Teaching Xiaowu Tai Chi

Chapter 56 Teaching Xiaowu Tai Chi

A few days later.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, who had completed the hidden weapon transaction with Su Ran, had already gone to find someone to forge the parts and assemble them.

Taoyuan Academy, in the classroom.

After their morning exercise and breakfast, the four students took their seats on time.

Su Ran stood on the podium and said calmly:

"Today we have a new student joining our Peach Blossom Academy. You should be quite familiar with her. She is Xiao Wu from Shrek Academy next door. I hope you can be united, friendly and get along well in the future."

"Xiao Wu, come in. From now on, you can sit next to Zhu Qing in class."

A girl with a scorpion braid and a much better complexion walked in from outside the school. As arranged by Su Ran, she formally met with the four students of the academy.

"Hello everyone, my name is Xiao Wu, and I am the teacher's fifth student. Hello seniors, please forgive me if I have ever made any mistakes in the past."

Xiao Wu cheerfully introduced herself to Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and others, and even bowed to everyone.

Being able to sit here and study is something she has been looking forward to for a long time.

Ah~ even the air at Peach Blossom Academy smells sweet~

"Alright, alright, seeing that your attitude is pretty good, then I'll accept you as a teammate. But you have to listen to your senior sister from now on! I'm Senior Sister Ning Rongrong, you can call me Captain or Senior Sister Rongrong."

"Hello, my name is Meng Yiran, you can just call me Sister Yiran."

"You can call me Wang Sheng, Shengzi, or Shengge, it's all fine," Wang Sheng said in a simple and honest manner.

Zhu Zhuqing simply exchanged a glance with Xiao Wu without saying anything more. She and Xiao Wu had already known each other back in Shrek Academy.

Sitting next to Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu whispered to her:

"Zhuqing, you're so smart. If I were half as smart and decisive as you, I wouldn't have suffered so much later. I wish I had come to become your apprentice with you back then."

A slight smile appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's usually aloof face as she said calmly:

"It's good that you're alright. At least you made the right choice in the end."

"Hmm!" Xiao Wu nodded suddenly, her eyes fixed on Teacher Su Ran on the podium.

Teacher Su Ran is like a beam of light, a beam of light refracted from the Nine Heavens Palace, which can guide them forward and lead them on the right path.

Most importantly, Teacher Su Ran is incredibly handsome!

"Alright, today we're handing out report cards. Come up and collect your assessment sheets. The scores for each section of the assessment reflect your strengths and weaknesses to some extent. You need to learn to summarize your shortcomings, leverage your strengths, and work hard to improve."

"Learning without thinking is futile; thinking without learning is dangerous. Diligent practice, reflection, and comprehension are all important. You will spend the rest of the time in the classroom meditating."

"Xiao Wu, come out with me."

Su Ran sent the assessment sheets she had corrected and summarized over the past few days, along with the teacher's comments, to the four students. Then, she took Xiao Wu and left the school for the training ground.

"The teacher actually called Xiaowu out alone, ugh~"

Ning Rongrong watched Xiao Wu's retreating figure as she followed Su Ran out, feeling somewhat envious. Her teacher hadn't given her any individual guidance on her cultivation for several days.

Looking down at the teacher's evaluation comments, she immediately blushed:

[Outwardly strong but inwardly weak; full of ideas but little action; too proud to admit wrongdoing; will be punished with a slap next time.]

Teacher, what does "outwardly strong but inwardly weak" mean?

You haven't even tried it yet, how do you know if it's good or not?

snort!

Zhu Zhuqing: [In our efforts, we need to think more; being pedantic is unacceptable.]

Meng Yiran: [Intelligent and quick-witted, but all her energy is focused on hidden weapons; she's severely unbalanced in her studies.]

Wang Sheng: [Although brute force is foolish, it did solve the problem of insufficient comprehension.]

……

"Teacher, why did you call me out alone? Is there something you need to tell me?"

Standing on the training ground, Xiao Wu blinked and asked Su Ran.

Su Ran pointed to a spot in the field covered with mats, nodded, and said:

"Xiao Wu, move over there."

"I understand, teacher. You want me to demonstrate yoga poses on this mat, right?"

In the blink of an eye, Su Ran noticed that Xiao Wu was twisting her soft, delicate body and striking a pose on the mat that made people blush.

Xiao Wu is a soft-boned rabbit. As the name suggests, her bones are much softer than those of a normal person. Moreover, there is a kind of resilience in her softness, so she can easily perform all kinds of poses recorded in yoga.

"Xiao Wu, yoga is just to help you improve your flexibility. It's not difficult for you; it's just an introductory exercise. You don't need to show it to me."

Su Ran said, "What I want to see is your contortionist skills."

"Huh? Jujitsu?"

Xiao Wu nimbly returned to her normal shape, and paused for a moment:

"Teacher, I can't demonstrate my contortion techniques by myself; I need a target to do it."

"Then just make me your target."

Su Ran said calmly.

"Is that okay? Wouldn't it be disrespectful for a student to lay a hand on a teacher?" Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue.

"This is my permission, of course you can, and you can even use your soul skills," Su Ran said.

"Alright, then be careful, teacher. The power that my jujitsu can unleash is still quite great."

Soft skills are Xiao Wu's innate ability to transform into human form. She could use them when she was six years old. Among them is a very powerful Eight-Stage Throw, which, together with her soul skills—Waist Bow, Charm, and Teleportation—forms a complete system.

This may also be the reason why Xiao Wu's aptitude can reach S+, as her skills and her excellent physique are combined together.

At this moment, Xiao Wu exerted force with both feet, like a spring, and quickly shot out, rushing towards Su Ran, attempting to entangle Su Ran's body. This is also the essence of soft techniques, which requires close combat.

Su Ran, whose fist and sword techniques were usually very elegant, started off very slowly this time, and his whole body seemed to be full of flaws.

"Teacher, slow down!"

As Su Ran slowly placed his hands in front of him, Xiao Wu had already reached him, grabbing Su Ran's large hands with her small ones, attempting to forcefully pull Su Ran into her arms and throw him violently.

But just as Su Ran was about to give her a close face-to-face hug, and Xiao Wu was about to lock Su Ran's body in place, Su Ran unexpectedly used Xiao Wu's strength to push against her small breasts, sending Xiao Wu flying several meters away.

Xiao Wu landed hastily, somewhat unable to believe that she had just been hugging her teacher, so why was she suddenly sent flying by the teacher's shockwave?

However, the teacher smells really good!

Xiao Wu was happy to spar with her teacher using her soft skills, because that way she could have physical contact with her teacher openly and legitimately!

But the next few attempts and attacks made Xiao Wu very frustrated.

Although the teacher's movements seemed slow, each time she appeared to have found an opening, her strength was somehow absorbed by the teacher after she exerted it, and the teacher returned the favor with even greater force, causing Xiao Wu to suffer repeated setbacks.

Not only did she not gain any advantage, she also received a lot of beatings, and the harder she tried, the harder the teacher hit her back.

Now she knew what the mat was for—to prevent her from falling and getting hurt.

Finally, Xiao Wu simply sat down on the ground and refused to get up.

"I'm not fighting anymore. Teacher is much stronger than Xiao Wu. She's stronger and faster than Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu's soft techniques are completely ineffective against Teacher."

"Xiao Wu, actually I didn't use much of my own strength; I borrowed most of it from you."

"Borrow mine? Can I still borrow your power?"

Xiao Wu was stunned by Su Ran's words.

"Of course you can borrow it; that's Tai Chi—using the opponent's force against them."

"Tai Chi?"

As Su Ran rose, the swirling wind around him transformed into a yin-yang symbol, leaving Xiao Wu completely stunned.

Su Ran said calmly:

"Each of my students will learn a basic martial art. Wang Sheng learned Tiger Style Fist, Rong Rong learned Golden Bell Cover, and Zhu Qinghe learned body techniques and hand techniques. You also need to practice a basic martial art to improve yourself."

"So, teacher, what you prepared for me is this Tai Chi set that uses the opponent's force against them?"

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. She was also very clever. Her soft skills were most afraid of strong and heavy opponents, because once the opponent's strength and weight exceeded her own, she would be helpless and dare not get close.

But if, as the teacher said, she can use the opponent's strength against them, then even when facing an enemy stronger than herself, she can use the Eight-Stage Explosive Slam to smash her opponent.

"It's not just about using someone else's strength to fight back. Your soft skills focus on offense and don't have the power to counterattack. Tai Chi Chuan has the ability to use four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds and to use skill to gain strength. It allows you to achieve a true balance of softness and hardness, advance and retreat with moderation, and integrate offense and defense."

"Xiao Wu, watch carefully as I demonstrate this Tai Chi for you. Whether you memorize this mantra or not, the important thing is to understand its meaning."

"I let myself be, and others know not what I do; I rely on all that is entangled and bound to me."

"Even with skillful striking and pushing, progress is made; even the most forceful and unrestrained attacks are difficult to overcome."

"Everyone knows the trickery of 'hooking the shed to force a hand,' but who knows the secret of 'flirting and taking advantage'?"

"Feigning defeat and retreating, who can say we've lost? We lure them back to our side and bring them victory."

"The rolling and tying of the ropes and the sweeping are subtle and wondrous; the horizontal and vertical chopping is even more extraordinary."

"Intercept and block with a piercing elbow strike, then meet the wind with a red envelope punch."

"Change the sweeping and pressing motion of the noodles, and then follow the left and right sides with the hairpins and legs."

"Surpass the enemy in front and press down behind without locking them; master the art of feinting to the east and attacking in the west."

"Remember to lift the cage up and down, and don't hesitate to attack or retreat."

"Hiding one's head and covering one's face is common, but stabbing one's heart and chopping one's ribs is rare."

"..."

When Su Ran finished her set of punches, the falling peach petals around her were all drawn by the force of her punches and gathered at her feet, forming a wonderful Tai Chi pattern. The ethereal Su Ran stood calmly within it, slowly finishing her stance.

That figure overlapped with the unparalleled, divine beauty in my heart.

Xiao Wu was completely mesmerized, goosebumps rising all over her body and a blush spreading across her fair skin.

Awoo~

Watching the teacher box was so exciting!

The teacher walks alongside the ground, and the female rabbit's eyes are dazed.

"..."

"Xiao Wu, have you memorized the Tai Chi I taught you?"

"Teacher, I only remembered most of it."

"And now?"

"There's only a little left."

"And now?"

"I've forgotten most of the moves... Teacher, am I really stupid?"

"No, this means you're about to get started."

"Remember, Xiao Wu, Tai Chi is about having no specific moves, and its essence lies in the intention, not in the specific techniques."

Xiao Wu seemed to understand but not quite: ⊙ω⊙ Oh!

(End of this chapter)