At the invitation of Mr. Wang, Wu Xiangyuan went straight to Ye's Ancestral Hall early today. He knew that Ye's Ancestral Hall was the ancestral hall of Xiaoshengzi and his family. There was indeed a private school next to it. He vaguely remembered that Xiaoshengzi was there.
He studied in a private school, but it was far away from his home, because his home was to the south of Qianjiaji West Market, and the private school was to the north of West Market, and it took Wu Xiangyuan three to four quarters of an hour to get there.
As soon as he arrived at the Ye family ancestral hall, he saw Xiaoshengzi and some other Ye family children preparing to go to private school under the care of servants. When he saw Wu Xiangyuan coming here, Xiaoshengzi left the servants and ran over to talk to him: "Wu Xiangyuan,
Why are you here?"
"Mr. Wang asked me to come and listen to his lectures."
"Oh, that's great, we will be classmates from now on," Xiao Shengzi said happily,
"So you are Mr. Wang's student?"
"Of course, Mr. Wang was specially invited by our Ye family to teach us Ye family children. Of course, in addition to us Ye family children, there are also children from our relatives and friends." Xiao Shengzi said proudly,
"Then is it appropriate for me to listen too? Will your brothers tell them?" Wu Xiangyuan said uneasily,
"It's appropriate. What's not appropriate? You were called here by my husband, and you're also my friend. If they dare to speak against you, I'll protect you." Wu Xiangyuan was moved by the young man who held his head high and looked like he would go to all the troubles for his friends.
endlessly,
"Thank you very much," Wu Xiangyuan said sincerely,
"You're welcome. By the way, the cricket you sold me yesterday was so powerful. It actually knocked down all our cousins. I was so envious of them. I will definitely sell it to any powerful characters in the future.
Me," Xiao Shengzi said with a smile.
"Of course, if I find it, I will definitely sell it to you, but..." Wu Xiangyuan paused distractedly when he saw Mr. Wang arriving.
"If you find one that's more powerful than this one, how about I give you ten taels of silver for one?" Before Wu Xiangyuan could finish speaking, Xiao Shengzi snatched the words away. In fact, what Wu Xiangyuan wanted to say was: it's just harder to find.
Unexpectedly, Xiaoshengzi actually thought that he wanted to bargain. In fact, this kind of idea was very common in a family like Xiaoshengzi.
Wu Xiangyuan was overjoyed when he heard this, but he couldn't show it: "Okay, then we've decided."
"Come on, pull the hook." Xiao Shengzi then stretched out his hand and pulled the hook with Wu Xiangyuan.
"I just saw Mr. Wang coming, let's go in," Wu Xiangyuan said,
"Okay, let's go. You can sit next to me. There happens to be an empty seat there. It used to be one of our relatives, but now he has gone home," Xiao Shengzi said,
"Okay" so they entered Ye's private school. There were quite a lot of people in the private school. There were about twenty people, but they were all boys. Wu Xiangyuan knew most of them, but they were not very familiar with them. When Wu Xiangyuan came in, they all
Looking at him in surprise, the children who knew him were still a little contemptuous. Wu Xiangyuan remembered these things in his heart. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, remembering what Mr. Wang said yesterday, he decided to endure it and determined to be a hero.
When Mr. Wang saw that Wu Xiangyuan had come to attend the class, he was naturally happy, so he introduced Wu Xiangyuan to everyone and said that Wu Xiangyuan was his junior. He hoped that everyone would live in harmony in the future, so the children did not dare to say anything, and then the class began.
In this way, Wu Xiangyuan went to the private school every morning, came back at noon, and continued to listen to his mother's lectures. After class, he went out to let horses go.
More than three months have passed in the blink of an eye. During these three months, Wu Xiangyuan has gained a lot. He has made great progress in his studies, and his elegant temperament has become stronger. Even Mr. Wang had to be surprised.
In addition to his studies, Wu Xiangyuan also made a small fortune. He sold six crickets to his son and made a net profit of sixty taels. His income was more than that of his mother-in-law and mother, so he felt very proud.
However, what made him feel very distressed was that he had not made any progress in the "Guiyuan Xuanyin Kung Fu". Wherever he was at the beginning and where he is now, the little car seemed to be of great weight. No matter how hard he pushed it, it would still be there.
Unable to move forward an inch,
So he took out the secret book again and found that his practice method was the same as before. There should be nothing wrong with it. After thinking hard, he thought it was because he didn't make a potion, but he had no choice because he had to make a potion.
It's impossible. That's hundreds of dollars a month. How can they come up with it?
Wu Xiangyuan had no choice but to find another way. At this time, he was lying on the haystack in the woodshed, frowning and reading "Guiyuan Xuanyin Gong", turning over and over, and finally he suddenly realized,
This secret book is richly illustrated with text, and there are text annotations next to each picture. This shows that the words and pictures must be related. If it were not for Gui Motonzi, he would not have written this book like this.
However, all this time I only knew how to practice according to the pictures but did not understand the meaning of the annotated words next to it. If I could understand the meaning of these words, it might be really helpful to my practice.
After finding a new method, the only thing left was to try it. He didn't dare to ask his mother and mother-in-law about the meaning of those words. If they found out the clues, they would be scolded. Finally, he decided to ask Mr. Wang.
So the next morning he went to class with questions. As soon as he walked into the private school, he found that there were three more beautiful little girls in the class today. Since he had not seen any little girls prettier than them, he couldn't help but
After looking at them a few more times, the little girls couldn't help but stare at him when he came in. They seemed to be attracted by his good-looking appearance and elegant temperament.
Since he had never been looked at like this by a girl, especially a pretty girl, he immediately blushed when they looked at him, and he walked to his seat embarrassedly. The youngest girl couldn't help but giggle.
got up,
As soon as Wu Xiangyuan sat down, Xiao Shengzi next to him asked: "Xiangyuan, do you know who they are?"
Wu Xiangyuan shook his head and said he didn't know: "Are they also your relatives?"
"Of course, they are my cousin's daughters. Do you know who my cousin is?" Xiao Shengzi's face was full of pride when he talked about his cousin.
"have no idea"
"My cousin is the leader of the famous Qingcheng Sect. Qingcheng Sect, do you know?"
"Know"
"Awesome," Xiaoshengzi said proudly. In order to comply with Xiaoshengzi's wishes, Wu Xiangyuan had no choice but to nod his head, but there was no look of admiration on his face, because in his heart, the Qingcheng faction and Landlord Li
The Ye family is similar to Xiaoshengzi and others, they are just a wealthy family.
This was a conclusion he drew based on people's usual attitude towards those Qingcheng disciples who were wearing Taoist attire, because usually people treated Qingcheng disciples with the same awe as they did the family members of other wealthy men.
Wu Xiangyuan was still very interested in Mr. Wang's class, but he felt something was different today, because a few pairs of eyes glanced at him from time to time, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
After class, he stayed as usual to ask Mr. Wang some questions. Mr. Wang seemed to be used to this studious disciple asking questions. He sat on the podium and drank tea leisurely while waiting for Wu Xiangyuan to ask questions.
"Sir, what does Zi Qi Dong Lai mean?" Hearing that Wu Xiangyuan mentioned Taoist issues that had nothing to do with his teaching, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then stared at Wu Xiangyuan, as if he wanted to see through what he was thinking.
"I thought the smartest student in our private school was so great, but it turns out he doesn't even know about this problem." At this time, a voice with a disdainful tone came into the ears of their master and disciple,
Wu Xiangyuan took a look and saw that she was the youngest daughter of the leader of the Qingcheng Sect. Wu Xiangyuan had already known from his childhood that her name was Gong Siyu, and she was only a little over three years old. Standing behind her were her two older sisters. Wu Xiangyuan had also known her since childhood.
I learned their names from the birth place. The eldest sister is called Gong Ruxue, she is seven years old, one and a half years older than me, and the second sister is called Gong Ruyu, she is just five years old, half a year younger than me.
After hearing Gong Siyu's words, Wu Xiangyuan was unconvinced: "Then do you know what it means?"
"Of course I know, Zi Qidong means that when the morning sun rises in the east, when you look at the sun, you will see a purple auspicious aura." Gong Siyu said proudly,
Wu Xiangyuan didn't know if what she said was right, so he looked at Mr. Wang to ask for his opinion, but saw that Mr. Wang was noncommittal. However, what he asked was a question about the time of the general discussion of "Guiyuan Xuanyin Gong". Thinking about it, it might be right.
, so he said: "You are right, but what does the essence of the sun and moon mean?"
"The essence of the sun and the moon is, just...I won't tell you." Perhaps because she couldn't answer, Gong Siyu cleverly avoided his question,
"Look, I can't answer it." Wu Xiangyuan is not someone she can easily fool.
"What's the problem? The essence of the sun and the moon refers to the essence of the sun and the essence of the moon, and the purple energy coming from the east is the essence of the sun, and the essence of the moon will appear in the alternating days of the week and the sky.
At that time, the palace was like jade, talking about it,
Hearing her answer, Wu Xiangyuan couldn't help but be extremely pleasantly surprised, because after what Gong Ruyu said, he gradually understood some of the meanings of the words in "Guiyuan Xuanyin Gong", although she still didn't understand what she meant by "Big and Small Zhou"
What does "the sky change" mean? But he finally understood when the critical time for practicing was, so he admired the little girl without realizing it: "You are so awesome."
"Humph, I can do this, I just won't tell you," Gong Siyu said unconvinced.
But Wu Xiangyuan ignored her, so Wu Xiangyuan asked a few more questions, and Gong Siyu was able to answer them fluently. Mr. Wang felt happy when he saw that they were chatting happily, and he couldn't help but have another plan in his heart, looking for an excuse.
I left first, because Wu Xiangyuan would always have some scruples when he was around.
Seeing that Mr. Wang had left, Wu Xiangyuan asked some questions related to internal skills and mental methods without any scruples. Gong Ruyu was not surprised and answered them one by one. However, not all the questions she could answer.
In the end, their eldest sister Gong Ruxue still needs to answer. After all, she is older and has relatively more knowledge than the two younger sisters.
However, they were not able to answer all the questions. For example, when Wu Xiangyuan asked what "strengthening the five elements, acting as six yang and nine yin to make up for the lack of the sky, connecting the inside and outside to gather the heaven and earth to refine the qi", they could not answer.
Out,
They asked some more allusions, but they had no answer. However, they did not want to show their incompetence in front of Wu Xiangyuan, so they said that they would wait until they went home to think about it and tell Wu Xiangyuan tomorrow. Wu Xiangyuan also believed it to be true. After all, he himself had these questions.
I've been thinking about it for a long time but I still don't understand it. When I ask someone, I definitely need time to think about it before I can answer it.
Finally, when he saw that it was noon and it was time to go home, Wu Xiangyuan realized that he had not introduced himself yet, so he said sheepishly: "I'm really sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Wu Xiangyuan."
"We have known this for a long time. My cousin and others said that your husband praised you as the smartest person in the private school. Do you know who we are?" Gong Siyu blinked and said,
"I know, Xiao Shengzi told me that your name is Gong Siyu, her name is Gong Ruxue, and her name is Gong Ruyu." Wu Xiangyuan pointed at Gong Ruxue and Gong Ruyu respectively, "Then I'll leave, how about my mother
My dear, I'm worried again, let's meet tomorrow." Wu Xiangyuan said goodbye to them and went home.
Seeing her son's joyful appearance when he came back, Wen Shuwan asked why. Wu Xiangyuan also happily told his mother that he had made a new friend, without saying who it was, and Wen Shuwan didn't bother to ask.
In the afternoon, Wu Xiangyuan continued to take Huang Xiaofeng and his brothers to herd horses. It was already late autumn, the weather had gradually turned cold, and the crickets had begun to hibernate and were no longer available. Therefore, Wu Xiangyuan had to find another way to make money. However, in the environment in which he lived
Around him, what interested him and was able to do it was fishing, so he took the fishing rod that his mother-in-law made for him and went to the river to fish. Of course, the Huang Xiaofeng brothers also brought the fishing rod that their father made for them.
go together.
When he came to the river, Wu Xiangyuan unexpectedly discovered that Mr. Wang had also come fishing today. However, how could he know Mr. Wang's good intentions? After listening to the exchange between Wu Xiangyuan and Sister Gong today, Mr. Wang felt that Sister Gong's answer
not complete,
For example, the allusion of "Zi Qi Dong Lai Ben" was not what Gong Siyu meant. However, he did not want to disturb Wu Xiangyuan's chance to get along with them, so Mr. Wang specially came to the river today to wait for his beloved disciple to answer his questions.
Because he also vaguely felt that the questions Wu Xiangyuan asked must be related to martial arts. After all, he had been with Wu Xiangyuan for several months, and he had already figured out the temperament of his beloved disciple. He knew that his beloved disciple was not the kind to ask questions without aim.
people,
Indeed, the living environment makes Wu Xiangyuan often do things with some utilitarianism. However, there is no one in the world who does things without utilitarianism. It's just that this kind of mentality comes too early for Wu Xiangyuan's age.
However, this is not a bad thing. It just shows that Wu Xiangyuan's mind is much higher than that of ordinary children. As long as he follows the guidance and is good at teaching, he will inevitably become a proud man. It is with this mentality that Mr. Wang gets along with Wu Xiangyuan, which also shows his respect for Wu Xiangyuan.
How ardent is the expectation.
Wu Xiangyuan saw Mr. Wang fishing, so he told Brother Huang Xiaofeng to watch the horses and not to disturb him and Mr. Wang. He picked up the fishing rod and came to Mr. Wang, said hello and sat down, and also caught fish, but he couldn't calm down.
Because there were so many questions I wanted to ask, I looked at Mr. Wang from time to time.
"Yuan'er, do you have any questions for your teacher?" Seeing Wu Xiangyuan's appearance, Mr. Wang asked with a smile. After getting along with Wu Xiangyuan these days, he has become much closer to Wu Xiangyuan, and Wu Xiangyuan has not had a father since he was a child.
Treat him like a father.
"I have a question to ask your husband, but I'm afraid of disturbing your leisure time."
“It’s okay, just ask if you have any questions.”
"Then it's better for me to be respectful than to obey my orders. What I want to ask is the question that was asked in the lecture hall at noon today. Although Miss Gong and others have answered some, I don't know whether it is right or wrong. So I would like to ask Mr. to answer it."
"As a teacher, I know you have to ask these questions. Well, as a teacher, I will give you the answers one by one." So the two masters and apprentices asked and answered questions with great interest. Mr. Wang is worthy of being a well-known scholar far and near, regardless of whether he is a military minister or a prime minister.
He could answer any question one by one. Before he knew it, it was evening. He didn't catch a single fish, but he talked a lot.
Seeing that it was getting late, Mr. Wang finally explained: "The answer I gave today is only an answer to one side of the question. Although the answers of the three sisters of the Gong family are different from those of my teacher, they are not bad. I am a student of Wen Dao."
Come up to answer, but they answer from the perspective of martial arts."
"Martial arts?"
"Yes, it is the martial arts of civil and military arts, which is related to their origins." Wang Xiansheng nodded and said,
"Their origins?"
"Don't you still know their origins?" Mr. Wang looked at Wu Xiangyuan strangely,
"The disciples know that they are the daughters of the leader of the Qingcheng Sect."
"In this case, you should know their family background," Mr. Wang said,
"What kind of family background do they have? Aren't they just like the two rich men Ye and Li?" Wu Xiangyuan said seriously.
"Scared" Wang Xiansheng smiled and said: "It's no wonder. You are still young and don't understand the Qingcheng sect. It's understandable. Listen up." Mr. Wang paused. "The Qingcheng sect is one of the nine major sects in the world today."
one"
"One of the nine sects in today's world?" Wu Xiangyuan said in surprise,
"Yes, in addition to the Qingcheng sect, the nine major sects in the world today also include Shaolin, Wudang, Kunlun, Changbai, Huashan, Emei, Kongtong and Diancang sects. Each sect has its own unique skills, which are martial arts secrets.
Local forces that should not be underestimated. How can the two rich men Li and Ye you just mentioned compare with them? The nine major sects have a long history, and none of them has been around for tens of thousands of years. Therefore, after a long period of accumulation, they not only have financial strength
"We are rich, and our military force can also be stable. How can they be compared to the rich local people like Li Ye?" Mr. Wang talked in detail,
"Oh, no wonder Xiaoshengzi and the others are so respectful to Miss Gong and the others." Wu Xiangyuan nodded,
"Now you should understand. From now on, you need to have more contact with Sister Gong and build a good relationship. It will be of great benefit to you in the future," Mr. Wang said,
"Please forgive me, disciple, thank you for your teaching, sir." Wu Xiang Yuan Yingying bowed down and said,
"Okay, okay, no need to be polite. What are we, master and disciple, so polite about? Let's go back quickly. It's getting dark soon." Although Mr. Wang said this, he was particularly happy to see Wu Xiangyuan respecting him so much.
"Then I'll take my leave," he said, and asked Brother Huang Xiaofeng to go back with him, but like Wu Xiangyuan, they didn't catch a single fish.
Thanks to the help of Sister Gong and Mr. Wang, Wu Xiangyuan finally fully understood the general theory of "Guiyuan Xuanyin Gong" and the meaning of the two-fold mind method that he had practiced. This made him as happy as if he had found a treasure, and he also understood these things about himself
The reason why Tianlai doesn't make any progress in practicing Qigong is that he does it spontaneously and practices without rules. He practices when he thinks of it and stops when he doesn't think about it. He practices when he is happy and not when he is unhappy.
After three days of fishing and two days of drying the net, he was lucky enough to be able to practice the two realms. This does not mean that the first two mental methods of "Guiyuan Xuanyin Gong" are easier to practice. However, the fact is exactly the opposite. Because of these two mental levels,
The method is a foundation-building method, so it is more difficult to practice.
The reason why Wu Xiangyuan was able to reach the second level early was because Wu Xiangyuan soaked his body with medicinal water since he was a child. His muscles and bones were well exercised and he had laid a solid foundation. This happened to be in line with the foundation-building method of Guiyuan Xuanyin Gong.
Therefore, you don’t need to know the formulas next to the pictures to practice. In addition, Wu Xiangyuan has good qualifications and high understanding, so it is easier to practice this foundation-building mental method, which also shows that he is relatively lucky;
However, it is different to break through from the second level to the third level. You can't just look at the pictures to practice it, but you also need to know the method of cultivation. Therefore, the formulas next to the pictures are extremely important. Wu Xiangyuan can't understand those.
It is not surprising that there is no progress in practicing the formula.
Understanding this truth, Wu Xiangyuan compared the pictures and texts of the first three levels of mental skills, and realized that he had practiced wrongly, although he had not fully understood the meaning of these formulas.
Now that he knows how to practice, Wu Xiangyuan can no longer act as he did before, so he proposed to his mother that he would sleep alone in the future because he had grown up. Although Wen Shuwan was a little reluctant because she was used to being held in arms.
She put her son to sleep, but seeing her son's persistence she could not object, so she agreed, but she asked that it must be next to her bedroom.
When Wu Xiangyuan saw that his mother agreed, he found a pavilion in the backyard next to his mother's bedroom with a beautiful view from south to north as his bedroom so that he could absorb the essence of the sun and moon to practice martial arts.
Besides, on the second day, Wu Xiangyuan came to Ye's private school early to wait for the three Gong sisters. Unexpectedly, they were as early as him. The three sisters were very happy to see Wu Xiangyuan and answered the questions Wu Xiangyuan asked yesterday.
, so Wu Xiangyuan asked some questions that they couldn't answer, and they had to wait until the next day to answer them.
In this way, Wu Xiangyuan became more and more familiar with the three Gong sisters and became good friends. Among the three sisters, he played the best with Gong Ruyu, because Gong Ruyu treated him very well and often secretly brought him
I can’t bear to eat good pastries and candies,
So Wu Xiangyuan aroused the jealousy of everyone, including the three Gong sisters. Gong Siyu was also jealous that her sister was so good to him.
However, Wu Xiangyuan is also a good person. He is well-rounded and often helps everyone with things, especially those who are jealous of him. He even uses all his means to bribe, so that everyone will not exclude him.
Therefore, at a young age, he has become worldly and tactful, which has to be admired. Even Mr. Wang admires and worries about him. What he admires is that Wu Xiangyuan applies the knowledge he taught and uses it with great proficiency.
To be honest, he really didn't have this ability; what he was worried about was that he was afraid that Wu Xiangyuan would be a bad learner. It was really hard for someone like him to tolerate a bad learner. In this case, he would be doing something wrong, so he could only do his best to teach Wu Xiangyuan.
Because of this, a generation of wizards was created.
The appearance of the Gong sisters was undoubtedly a key opportunity for Wu Xiangyuan. As he got acquainted with them, he used his intelligence and wisdom to dig out almost all the knowledge they had, except of course the secrets they had learned.
Qingcheng’s inner teachings that are not spread to outsiders.
This gave him a systematic understanding of martial arts, and also let him know that the so-called cart he was pushing was actually the true energy generated in the Dantian, and the route that true energy took was the meridians, and the true energy was in the
The flow in the meridians forms true power, just like the flow of a river forming momentum. Only then did he truly understand the relationship between meridians and acupuncture points explained by Fang Xiumin. The meridians are like rivers with the true energy flowing, and the acupuncture points are like dams that store water.
Amount that controls the flow speed of infuriating energy.
Only when a person has real strength in his body can he truly have martial arts. The sticks, fists and kicks performed by buskers you usually see in the market are not real martial arts. They can only be called fancy fists and embroidered legs, which are just superficial.
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In addition, he also learned about the so-called Jianghu from their mouths. Although it was still very narrow, it undoubtedly opened a door to the outside world for him, so he couldn't wait to chat with them every day.
However, everything could not go as expected. Due to some reasons, the Gong sisters could only study here for three months every year, and would not come back until the same time the next year. So not long after, the Gong sisters went back to Qingcheng.
Wu Xiangyuan can only look forward to meeting them next year.