Kid... Want to Learn the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms?

During this time, Ji Boying passed on his internal energy cultivation to Guo Jing and explained many of the Daoist principles to Guo Jing.

During the practice of the Frost Treading Ice Breaking Palm, he would occasionally give Guo Jing a few pointers.

The true meaning of the most profound martial arts in the world can always be understood by analogy.

These qualities, such as the insatiable nature of power, the continuous flow of energy, and the humility of mind, were gradually instilled in Guo Jing, Guo Jing also mastered many detailed techniques for channeling energy.

Now, he can clearly feel that he is more adept and skillful in his movements, and he knows that he has received a great favor from Ji Boying.

This debt of gratitude can never be repaid.

As Hong Qigong ate, Huang Rong flattered him, praising him highly.

Huang Rong was indeed quick-witted. Her constant praise for Hong Qigong's teaching skills was also a way of desensitizing Hong Qigong, so that one day they would truly establish their master-disciple relationship.

Seeing that Hong Qigong was enjoying his meal, Ji Boying began to beat the drum.

"Seventh Master, how is Miss Huang's cooking?"

With meat in his mouth, Hong Qigong mumbled praises repeatedly.

"Excellent, excellent! This is truly exceptional!"

"That would be wonderful, Seventh Master. If this little girl becomes your disciple, wouldn't you have an endless supply of delicious food? Even someone like me who doesn't crave food is getting hungry just thinking about it."

Ji Boying exaggeratedly said, "I heard that Miss Huang can make a variety of staple foods for months without repeating the same thing, such as potstickers, shumai, steamed dumplings, boiled dumplings, fried dumplings, fried rice, fried noodles, soup rice, rice cakes, wontons, glutinous rice balls, steamed rolls, and rice noodles. As for the various side dishes, such as 'Jade Flute Who Hears Fallen Plum Blossoms' and 'The Twenty-Four Bridge Bright Moon Night,' she can enjoy them endlessly."

Hong Qigong felt like he was being scratched by a hundred claws, and his eyes widened as he listened.

He struggled to turn his head and glanced at Huang Rong a few times, feeling as if countless delicious-smelling chickens, ducks, beef, mutton, pork, and dog meat were beckoning to him.

"Oh dear, you wicked lad, you're deliberately trying to tempt this old man! She... she... this little girl is Huang Yaoshi's daughter, how could I possibly accept her as my disciple!"

Hong Qigong said this, but his attitude was not entirely firm.

Ji Boying's eyes lit up. Guo Jing couldn't become an apprentice for the time being, it would be the same if Huang Rong could.

"So what if Huang Yaoshi has a daughter? Doesn't it make you look even more impressive that she's chosen to become your disciple? Huang Yaoshi only has this one daughter, and he cherishes her dearly. If you take Huang Rong as your disciple, Huang Yaoshi, who is so proud and aloof, will always have to treat you with utmost respect in the future. Wouldn't that make you happy?"

Hong Qigong nodded repeatedly, his heart filled with great interest.

Guo Jing was also overjoyed, feeling that it was a great thing for Huang Rong to be able to become the disciple of such a master.

"Rong'er, quick, quickly kowtow!"

It was the usually slow-witted Guo Jing who urged Huang Rong on.

Huang Rong was a beat slow, and quickly kowtowed several times.

Hong Qigong grinned from ear to ear, and Huang Rong called him "Master" in a sweet voice, which made Hong Qigong very happy.

Huang Rong's earlier slowness was also because she was thinking of her father and felt homesick.

This delay has caused further complications.

The reason is that although Guo Jing is quite strong now, he still seems dull-witted, which is a disadvantage in Huang Yaoshi's eyes.

If the father and daughter were to meet at this time, it would be quite a difficult situation.

We should hurry up and have Seventh Master teach Brother Jing a few more moves. With a master backing him up, Father won't look down on Brother Jing anymore.

With Huang Rong becoming his disciple, Ji Boying breathed a sigh of relief, having resolved a major problem.

The group ate and drank happily, and that's how they spent the night.

The next morning, before anyone else had even woken up, Ji Boying had already begun his morning lessons.

He was the most diligent in practicing martial arts, even more so than Guo Jing.

Although the Simplification Panel, most of the work is already done perfectly.

Ji Boying would not stop there; even with his already perfected skills, he would continue to practice and constantly improve.

After a while, Guo Jing also got up and walked out of the woods towards the just-dawn sky.

He was making a lot of noise while practicing his martial arts and didn't want to wake the sleeping Huang Rong.

As the morning sun rose, Huang Rong stopped sleeping and quickly got up to prepare a soup.

By the time Hong Qigong lazily stretched, the sun was already high in the sky.

Looking at Ji Boying, who had been practicing for an unknown amount of time, Hong Qigong also felt some admiration.

Hong Qigong was somewhat proud, proud of his own talent.

He verbally admitted that Ouyang Feng was much more diligent than himself, but still believed that the outcome was uncertain and that Ouyang Feng might not be able to defeat him.

But now there is a genius in front of him whose talent is absolutely superior to his own, yet he gets up earlier than the rooster.

With such talent and diligence, it's no wonder that he had such skill before he even reached adulthood.

Hong Qigong listened to the rhythmic swaying of trees coming from afar and nodded secretly.

Guo Jing is a diligent student.

Carrying his bamboo staff, he walked toward Guo Jing and found Guo Jing covered in sweat, struggling against a large tree that it would take one person to encircle.

He was able to break a small pine tree with a single palm strike yesterday without it swaying, but against this big tree, his skill is not enough, and he cannot control it at will.

Upon seeing Hong Qigong approach, Guo Jing bowed respectfully.

Hong Qigong gave Guo Jing some lazy pointers and then told him to continue practicing.

After enjoying the delicious food prepared by Huang Rong, they sat down with Ji Boying to discuss martial arts.

Every now and then they would stand up and practice a few moves together.

Hong Qigong used all the diverse martial arts techniques he had practiced in the first half of his life as examples, which greatly broadened Ji Boying's horizons.

People admire Huang Yaoshi's intelligence, but they don't know that Hong Qigong, though seemingly without any schemes, also possesses unparalleled talent.

The kung fu I practiced in the first half of my life was really haphazard and numerous.

Nowadays, people create techniques whenever they have an inspiration. Although the few techniques they create may not be considered top-tier in the martial arts world, they are enough for small and medium-sized sects to benefit from for a lifetime.

Ji Boying had no sectarian bias whatsoever. Except for not showing the new Quanzhen Sect kung fu, he displayed all his skills, including swordsmanship, palm techniques, and hidden weapons, without reservation.

Inspired by Ji Boying's hidden weapon skills, Hong Qigong decided to create a technique to counter Ouyang Feng's snake formation.

Huang Rong bought a lot of sewing needles, and with little effort, she created the "Heavenly Flowers Showering Golden Needles" technique. Huang Rong learned the hidden weapon skill, Ji Boying also incorporated this hidden weapon skill into his own family's hidden weapon skill.

He also generously shared his skills, such as the Heart Severing Palm, the Great Demon Subduing Fist, and the White Python Whip Technique.

Huang Rong learned a few moves, but Guo Jing was still focused on mastering the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and didn't get distracted.

This startled Hong Qigong. Although he had never read the Nine Yin Manual, he knew that these skills were extraordinary.

The power of the Heart Severing Palm, the masculine energy of the Great Demon Subduing Fist, and the agile ferocity of the White Python Whip Technique greatly benefited Hong Qigong's Dragon Subduing Palm and Dog Beating Staff Technique.

"Kid... do you want to learn the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms?"

(Many people question whether Huang Rong is just clever but not capable, and whether Guo Jing is capable of being an emperor. Here's my personal opinion. First of all, Huang Yaoshi and Huang Rong are not just clever but not capable. Can they be village chiefs, island lords, or county magistrates? Have they reached the limits of their abilities? Just talking about it doesn't count, because Mr. Jin Yong set them up as top-notch intelligent people.)

Therefore, this is no longer about whether it's reasonable or not, or whether he should have this ability. Rather, it's simply how the setting is. Huang Yaoshi was indeed a polymath, not only a polymath in the martial arts world, not only a talent in the arts, but also proficient in astronomy, geography, agriculture, water conservancy, economics, and military strategy.

After Huang Rong obtained the Wumu's Testament, she used ingenious strategies to guide Guo Jing, enabling Guo Jing to achieve remarkable military exploits under Temüjin's command, making him a prominent figure. Temüjin dared not let Guo Jing leave, considering him a formidable enemy, ultimately leading to the death of Guo Jing's mother. This means that Guo Jing's military prowess at that time was something even Temüjin greatly feared. Therefore, with the assistance of Huang Rong and Huang Yaoshi, their military strategy should undoubtedly be among the best in the world. If anyone still questions or disagrees, arguing that two country bumpkins couldn't possibly possess such abilities, then there's nothing more to say. In any case, there's no dispute that Temüjin's military strength was the greatest in The Legend of Legend of the Condor Heroes, and the military talent Temüjin feared most was Guo Jing, under Huang Rong's command. [To avoid inciting conflict, I've been cautious and haven't explicitly stated that Guo Jing, under Huang Rong's command, possessed military talent superior to Temüjin's.] But at the very least, he surpassed Temüjin's generals and sons.

Having resolved the issues of wisdom and military talent, we can then discuss whether Guo Jing could become emperor.

Firstly, an honest and upright person may not necessarily be suitable to be an emperor; much political savvy and wisdom are required. However, Guo Jing's situation is different because Guo Jing is bound to Huang Rong, indirectly binding him to half of Huang Yaoshi's position. [Although in the original novel, due to many misunderstandings, Huang Yaoshi harbored some resentment towards Guo Jing and Ke Zhen'e, now that Guo Jing and Huang Rong are about to rule the country, the situation is extraordinary. Huang Yaoshi will certainly not be as casual as before. Furthermore, with the protagonist's help and the misunderstandings resolved, Guo Jing will do his best to win Huang Yaoshi's favor.]

Therefore, Guo Jing is responsible for being kind and benevolent to the people, while Huang Rong and Huang Yaoshi are responsible for wisdom and ruthlessness. Huang Rong can almost be considered an appendage of Guo Jing. Guo Jing's naivety is the best counter to Huang Rong, so Huang Rong will become Guo Jing's best assistant, using her wisdom to help Guo Jing truly spread his kindness and benevolence to the people.

Such a Guo Jing could at least be compared to the Imperial Uncle in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Secondly, the combined military strength of Guo Jing and Huang Rong is beyond doubt. [Some question their ability, arguing that they ultimately failed to defend Xiangyang City. But consider the support the Southern Song Dynasty provided in Legend of the Condor Heroes of the Condor Heroes*. They single-handedly, with the help of some friends in the martial arts world, held off the Mongols swept across Eurasia for decades with a single city.]

Therefore, with such military strength, there's no doubt they can conquer the world and seize territory. As for those who nitpick and say that martial arts practitioners know nothing about politics, firstly, this is a fantasy martial arts novel, and secondly, there's a rather ironic saying that can be placed here.

"After entering the pass, great Confucian scholars will naturally come to debate the classics for me."

The same applies here. After Guo Jing conquered the world with his military strength, scholars would naturally rush up to him to discuss the legitimacy of his regime and help Guo Jing rule over the ignorant masses.

However, because Guo Jing's loyalty and Huang Rong's intelligence could act as a check and balance, the people could always live more comfortably as the supreme rulers.

Guo Jing could easily live for sixty or seventy years. His son might not be very capable, but his equally loyal and loving wife wouldn't be subject to much suspicion.

Being able to stay true to one's original aspirations and not become extravagant and exploit the people just because one has gained power already surpasses many emperors in history.

After being ruled by such an emperor for over a hundred years, one can finally breathe a sigh of relief.