Chapter 100

After agreeing, the monkeys regretted it that very night, but Hu Hao beat them into submission: "You damn bastards, you regret it right after agreeing to me? I was just getting into the mood!" Hu Hao said as he beat them.

The monkey immediately retorted, "Brother, are you training my martial arts or just playing with us two! We carried a log and ran, and Big Bear is much taller than me, so the heavier end was all on my side. You only ran for a while, but you made us run for the whole afternoon. Aren't you trying to kill me?" The monkey lay on the ground, refusing to get up.

"Alright, I'm too lazy to explain to you. I'm going to eat. If you don't get up, you won't have any food. Better hurry up!" Hu Hao said and left.

Big Bear, lying on the ground, looked at the monkey and said, "Brother, let's get up and go eat!"

"Alright, get up. You get up first and help me up. Damn, my back is broken! He's not just playing with us, is he!" the monkey said.

"Brother, I don't think so. If he was just playing with us, he wouldn't have stopped beating you after a few hits! We should persevere and see what he trains us next!" Big Bear, who had finally managed to crawl up, said, pulling the monkey.

"Alright, let's wait. Although we're tired now, we're not in pain! It's much better than before!" the monkey said. "Let's go, to eat!"

After finishing their meal, the two thought they would get some rest. Just as they reached the door, Hu Hao appeared, holding two rifles. "You've just finished eating, that's good. Let's do some exercise to digest the food!"

"Ah! Again? Brother Hao, tell me the truth, are you really training us? If you just want to beat us, I'll let you hit me, okay!" the monkey said with a pained expression, originally planning to lie down and rest, but now hearing Hu Hao say they would digest the food, wasn't that a death sentence!

"I don't have the time to play with you. Get up quickly and follow me!" Hu Hao scolded.

"Alright, as long as you're not playing with us, we can persevere!" the monkey said. The monkey and Big Bear supported each other and followed Hu Hao. "Alright, this is it!" Hu Hao said, stopping and handing them the two rifles.

"Take them. Tonight, we'll train your hand stability, which means the stability when you shoot. The more stable you are, the more accurate you'll be in killing the devils. Stand well!" Hu Hao said.

"Alright, that's more like teaching us skills. We'll learn!" the monkey said.

"Less talk, or I'll deal with you! When my master trained me, one word meant a beating, and it's the same for you!" Hu Hao said, recalling his own training, where one word meant a beating, and no one dared to speak during training!

As Hu Hao spoke, he took two ropes from his pocket, walked to a pile of bricks, and tied three bricks and five bricks to each rope. He then said to them, "Bring the guns over."

After they brought the guns over, Hu Hao tied the two sets of bricks to the gun muzzles. "Now, hold the guns steady, don't move! Move once, and you get a beating!" Hu Hao said.

The monkey and Big Bear obediently held the guns steady. At first, there was no problem, but after ten minutes, the monkey's hands started to shake. Big Bear was better, being taller and stronger.

"Monkey, look at you, you're not even as good as your brother! I'll tell you, when you can hold seven bricks steady for an hour, you'll be qualified. I guarantee your shots won't shake!" Hu Hao said from the ground.

"Brother Hao, can I talk?" the monkey asked, gritting his teeth.

"Brother, you'd better not talk, or you'll lose your breath!" Big Bear said, also gritting his teeth.

"Look at you, Monkey, you're really not as good as your brother. Your brother knows to hold his breath and endure. I don't know how you became a brother!" Hu Hao said. By the time half an hour had passed, both the monkey and Big Bear were struggling. The monkey's legs were starting to shake, feeling like the three bricks weighed hundreds of pounds!

"28 minutes left, keep going! It's almost time, and then you can rest!" Hu Hao said. The monkey was drenched in sweat, his clothes soaked through. He knew Hu Hao wasn't playing with him, or he wouldn't use such a method. So the monkey endured, determined to hold on, or he wouldn't be able to kill more devils to avenge his parents. Seeing the monkey hold on, Big Bear was even more determined! When an hour had passed, Hu Hao said,

"Not bad, it's good that you can hold on. Very good! Alright, put them down, rest a bit, and then we'll continue the exercise!" As soon as Hu Hao spoke, the monkey and Big Bear sat on the ground.

"Brother Hao, is this method effective? I feel like my hands aren't mine anymore!" the monkey said. Hu Hao took out his cigarettes and gave them to the monkey and Big Bear.

"Of course, I trained this way. Rest for five minutes, and then we'll do other training!"

In this way, Hu Hao trained the monkey and Big Bear to the point where they had no strength left to walk back. Hu Hao had to support one of them with each hand to get them to their sleeping place, and he kicked the door open with his foot.

Li Heshang quickly came out and saw the monkey and Big Bear looking like they had been fished out of water. His first thought was that Hu Hao had beaten them, and beaten them badly, as he hadn't seen them in such pain, similar to his own experience.

"Heshang, take off their clothes. Get some water and pour it over them, then help them to bed. Alright, I'm going back!" Hu Hao said, stretching and walking out.

"I say, you two, did you offend Second Lengzi too much, getting beaten like this?" Li Heshang said as he took off their clothes. The monkey and Big Bear didn't want to talk; they just wanted to sleep!

After Hu Hao returned to his place, Colonel Zhang was looking at a map. "Second Lengzi, what did you do with the monkey and Big Bear today!" Colonel Zhang asked, still looking at the map. Hu Hao, who had also taken off his clothes, was preparing to take a bath and sleep.

"Nothing much, just training them. When I'm not around, they can protect you!" Hu Hao said, picking up his basin.

When Colonel Zhang heard this, he immediately turned around and looked at Hu Hao strangely, "The sun is rising from the west!"

"No, it will still rise from the east tomorrow!" Hu Hao said and left. Thus, Hu Hao began to fully train the monkey and Big Bear. Seeing Hu Hao start to do something serious, Colonel Zhang didn't bother him anymore.

After nearly two months, the machine was finally built! The soldiers at the armory were so excited that they hugged each other and cried! Hu Hao didn't care much, but Colonel Zhang was very concerned, knowing he could leave soon.

(End of the chapter)