In the morning.
Old Wu had gone to work. Zhang Ye stayed at her villa and started thinking about songs to sing. He thought about the two songs he wanted to sing for this episode and even practiced them to see how they turned out.
Some of the songs were indeed good songs and classics, but they might not be suitable for everyone to sing. This was because everyone's voice was different and had their own vocal ranges that they could and could not master. Every vocal range had a different tone and different effects. As such, Zhang Ye had to give it a try before he could know whether a song could be sung or not. Fortunately, Old Wu's villa had good soundproofing, so he wasn't afraid that anyone would hear him. Zhang Ye could sing however he wanted and no one would care even if he shouted at the top of his lungs. It was unlike his own home, where it would be extremely noisy upstairs and downstairs if his voice was just a little louder.
This song would do.
Well, this song was pretty good too.
After deciding on four songs, he was quite satisfied with them. His throat was getting tired, so he strolled out of the villa and locked the door. Then he got into his car and thought that he had nothing to do at home, so he drove over to Rao Aimin and Yang Shu's place to have a look. Thinking about it, he realized that it had been a long time since he last went there.
Jiaomen East.
He had just driven into the neighborhood when he was stunned.
In the neighborhood's public square, there were about a hundred people lined up in formation and posing. There were all kinds of people in the crowd. There were old men and women, who made up more than half of the crowd. There were also some young men and women, middle-aged men and women, and even a few parents with children around the age of ten. The neighborhood's public square was very big, but it was almost completely occupied by these people. It was as big as one could imagine.
What were they doing?
Was it a pyramid scheme?
Or was it a plaza dance?
Then Zhang Ye saw Yang Shu. Her position was different from the others. She was standing opposite everyone and shouting at them. She would even gesture from time to time.
"Relax your shoulders, don't tighten them too much!"
"Grandpa Sun, your posture isn't right!"
"Auntie He, your knees can't be too straight!"
"Little Wang, your posture is too stiff. Softer, that's right!"
"Come, everyone, follow my lead!"
Yang Shu gestured.
Everyone imitated her.
"Follow me."
"Teacher Yang, is this correct?"
"Yes, Little Zhou, you did very well."
"Master Yang, what about me?"
"You're still a little off, but keep working hard."
"Alright!"
Only then did Zhang Ye understand that this group of people were practicing Taiji Fist. This was a simplified version of Taiji Fist. He was a little dumbfounded and quickly parked his car. Then, he got out of the car and looked from afar. In the past, whenever Zhang Ye came over, he would be recognized and greeted. After all, Zhang Ye had lived here for quite some time and could be considered an old neighbor. But today, no one recognized him. This was because no one paid any attention to him. They were all practicing with Yang Shu. From time to time, some people would bring their children to school and leave. Occasionally, people from other neighborhoods would come to join their group due to the fame. The number of people in the group kept growing!
Ding.
The faint sound of the elevator came from the corridor behind him.
Chenchen's voice suddenly rang out, "Zhang Ye, what are you doing?"
Zhang Ye turned around and saw Rao Aimin pulling Chenchen out of the corridor. He immediately said in surprise, "I saw them practicing Taiji Fist. What's going on?"
Rao Aimin was obviously taking Chenchen to school. "It's been so many days. This junior sister of yours started teaching people how to practice Taiji a few days ago. At first, there were only one or two people learning from her. But after two days, there were more than a dozen of them. After another two days, the people from three or four neighborhoods across the street were brought here by her. You have to quickly take care of this. The property management has already contacted me several times.
Zhang Ye wondered, "Why are there so many people here?"
Rao Aimin gestured with her chin. "Have you forgotten that someone smashed your window last time? Little Yang jumped down from a building to catch them. A lot of the neighbors saw it. That day, someone came to learn kung fu from Little Yang. Little Yang taught him a few moves, but it ended up like this. More and more people are coming. "
Zhang Ye was secretly surprised. "She seems to have quite the rallying power?"
"Right now, within a 500-kilometer radius, don't let anyone speak ill of your junior sister. If anyone dares to say anything bad about Little Yang, a group of people will surround them and reprimand them." Rao Aimin glanced at him. "Rascal, your rallying power here is not even as great as that of your junior sister. Alright, I have to take the kid to school, so I won't waste any more time with you."
Rao Aimin led Chenchen away.
Zhang Ye added, "I'll be having lunch at your place."
"Got it," Rao Aimin said impatiently.
Chenchen even shouted to Yang Shu, "Old Yang, I'm going to school."
Yang Shu turned around to look at her and waved at her. Then she saw Zhang Ye and was taken aback. She quickly put on an embarrassed expression and coughed. Then she said loudly to the hundred-odd people in front of her, "Alright, that's all for today. Everyone, go back and review today's lessons. If you can't grasp the main points, just practice a few more times. If you really can't grasp it, you can come and look for me again. That's all."
"OK!"
"Thank you, Teacher Yang!"
"Little Yang, it's been hard on you."
"Master Yang, it's been hard on you."
Everyone dispersed and went back to their rooms. Some of them were even exchanging what they had learned today as they walked away.
Yang Shu walked up to Zhang Ye a little bashfully. "Senior Bro."
Zhang Ye said expressionlessly, "Let's talk upstairs."
Upstairs.
Back at home.
The moment they entered the house, Zhang Ye straightened his face and criticized, "Taiji Fist is a fighting technique. In this day and age, many of the martial arts are promoted as being used to strengthen the body and nurture one's character. But in reality, even if others don't know, how could you not know? Nurturing one's character is something to worry about later. Taiji Fist is first and foremost a fighting technique to injure and subdue others. There were so many people just now, but you didn't even question their character or morals and just taught them to whoever came? How can you do that? What if they go out and commit crimes after you teach them? There were so many people here. Did you inspect every single one of them? "
Yang Shu lowered her head. "I only taught them some simple moves. I did not impart the real Taiji Fist to anyone else."
Zhang Ye said, "You call that simple? That set of moves of yours contains hidden techniques to injure others. Furthermore, so many uncles and aunties were learning from you, yet you still dared to teach them? If something happened to them while they were practicing, would you be responsible for it? That set of moves of yours is not suitable for the elderly! Something bad will happen if they practice it for too long! "
Yang Shu lowered her head even more and did not say a word.
The more Zhang Ye spoke, the angrier he got. He pointed at her and said, "You sure are bold. Why didn't you discuss such an important matter with me first?"
Yang Shu whispered, "Weren't you not around?"
"You were just fooling around when I wasn't around?" Zhang Ye said, "It's fortunate that I came here today and discovered it early. If I had come a month or half a month later, something big would definitely have happened!"
It could be said that it was no different from gymnastics. It could indeed be said that it was not much different from gymnastics. It could indeed be used to cultivate one's mind, but it did not have much lethality. There were many types of it, such as the Yang's and Chen's, but they were not the real Taiji Fist. The real Taiji Fist was an internal style of martial arts. Its purpose was to subdue the enemy, and its lethality was great. Those who were too old and did not have any martial arts background would only hurt themselves if they blindly learned internal style martial arts. There were exceptions, but to most people, this was definitely not a good thing. The cultivation of internal style martial arts was definitely not that simple! Therefore, a lot of internal martial arts were not taught to outsiders. Even if they were taught, it would depend on the person. For example, the person's character and morality, or whether they had the aptitude to practice martial arts.
Yang Shu did not say a word.
Zhang Ye was afraid that she did not understand the seriousness of the matter, so he nagged at her for more than half an hour. "Don't do this again in the future. Today will be the last time!"
Rao Aimin came back after dropping off the children.
She pushed the door open and came in. "Whoa, you're still talking?"
Yang Shu finally raised her head. "I just want to bring Taiji Fist to greater heights."
"There are many ways to bring it to greater heights!" Zhang Ye reprimanded, "You're being too eager for quick success. You're harming others!"
"I'm not!" Yang Shu bit her lip, feeling extremely aggrieved.
Rao Aimin smacked her lips and tried to smooth things over. "Alright, alright, it's not a big deal. Little Zhang is right. Internal martial arts should not be taught to others easily. It's not that we're trying to hide it from others, but that the learning requirements for internal martial arts are more stringent. If we don't practice it properly, forget about strengthening our bodies, we might even end up harming ourselves." Then she added, "But I've also seen the set of moves that Little Yang taught me a few days ago. It's been simplified a lot, and it's just a few moves. It's not to the extent of harming others, and it's not that serious. It's just that it's not suitable for middle-aged and elderly people to practice. The movements are too big."
Yang Shu looked at her. "Master Rao, then how can we simplify Taiji Fist so that it can be practiced by everyone?"
Rao Aimin threw up her hands. "I don't know anything about your Taiji lineage. There are only the two of you in this world who know Taiji Fist, so why are you asking me?"
Yang Shu immediately looked at Zhang Ye. "Senior Bro."
Zhang Ye said, "What?"
Yang Shu said, "You must know."
Zhang Ye said nervously, "What would I know?"
"Can you help me simplify Taiji Fist a little?" Yang Shu said in a serious tone, "I want everyone to learn it. Look at those neighbors, they all love Taiji Fist!"
Zhang Ye sat down on the sofa and did not say anything.
"Senior Bro." Yang Shu immediately poured a cup of tea and respectfully brought it over to him. "Please have some tea."
Zhang Ye picked it up and took two sips.
Yang Shu said, "I understand what you said just now. I was too anxious this time, and I've already realized my mistake. Senior Bro, please teach me."
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