Under the noon sun, Lu Yanning, who came back from eating, was already sweating profusely.

When he returned to the courtyard where the master lived, he saw that the courtyard gate was still closed, presumably the master had not come back yet, so he didn't think much about it, pushed open the courtyard door, walked under the tea table in the courtyard, and picked up the boiling kettle to make tea.

Fortunately, the tea table in the courtyard was placed under a lychee tree, which was quite stout, as tall as the house, and the branches were luxuriant, blocking the fiery sun.

In the south, it is relatively common to plant fruit trees such as lychee trees or longan trees in the courtyard. Of course, the premise is that there must be a yard. However, even if you don't have a yard, it's not uncommon to plant fruit trees in front of and behind your house.

This is where the southerners are more realistic, not wasting land!

In addition, the courtyard door was not closed, and the slightest breeze blew in, but it was not too hot.

After drinking tea, Lu Yanning felt a little sleepy, and after thinking about it, he still didn't enter the room, but fell asleep on the table. He has long been accustomed to sleeping wherever he can, after all, he usually doesn't run back to the dormitory to take a nap.

Maybe it had something to do with tossing all morning in the morning, maybe it had something to do with the cool breeze blowing on a hot day, maybe it was both, Lu Yanning fell asleep quickly in a daze.

Lu Yanning, who was asleep, had a dream, dreaming that he had achieved great feats, defeated many masters, and acted chivalrous, and finally became a generation of heroes.

However, no matter how beautiful a dream is, there is a time to wake up.

Wiping the saliva from the corners of his mouth, and rubbing his arms that were a little numb when he was lying on his stomach, Lu Yanning sighed and looked up, the sun blocked by the lychee tree was still overhead, and he only slept for about half an hour.

After thinking about it, Lu Yanning ran over and took the futon, put it in the shade of the tree, and prepared to practice again after a while, after all, if he had the opportunity to come into contact with internal strength, how could he be willing if he didn't practice or practice something?

After drinking a few cups of tea, Lu Yanning sat on the futon, closed his eyes and practiced again.

After a long time, Lu Yanning sighed, sat back at the table and drank tea. Why? Because it was still the same as in the morning, there was no progress at all, and it was either full of distractions or trying to sleep.

Lu Yanning thought about what the master said before going out in the morning, "I love to practice, and if I don't practice, I will go out and leave", stood up and walked towards the courtyard gate, but when he was about to step out of the courtyard, he stopped again and thought: "I stepped out this step, and it was easy to go, but I gave up after only practicing for a long time? From the time Master instructed me to practice the Yijin Sutra, to the fact that I usually like to blow the wind after sweating, Master must be a real master, I really want to miss it, don't I want to regret it for the rest of my life?!"

Gritting his teeth, Lu Yanning turned around and sat back at the tea table, "No, I can't just leave, I'd better wait for the master to come back and ask the master what to do." What's more, I haven't learned Master's boxing technique yet!"

took out his miscellaneous mobile phone worth half a month's salary, and found that it was still early, it was only less than two o'clock at noon. There's nothing nice about the phone, so keep practicing?

Just do it when you think of it, Lu Yanning sat on the futon again and practiced a word!

It is said that no hard work is no gain.

But that doesn't seem to work. Tossing and turning repeatedly, I still can't settle down, either distracting thoughts or drowsy.

There was no way, Lu Yanning could only sit for a while, and stand up and turn around for a while.

This situation, if it seems to outsiders, seems to be like a fool. Or is there something on your mind that is causing you to be restless?

Finally, it was not until four o'clock or five o'clock that Guo Daochang came back.

As soon as he entered the courtyard and saw Lu Yanning, Guo Daochang smiled and quipped: "Ah, you haven't left yet?"

Lu Yanning ignored Master's jokes, but asked with a serious face: "Master, when I practice internal strength, why can't I visualize the flame cluster? Why do you sit down and think uncontrollably, or just want to doze off?" Then he said a little aggrieved: "I've been practicing for a day, and I don't feel the fever in the dantian, Master, do you say that I'm not suitable for practicing this? Or you can teach me boxing?"

Guo Daochang looked at Lu Yanning seriously, walked to the stool on the edge of the table and sat down, beckoned to Lu Yanning, and said, "Come here, sit down, I'll check your pulse."

Lu Yanning walked over a little apprehensively, sat down, and stretched out his hand to put it on the table.

I saw that Guo Daochang stretched out his thumb, middle finger, and ring finger and gently put them on his veins, and after a while, he frowned slightly, took away his hand, and said, "Change to the other hand."

Lu Yanning hurriedly changed his hand and put it on the table.

After checking the pulse, Guo Daochang asked, "Have you always been weak when you were a child?"

"Yes, yes, that's been the case since I was a child, I usually have to wear one more piece of clothing than other friends, otherwise I'll catch a cold. Lu Yanning replied honestly, but sighed in his heart: "Awesome! I didn't say anything, I can see it by taking a pulse!"

Guo Daochang thought for a while and said: "In terms of the physique of southerners, it is normal for the humidity to be a little heavier, even if you often blow the air conditioner and drink cold drinks, but you are practicing the Yijin Sutra, it stands to reason that you shouldn't." Did anything special happen to you?"

Lu Yanning thought about it seriously, but he didn't have a clue, shook his head, and said uncertainly: "It seems, it doesn't seem to be, right?"

Guo Daochang looked at Lu Yanning, the disciple he had just accepted yesterday, and the thumb of his left hand was dotted on the other four fingers, Lu Yanning always felt familiar when he looked at it, like a common movement of those fortune tellers on TV, and suddenly felt that the master was a bit like a magic stick, but it was disrespectful to the master when he thought about it, and quickly stopped thinking nonsense.

After a while, Guo Daochang asked, "Did you fall into the water when you were a child and almost drowned?" Well, it should have been about four or five years old?"

When I was not yet five years old, I went to the stream with my mother to wash clothes, and I accidentally slipped my foot and fell into a puddle under the dam. I remember drinking a lot of water and being sick for a while. But I can't remember the specifics clearly, I was too young at that time. Master, how do you see that?"

Guo Daochang nodded and said, "Well, that's reasonable. Originally, I saw that you had practiced the Yijin Sutra and sweated every day, although you blow the air conditioner and drink cold drinks, coupled with the general physique of southerners, it is not so. Just now I took your pulse, and I found that you have a heavy damp and cold qi coiled in your body. So, I used Qimen Dunjia to calculate, and sure enough, it was so. ”

"The cold and dampness in your body is too heavy, and it is in the roots, although you practice the Yi Jin Sutra, but presumably the cultivation time will not be too long, and there is no way to expel the cold and dampness in your body, so it is more difficult to ignite the fire than ordinary people. Guo Daochang didn't let Lu Yanning wait for a long time, and continued: "It's okay, you continue to practice, don't stop the Yijin Sutra, as for being drowsy and wanting to sleep, it's because your mind is too light, and it is caused by the dampness, cold, and turbidity in your body." And how many miscellaneous thoughts are, most people are like this, but I will teach you a concentration mantra, and it will be helpful if you recite it when you practice. As for the principle inside, you don't need to know it for the time being, just do it, if you can stick to it, I will continue to teach you, if you feel that you can't stand it, you better give up early, don't waste time. ”

Lu Yanning hurriedly said: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely persevere! ”

Guo Daochang slowly recited a mantra, but it was not long: "If you don't move a thought, you can't think of it, and it's so fast to be pure and have few desires! That is, to fix my heart, there is no doubt that there is no guess, and I will enter the Tao and ascend to the heavens!"

The speed and rhythm of this speech are quite comfortable to listen to.

Lu Yanning followed the master and memorized it after reading it a few times, the number of words is not much, and it is not difficult to remember it after understanding the meaning.

Guo Daochang saw that his apprentice remembered it, nodded, and said: "This mantra is called the centering mantra, also known as the pure heart mantra, reciting it a few times before practicing, it can achieve the effect of calming the mind and calming the mind, and can allow you to enter the state of practice faster and better." Of course, if you encounter something that upsets you and you can't calm down, you can also recite it, it can help you calm your mind. ”

"Okay, thank you, Master! Lu Yanning replied seriously.

Guo Daochang waved his hand and said, "Let's do this today, you can go back first if it's okay, come over when you have time, if I'm not here, you can practice in the courtyard by yourself." I've been in Bigu recently, and there is no fire here, so I won't leave you to eat, so let's go back early. ”

Lu Yanning didn't seem to understand, and asked, "Master, what do you mean?"

"duang", Lu Yanning took a hit on the head, only to hear the master say: "It is the opening of the bi, generally pronounced bi (fourth tone), Bigu, that is, the meaning of not eating." I'll tell you when you're done with this, and you're good to go. ”

Lu Yanning touched his head, stood up and saluted, and said, "Okay, goodbye, master." He took his leave, got on his second-hand bicycle, and ran away, as if he was afraid of being knocked again.

Guo Daochang just looked at the apprentice who fled in embarrassment with a smile, watched the disciple leave, and stood still for a while before turning around and going back to the house.

This apprentice seems to be okay at the moment, but how it is, it will have to be observed. Although the hexagram is very good, there are times when the hexagram arithmetic is wrong.

Of course, cultivation, qualifications, understanding, chance, and so on are important, but in fact, the nature of the mind is even more important! And the nature of the mind is also the most difficult to observe, only time, only enough time can see a person clearly.