"Okay, I'll go see Huang Feihong right away!" Gao Jianfei didn't say much, and went straight through a passageway into a small, black space that functioned like an elevator. The small black space slowly rose, directly taking Gao Jianfei to the second floor of the Ghost Den.
The door to room 2-2 was ajar.
Gao Jianfei took a deep breath and pushed open the door...
Flower Market, Hu Zi's hotel suite.
The room was somewhat somber. A man with a grimacing beard was stroking his sideburns, a thoughtful expression in his eyes… “Throwing knives? Could it be that kid again?”
“Beard, we’ll have another chance tomorrow night!” Fifth Master said, breaking the deadlock.
"Hmm?" Bearded man lit a cigar. "Tomorrow night?"
Fifth Master said, "Beard, we have an appointment with Liu Feng tomorrow night to give him an explanation. After all, although the assassination attempt failed, Liu Feng won't let Dongxing off the hook! So, we old men have decided to push Chen Yaohui out tomorrow night and make him a scapegoat to take the blame for Dongxing's misdeeds! Beard, if we can kill Liu Feng tomorrow night, then our plan will still be feasible!"
Beard slapped his forehead. "Hmm, sounds good, but I absolutely can't mess this up again." He then licked his lips and gestured with his finger across the coffee table. "Well, my plan is perfect. First, I'll take out Liu Feng, then the forces behind him will wipe out the entire Dongxing. At that point, I'll take control of Zheng Bang in the flower market. Hehe, and then… Zheng Bang will take over Dongxing under my leadership. Wow! I, Beard, am a genius! Hahaha!"
As he spoke, Hu Zi glanced at his men.
"Brother Beard is wise and mighty!" his men chorused in praise.
Beard nodded in satisfaction. "Beard is a genius! Haha!"
At this moment, Fifth Master couldn't help but whisper, "Beard, you...you've met Tang Bao, the head of Zheng Bang?"
“No, I haven’t talked to Tang Bao yet. Hehe, I’ve heard that Tang Bao is not easy to deal with,” Beard grinned. “However, Zheng Bang will be mine sooner or later!”
“Um… Beard,” Fifth Master hesitated for a moment, “Aren’t you afraid Tang Bao will investigate you for bringing such a large group of people to the flower market?”
"Afraid? Afraid of my ass!" Bearded man laughed nonchalantly. "I came here legitimately, understand? I'm the president of the Chinese American Folk Martial Arts Exchange Association. I'm here in G Province with status and renown!" Bearded man spread his arms, making a "White Crane Spreads Wings" gesture. "Martial arts? Understand? Folk martial arts! It's a matter of American and Chinese folk martial artists exchanging skills and techniques. What does it have to do with Zheng Bang? I'm not afraid of Tang Bao's investigation!"
"Uh... the president of the Chinese American Folk Martial Arts Exchange Association?" Fifth Master hesitated for a moment. "Bearded one, you're really something." After a pause, Fifth Master asked again, "So, Bearded, you already have a plan for Dongxing, so... how are you going to deal with Zheng Bang?"
Suddenly, Hu Zi snapped his fingers, and the door to one of the suite's bedrooms opened abruptly, from which a young man walked out.
He was wearing a white shirt, a black tie, and his hair was slicked back. He wore gold-rimmed glasses and appeared to be around 22 or 23 years old. He had a well-proportioned figure and very refined features. This kind of person clearly had a good education; his speech was elegant. If asked to guess his profession, many people might guess he was a lawyer or a doctor.
"Well, Wenjun, this is Fifth Master of Dongxing." The bearded man beckoned to the young man. The young man politely walked to Fifth Master's side, extended his hand, shook hands with Fifth Master, and said in a refined manner, "Tang Wenjun."
"Oh, hello, hello," since he was a bearded man, Fifth Master politely shook hands and made friends with "Tang Wenjun." "Young man, you're very handsome, very handsome."
"Yes, this is Tang Bao's son, yes, his biological son. He followed me, Beard, when he was studying in America!" Beard said casually, taking out a pair of nail clippers and trimming his nails.
"Huh?" Fifth Master instinctively withdrew his hand. "Tang... Tang Bao's son?"
Tang Wenjun adjusted his glasses and smiled. His expression was somewhat reserved, somewhat proper, and somewhat refined.
"Wenjun, when are you going back to see your father?" Hu Zi asked, looking down as he trimmed his fingernails.
"Brother Beard, I'll be going back in a couple of days." Tang Wenjun smiled politely as always. "I haven't seen my dad for more than half a year, and I miss him very much."
Hu Zi glanced up at Tang Wenjun... "Pfft... You miss your old man? Haha! Hypocritical! But I like it! Haha! Well then, Wenjun, I'll leave the matter of dealing with Zheng Bang to you."
Tang Wenjun laughed and said, "Brother Beard, actually, the one Zheng Bang has trouble dealing with isn't my dad, but... Feilong."
“Wenjun, Hu Zi, Feilong is now a legitimate businessman. He has long since severed all ties with Zheng Bang. If we want to take down Zheng Bang, there’s no need to target Feilong.” Fifth Master couldn’t help but mutter.
Suddenly, Tang Wenjun's smile froze! His once warm and welcoming smile turned chillingly cold. "Feilong retired from the underworld? Hmph! Once a person is tainted by darkness, he's tainted for life! He's a legitimate businessman? Fifth Master, do you really believe that someone can build a multi-billion dollar conglomerate from scratch in less than ten years?" Tang Wenjun shrugged. "My dad is a complete idiot. He used to kill people, and he still kills people now. He's killed people his whole life, and in the end, Feilong ran off with all his money, and even the woman he loved became Feilong's wife... Hmph! This kind of father really chills my heart!"
Faced with this refined young man, for some reason, Fifth Master, who had spent his entire life in the underworld, felt a chill run down his spine!
Chapter Sixty-One: Medicine and Martial Arts
Chapter Sixty-One: Medicine and Martial Arts
He didn't linger long at the door of room 2-2 of Gao Jianfei's Ghost Den before pushing the door open and entering.
The first thing that hit Gao Jianfei wasn't the room's environment. Instead, it was... a strange smell! After a quick assessment, Gao Jianfei realized it was the strong smell of Chinese herbal medicine, like walking into a hospital pharmacy!
Then, Gao Jianfei saw rows of neatly arranged rosewood shelves in the room, each shelf piled with small white porcelain bottles or things wrapped in yellow paper. A middle-aged man with long braided hair sat upright in a mahogany chair in the living room, holding a thread-bound book in his right hand, staring intently at it, while his left hand unconsciously fiddled with the tea leaves in a covered bowl on the octagonal table.
Gao Jianfei stared intently at the middle-aged man. He was handsome, with an air of righteousness about him. At that moment, the man seemed to sense Gao Jianfei's arrival, gently placing the book he was holding on the table and looking up at Gao Jianfei.
“Huang…Huang Feihong?” Gao Jianfei slowly walked over and asked.
The middle-aged man smiled slightly. "That's right. Are you Xiao Gao, the owner of this place?"
Just as Gao Jianfei was about to answer, the pain in his back spread to his internal organs. He hissed and couldn't help but press his back.
"Hmm?" Huang Feihong frowned, stood up, and walked to Gao Jianfei's side, gently placing his right hand on Gao Jianfei's left wrist. Gao Jianfei felt that Huang Feihong's hand was still warm, unlike the legendary ghosts whose bodies were ice-cold. After a few seconds, Huang Feihong smiled confidently, "Young people are just fond of fighting. Xiao Gao, you were hit hard in the back, injuring your lungs."
"Huh?" Gao Jianfei was taken aback. "Master Huang... Master Huang, your medical skills... are truly superb! Just by taking my pulse, you knew I was injured. Amazing, amazing." Gao Jianfei thought for a moment. Calling Huang Feihong by his name directly would be a bit presumptuous, even though he was actually just a ghost; calling him "Hero Huang" would be too formal. So, he decided to just call him "Master Huang"!
Huang Feihong pulled Gao Jianfei to sit down on a chair and said with a smile, "Observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation are the basic skills of traditional Chinese medicine. Just now, I felt your pulse, so I naturally have a clear understanding of your injuries. I, Huang Feihong, have spent my life practicing medicine and saving people, and I am quite knowledgeable in medical skills!"
Gao Jianfei chuckled. "Master Huang is also a master in martial arts."
As Huang Feihong lifted Gao Jianfei's clothes to examine the injuries on his back, he chuckled, "Compared to medical skills, my few amateurish moves are nothing to brag about. Besides, medicine can save lives, and I prefer studying medicine to martial arts. Well, Gao, wait a minute, this injury is nothing. Just apply some liniment and take some traditional Chinese medicine, and you'll be fully recovered in a few days."
A short while later, Huang Feihong took a bottle of medicinal wine from the rosewood shelf and had Gao Jianfei lie face down on the table. He poured the wine into his palm and gently wiped the bruises on Gao Jianfei's back. At first, Gao Jianfei felt a lot of pain, but as the medicinal wine spread and seeped into the injured areas, it became warm and very comfortable. After wiping for a while, although Gao Jianfei couldn't see the condition of his back, he could imagine… the bruises on his back should have faded considerably. At least for now, Gao Jianfei no longer felt any pain.
After applying the medicated wine, Huang Feihong poured water and had Gao Jianfei swallow a pill.
"Yes, no problem!" Huang Feihong's face revealed a doctor's compassionate smile. It was as if he felt immense joy every time he cured a patient.
Gao Jianfei was deeply impressed by Huang Feihong's demeanor. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him... "Master Huang, do you have any unique methods when it comes to bone setting?"
Bone setting!
Gao Jianfei had just thought of something: Xiaoxiao's leg was broken, and Yan Kui had managed to set the bone, but he couldn't guarantee that Xiaoxiao would be able to walk normally from now on; she would be a cripple! Gao Jianfei sighed with regret at this! Now, facing the highly skilled doctor Huang Feihong, Gao Jianfei couldn't help but ask this question!
"Bone setting?" Huang Feihong smiled. "Xiao Gao, in the broad field of medicine, my expertise actually lies in surgery! That is, bone setting, blood stasis removal, and treatment of sprains and bruises, etc."
"That's great!" Gao Jianfei snapped his fingers. He immediately said to the AI program, "I want to learn Master Huang Feihong's special skills!"
"Yes, esteemed user, the Super Ghost Instrument Learning Space is now open!"
As soon as the intelligent program finished speaking, the environment inside the house changed dramatically. Gao Jianfei and Huang Feihong had arrived at a large mansion.
On the wooden rack in the yard, many herbs were drying. There were also some wooden puppets, wooden stakes, and a wooden human figure marked with red lines and dots.
On a stone bench, there was a set of silver needles.
"Xiao Gao, do you want to learn my medical skills or martial arts?" Huang Feihong asked with a smile.
"Anyway, I can't worry about that now, Master Huang. I want to learn all your skills, that's a must!" Gao Jianfei said enthusiastically. "Then let's start with medicine!"
As ghosts in the haunted house, such as Zhu Cong or Huang Feihong, they had no intention of objecting to or disobeying any requests made by Gao Jianfei, the master of the haunted house. Whatever Gao Jianfei wanted to learn, they had to teach him.
The Super Ghost Instrument's powerful learning function ensures that Gao Jianfei can learn any skill from any ghost with lightning speed! His learning progress can only be described as monstrous!
Huang Feihong's medical skills mainly focused on surgery, simple acupuncture, and the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine: observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation. He also prepared pills and medicinal wines for sprains and bruises, and even performed some surgical procedures.
Under Huang Feihong's tutelage, Gao Jianfei mastered all of Huang Feihong's medical skills in just 3 hours!
During the learning process, in order to help Gao Jianfei master bone-setting techniques, Huang Feihong would even deliberately break his own wrist or break his thigh and calf so that Gao Jianfei could personally try setting the bones.
Gao Jianfei was sweating profusely... Last time when he was learning martial arts from Zhu Cong, Zhu Cong used him as a live target, letting Gao Jianfei ravage him; now that he had met Huang Feihong, this ruthless teacher smiled and mutilated himself, making Gao Jianfei use his own body to practice medical skills.
The ghosts in that haunted house are incredibly dedicated!
Having learned all the medical skills in three hours, Gao Jianfei felt both happy and somewhat disappointed. He was happy because from now on, he would also be a highly skilled doctor; but he was disappointed because although Huang Feihong was a highly skilled doctor, he was not really able to help his mother's illness!
In other words, Huang Feihong's medical skills were simply insufficient to wake his comatose mother from her long sleep!
In the field of neurology, Huang Feihong was practically clueless!
Gao Jianfei quickly recovered from his disappointment and threw himself back into learning Huang Feihong's martial arts.
Huang Feihong was proficient in two martial arts styles: Tiger Crane Double Form Fist (city-level) and Shadowless Kick (provincial-level).
The first style to learn is Tiger-Crane Double Form Fist. This style of boxing is one of the Southern styles of Chinese boxing. Because the routine incorporates both the "strength" (such as the tiger's ferocity) and "form" (such as the tiger's claws) of the tiger, and the "image" (such as the crane's beak pecking at food) and "intention" (such as the crane's graceful and ethereal nature), it is called Tiger-Crane Double Form Fist.
The movements are compact and powerful, the landing is firm and rooted, the sound is forceful, majestic and imposing, full of momentum.
In just one hour, Gao Jianfei mastered the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist with exceptional skill. Later, during offensive and defensive drills with Huang Feihong, he became even more proficient.
Next up is Wong Fei-hung's ultimate skill... the Foshan Shadowless Kick!
In reality, the Foshan Shadowless Kick has virtually no set routines or techniques. It's all about one word... speed! Two words... extreme speed!
Within a second, Wong Fei-hung could unleash four consecutive kicks with both feet, and the speed and power of each kick were perfectly balanced. In combat, his enemies could never predict whether he would kick with his left or right foot. Hence the name "Shadowless Kick." It not only possessed incredible speed but also implied a feint attack.
It took Gao Jianfei a full three hours to master the Shadowless Kick!
Inside the courtyard, Gao Jianfei launched a series of attacks, his legs lashing out like whips at Huang Feihong! Huang Feihong, with his hands behind his back, merely dodged. Suddenly, Gao Jianfei leaped into the air, his left foot aimed directly at Huang Feihong's right temple. Huang Feihong had no way to dodge, and with a tiger claw, he reached for Gao Jianfei's ankle. Unexpectedly, just as Gao Jianfei's left foot kicked out, he shifted his body in mid-air, and his right foot followed with lightning speed... The rapid, consecutive kicks from both feet demonstrated the essence of the Shadowless Kick!
Wong Fei-hung laughed heartily and leaped into the air...
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The two exchanged three kicks in mid-air with incredible speed, making for a truly spectacular sight!
After landing, Gao Jianfei felt extremely happy. "Master Huang, the Shadowless Kick is truly powerful!" Gao Jianfei knew that the Shadowless Kick technique he had just learned was indeed far superior to Zhu Cong's Tendon-Dislocating Hand and Empty Fist!
Huang Feihong smiled faintly, "Xiao Gao, you have already inherited my true skills in medicine and martial arts. I hope that you will become a useful person who can serve the country and the people in the future!"
"Of course, of course," Gao Jianfei agreed repeatedly, but inwardly he thought with a wry smile, "Master Huang, what era are we living in? Why are you still using this kind of trick?"
After leaving the haunted house, Gao Jianfei checked his phone; it was 6:30 AM, and the sky was already beginning to lighten. However, going to work now would be too early. After all, the journey from Binghe Residential Area to Alice Company was much shorter than from Yuehua Village. Gao Jianfei thought for a moment and decided to go back to Chen Xian's house first. He had already mastered the advanced bone-setting technique and was confident that he could properly set Xiaoxiao's broken leg bone, ensuring she wouldn't experience any mobility issues afterward! Gao Jianfei couldn't wait to treat Xiaoxiao immediately!
Eager to try, Gao Jianfei immediately ran back to the apartment building where Chen Xian lived and went up to the 28th floor.
Chen Xian's door was tightly shut, but that didn't stop Gao Jianfei. He carried a pack of toothpicks with him, casually pulled one out, inserted it into the lock of Chen Xian's security door, fiddled with the lock cylinder, and after 10 seconds... click! The door opened!
The room was dimly lit. Yan Kui was snoring softly in the living room, clearly still fast asleep.
Gao Jianfei walked straight to the restroom. He had been holding in his pee while asking Huang Feihong for tips on special skills in the ghost den, and now he couldn't hold it in any longer.
As Gao Jianfei unzipped his pants, he turned the bathroom doorknob with his left hand and casually pulled out "Little Gao" with his right.
Unexpectedly, Gao Jianfei was shocked the moment he opened the bathroom door!
Inside the bathroom, a 30-watt incandescent light shone, and under its glow, Chen Xian was completely naked! Her ivory-white skin was still glistening with water droplets as she carefully wiped her body with a handkerchief!
Chapter Sixty-Two: Questioning Tang Bao
Chapter Sixty-Two: Questioning Tang Bao
Who can understand Gao Jianfei's feelings at this moment?
For the first time in his life, he had seen a young woman's body up close! And this woman, in terms of figure and appearance, was one in a thousand! To be honest, if fate hadn't played a cruel joke on Gao Jianfei, if his mother hadn't had that accident, if he hadn't obtained the Super Ghost Instrument software, if he hadn't come to G Province… then Gao Jianfei's life would have been exceptionally mediocre and simple: working his whole life, finding a woman who was barely passable, definitely not beautiful, getting married, and having children. That would have been all. He would never have had the chance to witness this scene before him!
"Jianfei!" Chen Xian stopped trying to hide it, her face flushed, and gently nudged Gao Jianfei. Her gaze swept over him subconsciously, and she saw that "Little Gao" had already had a primal reaction, his head held high. A strange excitement welled up inside her, and she turned her face away, but in her heart she really wanted to take a closer look.
Just then, Yan Kui roared from the living room, "Miss Chen, what's wrong with you?"
Just now, Chen Xian's high-decibel scream woke Yan Kui from his sleep. He had already jumped off the sofa.