Chapter 29: Sisters and brothers benefited from the fax book; a banquet was held at the Guo Mansion in celebration of Nongzhang
Last time, it was said that Guo Xiang encountered difficulties in studying Huang Yaoshi's magic and asked his mother for advice. The mother and daughter talked about it. When Guo Polu heard that his eldest sister was expecting a son, he rushed back from Shu and was taught by his father. Guo Xiang decided to set up a banquet in the study, accompany her parents, and give her younger brother a clean break.
It is said that Guo Xiang ordered his servants to serve food and wine, and the sister and brother respectfully invited their parents to take their seats. Guo Xiang first asked his brother to sit on the seat on the left, and then he took the last seat on the right to accompany him.
Guo Polu picked up the wine pot and filled the glasses of his parents and sister with fine wine. After filling the wine glasses in front of him, he raised the glasses with both hands. Seeing this, Guo Xiang also picked up the glasses. The two congratulated their parents:
"I wish my parents good health,"
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp. With a smile on his face, Guo Jing raised his head and finished it too. Huang Rong's face was like a peach blossom, she took a small sip and said:
"You two sisters and brothers will grow up quickly. Just don't worry about us."
After saying that, he dismissed the maids and servants and asked them to go to the kitchen to eat by themselves.
Huang Rong said to Guo Jing:
"Fu'er has given birth to a baby, Polu and Xiang'er have grown up, and we are not young anymore. It's time to show them the book."
Guo Jing pondered for a while and nodded. Huang Rong stood up and pulled out a book from the bookshelf.
Guo Xiang burst into laughter when she saw it. She saw the words "Daily Recipes" written in large seals on the spine of the book.
Guo Jing said solemnly:
"Your sister is impatient and is not suitable for learning this kind of martial arts. But the martial arts brothers, big and small, have poor comprehension, so this book has not been published until now."
Guo Xiang also read this book and saw that it only recorded some recipes of her mother's cooking. There was nothing special about it. When she was surprised and confused, she saw her mother carefully wet a basin full of rice soup, and some words were revealed in it. Come, this is written by my mother in regular regular script, with beautiful handwriting.
It turned out that Huang Rong was afraid that Guo Jing would forget the words in the "Nine Yin Manual" for a long time, so she used strong alcohol to copy it out during the breaks of practicing. Because Huang Rong was secretive, this book has been placed on the bookshelf, and no one has discovered the mystery in it. Most people would have a headache when they saw that this book was a recipe book, but Guo Xiang, who was extremely smart, had read it several times and could not see any flaws in it. The last time the family evacuated Xiangyang City, they did not take this book with them in the rush. Huang Rong had been worried about this book for a while, but when she recovered Xiangyang City, she discovered that this book was known as the world's martial arts. The secret of the secret is still not noticed by anyone.
Guo Jing said:
"If you have good martial arts, you can certainly be powerful in the martial arts world, but it is still not as good as the art of war. If you learn the art of war well, you can lead thousands of people to charge into battle. That ability is the most important."
Guo Polu replied:
"Yes, I feel that I have learned the 'Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon' and the Yang family's marksmanship that my father taught me, and I have benefited from them endlessly. My grandpa also taught me and asked me to concentrate on practicing the 'Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon' ', I don't like the martial arts in the "Nine Yin Manual"."
Huang Rongqi said:
"The martial arts contained in the "Nine Yin Manual" are fantastic, mysterious, and extremely wonderful. As long as martial arts students learn a little bit, they will be fascinated by it. You are not interested?"
Guo Polu nodded and said:
"I'm not a martial arts material."
Guo Jing could not help but feel relieved when he saw that Guo Polu was not greedy at all for his secret knowledge of Xuan Gong and said:
"Polu's personality is similar to mine. I didn't want to covet the martial arts in the scripture at the beginning. Memorizing this book was purely a trick for Brother Zhou. Practicing the martial arts in the scripture was forced by Ouyang Feng."
I remembered that I had made acquaintance with Zhou Botong by mistake, and was tricked by him into memorizing the "Nine Yin Manual". And because I had memorized the "Nine Yin Manual", I successfully passed Huang Yaoshi's three examination questions and got a beautiful wife. I don't feel happy in my heart.
Huang Rong knew the reason why Guo Jing was happy. She didn't say it out loud, but she felt sweet in her heart. So she handed the book to Guo Xiang and said:
"Since your brother doesn't like it, why don't you take a look at it? You have to hurry up. The writing will be blurred when the rice soup dries."
Guo Xiang happily took it, opened the first page, and started reading:
"The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is excess, so the imaginary overcomes the reality, and the deficiency overcomes the excess. The imaginary and the actual complement each other,..."
Guo Xiang is extremely intelligent and concentrates on reading. With this martial arts manual that she has been fascinated by for a long time, she seems to be even more attentive. She has a photographic memory.
Guo Jing saw that Guo Xiang was reading peacefully and forgot to lift chopsticks, so he did not disturb her and said to Huang Rong and Guo Polu:
"Although the "Nine Yin Manual" contains extremely sinister kung fu, the healing methods and general outlines are extremely useful. Polu, you should learn some. This will help you understand the 'Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon' The subtleties are quite helpful.”
After saying that, Guo Jing taught Guo Polu how to heal his injuries and told him the training methods on how to improve his skills during the healing process.
Seeing that Guo Xiang was still watching with interest, Guo Jing said again:
"Your mother and I once listened to the words of Master Yideng: Huang Shang, the master who wrote the Nine Yin Scriptures, not only read all the Taoist Canon, but was also proficient in the inner canon and knew Sanskrit. After he finished writing the Scripture, he wrote the first volume The last chapter of the sutra is the general purpose of the scripture. I suddenly remembered that if this sutra falls into the hands of someone with evil intentions and runs rampant in the world, no one can stop him. But if the main purpose of this chapter is destroyed, there will always be evil intentions. Unwilling to give up, he rewrote it into Sanskrit and transliterated it into Chinese. I thought it was hard to say whether this sutra could be passed down to future generations. There are very few Chinese people who can understand Sanskrit, and it is even rarer to be able to practice superior martial arts. Those who have obtained the sutra are like As a native of Tianzhu, although he is proficient in Sanskrit, he does not know Chinese. He made such an arrangement because he actually did not want future generations to understand the meaning of his scriptures. Therefore, it was only by chance that we deciphered this Sanskrit summary."
After finishing speaking, he explained it to Guo Polu word for word. When he encountered something he couldn't explain clearly, he asked the eloquent Huang Rong to explain it.
Guo Polu studied martial arts in the style of his father. He often had to say a sentence several times before he could understand it. Fortunately, Huang Rong had been with Guo Jing for decades and was already used to dealing with dull people, so he took the trouble to explain it.
Guo Polu studied for about an hour and finally understood the secret. He was overjoyed and said:
"I see, I know the technique of using the technique of 'Seeing the Dragon in the Field'."
After saying that, he stood up, stood in the center of the study, and performed the "seeing a dragon in the field" move. Sure enough, there was the sound of tigers roaring and dragons roaring. Guo Jing was very pleased when he saw it. When Guo Xiang saw her younger brother getting up, she also watched his movements. She couldn't help but smile to herself when she saw that he used this move in an ordinary way.
The content of the "Nine Yin Manual" has profound meanings, and every word contains mysteries. Guo Xiang read it for more than an hour, and finally read the Taoist practice of internal strength, nourishing qi and returning to the origin, and the principles of boxing and swordsmanship contained in the previous volume. After waiting for the basic skills, Guo Xiang then looked at the practical skills of boxing and swordsmanship in the next volume. The two volumes took Guo Xiang most of his time. Guo Jing taught Guo Polu to practice the "Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms" with great interest. Huang Rong also left and went to Guo Fu's room to hug Yeluhe for a while.
Near evening, when Huang Rong returned to the study, Guo Jing and the other three people continued to practice tirelessly.
When Guo Xiang saw Huang Rong come in, she handed the book to her mother and said calmly:
"Thank you, mother."
Huang Rongqi said:
"Don't you want to watch it a second time?"
Guo Xiang said:
"No, I've already seen it a second time."
Seeing that his mother seemed unconvinced, he said again:
"Actually, there is nothing special about the martial arts recorded in the scriptures. It is just an integration of martial arts from various schools. It is the same principle to reach the highest point in martial arts and achieve the same goal through different paths. Master Yideng said that practicing this The kung fu in the scriptures must have a certain foundation, Xiang'er feels that there is also a quick way to slowly cultivate the foundation behind it."
When Huang Rong heard this, she was shocked. She didn't expect that Guo Xiang could understand the contents of the scriptures in just half a day, so she asked tentatively:
"How much of this scripture can you master?"
Guo Xiang smiled and said:
"I can basically recite it."
Seeing that her mother didn't believe it, she read aloud:
"The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is excess, so the imaginary overcomes the reality, and the deficiency overcomes the excess. Its meaning is profound, its reasoning is profound, and its interest is profound. It divides the images of heaven and earth, the sequence of yin and yang, the expression of change, and the relationship between death and life. The omens are clear, the relics are the same without planning, the promises are clear and clear, and the words are subtle, and the things that are verified are not unexpected. Sincerity can be said to be the sect of the Tao, and it is the beginning of life. If the secrets of heaven are revealed quickly, and the wonderful knowledge is profound, Although the formation of a plan is based on the knowledge of life, the standard is also suitable for management and training. It is also true that there is an action that cannot be sent away, and a product that cannot be produced cannot be produced. However, if you deliberately study the essence, explore the subtleties, or understand the true essence of the contract, then your vision will be incomplete. Therefore, if you move, you will achieve success, just like ghosts and gods praising you, and you will be destined to extraordinary people, and they will come out from time to time. The essence of the five treasures and the six palaces are all concentrated on the eyes. The essence of the case is the eye, and the essence of the bone is Pupil, the essence of sinews is the black eye, the essence of blood is the meridian, the essence of the case qi is the white eye, the essence of the muscles is the restraint, it captures the essence of the muscles, bones, blood and qi and is connected with the meridians, it belongs to the brain at the top, and comes out from the middle of the neck at the back . Therefore, if the evil is located in the neck, due to weakness of the body and deep body, it will be connected with the eyes and enter the brain. If the hands are shy, the brain will turn, and if the brain turns, the eyes will be anxious, and if the eyes are anxious, the eyes will be dizzy. If the essence of evil is not comparable, the essence will be dispersed. If the essence is dispersed, the vision will be different, and the two things will be seen. The cathode is at six, so why say nine. Tai Chi creates two rituals, and the heaven and earth are first divided. The six yin poles have reached their extremes. , every seventh day, Taisu returns to the element, Taisu is the golden virtue of the west, the purity of yin, the origin of cold..."
Guo Jing was able to recite these by heart, but it was unexpected that Guo Xiang could recite them word for word in half a day.
Huang Rong saw Guo Xiang reciting softly. Guo Jing followed Guo Xiang's recitation, his lips kept moving, but his face was full of admiration. When Guo Xiang recited from beginning to end, Huang Rong had no doubts and said with a smile:
"If your little hooves could have been born decades earlier, your grandma wouldn't have died of exhaustion."
She also admired Guo Xiang from the bottom of her heart for his ability to learn a lot of information and memorize it, and Guo Polu admired his sister very much.
Guo Xiang memorized the "Nine Yin Manual" silently and stayed alone in her boudoir. She was confirming the difference between the "Nine Yin Manual" and the "Nine Yang Manual" recited by Monk Jueyuan, and rarely came out of the room. . Guo Jing was busy teaching Guo Polu to practice the "Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon", while Huang Rong was busy organizing a celebration for Guo Fu. As for what Guo Xiang was doing in the boudoir, no one had time to care.
According to the custom of the Beggar Clan, when a young leader is born, every beggar sect member comes to congratulate him. There is no need to bring gifts, just a hug. The gang must also send someone to take care of the food and wine. At that time, Beggar Clan disciples were spread all over the country. Beggar Clan disciples from several neighboring states and counties came to the house in person to congratulate them. Beggar Clan disciples from remote areas also sent their branches and representatives to come. Guo Mansion was flooded with customers this month. People come in and out, and the scene is like a bustling market, with endless flow and bustle.
Huang Rong cared deeply for the group of disciples and grandchildren entrusted to her by her master. When she saw the disciples of the Beggar Clan gathering in Xiangyang City, she was thinking about the expenses of her family every day. Fortunately, the wealthy businessmen and gentry in Xiangyang City have always respected the chivalrous feelings of Guo Jing and his wife for serving the country and the people, and the Beggar Clan's loyalty to the people. They congratulated the Beggar Clan for gathering in the Guo Mansion. The Guo Mansion was overcrowded and the food and clothing expenses were scarce. , and often provided alms to them, and distributed charity porridge around Guo Mansion for the children of the Beggar Gang who gathered in Xiangyang City to enjoy. The disciples of the Beggar Clan were also aware of the difficulties within the sect. After coming to Guo Mansion to express their congratulations, they drank a bowl of porridge and left.
Although the house was bustling, Guo Xiang remained indifferent. Occasionally she would go to her sister's room to hold the baby, and the rest of the time she would stay in the room and study martial arts. This way of finding peace amidst the hustle and bustle gave her a rare sense of tranquility.
After Guo Xiang read the "Nine Yin Manual", her martial arts improved greatly. One day, when Guo Xiang was comparing the strength-enhancing mental techniques of the "Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon", the Blue Sea Tide Palm and the Destroying Heart Palm, he discovered that the Beggar Clan's gang-suppressing martial arts "The Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon" was extremely powerful, and the emphasis was on taking the lead. ; Grandpa's Blue Sea Tide Palm is calm and fierce, and pays attention to the coherence of each move; and the Heart-Destroying Palm contained in the "Nine Yin Manual" pays attention to the use of both virtual and real to control the enemy invisible. Each of the three major palm techniques has its own beauty, but they have different approaches but the same effect. Guo Xiang thought to herself that if the "Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms" were mixed with the heart-breaking technique of the Heart-Destroying Palm, the power would be even more powerful. Thinking of this, I feel no great joy in my heart, and I am eager to try, but I have no companions to try my moves.
Guo Xiang was hesitating when he suddenly heard the maid Xiao Bangtou say:
"Miss, I asked Master Guo to invite you out to meet our guests!"
Guo Xiang said:
"Xiao Bangtou, let Mr. Guo come in first."
Hearing this, Xiaobangtou hurriedly invited Guo Polu to come in.
Guo Polu smiled and said:
"Second sister has been staying at home these days. Are you studying advanced martial arts again?"
Guo Xiang blushed and covered it up:
"Father and mother are so partial. They tried their best to teach you martial arts, but they treated me perfunctorily."
Guo Polu smiled naively and said:
"Who makes you so smart? You can learn everything once you teach it, but I have to learn it hundreds of times before I can master it a little bit."
Guo Xiang smiled and said:
"How far has my third brother mastered the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms in the past few days? Can you show me and open your eyes to my sister?"
Guo Polu said seriously:
"After learning martial arts, how can you use it to show off and play? The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms are not Jade Girl Sword Techniques. They are just practical and not pretty."
Guo Xiang begged:
"Third brother, how about I try to challenge you with Grandpa's Blue Sea Tide Palm?"
Guo Polu smiled and said:
"Since the second sister wants to test Polu's martial arts skills, how dare Polu disobey her!"
After speaking, he opened his posture. When Guo Xiang saw it, he was both angry and funny, and said:
"Third brother, you are using the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. How can you use your fists and kicks in such a small space? Even if you can use it, wouldn't you beat everything in my room to pieces? ?”
Hearing this, Guo Polu quickly retracted his moves and said:
"Then let's go to the back garden and do some tricks."
It turned out that Guo Polu had just understood some of the techniques of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and was about to find a comparable opponent to try. When he saw his second sister taking the initiative, he immediately agreed.
The sister and brother came to the training ground in the back garden and opened up their stances. Guo Polu was indeed able to fight vigorously, in the style of everyone, but he was afraid of hurting his sister, so he did not use all his strength. Guo Xiang already knew the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms in his mind, and wanted his brother to give full play to it. He used the Blue Sea Tide Palm and tried his best to dodge and jump, making Guo Polu's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms all come to nothing. Guo Xiang smiled and said:
"Third brother, why are you becoming more and more stupid as you study? Now you can't even touch the corner of my sister's clothes."
Guo Polu got excited and roared, and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms poured out like a mountain and a sea.
Facing his brother's continuous palm force, Guo Xiang said:
"This is not unfair to daddy's hard teachings."
Guo Polu felt discouraged when he saw that his sister was still laughing and smiling despite his full strength, and the force of his palm began to weaken. Seeing this, Guo Xiang smiled and said:
"Third brother, you will use 'Hidden Dragon in the Abyss' next, please watch carefully."
Sure enough, Guo Polu took advantage of the situation and slapped a palm "Hiding Dragon in the Abyss". Guo Xiang first used the Heart-Destroying Palm to remove part of the palm force, and then followed the situation and slapped a palm "Hiding Dragon in the Abyss", which was exactly the same as Guo Polu's palm force. When he met someone, his body lightly flew out to the side with the help of his palms. The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms emphasizes stability and solid lower body skills. Even so, Guo Polu was shocked by Guo Xiang's palm power. He took seven or eight steps back. The rockery behind him was knocked down. Suddenly, rocks flew and smoke was scattered. diffuse. Guo Polu aroused the young man's competitive spirit and punched him forward. He shouted:
"Sister Sarai, you used my palm skills to sneak attack me."
Guo Polu thought that Guo Xiang was learning and selling it, but he didn't know that Guo Xiang was much more proficient in palm skills than he was.
Guo Xiang saw that the martial arts he had studied was effective and his goal had been achieved. He smiled softly, jumped out of the way, and said:
"Third brother, which elder did dad ask us brothers and sisters to meet?"
Guo Polu suddenly woke up and said:
"The one who can ask the second sister to move the lotus carriage is definitely a very important elder. Uncle Yuyin from Sishui is here. He also brought news about grandpa and Master Yideng."
Guo Xiang scolded:
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? It took me so much time!"
After saying that, he started Qinggong and flew out. Seeing this, Guo Polu ran wildly, shouting as he ran:
"Sister, wait for me. Dad wants you to meet Uncle Yuyin in his study."
"I know, come to the back -" Guo Xiang's voice came from afar.
When Guo Xiang came to the study, Guo Jing and Huang Rong were drinking tea with Yu Yin from Sishui, and she hurried forward to bow to him.
Huang Rong smiled and said:
"This second girl came here like crazy. You have learned a lot from your uncle Zhou's naughty habits."
When Guo Xiang heard this, her face turned red and she stood aside, not daring to say anything.
Sishui Yuyin smiled and said:
"It would be strange if Miss Guo Er, whom the three elders in the world praised each other, behaves no differently than ordinary people!"
Hearing this, Guo Xiang felt even more ashamed, so she asked timidly:
"Uncle Yuyin, is Master Long body in good health? Where is my grandpa now?"
Sishui Yuyin smiled and said:
"After I accompanied my master to find Master Huang, my master invited him to meditate together in Wanhua Valley. Now the four elderly people are in good health and have no serious problems."
Guo Xiang remembered that she had come to the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers with Yang Guo, and she felt fascinated and said:
"The Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers has now become a holy land of martial arts, so it must be extremely lively."
Sishui Yuyin smiled and said:
"No, the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers is extremely quiet now. The old naughty boy is concentrating on beekeeping, Island Master Huang and his master are concentrating on cultivation, and ordinary people dare not take a step forward."
Sishui Yuyin paused and then said:
"Island Master Huang just wants to ask you, what kind of martial arts are you studying now?"
Guo Xiang saw the question and replied:
"Under the guidance of mother, Xiang'er is practicing the martial arts of Peach Blossom Island, Luoying Shenjianzhang."
Sishui Yuyin laughed and said:
"I don't think so. My master asked me to bring you a message to tell you, so that you can refine a martial arts on the basis of learning from the strengths of others. You must remember the principle of 'simple moves can become unique moves when practiced to a wonderful level'."
Guo Xiang said respectfully:
"Xiang'er will follow the master's teachings."
Huang Rong smiled and said:
"Second girl, you are so lucky. So many elders are thinking of you."
Hearing this, Guo Xiang couldn't help but secretly rejoice.
It turned out that Huang Yaoshi had never liked Guo Fu's cunning and willful temper, narrow-mindedness, and the injustice he suffered last time in Xiangyang City, so he was even more unwilling to come. This time I just asked Sishui Yuyin to bring a big dragon and phoenix mink fur coat as a gift. Master Yideng had all the four elements empty. Seeing that Huang Yaoshi did not come, he was even more happy and at ease. On the other hand, the old naughty boy Zhou Botong wanted to come, but Yinggu stopped him. He was unhappy, so he had to go and let the bees go. Once he found the way to play, he was very happy and slowly forgot about it. Yinggu also asked Yuyin from Sishui to bring a bottle of royal jelly to Guo Fu as a congratulatory gift.
When Sishui Yuyin saw that the purpose of his trip had been achieved, he was eager to get up and leave, but Huang Rong said:
"The Nongzhang celebration is coming soon. Why don't you stay a few more days, senior brother? Senior brother Wu is also coming to Xiangyang City. You senior brothers can be reunited again."
Only then did Sishui Yuyin stay. Huang Rong was afraid that he was not used to leisure, so she asked him to teach Xiaowu the martial arts.
On the day of the Nongzhang celebration, Wu Santong arrived at Xiangyang City, and the three brothers exchanged greetings with each other. On this day, the entire Guo Mansion was very lively. For the whole day, the Guo Mansion set up four or eighty tables to entertain the guests. Martial arts strangers, heroes of the Beggar Clan, a group of generals from Xiangyang City, wealthy merchants and gentry all came to congratulate him. Only the orioles sang and the swallows danced all night long.
There is a saying: It is a happy birthday, and everyone congratulates Lin'er. In troubled times, the whole night is spent singing joyfully. To know the results, please see the breakdown next time.
