On October 8th, there were two people sitting in the lobby of Changyuan Escort Agency, an elder and a young man. There were three people standing behind the elder and one person standing behind the young man. The elder is Hu Yuanli, the chief escort of the Changyuan Escort Bureau, and the young man is Chen Fan.
Chen Fan decided not to wait for news from his elder brother. He had to settle the matter of the escort first. If he hired someone at short notice, he might not be able to find one. Fortunately, I was lucky today. After playing chess, I went to the escort agency with Hou Feng, and the chief escort officer of the escort agency happened to be there.
"Chief escort, it's a pleasure to meet you. The main reason I came here this time is to ask the chief escort to send someone to escort me to Jiankang. I have a chess assessment in Jiankang to participate in, and I need to pass by Danyang on my way there. I will stay for about six days, and it will take more than twenty days to come back and forth. I will leave the day after tomorrow. I wonder if your escort agency can send out manpower?"
"Of course there is no problem with manpower. I wonder how many people you want?"
"I would like to tentatively decide on three. I wonder if the chief escort has any suggestions?"
"Do you have any goods to bring? How are you going to go? Will you ride a horse or a car?"
"I plan to take a car. Apart from my belongings, it's just me and the guard next to me, and maybe the driver. It's probably like this."
"It's like this. If you ride a horse quickly, you will be much safer on the road. Fortunately, Jiankang is not far from Gusu. You can rest in Danyang on the way. The round trip only takes four days at most. If you ride a carriage, it will be slower. But four days is probably enough, you need three escorts, I have seen enough, relatively speaking, the road from Suzhou to Jiankang is relatively safe."
"Thank you very much. I wonder which three people the chief escort has decided to send to pass with me? How much will it cost?"
"What do you think of these three young men around me?"
"You are so young. Have you ever traveled far alone?" The oldest one seems to be only about twenty-five years old, and the youngest one is only eighteen or nineteen years old. He is probably not as old as his elder brother. Chen Fan feels that he is a bit young and not experienced enough. , If you really want to face danger, if you can't protect yourself and need others to protect you, you will be in trouble.
"This is my eldest son, Hu Gui. He has been following me as an escort since he was a child. He can teach me everything with a spear. Don't worry about him following you. This is my second son, Hu Chong. He once carried escorts to Xiangyang alone. , he is careful and steady; the youngest is my third son Hu Ping, he has also been a escort for a year, his martial arts skills are not bad, he is nineteen years old this year, I will have no problem keeping you safe during this trip."
"Chief escort, if your third son Hu Ping and I are in danger at the same time, which one do you think Hu Gui should save first?"
"Don't worry about this. Our escort agency has the rules of the escort agency. The most important thing is to take care of the escort. The first thing is to be responsible for the safety of the escort. If you encounter danger, you will naturally be responsible for the safety of your employer first. As for the child, I I believe he can take care of himself.”
After Chen Fan asked this question, he kept paying attention to the reactions of the three young people behind the chief escort. When he saw that after hearing the question, only the youngest of the three frowned, but fortunately he did not intend to interrupt. , feeling slightly reassured. It doesn’t matter if his martial arts is not very good. He must be stable first, and at least he will not take the initiative to cause trouble on the road. After seeing the three people’s reactions, he felt a little relieved. He didn’t know how good his martial arts was, but he was still stable. He immediately said: "Then listen The chief escort’s arrangement is for these three.”
"Okay, these three people will go with Mr. Lang. Each time they come and go, it will be counted as thirty days. I will match a horse for each of them. The cost will be three taels of silver. In addition, their food and lodging will also be provided by Mr. Lang provides it, how about it?"
"Okay, please. This is the deposit. I'll pay the rest when I return." After saying that, Chen Fan took out a tael of silver and put it on the table. Although the price was much higher than what Master Jia said, it was still within Chen Fan's ability to bear, so there was no counter-offer.
"Okay, just Yilangjun." The two parties signed the agreement, each took one, and Chen Fan returned to the Taoist temple.
In the blink of an eye, it was the ninth day. After taking the grade test, Chen Fan finally got the certificate of chess quality. On it, someone from the ninth grade to the seventh grade signed and stamped it, proving that Chen Fan passed the grade.
After finishing the test, Chen Fan hurried to the Taoist Temple to complete the copying of the remaining secrets of Feng Xue. The reason why it took so long is because I was copying and comprehending at the same time, comparing this wind science with the swordsmanship in the "Northern Zhenwu Xuanjing", carefully figuring out the method of integrating the two swordsmanship, and thinking about how to combine it. Simplify the complex and integrate the sword techniques you have learned to create more powerful sword techniques.
Chen Fan felt that although he could not create a sword move like Feng Qing's Six Styles, it was still possible to make breakthroughs in the sword techniques of Zhenjing by summarizing the experience of his predecessors and combining it with his own understanding. Before, Chen Fan found the swordsmanship in the scriptures unbelievable, but after listening to his master's praise of Senior Feng, he finally realized the meaning of endless learning. Don't be fascinated by the scene in front of you and limit yourself to the framework of the predecessors. Sometimes we need to boldly innovate and have the courage to seek verification.
Looking at the completed copy of Feng Xue, Chen Fan had mixed feelings in his heart. Although he did not obtain the six Feng Qing styles, he also understood the twelve styles based on the swordsmanship in the "Northern Zhenwu Xuan Jing" he understood, combined with Feng Xue. The swordsmanship is more powerful than the swordsmanship in the previous scriptures, mainly because it incorporates the idea of wind. This is done by one's own independent thinking without the help of "Chengyin".
Finally, the copying was completed. General Chen Fan silently recited "Chengyin" in his heart to reflect. A hint of realization suddenly came to his heart. The movement technique of Feng Zhixue seemed to come to life, flying in the sky and dancing, and the sword in his hand disappeared and appeared. As fast as a giant and as powerful as a swift horse, Chen Fan suddenly felt as if the true energy in his body came to life, forming a vortex in his body, like a gust of wind, rushing through his meridians, and after a while, it circled around his body. circle, returned to the lower dantian, but did not stop, but continued to flow. At the same time, the sword essence in the body was driven up, heading towards the middle dantian, and started to circulate around the usual path of refining into true essence. Chen Fan was With this change, I had a vague feeling in my heart. This wind science is not only footwork, body skills, and swordsmanship, but more likely an internal skill and mind method. Wind is everywhere. Not only can body skills be used, but true energy can also be used. Running, he is not panicking at the moment, letting the figure of Feng Zhixue flow in his mind, thinking about the human body route marked in each picture, and not deliberately sensing the operation of his true energy, letting the body's instinct run. Chen Fan What he didn't know was that what he did was in line with the Taoist realm of doing nothing and doing everything. He followed nature and followed the Tao. The sword essence in his body was rapidly transformed into true essence, and then joined the movement in the body. .
I don't know how long it took, but Chen Fan only felt a bang. He woke up from his trance. After a brief feeling, he found that more than half of the sword essence in his body had been refined, but there was a lot more real essence, and it was not silent. It is not in the lower Dantian, but it is slightly rotating in the lower Dantian and rising into the meridians of the body. It perfectly forms the Zhoutian movement in the body. Is this entering the Zhoutian? Chen Fan was pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect to achieve a small goal so quickly.
Chen Fan, who was overjoyed, relaxed and immediately sensed three people standing outside. His perception was greatly improved, and he was very hungry. He stood up without hesitation. With this movement, all the true energy in the body returned to the lower dantian and became silent. Chen Fan sighed slightly in his heart, knowing that in order for the true energy to be able to form the celestial movement all the time, he still needed to understand and study it.
Chen Fan took a slight step forward. Unexpectedly, the person floated to the door. This step was about ten feet away. Chen Fan was slightly startled, but he still suppressed the surprise and opened the door of the quiet room. Seeing Master Jia, Xiao Qing and the keeper standing outside the door, Chen Fan had seen this keeper before, but couldn't name him. He was not Wang Yizhen. He immediately said, "I'm sorry for making everyone worried."
"It's okay, congratulations to Daoxuan." The first person to speak was the Sutra Keeper. After he finished speaking, he made a bow and walked away.
Chen Fan did not dare to neglect, but returned the salute to his retreating figure, and then smiled and said to Master and Xiao Qing: "I don't know why I suddenly fell into a trance while looking at the scriptures. I don't know how long I stayed there, so Master , Yuantong, you are worried."
"Well, it's almost noon. Daoxuan, you've been staying in there for almost a day. Last night, the keeper found that you hadn't left yet. He saw that you had entered a state of enlightenment and kept guarding you. Later, Yuantong and the others didn't see you. I came looking for you, but I was the latest to arrive as a teacher. I just heard about you this morning and rushed over. I didn’t expect that your practice has lasted for so long. I think you have gained quite a lot, right?”
"I didn't know that. When I was looking at it, I just felt like figures flying in front of my eyes. I felt a little dazed. Now I just feel hungry."
"Then you go and have something to eat. I just had a chat with Yuantong, and your elder brother is here. He has prepared food at home for you to go back. I won't accompany you. You are entering the country to practice the study of wind this time. It means that you have entered the artistic conception of Senior Feng when he wrote about the study of Feng. This is an opportunity that most people can only encounter but cannot ask for. It will undoubtedly enable you to master this unique skill very well. You'd better realize it again. Don't do it today. I’m in a hurry to leave, so I’ll have a night’s rest before leaving.”
"Yes, thank you Master." Chen Fan bowed to Master and thanked him.
Master Jia nodded and drifted away.
