Chapter 9: Sticking and Striking

  In an instant, Lei Laohu had retreated seven or eight steps in a row, and Sun Changfeng was stuck to his body like a piece of cowhide plaster, no matter how he dodged or evaded, he couldn't get away. Unable to counterattack, he could only retreat continuously. However, the cave tunnel was originally too spacious, and retreating seven or eight steps had already brought him to the corner of the wall, also forcing a large man behind him to hastily dodge to the side.

  Lei Laohu's back was against the wall, literally, and he had no room for retreat. Sun Changfeng was a true master of martial arts, and with one glance, he had already seen through all the forms in the arena. Lei Laohu's iron sand palm was good, but it was still far from being his match. The reason he wanted to provoke him was that he was extremely wary of the guns in the hands of Sun Changfeng's group, so he took a step back, trying to slowly create an advantageous situation for himself.

  Seeing his opponent retreat with no way out, he panicked in his heart and revealed a big flaw in his hand. Sun Changfeng let out a loud "Ha" and kicked out with one foot, not high but precise, fiercely kicking the opponent's calf bone.

  There was a loud crack, like the sound of dry firewood splitting, and Lei Laohu let out a muffled roar as he pounced forward. However, Sun Changfeng's kick had already broken one of his legs, rendering him unable to stand.

  "Not good, Brother Tiger has been beaten up. Let's all go and kill this bastard." As soon as the outcome of the fight was clear, Lei Hu (Tiger) fell to the ground with a broken leg. The four big men who were watching from the side immediately turned against him, rushing forward while pulling out their guns from their waistbands.

  But unexpectedly, Sun Changfeng had anticipated the situation in front of him and kicked Lei Laohu down with one foot. Without stopping for a moment, he took a step back and suddenly flashed three big steps to the side of the two men, slapping his palms loudly, forcing open the door, and continuously slammed into the chests of these two men, breaking their breastbones, causing them to spit out blood and die on the spot.

  Seeing that he had the upper hand, Sun Changfeng knew he couldn't delay any longer and stayed where he was, otherwise the two people left would definitely open fire after a moment. He hastily ignored the woman who came with him and rushed towards the cave.

  But it turned out that Lei Laohu and his men were all real fugitives, each with a blood case on their hands. The one-legged Lei Laohu saw Sun Changfeng trying to run and let out a tiger's roar, jumping up from the ground and grabbing Sun Changfeng in a bear hug, holding him by the neck and pulling him back. His strength was immense, and Sun Changfeng had not been prepared, so he stumbled forward. However, his reaction was also extremely quick, and he immediately hid his neck and head, concealing all the vital parts of his body under Lei Laohu's torso to avoid being shot by the two remaining men behind him.

  He let out a loud hum, like an old bear in the mountains squatting on the ground, and actually used this posture to display the most famous killing move of Bajiquan, "Tie Shan Kao". With a twist of his waist and hips, he charged forward with his body, using his shoulder to heavily strike the base of Lei Laotiger's neck. This was precisely the spot where the human clavicle and sternum connect, a vital area that requires strengthened defense in any martial art or combat technique.

  To know the disciples of Baguazhang practicing this move "Tie Shan Kao" usually use their own body to gradually lean against, rely on and practice against walls, iron pillars, etc. until they master the skill of exerting force, often with just one bump, a wooden pillar as thick as a bowl will be broken or split in two, from which we can see the great power of Tie Shan Kao.

  Especially at this time, Lei Laohu rushed up and hugged Sun Changfeng's neck. His chest was hit by a straightforward and unpretentious frontal impact, and in an instant, only the sound of cracking bones could be heard in the cave. Lei Laohu suddenly spat out blood from his mouth and nose, his eyes bulged out of their sockets, and even his ears flowed with blood. However, Lei Laohu was extremely ferocious, and although he had been instantly shattered by this move, with most of his bones in his upper body broken, some of which were inserted into his internal organs, it seemed that he could not survive. Nevertheless, at the moment of his death, he still managed to tightly grasp Sun Changfeng's neck, causing the latter's face to turn purple, and no matter how hard he struggled, he was unable to escape immediately.

  "This move, 'Tie Shan Kao', is indeed one of the killing moves in Bajiquan that are not spread outside. It seems to be just a shoulder strike, but it actually combines the essence of 'Xiong Dun Yinqi' and 'Meng Hu Yinqi'. The waist and hips generate force, gathering all the power from the whole body at one point on the shoulders. Unfortunately, this move belongs to the true transmission of Gongfu, while the books sold outside only have a simple introduction without the actual practice method."

  Wang Chan saw that in just a blink of an eye, the situation on the field had turned around, and Lao Hu's group, who were originally in control, suffered heavy casualties. Even Lao Hu himself was killed by Sun Changfeng. Wang Chan couldn't help but feel a sense of shock and admiration. He thought to himself that these people were indeed former soldiers, and their moves were ruthless and merciless, leaving no room for mercy. They were far from the kind of people who fought in TV shows for fame and fortune.

  Wang Chan spent years in the mountains, killing wild beasts with his bare hands. Even ferocious animals like the Northeast Tiger and Black Bear had fallen prey to him, their numbers unknown. He was no stranger to the sight of splattered blood before him, but after all, he had only killed animals, not humans like himself. The ruthless methods used by Sun Changfeng, who could take a life with just one hand, were something Wang Chan had only read about in novels like "Water Margin". This was his first time witnessing it with his own eyes, and the impact on him was considerable.

  "No wonder the old man always told me that martial arts were created for killing, every move and style is aimed at a fatal spot. In the past when there was war and chaos, this was the key to survival. A fight like this is more realistic, I'm glad I came today, it's an eye-opener. From now on, when fighting with others, I mustn't be careless, as the saying goes 'a lion fighting a rabbit must also use its full strength', otherwise who knows when I'll end up dead in a ditch."

  Watching the scene in front of him, Wang Chan quickly compared his own shortcomings in his heart and nodded in warning. He had been practicing for over 20 years, and fighting beasts to the death in the mountains was nothing out of the ordinary. However, killing between humans was even more brutal and cruel, recklessly slaughtering one's own kind - that required extremely good mental quality. Today, he indeed learned a lot from it.

  "Fire quickly and kill him, otherwise we'll all die at his hands!"

  Just then, the other two big men who rushed over were holding guns in their hands, pulling the safety lever, and firing two shots. Unfortunately, Sun Changfeng had already prepared for this and hid behind Lei Laohu's tall body, so the two bullets only added two small holes to Lei Laohu's corpse.

  "Damn it, and this bitch too, can't let her off!" A big man saw Zhou Lin's wife next to him, and in his haste, he didn't care about being gentle with a woman. He turned around and slapped her on the head with the back of his hand, knocking off her skull cap, and white brain matter splattered everywhere.

  At the same time, Sun Changfeng also broke off Lei Laohu's two arms and rushed forward.

  "Alright, the woman is already dead, Zhou Lin also knows everything, I should take action too! Otherwise, it will be too late when these people come to their senses and tear up the flesh ticket." Wang Chan hid in the corner and saw everything that happened in front of him. He knew he couldn't wait any longer, so he didn't hide anymore. He stretched out his hand and pulled out a tiger skin from the sack beside him, put it on his back, let out a strange howl, and suddenly rushed out of the darkness.

  This tiger skin is a full-grown Northeast China tiger, also known as the Siberian tiger in Russia. Its body length exceeds four meters from head to tail. When worn on the body, Wang Chan's hands and feet are on the ground, and with a sudden burst of force, he leaps up. At first glance, it really looks like a black-and-yellow striped king of the mountains, vividly lifelike.

  Especially the loud roar from his mouth was also imitating the sound of a tiger's roar in the mountains, with a loud and clear voice, shaking the rocks above the cave, causing them to fall down, almost like real, just one jump and he pounced out three or four tens of feet, arriving at the center of the cave, another pounce and he stood up, reaching the side of the scar-faced big man, his two hands splitting apart, swinging left and right.

  Five fingers formed a hook, exerting force to separate, finger bones slightly bent inward in a claw shape, flying and pouncing in mid-air, horizontally tearing left and right. This move is actually one of the thirteen Taibao's horizontal training methods, "Tiger Rips Ox", like a tiger pouncing on an ox, extremely ferocious.

  Who says that the Thirteen Postures are just a passive defensive technique, must know that practicing fists without practicing internal power, until old age is empty, and practicing internal power without practicing fists, is like a boat without a rudder. Wang Zhen's secretly transmitted horizontal training method is actually used to kill people on the battlefield, it's not for show, it's a killing technique, not a performance art, and it's vastly different from the Thirteen Postures horizontal training that's circulating outside.

  As he did this, it was also temporarily added to Wang Chan's imitation of the movement of a mountain tiger pouncing on its prey, and although his center of gravity was extremely low, with hands and feet touching the ground, his entire body was centered around his spine, like a dragon or snake, making sounds from his mouth, with his energy concentrated in his dantian, suddenly bursting out, truly having the fierce and evil momentum of a mighty tiger descending the mountain, shocking all living creatures.

  The scar-faced big man originally heard the commotion of fighting coming from the front, and all his attention was focused there. If he didn't have to keep an eye on Zhou Lin, he would have rushed forward to help long ago. He never thought that at this time, a live "tiger" would suddenly jump out from the depths of the cave behind him.

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