Chapter 120 The Origin of Muay Thai

Martha cried like a tearful person all afternoon.

She no longer raised any objection to the environment here. At dinner, faced with those "rough meals" that were still hard to swallow, she wolfed them down as if they were some delicacies from land and sea.

Lin Yan strolled around the village and chatted with the villagers. He found that this village was just as Elder Liang Zhuguo had described. Almost every household had older generations who had served in the army and fought in wars. Their footprints could be found almost all over China.

For such a small village with only dozens of households, it has to be said to be a miracle.

After getting to know them, Lin Yan noticed that many elderly people in the village had difficulty walking. After careful diagnosis, he found that it was because the humidity in the mountains was too heavy, which could easily induce rheumatism, especially for the elderly who lived in the mountains all year round.

The small mountain village was originally short of doctors, and no one would go to the county town specifically to treat "incurable old age diseases" like rheumatism. Since he was already here, he simply set up a stall in the village to provide free medical services and treat the elderly in the village. It was his way of showing some care for the old people in the village.

After Lin Yan's treatment, the old man in the village really felt much more comfortable in his legs and feet. The feeling of numbness and weakness was reduced by 70% and he regained his strength. He also said goodbye to the discomfort of rheumatic pain, which made all the villagers shout "Dr. Lin".

"Oh my! Brother Yan! You've been a great help! Really a great help! How can I thank you, Brother Yan?"

"Young man, did you study medicine in the army? Has the medical technology in the army advanced to this level now? I never had such treatment when I was in the army!"

Seeing their mother, who had suffered from rheumatism for a long time, become healthy and strong again, the feeling of surprise on the faces of Liang Jianxin and his son Liang Zhuguo could not be erased.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "It's just a small favor, no need to be so polite."

However, soldiers who come from the army never like to owe favors to others.

Later, Liang Zhuguo called Lin Yan out alone.

"Young man, I heard Jianxin tell me a little bit about your story. Some time ago, there was a heavy rain in Chang'an City and a sandstorm in Ak City. You risked your life to help a lot? Good, very good."

Lin Yan was a little puzzled, and responded with a fist: "It's just something that should be done. If you were here, you would definitely choose to help like me."

"Hey, I'll help you, but even my old bones know how much I can help."

Liang Zhuguo smiled heartily, "Let's not say any polite words, young man. Today you helped my wife treat her illness and solved a problem that has troubled my family for many years. If you don't repay this favor, I'm afraid that I, an old man, will not be able to live in peace every day from now on."

Lin Yan hurriedly said no, but Liang Zhuguo glared at him.

"You said before that you would do this and that to me, but you should put yourself in their shoes. If you have received a favor from someone, would you not think of a way to return it? Needless to say, throw a few punches in front of this old man, and I'll see how good you are."

Lin Yan: “???”

What does this mean?
Lin Yan had some doubts in his heart, but he still followed the old senior's instructions and performed a set of standard military boxing.

Liang Zhuguo watched Lin Yan practicing boxing and nodded slightly: "This set of military boxing is somewhat different from the ones I've seen before. That's right, after so many years, it's time to make some improvements. But your boxing posture is not smooth enough, and your fists are too strong. I'm afraid you were lazy when practicing boxing?"

"Hey, hey, hey, old senior, I respect you, but you can't accuse me of being lazy during training, right? I can't beat that monster instructor, but who in the entire company hasn't been knocked down by me with two punches?"

Lin Yan cried out that he was wronged.

Liang Zhuguo remained silent.

"Play it again."

"...?"

Lin Yan took boxing more seriously this time——

Suddenly, the old man moved as fast as lightning, without any trace of old age at all, and punched towards Lin Yan!
"What a fast punch!"

Lin Yan was startled suddenly, seeing a punch about to hit his chest, he quickly changed his moves and punched hard to block. However, the old man's punch was as agile as a ghost, and it ran away as soon as it touched him. Lin Yan wanted to grab the old man's arm, but suddenly he pounced in vain, and the punch changed its angle and still hit Lin Yan's chest straight!
Fortunately, at the last moment, Lin Yan retreated in time, turned his fist into a palm, and blocked the vital points.

When their fists collided, the powerful force surprised Lin Yan unconsciously.

The man in front of him was clearly nearly 70 years old, but he could hardly block the punch? Even though he managed to block it at the last moment, it still made his palm numb. He almost failed to block it?
"Master, are you a martial artist?"

There was a hint of fighting spirit in Lin Yan's eyes.

He was not a martial arts fanatic, but he had to admit that the old man's strange and exquisite boxing skills made him very interested!

Liang Zhuguo said with a smile at this moment:

"How can you say you are a martial artist? You are not very skilled and only know a few moves."

"It doesn't look like he knows a few moves, does he? The legendary Ancient Zhuang Fist?"

"Oh, young man, you really have good eyesight. No wonder Jianxin always praises you for your wide knowledge and rich learning."

The old man retracted his fist and stepped back, making a sparring gesture like a martial artist.

"Practice a few tricks?"

"Then, I am sorry for the offense!"

The dragon is fierce and the tiger is powerful, and they often make mistakes.

Lin Yan and Liang Zhuguo exchanged more than thirty moves in succession. At the beginning, Lin Yan still reserved some strength for fear of hurting the old man. But as the fight went on, he was shocked to find that he, a young man in his early twenties, was at a disadvantage.

I clearly have the absolute advantage in strength, but somehow, every time I fight with the old man, I feel like I'm not using the right angle, and I have the strength but can't use it. On the contrary, the old man seems old and weak, but he always hits me at the most uncomfortable angle, and I can't defend myself at all.

From keeping 50% of his strength, Lin Yan gradually subconsciously kept 30% of his strength, and then 20% of his strength. By the 30th move, he had already unconsciously used all his strength, but still couldn't gain the upper hand!
"Okay, stop it, young man."

After the last exchange of fists and palms, Liang Zhuguo sighed softly: "I am old now, and I can't be as vigorous as you young man. I have no strength left. It will not be a good show if we continue to fight."

Lin Yan immediately retracted his fist and looked at the old senior in front of him with respect.

"Want to learn?"

"think."

Lin Yan blurted out, but hesitated and asked cautiously:
"I have also heard of some amazing ancient martial arts, but aren't these martial arts never passed on to outsiders? Senior, you called me out to practice boxing tonight, are you kidding me?"

"Hahaha, this is the technological age, why are there so many rules?"

Liang Zhuguo laughed twice, "My own martial arts were also taught by others. My family member Jianxin is good at literature but not martial arts. This ancient Zhuang boxing is rotting in the hands of an old man, so why not pass it on to someone who is destined to learn it?"

"I learned from Jianxin that you have a kind character. Today I see that you also have a sense of patriotism, and I am grateful to you for doing me such a great favor. Apart from this set of ancient Zhuang boxing, this old man doesn't have anything else to show off. Remember, this set of boxing cannot be used to bully the good, but only to fight against the enemy, the evil, and the strong."

Lin Yan nodded seriously.

"I will live up to the teachings of my predecessors."

"That would be the best. In addition, I have two requests. One of them should not be difficult for you, but for the other one, I hope you can consider it..."

(End of this chapter)