35 Martial Arts (2/2)

Bai Zhexi stopped what she was doing and asked with concern, ”Is there anyone who is still bullying you?”

Otherwise, why would she suddenly learn some kind of self-defense technique!

”Mom, no one is bullying me anymore. I just want to learn some martial arts, exercise my health, and protect myself.

”Though no one bullies me now, I can't guarantee that no one will bully me in the future.”

Bai Zhexi relaxed and said gently, ”You found the right teacher for this.” When An Lian was young, he had study for more than ten years of martial arts. When he was in school, his skills were very good. No one dared to bully him. ”

Wan Chao listened without saying a word, her hands occupied with her work.

When the pickled vegetables were packed, Bai Zhexi suddenly said, ”Tomorrow is your first day to learn self-defense. Do you want to bring some presents?”

Having come to acknowledge a master was a form of etiquette. One should prepare gifts to acknowledge someone as their teacher.

Although she and An Lian did not openly say that they would take master-student relationship, all martial arts masters paid much attention to the art of taking a student.

Furthermore, since Bai Zhexi had no intentions towards An Lian, then she could not take advantage of An Lian as a matter of course, and could not save on the gifts that she should be giving.

They woke up early the next morning, ate breakfast, and went out at six.

Bai Zhexi wanted to go to the market to buy vegetables, while Wan Chao went to the An Lian house.

Bai Zhexi prepared a small gift for Wan Chao. It contained the various dishes she had made, two cans of canned food that hadn't even been opened yet, and a red packet containing two hundred yuan worth.

An Lian's house was close by. It was only twenty minutes away from the glassworks factory. It was a small courtyard that was exclusive to only An Lian. He seemed to have a son, an upperclassman university student.

When she arrived, the door of the house was wide open. He was warming up and practicing his martial arts.

When he saw the things that Wan Chao was carrying, he said at once, ”Why did you bring something? Just bring it back home later”

”Teacher An, this is a dish made by my mother. Have a taste, and there are two bottles of canned food, they're not worth any money. It's just that my mother and I have a little favor to show for it.”

When An Lian heard that it was cooked by Bai Zhexi, he immediately changed his mind and received it with a smile.

”Your mom's soy sauce is exactly the same as your grandma's. It's very delicious, and I won't be polite about it”

These words caused Wan Chao to mutter in her heart, this was showing off to her. Was his relationship with her grandmother also very good?

Wan Chao's mouth twitched, but she didn't continue the conversation. Instead, she asked, ”Can we start now?”

With a ”Oh,” he placed the food that Wan Chao had brought with her on a stone table in the courtyard and began to train with her.

He let her warm up, stretch her legs, and pull the tendons apart. Then, according to her wishes, he taught her very practical kung fu skills.

Every move was detailedly dissected. The smart Wan Chao quickly grasped the key points, causing An Lian to nod his head, praising Wan Chao's amazing comprehension ability.

”These are just moves. If you want to skillfully use them in actual combat and defeat the enemy, you must practice them frequently.

Furthermore, your strength is currently not enough. Even if you were to fight your opponent, it would not be harmful at all, so you must first practice your basic techniques. ”

Wan Chao felt that what An Lian said made a lot of sense, so she let him teach her a few more exercises.