"Given that, why did the live stream say that masters of Traditional Martial Arts are in the military? According to the host’s theory, even the truly formidable ’King of Soldiers’ might not necessarily have strong combat skills, right?"
"Since even Special Soldiers aren’t required to have particularly strong combat skills, that’s even more the case for regular troops."
"Right, so are there any masters in the military?"
...
Netizens brought up a new question, and the director tossed it to Wu Li, who now felt that having Wu Li on the variety show was really appropriate: famous, topical, skilled, good-looking, and notably eloquent and quick-witted, a far cry from the brute of a Martial Artist who only knew how to practice martial arts in his mind.
"The military actually likes to recruit soldiers with a background in Martial Arts. I’ve heard that so special forces units will specifically recruit from Martial Arts Schools, and there are also troops that specialize in combat training, which is for competing in matches and striving for honor; so yes, there are indeed combat masters in the military. Also, so special units’ combat instructors, or people like Zhongnanhai bodyguards or Special Agents, in situations where it’s inconvenient to use guns, require a very high level of combat capability. Therefore, among these people, there might also be combat masters, the kind that are more practical and real-world focused," said Wu Li facing the cara.
"Indeed, in situations where it’s inconvenient to use guns, combat skills are very important. The military or the state should also be specifically training such talents, right?"
"What is the identity of the person the host is visiting this ti?"
Finally, soone started to ask about Li Changsheng’s identity, so Wu Li shared the information he had found online last night with the netizens:
"Li Changsheng, born in 1946, joined the army in 1964, and after being discharged in 1976, ca to Luo City to beco a Drug Enforcent Police. During his tenure, Li Changsheng repeatedly distinguished himself and in 1983 was promoted to Deputy Director of the Luo City Police Departnt..."
"Damn, seven years from an ordinary staff mber to a deputy division-level position, what kind of speed is that?" exclaid a netizen who understood the industry.
"How long does it normally take to get promoted?"
"If everything goes smoothly, it would take about twelve years for an ordinary staff mber to be promoted to deputy division-level, but for most, they spend their whole life at a regular staff level, you all know what I an."
"The host said this person was in drug enforcent, you can imagine how many accomplishnts he had!"
"That’s crossing the line between life and death countless tis, respect!"
"This is a truly experienced master with rich real combat experience, it’s too bad he’s over seventy years old now."
"Should there be a successor then?"
...
Holding a tablet with Li Changsheng’s information, Wu Li read out so of the honors received by the other party and then his tone suddenly turned solemn:
"In 1993, Li Changsheng’s eldest son, Li Le, also beca a Drug Enforcent Police and voluntarily requested to be an undercover agent."
"In 1995, Li Le was sacrificed, at the young age of 24."
"That sa year, Li Changsheng’s younger son, Li Tian, voluntarily applied to transfer to the Luo City Police Departnt’s Drug Enforcent Squad, and Li Changsheng agreed."
"In 2002, Li Tian was sacrificed during a mission. His son was just six years old that year."
"In 2018, the son of Li Tian, Li Ping, applied for a transfer to the Luo City Police Departnt’s Drug Enforcent Squad, and Li Changsheng, who was retired by then, wrote a recomndation letter for his grandson."
"In 2019, Li Ping was involved in a drug raid operation. Sensing sothing amiss, the drug trafficker attempted to flee in his car, and Li Ping gave chase by car. Eventually, he forced the trafficker’s car to stop, and a shootout ensued, with Li Ping sacrificing his life on the spot."
Wu Li read the information with as calm a voice as he could manage. It wasn’t until he saw these details last night that he understood why Gu Qing said this was a person worthy of respect, truly deserving the phrase ’for the country and the people.’
"This is too..."
"Our peaceful days exist because there are those who carry the burden and march forward for us!"
"They say the greatest hero serves the country and the people, but for such a hero, I hope they’d also consider themselves for once."
...
The atmosphere in the live stream room turned somber.
Wu Li fell silent for a mont before finally speaking: "When we et the senior Li later, I won’t bring up his family matters, and I ask everyone else to refrain from asking, too. Let’s just talk about Martial Arts."
Having said this, Wu Li looked towards the director.
The director nodded, "Don’t worry, I’ll only field questions related to Martial Arts."
...
An hour later, the Seeking Martial Arts program team’s car arrived at a nursing ho in the suburbs, where Li Changsheng was living.
After explaining their intentions to the guard, the program team’s car entered into a courtyard.
The place looked more like a vacation village, surrounded by mountains and water, beautiful scenery. The courtyard was filled with plants and flowers, and several elderly people were walking around.
Wu Li got out of the car, followed by the director and the caraman.
He approached one of the old n and smiled as he spoke, "Hello, I’d like to ask where Mr. Li Changsheng lives?"
The old man glanced at the cara behind Wu Li, not too surprised, "Are you journalists? Old Li doesn’t usually stay here; he has a separate courtyard."
"He doesn’t live here?" Wu Li was taken aback.
The old man nodded, "Right, he only cos over for als, usually he stays alone in a courtyard over there."
Wu Li asked, "Then could you please tell us how to get there?"
The old man gave directions to Wu Li and his group; they left the large courtyard and took a small path through the woods, walking for about ten minutes, they saw a low wall enclosing a small yard.
As they approached the gate, Wu Li saw a very thin elderly man wearing black cloth shoes practicing punches in the yard.
Wu Li recognized at a glance that the old man was practicing Baji Fist and used System Detection on him, revealing that the old man’s Baji Fist was at Master Level.
Finding another Master Level Martial Artist, this ti, Wu Li felt no joy in his heart.
The old man also heard the movent from Wu Li and his group, turned his head to look over, and showed so surprise when he saw the cara, "Who are you all?"
"Are you the senior Li Changsheng?" Wu Li asked.
Li Changsheng nodded.
"Senior Li, hello. My na is Wu Li, and I practice Xingyi Fist." Wu Li took a few steps forward and greeted Li Changsheng with a clasped-fist salute.
Li Changsheng seed a little surprised, probably not expecting this to be the first thing Wu Li would say.
"Senior Li, we’re working on a TV program related to Traditional Martial Arts. It’s about visiting various martial artists in the community who have mastered traditional martial arts. I learned about you from Master Gu Qing, so I made a special trip to visit you," said Wu Li.
When Li Changsheng heard Gu Qing’s na, his expression softened considerably.
"Co in, have a seat."
The group entered the courtyard and Li Changsheng asked everyone to sit.
"Do you know Gu Qing?" Li Changsheng took the initiative to ask.
Wu Li replied, "I happened to et Master Gu’s disciple, and later, I got to know Master Gu through his disciple."
Li Changsheng nodded. "His disciple, seems to be called Zhao sothing. He ntioned him to a few tis. He’s practiced Bagua Palm quite well. Have you exchanged moves with his disciple?"
Wu Li: "We have sparred."
Li Changsheng: "How far has his disciple reached now?"
Wu Li: "Extract Kan and Fill Li."
Li Changsheng exclaid, "Old Gu has taken on a good disciple."
Then he looked at Wu Li. "From this, it seems your Xingyi Fist must have already ’Returned to Innate’?"
Wu Li nodded.
Li Changsheng: "The younger generation is indeed formidable."
Wu Li: "I heard from Master Gu that you, Senior Li, had practiced your Baji Fist to the point of Hum-Ha Breathing and Thunder Sound Following."
Baji Fist’s Hum-Ha Breathing is a type of breathing thod used to assist in the release of power and to enhance force when striking; at a higher realm, using Hum-Ha Breathing, the body will make a booming sound similar to thunder when striking hence it’s called Thunder Sound Following, a signature of Master Level Baji Fist practitioners.
Li Changsheng laughed upon hearing this. "That was when I was young. I can’t compare to that now. If you had co ten years earlier, I could still have tried to spar with you."
Wu Li smiled as well. "This ti I’m here mainly to find out about so of your past experiences in the military and also to ask if you know of any other martial artists skilled in Traditional Martial Arts?"
Li Changsheng thought for a mont, "In the military, that was more than fifty years ago, I’ve forgotten a lot. There are so things I rember, but there are regulations, I can’t discuss them. As for other martial artists, those I know, Gu Qing knows as well. He only introduced you to , and the only person I can introduce to you is him."
Wu Li: "No problem, Senior. Just talk about whatever you can, or perhaps share so stories from when you first practiced Baji Fist."
Li Changsheng’s eyes gazed into the distance as if he were lost in mories.
"My lineage of Baji Fist is a family legacy, initially..."
He slowly recounted his experiences practicing the fist art as a young man. His mories ca in fits and starts; sotis when he truly could not rember, he would fall silent for a long while before speaking again.
The courtyard was very quiet, the only sound was the slow speech of the old man.
After a while, Li Changsheng paused. He looked towards Wu Li’s cara crew: "Your program, it’s going to be broadcast on television, right?"
Wu Li nodded.
Li Changsheng: "Then do you know about my son and grandson?"
Wu Li hesitated for a mont, then nodded.
Li Changsheng stood up. "In that case, I’ll take you to a place."
Wu Li also stood. "Senior, where are we going?"
Li Changsheng did not speak, rely walked ahead in silence.
The group followed him out of the courtyard, walking along the mountain path for about twenty minutes, until they arrived at a cetery.
The cetery was large, and at first glance, there were nearly a hundred tombstones.
Following Li Changsheng into the cetery, Wu Li noticed that the tombstones only had nas inscribed on them, with no photographs.
The place appeared to be well-maintained, as the ground was very clean.
Li Changsheng stopped in front of a tombstone inscribed with the na: Li Le.
He turned to look at Wu Li, pointing at the tombstone. "This is my son."
Wu Li nodded silently.
"Undercover, his identity was exposed. He was tortured by drug traffickers for 45 hours to reveal the identities of his colleagues, but he said nothing in the end. We were able to catch the traffickers thanks to another undercover."
Looking at the tombstone, Li Changsheng spoke calmly.
Then he took two more steps forward, to a tombstone next to him inscribed with the words ’Li Tian’.
"This is also my son. In ’02, after receiving information about a deal in Luo City, he led the charge. A gunfight broke out, and he led from the front, killing two on spot. While apprehending another, he was killed by the grenade the target had on him."
Two more steps forward, he ca to a tombstone bearing the na Li Ping.
"This is my grandson. In ’19, while chasing down fleeing traffickers, he used his car to block theirs. He was shot seven tis, but those drug traffickers didn’t get away in the end."
Li Changsheng looked at the tombstones before him, his back toward Wu Li.
"When I was learning to box, my father told , ’Scholars should do what scholars ought to do, and martial artists should do what martial artists ought to do.’"
"Later, I passed down the sa words to my son and grandson. They, too, practiced martial arts with ; they were like , martial artists, and they did what they should have done."
Wu Li looked at the tombstones before him, speechless for a long ti.
Three generations of the Li family, martial artists guarding the country’s gates!
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