Chapter 46: Control the Sword with the Heart
The warders are ordinary life and death. In order to facilitate the road, the ward team found a Yizhuang village and temporarily stored the bodies of Hu Feng and others, and continued to set off on the road.
The next few days of journey will be calm,
Fang Jue and Wu Junshan practiced and learned swordsmanship every day.
Qingyun Sword Technique, a total of 36 moves, is the martial arts of the Qingyun Sword Sect, and is known for its agility, speed and unpredictable changes.
But the real mystery is not the move itself.
Only knowing moves is a fancy way, and when you really face the enemy, it is useless.
The so-called "secrets that do not pass on" are practice methods, and the other is the specific usage methods and changes in actual combat.
Why do you need to use this "stylist" to attack the enemy, how to coordinate the various parts of the body, how to cooperate with breathing, and what steps should you use?
When facing the enemy, how should we change, how to make this move exert its maximum power, how to connect each move, how to retract it...
Many details like this are summarized by many predecessors who have given their hardships in countless practical battles. Through continuous improvement and cultivation, they will eventually become one school and be able to settle down.
No matter how high a person has a high level of understanding, it is difficult for him to rely entirely on himself to think about it. He must have guidance from a wise teacher.
In addition, practice makes perfect, and personal understanding and talent are beyond our ability to teach.
One of the core secrets of the Qingyun Sword Sect’s ability to become a major sect in the Southeast and stand for a hundred years is a unique method called “controlling swords with your heart”.
When practicing sword, each move is used according to a unique method, and the changes, details, etc. of this move are calculated in your mind. You also need to simulate the changes in real battles. Over time, you can achieve what Wu Junshan said, "Firstly imprinted in your heart, and when facing the enemy, you don't have to think too much, and you can use it at will with just one thought."
This kind of practice is both exhausting, hard work, and very troublesome.
However, the benefits are also obvious. During the sword practice, you can exercise your body functions by the way, and also play a role in simulated practical combat, forming body memory, which will naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort.
In Fang Jue's view, the so-called "controlling the sword with the heart" is similar to a very complex but effective "algorithm", which regards the brain as the core of the computer and the limbs as the "peripherals", and maximizes efficiency through high-speed and accurate calculation simulation.
Of course, there are many incredible and mysterious changes in the sword move itself, which need to be explained by experts.
In a few days, Wu Junshan had already explained to Fang Jue all the tricks, changes, and tips for controlling swords with his heart.
The team finally arrived at Jiangling Mansion.
Jiangling is located in Dahao's confidant position and is a water and land transportation hub. It is not only the capital of Dongquan, but also one of the three heroic cities in the southeast. It is a place where wealth and prosperity gather. The permanent population alone is 500,000. The surrounding area is full of villages and manors, and there are countless merchants and travelers every day.
A huge blue-gray city lies on the earth like an ancient giant beast. The bluestone glutinous juice wall that is more than ten feet high cannot be seen at first sight. Every one or two feet above the wall, a soldier with a distinctive armor stood with his head held high and his chest was full of energy.
From a distance outside the city, there are many tall buildings standing in the city, far beyond the city walls.
Standing in the distance, Fang Jue looked at it carefully. In the flames, he could see a faint smoke of essence and wolfshots vaguely arise in the north of the city. If he guessed correctly, it would be where the garrison in a province was located.
Fortunately, she didn't bring Bai Jin'er. With her little slight ritual, I was afraid that as soon as she approached the city gate, she was dizzy and stormed by the blood of the burly soldiers on the city wall. In such a popular city, her illusion was difficult to play a role.
Follow a flat official road that is enough to run parallel to five or six horses, and come to the east gate of the city.
Wu Junshan ordered the escorts to prepare documents and guide the road to enter the city, and pulled Fang Jue to the side of the road.
"Teacher, you have learned about the Qingyun Sword Technique almost. Jiangling has arrived. This sword is the original owner."
After saying that, he untied the cloud pattern sword, rubbed it on the scabbard for a while, and then held it in both hands and handed it to Fang Jue.
Fang Jue is not a stingy person. Seeing Wu Junshan reluctantly, he almost said "Send it". But now, his martial arts skills are not yet successful, and he is even farther away from the Taoist sect. He can't just rely on his mouth to spread the world.
So he took the sword and said, "If I have the chance, I can try to find another similar one for you."
Wu Junshan's eyes lit up. He was a swordsman. Having a good sword meant that he had more life and was even closer than his wife.
"It depends on the opportunity." Fang Jue smiled and didn't say anything to death. He hung his sword on his waist, and asked again: "Brother Wu, how much does this Qingyun sword technique need to be practiced to fight the enemy?"
Qingyun Sword Technique, sword moves are not difficult, but it is rare to be the Xinzhu Sword. In the Qingyun Sword Sect, the time you practice swords can see from the side a person’s martial arts skills.
According to Wu Junshan, those who are just practicing while thinking, often spend nearly a cup of tea in one move. It takes more than an hour to practice a sword technique. His qualifications are quite good. It took six or seven minutes to practice it in full for the first time.
"The way to control swords with the heart is faster and faster. At my current level, one set will take a quarter of an hour to practice. The top masters in the Qingyun Sword Sect can be as fast as a cup of tea. If you can strictly follow the way to control swords with the heart, after practicing one set, you can fight after you get out of the master." Wu Junshan said.
"Add to teach." Fang Jue bowed his hand and remembered this time point, two quarters of an hour and half an hour.
Next, both sides said goodbye and after entering the city, they divided their parts and things.
Fang Jue walked on the street with his horse, and what he saw was extremely prosperous.
The Juren exam is a major event in Jiangling City every two years. For more than a month, scholars from all over the province will gather here one after another. Local businesses also took advantage of the peak season to make a fortune by taking advantage of this opportunity.
Along the way, I saw many scholars who were dressed similarly to me wandering around in groups of three or five on the street, entering and leaving in bookstores and restaurants.
Especially when I saw several bookstores, I saw them all overcrowded.
I also met a brothel that was about to open for business on the way, with a larger front than the Guodong County Government Office.
It's a bit different from what I saw in the movie. There were no girls with bare chests and breasts at the door of the brothel, waving handkerchiefs, and slutty, saying something like "The Uncle Comes to Play" or something like that,
Two cuckolded servants were standing solemnly on the benches beside the windows on the second and third floors, but there were a few charming women, holding folding fans and lying on the railings, with their eyes blurred. They didn't know whether they were basking in the sun or looking for a target.
Several young scholars stood in the distance and looked at the girl in the brothel with shy expressions.
Fang Jue just thought he saw a Western view, led his horse to Qiandao Street, and asked three inns in a row, but they were all full.
Finally, I finally found a room at an inn called "Berlon House" and settled for the time being.
The big city is prosperous and the consumption is high. The Burun Building is in a row of inns. Whether it is the decoration of the front desk or the scale, it is of high quality, so the price is naturally not cheap. A "house" of about 20 square meters costs one or two taels a day, and the income is half a month above the top.
This is not about food and drink.
Even in big cities, consumption is not as high as this. It is believed that merchants took advantage of the "hot season" to raise prices.
Fortunately, I am quite rich now. I got 4,000 taels of silver from the fortune-telling monster. It is more valuable than ordinary little landlords. I don’t feel sorry for spending money from heaven. As long as I live comfortably, I don’t say one tael, it’s ten times more expensive.
After a while, a waiter brought in a hot water towel. While serving him, he introduced with a smile on his face: "This young man, the Burun Tower is an old store for 30 years. You can live comfortably and eat happily. You have lived in several Jieyuan and Yayuan, which is a great blessed place."
Fang Jue touched a broken silver and rewarded it.
"I'll take a break first, I'll help you get the best feed for my horse."
"Okay, Master, don't worry, I'll do it now, I will never treat your mount."
The waiter took the money and weighed it slightly, and laughed out loud on his face, and said, "You should rest first, just ask the small one if you have any questions." Then he bent down and poured out his belt and brought it to the door.
Fang Jue washed his face and tidied it up in the room.
Swords, identity documents, etc. are naturally carried with you. The books are placed on the bookshelf, the packages and money are placed in the cabinets, and the store provides locks, which are a bit similar to the safes of hotels in later generations. You can still feel safe in the safety of large inns of this level. People living in rich people will generally not be thieves, otherwise they will not be able to open them long ago.
Then he changed into a neat and clean dress, tidied up his face in front of the mirror, put Bai Hao's recommendation letter in his arms, and put some money in preparation to go out to visit Bai Hao's mentor's mansion.
As soon as I left, I saw the waiter who had just returned and arguing with someone in the corridor.
Chapter completed!