Chapter 106: Sparring

“Mo Hua!” Bai Zisheng said happily, “Did you bring something to eat?”

“No…”

“Then you came to play with me?”

“No… I came to see Mr. Zhuang.” Mo Hua said truthfully.

Bai Zisheng was very disappointed.

“Have you finished your homework?” Mo Hua asked.

“Not yet, just a little bit more, don’t want to do it.” Bai Zisheng finished and lay back down.

Mo Hua’s eyes brightened. “Then you don’t have anything to do now?”

“Sort of.” Bai Zisheng nodded.

“Then let’s spar!”

“Spar!” Bai Zisheng sat up excitedly, but looking at the fifth-layer Qi Refining, thin spiritual power, and skinny figure of Mo Hua, he frowned and said, “What can you spar with me?”

Mo Hua said softly, “We’ll spar body techniques.”

Bai Zisheng was a little unenthusiastic. “That’s so boring.”

“If you’re unwilling, then forget it.” Mo Hua turned to leave.

Bai Zisheng quickly got up, pulled Mo Hua, and said:

“Not boring, not boring, it’s better than me lying here doing nothing.”

Bai Zisheng thought for a moment, then asked again, “But, how do we compare? Body techniques… what’s good to compare?”

“I just learned a body technique, for self-preservation.” Mo Hua took out a cheap jade pendant, threaded it with a cloth strip, tied the ends, and hung it around his neck.

“You try to snatch this jade pendant from me. If you snatch it, you win.”

“Are there stakes?”

Mo Hua was a little embarrassed. “I don’t have many spirit stones.”

Bai Zisheng waved his hand. “I don’t care about spirit stones.”

“Then if you win, I’ll treat you to beef, and add a pot of osmanthus brew.”

“Deal!”

He could eat again, play again, and spar body techniques, Bai Zisheng was very happy. He thought for a moment, and suddenly discussed with Mo Hua again, “Add a box of crabapple crisps for Zi Xi.”

“Okay.” Mo Hua agreed readily.

The two drew a boundary on the empty ground beside the big locust tree, and one person stood at each end.

Mo Hua said “Start”, then saw Bai Zisheng’s eyes change. Dressed in white, he pounced straight like a fierce tiger, his speed extremely fast.

Mo Hua’s eyelids jumped. He held his breath and focused, using his divine sense to predict Bai Zisheng’s trajectory. He lightly shifted his body and dodged past. Then he tapped the ground with his foot and lightly retreated three zhang.

“Eh?”

Bai Zisheng was surprised. He originally thought he could definitely grab Mo Hua, but he didn’t expect Mo Hua to only lightly move and then dodge past him.

“Where did you learn this body technique?”

“A passing, unknown, kind-hearted uncle taught me.” Mo Hua said as if it were true.

Bai Zisheng was completely confused, but he was too lazy to ask further. His competitive spirit was stirred up, and his eyes became brighter.

“Be careful!”

Bai Zisheng kicked the ground for leverage, a pale golden spiritual power flashed on his body, and in a daze, he reappeared in front of Mo Hua. He extended his right hand to grab the jade pendant around Mo Hua’s neck.

Mo Hua leaned back. At the same time he was about to fall, he used spiritual power to pull his body and retreated lightly along the ground.

Bai Zisheng grabbed nothing, his body turned, and then he pounced towards Mo Hua with even faster speed.

Mo Hua’s move wasn’t finished, and his spiritual power didn’t operate in time. By the time he wanted to change his body technique, it was already too late. He was pounced to the ground by Bai Zisheng, and the jade pendant around his neck was also snatched.

Bai Zisheng pulled Mo Hua up and said guiltily, “I couldn’t control my strength for a moment. Are you alright?”

Mo Hua rubbed his arm. Although it hurt a little, there was no major problem. He said, “It’s alright, we’re just sparring.”

Bai Zisheng was relieved, then he couldn’t help shaking the jade pendant in his hand and said somewhat proudly, “Don’t forget the beef and dim sum oh.”

Mo Hua saw his childish appearance and smiled, “Don’t worry, I’ll bring it to you tomorrow.”

“Okay, okay.” Bai Zisheng nodded continuously, then still not satisfied, said, “Let’s still play, no… I mean spar!”

Bai Zisheng corrected himself a bit. Sparring Dao techniques was a proper matter, different from playing.

Mo Hua thought for a moment, then shook his head regretfully, “No, the gap in our cultivation is too big. If we spar a few times, I’ll lose every time.”

Bai Zisheng came from a big family outside Li state. His spiritual root, cultivation method, and learned Dao techniques were all top-notch. He himself was also outstanding in his family, and his comprehension was extremely high. Although he sometimes seemed careless, his strength was definitely not ordinary.

Just now, Mo Hua maneuvered a few times with Passing Water Step, and he was very clear in his heart that with his current body technique, he couldn’t compare to Bai Zisheng no matter what.

What’s more, Bai Zisheng’s realm was quite a bit higher than his.

Mo Hua couldn’t help but sigh.

Seeing Mo Hua looking a little lost, Bai Zisheng said, “I’ll suppress my cultivation and spar with you.”

Mo Hua was stunned for a moment. “Is that okay?”

“Since we’re sparring, it should naturally be fair. Relying on being strong in cultivation is bullying people.” Bai Zisheng said righteously. “Moreover, we’re sparring body techniques, so we can’t rely on cultivation even more, otherwise there’s no meaning.”

Mo Hua nodded and said, “Okay then, but you have to wait for me to rest a bit.”

Mo Hua rubbed his arm again, looking at Bai Zisheng and couldn’t help but ask, “Zi Sheng, are you a body cultivator?”

Bai Zisheng was a little reluctant. “You have to call me Big Brother!”

Mo Hua gave him a side-eye.

Bai Zisheng was helpless, then whispered:

“I plan to be a body cultivator and cultivate martial arts Dao techniques, but this can’t be told to outsiders. I’ve only told Zi Xi. I haven’t told Aunt Xue.”

Mo Hua was speechless for a moment, thinking how could Aunt Xue not know with your character, where everything is written on your face…

“I heard some family geniuses can cultivate both spirit and body. Can’t you?” Mo Hua asked softly.

Bai Zisheng was a little disdainful. “What’s the meaning of cultivating both spirit and body? It’s neither fish nor fowl. How can it be as pure and refreshing as cultivating the body! One force overcomes ten meetings, one punch breaks ten thousand laws. Whatever spirit and body dual cultivation or single cultivation, if they provoke me, I’ll break his nose with one punch!”

Mo Hua looked a little envious. He also wanted to break ten thousand laws with one punch.

Before, when Qian Xing provoked trouble, if Mo Hua had Bai Zisheng’s strength, he would definitely have broken his nose with one punch.

It’s a pity, he could only think about it…

After Mo Hua rested, he sparred with Bai Zisheng, who had suppressed his cultivation, a few more times.

The results were completely different.

Bai Zisheng’s cultivation was suppressed to the fifth layer of Qi Refining. Although his cultivation method and body technique were not bad, after all, he lacked cultivation support. His every move was obviously much slower than before.

Mo Hua’s divine sense could see clearly then.

Mo Hua could predict most of Bai Zisheng’s moves with his divine sense and dodge them with Passing Water Step. Occasionally, there were some extremely tricky moves that Mo Hua couldn’t dodge in time, so he had to admit defeat.

The two agreed to a twenty-round match to decide the winner. If Bai Zisheng could snatch the jade pendant, he would win. If he couldn’t, Mo Hua would win.

It was always until evening. The two had their wins and losses, roughly fifty-fifty, but Bai Zisheng should have won a bit more.

Bai Zisheng enjoyed playing very much, and Mo Hua also gained quite a few insights into Passing Water Step.

Bai Zisheng still wanted to continue sparring, but Bai Zi Xi softly reminded him about “homework” from the side. This was like a bucket of cold water poured over him. Bai Zisheng had no choice but to give up. He wanted to finish his homework quickly before it got dark.

Mo Hua said goodbye to them, agreed to come again tomorrow, and promised to bring wine, meat, and crabapple crisps under Bai Zisheng’s repeated urging and instructions.

Everything under the big locust tree was seen by Kui Lao in the bamboo pavilion on the side.

Kui Lao watched Mo Hua leave in the distance, his gaze meaningful. “Zhang family’s Passing Water Step eh…”

Five more chapters are finished.

Happy May Day everyone.

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