Chapter 195 Testing, showing the meaning of form to Xiang Yuanyuan
Du Ruo glanced at the two of them and confirmed that they had never appeared in his sight, and he did not feel like he was being monitored or stared at. So, these two people either just arrived, or were wandering around and came over immediately after hearing the noise, or they were the one who focused their attention on Lao Wang.
"Well, Yuanyuan, let's go."
Du Ruo didn't ask any more questions, nor did he pay attention to the wailing old man on the ground. He took Xiang Yuanyuan's hand and prepared to leave. But before leaving, Du Ruo and Lao Wang looked at each other. There was no greeting between the two, they just simply looked at each other.
"Ouch~ You can't leave, you..."
The old man still wanted to hug Du Ruo's legs, but Du Ruo was not someone that anyone could touch just because they wanted to. He didn't make any move and Du Ruo pulled her legs away like a loach.
After getting away, Du Ruo left the place directly with Xiang Yuanyuan and Xiang Yuanzhang. He believed that the remaining matters would not cause any trouble to him.
That's why he went to the trouble of correcting the old man's bones.
If the old man is obedient, he will regard it as a good deed. After curing the old man, he will call an ambulance. If he is in a good mood, he will even follow the ambulance to the hospital and will not leave until someone comes to take care of the old man.
But if the old man is not honest, like just now, or if he tries to blackmail others afterwards, he will not be particularly excited or anything like that. He will just wait quietly and see if anyone will come to deal with it.
However, things took an unexpected turn and the old man started to blackmail people on the spot. This was just a test, so he certainly would not choose to compromise and just fought to the end.
He just wanted to see if there would be any trouble later. However, the appearance of two policemen quickly resolved the trouble. This was the purpose of his test. Of course, it is not over yet. If no one appears in front of him later, it means that he is now receiving special care.
Du Ruo understood the special security checks on high-speed trains and airplanes and the department's high attention. He would not refuse to help solve a case or conduct an investigation if asked for help.
On the other hand, if Du Ruo is not given corresponding conveniences or special care, it would seem unreasonable. The current situation is in line with Du Ruo's expectations.
"Alas, people's hearts have changed. Xiao Du, you are making a fool of yourself."
Xiang Yuanzhang didn't know about Du Ruo's test, but he saw everything. Naturally, he had no opinion on Du Ruo's way of handling the matter. On the contrary, he agreed with it very much. However, he felt that he left a bad impression on Du Ruo.
"My grandfather, this is not a sign of bad character. Maybe he doesn't want to blackmail me. After all, he doesn't know that I'm good at bone setting. He doesn't know if there will be any problems later. Maybe he just wants me to stay so that he can have some protection."
Since the test has produced some results, Du Ruo doesn't mind putting his mind in the right place. It's also a good thing to let his heart face the light.
In fact, many people are willing to do good things within their ability, but they cannot do it because they have too many concerns. Now Du Ruo doesn’t have to worry about it, so it doesn’t matter. He can do these things as he pleases.
"Let's not talk about this, Grandpa. Do we have to go back today and let Brother Du taste the medicinal wine?"
Xiang Yuanyuan stepped aside to change the topic.
Speaking of which, when Du Ruo was about to step forward, she did not call an ambulance immediately. After all, the old man only had a dislocated ankle and perhaps a knocked-out tooth, but it was not critical, so she turned on her mobile phone to record the video immediately.
When the old man was about to blackmail someone, she was glad that she had recorded the video. However, she didn't expect Du Ruo to break the old man's ankle with her backhand. She was so scared that she deleted the video immediately. So now she doesn't want to talk about this video anymore.
Although she also felt that what Du Ruo did was very gratifying.
"Try the medicinal wine?"
When Xiang Yuanzhang heard this, his face twitched. As he walked, he couldn't help but look at Du Ruo. Seeing that he looked normal, he asked:
"Xiao Du, can you still drink today? It won't be the same as yesterday."
"Hey, I did drink a little too much yesterday, so why don't you drink less today?"
Du Ruo couldn't help scratching his head. He actually didn't know that the "qi" in his body would escape after he got "drunk". He just thought that Xiang Yuanzhang was worried that he was drunk, so he felt a little embarrassed.
"Well, that's fine. Let's continue today. We can stop when you think it's about time. We still have a lot of time, so we're not in a hurry."
Xiang Yuanzhang laughed. He really wanted to teach Du Ruo how to make medicinal wine as soon as possible, but he was not in a hurry. He had already witnessed Du Ruo's terrifying learning ability yesterday and was not worried at all that Du Ruo would not be able to learn it.
After the three of them went back and had a simple breakfast, Xiang Yuanzhang took Du Ruo to taste the wine again. However, this time Du Ruo was not so anxious to drink. He tasted the wine carefully. Then Xiang Yuanzhang also explained the process of making the medicinal wine in more detail.
Even when he saw Du Ruo drinking, he couldn't help but take a small bowl and drink with him.
At first, Du Ruo listened to what Xiang Yuanzhang said with great interest. But later on, Du Ruo found that Xiang Yuanzhang began to repeat himself.
"Grandpa, how are you? Why don't we just stop here for today."
When Du Ruo saw this, he immediately stopped pouring wine for Xiang Yuanzhang. He himself was drinking fine, but Xiang Yuanzhang was obviously getting a little drunk.
"I'm fine. I drank just enough. By the way, where were we talking about?"
Xiang Yuanzhang's face was flushed, and although his eyes were blurry, he was not too drunk. He couldn't help but take a sip of wine before speaking.
"Hey, Yuanyuan, don't go move the wine, come and see what's happening with grandpa?"
Du Ruo ignored him. He was not familiar enough with Xiang Yuanzhang, so he could only call Xiang Yuanyuan over.
"What's wrong?"
When Xiang Yuanyuan heard Du Ruo calling her, she hurried over, but she looked at Du Ruo first. Seeing that his face looked normal and the jar of wine under his feet was not even half as full as last time, she felt relieved.
"I'm fine, but grandpa seems drunk."
Du Ruo quickly told Xiang Yuanzhang about his performance just now.
“Well, he’s definitely drunk enough. When my grandfather drinks and starts repeating himself, it means he’s drunk enough but not yet drunk. Usually, he stops drinking and can have a good sleep.
Once my grandpa stopped speaking Mandarin and started speaking our local dialect, it meant he couldn't drink anymore. All right, you guys stop drinking too, let's send grandpa back to his room."
Only then did Xiang Yuanyuan observe Xiang Yuanzhang's expression, and then explained to Du Ruo with a smile. After that, she confiscated the wine in Xiang Yuanzhang's bowl.
"No need to send me off. I'm not that drunk yet. Let's stop here today. I was worried about you, but I got drunk first."
When Xiang Yuanyuan talked about him before, Xiang Yuanzhang did not refute, but looked at Xiang Yuanyuan with a smile. After Xiang Yuanyuan confiscated his wine bowl, he waved his hand and spoke.
Even though Xiang Yuanzhang told them not to bother with him, how could Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan really just ignore him?
Du Ruo drank the rest of the wine in one breath, then followed Xiang Yuanzhang out of the wine cellar.
Then at lunch time, there were only four of them eating together.
Xiang's mother was not surprised at this. Such things were very common in their family. Especially when Xiang Yuanyuan had just learned to drink, they would often pick up a little Yuanyuan who had fallen drunk when walking around the wine cellar.
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In the afternoon, Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan went to the county town for a stroll and bought a lot of local specialties.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan have planned to go back to Huangshan to celebrate the festival, so they will come to Xiang Yuanyuan's house before the festival.
The main reason is that Xiang Yuanyuan doesn't want to contact her cousins, but during the Mid-Autumn Festival, those relatives will definitely come to the ancestral house to worship their ancestors and reunite.
However, as a girl, it is barely understandable that Yuanyuan is not at home.
After shopping for an afternoon, Du Ruo packed up the things he bought and sent them back by express.
At night, Xiang Yuanyuan and Du Ruo took a chair and sat in the yard, looking at the moon in the sky. There was a small stove between them with a small piece of charcoal in it, a pot of warm rice wine on top, and a plate of peanuts on the side.
The alcohol content of the rice wine was very low, and the sound of insects chirping could be heard all around. The two of them were chatting leisurely outside. After finishing their meal, Xiang Yuanzhang went out for a walk, and then went back into the house to watch TV, while his father and mother were discussing the holiday reception.
"Hubby, if I become an old lady in another thirty years, will you despise me then?"
Looking at the moon in the sky, Xiang Yuanyuan suddenly spoke.
"what?"
When Du Ruo heard this, he felt confused. Xiang Yuanyuan's question was so abrupt that Du Ruo was caught off guard and he couldn't react at all.
"Didn't you say that those amazing martial arts prodigies can achieve longevity, even if they can't live forever? You see, you're getting younger and younger with your training recently, but I'm going to be thirty soon."
When Xiang Yuanyuan said this, she didn't look at Du Ruo, but at the full moon in the sky.
"No, how could I dislike you? Being together will never be enough."
Du Ruo did not say that he could not live long or that the other party would not age and lose his beauty, but affirmed his attitude. To be honest, he had never thought about this question. In fact, there is no standard answer to this question.
Especially in modern society, birth, aging, sickness and death seem to be the norm. At least Du Ruo has never heard of anyone who can avoid them.
"Husband, if I also practice martial arts, can I delay aging?"
Only then did Xiang Yuanyuan look at Du Ruo with a serious expression.
Du Ruo just pursed his lips and remained silent, not daring to look at Yuanyuan's fortune. He knew better than anyone that his current situation was all thanks to the system.
Martial arts are auxiliary, and attribute points are the foundation. The combination of the two makes him successful. They are indispensable, unless... unless there is a spiritual revival as in the novel, otherwise...
"Hehe~ I was just kidding, what do you think? My appearance just now was so realistic, wasn't it? Were you scared?"
Just when Du Ruo was in trouble, Xiang Yuanyuan suddenly spoke with a smile. While speaking, she picked up the wine glass and raised it to Du Ruo.
"Yuanyuan, meditate with me every morning and evening from now on. I will teach you a method. It won't prolong your life, but it can regulate your spirit and energy, making your body more energetic. At least you won't be so prone to illness and aging."
Du Ruo picked up the wine glass, but did not clink glasses with Xiang Yuanyuan. Instead, he spoke with a serious face.
I still remember the last time Xiang Yuanyuan wanted Du Ruo to teach her, but Du Ruo casually refused.
The reason for the refusal was that there were no special exercises for longevity or regulating the body. It was just that at that time Du Ruo had only been practicing martial arts for a short time and had just started learning kung fu.
Now, as Du Ruo's understanding deepens, his insights are actually becoming more profound.
Practicing martial arts is certainly not specifically for the purpose of longevity, but if you practice to a certain level, it can passively help you stay healthy and live longer.
The cause and effect relationship here is different, and it is impossible to understand it unless you practice to a certain level.
And what Du Ruo wanted to teach Xiang Yuanyuan was the Hunyuan Qigong.
Hunyuan Qigong does not have the effect of strengthening the physical body, but it can harmonize yin and yang, making the "essence, energy and spirit" in the body become condensed to form Hunyuan Qi. Long-term practice may not prolong one's life, but at least it can prevent all diseases.
"Okay, then after practicing, can you transform into a tiger?"
When Xiang Yuanyuan heard that Du Ruo wanted to teach her, her eyes immediately lit up and she blurted out something. However, she regretted it right after she said it. She covered her mouth with her free hand and looked at Du Ruo with innocent eyes.
"Tiger? When did it happen?"
Du Ruo was a little surprised. He raised his glass and clinked it with Xiang Yuanyuan's. Then he drank it in one gulp and then asked a question.
He showed the tiger only twice. Once was in Lesser Khingan Range, deep in the mountains. He was sure that Yuanyuan would never see it no matter how hard he tried.
As for the second time, it was when he was rescuing people during a typhoon. The situation was urgent and Du Ruo had no choice but to reveal his tiger form. However, Du Ruo was sure that even if someone noticed it at that time, Xiang Yuanyuan would not be aware of it. As for the occasional flash of red light, the difference between that and a tiger was still too great.
"It's just...it was revealed when you were drunk and sleeping yesterday."
Xiang Yuanyuan saw that Du Ruo was just surprised and there was no other change in his expression. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, drank the rice wine in her hand in one gulp, and then said it.
It was also because she was too curious. She was not like her grandfather. She was simple-minded and carefree. In addition, Du Ruo's state was really magical, so she blurted it out just now.
"Oh, that's what I said. But it may be difficult to train to that level. Although ordinary people have 'essence, energy and spirit' in their bodies, they are not only different in quantity, but also in quality. There are even innate deficiencies. Some of them cannot be achieved through training."
Du Ruo wanted to explain, and at the same time he also figured out why the pavilion he knew was surrounded by a canopy, and why Xiang Yuanzhang no longer asked him to show off his skills when they went for morning exercise today.
But seeing Xiang Yuanyuan's confused eyes, Du Ruo thought about it and decided to give up and stop explaining. In order to motivate Xiang Yuanyuan and let her meditate and practice Hunyuan Yi Qigong, Du Ruo stood up and said to Xiang Yuanyuan:
"It's still a little difficult for you to learn now, so I will show you the complete tiger."
"Yeah!"
Xiang Yuanyuan became interested as soon as she heard it. She had been watching the red mist tiger that Du Ruo was watching for a long time that day, but no matter how much she looked at it, she still felt it was not enough. It was rare that Du Ruo was willing to demonstrate it to her, so Xiang Yuanyuan was naturally very excited.
Of course, in addition to being able to see Du Ruo demonstrate for her, the bigger reason was because it meant that Du Ruo was willing to share more things with her, which was irreplaceable.
“Yesterday I must have been absorbing the power of the medicine, and then I accidentally took the most comfortable posture, which revealed my tiger form.
In fact, this is my own "Qi", which is materialized in the form of Xingyiquan. I didn't tell you before because I was afraid you would find it difficult to accept.
Now you want to see it, so I'll show you."
Du Ruo stood not far in front of Xiang Yuanyuan and took a stance.
"The tiger is best at pouncing, and the Xingyi tiger form takes advantage of its pouncing momentum. Between rising and falling, its body moves at the fastest speed."
After Du Ruo finished speaking, he lowered his body and looked forward. The red mist outside his body appeared again. Then Du Ruo exerted force on his hips and rushed forward fiercely with the red mist.
With one leap and one jump, Du Ruo had silently crossed a distance of nearly thirty meters, and then turned back. The whole process was completed in just one or two seconds, just like a tiger pouncing on its prey in the forest.
Even though Du Ruo's attack was not directed at Xiang Yuanyuan, she could still feel the domineering power of the king of the jungle.
However, before Xiang Yuanyuan could finish being shocked, Du Ruo's body posture changed, and the red mist around him changed as well.
"This is the horse form. The horse has the courage to run fast. With its own weight, it can cause a huge impact when it raises its hoof and steps down."
The red mist around Du Ruo changed and formed the shape of a neighing horse with its front hooves raised. However, compared with the tiger shape whose hair looked extremely realistic, the shape of this horse was a little blurry. One could only roughly see that it was a good horse.
"boom!!"
Du Ruo clenched his fists and punched the air fiercely. When his fist hit the empty space, it was as if ripples were created in the air. A muffled sound was heard, which was enough to imagine the power of the blow.
"This is the alligator form. The prototype of the alligator is the Yangtze alligator. It is taken from the true meaning of water. The softness of water can dissolve the heavy blow that is about to be received. Water is also very hard. Everyone, attack and defend in one form."
Afterwards, Du Ruo changed his body shape again, using the crocodile form, and it really looked like a Yangtze crocodile paddling left and right in the water.
However, as Du Ruo moved, the red mist no longer took on the shape of a crocodile, but seemed to turn into a ball of water mist, fluctuating between Du Ruo's palms, and it seemed as if he could hear the sound of flowing water.
"Eagle shape..."
"Bear shape..."
Each of Du Ruo's demonstrations did not take too long, and he became more and more skilled. In the end, Du Ruo even visualized the posture of a black bear in the forest in his mind, and used the bear form that he had not been able to comprehend.
The more Xiang Yuanyuan looked at it, the more shocked she felt. Although apart from the tiger shape, everything else of Du Ruo was just a blurry shadow, this did not affect Xiang Yuanyuan's viewing.
At the same time, a line in his mind connected everything together. It seemed that these were all what Du Ruo had come into contact with during this period of time.
At this moment, she also understood why Du Ruo wanted to get close to animals. It turned out that Du Ruo took animals as his teachers and incorporated their characteristics into his martial arts.
This was just a simple drill, but the two of them became closer. Du Ruo had never thought of hiding it, it was just that there was no suitable opportunity.
Xiang Yuanyuan always felt that Du Ruo was a little mysterious. The more she got in touch with him, the more distant Du Ruo seemed to her. And all this was revealed tonight.
There was no longer any barrier between the two.
The next day, Du Ruo continued to drink with Xiang Yuanzhang in the wine cellar. Only Xiang's father and mother were busy preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
However, some people had already come to the manor that day and started to set up some lanterns. Occasionally, trucks would come with goods, such as some ingredients needed for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
After Du Ruo got Xiang Yuanzhang drunk again, he started to help. Although Xiang's father and mother said that he didn't need to do anything, it was still not appropriate for him to just stand by and watch such a thing.
It was not until the morning of the third day that Xiang Yuanyuan and Du Ruo said goodbye to the Xiang family and boarded a plane to Huangshan.
The husband and wife did not have much time to feel sad about their daughter's departure, as someone came to help early in the morning. Although they did not have to work, they were required to take charge of the overall situation and arrange things properly.
Perhaps the only one who felt a little sad was Xiang Yuanzhang. When people get old, they can't help but feel sad when they say goodbye, because they know that every farewell means the number of goodbyes will decrease.
These two days are long chapters, and after the holidays, we will resume writing two chapters a day. Sorry
(End of this chapter)
