Chapter 98: Advanced Version of Basic Footwork

Wang Liang looked at Lu Yu, who had a smile on his lips at this moment, and could not help but sigh inwardly.

Nowadays, the entire Zhai, truth be told, had almost all its heavy burdens resting on the shoulders of this young man.

The many old, weak, women, and children in the Zhai all relied on him to make a living. Even the members of the Hunting Team did not have an easy life.

If it were more than ten years ago—no, even if it were just three years ago—and he had met someone like Lu Yu.

He would definitely have been unable to stop himself from cursing: "Fool!" In such a difficult environment as the end of the world, to have so many resources and not use them all on oneself, but instead share them with others—if this isn't a fool, what is?

However, when he himself was seriously injured and became a cripple with extremely inconvenient mobility, let alone recovering his strength, even being able to fill his stomach had become a luxury.

Someone appeared by his side and even shared half of their food with him. Is such a person really a fool?

Fortunately, his strength had now recovered somewhat. Although his mobility was limited due to one leg and his strength was discounted, it was still enough to deal with Martial Artists below the Force Entering realm.

Once he practiced his Arrow Technique to be more refined, he would be able to go hunting together and help Lu Yu share some of the pressure.

"Uncle Wang," Lu Yu looked at Wang Liang and said, "After I go back later, I plan to tell my father about this matter and have him remind the people on the Watchtower to keep an eye out for anyone coming from the east at all times."

"If they discover anything, they should issue a warning in time so we can be prepared. Additionally, I don't think we can just wait here for the other party to come knocking, so I plan to go to Zhou Family Fort tomorrow to check the situation."

"You are going to Zhou Family Fort?" Wang Liang was startled, and after a moment of silence, he said, "That is fine, but you must be extremely cautious and must not expose your identity; otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"Mm, I will be careful," Lu Yu nodded in response.

He thought to himself that if this matter were already known to everyone in the Zhou Family Fort Guard Team, there would certainly be some unusual movements.

If he went to investigate, it would be good to come back and prepare early. Of course, if he could find the guy who was spying on him and figure out what was going on, that would be even better.

If he really couldn't find them, he would just spend the money he had; after all, money left in hand without being spent was no different from waste paper.

At this moment, the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

"Cough." Lu Yu gave a light cough and asked, "Uncle Wang, do you still remember the Arrow Technique I showed you last time?"

"Are you talking about the Phantom Arrow Technique?" Wang Liang recalled, his heart full of confusion, not understanding why Lu Yu had suddenly asked about this.

"Uncle Liu and the others said that the Arrow Technique was bought by people from the Wang Family Zhai from that old man who sells Cultivation Methods at Zhou Family Fort. I ran into him this time too, and bought some Cultivation Methods."

Wang Liang's expression instantly became somewhat strange.

That Arrow Technique was incomplete. It wasn't that an incomplete martial art couldn't be practiced, but compared to a complete one, the probability of practicing it incorrectly was indeed higher.

At the time, he had specifically warned Lu Yu, yet now Lu Yu had bought some more.

He couldn't help but cough lightly and ask, "What all did you buy?"

"I bought more than ten books, but I feel like many of them are fakes. After dinner, I'll bring them over for you to help me take a look, Uncle Wang. There is one called 'Water-Pointing Swimming Dragon Skill' that I looked over roughly, and it feels quite reliable," Lu Yu said.

"'Water-Pointing Swimming Dragon Skill'?" Wang Liang frowned slightly.

"Have you heard of this skill, Uncle Wang?"

Wang Liang nodded and said, "I once saw someone perform this skill. That person was able to sprint across the water for hundreds of meters in one breath, which was truly quite formidable at the time. However, that person had a somewhat strange temperament and was not easy to approach."

"Is that so?" Lu Yu felt slightly disappointed, but continued, "I saw that this Cultivation Method mentions that practicing it requires a foundation in a Martial Artist's Basic Movement Technique. Uncle Wang, what is the difference between a Basic Movement Technique and Basic Footwork?"

This was a question he had been holding in his heart for a long time.

"Mm," Wang Liang pondered for a moment before answering, "Compared to other martial arts, Lightness Skill can be said to be the most difficult type of skill to practice, and it is very hard to reach the Great Success realm."

"However, once mastered, whether it is used to dodge enemy attacks in battle, or to pursue enemies or escape, it can play a huge role."

"As for the difference between Basic Movement Technique and Basic Footwork, there is actually not much difference; they essentially both belong to the category of Basic Martial Arts."

"Martial Artists generally start by practicing the most basic foot patterns, gradually moving the whole body with a single pull, eventually forming a movement technique."

"So, Basic Movement Technique can be seen as an advanced version of Basic Footwork, right?" Lu Yu suddenly realized.

"If that's how you understand it, you aren't wrong," Wang Liang was stunned for a moment, then said.

"..." Lu Yu took a deep breath.

Looking at it this way, if he wanted to complete this martial art, he had to start by practicing Basic Footwork.

Once the Basic Footwork reached a certain level, it would unlock the Basic Movement Technique, and only after raising the Basic Movement Technique to a certain degree would it be possible to complete it... This difficulty seemed quite significant.

"Why, do you want to practice Basic Movement Technique?"

"Yes," Lu Yu blurted out without hesitation.

Among his current attributes of Strength, Constitution, and Agility, his Agility attribute was the lowest. But undoubtedly, the Agility attribute was crucial for an archer.

Take the previous fight against those horse bandits, for example; if his speed had been twice as fast at the time, solving them would have been as easy as a Reverse Palm.

"Fine," Wang Liang agreed immediately, "Tomorrow, I will teach you to walk on the Plum Blossom Stakes. This method is the fastest for practicing movement techniques, but we must do some preparatory work first."

"Thank you, Uncle Wang," Lu Yu hurriedly thanked him with a smile.

"You're welcome," Wang Liang waved his hand, "It's not just you; it would be best if everyone else practiced movement techniques too. The times have changed."

Back in the day, people with great movement techniques could scale walls and vault over roofs, sprinting hundreds of meters on the water.

In this current era, there might even be people who can cross a river on a single reed. The importance of movement techniques can be seen from this.

"Uncle Wang, I also want to learn Blade Technique," Lu Yu took the opportunity to say.

It would be best to complete the 'Shadowless Great Fast Blade' and 'Water-Pointing Swimming Dragon Skill' as soon as possible. As for the 'Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill', he saw no hope of completing it for the time being...

Actually, Basic Blade Technique was simple to learn; one only needed to pick up a blade and swing it twice to unlock it. But if he wanted to progress quickly, he still had to ask Wang Liang for advice and spar. He might as well say it all at once.

"Fine," Wang Liang agreed again.

If it were anyone else, he would certainly frown and advise them not to be too greedy, lest they bite off more than they could chew. But for Lu Yu, he was already accustomed to it.