Another three months passed in this way. In early summer, the golden eagle's injury was completely healed. It flapped its wings and flew as usual. However, it did not leave the vicinity of the wooden house. It flew out to look for food every day and would come back on its own.
The horses and bears have also returned to their strong bodies, and the two cubs are growing bigger and darker.
Seeing that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, Mahayan asked the horse bear to carry Jiang Shuo, and they went to the Xiaolongsha Glacier Rift Valley. This time Jiang Shuo did not need to lie on the back of the giant bear, but lay on it. You can use your arms, legs and feet to cling tightly to the golden bear's body. The golden bear runs more carelessly, so returning to the Ice Valley from the Freezing Spring is much faster than it was in late autumn last year.
The Hexagonal Dragon was very happy to see Mahayan and Jiang Shuo come back, but after seeing too many golden eagles and white apes, it was so frightened that it hid in the stream and did not dare to come out. It was not until it saw that Mahayan and they were very passionate that it dared to crawl out. , when I left last year, the limbs and tail of the Hexagon had already grown out, but the color was pink and different from the rest of the body. Now, after half a year, there is no difference between the new growth and the original one. .
Mahayan re-opened Jiang Shuo's back. At this moment, the bones had grown, but the meridians had not recovered. He went to the glacier to re-open Jiang Shuo's meridians in order to take advantage of the amazing healing ability of the Hexagon. The mouth of the Hexagon Saliva can speed up wound healing and has a disinfecting effect, and the juice secreted by its tail has a glueing effect.
Doctors from the Central Plains mostly use internal regulation and external nourishment in their treatments. Although acupuncture and Bianstone decoctions are magical, they are separated by a layer of skin and flesh. However, Western medicine techniques directly cut through the skin and flesh to reach the injured area. Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. The Mahayana is originally from the Western Regions. However, he was well versed in both methods of treatment, so it was unbelievable that he could use Western techniques to treat injuries on Eastern meridians.
After this operation, Jiang Shuo lay down under the glacier for another whole summer. When he returned to the ice-free spring in winter, he was able to sit on the back of the golden bear.
When the Golden Bear mother and her son saw Jiang Shuo again in the spring of the next year, he could already walk on his own without the need for a four-wheeler. However, this year is the most critical year to treat his injury. At this moment, Jiang Shuo can be said to be similar to a normal person, but there is still a long way to go before he can recover his internal strength.
Mahayan took him back under the glacier, letting him rely on the glacier to move Qi, using the ice to stimulate the internal force in his body to naturally resist, and taught him various strange postures to help the body's Qi move, and finally channel the internal force. , allowing the physical energy to return to normal again. Only then did Jiang Shuo realize that Mahayan was actually a master of the family.
When asked about the reason, Mahayan laughed and said: "Shaolin Kung Fu comes from India. The Shaolin monks' inner strength training methods were all taught by Bodhidharma. Since Bodhidharma and my teacher have the same origin, I naturally also know how to practice inner strength." My method, my dear, no one in the world can cure your injury except my Zen sect, the Yi Jin Jing."
Jiang Shuo was shocked and said: "Mahayan, what you taught me is the Yi Jin Jing, a secret technique that is not taught in Shaolin? Ah... I heard that the Yi Jin Jing cannot be taught to non-Shaolin disciples. I am not ruining Shaolin." rule."
Mahayan laughed loudly and said: "Shaolin can still control the monks of Tianzhu? Besides, what I taught you is not the method of practicing internal strength. The jade secrets you learned are Taoist exercises. Learning Zen internal skills is harmful and useless."
Jiang Shuo recalled that Mahayan did not teach him any breathing or Qi movements, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Then how do you say you taught me the Yi Jin Jing?"
Mahayan said: "The Yi Jin Jing actually has two parts, the internal and external. The Yi Jin Jing taught by Shaolin is the Nei Jing, which is the mental method for cultivating internal strength. What I teach you is the external Jing, which uses body postures to enhance spiritual consciousness. , to achieve the state of 'Brahma and I are one', this is the art of yoga contained in the Vedas!"
It turns out that Mahayan taught Jiang Shuo a rare art from India, which involves mobilizing external skills and internal skills. Because he did not teach internal skills and mental methods, he only taught Jiang Shuo a few movements. As for the internal power, it was all Jiang Shuo's own. Therefore, it does not count as teaching the secrets of this sect to others.
Jiang Shuo practiced yoga diligently. At first, he felt that the postures were awkward. Under the extreme strain, not only the muscles ached, but also the bones ached. However, after he became proficient, he felt that these strange postures were indeed conducive to the inner breath. The circular flow in the body slowly opens up the originally stagnant Du Meridian. The Du Meridian starts from the cell palace, goes down to the tail and sacrum, and goes up along the back to the Baihui point at the top. All meridians have acupoints that connect to the Du Meridian. Once the meridians and governor meridians are penetrated, the internal force can move freely in the body.
After this summer, Jiang Shuo was able to run on his own on the way back to the Freezing Spring, as fast as a golden bear.
In the blink of an eye, the third year came. When the golden bear mother and her son woke up from hibernation again in the spring of this year, Jiang Shuo had completely recovered both physically and internally. That morning, the golden eagle went out to look for food early, and the Mahayan called Jiang Shuo. Shuo and Xiong Yuan gathered in the open space in front of the wooden house. The sky was very bright at this time, but Mahayan held out a torch. Jiang Shuo asked him strangely why.
Mahayan smiled and said: "Boy, now that your injury has healed, do you still want to live here for the rest of your life?"
Jiang Shuo was shocked when he heard this. Unknowingly, he had lived in seclusion with Mahayan, the Zen master, for two and a half years. During this period, he was seriously injured and unable to move in the first year, but after that, he was completely able to move. Action, but he never thought about leaving. In the past three years, he lived in isolation among the bears and apes, and he actually felt more comfortable than with people.
Just because wild beasts have no scheming and will not lie, ever since the incident of the Hidden Alliance, Jiang Shuo has felt that people's hearts are unpredictable and it would be better to be happy and comfortable with the wild beasts. He said to Mahayan in awe: "Great monk, I think... I don't want to When I go back, it’s not bad to just live here with Brother Bai, Brother Jin, mother and son Golden Bear for the rest of their lives..."
Mahayan shook his head and said, "Boy, aren't you going to find Xiang'er?"
Jiang Shuo's heart trembled, and he added: "If Xiang'er is lucky enough to escape with her life, she will be loved by her grandfather and grandma when she returns to the Central Plains. If she died back then, it will be useless to look for her again."
He was with Mahayan and listened to him talk about Buddhism too much. He thought he had gained the true meaning of Zen and understood everything in the world.
Mahayan shook his head and said: "Boy, you think you have seen through the world of mortals, but you don't know that you are just escaping."
Jiang Shuo said in confusion: "Great monk, aren't you monks meant to hide from the world?"
Mahayan said: "No, no, the reason for becoming a monk is not to escape from the world. If you are avoiding the world because you are tired of the world, it is even more inappropriate. Let me ask you, did the person who knocked you off the glacier have a personal grudge against you?"
Jiang Shuo thought for a moment and said, "There is no personal grudge. The Yin Alliance regards the world as their chess game. In their eyes, I am just a chess piece that gets in the way."
Mahayan said: "Whether it is Chaturanga in Tianzhu or the chess game of the Tang Dynasty, the gain or loss of any chess piece may affect the outcome of the entire chess game. Boy, you don't want to be a chess piece, but you don't know that you are a chess piece." It may affect everyone in the world."
If Jiang Shuo realized something, he crossed his hands and said, "What the great monk said is..."
Before he could continue, Mahayan suddenly raised his hand, and the torch fell on the thatched roof of the wooden house, and it burst into flames.
The white ape and other birds and beasts screamed in surprise when they saw this, but they couldn't put out the fire. They could only watch the wooden house quickly fall into a sea of flames. Jiang Shuo was also shocked and said: "Great monk, what do you mean? ?”
Mahayan suddenly shouted: "All conditioned dharmas are like bubbles in a dream, like mist or lightning... Since you are fascinated by this canyon and think it is a refuge from the world, I will burn down the wooden house and break your nightmare."
If Jiang Shuo realized something, he said: "Yes, God has given me martial arts for nothing, and it has its own uses. I fell off a cliff and survived, and my inner strength was lost and recovered. It is all due to fate. In this case... the hidden alliance stirs up disputes in the world. Tubo here, Anlu Mountain to the north, and Dashi to the west are all huge threats. Now that I have entered the chess game, I have to stand up for the people of the world. Even if the opponent is a huge monster, I must fight him."
Mahayan closed his eyes and folded his hands and said: "Form is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from color. The same is true for feelings, thoughts, actions, and knowledge... Boy, only if you face your mission directly, can you truly realize it one day."
Jiang Shuo knelt down and kowtowed, "That's what the great monk said."
Mahayan said: "Go ahead now."
Jiang Shuo was startled again and said, "Master monk, you burned down the wooden house, why don't you leave with me?"
Mahayan said: "I saved your life to study medicine. If it weren't for this fate with you, I would have left two years ago..."
Jiang Shuo said: "Where are you going, great monk? Where are the Golden Bears and the others?"
Mahayan laughed and said, "I am wandering around with no fixed place. I come here and go alone. Can't we live until these beasts don't recognize you and me?"
Jiang Shuo thought that it was not bad. Take the white ape as an example. It originally followed Zhao Rui throughout the world's famous mountains and rivers, but it did not stop after Zhao Rui's death. It walked thousands of miles from the pass to this place, which even ordinary people cannot do. , why should I worry about these ferocious beasts and birds. "
Mahayan said: "Not only do we have to separate, but the golden bear mother and son have also reached the time of separation."
It turns out that horse bears live alone, and only the mother bear will live with her cubs for two or three years after giving birth. After that, the cubs will be driven away, leaving them to make a living on their own. Now the two cubs of the golden bear are as tall as their mothers, but the two brothers have completely different coat colors. The smaller one is yellow-brown with fluffy fur, very similar to its mother bear, and bigger in size. The bigger cub's fur is darker and very shiny, glowing blue in the sunlight.
Jiang Shuo had a good idea, there was no banquet in the world that would never come to an end, even a mother and her son could hardly stay together for the rest of their lives. The second bear could stay with the female bear for three years, so he was already much luckier than himself.
Mahayan did not wait for the golden eagle to come back and hurriedly urged Jiang Shuo to leave. Jiang Shuo knew that the golden eagle would not come back until late at night, so Mahayan made this arrangement to facilitate the separation.
Jiang Shuo asked again: "The hexagonal dragon..."
Mahayan chuckled and shook his head silently. Jiang Shuo knew what he meant. Although this Zen master from the Western Regions was wise, his actions were so decisive that it was inevitable that people would feel cruel.
The group walked through the tunnel and outside, Mahayan said to Jiang Shuo: "Boy, please collapse this cave..."
Jiang Shuo knew that Mahayan wanted to completely cut off the past, but he couldn't help but wonder: "Great monk, to collapse the entrance of this tunnel, you need to have the magic of landslides and landslides. I don't have such ability..."
Mahayan laughed loudly and said: "Boy, you have changed your muscles and marrow, how do you know you don't have this ability?"
Some people died, but not completely...
