I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 901, Section 896: The Secret of Martial Arts

Eastern Federation, border area.

"What did you find?" Li Hongyu asked in surprise, looking at the man in front of her.

Marx and Engels repeated:
"Sera and I have found martial arts knowledge from the past, including martial arts that can lead to innate abilities, as well as many popular science books from the strongest martial artists of that time, and we have already compiled them."

"But don't rush, see if you can understand this book first."

He pulled out "The Sassoon".

Ma En did not immediately hand over the real martial arts manual to her, not only because he did not want to give up his bargaining chip so quickly, but also for another very important reason.

None of the Bureau of Control employees could understand those martial arts manuals, and their reactions to these books were almost identical, with little individual variation.

This could be because they have similar levels of martial arts talent.

Or perhaps the martial arts from the past are not suitable for modern readers.

Li Hongyu took the book and began to flip through it. The faster she read, the more complicated her expression became. Clearly, the book was neither difficult nor profound for her.

But this is a martial art outside of her own style.

“You really can go back in time,” she said as if she had accepted something. “The creator of this book had a rather rudimentary understanding of martial arts, but it contains something that is very valuable to me.”

"Because although the author's level is very low, the words reveal a subtle difference between the martial arts he is familiar with and the martial arts I am familiar with. It is a system quite different from the martial arts I am familiar with."

"My knowledge of martial arts in the past was quite narrow."

Marx and Engels nodded:

"I need you to help me see if those talented martial artists can learn this martial art, because we've found that most people nowadays would have a hard time learning it. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to affect you."

Li Hongyu immediately raised her hand and struck to the side.

Sand and dust are flying.

She agreed:

"That's right, do you have any other secret techniques?"

Li Hongyu looked at Ma En eagerly.

But Marx and Engels waved their hands:
“I do have it, but Sera doesn’t need your help right now, and neither do I, so we can’t give you all the secrets right away. But I can give you a brief look.”

Marx and Engels handed over the book.

Inside was a carefully edited version of the Heavenly Hand Manual, which mainly involved low-level content. Even this low-level content was quite disjointed and fragmented to prevent Li Hongyu from deducing its specific details.

Li Hongyu took the book and began to read it briefly.

She quickly frowned, her eyes sharpening. Then she sat down and began to repeatedly flip through the book, while Marne patiently waited beside her.

She read the tattered book in her hands more than a dozen times before finally speaking:
"This manual has two authors."

Marne looked at her in surprise:

"what?"

Li Hongyu looked up at him and explained:

"Although you gave me incomplete content, it's still clear that this book has two authors, and the latter is trying hard to imitate the former's style and tone, but their skill level is still far inferior. "Hmm, no problem, this manual is indeed a type of innate martial art."

Marx and Eng immediately asked:

What exactly did the second author write?

Li Hongyu replied:

"He seems to be dismantling and breaking down this martial art so that it can be learned in segments, but at the same time he is also trying to hide his own elements within the former."

"Moreover, there were many places that clearly didn't need to be modified. But in order to make himself seem like the original author, he deliberately added some useless nonsense that had no relevance to this martial art."

"Of course, the latter's martial arts skills are not bad either. His martial arts level should not be much worse than mine, and his understanding is of great value to me, but it is far less than that of the former."

"Don't worry, I also have a way to completely dissect the original author's content."

"This will not affect the value of the manual."

Upon hearing this, Mar and Eng immediately recalled some of the problems they had noticed.

Perhaps Liu Weilie was not the creator of this secret manual at all.

Chai Shaoqin once used the fact that his master's comprehension was far superior to his own innate talent to explain why his master, despite having completely created this martial art, still had not mastered the highest level of martial arts.

But if he didn't create it, the situation seems more reasonable.

This could explain how the disagreement between Liu Feiyu and her father arose, and it might even be the real reason why Liu Feiyu was unwilling to learn the "Heavenly Hand" technique, which she never revealed.

If this reason is what makes her resist, then there is likely some kind of dirty, dark secret behind it.

If that's the case...

The appearance of Shenxiao seems to have a certain rationale.

In an instant, Ma En also thought of the last time Shenxiao appeared and killed the martial arts school master. Perhaps the connection between these events was not entirely about martial arts, but rather about some bloody things behind martial arts.

Although he still didn't know the answer, the whole thing suddenly became much clearer.

However, Ma En did not reveal his true thoughts, but instead spoke to Li Hongyu with a calm expression:
"What can I exchange this manual for?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Hongyu replied:
"If you want me to help you, this manual is more than enough. I can help you many, many times, and I'm willing to fight some risky battles for it."

"But to be honest, its value to me is not that high. Even for me, it would be quite difficult and uncertain to understand its mysteries and reach the Innate Realm by following its path."

"Even after reading the whole book, the possibility that I might step into the innate state on my own is higher than the possibility that I might step into the innate state by following the book. Its inspiration to me is far greater than the direct help it can provide."

"This is because I am a martial artist who has already found his own path. Asking me to follow his path is like asking me to dismantle my legs and climb the peak again. It is not impossible."

"But that's not wise, though it's different if you have a lot of books at that level."

"If there are many more secret techniques of similar level, then I can make my original path much smoother, or if there are secret techniques that are quite suitable for me, then I am willing to sign a more in-depth agreement with you."

"For example, by protecting my basic rights, I can work for you for the next few decades, just like the agreement my brother made with the federal government."

"I can guarantee that what I just said is the truth. If you don't believe me, we can use the contract as a lie detector."

Marx and Engels nodded and handed over the next book:

"It's okay, take a look at this one."