From the moment he received the admission letter from Huaxia Medical College, Tang Boqiang's worry shifted from whether he could be admitted to how to travel alone to a distant provincial capital a week later.

Although his personality is very stubborn, after all, it is the first time to leave his home in Bajiao Town alone to a provincial capital 500 kilometers away, and he is thin and has little strength, and the introverted Tang Boqiang's inner anxiety and anxiety can be imagined. Looking at his father who was busy shuttling back and forth between various department stores and homes in the town, looking at his father Tang Mian's brisk steps and his face full of pride and joy, Tang Boqiang hid his anxiety in his heart, he knew that no matter how difficult this road was, he would have to face it alone. Growing up, he was used to facing difficulties alone.

There is no endless road. Uncle Shrimp, who lives not far from Tang Boqiang's house, is a buyer at the Bajiao Town Sugar Factory, who goes out to purchase all year round, and is even more familiar with the road to the provincial capital. After learning that Tang Boqiang was admitted to Huaxia Medical College, Uncle Shrimp quickly came to Tang Boqiang's house and told Tang Boqiang very carefully and patiently about the matters that need to be paid attention to when going to the provincial capital, and Tang Boqiang, who was anxious about this matter, listened very carefully. After Uncle Shrimp finished speaking, the careful Tang Boqiang repeated it to Uncle Shrimp once, which was actually equivalent to reviewing it himself. After listening to the retelling, Uncle Shrimp said with a smile: "No wonder you can be admitted to a key university, your memory is good." ”

With Uncle Shrimp's "true biography", Tang Boqiang's hanging heart finally let go.

The night before leaving Bajiao Town, Tang Mian took Tang Boqiang to Tang Boqiang's master Li Bin's house to say goodbye. Li Bin, who was enjoying the cool in the courtyard in front of his house, saw Tang Mian's father and son coming, and hurriedly instructed his eldest disciple Xiao Ming to bring a coffee table and a stool, and several people sat in the courtyard and chatted while drinking tea.

Speaking of the master-apprentice relationship between Li Bin and Tang Boqiang, we have to start from a Saturday 7 years ago.

On a Saturday in June 1972, Tang Boqiang and several children from his neighborhood were running and playing in several alleys near their home, and accidentally fell down the high steps, causing Tang Boqiang to cry on the spot due to the severe pain. Several playmates were so frightened that they hurriedly ran to Tang Boqiang's house and yelled, Tang Boqiang's father Tang Mian rushed out when he heard the news, and helped up his son who had been lying in the alley, only to see that his left hand did not dare to move, Tang Mian tried to move it, Tang Boqiang immediately screamed like a pig, Tang Mian's consciousness may be fractured!

Tang Mian picked up Tang Boqiang and ran to Li Bin's brother's house. Tang Mian and Li Bin have a lot of friendship, of course, Li Bin, who knows kung fu, is unsurpassed in the town in terms of healing bone injuries and bruises, and Tang Mian, who is extremely sober-minded, first thinks of his benefactor and brother Li Bin.

Seeing Tang Mian hurrying in with his baby son in his arms, Li Bin immediately greeted him. After asking about the situation, Li Bin carefully examined Tang Boqiang, and finally concluded that it was a fracture of his left forearm.

Li Bin quickly prepared herbal ointment for Tang Boqiang, fixed his forearm with two wooden boards, and then "hanged" his left hand around his neck with a yellowed "white" bandage. Many years later, Tang Boqiang, who has become a doctor, looks back and admires Master Li's treatment, even from the perspective of Western medicine, such treatment is very professional.

Li Bin had actually heard others talk about Tang Mian's youngest son, and he saw it for the first time today. He looked at it carefully, and he was secretly surprised in his heart, and couldn't help but say to Tang Mian: "Second master, brother, your little son is very weak. The tone was full of concern and regret.

"Hey, yes, I've tried my best, but I haven't seen any better. Even though he's smart, I'm worried about this kind of body. ”

"If my brother is willing, how about following me to practice when his injury is healed?" Li Bin said seemingly casually.

Tang Mian was overjoyed when he heard Li Bin say this. Many people in the town may not know, but Tang Mian knows very well that Li Bin is one of the best martial arts masters in the town. He never accepts apprentices easily, and the few apprentices who only have strictly abide by his lessons: be a low-key person, do things in a low-key manner, never show momentary courage, let alone rely on the strong to bully the weak.

Now that I heard that Li Bin offered to teach his son, how could he not make Tang Mian happy? Despite this, Tang Mian still knew very well the truth of "being poor and rich in martial arts", so he said with interest: "Thank you very much Brother Li for your love for me and the dog, but I ...... now."

Seeing this, Li Bin waved his hand and said, "I understand what you mean, and I also know that your family is not good now." Hey, I think back then, who in Octagonal Town didn't know the name of your Second Master Tang. You do business above board, you never care about the return when you help others, and there are countless people who have received your kind help. My friendship with you is unknown to others, but is it not clear to you and me? Actually, I've long wanted to choose one of your two sons to practice martial arts with me, but today is a coincidence. I see that your little son is very smart, and according to my observation, his character is not as weak as his physique, he should be a person who is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and everyone says that he is very good at learning, hehe, maybe I can teach an apprentice who is both civil and military. I didn't charge a penny for tuition, and when his hand injury was healed, he would come to my house every day after dinner, and I would teach him personally. ”

Hearing Li Bin talk about this, Tang Mian could only say thank you repeatedly, and said that he would hold an apprenticeship ceremony after his son recovered from his injury. Li Bin smiled and said, "Okay! Good! Good! It won't be long before it will be fine, you can rest assured. ”

Tang Boqiang has been silent, but he is happy in his heart. I have read a lot of villain books, and the images of Yue Fei, Guan Yu, Wu Song and other heroes have been deeply imprinted in his heart, and the hero complex in his heart is too deep, and he has always fantasized about when he will also have a martial arts, and he will fight violence, but these are just thinking about it, and he never dared to say it to the outside world. Today, I broke my hand bone, but I got an unexpected gain, and my little heart had great comfort and expectation, and my injured hand didn't seem to hurt anymore. The careful Tang Boqiang observed that from the different information revealed from the words between Master Li Bin and his father, Tang Boqiang vaguely felt that the friendship between his father and Master Li Bin was very deep, but he didn't know what the reason was, everyone tacitly understood it and did not expose it.

Li Bin's medical skills really deserved his reputation, and Tang Boqiang's injured hand was quickly healed. Because Li Bin told him not to be publicistic in advance, Tang Mian took Tang Boqiang to Li Bin's house on a certain day, and in front of Li Bin and several of his apprentices, he carried out a simple but formal, grand and low-key apprenticeship ceremony. Since then, Tang Boqiang has become Li Bin's official disciple, and according to Li Bin's words, he is also a closed disciple, because he doesn't want to recruit any more apprentices.

Li Bin knows very well that it is too late to start practicing martial arts at Tang Boqiang's age, and with such a physical foundation, he must not be impatient or impatient, step by step, and lay a good foundation. Li Bin knew better that Tang Boqiang's body was not suitable for learning a strong, wide-open and closed routine, so he chose to let him learn a set of kung fu created by himself, which seemed to be feminine and actually tricked to defeat the enemy. At the same time, he also taught a set of methods of pranayama and qi nourishment, which could help Tang Boqiang's body become stronger and faster, and secondly, he could also use the method of pranayama and qi nourishing to give full play to the body's maximum potential when facing the enemy.

Tang Boqiang listened to his master's words very much, completed the exercises assigned by the master on time every day, and continued to ponder when he went home at night. Although the physique of the body does not change very quickly, Tang Boqiang's moves and styles are changing day by day. Under the master's **, Tang Boqiang slowly understood the true connotation of this set of kung fu: overcoming rigidity with softness, controlling fast with slowness, fast in slowness, and using strength to fight. Tang Boqiang's changes, Li Bin saw these changes in his eyes, was happy in his heart, and while thinking about it, he habitually stroked his long gray beard and said to himself: "The children can be taught, and the children can be taught." ”

Li Bin treats Tang Boqiang as close to him as his son, but he has always buried this emotion deep in his heart. He knew that Tang Boqiang had never stopped practicing martial arts, even in the most intense review stage of the college entrance examination, and this tenacity and calmness made Li Bin see another valuable trait of Tang Boqiang: the courage to do things, the spirit of planning and not being disturbed by the outside world. Seeing Tang Boqiang's health getting better day by day, and he was recently admitted to a national key university, that happiness may be second only to Tang Mian's family.

After chatting for a while, Li Bin said to Xiao Ming: "I'm old, and you will take care of the martial arts hall in Octagon Town in the future." Boqiang is an eagle, and an eagle wants to spread its wings and fly high. Octagon Town can't keep him, and he shouldn't succumb to Octagon Town. After a pause, he said, "Haha, I didn't expect that my open-door disciples and closed-door disciples were so good, and I was also comforted." Come on, Bo Qiang, I'll test how well you learn kung fu. After that, let the eldest disciple practice against Tang Boqiang in the courtyard.

Tang Boqiang used all his strength to practice against the senior brother. Every move of Tang Boqiang and the senior brother is fierce and fierce, slow and fast, fast and slow. Tang Boqiang was thin and small, and his strength was not great, so he had to use the kung fu of pranayama and qi cultivation for several years to reluctantly break up a dozen moves with the senior brother and was defeated.

Xiao is like this, Li Bin, who has been watching from the sidelines, is also very happy, and said: "Hehe, good, very good, Bo Qiang can combine this set of kung fu with the kung fu of pranayama and qi cultivation, and his understanding is very high." I'll teach you another set of hand-to-hand combat techniques tonight, which you'll need when you get out there and encounter an emergency. Of course, tonight will just teach you the basic methods, and you will find an opportunity to experience and practice slowly when you arrive at school. After that, he taught it one move at a time, Li Bin taught it well, Tang Boqiang learned quickly, and after a while, Tang Boqiang could independently practice this set of kung fu.

Li Bin said happily to Tang Mian: "Second master, brother, Bo Qiang has no martial arts, and his talent is very high, it seems that you and I are not in vain in this life, hahaha......" He said to the eldest disciple while laughing: "Xiao Ming, when Bo Qiang comes back from the winter and summer vacations in the future, you will teach him, how about it?" ”

"Obey the master's instructions in everything, and the disciple will definitely teach the junior brother well with his heart." Xiao Ming hurriedly replied.

"The purpose of the practice is to strengthen the body and use it appropriately for self-defense. You have worked hard and your health is getting better day by day, and I am very happy that you will continue to practice in the future. Li Bin continued, Tang Boqiang felt that the master had regarded himself as an adult who communicated on an equal footing, and the tone of his speech was different from the previous taste.

"When you go to the provincial capital, you have to withstand the temptation and keep your heart. After all, it is a provincial capital, and there are many opportunities, but there are also many traps. You are young, you have to be careful everywhere, and concentrating on learning medical knowledge is the main purpose of your university. I believe that you will be able to become a great doctor in the future, and if you can do it, you will be able to do it! In the blink of an eye, Master Li told him like a father again.

"Master, please rest assured, the disciple will definitely live up to your high expectations." Tang Boqiang did not hesitate to respond to the master's instructions.

Tang Mian listened to it beside him, sighed with emotion, picked up the teacup, and said to Li Bin: "Brother's great kindness, I Tang Mian dare not forget it for the rest of my life, I Tang Mian has today, my son has today, all thanks to my brother." I can't repay it, I replaced the wine with tea, and I thanked my brother. Tang Mian said that he drank all the tea in the cup, and at this time, Tang Mian already had tears in his eyes.

"Second brother is polite, I am very happy today, it is my Li Bin's blessing to have such an apprentice." Li Bin took over and said, "I hope that after Boqiang completes his studies, if he has the opportunity in the future, he will come back to benefit the people of Bajiao Town." ”

"Disciple remember the master's teachings." Tang Boqiang replied loudly. He knew that the master sincerely hoped that one day he would be able to give back to the town of Octagon, which had a deep affection.

After saying goodbye to Master Li Bin and Senior Brother, Tang Mian and his son slowly walked on the way home. Tang Mian, who had always spoken little, suddenly said to Tang Boqiang: "You must be very curious why Master Li is so kind to us?" ”