29 A Single Battle Is Better Than A Hundred Practices

"Your Five Animal Forms looks really strange. One moment you resemble a monkey, and the next, a sheep," the old man grumbled, but he still followed Wang An in practicing the movements.

"It's a deer, not a sheep. The Five Animal Forms are meant to mimic the postures of animals in nature to exercise the body. Grandpa, there's no need to be embarrassed. In Hu An City, I practiced this every day. Just look at my current physique. It's excellent," Wang An said.

After finishing the Five Animal Forms, Wang An left home and prepared to go to the mountains.

"On such a cold day, why would you want to go to the mountains?" his grandfather asked.

"I'm going for a run to exercise."

Wang An followed the village road and began ascending the mountain. The winter mountain was desolate and cold, with no one in sight except for Wang An. Occasionally, a few birds would fly by.

Wang An looked around. "No one here, so I can go all out."

He took out his phone and opened a sports app. The reason he came to the mountains was to test his limits.

He began to run. With each step, his body shot forward. He raced along the mountain path. The wind whistled past his ears. Wang An ran like a wild horse. He felt unrestrained and free.

After running for one kilometer, then two kilometers, and then three kilometers, his speed showed no signs of slowing down.

Although the mountain path was uneven, he moved as if on level ground.

Even in rough terrain, he skillfully avoided obstacles with skill that seemed honed through years of practice.

Moreover, after this period of training, he found that his vision had improved significantly. His slight nearsightedness had disappeared, and his eyesight had become exceptionally clear.

He could even read small print on a calendar from five or six meters away. He likely surpassed the 5.3 standard vision on a visual acuity chart.

Suddenly, Wang An came to a halt. His eyes fixed on something in the forest ahead. Behind a tree, a wild boar peered out with its menacing tusks.

"George?" Wang An closed the app and glanced at the data on his phone.

3.15 kilometers in 6 minutes and 5 seconds.

He didn't know it, but he had just broken a world record.

[Congratulations, you've just completed a 3-kilometer sprint and gave your body a significant workout!]

"Is this considered a protected species?" Wang An stared at the wild boar in the forest.

In rural areas, wild boars were known for destroying crops, and they had a fierce temperament. If provoked, they could be aggressive and dangerous.

"Let's consider you a protected species anyway. I won't hunt or sell you, so can we train together?" Wang An said.

The wild boar snorted twice.

"Alright! I'll take that as a yes!"

Wang An took two steps forward and assumed a fighting stance.

The wild boar hesitated for a moment, then charged out of the forest and headed straight for Wang An. A startled wild boar could run at twice the speed of a human.

A wild boar weighing around 100 kg, under full sprint, can overturn a tiger weighing over 200 kg. An ordinary person would suffer at least a bone fracture, and in the worst case, severe injury or even death if the boar charged at them.

However, the wild boar had poor eyesight, but its sense of smell and hearing were very keen. Its sense of smell was even sharper than a dog's.

Wang An took a deep breath. His palms were sweaty, and pretending not to be nervous would be a lie.

At the moment the wild boar approached him, Wang An suddenly moved to the side and avoided it.

The wild boar could not stop its momentum and rushed past Wang An. It left a gust of wind in its wake.

"I managed to dodge!" Wang An calmed himself.

As long as he could dodge, things would be alright.

"George, this way!" Wang An shouted at the running wild boar.

The wild boar turned around and charged at him at full speed once again.

Seeing the wild boar approach within two meters of him, Wang An pushed off the ground, twisted his waist, and dodged yet again.

This time, he used a bit of Tai Chi in his movement.

"Over here!" Wang An clapped his hands.

The wild boar grunted and charged again.

When the wild boar approached, Wang An dodged again. Power surged from his feet to his palms and passed through his body in an instant.

He used the Tai Chi force, and his palm struck the wild boar.

The running wild boar flew back with a swoosh, rolled seven or eight meters on the ground, and hit a large tree with a resounding thud. It let out a miserable cry and kicked its legs frantically.

"George, are you okay?"

Wang An did not rush forward but slowly approached the animal.

Suddenly, the wild boar climbed up from the ground and darted into the woods.

"Don't run, George. Let's train more!"

Wang An chased after it.

In the woods, the wild boar ran fast and left no trails. The panicked wild boar had no choice but to run blindly.

Wang An followed closely behind and displayed the effects of his practice on solid surfaces. However, he was far from achieving the ability to run on grass at a high speed.

The wild boar disappeared from sight after a while.

On level ground, humans could not catch up to wild boars, let alone in the woods.

However, Wang An found tracks left behind by the wild boar after it had run away.

He followed the tracks deep into the mountain and unexpectedly discovered several more wild boars in a distant grove.

"They've formed a group?!" Wang An stopped in his tracks. He realized that dealing with several wild boars at once would be challenging. "I'll come back to chat with you another day."

[Through your confrontation with the wild boar, you've realized the difference between humans and animals. It's an interesting perspective.]

Indeed, there was a significant difference, and facing off against a wild animal was no small matter.

Seeing for oneself was better than hearing about it. Doing something was better than seeing it. One battle was better than a hundred practices.

He made the prudent choice to retreat and then followed the same path back down the mountain and returned to the village.

During dinner that evening, he recounted his encounter with the wild boar to his grandparents.

"You encountered a wild boar? You should be careful. In the last few years, there have been more wild boars in the mountains than before. They often come out to damage the village's crops and have injured several people. Even though they are protected animals and are not allowed to be hunted, some people secretly set traps to kill several of them."

"Is the meat of a wild boar delicious? How about I catch one for you to taste?" Wang An asked.

"That stuff isn't good. It's tough and fibrous." The old man waved his hand dismissively.

"Don't even think about it. Wild boars can be extremely aggressive when provoked. They can even knock down a cow!" said his grandma.

"Alright, I was just kidding. Please don't take it seriously," Wang An said.

The next day, Wang An ventured into the woods again to look for the wild boar's traces. He arrived at the same spot where he had encountered the wild boar yesterday and carefully searched for the remaining tracks.

He proceeded cautiously in case of a surprise attack from nearby wild boars. If a wild boar charged at him unknowingly, it could result in severe injury even with his robust physique.

'These footprints look relatively fresh. There might be wild boars nearby.'

He looked around and heard rustling in the bushes. Suddenly, a figure shot out from behind the shrubs.