Chapter 56 Tai Chi

The melee in Japan is changing all the time. Everyone knows that continuing to fight like this is not an option, but it is impossible not to fight. Korean players are driven by profit and want to gain experience and make a fortune; Japanese players are fighting against the odds, and once they retreat, the whole country will be defeated. To be honest, I don’t want Japan to end even more than the Japanese do. Where can I make money if they kill me?

There seems to be nothing worth dealing with in the short term. The battle between the Koreans and the Japanese is completely autonomous. I can't control it even if I want to. There is nothing except constantly adding fuel to the flames. Rose suggested taking advantage of her free time to visit Mr. Liu. I was also very interested in Mr. Liu’s Tai Chi, so I agreed immediately. However, Rose and I have different ideas. She is purely curious. I want to verify whether my ability can really defeat traditional martial arts. According to the old cooking squad leader, Liu Jin is definitely a master. The old cook won't lie. I believe that Liu Jin can easily defeat ordinary people. I just want to know if I can defeat him.

The two of us left Longyuan Base early the next morning. The guild affairs were handed over to the heads of various departments. Anyway, there won't be anything busy in a short time.

We first went to the Automobile City. Last time we hit Master Liu’s car, I promised to compensate for a Siberian Tiger SUV. Keeping promises is my biggest taboo. The car was reserved last night and I just went to pick it up today. Head to the destination according to the address on the business card, followed by a large trailer. BAIC Heavy Industry's commitment is that the vehicle must have zero kilometers traveled before it is handed over to the owner. If there is a number on the mileage counter, the vehicle can be returned unconditionally. Therefore, the vehicle must not be put on the ground before being handed over to the master.

Master Liu’s address was in a town on the outskirts of Nanjing. It took us more than half an hour to find the general location, and we found out the exact location after asking people nearby. Unexpectedly, this expert not only does not live in the mountains, but also lives in the university. This is a martial arts school called Tai Chi Martial Arts School. The school area is not small. Most of the town is a school. The education level here starts from high school to university, and it is a private school. I really didn't know there was such a school next to Nanjing before.

As we drove to the school gate, we were stopped by a few security guards wearing strange clothes. "What do you do? The school doesn't allow casual entry." These people were actually wearing martial arts sportswear, not police uniforms.

"We're looking for Master Liu." Rose handed over Master Liu's business card. "This is it."

"Oh, I'm looking for the principal. I'll open the door." After seeing the rose, the other person's tone became much softer. After he opened the door, he asked again: "What's that behind?"

"That's a gift for your principal."

"So big?"

"It's a car, so it's bigger."

"Oh, then go in."

Only when I entered the school did I realize how big the school was. The office area in front is quite impressive. I always thought that Master Liu was an old Taoist priest who lived in seclusion in the mountains, but now it seems that he is clearly an educator.

After we entered the school, we kept walking along the road, and soon we entered the school's office area. The architecture of this office area is quite interesting, with 36 three-story buildings of various sizes surrounding a small square. These 36 buildings just form a Bagua diagram, and the central square is a huge Tai Chi diagram composed of black and white floor tiles.

"Where will the principal's office be?" I was dumbfounded looking at these buildings.

Instead, Rose said: "Although I don't know, I can guess it. The buildings around here are obviously Bagua. The Qiankun Gua is the most important and basic center in the Bagua. The way we just came in passed through six buildings. , in the Bagua, only the Kun hexagram has a passage in the middle. So what we just entered must be the Kun hexagram, then the Qian hexagram must be on the opposite side. Qian is Yang and Kun is Yin. The principal is the top leader of the school, so the Qian hexagram must be on the opposite side. In the middle of the building. But you may need to find the specific location below!"

"That's what we have to do." I got out of the car and asked the workers to unload the SUV and then let them go back.

Rose and I entered the building opposite, and sure enough we found the principal's office. But the principal is not here. People in the office said that the principal was teaching students in the playground, so I had no choice but to walk to the playground with the rose. Rose showed off her profound knowledge all the way, which can be guessed. She and I walked deeper into the school while talking and laughing.

The 'playground' is not very important to the average school. But it's different for martial arts schools. The playground of this Tai Chi martial arts school is unimaginably large, even dwarfing the playground of Xinglong Academy. From a distance, we saw a large group of people playing Tai Chi on the playground, and there was an old man with white hair and white beard standing on the 'chair' platform in front of us. This old man is wearing a white satin training suit, which matches his white fur, which makes him look very elegant.

"Why did you remember to come here?" Before I reached the playground, a person came over first. It turned out to be an old cook in the base canteen.

"Why are you here too?"

"I'm here to learn Tai Chi. I come every week. I'll introduce it to you later."

I followed him towards the playground and asked, "Who is that person on the stage?"

"That's Master Liujin!" The old cook was surprised.

I was more surprised than he was. "Isn't it right? I've met Liu Jin's wife, she looks like she's only in her 40s!"

The old cook immediately smiled and said: "Oh! So it's because of this! Let me tell you. Master Liu's wife is more than thirty years younger than him."

faint! What a big difference from my idea!

We arrived next to the chairman's stage in the playground and watched the people on the stage teaching Tai Chi, while thousands of people below were following suit. It is rare for the principal to take action in person, so students naturally have to gather together to study at once.

The old man explained while playing, and the students below followed suit. It does look decent, but I really can't see any difference between this and the old men playing in the park. While I was looking around, a person suddenly walked next to me. "why is it you again?"

I immediately recognized him. This was the young man who crashed with me last time. I remembered that he seemed to be Master Liu's apprentice. "Are you there too?"

"Nonsense. Where can I be if I'm not here?" This guy always seems to be hostile to me.

The old man on the stage finished teaching a set of techniques. Suddenly it turned towards us. "Wang Bo." This call immediately stopped him, and everyone on the playground also turned their eyes over.

"Master. This is the man who crashed our car last time. If I hadn't reacted quickly, Master's wife would have been hit by him."

Neither Rose nor I spoke, but waited for him to say. After he finished speaking, Liu Jin said: "Stop being embarrassed, did they say anything after you talked for a long time? You are about the same age. Why are your qualities so different? ?”

"I……"

"Stop talking and stand aside."

Wang Bo didn't dare to challenge his master, so he obediently returned to the team and stood there. Only then did I notice that the teams below were obviously divided into columns and columns. There was a leader in front of each team, and Wang Bo was obviously also a leader.

The old man looked at me: "Don't say anything yet, let me guess. Are you the young man that Lao Wu often mentioned? You are here to apologize this time, am I right?"

"A master is a master, and he will win all the time."

Liu Jin laughed, his voice was very loud. He is more energetic than ordinary young people. "Come on, come up. I'll find some apprentices to compete with you. It just so happens that all of my students here are Tai Chi students and I can't find other types of sparring partners. I'll let the students observe today. Do you mind?"

He is really a mature man. Just now I wanted to praise him for his immortal spirit, but I didn't expect this guy to be so protective. He was clearly trying to avenge Wang Bo. But now if I say no. That would be even more embarrassing and make people think that I didn't dare to challenge. When I was in trouble, Rose suddenly spoke. "Shenlin is learning fighting skills. He can't hold back during a sparring session. I think it's better to compete directly with you, right?"

Rose is smart. Liu Jin is a master-level figure. If I fight him, I won't be embarrassed whether I win or lose. Just like if your IQ is not as good as that of ordinary people, everyone will laugh at you as stupid, but if you are not as good as Einstein. No one will call you stupid. Now I don’t know if my strength can defeat Tai Chi. It would be a shame if I were defeated by these disciple-level people. If I were defeated by Liu Jin himself, others wouldn’t think anything of it, and what if I win? , then make a lot of money.

It's a pity that Rose is smart. But Liu Jin is even more of an old fox. He winked. Wang Bo walked out first. "Master has been working too hard just now and needs to take a rest first. I'll do it." He said and struck down with his palm without waiting for me to explain.

I can't wait to be beaten and be on the 'chairman' stage in a flash. Now it’s better, I’ll fight if I don’t want to. Fortunately, the opponent was Wang Bo, and he had already been weighed last time. Seeing him suddenly leaning forward, I rushed forward, slapped him hard on the chest, and tapped his neck with my fingers.

I didn't react at all after being slapped, but Wang Bo fell straight down like a stick. It lasted 5 seconds from beginning to end. The people below were dumbfounded, even Liu Jin was shocked. He knew Wang Bo couldn't beat me, but he didn't expect it to be over so soon. What I just used was a technique in the army. I used my fingers to seal the blood vessels in the opponent's throat. With just one click, I could make the opponent unconscious.

Before Liu Jin could say anything, a big man rushed up next to him. Just as he was about to start a fight, Liu Jin immediately called out to him. "Wang Shen, please go down first. You are no match for him." He turned to me and said, "If I read it correctly, your training should be the Thirteen Taibao Hengqing Jinzhongzhen, right?"

"Ah? What kind of protection is there?" I have obviously only learned a few techniques commonly used by the army, and I am still half-assed at it.

Liu Jin explained: "Oh, that was the name in the past, but now it is called Hard Qigong."

I shook my head: "I don't know. There are indeed people in the army who learn it, but I don't know how."

"Then what did you just do...? Although Wang Bo is not a good student, I can see clearly that that palm hit you."

"This is the effect of my muscles, purely because of my strong resistance to blows."

Liu Jin shook his head. "Juan'er, come up and compete with him." A woman leading the team came up from below. She looked to be a year or two older than me at most. Liu Jin warned: "Don't be careless. Juan'er is my adopted daughter. She started practicing Tai Chi at the age of three, and she also learned Tai Chi swimming. She is not an easy person to deal with. Even I can beat her in this school. No more than 3 inside.”

"I'll give it a try!" It's best not to talk nonsense about something you don't understand clearly.

Wang Bo has woken up. I kept cheering for this woman from the side. The woman didn't even look at him, she bowed to me and put on her posture. I returned the gift and immediately rushed forward. With a flick of my hand, her figure flashed behind me. As soon as I turned around, she hooked my shoulder and climbed onto me. Before I could react, he suddenly grabbed my head and pulled me back. I lost my center of gravity and fell backwards. Before I fell to the ground, she suddenly jumped out, rolled several times nimbly and turned back. I fell to the ground with a loud bang, and before I could get up she had already come up again.

But this time I stopped procrastinating. Suddenly speeding up her thinking to 50 times the normal state, everything around her slowed down, including her movements. Because accelerating metabolism will increase body temperature, I didn't want to heat up quickly. I just improved my thinking for a moment, and pointed my right hand accurately at her neck. She saw my movement but had no time to dodge, and I pinched her neck accurately. Then I restored my metabolic rate to normal and just grabbed her neck. She punched and kicked. But it is as untouchable as a sculpture. No matter how good the technique is, it requires strength. After encountering my absolute power, her Tai Chi skills were completely unable to be used.

After trying for a long time and confirming that she couldn't break free, she finally gave up. "I surrender."

There was an uproar below, and some even said I was cheating. Actually, I was a bit cheating because I don’t know martial arts at all.

Liu Jin really had nothing to say this time. Wang Bo's scene was so fast that he really didn't see Mingtang coming. Now that it took a little longer, he finally figured it out. My characteristics are strength and speed. I can't break away if I grab it, and I can't dodge it no matter how fast I am. He thinks that even if he fights me personally, the chance of winning is not very good.

"Okay. The young man really has his own tricks." Liu Jin came over and skillfully got the woman out of my hands. "Okay, let's get out of class first."

After the students were dismissed, Liu Jin took the leaders and me to the back of the school. There was a mountain here, a mountain on the campus. Not that kind of rockery, but a real mountain, just not very high. There is a large platform of more than a thousand square meters on the top of the mountain, which is Liu Jin's residence. As soon as we reached the top of the mountain, we met our aunt from last time, and she still remembered us. As soon as he saw us, he immediately came up to us.

There always seemed to be a lot of topics between women. Rose and her aunt started chatting, while Liu Jin and I stood on the platform, surrounded by a circle of his disciples. According to Liu Jin, the students in those schools were only taught by him occasionally, and most of them were taught by his disciples, and these leaders were his real entry-level disciples. I counted more than ten people leading the team. Men and women, old and young. The youngest is a boy who is only fifteen or sixteen years old. The largest one looks to be over fifty.

Liu Jin said: "I heard about your situation from Lao Wu, and I also saw your performance just now. Except for me, I'm afraid no one here is your opponent, and it seems that you didn't try your best just now." The girl named Juan'er was taken aback just now, and I saw surprise in her eyes.

"In fact, I have already used my true strength just now. I'm afraid I will need some equipment to improve it." Improving my reaction speed can indeed improve my combat effectiveness, but that will cause my body temperature to rise in a straight line. There is a cooling system in Long Yuan's battle armor, and I can do whatever I want, but that won't work now.

Liu Jin nodded and said: "Anyway, Old Wu asked me to teach you something. I want to see what you are suitable to learn first. Come, attack me and use your full strength."

"I'm afraid of hurting you." What I said was absolutely the truth.

A twenty-four or five-year-old woman standing next to Wang Bo snorted: "Humph! That's not a bad tone!"

I ignored her at all, but saluted Liujin and started to approach him. When the distance was close enough, I suddenly punched out. Liujin took my arm with both hands. Instead of pushing hard, he gently rubbed and pushed up my arm. When my upper arm reached the palm of his hand, he suddenly tightened his grip on my arm and guided me forward with my strength. I suddenly lost my center of gravity and flew forward.

This time I flew a full ten meters away, twisted my body in the air, and landed on my feet. Turn around and rush in again. He bent down and swept his legs, not retreating but advancing, and stepped on the root of my thigh. I grabbed his leg with my arm, and he used his foot to block my hand from kicking out, but I pushed him back. His eyes flashed with surprise, but he quickly changed his strategy and landed with a violent backflip. I jumped up from the ground and kicked out in the air. Liujin ducked under me. One hand pushed forward in the direction of my kick, while the other hand grabbed my lower back and pulled me down. Then he quickly rolled to the side, and I fell straight onto the concrete floor, causing a puff of smoke.

After Liu Jin succeeded in the move, instead of being excited, he showed a nervous expression and whispered: "Not good!"

The woman next to me who hummed at me at first said, "You deserve it, you are really overestimating your abilities!" Some of the people around me were worried and some were thankful.

But just when everyone was thinking about their own thoughts, I jumped up from the smoke and dust, patted the ashes on my body and rushed forward again. Liujin quickly stopped me: "Are you okay?"

I looked at myself: "It's okay! What's wrong?"

Liu Jin said in surprise: "I made a mistake just now. It was mainly because you were too strong and I couldn't control it well. As a result, I threw you flat on your back. Most people would be in trouble right now. If you fall on your head, you may die." .”

I laughed: "It doesn't matter, you can throw it, as long as you don't ask me to pay for your land. Being able to hurt me also shows that you are a master."

"Haha! It's rare to meet someone who can play freely today." Liu Jin suddenly glowed, straightened his clothes and rushed forward.

Liu Jin's disciples have never seen Liu Jin so excited. In the past, when Liu Jin fought with others, he would hide it for fear of hurting others. This time I finally met someone who didn't have to worry about falling and causing problems. Of course I was very excited. But I was unlucky. Although I was strong, Tai Chi really lived up to its reputation. Every time he got close, he was thrown out. I could hear rumbling sounds constantly coming from the square. I was thrown this way and that, but I couldn't fall.

"Okay, okay, stop now! It's time for lunch!"

"Ah? It's lunch time so soon?" Liu Jin got out of the pile of smoke and dust, and then I ran out too. A gust of wind blew by, and all the dust on the platform was blown away. At this time, people around were surprised. The entire cement floor is now full of potholes, and the cement in many places has turned into cement powder. The areas that were not smashed into powder also had a lot of cracks, and they looked like cement pavement crushed by tanks.

Liu Jin had forgotten about it just now. He saw these pits now. He walked over and squatted next to one of them and 'touched' it. "It's unimaginable!"

"Is there anything special about this?"

Liu Jin looked at me and said: "It's special, of course it's special. First of all, ordinary people can't fall out of such a pit. Tai Chi relies on strength. If your strength is not strong enough, I can't fall so hard. And you put the ground on the ground." It's all smashed up like this but nothing happened. Have you really never practiced the Golden Bell?"

"I'm not a big swordsman, so why do I practice that?"

Liu Jin shook his head and said to himself: "Could it be that he was born with a special talent?"

Before he could think about it, he was pulled into the room to eat. At noon we had a big dinner at Liujin's house. His dozen or so apprentices plus us totaled more than twenty people. A long table was set up, and they actually sat down. It seems that this extra-long table is specially prepared to handle so many people who want to eat.

I sat next to Liu Jin and asked while eating: "Lao Liu, we played for such a long time just now and you didn't seem tired at all. What's the reason?"

Liu Jin immediately began to explain: "As I told you just now, Tai Chi uses strength to hit you. The strength I use to hit you is your strength. Why am I tired?"

"Oh! I understand. So using Tai Chi can save energy, right?"

"Very correct."

"Then what if my enemy is too weak and he hits me, but I use his strength to fight for a long time?"

Liu Jin did not speak this time. Instead, the juaner sitting opposite me said: "Although Tai Chi is mainly about borrowing force, it can still use its own power and integrate your power into the other party's power. This is what we get Twice the lethality.”

Liu Jin immediately said: "You're right, this is the principle of mutual development in Tai Chi. I almost didn't use my own strength when I fought you just now, because my strength is nothing compared to yours, so I just don't use any force. , you can hold on for a while. But you are very strong. If you use Tai Chi to fully use your own strength, your attack power will be greatly increased. But I think you should pay attention to it. If you use your strength to fight with all your strength, I’m afraid someone will die.”

"I know this. Although I am strong, I can start to move and release it very freely. For example, in the scene with Wang Bo just now, I could just stun him without hurting him. If I don't control it well, I can kill him with just one finger. Dead."

"Well, this is true. After dinner later, I will teach you some Tai Chi techniques that are suitable for you, but you will definitely not learn anything in one day. You must practice regularly."

"That's natural."

Rose also shouted: "Can I learn?"

"Of course. Tai Chi is all about coordination, and can be practiced by anyone regardless of gender or age. But I think your physique should be better if you learn Tai Chi swimming. Girls have soft bodies. Tai Chi swimming emphasizes flexibility and speed, and does not require strength. , best for girls. And even if you can’t learn to a high level, it’s not bad to do fitness exercises, which is much better than the foreign fitness exercises that simply consume fat.”

"Can Tai Chi also help you lose weight? That's great, I want to learn it." No matter what is linked to beauty and slimming, women will rush to it without looking back.

The meal ended quickly, and even though I was only half full, everyone was still shocked by how much I ate. Juan'er and several other girls asked me why I didn't gain weight even though I ate like this, while Liu Jin praised my body for being a martial arts expert. Could it be that all martial arts masters have to be particularly good at eating? I really can’t understand it!

After dinner, Liu Jin began to teach me Tai Chi techniques. Juan'er specialized in tutoring Rose Tai Chi. Most of the other apprentices had classes in the afternoon and all went to the playground.

In fact, the introductory techniques of Tai Chi are quite simple. According to Liu Jin, Tai Chi is a Kung Fu with a low threshold and high standards. The low threshold means that it is easy to get started and anyone can learn it, unlike some skills that require people with special physiques to learn it. The high standard means that the advanced techniques of Tai Chi are quite powerful. They can not only strengthen the body, but also have very good practical effects. In the later stages of practice, you can basically easily suppress most boxing techniques. People like Liu Jin have already entered an advanced stage, and their boxing skills are like cotton, leaving you with no energy to use. However, Liu Jin also admitted that if he really fought, he wouldn't be able to beat me, because using strength still requires consuming my own strength. According to my physical strength, I can still fight when I have no strength, and he can't hurt me at all. .