Half a year later, after everything was settled, Lei Hu bid farewell to his master Huang Feihong and Bao Zhilin's disciples, and embarked on a northward journey with the elite members of the No. 20 Militia.
At this time, his strength has firmly entered the early stage of dark strength, and his martial arts skills are enough to establish a mountain sect outside. He does not have to worry about ordinary bandits and thieves at all. Even if a large number of local armed sieges are besieged, he can escape immediately.
The purpose of his trip was to compete in martial arts, so there was no need to rush to the north. Instead, he followed his heart and wandered around the inland provinces in the south.
Lei Hu would ask for the address of any well-known local martial artist and take the initiative to visit them.
Lei Hu stayed in Shonan alone for almost half a year.
This is the base camp of the Hunan Army's military group. The Hunan Army started out with military exploits, so it naturally attaches great importance to personal bravery. Over the years, the folk customs and martial arts have prevailed, and many martial arts warriors have emerged.
Especially when it comes to weapon skills such as swords and guns, there are many good masters in Shonan, which is enough to open Lei Hu's eyes, and at the same time, he begins to pay attention to the use of weapons in combat.
In particular, he found a Miao sword master who had a sharp Miao sword in his hand. Although Lei Hu was above him in terms of strength, it was difficult for him to get close with his bare hands.
Even if he used a relatively skilled long stick, there was nothing he could do to defeat the opponent. This made him think about the use of the equipment in combat and planned to spend his energy on practicing it.
To avoid encountering a stronger weapon master in the future, it would be difficult for him to even get up close during the duel, so how can there be any effectiveness in the competition?
Among others, Li Shuwen, the great master of Bajiquan, is a master of magic with his big gun. It is also said that this guy has a hot temper and will be merciless. If he encounters a sparring match in the future, he will suffer a big loss due to his lack of strength.
Fortunately, Bao Zhilin's lineage already had equipment training and fighting methods, including the famous Wulang Bagua stick. After experiencing the battle between Huacheng and Nalan Yuanshu, he carefully studied and learned this set of sticks.
The law is quite capable.
When he was in southern Hunan, he heard the name of Du Xinwu, the successor of the Natural Sect, and he went to see him, but he was not at home, which was a pity.
After leaving Xiangnan, he took a direct detour to Jinling, where he happened to meet Liu Baichuan, a master of the Shaolin lineage, and competed with his fellow disciples here.
Through his connections with the local Jianghu gangs, he got acquainted with this well-known Shaolin master in the Jiangnan area, and made a request for discussion.
As soon as he started to move, Lei Hu felt in advance what was called a storm of sharp leg skills.
What surprised him even more was that Liu Baichuan's leg skills alternated between dark strength and bright strength, which were either real or weak and difficult to guard against. It even made him feel like he was facing a master of Huajing.
In the end, Lei Hu fought dozens of moves but was defeated, and was recognized by Liu Baichuan, who discussed the key to changing the strength of his moves.
It's just that the Shaolin lineage mainly focuses on external skills and hard skills. To be honest, he doesn't know enough about the changes in muscles and bones. Liu Baichuan sincerely suggested that Lei Hu go to Hebei for a trip. It would be best to consult the Xingyi, Tai Chi and Bagua masters, especially the first generation
Guo Yunshen, the great master of Xingyi, is the absolute authority in this regard. Maybe through some guidance from this great master of Chinese martial arts, Lei Hu's strength can improve by leaps and bounds.
No joke, during the exchange, Liu Baichuan's understanding of the changes in strength of the muscles and bones in the body, as well as deeper theoretical knowledge, were much better than Lei Hu's. Lei Hu benefited greatly from the exchange.
If he could listen to the personal guidance of Guo Yunshen, the great master of Xingyi, his complete theoretical knowledge alone would be of great help to Lei Hu, and could even be said to lay his greatest hope for further advancement.
What Lei Hu lacks is not training methods. The training methods of Bao Zhilin lineage are quite complete and systematic. They are the essence branch of Nanquan lineage. As long as you have enough talent and are willing to work hard, it is easy to become a Nanquan master at the Anjin level.
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However, due to the gap between the northern and southern martial arts communities and the lack of communication, the southern martial arts community obviously lags behind in understanding the latest martial arts theories of the northern martial arts community.
Through Liu Baichuan's few words, Lei Hu knew that Guo Yunshen, the great master of Xingyi, had compiled a complete set of martial arts theories, including three major realms and three levels of strength, which were of great help to Lei Hu's further cultivation.
and benefits.
Lei Hu had almost never heard of this very important theoretical knowledge when he was in Baozhilin, which shows that news from the southern martial arts lags behind.
With a plan in mind, Lei Hu did not leave Jinling directly. Instead, he took a trip to the Magic City. Here, where the Chinese and foreigners live together, it is one of the places with the most intense conflicts between China and foreign countries. Not only are there many martial arts masters from the northern and southern martial arts, but also many martial arts masters.
A few foreign masters show off their power again.
Regarding the famous martial arts master, he was sincere and took the initiative to visit him. Regardless of whether the other party agreed to discuss with him or not, he could not live up to his words in terms of morality.
As for the group of foreign boxers or strongmen who were self-proclaimed powerful and arrogant, Lei Hu seized the opportunity and beat several of them hard, beating these foreigners to the point where they were frightened and did not dare to take the lead. Only then was he satisfied and left the magical city for this Eastern adventure.
paradise.
Of course, as he challenged masters from all sides along the way, due to his astonishing record of winning more than losing, and his ability to severely teach foreign masters in the magic city, his reputation spread throughout the southern martial arts world, and even based on his fighting style
He also learned martial arts and gave him the nickname "Thunder Tiger".
Isn't this a curse?
When Lei Hu heard about his banditry, he felt dumbfounded.
You know, the last Thunder Tiger was accidentally killed by Fang Shiyu in the early Qing Dynasty, which then triggered a direct confrontation between Shaolin and Wudang.
Of course, the slander in my heart is the slander in my heart. After the bandit name "Thunder Tiger" became famous in the southern martial arts community, Bao Zhilin's name also became famous. Huang Feihong was originally a master of Nanquan. With the achievements of "Thunder Tiger", he became more and more famous.
Astonishing, it also shines brightly.
After becoming famous in the southern martial arts world, Lei Hu was surprised to find that his journey suddenly became smoother.
Everywhere he went, the local tycoons warmly entertained him. He did not dare to neglect his invitation to compete. Even if he lost, he would not feel resentful. The title of 'Thunder Tiger' was still there.
However, Lei Hu was not affected by the praise from the outside world and the disturbances. He walked to the north step by step according to the plan and refused all matters related to improving his strength.
For example, a local rich man heard about the name of "Thunder Tiger". When Lei Hu passed by, he not only entertained him warmly, but even offered him a large sum of money to become a martial arts guardian and enjoy high-level enshrinement treatment.
In other words, the social status of the great masters of Chinese martial arts in this era was quite average. Many of them were employed by local wealthy people all year round and relied on looking after other people's homes and nursing homes to support their families...