Long Qi ordered a lot of barbecue. Liu Bingbing couldn't eat spicy food, so he ordered some scallops for her. He and Chen Chu each drank a bottle of beer. Although they weren't drunk from the beer, they talked more than before.
Long Fei looked at Chen Chu and said, "Brother Chu, would you mind telling me about your school? Oh... I don't mean anything by it, it's just that I feel your boxing style is very special, like the Big and Small Hong Fist but not quite, and it has some ancient boxing elements mixed in... I don't know if I'm right or wrong..." As Long Fei said this, he picked up his wine glass and squinted at Chen Chu.
"Uh... well... this country kid just bluffs..." Chen Chu chuckled and said, "But Brother Long Qi's boxing style was really fierce just now, it must be Muay Thai..."
"You call me Brother Long Qi?" Long Qi was taken aback, then suddenly laughed heartily. After laughing for a while, he nodded and said, "Alright, if you call me Brother Long Qi, then I'll accept you as my younger brother. Let's just consider it fate. But Brother Chen Chu, you're not being honest. If your boxing skills were just something a country kid would randomly practice, how many sages and virtuous people would our country have produced..."
Chen Chu couldn't hide it any longer, so he chuckled and said, "An old man used to come to the village to perform. I'm a bit mischievous, so I followed him for a while. The old man thought I was quite interesting, so he taught me a set of boxing moves. He taught me randomly, and I learned them randomly too, but I didn't expect them to be so effective in fighting..."
Long Qi shook his head and decided not to ask anymore. He knew that many masters in the country did not show themselves in the world, which was called "great sages who do not show themselves in the world". These people like quiet and do not like to be disturbed. It is none of your business, especially matters in the officialdom, which they hate the most.
He only wanted to live a peaceful life. If he happened to encounter a promising martial arts student, he would offer some guidance, sometimes even teaching them everything he knew. He would find a successor, remembering that he wasn't a grandmaster, but he was still willing to offer guidance to any promising student he encountered...
Long Qi saw that Chen Chu was not old, but his skills were fast and ruthless, and there was a great beauty by his side. This woman was not an ordinary little woman. Judging from her temperament and appearance, she was a very picky person. But this kid managed to get her pregnant.
That's real skill.
Long Qi chuckled and said, "Yes, everything in this world is predestined. You and your hermit master are predestined, you and this beautiful lady are predestined, and so am I. Come, come, let's drink..."
The two of them finished five or six bottles of beer in the blink of an eye. Chen Chu could easily drink ten bottles of beer. It's colder in the north, so people often eat and drink spicy food to keep warm. Of course, city people are less capable of drinking. The further north you go, the higher their alcohol tolerance becomes. It's hard to say. Drinking a pound of baijiu is common for them. If it's beer, it's even more hard to say. The two of them can finish a whole case of beer, 24 large beer bottles.
Long Qi's face was slightly flushed. The two of them each finished another bottle. Liu Bingbing, who was eating scallops, tugged at Chen Chu's sleeve, signaling him not to drink anymore.
Long Qi noticed and laughed at Chen Chu, "Brother, men should drink with a bosom friend. We men drink for the sake of having a good time, don't listen to women!"
"Haha, that's right!" Chen Chu said with a laugh, taking another big gulp.
Liu Bingbing pouted in anger.
Then, Long Qi ordered oysters. Oysters are eaten raw here, and some people also grill them. However, eating them raw is very nutritious.
This kind of food stall rarely serves this kind of food; it's very expensive.
Long Qi ordered seven or eight oysters, and the owner was going to open them for him. He had already prepared a hammer, a crowbar, and the like. These things are not easy to open. The best way is to scald them with boiling water, but then the taste will be different.
Long Qi grabbed the oysters from both sides with his thick fingers and twisted hard. With a cracking sound, the oysters were broken open. Not only Chen Chu, but also the boss and nearby diners exclaimed in amazement at his strength.
Long Qi chuckled and handed the oyster to Chen Chu, saying, "You can dip it in soy sauce or vinegar, or even eat it raw. This stuff is great..."
Chen Chu grinned. As a country boy, he had never eaten this kind of thing before. Pointing at it, he asked, "Is it edible?"
Long Qi laughed heartily: "You can eat it! And this thing is loaded with bullets, if you eat a couple more, you'll be able to keep going all night..."
Long Qi looked at the two of them and then burst into laughter again.
Liu Bingbing blushed with embarrassment. Chen Chu laughed and ate several of them in no time. He even asked Liu Bingbing if she wanted some, but Liu Bingbing glanced at him and ignored him.
Just then, Liu Bingbing's phone rang. It was her mother calling, saying that her father had also come home from get off work and was asking how she was doing and whether she needed to be hospitalized.
Liu Bingbing was still a little angry. Her mother was always trying to find her a partner, and she had high standards, always eyeing rich and powerful men. Although everyone wants to find a good husband for their daughter, feelings should come first.
What good is money if there's no love? That kind of marriage is no different from prostitution...
Liu Bingbing said softly, "It's okay, don't wait for me. I won't be going home tonight, I'm staying at my classmate's house... Oh, it's a female classmate..."
Liu Bingbing muttered a few more words before hanging up the phone.
They discovered that the two had already begun exchanging boxing techniques.
Long Qi said Muay Thai was powerful, while Chen Chu said Kung Fu was powerful. Neither of them would admit defeat, so they stood up unsteadily and were about to have a match.
When Liu Bingbing saw that the two of them had drunk more than half a case of beer, she immediately understood that they were a bit dazed from drinking so much.
The owner hurried over and said, "Gentlemen, gentlemen, you've had your fill of drinking. I'll find you a private room..."
It's supposed to be a private room, but it's actually the backyard of a roadside food stall. Two people sit on two small stools, and the owner puts a small table in front of them. Not far away is a pigsty, where an old sow is grunting.
Liu Bingbing came over and couldn't help but cover her nose, thinking to herself, "Well, serves her right. She started acting crazy after drinking, and the boss brought her here."
Long Qi said, "What would you do if I grabbed your neck with my hand?"
"Tch! Give it a try!"
Chen Chu stood up, deliberately letting Long Qi strangle him, then mimicking Old Zhang's leaning stance, twisting his waist and leaning hard against him from behind.
Long Qi staggered back seven or eight steps, chuckling, "Interesting. I didn't expect it to actually break through my defenses..."
The two chatted for a while and drank quite a bit of alcohol. Chen Chu became a little slurred and started talking about breathing techniques and qigong.
Long Qi shook his head and said, "That qigong is pure nonsense. If you want to practice, you should do it like Muay Thai, kicking rubber trees and punching sandbags every day. You need to generate hundreds of pounds of force with each punch and kick. Let me tell you this: since the founding of the People's Republic of China in the 1950s, we Chinese have been exchanging ideas with Muay Thai, but we still can't beat them. We've even been killed a few times."
Hong Kong is considered the eye of our country. From Hong Kong, you can see almost the whole world. Many Chinese masters gather in Hong Kong, and many Hong Kong martial arts masters have gone to fight against Muay Thai. They were defeated. At first, they were not convinced of their defeat and said that you use boxing gloves. Our Chinese martial arts have palm techniques, finger techniques, grabbing techniques, and grappling techniques, so we can't use them at all.
而人家泰国人说了,那这样吧,我们带拳套,你们随意,可以不戴,也可以戴,这样比试起来,还让人给揍了,损失惨重,最好的成绩是打个平手,国人往往太注重形势和传统,忘记了功夫拳法的内在,他的内在核心便是把对手击倒,战胜对手,不在乎花式.
Then, around 1999, a group of Sanda fighters emerged who occasionally defeated Thai fighters, but their victories were dishonorable. Why? Well, because they exploited the rules: each round was three minutes long, so they fought three rounds. Furthermore, Thai fighters were not allowed to use elbows or knees, but throws were permitted. This gave the Chinese fighters an advantage; they would immediately throw their opponents. And at close range, Thai fighters were not allowed to use elbows or knees. You know, elbows and knees are the most powerful and potent strikes. Not allowing Muay Thai fighters to use elbows and knees is like cutting off a tiger's claws, leaving only bare paws, and then removing its teeth. What's honorable about defeating a tiger like that? You weren't fighting a tiger, you were fighting a big cat…"
...
Huff... Chen Chu let out a breath. He didn't know about these things, but he only knew one thing: Old Zhang had said that kung fu did exist, but it required comprehension and decades of practice. If one could only get the basics in three to five months, that would be genius. If one could only get to the first glimpse of the mirror in three to five years, that would be good.
If ten years is considered a small achievement, then one is a genius.
However, Old Zhang also said that Muay Thai can be learned quickly and is very suitable for a despicable person like himself. Hmm... Old Zhang is also despicable... Chen Chu thought about it and laughed.
"Brother Long Qi, how about this? You said Muay Thai is powerful, and I just witnessed the strength in your wrists. It is indeed strong. How about we arm wrestle? I'll start by saying that I use qi, the kind of qigong you don't believe in."
"Great!" Long Qi's excited expression was that of a martial arts fanatic.
The two began to grapple on the table. Chen Chu's hands were rather slender, while Long Qi's hands were long and his fingers were thick. When their hands met, Long Qi said calmly, "Brother, you go first!"
Chen Chu wanted to exert force, but it felt as if his hand was not grasping a human hand, but rather touching a piece of raw iron. The huge hand was rough and hard, and when it landed on the table, it was like a tree that had taken root. He was like a small monkey, how could he shake the tree?
Chen Chu breathed a sigh of relief, then pressed his qi into his dantian. An invisible, weak stream of qi slowly rose from the soles of his feet. He had only mastered this internal qigong and could not release it externally. It was temporarily unusable in actual combat, but it was still useful for arm wrestling.
...
Long Qi originally thought he could easily flip Chen Chu over, but as the two began to exert their strength, Long Qi was taken aback. A powerful force slowly surged from Chen Chu's not-so-thick arm, as if it were a wellspring of energy.
It felt as if he wasn't competing with a person, but with a force beyond his control. The two were locked in a stalemate, and then the wooden table under their elbows began to creak and groan.
Liu Bingbing quickly came over and said, "Stop arm wrestling, the boss is coming. If you break the table, you'll have to pay for it..."
The two then stopped.
Long Qi, his face flushed with embarrassment, said, "Brother Chu, I just remembered something my sister-in-law said... I think I didn't bring any money..."
Chen Chu slapped his forehead, thinking, "You didn't bring any money and you still want so many skewers, plus oysters? Okay..."
"Hmm...it's okay, little brother, I have money."
Liu Bingbing rolled her eyes, thinking to herself that Long Qi had been too generous just now, and that she didn't actually have any money.