The life of martial arts is boring and simple, and you cannot feel the passage of time.
One day, two bandits who went to Yangzhou to ask for money returned to the village and brought back good news.
The security inside and outside Yangzhou City has been relaxed, and pedestrians can enter and exit the city freely.
A few days ago, the two of them went to Yangzhou to ask for money. Unexpectedly, after entering the city, they could not get out. A large number of officers and soldiers blocked all the intersections in and out of the city. Not to mention the common people, not even a fly could fly in or out.
In desperation, the two of them could only hibernate in the city and spend several days in fear. Today, they heard that the situation was somewhat relaxed, so they tried to leave the city.
Then I returned to the village and made an agreement with the people at Zhujia Bookstore to bring money to redeem the person in five days. They made an appointment at the pass of Xiaoqingshan to hand over the money with one hand and the person with the other.
The return of the bandits means that other people can enter the city, and they can also go to the city to purchase things needed for the wedding.
The wedding of Xia Shang and Yue Haitang has been delayed for a lot of time. After getting along with each other these days, most of the bandits have accepted the existence of Xia Shang and the other three. If the barrier of one hundred thousand taels of ransom was not still there, the two groups might become friends.
If everything goes well, Xia Shang and others will leave in five days. The people in the village unanimously decided to set the wedding date of Xia Shang and Yue Haitang in four days.
As a result, the entire Kuangfeng Debt became busy. More than a dozen people went out to the city in several batches to make purchases, while more people were busy decorating the wedding room and the banquet on the wedding day.
The bandits were happy because they hadn't seen such a happy event for a long time, and they were more excited than the people involved.
Mr. Zhuo had nothing to do all day long, so he gave the women here some simple medical knowledge and basic techniques for dealing with injuries. He occasionally treated people, and he had a high reputation in the village.
In addition to watching Xia Shang practice every day, Yue Haitang spent more time silently paying attention to each person and scene here, observing every small and trivial thing. Occasionally, she would blush silently thinking of her upcoming wedding.
Xia and Shang are even more monotonous, with Bajiquan repeated day after day.
Xia Shang is a dedicated person, otherwise he would not have learned so much complicated knowledge. He has been studying martial arts with all his strength recently. He thought that with so many years of learning experience, he would be able to learn the most basic Bajiquan easily.
But the results were unsatisfactory, and there was no further progress beyond proficiency in a single move.
The actual battle was just like the beginning. Fighting against bandits could only be won by brute force, and the use of Bajiquan was minimal.
No one expected such a situation.
Lian Yue Haitang also looked away. She originally thought that Xia Shang was a good person for practicing martial arts, but this guy seemed to be too smart. He failed in the most basic boxing skills and couldn't learn it no matter how hard he learned it.
At first Yue Haitang thought that Xia Shang was not suitable for this set of boxing techniques, so he taught another set of palm techniques, but the result was still the same.
Yue Haitang has given up. She feels that this apprentice really has no connection with martial arts. She has never seen him so ignorant.
There are only eight moves in total. If you fight them separately, you will be able to fight them smoothly. But if you combine them together, you will be completely confused. You will know nothing but use brute force.
Faced with such a situation, Xia Shang was also very depressed.
He has been a proud man since he was a child. In terms of study, he is top-notch in all subjects, and all his test scores are the first in the city. When it comes to work, he is perfect, and no work content can be singled out by his boss or colleagues.
Flaws. It can be said that as long as Xia Shang is willing to do something and is interested in doing it, he will always do it best.
Xia and Shang always believed that the world is so vast that there is nothing that they cannot do but want to do.
But today, his legendary career ended because of martial arts.
He himself didn't know what went wrong. He obviously followed Yue Haitang's instructions and practiced step by step very skillfully, but why couldn't he perform well in actual combat?
For several days, Xia Shang was troubled by this problem.
Today, Xia Shang finally figured it out.
It's not because I haven't practiced well, but because my current method is wrong.
What Yue Haitang teaches is a practice method suitable for ancient people. Practice hard and practice makes perfect. But I have been accustomed to taking shortcuts since I was born, and I am not a step-by-step person.
After thinking about this, Xia Shang began to meditate by the stream, closing his eyes and taking deep breaths from time to time.
…
The colorful clouds penetrated the clouds and mist, penetrated the mountains and forests, and fell on Xia Shang's face, like a layer of golden sand. The people by the stream were like stone sculptures, unmoving, deceiving the fish in the water, the birds in the sky, and the people in the grass.
The butterfly seems to be integrated with the heaven and earth, quiet, light, silent, and not sharp.
This went on for a long time, and suddenly a person came over. The birds, animals, fish and insects that were resting beside Xia Shang were so startled that they fled in all directions. Yue Haitang frowned slightly, wondering what Xia Shang was doing: "What are you doing? If you don't practice hard, you give up."
?"
Xia Shang did not open his eyes and shook his head: "No, I am thinking, I am having an epiphany."
Yue Haitang frowned even more tightly and reminded: "Practicing boxing is not about cultivating internal skills and mental skills, it is about practicing diligently. If you can't master it now, it only proves that you haven't practiced enough. Keep practicing, and one day
Those who can become enlightened. Sitting like you without practicing, enlightening without moving is not the way to practice martial arts."
"Little Master, you have your way, and I have mine. They are different."
"quibble!"
"At least I have gained something in my mind after this day of enlightenment, and it will never be the same as before."
"Really?" Yue Haitang was confused.
"Really." Xia Shang opened his eyes and stood up calmly, "If you don't believe me, little master, I can ask someone to come over and try again."
Yue Haitang was slightly startled, and found that Xia Shang at this moment was a little different from before. He was calm and calm, his mind was stable, and his energy was as heavy as a mountain. Isn't this the state of mind as heavy as water that a warrior pursues?
Did he really gain something from meditating?
With a hint of doubt, Yue Haitang said calmly: "No need to go to such trouble, I will practice with you."
"Little Master? You...your injury..."
"Don't be so surprised. After these days of cultivation, your health is no longer serious."
"But isn't the little master's power gone?"
"It's just that the inner strength has been exhausted, but the moves will not be forgotten. Do you think that I, the master, am really a useless person? Just try your best. As long as you can touch the hem of my master's clothes, you will win."
"Little Master, this is not how you brag!"
"Hmph! You try..."
Before Yue Haitang finished speaking, Xia Shang suddenly launched an attack.
Although Xia Shang's attack was sudden, he failed to succeed.
If one move fails, another move will come.
Xia Shang knew in her heart that this young master had no inner strength and was definitely not as powerful as herself. She could only hide but not fight back, so she would have no worries.
Xia Shang, who had put aside everything, went on a much more aggressive offensive, maintaining the routine of Bajiquan and using every move on Yue Haitang.
Yue Haitang has no internal strength, but has a set of exquisite steps. She can easily move around in the face of Xia Shang's attacks, like a ball of light clouds. She can't see or touch it, and she can't move it with all her strength. (To be continued)