The lights were on in the courtyard of No. 63 Shenjia Lane, Causeway Bay. Li Zhongwu was sitting under the persimmon tree, drinking tea, with a black puppy nestled at his feet.
It has been almost two months since he adopted this puppy. In such a long time, not only has the puppy grown up a lot, but it has also become familiar with him and dares to take the initiative to sit at his feet.
In the corner of the yard, the eldest disciple Yan Zhenxin is practicing the Eight Hands of Wing Chun, while the second disciple Shen Lei is going back and forth only practicing one move of Progressive Bengquan.
When did Shen Lei become his disciple?
About a month ago, right?
Shen Lei's brute strength and simple and honest character made Li Zhongwu want to try to see if he could train this guy to become a master.
So, one morning when he came out of the yard and was about to have breakfast outside, he met Shen Lei who happened to be pushing a tricycle from home. He stopped and asked Shen Lei if he would like to become his disciple.
Shen Lei was surprised at that time.
Perhaps it was because he had witnessed Li Zhongwu's Kung Fu on the set. After being surprised, Shen Lei nodded without much hesitation and expressed his willingness to become Li Zhongwu's teacher.
However, Shen Lei still had some concerns at the time. First, was he worried about whether he was suitable to learn Kung Fu? Second, was he worried that learning Kung Fu would affect his ability to make and sell rice cakes every day?
Li Zhongwu dispelled his worries in a few words.
After that, every night when Yan Zhenxin came here to practice, Shen Lei from next door would come over and practice together.
In view of the fact that he is not very smart, Li Zhongwu does not plan to teach him many moves. For the time being, he has only taught him one move, the advanced collapse fist of Xingyiquan.
Maybe Shen Lei’s new moves will not be shared again in the future.
Because there is a saying that has been circulating in the Kung Fu circle - one move can be eaten all over the world.
The meaning of this sentence is very simple, if one move is powerful enough, it will be enough to conquer the world.
There have been examples of this in reality, such as Guo Yunshen, the first-generation master of Xingyiquan, who defeated all the invincible opponents in the world with just one move and a half-step collapse fist.
Therefore, Li Zhongwu wanted to try the advanced Bengquan of Xingyiquan. If Shen Lei keeps practicing, can a miracle happen?
Anyway, with Shen Lei's brain, it is impossible to practice too many moves.
And Shen Lei has been practicing this trick steadily for more than a month.
Of course, both he and Yan Zhenxin also had doubts about this.
Shen Lei asked Li Zhongwu when he would teach him other moves?
Yan Zhenxin asked Li Zhongwu if he could only practice one move.
Li Zhongwu briefly told them Guo Yunshen's deeds.
Yan Zhenxin was doubtful, but Shen Lei was very encouraged by what he heard. From then on, Shen Lei never thought about learning other moves.
Every time I come here, I just practice that move over and over again.
Under the persimmon tree, Li Zhongwu held a book in his left hand and a small purple sand teapot in his right hand. He read the book quietly, took a sip of tea from time to time, and occasionally glanced at the two disciples practicing in the corner of the yard.
He had previously thought about officially putting up the sign of Heyi Sect, recruiting more disciples as soon as possible, and trying to cultivate a group of disciples as soon as possible to help him shoot some ancient martial arts movies.
But later he changed his mind.
He felt that it would be too inefficient to start training from scratch.
His courtyard is also a bit small and cannot allow too many disciples to practice at the same time.
Moreover, if you are starting from scratch, it is best for the new disciples not to be too old, but younger, so that you have enough time to lay a solid foundation.
But the time it takes to train a group of disciples like that is definitely not something that can be done within three to five years.
It would be better to wait until he wins the "Martial Arts Champion" competition, becomes famous and proves his skills, and then openly recruits disciples and recruits a group of young people who are apprentices in martial arts.
Such a young man must have a good foundation in kung fu because he is an apprentice in martial arts, which can save him a lot of time in training.
As for the disciples who become apprentices in art, can their loyalty be guaranteed?
Li Zhongwu didn't think it was a big problem.
Just like a line in a certain movie says - when he gets the hang of it, he will respect me like a god.
He knew very well how powerful the kung fu he had exchanged from the Lord God's Dimension was.
He believed that the disciples who would become his disciples would respect him like a god after seeing his skills.
As long as they respect him as a god, these disciples will never dare to betray him in this life.
If so, then clean up the portal!
A gust of night wind suddenly blew, bringing a slight chill.
In late September in Tianfu City, the night time is no longer as hot as it was some time ago.
Li Zhongwu casually closed the book in his hand and coughed lightly, "Let's finish our practice tonight! You two, come here!"
Hearing this, Yan Zhenxin and Shen Lei both stopped unexpectedly and looked over.
Because they usually have to practice a little longer, the practice time tonight was obviously not as long as usual.
But the master called them, and although they were confused, they quickly agreed and strode towards this side.
Yan Zhenxin: "Master, the time has not come yet? Why did you stop us?"
Shen Lei scratched his head and looked at Li Zhongwu doubtfully.
Li Zhongwu looked at them and smiled: "Tomorrow I will go to participate in "Martial Arts Champion". Before I leave, I have something to tell you, so let's practice here tonight!"
Hearing what he said, both Yan Zhenxin and Shen Lei were stunned.
Yan Zhenxin smiled and said: "That's it, Master, what do you want to tell us? Just tell us!"
Shen Lei echoed with a naive smile: "Yes, Master! Just give your orders!"
Li Zhongwu lowered his head and looked at the black dog nestled at his feet, "First of all, the 'expert', I am going to Binhai City this time and I won't be able to come back in a short time, so which one of you can help me take care of the 'expert' for a while?
Can you guys discuss it?"
Yan Zhenxin subconsciously looked at Shen Lei, wanting to discuss it with him, but Shen Lei did not look at him, but said with a naive smile: "Master, there is no need to discuss this, I will bring the 'expert' back to my house in a while, you
Don't worry, as long as I have a bite to eat, he won't be hungry. I guarantee that when you come back, I will make the 'expert' fat and white, hehe."
Yan Zhenxin: “???”
Yan Zhenxin was stunned, feeling that he was being outdone by his junior brother. After he realized what he was doing, he quickly responded, "Master! Let me raise an 'expert'! Although I usually have to go to work during the day, I have someone at home to help take care of it."
, and we also have a lot of hunting dogs in our patrol room. I will go back to my colleagues who raise hunting dogs to discuss their experience and see if I can train the 'experts' to be like hunting dogs. When the time comes, I will wait for Master to come back.
Now, the 'expert' can not only help you look after your house, but maybe occasionally help you go into the mountains to catch a pheasant, hare or something like that, what do you think, Master?"
Shen Lei turned to look at Yan Zhenxin in surprise, blinked his big eyes, and asked naively: "Elder brother, can you really train an 'expert' into a hunting dog? Then I will buy some puppies tomorrow, and you can help me by the way.
Can I also train one? I also want a hunting dog that can catch pheasants and hares!"
Yan Zhenxin gave him a blank look and was too lazy to answer this guy's words.
Li Zhongwu smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Forget it, 'Expert' is so lazy, it should be difficult to train him into a hunting dog, so don't waste that time. It will still be a stone in a while. You can take 'Expert' home and raise it! Although I don't believe you can You can raise a black dog to be white and fat, but just don’t raise it to death.”
Shen Lei smiled and nodded in agreement.
Yan Zhenxin did not argue anymore.
This was originally a small thing.
Li Zhongwu paused and continued: "In addition, during the days when I am away, you two still have to come here to practice kung fu every night. Firstly, you two will supervise each other and don't slack off. Kung fu needs to be accumulated over time to achieve a little bit. Progress and practicing Qigong are like sailing against the current. If you don't make progress, you will retreat. By the way, you can also help me look after my home. Don't wait until I come back and the house has been emptied by thieves."
Yan Zhenxin and Shen Lei nodded in agreement again and again.
Li Zhongwu nodded slightly with satisfaction and waved his hand, "That's it! You two go back and rest now! When I come back, I will check your skills again. Don't blame me if I don't see your progress. Master will punish you."
Yan Zhenxin smiled and promised, "Master, don't worry! As a senior brother, I will definitely supervise my junior brother!"
Although this junior brother is not very smart, he is still very happy to have a junior brother.
Shen Lei also smiled and assured, "Master, don't worry, I will also supervise senior brother!"
Li Zhongwu chuckled and waved his hand again.
After the two disciples said goodbye, they left together. Before leaving, Shen Lei did not forget to pick up the black dog nesting at Li Zhongwu's feet.
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The next morning, Li Zhongwu carried a simple luggage bag, left the yard, walked out of Shenjia Lane, hailed a taxi and headed to the airport.
Binhai City, since he received the invitation for the "Martial Arts Champion" competition, he has checked information about this city online.
Judging from the map, the location of Binhai City is probably the location of the original Space-Time Magic City.
Because of its superior geographical location, Binhai City's industry and commerce were very prosperous, and it was one of the most prosperous cities on the eastern coast of the Yan Dynasty.
Moreover, the headquarters of Binhai Media, one of the five major media companies in the Great Yan Dynasty, is located in Binhai City.
The program competition "Wu Zhuangyuan" is Binhai Media's flagship program.
Not long after, a taxi took Li Zhongwu to Tianfucheng Airport.
Entering the airport, he went to buy a ticket first.
Although the technology in this era is relatively advanced, there is no convenient online ticket booking. If you want to buy train tickets or air tickets, you can only buy them at the station or airport.
After buying the ticket, Li Zhongwu came to the terminal carrying his luggage bag.
But unexpectedly saw Cao Kun, Huo Xinyi and others in the departure hall.
When Li Zhongwu saw them accidentally, Cao Kun also happened to see him accidentally. When their eyes met, they were both startled.
Immediately, both of them smiled.
Cao Kun immediately stood up and said something to Huo Xinyi and others beside him. Huo Xinyi and others also looked towards Li Zhongwu. After seeing Li Zhongwu, some of them stood up immediately, and some hesitated for a moment and then also stood up. Welcome over.
Li Zhongwu knew all these people.
Because they had recently collaborated on the filming of "Black Fist", before filming "Black Fist", Li Zhongwu came to challenge them one by one.
Li Zhongwu was surprised when he suddenly saw them just now. Now his thoughts changed and he no longer felt strange.
Because Cao Kun and others are the top actual combat masters in Tianfu City, since Li Zhongwu can be invited to the "Wu Zhuangyuan" competition, Cao Kun and others who are more famous than him will naturally be invited.
However, Li Zhongwu silently counted and found that a few of the 8 people who had previously collaborated with him on "Black Fist" were not here at this time.
For example, Ju Xudong and Li Zhongwu were not seen at this time.
In addition to Ju Xudong, three other people were also absent.
I wonder if these people have no plans to participate in "Wu Zhuangyuan"? Or are they not setting off with Cao Kun and others?
When these questions flashed through his mind, Li Zhongwu was also walking towards Cao Kun and the others.
After working together on "Black Fist", they are already friends, at least on the surface.
When friends meet, it is natural to go up and say hello.
The two parties soon came close, smiling at each other.
Cao Kun: "Brother Zhongwu, are you going to Binhai too?"
Li Zhongwu nodded, "How many brothers and sisters are there too?"
Yes, there is a woman in Cao Kun's team, a middle-aged woman in her forties, thin, named Luo Lin, who is good at swordsmanship.
Cao Kun, Huo Xinyi, Chang Shan, Chang Feng, and Luo Lin all smiled and nodded in agreement.
Luo Lin smiled and said: "We just said that we might meet you here today, but I didn't expect that we actually met you."
Huo Xinyi said: "We just said that you might have to work on the post-production of "Black Fist", so I may not be able to meet you here today!"
Cao Kun smiled all over his face, "Yes! If we had known that you were going to Binhai today, we would have called you to join us. But now, since we have met, we just set off together, let's go! There is a seat over there, let's go
Come and sit together, let’s go! Let’s go!”
A few people chatted and laughed, and returned to the place where Cao Kun and the others were sitting. There were fewer tourists in this area, which made it easier for them to talk.
After everyone sat down, Chang Shan smiled bitterly and said: "Since Brother Li has gone to this competition, we must have no hope of winning. But fortunately, we have no hope of winning in the first place, otherwise we should fight now
Back home."
Huo Xinyi smiled and nodded, "That's right! However, even if Brother Li doesn't go, with Brother Cao participating in this competition, we have no hope of winning. In fact, with our efforts, this time
When I go to participate in a competition, the hope of finishing in the top three is very slim. Anyway, I went there this time mainly because I wanted to meet the masters in the world, so as not to always sit in my own little piece of land, sit in a well and watch the sky, and work behind closed doors."
Luo Lin's eyes flashed slightly, and then she agreed with a smile: "Yes! There are too many masters in the world, especially Tianque City, which produces several top masters every year. There are also masters from abroad who are difficult to compete with. We
It would be great if you could meet these people!"
Cao Kun chuckled and humbled himself: "You don't have the confidence to win the championship. Don't blame me. It's as if I have the confidence to win the championship. What I'm good at is swordsmanship. You all know this. I competed in "Wu Zhuangyuan"
It’s a bare-handed Kung Fu, plus I’m old and frail, so compared to the unarmed Kung Fu, there’s no hope of winning the championship?”
Chang Feng, who had been silent all this time, also smiled and spoke at this time, "We really have no hope of winning the championship, but I think Brother Li still has hope. How about we help Brother Li when the time comes? If Brother Li can win the championship, then
It is also the honor of our Tianfu City! Think about it, how many years has it been since our Tianfu City won the championship in the "Martial Arts Champion" competition? What do you think?"