Martial Arts Song

Chapter 288-18 Instruction and Acquaintances

Chapter 288: Teachings and Acquaintances

"Master..."

After Jiang Ying approached, she called out to Chen Qing timidly.

Chen Qing looked the man up and down, then smiled faintly and said, "Is this what you call good clothes?"

"..."

Jiang Ying was speechless for a moment, then said softly, "This is my brother's old clothes. He grew taller, and his arms and legs became longer. He couldn't wear them anymore, so he gave them to me."

"Your clothes don't fit you well. They will get in the way when you practice, do you know that?"

Chen Qing said with a slightly raised eyebrow.

"..."

After hearing this, Jiang Ying was speechless for a moment.

Then, she whispered, "When I grow taller, it will fit."

"……Fine."

Now that things have come to this, Chen Qing doesn't know what to say anymore.

He also worked his way up from the bottom, so he could naturally tell from Jiang Ying's words that this dress should be the best she could ever wear.

This is the case for the lower class people in this era. It is a rare opportunity to have a decent set of clothes.

And this is still in the city.

In remote rural areas, a family often only has one set of decent clothes and shoes, and whoever needs to go out can wear them.

Others who don't go out basically wear clothes and pants with holes in them.

Without getting hung up on these minor details, Chen Qing said, "Roll up your sleeves and trouser legs. Your sleeves and trouser legs are too long, and they will affect your subsequent practice."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ying's originally timid face suddenly perked up, and he quickly did as he was told, rolling up his sleeves and trouser legs.

After Jiang Ying was done with the rope, Chen Qing spoke again, "The next skill I'm going to teach you is called 'Tiger Form Fist', and the foundation of 'Tiger Form Fist' is 'Tiger Step', so watch carefully."

As he spoke, Chen Qing took a few steps back, took a stance, and began to practice the "Tiger Step".

Jiang Ying, on the other hand, was meticulous and watched intently without blinking.

Chen Qing had practiced the "Tiger Step" countless times and it had become an instinct.

While practicing, he explained the key points to Jiang Ying.

After finishing the rehearsal, he put away his posture, looked at Jiang Ying, and said, "Do you understand?"

Jiang Ying frowned for a moment, but finally nodded.

Chen Qing didn't waste any words and said, "Practice it once, and I'll see how your understanding is."

Jiang Ying looked a little nervous when he heard this, but he still took a few steps back, put some distance between himself and Chen Qing, and then began to practice.

At the beginning, because of stage fright, she was a little restrained. Her movements were not standard and her strength was not enough. She neither got the form nor the spirit.

But as she practiced more, she gradually became more focused, her movements began to become standardized, and her strength became sufficient.

After practicing it once, it already looked pretty good.

This surprised Chen Qing a little.

The fourteen-year-old girl in front of him did have some talent for understanding.

Of course, practicing martial arts requires not only understanding and talent, but also many external conditions and persistence!

"He's practiced well, and has some comprehension talent."

After a simple compliment, Chen Qing said to Jiang Ying: "However, it is not enough to have a talent for understanding in practicing martial arts, you also need perseverance! Practice it again, and this time I will correct your movements verbally. After the correction, you can go back to practice. Except for eating, you have to practice until the sun sets. Do you understand?"

"……clear."

After hearing Chen Qing's words, Jiang Ying opened his mouth several times to say something, but in the end, the words he said turned into the two words "understand".

Of course Chen Qing understood that the other party was worried about his livelihood.

As a person at the bottom of society, if you don't work for a day, it is very likely that you will become financially tight this month. If you accidentally get a headache or a fever, there is a high probability that it will enter a vicious cycle and eventually you will have no food to eat.

Especially since Jiang Ying was just a shoe shiner, his income was at the bottom of the bottom.

However, Chen Qing didn't really not care about the other party's livelihood or life, he just wanted to see the other party's character and whether he had the courage.

This is how he got here in the first place.

When he encountered the opportunity given by He Xihong, he immediately gave up his job as a shoe shiner and went to Huxingmen.

Therefore, although he understood why Jiang Ying hesitated to speak, he pretended not to know.

He just said calmly: "Then let's start practicing for the second time."

After hearing this, Jiang Ying said nothing and started practicing the "Tiger Step" again.

This time, Chen Qing participated in the correction and guidance during the other party's drill.

This time, I practiced much slower than the first time.

After this round of practice, Chen Qing spoke again, "Okay, I have corrected your irregular movements, and I have also explained the key points of practicing this Kung Fu. Now it's up to you. As the saying goes, 'A master can only lead you to the door, but practice depends on yourself.' How well you can practice it depends on yourself."

"...Master, are you leaving?"

Jiang Ying heard the intention of leaving from Chen Qing's words, so he asked.

"Ah."

Chen Qing didn't hide it, nodded and said: "I have something else to do, you can practice on your own, and come back here to find me at this time tomorrow."

After saying that, he walked straight towards the road on the shore.

Seeing this, Jiang Ying, who was already timid, did not say anything. She watched Chen Qing walk to the side of the road and get into the car parked on the side of the road. Then she began to practice the "Tiger Step" again.

After getting in the car, Chen Qing turned the car around and drove towards "Sanlin". At the same time, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Jiang Ying who was practicing the "Tiger Step" on the river bank.

He didn't turn around until the car drove away and Jiang Ying's figure disappeared from his sight.

……

For the next two days, Chen Qing got up a little after three in the morning every day. After finishing "training the mind" and "training the qi", he drove to "Chen Xing" to listen to Lu Hongfeng talk about the various attack methods and means of sword masters.

After Lv Hongfeng finished speaking and left, he would wait for Jiang Ying to arrive, observing whether the other party was slacking off in practicing, and answering the other party's doubts about practicing the "Tiger Step".

As for how to judge whether the other party is slacking off when he has only practiced for two days and there is not much effect on his body yet, it is actually very simple. That is to observe Jiang Ying's proficiency in practicing the "Tiger Step".

The other party has a good comprehension talent, and after practicing a few times, he can do it quite well. If he really practices diligently, he can basically master the entire exercise in one day.

And in the end, the other party did not slack off.

When practicing the "Tiger Step" on the second day, Jiang Ying's overall movements appeared much more skillful.

By the third day, Jiang Ying's overall practice movements had basically made few mistakes.

After seeing Jiang Ying practicing diligently for two consecutive days, Chen Qing finally recognized the other party's courage and character.

So, on the morning of the third day, when Jiang Ying was practicing the "Tiger Step", Chen Qing suddenly asked, "Jiang Ying, you haven't been working these past two days. Didn't your family say anything to you?"

These words made Jiang Ying pause in his practice.

Then, she stopped practicing, looked at Chen Qing, and whispered, "To be honest, Master, my family told me to either start work today or get out..."

Chen Qing smiled and asked, "What's your decision?"

"My parents just said that in a fit of rage. If I don't go back for two days, they will calm down."

Jiang Ying did not answer directly, but continued to speak in a low voice.

But the answer is obvious. Chen Qing smiled and said, "From today on, I will take care of your two meals a day, but you still have to figure out how to make money to supplement the family income."

He did not take on too much, but like the Tiger Shaped Sect in the past, he took care of the food consumption for daily practice.

He also provided Jiang Ying with the same experience he had in the past.

Just this alone made Jiang Ying feel flattered.

"This... How can this be so embarrassing..."

She was embarrassed and subconsciously wanted to wave her hand to refuse, but this condition really made it impossible for her to refuse. For a moment, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and unnatural.

"Okay, it's just two meals, that's it."

Chen Qing waved his hand and made the decision, "But I don't have time to take you there. I can only give you money and you can go and eat by yourself. Also, you must strictly follow the recipes I give you and don't think about saving money, otherwise your training progress may not be able to keep up with the progress I want."

As he spoke, his expression became very serious.

Jiang Ying is still in the probation period. He cannot bring her back to Chen's home in "Sanlin" for dinner. He can only give her money and let her eat by herself.

But in the early stages of practicing "Tiger Form Fist", the nutritional balance of food and sleep are very important. He was worried that Jiang Ying would secretly save money, so he had to give her a stern warning.

This is actually a test.

Test whether the other party is obedient.

If the other party agrees openly but still saves money in private, then the progress of practice will not keep up.

At that time, the relationship between the master and the apprentice will end here.

Everything depends on Jiang Ying's choice.

"Okay... I will definitely eat according to the recipe given by Master..."

After seeing the serious expression on Chen Qing's face, Jiang Ying agreed.

"Ah."

Seeing this, Chen Qing nodded slightly, then said: "Okay, you continue to practice, I'll go to the car to get the recipe."

As he spoke, he walked towards the car parked on the roadside on the shore.

After a while, Chen Qing took out the prepared menu from the car and gave it to Jiang Ying along with today's food expenses.

"Here's your meal money for today. Just follow the recipe. Remember, you have to have both paella and rice. I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving first. See you tomorrow at this time."

After handing over the menu and the meal fee, Chen Qing did not stay for long. After saying goodbye to Jiang Ying, he drove away from "Chenxing District" just like he did yesterday.

Jiang Ying didn't say anything. After putting away the recipe and the money, he continued to immerse himself in practicing martial arts.

……

After driving away from "Chen Xing", Chen Qing went straight back to the Chen family compound in "Sanlin".

However, he did not stay at home for long, but asked Xuanfeng to drive him to the "Gangqiao District".

Today is August 5th, and four or five days have passed since he completed his second silver-level mission after being promoted to a silver-level killer.

With the efficiency of the "Cloud" organization, the death of the mission target should have been confirmed by now, so he could almost proceed with the mission settlement and get his money back.

As for why he asked Xuanfeng to drive him to "Gangqiao", it was naturally because he didn't want his car to be seen by the "Yun" organization.

In this era, the personal attributes of cars are still very strong.

If he drove to the base of the "Yun" organization, the other party might be able to use the car he drove to trace his and the Chen family's specific address.

After all, the "Yun" organization may have spies all over Huhai, and there may also be some on the "Sanlin" side.

If the "Yun" organization knew the specific appearance of his car, there was no guarantee that one day one of their spies would come across his car and lock onto the area where he was.

He would never do anything that has any risk at all.

Therefore, he asked Xuanfeng to drive him to the "Gangqiao District".

More than an hour later.

When it was almost ten o'clock in the morning.

The car that Chen Qing was riding in also arrived at the "Gangqiao" side.

Just like before, after letting Xuanfeng drop him off on the roadside in the center of "Gangqiao", Chen Qing conducted some counter-reconnaissance with the help of the people coming and going, and then came to the stronghold of the "Yun" organization.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom~"

After knocking on the door skillfully and rhythmically, Chen Qing stood at the door of the red brick house waiting.

A moment later, with a "swish" sound, the secret compartment on the door opened, and Xiao Wu's familiar dead fish eyes appeared behind the secret compartment again.

After seeing Chen Qing outside the door, Xiao Wu's dead fish eyes curved into crescents again.

"Mr. Zuo, you're here so early today."

While saying hello, Xiao Wu also opened the door.

"Old Fei is here, right?"

Chen Qing asked the question calmly as he did in the past, and walked up the stairs to the second floor.

But this time, Xiao Wu stopped him and said awkwardly, "Mr. Zuo, Uncle Fei is here, but he is receiving other assassins now. Please wait for a moment."

"Receiving other killers?"

Hearing this answer, Chen Qing couldn't help but be a little surprised.

This was the first time he encountered Fei Dongtao receiving other killers.

However, although he was surprised, he didn't say anything.

Fei Dongtao is the person in charge of the "Yun" organization's stronghold in the entire "Gangqiao District", so it is naturally impossible for him to be the only killer serving him.

What is rather strange is that he has not encountered such a situation for such a long time.

"Yes, Mr. Zuo, please move the shelf to my side. I have just made a pot of good tea. I hope you can do me the honor of tasting it."

Xiao Wu said with an enthusiastic smile.

After hearing this, Chen Qing did not make things difficult for Xiao Wu. He nodded slightly and prepared to follow Xiao Wu into the office on the left side of the first floor.

But just then——

“Tatttattt.”

A loud stampede sound came from the second floor.

Someone came down from the second floor.

Obviously, it should be the killer that Fei Dongtao just received.

Out of curiosity, Chen Qing stopped and looked up at the stairs to the second floor.

After a moment, a figure turned around.

The moment he saw this figure, Chen Qing was stunned.

The figure who turned around was also startled when he saw Chen Qing.

"It's you!"

The next second, the figure who turned around spoke with a frown.

After hearing this, Chen Qing smiled slightly.