Chapter 4: Strange Thoughts

"Can we learn?" Yang Daniu asked. Li Shucheng was really envious of the means of killing the Quartet just now, and he also wanted to learn it. If you can learn the swordsmanship that Li Shucheng just made, what kind of jackals, tigers and leopards are you afraid of?

"I can, but I can't teach you right now. Li Shucheng said, "The Quanzhen Sect is not well-known in the Great Song Dynasty, but it is very famous in the Northern Jin Kingdom, although I have to pass it on, but if I want to teach you, I have to go through their permission to do so." "The inheritance in ancient times was very strict, "passing on men but not women, and passing on sons not sons-in-law" is not to say, but to really do it. Li Shucheng's martial arts were passed on by the old naughty boy, even if he was the seventh son of Quanzhen, he had nothing to say, but if Li Shucheng passed it on to others, it would touch their bottom line. For example, after the Shaolin fire foreman Tuo incident, it was strictly forbidden for monks to learn martial arts secretly. Even the monks in their own temples are not allowed to learn martial arts secretly, let alone outsiders.

"The young master is right. Uncle Zhang said, "You can't allow it, you must not learn, otherwise if you are discovered by the other party, not only will your life be guaranteed, but the young master will also be punished." "They've heard a lot of these things when they're older.

"Do you think it's like Taizu's long fist?" Liu Lao Er smiled, "If you can teach it, why won't the young master teach you?"

"Listening to my family's lock, the young master said that Taizu Changquan has been practiced well, and it is just as powerful. Uncle Zhang said, "I haven't even practiced Taizu's long fist well, so don't think about anything else." ”

If Taizu Changquan is practiced well, it is actually average, if the physical fitness is strong, it is almost the same, but if you want to reach the level of Xiao Feng, you must not only study Taizu Changquan, but also far surpass others in terms of physical fitness and internal strength, and only one move and one style can have great power.

All the way back to the village, the children of the village rushed over one by one with cheers when they saw the adults returning with so many prey.

Li Shucheng talked about the wolf skin, and went home with the rabbit and pheasant he had hit.

"Is Bao'er back?, did they send this pheasant and rabbit?" asked the mother. In her opinion, Li Shucheng is just a ten-year-old child, how can he hit the prey.

"No, I did it myself. Li Shucheng said with a smile, "In addition to pheasants and rabbits, I also killed a few wolves today." However, the wolf meat is too firewood, so it was given to Uncle Zhang Sanshu and them, and they sent the skin over with nitrate. ”

"Did you meet a wolf? Are you hurt?" As soon as Li Chen heard that Li Shucheng and they had encountered a wolf, he hurriedly asked, pulling Li Shucheng to check if he was injured.

"It's okay, mother. Li Shucheng said, "I'm doing martial arts very well now, and those wolves can't hurt me at all." ”

"It's okay! It's okay!" Li Chen checked Li Shucheng, except for a little blood stains on his clothes, he was not injured, and breathed a sigh of relief, "This thing is really too dangerous, don't go hunting in the future, and go to the temple with your mother tomorrow to worship the Bodhisattva." ”

"Oh. Li Shucheng had nothing to do and agreed, "I will send the prey to the kitchen." ”

After sending the prey to the kitchen, Li Shucheng took a shower and changed his clothes, and then sat down and thought carefully about the process of fighting the wolves today, which trick was used well, which trick was not enough, where there were flaws, and how to make up for it.

After thinking about it for a while, he felt that he had made great progress, and then he pulled out his long sword and practiced it one move at a time. After doing it several times in a row, he felt that his swordsmanship had improved a lot, and Li Shucheng was overjoyed.

"Well, in addition to swordsmanship, body skills also need to be exercised well, and you must be able to see and hear in all directions, so that you can be comfortable against the enemy. Li Shucheng thought, "However, the light gong body method has always been a deficiency in the martial arts of the Quanzhen Sect, and Jin Yangong is not outstanding as a light skill, which is far worse than the light skill of the ancient tomb." ”

"Hmm, the ancient tomb?" Li Shucheng has been thinking about the incomplete "Nine Yin True Scripture" in the ancient tomb, "The light skills of the ancient tomb are said to be practiced by catching sparrows, why don't I try it too?"

After thinking about it carefully, Li Shucheng found that it was really good, catching sparrows can exercise eyesight, body skills, and techniques, and it is a relatively comprehensive exercise method, no wonder the Tomb Sect will use it.

Then Li Shucheng mobilized the children in the village to catch sparrows and put them in the house to practice.

At first, I tried to put a dozen or so, and then practiced, after getting acquainted, I quickly caught it, and then continued to increase, and I felt that I had made good progress at the end of the day, after all, he had practiced martial arts for many years, and it was much more powerful than Yang Guo, who had just entered the ancient tomb.

The next day, after Li Shucheng finished practicing swordsmanship, he followed him into the carriage at the urging of his mother and went to the temple twenty miles away to worship the Bodhisattva.

The carriage swayed for more than an hour, and when Li Shucheng got out of the car, he saw that it was an old small temple.

There are only three monks in the temple, one old and two young, and the Buddha hall has an unobstructed view, Li Shucheng followed his mother to worship at will, anyway, he doesn't believe in Buddhism. Then the mother donated two sesame oil money, and the old monk specially gave a hand-copied scripture.

Li Shucheng looked at the many books on the table against the wall, and leaned over curiously to see what kind of books they were.

Most of the books are new, the Diamond Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, the most widely circulated Buddhist scriptures, which seem to have been copied by a few monks.

Li Shucheng picked up the book and flipped through it, put it down casually, and inadvertently swept his eyes to a worn-out book, the cover was gone, and he didn't know what it was.

Li Shucheng saw that the book was so broken, and he was afraid that he would break the book, so he gently picked it up and opened it, and read it slowly.

"Is the little benefactor interested in this book?" the old monk saw Li Shucheng reading the book and said, "This is what was left in the temple before, if you like it, I will give it to you." ”

"No, I'm just looking. Li Shucheng said, "I'm just curious about what is written in it." ”

"What is written in it is really magical, the old monk follows the practice, although there is no other effect, but it is also clear-headed. The old monk introduced with a smile.

"Is it really effective?" asked Li Shucheng in surprise. Li Shucheng had seen a lot of this kind of magical concept in novels in his previous life, and he thought it was just a fantasy. Is it really effective?

"The old monk is visualizing the Buddha statue enshrined in the temple. At first, it didn't work, but after a long time, it gradually had an effect, and now the old monk is more than seventy, but he is still deaf and clear-headed. The old monk spoke of his experience.

Li Shucheng looked at it carefully twice, and felt that everything else was superfluous, and there was no need to just visualize the Buddha statue, but also to visualize other things. It should be to dispel distracting thoughts through visualization and exercise the brain or soul, if there is a soul. Like running to exercise the body and practice martial arts, it is all strengthened through practice. But now that there are all rebirths, there is no need to be surprised that souls exist.

After Li Shucheng wrote down the steps, he put down the book and said, "I have already written down the method, and the book is no longer needed." "Although there is no mention in martial arts novels about the benefits of this aspect for cultivating martial arts, now that there is a way, you can try it, and if it doesn't work, there is no loss, if it does, the effect will be too great. Soul cultivation! Even though it's just a crude cultivation method, it's not a big deal, the soul is strong, why can't you learn it quickly? Even if the same move is used, the power is not the same.

"That's fine. However, the little donor, when practicing, the heart must be quiet, the Buddha must be devout, and the long-term persistence, otherwise it will be ineffective. The old monk admonished. Some people like to contemplate thoughts, which is also a good thing to promote Buddhism, so the old monk continued to introduce his own practice experience, he didn't know that Li Shucheng did not believe in Buddhism, and he was not ready to visualize Buddha statues. Listening to the explanation of the old monk, Li Shucheng extracted the key to contemplating the idea according to his own understanding: calmness, sincerity, and long-term persistence in accordance with the steps, and if you do these three things, you will have gains.

"Got it. Thank you, Master, for explaining. Li Shucheng thanked him politely, and then followed his mother out of the temple.

Back at home, Li Shucheng's life returned to calm, reading and practicing martial arts every day, but adding a visualization practice.

According to Li Shucheng's understanding, plants, trees, insects, fish, mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, the sun, moon and stars can all be. However, if it is too complicated, it is difficult to simply visualize the texture of the object.

After looking around at home, Li Shucheng chose the lotus flowers in the pond in the yard, which has a simple texture and is easy to get started.

Around the pond, Li Shucheng carefully observed one of the lotus flowers, remembered its appearance, and after a few days there was no mistake, before he began to practice according to the steps of contemplation.

Although Li Shucheng was soon able to portray the appearance of the lotus in his mind, it had no effect after a few months, and he felt that it was not a long time.

When he came back from studying that day and saw a carriage parked outside the door, Li Shucheng asked Boss Liu, who was driving the carriage: "Uncle Liu, where are you going?"

"The restaurant in Suzhou is fighting again, and the master has to deal with it. Boss Liu replied.

"Fight again? Doesn't it usually take your father to go in person?" asked Li Shucheng suspiciously. Since the opening of the Suzhou restaurant, there have been many fights, usually small fights, and they will lose money after the fight, which does not affect the business of the restaurant, so there is no need for Li Shucheng's father to go out of the fight. If a restaurant fights and needs Li Shucheng's father to come forward to solve it in person, then what kind of restaurant will be opened, just close the door, and the little money earned will not be tossed.

"This time is different. Boss Liu said, "The two sides of this fight fought a few tricks in the restaurant, and then chased one and fled out of the city, and they didn't know each other, there was a lot of damage in the restaurant, and two people were injured, and the master had to deal with it." Master. ”

"Hurting people?" Li Shucheng looked at his father and said, "Then we have to appease it, so as not to make trouble and affect the reputation of the restaurant." "People eat and put in restaurants, but suffer unjustified disasters, of course, they have to be appeased, not only to pay for medical expenses, but even to give another sum of money, which is counted as lost work expenses and the like, which is also human nature.

"It's okay, you don't have to worry about it, go back to the house and read. Li Yu waved his hand and got into the car.