Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 99: Gun in hand! Man can conquer nature
Early in the morning, Chen Jie finished his morning exercise.

After washing up, he came out of his new house and headed for Ximen Street.

Watching the bustling scenes on the streets and breathing the air of this world.

For a moment, Chen Jie felt an indescribable peace in his heart.

The way to cultivate the spirit, to keep the spirit in mind, is to be in the right state, to have a righteous mind, to be calm and still!
When the mind is calm, the consciousness is quiet, and when the consciousness is quiet, the Tao will be understood!
Ever since he broke through to the state of 'guarding oneness', Chen Jie felt that his mental state had changed greatly.

Vision, hearing, touch and smell have all become much stronger.

He had a Glock pistol and four magazines on him, which made him feel extremely safe.

With a gun in hand, you won’t panic!
He practiced his shooting skills for several days in the jungles of Yunnan.

Although he doesn't dare to call himself a 'sharpshooter', as long as he has a gun in his hand, Chen Jie can still satisfy the need to 'shoot wherever he points'!
The state of consciousness of "guarding oneness" can improve the spearmanship much more than the boxing skills.

He came to the big house of Ximen Car Dealership with a bag on his back.

at this time,

Aunt Thirteen and Liu Bamei were practicing martial arts in the yard.

Liu Bamei was wearing tight clothes and shorts, and looked energetic.

Since taking the "tonic medicine", Liu Bamei's martial arts level has advanced by leaps and bounds, and there is a tendency for her to break through to the "copper skin bright energy" level.

The same is true for Aunt Thirteen.

After a cycle of "medicinal supplements" and "medicinal baths", her martial arts level was only one step away from "iron bones and hidden strength".

It seemed like a breakthrough could happen at any moment.

When Liu Bamei saw Chen Jie coming in from the door, she stopped training and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Junior brother, you are back!"

She was wearing the silver hairpin that Chen Jie gave her last time, and she was reluctant to take it off even when practicing martial arts.

Chen Jie nodded and said, "Eighth sister, your aura has become much stronger. Are you about to understand the power of Ming Jin?"

His senses were now extremely sensitive and he quickly noticed Liu Bamei's condition.

Aunt Thirteen was wearing a tight-fitting outfit. She took a towel from the shelf next to her and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

She looked at Chen Jie and frowned slightly:
"Junior brother, your aura - have you broken through to the entry level of meridian cleansing?"

Before Chen Jie could answer, Liu Bamei asked in surprise:
"Impossible? Junior brother has broken through to the 'Entry Level of Meridian Cleansing' so quickly?"

"I practiced for almost three years before I could barely get to the 'Entry Level of Meridian Cleansing'. How long has he been practicing?"

"Aunt Thirteen, could you be seeing things?"

finished,

Liu Bamei kept circling around Chen Jie, looking him up and down.

Her spiritual consciousness has not yet broken through to the 'guarding oneness' realm, and she is unable to sense the changes in Chen Jie's aura.

Chen Jie nodded to Aunt Thirteen and said, "Just barely broke through!"

"hiss--?"

Liu Bamei couldn't help but take a breath and said in shock:

"Impossible! Aren't you already past the best age for martial arts training? How is it possible to break through to the entry level of meridian cleansing so quickly?"

"Eh? That's not right! Why do you feel so unfathomable?"

"Am I dazzled? Aunt Thirteen, what on earth is going on?"

"Why do I suddenly feel like I can't see through my junior brother? My martial arts level is higher than his, this shouldn't be right!?"

"Junior brother, show me your leg skills so I can see them carefully."

Chen Jie smiled calmly and said, "How can I lie to you? I have really reached the entry level of meridian cleansing!"

finished,

He put down his backpack, bent his feet, and then his mind became clear and his thoughts became one.

Bang, bang, bang—!
The next moment, his legs formed a series of kicks, one after another.

The movements are as fast as thunder and continuous.

Every kick was perfect and the force was delivered in one go.

His series of kicks finally had a sense of sharpness and cruelty.

at this time,

Chen Jie looked like a ferocious beast with extremely fast legs.

Thirteenth Aunt opened her eyes wide, looked at Chen Jie in disbelief, and said in shock:

"Take Qi as the root, and essence as the stem. Hide the Qi deeply, and guard the essence firmly—!"

"Shou Yi! Junior brother, I didn't expect you to comprehend the way of divine thoughts and step into 'Shou Yi'!"

Liu Bamei was completely dumbfounded and said in disbelief:

"Aunt Thirteen, this is impossible, isn't it? My Seventh Brother and I haven't yet comprehended 'Guarding Oneness', how long has Junior Brother been practicing martial arts?"

The cultivation of a warrior's spiritual willpower and the breakthrough of each realm are not so simple.

Concentrate your thoughts, keep your mind focused, look inward, guard the acupoints, fast your mind, focus your observation, and forget!
This is the tempering of mental strength, the realm of refining the soul!

It requires not only strong talent, but also extremely firm belief.

It is easy to get started in martial arts, but very difficult to make progress.

Many people who practice martial arts stop at the "copper skin and bright strength" level throughout their lives, and are unable to break through to the "guarding oneness" level.

Liu Bamei has been practicing martial arts for ten years, and her martial arts level has already broken through to the 'entry level of meridian cleansing'.

but,

However, her mind had always been in the state of 'concentration', and she had not even touched the edge of 'keeping oneness'.

but,

The junior fellow student in front of him, after practicing martial arts for more than a month, has already made a breakthrough to the 'Entry of Cleansing Meridians', and his artistic conception has even reached the 'Guarding Oneness'!
At this moment, Liu Bamei was deeply shocked and could not believe all this.

She stepped forward and took Chen Jie's arm, and asked anxiously:
"Junior brother! Do you have any tips or shortcuts? Teach me, I also want to break through to 'Shou Yi'!"

"That's no reason! Remember Aunt Thirteen said that Brother Seven is a martial arts genius, but his spiritual power has not yet broken through to the level of 'Guarding Oneness'!"

"How long have you been training? Less than two months—!"

Chen Jie shook his head helplessly and laughed: "What shortcut is there? I don't know it myself, I just made the breakthrough without knowing why!"

Life and death are just a thought away!

Qi condenses into essence, and essence becomes spirit!
It seems that in the battle with Hitoshima Benjiro, the "sky kick" that he burst out at the end instantly killed the opponent.

At that moment, essence, energy and spirit were united into one!

By chance, he was able to unify his mind and break through to the realm of 'keeping one'!
Chen Jie suddenly seemed to understand something and realized why his divine consciousness had broken through so quickly.

Thirteenth Aunt said with a smile: "Okay, Eighth Sister, stop messing around! There is no shortcut to the path of spiritual cultivation!"

"The Taoist scriptures say: If you want to live longer, you should preserve your Qi and unite your spirit, so that your essence does not leave your body. Think of these three as one!"

"The strength of consciousness is related to the tempering of talent and mental strength!"

"Junior brother was able to break through to the realm of 'guarding oneness' in such a short time. He must have a talent for refining the spirit!"

"His willpower is naturally strong. Between life and death, his spirit, energy and soul must be united to break the shackles!"

"If I'm not mistaken, Junior Brother must have experienced life and death during the few days he was away, right?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie nodded immediately, and suddenly understood.

As expected of Aunt Thirteen, she saw through it at the first sight.

I was originally just in the state of 'contemplation', which was very far away from the state of 'keeping one'.

If one trains step by step and tempers one's spiritual will, it will take many years to enter the state of 'keeping one'.

but,

An underground life-and-death boxing fight at the Laojie boxing ring in Kokang, Myanmar and Yunnan.

One's essence, energy and spirit are united into one, one is not afraid of life or death, and at the same time is in an extremely excited state, with life and death just a thought away!
At the moment of the final burst of "Sky Kick", he actually broke through the shackles and allowed his spiritual power to break through.

A great opportunity between life and death!
After hearing Aunt Thirteen's explanation, Liu Bamei was immediately discouraged.

"Junior brother, you're back just in time. Let's go to Tianjin today to look for Lord Xu Shichang!"

Aunt Thirteen took a deep breath and said.

Liu Qi is still being held in the cell of the Criminal Arrest Department and must be rescued as soon as possible.

Chen Jie nodded and said, "Eighth sister is at home, I will go with Thirteenth Aunt!"

-

Two o'clock in the afternoon!

Chen Jie and Aunt Thirteen rode at full speed to Tianjin!
Riding on the horse, Chen Jie couldn't help but want to complain.

There are no trains in this world, and transportation is extremely inconvenient.

It is said that the Daqian Dynasty had planned to introduce Western railway technology and wanted to build a railway.

But before it had time to plan and build, the Western powers came knocking.

According to Chen Jie's understanding, the industry in the West is currently developing rapidly, but so are transportation tools such as motorcycles, cars, and even airplanes.

They are still in the invention and design stage and have not yet appeared on the market.

Bicycles are available, but they are only suitable for wide roads in the city.

And it is very expensive and needs to be purchased from the West at a high price.

Only the princes and nobles in the palace could afford bicycles, which was why Chen Jie had never seen anyone riding a bicycle on Ximen Street.

I wonder how many [Martial Arts Merit Points] I need to get a motorcycle?
Chen Jie thought to himself, but he quickly dismissed the idea.

Even if I want to make a motorcycle or a car, it’s definitely not now.

Motorcycles are far beyond this era and unlike Barrett sniper rifles and grenades, they cannot be hidden.

It’s fun to ride a motorcycle on the road, but if you are seen by many people, it’s easy to be targeted!
Chen Jie doesn't want to get himself into trouble, so keeping a low profile is the right thing to do.

Walking on the streets of Tianjin, Chen Jie felt extremely emotional.

According to the information he has obtained during this period, the development trajectory and history of this world are completely different from that over there.

but,

In many places, they are surprisingly similar.

At this time, Tianjin became the place with the most concessions in the entire Daqian Dynasty, known as the Nine-Nation Concession!
Thirty years ago, Western powers captured Tianjin, forcing Tianjin to open its concessions.

At this time, the Governor-General of Tianjin and the Grand Council were working in a remote area of Tianjin.

Tianjin was the gateway to the capital, and with its open concessions, it became the main base for the "Westernization Movement" of the Daqian Dynasty.

This place is also known as a battleground for military strategists.

Chen Jie and Aunt Thirteen were walking on the busy street.

Looking at the bustling shops on both sides of the street and the many fashionably dressed "foreign girls", there is a very strong contrast.

Chen Jie had a gun in his pocket, four magazines full of bullets on his waist, and a backpack on his back.

Do not know why,

He always felt that the bustling scene on the streets of Tianjin was out of tune with the atmosphere of the Daqian Dynasty. There were too many "foreigners"!

Concession!

That’s right, this is the concession.

quickly,

The two came to the end of the street, which was surrounded by people.

This place is completely different from the bustling streets we just passed by, it’s like two different worlds.

I heard shouting coming from a built staircase.

Many people gathered around, and some "foreigners" wearing "Christian" church clothes were distributing porridge as a charity.

"What's going on? Why are there so many refugees here?"

Chen Jie was suddenly shocked.

The situation here was completely different from the information he had known.

I saw people from the Christian 'Church' placing a dozen wooden barrels in front of a staircase.

Each wooden barrel is filled with rice porridge.

In front of the wooden barrel were refugees lined up.

Their clothes were dirty and smelled foul.

It seems,
There were children, elderly people, and some middle-aged people who were so hungry that they were skin and bones. They could hardly stand steadily when they walked.

Some women carried hungry children on their backs and their clothes were torn.

The scene before him completely overturned Chen Jie's previous understanding.

It was so different from what he had seen and heard in the capital before!
Damn it——!
This is Tianjin!
How could this be?
For some reason, when Chen Jie saw the scene in front of him, he suddenly felt a blockage in his throat.

Wow——!
Just then, Chen Jie saw a lot of people gathered not far from the porridge distribution area.

These people were all wearing tattered clothes, and their faces were pale and thin, with pitch-black skin. They were obviously refugees.

Chen Jie turned around and looked at Aunt Thirteen.

Next,
The two of them walked forward at the same time.

I saw a teenage girl kneeling on the ground beside the street.

Her face was pitch black, as if covered with a layer of soot, and looked weathered.

I saw that her clothes were tattered. Although they were washed clean, they could not completely cover her body.

The most eye-catching thing was a corpse wrapped in a straw mat in front of her.

The body appeared to be dried.

No, I don’t know if it’s because it’s dried up or because it’s starving to the point of being skin and bones.

Fortunately, the body did not emit a foul smell. It seemed that the person had died not long ago, and the woman often wiped the body with rags to keep it clean.

at this time,

The woman knelt on the ground and kowtowed to passers-by.

On the stone slab in front of her, four words were written in charcoal black - Sell yourself to bury your father!
I don't know if she wrote it herself or someone else wrote it for her.

If she wrote it herself, it means she was educated and her family was well off.

Ten meters away from the woman,

A similar scene appeared, but instead of selling oneself to bury the father, it was selling children!

Two little kids, less than ten years old, with pale faces and skinny bodies.

They knelt on the ground, next to their dying mother.

Can't feed them, no food.

The mother only hoped to sell her two children to a good family so that they would not starve to death.

Damn it——!
When Chen Jie saw the scene in front of him, he felt a surge of anger burning in his heart.

He actually felt a stinging sensation in his eyes!

Why is this happening! ?
this moment,
Chen Jie's heart felt like it exploded.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

Tianjin is the gateway to the Daqian Dynasty and an important city in the north.

How could such a thing happen!
Is the situation already so serious?

The singing and dancing, prosperity and bustle on the streets of the concession in front formed an infinite contrast with the end of the street.

Why are there so many refugees?

Although he was in the capital, he had heard that there were wars in various parts of the Daqian Dynasty, especially the battle between the East China Sea and the Japanese islanders, which was lost!

but,

Chen Jie never imagined that the situation had become so bad.

call--!
Chen Jie couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his heart became extremely heavy.

The key is, not just one or two.

Chen Jie saw at least ten of them on the entire street.

Especially the situation of selling children is even more common.

Chen Jie didn't say a word and took out the silver coins from his pocket.

He came to the woman who sold herself to bury her father and put two silver coins in her hands.

"Take it! Bury your father first."

The woman kowtowed to Chen Jie repeatedly, crying, "Thank you, benefactor! Thank you, benefactor——!"

well--!
Chen Jie sighed helplessly, he would help as many people as he could!
Now that he had seen it, he couldn't remain indifferent.

Next, he came to the woman who was selling her children.

Looking at the dying woman, Chen Jie took out five silver coins and said in a deep voice:
"Go to the clinic and get well first!"

At this moment, Thirteenth Aunt suddenly took two steps forward and stood behind Chen Jie with a wary look on her face.

Clang!
In her hand was a newly made scimitar, looking majestic.

In this place where countless refugees gathered, Chen Jie took out a silver dollar, which immediately attracted the greedy eyes of those around him.

this moment,
Several refugees stared at Chen Jie's backpack, eager to try.

but,

When they saw the scimitar in Aunt Thirteen's hand, they were so scared that they took a few steps back and dared not move forward.

Aunt Thirteen looked up and around, snorted coldly and said:

"If anyone is not afraid of death, you can give it a try!"

Wow——!
All the refugees around dispersed and dared not approach.

The knife shows no mercy!
Aunt Thirteen is a master who has reached the "Bronze Skin Ming Jin Great Accomplishment Realm" and exudes a powerful aura.

A knife in hand has a strong deterrent effect.

These refugees were ordinary people who had never learned martial arts. They were frightened by Aunt Thirteen's aura and dared not make a sound.

Seeing this scene, Chen Jie sighed helplessly.

He put the silver coins away and did not give money to other people.

At this moment, he understood one thing.

Giving them money in front of so many people will not only fail to save them, but may even harm them.

"Aunt Thirteen, let's go!"

Chen Jie was in a heavy mood and turned to walk towards the office of the Military Affairs Office.

Perhaps the deterrent power of the scimitar in Aunt Thirteen's hand was too strong, and none of the refugees around dared to act rashly.

The two refugees who received Chen Jie's silver dollars seemed to be aware of the danger.

They hurriedly followed Aunt Thirteen, fearing that others would snatch their money.

After walking two hundred meters, Aunt Thirteen told the woman who sold herself to bury her father and the sickly woman who sold her children to leave.

Looking at the woman's back as she walked away carrying her old father's body, Chen Jie couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Aunt Thirteen, what is going on?"

Chen Jie asked, muttering to himself.

Thirteenth Aunt seemed to be accustomed to this scene. She sighed and said:

"Junior brother, you have been overseas for so many years. I'm afraid you haven't left the capital since you returned to China?"

"In fact, Tianjin is relatively good. Other places near the Shandong coast have even more refugees - oh!"

"The Japanese and Western warships have blocked the seaport, and at the same time, they have also blocked the entry of all supplies!"

"It has become a living hell. It is said that cannibalism has occurred there."

"Also, in the area near the Huai River, the Japanese discovered coal mines and organized thousands of people to go underground to dig for coal, resulting in several mass graves!"

"Junior brother, you are a good person with a kind heart, but human power is limited, and there are many things we cannot change!"

"If my eighth sister, Liu Qi and I hadn't practiced martial arts and hadn't received support from our junior brothers, perhaps our situation wouldn't be that different from these people!"

Chen Jie looked up into the distance, unable to speak for a long time.

Manpower is sometimes poor!
Is it really impossible to change all this?

The imperial court was weak and had been oppressed by Western powers for a hundred years, and the people were living in misery!
Could it be that history is repeating itself in this world! ?

Chen Jie thought of what he had just seen and touched the gun in his pocket.

With a gun in hand, man can conquer nature!

this moment,
There were profound changes taking place in his heart.

Chen Jie and Aunt Thirteen rushed to the Tianjin Military Affairs Office.

suddenly,
Chen Jie noticed that there were many people gathered around a notice board not far away.

The court set up notice boards at the end of the streets in the downtown area and posted some court orders.

The two men moved closer to the crowd and could only hear discussions coming from all around them.

"We lost the battle of Liaohe again!"

"We can't defeat the powerful ships and cannons of the West. What's the point of recruiting soldiers now?"

"Port Arthur has fallen! The Japanese warships marched straight in, and the garrison was unable to stop the Japanese artillery."

"I wonder how much silver we have to pay for this defeat?"

"We are short of money, food and weapons. We can't fight this war. We are too far behind."

"The Westerners' warships have already arrived at Tianjin Port. I didn't expect that the Governor-General would actually plan to allocate 10,000 acres of land to build the Governor's Mansion!"

The two heard the sounds around them and looked up.

There was a "Recruitment Order" posted on the notice board!
(End of this chapter)