From Beggar to Emperor: My Profession Has Its Own Characteristics

Chapter 78 Demon Suppression Division

Zhou Ping looked at Zhu Yuan's increasingly fluid footwork and spoke up.

"Very good, Zhu Yuan, you have mastered the basic footwork."

"When you can walk steadily, without falling apart or becoming chaotic, that's when you've achieved a small success."

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"The requirement for great success is to move smoothly, with advances, retreats, left and right transitions all flowing seamlessly together."

Zhou Ping paused for a moment, during which Zhu Yuan asked a question.

"What about Senior Brother Zhou's perfect attainment?"

"The perfection of basic footwork is to move flexibly, with the steps changing with the body and the body moving with the steps. There is no fixed pattern, yet it is always in accordance with the rules, and one can move the body at will in actual combat."

"However, before mastering the basic movement techniques, it is impossible to perfect the basic footwork."

"Basic footwork and basic body movements are inherently one."

Zhu Yuan nodded to indicate that he understood. The more basic something is, the more it is broken down into, all to make it easier for beginners like them.

Seeing that Zhu Yuan had already grasped the basic footwork, Zhou Ping simply waved his hand, turned around, and took a step.

"Come on, let's go get some knives and practice."

"Yes, Senior Brother Zhou."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuan immediately responded and quickly followed Zhou Ping's pace.

Zhu Yuan followed Zhou Ping and soon arrived at the training ground where various training equipment was placed.

Zhou Ping walked familiarly to a weapon rack, casually drew a knife, and with a flick of his wrist, smoothly tossed it toward Zhu Yuan.

"Try combining basic footwork with basic swordsmanship." Zhou Ping watched as Zhu Yuan caught the sword steadily and continued, "You've already mastered the basic footwork; combining it with swordsmanship shouldn't be a big problem."

"it is good."

Zhu Yuan recalled the footwork techniques taught by Zhou Ping, slightly turned his waist and hips, slid his left foot forward along the ground, and at the same time, the knife in his hand followed the momentum of his body's forward movement, drawing an arc from above his head and slashing down cleanly and neatly.

cleave forward!

Immediately afterwards, the waist and hips shifted the body's center of gravity backward, the right foot stepped back half a step, the knife was slightly retracted as the body retracted, and then the momentum was used to slash out again.

Retreat and chop!

Then, he tried to move laterally, twisting his waist to the left, sliding his left foot to the left, and naturally following with his right foot, while keeping his lower body stable, and slashing the blade horizontally from left to right.

Left and right slashes!

The knife follows the footwork, and the footwork leads the knife.

At first, his movements were a bit clumsy and required deliberate coordination, but after a dozen or so strikes, Zhu Yuan felt that the rotation of his body and the swing of his arms gradually merged, and his movements became more fluid and continuous.

"Excellent, very good!"

Zhou Ping watched from the side with his arms crossed. Seeing how quickly Zhu Yuan had found the rhythm of footwork and swordsmanship, a look of increasing satisfaction appeared on his face.

"Keep practicing like this, and it won't be long before you're ready for real sparring."

He then emphasized, "However, before actual sparring, your basic footwork must reach a certain level of proficiency, which shouldn't be difficult for you."

"In addition, basic body techniques must also be practiced to a certain extent."

Zhou Ping looked at Zhu Yuan and estimated in his mind that Zhu Yuan learned the basic footwork very quickly, so learning the basic body techniques that were closely related to it should not be difficult for him either.

"Building a solid foundation is important, but future sparring and practice are equally important."

"Only in this way will you be able to truly unleash the fighting power that a martial artist should have after you become a martial artist in the future."

"You should continue practicing," Zhou Ping instructed finally, signaling Zhu Yuan to immerse himself in cultivation.

"Yes, Senior Brother Zhou."

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Zhu Yuan responded and then said no more, focusing his mind and calming down once more.

He then began to practice continuously, becoming increasingly proficient in combining basic footwork with basic knife skills.

About two weeks later.

After enjoying a delicious breakfast this morning, Zhu Yuan started his day as a peddler.

In order to unlock the Butcher's third trait as soon as possible, I went to the slaughterhouse more and more often, but I still had to do the peddler's job.

In this situation, for Zhu Yuan, gaining experience as a peddler became secondary; the important thing was to learn more information.

Peddlers who travel from street to street are usually very well-informed.

By visiting more places and gathering more information, he can better understand the changes in Qingyang County.

Zhu Yuan's contact with Ma Qiushen on the first day of the Lunar New Year made him realize that the gang forces had become increasingly turbulent recently.

Because he pays close attention to these things, he can indeed see similar situations.

On one occasion, gang members tried to ambush him and demand money, but he cleverly defused the situation.

Having already unlocked two of the peddler's profession's unique traits, it won't be easy to stop him unless a martial artist personally intervenes.

Today he walked to Xiaoyang Street, which is the third block he is familiar with.

Suddenly, a piercing scream and chaotic footsteps came from ahead.

"There's a demon! Everyone run!"

"Don't worry, everyone, the Demon Suppression Division will be here soon!"

"It's just a newly mutated demon, there's no need to panic."

"I don't care, I'm running away!"

When faced with demons, more people panic than remain calm.

Some of the calmer people are mostly middle-aged and have some knowledge of demons.

"Get away from this dog demon!" someone shouted.

Hearing the sounds and the direction of the panicked crowd, Zhu Yuan's eyes narrowed. Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately took a step and hurried towards the center of the commotion.

Based on the fragmented information he has gathered so far, this demon is a mutated domestic dog, and is currently a worthless demon.

His strength is now quite different from what it was just half a month ago.

Not only have they mastered the basic footwork, allowing them to move freely, but they have also mastered the basic body techniques, making them more agile in dodging and weaving.

According to his senior brother Zhou Ping, his sparring sessions will be arranged soon.

He pushed through the panicked crowd and quickly got a clear look at the situation.

"What happened to Dahei?"

A little girl stood there, looking ahead, and burst into tears in fear.

"Xiaoling, run!"

"No, no!"

A large black dog with an abnormally swollen body and eyes that glowed with an unnatural red light, baring its fangs.

He was about to pounce on the little girl.

A figure darted out from the side and rear like a cheetah.

He picked up the little girl and left.

"You can give me the knife if you don't need it."

Zhu Yuan speaks extremely fast.

The man, trembling with fear as he held a kitchen knife to the big black dog, hadn't even reacted before Zhu Yuan snatched the knife away.

The mutated black dog seemed to sense the threat posed by Zhu Yuan. It immediately abandoned its original target, growled, and pounced fiercely!

Facing the approaching black shadow, Zhu Yuan's footwork flowed naturally. With a twist of his waist, he swiftly retreated half a step to the side and rear, perfectly avoiding the most ferocious momentum of the big black dog's attack.

At the same time, looking at the blurry dots and lines on the big black dog's body, he stabbed out the kitchen knife quickly and ruthlessly.

puff!

The blade of the knife sank into the flesh.

The big black dog let out a short, pitiful howl, and its attack came to an abrupt halt.

Zhu Yuan twisted his wrist, quickly pulling out the kitchen knife, leaving a trail of warm blood. At the same time, he changed his footwork, cautiously taking two steps back to create a safe distance, while keeping a close eye on the black dog.

The large black dog, bleeding profusely, finally collapsed with a whimper.

Before taking action, Zhu Yuan had already assessed that he was capable of doing so, so there was nothing to hesitate about.

Just as the little girl's father was about to thank Zhu Yuan, he heard someone shout.

"The officials from the Demon Suppression Bureau have arrived!"