Chapter 22: The Origin of Wang Liang

"You want to learn Taiji Fist?" Lu Guohao had just sat down at the dining table when, hearing Lu Yu's sudden words, his eyes were instantly filled with complete astonishment.

He frowned slightly, looking Lu Yu up and down, as if trying to discern the true intent behind his words from Lu Yu's expression.

"Yes," Lu Yu nodded, explaining earnestly: "I've heard that practicing Taiji Fist can have the miraculous effect of strengthening the body. I was thinking of improving my own strength through practicing Taiji Fist, so that I can draw heavier bows in the future."

Although he said it this way, Lu Yu was certain in his heart that Taiji Fist would definitely be able to increase his attributes.

After all, even Basic Archery could increase his Constitution and Strength attributes; as an internal martial art famous in his past life, there was no reason for Taiji Fist to have no effect.

"So that's it." Lu Guohao suddenly realized. He squinted slightly, struggling to search his memory for relevant information, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "In our Zhai, it seems there really hasn't been any talk of anyone knowing this Taiji Fist."

"None?" Lu Yu could not hide his disappointment.

Lu Guohao noticed his dejection and hurriedly comforted him: "Perhaps there is, we just haven't discovered it. How about this, after we finish lunch, I'll go ask around; maybe someone really does know it..." Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly slapped his thigh, "Maybe, A-Liang knows?"

Lu Yu was startled, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was indeed possible.

Since Wang Shu could teach the youths in the Zhai how to practice spear techniques, he must have a foundation in martial arts. If he had a foundation, there was no reason for him not to understand traditional martial arts like Taiji Fist.

"I remember now," at this moment, Lu Guohao said again: "Not long after Wang Liang first came to the Zhai, he wanted to teach us some methods to Strengthen Body, but at that time everyone was so hungry they were skin and bones, and their minds were entirely on leaving the Zhai to hunt for food. Who had the heart to practice Standing Post or practice fist techniques? Later, the matter just fizzled out."

"Is that so? That's great!" Lu Yu was ecstatic.

"Yes, when the Liu Jia Xiong Di were here, they often visited Wang Liang, presumably to ask for martial arts advice. By the way," Lu Guohao fell into memory,

"The Liu Jia Xiong Di were the same as you at first, using a sixty-pound bow. After about two or three years, they switched to eighty-pound ones, and later they even used one-hundred-pound bows. I imagine that was the effect of practicing martial arts."

"I also heard that the Liu Jia Xiong Di looked for Wang Liang before they left, wanting to take him with them, but were refused."

Lu Yu took a deep breath. No wonder he heard Wang Shu say a few days ago that the Liu Jia Xiong Di probably wouldn't stay much longer; so that was what it was about. Now everything could be explained.

Looking at it this way, Wang Shu was indeed not simple. If his leg hadn't been crippled, he would definitely have been a pillar of the Hunting Team.

"Dad, who exactly is this Wang Shu? How did you meet him?" Lu Yu asked curiously.

"This..." Lu Guohao's expression was a bit awkward, "Actually, he is not from our Zhai."

"Ah?"

"The matter goes back three years. At that time, on the way back from hunting with your Zhao Shu and the Liu Jia Xiong Di, we saw a man covered in blood lying in the grass. His blood had attracted one or two Wasteland wolves, which were watching him covetously not far away."

"At the time, I thought he was already dead. Your Zhao Shu went over to look and found he still had breath, so he carried him back. This person's Constitution was exceptionally strong; he was actually able to survive such a severe gunshot wound."

"Gunshot wound!" Lu Yu exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right." Lu Guohao said with lingering fear, "I had never seen a person with over a dozen bullets left in their body. Because of this incident, opinions were divided; some felt we shouldn't keep him."

"In the end, you kept him," Lu Yu continued.

Lu Guohao smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, since we had already saved him, we couldn't just throw him back out. At the time he was lying by the side of the road and no one saw him, so I took the initiative to keep him."

"Fortunately, he was lucky. After waking up, he stayed in the Zhai until now. At first, we were still on guard against him, but later it was proven that he is a person worth trusting."

"Mm." Lu Yu nodded in agreement.

He now understood why the Liu Jia Xiong Di wanted to take Wang Shu with them, yet Wang Shu refused.

His father's management style and personality could not retain ambitious and highly capable people, but the benefit was that he could gather a group of loyal followers around him.

"What are you chatting about? So engrossed?" His mother's voice came; she placed a plate of boiled wild boar meat on the table.

The cooking method was very simple, with only a little salt sprinkled on it, but the aroma of the meat was mouth-watering, making one swallow hard.

"Let's eat first." Lu Guohao said with a smile, "Xiao Yu, this time it's all thanks to you, eat as much as you want."

Lu Yu grinned, not rushing to pick up his chopsticks. He first placed several pieces of meat into his younger brother's bowl; the brother was so greedy that his drool was almost dripping to the floor.

"Wow, thank you, brother!" the younger brother shouted excitedly.

Lu Guohao and his mother looked at this scene and smiled at each other.

Only then did Lu Yu pick up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly. Although he was eager to obtain Potential Points by eating Fierce Beast Meat, enjoying the process of eating the meat was also important.

After swallowing the meat, a message appeared in his mind: "Potential Point +0.1".

Time passed bit by bit, and Lu Yu had eaten about a pound of meat, feeling six or seven parts full.

"Dad, Mom, I'm full." He put down his chopsticks and rubbed his stomach with satisfaction. This was probably the fullest he had been since he transmigrated.

He didn't eat until he was ten parts full because his parents hadn't really touched their chopsticks.

"That's all?" His mother's eyes crinkled into slits as she smiled, "There's still half left, eat some more."

"Yes, don't be without strength when you practice the bow later." His father also chimed in to persuade him.

"I'm really full." Lu Yu said with a smile, "I'm going to find Wang Shu." After saying this, he slipped away and disappeared.

"This child, he seems to have become much more sensible all of a sudden." His mother sighed with emotion.

"Yes." Lu Guohao nodded with gratification.

Lu Yu walked on the dirt road to the Warehouse and opened his attribute panel to check.

Potential Point: 5.6

With so many Potential Points, it was enough to strengthen his body once more, but he wasn't in a rush. He had just finished lunch and was full of energy; strengthening now would instead waste an opportunity for physical recovery. It would definitely be more effective to strengthen when he was exhausted from practicing archery.

Of course, it wasn't just about practicing archery.

As soon as he arrived at the open space in front of the Warehouse, he immediately caused a stir.

Li Yang and the others excitedly surrounded him, discussing all at once.

"Brother Yu, you're too awesome! I heard this time's prey were all shot by you? That's too amazing!"

"I just knew it, Brother Yu's Arrow Technique is so good, you must be able to show off your skills in the wild and let those Fierce Beasts see how powerful we are!"

"Brother Yu, you are my idol! Can you teach me in the future and bring me along to improve?"

"Brother Yu, if I were a girl, I'd definitely have your babies!"

"Alright, alright." Lu Yu almost vomited the meal he had just eaten and hurriedly asked: "Where is Wang Shu?"