Human Martial Saint: Starting with Bajiquan

Chapter 29 Provocation 1

Liu Sheng was certainly confident.

While he was talking with the butler, he also kept a close eye on the young master.

This young master is clearly not beyond redemption.

On the contrary, when he was in a bad mood, he was willing to give his guest perfunctory greetings, even if it was just perfunctory, at least he did the greeting.

Later, I heard that at first, this young master Yan Fufeng was also willing to learn martial arts.

Liu Sheng knew there might be a chance.

However, the head of the family, Yan Lie, acted too hastily, shattering the child's dreams.

Even so, an open copy of "Yan's Golden Bell Cover" was placed on the rosewood rocking chair.

If he really doesn't want to practice martial arts, then what's the point of looking at martial arts manuals now?

This gave Liu Sheng a certain degree of confidence.

then.

After the butler left.

Only Liu Sheng and Yan Fufeng remained on the training ground.

If Liu Sheng's guess is correct, the direction the steward walked in should be where the family head, Yan Lie, is.

At this point, the other party should be observing you from the shadows.

They might even have brought along a dozen or so martial artists, the kind who could charge out at any moment.

That's why he emphasized it in advance.

We must not interrupt his plan.

Of course, if it really gets interrupted, it's just going back to square one, and he won't lose anything. The only thing he'll lose is this pretty good job.

Liu Sheng's guess was indeed correct.

The butler had already arrived at Yan Lie's side.

Yan Lie, the head of the Yan family, is over fifty years old, with thick, dark eyebrows and fierce eyes.

He was standing in the shadows at the corner of the front yard, towards the moon gate. Above him stood a tall poplar tree, its lush branches perfectly concealing his imposing figure.

Beside Yan Lie were eight burly men, all of whom were at least at the Skin Polishing Realm, with full blood and strong physiques, and each of them was eager to fight.

It seemed as if they were just waiting for Liu Sheng to do something outrageous.

Then, at the patriarch's command, they immediately rushed forward and gave Liu Sheng a good beating.

They are the patriarch's eight younger brothers, and the true foundation of the Yan family today.

They had just heard that someone claimed to be able to get the young master to willingly resume learning martial arts.

So they all clamored to come and "protect" the young master Yan Fufeng.

Butler Yan glanced at their excited faces, then at Liu Sheng in the distance.

I couldn't help but feel worried for Liu Sheng.

So the steward turned to Yan Lie and reassured him, "Master, don't worry. This kid seems to be quite clever and won't be unaware of his place."

As everyone watched, they saw Liu Sheng walk step by step toward Yan Fufeng.

Yan Fufeng was standing in the courtyard, looking to one side.

He knew that Liu Sheng, who was standing in front of him, was a martial artist of the first rank whom his father had recently hired to train with him.

But right now, he has no desire to practice martial arts at all.

So he deliberately ignored Liu Sheng.

It seemed as if she was having a tantrum with Liu Sheng.

As a result, Yan Fufeng saw that Liu Sheng, who was still walking, had already passed his location.

There was no intention to persuade him or to be his sparring partner.

They just walked straight over there.

Walking to the sidelines, and standing before the sandalwood rocking chair, Liu Sheng lay down comfortably, much to his surprise.

He also picked up the book "Yan's Golden Bell Cover" and leisurely flipped through it.

The pages of the book are turned.

It makes a slight rustling sound.

From Yan Fufeng's perspective, Liu Sheng was quite engrossed in watching, nodding occasionally and appearing thoughtful at times, completely ignoring Yan Fufeng beside him.

In fact.

Liu Sheng was indeed very engrossed in watching.

He saw in the annotations at the beginning of the book that this book, "Yan's Golden Bell Cover," was written by a descendant of the Yan family after Yan Wusheng was poisoned and murdered by the demon race because of his foot injury.

The search is for a remedy to correct the deficiencies of the old version of Yan's skin resurfacing method.

This technique is based on the most common Golden Bell Cover technique among humans, and has been optimized and improved through the efforts of several generations.

The effects of the technique have become quite pleasing.

When practiced to perfection, one becomes immune to weapons and external poisons. Most importantly, it does not conflict with the skin resurfacing method; the effects can coexist!

This was of course within Liu Sheng's expectations. After all, if there had been a conflict, the Yan family patriarch would not have allowed Yan Fufeng to see it in the first place.

Then, Liu Sheng quickly read through the entire text, skimming ten lines at a glance.

In his view, the practice of Yan's Golden Bell Shield can be roughly summarized into three parts:

Firstly, one can enhance their resistance to blows by striking them with hard objects or through sparring, and then use topical medication to alleviate the damage.

—This dermabrasion treatment is available, so I'll just mention it.

Secondly, it trains the Qi and blood, and introduces standing meditation to enhance the overall coordination of bones and muscles.

—This part is taught better and more comprehensively by Bajiquan, so Liu Sheng skipped it directly.

Thirdly, and most importantly, is regulating breathing and exhalation. Through instantaneous control of breath, muscles, bones, and the angle of impact, one can achieve damage reduction or even avoid injury.

—This is the key point! Liu Sheng had already begun to memorize the specific details in his mind.

Then Liu Sheng laughed.

This "golden bell cover" does not conflict with the skin resurfacing method.

It doesn't even conflict with Bajiquan!

Bajiquan itself incorporates defensive techniques such as the Two-Element Stance and the Closed-Earth Elbow.

If you combine Bajiquan and Jinzhongzhao yourself.

Why not just grind proficiency on both at the same time?

Seeing Liu Sheng lost in thought at this moment.

Yan Fufeng was greatly dissatisfied.

He originally thought that this young Master Liu was not much older than himself, and his physique was not nearly as flamboyant as his eight uncles had imagined.

Just watch.

It's impossible to tell that he has any special abilities.

Therefore, Yan Fufeng did not take Liu Sheng seriously.

Unexpectedly, this new sparring partner was so ignorant of the rules. Not only did she ignore him, she also occupied his seat and began to look through his family's martial arts manual.

A nameless anger surged up at that moment.

"Shouldn't we be making a move by now?" Liu Sheng thought to himself.

Liu Sheng looked at the young master, but still made no move.

Originally, Yan Fufeng felt that no matter how rude Liu Sheng was, he was still a guest invited by the Yan family. Remembering his father's past teachings, he could not disrespect his guest.

So, the young master actually held back.

Seeing that the other party could actually restrain himself, Liu Sheng tilted the book to one side. A defiant look appeared in his eyes as he stared at Yan Fufeng.

Faced with Liu Sheng's expression.

The young master finally reached his limit and could no longer tolerate it.

He demonstrated it immediately.

My most uncultured and aggressive side:

"Your master is so unreasonable! It's one thing that you won't practice martial arts with me, but why are you taking up my seat to read my books?"

After giving Liu Sheng a provocative look, he was ready to jump off the rocking chair at any moment.

Moreover, he could assume the Two Elements Stance within a single breath and withstand a flurry of wild punches from the young master, while simultaneously improving his newly learned Golden Bell Cover skill.

Liu Sheng was pleasantly surprised to find that Yan Fufeng's composure was far greater than he had imagined.

But his face still held that same expression:

"Oh, I am indeed here to accompany you in your martial arts practice, young master."

Upon hearing this, Yan Fufeng's attitude softened slightly.

Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng continued to ask:

"But you haven't practiced martial arts either. You're just standing there like an idiot. How am I supposed to know you're the young master?"

"You...you..."

Yan Fufeng's face turned red, and he pointed at Liu Sheng, but he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

After all, he really didn't want to practice martial arts.

In the distance, under the shade of poplar trees.

Yan Lie gritted his teeth, clenching his fists, which were as big as a sand pot, so tightly they cracked.

"That kid actually called my son stupid!"

The steward had a rough idea of ​​Liu Sheng's plan, but he didn't expect that the head of the family would only listen to the word "stupid".

"Ah, concern makes one lose their mind!" Butler Yan shook his head.

So they watched as Liu Sheng, taking advantage of their position, became even more demanding.

"I say, young master, since you don't want to practice anyway, how about this..."

Yan Fufeng was curious to hear what insightful opinions he had.

"You can do whatever you want here every day; I'll just fill an hour each day, get a tael of silver, and I won't interfere with you. What do you think?"

Steward Yan, who was standing by the Moon Cave, quickly gave a look.

Eight burly men stood beside him.

She immediately and skillfully... grabbed Yan Lie tightly as he tried to rush forward.

"Patriarch, please calm down. He's using reverse psychology, he's doing this on purpose... Please don't act impulsively. Gao Huang of the Bajiguan Sect, the Gao Clan of Shazhou... they're not to be trifled with!"

The housekeeper quickly tried to persuade him.

"Yes, yes, brother, you haven't been feeling well lately, please don't upset yourself further."

The other brothers chimed in.

With everyone working together, they were able to barely control the hot-tempered patriarch.