Chapter 30: Determination to Accept Disciples
Zhou Tong nodded knowingly, and said: "It seems that he has already been prepared, and he is not allowed to let you call him master, and it can be regarded as not accepting the wrong disciple, and it is not in vain that I will instruct him in marksmanship." Since you met Chong'er and he asked you to come, why didn't you say anything when you met the old man? ”
Zhao Gou said respectfully: "The kid wants to use his own strength to let the old gentleman take me as an apprentice, and Sect Leader Lin is your disciple, even mentioning him may not make you change your mind." Heaven and earth are teachers, one day is a teacher, and a father for life! The kid doesn't want to embarrass Sect Lin Jiaotou, and he doesn't want you to have any misunderstanding. ”
Zhou Tong nodded and said, "He asked you to come, and he must have written a letter, where is this letter?" ”
"In my baggage, boy, take it!" Zhao Gou quickly returned to the firewood room, went to an unopened letter from the baggage, and then quickly came to Zhou Tong's face, and said respectfully: "Mr. Zhou, this is written by Lin Jiaotou before the kid left, saying that he saw you and asked me to hand it over." ”
Zhou Tong looked down at the envelope and saw that it was not opened, nodded appreciatively, and said softly: "It's a little cold outside, it's better to go into the room." ”
Zhao Gou was stunned, and before he could react for a while, Zhou Tong had already returned to the house first, Yue Fei, Wang Gui and others were overjoyed when they saw that Zhou Dong agreed to Zhao Gou's going. The four of them came to Zhao Gou's side one after another, and they were very happy. Zhao Gou has lived here for a month, and has long been familiar with Yue Fei, Wang Gui and others, as long as Zhou Tong is not there, the five of them will learn martial arts in private, and gradually become familiar.
Moreover, Zhao Gou's age is the youngest among the crowd, but his skills are also the best among the five, and his moves are endlessly varied, the only deficiency is that his strength is not as big as a few of them, especially Yue Fei is born with divine power, which is thousands of miles behind him.
From the beginning, Zhao Gou's arm strength, wrist strength, and foot strength were the worst among the five, and gradually Zhao Gou actually caught up with several of them, and even Zhao Gou's strength began to be comparable to Yue Fei. Everyone was also very curious about how Zhao Gou practiced, Zhao Gou was suffering from words, and he also wanted to tell others about Chen Gou's internal strength and mental method passed on to him, but it was useless to tell him, except for the air pockets in his whole body were all opened, it was difficult for others to practice at all.
At the beginning, Zhao Gou also mentioned a few words, and even Yue Fei and others couldn't practice, as if Zhao Gou's martial arts path was different from everyone else. Zhao Gou's moves seem to be chic and elegant, but they are actually full of strength; Yue Fei and the others' moves are all wide open and close, and they are extremely domineering.
Yue Fei and others are from shallow to deep, from the outside to the inside, from coarse to refined, from form to god, with a deep foundation in martial arts, and then practice moves, from cumbersome moves to evolve into essence little by little, and then from similar moves to grasp the essence of the gods, a little bit of progress; Zhao Gou is from the inside out, focusing on the practice of internal strength, every move and style are similar, plausible, as if the moves are ever-changing, do whatever you want.
Therefore, Yue Fei and others also learned from Zhao Gou that moves cannot be changed forever; Zhao Gou also learned the importance of martial arts from Yue Fei and others. If it weren't for the mantra that Old Ancestor Chen Tuan taught him to practice internal strength, perhaps he would not be any of them at all.
Yue Fei and the others secretly befriended Zhao Gou, explored each other's martial arts, and continued to improve with each other, while Zhou Tong also turned a blind eye. Most of the martial arts displayed by Zhao Gou and Yue Fei and others can be recognized by Zhou Tong, but it is a little strange why Zhao Gou has so many martial arts, none of which he is good at, all of them are swallowing dates, and they have not really been absorbed, but he can feel the breath on Zhao Gou's body, and he can't help but be a little surprised.
So, Zhou Tong began to pay attention to Zhao Gou, and every day he saw Zhao Gou meditating and practicing internal skills and recuperating when he was sleeping, he knew that Zhao Gou's potential was unlimited. At the beginning, Zhou Tong came to Tangyin County and was hired to teach Yue Fei and others martial arts, seeing Yue Fei's qualifications and roots, he felt that Yue Fei would definitely be able to become a general, even if he didn't join the army, he could become a martial arts master and pass on his martial arts.
As for Wang Gui, Tang Huai, and Zhang Xian, they are much worse than Yue Fei. However, the four of them are all their own disciples, and Zhou Tong is not stingy or secretive, and teaches them all. Now, Zhou Tong is old, and he wants to teach Yue Fei and others all his martial arts. Moreover, Wang Gui and the others also knew that their understanding was not as strong as Yue Fei, and they saw that Zhou Tong loved Yue Fei very much, and they were happy for him in their hearts.
After Zhao Gou got acquainted with everyone, he learned that Yue Fei's family was in the middle of the road, his father died early, and only his mother was alive, and he didn't study any books, and his mother brought him up alone. Wang Gui, Tang Huai, and Zhang Xian grew up with Yue Fei, and Yue Fei was born with divine power since he was a child, and he won every time he fought, and the relationship between the four of them was particularly good.
At the beginning, Zhao Gou thought that Yue Fei's father was alive, but he never thought that his father died early, and his mother was the only one alive. As for Wang Gui and the others, the fathers of the three of them are all outsiders and have a good family background, and this place is also Wang Gui's family. No, the field of Yue Fei's family that the shopkeeper said.
Therefore, the better Zhou Tong treated Yue Fei, the happier the three of them became. After all, the three of them practiced martial arts in order to serve the country loyally with Yue Fei, but their talents were not as high as Yue Fei's, so they could only learn as much as they wanted. Zhou Tong didn't have too many requirements for the three of them, only Yue Fei was very demanding.
Zhou Tong finally found a disciple who inherited the mantle and taught him everything, hoping that Yue Fei and others could become a teacher as soon as possible. Moreover, when Yue Fei and Zhou Tong met, they had already been accepted as their righteous sons. However, when practicing martial arts, Zhou Tong did not allow Yue Fei to call his father-in-law, but could only call his master.
After Zhao Gou figured everything out, he understood why Zhou Tong was so good to Yue Fei, and he had to admire Wang Gui and others. If it was in the afterlife, Zhao Gou was not sure if there would be jealousy. However, Zhao Gou didn't see any unhappiness, everything was happy, which made him fascinated.
Zhou Tong observed Zhao Gou's movements and swaying martial arts moves, two rays of light appeared in his cloudy eyes, and he thought, "I didn't expect this kid's talent to be so high?" If he is also my disciple, with the strength of the two of them, he will definitely carry forward what I have learned, but ......"
Zhou Tong, who was secretly observing everything, already had the heart to accept apprentices, and after discovering the figures of Zhang San and Li Si, he dispelled this idea. A month passed in a flash, and after the mouths of Zhang San and Li Si, Zhou Tong let down the guard in his heart, and also thought that Zhao Gou was a manufacturable material, so he planned to accept him as an apprentice.
It happened that Zhao Gou thought he was a thief, and by mistake he used the martial arts taught to him by Lin Chong, so that Zhou Tong could see the relationship between Zhao Gou and Lin Chong at a glance. So, it was logical to ask Zhao Gou to make his guess come true. Zhao Gou, Yue Fei and the others looked at each other and smiled, Zhou Tong had already returned to the house, opened the letter, and saw that it was clearly written: "Mentor Zhou Gongguang ancestor personally enlightened!" ”
"Mr. Zhou: Long greetings, forgive me! Chong because of official duties, can not come to the master to ask for peace, Chong has a disciple is mediocre qualifications, perseverance is good, thinking of learning martial arts, ignoring the foundation of martial arts, so that there are many moves, every time the fight seems to be weak, so let him find a teacher for him to solve the foundation of the method. ”
"This son has been practicing martial arts for three years, gradually every day, and he is a rare talent for practicing martial arts. Chong, I asked the master to accept him as an apprentice, and told him everything, so Chong asked him to change his name, no longer respected as a teacher, and hoped that the master could agree? The standard of accepting apprentices by the master has already been discovered, and this son should be careful to abide by the 'Ten Commandments' and bow down! ”
Zhou Tong looked at the letter written by Lin Chong, frowned, and said in a low voice: "This Lin Chong is really a martial artist, after ten years of separation, the handwriting is still so sloppy, and the words are not meaningful. If you have the opportunity, you should really tell him well, let him study literature well, and not practice martial arts all day. ”
He knew what Lin Chong meant, and looked at the payment time, exactly forty days apart, Zhou Tong recalled the moves of Zhao Gou and Yue Fei and others, and fought against himself in a hurry, and couldn't help frowning. Zhou Tong knew that what Lin Chong said was right, even if Zhao Gou practiced internal skills, he still couldn't change the essence of his weak foundation.
"His courage is really big, he actually teaches apprentices on behalf of his teacher, and the most important thing in martial arts is to lay a solid foundation, from shallow to deep, and only one step at a time can he become a generation of martial arts masters. At the beginning, Lin Chong was clearly warned, how could he forget the teachings, could there be any other reason? ”
"Otherwise, with Lin Chong's temperament, it is impossible to teach him martial arts moves casually, even family martial arts are taught, so he has a set of weapons to use, but he has never used them. This Lin Chong is really, he didn't teach him well, he left a mess, and then threw it to me......"
"That's it! That's it! ......" Zhou Tong lowered his head and pondered, smiled again, and said: "After a month of observation, he can be regarded as a person with potential, his age is acceptable, and his foundation will be re-established." Although it was a bit painful, as far as he was a studious, there should not be much of a problem, so it was better to accept it as an apprentice and observe it well in the future. ”
"Although Peng Ju is born with divine power, and the art of riding and archery is truly transmitted, some martial arts still need to be practiced more, and it is still not enough to look at the army with his riding and archery skills, and he must strengthen practice. Since that kid came, then there are five of them to learn separately, and see how powerful Peng Ju is, or that kid is powerful, and then focus on training, so that they can learn the martial arts they want, and even if they go to the battlefield in the future, they will not be afraid of others, gallop on the battlefield, and expand their territory. ”
After more than a month of waiting, Zhao Gou finally managed to see the moon, and Zhou Tong made up his mind to accept him as an apprentice, teaching all what he had learned in his life to the five of them, and then focusing on training according to the situation. Now, he is more than 70 years old, and he just wants to pass on what he has learned in his life, and nothing else.