Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 26 Apprenticeship
Mr. Lu was shocked by the speed of dialect learning and the degree of physical coordination.

This was the first time he had encountered such a genius in his entire life. At this moment, he suddenly believed the rumors of the masters who became famous at a young age as told by the old man.

If Fang Yan had been taught by someone all along, what would his achievements in martial arts be like now? He simply couldn't imagine it.

On the other side, Fangyan was practicing boxing while experiencing his body's subconscious movements. After being enhanced by the system, his movements now seemed like instinct and he could perform them relying on muscle memory without thinking, although he had never been exposed to Xingyiquan before.

This feeling was very strange. If he thought carefully, he would be able to perform the movements now, but it would definitely not be as smooth as using instinct.

Fangyan felt that his muscles, bones and strength were all very well arranged. Every time he punched, he could feel how perfect the movement was. The power flowed through his body. He did not feel tired, but instead felt very comfortable.

Fangyan believes that as long as he continues to exercise like this every day, his body will slowly change.

After all, it's an internal martial art, so it must be different.

For example, I noticed before that there were no calluses on Mr. Lu's fists. Instead, they looked as smooth as jade, and even the pores were difficult to see. This shows that internal martial arts are definitely unique.

Fangyan continued to practice boxing. There were only three moves: chop, collapse and drill. Fangyan had seen it in Mr. Lu's notes. These three moves were the basic moves of Xingyiquan. Mr. Lu also practiced these three moves first. After learning the force techniques, he would adapt to the actual combat, first forming combat effectiveness, and then continue to learn other boxing moves.

It can be said that when Mr. Lu teaches people, his goal is to help them learn to speak the dialect first.

This just happened to be in line with Fangyan's plan. A new trick could change the situation, and it would be much better to use it first to form combat effectiveness than to learn all the tricks before fighting.

According to Mr. Lu, when you really compete with someone, the winner is often decided in a very short time.

After all, these moves are aimed at killing or maiming people.

If you don’t take action, then don’t take action. But once you take action, you must see results.

With the support of the system, he can now use the three boxing styles at will by just raising his hands. The force-generating skills seem to be engraved in his bones, and his punches are full of power.

The only shortcoming now is that my physical condition is still relatively at the level of an ordinary person.

The muscles, bones and skin still need time to adjust.

The system has no way to help him in this regard. The power of internal martial arts can only be trained slowly. When his body improves, the power of his Xingyiquan will also increase.

"Fangyan, wait a moment!" At this moment Lu Donghua called Fangyan.

"What's wrong, Mr. Lu? Is there something wrong with my strength?" Fang Yan stopped what he was doing and looked at Lu Donghua.

Lu Donghua shook his head and said:

"No, your movements are very standard. I can't even find any problems. It's as if you have been practicing for many years... Have you really never been exposed to Xingyiquan before?"

In the end, Lu Donghua couldn't help but ask his own question. He didn't know what answer he wanted to know, he just wanted to confirm it with Fangyan.

Fangyan thought for a moment and said:
"I've heard of Xingyiquan, but I only know that it's very powerful and can easily kill people. How does that saying go... Tai Chi can keep you out of the room for ten years, but Xingyi can kill people in a year."

Lu Donghua nodded:

"Yes, that is indeed the case. Among the internal martial arts, Xingyiquan is known for its fierceness and directness, and it shows results quickly."

"Generally speaking, as long as you practice hard, you can use it against the enemy in a year."

Fangyan then said:

"Before this, I only had the standing practice I learned in elementary school."

After Lu Donghua got the answer from Fangyan, he became more certain that Fangyan was a genius.

After taking a deep breath, he said:
"I think so too. At the beginning, you really didn't know how to exert force." "You really look like someone who has never been exposed to Xingyiquan."

After that, he paused and looked at Fang Yan with a deep gaze:

"But once I teach you once, you remember all the steps and your body makes the correct adjustments."

Fang Yan certainly knew that all this was the work of the system, but of course he couldn't say so, so he attributed the credit to Lu Donghua:
"That shows that you explained it in detail, otherwise it would be difficult for me to master the skills."

"It's just different when a master like you teaches."

"Thanks to you, I have avoided many detours."

Hearing Fang Yan praising him like this, Lu Donghua was also somewhat happy. He said:

"Speaking of which, we are really destined to be together. Whether it is Chinese medicine or martial arts, your performance and talent are very much to my liking. It's just that none of the previous disciples were like you."

Fangyan understood immediately after hearing this. It seemed that Mr. Lu must be impressed by his "talent". There was no way that with the help of this system, as long as he could understand its meaning, he would immediately become a veteran with ten years of experience.

Who wouldn’t be impressed upon seeing this kind of talent?
He learns things once he is taught and understands things at once. Genius is not even enough to describe him as such.

Mr. Lu wants to accept a disciple!
Fang Yan understood what he meant and immediately clasped his fists towards Lu Donghua and said:

"Mr. Lu, I feel the same way. I learn very quickly from what you teach me. It's like I can quickly understand the meaning of every sentence you say. It's such a coincidence. Hey, it would be great if I could become your disciple..."

Lu Donghua was originally trying to beat around the bush to ask Fang Yan to become his disciple, but he didn't expect Fang Yan to say it before him.

He was a little stunned, thinking that this was really fate. Just when he was about to ask to accept him as his disciple, this boy understood what he meant.

He is already quite old, but the skills passed down by his subordinates have not been surpassed by anyone. Some of his disciples have even almost forgotten what he taught them.

Originally, he didn't expect these disciples to make great achievements, but he didn't expect to meet someone as talented as Fang Yan. Not only in Chinese medicine but also in martial arts, all these talents made him jealous. If he could take this kid as his disciple, he would definitely be able to learn all the skills he would have in his life with his amazing talent.

And the disciple is better than the master.

Regarding the last point, he must know very well that Fangyan is only 22 years old and he has many years to come. With his current talent, he will definitely be able to surpass himself.

And it shouldn't take too long.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said to Fang Yan:

"Your grandfather and I are old friends, you and I are both Chinese medicine practitioners, and even the standing meditation you have been practicing for so many years is also Xingyiquan. If you say there is no special fate, I don't believe it myself."

"If I refuse you, I think God will be angry."

"Whatever, at my age, I am still able to receive a disciple like you. It is fate."

"In that case, I agree!"

Hearing that Mr. Lu agreed, Fang Yan immediately stepped forward and kowtowed three times and nine times to Mr. Lu as a disciple. Mr. Lu hurriedly supported him and said:

"It's enough if you have this intention. Now the higher-ups forbid us Chinese medicine practitioners from recruiting apprentices, so let's just skip it."

Fang Yan was startled, then he immediately picked up Mr. Lu's teacup and handed it to him respectfully:
"Yes, Master, please have some tea!"

Mr. Lu laughed:
"Hahaha, good...good disciple!"

(End of this chapter)