Chapter 98 - 98 094 Can I Call This an Accident

98: Chapter 094 Can I Call This an Accident? 98: Chapter 094 Can I Call This an Accident? The subtle changes in Bobo’s demeanor went unnoticed by both Ye Fan and Lin Yuehua. Lin Yuehua asked Ye Fan with a smile, “May I ask, Mr. Ye, who is the esteemed master from whom you have learned your martial arts?” “Hehe, I practice Xingyi Boxing. As for my lineage,” Ye Fan said candidly, “my master has strictly instructed me not to reveal it. What about you?” Lin Yuehua nodded, “I practice Tai Chi Boxing. My teacher is our hall master, Gu Youlan.” Ye Fan was unfamiliar with the martial arts world and had no idea who Gu Youlan was. He merely said politely, “I’ve long admired the reputation,” and then turned to glance at Bobo and said, “I thought you practiced White Crane Yong Chun Fist.” Lin Yuehua understood what Ye Fan meant and smiled, “Bobo is lively by nature; she can’t settle down to practice Tai Chi, so I taught her Yong Chun Fist instead.” “Oh,” Ye Fan responded, recalling the purpose of his visit, and then suggested, “Lin Yuehua, how about we have a little sparring session?” “I’m no match for you,” Lin Yuehua said with a light laugh. Ye Fan chuckled, “We’ll just exchange moves without using any force.” “Alright then, I shall not stand on ceremony. Please feel free to give me your guidance and corrections.” Lin Yuehua agreed. Ye Fan turned his head and saw Bobo standing there, silent and motionless, and couldn’t help but raise his voice, “Bobo, what are you staring at?” “Ah!” Startled out of her reverie, Bobo looked up at Ye Fan and huffed, “Why are you yelling so loudly? Trying to scare someone to death?” “It’s you who zoned out, and now you’re blaming me. Move to the side quickly, don’t disturb my sparring with your master,” Ye Fan said. Hearing about the sparring session with her master, Bobo immediately perked up and clapped excitedly, “Good, good!” Then she trotted over to the side, next to the martial arts room divider, to watch. Ye Fan and Lin Yuehua stood about two or three meters apart in the center of the practice room. Together, they bowed with hands clasped and said, “Please enlighten me.” Then Lin Yuehua took a Tai Chi stance right on the spot. Knowing that Tai Chi emphasizes calmness to overcome motion and striking after the opponent, Ye Fan did not say ‘ladies first’ and did not let Lin Yuehua make the first move. Suddenly, his tall frame shrank as he employed the Monkey Form footwork, moving around Lin Yuehua like an agile monkey, searching for an opening to attack. Xingyi Boxing is an advanced form of Inner Boxing. Although it includes direct punches, it is not all about brute force. There are also many flexible and soft moves, such as the Monkey Form and Snake Form, embodying both strength and gentleness. Bobo watched and couldn’t help but cover her mouth, snickering at the sight of Ye Fan looking just like a monkey, finding the scene amusing. However, Lin Yuehua became very cautious, realizing that Ye Fan’s Monkey Form footwork was deeply refined, proving him to be an expert in concealed strength. After circling around Lin Yuehua twice, Ye Fan suddenly surged, lunging ferociously from her left rear side. Roar— Bobo faintly heard a tiger’s roar and saw Ye Fan pounce on her master like a tiger descending from the mountain, his momentum formidable, which was quite frightening. Lin Yuehua reacted quickly, immediately countering Ye Fan’s Tiger Form Splitting Fist with a move of the Tai Chi Cloud Hands. After they engaged, what followed was a rapid exchange of blows, back and forth like lightning, so fast that Bobo, watching from the side, could hardly see clearly, her vision a blur. Although Lin Yuehua’s skill was not as accomplished as Ye Fan’s, she was more adept at understanding and applying moves. Since they had agreed not to use force, there was no suppression of skill levels, making it difficult for Ye Fan to gain the upper hand. However, Ye Fan used his reach advantage and expansive moves of Xingyi Boxing; Lin Yuehua, for a moment, could not withstand him. After withstanding Lin Yuehua’s attacks, Ye Fan’s moves became more and more proficient, gradually reaching a stalemate with Lin Yuehua. Lin Yuehua was quite astonished; she could clearly feel Ye Fan improving during the fight, his martial talent was truly frightening. The two moved extremely quickly, their afterimages filling the entire training room while gusts of wind blew incessantly. After around a hundred moves, Lin Yuehua was shocked to find that Ye Fan had actually started to gain the upper hand and was gradually beginning to suppress her. “True to his reputation as a genius, to be able to improve so much during a sparring session,” she thought to herself, feeling somewhat inferior. And at that moment, as she was distracted, Ye Fan happened to send a Horse Shaped Cannon Fist towards her chest. Just when it was about to hit her chest, Ye Fan was surprised to find Lin Yuehua unable to dodge or block in time. Instantly, he tried to pull his punch, but there was still considerable residual force, so he also tried to change the fist into a palm, to lessen the damage to Lin Yuehua. However, just as he opened his hand, it immediately struck Lin Yuehua in the chest. Even though he had reduced the force, he still made contact with Lin Yuehua’s body. Lin Yuehua’s whole body shook, her brain buzzed, and she froze on the spot. Time seemed to freeze in that moment, as if someone next to them had captured it with a camera, with Ye Fan and Lin Yuehua maintaining that pose for a full two to three seconds. Helian Bobo, who was watching from the side, was also stunned, her eyes wide and her mouth gaping open, almost large enough to swallow a duck egg. After a while, Helian Bobo let out a sound: “Ah—” Her exclamation jolted Ye Fan and Lin Yuehua out of their stupor, and Ye Fan hurriedly pulled back his guilty “An Lushan Claw,” just as he was trying to apologize and explain, he suddenly heard a “slap” and felt a stinging burn on his left cheek. “Beast!” Lin Yuehua’s pretty face turned both pale and flushed, her beautiful eyes spat fire, and she cursed in anger before storming out of the training room. Ye Fan came back to his senses, wanting to continue explaining, but Lin Yuehua’s figure was nowhere to be found in the training room. He gave a wry smile, turned to Helian Bobo and said, “Can I say this was an accident?” Helian Bobo came to her senses, not angry that Ye Fan had been inappropriate with her master, but instead chuckled, rushed up to Ye Fan, gave him a thumbs up and an exaggerated look of admiration. “Wow, Brother Ye, you’re so awesome!” she exclaimed, and then burst into giggling laughter. Ye Fan irritably brushed off Helian Bobo’s thumb and said, “Stop joking, you better think of a way to help me apologize and explain to your master.” He had been planning to get a membership at the Gulan Martial Arts Hall and come here to practice whenever he had the time. Now, having offended Lin Yuehua, who seemed to hold a not insignificant status at the Gulan Martial Arts Hall, getting that membership would probably be difficult. Helian Bobo spread her hands and said, “My master is still furious, these things can’t be rushed, we have to wait at least a few days. I’ll explain and apologize after my master has calmed down.” “Ah, it can only be this way,” Ye Fan nodded, feeling a bit depressed. He wished that the incident had never happened. Helian Bobo suddenly leaned in close to Ye Fan, almost touching him, and whispered with a mischievous smile, “Brother Ye, I didn’t expect you to be so bold.” “I told you, it was an accident,” Ye Fan gave Helian Bobo a glance. “I don’t believe it,” Helian Bobo snickered lightly. Following this, Ye Fan didn’t leave immediately, and Helian Bobo seized the opportunity to ask him for advice on ancient martial arts. Ye Fan knew a bit about White Crane Yong Chun Fist. After all, ancient martial arts were part of the Chinese martial arts, and if you traced them back, they were all somewhat related. Xingyi Boxing included Crane Form Boxing, though it was not as thoroughly researched as White Crane Yong Chun Fist. However, with Ye Fan’s level as a master of Inner Strength, instructing Helian Bobo, who hadn’t even reached the level of Obvious Strength, was more than enough. While Ye Fan was instructing Helian Bobo in her practice, he secretly observed her progress in ancient martial arts and found that she was still some distance away from reaching Obvious Strength.