Chapter 467: A Trivial Year
The counselor asked me to introduce my hometown, but the students in the room were obviously not interested in the proposal, and many of the people who had been staring at my hair with their necks stretched out sighed at the counselor's point and leaned back in their chairs.
Of course, I didn't introduce my hometown, but just asked them, "Do you think I'm more than that?" Just now when I was talking about age, I noticed that some people frowned. Hehehe, no malice, usually when I walk around outside, I am often seen as an uncle in his thirties. β
They were immediately interested, some made fun of my looks, and some asked me why I had long hair.
I told them honestly that I had long hair because I couldn't find a place to get a haircut for the year.
Someone asked me why I came to school a year late, and the person who asked me that question was in the dorm room with me, and he said that my bed was now everyone's storage space.
I still didn't hide too much, but I just said that my master passed away a year ago, and I was going to mourn his old man for a year.
Then someone asked me, what does my master do, what does he teach me?
I'm just saying it taught me kung fu.
Then I regretted saying such things, because most boys became excited when they heard the word "kung fu", some people asked me what kung fu I learned, some asked me what school I learned, and some people asked me if I knew more about kung fu, and some people asked me whether I practiced internal boxing or outer family quan, and some people asked me how about the actual combat ability of traditional martial arts, why is it difficult to see traditional martial arts in the large arena of MMA (mixed martial arts) now?
I racked my brains to answer their questions, some of which were the truth, others that I had made up.
But when it comes to the practicality of traditional martial arts, I have to say a few more words.
In fact, many people confuse traditional martial arts with "flower frames" and "routines", in fact, many traditional martial arts are not remembered in the later stage, and even some so-called traditional martial arts are just some martial arts that are easy to understand, or martial arts systems and schools, such as natural doors and Jeet Kune Do, nothing more. Of course, Jeet Kune Do has a lot of mixed things, not just things in traditional martial arts.
Let's talk about routines, poking eyes, sealing throats, and kicking crotch, such routines are actually very common in martial arts, some people say that these are the means of the next three indiscriminate, but no one denies that these methods are the most practical. But this kind of practicality is only for real killing, and it is impossible to show it in the ring.
Some people often compare traditional martial arts with fighting techniques from other countries, some people think that martial arts are the most perfect fighting arts in the world, some people think that martial arts are not worth mentioning compared to other fighting arts in the world, and some people give seemingly pertinent opinions, thinking that both have their own advantages and disadvantages.
In fact, in my opinion, this kind of discussion seems to be meaningless, and there are many schools and schools of traditional martial arts, and they are very different from each other, so I think that traditional martial arts cannot be discussed as a whole in many cases. The same is true of martial arts in other countries.
The second master said that there is no best boxing, only the best boxer. Take him, for example, his fist path looks like it's all flawed, but who can beat him? My master also said that in fact, no matter what kind of fist can withstand the test of thousands of years, it must be a good thing, but what a good thing can become in the end depends on the people who inherit it and spread it.
All along, I have always agreed with the views of the second master and my master.
I put my thoughts out there, but I didn't expect it to lead to a debate, but instead of arguing with me, they debated with each other under the podium.
During this time, a girl sitting in the front row asked me what kind of person my master was.
I was silent for a while before I said to her, "My master...... He is a very kind person in his heart, but every time he teaches me something, he has to deliberately make a fierce appearance. β
At the end of these words, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
At that moment, I suddenly realized that Master was much more than a memory to me, that He had become part of my personality and that I would never leave it. It was at that moment that the sadness that had accumulated in my heart for a year finally dissolved.
After meeting my college alumni, I thought they were a bunch of people who love to ask questions, laugh and make trouble. But after more contact, I realized that most people are not like this most of the time, they like to immerse themselves in their own small circle and do what they like.
Later, some transfer students came to our major, but when these people introduced themselves, the people around me completely lost the curiosity they had about me at that time.
I had discussed this with Liang Houzai, and Liang Houzai said that the reason why they were curious about me was because I looked far more dangerous than normal people, and this dangerous atmosphere represented a different kind of unknown.
Honestly, I still don't understand what it means.
My first year at the school was the busiest for me, as I had to complete two or even three years of coursework in the course of the year.
I thought it would be an impossible task for someone with an IQ like me, but I didn't have a lot of courses at the university.
I don't know how many people read this book are about my age, and how many people have gone to the same type of university as me.
The school I was in was very lax in terms of management. Basically, you can go to many classes if you want to, and no one will care if you don't go. During those four years, learning was basically all self-realization, but most people just wanted to get a diploma.
In the exam, half of the people rely on copying, a quarter of them rely on strength, and a quarter of them rely on copying during the make-up exam. Some people start to prepare for the graduate school entrance examination as soon as they enter college, and they go to the library early in the morning with a thermos to queue up, and some people work outside the school out of voluntary or involuntary work.
However, most people still choose to waste these four years, some people are crazy about falling in love, some are crazy about playing games, and some people are bored and stay in the dormitory every day.
I once had a conversation with a roommate, and I asked him if he was wasting all his time living in such a state. But he said: "I am recuperating, recuperating for four years, and better coping with society after graduation." And I was speechless.
In fact, I was also a member of the army of games in college, and it was at that time that I was also immersed in a game that influenced a whole generation, and I was the first to get there every day for dungeons, battlefields, and weekly guild activities.
The term Internet addiction was also pushed to the forefront that year, but soon, with the acceleration of the globalization of digital information, the term was gradually diluted, and now it has almost disappeared.
That year, I have been in a state of life of learning and playing, sleeping six hours a day, practicing for two hours, studying for eight hours, and playing games for six hours.
Now that I think about it, life was really crazy back then.
At the end of '07, Senior Brother Zhuang called me again and asked me to finish all the four academic years as soon as possible, because after June '08, my master had already passed away for two full years, and I would officially succeed to the head of the Shouzheng lineage in July of that year, and I am afraid that I would rarely have enough time to study in the future.
Senior Brother Zhuang said, I was finally admitted to the university, and I couldn't even get a degree certificate until I graduated.
Of course, I couldn't do it in a year to study four years, the only thing I could do at that time was to keep catching up and learn as much as I could, but even that didn't delay my weekly guild activities.
I also met a lot of interesting people in the game at that time, and some of them were incorporated into my real life later on, but they didn't have much to do with the stories I'm telling, and I don't think there will be many opportunities for me to mention them later.
It is worth mentioning that I have completely become a loner in the first year of college, and Xian'er has returned to the Northeast Laolin since I beat me for the master's funeral, saying that I want to go home to save my relatives.
Do you still have relatives in the old forest, as far as I know, the most common wild animals can live for decades, your old people are hundreds of years old, are those relatives and friends still alive?
It wasn't until I walked into the university gate that I realized that Xian'er had walked around the old forest and ran to Luo Fei, and I didn't know why she didn't contact me during that time.
I remember, around the beginning of '08, I bought a very small site in the suburbs and built a small studio, and I would occasionally buy some lumber and make a few coffins here, and also build a pond to make straw paper.
In March 08, Senior Brother Feng helped me set up a shop in my hometown, saying that I would be the head of the upright line in the future, and I needed a small door to make a show, after all, for many people in the industry, I am a businessman.
As for why my master didn't make such a faΓ§ade, I don't know, maybe it's because my master is famous enough that he doesn't need it.
In April 08, Senior Brother Feng turned my storefront in my hometown into a silver jewelry store, and in May, I received a call from Hu Nanqian, she has a good business there, but I still have a month to return to Jisoul Village to succeed my master, I was afraid that there would be a conflict of time, so I gave up this list.
At that time, Yan Xiaotian had completely withdrawn from Hu Nanqian's business circle, and when I returned the order, Hu Nanqian seemed very embarrassed. But there is no way around it.
Until June 08, there were a lot of trivial things in life, but most of them were taken care of by Senior Brother Zhuang and Senior Brother Feng, and my main focus was still on studying and playing.
In mid-June, I returned to Jisoulzhuang to succeed to the position of the head of the Shouzheng lineage, which was different from Yan Xiaotian's succession ceremony, our Shouzheng lineage succession paid attention to everything simple, and I just painted my name in red on the family tree of the teacher, and had a meal with Xia Shibo and Zhao Shibo, and the succession ceremony was over.
When I returned to school, I wanted to live like I had done in the past year, but the day after I returned to school, a phone call from Senior Brother Zhuang dragged me out of my normal life.
I remember very well that it was about 8 o'clock in the morning when Senior Brother Zhuang called me, there was no class that morning, and I was going to go to the library to borrow books after my morning exercise, but when I was about to enter the library door, my mobile phone suddenly rang.
I picked up the phone, and Senior Brother Zhuang's voice immediately came from the other side of the phone: "Houzai went to your side, he will arrive at about nine o'clock, you go to the train station to pick up the station." β
Hearing Senior Brother Zhuang's words, I was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Houzai is coming?" Why didn't he tell me? β
Senior Brother Zhuang sighed: "His mobile phone is in arrears, and I still remitted the ticket money to him." I said what the hell is going on with you this year, you don't ask if you are working and going to school alone in Beijing, and you are hungry and full. β
I usually talk to Liang Houzai on the phone, but he never mentions these things. But when Senior Brother Zhuang said this, I remembered that all the money I have earned in business over the years is in my hands, and after the death of Master, I should indeed bear the tuition and living expenses of Liang Houzai.
I forgot about such an important thing! And it's been more than a year to forget it.