Chapter 103 Chapter Nine: The Escaped One

Lu Miaozi said calmly: "Before I die, can you come here to see me every night?" Xu Ziling nodded and said, "As long as I'm here, I can come and talk to Mr. every night." Lu Miaozi said: "If it were Kou Zhong, he would be eager to learn all kinds of skills from me. Only you have no desires, no desires, and go with the situation. Thirty years ago, I would choose Kou Zhong over you; but now Today, you are my best choice." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "I'm a complete layman with regards to my master's knowledge. I'm afraid I won't be able to learn anything in such a short period of time, and I may fail my master's expectations."

Lu Miaozi smiled slightly, and said: "You and I don't need to worry about gains and losses, just treat it as a small talk. If I hadn't happened to meet you during this period, I wouldn't have thought about it. Seeing it, passing on the intention.” Xu Ziling pondered: "If Kou Zhong asked me what I learned from my husband, it would be very difficult for me to harden my heart and not say it." Lu Miaozi smiled and said: "You are honest, but what I taught you is the 'way of nature', which only fits your indifferent attitude towards life. Kou Zhong will never be interested, so why not tell him?"

Xu Ziling let out a breath and said, "That's all right. I thought the master was going to teach me how to make all kinds of contraptions." Lu Miaozi laughed again, looking out the window, as if she was thinking about how to hide what she had in her chest, but she just passed it on to the talented young master in front of her. Kou Zhong skimmed the top of a bell tower in the main mansion, and saw the roof ridges stretching far and near, lights everywhere, and guards and servants passing by in the corridors of the courtyard. According to the method taught by Chen Laomou, he quickly judged which place should be the main house, and which place should be the dormitory for entertaining guests. As long as he conducts further investigation, he will definitely be able to find out where Li Xiuning lived tonight.

I couldn't help but sighed in my heart. Since she has already decided to come and talk to him tomorrow, he still wants to see her tonight, is it unnecessary? But in an instant, his reason was overwhelmed by the flame of longing in his heart, and he was about to plunder one of the target courtyards, when the figure on the ridge in the distance flashed away. Kou Zhong was greatly surprised, put aside Li Xiuning's affairs for the time being, and ran after him. Lu Miaozi stood up slowly, moved to the window, looked at the steep rock wall of the opposite cliff, and said in a deep voice with Xu Ziling behind his back: "There are countless things in the world, and all changes remain the same. end."

Xu Ziling said in surprise: "From the beginning of the number, the reason is simple and easy to understand, but from the end to the end, it makes people puzzled." Lu Miaozi turned around and said with a smile: "Didn't I just say that after thirty years of deep thinking, I made an unexpected discovery, which is the answer to your question." Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said, "Mr. has whetted my appetite, so I can tell you!" Lu Miaozi said happily: "I just hoped to impress you more, so I deliberately used some tricks." After pondering for a long time, Lu Miaozi said slowly: "Dayan's number is fifty, and its use is forty-nine. Because fifty stalks are used in divination, one of them must be eliminated in the method of deduction, but one does not know the principles of heaven and earth, which are all contained in these two sentences."

Then he asked, "Have you read the Book of Changes?" Xu Ziling blushed and shook his head to express that he hadn't seen it. Lu Miaozi sighed and said: "Whenever the ancient sages and sages talked about the number of spells, they always hid their heads and showed their tails because of the vigilance that the secrets should not be leaked. Because of the following sentence 'divide into two to form two', It is the method of starting hexagrams, which leads people to go astray and not know the deepest meaning of the above two sentences using Zhongzang theory, Li Zhongzang's use, and real art number."

It was the first time for Xu Ziling to come into contact with Yishu, and he said with great interest, "These two sentences sound interesting, but what secrets do they contain?" Lu Miaozi said indifferently: "Fifty is a perfect number. When the number is fifty, everything in the world is in its original position and there is no movement. But if it is counted in vain, when forty-nine is formed, there will be an extra vacant position." Come out, the other forty-nine numbers can be transferred and changed, with thousands of changes and endless uses." Xu Ziling clapped the case and exclaimed: "This explanation is really brilliant."

Lu Miaozi was surprised and said, "Do you really understand what I said?" Xu Ziling was puzzled and said: "What's so hard to understand? It's like fifty people sitting on fifty chairs. If it is stipulated that changing seats and not walking away, there will be no change. But if one person is missing People, if there is an empty chair, it will naturally produce a lot of changes." Lu Miaozi stared at him for a long time, then sighed: "You are so talented, you may not think of being second person in this world. What you just understood is the essence of magic. The so-called Dunjia means to escape This 'one', what is the Hetu Luoshu, is nothing more than the eight trigrams of heaven and earth, from the innate to the acquired, the shift of heaven and earth, the reversal of heaven and earth, and the beginning of change."

After a pause, he proudly said: "No matter what kind of knowledge in the world, even martial arts, life, the highest level, how to find this lost 'one', with this 'one', you can return to heaven and earth The perfect state of unsentence, this is the greatest discovery I have made by chance after thirty years of hard thinking." Xu Ziling's whole body shook violently, and the tiger's eyes shot out an unprecedented electric light. At this moment, he has grasped a kind of profound truth, which is related to the secret of heaven and earth. Kou Zhong raised his speed to the limit.

The spiral cold energy in his body travels between the meridians at a lightning-like high speed, enabling him to perform the flexible and free swimming movements of fish in the water in the void, which is completely different from before. He landed on a tile back, quickly slid to the ground, passed through the moon-shaped hole at the entrance of the side garden, and moved quickly behind the bushes, avoiding the sight of a servant who just pushed the window to look out, volleyed over the wall, and shot obliquely. Go to the top of a house, and then bounce to the horizontal trunk of the big tree next to the house, and then swipe to another house, just in time to catch the black shadow shooting obliquely from the ground to the top of the outer wall of the inner castle.

Kou Zhong was taken aback, and immediately realized that the other party must be assisted by something like a zipline hook, otherwise, except for masters like Ning Daoqi and Bi Xuan, who could jump as high as fifteen feet in such a straight-up manner? the city walls? Who is this person? Kou Zhong tapped on the branch of an old banyan tree beside the wall, raised his lightness kung fu, exerted all his strength, and threw himself towards the top of the wall like a fish breaking through the water. Seeing that he was still about ten feet away from reaching the top of the wall, when Kou Zhong was screaming in his heart, he suddenly felt the spiral cold energy in his body was endlessly growing, and he still had some strength left. Overjoyed, he took another deep breath and stepped on the wall with ease. Due to the dangerous geographical situation of Pegasus Ranch, the defense is only concentrated on the periphery, and the defense outside is not inside, so the defense of the inner castle is not very strict. As long as you know how to avoid a few watch towers stationed with guards, plus first-class body skills, You can come in and out freely. Kou Zhong is used to running for his life and hiding. After climbing the wall, he would run forward on the ground and look out with his head. The continuous houses of the mountain city extend under the city wall until the outer city wall. Outside is the vast pasture, tents everywhere, horses and sheep neighing. After the black shadow entered a small house, it never appeared again.Kou Zhong sighed secretly, and decided to cancel the golden opportunity of meeting Li Xiuning privately. Teng got off the wall and rushed towards the place where the shadow disappeared. A divine radiance appeared on Lu Miaozi's face, and he said slowly, word by word: "The 'lost one' or the 'fleeing one' travels endlessly with the world, circulates continuously, and exists in all things at the same time. , Lao Tzu called it 'Tao', and Sakyamuni called it 'Buddha', and Buddha is the meaning of enlightenment, and it can be used in a variety of ways." Xu Ziling patted the table and sighed: "This is really the most powerful mental technique in martial arts. Just like in a life-and-death confrontation, the 'fleeing one' keeps changing with the moves. As long as you can grasp it accurately, you can decide the opponent's life or death." Now it was Zhao's turn that Lu Miaozi looked bewildered, and said with a frown, "I can't think of any relationship between this principle and martial arts." Xu Ziling took it for granted: "As far as the duelist is concerned, the origin of the qi is the aperture, and the origin of the qi is the living orifice of life and death. If this aperture is broken, no matter who Ning Daoqi or Bi Xuan is, There is no doubt that he will die. If the true energy flows through the whole body, this aperture will also keep shifting, just like the "fleeing one" keeps changing with the number of days, then the enemy will have no way to grasp and crack it." Lu Miaozi stared at him for a long time in astonishment, then sighed: "Not only has your mentality never been recorded in classics and martial arts, but it has never been mentioned. Sigh! I often boast that I am smart, but because I have learned too much, I have never heard of it. If you can concentrate on martial arts, you can't achieve as much as Ning Daoqi's generation, but seeing you today, you really understand what a peerless genius in martial arts is." Xu Ziling said embarrassingly: "I'm just talking nonsense, but I have to study this interesting truth with Kou Zhong, sir won't mind!" Lu Miaozi was stunned for a while, and then said: "Why would I mind? Just now you seem to have something to say, can you tell me more?" Xu Ziling and Fen said: "Just now I was only talking about the body's qi orifices; if it is about the moves, there are the strongest and the weakest points, and they will flow continuously according to the changes of the moves. If you can avoid the strong and attack the weak, you are the most powerful restraint." Enemy method." Lu Miaozi frowned and said: "This method is still effective against ordinary masters, but masters like Ning Daoqi and Zhu Yuyan are guaranteed to have no weak point to find." Xu Ziling disagreed and said, "It's not that they don't have the weakest point, but the strong and the weak can be combined into one, so that people can't be traced! If we can find the underlying changes first, so that we can strike in the empty space, It can also expose the weakest point. God! I finally understand what is the art of playing swords. Then if you wait, every step will force the opponent to respond and show his flaws." Lu Miaozi was stunned when he heard it, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. With a bitter self-deprecating expression, he said in a hoarse voice: "Now you can grasp the essence of this truth better than me, and I can tell you how to explain it all in one go. Mysterious theories are used in gardens, architecture, organs and other learning methods." Kou Zhong skimmed the back garden of the mansion, walked through a long corridor, and reached the patio between the front and back. Here, just as I was about to look around, someone in the room let out a "huh". Kou Zhong was taken aback, this person was so clever that he could detect his presence, and he was sure that his martial arts were better than the black-clothed nightcrawler he was following just now.Those who dare to neglect, dodged behind a nearby bush and tree like lightning. There was a sudden sound of the wind, and a big man in green clothes came out through the window, his scorching eyes scanned the distance, and then jumped onto the roof. After that, the man in black appeared to have swept out from the opposite window. At this time, he walked around the house and came to the west window, and exclaimed, "There is no one! Did you hear wrong?" She covered her head with only her eyes and nose exposed. . Kou Zhong in the dark thought to himself that it was a woman, but he was sure that he had never heard her voice. The big man jumped down beside her, put his arm around her waist, and said with a smile, "Maybe a mouse walked by! It's always good to be careful." Kou Zhongxin scolded your father for being a rat, narrowed his eyes, and stared at the big man with only a trace. This man was in his mid-twenties, not tall in stature, but with broad arms and a round waist. Although he was not good-looking, he had a rough masculine look. He smiled and talked to the woman, but there was no smile on his face, his expression was serious and expressionless, his eyes scanned every dark corner of the garden from under his thick eyebrows, and he ignored the grass ten steps away from him. grove. The woman whispered: "How dare you be careless? Aren't you afraid of punishing you like that night?" The man let out a burst of obscene laughter, moved his arms around her waist, and said: "It's getting late, the old guy is going home after the banquet, and I'm going to make a report. What happened to Zhao Ruruo today?" Cheng, guarantee your prosperity and wealth, and enjoy it endlessly." Kou Zhong secretly called it a pity that he had no chance to eavesdrop on their plot. The woman Buyi said: "The old ghost still has to deal with a lot of things, if anyone comes back so early, it's still too early!" Her tone of voice was full of hints, even the eavesdropping Kou Zhong could feel the provocative power, he couldn't help imploring God to let the man keep the woman, so that he could know more about their secrets. Unexpectedly, the big man was unmoved, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then replied with a cold expression, and said with a wicked smile: "I'll fix your naughty hoof later, go back quickly!" The woman complained: "You are a hard-hearted person. You sent people to sleep with that old ghost, making them stay up late at night. It is rare to have a chance but you are unwilling to comfort him. Hee! But what I love the most is You are so proud. Let's go!" After the two kissed, they swept away in two directions without stopping. Kou Zhong went after that man without hesitation. As long as you hear this slut's voice again, you will be able to recognize her.Now what he is most curious about is how this gentleman overcomes the natural danger of the ranch and returns to the outside world?Besides, his hands were itching very badly. Lu Miaozi said happily: "The way of gardens is actually the way of nature. Its main points are in one, and the scenery is made according to the situation. , must not be regarded as a small way.” Seeing that Xu Ziling couldn't stop nodding, he wondered, "Why do you always hear these vague and difficult thoughts?" Xu Ziling said frankly: "Since I set foot in the inner castle, I have the feeling that Mr. just said in my heart, but I can't describe it with appropriate words so exquisitely and thoroughly like Mr., so I am very happy to hear it." Lu Miaozi was stunned for a while, and said with joy and annoyance: "I really want to find something that you can't understand, ha! In fact, I should be happy. It's like Boya met Shuqi, a bosom friend. I'm going to be so angry that my life will be shortened for a few days." Lu Miaozi took a long breath and said: "Although gardens are ever-changing, there are only nine elements: space, light and shade, separation, lining, imagery, hue, climate, fragrance, and fruit offering. Remember it?" Xu Ziling repeated it word for word. Lu Miaozi tentatively asked, "Do you understand?" Xu Ziling scratched his head and said: "Mr. explained so clearly, what's so difficult to understand? Besides, except for the last two, I can't think of how to apply them to martial arts. The rest can be used. Only now do I understand what Mr. said. When things reach the highest level, they are all interlinked.” Lu Miaozi smiled wryly and said, "Have I ever explained anything? I wouldn't believe it even if I was killed. Just with these few words, you can understand the essentials I have refined. Give space to explain the first essential point first!" Xu Ziling smiled and said, "Should I be wrong on purpose?" Lu Miaozi laughed wildly, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and laughed and said: "In the past thirty years, I have never tried to have fun like tonight. I really may prolong my life for a few more days. Tell me! How could I, Lu Miaozi, be like this? A person who is narrow-minded and cannot hold anything." Xu Ziling said: "Space is a ubiquitous thing. For example, when two people confront each other, the space will keep changing. Whoever knows how to control space will grasp the opportunity to win. The same is true for gardens. There are suggestive spaces. A hidden house; there is a far-reaching space, just like the abyss behind the house. Others are flat, high and far, high and low, and the small is seen in the big, all in the layout of the space. Am I wrong?" Lu Miaozi said in a deep voice, "What about light and shade?" Xu Ziling said: "Actually, it's a matter of direction. If the sun is facing the sun and the sun is behind, the scenery will be completely different. Like Mr., there are tall trees on the west slanting side of this small building, which can change the broad daylight into a dense green shade. Another example is Riying Under the moonlight, the walls move the shadows of flowers, the shade of bananas forms the windows, the shade of the trees spreads over the ground, and the shade of locust trees forms the courtyard. Just the use of light and shade can create endless artistic conceptions.” Lu Miaozi didn't allow him to think, and jumped to ask the fifth important image. Xu Ziling replied calmly: "Then if the picture is like a dragon, it is at the key points of the garden, such as courtyards, patios, platforms, intersections, etc., with ancient vines, old trees, platforms, seats, fences, hedges, or pavilions. , corridors, pavilions, pavilions, rockery, fish ponds, small bridges, etc., make the scene into an image, making people have the focus of appreciation." Lu Miaozi slapped the table and sighed: "You kid is full of teachers, get out of here and come back tomorrow!"