Chapter 8 of 10
Chapter 8
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After about five or six minutes, Yinxiu stopped his movements. The numerous afterimages of his arms between the wooden dummies also disappeared.
Seeing Yinxiu stop, the ponytailed girl's shocked expression finally subsided slightly. She took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Hey, who are you?"
Yinxiu turned his head, looked around, and smiled slightly, "Me?"
"Uh-huh! Who are you?"
The ponytailed girl nodded affirmatively, looking straight at Yinxiu and asked again.
"My name is Yinxiu."
The ponytailed girl's serious expression made Yinxiu a bit speechless, but he didn't keep her at arm's length and said his name calmly.
"Yinxiu?"
The ponytailed girl frowned slightly, looking at Yinxiu with some surprise, seemingly doubtful or surprised by the name.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my name?"
Yinxiu smiled at her.
The ponytailed girl shook her head and said, "No. It's just that there aren't many people with the surname Yin."
"Right, that's true. Yin isn't a very common surname," Yinxiu nodded.
"By the way, my surname is Gu, and my name is Gu Shuyao." The ponytailed girl seemed to suddenly realize she hadn't introduced herself, so she immediately said her name.
"Uh-huh, nice to meet you!"
Yinxiu nodded friendly at Gu Shuyao.
Gu Shuyao didn't seem to care much about the details, and directly asked again, "Your wooden dummy technique was very impressive. Yeah, much better than mine. Which school of martial arts did you learn?"
"I, well, I mainly practice Xingyi Quan, an internal martial art."
Yinxiu replied calmly.
In his youth, he indeed mainly practiced Xingyi Quan, and later studied under several masters, learning some techniques from other schools. Yinxiu had some involvement with most of the major schools of martial arts that had been passed down in China.
"Xingyi Quan?"
Gu Shuyao showed some surprise and immediately asked again, "How old are you? Are you a student at Yinhai University?"
Yinxiu could tell that the girl in front of him was straightforward, otherwise she wouldn't have asked so directly and frankly, without any formalities.
"I'm not a student at this university. As for how old I am... hehe, how old do you think I am?" Yinxiu smiled, looking at Gu Shuyao with a hint of mischief.
Gu Shuyao clearly didn't notice the playful tone in Yinxiu's voice. After hearing his words, she carefully examined Yinxiu from head to toe.
"Have you already graduated from university? You look around twenty-four or twenty-five?" Gu Shuyao said in an uncertain tone.
Just from his appearance, she felt Yinxiu was around twenty-four or twenty-five, a few years older than her.
"Hehe."
Yinxiu just smiled, neither confirming nor denying. Instead, he asked Gu Shuyao, "What about you? What year are you in? I can see you've been practicing martial arts since you were young, right? That's pretty good."
By changing the subject, Yinxiu made Gu Shuyao ignore the fact that he hadn't answered her guess about his age. She felt that her guess was probably right, since Yinxiu didn't deny it.
Gu Shuyao wouldn't have thought that Yinxiu was actually a "monster" over a hundred years old. She just assumed that Yinxiu's light smile was an acknowledgment of her guess.
So when Yinxiu asked her, her attention shifted.
"I'm twenty this year. Uh, I still have three or four months before I turn twenty. I'm already in my second year. I've been practicing martial arts since I was young, but compared to you, I'm still far behind..."
Gu Shuyao replied.
"You don't need to be so modest. For your age, reaching this level is already quite good. If you don't mind, you can try raising the qi from your dantian and letting it follow your strength when you practice. It might have some unexpected effects..."
Yinxiu casually gave her a few pointers. Whether Gu Shuyao would try it was up to her.
Opportunities and destiny depend on whether one can seize them. Yinxiu, who had practiced cultivation for many years, understood this deeply.
Many opportunities in life are right in front of us, but most of them pass by, and only a few can be seized.
If Gu Shuyao could seize this opportunity he gave her, she would undoubtedly go further on the path of martial arts and avoid many detours.
Although Yinxiu's advice was just a brief sentence, if she followed it, she would soon feel the significant help it would bring.
"Raise the qi from the dantian and let it follow the strength?"
Gu Shuyao repeated doubtfully, looking at Yinxiu again, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you mean to raise the qi from the dantian and let it follow the hidden strength in my body when I practice?"
"Uh-huh."
Yinxiu nodded in response.
Gu Shuyao had already developed hidden strength in her body. Once she exerted force, the hidden strength would burst out, easily breaking ordinary wood. As for the dantian qi, it wasn't true qi, but just a breath raised from the dantian area.
True qi is only possessed when one's cultivation reaches the level of qi practice. Gu Shuyao's current cultivation was clearly far from that level.
"What's the point of doing this?" Gu Shuyao asked straightforwardly. She really didn't understand the purpose.
Yinxiu said, "You'll understand the subtleties once you try it."
"Is that so?"
Gu Shuyao was still a bit doubtful.
At this moment, Yinxiu said, "I'll be going now, see you."
"Ah, oh, okay, see you."
Gu Shuyao waved her hand instinctively. Watching Yinxiu's departing back, her mind was still pondering the method he had told her.
"Whatever, I'll give it a try. He doesn't seem like he's fooling me, and what if his method really has some amazing effects?"
"At most, if I feel something wrong, I'll stop immediately."
Thinking this, Gu Shuyao no longer hesitated and immediately decided to try the method Yinxiu had told her...
After saying goodbye to Gu Shuyao, Yinxiu didn't leave Yinhai University immediately but wandered around the campus.
In this university, there was nothing familiar to Yinxiu except for that cedar tree.
Eighty years had passed, and the changes were indeed too great. The familiar environment and things from the past had long turned into ruins and then became this university.
After wandering around Yinhai University for another half an hour, the sun in the sky had gradually risen, and Yinxiu finally left.
On the other side, after practicing martial arts for half an hour following Yinxiu's guidance, Gu Shuyao finally felt a slight difference.
The hidden strength in her body grew much faster than usual, especially as her entire body gradually produced a certain rhythm, and all her muscles were activated. Her martial arts techniques and movements became smoother, like flowing water.
"It actually works!"
Gu Shuyao's face showed a delighted expression, "It seems that the person named Yinxiu is really not simple. I wonder if he will come here again tomorrow..."
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