The tragic apprentice

  Kuo Yeh smiled and said to Lei Tzu:

  "You guys are quite famous in this circle, I asked around and everyone knows you."

  Lei Zi smiled foolishly and hadn't spoken yet when Zhang Qiang beside him spoke up first:

  "It goes without saying that this place has long been our territory. Little Guo, I invited you to join us earlier but you didn't want to, now you're regretting it, aren't you?"

  Leizi glared at Zhang Qiang and shouted:

  "Is Little Guo also what you call him? Call him Brother Guo, did you hear?"

  Zhang Qiang smiled awkwardly and said:

  "Haha, I'm used to it, I'm used to it, don't mind me, Brother Guo!"

  Kuo Yi hastily waved his hand and said:

  "We're all brothers, what's in a name!"

  The old man stood up and gave a thumbs up, saying

  "Look at Guo's broad-mindedness!"

  "Where's Feng Ge?"

  Guo Yi turned around in a circle but didn't see Yixiao Feng anywhere.

  A bespectacled young man pointed to a pine forest in the hills and said:

  "Go practice your skills somewhere else! However, you'd better wait a bit in the past."

  This young man, Guo Yi, made an impression. After a fierce battle with Leng Qingfeng, in his own small room, this young man had once reminded him to apply for a patent for the medicinal plaster. Among these people, only this young man was not showing off his muscles, but instead wore a T-shirt.

  Kuo Yi was somewhat curious and asked:

  "Why is it that this Wind Brother's kung fu is still a secret?"

  Zhang Qiang smiled and said:

  "This skill of his isn't really a secret, it's just that Wind Brother doesn't like others to see him practicing."

  Kuo Yi was a bit confused, if it wasn't a secret, why didn't he want people to see it? Seeing Kuo Yi's puzzled expression, Lei Zi explained the reason on the side.

  It turned out that six months ago, Yixiao Feng brought a few brothers to practice here. An old man watched for a while and then sneered at him. Yixiao Feng was not convinced, so he challenged the old man. The old man couldn't beat Yixiao Feng, so he took him into the pine forest. Before long, they came out, with Yixiao Feng limping behind him, looking miserable. From that day on, Yixiao Feng came to the pine forest every day, going in fine but coming out with a swollen face and bruised nose. Just as they were talking, Zhang Qiang suddenly said:

  "Feng Ge has come out!"

  Guo Yi turned his head to look, and couldn't help but jump in fright. He saw that Yixiao had indeed a swollen nose and face, covered in dirt all over his body. He walked out of the pine forest, saw Guo Yi, and still managed to crack a smile, with bloodstains on his teeth. Guo Yi twitched the corner of his mouth - was this what practicing martial arts looked like? How could it be even more miserable than getting beaten up?

  Kuo Yi lifted up a corner of Feng's clothes and took a look. They were all purple and green patches, and he couldn't help but ask:

  "Feng Ge, what kind of kung fu are you practicing? This is too tragic!"

  Hehe, with a smile, said:

  "Practicing martial arts, can you succeed without suffering? I've been practicing this move for ten years now, and only recently did I realize that my previous practice was just a waste of time. If I hadn't changed my method in the past six months, I would have definitely lost big time when I fought with your family's little wild girl the other day. I really don't know what she does, but her moves are even more ruthless than mine, every move is deadly!"

  Kuo Yi smiled wryly and said:

  "This shrew isn't from my family, if she were, I would have killed myself long ago!"

  Everyone burst out laughing.

  Guo Yi raised his hand and massaged Yixiao Feng's body. During this time, he had been cooped up in the office reading books every day, and had gained some understanding of the combination of human meridians and massage techniques. Occasionally, he would even try it on himself, so his hands moved with a certain level of proficiency. Although his movements were somewhat mechanical, the gentle flow of white energy that entered Yixiao Feng's body was genuine. At first, Yixiao Feng was still frowning, but soon became comfortable and almost fell asleep. Guo Yi knew when to stop, unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn't completely cure someone in one go.

  When Guo Yi opened his hand, not only did he feel a significant reduction in pain, but the bruises on his body also faded a lot.

  He smiled and gave a thumbs up, sighing:

  "Brother, your medical skills are truly unmatched, it's a waste that you're not a doctor. With your abilities, any hospital would treasure you."

  Kuo Yue smiled bitterly, he didn't even have a relevant certificate, and the Tang Dynasty poem was just starting to look at it. Which hospital would dare to want him?

  After some small talk, Yixiao Feng asked Guo Yao what he wanted to see him for. Originally very determined, Guo Yao hesitated a bit, and didn't mention whether Yixiao Feng would teach or not. Just the cruel training method alone made him somewhat intimidated. After hesitating for a while, Guo Yao finally decided to learn!

  Eating bitter suffering is the only way to become a superior man. I never thought of becoming a superior man, but it's not a good idea to let women knock me down all the time. Because of some unknown reason, I temporarily mastered a skill, but this skill will be taken away at some point, and in the end, what I can rely on is my own true strength!

  Guo Yi had made up his mind, and with a smile, he explained the purpose of his visit. As soon as he finished speaking, Yixiang and others fell silent, sizing him up with strange eyes. Guo Yi smiled awkwardly and said that if it was inconvenient, he would think of another way himself.

  One smile and he says it's not easy to learn, everyone is a brother, you just want to learn, I'll teach you, but I'm afraid you can't take the hardship. He pointed at the surrounding brothers and said, do you think they don't learn because I won't teach them? It's because these guys can't take the hardship, they can only do some women's exercises on these fitness equipment.

  Kuo Yitian's scalp felt a chill, he had seen the movements of Lei Zi and others just now. Not to mention others, even Zhang Qiang, who was in a low position among them, had also made a move that was both difficult and dangerous - he hooked his toes on the single bar, held two bricks in each hand, arched his body with the bricks reaching his toes, and his muscles were bulging. And yet, in Yixiao Feng's eyes, this was something only women could do. Whose woman was so fierce?

  "Come over tomorrow morning at five, and I'll introduce you to my master. Ha! He should be delighted to take on another apprentice. This old guy doesn't let me off until he's given me a dozen or so rounds of training every day - it's exhausting! Ah, with you here, I won't have to go through this every day anymore! Sigh... brother, you won't regret it!"

  Damn it, Guo Yi has already regretted it! Originally came to be an apprentice, but now became a junior brother. Haven't seen the old man yet, just listening is enough to know he's not a kind-hearted master.

  Kuo Yi wiped his sweat and said:

  "Feng Ge, I was just joking earlier. I just wanted to learn some fancy boxing and kicking skills, didn't expect to become a great hero. How about we just forget about this?"

  Everyone burst out laughing, and Hei Diao laughed so hard his face turned black:

  "That's not right, what you're saying is nonsense. How can you just change your words like that? Besides..."

  Yixiao Feng paused for a moment, then smiled and said:

  "Besides, it's not easy to find a master who is willing to learn actively, and now you want to run away?"

  Guo Yi realized that this wasn't a difficult apprenticeship, but rather the master finding an apprentice was the hard part!

  It was still not quite bright on the second day, and Guo Yi had arrived at the Shili Tun Community Park. He took a look at his phone, it was just 4:30, and the park gates were not yet open. He had climbed over the wall to get in, and he was determined to keep his promise to himself, this was one principle that Guo Yi still had.

  He wandered around the edge of the pine forest for a while, and then Yi Feng arrived. The two greeted each other, and then Yi Feng began to loosen up his muscles, first kicking his legs a few times, then doing several front and back flips, and then swinging his fists at an old pine tree, chopping and hacking away. Just listening to the sound made Guo Yao feel pain on his behalf.

  Look at the wind like this, Guo Yao can't be idle either. He exercises his muscles and bones according to the standard of playing football in school. First, he exercises his wrists and ankles, then presses his legs, and then jumps around randomly. It's been a long time since he exercised, and he almost sprained his foot.

  "Master, you've arrived!"

  A smiling old man ran towards an elderly person, bowing and scraping as he spoke.

  Guo Yi saw that it was a thin old man smiling at him, and to his surprise, he looked kind-hearted. Guo Yi hastily stopped jumping around and ran towards the old man, but due to being a bit nervous, he stumbled slightly.

  A very kind-hearted old man smiled at Guo Yao and said to Yixiao Feng:

  "Is this good-for-nothing the talented martial artist with exceptional qualifications, intellect and willpower that you told me about yesterday, someone who appears only once in a thousand years?"

  Guo Yicha almost fell over, his eyes twitching with laughter. This old guy is really something else, coming up and giving himself a useless crown, this smile is also... how can he be a rare martial arts genius in a thousand years? Can't you die from not bragging? How did I not notice before that this guy is actually full of nonsense?!

  The old man continued to keep that smiling face and said to Guo Yao:

  "What's wrong, you're called useless and you don't accept it?"

  Kuo I's neck stiffened and he shouted:

  "I'm not convinced at all, what makes you say I'm a useless person? Have you ever experienced it yourself to know that I'm a useless person?! You just took one look and jumped to conclusions, really thinking of yourself as a superior being?"

  Guo Yi had always been unfavorable to those who looked down on him, and this old man was just like that godly brother, not hiding his disdain at all. Guo Yi naturally didn't buy it, if he couldn't see me in a good light, then so be it, at least I wouldn't have to deal with the hassle!

  Yi Xiao Feng stood by with a silly grin on his face, seemingly not having heard Guo Yi's disrespect towards his own master, and looked like he had nothing to do with it.

  The old man stretched out his hand and chuckled:

  "Not convinced? Let's practice!"