Speaking of which, the relationship between the Ma family and the Xiang family is that of superior and subordinate.
Xiang Keding's father, Xiang Gongbao, is the governor-general of Zhili Province whom the imperial court most relies on today, and Ma Hongwen's father, Ma Qi, is Xiang Gongbao's subordinate. Later, it was only through Xiang Gongbao's recommendation that he became the leader of the Forbidden Army.
Location.
Nowadays, Ma Qi has annexed the forward battalion and the firearms battalion, and has been entrusted with important tasks by the Empress Dowager Shengci. On the one hand, the Eight Banners disciples are really not good enough. They want to stretch their hips as much as possible, smoke longevity ointments, and drink flower wine. They are basically a group of
Fight against the five scum.
The Empress Dowager Shengci then came up with the idea of recruiting Han people and retraining her troops. Ma Qi followed Xiang Gongbao to the battlefield. This task was naturally her duty. More importantly, because of Xiang Gongbao, the Empress Dowager Shengci dared to carry out this task.
Give the batch of troops and horses to Commander March.
It's a pity that Xu Tong, who has read the script, knows very well that the Queen Mother Shengci has been in power for so many years, but there are times when she is dazzled...
Putting aside this for the moment, the Xiang Keding in front of him is the sixth son of the Xiang family. Because he is close to Ma Hongwen in age, the two have a close-knit relationship.
They usually idle around, and their group often gets involved in the trivial things that Ma Hongwen does.
Thinking of this, Xu Tong's face lit up with a smile, and the three of them went to Zuixian Tower to have a drink together.
During this period, another person named Li came, and Xu Tong didn't know who it was. Several people exchanged cups and changed dishes. After the dishes were over, Xiang Keding proposed to go to the casino to play.
At this time, the young man named Li waved his hand: "What fun is there in the casino? Let's go see black boxing. That would be exciting."
"Black Fist!"
Everyone's eyes lit up. The trend of martial arts in Datong is now. There are martial arts schools everywhere, but there are no ones that really want to fight with real swords and guns.
Every year, the imperial court holds a martial arts competition to commend the top twenty martial arts schools and allocate quotas of martial arts silver.
The original intention is for everyone to compete and survive the fittest. As a result, the major martial arts schools have already formed a tacit understanding. The five major martial arts schools will divide the top three, and the following twenty martial arts schools will divide the top ten. Everyone takes turns to be the master.
The so-called martial spirit has become a business, which is already a tacit secret.
If anyone dares to violate the rules, all the martial arts schools will ostracize the other party and directly drive the other party out of the capital.
So if you want to see real Kung Fu, you have to watch Black Boxing.
"Does Brother Li have some connections?"
Xiang Keding asked with a little surprise, "Black Boxing is very beautiful, but it's a pity that ordinary people can't find it without the connections. There used to be a Black Boxing shop in the foreign area, but a fire last night burned down the Black Boxing shop."
It is said that the Nine Gate Admirals are behind that black boxing ring.
Black Boxing alone can earn you at least a thousand pieces of gold every month. No wonder the commander-in-chief of the patrol camp is brought up to vent his anger.
I saw Mr. Li drinking a glass of wine calmly and calmly: "Yes."
"Okay, let's go see Black Boxing!"
Xiang Keding, as the one with the best family background among the four, put down a silver ingot as soon as he slapped the table, got up and left with everyone.
The four of them walked around and around and walked into an unknown alley. There was someone guarding the outside of the alley. Mr. Li was already familiar with the road. He threw a silver ingot over and led the three of them into the small door of the alley.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard a burst of cheers.
Xu Tong looked around and saw that it was a very large yard. A ring had been set up in the yard. The houses on the surrounding sides had long been bulldozed and replaced with seats for people to sit and watch the battle.
At this moment, the two people in the ring were fighting inextricably.
Both of them wore masks on their faces, and neither of them showed their true faces, but their punches hit the flesh, and their moves were deadly.
Mr. Li took them to sit down and whispered: "This place was originally the official residence of a prime minister, but it was abandoned later. I don't know who took over it, and now it has become a black boxing arena."
When everyone heard this, they were immediately relieved. Xiang Keding couldn't help frowning when he heard this and said, "Hey, that official residence is doing black boxing. If it is found out, he will..."
Speaking of this act, he stretched out his palm and touched his wrist, making a beheading gesture.
Black boxing itself is expressly prohibited, let alone using the official residence to do black boxing. The energy behind a person who can do such a thing must not be underestimated.
But Mr. Li disagreed and said: "Whatever, we are just here to watch the boxing, and we will not participate."
As soon as Mr. Li finished speaking, Xu Tong's face showed a strange look, because at this moment, he had already received a reminder from the script world.
[Side Mission 2: Black Boxing Arena]
Mission goal: Win five black boxing matches.
Task time: none
Mission reward: Boxing proficiency +40
There was no penalty for the task. It should be an ordinary task that could be done or not. But when Xu Tong saw that there was actually a reward, he immediately became a little tempted.
I redeemed the [Five-Animal Capture Hand] at the exhibition, but it has proficiency, and if the proficiency is completed, it can be upgraded to the highest level LV3. After reaching the full level, there is a certain probability that the whole body's physical fitness will be increased by 15%.
Isn't this a good opportunity now?
On the ring, the two people have used their fists and feet to fight with weapons. Black boxing is a life and death fight. Even if they are on the ring, only one of them can survive. Looking at the dark red blood stains on the ring, you know that this restaurant has just opened.
Not long after, the black boxing ring was already covered in blood.
The man with the black mask chose a short sword, while the painted-faced man opposite chose a large sword.
"Dagger vs. broadsword, there's no chance of winning!"
Xiang Keding frowned. After all, his father was also a veteran on the battlefield. Even though he was competing with guns and cannons, Xiang Keding still had a basic understanding of martial arts.
If a dagger meets a spear, it may still be useful, but if it meets a strong and swift broadsword, it is simply seeking death.
But what happened next was unexpected.
The black-faced mask covered the dagger with one hand, and his legs were close together and slightly bent. Facing the incoming sword, a harsh friction sound erupted from his feet. The figure seemed to be out of shape, leaping past the painted face.
Before the opponent's sword could be cut down, a hole was already stabbed in the chest by the dagger.
"Ouch!!"
At this moment, everyone was stunned. After a brief shock, they even let out a burst of exclamations and curses. It seemed that they did not expect that just now they were fighting with bare hands, but how could it be over with just one move with a weapon?
This is just for laymen to watch, and for experts to watch the door. This is true martial arts. Kill with one move and never hold back. If you can't kill with one move even though you have a weapon, you are either evenly matched, or both of them are weaklings.
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Those with painted faces threw away their gambling tickets and yelled curses, while those with dark faces danced with joy.
"Ba Zhan Dao, yes, this person uses Wing Chun!"
Mr. Li obviously had a deep knowledge of martial arts, and he couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw this.
Although Hei Lian used a dagger instead of the Butterfly Knife of the Eight-Zhan Dao, he was definitely not mistaken. It was the Eight-Zhan Dao and the Ma Bu Bao Dao of Wing Chun.
What does this move look like? It's similar to the way Ip Man drives stakes in the movie. It's the same in daily practice. It looks stupid and dull. Only when it actually kills someone does it show its real power.
"Wing Chun? Never heard of it?"
Xiang Keding scratched his head, he was very unfamiliar with this boxing technique.
Mr. Li explained: "I once saw a person using Tianjin's small boxing style. I asked about it and learned it, but I failed to learn it."
Mr. Li obviously felt very sorry when he mentioned this incident.
Xiang Keding said "Oh" and didn't care. Seeing that the scene was about to end, Xu Tong said to go to the toilet, but everyone didn't care and just asked him to go back early.
After leaving the stands, Xu Tong looked around and ran straight to the yard on the other side, but was stopped before he entered.
"What are you doing? You can't go in from behind!"
Two burly men stopped in front of Xu Tong and said with fierce faces.
"You two, if I want to box, how do I sign up?" Xu Tong asked with his hands raised.
"You! Boxing??"
The two looked at each other and immediately laughed: "Don't say whether you can fight or not. Anyone who wants to fight here must be a master with a name in the capital. You can't come just because you want to, so get out!"
The two big men said that they were about to throw Xu Tong out with their hands, but before they could do anything, Xu Tong had already bowed down to them with both hands.
Suddenly, their eyes blurred, and they felt as if countless hands were pulling them behind them. Before their brains could even turn around, they lost consciousness.
Xu Tong threw the two corpses into the prop book and walked towards the small courtyard.
As soon as I walked around the corner, I heard two people talking.
"Zhao Ting, you can be considered an old man in our field. You will still behave according to the same rules later, understand!"
"I understand, don't worry about it, manager, but..."
"Oh, I know your concerns. Don't worry, the people you are fighting are also our people. You should strike carefully. When the three rounds are over, you can just fall to the ground."
Two people behind the wall were talking. One was wearing a tight-fitting military uniform and the other was wearing a white coat. When Xu Tong heard this, it turned out that he could still perform fake punches?
But think about how normal things are. Anyway, no one knows him when he is wearing a mask. If he acts well, he can be used again and again.
Obviously this is not the first time this martial artist has done this twice, so he must be an experienced master.
After the steward left, the martial arts master sighed. He couldn't escape from this beating today, at least he would have to lie down for half a month when he got back, but at least it wouldn't be a waste of time, and he still had money.
Thinking of this, he was about to reach for the mask, but as soon as he turned around, Zhao Ting's ears twitched and he noticed someone behind him. Without thinking, he turned around and raised his hand to punch him.
Unexpectedly, the opponent seemed to be deliberately waiting for his punch. He raised his hand, clasped his palm on his wrist, and first pulled back to release the force of his fist.
Immediately after twisting his five fingers, a heartbreaking pain hit him. He felt that the other party's body was clinging to his chest, and in an instant, Zhao Tingren flew up with a sweep, and he could hear a crack in his whole arm.
Sound.
"Grappler!"
This thought flashed through Zhao Ting's mind, but the other party didn't give him a chance at all. He knelt on his neck with one knee and knocked him unconscious with a punch. The whole process was as fast as lightning. For a practitioner like Zhao Ting,
, he was knocked to the ground without even seeing the other person's face clearly.