"Tai Chi? Isn't that something for cultivating one's body and mind?"
Zhang Zixuan smiled and said: "Brother Xiaolong, you are an amateur. Tai Chi is an advanced fighting skill, not inferior to Bagua Lian Zhang,"
I thought about it for a while and decided to learn the sixteen-way grappler! Why choose this? It's very simple, because when fighting zombies, zombies don't feel pain at all. If I learn the grappling hand, and my hands turn into flames, it will definitely work wonders! Close combat can burn zombies to death faster!
And it is also a very good choice when used to deal with living people. The grappling hand can make the opponent lose the ability to resist without hurting the opponent. If the Bagua Lian Zhang is as powerful as shown on TV, it is easy to cause death. In this society ruled by law, if you cause death, you will go to jail, so the grappler is the only choice. . .
In the evening, Zhang Zixuan held a banquet and invited the master of the sixteenth-level grappler, Ma Dehua! He is an old man with gray hair. Although he is seventy-one years old, he walks very calmly and does not look like an old man in his seventies. Since I have already worshiped a master and cannot worship another master, so Then he respectfully called him "Senior Ma".
Ma Dehua also agreed to teach me grappling. That night, I drank a little too much, so I called my mother and Xu Xiaoling in a daze, and then went to bed.
I slept in one of the rooms in Zhang Zixuan's villa.
At about three o'clock the next morning, I woke up, rubbed my head, got dressed and walked out. Senior Ma asked me to wait for him at the door at four o'clock this morning to teach me the sixteen-way grappling technique.
There was still an hour before the appointed time, so I jogged for a while, then returned to the courtyard of Zhang Zixuan's villa, facing the east, lit three sticks of sandalwood and stuck them in a rice bowl, then knelt on the ground, burned three Yang talismans, kowtowed three times, and then sat on the ground. , your eyes are slightly closed, your body is straight, your tongue is touching the roof of your mouth, then your hands are placed on the lower Dantian like a ball, and you breathe in and out with three exhales and one inhale.
After breathing for a while, I heard footsteps approaching. I opened my eyes and found that it was Ma Dehua.
The name Ma Dehua is really awesome, as powerful as the name of my master Niu Jintao! His skills are probably not much different.
He said with appreciation: "Young man, very diligent, not bad."
"Thank you for the compliment, Senior Ma. Junior, I get up at three o'clock every morning to do morning exercises. I have already developed a habit."
"Well, I saw that you were breathing in and out just now. Could it be that you were practicing internal strength?"
"Practice whatever you want."
Old Man Ma glanced at the rice bowl on the ground, and then said seriously: "Second Young Master Zhang cured my chronic illness and was a great favor to me, but I never had the chance to repay him. Now he asked me to teach you In order to repay your kindness, I will definitely teach you the sixteen-way capture master!"
"Thank you, senior."
"No need to be polite." Old Man Ma said: "Xiaolong, I saw your walking posture and found that your arms were swinging unnaturally. If I guessed correctly, you should be carrying heavy objects on your arms, right?"
"Senior, you have good eyesight!" As I said that, I took off my sports clothes and exposed the lead weight on my arm.
"Well, then I will start teaching you the grappling skills now. In fact, these sixteen methods of grappling are very simple, but if you want to master them, it will take a certain amount of time. What you have to do is to master all this set of martial arts and become a Your own instinctive reaction, of course, I will help you." Old Man Ma said: "Now, try attacking me..."
The Sixteenth Way Grappler is more powerful than I imagined. It is easy to learn and very powerful. Old Man Ma asked me to attack him with all my strength. At the beginning, I did not dare to use too much force, but later I discovered that even if I used it Even with all his strength, Old Man Ma will overpower him with one move! This sixteen-way grappler is simply amazing!
Old Man Ma's martial arts skills are inherited from his family. It is said that he has been practicing since he was six years old and has been practicing for more than sixty years now. He is rich in experience and has unique insights into grapplers. What he said is based on experience.
Because of my strong physical fitness and quick instinctive reaction, it only took me two hours to learn eight of the grappling styles. However, it was just learned. I was still far from being proficient and proficient. It was even more difficult for a master like Old Man Ma. Compare.
At six o'clock, Zhang Zixuan also came out and exercised. As we were chatting, we suddenly talked about the 'plague incident' in Qingtian City a while ago. His family sent people there, but no virus was detected. Later, the plague The incident inexplicably stopped.
I smiled and briefly talked about what happened in Qingtian City a few days ago. They were filled with sighs after hearing this.
In the morning, Zhang Zixuan took me to the pharmacy, grabbed some ingredients himself, and then went to the back of the pharmacy. I saw several small stoves on the grass. Zhang Zixuan said that only by using stoves can the full effect of the medicine be exerted.
He actually wanted to boil the medicine for me himself!
Therefore, none of the children of these aristocratic families are simple, they are all very sophisticated, and they are very good at winning people's hearts. While I made a touched look, I thought to myself, what on earth does he want to recruit me for? In terms of martial arts, I can't compare to one of Old Man Ma's hands, and I don't know much about firearms. The only thing I know how to do is exorcise ghosts and subjugate demons, right? . .
Although I am not a smart person, I am not stupid either. Of course I will not let Zhang Zixuan cook medicine for me. Instead, I will let him guide me while I fan myself.
During the chat, Zhang Zixuan gradually got to the point, and I finally understood his intention to recruit me.
Zhang Zixuan said casually: "Brother Xiaolong, I saw some interesting news a few days ago, saying that a small village in Dongning City became rich overnight. The reason was that an archaeologist went there to investigate, but saw several The child played with mud in a blue and white porcelain bowl from the Ming Dynasty. The archaeologist's eyes almost flew out. After living there for a few days, he found that almost every farmer had several antiques in their home. He asked them where they got them. They said It is said to be passed down from ancestors, but this is strange. It is just a poor small village. Why are there so many well-preserved antiques spread? Once the news spread, many antique collectors, small traders, and big families rushed over and wanted to Lifting this mysterious veil, haha, I also want to visit it in the near future."
The blue and white porcelain bowl of the Ming Dynasty is well preserved? Needless to say, it must not have been handed down from the Ming Dynasty, otherwise after hundreds of years of history, this bowl would have been broken long ago! So according to my speculation, I am afraid that they were funerary objects that were only excavated in recent years, which is why they were preserved so completely.
Zhang Zixuan must have thought of this, so he recruited me. But I'm confused. As a direct descendant of the Zhang family, Zhang Zixuan has endless money, so why is he so interested in tomb robbing?
Besides, I promised the heroine that I would never rob tombs again.
But what Zhang Zixuan is interested in is my status as a Taoist priest. If I don't agree, it would be disrespectful. Alas, life is really full of difficult choices.
In order to cure the disease, as a temporary measure, let's compromise for the time being and go over there to see the situation first.
So I said casually: "Since Brother Zhang is very interested in this matter, why not go and find out for yourself?"
Zhang Zixuan pretended to sigh: "Oh, I want to go too, but there is a lack of talents in this field. Last time I went on an adventure with the Chen family, I can see how terrifying the ancient tombs are. The strong Yin Qi can kill people. , even if you bring a group of martial arts masters, what's the use?"
I said 'sincerely': "If Brother Zhang can trust me, I am willing to accompany Brother Zhang and do my best to protect Brother Zhang."
"Okay! Brother Xiaolong is indeed very loyal. In this case, we will go there in the near future to avoid being caught first. What do you think of Brother Xiaolong?"
"It's all up to Brother Zhang's arrangement." I said with a smile. . .
After dinner, when I was learning sixteen-way grappling with Ma Dehua, my cell phone rang suddenly. I took it out and saw that it was Xu Xiaoling. I picked up the phone and said, "Sister Xiaoling, did you miss me?"
"No, I made the wrong number."
She was deliberately making me angry, so I said with a smile: "Sister Xiaoling, nothing happened today, right?"
What I mean is whether the gangsters have come to seek revenge. Xu Xiaoling is very smart and of course knows what I am referring to. She said: "It's okay. With my eldest sister by my side, I feel an unprecedented sense of security."
"No way, Sister Xiaoling, you must be delusional. You are the safest when I am by your side."
"Okay, no more joking, let me tell you something serious. I have to go on a business trip for a while. Maybe I won't even be back when you come back."
"Business trip? Where are you going? Will it take so long?"
Xu Xiaoling said: "Some time ago, many antiquities appeared in a small village. Almost every farmer has them. Our curator also sent a few people to collect the antiquities and bring them back to the museum for display."
I was speechless for several seconds, until Xu Xiaoling called several times on the phone: Xiaolong? Xiaolong?
I then asked: "Sister Xiaoling, do you believe in fate?"
"Why are you asking this?" No matter how smart Xu Xiaoling is, she can't guess why I suddenly asked this question.
"you answer me first."
"Well...I believe a little bit."
I smiled and said: "Sister Xiaoling, the place you are talking about should be a small village in Dongning City, right? If I tell you that I will go there to do business in the next few days, will you feel that there is no relationship between us? Is it really fate?"
"Ah? Really?" Xu Xiaoling asked in surprise.
"Of course, why are you lying to me? When will you set off?"
Xu Xiaoling said: "It should be the train tomorrow afternoon. It will arrive in Dongning City the day after tomorrow. It is estimated that we can reach the small village at noon."
"Is it the day after tomorrow? Sister Xiaoling, ask the eldest sister to take you to the train station tomorrow afternoon. After the train leaves, let the eldest sister go home to protect my parents. We will meet in Dongning City. With me by your side, you will be very happy. It's safe." I smiled and said, "Okay, I'll call you later, I'm a little busy right now..."