In the tenth year of the Republic of China, in a large Zhuangzi in the south, there was a dilapidated manor, and there was a simple plum blossom pile and other training equipment in the manor. In the early winter morning, a young man in a cardigan coat was running on the plum blossom pile, already showing a sluggish demeanor, and some steps were out of shape.

"Hold on!" "Hold on!" shouted Master Liu Yi lying on the bamboo chair next to him, and a big yellow dog lay next to him lazily watching Qian Jin train. "Qian Jin, you have to calm down, don't think about your feet, just run on the flat ground by stepping on the grid, control the breath evenly, don't panic in your heart. ”

Looking at Qian Jin, who continued to run on the plum blossom pile, Liu Yi nodded, and said to himself, "This kid is really a martial arts practitioner, he can reach this point at the age of fifteen, and he hasn't fallen off after running a stick of incense, it's good!" leaned aside and lit another stick of incense, while constantly reminding Qian Jin of the essentials of the movements that he needed to pay attention to.

At the end of the second pillar of incense, Qian Jin finally couldn't support it, his footsteps were weak, and he fell off the pile; when he touched the ground, his right hand was on the ground, and his whole body rushed forward, and then he rushed forward two steps, and the person stopped.

Liu Yi shouted, "Then go upside down the steps, don't stop, hurry up!"

Qian Jin, who had just stood firm, didn't say a word, immediately supported the ground with both hands, raised his legs, and began to walk upside down on the steps stacked with stone slabs next to the plum blossom pile, walking up the stone steps step by step, and then down the stone steps step by step, sweat running down his hair. When he couldn't hold it anymore, he landed on his feet and stood up tremblingly, "Master, how long have I been doing a handstand this time?"

"Two pillars of incense a little more, yes, not a week ago there was a lot of progress. Get ready for the routine. Liu Yi took a sip of tea and said.

Qian Jin held the pillar of the plum blossom pile with both hands, began to shake his legs, and then rubbed his arms and legs, and after the soreness and numbness dissipated, he began to carry out routine routine exercises. First came Dahong Boxing, then the Eighteen Arhat Palms, then the Shaolin King Kong Boxing, then a trip to fight Tai Chi Boxing and Monkey Boxing, and finally the One Hundred and Eight Road Grapplers;

Liu Yi looked at Qian Jin's routine, and couldn't help but nodded, "A genius who practices martial arts, it's really amazing." Good toughness, strong perseverance, and flexible brains. ”

Seeing that Qian Jin had finished practicing three times, Liu Yi shouted, "That's the routine, start practicing piling." ”

Qian Jin walked to the wooden stake next to him and began to strike, slash, pend, elbow, kick, and check against the stake.

Liu Yi shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up!"

Qian Jin immediately quickened the rhythm of various movements, and in the dazzling movements, none of them were swept by the rebound of the stake.

Liu Yi shouted, "It's done, start practicing breath-holding." ”

Qian Jin walked to the front of a water tank, took a deep breath, plunged his head into the cold and biting water, and watched the small fish at the bottom of the tank swimming there with wide eyes;

"Very good, half-column incense time. Let's go take a shower, the two of us have a good breakfast today. ”

"Okay, master, sit down, I'll make breakfast. Then he untied the leggings from his legs, twisted the leggings and went into the kitchen, began to take a bath with water, and then began to make breakfast.

Bringing breakfast to the table, Qian Jin walked to the courtyard, "Master, breakfast is ready, let's go in and eat." Shall I help you in?"

"No, I can do it myself. With that, Liu Yi stood up from the bamboo chair. It turned out that Liu Yi's left hand was broken with his palm, and his right leg was only a thigh, and everything below the thigh was missing. Liu Yi picked up the T-shaped crutches next to the bamboo chair, set up the crutches and left, and Qian Jin followed Liu Yi into the restaurant.

The two ate two dishes and a soup, one hare, one fried, and one vegetable soup.

"Apprentice, from today onwards, you are officially a teacher, and I have nothing to teach you anymore; if you want to make further progress, then you need to study hard and practice hard. Your perseverance and perseverance are very good, I hope you can keep it, with your current level, you are already an absolute master in the current martial arts, but you can't resist the enemy with strength now, you can only take advantage of it. However, you must remember that there are people outside of man, and there is heaven outside of heaven, and you must not underestimate the enemy or be complacent. We martial arts students pay attention to righteousness first, protect our hearts with virtue, and not harm ordinary people. ”

"Master, I remember. ”

"Alas, that's the skill of being a teacher, otherwise you can go to the next level. ”

"Master, I have learned a lot, please accept the apprentice's worship. After Qian Jin finished speaking, he stood up, knelt down respectfully and kowtowed to Liu Yi three times.

After standing up, Qian Jin said, "Master, can you tell me about your past?"

Liu Yi narrowed his eyes, "You want to ask me why I became like this, right?"

"I don't think anyone can make you like this with the skill of a master. ”

"If you want to hear it, I'll tell you about it, it was a long time ago. Liu Yi then told Qian Jin about his own affairs.

It was fifteen years ago, Liu Yi and a good brother Ji Jun went to the north to visit friends, and on the road they met a group of black-clothed people throwing torches around a village. Unexpectedly, the group of men in black had long knives and muskets, and after the two killed and wounded nearly 20 people, they were surrounded by the men in black; after the two rushed left and right to rush out of the encirclement and rushed into the river, they found that the Ji army had been shot in the chest and was bleeding incessantly; while Liu Yi himself was cut off by Qi Gen in his left palm and his right calf was also cut off. was later rescued by a hunter, but Ji Jun could not be saved, and Liu Yi became what he is now.

"Do you know who those men in black are?"

"I don't know, it's supposed to be an organization, it's very good, and it's equipped with broadswords and muskets, and it's even more powerful, and if it weren't for muskets, we'd not be like this. It's a pity that Ji Jun is also a master, I didn't expect the two of us to die and the other to be disabled, so in the future, if you encounter a weapon like a musket, you can be uplifted, don't be careless; if it is possible to see Ji Jun's family, take care of it, then his wife is already pregnant, if there is a child, it is about the same age as you, and now it should be fourteen years old. ”

"Didn't you go to his house since?"

"I haven't been there, firstly, for fear of implicating his family, and secondly, I feel guilty and sorry for them. As you can see, I can't help them myself, and if it weren't for this empty yard, I wouldn't know where I would have to wander to settle down. At that time, this village was also occupied by bandits, but they were exterminated by the government, leaving most of the empty village, I also happened to meet, and I also met you on the way; if you can find your relatives, go and find them to reunite, at that time you have nothing on you, only know that your name is Qian Jin, go to the place with the surname Qian, look for it, maybe there will be news. ”

"Master, don't worry, I will go to Uncle Ji's house, I can find my own home, I don't remember where I came from, I only remember that my family said that they met a robber and hid me in the woods. ”

"Alright, pack up and get ready to go to them, hopefully it will go well. ”

"I'll go prepare some food for you before I go out, I don't know how long I'll be out of the house. ”

"No, you still have a lot of rabbits, enough to eat for a month or two. ”

"I'll catch some more, and it's good to have more. With that, he went out with a bow and arrow and called the hounds.

Qian Jin caught hares in no other way, and Liu Yi told him that catching hares could exercise his speed and agility. The rabbit is very fast uphill, and it is possible to roll downhill and run away from the side if you are not careful.

A man and a dog walked up the opposite hill, "Rhubarb, go!" Rhubarb ran out at once, screaming in the wilderness, while Qian Jin watched the six roads and listened to all directions.

Suddenly, there was movement in the bushes thirty feet ahead, and Qian Jin ran towards the bushes, and sure enough, a big gray hare ran out of the bushes. Qian Jin followed and ran, and Rhubarb also followed with a snort. The hare's hind legs flicked, which was basically a distance of three or four feet; Qian Jin chased after the bushes, and the rhubarb kept screaming and chasing; Qian Jin sometimes jumped, sometimes broke into the bushes, and kept an eye on the direction of the hare's escape.

After chasing nearly a stick of incense, Qian Jin felt a little weak, but felt that the hare's speed had also slowed down significantly, and the distance was getting closer and closer, less than a zhang; when breaking through a cluster of shrubs, the hare was blocked for a while, and the first time it didn't get in, which created a good opportunity for Qian Jin and Rhubarb.

Rhubarb swooped down, and frightened the hare into the bushes, and the rhubarb was slowed down, and Qian Jin reached out to pick the bushes away in the middle of the movement, and the hare was already unable to run in the bushes, but stayed in place tremblingly. Qian Jin grabbed the rabbit's neck, lifted it up, found a vine next to it, tied the rabbit and twisted it in his hand, touched the rhubarb's head, and continued to walk forward, looking for the next prey.

Walking to a wood, hearing birdsong inside, Qian Jin made a silent gesture to Rhubarb and took off the bow and arrow on his back. The bow was still found in the house, but there were no arrows, and Liu Yi told Qian Jin how to make arrows, but they were wooden arrows, and if there were no iron arrows, it was still possible to shoot birds.

Qian Jin entered the woods with his body and found that there were a lot of birds; first of all, he shot at the outermost bird, one shot at a time, Qian Jin has been using this bow for nearly five years, and at the age of ten he began to practice drawing the bow under the guidance of Liu Yi, but at that time his strength was too small, and he couldn't pull the bow or lift it, and he couldn't fully pull it until he was fourteen years old.

After shooting down the seven birds, the flock of birds flew away with a bang, and Qian Jin and Rhubarb collected all the birds on the ground.

After arriving home, Qian Jin disposed of all the prey.

The next morning, I made breakfast and ate late with Liu Yi, "Master, I'll go out today, I'll be back in a month at most, you have to pay attention to your body; the rice in the rice jar is also full, there are vegetables in the vegetable field, and there are dried vegetables at home, so you can take care of yourself this month." ”

"You don't usually have a few words, why do you talk too much today. Let's go, it's okay. ”