"Your diligence and perseverance are no less than anyone I've ever met, so why can't you reach a higher level?"
"I think you're just too smart. You think too much. What's there to think about? Just do it. Show the courage to go against the whole world and do it. Whoever stands in your way is an obstacle and a mortal enemy."
After Huang Feihong's words, Li Boyang felt as if the morning bell and evening drum were deafening, yet also as if a gentle breeze was blowing on his face, carrying away all his doubts.
Yes, those who block your way are your enemies, your mortal foes. Why be soft-hearted?
Yes, why think so much? Just do it.
Yes, that's right. I dare to be an enemy of the world. What if the whole world is my enemy? I will just keep marching forward and singing. Anyone who blocks my way is an obstacle, and anyone who blocks my way is a mortal enemy.
Like a glimmer of light in the darkness, Li Boyang suddenly formed his five fingers into claws and pounced on the air repeatedly. The faint sound of tiger roars could be heard. Each claw strike carried a domineering yet tragic force, as if the tiger had truly come to life.
The power within the fist, isn't that what it is?
"This is the power of transformation."
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Chapter 26 Li Boyang's Tai Chi
"Thank you for opening the shop, sir."
Suddenly enlightened, Li Boyang stood up from his chair, then solemnly walked to Huang Feihong, knelt down, and clasped his hands in greeting.
When Huang Feihong saw the punch Li Boyang threw, he knew that Li Boyang had resolved his inner conflict and laughed, "This is my extraordinary third disciple."
"Alright, Master knows that he's just a figurehead at Baozhilin. Master came to the provincial capital to attend a medical conference, not to listen to your schemes. I'll go back to my room to read some medical books. You and Toothpick Su can handle the rest yourselves."
Li Boyang stared intently as Huang Feihong finished speaking and left the study, no longer paying attention or interested in hearing what happened next.
It must be said that Li Boyang was indeed very lucky to be able to become Huang Feihong's disciple.
A teacher is one who imparts knowledge, teaches skills, and resolves doubts.
Huang Feihong played a decisive role in guiding Li Boyang in both teaching and imparting knowledge.
"Junior brother, Master has already gone far away. What should we do next?"
Watching Huang Feihong leave, Li Boyang suddenly gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "Do these gentry really think I can't do anything to them? Toothbrush Su, do you know what the gentry value most?"
Toothpick Su hesitated for a moment, then guessed: "Land?"
“You’re only half right. The most precious things the gentry possess are land and clan rights.”
“They incited the farmers to turn against me, thinking I couldn’t do anything to them. I’m going to put a gun to their heads right now.”
“You dare to use the White Lotus Sect to threaten me? We’re not the government yet, so we can’t abolish the clan’s law enforcement power. But as for the land, hmph.” Li Boyang spat and said, “Make arrangements to expand my forces to three full-strength divisions, with the First Division as the backbone.”
Toothpick Su said with some concern, "Senior brother, isn't expanding to three divisions at once a bit too big a step? In fact, our combat power will decrease in the short term."
Li Boyang replied, "We're not rebelling. Dealing with a bunch of landlords who haven't even killed a chicken is enough. We're not taking too big a step, we're taking too small one."
Toothpick Su had no choice but to agree, "Alright, I'll get started on the arrangements."
"Send out the reconnaissance battalion and find out who the landlords and wealthy people in the various counties and towns of Guangdong Province are coming against us. Then, give Zhang Shusheng, the Nine Gates Admiral, a heads-up. We've supported him for so long, it's time for him to do something for us."
Toothpick Sue nodded again.
"Also, we need to speed up the process of winning over county-level officials. We need to make Guangdong Province abide by our rules first, and then the imperial court's rules."
"We also need to get the military academy and university programs up and running as soon as possible; the people under your command aren't enough."
"Make sure the brothers in Guangzhou get their training done quickly. Once we've dealt with the gentry, I'm going to personally destroy the White Lotus Sect's stronghold."
It took Li Boyang and Yacha Su a whole day to revise Baozhilin's future development plan. Only after ensuring that there were no problems with any of the plans did they leave the study.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the training ground of Baozhilin, Li Boyang was doing his morning practice as usual. Nourishing the internal organs is a slow and meticulous process, and the daily practice of circulating qi through the small cycle is something he cannot neglect. Since he started practicing martial arts, he has never stopped, regardless of thunderstorms or scorching sun, or the complexities of his affairs.
The saying goes, "One day of practice brings one day of skill; one day without practice is a hundred days wasted; three days without practice makes one an outsider; four days without practice leaves one utterly clueless." Martial arts training cannot be neglected for even a moment.
Li Boyang sometimes used Hung Kuen, sometimes Xingyi, sometimes Tai Chi, sometimes Bagua, and sometimes returned to Xingyi. He changed constantly back and forth, and the breathing of his pores also changed with the changes in his boxing techniques.
Unlike usual, when Li Boyang practiced, whether it was Hung Kuen, Xingyi, Tai Chi, or Bagua, the air would always crackle as he exerted force in the stances. But this time, there was not a sound at all when he punched or kicked, which seemed very strange.
This is one of the signs of mastering the application of force to the level of "transformation of strength". The movements are seemingly silent, yet each move carries an overwhelming and unstoppable explosive power.
As time passed, Li Boyang's moves and stances gradually returned to one, with one circle in his hand leading to another, which was then covered by a new circle in an instant—this was the way of practicing Tai Chi.
"It was truly unexpected that Tai Chi was the most suitable for my attitude of facing enemies everywhere. However, it was also expected. What I comprehended was that I would face enemies everywhere but walk alone, domineering and yet with a fierce and relentless spirit, which perfectly matched Tai Chi's fighting style of being the most powerful in the world."
As he spoke, Li Boyang's fist technique was ordinary. A glint flashed in his eyes, his body sank, his waist twisted, his left foot hooked, and he flipped his palm and punched out. His fist was filled with an indomitable and domineering will, and it exploded with a loud bang as it whipped through the air.
The training ground seemed to tremble, and then his figure changed again, unleashing a series of strikes: single-handed whip, combined-handed whip, blocking punch, elbow punch, and cannon-force hammer. The air seemed to be pulverized by the blows, and the training ground shook repeatedly, as if an earthquake had struck.
"Tai Chi combines hardness and softness. Its practice method is the softest in the world, while my momentum is the hardest in the world. Using the softest in the world to practice the hardest in the world is exactly what the tool says about the yin and yang being the way. And Tai Chi's fighting method is the hardest in the world, which perfectly matches the momentum I have come to understand."
The Tai Chi that Li Boyang refers to is not the Tai Chi Chuan of Wudang, but the Taoist Tai Chi, which is characterized by the transformation of Yin and Yang, hardness and softness, and the use of force that is both hard and soft.
There is Tai Chi in Hung Kuen, Tai Chi in Xingyi Quan, and Tai Chi in Bagua. As long as the application of strength follows the principle of changing between hardness and softness, it can be considered Tai Chi.
Zhang Sanfeng comprehended Tai Chi Chuan through the Taoist principles of Yin and Yang, softness and hardness, and became an unparalleled grandmaster. He also passed down the Wudang School, which continues to this day.
The Tai Chi Chuan practice methods and corresponding qi-cultivation techniques passed down by Zhang Sanfeng of the Wudang School are secret transmissions; what is circulated outside is only some fighting techniques and stances.
However, Li Boyang, by utilizing the principles of Yin and Yang and the interplay of softness and hardness in Tai Chi, could still unleash the ultimate power of Tai Chi using the widely circulated Tai Chi fighting style. This is why there are so many schools of Tai Chi today; there are several variations of Tai Chi alone, and countless more of Xingyi and Bagua.