Chapter 125: A Martial Arts Anecdote Years Ago, Transforming the Panlong Silk
There was actually a reason why Du Ruo mentioned the Chen family's Baihe Gate.
If we say that Mr. Ma's fraud in the past few years made many people feel that traditional martial arts cannot be used, and the fig leaf that had been forcibly covered by traditional martial arts was torn off, then the Baihe Sect that Du Ruo just mentioned was the first fig leaf of traditional martial arts to be torn off, and it was also one of the main reasons why traditional martial arts had been sluggish for a long time.
About 70 or 80 years ago, learning traditional martial arts was still a popular thing, especially in the Xiangao area, where it was particularly popular at that time.
The Tai Chi master at that time, Wu Gongyi, opened a school and recruited disciples as soon as he arrived in Hong Kong, and he did it in a very grand manner. He also said in public, "I have traveled from the north to the south and have never met an opponent," which caused a great earthquake in the martial arts world at that time.
Many people were dissatisfied with him at that time, but there was nothing they could do because this Tai Chi master Wu Gongyi had led Whampoa military officers and was highly respected by celebrities from all over the country at the time, and they practiced Tai Chi with him.
But there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts, and there are always people who are not convinced, so Chen Kefu of Baihemen stood up and responded in the newspaper. What did he say? At that time, he said the same sentence that Du Ruo said: "You have never met an opponent from north to south, and I have never met an opponent from south to north."
Just because of this reply, the two started arguing with each other, and then attracted the attention of everyone in the Hong Kong-Macao area. At that time, it should have been 1954, and armed fighting was prohibited, so the two could only write articles in the newspapers to criticize each other, which lasted for half a year.
Until a local celebrity stepped in to mediate, and then suggested that the two sides have a fight in the form of charitable donations.
In January 54, the two men had a martial arts showdown in Macau.
At that time, because the top ten masters of modern times had passed away one after another, and even those who were still alive were already old, many people were very curious about traditional martial arts, so this duel was very grand, and it was a rare martial arts duel with video records in modern history.
How big was the fanfare? At the time, pork was 9 cents a pound, and tickets for the duel ranged from 10 yuan to yuan. With the hype of scalpers, the price increased more than tenfold, and nearly people went to watch the martial arts duel.
At that time, the most watched boxing match in the world was only watched by 10,000 to 20,000 people.
And the sensation it caused was far more than that. There was also a popular female star singing to warm up the audience. It is no exaggeration to say that the scene was grand.
When the two of them came on stage, they showed their masterly demeanor, and one could tell at first glance that they were definitely not simple people.
In order to prevent the two from killing each other, they even imitated the rules of a boxing match. No eye poking, crotch poking, or kicking were allowed. The match was divided into five rounds, each lasting five minutes. To be honest, no one knew what level the martial arts master was at at that time.
However, one of them has no rivals from north to south, and the other has never been defeated from south to north. Such a limitation is also a respect for the two of them.
But what about the result?
One is a Tai Chi master, the other is a grandmaster, the two started fighting in the ring.
To be honest, it is just because both of them practiced traditional martial arts. If Teacher Ma's opponent, the supposedly amateur boxer, came on the field, he would probably be able to knock out both of them on the stage just like he knocked out Teacher Ma.
So, in front of celebrities from all over the place and in front of nearly 20,000 people, the two men fought on the stage like ordinary people, swinging their fists for two or three minutes, and were finally pulled apart, ending this grand competition with no winner.
From then on, the reputation of traditional martial arts dropped to freezing point. The reputation that the martial arts masters from the late Qing Dynasty to modern times had worked so hard to accumulate was completely lost. Of course, it is hard to say whether it was good or bad.
So when Du Ruo heard the name White Crane Fist just now, he immediately thought of this incident. After all, the name White Crane Fist is also named Chen, and its recognition is too high.
"Ahem, well, drink some tea, drink some tea. By the way, Xiaoqi said the Panlong silk is damaged. Let's take it out and have a look."
Originally, Chen Yanting wanted to discuss martial arts with Du Ruo, but when Du Ruo asked him this, he quickly changed the subject and didn't want to continue talking about boxing.
After all, he didn't want to tell Du Ruo that although they were not from the lineage of Chen Kefu, they also practiced the White Crane Fist. Eventually, because of Chen Kefu's incident, the elders were so angry that they vomited blood. From then on, they no longer opened a school to accept disciples, but changed to a blacksmith shop.
That incident was actually limited by the times and only circulated in coastal areas and some developed areas, but it was actually quite widely circulated in the martial arts circle.
"I have it. Please help me take a look."
At this time, no matter how stupid Du Ruo was, he reacted and quickly took out a small bag from his pocket. What he said was irrelevant, but he really didn't expect that just a subconscious question would touch someone's sore spot. Du Ruo swore that he didn't expect the two were really related.
After all, White Crane Fist is actually quite popular in the Southern School. If Chen Yanting had even a slightly worse temper, he would probably have to drive Du Ruo out.
"The mechanism inside is broken. How did you use it? Did you use it as a tow rope? Even the mechanism is made of the best alloy steel. It can easily lift two people."
Chen Yanting poured out the Panlong silk and took a quick look at it, then he saw the key to it. This was made by him personally, so he naturally knew the strength of each component best. He really couldn't figure out under what circumstances Du Ruo could break the mechanism inside.
"Well, that's about the same."
Du Ruo was a little embarrassed. How could he explain this? In fact, using the coiled dragon wire to stop a running buffalo weighing 1,600 kilograms and with thick skin and flesh was almost the same as using it as a tow rope. It was just that he thought of adding "qi" to enhance the cutting ability of the wire, but it was still a wire after all, and Du Ruo had directly wrapped it around the buffalo's head. In addition, the explosive power was too strong for a moment, which led to the current situation.
"Grandpa, can this be fixed?"
Li Qiyao asked from the side. She could be said to have witnessed the birth of this Panlong Silk. Now seeing it was wasted like this, she still felt it was a pity.
"Yes, but it's not necessary."
Chen Yanting frowned and said something, then continued to explain for fear that the three people didn't understand:
"This bracelet is hollow. It was very troublesome to install the mechanism inside. The most important thing is that your mechanism is integrated after installation. If you want to replace it now, you have to break the bracelet open and then replace the entire mechanism. In this way, the cost is more expensive than replacing a new one, and what you get is still an old one. So there is no need to do it. Just keep it as a souvenir."
As Chen Yanting spoke, he put the damaged Panlong silk back into the bag and pushed it in front of Du Ruo.
"Boss Du, can you give this to me? I'll keep it as a souvenir."
At this time Li Qiyao suddenly spoke, but as soon as she spoke, Xiang Yuanyuan and Du Ruo immediately looked over with confusion on their faces.
"Don't get me wrong. After all, I was involved in drawing this dragon silk bracelet. I also participated in the design of its appearance. And I think it's actually quite pretty as a bracelet... um, it's also pretty as a decoration at home."
Li Qiyao saw the looks in their eyes and hurriedly explained. She just remembered that Du Ruo usually used this as a bracelet, so she spoke quickly.
"No problem. I really have to thank you for this. It's useless for me to keep it. Since you don't mind, I'll just keep it as a souvenir."
Du Ruo said as he pushed the small cloth bag in front of Li Qiyao. This was just a small matter, and they were not young anymore, so it was not the case that she would think that the other person was interested in her just because of such things.
"Then you have to ask Grandpa Chen to help you hide the wire, otherwise it will be difficult to make decorations."
Xiang Yuanyuan who was standing by also spoke up. She had witnessed Li Qiyao designing all these things and could understand it.
"This is a small matter. Bring it to me some other day and I'll help you deal with it. It just can't be used, but it should be no problem to restore its appearance."
Chen Yanting agreed to it directly. After that, Chen Yanting looked at Du Ruo and then the key point came:
"How about it, Master Du? Do you need another one?"
"I have an idea. Master Chen, can you see if you can extend the wire? Three meters is a bit short. To be honest, with my speed, I don't need to use the coiled wire at all."
Du Ruo created this Panlong Silk right after he acquired the hidden weapon skill. Although it has not been too long since then, Du Ruo has been transformed.
The things that Du Ruo felt convenient at that time are no longer necessary for him to use now, especially now that he has the blessing of "Qi" and protection of his joints. Du Ruo can burst out more power, and within three meters, Du Ruo is no slower than using Panlong Silk.
"It's no problem to extend it, but this weapon is meant for assassination. Three meters is actually the limit of how long the wire can be manipulated. If it's longer... every foot longer, the difficulty of manipulation will increase. How much longer do you need it to be?"
"Is ten meters okay?"
Du Ruo said with certainty that ten meters was a very good distance. Du Ruo was now using the hidden weapon of his Yin Shou to shoot out the dragon head, and it would still have great lethality at ten meters. This meant that when used as a hidden weapon, ten meters would be no problem.
As for the problem of manipulation, the "qi" in Du Ruo's body now is completely different from what it was before. After injecting the "qi" and using the "spirit", he can control the steel wire to turn in the air, so Du Ruo is fully confident that he can operate the ten-meter steel wire.
"Ten meters?"
Chen Yanting's voice rose a few notches. He didn't even want to ask Du Ruo how he planned to manipulate it.
"Well, is it okay, Master Chen?"
Du Ruo was sure.
"Ten meters is no problem, but the wire has to be thinner. Otherwise, the toughness of the wire will not be that high. And when the wire becomes longer, the trigger can no longer form a hidden weapon. The trigger can only retract and release the wire, and it cannot produce any power."
Chen Yanting thought about it and talked about the possible impact.
(End of this chapter)
