Chapter 727 Concealment

The rescue operation of Yixiantian went smoothly, and the game on Su Yi's side was also very smooth.

Although Benny Leonard wanted to earn Ota Tokusaburo's money and cause some damage to Su Yi, he couldn't do it at all.

In fact, with his strength, it was already a matter of luck to be able to enter the third round, and he couldn't ask for more.

Facing a boxer with a very classical fighting style, Su Yi easily won this round, and he didn't even realize that Benny Leonard wanted to harm him, because he didn't give this black man a chance at all.

He just felt that this black man was a little excited today.

Amid the cheers and noises of the whole audience, Su Yi quietly left the field and went straight to Zheng Shanao's house.

After the game on the second day, the qualifying situation of Group B was further clarified.

Su Yi won four games and scored four points, and Ota Tokusaburo also won four games and scored four points. The appearance of Group B will be born between the two.

The duel between the two tomorrow morning will be the final result.

As for the other three players in Group B, Zhu Guofu lost the match with Tokusaburo Ota in the morning. He only had two wins and two losses in four matches and only had two points. He had completely lost hope of advancing.

Benny Leonard had one win and three losses. Excluding Tong Zhongyi and Chang Dongsheng who withdrew due to injuries, he was at the bottom of Group B.

Four matches in two days made the qualifying situation of the other two groups clear.

In Group A, Xiao Xizhi, another disciple of Ma Liang, won four matches in four games. His opponents in the same group had at most three wins. He had basically secured victory.

Some people asked, why does Ma Liang have so many disciples?

Ma Liang has so many disciples.

As long as Ma Liang meets someone who is good at practicing Chaquan, he will accept him as his disciple.

This Xiao Xizhi is particularly outstanding. Based on his understanding of boxing and kicking skills, he combined Chaquan and Shaolin Tiger Fist to create the ten-way Black Tiger Chaquan.

Strictly speaking, this is not the founding of a school, but it is a bit like combining his own characteristics to tailor martial arts for himself.

If Xiao Xizhi continued along this path and dug deeper into the theory of how to integrate kung fu according to his own characteristics, instead of being obsessed with the false reputation of creating martial arts, then perhaps the future of traditional Chinese martial arts would be rewritten.

Not only him, but also masters such as Gong Baosen and Li Shuwen.

They all consciously combined the strengths of hundreds of schools and "created" a new martial arts, and were proud of it.

For example, the Gong family's sixty-four hands include the moves of Xingyi Bagua and even Tai Chi.

If there were no hot weapons, martial arts would be passed down and innovated from generation to generation. Although this road is slow and tortuous, it is not a wrong path.

But from the overall historical perspective, they undoubtedly went to a branching road.

If they combine the strengths of hundreds of schools not to create new martial arts, but only to study the methods and theories of combining the strengths of hundreds of schools, constantly optimize and simplify this process, create a new martial arts theory system, not just a single martial arts, and make traditional martial arts easier to understand and learn, and more personalized, then in the future modern fighting ring, traditional Chinese martial arts will be the most dazzling one.

Except for Group A, the qualifying situation of Group C is somewhat similar to that of Su Yi's group. There are two players who have won four games and four games, and tomorrow, these two players will directly compete.

One of them is Zhao Lianhe, who is good at Twelve-Route Tan Leg.

The other player is interesting. His name is Bill Underwood. He is a British man who is good at Patton and fencing.

Speaking of Patton, strictly speaking, this technique is the ancestor of modern mixed martial arts technology.

It is based on Zhe Peng's Jiu-Jitsu and British boxing, and absorbs the essence of Swiss Wengen technique, French Savat kicking and a unique stick technique. In addition, Patton also includes a comprehensive and targeted physical training system. Although this system is relatively primitive, it is definitely a cross-era concept in this era.

Patton technique is very popular in Britain. At this time, a famous novelist in later generations is writing this fighting technique into his book and giving it to his protagonist.

The name of this novelist is Conan Doyle, and the name of his protagonist is Sherlock Holmes.

The final qualifier of Group C will be born between Bill Underwood and Zhao Lianhe.

In this way, the qualifiers of Groups A, B and C will all have five wins and five points, but they still cannot decide the winner, so the three will face off in a round-robin system after the group stage until the final winner is decided.

When Su Yi arrived at Zheng's house, Yixiantian and the others had just rescued the people, and they were all sitting in the living room of Zheng's house drinking tea and talking.

"Old man, how did the Zhepeng people treat you?" Su Yi greeted Zheng Shan'ao after entering the door, and asked seriously while looking up and down.

Zheng Shan'ao smiled at Su Yi and shook his head, saying, "You rescued me so quickly, they would not have time to do anything to me even if they wanted to."

"That's good, that's good." Su Yi breathed a sigh of relief, but there was a trace of doubt in his heart that always lingered.

"Grandpa, when you went there, did you eat the food they gave you and drink the water they gave you?" Su Yi thought about it and still asked worriedly.

"No," Zheng Shan'ao shook his head, "They tied us up and stuffed us into the car first, and then threw us into the iron cage when they arrived, and then they ate and drank by themselves, and no one cared about us."

After a pause, Zheng Shan'ao looked at Su Yi: "Why, are you afraid that they will poison me?"

"It's possible." Su Yi frowned, "I always feel that this matter is a little strange. I can now confirm that the person behind your kidnapping must be Tokusaburo Ota. This person came to me specifically today and said A very strange thing to say.”

"What are you talking about?" Luo Yu asked curiously.

"He said that time is life." Su Yi looked at Zheng Shan'ao doubtfully, "I thought about it on the way here. I thought about it and wondered if this sentence meant that he had placed some kind of statute of limitations on you, old man. Poison? Otherwise, what else could he mean by saying this?"

Zheng Shanao shook his head and said: "It was not poisoned. From the time we were kidnapped to the time we were rescued, we stayed awake the whole time. If it was really poisoned, how could I not know about it? You are overthinking, Liangchen."

"Could it be poisonous gas?" Luo Yu's imagination was wide open. "There is a colorless and odorless poisonous gas that you, old man, could inhale without even realizing it."

"If this is really the case, then I really can't guard against it." Zheng Shan smiled proudly, "But you think too highly of the little devils, they don't have this ability."

"Time is life..." Yixiantian also frowned and thought about this sentence, "Master Geng, is it possible that Tokusaburo Ota is urging you to reply to him early and make a decision? The little devil is not good at speaking Chinese. Maybe he didn’t mean anything else at all?”

"I think it should be like this." Zheng Shanao nodded, "Good times, in fact, the little devil is simply a poor man. Tokusaburo Ota has long been notorious in Jinmen, especially in the martial arts. This person used to deceive and kidnap people. He used the trick to obtain the martial arts skills from several martial arts schools, but was exposed and made a huge mess. He used to claim that he was the best swordsman in Zhe Peng, but in the end, he was taught a lesson by their own people without us doing anything. "

"This man is a robber. He has some sneaky skills and is good at self-promotion. Don't be fooled by him. His purpose is to make you suspicious."

"I think what the old man said makes sense." Yixiantian nodded and looked at Su Yi, "Master Geng, you asked us to be careful about ambushes and traps. In fact, nothing happened."

"Mr. Geng, what you call caring leads to chaos." Lao Jiang said with a smile, "Actually, there is no need to think about it. If the Japanese really did something, and they really want you to know about it, why would they hide it and not tell you? He wouldn't say anything. How can I threaten you, right?

Su Yi's face softened slightly, and he was somewhat convinced.

"The Japs are so despicable and shameless, we can't just let this matter go." Luo Yu said bitterly, "Master Geng, we need to publicize this matter with reporters so that people all over the world know what the Japs have done! The old man’s grievance cannot be in vain!”

Su Yi was about to nod, but Zheng Shanao objected: "No, this matter should not be publicized."

"What's wrong, old man?" Su Yi was a little surprised.

He thought it would be good to expose it to reporters. If Tokusaburo Ohta really had any other conspiracy, he might be able to force it out in this way.

"I was kidnapped by a group of gangsters, and I don't want to keep my reputation for the rest of my life?" Zheng Shanao said angrily, "You teach this Zhepeng man a lesson on stage. Even if you take revenge on me, don't let anything else get involved. "

"That's fine." Zheng Shanao's reason made Su Yi give up the idea of ​​exposure.

"Good time, this national martial arts competition is unprecedentedly large in scale and has an unprecedented level of attention." Zheng Shanao looked at Su Yi deeply, "People outside can regard this event as a grand gathering of martial artists and a national martial arts competition." Spring, but you can’t.”

"You have to always remember why this tournament is held. And why you participate in this tournament."

"A person who travels a hundred miles is half a mile. If you fail to win the final championship in the end, I guarantee that you will regret it for the rest of your life."

Su Yi nodded slowly: "I took note of it, old man."

Zheng Shanao smiled happily: "So don't be affected by anything anymore, prepare well and compete well. That Tokusaburo Ota is just a clown. If he says anything, just treat it as fart and don't listen. Wait until tomorrow morning to be fair and aboveboard in the ring Once you defeat him, nothing will be a problem.”

"Sure." Su Yi reflected for a moment and felt whether he was being overly cautious and suspicious.

He glanced at Zheng Shanao and said, "The old man doesn't look very good. Please take some rest these days and don't go out. By the way, why didn't you see the housekeeper?"

Luo Yu interrupted: "Mr. Zheng asked the housekeeper to rest. After all, the housekeeper is an ordinary person. How can he be so fearless in the face of danger? He was frightened and kept wiping tears."

Zheng Shan said with an arrogant smile: "He is just timid. At the end of his life, he is going through this battle for the first time."

Speaking of this, Zheng Shanao suddenly stood up and bowed to the four people including Yixiantian: "Four people, I dare not forget the grace of saving my life. Zheng Shanao is here to say thank you!"

"Old man, this can't be done..." Xianxiantian had quick eyesight and quick hands, and hurriedly supported him, "Aren't you going to shorten our lifespan?"

"Senior Brother Zheng, we are from the same sect, why should we be so different?" Gong Er said, who had been silent.

"Okay, then I'm welcome." Zheng Shanao straightened up.

He looked tired and seemed to be in low spirits. He yawned loudly and laughed at himself: "I am still old after all."

"Old man, please rest. Let's take our leave first." Su Yi said immediately upon seeing this, "I'll see you another day."

"Okay, let's go." Zheng Shanao nodded.

Su Yi, along with Yixiantian and Luo Yu, bowed to Zheng Shanao and said goodbye to Gong Er and Lao Jiang before leaving.

Gong Er and Lao Jiang also left soon after.

When Zheng Shanao was the only one left in the living room, he suddenly swayed, as if he was unable to support himself, and hurriedly held onto the table.

The housekeeper suddenly rushed out from the back hall and held Zheng Shanao.

"Master!" He shouted, tears streaming down his face.

"Why are you crying!" Zheng Shan'ao panted, "If someone hears you again."

"Master, it's not that serious, it's really not that serious!" The housekeeper burst into tears, "It's just a game, no matter how big it is, it can't be bigger than your life? Why are you doing this!"

"You don't understand, you are too short-sighted." Zheng Shan'ao sat down slowly with the help of the housekeeper, "Liangchen can't lose this game. If he loses, he will be eliminated, all his previous efforts will be wasted, and everything will be in vain. And I can see that this kid has the momentum to win at all costs. It's okay if I can't help, but how can I hold him back?"

"But what can you do? You can't just, just like this..." The housekeeper burst into tears.

Zheng Shan'ao smiled and patted the housekeeper's shoulder, a little absent-minded.

After a long silence, he said, "When I was young, I was like Master Gong, and I wanted to find a way out for Chinese martial arts. I also traveled around and slept in the open air. At that time, my blood was still hot."

"But this road is too hard and too difficult. Seeing that I can't beat a bullet after practicing martial arts for a lifetime, I wonder, is there really a need for kung fu to exist?"

"In the past, practicing martial arts, relying on martial arts, you can join the army, be a bodyguard, or at least guard the house for others. You can always have a future. But what about now?"

"Now we have guns. Whether it's fighting, bodyguarding or guarding the house, we all use guns. Now there are planes, cannons and tanks. Guns are nothing in front of these big things, let alone the flesh and blood of martial artists?"

"Martial artists What else can I do? It's useless! I can't see any hope. I thought at that time that the only use of my martial arts is to make money and bring me fame and fortune. So I worked hard to make money and gain fame all my life. "

"Later, when I got old, I began to think about my reputation after death and felt that I had to leave something behind. After thinking about it, the only thing I can do is to pass on this martial arts to future generations. If more martial artists can pass on martial arts, I will feel at ease. "

"In fact, this is lazy and irresponsible. What our generation cannot accomplish, we push to the next generation. The situation faced by the next generation is worse than ours now, how can they accomplish it? Alas, in this respect, I am not as good as Uncle Gong and others, they are responsible and have great righteousness..."