Beautiful Yinyin (1)

"Then all I can say is that's regrettable! But it seems we haven't reached that stage yet, have we? Don't you have any other questions? For example, about the origins of our family's martial arts and its complete system?" A trace of disappointment appeared on Dongfang Yinyin's face.

"Oh, right! I was too impatient! Then let's start with the origins of your family's martial arts!"

The two talked for a while. Pei Shao made some simple notes from Dongfang Yinyin's words and gained a general understanding of her personality. Finally, taking advantage of his position, Pei Shao asked a rather personal question. "May I ask what standards Miss Yinyin has when it comes to men?"

Dongfang Yinyin had not expected Pei Shao to ask that question and froze slightly. Pei Shao immediately explained, "Um, I don't mean anything by it. Please don't misunderstand, Miss Yinyin. I'm just personally curious!"

Dongfang Yinyin frowned. "All right, let me think... Well, he should at least be a head taller than me—around 180 centimeters, I suppose. His muscles should be strong and powerful, and he should at least know how to fight. He should be able to spar with my father for ten minutes without losing. Anyway, it would be best if he were stronger than me. Otherwise, what kind of man would he be?"

"..."

Seeing the strange expression on Pei Shao's face, Dongfang Yinyin blushed, looking rather embarrassed. "Um, Student Pei, I completely forgot that you're a man too. I'm really sorry!"

A faint sense of disappointment rose in Pei Shao's heart. It had nothing to do with romantic feelings; he simply felt that, in Dongfang Yinyin's eyes, he had always belonged to the category of "not a man." Even if Dongfang Yinyin had not meant it that way, objectively speaking, he truly was not the type she admired. It dealt a small blow to his self-esteem.

But he quickly returned to normal and said, "It's all right. You were only telling the truth!"

Dongfang Yinyin stuck out her tongue. "I'm really sorry! Then shall we continue with the rest of our work?"

The next part naturally involved Dongfang Yinyin demonstrating several martial arts moves while Pei Shao took promotional photographs below. Pei Shao had originally thought that for such ornamental photos, Dongfang Yinyin only needed to strike a few poses.

But the moment she stepped onto the floor, Dongfang Yinyin's expression and bearing changed at once.

She stood in the center like a javelin, her spotless white training uniform wrapped in an aura of grim lethality. Pei Shao's heart involuntarily tightened. Then Dongfang Yinyin suddenly moved her feet, and her right hand shot up like lightning. Before Pei Shao could even fully prepare himself, Dongfang Yinyin gave a sharp cry. A deafening bang followed, and two ten-centimeter-thick wooden boards placed in the corner of the training room were shattered by her punch.

Pei Shao's eyes widened. Only then did he come to his senses and hurriedly raise his digital camera, aiming it at Dongfang Yinyin's next move. Dongfang Yinyin seemed to have completely forgotten everything outside the floor, including Pei Shao's presence. As if she had become one with nature, she smoothly unleashed a set of dazzlingly beautiful boxing techniques.

Every strike was exceptionally precise and effective. Even the occasional kicking techniques contained none of the flashy emptiness of showy martial arts. There was only shock—a shock so profound that Pei Shao nearly forgot where he was!

"Amazing! This is truly eye-opening!" Pei Shao exclaimed while holding up his digital camera. "Looks like Sister Meijing was right. Dongfang Yinyin really is a fighting expert. You really couldn't tell just from looking at her normally!"

After muttering to himself for a while, Pei Shao apparently felt that it was not satisfying enough. With a hint of boasting in his tone, he used the miniature walkie-talkie to say to Castle in his pocket, "Mr. Castle, what do you think? Isn't the girl in front of us impressive? Hehe, our carbon-based planet isn't as simple as you imagined, is it?"

He had thought Castle would either disdain answering the question or be equally captivated by Dongfang Yinyin. But the answer Castle gave next shocked Pei Shao even more.

—"Without a doubt, the opponent's muscle strength exceeds yours, but her explosive power is only half of yours! Furthermore, parts of her movements are seriously flawed and completely fail to achieve maximum power. According to my analysis, this set of martial arts movements is not suitable for her!"

"No way?" Pei Shao argued. "I don't see any problem. She broke through boards that thick in one blow—she's far stronger than me!"

Castle's voice sounded again. "After I just used wireless signals to search for and install software such as [Human Muscle and Skeletal Analysis], [Basic Punching and Kicking Movements], and [Taekwondo and Free Fighting Beginner Tutorials], testing revealed that due to the opponent's innate limitations in muscular explosive force, her punching speed cannot break through the transition point into the next movement, which is 2.4567h. This creates minor errors and pauses. Although she uses several additional small movements to compensate for the transitions, they do not conform to aerodynamic principles, and gravitational acceleration cannot reach an ideal state. In the end, the cumulative force value can only reach 507.987b. According to this system's design, the original cumulative value should have been 1015.475b!"

"What?" Pei Shao blurted out without thinking. "So even though Miss Yinyin's movements are fluid, in terms of power, she's still just a woman?" The moment Pei Shao finished speaking, he suddenly felt that the atmosphere on the floor had become somewhat wrong.

He turned his head and saw that Dongfang Yinyin, who had just been demonstrating in the center of the floor, was now standing right in front of him. Her beautiful face was covered in frost!

"Student Pei, I challenge you!"

"..."

The instant Dongfang Yinyin finished speaking and said the word "challenge" to Pei Shao, several girls who had been practicing women's self-defense nearby immediately gathered around him with a swish, glaring at him with hostile expressions.

"You actually dared to speak badly of Sister Yinyin?"

"Hmph! You brat with a death wish!"

"Tch, he's only a little reporter! He's neither strong nor particularly tall, yet he dares look down on Sister Yinyin's abilities? It's infuriating!"

"..."

At that moment, the gazes of the countless female trainees looked as if they wanted to swallow Pei Shao alive.

Pei Shao immediately explained, "Miss Yinyin, please don't be angry, and don't misunderstand. I was only... just saying it casually. I was joking!"

But those words were undoubtedly like adding fuel to the fire. Dongfang Yinyin's expression turned even uglier. "Our Eastern Martial Arts Hall has existed for hundreds of years, and in all those centuries, no one has ever dared speak such wild nonsense in this hall. Yet you say you were talking casually, that you were joking? This is unforgivable! I'll say it once more: I challenge you!"

With a loud uproar, the girls around them also burst into commotion.