Chapter 56: Gale

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  "Huh? How does he compare to you, little brother? Can big brother show off his protective aura for me to see?"

  Liang Xu was eagerly looking forward to the question. Any man would have a martial arts dream complex, and Liang Xu, who was a colonel in the army, was no exception.

  On one side, Liang Jing raised her head and looked at Zhao Yang with a look of admiration.

  Zhao Yang smiled slightly: "The person I met was a girl of eighteen or nineteen years old. The kung fu should be considered extremely fierce in the eyes of ordinary people, but compared to me now, there is still some gap."

  Zhao Yang smiled and glanced at the Liang Jing siblings, saying: "Xu Ge wants to meet him, of course, there's no problem."

  After finishing speaking, Zhao Yang swept his eyes over the table, casually picked up an empty wine bottle, stretched out his right hand's index and middle fingers to form a sword-like shape, and then smiled leisurely as he released a burst of true energy.

  In an instant, a strand of about an inch thick semi-transparent aura burst out from Zhao Yang's fingertips, carrying a sharp breath. Under the gaze of Liang Xu, Liang Jing and Mengmeng little girl, his fingertips lightly drew a line on the wine bottle, and that strand of aura passed through the body of the bottle without any hindrance...

  "Ah Xiong, Jing Jie..."

  After Zhao Yang's fingers swept across the wine bottle, he retracted his aura and then smiled as he lifted the mouth of the bottle with his right hand. Immediately, the wine bottle was cut into two segments, and the cut surface was smooth and flat, without any cracks or rough edges.

  "Hiss..."

  With their own eyes, even though Liang Xu and Liang Jing didn't quite dare to believe that there really were people in this world who could emit 'qi', they couldn't help but believe now!

  The two siblings stared at each other in shock, and then Liang Xu took a deep breath, feeling incredulous: "Awesome! It's just like a laser sword! Is this the legendary 'Gang Qi'? I originally thought that all these 'Gang Qi' things were just made up in martial arts novels, but it turns out it's actually real!"

  Liang Jing also nodded in amazement: "I've heard of many 'qigong masters' before, but it's the first time I've seen someone like Zhao Yang who can emit clear and visible 'qi', and easily cut open that wine bottle!"

  Liang Jing's beautiful eyes were filled with a surprising luster.

  "But it's just a small trick!" Zhao Yang smiled slightly.

  This remark fell into Liang Xu and Liang Jing's ears, who naturally thought Zhao Yang was being modest. To them, the move Zhao Yang had just revealed was simply legendary, unimaginable. How could they have known that Zhao Yang wasn't being modest at all? In his eyes, releasing a blast of air was merely a trivial skill, or even...not even worthy of being called a trivial skill.

  "Brother, being able to block handgun bullets with just your aura is no small feat. This is a great ability! Although there are some techniques for practicing hard qigong in the troops, they can't compare to your ability, brother!" Liang Xu said. At this moment, he was calling him "brother" one after another, and it sounded quite natural.

  "Zhao Yang, are you practicing the same kind of 'qigong' as those 'qigong masters', or some sort of inner skill like the 'Jiuyang Shen Gong' from martial arts?"

  Li Jing couldn't help but feel curious. Previously, she didn't quite believe in the existence of "qigong", after all, she studied Western medicine and wasn't entirely convinced that meridians actually existed, let alone "qigong". But now, seeing it with her own eyes, she couldn't help but believe, and her curiosity was completely piqued.

  If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely not be very happy to answer Liang Jing's questions, after all, this involves some privacy. The gatekeeper's view of China for thousands of years is not just talk. If it weren't for the gatekeeper's view, why would martial arts become 'dance'?

  But in Zhao Yang's view, it didn't matter at all. What he was cultivating was the true method of cultivation. As long as it wasn't related to the category of true cultivation, it wasn't that important. Moreover, the person who asked him was Liang Jing.

  "Quiet sister, the kung fu I'm practicing has some similarities with 'qigong'. However, qigong cultivates a mouthful of dan Tian qi from the beginning, focusing on one's internal breath. My kung fu, if not at my current level, emphasizes polishing the body even more, which is similar to 'national arts', both of which train muscles, blood, tendons, bones, skin and internal organs."

  Zhao Yang explained.

  Liang Jing nodded as if she understood, but then smiled lightly and said: "So you're saying that the kung fu you practice combines the strengths of both families? Then which is more powerful, your kung fu or 'qigong' or the 'national art' you mentioned earlier?"

  Liang Jing was indeed stirred up with interest and asked with some enthusiasm.

  Zhao Yang smiled but didn't speak, and only after a moment did he say lightly: "It's not that I'm boasting, my 'kung fu' is such that as long as one can catch a glimpse of the entrance, it will be much more formidable than 'qigong' or 'guoshu'."

  "Really? Then what level has Zhao Yang reached now?" Liang Jing's exquisite and beautiful face had a hint of excited flush.

  Zhao Yang smiled and said: "I'm just barely scratching the surface now, I'm still far from truly mastering it!"

  It's not that Zhao Yang is being humble or self-deprecating, but for a cultivator, the 'Condensing Qi' stage can only be considered as just stepping into the threshold of cultivation. Only by entering the Golden Dan stage and forming the 'Golden Dan' can one truly be said to have entered the path of true cultivation, achieving mastery!

  Liang Jing was obviously very interested in the topic of martial arts at this time, and kept asking Zhao Yang questions. Even Liang Xu on the side was the same, without a hint of his previous calmness.

  Zhaoyang actually doesn't know much about the aspects of martial arts. Fortunately, both Liang Jing and Liang Xu are purely outsiders, so Zhaoyang can get by with just saying a few things offhand.

  But as they chatted, the topic gradually drifted away from martial arts and onto military defense. As a soldier, Liang Xu was naturally fond of and familiar with this subject.

  Zhao Yang, however, didn't know much about it and just sat there listening to Liang Xu speak, accompanying him in drinking wine and occasionally responding with a sentence or two. Fortunately, Liang Xu was also getting drunk slowly and didn't mind, his face flushed red as he pulled Zhao Yang's shoulder and loudly "pointed out the mountains and rivers".

  When they came out of 'Zhangji Wine Building', it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon. A meal took almost two hours. At this time, Liang Xu had also drunk seven or eight points of intoxication. However, Zhao Yang's face was red, but his eyes were still clear and bright, with hardly any drunkenness.

  "Zhao Yang, then I'll send my brother and Mengmeng back first. When you're free, remember to keep in touch with Jing Jie, this is my phone number, take it..."

  Liang Jing handed the paper with her phone number, which she had just asked the wine shop counter to write down, to Zhao Yang. Liang Xu, who was beside her, was still somewhat sober, but after all, he was a bit tipsy, so Liang Jing didn't feel at ease letting him go back by himself.

  "Alright, Jing Jie, I'll definitely contact you when I have time." Zhao Yang glanced at the phone number on the paper and then put it into his pocket.

  "En, good. Then we'll go first." Liang Jing nodded and waved at Zhao Yang with her hand.

  "Brother, remember to let Xiao Jing bring you over when you're free one day, and we'll get drunk together again!"

  "Alright! Definitely, definitely!" Zhao Yang smiled and replied.

  After saying goodbye, Liang Jing and others hailed a car by the roadside and left, while Zhao Yang smiled slightly, withdrew his gaze, and turned to head home...

  After having a drink with Liang Xu, the depression brought by the conflict with Captain Zhao earlier has basically dissipated. Just now when drinking, Liang Xu also let him rest assured that he would take care of this matter and guarantee that there would be no trouble for Zhao Yang. This also made Zhao Yang relax.

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