Chapter 130: A Great Place to Retreat

Knowing that Yang Zhu would live in seclusion in the Qin State, Qin Xiaogong asked Wei Ying to send someone to send a large amount of money to be used as a backup. Unfortunately, after Yang Zhu's master and apprentice entered the deep mountains, it was as if the world had evaporated, and they were truly secluded.

In the hearts of the world, in the hearts of those who have not heard his preaching, Yang Zhu is a selfish person.

But in the eyes and hearts of those who have come into contact with him and listened to his preaching, Yang Zhu is a "real person" and a life coach. Thinks that what he says, what he teaches, is the truth.

In front of those who really do practical things for the people, they are also given due respect.

Qin Xiaogong is the good king who does practical things for the people, and Wei Ying is also a good official who does practical things for the people.

Doing practical things is not shouting slogans, not forcing others to behave how they should be, nor accusing others of how they should be. But! What you have done for others, what benefits have others received that can be seen and touched. It is not a piece of pie that is drawn, and a good life imagined in many years. Opposite! Others only feel that you are shouting slogans, that you are making superficial statements about the situation, that you are restraining others and that they are not allowed to do this, that you are accusing others. You didn't do anything practical except for your trumpet-like mouth.

After entering the deep mountains, Yang Zhu's master and apprentice first followed the small stream up until the end. And then! Go up the ridge and walk along the ridge. Standing on the ridge of the mountain, you can see where people are more suitable to live in, where there are homes and villages, and where is truly isolated from the world.

After walking for more than ten days in a row, it took autumn to find a suitable place. In a large col deep in the mountains, there are 100 families. Surrounded by mountains, this is supposed to be the legendary paradise.

Settling down at a place to live on the top of the mountain, Yang Zhu and his apprentices descended the ridge of the mountain and came to the village. I found out that this is a village that is a little better than the primitive tribe, far away from the civilized world outside.

But! Still in touch with the outside world. There are a lot of goods, and you still have to buy them from the outside world. For example, salt, iron and other goods that cannot be produced in the field, and the goods that can be produced are produced by themselves.

Every time they go out, they will organize a team of young and strong people to go out over the mountain roads for half a month, and take their handicrafts and prey to sell in the market outside. And then! Buy back what you need. Mainly salt, cloth, ironware, women's jewelry, etc. Back in the village, exchange with people who need salt, cloth, ironware, and jewelry. There are no coins here, only barter.

The people of the village speak similar to the words of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and their ancestors should also be high-ranking hermits from various countries who lived in seclusion here.

After meeting and greeting the people in the village, the master and apprentice began to live alone on the top of the mountain.

Salt, cloth, ironware, and grain could be exchanged for furs. In addition to wild fruits and natural crops, you can also hunt animals as a spice. It mainly hunts aggressive animals such as leopards, wolves, wild boars, and bears. For those gentle animals, Yang Zhu does not recommend hunting.

Especially wild boars and bears, these two fools, they are not only powerful, but also deadly. The leopard is a cunning animal, and after a few losses, it does not come again.

The tigers in the mountains are not like the legend, they eat people, they have endless food, and there is no need to fight with humans. Occasionally! They also came to visit the place where Yang Zhu's master and apprentice lived. Sometimes it may be curious, and a roar, and then! Lie there and take a nap somewhere.

As the saying goes, "when the tiger is napping", Zhuang Zhou has seen the tiger napping in front of their door.

The house of Yang Zhu's master and apprentice is in the recess on the top of the mountain, on a platform that stretches forward. The mountain recess sits in the north and faces south, and there is no high mountain in front of it, so you can enjoy the sun. The hollow is not too high, only forty or fifty meters high, just enough to block the wind except for the south.

The platform inside is not very large, only a few dozen acres of area. And! There is also a small natural waterhole. Underneath the waterhole, it can be reclaimed to grow water crops such as rice. The mountains on both sides are perfectly suitable for growing dry crops, and the soil is quite good.

It's just that! When they came, it was overgrown with trees, shrubs, and bamboo. It will take time to reclaim it.

When they first came, the two of them became "Youchao" retro and lived on top of a big tree. Along the way, they also lived in trees for convenience. Afterward! I chose a place and cleared the ground of shrubs, weeds, etc. A suspended hut was built by using the surrounding tree poles as pillars and burying a tree pole in the middle.

Daytime! The master and apprentice were busy building their homes. At night! Yang Zhu began to preach to Zhuang Zhou. It mainly explains the article of Lao Tzu, the ancestor of Taoism, which is later known as the Tao Te Ching.

After several months of construction, all the shrubs, bamboos, small trees and other places in the mountain recess were cleared. Around the recess, defensive positions were also established to prevent the invasion of wild beasts. It's also announcing to the beasts: this is my territory.

From the second half of the second year, Yang Zhu began to practice the Heart Realm Exercises in retreat during the day, not to be disturbed by Zhuang Zhou.

During the day, Zhuang Zhou had to stay away from the recess of the mountain and open a road to the village below the mountain. Cut down the shrubs and weeds on both sides of the road. The road was leveled with an iron hoe and the low depression was built with stones.

In the evening, Yang Zhu went out of the customs and continued to lecture to him.

For martial arts, Yang Zhu did not teach Zhuang Zhou anything, except for martial arts, there were no specific moves.

Taoist martial arts pay attention to nature and heart! Yes!

Yang Zhu said, your heart is not ruthless, you have no idea of killing, your heart is kind, you are reluctant to kill or dare not kill, even if others don't know martial arts, even if you are the best in the world, you can't do it. And quite the opposite! If someone else has the intention of killing you, why do you have to use martial arts?

Yang Zhu means: Killing or subduing others does not all depend on martial arts, there are countless ways to kill or subdue others! You can use poison, you can assassinate, you can use others, there are countless of them. The key is to have a vicious heart, not martial arts!

You are a kind person, even if you have martial arts, you don't dare to kill people casually.

Although Yang Zhu didn't teach Zhuang Zhou any powerful martial arts, but! He explained the Mojia swordsmanship, double sword combination, and fist technique that Zhuang Zhou had learned.

What do you mean by punching out? From what angle and under what circumstances can you hit others? Only in this case can you defeat others, and if you don't in this case, you can't defeat others, and in what way will others fight back against you? It's the same with swordsmanship, how will others fight back if you stab out with a sword?

Under Yang Zhu's guidance, Zhuang Zhou's martial arts have risen to an unknown level! Every time he comprehended the mystery, he had an urge to find someone to compete. Even! All have that feeling: Nimadhi! Labor and management are now the first in the world of martial arts!

Since his martial arts have risen, he no longer uses a sword. For him, it doesn't matter if he has a sword or not. It has really reached the realm of no sword in the heart, and no sword is better than a sword!