The weather was slightly better than when we left the city. Bundles of sunshine were scattered in the city through the clouds. Mother Lin saw the two returning safely on the paved street. She quickly came up to look at her son and the woman in black robe, and looked at Ye Dang with gratitude. listen.
"Man Liu came out to see me. I was delayed by some things a few days ago and I just happened to meet him. Today I will continue to watch Man Liu play with a stick." The woman in black robe nodded to Mother Lin and signaled to go directly into the house.
Ye Dangting followed the boy in a short shirt to the backyard. The yard was still not too big, but it was enough for people to do some simple exercises here.
"Today you will watch me play with the stick, and watch carefully from the side." The woman in black robe said and picked up the wooden stick.
"Okay, Miss Ye" Lin Manliu stood aside.
"...I taught you some self-defense methods before. In the future, you may encounter Taoist priests or some difficult people like today. Watch out." After saying this, the woman in black robe put the wooden stick behind her back and presented it. Sword-like back.
Then he drew the stick and slashed diagonally to the right front. Without waiting for the long stick to stop, he raised his right arm so that the wooden stick swept upwards over the head. He stood still with his left foot and suddenly turned half a circle. His right foot suddenly shot out and swept in a circle from behind to in front of the body. , when the right foot was about to land, the entire back was exposed to the front. The wooden stick was suddenly thrown to the left hand and lifted upside down. In an instant, the body was holding the wooden stick upside down with the left hand and thrust forward from bottom to top. After this continuous movement, Ye When Ting once again assumed the posture of facing the enemy and looked forward, the posture of holding the stick was maintained with the left hand holding it upside down, and the right hand was protected behind the left arm.
"These four moves consist of drawing the sword to chop down, swinging the sword to lift up, sweeping the legs with the body, and thrusting forward with the sword. What is important is to combine yourself with the weapon you are using. It does not mean that the weapon moves the person and the person stands still on the ground. If there is a need for instruments to move, people will move.”
"I think this looks more like wielding a knife?" The boy in a short shirt looked at it quietly and suddenly said.
"Elm head, this method can be used with guns, knives, sticks and swords. I call this move the Sword Power of the Yellow Dragon. I used to use a dagger to fight against the enemy. I often reversed the four moves to make my body follow the dagger so that the opponent could not figure it out. "Impossible," the woman in black robe said, looking at the young man watching her from the side of the house.
"Are these two Taoist priests in front and behind the bamboo forest like this today?" Lin Manliu suddenly remembered that one of the two Taoist priests Ye Dangting rushed to his side and fought back was the Taoist Shuangwei.
"It's fair to say that you have some good eyesight. I played a little slower in front of you, but you can see better now." After saying this, the woman in black robe began to put the sword on her back again, and then used the sword to chop, pick, and sweep the sword again. However, the order of the swords in each subsequent round was different. Some were stabbing before picking, and some were sweeping and then another. A diagonal chop, and what's more, the whole person rushed forward while still holding the stick behind his back, and then followed up with a leg sweep. The boy in the short shirt couldn't help but sigh, no wonder the Shuangwei Taoist at that time was knocked down by one blow. Sorry.
The dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed, and the previous rays of sunshine gradually turned into a clear sky shining on the earth. The sun shone on the black robe, and the shadow was reflected on the bluestone on the ground. Lin Manliu looked at the courtyard as if dancing. When Ye Dang heard this, he was fascinated by it. In the small courtyard, she was wearing a black robe and dancing with a sword with a long stick. This scene of sword dancing in the courtyard was probably the most beautiful scene he had ever seen since he could remember.
"Have you seen enough, little brat? It's your turn," the woman in black robe shouted to the boy in short shirt, and then threw the wooden stick over. Lin Manliu reached out to catch it, and then went to the yard and practiced according to the movements Ye Dang heard just now. stand up.
"Move quickly and don't pause between each move. When facing the enemy, will the opponent wait for your next move and then move again? Do you think it is a shadow puppet show on the street?" The woman in black robe leaned against the wall under the eaves and watched. The boy in a short shirt did not perform very skillfully.
"Every time you use the four moves, you must remember to reverse and switch. Every time you make a move, it will be the same. What should you do after the fourth move? If you practice like this, I will tell others that this is called the locust with all its sword power."
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The young man in the short shirt was not so good at training, but the woman in the black robe was no longer angry. She just made more and more sarcastic and sarcastic remarks. Lin Manliu wondered why the cold sister at the beginning became so aggressive after the curtain hat was taken off that day. .
In the afternoon, the sun gradually set. In the twilight, the young man in a short shirt was still practicing the sword movement of the Yellow Dragon. It was better than at first. A whole cry came from the front door shop: "Man Liu, Man Liu, Dad, what are you doing?" I’m back from my daily work.”
It was Lin Manliu's father who came back from working in the government and farmed. When he walked into the courtyard, he saw a strange woman. Lin's mother and Lin's father had a brief conversation in the shop. Father Lin hurriedly raised his hands and thanked her: "This must be Miss Ye. Thank you Miss Ye for caring about my children these days." As he spoke, Father Lin kicked the kid on the butt while he was still playing with the stick, but when he turned to look at his son, his eyes were so firm and gentle.
Father Lin looks very old, his hair is all gray, and the wrinkles and yellow spots on his face are piled up together, making him look like an old man in his twilight years, but his eyes are particularly bright, as if he is a bright well opening in a wasteland.
Lin's father sighed softly and said, "My family is almost growing up now that they are six years old...".
Mother Lin immediately walked up to the two of them, and the three of them cuddled together. Ye Dangting looked at him under the eaves without saying anything for a while. When the three of them looked at Ye Dangting again, the woman in black robe reacted and said: " It’s getting late, so I’ll go back first, and I’ll come back tomorrow to watch Lin Manliu play with a stick and practice swordplay.”
"Miss Ye, why don't you stay and have dinner together before leaving?"
"No need... I prepare my own meals where I live."
"Okay, let's go see Miss Ye off after six months."
"No, I will run away as soon as I go out to avoid being seen by those fake Taoists again."
"All right..."
The woman in black robe carried the strip of black cloth on her back and walked out of the shop, and disappeared instantly. The boy in short shirt felt that Miss Ye had suddenly acted strangely, as if she had suddenly changed into a different person.
After dinner, Lin Manliu accompanied his father to enjoy the shade in the yard
Now that spring has just begun, the weather is very cool after the sun goes down. The father and son are sitting on the stone steps enjoying the cool breeze blowing on their bodies.
Suddenly Father Lin said: "You still don't work hard as a father. Now that you are almost an adult, you can still only stay with your parents in this small yard. You can only go to the river outside the city to wipe yourself. Now you don't even have a decent chair to enjoy the cool air." No, now I can’t entertain others well even if I have a friend I can talk to.” After saying this, Father Lin let out a long sigh and closed his eyes, probably feeling a little sad and remorseful.
"That's not the case. In my opinion, my parents have done the best now. In the past, the children were naughty and didn't know how hard their parents worked. Now that I have met Miss Ye, I understand what I want to do with her words. How do I want to protect our family from being bullied by others?" Lin Manliu said to Lin's father.
Father Lin opened his eyes and looked at his child. He was still so kind. He patted the shoulder of the boy in a short shirt and said, "My son is really good."
The father and son continued to sit in the courtyard enjoying the cool air.
Lin Manliu looked at this small courtyard. From today on, there are many more things in this courtyard. There are the swordsmanship displayed by the girl Ye in the courtyard, which is as powerful as Huanglong, his clumsy figure practicing swordsmanship, and his parents' affirmation of his changes. , and his determination to get out of this small world.
