Next was the basic moves.
Fang Zhixing followed the example and used the same method to memorize them, sketching out stick figures on the ground and performing a series of connected movements.
Unfortunately, Cheng Tianen's body was too frail, and he could only demonstrate the moves once a day for Fang Zhixing to observe.
Even though Fang Zhixing had a good memory, it took him five days to sketch out every movement.
Afterward, he practiced by comparison.
In the beginning, his movements were extremely stiff, stopping and starting intermittently.
He was playing a lute without a bridge, imitating the cat after the tiger.
Even some of the more difficult moves, like somersaults, turned into tumbling head over heels.