Chapter 42 I've Done It

Seeing Gao Yuan and the other man carrying lunch boxes, Coach Xu put away his fist and said, "Let's eat first. Zheng Fa, you've been hungry all day."

The four of them were all martial artists, so they didn't care much about what they were doing. They simply placed the food in their lunch boxes on the bluestone slab in front of them, then sat around on the floor and ate and chatted.

"The Spirit Crane Body is truly mysterious. I felt it when I was fighting with you just now. The energy in your body hasn't actually increased much, right?" Coach Xu couldn't help but praise while holding the bowl.

Gao Yuan couldn't help but glance at Coach Xu's nephew, and saw the same surprise in the other's eyes.

Has Zheng Fa mastered the "Spiritual Crane Body"?

"That's true." Zheng Fa's chopsticks stopped in the air, and he frowned as he recalled, "When I made a move, I always felt that there was a strange force flowing around me along with my thoughts. Most of the power of those moves did not come from the strength in my body, but from the outside world."

"This sounds a bit like those immortals in the legend who borrow the power of heaven and earth?" Coach Xu said, his eyes revealing deep envy that could not be concealed.

"Is this the way to enter Taoism through martial arts?" Master Xu's nephew couldn't help but ask.

"How should I know? I haven't mastered it yet!" Coach Xu shook his head, a little emotional: "But Zheng Fa has practiced martial arts for less than one percent of my time, and now his internal strength is definitely less than one tenth of mine, but he was not weaker than me in the fight just now. I can't think of any other reason other than that he learned the Dao through martial arts."

"That's because the coach gave in to me," Zheng Fa corrected.

"I am a little stronger than you now, but that is mainly because of my many years of experience in fighting." Coach Xu was very open-minded: "Maybe in a few months, I won't be able to beat you."

Zheng Fa wanted to comfort him, but Coach Xu waved his hand and said, "I have been practicing for more than 20 years and still can't get started. You have mastered it in just over 20 days. If I don't let it go, I'll just hang myself."

After saying that, he glanced at Gao Yuan and his nephew beside him, and suddenly reminded them with a bit of worry: "You two should also be more open-minded and stop comparing yourself with Zheng Fa in the future."

Gao Yuan was startled and glanced at Coach Xu's nephew who was also in a daze.

"Before, I urged you two to use Zheng Fa to inspire you. Now..." Coach Xu was silent for a moment: "It's better not to be too ambitious and too eager for quick success."

Gao Yuan couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.

He had just heard what Coach Xu's nephew said and thought it made a lot of sense.

In the past, when Coach Xu was very strict with him, he did have some complaints in his heart.

What Coach Xu said now was clearly what he expected, but for some reason he did not feel the slightest bit of joy in his heart, but instead full of bitterness.

Coach Xu's nephew beside him picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

As if he noticed that he was looking at him, Master Xu's nephew turned to look at him, his eyes slightly red, and said with a smile: "Today's wine is a bit spicy."

Gao Yuan looked at the wine glass in his hand and remained silent.

What we hit was obviously water...

…

"Are you eating?"

The Seventh Young Master walked into the training ground. He walked over to the four people, sat down, touched his stomach and said, "Bring me a set of bowls and chopsticks."

Zheng Fa handed him a pair of clean chopsticks and asked in confusion, "Master, you haven't eaten yet?"

It's a bit late at this point.

Coach Xu and the others were waiting for Zheng Fa, but the maid in the Seventh Young Master's room should have been serving him dinner long ago.

"I forgot before." The Seventh Young Master's fingers froze, and he took the bowl and chopsticks and said casually.

Zheng Fa glanced at him and felt that the other party's behavior was a little abnormal.

The Seventh Young Master lowered his eyes and did not look up. He ate absent-mindedly, as if he had no appetite. He used his chopsticks to pick up rice grains one by one into his mouth.

As if he noticed that Zheng Fa was staring at him, the Seventh Young Master raised his head and looked around at everyone, then asked with a smile, "What were you talking about just now?"

Zheng Fa felt that he was deliberately avoiding his gaze, as if he was feeling guilty.

"We were talking about how powerful the "Spiritual Crane Body" is..."

Gao Yuan answered, but looking at the Seventh Young Master's expression, he couldn't continue.

When he heard the three words "Spiritual Crane Body", veins popped out on the Seventh Young Master's hand holding the chopsticks and his expression became even uglier.

Now not only Zheng Fa, the other three also noticed that something was wrong with him.

Everyone stopped talking.

"Huh..." The Seventh Young Master let out a long breath and laughed: "You three can go down first. I have something to say to Zheng Fa."

Coach Xu and the other two looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, but they all stood up anyway.

"Wait, Coach Xu, you should stay too."

The Seventh Young Master suddenly spoke.

Coach Xu looked even more confused.

After Gao Yuan and the other man walked away, the Seventh Young Master lowered his head, breathing heavily, as if he was struggling in his heart.

After a long silence, he looked up at the two of them and said, "Before I talk to you, I hope you will promise me one thing first."

Zheng Fa and the others couldn't help but become serious. They knew the Seventh Young Master well and had never been so serious before.

"Zheng Fa, what I said today was ultimately because of me. If you have any complaints, just blame me, not my mother."

Zheng Fa frowned.

The Seventh Young Master held out his hand to stop him and said to Coach Xu, "Coach Xu, I apologize to you for any wrongdoing in the past."

Coach Xu opened his mouth wide, not understanding what he was saying.

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"Listen to me and don't interrupt me. I'm afraid I won't have the courage to speak out anymore!"

The Seventh Young Master raised his hand to stop the two from talking, and said to himself:

"You can't practice the Spirit Crane Body! It's not that you can't do it, it's that it simply can't be practiced."

"My mother gave it to you because she wanted you to be frustrated, behave yourself, and serve my family!"

"So Zheng Fa, don't think about the Spirit Crane Body anymore. Coach Xu, it's not your fault that you haven't figured out the Spirit Crane Body in twenty years."

After he said these words, it was hard to tell what expression appeared on his face, but he was obviously much more relaxed.

Seeing the two of them staring at him in a daze, neither of them spoke. The Seventh Young Master was a little nervous again, and said to Zheng Fa: "Zheng Fa, my mother did this for me... Coach Xu, if you want to leave..."

"Seventh Young Master!" Coach Xu suddenly interrupted him, his face very serious: "You shouldn't say that."

"I don't want to say it either. I actually want to keep it all to myself! But today... I can't even eat!" As he spoke, the Seventh Young Master showed a rare firm look on his face: "I've figured it out. She is my mother. I will take the responsibility for any mistakes she makes."

"I know you and the Madam have a bad relationship, but you shouldn't make up these things to slander the Madam!" Coach Xu acted as if he didn't hear what he said and looked at him like an ignorant child.

The Seventh Young Master glared at Coach Xu and said, "I'm telling the truth! You really can't practice the Spirit Crane Body!"

Coach Xu saw his anxious look and nodded, as if he understood something, and his expression softened a little.

"I know, I know, Master Seven, you are kind-hearted and you say this because you don't want me to lose faith in martial arts."

"It's not that I don't have it!" The Seventh Young Master scratched his head. He anticipated countless reactions from Coach Xu and the other man: anger, hatred, even crying and cursing.

He did a lot of psychological preparation.

But I didn't expect that Coach Xu actually didn't believe me?

The Seventh Young Master was dumbfounded. Facing Coach Xu's grateful but disapproving gaze, he was almost going to collapse: "Why don't you believe me?"

"I believe it, I believe it. Don't say such things again in the future, or the lady will beat you."

The Seventh Young Master tasted it, but still didn't believe it!

To appease the child!

On the side, Zheng Fa watched the two people talking but unable to reach a consensus, and a look of understanding appeared on his face.

"I've mastered it." he said.

"What have you mastered?" The Seventh Young Master was a little confused when he heard Zheng Fa suddenly say this.

"I have mastered the Spirit Crane Body."

"ah?"

The Seventh Young Master was stunned, looking at Coach Xu who nodded kindly at him, with a doting smile on his dark face that showed he saw through everything but didn't say anything.

(End of this chapter)