Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 30 Tai Chi
Bright lights illuminated the entire synthetic surface, making it feel spacious and familiar.

This was Lu Mingfei's first time visiting Chu Zihang's house, but he said he was familiar with the area and that it wouldn't be a problem, as the green rubber surface was marked with neat white stripes forming horizontal, vertical, and arc patterns.

This is a standard-sized indoor basketball court!
"So you have a private basketball court at home, senior."

It's not unusual for a villa with a total area measured in "mu" to have a private basketball court. However, Lu Mingfei was more curious about something else and asked.

"Then what are you doing at that lime basketball court, senior brother?"

Surely it's not like they have too much money and nothing to do with it, or they're just bored?
"We need to upgrade the renovation."

Chu Zihang's words were concise and to the point.

Lu Mingfei suddenly realized what was missing from the basketball court! There were no backboards or hoops; he couldn't keep shooting at thin air.

The two of them had obviously already finished eating before they arrived, so it didn't take them long.

Lu Mingfei had tried his best to make that braised duck with vinegar and blood.

The duck meat, clearly overcooked, had become as hard as a rock, and the thick layer of charred material on the outside made for a devastating taste and a threatening experience of ingesting a Group 1 carcinogen...

Even though Lu Mingfei's teeth and overall health were in excellent condition, he was still struggling to keep up.

Chu Zihang was even more direct. He simply picked up a piece that looked barely edible, tasted it himself, and then quietly picked out a smaller piece for his mother.

The beautiful auntie gave up after trying it, looking miserable.

So, as a chef, she hasn't tasted the food she made since the cooking process ended!

The pretty auntie even tried to argue that "what I made before was not this at all, and the dish I made before was really delicious."

Then Lu Mingfei carefully probed for information and roughly figured out the specific situation—the beautiful aunt's memory of "making this dish" when she was a child was that she would stir it with a spatula when it was almost done cooking.

Even so, he shoveled half a pot of duck meat onto the ground and almost got his first beating ever!

She's a complete culinary disaster, the kind of person who should never leave the kitchen in her life. She might even turn a simple bowl of noodles into a charcoal-grilled noodle ball.
However, the beautiful aunt is very optimistic. She knows that she is terrible at cooking, but she just has nothing better to do and is a bit addicted to cooking.

After watching the two women devour their food with a smile, the beautiful aunt waved goodbye and went to meet up with her girlfriends.

Before leaving, he told Chu Zihang not to worry, he would be back on time...

Who is the parent and who is the child?
[Warning: It's time to practice Tai Chi. Please proceed with the plan immediately...]

"Senior brother, senior brother, let's begin!"

Lu Mingfei felt like a frog, with his schedule as the blade of grass behind him. If you poked it, he would hop... No, it shouldn't be grass anymore, but an electrified wire.

"it is good."

Chu Zihang nodded, "Let me correct you first. What you should learn is not Tai Chi, but Tai Chi Chuan."

Tai Chi is a philosophical concept originating from the Book of Changes (I Ching). It refers to the origin of all things in the universe and embodies the law of the unity of opposites and dynamic balance of Yin and Yang.

Tai Chi is what you should practice; it's the martial arts style practiced by the Wuying-level athletes you mentioned. It's a traditional martial art.

Essentially, Tai Chi Chuan is a combination and application of power generation techniques. It uses softness to overcome hardness, achieving a balance of softness and hardness… Let's start with stance training; it's the foundation.

"it is good."

Lu Mingfei just nodded.

He knew almost nothing about Tai Chi. His only two impressions were of the elderly people practicing it in the square every day and watching movies.

The scene in the 1993 film "Tai Chi Master" where Jet Li practices Tai Chi in a water vat became a sensation across China, inspiring countless imitations and boosting the business of large water vats... Lu Mingfei later watched the DVD and wanted to try it himself, but he didn't have the means; his aunt's house didn't have a large water vat or a bathtub.

In the end, he simply took a small plastic basin while taking a shower, filled it with water and stirred it. When he saw the vortex appear, he thought he had also "mastered the divine skill," and then... he completely forgot about it.

But things are different now.

Lu Mingfei glanced at his Tai Chi panel, which only had 1 point of proficiency.

Reaching 100 proficiency will reward you with additional affixes upon leveling up. Judging from the six you've already acquired, the affixes rewarded by the schedule planner will only be stronger, not weaker!

What will the attribute be after upgrading Tai Chi to level one? Tai Chi Power? It means you don't need to focus on controlling it, and you can automatically use the opponent's force to your advantage and deflect their attack when attacked?

While pondering the problem, Lu Mingfei followed Chu Zihang's demonstration and explanation to practice the standing posture.

"Stand with your feet parallel, lower your center of gravity to this angle, and naturally clasp your hands together. The key is skeletal support, not muscle tension..."

The first 10 or 20 seconds were quite easy; Lu Mingfei's training over the past two days had yielded some results, enough to sustain him.

But as time went on, a feeling of soreness, numbness, and weakness gradually crept in. Lu Mingfei found himself unconsciously straining, his shoulders and neck began to tighten, and his breathing became slightly heavier.

This "relaxation" feels even harder than "exertion"!
"Hold on, don't open your mouth. Slowly direct your breathing towards your abdomen. Don't control your body; you're just locking your skeletal structure in this position. Muscle exertion will only make it more and more difficult..."

Lu Mingfei really wanted to do as Chu Zihang said.

But sometimes a person's will cannot control their body. Lu Mingfei's movements were about to become distorted, his body began to tremble slightly, and he was about to give up and run out of strength...

[Warning, electric shock countdown, three, two...]

Human will has no end! What is the body anyway? Lock it up tightly, hold on!

Lu Mingfei's expression changed incredibly quickly.

He didn't want to be a frog that got electrocuted!
Under the intense stimulation, his body shuddered violently, but then miraculously stabilized, his posture seemed to become more standard, and the pressure on his knees and even the thigh muscles connected to his knees was reduced.

The warning countdown has disappeared.

"Phew..." Lu Mingfei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"very good."

Chu Zihang noticed Lu Mingfei's condition and raised an eyebrow slightly.

He studied Tai Chi in his physical education class at Kassel College and got an A.

As a stronghold of mixed-race people, Tai Chi's style is actually "slightly" biased towards practical combat. The teachers who teach Tai Chi are even Taoist priests from Wudang Mountain, so their professionalism goes without saying, and their strictness is top-notch.

Even the movement standards have been completely redesigned to better suit the physique of mixed-race individuals.

Chu Zihang's ability to get an A under his tutelage shows that he has a great talent for Tai Chi and deserves to be called a "genius".

Even so, it took Chu Zihang nearly ten minutes to find the "feeling" of standing meditation and reach the full standard when he first tried it!

And Lu Mingfei... it's only been less than three minutes, right?
Is Lu Mingfei also a "peerless" genius in Tai Chi?

Lu Mingfei stared blankly at the proficiency level that had finally started to move in front of him.

Through diligent practice, your Tai Chi skills have improved, gaining 5 proficiency points.

A little late, sorry orz
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(End of this chapter)