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After Wang An finished grumbling and cursing, Mu Xueli asked with a look of curiosity:

"Brother-in-law, can setting off firecrackers really ward off bad luck? What's the principle behind that?"

After Mu Xueli finished asking her question, Wang Li also looked at Wang An. It was clear that Wang Li was also very interested in this question.

Wang An glanced at Mu Xueli and said:

"Absolutely. Tell me, what are firecrackers made of?"

Mu Xueli replied without hesitation:
"Explosives and paper tubes."

Wang An nodded, and said with a charlatan-like expression:
"That's it, isn't it? Let me tell you, in this world, everything is afraid of explosives. If something's not right, just set off a few firecrackers. When those things go 'clang' and 'bang,' all the bad luck will be blown away."

Wang An spoke with utmost seriousness, while Mu Xueli and Wang Li listened thoughtfully. Then, Wang Li asked:

"Fourth Brother, can't we set off the firecrackers in a dilapidated temple instead of a run-down temple? What's the point of choosing a run-down temple?"

Wang An thought back to that strange bend in the road when they burned yellow paper and set off firecrackers, and shook his head, saying:
"No, this thing probably won't work unless we find a dilapidated temple."

The three of them chatted about this and that as they walked forward, they stopped talking when they reached the people in front of them.

Then Wang An gestured with his chin towards these people and said casually:
"Fifth brother, who just insulted you? Beat him up."

After saying that, Wang An took out his cigarette case, pulled out one and lit it in his mouth, then pulled out another and handed it to Mu Xueli. Only then did he take out his lighter, light the cigarette in his mouth, and take a deep drag.

In the past, when smoking, Wang An would habitually hand over the cigarette pack.

During the period when Wang An smoked cigarettes during the Chinese New Year, he twice habitually handed the cigarette box to Mu Xueli and Wang Li. However, the two shameless boys stuffed the remaining half of the cigarette box into their own pockets. After that, Wang An never did it again.

As the saying goes, "A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit." Even though Wang An was very rich, he took cigarettes as hard to buy as Hua Zi very seriously. Even his two brothers, who were like brothers to him, couldn't help him!

Wang Li was genuinely excited after receiving Wang An's instructions. He was like a bull that had eaten and drunk its fill and was about to charge at the barracks. With his big eyes wide open, he stretched his neck and walked towards the people opposite him.

To be honest, Wang Li's posture at that moment actually gave him the aura of a million lions all by himself!
Wang Li pointed at one of the men, who appeared to be the leader, and shouted:

"Damn it, you were the one who pointed at me and cursed just now, weren't you? Come here, you bastard, I'll make sure you're not stupid enough to fart your head."

This man, naturally unwilling to back down, cursed as he walked towards Wang Li:
"Are you bragging? I'm fucking idiot, so what if I insulted you? Who do you think you are?"

As they were talking, the two walked up to each other and immediately engaged in close combat.

What no one expected was that the guy on the other side was also a martial arts expert.

In this era, or more precisely, up until the beginning of the 21st century, there were many people in China who had practiced real kung fu, and various martial arts schools and youth palaces were very popular.

However, as the cost of fighting increased and families typically only had one or two children, fewer and fewer people practiced martial arts, leading to a gap in the martial arts tradition.

Although this kid doesn't know the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands, the martial arts he uses are also very powerful. If Wang An isn't mistaken, he should be using the famous "Southern Fist".

Of course, Wang An didn't know Southern Fist. He had only heard about it in his previous life and had seen people who knew Southern Fist fight a few times.

The essence of Southern Fist is "the stance of 'Zha Ma Chen Qiao' resembles a bow, and the strength of 'Qiang Huo Hou Mu' conceals its edge."

Southern Fist emphasizes "coordination between hand and eye, eye and mind, shoulder and waist, body and steps, upper and lower body, with hand, step, and body all working together in unison, requiring coordinated and consistent movements." It focuses on generating power from the waist, so every punch and kick contains tremendous force.

The basic skill of the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands, also known as the Scorpion Crawling Skill, trains arm strength, wrist strength, and finger strength, which are then combined with various insidious and vicious moves to subdue the enemy.

After only a short while, Wang An knew that Wang Li and this kid were evenly matched. It was a matter of who had more endurance and perseverance, and more importantly, who could withstand a beating. That would be the final winner.

In terms of endurance and perseverance, the two seem to be about the same.

The other person was in their late twenties, which is the peak of a person's physical endurance, willpower, and physical condition. Although Wang Li was young, he practiced martial arts every day and his body was also incredibly well-developed.

So it's really hard to say who will last the longest between these two.

Mu Xueli's expression turned serious as she watched Wang Li fight the opponent to a standstill.

The main reason is that his skills are about the same as Wang Li's. If Wang Li was in such a bad state, then if he were to fight, he certainly wouldn't fare much better.

However, such evenly matched battles are very beneficial for increasing one's own martial prowess.

Wang An and Mu Xueli had both finished their cigarettes, but Wang Li and his opponent were still fighting.

Wang An immediately lost interest in continuing to watch and shouted loudly:

"Fifth brother, stealing peaches from under the leaves."

Upon hearing Wang An's shout, Wang Li instinctively used the "Stealing Peaches from Under the Leaves" move from Black Dragon Eighteen.

The move "Stealing Peaches from Under the Leaves" is also known as "Strike the Groin and Push the Chest".

Just by hearing the name of this move, you can tell which part of the human body it mainly targets.

However, although Wang Li executed this move very smoothly, his opponent responded very quickly. While using his left hand to block Wang Li's right hand, his right fist punched upwards towards Wang Li's exposed right armpit.

Wang An immediately shouted:

"Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl"

Wang Li immediately changed his claws into fingers, and used his right index and middle fingers to stab the other person's two eyeballs.

If this hits hard, it will gouge out the other person's eyes.

Therefore, the opponent remained firmly in a horse stance, but leaned his entire body backward forcefully.

Just then, Wang An shouted urgently:

"Push the monument with one palm, quick, push the monument with one palm!"

The other name for the single palm push is also called the abdomen push. Upon hearing this, Wang Li pulled his right hand back while simultaneously punching his left fist into the opponent's abdomen.

This time, because the opponent was still leaning back and unable to dodge, Wang Li's punch landed squarely on the opponent's abdomen.

After fighting for so long, Wang Like finally inflicted some substantial damage on his opponent. (End of Chapter)