Yaoyao: Thrust and Parry is an Anecdote during Travelers' Tales: Anthology Chapter.
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- (Talk to Yaoyao or Madame Ping)
- Yaoyao: Master, look at this one!
- Madame Ping: Hmm. Not bad, not bad.
- Yaoyao: Then, we follow up right away with this move... Maintain balance, grip the spear rightly... Leaving no openings in front.
- Yaoyao: Oh, (TravelerTraveler)! How have you been?
- Madame Ping: Ah, it's been too long.
Hello, Granny. Mind if I take a sneaky peek at your teaching?
I'm not disturbing Yaoyao's training, am I?- Yaoyao: Oh, not at all! I'd love to show you how much I've improved. Hey-yah!
- Madame Ping: Alright, child, continue... Date flowers on silken scarves flow, the ancient willows to the vast sands go. Start with Falling Dates Form Three, and let it flow into the Ancient Willow.
- Yaoyao: Falling Dates is... a poke, and then a lift... Hah!
- Madame Ping: Continue with Cherry Form Five, and then transition into Roundflower Form Six.
- Yaoyao: Roundflower Form Six... Master, how am I supposed to lead into it, again?
- Madame Ping: The spear is in your hands. So long as your hands can flow from motion to motion, so can your spear. Begin.
- Yaoyao: Alright. We draw a circle, then rotate back, then... an upward thrust! Hah!
- Madame Ping: Not bad, not bad indeed. Your spear-work is coming together well. Still, your wrists are quite stiff when you transition, and your movements are jerky. You need more practice.
- Yaoyao: Yes, Master! I'll start again right away.
- Madame Ping: Oh, child... Alright. Let's call it a day for now.
- Yaoyao: Huh? I wanted to practice a little more than we usually do...
- A hard worker as always.
- Phew, my hands feel sore just watching.
- Yaoyao: Well, as Master says: "Hard work sharpens skills, while idle indulgence dulls them."
- Yaoyao: I'd like to ask Master for the next two days off, but I don't want to fall behind on my training either... So today's the day to work twice as hard!
- Madame Ping: Oh, child, there's no such thing as patching clothes in advance, you know.
- Madame Ping: And speaking of that, come here. Let me retie your braids, they're getting a little loose.
- Yaoyao: Oh! Thank you, Master.
- Madame Ping: Eagerness to learn is no sin, and what I said is not wrong. But much as braids cannot be too tight or loose, one must find a good balance between work and play.
- Madame Ping: Play to your heart's content, and when you're ready to focus, come back and study hard.
- Madame Ping: If your heart is set on play while your spear is in your hand, you will neither play well nor study hard, and achieve neither.
- Yaoyao: Alright, I've got it. I'll enjoy myself to the fullest, then!
- I'll go have some fun, too!
- Madame Ping: Hehe... Good, good. Have you decided where you'll be going yet?
- Yaoyao: Yup. I'd like to go with Qiqi on a trip to Qingce Village!
- Yaoyao: It's the rainy season, so there should be bumper harvests. With luck, we'll get to pick some herbs along the way.
- Yaoyao: Most importantly, the mountain trees will be filled with colorful leaves. I want Qiqi to see how beautiful they are for herself!
- Madame Ping: A fine plan. Go, then, and take care on the road.
- Yaoyao: Don't worry, Master. I'm pretty good with the spear now — good enough to protect myself and my friends.
- Yaoyao: Oh, and Master, remember to eat on time and take care of yourself while I'm gone, okay?
- Madame Ping: Alright, I will, don't worry.
- Yaoyao: So, I can carry on practicing now?
- Yaoyao: Date flowers on silken scarves flow, the ancient willows to... Uh, where do they go again?
- Yaoyao: Ah, right, I've got it now. Ancient Willows to the vast sands go!
- (Talk to Yaoyao or Madame Ping again, optional)
- Yaoyao: And one more time! Cherry Form Five... into Roundflower Form Six. Haah!
- Madame Ping: Lower your arms a little more, and keep your balance steady.
Yaoyao: Thrust and Parry
You come across Yaoyao practicing her spearwork near Yujing Terrace. She asks for leave from her master so that she might travel to Qingce Village with her good friend Qiqi...
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Yaoyao: Thrust and Parry | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 瑶瑶・练枪 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 瑤瑤・練槍 | |
| Japanese | ヨォーヨ・槍の練習 | |
| Korean | 요요・창술 연습 Yoyo - Changsul Yeonseup | Yaoyao - Spear Practice |
| Spanish | Yaoyao - Entrenamiento de lanza | Yaoyao - Spear Training |
| French | Yaoyao : Estoc et parade | Yaoyao: Thrust and Parry |
| Russian | Яо Яо: Движения копья Yao Yao: Dvizheniya kop'ya | |
| Thai | Yaoyao: ฝึกหอก | |
| Vietnamese | Yaoyao: Luyện Thương | |
| German | Yaoyao – Training mit dem Speer | Yaoyao - Training With the Spear |
| Indonesian | Yaoyao: Terjangan dan Tangkisan | |
| Portuguese | Yaoyao: Empurrar e Bloquear | |
| Turkish | Yaoyao: Vur ve Savuştur | |
| Italian | Yaoyao: Affondo e parata |
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