After hearing what the apprentice outside said, Chen Ruoshui could no longer afford to be angry with Su Fan.
She got dressed while anxiously asking,
"How many people have come?"
"More than a dozen, with Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall's headmaster Xu Lie himself leading them. There are also people from other martial arts halls fanning the flames. Master… he's been surrounded."
Hearing this, Chen Ruoshui's expression became stern.
"Alright, you go on ahead; I'll be out immediately," she said.
The apprentice scurried off in a panic.
"Isn't Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall the biggest martial arts school in Yang City? Our Tai Chi Martial Arts Hall is much smaller compared to them. Why would the headmaster of Fiery Fire lower his status to provoke a small martial arts hall that's far beneath them?" Su Fan asked curiously.
He had done some preliminary research on the various forces within Yang City over these days.
Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall had been established in Yang City for two generations, over forty years, with more than a thousand registered disciples. Headmaster Xu Lie was one of the top experts in Yang City and also served as the vice chairman of the Yang City Martial Arts Association. Tai Chi Martial Arts Hall, on the other hand, had been rooted in Yang City for just over ten years, with less than a hundred disciples. They were simply not on the same level as Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall.
The commotion that Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall was causing was indeed somewhat perplexing.
By now, Chen Ruoshui had finished getting dressed.
"Did you see the recent news about that mysterious expert who took on a hundred men alone and thrashed over a hundred members of the Blood Wolf Gang?" she asked.
"But, how is that related to Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall causing trouble for Tai Chi Martial Arts Hall?"
As Chen Ruoshui tied her hair, she explained.
"Of course it's related. Although no one knows the origins of that mysterious expert, he used Tai Chi martial arts. There's only our Tai Chi Martial Arts Hall that teaches it in Yang City. Ever since the video went viral, business at our Tai Chi Martial Arts Hall has boomed. Countless people are fighting to enroll, and even disciples from other martial arts halls are willing to defect to learn with us as apprentices. The other martial arts halls are definitely envious."
"You do understand that being outstanding draws attention, right?"
"That damned mysterious expert really knows how to make trouble for us," Chen Ruoshui said through gritted teeth.
He had not expected that standing up against the riffraff of the Blood Wolf Gang would cause such ripples in Yang City's martial arts world.
However, wasn't Chen Ruoshui's words equivalent to cursing him?
Su Fan immediately felt aggrieved.
"Miss Chen, you're being a bit unreasonable here. That mysterious expert essentially gave Tai Chi Martial Arts Hall a sensational free advertisement. If you're not going to thank him, that's one thing, but why blame him instead?"
"What do you know? It's precisely because of that expert that our whereabouts and my dad's have been exposed. We might now face assassination and a life of fleeing. You…"
Midway through her sentence, Chen Ruoshui realized she had said too much and quickly changed the subject.
"Forget it. What's the point of telling you all this?"
"Anyway, I don't want to see you, this big hooligan. Keep your distance from me," she said as she strode out the door, hurrying towards the front courtyard.
"Being hunted, a life on the run?"
Su Fan furrowed his brows. Could it be that there were more stories behind Chen Tai and Chen Ruoshui?
"Forget it. Whatever the case, this matter is intrinsically linked to me. I'd better go and see what's happening," he thought.
After a moment of deliberation, Su Fan followed her.