In the backyard of the Xingyi Martial Arts Hall, dusk is getting darker.
Chen Jianghe placed the three lottery items in his arms on the stone table one by one.
Su Derong has been supported by Zhou Yong and Wang Gui and sent to the inner room for treatment.
The bones in his left arm were fractured and his internal organs were shocked. Although his life was not in danger, he had to rest for at least two to three months.
Li Chengyue was still leaning on the bamboo lounge chair with a thin blanket covering him.
"The stuff is pretty good." Li Chengyue glanced at the stone table and twitched his lips, "Zhao Family I'm willing to give it up this time."
Chen Jianghe poured a bowl of warm water, handed it to Master, and then sat down on the stone bench opposite. "Master, Green Dragon Gang's actions today...
"As expected."
Li Chengyue took the bowl, took a sip, and said in a low voice, "Xiao Qing is a man with great ambitions. Monopolizing Black Wind Ridge is just the first step. What he wants is the entire Yilin County."
Zhao Wuji is scheming and knows that the Zhao Family family alone cannot suppress the Qian, Sun, and Li families, let alone me, Xingyi Martial Arts Hall. It is a shortcut to join forces with Green Dragon Gang and Zhou Family to annex them in the name of Chamber of Commerce."
He paused and looked at Chen Jianghe: "On your side, you fought beautifully in today's battle."
Chen Jianghe lowered his head slightly. "Disciple is lucky."
He shook his head, with a more solemn look in his eyes. "Jianghe, you have a very solid foundation for transforming energy. Five Elements Fist is perfect and harmonious with your strength. Your calmness and ruthlessness in actual combat retreat when you need to, advance when you need to, and show no mercy when you need to destroy people. This is something that many veterans who have been immersed in transforming energy for many years may not be able to achieve.
Chen Jianghe was silent and listened.
Li Chengyue suddenly changed the subject. "But you must not be complacent. Today you have crippled Lei Xiao. Lei Zhenshan, that old guy will never give up. Lei Xiao is his most proud disciple. Now that his cultivation has been crippled, it is equivalent to cutting off his Zhenlei Martial Arts Hall's hope for the next twenty years. This feud is dead."
Chen Jianghe raised his eyes. "Disciple understands."
"Just understand." Li Chengyue said slowly, "Be careful when you go out. It's easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. Lei Zhenshan admits defeat on the surface, but no one can tell what tricks he will use behind the scenes. After all, there are many ways to cheat in the world."
He paused and his gaze became far-reaching. "Besides, the strength you showed today may have aroused the fear of many people. At the age of eighteen, you can challenge Zhao Litian without defeat - this kind of talent is regarded as a talent in the eyes of some people, but in the eyes of others, it is a threat that must be stifled."
Chen Jianghe nodded heavily. "Disciple, please remember this."
Li Chengyue hummed with satisfaction, leaned back on the chair, looked at the darkening clouds on the horizon, and was silent for a moment.
"The energy has been transformed. Next, it's time to consider the strength." He suddenly said.
Chen Jianghe was shocked and raised his eyes to look at Master.
"Gang Jin..." Li Chengyue said slowly, "It is a state above the transformation of Jin. Those who transform Jin have perfect strength. They can send out energy everywhere in the body. If they take ten steps through the body, they have entered the palace. But Gang Jin is different."
He raised his left hand and held it with five fingers.
There was no luck or momentum, but Chen Jianghe could feel that the air within three inches of the master's palm seemed to be stagnant for a moment.
Li Chengyue said in a low voice, "Hua Jin is to temper the energy of Qi and blood until it is harmonious and transparent, while Gang Jin is to further condense, compress and transform this harmonious power."
"After condensation, the power can be released outside the body, hurting people from a distance, or it can be condensed on the surface of the body to form Body-Protecting Gang Qi.
It is hard to be hurt by ordinary swords, and is invulnerable to water and fire. Furthermore, Gang Qi can be turned as you wish, either hard or soft, offensive or defensive, and has endless magical uses."
Chen Jianghe felt excited when he heard it.
He recalled the scene on Martial Arts Tournament where the master, with his seriously injured body, deflected Lei Zhenshan's full palm with one shot.
Li Chengyue looked at Chen Jianghe and continued, "But to step into Gang Jin, two conditions must be met. First, the foundation must be tempered to the extreme, with qi and blood like mercury, muscles and bones like iron, and organs like a furnace. Second, there must be corresponding internal training methods to guide the qi and blood to complete that step of qualitative change."
He paused and then said, "You have practiced Five Elements Fist to perfection, and your strength has been harmonized, and you have reached the point of transforming strength. If you practice step by step, and given time, it is not difficult to train Five Elements Fist to the extreme and reach the peak of transforming strength. But if you want to go further and open the door to strength, you need a higher level of skills."
Chen Jianghe understood in his heart. "Master is talking about----Twelve Shapes?"
"Not bad." A hint of approval flashed in Li Chengyue's eyes, "Five Elements Fist is the foundation, what you practice is splitting, collapsing,
The five force changes of drilling, cannon and horizontal correspond to the five internal organs and lay the foundation for internal training. The twelve shapes are dragon, tiger,
Monkeys, horses, hawks, roosters, harriers, swallows, snakes, eagles, eagles and bears are the real essence of Xingyi Fist."
He paused and said: The internal training method of "Twelve Elements Boxing" can activate the qi and blood of the corresponding organs, gradually open the acupoints all over the body, and finally condense Gang Qi.
, dusk is getting darker, and oil lamps are lit in the courtyard.
Li Chengyue leaned back in the lounge chair and watched the dancing lights, as if he was lost in memories.
"Jianghe, do you know how many ways the Martial Dao sect in the world can recruit disciples and teach their skills?" Li Chengyue suddenly asked.
Chen Jianghe thought for a moment and replied, "My disciples heard that there are those who found disciples and recruited disciples, and there are also those who secretly passed down their direct lineage and did not reveal it to the world."
"That's a good point, but not complete enough." Li Chengyue said slowly, "Take me, Xingyi Sect, as an example. There are generally three types of disciples."
"The first one is hard training in the outer sect." He stretched out his left index finger, "Xingyi Sect has thirty-six branches outside, all over the states, prefectures and counties. The branches accept disciples regardless of their origins, only based on their character and character. After the disciples enter the hall, they are taught basic skills., Five Elements Fist, watch their progress. If you can make breakthroughs through hard work before the age of twenty, you can go to the mountain gate to take the entrance examination with the recommendation letter from the branch library director. Those who pass will be admitted to the inner gate and can pass on the true transmission of the twelve forms."
Chen Jianghe Listen quietly.
Li Chengyue stretched out his second finger, "The second type is recommended by relatives. The relatives of the elders and true disciples of the sect can directly enter the outer sect with the recommendation letter, eliminating the need for preliminary screening. However, if Dark Strength cannot break through within three years, they will still be deported."
"Third--" He paused, a hint of darkness flashed in his eyes, "It is the exchange of resources. Big Lineage, big forces use massive resources and rare treasures in exchange for an inner disciple of the sect. Such disciples often have mediocre talents, but have a profound background, and are taken care of after entering the inner sect."
He looked at Chen Jianghe, "But I, Xingyi Sect, have another way - to break through the energy before I turn twenty, and go to the Xingyi Sect with the recommendation given by the elder or head of the sect. The mountain sect will give you the identity of an inner disciple, teach you Twelve Forms Fist, and teach you the method of internal training."
The night wind passed through the courtyard wall, bringing with it the faint sound of clappers in the distance.
Li Chengyue was silent for a moment, then spoke again, with a hoarse voice. "When I was a teacher - I was a direct disciple of the sect."
Chen Jianghe's pupils shrank.
"Breaking strength at the age of twenty-two----" Li Chengyue twitched the corner of his mouth. There was no pride in his smile, only indescribable exhaustion. "When I was thirty years old, I had already touched the threshold of the True Essence Realm. My master had high hopes and allowed me to go down the mountain to practice."
True Essence Realm!
"At that time, Master said that although my talent was not top-notch, I had a tough mind and a good understanding. I was expected to refine True Essence before I was forty years old and become an elder in the sect."
Li Chengyue twitched the corner of his mouth, "It's a pity that Jianghu is not only about fighting and killing, but also about human relations and calculations and conspiracies."
He closed his eyes and seemed to see the bloody storm of that year again.
He paused and his voice became even lower. "While on a training trip, several fellow apprentices and I were plotted against by someone - the other party sent out one True Essence Realm and five Gang Force Peak."
"In that battle, five of the seven brothers who went out with me died and one was crippled."
Chen Jianghe's heart tightened.
Li Chengyue opened his eyes, but at the moment, there was an icy cold silence, "I tried my best to protect the only junior brother who was still alive to break out of the siege, but I was hit by Bone-Eroding Poison", the foundation of Gangjin was damaged, the road to True Essence----
It's broken. My cultivation has also dropped all the way to this point."
"What happened next?" Chen Jianghe asked softly.
"Later?"
Li Chengyue sneered, "I dragged my half-disabled body back to the door, wanting to ask Master to make the decision for us. But the opponent was too powerful, and the evidence had been destroyed. In the end, I only got the sentence "There is no evidence" and a few bottles of healing elixirs."
He paused, and his voice was full of deep exhaustion and self-deprecation. "I was disheartened, and felt that I had no face to see Master again, and no face to stay at the door. So I asked myself to leave the mountain, came to my hometown Yilin County, and opened this Xingyi Martial Arts Hall, where I stayed for twenty years."
Twenty years.
Guarding this dilapidated martial arts gym, guarding the pole "Hidden Dragon Spear", guarding the unbearable past.
Chen Jianghe Suddenly understood why Master always looked so drunk.
It's not that you're really drunk, it's that most of your heart has died, but you're stubbornly refusing to die completely.
"The token given to you," Li Chengyue looked at the iron token on the table, "Was secretly given to me by the master when I left the mountain. He said that if you encounter someone who can be made in the future, you can use this order to recommend him to the mountain gate."
He looked at Chen Jianghe with complicated eyes. "Entering the inner sect means getting involved in sect disputes and inheriting the cause and effect of being a master. This path may not be as easy as outside. How to choose is up to you."
Chen Jianghe was silent for a long time, then bowed and said, "Master, this disciple will go to the Xingyi Sect. But not now."
Li Chengyue was startled.
"Now the crisis in the martial arts hall has not been resolved, the escort agency is in turmoil, the master's injury has not healed, and the senior brother's broken arm needs treatment." Chen Jianghe said one word at a time, "If a disciple leaves at this time, he will abandon his master and his fellow sect."
He paused and carefully put away the iron plate. "When things are over here, the martial arts hall and the escort agency are stable, and the master's injury has improved - the disciple will leave for the Xingyi Sect."
Li Chengyue looked at Chen Jianghe for a long time.
Then, he laughed.
This time the smile was much more real, filled with joy and relief.
"Okay." He only said one word.
At the same moment, Inner City Chen Family.
The lights in the main hall were bright, but they couldn't illuminate the pale faces.
Chen Qingyi was sitting on the main seat, clutching the armrests of the Grand Master's chair with both hands, his knuckles so stretched that they turned white.
Below, Chen Fu was kneeling on the ground, trembling all over and pressing his forehead against the floor tiles.
"House, head of the family----" Chen Fu's voice was hoarse, "Zhao Family----Zhao Family sent someone to send a message, saying that the medicinal materials needed to treat Master Wanglong are temporarily out of stock, let us---- wait a little longer."
"Wait?" Chen Qingyi squeezed the word out from between his teeth, his voice hoarse horribly, "Wanglong's injury has lasted for more than half a month! If we wait any longer, the tendons will shrink, and Dark Strength's foundation will completely collapse, and he will really be disabled!"
Chen Fu buried his head lower and did not dare to answer the call.
There was dead silence in the main hall.
No one expected that Zhao Family would fall out at this time.
Chen Wanglong suffered a broken arm and was seriously injured. Zhao Family had vowed to help with the treatment and even hinted that he could use Zhao Family's secret elixir to help him rebuild Dark Strength's foundation.
But what about now?
"Out of stock"? Even a three-year-old would not believe this nonsense!
"Zhao Wuji----" Chen Qingyi muttered to himself, his eyes bloodshot, "What a Zhao Wuji----after using me Chen Family, he kicked me away----"
He suddenly remembered Zhao Family's amiable appearance when he came to visit in person half a month ago.
"Chen Family, don't worry, Wanglong is a great nephew who is a genius, but this is just a temporary setback. I, Zhao Family, will do my best to help him get back to the top. In the future, Chen Family and Zhao Family will be the most solid allies."
Ally?
Now Chen Wanglong is dead, Chen Jianghe is soaring into the sky, and Zhao Family immediately changed its face!
In order to treat Chen Wanglong, I have sold most of the Chen Family's property. Now my bank is empty, and I can hardly even pay next month's payment.
"Old man, Zhao Family----Zhao Family is trying to burn a bridge!" On the side seat, Wang cried and his eyes turned red, "Wanglong did it for them Zhao Family----Now that he is injured like this, they actually----"
"Shut up!" Chen Qingyi slammed the table, his chest heaving violently.
How could he not know?
But what can we do if we know?
The money is gone, people are ruined, and reputation is ruined.
But the concubine and grandson whom he abandoned like a coward rose to great heights and became a genius that attracted the attention of the whole city.
Irony.
What a huge irony.
Chen Qingyi slowly closed his eyes.
What if - what if I had been willing to show some kindness?
If you were willing to take that mother and son into the mansion, even if it was just to give them a place in a private courtyard?
What if----what if I had not been so snobbish, had not put all my hopes on Chen Wanglong, and treated other descendants equally?
So today, Chen Family has a son with eighteen levels of energy and is famous Yilin. How glorious must it be?
Chen Family Why should we look at the Zhao Family's face? Why should we look up to others?
Unfortunately, there is no if.
Chen Qingyi opened his eyes, which were filled with bloodshot eyes, but they no longer had the majesty of the family head in the past, leaving only a dejected look of defeat.
He stood up slowly and staggered to the window.
"I, Chen Qingyi----have been in charge of the Chen Family for thirty years----" he whispered to himself, his voice hoarse, "my father entrusted the family business to me before he died and asked me to carry forward the Chen family----now----now we have ended up in this situation----"
He suddenly remembered his father's words back then. "Qingyi, managing a family is like managing water. It should be sparse and not blocked. Although there are differences between the direct descendants, they are all of the Chen family's blood. You need to remember that the prosperity of Lineage lies in the prosperity of people and the emergence of talents in large numbers. Don't ruin the luck of Lineage because of one person's likes and dislikes."
How did you answer that time?
"Father, don't worry, your son understands. He will cultivate his children with all his heart, recruit talents, and bring glory to our Chen family."
Cultivated with care----
Recruit talents----
Chen Qingyi laughed miserably.
Who have you cultivated in the past thirty years? What talents have you recruited?
The legitimate son is mediocre, the concubine is indifferent.
The only person I valued, Chen Wanglong, is now a useless person.
But the real talents were pushed away by his own hands and pushed to the opposite side.
"Father----Son----I'm so sorry for you----"Chen Qingyi murmured, tears streaming down his face.
Chen Qingyi stood in front of the window, his back stooped, as if he had aged twenty years overnight.
He knows that from now on, Chen Family is here Yilin County----I am afraid it will really decline.
And all of this was due to that contemptuous glance and the decisive word from me back then.
Regret?
How can I not regret it.
But in this world, there is no medicine for regret.
Chen Qingyi slowly closed his eyes, and two lines of turbid tears fell silently.