One Sword to Heaven

Chapter 55 When Will Jasmine Open?
This chapter is actually written for myself. I wrote it for a long time without knowing it. At the end of the writing, I feel that although I don’t have Wang Yan by my side, I also feel very warm with the support of so many brothers. I believe I will stick to myself The way of writing is good to complete this story, and finally thank you all.

It was another morning, the morning sun pierced the sky and shone on the earth. As usual, the children of the village gathered on the threshing floor, but the difference was that there were many people gathered around the threshing floor The villagers and the children didn't listen to Fifth Rhyme's lecture. Everyone gathered around a little person. She was the only protagonist in the morning -- Xiaodouzi.

"Little Douzi, have you really become a warrior?"

The hunched old village chief walked up to Xiaodouzi tremblingly, his cloudy eyes were full of surprise.This old village chief is over seventy years old and has lived in Shanxia Village for so many years. Although he has occasionally met some quacks, he knows that there have never been warriors in the village.Therefore, when he heard someone report this morning that Xiaodouzi had sensed Qi and became a warrior, the old village chief was more than happy but also unbelievable. After all, Xiaodouzi was only 11 years old, and his parents died young before the fifth rhyme came. Xiaodouzi was still a child who wore a butt curtain, grew up eating a lot of food, and ran wildly all over the field. How did he become a warrior in less than a year?
"Of course!"

Xiaodouzi answered confidently, and then looked around proudly, especially when he saw Li Mo and Anguo not far away, the little guy looked extraordinarily proud.Afterwards, Xiaodouzi didn't say much else, picked up a piece of firewood that was as thick as an arm from the ground, and put it on the ground.

"Bah!"

Xiaodouzi sank into her waist, although her posture was loose and loose, she still had some appearance. Then she imitated Wang Yan and made a soft smack, and raised her right hand with a palm movement. Before the smack in her mouth had settled, her little palm It was a sharp slap downward.

Clap!

With a crisp sound, the eyes of the people around immediately widened, and they saw that under Xiaodouzi's palm, the solid dry firewood was torn apart and shattered into five or six pieces of different sizes.

"How about it?!"

Xiaodouzi looked even more proud when he raised his head, and raised his head provocatively towards Li Mo and Anguo.Li Mo saw that his face turned crimson purple, and finally snorted heavily, turned around and left with a face full of dissatisfaction.On the other hand, An Guo lowered his head, his eyes full of disappointment. Originally, he was the most favored by Wang Yan, and he almost believed that he would be the first to become a warrior by observing the sense of energy. Therefore, he was a little complacent, always thinking of stealing A little lazy, I just want him to relax a little, but Xiaodouzi has become the first warrior in the small mountain village.

First!It always represents an honor.Even these half-grown innocent children knew in their hearts that they would compete with each other in private on weekdays, but Xiaodouzi finally used his own achievements to put a sentence into this contest, and An Guo was defeated terribly.

Anguo also left the threshing field, looking at Anguo's devastated back, Xiaodouzi showed no sympathy, she jumped onto a haystack, looked around the field again, then squeezed her fists and said: "Who dares to scold me again in the future?" Douzi is a child without a father and no mother, so I beat him to the ground, remembering it all!"

Xiaodouzi tried her best to look vicious, but after all, she was an 11-year-old girl, and her young face was full of cuteness and innocence, so most of the villagers didn't care, except for some harsh village women who cursed : "You little bastard, you are so rebellious. If you hadn't been raised by your family, how could you be where you are today? What a white-eyed wolf!"

The sporadic curses made the scene a little embarrassing, but the old village chief waved his hand and said: "Come on, she is a child after all. She has been used to suffering since she was a child. Now if she makes a few complaints, you adults will follow her. What are you coaxing? You don’t have any shame, let’s just leave!”

The old village chief was still very authoritative, and the villagers began to disperse in twos and threes. Seeing this, the old village chief smiled slightly at Xiaodouzi and said: "Learn well from these two masters. When you grow up, you will be a promising person. Don't imitate We people will stay in this mountain all our lives."

After saying that, the old village chief left with a smile. Xiaodouzi looked at the old village chief's back with gratitude in his eyes, but the gratitude quickly disappeared. The little guy murmured: "I didn't mean to complain. Woolen cloth!"

The threshing ground was clear again, only a few figures remained, and on a soil slope in the distance, Wang Yan and Wu Yun stood side by side, taking a panoramic view of the previous scenes, Wu Yun couldn't help sighing Said: "I really didn't expect that Xiaodouzi would be the first to become a warrior. She is still so young. Maybe she has put in a lot of hard work in private."

But Wang Yan didn't sigh similarly. He was very clear about how Xiaodouzi worked hard. In terms of hard work, she was inferior to most people, especially compared to Bai Jasmine and Li Mo, Xiaodouzi's sweat was not as good as the two of them. One-tenth of that, but fate is like this, Xiaodouzi is extremely talented, not only because of his extremely high bones, but also because of his extraordinary understanding.

If it were any other child, after observing the sense of Qi, it would be considered good to be able to completely master Fubo Jue within half a month and solidify the foundation of martial arts. However, for Xiaodouzi, such a thing is as simple as eating and drinking. After observing the sense of Qi, he immediately started to learn the internal skills and mental methods logically. Moreover, Wang Yan checked and found that Xiaodouzi's foundation was extremely solid.

It's fine if it's just that, but Xiaodouzi has clearly practiced the Pingshan palm with that hand just now, even if he is a beginner, he has really gotten into the door.Being able to practice a palm technique just after laying down the foundation of martial arts, this kind of talent is far beyond the explanation of foundation and understanding. It can only be said that Xiaodouzi has a natural sensitivity to inner energy. This sensitivity may be At the beginning, it was only reflected in the use of internal energy, but in the future, it will help Xiaodouzi avoid many detours.

"From now on, I'm afraid that the distance between Xiaodouzi and other people will become wider and wider. I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing."

Wang Yan didn't say these words, he was scruples about the feeling of the fifth rhyme.Although Fifth Rhyme said that it was playing a so-called nurturing game with a group of children, but people always have closeness, likes and dislikes.Fifth Rhyme may not show anything when facing the children, but everyone knows that she values ​​Li Mo, Anguo, Bai Jasmine and Xiaodouzi the most. The other three are obviously more estranged, followed by Bai Moli, Fifth Rhyme's favorite is always Li Mo and Anguo, Li Mo is still the most.

There is nothing to criticize, Wang Yan is the same, he dislikes Li Mo the most, because this little devil looks extremely rebellious and unruly in front of him, he always opposes him, and often ignores Wang Yan's words, and the fifth Yun didn't care about it, let him do this, maybe this is called spoiling; as for Anguo, Wang Yan originally valued it very much, but today's scene changed Wang Yan's view. Don't leave without being convinced, and don't leave quietly like a coward who admits defeat full of disappointment.Looking at Anguo from a distance, it was the first time that Wang Yan felt the disappointment so clearly.

Warriors need to have spirit and the drive to not admit defeat, but now it seems that Anguo's character is not suitable for becoming a warrior, and his talent is not as good as Wang Yan imagined. In this way, this child It is basically useless. If Fifth Yun cannot help him regain his confidence in the future, it will be almost impossible for Anguo to become a warrior again.

And white jasmine
Wang Yan couldn't help but cast his eyes on the particularly desolate and thin figure beside the threshing field. This 16-year-old young girl missed the best age for warriors to build a foundation, but she never gave up. Among all the children, she practiced She was the hardest and the hardest, even harder than Li Mo, but now she could only stand silently in a corner, enviously looking at Xiaodouzi, who was five years younger than her, and finally left with complicated eyes.

Will she give up?
Wang Yan said a few words to Wu Yun, then quietly chased after the desolate figure.Among this group of children, Wang Yan's favorite has always been this young girl who is innocent in nature and as stubborn as weeds in the mountains. Not only because Bai Moli has a similar outlook on life to him, but also because of this The girl was deeply close to him.

Don't look at Xiaodouzi who sticks to him all day long, master is good and master is short, but Wang Yan can always inadvertently see Bai Jasmine in the distance casting envious eyes.Wang Yan knew that in Bai Moli's heart she also wanted to call herself master, but maybe it was because of the fifth rhyme, because of Xiaodouzi, or because of her own dignity, she couldn't say it after all, but she didn't want to call her master. Yan has always followed the etiquette of his disciples, and obeyed everything Wang Yan said. In this respect, the slippery little Douzi is far behind.

After Bai Jasmine came out of the threshing ground, she walked slowly all the way, and not long after, she came to the 'practice ground' that Wang Yan built for them.This training ground is very simple, except for some rough stone plates and stone locks, there is only a sandy ground several meters square, and more than ten plum blossom stakes.

Bai Jasmine looked at this familiar practice field, and murmured: "The mountain flowers are blooming, and the dog's tail flowers may be coming soon too. When will Jasmine bloom?"

Bai Moli's eyes were full of confusion and doubts, but the huge inertia in the past few months still allowed her to walk to the pile of stone plates and stone locks. Then she took a deep breath and lifted two stone locks the size of human heads. , began the boring exercise.

As the stone lock was lifted and lowered again and again, Bai Moli's eyes became clear. She practiced hard while breathing heavily and said: "Bai Moli, you can do it. If practicing a hundred times a day is not enough, then practice twice a day." A hundred times, if two hundred times is not enough, then a thousand times, you must believe that you can do it!"

The crisp and slightly hoarse voice kept ringing in the practice field. Bai Jasmine trained like self-hypnosis. The thick cotton coat she was wearing was already soaked with sweat, but she didn't stop, and continued to work hard. Desperately, he lifted the stone lock in his hand again and again.

Looking at the white jasmine like this, Wang Yan couldn't help showing his figure, and said: "The jasmine will bloom eventually, but you should stop first."

The sudden sound made Bai Moli startled, but she reacted immediately, looked at Wang Yan following the sound, and said with surprise on her face: "Brother, Master King, why are you here?"

Wang Yan didn't answer, just smiled and walked to the girl, took the stone lock in her hand and put it on the ground, then said: "The weather is getting colder and colder, your crazy practice will only overdraw your body, in the end you won't be able to If you are aware of the sense of Qi, if you are caught by wind evil, you may have to stay in bed for the whole winter to recuperate."

Listening to Wang Yan's words, Bai Moli couldn't help but lower her head and said: "I just want to work harder. I know that I am not talented enough. If I don't work harder, I may never become a warrior."

"I remember I told you that practicing martial arts is a step-by-step process, and practicing is a skill that can penetrate every drop of water. As long as you persevere, you will eventually be rewarded. Don't you believe me?"

After Wang Yan said this, he turned around and walked out. He didn't want to make eye contact with Bai Jasmine. He knew that he didn't believe what he said just now. Just like him before, he lived his life repeatedly every day. Isn't it a kind of perseverance, But if he hadn't suddenly awakened, he might have died tragically with Fang Jiannian, Liu Xiangyi and others under the knife of the player.And if there is no experience value, with his bones, he is afraid that he is still at the fourth level of Jianyuan Heart Sutra, and he can't even practice Yuanying swordsmanship. Sha name?

But Wang Yan can only say this at the moment. Bai Moli has been training too hard. If this continues, this girl will only tire herself out and completely lose hope of becoming a warrior. This is an ending that Wang Yan does not want to see.

Seeing Wang Yan turn and leave, Bai Moli thought she had said the wrong thing and quickly said: "Brother Wang, I"

"Come with me."

Wang Yan didn't stop, and walked straight towards his hut. Bai Moli didn't understand what Wang Yan meant, but she followed obediently behind her.Not long after, the two arrived in front of Wang Yan's hut, but they didn't want Xiaodouzi to squat on the threshold. Seeing Wang Yanhou, the little guy jumped up and said, "Master, I have become a warrior now, you should teach me That type of swordsmanship, right? I've seen the Pingshan Palm, it's very simple, and it's not suitable for girls to practice."

"is it?"

Wang Yan's cold tone made Xiaodouzi tremble. Immediately afterwards, she saw Wang Yan's right hand strike out like an electric shock, hitting a stone pier not far away.

boom.

There was only a muffled sound, and then Wang Yan slowly retracted his right palm. Xiaodouzi saw a stone pit the size of an egg on the stone pier, and the middle was full of fine gravel and stone powder. Seeing this scene, Xiaodouzi was surprised. Not from ear to ear.

"Although I have never practiced the Pingshan Palm, if I practice it to a great extent, it will be no less powerful than this palm. Do you still think it is inferior?"

Wang Yan had never practiced the Pingshan Palm before, and he didn't have time to practice such a palm technique. The palm he just used just used the softness of the fingers to gather more than ten strands of sword power in his palm. In the end, it exploded with a bang, apparently using a palm, but actually using a sword.

However, Wang Yan did not say nonsense. Although the level of Pingshan Palm is low, if it is practiced intensively, it will be easy to break monuments and rubble. Moreover, this palm method is a combination of Qi and Jin, not a pure outer sect, so it is not suitable. Not suitable for girls to practice.

"Master, I was wrong."

Xiaodouzi was very smart, knowing that Wang Yan didn't like his complacency, he quickly admitted his mistake, Wang Yan didn't say anything more, just snorted coldly, and then said: "You two come in with me."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Yan entered the house first, and Xiaodouzi followed immediately. Bai Moli entered the house last. She knew etiquette well. After closing the door, she walked to Wang Yan and stood quietly, while Xiaodouzi There have been no rules for a long time, lying obliquely on a pile of hay.

"Sit down."

Wang Yan sat down on the ground casually and waved to Bai Jasmine. After Bai Jasmine sat down, he said, "Turn around."

Bai Jasmine did as she said, but as soon as she turned around, she felt a thick and powerful hand on her vest, followed by a gust of warm air flowing out of that palm, and she suddenly felt The stickiness of sweat and the dampness after the sweat dries up all over his body, making him feel indescribably comfortable.

Xiaodouzi looked at the scene in front of her, her eyes lit up immediately, and when she saw white air rising from Bai Jasmine's body, she couldn't help but sit upright, and asked curiously, "Master, is this the use of internal force?"

Wang Yan didn't speak, and quietly channeled his inner energy. After a long while, he slowly retracted his palm, then took a long breath and said, "How are you? Are you all dry?"

Bai Jasmine turned around immediately, and said joyfully, "Well, thank you, Brother Wang, Jasmine just feels very comfortable inside and out."

"The weather is getting colder now, you have to pay attention to your body, once you get wind evil, everything will stop."

Wang Yan said these words solemnly, emphasizing them twice, hoping that Bai Moli would remember them.Then, regardless of Bai Moli's reaction, he turned to look at Xiaodouzi and shouted: "Sit down!"

Xiaodouzi was startled, almost jumped up from the haystack, and then quickly sat upright, Wang Yan said again: "Little Douzi, although you are very talented, don't be arrogant, martial arts is very important. It's easy, but if you don't put your heart into it, you won't be able to succeed. And you will go to the rivers and lakes in the future, who are you going to face? How much do you know about the dangers of the rivers and lakes? Without strong strength, you will be like this Plunging headlong into the rivers and lakes with pride, what will be the end result?"

"Master, Xiaodouzi knew his mistake, he really knew his mistake, can't I practice Fubo Jue and Pingshan Palm well in the future?"

Xiaodouzi looked aggrieved, Wang Yan didn't know how much he listened to Wang Yan's words, and Wang Yan didn't want to criticize her any more, he just said: "As for you want to learn the Guxin Sword Art, it's not impossible, but this sword technique needs to be mastered. Only the four meridians of the Six Meridians and the Pericardium Meridian of Foot Jueyin can be cultivated. Your current internal strength is still far behind.

Therefore, before your Fubo Jue breaks through to the sixth level, you will not be able to learn this sword technique even if you want to, and although Pingshanzhang is not of high grade, if you practice it to a great degree, it is enough for you to have a little bit of self-protection power. "

Speaking of this, Wang Yan glanced at Bai Moli and Xiaodouzi each, and said: "From today on, if I were in the mountains, I would guide you for an hour every day. Xiaodouzi, although you can't learn the Guxin Sword Technique for the time being, But as your internal strength improves, I will pass on my self-created Bagua Youshenbu to you. As for how you arrange your practice time, it is all up to you. But as a martial artist, you must first guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and always remember that practicing martial arts is a step-by-step process. In the process, there should be no slack or impatience due to temporary stagnation, do you understand?"

"Understood, Master."

Xiaodouzi had a happy expression on her face. Although she couldn't learn swordsmanship for the time being, in her eyes, Wang Yan's footwork that made them unable to even touch the corners of their clothes was something she wanted to learn a long time ago.

Bai Moli on the side listened to Wang Yan's words and couldn't help but look at Xiaodouzi with envy, but then Wang Yan looked at her and said: "Moli, remember when we first met, Li Mo accused me of being cowardly, but you told him Doing something you know you can't do is a reckless act, but what about now?"

Bai Jasmine bit her lips tightly, not knowing how to answer, Wang Yan said again: "Both of you take off your coats."

"Okay, Master."

Xiaodouzi was still young after all, so he didn't feel any awkwardness at all. He took off his outer cotton-padded clothes in a few clicks, leaving only a pink bellyband in front of him.Bai Moli's face turned red with embarrassment. She didn't know what Wang Yan meant, but after a slight struggle, she took off her cotton-padded clothes, revealing her red bellyband and dry body.

"Look at Little Douzi, and then look at yourself."

Wang Yan closed his eyes, but Bai Jasmine's emaciated body still appeared in his mind.Although Xiaodouzi is young and has not yet opened his body, his arms are solid.The difference between the two is so obvious, in Wang Yan's mind, Bai Jasmine is probably the only one in this group of children who is not only not gaining flesh, but also thin At this point, she really practiced too hard.

"If the barrier in front of you is a big rock, no matter how hard you move it with your hands or smash it with your fists, you will only hurt yourself in the end. So whether you want to give up, you still have to do what you can and persevere without hesitation. , break it open with the effort of water drop through stone?"

Bai Moli raised her head suddenly and said stubbornly: "I will never give up."

"Then take off your pants and lie down on the bed."

When Bai Jasmine heard this, her face turned red up to her neck, but she took off her cotton trousers as she did, and lay down on the bed made of hay with only her apron and obscene trousers on.

Wang Yan opened his eyes, took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, looked at Xiaodouzi and said, "Put on the padded clothes, be careful not to catch a cold, and watch my movements carefully later, and I will tell you the essentials of breathing. Do the same thing for your senior sister every morning and evening, understand?"

Xiaodouzi was pretty well-behaved this time, and nodded hurriedly, but she immediately realized something, and said pleasantly: "Senior sister? Master, did you agree to accept me and Sister Jasmine?"

With that said, the little guy stood up, ran to the bedside in a few steps, took Bai Moli's hand, and said excitedly: "Sister Moli, Master has accepted us as his disciples, Master has really accepted us as his disciples, don't Call me Brother Wang, call me Master, call me Master."

Bai Jasmine also showed joy, and timidly called out: "Master."

Xiaodouzi immediately looked at Wang Yan as if he had won a complete victory, but Wang Yan did not admit or deny it, but he sighed lightly in his heart.This is the only thing he can do for Bai Jasmine. When this girl is in the most difficult time of perplexity, give her some warmth and give her a glimmer of hope. No matter what the future will be, Wang Yanfang can have a clear conscience.

Wang Yan remembered what Fifth Rhyme said: People are emotional animals after all, and they will naturally produce various emotions in the process of interaction, and the more frequent the interaction, the deeper the emotional bond will be. This is the so-called Love for a long time.

For Wang Yan, he has always avoided having too many emotional bonds. He knows how difficult the road he has to go is, and such bonds may be an obstacle to him.But first there was Zhang Xiaobao, Fifth Rhyme, and half of Xia He, and now there are Xiaodouzi and Bai Moli.

"The fifth rhyme says that people are contradictory, so am I slowly becoming a real and complete 'person' now?"

Wang Yan didn't have an answer, but he knew that his thoughts would be clearer and his mind clearer by doing this, so that was enough.

Wanting to understand this, Wang Yan didn't waste any more time. He opened the porcelain bottle in his hand and poured out a stream of red oil. This is a common medicine for injuries and bruises that people in the world have. It has the effect of relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation. He will be treated with a pungent smell. After rubbing the red oil in his hands to warm it, he said to Xiaodouzi: "Look carefully. I will tell you the Qi movement formula below. Remember it clearly."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Yan raised Bai Jasmine's bellyband with his left hand, and placed his right hand flat on Bai Jasmine's dantian. Yan Que said: "Relax, otherwise the effect of pushing the uterus through the blood will not be too obvious."

Wang Yan stimulated the effect of the medicine with internal force, penetrated it into Bai Jasmine's body, and then massaged Bai Jasmine's whole body along the meridians. All accumulated physical fatigue is released to avoid leaving hidden injuries on the body.On the other hand, because there is internal Qi flowing in the body, after experiencing it many times, Bai Jasmine will be more sensitive to Qi in the future and will be able to more easily detect Qi.

For Wang Yan, it is extremely simple to push an ordinary person like Bai Moli through the palace with his current internal strength, but it is not an easy task for Xiaodouzi who has just started practicing, especially once in the morning and evening. It will affect the speed of Xiaodouzi's cultivation.Wang Yan knew this very well, but he also knew that Xiaodouzi was a lone wolf at his core. He didn't care what Xiaodouzi's future was, but at least in the small mountain village, he didn't want Xiaodouzi to become more and more alienated from everyone, so he deliberately For that.

At first, Bai Moli's body was as tight as a slate because of shyness, but as the fatigue accumulated in her body was gradually released, her whole body was as soft as mud, and sleepiness came to her like a tide. In the end, she was vaguely He grabbed Wang Yan's arm and said, "Master, when do you think Jasmine will open?"

"No matter whether it's near or far, it will definitely open."

(End of this chapter)