Liu Wangzu asked his father, "Daddy, what is the elixir?" ”

Dad smiled and said, "I can't tell you a word or two." In this way, when you get to the place, you will naturally know what the fairy medicine is. ”

Liu Wangzu and Daddy quickened their pace.

Liu Wangzu asked his father, "Right?" Daddy, what kind of kung fu did you just use? Three times five divided by two will solve those people. Can the acupuncture points be taught to Zaixia? ”

Daddy nodded and said, "Childe, if you want to learn from the old man, you are willing to call." You read well. A thorough study of military books and war strategies. So do you have any research on some medicine? In the Han Dynasty, scholars paid attention to not good looks, but good doctors. Therefore, Confucianism and medicine are interconnected. In the Han Dynasty, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reused Dong Zhongshu, the way of Confucius and Mencius has become the study of governing the country and securing the country. Lantian also learned from the Han Dynasty. Scholars either go through the official career, and the vast majority of the scholars who can't go through the official career practice medicine and medicine. Isn't that so? ”

Liu Wangzu nodded and said, "We are just learning some medical classics. It's all on paper. Understanding medical science, pharmacology does not necessarily make a good doctor. Everyone knows what to see. But there is no master to teach you to cut the pulse. What kind of pulse case and what kind of treatment. What kind of prescription do you prescribe? There is no such thing as a self-taught. You must learn from a teacher and re-learn. ”

Daddy nodded and said, "You're honest." And also very modest. In the words of you learned people, it is teachable. Although I don't have the ability to see a doctor specifically. You know the seven meridians and eight veins, right? There are 36 large acupuncture points in the human body. 256 acupuncture points. You should know that, right? Which acupuncture points and what do they do? Appeal: You should have read it in a book. ”

Liu Wangzu said, "Dad, don't hide it from your old man." I know all these things. But not much. I don't know the other according to one of them. I know what it is, but I don't know why. Although I flipped through a few children's books, I didn't really think about it. My mind is all on the strategy of the war book. So these things are all new to me. I would also like to ask for your advice. When I get to the right place, I can worship you as a teacher. ”

Daddy shook his head with a smile and said, "I'm not afraid that my son won't like to listen." Be my apprentice, you are not qualified for the time being. When will I be able to accept you as an apprentice? It depends on whether God has this fate. But it's okay to hand over something to you. So don't say I'm your master in the future. Master, that's the inheritance. A teacher for one day, a father for life. You can call me a teacher. The teacher is a deformation of the world, and the fragrance of peach and plum. We don't have this fixed relationship between master and apprentice. But there can be a teacher-student relationship. What do you think? ”

Liu Wangzu was very happy, "Dad, I'm not calling you a teacher. But you are my teacher in my heart. I still call you Daddy. This is called calling first and then not changing. The teacher's teachings must be taken to heart by the students. ”

As he walked, his father told Liu Wangzu, "To point out kung fu, there must be three basic things to learn." Martial arts must be attained. Medicine must have a foundation. Qigong should be profound. ”

Liu Wangzu, "It's so complicated. ”

Daddy said, "That's why I call it a mastery." ”

Liu Wangzu asked, "Brother, where do I start?" ”

Daddy, "Go hand in hand." ”

Liu Wangzu asked, "When will it start?" ”

Daddy, "It started when you asked the first question. ”

Liu Wangzu, "We are now walking and learning at the same time, what kung fu has improved the fastest." ”

Daddy, "Then let's start with Qigong." ”

Daddy paused.

"We're walking. I'll hand it to you Xingyun and exhale. Yes, spit out the old and accept the new. You've gathered the essence of the earth. Then enter your dantian. Form your sea of qi. Simple qigong is learned. ”

"The first step is to align your breathing with the steps you are walking. The first step is to inhale, and breathe deeply. The second part is to exhale all the breath in your chest. Just suck in and spit it out. Cycle. You can cycle as many steps as we take. ”

"Today we're going to practice breathing."

Liu Wangzu did as his father said.

For the first two hours, Daddy walked very slowly.

Liu Wangzu's breathing was very even.

After two hours, Daddy increased his speed.

After adjustment, Liu Wangzu achieved a very even breathing again.

For the next two hours, Daddy walked like a fly.

Liu Wangzu couldn't keep up at first, and his breathing was disrupted. Fortunately, Liu Wangzu has a deep understanding, and after half an hour of adaptation, he slowly breathed evenly again.

Dad asked Liu Wangzu with a smile, "Childe, I'm walking so fast." How do you achieve a well-proportioned breath? ”

Liu Wangzu said, "Dad, for the first four hours, I breathed one step at a time, one step at a time. Adopt the new according to the soil you just handed me over. It quickly adjusts to your pace and pace. Now you are walking like a fly, and if I do what you have just given me, I will never be able to breathe evenly. So I separated my steps from my breathing. Brisk to keep up with your speed. Take a deep breath at the same time. Each breath reaches a certain depth. This is both keeping up with your pace and reaching the point of breathing. ”

Daddy laughed.

Liu Wangzu heard his father's laughter and felt different from before.

Liu Wangzu's ears were numb in his father's laughter. A strong sense of impact hit Liu Wangzu's body.

Liu Wangzu couldn't help it.

"Daddy, is there any kind of kung fu in your laughter? Why do I feel like I can't bear it? ”

Daddy stopped laughing.

"Looks like you're very savvy." Don't say it. "I laughed with the kung fu of qigong. An attack was launched on your dantian. In fact, it is adjusting your dantian qi. You don't feel anything about yourself. After these six hours of walking, your dantian qi has continued to accumulate. But because there is a staggered pace and breathing, there is no hierarchy. Through my laughter, your dantian qi has been conditioned. Now your half-day breath has been smooth and deep. It is only good for you to further collect the essence of heaven and earth. It doesn't hurt. ”

"Daddy, the student has been taught." Liu Wangzu said respectfully.

The two of them walked and saw a dense forest in front of them.

"We've been gone for six hours." Let's go to the forest ahead and rest. ”

Liu Wangzu, "It's all up to my father's arrangement." ”

So, my father took Liu Wangzu into this forest.

Daddy took out a handful of green food from the blanket he was traveling with.

Dad asked Liu Wangzu, "Childe, I have a bitter and astringent food here, do you dare to eat it?" ”

Liu Wangzu still said respectfully, "That's not what you dare." Daddy, since we have dry food with us, why can't we eat it before we finish it? ”

Daddy smiled but didn't answer.

Daddy took a handful of green food and put it in his mouth and chewed it. And there was a smug look on his face, and the more he chewed, the more he relished it.

The green food in his father's hand, Liu Wangzu knows. He didn't know what bryophyte it was, but it was definitely a moss. Liu Wangzu has tasted this thing. Just like Daddy said, bitter and astringent. It feels like a piece of wood when chewed. It's not going to be as flavorful as Daddy's face reveals. Is this an illusion that his father gave him? You don't know? But Daddy seems to have become accustomed to eating this food. Liu Wangzu no longer eats his own dry food. Just like Daddy, he took a pinch of green moss and put it on his lips.

When Liu Wangzu's upper teeth touched his lower teeth, and the bryophytes chewed in his mouth, the bitter taste was really dry, and the astringency made you unable to give birth to your tongue. It is bitter and astringent, and the taste is unbearable. It's green, but there's not much moisture in it. Moss chews completely like a piece of wood slag.

Liu Wangzu asked his father for advice, "Dad, why don't you eat good dry food, do you have to eat this thing?" When we go hunting in the desert, these things are also used to absorb the morning dew. And not as food. We are not yet at the end of our rope. This bitter and astringent thing is used as food. Isn't it too hard? If you don't feel enough steel dry food to eat, you eat dry food. How about I use this thing to quench my hunger? ”

Dad nodded with satisfaction, "Childe, then the two of us will make a decision." You eat bryophytes along the way. I eat dry. The rest of the dry food will be there for a while when the two of us get to the place. If you don't want to eat bryophytes anymore, you can eat dry food when you get there. But it's not the hardest for the two of us to go this way. But we have to live a good life as a hard life. Then you can only work hard to eat too salty plants. ”

Liu Wangzu also learned from his father, showing smugness on his face, and chewing moss plants in large gulps. Liu Wangzu's action suddenly got an unexpected effect. Due to chewing vigorously, the bryophytes, which were like wood slag, were suddenly denied some pulp. The feeling of slag of wood suddenly disappeared. And it doesn't taste as bitter as it did just now. The more you refuse, the sweeter it tastes.

Liu Wangzu frowned and asked his father, "Daddy, why do I feel completely different from eating this thing now?" What is the rationale for this? ”

Daddy smiled and said, "Childe, in fact, the trick is here." Do you know? The other plant is the oldest. Although their composition is very simple, they have been able to thrive from ancient times to the present. It lasts longer than many plants that have evolved. It's because they have a secret. The outside of their sap encased a very thick barrier of lignification. When you're not trying to eat it, your mouth feels like you're chewing wood slag. When you chew hard, the juice comes out. Another taste, of course. ”

Liu Wangzu suddenly brightened.

Liu Wangzu said with emotion, "Dad, it is really beneficial to be with your old man." ”

Daddy smiled and continued, "Let's two of us take care of our bodies at the same time. How about chatting? You may have a different flavor that manifests itself. ”

Liu Wangzu said happily, "Dad, what are your old man's teachings?" ”

Daddy, "I talk a lot. You said you read a lot of medical books. Is it still "The Emperor's Inner Canon" that I read the most? ”

Liu Wangzu nodded and said, "This is also the most classic medical book that has been handed down at present." The sages discussed pathology extensively. The theory of the five elements of yin and yang prevails. I'm not a specialist in medicine, though. From my point of view, it's a totally balanced book. He sees each person as a small universe. Every person's body is a complete cycle. ”

Daddy said, "There are three basic ideas in this book. The first is the theory of yin and yang. The second one is called the Five Elements Technique. The third is the image of the viscera. It's complicated to say, there are abstract things, and there are more concrete things. The health hall is the most thorough, and the doctor is just to the point. It can be used as a basis for medical theory, but it is not a general medical book. Without this foundation, you don't want to study medicine. Our traditional medical theory, he is the ancestor. ”

Liu Wangzu said, "I think my dad has studied this book so thoroughly. It is such an incisive argument. ”

Daddy smiled and said, "I'm not as good as you scholars." But I have my focus. I mainly study the eight veins of the Qi Sutra. ”

Liu Wangzu suddenly felt that his father was tutoring him. At first, he had already said that he wanted to learn the art of acupuncture from his father. Now Daddy is starting to talk to him about meridians. He had to put his whole mind into learning from his father wholeheartedly.