Chapter 22: Martial Arts
Looking at Zhou Hao's shocked expression, Hou Fatzi laughed and said: "What, how happy are you? You kid is really amazing, Master Hou and I have been in the army for 20 years, and I have experienced more than 100 battles, and the accumulated combat exploits are only 300." It's only been a few days since your kid joined the army, and you're almost catching up with half of my combat exploits! Also, what martial arts are you going to learn, have you ever thought about it?"
Zhou Hao woke up from the shock and replied without hesitation: "Of course, it's the golden bell jar of Xuehou's head! If I can practice to be invulnerable, how can I be injured if I encounter that demon before? If I don't break a few big teeth of that demon, he will be considered lucky!"
When it comes to real martial arts, Zhou Hao has only seen Hou Fatzi's golden bell jar, as well as Zhang Ba's chaotic splitting wind hammer method. Zhou Hao had never used a hammer at all, so in comparison, he naturally had to choose the martial art of Golden Bell Jar.
"Hey, you kid really haven't seen the world, let Master Hou enlighten you first. This martial art is divided according to the level, naturally it is low-level, medium-level, high-level, and top-level martial arts, but the top-level martial arts are only hidden in the major families and major sects, but there are no in our army. If it is divided according to the content of practice, there are three kinds of internal strength, external strength, and weapon fist and foot kung fu. This internal strength is the main training of internal strength, which is the foundation of a martial artist. If you don't have internal strength, no matter how strong you are in external skills and weapons, you won't be able to enter the stream! Although your kid's archery skills are superb, now you just don't enter the stream, understand?" Hou Fatzi gushed endlessly.
When Zhou Hao heard this, his face suddenly darkened. I didn't expect that after more than ten years of hard training, in the eyes of experts, I just didn't enter the stream! So I hurriedly asked: "Then how can it be regarded as entering the stream?"
Hou Fatzi replied: "As long as the internal strength is born in the dantian, even if it is into the stream, it is only the last third-rate martial artist." If the dantian is full of internal energy, like clouds and mist, it is a second-rate martial artist. If the internal strength is compressed into liquid, the internal strength in the dantian is like a spring, and it is a first-class master. In the end, if you can train your internal strength like a surging river, continuous and endless, then you can be among the top masters!"
"Then Hou Tou, how many rank martial artists are you, and what kind of master is the general?" Zhou Hao continued to ask.
"Master Hou, I have been practicing hard for more than ten years, and now I am only a second-rate martial artist, I am afraid that I will not have the opportunity to touch the threshold of a first-class master in this life! As for the ability of our general, I dare not guess it. However, when I first joined the army, the general was only in his early twenties, and it was said that he was already a first-class master. Twenty years have passed, and the general is afraid that he has already been promoted to the top masters!"
After listening to Hou Fatzi's words, Zhou Hao couldn't help but yearn for it, if he could become a first-class master at the age of twenty like General Xue, what a majestic thing it would be!
Zhou Hao thought about it: The young master has just turned sixteen, and there are still four years before he turns twenty. And the master is no worse than anyone else, why can't he become a first-class master, or even a top master, before the age of twenty?
Thinking of this, Zhou Hao clenched his fists tightly, his eyes instantly became extremely firm, and he was secretly determined to become a first-class master at least before the age of twenty!
At this time, I only heard Hou Fatzi continue: "You kid can learn mid-level martial arts now, you must choose an internal skill first. Once the internal strength is successful, whether it is external strength or weapons and fists, it is a matter of twice the result with half the effort when practiced. If you don't have the internal strength at home, and you practice the external skills and weapons and fists and feet, it will be half the work, and the progress will be extremely slow! Hou Ye, I have not been able to make an inch of progress in the past few years, because the internal strength has been stuck in the bottleneck of the second rate. ”
Zhou Hao thought for a while and said, "What if you practice internal and external skills, weapons and fists together?"
Hou Fatzi frowned, glanced at Zhou Hao and said: "You kid hasn't even learned to climb, you actually want to run? Everyone's energy and time are limited, Master Hou and I only practice internal skills every day, and I don't think there is enough time, you kid still wants to use three things? Besides, we are soldiers, and we often have to listen to errands to fight, and we can't compare to those warriors in the family and sect, you can meditate and cultivate." This time, your kid has made a great contribution, and the general will give you an official if he can't say it, and after becoming an official, there will be a lot of military affairs to take care of every day. Just like Hou Ye and me, where do I have the energy and time to cultivate internal strength, external strength, and weapons and fists at the same time?"
When Zhou Hao heard this, his brows were tightly locked. I didn't expect that my determination to become a master and my dream of becoming a general had already clashed before I even started!
Zhou Hao suddenly became entangled, should he put aside his dream of becoming a general for the time being and train to become a master, or should he practice martial arts while living an official addiction?
However, Zhou Hao only hesitated for a moment, and he already made a decision in his heart - no matter what, he must first put down everything and practice martial arts hard, and other things, at least wait until he becomes a first-class master! As long as he becomes strong enough, he is afraid that he will not have military exploits in the future and will not be able to realize his dream of becoming a general?
Thinking of this, Zhou Hao was cheerful, there was no longer any tie in his heart, and his tightly knit brows were also relaxed.
"I understand, thank you Houtou!" Zhou Hao hugged his fists and thanked sincerely.
In addition to being a little obscene, this fat man is indeed a rare good person. If it weren't for Hou Fatzi's tireless teaching, Zhou Hao would still be just that country boy with black eyes and no understanding of anything.
Hou Fatzi laughed, waved his hand and said: "This is also your own fight, and I have earned a lot of face for Master Hou." If you change to a soft egg, Master Hou and I don't want to bird him! You kid turned his head to look around, did you notice that everyone looked at you differently than in the past?"
When Zhou Hao heard this, he quickly turned his head to look at the people around him. After glancing around, I found that everyone looked at them with a little admiration in their eyes, and they hugged their fists to express their respect, and some people simply gave themselves a thumbs up, and their admiration was overflowing.
Seeing the performance of the people around him, Zhou Hao's face was hot, and he quickly turned around and said to Hou Fatzi: "Hou Tou, what's wrong with everyone?
"Hehe, the men in our army, there are not so many twists and turns, what is admired is the hero, and what is convinced is the military exploits! Your kid has only been in the army for a few days, and he is only sixteen years old, but in this battle, he not only won the first place in the battle, but also dared to make a military order in front of the general, risking losing his head, and went to attack the village gate alone! He also dared to fight the devil alone, even if he was dying, he did not give up resisting! You are such a blood man, who do you respect if you don't respect you?"
Hou Fatzi looks obscene, but these words made Zhou Hao's blood boil, as if he had really become a hero all of a sudden!