Chapter 41: Tai Chi LV1!

【The twenty-fourth, Closing Posture: breath converges as a normal person's】

"Fi, finally... finally!"

Seeing this line of text, Lu Mingfei almost cried; he was panting, feeling phantom pains everywhere in his body.

It was true that his body would recover quickly, but the memory of pain transmitted by his sensory nerves would not disappear so fast.

Starting from the first stance, he could basically say he had been getting beaten up until now!

The "Senior Brother" was not a real senior brother, but a virtual image created by the Schedule, so he would not show Lu Mingfei any mercy nor hold back.

The process was fixed, just like at the beginning.

The "Senior Brother" would first teach Lu Mingfei one stance from the "Twenty-Four Style Simplified Tai Chi Fist," and after Lu Mingfei followed along to learn it, the "Senior Brother" would then unleash a move that was perfectly countered by that stance to launch an attack on Lu Mingfei.

It seemed that this way, the "Senior Brother" would fall into a disadvantage by moving first, but in reality, that was not the case.

Martial arts combat was not a game; where was there a saying that one move was definitely countered by another? What was compared was reaction, speed, strength, and technique!

The Schedule was still quite reasonable; the "Senior Brother's" physical fitness was exactly the same as Lu Mingfei's. After all, it was meant to teach techniques and moves; if it used numerical superiority to crush him, it wouldn't achieve the effect of training.

But even with just a contest of techniques, Lu Mingfei was still beaten very miserably.

He was just a beginner; of course, he couldn't compare to the "Senior Brother" simulated by the Schedule!

After being beaten like this dozens of times, Lu Mingfei nearly had a mental breakdown, but when he wanted to lie on the ground and give up, the Electric Shock Warning countdown would arrive right on schedule.

Give up, get shocked.

Don't give up, get beaten!

Either way was painful, but Lu Mingfei could still make a choice; choosing the lesser of two evils was a biological instinct.

He could only force himself as quickly as possible to learn moves like "Left and Right Wild Horse's Mane," "Single Whip," and "Cloud Hands." The faster he learned, the fewer times he would be beaten, and the pain would be easier to endure...

Without a clock, unable to see the time, Lu Mingfei, who was in an infinite loop of Learning—Combat—Pain—Recovery, no longer knew how much time had passed.

An hour, or a day?

Until now, the twenty-fourth stance!

Finally, having endured until now, was everything about to end?

The corners of Lu Mingfei's eyes were slightly moist.

"Next time... no, there won't be a next time. Even if you give me this Proficiency reward next time, I don't want it! It's too terrifying..."

He thought to himself, imitating the "Senior Brother's" movements, and set his posture.

Finally, familiar characters appeared before his eyes—

【Twenty-Four Style Simplified Tai Chi Fist, move teaching concluded】

"Nice!"

Lu Mingfei was so ecstatic he jumped up; at this moment, the cold, mechanical voice of the Schedule sounded almost pleasant to him!

But before he could land from mid-air, the characters before his eyes automatically updated—

【Twenty-Four Style Simplified Tai Chi Fist, combat teaching initiated】

Using the word "petrified" was no longer enough to describe the extent of Lu Mingfei's shock after seeing this line of text clearly.

Wait, were these characters in Chinese? Why did it seem like he recognized every character, but just couldn't understand them?

What the hell was combat teaching? Did the process of him learning moves just now not count as combat?

"Schedule, look at the injuries on my body! Although there are no wounds on the surface of my body, I have psychological trauma! This counts as a work-related injury; I want paid leave!"

Lu Mingfei shouted while jumping around, yet the Schedule ignored him; the "Senior Brother," who had been still just a moment ago, moved again, raising his hand to blast out a right straight punch!

Almost by muscle memory, Lu Mingfei used "Wild Horse Parts Mane," dodging sideways to strike at the ribs with his palm.

Such a response could be considered standard or even excellent; if it were before, the "Senior Brother" would definitely have been hit by him, and then the Schedule would have counted this move as passed.

This was something he had exchanged for after being beaten thirteen times; Lu Mingfei remembered it clearly!

But this time it was different; move teaching could be one move after another, back and forth, but combat couldn't, because reality was not a turn-based game.

Combat meant starting to adapt to circumstances, and eventually becoming ever-changing, mastering the essence, and no longer being constrained by a single move or stance!

The right palm Lu Mingfei had extended to "strike the ribs" did not hit the target.

Because the "Senior Brother" changed his move; his right straight punch actually pulled back its force in mid-air, and his left hand opened like an eagle's claw, grabbing Lu Mingfei's right arm!

Before Lu Mingfei could react from the suddenly arriving pain, the "Senior Brother's" retracted right hand cleverly bypassed the arm he had grabbed, seized his own left wrist, and then—

Applied force!

This was a representative lock technique in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts, demonstrating the perfect combination of technique and strength—the Kimura Lock.

It could immobilize, or... dislocate a joint!

With a "Crack!" sound, piercing pain came from his arm joint; Lu Mingfei's eyes widened, and he let out a heaven-shaking cry of pain.

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

When Lu Mingfei finally recovered from that pain, new characters appeared before his eyes.

【Combat segment, teaching character's use of moves will no longer be restricted, please be careful and cautious in combat】

【Duration of this combat teaching: 1.38 seconds】

【Your 'joint dislocation' injury has been repaired, combat teaching will begin in three seconds, three...】

"You, you're simply treating me like a Japanese person to mess with..."

Lu Mingfei muttered.

【Two...】

He climbed up from the ground, and before setting his "Opening Stance," he still had the leisure to flip a middle finger at the sky.

【One!】

The "Senior Brother" attacked again!

The sound of intense punches and kicks colliding rang out, and before long, the cry of pain "Ahhhhhhh" once again resounded through the basketball court.

【Duration of this practical combat teaching: 2.50 seconds】

"I suspect you're scolding me, you must be scolding me, right!"

【Your 'forearm fracture' injury has been repaired, practical combat teaching will begin in three seconds, three...】

"Schedule, you are not human, you are not human!"

【Warning, the 【Get Up】 schedule time has been reached...】

Lu Mingfei "leapt" up from the bed.

In the dim hospital room, only the faint lights of some medical equipment flickered.

Lu Mingfei was a bit dazed; where was he?

Wasn't he just having a passionate brawl with "Senior Brother," getting beaten so badly that even his own mother wouldn't recognize him? Is this... over? Has he "woken up"?

"So it actually ends?"

Lu Mingfei muttered.

He had almost thought he would be stuck in there getting beaten forever!

【Warning, the 【Wash and Gargle】 schedule time has been reached...】

The warning sound rang out, and Lu Mingfei subconsciously jumped off the bed. His hand, wanting to turn on the light, hung in mid-air; he hesitated for a moment, then gave up and headed to the washroom.

On one hand, he thought that Senior Brother was still sleeping, and turning on the light might wake him up; on the other hand...

If he turned on the light and saw Senior Brother's face, Lu Mingfei was genuinely worried he wouldn't be able to control himself and would subconsciously pounce and start fighting!

Although he knew very well in his heart that this Senior Brother was not that "Senior Brother," but...

It was all that damn Schedule's fault!

Characters popped up, startling Lu Mingfei so much that his toothbrushing motion paused. He muttered to himself, could this thing have developed sentience and a vengeful personality?

【Reward distribution mode has ended】

【Through diligent practice, your 【Tai Chi Fist】 level has improved, accumulating 79 points of Proficiency】

【Congratulations! Through diligent practice, your 【Tai Chi Fist】 level has increased to LV1】

【You have obtained the entry—【Ming Jin: First Layer】!】

【Entry: Ming Jin: First Layer

Effect: The power of your next attack is significantly increased, but it will cause muscle damage to the affected area】

Lu Mingfei blinked.

After using 【Explosive Sprint】, he already had a slight understanding of how strong these entries with side effects were.

This was a classic case of a big stick and a sweet date, not hidden or covered up at all; Lu Mingfei could tell at a glance!

But this "date" provided was indeed a bit sweet.

No, wait, the big stick had already been endured, the pain had already been felt, this sweet date was what he deserved!

"Schedule, don't think that just because of this, it's all in the past. Although you do have a tiny bit of merit, you still need to be careful next time..."

After finishing washing and gargling, Lu Mingfei tiptoed to pack his things, left the hospital room, and began running for his life under the urging of the warning sounds.

The fourth day, has begun!

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