After two days' thorough practice, Zhang Tie had gradually adapted to the movements on top of the fine quincuncial piles that was 4 m in height. He then became increasingly flexible and could stand longer on them. From the 3rd day onwards, it had been harder for those women to kick Zhang Tie off the piles.
Additionally,as he practised movements on the quincuncial piles, Zhang Tie gradually combined the five basic movements of iron-blood fist, which were used to coordinate the 36 free hand movements into the movements on quincuncial piles.
He was not accustomed to that at the beginning, as he previously practiced it on the ground. Yet he had to practice on the quincuncial piles now. If he were to step on the place several inches away from the right place, he would lose his balance.
However, Zhang Tie gradually became familiar with the five basic movements of iron-blood fist on the quincuncial piles.
[1] There is an allusion about this proverb: although peach and plum trees don't intend to attract people, their fruits and flowers are attractive. After a long time, there would be a path left by visitors under the trees. This proverb is used to praise someone who has high morality yet always remain a low profile. Even though, their high morality are still known by the public.
[2] jun, 钧, was a unit of weights in ancient China, one jun equalled to 15 kg. Thousand jun equalled to 15000 kg.