The next morning, just after dawn, Haibao got up and had breakfast and went to the palace. This time, the doorman at the gate let him go without asking.

Steward Wei takes Haibao to meet the Cloud King, who is walking and chatting with a man in the garden. The man was of medium stature, with a sturdy build, and Hypertherm only felt familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen it.

King Yun said: "Zhang Haibao, from today onwards, you will be a member of the Youth League. This is Zhang Chengjian, the training master of the Youth League, and Mr. Zhang will teach you martial arts in the future, and you have to study hard. He gestured to the man beside him.

Haibao remembered that it was this Zhang Chengjian who tested him that day, but he had been masked that day and did not see his true face, but those smiling eyes remained in his mind. Haibao hurriedly knelt down and said, "Meet Master!"

Zhang Chengjian nodded and said, "No need to be polite, get up quickly." Practicing martial arts is very hard, and my requirements have always been strict, I hope you can train hard, and bring up anything in time, in order to achieve the training goal as soon as possible. ”

Haibao said: "Yes." ”

Zhang Chengjian said: "We have six kinds of training: strength training, move training, weapon use, resistance training, willpower training and mental training. I'll teach you the first four. Based on your foundation, what you need most at the moment is the use of moves and weapons, but before that, I need to test the extent to which you have mastered power, because if you don't have a good grasp of power, the role of moves and weapons will not be well used. ”

I saw Zhang Chengjian say that, and strode towards the two big stones side by side in the garden. The two large stones were in the shape of a small mountain, and each was estimated to weigh no less than a thousand pounds. When he arrived at the stone, Zhang Chengjian squatted down, stretched out his two arms under the two stones, and then lifted his breath, picked up a stone with each arm, held up the two stones at the same time, and then slowly walked forward three feet away, put the stone on the ground, and his face was not red or panting. Then he turned around and said, "Haibao, you put these two stones back in their place." ”

Haibao couldn't help but sigh secretly, walked to the stones, squatted down like Zhang Chengjian, stretched his arms under the two stones respectively, and then kicked them violently to hold the two stones up. That's when Hypertherm realized how difficult it was to do this action, not only to have enough strength, but also to exert both arms at the same time, and to divide the strength and balance at the same time. At this time, Haibao only felt that his two arms were sore and swollen, and the stone would fall at any time, so he quickly resisted it with his chest, stood up carefully, took a step, and moved forward step by step, and with each step, the muscles in his legs jumped a few times. When I finally put the stone back in its place, I was already sweating profusely. Looking back at the road I have walked, I can't help but be stunned: on the smooth green brick road, every footprint is an inch of pit, like walking on the mud.

At this time, King Yun, who had been watching for a long time, came over and clapped his hands and said, "Haibao's strength is good, and you can directly pass the strength training level to practice moves." ”

Zhang Chengjian said: "King Yun is very right. ”

But at this time, Haibao knew that the difference between himself and the master was not a little bit, and looked at the row of footprints on the ground and said, "But-", he really didn't understand that he didn't leave a trace under the weight of a thousand catties on his hands, how did Master do this?

Yun Wang said: "Your results are relatively good among the members of the group, so you don't have to be demanding." If you train in the future, you will definitely grow very quickly. ”

Zhang Chengjian said: "You have enough strength, but you have been using brute force, and you don't know how to use it skillfully." The highest level of power is not visible. Lift a mountain in your hands, and your feet are as light as a feather, and you are not alarmed. I'm still far from this highest level. ”

At this time, a guard came to report: "Lord, the prince has returned to the house and is waiting in the study." ”

King Yun said: "Got it." Then he said to Haibao and Zhang Chengjian: "This king is one step ahead." After saying that, he turned around and strode away, and Steward Wei also left.

Haibao and Zhang Chengjian were left in the garden. Zhang Chengjian said: "Today I will teach you the basic skills and essentials of various training. Although the training of strength, moves, weapons and striking ability is phased, in fact, the four are integrated and complement each other. Only by understanding the essentials of each stage can we stand in a comprehensive perspective, make the training in the fastest and most effective way, and finally improve our own ability at the fastest speed. ”

Hypertherm listened attentively and nodded his head.

Zhang Chengjian continued: "The highest level of strength training, as I have just said, is to lift weights lightly, lift a mountain in your hands, and not be shocked by the dust under your feet. Trick training, i.e. training specific methods of offense and defense. Moves can multiply the effect of power. Even someone who has never learned a move can instinctively perform some moves when needed, and you have done a good job of it, but you don't realize it yet. Trick training can make your offense and defense more complete, so that you can leak as few flaws as possible, promote your strengths, and attack the enemy's weaknesses. But the focus of move training is not on the move but on speed, if you can make the moves you unconsciously make much faster than the opponent, then even if your opponent's moves are clever, you will be defeated. And the move training is extremely fast, to the point of doing whatever you want, which is the so-called no move to win with a move. ”

"I'll talk a little bit about the use of weapons. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and choosing a suitable weapon will achieve twice the result with half the effort. But the best weapon is your own brain, and if you don't have a weapon, learn to use everything you can get your hands on as a weapon at any time, such as leaves, pebbles, trinkets, and even wind currents. As he spoke, he picked a leaf with his hand, and with a wave of his hand, a wild goose flying in the sky fell to the ground with a "clatter". Hypertherm hurriedly walked over to pick up the wild goose, only to see that most of the leaves had sunk into the wild goose's neck, and blood was flowing down the wound.

Haibao couldn't help but think of the day he first came to the palace, when the leaves that attacked him hit the pillar and fell to the ground lightly, only to know that the master was really merciful that day.

Looking at the leaf in the pool of blood, Hypertherm was surprised how this could have been done, if it was a pebble, maybe he could have done it, but it was only a soft and fragile leaf. He also plucked a leaf and threw it with all his might, but the leaf only flew two or three feet away before falling down.

Zhang Chengjian said: "You have to concentrate your strength on the tips of your fingers, and try your best to use your fingertips to send out the power and bounce out the leaves." ”

Hypertherm did so, and the leaves flew out like arrows from a string, seven or eight feet away, and then fell to the ground in a fluttering manner, which made Hypertherm very happy. It's not the same power that comes with archery or throwing a pebble, but the power you exert on something outside your body makes you feel like you've entered a whole new world.

Zhang Chengjian said: "That's it, burst out of your own power outside your body, and then control it." ”

Haibao reveled in the new world he had just discovered, and said, "It turns out that you can still exert force like this." ”

Zhang Chengjian said: "The most difficult thing is to find this feeling, some people can't find it for three or five years." If you find the feeling, you will enter the door, and you will improve quickly with logistics and training. Let's talk about the ability to resist hits. Punch resistance training, which mainly trains muscles and the use of strength. When the muscles are developed, the ability to resist blows will naturally increase, and the strength will also increase. Concentrating the power on the part of the blow can not only dissolve the power of the enemy's blow, but also use it to rebound and defeat the enemy without making a move. Therefore, the ability to resist blows and strength training actually go hand in hand. ”

Haibao couldn't help but make a few gestures, trying the muscles in his arms and legs, and then stabbed his horse step, his fists raining down on his chest.

Zhang Chengjian laughed and said, "Actually, you can also train while sitting quietly. ”

Hypertherm's mouth opened wide in surprise: "Sit-down?"

Zhang Chengjian nodded and said, "Yes." You sit down, relax your whole body, tone your breathing, focus your strength on your facial muscles, hold for a moment, and then move the strength down little by little, all the way to your feet. ”

Hypertherm did so, and felt very tired, but the muscles seemed to be active, as if she had taken a warm shower after sweating.

Seeing Haibao take a long breath, Zhang Chengjian said: "This is called 'static training method', also known as 'meditation exercises', which can not only train the muscles of the whole body, but also train attention, which can be carried out anytime and anywhere, standing and sitting can be trained, and even lying down. ”

Haibao thought for a moment and asked, "Master, since there is a 'static training method', is there any other training method?"

Zhang Chengjian said: "Of course. There are different training methods for the face, torso, arms, chest, abdomen, ribs, thighs, and calves. Like the folk platoon fighting, weightlifting, sandbagging, real strikes, etc., is a good training method, although it is relatively stupid, and the effect is slow, but the basic training skills are based on hard practice, and there is no shortcut to take. Therefore, you must study hard and do not be lazy. ”

Haibao said: "Yes, the apprentice wrote it down." ”

Zhang Chengjian said: "Let's get here here today." ”

Haibao asked, "Master, what kind of training method is willpower training and mental training?"

Zhang Chengjian said: "This Cloud King will have arrangements. ”

When Haibao returned home that day, his mind was full of training. He only felt that every sentence of Master's words was a classic, and after thinking about it over and over again, he was almost able to memorize it in the end. Indeed, it opened up a whole new world for him. Boys advocate force, and the world is also the king of the strong, and since he was a child, he has been very eager to have a very strong body. In the past, he was just practicing blindly on his own, and there was no way and no one to guide him. Now that he has a master, he has really entered the door of martial arts.

He stood in the courtyard, flicking the leaves over and over again, looking for the feeling of bursting out of power. The speed of the leaves of the tree increased each time, and the marks left by hitting the opposite wall became more and more obvious each time. It was getting dark, and when night fell, the pomegranate tree beside him was bare, and the opposite wall was covered with white spots and small pits of different shades, and the leaves of the pomegranate tree were piled up under the base.

He Er Shui'er didn't know what his master was crazy about, so he saw him come back and began to throw leaves in the yard to play, that game was so novel, it could actually smash the wall out of the hole.

Again and again, Hypertherm probed, pondering, searching for that feeling. When he took the last leaf in his hand, he held his breath, poured the strength of his whole body into his right hand, and flicked it hard, only to feel a stream of air rush out of his body, and with this air current, the leaf flew out with a "whoosh" and disappeared into the thick blue brick wall opposite.

Haibao was overjoyed: this is how it felt!

He'er, who had been watching for a long time, finally couldn't help but step forward and said, "Master, it's time to eat!"

Haibao was stunned for a moment, and said, "Is it time to eat?"

He'er said: "The unitary time is almost over. ”

Shui Er said: "You haven't eaten lunch, you have to eat some dinner!"

Haibao was shocked and found that it was really dark. After being reminded by the two girls, I couldn't help but feel hungry, so I hurriedly went back to the house, and the river was busy putting the food on the table. Haibao devoured it, sat cross-legged on the ground and practiced meditation exercises.

He'er looked at Haibao helplessly, not knowing what was wrong with him.

Haibao practiced the meditation more than ten times in a row, felt a little tired, stood up and moved his muscles and bones, and suddenly found that He'er Shui'er was dozing off on the side, and hurriedly woke them up.

He'er Shui Er rubbed her sleepy eyes, saw Haibao stand up, and hurriedly said, "What does the master command?"

Haibao said: "It's nothing, you go back to your room and sleep!"

He Shui said yes in unison, then made a bed for Haibao, said goodnight and went out.

As soon as he got out of the room, Shui Er whispered, "Master, what's wrong?

He'er said: "What are you thinking about! The master is doing big things, so we just need to serve well." ”

After the two girls went out, Haibao sat on the bed and practiced meditation again, and after a while, he felt a little hot, so he simply took off his shirt and continued to practice. At first, I felt a little tired, but after practicing for about half an hour, I only felt energetic, and my whole body was indescribably happy.

There was a sound of beating outside, and before I knew it, it was already five watches, but Haibao didn't feel the slightest sleep. He sat for most of the night, and remembered that Master said that this meditation could be practiced while lying down, and he thought it was very interesting, so he lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and started from the beginning. Outwardly, he looked like he was completely asleep. Hai Bao thought to himself: It turns out that the masters are like this, training all the time, I only thought that they were all wizards who practiced martial arts, and they were working hard all the time! Thinking of this, his confidence was greatly increased, and the last thing he was afraid of was to endure hardship.

As he practiced, he only felt that a strong force rose in his body, and every time he trained, that strength increased exponentially. It's so comfortable that it makes you want to keep training.

The human body has so much potential!

At dawn, He'er Shui'er made breakfast, and he didn't see Haibao get up, but he said that he was tired and still sleeping, and he didn't ask him to do some sprinkling and sweeping work by himself. After a while, I saw Haibao come out, full of energy, and there was no sleepy look at all.

He'er Shui'er hurriedly stopped what he was doing, stepped forward and said, "Morning, master!"

Haibao said: "He'er, Shui'er, do you think people have endless energy?"

He'er said: "How is it possible? If that's the case, wouldn't you never know that you're tired?"

Shui Er said: "That's it, people must eat when they are hungry and rest when they are tired, isn't it a very simple truth?"

But isn't it strange that he doesn't feel sleepy at all, and he doesn't feel hungry at all? Shui Er hurriedly said, "Master, you haven't eaten breakfast yet!" Haibao looked back and smiled, "You two eat." And they came out, leaving the river and the water to look at each other.