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Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Start Practicing
“In fact, I’m not quite sure, but I just felt a severe pain in my brain,” Li Ang lied smoothly, without a hint of guilt.
He could be honest about many things, but not about this.
“Oh God, I’m sure it must have been caused by what happened last night. What can I do to make you feel better?”
Sheila looked at Li Ang with a worried expression, full of concern.
Before Li Ang could respond, Sheila walked to the bed, gently pulled Li Ang up, and let his head rest in her embrace.
Li Ang was about to say “I’m fine, I just need to rest for a while.”
But now he found himself unable to speak at all.
Sheila caressed Li Ang’s head with her soft hands and whispered:
“I learned this in psychology class. Maybe a hug like this will make you feel better.”
It took a full two minutes before Li Ang managed to extricate himself from Sheila’s arms.
Sheila, noticing Li Ang’s slightly reddened cheeks, asked with concern:
“Do you feel better now? Was I hugging you too tightly?”
“Um… actually, I do feel much better.”
“Really?”
Sheila was somewhat surprised.
“It seems that this method really works!”
“If you’re feeling better, you should get up and have breakfast. I’ll have it ready soon.”
Sheila stood up, smoothed out the wrinkles on her black silk nightgown, gave Li Ang an encouraging look, and then gracefully left the room.
Li Ang was about to get up when he seemed to remember something. He immediately opened his phone, found the herbal formula for reducing fire that he had bookmarked the day before yesterday, and quickly placed an order online.
Today’s breakfast was quite sumptuous, with cheese toast, fried eggs, sandwiches, and milk.
Not to mention anything else, the presentation and colors alone were much more refined than what Li Ang prepared for himself every morning.
Li Ang started eating slowly at first, and only after confirming that Sheila had eaten her fill did he speed up to finish everything on his plate.
Even towards the end, he deliberately slowed down, acting conscientiously as a guest.
“My goodness, these things taste really great!”
Li Ang sincerely praised, Sheila’s breakfast was indeed delicious, clearly made with care.
After breakfast, Li Ang was pondering how to phrase his goodbye when his phone rang.
“Mm-hmm, okay, I’ll be right there.”
After hanging up the phone, Li Ang walked towards the door, saying:
“I think I need to head back, a delivery has just arrived at my doorstep.”
“Alright, Li, you can come and find me whenever you like, as long as you want to.”
When Li Ang received the delivery, he found that Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training had indeed arrived. Although it hadn’t achieved “next-day delivery,” it was much faster compared to last time.
Just as he was about to go inside to study it, he found that Charles had also come over.
“Li, the practice for today?”
Li Ang slapped his forehead; he had almost forgotten about this little guy’s training.
He patiently explained:
“I might be quite busy recently and unable to spar with you. However, I’ve tailored a new training method just for you.”
“Really? What method?”
Charles was quite pleased; in fact, he was somewhat afraid of sparring with Li Ang because he never had a chance to fight back.
The reason he still came to see him each time was that he was persisting with a strong spirit.
“Do you see that tree by the roadside?”
Li Ang pointed to a tree nearby, about 15 centimeters in diameter.
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“Go to the park, find a tree of about this size, and make sure not to pick one with bark that’s too hard. Then practice the moves I taught you against the tree.”
“Ah? Can I really do that?”
“Of course, many practices in Chinese Kung Fu are like this. It’s hard to grasp the feeling of applying force when you’re just striking the air.”
Li Ang explained earnestly.
“Moreover, the reason you choose a tree and not a sandbag is because you also need to get used to the pain you’ll experience when striking a person. Only by doing this, won’t you subconsciously hold back your strength or become timid when you attack…”
“Great! I’ll start practicing right away.”
Charles was convinced by the reasoning and immediately planned to set off.
“That said, while you practice, take care not to hurt yourself. Moderation is key.”
Despite himself, Li Ang couldn’t help but remind him. Others might not need such advice, but with Charles, it was hard to say.
Returning to his room, he opened up “Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training” and started with the Internal Qigong section.
This part was relatively simple, quite similar to sitting meditation, just with different postures.
Li Ang took up the postures depicted, relaxing his body and standing with his feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
His legs were slightly bent, chest drawn in and back straightened, with arms raised up in front of his chest as if embracing a ball.
His tongue rested against the roof of his mouth, and his eyes were half-closed.
The other aspect involved breathing adjustments, mainly slow deep breaths without holding the breath in.
The most crucial step, which carried a whiff of mysticism, was to imagine a fireball in the Dantian area, with the essence of all things in the universe flowing continuously towards this fireball, gathering there before spreading throughout the body.
Supposedly, this would make one feel a warm sensation all over.
Perhaps because of his foundation in Tongbei Quan and Pile Skill, Li Ang easily entered into the required state of mind.
The movements were not complicated, and with Li Ang’s basic understanding, they seemed to involve controlling the body’s blood and qi through the spirit.
After about ten minutes, Li Ang, who had been completely engrossed in the practice, actually began to feel a warm sensation throughout his body.
Following the guidance in the book, he continued to practice for about twenty minutes.
Then he looked at his attribute panel, and sure enough, a new skill had appeared.
[Thirteen Taibao Internal Qi Skill]12/100 (Beginner)
However, according to the book, this practice shouldn’t be overdone. Fifteen minutes a day was sufficient, and one should not exceed thirty to forty minutes at most.
The next exercise was the Thirteen Taibao Internal Explosion Skill.
This was much more complex in comparison, comprising thirteen movements.
Fortunately, thanks to the solid physical foundation Li Ang now had, not comparable to when he first started learning Tongbei Quan, it took him about a morning to master these movements.
The book mentioned that it was possible to practice just the first ten movements of this section, and the effect would not differ much from the complete set.
That’s because the difficulty of the last three moves was greater, and it was advisable to have a master guide the practice.
But none of this was a problem for Li Ang. He managed to learn it all in one go.
As a result, he gained another skill:
[Thirteen Taibao Internal Explosion Skill]26/100 (Beginner)
The last part, the horizontal training, was the key to the entire technique.
It included Iron Head Skill, Iron Arm Technique, Iron Elbow Technique, Iron Fist Technique, Iron Palm Technique, Iron Finger Technique, Iron Knee Technique, Iron Leg Technique, Iron Throat Technique, Iron Shoulder Technique, Iron Back Technique, and Iron Cloth.
The lineup was admittedly strong, and Li Ang felt that the money had been well spent.
