Chapter 11

Pound, pound, pound...

Jab, hook, uppercut, roundhouse kick, knee strike, roundhouse kick...

A series of seemingly chaotic yet dense and rapid attacks, like a sudden storm, made the heavy sandbag hanging from the wooden pole sway like a banana leaf in the rain, almost about to fall.

After delivering hundreds of punches and kicks in succession, the sandbag swung wildly, almost breaking free from its rope. Only when he felt his strength completely drained, did Lin Sha stop his frenzied assault, panting heavily.

Pant, pant, pant...

Large beads of sweat rolled down from his forehead, across his nose and cheeks, and dripped onto his strong, muscular body, mixing with the glistening sweat covering his body and falling to the ground.

Scatter fighting is indeed a well-known quick combat method in the future, based on Western boxing and traditional Chinese leg techniques. It is very easy to pick up, and in just a few days, Lin Sha had already vaguely grasped the feeling of his previous peak Mingjing period.

Unfortunately, the easier something is to start, the harder it is to reach a high level. In his previous life, he reached the peak of Mingjing at the age of 26, but for the next four years, he made no progress. He never even touched the threshold of Anjing, which shows how difficult it was.

This is also why, combined with the high risks of underground boxing matches, he had the intention to retire early in his previous life. However, at the last moment, he suffered a great setback, paying for it with his life!

Because he could not touch the threshold of Anjing, and his financial problems were already resolved, Lin Sha began to learn and understand Guoshu (Chinese martial arts) when he was around 27 or 28 years old. After all, since the Republic of China, not only were there many Anjing masters in the Guoshu world, but there were also many masters at the higher level of Huajing.

Each school of Guoshu has its own systematic tradition, with predecessors' experiences from Mingjing to Anjing to Huajing, which is much better than the purely external techniques of scatter fighting, where one is completely in the dark.

Thanks to the highly developed information network in the future, Lin Sha had a deep understanding of various schools and internal martial arts, and a clear understanding of their unique桩功 (zhuanggong - standing post exercises), training methods, and combat techniques. By comparing them with his own situation, he immediately saw his major flaws.

Unsolid foundation! No systematic tradition! No clear theoretical guidance!

There were many problems, especially when he was intensively training in scatter fighting, focusing solely on improvement and neglecting the conditioning of his body, which accumulated some hidden injuries and was a significant obstacle to his further progress.

Later, he started to practice Tai Chi's roundness zhuang to condition his body, while also learning Tai Chi's training methods to understand Anjing. Unfortunately, he never had the time or energy to seek out a master, and he never fully grasped the key points, so he never touched the threshold of Anjing.

Now, reborn in the late Qing period, with a master-level internal martial arts expert like Wong Fei-hung as his teacher, if he didn't seize this opportunity, he would truly be the biggest fool in the world.

Fortunately, the original body had a solid foundation, sparing him the pain of building a foundation. After familiarizing himself with the body, he could directly touch the threshold of Mingjing. With his previous experience, crossing this threshold would not be difficult.

Of course, he didn't abandon scatter fighting. It is a fierce attack method different from the traditional martial arts of this era and could serve as a hidden skill to play a key role at certain moments.

Besides, in his previous life, he became a peak Mingjing master relying on a set of scatter fighting techniques. His understanding of external techniques like scatter fighting was very deep, and he couldn't just give it up.

"Lin, Lin, Lin Sha, you, you, you are so amazing. What, what, what kind of kung fu is this? Why, why, why haven't I seen you use it before?"

At the moon gate leading from the main hall to the back garden, Ya Cha Su poked his head out, his face full of envy.

He was just a pure medical apprentice at Baozhi Lin and didn't practice martial arts with Wong Fei-hung. Every day, he came into contact with many skilled martial artists, so he was not unfamiliar with kung fu.

Of course, if possible, he would also like to learn some kung fu. Not to bully the weak, but at least to have some self-defense skills in this chaotic world, and to strengthen his body. Why not? Unfortunately, he couldn't endure the hardships of training.

"Haha, just some attack techniques I came up with. Do you want to learn, Ya Cha Su?"

Lin Sha laughed, casually throwing the towel on the table, and turned to ask Ya Cha Su.

"This, this..."

Ya Cha Su was quite hesitant. The key was that he didn't know if Lin Sha's fierce attack techniques required years of basic training. To be honest, he couldn't endure that kind of hardship.

"Don't worry, you don't need to practice basic skills like horse stance. You just need to set aside a little time each day, go jogging in the morning to exercise your body, and then practice with the sandbag!"

Lin Sha smiled, clearly understanding Ya Cha Su's concerns, and gently tempted him.

"R-really? Then, then, I, I, I won't be, be, be shy!"

Ya Cha Su was overjoyed and nodded quickly, afraid that Lin Sha would change his mind.

"Want to try it now?"

Lin Sha shook his head and smiled, beckoning Ya Cha Su over, then demonstrated with ease: "You've been to America, so you must have seen Western boxing. This set of techniques is based on boxing..."

Successfully luring Ya Cha Su to practice scatter fighting with him, Lin Sha felt very pleased. In the following days, he still spent most of his time helping Aunt Thirteen take photos for people, then closed the door to practice Hongmen kung fu, practiced scatter fighting techniques with Ya Cha Su, and took the opportunity to visit the market to get closer to his senior brother, while also understanding the living conditions of the young men from the Black Flag Army naval force who had become part of the militia.

After personally observing and understanding, he had a clear understanding of the lives of the lower-class people in Foshan.

Hard!

Indeed, very hard!

To say that the economy of Foshan Town is not bad, the commercial development has seen a rapid increase after becoming a trading port. Guangdong has always been a major commercial province, with a very strong commercial atmosphere and a bustling market. In Lin Sha's view, it is at least no worse than the towns in his hometown in the future, whether in terms of economic level or economic capacity.

Because the economy is very active, Foshan Town actually does not lack job opportunities and means of livelihood. For example, the vegetable market where his senior brother Porky Rong works has a significant daily turnover and vegetable supply, sufficient for the consumption of half the city's population.

There is also the fish market where his senior brother Ling Yunjie works. Due to its proximity to the sea, it has a wide variety of live seafood, not only for local Foshan residents but also for the nearby foreign warships, which regularly send personnel to purchase.

One would think that with such a good economic environment and atmosphere, the lives of ordinary people in Foshan should not be bad. However, the opposite is true. The lives of ordinary people in Foshan are very difficult, mainly due to the severe exploitation by the government and gangs...