Chapter 13: Sparring

In the morning, the sky was just getting bright, Xiao Yan got up and put on his clothes as usual. After washing up, he opened the door lightly, ready to pick up the breakfast prepared by Xun Er, and then go to the back mountain to train, everything seemed to have become a habit.

But today was different from the past. Xiao Yan just opened the door and saw a red figure appearing in front of him, holding a food box in his hand. The exquisite and slender figure and the slightly developed small chest were full of temptation, and the youthful small face was even more flushed with a light red. The beautiful figure in front of him made Xiao Yan's heart suddenly restless, and his eyes stared at Xun Er without blinking.

"Brother Xiao Yan..." A pleasant voice sounded, the voice was slightly shy.

Hearing Xun Er's sweet voice, Xiao Yan came back to his senses and whispered: "How old is this! It's already so full of temptation, what will it be like when she grows up."

Xiao Yan coughed lightly twice to cover up his embarrassment and asked with a smile: "Why is Xun Er dressed so beautifully today?"

"Does it look good?" Xun Er asked softly.

"Uh, good... good-looking! It's just that you are still too young, don't wear such mature clothes too early." Xiao Yan touched his nose and said indifferently.

Seeing Xun Er being beaten back by himself, Xiao Yan felt refreshed in his heart. Suddenly, he felt as if his body had been hit by a car, and he flew backward directly, retreating continuously for several steps without stopping his figure, directly sitting on the ground, and even rolled several somersaults backward.

"Big families are different! They have good body-tempering fighting techniques casually, looking at this speed, it is estimated that it will not be lower than Xuan-tier Intermediate."

"Hmph! Xun Er is not small anymore, she is almost fifteen." Xun Er wrinkled her nose and said dissatisfiedly.

Looking at Xun Er standing quietly opposite, Xiao Yan's mouth hooked into a cunning smile. Xiao Yan first turned his body, twisted his neck, and his whole body's bones crackled. His hands were crossed and clenched tightly, and his palms were turned outward to stretch.

Seeing that Xun Er didn't want to say, Xiao Yan didn't ask any more questions, because even if he asked, Xun Er would only treat him with a smile. After eating breakfast quickly, he wiped his mouth.

Seeing Xun Er being hit and retreating a step, Xiao Yan felt the inexplicable pushing force, and his rushing body also retreated half a step. However, Xiao Yan, who stopped his figure, suddenly tightened his body like a bow, and while Xun Er retreated, his fist slammed out.

Facing the fist that was bombarded, Xun Er waved her small hand, hit Xiao Yan's arm, and knocked Xiao Yan's fist away by a few points.

"Is it not possible?" Seeing Xiao Yan's embarrassed look, Xun Er's small face collapsed instantly.

"Let's go! Go to the back mountain to spar, I also want to try Xun Er's strength." Xiao Yan burped and said to Xun Er with a smile.

"What are you saying? Why is your voice so small?" Xiao Yan only heard the first half, and couldn't hear the second half at all.

Seeing Xiao Yan rushing over, Xun Er didn't dare to be careless, because she felt the extraordinary nature of this move, her hands drew half an arc, and then slammed out, stopping Xiao Yan's collision this time.

Seeing that the full-force blow was easily passed by Xun Er, recalling Xun Er's seemingly slow but actually fast movements, Xiao Yan asked: "Is this your movement fighting technique?"

"Brother Xiao Yan wants to ask why Xun Er didn't leave breakfast and sneak away today, right!" Xun Er saw Xiao Yan's embarrassed look and said playfully.

Seeing Brother Xiao Yan performing there seriously, Xun Er stood there and watched his performance quietly.

Suddenly, Xiao Yan's feet exerted force, his body moved quickly toward Xun Er, and when he approached Xun Er, his fist carried a fierce force and slammed toward Xun Er.

"Damn! Still don't believe it, so what if you have a good movement fighting technique! I don't believe I can't hit you!"

"Heehee, I thought Brother Xiao Yan wouldn't ask! Because Brother Xiao Yan also sent food to Xun Er when he was a child!" Xun Er smiled and said.

"Damn! Still don't believe it, so what if you have a good movement fighting technique! I don't believe I can't hit you!"

"Uh, okay!" Yao Lao had no opinion, Xiao Yan naturally agreed, he also wanted to try the results of his month's training. Xiao Ning was beaten to the ground by him in three or two moves, which was not satisfying at all.

"It's not sent many times! It's just that you also helped Xun Er... No one has ever touched Xun Er's small feet!" Xun Er's voice gradually lowered, lowering her head slightly, and a blush appeared on her face.

"Shaking Mountains and Hitting Seas!"

"Heehee! Won't let Brother Xiao Yan down." Xun Er said with a smile while holding Xiao Yan's arm.

Seeing Xiao Yan eating so deliciously, Xun Er's small face also revealed a happy smile.

Getting Xun Er's affirmative answer, Xiao Yan felt a bit envious.

"Heehee, Xun Er is a bit bored today, wants to spar with Brother Xiao Yan, okay?" Xun Er asked softly with a smile.

"Punch like an arrow!" 【1

"It really is stupid!" Thinking that he had only focused on studying the force generated by the Eight Extremities Collapse and hadn't paid any attention to the moves themselves, Xiao Yan cursed himself under his breath.

"Does Brother Xiao Yan want to take a rest?" Xun Er asked with a smile, seeing Xiao Yan standing there motionless after attacking twice.

"Stage Nine Dou Qi? Xun Er's rate of improvement is not slow either!" Xiao Yan thought to himself.

Xiao Yan moved his feet rapidly. As he neared Xun Er, he bent his legs slightly and then exerted force suddenly. His body sprang up instantly, his right leg tracing an arc in mid-air as he kicked toward Xun Er with a piercing sound of wind being torn.

As his fist veered off course, Xiao Yan transformed the punch into an elbow strike, slamming it toward Xun Er once more. Xun Er was forced to take a step back from the impact again.

"Do you see the gap now? Even if you reach Stage Nine Dou Qi, you might not necessarily be able to defeat her. This little girl has plenty of tricks up her sleeve! Besides, is that how you use the Eight Extremities Collapse? While the force of the Eight Extremities Collapse is certainly important, it is classified as a close-quarters combat technique, and the moves are its essence. You only focus on the force and ignore the moves—you really are stupid!" Yao Lao's slightly teasing voice echoed in his heart.

Facing Xiao Yan's continuous, wave-like offensive, where each wave was stronger than the last, leaving her no room to catch her breath, Xun Er finally grew serious. A faint golden glow appeared on her palms, and she drew a Taiji-like pattern in the air with her hands before pushing them forward.

"Uh, this..." Xiao Yan was in a bit of a dilemma; he still wanted to train and study the fusion of Dou Techniques!

"Agree to her! Training blindly without actual combat won't work. This girl has already reached Stage Nine Dou Qi; she is perfect to serve as your sparring partner." Just as Xiao Yan was struggling, Yao Lao's voice suddenly came from within his heart.

"Bang!"

"Yes!" Xun Er replied with a smile.

Sensing that Xiao Yan's attack this time was extraordinary, Xun Er did not dare to be careless. A faint golden glow appeared on her hands, and she raised them to gently push against Xiao Yan's right leg. Xiao Yan felt a soft force strike his right leg; although soft, the power was incomparably strong, not only neutralizing his offensive but also pushing him back several meters. Xiao Yan only managed to steady himself after retreating several steps upon touching the ground.

"Eight Extremities Collapse!" This time, Xiao Yan used a Dou Technique.

"Brother Xiao Yan, hurry and eat! We still have to go train after you finish!" Xun Er clearly did not want to talk about it anymore and hurriedly changed the subject.

Seeing Xun Er looking at him with a face full of smiles, Xiao Yan slowed down his eating speed. After taking a sip of tea, he finally asked the question that had been puzzling him: "Xun Er, why did you suddenly think of making breakfast for me?"

"But Xun Er, I remember I haven't given you many gifts either!" Xiao Yan said, puzzled.

The two arrived at the peak of the back mountain, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er standing opposite each other. The sun had fully risen by now, and as it was nearing summer, the temperature was neither too high nor too low, making it very comfortable.

"Alright! Then today, you..." Xiao Yan had originally wanted to ask why Xun Er hadn't left after delivering breakfast today, but the words died on his lips, and he didn't know how to say them. After all, Xun Er had been making him breakfast for over a month, and he hadn't even said thank you yet.

"Yay! Brother Xiao Yan is the best. Hurry and eat your breakfast; once you're done, we'll go straight there." Xun Er opened the door, placed the breakfast she had carefully prepared on the table, rested her chin on her hands, and waited quietly for Xiao Yan.

The Eight Extremities Collapse has four close-quarters methods—nudge, poke, squeeze, and lean—and four ways of exerting force—collapse, shake, thrust, and strike. The collapse punch is like an arrow, the shake can move mountains and overturn seas, the thrust is like thunder, and the strike is like lightning.

Facing the incoming fist, Xun Er tilted her body slightly, avoiding Xiao Yan's fierce strike.

Xiao Yan did not stand on ceremony; he moved his chair and sat down to eat. The food was delicious and contained a lot of meat, making Xiao Yan's mouth glisten with oil as he ate.

Xiao Yan rubbed his nose and said nothing. How was he supposed to answer this? Should he say yes?

"Is this the true power of Stage Nine Dou Qi?" After defeating the Stage Seven Dou Qi Xiao Ning, Xiao Yan had felt that even if he couldn't beat Xiao Xun'er, the gap wouldn't be far off. But seeing his two powerful attacks easily neutralized by Xun Er, Xiao Yan finally realized that he had been looking at the sky from the bottom of a well.

Xiao Yan stood up, looking completely bewildered, because he was now at least ten meters away from Xun Er.

"What kind of Dou Technique is this? Its power is so immense!" Xiao Yan asked aloud.

(End of chapter)