Chapter 134 - 121: The Appetizer of the Second Phase
Upon hearing Xu Chuan’s words, Wu Li smiled. He indeed had the idea of letting his disciple handle these trivial matters for him.
Wu Li was certain that his fame in the martial arts circle would grow bigger and bigger, and as time went by, more and more people would challenge him; he couldn’t possibly accept all challenges. For some unnecessary challenges, he could simply let Xu Chuan take care of them.
Even later, when Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall grew stronger, with more and more experts joining, if someone wanted to meet Wu Li, the boss, they would have to fight their way up through the ranks.
After all, modern times are different from ancient times. In the past, the reputation of a martial artist was built on a path paved with human lives. Strong fighters like Sun Lutang and Li Shuwen, in their youth, would draw blood with every match they fought!
A disciple of Li Shuwen once wrote in a book, "The master was hot-tempered and obstinate, disliking those in the martial arts community who spoke nonsense and often tested his skills against others. His punches were lethal, and his palm strikes would leave a person crippled for life..."
From this, one could see what martial artist duels were like in that era.
Titles such as "World’s No.1 Hand", "Divine Spear" held a higher value in those times compared to the modern title of Boxing Champion. Nowadays, the more famous a Boxing Champion is, the more people there are shouting challenges at them, but in the past, after individuals like Sun Lutang and Li Shuwen became famous, how many would dare to challenge them?
In modern times, losing to a Boxing Champion might just mean getting beaten up, and one might even gain fame from the loss; but in the past, challenging a strong opponent meant contesting someone’s lifelong reputation, and one had to be prepared to risk their life!
Therefore, Wu Li wanted to take on disciples, to draw strong fighters like Zhao Lixin into his group because he knew that in modern times it wasn’t enough to be capable alone, having a group of skilled fighters around would ease things.
As for those online making noise about him, as long as they didn’t come to bother him in person, Wu Li couldn’t be bothered to deal with them.
Wu Li had been in Qi City for twenty days where, apart from coaching Xu Chuan in boxing, he was also instructing a new batch of trainers.