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

Chapter 8 Leopard in the Forest
When Li Chong saw Zhao Mu coming in, he had to suppress his unhappiness and glared at Duan Rong beside him.

Zhao Mu walked in and glanced at the eight errand disciples in front of him. He seemed to be unconcerned about the number of people in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "In seven days, that is, April 8th, it will be the assessment day. Today I will teach you the last move before the assessment, Leopard Diving into the Forest."

"This move is different from the previous move of the antelope offering food, which is both offensive and defensive. This move of the leopard diving into the forest is a killing move."

"Look carefully at them all for me."

Zhao Mu jumped up and stabbed out with his knife suddenly, as fast as lightning.

"Watch this, jump with both feet, switch steps, and land in a left lunge."

Zhao Mu practiced it again in slow motion, explaining it as he practiced, breaking down this killer move in great detail.

"As you land, twist the handle of your right knife and thrust it forward!"

"Extend your left palm behind you!"

The eight errand disciples opened their eyes as wide as bells, afraid of missing any details.

It’s not easy to learn martial arts these days, let alone having someone break down the moves for you in such detail.

Duan Rong's thoughts raced like lightning, corroborating some of his current thoughts with his experience in his mind. His understanding of the subtleties of this martial art seemed to be further deepened.

"Come on, play them all again, let me see."

After Zhao Mu finished his drill, he spoke to the group of chores disciples.

Duan Rong pulled out a broken knife from the weapon rack. He stood there in a daze for a while, as if he was thinking about some vague thoughts he had just had.

After a few breaths, as if to verify his vague thoughts, Duan Rong suddenly stabbed out with a knife.

As Zhao Mu walked, he looked at these menial disciples, each of whom used the same trick of a leopard escaping into the forest. He couldn't help but shook his head.

Although Kong Bin's play was somewhat interesting, it was still within the routine.

Zhao Mu walked up to Duan Rong and was about to go around him when Duan Rong suddenly stabbed him with a knife.

Zhao Mu's heart skipped a beat. Duan Rong's sword move had undergone slight changes from what he had taught him.

Moves are just routines. After becoming proficient in the routines, everyone should base themselves on the routines and break out of them. In other words, they should digest the moves and make them their own.

What Zhao Mu taught these menial disciples were naturally the most primitive routines and moves, but the sword move that Duan Rong just made was surprisingly similar to the "Leopard Diving into the Forest" technique that he gradually realized in actual combat later.

This move, "Leopard Diving into the Forest", is a killing move characterized by fast advances and stabs.

The original routine moves are to jump with both feet, change steps to the left and right, and then stab with a knife after landing.

But when Duan Rong stabbed out with the knife just now, he jumped with both feet.

Among all martial arts, the only way to be defeated is speed. A slash like this can naturally highlight the word "kill", but its disadvantage is that it is easy to miss. For beginners, such a stab is reckless.

Zhao Mu's face suddenly turned red, and he felt angry as if his treasured possession was being treated as junk and stepped on by someone who didn't know its value.

"Practice as I teach you!"

"You haven't even learned to crawl yet, and you want to run!"

Duan Rong was immersed in his own world. He was startled by Zhao Mu's shout, and then he understood the reason.

He indeed did not fight according to the routine that Zhao Mu had just taught him, but instead fought according to the move he had digested in his mind. He was still thinking about the difference between the two just now, but he did not expect that his train of thought would be interrupted when he was suddenly yelled at by Zhao Mu.

Duan Rong almost subconsciously followed the moves Zhao Mu had just taught him and stabbed out with his knife.

It would have been better if he hadn't stabbed. But after this stab, Zhao Mu was even more shocked!
With the previous knife attack, Zhao Mu thought that Duan Rong was just a blind cat that stumbled upon a dead mouse and attacked randomly.

But at this moment, this knife was completely according to the routine!

Moreover, Duan Rong's sword strike was the best among all the menial disciples. This move, Leopard Diving into the Forest, was simple, just a quick thrust.

However, when other menial disciples attacked, they would jump and change steps, then pause for a moment before stabbing with a knife.

Even Kong Bin only paused for the shortest time.

But Duan Rong's sword strike just now was stabbed out quickly at the moment he completed the jump and change steps.

After all, Zhao Mu's Five Tigers and Sheep Swords had already reached the entry level, so he knew very well what was needed to achieve this.

That requires a deep understanding of this knife. The purpose of jumping and changing steps is to stab out this knife. The moment you jump up, the knife in your hand has not yet stabbed out, but the knife in your heart has already stabbed out.

Only in this way can you stab out with lightning speed the moment you land on the ground.

Only in this way can the killing power of this killer move be unleashed!

The key to a leopard's escape is speed! If you are too slow, the killing move will become a fake one.

For the improvement of martial arts, although the foundation of one's body is important, what is more important is how you understand the fighting techniques of martial arts in your mind.

As the saying goes, a small error can lead to a huge disaster!
"Come here, Duan Rong, practice here! Demonstrate it to everyone!" Zhao Mu suddenly waved to Duan Rong and said excitedly.

Duan Rong was slightly stunned when he heard this, and stood in front of everyone with an expressionless face.

"Perform the leopard-in-the-woods move again!" Zhao Mu looked at Duan Rong and ordered.

Duan Rong performed this move of Leopard Diving into the Forest as fast as a meteor.

Zhao Mu said excitedly: "You've seen it all, right? You must have the killing intent and you must strike with lethal force!"

All the errand disciples were confused. They were just scolding Duan Rong for wanting to run before learning to crawl, but why were they suddenly praising him?

Kong Bin and Zhang Zheng looked at each other.

The most indignant one was Li Chong, who gritted his teeth and had a look of anger on his face.

"Okay, go down and practice well. The master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you." Zhao Mu patted Duan Rong on the shoulder and asked him to return to the team.

Next, of course, is standing in the Hunyuan stance.

Seeing that Duan Rong's standing posture was quite standard, Zhao Mu wanted to help him adjust it, but his outstretched hand stopped in mid-air.

Because he discovered that Duan Rong's standing posture was actually as standard as his.

"This..." Zhao Mu was quite shocked.

After a brief recollection, he realized that in the past month, apart from Kong Bin, Zhang Zheng and Li Chong, he had hardly paid attention to the other chores disciples.

"It seems that this kid has finally come to his senses..." Zhao Mu thought silently in his heart.

At first, I was not noticeable among the menial disciples, but after more than a month, I suddenly seemed to have grasped the soul and broke through that layer of window paper in an instant, as if the original feeling of "separation" between me and martial arts disappeared.

Many things that I couldn't understand before suddenly became clear to me.

"It seems that this boy is just like me, a late bloomer with introverted talent." Zhao Mu commented in his heart as he looked at Duan Rong standing on the Hunyuan Posture.

Zhao Mu walked past Duan Rong, stood in front of Li Chong, and adjusted Li Chong's standing posture slightly.

After Zhao Mu walked over, Li Chong looked at Duan Rong provocatively.

That means, don't think that you are a talent just because you practiced a move. When you are standing still, you are not allowed to adjust your posture.

If you don't adjust your posture, the effect of your standing still will not be as good as others, which means that they still look down on you!
After Zhao Mu adjusted the standing postures of Kong Bin, Zhang Zheng and Li Chong, he left the place, leaving only the eight menial disciples in the yard to stand in the postures and practice strength.

How would Li Chong feel if he knew that Zhao Mu didn't help Duan Rong adjust his standing posture because Duan Rong's posture was already very standard and he couldn't adjust it anymore?
(End of this chapter)