Chapter 1173: Chapter 1174: Guidance and Compromise
Song Xiaodong smiled and said, "Itās a wonderful feeling, itās an inspiration, and itās also a realization. It seems too broad, let me be more precise. Let me ask you, what is the most abundant thing around you?"
"The most abundant around me? Air." He Lingzhi immediately answered.
"Yes, air!" Song Xiaodong nodded, then suddenly punched towards He Lingzhiās face.
He Lingzhi blocked it with her palm, frowned, and said, "What are you doing?"
"I want to ask, when you blocked my punch, what were you relying on? Was it your eyes?"
"Yes, what else would it be if not my eyes?"
Song Xiaodong smiled slightly, then closed his eyes, and said, "Now you attack me."
He Lingzhi frowned and said, "Are you underestimating me?"
Song Xiaodong opened his eyes, rolled them at her, and said, "Silly girl, Iām teaching you a profound Kung Fu, give it a try." Then he closed his eyes again.
"Teaching me Kung Fu..." He Lingzhi wanted to retort disdainfully, but Song Xiaodongās performance these past few days showed her that he was indeed stronger than her, so she couldnāt say those words.
Furthermore, she was the kind of person with a strong curiosity, and since Song Xiaodong was willing to teach her, she wouldnāt let such a good opportunity pass.
She threw a punch directly towards Song Xiaodong.
Song Xiaodong easily blocked He Lingzhiās fist, then opened his eyes and said, "Do you know why I blocked you?"
He Lingzhi immediately said, "Youāre relying on your ears, listening to the sound of the airflow moved by my fist." At her level, her hearing was quite strong; even with eyes closed, she could locate sounds.
"Then try without sound." Song Xiaodong said with a smile and closed his eyes again.
This time, He Lingzhi punched very slowly and without much force, so it wouldnāt cause any sound.
But Song Xiaodong still accurately caught her fist.
"Huh? How did you do that?" He Lingzhi widened her eyes at Song Xiaodong.
Song Xiaodong smiled and said, "What was the first thing I asked you?"
He Lingzhi thought for a moment and replied, "You asked what was most around me, and I said air."
Song Xiaodong nodded and said, "Yes, air. Weāre surrounded by air, so every movement you make causes airflow, it changes the air."
"Youāre saying... you can feel the change in the air and then determine my actions?"
"Thatās right!" Song Xiaodong nodded.
"How is that possible?" He Lingzhi widened her eyes.
Song Xiaodong extended his hand backward and caught a little butterfly that was flying by. He brought it in front of He Lingzhi, and the butterfly quickly opened its wings and flew away.
He Lingzhiās eyes widened even more. The butterfly flew behind Song Xiaodong, which wouldnāt create much sound, yet he directly extended his hand and caught it, surely feeling the air change caused by the flapping of the butterflyās wings.
Song Xiaodong smiled slightly and said, "Practicing Kung Fu is like this, and racing is the same. I can feel the changes in airflow caused by the carās movement and then know how to manage the carās balance."
"This theory... is too profound... so how do you master this method?" He Lingzhiās mouth twitched. Song Xiaodong explained it in an easy-to-understand way, but He Lingzhi realized that truly mastering this method was absolutely not easy.
Song Xiaodong smiled and said, "I can tell you how I mastered this method, but I think everyoneās experience is different. Whether this method suits you, I canāt be sure."
He Lingzhi looked at Song Xiaodong in surprise and said, "Youāre really willing to teach me? You know, I dislike you very much, Iām not willing to marry you. If you really teach me, and I donāt marry you in the future, what will you do?"
Song Xiaodong patted He Lingzhiās shoulder and said, "Yesterday when I saw your excitement and happiness after the race, I regretted coming here to propose. Iāve always thought of my feelings and neglected your thoughts, neglected your feelings, making you endure this forced marriage. Teaching you this is a sort of compensation."
He Lingzhiās mouth twitched, and she said, "Really? Are you not fooling me?"
Song Xiaodong smiled slightly again and said, "I treat my woman heart-to-heart, but knowing youāre stubborn, Iām afraid that when you come to my house, there might be family discord. Thatās why I wanted to guide you, hoping you become an obedient woman, but thatās too cruel. You are you, you donāt have to be like others. I apologize for the harm Iāve caused you."
Watching the sincere regret on Song Xiaodongās face, He Lingzhi widened her eyes, shook her head, and after a while said, "Then, can you call off the engagement?"
"Lingzhi, Iām sorry, itās really difficult for me to do that."
"Isnāt that nonsense?" He Lingzhi gave Song Xiaodong a big eye-roll.
Song Xiaodong smiled slightly and said, "But what I think now is to genuinely make you like me, truly love me, willingly change for me, willingly get along with your sisters."
"Pfft, dream on. I wonāt ever fall in love with you, and Iād not get along well with them," thinking of the three women sharing the bed with Song Xiaodong made He Lingzhi shiver.
Song Xiaodong smiled slightly and said, "I know this will require a process, so I thought of a compromise."
"What kind of compromise?" He Lingzhi asked curiously.
"We can get engaged first, giving us an official status, but we wonāt rush to marry. This gives us a buffer period. I wonāt force you through my door until one day you genuinely accept me and are willing to enter our home. Then Iāll marry you."
"Really? Youāre not lying to me?" He Lingzhi asked in surprise.
Song Xiaodong smiled slightly and said, "Of course itās true. I never lie to my woman."
"Pfft, Iām not your woman yet. Donāt take advantage of me," He Lingzhi glared at Song Xiaodong, then touched her chin and said, "But your method isnāt bad."
Song Xiaodong said, "If you donāt have any objections, Iāll mention it to your grandfather today."
He Lingzhi looked at Song Xiaodong again, not seeing any insincerity in his expression. She bit her lip and said, "Alright then, letās do it this way." She actually knew very well, she had no power to oppose this marriage, and the current situation was already the biggest compromise Song Xiaodong could make.