What do you mean I'm a ghost story?

Chapter 17 Guidance and Admonition
"Your Tai Chi Chuan technique sensed the presence of the nightmare and suddenly awoke."

Upon seeing this new notification, Xia Qing immediately understood why he couldn't personify other martial arts techniques.

He had encountered a similar prompt when he first became aware of 'dart throwing'.

However, experiencing a nightmare and suddenly waking up seems to be nothing more than a warning that a nightmare is about to begin.

Therefore, he had not previously associated it with acquiring personalized martial arts skills.

However, at this moment, it seems that this "awakening" is not the same as the previous one, but rather an "awakening" of martial arts skills.

"Therefore, special martial arts like the Money Dart Technique actually require nightmares to stimulate awakening."

"It wasn't by chance that I gained special abilities, but rather because I experienced a nightmare and suffered some kind of stimulation, which just happened to meet the conditions for awakening."

Xia Qing was very pleased to have figured out the key to it.

Now that we know the conditions, acquiring other martial arts skills will be very easy in the future.

However, his joy was fleeting, and a shadow fell over his heart again. He began to subtly observe the people around him.

The Tai Chi Chuan technique was awakened by the stimulation of the nightmare's aura.

In other words, there is a nightmare in this area.

Furthermore, according to the hints from the Money Dart Technique, this might not be the same one we encountered before.

Instead, it was another nightmare with an unfamiliar aura.

There's more than one of these weird things!
Whether it's bad luck or an overabundance, I've encountered two of these weird things in just one week.

This is not a good sign.

"Can the money dart pinpoint the exact location of the nightmare?"

Xia Qing silently began to practice the Money Dart Technique in her mind.

The long-awaited Money Dart technique, which had already been unlocked, quickly generated feedback.

"Your [Golden Dart Technique] detected that the aura of the Strange Nightmare was extremely faint, suggesting that its true form was not present at the scene, but rather that the old man practicing martial arts in front of you had recently come into contact with it and was thus tainted by its aura."

The feedback from the Money Dart Technique eased Xia Qing's mind a little.

It's good that it's not here.

He doesn't want to run into another nightmare right now.

And this happened in a park with a lot of people.

If a real fight breaks out, countless people will die or be injured, and those around them may be misled into becoming puppets and accomplices.

However, this led him to discover a new use that he couldn't forget.

Those who use the Money Dart technique can sense the aura of nightmares.

And by keeping it in mind, one can receive feedback from the Money Dart Technique at any time.

Does this mean I have an extra nightmare detector?

In this way, both the efficiency and security of searching and prevention are greatly improved.

"Tai Chi? Why isn't anything happening? Give me some kind of response!"

Since the nightmare wasn't here and there was no immediate danger, Xia Qing focused on learning his new martial arts.

Having experience with the Money Dart Technique, he also had some insights into improving these personalized martial arts skills.

To upgrade, you mainly need to meet their preferences, needs, and aspirations.

The most important thing now is to figure out the other person's personality and preferences so that we can address the problem effectively.

But this Tai Chi style seems to be a closed container.

Aside from the initial alert that woke me up, there was no further response.

"Open your heart" and "never forget" are unlocked through things like tacit understanding and goodwill.

If Tai Chi Chuan doesn't make a sound, he really doesn't have any good solutions right now.

Fortunately, whether it was Xia Qing's call that had an effect or not, after a short wait, a feedback of Tai Chi Chuan finally appeared before his eyes.

"Your Tai Chi style, with your hands behind your back, exudes the air of a grandmaster. You remain silent, quietly observing the old man practicing in front of you."

"Watching someone practice boxing?"

With so little information, Xia Qing couldn't quite figure out this guy's style. But since she was going to watch him practice, she might as well watch.

Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry, so he simply leaned against a camphor tree and quietly watched Grandpa Zhang practice Tai Chi.

Silently praying that the personality and preferences of [Tai Chi Chuan] wouldn't be as difficult to deal with as those of [Golden Dart Technique].

After all, making money is asking too much of a burden on a laborer.

Even if you can make money, it's not something that can be done in a day or two.

Those things that can bring in money so quickly are basically already written into the criminal law.

"Your Tai Chi Chuan style has turned ashen-faced upon seeing its own lineage reduced to such a pathetic and weak state, and you wish to offer guidance and instruction."

"Hmm, guidance and admonishment, go and discipline... wait, you don't mean you want me to go, do you?"

Whether Tai Chi practitioners can turn one's face black or not is unknown, but at least Xia Qing's face is somewhat blackened.

Sure enough, it's just like the Money Dart Technique.

You want me to lecture an old man in his seventies or eighties?
Believe it or not, if someone gets angry, I'll have to kneel down and beg them not to die on the spot.

At his age, having practiced Tai Chi for countless years, how could he possibly accept being criticized by a young man?

Moreover, if one truly possesses genuine skills and can offer guidance to others, then a slightly restrained "admonition" is perfectly acceptable.

The problem is, I don't have that ability!
Martial arts skills before upgrading will not grant any experience or special effects.

Aside from his personification, all he could think about was his rudimentary kung fu skills, which he had only practiced for less than a day.

With this level of skill, let alone giving pointers to Grandpa Zhang, who has practiced for many years, he'd be lucky not to embarrass himself.

Unfortunately, the protest was ineffective.

Even with the unforgettable Money Dart technique, direct communication is impossible, let alone the Tai Chi Chuan technique, whose feedback is unstable.

Moreover, personal likes, dislikes, and desires are not things that can be discussed.

"Alright, I'll do it then."

After waiting for a while without receiving a response, Xia Qing could only sigh and steel herself as she approached.

If you're embarrassed, be embarrassed.

Compared to genuinely improving one's martial arts skills, losing face is nothing.

I just hope that after embarrassing myself, I won't end up having to give pointers or lectures to get the other person's approval, otherwise I'll be in real trouble.

"Young man, what's wrong? Have you thought it through? Want to learn Tai Chi from this old man?"

When he saw Xia Qing coming over, Grandpa Zhang recognized him and stopped.

—When he was practicing darts before, Grandpa Zhang watched him for two days. After seeing his terrible dart accuracy, he earnestly advised him that practicing darts was useless and that he would be better off practicing Tai Chi with him to improve his health.

"Uncle Zhang, that's not how you practice Tai Chi."

Xia Qing looked serious.

"Oh? I wonder what your insightful opinion is?"

This old man was quite kind; he wasn't angry at all, and he was even smiling.

However, it was in the tone of someone joking and chatting with a child.

He had heard from friends about Xia Qing's 'glorious deed' of throwing darts through a tree a couple of days ago.

But seeing is believing, after all.

Compared to the boasts he'd heard, the truly appalling sight of Xia Qing's darts thrown a few days ago was what he'd actually witnessed firsthand.

Furthermore, those who play darts and those who practice Tai Chi have nothing to do with each other.

"To be honest, I once studied under a master of Tai Chi. As the saying goes, Wuji gives rise to Taiji, and Taiji gives rise to Yin and Yang. Tai Chi emphasizes the mutual generation of Yin and Yang, and the balance of softness and strength..."

In order to upgrade, Xia Qing had no choice but to go all out and start bluffing.

Who knew that the elderly didn't uphold martial ethics?

Grandpa Zhang chuckled and delivered a decisive blow in a gentle voice: "These theories are too esoteric. Everyone says it, but how to do it is another matter entirely. Since you, young man, have studied under a master, why don't you demonstrate and teach me?"

(End of this chapter)