Chapter 50: Sudden Enlightenment

After that, Feng Zi was busy for another four days, and only then did the order of Daishan County finally get on the right track.

During these four days, Feng Zi relied almost entirely on his own strength to take charge of all aspects here, including people's livelihoods, law enforcement, and the judiciary!

Fortunately, his prestige from single-handedly wiping out the Black Bamboo Stronghold and leveling the Sun Family remained, and the common people were mostly hardworking and simple folk, which allowed him to barely hold on.

Of course, no matter when or where, there would always be a few black sheep wanting to fish in troubled waters while the situation was unstable.

Naturally, these people were all dealt with impartially by Feng Zi.

It was precisely because of this that the speed at which the situation stabilized was much faster than he had anticipated.

Today is the final day of teaching the public to practice the martial Dao; with this, Feng Zi has finished imparting the methods of martial cultivation to everyone.

He has already succeeded in teaching them how to fish, and as for how far the people of Daishan County can go on the path of the martial Dao, that depends on their own fortune.

After all, he himself had once been caught in the rain, so he thought that he should at least teach others how to make an umbrella.

With this, a major task was considered completely concluded, and Feng Zi's plans for this place were all finished.

Finally finding a moment to rest, Feng Zi had just finished lunch and was lying on the windowsill of the inn room, watching the bustling street that had gradually regained its vitality.

Looking at these most ordinary human joys, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and in his heart, he felt that his actions had not been in vain.

Unaccountably, a realization suddenly occurred to Feng Zi: "The Dao is constant in non-action, yet there is nothing it does not do."

Indeed, some things, though neither showy nor ostentatious, nourish things silently, invisibly influencing people's hearts and achieving one's ultimate goal.

This realization was very profound and difficult to describe precisely with words, yet it coincided with Feng Zi's experiences over the past few days—

Initially, he used thunderous means to sweep away the Black Bamboo Stronghold and the Sun Family; this was a necessary move, but in the hearts of the people, their fear of him outweighed their gratitude.

Appropriately showing one's edge is necessary, but the edge cannot solve all problems, and this is also its limitation.

What truly brought Daishan County back to the right track was, after all, the institutional construction and fair handling of affairs that Feng Zi carried out.

These were not obvious, and many were not even known to others, but it was precisely because of them that the people of Daishan County built confidence and respected Feng Zi from the bottom of their hearts.

This is the principle of how to conduct oneself in the world, but upon reflection, does this not coincide with the cultivation of the martial Dao?

Over the past few days, in the process of teaching martial arts to the local people, Feng Zi was also contemplating his own martial Dao path:

It cannot be denied that "Taizu Changquan" is extremely adept at dealing with enemies, and every move is exceptionally ruthless;

Yet, once the line of thought is shifted, it is not difficult to discover that this fist technique has excess rigidity but lacks flexible moves.

And as the foundation of Feng Zi's martial Dao, the "Zhao Family Long Fist," while some of its moves are indeed immature, the entire cultivation logic of the technique excellently balances "straight" and "curved"!

Viewed in this light, regarding the Zhao Family Long Fist as Zhao Feng's own realization of his martial Dao is indeed reasonable.

"Thinking of it this way, the subsequent practice of fist techniques cannot favor one side; it needs to balance hardness and softness," Feng Zi pondered in his heart.

And it was at the very moment he secretly firmed up this "inspiration" that tens of millions of thoughts exploded in his heart!

Zhao Family Long Fist, Taizu Changquan, Ten Thousand Mile Walk, and other martial arts techniques that Feng Zi had already comprehended but had not yet practiced...

All the realizations about the martial Dao in his heart transformed into abstract insights, merging into Feng Zi's understanding of fist techniques.

Gradually, an abstract "stick figure" appeared in his mind, beginning to execute a fist technique on its own.

Feng Zi had never seen this set of fist techniques, yet he understood every move and every stance, subconsciously engraving it deep within his heart.

This set of fist techniques appeared simple, but in reality, it had thousands of variations and no fixed patterns—

A seemingly light strike contained the power of a thousand jun, while that heavy and powerful strike could easily change into another move.

If an opponent thought they had seen through this set of fist techniques, then this set of fist techniques could also be "consistent inside and out"!

Accompanied by the figure in his mind practicing the fist technique over and over again, Feng Zi had a realization and gradually understood the name of this fist technique:

"Hundred Flowers Misleading Fist"!

And as Feng Zi understood the name of this fist technique, the figure that had been practicing in his mind dissipated.

"Hundred Flowers Misleading Fist, Hundred Flowers Misleading Fist..." Feng Zi silently repeated the name of this fist technique in his heart, unable to help but curl the corners of his mouth:

"This should count as... a product of my understanding of fist techniques advancing a step further. In that case, my Taizu Changquan should also be considered 'graduated', right?"

Following the realization in his heart, he sank his consciousness into the depths of his mind, and several lines of text gradually appeared before his eyes:

【Martial Master (Consummation): 1000/1000】

【Taizu Changquan (Peak Perfection): 1145/5000】

【Hundred Flowers Misleading Fist (First Glimpse of the Path): 404/1000】

【Ten Thousand Mile Walk (Peak Perfection): 3910/5000】

【Archery (Pure Mastery): 1900/2000】

Looking at the lines of text before him, Feng Zi did not feel surprised at all—as his strength increased, the presence of the talent 【Diligence Makes Up for Mediocrity】 became lower and lower.

To this day, apart from verifying the conjectures in his heart and testing his own strength, he could hardly even remember this talent.

Just as he was lost in thought, a burst of noisy clamor came from the street in the distance.

Feng Zi looked far away and saw a huge caravan entering the street, with people riding horses all around the caravan.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and saw the messenger who had gone to Wutai County in the procession.

Without needing to think, Feng Zi understood that the messenger had perfectly completed his mission, and the hanging heart finally let go.

Thinking this, he no longer concealed his aura.

The martial artists of the caravan sensed this Qi and Blood Power and saw Feng Zi lying on the windowsill from afar.

Before long, this large-scale caravan stopped at the entrance of the inn, and the middle-aged Martial Master in the lead looked up at Feng Zi, cupped his hands, and smiled:

"Martial Master Feng Zi, I am Lu Dun, and I have been ordered by the County Magistrate to lead a team to support our friendly neighbor, Daishan County."

Seeing this, Feng Zi did not put on airs; he just jumped down lightly from the window and bowed to Lu Dun and the other fellow countrymen:

"Lord Lu Dun, fellow countrymen, thank you all for your hard work!"

The people in the caravan saw this and hurriedly returned the bow with diligence, not daring to be the least bit negligent.

At the same time, Lu Dun also jumped off his horse, came to Feng Zi's side, and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"Martial Master Feng Zi, the County Magistrate remembers clearly the great merit you have achieved this time."

"The day you return home, it shall be fulfilled immediately, without any delay whatsoever!"