"How do you feel?" Zheng Jingzhe performed the exercise once, put away his strength, and asked Zheng Yubai.
In Zheng Yubai's own world, every move that Zheng Jingzhe had just demonstrated was stored. Those seemingly random moves actually contained the great wisdom of countless masters from ancient times to the present. Their hard work from generation to generation was reflected in the simple moves. The more Zheng Yubai pondered, the more he felt that there were infinite mysteries in them. He couldn't help but yearn for it, as if he had returned to the era when martial arts flourished.
"Boy, do you want me to demonstrate it to you again?" Zheng Jingzhe saw that his son was dull-witted and seemed to be thinking about something, and was afraid that he didn't understand. Although he was the father, Zheng Jingzhe couldn't see through his son. This kid looked like a stupid goose, but he often showed unexpected performance. Until now, Zheng Jingzhe also felt that it was incredible that Zheng Yubai could have martial arts attainments in a few days.
"Uh..." Zheng Yubai was awakened from his own world by his father's call. He scratched his head and said, "No need, I roughly remember it."
"Remembered?" Zheng Jingzhe was a little annoyed. "It took me eight years to master these three unique skills, and you remembered them all after just one look? Could it be that I have a genius son?"
Zheng Yubai didn't understand why his father was so angry, and hesitantly said, "I have indeed memorized everything, but I am not familiar with it yet and haven't absorbed it thoroughly."
Zheng Jingzhe had a bad temper in his early years, and it was hard to change his nature. After listening to his son's words, he felt that he was bluffing. He said angrily: "You are getting more and more unreasonable. If you don't know how to do it, then you don't know how to do it. Why are you bluffing? If you can learn it, show it to me."
Zheng Yubai was a little hesitant, and Zheng Jingzhe was even more angry: "Can't you do it? I'll break your legs and teach you how to brag again."
"I'll demonstrate it once." Seeing that his father was really going to get angry, Zheng Yubai quickly got ready, replaying the stored fragments in his mind in front of his eyes, and his body moved according to those movements. Because of his inner vision ability with four pupils and the tiger and leopard thunder sound he had already learned, Zheng Yubai's internal energy could be continuously supplied. Although he was still unfamiliar with the movements and didn't understand some parts, he just copied them, but he also imitated 80% to 90%.
Zheng Jingzhe looked at his son's demonstration in astonishment, and could hardly believe his eyes: "Boy, you really remembered it after just watching it once? I studied it for eight years."
Zheng Yubai said embarrassedly: "Dad, I only know the basics. You still need to tell me the tricks."
"Well, well, you are my son. The fact that you have surpassed me means that the disciple is better than the master, which shows that I, Zheng Jingzhe, taught him well." Zheng Jingzhe has never been a stubborn person. Besides, there is no reason in the world for a father to be jealous of his son. He changed his mind and immediately became happy.
"Wait until you defeat Sun Haitong, I'll see what that jerk Sun Yunqing has to say." Zheng Jingzhe pointed out the shortcomings of Zheng Yubai's movements, reminded him of the key points of exerting strength and practicing martial arts, and also took the time to talk about the past between him and Sun Yunqing.
Zheng Yubai then realized that his father left Jinghai because of Sun Yunqing's frame-up. That time, Zheng Jingzhe and Luo Hengyang teamed up to catch a thief gang. When they rushed into the other party's lair, Luo Hengyang was careless and was stabbed with a knife. Zheng Jingzhe was furious and hit too hard, directly injuring six people.
After Sun Yunqing learned about this, he colluded with several of the injured and made a fuss, saying that Zheng Jingzhe had over-defended himself. Although Leng Tie mediated and finally made a big deal out of a small matter, Zheng Jingzhe was disheartened by this incident and left Jinghai and returned to his hometown to farm.
After hearing these stories, Zheng Yubai couldn't help but feel a little emotional. The father he had seen since he was a child was just an ordinary farmer. Apart from his superb boxing skills, he was no different from ordinary farmers who worked hard in the fields. Looking at his old friends, Sun Yunqing and Luo Hengyang both became the leaders of their factions, and Leng Tie also held a high position and shouldered important national responsibilities. Life often takes a completely different path because of some small things.
If he hadn't hit too hard that time, maybe his father could have replaced the sanctimonious Sun Yunqing and become the leader of this generation of Xingyiquan. But when he thought of his father's temper and his foul language, Zheng Yubai felt that it was definitely a mistake to let him be the leader.
"Dad, I can definitely beat Sun Haitong." Zheng Yubai looked at the deep wrinkles on his father's face that looked like they were cut by a knife or an axe, and the thick calluses on his hands, and said with emotion.
"You're bragging again, kid. Do you think the children of the Sun family are made of paper? If you don't practice boxing well, you will definitely be beaten to a pulp." Zheng Jingzhe didn't give his son any face at all. Fortunately, Zheng Yubai grew up under such a rude attitude and occasional domestic violence. If Zheng Jingzhe looked at him with a good face, he would feel uncomfortable.
Under the bridge, among the white snow, the father and son, one taught impatiently while the other learned humbly, and they did not rest until the sun in the east jumped out of the mountains.
After Christmas, New Year's Day also came. On the night of December 31st, all the guests of the Safe Apartment gathered together. After the New Year, many people, including Xu Ruoyu, Du Bisheng, Qiao Weilun, Xue Bingyang, Xu Jin and Yu Luo, were leaving, so Black Star Company arranged a song and dance party on this day. Unlike ordinary parties that were held on TV, the guests of the Safe Apartment were all well-known figures outside, and the show they watched was naturally a live performance.
Zheng Yubai was holding the appearance list in his hand and couldn't help but be surprised. He knew that the apartment he lived in was just the most ordinary one, but several stars who often appeared in various evening parties in Jinghai were on this appearance list. There were even several idol singers that Susu and Yang Feiyan talked about all day long.
"It seems that I need to ask for an autograph from each of them." Zheng Yubai, the manager of the security apartment, has been idle for a long time. Although Caoji and he are close friends and he didn't say anything, Zheng Yubai felt a little guilty. Hearing that Caoji had just met a beautiful girl and was planning to enter the grave of marriage, he specially gave up the opportunity to celebrate New Year's Day with his family and came to the apartment to take over Caoji's shift, so that Caoji and the girl could spend a romantic New Year's Eve together.
Zheng Yubai and everyone sat comfortably in the newly decorated living room. The guests sat on the sofas, and the invited stars performed one by one.
The guests had no idea of the worth of these stars in front of them. In their eyes, stars were just actors, and they were used to fool ordinary people, but they had no status in front of these old-timers. These stars knew what was good and what was bad, and they knew that everyone in front of them was someone they couldn't afford to offend. They were cautious and careful, and they were not as arrogant as they appeared on the screen.
"Yubai, you don't know, in the 1970s, when the three of us brothers were the most powerful in Hong Kong, each of us sponsors a popular movie star. You'll be scared to death if I tell you the name." Pao Ye said to Zheng Yubai in a boastful manner.
Zheng Yubai thought to himself, you can't scare me to death. I wouldn't know the names of the stars from the 1970s even if you mentioned them, because I wasn't even born at that time.
Pao Ye was still talking nonstop, and Du Bisheng laughed at him, "You think movie stars are good stuff? They are just sluts who will sleep with you if you pay them. The only difference between them and the ladies in Lan Kwai Fong is that one sells sex secretly and the other sells sex openly. Your stuff is outdated now. Rich people nowadays don't care about the sluts in the entertainment industry. They prefer to find pure female students in universities."
Pao Ye was teased by Du Bisheng. He wanted to refute but had no reason to say. He said angrily: "You old gambler, I think you are just jealous."
Zheng Yubai couldn't help laughing as he listened to them bickering and exposing each other's past. Xu Jin came over and asked in a low voice, "What are you laughing at? Do you also want to keep a female celebrity?"
Seeing Xu Jin's beautiful face after she had been carefully dressed up, Zheng Yubai's heart moved: "Why should I keep those female stars? You are more beautiful than any of them."
Xu Jin didn't expect that Zheng Yubai, who was always honest and didn't seem to be able to say sweet words, would suddenly say such a thing. She couldn't help but said angrily: "What's wrong with you today? Why is your mouth as greased? Hateful..."
Zheng Yubai scratched his head and thought, "I usually don't know how to talk, so she thinks I don't understand romance. Today I praised her, and she said I was glib. How does she want me to talk?"
Men should not try to guess what women are thinking, because they can never figure it out. In the midst of confusion, the New Year arrived. The guests of the safe apartment counted down in unison and welcomed the new year together.
"Yubai..." Xu Jin gently leaned her head on Zheng Yubai's shoulder as the countdown sounded. She wished that at this moment, Zheng Yubai would give her a New Year's kiss as per the Western custom.
Zheng Yubai felt Xu Jin's tenderness and turned his face slightly, and his breath gently sprayed on Xu Jin's face. Everyone was busy welcoming the arrival of the New Year, and no one noticed this couple. If they wanted to kiss, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Xu Jin's heart was pounding, and she thought, "If Yu Bai kisses me, should I pretend to be angry or not be angry..."
Zheng Yubai's nervousness was no less than Xu Jin's. He had never experienced such a severe test. Even when facing a gun, a weapon, or death, he had never been so afraid.
"If I kiss her, she won't be angry, right?" Although he was nervous, a voice in his ear seemed to keep urging him to take a risk and kiss her. Xu Jin leaned softly on his shoulder. The so-called beauty didn't have any strength at all. If he was a seasoned lover, he would have understood the beauty's feelings long ago. But Zheng Yubai, the silly goose, was still hesitant. He thought about it for a long time before deciding to take the risk. He tried harder to turn his head to the side and kiss Xu Jin's little face.
"Brother Yubai, sister, Happy New Year!" Just at this moment, the New Year's bell rang, and Yu Luo appeared from nowhere, startling a group of young men and women so much that they immediately separated like springs.
"What's wrong with you?" Yu Luo was surprised to see that both of their faces were red.
"It's okay!" The two said in unison, their faces so embarrassed that they could be used as two pairs of Spring Festival couplets to stick on the door.
After finally sending the troublemaker Yu Luo away, Xu Jin lowered his head and said quietly after a long while, "Yu Bai, what is your wish for the New Year?"
Zheng Yubai scratched his head: "Yes, I have many wishes."
"Then can you tell me?" Xu Jin's eyes lit up, wondering if your wish is about me.
"Well, my first wish is to learn all three of my father's Xingyi skills, then defeat Sun Haitong and win the championship of the martial arts conference." Zheng Yubai said happily.
"Well, this is indeed a big deal. Anything else?" Xu Jin thought that the most important thing for a man is of course his career, and this wish is understandable.
"The second thing is to make more money and bring some modern machinery back to my dad when he comes home, so that he won't have to work so hard in the fields anymore." Zheng Yubai said with shining eyes. He has realized this wish. Since he came to the safe apartment, countless things have happened. Although some are good and some are bad, at least he has come into contact with countless rich and powerful people, and has also experienced many events involving hundreds of millions of dollars. The desire to buy agricultural machinery for his family is very simple for him now.
"Respecting parents is also very important." Xu Jin thought to himself and continued to ask, hoping to hear about his wishes from Zheng Yubai.
"My third wish is to defeat Gao Fei." Zheng Yubai said. He was not too worried about the match with Sun Haitong. What he was most worried about was the life-and-death bet with Gao Fei in mid-January. Although he had already mastered Xu Ruoyu's stealing skills and Du Bisheng's gambling skills, and had Yang Feiyun's help, Zheng Yubai still felt a little uncertain.
Hearing this answer, Xu Jin finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Why isn't there any wish about me?"
"Who said no? Isn't defeating Gao Fei revenge for you? Doesn't this have something to do with you?" Zheng Yubai said curiously, not knowing why Xu Jin looked a little unhappy.
"That's not what I'm talking about..." Xu Jin really couldn't do anything with Zheng Yubai. Why was this guy so dull? Are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? I'm almost at the end of my rope. Do you want me to confess to you
Xu Jin looked at Zheng Yubai with a feeling of disappointment, and she loved and hated him at the same time. Many times, she wondered if she was dreaming. When did the arrogant female thief fall in love with a man, and a stupid man at that.
If someone had told her this a year ago, she would never have believed it, but fate is a wonderful thing. Ever since Zheng Yubai accidentally rented her house, the net of fate had been spread out until they met on the gambling boat. The net became tighter and tighter, and when Xu Jin realized that she had fallen in love with Zheng Yubai, she could no longer escape.
Someone outside was setting off fireworks, and beautiful fireworks bloomed in the night sky, gorgeous and charming. Yu Luo held Xu Ruoyu's hand and shouted for everyone to go and watch. The guests had lived in the safe apartment for so long, and now they were facing separation. In this joyous day, the mood of parting was diluted.
"You old gambler, you won't be able to win my money anymore." Tan Lao Da said with a sigh, "But this time most of you left at once, I'm going to be lonely."
"Boss Tan, don't worry. There is a lack of rich people and smart people in this world. The only thing that is not lacking is people who have offended others and are desperate. You don't have to worry about the business of the safe apartment. Someone will come to accompany you." Du Bisheng smiled, "If you still have some spare money and feel itchy in your pocket, it's not impossible for me to help you move it to another place."
"Go to hell." Boss Tan cursed with a laugh, and the old brothers laughed together.
Zheng Yubai watched them talking and laughing, and he also looked very happy. Xu Jin beside him thought to himself, how come this silly boy doesn't have me in his heart at all? But Zheng Yubai couldn't see it, and could only complain to himself and feel a little sulky.
All good things must come to an end. The fireworks gradually died down, and the guests who had eaten and drunk their fill also left. Xu Jin helped Zheng Yubai clean up the living room, and then sat quietly by the window, enjoying the moment of tranquility as the moonlight fell on her.
"A lot of people are leaving tomorrow, so it will be a lot quieter here," Xu Jin asked.
"Just like the old gambler said, there is no shortage of desperate people in this world." Zheng Yubai said, "To be honest, this safe apartment makes money from hardship. However, if there were no safe apartments, where do you think they would hide?"
"Nothing is perfect in the world, and a safe apartment is nothing more than an equal exchange." Xu Jin comforted Zheng Yubai. She knew that this boy was a bit stubborn sometimes, and there was no guarantee that he would not dwell on some things.
"You're right." Zheng Yubai laughed, "Let's not talk about this anymore."
"Then let's talk about the martial arts conference. You have been practicing new moves with your uncle every day these days. Have you made any progress?" Xu Jin changed the subject.
"Shall I perform it for you?" Zheng Yubai became interested when he heard Xu Jin ask this.
"Okay, this isn't the first time you've performed for me." Xu Jin remembered that it was the last time Zheng Yubai practiced boxing that she fell in love with him.
Zheng Yubai had practiced the three unique skills of Xingyi for a few days, and under his father's guidance, he had gained more and more insights. At this moment, he stood in the middle of the hall, took a deep breath, then exhaled loudly, and without leaving the ground, he turned out.
The Dragon Shape Bone Searching Body Movement is a unique skill developed from the body movement and footwork of Xingyiquan. Not only is the body movement strange and the movement erratic, but it also has a breathtaking power.
Xingyiquan is very powerful. In the world, the strong and the weak are clearly divided. The strong can always influence the weak. This is true in life and in fighting. This is true for boxing and body movements. The footwork of Longxingsougu is not only varied, but also has a strong sense of rhythm. When the footwork is strong to a certain level, it can affect the opponent. When fighting, people are always very nervous, and mental movements can easily get out of control. When frightened, people are easily affected. Once they lose their rhythm, they are not far from losing.
Dragon Bone Search is not just a footwork technique, but also a unique move that can affect the opponent's mind and undermine his confidence. Another point is that Dragon Bone Search is not an independent move. The wonderfulness of Dragon Bone Search lies in the rhythm of the body movement. Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound focuses on the rhythm of breathing. The two complement each other, connecting the body into a nimble dragon, with endless internal strength and external strength, can win every battle.
With the Dragon Shape Bone Search and Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound, plus the free and unrestrained snake-shaped moves, Zheng Yubai walked in the living room like a dragon and a tiger, bringing out one phantom after another. After a set of punches, Xu Jin was dazzled.
"Good!" Xu Jin clapped and laughed. Zheng Yubai looked the most handsome when he was boxing. All his energy and spirit were bursting out. The girl's face turned red and her heart beat fast, and her breathing became a little rapid.
After practicing for a while, Zheng Yubai was out of breath and walked to Xu Jin with a smile: "How is it?"
"Very good." Xu Jin wanted to say "very handsome", but was too shy to say it. He saw sweat on Zheng Yubai's forehead, so he went to his room to get a towel, and came back to wipe the sweat off Zheng Yubai.
"Thank you." Zheng Yubai smiled innocently.
"Why are you still saying thank you to me?" Xu Jin said gently.
“Jin’er…” Zheng Yubai called Xu Jin like this for the first time, which made her heart moved and she lowered her head happily.
"What?" Xu Jin asked timidly, as if she could feel the burning heat from Zheng Yubai's body.
"There are some things I can't say now. Let's talk about it after the bet with Gao Fei is over and everything is settled." Zheng Yubai said. In fact, he didn't even know what he was saying.
"I didn't force you. You said it yourself." Xu Jin giggled, her soft and charming face filled with happiness.
After New Year's Day, posters for the finals of the Wulin Conference were plastered all over Beijing. Zheng Yubai and Sun Haitong could be seen confronting each other in the streets and alleys. The major public and sports channels also broadcast the highlights and program previews of the previous games every day. The much-anticipated finals of the Wulin Conference will be held on the evening of January 6th. It is estimated that 100 million people in Asia will watch the live broadcast. This time, Zheng Yubai couldn't keep a low profile. When he walked on the street, people rushed up to him and asked for his autograph. Fortunately, he didn't like shopping, so he simply stopped being watched like an animal in a zoo.
In the Sun family martial arts school opened by Sun Yunqing, on the underground martial arts training ground, a shadow was flying and moving, and his moves were filled with the power of wind and thunder, and were as fierce as a tiger.
After finishing a set of boxing, Sun Haitong stopped and said in one breath: "Dad, what do you think?"
"Good, good fight. You have mastered this horizontal punch to perfection. I was not so capable when I was your age." Sun Yunqing sat on the armchair nearby, commenting while shaking his head.
"Tomorrow, I will let Zheng Yubai taste my fist." Sun Haitong said proudly.
Sun Yunqing smiled slightly: "The Zheng family's father and son are both stubborn and stubborn. It's nothing to beat them. When you win the championship of the martial arts conference, I will become the president. Looking at the martial arts world, it will be our Sun family's world."
On January 6, the decisive battle between Zheng Yubai and Sun Haitong began under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
(End of Episode 7) (To be continued)