Hong Kong films: Starting from Shaolin Temple

In less than half a minute,

The ten potted trees have been pruned and are now neatly arranged.

"Is this a chicken head?"

Xiaowen saw that the bonsai tree, after being pruned, resembled a chicken's head.

"This is a phoenix!"

Uncle Da corrected him, explaining that his original intention was to prune the bonsai tree into the shape of a phoenix spreading its wings.

Unfortunately, I lacked the artistic talent; the phoenix turned into a chicken's head.

"What an ugly phoenix!"

Xiaowen ate a spoonful of watermelon and then mocked him mercilessly.

"You you on the line?"

Uncle Da pointed to the dozens of potted plants next to him, indicating that Xiao Wen should come and prune them.

Xiaowen shook her head to indicate her refusal and also shut her mouth.

"Long Yan, do you want to give it a try?"

Uncle Da looked at Long Yan and said:

"Pruning bonsai can help you practice your ability to control your inner energy; practice makes perfect."

"Let me try."

Long Yan also had this idea.

Everyday activities at Wulong Temple provide opportunities to practice martial arts.

Because it's the late 80s now, there isn't as much fighting and killing as in ancient times, so integrating martial arts into daily life is the only way to improve faster.

and,

One of the benefits of practicing martial arts is that it allows you to slack off when you're working every day.

"But I have one condition!"

Uncle Da wanted to test Long Yan and help him master the use of true qi more quickly.

"It's important to conserve your internal energy as much as possible, using the least amount of internal energy to prune the bonsai!"

Learn to save!

"A man cannot lack stamina!"

Uncle Da is sharing his experience, all of which are practical tips from his thirty years of martial arts training.

Especially the last sentence!

Long Yan smiled and nodded, understanding Uncle Da's meaning.

After all, true energy is not limitless!

When using it, you need to control the amount to ensure it lasts long enough!

If one consumes and squanders their energy without restraint, it will easily deplete their true energy.

This is extremely important in actual combat!

When you're fighting to the death and your inner energy is completely depleted, you can only wait to die!

Use it sparingly!

Only then can we maintain our fighting strength!

"What about the woman?"

While Xiaowen was enjoying some gossip and playing games, she suddenly asked out of curiosity,

They completely steered the conversation off-topic.

"There are no women in our Oolong Temple!"

Xiao Long answered readily, very honestly, as Uncle Da said:

"So the eldest brother definitely doesn't know the answer to your question either."

Uncle Da's face darkened. These two brats were mocking him for not having a girlfriend, weren't they?

hateful!

"What are you eating for? Get to work!"

Uncle Da snatched the watermelon from Xiao Wen's hand and started eating it, urging Xiao Wen to get back to work.

"Quickly sweep up the fallen leaves on the ground!"

Because of pruning the potted plants, there are now many more fallen leaves on the ground.

Sweeping up fallen leaves is Xiaowen's task for today!

"Humph~"

Although Xiaowen was unwilling, she could only grit her teeth and pick up the broom to sweep up the fallen leaves.

At this time,

Long Yan is trying to use his true energy to prune the potted plants.

The noise was minimal!

Conserve your inner energy!

True energy transformed into hundreds of silver threads, as fine as hairs.

Extending from Longyan's fingers, he trimmed the branches and leaves of the potted plant!

With practice,

Long Yan's control over true qi became increasingly proficient.

and,

Dragon Flame is really long-lasting.

I practiced diligently for the entire afternoon!

The true energy is still not completely used up!

I still don't feel tired!

Uncle Da watched the sun set, even having lunch in between.

He couldn't hold on any longer and dozed off on the stool.

But Long Yan,

Like a perpetual motion machine,

Not eating or drinking,

Practicing using true qi is not tiring at all.

On the contrary, Xiaowen was the one who was most tired!

Because he had to follow Long Yan around sweeping up fallen leaves!

"Senior brother, take a break! Let the child go!"

Xiaowen was so tired she almost cried, and begged Longyan for help.

He could have taken it easy today and enjoyed a leisurely day.

However, under the influence of his senior brother Long Yan, a martial arts fanatic, Xiao Wen was forced to work for a day!

"Okay, I'm a little tired too."

Long Yan felt that a lot of his internal energy had been consumed; it had been almost completely drained!

Fortunately, I have mastered body cultivation and have excellent physical fitness!

Otherwise, most people wouldn't be able to withstand this kind of exertion!

Even Uncle Da couldn't do that; he used his true energy for an entire afternoon straight—it was too long-lasting.

"Junior Brother Long Yan, your future girlfriend will be incredibly happy."

Uncle Da joked in a playful tone.

But Xiaowen was panting heavily, exhausted from a day's work, and said:

"No! I think my senior's girlfriend will be exhausted just like me!"

"What do you know, you little brat!" Uncle Da mocked Xiao Wen.

"Who says I don't understand!" Xiaowen argued, "I've kissed so many girls I can't even count them on two hands."

This is true!

Xiao Wen kissed the six- or seven-year-old girl quite a few times!

Even Uncle Da was envious; he'd never kissed a girl before!

"Stop arguing!"

Honest and simple-minded Xiao Long also got involved, and after thinking for a moment, he said:

"Senior Brother, Xiao Wen, how about you make a bet? Once Senior Brother Long Yan gets a girlfriend, let's see if she'll die of happiness or die of exhaustion."

"A word is settled!"

Uncle Da and Xiao Wen made a pinky promise, the bet being that he would wash clothes for a year.

Long Yan, listening to the conversation between the three, found it somewhat amusing.

Good grief, I still haven't seen my girlfriend!

You guys carried it to the gambling table first!

But this is just the daily life at Oolong Courtyard; it might be a bit unconventional, but it's full of joy...

A drum sounded at dusk.