Chapter 11: Increasing the Difficulty
Zhao Yunfei wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his hand, the place on his arm that had been burned by fire in his dream ached faintly, seeing that Xiao Ji was muttering a dream, sleeping very sweetly, looking at the roof, he didn't see any holes, turned his head to look out the window, the moonlight in the courtyard was like water, cold and deserted, where was the dragon!
This nightmare was so real that Zhao Yunfei didn't dare to fall asleep again for a while, he was not a timid person, and he wouldn't say a word no matter how much damage was done to himself, but he couldn't bear the harm of his relatives, especially his sister Xiaoji, who depended on him for his life.
Through the bright moonlight, he could see that the wall clock on the wall pointed to four o'clock, Zhao Yunfei had no intention of sleeping again, got up quietly, got dressed and got off the kang, did not turn on the light, and stepped on the bench to touch the knife hidden on the top of the big wardrobe, and the tentacles felt a little warm.
"It's hot, this knife is so weird!" Zhao Yunfei took off the knife, his eyes were fixed on the knife, and he saw that the entire knife body was emitting a faint golden light, these lights were not obvious in the daytime, but at night they looked very eye-catching, and the sixteen traditional characters were clearly visible under the knife light.
"It still shines?" Zhao Yunfei was very shocked, tried to suppress his breathing, which had become a little heavy from shock, and gently opened the door and walked out of the house with a knife.
Looking at the golden knife again in the moonlight, questions about the material of the knife came to mind again.
"What kind of metal is this knife made of?" Although Zhao Yunfei is very eager to know, he also knows that it is best not to show this golden knife to others, otherwise it may cause unnecessary trouble, although he is not very old, but he is still very clear about the truth of "the husband is not guilty, and he is guilty", he has secretly decided in his heart that even Han Tuo and Li Lanfang can't tell the true situation of this knife, if Han Tuo asks, he can only tell him that it is sold as scrap iron.
Thinking of the terrible nightmare just now, a trace of uneasy feeling lingered in Zhao Yunfei's heart, he didn't believe in superstition, he didn't believe in everything that was groundless, but this dream was too real, too terrible, he clearly remembered that the dragon in the dream had mentioned the dragon slaying knife, could it be that the knife he got was the dragon slaying knife that had long been lost in ancient times? No wonder the dragon was so jealous of this knife in his words, the dragon slaying knife, a tool for killing dragons, however, is there still a dragon in the current world?
Zhao Yunfei shook his head, noncommittal to what he was thinking, held the handle of the knife with both hands, waved it a few times at will, the light emitted by the blade was intertwined into a golden light curtain, very dazzling, Zhao Yunfei hurriedly stopped his movements, looked nervously at the wall, and thought to himself: "Such a golden light, try not to take it out in the future, in case it is seen by others, it will be troublesome." Thinking of this, he immediately turned back into the house, put the knife back on the top of the cabinet, and pressed it with the torn mat.
Xiao Ji turned over in his sleep, the sheet slipped off, Zhao Yunfei walked to the kang, re-covered the sheet for Xiao Ji, looking at his sister's quiet and immature face, for some reason, Zhao Yunfei had a feeling of powerlessness in his heart, and vaguely felt that he didn't seem to have the strength to protect his relatives.
"If you don't have strength, then practice strength!" Zhao Yunfei shook his head vigorously and said secretly.
At this time, it was not yet dawn, as usual, Zhao Yunfei first ran a few laps in the yard to move his body, and then came to the west wall, the uneasy feeling just now seemed to be pressing a boulder on his chest, and his breathing was a little difficult, Zhao Yunfei took a deep breath, leaned over and began to do push-ups, did a hundred times, stood up, and suddenly a thought flashed in his heart: "If you practice like this every day, you won't make much progress, it's better to increase the difficulty, try how many times you can do it in one breath!" ”
This thought immediately aroused his competitive spirit, and he held his breath and did it seriously one by one.
Zhao Yunfei secretly counted in his heart, and when he did it thirty times, he felt that his chest was very uncomfortable, and it seemed that he couldn't hold on anymore, but he still tried his best to do it five times, and at this time, he couldn't hold his breath anymore, and a "whew" spewed out.
Standing up and taking a few quick breaths, he was surprised to find that his breathing was much smoother, not as boring as just now.
"There is still such an effect!" Zhao Yunfei was surprised, but also a little happy in his heart.
Doing 35 push-ups in one breath, he is not satisfied with this result, with his usual exercise results, 100 push-ups are easy, but under the restriction of one breath, he only did 35 times, which has nothing to do with physical strength, but a matter of lung capacity.
"Tomorrow, I must do it thirty-eight times in one breath." Zhao Yunfei secretly made up his mind.
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Speaking of exercise, in fact, many boys have a fanatical interest in martial arts at a certain age, Zhao Yunfei was also like this when he was a child, there are some unrealistic fantasies, hoping that through the practice of martial arts, he can punch out a thousand pounds of stones like a martial arts master on TV, and jump on a tall tree, to this day, Zhao Yunfei has understood that the so-called "martial arts" on TV that are completely not controlled by the earth's gravity and the laws of physics are unreasonable, pure nonsense, A punch can knock a thousand-pound boulder far away, so where does the reaction force go? To be able to exert such a great force, it should be a much smaller object - a person - rather than a heavy stone - that should be knocked out first; Isn't it nonsense that you can jump on a thin branch with a slight leap and rise and fall with the wind? If a branch as thin as chopsticks could really bear the weight of an adult, then theoretically it would be able to fly with a pair of wings, and in that case, wouldn't the world be full of birdmen?
The fantasies of childhood can't withstand the precipitation of time, and there are very few children who can really stick to the exercise, and Zhao Yunfei is just one of these few children.
The reason why Zhao Yunfei was able to insist on exercising was not because he was talented or had any expert advice, but mainly because of his own tenacious personality and his special family.
Children from normal families are bullied, and they can always be protected and comforted by their parents, but Zhao Yunfei not only has to face provocations alone, but also has to protect his younger sister.
For a child without parental protection, it is undoubtedly more vulnerable to injury and bullying, Zhao Yunfei's insistence on exercising is the need to improve his self-protection ability, it can be said that he has no choice.
Zhao Yunfei's original intention of exercising is to strengthen the body, so that he has the strength not to be bullied, after exercising for a period of time, his idea has faded, but the exercise itself can bring him a sense of pleasure and confidence, so that he can't stop, and later he learned from books that people will produce a substance called endorphins in the process of exercising, which can make people feel happy.
In fact, there are many benefits of exercise, not only to strengthen the body, pleasure body and mind, but also to change people's external image and enhance people's internal temperament, take the most simple and easy push-ups, through the exercise of one end of time, people's chest muscles, arm muscles and abdominal muscles will become stronger, fat decreased, muscles increased, put on clothes will look good, push-up exercise together between a volt, blood accelerated, especially can promote the blood circulation of the face, so that people will appear radiant, radiant.
As long as you can persist for a period of time, these benefits will inevitably be experienced, and the key is two words - persistence!
Zhao Yunfei's physique is lean, exercise and heavy agricultural labor, so that his strength is hidden in the muscles and bones, but there are no particularly developed muscles on his body, and there is no excess fat, this kind of strong figure makes him exude a chic temperament all over his body, coupled with the angular face, it looks even more heroic.