Chapter 172 - 157: A Street of Martial Arts Halls
Wu Li spent half a month in Qi City, simultaneously healing and teaching Xu Chuan, while discussing the improvement of Martial Arts with Dong Yunfei, Guo Dongyang, and others.
On July 9, Wu Li and the Seeking Martial Arts program team set off for Southern Country, flew to Hanoi, and then took a car to Yuhe City.
According to Yan Baili’s introduction, his master’s Martial Arts Hall was located in Yuhe City, a hall opened by a descendant of Ruan Jiyun’s lineage.
Ruan Jiyun was the patriarch of the Yong Chun Fist style in Southern Country. From 1939 to 1954, he taught Yong Chun to the Chinese and Southern Country natives in Hanoi. Afterwards, some of his disciples also began to teach Yong Chun Fist, making it a widely-spread Martial Arts within Southern Country.
Around 8 o’clock in the evening, the group finally arrived at Yuhe City.
Southern Country’s economy wasn’t very developed; their best cities could only be compared to third- or fourth-tier cities in Hua Country, and Yuhe City was not considered top-tier even within Southern Country, so the city didn’t look very prosperous.
Many in Wu Li’s group were traveling abroad for the first time. On arrival in Yuhe City, everyone chose to get off and walk, experiencing the foreign culture slowly as they strolled the streets.
There weren’t many skyscrapers—walls in the streets and alleys showcased various graffiti; most of the local girls wore traditional outfits similar to the Hua Country’s qipao, called Ao Dai; many rode motorcycles whizzing by; and the single-story houses were painted with colorful pictures.
"Cross this street and just ahead is Yuhe City’s Martial Arts Street, also known as Martial Arts Street," a female tour guide hired by the program team introduced to everyone. Her name was Wang Xuan; her father was Chinese and her mother was from Southern Country, and she grew up in the Southern Country.