The breeze rustled through the bamboo forest, the flowing water in the creeks tinkled melodiously, and insects chirped everywhere. Even the setting sun came to join in the fun, making a sound and spreading orange and red.
The five of them came out of the bamboo forest, walked slowly up the mountain behind, and had a good time.
Hu Yiqiu was sitting on the rocks, seeing the clouds carelessly coming out of Xiu, and the birds flying tiredly before returning. He was fascinated by the scenery, and felt relaxed and contented both physically and mentally. He suddenly remembered Tao Qian's "Drinking": "The knot is in the human environment." , but there is no noise of carriages and horses. How can I ask you? My mind is far away and I am wandering. I am picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountain. The mountain air is beautiful day and night, and the birds are flying back and forth. There is a true meaning in this, but I have forgotten to say it even if I want to distinguish it. "
Cui Yongyue said happily: "Hu Yiqiu, with this poem, can I be exempted from tomorrow's competition?"
Hu Yiqiu was about to reply, but Jiang Qingcheng took the conversation.
Jiang clarified: "That's natural. This poem may seem plain, but it is plain and interesting, light and interesting, leisurely and quiet, simple and natural. If you can return to your original nature, be leisurely and content, don't follow the external appearance, and follow your heart. , it follows nature, and all good things naturally have traces to follow. Looking at things from things, I don’t know what is a thing and what is me, thus becoming a state of selflessness. If ordinary people can know it, it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to know it. , it’s all acquired, and the kung fu is already there. There’s no need to go around and compete with others.”
Seeing Jiang's clarification, Gu Huai put aside the matter of the discussion. Feeling a little pity, he complained to Hu Yiqiu: "Xiao Hu, why are you reading a poem when you have nothing to do? It's good. We will have a good competition tomorrow, but you will be useless." I feel so confused. It’s really not enough to say anything.”
Zhang Tianhao smiled and said: "It's ancient. Since the cultivation method is a human method, you can follow your heart and nature, and you will see its true meaning. Jiang Daxia has no intention of teaching. Even if Brother Hu doesn't read this poem, he can't force others to do something difficult."
Jiang clarified: "Zhang Tianhao, don't use any provocation methods. We are not on the same page. You three are all good with swords. How can I compete with King Kong with my fleshy palms?"
Cui Yongyue said: "If the three of you feel that you have to make some noise to make this trip worthwhile, go to Baiyun Village for lunch tomorrow and try it out with Bai Tianyu. His swordsmanship is good, and he can open the mountain gate with one sword. Transformation state, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the natural way of Taoism. Don’t be discouraged if you lose.”
When Gu Huai heard that he could compete with swords, he felt very happy and said: "Who is the better swordsman between the father and his son?"
Jiang clarified: "In ancient Sophora japonica, green comes from blue, and green is derived from blue. The same is true for every skill. The predecessors overcame thorns and thorns, accumulated over time, and later generations introduced the old and brought out the new, carrying on the past and opening up the future. It varies with time, so how can there be a distinction between strength and weakness? .”
Gu Huai said with a smile: "Didn't Cui Yongyue say that the boy is better than the master? He learned how to draw water from the blue dragon without any teacher."
Cui Yongyue said with a smile: "Gu Huai, what do you mean that kid is better than the master? It's just that the Pure Yang Palm Technique and the Pure Yang Sword Technique are reunited. Fire is pure Yang, water is pure Yin, and Pure Yang Palm Technique belongs to fire, pure Yang Sword Technique." The Yang Sword Technique belongs to water, and the yin and yang work together to create the green dragon to draw water."
Hu Yiqiu said in surprise: "Brother Cui, are you saying that Chunyang Palm and Weeping Blood Sword were originally from the same family, and that Weeping Blood Sword was originally called Chunyang Sword?"
Zhang Tianhao said: "Brother Hu, the Tianmen Mountain Chunyang Gate and the Longmen Yique Yijian Gate have existed for hundreds of years. They are not close to each other, so how can they be connected to one another?"
Jiang Qingqing smiled lightly and said: "I once heard Master mention that there were two disciples of Chunyang Master in the past. One was generous and the other was thoughtful. However, both of them were solitary and self-admired, and their gallbladder was as cold as ice, and they were eager to win. The thoughts are also strong. Master Chunyang is afraid that his disciples will lose their minds and go astray after they achieve their skills, so he divides his own skills into two, generously practices Chunyang Palm Technique, and meticulously practices Chunyang Sword Technique."
After taking a breath, he continued: "Later, Master Chunyang passed away. As expected, the two brothers refused to obey the other and fought fiercely to inherit the position of the leader. However, because neither of them had fully learned the skill, Chunyang Sword was good at it. Offensive, Chunyang Palm is good at defense. After several battles, no one could win. Later, both sides got angry and founded their own sects. One founded Chunyang Sect of Tianmen Mountain, and the other founded Longmen Yique Yijian Sect."
The other four people finally understood and figured things out.
Gu Huai said: "No wonder that boy Bai Yutian's peach wood sword was unsheathed, and there was a faint three-foot sword energy on the tip of the sword. It turned out that the pure Yang Zhenqi and the Pure Yang sword technique were combined into one."
Jiang clarified: "Then if you still want to compete with Bai Tianyu, you won't be afraid that you will fail in one move and your face will be damaged again."
Gu Huai said with a smile: "Tian Tianyu has not learned Chunyang Palm, so why should he be afraid? If he fails with one move, that is Danyangzi's business and has nothing to do with me. If Danyangzi wants to defeat Baitian Yu with one palm, he may also be defeated by him. Bai Tianyu will be defeated with one sword, and it will depend on who is more impatient and makes the move first."
Zhang Tianhao said: "It's ancient. Whoever strikes first will lose?"
Gu Huai replied: "I have to ask old man Jiang Qingchen about this. He practices Pure Yang Palm."
Jiang Qingcheng glanced at a few people and saw the strong desire in the eyes of the four people, so he followed their wishes and said: "Of course, there are some concerns about the iron sword with the flesh palm, so you can't attack with all your strength. Of course you have concerns. Flaws. Just find the flaws, take advantage of them, counterattack, and win or lose."
Hu Yiqiu said: "No wonder when many palm masters fought against me, they used various methods to make me make the first move, otherwise they would escape. It turns out that this is the reason."
Listening to your words was better than ten years of walking around the world. Zhang Tianhao felt that he had gained a lot. He asked Haosheng, "Mr. Jiang, can you give me some advice on how to use your sword to crack flying needles and other hidden weapons?"
Jiang clarified: "Ask Cui Yongyue about this. His needle is the king of hidden weapons. He never fails."
Cui Yongyue said: "Old man Jiang, I haven't used that thing in decades, why did you carry me out?"
Jiang clarified: "What do you mean you haven't used that thing for decades? You just use silver needles to treat people's illnesses. I was amazed when I saw that technique, let alone them."
Cui Yongyue said: "That is treating diseases and saving people, not fighting and hurting people. How can they be compared."
Jiang clarified: "They are all used on people, so why can't they be compared? I see no difference."
Hu Yiqiu said: "Brother Cui, he is holding a three-foot long sword. It would be really unfair if he was frightened by a concealed weapon of one or two inches."
Zhang Tianhao echoed: "Brother Cui, just give me a lesson."
Cui Yongyue said: "Hu Yiqiu, Zhang Tianhao, if you two choose one of the three martial arts of fists, kicks, weapons, and hidden weapons, which one would you choose first?"
Hu Yiqiu smiled and replied casually: "Of course it goes without saying that the first thing to do is to choose a weapon and practice a set of sword skills or a set of sword skills."
Cui Yongyue asked: "Why?"
Hu Yiqiu replied: "As the saying goes, every inch is long and strong, and every inch is short and dangerous. Fists and kicks are real internal martial arts. If you want to be successful and defeat the enemy with one move, you must accumulate it over many years. It takes ten or twenty years to achieve results. . Concealed weapons are about being thrown from a distance. If you don’t use sneak attacks and plots, it will be difficult to hit the opponent. Even if you hit the enemy, the damage will be very small. If you don’t apply poison, it will be difficult to kill people. And sneak attacks and plots, or concealed weapons, Applying poison on top, too dark and underhanded, not upright and upright, and despised by the world. People who have a gentleman's heart are rarely practiced. Weapons are not the same. They are easy to use and have good understanding. You can achieve something in three to five years. , keep the enemy three feet away."
Cui Yongyue smiled, raised her right hand, and a silver needle shot out of the air and shot towards the pine tree ten feet away, making no sound.
Zhang Tianhao walked closer to the tree and was amazed when he saw the tail of the silver needle remaining outside. Using his inner strength on his index finger and thumb, he pulled it out, walked back and handed it to Cui Yongyue, saying: "Brother Cui, if you shoot me with this silver needle, it will be really difficult to avoid it if you don't warn me in advance, let alone It’s reflecting it back.”
Cui Yongyue said: "Brother Xian, the best way to restrain hidden weapons is to prevent the enemy from having the opportunity to launch hidden weapons."
Zhang Tianhao smiled and said: "Brother Cui, the hidden weapon belongs to the opponent. Whether it is fired or not is controlled by the opponent. How can we prevent the opponent from firing it?"
Jiang Qingqing chuckled and said, "It's very simple. Just have no enemies except yourself."
Zhang Tianhao looked confused, his eyes dilated infinitely, eager for others to answer his questions.
Cui Yongyue said: "The so-called "no enemies" means, firstly, that you should be a weakling and give up the desire to win. Secondly, you are proficient in all internal and external skills such as fists and kicks, weapons, hidden weapons, Qinggong, etc., and you are not subject to any constraints. You can do whatever you want without any restrictions. Unsatisfactory. If the enemy launches a hidden weapon at you, you can not only knock it away, but also reflect it back and injure the enemy. In this way, if the enemy wants to launch a hidden weapon at you, they will naturally consider whether it is qualified."
Zhang Tianhao smiled and said: "Brother Cui, I'm afraid it's really difficult for you to do these two things, but there are other feasible ways."
Cui Yongyue said: "My dear brother, it is easy to dodge an open spear, but it is difficult to guard against a concealed arrow. If a concealed arrow is shot, it is easy to dodge or catch it as long as your eyes are quick and your hands are quick. If hundreds of concealed arrows are shot at the same time, they will still come from different directions. Whatever you use to hide, whatever you use to catch it. If you want to avoid being hurt, you can only stay out of the position where the enemy's hidden weapon shoots, or your swordsmanship has reached the stage of transformation, and you can turn a three-foot long sword into a golden bell. It can't be poured in. With my current cultivation level, it's obvious that I can't do it, so why insist on being an enemy of hidden weapons?"
It's as if he didn't say it. For ordinary people, it is difficult to achieve the ultimate level of martial arts, and even more difficult to achieve without being an enemy. As the saying goes, if you often walk by the river, your feet will not get wet.
Jiang Qingqing saw that Gu Huai and Zhang Tianhao were still attached to Jianghu, so it was useless to talk more and looked down the mountain. Seeing that the smoke from the thatched cottage disappeared, two figures appeared in front of the thatched cottage, Xiao Ruoyun and Yan Luoxia, so they whispered: "Come down the mountain!" They took steps and walked down the mountain along the path.
Cui Yongyue also felt the same and said happily: "Of all things, filling your stomach is the most important thing." followed closely.
Gu Huai, Zhang Tianhao, and Hu Yiqiu followed closely. They always felt that they still had something to say. They said one or two sentences from time to time, but their words were sparsely scattered along the way.
