?63: Chapter 57 Theoretical Opportunities 63: Chapter 57 Theoretical Opportunities What era is it that you still need to strike a pose before making a move, it’s simply embarrassing for practitioners.

    But as soon as Old Chen drew his gun with such a posture, Gao Yi only wanted to say “666”.

    Raise your hand, stand up, step back, speak your mind quickly.

    “Old man, it’s a misunderstanding, truly a misunderstanding!”

    Gao Yi took a couple of steps back, his hands not raised above his head, just his palms facing outward towards Old Chen, sincerely saying, “We’re both practitioners of Hsing Yi, I come from practicing boxing, not from the assassins.

    That’s why I was sent to learn from you, not to challenge you or to pick a fight.”

    After retreating five steps, Gao Yi stopped and said, “How about I demonstrate a move or two for you?”

    Old Chen’s face darkened as he said, “Playing this in front of me, you still…”

    Gao Yi slowly, with an unusually slow speed, struck a starting pose, then he turned around just as slowly, his right hand smashing down in slow motion, and his left fist pitching.

    Just like that, from the starting pose to strapping on to performing the Black Cannon Hammer, missing a stepping move, this combo should be performed stepping forward, but Gao Yi was afraid he’d get shot if he did so, so he dared not move.

    It was the very action that Old Chen had just made but hadn’t followed through with, a routine used in boxing practice, known as a “form,” but not used in actual combat.

    But Old Chen would definitely understand upon seeing it.

    Indeed, Old Chen’s eyes widened, then he stared at Gao Yi and said, “The fist as a cannon, the dragon wraps the body…”

    Gao Yi immediately responded, “Facing the enemy as if on fire!”

    Old Chen put away his gun, a look of surprise on his face, “strike the yin and yang to the left and right quickly!”

    “The feet switch naturally.”

    “The left and right advance should be as sharp as a sword!”

    “With the mind ready, the enemy turns over by themselves.”

    Old Chen turned his right hand over, the gun subtly hidden back at his waist, then he glared at Gao Yi and said, “Where did you learn this boxing song?”

    “Passed down in my family!”

    “Passed down?

    What’s your surname?”

    “Gao, as in high and low.”

    Old Chen sucked in a breath of cold air, then said in extreme amazement, “Your family passed it down?

    What’s your father’s name?

    No, what’s your grandfather’s name?”

    “Gao Yingshan.”

    Old Chen’s eyes bulged out, after sizing up Gao Yi, he suddenly said, “Good heavens, this, this…your great-grandfather’s name was?”

    After a moment’s thought, having recalled a bit, Gao Yi said, “Gao Shunquan.”

    Old Chen clapped his hands together loudly and said, “Ah, my ancestor above, you are my disciple’s nephew.”

    I knew there was a connection, but didn’t expect it to be so close.

    Gao Yi couldn’t help but open his mouth wide and said, “Ah?”

    Old Chen was extremely excited and said, “You wait, just wait a minute, don’t leave!”

    Gao Yi stood still as Old Chen hurriedly ran past him, but quickly, Old Chen came back with a thin book.

    “Look, look!”

    Old Chen opened the book, pulled it apart to reveal a long strip of yellowing rice paper with names written on it using a brush, resembling a family tree.

    Old Chen, pointing to a name excitedly said, “Look, your great-grandfather Gao Shunquan, your grandfather Gao Yingshan, on this side, this side.”

    Old Chen pointed to a name, Kang Yun, ecstatically continued, “My grandmaster Kang Yun, my master Liu Jitang, my name is here, I am Chen Guangxin, we are from the same sect but different branches!”

    Gao Yi was somewhat surprised, but not too much.

    There are not many practitioners of Hsing Yi Boxing, those who have received genuine transmissions are even fewer.

    If you trace back the lineage, eventually, it all connects to the same sect.

    Of course, that’s considering those who received actual transmissions, not those who self-taught through online videos.

    There were no successors under the name of Gao Yingshan, and under the name of Chen Guangxin either.

    Gao Yi’s great-grandfather and Chen Guangxin’s grandmaster shared the same master, although separated by great distances, technically, they were akin to brother disciples.

    Following this seniority, Chen Guangxin and Gao Yi’s father would be of the same generation.

    Gao Yi immediately said, “Grand-Elder!”

    Chen Guangxin sighed deeply, filled with emotion, “I never thought I’d meet a disciple’s nephew here, truly from the same sect, you…”

    As their mutual affection ended, Chen Guangxin scrutinized Gao Yi and then, somewhat puzzled, said, “Why did you become an assassin?”

    “I…

    uh, coincidentally.”

    Chen Guangxin’s expression stiffened, “I wouldn’t mention it to anyone else, but since you genuinely are my disciple’s nephew, I must ask, did you encounter some troubles that forced you into this line of work?”

    Gao Yi looked distressed, speaking softly, “I don’t know how to explain it, but indeed, I faced a major crisis and had no choice but to take up this line of work.”

    Although it was their first meeting, Chen Guangxin truly cared for Gao Yi, after observing him for a moment, hesitated, then spoke softly, “Nephew, aside from our relationship, let me ask you…

    can you get out?”

    Gao Yi thought for a moment, “I can, I should be able to.”

    Chen Guangxin spoke softly, “My master was in the military, and ultimately, retreated to an island.

    My master retired in the 60s, he had no children, and seeing me orphaned, he took me as a disciple when I was thirteen.”

    Looking at Gao Yi, Chen Guangxin continued, “My master worked as a special agent for twenty years, trained under the Americans for a few years, always dealt with assassination matters, so that’s what he taught me.

    In 1970 I went to South Asia, struggled for over a decade, ended up with nothing and smuggled into the UK, I had no other choice but to rely on my fists to make a living, but…”

    Chen Guangxin took out his handgun again, and said softly, “But nowadays, you ultimately still need this!

    Nowadays, who still fistfights with you?

    Who still fights with knives?”

    Gao Yi nodded emphatically, “Exactly, that’s how it is.”

    Chen Guangxin sighed, put away his gun and said, “We’re from the same sect but different branches, I’m a generation older than you, so I’ll say this as an elder, don’t let yourself be sold without even knowing it.”

    Now Gao Yi truly appreciated Chen Guangxin.

    Chen Guangxin continued, “I became an assassin because I truly knew nothing else, but what era is this?

    If you can find something else to do, there’s no reason to be an assassin!”

    Gao Yi spoke softly, “Thank you, grand-elder, I…”

    Chen Guangxin hurriedly interrupted Gao Yi, speaking softly, “Especially foreigners, you can’t trust them easily!

    He might appreciate your skills, but think about it, even if you can carry out the hit, can you get away?

    I’ve suffered a lot at the hands of foreigners, the foreigner who sent you here is a middleman, these people just treat you as expendables, do you know what expendables mean?

    Do you know how many students they’ve sent to me, and how many are still alive?”

    Chen Guangxin meant well, Gao Yi could feel it.

    But what could Gao Yi say now, that he’d quit?

    That was impossible.

    After a moment of thought, Gao Yi spoke softly, “Grand-elder, I understand what expendables means, and I know not to trust foreigners too readily, but don’t worry, I’m not expendables.”

    Chen Guangxin sighed softly, “I’ll say one more thing, anyone needing to be sent here to learn fighting from me, those are situations that can’t be resolved with guns, truly one-of-us wouldn’t send to me, a foreigner, for training, that’s all I’ll say, the rest is up to you.”

    Good advice is hard to persuade the damned, Chen Guangxin had done all he could, he couldn’t persuade Gao Yi further.

    “Thank you, grand-elder, I know what to do now.

    If I can handle this deal, I’ll do it; if not, I’ll back out.”

    Seeing how serious Gao Yi spoke, Chen Guangxin nodded.

    After this much, that was enough; saying more could backfire if Gao Yi turned on him.

    Going too deep in shallow waters was taboo; Chen Guangxin truly spoke because he saw Gao Yi had genuine skill and was really from the same sect, otherwise he wouldn’t bother with these trifles.

    Gao Yi watched as Chen Guangxin stopped talking, then said, “Grand-elder, why don’t you teach me how to handle guns?”

    Chen Guangxin raised an eyebrow, “Handle guns?

    Alright, since your boxing won’t improve much here with me, you’re much stronger than I am; I’ll teach you some closely guarded skills.

    The gun, especially an assassin’s gun, is quite different from others.”

    Gao Yi eagerly asked, “What’s different?” S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    “Hiding, drawing, and shooting, all different.

    There are two schools of using guns, one public and one covert.

    The public guns are military and police, you get that, right.”

    “Understood, carried openly.”

    Chen Guangxin patted his waist, “The covert ones, on the other hand, involve special operations and criminal elements; anyway, using a covert gun definitely isn’t upstanding, so hiding it is key.

    Then draw and shoot immediately, no time or need to aim, it’s about shooting as soon as the gun is drawn, hitting sure and swift, these might sound simple, but they require training.”

    “I’ll train, I’ll train well, grand-elder, how do I train…”

    Just as Chen Guangxin spoke with enthusiasm and Gao Yi listened eagerly, the sound of urgent footsteps interrupted them.

    Gao Yi and Chen Guangxin looked towards the door together.

    Sean came running, noticing Gao Yi had seen him, he immediately waved, “Come out for a moment, I have something to tell you.”

    Sean sounded anxious, Gao Yi paused, then immediately said to Chen Guangxin, “Grand-elder, I’ll be right back.”

    Chen Guangxin looked slightly startled, then whispered, “Go ahead, be careful.”

    Gao Yi didn’t think Sean intended any harm, so he hurriedly exited, approaching Sean.

    “What brought you back?”

    Sean, looking frustrated, spoke softly, “There’s a snag with the target, mission cancelled, you can focus on your studies now.”

    “What do you mean?”

    Sean spread his hands, speaking softly, “Just forty minutes ago, someone posted a bounty for Henry Labell on the Dark Web.”

    “Who is Henry?”

    “Henry Labell is Ditzel’s top aide.

    After Ditzel went legitimate, he handed over the underworld business to Henry, who is now also going legitimate, so he planned a charity gala.

    But with the bounty on his head, and Henry, of course, accessing the Dark Web, he’s decided to cancel the charity gala in Paris.”

    Sean placed his hand on his forehead, pressed it briefly, then lowered his hand and said softly, “So, that opportunity is gone.”

    Startled the snake by hitting the grass, this was startling the snake by hitting the grass.

    Gao Yi remained silent for a moment, similarly filled with frustration, “Is there completely no chance now?”

    Sean shrugged, “The charity gala is still on but moved up to tomorrow, now within Henry’s castle, and it’s uncertain whether Ditzel will attend, so, theoretically, there’s a chance, but realistically, it’s no chance at all.”

    After finishing, Sean gave a helpless smile, “We could switch targets, or look for another chance, but that’s it, nothing can be done.”

    Gao Yi pondered for a moment, “Isn’t a theoretical chance still a chance?

    At least, we have to go and see, right?”