
Thump!
Aev groaned as he opened his eyes. Through the window, he could see
that the first light of dawn had just begun to appear. Half-conscious, he
wondering what just disrupted his sleep.
Thump! Thump!
This time, he realized that the voice was coming from the door. Somebody
knocking door.
“Who is this?!” he called.
“Time to wake up!”
Hearing that the voice was Lord Aang's voice, Aev hurriedly got up
from the bed. It had been more than two weeks since he had last seen
signs of his host, but after all the men did it for him,
the last thing he wanted was to offend her.
When he opened the door, he saw Lord Aang standing outside, wearing
simple brown clothes. Once again he was amazed at the size of the man – him
it looks like a living mountain.
“Today, we start your training,” said Lord Aang, smiling brightly. “You
got enough time to recover, and then some. Now, it's time to work
hard,”
Aev nodded. That's right – he's fully recovered, and a few days
lastly, he had spent a lot of time exploring the estate with Aang
Feng, enjoy the food, and spend a long morning sleeping.
Now, it seems, peace and tranquility are finally over.
In a hurry, he changed into simple clothes, then stepped out
from door. Already, he felt excited by the opportunity to learn
new skills.
“Follow me,” Lord Aang said as soon as Aev stepped out. Soon, he
go running.
Aev rushes behind him, but he quickly discovers that he
I can barely follow the guy. Regardless of its size, Lord Aang was more
fast and more nimble than Aev could have imagined, and even ran
at full speed he had difficulty only matching the speed of a man
that's.
After a few minutes of running as fast as he could, Aev found himself
really tired. Gasping loudly, he doubled down, trying to pull
breaths.
“Use circulation technique to recover.” Lord Aang stopped behind him,
but unlike Aev, he shows no signs of fatigue the same
once. From what Aev could tell, not even the man's breath was
the slightest.
Aev did what Lord Aang said and used a circulation technique
which he has been practicing for the past few weeks. Tired like him, though,
it took him some effort to find the concentration he needed, but
after several attempts he succeeded. In a few moments, he felt
fatigue subsided.
“Good,” said Lord Aang with a nod. “One more time, follow me.”
Once again Lord Aang went running, and once again Aev followed in
behind him.
They spent several hours training this way, with Aev
following Lord Aang by running fast until he could not run anymore,
then use a circulation technique to recover in a fraction of the time from
which should have been taken otherwise.
Each time, Aev found it a little easier to use the circulation technique, which was,
and immediately, he can start it as soon as he stops running.
“It looks like you're used to it,” said Lord Aang. “But now, try
use this technique when you run,”
Aev was almost stunned. Suddenly, he understood that circulation technique
he can do more than help her recover.
Seeing Aev's surprised expression, Lord Aang grinned in agreement. “I know you
finally know. Come on, just try.”
Eager to see what would happen, Aev started running again,
although this time, his steps were a little slower than before when
he tried to focus on using the circulation technique at the same time.
After a while, he realized that even if the idea seemed
it was too difficult if he stood still and could focus his intentions, but when
he ran, his body moved constantly, and it became much more difficult
to distribute his Essence.
Just a few minutes later he stopped, completely exhausted. Yang
surprisingly, he found that using the technique while running was much more
weight than running alone. It was like trying to make a fine painting
while at the same time performing wild dances.
“Not so easy, is it?” Lord Aang said while chuckling.
“I don't understand why this is so difficult,” Aev said. He can run
and he could circulate his Essence, yet do both at the same time
simultaneously proved almost impossible.
“This technique requires you to be fully aware of your body,” says
Lord Aang, “but when you force yourself, your body keeps changing.”
With a nod, he added, “There is only one way to learn it. “
“What is it?” Aev asked excitedly.
“Continue practicing!” Lord Aang laughed roaringly.
Aev's face fell, but he remembered the man's words inwardly. While
sighing, he came back running, while continuing to try to do the technique
circulations.
The following hours were exhausting, both mental and physical. Sometimes Aev
had to rest for a while to recover some energy, but other than that, he
not wasting time, practicing continuously.
It was already past noon when Lord Aang finally stopped him.
“Enough for today,” said the man. “Currently, all you need is
good food and plenty of rest. We will continue your training tomorrow.”
After making little progress in the past few hours, Aev did not
it might help but feel disappointed. Although he was exhausted, some parts
of him wanting to continue training, at least until he could see some
outcomes.
Then, a thought entered his mind, and he turned to Lord Aang.
“Master Aang,” he started.
“Uncle Bear,” Lord Aang corrected it.
“Uncle Bear,” says Aev, although he still feels uncomfortable talking
with that man so casually, “can Aang Feng join us
in training tomorrow?”
“Learning my secret is not enough?” Lord Aang asked, looking comforted.
“Now you want to share it too?”
Aev felt embarrassed when making such a request from someone
that helped him a lot, but he didn't give up. He owed Aang Feng
at least this much, he thought.
“Aang Feng is part of the Aang Clan,” Aev said. “If you can
teach me, of course it's okay to teach him too?”
Mr. Aang chuckled. “It's not as simple as you think. You're an outsider, man,
and what I teach you won't have much effect on the clan. If
I taught him, on the other hand ..”
The man looked at Aev with a inspecting look. Finally, he nodded,
and a big smile once again appeared on his face.
“Alright,” said. “I think if I teach you, he'll find out.
After all, there are no secrets between lovers.”
Aev cleared his throat loudly, desperately hoping that Lord Aang would never
repeating those words in front of Aang Feng.
“And in addition,” Lord Aang continued, grinning cunningly,
“the ad can do it with some vibrating. The gray old fox
it has grown too comfortable.” He nodded again, looking firmly at the
his eye. “Alright, go get the girl.”
Although he did not fully understand what Lord Aang was talking about, Aev
it faintly sensed that it was the man's decision to teach Aang Feng
it has implications beyond just learning a few techniques.
However, he was not too worried about it – if Aang Feng was happy
just meeting Lord Aang, he would definitely be overjoyed at the opportunity to
taught by him.
With a nod of thanks to Lord Aang,