123: Chapter 123 Meeting with the Director of the Martial Arts Hall

Blue Moon. Jinhe City, Mingyue Residential Community.

In The Fang Family home, Fang Wu was leisurely pruning flowers and plants on the balcony. He was wearing an old man's undershirt, revealing his sturdy arms in the winter weather.

His muscles were bulging high, but his movements in pruning the flowers were exceptionally stiff.

"Old man, Fang Zhuo said he's coming back from the group today. Stop messing around with those few flowers. You're looking at an obituary—do you even know what you're doing?"

Li Ru poked her head out from the kitchen, waved a spatula, and shouted: "Go downstairs and tell the old man to come home for dinner tonight."

"How could I not know what I'm doing?"

Fang Wu was unconvinced.

During the three months when his Martial Aspect was overdrawn and his body was failing, he had developed a hobby of pruning flowers and plants. A month ago, when Fang Zhuo brought back the dragon-shaped grass, although he had replenished his vitality and his body was even more vigorous than at his peak, he had retained this leisurely hobby.

He actually had little interest in martial arts practice anymore.

"Alright, you know what you're doing. In over a month, you've only managed to kill six civilization flowers! Hurry up, go tell the old man, otherwise he'll go to Aunt Zhou's house tonight, and we won't be able to find him again."

"I call that experimenting. Everyone says civilization flowers are alien plants from the universe. If you grow them well, there's a chance they'll produce civilization points. I'll send them to Fang Zhuo and Shi Wei when the time comes."

Fang Wu stretched out his thick palm and gently touched the flowers in the pot.

Under Li Ru's skeptical and urging gaze, he went downstairs.

...

"The big grandson is coming back?"

In the community garden, Fang Wu found Fang Dawei, who was on a date with a middle-aged woman.

Fang Dawei was pleasantly surprised, then immediately became nervous.

Zhou Hui, who was beside him, also looked a bit flustered.

"Yes, he's coming back for dinner tonight. Why don't you bring Aunt Zhou along so Fang Zhuo can meet her?" Fang Wu pressed the corners of his mouth, looking at his father with a faint smile.

"This... I know. If there's nothing else, you can go. I don't need you to teach me how to handle my own business."

Fang Dawei waved his hand to shoo him away.

Fang Wu didn't mind; he gave his father a teasing look before turning to leave.

"Dawei, now that Fang Zhuo is back, do you think he'll object to our relationship when he sees me?" Aunt Zhou looked worried.

"He wouldn't dare!"

Fang Dawei hummed softly, head held high, hands behind his back, looking every bit like a leader.

He understood what his new love interest was thinking.

In terms of seniority, Fang Zhuo was their grandson, but in the Federation, people primarily valued a martial artist's strength. As a Transcendent Martial Artist, the pressure Fang Zhuo put on people was immense.

"Does your word... actually count?"

Aunt Zhou asked in surprise.

"Of course. Even if he becomes a Flying Martial Artist or a Cosmic Martial Artist in the future, in The Fang Family, I'm the one who makes the decisions!"

Fang Dawei said nonchalantly.

"Before that kid awakened his Martial Aspect, I was the one who gave him advice on how to coax his wife... ahem, how they got together!"

"Just come back with me for dinner tonight. If he dares to be even slightly dissatisfied, just watch how I discipline him."

"Dawei, I'll listen to you."

Aunt Zhou didn't quite believe him, but she still looked at Fang Dawei with admiration.

"By the way, haven't you always wanted to go to the west of the ocean and see the Ocean Gathering with your own eyes? Tonight, I'll have Fang Zhuo arrange two tickets for us, and we'll go watch it together."

"Really?"

Aunt Zhou's face was filled with pleasant surprise.

As the grandest martial arts tournament on Blue Moon, the Ocean Gathering was one of the top events in the Blue Moon Federation. Tickets to watch it in person had always been hard to come by.

Ordinary martial artists, even Advanced Martial Artists with an annual salary of millions, found it very difficult to get their hands on them.

But since Fang Zhuo was a Transcendent Martial Artist, it shouldn't be difficult for him.

Fang Dawei took the opportunity to take Aunt Zhou's hand and said: "Of course, as long as you like it."

...

Meanwhile.

In the Xia Kingdom, Yanjing City.

Above the dedicated helipad of the Martial Arts Hall, an aircraft with the words 'Starry Sky' engraved on it slowly hovered, and the cabin door opened.

Manager Jiang Zhou jumped out first, Sister Lan helped Shi Zheng, and they followed closely behind.

Next was Wang Jinhua, with Fang Zhuo and Bai Shiwei bringing up the rear, landing hand in hand.

"Manager Jiang."

"Master Qin."

Manager Jiang Zhou and Master Qin stood before their respective parties, shaking hands and meeting, both of their faces filled with smiles.

Master Qin was being polite.

Manager Jiang Zhou was being respectful.

The Master Qin before him was the Director of the Xia Kingdom Martial Arts Hall, a Flying Martial Artist at the peak level, only one step away from being a Cosmic Martial Artist.

Compared to an ordinary Flying Martial Artist like himself, they were worlds apart!

Whether in terms of status or the gap in strength.

If the two were to fight, he, Manager Jiang Zhou, would be killed instantly.

"Master Shouchong."

Wang Jinhua stepped forward and bowed respectfully behind Manager Jiang Zhou.

Fang Zhuo and Bai Shiwei also bowed together and called out: "Master Shouchong."

In the Blue Moon Federation, where Cosmic Martial Artists rarely appeared, Flying Martial Artists were the ceiling of human combat power.

And the Master Qin before him, known as the number one Flying Martial Artist of the Xia Kingdom, had unfathomable strength. Furthermore, his connections were terrifying; he had personally mentored two Cosmic Martial Artists!

"Everyone has come from afar, thank you for your hard work. Don't be constrained here; it's just like being at the Starry Sky Group. By the way, didn't my student, Director Xiao Yuan, come with you?"

Master Qin laughed heartily and waved his hand, very satisfied with the attitude of the Starry Sky Group's party.

"Chairman Xiao is back this time; he might have had some insights in his practice, so he has been staying behind closed doors. He rarely asks about matters in the group either. He told me that for this Ocean Gathering, I am to fully cooperate with the Xia Kingdom to win first place in both groups!"

"Hmm, Manager Jiang, everyone, please come in."

Master Qin turned around first.

The young people following him, along with the party led by Manager Jiang Zhou, entered the Yanjing Martial Arts Hall together.

"With the New Year approaching, I won't take up too much of everyone's time. This meeting is mainly to confirm the final list of our Xia Kingdom's participants for the Transcendent category in this Ocean Gathering."

In a martial arts practice room, Master Qin looked around and smiled.

"For the Peak Group, one person—Wang Jinhua will participate. No one has any objections to this, right?"

Master Qin looked at Wang Jinhua, who was dressed in a black training suit, his eyes narrowed, looking very satisfied.

This first place in the Peak Group was already a sure thing for the Xia Kingdom, without a shred of suspense; one could tell just by the fact that other countries on Blue Moon had directly given up on competing for it.

"Naturally, no objections."

"Everyone has seen Wang Jinhua's strength."

Behind Master Qin, several young martial artists in black and white martial uniforms spoke up in unison, giving Wang Jinhua high recognition.

"That's good. Next is the Legendary Group. My Xia Kingdom has three slots, and I intend to give one of them to Fang Zhuo."

"He is from Jinhe City in our Xia Kingdom. He only went to the Starry Sky Group last September. In just a few short months, he has already become a Transcendent Martial Artist. He truly has brought honor to our Xia Kingdom's martial artists."

Only then did Master Qin look him over, glancing at Fang Zhuo, who was in a white training suit, and nodded slightly.