A chu was shocked to hear all of Yuan Tan's words. But on second thought. All this time, A Chu had never gotten any benefit from Ba Yun Xi's lessons. He even fell sick while practicing those lessons.
"Never mind A chu, from now on you'll forget all the lessons taught by that cursed human," Yuan Tan said. "Now watch what I do."
In the courtyard of the Yuan family home, there was a place to practice martial arts. There were many wooden poles and various training equipment. There were also weapons like spears and machetes. This was where Yuan Tan used to practice.
Suddenly Yuan Tan stood in front of a wooden pole. Suddenly. He launched a punch.
"Blarr!"
Suddenly, the wooden pole was shattered into pieces. A chu was stunned to see how powerful Yuan Tan's punch was.
"This is the 'Butterfly Palm', one of the punches in the Iron Sand Palm Punch. You will be able to do this punch if you practice diligently," Yuan Tan said with a smile. He then approached another wooden pole. "Now, you try to hit this pole with a punch."
A chu became excited at Yuan Tan's words. Now it was his turn to try. He had never done any punches or attacks before. Ba Yun Xi had only taught him stance techniques.
A chu stood in front of a wooden pole. He starts with the stance first. A chu looked a little nervous.
"Good, before performing an attack. It is necessary to take the stance first. The purpose is to gather energy. So that each of our attacks becomes more powerful."
"First take a deep breath. Gather energy in the stomach. Then slowly flow into the hands," Yuan Tan said. He was giving instructions to A Chu.
A chu tried to do all the instructions given by Yuan Tan. His face looked very serious.
"Then release all that energy. Along with the stomp of your feet and the exhale of your breath," Yuan Tan said. "Now!"
"Dhuag!"
A chu's punch landed heavily. The wooden pole that A Chu hit seemed to sway slightly.
Yuan Tan smiled. He had guessed that A Chu's punch must have been an empty and powerless punch. He walked over to A Chu and held A Chu's shoulders. He kindly said,
"Calm down, A chu! Everything has a first time..."
Yuan Tan was stunned by the scene before his eyes. The wooden pole that was hit by A chu's punch. Slowly, it began to crack and shatter into pieces.
"It worked," A chu exclaimed happily. He looked at Yuan Tan with pleasure. "Is that how it's done Uncle?"
The person being asked didn't answer. It seemed like Yuan Tan was still stunned. It took him a while to say anything.
"Is it true that you never learned martial arts or any kind of skill A chu?" asked Yuan Tan in surprise. His eyes looked at A Chu and the wooden pole in turn. It seemed that he still couldn't believe what he had just seen.
"As I've told Uncle before. I never learned martial arts," A chu replied.
"Then where did it come from. That powerful energy. Have you practiced some kind of breathing technique?" Yuan Tan still seemed very curious.
A chu seemed to think for a moment. He seemed to remember something. "Ah, I remember. The breathing technique. I have indeed learned it."
"Where did you learn it. Who taught you? Tell Uncle," Yuan Tan said.
A chu actually doesn't want to anymore. Talking about his grandfather's book to others. It was only to Yuan Ting that A chu talked about it. And even then, it was to help the little girl. But Yuan Tan was very kind to hin. Even Yuan Tan didn't hesitate to go to Thian Xi village. Just to bring back his parents' ashes.
"I learned it from a book," A chu replied. "The book my father told me to memorize. It contains many clues that I don't understand. Father said it was a book left by his late grandfather. If I'm not mistaken, it's called..."
Suddenly Yuan Tan held A chu's mouth. Then his eyes scanned the surroundings. As if he was afraid that someone might hear what A chu was saying. After a while, he said to A Chu,
"A chu, listen. From now on you must never talk about the existence of the book to anyone. Remember A chu. This is for your own good."
Yuan Tan's face looked so serious. Finally, A Chu nodded his head in agreement. It wasn't long before Yuan Tan let go of his hand. Even so, his vigilance did not slacken.
Yuan Tan's warning seemed to be well-founded. As the saying goes. The walls in the house also have eyes and ears.
Sure enough. A shadowy figure appeared in the distance. It seemed like this person had been watching A chu and Yuan Tan all along. Smiling, this person said,
"Good, it turns out that the book has not been destroyed. There's still hope for me to learn the Sky Destroyer Devine Art and become the greatest under the heavens."
"Ha ha ha."
Not long after. The person disappeared into the darkness.
That morning the air was cool and pleasant. Birds were chirping melodiously. The wind was blowing slowly. Bringing the scent - the scent of autumn coolness.
The atmosphere this morning was very calm and peaceful. Most people were still asleep in their beds. But not the Yuan family's house. There was a commotion. Many people were going back and forth in the center room. Most of them were physicians.
What had happened? Who was suffering from illness?
Yuan Tan, the great master of the house, was very agitated. He walked back and forth while constantly stroking his moustache. His face was pale and haggard like a person who had not slept or eaten well.
Meanwhile, in another room. Qiao Lian was sitting at the dining table. This beautiful lady's face also looked haggard. All sorts of delicious food had been served before her. But it seemed like Qiao Lian had no appetite at all.
Ever since earlier. Qiao Lian only stared at the delicious dishes, her eyes blank. Her mind was nowhere to be found. It was as if her soul had also flown away from her body.
A chu just woke up from his sleep. As usual, there was a basin of water and a set of clean clothes on the table.
After A chu cleaned himself up and changed his clothes. He quickly left his room. His stomach was already hungry. So he hurried to the dining room.
A chu's room was located at the end of the corridor. Hence all the events that happened in the middle room. A chu did not know about it at all.
When A chu arrived at the dining room. He was surprised. Because there was only his aunt alone. His uncle wasn't there. Even Yuan Ting wasn't there. "Is it possible that they are still sleeping?" A chu thought.
A chu tried to greet Qiao Lian. "Good morning Auntie," A chu said politely. But there was no answer or reaction from his aunt.
Qiao Lian had remained stoically silent ever since. Even when A chu entered the room, she didn't react at all. Qiao Lian still silently looked at the dishes on the table with a blank stare.
For a while, A chu watched his aunt's state. Finally, A chu decided to sit on the chair opposite Qiao Lian.
A chu remained silent. A chu didn't want to disturb Qiao Lian at all. He wondered what his aunt was thinking about. A chu didn't want to eat his food either. He wouldn't eat until his aunt had eaten.
A chu waited and waited, his eyes glancing at the door once in a while. But it had been that long. The shadow of his uncle and Yuan Ting was still not visible.
Qiao Lian finally woke up from her reverie. She was surprised to see A chu already sitting in front of her.
" A chu, when did you come? Why did you keep quiet and not wake up auntie?" asked Qiao Lian in shock.
"I called Auntie earlier. But it seems Auntie was deep in thought and didn't hear. Then I sat here and waited. I don't want to disturb Auntie's concentration," A chu replied politely.
A chu had been watching his aunt's face. Qiao Lian's face looked pale and lackluster. He felt worried. Finally, A chu asked, "Auntie, are you okay?"
Qiao Lian stared at A Chu's face for a while. It seemed like she was thinking about a heavy problem.
Suddenly, Qiao Lian's eyes began to glaze over. Not long after. Her tears broke out.
"Oh A chu, why did this have to happen? What should I do?"
Qiao Lian tried to use both hands to cover her face. But she could not hide her tears.
A chu was very shocked. Qiao Lian was suddenly crying loudly like a child. Even now, his aunt was asking questions that A chu didn't understand. What exactly happened?
"Auntie! Please calm down, have a drink first. Then try to explain to me what happened?" said A chu trying to calm Qiao Lian down. A chu went over to his aunt and gave her a glass of water. Then A chu rubbed his aunt's shoulders.
Not long after. Qiao Lian began to calm down a little.
"Oh A chu, I don't know for sure. What exactly happened to Yuan Ting. She has been unconscious since last night."
A chu was shocked. No wonder A chu hadn't seen Yuan Ting at all since last night.
"So, what's Yuan Ting's condition now?" asked A chu anxiously. "What happened last night, Auntie?"
Then Qiao Lian recounted the events that happened last night.