The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 224 Special Training

In the courtyard of the Ye family’s villa, there stood two thick iron posts connected to the ground. Ye Dongjian’s hands and feet were bound tightly with hemp ropes as thick as an adult’s arm, the other ends of which were secured to the two iron posts.

There wasn’t a single gap in the ropes binding Ye Dongjian’s hands and feet, making self-release and escape an impossibility. To directly break free from the ropes with his current strength was nothing short of a fool’s dream.

After Ye Chenfeng returned from the Wus, a chuckling Ye Dongjian was about to tease him with a few words when, unexpectedly, he was knocked unconscious by Ye Chenfeng. That led to the sight of a disrobed Ye Dongjian, clad in nothing but his underwear, bound at the hands and feet, lying there.

"Achoo." Lying on the ground in a stupor, Ye Dongjian involuntarily sneezed, shivering from the intense cold. Upon opening his eyes, he discovered that all his clothes had been stripped, and he was outside, which explained the unbearable cold.

It was winter, and going without clothes was a death sentence. Ye Dongjian lifted his head and caught sight of a smiling Ye Chenfeng, which immediately soured his mood. He rushed to stand and charged at Ye Chenfeng, only to find himself unable to take another step halfway, realizing then that his limbs were tightly bound by the thick hemp ropes, tethered to the iron posts behind him.

After struggling with all his might a couple of times, aside from the painful chafing at his wrists, there was no damage to the iron posts behind him nor to the ropes at his wrists. "Chenfeng, what the hell are you doing? Untie me quickly; do you want to freeze me to death in this bitter winter?"

"Uncle, didn’t you want to improve your strength rapidly within a short period? To increase your strength quickly, you have to pay a certain price, of course. Don’t worry! I’ll teach you a set of boxing techniques now. As soon as you’ve mastered it, I will immediately untie you. The ropes binding your hands and feet are long enough, they won’t get in the way of your practice."

"But first, we have to do some preparation."

"Splash, splash, splash—"

Before Ye Dongjian could react to Ye Chenfeng’s words, he watched as Ye Chenfeng nonchalantly picked up three wooden buckets filled with cold water and drenched Ye Dongjian with them.

In the dead of winter, without any clothes, and now soaked with three buckets of cold water – even for someone as robust as Ye Dongjian, his teeth began to chatter, and he cursed, "Chenfeng, do you want to kill your uncle or what? What kind of training method is this? Let me go, I don’t need your training."

With a smile, Ye Chenfeng shook his finger and replied, "That won’t do, uncle. I’ve already planned out your training. How can you give up halfway? Now, I’m going to teach you a set of boxing techniques, and I’ll untie you once you’ve learned them."

Teeth clenched from the cold, Ye Dongjian made another desperate attempt to struggle free, but finding it futile, he could only suppress his rage and began to learn the boxing techniques from Ye Chenfeng.

Ye Chenfeng wasn’t just toying with Ye Dongjian – he was forcing him to anger. When pushed to extreme anger, a person can break through limits. His methods were aimed at unlocking Ye Dongjian’s dormant potential.

Although Ye Chenfeng couldn’t instill the same Soul Force in Ye Dongjian’s body that he possessed himself, he could still awaken the vigor within Ye Dongjian, turning him into a master of vigor.

Enduring the biting cold, Ye Dongjian followed Ye Chenfeng and painstakingly learned the boxing techniques for a full two hours before he finally grasped the routine. Impatient, he said, "Chenfeng, I’ve got the hang of this set of techniques now, can you untie me?"

"I see that you’re quite a quick learner, uncle. How about we learn another set? I promise, right after it’s through, I’ll untie you," Ye Chenfeng said with a smile.

"You—"

Ye Dongjian, clearly angry, managed only a single word before Ye Chenfeng cut him off, "Uncle, if you don’t want to learn, that’s fine. You can stay out here by yourself!"

Seeing that Ye Chenfeng was seriously about to go inside, Ye Dongjian got anxious, "Chenfeng, who said I didn’t want to learn? Let’s get started quickly!"

Despite his words, Ye Dongjian’s anger was fiercely rising inside, "This damn kid, I must endure, I must! Once he unties me, I’ll definitely find a chance to make him suffer as well. Otherwise, my dignity as his younger uncle will really be swept away."

The second set of martial arts was much more complicated than the first one. It took Ye Dongjian a full five hours just to get a basic handle on it, and by then it was already dark. Ye Chenfeng shrugged his shoulders and walked towards the house, while Ye Dongjian, trailing behind, shouted, "Chenfeng, did you forget to untie me? I’ve memorized the moves of the second martial arts set as well."

Hearing this, Ye Chenfeng really did come back, muttering under his breath, "I seem to have really forgotten something indeed!"

Ye Chenfeng approached Ye Dongjian, picked up the wooden bucket again, and poured three buckets of cold water over Ye Dongjian, saying, "Little uncle, you won’t be cold if you move around more. Seriously practice the martial arts I’ve taught you! Because I fear you might be lazy, I’ll splash you with three buckets of cold water every hour."

Ye Dongjian was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead as he yelled, "Chenfeng, do you really want to murder your little uncle? Didn’t you hear me? Hurry up and let me out."

Watching the retreating figure of Ye Chenfeng, Ye Dongjian felt a surge of frustration inside him.

Inside the Ye family mansion, the Ye elder looked through the window at Ye Dongjian outside.

"Chenfeng, won’t your little uncle get into trouble like this?" the Ye elder asked worriedly.

"Grandfather, just relax, I assure you little uncle will be fine. To gain strength, one must pay the corresponding price," Ye Chenfeng replied.

The two sets of martial arts that Ye Chenfeng taught to Ye Dongjian were capable of stimulating the internal energy within the body. And with Ye Dongjian being in such a harsh environment, filled with pent-up anger, his potential was naturally going to be tapped into. Perhaps in one night, internal energy would form within Ye Dongjian’s body, and once it did, he could break free from the hemp ropes binding his hands and feet with his own strength.

That night, Ye Dongjian could only keep himself warm by continuously practicing those two sets of martial arts, while Ye Chenfeng, true to his word, doused him with three buckets of cold water every hour, causing Ye Dongjian’s anger to continuously rise.

As he practiced the two sets of martial arts more and more smoothly, Ye Dongjian felt a warm energy flowing within his body. When Ye Chenfeng splashed him with cold water again, his body didn’t feel as cold as it did at first.

Ye Chenfeng, observing the changes in his little uncle, couldn’t help nodding to himself.

Both Ye Chenfeng and Ye Dongjian stayed up all night without sleep, even the Ye elder didn’t close his eyes, occasionally glancing through the window at Ye Dongjian outside.

The next day, the sun rose in the east.

After practicing the martial arts all night, Ye Dongjian didn’t feel tired but instead felt more spirited. Seeing Ye Chenfeng walk out of the house, his anger surged again, cursing, "What kind of training is this? Looks more like you’re just messing with me deliberately."

With another struggle of his hands and feet, Ye Dongjian felt four streams of energy converging toward his limbs and then "snap, snap, snap, snap," the thick hemp ropes binding his limbs unexpectedly all broke apart.

Ye Dongjian was stunned, and much of the anger in his heart dissipated. Before, breaking four such thick ropes would have been a pipe dream, but now he had done it. The reason was simple, Ye Chenfeng was truly training him, and in just one day’s time, his strength had taken a huge leap forward.

"Little uncle, how is it? Do you feel like you have endless strength in your body now?" Ye Chenfeng asked with a smile.

The Ye elder, who had been watching from the window of the mansion, couldn’t help but smile when he saw Ye Dongjian breaking the four thick ropes. Now, only Ye Dongjian and Ye Chenfeng were left of the main Ye family line. The elder naturally hoped they would become stronger and stronger, especially since there were people in the shadows targeting the Ye family. The stronger Ye Dongjian and Ye Chenfeng were, the safer they would be. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit qidian.com to cast your recommendation and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)