Chapter 7 Crouching Tiger Gong
The moonlight shone brightly over the trees like a silvery mist, casting dappled shadows on the frosty ground of the old trees.
At this time, in the dead of night, in addition to the continuous sound of cicadas in the woods, there was also a low cry of owls and ghosts from time to time, which made it seem that the silence was incomparable.
"Bang! bang......"
Lin Cheng surrounded a small cyan tree with the thickness of a bowl, and used his fists and kicks together, hitting the trunk one by one, making a low muffled sound.
This small tree is the most common bakelite tree in the woods, and its thick bark is covered with green gum, which is a good material for building wooden houses.
The bark of the bakelite tree occupies almost one-third of the wood of the trunk, and the extremely flexible gelatinous material in the bark makes it a strong and flexible species, which is extremely difficult to break and has a very strong vitality. Even if the wildfires pass, the tree has a good chance of surviving.
After Lin became a strong man, plus Bai Jiu breastfed for four years, he was strong at a young age. But in the face of such bakelite trees, it was also difficult to deal with, and he kicked and punched hundreds of times intermittently, hundreds of kicks, but he felt that his legs and feet were sore and soft, and his taste was dry, but the little tree did not move at all, and he was not hurt at all.
"The tiger is out of the nest!"
Lin Cheng shouted, hooked his waist and punched, leaning back and flicking his legs, making Xiaoshu tremble. However, it was also shaken away by the huge counter-force projectile, and its footwork was unstable.
"The inferior tiger rolls over!"
This move focuses on somersaults and punches, turning and kicking, and borrowing the strength of the whole body. Lin Cheng punched out, although the tree trunk was shocked, but he was suddenly unstable in his next game, and he was almost about to fall to the ground.
However, he did not panic, and quickly flipped with the elastic force and kicked again. Finally, because of the reluctance of force, his body completely lost its balance and fell to the ground.
"Black Tiger Digs Out Heart!"
Lin Cheng wiped the hot sweat from his head, stood up hatefully, lifted his breath and held his breath, and used the most commonly used move in the "Tiger Walking Ten Styles" to punch a fierce straight fist, which was suddenly imprinted on the tree.
But listening to the crisp sound of the finger bones, the elbow also "snapped", and because the force was too strong, the entire right arm was abolished in this blow. Lin Cheng screamed miserably, and hurriedly supported his right arm with his left hand, grinning in pain, and breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Good fellow! I can't even beat such a small tree, I really don't have the face to go back!"
Lin Cheng grunted hatefully, and was about to kick the tree pole with his feet. But at this moment, a full moon in the sky, which looked like a silver disk, was suddenly wrapped in a black cloud, turning into a dark outline, and the bright moonlight gradually disappeared into the sky.
"The light moon is out......"
The moonlight was hidden, and the trees suddenly turned into a deep dark, and only a blur of the scenery could be seen. Lin Cheng thought of Lin Qinghu's advice and couldn't help but stop.
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In other words, the Longze continent is shaped like a wide and fat crescent moon, with a half-moon-shaped land on the outside and a huge inland sea wrapped inside, which is called Longze.
The silver moon hangs over Longze all the year round, providing precious light for the continent in the dark night, so it is called the light moon for people.
It is recorded in the book that nearly 2,000 years ago, there was no moon in the sky over the Longze Continent, and the stars in the high heavens were covered by the vast and heavy demonic aura. So at night, the whole continent becomes so dark that you can't see your fingers, so you are often plundered by dark creatures.
At that time, there happened to be a star in the high heavens that unexpectedly changed its orbit and landed in the sky over a sea area near the Longze Continent. The Longze Continent was led by the dragon clan power of the Longze Country, gathered almost all the demon tail masters on the continent, and fought several times with the demon tail warriors on the neighboring continent before snatching the star.
Then, it took a lot of manpower and material resources to move it to the sky above Longze, and built the Moon Palace on it, which was specially used to control the light moon and provide light for the continent at night to avoid the invasion of dark creatures.
However, if it weren't for the invasion of demon beasts, in the second half of the night, the Demon Tail of Longze Kingdom would cast a spell to lay black clouds, covering the lights and moons, and making all things sleep and recuperate.
The appearance of the light moon is a shocking event on the Longze continent, and its impact is not far-reaching, nor is it extensive. After consulting with the lords of the major countries on the mainland, the Longze royal family uniformly changed the year to the "Lantern Calendar" to commemorate these major events of changing the new day.
It is now the year 1,898 of the Lantern Moon Calendar, and the Lantern Moon has been hanging over the Longze Continent for nearly two thousand years. During this long period of time, the Longze Continent has obviously prospered, the population has increased, and the number of Demon Tails has also increased greatly.
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Because Lin Qinghu had spoken first, Lin Cheng didn't dare to disobey, so he lit the lantern immediately, dragged his tired body, and walked home.
After opening the fence door, Lin Chengcheng saw that the lights were still on on the second floor of the wooden house, obviously Lin Qinghu was still waiting for him. He hung the lantern in the doorway, and then went upstairs step by step!
"What's wrong? Is your right arm hurt?"
While Lin Qinghu was waiting for Lin Cheng, he was not idle, sitting on the cloud bed, exhaling and recuperating, and quietly practicing Xuangong. After hearing Lin Cheng's movement into the house, he opened his eyes and got out of bed to greet him.
"Hmm. ”
Lin Cheng had said wildly earlier that he wanted to interrupt the little tree, but even the bark was not damaged, and his face was very dull, of course he didn't want to say more.
Lin Qinghu crooked his mouth, but he didn't say anything to make fun of his son, walked up to him, and gently touched Lin Cheng's entire right arm and even his small right hand with his warm big hand. The white qi suddenly gathered out of his hand, and he soothed it, but when he heard the crisp bone sound, the misaligned joints were easily returned.
Lin Chengqiang endured the pain and was really embarrassed to cry out. But when the joint was reset, I felt that the whole right arm was hot and very comfortable, and there was no longer the slightest pain.
"Alright, come with me to the backyard!
Then, Lin Qinghu led Lin Cheng to a large vat in the backyard with a charcoal fire underneath, and under the steaming mist, there was a full reddish-brown potion, exuding a pungent smell of herbs.
Soaking one's body in potion is a way often used by mountain hunters to strengthen their muscles and bones, and Lin Cheng is no stranger to it. However, soaking his body with a potion containing the essence and blood of a fierce beast is not ordinary, Lin has grown so big, except that he washed himself with special medicinal water when he was about to give birth, this is the first time he has soaked in medicine, and he is a little nervous in his heart.
Removing his clothes and wearing a pair of small shorts, Lin Cheng tiptoed into the potion carefully, leaving only his head exposed.
At first, he felt warm and refreshed. Gradually, I felt that the tiny orifices all over the body were forcibly opened, and the piercing power of the muscles was drilled in, making the whole body feel numb and unbearable, as if it was stabbing with thousands of fine needles!
Under this pain, Lin Cheng subconsciously tensed his muscles, endured it, and his little face rushed with blood, showing an abnormal flush.
"Take it easy! The more you tense your body, the more the force of the medicine hits the holes, and the more painful you feel. But if you let go of your body directly, the orifices are unobstructed, and the medicinal power penetrates on its own, it will feel better!" Lin Qinghu said while adding charcoal fire.
Lin Cheng obeyed his father's words, and immediately tried to soothe his muscles, control his breath to become gentle, and empty his body......
Sure enough, after letting go of the 108,000 orifices around him, he quickly adapted to the impact of the medicinal power, and instead of feeling pain, he enjoyed it.
After a full hour, Lin Chengcai climbed out of the medicine tank, but he felt that the soreness of his muscles and bones had completely disappeared, and his body had become full again, and there was no weakness of powerlessness.
"How do you feel now?" Lin Qinghu asked with a smile after covering the medicine jar, extinguishing the charcoal fire.
Lin Cheng changed into clean clothes, he felt refreshed, comfortable, and was about to reply, but he heard a shy sound from his belly, and said with a smile: "I feel very comfortable, but I'm hungry, and I want to sleep!"
"Of course, then let's eat meat now, and then go to sleep!"
Lin Qinghu walked under the wooden shed, untied the lid of the wolf meat pot, sniffed the fragrant wolf meat, and said intoxicatedly.
"But ......"
As soon as Lin Cheng smelled the smell of meat, he immediately swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his throat rolled, and he immediately ran to the side of the pot, on the one hand, his index finger moved, and on the other hand, he said strangely: "The masters all say that you must eat less at night, otherwise it is not only not suitable for martial arts practice, but also bad for your body!"
"Hehe, the master is indeed right. But what we practice is the Lin family's ancestral "Snake Tail Tiger Fist", but it is not restricted by this common sense. ”
Lin Qinghu smiled mysteriously and patiently explained: "There is a magical 'Crouching Tiger Skill' in 'Snake Tail Tiger Fist', after learning it, you can imitate the divine tiger to sleep, breathe and refine while sleeping, and refine your body! During this period, the energy consumption is no less than your previous high-intensity exercise! Therefore, you had better eat more, so as not to wake up hungry in the morning!"
"I see! Then you're welcome!"
After knowing the reason, Lin Cheng was immediately overjoyed, brought a big bowl of iron plates, fished five or six pieces of meat in a row, and made a big bowl of broth, so he couldn't wait to eat and drink!
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Not long after, Lin Cheng touched his round belly, stood up cautiously, and listened to Lin Qinghu's explanation of "Crouching Tiger Gong" while walking.
"The tiger lies in the mountains and seas,
Yang latent in yin;
Embracing the moon,
ditch flow world;
Hidden in its usefulness,
The breath is deep;
white clouds lie high,
The world is for me and with. ”
After Lin Qinghu chanted the song, he said solemnly: "'Crouching Tiger Gong' sounds simple at first glance, but it is actually extremely difficult to rest, and it is a clever 'sleeping skill'. Although this exercise is included in the boxing book of "Snake Tail Tiger Fist", it was not created by Lin Gong's ancestor. ”
"It is said that after he created the "Snake Tail Tiger Fist" back then, he was unable to cultivate such a transcendent divine skill. Later, it took him decades to find this 'Crouching Tiger Gong' before he was finally able to practice the "Snake Tail Tiger Fist" ......"
"Lying high in the South Mountain, the god of sleep often lies in the white clouds;
The dream soul is dark into the yin and yang apertures, and the breath is submerged in the creation of the work;
Who knows the secrets of chaos, and mortals practice to seize the heavens;
My generation was originally an immortal among immortals, and the heavens and the earth were yellow and dreamy. ”
"This exercise is divided into four realms: Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Huang. According to genealogical records, except for Lin Gong's ancestor who reached the 'Xuan Realm', the successive generations have only reached the first layer of the 'Yellow Realm'. ”
"But you must not underestimate this 'Yellow Realm', as long as you cultivate to this level, you can secretly practice Xuangong in your sleep, digest food, refine your body, and repair the physical damage caused by high-intensity exercise. Moreover, it can also perceive foreign objects, improve the degree of vigilance in sleep, and anticipate the enemy's ......"
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Lin Cheng secretly remembered everything that Lin Qinghu had taught, patiently combed it through, and asked many doubts before he went to his room on the third floor and went to bed to meditate.
Although the "yellow level" realm is the lowest, it is not easy to achieve. However, as a child of the Lin family, Lin Cheng was born with the talent of cultivating the "Crouching Tiger Gong", and soon comprehended some relatively simple truths and fell asleep......