The Cycle of Reincarnation in the Four-Courtyard House: A Journey Through the Heavens

According to the old man, his name was Huo Yunshan, and he was a disciple of Li Shuwen, a famous martial arts master in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.

The old man had been learning martial arts from Li Shuwen since he was a child. When he was 24 years old, his master recommended him to work as an instructor at the Huaxia Martial Arts Association in Tianjin.

When Huo Yunshan was in Tianjin, he defeated Japanese samurai who were causing trouble there several times, and he also defeated the Russian strongman Petrov.

Back then, Huo Yunshan was a close friend of the legendary martial arts master Huo Yuanjia and had served as an instructor at the Jingwu Gymnastics Association.

When Huo Yuanjia later fought with a Japanese samurai and was poisoned by him, it was Huo Yunshan who rescued him and carried him back.

According to Huo Yunshan's account, he learned Bajiquan, Piguazhang, and Liuhe spear, the most skilled technique of the spear master, from his master Li Shuwen.

Huo Yunshan was indeed a martial arts prodigy. He only needed more than ten years of hard training to reach the point where he could poke a fly without breaking the mirror.

This level requires martial artists to have perfect control over their power, reaching an extremely refined level.

Old Master Huo had an extremely sharp eye; he recognized Li Xiao's extraordinary talent at a glance.

According to his account, Master Huo had once taken on two apprentices, but due to their limited martial arts talent and aptitude, they were simply unable to inherit his skills.

After learning the old man's identity, Li Xiao felt a deep sense of respect.

He immediately followed Old Master Huo to a small courtyard with one entrance in Suoyi Hutong.

This is the courtyard that the old man bought ten years ago, and he still lives here alone.

Grandpa Huo first examined Li Xiao's bones, and the look of shock on his face never disappeared.

According to the old man, Li Xiao's meridians and bones were simply made for martial arts training.

In traditional martial arts philosophy, the tendons and bones suitable for martial arts training are not of a fixed shape, but rather possess flexibility, elasticity, and strength, and can work in conjunction with the skeletal structure to form a stable support and facilitate the transmission of power.

Ideal tendons are like strong springs, not only thicker than those of ordinary people, but also possessing extremely strong elasticity.

For example, after training such as standing meditation, masters of internal martial arts will have their large tendons rise up or even appear on the surface of their bodies, and can quickly contract and release when exerting force, instantly releasing amazing power.

When the force is released, it can also rebound flexibly, storing up power for the next exertion, which is often referred to as "the whole body is as flexible as a spring".

This elasticity allows for rapid movement, significantly enhancing striking power and fluidity.

As for the skeleton, people with high talent have bones that are as hard as "steel" and have a high density, so that they can withstand high-intensity impacts and loads.

For example, the leg bones of a martial artist's lower body and the spine that supports the torso need to have sufficient rigidity to stabilize the body structure. When standing in the Three-Body Stance, one can achieve a state of "unmovable and unified whole," which is inseparable from the strong support of the bones.

At the same time, the bones must provide stable attachment points for the tendons, so that the tendons do not deviate or lose power when exerting force.

Li Xiao's meridians, bones, and joints were in such good condition that Old Master Huo had never seen anything like it in his life; his condition was unparalleled.

The next day, Li Xiao called his mother and He Daqing and his wife, and in the presence of the elders, he formally became Huo Yunshan's apprentice.

Wang Min was very supportive of her son's decision to become an apprentice.

Although she was a woman, she knew that in this chaotic era, learning martial arts would help her protect herself better.

After that, Li Xiao would come to Suoyi Hutong whenever he had time to learn martial arts from Grandpa Huo.

His talent certainly did not disappoint the old man. No matter what he was taught, he always learned it quickly and mastered it immediately!

In November 1943, Jiang Hui and Wu Guimin, a married couple who had been sent to Japan by Li Xiao, finally completed all their missions there and successfully arrived in Fengtian in Northeast China.

The couple found a lot of precious cultural relics and gold and silver that the Japanese had looted from China.

Li Xiao even found a very hidden underground treasure vault in the royal palace of the island nation.

He moved hundreds of tons of gold and various precious Chinese cultural relics from here, and before leaving, he also left behind more than 300 kilograms of C4 bombs that were set to detonate on a timer.

In a deafening explosion, the wooden, island-style building was blown to pieces.

The only thing Li Xiao regretted was that the explosion that day did not kill the culprit who launched the war of aggression.

He later learned that the guy had gone to inspect the naval port the day before he arrived, which was why he escaped this ordeal.

Following this bombing that shocked the world, the entire island nation was immediately placed under martial law.

The island nation's headquarters mobilized all available troops and security forces, frantically searching for suspicious individuals from house to house across the country.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiao instructed Jiang Hui and Wu Guimin to return to China immediately.

Unfortunately, only Li Xiao could use the teleportation function, otherwise he would have taken the couple back to China directly.

The couple truly lived up to their reputation as super soldiers produced by the system; they managed to board a troop transport ship bound for Southeast Asia without revealing a single clue.

After arriving in a Southeast Asian country, they traveled through several places before finally returning to China.

This time, Jiang Hui and his wife were also assigned by Li Xiao to be specifically responsible for protecting his aunt and uncle.

Since Wang Min and Zhao Yi were assigned to Fengtian by their superiors, their intelligence transmission work has been extremely difficult.

This is, after all, the puppet state of Manchukuo, and enemies are everywhere. If the two of them are not careful, they will be doomed.

Jiang Hui successfully located a general store in Fengtian, which was one of the hideouts of Wang Min and Zhao Yi.

Jiang Hui handed Wang Min a handwritten letter from Li Xiao and explained his identity and purpose.

After reading the letter, Wang Min and his wife were finally relieved. When they learned about what Jiang Hui and his wife had done in the island nation, they immediately said they would report their achievements to the organization.

In fact, Li Xiao's original intention was to keep the two of them in our party, because with their abilities, they could accomplish many tasks that ordinary people could not.

Meanwhile, in the island nation, because Li Xiao had practically emptied out all of the island's important military production lines, they were now in a complete uproar.

The island nation is a country with scarce resources. Li Xiao spent ten months not only emptying the production lines of the five major arsenals there, but also leaving no raw materials for the Japanese.

In order to continue the war, the Japanese intensified their plunder of some Southeast Asian countries.

At this moment, the Japanese offensive in Borneo and Sumatra in Southeast Asia is becoming increasingly frantic, and they have also learned of the strange situation happening in their own countries.

These Japanese soldiers are all severely brainwashed; what they fear most is not death, but defeat!

Therefore, in order to plunder all the resources here as much as possible, their offensive became increasingly fierce.

This resulted in a significant increase in casualties among local resistance groups and civilians.