Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 109 Is that good enough?

Just like the Qi-calming and health-preserving exercises, Chen Xuan felt comfortable and refreshed after doing the horse stance, but he also felt very hungry afterwards and needed to eat a lot. Fortunately, he had a good appetite in the past few years, so no one found it strange.

This made him feel a little emotional. Fortunately, he was in the Gao family, otherwise filling his stomach would be a problem. Without sufficient food supplements, it would be a dream to expect his physical fitness to improve. Otherwise, he would ruin himself in a short time if he was not careful.

It's not like similar things haven't happened before.

Just a year ago, there was a student in the school's advanced training class who felt that he had no hope of passing the imperial examination. He wanted to find another way to make achievements in martial arts. He pushed himself day and night to practice the martial arts techniques taught in the school. As a result, due to his poor family background and lack of nutritional supplements, he became depleted of qi and blood within a few months and almost died. It was thanks to the teacher who discovered and stopped him in time that he saved his life. Afterwards, he dropped out of school and went home.

The saying "the poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts" is not just talk. First of all, the poor have the opportunity to change their destiny through reading. Whether they can change their destiny is not the point, but no matter how poor they are, reading at least does not put their lives in great danger. As for martial arts, it is difficult for a poor family to meet the requirements of martial arts training, and physical deficiency can really be fatal. Moreover, only the rich have spare time to practice martial arts. If you don't have enough to eat and spend all day thinking about filling your stomach, how can you have time to practice martial arts?
The school will also teach martial arts techniques. After all, archery and charioteering are an extension of one's basic physique, but it is a gradual process based on knowledge. Under this premise, you will first lay the foundation, gradually understand things related to martial arts, and go deeper little by little, and then slowly learn martial arts techniques.

It is impossible to teach too advanced things in the elementary school stage, but it is also genuine. After graduation, you can still learn one or two martial arts techniques. How much you can achieve depends on your personal talent and hard work.

Although the martial arts content taught in class is the same for everyone and no one is treated preferentially, if one persists, those with good talents will be able to easily handle a dozen people in the future, and may even be able to develop internal strength. However, after the elementary school stage, those with better conditions have better choices, while those with less conditions can only give up studying and go home. Under the pressure of daily life, most of what was taught in school is wasted.

In a word, no matter whether it is literature or martial arts, the school is worthy of the money spent by students over the years, and the things taught are the same. Who can you blame if you are not good enough?

As for whether the school will worry about the knowledge being leaked, this problem does not exist at all. It is not something that should be kept secret. You spend money and what you learn is yours. If you can use it as a means of making a living, the teacher may even praise you for your ability to apply what you have learned.

That afternoon, after dinner, Chen Xuan and his friends went to Mr. Yushan's courtyard as usual to read and do homework.

After that, Gao Jingming couldn't wait to show off: "Master, Master, this afternoon the teacher taught us the horse stance. It was very simple. I mastered it without any effort. Others are still stumbling around and can't even stand steadily."

Looking at Gao Jingming's complacency, Mr. Yushan felt amused. As a master, how could he not know the situation of his apprentice? He had been wearing the dragon horn pendant for several years, and his body was nourished silently every moment. His physique had long surpassed that of his peers. It would be strange if he could not even stand a simple horse stance by copying her. What's more, the pendant continued to work while he was standing. What was there to brag about?
But for children, it is normal for them to be competitive. Mr. Yushan will not deliberately suppress them as long as they do not bully the weak. For example, it is not advisable for them to laugh at and despise people who are not as good as themselves in class.

Before I knew it, my disciple is already ten years old and has already started learning martial arts. He was only five years old when he first became my disciple. Five years have passed in the blink of an eye. Time flies so fast.

He smiled and said, "So you have gained a lot today? Come, let me see how your horse stance is."

"Master, look, this is it," Gao Jingming immediately got into a horse stance. Of course, there was no need to be subtle in front of his master, as he also wanted to get a few words of praise.

Looking at Gao Jingming's horse stance, Mr. Yushan remained calm, but he secretly shook his head in his heart. It can only be said that it is due to his physical condition that he can only stand steadily and methodically. He is still far from mastering the essentials. In the short term, he is not worried about damaging his foundation. Besides, he has the dragon horn pendant to nourish and recover, so there are no hidden dangers. It still has the effect of exercising the lower body. Now as long as the movements are correct and he stands steadily, the effect will be more significant after he is corrected and masters the essentials in the future. It is just a matter of time.

He praised somewhat reluctantly: "Not bad, not bad"

"How about it, I hope I didn't embarrass you," Gao Jingming said with a smile while maintaining his horse stance.

Nodding, Mr. Yushan looked at Chen Xuan and said with a smile, "Xuan, how about you? You two learned the horse stance together today. How did you gain?"

Chen Xuan was not afraid of the stage either. He also took a horse stance and said, "Please correct me, sir."

Looking at Chen Xuan's horse stance, Mr. Yushan, who had a calm expression, also had a strange look in his eyes. In his eyes, Chen Xuan and Gao Jingming were both doing horse stance, but their postures were completely different.

If Gao Jingming only relied on his rigid physique to follow the rules, then Chen Xuan's horse stance could only be described in two words.

natural!

It seemed as if the horse stance Chen Xuan performed was tailor-made for him, neither loose nor tight, neither perfect nor perfect. It was obvious that he had already mastered the horse stance and grasped the essence, bringing the effectiveness of the horse stance to its maximum.

Although horse stance is only the foundation of martial arts, this is only their first day of formal practice, right? They've already reached this point. Their talent is simply astonishing.

However, Mr. Yushan had also heard that Chen Xuan had often asked others for advice on martial arts in the past two years, and he had even been seen by "Old Liu" in person. Although Mr. Yushan did not want to know the specific process, Chen Xuan must have gained huge benefits in the process, so Chen Xuan's performance this time was not unacceptable.

"This boy will definitely achieve remarkable success in martial arts in the future. Unfortunately, I am a scholar. If he were a man of martial arts, he would be ecstatic and would find ways to take him in as a disciple to inherit his teachings," Mr. Yushan said silently in his heart. Chen Xuan's performance only surprised him a little, but he had no other thoughts.

As for the fact that Chen Xuan, who is so talented, is now inferior to others, he will not think too much about what will happen in the future. No one can tell what will happen in the future. Besides, he believes in his own vision. Chen Xuan is not the kind of ungrateful person with a cold nature. The Gao family has been very good to him, and the possibility of them turning against each other is very small.

Moreover, since he and Gao Jingming grew up together, it is possible that they would turn against each other unless Gao Jingming did something that was extremely unfair to Chen Xuan in the future.

In short, it is not a bad thing that Chen Xuan has a good talent in martial arts. As long as the Gao family treats him as always, there will be rewards in the future.

After a moment, Mr. Yushan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, I saw your horse stance, it's all good, stand up."

"Hehe, I knew I wouldn't let Master down," Gao Jingming said with a smug look on his face.

Originally, the homework was done, and everyone had finished showing off. Chen Xuan and the others should have left, but Mr. Yushan spoke again, pondering, "Ming'er, since you have now officially started to learn the way of archery and charioteering, well, that is, the way of martial arts, then after you finish your homework, you can stay here for an extra hour. It's time for you to catch up on the martial arts. I will be by your side to carefully guide you."

"Ah?" Gao Jingming was dumbfounded upon hearing this, his face fell. He didn't have much time to play every day, and he had to spend another hour learning martial arts from his master. By then it would be dark, so what was there to play for?
As the saying goes, a full man does not know the hunger of a hungry man, but he did not know how rare such an opportunity is.

Ignoring his disciple, Mr. Yushan continued, "Regarding martial arts, I originally intended to pass on everything I've learned to Ming'er..."

He is his biological disciple, which is normal, and Chen Xuan would not feel jealous, but why did he say it originally?
Then Mr. Yushan continued, "That's my responsibility as a master, but Ming'er's family situation is different. I'm afraid this little bit of stuff I have isn't as good as what Ming'er's family has prepared for him, so I'll have to discuss it with Ming'er's family before making a decision. Anyway, I won't be stingy with this little bit of stuff."

At this point, he looked at Chen Xuan with a pointed look and said, "Xuan, if you're interested, you can sit in while I teach Ming'er. If you're not interested, forget it. Anyway, I don't mind you learning this little bit of stuff. As for Ming'er's family arrangements, I can't make the decision. Do you understand?"

The reason for saying so is that, firstly, as a scholar, Mr. Yushan does not regard martial arts as more important than life as the people in the martial arts world do. Moreover, as a teacher, as long as someone is willing to learn, he will not hesitate to teach. Well, the premise is that there are differences in closeness to the person, which is human nature. Secondly, he really can't bear to bury Chen Xuan's martial arts talent, and he also wants to see how far he can go in the future.

He took the initiative to ask him if he was interested, of course, because 'Old Liu' had met him, and it was very likely that he had received benefits from Old Liu, and was worried that Chen Xuan would not be interested in what he had.

Chen Xuan really admired Mr. Yushan's magnanimity. He did not treat him differently just because he was a servant of the Gao family, at least on the surface. He did not mind learning all his skills from him, but he could be his own master but not the master of the Gao family. Chen Xuan understood this.

Chen Xuan bowed and said sincerely: "I couldn't ask for more. I'm so grateful."

Although there was a treasure hidden in his mind, it was still difficult for Chen Xuan to pry it open by himself. From then on, Mr. Yushan taught him carefully and answered his questions, which directly eliminated his shortcomings.

In this way, although they are not master and disciple in name, they are master and disciple in reality, and Chen Xuan has to recognize this.

Nodding, Mr. Yushan smiled and said, "That's not necessary. As for the matters that need to be handled, you can go back first. I still need to discuss your future martial arts matters, especially with my family tomorrow."

"Yes, sir, please rest early."

After they left the courtyard, Gao Jingming put his arm around Chen Xuan's shoulders and said righteously, "Xuan, martial arts skills are not something you can eat. Given our relationship, you've heard what Master said. Let's come here together to learn. No matter what my family arranges for me, as long as I know something, I won't hide it from you. How about that? Isn't that good enough?"

"That's very kind of you. But young master, if Madam and the others have arranged for you to have the secrets of magical skills that cannot be passed on to others, would it be inappropriate if you told me?" Chen Xuan said with a helpless smile.

Gao Jingming said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? My mouth is on my body. Can they sew it up?"

I won't sew your mouth shut, but I'm worried that I'll be crippled.

Chen Xuan muttered inwardly, but he also understood that Gao Jingming was still young, and after spending a few years with him, he knew that he was simple-minded and didn't have so many twists and turns. Otherwise, he would have suspected that this guy was trying to use such a sugar-coated method to tie him to the Gao family for life...

(End of this chapter)