Chapter 61: Veda Offers the Pestle

  As everyone watched, a sturdy big man came in. He was born with a broad waist and round hips, long hands and short feet; paired with a large round face, small nose, small eyes, small mouth, and surprisingly, his skin was white and smooth, with a unique appearance.

  Niu Gao stood up, left the tea table, walked to the middle of the hall, patted his chest and said: "Yang Zai Xing was defeated by me, how about that?"

  "Are you kidding me?" The sturdy big man looked at Niu Gao a few times, somewhat disbelieving:

  This man is robust in appearance, but his speech is soft and gentle, surprisingly effeminate.

  Although it was a narrow victory, after all, it was a win. The battle of Yang Zai Xing's daytime tent is a thorn in his heart, and it is also one of Niu Gao's masterpieces. Niu Gao saw that the big man didn't believe him, so he sarcastically said, "Want to try? Let's have a match?"

  He was called a sissy, the sturdy big fellow got annoyed and said: "Come on then, what are you afraid of?" After finishing speaking, he let out a loud roar, swung his fist and pounced towards Niu Gao.

  The loud drinking sound of the sturdy Han was like a famous actor's voice, high and clear, yet gentle and moving, but completely mismatched with his actions. Wang Gui and others on the side covered their mouths to hold back their laughter.

  Niu Gao, however, didn't dare to be careless. A strong gust of fist wind came rushing towards him. The sturdy big man had arrived too quickly. Niu Gao hastily raised his energy and channeled it into his hands. With his feet in a bow-and-arrow stance, he stood firm on his horse step, let out a loud shout, and struck the incoming fist with his own.

  Bang, the two fists collided together.

  Niu Gao retreated three steps before stopping, his hand throbbing with pain. He waved it a few times to confirm he was uninjured. Niu Gao's anger flared up and he shouted: "You think you're some kind of hero by relying on sneak attacks? Dare you come at me again for three rounds?"

  One punch exchanged and he was knocked back three steps, Niu Gao had already lost half a move.

  The sturdy Han saw that under his sneak attack, Niu Gao only retreated three steps, his stance was not scattered, and his footsteps were not chaotic. Although he didn't have the divine skills described by Yang Zai Xing, his foundation was deep and solid, making him a worthy opponent. He nodded and said, "Come on then, no need for idle chatter."

  Niu Gao stood upright, his knees bent and his feet shoulder-width apart. His hands were in a grasping motion, as if pulling something upwards. "Hoo-hoo-hoo!" Niu Gao's pant legs fluttered wildly, without any wind, clearly revealing the intense contraction of his thigh muscles.

  Niu Gao's hands continued to move upwards, placing them on his chest as if embracing a cylindrical shape, and then slightly pulled downwards. Not only did his pant legs bulge, but his entire body's clothing puffed up. Niu Gao's figure suddenly became even more robust, followed by several consecutive sounds of ripping clothes, which should be the internal hanging being torn apart.

  Niu Gao took a step forward and walked, "Dong, dong, dong", with each step, a small pit was trampled on the ground.

  Niu Gao swung his fist and hit the sturdy big man in the chest, as if he were a legendary giant spirit officer, holding a huge demon-subduing club, subduing demons and suppressing evil spirits.

  Hate the ground without a ring, resent the sky without a handle, giant spirit step, Wei Tuo presents a pestle - this is the famous move of Master Zhi Ming of Mount Wutai.

  The sturdy Han man saw Niu Gao's momentum, his expression was solemn, and he suddenly took a step forward. His feet and fingers exerted force, and his whole body's energy surged forth. With a swish, the entire person was like a startled giant python rushing towards Niu Gao.

  Yang Family Spear Technique: Surprising Python Charging Stance!

  A loud "bang" sound, the two fists collided again.

  The Yang family's martial arts were mainly on horseback, with a large spear that was unpredictable. Now they are competing in fist and footwork on the ground, purely comparing internal strength, which is simply using one's weakness to attack others' strengths. Although that sturdy big man had an extraordinary talent, how could he compare to Niu Gao's innate divine power and mastery of both Buddhist and Taoist internal practices?

  Two fists met, and the sturdy big man felt as if the entire mountain was pressing down on him. He only felt his blood churning, stars flashing before his eyes, and his muscles being brutally twisted, making him feel like he was about to collapse, soft and weak, unable to muster any more strength. But Yang's fierce python-like charge had always been relentless until death, and his body still moved forward, suddenly pressed down by Niu Gao's fist on his chest.

  Niu Gao had already pulled back at this time, but it was too late. Two "cracks" sounded, and he didn't know how many ribs were broken.

  Niu Gao's fist pressed against the sturdy big man's body, feeling very strange, soft and elastic, Niu Gao couldn't help but touch it with his hand.

  "Hmph!" A sturdy big fellow spat a mouthful of blood onto Niu Gao's body, said a sentence: "Scoundrel". Then fainted.

  The commotion in the front hall was so great that it had already attracted many onlookers. Seeing someone faint, someone immediately went out to invite a doctor, and even more people surrounded Yue Fei and his brothers, not letting them go. In the Tianbo government office, there were hardly anyone who didn't know martial arts.

  The situation was chaotic when suddenly a voice came: "Lao Zu Zong has arrived." The scene immediately fell silent.

  A path was cleared through the crowd, and Yang Zai-xing and Luo Yan-qing carried a stretcher, leading an elderly man with a dignified appearance and a middle-aged couple into the room.

  Yang Zai Xing and Luo Yan Qing put down the stretcher, and walked towards the brothers with that majestic old man. The middle-aged couple should be the imperial physician of the Yang Mansion, and they gently lifted the sturdy big man with others, placed him on the stretcher, and carried him out of the hall, while others also dispersed and left.

  Coming before his brothers, Yang Zai-xing pointed at the old man and introduced: "This is my grandfather Yang Wen-feng."

  The brothers all bowed and paid their respects. Yue Fei said, "I've heard my master mention the name of the Invincible King Gun many times, today I finally get to meet you, it's an honor."

  Yang Wenfeng smiled slightly: "A good man doesn't mention his past bravery, it's just that he has been guarding the northwest all these years and hasn't had a chance to meet Zhou Dangzhou, the number one swordsman in the world, which is a great pity."

  Yue Fei saw that the sky was getting late, so he went straight to the point and said to Yang Wengfeng: "This time I came to the Yang Mansion, besides wanting to take the exam with Zai Xing brothers, I also have very important things to discuss with you, sir."

  Yang Weng's expression changed greatly as he listened, and he immediately went to the study with Yue Fei.

  Yang Zai-xing and Luo Yan-qing stayed in the front hall with Tang He and others.

  Yang Zai Xing asked: "How did you guys start fighting?"

  Tang and Koucai were quite eloquent, so they took turns explaining it in detail.

  Yang Zai Xing didn't believe it and said: "How could Niu Gao possibly defeat my aunt with just one move?"

  "Your aunt?" The brothers were shocked: "That short and sturdy fellow is a woman? Why is she wearing men's clothes...?"

  The brothers raised several questions.

  "She's called Xiǎo Kūn, a member of the old Xiǎo family. Ten years ago, the old Xiǎo family moved back to Shaanxi, but Xiǎo Kūn stayed behind because she was still young. She's younger than me, but her generation is older than mine. Since childhood, she loved wearing men's clothes, wasn't good at women's work, and most enjoyed dancing with knives and guns, even more so than Yang Paifeng in his heyday."

  Ladies and gentlemen, when Emperor Taizong of Song Zhao Guangyi ordered the construction of Tianbo Mansion, Yang's family was very poor. In order to make the mansion lively and not empty, Old Lady Cui Saihua let some old Cui family members move in together. This is an old story.

  Niu Gao suddenly realized and said, "No wonder, just now I touched her chest, it was soft and comfortable, turns out she's a real woman, not a sissy."

  Yang Zai Xing heard Niu Gao say so, insulting his aunt, was about to get angry, but suddenly remembered something, and instead of getting angry, he smiled and let his brothers sit down to drink tea while he himself ran to the study room to find his ancestors.

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