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Cui Kui Li is actually a street about 500 meters long in the old town of Jihua City.

The residential buildings on both sides of the street blend the charm of the early Republican era with Western design, and are typical of the "shop below, residence above" semi-Western style architecture.

Because of Xiao Li's identity, the director of Cui Kui Li Community quickly decided to lead the way, and within minutes they found the small arcade building where Shen Xue and Weng Haisheng lived.

It turns out that Feng Yuxiu used his real name, Weng Haisheng, to live in Cui Kui Li, but he used the alias Feng Yuxiu when he went out to challenge masters from various sects.

Sure enough, those with some experience in the martial arts world would arrange another identity for themselves to avoid implicating their families. Although Shen Xue was also quite skilled, she was not as skilled as her husband, who was not afraid of being surrounded.

At that moment, in a small restaurant on the first floor, a pretty woman with short hair was giving change to a customer at the counter.

"Little Shen, are you busy?" As a grassroots community worker, Aunt Dong Ronghua, the community director, is a typical local expert, and she knows almost everything about the neighborhood.

Shen Xue has been renting a place in Cui Kui Li for nearly two years, and the community staff have interacted with her at least dozens of times.

"Aunt Hua, have you had lunch yet? Would you like to sit down and have something to eat?" Shen Xue greeted him politely when she saw that it was Director Dong from the community who had come in person, while her eyes subtly swept over Cao Tai and Xiao Li, who were following behind Dong Ronghua.

"No need, no need, we've already had lunch." Director Dong quickly refused, and then introduced Cao Tai and the other man to Shen Xue.

"These two are government officials. They need to see you two about something." Xiao Li only revealed his identity in the community office, while Cao Tai was mistaken by the community staff as a government official who had come with Xiao Li.

"Hello!" Shen Xue nodded slightly to the two of them.

"Ms. Shen, hello! I'm Li Bo, I work in the secretariat of the government office. I'm here mainly to discuss something with you and Mr. Weng. Is this a convenient time...?" In this situation, it's better for Li to speak up.

"This..." Shen Xue first looked at the diners in the lobby, which was still almost full, and then said softly, "I'll ask the boss for leave and have him find someone to cover for me."

Xiao Li gestured for Shen Xue to proceed, then watched as she walked to the wide-open door leading to the kitchen at the back and spoke into it. Soon, a middle-aged man in a chef's uniform emerged. The two exchanged a few words, and the man also glanced up at the group standing at the restaurant entrance.

Finally, after the uncle nodded, Shen Xue stepped out with light steps. "Please follow me!"

Xiao Li first said to the community director, "Director Dong, please find a place to have a cup of tea, we can go upstairs."

"Okay, you guys go ahead with your work. I'm also a bit thirsty," Director Dong, whose ability to read people's expressions was off the charts, quickly replied.

Following Shen Xue up the wooden staircase against the wall to the second floor, a spacious hall came into view. A rattan basket leaning against the central pillar contained cold weapons such as knives and spears, with their handles all sticking out.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that there were heavy weapons such as hammers, maces, and whips inside. This whip was not a soft whip, but a bamboo-jointed whip, a heavy weapon weighing over ten kilograms, similar to a mace.

A wooden dummy with a crossbar placed in the center of the hall had its hands, as thick as an adult's forearm, broken off, and the exposed stumps seemed to still gleam with a ferocious light.

When Xiao Li saw the broken end of the wooden dummy's hand, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Shen Xue continued to lead the two towards the small door inside the hall, from which came a series of striking sounds.

As soon as I passed through the small door into the room, I saw a short man in a vest punching and kicking a thick burlap sack wrapped around a pillar.

The burlap sack was bruised and battered in places, revealing large, deep craters, which showed how hard the person who used it to practice martial arts had worked.

"Feng Yuxiu!" Li Bo, who followed Cao Tai in, called out the name the moment he saw the short man, his tone filled with shock and coldness.

Feng Yuxiu, the short man who was immersed in his own world and focused on hitting the sack, kicked off the pillar the moment he heard Xiao Li call his name. He flew into the air, his waist twisting and turning, his hands like eagle claws, and pounced over Shen Xue towards Cao Tai and the other man at the door.

Cao Tai stared calmly at the 'eagle' that seemed to be swooping down from the sky, as if he were stunned, or as if he would remain unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before him.

Li, who was half a step behind, suddenly moved to stand next to Cao Tai, took a horse stance, and then stepped forward to strike with his fist, which collided head-on with the eagle claw that was pouncing in mid-air.

With nowhere to put leverage in mid-air, Feng Yuxiu used the force of Xiao Li's punch to flip backward and land on his feet. He took a half step back with his right foot to support his body, then bent his knees inward and stepped forward with the speed of the wind.

Because of his firm stance and unwavering body, Xiao Li was able to close in and entangle Feng Yuxiu as he flew backward.

Feng Yuxiu, who moved with the speed of a chicken, reacted extremely quickly, using a tiger-head grab to protect his head while simultaneously attacking with both elbows.

Li, however, thrust his palm like a sharp sword, intending to break through the door. Using his little finger as a pivot, he spread his tiger's mouth outward, aiming to break through his opponent's throat and armpit.

After all that talk, it really only took a few seconds, during which the two exchanged more than ten blows.

Finally, Xiao Li swung a counter-attack hammer back at Feng Yuxiu with a kick. Both of them took three steps back, and after regaining their balance, they stared intently at each other, their eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

"That's enough!" Cao Tai watched the dozen or so moves the two exchanged and was extremely astonished by Xiao Li's skill.

Is this Xiao Li, who "lacked talent, didn't make much progress after two years of kung fu training, and then went out to find a job"?

What a joke! A master who can rival Feng Yuxiu claims to lack talent in martial arts.

It now seems that Xiao Li was too talented. After two years of study, his master had nothing more to teach him. To save face, the master could only send him out to work and earn a living.

It's easy to guess that the fact that the top leaders of Jihua City dared to send only one person as Cao Tai's guide shows that this guide is no ordinary person.

At the age of twenty-five or twenty-six, he became the secretary of a senior leader of the municipal government and the head of the first section of the secretariat of the municipal government office. He was an absolute master in dealing with people and situations. Unexpectedly, his skills were so high that they could even be compared with Xiahou Wu, who was famous in Jihua before.

With such skills, why didn't he pursue a career in martial arts but instead went into politics? Could it be that he idolizes Comrade Wu Hao?

As Cao Tai spoke, Shen Xue took the opportunity to stand in front of Feng Yuxiu, preventing the two from continuing their fight.

Cao Tai was an important guest in Jihua City. After Cao Tai spoke, Xiao Li, who had a high EQ, stopped and stood still.

Feng Yuxiu, blocked by his wife, had no choice but to withdraw his attacks, but he still grumbled, "I didn't expect Cai Li Fo to have a real master! Why didn't you show up when we challenged Hong Sheng North Hall last time?"

Shen Xue tugged at his arm and whispered, "These two are staff members of the municipal government."

"Uh..." Feng Yuxiu, who was about to continue mocking Xiao Li, was suddenly speechless.

Comrade Feng Yuxiu, who is obsessed with martial arts and arrogant towards the world, can be domineering towards his fellow martial arts practitioners, but he has no desire to try the iron fist of the dictatorship of the proletariat.