Chapter 11 Teach Me Some Real Skills?

Hu Ma was a little surprised, but immediately straightened his back slightly.

Now, in this immense unease and unknown fate, nothing was more attractive to him than this.

"These young men in our village, following Second Master, are here to learn how to worship Tai Sui… to put it bluntly, it's cutting flesh."

Second Master sighed, slowly saying, "But in reality, Second Master's skills also have their own methods and lineage. Not only can I teach people how to light a stove and avoid being invaded by evil spirits, but I also have methods to dispel evil and overcome enemies."

"And the most important thing in this practice is teaching you how to draw out the fire in your body…"

"…How well have you learned the practice that I had Zhou Datong teach you before?"

"…"

"Practice?"

Hu Ma thought seriously for a moment, and said, "I studied very hard and memorized every movement."

"Do you think I don't know if you studied hard or not?"

Second Master frowned, remembering Hu Ma's usual laziness and cunning, and said, "Show me what you've learned."

"Okay."

Hu Ma immediately got up and performed the set of movements in front of Second Master.

The movements were smooth and well-regulated, the steps were powerful, and every move was indeed practiced meticulously.

"Huh?"

Second Master was surprised, "You brat, you really didn't slack off?"

What he didn't know was that Hu Ma only avoided activities like running in the mountains, fighting, and lifting stone piers, which were meant to temper his body and release excess energy, in order to avoid wasting stove fire.

However, he also knew the importance of preserving his life, so he seriously studied the movement of qi and the old practices. He paid close attention to how others practiced, went through the movements countless times in his mind, and slowly practiced the steps himself when he had nothing to do.

Others saw this slow pace and thought he was slacking off, but slowing down made it easier to control the details of the practice.

After all, he had been a square dance leader in his previous life, so he had some athletic talent.

"Smart kids are just different from stupid kids…"

Second Master shook his head helplessly, regretting, "It would be great if he could be a little more diligent."

"You're talking about Zhou Datong, I'm different…"

Hu Ma thought silently, but did not interrupt Second Master, and just listened to him continue.

"Have you ever felt that this practice is very strange, the fists are not like fists, and the saber techniques are not like saber techniques?"

Second Master cleared his throat and said earnestly to Hu Ma, "Actually, this practice is another method of moving qi."

"When you usually move qi to bring fire into the stove, that is internal cultivation."

"And this old practice is actually for external cultivation, which is to draw out the fire from your stove to strike evil and break through evil spirits."

"Of course, Second Master, I will teach you whatever I know."

"In fact, these young people in our village will not need to use external cultivation in their lifetime. Even their Fire Attainment will be ruined when they marry a wife and have children. So I just let them practice for fun and don't need to teach them the real stuff."

"…"

No wonder…

Hu Ma now understood why Second Master taught the practice here, but did not teach how to use the practice to fight enemies.

Usually, when he taught people how to fight, he just let them fight each other. After fighting a lot, they would learn.

"In the early stage of lighting the stove, you only want the stove fire to be as strong as possible, and you must never draw it out…"

At this time, Second Master continued, "Therefore, Second Master's practice is usually only taught when you reach Fire Attainment, but ordinary young people with low talent and insufficient blood food cannot reach Fire Attainment even after three to five years of practice."

"People will be ruined after practicing, even if you people have good food these days and can eat Tai Sui meat every day, it is impossible to reach this Fire Attainment without a year or two."

"As for you…"

"…"

Second Master suddenly couldn't continue.

From the beginning, he had planned to teach Hu Ma this true practice, after all, he ate Green Tai Sui every day, who else had these conditions?

So he estimated that he would test Hu Ma in about a month or so, and if he reached Fire Attainment, he would teach him.

But who would have thought that in just ten days or so, he had not only reached Fire Attainment, but also…

…Second Master was a little embarrassed again.

"In short, your current Fire Attainment can be considered reached."

Barely salvaging some dignity, Second Master perked up and said, "So, now is the time to teach you this true practice…"

As he said that, he got up directly, practiced the steps, and pulled his fist, demonstrating:

"Look at our practice…"

"When you move this fist forward like this, exhale and shout, the stove rises and the fire is strong, and at the same time, reverse the symbol technique, you can draw a burst of fire from the stove and strike it out with this fist."

"If you don't perform this technique, this fist is just brute force."

"If you perform this technique, not only will your strength become greater, but you will also activate our stove fire."

"No matter if it is an evil spirit or a Back-Carrying Ghost, if they are hit by this, they will be injured even if they don't die…"

"You were able to knock Cui Xie unconscious with one punch because you unintentionally activated the stove fire. Of course, it takes hard practice for a normal person to activate the stove fire with this punch, but you… alas, the stove fire is too strong, and it suddenly comes out with your fist."

"…"

"So that's how it is?"

Hu Ma looked at it and was already a little excited.

Yes, this world is full of evil spirits, so people naturally cannot just rely on lighting the stove for passive defense.

There must also be means for active attack.

Seeing Hu Ma's eyes sparkling and his face full of surprise, Second Master suddenly became a little smug.

So this kid isn't completely unwilling to work hard…

When he learned to read and write, his brain was smart. When he learned this true practice, his expectant expression was obviously not fake.

So, this kid just doesn't want to do stupid work?

But basic skills are also very important. The stove needs to be stronger with more effort…

…No!

The moment Second Master had this idea, he thought of Hu Ma's strong stove fire and withered again.

"The punch I just told you about is called Mountain Splitting."

He suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart and continued to speak with a bit of reverence, just like the old master who taught him:

"If you use your fist, it's called Mountain Splitting Fist, if you use a saber, it's called Mountain Splitting Saber."

"And…"

"…"

Hu Ma was listening attentively, and couldn't help but chuckle.

You're picking peaches, but you're picking them forcibly?

Second Master's face turned slightly red, and he stopped the movements in his hands, and said, "That's what the name is, the master I met taught me that way. Don't think our names may not be good, but they are all solid skills."

"These Mountain Splitting, Blocking, and Hard Peach Picking are all, plus the True Yang Arrow I told you before, are all the means I, Second Master, use to make a living…"

"Yes, yes!"

Hu Ma adjusted his state and continued to look at Second Master with admiration, "What else?"

"That's all."

Second Master slowly withdrew his momentum, put his hands behind his back, and said, "My master only taught me these back then."

Hu Ma was surprised, "Judging from the practice method of this set of movements, there are still many behind?"

"Is there?"

Second Master's cheeks were slightly red. Fortunately, the lights in the room were dim and his skin was dark, so he couldn't be seen. He stubbornly said, "Anyway, I only learned these."

He absolutely couldn't say that his master thought he was stupid and only taught him these three moves.

"That's enough."

Hu Ma immediately changed his tone and said, "One trick is enough to live a lifetime, we have three tricks, isn't that enough?"

As he said that, he stood up and said excitedly, "Teach me!"

"He's actually impatient…"

Second Master was very comfortable being coaxed by Hu Ma's words that one trick is enough to live a lifetime, and kicked away the small stool with a smile, and said:

"Come on!"

"…"

Originally, Second Master just wanted to tell Hu Ma that he had reached Fire Attainment and was ready to teach him, but there was no need to teach him so late at night. But now, both the old and the young were in the mood, so they seriously learned under the oil lamp.

Second Master patiently told Hu Ma little by little how to punch and how to move qi. If he used his fist, how could he make this posture powerful? If he used a knife, what should he pay attention to?

One taught and one learned, and unknowingly, it was dawn.

Hu Ma had memorized all the key points that Second Master had taught him. The rest was just his own contemplation and practice.

Second Master was even a little bit unsatisfied. Seeing that there was really nothing to say, he reluctantly let Hu Ma go back.

"Although my body is cold, I eat too much Blood Tai Sui, so my Fire Attainment is deeper than others."

Lying back on the bed, Hu Ma was still thinking silently, "When I have learned the practice that Second Master taught me, wouldn't I be able to help Grandma?"

Although he was clear in his heart that Grandma was only trying to save her grandson, if she knew his true identity, let alone Tai Sui, she might be harmful to him.

But when he thought of such an elderly person still picking Tai Sui hard for himself in this Old Yin Mountain every day, he felt a little awkward in his heart. He was enjoying the benefits under the identity of her grandson, and he couldn't feel so at ease.

Besides, helping Grandma is equal to helping himself, isn't it?

At this time, in the Old Yin Mountain, under a big tree, Xiao Hongtang said shiveringly about the trouble she had caused.

Grandma sat in front of the campfire, her face uncertain.

After hearing that Hu Ma had injured Cui's boy because he was disrespectful to her, for a long time, she sighed softly, touched Xiao Hongtang's head, and sighed softly:

"He has always been very careful before, but now he has done such a reckless thing, it can be seen that he knows how to care for Grandma…"