Chapter 312 - 283: Millennium Legacy, Human Power Has Its Limits
"Martial Arts have lasted for a thousand years. How many have faded into oblivion?" Sun Yiquan said with an aged tone, leaving Wu Li stunned.
Before coming, he had considered many reasons why Sun Yiquan had discarded the spear: perhaps due to a bet, perhaps due to lingering illness, or perhaps because of some unspeakable reasons.
In any case, in Wu Li’s opinion, Sun Yiquan must have discarded the spear reluctantly—it seemed impossible for an outstanding Spear King and Wu Family Spear successor, who mastered five Master Level skills, to not love Martial Arts and Spear Technique! How could he willingly abandon the spear?
But now, having heard Sun Yiquan speak these words, Wu Li realized, somewhat shocked, that the other’s attitude might not stem from indescribable hardships, but rather a genuine feeling that the discontinuation of the Wu Family Spear in his hands was not of great consequence.
Frowning, Wu Li looked at Sun Yiquan, thought for a moment, then sat down again and softly said, "I learned Xingyi Fist from my grandfather, but it wasn’t a family tradition."
Sun Yiquan looked startled at first, then probably guessed what Wu Li wanted to say, shook his head, took a sip of tea, and remained silent.
Wu Li continued, "My grandfather learned his martial arts from a boxer in the village when he was young, who is my grandmaster. Initially, my grandmaster had no intention of taking disciples but later, after a severe illness and in order not to let the heritage die with him, he took on my grandfather and two others as his disciples."
"After my grandmaster taught them the martial arts, it wasn’t long before he passed away. Later, my grandfather told me that if the grandmaster hadn’t taught them, preserving some energy, he could have lived a couple more years."
Wu Li’s tone was calm, the camera facing him in the quiet great hall; Xu Ming and many onlookers listened silently to his words.
"The other two who learned martial arts with my grandfather, one was caught and executed during the severe crackdown for committing minor offenses; the other was gravely wounded during a major uprising and didn’t survive."
"Only my grandfather, because he joined the military, avoided many troubles. However, he later faced near-death several times on the battlefield. He told me that if he had died there, our grandmaster’s lineage of martial arts would have been completely severed."