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Chapter 91 Victory and Rewards (Please Subscribe)

"Haha, okay, let's present the award to our martial arts champion together."

As Liu Jie spoke, he led Song Jin toward the podium, while Zheng Xuan also stepped down from the arena and was escorted to the general's platform by people sent by the county magistrate.

Soon Zheng Xuan followed the crowd to the county magistrate, who then said, "Well done."

Zheng Xuan immediately replied, "Thank you for your praise, Magistrate."

The magistrate then smiled and said, "I'm not just praising you, you've truly given us a wonderful surprise."

Thinking it over, the magistrate said, "Come, we've already prepared the plaque for the Martial Arts Champion."

The magistrate then ordered someone to bring over the plaque for the martial arts champion. Liu Jie then gave the plaque to Zheng Xuan. At this point, the magistrate said:

"Come on, I've invited the reporter from the newspaper, let's take a picture together."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan looked at the magistrate and said, "Sir, could you please include everyone from our Bajiquan sect in the list? After all, without everyone's help, I alone could not have achieved such good results."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jie said, "Alright, in that case, let's all go together."

As they were talking, someone carried Chen Shouyi and Li Ziping over, then found a stool for them to sit on, followed by Chunping and Song Jin'ao. Liu Jie and his group surrounded Zheng Xuan in the center.

Before them stood a large plaque with two characters written on it: "Martial Arts Champion".

Zheng Xuan was now adorned with a large red flower, looking quite festive. At that moment, the reporter invited by Shenbao, holding a camera, said, "Alright everyone, get closer, get ready."

Just as they were shouting "Get ready!", someone outside yelled, "Let me in! I'm Wu Kui's father! Can you afford to offend me?"

The commotion made Liu Jie frown. He looked over and asked, "What's going on over there?"

Just then, a yamen runner came up and said, "Your Excellency, someone over there is saying he's Wu Kui's father and he's trying to squeeze in."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jie looked at Zheng Xuan, who then said, "Magistrate, please don't mind them. I'm not familiar with them."

Upon hearing this, the magistrate glanced at Zheng Xuan and nodded, saying, "Did you hear that? Wu Kui said he's not familiar with the place anymore, so get rid of him, get rid of him."

The magistrate then said to the reporter, "Please take another picture."

The reporter immediately said, "Okay, let's take another one."

Click!

The photo was taken, and the reporter took the camera and said, "Alright, Your Honor, I'll head back now. It might be published in the newspaper tomorrow."

The magistrate said, "Thank you so much."

The reporter said, "It's all the best we can do. Our deputy editor-in-chief is your classmate, so you can thank him for this."

Shenbao was a publication founded by the British, but it was mainly distributed in China. Therefore, it hired some Chinese as chief writers, including Liu Jie's classmate. Otherwise, the Tianjin Massacre would not have been reported in the newspaper so quickly.

After speaking, the magistrate looked at the seriously injured Chen Shouyi and Li Ziping and said, "You two should rest and recover. I will invite you again when you are healed."

Chen Shouyi and Li Ziping immediately said, "Thank you, Magistrate."

After saying this, the magistrate said, "Then I'll be leaving now."

Song Jin'ao said, "Magistrate, please wait."

After everyone saw the magistrate off, Zheng Xuan saw Gong Ping walking towards him. Zheng Xuan went to greet him, and the two looked at each other. Gong Ping said, "Congratulations on winning the martial arts championship."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan replied, "It was truly a stroke of luck."

Gong Ping said, "Regardless of the reason you defeated me, you deserve the respect of the strong, but—"

Gong Ping paused for a moment and then said, "Next time I will definitely not lose to you. I will prove it to you. Baguazhang..."

That's the best in Tianjin.

Zheng Xuan nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "Then we'll talk about it next time."

Gong Ping didn't say anything more after hearing this, and turned to leave. Zheng Xuan saw Gong Ping off, but his eyes searched the audience. He saw his aunt's figure during his match, but when he looked for her, she was gone.

Zheng Xuan thought that he would visit his aunt when he had the chance, but he would try his best not to reveal his whereabouts.

Although he won the martial arts championship, he also offended the Bagua Sect. The Bagua Sect was one thing, but behind it was Magistrate Sun, a local tyrant who might not be able to do anything to him. However, if he knew about his relationship with his aunt...

There's a chance of retaliation, and since her uncle-in-law works in the government, she's bound to face some backlash.

He didn't go to see his aunt back then because of various concerns.

If you don't have the absolute power to protect your loved ones, going to see them is tantamount to harming them, so you must be very careful.

It's not good just because someone benefits from your own success.

As Zheng Xuan was thinking this, he suddenly heard someone calling from not far away: "Ah Xuan, Ah Xuan————"

Zheng Xuan turned around and saw that it was his adoptive father, Zheng Daguo. Zheng Daguo was very excited and waved his hand, as if he had forgotten how he had targeted Zheng Xuan.

Perhaps in his eyes, Zheng Xuan was his son, and no matter what he did as a father, he was right.

Even if he was wrong, he could just apologize to Zheng Xuan and it would be over. After all, blood is thicker than water, could Zheng Xuan really not acknowledge him as his father?

Moreover, his son Zheng Xuan is quite different now. He is now a dignified martial arts master. If he acknowledges him as his father, wouldn't he be able to act arrogantly and domineeringly? In the future, even if he doesn't run rampant in the village, everyone who sees him will look up to him.

With this in mind, Zheng Daguo had to come and forcibly repair the father-son relationship with Zheng Xuan.

So he stood there waving frantically, calling out to Zheng Xuan.

Zheng Xuan frowned and walked over slowly. At this moment, Feng Guiqin also arrived, her face full of smiles.

Upon seeing Zheng Xuan approach, Feng Guiqin beamed and said, "Xiao Xuan, you've worked so hard! Your father and I were so nervous watching you fight down there. Thank goodness you won! It's truly a stroke of good luck for the Zheng family!"

Seeing that Feng Guiqin had interrupted him, Zheng Daguo, who was standing to the side, also said with a big smile, "Yes, Xuan, are you hurt anywhere? Should we go see a doctor?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan frowned slightly as he looked at the two guys who were singing in unison and said, "Alright, stop pretending."

Feng Guiqin, still smiling, said, "Ah Xuan, what are you saying? We're not pretending. We're genuinely happy for you."

"From now on, you'll be the Martial Arts Master, and we'll all benefit from it, won't we? Later, I'll have your younger brother leave the White Crane Sect and join your Eight Extremes Sect. As the older brother, you'll have to take good care of him then!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan frowned as he looked at the shameless woman in front of him and said, "Heh, fine. If he dares to come to the Eight Extremes Sect, I'll definitely take good care of him."

Zheng Xuan's smile carried a hint of terrifying cruelty, which made Feng Guiqin tremble. She probably couldn't send her son there; if she did, she would likely be punished.

Zheng Daguo chimed in from the side, "Go away, is Zheng Jin even cut out for martial arts? Sending him to the Bajiquan sect like this, people will think we got in through connections. It's just causing trouble for everyone."

"Ah Xuan, you don't need to worry about your stepmother, but your father has something serious to tell you."

"You've passed the martial arts exam with flying colors, that's a great honor for our family. You should come back to the village when you have time, we need to have a grand ancestral worship ceremony so that our ancestors know that our Zheng family has produced a talented person."

Zheng Daguo said.

Looking at their shameless behavior, Zheng Xuan sneered, "Zheng Daguo, have you forgotten what you came to see me about the other day?"

"Weren't you trying to make me lose to Zheng Jin? I didn't do it, and yet you've already removed me from the family genealogy and won't let me be buried in the Zheng family ancestral graveyard, haven't you?"

"Hehe, this, this is just a joke, isn't it?"

Zheng Daguo's expression changed upon hearing this, and he spoke up. Zheng Xuan, upon hearing this, sneered, "A joke? I'm not joking with you. You can have whoever wants the surname Zheng. From now on, no, I should say we've already severed all ties."

"Don't come looking for me again."

Zheng Xuan started to walk away, but after taking only two steps, he stopped and looked at Zheng Daguo and his wife, saying, "By the way, let me give you a piece of advice: don't use my name to swindle and deceive people, or you'll regret it when retribution comes for you."

After Zheng Xuan finished speaking, he ignored the two of them and turned to leave. His actions were so graceful that Zheng Daguo and his wife were embarrassed and couldn't find any words to refute him. They could only stand there awkwardly.

After Zheng Xuan had walked a distance, Feng Guiqin spat and said, "So what if he's a martial arts champion? What's with the attitude?"

After saying this, Zheng Daguo's face turned extremely ugly. He glared at Feng Guiqin and said angrily, "Just one martial arts champion? Your Feng family has never produced a martial arts champion in eighteen generations! You spendthrift woman, if it weren't for you, would my son disown me?"

"If it weren't for you, I would be Master Wu Kui's father now, how glorious that would be! You spendthrift woman, it's all your fault."

"You, Zheng Daguo, you've gone too far! How dare you insult me!"

Snapped!

Zheng Daguo stepped forward and slapped her across the face, roaring, "I'll curse you, I'll hit you! You filthy bitch! Tell me, how are you even comparable to my deceased wife, Baolan? If you hadn't been targeting Zheng Xuan at every turn, would I have broken ties with my son?"

"You beast, I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death!"

Zheng Daguo then grabbed Feng Guiqin's head and slapped her repeatedly across the face, as if he didn't care how many times he slapped her – it was a way of venting his anger.

Snap snap snap ————

As if to vent all the grievances he had suffered over the years, Feng Guiqin screamed as she was beaten.

Zheng Xuan heard the screams behind him, but he didn't care at all. It was just a dog-eat-dog drama. What was so interesting about it? What hurts selfish people the most is that they could have gotten more, but they missed out on getting rich because of their stupidity.

Just like now, if they treated Zheng Xuan well, they would be part of Master Wu Kui's family, and their wealth, reputation, and power would be greatly enhanced. But instead, they chose to sever ties with Zheng Xuan and cut off their father-son relationship.

Now they can only blame each other. From now on, this family's life will never be the same as before. Whenever they think about how they almost became Master Wu Kui's parents and almost enjoyed privileges and adoration, they will find fault with each other, and fighting will be inevitable.

Zheng Xuan returned, and Song Jin'ao greeted him, "Have you taken care of things at home?"

Zheng Xuan nodded, and Song Jin'ao said, "Then let's go. This time we've finally made a name for ourselves in Tianjin. Leave the rest to Master."

As the group left, Song Jin'ao said, "By the way, Magistrate, you asked me to deliver a gun and a thousand coins to you."

"Consider this a reward; I'll give it to you when we get home."

Zheng Xuan immediately agreed upon hearing this. At the same time, he was now eager to find a quiet place to check the reward for his chance, the recipe for the Transformation Pill.

He really made a fortune this time!