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There was a small lake on Eastern Splendor Mountain with water so clear that one could see all the way to the bottom. The surface of the lake was covered in lotus flowers, but seeing as it was already winter, all of the flowers had already wilted, giving the lake a rather bleak and lifeless appearance.
Yu Lu was holding a green bamboo fishing rod, which he was fishing with as he sat on the bank of the lake. Occasionally, there would be some passersby pointing and gesturing at him, but no one approached him for a conversation.
Finally, Xie Xie arrived by his side and asked, "Is fishing fun?"
"It certainly is," Yu Lu replied with a smile and a nod.
"How so?" Xie Xie asked.
Yu Lu smiled as he replied, "I'm happy when I hook onto a fish, and I'm happy even if the fish gets away in the end."
A slightly enraged look appeared on Xie Xie's face upon hearing this.
Yu Lu resisted the urge to laugh as he stared at the surface of the lake, and he conceded, "Alright, alright, I'll come clean. To tell you the truth, I'm practicing martial arts right now. Even if we set aside the way I'm holding the rod, just my sitting posture alone has a special purpose. When I'm still, I must be as still as a mountain, but when I move, I must be like a turbulent river.
“In the instant that the fish bites down onto my hook, I'll instantly transition from extreme stillness to extreme activity. In that split second, I will grasp the true meaning of inertia. There's a secret martial arts scripture that states that one body part cannot move without the entire system moving. Hence, through fishing, I'm able to hone my movements and become a more capable martial artist."
Xie Xie was rather skeptical of these claims.
Yu Lu's gaze remained fixed on the surface of the lake the entire time as he continued, "If you say I've never practiced...
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