"Food's ready! Food's ready!"
"Come on, come on, don't crowd!"
Before Huo Yuanhong had even reached the dining hall, he heard a burst of clamor and saw a line stretching almost to the entrance. Today's dishes must have been quite good—there might even be some fine medicinal cuisine.
Of course, with his status, he had no need to queue. He could simply go straight to the front and take a portion.
Even as he walked, he was constantly practicing.
The sinews and bones must relax; the skin and hair must attack! At this moment, his understanding of those words had risen to a new level!
The sinews and bones must relax referred to relaxing and extending the deep muscles, fascia, and joints. Yet this was not weakness or limpness, but rather to let the blood and qi flow freely and provide an elastic foundation for exerting force, like a bowstring of ox sinew concealing its tension.
The skin and hair must attack meant making one's body hair stand on end, keenly sensing the changes in airflow around oneself.
Only when the two fused together could one be "shaped like a hawk pouncing on a rabbit, yet spirited like a cat catching mice"!
As he walked, he maintained a state of abundant blood and qi at the surface of his body and acute perception at all times, which was practically the same as practicing Qi Harmony without cease!
Changes in the surrounding environment, the disturbance in airflow caused by people passing by—all of it was caught by his faintly raised body hair and fed back to his mind.
Just then, his heart stirred. He sensed that the airflow was slightly off, as though something had silently squeezed in behind him, stirring the currents around him.
Someone was approaching him!
Without even