Chapter 9: Taiji Coach (Part 2)

  Feng Qianru and her team slowly dispersed, clearing the venue.

  Gu Chun-ting may be disdainful, but at this point, he can't help but put aside his pride and have a showdown with Peng Yuan-zheng, who is almost provoking him.

  "Please instruct me, teacher!" Peng Yuanzhen finished his bow and took up a stance.

  This sparring match with Gu Chun-ting was just a temporary excitement, regardless of the outcome, it didn't matter to him. His goal was simply to find a way to get close to Feng Qianru.

  However, after exchanging a round with Gu Chun-ting, and making some tentative probes, Peng Yuan-zheng realized that this person was seriously overrated, all show but no substance, and his basic skills were too poor. Moreover, due to his age, he lacked vitality and his strength control was too weak.

  Tai Chi focuses on self-cultivation and moral character, and its competitions are mostly for exchange purposes. Generally, it will not make the opponent lose face. However, in order to attract Feng Qianru's attention, Peng Yuanzheng also couldn't care about Gu Chunting's embarrassment or not.

  Peng Yuanzai's Tai Chi routine originally incorporated Xingyiquan and other boxing techniques, emphasizing attack and practicality. After two rounds, Gu Chunting was clearly unable to withstand it.

  Peng Yuanzheng let out a long sigh, his left hand pulled to the side, and with a slight shake of his shoulder, he used four ounces of force to move a thousand pounds, sending Gu Chunting flying out. He hastily retreated several steps, lost control, and fell flat on his back.

  Outside, Feng Qianru and others let out a cry of surprise, hardly daring to believe their eyes.

  Gu Chun Ting is a famous Tai Chi master and the designated Tai Chi coach at Gao Gan Therapy Institute. In September, Jing Hua University will hold its 90th anniversary celebration, and Feng Qian Ru's Tai Chi performance will be one of the programs at the celebratory evening party. She had to put in a lot of effort to invite Gu Chun Ting as the instructor, but unexpectedly, the famous master was defeated by an unknown young man.

  Peng Yuanzheng went over to support Gu Chunting, but Gu Chunting was so angry and humiliated that he couldn't accept his kindness. He stood up without even saying a word of courtesy, and with a sentence, he angrily turned around and left.

  Everyone was stunned and at a loss.

  Jiao Nian hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "Peng Ge, you..."

  Peng Yuanzheng smiled awkwardly and said, "Sorry about that, everyone. I lost control for a moment. Sorry, sorry!"

  After finishing speaking, Peng Yuanzheng turned around and left. But his footsteps were very slow, he determined that Feng Qianru would definitely call out to stop him.

  As expected, Feng Qianru gazed at Peng Yuanzheng with great discontent and said in a low voice, "You're really annoying. You drove our coach away and now you just leave like this?"

  Peng Yuanzheng turned around with a faint bitter smile, "I didn't want it to be like this either, I didn't expect your coach's basic skills to be so poor...... I really didn't mean to!"

  Feng Qianru furrowed her brow and turned her head to glance at Jiao Nianbo.

  That means asking Jiao Nianbo, what kind of person is this in front of us?

  Jiao Nianbo hastily ran over and whispered a few words in Feng Qianru's ear, then Jiao Nianbo came back laughing and said, "Brother Peng, I really didn't expect you to be a master of Tai Chi boxing. How about this? You come be our coach and help us train for a few days!"

  Feng Qianru didn't say a word, but her eyes were clear and gazing at Peng Yuanzheng.

  Peng Yuanzheng hesitated for a moment, "Xiaobo, taking you to practice for a few days is no big deal, but I'm in Beijing on business, and the timing..."

  As he spoke, Peng Yuanzheng glanced at Feng Qianru with the corner of his eye, but Feng Qianru stood there calmly and lightly, without any reaction.

  Jiao Nianbo got Feng Qianru's consent and repeatedly begged, "Peng Ge, help us out, just for a week, we'll only practice two hours in the morning, it won't affect your work."

  "Besides, it was you who drove our coach away..." Focusing on Peng Yuanzheng, Jiao Nianbo made a gesture with his eyes and lowered his voice to say, "Peng, if you have something going on, Feng Qianru can help you out..."

  ……

  ……

  Peng Yuanzheng agreed half-willingly and half-reluctantly.

  Peng Yuanzheng performed the simplified Tai Chi they had learned from head to toe. The team members were amazed by his elegant and smooth movements, with every move perfectly in sync with the music, full of rhythm.

  Feng Qianru's eyes were getting brighter and brighter.

  Lost a nominal coach Gu Da Shi, got a more practical coach, it was also an unexpected surprise.

  "Brother Peng, how did you do that move just now? Teach your little brother, okay? Haha, I didn't even see it clearly, but with just a flick of his shoulder, Master Gu flew out." During the break, Jiao Nianbo surrounded Peng Yuanzheng and laughed as he asked for guidance.

  "This is called 'using four ounces of force to move a thousand pounds'. It's actually not complicated." Peng Yuanzheng smiled, "Come on, Xiaobo, let's practice it."

  Jiao Nianbo excitedly picked up the stance, and had just made a move with Peng Yuanzheng when he saw Peng Yuanzheng's waist sink, his left hand on top of his right wrist, then his elbow slanted upwards, making a sudden movement. Jiao Nianbo was caught off guard, let out a cry of surprise, and fell backwards onto the ground with a thud.

  "In an instant, many actions must be completed simultaneously within the body, using the waist to roll and rotate up, down, forward, and backward, gathering strength in the waist, then through the waist and various joints' pulling and stretching, sinking power into the legs six-tenths, and then operating four-tenths into the arms, transforming into vigor. Through limb movements, whether striking, pointing or pushing, to a certain point on the opponent's body, even if the opponent has the strength of a thousand pounds, this small point being attacked cannot withstand one-tenth of the vigor, causing the whole body to lose balance."

  "This is also called concentrating one's strength to attack a weak point, using my small force to break the opponent's full strength of a thousand pounds, and using lightness to overcome heaviness. This is the principle of 'using four ounces to move a thousand pounds'."

  "Of course, you're just performing. As long as your movements are smooth and natural, and your thoughts follow along, try to keep in sync with the music... I'll share a little secret with you: when performing Tai Chi, it's best to put the movements ahead of the music by half a beat. This way, visually, people will feel that the rhythm is integrated, and there won't be any disconnection between the performance and the musical tempo."

  Peng Yuanzhen often participated in Tai Chi performances in his previous life, and he had a lot of experience. What he said is absolutely a foolproof little trick.

  Peng Yuanzheng smiled and clapped his hands, saying, "Alright, that's all for today. I have something else to attend to. See you tomorrow."

  As Peng Yuanzheng was about to leave, Feng Qianru, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up, "Coach Peng, let's have lunch together at noon, it can be our master-worshiping feast."

  Jiao Nianbo and a few others also persuaded him on the side, "Yes, Coach Peng, you are both our coach and senior - today let us treat you to a meal!"

  Peng Yuanzheng hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

  On the surface, he was calm and composed, but in reality, he was secretly overjoyed. Successfully getting in touch with Feng Qianru was a good start. However, as for how to break through this layer of window paper with Feng Qianru next, he had not yet made up his mind and still needed to wait and see the situation before deciding.