Chapter 4: Strength and Strength

The old man was unhappy when he was touched. He glanced at the other person and sneered, "I am not Mr. Jin, it turns out to be your kid."

"Old man, please don't treat me badly. "Who dares to call me master in front of you? You are just flattering me by calling me Xiao Jin." Mr. Jin's legs went weak and he almost knelt down, trembling with fear.

This man in front of me is the real master. Despite his appearance, he is just an ordinary old man. If you put him in Jinmen, no, the entire martial arts world is also the existence of Taishan Beidou, let alone him. Well, even if his master comes, he still has to call him "Master" politely.

The old man obviously knew this man, and he scolded him angrily, "Go back and give your master a message. If he can't manage the school well, this martial arts school will not be opened in the future. Our ancestors say The things that came down are not for people to learn to be domineering and oppress good people, so that they can compete with foreign devils."

In the eyes of the younger brothers who were confused and shocked, Mr. Jin ran away in despair. Yes, that's right, it's the kind of running in the real sense, where you don't dare to stop for a moment. You run so fast that the younger brothers hurry up and catch up but fail to catch up. They keep sighing that the master is the master. This is Qinggong is really amazing.

"Xue Dian, the old man named Li"

Qin Hao guessed the identity of the old man after a little thought. He was known as Single Sword Li in the world. During the Guangxu period, he defeated the white strongman and won the Qing court. Awarded the "First Class Gold Medal". During the Eight-Power Allied Forces period, at the age of 53, he saw the foreign devils burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of evil. He resolutely led many disciples to join the Boxer Rebellion and beat the Russian devils at the Laolongkou Railway Station in Jinmen.

If someone can be called a master during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, he will definitely occupy a place.

Thinking of this, Qin Hao's eyes towards the old man changed from the previous indifference to respect.

Perhaps feeling the change in Qin Hao's attitude, Xue Dian raised his chin slightly and said proudly, "Humph, now you know who my master is, why don't you hurry up and become a disciple."

After the fight just now, Xue Dian also became very interested in the child in front of him. As a close disciple of the old man, Xue Dian has always been his junior brother. Although senior brother Shang Yunxiang and the others have always taken good care of him, he I also want to be a senior brother for once.

Not to mention that this kid’s fists are so hard. If he became a senior brother, wouldn’t he be able to spar with each other often?

Li Cunyi also noticed Qin Hao’s change, and swept away his previous depression. The old god was here. He was sitting there, waiting for Qin Hao to kowtow and become his disciple.

However, after waiting for a while, Qin Hao made no movement at all, just when Li Cunyi was impatient to wait.

"I will leave you a portion of mutton soup and two kilograms of mutton in the future."

Li Cunyi's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly. He waited for a long time. Come here

"Boy, don't you know what's good and what's good? My master needs your food," Xue Dian couldn't stand it anymore and said angrily.

Qin Hao calmly packed up the chopping board for cutting mutton and said lightly, "BoxingYou can also control the enemy, what can you teach me?"

Xue Dian was going crazy. This was the first time he had seen such an ignorant person. His master was Li Cunyi, the master of Xingyiquan. The person who stomped his feet would make the entire martial arts world tremble. What made him even more angry was that Qin Hao was obviously despising Xingyi Quan.

Just before Xue Dian was ready to teach him a lesson, this "stinky guy" who didn't know the heights of the world was even more angry. "Boy", Li Cunyi smiled.

"You think I have nothing to teach you and I am not worthy to be your master"

Qin Hao didn't say anything, but just watched. Looking at Li Cunyi.

"Master"

Xue Dian was about to speak, but Li Cunyi reached out to stop him. He stood up slowly, lifted up his gown and tucked it into his belt. Then he rolled up his sleeves.

In an instant, the old man's whole demeanor changed. When he was sitting before, he looked like an ordinary fat old man.

At this moment, I saw the old man holding his chest and straightening his back, his knees slightly bent, his left hand slightly raised in front of him, and his right hand tucked diagonally downward.

The next second, I saw the old man suddenly took a half step forward with his right foot, and his whole body looked like. It was like a javelin being pierced. Just half a body away, the green brick stove in front of Qin Hao collapsed.

"Half-step collapse fist"

Xue. Qin Hao couldn't help but change his face slightly as he looked at the old man's tall back with admiration. It was not difficult for him to collapse the stove with one punch, even from such a short distance. It can also be done using boxing techniques

What really surprised Qin Hao was that Li Cunyi was already seventy-one years old this year. Not to mention that during the Republic of China when medical conditions were poor, even in modern society. He can't even dance in the square at this age.

It's not something ordinary people can do at such an old age.

Li Cunyi took a breath and slowed down. He slowly put away his fists. Although he didn't say a word, the look he looked at Qin Hao proudly clearly said, "Do you think I am qualified to be your master?"

"It stands to reason that the human body's functions must be over thirty. You will start to decline at the age of five, and your muscles will start to atrophy at the age of fifty-five. How did you do it?" Qin Hao asked curiously.

Li Cunyi didn't understand those professional terms, but it was probably Guessing the meaning, he didn't hide anything about it, and he didn't use it to force Qin Hao to become a disciple. He said word by word: "Although I don't know how to practice foreign boxing. Yes, but judging from the way you exert force, it should be using the strength of your whole body muscles to injure the enemy. ”

Qin Hao nodded slightly. In fact, it is not just boxing. All other modern fighting techniques follow this approach. They develop the body to the extreme, strength and resistance. To put it bluntly, it treats the human body as a Weapons are being used.

Take Muay Thai, which has a legend of being undefeated for five hundred years. punch on treeHit with the head, elbows, and knees until the rope is broken and the tree is broken.

"The reason why Xingyiquan is called Neijiaquan is that it advocates using strength rather than force."

Before Li Cunyi finished speaking, Qin Hao frowned and interrupted, "What is strength?" "It's force"

"Well, force is completely produced through muscles, and strength is produced by muscles guided by muscles and bones. Do you understand?" Li Cunyi thought for a moment and then said slowly.

Qin Hao fell into deep thought when he heard this. He originally thought that Li Cunyi would use the so-called "qi" rhetoric to fool him, but he didn't expect that the other party would speak in such a simple way, and even learned his terminology. It seems that he is afraid that he will not understand.

In fact, from a scientific point of view, this makes sense, because the upper limit of muscle activation is very low. Generally speaking, no matter how talented a person is, the power of a punch will not More than 500 kilograms, and such a person not only needs talent, but also long-term acquired scientific training to do it.

The upper limit that the bones and fascia in the human body can activate far exceeds that of muscles, but why do modern fighting techniques abandon this method of exerting force?

Because the force that activates muscles is greater. It's simple and faster. You just need to crazily squeeze your body's limits, and then make up for the consumption through a large amount of protein and other nutrients.

But the human body is a very magical organization. The increase in strength brought about by desperate squeezing will eventually lead to rapid decline after reaching the peak, and you will always have to pay it back.

This is also the reason why many professional athletes suffer from injuries after retiring.

"Is it necessary to hold an apprenticeship ceremony?" Qin Hao asked.

Li Cunyi was obviously stunned for a moment. He was still wondering if this kid was going to ask some tricky questions after being silent for a long time, but the other party actually let go, and he was immediately overjoyed.

"Just kowtow and offer a bowl of tea."

Qin Hao was also very straightforward. After searching around, he didn't find any tea, so he directly served Li Cunyi a bowl of hot mutton soup. .

"Master, I bow to you, my disciple."

"Oh, good, good"

Li Cunyi took the mutton soup and took a big sip, smiling Hehehe helped Qin Hao up and patted his shoulder, "From now on you will be my apprentice, Li Cunyi"

"Haha"

Xue Dian saw that Qin Hao was finally beaten by his master Impressed, he also walked up to Qin Hao and said, "Ahem, I am your fifteenth senior brother. Call me, senior brother."

Qin Hao didn't say anything and just rolled his eyes at him, which made Xue Dian furious. He glared, but was slapped by Li Cunyi, "Don't bully your junior brother. He is as big as you are. He doesn't look like a senior brother at all."

Xue Dian made a bitter face and rubbed the slapped area. His head was full of melancholy. He finally understood why senior brother Shang Yunxiang and the others had such expressions when their master took him in.

Some of the onlookers recognized Li Cunyi and congratulated him.

"CongratulationsMaster Li is delighted to have a disciple. ”

“The old man should teach more heroes with strong martial arts skills so that they can fuck those damn foreign devils in the future. ”

Li Cunyi happily returned the gift to everyone, “I will definitely do it, thank you very much.” "

The mutton was gone and the mutton soup was sold out. Qin Hao originally planned to help Ah Fu close the stall. Seeing that Li Cunyi was still waiting, Ah Fu patted his chest and said, "Master, I can do it alone. . ”

“Yeah. "Qin Hao had no friendship, so he pulled off his apron and left with Li Cunyi's master and apprentice.

Li Cunyi called two rickshaws, casually reported an address, and motioned for Qin Hao to get on the bus with him.

These rickshaw drivers were just like the black rickshaw drivers of later generations, driving hard and taking shortcuts. The communication was as smooth as flying. Not to mention, pulling people along was not much slower than riding a bicycle. We soon arrived at the entrance of a courtyard.

This is a smaller courtyard house. , the word "Li Mansion" was written on the plaque at the door.

As soon as he opened the door, Qin Hao saw weapon racks, wooden dummies, stone locks and the like placed in the yard. It was all a martial arts show.

"Child, what is your name and who else is there in the family?"

Originally, these are all things that need to be investigated before accepting a disciple. After all, as a generation of Xingyi Quan. Grandmaster, you can't accept people with unknown backgrounds as apprentices. On the one hand, Qin Hao was unwilling to become a disciple before, which made the old man a little anxious. On the other hand, it was also because Qin Hao was young, and a ten-year-old child was unlikely to commit adultery. .

"My surname is Qin Hao, my courtesy name is Zihan. Both my parents are dead, and only Ah Fu is left. "Qin Hao briefly explained the situation at home.

"Poor child. "Li Cunyi sighed slightly, and smacked the table angrily, "These dog warlords know how to bully the people at gunpoint all day long, and they all pretend to be grandsons when facing foreigners."

Don't look at the old man. Seventy-one years old, he still has a hot temper. When he heard Qin Hao describe the situation in his hometown, he wanted to chop up those warlords with a knife.

After calming down, Li Cunyi asked in surprise, "You are so young." I got the word, but I went to school."

"I went to private school and modern school for two years. "Qin Hao really didn't make this up. The original owner's parents had just one child. He hired a teacher to teach him since he was a child, and then sent him to a primary school in the county when he was seven years old. If it hadn't been for the military disaster, he would probably have I will send him to study abroad.

"Write a few words and take a look. "

"Oh. "

Qin Hao wrote a few words casually, deliberately making them sloppy, but even so, Li Cunyi was shocked.

"Okay, I didn't expect the old man to accept it today. "A disciple with both civil and military skills." Li Cunyi became more and more satisfied with Qin Hao.

After saying that, the old man turned his eyes to Xue Dian aside.

"Look, your junior brother is only ten years old." Years old, look againYou, those words are just like a dog scratching them. You have the nerve to spend an hour every day starting from tomorrow to practice calligraphy with your junior brother."

"Ah" Xue Dian never expected that this unknown fire would The burn was on his head, and he wilted when he thought of writing. If he had to box, he wouldn't be tired all day long, but as soon as he picked up the pen, he felt heavier than holding a large sword weighing several dozen kilograms.

“Ah what, that’s it. "

After Li Cunyi finished speaking, he ignored Xue Dian and finally began to teach Qin Hao the basic three-body postures of Xingyiquan.

"Don't underestimate this skill, Xingyi All the power of the punch comes from this. The whole body is relaxed, the head is like a hanging beam, and the shoulders naturally sink, making the muscles on the arms and back feel like they are falling. Beginning with the mountain neck press, release the spine press section by section down to the sacrum. Then push the sacrum forward, turn it upward, and support the lower abdomen. The valley path is retracted, indicating the need to endure defecation. This is called levating the anus and shrinking the kidneys. Bring your knees together, hold your hips together, hold your ten toes on the ground, fold your palms forward, retract your heart, bend your knees as hard as you can, and try your best to straighten the big tendons in your tail. With all the strength in your body, your inner energy will rise. ”

At first, Li Cunyi was worried that Qin Hao, who had high boxing attainments at a young age, would be impatient to practice this skill. Unexpectedly, Qin Hao was very attentive in learning and had extremely high understanding. Many He only had to do the movements once, and Qin Hao could follow them smoothly. He only needed to make slight corrections on the side, which saved him a lot of energy.

At the same time, Xue Dian on the side was very shocked. He asked himself that he was gifted. His master and brothers all said that he was a martial arts genius that was rare in a century. However, when he first practiced the three-body stance skill, he was full of mistakes. It was the old man. He took out the bamboo stick and pulled it out.

"Isn't this kid someone who has practiced before?"