Throughout July, Chen Chuan was training step by step. As his mastery of Da Sanshou gradually deepened, he became more and more comfortable in using various techniques.
Now even without using his "second self" or wearing any protective gear, he can still beat Lu Yan.
This is also because the advantages of the breathing method are indeed great, and it improves physical fitness in all aspects, otherwise Yu Gang would not call it a shortcut.
If compared with those students who have been training since childhood, they cannot be his opponents. This is also normal. If there is no "second self", this is the price of his own life and overdraft of future potential.
And under normal circumstances, such an exchange would not be equitable, because after these students also master the breathing method, this advantage will no longer exist, and the gap will be widened again.
In late July, Chen Chuan received a notice from Wuyi University and went there again.
This time I did not enter the school, but I just picked up a brochure at the door. It contained some specific matters that students who were about to enter need to know, as well as the re-examination registration process.
Next, in addition to his own training, he is also preparing for school and will go back a little earlier every day.
That day, he was running back from Boxing House. When he passed by a shed, in a three-story building on the side of the road, several men were standing behind the open window smoking cigarettes, looking at him with unkind eyes. A shadow of his past.
One of them, a short man wearing an open-breasted plaid shirt and a gold watch, pointed with his hand and said, "Brother Qi, that's the kid."
"Brother Qi" is a man in his twenties or eighties with a shaved head and a bracelet on his thick arm. He looked down and said, "Are you sure? Is this the kid?"
"That's right, Brother Qi. He went to Wuhan University a few days ago and recognized it then. He was the one who embarrassed Brother Shan!"
Brother Qi said: "Have you found a place?"
The flowery shirt leaned out, pointed to the intersection in front, and said, "The alley in front will be blocked at both ends, so people can't escape."
"Where will he go from? Don't let me lose the chain."
"Don't worry, brother. We've been watching him for five or six days. This kid passes by here every morning and evening, and the time is right. Brother, let's do it tomorrow? How should we teach him a lesson?"
Brother Qi sneered and said: "Willn't it be easier for him tomorrow? Won't he go to Wuhan University at the beginning of August? Let's do it at the end of the month. Since we kicked the third child in the face, let's break both of his legs." , not too much, right?”
Flower Shirt quickly said: "Not too much! Not too much!"
Brother Qi said: "Then leave it to you."
"Don't worry, brother, it will be handled properly."
The time soon came to the last day of July. Yu Gang seemed to have something to do and went out after lunch. Chen Chuan did not continue training in the afternoon because of tomorrow's matters, but helped Lu Ke pack some things. .
After finishing, Lu Ke took Chen Chuan to the rooftop, where there were tables, lounge chairs and an awning. There were several bottles of Shazhen soda in the drink basket next to it.
Lu Ke walked over and picked up two bottles of soda, opened it, handed one to Chen Chuan, and said, "We should drink less when we practice fighting, so I'll make up for it with soda. You're going to Wuhan University tomorrow. I Here’s to you.”
Chen Chuan touched his soda bottle and took a sip before the two of them sat down. Lu Ke exhaled, looked at the long white clouds in the sky, and said, "Brother Chen, I have been targeting you when you came here. You must not like me very much, right?"
Chen Chuanchuan: "It's hard to say that everyone has their own reasons for doing things, but I want to say that as long as you don't regret it, other people's opinions are actually not that important."
Lu Ke paused for a moment, then put the soda bottle to his mouth, took a few sips, wiped it with the back of his hand, put the soda bottle on the table, and pointed to the northeast. Do you see that way? ? Jiaoshan. "
Chen Chuan looked over and saw a huge ring-shaped gray shadow there, which was Jiaoshan. It was said that it was a relic of a previous era, but now it has become an endless garbage dump.
Lu Ke looked there and said in a daze: "I was born in the Jiaoshan Mountain area. I can't compare with the people in your city. I am not qualified to go to school in the city. The people there can only make a living by picking up garbage in the mountains." .”
Chen Chuan looked at him and said, "I heard that most people living in Jiaoshan will suffer from an incurable lung disease?"
Lu Ke whispered: "You are right, I am, and almost everyone around me and my family also have this disease. My father disappeared when I was very young, my mother has been paralyzed in bed all year round, and I am only three or four years old. I often coughed when I was 18 years old. Only my sister was lucky enough not to have it. She is more than ten years older than me. As long as I can remember, my sister has been taking care of the whole family.
Just six years ago, it was said that the village picked up something very important to the big shots. Someone wanted to buy it for a big price. The village was too poor, but how could those gangs negotiate the price with us? That night, I rushed to the village to search and rob, and had a conflict with the villagers, because my sister happened to be collecting garbage and was innocently implicated and became disabled. "
As he spoke, he wiped his eyes with his arm, "Later, I followed the master and practiced boxing with him. I just wanted to make money to take them out and let them all live a good life."
He took another sip of soda and said, "I couldn't beat Ding Shuo that day, not just because I didn't take medicine, but because I was afraid. I was afraid that I would get hurt. Now my sister and my mother are counting on me. So nothing should happen to me! That day, Master asked me to try the breathing method, and I stopped halfway because I was afraid..."
As he said that, he turned his head and looked at Chen Chuan with complicated eyes: "I really envy you. You can study in the city. You don't have to bear these burdens. You can go to Wuhan University. When I saw you, I was thinking, Why can’t I have such a life? Why can’t I be the one who passes the Wuhan University..."
"Chen Chuan!"
His voice suddenly became louder, he wiped his face hard, raised the bottle, his eyes were a little red, "I respect you, I hope you can stand firm in Wuhan University, you can't be worse than me!"
Chen Chuan silently picked up the bottle, touched it hard with him, and took a sip.
Lu Ke drank the entire bottle of soda in one breath, then raised his hand, as if he wanted to use the emotion in his chest to smash the bottle. However, thinking that he could make some money by recycling it, he put his hand down again and carefully placed it on the table. .
After venting, he seemed to have recovered a little. After a while, he said: "You have made such rapid progress after practicing the breathing method. It seems that the breathing method is really useful. I must practice it, but I don't dare to do it like you." If you work so hard, you can only take your time.”
Chen Chuanchuan: "It's okay to slow down, no matter what, you are still a 'half-step breather' now."
"Ahem." Lu Ke coughed twice, and then laughed. He stood up from the ground, "Come on, let me teach you something."
When Chen Chuan saw him walking to the fence on the roof of the building, he got up and walked over. Lu Ke pointed, "Did you see it there?"
Chen Chuan looked over and saw two sparrows standing on the telephone pole. The visual distance was about fourteen or five meters. Lu Ke flicked his wrist and one of the birds suddenly fell down, while the other was frightened and flew away. .
Chen Chuan couldn't help being surprised and asked: "This is..."
Lu Ke opened his palm and held two fine pebbles in it, the size of the belly of his finger, polished to be very smooth.
When Chen Chuan saw this thing, his heart skipped a beat.
"Throwing method."
Lu Ke made a throwing motion and said: "With a distance of more than ten or twenty meters, you can kill or injure your opponent with a simple polished stone. I heard from the master that due to certain restrictions, this door The martial arts university won’t teach it, but it’s very useful. If you practice it well, even if someone’s strength is much higher than yours, you can incapacitate him from a long distance.”
Chen Chuan couldn't help but nod, and he understood this deeply. His predecessor was fatally hit by a stone, but it was hard to judge the distance. It felt like it was hundreds of meters away, maybe even further.
Lu Ke threw the pebbles and said, "I can teach you. This thing mainly lies in the secret of exerting force. Once you have learned the breathing method, it should be easy to learn."
Chen Chuan asked: "Mr. Yu taught you this, right? Can you teach it to others?"
Lu Yan said indifferently: "This is just the simplest throwing method. I haven't mastered any more advanced ones. I can't teach it even if I want to."
Chen Chuan looked at him and asked, "How many people do this kind of throwing ceremony?"
Lu Ke thought for a while and said: "Master never said this, but if ordinary people want to master it, it is not difficult as long as they work hard and practice hard, but it is not easy to reach advanced levels. Come on, I will tell you How to throw it."
Chen Chuan saw that he was very enthusiastic and not polite, so he followed him and learned from him. It was always good to have more skills, and he did have a reason to get to know him.
This throwing method is indeed not very difficult, because it mainly depends on the posture of the shot and the secret of exerting force, so it is very easy to get started. However, to be accurate and fast, you need to continuously polish it.
Another key factor here is the stones, which are preferably polished and neither light nor heavy. According to Lu Ke, there are many kinds of stones in Zhangshan Mountain, which is where good stones are produced.
When Chen Chuan heard this, his heart was moved. He had some doubts that the stone was the Zhangshan Stone. In this case, he would have to find this time to take a look. Maybe he could also use this to find clues about the black hand that caused his predecessor's death.
After practicing with Lu Ke for a while, because tomorrow is the entrance day and the registration time for the re-examination, he said goodbye to Lu Ke and left. Before leaving, he asked for two pebbles and put them in his pocket.
He still maintained his usual habit of running back.
And in the long alley he passed every day, in a temporarily rented room on the third floor, Brother Qi and the man in the flowered shirt were waiting there.
Brother Qi asked: "Have you greeted everyone?"
"Brother Qi, everything is fine."
Brother Qi looked into the distance. There was a man standing with his back against the wall at the corner of the street. He was wearing an undershirt and overalls. His face was unfamiliar. He asked, "Who is that?"
The man in the flowered shirt said: "Brother Qi, that is a foreign player with no criminal record that we paid for. Brother, I thought, since that kid has been admitted to Wuhan University, he probably has some skills, so it is safer to have such a person."
"fart."
Brother Qi said contemptuously: "He's not a son of the rich people above. What skills did he have before he entered school? But forget it after he comes here. Let's see if he is worth it."
At this time, he took out a cigarette. His patterned shirt was very interesting. He immediately took out a lighter and lit it. He took a puff, blew out a smoke ring, and said: "The matter is over, call the brothers who are watching, and let's go to spring together." Give Fulou a good rub."
The flowered shirt said: "Okay, okay, let me thank Brother Qi on behalf of the brothers." He then looked at his watch, then looked into the distance, and said excitedly: "Brother Qi, people are here, it's a little early today. .”
Chen Chuan ran into the long alley according to his usual route. This section of the road was relatively flat, so he would usually speed up a little.
But this time when he was in the middle of the run, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He saw five or six people holding water pipes in the opposite alley walking over with malicious intent, with playful and sinister expressions on their faces.
After he saw it, he immediately stopped and looked back as if he was aware of it, and found that the place he came from was also blocked by many figures.
People on both sides were slowly walking towards him, and at the same time they were tapping and scratching the wall with the water pipes at hand, making a harsh sound, as if to increase pressure on him.
At the same time, somewhere on a building, the young man was doing handstand push-ups. He also saw this scene, "Huh? Has this guy provoked someone?"
Brother Qi held a cigarette in his mouth and looked downstairs with disdain. From his position, he could clearly see the hands on both sides slowly approaching.
Chen Chuan looked up and saw that there were dilapidated walls on both sides of the long alley, covered with broken glass and debris. It was not easy to climb up, and it would cause trouble for others if they entered residential houses.
If you can't leave, then don't leave.
He unbuttoned his chest to reveal the white shirt underneath. After taking it off, he threw the coat far away to the side.
When the clothes were still in the air, he stepped on them, and he and I instantly became one. A burst of smoke and dust rose from the ground, and the whole person jumped forward!
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