Chapter - 539 The Peak of Mount Hua (7)

Yin Kexi was anxious. His attacks were in vain. He wanted to kill the boy, but he was afraid of the others. He kept throwing punches, but the boy stood his ground. He was screaming with pain until Jueyuan repeatedly implored, "Benevolent Master Yin, please don't kill my disciple; he is a very smart boy. He is bothering you because of the lost books; the treasured scriptures of our Sect. If the Abbot finds out, we will be severely punished. Little Monk implores you …" While to Junbao he said, "Junbao, remember your lessons. Use your brain, not your brawn. Follow the opponent's movements, be flexible. Put your mind where he hits you …"

"That's right!" Junbao loudly answered. Afterward, he did not scream anymore. Where Yin Kexi's attack was, his mind was there. No more pain. Again Yin Kexi was puzzled. "Watch out, I will hit your head!" he threatened.

Junbao lifted his hand in anticipation, but he was tricked. Yin Kexi did not hit his head, but kicked with left leg so that the boy fell rolling to the ground. He kept rolling and came near Yang Guo.

"Benevolent Master Yin, why did you lie?" Jueyuan rebuked. "You said you were going to hit his head, you told him to watch out, but you kicked instead. You used trickery to deceive others."

Huang Yaoshi and the others were very amused. In battle, emptiness is full, fullness is empty. One must use any trick that is unpredictable to the opponent.

Junbao was displeased. He rubbed the kicked part of his body and said, "I won't stop until I search you!" He strode toward Yin Kexi.

Yang Guo stretched his arm to hold the boy. "Little Brother, wait a moment!" he said. Junbao was startled; he turned his head. He felt numbness from Yang Guo's grip.

Yang Guo whispered, "All you did was let him hit you without hitting him back. You can't do that. Let me teach you a move. And then you hit him and see what happens." He then flicked his empty right sleeve in front to Junbao's face while thrusting his left hand to the youngster's chest. About half a foot away he suddenly changed direction to the boy's waist. He whispered again, "Your Master was right, he said 'put your mind where the opponent hits'. It is the same thing with your punch. Put your mind where your punch goes. As your Master said, use your brain, not your brawn."

Junbao was delighted; he followed Yang Guo's direction. He moved toward Yin Kexi, lifted his right arm toward Yin Kexi's face while thrusting his left hand toward Yin's chest. Yin Kexi lifted his hand to parry. Junbao could see the opponent's movement; he suddenly moved his hand toward Yin's ribs.

Yin Kexi had experienced the youngster's punch before; it was not too hard. He also saw Yang Guo was giving the boy some pointers. He did not pay too much attention since he thought what harm could come from the kid's hundred or two hundred punches anyway? But he was wrong. When the punch hit his ribs he felt an excruciating pain so that his body bent over. He almost screamed. Of course he was surprised, but also livid. He saw Junbao was going to repeat his attack. He waved his right hand toward Yin's face and thrust his left hand toward Yin's chest. Yin Kexi was already familiar with this move. He parried the thrust. Junbao was thrown toward, and hit, a rock so that his forehead was bleeding.

The youngster did not utter any words. He quickly wiped the blood away and walked toward Yang Guo. Kneeling in front of Yang Guo he said, "Benevolent Master Yang, please teach me another one."

Yang Guo nodded. He knew Yin Kexi was paying attention now, so he whispered, "This time I teach you three moves. In the first, your left and right hands are interchangeable. It will look like you will use your left, but in actuality it will be your right. When you thrust your right, actually it will be your left."

Junbao nodded. Yang Guo taught him the stance 'Repelling the Heart Pressing the Stomach' [tui xin zhi fu]. The boy memorized it well.

"And now the second move," Yang Guo continued. "This time left is left and right is right." He taught him the stance 'To Extend in All Directions, Four Pass Through, Eight Reached' [si tong ba da li]. Junbao went through it in his head twice and he would remember it forever.

"The third move is 'Who Killed the Deer' [lu si shui shou]. It involves front and rear exchange, it is more complex than the others, so you can't make mistake. You don't understand accupoints sealing technique, that's fine. I will mark his back. If you press that, you will be able to control him." While talking Yang Guo also moved his finger to give an example, he said, "Remember, this move relies on footwork. Understand it?"

"Yes," Junbao nodded and walked toward Yin Kexi.

Yin Kexi had watched Yang Guo carefully; he said in his heart, "These three stances are good. They are difficult to counter if they came from Yang Guo himself, but he taught that kid in front of my eyes. Did he think Yin Kexi is as stupid as an ox or a wooden horse? Ah Yang Guo, you underestimate me too much!"

Because he was filled with anger, Yin Kexi did not think straight. As soon as Junbao came in front of him, he immediately attacked the boy's shoulder. His punch was right on target.

Junbao remembered Yang Guo's instructions, he let the attack come, he didn't even dodge it, he only gritted his teeth. Yin Kexi hit using five parts of his strength; his objective was to frighten the kid. Junbao screamed in pain, his shoulder made a popping sound; but he ignored it and attacked with the first move.

Yin Kexi had watched Yang Guo's instructions; he had thought of ways to fend off the attack, but he did not hear Yang Guo's words. He thought he would punch the kid to the ground as he did before.

But Junbao's attack was beyond his expectation: he parried the boy's right hand punch with his left, but the attack was a fake one; while his right hand also grabbed in vain. Suddenly his stomach was hit very hard and he began to sweat profusely.

"Brother Yang that was a well executed "Repelling the Heart Pressing the Stomach"!" Zhou Botong praised while laughing heartily.

Yin Kexi was stunned, but Junbao had already attacked him with the second stance, "To Extend in All Directions", which could be interpreted as the punch would come from all directions. He still felt pain when the boy flashed in front of his eyes. He thought this attack would be similar to the previous one; from left to right and vice versa; therefore, he counterattacked by moving to the left; half defense, half counterattack. But again he was tricked.

Junbao was able to execute his stance well. Both his hands hit Yin's shoulder, chest and back. He moved nimbly, his hands fast; it was a pity his inner strength was still weak. Yin Kexi did not feel excessive pain, but he was frantically fending off the punches and dodging here and there.

Jueyuan watched his predicament and shouted, "Benevolent Master Yin, you are wrong! You must remember that there is no definite meaning of front and rear, left and right. Who lags behind will actually gain the initiative; and who initiates the attack will be under the opponent's power."

Yang Guo was impressed. "This Monk is right," he thought. "He happens to know very well the essence of martial arts. His words were very valuable. I originally thought he only let his disciple fight; but he also gives valuable instructions. Yin Kexi had achieved a high level of martial arts, but I doubt he would grasp this lesson even if he were given five more years to ponder it."