A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 18: So-called Martial Arts

Duan Rong was immersed in joy, when he suddenly realized that Xiao Zongting's voice, which had been ringing in his ears, had disappeared for a long time, and the surroundings were completely silent...

Duan Rong's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately cried out inwardly, "Not good."

Then Duan deliberately withdrew his mental power. Once the mental power was dispersed, the internal energy disappeared into the depths of the qi channel like a fish swimming into the sea, and dissipated...

Duan Rong suddenly opened his eyes, with a look of deep doubt in his eyes.

Xiao Zongting immediately realized that Duan Rong had only stood there for a moment, and after a few breaths, his Qi became disordered.

At this time, there was still a deep look of confusion in Duan Rong's eyes. It was obvious that even he himself could not understand the situation just now.

Xiao Zongting took a deep breath. It seemed that Duan Rong's previous state was actually that of a person with excellent comprehension, a momentary ethereal state that he accidentally entered.

This happened occasionally when he was young and practicing martial arts.

"It seems like this kid might be the next me!"

Xiao Zongting also came from a humble background. If he hadn't been extremely talented, how could he have worked his way up to become the chief escort of the Yuanshun Escort Agency?
In his opinion, for a young man like Duan Rong who came from a poor family, to become someone like him was already a certain limit.

To go any higher is beyond human capability.

"Listen carefully!" Xiao Zongting looked at Duan Rong and shouted.

Duan Rong raised his head and looked at Xiao Zongting intently, thinking to himself: Life in the world depends entirely on acting skills, and I think I have passed this level.

It seems that I have to be more careful in the future. Xiao Zongting, this stubborn old man, is not so easy to fool.

"Martial arts are the skills to kill people!" Xiao Zongting's voice suddenly became sharp.

"Martial arts techniques are just fighting methods, while internal skills are the real essence!"

"Practicing boxing without practicing skills is ultimately in vain!"

"Martial arts, with martial arts as the method of attack, internal strength as the foundation, and mental strength as the core!"

Duan Rong's heart was shocked, and he repeated Xiao Zongting's last words in his mind. He could understand that internal energy and mental skills were the foundation, but he could not understand the mystery centered on mental strength.

Isn’t mental power a means of cultivating inner energy?

"Martial arts, with martial arts as the method of attack, internal strength as the foundation, and mental strength as the core!"

Duan Rong pondered over this sentence again and again. The more he thought about it, the more he felt the profound meaning behind it.

According to the logic of sentence arrangement, the later the sentence is, the more important it is.

"In other words, in fact, mental strength is more important than internal skills?"

"Okay, I've finished what I need to say. How much you can absorb depends on your luck." Xiao Zongting suddenly stood with his hands behind his back, looked at the two of them, and said, "I'll give you three days to study and figure it out. After three days, still in this courtyard, I will examine the results of your internal energy circulation!"

Kong Bin looked bitter when he heard this. What Xiao Zongting said was simply a fairy tale to him, like listening to a book from heaven.

But Duan Rong was not worried at all. For him, he had basically mastered the method of circulating internal energy.

Moreover, because he had devoured and digested the spirit of the weapon, he even had several years of practice experience, and he was familiar with even the most complex operating circuits in the most subtle details.

The rest is just a matter of hard work, which is the same as practicing routines to strengthen the body. This time it is to strengthen the inner breath!
Don't be impatient, there's no point in being impatient!

"Take the secret book back with you and read it! But if you lose it or leak it to others, I will break your legs!"

The Five Tigers and Sheep Sword is not a profound martial art. There are many books on this martial art on the market, but most of them have mistakes.

When it comes to martial arts, especially internal strength, even the slightest mistake can lead to a huge loss.

Although the notebooks in their hands were tattered, they were proofread by Xiao Zongting himself. There were some difficult parts, as well as annotations and expansions.

The value of this cannot be measured by money.

The more Duan Rong heard Xiao Zongting say this, the happier he felt.

The stricter the control, the more genuine it is!

If you can teach me real things, then the contract of selling yourself is not signed in vain!
Duan Rong and Kong Bin were about to leave with the secret book in their pockets when Xiao Zongting stopped them again, saying that they almost forgot.

As he spoke, he handed each of them a list.

There were only a few lines of text written on the list, and the seal of the escort agency's accountant was stamped at the end.

"Take the list and go to the inner storehouse to get a new sword. This sword will be your weapon from now on. For martial artists, the sword is as brave as the spirit! By the way, also collect this month's salary and the herbs for apprentices!" After Xiao Zongting gave the instructions, he waved his hand and said, "Go."

Duan Rong and Kong Bin took the list and walked out.

Duan Rong walked to the door and turned his head slightly, and saw the red gauze pasted on the carved windows of the side room at the other end of the study.

Judging from the decoration, this should be Xiao Baiqiao’s boudoir.

Thinking of this, Xiao Baiqiao's dough-white and tender face flashed in front of Duan Rong's eyes.

Duan Rong suppressed the throbbing in his heart and walked out of the yard.

Xiao Zongting kept his eyes on Duan Rong's back, muttering to himself, "What a good talent! I haven't seen such a good talent in many years! If I can train you, my work as the head instructor will not be in vain. Even if I die, I can leave a strong arm for the young shopkeeper!"

As Xiao Zongting spoke, tears seemed to flash in his old eyes.

He was thinking of the old shopkeeper.

When people get old, they tend to think back to the past.

Some things that are gone and some people that are gone...

Xiao Zongting wanted to train Duan Rong as his next one.

Duan Rong and Kong Bin left Xiao Zongting's yard. Seeing that it was time for lunch, they walked towards the cafeteria in the middle courtyard.

The central courtyard is the central courtyard after all. The cafeteria in the outer courtyard doesn’t even have tables and chairs. The menial disciples can only take their own bowls, find a place, and squat to eat.

In the cafeteria of the central courtyard, the tables and chairs were neatly arranged and wiped clean.

Duan Rong and Kong Bin received their meals and sat down in a corner where there were few people.

Duan Rong saw that there was actually quite a bit of fat in the soup with oil floating on it.

In ancient times, when supplies were scarce, fat meat was more expensive than lean meat.

The two were about to start eating when they saw Zhao Mu and a group of people who were obviously dressed as bodyguards, chatting and joking as they pushed and shoved their way into the cafeteria.

They sat down at the other end of the cafeteria. Zhao Mu looked up and saw Duan Rong and Kong Bin, but he only nodded to Duan Rong...

Duan Rong responded with a simple smile on his dark face.

Kong Bin's eyelids twitched. Zhao Mu just nodded to Duan Rong without looking at him at all.

He also admitted that Duan Rong's talent was better than his.

But it is difficult for people to control their jealousy.

After they finished their meal, they walked out of the cafeteria.

"Brother Rong, let's go to the inner treasury together and collect the things that Old Xiao asked us to do first." Kong Bin looked at Duan Rong with a forced smile and suggested.

"You go first. I have something else to do, so I'll go later." Duan Rong replied coldly and walked towards the east side of the cafeteria.

Kong Bin was slightly startled, and his pupils shrank slightly as he looked at Duan Rong's departing back.

He naturally took to heart Zhang Zheng's suggestion to make friends with Duan Rong, but Duan Rong didn't seem to want to pay attention to him.

Kong Bin gritted his teeth and said, "Since we can't pee in the same pot, let's go our separate ways."

The so-called inner warehouse is the warehouse in the central courtyard, which stores weapons, medicinal materials, escort vehicles, escort flags, etc.

The warehouse in the front yard is called the outer warehouse, which is generally where servants collect miscellaneous items.

The reason why Duan Rong didn't go to the inner storehouse with Kong Bin to get things was because he was eager to practice the operation of internal breath.

He tried the method of internal breathing for many days, but could not find a way to enter.

Today, under Xiao Zongting's guidance, he has clearly understood it, but he cannot reveal it in front of Xiao Zongting.

I had to suppress it, it was really frustrating!

Duan Rong came to the martial arts field to the east of the cafeteria, found an empty corner, and immediately started practicing Hunyuan Zhuang Gong.

The inner breath circulation circuit when standing still had long been deeply imprinted in his mind. At this moment, once the mental power was involved, the inner breath began to circulate among the meridians...

(End of this chapter)