Self-struggle starting from Douluo

From that day on, bathing and horse riding were added to Qinghuan's daily life.

The marrow washing fluid is magical, it can't make a person reborn, nor can it make a person's body stronger...

But it can make a person's body sensitive!

Yes, every time after taking a bath, Qinghuan's body becomes extremely sensitive. Even after putting on clothes, she can feel the friction between the clothes and her skin.

After taking a bath every time, Qinghuan would put on a very thin single piece of clothing and then go horseback riding.

The horse had no saddle or stirrups and was led by Zhao Ding, one of the eight guards, and was driven around the village again and again until the effect of the marrow washing fluid weakened.

My skin is sensitive, the horse is shaking, and the friction between the skin on the inside of my thighs and the horse's back is so painful... Tsk!

When Qinghuan got used to riding, Zhao Ding stopped leading her and rode another horse, following behind Qinghuan. He would occasionally slap the horse's butt to make it run wild...

When riding a horse, be sincere and feel the rhythm and tempo of the horse's running with your whole body and mind, and then let your body cooperate with the horse...

In just seven or eight days, Qinghuan's riding skills not only improved greatly, but the skin on the inside of his thighs was no longer rubbed.

It's not that her skin has become rough, but Qinghuan can already run with the horse and adjust the strength of her lower body to match the horse's ups and downs when riding on horseback.

Because there were no stirrups, Qinghuan had to clamp the horse's belly with her legs when riding.

Without a saddle, Qinghuan had to use the strength of her waist and abdomen to sit firmly on the horse's back.

After getting used to the horse's back, Qinghuan never sat on a stool again. Whether he was eating, writing or reading, he always squatted in horse stance.

Even when Qinghuan was playing chess and layout games with Lao Fu Zi, he was squatting in horse stance.

The hem of his gown covered his lower body, so others couldn't see it at all and just thought he was still sitting on the stool. But if you just touched Qinghuan's waist, abdomen and legs with your hands, you could clearly feel that his body below the waist was rhythmically expanding and contracting, tightening and loosening.

The old master had never practiced martial arts, so he called Zhao Ding and asked, "How is his training going?"

Zhao Ding looked at him strangely, and said, "Young Master's horse stance is really like a horse!"

The old man asked again: "How is the effect?"

Zhao Ding thought for a moment and said, "If you keep doing this for another month, the young master will understand the strength of his lower body and can enter the realm of the rank."

The old man raised his eyebrows and said, "One month to enter the realm? You didn't lie to me?"

Zhao Ding bowed his waist and said, "I dare not deceive the master. The young master is really extraordinary!"

The old man waved his hand and asked Zhao Ding to leave. He looked at Qing Huan and couldn't help but marvel: "I thought you were just good at studying, but I didn't expect you to be so talented in martial arts..."

Qing Huan made his move and said with a smile, "Teacher, are you worried that I will be obsessed with martial arts and not willing to follow the Confucian path of self-cultivation?"

The old man did not deny it, saying: "When practicing martial arts, you can feel yourself getting stronger all the time, but Confucian self-cultivation requires perseverance, and there may not be any results in the end... Normal people will make a decision in their hearts."

Qing Huan smiled and said, "It is precisely because the results are obvious that there is no challenge... Teacher, I like to do challenging things!"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and said, “Confucian self-cultivation is about never forgetting it. After a long time, it will naturally condense in the heart, just like what Taoists call “forming a holy fetus”!
Be sincere and upright, keep this thought in your heart and always abide by it. I believe that you will definitely reach the state of "utmost sincerity"... Starting tomorrow, you will learn archery. "

Qing Huan nodded and said, "The teacher is still worried about the students...Okay, I'll listen to the teacher."

Shooting is a kind of gift!

If your heart and body are right, the arrow you shoot will naturally be right!
Let Qinghuan learn archery, in addition to letting him feel the strength of the upper limbs, the most important thing is to make Qinghuan "honest in heart and sincere in intention"!
He was still worried that Qinghuan would turn to the path of martial arts.

The old master said calmly: "Nothing, your expectations of you are too high. Horse stance allows you to feel and strengthen the strength below the waist and abdomen, while archery allows you to feel and strengthen the strength of the upper body.

When the two are combined, you can feel the strength of your whole body. Then you can create a set of movements to integrate the strength. Then, your martial arts will be considered to have entered the realm of the highest grade."

Qing Huan was stunned and asked, "Do I need to create it myself?" The old man smiled and said, "Only what you create yourself is the most suitable for you."

Qing Huan was puzzled and said, "But teacher, I don't have any combat experience and I don't know how to mobilize my strength to achieve the greatest power."

The old man shook his head and said, "That's not something I want to consider."

Qing Huan exhaled and said, "Okay."

……

Qinghuan seemed to have a really good talent for martial arts. After learning archery, it only took him more than half a year to create a set of movements that integrated the strength of his whole body and reached a high level in martial arts.

It was a set of movements that combined fast and slow, hardness and softness, and orderly movement and stillness. It integrated the strength of the whole body. The movements were light and soft, but carried a brutal and fierce momentum!
When it is gentle, it is pleasing to the eye; when it is violent and explosive, it is terrifying!
Qinghuan not only created it, but also combined it with breathing to form an effective breathing technique. The process was so smooth that even Qinghuan herself was surprised.

It's like he would do it anyway!
He was surprised, and the old master was even more surprised. After watching Qinghuan finish the practice, he was very pleased and said, "The Book of Changes says: Therefore, the Book of Changes has Taiji, which gives birth to the two opposites. Your set of movements, which is a deep method, should be called "Taiji"!"

The "Book of Changes" is a must-read classic for Confucianism, so "Tai Chi" has never been a unique theory of Taoism, but instead occupies an important position in Confucianism.

Qing Huan finished the move, exhaled, and felt her body slightly warm. She said, "I'll listen to you, teacher. It's called Tai Chi. What do you think of this set of moves?"

"It's called an action, but as a teacher, I value the concept behind it more!"

The old man said with a smile: "The mind and qi are combined, the qi and strength are combined, combined with your breathing method, this set of movements can allow you to enter the third level directly. When you find your own mind in the future, when your mind and mind are combined, entering the fourth to sixth levels will not be a problem.

The prototype of the skills I created at the beginning is not as good as yours. When you get it, don't practice it. Just use it as a reference.

The concept in your set of movements can go higher and further!"

Qing Huan agreed with a smile.

The old man motioned Qinghuan to follow.

The two of them walked all the way to the river, and the villagers along the way greeted them with familiarity and respect.

Standing by the river, the old man looked at the waves in the river and remained silent for a long time.

Qinghuan stood quietly behind him, her mind calm, not at all impatient, and she didn't say a word, just accompanying him silently.

After a long time, the old master asked, "What is etiquette?"

This is the third time the old man has asked this question.

I asked it once during enlightenment, once after enlightenment, and now it’s the third time.

Qing Huan gave a different answer again, saying: "Etiquette is the natural law in the heart, the conscience in the heart! The heart has no external things, only the natural law, the conscience, and the unity of knowledge and action!"

The old man laughed and said, "What a great 'unity of knowledge and action'! You have completed your apprenticeship and can leave now!"

Qing Huan took a step back, knelt on the ground, bowed deeply, and said, "Teacher, I will never forget your kindness in teaching me!"

The old man nodded and said, "Mencius said: A gentleman has three joys, and ruling the world is not one of them. One is to have both parents alive and brothers without any trouble; the second is to look up to the sky without shame and look down to the earth without embarrassment; the third is to get the best talents in the world and educate them.

There are three joys in life, and as a teacher I am able to obtain two of them, which is a great comfort! "

After helping Qing Huan up, the old master asked, "What do you want to do now?"

What do you want to do? This is asking about Qing Huan's ambition, which is the life aspiration of "standing on one's own feet at the age of thirty".

Qing Huan smiled and said, "Just Qing Huan!"

The old man was stunned and burst into laughter, his laughter almost spread throughout the entire Shanghe Village. (End of this chapter)