Cultivating From Obtaining Experience - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: First Place

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Is there a need to be upset over such a small matter? Besides, I just got lucky. If anything, it proves that he taught me well. He should be happy.”

“Happy? Your thought process is quite strange. Yang Zhang is the nephew of the director, and he is usually very arrogant. He always talks about how good his Tai Chi is. He can also beat seven to eight people in a fight by himself.”

“You embarrassed him in public. He will get back at you sooner or later. My guess is that he will want to spar again in the next few days.” Li Xinzhu looked at Wang An strangely.

“What if I accidentally win again?” Wang An asked.

“Then you have to be careful. He might find someone to corner you in a small alley and beat you up. When you spar with him again, can’t you just lose on purpose to save his pride?” Li Xinzhu said.

“I paid him, so why should I let him have his way?”

“Young man, don’t be so rash!”

“How can you be called a young man if you’re scared so easily?”

“Hmm, with the way you think, I reckon you won’t be able to stay here for long,” Li Xinzhu said.

From then on, Wang An clearly felt that the way everyone looked at him changed. Some admired him, some were jealous, and some seemed to be waiting for him to make a fool of himself. Perhaps it was really as Li Xinzhu said, and he would not be able to stay here for long.

The next two days were calm and peaceful. Wang An had already grasped the technique of exerting Tai Chi energy.

It was the weekend, and there were more students coming to the dojo than usual. Basically, everyone who could come was here. Yang Zhang, who was in charge of teaching, clapped his hands to signal for everyone to be quiet.

“Today, our dojo is preparing to hold a Tai Chi pushing hands competition. The champion will be able to learn in our dojo for free for a month. In addition, there’s a 1,000 yuan bonus and the chance to receive personal guidance from our director.”

“The final winner would also have the chance to participate in the Tai Chi Martial Arts Competition held at the Qingyang Mountain Tai Chi Martial Arts Dojo this year.”

Li Xinzhu turned to Wang An and grinned.

“Will you participate?”

Wang An nodded. He did not care about the ranking or the final reward. He simply wanted to take this opportunity to gain experience and hone his skills.

Soon, all the students were divided into four groups. The winners of each group would then compete for first place. The first person to go against Wang An was a young lad. He was eager to fight. He thought that if he could defeat Wang An, he would be the first to do so.

With their hands connected, he did not rush to attack but instead used Tai Chi pushing hands techniques to probe. Suddenly, he felt a force coming through his arm, so he quickly tried to release it.

However, that force suddenly changed, guiding his arm and causing his body to tilt. His balance became unstable, and he was abruptly pulled to the side.

“Thank you.” Wang An cupped his hands.

“Impressive!” The young man gave him a thumbs up and praised.

During the second round, his opponent’s force was too strong, and Wang An took advantage of an opportunity to redirect it, which caused the person to stumble and almost fall to the ground. Wang An quickly reached out and supported them.

The third and fourth were won by Wang An without any difficulty.

Then, the winners of the four groups competed with each other.

When the person who was competing with Wang An came into contact with him, he felt that Wang An’s arm was very soft, like cotton, without any strength at all.

Just as he was feeling puzzled, he felt that the arm changed in an instant. With a flick, a burst of power erupted from Wang An. He did not have time to react and stumbled two steps back.

His opponent was dumbfounded.

“This, this is too unbelievable!”

In the past, he had always heard about how mysterious the Tai Chi energy was, but he had never believed it. Today, he had personally experienced it.

Wang An stood where he was, his expression calm as usual, but his heart was in turmoil.

The force suddenly followed the red line on that mental image, originating from the feet, flowing along the waist and spine, and then rebounding through the arms. This happened all in an instant.

That was what happened just now.

If he were to try to repeat the same move he did just now, there was an 80 to 90 percent chance that he would fail.

[You won against Sun Dong in the competition, and you comprehended the Tai Chi energy.]

[Tai Chi experience +50.]

As expected, Wang An won again in the following matches. In the end, his opponent was a man he had never seen before. He was in his thirties, chubby, and had a friendly smile.

“I look forward to a good match.”

The two of them put their arms together.

“This fighter is good.” The man thought.

As the saying went, an expert would know what to do once he has made his move. There was almost no strength coming from the other party’s arm, which meant that he was very relaxed. However, he knew that a strong power could be unleashed at any moment.

He carefully tested the waters.

Tai Chi could draw a circle horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. “The White Crane Spreads Its Wings” movement also involves drawing circles.

He looked at the other party’s hands and feet and felt the strength coming from his arm. After a short while of probing, the man began to attack.

With a hook and a press, he attempted to immobilize Wang An’s arm, but Wang An swiftly retracted and flicked his arm and moved back instead of forward.

The man stomped his foot, blocked his arm with one hand, and hit his chest with the other.

“Tai Chi Single Whip palm technique!”

Wang An had seen Yang Xianhua use this move before, and he had also seen it in videos many times.

The man raised his hand and turned his elbow. Before he could attack, Wang An had already guessed what he was going to do next. He hurriedly took a step back and the man’s palm missed.

He took the opportunity to press down on the other party’s arm, lift, block, advance, and push.

The man retreated three steps, and his face filled with shock. Yang Zhang, the referee, was also stunned.

“Excellent!”

Someone among the spectating students shouted.

“Thank you for the fight.” Wang An cupped his fists.

[You won against Liang Hong in the competition and gained a little.]

[Tai Chi experience +20.]

Liang Hong quickly hid the surprise on his face, smiled, and returned to the crowd.

Yang Zhang announced the result with a fake smile. Wang An had won first place in the Tai Chi competition. Amidst the sparse applause, Wang An received the prize from Yang Zhang.

“Haha, interesting, interesting, very interesting,” After leaving the dojo, Li Xinzhu pulled Wang An and said with a smile.

“Do you know who Liang Hong is?”

“Who is he?”

“He is Yang Zhang’s junior brother, Yang Xianhua’s third disciple.”

“What?” Wang An was stunned. “Why did I go against someone like him?”

“Why? So that Yang Zhang can regain his honor of course. You beat him, so he was going to get Liang Hong to beat you, and then defeat him afterward. In the end, he can say that he’s the strongest.”

“It’s either that or he directly asks you to spar again and defeats you twice in a row. It would be even better if he could embarrass you in public.”

“Is all this really necessary for such a small matter?”

“As for those who are magnanimous, such as me, we naturally won’t care about such a trivial matter. However, for some petty people who care excessively about their reputation. Being embarrassed is a big deal. He’s going to do whatever it takes to make people forget that happened,” Li Xinzhu said with a smile.