??Chapter 85: 085 Actual Combat is the Best Teacher_1
Chapter 85: 085 Actual Combat is the Best Teacher_1
The unpretentious reception room was periodically illuminated by candlelight. The soft light of the moon shone in through the large arch windows, glancing off the dark green silk curtains and casting a warm glow on the cake positioned on the mahogany table.
Lixia was smiling faintly, her eyes fixed on the five people sitting around the table.
The five core disciples of the Wind Elephant Gate were now playing the roles of her beloved friends and family, bestowing their blessings on her. People of this era believed that the soul was most susceptible to demonic invasion on one’s birthday. Therefore, on this special day, friends and family would gather to offer their blessings, along with a cake, to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits.
“I didn’t expect you to rember my birthday…”
Finally, Lixia’s gaze landed on Casio.
“I asked the master about it, it was he who told .”
Casio answered this question earnestly and straightforwardly.
“Ha ha ha,” Lixia laughed, tapping her forehead. “Don’t talk like that in the future, otherwise, no girl will like you.”
“But regardless…” Lixia got up from the redwood chair and extended her hands to give Casio a hug.
“Thank you, my disciple, Li Wei.”
In the following hours, the atmosphere at the small birthday party was lively. Thanks to Lanxi and Moses, eternal rivals and sources of entertainnt, the living room was frequently filled with laughter.
Casio displayed his gift, a delicate ladies’ pocket watch, to Lixia. She seed very pleased.
“Hmm, this ti you have a good taste for gifts, I really like this pocket watch.” Lixia played with the delicate watch cover in her hands.
“I’m glad you like it.”
Of course, Casio did not pick the gift himself, but instead sought the help of his taste-discerning senior brother, Lanxi. The decision to give a pocket watch was made from the beginning, as Lixia had once given him a pocket watch of special significance.
In the end, Lixia celebrated a rather perfect 40th birthday. Although the master was not there, at least the disciple was present, wasn’t he?
The exchange contest in the North Flow Country ca to an end the following day.
There wasn’t much to be said; it was almost identical to the opening ceremony with so people dancing in the theater.
As this was the first ti that the exchange contest was held, neither the delegation from the East Sea County nor the local martial arts schools had any experience. So, despite being simple, it was appreciated by everybody.
Finally, around three in the afternoon, the exchange contest of the North Flow Country officially ended. All the small sects that were eliminated and no longer had a chance to compete left and returned to their hos.
The four major schools of the North Flow County, however, did not leave. They intended to stay here for a few more nights. So would stay for a day or two while others would stay for five or six days before boarding the train to East Sea County.
The Wind Elephant Gate was lucky. They only had to stay two more nights in the manor before the organizers inford them that they could board the train tomorrow morning. Several carriages would carry them all away.
During this period, Casio certainly was not idle. Lixia was there to guide him in practicing his boxing thod, the Elephant Group Fist.
In fact, it was not necessary for Casio to receive any more instructions to attain the realm of a boxer, which would push him beyond his physical limit. He could practice the Elephant Herd Chapter following the sa path as the Gale Chapter.
The learning path of the Wind Elephant Fist is inherited in just one line.
For instance, Jadis and Heige, who beca boxers early on, didn’t need much instruction from their teacher. What they needed the most was constant seclusion and actual combat. One was for enduring physical training accumulated over ti and the other was for expanding their knowledge and combat skills.
So, after two days of instruction, Lixia, with a hint of frustration, looked at her disciple, “You’ve already learned all the foundational parts of the Wind Elephant Secret Martial Art. I’ve taught you all that I can. What you need to do next is to apply what you’ve learned flexibly and follow the path of the Wind Elephant Secret Martial Art all the way to its limit.”
“But master, I still have many doubts.”
“Then you should go for actual combat. Your opponent will always be your best teacher. I can’t accompany you for much longer, you need a new master…”
The next day, a light rain began to fall early in the morning, enveloping the world in a gray and damp spring. The sky of Northern Flow City was also dark. It was like the ceiling of an old house covered with spiderwebs, everything looked extrely old and gloomy.
“Thump!”
A large hand opened the gray newspaper. The freshly printed Northern Flow City Daily still carried a strong sll of ink.
“Federation Calendar 99th Year, April 15th, rainy day.”
The newspaper corner contained a small font.
“Damn, it’s been raining for three days and isn’t stopping.”
Moses, who was slightly annoyed, snapped the newspaper shut. He preferred sunny weather and disliked the cloudy softness of rainy days. That made him feel rusty and stiff in his joints.
“Sunny weather makes it too hot, a little rain to cool things off is nice.” Lanxi, sitting next to him, obviously enjoyed rainy weather.
“Yes, it was nice in the beginning, but it’s been three days!”
Lanxi and Moses looked as though they were about to start arguing again. Casio interrupted, “Let’s eat breakfast. In an hour, we need to catch the train to the train station in the western suburbs.”
He looked up at the sky. The gray clouds piled up overhead resembled the flaked tiles of a roof.
Turning his head back, Casio bit into a slice of bread fried to a crispy, delicious finish, then picked up the white porcelain cup filled with hot milk.
It must be said that the food and drink provided in the manor were excellent, far superior to the offerings of the Wind Elephant Gate cafeteria and Oak City.
After all, Northern Flow City was the central city of North Flow County…
“Click.”
The wooden door of the living room was suddenly opened.
Heige, who was about to close his umbrella, stamped his foot on the outside carpet, causing water droplets to fall from his black boots.
“Senior Brother.”
“Well, you guys seem to be enjoying breakfast. Did you save so for ?”
He put down the umbrella outside and strode into the room.
“Yes, we saved so,” Casio pushed a white plate and a porcelain cup filled with breakfast staples: pan-fried bread, sausages, buttered eggs, and so on.
“Hey, at least you have a conscience, despite
running an errand for you early in the morning.” Heige chuckled, quickly taking a seat at the mahogany table and reaching for the knife and fork to start his breakfast.
“Thank you, senior brother. My master is not in good health, making a seven to eight day continuous train journey to the East Sea County is unsuitable for her.”
As Casio spoke, he pushed over a porcelain plate filled with sausage flavored with sauce. This dish remained untouched and still warm from when it was first served. He knew that Heige’s favorite delicacy was Terk-style grilled sausages.
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