After the trip to Pingjiang, Lou Cheng felt that he suddenly calmed down, truly calmed down, calmed down from the inside out. In the past, despite the daily hard training, he gritted his teeth and persevered with great perseverance.
I became more determined because every bit of it paid off, but in the end I took a deep breath and endured for the sake of getting the ninth rank of the profession within a year or two, for the favor of Yan Zheke, and for the bright future in the future, and I felt quite eager for quick success and instant benefit.
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Such a mentality can indeed drive oneself to practice hard in a short period of time, but when encountering certain setbacks and when the stage achievements are not as good as imagined, it will inevitably lead to double the feedback of frustration and loss, torture of the soul, and bring about unpredictable consequences.
Be wary of arrogance and impetuosity. This is a good lesson from ancient times. I am not arrogant, but I am restless!
With his mind calm and then at peace, Lou Cheng gradually integrated the daily training into his life, becoming peaceful, peaceful, gentle and firm. Even his temperament seemed to have changed, which made Cai Zongming quite surprised. He often said jokingly:
"Could it be that Cheng Zi has encountered an unspoken rule? Why does he feel like his temperament has changed drastically?"
Faced with his words, Lou Cheng only said a few words calmly: "Come here and I will strangle you to death."
Unknowingly, two weeks had passed, and Lou Cheng felt that he had broken through a certain barrier on the "Yin-Yang Pile", "Thunder-Fire Pile" and "Condensing Water Pile" and stepped into a new level. His ability to coordinate his body was obvious.
Improved, the short-term explosive power within two or three moves has been significantly improved, the concentration and calmness during martial arts competition have been significantly improved, and the slightly myopic eyes seem to have regained their original clarity, and sometimes they can even feel the gaze of others.
It was Saturday morning again, and the time was close to twelve o'clock. Li Mao suppressed his smile and said solemnly:
"Cheng Zi, here comes one last time."
Lou Cheng nodded slightly, displayed his moves, and waited for the sophomore brother's moves.
Li Mao did not simply "go straight to the middle palace" as he did two weeks ago. In one step, he "swimmed" to the left side of Lou Cheng's body. His right hand formed a palm knife and slashed diagonally towards Lou Cheng's neck.
Lou Cheng remained calm and raised his left arm to block Li Mao's palm. However, before he could counterattack, Li Mao took another step and came behind him.
However, as soon as Li Mao stepped down, he saw Lou Cheng raising his leg and kicking him without any warning, as if he had been prepared for it.
"Okay!" He praised, took another step, and dodged the kick. Then he spread out his footwork, like a swimming dragon, and kept attacking around Lou Cheng.
At this time, Lou Cheng no longer needed any deliberate effort to be half silent, his thoughts seemed to be divided and combined. While observing the opponent's movements attentively, he calmly and quickly made decisions.
"Palm" made him busy and confused.
After fighting for a while, Li Mao's footwork suddenly changed, and he suddenly approached with a sliding step, followed immediately by a lunging cannon punch.
Lou Cheng didn't dare to block him, so he pushed his wrist sideways. However, Li Mao inserted his foot in between his legs. If placed properly, it could not only serve as a fulcrum for throwing skills, but also influence Lou Cheng's.
, making him afraid to use several footwork, making it difficult for him to exert force and hit the target immediately.
Seeing this situation, Lou Cheng's mind was flooded with thoughts and responses. However, he did not hesitate and made a decision in an instant. He took a step back. If Li Mao took a step forward, he would take another step back.
Advancing again, retreating again, advancing again, retreating again, the two of them seemed to be dancing a dance of tacit understanding, and the distance between them never changed much.
Li Mao exhaled and stopped trying. He slid forward again and forced himself closer. Using his feet as a source of energy, he moved his waist and back, and his arms and legs alternated, like a series of cannons, banging, banging, and firing quickly.
Lou Cheng felt that he was in a violent storm and could capsize at any time. He had to do his best to reach one or two. However, he did not lose control. He used his fists, elbows, arms, etc. alternately to constantly block, which was very rhythmic.
The footwork is not messy and always keeps oneself in a relatively suitable state for exerting force.
Under this kind of attack, if your footwork is messed up and your power cannot be unleashed, you will be defeated instantly!
Lou Cheng struggled to support himself with a series of artillery punches, tiger roars and wind roars, completely forgetting the passage of time. Just when he felt that he was approaching his limit, Li Mao retreated and the pressure suddenly disappeared.
He looked blankly and saw Li Mao shaking his head and smiling:
"The time is up. The coach blew the whistle and dismissed get out of class. This is our first tie."
Lou Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. He felt his hands were sore. He shook them off and said with a slight smile, "Thank you, senior brother, for showing mercy."
This is not modesty, but the truth. Because it is just teaching sparring, Li Mao has never used his full strength, and it is more of a form of feeding.
"That's not what you said. If I hadn't been training with you every day for more than two weeks, and I could feel your obvious progress every day, I would definitely not believe that you were the same Chengzi now." Li Mao said with emotion, "
More than two weeks ago, you were still a super rookie who had never even fought. You were not fast, not strong, and your reflexes were timid and slow. But now, you are worthy of the four-word evaluation of 'proficient in fists and kicks.'
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"You're so skilled in fists and kicks..." Lou Cheng chewed these four words with a bit of joy in his heart.
"Although the words 'proficient in boxing and kicking' sound like describing beginners, which is not very good, it is one of the standard comments for amateurs in the ninth grade." Li Mao said with a smile.
"Senior brother, are you saying that I have the level of a ninth-grade amateur?" Lou Cheng asked in surprise.
In less than three weeks, you are already at the ninth level of amateur level?
Li Mao nodded: "Being proficient in fists and kicks means that you can strike when you think about it, and you can skillfully and reasonably use the moves in a fight without messing with your footwork. This alone is better than 90% of the guys who fight randomly. It is inevitable
It's an amateur ninth grade, haha, but amateur ninth graders may not be proficient in fists and kicks. Some people have too obvious physical advantages, and the fixed-grade competition is a competition, not a form of evaluation. They rely on others to hit them without breaking their defense, and they can do it with one punch.
Being able to knock the opponent down is not as important as proficiency in fists and kicks."
"Hey, again, if I hadn't been sparring with you every day, I would probably call my girlfriend out to see the emperor now. Do you know how long it took me to get from beginner to amateur ninth grade?
Is that true? I practiced martial arts at the age of ten, and I only passed the ninth grade amateur qualifying competition at the age of fifteen. Although I didn’t practice every day, it was five years, five years, and you only had three weeks!”
Lou Cheng was not overjoyed, but instead smiled calmly and said: "This is different. Most people who have practiced martial arts since childhood are in the developmental stage of their bodies. Their strength and other physical qualities increase little by little. It will take several years to reach the same level.
An adult, and I am already a real adult, I don’t need to wait for my body to grow up anymore.”
"Although this is true, it still proves that you have a strong talent. It's a pity that you didn't learn martial arts at the beginning and missed the best time to practice martial arts." Li Mao said regretfully, and then patted Lou Cheng on the shoulder,
He turned back and walked to the locker room.
Looking at his back, Lou Cheng recalled the joy just now in his heart:
Three weeks into the ninth grade, how many grades will I have when school starts next year?
Not talking about such long-term things, but right now, my improved explosive power, my improved calmness and concentration, and my most improved coordination ability have not yet been fully integrated into my moves and footwork. They are always separated by a vague barrier, and they are doing their own thing.
Once this barrier is broken and these are integrated into one, will I be able to achieve the strength of an amateur?
Thinking about these things, Lou Cheng quickly walked to the women's locker room and caught up with Yan Zheke and Guo Qing.
"The weather is really nice today. It seems God is blessing us." He said with a smile.
After coordinating everyone's time arrangements, the social gathering was scheduled for this afternoon. We will gather at 1:30 to go boating on Zhaoshan Lake for an autumn outing. We will have a good meal outside in the evening. Considering Lou Cheng, Yan Zheke and Guo Qing have to get up early for special training.
, I stopped going to sing K after dinner.
Yan Zheke, with her black hair tied up and in a ponytail, is a little more playful and energetic: "I have always been a sunny child. I have never experienced rain in all the spring and autumn outings I have participated in since I was a child. You have to thank me for that."
I!"
Lou Cheng was about to hit the snake with a stick, so he said yes, I'll treat you to a meal (or I'll give you snacks) to thank you to show my sincerity!
But Guo Qing, who was standing next to him, interrupted impatiently: "We have to meet again later, why are we in such a hurry to chat now? You guys are not in trouble, you just have to eat. We still have to clean up and wash our hair."
When she said that, Lou Cheng almost made his face turn red, so he could only smile and said, "Then I'll take a shower first. See you in the afternoon."
"See you in the afternoon." Yan Zheke smiled and waved.
Resisting the urge to look back, Lou Cheng entered the dressing room and sighed slightly in his heart.
After persevering in chatting, greeting each other, teasing, and the natural closeness of her classmates, her relationship with Yan Zheke became better and better. She even started to call her by her nickname Chengzi, but she always missed something and couldn't change it.
Furthermore, just like the male and female classmates in high school who were not ambiguous but had good friendships, they were always somewhat polite.
What to do next?
After taking a shower and having lunch, Lou Cheng returned to the dormitory and saw Zhao Qiang, Zhang Jingye and Qiu Zhigao all choosing clothes to appear in front of the girls with the most energetic and energetic appearance, while Cai Zongming was giving instructions.
"Sure, you still have such ability, Mouth King." Lou Cheng teased.
Cai Zongming smiled and said: "It's not that I'm great, it's that they usually dress too, uh, too single, including you."
After glancing at him, Lou Cheng turned to look at the busy people in the dormitory, lowered his voice and said to Cai Zongming:
"Sage Qing, do you think this person has some martial arts skills and just wants to show off his bravery?"
"Yes, a chivalrous person uses force to break the ban." Cai Zongming suddenly turned his head and looked Lou Cheng up and down, pretending to be horrified, "Chengzi, you don't want to practice that slogan, do you? This will really land you in jail!
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"What are you thinking!" Lou Cheng scolded with a smile, "I mean, when I didn't have much fighting skills in the past, if I went out to socialize with Yan Zheke, I would definitely hope that the journey would be safe and that I wouldn't encounter illegal cars, gangsters, or gangsters.
Meeting Roadhog, in short, went smoothly without any twists and turns. But now, I am actually looking forward to meeting a gangster in the afternoon, meeting a brainless rich second-generation official*, etc., and then I can be a hero and save the beauty.
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Cai Zongming did not refute, but calmly replied:
"Wake up, your goddess is more powerful than you, and there is Lao Qiu, an amateur of the sixth grade, and me and Guo Qing. Who will get you in the hero's rescue of beauty?"
"That's right..." The corner of Lou Cheng's mouth twitched.