Jiang Shuo was a little annoyed. He roared and turned around to grab her. Xiang'er took a step forward, but this time she got ahead of him and avoided it. Jiang Shuo turned around and grabbed her vest, but saw Xiang'er spinning on the spot. After repeated attempts, Jiang Shuo not only didn't even touch the corner of Xiang'er's clothes, but also received a few more blows.
Jiang Shuo was so beaten that he roared and moved his hands wildly, not knowing whether to catch or hit him. However, not only did he not even touch the corner of Xiang'er's clothes, he also fell several times because he rushed too hard. On the other hand, Xiang'er still With his hands behind his back, he looked very calm, retreating or advancing, turning left and right. It seemed that his movement was not very fast, but he was only half a beat faster than Jiang Shuo. Jiang Shuo was very good at running and chasing. Confident, he had developed the ability to run when he was a boy with Li Bai, and his speed was not inferior to that of an adult. If Xiang'er just ran all over the courtyard, Jiang Shuo wouldn't be able to catch up. The key is that she doesn't look very fast. But he just couldn't catch it, always feeling that he was just a hair away. Jiang Shuo naturally refused to give up, and kept hitting hard, but in the end he missed a little every time.
The two of them chased each other for less than half a stick of incense. After all, Jiang Shuo had just recovered from his serious illness and his physical strength was exhausted. He began to wheeze and gasp. Finally, he couldn't hold on anymore and sat on the ground shouting to surrender. Xiang'er stood in front of him with a smile and said, "How's it going? You know I'm doing this smart kung fu, but you're stupid, right?"
Jiang Shuo gasped and said, "I don't know kung fu, so I can't be considered stupid in kung fu."
Xiang'er said: "That means you are stupid and I am smart."
Jiang Shuo flattered him casually: "You are naturally smart, Xiang'er. Is this kung fu or magic? How come I see you don't move much, but no matter how fast I go, I can't touch your clothes?"
Xiang'er said angrily: "Why is it magic? Of course it's kung fu."
Jiang Shuo said, "Then can you teach me?"
Xiang'er turned her head and thought for a moment and asked him, "Have you ever joined any other martial arts sects?"
Jiang Shuo said: "No, no, I have never learned kung fu."
Xiang'er said happily: "Then I can teach you. My father said that this kung fu is a secret that is not taught in this sect and cannot be taught to other sects. Since you don't have a sect, of course you can learn it."
Jiang Shuo vaguely felt that this sentence should not be understood in this way, but in order to learn this magical kung fu, he pretended not to know and said: "Good Xiang'er, please teach me quickly."
Xiang'er scratched his head and said, "Ah, although this skill is smart, it takes a lot of brains to learn. It requires memorizing a lot of formulas. I'm afraid you won't be able to remember it."
Jiang Shuo said: "My memory is very good, I will definitely remember it."
Xiang'er said: "Don't be too boastful yet. Let me teach you a section and see if you can remember it?"
Seeing Jiang Shuo nodding, Xiang'er followed her example and put her hands behind her back, standing on the largest dot in the center, facing south and facing north, and said: "Wear nine shoes, three on the left, seven on the right, two and four on the shoulders, Six or eight are sufficient, and five are among them. You recite it once."
She deliberately spoke quickly, not wanting Jiang Shuo to memorize it without making any mistakes. Xiang'er let out a sigh and said, "Have you learned this before?"
Jiang Shuo said: "No, but this song has four words and one sentence, and most of them are numbers. It is much simpler than memorizing poetry."
It turns out that Li Bai wrote hundreds of poems about drinking wine, and he often uttered them casually when he was drunk. However, it was only once, and he couldn't remember it when he woke up, so he asked the child to practice reciting it to help him remember the words. . Over time, Jiang Shuo developed the ability to have a photographic memory and an ability to recite what he heard.
Xiang'er nodded in approval and said, "Not bad, not bad. Children can be taught."
Jiang Shuo asked: "These songs are all numbers, but what do they mean?"
Xiang'er said: "Don't be anxious, I will show you now."
After speaking, she took a step back from the dot with her left foot, stepped on a brick behind her, and said, "This is Lu Yi." As soon as her left foot touched the ground, she jumped forward with her right foot and stepped on the right front of the dot. In the square of the dot, he said: "The second is the right shoulder." Then he stepped back to the left. This time, his left foot stepped on the square on the left side of the dot, and said: "The third is the left waist." Taking a small step forward with his right foot, Step on the grid on the left front of the dot, then step forward with your left foot diagonally across the center dot, then step back with your right foot on the grid on the right behind the dot, walking a diagonal line, and say in succession: "Four is the left shoulder" , five is in the center, six is the right foot." Then he took a step forward with his left foot, stepped on the right side of the dot, and said: "Seven is the right waist." Before he finished speaking, Xiang'er suddenly spun on the ground and flew back to the left. , the right foot steps on the square behind the left dot. He said, "Eight is the left foot." Without waiting for his right foot to step firmly, he jumped forward sideways and said, "Nine is the crown." Then he slowly put down his right foot and stood one space in front of the dot in a T-step with both feet. .
Xiang'er was talking and doing at the same time, and her movements were done in one go. The range of movements was not large but very elegant and unrestrained. Jiang Shuo couldn't help but applaud, Xiang'er said: "It's not a show, who wants you to cheer and applaud? Just give it a try."
Jiang Shuo had an excellent memory, and he remembered the correct steps when he did it. However, he fell down on the fourth and fifth steps, and when he started over, he fell a few steps further while spinning on the eighth step. After trying this several times, I finally managed to complete the nine steps without making any mistakes. I was already sweating profusely and panting.
Xiang'er looked at his embarrassed look and said with a smile: "You have a smart face, but why are your hands and feet so clumsy?"
In fact, her mother-in-law often said that she was "smart-faced but stupid-hearted", so now she gave it to Jiang Shuo.
Jiang Shuo wiped his sweat and said, "Good Xiang'er, don't laugh at me. It doesn't seem like it's very hard for you to do it. Why am I so tired after studying?"
Xiang'er had never taught anyone how to practice martial arts. He tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Oh, this step also has a mental formula. I just forgot to mention it! Now I'll teach you."
So he told Jiang Shuo his mental method again. It turns out that this footwork emphasizes raising the feet low and landing far away. Ordinary people jump high when they step, but they don't know that the force starts from the ground. There is no way to exert force when jumping in the air. Jumping is more difficult. The running speed is actually slower. The footwork that Xiang'er learned is to teach people to walk with their feet on the ground. By reducing the time it takes to raise their legs, they will naturally move faster. Xiang'er explained it while doing it a few more times. Jiang Shuo saw that her skirt was swinging slightly and she was walking. The picture is not big, as if it is flying close to the ground, and it is said: "Xiang'er, your steps are so beautiful, like a swallow flying close to the ground on a rainy day."
Xiang'er said: "You are discerning, this skill is called Star Step, also called Flying Swallow Star Step. Crossing Star means that the footwork is in line with the star path of Tianyu. This Flying Swallow moves like a swallow. I mean."
Jiang Shuo said: "The name of this kung fu is really nice. I wonder when I can practice it to be as light as you."
Xiang'er patted his shoulder and said, "Young man, follow me and practice hard. You may achieve some success in a year and a half."
In fact, this "star-crossing step" is a superior light skill, and it may not be possible to achieve it after decades of hard work. Although Xiang'er has been practicing Qigong since she was a child, it has only been less than ten years, and she has only reached 10% or 20% of the kung fu. However, she is afraid that time will tell. After a long time, Jiang Shuo stopped practicing out of fear, and he lost his playmates, so he told him that he would be able to achieve success in a year and a half.
As expected, Jiang Shuo said happily: "Then you come and teach me every day, and I can learn it even if I am stupid for three years."
Jiang Shuo followed the formula taught by Xiang'er and practiced it for a while before he became familiar with it. He didn't stumble from one to nine. He was thinking that Xiang'er told me that I might achieve a small success in a year and a half. How can I feel it? Isn't it difficult? While he was thinking about it, he heard Xiang'er say to each other: "Are you familiar with it?"
Jiang Shuo nodded and Xiang'er said, "Then I want to test you."
Without waiting for Jiang Shuo to nod, Xiang'er said: "From one to two." Jiang Shuo quickly jumped from one to two. Before his feet landed, Xiang'er said: "From two to three, from three to four... five Advance six, retreat five after six..."
She reported the numbers very quickly. Jiang Shuo was in a hurry at first and made several wrong steps. However, within half an hour, he got so good at it that he never made any mistakes again even when Xiang'er rattled off the numbers.
Xiang'er suddenly said: "Three to seven." After hearing three, Jiang Shuo only said that the next number was either four or five. When he stepped on three, he prepared himself first and waited for Xiang'er to say the next number. , he jumps forward or moves sideways. Unexpectedly, Xiang'er mentioned the seven people in the distance. He was confused and stepped on the wrong foot. He stumbled. He stood up and said, "Xiang'er, you are such a shameless person. How come three is followed by seven?"
Xiang'er snorted and said, "When did I say that the numbers are all connected?"
Jiang Shuo was immediately speechless, thinking that she really hadn't said that, so he said, "It doesn't count this time. I'm not prepared to do it all over again."
Xiang'er then reported out again: "Three forward to seven, five back to two, one forward to eight, four back to six..." Since Jiang Shuo couldn't predict the position behind him from the first number, he immediately got into a hurry and barely stepped forward. Three steps. On the fourth step, I tripped over my foot and fell again. He sat on the ground and said, "Xianger, this is too difficult. Don't try to embarrass me."
Xiang'er said: "How can this be difficult? Then you come and count, and I will come and show you."
Jiang Shuo said yes. He sat on the ground without getting up. Anyway, the grids in the courtyard were all the same. Standing there were the five people in the center. He didn't say anything about preparations. He opened his mouth and said: "Two to eight, three to one. Five into nine, four into six, seven into two, five into three, nine into four, one into six..."
Jiang Shuo quoted the numbers in rapid succession, speaking faster than Xiang'er. Unexpectedly, Xiang'er walked faster without any hesitation. Jiang Shuo's mouth went dry while talking, but Xiang'er seemed to be strolling in the garden without any hesitation. Confused. Jiang Shuo had a very good memory and knew that Xiang'er didn't step randomly, every step was correct. Not only that, she used her left and right feet very coordinatedly, rising left and falling right, rising right and falling left. Although it was fast and not chaotic, it seemed indescribable. Elegant and unrestrained. Only then did he realize that this skill indeed requires years of hard work to master.
Jiang Shuo stopped talking and said, "Xiang'er, I'm convinced."
Xiang'er immediately stopped and stood in the center of a certain grid without any deviation. He was calm and calm as usual and said, "Are you convinced now? This is the Jumping Star Step. What you practiced before was with the stars and against the stars. There are also double stars, which involve stepping on different star positions with the left and right feet, and palace-shifting steps, which fly from the nine palaces to the adjacent nine palaces. After practicing the small flying star, you still need to practice the big flying star..."
Jiang Shuo said: "Then Xiang'er, you have to teach me every day, otherwise I'm so stupid that I won't be able to learn it even in ten or twenty years."
Hearing this, Xiang'er shouted: "Ah, I am very busy. She has to teach me how to practice martial arts early in the morning, and she also has to study and practice calligraphy. How can I have such free time?"
Jiang Shuo said anxiously: "Then you can practice in the morning and teach me in the afternoon."
Xiang'er secretly laughed at Jiang Shuo's suggestion, but she said, "It's already noon after I've finished my exercises and classes, and I still have to practice calligraphy. Writing is troublesome. Aye wants me to fill up ten pages."
Jiang Shuo said: "Let me help you write when you practice calligraphy. I know the calligraphy and often help Mr. Taibai copy poems and essays. Writing is not a problem for me."
Xiang'er originally wanted to play hard to get, but he didn't want to get unexpected gains, so he said happily: "Are you really good at writing?"
Jiang Shuo nodded repeatedly, and Xiang'er said, "Okay, from now on, if you help me write, I will teach you kung fu."
