Martial Arts: Starting with Bajiquan, I will prove my divine power through the ultimate path!

In the outer courtyard.

A burst of noise.

And the source of these discussions is none other than...

It was caused by the young man who had just stepped into the courtyard not long ago.

The young man was tall and had dark skin.

However, the young man seemed to have suffered some serious trauma, struggling to walk and coughing from time to time, the sound of which was as if he was coughing up his lungs.

The young man was none other than Li Tiezhu.

Li Tiezhu joined the boxing academy nearly two months ago.

He had a considerable reputation in the outer courtyard. He was bold and straightforward, and often helped some of his fellow students in the outer courtyard to mediate conflicts and give guidance in martial arts training. He also built up a lot of connections.

When it usually occurs.

A large group of disciples would also flock to him, respectfully calling him Senior Brother Li.

However, when Li Tiezhu returned to the boxing academy this time, it was as if a plague had come.

The outer disciples all looked at him with complicated and strange eyes. Anyone who saw his gaze directed their way away would look away as if they were afraid of getting some bad luck.

Even those outer disciples who had received favors from Li Tiezhu.

At this moment, everyone remained silent.

It's as if they don't know Li Tiezhu.

Occasionally, some people would at most say hello and then leave under some pretext, completely unwilling to communicate with Li Tiezhu.

Li Tiezhu came to the boxing academy wanting to borrow money from the outer disciples he had helped to treat his injuries. Clearly, he had spent a lot of his savings on treatment in the past two days but still hadn't recovered.

It has reached a point of no return.

I had no choice but to come to the boxing academy to try and borrow money from someone.

Unfortunately, many of the outer disciples who had received his favors shook their heads and refused.

Li Tiezhu's face was grim, but he walked towards a figure sleeping under a tree in the boxing academy, a glimmer of hope in his eyes. "Junior Brother Zhang, I injured my lungs and I'm short of money for treatment. Could you lend me some money?"

Zhang Jing is his junior brother. The two have a good relationship in the boxing academy and always help each other out.

Zhang Jing asked him for money, and he would lend it to him without hesitation.

I've borrowed dozens of strings of cash in total.

They usually call each other brothers and say that they will be the first to rush to help each other if anything happens!

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Zhang Jing quickly shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Li, it's not that I don't want to lend you the money, I really don't have any. You know how expensive martial arts training is, and my family's finances are barely enough to cover our daily expenses. Where would I get the money to lend you?"

Li Tiezhu was taken aback, and his expression turned somewhat grim.

He seemed not to have expected this.

Someone I'm so close to refused me without even asking how much money I owed!

Li Tiezhu sighed and said, "Junior Brother Zhang, could you please repay the money I lent you before?"

"I'm not exactly broke right now, but I'll pay you back in a while when I have the money!"

Zhang Jing waved his hand impatiently, "I'll give you the money when I have it. Don't ask anymore, are you annoying me? I'm not saying I won't pay you back, it's just a little money I owe you, isn't it?"

"good……"

Li Tiezhu was very dejected and didn't argue.

He turned around to borrow money from some acquaintances, but his back looked much more hunched.

"That's strange, why didn't Zhang Jing and the others lend money to Senior Brother Li?" someone asked, puzzled. "I remember Senior Brother Li as a very kind and good person. Why didn't the people he helped help him help him back?"

"Heh, you're that naive too?"

One disciple sneered, "Reality is often this cruel, isn't it? Who says you have to repay someone for a favor? Li Tiezhu is crippled now; if you lend him money, you'll never get it back!"

"He's a useless person, who would invest in a useless person?"

"Many people used to follow Li Tiezhu because he had a bright future, and everyone knew it was a sure-fire way to make money."

"Now that Li Tiezhu is crippled, going to help him is just throwing money down the drain!!"

Would you throw money down the drain?

"Huh? But surely they won't help at all?" the person who asked asked, puzzled. The latter sneered, "Are you really stupid!"

"Does anything in this world come for free? Li Tiezhu benefited a lot from Zhou Shijie's connections before, do you think he'd have to give it back later?"

"And what about the people Li Tiezhu offended at the dock? Will they retaliate against him later?"

"Haven't you thought about any of these things?"

"Those who haven't helped Li Tiezhu might not know about his enemies, but do you think those who have helped him wouldn't know? Are you willing to gamble on not getting involved with Li Tiezhu's troubles...?"

The hushed whispers around him reached Shi Wen's ears.

Shi Wen was moved as he looked at the disheveled figure.

Back then, Senior Brother Li was full of vigor and high spirits, and he was a figure who could command a lot of respect in the outer academy.

I didn't expect to see you after so long.

Because of an accident, they ended up in this state.

Just as Shi Wen was about to get up and go over, another group of people came from the outer courtyard. It turned out that Qin Huan and his group, who had gone to the celebration banquet at noon, had returned.

The group also included Sun Mingting, a master who was the last of the ten disciples of the inner court.

Their expressions were grim, and considerable anger was evident on their faces.

I don't know what happened.

But it was obvious that he didn't get to eat the celebration banquet at noon, and instead was filled with resentment!

"Let's go talk to Senior Sister Li first. Damn it, those people from Feiyun Pavilion are too arrogant. Just because they outnumber us doesn't mean they're all that great!"

"If they didn't outnumber us, I would have slapped that guy across the face already. Damn it, they look down on our Li's Martial Arts Academy. Many of their disciples were crippled by our senior brother back in the day, what are they pretending for now!"

"Find everyone! Gather all ten of our inner courtyard disciples and send them to challenge the Flying Cloud Pavilion!"

"We can't swallow this insult without revenge..."

Several inner disciples of Weishan were cursing and swearing.

When it was time to enter the inner courtyard.

Sun Mingting stopped Zhou Heling and instructed, "Junior Sister Zhou, Master Li wants you to keep an eye on the outer courtyard this month. Just stay here and watch over it. We'll call you if anything happens!"

His voice carried a hint of coldness, clearly indicating that the previous trouble was related to Zhou Heling.

Wei Shan, Qin Huan, and the others also looked at her with some hostility.

Zhou Heling was taken aback, and her expression turned ugly, clearly realizing that she was being overshadowed by this small circle.

Her breathing was heavy, but she eventually numbly agreed.

Watching Sun Mingting and his group enter the inner courtyard, Zhou Heling clenched her fists, her anger flaring as she vented on the outer courtyard disciples around her. "What are you all looking at? Instead of taking a nap at noon, you're practicing your martial arts! What are you looking at?"

"Look again, and I'll gouge your eyes out!!"

Zhou Heling has a fiery temper, which is known to all the outer disciples.

Everyone lowered their heads, shrugged their shoulders, and pretended to be busy, not daring to provoke Zhou Heling at all!

Zhou Heling angrily chased away many outer disciples resting under the tree, then lay alone on the armchair to cool off, her face grim.

She seemed to get angrier the more she thought about it, and would occasionally utter a few curses.

His eyes swept fiercely over the outer disciples, clearly intending to vent his anger by deliberately causing trouble.

Suddenly, she saw Li Tiezhu and called out, "Li Tiezhu, come here!"

"Okay, Senior Sister Zhou."

Li Tiezhu rushed over, a glimmer of hope appearing on his face.

If Senior Sister Zhou helps, not to mention his family troubles, even the recovery of his injuries will be a small matter!

But to his surprise, Zhou Heling immediately launched into a tirade of abuse upon him, angrily saying, "Damn it, I never thought you were such a useless piece of trash. I've invested so much money in you, and even helped you connect with gangs and chambers of commerce in the city to gather resources, and you've just been ruined?"

"You shall compensate me for all the resources I have wasted on you these past few days, as well as the fees for breach of contract by the three chambers of commerce and the shipping guild."

"Two thousand strings of cash, if you don't pay me back, you'll be sorry!"

Li Tiezhu looked up in disbelief, shocked, and said, "Senior Sister Zhou, the resources I've received from you don't even add up to two hundred strings of cash. How can you ask for two thousand strings?"

Zhou Heling retorted rudely, "Damn it, do you think those chambers of commerce and shipping guilds don't have to pay compensation for breaching their contracts?"

"Senior Sister Zhou, I don't have that much money. My family was fired from the restaurant because of the dock incident, and we've spent a lot of money on medical treatment. Now..."

"Shut up, damn it, this is your business!" Zhou Heling was already seething with anger, and now she decided to vent it all on Li Tiezhu. "Two thousand strings of cash, you try not paying it back!"

"Senior Sister Zhou, you were the one who asked me to go and support them, which is why I got injured by those outsiders. Are you going to be so heartless and ungrateful?"

Li Tiezhu's eyes became very sad.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Heling was so enraged that she stood up on the spot and cursed, "Damn it, the Xingshui Gang was wiped out, and I didn't even get my money back. What are you barking about here for? Do you think you're the only one who lost out? Do you think you'll step in just because I ask you to?"

"You used to seem a bit clever, but now you're just a fool!"

"Damn it, you piece of trash, get out! Try bringing two thousand strings of cash within five days and see what happens."

"You've wasted all the time I spent training you..."

This scene was witnessed by many disciples of the outer academy.

Their faces were filled with sighs.

Although everyone sympathized with Li Tiezhu's plight, no one dared to step forward.

Moreover, this world is just that cruel.

When you are useful to people, everyone will smile and support you. But when you become useless, you will be subjected to all kinds of cruel treatment!

Li Tiezhu felt extremely aggrieved; his eyes were red, his chest heaving as he glared at Zhou Heling, his breathing rapid.

However, this look also angered Zhou Heling.

She pointed at Li Tiezhu's nose and yelled, "Get out of here right now, or I'll slap you!"

"Damn it, you're asking for it, aren't you?"

Zhou Heling was so angry that she reached out to slap Li Tiezhu, but was stopped by someone who had walked over at some point. "Senior Sister Zhou, is it really necessary to go to such extremes?"

When I could see the figure clearly...

The outer disciples were filled with disbelief, and their voices rose in astonishment.

Shiwen?

Is it that poor kid?

This kid dares to stand up for Li Tiezhu?