Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 68 Fist Techniques
That being said, even though he only revealed part of his strength, it still amazed everyone.

However, Sheng Changquan was also cunning. He knew that his special abilities could not be hidden. After all, his physique was growing at an extraordinary rate, and at such a young age, he was already approaching Minglan's height. How could anyone take this lightly?

So, Sheng Changquan deliberately revealed his divine power to the old lady at the first moment. During a greeting, when there was no one else in the room except the old lady and Fang Mama, he pretended to play around and casually lifted up a grand chair!
You should know that the grand master's chair was no ordinary chair. It was made of the finest pear wood by Fan Gong, a master carpenter from Tokyo. It was of high quality and quantity, and its weight was extraordinary, with the entire chair weighing more than half a stone.

Sure enough, upon witnessing this scene, not only Mrs. Fang, but even the well-informed old lady was utterly shocked!
The two women saw a tiny person holding up a heavy object much taller than himself with one hand, swaying precariously, in a very dangerous situation!

At that time, the two elderly people were so frightened that their souls almost flew out of their bodies!

Mrs. Fang quickly stepped forward and ran directly to Sheng Changquan. With both hands, she lifted and pulled, using all her strength to take the armchair from his hands. Those few movements made Mrs. Fang sweat profusely!
Sheng Changquan didn't know what happened after that. He only knew that the old lady hugged him tightly and carefully touched every part of his body, inside and out, as if checking if he was injured. Later that night, she called Sheng Hong over, and the two of them talked mysteriously for a long time.

No one knows what they said, but all that is known is that from then on, the old lady made him come to Shou'an Hall every morning and evening, and later even found an elderly man to teach him boxing.

The old man's name was Xu Da. He was the old lady's maid when she was young and also an old man who came with her from the Yongyi Marquis's mansion. It is said that he was once the old Yongyi Marquis's personal guard and a killing talent who had fought on the battlefield!
However, during the campaign against Nanzhi Kingdom, he lost an arm while protecting the old Marquis Yongyi. The old Marquis took pity on him and took him in as a servant in his household. Later, he came to the Sheng Mansion along with the old Marquis's most beloved eldest daughter when she got married.

According to Fang Mama's gossip, during the period when Mr. Sheng favored his concubine over his wife, it was because of Xu Da's presence that Mr. Sheng didn't dare to be too reckless, which greatly reduced the pressure on Mrs. Sheng.

Xu Da was arranged by Old Madam Sheng to teach Sheng Changquan the basics of martial arts, from horse stance to spear training, teaching him the key points of martial arts step by step, so as to prevent him from injuring his body or going astray in the process of practicing martial arts.

Of course, since he had only just begun practicing, even though Sheng Changquan was exceptionally talented, Xu Da didn't dare to teach him too much. He only let him try it out and, based on his own condition, try to cultivate on his own.

It has been more than half a year since he was two years old. Just a few days ago, Old Madam Sheng secretly gave Sheng Changquan an unnamed boxing manual. This boxing manual is said to be a secret manual of the royal family of Nanzhi Kingdom. After being confiscated by the old Marquis Yongyi, it was put into the Xu family's treasury. When Old Madam Sheng was about to get married, the old Marquis Yongyi secretly put it into her dowry.

According to the old lady's recollection, the old Yongyi Marquis greatly admired this boxing technique, calling it the supreme method for martial artists to build their foundation, which could enhance a martial artist's original nature, making those who practiced this technique inherently more powerful than ordinary people.

In other words, mastering this boxing style can make you stronger, quicker to react, more blood, and thicker flesh!

However, while this method is good, it is extremely difficult to practice. Not to mention the many young men in the Yongyi Marquis's mansion, even the royal family of the Southern Kingdom only had one prince who mastered this method a hundred years ago.

Legend has it that the prince later used his bravery and fighting prowess to fight against a hundred men, expanding the territory of the Southern Kingdom by half, and fighting all the way to the border of the previous dynasty before stopping due to supply issues.

This gives us a glimpse into the nature of this method.

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Night deepened.

Sheng Changquan finally finished practicing his calligraphy. He put down his brush and handed over the remaining tasks to his maid, Danju, for her to finish.

That said, in the past few years, as the children have grown up, each household and courtyard has been assigned several servants for their use. Sheng Minglan has two personal maids, Xiao Tao and Dan Ju, as well as four other third-class maids who serve her outside.

However, due to the closeness of their relationship, Minglan generally prefers to use Xiaotao and Danju, who are by her side. Xiaotao is an old woman who came from the courtyard of the self-defense maid, and her relationship with Minglan is naturally special. Danju, on the other hand, was assigned from the old lady's courtyard and trained by Fang Mama to serve Minglan. Their relationship is also different from that of the others.

Of course, each of the children in the Sheng family currently has several servants attending to them, either maids or servants. Only Sheng Changquan, because he is still young, is cared for by only an old nanny—Mama Jiang—as assigned by the old lady. And let me add, this Mama Jiang is Xu Da's wife.

"Sister, I've finished practicing my calligraphy, you should rest now!"

Watching Sheng Minglan embroider by candlelight, Sheng Changquan frowned and said somewhat displeasedly, "Also, sister, didn't I tell you already?"

"Embroidering at night is bad for your eyes; it may make it harder to see clearly in the future."

Although he knew it was pointless to say these things, Sheng Changquan couldn't help but want to say them again.

"Okay! I understand!"

Sheng Minglan smiled and patted Sheng Changquan's head, saying cheerfully, "I'm just a little tired from being idle. Doing some needlework is a way to pass the time."

Although that's what she said, Sheng Changquan knew that his sister was just making excuses; she was only doing this because she wanted to be with him.

Otherwise, given her tendency to oversleep, how could she have lasted this long?
"Oh dear, young lady!"

"If you're tired, why don't you just go to sleep?"

"Why would one need to embroider a purse to relieve fatigue?"

Xiao Tao, being rather naive, directly exposed Minglan's "lie".

Minglan was speechless, completely bewildered.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing Minglan feeling stifled by Xiaotao's words, Sheng Changquan chuckled.

"Sister Xiaotao, you're right!"

"hehe!"

Xiao Tao chuckled, seemingly oblivious to Sheng Changquan's implied meaning, and then innocently flattered him, saying, "Brother Quan, what you said makes a lot of sense!"

"Where! Where!"

Sheng Changquan and Xiao Tao started praising each other.

2020... (So tiring, it feels like it's never going to end! What did I say last time...)
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