I practiced my spirituality alone in Hong Kong.

Li Chang'an successfully signed a contract on Director Yuan's film set. Starting today, his daily wage will be HK$400.

Director Yuan was very generous and immediately had the finance department advance him the entire month's wages.

Based on a workday of 25 days per month, a check for HK$10,000 was directly issued.

The high salary even surprised Chen Yuanlong, the lead actor.

It's important to know that in Hong Kong in the late 1970s, many white-collar workers only earned three or four hundred Hong Kong dollars a month.

Even in the stunt industry, where the average salary is very high, many senior action choreographers in Shaw Brothers' major productions earn about the same amount, not counting box office and viewership ratings bonuses.

Li Chang'an was just a seventeen-year-old newcomer to the martial arts world!

If this news gets out, it will surely make countless veteran martial arts masters green with envy in the martial arts world, where seniority is a strong tradition.

Neither Chen Yuanlong nor Director Yuan felt that Li Chang'an was losing money by paying this salary.

This money was not only for Li Chang'an's own talent, but also for befriending the martial arts master in his family.

Young man, you have diligently practiced the Snake Form Fist for a day. Your Snake Form Fist experience has increased by 5 (Beginner 5/100).

At 5 p.m., Li Chang'an, who had been teaching the Yuan family boxing style all day, finally finished his work.

He hadn't expected that while teaching others to box, his own proficiency in the Snake Style Boxing would also increase, which was an unexpected bonus.

When he finished work, Chen Yuanlong gave him a ride on his bicycle from Kowloon back to Hong Kong Island, and the two said goodbye in front of the tram station.

Young man, you have arrived at the post station in Hong Kong, and the bustling traffic before you is overwhelming.

The mechanical creations of the Mohists have changed the times. From now on, no matter how fast a horse is, it cannot catch up with this iron chariot. No matter how great the rules are, they cannot stop a new world from emerging.

But the new world is moving too fast, too fast to accommodate those who are slow, too fast to leave justice behind.

Many people therefore say that the old world of martial arts is dead.

[First arrival at the Mo Family Inn, Primordial Qi +0.01]

The narration carried a sense of vicissitude and helplessness, which slowly dissipated only after a series of "ding-ding" sounds.

That's the bell that signals the tram to arrive at the station, which is why locals call trams "ding-ding trams".

Li Chang'an took the tram and first went back to Sai Wan to pick up the two fresh, large blue lobsters reserved by the fish stall owner, before arriving at Shek Tong Tsui in Sai Wan.

This is the most crowded residential area in Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island.

The densely packed tenement buildings are crammed together shoulder to shoulder, so close that they are almost touching, so close that it seems as if you could roll into the next building if you did a somersault on the window.

Because only a narrow sliver of sky can be seen when you look up, it is jokingly called the "West Ring One Line Sky" by locals.

"Wow, Anzai, that's a big blue dragon you're carrying! Where did you get it?"

"Uncle, it was a gift from a friend."

"Tsk tsk, you're in for a delicious meal tonight."

Li Chang'an greeted the uncles of nearby shops with a smile, and was about to walk into Shek Tong Tsui when he saw something out of the corner of his eye and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Ahead, there was a white BMW. This exquisite sedan was out of place in Shek Tong Tsui, attracting many locals and passersby who were curious about who this luxury car was looking for.

"Which big boss has come to pick up his mistress?"

"They're not here to pick up their mistress, are they? Someone just saw two beautiful women, one big and one small, sitting in the car."

"Women can keep handsome guys too, it doesn't matter..."

Li Chang'an walked past the BMW with a blank expression.

He circled around and arrived at the quiet alley entrance of Shek Tong Tsui backstreet.

A moment later, the white BMW slowly followed and stopped beside him.

The car door opened, and a well-dressed and well-maintained lady stepped out.

Li Chang'an looked at her calmly.

"Aunt Liu, did you find out about where we're staying from Changning or Changyue?"

Aunt Liu's tone carried a hint of apology:

"Xiao Ning told me... Sorry Chang'an, we came without telling you."

"Xing Ning is here too?"

Aunt Liu nodded: "I'm waiting for you upstairs."

Just as Li Chang'an turned to go inside, the noblewoman called him back.

"Chang'an, I know that Lao Su really let your family down back then."

In business matters, he betrayed your father's trust... After your father and the others got into trouble, we've always wanted to make it up to you three children."

"The debts left by my father and his family have already been paid off with the proceeds from the sale of the property and car. As for Changning and Changyue, I can take care of them both, so there's nothing I need you to compensate me for."

Li Chang'an's tone was indifferent, revealing no emotion.

"But Chang'an... don't blame Xing Ning for the grudges of the previous generation, she knows nothing about them."

"Xingning hasn't seen you for two months since you moved... Although that girl is stubborn and won't say she misses you, she actually really wants to see you. She's even lost weight..."

"Aunt Liu, it's precisely because I don't blame her that I haven't told her about you and Uncle Su, nor have I said that I no longer want to have anything to do with your family."

"You're the one using Xing Ning to blackmail me now."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu subconsciously lowered her head.

Li Chang'an gave her a deep look, then carried the two large blue dragons into the alley.

"I'll have Xingning come out in a bit. You can take her away and don't come back."

Aunt Liu gazed at Li Chang'an's back, which was still straight despite its faded white clothes, and her fingertips clenched slightly.

In the end, he could only sigh softly, feeling powerless and disappointed.

……

……

Li Chang'an rented a small apartment on the fifth floor of an old tenement building in the back row of Shek Tong Tsui.

As I went upstairs, I could hear the sound of someone's television playing in the hallway.

"Brother Jing, after I die, you must promise me three things. I will allow you to grieve for me for a while, but I will not allow you to grieve for me forever."

I will allow you to find another wife, but she must be Hua Zheng, because she truly loves you.

I allow you to come and pay your respects, but you cannot bring Huazheng, because I am, after all, quite petty.

Li Chang'an recognized it immediately; it was a line from the most popular TV series in recent years, the CTV version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," with Bai Biao playing Guo Jing and Michelle Yim playing Huang Rong.

He had read the novel when he was in school, and this dialogue should be adapted from the original work, where Huang Rong was seriously injured by Qiu Qianren's Iron Palm and was on the verge of death, and Guo Jing carried her to find Master Yideng to save her life.

It was after this part of the story that Guo Jing finally let go of Hua Zheng and chose Huang Rong.

"It's a pity that we sold our TV set before, so I don't know how this version of 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' turned out."

Considering that I have much more money now,

Li Chang'an was thinking to himself that he could go to the shopping mall in Causeway Bay tonight to buy a few home appliances.

Nowadays, refrigerators, color TVs, washing machines, and stereos are known as the four major household appliances. If a family can have just one of these, their neighbors will be the envy of everyone.

Many families even share the four major appliances (washing machine, television, and television). For example, if one family buys a washing machine, everyone shares it; if another family buys a television, everyone watches it together.

Li Chang'an wasn't interested in audio equipment, but refrigerators, color TVs, and washing machines were necessities and very necessary to buy.

Lost in thought, he carried the lobster up to the fifth floor.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone into the corridor, casting a dim light on the mottled walls of the old building.

Li Chang'an had just looked up when he saw her at a glance.

The girl had bright, clear eyes and wore a beige fitted shirt with a light apricot knee-length A-line skirt, revealing a section of her slender, shapely calves.

The old building was so clean, it was as if someone had fallen from another world.

She heard footsteps and slowly turned her head.

The moment their eyes met, Su Xingning's eyes lit up for a moment, then darkened again. She pursed her lips and remained silent, just staring at him quietly, as if questioning him in silence, waiting for him to speak first.

It's as if whoever speaks first loses.

But Li Chang'an was always the most patient; he could stare at Su Xingning like that for an entire day.

Su Xingning felt annoyed by his calm gaze. Unable to contain herself any longer, she took a breath and spoke with a hint of impatience, her voice clear and crisp.

"Li Chang'an, you finally decided to show up. I thought you were going to hide from me forever!"