Chapter 2 002 The key to crouching tigers is to add money
Linyuan City is not very big, but there are two martial arts schools in the city, and the Crouching Tiger Martial Arts School is the most famous.
The Great Zhou Kingdom was founded on military power and advocated martial spirit. Among the sixteen states and seventy-two prefectures, there were many sects and martial arts schools among the many mountains, rivers, towns and cities.
This phenomenon is naturally caused by the fact that there are often evil spirits causing trouble in the world. In order to protect themselves, everyone is martial. However, Chu Ge has not seen any evil spirits so far.
However, although I have never seen it, I still need to prepare for it.
In order to improve his self-defense ability, Chu Ge also became a disciple of Hu Xuezhi, the owner of Crouching Tiger Martial Arts School.
After all, exercising muscles prevents getting beaten!
Therefore, now at the age of only eighteen, he is already strong and handsome, with a body full of muscular muscles.
Compared to the protagonists in some novels he had read in his previous life, he was quite satisfied with his family background after traveling through time.
Although both his parents died at the beginning, at least he inherited a huge family business and was no longer a penniless peasant or fisherman.
What's more, there is an elder sister in the sect who I have never met but seems to be very powerful, who can at least intimidate some villains.
In this way, he used money to pave the way, and with the support of Long Zhong, coupled with his own diligence and hard work, he has mastered Hu Xuezhi's Crouching Tiger Fist and Horizontal Crouching Tiger Kung Fu to perfection.
At this time, the morning sun was like a dazzling shrine hanging in the sky, which alleviated the winter chill in the early morning.
Waves of shouts filled with masculine energy rang out one after another from the Crouching Tiger Martial Arts School.
In a large area of the martial arts hall, a dozen muscular young men were swinging their fists and sticks. Even in this winter day, they were practicing vigorously, sweating profusely and raising dust.
On both sides of the rammed earth field, there are several rows of neatly arranged weapon racks, which are awe-inspiring.
Knives, guns, swords, spears, axes, all kinds of weapons, it is dizzying to look at. The sharp weapons sparkle in the sun, which is intimidating.
Many of these weapons were sponsored by Chu Ge, so his prestige in Crouching Tiger Martial Arts School is naturally quite high.
Seeing his carriage galloping from afar, a junior fellow student at the entrance of the martial arts school immediately came forward to help pull the horse and asked with a smile.
"Brother Chu, why didn't you arrange a coachman to drive the carriage for you today? You have to drive the carriage yourself. Hurry and hand it over to me!"
"It's okay! I want to gallop on my horse once in a while! It changes my mood!"
Chu Ge casually gave him a silver bean and evaded the question.
The junior fellow received a silver bean and smiled so hard that he couldn't stop.
It doesn’t matter what mood he is in, as long as Senior Brother Chu is in a good mood, he will be in a good mood. He doesn’t need a groom and can ride him like a horse.
These brothers who do odd jobs all come from relatively poor backgrounds but have a passion for martial arts. After joining the martial arts school, they are willing to do odd jobs in the school to make a living, which can also save money for daily meals.
Chu Ge has always been generous and is therefore very popular and respected in the martial arts hall.
"Senior Brother Chu!"
"Senior brother is here!"
When many apprentices who were training saw Chu Ge, most of them smiled and greeted him.
"Chu Ge, you're here! But do you have any questions about martial arts recently?"
There is a three-meter square area near the house in the venue, where several armchairs and coffee tables are placed, adding a unique atmosphere.
Sitting on one of the armchairs was the owner of the inn, Hu Xuezhi. He had white hair and beard and looked energetic. When he saw Chu Ge, he put down his teacup with a smile and waved to invite him.
"Come, come and sit."
As soon as these words were spoken, a servant from the martial arts hall came forward, brushed the dust off Chu Ge's body, poured him tea, handed him a towel, and helped him sit down.
It is common for a group of disciples and apprentices to see this.
Only two disciples had either indifferent expressions or a hint of disdain in their eyes.
Stinky rich!
However, no matter what people think in their hearts, they will not show it too obviously on their faces.
Everyone understands that Chu Ge is the God of Wealth.
Chu Ge contributed a lot to the daily expenses of the martial arts school.
Moreover, his aptitude for martial arts was excellent. He had already reached the second level of physical training a year ago. Therefore, even Master Hu was very kind to him.
"Master, I came here this time to borrow the fourth chapter of Crouching Tiger Kung Fu, the blood exchange chapter, in advance!"
After Chu Ge sat down, he didn't bother to be polite with Hu Xuezhi. He took a sip of tea and lowered his voice.
"This..." Hu Xuezhi's eyes were first surprised, and then a hint of anger emerged.
If it were any other disciple, he would have slapped him in the face and scolded him for being too ambitious.
However, it was Chu Ge who made this request. He held back the scolding that was about to come out of his mouth and instead frowned and tried to persuade.
"Chu Ge, you just read the third chapter of Crouching Tiger Kung Fu a year ago, and you haven't made a breakthrough yet? Why do you need the fourth chapter of Crouching Tiger Kung Fu? You must not rush into martial arts training. Knowing those contents too early is not good for you."
Chu Ge looked calm. In fact, he had broken through to the third level of Bone Refining more than a year ago. However, with the help of the Dragon Bell, his training speed was too fast, far beyond that of ordinary people, so he needed to conceal it.
After all, the incident of the mysterious building in this world happened only fifty or sixty years ago.
But now, more than a year has passed, and he is also preparing to break through to the fourth level of martial arts, the blood exchange level, which naturally requires the fourth chapter of Crouching Tiger Kung Fu.
He didn't want to expose his own condition, so he lowered his voice and smiled, "Master, I have some things going on at home recently, so I may not come to the martial arts gym for the next six months.
Master, why don’t you lend me the fourth chapter of Crouching Tiger Kung Fu in advance? I will return it within half a month at most.”
"This"
Hu Xuezhi looked embarrassed, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of Chu Ge extending two fingers from his sleeves and slowly placing them on the table.
His eyelids twitched slightly.
He was familiar with this action.
He once refused with the courage of a warrior, and felt a little regretful afterwards.
Now he was still a little hesitant, "Chu Ge, the fourth chapter of Crouching Tiger Kung Fu is the master's most precious treasure after all, and you are not the last one to leave after all." "Master! I hope you can feel my determination to devote myself to martial arts and fulfill it."
The fingers Chu Ge placed on the table became three, very firm.
Hu Xuezhi glanced at the finger, took a sip of tea, and swallowed slowly. "Well, you are indeed determined to practice martial arts, and you have extraordinary talent in martial arts. Maybe in the future you will be able to sense spirituality and break through the realm that your teacher has always dreamed of. Your teacher will help you no matter what!"
After saying that, he stood up suddenly and said, "Since you haven't been here for a long time, I will show you the subsequent skills of Crouching Tiger Fist. Please follow me into the inner courtyard."
He spoke without hiding his feelings, and when many other disciples and apprentices heard what he said, they all looked at Chu Ge with envy, and they really wanted to say: Can I go in and take a look too? I can just take a look at the door, or I don’t have to go in.
It is so cool to have the master teach me one-on-one in person. This is the treatment for being rich and qualified.
"it is good!"
Chu Ge also showed interest and followed Hu Xuezhi into the inner courtyard.
In fact, he has already mastered the three unique skills of Crouching Tiger Fist through hard work and practice.
But by watching Master Hu perform, we can also make a comparison and see the gap between them.
The four realms of martial arts are skin, flesh, bones, and blood. Those who can train the skin are considered martial arts masters who surpass ordinary people, and those who step into training the flesh are masters!
Hu Xuezhi is a genuine martial arts expert at the fourth level, the Blood Exchange Level. In Linyuan City, the only one who is stronger than him is the city lieutenant Tian Youji.
Although he is old and his energy and blood are declining, his realm and experience are there after all.
Inside the courtyard, Hu Xuezhi walked in front, and Chu Ge followed closely behind him.
Hu Xuezhi walked to the center of the field and suddenly stood still. His whole body was filled with surging blood and energy, even causing his hair to move without wind, forming powerful invisible energy that could not be seen but could be vaguely felt.
"In the blood exchange stage, the blood is surging fiercely, the energy spreads throughout the body, not even a feather can touch it, flies and insects cannot land on it, the blood is vigorous, and ordinary evil spirits cannot invade it."
Chu Ge looked solemn.
Hu Xuezhi said slowly, "Crouching Tiger Fist emphasizes momentum, the heart is the commander, and the eyes are the vanguard."
Even as he spoke, he rushed forward, walking like a dragon and rising like a tiger. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived in front of a stone tripod weighing a thousand pounds in the middle of the field, and suddenly struck out with a palm like a tiger's claw.
"My steps are like a tiger descending from the mountain, and my attacks are like a tiger king tearing out his heart!!"
There was a dull explosion with a "bang" sound!
The yellow earth on the ground trembled slightly!
The stone tripod was suddenly knocked over and tilted.
Just as Shi Ding turned over, Hu Xuezhi suddenly kicked out with a sweeping leg, like a tiger sweeping out its tail like a steel whip.
...
In a blink of an eye, three moves were completed.
Hu Xuezhi leaped forward and struck out with his elbow, full of energy.
There was a loud bang, a strong wind blew, stone powder flew everywhere, and the stone tripod cracked and exploded, and flew out, then fell heavily to the ground with a bang, making the ground tremble.
"Crouching Tiger's unique skill three moves! This stone tripod weighing over a thousand pounds is broken into pieces and flies away. Master, if you hit someone, the corpse will explode into fireworks."
Chu Ge sighed, stretched out his hand to applaud, and seeing that Hu Xuezhi was neither blushing nor out of breath, he couldn't help but admire him.
The old master was very experienced. He used the Crouching Tiger Fist on the opponent with the momentum of a tiger descending from the mountain.
He compared himself secretly, fearing that even if the opponent's blood and energy were weakened, he would still be no match for him if he used martial arts without using shadow puppets or paper figurines or other special techniques.
The opponent's blood and energy were ferocious, and the moment of contact, the energy left his body and hit his body, instantly shattering his iron bones and splitting his internal organs.
Although the bone training stage of the third realm of martial arts is powerful, it has not yet trained the internal organs.
The gap between the blood exchange realm and the realm of blood exchange seems to be very large.
"You must break through to the blood exchange stage! Only then can the blood and qi become the body's true energy to protect the internal organs. Even if the heart meridian is damaged, you can still breathe."
Chu Ge's eyes were shining, and he was eager to enter a new realm of martial arts and improve his physique.
Hu Xuezhi finished his work and turned to look at Chu Ge. He seemed to see the fighting spirit in his expression. After secretly praising him, he still reminded him.
"Don't just bury your head in cultivation. You should pay more attention to the news outside. The world is not peaceful these days, and there are many gangsters on the road."
"Gangster?"
Chu Ge was stunned when he heard this.
"Ok!"
Hu Xuezhi nodded solemnly, "Some wealthy merchants in other towns have been robbed. Even our Linyuan City may not be safe. They are all very powerful.
You are a wealthy businessman yourself. Anyway, as long as you don’t leave the city, you should be fine, just be careful.”
"Disciple knows."
Chu Ge looked serious and clasped his fists in response.
He realized that Hu Xuezhi might have heard some news and gave him a kind reminder.
He had lived safely in Linyuan City for a few years without encountering any danger. His strength had also increased after practicing martial arts, and his vigilance had indeed been weakened.
Soon, Chu Ge borrowed the essential secret book of the fourth chapter of Crouching Tiger Kung Fu from Hu Xuezhi.
In order to express his gratitude to his master for his cultivation, he left three thousand taels of silver.
In fact, I was already feeling heartbroken, as the landlord didn't have much surplus food.
However, this essential secret book is the core visualization diagram of Crouching Tiger Kung Fu, which includes the training of internal and external strength. It is said that every time you visualize it, the special power and spirit you put into it will be lost a little bit, so it is very precious.
Moreover, Hu Xuezhi's hands-on teaching in the past few years has helped him avoid many detours.
After all, reality is not a game. You can’t learn martial arts secrets just by clapping your hands.
"Poor in literature but rich in martial arts, the ancients were not deceiving me."
Before leaving, Chu Ge counted on his fingers and sighed in his heart that he should be more restrained in the future.
If he continues to squander like this, I'm afraid that his family wealth will be squandered before he even reaches the legendary state of condensed energy.
If any gangsters do show up, don't try to rob him again.
(End of this chapter)
