Trainer? I'm just an ordinary hot spring owner.

"It means to empty your mind, forget the seven types of boxing you learned, and turn yourself into water."

As Jiang Cheng spoke, he took out a bottle of water and said, "When water is in the sky, it is a cloud. When water is in a bottle, it takes the shape of the bottle. When I pour water into a bowl, it takes the shape of the bowl."

“Water can be as quiet as a pond, as slow as a stream, or as violent as a water cannon.”

“Nothing in the world is softer than water, yet nothing can overcome it when it attacks the strong, because nothing can replace it. The weak overcomes the strong, the soft overcomes the hard. Everyone in the world knows this, but no one can do it.”

"Becoming water will be the first step in your journey to becoming stronger, and the last step as well."

Jiang Cheng's remarks were exactly copied from the words of that great martial artist and philosopher. His remarks on the philosophy of water were very classic.

Jiang Cheng’s meaning was very simple, just like Zhang Sanfeng teaching Zhang Wuji Tai Chi, forget the moves and turn it into pure instinct, just like water, invisible and tasteless. Practicing Tai Chi is no longer restricted by moves, but the body’s instinct.

The bear disciple's eyes lit up when he heard this. It was the first time he heard such powerful and easy-to-understand words, like water...like water...

I silently thought about this concept in my mind and wanted to do it, but I found that I had no idea where to start. How could I be like water? Apprentice Xiong scratched his head in distress.

This teacher is really good, but I feel like what he has to learn is very difficult.

No, learning has its meaning only when it is difficult. Only in this way can you become stronger. Come on, Disciple Bear!

The little fellow tugged at the two long strands of hair on the back of his head, as if he was tightening a headband, and made a "beeping" sound.

Jiang Cheng looked at the cute appearance of this little guy and couldn't help but touch his head.

"chant?"

The bear apprentice was a little confused and didn't know why the master suddenly touched his head.

"A tall building rises from the ground. When learning boxing, you should not be greedy for quick success. You must know that practicing martial arts without practicing the skills will be in vain in the end. Don't worry, I will teach you to lay the foundation first."

Jiang Cheng demonstrated several tips such as horse stance, holding low, twisting fists, and how to breathe smoothly while practicing boxing, and then asked his apprentice Xiong to practice aside.

The first step in teaching a child is to temper his or her temper.

Although Apprentice Xiong looked like a dazed, hot-blooded idiot, Jiang Cheng was unsure whether his inner self had begun to become restless after learning boxing seven times in a row.

However, it is always right to lay a solid foundation. All fighting skills are based on physical fitness. Talking about skills without considering the body is pure nonsense. You are not Guo Haihuang, who can exert extremely pure force.

If you practice boxing without building a good physical foundation, it will cause harm to your body.

The purpose of practicing martial arts is to strengthen the body. If you choose to harm your body in order to become stronger, then you have embarked on a crooked path.

What Jiang Cheng expected turned out to be correct. Although Apprentice Xiong had learned seven kinds of boxing, he did not study systematically and did not lay a good foundation. His horse stance was a little wrong, and his attention would be easily distracted after adjustment. However, the good thing was that this child would draw his attention back with his obsession with becoming stronger.

Children are like this, they will be attracted by all kinds of cool boxing techniques and will not pay attention to those boring basic skills. They can be trained slowly.

Two hours later, Jiang Cheng stood with his hands behind his back and nodded approvingly at the little guy.

"Well, very good. It seems that my little disciple has understood that before practicing boxing, you need to lay a solid foundation. The previous apprentice lacked too many basic skills. Now that you can work so hard, it really makes me, the master, worry less."

Apprentice Xiong, who was originally a little bored and distracted because of standing still, suddenly started to look at things after hearing Jiang Cheng's words.

I have never been praised like this before... only scolded, driven away... and angry... So this is what it feels like to have a master?

“Bea ...

Jiang Cheng's praise gave strength to the bear apprentice, whose legs were a little sore from standing on the pole for two hours. He straightened his posture and could stand for another afternoon!

"Okay." Jiang Cheng patted his bear apprentice's head. The little guy's head was round and fluffy, and it felt a bit like a teddy bear. It was very easy to rub. Jiang Cheng became addicted to it after touching it once.

"Beiao" Apprentice Bear actually doesn't like being touched on the head, because he feels that he has become stronger, and being touched on the head is like being treated like a child and looked down upon. However, the person in front of him is the master, who taught him how to become stronger and praised him, so it doesn't matter if the master touches him!

Jiang Cheng smiled and stopped his disciple Xiong from standing still. "Your steps are a little weak now. It won't help if you continue standing still. A house can't be built in a day, and practicing martial arts can't be mastered in a day. You must be hungry when you're out. Come on, I'll take you to buy some delicious cakes."

Listening to the master's caring words, Apprentice Bear felt like he was about to have a runny nose and couldn't help but want to wipe it with the back of his hand, but was beaten to it by a hand holding a tissue.

"Come on, blow hard"

Jiang Cheng carefully wiped his apprentice Bear's nose, placed the little guy in front of his bicycle seat, and rode his Millerton straight to the cake shop.

As for why he chose to go out and buy a cake even though he already had one at home, this involves Jiang Cheng’s second life lesson today.

Jiang Cheng rode slowly, mainly because he wanted to show his apprentice Xiong the scenery along the way, not because he wanted to show off his will-o'-the-wisp in front of the neighbors! Absolutely not!

It's just that I've only been in Alola for a short time and I'm not familiar with the roads.

Arriving at the cake shop, Jiang Cheng got off the car with his apprentice Xiong and walked into the cake shop: "Please help me with three big strawberry cakes."

"Oh, it's you, Director Jiang. You haven't been here for a few days." The cake shop owner was very happy to see Jiang Cheng, an old customer. In the past few months, Jiang Cheng has become a regular customer and has bought a lot of his cakes.

"Yes, I'm a bit busy lately. How much is it?"

"Just give me 2100"

Jiang Cheng nodded, took out 2100p from his wallet and handed it to Apprentice Xiong: "Come on, Apprentice Xiong, go and give the money to the boss."

"Bei ao!" Apprentice Xiong took the coin with both hands and handed it back to the boss with a determined look on his face.

"Ah, is this the new elf in Director Jiang's house? What a cute little guy!"

"It's called Apprentice Bear, and it's a very hard-working little guy."

Jiang Cheng smiled and touched his apprentice Bear's head.

"Boniao!" Erguiyan grabbed Jiang Cheng's hand and put Jiang Cheng's big hand on his head.

"Oh, sorry, Erguiyan, you actually forgot about our lovely Yanyan." Jiang Cheng looked at Erguiyan's jealous look and thought it was so cute. He gently touched Erguiyan's head, and Erguiyan smiled happily.

"Okay, we've bought the cake, let's go back."

........

"Disciple Xiong, do you know why I asked you to give money to that boss just now?" On the way back, Jiang Cheng rode a motorcycle and looked at Disciple Xiong, who was holding three large boxes of cakes steadily with his arms stretched out on the motorcycle to exercise his arm strength, and spoke slowly.

"Well?" Money?

The bear apprentice's head was tilted at 45 degrees, and he didn't know what money was.

Jiang Cheng smiled helplessly. It seemed that this little guy still had a lot to learn, but there was still a long time to go, so he decided to start teaching him from the basics.

"Money...money is..."

Through Jiang Cheng's explanation, Apprentice Xiong gradually understood the concept of money.

I also understand that Jiang Cheng asked it to do that action just now as payment.

"So, since this cake is for Apprentice Xiong to eat, I want Apprentice Xiong to pay for it. If you want to take something in advance, you must give it first. Everything in the world is an equal exchange, just like practicing boxing. You have to put in effort and sweat in order to gain strength and skills."

Apprentice Xiong seemed to understand, but his eyes were clear.

"If you take the cake without giving them money, they will hate you. Everything in the world has rules and regulations, just like you need to accumulate strength before punching."

Accompanied by the evening sea breeze, Jiang Cheng gently explained to his disciple Xiong.

"The cake originally belonged to the shop owner. If we take it away, we have to pay money in exchange."

As he spoke, Jiang Cheng gently looked at his disciple Xiong. The little guy seemed to have figured something out.

"So, Disciple Bear, do you know now why those masters in the dojo are so angry?"

"Well..." Apprentice Bear slowly lowered his head. The problem that had been bothering him was solved at this moment, but the answer he got was something he could never accept.

Have I become a bad kid without realizing it?

When this idea came up, it was like striking a match in a dark room, and the orange-red light of the flame quickly filled the entire room and filled Apprentice Bear's entire heart.

Disciple Bear was not sad when he was driven away, Disciple Bear was not sad when he was attacked by those masters, Disciple Bear was not sad when he was sleeping in the open and had no food to eat, but at this moment, Disciple Bear was really, really, very sad.

It felt like it had shed all the tears of its life here with its master.

I clearly want to become stronger, to become a reliable master, to be respected, but what have I done? Am I still worthy of being the master's apprentice?

Jiang Cheng felt his disciple Xiong's body begin to twitch in his arms. He knew that the time was almost right. If he continued, the child would start to doubt himself.

“Be....” Master, am I a bad boy?

Apprentice Bear asked with some sobs.

"Just because you did something wrong doesn't mean you are a bad kid." Jiang Cheng's big hands kept stroking his apprentice Xiong's head.

"On the road to becoming stronger, you will always make mistakes. The previous apprentice bear was unaware of this. Now that I have taught you, the apprentice bear knows about it, you must take responsibility, right? Tell me, little guy, do you have the courage to correct your mistakes?"

Apprentice Bear raised his arm and wiped his eyes, uttering a firm, "Bei ah!"

"That's right. It's a great honor to admit your mistakes and improve. On the road to becoming stronger, what matters is not how many times you are knocked down, but whether you have the courage to get up again after being knocked down. I'm very pleased that you have such determination."

"Come on, I'll go back and teach you the process of becoming a disciple. After you learn it, we'll go make up for those seven masters, okay?"

“Bea ...

Master was right. I must take responsibility. Since I had made a mistake, I should do my best to correct it. But he immediately raised his head again.

"Well?" We?

"Since I am your master, my disciple made a mistake, so I, as the master, naturally have the responsibility as well. It is only right for me to come together and apologize."

Apprentice Bear felt like he was about to cry again.

Jiang Cheng took his disciple Xiong back to the hot springs and unwrapped the cake and placed it in front of his disciple Xiong: "Try it and see if it suits your taste."

Apprentice Bear looked at the tempting cake in front of him, his stomach growled, and he went forward greedily to try a bite, but soon shook his head violently.

"Bei!!" You made a mistake and can't eat it!

Apprentice Bear felt that he had made many mistakes, so he was not worthy of eating such a delicious cake anymore.

Jiang Cheng pushed the cake in front of it again: "Taking responsibility and correcting mistakes does not mean that you should abuse yourself. That is a tricky behavior. It is wrong to hurt yourself in order to make others feel pity and forgive you better."

Seeing that Disciple Xiong's face was getting anxious, Jiang Cheng nodded slowly: "Of course I know that Disciple Xiong didn't mean that. You really know your mistakes and you really want to correct them. The mistakes of the past have been let go. Remember them and try to make up for them instead of using them to punish yourself. This is meaningless. You still have a lot of things to do in the future. Now, have a taste of this cake."

Apprentice Xiong listened to Jiang Cheng's words, lowered his head, looked at the tempting cake in front of him that exuded a sweet aroma, and gently took a bite.

Dense and sweet cream, soft cake, delicious fruits on top, rich taste, layered deliciousness, Apprentice Bear had never eaten such delicious food before.

It turns out that there are such delicious things as cakes in the world.

It turns out that practicing boxing also requires practicing solid basic skills.

It turns out that I have done so many wrong things.

turn out to be.......

While tasting the cake in his mouth, Apprentice Xiong felt that the years before were just like a big dream. It was only after meeting his master today that he finally got a wake-up call.

Wake up and know what you have done, what you should do, and at the same time, how you should live.

It turns out that having a master is such a good thing!

A moment later, Jiang Cheng sat on the armchair and looked calmly ahead. There, there was a furry little creature holding a cup of tea in both hands.

Jiang Cheng had already taught it the process of the apprenticeship ceremony once before, and now it was time for the formal test.

The teacup is in the style of a covered bowl with a base. The light shines through the blue and white porcelain teacup, revealing the translucent patterns inside.

Apprentice Xiong held the cup very carefully, not only because the cup looked very valuable, but also because he attached great importance to the matter of becoming a disciple.

With such a good master, I must never make mistakes.

Jiang Cheng looked at his apprentice Xiong, who was still punching, doing backflips, and jumping, full of energy when he just came. Now he was holding a teacup, taking one step at a time, looking very cautious. He smiled but did not say anything.

Is the teacup heavy? A cup of tea weighs only a few ounces. Is the teacup hot? The tea inside is warm. Jiang Cheng has to drink a sip of this cup of tea. Why make it so hot?

Disciple Xiong was so careful because what was important to him was not the tea, but the importance of his master in his heart.

Apprentice Xiong walked slowly to Jiang Cheng with a teacup in his hand, knelt on the ground, and raised the teacup above his head: "Be it..."

Master, please have some tea.

The moon was high in the sky. Jiang Cheng was lying on the bed, covering the little belly of Evil Ghost with a blanket. He had already placed his bear disciple in a new nest. The little guy had been practicing for a whole day and was obviously very tired. He fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.

The palm of the hand gently stroked the feathers of Fluttering Wings. The satin-like touch and the plush fur of the bear apprentice were two completely different experiences.