Sword of Coming

Chen Ping'an looked suspicious, and Ning Yao looked at each other angrily, pointing to the string of words, "I really want to 'get out'! This fist enlightenment came from watching the rain in Dali, the force of the fist rolled away, and the fist fell like a heavy rain of ink, falling to the world. Then, it rolled away from the dragon wall of the Great Li Palace and poured down!"

Chen Ping'an looked intently at the several pictures of fist movements that were completed in one go. They were packed into one page, like a military formation. Therefore, the pictures of each fist-waving villain were not large, and the charcoal drawings were not very detailed. Fortunately, Chen Ping'an had good eyesight and could still see accurately under the dim light. After hearing Miss Ning's incomprehensible words, the young man murmured: "This boxing technique sounds very powerful."

Ning Yao tilted his head slightly, looked at the paintings, nodded and said: "There is a boxing technique that has been passed down in the world for thousands of years and has not been lost. It is somewhat similar to this boxing chart."

Chen Pingan turned around and asked curiously: "How do you say it?"

In the dim light, the girl's long eyebrows were slightly curved, like a bunch of peach branches bent by the spring breeze.

She held back her smile and said, "There is a boxing technique in the martial arts world that is suitable for all ages. It's called Wang Ba Quan. If you throw a blind punch, you can kill the old master with random punches."

The young man said helplessly: "How could you say that?"

Chen Pingan imagined it in his mind. Isn't this Gu Can's specialty and famous secret? In my memory, Gu Can's mother seemed to have had a not-so-good argument many years ago. It was at the door of a powder shop in Xinghua Lane. At that time, Gu Can had just learned to walk, and Gu Can's father, Because he was a foreigner and was away from home all year round, he had long been forgotten by the neighbors in Mubo Alley. At that time, the women began to worry that their men would involuntarily slow down when passing by the door of the widow Gu's house. Just the women's clothes hanging to dry on the bamboo poles can easily draw away the man's soul. Later, one time, Granny Ma summoned five or six women to block the gate of the Gu family's courtyard. The Gu family suffered a lot in that battle, but Granny Ma and the others did not take much advantage, and both sides suffered. It's just that when she got to the back, Gu was ultimately weak. She couldn't beat the four hands with her two fists, and even her clothes were torn. Her clothes were already thin, and it was inevitable that she would have a happy moment, which made the women who were ashamed of themselves even more embarrassed. He went crazy, scratching, biting, and doing everything he could, making the men around the alley swallow their saliva one by one.

Fortunately, Chen Pingan happened to return to the town from Longyao at that time. He had been taking care of Gu for so many years, so he went up to help Gu Can's mother block many insidious moves. From the beginning to the end, the straw sandals boy did not dare to fight back. Chen Pingan was not afraid of provoking Trouble, but fear of killing someone with one punch.

At that time, the young man, under the shouts and curses of old man Yao, had already traveled through countless mountains and rivers. He was only twelve or thirteen years old, but he had walked the path of many small town elders in several lifetimes.

At that time, the boy and the woman were sitting at the door of the courtyard, and Gu Can was always locked inside the door. Probably because she didn't want the child to see his mother's embarrassment.

The young man turned around and pointed to the corner of the woman's mouth.

The woman curled her lips casually, then stretched out her thumb and wiped away the blood from the corner of her mouth.

The child cried heartbrokenly in the yard, calling for his mother.

The woman first smiled at the straw-shoe boy, and then tears rolled out of her eyes.

The next day, there was an unwilling dragster beside the boy in straw sandals.

Ning Yao's question interrupted Chen Ping'an's thoughts, "What are you thinking about?"

Chen Pingan asked: "You said that after Gu Can and his mother left the town, they followed Zhenjun Jiejiang to the Shujian Lake. Can they really live a good life?"

Ning Yao asked back: "Do you think their mother and son are not having a good time in Mud Bottle Lane?"

Chen Ping'an thought for a while, "That boy Gu Can has no conscience and is young, so he definitely doesn't find life difficult, but Gu Can's mother... shouldn't think that the town is a good place, especially Mu Bottle Lane and Xinghua She doesn’t like any of the women in the alley. And I think Gu Can’s mother, she seems to be born not to be in this small town. She always feels very unwilling. According to the words of old man Yao, she is uneasy. Man An unstable mind means setting one's ambitions in the distant future. A woman who is unsettled means she wants Hongxing to step out of the wall. I don't think this is quite right..."

Ning Yao straightened up suddenly and slapped the table, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you still want to learn boxing skills?!"

Chen Ping'an was startled, "Miss Ning, please continue."

Ning Yao said angrily: "It's meaningless to talk to you about cultivation, because you are destined to be unable to practice. So I can only talk to you about martial arts and martial arts."

Chen Ping'an was about to say something, but the girl had already gone on to say, "The martial arts in the world are divided into nine realms. Of course, some people also say that above the nine realms, there is a tenth realm, just like every major dynasty will support a group of chess players. Waiting for the edict..."

Having said this, the girl felt much better again, and asked with a smile: "Chen Ping'an, do you know what chess waiting for the imperial edict is?"

Of course Chen Pingan shook his head honestly.

The girl's face was filled with brilliance, "Go masters with the highest ninth-dan rank are equivalent to first-rank officials in the officialdom. However, there are some once-in-a-century geniuses who will be known as 'tenth-dan national players', and then these people will have All kinds of fancy unique titles, your Da Li dynasty's chess waiting for orders is particularly embarrassing. It is said that your ninth-level strength is only equal to the seventh-level strength of the Sui Dynasty. The entire Da Li Dynasty only has one guy nicknamed "Xiuhu". He was regarded as a real rival in the chess circles of the Sui Dynasty. Oh, by the way, do you know what Go is?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "I know, and I know some of the rules, but I don't know how to play. Song Jixin and Zhigui have chessboards and chess pieces at home."

The girl was full of disappointment, "That's it."

The girl walked around for a long time, but the boy still didn't know what the "Nine Realms" were.

The girl seemed to realize that she was a bit unreliable. She coughed and said solemnly: "My mother said that the nine realms of martial arts are one step at a time. But even if you wait for you to reach the top of the ninth realm, the final scene will be like a body." Standing on a mountain, I looked up at another mountain in the distance, but I only saw half of the mountainside."

Chen Pingan said thoughtfully, "I understand."

Because the young man had seen this scene with his own eyes.

The girl didn't care whether the boy really understood or not, and said: "The nine realms of martial arts are divided into body refining, qi refining and spirit refining. Each has three levels. Climb to the top step by step. You can't miss a step, let alone make a mistake. The more solid you go, the better. "Whether you walk fast or slowly is not that important, which is different from practicing."

"Three realms of body refining, the first level of clay embryo realm, you can tell that the clay bottle alley where your house is located is very rough. But when you reach the peak of perfection, you will be like a clay Bodhisattva. Although it is a clay sculpture, it has A bit of a good atmosphere, with Qi sinking in the Dantian and as motionless as a mountain, it can be regarded as a real introduction to martial arts. In short, the essence of this level lies in the word 'San' and the word 'Shen'. The level of talent of the person who practices martial arts , the master who leads the way can tell whether one’s understanding is good or bad at once.”

"The second level of the wooden body means that your body begins to become thicker and thinner. When it is completed, the skin texture will be precise and orderly, like a seal-engraved talisman all over the body, just like... yes, just like this piece of snake gall taken out of the stream. Stones are actually completely different from ordinary cobblestones on the inside. The deep meaning of this level is to 'open a mountain', widen the meridians, and turn a meridians as narrow as a sheep intestine into a Yangguan Avenue that can accommodate carriages. The practice of martial arts The quality of a person's bones will be judged in this realm."

When saying these words, the girl in black held up the stone given by the boy.

She stared at the beautiful stones illuminated by the lights and whispered: "The last state of body training is called 'Mercury Mirror'. The blood is as thick as mercury, but the weight is lighter, and the energy and blood are condensed into one. To break through the threshold, one needs to cross Passing a calamity is called 'The Clay Bodhisattva Crossing the River'. Whether you can successfully cross the last threshold, the carp jumping over the dragon's gate, depends on the luck of the martial arts practitioner."

Chen Ping'an was confused after hearing this, and looked at the oil lamp longingly. The light flickered, and his mind swayed accordingly.

The girl yawned, lay down on the table, and said lazily: "That's it for now. The third realm of body refining has already blocked 80% of the first-class martial artists. It is difficult to go further. You have to know that the poor learn literature and the rich learn martial arts. The truth is the same in the world except my hometown. According to your family background and your understanding, I estimate that if you can reach the second level in this life, you should burn high incense."

Chen Pingan asked: "Then how to practice this boxing manual?"

The girl raised her eyebrows and said, "We'll talk tomorrow. I'm a little sleepy."

Chen Ping'an hummed, "Then I'll take the basket to pick up stones. I'll come back to see Miss Ning tomorrow."

The girl said: "If you are at ease, please keep the boxing manual and I will check to see if there are any mistakes or whether it is a trap or something."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Okay, but Miss Ning remember to be careful. I will return this Shanshan Book to Gu Can in its original form in the future."

The girl turned around and frowned: "How many times do you have to say it before you feel relieved?!"

The young man smiled and went to the corner to pick up the basket. When leaving the house, he did not forget to remind: "Miss Ning, don't forget to lock the courtyard door."

The girl lay on the table without turning her head, waving her hands and saying feebly: "I know, I know, why do you talk more than my father?"

The young man was as light as a swallow and his figure disappeared into the alley.

By the time Chen Ping'an had left the Mud Bottle Alley, the girl immediately stood up and stared at the book of Shaking Mountain with a look of hatred. Then she collapsed instantly and lay on the table again, with a frown on her face, and said to herself He said to himself: "How do you teach this thing? I was born with the body of the first-class sword immortal in the world. There is no need to walk the distance at the foot of these mountains. I can't even remember the names of the 365 acupoints. , how the breath flows naturally, I have been able to do it since I was a mother..."

The girl scratched her head with both hands, filled with grief and anger.

Suddenly a voice timidly called out from outside the door, "Miss Ning?"

Ning Yao turned around slowly and stiffly, and saw a dark face that was extremely unbeatable.

She kept a straight face and said nothing.

The young man swallowed and apologized: "I was afraid that you forgot to lock the door, so I came to remind you. Also, if Miss Ning will be hungry at night, I can go to Liu Xianyang's house to make some midnight snacks and bring them to Miss Ning." Come here and go to the creek later.”

The girl waved her hand.

The boy ran away immediately.

Along the way, Chen Ping'an's mind was full of pictures of the first style of boxing.

The fists are moving and the feet are not leaving the ground, like walking through mud, and the momentum is like heavy snow reaching the knees, walking slowly.

The young man himself didn't notice that when he tried to practice boxing according to the diagram, he involuntarily changed the speed and length of each breath.

The young man even thought that wouldn't it be better to practice boxing in the stream?

There were two seals placed in front of Qi Jingchun. They were carved from the finest snake gallstones. They were both small and had not yet been engraved with seals.

During the day, the young scholar with a gentle temperament visited the school. Afterwards, the two had a private conversation. The Confucian gentleman from afar asked him a question, "Sir, do you want to inherit someone's last wish and continue to create peace for all generations?"

Qi Jingchun replied at that time: "Let me think about it."

This was obviously not a very satisfactory answer, but the young gentleman who was well-known across the continent was not pushy and chatted with Mr. Qi, whom he had admired for a long time, about the customs of the town and the changes outside the town, and then He said goodbye and left.

From the beginning to the end, the young gentleman did not ask what to do with the jade tablet.

But Qi Jingchun knew very well that the gentleman from the Confucian Academy of Dongbaopingzhou could endure the golden boy and girl from the Taoist sect, the guardian of the Buddhist Zen temples, the ascetic monk who was famous overseas, and the military strategist. Representative figures, these three forces are unlikely to care about the face of Shanya Academy, especially they will not obey Qi Jingchun's wishes, and will definitely take back the overwhelming prize of their respective forces without hesitation.

But these are all to be expected.

Qi Jingchun sat upright, holding a carving knife in his hand. He was a bit embarrassed for the first time. He didn't know how to carve the seal's seal text, "Sacrifice one's life to achieve justice, sacrifice one's life for righteousness." It seems a bit too big for this child, inappropriate and unlucky. Peace of mind, standing upright. , isn’t it a bit too imaginary? But if it’s just three casual seals, it seems too insincere?”

Qi Jingchun turned her head and looked at the night sky outside the window. In the night, there were stars like bright pearls hanging on a black screen.

Qi Jingchun was stunned and lost consciousness. It took a long time to regain consciousness. He picked up the seal with one hand and started to cut.

In the end, four simple seal characters were carved, "Jingxin Deyi", especially the first word "Jing", which is the most full of meaning and all-encompassing.

Qi Jingchun gently put down the seal in his hand, with the bottom side facing up.

Qi Jingchun was relieved.

The Confucian scholar with frosty temples was slightly moved, and he waved his sleeves casually. He saw that the table was soon "windy and watery", with mountains and rivers undulating and unfolding in sequence.

Finally, Qi Jingchun looked intently and saw a boy and a girl sitting side by side in the dilapidated ancestral house in the back alley of the town, chatting about the general situation of the nine martial arts realms.

Above the nine realms of martial arts, there is a tenth realm.

Qi Jingchun has already read tens of thousands of books, and is no stranger to temples and martial arts, so he naturally knows about martial arts.

Qi Jingchun's almost rigid face showed some smile.

So this Confucian sage, who was in charge of one side of the world, made a harmless joke.

He engraved three characters on the second private seal.

Chen Shiyi.