Chapter 39: Burning the Fist
"A bag of bread for you to eat on the way. Lao Dao did not take Shen Yun to the mountain road, but directly led him to the front yard and out of the Taoist temple.
Next to the mountain gate, an ordinary green canopy pony car was parked.
The driver was a middle-aged man.
"Dao Ye. He jumped out of the car and lifted the curtains.
After Shen Yun climbed into the carriage, Lao Dao stuffed the blue cloth package in his hand to him: "Bring it to your pavilion master." β
"Yes, thank you. Shen Yun did not refuse.
The old man bowed his head and lowered the curtain: "Ah Tian, let's go." β
The coachman answered, and flicked his whip.
The pony cart moved.
After it was stable, Shen Yun lifted the curtain on the wall of the carriage and saw that in the blurred night, Lao Dao was standing outside the mountain gate with white walls and black tiles.
The carriage went faster and faster, and the small Taoist temple was soon left far behind. Shen Yun could only see the three biggest black characters on the mountain gate: the concept of repaying gratitude.
After a night's journey, the next morning, they arrived at their destination, Zhengjiazhuang.
It's a very humble little farmstead.
"Little brother, you wait in the car. The small one goes to call the door. Ah Tian jumped out of the carriage and stepped forward to knock on the door.
After a while, the black oil door squeaked open. Inside, an old man with gray hair leaned out and looked up and down: "Who?"
Ah Tian replied: "Shixiu County's long letter to repay the grace of the Taoist. β
The old man's expression was grim, and he flashed out of the door: "Where are the people?"
"In the car. Ah Tian turned around and carried Shen Yun out of the carriage.
"I'm tired. The old man took the man directly from him and walked quickly through the door.
After letting go of Shen Yun, he immediately closed the door, which was only more than a foot wide, and dropped the deadbolt.
"The owner of the Liu Pavilion is in the guest house. Doll, follow me. The old man said.
I'm finally able to meet the owner. Shen Yun breathed a sigh of relief, only to feel that the heart that had been hanging all the way seemed to be in place.
Following the old man, through a hanging flower door, and through a sandwich passage, he came to a quiet black-tiled and blue-brick house.
"Sir, the man has arrived. The old man bowed under the porch.
Shen Yun could see clearly: there was a pair of adult men's green silk cotton shoes on the porch, which belonged to the hall owner!
"Is it Yunwa?" said the voice of the hall master, "Come in." β
"Yes. Shen Yun suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, threw off his cotton shoes, took three steps and made two steps, and trotted into the house.
"Here it is. "There was no one in the main hall. The voice of the owner of the museum can be heard in the room on the left.
Shen Yun hurriedly entered the house.
There is a couch under the window. There was a red-hot charcoal basin in front of the couch, and the hall owner was lying on the couch on his side and beckoned to him: "Yunwa, come here." β
After a few days of not seeing him, the hall owner's face became even paler.
"Pavilion Master, are you sick?" Shen Yun stepped forward and asked with concern.
The hall owner smiled lightly: "I have a little injury on my back. Out of the way. β
Looking at the white lips of the hall owner, Shen Yun's tears brushed down: "It must be very painful." β
"It's fine. Raise it for a few days, and it's fine. When the hall owner saw that he was carrying a package on his back and a small one in his hand, he ordered, "You unpack the package first." β
"Yes. Shen Yun wiped away his tears, put the two packages on the square table in the room according to his words, and looked around with dark eyes.
He was looking for traces of old Liu's head.
There was only the owner in the house, and there was no old Liu Tou. However, if Lao Liu Tou is also there, he will definitely take care of the hall owner. There will be traces of him in this room, such as clothes, etc.
Seeing this, the hall owner hesitated slightly, coughed clearly, and said in a dumb voice: "Lao Liu...... Absence. β
Shen Yun turned around, and suddenly burst into tears: "Grandpa Liu, he ......"
"On the night of the fifteenth, the gym was out of water. and Liu's house, all of which were burned down. The hall owner closed his eyes, "I know, it was Lao Liu who set the fire." β
"How could it be?" Shen Yun was puzzled. He obviously heard Grandpa Liu say that he wanted to go back to guard the gym.
The hall owner sighed: "When the old lady passed away, I was fourteen years old. He promised the old lady that he would guard me and the gym all his life. However, this time, the gym could no longer be saved. He knew I was being entangled, so he went back and burned down the gym to distract the people behind the scenes. The people of Liu Zhai are accomplices. He burned down Liu's house together. β
In fact, Lao Liu's move really saved him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to get out that night.
Who is it! Who is going to harm the gym and the owner of the gym! Hatred was rife, and Shen Yun couldn't help but clench his fists.
The Pavilion Master opened his eyes, looked at him, and said, "These have nothing to do with you. When my injuries are healed, I will send you to Baiyutang in the provincial capital to practice martial arts. After a pause, he added, "Lei Ge'er will go too." "After this change, Fu Lei's martial arts test must have been delayed this time, so he can only study in Baiyutang for another year, and then participate in the primary martial arts test in the provincial capital next year.
Shen Yun was stunned - didn't he have no talent for martial arts?
The hall owner seemed to see through his heart and explained: "Although your martial arts qualifications are mediocre, you are clever and clever, and it is not impossible to practice martial arts. Baiyutang is a big sect with many famous teachers. Each has its own eyes, so you might as well give it a try. β
"Pavilion Master, what about you, are you going to the White Jade Hall too?" Shen Yun couldn't help but ask.
The pavilion master's gaze softened, looked at him and said, "I'm going to study for three years first." As if explaining, as if talking to himself, he muttered, "I want to see, what's wrong with this world?" Seeing Shen Yun's dark eyes, he pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled bitterly, and said in his heart: In front of the child, what are you doing with this?
"I'm a little tired. The little room in the back is for you. These days, you live there. He pointed to a small door in the house and commanded, "I will command you something." β
"Yes. Shen Yun lifted the two packages on the table and walked into the hut.
It's an ear room. There was a bed, a table, and a drum-shaped stool. Bedding, pillows and other items are well prepared.
Shen Yun sat on the stool, took out Lao Liu's green cloth purse from his arms, and tears fell like pearls with broken threads.
From this day on, he has one more enemy.
Who forced Grandpa Liu to death! The hall owner didn't want to say more to him. He knew it was because he was too weak to know who the enemy was.
"I must become stronger!" he whispered to Qingbu Purse with red eyes, "Grandpa Liu, I will avenge you!"
In the afternoon, an old man with a sheep's beard changed the medicine for the hall owner. Shen Yun was beckoned to the side and put his hand aside.
At this time, he learned that the Pavilion Master had suffered a serious knife wound on his backβthere were two knife wounds in total, and the most powerful one of them was almost the entire back of the Pavilion Master, and even the left shoulder blade was injured in the deepest part.
Fortunately, the Liu family's secret medicine was longer than a knife wound, and the hall owner escaped from the siege under such a serious injury.
Because he injured his bones, even if he had the secret medicine of the Liu family, he would have to stay in bed for at least ten days.
Shen Yun took the initiative to take on the duties of a personal servant, feeding food and water, and decocting medicine...... Take care of the owner of the hall every step of the way.
He took good care of him, and even the old man Hu Langzhong with a sheep's beard praised him for his ability and care.
At the same time, he did not forget to study hard. Once he was free, he sat on the feet of the couch and stepped on the herbal books that he brought out by self-study.
The owner of the hall gradually developed some spirit, and often pointed out to him, which benefited him a lot.
After five days, the owner was able to sit up. After drinking the medicine at noon that day, he suddenly asked, "Where is your copy of "King Kong Fist"?"
I didn't expect the owner of the museum to know that he had "King Kong Fist". Shen Yun was slightly stunned: "In the house." "Reading boxing is no better than reading a medicine book. He has become accustomed to reading "King Kong Fist" while making comparisons from the book. Yes, for fear of arguing with the owner of the museum, he went to the open space outside to watch "King Kong Fist" every morning when the owner of the hall had not woken up.
"Do you recognize the words on the boxing book?" asked the hall master.
Shen Yun shook his head: "There are a lot of people I don't know, so I'll practice according to the map." β
The owner of the museum asked with great interest, "How many pictures have you memorized?"
Shen Yun said truthfully: "I have memorized everything I have practiced." Today's practice is the last picture. β
The hall owner smiled: "You are very diligent. There are some words on it, and it doesn't matter if you don't know them. There are a few important words that you should keep in mind. Take the boxing book and I'll teach you to read those few words. β
"Yes!" Shen Yun was overjoyed, ran into the house, and brought "King Kong Fist".
The owner of the museum turned directly to the page at the end: "This text, you read it first." When you come across a word you don't recognize, you jump over. β
"Yes. "I haven't read all the words in front yet, yes, Shen Yun hasn't read these words yet. He held the book in his hand and stammered to read, "The heart (skip a word) body (I don't recognize two words in a row, skip) is safe, and the dantian (I don't recognize the three words in the back, jump again) ......"
As he read, sweat began to drip from his forehead. Well, it's only ten sentences in total, seventy words, and he skipped no less than forty words.
The owner of the hall closed his eyes and leaned quietly on the couch, his face unchanged from beginning to end. After he finished reading, he opened his eyes and said, "Don't care about those words yet, you follow me sentence by sentence." These words are very important, and you must memorize them by heart. β
"The mind is calm and the body is relaxed. He whispered.
Shen Yun looked at the words on the book, and then read softly: "The mind is calm, the body is relaxed, and the state is safe." I quickly remembered in my heart: it turned out that the word was "quiet", and these two words were "loose" and "state".
After the hall master finished teaching, he asked, "Have you written it down?"
It's just the same as Brother Fu. Shen Yun Khan: "Not yet...... Only the first three sentences were memorized. β
So, the owner of the hall began to read the fourth sentence again.
After reading the last sentence, he started with the first sentence again, read it again, and at the end, he asked, "What now?"
Shen Yun closed the boxing book, quickly recited it silently in his heart, and nodded: "It's almost." β
The hall owner bowed his head: "You recite it to me." β
"Relaxed mentality, relaxed body, safe ......," Shen Yun slowly recited.
It's really word for word, and I memorized it all. The hall owner said, "Give me the boxing book." β
"Yes. Shen Yun offered it with both hands.
Unexpectedly, the hall owner took the boxing book, didn't even frown, and threw it directly into the charcoal basin in front of the bed.
The yellowed paper of the boxing book is a hand-copied old book from some years. As soon as it touched the fiery charcoal, it rolled up, and the red tongue of fire immediately engulfed the thin book.
"Ah......" Shen Yun was shocked, and subconsciously reached out to fish.
But where is the time?
The hall owner closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "You remember, Liu Jiaquan, whose real name is King Kong Fist. In the future, don't tell people that you have seen the boxing book of King Kong Boxing. Also, the few words I just taught you must not be leaked in front of people. "Yunwa's qualifications are indeed not suitable for Liu Jiaquan, but Liu Jiaquan is facing a catastrophe, and he has no better choice. Therefore, a few years ago, when Fu Lei picked a boxing score for Shen Yun, he took out "King Kong Boxing".
Brother Fu actually gave me the boxing book of "King Kong Fist"! Shen Yun was stunned for a moment, and the book in the charcoal basin was already completely lit. He could only stare intently at the "Book of Fire" in the charcoal basin and responded, "Yes." β
Why should a good boxing book be burned? In addition to the heartache, he wondered greatly.
"Go back to the house. The hall owner didn't explain, still with his eyes closed, and waved at him gently.