On the same day, in the underground Han tomb on the shore of Poyang Lake, Hai Yisu of the Haijiao Pavilion at the end of the world gave a copy of "Water Mirror Treasure Record" to Xie Yixiang before he died, which is said to teach people how to steal other people's kung fu in a short period of time, and it is extremely difficult to learn, and very few people can practice. Xie Yixiang also read it a few times later, who knew that as soon as he opened the first page, he saw that the whole article was densely packed with small characters, and the sentences were extremely awkward.

You must know that the common martial arts cheats on the rivers and lakes, in the final analysis, are inseparable from the "formula" and "moves", the formula is the text, and the moves are illustrated, so they are basically illustrated and written. It seems that this "Water Mirror Treasure Record" is a secret book of words throughout, but Xie Yixiang is still the first time to see it, but it looks like a subset of scriptures and history written by Mr. Teaching. In addition, Hai Yisu and Qu Baoshu have both warned themselves, saying that this kung fu is difficult to learn, and it is teaching people to steal other people's martial arts, so Xie Yixiang has never had the heart to learn.

Xie Yixiang took out this personal collection of "Water Mirror Treasure Record", because it has been wrapped in oilcloth, so the previous few dives, but did not get the book wet. At that moment, she turned the first page of the book and read it with a hard head: "In view of the water, it is said that it is a shadow, and it is crowned in a mirror, and it is said that it is an image." The water is flat and the evil takes the law, the mirror is bright and the ugly is not angry, and the reason why the water mirror can be poor and have no complaints is because of its selflessness. The same is true of technical strikes. ”

Xie Yixiang repeated these words several times, and then gradually understood. It turns out that the so-called word "water mirror" is not Mr. Water Mirror, the teacher of the sleeping dragon and phoenix chick in the play, but refers to both "water" and "mirror". It means that people can see their shadows in the water, and they can see their images in the mirror, and their images are the same as their own, and they are vivid, which is the work of the "water mirror"; and the same principle can also be applied to martial arts.

After reading the opening sentence and reading it later, I felt much smoother. Xie Yixiang patiently recited this awkward sentence throughout, and read the first 10,000 words in one go, but it was only the general chapter of the beginning, or the introduction of the whole book. Although she can only understand a small half, she also knows that these more than 10,000 words are expounding the principle of "water mirror", and drawing inferences from one another to apply this truth to martial arts.

Xie Yixiang couldn't help but say: "The person who wrote this book is inevitably too wordy. The opening of more than 10,000 words is sprinkled, but it is only the most basic truth, which can be deleted completely. I think the person who wrote the book was too rigorous, and he was worried that the reader would not understand martial arts at all, so he deliberately wrote in such detail, but for me it was redundant. At that moment, she continued to flip through the back, and saw that a large section in the middle of the book, about 20,000 or 30,000 words were talking about the principles of easy learning, in short, the three principles of "simple", "not easy" and "easy". Among them, "change" is the most detailed, from "Tai Chi" to "Yin and Yang", to "Four Elephants", to "Bagua", and finally to "Sixty-four Hanging", each of which is listed and explained in detail in the book.

To say that Xie Yixiang didn't know anything about the way of easy learning, but since digesting the "ghosts" in his mind, similar to the heavenly stems and earthly branches, the five elements gossip and other knowledge, it seems to be stored in his mind, which can be said to be a one-point understanding. I think it was because Yan Sidao wanted to use her to crack the "Taixu Dream" of the underworld family at that time, so while hypnotizing Xie Yixiang, he also poured this knowledge into her. In this way, it can be regarded as a coincidence, if ordinary people learn the two or thirty thousand words of easy learning in the middle, it will take more than ten years of research to understand it slightly, but when it comes to Xie Yixiang, it is like an article that has long been memorized, but it has not been memorized for many years, and now when I read it again, I immediately mobilized all my memory, and I can also do it thoroughly.

Xie Yixiang didn't expect that she could read it so quickly, not only read the middle 20,000 or 30,000 words in one go, but also memorized it in her heart. Combined with the meaning of the whole text, it turns out that from "Zhou Yi" to "Gui Zang", and then to the "Book of Changes" that has been handed down to this day, the three principles of "simple", "not easy" and "changeable" can be said to encompass all the truths between heaven and earth; Thinking about this, Xie Yixiang suddenly became enlightened, and combined with the second truth of "melting incense" that he realized, he couldn't help but say: "Although the eighteen kinds of martial arts are different, they are actually inseparable from their origins. If this is the case, the other party only needs to take a step, raise his hand, or even look at him, and I can predict what kind of changes he will have next.

However, this principle seems simple, but it is not so easy to actually apply it to actual combat. If both sides of the game are masters, they will naturally be able to anticipate the enemy's opportunities, see the moves, and even predict the opponent's more than a dozen moves in advance; and the key to winning or losing is always the design and layout. Xie Yixiang hurriedly continued to flip through the back, thinking that the back of the book would explain in detail how to use this "change" principle to win, but who knew that turning it back made her disappointed.

It turns out that the tens of thousands of words behind this "Water Mirror Treasure Record" are combined with the principle of "change" expounded in it, and explain in detail the various changes of the eighteen kinds of martial arts, so as to closely follow the word "water mirror" at the beginning, and teach people to use the principle of "change" to imitate and steal the opponent's martial arts. It's like someone who talks about a lot of life philosophy, but in the end they come to the conclusion that they don't teach people how to mess with themselves, but how to steal from others.

Xie Yixiang couldn't help but sigh secretly, no wonder when Hai Yisu handed over this book to him, the old man Qingzhu, Qu Baoshu and others who were with him were a little unimpressed, it turned out that this "Water Mirror Treasure Record" was not only difficult to learn, but also had to steal other people's martial arts after learning. Even if you can learn the opponent's moves exactly the same, but you can't learn the opponent's internal strength, let alone the skills you use, what effect can it have? Therefore, this "Water Mirror Treasure Record" is indeed a thankless magical power, at best, it can only be regarded as a second- or third-rate martial arts cheats.

However, now in the face of Ning Cui, who is advancing by leaps and bounds, Xie Yixiang has no choice but to continue to read backwards to see the changes about "knife" in the later chapters. She has studied with the sword king since she was a child, and she is very familiar with the knife technique, but she sees that the book lists in detail the eight methods of "sweeping", "splitting", "dialing", "cutting", "sweeping", "nai", "chopping" and "sudden", and details the changes between the eight methods. Xie Yixiang read it in one go, and then referred to the seven sword techniques he knew, all the changes in the book were really included, no matter what kind of ingenious changes, they could not escape from the list in the book.

In this way, Xie Yixiang also has a lot of experience. Thinking back to the strange set of moves that Ning Cui had newly learned, which was like a stick technique, and also like a whip method or a mace method, she carefully recalled the changes in Ning Cui's moves, and then compared the detailed explanations of the changes in these three martial arts in the book, and then determined that Ning Cui used a set of stick techniques. Then according to the stick's "hit", "peel", "split", "cover", "press", "cloud", "sweep", "wear", "support", "pick", "teasing", "dialing" and other key tips, to analyze the movements and changes of Ning Cui's every move, and sure enough, it is impossible to escape the range of changes listed in the book.

Xie Yixiang was overjoyed in her heart, and was about to study carefully to find out the flaws in Ning Cui's strange stick technique, when she heard the sound of footsteps, but it was Ning Cui who came to invite the battle with an oil umbrella. It turned out that Xie Yixiang was so fascinated by reading that she forgot to sleep and eat, and two or three days have passed in a blink of an eye. At that moment, she hurriedly put away the "Water Mirror Treasure Record", pulled out the chaos and fought with Ning Cui again, and said in her heart: "If there are a few more days, I can completely understand Ning Cui's stick technique, and defeat her before she can cast the 'Haitian Wind and Cloud Fury'." But at the moment, I can't do it, but I don't know how to delay. ”

However, in Ning Cui's opinion, although Xie Yixiang in front of him was tired, but he used this newly learned stick technique again today, but it seemed that he had been completely understood by the other party, and even the changes in each move Xie Yixiang could be predicted in advance, so he could preemptively seal it with chaos, and he couldn't help but be more and more shocked. When he fought for more than 30 moves, Xie Yixiang gradually felt exhausted, and immediately had an idea, wanting to deceive Ning Cui. Seeing that the opponent's oil umbrella was shot down with the trend of the stick method, she crossed the blade of the knife, imitating Ning Cui's newly learned stick technique, and all the changes in the process were exactly the same as Ning Cui's.

To say that Xie Yixiang has not been learning for a long time, this is the first time to perform, it should be a little jerky, but after she realized the "melting fragrance decision", she has already reached the realm of "mountains and seas, seeking common ground while reserving differences". Although there were deficiencies in the stick technique she stole from, it was made up for by her own sword skills, which could be described as seamless, and even looked more exquisite and sophisticated than Ning Cui's. After waiting like this until the three moves were over, Ning Cui was already shocked, hurriedly jumped out of the battle circle, and blurted out: "Where did you learn this set of 'Maha Prajna Staff'?"