"Oh, okay." Goudan had always listened to Lin Yi. Whatever Lin Yi told him to do, he'd do it. He'd been like this since he was young.
The two walked back to the village with their arms around each other's shoulders. Lin Yi asked curiously, "Er Goudan, I noticed that you've gotten stronger recently. You're much better than before. Who did you learn from?"
This wasn't a false- Goudan was never a proper practitioner, but from the way he fought with Sun Baixu, he could tell that he didn't just rely on brute strength. Every punch he made had some sort of finesse to it, and what was rare was that he didn't stick to one move or one style. He just used his heart.
More accurately speaking, Goudan wasn't using his fist skills, but his fist went- a fist will that could defeat ten people with pure strength.
"Your grandpa," Goudan scratched his head and smiled.
"Really? The old man has that much free time? "Lin Yi blinked.
From what he remembered, Old Lin rarely taught people proactively, especially someone like Er Goudan, who didn't look like a good disciple at all. Old Lin wouldn't do something like playing the lute to a cow. On a deeper level, to Er Goudan, being able to live a peaceful life in the mountains was already a blessing. Old Lin didn't want to change his life path. Being ordinary was a blessing.
"He didn't want to teach me, but I don't know why my strength has been getting stronger and stronger these years. It's like I can't control it, and I always break things. Your grandpa couldn't take it anymore, and so he taught me a way to control my strength," Goudan laughed.
"What way?" Lin Yi couldn't help but be curious.
"Punching, a thousand punches a day," Goudan said.
"What kind of stupid method is that? There's no technique at all, isn't this old man too lazy? " Lin Yi was speechless- if he didn't want to teach him, then he should teach him properly. Old Lin was just tiring the kid out …
"But it's very useful. At first, he made me hit the rock every day with all my strength, but I kept accidentally breaking the rock. It took me a whole year to barely do it," Goudan explained.
"What happens after that?" Lin Yi nodded. It sounded a bit more interesting.
"After that, I changed to hitting trees, and I still asked for a bit of damage. That way, I hit trees for another year," Goudan said honestly.
"And then?" Lin Yi continued to ask with great interest.
"After that, it's like fetching water. I can't use all my strength to make any splashes, and I can't make any ripples, either. I can't do that even now," Goudan scratched his head.
Lin Yi was shocked. He patted Goudan's shoulder, stunned. "If you could do that, you'd be an unparalleled fist master! I just realized that you're actually a genius!"
Old Lin's method seemed perfunctory, but it was actually very meaningful. From hitting rocks to hitting trees to fetching water, every change meant that Goudan's control and understanding of strength increased. Not making any splashes or ripples was something even Lin Yi couldn't do right now!
If Goudan could do that, then it meant that his control of fist strength had reached an unprecedented level. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was a fist master.
Ever since he was young, Lin Yi never thought that Goudan's talent was that high. Whether it was comprehension or potential, Goudan was below average even amongst normal people. He didn't think that he'd have this kind of effect when he trained in the fist art. It was truly impressive.
But come to think of it, Old Lin's method would only work on someone as innocent as Goudan. If it were Lin Yi, putting aside the question of whether he'd be able to practice a thousand punches a day, just the random thoughts in his mind would make it hard for him to focus and control his punching strength.
Lin Yi had a high comprehension, but he really couldn't do it with Goudan's stupid method. After all, it wasn't using his brain, but his body to feel and control everything. Being too smart wasn't a good thing at this time, but a bad thing.
"I'm not a genius, I'm stupid. Your grandpa said that he could do it in three months, but I've been training for three to four years and I still can't do it," Goudan said with a face full of shame.
"Listen to his bragging." Lin Yi didn't believe him at all. From his perspective, it was already amazing that Goudan could do this, and Old Lin could do it in three months? He must have drunk too much …
"Right, Lin Yi Bro, why did you come back this time? Didn't you say you went to Sky Class Island? Is it fun? Is it overseas? "Goudan asked impatiently.
"Don't rush, I'll tell you slowly. Sky Class Island isn't overseas, it's a practitioner's plane that's isolated from our world. The practitioners there are all very strong …" Lin Yi patiently told Goudan everything from the beginning, telling him everything no matter if it was a secret or not. Lin Yi never hid anything from this childhood friend of his.
The two walked back to Star West Village, and Lin Yi didn't even finish talking about the northern island. He regretted it immediately. Wasn't he a bit too detailed? How long would it take for him to finish everything?
But thinking about it, now that the Archaic Alliance's business was done, Lin Yi didn't have anything urgent to do. He was planning to stay in Star West Village for a few more days, since he had nothing better to do anyway. He might as well tell Goudan the story.
For the next three days, Lin Yi stayed with Goudan. Of course, he ate with Old Lin and Aunt Qing. Lin Yi tried all sorts of methods, but he couldn't gain any advantage over Old Lin. He couldn't help but sigh, the old man's skill at stealing food was really off the charts!
The only thing he got out of it was that after three days, Lin Yi finally told him about Sky Class Island. Even then, Goudan still wanted more, as if he wanted to give up his life to accompany him. He always wanted to go to the outside world, but because of the gu poison, he couldn't leave Star West Village too far. Sky Class Island was just a dream.
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