"Young Mistress Bai, Miss Bai, and Miss Bai, please follow us!" Qian Dong and Qian Sanduo led the three guests to a corner of the palace.
"Is this the courtyard where Tang Wen is in seclusion?" Bai Youruo asked, looking at the clean courtyard before her.
"This is an empty courtyard. Since Young Mistress Bai is curious, why not take a look around?" The group walked in.
The courtyard was simply arranged, with a rugged and grand atmosphere. The meticulous Bai Youruo noticed that all the items inside and outside the courtyard shared one characteristic: they were sturdy and durable. The walls of the underground cultivation room were even reinforced with metal, capable of withstanding the violent destruction by Martial Masters.
After offering a few words of casual praise, they continued forward. The palace was not large, and soon they arrived outside the courtyard where Tang Wen was in seclusion.
Bang! A vibration came through. Everyone stopped in their tracks simultaneously.
"What was that?" A flash of surprise crossed Qian Dong's face. Bai Youruo and the others also looked astonished. They couldn't be sure, but in the next second, bang! The ground trembled lightly again.
Qian Dong clearly saw a cloud of dust rise from the ground some distance away from the courtyard.
"Vibration Fist!" Bai Youruo uttered two words, her tone filled with admiration.
"And it's a continuous Vibration Fist!" Bai Xue added.
The Vibration Fist wasn't exclusive to the Mountain-Cracking Cannon Fist of the Flame Camp. The Ice Soul Art of White Stone City, the Thunder Division Skill, and the Fire and Water Division Skills of other factions all contained the same force application technique! This was partly due to mutual borrowing, but more so because the founding elders of various sects all genuinely believed that the "Vibration Fist" was practical and highly lethal! That's why they unanimously preserved this technique.
"Who would have thought that Tang Wen, at such a young age, has already grasped the Vibration Fist!" Qian Sanduo looked at Bai Youruo and said, "Indeed, it's quite embarrassing. I only mastered this fist technique after I turned thirty. Compared to Tang Wen, it's like heaven and earth."
"Our Bai family also practices the Vibration Fist," Bai Ying said, subtly raising her head. The implication was that all three of them knew the Vibration Fist.
The two Commanders Qian exchanged a glance: as expected of those from Tri-Alliance City. For the Martial Masters of the Flame Camp, the Vibration Fist was an absolute challenge. Take Qian Dong, for example. In any faction in the northwest, given his age and talent, he would undoubtedly rank among the top. Unfortunately, since becoming a Martial Master, his understanding of the Vibration Fist could be described as having six out of seven apertures open—completely clueless! As a member of the Guards, Old General Xia and the Queen had both given him guidance multiple times. Yet, he remained utterly confused.
In the underground room, Tang Wen was still pondering the matter of stacking Vibration Fists. Unfortunately, apart from a faster increase in fist technique experience, he had made no progress in understanding the stacking of Vibration Force. However, this was within his expectations. He knew his own limitations. Even with the knowledge from his past life, he understood that he was no genius on the path of Martial Arts. Expecting to master the ultimate move of the Mountain-Cracking Cannon Fist in just a few days was far beyond his level of comprehension.
"Slow is fast! No need to force it, just follow the steps!" After drinking half a bamboo tube of water, Tang Wen stood up and walked over to the Metal Dummy. The dummy was battered, with dents here and bulges there, utterly ravaged.
Bang! The Vibration Fist erupted. Unlike usual, the Metal Dummy wasn't instantly slammed against the wall. Instead, it trembled violently, as if electrocuted, and rapidly retreated.
Vibration Fist! It could shatter an opponent's stance and defenses.
"He's started training again. Commander Tang Wen has already delivered three Vibration Fists. He's really pushing himself hard!"
Bai Youruo sighed, and the other two women nodded in agreement.
Qian Sanduo also gave a slight nod.
Only Qian Dong lowered his head, hiding his peculiar expression.
Just three punches? That's nothing.
He suddenly said, "Why don't the three of you guess how many Vibration Fists Tang Wen can deliver in the next quarter of an hour?"
"What's in it for us if we guess right?" Bai Youruo's eyes sparkled. This was her chance.
She slightly turned her body, revealing the gleaming Silver Revolver at Bai Xue's waist.
Qian Dong caught sight of it and said, "If I lose, I'll do something for Young Mistress Bai."
"Great! Commander Qian is straightforward." Bai Youruo felt as refreshed as if she had just drunk a cold beer on a hot summer day.
"In that case, if I lose, I'll give you this revolver."
Qian Dong couldn't hide his joy, showing off his bright white teeth.
Bai Youruo quickly said, "The Vibration Fist is extremely taxing. Even if not delivered in rapid succession, most Martial Masters can't manage twenty punches. But I have faith in Commander Tang Wen. I'll guess within thirty punches."
Thirty Vibration Fists?
In just fifteen minutes?
This Young Mistress Bai really wants to win!
Given that Tang Wen has been in seclusion for days, his energy and stamina are surely not at their peak.
Even a second-tier Martial Master, or even a first-tier one, would find it hard to deliver thirty Vibration Fists in fifteen minutes under normal conditions.
Qian Sanduo observed everything but remained silent.
Qian Dong glanced at him and said, "Then I can only guess more than thirty punches."
Bai Youruo's eyes showed a hint of apology, but this was no time for modesty. She wanted to seize this opportunity to win.
Qian Dong found it amusing. According to Qian Sanduo's instructions, he was supposed to let Young Mistress Bai win.
But he didn't expect her to bet on fewer than thirty punches.
It seems there aren't many freaks in Tri-Alliance City after all!
Although he hadn't asked, based on his understanding of Tang Wen, Qian Dong knew that even with something as draining as the Vibration Fist, Tang Wen could definitely pull off a surprise.
"Young Mistress, he's just delivered three more punches, making it six in total," Bai Xue counted.
Inside the secluded training room.
Tang Wen looked at the Metal Dummy embedded in the wall and shook his head helplessly.
He carefully pried it out of the wall.
After some hammering and adjustments, he managed to fix it.
"Good enough to use," he muttered.
Tang Wen's eyes sharpened, and he unleashed a series of Vibration Fists.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The underground room shook, and the entire house began to sway.
Then the stone bricks in the courtyard, the tables and chairs in the main hall, and even the tiles on the roof started to tremble!
Bai Xue, ignoring everything else, quickly counted, "Eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve..."
Bai Youruo was both surprised and relieved, finally letting go of her worries.
This was a rapid succession of Vibration Fists. Despite his young age, Tang Wen was quite skilled with them.
Even she had only managed to deliver such rapid bursts two years after learning the Vibration Fist.
And such bursts were the most draining. It seemed Tang Wen wouldn't even manage twenty punches, let alone thirty!
Bai Xue spoke again, changing her counting method, "Six bursts, seven, eight... ten bursts! That's twenty-two punches in total!"
Bai Youruo exclaimed, "Ten consecutive bursts in one go! Truly befitting of Commander Tang Wen, who even considers drinking tea a waste of time! Such a prodigious young talent! Even I might not be able to achieve such an explosion now!"
Qian Dong gave a self-deprecating smile and remained silent.
After all, he didn't even know the Vibration Fist technique. What could he say?
Qian Sanduo took over the conversation and chatted for a while.
The commotion from the Vibration Fist had ceased for a full five minutes. Qian Sanduo, with a smile, proactively said, "It seems Qian Dong has lost. Young Mistress Bai, feel free to ask him to do whatever you wish."
Seeing that there was still time left.
Bai Youruo modestly replied, "I was just lucky. If it weren't for Commander Tang Wen's continuous bursts, I might not have been able to land thirty punches."
"Let's leave this place first!"
Qian Dong wanted to leave; he was feeling a bit nervous. The whole purpose of proposing the bet was to see what this Young Mistress Bai was up to.
Now, with his goal nearly achieved, he was eager to take them away immediately.
Tang Wen was young and unlikely to unleash more Vibration Fist strikes.
Confident in her victory, Bai Youruo generously smiled and said, "We can wait a few more minutes."
"No need, no need. A loss is a loss!" Qian Dong was desperate to pull her away—no, to run away with her!
He knew Tang Wen all too well.
In the underground chamber, Tang Wen let out a sigh of relief.
He had finally managed to pull the Metal Dummy out of the wall.
This Metal Dummy wasn't much good!
How many punches had it taken before it started burrowing into the wall?
Was it trying to slack off?
He lifted it with one hand and brought it to the wall with the fewest marks.
Then he began pounding away!
The sound echoed outside the courtyard.
Young Mistress Bai's radiant smile gradually froze on her face.
Bai Ying and Bai Xue exchanged looks of shock.
Qian Dong covered his forehead: I told you we should leave, but you just wouldn't listen...
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