Chapter 22: Did you practice wrong? "Boss Du, I see you are also a martial artist, right? What's wrong with you?" Xiang Yuanyuan watched Qiangzi and his classmates leave, and asked about Du Ruo with some confusion. She saw that Du Ruo always pretended not to practice martial arts in front of Qiangzi, or did not want to talk to Qiangzi about practicing martial arts, which made her not quite understand the reason. Logically speaking, Du Ruo only needed to show that he also practiced martial arts, and then throw a set of punches to make the other party convinced. There seemed to be no need to beat the other person like this. "In today's society, what future can martial arts practitioners have? It costs a lot of money and energy. If you practice well, you can't even find a job. If you don't practice well, it hurts your body. And there are more scammers out there than martial artists. If you learn half of it, you'll still be fooled even if you pay money." Du Ruona shook his head as he spoke. Of course, he only talked about the bad things and didn't mention his martial arts training at all. But what he said was really his inner thoughts. As for himself, it was of course different. His martial arts knowledge was all extracted from the game, and the purpose of practicing martial arts was actually to gain attribute points to strengthen himself. "You can't say that. Traditional martial arts have survived until today after so many years of development. There must be a reason for it. What you said makes it seem like all traditional martial arts are scams." Yang Chenguang felt a little uncomfortable after hearing what Du Ruo said. He has a favorable impression of martial arts and has always believed that it is not that bad. Even though there are reports online of various masters being exposed as fakes, Yang Chenguang still firmly believes that there must be real skills in martial arts. "What are you thinking? I was just trying to persuade others. Have you forgotten that I am also practicing martial arts to keep fit? I am not denying traditional martial arts. I just think that modern society does not have much soil for the development of martial arts.
It is one thing that scammers are rampant, but look at Qiangzi, who is in his twenties and has trained himself quite well. If he encounters any problems, he will definitely subconsciously take action to solve them. Do you know what the price is for hitting someone with martial arts moves nowadays?" After Du Ruo finished speaking, he looked at Yang Chenguang, and seeing that he was a little confused, he continued to explain. "The Tai Chi's double peaks penetrate the ears. Once it is used, even if the blow is light, at least 9 yuan will be compensated." While Du Ruo was speaking, he stretched out his palms and gestured at Yang Chenguang's ears. "Just a light tap like this, and you have to pay compensation, even if the other party strikes first." Du Ruo stopped talking after he finished speaking. Instead, he picked up his wine glass, clinked glasses with Xiang Yuanyuan, and took a sip. "But isn't that justifiable self-defense or bravery? In that case, you don't have to pay compensation." Yang Chenguang wanted to refute, but unfortunately his voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke. "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's drink." Xiang Yuanyuan smiled upon seeing this, then picked up the wine glass and took a big sip. They were just chatting, and she didn't really care whether the martial arts had real skills. She was just curious about why Du Ruo hit Qiangzi so hard. "Okay, drink!" The three of them no longer continued the topic and continued drinking and chatting, not mentioning what had just happened. "Is this the case in the martial arts circle now? Is it an isolated case or... Never mind, just take care of yourself. My current abilities are far from enough, and the right thing to do is to work hard to make myself stronger." Only Du Ruo was still thinking about this question in his heart. In fact, as Xiang Yuanyuan thought, Qiangzi also had good intentions to come to Du Ruo to practice martial arts. Although the other party was a bit shameless, he would not let Du Ruo destroy his beliefs. In any case, it seemed a bit inhumane. In fact, Du Ruo was probably angry. Even though he said martial arts were useless, that couldn't deny his love for it. He admired martial arts more than Yang Chenguang. He has been watching videos online during this period, and based on his knowledge of martial arts, he believes that many of the big martial arts influencers are just for show, but they are making a lot of money online by showing off some superficial and miraculous things, which makes him very unhappy. Especially when he saw Qiangzi's praise for him, it was like adding fuel to the fire, which made Du Ruo expose it mercilessly. Du Ruo didn't know whether what he did was right or not, but he could only take care of himself now. He was still a rookie. He was so embarrassed when he went to the mountain today, and he had no ability to change the status quo.
The three of them drank and chatted and dispersed around nine o'clock, but this made Du Ruo have a lot more favorable impression of Xiang Yuanyuan. Xiang Yuanyuan drank a lot, and she drank very hard. She drank more than a pound of 60-proof liquor by herself. However, after Xiang Yuanyuan's eyes became a little blurry, she stopped drinking so hard. During the whole process, Xiang Yuanyuan behaved very properly and did not show any signs of being drunk or out of control. In addition, her style of doing things is quite generous. Even if we don't pursue her, it's still nice to be her friend. "If she doesn't drink, or drinks less, it wouldn't be bad to marry her." Du Ruo returned to the B&B, looked at the lights on the second floor of the pub, and thought silently in his heart. The next morning, Du Ruo got up at six o'clock again and practiced martial arts in the yard as usual. When he got up today, he felt that his body had recovered. He didn't know if it was because of the exercise that strengthened his physique, but the wounds on his body yesterday had begun to heal. However, the various wounds still looked a little scary. However, Du Ruo still started practicing from the gentlest Xingyi Five Elements Boxing. "Qiangzi, don't think about what happened yesterday. Boss Du was right. If you were cheated, you were cheated. When we get back to school, we will help you spread the word so that everyone will know about your master." Du Ruo was practicing martial arts in the yard, while in the homestay nearby, a group of people were packing up to climb Mount Huangshan today. After the climb, they would go back to school. However, Qiangzi was a little listless today, completely lacking the energy and spirit of yesterday. The classmates had also heard about what happened yesterday, and were now packing up while comforting Qiangzi. "No need. Although his chest-filling Qi is fake, the Xingyiquan he teaches is real. I will definitely find the real martial arts. When the time comes, I will come here again and let Boss Du know that traditional martial arts have real skills. Let's go climb the mountain. After climbing the mountain, I will go back and visit other people. I must learn real skills." The classmates’ comfort seemed to have worked. Qiangzi forced himself to cheer up, put on his backpack, and walked out of the homestay with his classmates. You don't need to go to the front desk to check out here. Just leave your room card and tell us online. The deposit will be returned after the room is checked. "Hey, look, Boss Du is practicing boxing, Xingyiquan, right? It seems a little different from yours." When everyone passed by the building where Du Ruo lived, a sharp-eyed roommate saw Du Ruo boxing and pulled Qiangzi, as if he had discovered a new world. "Really? We're not in a hurry anyway, let's see." Qiangzi also saw Du Ruo boxing and immediately became interested. He walked closer and watched Du Ruo boxing. "Boss Du, you are practicing Xingyiquan incorrectly. The Five Elements Fist is not in the correct order." Qiangzi seemed to have made a great discovery, and he couldn't help but shout out loud while standing outside the yard. (End of this chapter)