Chapter 974 - 939: Crash Course

Xu Chunliang nodded: "I’ve bragged to Grandpa quite a bit. My personal honor today is all riding on you."

Ye Qingya sighed and said: "I’m afraid you’ve pinned your hopes on the wrong person. Sis is going to let you down this time." She took Xu Chunliang to the ping-pong area at home, which had enough space for training.

Xu Chunliang put away the ping-pong table and immediately began teaching Ye Qingya footwork and boxing. This set of fighting techniques he had simplified from his experience, with the footwork evolving from the Spiritual Snake Eight Steps, and the grappling techniques being a blend of various schools. Initially, he organized this grappling set to teach Ji Jiajia, but she learned just the basics and wouldn’t put in the hard work.

Ye Changyuan came home a bit late today and saw his father watching the news alone in the living room. He smiled and said: "Chunliang is here?"

Elder Ye pointed to the ping-pong room: "Teaching Qingya self-defense skills, and said in two hours she would be able to defeat Xiaozhou."

Ye Changyuan couldn’t help but laugh: "And you believe that?" No one knows their daughter better than a father. Since childhood, she has been quiet, never mind fighting, she hasn’t even had a heated argument with someone.

Elder Ye mentioned his agreement with Xu Chunliang. Only half the time had passed, and in two hours, they would evaluate Xu Chunliang’s teaching results.

Ye Changyuan said: "I’ll take a shower first and then see what skills Qingya can learn in two hours."

Xu Chunliang used a right undercut punch to attack Ye Qingya’s abdomen.

Ye Qingya slanted her left arm downward to the left, successfully blocking Xu Chunliang’s punch, thanks to him not using full force.

Ye Qingya swung her left arm around Xu Chunliang’s back, grabbed his waist, and with a backward throw, her right palm quickly pushed against his chin, forcing Xu Chunliang to lean back. Her left foot followed forward, tripping Xu Chunliang’s right leg, causing him to fall to the ground.

Ye Qingya swiftly grabbed Xu Chunliang’s wrist with her right hand, twisting his left arm onto his back. Her left hand reached under his left arm and grabbed his shoulder, locking his elbow, leaving him helpless.

Xu Chunliang tapped the ground with his right hand, indicating surrender, and only then did Ye Qingya release him.

Xu Chunliang praised: "Sister Qingya, I’ve discovered you’re a martial arts prodigy. You beat me in such a short time."

Ye Qingya’s face flushed with a rosy tint post-exercise, looking exceptionally radiant. She laughed: "Alright, stop flattering me. I know my own limits. You were just going easy on me."

Xu Chunliang said: "Your movements are already very standard. Though it’s surely not enough to handle me, these moves are more than enough to deal with Xiaozhou. Let’s continue!" Without delay, he attacked Ye Qingya’s face with a right uppercut punch.

Ye Qingya reacted quickly, catching Xu Chunliang’s right wrist with her left hand, neutralizing his punch. She grabbed the wrist and twisted it back, her right hand tightly grasping Xu Chunliang’s right elbow joint and pulling it back, while the left hand, holding the wrist, pushed forward.

This move could cause severe joint pain, rendering the opponent powerless to attack.

Xu Chunliang reminded Ye Qingya to be precise in arm grabs and forceful in returns.

Xu Chunliang’s grappling technique differed from ordinary grappling in its precision of hitting pressure points, selecting several major points on the body. Hitting these points accurately would double the grappling’s effectiveness.

One was imparting the essence without reservation, the other learning seriously. In the process of breaking down moves, body contact was inevitable.

Xu Chunliang, playing the part of an assailant, hugged Ye Qingya from behind, making sure to keep his hands at a respectable distance from her body, deliberately avoiding her sensitive areas.

"What should you do next?" Xu Chunliang prompted.

Ye Qingya took a step forward with her left foot, simultaneously turning her body to the right rear, her left arm reaching forward for a groin grab—known as the "lifting hand." Of course, she wasn’t going to actually grab it, fearing the embarrassment if she did. Recalling Xu Chunliang’s suggestion that she could use a punch instead, she turned the grab into a punch, and it was obvious from his reaction that something was happening.

Ye Qingya blushed, realizing she couldn’t just punch like that after all; she hadn’t expected such a strong response.

Xu Chunliang also felt a bit embarrassed, acknowledging his recent lack of control. He promptly released Ye Qingya, excusing himself to the restroom, and after a circuit, returned noticeably more composed.

Both understood what had just happened, but chose to not acknowledge it, acting as if nothing had occurred.

The training continued, and Xu Chunliang approached her front to grab her chest. Ye Qingya’s heart raced, thinking: He’s coming for me, what should I do?

Xu Chunliang noticed his older sister was a bit distracted and reminded her: "Just think of me as a thug and counterattack accordingly."

Ye Qingya said: "I can’t get into it. Seeing you, I just can’t think of you as a bad guy."

Xu Chunliang thought for a moment: "How about I disguise myself a bit?"

Ye Qingya said: "Okay!"

"Do you have an old man’s hat?"

Ye Qingya shook her head, thinking there’s no such thing at home, and who wears that in summer anyway?

"How about stockings?"

Ye Qingya had stockings, but they were on her legs, and she couldn’t just take them off for him. However, there were new ones in the room, and she actually ran into the room to get them. As she passed through the living room, Elder Ye secretly looked at his granddaughter and reminded her, "There’s one hour left. Tell Chunliang, if things get tough, just concede defeat. No need to save face and suffer."

Ye Qingya said, "Grandpa, it’s not certain who will lose yet."

Ye Qingya closed the door, and Xu Chunliang took out the stockings to put over his head; now he looked just like a bandit.

Ye Qingya couldn’t help but laugh when she saw Xu Chunliang’s appearance.

Xu Chunliang said, "Sister Qingya, can we be a bit more serious?"

Ye Qingya suppressed her laughter and nodded, "Come on!"

Xu Chunliang charged at her again, aiming to attack her chest head-on. It seemed like he was serious this time. Ye Qingya wasn’t vague either, grabbing Xu Chunliang’s right hand, using the method he had taught her earlier, lifting her right foot to strike at Xu Chunliang’s groin.

Ye Qingya estimated the distance and knew when to retract her foot, but when she actually kicked, there was a deviation, a significant one; her instep got nudged. She quickly retracted her foot in fear.

Xu Chunliang had already stuck his butt out, but still didn’t manage to dodge, which was quite troublesome.

Ye Qingya saw Xu Chunliang’s right arm straighten and immediately proceeded to the next step. She turned her body to the right, raised her left forearm upright, and delivered a heavy blow to Xu Chunliang’s right elbow. In emergencies, one could fracture the bandit’s right elbow joint with a strong hit.

Ye Qingya didn’t have that much strength nor the ruthlessness. Xu Chunliang praised her for doing well, broke free, and immediately grabbed Ye Qingya’s hair, testing her with a series of continuous attacks to see her adaptability in battle.

Ye Qingya pressed down on the base of Xu Chunliang’s right wrist with both hands, taking advantage of his pulling momentum to move closer to him, and kneed for an impact on Xu Chunliang’s groin. Xu Chunliang bent his body and successfully dodged.

Ye Qingya grabbed over sharply, and for a moment, the sound of a small chick chirping was in her ear, and she firmly grasped a weakness. Ye Qingya was extremely embarrassed, realizing how she had forgotten that Xu Chunliang wasn’t a bandit, and everything he taught her was just underhanded moves that target the groin area.

Ye Qingya quickly let go, tripped over her own foot, and was swept to the ground by Xu Chunliang, who held her left arm and reminded her, "When facing bandits, there’s no room for mercy or hesitation. You had already seized my weakness, but now because of your hesitation, you’ve turned from active to passive."

Ye Qingya was somewhat unconvinced, "Let’s go again!"

Xu Chunliang released her. Ye Qingya got up, first glancing at his crotch, and it seemed there was nothing going on now; was it just her imagination earlier?

Pretending to be a bandit, Xu Chunliang rushed up from behind and wrapped his arms around Ye Qingya’s slim waist from the back. Ye Qingya stepped forward with her left foot, pretending to break free while actually confusing the opponent. Xu Chunliang pulled back, and Ye Qingya used the inertia of his pull to strike his face with the back of her head. Of course, she didn’t use much force, stopping as soon as she touched Xu Chunliang’s nose tip.

Xu Chunliang pretended to be severely hit, and Ye Qingya quickly spun around to elbow his jaw. Barely grazing him, Xu Chunliang sprawled on the ground as if he’d been beat, showcasing outstanding performance skills.

Ye Qingya reached out a hand to Xu Chunliang, helping him get up from the ground. Out of the blue, Xu Chunliang wrapped his arms around her waist, lifting Ye Qingya off the ground; her head tilted back, she forcefully struck towards Xu Chunliang’s face.

Xu Chunliang released her, covered his face, and retreated. Ye Qingya stepped forward, delivering a kick at his groin...

The two-hour training session ended. Elder Ye brought Xiaozhou over to check the outcome of his granddaughter’s training, while Ye Changyuan joined in after his shower to watch the spectacle.

Guard Xiaozhou wore a big smile, taking it as a chance to liven up the atmosphere. Fighting against Ye Qingya, even ten Ye Qingyas wouldn’t be a match for him.

Xiaozhou said, "Miss Ye, I think we should just forget it. If I accidentally hurt you because I can’t control my strength, that wouldn’t be good."

Ye Qingya responded, "It’s fine. Let’s just have a light match; whoever falls to the ground first loses."

Xu Chunliang said, "There should be a time limit. If no winner is decided within five minutes, then Sister Qingya wins."

Xiaozhou thought, being a professionally trained soldier, if he couldn’t defeat even a woman within five minutes, it would be no different from losing. He didn’t dare act presumptuously and looked to Elder Ye; Elder Ye said, "What are you looking at? If you can’t win within five minutes, then you lose. Go on, take it easy, don’t hurt Qingya."

"Yes!"

Ye Changyuan said, "Chunliang, maybe you should spar with Xiaozhou instead of Qingya."

Elder Ye glared at him, "What does this have to do with you? Stay out of it." Allowing Xu Chunliang to fight for his granddaughter, then the outcome would be truly unpredictable.

Ye Changyuan actually thought his father’s recent actions were a bit excessive. His daughter was grown up and deserved freedom. Although there was a threat incident, he didn’t believe anyone would dare to take action against the Ye Family. It was probably just a warning to Qiao Rulong, but his father’s strict oversight was also for Qingya’s own good.

Xu Chunliang said, "Sister Qingya, hold back a little. Don’t end up hurting Xiaozhou."

Xiaozhou looked at Xu Chunliang, half laughing and crying. Was this guy joking? Even if he stood still and let Ye Qingya hit him, she probably wouldn’t be able to hurt him.

Ye Qingya and Xiaozhou stood facing each other.

Xiaozhou chuckled, "Please, how about I let you make three moves first..." Before he could finish his words, Ye Qingya vanished from his sight, and then his nape was hit with a slap.