Liu Zhiyuan said: "I turned around and looked at him, and saw that the man was wearing Taoist robes and holding a whisk. He was about seven feet long. Although he looked thin, his eyes were like a torch, and he still looked energetic in the night. He dusted his hands Whisk, he said to me with a smile: "Are you Liu Zhiyuan?" After saying that, he actually walked towards me."

"I don't know this person's background. I thought he wouldn't be a good person if he ran away from someone else's house in the middle of the night. But I didn't have a wooden stick or weapon in my hand, so I looked around and saw the moonlight and the lanterns hanging around. He found a reasonably good branch, put up a posture to resist the enemy, and shouted in a low voice: "Stop! Don't take a step forward! I miss you, otherwise I will be rude to you! Tell me! Who are you?" Human? How do you know my name? Why do you want to break into my house at night?!"

"The man raised his eyebrows and laughed loudly: "Oh? Haha, I'm not old, but I have a good temper. Very good, very good." He didn't stop, but still walked towards me. I Seeing that I couldn't frighten him, I felt a little scared in my heart, and my palms were already sweating, but I still held the branch to resist the enemy. When the man was still two steps away from me, he stopped moving forward. He smiled and said to me: "I know you know some military skills, come on, come on, you can bring the general out first so that I can have a look."

"I was frightened in my heart, wondering how he knew that I knew the martial arts in the army. In order not to show my cowardice, I stared at my eyes, straightened my back, and said to him with great force: "Since he knew that I knew how to do martial arts in the army, Wu Gong, why do you still break into my house? Aren't you afraid of being injured by me and sent to the Yamen for punishment? I advise you to turn around and leave quickly. I will no longer pursue you for breaking into my house at night!"

"The man laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, your temper is very suitable for me. Since you don't want to show your skills, that's fine. I just ask you, do you like to practice martial arts?"

"I don't know why he asked this question. I was young at the time and didn't know how to trick him, so I nodded and replied truthfully: 'I like it.'"

"The man dusted off the whisk in his hand and said, "Very good!" After saying that, he actually floated back a foot away and said to me, "Look at where I was standing just now. What's the difference?"

"I was extremely shocked. His body movements were as graceful as those of an immortal, unlike ordinary people. When I reached where he was standing just now, I was even more horrified. The paving in my courtyard is all bluestone slabs, and this bluestone slab is extremely It is hard and cannot be broken without an axe. Even if a carriage or horse runs over it, it will not leave any trace. But he left two inlaid footprints on this bluestone. What kind of divine power is required to do this? !I looked up at him, with fear and admiration in my eyes, but also shock and envy. I breathed quickly and said in a trembling voice: "You, are you doing kung fu or magic?"

"The man said cheerfully: "I am a very experienced person. I am good at drawing talismans to catch ghosts. As for magic, I really don't know how to do it. Haha. Those footprints are really left by my luck. .Little doll, let me ask you, are you willing to learn this Kung Fu?"

"I was startled. I nodded vigorously at first, thinking that there is such a good thing? But I always felt that something was wrong. Then I slowly shook my head and asked doubtfully: "Such a wonderful Kung Fu. Everyone wants to learn, but you and I are not relatives, so why should you teach it to me alone?”

Chen Bing's heart thumped, and she thought: "Listening to Zhixing's description of that person, it seems that I have seen him somewhere. He should be a very important person, but why can't I remember him?" She was doubtful. , but knowing that it was useless to think about these things now, he still listened carefully to Liu Zhiyuan's words.

"The man stepped forward, put away his smile, and said very seriously: "My name is Qing Lingzi, and I have been observing you here for more than three months. During these three months, every move you make, I see everything you say and do, and I have some understanding of your nature, character, and demeanor. I am very optimistic about you, but I still have some concerns about your status as a son of an official. Haha, But after observing your words and deeds in Yunjian Alley today, I have put away these worries. Liu Zhiyuan, you are a good person. I plan to accept you as my disciple and teach you martial arts. Are you willing?"

"I was surprised and happy, and nodded quickly and replied: 'I do, I do, I do! Disciple, pay homage to the master!' After saying that, I knelt down and bowed to him."

Chen Bing said thoughtfully: "Zhixing, he secretly observed you for three months

, don’t you think there’s something wrong with it?”...

Liu Zhiyuan said: "Yes, but I was still young at that time. How could I have thought of this? All I thought about was that I could learn advanced martial arts. Some of them were just happy. Others, even if there was only a trace of thought in my mind, it would not be possible. They were all thrown out."

Chen Bing said: "Then did your master talk to you about it later?"

Liu Zhiyuan nodded and said: "I did ask the master when I got older, but he only said that he passed by Huating by chance and saw that I was quite intelligent. He did not accept a disciple himself. He wanted to accept a disciple to pass on his martial arts skills, so He just paid attention to me. Although I have doubts in my heart, he is my mentor after all, and he has taught me everything he has to teach me. He has also taught me many principles of life, so naturally I will not have any doubts about him anymore."

Liu Zhiyuan nodded to Chen Bing, and then continued: "Master helped me up, nodded and said: "You are really smart." Then the two of us sat on the stone bench next to us, and Master said: "You are here. We, too, are destined to be you and me, but kung fu is all about gradual progress, there are no shortcuts, and you will have to suffer a lot of hardships that are unbearable for ordinary people. Have you thought about it clearly?"

"Compared with reading boring collections of classics and history, poems and poems in the study, I prefer to dance with swords and guns in the courtyard, and my father often said to me that only by enduring hardship can one become a master. Although he said this It meant that I should study hard, but the same can be used in learning martial arts, so for me, there is no harm in enduring some hardships. I immediately replied to him: "Master, I have thought clearly, we are all human beings, others I can suffer, why can't I?"

"Master smiled slightly and said: "Okay, today I will teach you a set of mental skills and formulas. You can write them down carefully first, and then I will teach you the movement skills." Although I don't have a photographic memory, I can I am very talented in martial arts. After thinking about what the master said for a while, I understood its meaning. Now that I understood its rationale, I quickly became familiar with the formula. It only took more than an hour to complete it. "When Master saw that I was learning so quickly, he was extremely happy and applauded me repeatedly."

"After I finished learning, I still had some unfinished ideas, so I asked, "Master, can you teach me some other skills tonight?"

"The master shook his head and said: "I will teach you when the time is right. It is late at night today. You should go back to the house to rest early. Remember, you must follow the method I taught you to circulate your Qi for a week before you can sleep. ." When he saw me nodding in agreement, he smiled slightly and said, "Okay, then I'll come back tomorrow at this time!" After saying that, he didn't know what kind of movement he used, but he disappeared without a trace."

"In the next two years, Master came every night, but he never taught me any martial arts skills. He only asked me to meditate with him like the first day, and finally let me meditate with luck, and finally the breathing rhythm when holding luck in my mouth. Go to bed."

Chen Bing interrupted: "Why doesn't he teach you kung fu anymore? Is there any other reason?"

Liu Zhiyuan said: "I didn't understand it at first, but because of Master's usual majesty, I didn't dare to ask more questions. But after all, I haven't taught him any skills in the past two years, so there was a lot of confusion in my heart. I doubted my ability. That day happened to be my tenth birthday, and Master still came to the courtyard on time in the evening. I couldn't help it, so I asked him. Master did not answer me directly, but spoke to me in the courtyard. The man standing next to the tree waved to me and said, "Zhiyuan, what can you do to bring down this tree?"

"I thought about it and replied to him: "Cut it with an ax or cut it with a saw!"

"Master shook his head and said, "What if I ask you to interrupt it?"

"I stared blankly at the camphor tree in front of me, which was as thick as the mouth of a bowl. I scratched my head and said stupidly, "Master, this, this seems to be beyond human power."

"But the master smiled and said: "First follow what I taught you, try to exercise the inner breath for a week, and then use the Taizu Long Fist commonly used in the army to hit the camphor tree."

"I followed his instructions, took some inner breath, made my right hand into a palm, and used a move from Taizu's long fist to strike the tree trunk. I only heard a "click" sound, and the camphor tree broke with my hand. I was surprised. I looked at the broken tree, then looked at my palms blankly, and finally looked at the master blankly. After the master helped me sit down, he said: "What I teach you is the most superior inner skill and mind method in our sect. In the past two years, I have only taught you breathing, meditation, luck, and sleeping. These are all methods of practicing qi. As long as you know the internal skills, you can do anything in the world.

All the movements will become infinitely powerful. The Taizu Changquan you just used was originally just used in battle against the enemy. It was unremarkable. But now you see, after having internal strength, this dull Taizu The long fist can also crush a camphor tree as thick as a bowl with one palm. Haha, Zhiyuan, do you still want to complain that my master has not taught you martial arts in the past two years?"

"I was surprised and happy, and thanked my master repeatedly, because I already had the foundation of internal strength. From then on, the master began to teach me all kinds of boxing and kicking skills. Seeing that I learned quickly, he even taught me all kinds of weapons and weapons. He and Qing Gong were also taught to me. Alas, without my mentor, there would be no Liu Zhiyuan today."

Chen Bing was very emotional after hearing this, and teased half-jokingly: "Hey, if it weren't for your mentor, I'm afraid Liu Zhiyuan would be just like Li Wenhu, a dandy today. It's okay, okay, otherwise, then, then, When I sell fish every day, no one will pay 500 yuan to take my fish."

Liu Zhiyuan burst out laughing and said, "Haha, if you don't mention that day, I would have forgotten. It was beyond my expectation that Yuan Wai Yang was able to spend 5,000 guan to buy fish. I was originally sure that Yuan Wai Li was the one who got the red tail." I was like a fish out of water, but I didn’t expect that Yuan Yuanwai would show up halfway.”

Chen Bing was slightly startled in his heart and asked: "Exceptor Li?" At this time, the clear waves of Taihu Lake rolled up the broken light of the silver moon and shot towards the shore. A gray wild raccoon on the trestle stared at the lake for a long time without moving. Suddenly, in A silver light flashed in the broken moonlight of the water. The wild raccoon jumped up in an instant and followed the ripples everywhere and sank into the lake. After only a few breaths, the wild raccoon emerged from the water with a small fish in its mouth. He swam to the shore under the moonlight, escaped into the grass and disappeared.

Chen Bing shook his head slightly, smiled bitterly in his heart, and said: "You know that Granny Weng doesn't like me, doesn't want to see me, and treats Xiwu harshly. Although I am a daughter, I still want to contribute to this family. I do my best to fulfill my responsibilities and make this family better and better, so that everyone in the family can live a good life. Alas, but things often backfire. In the eyes of Weng Weng and my mother-in-law, I am just a thing. An object that can be traded or discarded at any time, haha, Zhixing, do you know where this place is?"


Chapter completed!