novelraw Chapter 128 - 92: Believe in Science, Suddenly Wall-Climbing and Roof-Soaring?
Chapter 128 - 92: Believe in Science, Suddenly Wall-Climbing and Roof-Soaring?
"Did you capture it?" Wu Ying looked at the pack of armored dogs rushing in, and hurriedly asked the photographer.
"Rest assured." The photographer immediately made an OK gesture.
If this wasn’t captured, forget about getting a drumstick, a scolding would definitely come.
Only then did Wu Ying breathe a sigh of relief, and then looked incredulously at the dogs that surrounded them in armor.
Being surrounded by nearly 40 dogs is actually quite frightening.
In another situation, your legs might go weak.
And after these dogs donned armor, their momentum was even more astounding.
When the photographer controlled the camera to sweep over this group of dogs, he instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva, intimidated by the dogs’ aura.
At this moment, Youcai also approached Chen Han, barking at him, seemingly asking why he was called.
Chen Han directly pointed at Wu Ying and instructed the dog, "People online are saying you’re a stray and might endanger others’ safety. Now this reporter... You don’t need to know what a reporter is, just give her a paw to show you’re well-behaved."
Saying this, fearing the dog wouldn’t understand, he also demonstrated the action of extending his hand towards Wu Ying.
Wu Ying thought the Chen Patriarch was joking.
Even if you really had a Beast Taming Technique, it would take a day and a night to train a dog so well. But can you really train a dog to such precision?
But as she thought this, she saw the dog actually lift a paw and stretch it towards her, turning its head to the side quite proudly.
This... is unbelievable!
"It really understands?" Seeing this, Wu Ying instinctively reached out and shook the dog’s paw, so surprised she didn’t care about the sticky substance on its paw.
Chen Han explained with a smile, "It’s quite clever, assigning it to lead the dogs on patrol is absolutely no problem."
Saying this, he called to Youcai, "Go patrol!"
"Woof woof!" Youcai barked twice as if in response, then dashed off.
As it ran off, the armored dogs surrounding them followed in unison, leaving in a large group.
They indeed came swiftly and left swiftly.
The photographer’s camera followed the group of armored dogs as they disappeared, before turning back: "Incredible, if you told me they were soldiers, I’d believe it."
Wu Ying nodded instinctively, then marveled, "I never thought the Chen Family’s Beast Taming Technique was so impressive, today we’ve broadened our horizons."
Afterward, she continued, "Patriarch Chen, this time the dog thieves were also caught by two of your family’s experts before being handed over to the police, can we interview them?"
Chen Han introduced with a smile, "Of course, Reporter Wu, let me introduce you to our Chen Family’s Workshop Hall Elder, Chen Lin, and the family experts Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng. They’re my seniors and usually practice martial arts together with me!"
The photographer also aimed the camera at the three of them.
Honestly, today the three didn’t wear the usual old man’s white vests but had switched to red ones.
With names like Dagou and Shuisheng, if you hadn’t seen them taking down the dog thieves in a couple of moves, who would believe they are experts?
This completely contradicts the image of an expert being noble, transcendent, and otherworldly.
Sure enough, the experts in movies are all imagined, true experts might blend into a crowd, and you wouldn’t even notice.
Wu Ying began interviewing the three Chen masters, "After watching the video of the dog thieves, many netizens are curious about what martial arts you practice. Could you introduce it?"
Faced with the question, Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng exchanged glances, not adept at handling such matters, so they tacitly pushed Chen Lin forward.
Chen Lin had never faced an interview like this before, so being put on the spot was quite sudden.
He could only awkwardly cough, then honestly speak after concealing the medicinal diet matter, "Actually, we practice the Taoist Sect’s ’Taiyi Long Fist’. This fist technique is widely spread; Wudang, Zhongnan Mountain, Dragon and Tiger Mountain, Venerable Lord Mountain... all have practitioners of this fist technique, nothing unusual, Daoists everywhere cultivate ’Taiyi Long Fist’."
"So many people practice this martial art?" Wu Ying was somewhat surprised.
She thought it was some kind of secret of the Chen Family.
She then asked, "Master Chen, many netizens are curious why your moves always seem to target the thieves’ faces? Is it to better subdue them?"
Chen Lin was aware of this; the elder used to say, "Indeed, it’s to better subdue an opponent, as the face is full of weaknesses and vulnerable points. In bare-handed situations, the mouth, nose, eyes... are prime targets."
"Some martial arts in the Taoist Sect emphasize ending a fight in one strike. There’s a saying ’In troubled times, the Daoist descends the mountain; in prosperous times, the Buddha...’ uh, uh, my mouth suddenly feels hot..."
Awkward!
He saw this phrase in a video on Tiao Yin a few days ago, and now faced with the interview, he couldn’t say it.
Taking a deep breath, he continued, "A Daoist descends the mountain in turbulent times to punish the wicked, so it’s not surprising that some martial arts honed in that context would target vital points."
Wu Ying nodded, "I see."
This made her think of the common online saying ’National Martial Arts is a killing art’; it’s only modern society that has dulled its power, leading it to be seen as a dance technique.
Previously she thought it was driven by people’s martial enthusiasm and the current rise of various boxing matches and freestyle fighting, which create a difficult environment for martial arts. So many in the face of martial arts challenges say such things.