Chapter 138 - Accepted

"You can't be serious! A beginner defeating Zhou Liwei, how is that even possible?" Jie didn't believe Wang Ming at all, but since Xiao Qiang nodded to affirm Wang Ming's statement. Jie had no other option than to believe it. "Is that why you brought him here, Shizhi?(Marital Nephew/Niece)" Xiao Qiang nodded at Jie and said.

"Yes, Martial Uncle. I believe that there's only you in this world that could teach Wang Ming properly. I couldn't believe it myself but I saw it with my own eyes how this guy." Xiao Qiang stopped speaking and slapped Wang Ming on the shoulder before continuing. "Grew in the fight against Zhou Liwei. You should know, Uncle Jie, that there's no way he could hide his martial arts from my eyes. He went from losing the fight to winning it in just half an hour. His talent is even greater than mine."

Wang Ming could see the conflicting face of Jie, he's clearly contemplating to take him in or not. But Wang Ming's not a person who likes to force another person to do something they don't want to. It honestly didn't matter if Jie agrees or not, he just wants to learn martial arts to protect his closest. If he doesn't want to take him, there are still others. Xiao Qiang had also agreed to take him as a disciple. His act of power when he wanted Wang Ming to pull him up from the ground made Wang Ming realize just how strong Xiao Qiang is.

"Thank you for letting us in to your beautiful house, I don't like to force people to do what they don't want to do. If you ever come to my restaurant, you can eat there for free." Wang Ming thought that since Jie lives in the slums, he probably doesn't have a lot of money, so there's no point in giving him a discount. But just as Wang Ming walked past Jie, who was still in his thoughts, Jie grabbed his arm and stopped him from moving.

"Why do you want to become my disciple?" Wang Ming noticed Jie's serious face. This would probably decide if he becomes his disciple or not. "Honestly, I know nothing about you, I've only heard about you from Xiao Qiang. It doesn't matter for me who teaches me, I just want to protect my family."

Jie didn't look convinced at all, he didn't believe Wang Ming's just cause. "Is that it? Don't you want to become the strongest? Don't think that just because we have weapons now martial arts is useless, look at Xiao Qiang you can become rich and powerful, if you want to you could even become an underworld overlord!" Jie tried to tempt Wang Ming to see his reactions, but it didn't seem like Wang Ming even cared about the benefits he had just said.

"I don't need it. If I could ensure a happy ending for my family without money or power, I would choose that path any day of the week. But I know I can't that's why I want to become stronger not to get rich or become powerful. But to ensure that no one touches my family." Wang Ming hadn't noticed, but when he said those last words, his eyes looked so murderous it made even the experienced Jie and Xiao Qiang to feel nervous.

They didn't think that Wang Ming could kill any of them with Xiao Qiang here or that he would even try, but they didn't expect the bloodthirstiness coming from Wang Ming. Jie took a deep breath. He had never felt so sure in taking a disciple like today. He felt scared saying yes to Wang Ming. He had failed once before he was afraid that Wang Ming would become his second failure, but this time he would do everything in his power to ensure the same didn't happen.

He had judged wrong once, but this time with the experience he had acc.u.mulated the last 15 years, he felt confident he didn't judge wrong this time. "Well then, what are you waiting for? Or do you want me this 70-year-old man to get you a mattress, maybe some knee guards?"

"What?" Wang Ming didn't understand what Senior Jie meant. Was he making a joke? Seeing Wang Ming's confused look, Xiao Qiang coughed lightly and said, "Kneel." When he heard Xiao Qiang, Wang Ming understood what Jie meant. He didn't think a man at Jie's age still likes to crack jokes.

Kneeling down, Wang Ming kowtowed to Jie three times. Even though it didn't mean too much for Wang Ming, he still appreciated that Jie accepted him. "Thank you, Shifu!" Jie had tears in his eyes when Wang Ming kowtowed, he finally got disciple. It had been so long since he had someone he could teach his knowledge to before he dies.

"Good disciple! Now stand up." Jie tried to pull Wang Ming up from the ground, but since he has a frail body he almost fell from the chair. Luckily Wang Ming grabbed his body to stop him from falling, when Wang Ming touched his body it felt like he was touching a dead person. Shifu Jie's body were so cold, like he's a corpse, checking his pulse Wang Ming could relax when he felt that his heart's still beating.

This had to be the mysterious injury Xiao Qiang had talked about before, what rendered a genius martial artist into this state. "Let me go, your Shifu is still strong! I don't need a kid's help." Jie still had his pride even if he truly needed help he wouldn't ask for it. He had come to qualms over his decrepit body, but he still didn't like the fact that he needs help.

Wang Ming let his Shifu go as he asked for it, but since he did it so abruptly, his Shifu fell down straight to the floor. "Shifu! Are you okay? Didn't you say that you don't need help?" Jie felt his face redden, he didn't think that it would backfire so fast. "It's because you didn't tell me when you were releasing! You unfilial disciple! I regret taking you in already."

Xiao Qiang laughed out seeing Wang Ming and his Martial Uncle interact with each other. Ever since his injury, his Uncle hadn't talked much at all, this is the first time he had seen him talk so much. His Martial Uncle is the only one left from his Shifu's school, most of the other Shishu's(Martial Uncle) and Shibo's(Martial Aunt) left after his Shifu died, which saddened him. But since they're his seniors, he couldn't say anything nor stop them.

Xiao Qiang kept laughing until he suddenly felt someone hit his head. Looking up, he saw that it was Wang Ming who had hit his head. He wanted to lecture him, but when he saw his Martial Uncle's mocking smile, he didn't. Since his Martial Uncle is his Shifu's Shixiong (Senior Brother), it meant that Wang Ming's also his Shixiong. Wang Ming could do anything he wanted to him, and he would just have to smile.

"Now brat, what more do you want? Get out of my house before you dirty my house even more. It smells like old man fart in here!" Wang Ming wanted to laugh but stopped himself, he couldn't believe his Shifu said that, he's clearly older than Xiao Qiang, if someone smelled it's probably him.

"Shizhi bids Martial Uncle and Senior Brother goodbye!"