But He Tianshu waited for quite a while and still did not see Zhang Xiaohua make the next move. Unable to help himself, he asked strangely, "What's wrong, Zhang Xiaohua? Keep going."
Zhang Xiaohua turned back and said embarrassedly, "Captain He, sorry, I forgot."
He Tianshu smiled. "It's all right. This [***] fist art is quite complicated, so it's normal that you couldn't remember it. Just pretend you never saw it. Today I'll teach you the simple Arhat Fist. Watch me perform it once first."
With that, he assumed a stance and performed an entire set of Arhat Fist with the force of a tiger and the wind of a dragon, then asked Zhang Xiaohua, "Did you understand it?"
Zhang Xiaohua shook his head. "You were too fast. I couldn't see clearly."
He Tianshu smiled, then slowly performed the simple set of Arhat Fist once more. Afterward, he said to Zhang Xiaohua, "You saw it clearly this time, right?"
Zhang Xiaohua nodded. "I saw it clearly."
He Tianshu asked, "Can you perform it for me?"
Zhang Xiaohua shook his head again. "I didn't remember it."
He Tianshu nodded. "Then I'll perform it once more. Follow along and learn from me."
Without waiting for Zhang Xiaohua to agree, he spread his stance and began moving slowly. At his side, Zhang Xiaohua slowly imitated He Tianshu, practicing each move and form. When He Tianshu finished and withdrew his fists, Zhang Xiaohua had only just barely finished learning it.
He Tianshu asked again, "Well? Did you remember it?"
Zhang Xiaohua closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "Captain He, could you let me follow along with you one more time?"
He Tianshu said, "All right."
Then he performed it slowly once more, even slower than before, and Zhang Xiaohua followed