GTB Chapter 22
by VolareJiang Jiuchu happily accepted the peach blossom hairpin and replied, “Okay, I understand.”
She imitated Song Fuge, pinching the hairpin shaft tightly. Aiming at a tree trunk she thought she could hit, she slightly pressed her thumb. Axiùhuāzhēn embroidery needle flew out like a silver flash in an instant.
Jiang Jiuchu withdrew her hand and immediately ran over to check. Seeing that she had hit the target, she was immediately overjoyed.
She pulled the silver needle out again, turned around, and waved the needle in her hand at Song Fuge, saying, “Brother Fu, look, I hit it!”
Under the peach blossom tree, the girl’s beauty was captivating, her smile radiant, and her voice sweet and pleasant.
Song Fuge looked at her, smiling and nodding. He stared intently at Jiang Jiuchu as she ran towards him. When she reached him, he asked, “Do you like it?”
“Yes, I like it very much. This hairpin is so amazing. When I use it to shoot, I feel especially cool.”
Jiang Jiuchu’s eyes sparkled with a smile as she happily looked at the hairpin in her hand. Her love for it was evident. It was the first time she had seen such an ingenious hidden weapon.
Hearing her words, Song Fuge chuckled. He hadn’t expected that a seemingly well-behaved young lady like her would have a fondness for hidden weapons.
However, her aim was quite accurate, which was somewhat beyond his expectations.
“Aren’t you afraid of this hidden weapon?”
“Why should I be afraid of it? It’s so powerful. It will be my trump card in the future. Let’s see which evildoer dares to approach me.”
As she said this, she looked at Song Fuge with a confident expression. “Brother Fu, don’t underestimate me just because I’m a girl. I’ve learned a few moves from my brother’s martial arts instructor!”
“Oh! Really? Jiuchu can actually do martial arts?”
Hearing this, Jiang Jiuchu thought, she had only learned a few life-saving moves, so she should be considered to know martial arts, right? “Well… a little bit.”
She paused, then explained, “I know a little bit because my parents and brother dote on me and can’t bear to see me suffer from practicing martial arts, so they always disrupt my path to becoming a martial artist. Otherwise, if I had persevered, I would definitely be a martial arts master.”
“Is that so? Then why don’t Jiuchu spar with me later and let Brother Fu see how well you’ve learned?” Song Fuge asked curiously.
“Okay, then Brother Fu, first teach me how to use this.” Jiang Jiuchu handed the hairpin and the two needles she had pulled out to Song Fuge, asking, “How do I put these needles back in? And how many times can it shoot?”
“This can hold ten needles inside, so it can shoot ten times.”
Song Fuge took the peach blossom hairpin from Jiang Jiuchu and inserted the two needles through the small holes in the middle of the flower stamen.
“Just like this, insert them from the middle. You try it first. Once you’re proficient, I’ll replace the needles with ones soaked in ‘Soft Tendon Powder.’ But you can’t easily take them out and let people discover them. Only use them to save your life in critical moments.”
Hearing this, Jiang Jiuchu’s eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly in agreement, “Okay, okay, I will.”
She took the peach blossom hairpin again and aimed at a distance, with the target getting farther and farther away, and her aim becoming more and more accurate.
However, she could only accurately hit thicker tree trunks and could not accurately hit thin branches or leaves.
When she shot the last needle of the second round, she felt a little helpless and said to Song Fuge, who was helping her retrieve the needles in the peach forest:
“Brother Fu, how are you so amazing? You can hit the falling petals, but I can’t even hit thin branches.”
Song Fuge pulled out the last silver needle shot by Jiang Jiuchu and walked to her side with a smile. “You’re already very good. Brother Fu has been practicing since he was a child. It’s just a matter of practice makes perfect.”
He took the hairpin from Jiang Jiuchu, put all ten silver needles into it, and directly raised his hand to insert it into her hair. “You’ve already shot very accurately. Let’s practice again next time!”
“Oh!” Song Fuge’s actions made Jiang Jiuchu a little shy again. She thought to herself, this hairpin shouldn’t be a token of love, right? This is a hidden weapon Brother Fu gave her, not a hairpin. She can accept it.
The hairpin was simple and elegant. After being inserted into her hair, only a small peach blossom was exposed outside, making it impossible for anyone to tell that it was a hidden weapon.
Jiang Jiuchu raised her hand to touch the small peach blossom exposed on her hair and smiled, “Thank you, Brother Fu, for giving me this hidden weapon. I especially like it.”
“It’s good that you like it.”
Song Fuge put his hands behind his back, suppressing the impulse to hug her.
“By the way, didn’t you say you know martial arts? Come on, let’s exchange a few moves and let Brother Fu see.”
Song Fuge naturally saw that the little girl had no internal strength at all. However, even if it was just a fancy display, he was very curious to see what kind of display it would be.
He wanted to see what this seemingly harmless girl would look like when she started fighting.
Hearing this, Jiang Jiuchu looked at Song Fuge, “Brother Fu also knows martial arts?”
Song Fuge nodded, “Yes, a little.”
“Oh! Then you have to react quickly! Otherwise, you’ll get hurt.”
Jiang Jiuchu remembered the few moves that her half-master had specially tailored for her, which even her brother was a little afraid of and unwilling to spar with her.
It had been a long time since she had found someone to practice with. If Brother Fu was willing to accompany her, that would be great.
“Let’s start!”
Song Fuge raised his hand to his lips, amusedly nodding, thinking, this little girl seems quite confident! He didn’t know who gave her that confidence. Could it be the servants and maids at home who pretended to let her win?
He saw Jiang Jiuchu quickly reach out towards his neck. Seeing this, Song Fuge couldn’t help but smile, slightly tilting his body to dodge.
He thought to himself, she’s really quite fierce, it looks pretty intimidating!
But the next moment, he realized that Jiang Jiuchu was just making a feint. It turned out that she wanted to grab his hair…
He had no choice but to reach out with one hand to block her, after all, pulling hair was a bit painful.
As a result, as he raised his hand to block, he saw her arch her knee and kick towards his crotch.
His expression instantly changed. He immediately bent his waist and took a step back, barely dodging it. As a result, the next moment, a palm gently slapped his face.
Jiang Jiuchu tapped below Song Fuge’s eyes with her small hand, “Hehe, Brother Fu, how is it? You were hit! This move of poking the eyes is very painful!”
Song Fuge’s face darkened. He raised his hand and took her little hand off his face. “Who taught you these moves? You can’t just kick a man’s private parts, uh… you can’t kick Brother Fu like that.”
“Oh! This is my brother’s master, well, also my half-master! He specially tailored these moves for me, saying that it’s no problem to deal with one or two scoundrels.”
After Jiang Jiuchu finished speaking, she asked smugly, “Brother Fu, how are my moves? Are they strong?”
Jiang Jiuchu remembered that when she was a child, her brother was kicked like this by her, and he never dared to spar with her again.
“Well, it’s… a little strong.”
Song Fuge looked at Jiang Jiuchu and thought that this little girl probably didn’t know that a man’s crotch was a fatal spot. If he had been a little more careless just now, would he have been kicked to the point of being infertile by this little girl?
Her half-master was also insidious enough. However, although the moves were insidious, they were indeed very suitable for girls to use for self-defense.
Afraid that she would be proud, Song Fuge honestly reminded her, “You can only fool people who don’t know martial arts, and even then, only one or two of them. If they know a little martial arts, or if there are more than two people, you can’t act rashly.”
“Okay, I understand. But now that I have the hairpin Brother Fu gave me, I’m not even afraid of walking at night.”
Jiang Jiuchu raised her finger to point to her hair. She naturally knew that Song Fuge was letting her win.
Song Fuge found it a little funny. Anyone who didn’t know better would think that this little girl often traveled around the martial world!
A young lady from a wealthy family was quite aware of danger. Could it be that she was kidnapped as a child and left with a psychological shadow of insecurity? So that giving her a hidden weapon made her so happy.
He walked to a large boulder and leaned against it, looking at Jiang Jiuchu. He patted the spot beside him, “Come and sit.”