God of Pets

Chapter 376 Tiger Three Thousand Who Eats and Drinks Free

Hu Sanqian frowned more and more deeply, and didn't say a word for a long time.

He realized that Chen Guan's move was not an ordinary Tiger Fist technique, but a secret skill.

But this is indeed a starting stance for Tiger Fist. Someone like Hu Sanqian couldn't bring himself to argue with Chen Guan, but he couldn't think of a way to break it for the time being.

Judging from Hu Sanqian's appearance, Chen knew that he would probably have a hard time using pure technique to break through the opening move of Black Tiger Digs Out the Heart.

This was something Chen Guan had expected. If it were so easy to crack, why would Chen Guan have put it up for a bet with Hu Sanqian?

He had studied it carefully, and the Black Tiger Steals the Heart gesture, if used as a starting move and not released, could indeed be considered a perfect starting move.

However, in real combat, especially in life-or-death situations, the enemy will have too many gestures to break the perfection of the Black Tiger Heart-Piercing gesture.

Hidden weapons, sword energy from a distance, long-range arrows, or even just summoning a pet and throwing it at you can disrupt the perfect starting gesture.

Therefore, this trick is not entirely useless, but it is not a panacea either.

Hu Sanqian insisted on using tricks against Chen Guan, and that move was really hard to break.

If Hu Sanqian can break through this move, then it wouldn't be unjust for Chen Guan to lose and become his disciple.

Chen Guan waited for a while, but Hu Sanqian still didn't say anything, only frowning as he pondered.

Standing behind Chen Guan, Fu Tianji was also motionless, like a robot without power.

Chen Guan wasn't in a hurry. Such a consumption of vital energy might be a bit strenuous for others after a while, but for Chen Guan, the amount of vital energy he consumed was not as fast as the amount he recovered.

Time ticked by, and more than an hour had passed, yet Hu Sanqian still hadn't figured out a solution.

"This kid is really something... Could it be that I'm really going to be caught off guard today..." Hu Sanqian felt uneasy, but he couldn't think of a way to break the deadlock. He could only force himself to calm down and continue to rack his brains.

"Master Hu, please take your time to think it over. If you come up with a solution, you can find me in Black City." Chen Guan said to Hu Sanqian after putting away his secret technique.

This can be seen as giving Hu Sanqian a way out, preventing him from losing so badly on the spot.

Upon hearing this, Hu Sanqian's eyes widened, and he glared at him, saying, "Boy, what do you take me for? If I can break it, I will; if I can't, I'll keep my promise and become your disciple. There's no need to wait for another day. Give me another hour. If I still can't break it, I'll pour tea and formally become your disciple right now."

Chen Guan was slightly surprised upon hearing this; Hu Sanqian was indeed a man of his word.

Chen Guan felt very awkward about taking on such an old apprentice.

Seeing Hu Sanqian racking his brains but still unable to find a solution, Chen Guan pondered for a moment and said, "Master Hu, actually this is a secret technique, not a pure skill. In fact, it's already against the rules. This agreement can't be taken seriously. How about we call it quits?"

"Stop talking nonsense. I don't care what secret techniques you have. As long as it's Tiger Fist, I will definitely break it." Tiger Three Thousand said without looking up, gesturing as he spoke.

Chen Guan was immediately at a loss. Why did he always encounter such strange people? They wouldn't even take the opportunity to save face. Did they really want to become his apprentice?
"This old man, is he trying to become my apprentice and freeload off me?" Chen Guan felt more and more sorry for Hu Sanqian.

He'd heard that Hu Sanqian had never married or had children, and had taught countless disciples and grand-disciples throughout his life. But now, at his age, he had no one to take care of him, living alone on this mountain, all lonely and pitiful. Chen Guan increasingly felt that Hu Sanqian's desire to take him on as his last disciple might simply be a way to find someone to provide for him in his old age and care.

Even if they lose now, they can become Chen Guan's apprentice and live off him under that title.

Upon realizing this, Chen Guan's expression became somewhat complicated; he couldn't afford to suffer this loss.

He may be pitiful, but so many of their disciples and followers don't care about him, so why should he be the one to take care of them? He won't take the blame for this.

“Master Hu, it’s already unfair for me to gamble with you using my secret technique. How about we call this a draw?” Chen Guan wanted to confirm again whether Hu Sanqian was really determined to lose to him.

"No, a win is a win, and a loss is a loss. There's no such thing as a draw. Since I've agreed, then it's fair. When the time is up, I'll definitely accept the loss. Don't say anything more," Hu Sanqian said impatiently.

Chen Guan was now almost certain that Hu Sanqian was determined to cling to him.

He clearly has no chance now, but he's still being so stubborn, obviously wanting to lose to him and freeload off him.

A normal person without ulterior motives wouldn't do such a thing, right? Anyway, Chen Guan didn't really believe that there were really people in the world who were so stubborn that they wouldn't take the opportunity given to them and insisted on keeping their promise to become someone else's apprentice.

"This old man has a good idea," Chen Guan thought. He couldn't let the old man rely on him. He didn't have the patience or money to support a grown apprentice like this; the old man was practically a living father to him.

He doesn't even have enough savings for himself, let alone to support apprentices.

Chen Guan secretly pondered how he could extricate himself unscathed and avoid being entangled with this old man.

"Master Hu, with your knowledge and ability, breaking this move would be a piece of cake. It's just that you are mindful of your senior status and are unwilling to bully a young man like me. You did not break the move by force. Your integrity is truly admirable..." Chen Guan activated his cheerleading spirit and first praised Hu Sanqian a few times.

Before Hu Sanqian could speak, Chen Guan continued, "I know you have your pride and will definitely use skill to break the move. I also know you can definitely break it, but there is a condition I must make clear first: if you exceed the time limit to break the move, then you cannot be considered the winner."

"When have I, Hu Sanqian, ever cheated? If I say one hour, it's one hour. Even if it's a second over, you win." Hu Sanqian felt that Chen Guan was scared, and his arrogance immediately soared.

Since Chen Guan was afraid that he would break this move, he would deliberately break it for Chen Guan, so that Chen Guan would give up on this idea and obediently become his disciple.

The roar of a tiger on the mountain, combined with the starting gesture of this tiger fist move, was a perfect match for his tiger fist technique. He wanted to take this disciple as his apprentice.

Of course, if the old horse stumbles, Tiger Three Thousand has already come up with a countermeasure.

He could become Chen Guan's disciple; there was no rule that only masters could teach disciples, and disciples could not teach masters.

He can then pass on Tiger Fist to Chen Guan, allowing him to carry forward and promote Tiger Fist and the Tiger School.

Chen Guan's feeling that Hu Sanqian wanted to freeload off him was also related to Hu Sanqian's mindset.

After all, with this mindset, Hu Sanqian was no longer so afraid of losing, and his emotions naturally changed.

(End of this chapter)