Chapter 7: Guo Xiang, a martial arts practitioner, uses a clever plan to avoid being tracked by Botong due to breach of contract.
Last time, it was mentioned that Huang Yaoshi taught Guo Xiang and Guo Polu to practice martial arts. He was overjoyed when he saw that Guo Xiang was extremely smart and knew everything. The old naughty boy Zhou Botong wanted to learn martial arts from his younger generation, but was frustrated at every turn. When he was in great embarrassment, Guo Xiang called him, and the old naughty boy Zhou Botong ran away like a bell. Guo Xiang turned to one side, and Zhou Botong had flown into the study room where Guo Xiang was practicing.
It turned out that Guo Xiang saw Zhou Botong being extremely bored there and making trouble everywhere. She thought that Zhou Botong possessed peerless martial arts and wanted to lure him in to teach her martial arts. She knew that Zhou Botong had a unique skill of fighting with both hands. Although her father had learned it, whenever she asked him for advice, his father always used the excuse that he was busy with military affairs and had no time to explain it to her. In fact, Guo Jing only knew how to use it, but didn't know how to teach it. Guo Xiang was so anxious that he excused himself and said:
"Your mother is extremely smart, and she can't even learn this method. I think it will be difficult for you to learn this skill."
Guo Xiang also knew that this kind of kung fu required certain skills and could not be mastered by hard practice, so she wanted to ask the old naughty boy Zhou Botong for advice. After all, the old naughty boy Zhou Botong had already taught her father and Sister-in-law Yang this magical skill.
Guo Xiang saw that the old naughty boy Zhou Botong had come in and said with a smile:
"Uncle Zhou, you have nothing to do anyway, why don't you come and teach me martial arts?"
Zhou Botong shook his head like a rattle and shouted:
"No, no! I don't accept apprentices, let alone female apprentices. Even if I kill you, I won't accept you, the weird elf, little Dongxie, as my apprentice!"
Guo Xiang smiled and said:
"I don't want you to be my teacher. I can exchange things with you. Is that okay?"
Zhou Botong was very curious and said:
"What kind of kung fu do you, a little girl, want to learn from me? You don't want me to teach you the Splitting Air Palm. What do you want in exchange for it?"
Guo Xiang pretended to be mysterious and smiled:
"What Xiang'er wants to exchange with Uncle Zhou will be kept secret for the time being. I just want Uncle Zhou to teach me the art of fighting with both hands."
Zhou Botong glared at Guo Xiang, shook his head and said:
"Hehe, the art of fighting with both hands is easy to say. For example, your father is very stupid, but he can learn it as soon as he learns it. It is difficult to say it is difficult, just like your mother, she is extremely smart and wants to learn it all her life. You can’t even master this trick. You are just like your mother, a smart kid, so you definitely won’t be able to learn it.”
Guo Xiangjiao smiled and said:
"How do you know if you don't teach me? Don't you want to know about the gifts I exchanged with you?"
This sentence deepened the old naughty boy's curiosity and said:
"What gift do you want to exchange with me?"
Guo Xiang smiled and said:
"I'll write you a message!"
The old naughty boy laughed and said:
"Write a calligraphy?! Do you think you are the reincarnation of Wang Xizhi or Yan Zhenqing? I can write hundreds of words a day. As soon as I see those dark words, I get a headache. I am unwilling, unwilling, a hundred unwilling !!”
Guo Xiang smiled and said:
"The words I write are very valuable. I won't even write them if others offer me thousands of dollars. Let me make a bet with you. If I write it, you will definitely want it."
Zhou Botong shook his head like a rattle in disbelief, rolled his eyes and said:
"If you can write a picture that I absolutely want, you can learn anything from me!"
Guo Xiang raised his right hand and said:
"It's a deal!"
After saying that, I high-fived Zhou Botong and made an oath!
Guo Xiang pulled Zhou Botong to the desk and asked Zhou Botong to grind ink for her. Zhou Botong rolled up his sleeves and started grinding ink for Guo Xiang seriously.
Guo Xiang took out a piece of high-quality rice paper from the bookcase and shook it on the desk. The rice paper unfolded and lay flat on the desk. Zhou Botong immediately became envious when he saw that Guo Xiang had such perfect skills at such a young age. While Guo Xiang went to choose a brush from the pen holder, she walked over, folded the rice paper, and drew the gourd according to Guo Xiang's posture. She shook it and did not spread it out, which was quite frustrating. Afraid that Guo Xiang would see the joke, he quickly spread out the rice paper with both hands.
Guo Xiang chose a medium-sized wolf hair brush, moistened it in the ink pool of the inkstone, thought for a while, and then started writing. The pen he held moved like a dragon, a snake, and flowing water. It was so charming and graceful that the old naughty boy Zhou Botong was stunned by Guo Xiang's writing posture.
Guo Xiang only wrote one line, and Zhou Botong's face turned red. I saw Guo Xiang wrote a poem, which he knew by heart:
With four machines, the mandarin ducks want to fly together, but unfortunately the old man turns white first. Green grass on the spring waves, deep in the cold dawn, bathed in red clothes.
This poem records the bad relationship between the old naughty boy Zhou Botong and Ying Gu. When they were young, Zhou Botong and Ying Gu used brocade handkerchiefs embroidered with pictures of mandarin ducks playing in the water as a token of their love. This poem was embroidered on the brocade On the handkerchief.
While Zhou Botong was still in shock, Guo Xiang had already put the brush on the pen holder with one wave of his hand.
When Guo Xiang wasn't paying attention, Zhou Botong grabbed the calligraphy work, crumpled it into a ball, and shot it out of the window, disappearing instantly. Guo Xiang smiled from behind and said:
"Uncle Zhou, if you take it away, it means you want this word. Now can you teach me martial arts?"
Zhou Botong's voice came from afar, saying:
"Come after me, and I'll buy you some candies!"
Guo Xiang also jumped out of the window and followed the sound in the direction of the old naughty boy Zhou Botong. After chasing for a long time, he saw Zhou Botong's figure. Zhou Botong was holding the copybook to himself.
Guo Xiang shouted:
"Uncle Zhou, you can't be dishonest!"
When Zhou Botong saw Guo Xiang chasing after him, he changed his posture and ran forward. Guo Xiang first used the light skill of "Xiaoyaoyou" to chase him fiercely, but he was always far behind. So he changed his method and imitated Zhou Botong's galloping posture, feeling that he saved a lot of energy. He chased after him shouting and screaming, forcing Zhou Botong to constantly change his escape posture. Unaware that the ghost-like Guo Xiang mastered the Quanzhen Religion's Qinggong leaping technique during the chase.
Guo Xiang chased the old naughty boy Zhou Botong in a big circle in the hall and then came to the study. Seeing that he couldn't hide, Zhou Botong ran towards the front door. When Guo Xiang chased him to the door, Huang Rong happened to come in. Seeing an old man and a young man chasing each other, he smiled and said:
"When an old naughty boy meets a little naughty boy, it would be strange if the two of you don't cause trouble at home."
Zhou Botong made a face, ignored Huang Rong's ridicule, and ran away. Guo Xiang chased Zhou Botong to her mother, but it was too late to get around her, so she had to go forward to pay her respects.
When Huang Rong saw Guo Xiang, she was angry and funny and said:
"It's really like 'Three years of watching theater and making trouble, three years of learning boxing'. The girl's family is not polite at all. They fight and make trouble all day long, which is not decent."
Seeing that there was no reply from Guo Xiang, he lectured again:
"Your Uncle Zhou didn't learn all his skills, but he learned all his crazy skills."
Guo Xiang could only obey and stood aside, not daring to say anything. After the mother and the others were gone, they continued to chase Zhou Botong in the direction of his escape.
Zhou Botong thought Huang Rong would calm Guo Xiang, so he was hiding nearby and laughing secretly. Unexpectedly, after being scolded by her mother, Guo Xiang still came after her. Quickly stepped aside. After seeing Guo Xiang chasing after her, she then tiptoed towards the back garden. Unexpectedly, Guo Xiang rushed to the back garden without seeing Zhou Botong, and the two of them bumped into each other. It was too late for Zhou Botong to hide. When he saw Guo Jing teaching Guo Polu how to practice, he hurried over, took Guo Jing's hand and shouted:
"Brother Guo, help, help...!"
Guo Jing was so frightened that he quickly stopped his move. Zhou Botong ran behind Guo Jing and hid carefully. Guo Jing took a stance and wanted to meet the enemy. When he saw Guo Xiang running over, he hurriedly said:
"Xian'er, it's dangerous! Come here quickly, don't run around."
Guo Jing said to Zhou Botong:
"Did the Mongols send another master and defeat you?"
Zhou Botong didn't answer, just covered his mouth with his hand and snickered. Pointing at Guo Xiang and saying:
"It's this female devil who is even more difficult to deal with than her mother."
Guo Jing breathed a sigh of relief and said to Guo Xiang:
"Xian'er, come here, don't mess around with Uncle Zhou!"
Guo Xiang curled up his lips and said:
"Dad and third brother give me a review. Uncle Zhou made a bet with me. He won't admit it if he loses."
Guo Xiang's words aroused Guo Polu's keen interest, and he asked with a smile:
"Second sister, what kind of bet are you making with Uncle Zhou?"
Guo Xiang reported the whole story to his father. When Guo Jing heard this, he was very happy. He bowed to Zhou Botong and said:
"My little girl is obsessed with martial arts. Now she has to meet a master. I ask Brother Zhou to take care of her."
Zhou Botong rolled his eyes and said:
"I'm too lazy to accept a disciple. Such a ghostly girl like her mother wants to tease me after learning my martial arts. Will I have a peaceful life in the future?"
Guo Jing said sincerely:
"Although Xiang'er is naughty, he doesn't disrespect his elders."
Zhou Botong threw the words and they turned into a ball of flying catkins and said:
"It's not fun anymore. I won't play with you anymore."
After speaking, Guo Xiang ran away from the thorn and shouted:
"Uncle Zhou, return my calligraphy."
After saying that, he chased after him, leaving only Guo Jing shaking his head and sighing, while Guo Polu was stunned.
Guo Xiang chased Zhou Botong and made him run all over the house. Zhou Botong was still not enjoying himself enough, and kept running past in front of him laughing and joking. In order to let him use all his light skills, Guo Xiang chased him relentlessly and bluffingly. Sometimes when the distance was far away, he would use words to bully him. Zhou Botong gradually forgot why he was being chased, and just played hide and seek like a mouse playing with a cat. So much fun.
When Zhou Botong was having a great time avoiding Guo Xiang's pursuit, he unconsciously ran to the door of his room. Yinggu was instructing Yeluyan and Wanyanping in their martial arts when she heard the old naughty boy Zhou Botong running away laughing, while Guo Xiang chased after him shouting. She hurried over to see what was going on, but unexpectedly bumped into Zhou Botong who was just trying to escape. Ying Gu glared at him and cursed angrily:
"The boss is not the youngest, but he is still so crazy."
Seeing Guo Xiang chasing after her, he hurriedly called her into the room to rest and drink tea. Wanyanping and Yeluyan also ran over sweating profusely. Ying Gu smiled and said:
"Only Miss Guo Er has the leisure to accompany the old naughty boy to fool around."
Guo Xiang told Yinggu about the bet between herself and Zhou Botong, but she only concealed the content of the calligraphy.
Yinggu said to Zhou Botong:
"This is your fault. Since you lost the bet with Miss Guo, how can you break your promise?"
Zhou Botong had troubles to express, but he couldn't express it clearly, so he had to defend himself and said:
"This Miss Guo wants to learn the art of fighting with both hands. She is as smart as Huang Rong. Huang Rong can't learn it no matter how hard she learns. It will definitely be difficult for Miss Guo to learn it."
Yinggu wanted to say: "How will you know if you don't try?" But then she thought about it and said to Guo Xiang:
"Miss Guo, this old naughty boy is like this. As long as he is willing to teach, you can learn at any time. If he is unwilling to teach, it is useless no matter how much you beg him."
Zhou Botong rolled his eyes strangely and said:
"Miss Guo has a high level of understanding in martial arts. When I saw her chasing me just now, she secretly learned my Qinggong skills. Although she has not reached the mastery level, she is still as good as the Quanzhen Seventh Son when they were young. Forget it, I Now I will teach you the Qinggong technique of the Quanzhen Sect."
Guo Xiang was overjoyed when he heard this. Yingying prostrated herself, but Zhou Botong stood aside, waving his hands wildly, and without receiving the courtesy, he just said:
"'Teaching boxing, not footwork, teaching footwork to beat the master.' I am just teaching you some superficial Qinggong techniques. I don’t have the title of master and disciple, so don’t be greedy."
After speaking, he taught him all the Qinggong techniques of the Quanzhen Sect and some of the Qinggong techniques that he had devoted himself to studying.
Zhou Botong explained while thinking:
The secret of Qinggong lies in the rhythm. If you don't know the rhythm, it will be useless.
The forward step seems to be stepping and stepping, the back step seems to be throwing away and wading.
The mad cow, the angry tiger, are majestic and can accomplish extraordinary feats based entirely on rhythm.
After playing with the true meaning of rhythm, let’s explore the overall action skills.
The back drive moves backwards and points to the legs and feet, swaying the hips and crotch like the autumn wind.
Said step not only refers to the legs and feet, but also the coordination of the whole body.
He suddenly stopped and pounced, his momentum was shocking.
The two fists intersect to no avail, and the hero is in a position of great strength.
It is said that the art passed down through the ages is a top secret, and one of them is that the footwork is not passed down.
I advise you to learn boxing and learn more about the steps, and carefully ponder the essence.
It's hard to say it's hard, but it's useless if you don't listen.
On this day, Guo Xiang studied tirelessly late into the night, and Zhou Botong also taught with great interest. Aunt Ying came several times to urge them to eat. The dishes brought by the maids were hot and hot, but they did not move their desire to practice martial arts at all. In one day, Guo Xiang had completely mastered the Quanzhen Qinggong technique taught by Zhou Botong. Zhou Botong taught carefully and Guo Xiang studied seriously, which made Yeluyan and Wanyanping only feel jealous.
It's exactly this: young and old meet and become confidants, share the same interests and learn magical skills. If you want to know how Guo Xiang learned martial arts from the old naughty boy Zhou Botong, please listen to the next chapter.
