Name: Yi Long
Gender: Male
Personal History:
His origins were unknown. He was found and adopted by Grandmaster Yong Liu of Shaolin Temple when he was young. Influenced by everything he saw and heard, he developed a strong interest in martial arts from an early age. He later displayed extraordinary martial arts talent, earning Shaolin Temple's high hopes and learning its most powerful techniques. Among monks his age, his skills were second to none!
Later, Grandmaster Yong Yan, the abbot at the time, said that Yi Long had not severed his six worldly roots and still had unfinished worldly ties. He ordered Yi Long to pass through Wooden Dummy Alley before returning to secular life and descending the mountain.
After descending the mountain, Yi Long caught the eye of another Wing Chun master, who accepted him as a personal disciple and taught him the complete true transmission.
Later, Yi Long began participating in all kinds of martial arts competitions and became Champion almost every time. He eventually married, had children, and lived a happy, fulfilling life.
If the story had ended there, it would have been the standard plot of an old-school martial arts novel—and one with a perfectly happy ending at that.
He was practically the perfect protagonist template!
But unfortunately, this was not a martial arts novel's world. It was the science-fiction-based Marvel Cinematic Universe.
And so, our martial arts protagonist, Comrade Yi Long, mysteriously disappeared while traveling abroad for a competition. From then on, there was no word of him, as if he had vanished from the face of the earth...
That was where Yi Long's biography ended. Although the later story was never explained, bestselling author Li Congxin had already imagined a tragic plotline almost identical to Bucky's.
Without Li Congxin's intervention, his later fate would have been even more tragic. After becoming the Winter Soldier, he would not even have had a chance to show his face before Baron Zemo shot him while he was frozen, leaving him never to wake again.
Putting down the files, Li Congxin turned to Old Pi and asked, "How much longer until this Yi Long wakes up?"
The martial arts protagonist Yi Long slept for a very long time. He felt as though he had had a dream, one in which he experienced his entire life all over again.
He had grown up in Shaolin Temple from the moment he could remember, reciting scriptures and practicing martial arts every day...
After passing through Wooden Dummy Alley, he descended the mountain and encountered another revered master...
He participated in all kinds of fighting tournaments, competing against top fighters from around the world in the ring...
Then, because of an accident, he fell into Hydra's hands. After being brainwashed, he was trained into a humanoid killing machine...
He was injected with the Super Soldier Serum, and his memories partially recovered during the process. Then came his resistance, his failure, another round of brainwashing, and finally his being frozen...
His memories were unbearably painful, but Yi Long's state of mind at that moment was incredibly calm. As his consciousness gradually returned, he also realized that he was immersed in Vedic Chant. Everything bitter and sweet in his memories seemed to be a "tribulation" in his life.
After crossing through the tribulation, both his body and mind had been sublimated!
Yi Long could now even view everything he had experienced from the perspective of an onlooker.
"All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows; like dew and lightning. They should be regarded as such."
At that moment, he felt that he finally understood the Buddhist state of mind that his master, Grandmaster Yong Liu, often spoke of.
With his mind utterly peaceful, he opened his eyes and found himself lying in a spacious, brightly lit room. After being frozen for so long, he was suddenly struck by the intense light from outside the window and instinctively tried to raise his hand to shield himself from the glaring sunlight.
But when he moved, he discovered that all four of his limbs had been secured by something, leaving him completely unable to move.
Yi Long was all too familiar with this feeling. During the time he had been controlled by Hydra, this had been an essential procedure whenever he underwent brainwashing or was about to be injected with the Super Soldier Serum.
Had those bastards already found a way to control him and were preparing to brainwash him again?
Because of the "Qing Xin Zhou" BGM, Yi Long did not put up any pointless resistance. He merely began calmly observing the environment around him.
The bright room and ordinary furnishings made it look more like the home of a wealthy person than a secret Hydra base.
"Creak..."
The door opened at that moment, and a young Chinese man with refined features and a sturdy yet elegant build walked in with a smile. "You're awake."
The young man was Li Congxin.
But Yi Long was not fooled by Li Congxin's harmless appearance. He merely said calmly, "Who are you? What do you want to do to me?"
Li Congxin smiled slightly and spread his hands. "Big Brother Yi Long, don't misunderstand. I'm the one who rescued you from Hydra's base, and I have no ill intentions toward you. I feel it's a little awkward to talk like this. How about we make a deal?"
Yi Long did not reply. He simply looked at him with a calm expression.
Li Congxin smiled awkwardly. "Promise you won't attack me, and I'll undo the restraints."
Yi Long nodded. "All right."
Only then did Li Congxin cautiously step forward and undo the many straps binding Yi Long's limbs and torso. Once free, Yi Long indeed did not immediately lash out. He merely sat cross-legged on the bed with perfect calm and asked the first question after waking: "How did you know my name?"
Seeing this, Li Congxin finally relaxed inwardly.
It seemed his earlier prediction had been completely accurate. The "Qing Xin Zhou" really did have the ability to heal psychological trauma. The psychological scars Hydra had left through brainwashing and other methods appeared to have almost completely healed.
He could even calmly face the situation before him now, performing better than Captain America.
Shrugging, Li Congxin sat down in a chair opposite Yi Long. "For certain people, that isn't difficult, is it?"
Yi Long nodded slightly. After witnessing Hydra's methods, he had no reason to doubt it.
After pondering for a moment, Yi Long finally spoke again. "I owe you my life, and I can never repay it. If you want me to do something for you, please tell me directly."
Li Congxin immediately shook his head. "Rescuing you was merely a coincidence, Big Brother Yi Long. You really don't need to take it to heart. Besides, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Accumulating that merit is already the greatest reward I could ask for. How could I presume to seek anything else?"
After saying all that, Li Congxin continued asking, "What do you plan to do from now on, Big Brother Yi Long? If you need help, I'll do everything I can."
The more Li Congxin said, the more indebted Yi Long felt toward him.
After hesitating for a moment, Yi Long still insisted, "I want to go home and take a look."
"I'm afraid you aren't suited to return home just yet." As a sudden voice rang out, Old Pi walked in.
Hearing Old Pi's words, a cold smile appeared on Yi Long's face, as if he had expected this all along.
Old Pi continued, "You were brainwashed multiple times while you were with Hydra. You've only just awakened, so who knows whether the damage Hydra did to your brain has completely healed."
"I imagine you wouldn't want something unexpected to happen after you met your family, leading to consequences that no one would want to see, would you?"
Yi Long was startled by this.
Old Pi continued, "My advice is that you stay here under observation for a while. The young man in front of you is named Li Congxin. He's Chinese as well, and he possesses a special ability. Only music played by him can keep people's minds calm. In Buddhist terms, it keeps all evil influences at bay."
"After a few months, once we confirm that you've fully recovered, I'll take care of all the paperwork and arrange a flight home for you."
Yi Long did not hesitate for long before answering directly, "Then I'll trouble you both. During this time, if there's anything you need from me, just give the order. There's no need to be polite."
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