Chapter: 956 (1/2)

AST 956 – Elegance Could Be Bone-Deep Too, Lei Clan?

Since Qing Shui had said it, Lady Duanmu and Duanmu Lingshuang didn’t say anything else. The three of them laughed and made their way towards a remote smaller courtyard.

“I’m just going to watch from a further distance!” Duanmu Lingshuang looked at the little fellow in her arms and smiled at Qing Shui and Lady Duanmu.

“Alright, best to not frighten the little fellow.” Qing Shui rubbed the back of little fellow’s head. He then walked towards Hu Yanlin, who was sweating heavily in the distance, along with Lady Duanmu.

Ferocious Ox Fist!

Qing Shui was able to identify that Hu Yanlin was practicing the Ferocious Ox Fist with just a single glance. There were quite a lot of people who knew this fist technique because it was a low-level fist technique. However, it was very suitable for him to practice it now, as his cultivation was not high. Besides, the main objectives of him practicing this fist technique was to temper his body and bones and the Ferocious Ox Fist was just the fist technique for tempering the body and bones.

The muscles on Hu Yanlin’s body seemed to be very powerful and very strong, but it wasn’t to extent of creating a terrifying visual impact. He merely looked very strong. He was panting very heavily right now. Yet his every fist was very serious and could even be considered meticulous.

“If you can’t maintain a normal Qi circulation and breathing, then stop. Otherwise, your cultivation is ineffective,” Qing Shui’s voice rang out, interrupting Hu Yanlin.

“Mother, Mister Qing!” Hu Yanlin respectfully greeted Lady Duanmu and then greeted Qing Shui.

Qing Shui felt very happy in his heart while he watched that smile that was simple and honest. It wasn’t easy to be him because the person he married was Duanmu Lingshuang. It was no easy feat for someone like him to just survive with his strength.

If Qing Shui wasn’t wrong in his guess, he must’ve been challenged by quite a number of people. If he refused, he would be insulted as a coward or softballs. If he couldn’t endure his opponent’s provocation or tolerate that kind of humiliation and let blood rush to his head, then only death awaited him.

It seemed like he should be carrying a very heavy burden upon him right now.

So he strove hard and endured the pain. Hitting the lowest point in life and enduring humiliation for a short while didn’t really matter. When one stood at the pinnacle of men in a year, a decade or even a century, he would be able to forget all the humiliation he had gone through. The disgraces from the past would toughen him and broaden his insight…

All humans were narrow-minded and could only see the present and future or even the present only. It didn’t matter how glorious one was in the past, as long as they lost everything in the present or was a fool, they would no longer be of any value to the others.

That was why Qing Shui found this man very admirable. He treated the people closest to him very well. If he knew that a person important to him was in danger, he would turn into a fearless wolf.

“If you don’t mind, I can teach you another fist technique. It is stronger than this Ferocious Ox Fist,” Qing Shui offered with a smile.

Hu Yanlin hesitated for a moment. He was also quite an obstinate man or more like he didn’t like to owe others favor.

“Yanlin, you should thank Qing Shui.” Lady Duanmu smiled. She knew if she didn’t say anything, this son-in-law of hers would be very reluctant to accept Qing Shui’s offer. So she spoke up.

Accepting Qing Shui’s good will now wasn’t as heavy as before. After hearing what Qing Shui had said earlier, she had also come to realize something else too.

There was no need to reject the benevolence of others sometimes. But of course, assistance that had an ulterior motive behind it should be reconsidered. For most of the time, the important thing was to think about how to draw support from the other’s assistance to get back on one’s feet. Strength was an insurance. It was fine to draw support from those with ulterior motives, at least one wouldn’t feel like they owed favors to the others by doing so. They only had to think about how to get back on their feet.

“Thank you, Mister Qing,” Hu Yanlin laughed and scratched his head.

“You’re welcome. Watch closely!”

Right after Qing Shui finished his sentence, he started to demonstrate the Back Connecting Fist. His every movement was very slow, yet of a very high realm and it also gave people a very deep impression. Every single movement of the Back Connecting Fist was slowly demonstrated.

After he was done with one round, Qing Shui started another round again. This time, he slowed down his movements even more and explained a sentence or more for every form.

Qi from Dantian, connect the energy through the back……

Tense up both legs, put all force in the right leg, smash the left shoulder downwards……

Qing Shui continued demonstrating it a few more times before he stopped to look at Hu Yanlin. “Try it a few times.”

“Alright!”

Hu Yanlin replied with slight excitement before starting to practice it. Regardless of everything, he was a peak Martial King cultivator. His Qi stance was fierce and firm, but he paused for awhile in three places in between. But then he still pulled through it and repeated another round. His movements became very smooth in the next round. There weren’t a lot of styles in the Back Connecting Fist and Qing Shui had demonstrated about ten rounds from beginning to end.

Hu Yanlin repeatedly practiced it for fifteen rounds. He had to surpass Qing Shui’s count as a form of respect to him.

During his final few rounds, Qing Shui would guide him from time to time and tell him when to exert force, the important points and also some things he had to pay attention to in the meridians.

After about twenty rounds, Hu Yanlin was able to feel the benefits of this Back Connecting Fist clearly. The energy and bones in his body had gained some subtle changes to them.

This was the effect of tempering the body and bones and it was surprisingly good. Hu Yanlin, who had stopped, gratefully threw a glance at Qing Shui, but he didn’t say anything to express his gratitude again. Gratitude didn’t have to be expressed in words.

Qing Shui didn’t teach him the Taichi fist. He felt that the violent Back Connecting Fist was more suitable for his body and bones instead of the soft and suppressed Taichi Fists. Now, it seemed like the effect was especially good.

“Come here tomorrow morning. I’m going to teach you something else.” Qing Shui was planning to teach him The Tiger Form and hammer techniques. He was planning to develop and promote his Tiger Form, so as long as anyone whom he knew was interested to learn, Qing Shui would teach them.

“Mister Qing, there are no words to express my gratitude,” Hu Yanlin said earnestly.

“We’re going to eat, are you coming?” Qing Shui smiled, as he looked at the sky.

“I wish to familiarize myself with this Back Connecting Fist. I’m a slow-witted person. I should strike when the iron’s hot, so I’d like to excuse myself Mister Qing.” Hu Yanlin scratched his head and bowed towards Qing Shui.

“It’s fine. You can come ask me if there’s anything you don’t understand.”