Martial Arts Master Chapter 189

Qi Yunfei immediately cheered. "Okay, okay, I'll ask him!"

While Lou Cheng was waiting for her reply, he found Qin Rui's QQ and sent him a message: "Qin Rui, are you there? I have to ask you something."

Qi Yunfei replied with an anticipated emoji, "It's called the Yao Ning Martial Arts Club! He said it is a good martial arts club in Ningshui County. Brother, please go to ask about it, please... "

"Okay." Seeing that Qin Rui did not reply, Lou Cheng searched for Qin Rui's name in his contacts and gave him a call.

After hearing the classic ringtone, the phone was connected. Qin Rui said in astonishment and delight,

"Cheng? What's up with the sudden call? Back in Xiushan?"

"No, I just have something to ask you." Lou Cheng answered with a smile, "Have you ever heard of Yao Ning Martial Arts Club?"

"Ah? Yes, I know, I know. What happened? Did they mess with you?" Qin Rui felt a little surprised and asked him in bewilderment.

Lou Cheng thought about how to describe the relationship between his sister and her boyfriend, then he said carefully, "One of my relative's child didn't want to go to high school, so he decided to join the Yao Ning Martial Arts Club after he graduated from the middle school. Haha, so I called you to get some details about this club."

"Yao Ning Martial Arts Club. How should I say this... This club isn't too bad. I've seen its coach several times. He was a fighter of Amateur First Pin and has several good disciples. He is also very dedicated to instructing his disciples. So this club is one of the best clubs in Ningshui County," Qin Rui said as he thought about it.

Lou Cheng heaved a sigh of relief, "Ok then, that's good to know."

At this time, Qin Rui cried a little and chuckled, "What do you mean by that? If your cousin really wants to learn martial arts, might as well join my club, the Gushan Martial Arts School. I dare not to say that we are the number one in Xiushan, but at least we are among the top three. My club is better than Yaoning in all respects. And rest assured about getting in. With me around, he'll get in. When he does, I'll help you to take care of him and guide him carefully!"

One of the main economic pillars of martial art schools is fees from students. So logically speaking, the school should never refuse the joining of students. However, they do reject applications, because the number has an impact on a significant number - the pass rate of Ranking Event.

The number of coaches in a martial arts is limited, so the number of students who could be guided carefully and efficiently would also be limited. If the school enrolled students blindly and ignored this limitation, then the teaching quality would decrease significantly, pulling down the pass rate of the Ranking Event. Such schools would easily be stuck in a vicious cycle. Good players would then always choose other martial arts school. Without good players, the pass rate would just continue to decline...

Because of this reason, all martial arts schools would set a standard and enroll students within a reasonable range. This resulted in limited supply for an over demand for good martial arts school.

It sounds better... " Lou Cheng pretended to be polite and said, "Will this be difficult for you or trouble you a lot?"

"Why would it be troublesome? Aren't we best friends?" Qin Rui answered like he was patting his chest, "You can give my phone number to him and let him contact me directly so that you don't need to be a mailbox."

"Okay! When I return to Xiushan during the summer break, I'll treat you to a meal!" Lou Cheng said gratefully.

He did not ask the preliminaries results of several martial arts teams of Xiushan, because according to Qin Rui's posts on twitter and QQ comments, the results were not too ideal. All of the teams did not advance in the preliminaries.

As for Qin Rui himself, he still had a long way to reach the level of Amateur First Pin. So he decided not to attend the biannual Amateur Ranking Event in the first half year.

After chatting for a while, Lou Cheng hung up the phone. He sent a "smile" emoji to Qi Yunfei. "Ask your boyfriend that does he want to apply for the Gushan Martial Arts School?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Qi Yunfei knew little about this aspect, so she replied rapidly.

A few minutes later, she sent a "surprise" emoji and said, "He said that who doesn't want to go to this club. Brother Lou, do you really have a way?"

According to my boyfriend, the quota of new members of Gushan Martial Arts School is insufficient and popular. Since my cousin is still a university student without any skill or relationship, how could he get my boyfriend in?

Or does my uncle know some leaders in Gushan Martial Arts School?

Lou Cheng sent her the phone number of Qin Rui and said, "Get him call this number. Qin Rui, is the name. He's a disciple of the Gushan Martial Arts School and he can help your boyfriend to get a place."

"Really?" Qi Yunfei could not believe her ears.

"If Qin Rui dares to lie to me, he's probably tired of living." Lou Cheng laughed in his heart and said "seriously", "This is a true offer. But, I can't guarantee whether he would try to get some cash from your whomever. So just remind him to be careful."

"Yes, I understand!" Qi Yunfei didn't send emoji this time. She was very anxious to get her boyfriend to call Qin Rui.

While Lou Cheng waited for her reply, he tried his best to stay awake and expel the drowsiness. He began to look through the tourism projects around Songcheng. He wanted to pick out some visiting line that Yan Zheke might like and made some detailed travel guides so that not to leave the girl a bad impression. He was looking forward to this trip.

He was not excited about the possibility that they might have more intimate contact. In fact, he felt that traveling together and experiencing the fresh and interesting things together, could help bring out certain aspects of someone's character that may be suppressed by familiar circumstances. And it would help make their love relationship to be more stable and make them feel more comfortable.

According to the quotations of "Talker", relationships required efforts from both parties. Once you got a girlfriend, it would be wrong for you to behave too gladly or prepare nothing from then on. If you always get along with her stiffly or cautiously, both of you would feel tired sooner or later.

While he was comparing and analyzing every travel route, Lou Cheng also opened the Taobao app. He bought several items that he had saved in the shopping cart. There were some snacks for Yan Zheke and something could be used to please her.

After a while, Qi Yunfei replied. "Brother, he said it's true. He knows Brother Rui. He said he is the core disciple of the Gushan Martial Arts School and is a strong and young fighter. So he would be able to him!"

"That's good." Lou Cheng replied her a smiling emoji.

Qi Yunfei sent an emoji like "worship", "Brother Lou, you are awesome. You know such a powerful person!"

Maybe this sentence should be said oppositely? You are supposed to say that Qin Rui is awesome to know such a strong person like me... Lou Cheng boasted a little, then he said casually, "Because I'm his classmates in high school."

"That explains it!" Qi Yunfei suddenly realized and didn't pursue it further.

Lou Cheng was interested in their stories, so he asked, "Fei, you care about your boyfriend quite a bit huh. "

"Of course ~ After all, he is the first boy that I really like." Qi Yunfei chuckled.

"What does the word 'really' mean?" Lou Cheng was a little confused.

Qi Yunfei sent an emoji which looked like a man was scratching his head embarrassingly, "I had boyfriends before... "

Before? My sister, you are only a student in Ninth Grade! Lou Cheng really was shocked. "When exactly did you have a boyfriend?"

"Just when I was in Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grades." Qi Yunfei "confidently" explained, "At that time, I was only a child and I didn't understand love. I tried it for fun. It all blamed others who always booed and made us a pair. But when I was in relationship with them, I just held hands with them just like playing the house game. Even I thought it wasn't real relationship at all!"

Lou Cheng wiped the cold sweat which did not even exist and said,

"You are still such a kid!"

Lou Cheng looked at his cousin, and thought about his own elementary and middle school life. He was just as ignorant like her younger brother!

Because he was very shocked, so he did not try to persuade Qi Yunfei further. After chatting for a while, he quit QQ and began to take a nap casually.

For the next few weeks, Geezer Shi did not create obstruction purposely. While they were confronted with the two groups which ranked the last, he set Lou Cheng and Lin Que as the final players. He paired Li Mao and Yan Zheke as a group to play the real battle. Also, he made Sun Jian and Lin Hua as a group which just played after the former one. That was no doubt that Songcheng University Martial Arts Club won the game. So the team advanced with a record of sweeping victory and just waited for the distribution of bonuses in May and extracted the opponent in the quarter-final.

Very soon, it was the second last weekend of April. At half past seven in the morning, Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke had already sat on the school bus driving to the old campus.

"I can't believe I'm taking my first leave from the special training of martial arts because of you... " Yan Zheke sighed with sweetness.

Today was the day that Lou Cheng would be taking part in the Professional Ranking Event!

As a girlfriend, she felt that she should not miss it. So she specifically took a day off and was about to accompany him as "Coach Yan".

Of course, she wouldn't relax his martial arts because of romance. He deliberately got up early and has done nearly two hours of morning exercise.

Lou Cheng felt very glad and touched for her company. However, in reality, he laughed and said,

"Actually, you can wait till next Sunday or take leave. I definitely can advance in the group competition."

Professional Ninth Pin was the threshold which divided the amateur fighters and professional fighters, so the competition of this level would emphasize the weakening of the impact of accidental factors. If the powerful fighter made a mistake or failed once, they would also be given an opportunity to attend this competition once again.

So, the first two members could advance from group competition. The fighters at least would not be eliminated only because they failed in one battle. Even though Lou Cheng was not conceited, he still thought it was impossible for him not to rank at least the second in the group.

After hearing Lou Cheng's discourse which went totally opposite to his mind, Yan Zheke immediately raised her arm and said cheerfully,

"Then should I go back to the Martial Arts Club?"

... Lou Cheng became speechless and he deeply realized that human should not be too hypocritical. Then he chuckled without showing any shame. "I still need the help of my Coach Yan. I am afraid that I'll be unlucky and get assigned to the Death Group!"

Yan Zheke glanced at him with a big smile, "Well, it's good that you still know where you stand!"

Finishing her sentence, she signed, "I am really worried about you. You have to fight so many battles. I don't know what would happen... "

She suddenly raised her hand and covered her mouth to stop herself from saying the word "accident".

I almost become a Corvine Mouth!

Due to the rules which required the first two fighters to advance from the group and a stable pass rate, the agenda of Ranking Event of Professional Ninth Pin also increased accordingly. Usually, it would be held over two weekends and last four days. Just like this time, 158 people applied for and passed the verification of this ranking event. However, only 15 fighters could pass. So the fighters were divided into fifteen groups and each group had 10 or 11 members. And they played in a one-cycle way, the first two in the group could advance. So according to the speed that there were at most three battles a day, all the group competitions could finish until next Saturday or next Sunday afternoon.

This is all because when people were just one step away from being a professional fighter. Hence treatments in all aspects would be significantly enhanced. The fighters of Amateur First Pin would choose to attend this ranking event if their physical quality has not declined or had nothing else to do. Just in case that they were lucky enough to be assigned to a good group or a good draw in the knockout round?

This is the reason why the number of people who apply for the Ranking Event of the Professional Ninth Pin is large. If there are no limitations, the number of people who pass would be more than the limitation. Therefore, it has a verification standard to filter applicants. The applicants have to hand in the documents to prove that he had beaten at least two fighters of Amateur First Pin in the last year. Lou Cheng passed the verification easily when he sent the video of him defeating a Professional Ninth Pin.

Watching his girlfriend covered her mouth and felt a little panic, Lou Cheng was going to play a joke. However, he saw that "Gorilla" Chen Changhua whose eyebrow could move carried his luggage and stepped on the school bus.

"Club manager Chen, I thought you have lived near the stadium last night." He greeted him.

Chen Changhua still was the club manager of the Martial Arts Club in name.

"Hey, I have a few friends live there, so I was afraid of being pulled by them to relax last night." Chen Changhua said with a wry smile. Then he found a seat and stopped talking. As he sat there, he closed his eyes to relax and was very cautious.

Compared with what Chen Changhua behaved, Lou Cheng suddenly had the thought that he was somewhat too relaxed.

When they arrived in the Hall One of Songcheng martial arts stadium, it was already very crowded. Some fighters applied for this ranking event, the group of families and friends who came to cheer up and the audience who came to watch the battle of professional-to-be fighters in particular.

After waiting in line for a few minutes, Lou Cheng pulled out the data of their grouping and started to analyze the situation with Yan Zheke, head to head.

"Zhao Baosen, from Putuo Martial Arts Club... "

"Liu Xin, from Binhe Branch of Songcheng Police Department... "

"They all seemed to be quite strong." After looking through the information, Lou Cheng said it with a smile. There was nervousness or embarrassment on his face.

At the other service station in the Hall 1, Zhao Baosen who looked very strong and tough also received the data.

He looked at it carefully and his eyes suddenly gazed at the data. He blurted out,

"Lou Cheng!"

Lou Cheng in the Songcheng University Martial Arts Club!

Liu Xin have changed his uniforms and was very relaxed, so he didn't hurry to see it the minute he received the data. He walked to the secluded place leisurely, then he picked it up and scanned through the paper quickly, out of habit.

"Lou Cheng from Songcheng University Martial Arts Club... "

Crack. The fingers that Liu Xin used to hold the edge of the paper became as tight as hooks.

"Zhao Baosen mastered the Eight Trigram Palm and also practiced the Crane Movement... " Yan Zheke told him in a clear and soft voice.

Lou Cheng dared not to be careless in case that the ship wrecked in a ditch. So he began to discuss with his girlfriend seriously.

At that moment, he heard that the radio was calling his name:

"The fighter who named Lou Cheng from Songcheng University Martial Arts Club, please go to the service counter now."

Uh? Lou Cheng and Yan Zheke looked at each other and both them were stunned.

After putting away the phone, they left their seats and found the closest service counter.

"Hello, I am Lou Cheng from Songcheng University Martial Arts Club. What's the matter?" Lou Cheng asked politely.

The staff is a girl with a round face. She looked deeply at Lou Cheng and said,

"Your opponent for this morning's battle this morning abstained."

Abstain? Lou Cheng stunned for a while. Before he had time to answer the staff, he heard the staff continued to say,

"Your afternoon opponent, your evening opponent too! All the opponents abstained!"

In a standing corner of Hall One, Zhao Baosen clutched his face with his hands and sighed heavily.

As a fighter, if you quit without fighting with your strong enemy, that would be one thing that made you feel humiliated and oppressed. But after the careful consideration, he thought default was the best choice for himself.

People all knew how strong Lou Cheng from Songcheng University Martial Arts Club was. And they also regarded him as the top one among the fighters of Professional Ninth Pin, so they thought he would get a passport. If I confronted him as an amateur fighter who hasn't even reached the professional level, I cannot imagine how difficult it would be for me to win the battle!

In this competition of high intensity, to fight with such a strong enemy who I had little help to defeat is meaningless and a waste of time and energy. Even I had to take the risk that I would be hurt and gained some remaining bad influence. So, I'd better give up strategically and save the stamina to compete for the second with other members. That's the most reasonable and wise decision!

Almost at the same time, several fighters who just received the grouped data thought the same. With the great stamina, Lou Cheng wouldn't be influenced by the previous battle whether the battle was hard or not. So it's better for them to give up as soon as possible. As they cut off the retreat road, they could fight the battle with full strength.

Abstain? It was difficult for Lou Cheng to describe his feelings now. To vanquish without battle certainly made him feel happy, but he also felt a little regret inevitably and annoyed because he has come here from far away and discussed the battle for a while seriously. This default route made his fist which had carried so much energy punch on the air.

"They abstained the battle. Does it mean that they gave up all the battles or only the battle with me?" He asked again unconsciously.

He understood that it was common for the fighters in the Ranking Event of Professional Ninth Pin to abstain, but the abstention often concentrated in the agenda of the next week. Some fighters abstained because they were injured for the high intensity of battles and others gave up because they had already failed more than three battles. There was no hope for them to advance, they didn't want to waste time to fight again.

The staff answered him with a professional smile,

"They only give up the battle with you... "

Before she finished her last sentence, she suddenly glanced at new messages on the computer screen in front of her and she was so surprised. She looked at Lou Cheng just like looking at a monster,

"Your, your three opponents tomorrow also abstained... "

What is this situation?

I have worked in this Martial Arts Club for three years. This is the first time I have encountered such situation. So many fighters have abstained the battle with him voluntarily just when they heard his name! 

Yan Zheke heard this dialogue next to Lou Cheng with her shining eyes, at that time he could not help but chuckle, "Cheng, I suddenly remembered two sentences that I have read before."

"What sentence?" Lou Cheng covered the slight loss within his heart and asked curiously.

"The first sentence is 'your name can scare the enemy away' and the second sentence is 'the name of a certain person can frighten the children stop crying at night'." Yan Zheke answered with a smile.

Lou Cheng signed and did not know whether to laugh or cry,

"It seems that these sentences make sense, but I still am not accustomed to such an easy victory."

He paused and looked at the girl, "Where are we going to next?"

Yan Zheke answered seriously and righteously,

"We definitely have to go back to continue the special training in the Martial Arts Club!"

"Ah... " Lou Cheng looked at her with a stunned face.

Yan Zheke laughed suddenly,

"Since you do not want to go back, as your coach, I invite you to go on a date with me~"

In short, I won't go to the hotel to have a rest because you don't need it at all!

"Ok!" Lou Cheng was now happy instead of being stunned.

However, within his heart, he felt quite a bit heartache because the hotel would withdraw some money if he returned the booked room... Why did those guys abstain!

Although he was going to receive twenty thousand Yuan, as a person who has experienced a hard life, he still lived frugally and was only generous to his girlfriend.

After making sure of the agenda, he turned around and asked the staff,

"Could you please inform me in advance whether my opponents of the next week battle abstain or not?"

In case that I come here next Saturday for nothing again!

Although this can help me have much more time to get along with Ke, I still feel very guilty for I always let her ask for a leave which would delay her martial arts and studies even without her mother's warning.

"I'm sorry. We can't do that. We can only inform you until others offer to abstain." The girl with a round face answered injured.

The next week, the number of fighters who abstained from competition increased. Lou Cheng could still have a group member who was willing to challenge him. After all, to the last minute of the group combat, some people might only lack one victory that they could advance from the group. Or some fighters had no hope to advance, they would like to fight with the strong enemy to gain more experience.

"Well." Lou Cheng could only accept this reality reluctantly which others were yearning for.

On the last Saturday of April, Lou Cheng has received the notice in advance that his opponents of this afternoon and this evening had abstained. So he came to the combat after he finished his special training of martial arts. He waited for the battle for almost two hours and defeated his opponent within two minutes.

The next morning, because his opponent was injured in the previous battle, he had already given up. And Lou Cheng came to Hall One of Songcheng martial arts arena with Yan Zheke after he had finished his less intense tempering. They waited for the results of the draw together.

If he fought another battle, he would be a fighter of Professional Ninth Pin with the real certificate!

While they were waiting for the result, they saw Chen Changhua who had trouble concealing his exhaustion.

"Are you okay?" Lou Cheng asked. He has already congratulated this member who was about to be his "former" leader later for advancing from the group as the second place.

Chen Changhua spit out and said with an unprecedentedly serious face,

"I should keep fighting no matter what happens!"

"What's more, look at other people. Most of them are in the same condition of me. If I weren't too unlucky, I might get the certificate instead of letting down my hard practicing which lasted for more than half a year... "

Lou Cheng was aware of the seriousness and expectation of Chen Changhua, he felt that he shouldn't say other things in case he influenced his minds. So he took back his eyesights and held Yan Zhe Ke's hand. Then he watched the big screen as he was waiting for the results of the draw.

This draw in the afternoon was made between the groups of ten people. The fighters who were in the same team wouldn't confront with each other.

After a while, there appeared the lines of confronting groups. Yan Zheke read Lou Cheng's group in a low voice,

"Lou Cheng from Songcheng University Martial Arts Club VS Pan Chengyun from Hongluo Martial Arts School... "

Pan Chengyun? Lou Cheng smiled and felt entirely coincidental.

"Lou Cheng from Songcheng University Martial Arts Club VS Pan Chengyun from Hongluo Martial Arts School... "

In the corner next to him, Pan Chengyun looked against the counterpart table, then she suddenly felt depressed.

I have tried my best to advance from group competition. However, I have to fight with this strong fighter firstly!

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