Chapter 408


    Fade Chen didn''t say much. He nodded and said, "If you want to set up a martial- arts academy,


    then do so. If you need any help, feel free to ask me. I''ll help you right away."


    Tom Wei smiled in embarrassment and said, "Brother Fade, I''m not anxious to set up a martial- arts


    academy. Before opening it, I want to go back and check with my second uncle''s friend and see


    their actual progress. Then, I''ll decide how I want to go about this matter."


    "Having a field trip to check on the situation is good. Okay, you can just check it out first and start


    when youe back again," Fade nodded and said.


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    Tom wanted to say something but was embarrassed to do so. "Brother Fade, this, this


    Tom hesitated to speak up.


    "What''s wrong? Just tell me what''s on your mind. When did you be such a sissy?" Fade asked


    in a clear voice.


    Tom then took a deep breath and said, "Brother Fade, I want you to go with me."


    "To inspect the martial-arts academy? What do you want me to do?" Fade asked. He felt a


    little strange.


    Tom gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Fade, I''ll tell you the truth! In fact, besides going to inspect


    the martial- arts academy, there is another thing that I need your help with."


    "My Second uncle has an old friend in South Hanover City, and he runs the martial- arts academy


    there. However, he has encountered some trouble recently, and it is hard for him to resolve these


    matters alone. Therefore, my Second uncle wants to ask for your help. But, he-"


    Hearing this, Fade understood what he was saying and replied, "Oh, it''s Uncle Wei''s friend who


    needs my help. Just tell me directly about this. What''s there to hide? You don''t need to use the


    excuse of inspecting the martial-arts academy to ask me to go over there."


    Tom scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Brother Fade, you''re too powerful in the


    martial-arts. You''re now the top expert in Long City. There''s a huge difference in our martial-arts


    skills. Therefore, we feel like..."


    "What''s more, we are really going to inspect the martial- arts academy," Tom added. "It''s not an


    excuse,"he said.


    Fade understood how Tom felt. He had risen in status too quickly, which had caused the people


    around him to feel a sense of disparity between them. Therefore, the rtionship between them had


    slowly be distant without them being aware of this.


    However, Fade had arrived at Bay City first when he descended from the mountain. At that time,


    Uncle Wei and Tom also helped him a lot. Therefore, it was naturally not a big deal for Fade to help


    Uncle Wei when he was in trouble this time.


    Patting Tom on the shoulder, Fade asked, "Tell me. What trouble did Uncle Wei''s friend encounter."


    Tom was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up and he said, "Brother Fade, this is the case. My


    Second uncle''s friend, Casper Zhu, is a well-known martial-artist in South Hanover City. He has a


    simr position as my Second uncle in Bay City."


    "However, Casper was different from my Second uncle. He did not choose to open apany or


    manage estates. Instead, he set up a martial- arts academy, epted some disciples, and trained


    them carefully. Over the years, although his influence has not risen a lot, he has trained up many


    excellent martial-artists," Tom exined.


    "Just a few months ago, Casper''s disciple from the Eternal Pride Martial-Arts Center did a righteous


    thing but injured a foreigner in the process. The foreigner seemed to have a high status and called a


    group of people to beat up that disciple severely. The disciple was crippled and he is still lying in the


    hospital."


    "The disciple was quite a talented young man, and it was indeed the foreigner''s fault. Casper was


    very angry and beat up the group of foreigners personally. However, it turned into a serious issue


    because of this."


    "Casper was arrested because he had beaten up the foreigner. Fortunately, he had been managing


    his martial- arts academy for so many years and had some connections. After spending much effort


    to be released, he found out that his martial-arts academy was destroyed by those foreigners, and


    more than half of his disciples were injured."


    "Casper wants to take revenge, but the officials have been keeping an eye on him, so he can''t take


    any action at all. However, those arrogant foreigners came to challenge him every day. Even some


    of the other local martial-arts academies also took advantage of this opportunity to suppress the


    Eternal Pride Martial-Arts Center."


    "My Second Uncle traveled there and learned about this matter, so he informed me of it," Tom said


    in a single breath.


    Hearing this, Fade frowned and said in a low voice, "This group of foreigners is crossing the line."


    Tom said, "Brother Fade, are you saying that you will help us?"


    Fade nodded and said, "A martial-artist like Casper is worth helping."


    Tom was overjoyed. He grabbed Fade''s hand and said excitedly, "Brother Fade, that''s great. Thank


    you so much."


    "Well, don''t be so excited. It''s not a big deal," Fade said. He smiled and pulled his hand out of


    Tom''s. Then, he asked, "When are we leaving?"


    Hearing this, Tom immediately disyed an embarrassed expression on his face and said, "My


    Second Uncle told me to get help as soon as possible, but I have to send my Second Aunt back


    first. I may be dyed for some time, so..."


    Fade waved his hand and said, "In that case, I''ll go alone first, and you cer."


    "Okay. I''ll get there as soon as possible," Tom said in a hurry.


    Fade joked, "It doesn''t matter if you don''t reach as soon as possible. After all, with your skills, you


    will just get beaten up there."


    Tom suddenly looked bitter and said, "Brother Fade, how can you tease my skills. Yes, I''m still far


    behind you. However, among those ordinary martial-artists, my strength is at thete stage of the


    Yellow Level. That is considered quite good already."


    "Haha,te stage of the Yellow Level. You have made progress. Not bad, keep it up!" Fade patted


    Tom''s shoulder and said with a smile.


    Tom immediately gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He said, "Brother Fade, after this, I have to


    work harder to improve my skills. Otherwise, it''ll be too shameful for us to walk with you!"


    Fatty, who had been silent all this time, red at Tom when he heard this. He said, "Brother Tom,


    I''m fine if you want to put yourself down but why do you want to pull me down together with you? If


    your skills at thete stage of the Yellow Level are considered shameful, then how about me? I am


    not even qualified to clean Brother Fade''s shoes."


    "That is true, isn''t it? Fatty, I''ve been asking you to learn martial-arts, but you still haven''t learned


    any skills until now," Tom said.


    Fatty waved his hand and said, "Forget about it. I''m not suitable to learn the martial-arts. There are


    other things which are more suitable for me. For example, I want to enter the entertainment industry


    and be in a rtionship with a female celebrity. That''s the life I want."


    "You bastard. I''m toozy to say anything to you," Tom shook his head and said.


    Fatty immediately leaned forward to Fade and said, "Brother Fade, since you have promised to help


    Brother Tom, why don’t you help me with something too."


    "What do you need help with?" Fade asked.


    Fatty said, "Brother Fade, I want to open an entertainmentpany in Long City, to expand the


    Huang family business."


    "Okay, no problem. It’s just a piece of cake. I’ll help you," Fade said.


    "You are truly the Brother Fade that I know. No wonder you''re the number one martial-artist in Long


    City. Brother Fade, let me propose a toast to you," Fatty said as he picked up the ss.


    "Brother Fade, I''ll also propose a toast to you," Tom said. He also raised his ss .