Chapter 84: Senior Sister Bai's Invitation (Please Subscribe)

Passing through the alley, we arrived at the second floor of the Martial Arts Hall.

"Morning, Jiang Shidi."

Lin Quanliang smiled and greeted.

"Morning, Senior Brother Lin."

Jiang Cheng also nodded at him and said, "Later, shall we spar again?"

"I was just about to say that. With Jiang Shidi as a sparring partner, I couldn't ask for more." Lin Quanliang laughed even louder.

It seemed he had just arrived, stretching his muscles and tendons.

Jiang Cheng also set down his Short Staff and practiced soft techniques.

It was obvious that Wei Bao's sudden death would inevitably cause a stir, but as long as I don't slip up, no one will know I was behind it.

So just keep a normal mind: when it's time to train at the Martial Arts Hall, train; when it's time to set up a stall on the street, set up a stall.

After fully stretching, the two put on their protective gear again and began sparring.

After fighting for almost ten minutes, Jiang Cheng looked at the Panel at the hard‑won increase of a single Experience Value and thought, "Sure enough."

Yesterday, when he sparred with Lin Quanliang for such a long time, the Experience Value would increase by two or three points at a time; now it's only one.

At a rate of one Experience point per ten minutes, 3,000 points would require 30,000 minutes, i. e., 500 hours.

Without eating or drinking, it would take over 20 days to raise Double Staff to the Great Achievement Realm.

But if practicing alone, it might take even longer.

Unless the difficulty is increased, or sparring with stronger opponents, the speed cannot be improved.

After another ten minutes, Lin Quanliang, panting heavily, waved his hand and said, "Stop fighting, stop fighting, Jiang Shidi, why do I feel your staff technique has become stronger?"

"Is that so?"

Jiang Cheng's face showed surprise, "Senior Brother Lin, why do you think that?"

"I'm not quite sure either."

Lin Quanliang scratched his head, "Just a feeling."

Jiang Cheng was at a loss, unable to laugh or cry.

At that moment, the Martial Arts Hall began to get lively.

Members on the second floor also arrived one after another.

"Jiang Shidi, wait while I warm up, shall we spar?"

Tan Lei walked over and said.

"Sure."

Jiang Cheng smiled and agreed.

If I get on good terms with him, future meals at his shop should be cheaper.

Of course, he couldn't just eat and drink for free, especially since he now has some money.

As the time approached nine o'clock, several male members kept glancing toward the stairwell.

Soon, a graceful figure descended the stairs, dressed in a white training uniform, slender, with long hair tied into a ponytail, looking fresh and capable.

"Senior Sister Bai!"

"Senior Sister Bai!"

Everyone instantly perked up.

Jiang Cheng and Tan Lei, who were sparring nearby, also paused and greeted.

"No need to be so formal, just do what needs to be done."

Bai Wei smiled, her gaze immediately on Jiang Cheng, "Jiang Shidi, I've heard people say your staff technique is impressive; today I finally have a chance—shall we spar?"

As the words fell, everyone's eyes turned to Jiang Cheng.

If earlier Bai Wei had only occasionally paid attention to Jiang Cheng, the others felt a little uneasy.

Now, however, they are all convinced.

"Being able to spar with Senior Sister Bai, I, as a junior brother, naturally could not ask for more."

Jiang Cheng said with a smile.

"Alright, wait a moment."

Bai Wei went to the room, put on protective gear, and when she emerged, she was holding two Wooden Swords.

Seeing Jiang Cheng's stunned expression, she pursed her lips and smiled.

"I heard Jiang Shidi uses Double Staff; unfortunately, I also wield Double Swords."

Jiang Cheng's gaze tightened slightly; an intuition rose within him.

Sparring with Bai Wei was about as difficult as with Senior Brother Zeng; even if there was a gap, it wasn't much.

Soon, reality proved it.

Bai Wei's Double Swords defense was airtight; Jiang Cheng's sudden attacks repeatedly failed, and when he pressed forward, it was like a raging storm, pressing Jiang Cheng to the point he could barely breathe.

The onlookers nearby had already been staring dumbfounded.

To the point that even those nearby didn't realize there was an extra person.

Xiao Yuanqing wore a gloomy face, staring at the scene before him.

Especially when he saw Bai Wei's smile, his complexion grew even gloomier, as if water would drip from it.

After a few minutes, Jiang Cheng was pierced by several swords and was defeated.

"Senior Sister Bai, I lost."

Jiang Cheng gave a wry smile.

"Hehe, not bad, Jiang Shidi."

Bai Wei put away the double knives, smiled and said, "When did you reach Mastery Level with those Double Staff? I came to see yesterday, seemed still a bit short."

"Sister Bai, good eye— it was achieved later yesterday."

Jiang Cheng was not very surprised; after all, having trained so long, his level couldn't have been missed by the other side.

The few people beside them were all very surprised.

Jiang Shidi's Staff Method has reached Mastery?

Even their Fist Technique hasn't reached Proficient yet?

The most surprised was Lin Quanliang.

Didn't expect my feeling this morning was right! "So that's it."

Bai Wei nodded, "In that case, Jiang Shidi is a good seedling. Take a short rest, and later we can spar again?"

"Fine."

Jiang Cheng readily agreed, and a corner of his eye glanced at Xiao Yuanqing not far away.

Even though the spar with Bai Wei lasted less than ten minutes, Experience Value increased by nearly ten points, equal to one point per minute.

If he kept sparring with Bai Wei, in fifty hours the Double Staff could achieve Great Completion.

Of course, achieving that is hard; after all, Bai Wei also has his own matters, and only every three days can one have a chance to spar with him.

Moreover, his own stamina can't support many attempts, so Jiang Cheng cherishes each opportunity even more.

That Xiao senior brother, if he didn't like what he saw, can just stay displeased.

Bai Wei had long noticed Xiao Yuanqing's arrival, too lazy to even glance, his gaze turned to the others, "What about you, who wants to come up and try?"

"Me!"

"Me me me!"

The few rushed forward one after another.

"I went first."

"Nonsense, I was clearly the first."

"I'm the one, okay?"

Bai Wei was at a loss, randomly chose one, and the others could only leave dejected.

While the atmosphere on the second floor was thick with laughter and chatter, the Poor District courtyard where Jiang Xiong was, was a scene of gloomy, sorrowful clouds.

The corpses that had been scattered everywhere, including the two Jiang Cheng dragged into the alley, were placed in the courtyard, separated.

On the left were Wei Bao's group, with eight or nine corpses, neatly arranged.

On the right were Jiang Xiong's five, placed rather haphazardly.

Two or three people were lying on the long‑dead Wei Bao, wailing and grieving, extremely sad, yet deep inside they felt immense relief.

They were also Wei Bao's subordinates, but missed last night due to other matters, escaping disaster; had they come, another fresh corpse would have been added to the ground.

Besides them, another twenty or thirty people stood around, watching the corpses, feeling not much anger but more sorrow and terror.

Wei Bao and his group were killed last night; who knows if tomorrow it will be their turn?

At that moment, outside the courtyard, footsteps sounded, and many people came.

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