God's will is getting warmer, and the surroundings of Huangzhong Ridge are already lush.
As the saying goes, spring is sleepy and autumn is lackluster. Wu Gen sat bored under the locust tree in the courtyard, squinting and taking a nap. There were rumbling sounds and vibrations coming from behind the mountain, and the leaves of the locust trees fell down one after another.
"Sneeze." Wu Gen sneezed and picked off a few leaves that fell on his face. "You can't just calm down. With this strength, you can carry a few bags of private salt." He muttered a few words in a low voice and looked angrily at the back of the mountain.
Needless to say, this is Shui Congyue practicing martial arts on the mountain again. Every day at dawn, Shui Zongyue would go to the back mountain alone, practicing diligently. This happens every day, and I only go down the mountain when it's time to eat. His moves were extremely domineering, and the mountain behind was in a mess. From time to time, gravel fell down, covering the entire courtyard.
Wu Gen was a little worried. If this continued, the name of Barren Tomb Ridge might not be preserved and it would be demolished sooner or later.
Going in and out of Guixie several times really helped Shui Congyue a lot. Now, the divine light in his eyes is restrained, and his aggressive and murderous aura is gradually receding. This is a sign that his bright energy has turned into darkness, and all his murderous power has been absorbed into his body. When in a quiet place, it becomes even more moist like jade. When he took action, he was like a dragon and a tiger.
After looking at the sun, Wu Gen was about to get up and go to the kitchen to cook. Now he is the owner of the village and the owner of a private salt shop, and he is also the chef. He has to wait for water from the moon for three meals a day.
"Ouch." Wu Gen exclaimed, tripped on a stone on the ground, and fell heavily to the ground.
"I can't live this life." Wu Gen murmured like a resentful woman, looking at the stones in the courtyard and sighing. The movement in the back mountain gradually died down, Wu Gen sighed, got up and walked to the kitchen, where he started cooking quickly.
Today's dish is wild boar stewed with mushrooms, stir-fried with a plate of newly discovered wild vegetables from the mountains, and paired with a plate of fried dried fish. It's lunch for two.
While he was busy, Shui Congyue walked in, and Wu Gen said without looking back, "Take a break, the food will be on the table soon."
Instead of sitting at the table and waiting like before, Shui Congyue said: "Let's add some dishes. I brought the prey in the courtyard. Today's prey is cooked by me, which can be regarded as a reward for taking care of me for many days."
"Huh?" Wu Gen was stunned, looked up to the west, and didn't see the sun. Shui had never touched Yang Chun Shui on weekdays, but today was unusual, which made Wu Gen a little uncomfortable.
"Forget it, let me do it. I don't know what you brought back." Wu Gen wiped his hands with his apron and walked out. As soon as his feet were out of the threshold, he jumped back again. In front of the kitchen door, he saw a big snake more than ten feet long, with its bloody head facing the door.
"This, this, this..." Wu Gen pointed at the big snake and looked back at Shui Congyue, "Such a big python can't fit in our pot, and besides, it takes a lot of firewood to cook it. "The snake is so big that it takes up almost half of the space in the courtyard.
"Hmm... That's true. Let's cut it into smaller pieces." Shui Congyue thought for a while, picked up the halberd, and with a few strokes, the big snake was divided into several parts. "This kind of big snake has been practicing in the mountains for many years. The qi and blood are very strong, which can be said to be a great tonic for people practicing martial arts. Especially snake gallbladder has the effect of dispelling poison and breaking delusion, which is really difficult."
Wu Gen helplessly looked at the sections of snake body that were taller than himself, then looked at the big pot behind him, then turned around to prepare the barbecue rack.
He put a section of the snake body up and was about to light it on fire, but was stopped by Shui Congyue. He only saw a murmur in his mouth, and a ball of flame appeared on his fingertips. With a shake of his hand, the flame fell on the snake.
The snake's body was sizzling with oil, and Wu Gen was filled with envy. "Cong Yue, I will definitely take you with me when I go on outings from now on. There is no need to look for firewood." Watching Shui Cong Yue concentrate on the barbecue, Wu Gen turned around and walked back to the house to continue. Make meals.
After a while, a burning smell came. Wu Gen quickly pulled away to check, but saw Shui Congyue looking embarrassed. The snake body was as black as charcoal, and it was obviously inedible.
"It doesn't matter, just use less firepower." Looking at the pile of snake bodies in the courtyard, Wu Gen didn't care and turned around and returned to the house. After the meal was ready, Wu Gen was dumbfounded when he went out.
There was a pile of black coal in the courtyard, and many snake bodies were gone. Shui Congyue's fair face was covered with gray marks, and like a little cat, he was gritting his teeth and grabbing the last piece of the snake body.
With a slap on the forehead, Wu Gen quickly snatched the snake body from his hand. This guy is really not good at cooking, so he might as well go do more promising things like fighting and killing.
After eating, Shui Congyue sat on a chair under the locust tree, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "I'm leaving."
"Well, go ahead and come back early." Wu Gen waved his hand indifferently.
"I'm going back to Zhu Juan Country."
"Go early and come back early. Huh? Are you leaving?"
"Yes, after traveling for a long time, there is always a time to return. I have been practicing many times among ghosts and monsters, and I have reached a bottleneck. A martial artist can draw on the strengths of others, but if he cannot follow his own path, he will never be able to become one of them all."
Wu Gen had a complicated expression and thought for a long time before saying: "I still have three pages of the Sutra here, you might as well take a look."
"The scriptures are the wisdom of the predecessors, which can be learned from, but cannot be relied upon. In the journey of martial arts, the most important thing is to find your own way. In those novels, those who say that they can achieve great feats after getting some secrets can only hide under the shadow of their predecessors. In the end, they are It can't be anything great." Shui Congyue looked into the distance and said slowly.
"Come back?" Seeing that Shui Congyue had decided to leave, Wu Gen suddenly felt a little reluctant.
I have been an orphan since I was a child. What I like most is laughter and noise, and what I fear the most is being alone and desolate. Therefore, Wu Gen's usual carefree and cynical appearance is essentially to cover up his inner loneliness.
A child was hiding in a dark room in the stockade, with no one around him except for himself, holding his knees and sobbing softly. Loneliness and fear are pressing down like darkness, making people breathless. Over the years, Wu Gen would always wake up from his dream every time he had such a dream.
Shui Congyue did not answer, but instead advised, "A man should have ambitions from all over the world, why do you have to live in this barren mountain? When you go out, you will find that wherever you look, there are so many categories and capable people. Know how big the world is."
Wu Gen looked towards the distant mountains with a gloomy expression, "Of course I know, but you are a noble person from Yue, so you naturally have the capital to travel around the world."
He stood up and pointed to the distant mountains, "But I am different from you. I once thought that there were many roads to choose from in the world, but when I took a step forward, I found that there were many invisible walls around me. The boundaries were all around me. The world was not as big as you imagined." "
Shui Congyue suddenly stood up and slashed hard with his right hand, "Then smash these walls. Even if you hit your head and bleed, you will have no regrets. Because I have been there, tried it, and fought hard. There will be no regrets in life."
"Break the wall..." He looked down at his hands. Wu Gen took a deep breath, slowly clenched his fists, and laughed, "Yes, then break the wall. Let this world become a real world."
"Okay, I hope you and I can walk side by side on the road ahead. However, the road ahead is bumpy, and you must have some foundation for establishing yourself.
These days, I have also discovered that you are talented and intelligent, but you rely too much on so-called means and are somewhat neglectful of your martial arts. There are means, but they are not the basis for establishing oneself. Before I leave, I will fight with you, which can be regarded as a parting gift. "
At night, Shui Congyue and Wu Gen were walking on the road to the back mountain. When they arrived at the place where Shui Congyue practiced martial arts on weekdays, he stopped and the two of them separated.
Shui Congyue stood on a rock, with long hair flying and piercing eyes, "Wu Gen, the two of us fought against each other that day. Today, the two of us used three moves. Tonight, I will not hold back any more energy and go out with all my strength. If If you don’t want to be beaten to death by me, just try your best to attack.”
Feeling Shui Congyue's murderous intent, Wu Gen felt awe in his heart and slowly drew out his broken knife.
"The sword is also one of the means. If you abandon the sword, today we will only fight with fists and feet. How dare you." Shui Congyue said sternly.
"Okay, just use fists and kicks. In my life, I have never fought with anyone to the death. Today, let me experience how powerful Cong Yue is. To tell you the truth, the Mind Sutra and Heart Technique can be used for both sword and boxing techniques. Continue Let's move." Wu Gen threw the knife away, tightened his belt, slightly arched his body, and slowly stretched out his left palm.
"Here we come." With a loud shout, Wu Liang kicked his feet and shot his body towards Shui Congyue like an arrow. The speed was so fast that a trail of smoke and dust was left behind him.
Shui Congyue jumped up and faced him straight up, and their fists suddenly collided. There was an explosion, air waves burst out from the fist, and the surrounding trees roared.
The water fell gently from the moon onto the stone that was standing just now, and the stone remained motionless.
However, Wu Gen came quickly and retreated even faster. He was punched by Shui Congyue. It was like hitting an iron wall. His body rolled and flew backwards. After falling to the ground, his strength remained unabated. A figure appeared on the ground in front of him. A long deep ditch.
"This is your strength. Isn't it funny to be as weak as a woman?" Shui Congyue shouted coldly, raising his chin slightly and looking at Wu Gen who was lying on the ground.
"Come again, you coward." Shui Congyue refused to let go.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Wu Gen slowly stood up, feeling as if the bones in his body were broken. Looking at Shui Congyue with a look of disdain on his face, he said, "Okay, I really have to use my full strength this time."
He sank down and squatted down, his mind meridians were running wildly, and the energy and blood all over his body surged, like an angry wave roaring through his body, striking over and over again the energy orifices that had been difficult to shake in the past.
"Open." Wu Gen raised his fist, stretched out his arms, and said with a ferocious expression, "If it's not enough, open again."
The muscles on the body continued to roll, and there was a clicking sound in the body. This was a sign that the bones could not bear the heavy pressure. "Ouch." Wu Gen let out a roar that didn't sound like a human voice. He raised his head high, his eyes were red, and veins popped out on his neck.
The surrounding air flow was turbulent, constantly rotating and rolling around the body, bringing up the leaves and gravel around him. Suddenly, the turbulence suddenly stopped, Wu Gen slowly lowered his head, staring at Shui Congyue standing on the stone like a wild animal, "Triple cut."
With a bang, Wu Gen's body disappeared, and in the blink of an eye he was in front of Shui Congyue, with a fierce look in his eyes, his right elbow raised high, and he hit his face hard.
Shui Congyue's expression became solemn. Wu Gen was coming so fast this time that he couldn't even stand up. He finally felt the threat of death. He caught Wu Gen's elbow with his left hand, pulled it behind him, and punched Wu Gen's abdomen with his right fist, colliding with Wu Gen's sneak attack knee.
Before Wu Gen could change his move, Shui Congyue twisted his left hand, flew up with his right foot, and kicked Wu Gen.
Just like the first move, Wu Gen fell heavily to the ground, gravel flew everywhere where he landed, and a large human-shaped pit appeared on the ground.
Lying in the pit, Wu Gen gasped for air, his chest heaved rapidly, and blood gurgled out of his mouth and nose.
"Yes, I have made some progress, but it is not enough. Wu Gen, I know that you always value love and justice and don't want to compromise the brothers around you. But with this little ability, let's forget it. It will harm our brothers instead. It's better to be honest. Marry a wife and take care of the kids at home.
It's a joke to break the wall of progress, you can only stay here forever, you are not even qualified to be a bandit. "Shui Congyue sneered. The stone under his feet had turned into powder under that blow.
"I want to be the leader of the village, Shui Congyue, you should die." Wu Gen's roar came from the ground, and the true energy rushed wildly in the body, rushing towards the acupuncture points that were not recorded in the mind scripture.
The ground shook rhythmically, as if there was a huge heart beating underground. The surrounding rocks gradually cracked, and the rubble fell. Some flew into the air, colliding with each other and making a dull collision sound, and some rolled away into the distance, as if being pushed away by an invisible force.
Suddenly, Wu Gen's figure flew up from the pit, his hair wildly dancing, his clothes were already in tatters, and his whole body was bright red. Blood drops fell but then shot out to the surroundings in an instant.
"Transform into a slash." Wu Gen ran towards Shui Congyue and punched out with a powerful momentum, pressing down like a mountain.
"Good boxing skills." Shui Congyue didn't dare to be careless anymore. He took a step back and met him with his fist.
There was a thunder, the wind howled where the fists met, and sand and rocks flew around, covering up the situation. Thumb thump thump, Shui Congyue's figure appeared, and he took three steps back. His face was a bit ugly. It took him a long time to calm down before suppressing the irritation in his chest.
The dust and smoke dissipated, and Wu Gen lay down ten steps away, still maintaining his punching posture, his body motionless.
