Chapter 20 Obtaining a Fine Bow Again (1/2)

After having passed the Horse Stance stage ten years ago, Zhou Yong didn't advance to Martial Warrior, instead, he’d been setting his foot into the gentry social class for all these years But a the external skills he practiced, there were then the body as well as th was not inferior to a Martial Warrior expert, he had great confidence in his own physical strength The first tith Zhou Yong hith, he had instead been holding back by thirty percent

During the veryhad exerted his full force, he realized that Yan Liqiang didn't wait for the strength on his hand to dissipate before he rapidly pulled back and switched to another technique He brought his foot back to the front and within a split second, Yan Liqiang had already knocked into Zhou Yong with his shoulder

To have been able to unleash and pull back that quickly, it was evident that Yan Liqiang hadn’t been using his full strength as well just now He too, was testing out his strength, which caused Zhou Yong to be even more surprised

As seen fro, it could be said that the two had bothin skills through a ga With all of his accumulated experience, no one within the entire Weapons wasn’t any weaker Although he lacked experience when coth akin to that of a tiger descending the mountain[1] that was also coupled with his sharp instincts

The two men traded blows back and forth with each other They were both strong and quick, and while fighting within the ringThe soldiers in the surroundings cheered loudly in excite wasn’t sure of how Zhou Yong was feeling at that ti was indeed a worthy adversary His actions and responses were ruthless and direct, efficient and unscrupulous like that of a soldier This was different fro thisa huge harvest in terms of experience His confidence was built up all of a sudden

Zhou Yong wasn’t your average Joe Thisthe arst the country’s h a squad co officer, it was impossible for one to be able to hold this position without a reth in the military

Within five ainst each other were nearing the white circle, the very border of the push-wrestling ring

In a flash, Yan Liqiang seized this as an opportunity to use the Plucking the Stars and Gazing the Moon stance froht hand reached through and under Zhou Yong’s ar up This left Zhou Yong aghast He are of Yan Liqiang’s strength At such a round and he lost his balance in the , then he was sure to lose Being in such a vulnerable position, allowed hi In such a circuht, he hooked one of his arht ar’s side with the intention of knocking hi s his body at this critical ht hand and with a twist of his body,the brief h Zhou Yong's waist, his right hand accidentally swept through Zhou Yong's clothes He then proceeded to get into a defensive posture and collided against Zhou Yong’s body which ra did that to save himself Like a collision with a bull, it had been very powerful

His body crashed into Yan Liqiang’s upper ar immediately retracted his arm as his whole body retreated five to six steps He iftly knocked out of the ring by Zhou Yong

”Great!”

”Marvelous!”

Upon seeing Zhou Yong ee victorious from the intense co soldiers cheered loudly Everyone was in great delight as their applause rang out loudly The soldiers had been defeated by Yan Liqiang in the two rounds prior, but their chief had le one of the was all s, ”Brother Zhou is terrific, and indeed skillful! I ad, as the victor, took a deep glance at Yan Liqiang Thetheir battle just noere too fast, the spectators ht not have been able to keep up with their pace And even if they had been able to cope with their speed, it would have been impossible for the understood within his heart Judging fro's hand wasn't in a defensive position, but rather placed on his waist during the final th, he would have been easily thrown out of the ring before he could even have the chance to rawould win Looking at how the soldiers in the surrounding were looking at hi’s intention Yan Liqiang had purposely allowed for him to maintain his authority and pride in front of his subordinates

Yan Liqiang had leaped over the dragon gate like a carp[2] and passed the Horse Stance stage at the e of fourteen There was no doubt that he would be able to advance to Martial Warrior in the future When it came to social relationshi+ps, for such a sophisticated person at such a young age and to be able to handle situations with sincerity and experience, it would be impossible for him to not achieve stellar success in the future This youth was definitely not your average teenager

A thought flashed through Zhou Yong’shad increased pro a friendshi+p with hi elite like hioing to wait for him to succeed first then only buddy up with hiiving in…” Zhou Yong said while he cupped his hands in obeisance towards Yan Liqiang Both of the towards one another so they naturally understood each other’s exchanged words and s soldiers heard their conversation, they only thought of it as Zhou Yong siive further thought to it

”Brother Zhou need not to be e and I’ experience in many aspects I still have much to learn from Brother Zhou!”

”Master Yan has passed the Horse Stance stage at the age of fourteen With the foundation of the Horse Stance stage, I reckon that it won’t even take you two or three years to pass the next Stretching Tendon and Extending Bone stage How can I ever co said as he walked out of the wrestling ring He ca ”I realized that Master YanConsecutive Fist technique in the wrestling ring Although this fist technique is commonly seen, it appeared to be entirely different when executed by Master Yan It should have at least reached the fourth layer I wonder if Master Yan has invested his ti any other martial techniques apart fro s up my foundation so the techniques that I have practiced were all of the basics I haven’t ed to practice any other martial techniques”

”Then, I wonder if Master Yan has ever practiced archery before?” Zhou Yong continued to ask

”No, I’ve never tried!”