Martial Arts School

Puff, puff, puff.

He An's fists echoed through the small courtyard.

Wu Wenming stood to the side, his eyes filled with worry.

Ever since Zhang Yongda left, He An hadn't stopped his Fist Training for a moment. Sweat poured down his body like rain, and his joints creaked from time to time.

Most importantly.

Whether it was due to his injuries or not.

He An's face was pale at the moment, looking very unwell.

"He Ge!"

Seeing He An finish another set of punches and about to continue practicing, Wu Wenming grabbed him.

"You can't keep practicing now, or you'll ruin yourself."

"If you really can't, just leave this matter to me."

Wu Wenming's expression was serious, clearly not joking. Unexpectedly, He An still shook his head and refused.

"No, some things must be done by me personally. Only then can I alleviate the hatred in my heart."

As he spoke, He An gave a bitter smile.

"Another point, the reason I don't let you act is because your identity is too special."

"If you make a move, the entire Fangcheng will be shaken."

"You know about this?"

Wu Wenming looked surprised.

"Only a fool wouldn't know."

Wu Wenming looked embarrassed: "I thought I was hiding it well."

This had nothing to do with how well he hid it.

He An sighed.

"You're suffering from never having experienced hardship!"

"That's true!"

Wu Wenming nodded slightly.

Immediately, he smiled faintly, "He Ge, it's actually not as troublesome as you think."

"The relationship between my family and the Meng family has always been bad."

"One more grievance or one less grievance, it doesn't make much difference."

"How do you say that?"

He An frowned.

He didn't know much about the Wu, Meng, and Xu families.

He only knew that the Wu Family Patriarch, Wu Feng, was the Magistrate of Fangcheng, and the Xu Family Patriarch, Xu Hetong, was the County Assistant of Fangcheng.

Among the three major families.

Only the Meng Family Patriarch had no official position in the city.

In Fangcheng, the Meng family had its current status, able to stand on equal footing with the Wu and Meng families.

There was only one reason.

The Meng Family Patriarch, Meng Hai, was strong enough.

"He Ge, do you know how many forces there are in Fangcheng?"

Wu Wenming asked back.

He An thought carefully for a few breaths and slowly said, "The Wu, Meng, and Xu families, the Centurion of the Town Martial Division, and the County Governor, should be these five forces, right?"

"No!"

Wu Wenming shook his head.

"Actually, there are three forces in our Fangcheng."

"One is my Wu family and the County Governor."

"The second is the Xu family and the Centurion of the Town Martial Division."

"The third is the Meng family and the various Martial Arts Schools in Fangcheng."

Upon hearing this, He An took a deep breath and glanced at Wu Wenming without changing his expression.

This kid.

He really spills everything!

He hadn't expected this either.

The County Governor and the Town Martial Division Centurion were actually from the Wu and Xu families respectively.

No wonder the Wu, Xu, and Meng families could cover the sky with one hand in Fangcheng.

So they were all in cahoots!

"Let's not talk about my family and the Xu family for now, let's discuss the Meng family first," Wu Wenming said, completely unconcerned, as he analyzed for He An.

"A long time ago, the Meng family was just a small martial arts school. It was only later, as their ancestors grew stronger, that they slowly branched out and developed to their current status."

"And relying on their own formidable strength, they quickly rose to the ranks of Fangcheng's top families."

"Because they started as a martial arts school, the Meng family deeply understood the importance of martial arts schools."

"Before my family and the Xu family even noticed, they had already been secretly encroaching on Fangcheng's major martial arts schools and firmly held them in their grasp."

"Over the past few decades, the Imperial Court has collapsed, local governance has become chaotic, and more and more people have begun to learn martial arts. Because they controlled the martial arts schools, the Meng family's strength grew even more formidable."

"As a result, they became increasingly arrogant and conceited."

"A while ago, they even had a fierce conflict with my family, and we almost came to blows."

"So that's how it is!"

He An's understanding of the powers in Fangcheng gradually became clearer.

The Meng family controlled the martial arts schools.

The Wu family controlled the County Yamen.

The Xu family controlled the Town Martial Division.

The three sides kept each other in check, with their strengths being roughly equal.

However, recently, the number of martial artists in the martial arts schools controlled by the Meng family had been increasing.

This balance had been completely shattered.

The friction between the three families had become increasingly intense.

"So, my family has been irreconcilable with the Meng family for a long time," Wu Wenming chuckled. "But this is a small matter, it's not a big deal."

"No," He An still shook his head.

The implications here were too significant.

Once the Xu family got involved, he didn't know how the situation would develop.

Seeing this, Wu Wenming cast an admiring glance.

What a man!

Even at this point, he was still carrying it himself.

Soon.

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

Because he knew that Eldest Brother He An was seriously injured, Wu Wenming did not hold back.

When he went out at noon.

He specifically bought two bottles of Healing Medicine and handed them to He An.

He An did not refuse, but kept the kindness in his heart, planning to repay it slowly later.

The sun set in the west.

It was soon time to get off work.

[Destiny: Water Flows to a Channel.]

[Yi Jin Jing: (32/300) Minor Accomplishment.]

"Closer to the Bone Forging Realm!"

He An clenched his fist, feeling the changes in his body, and thought to himself, "It's time to get off work again. A day has passed, I wonder how they've considered it."

"If I can really earn some Silver Taels, my family's life will be better."

"Eldest Brother's Injury can also receive better treatment."

He An reached into his chest and took out an ordinary medicine bottle. Recalling Wu Wenming's words, a warm current surged in his heart.

"The debt has grown even larger!!"