Chapter 11: Ice Skating
Amaterasu plays with Zijun and Ziqing during the day, it's cold, and the private school also has a holiday, and several people play together at other times in addition to eating, and the child's nature is to play without knowing the east, west, north and south, snowball fights, chasing in the snow, frolicking, and the day flies by. At night, out of its cold. Amaterasu went to bed early and couldn't sleep at all, thinking about his father, thinking of his father's love, but he was brutally killed, thinking that his mother didn't know where to go, and he didn't know what was going now;
"Damn Ouyang Hengtong, I will definitely take revenge one day in the future! trample you under my feet and slowly torture you to death, but my strength is too weak, and I have to work hard to practice martial arts. ”
Touching his chest, the book given by his father was still there, and he felt a little comforted. Sort out the chaotic emotions, settle down, sit cross-legged, a warm current in the dantian slowly flows along the meridians with the mind, and the tendons and veins squirm slightly, this time I feel that the airflow in the dantian is more abundant, and it flows farther than before, and I have been practicing for a full hour to collect the gong. Dressing and going out of the room, although it is a bitterly cold winter, Amaterasu does not feel cold, on the contrary, he feels warm on his body, which seems to be the achievement of the practice. The snow in winter does not melt easily, and it is still white and dazzling at night, and Amaterasu practiced the technique of swallowing again, swallowing qi into his abdomen, and the aura was compressed into the dantian.
The cultivation of this supreme exercise is unique.
Although he slept late, Amaterasu got up early to practice his sword in the snow in the courtyard, and the three brothers and sisters of Ziqing came chattering, and Ziqing said from afar: "There is no snow today, let's go to the lake to paddle the ice." Amaterasu said as he practiced, "I'll finish practicing right away, wait a minute." The three siblings stood under the porch and waited for Amaterasu to finish his sword practice.
Seeing that Amaterasu was gaining momentum, Ziqing hurriedly trotted over, holding a pair of wooden skates in his hand, and handed them to Amaterasu: "Let's go skating today, it's good to wear these shoes, we can skate far and fast, just like flying." Zijun's little face was red from the cold, and he kept rubbing his hands: "We skate in winter, and skating is fun." After all, children are by nature, and Amaterasu agreed.
The four of them each took a pair of skates, jumped and jumped, and after a while, when they arrived at the lake, the water surface had already formed thick ice, the ice surface was as smooth as a mirror, Amaterasu didn't know whether it was strong or not, and he didn't dare to go down, Ziqing, Ziding, and Zijun couldn't hold back and rushed down to the lake, and soon put on skates on their feet, and slid on the ice, as light as a swallow. Tianzhao was very envious, and was not in a hurry, looking at the wooden skates, the soles of which were mounted on four wheels, and it seemed that they relied on the wheels to slide, and they had never slipped before, and they didn't know if they could slip or not.
Ziqing slid like a wind, and said with a smile: "Put it on, it's very comfortable to slide." ”
Changing into shoes, Amaterasu started and left, and suddenly he couldn't stop his momentum, slipped far away, lost his balance, grabbed his hands randomly, but had nowhere to catch them, and fell a big heel.
"Ha, ha" Ziqing couldn't help laughing, leaning forward and leaning back, Zijun and Ziding couldn't help laughing.
Amakasu is embarrassed! Ziqing smiled enough, and pulled up Amaterasu, who still hadn't gotten up.
"It's not like that, it's like this when you're skating for the first time, you can't be too fast, you can't stride too big, or you're going to fall. While sliding and demonstrating, Amaterasu's heart was filled with a hint of sweetness. After a few stumbles, he was finally able to stand without falling, sliding up and slowly staggering like a penguin, Ziqing saw that he couldn't help laughing again, and the laughter was scattered on the frozen lake like silver bells.
After a few days of study, Amaterasu has mastered the art of skating, and skating has established their daily homework.
On this day, Tianzhao got a message that the master had relieved the siege of Qingfeng Mountain and led people to the south. But at the same time, there was extraordinary news that Ouyang Hengtong defeated the Northern Coalition Army with fewer victories and more victories, and he had already sealed the prince.
Amaterasu was extremely depressed when he heard this, and this bad guy was getting more and more powerful.
Asumasu goes out with the three siblings every day, or hides and seeks, or skates, practices at night, and gets up in the morning to practice swords, and the daily schedule is full.
The master didn't come for two months in a row, and Amaterasu was worried about whether he had forgotten himself, deep worry, and deep longing!
A few days ago, I received a letter from my master, knowing that after my master defeated the army besieged by Ouyang Hengtong, he was leading people to the south, so I was relieved, I didn't have my relatives by my side, and I missed my master who was kind to me. Many times I also wanted to go to my mother in person, but I remembered the master's repeated warnings and the master's assurances, and I restrained my impulse
Practice, cultivate, this is where the hope of revenge lies.
After practicing Gong for a few months, the twelve meridians have widened by six, but the meridians in the back are getting slower and slower, and the amount of aura required is too great!
Even so, Amaterasu practiced every day, and later it became not only a motive for hatred, but also a habit. I feel that the effect is great, the energy recovery is much faster than before, the strength is also greater, I don't feel cold in the cold winter, the position of the meridians is broadened, and the muscles, muscles and bones are full of strength and tenacity.
In his spare time, he will think of the tragedy of the past, and his hatred for Ouyang Hengtong is like monstrous water, becoming an indelible memory in his heart, and one day he will avenge this sea of blood. When I think of these indignant feelings in my chest, my emotions are difficult to control, and I know that it is impossible to rely on my current strength, and only by practicing martial arts can I have great ability to have hope.
Unconsciously, the winter passed, and in the morning there was a long table, more than ten people sat around for dinner, and more than ten people stood beside them. Amaterasu and Ziqing's three siblings sat next to Mrs. Lin Yishi, although Mrs. Lin Yishi was in her forties, her appearance still looked young.
Mrs. Lin Yishi's face was full of kindness, and she warmly greeted Amaterasu: "Little Amaterasu eats more, what kind of food, what do you want to eat, just ask someone to prepare it for you"
Amaterasu was very grateful and said, "Thank you, madam, I think the food is very good." ”
Ziqing said to Amaterasu: "Let's hurry up and eat, and after eating, we can go ice skating." ”
Mrs. Lin Yishi turned her head to Ziqing and said, "The weather is warm, it's already spring, the ice is about to melt, don't skate any more!"
Zijun pouted: "Mother, we just went to play yesterday, and the ice is thick!"
Lin Yishi immediately took it and said: "Spring has arrived, you are not allowed to go again, it is very dangerous, you can't know how to water if you fall into the lake, but it will be very troublesome, do you hear clearly?"
Although several children were not convinced, they all said that they would not go.
After eating, a few children caught and hid near the rockery for a while, and Ziding said: "It's not fun, let's go skating!"
Zijun's immature voice said: "Mother said, don't go anymore, the ice is going to melt." Ziding said, "Let's go play one last time, okay? As long as you don't tell the adults, it's okay." ”
Ziqing nodded: "Okay, play again in the end, the ice melts, you won't be able to play in the future, don't let the adults know, go quietly, come back quietly." ”
The four children secretly went back to the house to get their skates and happily walked to the lake. On a good day, the sun was smiling from the clouds.
A few children were so happy that they forgot that the sun came out and the weather was warmer, and the ice was going to melt when it was hot!
When they arrived at the lake, Ziqing and Zijun quickly changed their shoes, and they slid away like a swallow. Ziding was a little younger, and asked Amaterasu to help him put on his skates, and Amaterasu took some time to put them on, and then took a little time to put on his skates, and when he looked up, the two sisters had already skated, and they turned back as they skated, shouting, "Hurry up, come and catch us." ”
Amaterasu slipped for a short while, feeling that the ice was a lot thinner, the thinner the further you went to the center of the lake, which was very dangerous, and put her hands to her lips and shouted, "Come back, danger!"
Hearing the shout, Ziqing paused for a moment, Zijun didn't know if he didn't hear it or other reasons, and continued to slide forward.
Amaterasu was in a hurry and shouted as he slipped and said, "Don't slide forward, it's dangerous!
Now Zijun also heard it, and also felt that the ice layer was a little different, and there were cracks on the ice surface in the thin place, making a slight clicking sound. panicked and was about to stop, but the speed was too fast, the ice was slippery, and I couldn't stop it all of a sudden. Finally stopped, only to hear a click, the ice completely cracked, "poof", a splash, Zijun fell into the lake.
Amaterasu in the distance could see it clearly, and his heart was broken, so he turned his head to Ziding and said, "You go and find the adult, and I'll save your sister." ”
Ziding also panicked, completely unassertive, and responded: "I'll go"
Ziqing, who was closer, panicked, stunned for a while, at a loss, and saw Zijun coming out of the lake, holding the ice edge with both hands, but he couldn't climb up, Zijun hurriedly ran over, bent down and grabbed Zijun with both hands, pulled up little by little, and took a lot of effort to pull it up, just wanted to take a breath, and heard a crisp thought of "click", the ice was too thin to bear the weight of the two, accompanied by two screams, and the two fell down at the same time.
After the two fell into the water, they sank, they couldn't swim at all, they choked a few mouthfuls of water in the water, they were already dizzy, they couldn't distinguish between east and west, north and south, struggled indiscriminately, and floated up. The float is floating, but it is not the original place where it fell into the water, not to mention climbing up, being pressed by the ice, not even being able to stretch out its head, and suffocating in the water is uncomfortable. The two of them could only hit the ice with their hands and heads indiscriminately, and there was no force, it was not easy to exert force, but the ice could not be broken.
Amaterasu saw the two of them fall into the water, and the situation was urgent, and they rushed like flying.
There was no human figure in the place where he fell into the water, and Amaterasu felt strange and anxious, the longer he fell into the water, the more dangerous it became.
"It's sunk!" Amaterasu turned his head to see that not far away, there were two figures under the ice. The ice was transparent, and it was clear that the two sisters were trapped under the ice, struggling.
Asumasu threw a single punch on the ice and broke through the ice.
The two sisters poked their heads out and inhaled heavily, their faces purple.
"If you come late, we won't be able to hold on. Ziqing gasped and said, "What are you doing in a daze, pull us up quickly." ”
"Okay, I'm not trying to get you to take a few more breaths. Amaterasu replied, stretched out his hands after speaking, grabbed one with one hand, and pulled the two sisters out of the water at once, and before they could completely pull the two of them onto the ice, they only heard a loud noise, and the ice on which the three of them were standing collapsed: "It's broken, I didn't expect that this ice can't support the weight of the three of us."
Before they finished speaking, the three of them fell into the water at about the same time, making a big splash.
Without defense, the three of them were poured with a mouthful of water, and they floated up without sinking deep, the ice collapsed in a large area, and this time they were not trapped under the ice, and the three of them had six hands, climbing the edge of the ice, and gasping for breath. After resting for a while, Ziqing and the two scrambled to climb up, and there was nowhere to start on the slippery ice, and they couldn't step on the real place under their feet, where could they climb up.
Zijun looked flustered and cried: "We are all going to be drowned, we are all to blame, if we don't listen to our parents, who will save us." ”
Amaterasu said calmly: "Don't be afraid, Ziding has already gone back to call people, and it is estimated that they will come in a while." ”
Ziqing trembled, even his lips were bruised, and there was deep remorse in his eyes: "It's okay now, the three of them have come down, what to do if you look at it, you can't climb up, the lake is cold, you can't drown, it's been a long time, and you have to die of cold." ”
Asumasu didn't feel the cold, a warm current slowly flowed all over the body, knowing that this was the "Supreme Immortal Gong" at work, looking up at the sky, the sun didn't know when it was covered by dark clouds again, and the hands of the two sisters were on the ice, and they were bruised from freezing.
"I'll push you up, and you go up one by one, and when you go up, you must stay away, lest you fall down again. ”
Ziqing agreed: "Let my sister go up first, she has been soaking in the water for a little longer." ”
The two pushed Zijun up hard one left and one right, and it took a lot of effort to push her up.
"If you stay away and fall down again, you'll be in trouble. Amaterasu said.
Zijun suffered enough in the water, and ran obediently into the distance, waiting anxiously in the distance.
Ziqing was the only one left, and Amaterasu didn't need much effort to push her up.
"Then how did you come up?" Ziqing asked with concern, she knew that it was difficult for a person to climb up.
"You go farther, I'll come up right away." Amaterasu has the experience of last time, so he won't be sloppy.
When Ziqing walked a little farther, he pressed his hands on the ice, and jumped up from the water with the help of a brush, and the ice trembled, but it did not collapse. His hand made Ziqing and Zijun stunned.
The three of them didn't dare to stay for a minute longer, they slid quickly to the shore, and soon arrived at the shore, took off their skates, and the three of them didn't say much, so they rushed home, and just halfway through, they saw Mrs. Lin Yishi with more than ten people in a panic.
Seeing that the two sisters were soaked, they were anxious and angry, and reproached: "I told you earlier, don't go, you don't listen, and you won't drown you." ”
Seeing that the two sisters were still holding a skate, they were even more angry, and stepped forward to snatch the shoes and threw them into the grass on the side of the road: "In the future, you are not allowed to skate on any Laoshzi ice, rowing is not allowed, and you are not allowed to come to the lake in the future." ”
The sister was so frightened that she cried and did not dare to defend herself.
The weather in spring was still a little cold, and a gust of wind blew, and the two sisters shivered with cold, and their lips were blue and purple.
When my mother saw this, she couldn't bear it, and said, "Hurry up and go home, change your clothes, it's hard to get cold." ”
One left and one right held the hands of the two sisters, and asked again as they walked: "Ziding said, Zijun fell, why did you fall down." ”
Ziqing's smiling face turned red from the cold: "I went to save her, but she also fell, and it was Apayasu who rescued us." ”
Mrs. Lin Yishi remembered that she had forgotten Amaterasu, and turned her head sideways to Amaterasu: "Thank you, what a good boy." ”
Amaterasu said, "If you encounter this situation, anyone will save it..."
Amaterasu returned home and changed his clothes, and the four children were forced to drink a bowl of hot ginger soup by the fire.