Chapter 420
The Eternal Pride Martial- Arts Center was disrupted by the foreigners and Casper Zhu was taken
away by the police. Far Peace Martial- Arts Center had then taken the opportunity to rise up and
kick them when they were down. They caused a lot of trouble for the Eternal Pride Martial- Arts
Center. Disciples of the Far Peace Martial-Arts Center had even helped the foreign fighters to bully
the disciples of the Eternal Pride Martial-Arts Center.
In this way, the conflict between the two sides was ignited to a point where it was about to erupt.
This year''s martial-arts contest might be the point of eruption.
After listening to Casper''s story, Jimmy Wei patted Casper''s shoulder and said with a smile, "When
this contestes to an end, we will deal with this despicable scoundrel once we go back."
"Thank you, Brother Wei," Casper said gratefully.
Jimmy smiled and said, "We''ve been brothers for so many years. There''s no need to say
thank you."
They felt relieved, and the three of them continued to move forward.
Soon, they came to the front of the Zhan family''s manor. There were all kinds of vehicles parked in
front of the gate, and many people were moving around continuously. It was very lively.
The three of them looked up at the manor of the Zhan Family. The manor was veryrge, and it was
definitely a few thousand square meters.
Perhaps due to the military legacy of the Zhan Family, the architectural style of the entire manor
was simr to that of arge barrack with open spaces. The whole building looked square and
proper, and it didn''t look very beautiful.
From the perspective of an army, the Zhan Family''s manor could definitely be regarded as a ce
with good defenses and others would find it difficult to attack it. It seemed like an imprable
tower which was as solid as iron.
At this moment, the entrance was teeming with people.
Many martial-arts practitioner were lining up with invitation letters and were ready to enter the Zhan
Family''s manor. Among the teams, many familiar figures of martial-arts practitioners could be seen.
Casper and Jimmy greeted them one after the other.
Just as they were waiting in line, Nickel Xu and his disciples went straight to the door and said
something to the housekeeper of the manor. Then, they were led into the manor by the
housekeeper in a respectful manner, in front of everyone''s surprised gazes.
When he was about to enter, Nickel deliberately nced at Casper and said in a clear voice,
"Brother Zhu, I''ll go in first!"
Seeing this, everyone could not help but look over. When they nced at Casper, the locals
immediately understood the rtionship between the two. They also knew that Nickel''s greeting
was definitely not friendly. At that time, voices of discussion were heard one after another.
Some martial- arts practitioners from other cities did not understand the situation.At this moment,
they began to inquire about the identities of these people and the rtionship between the two
parties.
Someone asked, "Why do they not need to wait in line, and why are they allowed direct entry ?"
When this question was heard, it immediately attracted the attention of many people, and they
began to talk about this matter.
"That''s Nickel, a famous martial- arts practitioner in South Hanover City. He is the chieftain of the
second most powerful martial-arts center there. Perhaps it''s normal for him to have direct entry with
his strength and reputation!"
"It''s not normal at all. As you said, if Nickel''s martial-arts center is in second ce, then Casper''s
center is first ce. Why do they need to queue up then?"
"Maybe, maybe it''s because the Eternal Pride Martial- Arts Center is going through hard times these
days!"
"This is obviously not the main reason."
"Then tell me, what''s the main reason?"
"I think Nickel has some secret connection with the Zhan Family, or maybe he ttered them in
advance. Therefore, he was able to go in directly."
Amid all the spections, a voice could be heard suddenly. "Don''t make any wild guesses. I''ll tell
you the truth right now!"
Looking at the direction of the voice, everyone spotted a thin and frail old man.
The old man was hunchbacked. With a secretive expression, he lowered his voice and said, "Nickel
was able to enter the Zhan Family in advance because he prepared a rare gift for the Zhan Family."
"A gift? What gift?" Someone asked.
"With the power of the Zhan Family,are theycking anything?"
"That''s right. Even if the Zhan Family needed something, will Nickel be able to get it with his
abilities!"
Everyone was confused and they looked at the old man. However, the old man kept his mouth shut
and didn''t say a word. He kept waving his hand instead.
"Old man, this isn''t fun at all! You have to finish exining to us about the situation!"
"That''s right. We''ll give you what you want. Just reveal some more information!"
"There is one million yuan in this card. Please give me some advice!"
Quite a few people came over. Obviously, they wanted to know how Nickel could gain favor with the
Zhan family.They wanted to imitate his behavior and get close to the Zhan family.
However, the old man was very tight-lipped. No matter how many people tried to persuade him, he
didn''t say anything. In the end, he just pretended to be mysterious and told everyone, "I only want to
tell you one thing. Don''t disobey the will of the Zhan family. Do whatever they want you to do. That''s
the best way."
Upon hearing this, many martial- arts practitioners frowned. They were confused and began to
mutter to themselves.
"If we follow your advice, won''t we be the subordinates of the Zhan family? What''s the point
then?"
"That''s right. Although our family is not very powerful, at least we live a free and happy life. What''s
the point of being someone else''s subordinates?"
"Hey, Nickel is suddenly favored because he is now a subordinate of the Zhan family!"
"The Zhan family does not have such intentions before this. What''s wrong with them this time? Do
they want to conquer South Hanover City?"
Some were doubtful, and some had other ideas. Looking at Nickel, who was already far inside the
manor, and at the old man''s back, they lowered their heads and began to contemte the matter.
Seeing what happened just now, Fade Chen, Jimmy and Casper frowned. They began to discuss
the matter in a low voice.
"The Zhan family seem ambitious!"
"Does the family intend to take us all down? If we unite to fight against them, our powers can''t be
underestimated."
"Let''s wait and see. I wonder what kind of tricks the Zhan family has up their sleeve?"
Their minds were wandering. Then, they entered the manor of the Zhan family one by one.
The manor was veryrge. They were led by the housekeeper of the Zhan family. They passed
through rooms and small buildings like units from barracks. Finally, they arrived at an open space
like a field.
At this moment, there was a stage in front of the open space. The Zhan family members and their
helpers were busy onstage. Below the stage, there were rows of seats which were densely packed.
They were led by the housekeeper of the Zhan family to their respective seats.
Seeing these seats, many people became even more dissatisfied.
"These small stools, which are densely packed together and ced under the sun, are truly absurd.
What is the Zhan family thinking about? Do they regard us as primary school students?"
"The field, the podium, and rows of stools. Look at this scene, the Zhan family is really treating us
like elementary students."
"I hope not. Although we are not big shots, we will not be bullied. It''s better for them not to bully us."
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"Let''s wait and see. The situation may not be as bad as we thought!"
Although everyone was dissatisfied, they sat down on the small stools after some discussion.