Another early morning, Yi Jianxin and Zhang Zizhu were walking on a path covered with grass. They had already left the city.
This morning, Zhang Zizhu suddenly wanted to teach him a boxing technique, saying it could help him gather his inner strength.
But after almost three miles, Yi Jianxin asked questions all the way, but Zhang Zizhu just smiled mysteriously, leaving him confused.
"Did I say we should go to Pole Star quickly?" Yi Jianxin said, "When registration ends in various places, Wanxing Mountain will be crowded with people."
Zhang Zizhu still smiled and said:
"It won't be long before you believe me."
Just as they were talking, the two of them walked into a bamboo forest. Through the bamboo forest, they could hear the sound of running water, like the sound of jade pendants and jade rings worn by people hitting each other, which made people feel very happy. Happy.
Standing behind bamboo trees, I hear the sound of water, like the sound of a pei hoop, and I feel very happy about it.
A rock appeared in front of them, but after they walked up, they saw a small pool with exceptionally clear water.
The bottom of the small pool is a whole stone. Near the shore, some parts of the bottom of the stone are rolled out and exposed out of the water, becoming highlands in the water, like small islands in the water. There are also uneven stones and small rocks.
Green trees and green vines are covered and twisted, swaying and connected, uneven, and fluttering in the wind.
There are about a hundred fish in the pond, and they all seem to be swimming in the air, with nothing to rely on.
The sun shines directly to the bottom of the water, and the shadows of the fish are reflected on the rocks at the bottom of the water. The fish stayed motionless, then suddenly swam away into the distance, coming and going, briskly and agilely, as if it was teasing people.
It can be said that it is the place that those hermits dream of.
"Hey, Mr. Zhang, you are here!"
A childish voice suddenly sounded in the bamboo forest, and a child suddenly appeared out of thin air and jumped out of the water.
She looks like a cute little girl, but she has weird aqua-blue hair, is wearing a blue robe, and her feet are bare.
His childlike smile looked a bit...pleasant.
After Yi Jianxin was stunned for a while, he exclaimed: "There is a ghost!"
Just as he was about to turn around and run away, Zhang Zizhu grabbed his collar from behind.
"Calm down, I'm still here."
"That's right!" The little girl gave him a look of disdain, "Forget it if you're rude, you're still so cowardly!"
Yi Jianxin hid behind Zhang Zizhu tremblingly, and bravely asked: "You...then who are you?"
Zhang Zizhu took the initiative and answered with a smile:
"She is the god of mountains and rivers here."
god? When Yi Jianxin heard this word, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked curiously: "Are you a god?"
The little girl puffed up her chest proudly, patted her chest and said, "A serious canonization by the imperial court!"
"Imperial court?" Yi Jianxin felt strange upon hearing this. Shouldn't the gods be canonized by the King of Heaven and me? Otherwise, what is the conferment in the painting book and the conferment by the imperial court?
He could only look at Zhang Zizhu, hoping to answer his doubts.
"The gods of mountains and rivers are actually some spiritual wild spirits. After being canonized by the imperial court, they will be blessed by the national destiny and turn into human form."
Yi Jianxin just felt that he was a god, what kind of righteous god? What kind of weird eyes? What kind of national luck blessing? These things in the clouds and fog are like a fairy tale.
"Is this still the Jianghu I know?"
"When did you really get to know Jianghu?" Zhang Zizhu asked him.
"Jianghu shouldn't be the kind of person who can break big rocks with one palm. Even if he has great martial arts skills..." Yi Jianxin became more and more hesitant as he spoke, "It's just... not that mysterious."
"Didn't you say you like reading picture books?"
Yi Jianxin chuckled and said, "Art processing is common these days. Who knows which one is real and which one is fake?"
Zhang Zizhu chuckled and said: "It wasn't so mysterious a long time ago, it just became more mysterious and more and more mysterious."
Then he smiled at the little girl again:
"Shui Xiu, can I lend you this place to practice your martial arts?"
"Okay!" Shui Xiu readily agreed, "That's great! It's a blessing for us to have you coming here all the time! Then I'll leave first! If you have anything to say, you can talk! I'll be here when you call me!"
After saying that, Shuixiu jumped into the water and disappeared.
"This place has strong luck, smooth weather, and abundant auspiciousness. It is the best choice for practicing martial arts." Zhang Zizhu turned around and said to him, "I will teach you Taoist boxing, will you learn it?"
"Learn! I will definitely learn!" Yi Jianxin
Nodding wildly.
"Okay." Zhang Zizhu said with a smile, "I'll give it a try, and you'll have to watch it first."
His feet were half a step to the left, shoulder-width apart, and his arms were slowly raised forward and parallel to his shoulders. He took a deep breath, and the surrounding air gathered into mist and entered his nose.
"Huh" Zhang Zizhu breathed out, his elbow joints that seemed to be straight were slightly bent, his palms were facing down, and his legs were slightly squatted into a horse stance. The breath he exhaled was like clouds, and his whole body was glowing silver, like that Like an immortal swallowing clouds and puffing out mist.
His hands danced like white clouds, with a bit of strength hidden in the gentle movements. He made fists with both hands, turned his legs, punched forward slowly, and pushed his palms.
The combination of hardness and softness moves the whole body with one shot. The more you look at this technique, the more mysterious it becomes. It is absolutely extraordinary!
After finishing the set of closing poses, he exhaled again, but this breath was very muddy.
He opened his eyes and his eyes became much brighter. Then he asked with a smile: "How much have you learned?"
Yi Jianxin shook his head honestly:
"I didn't learn."
"You have learned it, so I should be shocked." Zhang Zizhu asked again, "How much have you remembered?"
"I almost remembered it." Yi Jianxin said, this boxing technique may seem mysterious, but it is not that complicated.
Zhang Zizhu nodded and said, "Next, follow me and fight again."
"good!"
In this bamboo forest and stone pool, two young men fought a mysterious and mysterious boxing technique, but one of them looked a little clumsy.
Zhang Zizhu said while beating:
"To learn this boxing technique, you have to do three things: Qi, body, and mind."
"The body means that the punches must be struck correctly, and the heart means that you must recite the mantra silently in your heart and make your body and mind as one. Only then can you explore the world and gather your energy to unite."
"I'll teach you the formula, just follow it."
"Invisible and formless, the whole body is hollow, responding to the nature of things. Chimes hang on the western mountains, tigers roar and apes chirp, springs are clear and rivers are calm, rivers and seas are turned over, and life is fulfilled to the fullest."
"When it is created by God, it is called Dharma. When it is transformed into one, it is called fist. The fist is the Tao, and the Tao is one. The one is the Dao."
"The body and mind are united, and things and myself are forgotten. People don't know me, but I only know people."
Yi Jianxin followed the chant, and for a moment, he entered a mysterious state, but this feeling was fleeting.
At the end of the set, exhale and close the move.
Zhang Zizhu asked: "How is it? Do you feel it?"
Yi Jianxin nodded: "For a moment."
"That's good." Zhang Zizhu chuckled, "You can only do this set of boxing three times a day at most. Remember this."
Yi Jianxin asked: "Why?"
"This set of boxing techniques conforms to the way of heaven. It is said that the way generates one, creates two, and three creates all things. It absorbs, exhales, and uses Qi for all things in the world. If it is too much, it will damage it and be harmful to the laws of nature."
"Okay, I promise to only fight three times a day." Yi Jianxin nodded cautiously.
"Well, I believe you." Zhang Zizhu smiled and walked away from the rock and walked towards the long bamboo forest. "Let's go, we should go."
...
The two of them entered the bustling city again and immediately arrived at Kuai Ma Inn. Zhang Zizhu put on the mask again.
Arriving at the front desk, Zhang Zizhu took out three taels of silver.
"One person, go to the Pole Star Gate of Wanxing Mountain."
There was a fat man at the front desk, who was doing calculations with an abacus in his hand. He took away the money without raising his head and put it in the cabinet. Then he took out a piece of paper with a seal on it.
"9527, just call the number and take the bus yourself."
Zhang Zizhu gave the paper to Yi Jianxin.
And Yi Jianxin asked doubtfully:
"One? You're not going?"
"Go." Zhang Zizhu said, "I just won't go with you."
"Why don't you go with me?"
"There are so many people there who know me. Even if I put on a disguise, I would probably be recognized."
Yi Jianxin thought for a while, and then he figured out the reason.
"Is it because there are too many enemies?"
"Haha." Zhang Zizhu smiled, "More or less, I won't show up at this Holy Gathering, but I will stay with my old friend from the Ji Xing Sect for a while. Now I have to wait for him here. In short, we have to say goodbye for the time being."
"9527! 9527 is about to leave!" someone shouted outside the store.
"Then we meet at Jixing!" Yi Jianxin turned around and waved as he ran.
"Well, see you at the pole star."
