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Continuing a new cultural chapter that would never end. A new chapter of A Deadly Secret: The symbiosis of Lingnan arcade pillar and window patterns (Hu Fei's accompanying journey). A month after the Southern Fujian Ancient Houses Pattern Festival ended, Muhammad received an invitation from the Guangzhou Xiguan Lingnan Arcade Preservation Association-they hoped to revitalize the "pillar patterns" and "Manchurian window patterns" of the arcade district. These patterns, carved into arcade pillars and embedded in window lattices, held the trading wisdom and philosophy of life of the people of Lingnan: the spiraling lines of the "pillar patterns" symbolized "wealth rolling in," while different pillar styles (such as Roman and Chinese columns) recorded the blending of Chinese and Western cultures; the colored-glass mosaics of the "Manchurian window patterns" (such as geometric and flower-and-bird patterns) both screened out the blazing sun and contained wishes for "peace throughout the four seasons," and some window patterns even indicated the kinds of business the shops had conducted back then. Yet the younger generation now mostly lingered in modern shopping malls and could no longer decipher these "arcade codes." When Muhammad invited Hu Fei to accompany him, Hu Fei was wiping red-brick powder from the Cold Moon Saber. Hearing the invitation, he laughed and said, "In Southern Fujian, saber light reflected the red of bricks; in Lingnan, it ought to reflect colored windows. Let's see whether pillar patterns can 'spiral together' with saber techniques!" When they walked into Xiguan's arcade district, Uncle Li, a researcher of Lingnan arcades, was already waiting in front of a century-old arcade building. Pointing at the "spiral pattern" on a pillar, he said, "The 'golden money spiral pattern' on this pillar was the mark of a silk shop back then-each additional turn of the spiral represented another place its business had expanded to; as for the 'Manchurian window flower-and-bird patterns' on the second floor, those depicting kapok flowers marked teahouses, and those depicting merchant ships marked warehouses. But how would children nowadays know how to read shops' stories from pillar patterns?" Hu Fei reached out and ran his hand over the pillar's spiral pattern, its swirling course reflected in his blade. "The Whirlwind Formation-Breaking move of the Hu Family Saber Technique emphasizes 'the saber follows the spiral's turn, and power arises from the pillar.' The curves of this pillar pattern seem to have set the tune for the saber technique!" One, the commercial fusion of martial arts and arcade patterns: letting saber light "spiral with the pillars." Working with Lin Xiaowu, Hu Fei combined the agility of Southern Fujian's Swallowtail Ridge Step with the steadiness of the Tea Horse Road's Horse Caravan Merchant-Guarding Steps to devise the Arcade Pillar Step: guided by the swirling course of the "pillar spiral patterns," the youths had to walk around pillars in the arcade walkways, jogging lightly along a spiral as in Whirlwind Formation-Breaking when starting out (corresponding to the tightly wound turns of the pillar patterns), then steadying their centers of gravity according to the Heart-Cleansing Formula when stopping (corresponding to the loosely wound turns of the pillar patterns), while rotating both hands to imitate the curves of the spiral patterns, like "wealth circling the pillars." Uncle Li added from beside them, "Our ancestors made spiral pillars because they wanted business to 'keep flourishing endlessly like a spiral.' Every step of this footwork teaches you about doing business by following the pillar patterns." Hu Fei also adapted the Red-Brick House-Guarding Fist into the Arcade Merchant-Guarding Fist: punches went out with "crisp, powerful force" like Manchurian window glass (imitating a shop's hearty welcome to its customers), and withdrew with "soft, sustained force" like a pillar's spiral pattern (symbolizing lasting trade relations). Sixteen-year-old A Jie, a boy from Lingnan and Uncle Li's grandson, had grown up among the arcades but had never paid attention to the pillar patterns. After practicing the fist technique, he stared at a pillar and exclaimed, "So these pillar patterns aren't just decorations-they're our ancestors teaching us to 'adapt flexibly while holding fast to our foundations'!" Two, new Lingnan creations in cross-civilizational craftsmanship: letting patterns "nestle within colored windows." Inspired by Manchurian windows, Soka and Marco mixed Lingnan colored-glass powder with Southern Fujian red-brick powder and Pu'er tea powder to make the "Lingnan Arcade Pattern Rubbing Kit"-one side was carved with "pillar spiral patterns + Manchurian window patterns,"