Chapter 128: Tai Chi
"Compensation?" Seeing Mo Fei's eyes gradually turn green, Nigel quickly shook his head, "The game rules don't have this option!"
"I don't care! If you don't give it, the consequences will be severe!" Mo Fei threatened.
"What consequences could there be?" Nigel scoffed.
"Really?" Mo Fei chuckled, then turned to Mindy and said, "Mindy, I remember a small town I stayed in before had some pretty good scenery. How about we move it out?"
Nigel was stunned.
With that little girl's ability, even if she couldn't move an entire small town, she could at least empty out the people in it... If he tried to turn hostile, his skin was too fragile; he might really be taken down by that little girl and that shameless fellow... Although he was the Lord of this Small World, he wasn't the god who created it, merely a latecomer.
Nigel hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed, "Alright, I'll find something suitable to compensate you with."
Mo Fei smiled. Originally, he was just testing the waters; if Nigel got angry, he would immediately back down. He hadn't expected to actually extort something.
"You're Chinese American. Speaking of which, I have something here that I don't really use… *cough cough*, it should be something quite suitable for you…" Nigel rummaged through his pockets and finally pulled out a long tachi-style sword.
The tachi, generally referring to the Tang horizontal tachi, combined both aesthetic appeal and practical combat utility. In ancient times, it was the standard issue sword for the Sui and Tang dynasty armies.
Its narrow, straight blade, small guard, and long hilt, designed for two-handed grip, derived its form from the Han Dynasty ring-pommel sword.
Unlike the Japanese tachi, which had a slight curve suitable for slashing, the Tang horizontal tachi was straight, with a wide spine and thick blade, making it suitable for thrusting and armor-piercing. Each had its own advantages and different focal points.
"This is something I collected when I was young. It's useless to me now, so consider it your compensation!"
"Just this broken sword…"
Before Mo Fei could finish speaking, Nigel waved his hand, sending him out of the Jumanji World.
Seeing Nigel almost explode with anger due to Mo Fei's shamelessness, Mindy smiled, crossing her arms. A golden door appeared behind her, and she stepped back, leaving this Small World… Due to the sudden adventure in the Jumanji World and gaining a powerful fighting skill, Mikayla was incredibly excited. How could she still be in the mood for a date?
So, in the end, Mo Fei waved his hand, and they all went home to eat hotpot.
He was actually quite curious to see what level Mikayla's Tai Chi had reached.
As for earlier, Mo Fei had communicated with Spencer and the others, asking them to keep their entry into Jumanji a secret. If they were threatened by an irresistible force, they should unify their story and not "talk nonsense"!
At home, Mo Fei drew the tachi Nigel had given him. A radiant light burst forth, elegant and clear like a lotus emerging from Water.
The blade was covered in diamond-shaped dark patterns, with a point of cold light condensing in the middle of the high blade edge, seemingly flowing endlessly. On both sides were two blood grooves and two wavy fingernail-print patterns.
Mo Fei gripped the tachi with both hands, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the piece of wood in front of him.
He brought the tachi down in one swift cut!
The cylindrical wood split in two with a sound, the cut smooth and clean.
The blade was incredibly sharp, truly like autumn frost.
"What a fine tachi!" Mo Fei couldn't help but exclaim.
He hadn't used much force; it was mainly because the tachi was sharp enough!
"Brother, stop playing and come help us prepare the ingredients."
Mikayla and Mindy were still in the kitchen.
"Okay, okay, coming now!" Mo Fei casually put the tachi into his spatial ring and went to the kitchen.
Half an hour later, the red oil in the hotpot in the middle of the dining table was bubbling. On both sides were plates piled high with paper-thin slices of beef, lamb, snow lotus root, tripe, ham, sausage, quail eggs, duck intestines, beef tendons, bamboo shoots, enoki mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, and other foods.
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Underground Room.
Mikayla, dressed in a Tang suit, suddenly moved. Her body sliced through the air, swiftly darting in front of Mo Fei. She exuded a heroic spirit and fierce power, like a tiger descending a mountain, as she slammed a fist towards Mo Fei's face.
Tai Chi appears soft and emphasizes using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds, but this is only on the surface. In reality, Tai Chi's fighting style is the most rigid and powerful! Softness accumulates into rigidity; when practiced to the extreme, it can shatter stone tablets, dislocate bones, push like a millstone, and chop like a mountain.
This powerful force must be found in the word 'punch'.
Facing Mikayla's attack, Mo Fei calmed his mind. A warm current rose from his tailbone, his muscle strength compressed, then erupted, and he met Mikayla's punch with his own.
"Clap!"
The two exchanged blows, and a dull thud erupted. Mikayla felt a surge of immense power, her body swayed, she stood firm on the ground, leaning slightly backward to dissipate the force.
Immediately, Mikayla turned half-sideways, her left shoulder sinking, and she leaned forward, colliding with Mo Fei with a thud.
Mo Fei crossed his arms in front of him, and was bounced back by Mikayla's force.
Mikayla, having gained the upper hand, didn't relent. She took a deep breath, closed in, raised both hands, and unleashed a storm of punches on Mo Fei.
Mo Fei dodged Mikayla's punches, raised his right hand, and delivered a downward chopping punch. His "shoulder well" poured down like a waterfall. Outwardly, no part of his body seemed to be exerting effort; he merely rose with the momentum and fell with the flow. His hands made a very small, fluid downward motion, yet instantly released power. This simple, fluid chopping punch possessed an immense power that those who hadn't witnessed it firsthand could hardly imagine.
Mikayla felt the threat of Mo Fei's punch and quickly changed her stance, opening her arms into palms, forming a circle, and dissipating the force with Tai Chi Cloud Hands.
Mindy stood to the side, quietly observing Mo Fei and Mikayla's exchange.
Don't let Mo Fei and Mikayla's exchange appear to be intense; Mo Fei was actually exercising restraint, delivering just enough blows to reach Mikayla's tolerance limit.
From Mindy's perspective, Mikayla's strength had already reached the realm of Ming Jin that Mo Fei had achieved in the past.
Having just apprenticed under Mo Youqian, Mindy had also begun practicing Xing Yi Quan and had gained some insights of her own.
In her opinion, Xing Yi Quan and Tai Chi felt similar yet different. Xing Yi Quan was about explosive penetration, while Mikayla's Tai Chi was about continuous penetration.
Mo Fei, fighting Mikayla, sighed even more internally. He thought back to how many beatings he had endured from Mindy while practicing Xing Yi Quan.
He never expected Mikayla to soar to success this time, achieving Ming Jin Tai Chi immediately after coasting along with him… How could Mo Fei bear this?
Damn it, who exactly is the cheat?
"Perhaps I should go to Jumanji again?"
Mo Fei thought that if he entered Jumanji by choosing a normal character, he would definitely be able to choose a skill after clearing it.
Even now, it would take Mo Fei a significant amount of time to practice Tai Chi to the Ming Jin level, so he definitely had to try entering again the next time he encountered that arcade machine.
However… the Tai Chi skill seemed to be in that Robbie's body… Emmmmmm… Never mind, for power, what's a little cross-dressing?