The Mysterious Ming Dynasty: My Embroidered Uniform Guards Use Spear Techniques to Break All Laws

Before returning home, Chang Yuan went to a restaurant to order a table full of dishes.

While waiting for the restaurant staff to deliver his takeout, he practiced the Twenty-Four Postures in his own yard, making the most of his time to hone his martial arts skills.

As he gained more and more attention within the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the attitude of the Changhui Martial Arts School towards him also improved significantly.

Although Chen Jiu and Master Chen still hadn't noticed Chang Yuan's rapid progress, thinking that he hadn't laid a solid foundation, they still decided to open up the teaching of Bingdao's fighting style.

There's no other reason than to avoid losing long-term customers, and more importantly, to prevent Chang Yuan from misunderstanding that they don't value the school, and then turning around and suppressing it when he gains power in the future.

Although the people at the martial arts school didn't really value Chang Yuan, his will to survive was still very strong.

More importantly, Master Chen is a good person and had long since resolved Chang Yuan's resentment.

Every time he came out to teach, he would encourage his apprentices to practice the Twenty-Four Stances diligently, emphasizing that he would see everyone's efforts.

As a result, he came to see Chang Yuan five times in more than a month, but he never found that Chang Yuan's progress was unusual.

Fortunately, while Master Chen's judgment wasn't great, his teaching attitude was very serious, and his lecturing skills were even better.

Chang Yuan learned real skills from him.

Master Chen explained to Chang Yuan that the fighting style of the art of war is divided into two main directions: offensive and defensive methods that focus on weapons and grappling methods that focus on wrestling.

The method of attacking and killing starts with the feet as the starting point of force. Through a series of force exertions from the legs, waist, body, shoulders, and arms, it forms a wide and powerful fist technique that explodes with tremendous attack power from the outside in.

After mastering the fist techniques, practice the four types of weapons: spear, broadsword, long staff, and sword and shield.

The core principle of offensive tactics is to transmit the power of weapons, arms, and legs into the enemy's body, thereby achieving victory by disrupting the human body's structure.

The art of grappling uses the fingers as the starting point for force, connecting oneself with the enemy, and by shifting the center of gravity of both parties, the enemy is thrown to the ground.

To put it simply, it's about using the earth's gravity to kill enemies by "throwing them off the ground."

The key to grappling lies in the control of the fingers and center of gravity, with finger practice being the most important.

Only by training your fingers to be like pliers, able to tear off the enemy's flesh when gripping it, and unable to be shaken off when gripping their joints, can you connect the enemy and yourself into one, thereby shifting the center of gravity of both sides.

If you can't even grab them, how can you possibly shift the enemy's center of gravity and make them fall?

In essence, offensive and defensive techniques and grappling techniques are not contradictory; many famous masters practice both.

But Master Chen specifically told Chang Yuan: "Although the methods of attack and the methods of grappling do not conflict, they are practiced differently and require dedicated time to hone. You need to invest twice the time in them."

"With your talent, you need to choose one path and practice relentlessly to achieve greater success."

Master Chen also helped Chang Yuan with a detailed analysis, and seriously warned him: "The most taboo thing in the cultivation of military strategy is mediocrity. It is about 'one trick is enough to conquer the world. One strong move is unparalleled.' Trying to do too much will only result in not mastering anything."

Chang Yuan then asked, "Master Chen, is that how it is for the strongest person in the world?"

Master Chen laughed heartily: "As expected of young people, they all want to emulate the best in the world."

"Young people should not be overly ambitious, especially you, Chang Yuan. When you were young, you only practiced the soldiers' muscle-strengthening methods, and you didn't even practice them well. You are thin and weak."

"Those who become the strongest in the world are not only exceptionally talented, but they also practice martial arts from a young age to build their foundation. By the age of twenty, they have already achieved considerable success and broken through the extraordinary boundaries."

"Then, after another ten or twenty years of honing my skills, I will have the opportunity to break through again before the age of forty and join the ranks of the world's strongest."

Chang Yuan did not argue, but he studied the methods of attack and grappling seriously, putting on a stubborn look that said, "What you say makes sense, but I don't believe it."

So Master Chen was a good person. He didn't angrily drive Chang Yuan away, but instead sighed and earnestly taught him two different military tactics.

Chang Yuan guessed it right away: Master Chen was one of those young people who "bite off more than they can chew." He was so patient and earnest in his teachings because he had suffered a great loss himself.

Although Master Chen has poor judgment, he is a good teacher, and all the principles he speaks of are correct.

But Chang Yuan is no ordinary person; he has a cheat code.

So, on the surface, he followed Master Chen's instructions and chose to focus on grappling techniques, but in reality, he was also practicing offensive and killing techniques at the same time.

Moreover, the progress of attack methods far surpasses that of capture methods.

After all, the term "Xingyiquan" endowed Chang Yuan with hand-to-hand combat ability, which falls under the category of offensive and killing methods, and is the most powerful and aggressive martial art.

After practicing stance training, he would practice finger strength, and after that, he would practice his feet, legs, waist, and shoulders. The process was tedious and boring, and he quickly became exhausted and breathless.

When the delivery guy arrived, he directed the food to be laid out before continuing his cultivation.

Once the spiritual energy flow was activated and his physical strength was instantly restored, he practiced even more enthusiastically, so focused that he didn't even notice when Chang Yuan returned home.

The younger brother is used to his older brother's madness.

He checked the medicinal soup and towels prepared by Chang Yuan, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with them, he returned to his room to continue studying.

With the admissions deadline for Yangming College fast approaching, the usual study schedule is becoming increasingly intense.

When Chang Yuan had exhausted all his energy again, he lay down on the ground beforehand to avoid triggering the spiritual heat flow when he ran out of the last bit of strength.

After catching his breath for a long time, he finally got up, picked up the medicinal soup, and drank it all in one gulp to replenish his physical strength.

Not long after, Chang Zhuo and Chang Shi also went home.

Upon seeing Chang Yuan, Chang Shi cheered and rushed over, "Big brother, is there any Kun meat left to eat today?"

Chang Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, I'll take one piece, Chang Zhuo will take one piece, and you and your second brother will share one piece."

Chang Zhuo frowned and said, "Big brother, you're spending too much money. Our family..."

Chang Yuan raised his hand to stop his sister's complaints: "Your older brother can earn money now, you don't need to worry about money. Just eat as long as you can eat!"

Chang Zhuo pouted and didn't dare to speak.

The third sister has exceptional martial arts talent. She grew to five feet tall (1.65 meters) at the age of 12 and was able to pin her 15-year-old second brother to the ground and beat him.

But she would never dare to talk back to Chang Yuan.

In the Ming Dynasty, the saying "the eldest brother is like a father" was not just empty talk.

This is the law written by Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty in the "Great Ming Code," which was strictly enforced by all law enforcement agencies and recognized by society.

As the eldest brother, Chang Yuan worked tirelessly to earn money to support his family and took on the responsibility of supporting his younger siblings. He held absolute authority in the family.

Besides, he was increasing his support for his younger siblings, not cutting back on food and wasting it himself.

There's an old saying in Henan Province: What you wear is fake, what you eat is real.

After wiping himself with well water, Chang Yuan sat down at the head of the table, feeling refreshed.

Seeing their elder brother sit down, Changjian, Changzhuo, and Changshi took their seats, but none of them touched their bowls or chopsticks. Instead, they looked at their elder brother and waited for him to speak.

Chang Yuan picked up his chopsticks and tapped his bowl, saying, "Let's eat."

"Thank you, brother!"

Then the three siblings picked up their chopsticks together, grabbed the pieces of Kun meat in front of them, and eagerly stuffed them into their mouths.

Unlike the specially processed Kun meat sold in the martial arts school, what Chang Yuan could buy privately was dried meat.

There is no compromise in nutrition, but the jerky is firm and chewy, harder to chew than any beef jerky.

They are too young to understand the basics of literature, so when faced with the firm texture of the Kun meat, they can only bite and grind it little by little.

But as long as you can grind down a little bit and swallow it, you can instinctively feel a full sense of happiness.

The two brothers enjoyed their meal immensely.

Chang Zhuo was in a much better situation. With her pearly white teeth, she could easily bite off a small piece of jerky, then chew and grind it before swallowing.

The little girl swallowed the jerky, her eyes crinkling with happiness, and her little feet hopping joyfully on the ground.

Chang Yuan's situation is different. His current strength is close to extraordinary. He throws the whole Kun meat jerky into his mouth and chews it like a fried bread slice.

He chewed it a few times and then swallowed it.

The younger siblings stared in disbelief, exchanging bewildered glances.

When did Big Brother become so strong?