Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 112 Clues
The next day, the Sansi Yamen

At dawn, Qin Huai had already arrived at the martial arts training ground next to the Dusi Office, wanting to see how the warriors here practiced boxing and martial arts.

Walking into the courtyard surrounded by low walls and wooden doors, a piece of compacted and flat land appeared in front of Qin Huai.

There are many weapon racks in the martial arts field, and auxiliary equipment such as stone locks, millstones, wooden stakes, targets, straw men, etc. are also clearly arranged in their own places, without being messy.

Although it was early, there were already many warriors here training their muscles and practicing their weapons.

Qin Huai casually took a steel vest from the wooden rack at the entrance, weighed it, and found it was not much lighter than his Gentian spear.

Looking at the warriors wearing vests, leggings and wrist guards in the field, Qin Huai also became interested.

He walked to the stone-locked millstones of different sizes, exerted force with both arms, and lifted the largest one high above his head.

"it is good!"

When the warriors in the field saw Qin Huai's move, they couldn't help but applaud.

Qin Huai gently put down the metal grinding wheel weighing thousands of pounds, causing the ground to stir up a cloud of dust.

"Old Qin, judging from your strength, you are about to break through, right?"

A warrior with a leopard head, round eyes, thick eyebrows and short beard came up and his voice was like thunder.

The person who came was the original body's good friend in the army, Sha Ting, a centurion of the Cavalry Guard under the Jiaozhi Sansi.

The two of them enlisted in the army at the same time. Although Qin Huai later went to Yebushou and Sha Ting continued to stay in Xiaoqiwei, they both worked in the Three Departments, so their friendship has never been broken.

"Almost. I plan to look for a way to find some precious herbs during this period of time to give myself a better chance."

Lao Sha was overjoyed when he heard this, and patted Qin Huai on the shoulder, jokingly saying.

"Of course. If I don't accept you tonight, it will be a test for you. Maybe in a few years I will have to ask you to be the town guard."

Lao Sha looked at Qin Huai and sighed.

In Sha Ting's opinion, if Qin Huai hadn't insisted on sticking to their family's fourth-level kung fu, with Qin Huai's talent, as long as he followed the military's methods step by step, he would at least be a thousand households now.

“It’s worth it to spend a few years to lay a solid foundation.”

Qin Huai grinned, threw up several stone locks weighing hundreds of pounds, then gently caught them and put them down, repeating this process over and over again.

"But Lao Qin, if you want to look for treasure medicine, you can ask the Taoist priest, maybe you can get something."

Sha Ting pointed to the open space in the distance, and Qin Huai looked over there.

There, a young Taoist in a gray Taoist robe was practicing magic on a few scarecrows. There was no one around, as if the warriors had deliberately avoided that place.

Looking at the magic spells that the young Taoist was practicing, Qin Huai remembered Taoist Master Deshan’s evaluation of the various magic lineages.

The origins of Taoism and martial arts can be traced back to ancient times, but it is impossible to determine exactly when they appeared.

Our ancient ancestors developed simple and effective killing methods during their hunting and survival, which was the earliest prototype of martial arts.

As time went by, the original hunting methods were constantly enriched, developed, and gradually evolved into the current martial arts system. The origins of the magic of each major lineage are even more mysterious, from ancient witchcraft, Qi training in the pre-Qin period, and gifts from gods. Although it is impossible to truly investigate the origins of these magics, these magics, without exception, do have various magical uses and have powers and effects that mortals cannot understand.

Compared with the hard work of practicing martial arts and fighting, as long as ordinary people can join a magic lineage and practice a few spells, they will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives.

Not to mention the supernatural powers such as driving thunder and lightning, calling the wind and rain, as long as you can learn some basic skills and know some ways to change your fortune and make money, you can become a big shot no matter where you are.
If you meet an ordinary person who doesn't please you, you can punish him slightly, let him have bad luck and learn a lesson. If you meet your mortal enemy, you can use the Chufu Yansheng technique to kill him silently. If you are more ruthless, you can also use the Feng Shui and earth energy to make him suffer all the eight sufferings in the world without having to fight him head-on.

If a practitioner has a bit of talent and good luck, it is not impossible for him to become a national master.

Although their offensive means are weaker and cannot compare to those of rough warriors, if these people with magical powers are allowed to perform sacrifices, fasts, and ceremonies, the terrifying celestial phenomena they summon will be far beyond human power.

Over thousands of years, many school of law and martial arts have learned from each other, and both have more or less learned some of each other's methods.

Taoism and Buddhism are fine, at most they practice both Taoism and martial arts, which can strengthen both the mind and the muscles. Although the speed of practice has slowed down, it is also much more comprehensive.

But some folk methods are not so particular. Many monsters will use ghost materials, the flesh and blood of living creatures as bait, and use evil methods such as witchcraft and wild grass to plunder the flesh and blood of warriors to strengthen themselves.

Fortunately, the warriors found another way and discovered a different way of using their minds, and they are still able to compete with many other sects.

Qin Huai walked behind the young Taoist priest while recalling the answers given by Taoist Deshan.

Looking at the young Taoist priest whom he had met yesterday, Qin Huai did not disturb him rashly.

Taoist Master Deshan once said that although there are many Taoist schools in this world, the essence of Taoism is to rely on the mind and soul to sense the power of heaven and earth and borrow the strength of all things.

Those who have succeeded in practicing the Dharma have all cultivated their minds and souls to a certain level, and then established a connection with the heaven and earth. They then used ritual media such as mantras and altars to amplify this connection and borrow strength from all things in the universe.

The Qingwei School mainly draws upon the power of wind and thunder from heaven and earth, and practices authentic thunder techniques.

Since the Taoist in front of him could make tiny flashes of lightning appear and disappear all over his body, he must be a high-level Taoist who often drew on the power of wind and thunder, was familiar with the momentum of wind and thunder, and had solidified the connection between heaven and earth in his body.

Regardless of the depth of their cultivation, or the good or evil of their Dharma, those who practice the Dharma hate to be disturbed when they are communicating with heaven and earth, just like one hates to be disturbed by others on their wedding night.

Qin Huai waited for a while, and saw a flash of purple air on the Taoist's body, and a gentle voice sounded slowly.

"Qin Xiaoqi, is there anything you want to ask me?"

"I dare not. I want to ask if the Taoist priest is from the Qingwei sect?"

Qin Huai saw the Taoist turned around, bowed, and answered loudly.

"I am Guangyu, the disciple of Abbot Dehong, and a disciple of Qingwei. I am currently assisting the Sansi with the affairs of the Dharma Assembly. Qin Xiaoqi, just speak directly, no need to beat around the bush."

Seeing that Qin Huai was being polite, the young Taoist waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to be restrained.

"Then I won't be polite. This is what happened. Yesterday I had the honor of seeing the Qingwei Taoist Canon and was instructed by Taoist Master Deshan, and I got a recipe for a medicinal bath. But I have no way to find the precious medicine, so I am at a loss. Today, I heard from a friend that the Taoist master might be able to give me some advice, so Qin Huai shamelessly came here to ask for advice."

Qin Huai took out the prescription and handed it to the Taoist priest. The Taoist priest took it and looked at it, then frowned.

"Master is willing to prepare a Qingwei medicinal bath for you. However, although Qilinjie, Zijinzhi and Guiduyou are not rare, they are difficult to find once they are old. You are lucky. Recently, I heard that there is a hundred-year-old Zijinzhi in the Li family of Lanshan. As for whether you can get it, it depends on your ability."

Qin Huai took the prescription back and looked at the Taoist's gradually disappearing back, and something came to his mind.

(End of this chapter)