Early in the morning.
He did not know what time it was.
Zhang Ye woke up again. This time, he woke up sweating. The sweat on his forehead flowed down his eyes and nose, tickling him. He reached out his hand to scratch it before slowly opening his eyes. With so much sweat, Zhang Ye felt much better. His head was not as dizzy, and his body did not feel too cold. With his experience, his fever had probably gone down by more than half. At the very least, it would not be at 39 degrees Celsius anymore.
"You're awake again?" Rao Aimin, who was leaning against the headboard, said.
Zhang Ye was still lying on her lap. However, his forehead and neck were sweating profusely. It had nearly soaked the landlady's white gym pants, especially the fabric at the crotch and upper thighs. It looked a little … "Yes, I'm awake. I feel a little better."
"Raise your hand." Rao Aimin said.
Zhang Ye asked, "Why?"
"If I tell you to, just do it." Rao Aimin waved a thermometer in her hand. When Zhang Ye raised his arm, she inserted the thermometer into his armpit, "Look at your frail arms and legs. Don't fight with others in the future. Do you think you really practiced martial arts?"
Zhang Ye grunted, "I really practiced it."
Rao Aimin said contemptuously, "With your Taekwondo skills, you can only beat Lee Anson's helpers who can't even truss a chicken. If you were to meet someone with good physical fitness, you would be a goner!"
Zhang Ye flaunted, "Who told you that I only know Taekwondo? You're not the only one who practiced martial arts. If I only knew a few moves from Taekwondo, I wouldn't be able to beat Lee Anson's bodyguards. It's just martial arts. This bro has also practiced it! "
Rao Aimin was amused, "What did you practice?"
Zhang Ye said in a fake manner, "Taiji Fist!"
Rao Aimin was stunned, "Yo, you even know Taiji Fist?"
"What's there not to know?" Zhang Ye found Rao Aimin's words a bit strange.
Rao Aimin looked at him, "Everyone knows Taiji. It's an ancient philosophy. Many classics have recorded it. Yi has Taiji, which gives birth to Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang give birth to the Four Divisions, and the Four Divisions give birth to the Eight Trigrams. It's also very closely related to our Eight Trigrams. However, I've only heard of Taiji Fist. The development of this Chinese martial arts has never had much to do with Taiji Fist. There aren't many people who know of this fist technique. "
Zhang Ye said in a daze, "Landlady Auntie, I'm not very knowledgeable. Don't try to fool me. It's Taiji Fist. What's there not to know?"
Rao Aimin said, "Have you lost your mind from the fever?"
"Why would I be confused?" Zhang Ye said matter-of-factly, "In this day and age, who doesn't know a few moves of Taiji Fist?"
Zhang Ye's thoughts were still stuck in his previous world. In his previous world, Taiji Fist? Men and women, young and old, regardless of whether they were a few years old or a hundred years old, they were all familiar with it. Not to mention being familiar with it, they could even practice it once or twice. Look at the small gardens in the residential area, where aren't there uncles and aunties practicing Tai Chi? Furthermore, if you were to grab a random person off the street, regardless of whether they were real or fake, they would be able to perform a few moves of Taiji Fist. Rao Aimin actually told him that not many people had heard of such a common martial art?
Rao Aimin was also very speechless, "You know how to do it?"
"Of course I know." Zhang Ye blurted out.
Rao Aimin laughed, "Alright, you don't have to do it. Tell me what Taiji Fist is."
Zhang Ye opened his mouth and said, "Taiji Fist is based on the traditional Taoist philosophy of China's Taiji and the dialectical concept of Yin and Yang. It integrates many functions such as nurturing one's temperament, strengthening one's body, and fighting techniques. It combines the changes of Yin and Yang from the Yi Xue, Chinese Medicine's meridian theory, and ancient Daoyin and breathing techniques to form a traditional boxing technique that cultivates both internal and external aspects. It is gentle, slow, light, and flexible."
After hearing this, Rao Aimin did not have any expression or reaction, "Will you die if you don't brag? You make it sound like it's real! "
Zhang Ye could not listen to this and said unhappily, "What am I bragging about?"
Rao Aimin told him, "Taiji Fist has been lost for hundreds of years. Where did you learn it from?"
This time, it was Zhang Ye's turn to be stunned, "Ah? Lost? That's impossible! "
Rao Aimin glanced at him, "I started learning the basics from my elders when I was six years old. I officially learned the Eight Trigrams Palm at the age of ten. When I started practicing boxing, you weren't even born yet. Are you the one who knows more, or am I? You're still bullshitting me? If you want to hear it, I'll tell you. About a few hundred years ago, it was rumored that Taiji Fist caused quite a stir in the Chinese martial arts world. No one knows where this boxing technique came from, but a Chinese martial arts grandmaster used Taiji Fist to consecutively defeat the Eight Trigrams Palm, Xingyi Palm, and 18 other top experts of external and internal martial arts. But after the war, there was no news of him ever again. Taiji Fist also disappeared from the world just like that. Ever since then, no disciples or successors of Taiji Fist have ever appeared. "
Only then did Zhang Ye understand that the history of the development of Taiji Fist in this world was completely different from his previous world. Even the founder was different!
Rao Aimin continued, "As for the various reasons behind it, there are many different theories. Some say that the grandmaster created this boxing technique based on the ancient philosophy of Taiji. After he died, there was no successor, so Taiji Fist was lost. There are also some who say that Taiji Fist is actually just a legend. There are no specific records of it in the literature and it's only passed down from mouth to mouth, so it shouldn't be taken seriously. Perhaps there were some other historical reasons that no one knows about at that time that led to the creation of Taiji Fist. Of course, regarding the second theory, I have my reservations. I've heard from my master's master that Taiji Fist did exist in the past and was a very legendary martial art. But until now, those seniors who had seen Taiji Fist have already passed away many years ago. As for how powerful Taiji Fist was, what kind of routines and moves it was, no one knows anymore. All that's left behind are some fragmented legends. I only know a little about it, but there might be others who know more about it."
Zhang Ye was deep in thought.
Taiji Fist was lost? Then how did the old men of this world train their bodies?!
Thinking about it again, could it be that Zhang Ye was the only person in this world who had seen Taiji Fist? It was no wonder. No wonder people were surprised by Zhang Ye's fist technique the last few times. Back at the temple, Zhang Ye had used Taiji Fist to beat up a few monks. Logically speaking, those monks also practiced martial arts. Whether it was an internal or external style of martial arts, they should have known quite a bit, but they were only shocked by Zhang Ye's martial arts. No one could identify the name of this set of martial arts. For example, when Zhang Ye used Taiji Fist to fight against a Muay Thai expert on the plane, be it the hijacker or the surrounding crowd, no one could tell what martial arts he was using. Back then, Zhang Ye did not pay much attention to it, but now that he thought about it, he knew the reason!
It wasn't that everyone was ignorant!
It was because no one had seen Taiji Fist before!
Even Rao Aimin, the Big Senior Sister of the current generation of Eight Trigram Palms, had only heard of the legends of Taiji Fist!
Rao Aimin said, "So, don't brag blindly in the future. I'll believe you if you brag that you know Wing Chun, but you know Taiji Fist? Hur, why don't you say that you know the 18 Demon Subduing Palms! "
This mouth of hers was vicious!
Zhang Ye, "..."
Five minutes passed.
The temperature was out. It was 38.3 degrees Celsius.
It was still in the range of a high fever, but it was much better.
Rao Aimin was very attentive. Although her expression was reluctant, and she would occasionally mock Zhang Ye, she took good care of him in her actions. She brought him hot water and let him drink it.
He finished the cup.
Rao Aimin poured another cup.
Zhang Ye shook his head, "I'm not thirsty."
".... Drink!" Rao Aimin instructed.
Zhang Ye could only bite the bullet and gulp down a large cup of water. He burped. Actually, his mind was not here. He was still thinking about the Taiji Fist.
I'm bragging?
But I'm really not bragging!
I've f * * king seen Taiji Fist before, and I even know how to do it!
Zhang Ye could even confidently tell Rao Aimin that there were many styles of Taiji Fist, such as the Daoist style, the Chen style, the Yang style, the Wu style, the Sun style, the He style, etc. Every style of Taiji Fist would have some differences and variations, but they all originated from the "Taiji Yin-Yang". He could even tell Rao Aimin that Taiji Fist had the techniques of pushing, stroking, squeezing, pressing, picking, squashing, elbowing, leaning, advancing, retreating, looking, looking, and stopping. But he could not say it. Besides, even if he said it, no one would believe him. No one in this world knew about it. No one had seen it before, so how could he know?
"You're still thinking about it? Hurry up and sleep! " Rao Aimin had never been polite to Zhang Ye. Her tone was always bossy. Alright, she was like this with everyone. Zhang Ye was already used to it.
Zhang Ye grunted in acknowledgment.
Rao Aimin said, "If you really want to learn martial arts, just tell me what you want to learn. I'm not that popular in the Chinese martial arts world and don't have many friends. A lot of people don't want to see me, hur hur, but I still have some face. If you want to learn martial arts, I can recommend you to them. You don't have to pay any tuition fees and you can just follow them to practice with them. But I'll still say the same thing. At your age, you're already past the age to learn martial arts. I've been building my foundation since I was a few years old. Maybe most people don't start as early as I do, but they should have started when they were in their teens. You're already in your twenties, so even if you wanted to learn how to butcher pigs, people would still think that you have a poor foundation, much less learn martial arts. You're only good at strengthening your body, but that's all there is to it. Do you really want to rely on that to fight? Then why don't you continue learning Taekwondo, Muay Thai, and Karate? It's easier and faster to learn. "
Zhang Ye probed, "Then which martial arts school is the strongest nowadays?"
Rao Aimin sized him up a few times and said, "Those who can ask such a question are all amateurs. How can one differentiate the strong from the weak in Chinese martial arts? The only thing that can differentiate the weak from the strong is the people. Even if it's an external style of martial arts that many people in the Chinese martial arts world have always looked down upon, as long as the person who practices it has a high standard and has a deep understanding of it, he can still be considered a grandmaster. "
Zhang Ye said, "What about you? What level are you at? "
Rao Aimin said calmly, "Me? I don't have any level. What era are we in now? This is the era of airplanes, missiles, and machine guns. No matter how good your martial arts are, a single bullet would still kill you! "She did not seem to want to say more and urged," Stop talking nonsense and go to sleep! "
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