Chapter 16: Light Clouds
He looked at it for a while, then suddenly raised his head, looked at Cheng Xiaofeng and Wei Chiming, and laughed: "It's really a good swordsmanship!"
Yu Chiming was suddenly annoyed, stood up as soon as he took it, and grabbed it.
He Nanshan flashed, avoided it, and said with a smile: "Fourth junior brother, your surname needs to be changed, it's too impatient!"
"Okay, second senior brother, let's compare!" Wei Chiming rolled up his sleeves and shouted loudly.
He Nanshan smiled, turned his head and smiled: "Senior brother, look, where is his surname?"
Zhao Yuzhen shook his head: "Second junior brother, don't tease him!"
He Nanshan smiled and handed over the yellow silk book, and said with a smile: "Since the senior brother has spoken, I will give it to you!"
Wei Chiming snatched it over and snorted, "Second Senior Brother, you wait!"
He Nanshan laughed, waved his hand, and didn't care.
Zhao Yuzhen turned his head and saw that Li Muchan was calm and comfortable, smiling and watching them frolicking, without any eagerness, and said with a smile: "Fifth junior brother, you are practicing the Plum Blossom Twelve Swords, right?"
"Yes, Senior Brother. Li Muchan nodded.
Zhao Yuzhen smiled and said: "Well, although the Plum Blossom Twelve Swords are shallow, they are the foundation, and after practicing the Plum Blossom Twelve Swords, practicing other swordsmanship can get twice the result with half the effort,...... Don't underestimate it. ”
Cheng Xiaofeng said: "Senior brother, the fifth senior brother is a genius, in just half a month, the fire of the Plum Blossom Twelve Swords has been six or seven points!"
"Oh——!" Zhao Yuzhen glanced at Li Muchan up and down, smiled and nodded: "Okay!
Li Muchan smiled bitterly: "Third Senior Brother, why do you put gold on my face...... Genius Yunyun, I can't be serious, I'm very stupid, and it's hard to practice swords. ”
"What's going on?" Zhao Yuzhen turned his head to look at Cheng Xiaofeng.
"Senior brother, that's the case......" He Nanshan said with a smile.
He told Zhao Yuzhen about Li Muchan's situation one by one.
Zhao Yuzhen nodded thoughtfully, and after hearing it, he thought about it and said, "Fifth junior brother, you are blessed, you should cherish it...... It doesn't matter if you practice swordsmanship, practice slowly, diligence can make up for clumsiness, as long as you don't relax, you can always achieve something. ”
"Yes, Senior Brother. Li Muchan nodded, making a humble gesture.
He has a good impression of his senior brother Zhao Yuzhen, and he really has the demeanor of a senior brother, calm and solemn, not distempered, and can suppress He Nanshan and the three of them.
Cheng Xiaofeng and Wei Chiming both finished reading the sword trick, and Cheng Xiaofeng handed it to Li Muchan: "Fifth junior brother, this shadowless sword is indeed wonderful, you have great strength, and the sword is fast, it is just right to learn it!"
Li Muchan took it and looked through it slowly.
On the yellow silk album are pictures, on which a man is practicing swordsmanship, each of them is only a few strokes, clearly drawing every action, moves, you can understand at a glance.
Li Muchan counted them, a total of thirty-six moves, he read it once and then burned it into his mind, closed it and handed it to Zhao Yuzhen, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it is a good swordsmanship, and the moves are exquisite, far better than the twelve swords of plum blossoms." ”
Yu Chiming said with a smile: "Fifth Senior Brother, how can the Plum Blossom Twelve Swords be compared to this Shadowless Sword!"
After that, he stood up and said with a smile: "I'll practice and see!"
He drew his sword out of the sheath, jumped out of the corridor, stood in the sun, swung his sword and made a move, and suddenly the sword light was permeated, and the surroundings were much cooler.
He swung his sword very fast, and sword shadows flashed around him, as if he was swinging a dozen swords.
The sword got faster and faster, and later, a light curtain shrouded Yu Chiming, and the sword shadow was no longer visible, but when he saw his wrist spinning, he didn't see the long sword, as if it was invisible.
He Nanshan nodded and exclaimed: "Okay, it deserves the name of Shadowless!"
Cheng Xiaofeng nodded with a smile, turned his head and said, "Fifth Senior Brother, if you learn this swordsmanship, how can you have an opponent?"
Li Muchan was figuring out the Shadowless Sword, and shook his head with a smile when he heard the words: "This set of swordsmanship is too exquisite, and I haven't learned the internal skills, I'm afraid it won't work." ”
This set of shadowless swords had a unique set of internal strength and mental methods, which he felt novel.
The mystery of this sword without shadow is not in the subtlety of the moves, but in the unique internal force method.
The internal force is like a ribbon, wrapping around the arm and elbow once, and then wrapping the wrist twice, a total of three circles, nineteen acupoints, extremely complicated, the fourth senior brother can be exerted immediately, and he really deserves to be a disciple of the Heavenly Academy, which should not be underestimated.
He secretly experimented, from the dantian to draw a trace of internal force, from the Shaoyin meridian upward, into the Shaohai, too Shaohai, to Quze, Qize, elbow, Quchi, patio, a trace of internal force along the elbow rotated a circle.
He has been with He Nanshan and the three of them for a while, and he has learned the basic knowledge of martial arts, plus he is mentally condensed, faintly able to see inward, and his indulgence in internal force is far better than ordinary people.
He has profound Zen skills, and he is agile and flexible in the inside of the body, such as the fingers of the arm, but the body is clumsy, and the two are far apart, and the two poles are completely different.
The internal force turned around at the elbow, and then moved forward, entered the spiritual path, and rotated again along the inner pass, the column gap, the huizong, and the outer pass.
Subsequently, enter Shenmen, Yanggu, Yangxi, Yangchi, Shenmen, Daling, Taiyuan, and turn around again to enter Shaoshang.
The internal force was wrapped around his arm three times, which can be described as complicated, and he suddenly felt that his arm was light, as if it had melted, and he was busy touching it, and it was still there.
He poked it lightly, smiled, and his hands were much quicker.
This Shadowless Sword's mental method is really mysterious, and with a trace of internal force, his hand is two points faster, which is better than his years of penance.
In the past ten years, I have been practicing this straight stab hard, and I have not stopped.
In the beginning, the progress was obvious, with significant improvements every month, but later, it seemed to reach the limit, and only slightly improved every year.
In the past two years, the progress has been minimal, and after seeing the speed of the second sister's shot, he knows that it is far behind, if he doesn't practice martial arts, he will be immersed in hard training for a lifetime, and he will not be able to beat an ordinary martial arts master.
"Okay! happy!" Wei Chiming stopped and smiled.
He jumped in front of everyone and said with a smile: "Senior brother, this shadowless sword is a good swordsmanship, and with my Eight Winds Sword, it will definitely increase its power!"
Zhao Yuzhen nodded slowly: "The subtlety of this shadowless sword lies in the use of internal force, and if it is integrated into the Eight Winds Sword, the power can be expected!"
"Haha, thank you Senior Brother!" Yu Chiming was overjoyed.
Several people talked for a while, but Li Muchan kept a low profile, not talking much, but smiling.
In the evening, the five of them left the Mei Mansion and came to the Chaoran Building.
The sky is not yet dark, the afterglow of the sunset is still there, the transcendent building has been brightly lit, like day, the noise, the sound of silk and bamboo wafted around.
As soon as the five of them approached, a handsome young man came up to them, smiled and hugged his fists and said, "Senior Brother Zhao, Senior Brother He, Senior Brother Cheng, Senior Brother Wei Chi,...... Master Zhan Ran?"
Zhao Yuzhen said: "Xiao Fang, let's call Senior Brother Zhan Ran in the future, the fifth senior brother has already entered our Heavenly Academy." ”
"Congratulations to Senior Brother Zhan Ran!" The young man named Xiao Fang was stunned, and hurriedly smiled and saluted Li Muchan.
Li Muchan returned the salute and said with a smile: "Thank you, Xiao Jianke?"
This young man has a long body, a handsome appearance, and the posture of a jade tree facing the wind, with kindness in his gestures, giving people an inexplicable sense of closeness.
Li Muchan often comes to Chaoran Building, naturally recognizes him, Yingbin Xiaofang is a celebrity, remembering the surname, but once he has come to Chaoran Building, he can remember, next time he can accurately call out, the ability is not small.
Xiao Fang hurriedly said apologetically: "Unfortunately, Li Jian is not here today, I asked for leave, and I want to go back to prepare for marriage." ”
Li Muchan nodded with a smile and said to Zhao Yuzhen: "Senior brother, I used to sell firewood to Chaoran Building, and a good friend of mine worked as a waiter in Chaoran Building. ”
Zhao Yuzhen nodded, turned his head and said, "Xiao Fang, take us to the third floor, congratulations to the fifth junior brother today." ”
Xiao Fang said: "The Green Bamboo Pavilion is still empty, please come with me." ”
The crowd followed him, ascended the stairs, and went straight to the third floor.
Although Li Muchan is very familiar with Chaoran Building, he has never been on the third floor, at most he eats on the second floor, and ordinary guests on the third floor can't come up, so they need to have a certain identity.
The first floor is quite noisy, the seats are only separated by half-high green vines, it is very spacious, some drinkers laugh loudly, some are noisy and fight wine lawsuits, and some are singing about wine, and all kinds of things are different, and it is very lively.
The second floor is much quieter, separated by tall screens, people talk in low voices, the sound of silk and bamboo floats, the crisp singing voice curls, there is a girl in red singing in front, happy and quiet in the heart of the heart.
On the third floor, there are separate rooms.
They came to a room in the south, and as soon as they stepped in, they were covered with a green carpet, stepping on it as if they were stepping on a thick grass, and the four walls were hung with paintings, all of which were sparse green bamboos, and the house was filled with the charm of Tsinghua University.
There is a square table in the front and middle, a vase is placed on the left side of the table in front of the window, and the right side is the beast stove, white smoke curls, if there is nothing, exudes a faint fragrance.
There are two rooms in the house, the outside room can eat, and the inside room can rest and sleep.
"Fifth Senior Brother, are you still satisfied here?" Zhao Yuzhen asked with a smile.
Li Muchan smiled: "Very good, very elegant!"
Zhao Yuzhen turned his head and said, "Then here...... Xiao Fang, let's serve the dishes, twelve dishes, you weigh them. ”
"Okay, I'll come later!" Xiao Fang replied, and then withdrew.
Immediately, a green-clothed girl came in, holding a dark green teapot, her hands were even whiter, poured tea for everyone, bowed her knees, and gently retreated.
This girl in green has a slender figure and a beautiful appearance, which can be described as a beauty.
Zhao Yuzhen secretly observed Li Muchan, and saw that he glanced at the girl a few times, and his expression was as usual.
Looking at the other three junior brothers, the second junior brother glanced at the girl twice and slowly turned his gaze away, the third junior brother glanced faintly and ignored it anymore, and the fourth junior brother stared at the others.
The second junior brother is deep and self-controlled, the third junior brother is arrogant and disdainful of women, and the fourth junior brother is really affectionate and is also a lustful person, only the second junior brother is ordinary, no abnormal, and a little unfathomable.
It stands to reason that he is a son of a peasant family, although he is the younger brother of Deputy Deacon Li, and he should not have been to the third floor, but when he saw such exquisite and refined furnishings, he was not unusual.
The dishes came up quickly, and two vegetarian dishes came first, which seemed to take care of Li Muchan's monk's identity: five-color mushrooms, mushu tofu, full of color, flavor, and mouth-watering.
Li Muchan said with a smile: "Four senior brothers, don't take care of me,...... My master is different from ordinary shamen, and I don't have to be strict with the precepts. ”
Zhao Yuzhen was interested, and asked with a smile: "Fifth junior brother, you don't have to follow the precepts of Buddhism?"
Li Muchan nodded: "If you are in the realm of desire, you need to keep the precepts, and if you break it, you will have no hope of getting out of the realm of desire, I have practiced enough, and now I have gotten rid of the realm of desire, and the precepts of the realm of desire do not need to be kept." ”
Zhao Yuzhen and the four of them were all curious, and followed the question, and Li Muchan answered them one by one.
In the end, Wei Chiming smiled and said: "Fifth junior brother, it's good for you to be a monk, you don't have to abide by those rules and precepts, it's almost the same as not being a monk!"
Li Muchan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "There is still a precept to be followed. ”
"Which one?" asked Wei Chiming hurriedly.
Li Muchan said: "Precepts." ”
Zhao Yuzhen and the four looked at each other suspiciously.
Li Muchan said: "Last year, the emperor issued an edict that monks in the world are not allowed to return to the world. ”
"I think so! Wei Chiming slapped his head.
Li Muchan said with a smile: "Although I don't have to keep the vows, I am a monk after all, and there are some things that I can't do. ”
"Like marrying a wife and having children?" Zhao Yu said.
Li Muchan nodded slowly.
"Alas...... Pity. Zhao Yuzhen sighed.
"It's nothing. Li Muchan smiled and picked up the silver chopstick: "Let's have a banquet." ”
Wei Chiming hurriedly said: "Yes, don't say anything to spoil the fun, eat!"
The five of them also served wine, and Li Muchan drank it very deliciously, mellow and soft, not very spicy, and compared with the fine wine of later generations, it had a different taste.
The five of them talked and laughed, the atmosphere was harmonious, and when the wine was hot, suddenly there was a loud "bang", the door was kicked open, and they immediately put down their wine glasses, sat down with their swords, and tensed up.
A girl in white, Tingting, stood outside the door, her cold gaze pierced in.
Behind her stood four young girls, all dressed in light pink shirts, with long swords in their hands, their moth eyebrows upside down, glaring viciously at the few people in the room.
"Yo, it's so lively here!" the girl in white smirked, her chin slightly raised, and she squinted at everyone.
Her voice was clear, and Li Muchan immediately heard a sense of pride.
"Gong Qingyun!" Wei Chi Mingteng stood up and shouted, "What are you doing!"
Is she Gong Qingyun?
Li Muchan was very interested, squinted and looked, a small melon seed face, red phoenix eyes, delicate eyebrows, Qiong nose was straight, and his lips were pursed.
She is slender and slender, as if a gust of wind can blow away, her eyebrows and eyes are exquisite, Chu Chu is moving, but her expression is cold and stubborn.
Li Muchan's heart moved, the temperament of this palace Qingyun was a little similar to that of the sister-in-law, a little more cold and arrogant than the sister-in-law, her face was like frost, and she refused to be thousands of miles away.
"The subordinates are defeated, go aside!" Gong Qingyun waved his hand, like chasing flies, and didn't look at Wei Chiming, stepped into the room, and the four women behind him followed in, and under the soft light, the five women were all radiant.
Gong Qingyun stared at Zhao Yuzhen with bright eyes, his eyes were sharp, and he snorted: "The surname is Zhao, I heard that you are back, I came to take a look!"
Zhao Yuzhen's brows furrowed, he sat firmly with a calm face, and said coldly: "Don't worry about it!"
Gong Qingyun raised his chin lightly, and said coldly: "I heard that you have made a meritorious contribution to this mission, and you want to be given the plum blossom sword by the family master, congratulations!"
"Thank you!" Zhao Yuzhen said in a deep voice.
Gong Qingyun said coldly: "You have made meritorious contributions, but your junior disciples still haven't made any progress, it's better to move out of the Heavenly Academy, don't take up the place." ”
"Gong Qingyun, you are so bold!" Wei Chiming's face was flushed, and he roared loudly, angry.
If it was usual, he would have drawn his sword and started fighting, but he was afraid of Gong Qingyun's martial arts, and suppressed the ** who did it.
Gong Qingyun glanced at him faintly, the corners of his delicate mouth twitched slightly, he sneered silently, and then turned to Li Muchan: "You are the little monk of Zhan Ran who has just entered the Heavenly Academy, right?"
"I'm Zhan Ran, I've seen Senior Sister Gong!" Li Muchan stood up and titheed and said with a smile.
Gong Qingyun squinted at him: "You can enter the Heavenly Academy, I think you have some ability,...... Xiuxiu, please teach a few tricks to the little monk Zhan Ran!"
"Yes, Senior Sister!" a young girl came out from behind, pressed the sword and took two steps forward, and said coquettishly: "Little monk, please!"
She has a plump figure, convex and backward, a fire-breathing face, and a sweet and lovely face, which is very different from Gong Qingyun's beauty and has a unique style.
"Gong Qingyun, you are so despicable!" Yu Chiming shouted angrily.
Cheng Xiaofeng frowned and snorted lightly.
He Nanshan clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Senior Sister Gong, the fifth junior brother has just started, and he has only learned the Plum Blossom Twelve Swords, you are too scoundrel to behave like this, right?"
Gong Qingyun glanced at everyone, and suddenly smiled: "Those who can enter the Heavenly Privy Court are all extremely talented, much better than us people...... Even if the Plum Blossom Twelve Swords are used by him, they must be extraordinarily powerful, so why be humble?!"
She has been tense and beautiful, cold as frost, when she smiled at first glance, her face suddenly brightened, everyone's eyes lit up, her eyes couldn't help but be attracted to the past, and she couldn't pull it out, even if Zhao Yuzhen, her eyes were straight.
Li Muchan's heart was firm, unmoved, and turned to Zhao Yuzhen: "Senior brother, junior brother, please fight." ”
"Fifth Senior Brother......" Zhao Yuzhen blushed, frowned and shook his head.
Li Muchan smiled and said, "Since Senior Sister Gong wants to teach, how can I avoid it without fighting?"
Zhao Yuzhen looked at him, turned his head and glanced at He Nanshan and the three of them, he couldn't see the depth clearly for this fifth junior brother, like facing a bottomless deep pool.
Gong Qingyun smiled faintly: "Little monk, just for this hard spirit, it is much stronger than your waste brothers...... Xiuxiu, don't be too heavy!"
"Don't worry, Senior Sister!" Xiuxiu nodded vigorously, her full chest trembling.
Li Muchan smiled secretly, this palace Qingyun didn't look at himself at all, he only regarded himself as a target to hit the senior brother, he felt very interesting to be despised like this.
He smiled and said, "Senior Sister Gong, it's just a martial arts competition with the same family, why use such a shallow method as sowing discord to make people laugh?"
He didn't wait for Gong Qingyun to refute, he turned away directly, and said with a smile: "Senior Sister Xiuxiu, please give me advice!"
"Fifth junior brother, don't leave your hands!" Cheng Xiaofeng said lightly.
Li Muchan smiled and nodded.
Gong Qingyun was as cold as frost, biting his lower lip, glaring at Li Muchan with hatred, this little monk, smiling, didn't put himself in his eyes at all, he was even more annoying than that Zhao Yuzhen!
Xiuxiu drew her sword out of the sheath and screamed: "Little monk, take it!"
A cloud of sword light shrouded her, and the cold air came, she looked sweet, but her attack was ruthless, as if she wanted to twist Li Muchan's sword into pieces.