Dreaming about the world, embarking on the path of spiritual practice

Chapter 20 Apprenticeship to ‘Water Ghost’ Ma Wu

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After practicing at home, Yu Liang came to the lake again.

Take off your clothes and slowly enter the water.

Test it in shallow water first!
Take a deep breath and hold it, then lie down in the water and start swimming.

No matter how good you practice on the shore, it is still different from practicing in the water. It was a bit uncomfortable at first.

But as time went by, Yu Liang combined his usual swimming feelings with his movements, and he began to swim in the water like a fish.

As he became more and more proficient, he swam from shallow water to deep water little by little.

Yu Liang discovered that learning these swimming movements from Ma Wu can save a lot of energy when swimming in the water.

Even when traveling with the current, you can move forward quickly with the help of the push of the water flow without expending physical energy.

In the past, Yu Liang would take a break after swimming 40 to 90 meters, but now, even if he swims [-] to [-] meters, he is still full of energy.

Experiencing the thrill of moving quickly in the water, Yu Liang thought of the water jump made by Ma Wu, and he wanted to try it too.

Walking along the current, Yu Liang was still swinging his body. When his speed reached the limit, he swung his legs down, raised his head, and suddenly jumped out of the water, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, and then Dive back into the lake.

Hahaha, this is so cool!
Yu Liang seemed to have found some interesting game, and kept swimming around in the lake, experimenting with various water movements.

When you feel tired, you go ashore to rest for a while, and then get into the water for a swim.

Just when Yu Liang performed another water jump.

In mid-air, he caught a glimpse of a fishing boat approaching him. The man rowing the boat on the bow was Ma Wu!
Yu Liang also moved closer to the fishing boat. When he came to the side of the boat, Ma Wu on the deck stretched out his hand to help him board the fishing boat.

"Good boy, we haven't seen each other for just a few days, and you actually learned my 'fish swimming technique'!"

Ma Wu looked at Yu Liang in shock, as if he was looking at a monster.

I remember that he had practiced this set of movements for a whole year in order to learn the 'Fish Swimming Technique', and he had to endure a lot of hardships!
And the person in front of me could learn it in just a few days by imitating him just by watching him swim once. It is simply incredible!
What's even more exaggerated is that the 'fish swimming technique' is a child's skill and can only be learned when the muscles and bones are soft in childhood.

And what about the other party?In his early twenties, his muscles and bones were set, and the best time for learning was long past. How did he practice the movements that required softening of the body in the 'Swimming Fish Technique'?
Thinking about this problem, Ma Wu suddenly thought of something, grabbed Yu Liang's arm, and touched his bones bit by bit regardless of his resistance.

Rumor has it that there is a kind of martial arts wizard that is rare to see in a century. They are born with amazing bones, and their bones are far superior to ordinary people. They are not limited by age and can practice martial arts at any time!
But upon inspection, I didn't find anything strange about Yu Liang.

Ma Wu frowned and became even more confused.

Weird, weird!

Not to mention his bones, his aptitude was in shambles and he looked unfit for martial arts training.

On the contrary, the muscles and veins in the body seem to have been stretched by regular exercise over many years.

But other bone hardness, skin and flesh strength, etc., don't look like a martial arts practitioner at all.

Is it possible that this kid has practiced a unique skill that can improve his aptitude?

In the world of martial arts, there is a magical skill that can change one's aptitude.

The most famous ones are the "Yi Jin Jing" and "Marrow Cleansing Sutra" of Shaolin Temple.

But this idea was quickly overturned by him.

First, is it so easy to develop magical skills?

Those who are not extremely talented will not be able to practice it even if they get magical skills!

Secondly, when I checked his body just now, I found that there was no trace of any martial arts training on his body.

Ma Wu's eyes looked at Yu Liang, constantly changing with his thoughts.

Looking into his eyes, Yu felt a little nervous in his heart, constantly wondering what the other person wanted to do?
"Boy, have you practiced any martial arts?"

Yu Liang immediately shook his head.

thought for a while
Ma Wu had another guess: Yu Liang should be a martial arts wizard!
This kind of martial arts prodigy may not have high basic qualifications, but he can quickly master any martial arts and make up for his innate deficiencies through his later efforts.

As for whether it is true, you will know after taking a test!
"Boy, do you want to learn martial arts?"

Hearing Ma Wu's question, Yu Liang didn't react for a while. Why did he suddenly want to teach him martial arts?
After thinking for a while, Yu Liang felt that this opportunity was too rare to miss, so he nodded and agreed.

Seeing that he agreed, Ma Wu patted his shoulder with his palm and said with a smile: "The underwater Kung Fu you learned from me is called 'Fish Swimming Technique'!"

"Then what you know now are just the basic movements of the 'Fish Swimming Technique'!" "Next, I'm going to teach you the core of the 'Fish Swimming Technique', which is the technique of exerting force!"

"Come on, come into the water with me!"

Ma Wu took off his shirt and jumped into the water, followed closely by Yu Liang.

"The technique of using the 'Swimming Fish Technique' underwater is to take advantage of the power of the water flow!
The waist exerts force to drive the upper body to produce wave-like movements in the water, thereby forming a current to propel the body forward and enhance speed and strength. "

"..."

"The core is one sentence: follow the trend!"

After giving Yu Liang some instructions, Ma Wu leaned back and dived to the bottom of the water!

Yu Liang also dived into the water!
In the lake, Ma Wu performed actions one by one around what he just talked about.

The waist exerts force, and the body swings like a wave, like a smooth fish, swimming quickly and freely.

Suddenly, Ma Wu changed his movements, twisted his body, and slapped the water with his limbs at the same time. His whole body shot up like a sharp arrow until he leaped out of the water, stayed in the air for a moment, and then fell back into the water.

After that, Ma Wu demonstrated many forces that relied on the flow of water to perform underwater movements.

Yu Liang memorized everything after reading it once, and then began to imitate.

Ma Wu watched from the side, watching helplessly as he went from being jerky the first time, to becoming more proficient every time, and finally mastering it with ease and ease.

In this regard, he can 100% confirm that Yu Liang is that kind of martial arts wizard!

I was immediately overjoyed!

Think of him, Ma Wu, known as the "Water Ghost" by people in the world. He traveled all over the world for so many years and killed countless enemies.

However, due to his impatience in practicing martial arts in his early years, he planted hidden dangers in his body. Eventually, his kidneys were damaged over time and he was unable to have children, leaving him alone.

He thought about accepting a disciple and passing on his skills. In the future, he would have someone to take care of him in his old age and have someone to worship him at his grave.

But because of his bad reputation, most of his efforts are spent in the water.

People with poor talent can't do it, and people with good talent don't want to be their teachers.

So far, I have not selected a satisfactory disciple.

Now that he met Yu Liang, Ma Wu felt that this was the disciple given to him by God!

Back on the fishing boat!
There is another pot of chicken soup simmering on the small stove in the cabin!
Ma Wu invites Yu Liangyi to eat!
Seeing the other person looking at him with a smile all the time, Yu Liang always felt uncomfortable all over.

"Boy, what do you think of the 'fish swimming technique'?"

Hearing the inquiry, Yu Liang nodded.

Ma Wu continued: "Actually, the 'Fish Swimming Technique' is only my weakest skill. I have other martial arts that are even more powerful than the 'Fish Swimming Technique'!"

"Want to learn? As long as you become your teacher, I will teach you all my water skills!"

Hearing these words, Yu Liang, who was drinking chicken soup, was stunned for a moment.

Is this the time for the secret passage itself to turn around?There is actually an expert hermit who wants to take me as his disciple!
He quickly knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "Disciple Yu Liang, pay homage to Master!"

Hearing Yu Liang speak, Ma Wu said in surprise: "Aren't you mute?"

Then he suddenly shouted angrily: "Then you just keep pretending to be dumb and lying to me!"

Yu Liang hurriedly explained: "Master, please listen to my explanation!"

"Some time ago, both of my parents died one after another, and I almost lost my life due to a serious illness. After luckily surviving, I felt that I had a bad fate and didn't want to communicate with others!"

"Today I am worshiping my master. As the saying goes, once you are a master, you will always be your father. I dare not deceive the master, so I speak!"

After hearing the explanation, Ma Wu calmed down his anger.

It is normal to be immersed in sadness and not want to talk to others when it is such a tragedy to have both parents die.

After worshiping yourself as a teacher, you don’t dare to lie and tell the truth, which can better reflect your respect for yourself.

Ma Wu nodded happily and stroked Yu Liang's head with his hand: "From now on, you are my Ma Wu's closed disciple!"

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(End of this chapter)