Limit Iron Wire Fist, Qi Blood Powder (Please Keep Reading)

Limit Iron Wire Fist, Qi Blood Powder (Please Keep Reading~)

The next day.

Just as Li Mo had said, several gangs came calling one after another.

Most were gangs from the border between the slums and the Outer City, while a few came from the outskirts of the Outer City.

They were all small gangs.

Aside from that, he received no offers from shops to become affiliated with them.

That was only natural. The profitable shops all had martial artists backing them and had no need to affiliate with Su Chen.

Su Chen chose the gangs he found most agreeable and charged them a modest affiliation fee. The total from all of them still fell short of what last night's meal had cost.

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

By noon, all the gangs that were likely to come had more or less shown up, and Su Chen finally had some time to himself.

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

"Senior Sister Fang Rou, did you come looking for me?"

Looking at Fang Rou standing by the door, Su Chen asked in surprise.

Fang Rou smiled and nodded. "That's right, Junior Brother Su. I have a good opportunity I'd like to discuss with you."

"Come in and tell me about it."

After hearing her, Su Chen invited her inside, then asked, "What opportunity?"

"It's like this, Junior Brother Su Chen. My family is in the cloth and silk business, and I'd like to invite you to affiliate with us. What do you think?"

Fang Rou got straight to the point.

"As for the price, my family is willing to pay you ten taels a month."

Su Chen was taken aback. "Senior Sister Fang Rou, I've only just become a disciple. I'm afraid I'm not worth that much, am I?"

From his conversation with Li Mo last night, Su Chen had gotten a rough idea of what he was worth.

With the strength he had shown so far, whether it was a gang or a shop, he could expect at most two taels.

But Fang Rou had offered ten taels right off the bat. He couldn't help but wonder why.

"I know you're not worth that much right now, but Senior Brother Li Mo told me you have great talent. You've relied on no one else in your cultivation so far, and have made it this far entirely through your own efforts. So the price I'm offering takes your potential into account," Fang Rou explained. She had come with sincerity.

"Besides, it was Senior Brother Li Mo who recommended you."

Li Mo had mentioned this last night, but Su Chen hadn't expected Fang Rou to make such a generous offer.

Knock, knock, knock.

"May I ask if Master Su Chen is here?"

As they were talking, someone knocked at the door. A middle-aged man stood outside and spotted Su Chen in the courtyard.

"I'm from the Zhou family."

The Zhou family?

Su Chen pondered this and gestured for the middle-aged man to come in.

"What can I do for you?" Su Chen asked.

The middle-aged man replied, "It's like this. Our second young master, Zhou Shen, heard that Master Su Chen had joined the Hong Family Martial Hall. He sent me to invite you to a banquet at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant tonight."

"Zhou Shen? Zhou Tao's second brother?" Fang Rou asked in confusion.

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded. "That's right."

Then he turned to Su Chen and added, "Young Master Zhou Shen admires you greatly and hopes you'll do him the honor of attending."

"What does he want with me?" Su Chen asked.

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

"I'll step outside for now," Fang Rou said, tactfully taking her leave.

After she had gone, the middle-aged man said:

"It's like this. Young Master Zhou Shen has long admired your reputation, Master Su, and would like to invite you to become a Zhou Family Retainer. He's offering a hundred taels."

He held up one finger, his voice trembling slightly, and his finger quivering too.

Even he was getting excited just talking about a hundred taels.

Su Chen furrowed his brow, but the figure didn't astonish him. After all, he'd seen plenty by now.

A retainer was essentially a private bodyguard.

Though the work was easier than being a slave, he would have to sign a contract. These contracts were like watered-down deeds of servitude and usually lasted for a fixed term.

Once signed, they would severely restrict his freedom.

Su Chen naturally couldn't agree, so he shook his head and refused. "Sorry, I have no such plans."

The middle-aged man was slightly taken aback. Seeing that Su Chen was serious, he said no more and turned to leave.

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

She had just overheard the middle-aged man's offer by accident and had been secretly astonished. She hadn't expected Su Chen to receive an invitation from Zhou Shen.

The offer of a hundred taels was enough to show how highly Zhou Shen regarded Su Chen.

So after giving it some thought, she raised the price. This was already the absolute limit of what she could offer.

But she was still full of anxiety, worried that Su Chen might refuse. After all, he had turned down a hundred taels just moments ago, and so decisively.

"Sure!"

"Then I won't trouble you any further, Junior Brother... Ah!"

Fang Rou had expected Su Chen to refuse. At his answer, the words she'd been about to say caught in her throat. She blinked her bright eyes, seeming unable to believe it.

"Great. I'll prepare the contract right away." Fang Rou smiled warmly.

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

"Senior Sister Fang Rou, could I get the fifteen taels in advance?"

Seeing Fang Rou getting ready to leave, Su Chen stopped her and asked with a slight cough.

"Sure!"

Fang Rou readily took out fifteen taels and handed them to Su Chen, then turned and left with a spring in her step.

After that, Su Chen went to the Money Shop.

When he returned, he shut the door. He didn't plan to go out today.

He had already earned a hundred taels, and converted them into ten taels of gold.

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

The reason he'd improved Iron Sand Palm first was that Iron Wire Fist was too easy to expose.

The scene of his fight with Liu Heishui was still vivid in his mind. The other man had recognized Iron Wire Fist at a single glance.

That was why Su Chen had improved Iron Sand Palm first. But now, Iron Sand Palm had reached its limit.

Ape Arm Skill was sufficient for the time being, while he didn't have enough money to raise either Turtle Shell Skill or Bone Shrinking Skill to its limit. So he might as well improve Iron Wire Fist.

More importantly, he also wanted to know what changes would come to Iron Sand Palm after Iron Wire Fist reached its limit.

Easy Mode activated: By shadowboxing for one hour, you can train Iron Wire Fist to its limit.

After topping up, Su Chen immediately activated Easy Mode.

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

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Soon, an hour passed.

As warmth spread through both his arms, a black Blood Line appeared. Su Chen had fully trained Iron Wire Fist to its limit.

On the panel:

Martial Art: 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 baffled. "How does this work?"

Before he'd even finished speaking, the panel changed on its own:

Martial Art: Iron Cloth Skill Fragment (Not Started)...

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

"Iron Sand Palm and Iron Wire Fist fused into Iron Cloth Skill?"

Su Chen was surprised to see this, but then his expression turned perplexed.

"But what's this Qi Blood Powder?"

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