Chapter 2659: Ye Chen

Seeing Hong Wu playing coy, Chen Zekai teased, "Alright, Hong Wu, do you think I don't know you? You must be bored and just messing with me! I'm already pushing forty, and you're heading toward fifty; what kind of classmates are we supposed to be?"

"That's really not it, Old Chen!" Hong Wu said, feeling quite aggrieved. "We've been through life and death together; do you think I'd just mess with you?"

As he spoke, he hurriedly added, "Alright, Old Chen, I won't keep you in suspense anymore. To tell you the truth, you must know that Master Ye recently renovated the Tianxiangfu Hot Spring. Do you know what Master Ye is using this place for?"

Chen Zekai said, "I know. Isn't the Young Master planning to train a group of martial arts experts there? What does that have to do with us?"

Hong Wu chuckled, "I took the liberty of mentioning it to Master Ye today, saying that both of us want to practice martial arts, and I begged him to give us a chance..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zekai was instantly excited and asked, "What did the Young Master say?!"

Hong Wu laughed, "Look at you. I already said we'd be classmates together; don't you understand what I mean?"

Chen Zekai blurted out in excitement, "The Young Master agreed?!"

"Of course!" Hong Wu said happily, "Master Ye said that this training happens to be a systematic course starting from scratch. Since neither of us has entered the door of martial arts, this is the perfect opportunity to learn properly!"

"That's great!" Chen Zekai's voice was filled with ecstasy as he rambled, "Hong Wu... oh no, Brother Wu! My good Brother Wu! You've really helped me fulfill my wish this time!"

Before today, although Chen Zekai and Hong Wu had a good relationship, there was still a certain gap in their actual status and hierarchy.

Chen Zekai was the Ye family's representative in Jin Ling, while Hong Wu was originally just a grassroots hoodlum. Therefore, Chen Zekai's social circle was much higher than Hong Wu's from the start.

Furthermore, Chen Zekai was a subordinate of Ye Chen's own family, while Hong Wu was a lackey Ye Chen had taken in halfway. From this point alone, Chen Zekai's status was also higher than Hong Wu's.

Hong Wu knew this well himself, so even though he was much older than Chen Zekai, he still respectfully called him Mr. Chen whenever they met.

Chen Zekai calling him "Brother Wu" really touched Hong Wu's heart, making him feel comfortable all over and significantly improving his mood.

However, he didn't get carried away by Chen Zekai calling him "Brother Wu." Instead, he said with a smile, "Didn't I say it? We've been through life and death together; why are you being so polite with me? You should hurry and arrange things at Bai Jinhangong these next few days. Once classes start here, you'll probably have to stay here for a long time!"

"No problem!" Chen Zekai said without hesitation, "I'll arrange it as soon as possible!"

After saying that, he asked with some trepidation, "Brother Wu, do you think with our conditions and age, we can still enter the door of martial arts? I've heard that martial arts entry is not easy. That 'Qi sinking into the dantian' isn't something just anyone can do. Most people practice their whole lives and never find where their dantian is..."

"What are you afraid of..." Hong Wu blurted out, "Do you think Master Ye would let us two just make up the numbers here? We're Master Ye's confidants now. If we learn here for a long time and don't learn a damn thing, Master Ye would lose face too!"

Chen Zekai asked him, "You mean, since the Young Master let us go, he will definitely help us get started?"

Hong Wu said firmly, "That's for sure. Don't you know Master Ye's temper? As long as it's someone he wants to help, he will definitely help them to the end!"

Chen Zekai breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly, "Brother Wu, you're right! Now that you put it that way, I feel much more at ease!"

Hong Wu laughed, "You prepare first; I'll notify you as soon as I have any news!"

Chen Zekai hurriedly said, "Brother Wu, how about I host tonight? Let's have a couple of drinks!"

Hong Wu said, "I'm afraid I can't get away for a while. I have to be responsible for the logistics here. Theoretically, I have to be on call here 24 hours a day."

As they spoke, Hong Wu added, "How about this? After the classes officially begin, let's find an opportunity to have a drink at Champs-Élysées. There will definitely be some free time then."

"Alright!" Chen Zekai said with a smile, "It's a deal!"

At this very moment, Ye Chen was driving back to Jin Ling city.

Letting Hong Changqing train martial arts experts for him in Jin Ling was of far-reaching significance to Ye Chen.

He himself had never practiced martial arts. Aside from giving pills and mental cultivation methods, he had no way to truly improve the other party's strength and understanding of martial arts from the essence of martial arts.

Since obtaining the "Nine Mysteries Heavenly Sutra" until now, Ye Chen had only taught Qin Aoxue a move or two. However, because he lacked experience himself, he had only taught her the basics.

This time, Ye Chen intended to learn from others' strengths to offset his own weaknesses, letting Hong Changqing be responsible for laying the most solid theoretical foundation for future students, while he himself provided them with certain medicinal pills to assist, thereby improving their strength from the inside out.

Therefore, Ye Chen was also very clear that for martial artists, this was absolutely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Precisely because the opportunity was rare, Ye Chen not only wanted to train a group of Wanlong Alliance soldiers, but also wanted the He family to benefit from it, especially Su Ruoli, who had already broken through to an eight-star martial artist. Her cultivation had improved too quickly, but her foundation couldn't quite keep up. If she could take this opportunity to make up for the missing foundation, she would definitely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort in the future.

Besides the He family and Su Ruoli, Ye Chen also wanted Qin Aoxue to join. After all, she was obsessed with martial arts, but had never truly entered the door of martial arts. For her, this was the best opportunity to start over.

Thinking of Qin Aoxue, Ye Chen naturally thought of Ito Nanako, who was also in Jin Ling.

He had met Nanako through that competition with Qin Aoxue.

To be fair, Nanako's attainments in martial arts were actually far higher than Qin Aoxue's.

Moreover, Ye Chen knew very well that unlike Qin Aoxue's mentality of being determined to compete and win championships, Nanako was actually a true martial arts fanatic. It was just that after recovering from her injuries that time, she had promised him not to participate in international competitions again, so he rarely had the chance to see her practice martial arts.

Taking advantage of the fact that Nanako was also in Jin Ling, Ye Chen also hoped that she could pick up the martial arts she loved again.

Moreover, she had also taken the Rejuvenation Pill, and her own strength already had a very strong foundation. It was just that what she had been practicing was not Chinese ancient martial arts, but Japanese martial arts, so she hadn't realized the cultivation method of opening up the meridians. Once she mastered the method of opening up the meridians, he believed she could also reach the level of a three-star martial artist.

Out of his special feelings for Nanako, Ye Chen decided that on his way back, he would stop by Nanako Ito's new home at Tang Chen Yi Pin to tell her about this in person and see if she was interested.

The reason he had this thought was also because of a hidden selfish motive in Ye Chen's heart.

He didn't know how long Nanako would stay in Jin Ling. If he let her join, she would definitely have to stay in Jin Ling for a longer period of time... ===== CHAPTER 2660 =====