At this moment, she suddenly felt that although Li Zhonglou did not emit the slightest aura, for some reason, in comparison, she felt that her grandfather's Tai Chi lacked a lot of flavor.
She also harbored a somewhat absurd comparison: she felt that compared to the other party, her grandfather was like a primary school student compared to a high school student… and this primary school student referred to her grandfather…
The old man finally realized that Qinglin was not fooling around, nor was she idly looking for him.
“No, I have to see why these few movements are so inexplicable! I can’t connect them every time!”
The old man gritted his teeth and started again.
Yes, he couldn't connect them every time not because he forgot the movements. In fact, the few movements that Qinglin taught were not difficult. Although they were a bit awkward, even a primary school student could learn them completely after a few repetitions.
But the old man just didn't know why he couldn't connect them every time! When he tried to transition from his previous movement to the one taught by Qinglin, he felt a primal resistance. The image of that movement appeared in his mind, but in reality, he couldn't perform it, instead continuing with his original movement.
This was quite absurd.
His own body was no longer under his control?
The old man, refusing to believe it, finally discovered something on the sixth attempt.
“It’s the breathing! Xiao Qing, Grandpa understands, isn’t it because the breathing wasn’t coordinated properly?”
Although the old man still couldn’t connect it, his face suddenly showed excitement.
Qinglin stood there, looking confused. How would she know about breathing? She couldn’t even understand it herself…
However, the old man blurted it out in his excitement, not expecting an answer from Qinglin. He immediately started the seventh attempt.
After failing again, the shrewdness in the old man’s eyes intensified.
“Interesting, very interesting! These seemingly inconspicuous movements can only be performed with coordinated breathing! If you force them, they will directly injure the body?”
The eighth attempt began!
At this time, Qinglin finally confirmed one thing: the Tai Chi her grandfather practiced was indeed more advanced than hers!
The old man finally grasped the breathing technique on the eighth attempt, managing to connect Li Zhonglou’s movements taught by Qinglin.
However, after connecting them and then transitioning back to his own Tai Chi, his mind felt like a bomb had exploded, and he experienced a moment of profound enlightenment!
Tai Chi could actually be practiced like this?
The old man stood there stunned. Having practiced Tai Chi his entire life, he thought he had reached its limits. But now, he was filled with inspiration and ideas, as if he had suddenly awakened.
In fact, it was not his fault, nor was it Li Zhonglou’s incredible talent. This set of Tai Chi was improved by Li Zhonglou after he learned Mai Qian, and it could be said to be a unique set of Tai Chi in the world.
Without Mai Qian, Li Zhonglou’s movements would have been considered somewhat green compared to the old man. And without the tempering from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, even if his Tai Chi was groundbreaking, it would never have achieved its current natural and unforced feel.
In other words, Li Zhonglou’s current Tai Chi was not solely the product of personal talent and effort, but also a combination of fortuitous encounters and luck!
Qinglin, seeing that her grandfather had completely ignored her, couldn't help but think of Li Zhonglou again.
And at this moment, she suddenly realized something.
“I was tricked, that guy is definitely not an ordinary person!”
Qinglin’s expression changed slightly, and she suddenly turned and hurried back towards the teaching building.
Meanwhile, Li Zhonglou had already found another teaching building.
However, what was strange was that he hadn't seen Yue Hai at all from beginning to end, nor had he heard any sounds of fighting.
“In just such a short time, where did he go?”
Li Zhonglou arrived at the base of a teaching building labeled Zone Two, frowning as he looked around.
The martial arts association gave him a very strange feeling. It seemed peaceful everywhere. Apart from Qinglin whom he met at the beginning, he genuinely couldn't see anyone!
And Yue Hai seemed to have disappeared without a trace.
With his speed, it was impossible not to catch up to those two after chasing so far.
“Could he have been instantly defeated by someone?”
This thought immediately crossed Li Zhonglou’s mind, and he dismissed it. A master he acknowledged was unlikely to encounter such a situation.
Unless he fell into a trap…
Li Zhonglou’s footsteps suddenly stopped.
“Could it be that he really fell into some trap?”
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Yue Hai's only deficiency was his social experience. If it were purely a direct confrontation, only a very small number of people could defeat him.
But if it was a dirty trick! Li Zhonglou felt that even an ordinary person without any internal energy could very well trick him to death…
His naivety largely stemmed from ignorance…
“No, I have to go back and search more carefully.”
Li Zhonglou thought and immediately turned back the way he came. He finally realized that with Yue Hai’s speed, it was impossible for him not to have caught up with the other party by the time he reached this place. In fact, it was very likely not far from the entrance of the small path!
At the same time, outside the teaching building area.
A group of dark figures was quickly approaching from a distance.
“We’ve searched all other areas, only the teaching area is left! They are likely hiding inside!”
“Hurry, hurry, our Class Three, keep up! We absolutely cannot lose to Class Five this time!”
“Save your breath. Who has more people than us in Class Six? The intruder this time will definitely be discovered by us first!”
“So what if you find them? Do you still want to compete with Class One?”
This group of dark figures was the disciples who remained at the martial arts association. At this moment, seeing dense figures, there were at least several hundred.
And this was only a part of them.
What Li Zhonglou didn't know was that the reason he didn't see anyone in the teaching area was that today was a rest day for the Shangjing Martial Arts Association. These people who trained day and night had a rare day off. Besides Qinglin, who was special, who else would be willing to stay in the teaching area!
After all, even a piece of wrought iron, if hammered continuously without being quenched, might be ruined!
This was why he had the feeling that there were no people in the martial arts association.
And after these people arrived, they didn’t rush in all at once. Instead, they divided into several teams to surround the entire teaching area and then searched inward in an organized and disciplined manner.
At this time, Li Zhonglou had just returned to the building where Qinglin's training room was. Coincidentally, Qinglin also happened to return.