Chapter 1: Stormy Chapter 8 Returning Home
A few days later, the Jiangnan Province training team returned, and Xu Jingming also left the Xingkong Fighting Hall and prepared to return to his hometown.
Afternoon, Binhai North High-speed Railway Station.
"You are alone in Binhai City, take care of yourself." Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao hugged and said goodbye. Li Miaomiao wore a mask and was accompanied by a female assistant. Although Xu Jingming had entered the World Martial Arts Competition twice, once in the top 16 and once in the top 8, he rarely appeared in public. Few people could recognize him when he walked on the street. But Li Miaomiao was different. She was very popular. Even though she only broadcast live once a month, she still had tens of millions of fans. If she didn't wear a mask, she would be recognized quickly.
"It will probably take me two or three days to get everything arranged, and then I can go back. Sister Kong has already gone to Mingyue City in advance, and they have rented a house." Li Miaomiao said. Sister Kong is one of Li Miaomiao's two assistants.
"Xiao Zeng, you must take good care of your boss these days." Xu Jingming said to the thin female assistant 'Xiao Zeng' beside him.
"Yes, sir." Xiao Zeng immediately responded with his chest straightened.
Xu Jingming smiled and nodded, then hugged his girlfriend again.
"Send me a message when you get home." Li Miaomiao asked.
"Okay, I'm off."
Xu Jingming turned around, carried his backpack, passed the checkpoint, and went to take the high-speed rail.
Li Miaomiao, along with her female assistant, watched Xu Jingming's back disappear in the passage before leaving.
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On the high-speed train, Xu Jingming sat in his seat with a three-foot-wide light curtain floating in front of him.
The light curtain can only be seen clearly from Xu Jingming's angle. The brightness is not enough at other angles and it will be distorted.
"Dear relatives, friends, brothers and sisters, from now on, I will settle in Mingyue City! Welcome everyone to travel to Mingyue City, I will definitely entertain you throughout the trip!" Xu Jingming posted a message in the social circle, and soon there were replies.
"Junior brother, have a safe trip!" This message came from Senior Brother Fang Xinglong, the owner of the Xingkong Fighting Gym.
"Lao Xu, have you left Binhai?" This is my former national team teammate and good brother "Heng Fang".
"Brother, you are finally back to Mingyue City. We brothers have been waiting anxiously for a long time!" This is "Zhu Tong", a junior brother from Baji Sect in Mingyue City.
"Now that you're back, you should come see me earlier." This is "Dai Tongda", the leader of the Chuojiao Sect in Mingyue City, and one of Xu Jingming's two masters when he was young! When he was young, Xu Jingming's first master was his father, and then under the guidance of his father, he worshipped Dai Tongda as his master.
"I heard that Mingyue City is a very beautiful city. I will definitely visit it if I have the chance." This is the world-class martial arts master "Hunter" Mickey from abroad. Mickey once studied in Xia Country and is fluent in Chinese.
"The great master is coming back to his hometown , you must treat us to a meal, many old classmates want to meet you." It was Wu Wei, a high school classmate.
As time went by, messages appeared one after another.
There are old classmates, relatives, teammates in the provincial and national teams, some masters from the world martial arts circle, some martial arts agents, coaches, and apprentices that I have taught.
Xu Jingming looked at the messages, smiled, and responded to his friends one by one.
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In the capital, in a Chinese-style villa.
Liu Hai, who was eating his third meal of the day, was also looking at the social circle on the screen. When he was in seclusion every year, he would usually check the social circle while eating to get information from the outside world.
"Jingming left Binhai and returned to Mingyue City?" Liu Hai understood, "He was forced by Cheng Zihao from Tiger Shark Group."
“National Key Cultivation List.”
Liu Hai tapped the screen lightly, looked at the candidates on the list, and shook his head helplessly, "I talked to several old friends and talked until my mouth was broken, but Jing Ming was still rejected."
"There are a total of twenty people on the list, twelve of them are martial arts masters, and five of them are from other fighting schools. There are only three spots to compete for... In the end, the three spots were won by two professional martial arts players and one professional Sanda player."
"A professional Sanda fighter, a Grand Slam player."
"Two professional martial arts players, one won the fourth place in the World Martial Arts Competition! The other has entered the world's top eight three times, and their results are better than Jingming."
This list is too special and Liu Hai only has the right to recommend. He has done his best.
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The scenery outside the window whizzed by.
Xu Jingming looked up to the window. After just chatting in the social circle for a while, he had already entered the territory of Mingyue City.
It only takes thirty-five minutes by high-speed rail from Binhai City to Mingyue City.
"I'm back home." Xu Jingming was in a good mood. Looking out the window of the high-speed train, there were countless weeping willows beside the river. The scenery of the Jiangnan water town was refreshing.
Although Mingyue City cannot compare with Binhai City, the economic center of Xia Country, in terms of economy, Mingyue City is much better in terms of livability. The whole city seems to be built in a park, with a slow pace. Many elderly people from all over the country move here to retire.
"Mingyue City, I'm back." After leaving the high-speed railway station, Xu Jingming took an unmanned smart car and went straight to his parents ' residence. It was a villa area with a considerable history. He lived here almost all the time before he was eighteen years old.
In the villa area.
Xu Jingming walked in the alley. The stone bricks on the ground showed signs of time. Some were old bricks, and some were probably damaged and replaced with new ones by the property management. A faint trace of graffiti on the wall caught Xu Jingming's eye, and he couldn't help but reach out to touch it.
This graffiti was drawn on the wall of my neighbor Li Danniu's house when I was five years old. So much time has passed, but there are still vague traces left.
Walking in this lane, I think of the time when I was a kid, carrying my schoolbag on my back and my dad picking me up. At that time, robots were not that smart, so my mom was responsible for cooking and my dad was responsible for picking me up.
"In the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed." Xu Jingming walked to the familiar courtyard gate and pushed it gently. The door was not locked and opened in advance.
Xu Jingming walked into the front yard, which was a small courtyard of more than 30 square meters. Xu Jingming practiced martial arts here for a long time when he was a child.
"Dad, Mom." Xu Jingming shouted.
"Jingming is back!"
"It's Jingming who's back!"
There was a sound coming from inside the house. Xu Jingming pushed open the door to the living room and saw that his parents had already stood up. Xu's mother was wearing pajamas and slippers, and Xu's father was wearing short-sleeved shirts and shorts. After all, it was summer and it was easy to be casual at home.
"Jingming." Seeing her son, Xu's mother happily hugged him and said, "I missed you so much. Where's Miaomiao? Are you back alone?"
"Miaomiao will be back in two days." Xu Jingming said with a smile.
Father Xu came out, looked at Xu Jingming, and asked, "Where are your weapons?"
"They've all been sent by express. Because there are a lot of things, and they're all large and heavy, they won't arrive until tomorrow. They'll all be delivered to the new house." Xu Jingming said.
Only then did Mr. Xu nod.
Xu's father, named Xu Hong, was as tall as Xu Jingming, but much more muscular. After all, he was the fierce man who founded Baji School in Mingyue City. He specialized in Baji and practiced Zhuang Gong every day. The Zhuang Gong of Baji School was like hitting a tree stump with arms, chest, shoulders, back, elbows, etc., which was also considered Zhuang Gong. There was also the one-arm handstand Zhuang Gong, which mainly trained the arms. The one-arm handstand was difficult, so to simplify it, you could do the "handstand", and to simplify it further, it was the "push-up Zhuang Gong"... There was also the "undersea moon-fishing" Gong, which trained the legs...
The purpose of Bajiquan's various skills is to make every part of the body strong and ferocious like a bear or a tiger.
Father Xu is a burly man with an air of dominance just standing there.
"Dad, you need to lose weight." Xu Jingming said, "You weigh over 200 pounds now."
"I weigh 210 kilograms now." Father Xu shook his head. "I can't help it. I'm old and my waist hurts often. I have to practice more slowly. I only practice for two hours a day, and this is why I've gained weight. In the past, I always weighed 190 kilograms."
"You have less time to practice, so I asked you to eat less, but you keep eating. How can you not get fat?" Xu's mother's figure is enough to make many young girls envious, but the wrinkles on her face and the few white hairs on her head reveal her age.
Xu's mother was a painter. When she was young, she traveled around the world with Xu's father, and later settled in Mingyue City together.
"I'm used to eating it and I can't control myself." Father Xu said with a smile.
"You were too belligerent when you were young. You visited fighting schools all over the world and often had sparring matches wherever you went." Xu's mother shook her head. "You got a lot of injuries from fighting. You could handle it when you were young, but you'll feel it now that you're old. You'll feel pain here and there every now and then. Jingming, you should take this as a warning. In the future, you should focus on maintaining your health and avoid actual fighting."
"Yes, martial arts weapon fighting is very dangerous." Father Xu also nodded. When his son was 20 years old, his leg was broken by his opponent in the World Martial Arts Competition. He and his wife were panicked when they saw it from the sidelines.
"Don't worry, Mom and Dad. I've returned to Mingyue City to settle down. Who can I find for practical training?" Xu Jingming said with a smile.
"Jingming is back?" a voice came from upstairs.
"Grandpa?" Xu Jingming was extremely happy.
"Your grandfather knew you were coming back today, so he came here early in the morning. He felt sleepy in the afternoon and took a nap upstairs." Mother Xu said, "I guess he heard us talking."
Xu Jingming put down his backpack and walked to the courtyard of the villa. He saw a white-haired old man walking down with a steady step.
"Grandpa." Xu Jingming walked to the stairs.
"It's good to be back. Isn't Mingyue City more beautiful and comfortable than Binhai City?" The white-haired old man smiled and narrowed his eyes. Of course he was very happy to see his eldest grandson.
"I won't leave this time, and I will spend more time with grandpa." Xu Jingming also feels sorry for his grandfather.
My grandfather, named Xu Guishun, came from a rural family. He was a professional e-sports player when he was young, and his game nickname was "Unknown Master."
At that time, it was still a mobile game! Grandpa once won the FMVP, and his career income was quite high. After retiring, he became a game anchor and saved a lot of money over . The Xu family has thus accumulated a foundation.
But my grandfather is already 88 years old and his health is getting worse.
"Come, have some fruit." Dad and Mom brought two large fruit plates with grapes, bananas, and watermelons all ready.
"Eat some fruit." Grandpa Xu was in a very good mood. He sat down and handed a piece of watermelon to Xu Jingming. "Try the watermelon from your hometown. These are local watermelons."
"Grandpa, I'll do it myself." Xu Jingming also sat down and picked up the watermelon.
I still remember that when I was a child, my grandfather often took me out to play. At that time, my mother was still very young and my father was in his prime. He often practiced martial arts with a group of apprentices.
Now, my grandfather is old, with wrinkles all over his face and age spots.
My mother also has a lot of white hair and wrinkles. Although my father is strong and sturdy, he is sixty years old after all and has become old.
"Birth, aging, sickness and death, no one can stop it." Xu Jingming thought, "I have grown up, but my parents have grown old, and my grandfather is getting younger with each passing year."
Returning home, he felt the warmth of family, but Xu Jingming felt even more the ruthlessness of time.
"These fruits were just bought by your father this morning. They are all the freshest." said Xu's mother.
"It's very delicious." Xu Jingming ate with a happy smile.
