Chapter 17: Cheats?
Ma Yun was immersed in the study of the mysterious paper, which was of unknown quality and very strong. There was no writing on the paper, only a humanoid pattern was drawn on it.
The person in the pattern seems to be meditating, and several thin lines of different colors are drawn on the body, each passing through the body part, but eventually flowing from the dantian on the abdomen through the Baihui point on the top of the head, and finally back to the dantian.
As soon as he saw that pattern, he thought of the peerless secret, because he had studied the acupuncture points of the human body before, and he knew a little about where those thin lines passed.
"I'll rub it, this is definitely a martial arts cheat, it seems to be a method for cultivating internal strength. Brother is so smart, if he is self-taught, when the time comes, like Zhang Sanfeng, Jiuyang will be a great achievement, and at the age of 100, he will still be a pillar of optimus every morning, how majestic!"
But the reality is very cruel, when he started to practice the magic with joy, he found that he couldn't start at all, although he also sat like the person in the painting, but he didn't know what to do next.
"Haven't you ever eaten pork and never seen a pig run! The way of internal strength is nothing more than the cultivation of the true qi in a circular cycle along a specific path, and so on and so on, and finally the cultivation is successful. "Don't say that Ma Yun is really right to think so, there are several thin lines, I don't know where to start, after thinking about it, I finally chose to start with the obviously short route.
"Uncle, Zhang Wuji seems to have used it for a while to learn the Qiankun Great Shift, oh no, the Qiankun Great Shift is an external move, not an internal skill, the internal strength is a little bit of accumulation, or the older you get, the deeper the internal strength. ”
"Uncle, isn't that right, why can't I even run a period of true qi, how can I run it for a week, and then speed up the circulation speed of Zhoutian!" After tossing for a few days, I could only condense the strength of my whole body in the dantian, and I wanted to run along the route but it was difficult to move an inch.
"Why don't you try it another way? No, how can the peerless divine skill be cultivated so easily, you must have perseverance. Thinking about this, Ma Yun is not in a hurry, but whether he is sitting, standing, or lying down, he always accumulates a breath of strength in the dantian, and from time to time he hits along that route. Not to mention that the stagnant route after half a month actually showed signs of loosening, and the true qi was able to advance along the route for a certain distance.
This situation made Ma Yun overjoyed, and he practiced even harder, and he found that although the picture was in a sitting position, in fact, he could exercise at any time, but when he was sitting, he condensed more energy, and the effect would be better.
Everyone knows that Ma Yun is a chivalrous warrior, and it is natural for a chivalrous warrior to practice martial arts, and they are accustomed to seeing him meditate and practice. Even the two little guys are entangled in wanting to learn martial arts, but unfortunately he really doesn't know anything, and he is now practicing blindly, how can he teach others. Fortunately, Qin Ming's injury was almost healed, and he taught the two children a few basic moves, although the moves were simple, they contained the basic principles of martial arts, and Ma Yun watched from the sidelines and was also deeply inspired.
In the past half a month, in addition to practicing, Ma Yun also discussed with Qin Ming, who was recuperating from his injuries, that he should strengthen the defense inside and outside the canyon, and the two hit it off. The entrance to the canyon was a narrow crack at the beginning, Ma Yun climbed a few meters above the crack and dug two stone troughs with a short sword, tiled a lot of wood, and piled a lot of stones on the wood, and set up an ingenious mechanism under the wood, as long as you pull the mechanism padded under the wood, the wood will fall from the crack, and the stones on it will also fall to fill the crack. To be on the safe side, the rope that pulls the mechanism is placed two meters above the ground, and everyone is warned not to pull the mechanism lightly.
One day a month later, at noon, the man who had gone out to check the trap came back and said that there was a man in the trap where the wild boar was catched. The traps set by Hu Lie are mostly lassoes for catching small animals, which will not hurt passers-by, and the only one that may be dangerous is the trap for catching wild boars.
The pit is two meters deep, and in order to prevent people from falling into the trap by mistake, they also spread a layer of hay at the bottom of the trap, so that even if someone strays in, they will not be injured too much, and the two-meter pit will climb out with a little effort. I didn't expect that the wild boar had not been caught for so long, and a person was actually caught.
Since the pit was not far from the valley, the people came there. Inside the pit was a woman, her clothes were a little torn, but she could still see that it was very gorgeous, and the woman was squatting in the pit at this time, looking at the people standing on the edge of the pit in horror. When they saw the woman's appearance, they were amazed, because she was so ugly. He has a dark complexion, a crooked mouth, a rosacea nose, and if there is a good thing, it is that the eyes are very bright.
"I'm rubbing, it's the ugliest woman I've ever seen. Amitopho, the highest sin, color is emptiness, emptiness is color, Ma Yun, you are not right, the body is just a stinky skin, how can you laugh at others for being ugly. What's more, people are ugly about your!" Ma Yun blackened his belly.
"What are you going to do?" the woman asked in horror, her voice very beautiful.
"Don't be afraid, girl, we set this trap. I wanted to catch some prey, but who would have thought that the girl had strayed in. Qin Ming hurriedly explained. "The girl is fine, this trap is afraid of hurting people, so I specially laid some grass. Hu Lie also hurriedly explained.
The woman's face softened slightly, and she whispered, "My ankle is twisted." ”
"That's fine, girl, don't be afraid, we'll pull you up. Qin Ming said happily, turned around and said to Ma Yun again: "Little brother, you go down and hold this girl, and we will pull her up." The woman hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, no, no, he doesn't need to support me, you find a rope to pull me up." The woman's actions confused everyone.
"Brother Qin, just do as she says, and pull her up with a rope!" Ma Yun was a hundred unhappy in his heart, because the woman's words seemed to be very disgusted to let him touch. "Uncle, you actually dislike me!" Everyone had to pull the woman out with a rope, and when they reached the edge of the pit, they didn't let everyone reach out to pull her, but they gritted their teeth and crawled out, and their ugly faces were even more hideous under the force.
"Brother Lei, you have been wandering between the villages and towns of Jiayuan City for many years, have you ever heard of this woman?" Qin Ming asked Lei Lie in a low voice. In the past month, everyone has become very familiar with each other, and Qin Ming and Lei Lie have a feeling of hating each other. "No, it stands to reason that there should be many rumors about women with such appearances, but I have never heard of them. Lei Lie replied in a low voice.
"Girl, where are you going?" Qin Ming asked. “
The little woman inadvertently fled here. The woman thought for a moment and said slowly.
"That is it, girl, wait a minute, and I'll discuss it later. Lei Lie called the group aside to discuss whether or not to take her back to the valley. Everyone felt that there was no problem, so they decided.
"I can't hide it, we are also the people who have fled here, and there is a place nearby, and I don't know if the girl is willing to go with me. The woman thought for a moment and nodded.
The woman had an ankle injury and had difficulty walking, but she insisted on not being supported by others. At this time, the scholar who had not liked to talk walked up to the woman and whispered a few words, and the woman glanced at the scholar a few times, and actually agreed to let the scholar support. "Scholars just have a way!" Lei Lie said with a smile. The scholar didn't care, just hugged the woman.
When she arrived at the valley, the woman saw the old people and children gathered around, and the nervous expression on her face disappeared completely. When he saw the wild things roasting on the fire, his eyes lit up. How could the people not know what they meant, and hurriedly cut a piece of meat for her? After the woman took the meat, she ate it slowly, and the scholar leaned into the woman's ear and said a few words, and the woman ate it in a big gulp. After eating a few pieces of meat in a row, the woman stopped, and when she saw everyone smiling at her, she lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Little woman... Dong Wan'er, thank you here. "If it weren't for her ugly appearance, this woman's words and deeds would be full of everyone's beautiful demeanor.
"Girl, do you know how the battle is going in Najiayuan City?" Hu Lie asked the question that everyone was most concerned about. It's been more than a month since they've been hiding here, and it's likely that something has changed drastically outside.
"The reinforcements of Tong'an City have not arrived for a long time, and three days ago, the rebels of King Lu had already broken through Jiayuan City, and they were burning and plundering in the city. Dong Wan'er's voice was a little sad. "Alas!" everyone was disappointed and sad.
"Xing, the people are suffering, dying, the people are suffering!" Ma Yun said inexplicably and subtly. Hearing this, the scholar and Dong Wan'er both cast surprised glances at him, and he didn't care at all. Now it is only a short experience of Yuexu, which has given him a deep understanding of this sentence.
"It seems that this war will last for a long time, I don't know how many people will suffer!" Qin Ming sighed. Ma Yun also fell into thinking, if it was a peaceful and prosperous world, he could rest assured that he would have a good time, but now there is war outside, and there are dangers everywhere, which makes him a little confused.
"Let's practice martial arts here diligently, and when you go to the rivers and lakes in the future, you can also thank yourself for your self-preservation. After some miscellaneous discussions, everyone felt that the war would not subside for a while and a half, and they should be prepared to live here for a long time. Fortunately, everything needed here is sufficient, and with the joint efforts of everyone, this small valley is becoming more and more homely.
Among the old men, there are some who are familiar with medicine and herbs, and have found a lot of herbs in these days, which can be cured for common diseases; there is also an old man who is familiar with pottery and has fired a lot of pottery utensils; there is also an old man who can make wine, and ferments a vat of good wine with wild fruits in the mountains, which can be drunk only after the moon; Ling'er's grandfather also built a lot of furniture, which is simple but very practical.
After another month, under Ma Yun's diligent practice day and night, the true qi of the dantian can already advance along the line, and it is very close to the Baihui acupoint above his head. He slowly felt that although the cultivation progress of that divine skill was not very fast, but the strength of his whole body was condensed in the dantian day and night, and that strength had increased a lot, and now his strength was a little bigger, and he was able to lift seven hundred catties of stones with all his strength.