Wang Chong had never really paid Jiang Wenyue any attention. Only after hearing Jade Slave's words did he call the youth over and ask, "Have you really only studied martial arts for a few months?"
Jiang Wenyue dared not conceal anything and answered, "I was originally a slave tending horses among the Turks. I only secretly learned a few rudimentary punches and kicks. It wasn't until I came under your command, Prince of Yan, that I learned the Eighteen Iron Horse and Ice River Strikes and the Eighteen Prairie-Fire Strikes."
"A while ago, I was the first to scale the city wall, and General Sun Mingke taught me the Vajra Prajna Palm."
Wang Chong pondered for a moment, then asked Jade Slave, "What martial arts have you taught him?"
Jade Slave said with a smile, "I haven't taught him any martial arts yet. I only gave him a few pointers."
Wang Chong said, "Good, then!"
He said to Jiang Wenyue, "I'll teach you a passage of a formula. Practice it for me." He immediately recited a formula of seventy or eighty characters.
Jade Slave's expression turned rather unpleasant, and she cried, "Why are you stealing my disciple?"
Wang Chong said, "I'm not stealing your disciple. Let Wenyue try practicing it first."
Jiang Wenyue breathed as instructed. Wang Chong asked him a few questions, then taught him another passage of a formula and had him practice it. Jiang Wenyue had no idea what this was all about, but he still practiced as instructed.
Wang Chong taught him more than ten passages of formulas in one go. After Jiang Wenyue had tried them all, he asked, "Which passage felt particularly comfortable to practice, with your True Qi at its most active?" Jiang Wenyue pondered for a moment and answered, "The fourth passage