Chapter 9 If people are not ruthless, how can they gain a foothold
"If you want to control it, you must first understand its nature."
"Only by knowing the water and knowing the true meaning of the water can we resist the water and perceive the spiritual power of the water......"
Putting down the jade slip attached to his forehead, Zhang Yun's eyes were confused.
He looked at the stream flowing among the snow, and his expression was sluggish.
"Water? Isn't this just water? What else do I know? ”
After leaving Yuxintang, Zhang Yun followed the route on the map, successfully found a shallow water stream, and meditated and practiced in this snow-covered place.
I thought that the first time I cultivated, even if I didn't go well, I would be able to broaden my knowledge of cultivation a little.
But after meditating all day, let alone knowing the practice, he didn't even know what the Gongfa Yujian was talking about.
What is "knowing water"?
Isn't water something that can be used to quench thirst, to water fields, to bathe and wash stains?
I know all of this, but why can't I perceive the "spiritual power of water" mentioned in the jade slip?
Is there something I don't know about?
Zhang Yun thought for a moment and shook his head vigorously.
It shouldn't be!
Water is so common, isn't it everywhere in villages, in the mountains, and in wells?
Why do I need to understand water, but how else do I need to understand?
Zhang Yun's brain was chaotic, he didn't have a clue at all, he felt that he understood what Yu Jian said, but the facts told him: he didn't understand.
This feeling of seeming to understand or not made Zhang Yun scratch his ears and cheeks.
"Why don't you put your hand in there?"
As soon as this thought came to mind, Zhang Yun squatted down without hesitation and put his little hand into the flowing stream.
The moment he put his hand in, he couldn't help but feel a thrill, and then he felt as if his hand was frozen, and a chill emanated from the bones of his hand, causing severe pain!
"Shhh...... It hurts! ”
Qingxiu's brows furrowed into a ball, and Zhang Yun was suffering from his unbearable pain.
Although he wanted to hold on as long as he could, after a few breaths, he couldn't hold on anymore, and quickly pulled out his hand and hugged it on his stomach, covering it with all his strength.
But Rao was like this, and it was only after a while that he felt that the sharp pain was slowly fading.
"On such a cold day, even if you put your hand in the water, it is impossible to last too long, let alone feel any gas, what should I do now?"
With no clue in his head, and unable to find a way to explore and move forward, Zhang Yun couldn't help but feel anxious.
Seeing that there was no way, he simply put his heart on the side and decided to continue trying according to the current method!
Even if there is no trace of progress, it is better than sitting on the ground and doing it in a hurry!
The pain is painful, and the pain is used to it!
So, Zhang Yun's pain hurt until the night.
Under the white moonlight, Zhang Yun observed his hands, both arms were purple and blue, and his right hand was even more swollen, and he could clearly feel that his hands were not under his control.
He stretched his fingers with all his strength, but could only maintain a half-curled posture, which was already the limit of what he could do.
And this is the harvest of his hard work for a day.
But despite this, Zhang Yun was still not convinced, rubbed his arm and pulled up his trouser leg, kicked his right foot on the back heel of his left foot, kicked the shoe off, and immediately soaked his leg into the water.
Holding his cold body, Zhang Yun curled up on the snow, trembling and whispering to himself.
"Whether it's useful or not, you can only know if you try it."
"Three days, I'll try for three days, and if there is no change in three days, I'll think of other ways."
"My qualifications are too poor, and I don't understand the big truths written in the book, if I want to get ahead, I can only fight for my life."
"You say I don't understand water, that's okay, then I'll feel it."
"If I really feel it, then I'll make a lot of money."
Between the words, Zhang Yun couldn't bear the sharp pain that came, and his whole thigh was trembling constantly.
Seeing that he couldn't hold on anymore, Zhang Yun crossed his arms under the base of his left leg and struggled to pull his left foot out of the water.
Stiff fingers clumsily covered the trouser legs, and the warm breath immediately enveloped the previously exposed parts, warming the skin that had long since lost its temperature.
Clumsily picking up shoes from the ground, Zhang Yun was about to put them on himself, when he suddenly noticed that something seemed to be caught between his bare toes.
Looking closely, it looked like it was quite large, and if it hadn't been for the fact that his toes had completely lost his senses, he would have discovered its existence a long time ago.
"What is this?"
Zhang Yun stretched out his left hand, dragged the black thing off his foot, raised it in front of his eyes to take a look, and saw that the thing was a bit like animal fur, so he put it aside, and continued to grab the shoe and put it on the frozen foot.
"My toes are so stiff that I can't move, it's really hard to wear, the true meaning of water, let me feel it once, even once......"
After putting on his shoes, Zhang Yun kicked off the shoes on his right foot again, and raised his leg to poke into the water.
But as soon as he moved, he noticed a bright light in the afterglow.
"Reflective? Or something else? ”
The parchment paper placed on the ground reflected a faint silver light, which looked like the light reflected by the moonlight.
Zhang Yun stopped lifting his feet, supported his body with his hands and lay on the ground, taking a closer look.
As the distance closed, he seemed to see a line of writing on the parchment.
'The water is invisible, ever-changing with the potential, and the first can be formed when there is potential......
Zhang Yun frowned and looked at the words on the fur, and only after a while did he spit out a sentence: "What is written?" I can't read, I can't read! ”
What to do?
It seems that I have picked up a treasure, but I can't read the text on it, what should I do at this time?
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yun folded and put away the mysterious fur, put on his shoes and set out on the road back to Yuxintang.
The road is accompanied by a full moon, but it is not lonely, the silver-white light illuminates the road ahead, and it will not stumble when walking.
It took about half an hour for Zhang Yun to rush back to Yuxintang.
Seeing that the lights were still on in the deacon's house, Zhang Yun looked happy and hurriedly ran over.
"Hello Senior Sister Ruan!"
"Scared!"
Ruan Yuling was dozing off on the desk at this time, when she suddenly saw a small figure come out and greet her so loudly, and she was immediately startled.
"Who! In the middle of the night! Scary or not?! ”
Ruan Yuling swooped to her feet, slapping her chest, glaring at the window half in fear and half in annoyance.
Noticing Zhang Yun's apologetic expression outside the window, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Whew~ It turned out to be you......"
After recognizing Zhang Yun, Senior Sister Ruan's frightened expression suddenly turned into a complaint: "In the middle of the night, what are you running around for?" Hurry back to the house and go to sleep, it's dangerous outside, go back early and rest. ”
Zhang Yun scratched his head embarrassedly, and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, Senior Sister Ruan, I scared you, I came to ......"
"Who did you scare? Don't talk nonsense. ”
Senior Sister Ruan raised her eyebrows and glared at him to warn him not to talk nonsense.
After that, she waved her hand and couldn't help but say, "What's the matter, I'll talk about it tomorrow, let's go back quickly." ”
Zhang Yun originally planned to give the mysterious fur to Senior Sister Ruan and ask her to help see what was written on it.
But seeing that Senior Sister Ruan was not very patient, Zhang Yun was embarrassed to bring up this matter.
After thinking about it, I felt that it was better to ask for others than for myself, so I said weakly: "I want to buy something, I wonder if my senior sister has time?" ”
"Oh, I'm here to buy something, let's talk about it earlier."
Hearing Zhang Yun say this, Senior Sister Ruan's attitude softened, she sat back in her chair and yawned, and looked at Zhang Yun with her arm on her chin: "Say, what do you want?" ”
"It's just... It allows me to read and understand... What is written in the book... Stuff. ”
Zhang Yun put the bamboo basket he was holding back on the desk, and stumbled to describe his needs while gesturing with his hands.
"Oh! Got it. ”
Senior Sister Ruan listened to two sentences, nodded suddenly in understanding, and with a wave of her slender fingers, a crystal clear jade slip fell into Zhang Yun's hand, "The popular version of the jade slip of "Shuowen Jie Zi", thanks to your patronage, is a total of one spirit stone. ”
The spirit stones in the hands of the apprentice disciples are all fixed, and everyone has them in their hands, and there is only one of them.
Therefore, all the things that Ruan Yuling can buy here are priced at a spirit stone, and everyone can buy the corresponding items from her according to their own needs.
After getting what he wanted, Zhang Yun didn't say a word, and immediately took out the spirit stone and put it on Senior Sister Ruan's outstretched hand: "Thank you, Senior Sister Ruan, I'm really sorry to bother you so late." ”
"If you're really sorry, don't run around at night."
Senior Sister Ruan was very talkative, waved her hand at him, and said softly: "Okay, go back quickly, Senior Sister doesn't blame you." ”
"Okay, senior sister, I'll go back."
Zhang Yun politely said goodbye and left on foot along the street.
Seeing him leave, Senior Sister Ruan lay back on the table, tilted her cheek and pillowed her arm, watching Zhang Yun's back disappear into the night.
After a long time, as if she had just reacted, she suddenly raised her head and exclaimed, "Alas, wait! Doesn't he live right next to me? What are you going to do in that direction? ”
The beautiful peach blossom eyes shook quickly, and Ruan Yuling had a vague answer in her heart.
It's only been less than a day since I came to Yuxintang, and I'm going to start working hard?
All I can say is...... Is it really worthy of the child who chose the No. 1 room of Tianzi?
It's too hard!
Ruan Yuling, who was lying back in front of the table, looked at the silver-covered night, and didn't know what she thought, but her eyebrows showed a blurred color.
After a while, she eased her thoughts and said shameless words with an expressionless face.
"Back then, my sister and I also had a time when I worked hard."
"Keep up the good work, little one."
"Sooner or later, you'll be like me, a puddle of mud."