Late at night, candlelight flickered in an abandoned demolished house in Chun'an.
I sat casually on the ground and frowned and said, "No, brother, the refining qigong is really not that good. I think the most powerful one in the world today is the Liujia Sanzhi Gong."
He put down the wine gourd and said with a very surprised expression: "You are indeed very extraordinary. You actually know the secret technique of Liujia and Three Corpses."
"Not only do I know about it, I've also seen people use it. It seems that there are three stages: White Aunt, Qing Aunt, and Blood Aunt, right?"
He thought for a while and said thoughtfully: "The three times of the Liujia Three Corpse Skills are aimed at three stages respectively. In today's world, there should be only one person in the Changchun Society who can raise the qi to the stage of Xue Gu. Some people say that this person He died a long time ago, but some people say that this person is still alive, and there are different opinions.”
Before I could speak, he said again: "The Liujia Three Corpses Kung Fu is really powerful once you master it, but you didn't understand what I just said. I was talking about growth. The refining qigong was created by the Earth Immortal Tao Hongjing. Once When you practice to the final stage, it may surpass the cognition of the rest of us.”
I took a deep breath from the cigarette and asked, "Beyond cognition? Can't he soar in the middle of the day?"
"Haha, I really don't know, because in the past thousands of years, only Tao Hongjing, a Taoist priest, has reached that stage, but I personally think that it must be a half-human, half-immortal existence."
I asked: "Brother, you just said that you know all the martial arts in the world. If I want to learn the Six Armor and Three Corpses Kung Fu, can you give me some advice?"
He choked on a sip of wine and coughed several times before saying with an embarrassed expression: "That is the top martial arts in today's world. I don't know much about it, but you can talk about South Fist and North Leg, Arhat Liuhe Seven Stars Mantis, Xingyi Tongbei Lianlian Legs, foot poke, spring hammer, ten Sanshou, eighth-level eagle claw Cai Lifu, I know all these martial arts routines, but I can explain them to you."
I waved my hand: "No, no, these are not powerful enough, I'm not interested."
His face changed slightly, and he immediately said: "Then I have the more powerful Three Emperors Cannon Hammer Fist, the Great Sage's Clothed Hands, the Vajra Demon-Suppressing Palm, the Iron Arms and Mandarin Duck Legs, and the Fifth Ancestor's Coiling Dragon Kung Fu. What do you think?"
I scratched my head and said, "Sounds pretty impressive. What if you learn the Kung Fu that allows you to beat the Six Armor and Three Corpses?"
A thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and he said, "I can't beat him."
"Then I won't learn. It's boring. Do you have more powerful tricks?"
He grabbed the wine gourd tightly, swallowed his saliva and said: "Then I also have top-notch footwork here to protect your life. In the past, experts said that when you teach skills, don't pass on the steps. If you pass on the steps, you will beat the master. I have the Seven Star Steps, the Three Talents Steps, and the Yin and Yang Steps. How about the Flying Dragon Step, the Jiao Step, and the Bodhidharma Step? Are you interested in any of them?"
I curled my lips and said, "It doesn't sound very good. What if the steps you mentioned are better than chasing cicadas in eight steps?"
"Eight steps to catch the cicada...you mean the eight steps to catch the cicada from the Monkey Shangma family?"
"Yes!" I nodded.
He wiped his sweat and said: "The eight-step cicada is modified from the eight-step flash in Fanzi Quan. The strange person who modified this set of footwork back then was nicknamed the Moon Monkey God. It is truly a top-notch footwork." ”
He hurriedly said: "Young man, don't be too ambitious and have a far-sighted vision but a weak hand. Whether it is refining Qi, or six armors and three corpses, or eight steps to chase cicadas, these were all top-secret martial arts passed down from one lineage in the past. Ordinary people can learn them by luck. Then you can dominate a place and be proud of the world."
After hearing this, I thought to myself: "It seems that this person doesn't know my details. I know two of these three damn things, so why can't I be proud of the world? Although I am learning the castrated version of refining energy, I can only catch the cicada in eight steps, but I only know the sixth form, like the willow swinging in the wind, but the gap is not so big, right? I seem to have only beaten Xiaoxuan, is it because I am not good at it?"
I said: "Brother, I just heard you say so much, why didn't I hear you talk about Tai Chi?"
"Tai Chi?"
He shook his head: "Today's Tai Chi is not martial arts, it is just martial arts. Martial arts are techniques, and martial arts are performances. They are not the same thing at all."
He said: "There were many troubled times in the past, and there were wars in ancient times. In that environment where there were only all kinds of cold weapons, if you didn't kill someone, someone would kill you. Ordinary people had no choice but to practice martial arts in order to make a living. Nowadays, airplanes and cannons are flying all over the sky. , Ordinary people still want to practice martial arts."
"You practice Sanjiu in the winter and Sanfu in the summer. Only by suffering a lot can you develop some boxing and kicking skills." He said: "Those old men and women in the park who are doing Tai Chi slowly are just because they can't stand the suffering and want to practice martial arts." It’s just the narcissism of some ordinary people.”
"Is there really no Tai Chi that can be practiced in practice?" I asked curiously.
He explained: "It existed a long time ago, but Tai Chi was not what it is now. Nowadays, most of the things that the public can access are martial arts, not martial arts."
What he said was very direct, meaning that all current Tai Chi styles are fake, including the famous This and That styles.
I can understand this. It should be because there are too many people practicing, causing some original things to be lost.
It's easy to understand. For example, if a group of people stand in a row, the first person says something, and then the words are passed on to the next person. When it reaches the mouth of the hundredth person, it is definitely not the original words, and it may even be The two sentences are completely unrelated, just like the current pine cone bullet pox lightning whip, which is simply a joke.
Thinking about it, I have been struggling in the martial arts world for several years, but I have never seen anyone who can use Tai Chi to compete with masters in actual combat. The most powerful ones are basically hard skills and qigong.
"Brother, we have been chatting for so long and I still don't know your name. I don't know if it's convenient for me to tell you."
He took a sip of Erguotou and said, "I am a useless person with no name or surname. My hometown is Linquan County, Fuyang, Anhui Province. Just call me Linquan Drunkard."
"Do you have any cigarettes? I'd like to have one."
"have."
"Your cigarettes are good, but they're not cheap."
I say average, the ones I smoked before were more expensive.
"Brother, you know the Changchun Puppet Society and are proficient in so many martial arts schools. You must have been very powerful back then, so I'm more curious about who was so capable of breaking your hamstring?"
He held a cigarette in his mouth and was silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "It's a woman."
"Holy shit...brother, were you plotted by a woman when you were drunk?"
He shook his head: "Don't ask, I don't really want to remember it."
Look, look, the alarm bells are ringing, this is the final outcome of touching a woman.
Linquan Drunk, a strong man who knew all the martial arts in the world, ended up like this.
"Stop talking about me. The world in the future will ultimately belong to you young people." He said, "I'm getting along with those kids. If it's convenient, you can help me take care of them. I'll treat you." Do me a favor."
"No problem, I promise you, I'll go see them later."
"Haha, you drank for nothing today, and you don't look down on my martial arts. Knowing each other is fate, and courtesy reciprocates, so I will give you this bottle of wine." He took out a small transparent bottle from his arms and handed it to I.
"What kind of wine is this? Why is it black?"
He smiled and said: "I brewed the medicinal wine myself to replenish the body's qi and blood. If you feel tired one day, you can take a sip. Be sure not to drink too much. One capful is enough."
I accepted the small wine bottle and said, "Thank you, brother. Then I wish you can find the ghost master of the clan as soon as possible and take revenge."
I didn’t dare to tell him the news that Guishou had died long ago, because I understood his current state. He was a disabled person, with no relatives, no family, and living on alcohol all day long. He said that seeking revenge on Guishou might just give him a long-lasting life. Just an excuse to live.
After chatting for more than an hour, I said goodbye to Linquan Drunkard and said I would come see him another day with a bottle of good wine, and then I went to Zhenhai Gang.
Li Kangyang was out on business, and his brother knew me. I asked the children where they were and I wanted to take a look at the situation.
As a result, the boy's eyes evaded and he said, "It seems...those children seem to have been arranged to live in the North Building dormitory."
"North building dormitory? Which room do you live in specifically?"
"No, why are you asking so much? Anyway, the boss has explained it, so he will definitely take good care of them.
Seeing that this guy was a little pushy, I frowned and called Li Kangyang directly.
"Hey, where did you arrange for those children to live?"
"In the North Building dormitory, brother, what's wrong?"
"Ask your men to take me over and have a look."
"How about tomorrow? What time is it now, brother? I guess those children have all gone to bed." Li Kangyang said.
"I said I'm going to take a look right now. You don't fucking understand, do you?"
After Li Kangyang thought for a few seconds, he said directly: "Forget it, let me be honest with you, brother, I have sold all the people, 22,000 yuan per person, and just drove away."
