The early sun reflected the colors, and the snow condensed into ice. The sudden clearing of the sky gave people in the mountains an uplifting feeling of relief after suffering.
The martial arts test is still going on. In the two martial arts arenas in the courtyard, scenes of fist-to-bone, hard-fought fighting are being staged from time to time, and the intensity is unprecedented. Because all the disciples on the field understand that after this round of fighting,
Those who are at the bottom in both literary and martial arts will have to leave the Taoist discipline and go down the mountain.
Niu Pang'er failed to defend the ring yesterday. Now he is standing in the "Dizihao" martial arts arena. Like other disciples, he clasped his fists and saluted the man in front of him. The trick Yang Zhaoxi said over and over again echoed in his mind.
:
Use the weak to attack the strong and avoid its edge! Take advantage of its omissions and attack it to save it! He is tired and time is of the essence! If he dodges, he will pursue you relentlessly!
The disciple guarding the ring in front of him was commonly known as Lei Zhengqi and his Taoist name was Wu Lingzi. He was not tall. He was using his bare hands and his Taoist robes to bulge out. He was obviously good at martial arts such as fists and palms. Niu Pang'er felt a mixture of joy and sorrow in his heart, and he was happy at the same time.
This disciple who defends the ring does not use weapons, but he is worried that his fat body will not be able to bear the iron fists.
Lei Zhengqi raised his head and said: "Junior Brother Niu! Today's victory or defeat is very important to me. If you are willing to admit defeat now, after today, I can teach you my 'stone-breaking hand' to make up for it. If you are not willing,
, I will definitely try my best! If your bones are broken or your tendons are broken, don’t blame me!"
After listening to what he said, Niu Pang'er's mind was already shaken: the only boxing techniques he knew were a set of "Nine Fighting Styles", a set of "Cuiyun Daogong" and a few half-baked "Cangjie Boxing".
Everyone in the "Cuiyun Dao Kung" temple knows it, and if you use it to compete, you will probably humiliate yourself; because of my laziness, I only learned the tiger shape, horse shape, and bear shape from Yang Zhaoxi in "Cangjie Quan".
I only have a partial understanding of the key points of "emptying one's mind and filling one's belly". After taking stock, I found that only the "Nine Fighting Styles" can be used...
When Lei Zhengqi saw that Niu Pang'er was reluctant to take action, he thought that he was brave because of his skill, so he didn't hesitate in his heart and pushed him forward with a flat palm.
Niu Pang'er heard the wind coming out of his palm, and secretly thought, "Oh no," the words "Avoid its edge" flashed through his mind. He stepped back with both feet and dodged the palm. When Lei Zhengqi saw that the palm failed, he did it again.
A straight punch was delivered, attacking his face.
Niu Pang'er hurriedly returned the attack, and slapped Lei Zhengqi's fist with a "snap". The attack was slightly blocked, but it was better than nothing. Then he "snap, snap, snap..." seven consecutive palms, hitting this fist respectively.
He used the "wind from all directions" move to complete the attack, including the tiger's mouth, wrists, fist holes, etc. With the force of the recoil from the intersection of his fists and palms, he jumped back a few steps and almost jumped out of the martial arts arena.
Lei Zhengqi couldn't laugh or cry: "Junior Brother Niu, what kind of fighting method are you doing? Empress Fist?" As he spoke, he waved his right arm again, aiming to hit him under the ribs.
Niu Pang'er fought several times, but although it was difficult to resist, most of the timidity in his heart had dissipated: This "stone-breaking hand" sounds scary, but when it comes to actually using it, it is not as powerful as imagined!
Thinking of this, he started to defend rather than attack, avoiding Lei Zhengqi's punches, and running around the field. His boxing techniques were no longer limited to the "Nine Fighting Styles", but were thrown out randomly, not seeking merit, but seeking futility.
Pass.
Lei Zhengqi patiently punched Niu Pang'er for a while, but none of his punches actually hit Niu Pang'er! He began to feel anxious, and the range of his punches and palms gradually increased, and several holes on his body were exposed to the public.
Down.
Niu Pang'er was worried that the empty gate was being deceived, so he did not rush to attack. He still kept his distance and fought patiently. After fighting for more than ten seconds, Lei Zhengqi finally couldn't hold himself back and raised his knee to hit Niu Pang'er's abdomen.
Niu Pang'er was waiting for this moment. He hurriedly clenched his palm into a fist, raised his middle finger slightly, and punched Lei Zhengqi's inner thigh.
Lei Zhengqi's knees were still halfway up, and he felt severe pain in his thighs, and the curled-up attack dispersed. He raised his legs and feet and dropped them to the ground. He staggered a few steps, then turned around and glared at Niu Pang'er: "
What kind of man is it to make a sneak attack and take advantage of others!"
Niu Pang'er's face turned red, but he didn't answer him. Having just succeeded in his move, he felt more confident in his heart. At this moment, he continued to surround Lei Zhengqi, who was tall and strong, guarding against his thunderous offensive while observing him carefully.
His emptiness and weaknesses. He couldn't help but glance at Yang Chaoxi, his fellow villager:
The "Nine Fighting Styles" borrowed some methods from "Zhuo Family Boxing" to hit people's painful areas, and it can have such a miraculous effect! It seems that there is quite a lot to study in martial arts. If Yang Chaoxi hadn't always been arguing with herself
Guan Lin'er, it's not a big deal to bow your head and become a disciple by yourself...
Lei Zhengqi suffered a secret loss and naturally refused to give up. He then punched and cleaved his palms, making the attack fiercer.
When Niu Pang'er was tired of parrying, he also received a few punches on the chest and back. If he hadn't run faster, he might have broken his bones and tendons. But the "stone-breaking hand" kept going fiercely all the way.
A lot of force was exerted, and the longer the time went on, the more difficult it became to maintain the strength.
Niu Pang'er saw the right opportunity again, and punched Lei Zhengqi's ribs, armpits, waist and other places several times, almost making him unable to stand up. When he stood up to fight back, the force of Lei Zhengqi's punches was already too strong.
It's half weaker than it was at the beginning.
Niu Pang'er's strategy of "taking advantage of his omissions and attacking him to save him" finally consumed most of Lei Zhengqi's physical strength. At this time, he was already tired, and it was the right time to use "he is tired, but the time is not waiting for me"!
Lei Zhengqi had no idea that he would fight with fists and kicks a few times, as well as these twists and turns. He just gathered the remaining energy, worked hard, and attacked alternately with fists, feet, elbows, and knees.
Niu Pang'er sometimes dodges, sometimes teases, but always refuses to behave and confronts him head-on. Although he was eaten a few times, he was still tolerable.
After a long period of hard work like this, Lei Zhengqi was breathing heavily. Except when Niu Pang'er came over to tease him, he struck out with a few palms and stopped pursuing him.
Niu Pang'er made a few more feints, but when he saw that Lei Zhengqi's bravery had been exhausted, he turned back and launched an attack using the "Nine Fighting Styles", and attacked fiercely.
Lei Zhengqi felt a chill in his heart: This "barbaric" boy endured the humiliation and endured the beating for a long time, but when he was at the end of his strength, he launched a counterattack. The punch was so fierce that it was no less powerful than his own when he was full of strength!
Niu Pang'er's heart was filled with desire at this moment, covered by the words "If he dodges, he will chase after him".
Lei Zhengqi lost his heroic spirit and almost ran around with his head in his hands, being chased by Niu Pang'er all over the field. However, he bit the bottom line in his heart and refused to admit defeat.
The brothers and sisters who were watching the battle were attracted by this reversal, and they all turned their attention away from the "Tianzihao" martial arts arena.
But the competition was obviously coming to an end. Niu Pang'er caught up with him in a few steps, shouted "One step is enough", stretched out his foot and kicked Lei Zhengqi in the lower back.
Lei Zhengqi couldn't dodge, so he leaned down and threw himself on the thick snow. The snow formed a huge human-shaped silhouette, which was particularly shocking to everyone's eyes.
Niu Pang'er stood in the martial arts arena, looking at his arms and hands, still unbelievable about this victory. It wasn't until cheers rang out from the west verandah that a smile appeared on his face, and he quickly walked out of the martial arts arena and met with a few people.
Two childhood friends hugged each other. All the joy and encouragement melted into each other's smiles.
In the two martial arts arenas, fierce fighting and sparring were still going on. From time to time there were cheers and lamentations, adding a lot of sadness and joy to this winter moon test.
The winners are certainly happy, but most of the losers are unwilling to give in, so the "Martial Skills Class C" they just won falls into the hands of others in the blink of an eye. This kind of reversal situation happens all the time on the martial arts field.
There are even more desperate disciples who turn their attention to disciples with "Martial Arts Level B" or even "Martial Arts Level A", trying to achieve a miracle, but in the end they all end in miserably defeat.
This kind of repeated invitations to fight and discuss began on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month and continued until the afternoon of the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month before gradually stopping. The four-level disciples "A, B, C, and D" who finished the martial arts test were finally divided into
. Combined with the levels of scripture examination, the disciples were divided into seven levels: "Double A", "A B", "Double B"... "Double D".
Zhang Hezong, Ming Xuzi of the Supervisory Academy, stood on the martial arts field and announced the seven disciples one after another. He also specifically announced a plan to persuade the more than ten disciples who were ranked "double Ding" to leave:
Some transportation and dry food are provided in the temple. When the winter snow subsides and there are relatives to join, you can go down the mountain together. If you are homeless, you can go down the mountain again next spring when the weather is warmer and make a living on your own.
Hunglingzi Jiang Feng is one of them. This senior brother has sent Taoist robes and other things since Yang Chaoxi and the four of them entered the temple. For a long time after that, he would get up early every day and come to wake the four of them up.
Wash.
Later, the four of them practiced Taoism and martial arts in the temple, and often received the care of Senior Brother Dao Jiangfeng. They gradually grew from ignorant and ignorant boys to clear young men who practiced both Taoism and martial arts. When Senior Brother Jiang Feng arrived, he was already a mature man.
A tall man of seventeen years old.
After five years of friendship, they are now separated, which makes many people feel really hard to let go.
Yang Chaoxi, Huang Shuo and several of his familiar junior brothers escorted him out of the gate and down the stone steps. Along the way, they forced themselves to smile and joked about "having a son early", and also told him, "Be rich and honorable."
Don’t forget each other” words.
After they were more than ten miles away, Jiang Feng turned around and advised everyone to stay. But his eyes were filled with tears, he said "Take care" and left decisively.
Only Yang Chaoxi and the others were left standing there in despair, with slightly red eyes, saying goodbye to the lonely figure that was gradually disappearing, with tears streaming down the cold mountain.
A biting wind blew by, carrying the snow stars as they flew up, then fled into the vast gray forest and snowy ridge.
We are all travelers from afar, and we are always sad to see you farewell!
This kind of separation is no coincidence. Since the winter exams, every few days, there will be senior brothers who have packed up, carrying simple luggage, and being sent off by several senior brothers, they say goodbye with tears and rush to the country from then on.
Completely different paths.
When many people meet again, it is already many years later. Some people leave, but it is an eternal farewell and they have never seen each other again.
The human world is endless, so it is charming because there are sorrows and joys, love and hatred, and there are many people and things that always linger in my mind. All these things create fetters, making all living beings like puppets on strings, controlled by seven emotions and six desires, and become intoxicated.
, can’t stop.
The sorrow of separation finally faded away, and the New Year was approaching. The Taoist disciples in Guanzhong packed up their mood and began to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
Wu Tianshi had been a guest for many days during the Wu Zheng Festival, and he wanted to return to Chang'an to celebrate the New Year. However, Gongsun Zhenren, Yang Zhaoxi and others repeatedly persuaded him to stay, so he decided to stay a little longer until the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, so it would not be too late to leave.
What makes Yang Zhaoxi particularly happy is that the annual vacation is just around the corner. Ever since I met her mother being bullied by chance in Luoyang North City in the autumn, the sadness and guilt have always been buried in my heart and I can't get rid of it.
Now that I am about to return to my hometown, I can finally put aside all my religious matters and go back to see my mother. The eager mood is rushing up and down in my chest. I am surprised and happy, and it is difficult to describe.
Niu Pang'er was even more delighted. Not only did he talk about "Guan Lin'er" all day long, he even ran to Yang Zhaoxi to tease her without fear of death.
If it hadn't been for Guan Huer and Sun Hunian who tried their best to stop Yang Chaoxi, they would most likely have been beaten into a pig's head, which would serve as a warning to others for not being virtuous.
In the Shangqing Temple before the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere began to become relaxed and joyful. In the early morning of the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, Yang Zhaoxi and four other young Taoist priests, who had packed their bags, finally set off on their way back home.