Chapter 609: The Men in Black Are as Tall as His Highness
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Mo’er’s face didn’t look good. She wrinkled her nose and replied, “I don’t know, I just feel those masked men in black… how should I put it?”
She turned to Zhong Lang, the one who had found her and brought her back here, and asked, “Mr. Zhong, you’ve been in Jianghu for a long time, so you should have a better understanding. Not all martial artists are tall, right?”
Liu Shimei frowned, sensing that Mo’er had made some kind of discovery.
She also looked at Zhong Lang.
Zhong Lang’s response was very official, his expressionless face revealing nothing. “Normally, those who practice hard techniques start with basic skills from a young age. Their bodies might be sturdy, and their foundation solid. However, their physique may not necessarily be tall. But practitioners of light techniques are different; most of them have a graceful posture, and they could be tall as well. Especially… practitioners of Taoist martial arts don’t usually damage their tendons and bones, so it doesn’t significantly affect changes in their physique.”
“I see,” Liu Shimei said, “So, if they practice the ‘childlike techniques’, it might affect their tendons and bones, making them not very tall. But…”
She thought of the group of fierce warriors from the Liang family, smiled, and continued, “My maternal family is different. Their height and strength are inherited genetically, so even if they practice childlike techniques, they don’t all end up short and stout.”
In the modern era, she had seen martial arts movies and knew that the heights of some kung fu stars were not particularly impressive because they started practicing hard techniques from a young age, limiting the development of their tendons and bones.
It had to be said that the Liang family’s genes were so enviable. All of them practiced childlike techniques, yet very few of them ended up short and stout.
Zhong Lang nodded.
Huangfu Lingyao listened and then looked at Mo’er, asking, “Wood Ear, how come I didn’t notice anything wrong? What did you discover?”
He thought, ‘Unbelievable, I didn’t even notice it. How could Wood Ear have detected it? Have I become dumb?’
Mo’er replied, “When those men in black emerged, one of them happened to rush past me.”
She signaled for Huangfu Lingyao to stand up.
Huangfu Lingyao looked confused, but seeing his wife’s meaningful glance, he quickly stood up.
Mo’er stood in front of him, measured their heights, and decisively said, “Eldest Young Miss, I observed the figures of those men in black, and they are all as tall as His Highness! Especially the one who rushed past me, not only tall but also much stronger than His Highness!”
Liu Shimei hadn’t reacted yet and said, “Those who come to rescue prisoners will surely choose skilled individuals to increase their chances of success, right?”
Huangfu Lingyao frowned, seeming to grasp something but couldn’t quite put his finger on it.
However, Changge’s expression suddenly turned serious. She asked Mo’er, “Are they all as tall as His Highness? Or perhaps, even stronger than His Highness?” She looked back at Huangfu Lingyao and said, “Your Highness, did you see it too?”
Huangfu Lingyao recalled for a moment and nodded, “It seems so!”
But he didn’t realize what was wrong with the situation!
Changge’s breath caught, and she looked at Liu Shimei in suspicion, asking, “Miss, could it be… people from the Western Regions?”
Silence fell over the crowd!
Muer gasped, “Changge, are you talking about the people from the Western Wei Kingdom?”
Changge was born in the military and had always been stationed in the Western Border with her mother.
Over the years, she had seen too many people from the Western Wei Kingdom. How could she not understand?
She said seriously, “People from the Western Wei Kingdom have golden hair and green eyes, tall and powerful. Compared to the ordinary men in our Great Shu, their men are usually twice the size of ours!”
She was referring to ordinary men, essentially the farmers and scholars of Great Shu.
Liu Shimei’s face also darkened, “Are you suspecting…. that behind Du Gong, there are people from the Western Wei Kingdom?”