Chapter Twenty-Eight: Retreat as Advance
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Xiao Yao's hard work unconsciously arrived in the early morning of the second day. (Please search Bayi Chinese Net, the fastest updated novel website!) When he finally came back to his senses from the mystical methods contained in the book, the sky had already turned gray and heavy, and the large clouds had been outlined by the rising sun, and the heavens and the earth were full of vitality.
Seeing that a new day was about to start again, Xiao Yao was secretly surprised in his heart. In the past day, he was immersed in the profound and mysterious ancient tomb method, unaware of the passage of time, as if it was just a blink of an eye, and the whole day and night passed away quietly and unconsciously like a breeze blowing on the hills and the bright moon shining on the river. He looked up at the eastern sky, which had gradually brightened up, and then at Li Mochou and Hong Lingbo, who were sitting cross-legged not far away, still with their palms butted and staring at each other, and secretly smacked their tongues in their hearts. With such concentration, Xiao Yao already felt admiration just by watching from the side, if it had been placed before, I am afraid that he would not be able to sit quietly for an hour. But when he thought about it, he thought that he had been sitting like this all day the day before, and he was unaware of everything around him, and he couldn't help but be amazed by the miraculous changes brought by internal strength to the human body.
Xiao Yao first learned internal strength, although there was a faint feeling of gentleness and gentleness in his body, but after all, he knew very little about the cultivation of internal strength and mental method, and his own skills were still shallow, and he could not fully understand the exquisite and wonderful aspects of the ancient tomb mental method, so he had little effect. After sitting like this for a day and a night, even though he had been soothed by Li Mochou, the muscles, skin, bones and veins on his body were like nirvana rebirth, and there was already a faint sense of qi in his body, but after all, he still couldn't fully bear the feeling of exhaustion and sleepiness in his mind, and after a night, his spirit was really a little sluggish.
Seeing that it was still early, and Hong Lingbo and Li Mochou were still exercising and didn't know when they would wake up, Xiao Yao was distracted, so he lay down in the firewood and grass bunk, wanting to sleep for a while and recuperate. He hadn't closed his eyes for a day and a night, and his spirit had been very focused on internal cultivation, and his mind was greatly depleted. At this moment, he suddenly relaxed, his mind was soothed, and with the rising sun, the night cold in the forest was also fading little by little, the surrounding temperature had risen a lot, warm, and Xiao Yao also had a trace of comfort and warmth in his body, and his internal organs were very comfortable, so Xiao Yao quickly fell asleep and fell asleep.
Li Mochou and Hong Lingbo had been cultivating for a full day and a night, and the two of them had their palms together, as if they had dug a canal between two large lakes. As the saying goes, flowing water does not rot, and the hub does not beetle, so the true qi in the two people's bodies can circulate and nourish each other. In addition, her master and apprentice are united at the moment, their hearts and minds are all connected, and under the joint efforts, not only the true yuan in the body grows rapidly, but the healing effect is also twice the result with half the effort. Therefore, after the two of them recuperated with all their strength for a day and a night, the injuries on each of them had healed by three or four percent at this time, and there was no longer the life-threatening worry that they had at the beginning.
When the light of day first appeared and the clouds were shining, the palms of the two were separated, and they each collected their breath and breathed. Although both of them suffered from Yan Zhanng's internal injuries and the true yuan in their bodies was not good, the profound skills they had gained over the years of hard work were still there, so they were not like Xiao Yao, who only stayed up for a day and a night before losing energy. Hong Lingbo waited for Li Mochou to settle down for a while, and then said, "Master, I'll go get you some food, wait for you to eat some food to cushion your stomach, and then let's continue to heal your injuries." ”
Li Mochou actually didn't feel hungry in her stomach, but when she heard what the apprentice said, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, and then thought of Xiao Yao, another apprentice who had repeatedly clashed with her. Li Mochou used to have only one apprentice of Hong Lingbo, so he felt that no matter what she did for herself, it was a matter of course, and there was nothing to boast about, so he often scolded and disciplined Hong Lingbo, so when the two first met Xiao Yao on the bank of the Yuan River, Hong Lingbo was punished by Li Mochou for inadvertently saying a few more words, so that his face was bruised and swollen, and it took a few days to disappear. But now that Xiao Yao came to compare, Li Mochou suddenly felt that Hong Lingbo was actually very good to him, so he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "You are really a good apprentice for the teacher." ”
Hong Lingbo listened to the master's words about this, but listening to the true feelings in his words, there was no pretentious meaning. Thinking that the master was cold and stern before, although he had been by his side for decades, he had never seen the master show his feelings like this today, and at this time he thought that Li Mochou was talking the opposite, intending to ridicule himself, so he said so, and he couldn't help but feel anxious at the moment, and he didn't know where he had done wrong, so he knelt down and said anxiously: "Master forgive me, I don't know where the apprentice did wrong, please make it clear." ”
Li Mochou has read countless people and has a wide range of knowledge, Hong Lingbo's kneeling, she has already understood that she must have misunderstood her true feelings into sarcasm. She saw that Hong Lingbo was by her side, so cautious and fearful, for fear that she would disobey her in the slightest, so she felt that Xiao Yao was hateful and Ling Bo was cute. Thinking about the past seven or eight years, Hong Lingbo has been obedient to himself and very defending, but he has never noticed it, and he has never felt that his heart has softened. She is indeed vicious and abnormal, and killing people is like cutting grass mustard, but that is only for enemies or irrelevant people. Since she left the ancient tomb, she has neither relatives nor friends around her, only Hong Lingbo is an apprentice, so the softness in Li Mochou's heart is actually just beyond expression. At this moment, she suddenly woke up to her previous mistakes, and felt sorry for Hong Lingbo in her heart. But there is a difference between master and apprentice, and the number of rituals and religions must not be disrespected, if it was said that it was so strict because it was not realized before, then it will definitely have to change its course in the future. Thinking of this, Li Mochou said softly: "Hurry up, what's wrong with you? You have always taken care of the teacher's diet and daily life, and it's too late to thank you for the teacher, so how can I blame you?" As he spoke, he got up and helped Hong Lingbo up.
Hong Lingbo suddenly saw Li Mochou treating himself so gently, and his heart was really uneasy, and he just didn't know where to put it. But Li Mochou's mind had changed at this time, so there was no repetition between the words, Hong Lingbo's heart was let go little by little, and he slowly figured out that the master really missed my daily goodness, and he couldn't bear to be harsh on me anymore, so he was so gentle and gentle with me between words.
Thinking of this, Hong Lingbo's heart immediately stabilized. After she and Li Mochou confided a few heartfelt words to each other, they went to cook happily. After all, the gift of master and apprentice is insurmountable, and although the two have understood each other in their hearts, those words of gratitude and repentance are inconvenient to say in person after all. But the master and apprentice have lived together for a long time, and they can understand their meaning with one look and one action, so the two of them have no words, and they are all silent, on the surface, they just simply exchanged a few words, but in fact, in their hearts, the two of them have changed qualitatively in each other's feelings and perceptions.
Hong Lingbo and Li Mochou went to cook after complaining to themselves, but she still remembered this matter in her heart, thinking that there was finally no more estrangement between her and her master, not only would she be able to get the true inheritance of her master in the future, and then she would be a woman as famous as her master, but also ...... Thinking of this, Hong Lingbo couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yao, who was sleeping soundly in the firewood and grass, and his eyes were full of spring.
Suddenly, the charm in her eyes faded slightly, and the tenderness suddenly decreased, as if she remembered something important and was thinking hard. After a while, as if she had made up her mind, she turned her head and secretly glanced at her master Li Mochou, and saw that she was still practicing sword dancing and didn't notice her side, so she hurriedly came to Xiao Yao's side quietly, pushed him with her hand and said, "Xiao Yao, wake up, wake up, I have something to tell you." ”
Xiao Yao had stayed up for a day and a night before, and he was sleepy, and he had a little rest at dawn, and he was sleeping in a daze at the moment, and he was unaware of the external objects around him, Hong Lingbo called the boss for a while before waking him up, and he almost alarmed Li Mochou, who was practicing swords in the distance. Not long after Xiao Yao fell asleep, his whole person was groggy. After he was pushed awake by Hong Lingbo, although he really didn't want to wake up in his heart, the only trace of sobriety left made him see the panicked and anxious look on Hong Lingbo's face. Xiao Yao shook his head, dragged his heavy body and slowly got up, staring blankly at the air in front of him for a long time before his eyes regained a hint of brilliance.
"What's the matter, Ling Bo?" Xiao Yao asked, leaning on.
"I didn't want to disturb you. Hong Lingbo saw that Xiao Yao was tired, and said with guilt in his eyes. After a pause, I heard her continue: "But I suddenly thought of something, and now I have to say it. ”
Xiao Yao asked, "What's the matter?"
Hong Lingbo said with an anxious expression: "I took it for granted that you are now a disciple of my Tomb Sect, so it is a matter of course to pass on your Tomb Sect's internal strength. But it was only after I went back and thought about it that I realized that this was very inappropriate. Before the master, I was only one disciple, and all my skills were passed down by my master, and every qiē was in line with the rules and etiquette. Now that you have entered the gate of my ancient tomb, according to the rules, you should be taught martial arts by the master himself. As your senior sister, I didn't have the permission of the master, and I didn't have the ability to teach you martial arts, but I privately passed on the internal skills of your entry. ”
When Xiao Yao heard that Hong Lingbo was talking about this, he didn't think so, and said, "What does it matter? I just learned it secretly." You also know that Master, she has always looked at me unpleasantly, and she almost slapped me to death before. She saw that I was stupid and stubborn, and she would not have passed on this internal skill to me in person. If you give it to me secretly now, and I will practice it secretly, and I won't let her know, so what's the matter?"
As soon as Hong Lingbo heard Xiao Yao's words, his pretty face suddenly turned red, and his face showed a little anger, and he asked, "How can you do such a rebellious thing?"
Xiao Yao saw that Hong Lingbo's face was different, as if he was really angry, thinking that he should have committed some taboo between his words, so he hurriedly comforted: "Don't be angry, I just said it casually, and I just listened to you." ”
Hong Lingbo's face softened when he heard him say this. In fact, what Xiao Yao didn't know was that the people in the martial arts in the Song Dynasty took the matter of accepting disciples and teaching the law very seriously, and the rules and regulations of each sect were strictly martial law, and the children of the disciples all obeyed it cautiously and did not dare to violate the rules at all. Based on what he said just now, it was clear that he didn't take those precepts to heart at all, so it was no wonder that Hong Lingbo, who had never dared to disobey his teacher's orders since he was a child, was very angry when he heard it.
Xiao Yao saw that Hong Lingbo's face was slightly softened, and his heart moved, and said: "Then you can't pass on my internal skills, I just don't learn it." As he spoke, he took out the book of the ancient tomb exercises, stuffed it into Hong Lingbo's hand, and turned around to lie down to sleep again.
Hong Lingbo saw that Xiao Yao returned the book to him, thinking that it was because he was angry with him before, which made Xiao Yao unhappy. In fact, she didn't have any anger towards Xiao Yao in her heart, but after hearing his words, she was angry for a while, so she spoke angrily to him. Hong Lingbo was originally a very kind woman, she saw that Xiao Yao was unhappy, and she felt very sorry for him in her heart, so she whispered: "Don't be angry, it's my fault." Seeing that Xiao Yao didn't pay attention to her, he continued: "Let's go and ask Master to teach you this internal strength method." Although the master is usually strict with us and overly harsh, that is also because he hates iron and does not make steel. I'll go and ask Master on your behalf, and Master will definitely agree, okay?"
Xiao Yao listened to Hong Lingbo's soft words and begged for himself, if he was careful, it would not be in line with his character, but also inevitably lose his temperament, and he would seem too petty, so he took the opportunity to say: "Master is quite prejudiced against me, I'm afraid you may not be able to do it." ”
Hong Lingbo heard that Xiao Yao seemed to be relieved, his face was happy, and he said: "It's okay, as long as you are willing to bow your head and beg Master, I will help you talk on the side, it will be no problem." ”
Xiao Yao saw the sincerity of what Hong Lingbo said, and thought to himself that although he was quite resentful of Li Mochou, he was not successful in martial arts at the moment, and he was definitely not her opponent, and he really needed to learn martial arts from her first. Besides, without Li Mochou's nod and agreement, he always wants to learn this internal skill secretly, rather than cowering like this, it is better to try her tone first, if she agrees, then she can practice openly and honestly in the future, if she doesn't agree, it is nothing more than practicing carefully and secretly. Thinking like this, Xiao Yao immediately made up his mind and nodded to Hong Lingbo.
Hong Lingbo saw that he finally nodded in agreement, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Then let's go and ask the master to pass on the gong after breakfast." After that, he happily went to cook again.
After eating this breakfast, Hong Lingbo simply cleaned up the tableware, then pulled Xiao Yao, knelt down in front of Li Mochou, and said, "Master, the apprentice has something to ask for." ”
Li Mochou and Hong Lingbo have just released their suspicions, and the two have exchanged hearts, and the relationship is one step closer than before. At this time, he saw her kneeling in front of him, her face was solemn, and Xiao Yao was also kneeling to the side, knowing in her heart that what she asked for must be for Xiao Yao. Thinking of this, Li Mochou's originally warm face suddenly became like frost and ice, and said coldly: "What's the matter?"
Hong Lingbo said: "The junior brother has received great grace from the master, and he has helped his body to undergo earth-shaking changes with the technique of opening his muscles and soothing his bones, and all the previous shackles have been broken through at this time. The set of Mandarin Duck Boxing taught by the master before, the junior brother practiced hard day by day, and today he has achieved a small success, and finally did not disappoint the master. As a senior sister, the apprentice often dials one or two junior disciples in his daily life, but the apprentices are only shallow in learning, and their help to the junior is really limited, so the apprentice asks the master to teach the inner strength of my sect to the junior disciples, one can make our sect prosperous, and there are successors, and the other is that if the junior brother gets the true transmission of the master, he can also share the worries and solve problems for the master in the future. With that, his left hand moved lightly on the ground. This is the code agreed upon by the two before, if you see Hong Lingbo's palm moving slightly, it is to ask Xiao Yao to open his mouth and plead. After Xiao Yao saw the code, he opened his mouth and said: "The apprentice is stubborn, he is not worried on weekdays, he always makes the master angry, and the apprentice has made amends to you." As he spoke, he knocked his head three times in a row. After the kowtow, he continued: "In the future, the apprentice will serve the master wholeheartedly, and never let your old man worry about the apprentice and make you unhappy." If you have any commands, the disciples will definitely be the first to rush forward, and they will not hesitate to go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of fire. Xiao Yao's words were so categorical that even he felt that his heart suddenly stirred, and then he felt a sense of remorse, as if he really had repentance.
Li Mochou didn't think so at first, and didn't take Hong Lingbo's request to heart. She was already very cold to Xiao Yao at this time, if she hadn't agreed to accept him as an apprentice first, and he could indeed do some heavy work in his daily time, Li Mochou would not have left him by his side at all. But just when she wanted to refuse, she heard Xiao Yao's categorical words of remorse. Because of Hong Lingbo before, she has valued the relationship between master and apprentice a lot in her heart, and she has just released her suspicions with Hong Lingbo, and the two of them are warm-hearted, and their hearts are extremely soft. At this time, after suddenly hearing Xiao Yao's words, Li Mochou couldn't help but think, isn't it that he was really too harsh on Xiao Yao before? He is a man, and his personality is very strong, I don't look down on him in everything, not only despise him, but also trample on his man's self-esteem at will. Everything must be opposed, and thinking about it like this, it must be because of this that it aroused the rebellion in his heart, which led to a lot of disrespect to himself in his words.
Thinking about it like this, Li Mochou felt that Xiao Yao was actually a bloody and fearless man, although he was stupid, but when he thought of opening his muscles and bones, he would rather faint in pain than scream, and he felt that his perseverance was also very rare, but he also impressed himself. Thinking like this, Li Mochou suddenly changed his mind and said: "Since you are willing to admit your mistakes, then the teacher will give you a chance to correct your mistakes." The initial stage of the introductory internal practice of this sect is quite simple, for the teacher to pass on your mantra, you can practice on your own, and Ling Bo is responsible for the guidance. ”
Hong Lingbo replied, "Yes." ”
Li Mochou continued: "My Tomb Sect also has an introductory martial art, called Tianluo Earth Net, which is originally practiced with the introductory mental method, and after your internal martial arts practice has achieved initial results, I will pass it on to you, you can practice it well." ”
Xiao Yao heard that Li Mochou finally relented and agreed, and was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly kowtowed and thanked: "Thank you Master for your grace." ”
I saw Li Mochou raise his right hand and said softly, "Get up." Ling Bo and I are still going to heal our wounds today, and after I pass on the mantra to you, you can practice it on your own. As he spoke, he said the mantra on the ancient tomb mind method again.
Xiao Yao has a book in hand, so he is naturally not afraid of not being able to remember. After Li Mochou finished speaking, Xiao Yao kowtowed and thanked him again, then he quietly took back the ancient tomb heart method from Hong Lingbo's hand, and walked alone to meditate and practice. Hong Lingbo and Li Mochou, the master and apprentice, sat cross-legged facing each other, palms together, and healed their injuries.