CHAPTER 136: CHAPTER 122: THE MOMENT OF GLORY ARRIVES_2

Elder Chen didn’t bother with it. He bulged his eyes, turned his head toward Chen Fenghua, and exclaimed in shock, "Fenghua, say that again! What happened to Rourou?"

"Father, Rourou... she taught herself and mastered our Chen Family’s unique martial art, the Northern Sect’s Eight Pieces of Brocade!" Chen Fenghua said, repeating what he had stated earlier.

Elder Chen couldn’t sit still anymore. He sprang to his feet. "How is that possible?!"

The Chen Family’s Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade had always been a closely guarded secret, protected with the utmost care. Only the most key members knew what it truly entailed.

And now, Chen Fenghua is telling me that Chen Rourou has managed to learn the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade, and she’s self-taught at that!

"Chen Fenghua, do you think that just because I’m getting older, my mind isn’t working properly? Or do you think that because you’re older, your wings have hardened?" Elder Chen continued, "Are you trying to make a fool out of me?"

With a somber face, Elder Chen’s first reaction was disbelief. His second was that Chen Fenghua was making a joke at his expense.

Thinking this, his hands silently moved to his belt, ever ready to let this ignorant son of his feel some long-overdue ’fatherly love’.

Seeing Elder Chen like this, Chen Fenghua knew exactly what he was about to do. His heart lurched, and he quickly explained, "Father, I’ve been wronged! I truly haven’t lied to you! Rourou has genuinely mastered our family’s Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade! If you don’t believe me, you can have Rourou perform it for you. Once she’s finished, won’t everything be clear?"

Chen Fenghua then gestured towards Chen Rourou, who was standing beside him, indicating that Elder Chen should ask her.

At the same time, he was secretly lamenting. What on earth is all this about? I held back for so many days, and as soon as I found out Rourou had mastered the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade, I rushed her back here to give Father a surprise.

But now, instead of a surprise, I’ve nearly earned myself a beating. Damn it all... Chen Fenghua felt deeply aggrieved.

Seeing his expression, Elder Chen’s brows furrowed slightly. He turned to Chen Rourou and asked, "Rourou, is what your father said true? Did you really teach yourself and learn our Chen Family’s Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade?"

"Yes, Grandfather!" Chen Rourou stepped forward, performed a junior’s salute by cupping one fist in the other hand, and replied confidently, "It’s just as Father said. I taught myself and mastered the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade, and I am now proficient in it. If you don’t believe me, Grandfather, I can perform it for you right here, so you can see for yourself!"

As she spoke, Chen Rourou assumed the opening stance of the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade.

This left Elder Chen somewhat nonplussed. With his keen eye, he could instantly tell that Chen Rourou’s opening stance for the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade was flawless.

That’s why this is so unbelievable. Seeing something and learning it are two completely different things. No matter how much one watches, without expert guidance, true learning is unlikely. This was precisely why he had never hesitated to demonstrate the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade in front of others.

But now, Chen Rourou, who has never received any instruction, has effortlessly assumed a perfect opening stance for the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade—a stance so flawless that even I can’t find any fault with it. This... Could what Fenghua said actually be true? Elder Chen wondered, astonished.

However, to be certain, Elder Chen decided to observe further. He said to Chen Rourou, "Rourou, perform it for me."

Hearing this, Chen Rourou thought, Finally!

She then took a deep breath, gathered her internal energy, and began to perform the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade. Elder Chen watched silently from the side.

The more he watched, the more astounded he became!

Previously, before Chen Rourou took that deep breath, I couldn’t discern anything extraordinary. I only knew her movements were very standard. But now, after she took that breath and began to perform the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade... Elder Chen realized that Chen Rourou had, against all odds, truly mastered their Chen Family’s exclusive secret art, the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade! She had even grasped the most crucial core of the art—the ’Qi’—and the method of circulating it!

"How... how is this possible?!" Elder Chen was dumbfounded.

I’m certain I never explained to Chen Rourou what ’Qi’ is, how to cultivate it, or how to circulate it. In fact, even if I had, it would have been useless without personal guidance. It’s like a professor explaining complex scientific theories to a primary school student; what good would it do? Could the student actually apply them? And yet, Chen Rourou has learned it!

Elder Chen turned his head to Chen Fenghua and demanded, "Fenghua, you scamp! Did you secretly teach Rourou the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade behind my back?"

As Chen Rourou’s father and the person closest to her, Chen Fenghua is the most likely one to have done such a thing!

Hearing this, Chen Fenghua gave a wry smile. "Father, you truly overestimate me. Even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn’t dare defy your wishes and break our ancestral rules. I know this sounds unbelievable, but Rourou genuinely learned our Chen Family’s Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade entirely on her own. She even mastered its most crucial component, ’Qi’!"

Chen Fenghua spread his hands, indicating he had absolutely nothing to do with it.

Worried that Elder Chen still wouldn’t believe him, Chen Fenghua quickly added everything he knew, including the surprise Chen Rourou had been planning for her grandfather. He laid it all out.

As Chen Fenghua finished explaining everything, the slight anger on Elder Chen’s face had vanished, replaced by profound shock. He stared blankly at Chen Rourou, who stood in the center of the room, fluidly performing the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade. He was speechless for a long moment.

Only when Chen Rourou completed the entire set of the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade and approached him, asking for his assessment and guidance, did Elder Chen finally snap out of his shock.

Looking at his granddaughter’s innocent, harmless expression, only one thought echoed in Elder Chen’s mind: We’ve struck gold! The Chen Family has finally struck gold!

Someone capable of understanding and mastering the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade entirely on her own, without any teacher... Such talent is terrifying! She truly has the makings of a Grandmaster!

However, amidst his elation, a question surfaced in Elder Chen’s mind. If Rourou possesses such terrifying talent, why has she never shown any sign of it before? If she had revealed even a fraction of this astonishing ability, would I, Chen Hongguo, have been so stubbornly conventional as to forbid her from practicing the Northern Sect Eight Pieces of Brocade? Something’s definitely odd here!