"Brother Huang, I haven't asked what your palm technique is called," Dugu Sheng asked.
"Plum-Searching-in-the-Snow Palm!" Huang Xiao answered.
"Plum-Searching-in-the-Snow Palm?" Dugu Sheng murmured.
"The name is a little strange, but it seems rather evocative," Hong Yi said.
"It was quite a coincidence, really. When I was in Tianshan, I happened to see a plum tree swaying in the bitter wind. Drawing on that and combining it with my original Coiling Snake Hand, I created this Plum-Searching-in-the-Snow Palm," Huang Xiao explained.
He had only explained one of the reasons. The other-"when a flower blooms fit for plucking, pluck it without delay"-was not something he could readily tell the two of them.
"Quite good. Your Plum-Searching-in-the-Snow Palm certainly isn't just a palm technique. It also incorporates grappling methods, and they're very intricate." Dugu Sheng nodded. "Still, I can't really give you any important advice. At least where palm techniques are concerned, I'm far beneath you. As for swordsmanship, I've spoken to you about it before. How to connect it with your palm technique is something I understand even less. You'll have to comprehend that yourself."
Dugu Sheng's words did not leave Huang Xiao particularly disappointed. In fact, some of Dugu Sheng's insights had already given him something to reflect on. But when it came to palm techniques, he naturally had to find his own understanding.
"Aren't you two being a little too discouraging? One wants to defeat every move under heaven with swordsmanship, and the other wants to do it with a palm technique. Then what the hell is the point of the rest of us learning all these cultivation methods and moves?" Hong Yi glared at them.
"Hahaha!" Huang Xiao laughed heartily. "Nothing is absolute, is it? If you cultivate your palm technique to its highest realm, Brother Hong, who