Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 93 Chu Cheng’s shock

He Yuanchao couldn't help but clicked his tongue after hearing what Chu Cheng's father said.

He really didn't find it difficult to break the jujube stick with strength, but it was too difficult to break the inside without damaging the outside at all.

"Dark energy" is so powerful, what about Hua energy?Thinking of this, He Yuanchao couldn't help but ask. "Uncle Chu, has anyone ever reached this level of "hidden energy" and "transformation energy"? "

After hearing He Yuanchao's question, Chu Cheng's father thought for a while and then said: "Each party has different names for "jin", but the ways of expressing it are basically the same.

As far as I know, in addition to the founder Wu Zhong, those who have reached the level of "dark strength" are Huo Yuanjia of Jinmen during the Republic of China, and Huo Diange, who is known as the first guard in Dauchi.

As for "transforming energy", except that the founder Wu Zhong was said to have touched the threshold before his death, I haven't heard of anyone else who has reached it? "

Listening to the characters spoken by Mr. Chu, He Yuanchao also yearned for them. After all, what man doesn't have a martial arts dream?

He thought about asking Chu Cheng's father for advice on how to practice the "Three Strengths", but after opening his mouth several times, He Yuanchao was too embarrassed to speak out.

"Yuan Chao, don't ask me how to practice "Dark Power". I haven't even touched the threshold of "Ming Power" yet."

Looking at He Yuanchao who was hesitant to speak in front of him, how could Mr. Chu, who had been in the world for most of his life, not see what he was thinking?
After saying that, looking at the disappointment on He Yuanchao's face, Chu Cheng's father, who was sitting in the chair, thought for a moment before standing up and saying, "Wait a minute, I'll get you something."

After saying that, He Yuanchao was left with a puzzled face and walked towards the back room.

Now that the words have been spoken, although the old man feels a little reluctant to give up, he is not a person who goes back on his words.

After entering the house, he walked straight to the cabinet where things were kept, opened the cabinet door, and the old man took out a wooden box from it with ease and looked at the old wooden box.

Reluctantly, he rubbed it with his hands for a while, then gritted his teeth, took the things and walked out.

When He Yuanchao took the wooden box from Chu Cheng's father, who had a complex look on his face, he heard Mr. Chu say with some nostalgia: "This thing was passed down to me by my master. It has been in my hands for many years and has not been sent." It will come in handy, you can take it away, it will be helpful for you to practice "hidden energy"."

After hearing what Chu Cheng's father said, He Yuanchao hurriedly handed the wooden box back to the old man and said, "Uncle Chu, this is too valuable, I can't take it."

"It's expensive or not. I've been looking at it for so many years, but I haven't touched the threshold. I won't have any use for it in the future. If I give it to you, maybe my master's wish can be realized with you."

After saying that, seeing that He Yuanchao was still trying to argue with him, Mr. Chu straightened his face and pretended to be unhappy and said: "Okay, you're a big man. Stop pushing him around. Just hold it carefully." If you practice, just fulfill my master’s wish for me.”

Seeing the resolute look on Chu Cheng's father's face, He Yuanchao no longer refused. After saying a few polite words, he placed the wooden box on the table.

He carefully opened the box and took out a thin booklet from it. After reading the contents recorded on it, to be honest, He Yuanchao was more or less disappointed.

I originally thought it would be about inner strength and mental skills, but I didn’t expect to know after reading it. It only describes some methods of mastering power, an introduction to “jin”, and an overview of cultivation methods. As for martial arts novels, The often mentioned tendon and pulse diagrams are not even mentioned in it.

The only thing that made He Yuanchao's eyes light up was that it contained a breathing method similar to Qigong, but there were only a few sentences.

Seeing He Yuanchao's expression after reading the pamphlet, Chu Cheng's father also put aside the reluctance in his heart just now and said with a smile: "Yuanchao, are you disappointed? To be honest, my master wanted to pass this thing on at the beginning. When it was given to me, I was excited for several days.

I thought that after having this thing, I should soon be able to master martial arts, and by then, I would be able to make a name for myself with my skills.

But after actually seeing this thing, hey...it's hard to describe it in words. "

"Uncle Chu, can you tell me what you think about the things inside?"

After seeing the old man sighing, He Yuanchao hurriedly took the pamphlet in his hand and asked Chu Cheng's father for advice.

Looking at He Yuanchao who looked exactly the same as when he first got the pamphlet, Chu Cheng's father did not hide his secrets and patiently explained his understanding of these things to He Yuanchao, and also said something from time to time. , the experience he has accumulated from practicing boxing over the years.

Listening to Chu Cheng's father's explanation, He Yuanchao also had a feeling of enlightenment.

After traveling through time, He Yuanchao has been practicing Bajiquan according to the memory of the original owner.

After practicing too many times, he would sometimes feel that something was not going smoothly, but since there was no one to ask for advice, he could only make do with it.

Today, I heard from Chu Cheng's father, an expert, that I suddenly found the reason for the problems I felt before.

There really is a sense of pretending to pass on thousands of books, but really passing on a few sentences.

Of course He Yuanchao, a chicken thief, would not let go of this rare opportunity to ask for advice. He used every opportunity to put forward the things that he had never understood one by one to Chu Cheng's father for advice.

When Chu Cheng's father met He Yuanchao, he always asked about him. He knew that he had put in all the hard work, and he couldn't help but feel more satisfied with the cheap apprentice his son had found for him.

I wish I could tell He Yuanchao everything I know about Bajiquan.

Next, the old man didn't care whether He Yuanchao could remember it. Anyway, as long as he thought it was useful, he told He Yuanchao everything.

"Oh dad, you went behind my back this early in the morning and started a small stove for my junior brother. Aren't you a little too partial?"

Chu Cheng, who had just woken up in the morning, yawned profusely, entered the room, looked at the two people discussing boxing skills there, and joked to his old man with a smile.

"I would like to open a small stove for you, but you have to give me a chance!"

After listening to his son's joke and looking at He Yuanchao, who had already entered the house with the "Three Powers", the old man's anger suddenly rose. He looked at his son who was not living up to expectations and said with a bad face.

Regarding his son Chu Cheng, the old man also hated iron.

He was smart and well-qualified when he was a child. The old man was very happy that his son could inherit his legacy, and even hoped that Chu Cheng could carry forward the reputation of his lineage.

At the beginning, things were indeed developing according to the old man's ideas.

Since he learned Bajiquan from himself, Xiao Chucheng has been practicing hard every day. With his intelligence and interest in boxing and kicking, Xiao Chucheng has made great progress.

But as Chu Cheng grew older, he seemed to gradually lose his original interest in his own martial arts.Thinking about Fa'er's escape from practicing Qigong every day, the angry old man got angry several times and even resorted to family methods.

But afterwards, Xiao Chucheng still went his own way, and his temper became more and more wild.The old man thought that because the child was young, it was normal for him to have a temperament, but he did not expect that the older Chu Cheng got, the more aggressive he became.

Having learned boxing for several years, he saw Tian'er causing trouble outside. The old man also apologized to people everywhere for what happened to Chu Cheng.

Although Chu Cheng would inevitably suffer a physical pain after returning, the scars healed and the pain was forgotten.

In the end, the old man really had no choice. After careful consideration, he sent 16-year-old Chu Cheng into the army through his connections, thinking that he would be able to train this stubborn man through the melting pot of the army.

But who would have imagined that within two years of sending his son to the army, the Korean War broke out.When he received the letter and found out that his son had gone to war in Korea, the old man regretted not eating for several days.

It wasn't until he later received a letter from Chu Cheng that his son had returned to China from the battlefield, and the old man finally felt relieved.

But when Chu Cheng returned from the army and returned home, the old man took the time to test Chu Cheng's skills, and he wished that his son would die on the battlefield, so as not to bother himself when he came back.

After getting angry, my own seeds still hurt when they should.Thinking about what Chu Cheng said, he is also a man who has experienced life and death, so he should understand something.

The old man just wanted to let Chu Cheng pick up the family's fist and kick skills.But this kid used the excuse of job placement to see that Tian'er was homeless.

Finally, he finally found a job, and the old man thought to himself, now the time is ripe.Unexpectedly, this hateful thing would not get up until it was time to go to work every day, and it was usually impossible to catch anyone.

Until one day, the old man was so angry that he wanted to take Chu Cheng out of bed early in the morning to practice martial arts.

But Chu Cheng, who had experienced the Korean War, and saw the power of aircraft and artillery, became even more disdainful of his old man's traditional kung fu. How could he follow his old man's wishes?

As soon as I saw the old man asking the overlord to use his bow, he said, "What age are you still forcing me to practice boxing and kicking? No matter how good my boxing or kicking is, I can't stop bullets. You said you're still forcing me to suffer this crime." What?"

After saying that, he didn't care about the old man standing aside, got into bed and fell asleep with his head covered.

After listening to his son's words, the old man felt sulky for several days, and finally had no choice but to give up.

If the cow doesn't drink water, we can't force its head down!What's more, it's his own son.

Chu Cheng is also a member of his own family, and he knows his own affairs. In order to practice martial arts, the two of them usually fight a lot.

After saying that sentence just now, Chu Cheng felt a little regretful. He was really afraid that because of this sentence, his old man would want him to practice martial arts again.

After hearing what the old man said, Chu Cheng didn't dare to talk to him. Instead, he teased He Yuanchao, who was holding a pamphlet and watching his joke: "Okay, that's it. I'm going to teach you Bajiquan. I asked you to keep fit and pass the time, but you really thought you could become a martial arts master?"

Chu Cheng was very familiar with the pamphlet in He Yuanchao's hand.

When I was a child, the old man wouldn't care about anything he played with at home, but this booklet was the only exception.

Once, while the old man was not at home, he secretly took this booklet out of the old man's house, wanting to see what the old man's treasured thing was.

As a result, he didn't understand what the thing was, and instead earned a nasty beating from the old man.

That time was also the first time in Chu Cheng's memory that the old man beat him.

Later, when he had gained a certain level of enthusiasm in practicing Bajiquan, the old man took out the booklet again and wanted to let him read it.

But at that time, he had lost interest in the boxing and kicking skills at home. How could he have the heart to watch this stuff again?
But in order to deal with his old man, he had no choice but to accept the pamphlet.

He took it, but after that he just turned it over casually. After a few days, he found an excuse and returned it to the old man.

I remember that when my old man saw me returning the pamphlet, after asking me a few random questions, he happily praised me for my good understanding and that I would definitely be better than him in the future.

Although he doesn't know why this pamphlet is in the hands of his junior brother, he also knows that it must be related to Bajiquan.

Although he just flipped through it casually at the time, he could still roughly remember what was written in just a few pages.

At that time, he scorned the "Ming Jin" and "Dark Jin" things described in it, thinking that these descriptions were all for the purpose of recruiting disciples and for window dressing.

After all, no one is a fool. Don’t you have anything profound in your sect?Who bothers to learn from you?

For this reason, Chu Cheng, who felt that his Bajiquan could be used in the palace, specially found a jujube stick according to the dimensions recorded in the booklet.

As a result, Chu Cheng became more convinced that the things recorded in the pamphlet were all deceptive.

After all, a man of his skill could not break even one jujube stick, and his hand was still swollen for several days. The six jujube sticks put together would have destroyed his hand.

So since then, Chu Chengcheng has become even more fed up with the old man asking him to practice.

But when I saw it today, the old man gave the pamphlet to his junior brother again. He was afraid that He Yuanchao wouldn't know the details inside and would fall into his old man's trap because of his enthusiasm, so he reminded him aloud.

"Who do you think is you? Yuan Chao is now a master in the "Ming Jin" stage. If he takes one step further, before liberation, everyone who practices martial arts in the world will be called a master."

Before He Yuanchao could speak, Chu Cheng's father, who was standing by, took over the conversation with some pride.

In the past few years, for this "Three Strengths" statement, my son had been pushing me hard, but I didn't have the strength to prove it to my son, so I could only let Chu Cheng do all kinds of nonsense in front of me. .

Today, with great difficulty, He Yuanchao, who has mastered "Ming Jin", is in front of him. How could the old man miss this opportunity to prove himself?
After hearing what his old man said, Chu Cheng felt happy at the time, "Dad, you are not as good at fooling people as you are, right? My junior brother may be stronger, but he can't break six jujubes as thick as a child's arms at once. Bar? Are you still awake from the wine last night? "

The old man also knows his son's virtue. He is a master who will not give up until he reaches the Yellow River and will not look back until he hits the wall. If you don't let him see the facts, he will never give in.

After listening to Chu Cheng's words, the old man didn't grind his teeth with him, and pulled Chu Cheng to the place where He Yuanchao had broken the jujube stick just now.

Looking at the jujube stick broken into pieces, Chu Cheng said it was impossible not to be surprised, but he still didn't quite believe that the dull junior disciple he taught back then could achieve what his old man always talked about. Yes, the so-called "Ming Jin" level.

(End of this chapter)