In the early morning, after lighting the fire and cooking porridge, Li Ye accompanied Xiaobai to practice swordplay on the cliff flat.
After many days of struggling with the sword, Xiao Bai was able to complete the ten thousand swings prescribed by Li Ye in two hours.
The cool summer breeze didn't make him feel cool at all, but he was sweating profusely.
Li Ye handed him a towel and said with a smile: "Take a rest. If you can't finish it in one hour, just spend another hour."
Xiao Bai rolled his eyes at him, thinking that you obviously don't like me.
Li Ye, who had been practicing for an hour, looked at Xiaobai's uncomfortable look and said on a whim: "Okay, I will practice with you for another hour."
After speaking, he picked up the bamboo sword leaning on the cedar, waved his hand, and slashed out a sword casually.
Xiaobai, who was wiping his sweat, looked at him as if he had seen a ghost, his mouth wide open.
Li Ye looked at Xiao Bai's surprised look, frowned and said, "Is there anything wrong?"
"You...why are you holding the sword in your left hand?" Xiao Bai was a little confused.
Li Ye was stunned and looked at the hand holding the bamboo sword. It was indeed his left hand.
He had been holding the sword in his right hand. He was not paying attention when he was talking to Xiao Bai just now, so he didn't even react when he held the sword in his left hand.
He gently laughed at himself and said, "The left hand is not bad either. Then I'll try to finish the Ten Thousand Swords with my left hand and see how long it takes."
Xiaobai nodded, gritted his teeth and said, "I'm watching, hurry up."
Under the cedar tree, Li Ye held the sword in his left hand and was eager to continue swinging it. Suddenly, he heard Xiao Bai's howl, and the interest on his face suddenly turned a little bitter. It was no longer possible to swing the sword as carelessly as before.
He had no choice but to say awkwardly: "I'm not just learning to hold a sword with my left hand. I'm not used to it. I need to practice more. Why are you looking at me like this? Hurry up and practice your own."
Xiaobai hung the towel on the tree, picked up the knife, stood aside and shouted: "Ten thousand and one...ten thousand and eleven and three..."
Li Ye shook his head and focused on the sword in his left hand. After trying it several times, he still couldn't find the feeling he had just now, so he had to wave the sword awkwardly and thought in his mind: "Fifteen... ...Thirty-five...Sixty..."
The old ape walked up to Yaping with his hands behind his back. He was here to pick up Xiaobai to collect herbs. He had collected a lot of herbs for Li Ye with the old wolf in the past few days. He planned to stop collecting for one more day today.
However, he did not expect that after entering Yaping, he would see Li Ye still practicing his sword. At this time, Li Ye would usually be sitting in the shack boiling water and drinking tea. After many years of scriptures, novices everywhere stopped him. Still practicing.
Look carefully, look at Li Ye's hand holding the sword, look at him crookedly, there is no trace of the sword move.
The old ape couldn't help but stared at Li Ye, who was standing sweating profusely, and asked: "You are using a sword with your left hand...are you going to let others live?"
"Grandpa Ape, let's go drink tea and set off in a while. Don't worry about brother, he's a little crazy today." Xiaobai took the old ape's hand and walked inside. He stretched out his hand and pulled the towel off the tree.
Li Ye didn't reply, but just focused on his left hand. His whole body felt like it was bitten by a hundred thousand ants. He felt extremely uncomfortable but he didn't want to lose face in front of Xiao Bai.
He persisted in swinging each sword, silently chanting in his heart: "Seven thousand one hundred and one...seven thousand one hundred and two..."
He originally wanted to switch to his right hand after Xiaobai left. He just kept practicing and gradually found a feeling, and he didn't want to give up anymore.
Most practitioners in the world practice swordsmanship with their right hands, and even the few who use their left hands can only use one hand.
If you can train your left hand sword to be as good as your right hand, even if it is only half as good as your right hand, it will become your trump card.
Thinking of this, I no longer feel depressed, and the strength of the swing with my left hand seems to be lighter, and it is no longer as uncomfortable as it was at the beginning.
Since there are still some days left in the mountains, let’s spend more time practicing the left-handed sword.
Even though he had mastered Ruoshui Sword Intention early, Li Ye had reached the level of Jindan. The sword in his right hand was like an arm. However, when he used the sword in his left hand, he realized how difficult it was to practice.
In front of his skillful right-hand sword, every sword swing with his left hand was unstructured, and it was impossible for every sword to follow the same trajectory.
Time passed little by little. During the quiet practice, the old ape led Xiaobai down the cliff and said to Li Ye, who was wielding the sword: "You practice slowly, and I will go shopping again. Maybe you will get something good today." ."
Xiaobai waved to him, took the old ape's hand and walked down the cliff.
Because of Xiaobai's ignorance, Li Ye was a little hurt, feeling that Xiaobai had hurt his self-esteem at this moment.
Li Ye raised his arm and pointed at the vast Tianshan Mountains in front of Yaping. He raised his head and shouted: "One day, my left hand sword will strike a shocking sword."
A roaring echo came from the valley opposite, but Lao Yuan and Xiao Bai had already walked far away and did not hear his voice at this time.
The fiery heart in his thin body has never bowed to himself since the day he started practicing with his husband, and this time is no exception.
He thought that one day he would cultivate his left-hand sword to be more powerful than his right-hand sword, so that everyone who underestimated him would taste the danger involved.
She put away the sword and sighed softly, thinking that there was still a scroll of scriptures to be copied and it had to be given to the old wolf and the old ape before going down the mountain.
The water on the fire was boiling. Lao Yuan and Xiao Bai drank a cup of tea that was still fragrant. With the tea soup, Li Ye poured himself a cup of hot tea.
After grinding the ink and laying out the paper, he picked up the pen and unfolded the scroll, and then began to copy the unfinished scriptures.
Being alone and quiet, reciting sutras and meeting Bodhisattvas again, making brave and diligent efforts.
Going deep into the mountains, meditating on the Buddha's way, and seeing freedom from desire, I am always free.
...
I remember that the old monk often said that copying scriptures can bravely escape the evil path and be reborn in a good path. He has a good appearance, extraordinary talent, and great fortune.
It can also plant good roots for all sentient beings. Use the hearts of all living beings to create a field of great blessings and obtain immeasurable fruits. Wherever you are born, you can often see Buddha and hear the Dharma. Until the three wisdoms are opened and the six powers are realized personally, one can quickly become a Buddha.
At first, Li Ye copied the scriptures to practice calligraphy. Later, under the enlightenment of Mr. Yao, he used the scriptures as a convenient way to practice swordsmanship.
Later, when I was alone in the mountains, I would inevitably have troubles in my heart, so I regarded it as a kind of spiritual practice to temper my state of mind, without the many merits and virtues mentioned by the old monk.
After thinking for a moment, I completely gave up many thoughts in my mind, no longer obsessed with whether it was for practicing swordsmanship or calligraphy, whether it was for cultivating the state of mind or the merits of Buddhism.
My heart calmed down. Only the kettle on the stove made the slightest sound in the shed, and a few birdsong could not be heard from outside the cliff.
Stopping his mind, he moved his wrist slightly, and the full ink fell on the blank scripture scroll with the tip. Although he was not a famous scholar in Fengyun City, he had copied countless volumes of "Ksitigarbha Sutra".
Now he has copied several volumes of the Lotus Sutra. Whenever he calms down to copy the scriptures, it is as if the Buddha statue in front of the hall has its own treasure.
If the old monk from the Great Buddha Temple were here at this moment, he would be amazed that Li Ye has practiced all kinds of Dharma images so that his body image is not leaking out, and he has the body of a Buddha image when he raises his feet and waves his hands.
At the end of the copy, he saw that Lao Yuan and Xiao Bai had not turned around, and they felt a little sleepy, so Li Ye stopped writing.
I put away the scriptures, relaxed my mind, and lay down on the bamboo chair.
...
At this time, on the river five miles away from Yaping, Lao Yuan and Xiao Bai were watching a black python in a daze by the river.
This is a big black python with a waist as thick as Xiaobai's. Two horns have already grown on its head. It is estimated that it will turn into a dragon in dozens or hundreds of years. But now it is paralyzed softly between the old ape and Xiaobai. feet.
"Puff." Xiaobai felt his legs go numb, and he couldn't help but fell to the ground. He looked down at the horned python that was cut into two parts, and murmured: "It's not that we want to kill it, it's that it keeps chasing it. My brother won’t scold me for killing creatures indiscriminately, will he?”
"You're just scolding me, the young gentleman is pretending to be kind. The weak will always eat the strong on Tianshan Mountain."
The old ape was extremely emotional at this moment and waved his fist excitedly. He was just a hair away from killing Xiaobai! "Think about it carefully. If I hadn't come with you today, you would have fed it right now."
Xiaobai's face was already pale at this time. It was the first time for him to encounter this black python that had become a spirit, so he was naturally frightened.
The old ape turned over the dead black python with Xiaobai's black knife and said: "This thing has grown horns. It is probably at least a distracting beast. It may have an inner elixir. It would be a good thing to take it back. Just in time to replenish Li Ye."
Xiaobai nodded feebly and said with a smile: "You have to let him make up for it, otherwise he will be worse than me when he goes down the mountain, which will definitely make people laugh."
The old ape looked at Xiaobai with a smile, but he was shocked in his heart. He didn't expect that Xiaobai at such a young age would dare to attack this distracted guy. Fortunately, he arrived in time.
"This skin is very rare. It would be best if it is tanned and used to make scabbards for your knives and swords. This meat is estimated to be more than 400 kilograms, which is enough for us to eat for many days. After eating it, you will probably be able to break through to the second level."
Xiaobai looked at him, nodded and said, "I'm scared to death. Fortunately, Grandpa Yuan is here at such a critical moment. Otherwise, my life would have been left here."
"Haha..." The old ape laughed happily. "Maybe it's been a long time since I've eaten something so nutritious. I'm going to cut some and take it back to the cave for my children to try."
Xiaobai smiled and said, "But please invite Grandpa Wolf down for a drink."
"Of course the old guy is indispensable for this. After eating all this meat, maybe we two old guys will have to go to the top of the mountain to survive the disaster in advance." The old ape chuckled.
"Although it's scary, it's an unexpected gain after all. I think my brother will be very happy!" Xiaobai finally stood up.
His expression was very complicated. Looking at Zai Mang in front of him, his heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.
If it happened again, even if I beat him to death, I wouldn't dare to fight the big python in front of me. I finally transformed, but I didn't want to suffer any damage to my body.
He looked at the old ape and asked, "Grandpa Ape, have you seen this guy before?"
The old ape glared at him and said nothing.
"It's not convenient to deal with it here. Let's move it back and deal with it." The old ape picked up the black horned python's head and body, carried it on his body, looked at Xiaobai and said: "You can also move the remaining tail back. Peel them again."
Xiaobai nodded and followed the example of the old ape, carrying the tail of the black horned python on his back, one old and one small, walking back towards the cliff one after the other.
As he walked, Xiaobai thought that if his brother saw him, he would definitely be happy.
The old ape looked back at him and said with a smile: "Of course the young gentleman likes it."
Xiaobai smiled and said: "That's good!"
