Xu Tong smiled. "Senior, don't hold it against her. Once we've mastered it, she'll understand."
Geng Shu pouted. "Brother Xu, why are you taking his side?"
"Haha! Because this boy knows quality when he sees it!" Old Man Quan said. "All right, keep practicing. I'm off for a drink!"
After he left, Xu Tong and Geng Shu practiced for six to eight hours.
Geng Shu angrily plopped down on a stone stool. "I'm done! I still think this is completely useless. Instead of wasting my time on this, I'd be better off working on my Tender as Water."
"That technique will be really useful later on. It isn't just about turning an opponent's strength against them-no, actually, it is, but an opponent's strength isn't the only strength you can borrow."
"I think if I can master it, I might really become an expert Martial Artist."
"It's just that training as a Martial Artist feels so uncomfortable. All this refining qi and tempering the body feels so embarrassing. I've already done all that, and now I'm putting myself through it again using the opposite method."
Xu Tong smiled. "All right, Geng Shu. If you don't want to study Phoenix Shadow yet, practice that technique of yours first. I also think its potential is actually very high."
"As for this so-called overwhelming strength, just how much stronger would someone have to be than you to kill you in one blow?"
"Brother Xu, you think so too?" Geng Shu asked.
Xu Tong hummed in agreement. "That's right!"
"Hehe, then I'll keep practicing that one. I'm more interested in it!" Geng Shu replied.
Old Man Quan had said he was going drinking, but he stayed away for three days and three nights.
He returned on the morning of the fourth day, looking utterly haggard.