VIII. The Enemy of All (A)

In the school field, Xiang Youer and the others were busy for a while, and finally sent the idle people away. Xiang You'er's face turned cold at this time, called Shang Ji and Hu Nan in front of him, and reprimanded him. Shang Ji and Hu Nanna thought that they were just talking nonsense a few words casually, but they were reprimanded by the boss, and they both had uncertain expressions, Xiang Youer saw this, and knew that they were used to bragging on weekdays, and they didn't mean to do so, so they didn't pursue it anymore. He sat by himself for a moment, and suddenly shouted to the guard, "Papaya! ”

Wei Qi was flipping through Kong Liu's gift book at this time, and when he heard Xiang You'er calling, he looked up at Xiang You'er.

saw Xiang You'er get up and salute him, and seemed to be quite embarrassed and said, "Papaya, I want to ask you for something!" ”

Wei Qi has been quite harmonious with Xiang You'er and his party since this day, and gradually he can't help laughing, but he didn't expect Xiang You'er to be so serious at this time, he didn't know what medicine Xiang You'er was selling in his gourd, he just looked at Xiang You'er blankly.

Xiang You'er didn't care about his reaction, and said by herself: "Papaya, you are good at learning and martial arts, I want to ask you to be the gentleman of our poor brothers, but we don't have tuition for the time being." The tone of this was quite earnest, but also a little nervous.

In fact, Xiang Youer and other ruffians are at the bottom of the society, and they only listen to and listen to stories or something for entertainment on weekdays, so they are full of admiration for the loyal ministers and good generals in those dramas, so they are eager to read. But they were abandoned by the family society when they were young, and they had to eat on the streets, but like Xiang Youer, whenever they had the opportunity, even if they were blind fortune tellers or storytellers, they became the place where they sought knowledge. When she met Wei Qi at this moment, Xiang Youer knew that she had met a profound person, but because Wei Qi was not much older than herself, she hesitated for a long time before she made up her mind to ask Wei Qi to be her and her brother's husband. He thought to himself that even if the expedition was imminent, it would never hurt to learn more about cultural martial arts, so he asked for advice. It's just that he was nervous in his heart, so he changed his style and saluted quite formally, which made Wei Qi at a loss.

In fact, when Wei Qi left Huanlu Academy, he had an estrangement from the teacher in his heart, and he was just like-minded when he intersected with Xiang You'er and others, but unexpectedly, Xiang You'er asked him to teach them at this time! He slowly looked around at the ruffians present, but saw that although they did not speak, their eyes seemed to contain anticipation. Suddenly, Wei Qi's mind seemed to come up with the situation of a little boy eight years ago, with a heart full of learning, kneeling in front of the Huanlu Academy, which was the first in the world.

Compared with those rich sons and sour scholars who don't worry about studying, aren't these pure hearts more worthy of friendship and teaching? So he raised his head and took a deep breath, then opened his eyes, and said word by word: "Wei is duty-bound!" ”

When everyone heard this, there was silence. Xiang You'er was also happy when she heard this, and turned her head to the ruffians around her and said: "Brothers, we didn't have a chance in the past, but now that we have a gentleman, what does Mr. teach us, we all have to work hard to study and practice seriously, don't be lazy for Lao Tzu...... By the way, papaya will be our Mr. in the future, from my Xiang Youer, everyone remembers to be called Mr. As he spoke, he gave Wei a fist and said, "Sir! Seeing this, Gou Xiong also smiled and stood up, arched his big hand, and called Mr., and then Li Hou and others stood up one after another, and shouted to Wei Qi: "Sir! Wei Qi also made a series of gestures to pay tribute to everyone.

Xiang You'er waited for everyone to finish, and then said to Wei Qi: "Sir, our brothers are all old now, and we can't learn some things that shake our heads slowly, you see, what are we useful now, and are there any quick methods?" This is also a very earnest question.

Wei Qi was stunned when he heard this, he had been immersed in learning for a long time, and he knew that if he didn't have a deep foundation, let alone a "useful" method. But he also knew that this group of children were now teenagers, and it was no longer a suitable childhood for cultivating a foundation, and they were about to go on a northern expedition next, so it was indeed too late to calmly lay a solid foundation. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but groan, at this time he really said that these partners were brothers, so he felt a little dilemma. At this time, he suddenly remembered that Ah Bai demonstrated the martial arts today, and some unclear thoughts suddenly appeared in his heart.

Ah Bai was punched in the chest by the little man, and when he untied his shirt, his chest was already bruised, so he found some useful grass near the school yard and chewed it, and tore the strip of cloth to bandage it. When he was busy working, he saw that everyone called Mr. Wei Qi one after another, and he didn't know what was going on, so he also got up with everyone. At this time, Wei Qi caught a glimpse of Ah Bai, so he came over to grab Ah Bai, and said to Xiang You'er: "Brother Bai'er's kung fu is good, maybe it is more appropriate for him to teach martial arts, why don't I teach everyone to read and write, and Ah Bai will teach everyone martial arts." ”

When Ah Bai heard this, he immediately waved his hands, his face turned red, and he stammered: "No...... No, I won't...... I don't know how to teach martial arts, Master just asked me to fight with wild beasts, fight, just fight...... But there are no wild beasts here...... And everyone's jade quality is different! The so-called "jade" is actually a kind of "texture" that combines the "physique", "temperament", and "spiritual quality" of each person he said to his master. Among them, "physique" is the muscles and muscles, height and weight, physical conditions of men, women and children, etc.; The "temperament" is the difference between the aura used in each person's body to promote qi and blood, transport the new and remove the old, and the outside to render emotions and protect themselves; As for "spirituality", it is the quality of human sensibility, insight, comprehension, and accessibility. These are all things that Ah Bai's master had mentioned to him when he taught him martial arts, and at this moment, Ah Bai panicked and said incoherently.

When Wei Qi heard about this "jade quality", a little light seemed to flash in his mind for a moment. When he was in Huanlu Academy, he taught only some scriptures, and did not involve enlightenment classes, so he never paid attention to the "jade" matter. He recalled at this moment that after Murong Yuan took him as an apprentice, he had taught him in detail what he had learned before, inquired about his ambitions, and looked at his bones in detail. Although he was young at the time, he was also quite curious, so he asked Murong Yuan the reason for this.

At that time, Murong Yuan heard his question, just smiled faintly, untied the jade cicada hanging from his waist and put it in his hand, and said: "Child, look at this jade cicada, at the beginning it was just a whole piece of jade, and after the carving master got the jade, he had to carefully inspect the texture of the jade, and when they looked at it, they could see from this piece of jade that its texture was suitable for depicting a cicada, and then they started carving. Because this carving conforms to the nature of jade, and secondly, it is carved out naturally! Therefore, when we accept apprentices, we will examine the "jade quality" of the child to decide how to cultivate it. ”

At that time, Murong Yuan's words Wei Qi couldn't think deeply, and at this moment, when he heard Ah Bai say the word "jade", it suddenly seemed that the sun was rising in his mind, and many thoughts kept flashing in his mind. So he simply closed his eyes, sat down on the stone, and pondered. He knows that when it comes to "jade", it is inseparable from the three of "body", "qi" and "spirit", and those who pay attention to forging the body value strengthening muscles and bones, invigorating blood and circulation, so people who cultivate the body are often strong in external strength and dexterous in the body; People who pay attention to qi training value the harmony of the five qi and the strength of the five organs, so the people who practice qi often have superb internal strength and prolong life; People who pay attention to spiritual cultivation are valued by the reduction of enlightenment, so spiritual cultivation is the most difficult, often like building a pavilion in the air, but after cultivation, the will and spirit of the soul can defeat the enemy, which is the realm that many martial arts practitioners who practice internal and external skills dream of.

Although the realm is difficult to cultivate, the "body", "qi", and "spirit" are not isolated. For example, if you are deficient in the body, then even if you are as strong as a brute bull, you will not be able to exert your strength. And those who practice qi, if they can't see the qi, then in the end they still can't figure out the law of breath walking, and they always follow the methods of others to cross the river by feeling the stones, and they can't break the enemy with luck. And the combination of the three should be different "jade" embodiment! If you are a carving master, then you should not be strict about the fixed carving method and process, but should observe the material texture of each piece of jade and even the iron sheet of wood, and give full play to the talent of different characteristics!

At this time, Wei Qi suddenly thought of the saying in the Art of War, "the one who can control the enemy due to the change of the enemy is called a god", and at the same time, he also thought of the Buddha's saying "settle his heart in a place where he has no place to live", and then thought of the Taoist saying "for the Tao to lose the day", and finally thought of the 62 words in the "I Ching Kun" "The straight side is great, and there is no disadvantage if you don't practice"......

In fact, there is no reason at all, only alone! In an instant, Wei Qi suddenly opened up!

He repeatedly recited the sentence "If you don't practice, there is no disadvantage", and his mind was already decided. He knew that a group of ruffians had grown up in the market since childhood, and although they had not read the chapters of the sages, but now that they had interacted, he understood that they must have learned some things from their daily interactions, fighting, listening to books, and socializing that made them look like they are today, and these things are often the composition that their unique "jade quality" originally needed. As the so-called orange is born in Huaibei, they are just another environment that has grown to the present, and what they have to do is nothing more than to play these "oranges" along the texture, and there is no need to stick to the way of planting "oranges" to deliberately carve!