(I had another checkup today and went to the hospital to get a Holter monitor fitted. I have to go back tomorrow, so I'll just post a thousand characters for now. The second half is a little rant, mostly filler. Read at your own discretion.)
"All right, enough about that. Today, I'll show you what kinds of spear techniques there are," Chen Yu said with a smile. He picked up the spear he had made earlier and moved off to one side.
Everyone gathered around, especially Kinro, whose eyes stayed fixed on Chen Yu.
Chen Yu first spun the spear through a flourish to warm up, then selected several of the spear techniques he had learned and began demonstrating them.
First came the Yang Family Spear. This was not the Yang family from the story of seven sons going to war and six returning. It seemed to be a spear style from the late Ming dynasty. Chen Yu was not sure of the details himself; he had only heard his master give a rough explanation back then.
The inherited Yang Family Spear consisted of seven routines, with a recorded total of 223 forms. Each routine contained a different number of spear movements.
Big Flower Spear had forty-two forms, including White Snake Spits Its Tongue, Iron Ox Plows the Field, Swallows Steal the Nest, and Yellow Dragon Lies Across the Road.
Flower Battle Spear had thirty-eight forms, including Ambush on All Sides, Steal the Peach Beneath the Leaves, Flood Dragon Emerges from the Water, and Fierce Wolf Rakes the Heart.
Seventeen Battle Spear had seventeen forms, including Black Tiger Lies Down, Lower Step, Horn Enters the Water, Rolling Sitting Horse Stance, and Azure Dragon Lands.
Military Battle Spear had twenty-two forms, including Gale Sways the Willow, Left Flood Dragon, Black Dragon