Chinese martial arts: From being shot and killed by the armed police during a mountain search to bec

The sound was coming from behind an old pine tree about thirty paces to Chen Hongwu's left front.

Chen Hongwu turned around.

Moonlight filtered through the pine branches, casting dappled shadows on the ground. Behind the old pine tree, all was empty; no one was there anymore.

The person was behind a tree when they spoke, but had already moved to a different position by the time the words left their mouth.

This is a veteran; not only is he skilled in concealed weapons and quick in movement, but he is also extremely cautious and never reveals his exact location.

Chen Hongwu snorted coldly, "A cowardly rat hiding its head and tail."

His toes spun half a circle on the ground, crushing a layer of pine needles on the soles of his feet, before he was launched into the direction from which the copper coin had come.

With each step he moved twelve feet, the tree trunks in the pine forest rushed past him on both sides, and the moonlight flickered among the shadows of the trees.

A very faint sound came from deep within the pine forest ahead.

It was the sound of a piece of clothing brushing against a pine branch, extremely faint and short, like a fingernail scratching paper, fleeting and gone in an instant.

Chen Hongwu's ears twitched.

He could clearly distinguish every sound: pine needles falling to the ground, night birds flapping their wings, and dew dripping from the tips of the needles.

When Xingyi Quan is practiced to the level of Thunder Sound, hearing is no longer just hearing. Sun Lutang said in "The True Meaning of Boxing": "Thunder Sound enters the internal organs, the ears connect to the brain, the brain connects to the heart, and the heart connects to heaven and earth." After the five internal organs are repeatedly vibrated by the thunder sound of tigers and leopards, the sensitivity of hearing will be raised to a level that is unimaginable to ordinary people.

Even the slightest vibration in the air would be detected; within ten zhang (approximately 33 meters), no movement could escape Chen Hongwu's notice.

Another soft sound came from the pine forest ahead.

The person changed position quickly, and judging from the direction of the sound, was retreating deeper into the pine forest. The retreat route was still zigzagging, with each step landing on the thickest part of the pine needles to minimize the noise.

Chen Hongwu turned his feet, his front foot swinging outward and his back foot turning inward, his body spinning forty-five degrees on the spot, turning his whole body like a spinning top, chasing after the direction from which the sound came.

Baguazhang - Swaying and Knocking Step!

His figure darted through the pine forest, using the Bagua Youshen Step to hug the tree trunks and circle around them at lightning speed.

The movements ahead became increasingly clear.

The hem of my clothes brushed against the pine branches, my feet snapped on the dead branches, I heard rapid breathing and the sound of my heartbeat.

Chen Hongwu could hear the man's heartbeat quickening, increasing from seventy to one hundred and twenty beats per minute, and his breathing rhythm changing from one breath every three seconds to less than one breath per second.

The person was panicking.

Thirty steps.

Twenty steps.

Ten steps.

Chen Hongwu's figure passed between two pine trees, and the moonlight shone on a clearing in front of him.

A man in a gray cloth robe stood in the center of the open space, his back to him, running deeper into the pine forest.

Only five steps left!

The man reacted extremely quickly. Knowing he couldn't escape, he suddenly stopped, turned his body sharply to the right, and at the same time pulled a copper coin from his waist with his right hand. With a flick of his wrist, the copper coin flew out of his hand while spinning at high speed.

Hidden weapon technique: Single-edged dart.

The copper coin spun as it cut toward Chen Hongwu's throat. The distance was too close, and the speed too fast; a sharp spinning sound filled the air.

Chen Hongwu suddenly extended his left hand, fingers spread wide. His palm held a suction force, and his arm completed three movements in an instant from shoulder to wrist: sinking the shoulder, dropping the elbow, and sitting the wrist.

Baguazhang - Azure Dragon Probing Claw!

The core power of this move does not come from the fingers, but from the shoulder blades.

The shoulder blades sink down, and the entire arm extends out like a dragon's claw. The palm is hollow, the five fingers are slightly bent, and a negative pressure is formed in the palm. This is based on the principle of high-speed airflow and low air pressure, which can directly suck small objects into the palm.

The copper coin flew to a position three inches in front of Chen Hongwu's palm and was suddenly sucked in. The spinning force of the copper coin was neutralized by the hollow force in his palm, and it lay steadily in his hand.

With the copper coin in hand, Chen Hongwu didn't hesitate for a moment, taking a step closer.

His right hand also popped out at the same time.

The Twelve Forms of Xingyi: Alligator Form!

The alligator is a crocodile, and the core power of the alligator form is "biting". It uses the entire arm to clamp the opponent's body, and then uses the spine to rotate, just like a crocodile rolling in the water after biting its prey, to crush the person.

There are two practical applications of the alligator shape. One is to use both hands in the shape of an alligator's mouth to clamp down on the enemy's body, using the force of entanglement.

Secondly, one can use a single hand to strike the alligator shape, utilizing the combined force of the tip, middle, and root joints to deliver a destructive force that can tear and bite.

In his book "Xingyi Quan Xue", Sun Lutang dedicated a chapter to the alligator form, saying that when he practiced the alligator form for the third year, he used this move to clamp a jujube tree as thick as a bowl, twisted his spine, and the bark of the entire jujube tree was twisted off.

Chen Hongwu's right arm shot out from his waist, and the entire arm flipped outward ninety degrees the instant he threw a punch.

The fist of the Bengquan (崩拳) faces upward, while the fist of the crocodile-shaped fist faces inward. The tiger's mouth is spread open, the five fingers are slightly bent, and the palm is open like the mouth of a crocodile. The air is stirred up by the flip of this punch, producing a low whistling sound.

"Whoosh!"

The martial arts master surnamed Liu was caught by the copper coin and was in the moment of losing his balance, so he had no time to dodge.

Chen Hongwu's right hand cut directly into the area below his throat, his tiger's mouth gripping his Adam's apple, his five fingers snapping together, and his entire spine twisting to the left at the same time.

The twisting force of the spine drives the right arm to twist back. The tiger's mouth pulls the Adam's apple to the left, while the five fingers grab the back of the neck and pull to the right; two opposing forces act simultaneously.

"Snap!"

Adam's apple shattered, neck bone broken.

The martial arts master surnamed Liu didn't even have time to let out a scream before his body went limp.

Chen Hongwu withdrew his hand, his fingers loosened, and a few drops of blood clung to between them.

Zhang Long is still around.

He turned around and ran out of the pine forest with the last of his strength. He stumbled, his body swayed, and pine needles flew everywhere with every step.

His severed left hand hung limply at his side like a dead object, while his right hand pressed against his chest, blood seeping continuously from between his fingers.

Chen Hongwu watched as Zhang Long ran seven or eight steps away.

My toe slid across the ground, and a pebble was kicked up by the sole of my foot.

The pebble was small, about the size of a thumb, with distinct edges.

He flicked his toes upwards, sending the pebble flying a foot, and then reached out with his right hand, catching the pebble between his index and middle fingers.

The entire arm shot forward in an instant!

The force of Xingyi Bengquan (a type of Chinese martial arts) penetrated into the index and middle fingers, and the pebble was sent flying by this force, so fast that it turned into a gray shadow under the moonlight.

"Whoosh!"

Locust Stone!

The flying locust stone is one of the most popular concealed weapons in northern China, and the key lies in the launching technique. It uses wrist strength, with the force originating from the waist and hips, passing through the shoulder and arm to the wrist. With a flick of the wrist, the stone is launched from the fingertips.

However, the force of the flying stones launched in this way is limited, and they can only injure the skin and flesh.

Chen Hongwu used the Bengquan (a type of fist technique) to strike the flying locust stones.

The key to using flying locust stones is "penetrating the stone with hand force." The type of force used depends entirely on the individual's skill level. The force of the Crushing Fist is the most penetrating. Using a stone as the punching surface of the Crushing Fist will make it more than ten times more powerful than a regular flying locust stone.

Back in Tianjin, Shang Yunxiang once made a bet with someone about flying stones. He could use a stone to pierce through a one-inch-thick pine board within ten steps, using the force of the Bengquan (crushing fist).

"Snapped!"

A burst of blood suddenly erupted from the back of Zhang Long's head.

A pebble pierced the back of his head, exiting between his eyebrows, and embedded itself in the trunk of a pine tree ahead, accompanied by a puff of blood. The pine tree trembled, and its needles rustled down.

Zhang Long staggered forward two steps, then fell straight down.

The pine forest fell silent again.

The moonlight shone on the open ground, illuminating the two corpses.

Chen Hongwu stood in the center of the open space, shook the blood droplets on his right hand, and glanced at the surrounding pine forest.

In the distance, from the direction of Guangzhou, the faint sound of a train whistle could be heard.