Martial Monk Yi Long

Life: Yi Long

Gender: Male

Personal History:

His origins are unknown. As a child, he was taken in and raised by Grandmaster Yong Liu, a highly respected monk from Shaolin. Immersed in Buddhist teachings and martial arts from a young age, Yi Long developed a deep passion for martial arts. He later displayed extraordinary martial arts talent, earning high expectations from Shaolin Temple. He was taught Shaolin's secret techniques, becoming the foremost martial monk among his peers.

Later, Abbot Grandmaster Yong Yan declared that Yi Long's six roots of perception were not yet severed and his worldly attachments remained. He ordered Yi Long to pass the Wooden Dummy Alley challenge before leaving the monastery and returning to secular life.

After descending the mountain, Yi Long was noticed by a Wing Chun master, who accepted him as a personal disciple and passed on all his true teachings.

Subsequently, Yi Long began participating in various martial arts competitions, winning almost every single one. He then married and had children, living a happy and fulfilling life.

If the story ended here, it would be a standard trope from an early wuxia novel, resolved with a perfect, happy ending.

A quintessential protagonist template!

However, this is not a wuxia-themed novel world, but rather the sci-fi setting of the Marvel Universe.

Thus, our wuxia protagonist, Comrade Yi Long, mysteriously disappeared during a trip abroad to participate in a competition. He was never heard from again, as if he had vanished into thin air...

Yi Long's resume ends here. Although the subsequent story is not detailed, the bestselling author Li Congxin has already imagined a tragic storyline, very similar to Bucky's.

Without Li Congxin's intervention, his later plot would have been even more tragic. After becoming the Winter Soldier, he would have been shot and killed by Baron Zemo while frozen, never to wake up again, without even getting a chance to show his face.

Putting down the file, Li Congxin turned to Old Pi and asked, "How much longer until this Yi Long wakes up?"

The wuxia protagonist Yi Long slept for a long time. He felt as if he had a dream, reliving his life in it.

From his earliest memories, he grew up in Shaolin Temple, chanting scriptures and practicing martial arts daily...

After passing the Wooden Dummy Alley challenge, he descended the mountain and met another benefactor...

Participating in various combat competitions, clashing with top fighters from around the world...

Then, due to an accident, he fell into the hands of Hydra, was brainwashed, and trained into a human killing machine...

After being injected with the Super Soldier Serum, his memories partially recovered. Then came the resistance, failure, re-brainwashing, and finally being frozen...

His memories were incredibly painful, but Yi Long felt an immense peace at this moment. As his consciousness gradually returned, he realized he was bathed in Buddhist chants. All the joys and sorrows from his memories seemed like "tribulations" in his life.

Having overcome all tribulations, both his body and mind were elevated!

Yi Long could now view everything he had experienced from an observer's perspective.

"All conditioned phenomena are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow, like dew or a lightning flash. Thus, they should be contemplated thus."

At this moment, he felt he finally understood the Buddhist state of mind that his benefactor Grandmaster Yong Liu often spoke of.

With his mind exceptionally calm, Yi Long opened his eyes and found himself lying in a spacious, brightly lit room. Having been frozen for a long time, he was suddenly hit by the strong light from the window and instinctively tried to shield his eyes from the dazzling sun.

However, with this movement, he discovered that his limbs and torso were all restrained by something, preventing him from moving even an inch.

This sensation was all too familiar to Yi Long. During the time he was controlled by Hydra, this was an essential procedure whenever he underwent brainwashing or was about to be injected with the Super Soldier Serum.

Could those scoundrels have found a way to control him again and were preparing to brainwash him once more?

Due to the "Qing Xin Zhou" BGM, Yi Long did not offer any futile resistance. He calmly began to observe his surroundings.

The bright room, with its ordinary furniture and decor, looked more like the home of a wealthy person than a secret Hydra base.

"Creak..."

The door was opened, and a clean-cut, strong yet elegant young Chinese man with a smile walked in. "You're awake."

The young man was Li Congxin.

However, Yi Long was not fooled by Li Congxin's harmless appearance. He calmly asked, "Who are you, and what do you want from me?"

Li Congxin smiled slightly, spread his hands, and explained, "Brother Yi Long, please don't misunderstand. I'm the one who rescued you from the Hydra base, and I have no ill intentions towards you. I feel that talking like this is a bit awkward. How about we make a deal?"

Yi Long did not reply, merely looking at him with a calm expression.

Li Congxin smiled wryly. "If you promise not to attack me, I'll untie you first."

Yi Long nodded. "Alright."

Only then did Li Congxin cautiously step forward and untie the numerous leather straps binding Yi Long's limbs and torso. Yi Long, now free, indeed did not immediately lash out. Instead, he calmly sat cross-legged on the bed and asked his first question after waking up, "How do you know my name?"

Seeing this, Li Congxin finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

It seemed his previous assumptions were entirely correct. The "Qing Xin Zhou" indeed had the effect of healing psychological trauma, and the psychological scars left by Hydra's brainwashing and other methods seemed to have mostly healed?

He could even face the current situation calmly, performing even better than Captain America.

Shrugging, Li Congxin sat down on a chair opposite Yi Long. "For some people, that's not difficult, is it?"

Yi Long nodded slightly. Having witnessed Hydra's methods, he did not doubt this.

After a moment of thought, Yi Long finally spoke again, "I am indebted to you for saving my life. I have no way to repay you. Please tell me directly what you want me to do."

Li Congxin immediately shook his head. "Actually, saving you was a matter of chance. Brother Yi Long, you don't need to worry about it at all. Moreover, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Accumulating merit is already the greatest reward for me, so how could I dare to ask for anything more?"

After delivering a string of pleasantries, Li Congxin continued, "Brother Yi Long, what are your plans for the future? If you need any help, this younger brother will spare no effort."

The more Li Congxin said, the more Yi Long felt indebted to him.

After a moment of hesitation, Yi Long still insisted, "I want to go home and see them."

"I'm afraid you're not fit to go home right now." As a sudden voice rang out, Old Pi stepped in.

Upon hearing Old Pi's words, a cold smile appeared on Yi Long's face, as if he had expected this.

At this moment, Old Pi continued, "When you were with Hydra, you were brainwashed multiple times. Now that you've just woken up, who knows if Hydra's tampering with your mind has completely healed."

"I think you wouldn't want any unexpected situations to arise after seeing your family, leading to consequences no one wants to see, would you?"

Yi Long was startled by this.

Old Pi continued, "My suggestion is that you stay here for a period of observation. This young man before you is named Li Congxin. He is also Chinese and possesses a special ability. Only the music he plays can keep a person's mind calm. In your Buddhist terms, it means all evils are repelled."

"After a few months, once it's confirmed that you have fully recovered, I will personally handle all the necessary procedures and your plane ticket back home."

Yi Long did not hesitate much upon hearing this and immediately replied, "Then I'll trouble you both. Also, during this time, if you need anything from me, please don't hesitate to ask. There's no need to be polite."

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