bookcurios Chapter 1906 It's late at night, why don't you practice some martial arts too!
Chapter 1906 It's late at night, why don't you practice some martial arts too!
In the back room of the Hao family next door, Wang Defa lay on the bed in Hao Jianli's room, reaching out to grab something in mid-air.
"Squad Leader Hao said he'll be back to sleep soon!" Song Ziming came in wearing a coat and squeezed into the same bed with him.
Seeing that he was about to sleep, Wang Defa got up and fiddled with the coal briquettes in the stove. When the embers inside emitted a faint red glow, he turned back and looked at Xiao Song with excitement and disbelief.
“Song’er, I’m serious,” Wang Defa said, sitting cross-legged on the kang, his eyes wide open, gesturing with his fist, “You really didn’t see the state the old man was in today, just like that, swish!”
He imitated the action of Li Dequan grabbing the strong man's wrist during the day and pressing him down onto the door panel in one go. Although clumsy, he could not hide his excitement.
"What happened then?" Song Ziming yawned.
"Fast, accurate, and ruthless! You know, that guy's a trained fighter, as strong as a bull, but he didn't even flinch in the old man's hands! My goodness, the old man usually just practices that slow, swaying Tai Chi, who would have thought he'd get serious... like a leopard! He doesn't look like someone in their seventies or eighties at all! I'd believe he was in his forties or fifties!"
His words startled Song Ziming.
When he returned with Li Xiangnan that evening, he had only heard about the old man's identification of the strong man and the result, but he was not clear about the details. When Wang Defa recounted it, he was immediately shocked.
"seriously?"
But Wang Defa became more and more excited as he spoke. Seeing that Song Ziming looked a little dazed, he hurriedly asked, "Ziming, you come from big families and are very knowledgeable. Tell me, in families like yours, do all the children have to learn martial arts to strengthen their bodies? You are quite skilled too. Tell me, how did the old man develop such skills? How could he keep them so well hidden?"
Seeing how serious he was, Song Ziming knew that the old man's martial arts skills were probably true. He snapped out of his reverie, smiled, and shook his head: "Brother Pang, to be honest, I was also shocked when you said that!"
"There is indeed some inheritance in family tradition. For people like the old man, practicing martial arts was a common thing in those chaotic times! The Li family itself is a large family! Perhaps in recent years, as living conditions have improved and people no longer have to worry about their safety, they have turned their attention to other areas!"
Hearing this, Wang Defa nodded secretly: "That's true. I feel that Xiao Li does have some martial arts background. So that's how he got it!"
"What the old man displayed today was far more than just ordinary physical fitness techniques! His instantaneous reaction, the precision of his grappling, and the ruthlessness of his strikes were more like..." Song Ziming guessed, "After all, the old man participated in wars, and some things are ingrained in his blood, becoming his instinctive reactions! Those are real combat techniques that can only be honed through countless trials and tribulations after experiencing true life-and-death battles!"
"Hiss!" Wang Defa's lips twitched, and he exclaimed in shock, "To be able to maintain this level of strength and control at this age, the old man's physical and mental conditioning must have reached a level that we can hardly imagine! It seems that the old man went through something incredible when he was young!"
A look of longing appeared in Song Ziming's eyes as he murmured, "No wonder my grandfather always spoke of Old Master Li with such extraordinary respect! You know, my grandfather has never really admired many people! I only thought he admired the old man's medical skills and character, but now it seems..."
He turned to look at the fat man, "I'm afraid my grandfather already knew that the old man possessed extraordinary skills. His frequent contact with the Li family was probably a way of asking the old man to give me some pointers!"
"Tsk!" Wang Defa was increasingly amazed as he listened, and his admiration for Li Dequan immediately surged like a mighty river.
Meanwhile, almost everyone in the back, middle, and front courtyards of this courtyard house was also unable to sleep peacefully.
Xu Damao lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), tossing and turning. Suddenly, he sat up abruptly, startling Qin Cuilian, who was half asleep beside him.
"What are you doing! Why aren't you sleeping at this hour? What's wrong with you? You're the one who's going to mess with me, and you're the one who's not going to mess with me either! You stirred up my mood and then fell asleep! What are you doing now? Are you going to mess with me? Come on, come on!"
Qin Cuilian immediately began to complain.
Xu Damao's face fell, but he immediately turned around and put on a forced smile.
"Cuilian, this isn't it, we won't have this..."
Qin Cuilian stopped taking off her long johns and glared at her husband. "What are you doing? Where did you learn this new trick?"
"It's this one, it's this one!" Xu Damao hurriedly pressed the family member's hand onto the bed, gestured, and said with a little excitement, "I was talking about Old Master Li! Good heavens, you didn't see him today, just one hand outstretched, snap! He pinned that thief to the ground, my goodness, Da Shuang, Zhen Cheng, and I were struggling to hold down that pig, but the old man did it with one hand..."
Qin Cuilian: "..."
"You know Huang Batian from the opera? The old man is definitely more powerful than him! Tsk!" Xu Damao gestured, almost hitting Qin Cuilian.
Upon hearing this, Qin Cuilian's anger immediately subsided, and she asked with some surprise and curiosity, "Really? Grandpa Li knows martial arts? Doesn't he usually just practice Tai Chi in front of our house? He can do this too?"
"What do you know! I saw it with my own eyes today!" Xu Damao said confidently, "Cuilian, if I could learn even a move or two from the old man, well, at least I wouldn't be just a pretty face!"
Qin Cuilian's eyes darted around, and she immediately climbed onto her husband's shoulder. "Tsk, now that you mention it, it's true! At least your physical condition has improved, so we're probably settling on having a child!"
Xu Damao's sweater was ripped off in a flash, his face contorted in pain, and he quickly clamped his legs together. "Cuilian, please, I didn't mean that..."
"I say you are you, so you are! It's late at night, why don't you practice some martial arts!"
"..."
……
He Dashuang carefully helped his wife Qin Chunlian lie down on the bed, took off his own clothes, but couldn't fall asleep. He talked to her stomach about the scene of Old Master Li capturing the strong man that day.
"In the blink of an eye, the old man's eyes narrowed, and his hand moved so fast it was almost a blur. With a tsk, the man collapsed onto the door, his teeth chattering from the pain! Son, you didn't see it. The old man's aura at that moment... My goodness, my heart still races when I think about it! If your dad had even a tenth of Old Master Li's skills, wouldn't I be able to walk around Yanjing like a madman?"
Qin Cuilian was extremely surprised: "Really? Grandpa Li is seventy years old and still so amazing? You're not kidding me, are you?"
He Dashuang glanced at her sideways: "What do you know? After I learn from the old man for a year or two, you can see my physique. I can definitely beat three Xu Damaos!"
"..."
……
Yuan Zhencheng and his wife Ge Ping lay side by side, and suddenly sighed, "Sigh!"
Ge Ping nudged him, "Why are you sighing in the middle of the night! The Chen family's kids called their parents, Da Shuang's shoes went missing, Dad's fish was stolen by the cat... I believe it all, I didn't blame you for anything, everyone has their bad days!"
Yuan Zhencheng blushed, coughed, and quickly explained, "I wasn't sighing about that! Ping'er, today I've truly learned what it means to be a hidden master! Take the old man, for example. I always thought he and Da Shuang and Da Mao were quite capable of causing trouble, but today..."
He suddenly sat up and gestured, "With just one move from the old man, all we three sons could do was yell 'Holy crap!' like that idiot Zhuzi in the front yard!"
He imitated the scene, which made Ge Ping laugh as well.
"You didn't see the old man's hand move, it was lightning fast!" Yuan Zhencheng clicked his tongue and said, "I've been trying to figure out how he generated that force for ages, what if I had that move..."
Ge Ping blushed and said coquettishly, "Then at least I'm sexually happy..."
“Of course you’re happy!” Yuan Zhencheng answered instinctively, then turned to look at his wife’s face and was immediately taken aback. His face darkened and he said, “That’s not what I meant!”
Ge Ping clamped his waist with her feet and pulled him over.
"I don't believe that old man Li really has that kind of skill!"
"Why don't you believe me! I saw it with my own eyes..."
"You'd better learn it quickly before I believe you!"
"..."