is a master of a martial hall, they'd have to be somewhat cautious; even a killing would have to be done quietly.

But a street vendor needn't worry about such restraints; even killing in broad daylight wouldn't matter. Moreover, after the deed, he would leave here and live in the Outer City District.

Even if the Flying Eagle Fist Hall found out, they would pretend not to know.

…The next day.

After breakfast, Jiang Cheng began his training.

For him at present, there was no need to go to the Martial Arts Hall to practice; he couldn't just train Secret Martial Arts there.

As for whether to set up his stall in the afternoon…

Considering that the Iron Fist Gang had just issued a notice yesterday, setting up a stall would certainly be heavily affected, so not going was still acceptable.

Time passed slowly.

Around 10:30 am, after completing a set of Fist Technique, the Broken Jade Fist experience bar finally filled.

At that moment, a flood of information surged in Jiang Cheng's mind.

It seemed that the Shattered Jade Fist, which he had practiced for three or four months, was now much more vividly remembered.

He also gained a basic understanding of the meridian acupoints on his arms, able to name them and roughly locate each within its region.

What surprised him even more was that Jiang Cheng felt a faint, cool aura, like a living thing, wandering within his arms.

"Is this the Force?"

Jiang Cheng widened his eyes.

Both startled and delighted.

The Force is everywhere, but ordinary bodies are weak; even sensing the Force is hard.

By absorbing Secret Medicine and cultivating Secret Martial Arts, one can quickly strengthen the physique, making it possible to sense the Force and absorb a bit of it into the body.

The stronger the physique, the more Force one can absorb and contain.

But once absorbed, if it is not refined or stored in the acupoints, it will gradually leak out of the body.

Therefore, after a beginner successfully integrates the Force, they must begin cultivating the mental method to refine it, further strengthening the physique.

This serves not only to absorb and contain more Force, but also to sense the acupoints.

Acupoints are minute and hard to capture; although their approximate locations are fixed, they often shift with the flow of qi and blood.

When the flesh is strengthened to a certain degree, the internal flow of qi and blood becomes clearer, allowing one to naturally sense the precise positions of the acupoints; then by continuously expending the Force, the mind can strike them.

Each time an Acupoint is opened, one's strength will increase by a certain amount.

Moreover, an opened Acupoint can absorb Force on its own; each Acupoint forms its own realm, and the Force drawn in cannot escape.

That means, besides meditating to absorb Force oneself, there is an additional way to absorb Force, and it does not require expending a great amount of mind and spirit; the speed of strengthening the physique is naturally faster than others. What if one opens ten, a hundred Acupoints? To accelerate this process, obtain more Force, or when stuck at a bottleneck, many people use various heavenly materials and earthly treasures to quickly boost their own Qi and blood, so they can readily sense the next Acupoint to strike; the Secret Medicine works the same way.

Jiang Cheng rested for a while, drank some water, then sat cross‑legged, closed his eyes, focused his mind, and, following the method of the Breaking Jade Technique, began to sense the Force.

Not long after, a strange scene occurred: although his eyes were closed, he "saw" countless points of light moving around, drifting on the ceiling, passing through walls, even entering from in front of him and exiting his back.

These are all Force.

When Jiang Cheng's mind shifted, those Force Light Points seemed to be drawn by some attraction, inch by inch approaching.

At that moment, a message appeared on the Panel.

【Breaking Jade Technique Experience Value +1】

Every second, this message will appear again.

Countless points of light surged toward both arms, and a few scattered throughout the body.

The second hand on the wall clock ticked repeatedly.

Sweat began to form lightly on Jiang Cheng's forehead, then droplets, and his brows furrowed tighter.

In the next instant, he snapped his eyes open and breathed heavily.

(End of Chapter)