851: Chapter 842 Just Waiting for Heaven Now 851: Chapter 842 Just Waiting for Heaven Now Kung fu movies are like a calling card for Huaxia in the world.
Although many people know that the flying in kung fu movies is definitely fake, there are also many who think that it’s one of the special abilities of the Huaxia people.
Maybe flying around in the air isn’t possible, but jumping several meters is still believed to be feasible.
Li Jinfang was stumped by the officer’s question, and after a moment of surprise, he shook his head and said, “I can’t fly.”
“I mean, can you jump very high?
Can you jump down from a rooftop?
Do you practice Qigong?
Can you smash a stone with one punch?”
Li Jinfang smiled slightly and said, “I can’t jump very high, nor can I jump down from a rooftop.
Qigong, that’s a broad concept.
The martial arts I practice are somewhat related to Qigong, but it’s just Neijiaquan.
Besides, I don’t know what you think of as Qigong—if you think people who practice Qigong are like Superman, I can tell you that’s a scam.
Lastly, I can’t punch through stone, but I can break a lot of bricks with a slap.”
“Professionally speaking, who do you think is the most formidable among Bruce Lee, Jet Li, and Jackie Chan?”
Li Jinfang, with a smile, said, “Personally, I like Jet Li the most.
As for who’s the most formidable among them, well, I don’t know.
I haven’t sparred with them.
However, I personally think the most formidable is Bruce Lee.
I believe it should be him.”
Ending up in a fight with a kung fu enthusiast, and then turning the brawl into a big discussion, Gao Yang and the others just found it hilarious.
“I’ve always believed that lightness skills and Qigong really exist.
Then I went to Huaxia and visited the Shaolin Temple.
Although they looked really good in their practice, I felt it didn’t seem very useful.
I don’t know if you’re a Huaxia person, but from your accent, I think you should be.
Plus, the martial arts you use are very potent—not so pretty, but really powerful.
I think you’re a true martial arts master.
So tell me, do lightness skills and Qigong really exist, it’s just that ordinary people can’t see them?”
After hesitating for a bit, Li Jinfang nodded and said, “That’s right, the formidable ones you can’t see; the ones you can see are not formidable.”
“So there’s no way to see the real, magical kung fu?”
“Yes, the real masters don’t wish to reveal their identities.
So, you definitely can’t distinguish them from ordinary people.
People who can jump five or six meters, punch through stone, they do exist.
Also, the older they get, the more formidable they become.
You might think a seventy or eighty-year-old man poses no threat, but he could punch you to death.”
The lieutenant looked on with longing.
Li Jinfang said in a deep voice, “Are we still fighting?”
The lieutenant, snapped out of his reverie, immediately yelled, “Fight, of course, we must fight.
I’ve finally encountered a true master, how could I not fight?”
After speaking, the lieutenant took a step back, bowed to Li Jinfang with a fist salute, and shouted in not-so-standard Chinese, “Please give me some advice!”
Seeing his opponent using a traditional Huaxia fist salute, Li Jinfang was momentarily stunned before he also made a fist salute and said, “Please give me some advice!”
The lieutenant took another step back, bent his body, extended only one index finger on each hand, and shouted extensively, “He lom!”
Li Jinfang was confused for a moment, then realized and said, “Praying Mantis Fist?”
Although he found it amusing, Li Jinfang still took the initial stance of Xingyi Fist and said in a deep voice, “Xingyi Fist!”
After the lieutenant let out an excited roar, he lunged at Li Jinfang.
Li Jinfang, quite speechless, effortlessly parried the lieutenant’s attacks twice, then casually landed a punch straight at his opponent’s chest.
As the opponent staggered backward, Li Jinfang shook his head helplessly and said, “Where did you learn that?
Just picked up the pose, right?
That’s not how it’s done.
You’re performing a flower style—it’s meant for show and looks good.”
Although the lieutenant was defeated, he didn’t seem very upset.
Hearing Li Jinfang’s comment, he immediately said, “I learned this many years ago at a martial arts school in America.
I didn’t have much time in Huaxia, and I wanted to learn at Shaolin Temple, but they wouldn’t take me.”
Li Jinfang shook his head and then loudly asked, “Anyone else coming?”
Nate couldn’t help but grin silently, while the Airborne Major looked grim and said with difficulty, “This time, consider yourselves lucky.”
Though they were called out, it was no longer Gao Yang and his friends’ concern.
They were just there to watch the excitement and broaden their horizons, while the new recruits continued to fight fiercely.
“Can’t inflict serious injuries, so no breaking arms or legs, and on top of that, both sides were the types who wouldn’t stop as long as they could still swing a punch.
A brawl isn’t so easy to break up.
Although every punch was making contact, those recruits involved in the brawl all swelled up with bruises.
But even after being knocked down, they’d quickly scramble up and continue the fight.”
“After several minutes of fighting, there were still only a few lying on the ground unable to get up.
With so many people involved and so many restrictions, the fight was really just a way to blow off some steam.
If it had gotten to the point where people couldn’t stand up, the training couldn’t have continued.”
“The recruits were still brawling, but the high-end, officer-level fight had ended almost as soon as it began.
After Li Jinfang had swiftly dealt with the officers meant to control the scene, the outcome of the brawl had already become clear.”
“The Airborne Soldiers’ major, with a dark expression, suddenly bellowed, ‘Stop fighting!'”
“After several loud shouts, the group of eager recruits gradually ceased their scuffles.
Then, huffing angrily, the major loudly commanded, ‘Fall in!’
“Nate also shouted, ‘Fall in!’
“Quickly, both sides formed into two lines.
Despite severe pain, not a soul winced, nor was there any sound of pain.
Even those who couldn’t get up had to be propped back on their feet.”
“After assembling his troops, the major apparently had no desire to speak his mind.
He simply told Nate coldly that someone would take them to their quarters and then immediately led his men away.”
“The guide was fuming, but Nate and his companions were all beaming.
As they were walking to the dormitory area, Gao Yang whispered to Li Jinfang, ‘You were bullshitting that kung fu fan, weren’t you?
Is there really such a thing as light kung fu that lets you leap five or six meters high, or a punch that can shatter rocks?
Have you seen it?'”
“Li Jinfang spoke quietly, ‘I haven’t seen shit!
Who has ever seen those legendary masters?
I’ve trained my whole life and my ancestors did too.
No one’s ever heard of leaping as high as a person, let alone five or six meters.
And as for the tough young guys out there, who could fight at the age of eighty?
Of course, I was lying to him.'”
“Gao Yang chuckled a few times, saying, ‘You really are something else.
That poor guy was deceived by movies, and just as he’s realizing what’s going on, you, a master, convinced him to believe it all over again.’
“Li Jinfang whispered, ‘As a kid, I didn’t like practicing.
My dad made me watch movies and told me that if I trained, I could be just like the people in the movies.
Well, you know how that turned out.
By the time I realized the truth, oh man, that sense of disillusionment…
That’s why I tricked him, to let him hold onto that dream a bit longer.’
“Nate stood for a while, then as Gao Yang and the others passed by, he followed the group, lowering his voice to say, ‘Toad, nicely done!
But be ready for more challenges.
They won’t take this defeat lying down.
The people who came tonight don’t represent the best of the 202nd Brigade.
This is a training camp, and I expect they’ll pick some top performers from those on combat readiness to restore their pride.’
“Li Jinfang replied in a low voice, ‘That’s fine, let them come.’
“Nate slapped Li Jinfang’s shoulder, grinning, and ran back to the front of the formation, full of high spirits.”
“The rest is history.
Everyone settled into the dormitories arranged by the Airborne Soldiers, simply waiting for the next day’s training to commence.”
“Paratrooper training differs from other military branches.
They have to parachute, and of course, you can’t just jump off regular ground.
They need a drop zone, and before the first jump, there’s a period of simulation training.”
“At Wolfgang’s base, Gao Yang and the others had already received the most basic parachute training: theoretical explanations and what to look out for, and their hardware was a thirty-meter-tall jump tower.”
“However, at Airborne Soldiers’ it was different.
They had simulating jump towers, various models of parachutes, airplanes, and high-level instructors, all readily available.
Most crucially, there was a substantial landing field that allowed people to actually jump from an airplane.”
“Gao Yang and the rest reviewed what they had learned, attending classes every day.
The instructors explained the various scenarios that could occur during a jump and how to resolve emergencies.
Essentially, for the first week, they did nothing but theories and never even got to practice on the simulation tower.”
“It wasn’t that Airborne Soldiers intended to give them a hard time, but rather that parachuting did carry a much higher risk than other activities.
In the sky, thousands of meters high, a misjudgment could turn one into pie on the ground.
Even if one landed awkwardly, it was possible to break a leg or an arm.
Once in the air, it wasn’t a game, so it was imperative to solidify their theoretical foundation.”
“Apart from studying theory, Gao Yang and his colleagues also had to learn how to pack parachutes.
Every day, they would unfold and repack their chutes over and over.
Everyone needed to practice diligently because during an actual jump, everyone would be relying on their own packed chute.
Any problem with the pack could mean becoming a pancake on impact.”
“After studying both theory and parachute packing for a solid half-month, Gao Yang and the others finally stood on the jump platform for the first time.
With training chutes and ropes tied to them, they jumped from the platform to master the movements of deploying a chute and landing.”
“Training was tightly scheduled.
Another week passed, and aside from not having actually jumped from the sky, Gao Yang had acquired all the skills necessary for parachuting.
The progress of the others was not slow either, and as for Glolov, it was as if he was simply revisiting what he had already known, being an Airborne Soldier to begin with.”
“Except for Tommy, who had acrophobia, everyone eagerly awaited their first parachute jump.
Now everything was in readiness – just waiting for the sky.
(To be continued.
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