Chapter 10: A Level Martial Artist, Leather Armor (6K)
In the southwest corner of Lousang Village, peach trees are towering, rattan chairs are old, and a courtyard that seems to be a little deep rises together.
As soon as you get closer, you can smell the rich medicinal fragrance, and through the bamboo fence, you can see the herbs drying in a dustpan.
Two figures, one old and one young, were rummaging in it, and from time to time I could hear the old man's voice pointing out, such as distinguishing between herbs and strains, what kind of efficacy, and what kind of combination was needed.
"I'm afraid Mr. Huang's background is not ordinary, the medical practitioners who walk the world in the world are more or less related to Yaowang Valley and Shennongjia, and their martial arts will not be low." Wang Qian, the county lieutenant, stared at it, and found that he couldn't see through the depth of the old doctor.
Zhuoxian, what happened to cause such characters to appear one after another?
"The herbs are too astringent and bitter, but the filling is top-notch." Ade remembered the old doctor Huang he had seen, his temperament was peaceful, every time the morning sun rose, he began to sort out the herbs in the dustpan in the courtyard, picked out the dew that had been stained overnight, put away the medicine jars that had been dried, and bowed to everything, never borrowing people's hands.
"Walking in the world, some basic medical skills are essential, and the important thing is eyesight, for the world's famous families, the family must also have a clear understanding, some unique martial arts characteristics are obvious, this kind of character needs to be vigilant."
Old Doctor Huang spoke slowly, as if it was true and regarded Xiang Ji as a helper, and told him some things that only the elders of the sect would tell him.
Although he felt strange in his heart, Xiang Ji still listened carefully and kept it in his heart, those famous ministers and generals in the past history would stir up the world in the world, and he should also have some information.
According to Huang Laoyi, the famous families in the world are: the royal Liu family, Runan Yuan family, Hongnong Yang family, Yingchuan Xun family, Yingchuan Chen family, Langya Zhuge family, Taiyuan Wang family, Hanoi Sima family, Donghai Wang family... and so on, all of them are famous in ancient martial arts, have mastered the 'supernatural power sequence', and the masters and big names have been endless, and some of their unique martial arts are still quite obvious.
The biggest sect of good and evil is 'Southeast, Northwest, Northwest, Demons and Demons in Troubled Times': Eternal Evergreen and Five Directions: East White Horse Temple, Nanyue Sword School (established by Tiger Ben General Wang Yue), West Wudou Mi Sect, North Hades Palace, and Zhongluoyang Academy; Demons hate the eternal calamity: the Heavenly Demon Gate, the Heavenly Demon Gate, the Southern Barbarian Poisonous Hate Valley, the Prairie Disaster Wolf Palace, and the Crossing World Sect.
The disciples of the family can participate in the selection of talents and enter the official career, but the disciples of the martial arts sect are not allowed to enter the court as officials, and there are only three ways to choose, first, to assist the yamen to become a catcher; 2. Enlistment in the army; 3. Enter the royal family's Dragon Guardian Villa and become the Dragon Guard who guards the rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, there are also some hidden families and sects, and the remnants of the past escapist dynasties are not included in them.
In this world of gods and demons with a similar history, the civil and military family helps the world, and there are great Confucians who practice martial arts and cultivate a heroic and righteous spirit; There are ministers who fight on the frontier and condense the blood and pill hearts; They are all mystical and mysterious martial arts 'supernatural powers' such as Daomen Jindan and Buddhist relics.
It is said that in the past, there were also border foreigners who infiltrated the important land in a vain attempt to assassinate Wenchen, but they were shattered by a palm in the air, and even the mountain where they were located was also shattered by the fire falling from the sky, and the bones were gone.
Listening to this, Xiang Ji gradually had an understanding of the current situation in his heart, and his heart was excited, and he had a sense of impulse to see the masters of the world.
What is the name of the county, town and village, the name is in the Yuedan review, and the person who is on the list of dragons and tigers is a real person!
"It's a pity that people can practice martial arts, beasts can become demons, but plants and trees are always difficult to become spirits... In this world, not having enough to eat is always a problem, and the grain has to be tributed, but sometimes it is a disaster, sometimes it is a rookie, how much can it grow? Only some special supernatural sequences can affect the manipulation, but they are all monopolized in the hands of the family and become the capital for power and profit.
The people are bitter when they prosper, and when they die, the people are bitter. ”
Old Doctor Huang picked up the medicine jar, his eyes were a little heavy, as if he had thought of something sad.
Grain, no matter how the common people and farmers grow, it can only produce so much, not to mention that those who practice martial arts eat more and are hungry faster, and the amount of food for one person is worth many people, how can they provide for it? Unless it is a 'recipe' handed down from ancient times, a spiritual rice irrigated with animal blood and human blood day and night, or a sequence of supernatural powers that have the power to dabble in farmland, how can such treasures be easily cultivated? They are all monopolized in the hands of the 'family family'!
Therefore, even if the martial arts are spread, when there are major changes that affect food, they are often accompanied by turmoil, and there is no lack of shadows behind the promotion of families and sects, involving games with the royal family.
People can practice martial arts, and demon beasts can open their minds to worship the sun and the moon, but it is difficult for crops to become fine!
If you don't have enough to eat and don't have warm clothes, what else can you do? There is only a desperate fight and an uprising.
"County lieutenant, you come to dredge your qi and blood for the county order and move your muscles and bones." Old Doctor Huang smashed the plants in the medicine jar, and copied a yellow paper talisman, but he didn't see him light the fire, and the talisman burned out of thin air, and was caught by the bowl brought by Xiang Ji, blended into the water, and then the whole herb and tree branches and leaves poured into the medicine jar were mixed.
Wang Qian pushed the upper body of the county commander up, and his palms were against the vest to move his muscles, bones, and blood, while Xiang Ji fed the Fu Shui liquid to the county commander with a medicine jar under the instruction of Doctor Huang.
It can be said that there is a share of Xiang Ji's life-saving grace, and the county order owes him a favor, and in the future, there will be people who have backers in Zhuo County.
With the infusion of the runic water liquid, Old Doctor Huang pointed at the throat of the county order, which made Wang Qian tremble, but fortunately, there was no assassination move, and the treatment energy slowly moved down, carrying the water all the way into the abdomen, and then slapped his palm, and the soft strength spread between the limbs of the county order, making him feel a crackling sound like firecrackers all over his body.
Burst! After only ten breaths, the unconscious county commander opened his mouth and coughed up blood, spurting out a string of black and smelly bruises, his expression gradually improved, and his breathing stabilized.
"Rest for three days, one water a day, every day at the beginning of the day and at noon, you dredge the muscles, bones, blood and qi for him for an hour in the morning and evening, and you can wake up."
Seeing this, Old Doctor Huang stood up, leaving three bowls of talisman water before he walked out of the room, not wanting to stay longer.
"Thank you to the old doctor for saving me, the great grace is in front, and the county government dare not forget! In the coming day, the county order will be recovered, and he will definitely come to the door to thank him. Wang Qian, the county lieutenant, showed joy on his face, and immediately bowed with a sincere expression.
Old Doctor Huang waved his hand, "No need, it's you who work day and night, it's the mountains and rivers that feed the medicine and save each other, I'm just applying the law to heal, and I have all the credit, not me." ”
Hearing this, Wang Qian and Xiang Ji couldn't help but glance at each other, and the two adult favors were sent out like this, this old doctor's behavior in the world was really convincing, and he had a good impression.
"It's just, for no reason, what is he doing so well to me?
I really like the qualifications and want to be accepted as a disciple, but I am just one in a hundred, not one in a million. ”
Xiang Ji couldn't help but think about it, there were only two things on his body that were eye-catching, one was the 'Guangwu Fragment', and the other was the 'Purple Thunder Knife Technique', but the former had not been exposed, and the latter had not been used in front of Old Doctor Huang, but he had only performed one or two with the power of thunder and the secret acupuncture points.
If it is seen that it is greasy, then this can only prove that Huang Laoyi's martial arts are terrifying, either he has lived a long time or inherited the ancient, and his own luck is too poor, and the people who know the Purple Thunder Sword Method in the world can be said to be very few, and he knows the moves even more on one hand, so he can't just happen to meet him, right?
In any case, at least he is kind to me now, and I should also pay three points of respect, and I need to repay my kindness, and pay more attention to it... His thoughts fluctuated, and he walked to the stove room, where his loaches were raised.
Strangely enough, when he looked at the loach, the stout loach swam away and ran somewhere else, as if unwilling to look at each other.
According to the method of raising a hidden dragon, if the loach recognizes the master, it will like to look at the master, and he will swim to that side where the master turns, and always keep facing each other, which is the time to start passing the luck.
"You and I are trapped in diving, running when we fight, if I stir up the wind and clouds in the future, there should be a day when you soar." Xiang Ji thought about it, the only scriptures on his body today are the Yiming hexagram and the song recipe, or Adena's shrewdness, so he borrowed a basket of bamboo slips from Old Man Wang, and used the 'universal Buddhist scriptures from the Buddhist temple' recorded above to read to the loach.
"The sun and the moon are in the hands of the six gods, and the mysteries everywhere are amazing; Three talents, four elephants, and five elements turn, and the yen is built in the month and year; Everyone in the world says that it should be difficult to judge, and the due date is a branch of the earth; The hexagram should be carefully observed, and the mystery of heaven and earth is revealed...
The words of change of life were slowly recited, and Xiang Ji's mind gradually calmed down, and he fell into a long-lost calm.
And with the passage of time, the sound of chanting gradually formed a regular sound wave echo, and the loach that turned away from him seemed to no longer swim, but remained still in the water, as if it had also been affected.
"Interesting, what a lucky talent, with the method of 'easy counting', and the 'art' I have learned, there are some differences, the more you count, the more wonderful it is.
It's no wonder that some people always say that hexagram believers are bound by hexagrams, but I look forward to you being the rumored descendant of the overlord, so you don't have to deal with those fake surnames Liu. ”
Outside the house, although Old Doctor Huang was standing under the peach tree, he saw six ways and listened to all directions, and he also accidentally heard a scripture, but he soon restrained his sense of hearing and disdained to eavesdropping.
Then he took out a stick of incense from his sleeve robe, and with a pinch of sparks on his knuckles, the incense that was lit in a flick of his fingers was inserted in front of the door of the stove, and a calming smoke dispersed into it.
With this help, Xiang Ji, who closed his eyes and recited the scriptures, stretched his eyebrows, inexplicably felt that heaven and earth were affinity, and a sense of natural simplicity came to his heart, and the sound of the scriptures became more powerful, and the loach inhaled a wisp of smoke, becoming more and more quiet, and occasionally glanced in the direction where the person was, which was fleeting.
Half an hour later, footsteps sounded in the stove room, and a figure walked out of it and came into the courtyard.
Well? Suddenly, Xiang Ji, who walked out, was stunned, and saw traces of incense ash at his feet, looking back, a trace of incense burning, and suddenly understood the cause and effect before and after, and looked at Old Doctor Huang and thanked him, "I'm ashamed, I didn't realize it with the help of my predecessors, thank you for this incense." ”
"Young man, what are you holding back, don't learn those old fritters to take the words, I have always paid attention to fate, and I also pay attention to the eye when I meet people, I have this fate, why bother thinking more, if I can inherit my medical skills, spread this vein, and sow the Quartet, it is naturally good.
Of course, there are few people who sit and live, and being active is the norm at this age, and now this courtyard is big enough, if you want to practice boxing and dancing. ”
Old Doctor Huang lay on his back on a wicker chair, pointed to the empty courtyard, and stopped talking.
Xiang Ji's mind was smart, and he immediately reacted, this is an opportunity to point out martial arts!
The sword technique cannot be revealed, but he has obtained this 'Eagle Claw Skill' before, and under the rough practice, if there is a master's guidance, it will inevitably progress rapidly.
As soon as he thought of this, he posed out the 'eagle-shaped pile', the back of his arms was like wings, he sucked his waist and hips, pulled his back with his chest to show his eagle shape, and his strength and dark luck traveled to the acupuncture points of his shoulders and feet, and even his eyes were sharp under the stimulation.
Bang!
The next moment, his arms spread his wings like an eagle hitting the sky, Xiang Ji turned from static in an instant, and with a violent shock, even the air gave birth to a muffled sound, and the catchers outside the courtyard opened their eyes one after another, cast their eyes, and saw that the county lieutenant was in the house, so they took it back and stopped paying attention.
Phew!
I saw Xiang Ji stepping on footwork, sometimes turning up and twisting and pecking with his five fingers, sometimes pressing down and grabbing, between going and going, his tongue against his teeth, his abdomen was lucky, and he exhaled, and when he spewed out from his mouth, he was like an eagle's cry.
Sting! He grabbed it with his hand, and left five scratches of different shades directly from the bluestone, turned around and digged, and the five fingers scraped quickly from the bottom to the top, and it was actually a string of stone skin pimples!
It is said: punch and palm, return to the eagle claw to grasp, both fists are as dense as rain, and a whip is crisp and fast!
Although it is only rough, but the strength of the transport is real, grasping the human body is a large string of belt meat, and holding the throat is death.
"East practice Sanjiu, summer practice Sanfu, eagle claw Gong has a variety of practice, water to catch the gourd is a practice, grasp the ball is a practice, are all Eagle Claw Gong, is to practice tangible things, not into the invisible realm, if you practice Eagle Claw Gong alone, it is to return to the qi, do not borrow any equipment, three years of success can go out to walk, the fingers can be like the hook of the eagle claw.
Today I will point out one or two, the change of shape, and the thunder. ”
Old Doctor Huang didn't move his hands and feet, but the wind was blowing on the ground, and a thick air flow blew out of thin air, supporting his figure and standing in front of Xiang Ji.
He was drummed into his robe, standing on the ground to show the eagle, flapping his wings up and down, only to see him shaking his spirit, every time he hit the palm fingers, the bones of the whole body seemed to be shaking inside, the claws and armor came out, and between the collisions and kicks, Xiang Ji, who was watching from the side, felt that his bones were as if a blunt knife was sharpened on a whetstone, and gradually gave birth to a sharp edge.
And when Xiang Ji was fascinated, the eagle that fluttered its wings and hit the sky suddenly swooped!
Old Doctor Huang suddenly turned his palm into a fist, exhaled and opened his voice, his whole body slammed, and hundreds of bones shook, like an eagle kicking into the water, and a claw hit hard.
It's so awesome! Xiang Ji was shocked in his heart, and even used the eagle claw skill to block it, but before he could form a claw, he was punched in the chest, and he was almost out of breath in pain.
"The master doesn't talk about martial arts, so he came to sneak attack?" He grinned, although the other party only used the same level of strength, but his chest was like a piece of meat had been pecked off, and it hurt.
Old Doctor Huang stood up on one foot, wrapped his arms around his chest, and said with a smile, "Martial arts fights are originally cold knives, cold fists, lightning speed, you are not guarded, who is to blame?" ”
"Okay, then master, you can also lead me to sweep away thousands of troops!" Xiang Ji gritted his teeth, jumped into the air, turned the knife into his fists and feet, and tore it off with a single claw volley.
Old Doctor Huang, who was thinking of blocking the attack with his side hand, looked at the six roads, understood the slippery head, and laughed loudly when he saw this, "Okay, good, you little ghost is now learning and selling, so that you can split Huashan and shout to sweep away thousands of troops." ”
"Hey, isn't that what you said about martial arts." Xiang Ji snorted, his feet were upside down in the air, and his head and feet were spinning and pounced on his claws, like an eagle capturing prey, and his strength spiraled around his arms and fingers, and he fell straight down.
With a bang, the two eagle claws shook the sky, interacting six times in a row, shaking the leaves and raising dust each time, and the claws vented out to leave one white mark after another on the bluestone, and the end was sharp.
The two fought for a while, and Old Doctor Huang showed all the essence of the eagle claw skill in his hands, so that Xiang Ji could grasp it quickly, and the doorway was eliminated in an hour, and the entrance was superficial.
This is also the promotion and increase of the Heavenly Machine and Wuwu, and the third-rate and below fists, feet, weapons and kung fu are comprehended quickly.
"You can get started in an hour, your talent is really weird, the roots and bones are clearly only one in a hundred, but the talent of fists, feet and weapons is God's reward, it takes three years for a normal martial artist to enter the house, you only need half a year, okay, what a good seedling."
Doctor Huang couldn't help but admire Xiang Ji's roots, he is indeed a good seedling for practicing martial arts, the more he looks at it, the more pleasing it is, who in the world doesn't like to be the heir of the talent?
Xiang Ji on the side has already begun to 'do the exercises', according to the exercise method of the eagle claw gong to train the claw strength and reaction, there are three methods: the eagle claw to lift the altar, grasp the scoop, and point the stone.
What I do now is to lift the altar, hook the altar with my fingertips and hang it flat on the left and right sides of the body, stand on the stake for an hour, and then keep throwing it, hooking it with my fingers, and constantly going back and forth.
After practicing, I closed my eyes and grabbed the scoop, relying only on my sense of hearing to distinguish the direction, and kept grabbing the scoop in the water tank, but I couldn't leave marks on it, and practiced for two hours.
The last step is to point the stone, that is, the five fingers and make the 'eagle's beak' with the thumb, and keep clicking on the bluestone to leave an imprint, as if it can leave a hole with a random blow.
By the time a set of exercises is over, the sun is already setting.
Looking at the potholed bluestone, Xiang Ji loosened his fingers, and his strength slowly calmed down, and at this time, he felt that his subcutaneous tendons had a tendency to gradually thicken, and at the same time, the bulging skin membrane also had a kind of toughness like raw cowhide boiling mature cowhide.
"It's going to be done!"
His heart was filled with joy, this is a sign that he is about to achieve the 'practice of skin' martial arts, once he jumps into the five heavenly passes, he also has a place in the county and town, and he can become a 'head catcher', the three commanders are fast, and they have the power to catch wrongdoers.
Even in the people, martial artists are worthy of the word 'teacher', with the confidence to open a museum to teach apprentices and sit in a martial arts hall, it is not a problem to eat well and dress well, and even large families have to admire three points and maintain a good relationship.
This is the status change brought about by martial arts, either to gain fame by filial piety, or to practice martial arts to become famous, two paths, choose yourself.
"You have to eat well to practice martial arts, from today onwards, you will take medicinal food with me sooner or later, and call that Ade too, they are all good seedlings, since they are destined to meet, I don't want to see them buried." Old Doctor Huang's voice came, and Xiang Ji, who listened to it, smiled knowingly, and walked out of the courtyard with a leap of footsteps.
When he came back, there was already more Ade beside him, and the two hooked shoulders and went through the county order, and they were like-minded with each other and became friends.
Looking at the figures of the two teenagers, Old Doctor Huang smiled dumbly, and there was a trace of indescribable feelings in his heart.
The dinner is very rich, in addition to a few plates of exquisite dim sum, candied fruit, there are also bird's nest porridge, milk porridge, lotus seed porridge, honey milk mixture, and other healthy porridge points.
After the porridge, it is a small bowl of fist-sized black chicken and ginseng, five-flavor mutton hot, pigeon soup, crucian carp brain marrow blanch, etc., which is also a soup that replenishes vitality, regulates the spirit, and nourishes internal organs.
To have such a rich and prosperous situation is also the county lieutenant Wang Qian's contribution, after all, the county order is also here to recuperate, and the food must not be left behind, and there are people from the government who send it.
Between eating, Xiang Ji and Ah De also asked about Old Doctor Huang's family curiously, wondering why his children were not around at his age.
"I am used to being alone, I am not married, and naturally I have no children, but when I was young, I grew up with my two younger brothers, but unfortunately when I was fifteen years old, they died in a suppressed riot, and I am the only one left to this day."
Old Doctor Huang shook his head, recounting the past with a flat expression, and when he mentioned his dead brother, his eyes unconsciously dimmed slightly, making Xiang Ji and Ade a little silent, knowing that they had said the wrong thing and touched the sad place.
I had to stuff my head and take the rice and hurriedly get off the table.
For three days in a row, Xiang Ji ate medicinal food in the morning, noon and evening, and practiced eagle claw skills hard, and occasionally felt it on the sunset day of the third day, which touched his heart, and he suddenly wanted to walk around Lousang Village.
Call~
The breeze was gently caressed, the branches and leaves were fragrant, looking at the farmers returning from the fields, Xiang Ji took off his shoes and walked barefoot on the yellow earth.
One step, one step.
He felt the breath of the earth, the pulse of the countryside, walked barefoot in every corner of Lousang Village, drank mountain springs in remote places, washed knives under waterfalls, and slept in the sunset on the boulders.
The sun is setting, and looking back, the martial artist has been completed!
In an instant, with the breeze blowing, Xiang Ji's body swam with all his strength, and all the tendons and flesh on his body, like a twisted silk, were violently twisted into a lump, and in an instant, his whole person was strong in a big circle, and with all his strength, his human skin was bulging hard, and he only felt a tearing pain.
This painful sensation is as if the muscles inside are swelling and trying to tear the epithelium, and when he keeps agitating, the epithelia is also stretching and expanding, secreting a new 'stratum corneum', which is evenly and densely spread between the skin.
Bang!
In the end, the muscles and muscles of the strong epiderma contracted again, and he reverted to the appearance of a teenager, but on the surface of his skin, there was an extra layer of 'cuticle' as thin as a cicada's wings, shining in the bright red glow of the west.
"Leather armor, it's done! I'm a martial artist! ”
Xiang Ji was so blessed that he couldn't help laughing, and the thin stratum corneum outside his body also trembled, and there was a bit of iron sonorous sound.
Since the martial artist has become a martial artist, he has stepped into the five heavenly passes, and his status will be different in the future.
Now, he is no longer the descendant of the overlord who was hunted down.
Chushanhe's new life has just begun.