NOVPUBPeng Shizhong said, "Did Ni Manzi teach you?"
Chen Jie did not reply, but Peng Shizhong continued, "Hmm, I knew it. In fact, it doesn’t matter. I am aware of Ni Manzi’s actions, and in truth, they have nothing to do with our Fishing Guild. Even though we are under the jurisdiction of the court, we are not of the same clan after all."
"The court’s summons cannot be disobeyed, but your adoptive father still holds respect and admiration for Ni Manzi. Enough of that."
"You can feel safe using Water Manipulation Palm in the future. Even if someone recognizes it, it doesn’t matter. Just say that I taught you, and there will be no problem."
Hearing this, Chen Jie sincerely gave a fist salute and said, "Thank you, adoptive father."
Peng Shizhong’s words were a great help to him. As his opponents grew stronger, the likelihood of concealing the use of Water Manipulation Palm grew slim.
But with the guarantee from Peng Shizhong, using the Water Manipulation Palm shouldn’t require too much concern, with him being there to back him up!
Chen Jie expressed his gratitude to Peng Shizhong.
Peng Shizhong said, "All right, let’s talk business, let me see your real strength. Hit me with your full power palm strike."
Chen Jie, considering to strike forcefully at Peng Shizhong with a palm, did not employ the Breathing Method of the Yang Chun Skill. Even though Peng Shizhong treated him well, Chen Jie still chose to keep some secrets to himself.
Chen Jie had always been one to:
Use eight parts of his full strength, reserving two parts for self-protection.
And that applied even to his own adoptive father.
[Water Manipulation Palm!]
Slap!
Chen Jie’s palm struck forcefully onto Peng Shizhong’s body. Peng Shizhong stood with his arms behind his back, not resisting. But Chen Jie found that when his palm force hit Peng, it was suddenly taken with ease by a gentle power.
Chen Jie was shocked. Such formidable Inner Strength, such ingenious neutralizing skill. Is this the level of an Energy Transformation Master?
Peng Shizhong nodded slightly and said, "Not bad, your fist and foot abilities seem adequate. Now let’s train in a weapon."
"Weapons?"
Chen Jie was taken aback, and Peng Shizhong said, "First fists, then legs, after that grappling, and finally weapons—an integration of the five aspects of Inner training."
"These five aspects are what a martial artist must learn. Each one is profound and greatly useful!"
"Especially for us who mingle in guilds, fighting and killing are inevitable."
"So you should learn a weapon for self-protection."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie nodded gently to show his understanding.
Peng Shizhong said, "Follow me."
Peng Shizhong then led Chen Jie to a separate small pavilion in the backyard. Upon entering the small pavilion, there were various intricate mechanisms. Touching the wrong one could trigger an alarm.
Finally, they reached a particular mechanism.
After a series of operations by Peng Shizhong, the mechanism activated, and following a series of clicking sounds, one of the walls of the pavilion opened up.
Revealing yellowed books inside.
Chen Jie glanced over and saw they were all secret martial arts manuals.
He reckoned there must be dozens of these secret manuals lining the wall.
Peng Shizhong said, "This is White Tiger Hall’s most valuable place, the ’Scripture Pavilion.’"
It was clear Peng Shizhong was joking. After all, the Scripture Pavilion was Shaolin’s most precious place, and its grandeur was not something this place could match.
His ’Scripture Pavilion’ obviously had an element of jest.
But even though it was a jest, the secret martial arts manuals lining this wall were still astonishing, and indeed, this was White Tiger Hall’s most valuable place.
With these manuals, White Tiger Hall could endeavor to continuously cultivate talents. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
And provide the most suitable martial arts for those talents.
Unlike Chen Jie, who could only use Grand Ancestor Long Fist to train those villagers of his country home.
However, Chen Jie knew that it wouldn’t be easy to learn these secret manuals. Peng Shizhong would not easily give away a lifetime of effort to others for nothing.
These secret manuals were to a Martial Artist what the hidden libraries were to the great clans of the Qin and Han Period.
They were the foundation and priceless treasures of their being.
Peng Shizhong was quite satisfied with Chen Jie’s expression. These were, after all, the family assets accumulated over two generations by his master and himself; even Nan Ba Tian had not inherited this family wealth.
"Alright, Jiu Si, choose. As my adoptive son, you may pick one martial arts technique from here as my gift to you."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie began to look through them. There were about thirty-four Fist and Foot Secret Books, indeed including a half-volume of Water Manipulation Palm. There were twenty-four styles in total for Water Manipulation Palm, but there were only twelve in this book.
Chen Jie did not bother to continue looking and instead went to the Weapons section of the secret manuals.
There were fewer manuals in the Weapons section—only about twenty.
Among them, there were three Swordsmanship volumes, five Saber Technique volumes, and two each of Spear Technique and Staff Skill. The rest were all various strange weapons.
Chen Jie was not interested in strange weapons. There was a saying: the stranger the weapons, the stranger the death.
While he didn’t know if this was true, he had no interest in these weapons.
For example, methods like the Meteor Hammer Technique and the Mandarin Duck Cane, Chen Jie glanced over them casually and set them aside.
Next, the most numerous in the Weapons category were the Saber Techniques. On Jianghu, sabers were the most widely used, and the more people used them, the more types of Saber Techniques there were.
Chen Jie flipped back and forth, setting his eyes on [Five Tigers Breaking Door Saber].
This Saber Technique was heavy with killing intent, very suitable for brawls within Jianghu. It was said to be the unique skill of the Qian Song Yunzhou Qinjiazhai, totaling sixty-four moves. However, only sixty moves survived to this day; the last four were lost.
And those final four moves would be the most powerful, but this [Five Tigers Breaking Door Saber] only encompassed sixty moves.
Chen Jie continued to check the Swordsmanship manuals.
The sword was known as the king of a hundred weapons, and a common choice among Jianghu knights-errant. Each dreamed of roaming the world with a sword, witnessing all its splendor and extravagance.
