Ying Zheng's brow twitched twice, but he remained silent. Because what the Drunken Sword Immortal said was indeed the truth.
Ilya looked at the Drunken Sword Immortal with a strange expression, hesitant to speak. It was hard to say whether the Drunken Sword Immortal was carefree or insightful.
"Kid," Madara Uchiha suddenly spoke, "are you still planning to join that Axe Gang?"
"I'll join my ass," Ah Xing muttered under his breath. "I'm going to find the landlord and landlady and become their apprentice."
"Hey, hey, hey," Huang Rong looked at Ah Xing speechlessly, "There are martial arts masters and sword masters in the council, why don't you worship them, why do you insist on going to find that so-called Condor Heroes? What were you thinking?"
"Is this even possible?" Ah Xing was quite surprised.
“Alright, I’ll teach you some basic martial arts principles,” Zhang Sanfeng said, stroking his white beard. “You are a martial arts prodigy, born with all your meridians open… you possess unimaginable potential within you.”
"I will teach you... how to bring out these potentials."
Zhang Sanfeng understood this perfectly. Although Ah Xing didn't seem very strong, it was mainly because he hadn't yet attained enlightenment.
Ah Xing is indeed a potential master.
In this situation, if he were to impart the Tai Chi Heart Sutra to him, there is a high possibility that the situation of Song Que would occur... that is, the council would have one more martial arts expert and one less martial arts grandmaster in the future.
Zhang Sanfeng was always adept at teaching according to aptitude. As for Huang Rong, needless to say… she's just obediently following his training; it's good enough that she's cultivating diligently now… expecting her to create her own path? That's impossible.
But Song Que and A Xing are different. They are either already masters who have created their own realm, or they are geniuses who can directly enter that realm once they understand it... The martial arts masters recognized by Zhang Sanfeng were never those with strength, but those with mindset and vision.
“Okay.” Ah Xing slapped the armrest excitedly. “Then I will become your disciple, Grandpa… The legendary Wudang founder Zhang Sanfeng! If Wudang Mountain can recognize my identity, wouldn’t I be their ancestor as well?”
Zhang Sanfeng looked at Ah Xing, both amused and exasperated. "In your world, how could anyone possibly recognize you?"
"Grandpa, don't be angry," Ah Xing couldn't see Zhang Sanfeng's face, only his gaze, and his thoughts went astray. He quickly apologized, "Actually, I won't go to Wudang Mountain... At most, I'll join the Axe Gang after I've mastered martial arts, and eventually become the gang leader."
"Pfft, cough cough." Huang Rong choked and it took her a long time to catch her breath. She looked at Ah Xing with a subtle expression, "Old Master Zhang won't be angry about what you said before, but this last sentence... um."
"You're so unambitious!" Tony Stark looked at Ah Xing speechlessly. "Why be a mob boss? Learn from me... become the world's richest man first."
"Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about yakuza bosses?" Conan scoffed. "Think about the Vongola Family behind Sawada Tsunayoshi."
Sawada Tsunayoshi's eyelids twitched. What did this have to do with him? Tony Stark also remained silent. The Vongola Family's power was indeed terrifying.
“This fully proves a point,” Saeko Busujima said quietly, “No matter what field you are in, reaching the pinnacle will amaze the world.”
Suddenly, mist rose from a chair, and Ash appeared, laughing loudly, "Hahaha..."
For a moment, no one spoke in the Hall of Mist. Most of them turned their heads and looked at Ash with strange expressions.
Sensing something was amiss, Xiao Zhi's voice trailed off as he cautiously looked at everyone present, "What... happened?"
"No, we should be the ones asking you that question," Ying Zheng said expressionlessly.
At this point, Ash's eyes lit up instantly, and he said excitedly, "Everyone... do you know, I've been participating in the Pokémon Tournament these past few days. I've made it to the final round, and tomorrow... is the championship match."
(End of this chapter)
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Chapter 273 Sawada Tsunayoshi Gradually Becoming the First Generation (Third Update)
I, Ash, will definitely become the Pokémon Tournament champion tomorrow! This is my first step towards becoming a Pokémon Master.
Xiao Zhi was in high spirits at that moment.
Tony Stark looked Ash up and down, his words tinged with mischief, "Champion? I have a feeling... something bad is going to happen to you tomorrow."
"Ash has no chance of becoming the champion." Conan curled his lip. "I remember there was a regional competition where Ash almost became the champion... but then he ran into an opponent with a legendary Pokémon..."
How could a mythical beast possibly appear in the arena of such an ordinary competition? It doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it.
In Conan's opinion, there might be some behind-the-scenes force in the Pokémon world that has been observing Ash and deliberately suppressing him from winning the championship... Although the story has not revealed any information about this, this is the only reasonable explanation.
"I can definitely do it." Ash felt a little uneasy when he heard about the legendary Pokémon, but he still forced himself to speak. "To prevent this kind of problem from happening, I'm going to ask Mewtwo for help."
"If everything goes well, then I'll send out my Pokémon... If not, then I'll send out Mewtwo. Legendary Pokémon should battle with other legendary Pokémon."
Conan paused, Sawada Tsunayoshi's gaze returned to him, and Saeko Busujima stopped fiddling with the sword at her waist...
"You have a legendary Pokémon? Or Mewtwo?" Daigo Madoka was shocked. This was definitely not Ash.
"Mewtwo isn't my Pokémon, but I guess you could say it's my friend."
Ash was also a little unsure, but he didn't dwell on the topic. Instead, he looked in Su Han's direction and said, "Chairman, after a while, Mewtwo should be able to believe me and follow you."
"Please... be a little nicer to him."
Su Han didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly. Xiao Zhi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He believed the Speaker of Parliament wouldn't lie. After all, given the difference in their status, the Speaker had no reason to lie.
“Speaking of things I owe,” Xiaoyu suddenly remembered something, conjured two cards, and threw them toward Su Han. “Chairman, this is the Ghost Mask I owe you… These two are masks from the Ninja Group and the Blade Group.”
Two cards floated to Su Han's side. Su Han glanced at them, his expression turning strange.
The ninja group is the most basic unit in Oni Ninja, and it was once summoned by Tama and Shendu.
As for the Blade Squad, they were once summoned by Rasu wearing a mask. Their hands are hard and sharp steel claws, and their feet are sharp cones... These ghostly soldiers possess extremely strong melee capabilities and are exceptionally agile.
"That's interesting," Su Han murmured silently.