At the beginning of July, Meng Ran resumed his daily reading life. Three years of filial piety made him fall behind a lot in his homework, although he read a lot of books by himself, but it was not as good as the teacher to teach the system once.

The person who taught the class was still Mr. Zhang, a distant relative of Zhang's family.

When Meng Ran saw Mr. Zhang, he saluted respectfully, "Hello Mr. Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Mr. Zhang nodded slightly, "Young Master Meng has worked hard for the past three years. ”

"It's not hard, keeping filial piety for the father is what children should do, where can we talk about the word hard. Meng Ran looked solemn.

"Good. Mr. Zhang looked pleased, "It doesn't matter whether you read the scriptures well or not, what matters is your heart." If you have courtesy, righteousness, honesty, loyalty, filial piety and benevolence in your heart, even if you don't study, you are a gentle gentleman; if you have a thick black heart in your heart, even if you read a lot of books, you are just a profit-seeking villain. ”

Mr. Zhang sighed with emotion and returned to the topic, "Okay, without further ado, let's start the study of the Five Classics." Have you read the Pentateuch yourself in the past three years?"

Meng Ran replied respectfully: "I have read all the Five Classics. ”

"Okay, now that I've seen it, then I'll talk about the paraphrases and allusions directly. In order to catch up with the progress, I will speed up the lesson, so you need to be mentally prepared. ”

"Sir, don't worry, I will listen carefully to the class and not hold back. ”

"Good. ”

......

After that, after running and meditating in the morning, Meng Ran studied the content of the Five Classics, learned qin, chess, calligraphy and painting in the afternoon, and followed Fang Xing to learn knife skills in the evening.

At the beginning, Fang Xing just let Meng Ran swing his knife and slash at will after practicing his fist and leg skills.

From the initial fifty dollars, to the later 100 dollars, and then 150 dollars......

When Meng Ran was able to cut three hundred knives in one go, he began to teach Meng Ran the true knife technique.

Fang Xing used his hand instead of a knife, and slashed a few times at will, only to see that his technique was bright and fast, and he did not drag the mud and water.

Meng Ran couldn't help but envy in his heart, and muttered in his heart, this is the real knife technique, now that someone has taught me, I am really happy.

Fang Xing saw Meng Ran's envious look, so he didn't waste any more time, and said directly: "Ran'er, this sword technique was actually summed up by the predecessors in actual combat, and I am just a beginner at the door, you have to study hard, and practice every day." ”

Meng Ran said happily, "Uncle Fang, I will definitely study hard." ”

Fang Xing smiled slightly and said: "In the beginning, the sword method actually only had the eight methods of sweeping, splitting, dialing, cutting, sweeping, nai, slashing, and slashing, and later, after the development of many martial arts masters, there are various kung fu routines today. ”

Fang Xing paused, asked Meng Ran to pick up a wooden stick, and said, "You use a stick instead of a knife, and try to slash me according to your own ideas." ”

Meng Ran swung his stick and slashed down, Fang Xing leaned closely, and with a slight lift of his wrist, he defused Meng Ran's offensive, and with a counterattack, the side wall of his arm was attached to Meng Ran's cheek. He didn't make a heavy hand, but the sleeve still hit Meng Ran's face, and it hurt hotly in an instant.

Meng Ran grinned and said with a bitter face: "Martial arts is really broad and profound, if Uncle Fang is solid this time, my cheeks will not simply hurt, I'm afraid my whole head will be crooked." ”

Fang Xing said with a straight face: "The way of martial arts lies in the word diligence. Even if you don't have good talent, you can still practice martial arts well. It's not like cultivating, it requires a talent that surpasses ordinary people. ”

Meng Ran lifted his spirits, "Please Uncle Fang continue to teach me." ”

Fang Xing smiled and continued, "Chopping is the main method of the knife, and it must be strong and powerful to be effective. Its usage, only to the body method as the key, jumping beyond the distance, eyes and hands. The 'body method is essential' here refers to the flexibility of the body method, and the torso is used to drive the movement of the knife to help the knife exert force. 'Yan jump over distance' refers to jumping lightly and quickly with fast footwork. 'Quick eyes and quick hands' refers to sharp eyesight, fast and brave swinging of knives. Therefore, in the practice of knife skills, we should pay attention to the momentum, the spirit is brave, the body is flexible, the strength is strong, and the movements are as fast as the wind. ”

Meng Ran nodded earnestly and listened.

Fang Xing continued: "In the practice of knife skills, the movement of the knife must be closely coordinated with the idle hand that does not hold the knife. The cooperation of knives and hands helps the harmony of the body and limbs in the movement, the second is to help maintain the balance in the movement, and the third is to help the knife power in the exercise. This is the three-point principle of knife and hand coordination. There are many changes in the movements of knife art, and how to achieve close cooperation between knives and hands must be based on different action structures and the use of three principles to make the movements harmonious, balanced and powerful.

Knife technique emphasizes the use of the whole body to drive the movement of the instrument, 'the knife does not leave the body, the left and right, the front and back, the hands, feet, shoulders, arms and knives are rotated', the shoulders, elbows and wrists, feet, knees, hips, and chest and waist must be coordinated with the knife technique, and the body and weapons must be coordinated. Where the knife is moved, it should be done with the body with the shoulder, with the shoulder with the arm, with the wrist to make the knife, and the waist and legs to help. For example, the chopping knife must twist the waist and turn the body, the right shoulder is forward, the shoulder moves and the arm is extended, and the wrist rotates with the swing of the arm, so that the knife splitting method exerts its strength with the help of the overall movement of the waist, shoulder, arm and wrist. If the body and waist are not active, the shoulders, elbows and wrists are stiff, and the overall movement cannot be formed, the body and weapons cannot be coordinated, and the knife skills cannot be played.

The knife is still fierce, but fierce is not equal to pure rigidity, and the knife technique is used to make and emphasize both rigidity and softness. Generally speaking, the defensive dodge action in the knife technique should be soft, and the offensive action should be rigid. At the same time, in an action, there must also be rigidity and softness. In order to achieve the requirements of rigidity and softness, it is necessary to know the knife method and know the offense and defense, so as to be able to use both rigidity and softness. ”

"Do you understand?" Fang Xing looked at Meng Ran, who was listening carefully.

Meng Ran nodded, and shook his head again, "I remember the mantra, but I can't yet." ”

"Then I'll say while practicing, you take it seriously. ”

Fang Xing practiced while talking, explaining all kinds of basic common sense to Meng Ran. He is a master, his moves are concise, and every explanation makes Meng Ran cheerful and benefits a lot. Coupled with the fact that a master like Fang Xing practiced with him from time to time, Meng Ran had a feeling of progress.

Only then did Meng Ran understand the truth that it was better to talk to you than to read a book for ten years. Fang Xing's teaching in just one hour was better than his comprehension of freely slashing tens of thousands of knives in the past.

Time flies, and when there are three slow and fast 'knock——knock!' three times on the street, Fang Xing stopped explaining and said with a smile: "Ran'er, how much have you remembered?"

Meng Ran closed his eyes and meditated, and only replied after a while: "I basically remember everything, but I don't know how to use it yet." ”

Fang Xing patted Meng Ran on the shoulder and praised: "Yes, it's good to be able to remember, when I first studied, it took me three full days to remember." As for the question of use, the master led the way in, and the cultivation depended on the individual. You are gifted and willing to endure hardships, and you will definitely practice swordsmanship. It's just that the routine of the knife technique is just a routine, and when you face the enemy in the future, you can't stick to the moves, which binds your true level. ”

Meng Ran thanked: "Thank you, Uncle Fang, Ran'er doesn't know what to repay." ”

"Living well in the future is the best explanation for me. Fang Xing smiled slightly, "I have a sword book here, and I will pass it on to you today." ”

Fang Xing reached into his arms, took out a thin piece of brocade silk, and handed it to Meng Ran, "I hope you will practice hard in the future, don't let down my hard work." ”

Meng Ran suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Is Uncle Fang leaving?"

"Well, I'm going to leave for Luzhou after dawn, I can't delay any longer, I just hope you can learn the knife technique I taught you, in addition, the matter of the knife spectrum, don't make a public announcement, if he is discovered one day, you just say you don't know. I just hope you can make a career in the future. ”

Meng Ran understood Fang Xing's good intentions and nodded vigorously.

"Farewell today, I don't know if there will be a time to meet again, I just hope you can take care more. Fang Xing said goodbye.

Meng Ran finally couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, and asked, "What is Uncle Fang's so-called going to Luzhou?"

Fang Xing hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Do you remember the senior I said in the past who taught me martial arts? He is about to have a big birthday, and he wants to go back to his hometown to deal with some private affairs, and I don't want him to leave regrets, so I quit my errand and accompanied him back to Luzhou. ”

"Is it dangerous?"

"Maybe there is, maybe not. ”

"Please Uncle Fang take care of yourself and return to Lin'an as soon as possible. ”

After saying that, Meng Ran made a deep snort at Fang Xing.

Fang Xing sighed and said no more. just hugged Meng Ran fiercely, and then Huo Ran turned around and strode away, never looking back.

Meng Ran looked at Fang Xing's distant back, admired it in his heart, and muttered to himself, "Uncle Fang is really a big husband. In the future, I will work hard to fulfill my husband's long-cherished wish like Uncle Fang, even if I die. ”

On the second day, Meng Ran continued his life to the fullest.

After dinner, Mrs. Meng and Meng Ran were chatting on the side, and her personal ring muttered to Xiaolian standing next to her: "Xiaolian, what did you say when you were eating just now, what was the young master doing with a chopstick?"

Xiaolian shook her head, "I don't know either." ”

"That's weird, you're his personal maid, can you know?" Xiaohuan was surprised.

"The young master is strange all day long, and I don't know all about him. ”

"Say, is he practicing calligraphy?"

"No, I think it's like I'm practicing peerless martial arts......"

Before Xiaolian finished speaking, the two of them giggled, causing Mrs. Meng and Meng Ran to take a few more looks.

The two maids instantly withdrew their smiles and returned to a serious posture, but the corners of their mouths trembled, revealing the fact that the two were trying to hold back their laughter.

After that, as long as he had nothing to do, Meng Ran practiced knife techniques. With the accumulation of talent and hard work, Meng Ran's knife skills made rapid progress.

Meng Ran knew the secret speculation and discussion of the people in the Meng Mansion, but he was very funny in his heart, during this time, he was thinking about the basic moves taught by Fang Xing all the time, holding chopsticks and strokes when eating, and when writing, holding a wolf slash, it was simply crazy.

However, it was Xiaolian's casual guess that she guessed the truth of the matter, but no one else believed it.

This may be the case in the world, where the truth is always difficult to accept, but lies are more likely to be accepted.