Chapter 12: Taiji Double Fish Diagram

Ye Chen heard Ye Nan's words and knew it was time to show his acting chops.

He quickly opened the door and excitedly said to Ye Nan, "Really!!"

Ye Yan smiled and nodded, saying, "Really."

"Old geezer, I love you to death!"

"In half an hour we'll go; get ready—I'll take you to have a look, and this afternoon you can just attend a class."

"Okay!"

After Ye Chen finished speaking, Ye Nan sat on the sofa and started scrolling videos, while Ye Chen closed the door and sat on the bed.

Besides playing games, Ye Nan can't control his stress; in other respects, he's completely a competent father.

"Go learn Taekwondo, but Taekwondo footing is unstable—that's a martial arts taboo. Although I don't know why the original owner liked Taekwondo, I definitely won't learn it."

Ye Chen thought, walked out of the room and took the tablet; Ye Nan saw this and didn't stop him, feeling at ease with his son, who rarely plays with the tablet and does so in moderation, so he wouldn't stop Ye Chen from playing with it.

Moreover he also believes study should balance work and rest; otherwise he wouldn't drag Ye Chen to play games, thinking this can ease Ye Chen's stress and enhance father-son feelings.

But he didn't know that, to Ye Chen, he is the greatest pressure.

Ye Chen took the tablet back to the room; after returning, he opened it and searched for Taiji videos—that's why he took the tablet.

According to Ye Chen's past-life memories, "Taiji" is the source of all things.

The "Zhouyi Xici Shang" says, "The Change has the Supreme Ultimate, which gives rise to the Two Forms." The Two Forms usually refer to dark and light, meaning the Supreme Ultimate gives rise to dark and light, and their interaction produces all things.

And in martial arts, the opening and closing of movements all stem from Taiji's yin-yang balance idea; each movement contains the unified opposites of motion and stillness, hardness and softness, etc., and through the transformation of movements we manifest the mutual transformation of yin and yang.

Although Taiji later became a health-preserving art, before that it was a genuine killing technique!

As the Taiji video played, the System's voice suddenly sounded in Ye Chen's mind.

【Golden Legend! You actually found a supreme art, Taiji!】

【Taiji gives rise to yin and yang, yin and yang give rise to the Two Forms, the Two Forms give rise to the Four Images, the Four Images give rise to the Eight Trigrams; all the mysteries of myriad things lie within—this is the supreme art!】

【Now reward the Taiji Double Fish Diagram!】

Ye Chen listened to the System's words, and after a long while, he slowly spat out two words: "I... damn..."

"System, awesome!"

【System-made, must be top-notch.】

"Old Lady Wang sells melons, praising her own wares."

But after the System's voice fell, a cultivation method concerning the Taiji Double Fish Diagram appeared in his mind.

It contains cultivation of the Taiji method, as well as the use of the Taiji Double Fish Diagram; it can be said to be comprehensive.

Ye Chen glanced at the time; twenty minutes remained, so he decided to first cultivate the Taiji Yin Yang Double Fish Diagram.

Ye Chen quickly entered cultivation; after entering, time flowed silently, and to him twenty minutes seemed like a blink.

Only when Ye Nan's voice sounded outside the door did he slowly open his eyes.

At the same time, the System's voice sounded in his mind.

【Taiji Double Fish Diagram, current cultivation progress—2%. Since this method is extremely difficult to cultivate, unless you have heaven-defying talent, you might not grasp it within twenty minutes.】

After hearing the System's words, Ye Chen paid no attention, instead jumping off the bed and opening the door; Ye Nan was standing at the doorway, and as the door was pushed open, Ye Nan looked at Ye Chen with a smiling face.

"Let's go."

"Mm!"

When Ye Chen and Ye Nan arrived at the place to learn Taekwondo, many children were inside learning.

"Ha!"

"Ya!"

Ye Chen watched their movements, feeling nothing; if they keep practicing like this, aside from improving physical fitness, actual combat is actually inferior to martial arts.

At this moment, a little girl attracted Ye Chen's attention, not because she practiced Taekwondo well, but because she was somewhat… weird.

At this moment, the coach shouted at the little girl: "Louder!"

"Okay!"

"Okay, make your face even smellier."

"Ha!"

"Do a fiercer expression."

After the coach finished, the little girl actually pursed her lips.

Ye Chen saw this and couldn't hold back.

"Can it really be like this!!"

Meanwhile, a girl in casual wear beside him, seeing the pouting little girl, was full of delight and excitedly told those nearby: "Quick look, that little girl is trying to make me die of cuteness!"

Ye Chen: "?!"

Just as Ye Chen was dazed, Ye Nan pulled him into the Taekwondo gym.

After Ye Nan completed the procedures, he has to come here every Saturday for class.

But actually, he isn't really keen to come.

The Taiji Double Fish Diagram is far more fragrant than this Taekwondo.

"You study here; after class I'll come pick you up."

"Okay."

Ye Chen followed Coach Bai Hua to a training spot; before he even approached, he sensed a familiar aura.

"An Yu, how is she here?"

Ye Chen suddenly felt doubtful.

However, he wasn't in a hurry to look for An Yu; instead, he walked together with Bai Hua.

Ye Chen's luck was decent, and he was placed in the same training room as An Yu.

When Ye Chen had just entered the training room, An Yu saw him and waved happily, calling out, "Brother Ye Chen! I'm here!"

Seeing this, Ye Chen gave a light chuckle, "This little girl."

Bai Hua saw this, smiled lightly, and paired Ye Chen and An Yu together; children are naturally shy, so having a familiar companion is indeed good.

After arranging Ye Chen, Bai Hua began teaching them Taekwondo practice.

"Now follow my movements."

After saying that, Bai Hua performed a basic Taekwondo movement.

After he finished, Ye Chen followed along to learn; while learning the movement, the system's voice sounded in his mind.

【The Taiji technique you possess is the supreme art; the method you are currently cultivating obviously cannot compare with your Taiji Double Fish Diagram—it is advised to stop cultivating.】

The system's words left Ye Chen feeling helpless; if it weren't for his need to maintain his original identity, he wouldn't have come to learn Taekwondo.

However, because his movements were very standard, they attracted Bai Hua's attention; Ye Chen instantly sensed something was off—he didn't want to spend a lot of time on Taekwondo.

So he quickly made his movements weak and feeble; seeing this, Bai Hua sighed inwardly, shook her head slightly, stepped forward, and corrected Ye Chen's movements.

But after several attempts, Ye Chen's movements improved only slightly; the change was not significant.

This is like "you can't wake someone who's pretending to sleep"—it's the same kind of thing.

Ye Chen deliberately did poorly; no matter how Bai Hua taught, it was useless.

Even after the first class ended, Ye Chen's movements still showed little improvement.

After class, Bai Hua's mindset clearly cracked a little; her expression looked unpleasant, and she began to doubt her teaching.

Bai Hua left the training room lost in thought; after she left, An Yu came up beside Ye Chen and whispered, "Brother Ye Chen, it's okay if you can't learn it—I can teach you."

Hearing An Yu's words, a feeling welled up in Ye Chen's chest—it was the stubbornness of a man who refuses to lose.

"No need, I can do it well."

After Ye Chen said that, An Yu nodded firmly, "Mm! I believe in you, Brother Ye Chen!"