Second update,

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Without a doubt, for Qin Fang, this was definitely an absolutely crazy thing to do.

As for the possibility of threatening the safety of others, that was not something Qin Fang could control. In the depths of the mountains, there were bound to be various venomous snakes and insects, and the Golden Crested Snake was just one of them.

Perhaps it really was dangerous, but from the initial situation, the Golden Crested Snake seemed to be quite well-behaved, and probably would only attack if its territory was invaded.

Otherwise, with its formidable attack power, if it had stormed into the Liuyun Mountain Scenic Area, it likely could have devoured all the people there, instead of staying put in a mountain not far from the scenic area.

The area of Lushan is not smaller than that of Liuyun Mountain at all; leaving such a small snake in such a large mountain area would surely have no impact.

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The distance from Ninghai to Lushan was not too far, less than five hundred kilometers. Qin Fang and his party drove there themselves, at a considerable speed, it was only a journey of over four hours.

"Master, which grandmaster are we going to visit in Lushan?"

Although Qin Fang was now a member of the martial world, he actually had no knowledge of the various sects and clans within it, not even the Xingyi Martial Arts Hall of Cai Pingyuan which Ning Yumo had introduced him to.

"Old Master Wu Mingyuan, he is the grandmaster of Xingyi Twelve Branches' Wu Family Boxing. It's just that in recent years his health hasn't been very good, so he has been recuperating in Lushan..."

Throughout the journey, Cai Pingyuan had his eyes half-closed, as if he was dozing off, yet as if he was not sleeping at all. However, as soon as Qin Fang asked a question, he immediately opened his eyes and gave Qin Fang a reply.

"Grandpa Wu?"

Cai Qing was also startled, apparently recognizing this Old Master Wu, "Isn't Grandpa Wu about the same age as you? Hasn't his health always been very good?"

Not all people practice martial arts out of desire for bravery or combativeness; the initial intention is merely to strengthen the body. Generally, martial artists have quite good health, and grandmaster-level experts with strong abilities, even at the age of Cai Pingyuan, are still better than the average young man.

Old Master Wu, being around the same age as Cai Pingyuan and with even stronger abilities, had already reached the grandmaster-level expert status, and, theoretically, should have a better health than Cai Pingyuan, even living past a hundred years old wouldn't be out of the ordinary.

However, Cai Pingyuan did not answer Cai Qing's question.

"Xingyi Twelve Branches?"

Compared to Cai Qing who was concerned about the individual, Qin Fang was more interested in the notion of the Xingyi Twelve Branches. He was also a successor of Xingyi Fist, but this was the first time he had heard of this term, and he couldn't help but be curious, "Master, are there really so many schools of Xingyi Fist?"

"Correct..."

Cai Pingyuan nodded and said, "I've told you, Xingyi Fist is based on the Five Elements Fist and the Twelve Shape Fist. The Five Elements Fist consists of Splitting, Crushing, Drilling, Cannon, and Crossing, these five kinds of fist techniques, while the Twelve Shape Fist is based on the forms and movements of twelve animals, such as the dragon, tiger, monkey, horse, chicken, etc."

"Unfortunately, over the years, although the Five Elements Fist has spread quite well, much of the essence of the Twelve Shape Fist has been lost. In its most prosperous times, each of the twelve branches had grandmaster-level experts, but now they have all declined... Wu Family Boxing is actually one of the Tiger Fist from the Twelve Shape Fist, which mimics the form of a ferocious tiger and is quite powerful!"

As a grandmaster-level expert in Xingyi Fist, Cai Pingyuan was very knowledgeable about Xingyi Fist, including its traditions and schools. Masters and grandmasters who practiced Xingyi Fist also knew each other, some with very good relationships—like Cai Pingyuan and Old Master Wu Mingyuan; of course, there were also those with less favorable relationships, even opposing each other...

"Master, so what branch does our Cai's Xingyi Fist belong to?"

Qin Fang was momentarily stunned, then curiously asked.

The moves of Cai's Xingyi Fist didn't seem much like the animals of the Twelve Shape Fist, so they shouldn't be considered part of the Xingyi Twelve Branches.

"Our Cai's Xingyi Fist is considered a part of the Five Elements Fist, with the Fist Technique mainly focused on the Cannon Fist, and it also integrates many other Fist Techniques! Back then, I had a good relationship with Old Wu; he even gave me some pointers and I integrated a part of the Tiger Fist's essence, which is why I have achieved what I have today..."

Cai Pingyuan answered with a chuckle, seemingly a bit proud, but there was a clear sense of gratitude in his eyes, a sentiment that Qin Fang could not fully understand.

Qin Fang nodded in understanding; the Cai's Xingyi Fist he learned was indeed a fierce Fist Technique, which was why Cai Qing was so violent. The Fist Technique, once mastered, gave immense strength, which most men really couldn't withstand, and recalling the few times he had been at a disadvantage, wasn't it always due to lagging in strength?

However, as Qin Fang's strength climbed from a beginner's Level 2 to a near Level 4 standard, he had just used the Dragon Claw Hand on Cai Qing a couple of days ago. Wasn't it because the gap in strength between them had significantly narrowed, and his skills had greatly improved, that he had managed to perform a successful Sneak Attack?

Only now, as Qin Fang was driving on the highway, if she were to slap him and they crashed or got hit by another car, that wouldn't be a trivial matter; after all, the trunk of the car was loaded with over a dozen jars of old wine, and those were treasures!

Furthermore, with Grandpa Cai Pingyuan sitting in the back, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to act too brazenly.

"Hmph, just you wait until I get the chance; I will make sure you die a miserable death..."

Cai Qing stated resentfully, clearly harboring intense hatred for Qin Fang.

Despite always regarding herself as a man, she couldn't deny that she was a woman and so was incredibly proud of her appearance and figure, cherishing and protecting them to an extent even greater than many other women.

One could say she was a woman in body, but in her mind, she always considered herself a man.

That's why she liked beautiful women but was very averse to men.

Even with Old Master Cai Pingyuan's disciples, her fellow students with whom she had slightly better relationships, she treated them as nothing more than brothers and was just as ruthless when it came to fighting, practically considering herself a real man.

Yet, she herself overlooked that her fellow students had no choice but to treat her as a woman, unable to execute certain tactics on her that were inapplicable to females.

Thus, these fellow students were the most tragic, often getting beaten to a bruised and swollen state.

Along the way within the borders of Nanfeng Province, they casually had a meal and briefly rested before immediately hitting the road again.

This time the rain was truly relentless, and the driving speed slowed even more. The weather was quite gloomy, prolonging the original four-hour drive significantly.

By the time Qin Fang and the others entered Jiujiang City District and arrived at the foot of Lushan, the rain had stopped, but the sky was still overcast, and it was clearly getting late.

And as Cai Pingyuan said, Old Wu lived in a garden on the mountain; with the day turning dark and the weather not too good, it would be quite troublesome to go up the mountain now.

"Let's rest here tonight and visit tomorrow..."

Once Cai Pingyuan spoke up, that settled it; Qin Fang immediately started looking for a hotel. Not short on money, he quickly found a not-so-low-grade hotel at the foot of Lushan, and the three of them settled in.

Having sat in the car all day, Cai Pingyuan, being somewhat advanced in age, had originally wanted to drink with Qin Fang but ultimately was too tired and went straight back to his room to rest.

Cai Qing and Qin Fang were at odds; the two couldn't stand each other and naturally had nothing to talk about, so they went back to their rooms as well.

However, Qin Fang stayed in his room for a while before slipping out quietly, driving toward the mountain. He wanted to go hatch the Pet Egg in his hand. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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