My father-in-law is Lin Zhengying

Chapter 55

"Father-in-law, I can finally catch ten sparrows in one minute."

Two days later in the afternoon, Xia Youren found Lin Zhengying very excitedly.

Lin Zhengying said: "Since you can catch it, I will make it a little more difficult for you."

After that, Lin Zhengying took Xia Youren to the backyard, where they saw more than a dozen fifty centimeter-high plum blossom stakes.

Xia Youren noticed that there were words on each plum blossom pile. He looked carefully and saw that they were uppercase and lowercase Arabic numerals.

"Today I will teach you the Tiangang Steps. Once you know how to do it, you can follow it."

Lin Zhengying said: "When you're almost done practicing, continue catching sparrows."

After saying that, Lin Zhengying jumped up and stood directly on the plum blossom pile.

"The so-called Tiangang Steps are ancient real people who looked up at the celestial phenomena and walked according to the image of Dou Su Kui Gang or the Nine Palaces and Bagua, which symbolizes climbing the cloud road and entering the gate of heaven."

"Start from the zero position, drag your left foot forward. After your left foot touches the 1st position, drag your right foot forward to the 2nd position. Walk forward in this way, with your left foot at the 3rd or 5th position, and your right foot Return to the 4th and 6th positions. After the left foot reaches the 7th position, the right foot also moves to the 7th position. At this time, turn 180°, and then step on the 180st, [-]rd and [-]th positions with the left foot, and step on the [-]nd, [-]th and [-]th positions with the right foot. In the sixth position, move your left foot to the seventh position, then move your right foot to the seventh position, then turn your body [-]°, continue, and repeat the cycle."

While demonstrating, Lin Zhengying explained softly.

"The entire footwork requires the harmony of spirit and intention, and the harmony of intention and energy."

"Don't lift your feet and heels when you step on the star position. This requires your legs to squat slightly. When you step out, your feet drag the ground forward, and when you step into the star position, they rub the ground into position. Here, Pay attention to the subtle changes in the three actions of dragging, rubbing and wading.”

After a pause, Lin Zhengying continued: "Tiangang Step, there is also a set of supporting techniques."

"Place your hands in front of your chest, with the fingertips pointing upward, palms facing each other, and spread your arms to the left and right sides. At the same time, push the palms of both hands outward. When the push reaches [-]%, turn the palms of both hands, palms facing each other, and start to squeeze toward the middle. When the two hands are about to touch, turn the palms of the hands again and push the palms outward, and so on. When the hands turn from pressing inward to separating outwards and from separating to pressing inward, the switching movements should be clean and neat, the faster the better .”

Xia Youren worked hard to remember all the details of Lao Deng's demonstration, whether it was footwork or techniques, all relying on his strong memory to remember them.

After demonstrating five times in a row, Lin Zhengying stood up and asked: "Aren, do you remember it?"

Xia Youren nodded, "Remember."

Lin Zhengying said: "Okay, come and demonstrate it to me."

Xia Youren jumped onto the plum blossom pile in one step. Because he had been catching sparrows for several days in a row, he had also figured out some clever movements, and his body was much more flexible than before.

A set of Tiangang steps that resembled shapes rather than gods came down, and Xia Youren waited for Lin Zhengying's comments.

"Aren, you are a beginner. You can do this for the first time. You are already better than most people."

Lin Zhengying said: "But your age is a big problem, so you have to work harder than everyone else, otherwise it will be difficult for you to achieve high achievements in the future."

"This Tiangang step is the most basic footwork of our Maoshan sect. It is required to be used in conjunction with various spells of our Maoshan sect."

"So, you must practice diligently and from the soul. When you really understand the beauty of it, it can even increase the success rate and power of your spells."

Xia Youren nodded cautiously, "Father-in-law, I will definitely work hard to practice."

"Then go ahead."

Lin Zhengying said: "Whenever you can practice this set of Tiangang Steps so instinctively and naturally, then continue to catch sparrows."

"When you catch all the sparrows in 20 seconds, come back to me."

After Lin Zhengying left, Xia Youren practiced Tiangang Steps silently, over and over again, until Lin Yuzhi came back from get off work. "Brother Ren, it's time to eat."

Looking at her boyfriend who was sweating profusely, Lin Yuzhi felt a little distressed and said, "Don't work so hard."

"Sweat more in peacetime, and bleed less in wartime."

Xia Youren was in a pretty good mood, "I will practice more now. If I encounter a powerful evil spirit in the future, I will have an extra chance of saving my life."

"Aren is right."

Lin Zhengying nodded, "Some people just don't know the truth and slack off because of their own talent."

"But what he doesn't know is that if you don't work hard with great talent, you will still be overtaken by people with average qualifications but work hard enough."

Speaking of this, Lin Zhengying couldn't help but smile proudly, "I remember when your grandfather, my father, was not favored by others when he first joined the Maoshan sect, but later he surpassed all the so-called geniuses."

"Even later, when I had a dispute with the most powerful and talented senior brother in our generation, I killed him."

"Wow~"

Lin Yuzhi looked admiring, "So grandpa is so powerful."

Xia Youren asked, "Father-in-law, the Maoshan sect doesn't care if fellow sects are fighting against each other?"

Lin Zhengying smiled coquettishly, "It was because of the fratricide that my father left his hometown and came to Hong Kong Island to make a living."

After a pause, Lin Zhengying sighed, "In the past, your grandfather had a promising future in the Maoshan sect. Although he was not as good as the senior brother, he was still a very important figure. Among the contemporary disciples, his status was only lower than the senior brother, and he could be regarded as the future master of the Maoshan sect. One of the strong contenders for the door.”

"What's more, because my father is humble and has good financial management, he is supported by the elders of the deceased master's sect in the underworld, and he has obtained the position of chief executive of the underworld bank. His power in the sect has greatly increased for a while, and he has won many supporters. .”

"It's a pity that due to some reasons, I accidentally killed my senior brother."

"You also said just now that it is taboo for fellow disciples to fight each other. No one can tolerate it, let alone two of the best disciples of our generation."

"So, after discussion with the elders in the sect, they unanimously decided that although my father would not be expelled from the sect, he would be expelled and allowed to wander overseas and fend for himself."

"It's not like you didn't know the situation at that time. The war was raging, people were forced to leave their homes, and there was no protection from the sect. You can imagine the fate of the expelled people."

"Fortunately, my father was lucky. After dismissing his disciples, he took my mother on a small boat to a small island and settled there."

"My mother gave birth to the three of us on the island."

"Azhi knows that I used to have an eldest brother, but because of this incident, he contracted hysteria and died. Even until my mother passed away, she still grudged her."

After hearing what Lao Deng said a lot, it gradually connected with the story line in Xia Youren's mind.

He also truly understands the current situation of the Lin family.

Although he is still a Maoshan sect, he was expelled overseas because of Shi Jian's incident.

Now decades have passed, and due to national issues, they have not been able to get in touch with the main line of the Maoshan sect.

Although there are many people in Hong Kong who use the Maoshan sect as a sign, most of them are descendants of Maoshan sect disciples and are descendants of Maoshan sect, not the real Maoshan sect.

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(End of this chapter)