He entered the door, passed through the alley, and went straight to the martial arts practice field. Along the way, many disciples heard the news and came out, surrounding Tang Shan and asking him questions. Some of them were old disciples who knew Tang Shan, and some were new disciples who did not know Tang Shan. However, both the old disciples and the new disciples looked at Tang Shan with love and respect.
After passing through the martial arts field, they arrived at the reception hall of the Jingwu Sect. A plaque was hung on the door above the living room, with the words " Spirit of Martial Arts " written on it. It was a gift from Mr. Tang in appreciation of Huo Yuanjia's martial arts.
At this moment, another person came out from the inner hall to welcome him. The person was about forty years old, with white hair and a brown short coat. He had a pipe in his mouth and looked worried. This person was none other than Huo Yuanjia's best friend, Nong Jinsun.
When Tang Shan saw Nong Jinsun, he called out,""Uncle Nong."
Nong Jinsun nodded." It's good that you're back. Huo Laosi was still thinking about you and Chen Zhen just now. You'd better go and see him quickly. If you're late, I'm afraid you won't be able to see him."”
"Yes, sir!"
Tang Shan responded and walked into the inner hall.
When he arrived at Huo Yuanjia's bedroom, he saw a haggard middle-aged man lying on the bed. It was Huo Yuanjia. Unfortunately, Huo Yuanjia was no longer a grandmaster, but a pitiful man waiting to die.
In front of Huo Yuanjia's bed was a young man in his twenties. It was Huo Ting 'en. Beside Huo Tingen stood seven or eight young men and women. They were all Huo Yuanjia's disciples.
Seeing Tang Shan's arrival, the disciples 'faces finally brightened up a little, and they greeted Tang Shan one after another.
Tang Shan nodded and did not answer. He took a few quick steps and arrived in front of Huo Yuanjia's bed. With a thud, he knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice,""Master, my unfilial disciple Tang Shan is back.”
According to the identity information instilled by the system, Tang Shan had followed Huo Yuanjia since he was a teenager. It could be said that Huo Yuanjia had raised him single-handedly. Although the two of them were not father and son, they were more like father and son. The emotions contained within were truly indescribable.
Huo Yuanjia suddenly heard Tang Shan's voice. The fire of life that had been extinguished miraculously lit up again. His originally withered face actually regained a trace of luster. Even his entire spirit, energy, and spirit had recovered a little.
Everyone else knew that this was a sign of the last breath, so the atmosphere became even more sorrowful.
Huo Yuanjia forced himself to sit up and held Tang Shan's hand tightly. He said with a gratified expression,""Ah Shan, it's good that you're back. I thought I wouldn't be able to see you for the last time.”
"Master!"
At this moment, Tang Shan only felt his nose ache and his eyes swell, but he forced himself not to cry. He was the eldest senior brother of the Jingwu Sect. His junior brothers and sisters could cry, but he could not.
Huo Yuanjia turned to the disciples and said,""You don't have to be sad. Everyone can't escape death. Sometimes, death wasn't scary. What was scary was to die in obscurity. You must remember that no matter when and where, we martial artists must be worthy of heaven and earth and our hearts.”
"Yes, Master!" All the disciples bowed their heads in agreement, and then forcefully put away their sorrowful faces, but their hearts became even heavier.
Then, Huo Yuanjia said to Tang Shan,""Ah Shan, Master is about to die. You are the big senior brother of the Essence Martial Sect. In the future, the Essence Martial Sect and my junior brothers and sisters will be handed over to you.”
"Yes, Master. I will not disappoint you!" Tang Shan replied.”
"Good! Good! Good!"
Huo Yuanjia acknowledged him three times, then took a deep breath and shouted,""Make China strong!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the grandmaster passed away.
"Father!"
"Master!"
In the bedroom, all the disciples burst into tears.
Tang Shan stood up with a blank expression. The system notifications were already ringing, but he was not in the mood to check.
At this moment, his feelings were complicated, several times more complicated than when he first transmigrated. At this moment, he truly felt that he was not just a transmigrator, Tang Shan, but also the real, flesh-and-blood senior brother of the Essence Martial Sect.
At this moment, Tang Shan recognized himself and his heart. He had transformed. He was no longer conflicted about whether he had transmigrated or not. He only wanted to be himself and live the present well.
There was a saying that good fortune never came in pairs, and misfortune never came alone.
Just as the disciples were feeling sorrowful, a junior brother rushed in quickly. He said with grief and indignation,"Not good, Eldest Senior Brother. Master Qi of the Spiritual Monkey Sect and Master Wei of the Mantis Sect have come together to issue a letter of challenge to the Essence Martial Sect. They want to challenge Master by name. Uncle Nong invites you to go out and take a look.”
When they heard this news, the sorrow in the hearts of the disciples of the Essence Martial Sect instantly turned into anger.
"Bastard, Master just passed away, and someone is already here to challenge the dojo. They simply don't put our Jingwu Sect in their eyes.”
"That's right. A mere Spirit Monkey Sect and Mantis Sect dare to come and bite the tiger's beard. They're really tired of living.”
"Let's go, everyone, let's go out together and let them know the power of our Elite Martial Sect.”
For a moment, the crowd was excited. All the disciples of the Essence Martial Sect rubbed their fists and wanted to rush out to fight.
Seeing this situation, Tang Shan immediately shouted,""Stop right there!"
"But, Eldest Senior Brother, others have already come to humiliate us.”A junior brother said indignantly.
"I'm the eldest senior brother. If someone comes to challenge the Jingwu Sect, I'll take it on myself." What would it look like if you rushed out like this? Let others say that we have the advantage in numbers? Did he want others to laugh at the lack of a successor in Jingwu Sect?”
Three consecutive questions instantly extinguished the anger of the disciples of the Essence Martial Sect.
Tang Shan continued," I will deal with the challenge. You guys take care of Master's funeral in the back hall. Don't let him leave without feeling at ease."”
"Yes, Eldest Senior Brother!"
After Tang Shan's harsh warning, the disciples of the Essence Martial Sect finally settled down.
It would be a lie to say that Tang Shan was not angry at those who came to challenge him. The anger in his heart was no less than that of the other junior brothers. However, he was the senior brother of the Jingwu Sect. No matter how angry he was, he had to consider the overall situation.
After giving instructions to his junior brothers and sisters, Tang Shan went to the front hall.
From afar, he heard a disgusting voice,""Where's Huo Yuanjia? Why didn't he come out to fight? Did he become a coward after losing to the Japanese?”
Hearing this, Tang Shan could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and it immediately burned.
"Who is spouting nonsense here? It stinks!"
Tang Shan strode to the front hall as he spoke. His cold gaze swept across the crowd in the hall, and his gaze finally landed on a middle-aged man in a blue robe. The man had a sharp mouth and ape-like cheeks. He had a pair of slanted eyebrows and triangular eyes. At first glance, he looked like a traitor. Needless to say, he was the one who had slandered Huo Yuanjia.
The middle-aged man in blue took a step back unconsciously under Tang Shan's cold gaze. He was a little afraid. However, he was still the sect master of a sect and felt that he could not afford to lose face. He immediately took a step forward and stood still. Then, he said arrogantly," Who are you? I'm here to challenge Huo Yuanjia. It's best if you don't interfere."”
" What do you mean irrelevant?" Tang Shan said coldly." I'm Tang Shan, the senior brother of the Jingwu Sect. Since you want to challenge my master, you must defeat me first!"”
"What?! You're Tang Shan!"
Tang Shan revealed his identity and immediately suppressed the other challenger, Master Wei from Mantis Sect.
Obviously, Master Wei had heard of Tang Shan's reputation.
According to the system's settings, Tang Shan had a nickname that was rarely known in Shanghai, the blood kirin. Speaking of this nickname, it had to be traced back to a few years ago. At that time, Jingwu Sect had just been established. According to the rules of the martial arts world, the old sects would come to show off their might to the new sects, which was to challenge them. Although Huo Yuanjia had stopped all the people who had come to challenge him, Tang Shan was still furious. At that time, Tang Shan was young and frivolous. He had just mastered his martial arts and was somewhat arrogant. He would fight back against any martial arts dojo that came to challenge the Jingwu Sect. Within a few days, dozens of dojos on the beach had closed their doors, and the blood kirin's name had spread. This move eventually attracted the dissatisfaction of the Chinese Martial Arts Association. Therefore, Huo Yuanjia had no choice but to send Tang Shan to England to study. Firstly, it was to avoid disaster, and secondly, it was to let him study more and suppress his bad temper.
In the past few years, the dojos in Shanghai had changed one after another, and not many people had heard of Tang Shan. At this moment, Tang Shan revealed his identity, and Master Wei actually still remembered him. It was obvious that he had once suffered a loss at Tang Shan's hands.
Tang Shan glanced sideways at Master Wei and immediately recalled his information. He immediately sneered and said,""Oh! Isn't this Master Wei from Mantis Sect? Why, you also came to challenge the Jingwu Sect?”
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