Chapter 7: The Road
In the antique wing, sandalwood is long, and the large round table in the center is full of exquisite dishes, and the three of them use tea instead of wine, talking and laughing.
Although Ren Xiaoyao is a newcomer, the conversational qualities he showed made Ye Man and Zhou Qingquan have to face it, the latter two are highly educated, whether they are cultural people or not, you can tell them apart after a little conversation.
It can be seen that Zhou Qingquan is very curious about Ren Xiaoyao, but he didn't come for the latter this time, originally he and Ip Man made an appointment to have dinner together today, but he didn't expect to hear a lot of things about Ip Man and Ren Xiaoyao along the way, so he asked Ip Man to invite Ren Xiaoyao over.
Zhou Qingquan is a businessman, sleek and very measured, so he quickly became familiar with Ren Xiaoyao a lot, and also tried to let Ren Xiaoyao find him if he was in trouble.
Ren Xiaoyao knew that Zhou Qingquan was deliberately befriending himself, and if a person like him could owe others any favors, it would definitely be very useful.
This meal has been eaten for most of the hour before dispersing, and when Ren Yao left, Ip Man and Zhou Qingquan said that they would meet again another day.
Since then, the three of them have often gathered together, sometimes in restaurants, sometimes simply at Ip Man's house, and their friendship has increased rapidly.
Although Ren Xiaoyao is young, because the era in which he lives is a modern society, there are many people who have a higher vision than here, and under the commanding height, Ip Man and Zhou Qingquan do not treat him as a junior at all.
On such days, a month passed in the blink of an eye, the weather was getting hotter, and the citizens of Foshan changed into thin summer clothes.
In a courtyard in Xicheng District, Ren Xiaoyao is practicing martial arts.
The small courtyard is not big, and it is very similar to the one rented in the real world before, except that one is in the suburbs and the other is in the urban area.
This small courtyard was found with the help of Ip Man, the rent is very low, and Ren Xiaoyao's money is barely enough, but after such a long time, there is not much money left on him, and then he has to think about making some money.
Some time ago, his news spread enthusiastically, many people wanted to find him, but none of them succeeded, and every day his itinerary was his residence, restaurant, and Ip Man's house. Other than that, rarely go out on the streets.
Over time, Foshan people don't pay much attention to his existence, and some people even think that there is no such person at all, and it is all made up by the people who spread the news, and Ren Xiaoyao has no feeling about this.
No one knows how much he has gained this month, Ip Man is worthy of being a top master, and he is proud of his talent, he has improved a lot this month, but the latter has not lost to him at all, so that the two are still evenly matched now.
After a long time of sparring and training, their relationship with each other has become very good, and even their titles have become "Ah Wen" and "Ah Xiao".
In terms of age, Ren Xiaoyao is more than ten years younger, and he should have called Ip Man to ask his brother, but Ip Man didn't let him, thinking that it was inappropriate, so he had to let him call Ah Q to show that the relationship was close, and Ren Xiaoyao couldn't help it, so he went with him.
Actually, Ren Xiaoyao is not used to calling people brothers, but he is still willing to call Ye Man, after all, this is a historical figure, and he is a grandmaster in the martial arts world, and his strength and character make him admire, and there is nothing to shout out.
"I'm a lot better now than I was a month ago."
After a set of punches in the yard, Ren Xiaoyao felt something in his heart and had to admit the benefits of often learning from others. Although he has also practiced hard in the past, he obviously feels more and more difficult to improve, especially after he goes to college, he can't learn from his family, and the situation is even more obvious.
Although he doesn't have the idea of fighting invincible opponents all over the world, since he has practiced martial arts, he hopes that he can keep improving, no one likes the feeling of standing still, people go to high places, he wants to keep improving when he practices martial arts.
If he didn't come here, his realm might not improve for a long time, if he couldn't meet a powerful enough master, he would never even be able to enter the next realm, he originally thought that he could practice to the next realm alone, but he also took it for granted, only like now, constantly colliding with strong enough opponents, can he always improve his strength.
This is the role of the opponent. In the past, Xiaoyao didn't understand this, but now he is very emotional.
"Dad and grandpa are past their prime, and their talent is not enough, they were not my opponents a few years ago, if I continue to practice with them, it will be useless, only an opponent like Ip Man, who is evenly matched, can make my realm continue to improve." Looking at the vibrant elm trees outside the door, Ren Xiaoyao fell into deep thought for a moment.
In the world of Ip Man, he already had a general idea of how to survive well, but he did not think well about his "road" in martial arts, and even fell into a rare confusion.
At the beginning of coming to this world, he just wanted to return to the real world as soon as possible, where everything he had, but after living here for a month, his mind changed unconsciously.
He still misses everything in the real world, but he also feels that it is his greatest luck to meet a strong person like Ip Man.
What he wants to know most now is that after returning to the real world, will he still meet a strong man like Ip Man?
There are some things about Dad and Grandpa, he knows, they are well-known in the entire Chinese martial arts world, and even if they exist, the people who can beat them are no more than the number of hands.
And when he came home during the summer vacation three years ago, he had already fought head-to-head, defeated them, and was recognized, does he really have an opponent in the real world?
In the past, he thought that there must be a master of chemical strength, but the exchange with Ip Man during this time let him know that the master of chemical strength is not like the master of dark energy, it requires extremely strong talent to enter, and since ancient times, those masters who have entered this realm have all been passed down in the annals of history. Guo Yunshen, Sun Lutang, and Shang Yunxiang are all such characters, but he has never heard of such people in modern society.
So in this way, will you return to the real world and no longer find a suitable partner? If it is, can you still get used to it?
At this time, he could finally understand why Ip Man couldn't wait to find himself when he first saw him, and even unusually, not as calm as usual, it was really difficult to find an opponent! At that time, Ip Man had already faintly felt his strength, so he wanted to learn before he knew himself.
Right now, he has been deeply immersed in every encounter with Ip Man, and every violent collision with each other can make him feel physically and mentally happy, and the spiritual sublimation of the whole person is nothing that can be compared to any happiness, and even makes him feel that this is the case for those who practice martial arts.
He spent many nights wondering how lucky he would be if he could go to different worlds and meet more and stronger opponents.
If you can go to those martial arts films, fairy tale dramas, and even novels that destroy the world at every turn, and meet the masters there, how exciting is it?
There was no answer to this question, at least there was no answer now, he just kept thinking, kept taking out the Divine Stone to observe, and listened attentively, wanting to know if it would tell him anything. But no, this month, it hasn't changed anything.
Every time he couldn't think about the answer and let his mood fluctuate, he would go out and punch again and immerse himself in boxing.
But after the fight, new problems arose.
Can martial arts practice to the point of profundity really produce internal qi?
What is the existence of the Gang Jin above the legendary Huajin?
Can you enter the realm far beyond your ancestors?
He thought about it a lot, and he even fantasized that when he entered a world full of immortals one day, would he be able to fight against the powerful immortal weapons with just his own pair of meat fists and a body of Xingyi fist skills?
If such a scene can be realized, then thinking about it will make his blood boil.
Ren Xiaoyao didn't know that his current state was very special.
Generally speaking, when the strength of a martial artist reaches the peak of dark energy, and when he wants to break through to the transformation of energy, he will enter the "heart demon" period. It should be noted that the inner demon here is not the kind of mental demon in cultivation, it is more similar to a kind of mental expansion, a stage of constantly thinking about oneself and the way forward, so as to produce all kinds of opinions.
This stage is difficult to describe in words, if a person who practices martial arts does not pass it, it will not have any major side effects, at most, it is the stagnation of strength, and he will never be able to comprehend the "transformation of energy" realm of the fusion of light and dark energy.
However, once this stage is passed, it is equivalent to breaking the cocoon and turning into a butterfly, and the strength will increase by leaps and bounds.
Although the strength of Ren Xiaoyao and Ip Man is almost the same, but in the realm, it is he who first stepped into this realm, once he figures out the future "road", then he will immediately be promoted to the next realm, and the next thing is to work hard to grind the muscles and bones, which is not difficult at all.
"My heart has been a little unquiet lately..."Ren Xiaoyao's warm smile was gone, replaced by a frown.
"Is it because you've been away from home for a long time? No, it's only been a month, could it be some other reason? Ren muttered to himself.
He wouldn't have thought that he had really guessed it.
"It seems that it's time to go out for a walk, and I haven't visited Foshan until now, except for the first two days I came." Ren Xiaoyao shook his head, thinking that it might have been boring for a long time.
made a decision, Ren Xiaoyao went back to the house to change clothes, then locked the courtyard door and walked out along the alley at the door.
The most prosperous place in the whole of Foshan is the street where he first appeared, which is located in the very center, and the daily flow of people is terrifying.
Passing by countless people along the way, the faint smell of sweat diffuses in the air, and Ren Yao's expression remains the same, but he feels more realistic, reminding him that this is not just a movie, but a real world.
Maybe movies are all projections of the consciousness of a certain world, even if he seems to be familiar with the plot, maybe he is just experiencing a piece of history?
He traveled to this world and witnessed everything in front of him, what is the difference between him and the future people of this world who come here? Both know what to expect in the future.
In this world, what people know is too limited, and there are countless unknowns waiting for him to discover in the future!
Thinking about it, Ren Xiaoyao suddenly felt a sense in his heart, looked up, and found that he had walked to the noodle stall he had visited for the first time, and the old man of the noodle stall was looking at him with a little surprise.