Limit Iron Wire Fist, Qi Blood Powder (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

## Chapter 26: Limit Iron Wire Fist, Qi Blood Powder (Seeking Follow-up Reads~)

The next day.

As Li Mo had said, several gangs came knocking one after another.

Most were gangs from the slum areas bordering the Outer City, with a few from the edges of the Outer City.

All small gangs.

Apart from that, there were no messages from shops seeking protection.

That was normal; those profitable shops all had martial artists backing them and didn't need to rely on Su Chen at all.

Su Chen selected the more agreeable gangs to protect, and the protection fees he collected were minimal, with the total from all the gangs not even enough for last night's meal.

As for the gangs he didn't like, Su Chen refused them without hesitation.

By noon, most of the gangs that were coming had arrived, and Su Chen finally had some free time.

Just as he was about to go out for lunch, someone unexpected arrived.

"Junior Sister Fang Rou, what brings you here?"

Looking at Fang Rou standing at the door, Su Chen asked with some surprise.

Fang Rou smiled and nodded, "Yes, Junior Brother Su, I have a good opportunity I want to discuss with you."

"Come in and talk."

After hearing this, Su Chen invited her in and then asked, "What good opportunity?"

"It's like this, Junior Brother Su Chen, my family runs a fabric and silk business, and I'd like to invite you to protect my family's business. I wonder what you think?"

Fang Rou said directly.

"As for the price, my family is willing to give Junior Brother a protection fee of ten taels per month."

Hearing this, Su Chen was stunned, "Junior Sister Fang Rou, I've only just become a disciple, I'm afraid I'm not worth that price yet, am I?"

From his conversation with Li Mo last night, Su Chen roughly knew his market value.

With the strength he had currently displayed, whether it was gangs or shops, he was worth at most two taels.

But Fang Rou had immediately offered ten taels, which couldn't help but make him curious.

"You're indeed not worth it now, but I heard from Senior Brother Li Mo that Junior Brother has a high talent. You've never relied on others in your cultivation, relying entirely on your own efforts. So the price I'm offering is based on Junior Brother's potential."

Fang Rou explained, she had come with sincerity.

"Moreover, the reason I chose Junior Brother was also on Senior Brother Li Mo's recommendation."

Li Mo had mentioned this matter last night, but Su Chen didn't expect Fang Rou to offer such a high price.

Knock knock knock.

"Is Master Su Chen Su here?"

Just as they were talking, there was a knock on the door, and a middle-aged man stood at the door. Seeing Su Chen in the courtyard,

"I am from the Zhou Family."

Zhou Family?

A thought flashed through Su Chen's mind, and he gestured for the middle-aged man to come in.

"What is it you need?" Su Chen asked.

The middle-aged man replied, "It's like this, my family's Second Young Master Zhou Shen heard that Master Su Chen has joined the Hong Family Martial Hall, and he specifically asked me to invite Master Su to a banquet at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, tonight."

"Zhou Shen? Is he Zhou Tao's second brother?" At this moment, Fang Rou asked, puzzled.

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, "Indeed."

Then, he looked at Su Chen and added, "Young Master Zhou Shen greatly admires Master Su, and hopes that Master Su can do him the honor."

"What does he want from me?" Su Chen asked in return.

"This..." The middle-aged man hesitated.

"I'll go out first." Fang Rou tactfully left.

After she left, the middle-aged man said:

"It's like this, Young Master Zhou Shen has long admired Master Su's name and wants to invite Master Su to serve as a Zhou Family Retainer, offering a price of one hundred taels."

He held out a finger, his voice trembling slightly, and his finger also shook slightly.

This one hundred taels made him a little excited.

Su Chen frowned, not startled by the number, after all, he was a man of the world.

The so-called retainer is actually equivalent to a personal bodyguard.

Although it is easier than being a slave, a contract must be signed. This contract is similar to a weakened version of a contract of indenture, generally with a time limit.

After signing, it will greatly restrict personal freedom.

Su Chen naturally couldn't agree, so he shook his head and refused, "I'm sorry, I don't have this plan yet."

The middle-aged man was slightly stunned. Seeing that Su Chen was serious, he didn't say much, turned around, and took his leave.

Before long, Fang Rou walked in and said, "Junior Brother Su, how about this, I'll raise the price to fifteen taels, what do you think?"

She had inadvertently heard the middle-aged man's offer and was secretly shocked. She didn't expect Su Chen to attract Zhou Shen's invitation.

Offering a price of one hundred taels was enough to show how much Zhou Shen valued Su Chen.

So, after thinking for a while, she raised the price. This price was already the limit she could give.

But she was still full of apprehension, worried that Su Chen would refuse, after all, he had refused one hundred taels so decisively just now.

"Okay!"

"Then I'll disturb Junior Brother... Ah!"

Fang Rou, who thought Su Chen would refuse, stopped speaking abruptly when she heard this, blinked her bright eyes, as if she couldn't believe it.

"Okay, I'll prepare the contract immediately." Fang Rou smiled.

Half an hour later, Fang Rou brought the contract. Su Chen looked it over, found no problems, and signed it.

"Junior Sister Fang Rou, could you advance me fifteen taels?"

Seeing Fang Rou about to leave, Su Chen stopped her, cleared his throat, and asked.

"Sure!"

Fang Rou readily took out fifteen taels, gave them to Su Chen, and then left with light steps, turning around.

Afterward, Su Chen went to the Money Shop.

After coming back, he closed the door, not planning to go out today.

Because at this time, he had earned enough one hundred taels and had already exchanged them for ten taels of gold.

"It's time to improve the Iron Wire Fist!"

The reason he improved the Iron Sand Palm first was because the Iron Wire Fist was too easy to expose.

The scene of fighting Liu Heishui was still vivid in his mind; the other party had recognized the Iron Wire Fist with just one glance.

That's why Su Chen improved the Iron Sand Palm first, but now, the Iron Sand Palm had reached its limit.

The Ape Arm Skill was currently sufficient, and there wasn't enough money to improve either the Turtle Shell Skill or the Bone Shrinking Skill to the limit, so he might as well improve the Iron Wire Fist.

More importantly, he also wanted to know what changes bringing the Iron Wire Fist to its limit would bring to the Iron Sand Palm.

[Easy Mode Activated: Practice punching the air for one hour to bring the Iron Wire Fist to its limit.]

After recharging, Su Chen immediately activated Easy Mode.

As the panel's prompt lit up, Su Chen began punching the air.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Soon, an hour passed.

As a warm sensation spread through his arms, a black Bloodline emerged, and Su Chen's Iron Wire Fist was completely trained to its limit.

On the panel:

[Martial Arts: Iron Wire Fist (Limit), Iron Sand Palm (Limit)...]

[Easy Mode: Iron Wire Fist 0 times (None), Iron Sand Palm 0 times (Limit Iron Wire Fist/time)...]

Looking at the panel, Su Chen was puzzled: "How does this work?"

Before he finished speaking, the panel automatically changed:

[Martial Arts: Iron Cloth Skill Fragment (Not yet initiated)...]

[Easy Mode: Iron Cloth Skill Fragment 0 times (10 portions of Qi Blood Powder/time)...]

"The Iron Sand Palm and Iron Wire Fist merged to become the Iron Cloth Skill?"

Seeing this, Su Chen was somewhat surprised, but then his face became blank.

"But, what's with this Qi Blood Powder?"

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