Chapter 20 Chapter Nine

After Yun Yuzhen led his men to leave, before dawn, the two dragged their exhausted bodies back to the empty space in the phalanx made of salt bags, and fell asleep unconsciously. In the afternoon, the sound of people on the beach woke them up. The two climbed out and saw more than ten speedboats moored on the beach, the most conspicuous ones were Han Gaitian and Nun Qiao, they were so scared that they retreated into the dense forest. Fortunately, Yun Yuzhen had suggested something earlier, otherwise it would be difficult to fly this trip. The two even lost the courage to go outside to pick wild fruits, even though they could no longer hear the sound, they still hid in their comfort zone.

It started to rain at dusk. Fortunately, their roofs made of branches, thatch and mud received a lot of rainwater, so the light rain inside the house was still tolerable. Kou Zhongxi said: "When the rain comes at the right time, it can wash away the traces on the ground, and then Han Pudi will think that we have fled to a faraway place." Xu Ziling laughed and said: "It's overwhelming, this name is as brilliant as the bones of Yuhua." Kou Zhong stretched out his hand to pull out the beard that grew half an inch on his face, and said with a smile: "Xiaoling, you are a bit manly, only a little shorter than my beard, how about my pair of wonderful hands to clean it up for you? Return your little boy."

Xu Ziling pushed his hand away and said, "When our beard grows so long that we don't even recognize who we are, we can be private lords transporting salt, understand?" Kou Zhong patted his legs to praise him, and then said in distress: "Is our martial arts really that bad? Why do you feel that you can block our beautiful master's tricks, but your hands and feet are not obedient?" Xu Ziling pondered and said: "I've thought about this problem too. In my opinion, it's because we have learned from the "Longevity Jue" that we haven't been able to apply it to the moves. And each weapon has its unique characteristics. We can't grasp it, and naturally we can't handle it well."

Kou Zhong gave a thumbs up and praised: "You are so good, you actually came up with the same idea as me, which proves that you are indeed as talented as I am!" Smiling and cursing, the two of them slipped out when the night fell, and when they saw clearly that none of the Haisha gang had left, they relied on Yeyan to find wild fruits to satisfy their hunger. Then the two fought each other on the beach, and when they got excited, they simply took off their clothes, leaving only shorts, and had a great time fighting in the waves. They didn't stop until Xu Ziling slightly scratched Kou Zhong's arm by mistake. .

The two of them were lying on the beach, both of them felt uninterested, because no matter how hard they fought, the true energy in their bodies and the moves in their hands could not be fully integrated, apart from getting a little familiar with the use of weapons, it could be said that they gained nothing. After a while, the two fell asleep. When Xu Ziling woke up, birdsong filled his ears. He opened his eyes and looked up, and happened to see a seagull circling on the sea surface, with a graceful and natural posture, and he was enjoying it.The seagull suddenly rushed down obliquely, burrowed into the sea water, and when it broke through the water and flew out, it had already grabbed a lively small fish in its claws.

Xu Ziling was shocked by the sight, grabbed Kou Zhong who was beside him, and said in a broken voice, "I understand!" Unexpectedly, he grabbed the air and looked around, but Kou Zhong was nowhere to be seen. Xu Ziling jumped up in fright, and shouted, "Kou Zhong!" Suddenly something rose from the surface of the sea. It turned out to be Kou Zhong. He held his sword in one hand and a big fish in the other. Wild fruit." Without saying a word, Xu Ziling picked up the short halberd beside him, ran towards Kou Zhong who was walking from the sea to the beach, and said: "Boy, look at the trick."

Kou Zhong laughed, waved his sword to meet him and said, "The little thief wants to die!" At this time, Xu Ziling's mind was filled with the arc trajectory of the seagull diving into the sea. His heart and spirit met, his mind and his hands joined forces, and he grasped Kou Zhong's sword posture, footwork and speed to the exact point. The trajectory of the flight, draw the air and hit it. The most amazing thing happened. The sole of the left foot became hot, but the sole of the right foot was extremely cold, which was just the opposite of the heat of the right foot during normal practice.

The strange things didn't stop there. In the past, it was usually hot first and then cool, but this time it happened at the same time. Then, two streams of true qi, one cold and one hot, rush up from the Yongquan point on the soles of the left and right feet, pass through the yin channels on the inner sides of the legs, reach the life and death orifices under the crotch, pass through the Chong channels of the left and right chests, and then return to the position of the Jiangguan under the heart , the cold and warm air merge into one, the lower belt channel extends left and right to the back of the waist and eyes, and the upper governor channel runs out of the shoulders and rushes to the yang acupoints two elbows away. The true energy flows naturally, not artificially.

"when!" Amidst the miserable hum, Kou Zhong's tiger's mouth shattered, and the long sword fell backwards. The two stayed on the spot at the same time. At this time, the strange Qi in Xu Ziling went to the Yin Shu meridian in the elbow, returned to the Jianggong, descended to the Life and Death Aperture, and returned to Yongquan from the Yin Shu Meridian of the inner leg, and then disappeared. Kou Zhong threw away the caught fish, held his painful hands, squatted and knelt in the shallow water, and shouted: "What kind of bird is this?" Xu Ziling fell into the water and said ecstatically: "I see, my mother, Du Fuwei, and our beauty leader are all right. "The Secret of Longevity" has nothing to do with martial arts at all, but it is a combination of the natural mysteries of heaven and earth. I have heard people say that the human body is a small world. It turns out that our external world is another world. So as long as we grasp the natural principles of these two worlds, the two worlds will become one. , become one, just like the trick I used just now."

I am afraid that Guang Chengzi will have to be resurrected to interpret these words clearly. And if you change to any top expert, you will be confused. In fact, this is the highest ideal of martial arts, the unity of nature and man. Xu Ziling was so blessed that he said it casually, but he didn't know a few words, which laid the starting point for them to become peerless masters in the future. Throughout the ages, no one has ever realized this.Of course, one of the reasons is that no one has mastered the tricks in the "Longevity Formula" like them. Xu Ziling told about seeing the seagull again.

Kou Zhong was overjoyed, picked up the long sword, and shouted: "Try again, remember you can only hit the sword of a master." As soon as Xu Ziling accepted the order, he picked up the short halberd, and struck with the same halberd just like before. "Ding!" Kou Zhong tried his best to fight. Xu Ziling said distressedly, "Why didn't it work this time?" Kou Zhong said: "Go back to the beach. You rushed over like just now, maybe the problem is that you didn't run to warm up." It made sense for Xu Ziling to think about it. He did what he said, but he didn't know that it was still useless and the scenery was gone. Then no matter how much you practice, you will never be able to use the power of the hand just now. In the end, the two of them lay down on the beach slumped, extremely disappointed. Kou Zhong turned around and lay down on the fine sand, punching the tunnel with his fist, "Where is the problem?" Xu Ziling was moved in his heart and said: "Brother Li was injured and unconscious that day, you went outside to find a mule cart, I was bored and practiced Brother Li's ten bloody battle moves, my sister was so frightened that I stopped, because my knife would emit hot wind and knife energy. But later, when I was facing a real enemy, there was neither hot wind nor knife energy when I carried the knife, and the knife was twisted and flew by someone in one encounter, if I can figure out why this is so, maybe this problem can be solved.” Kou Zhong cheered up, sat up and said, "Then when you practiced the saber, what did you think of?" Xu Ziling recalled the situation at that time, and said slowly: "I didn't think about anything, I just wanted to practice the sword technique well, so as to protect Brother Li and sister from any harm." Kou Zhongju said in shock: "I understand. That's what mother said, forgetting both inside and outside, no one without me, intentional or unintentional. When you attacked me just now, you never thought that you would be so powerful to achieve the inner world." The state where the heaven and earth and the outer world become one is exactly what Niang said, 'forgetting both the inside and the outside', and it was intentional later, so it didn't work." That's what I said, but for the next ten days or so, the two of them practiced from morning to night, but they were still unable to achieve the desired effect and reproduce the blow that seemed to have been helped by a god. They are young at heart, and they got used to being lazy when they were in Yangzhou City, so they stopped practicing and went hunting fish in the sea all day for fun, only feeling carefree and happy. When the two of them returned to the beach from the sea that day, Kou Zhong said, "Have you noticed the way the fish escape? They are all focused first, and then with a flick of their tail, they can always slip away from unexpected angles and make full use of the current. characteristics. If we can learn how much kung fu they are, even if Master Beauty comes again, it may not be so easy to beat us left and right." Xu Ziling cheered up and said, "I didn't think about it, come on! Let's find Yu'er to steal my teacher." The days passed like this, and the two combined play and martial arts with daily routines, and gradually returned to the mentality they had in Xiaogu before, talking less and less. When Kou Zhong practiced internal energy, he walked up and down on the beach, while Xu Ziling slept motionless. One movement and one stillness have different interests. After more than two months, when the two were chasing a big herring in the sea that day, Kou Zhong stabbed out with a sword, obviously he missed the herring, but he didn't know that the herring seemed to be killed by lightning, but unexpectedly died, but he couldn't see it on the surface. Any scars, when cut open, the internal organs burst. The two were stunned at first, then overjoyed, and practiced more diligently. However, Xu Ziling always likes to imitate birds more, and he likes to observe the big eagles chasing seagulls and learn their flying postures. Kou Zhong learns from all kinds of fish, and carefully observes the crab's running and hiding skills and offensive and defensive tactics. Both of them have reached the stage of obsession. While eating, they exchanged ideas with each other, and fought each other. From Li Jing's ten styles of bloody battles, they changed more ways that suited them.However, it still hasn't reached the level that seemed like a lightning strike earlier, but the two of them are already very happy, and they feel quite handy. When I woke up this day, I walked to the beach, and suddenly found two baskets on the beach, and put two sets of clothes, which were still thick clothes to keep out the cold. I saw the writing on the sand: "When the moon rises tonight, we will meet here. Don't forget to put on your clothes. Teacher's word." Only then did the two realize that the clothes on their bodies were in tatters, and they looked at each other for a while, both happy and annoyed. What is her purpose? Yun Yuzhen came back that night, wearing a snow-white samurai uniform with golden edges, but with a masculine hero bun on her head and a plain yellow samurai scarf, she is both heroic and dazzlingly beautiful . Carrying an exquisite wind lamp like last time, with a copper flute hanging on his back, he first sat down cross-legged with the two of them, and then put the wind lamp in the middle of the two of them. After carefully looking at them, he was surprised and said, "Why didn't you see me for only two months?" , but you have all grown taller, and you already look a bit macho. The most rare thing is that you have a different attitude. Just by looking at your eyes, you can tell that your internal strength has improved a lot." Kou Zhong stroked the dense and thick beard on his face, and said with a smile: "Thanks to these guys, it seems naturally much more powerful." Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong face each other day and night, so naturally they can't feel the changes in each other, but in Yun Yuzhen's eyes, the two of them really made her change with admiration. Because the temperament and demeanor of the two are obviously different. Xu Ziling is taller and more handsome, with a gentle and unrestrained temperament that Kou Zhong doesn't have, but he doesn't have Kou Zhong's wild and lazy boldness. In terms of stature, although Kou Zhong is an inch shorter than Xu Ziling, he has broad shoulders and thick back, a majestic figure, and a more majestic momentum than Xu Ziling. One of the reasons is that Xu Ziling has delicate features and looks more like a literati, while Kou Zhong has thick eyebrows and thick ears, which is also obviously different from Xu Ziling's thin and handsome face, which makes him a bit more rough. smell. The two have their own unique features and their own attractiveness. Yunyu was genuinely surprised why when she saw them last time.I didn't pay special attention to their appearance, but this time I couldn't help but notice their appearance? Thinking of this, her pretty face turned slightly hot, and she quickly covered it up: "I have sent people to visit you a few times, and they always said that you are playing on the beach or sneaking into the sea, why did your internal strength get better?" Xu Ziling shrugged and said, "We don't forget to work hard when playing games, but after playing for two full months, we've gotten tired of playing and just want to venture outside. What advice do you have, Master Beauty?" Yunyu really couldn't laugh or cry, but she said joyfully in her heart: "Finally, you will recognize me as your master." Kou Zhong laughed and said: "Master Yun, please don't misunderstand, master is still master, but master beauty is just a nickname given to you by our two brothers, just like Yu Wenhuagu and Han Pudi, it is a specially thought out name." Yunyu really didn't know whether to be angry or funny, she wanted to put on a pretty face and say something intimidating, then she said with a coquettish smile: "Fuck you two big-headed ghosts, do I really want to take you two brats as apprentices? But seeing you has some benefits, so I take care of you everywhere." The two looked at each other, smiling like they knew you were like this. Yunyu was really angry for no reason, and said angrily: "Believe it or not, I will abolish the martial arts of the two of you, and teach you two to fight back to their original forms, which is better than feeling sick when I see you." Kou Zhong approached with a smile and said: "Master Beauty would not be so cruel, hee! You are good to us, tell us your difficulties and needs! As long as there is enough remuneration, it is a trivial matter, we may Willing to help!" Yunyu couldn't help but give him a hard look, and sighed: "You two boys don't even know that your death is imminent. Now you are the target of several forces, as long as you are caught, because With the lessons learned from the past, you don’t even think about getting out again. Those who know the current affairs had better come to curry favor with the leader of this sect!” Xuan said again: "It's really easy for me to kill you, as long as I release the news, I guarantee that you will never have a place to stay." Xu Ziling was puzzled and said: "Your martial arts are far superior to ours, and you have countless subordinates, why do you have to pester us and ask us to go out?" Yun Yuzhen said indifferently: "Have you heard of Dongming School?" The two were stunned for a while, and nodded together. Yunyu smiled and said: "I just tested you to see if you are honest. In fact, you have contacted them and jumped into the sea from their boat. That night, you also destroyed the conspiracy of the Haisha gang to attack them. My Is there an error in the information?" The two were dumbfounded. Kou Zhong breathed out a cold breath and said: "It seems that there are also spies you set up in the Haisha Gang." Yunyu said softly: "To be honest, every gang in Jianghu needs huge funds. For example, the Haisha Gang and Shuilong Gang mainly rely on trafficking in private salt, so they can be ranked eighth with my Jukun Gang. One of the ten gangs. The most despicable and unscrupulous of the eight gangs is the Baling Gang based on Dongting Lake. They specialize in trafficking in women, supplying the needs of brothels all over the world, and making the most money." Xu Ziling lost his voice and said: "Is there really no one in Wulin? Why do you allow the existence of this kind of gang?" Yunyu really got angry and said: "Now the world is in chaos, and every gang has its backers to back it up, otherwise it would have been eaten by others. Behind the Haisha Gang is the Yuwen Clan, and the Shuilong Gang is the watchdog of the Song Clan. The backstage boss of the Mausoleum Gang is even more powerful because he is the current Emperor Lao Tzu." The two were speechless, no wonder everyone wants to attack the emperor Lao Tzu. Kou Zhong took a deep breath and said, "Then the master beauty's backstage is that tough hand?" A proud smile escaped from the corner of Yun Yuzhen's mouth, and he said casually: "I am who I am, why rely on others to survive. And what I sell is first-hand information, don't think that I recognize money but not people, it's not I, Yunyu, really like someone, no matter how much money I have, I can't even think about buying half a word of news from this gang leader." Xu Ziling lost his voice: "Can intelligence be sold as goods?" Kou Zhong sighed, "No wonder he knows so much about us, it turns out he is in this profession." Yunyu said impatiently: "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can win a hundred battles. The current situation in the world is in turmoil, which is unprecedented in history. Whoever can control the deployment of the opponent's army, the strength of the strength, and the strength of the soldiers will dominate the world. My industry had to come into being, if it wasn't for this, I'm afraid we would have been annexed by others." Xu Ziling wondered: "If that's the case, Master Beauty, you should really want to know about the "Secret of Longevity" and 'Gong Yang's Treasure'." Yunyu really took the time to say: "This matter needs to be discussed separately. Although the "Longevity Jue" is a treasure of Taoism and a heavenly book that monks dream of, it has nothing to do with fighting for the world. As for Yang Gong's treasure, Luo Cha Nu did not tell You, otherwise, you two boys who are eager to get rich won't have to go to Yuhang to steal salt. Ha! Yang Gongbao is hidden in Yangzhou City? Only that idiot Han Pudi would believe it." Kou Zhong gasped and said: "Master Beauty, you are really amazing, if you marry the two of us... ah!" Yun Yuzhen withdrew the hand that gave him a slap in the face, and said coldly: "Even if I don't have a sweetheart, I won't fall in love with you two young brats." Kou Zhong caressed his cheek and said with a smile: "So Master Beauty already has a sweetheart." Yun Yuzhen said unceremoniously: "What's the matter with you?" Xu Ziling suddenly said: "You are called bullying the weak. In the future, when we practice martial arts, you will know what it is like." Yun Yuzhen smiled and said: "I'm waiting! Alright! Now let's buy and sell tomorrow. If you do one thing for me, the leader of the gang will let you go. Otherwise, no matter where you go, I will release the news Let's see what will happen when you meet Yuwen Wengu, Han Pudi, Du Fuwei again?" Kou Zhong smiled wryly, "This is a threat." Yunyu really said softly: "In addition to coercion, there are also lures. I guarantee that you will not be able to refuse. I will first teach you a set of lightness skills, so that you will have more money to escape when you are desperate in the future. Alas! Maybe I, Yunyu I really owed you something in my previous life, so I am willing to pass on my best kung fu to you, but I don’t even have the title of a real master." The two were very moved, and if they could fly around on the roof, they would be willing to live a short life of three years. Kou Zhong hurriedly apologized with a smile and said, "Just let it go, we'll just recognize you as a beauty master." Xu Ziling was more principled, and tentatively said: "We don't do things that hurt nature and reason. Murder and arson are even less acceptable." Yunyu said angrily: "Do you have that kind of ability? A thief is a thief. If you don't want you to steal things, what else do you want?" The two were astonished. If it was just stealing, wouldn't she be more competent and happy? Yun Yuzhen looked at the sky and said: "Don't ask too many questions, there is a reason for it. After stealing something, I can give each of you ten taels of gold. If you are afraid of death, that is enough for you to spend the rest of your life incognito. Now I Immediately pass on the lightness kung fu mentality to you, and I will come here to find you two dead boys in a month, and then I will teach you what to steal." Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling "graciously" agreed under such strong coercion and lure. Yunyu's pretty face showed a sweet smile, she glanced at the two of them for a few times, and when they were dizzy, she said solemnly: "My lightness skills are based on the strengths of various families, The created one is known as the 'Bird Crossing Technique', and it is unique among the 'extraordinary skills' revered in martial arts, and it is very famous, so don't think that I am just using low-level kung fu to coax you." Xu Ziling wondered: "What is 'Extraordinary Art'?" Yun Yuzhen said: "I don't have time to talk to you, but Du Fuwei's 'Sleeve Universe' and Yu Wenhuaji's 'Bing Xuan Jin' are two of them." After a pause, he continued: "The so-called lightweight kung fu is like a fish swimming in the water. It's just that the water is replaced by the air and wind that fill the earth. The most important thing is how to lighten the body and breathe in the air. I The "Bird Crossing Technique" pays more attention to the trajectory of gliding in the air. Since you already have a good foundation in internal strength, you only need to practice according to my method for a month, and you can achieve a small success." The two did not dare to interrupt, and listened intently, the excitement in their hearts burning like a raging fire. Yun Yuzhen first asked them about their methods of performing exercises, and after listening to them, she pondered for a while, then said dejectedly: "Your inner strength is unprecedented, I'm afraid I don't know how to guide you." The two were in a hurry. Xu Ziling said: "You tell me your trick first, and then we can find a way to practice." Yun Yuzhen sighed: "You don't seem to know that there is such a thing as madness." Kou Zhong said: "Our internal strength is beyond what capable people can't. Master beauty, please tell me quickly! At least in the future when your sweetheart doesn't want you, let us take over." Yun Yuzhen glared at him angrily, and when Kou Zhong rolled away in fright, he said in a deep voice: "When something happens to you, don't blame me for not warning first. The first step of the 'Bird Crossing Technique' is to first understand What is "Positive and Negative Qi", the so-called positive Qi means that when an object is thrown upwards, it will fall down when the force is exhausted. The opposite Qi is the counter force generated when the force is exhausted, so that the force can continue to rise. This must Only those with genuine energy in their bodies can do it." Then he uttered a series of mantras, taught the two to memorize them, and taught them how to change their breath. Finally, he sighed and said: "If you feel uncomfortable during the practice, don't force yourself. Sigh! I want to gone!" He raised the wind lamp, internal force penetrated into the lamp, and the wind lamp flickered on and off immediately.After a while, a corresponding light signal came from far away on the sea, and the two of them knew that the wind lantern had this function of communication. Both of them were a little bit reluctant. Yun Yuzhen looked at them and sighed slightly: "I hope that when you come next time, you will still be alive and well!"