"Disciple remembered!" Zimo nodded in agreement.

A pair of master and apprentice are like friends, basking in the sun, chatting and teaching the Tao.

"After you go back this time, the teacher will mainly teach you the cultivation methods in the future, and you don't need to understand it right away, but you have to remember it. After teaching you the complete method to the teacher, you will return to the Kunlun realm, and you will practice alone, and when you have completed your practice, you can go to the Kunlun realm to find a teacher. ”

"Huh? Master, you're leaving so soon, Zimo can't bear it. Zimo still has to learn a lot of skills from Master! Hearing Chi Songzi's words, Zimo was very anxious.

"The path of cultivation needs to be constantly opened up by yourself, and Master leads the door to practice in person! As a teacher, I will do my best to pass on the Dharma to you, but you need to walk the road on your own in the later stage. Birds are always going to fly! ”

"But, but who will the disciple ask if he has any questions in the future?" Zimo asked with red circles in his eyes.

"Ask the sky, ask the earth, ask yourself, ask the sages, and ask everyone today. For example, the internal meridians that I talked about for the teacher today, nature is a very good teacher, as long as you have questions, nature will have answers to all questions. Chi Songzi thought about it again and said, "On the road of cultivation, it is not behind closed doors, go to travel more, get to know everyone, and discuss experience." If you really have doubts, you can ask Wenzi Xin Jiran in practice, or you can ask Guan Yinzi Yin Xi, or Huqiuzi. The War Technique can ask Sun Wu, but Sun Wu may be difficult for you to encounter, depending on your chance. In terms of knowledge, you can ask Zengzi Zeng Shen. These are all famous people in the world, and although their ideas may not be the same as yours, they can be used for you to solve your doubts. If you are really in trouble, the teacher allows you to go to Gu Ouze for help, or Yun Mengze for help. ”

"Yes, I remember." Zimo replied softly, obviously depressed.

Seeing Zimo like this, Chi Songzi patted him on the shoulder: "The moon is cloudy and sunny, and people have joys and sorrows." It doesn't need to be like this, as long as you work hard, we still have a time to meet. Besides, as a teacher, I don't leave right away, and I have to accompany you for a long time. ”

The child's emotions changed quickly, and it didn't take long for Zimo to come out of his low mood.

"Master, when I used to practice swordsmanship in Huishan, I used to practice in that water, that water is far less powerful than this river, I want to try it in this water, you pay attention to me, in case I am washed away by the water, you have to save me in time!"

"You're practicing your knife in the water? How I don't know. Akamatsuko asked.

"It was all invented when I was playing, but it's fun to practice in the water, and the current will affect the speed, power and direction of the knife." Zimo said with a smile, "I can almost be familiar with the water potential in the river, I don't know how the river is doing?" ”

Chi Songzi thought about it, took out a jewel, and handed it to Zimo: "This jewel can avoid water, but if you want mana to stir, you install it first, in case of an accident, the teacher will save you." Remember, it's up to you, not others. ”

"Yes, Master!" Zimo said excitedly, "Master, I'm going to strip naked and go into the water, don't laugh at me." ”

Chi Songzi smiled and said, "Don't laugh, don't laugh, haha."

"If you don't laugh, you still laugh, no matter, I'm in the water." Zimo quickly took off his clothes, and groped his way into the water from the shore with an ink knife.

The water potential of this river is really fierce, Zimo got out of the water, he felt that the leg was washed and wanted to slip away along the current, the waves hit his face, and he couldn't open his eyes, so he took a deep breath, the outer qi was stored in the lung meridian, and the inner qi sank into the dantian, and the feet were pressed downward, in the form of a horse step, and slowly moved underwater. The torrent hit the ink knife in his hand like a willow leaf fluttering in the wind, Zimo's arm was forced, his arm drove his wrist, and he pulled the knife back and held it with both hands.

Stretching out his arms to hold the ink knife, feeling the characteristics of the impact of the water, a flat knife for a while, and a vertical knife for a while. This shows whether the basic skills are solid, flat knife, knife chopping through the water flow, the water flow will drive the blade to swing up and down, vertical knife, water flow impact knife surface, its momentum is like a thousand jun, it is difficult to control. This Zimo held his breath, felt it carefully, felt that the qi stored in his lungs was not enough, slowly moved to a shallow place, and took a long breath of fresh air. He inhaled again, went to the bottom again, and tried it ten times. When he entered the bottom of the water for the eleventh time, Na Zimo no longer tested the water flow, but drove the knife with both arms, and slashed backwards and slashed along the direction of the water flow, so that it was another ten times of ventilation. After that, I began to try to split up and down, obliquely, change direction, and ring.

After trying each method more than a dozen times, Zimo went ashore from the water, sat cross-legged, and regained his vitality while meditating, while recalling the situation of the knife in the water in his mind.

About half an hour later, Zimo went into the water again, this time, it was different from before, after entering the water, he sank the chassis and began to swing the knife, the speed was slow, but the knife was very stable. In this way, it took three hours, and the sword posture was very smooth in the end, as if it was a drill on land, and the speed was getting faster and smoother. The last time he entered the water, when Na Zimo practiced to a hearty time, a stream of air gushed out of his chest, and the long knife in his hand suddenly slashed obliquely, and the river water in the split seemed to have a broken area, and then reunited. After the knife was chopped, Zimo also spit out the air stored in his chest, just as the river water was about to pour into his mouth, the red pine nut guarding the shore found the abnormality in time, and a majestic mana gushed out, stirring the water beads, and the water beads instantly formed an air cover around Zimo, and then, the red pine nuts formed a claw shape with five fingers, and reached down to grab Zimo and lift it out of the water.

put Zimo on the shore, but Zimo was so tired that he was on the ground, and he continued to practice in the water for several hours, consuming a lot of heat and physical strength.

When Chi Songzi saw it, he hurriedly connected several big points on his body, and then one palm was attached to his back, and a soft force was transmitted to Zimo's body.

After a while, Na Zimo Fang eased up, Chi Songzi removed his palm, took dry food and water, and handed it to Zimo: "Eat something first to replenish your strength."

Zimo looked at the master and smiled embarrassedly: "This time I was a little greedy, if it weren't for the master here, I would have been buried at the bottom of the river."

"Stinky boy, I think you did it on purpose, you know that the master will make a move, so be bold!" Chi Songzi glared at Zimo, and then asked, "For the teacher, your knife technique in the water has a certain discipline, and you have the potential to disconnect the water with your last knife, this harvest is not small, right?" ”

"Yes, Master, after practicing for so long, coupled with my original foundation, I have basically figured out the key to the underwater knife technique, that is, no matter how rapid, slow and changeable the water flow is, the key is that the knife in my hand must be stable and the force must be balanced, so that it will not be affected by the water potential. Maybe it won't have to be like this in the future, but it will be like this in the early days. ”

"Well, you eat well first." Chi Songzi nodded, "If this set of sword techniques is refined, it can be called a peerless sword technique, and the only thing that can be compared to you is the Yue Nu sword technique." ”

"Yue Nu? Who is she? ”

"I don't know much about being a teacher, but I heard Wenzi say that when Wenzi was in Yueguo, the king of Yue Goujian was ashamed of blood, lying on his salary and tasting courage, and he was a soldier and a horse, and he once asked a woman to teach soldiers swordsmanship. It is said that the woman's swordsmanship is wonderful, and she once talked to the king of Yue Goujian, 'If the sun is like the sun, it is like a rabbit, chasing the shape and shadow, the light is like it, the breath is coming and going, not as forbidden by the law, the vertical and horizontal are reversed, and the straight is not heard'. According to Wenzi, this Yue Nu is really the natural essence of comprehension and is well versed in the essence of swordsmanship. But the woman seemed to be self-taught, according to Wenzi, the woman was the age of cardamom back then. It shows the high level of his talent. ”

"It's really a strange person, it's really someone outside the world!" After listening to what the master said, Zimo exclaimed, "If you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely see it." ”

"That Yue Nu Kendo is deeply in line with the laws of nature, and if your sword technique is successful, it is also a natural law, but which is better or worse depends on the depth of comprehension."

"Hmmm! The disciple will definitely cultivate well, and he will never fall into the name of the master. ”

"It's good to have this heart, but also remember that there are thousands of methods in the world, and you must have a fine diamond, otherwise you won't be able to chew too much."

"Zimo comprehends!"

"This trip is to take you to see the outside world, what we have walked and seen is only the tip of the iceberg, and you will be successful in the future, and then you will enjoy it yourself. It's time for us to go back, go to Puyang City, buy more dry food, this time we won't go back to the road where we came, go to Jiami, Taocheng, Fanghe, and then go to Huishan. ”

There was nothing to say all the way, since Puyang purchased the materials on the road, Ma Yang four hooves, the car moved the double wheel, a trace of smoke and dust left the tail, to the Jiami (Shandong Heze northwest Jiami Village) to go, in Jiami and made supplies, continue to the east, go straight to Taoqiu (Heze Dingtao District).

That Taoqiu is an ancient country, it is said that Emperor Yao was enshrined in Tao and built an ancient pottery country. When King Wu of Zhou, he named his sixth brother Zhenduo as Cao Bo, built Cao State, and set the capital Taoqiu. This Cao State and Song State have always been alliances and in-laws, but since the time of Song Jinggong, Cao State and Song State have been at odds. Cao Mourning Gong was imprisoned and died in the Song Kingdom, Cao's civil unrest, Cao Shenggong and Cao Yingong were killed one after another. After Cao Boyang succeeded to the throne, he liked hunting, marching and fighting, and turned away from the Jin State and invaded the Song State. In the first month of 487 BC, Song Jinggong was angry with Cao's rudeness and sent troops to attack Cao. The Jin State sat idly by, Cao Boyang was captured and then killed, and the Cao State perished.

And this pottery mound is naturally also classified as the Song Kingdom.

Although Taoqiu is small, it is a famous water and land transportation center in the Central Plains, and it is also an economic metropolis and a military strategic place, enjoying the reputation of "in the world". Since it is the center of water and land, it is a place where merchants and tourists must pass through, so Taoqiu is small and prosperous.

Besides, Zimo and Chi Songzi drove to this Taocheng, it was noon, and they saw such a prosperous scene here, even more than Puyang, the capital of the country, so they decided to stay here.

Walking in the city, there are many shops on both sides of the street, pedestrians are constantly coming and going, some horses directly carrying goods, and there are also those driving to pull goods. Along the way, there are no less than eight inns alone, think about Puyang, the capital of Weidu, there are only three inns, so it can be seen that this Taoqiu is prosperous. However, what is surprising is that three of the eight inns have the same name, all of which are called "Tao Zhugong Inn", and two of them also have the same name, called "Shaobo Inn".

"Hehe, Master, look, this inn in this little Taoqiu City is about to be rounded by that Tao Zhu Gong, why don't we go to Tao Zhu Gong Inn to stay and see what is wonderful?"

"Since you're so curious, let's stay for one night, but looking at the rich decoration of the inn, I'm afraid it's expensive."

"Oh, but too, then, let's change to a smaller one." Zimo is very sensible and knows that money is not easy to come by.

"Haha, money is just something outside the body for the teacher, since you want to live, the teacher will satisfy your curiosity." Chi Songzi laughed and said, "Prosperity and enjoyment are the most charming eyes, and simplicity and thrift can benefit people's hearts." You can't enjoy it because of this, and then you lose the purpose of bringing you here. ”

"I know, Master!"

With the master's consent, Zimo ran all the way into the Tao Zhugong Inn in the middle of the city, came to the counter and said to the shopkeeper: "Uncle shopkeeper, is there still a guest room?" I need one. ”

"Hehe, it's a little brother, what kind of guest room do you want, superior, medium, or inferior?"

"The guest rooms are divided into three classes, is there any difference?"

"Of course there is, the best class is the best, the most luxurious, but also the most expensive, the second in the middle, and the second in the inferior." The shopkeeper explained with a smile.

"How much does it cost?"

"Eighteen cents for the best, twelve cents for the medium, and eight cents for the inferior."