NABC Chapter 30: The Joker
Chapter 30: The Joker
Thinking of all this, Qiu Chuji took a deep breath, readjusted his emotions, and then continued to teach Qian Jin the Big Dipper Formation.
Qiu Chuji's explanation was arduous, but Qian Jin found it somewhat boring.
However, in order to improve his proficiency quickly, Qian Jin had no choice but to sit obediently to the side and listen attentively.
It just seems like a bit of a waste of time.
After hesitating for a moment, Qian Jin casually swung his right hand a few moves of the Quanzhen Sword Technique.
In this way, one can improve their proficiency in the Quanzhen Sword Technique while learning the Big Dipper Formation.
It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
However, Qian Jin's single-handed display of the Quanzhen Sword Technique left Qiu Chuji completely bewildered.
He was giving a long, dry explanation, and the other party actually started practicing the Quanzhen Sword Technique. Is this the right attitude?
"Junior Brother Qian, what do you mean by this?"
Qian Jin smiled apologetically upon hearing this and said:
"Brother Qiu, you don't know this, but Master taught me the Ambidextrous Fighting Technique. Once I reach a certain level, I can easily multitask."
So although I appear to be practicing the Quanzhen Sword Technique, I am actually listening attentively to my senior brother's explanation of the Tiangang Beidou Formation.
Senior brother, as you know, I'm particularly slow-witted, so if I want to achieve something in martial arts, I have to work harder than others.
Senior brother, if you don't trust me, you are welcome to test my understanding of the Big Dipper Formation after you have explained it six times.
If my junior brother makes even the slightest mistake, no matter how I punish him, he will not complain.
Upon hearing Qian Jin's explanation, Qiu Chuji immediately felt admiration for him.
It turns out that Junior Brother Qian's high achievements in martial arts were due to the immense effort he put in behind the scenes.
Even while learning the Big Dipper Formation from himself, he still didn't forget to practice the Quanzhen Sword Technique with his other hand.
He couldn't match that level of effort.
So he quickly said:
"Junior Brother Qian, you flatter me. How could I, as your senior brother, not believe you?"
"Junior brother, rest assured. Even if I do nothing else today, I will definitely help you master the Heavenly Dipper Formation."
After saying that, Qiu Chuji began to teach Qian Jin seriously again.
This lecture continued until the sun set and the moon hung high in the sky, finally completing the retelling of the six repetitions that Qian Jin had mentioned.
The instant Qiu Chuji finished speaking, Qian Jin suddenly gained a great deal of insight into the Big Dipper Formation, and he understood all the changes within the formation.
The Big Dipper Formation: 100%
Sensing this, Qian Jin quickly stood up and bowed to Qiu Chuji, saying:
"Thank you, Senior Brother Qiu, for teaching me the Heavenly Dipper Formation."
Upon seeing this, Qiu Chuji quickly returned the greeting and said:
"Haha, Junior Brother Qian, you're too kind. But judging from your expression, you must have fully grasped the Heavenly Dipper Formation?"
Qian Jin nodded upon hearing this and said:
"Thanks to Senior Brother Qiu's patient explanations, I was able to comprehend the Big Dipper Formation so quickly."
"What's the big deal? We're fellow disciples, we should help each other."
Now that Junior Brother Qian has grasped the Heavenly Dipper Formation, why don't we gather everyone together tomorrow and practice the formation together? What do you think, Junior Brother?
"No problem, but I need to test Yang Guo's martial arts skills tomorrow, so it might take some time."
Upon hearing Qian Jin's words, Qiu Chuji laughed heartily and said:
"No problem, no problem, we'll wait for you. Why don't you come find us at the Chongyang Palace gate after noon tomorrow?"
……
Qiu Chuji taught Qian Jin the Big Dipper Formation and felt a great sense of accomplishment.
If Qian Jin has extremely high comprehension, then naturally it has nothing to do with him.
But now that Qian Jin's comprehension is so low, the fact that the other party can still comprehend the Big Dipper Formation is all thanks to him.
So after meeting Ma Yu, Qiu Chuji thought of saying a few good words for Qian Jin to prevent his senior brother, the headmaster, from misunderstanding Qian Jin.
"Senior brother, yesterday I taught Junior Brother Qian the Heavenly Dipper Formation as you instructed."
Although Junior Brother Qian is a bit slow and has very low comprehension, he is still very eager to learn. I explained the Big Dipper Formation to him more than a dozen times before he fully understood it.
So, senior brother, you taught him the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Palm Technique before, but he has never been able to fully comprehend it, and you can't entirely blame him for that.
After all, the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Palm Technique is the most difficult palm technique to master in our Quanzhen Sect.
Seeing Qiu Chuji speaking so earnestly in support of Qian Jin, Ma Yu was stunned for a long time before finally saying:
"Junior Brother Qiu, you're not joking with me, are you?"
"Senior brother, do I look like I'm joking?"
"It doesn't look like it."
"Then why did you ask that?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Yu organized his thoughts and said:
"Because you just told me that Junior Brother Qian is stupid and that he has low comprehension."
But if you knew that back in my forbidden area, Junior Brother Qian mastered the three Quanzhen martial arts techniques—One Sword Transforms into Three Pure Ones, Treading on Frost and Breaking Ice Palm, and Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Palm—simply by reading the manual three times, I wonder if you would still think his comprehension was low.
Qiu Chuji: "???"
How is it possible to master three Quanzhen martial arts techniques by only reading them three times?
Thinking back to the scene yesterday where Qian Jin kept saying that he was stupid and followed him to learn the Big Dipper Formation more than a dozen times, Qiu Chuji felt that his brain was a little overwhelmed.
"Senior brother, are you sure you're not mistaken? How could anyone in this world possibly learn all three Quanzhen martial arts techniques after only reading the manual three times?"
Seeing Qiu Chuji's dumbfounded expression, Ma Yu shook his head and said:
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it either."
However, our junior brother Qian has such extraordinary martial arts talent that he not only easily learned the "One Sword Transforms into Three Pure Ones" technique from me, but he was also able to pass on this superior sword technique to Yang Guo.
Back when Yang Guo defeated Lu Qingdu with his sword technique "One Sword Transforms into Three Pure Ones," I initially wondered if Junior Brother Qian had already learned this unique skill beforehand.
However, upon further reflection, I realized that Uncle Zhou didn't know this sword technique, so Junior Brother Qian couldn't possibly have learned it anywhere else besides from me.
"..."
Upon hearing Ma Yu's explanation, Qiu Chuji was completely distraught.
If what my senior brother said is true, then what about the Tiangang Beidou Formation that he taught Qian Jin more than a dozen times yesterday?
The clown?
It took Qiu Chuji a long time to suppress his anger, and then he couldn't help but ask:
"Senior brother, I heard from Junior Brother Qian yesterday that you kicked him out a few days ago. Could it be because of this?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Yu nodded and said:
"Indeed, if it were you, junior brother, someone with terrifyingly strong talent who insists on calling himself stupid and wants you to teach him the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top Palm Technique, I wonder if you would kick him out?"