An old showman and a swarthy boy talked in front of the fire because of wine. The more dry food is paired with wine, the more they are served, and the content of the conversation is varied. From the stars in the sky to the ants on the ground, from the high-ranking officials in the temple to the children of the rivers and lakes.

Peach Blossom took the attendant to sleep peacefully beside them, and the old Xiucai and the young man still took a bite of you.

Xing Zhen asked: "Does the old gentleman have any acquaintances when he goes to Qingyang Town?"

Lao Xiucai replied: "No, I just like to travel in the mountains and rivers." Scenic spots to see, low mountains and shallow waters to see. Prosperous towns must be browsed, and remote villages must also be stopped. “

"The old gentleman is so Yaxing, do you want to write a travelogue or go around and write a poem?"

"No, no, no, travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books. There will be nothing else in this life but reading and writing. Since you have done it, you must do it well, and you can't live up to your studies, and you can't live up to yourself. ”

"Why do you want to walk and read, I didn't see you carrying books. ”

Lao Xiucai suddenly burst out laughing, and it stopped abruptly after two rattles. He looked apologetically at the sleeping little guys, pretended to be nervous and whispered: "I'll tell you that this is a journey of thousands of miles and reading thousands of books." ”

There are two explanations for this, one is that in order to enter Beijing to gain fame, Xiucai often trekking mountains and rivers for thousands of miles. These people are called reading 10,000 books and traveling 10,000 miles. ”

"And the second kind of people, like me. On the contrary, it is to travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books, not to say that you can read books while walking. It's about learning how to apply knowledge and truth to life, and it's not advisable to study hard behind closed doors. ”

"We must apply what we have learned, how to use what we know, and use it flexibly. so that you will not be called a nerd by others. ”

"I think you look like someone who has read a book, and I don't ask where you are going with these little ones or what you are doing for the time being. I would like to advise you, literati need knowledge, and martial artists also need knowledge. The literati relied on knowledge to support their families to fill their stomachs, and the warriors relied on knowledge to cultivate their minds and temper their stinginess. ”

Xing Zhen bowed his hand: "Please tell the old gentleman in detail." ”

The old scholar poured his mouth and handed the gourd to the other party: "Take a sip, I'll tell you to listen carefully." ”

"Literati rely on pens to eat, needless to say, martial artists rely on fists to eat. However, using knowledge to temper one's mind is a process that both literati and martial artists should have. ”

"Don't think that those high school champions, or the big masters who are in high positions in the temple. If you are knowledgeable and insightful, you don't need to sharpen your mind. Do you think that there are sentences in books that teach people evil?"

"But why do some literati talk about it, and what they do behind their backs is even worse than that of local ruffians. ”

It is because they are selective in their knowledge and do not deliberately alienate themselves from their own minds. Take what suits your heart, and use it without moderation. ”

It is this knowledge that does not match their minds, which seems to be the opposite of their state of mind, but is actually a whetstone for sharpening their state of mind. If you miss it, you will miss it, and the truth that you grasp in an extreme mood is also crooked. There is no trade-off between pros and cons in doing things, and self-centeredness does not care about the feelings of others. ”

Lao Xiucai drank a sip of wine to moisten his throat, and Xing Zhen interjected at the right time: "The old gentleman has seen a brilliant vision, and the younger generation has been taught." “

Lao Xiucai continued: "Martial artists understand better, they don't want to think more and don't want to see more, everything speaks with their fists. You punch me once, I'll punch you twice. What did they end up doing when they competed with each other and raised each other's bars? It became a matter of life and death over a trivial matter. ”

Or someone walking the rivers and lakes to emphasize righteousness, and when he heard that his friend was killed, he angrily raised a knife to destroy the people. There are a lot of such things on the rivers and lakes, and they are promoted as true heroes who value righteousness. Is it really a real hero?"

"Let's not say whether it is right or wrong for a friend to be killed, but only that there is a debtor who is wronged, why should he kill people and implicate innocents? This kind of behavior is really heroic?"

After speaking, the old man looked at the heavy sword punishment behind Xing Zhen, and reminded him kindly: "Young man, remember that both fists and swords are double-edged, and if you hurt others, you will also hurt yourself. ”

Xingzhen was demented for a while and couldn't digest what he just said. Lao Xiucai waved his hand: "Think while drinking." ”

Seeing that Xing Zhen was not polite, he took the gourd and muttered loudly, and Lao Xiucai muttered to himself: "That's right, you have to read books, drink wine, walk, swing your fists, and take out your swords." ”

Xing Zhen's face suddenly turned red, and then he had a fever, and his whole body was hot. The internal force of the martial arts in the meridians seemed to be boiling, and the body was pre-broken.

Xing Zhen hurriedly got up and ran out of the abandoned house, constantly swinging his fists to vent the heat in his body. Although the cold of spring is cold, Xingzhen is sweating.

Lao Xiucai, who followed out, slapped his forehead and regretted again and again: "It's broken, it's broken, I didn't expect your kid to be a martial artist, and he is in the bottleneck of breaking through." “

"Damn, I wanted to repay you for a meal. I didn't expect to do bad things with good intentions, triggering the surging of true qi in the body. If there is a martial arts master to guide you, it is a good time to break through. ”

The more Lao Xiucai spoke, the more regretful he became, and he paced around and said to himself anxiously: "What should I do, wouldn't I be upset if I hurt this kid." ”

"At that time, Old Man Wu said that I didn't take the martial arts seriously, what happened to the second realm and the second realm? Let me think about it. ”

"Bah, you old immortal, the more anxious you are, the more chaotic you are. The brain is like a mess of mush, which is good. ”

Lao Xiucai's eyes suddenly lit up and reminded loudly: "The second realm of martial arts opens the canal realm, condensing the true qi and cutting through thorns in the meridians." It makes the narrow meridians spacious and transparent, and can accommodate more martial arts true qi to operate. “

"Don't just dissipate the heat in your body, try to control your true qi to swim in your body. The more spacious the first breakthrough expanded, the wider the meridians in the future, and the stronger the foundation of the martial arts path. ”

Xing Zhen, who practiced boxing, squeezed out a few words between his teeth: "Old man, according to what you said, the pain in the body is unbearable as if it has been cut by a knife." ”

Lao Xiucai patted his forehead and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'm thinking about it, that's right, it's right, you have to endure hardships to become a master, you must persevere." ”

"I remember that Old Man Wu told me that some people stop at the Six Realms of Martial Arts, and some people stop at the Four Realms of Martial Arts. It's all because the two realms are determined by the pain they endure, boy, I'm optimistic about you, hold on a little longer. ”

Xing Zhen looked up to the sky and shouted: "I will persevere, I want to catch up with the footsteps of my mother and relatives." ”

Lao Xiucai was on the side: "Good job, I believe you can do it." ”

"Kid is good, it's been two hours. ”

"Hey, hey, it's almost dawn, isn't it over? ”

"Hell, the sun has already risen, why are you still practicing. It seems that there will be no other dangers, I have to rush to Qingyang Town, you can continue to practice by yourself." ”

In the early morning three days later, Xing Zhen looked in the direction of Qingyang Town and made a deep gesture: "Thank you for the kindness of the old gentleman's wine, this is the rivers and lakes in the eyes of the old gentleman, right? ”

A weird foursome in the twilight, with puppies who land on their hind feet. The little thing followed Peach Blossom with a grin.

"Sister Peach finally wanted to open up and follow us to practice boxing and walk. ”

"There's no way, with the three of you. Don't be crazy but suffer more white eyes, this is what Childe said about gathering like things. ”

"Cut, Sister Peach Blossom is lying, I heard you talking to Brother Xingzhen. I am worried that I will be held back in the future when I encounter unexpected situations. ”

"Little clever ghost, dare to eavesdrop. ”

"Who is to blame for your unguarded speech? ”

Suddenly, the little thing jumped up and pointed ahead: "Oh, oh, there are people in the town ahead, so you don't have to sleep in the wild." ”

"Wangwang"

Looking at the stone tablet at the entrance of the town, Xing Zhen was deeply moved: "Entering Muyang Town at dusk is quite appropriate. ”

The little thing pulled Xing Zhen's cuffs, raised his little head and was pitiful: "Brother Xing Zhen, buy some meat to eat." It's been a long time since I've eaten meat. ”

Xiao Bu dragged Xing Zhen's other cuffs and begged: "Brother Xing Zhen will agree to the request for things." ”

Xing Zhen looked at the dusty and yellow-faced little thing, and then looked at the tiger-headed and thin-skinned servant. And, of course, the fluffy mess, the little torture water for malnutrition.

Xing Zhen immediately felt guilty, and agreed without hesitation: "Okay, eat meat tonight." ”

Two little guys, a little puppy, jumped and rushed to the town. Peach Blossom looked at Xing Zhen and followed with a smile, and Xing Zhen finally sighed secretly: "It's good to be alive." ”

Looking far behind, the four back baskets are more eye-catching than the four guys.

The town is not big, and it takes half an hour to walk from one end to the other. After walking back and forth for more than an hour, the bright smiles of the two little ones disappeared, and the little puppy who followed behind hung their heads. There's no longer the longing for what I had when I first entered the town.

The town is quiet, and the silence is chilling. The little thing puffed out his cheeks and was so angry that he raised his little fist and wanted to knock on the door of a wine feeding house in front of him.

As a result, he was hung in the air by the neck and collar, and reprimanded: "Don't disturb people, since the door has been closed, I don't want to open the door to welcome guests today." ”

"It's rude to knock on the door, and you can't do that in the future. ”

The little thing was crying: "I, I just want to eat some hot food and drink some gruel." ”

The little waiter pulled something to comfort: "Forget it, the door will open tomorrow, and I will come to buy something delicious when the time comes." ”

Xing Zhen smiled: "Let's go, I just saw an abandoned house in the west of the city, let's go and rest for a night." ”

Peach Blossom carefully picked up the little thing: "There is white rice in the back basket, and my sister will make porridge for things to drink at night." “

The latter immediately burst into tears and laughed: "Thank you, Sister Peach Blossom." ”

The abandoned house seems to have been uninhabited for a long time, and no one has ever visited, and thick dust is everywhere. Peach Blossom has a letter and cooks a pot of white porridge for everyone.

After the group gobbled up, they were ready to fall asleep. The little thing in the quilt suddenly shivered, and his eyes looked at the left Xing Zhen with green eyes.

The latter shrank back: "Don't even think about it, there is a lot of human flesh to eat." ”

The little thing was amused, and then the little face was gloomy again, and he muttered in a low voice: "Brother Xingzhen, I'm afraid, can I ...... it?"

The little guy wanted to speak and stopped, and the real wood came up. blurted out: "Just say what you want, don't babble." ”

Peach Blossom, who was close to the right of the east and west, said empathetically: "Come to my sister's bed, ignore the punishment of that big fool." ”

The little thing nestled in Peach Blossom's arms trembled and trembled: "Sister Peach Blossom, do you think there will be ghosts?" Why do I feel that this room is extremely cold, and I have goosebumps on my body. ”

Peach Blossom was infected, and couldn't help but tremble slightly, and naturally hugged the little thing in her arms.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, my sister is here." Peach Blossom's teeth chattered slightly as she spoke.

Talking about ghosts in the dark room, a group of small teenagers were all terrified. Unconsciously, the punishment was really nested on the left and right, and there were more servants and puppies.

At this moment, the sound of teeth colliding was constantly heard in the room. Outside, the doors and windows made a slight noise, as if someone was scratching the frame of the wooden door.

A fresh breeze blew in the courtyard, and the faint sound of a woman crying was mixed in. There was a lot of cooperation in the house, and there was a lot of crying and screaming.

Xing Zhen got up and took out a Sanyang Kaitai talisman. After injecting the true qi, it immediately burned violently, and it turned into ashes in a short time.

Xing Zhen muttered: "Sure enough, the yin qi is dignified." ”

Then he took out three Sanyang Kaitai talismans at one time and pasted them on the doors and windows one after another. After entering the inside, the talisman glows brightly, and the illuminated room is bright.

This time, it didn't burn again, but kept releasing light. A trace of warm current rippled in the room, and the cold just now was dispelled in an instant.

Xing Zhen handed over the three talismans to the servant and whispered: "Here are the three armor talismans, let you go here first." The servant is a little man, I'll go out and watch, and you can sit in the room. ”

"If there is any abnormality, input the spiritual power into the talisman, and a bronze armor wrestler will appear to protect you. ”

Xiao Bu's face turned pale, and he still nodded vigorously: "Well, I will protect the good things." ”