Then, Ip Man's butler closed and locked the door.
Including Foshan police officer Li Zhao, all the onlookers guessed that Ip Man called Li Yao into the house because he wanted to have a martial arts match with Li Yao.
They all wanted to see the fight between Ip Man and Li Yao in person.
Since both Ip Man and Li Yao knew Wing Chun and both defeated Jin Shan Zhao, their fight would definitely be very exciting.
Unfortunately, they were all turned away at the gate.
However, they did not leave.
Instead, they waited quietly outside the door, listening intently to the sounds coming from inside the living room.
Li Yao followed Ip Man into the living room and found it to be very spacious and luxuriously decorated.
In this era of social unrest, such a luxurious villa is probably a rare sight in Foshan.
No wonder that in the original drama, after the Japanese army occupied Foshan, they occupied the Ye residence and used it as the Japanese army's headquarters in Foshan.
Ip Man asked sincerely, "Brother Li, I just saw that you were using Wing Chun, and it just so happens that I also practice Wing Chun. So I would like to spar with you. What do you think?"
Jinshan is from a poor background, has a talent for martial arts, and has mastered martial arts skills. He only wants to open a martial arts school in Foshan.
Then you'll make a fortune and never have to worry about food or clothing again!
Like other martial arts school owners, he viewed martial arts as a means of making a living.
Unlike Jin Shan Zhao, Ip Man was not short of money and had received higher education.
He practices martial arts purely out of interest and hobby.
Therefore, when Ip Man saw that Li Yao easily defeated Jin Shan Zhao, he became very interested in Li Yao.
In particular, the martial art Li Yao used was Wing Chun!
Ip Man really wanted to spar with Li Yao.
"So you really want to fight me!"
Li Yao felt relieved, but his face remained expressionless as he said, "I have long heard that you are a grandmaster of martial arts, and I would very much like to spar with you."
Ip Man smiled and said, "Brother Li, you flatter me. I only know a few moves of fist and foot, how could I be called a grandmaster of martial arts!"
Li Yao said, "You don't need to be so modest, let's begin!"
Ip Man nodded, his hands forming palms, striking a standard pose for asking for directions, his movements elegant and his presence imposing.
Li Yao did not rush to make a move, but instead planned to upgrade his 'Wing Chun' first.
He closed his eyes slightly, his consciousness sinking into his sea of consciousness, and issued a command to the system: "System, upgrade my martial arts skill: 'Wing Chun'!"
"Ding! 20 points of luck deducted, martial skill successfully upgraded: 'Wing Chun', current level LV3!"
"Ding! 30 points of luck deducted, martial skill successfully upgraded: 'Wing Chun', current level 4!"
After leveling up twice, Li Yao only had 15 luck points left, which was not enough to continue leveling up.
After his Wing Chun skills were upgraded twice by the system, one more advanced Wing Chun move after another flashed through his mind.
He also gained a deeper understanding of Wing Chun.
Ip Man was quite surprised to find that Li Yao had suddenly closed his eyes.
However, he was a cultured man, and he waited quietly for Li Yao.
Suddenly, Li Yao opened his eyes and a confident smile appeared on his face.
Then, he calmly adopted the "asking for directions" hand gesture from Wing Chun.
His posture was elegant, and his presence was extraordinary!
Li Yao smiled and said, "Let's begin!"
Ip Man nodded politely.
The moment their hands touched, their expressions turned serious, and they became highly focused.
In fact, both of them entered a state of complete absorption in listening to the bridge.
Listening to the bridge isn't actually about listening with your ears, but rather about improving your arm's tactile sensitivity and dexterity through sticking your hands together.
When two bridge hands are stuck together, as long as the opponent's bridge hand exerts force in one direction, your own arm will immediately feel it and make a corresponding movement, either neutralizing or striking.
To achieve this level of skill, one can basically just blindfold oneself and stick one's hands together, thus forming what is known as the "listening bridge" technique.
Wing Chun's Listening Bridge technique has three levels:
First level: When you hear a bridge, it is a bridge; when you hear water, it is water.
The second level: The bridge doesn't sound like a bridge, and the water doesn't sound like water.
The third level: When you listen to the bridge, it's still a bridge; when you listen to the water, it's still water.
Once you can reach these three levels, you can perform Wing Chun moves such as Tan Shou, Bang Shou, Biao Shou, and Nian Shou with a calm mind and ample room to maneuver, allowing you to advance or retreat with ease.
Ip Man was the grandmaster of Wing Chun, so naturally he was able to reach such a level.
As for Li Yao, with the system attached to him, his physique and five senses were already extraordinary.
In addition, he had just upgraded his Wing Chun to LV4, giving him a deeper understanding of the art.
Therefore, his ability to listen to the bridge has reached a state of unparalleled mastery.
For some reason, Li Yao and Ip Man were surprisingly in sync, whether it was throwing punches or taking a horse stance.
Li Yao clapped his hands and charged forward; Ip Man clapped his hands and charged forward!
Li Yao thrusts straight forward with his hands behind his head, and Ip Man thrusts straight forward with his hands behind his head!
Li Yao claps his hands together, and Ip Man claps his hands together!
Li Yao's Sun-Shaped Fist and Neck-Chopping Palm; Ip Man's Sun-Shaped Fist and Neck-Chopping Palm!
...
Soon, the two had exchanged dozens of moves.
In fact, Li Yao's physique was already superior to Ip Man's.
In other words, whether it's agility, strength, or anything else, Li Yao is superior to Ip Man.
For him, defeating Ip Man would be an easy task.
However, although he learned Wing Chun through the system, he did not have a lot of practical training, so his moves were very stiff.
He intentionally wanted to practice Wing Chun techniques by sparring with Ip Man.
Therefore, he deliberately controlled his strength within the range that Ip Man could withstand, maintaining a state of neither winning nor losing, in order to hone his boxing skills.
In this way, Ip Man became Li Yao's whetstone.
Chapter 6: Defeating Ip Man, Achieving Fame in One Battle
Unbeknownst to them, Li Yao and Ip Man had already fought two or three hundred rounds.
At this moment, Li Yao had already mastered the moves of Wing Chun.
Moreover, Li Yao learned many Wing Chun techniques through his sparring with Ip Man.
Now that his goal had been achieved, Li Yao no longer held back.
Suddenly, Li Yao's gaze sharpened, his fist muscles bulged, and his punches became more powerful.
Li Yao swung his fists like the wind, striking Ip Man's fists repeatedly, leaving Ip Man completely defenseless.
Li Yao broke through Ip Man's defense and rained blows on Ip Man's chest with both fists.
Snap snap snap...
Ip Man was caught off guard by Li Yao's sudden outburst of punches, and he was forced to retreat repeatedly, unable to defend himself.
Bang!
Li Yao delivered a powerful punch to Ip Man's chest.
Ip Man was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the floor.
"Cough cough cough..."
Ip Man lay on the ground, clutching his chest with his left hand, and coughed violently a few times, coughing up a mouthful of blood.
Li Yao rushed over, helped the injured Ip Man up, and asked with concern, "Mr. Ip, are you alright?"
He never expected that he could injure Ip Man so easily.
Ip Man struggled to his feet, waving his hands repeatedly and saying, "Cough cough cough... It's nothing, it's nothing, I'm fine!"
Li Yao said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I went too far!"
Ip Man shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I'm really fine. I didn't expect Mr. Li to be so skilled in martial arts at such a young age. I admire him."
At this moment, he had changed his address to Li Yao as Mr. Li, instead of Brother Li.
Li Yao humbly replied, "Mr. Ye, you are too kind!"
After confirming that Ip Man was alright, he pretended to tour Ip Man's luxurious mansion while picking up the attribute orbs floating in mid-air.
"Ding! Successfully acquired the 'Physique' attribute, Physique +11!"
"Ding! Successfully acquired the 'Comprehension' attribute, Comprehension +6!"
"Ding! Successfully picked up 'Luck Point', Luck +33!"
...
In the blink of an eye, Li Yao had collected a large number of attribute light orbs.
As expected of Ip Man, he has acquired a lot of attributes.
Ip Man, of course, was unaware that Li Yao was quietly picking up the attribute orbs that had fallen from his body.
Seeing that Li Yao was very interested in his luxurious mansion, and noticing that Li Yao's clothing was somewhat strange, he asked, "Mr. Li, you are not from Foshan, are you?"
Li Yao knew that his current attire was indeed very avant-garde for people of this era.