The two arrived at the open space. Sun Zhengguo didn't waste any words, immediately got into position, and then hooked his hand over.
"Brother, come on! Let me see how much you've improved?"
Seeing Sun Zhengguo's stance, Ning Dazhuang was stunned, but a chill ran down his spine. What did this mean?!
"Jung-guk, do you have some misunderstanding about what I said?"
"No? Didn't you say your cultivation was stagnant and asked me to come out and spar with you?" Sun Zhengguo said, shrugging his shoulders.
"No, Jung-guk, let's think about it again. It seems that's not what I meant. I was a little embarrassed to say it at the time. Actually, I just wanted you to give me some pointers."
After listening to his brother-in-law's words, Sun Zhengguo thought about it carefully and realized that his brother-in-law had never mentioned sparring with him. It seemed that he had misunderstood him.
"Brother, since this isn't a friendly sparring match, you practice first, and I'll watch and see what happens."
"Okay!"
After Ning Dazhuang finished speaking, he took a stance and performed a set of Tongbei boxing techniques.
Tongbei Quan has a total of 108 moves, and he practiced each and every move very seriously.
To be fair, Ning Dazhuang does have some talent for martial arts; his boxing skills are quite good, and he doesn't have any major problems.
The only drawback is that he missed the best time to practice martial arts, which may be the reason why he has stagnated.
Ten minutes later, Ning Dazhuang finished the entire set of boxing techniques, and a light sweat began to appear on his face.
But he couldn't care less about that. After finishing his boxing practice, he walked over to Sun Zhengguo and asked him expectantly.
"Well, Zhengguo, have you figured out the reason?"
"Brother, your boxing skills are quite good, nothing too bad. I can't find any major flaws. It's probably because you started late that you've stagnated."
Upon hearing this, Ning Dazhuang looked disappointed. It turned out that his efforts were utterly insignificant in the face of these inherent advantages.
"Forget it, let it be stagnant! It's still better than before. Thank you, Zhengguo."
Ning Dazhuang was quite open-minded; since it wasn't something he had to work hard for, why bother making trouble for himself?
On the way back, Sun Zhengguo saw that Ning Dazhuang was still in good spirits and had not been affected. He was still chatting and laughing, and it seemed that he could still be salvaged.
Upon returning to the Ning family, the women didn't even ask any questions; they showed no interest in practicing martial arts.
The two returned to the house, and Ning Dazhuang brewed a cup of tea. Sun Zhengguo didn't stand on ceremony, took the teacup, took a sip, and then slowly spoke.
"Brother, actually, there are ways to help you practice martial arts, aren't there?"
"Forget it, Zhengguo, you don't need to comfort me. I've been in the army for many years and I've seen all kinds of storms. This setback is nothing. No matter how well you practice martial arts, you can't outrun a gun."
Ning Dazhuang hypnotized himself, fully demonstrating Ah Q's indifferent spirit.
"Alright! Since you put it that way, then pretend I didn't say anything."
Sun Zhengguo put down his teacup, sat down on the stool as steady as an old dog, and kept quiet, refusing to respond.
"Hey! What's wrong with you? You whet people's appetites and then just leave them alone."
Ning Dazhuang got angry. "I was just making a rant, and you took it seriously."
“I think what you said is right, brother. No matter how good you are at martial arts, nothing beats a bullet. I think you should go back to practicing shooting!” Sun Zhengguo joked.
"Brother-in-law, is that what I meant? That was just a way of saying 'what's the use of trying'. If there's still hope, I'll definitely still be willing to practice."
Ning Dazhuang even changed his way of addressing Sun Zhengguo in an attempt to curry favor, and Sun Zhengguo could easily tell the difference.
"Alright! Since you're still willing to practice, I'll help you out and force-feed you the drugs."
"Force-feed it with medicine???" Ning Dazhuang asked, his face full of question marks. "Does it mean I have to drink medicine?"
"Hey! What are you thinking about?" Sun Zhengguo tapped the table with his finger. "It's not what you think. I mean, continue the medicinal bath and then use medicine to promote your breakthrough."
“But I’ve also taken that medicinal bath. It was okay at first, but by the end, it was almost ineffective. You know that too!” Ning Dazhuang said, puzzled.
“Those are just ordinary medicines. The medicinal bath I’m talking about requires medicinal ingredients that are at least 50 years old, or even over a hundred years old. Do you have any of those?” Sun Zhengguo explained.
Ning Dazhuang quickly shook his head, "No, but I can buy it. If all else fails, I'll ask the leaders for help. I'm sure they have the channels."
Sun Zhengguo did not deny what Ning Dazhuang said. Military leaders did indeed have the ability to obtain medicinal herbs that ordinary people could not.
However, Ning Dazhuang seemed to have overlooked the meaning behind his words.
"Brother, I think you may have misunderstood. I just said I would use medicine to force it out. May I ask, what do you mean by force it out?"
When Sun Zhengguo asked this question, Ning Dazhuang was dumbfounded. He could handle it once or twice, but if you force-feed him medicine, it's a bottomless pit.
"You just said you'd help me, so what's the point of practicing now?" Ning Dazhuang was helpless as his hopes, which had just been ignited, were instantly dashed.
"Don't worry, brother. Since I said I'd help you, I definitely have a way. Do you remember the back mountain of my hometown?"
"Of course I remember. The medicine you used to give me was picked from there!" Ning Dazhuang answered truthfully.
He had no idea what Sun Zhengguo was up to. Did he want him to go up the mountain to collect herbs?
"Brother, let me tell you the truth! When I went into the mountains to collect herbs before, I secretly went deep into the mountains a few times and collected more than a dozen high-age ginseng roots. I think that should be enough for you!"
Sun Zhengguo told a lie; his so-called "collecting herbs in the deep mountains" was actually just going to his spatial dimension to retrieve them.
However, Ning Dazhuang did not show any joy upon hearing this; instead, he angrily questioned him.
"Sun Zhengguo, are you out of your mind? I know you're powerful, but have you ever thought about what will happen to my sister if something happens to you?"
Well! I didn't expect my brother-in-law to be so loyal; he wasn't blinded by these things.
"Brother, that was before I got married. It wasn't because I was brave and reckless that I barged in. I haven't been there since I got married to Xiaowei."
After hearing Sun Zhengguo's explanation, Ning Dazhuang's expression improved considerably.
However, a new problem has arisen. Although Sun Zhengguo is his brother-in-law, why should he give him free access to the herbs that Sun risked his life to collect in the mountains?
Besides, even if he were to buy it with money, he still couldn't afford so much medicine, even if he sold Ning Dazhuang.
“Brother-in-law, I think we should just forget about it! These medicines were obtained by you through risking your life. You can keep them and sell them for a good price in the future, so you can live a good life with my sister.”
Ning Dazhuang was a pragmatic person, and in the end he gave up the idea of practicing martial arts, otherwise he wouldn't know how to repay this favor.
"Don't worry, brother, I know what you mean. There are a few medicinal plants here that I picked improperly at first, so they're no longer worth the price. If I keep them, their medicinal properties will decrease. Rather than that, I'd rather you use them."
Having said all that, Ning Dazhuang did not refuse this time.
Instead, he readily replied, "Okay, brother-in-law, I'll remember this favor."
"Hahaha!……"
Then a hearty laugh rang out from inside the room.
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