From the Iron Shirt Technique to physical sanctification

The vast city is divided into north and south districts.

The southern district is more developed, lined with shops, and is where most martial artists gather. The northern district, on the other hand, is a slum, a collection of low shacks where commoners who go into the mountains to gather herbs live.

That day, three teenagers, two boys and one girl, ran desperately from the southern part of the city towards the shantytown in the north.

Despite their best efforts, they were still caught up by several members of the Black Tiger Gang.

bang bang bang...

The three were instantly knocked to the ground.

"You little bastards, you dare to peek at our martial arts practice? I think you don't want to live anymore. Sever their tendons and ligaments, gouge out their eyes, and hang them at the gang gate as a warning to others."

"Yes, Captain Yellow!"

A boy named Wen Hua struggled to his feet, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and shielded his two companions behind him.

"I asked them to accompany me to secretly learn martial arts. I'll take responsibility for my actions. If you want to kill or torture me, come at me alone. Release my companions," Wen Hua said righteously.

Wen Hua, Zhao Dun, and Xia Shuang grew up together in the shantytown of Beicheng and were inseparable.

Wen Hua is the eldest, Zhao Dun is a fat guy, and Xia Shuang has been beautiful since she was a child, and is even more beautiful now. Every time she goes out to play, she smears soot from the bottom of a pot on her face.

"Ahua, let's fight this together," Zhao Dun said hurriedly.

"We've known each other since we were little, we'll live together and we'll die together." Although Xia Shuang was a girl, there was not a trace of fear of death on her face.

Born in the lawless and chaotic Cangmang City, she had witnessed too much death since childhood, so she never thought about growing up and was already prepared for death.

These children from the slums have no future, no hope.

Wen Hua was still resentful and wanted to find a way out. He secretly took the two of them to the Black Tiger Gang's outer wall to learn boxing techniques, but they were discovered today.

"You two..." Wen Hua turned to look at her companions, her eyes a little moist: "It's my fault that you've been hurt. Zhao Dun, take Xia Shuang and leave. You two, live out my share of life too. Go."

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Huang Biao, a minor leader of the Black Tiger Gang, clapped his hands and said, "Your friendship is so touching, I'm moved too. I'll give you a chance. If you two kill him, I'll let you go. How about it?" Huang Biao pointed at Zhao Dun and Xia Shuang with a playful expression.

He ordered Zhao Dun and Xia Shuang to kill Wen Hua themselves.

"You're dreaming!" Zhao Dun said.

"Pah!" Xia Shuang spat at him, expressing her feelings.

"I can kill myself, as long as you let them go," Wen Hua roared.

"You little bastard, you're nothing but a worthless life. What are you standing there for? Cut their tendons and gouge out their eyes!" Huang Biao was furious when he saw that his plot had failed.

Wen Hua used all his strength to push Zhao Dun and Xia Shuang away: "Run!" He himself fearlessly headed towards several members of the Black Tiger Gang.

He was determined to fight to the death. Even though he couldn't win, he wanted to hold off his opponent for a few moments before he died, buying his companions time to escape.

what……

Wen Hua roared.

puff!

He didn't dodge the knife that was coming at him; he simply used his arm to block it. The steel blade struck his arm instantly, but he managed to deflect it.

Fresh blood spurted out.

He ignored his own injury, not even flinching, and didn't back down. Instead, he seized the opportunity to lunge forward and plunged a dagger into the other man's chest.

puff!

Ah!

The Black Tiger Gang member's eyes widened. He hadn't expected his opponent to dare charge at him with his knife. Caught off guard, he was stabbed to death by Wen Hua with a small knife.

After killing the other party, Wen Hua knew there was no way out. In Cangmang City, the Black Tiger Gang was the third most powerful. Ordinary civilians who dared to touch the Black Tiger Gang would be slaughtered and their entire families would be exterminated.

"Zhao Dun, take Xia Shuang and leave Cangmang City. Survive." After killing them, Wen Hua turned around and saw that Zhao Dun and Xia Shuang had no way to escape: "Run!"

"Ahua, we promised to be together forever, to be best friends forever, to die together, we're not afraid," Zhao Dun said.

"Yes!" Xia Shuang nodded, her eyes showing no fear of death.

"You bastards, how dare you kill members of our Fierce Tiger Gang! I'll make you wish you were dead! I'll torture you for three days and three nights!" The gang leader, Huang Biao, roared in fury and walked towards Wen Hua and his two companions.

"I will break your bones inch by inch."

After a long journey of half a month, Zhang Yu and his companions finally arrived in Cangmang City in the Chu family's carriage.

The journey from Nanqing City to Cangmang City followed the Chu family's trade route, which had been secured with money, so they encountered no major problems.

Upon entering the city, Zhang Yu saw Wen Hua and two other teenagers being beaten by members of the Black Tiger Gang. Originally, Zhang Yu had no interest in getting involved, but upon hearing what Wen Hua and the other two said and seeing their very righteous actions, he couldn't help but use his Eye of Truth to take a look.

Name: Wen Hua

Age: 15

[Cultivation Aptitude: Excellent]

[Comprehension: Excellent]

[Destiny: Loyal and Righteous]

hiss……

Excellent in both aspects!

This was the first person Zhang Yu had ever met who excelled in both aspects.

Furthermore, he possesses a noble and righteous destiny, making him an excellent candidate to be an apprentice.

"And here comes my third apprentice!" Zhang Yu was in high spirits.

He jumped off the carriage and strode up to Wen Hua and the other two. Huang Biao was just about to break Wen Hua's shoulder bone when he suddenly threw a fierce punch at Wen Hua's shoulder socket.

Huang Biao was a martial artist at the peak of Ming Jin (a martial arts skill), and defeating an ordinary person who had never practiced martial arts would be a piece of cake for him.

Unfortunately, the scream he had imagined did not come. A large hand grabbed his fist, and then a tremendous force was transmitted from his fist to his body.

what……

Huang Biao's right arm was twisted into a pretzel shape in an instant, with the bone protruding from the elbow joint.

"Who are you? How dare you lay a hand on our Black Tiger Gang?" Huang Biao, clutching his severed arm, glared fiercely at Zhang Yu and roared.

"I hate it when people look at me like that. You can go die now," Zhang Yu said coldly.

The next second, a punch was thrown at Huang Biao's head.

Huang Biao tried to retreat, but it was too late; Zhang Yu was too fast.

"Our Black Tiger Gang leader is a martial artist at the peak of the Dark Force realm. You dare to kill him...?"

boom!

puff!

His head was smashed open with a single punch.

"Enough with the nonsense!" Zhang Yu shook the blood off his hands and looked up at the remaining two Black Tiger Gang members.

The two gang members trembled with fear when Zhang Yu glared at them.

Captain Huang Biao, a peak-level expert in Ming Jin, had his head blown off in one move; they were no match for him.

"Get lost!" Zhang Yu opened his mouth and uttered a single word.

The two of them immediately took off running, wishing they had an extra leg.

After everyone had run away, Zhang Yu turned around and looked at Wen Hua and the other two.

Wen Hua and the other two were dumbfounded. They had just prepared themselves for death, but in the blink of an eye, Huang Biao was dead and the Black Tiger Gang members had escaped.

"Do you want to learn martial arts?" Zhang Yu asked Wen Hua.

thump!

Wen Hua knelt down on the ground. He desperately wanted to learn. Ever since he was five years old and could understand things, he had wanted to learn martial arts to change the fate of himself, Zhao Dun, and Xia Shuang.

"Please teach me, young master."

bang bang bang...

Wen Hua kept kowtowing.

Zhao Dun and Xia Shuang hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Yu, saying, "Please teach us, young master."