Shen Jiucheng shook his head and said, “Silly girl, you don’t understand. Of course I know that he has done you a favor, but a favor is a favor, but martial arts is the foundation of our Shen family, and these two cannot be mixed together.”
“Dad, why have you become so stingy!” Shen Jingyi couldn’t help but say, “Although what you said is correct, think about it, with Ji Feng’s status, it may not be too difficult to obtain the Martial Arts Heart Method, and for him to come and borrow it from you, that’s not treating our family as outsiders.”
“That’s why I agreed to lend it to him!” Shen Jiucheng said.
“Forget it, let’s not talk about that.”
Shen Jingyi shook her head, she felt that she couldn’t communicate with her father, “I’m a bit tired, I’m going up to rest first.”
Shen Jiucheng said, “Girl, you will understand what I am doing in the future.”
But Shen Jingyi shook her head and said, “I don’t think it’s too wise for you to do that, I’m going to rest.”
Seeing his daughter turn around and go upstairs, Shen Jiucheng couldn’t help but shake his head and smile, the little girl was still too young and couldn’t consider many things that well.
Shen Jiucheng admitted that his daughter had a point, with Ji Feng’s status, it was indeed not a big problem to get the martial arts heart method, the martial arts world now is not the martial arts world of the past, even in ancient times, there was the saying of learning the arts of literature and martial arts, goods and the emperor’s family, many top martial arts masters would find jobs in the official government.
This was even more true now, otherwise why would so many people from martial arts families join the army or work as instructors in places like the army and police academies?
With the Ji family’s energy, it really wouldn’t be too difficult to get martial arts heart techniques.
However, Shen Jiucheng had his own considerations.
The martial arts method was the foundation of the Shen family. Perhaps one day the group of companies might close down and the family might fall, but as long as the martial arts method was there, the people of the Shen family would have the capital to stand on their own feet, which was something that nothing could replace.
That was why Shen Jiucheng was hesitant.
As for whether Ji Feng would have ill will in his heart, Shen Jiucheng was not too worried. After all, he had heard more than once from Shen Jingyi about the relationship between Ji Feng and Zhang Lei, and even if Ji Feng had ill will in his heart, it was nothing, as the Shen family had grown and developed so rapidly in the past two years, although there was the shadow of the Tong family, but it did not rely on the Ji family.
Moreover, Zhang Lei was following his mother’s surname, which in turn allowed the Shen family to keep a low profile and muffle their wealth.
“Ji Feng, I’m afraid this future father-in-law of mine is not too happy about it!”
As soon as he arrived at the hotel room, Zhang Lei said. At this moment, his face was not too good, although Shen Jiucheng did not explicitly refuse and finally sort of agreed, but in fact his attitude already said everything.
Ji Feng said: “It’s understandable. If it were me, I would probably be like this too. After all, the importance of a martial arts heart method to a martial arts family can’t be overemphasized.”
Zhang Lei, however, could not help but shake his head, this matter, Shen Jiucheng did …… how to say it, anyway, he felt some not quite ethical.
He could not help but secretly sigh, it seems that this future old man of his own, also become mercenary, immersed in the shopping mall for a long time, people will inevitably be affected.
“If it really doesn’t work, I’ll go talk to him tomorrow!” Zhang Lei suddenly said, “He thinks you’re an outsider, so it’s always okay if I go and ask for it, right? I want to observe it, and if he doesn’t give it, then it would really be unjustifiable.”
“There’s no need for that!”
Ji Feng shook his head and laughed: “Hasn’t Shen Jiucheng already agreed? Besides, you went to ask for it, on what grounds?”
Zhang Lei said, “I’ll just say that I want to practice ancient martial arts, and anyhow I’m also the future son-in-law of the Shen family, so that doesn’t count as an outsider, right?”
“You think you have a good reason for this?” Ji Feng laughed, “People just need to come and say that it’s pa*sed on to men but not women, inside but not outside, and you’ll be grossed out.”
Zhang Lei was instantly erratic.
He hadn’t really thought of this one, and now that he heard Ji Feng say it, it was really a bit troublesome.
“It’s better to see tomorrow.” Ji Feng laughed, “Since Shen Jiucheng has already agreed, he definitely won’t back out, besides, there’s something wrong with your attitude now, I’m the one begging people now, not the one who owes me, how can you ask for someone’s martial arts heart method and still take it so for granted?”
Zhang Lei hummed, “The Shen family doesn’t owe you?”
Ji Feng laughed, “Alright, call room service and ask them to send some wine and food over, it’s still early anyway, let’s have a few more drinks!”
“That’s good!”
Zhang Lei laughed and immediately picked up the landline phone in the room and called room service.
Ji Feng, on the other hand, sat on the single sofa and lit a cigarette, although his expression was calm, but in his heart he was frowning slightly.
The attitude of Shen Jiucheng showed that he was very reluctant in his heart, although he did agree in the end, but that was obviously reluctant. If put in the usual way, to this point Ji Feng would definitely not continue, but, in order to find the opportunity to break through the fourth stage, Ji Feng could only wait.
The next morning just after dawn, Zhang Lei knocked on the door and came in.
“Crazy, just now Jing Yi called me and asked us to go over.” Zhang Lei said.
“Good.” Ji Feng nodded, whether Shen Jiucheng was willing to take out his martial arts heart method or not, he would know today.
The hotel they were staying at wasn’t far from the Shen family, it took less than ten minutes to get there by taxi.
When the two arrived at the Shen family, Shen Jiucheng and Shen Jingyi were already waiting, seeing them Shen Jiucheng smiled warmly and said, “Breakfast is ready, let’s eat first, Ji Feng, the Martial Arts Heart Method you want, I’ve already asked someone to bring it from the old man, I’ll bring it to you after breakfast.”
Ji Feng smiled and said, “Uncle Shen, thank you very much.”
Shen Jiucheng waved his hand, “None of you are outsiders, what’s the point of being polite.”
Zhang Lei patted Ji Feng’s shoulder, “Let’s eat first.” Shen Jiucheng’s performance today was not bad, and Zhang Lei’s originally somewhat angry mood had been eased quite a bit.
However, when he saw Shen Jingyi’s expression, he was stunned for a moment.
During the whole breakfast, Shen Jingyi rarely showed a smile, which made Zhang Lei feel that something was not quite right, but since Shen Jucheng and his wife were there, he could not ask directly.
After finishing breakfast, Shen Jiucheng came down from upstairs with two wire-bound books, “Ji Feng, these two books are our Shen family’s martial arts mind techniques, I hope they can be of help to you.”
Ji Feng said sincerely, “Uncle Shen, I won’t say any more polite words, I can only say a million thanks.”
Shen Jiucheng smiled and waved his hand, “Alright, I have some things to do in my company, you watch first, I will be back between noon, if you don’t understand anything by then, we will discuss it.”
Ji Feng nodded: “Okay, Uncle Shen, you get busy first.”
He understood what Shen Jiucheng meant beyond words, to rush back before noon, which obviously meant that Ji Feng should not bring back the heart method and just watch it here.
Ji Feng didn’t feel surprised, it was normal for people from martial arts families to take the Heart Method seriously.
“Ji Feng, go to the room and read it.” Shen Jingyi led Ji Feng to the guest room.
“Fiery Sun Kung Fu!”
“Lifeless Kung Fu!”
These were the names of the two martial arts heart techniques.
Ji Feng first picked up the Blazing Sun Kung Fu and flipped through it, and the first thing he saw was the main points of the Blazing Sun Kung Fu, followed by the heart technique recipe for each level.
This was a habit of his, to look at the whole first and then look at the subtleties.
However, when Ji Feng finished flipping through a heart method, he frowned.
This thread-bound book contained only three levels of the Flaming Sun Technique, and it was still below the Houtian realm; even if he practised all three levels, he would still not reach the peak of Houtian.
He did not rush, but watched it carefully. Instead, it turned out that these first three layers, the realm was really too low. The first layer was mainly about sensing the air currents within the body, the second layer was about forming internal force, and the third layer was about imperial force, that is, how to use internal force.
This was almost an introduction to the Heart Technique!
Ji Feng picked up another lifeless gong, and it turned out that this one was a bit better, having the first four layers, one more than the fiery sun gong, but the difference was only slightly higher by a small realm.
The two kung fu methods, if an ordinary person were to practice them, as long as he practiced them, he would definitely be able to have a small amount of strength, and when the time comes, as long as he learns the boxing stances, he could be considered a good fighter for the average outer master!
However, to Ji Feng, it was almost dispensable, not much help at all to speak of.
Chicken ribs!
Ji Feng looked at these two techniques and couldn’t help but shake his head, secretly smiling bitterly, no wonder Shen Jiucheng had first hesitated yesterday and then readily agreed. It turned out that he had thought about it a long time ago, and the ones given were only entry-level heart techniques.
If Ji Feng wanted to learn the entry-level mind techniques, it would be enough to discuss them with Yang Bin, and Yang Bin would not hide anything from him, and would definitely explain in detail all the cultivation insights and so on, so why would he come here to read such entry-level mind techniques?
This little tactic of Shen Jiucheng made Ji Feng speechless, but he couldn’t say anything, shook his head, casually picked up two gong methods and walked out of the room.
“Crazy man, why did you come out and finish reading them so quickly?” Zhang Lei was surprised to see Ji Feng come out and asked.
“I’ve read them, they don’t help me much.” Ji Feng said, “Jing Yi, these two gong methods are returned to you.”
“Ji Feng, is there something wrong?” Shen Jingyi, however, couldn’t help but ask.
Ji Feng shook his head and laughed, “No, I’m just sick and desperate, it’s just that the harvest wasn’t very big this time, but it’s still something.”
Zhang Lei looked at him and suddenly took the two merit methods from Shen Jingyi’s hand and then immediately flipped through them. He and Ji Feng were past friends, and of course he knew Ji Feng too well, don’t look at Ji Feng’s easy words, but he felt that Ji Feng wasn’t telling the truth.
Despite being psychologically prepared, however, when Zhang Lei saw the two gongfa, one with three levels and the other with only four levels, he took a fierce deep breath, his face was incomparably gloomy, his hand was raised high and his teeth clenched several times before he forced himself not to drop the two gongfa in his hand on the coffee table.
“Well done!” Zhang Lei heaved a cold laugh.
