Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 460: Battle for Disciples

After completing a full set of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, a trace of sweat appeared on Yang Guo's forehead.

"Not bad……"

Hong Qigong waved his hand and called Yang Guo to his side, grinning, “Back then, your uncle Guo learned the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms from me, but it took him several months to master it, but you only took six or seven days.”

"Your aptitude and understanding are much better than Jing'er's!"

"The old beggar was right, very good..."

Yang Guo said modestly: “Guo’er doesn’t dare to compare himself with Uncle Guo. I just hope that the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms will not lose its former fame in my hands in the future. It will be enough for me to pass on this martial art in the future.”

Hong Qigong was even more satisfied: "It's good that you have this intention. It's worth our friendship as a teacher."

"In Guo'er's heart, I have always respected my seniors as my masters."

It is said that Yang Guo is very smart. Just these two sentences touched Hong Qigong's heart. He felt so proud as if he had eaten a hundred royal delicacies.

As the two were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of wind in the distance, as if someone was coming, so they immediately stopped talking and waited for the other person to show up.

Not long after, a green figure was seen flying over from a distance, stepping on flowers and plants.

When he landed, he saw that the person was actually Huang Yaoshi.

Hong Qigong smiled immediately: "It turns out that Huang Yaoxie is here!"

"Yang Guo meets Island Master Huang."

Huang Yaoshi glanced at Yang Guo, nodded, and then looked at Hong Qigong: "Seventh Brother, I didn't expect that we would meet again after just a few days."

Hong Qigong laughed and said, "You left in a hurry at Guiyun Manor that day. I thought you were embarrassed because you lost to a younger generation. So what was the reason?"

Isn't that the reason you said...

Huang Yaoshi complained in his heart, but his face did not show any flaws: "To be honest, a few years ago I accepted another apprentice and kept him by my side to teach him carefully."

"I just heard about the Power Gang that day, so I stopped by Guiyun Manor to take a look. Later... since nothing serious happened, I naturally didn't want to stay any longer, so I went back to continue teaching my disciples."

Ok……

Anyway, Cheng Ying is not here, so just use her as a shield.

Hong Qigong and Huang Yaoshi have known each other for many years. He could tell at a glance that Huang Yaoshi was not being sincere, but he also knew that the other party was very concerned about his reputation, so he just laughed and did not discuss the topic any further.

"So you also accepted a new apprentice? How could such a coincidence exist in the world!"

Hong Qigong patted Yang Guo on the shoulder and said, "I just taught this kid the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms a few days ago. Now he has learned it all. Why don't we let our new disciples learn from each other some other day?"

These days?
It has been less than seven days since the Beggars' Sect meeting at Guiyun Manor, right?

This kid actually learned all Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms in such a short time?

Huang Yaoshi looked at Yang Guo in surprise. Seeing that he had an extraordinary appearance, proud eyebrows, and was neither humble nor arrogant, he was a man of talent. He was also very optimistic: "Congratulations, Seventh Brother, you have a good disciple!"

After saying that, he added silently in his heart: Much better than that silly boy back then!
After a few seconds of silence, he replied, "Back then, none of the four of us was willing to give in to the other. Now, it would be interesting to let our respective disciples compete with each other."

Hong Qigong knew who the 'four people' Huang Yaoshi was talking about, and sighed, "We two do have successors, but it's a pity that the old poisoner and Yideng didn't leave behind any successors..."

Huang Yaoshi thought for a moment and said, "The Duan family of Dali all practice One Yang Finger, so it shouldn't be difficult to find an excellent successor."

"...That's right, then only the old poison is left."

Hong Qigong said with a look of melancholy: "I don't know if his madness has been cured over the years. It's a pity that there is no successor to Toad Kung Fu, but it's not our fault..."

No, Toad Kung Fu has a successor, and he is standing right in front of you.

Yang Guo pondered in his heart, but did not speak. He just listened to Hong Qigong and Huang Yaoshi speaking one by one -

"When is the best time to fight?"

"How about in three months?"

"Isn't that a bit too hasty? For Yideng..."

"Then don't worry about them for now, just let our two apprentices compete first, and they can make up for it when they have apprentices later..."

"What about the location?"

"Let's go to Guiyun Manor."

"can."

Soon, the two of them settled on the 'apprentice to disciple ratio'. "By the way, didn't you say that you would keep the new apprentice by your side? Where is he?"

"Let her travel the world..."

Then, the two talked about why they appeared here. Hong Qigong then realized that Huang Yaoshi happened to be traveling here and was attracted by the commotion just now.

"Since you are fine, why don't you come and help us..."

When Huang Yaoshi learned that the Liangshan bandits intended to attack Guiyun Villa and even kidnapped his granddaughter Guo Fu, he became extremely angry.

"The thief is really rampant!"

"We must give them a good beating this time!"

"Otherwise, people in Jianghu will just think that I, Huang Yaoshi, am too old to play the flute..."

……

The next day, in the big-leaf forest twenty miles north of Fengyun Town.

A team escorted three carriages loaded with more than a dozen large wooden boxes, slowly moving westward.

The team consisted of about 500 people, all armed and wearing armor. They were one of the teams sent by the court to transport the "Flower and Stone Gang".

The so-called Hua Shi Gang was a team of officials who collected rare flowers and trees and rugged rocks from all over the country for the important people to enjoy.

These teams were transported from the local areas to the various nodes of the twenty-four routes of the Song Dynasty, and then from the nodes to the imperial city.

Because the emperors of the Southern and Northern Song dynasties had their own preferences, the Northern Song emperor preferred wood and stone, while the Southern Song emperor was more fond of flowers and plants. Therefore, both sides gave the green light to each other's flower and stone teams within their own borders to demonstrate the harmonious friendship between the two Song dynasties.

The team that passed through Fengyu Town and Daye Lin was transported from the local area to the nearby road node, so it was only a small team of 500 people.

Of course, the local officials were very sensible, so the things they transported included not only the flowers, plants, trees and stones they had collected, but also some antique paintings and calligraphy, gold and silver treasures.

Not only can wooden and stone artifacts alone not attract bandits.

"Everyone, be careful and alert!"

"This place is not far from Liangshan, and is also close to Lianyun Village. It is the most dangerous section of the road. If you don't want to lose your life, you have to be very careful!"

The leader of the team held a whip and shouted to warn his soldiers, while his eyes were constantly observing the movements around him. He was in a tense state and would immediately send people to investigate if he saw the slightest sign of trouble.

It was not because he was so loyal, but because the task of transporting flowers and stones was a heavy responsibility.

If there is any failure in escort, the consequence may be loss of position, imprisonment, or exile at the least; at the worst, relatives and friends may be implicated, the entire family may be executed, and the family honor may be damaged.

Even though their team is only a small one, once they lose something, they will only have two options left: become a bandit or join the Beggars' Sect.

If the family is better off, perhaps they can spend money to bribe the poor and be treated decently when they are questioned; but if the family is poor, they may not even have the money to buy a straw mat to be thrown into a mass grave after death.

As the military strategy says: Do not enter a forest.

The leader of the team had only studied for a few years, let alone understood military tactics. He only knew that going in this direction was a shortcut to the destination and could save two days of travel.

When it came to escorting the flower and stone gang, he certainly wanted to finish the task as soon as possible, so he chose to take a shortcut without hesitation. On this shortcut, the lush large-leaf forest was the only way for the team to pass.

The team moved carefully through the forest.

Halfway through the journey, we suddenly heard a long howl coming from deep in the forest!
Then rustling noises came from all directions.

"Be on alert! Quickly form a formation!! Protect the good stuff!!!"

"If these boxes are robbed, not only will our lives be in jeopardy, but our entire family will also die!"

The leading officer was sweating profusely, his face was pale, his heart was pounding, and he kept shouting, commanding his soldiers to form a formation and protect the three carriages and the boxes on the carriages in the middle of the formation.

At this moment, he regretted taking a shortcut.

Upon receiving the military order, the soldiers drew their swords and stood alert, facing outward.

Soon, a group of ferocious-looking men holding weapons jumped out of the forest, with hideous smiles on their faces. They were like a pack of wolves lurking around, staring at the soldiers in front of them as if they were lambs to be slaughtered.

Even though they knew they had 500 brothers by their side, this confidence was still not enough for them to remain calm when facing the attacks of bandits.

Therefore, everyone was timid before the battle, trembling with fear, and had lost their courage. They had little will to fight, and they couldn't even hold their weapons steadily. The only thought in their minds was "saving their own lives."

At this moment, a figure walked out amidst the protection of the bandits.

(End of this chapter)