Chapter 60: The Rabbit Cub, the Old Tortoise
"Hmm." The Nine Emperors of the Sword answered, jumped off the courtyard wall, and looked at Mu Qiuhuang with kind eyes.
"Apprentice to meet Master." Mu Qiuhuang hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Well, you look a lot better than you did when we last met?" The Nine Emperors of the Sword glanced at Mu Qiuhuang and spoke.
When Mu Qiuhuang heard this, he couldn't help but slander himself in his heart, the last time they met, his qi sea was abolished and he couldn't use force, but now his qi sea has recovered as before, is it strange that this complexion is not good? However, as soon as he thought of this, the scene when everyone besieged and killed the Sword Immortal in front of Wudang Mountain also reappeared in Mu Qiuhuang's mind. At the beginning, it was precisely because the sword fairy said that he would cut himself into a man, that this master, who had always protected him, did not hesitate to break his rules for many years...... Moreover, if you calculate carefully, you and Master have not seen each other for nearly two years. Speaking of which, since he entered the military camp at the age of seven, his master has been with him day and night for seven years, although he supervised his practice every day extremely strictly, and he also suffered a lot of club beatings, but in those seven years, the responsibility of the Nine Emperors of the Sword was not only the master, but also the role of a father.
Just when Mu Qiuhuang was immersed in the emotions of parting thoughts after not seeing him for a long time, he suddenly heard the Nine Emperors of the Sword dissatisfied: "Rabbit cub, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you didn't say that please sit for the teacher, do you want to stand and talk to you like this for the teacher?" ”
When he heard the word "rabbit cub", Mu Qiuhuang's heart suddenly moved, and he pretended to be unconvinced: "Old turtle, what's wrong with standing?" You didn't let me stand when you used to? ”
Hearing this, the Nine Emperors of the Sword were slightly stunned, and then began to laugh out loud, laughing extremely happily.
"Bunny."
"Old tortoise."
"Bunny."
"Old tortoise."
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After the master and apprentice scolded each other a few words, Mu Qiuhuang also laughed.
"Old tortoise" and "rabbit cub", this is the mutual name between Mu Qiuhuang and his master when he was a child. At that time, when the Nine Emperors of the Sword taught Mu Qiuhuang to practice the knife technique, he was too strict and harsh on him, and Mu Qiuhuang was still in the rebellious period of his youth at that time, so he couldn't realize the love after this harshness. Therefore, when he is always punished, while accepting the punishment, he secretly scolds the "old turtle" in his heart. But once he accidentally scolded the bald pout, and scolded this sentence, which happened to be answered by the Nine Emperors of the Sword. When Mu Qiuhuang thought that this time was over and that he was going to be doubled, he saw that the Nine Emperors of the Sword suddenly laughed, and laughed extremely happily, laughing and scolding: "Rabbit cub, Lao Tzu originally thought that you were just an old-fashioned and cowardly master, I didn't expect you to have the guts?" All right! You even dare to scold Lao Tzu, which shows your courage, Lao Tzu likes you. Only a lawless and uninformed master like you is qualified to be Lao Tzu's apprentice. Lao Tzu looks down on the most is the kind of timid and cowardly person, cultivation is a matter of talent and hard work, talent is not strong can also be used to make up for clumsiness, but if the courage is not good, even if it is as strong as a sword immortal, it is in vain. As the saying goes, 'the knife is the courage of a hundred soldiers', the most important thing for a person who cultivates a knife is this courage, and Lao Tzu's heavenly knife nine style is even more so, no matter at any time, what kind of character is faced, you must have the courage to go out of the knife, even if you are not invincible, I have to cut out the knife first. It doesn't matter if you have mountains and rivers in front of you or a flat river? Does it matter if you are a thousand troops or a sword immortal? As long as I meet Lao Tzu, as long as you block Lao Tzu, I will cut Lao Tzu first......"
When the young Mu Qiuhuang heard these words, he was at a loss, thinking that the Nine Emperors of the Sword were mad at him. But he heard the Nine Emperors of the Sword say to him: "Rabbit cub, in view of your performance today in line with Lao Tzu's intentions, Lao Tzu will exempt you from punishment." From tomorrow onwards, your training will continue as usual, but Lao Tzu will allow you to scold out the dissatisfaction in your heart loudly......"
From that day on, I saw that when Mu Qiuhuang was practicing the knife technique every day, he scolded the words "old turtle" in his mouth. And the Nine Emperors of the Sword laughed every time, and when they were happy, they also scolded a few words of "rabbit cubs".
Since then, the titles of "rabbit cub" and "old turtle" have also become exclusive titles between their masters and apprentices.
However, these two titles last for a short time to love you. As Mu Qiuhuang grew older and realized the good intentions of his master, the Nine Emperors, the title of "Old Turtle" gradually disappeared, and was replaced by the respectful title of "Master". It was only when the Nine Emperors of the Sword were interested and scolded "rabbit cub" that Mu Qiuhuang would shout "old turtle" in understanding. But the momentum of the "old turtle" shouted at this time is far less than the unscrupulous and lawless from the heart when he was young.
And today, after nearly two years of not seeing each other, I recall everything the Nine Emperors of the Sword have done for themselves over the years...... Under the joy of reunion after a long absence and full of gratitude, Mu Qiuhuang finally shouted out the feeling of the year again.
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After calling each other "rabbit cub" and "old turtle", the master and apprentice also expressed their thoughts of parting and the feelings of master and apprentice for so many years.
At this time, Mu Qiuhuang was also respectful and said: "Master, please come in quickly, and the apprentice will cook tea and wine for you." ”
"No need, the sun is very good in this courtyard, you go and bring a chair for the teacher, lie here for the teacher to bask in the sun, and by the way, relive the good times when you were taught sword skills in the barracks."
"Good times?" Mu Qiuhuang laughed and said, "Do you remember when you said 'fuck time'?" ”
"Haha......" Dao Jiuhuang said with a smile: "Actually, the loveliness of time is that it can turn 'beautiful' into 'fucked' and 'fucked' into 'beautiful' in a long time......"
"Haha...... Master, don't talk about it. Mu Qiuhuang laughed and said: "I haven't seen you for so long, your old man's sword skills are not exhausted, I don't know." But your old man's way of speaking is becoming more and more mysterious, and he is about to catch up with those monks and veterans who like to deceive gods and ghosts? ”
"Phew!" The Nine Emperors of the Knife feint and scolded: "The rabbit cub can't spit out ivory in his mouth......"
"Haha......" Mu Qiuhuang laughed while running into the room and moving a Taishi chair out.
The Nine Emperors of the Sword sat leisurely on the Taishi chair and basked in the sun with Erlang's legs crossed, while Mu Qiuhuang used quick kung fu to cook a pot of tea and warm a pot of hot wine for him.
Dao Jiuhuang looked at the tea and wine next to the chair, and couldn't help but feel very relieved, especially when he saw that the other party still remembered that he liked to drink with tea and match tea with wine, he was extremely moved in his heart.
"What? You kid can't look down on the sword technique of the teacher now, and you have changed your sword practice? The Nine Emperors of the Sword picked up the long sword on the ground with their eyes and said.
"Master doesn't know anything......" Faced with the edict of the Nine Emperors of the Sword, Mu Qiuhuang honestly told the other party everything about it.
"Oh, so that's what happened?" The Nine Emperors of the Sword nodded and said: "Good boy, you dare to use the Taoist True Yuan to control the sword at the same time, it seems that your kid has not only not restrained his courage for so many years, but has become more and more bold?" ”
"Master, don't you old man make fun of the apprentice anymore?" Mu Qiuhuang poured a glass of wine for the Nine Emperors of the Sword and said with a wry smile.
"Jokes?" The Nine Emperors of the Sword squinted at Mu Qiuhuang and said: "Although your method seems bold, you have tried it before, but it may not be impossible, as you imagined, as long as you grasp the mystery and find a balance, the combination of swords will naturally come naturally." ”
"Tsk...... The sword of the teacher, the sword of Gu Chenyuan, and the Taoist Zhenyuan of Zhang Fuling. You're a blessing kid? Once you really cultivate into a combination of swords, I'm afraid that in the future, you may not be your opponent? The Nine Emperors of the Sword sighed.
"It's also difficult for the apprentice to ride a tiger now, if he can't refine the sword to the realm of water and milk, I'm afraid that my cultivation in this life will stop at the ninth grade, but this sword combination is so easy......" Saying that, Mu Qiuhuang explained all the problems he encountered when he was practicing just now with the Nine Emperors of the Sword.
"Really?" The Nine Emperors of the Sword opened his mouth and said, "You can demonstrate what you just practiced again, and let the teacher see it." ”
Faced with the request of the Nine Emperors of the Sword, Mu Qiuhuang naturally accepted it gladly, he actually wanted to find a real master to guide him for a long time, the realm of the Pavilion Slave was not enough, Zhang Fuling was far away in Wudang, Gu Chenyuan was far away in Miaojiang, and the Nine Emperors of the Sword only appeared today. Although when Li Taibai asked him to dissolve the marriage contract again, he promised to promise him a condition, but when facing the Qinglian Sword Immortal, who ranked first in the world, he still retained a little caution in his heart, and he couldn't have absolute trust in him.
Mu Qiuhuang walked to the side and picked up the sword on the ground, and demonstrated it again in front of the Nine Emperors of the Sword. But the problem is the same, and when it comes to the third form, the coordination of the sword and the sword begins to disconnect.
"Stupid." Seeing him finish his demonstration, the Nine Emperors of the Sword couldn't help but stammer: "When you follow the teacher to cultivate the knife, you can often understand it and draw inferences from one another, why did you become an elm head again?" It's hard to be successful, you still need to beat the teacher's stick to open your mind. ”
Hearing the reprimand of the Nine Emperors of the Sword, Mu Qiuhuang couldn't help but laugh and said, "Master, do you have a way to solve it?" ”
"I ask you, how long have you been using your right hand to make a knife?" The Nine Emperors of the Sword asked.
"Didn't the apprentice always use his right hand when he started learning swordsmanship from your old man?" Mu Qiuhuang was puzzled.
"So, how long do you have to use your left hand to make a sword?"
"This is not long ago, ......" When he said this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he seemed to think of something? With a puzzled face, he said, "Master, what do you mean ......?"
"Nonsense! You have used the right-handed knife for more than ten years, and the coordination between the knife and the hand has been practiced to the point of integration. And you are not familiar with the sword, and you still have to use your unskilled left hand to make the sword? So, if the two hands could reach the same speed, would it be weird? ”
"Thank you Master for your advice, Master's words are really enlightening for disciples." Mu Qiuhuang couldn't help but say with joy on his face.
"Since you thought of it? So... Don't start practicing yet? Do you still want to give the teacher a beating? The Nine Emperors of the Knife picked up the teapot and took a sip, and said leisurely.