The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 92: Stuck in My Hands
Wu Chengyu nearly jumped two zhang high. "How could you be worthy? How could you be so arbitrary as an elder? You haven't even had much to drink and you're already spouting nonsense."

Wu Chengyu subconsciously looked at A Ku, what a sweet and lovely female warrior! Then he looked at himself, with a strong body like half a wall, plus a boyish face with white teeth and red lips. Even if he didn't look, Wu Chengyu now felt that the two of them were a perfect match.

At least the young boys from the Wu family couldn't withstand A-Ku's little fists, but he himself probably wouldn't be beaten to the point of vomiting blood.

A-Ku is actually very sensible. After Wu Chengyu rescued her from the scoundrels of the Beggars' Sect, Wu Chengyu became the only person in her life.

She usually played around in Wujiapo. Some people said she was Wu Chengyu's little wife, a child bride. The person who said it didn't mean anything by it, but A-Ku remembered it in her heart.

Wu Zhenghui and others discussed finding a marriage for Wu Chengyu, and Aku, who had been listening to them, took the initiative to express his feelings for the first time.

As soon as she spoke, she stared blankly at Wu Chengyu, her eyes filled with tension, expectation, but even more so with trust in him.

A-Ku always believed that Wu Chengyu would never leave her in this lifetime, and as long as she thought that, she could eat well and sleep soundly.

Wu Chengyu was about to refute, but when he looked at Aku, he couldn't utter a single word.

As long as he refuses, Ah Ku will definitely not pester him. She is always so sensible and unwilling to cause trouble for others.

But Wu Chengyu knew how much it would hurt A Ku if he refused, because A Ku would think that the most important person to her might one day abandon her.

Ah Ku couldn't bear the feeling of being abandoned for even a moment, and Wu Chengyu knew he never wanted to hurt Ah Ku, because Ah Ku had truly entrusted her life to him at a young age.

Well, let's wait a few more years. Maybe Ah Ku will change his mind later. That's the only way Wu Chengyu could console himself.

However, Wu Chengyu's tacit agreement made these uncles and elders think that the two of them had already been engaged. From then on, no one arranged a marriage for Wu Chengyu anymore, and the whole Wujiapo thought that Aku was Wu Chengyu's future wife.

How hasty! Wu Chengyu never expected that he would be so worried about Aku not being able to get married. Now he doesn't have to worry anymore; Aku is completely stuck in his hands.

Seeing that Wu Chengyu did not refuse, A-Ku thought that Wu Chengyu had agreed to marry her. Satisfied, she stopped paying attention to other people's conversation and focused her attention on gnawing on the bone.

A-Ku gently picked up a large bone as thick as a child's arm with three fingers. Without any visible effort, she simply snapped it with her hand. The bone, which was supposed to be chopped with a knife, broke instantly. Then, she greedily sucked out the marrow, which almost made Wu Chengyu's heart skip a beat.

Getting back to the main point, as Wu Chengyu recalled the cause and effect, he pushed open his door with a wry smile. A-Ku, who had been in a daze, immediately jumped up from the stool.

"Brother, why are you only coming back now? I'm starving! I couldn't resist and just ate a pork hock."

"Wait here, the food is keeping warm in the pot. I'll go get it for you right now."

That day, A-Ku, who considered herself Wu Chengyu's future wife, consciously imitated the adult women of Wujiapo, always trying to take care of Wu Chengyu's daily life. She was a bit clumsy, but her clumsiness was cute, which made Wu Chengyu feel very cared for.

People who love to eat always like to experiment with cooking. Now, A-Ku's home-style dishes are quite good, and she vaguely resembles the plump cook from Gushan County back in the day.

A short while later, Ah Ku brought over a large pile of things.

Ten flatbreads, each weighing about a pound, a large bowl of braised lamb trotters, the braising sauce was prepared by Wu Chengyu, and A Ku had braised them for at least two hours. The tendons on each lamb trotter were tender and fragrant. There was also a large bowl of scrambled eggs with scallions and at least five sliced ​​raw radishes.

Their meals are so simple and unpretentious; they don't even need plates.

The two men didn't talk much; they were both big-bellied and ate heartily, their food smelling much better than those mukbang streamers.

After dinner, A-Ku washed the dishes by himself, while Wu Chengyu held a cup of tea and watched A-Ku's strong back.

"The restaurant will be closed tomorrow, so I don't need to go to Suzhou anymore and can stay at home."

Do you have anything to do tomorrow?

Although Wuweilou was not affected by today's events, Wu Zhengliang still decided to temporarily close the restaurant. Not all the waiters in the restaurant were from Wujiapo; some were hired from Suzhou. It was necessary to thoroughly investigate them.

Wu Chengyu didn't need to worry about the interrogation. Lately, his mind was troubled by reading Taoist scriptures, and his martial arts seemed to have stagnated; he no longer had the constant progress he used to have. Suddenly, Wu Chengyu felt that spending a day with A-Ku would be a good choice. "Really? That's great, brother! Let's go boating on Taihu Lake tomorrow. I want to catch some silverfish and white shrimp."

"No, no, I have to go to the training ground this morning, brother. You haven't taught them martial arts in a long time."

After mastering the Ox and Horse Stance last year, Wu Chengyu felt confident that his martial arts skills were sufficient to protect himself and that he had a stronger sense of belonging to his family. Therefore, he put the plan to strengthen the family's power on the agenda.

Yanqing Fist is considered the best basic style, covering fist, palm, leg, footwork, wrestling, and weapons such as knives, spears, and swords, but its upper limit is not very high.

After careful consideration, Wu Chengyu approached Wu Zhengliang and presented him with several martial arts techniques.

If the Wu family wanted to rise from a local powerful clan to a martial arts family, a good internal energy cultivation method was essential, and Wu Chengyu had considered this for a long time.

Divine-level techniques, such as the nameless mental cultivation method that Wu Chengyu himself is currently practicing, have not yet been successfully modified due to Wu Chengyu's limited understanding of Taoism.

This technique is too difficult to learn. Either you need to be able to see inside your body like Wu Chengyu, with the help of bamboo slips to guide you at any time, or you need to have top-notch talent like Aku. Ordinary people simply cannot learn it. And Aku is not interested in Taoist mental techniques.

Most importantly, this skill is the foundation of Wu Chengyu's livelihood, and he is not generous enough to pass it on to the entire family. People always have some selfishness.

Below the level of divine skill, there are two top-tier internal energy cultivation methods: Mind-Intent Qi Hunyuan Gong and Dragon City Mind Method.

Both of these techniques are enough to create a top-tier martial arts family, provided they don't attract the covetousness of others. Before the Wu family fully matures, or before Wu Chengyu reaches the level of the Five Greats, these two techniques are not suitable to be passed on for the time being.

There's also the Azure Wave Heart Method that Wu Chengyu modified before, which is considered the best basic heart method. It has a solid foundation and a high upper limit. On the surface, it's not at the level of an advanced heart method. With long-term practice, even if you don't change your cultivation method in the future, you can become a master.

This kind of technique was originally most suitable for the Wu clan, but unfortunately, the Azure Wave Heart Method still has traces of Peach Blossom Island martial arts. It's fine if one or two people practice it, but if the whole clan practices it, and if Huang Yaoshi comes along one day, it will really bring disaster to the family.

We can't let Wu Chengyu escape by relying on his lightness skill, leaving A Ku and the family to Huang Yaoshi.

After much deliberation, Wu Chengyu presented three intermediate-level internal energy cultivation techniques from the Murong family's collection: the Guiyuan Heart Sutra, the Pine and Crane Longevity Method, and the Wild Ox Mighty Technique.

The origin of the Guiyuan Heart Sutra is unknown, but it contains annotations by someone from the Murong family of unknown generation, suggesting it originated from a Taoist sect in the late Tang Dynasty.

It possesses the consistent characteristics of Taoism: it is moderate and peaceful, extremely difficult to suffer from qi deviation, has refined internal energy, and can heal one's own hidden injuries. It is most suitable for building a foundation. The only drawback is that the cultivation speed is slightly slow.

The Pine and Crane Longevity Method is for elderly martial artists. This internal skill is most effective in prolonging life, but its power as a martial art is mediocre.

However, there are many elderly people in the Wu family now, and many middle-aged people like Wu Zhengliang. They have long passed the time for cultivating internal strength, and their achievements are destined to be limited. People like them don't need to force it. Living a long life and being in good health is the most realistic thing.

The Raging Bull Mighty Technique is somewhat like a super-bankrupt version of the Ox and Horse Stance. It is also a mental cultivation method that trains both qi and strength from the outside in. It does not have the exaggerated effects of the Ox and Horse Stance, but it is not difficult to cultivate and does not consume many resources, making it most suitable for the entire clan to cultivate.

The downside is that the upper limit is low; it can only increase strength by a maximum of two or three hundred pounds.

The first five levels of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill take too long and are not cost-effective, so Wu Chengyu can only list them as an alternative.

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