AWB Chapter 228 Li Xinglan (Revised)
Chapter 228 Li Xinglan (Revised)
Yu Fangniang glanced at the two monkeys again; they had already climbed onto Han Zhou's shoulders and were squatting there, looking extremely upright.
They are indeed obedient.
Maybe she could go look for monkeys to sell sometime? They seem just as good as keeping cats or dogs…
The competition between Hanzhou and the two sisters had ended, so they took their leave.
"I have a question that I don't understand, and I would like to ask you both," Han Zhou suddenly said.
Lin Chunyi was surprised and said, "Young Master Hanzhou, please speak frankly."
He asked the question that had been bothering him the most that day: "Why can you control your aura just like ordinary people, making it difficult for others to detect? And it doesn't seem to be due to internal energy cultivation techniques."
Masters who can conceal their strength and control their internal energy generally give off an impression of being unfathomable, their true abilities impossible to discern.
But rather than "hiding," they are more like "concealing."
It's as if you separate your usual self from your fighting self into two different people, and you can switch between them freely.
When there's no need for martial arts, they conceal and disappear. Even if they brush past a group of martial arts practitioners, they'll subconsciously ignore them and treat them as ordinary people.
Although Han Zhou fought the two sisters to a draw without fully unleashing his inner strength, this was still unexpected.
Because the two women's usual state was so different from their fighting state, he still underestimated their strength.
Lin Lanshan asked him with a puzzled look, "Ordinary people? Aren't we just ordinary people?"
Could it be that there are cultivators or immortals in this world...?
Then, turning to her sister uncertainly, she whispered, "What's this about internal energy control? Did we miss something in our studies?"
If you make a mistake while learning martial arts, you could go into qi deviation and even die!
The two sisters were sweating nervously, and they quickly tried to recall all their memories of this world's bodies, from their earliest memories to the present...
Our ancestors taught us martial arts, which relied on the strength of our own bodies.
Generation after generation, many people ventured out into the world and learned some skills from elsewhere. Later, when it was passed down to the great-grandfather's generation, they only knew some half-baked breathing techniques.
At most, he opened his dantian to cultivate qi, and probably condensed a little bit of internal energy. At least he could provide some support to his body's strength and offer some "fuel".
Any more, there will be no more.
It was only by chance that they discovered the lower part of the "Light as a Swallow" mental cultivation method, which could refine internal strength while practicing it.
With so many years of solid foundation, coupled with their extraordinary cultivation speed, they were finally able to properly pick up their internal energy again.
As for internal energy control?
He was truly wronged!
They haven't even developed much internal energy, so how could they possibly have any control over their bodies!
Even if a method were found, what point would it make to control them? Would you really want to chain up these "teacup dogs" with such a huge steel chain...?
Lin Chunyi breathed a sigh of relief, shook her head, and said definitively, "No, we haven't learned any internal energy control."
Han Zhou seemed to be deep in thought; only now did he truly understand a bit more about the real them.
And from these two girls who were younger than him, he learned something more important than martial arts moves.
It's certainly not wrong to be unafraid of powerful enemies or to look down on the weak. But when faced with the ability to "see oneself clearly," both seem hypocritical.
They hadn't actually learned proper internal energy cultivation techniques, nor did they know how to control their internal energy. They simply had a different mindset than most people who had learned martial arts.
They neither deliberately conceal nor use it indiscriminately. What they control is not their internal energy, but themselves.
No matter how strong one becomes, one should never change one's original intention and always remain an ordinary, original self!
Han Zhou seemed to have grasped something, but it was vague and unclear.
But he found a new direction.
He wanted to learn their way of life, and he wanted to think about what he would be without martial arts skills.
I want to become an ordinary person, to learn how to live, and how to experience this world...
The two sisters stared blankly at Han Zhou, somewhat bewildered.
What? Are they trying to scam me? Their internal energy isn't strong enough to turn Han Zhou into an idiot, is it?
Lin Lanshan couldn't help but wave her hand in front of his eyes, "Is he still there?" His soul? Can his soul ever come back?
Having found a new direction for his future cultivation and regaining his senses, Han Zhou bowed to them and said, "Bai Li Xing Lan is here to thank you both, ladies."
"?" Who? What Baili? How did Baili come to be?
"?" Thank you, thank you for what? Did they help him open up his Ren and Du meridians?
The two were even more confused, but judging from his tone, he probably revealed his real name.
Is this some kind of unwritten rule in the martial arts world?
Out of politeness, they had no choice but to give their names as well.
To be honest, these three people actually announced their names way too late! Usually, they announce their names right before the competition starts!
Yu Fangniang felt a chill from the sudden gust of cold wind. Turning around, she saw that the two monkeys were also quietly huddled on Baili Xinglan's (Hanzhou's) shoulders.
She couldn't help but speak up: "Alright, the fight's over. Don't just stand here in the courtyard like idiots. Let's go talk in the small hall. You martial arts people aren't cold, but Da Mao and Xiao Mao shouldn't catch a cold."
Lin Chunyi then said goodbye again, "Thank you for your concern, Sister Fangniang. We need to get back before lunch, so we'll be leaving now."
Yu Fangniang pulled their wrists, and the two felt their injuries aggravated, causing them to cry out softly in pain.
She then realized something was wrong. "Look at your bodies! You've been beaten up like this, and you're bleeding! Come back with me and get some medicine."
"Besides, it's probably not appropriate for you to go out dressed like that. Come to my place to change your clothes and have some hot food before you leave!"
"Need not……"
"You've used my space, and now I can't even order you around? Come on, come inside with me." Yu Fangniang, mindful of their injuries, stopped pulling their hands.
They've switched to verbal "threats."
The two sisters who were silently following behind her hadn't even had a chance to say anything yet: they always carried their wound medicine with them, and their spare clothes were kept in the carriage.
Yu Fangniang glanced at Han Zhou, who was still standing there, and said, "You, you should go back to your room, apply the medicine, change your clothes, and take Da Mao and Xiao Mao to get something to eat."
"They're all grown up, how come they fight like this without any restraint, like they're risking their lives?" He trailed off, muttering to himself.
After all, she was just used to it, and often had to educate her ignorant brothers and sisters.
He couldn't help but lecture Baili Xinglan, who was more than ten years younger than him but acted like a fool most of the time.
Of course, the two sisters went back to the carriage to get their own clothes and changed, and let Yu Fangniang apply medicine to their wounds.
I also heard her ramble on and on about how "young women should take good care of their bodies, avoid fighting with others, and not hurt themselves. Remember to apply medicine when you get home, and don't get it wet, or you'll leave a scar that won't look pretty."
Both of them responded to every word they heard, and seemed quite obedient...