Ming Xiang also nodded in response, then stood up and said: "In this case, I will not disturb the young hero's rest today."
Just as he was about to leave, Ming Xiang seemed to remember something and said: "By the way, according to the Wudang Sect's investigation, three princes will jointly hold a conference to select geisha actors. King Liang Xian is also among them. Young Xia Ruo If you are too busy to panic, you can also think about this matter."
Wei Jing couldn't help but laugh and said: "Selecting geishas? I think it is true to select concubines and take concubines."
Ming Xiang smiled and said nothing, then turned around and left. Wei Jing thought: "The selection meeting... This is indeed a good opportunity to get close to the prince. I have to find a way to get in."
A few days passed like this, during which the three girls Ling Xueyi, Yuqin, and Xiaoxiang practiced martial arts in an open space outside the temple during their free time. Ling Xueyi, the most accomplished among the three, acted as the master, giving martial arts to the two juniors. Academic guidance. Wei Jing's injury was almost healed and he could walk as usual. That afternoon, he met with Prime Minister Ming outside the temple.
Ming Xiang said: "Before the young knight uses the sword today, the old monk would like to ask the young knight to close his eyes for a while and try to clear his mind of all thoughts. When you think that you have no distracting thoughts, we will try the martial arts sword again. This matter is extremely important, so please hold on for as long as possible."
Wei Jing was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, don't think about anything. What's so difficult about this? But what kind of person Master Ming Xiang is, his arrangements must have deep meaning, so Wei Jing did not hesitate for too long, he sat on the ground, closed his eyes, listened to what Ming Xiang said, and calmed down.
However, just after a breath, all kinds of thoughts came to him one after another. Wei Jing thought of Yuqin, Sima's family, Baili's family, and Tianji Pavilion. Then he heard the autumn wind blowing around him, and thought, winter will come soon, right? Then I thought that I was in Baishui Temple at this moment. This temple is quiet and quiet, with lush trees and pleasant scenery.
Thinking of this, Wei Jing suddenly opened his eyes and realized that he had so many distracting thoughts that he couldn't get rid of them all. He said warmly, "Young hero, don't worry about it. If you try a few more times, you will be able to make a breakthrough."
Wei Jing felt calm after hearing this, so he tried again. This time he persisted for a while longer before he opened his eyes and regained consciousness. Wei Jing then closed his eyes repeatedly and meditated, with Ming Xiang staying by the side. This time to eliminate distracting thoughts, It actually lasted for nearly an hour before a breakthrough was made.
After experiencing many distractions just now, Wei Jing has gradually entered a better state. This time he closed his eyes for a long time. He no longer remembered how long he had been meditating. He was just immersed in a state of no thoughts and thoughts. Suddenly he heard Ming Xiang say: "Okay, young hero, please feel free to use a set of sword skills. Don't think too much about it, just use it."
After Wei Jing heard the words, he immediately raised his sword and "drew the water and quick sword" all the way out, using the sword style as he pleased, swinging it freely. When the sword technique was about to be completed, Mingxiang said loudly: "Young knight, please Use the sword technique all the way until distracting thoughts come into your mind, then you can stop!"
Wei Jing flipped his wrist, and the "Poetry, Painting, Jiangshan and Sword" criss-crossed, and the long sword was like painting in mid-air, pointing at the country. Unexpectedly, just when the sword technique was about to come to an end, Wei Jing suddenly stopped, with a look of shame on his face, and said: "Just now, the sword When the technique is about to be completed, this junior is thinking about how to continue the next sword technique so that it can be flawless. Is this considered the distracting thoughts that the master said?"
Ming Xiang smiled and nodded and said: "Exactly! The young hero has extraordinary understanding and can understand everything with just a few clicks. If there are any distracting thoughts in his mind, the young hero can sit on the floor and calm down like just now. When there are no thoughts in his mind, he can stand up and wield the sword. According to what the old monk sees, it’s best to just do this for the next two days.”
After Wei Jing agreed, he followed the Prime Minister's instructions and waved the sword as he pleased after meditating. If he had any distracting thoughts in his mind, he would sit down again, and the cycle started again.
Two days later, Wei Jing was able to use nearly ten sword techniques at a time before he stopped. Afterwards, Wei Jing no longer remembered which sword techniques he used.
It was almost dusk that day, Ling Xueyi and Yuqin were also watching Wei Jing use his sword. At this time, Mingxiang suddenly said: "Young hero has been wielding the sword for a few days, and he must be a little boring. You might as well spend time with the old monk." A few hands."
I saw that Ming Xiang had an extra branch in his hand, which he used as a weapon.
Wei Jing thought for a while, nodded and asked: "Yes, when the master wants the junior to draw the sword, he should also think nothing of it, right?"
Ming Xiang smiled with approval and said: "That's exactly it!"
Wei Jing nodded and saluted, then thrust a sword towards Prime Minister Ming's right shoulder. Ling Xueyi watched intently and felt that this sword technique seemed to be Wei Jing's commonly used "quick sword with water", but it didn't seem to be that. Ming Xiang's branch was in his hand, and with a single stroke, the sword turned away. Wei Jing immediately changed his move and slashed Ming Xiang's chest with his sword.
The first sword just now seemed to be a "quick sword that touches water", but it seemed that it was not, but Ling Xueyi could see clearly that the second sword was definitely not a "quick sword that touches water", and Wei Jing rarely used it like the other sword. swordsmanship. After the two of them exchanged more than ten moves, Wei Jing stopped and sheathed his sword, saying, "Junior, I just had distracting thoughts again, so I had to stop midway. It's really useless."
Ming Xiang shook his head and said: "Actually fighting against others is naturally much more difficult than wielding a sword alone. Young hero, please don't lose heart. Let's start over."
The two of them fought like this for ten more times, until the golden crow fell to the west and the jade rabbit rose to the east. As Wei Jing concentrated on wielding the sword, his mind also concentrated. Gradually, Wei Jing no longer knew which sword technique he was using, and he just focused on fighting with the sword. Ming Xiang's sword, whenever Ming Xiang is attacking or defending, Wei Jing's long sword in his hand will naturally produce a response.
After a long time, Wei Jing completely forgot himself and no longer knew where he was. At this moment, Ming Xiang suddenly sheathed his sword and panted while pressing his chest. He seemed to be very tired. Only then did Wei Jing come back to his senses and realized that the two of them were After fighting for a long time, Mingxiang was quite tired and said apologetically: "I'm really ashamed that I lost track of time during the fight. Master, please rest quickly and drink some tea."
However, Ming Xiang waved his hand to indicate that it was okay. After he took a few more breaths and finally recovered, he smiled at Wei Jing and said, "Congratulations, young hero!"
Ming Xiang had a gratified smile on his face and said "congratulations", but Wei Jing was at a loss and could only ask: "Master?"
But Ming Xiang instead looked at Ling Xueyi and asked, "Has Miss Ling seen any clues?"
Ling Xueyi thought for a while, as if she didn't know how to word it, and then hesitantly said: "Xiao Li...you..."
Wei Jing looked at Ling Xueyi and waited quietly for her to finish her words. Ling Xueyi continued: "I came here today to watch you practice swordsmanship. Up to now, you have fought against the master twelve times. This time, maybe Attack or defense, you wielded a total of seventy-six swords."
Wei Jing asked: "Seventy-six swords?"
Ling Xueyi explained: "Among the seventy-six swords, there are a total of thirteen sword techniques that I can see. In addition, there are many moves, such as fusion of different sword techniques, improvised on the spot. I can also see I don’t know which sect they belong to, and what’s more, there are some moves that look like swords but not swords. I’m not even sure whether those can be regarded as sword skills.”
Wei Jing murmured: "Create a move on the spot... It looks like a sword but not a sword..."
Ming Xiang nodded and said: "Now the young knight can be regarded as having his first glimpse of the sword. When he uses the sword in the future, he will practice all the sword skills until there are no traces left. The young knight's sword will be considered a master!"
Ling Xueyi remained silent, seeming to be thinking about Master Mingxiang's intentions, while Yuqin had been watching Wei Jing's sword use since just now. She had just started to learn swordsmanship and didn't know many swordsmanship, so she just watched intently. Wei Jing went through each move and compared it with the two sword techniques he had practiced, the "Ice Jade Sword Technique" and the "Chaoyun Divine Sword".
After hearing this, Wei Jing fell into deep thought. After a while, he seemed to realize something, and asked: "Could it be that... the master wants me to combine all the swordsmanship I have learned in my mind?"
Ming Xiang nodded and said: "The great skill is like clumsiness, and the great way is simple. Young heroes have practiced countless swordsmanship in the world. Even if they have different paths, according to the old monk's opinion, they must end up together in the end, so we might as well become Simplify the complex and let the young knight use only one set of swordsmanship, which is like using hundreds of swordsmanship."
Wei Jing recalled the views of Senior Jiang Huaixue at that time, which seemed to be similar to those of Ming Xiang. Ming Xiang added: "If you are mentally disturbed and still think about what move and style this is when you move, then they will They are different sword techniques. Only when you draw the sword with nothing in your heart can they become one."
