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Chapter 54 The Three Sisters, Successors of the Cheng School of Bagua (Please continue reading)

The three courtyards were formed. The boy from the outer courtyard ran quickly inside, bypassed the screen wall, and passed through the covered corridor to reach the main house in the back courtyard.

The main house has its own small courtyard, where a dim oil lamp is lit. It started snowing the day before yesterday and snowed all night.

It was the night Chen Zhan massacred the Green Gang headquarters.

The snow stopped, but it didn't melt.

The snow was a blanket of white, and the two women were having a lively fight.

Women sparring with Baguazhang is the most beautiful sight. Baguazhang is light and agile, with many footwork techniques, twisting and turning, and passing through lines. Therefore, women with good figures are the best to perform Baguazhang.

Both of them happened to have excellent figures and beautiful appearances.

The woman on the left was dressed in plain blue. Her figure was agile, and her bare feet were as light as a feather on the snow. With each turn of her toes, she stepped out the directions of Kan, Li, Qian, and Kun. Her arms were like swimming dragons, and her palms swept across the ground with a cold wind.

It is precisely the essence of Baguazhang's "walking, turning, twisting and flipping" that makes her seem to be drawing invisible circles in the snow. Her palm movements appear gentle, but they contain a dense and powerful force.

The woman on the opposite side, dressed in green, was equally impressive. She spun around, her hips and shoulders moving with a powerful Bagua energy. When she pushed out her palms, it was as if she were pushing a thousand-pound gate. The palm wind was heavy and thick, causing the white fluff on the ground to separate to both sides.

The two figures appeared near and far under the dim yellow oil lamp, like butterflies flitting among flowers, and the moment their palms touched, they stirred up snow dust.

"Second sister, I heard there's been internal strife in the Gong family, and things have gotten really bad."

"Hmm, it's ironic that Old Man Gong was injured by the wolf cub he raised, and died from his injuries."

"What about the rest of the Gong family? Gong Baotian has a daughter, isn't her name Gong Ruomei?"

"Yes, but since Gong Er is engaged, she cannot inherit the Gong family's Bagua Sect."

These days, once a woman is engaged and married, she becomes part of the man's family. Her own family's affairs are no longer her own; she must respect her husband's authority and cannot interfere.

Therefore, after Gong Ruomei got married, she had little to do with the Gong family, and she could not rightfully seek revenge against Ma San.

Gong Baotian only has one biological daughter.

The two women sparred and chatted at the same time, clearly not actually fighting.

The woman in green continued, "In this way, the Gong family is in big trouble. The fact that the Fengtian martial arts world can respect the Gong family's Bagua Sect as the leader is entirely due to Old Man Gong's efforts to keep things in order. With the passing of the old master of the Transformation Realm and the defection of Ma San to the Japanese, the Fengtian martial arts world is going to be in chaos."

The woman opposite laughed and said, "Isn't that perfect? ​​The Gong family, of the Yin Dog lineage, has held the title of the authentic Bagua lineage for many years? Humph! It should have been given to us long ago!"

She spoke with a little excitement, and her palm strikes lost their accuracy, but fortunately it was just a friendly exchange, and the woman in green did not make a move.

"Xiao Zhi! Yin Fu is, after all, our grandmaster. No matter how wrong he is, you cannot address him like that or insult him behind his back. If word gets out, the martial arts community will laugh at the Cheng School for having no manners!"

"Besides, the reputation of the true gossip master is yours to claim, but it's not your place to take the lead." The woman in green spoke calmly, then jumped a few steps away from the fray.

"Hmph, the advisor must have been betrayed by a villain back then, and Yin Fu can't escape responsibility! Besides, why shouldn't it be my turn? I'm also a successor of the Cheng School of Bagua!" Ruan Zhi also stopped and said.

The woman in green shook her head, unsure how to educate her junior sister, who had been fierce and combative since childhood and was no less capable than others. She could only say:
"Alas, it would be fine under normal circumstances, but in this world, the foreigners are powerful and we have a formidable enemy at hand. We cannot afford to kill our own brothers."

Ruan Zhi smiled and said, "Tch, we can kill foreigners and Japanese, but that doesn't stop us from settling our ancestral grudges! I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I'll wait for my eldest sister to come back and discuss it with her. Hehe, anyway, you can't make the decision, Second Sister."

Li Qingsu shook her head helplessly without refuting, knowing in her heart that her older sister would only be more composed than her.

At that moment, footsteps hurried outside, and the two immediately went out to greet them.

The teenager ran over in a panic, almost falling, but Ruan Zhi reached out and lifted him up.

"You're all so flustered and disrespectful," Ruan Zhi scolded.

Li Qingsu pursed his lips, thinking to himself, "You're not much better."

He turned around and asked, "Something happened?"

"Yes, yes, Mengniang just said, that guy... cough cough cough."

The teenager spoke too hastily and coughed, "That Chen Chenzhan, the great demon Chen, has come to our building."

Ruan Zhi was startled and exclaimed in surprise, "Chen Zhan? Why is this evil star here?" They had been operating in Tianjin for many years and of course knew of Chen Zhan's reputation. However, they had never participated in the ambush of Chen Zhan and had no grudge against him. They even secretly cheered for Chen Zhan, as they were always united in their hatred of the enemy when it came to killing the Japanese.

Li Qingsu said, "Does he intend to shift the blame eastward? I'm afraid he's up to no good. What did he say?"

The young man said, "Mengniang didn't say anything else, yes, she only said he was hungry and wanted to drink and eat."

After a moment's thought, Li Qingsu said to Ruan Zhi, "Let's go. No matter what, let's go and meet him first. He's a menacing figure, and we're not pushovers either."

"Yeah, who's afraid of who? Let's see him."

Ruan Zhi is young but playful. She has just passed the age of 18 and has learned martial arts. She is at an age where she is fearless. If it weren't for her two older sisters keeping her in check, she would have gone out to explore the world long ago.

The two quickly filed out, leaving the teenager behind to watch the house.

Chen Zhan, however, was enjoying a hearty meal in the private room.

The food at Jinlou was excellent, much more upscale than the meal at Jingwumen. Dishes included braised sea cucumber with scallions, braised abalone in its shell, braised fish maw, stir-fried three whites with fermented rice wine, and some famous Northeastern dishes that later generations dared not eat or had become extinct.

Especially the last dish, snake soup.

It is made by simmering snake bones, old chicken, and ham for several hours. The main ingredient is water snake, supplemented with shredded chicken, wood ear fungus, shiitake mushrooms, and other ingredients, which has a combination of freshness, saltiness, and rich sweetness.

Chen Zhan finished the drink in a short while and immediately felt his internal organs warm up.

Snake soup is nourishing; only someone like him could eat it recklessly without considering the consequences.

"Another serving of snake soup!" Chen Zhan said, his voice not loud, which startled Mengniang, who was serving outside the door.

Fortunately, Li Qingsu and Ruan Zhi arrived at this moment.

"Second Master, Third Master, you've finally arrived," Mengniang said with a wry smile.

“Okay, I’ll handle it. Have Uncle Shan make another snake soup,” Li Qingsu said.

Li Qingsu knocked on the door, and Chen Zhan swallowed a mouthful of white rice before saying, "Come in."

Chen Zhan showed no intention of being a guest; on the contrary, he seemed more like the host.

Li Qingsu turned to look at Ruan Zhi, gave her a meaningful look, and then pushed open the door to enter.

Seeing Chen Zhan eating without regard for manners, Chen Zhan glanced at the two of them out of the corner of his eye, but ignored them and continued eating.

And so, the two women watched as Chen Zhan ate.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Ruan Zhi tried to speak several times, but was stopped by Li Qingsu's gaze.

Chen Zhan finished all the dishes and wiped his mouth with the tablecloth.

Li Qingsu then asked, "What brings Master Chen to my Golden Pavilion?"

Chen Zhan raised his eyes to formally examine the two women. Both were exceptionally beautiful and naturally elegant, not much less so than Ye Ningzhen.

Ruan Zhi was noticeably younger, and the majority of the speakers were women.

Chen Zhan nodded and said, "No need for that, great hero. You're more like a demon and executioner."

"I need to find someone to deliver a gift to."

Li Qingsu and Ruan Zhi exchanged glances, both seeing the doubt in each other's eyes.

"Who is Mr. Chen looking for?" Li Qingsu asked.

"Ye Ningzhen," Chen Zhan said calmly.

"Huh? You know the eldest sister?" the two asked in unison.

(End of this chapter)