Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

As soon as Koizumi and Tagawa left Zhang Garden, Koizumi's face suddenly turned pale, and a white lotus appeared on his skin, as if it were growing from his flesh and blood. At noon, it would continuously absorb his flesh and blood as its own nourishment.

Tagawa quickly helped Koizumi up, "Vice Minister, you!"

Koizumi waved his hand, causing the Yuki-onna shikigami within him to exhale a breath of cold air, freezing the growing white lotus. After a few minutes, he said with lingering fear, "The White Lotus Demonic Art is indeed powerful!"

He and Tian Chuan were sent to Tianjin by the system. After learning about the main mission, they immediately set off for the Forbidden City to secretly bring out the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

After all, controlling the main characters sooner gives you an advantage sooner, which is common sense.

However, the journey was not smooth. If it weren't for the secret assistance of the Tantric Buddhist sect, they probably wouldn't have been able to leave the Forbidden City!

But this actually put their minds at ease.

As expected, this is a dungeon mission with a near-death experience. Even with the protection of Amaterasu, one still needs to be careful.

"I'm going to find a high-ranking Tantric monk and use the Mahavairocana Sutra to wear down this white lotus demonic magic. I can't go out for the next few days, so I'll leave the rest to you."

The Japanese have always respected Buddhism, not only because Buddhism brought civilization to them, these barbarians, but also because the Buddhist doctrine of the suffering inherent in the mundane world helped them to invade and rule other countries.

Upon hearing Koizumi's instructions, Tagawa immediately bowed ninety degrees and said, "Yes."

As he bowed, a shikigami climbed onto his back. This shikigami had a head as big as a bucket, short and shriveled limbs, like an underdeveloped child, wearing tattered clothes, and one hand was tugging at Tagawa's sleeve.

After bowing, Tian Chuan grinned maliciously, "With this lackey emperor's edict, the gods of the Central Plains are all mine!"

Now that we have gained the upper hand, the advantage is naturally in our hands!

……

Just a few streets away is the headquarters of Bai Yunsheng, a member of the Green Gang.

Since joining the Japanese, Bai Yunsheng has been doing very well in Tianjin.

Now, he has been commissioned by the Japanese to arrange a grand martial arts tournament.

This was originally a very simple matter. All Bai Yunsheng had to do was to tell the various gangs to control their own best members and secretly suppress those disobedient gangs, so that Xiao Rizi could win in style and glory. This matter would then be settled.

But who would have thought that in just half a month, Ao Peng would rise to power with lightning speed, not only taking control of Xu Hong's forces but also expanding his influence several times over!

The power that comes with authority is often invisible, which made Bai Yunsheng hesitant to take action.

As for telling the Japanese...

Don't be ridiculous. This was originally ordered by his Japanese master to be done by this dog, but now he's accomplished nothing and is instead going to his master. Doesn't that make him look like a useless old dog?

"Wenhui, how's the message I asked you to deliver? Has he replied yet?"

Yuan Wenhui is Bai Yunsheng's most recently accepted disciple, and he now works as a errand boy.

"Master, he didn't let me in."

Yuan Wenhui answered honestly.

Upon hearing the result, Bai Yunsheng's lips twitched, and he grinned, revealing a ruthless glint in his eyes beneath his brows as his wrinkled, old face opened. "Good, very good!"

After saying that, Bai Yunsheng said to Yuan Wenhui, "Go and bring the crippled Li Wencai with you. Come with me to pay a visit to someone. I want him to know that he is not allowed to call the shots in Tianjin's martial arts world!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wenhui's eyes revealed a shrewd smile.

Ao Peng challenged anyone in Tianjin over the past nine days, and that's how he gained such immense power.

But the martial arts world is not just about fighting and killing; it also involves human relationships and social interactions.

In Tianjin, which martial artist isn't related to someone else?

Who Li Wencai is is not important, but he has a good clan elder and a good teacher, "Liuhe Divine Spear" Li Shuwen!

One day later.

The Xu family residence.

Ao Peng looked at the letter in his hand with a solemn expression. The letter contained only one sentence.

"I am delighted to hear that you have measured the martial arts in Tianjin. Although I am old and frail, I am still able to give it a try."

The signature reads: Li Shuwen.

Ao Peng pinched the side of his nose and sighed softly, "How did I manage to provoke this big shot?"

Anyone familiar with martial arts has likely heard of this extraordinary person.

He is considered an extraordinary person because he is the last truly recognized martial arts master in China.

Although his fame cannot compare to that of Huo Yuanjia, his martial arts skills are undoubtedly superior to Huo Yuanjia's.

Because he truly dared to kill Japanese people like animals in actual combat, and even the Japanese of that era admired Li Shuwen.

This is Li Shuwen's achievement; for this alone, he can be called a true master.

The reason this master is not as famous as Huo Yuanjia is because he dared to fight and kill!

Li Shuwen's killing spree in martial arts surpasses even that of Ao Peng today; anyone who fights him is either killed or maimed!

It can be said that Ao Peng's martial arts test in Tianjin today is just what Li Shuwen did back then. That's why the entire Chinese martial arts world doesn't mention Li Shuwen. Everyone's ancestor was beaten by Li Shuwen once, so how could they be embarrassed to mention him?

Ao Peng looked at Yi Yuan and asked, "How old is Master Li this year?"

Yi Yuan's expression was equally solemn. "He should be sixty-two, but five years ago, in front of everyone, he fought against Okamoto, a Japanese instructor invited by the Fengtian Army, and was able to shatter his shoulder blade in public."

"Still able to kill enemies at fifty-seven..."

"Such an extraordinary person has invited me; it would be a great pity not to accept! Go and prepare the carriage; I will go to pay him a visit now!"

When Ao Peng arrived at the Li family compound on the outskirts of the city, it was already close to dusk.

The courtyard was quiet, unlike its usual bustling state.

Ao Peng didn't bring anyone else with him, only Yi Yuan drove the carriage. When they arrived at the gate, just as Yi Yuan was about to raise his hand to knock, the person inside seemed to have known all along, "Come in."

Yi Yuan pushed open the door and then let Ao Peng go in first.

As soon as Ao Peng entered the gate, he saw an old man and a young man sitting in the courtyard. On the left was a coffin, in the middle was a bronze stove, and on the right was a hook rack with a whole cow hanging on it, although a whole cow leg had been eaten.

The old man was thin and not burly, like a skinny monkey. His face had a pale purple complexion. Although he was sitting in the courtyard enjoying his meal, the footsteps outside the courtyard were as clear to him as mosquitoes on his skin.

Ao Peng first clasped his hands in greeting, "Greetings, Master Li."

Li Shuwen looked up at Ao Peng and said, "I thought you wouldn't dare to come until tomorrow."

Ao Peng smiled slightly and said, "When it comes to verbal sparring, I'm not afraid of you, senior!"

He pointed to the beef next to him, "This piece of beef is so big, I was worried that Chef Li, being old and frail, wouldn't be able to digest it all by himself. He could only look at it, not eat it all, so I came here as soon as I smelled the aroma!"

Li Shuwen was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

Although Ao Peng ostensibly refers to beef, he is actually referring to martial arts beyond the level of Hua Jin!

"I've roamed the world for fifty years, and this is the first time someone has laughed at me for not being able to eat. How interesting! Sit down!"

Then he turned to his son and instructed, "Go to the kitchen and get a pair of bowls and chopsticks; he may eat this beef with me!"