Chapter 139: News from Li Ruolan

Mount Hengshan, also known as Nanyue, is one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China and is located in Hengshan County, Hunan Province. Due to the pleasant climate here, there are lush forests and bamboos everywhere on Hengshan Mountain, all year round, and many exotic flowers and grasses fragrant all the time, the scenery is very beautiful. Moreover, Yuelu Mountain, which lies to the north of Mount Hengshan, is also a famous Taoist mountain in China, especially Yuelu Academy and Yunlu Palace.
It has been half a month since Zhou Hao and Xiao Jiming came to Hengshan, Hunan, because several herbs recorded in "Shen Nong Baicao" were grown here. During this time, Zhou Hao and Xiao Jiming had also found these herbs. At this time, Zhou Hao and Xiao Jiming also directly boarded in Yunlu Palace on Yuelu Mountain.
The Taoist priests in Yunlu Palace were also very enthusiastic to both of them. On the one hand, Zhou Hao gave Yunlu Palace a lot of sesame oil money, and on the other hand, because everyone in Yunlu Palace learned martial arts, and Zhou Hao and the others are like-minded, and they also ask each other to learn about martial arts. The most fundamental purpose of Zhou Hao’s practice of "Nourishing Qi Lu" is to strengthen the body and resist the enemy by cultivating qi and concentrating. Sublimation is very similar.
Although Yunlu Palace's martial arts can only be regarded as average, the martial arts of its clerks is not even comparable to Xiao Jiming. However, the Taoist martial arts philosophy has benefited Zhou Hao a lot. Especially as the most famous Taoist martial arts Taijiquan, Zhou Hao used to think it was gymnastics for old people to strengthen their bodies, but now they have discovered that Taijiquan is really profound and profound. Even proficiency is not difficult, but it is not so easy to understand the ideas.
At this time, Zhou Hao and Xiao Jiming were sitting in a yard north of Yunlu Palace. There was no wall on this side, and they were directly connected to the bamboo forest outside. Zhou Hao and the two will leave Hengshan to Hubei tomorrow, so today is their last day in Yunlu Palace.
"Wudang Mountain and Jiugong Mountain in Hubei are both Taoist sacred sites. If you get there, you can visit it." In the bamboo forest, an old man in his seventies wearing an old Taoist robe was wielding a hatchet to chop those bamboo.
"Uncle Shan, how about yourself, have you ever been to Wudang Mountain and Jiugong Mountain?" Zhou Hao asked the old man named "Shanbo".
"Me?" Shan Bo smiled and continued to chop the bamboo in front of him. "I have lived here for more than 40 years and have never been down the mountain, let alone Wudang Mountain, even the market below the mountain. Ever."
Zhou Hao and the two have known this uncle Shan from the first day they boarded at Yunlu Palace. He has lived in Yunlu Palace for decades, but he is not a Taoist here, but a worker in Yunlu Palace. Responsible for cutting wood for cooking. For more than half a month, he was responsible for the daily diet of Zhou Hao and Xiao Jiming.
He cut down those bamboos to make some bamboo baskets and other utensils for Yunlu Palace. Although he is more than seventy years old, Shan Bo is still strong and strong. Although his head is gray, his face is ruddy like a man.
Zhou Hao, who was sitting in the yard, had been paying attention to him for a long time, and found that even those tall bamboo trees with thick bowls, Shan Bo could cut them down with a single stroke. Since this morning, Shan Bo has never cut trees with a second stroke. And the one in his hand was just an ordinary hatchet, with many gaps in the blade.
"Uncle Shan, your sword skills are so powerful." Zhou Hao pointed out.
Shan Bo smiled faintly, "It's just cutting down a tree, what kind of knife is there."
Zhou Hao didn't speak, and just watched Shan Bo chopping bamboo in silence. It was the first time that he saw Shan Bo cutting a tree today, but he found that his technique contained deep mystery. From a distance, Shan Bo’s movements are like drawing a "circle". Whether it is the swing of his arm, the change of the pace or the trajectory of the hatchet, all of them faintly form a "circle", which makes Zhou Hao feel that Shan Bo The whole person is like the image of Tai Chi Yin Yang fish.
Unconsciously, Shan Bo's movements appeared in Zhou Hao's mind one by one, and Zhou Hao's spirit also moved with Shan Bo's movements. The more he observed, the more Zhou Hao felt that this was a mysterious and extraordinary knife technique. There is no magnificent moves and no intimidating aura. Zhou Hao even felt that Shan Bo's knife was swung with the flow of air.
Everything is so natural, yes, Shan Bo seems to merge with nature.
Moreover, watching the movement of Shan Bo swinging the knife, the true energy of the "Yang Qi Lu" in Zhou Hao's body turned around automatically. Finally, Zhou Hao couldn't help standing up and coming to Shan Bo, smiling at him: "Shan Bo, can you let me try?"
"You should have come to help long ago. Just watch an old man of mine work over there, and you can feel comfortable." Shan Bo smiled and handed the hatchet to Zhou Hao.
Zhou Hao took the hatchet and looked at the hatchet with many gaps. Yes, it was just an ordinary hatchet.
Following the movements of Shan Bo and following the flow of air, Zhou Hao raised his knife and slashed towards a bamboo in front of him.
"Pala", the bamboo fell.
However, although Zhou Hao also cut the bamboo with a single knife, this half was due to his brute force, and the cut was far less neat than Shan Bo's.
Shan Bo smiled and shook his head, "This is not possible. Not only do your movements have to be rounded, you also have to know this bamboo and find the best cut." He looked deeply at the bamboo next to him, and then said to Zhou Hao. Said: "You have to feel it. The so-called knowing oneself and the other can win all battles. You cannot rely on brute force alone. Also, pay more attention to the flow of the wind and let it become your help.
"You try again." Shan Bo said to Zhou Hao.
Zhou Hao took a deep breath, then slowed his breathing, quietly feeling the air flow around him and the bamboo in front of him. At this time, he seemed to notice a circular trajectory appearing in front of his eyes, and he could not help but chop down along this trajectory. He only heard a soft sound, the bamboo in front of him broke apart neatly. Fell down.
Shan Bo looked at Zhou Hao with brilliant eyes, "You are so talented, you have mastered the trick so quickly."
Zhou Hao smiled and said, "But it's far from Shan Bolai."
"Hahahahaha... As long as you chop firewood for decades like me, you will have this skill."
Then, Shan Bo told Zhou Hao some secrets. Although Shan Bo did not teach Zhou Hao any moves from beginning to end, Zhou Hao believed that, like Taijiquan, it was a teaching of martial arts philosophy. Uncle’s inspiration to himself is even comparable to that of Doctor Gongsun who led him into the door of martial arts, which is tantamount to opening another door for Zhou Hao.
Zhou Hao and Xiao Jiming didn't have many outfits, so they were very convenient to come and go. After bidding farewell to the Taoist priests of Yunlu Palace, they left.
On the way down the mountain, Xiao Jiming asked Zhou Hao: "Uncle Master, do you say that Shan Bo really knows martial arts?"
Zhou Hao shook his head, "I don't know. He doesn't have a trace of internal strength. He doesn't even know Tai Chi." He raised his head and looked at the misty Hengshan Mountain. "But I think that up and down the Hengshan Mountain, the martial arts cultivation is the highest. It's Uncle Shan."
Xiao Jiming scratched his head, "I couldn't understand the way you chopped wood just now. Is that really a kind of knife?"
"It's not just a knife technique." Zhou Hao sighed: "You can even think that it is another martial arts mental technique." He raised his hands and waved them in the same way as Shan Bo just now, even if there was no knife in his hand, or originally There is no need for knives and other foreign objects, Zhou Hao's movements are still fluent, drawing out "circles" one by one.
In Xiao Jiming's view, Zhou Hao's movements are somewhat similar to Tai Chi, but also seem to be somewhat different.
The strong qi in Zhou Hao's body also flowed with the movements of his hands at this time, and when the "circle" in Zhou Hao's hands pushed out, the qi in his body also had an urge to leak out.
"Hey!" When Zhou Hao's palm edge passed through the air, a burst of vigor suddenly came out of his palm, cutting through the air and hitting a pine tree in the distance. And the pine and cypress that seemed to be decades old actually fell so upright, and the cut was so neat that it was difficult to achieve this effect even with a sharp knife.
Not only Xiao Jiming, but even Zhou Hao himself was stunned. Zhou Hao stared at his palms blankly. Obviously, he himself had not thought about this effect. And Xiao Jiming also murmured: "Could it be...is this the legendary ‘sword spirit’?"
Zhou Hao believes that the so-called sword qi is actually formed by the person with high internal strength pouring their true qi into the sword, and it is not difficult to achieve as long as the internal strength is deep enough. However, even if he did not have a knife in his hand, Zhou Hao could still feel the sword energy in his hand. However, it is not so much a sword energy as it is a kind of "sword energy". "Intention" is only available if you have been immersed in swordsmanship for many years and have some understanding.
And what Shan Bo taught Zhou Hao just now was not any moves or swordsmanship, but a martial arts spirit, which was somewhat similar to Mr. Jingong's sword intent.
Shan Bo doesn't have a trace of internal power, but he can use such a power with a worn hatchet, which is actually caused by his "sword intent".
"The knowledge of martial arts is really broad and profound." Zhou Hao said with emotion. Originally, because of the transformation of Ambergris, he completely stimulated his own potential, so no matter what he learns, he is much easier than others, just like when he practiced "Nourishing Qi Lu", only for more than half a month, his cultivation level is better than that. Dr. Gongsun, who has been immersed in this way, is much more profound, and his internal strength is comparable to the effect of ordinary people's hard practice for a hundred years.
With such a deep and solid foundation, and now that he has experienced the "sword intent" taught by Shan Bo, Zhou Hao's cultivation in martial arts is deeper and his realm higher.
When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Zhou Hao called his family to report to Yan Tong that he was safe.
"When are you going to come back?" Yan Tong asked on the phone.
"About a month." Zhou Hao replied.
Yan Tong said, "Your school has already prepared you for the early exam. Come back as soon as possible."
While chatting with Zhou Hao, Yan Tong accidentally mentioned Li Ruolan,
I haven’t seen Teacher Li during this period of time. A few days ago, I thought that the school would ask her to help you extend your leave, but the school said that Teacher Li also I haven't come back yet, I heard that I also asked for leave from school."
"What? Sister Lan... Teacher Li hasn't returned to school yet?" Zhou Hao was stunned.