There are very few people in the world who have great skills like you, and there are few idle people like me in the world.
Farewell to the bamboo window on a windy and snowy night, a lamp illuminates the picture of Wu.
——"Resent Quatrains" by Du Mu in the Tang Dynasty
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Taifu Xu called the two of them to his side.
Li Xuexuan was so excited that she shook Taifu's arm and said coquettishly: "Taifu, Senior Brother Fu's kung fu is so powerful. Can you teach me too?"
Taifu Xu smiled and said: "Teach me, I will definitely teach you. Your sword control skills coupled with Qimen Dunjia's body skills will be even more powerful."
After comforting Li Xuexuan, Taifu Xu said to Bai Fu: "Fu'er, how do you feel?"
Bai Fu was still immersed in joy and kept nodding.
Taifu Xu said: "Your Qimen Dunjia is still in the preliminary stage. It is still used by using the blind spots of the binocular vision and the delay of the line of sight. If your cultivation can reach the state of 'all leaks', you can freely travel through time and space."
, then you can truly master it.”
Bai Fu's face showed a look of joy, and he said proudly: "After today's battle, I realized that my life was in vain and I learned a lot of useless kung fu. If I had been taught by Taifu himself a few years ago, I wouldn't have to go through so many wrongdoings.
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Seeing this, Taifu Xu's face darkened, and he added: "Integrate the essence of Qimen Dunjia into the steps, use the scenery to create momentum, and it is both illusion and reality. Although the effect is wonderful, it only belongs to the category of skills. To become a master, you still have to rely on
In the cultivation of internal strength, one must not indulge in external skills and abandon one's strengths to chase after others. The Huashan Black Dragon Demon Dao can be said to be a master of illusion. However, when meeting the sword demon himself, he can only throw away his helmet and armor and surrender. It can be seen that strength is the real skill.
You should remember this."
Bai Fu was solemn and hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said seriously: "What Taifu taught is that the disciple almost went astray. This is a wake-up call, and the disciple will remember it for the rest of his life."
Taifu Xu's expression calmed down and he said: "Fu'er, after Huashan, your martial arts have greatly improved and you have been completely transformed. You are no longer the Amen under Wu. The water control in the Yellow River and the eradication of plague in Luoyang have made you even more famous in the Central Plains. But you know,
When the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will be missing. Don't be high-profile, arrogant and complacent. You must know that when young people succeed, too much light is a taboo in life.
Let everyone around you know that you are extremely smart, that is stupidity. Great wisdom is like a fool, and hiding an edge like a clumsy person is the way to a successful life."
In order to let Bai Fu remember this point, Taifu Xu told another fable in "Zhuangzi": "Ji Zhuzi tamed a fighting cock for the King of Qi. After raising it for ten days, the King of Qi asked: "Can the cock be fought?
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Ji Zhuzi replied: "Not yet. This chicken often looks like it is about to fight. It is vain, arrogant and self-reliant!"
Ten days later, King Qi asked again: "Can we fight this time?"
Ji Zhuzi replied: "Not yet. When this chicken hears the voices of other chickens, sees the silhouette of other chickens, and any disturbance, it will worry that the enemy is waiting for an opportunity to attack, and it will be restless and worried all day long."
Ten days later, King Qi couldn't wait any longer and asked again.
Ji Zhuzi said sternly: "It still doesn't work. This chicken now has bright eyes, quick glances, strong fighting spirit, and looks like it's good at fighting, so it's not good yet."
Ten days later, King Qi had given up all hope, but when he saw Ji Zhuzi, he asked again out of habit.
Ji Zhuzi no longer shied away this time, and simply replied: "Reply to the king, this time it's almost done."
King Qi was very curious and asked him how he knew it.
Ji Zhuzi smiled and said: "When other chickens bared their teeth and claws in front of it, and raised their crests to provoke them, it remained unmoved, calm and composed, and strolled around. This is externalized in actions and internalized in the heart. Chen You
This judgment has been completed."
The King of Qi was dubious and summoned his ministers to watch.
The results of the game were exactly as Ji Zhuzi said. When the chicken was put into the cockfighting ring, the chicken seemed dumbfounded, just like an ordinary poultry. However, several other fighting cocks with bright feathers, known as the "Victorious General" and "Invincible General" saw it.
, dare not step forward to challenge at all. Once this chicken approaches, none of the chickens dare to challenge, and they will either turn around and run away, or bow their heads and surrender."
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Bai Fu muttered: "If I reach middle age and keep a low profile, I can understand. Many people say, 'You have to be famous early.' I am young and cannot show off my martial arts skills, so why not walk at night in brocade clothes?"
Taifu Xu sighed: "Fu'er, why haven't you given up on martial arts until now?"
Bai Fu's eyes turned red, he raised his head and stared at Taifu, and said: "Taifu, why are some people born with fine clothes and fine food, having everything, and no worries about anything? But some people are destitute and have to suffer from the bottom up.
Struggling? Finally seeing the light of day, but being disturbed by God's actions? Is human life really destined?"
The Taifu looked at Bai Fu with deep meaning and said: "You are still young and have not experienced much. For us elderly people, if a person is over forty and still does not believe in fate, it shows that this person has poor understanding.
Too bad.
But God’s heart is unpredictable. What is good destiny and what is bad destiny? How can a mortal know? God allows a person to be born into a wealthy family, and both blessings and misfortunes are possible: one is to give him innate resources and let him calm the world.
Save all people from water and fire; one is to let the stubbornness of the dandy enter the body and let him defeat those families who have accumulated bad deeds.
Where God puts a person in life and what he encounters has its own reasons and profound meanings."
Bai Fu bit his lip and said: "If destiny has been determined, then why do we have to work hard? Since my destiny is determined by heaven and not by me, doesn't it mean that no matter how hard we try, it will be useless?"
Taifu Xu shook his head and said: "Fu'er, do you still remember the song and dance drama "The Entry of the Lanling Prince" I took you to see? The beautiful kabuki actress Yajuan was selected to play the role of Gao Changgong, the Prince of Lanling from the beginning.
The ordinary-looking Kabuki actor Tamahiro could only play the role of King Lanling's attendant.
However, as time went by, Yajuan, who was extremely talented, became tired and gave up singing and dancing. However, Yuhong, who worked hard, brought the supporting role to life and eventually replaced Yajuan and became the new generation of Lanling King in Chang'an.
Life is like a play. The script has been written long ago, and the protagonist and supporting roles have been selected. But there will eventually be someone who can change his destiny.
What is good life and what is bad luck? The best life is the one you can truly understand and control."
Speaking of this, Taifu Xu used another fable to enlighten Bai Fu. Taifu Xu knew that if Bai Fu's knot in his heart could not be untied, trouble would sooner or later occur. The higher the martial arts, the greater the disaster.
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Taifu Xu said: "Confucius was watching a waterfall in Luliang. He saw the waterfall flying down from a height of thirty feet. The rapids were splashing for forty miles, and even the turtles, fish and turtles could not swim across. But he saw a man downstream of the waterfall.
Thinking that the man was in trouble and wanted to commit suicide, he asked his disciples to go along the river to save the man.
Then I found that after the man got into the water under the waterfall, he emerged again hundreds of steps away, with his hair spread out, humming a song, and slowly swam to the shallower water.
Confucius went to ask and said: 'I thought you must be dead in such a dangerous shoal. I didn't expect you to be alive. Your Excellency has excellent water skills, which I have never heard of. I would like to ask you how to swim.'
The man replied: "I have no way. I started from the past, grew up from my nature, and became my destiny. I entered with Qi, came out with Qi, and followed the path of water without any selfish motives. This is why I followed it."
I have no other method. If there is a whirlpool in the water, just swim along it. When the water comes out, I will float out of the water along with the rising waves.
If you let the water pull you to the bottom, it will push you out. But if you struggle hard, you will be sucked into the whirlpool. Follow the flow of the water in and out, and don't swim against impulse. This is what I follow when swimming.
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Confucius said: "What does it mean to begin with reason, grow with nature, and become destiny?"
The man replied: "I was born in the mausoleum and I am at peace with the mausoleum, so it is; I grew up in the water and I am at peace with the water, that is my nature. I don't know why I am like this, that is my destiny."
I was born on land, so I feel at ease with land, which is called being content with nature; I grew up by the water, and played by the water, which is called habituation; I followed nature, and in the end I learned to swim without knowing why.
Well, this is why success lies in nature.”
After telling this fable, Taifu Xu looked at Bai Li and Bai Li lovingly and said: "On the way through life, all the past can make you what you are today. Both positive and negative are the nourishment of life. Don't reject it. How do you know?
Are setbacks and difficulties not God’s best arrangements?
Learn to accept your imperfect self and reconcile with yourself, this is spiritual practice."