Mortal Mirror

Zhu Zhu didn't believe Qian Qian's words. As she was about to speak, Qian Qian said, "Let's discuss this later. I should teach him some basic martial arts first, so he can defend himself."

At this moment, Zhu Zhu saw Qian Qian give her a subtle wink. Although she didn't understand the meaning, she suppressed her thoughts and nodded in agreement, saying, "Alright then, Er Gou! Good luck! I believe in you."

Hearing Qian Qian's words, Li Er Gou immediately felt like there was no chance, but he wasn't discouraged. After all, none of this was in his plans, so he would just go with the flow. Understanding this, he said, "Okay, please teach me, Uncle Qian."

Qian Qian nodded and said bluntly, "Well, your foundation is weak, so I'll only teach you two practical techniques. One is stance training, which will strengthen your lower body, allowing you to be as steady as Mount Tai at all times.

Furthermore, stance training can activate your meridians and trigger the circulation of true energy. With the energy flowing upwards, your whole body's blood and energy will surge, and your joints and bones will be thoroughly connected, which will also make your reaction speed faster.

The second thing I'll teach you is the intent of the fist, remember, the intent, not the physical techniques.

In the way of the fist, the most important thing is killing intent, followed by energy, then techniques. Victory lies in the mind, not in the fists and feet. Use everything in heaven and earth for your own purposes, that is called peerless under heaven. This is the true meaning of martial arts."

Li Er Gou didn't quite understand, but he felt like what he said was very impressive.

He nodded and said, "Okay, please teach me, Uncle Qian."

Qian Qian said, "First, let's start with stance training..."

The following days were probably the happiest days Li Er Gou had ever felt. He would come to the Liu residence every day to find Zhu Zhu. Zhu Zhu watched him practice stance training and watched him practice his fist.

However, Li Er Gou was foolish. Although these were just two ordinary things, he never did them very well. For example, with stance training, his posture was correct, but he couldn't achieve that feeling of connecting all his meridians.

For example, when practicing the fist, he also couldn't achieve the unity of intent and form.

Fortunately, he had great perseverance and persisted every day, which was one of the foundations of success.

He and Zhu Zhu also got along better and better. They seemed to have endless things to talk about every day. Zhu Zhu told him about things from her world, and Li Er Gou learned many things he had never known before.

For example, the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty was called Dadu, and the Great Xia Dynasty also had four giant cities. Zhu Zhu was from one of those cities, Dragon City.

However, Zhu Zhu never mentioned her family background, perhaps because she was afraid that telling him would make Li Er Gou feel lost.

The two of them talked about everything under the sun. Er Gouzi would tell Zhu Zhu interesting stories about when he was herding sheep, but these stories made Zhu Zhu feel more and more sorry for Li Er Gou, and she felt inexplicably heartbroken for him. Even she didn't know why she felt that way.

As time passed, the relationship between the two became better and better. If Er Gou didn't see Zhu Zhu for a day, he would feel like something was missing in his life, making him feel anxious.

Zhu Zhu also asked Qian Qian why he didn't directly redeem Er Gouzi's slave status. She didn't believe Qian Qian's previous explanation. He was just fooling around. Redeeming his slave status was just a matter of a word from Qian Qian.

Qian Qian told Zhu Zhu that Li Er Gou's foundation was too poor, and he was easily satisfied. If he redeemed his slave status now, he was afraid that he would no longer be motivated in the future.

Doing so would not be helping him, but harming him. Perhaps letting him work hard on his own was the best way. People always need to experience things.

If he is gold, he will shine sooner or later. If he is a pile of rotten dog poop, then let him be. However, he can arrange things so that in two or three years, if this person still can't get rid of his slave status, then he can give some instructions to let him be free.

Although Zhu Zhu was very unhappy, she also thought that Qian Qian was right. Er Gou was too easily satisfied. At least this way, he would still have the motivation to move forward.

She didn't know why, but she looked forward to that boy's arrival every day. Since being with him, she seemed to have become more cheerful and happier, but she knew that these carefree days wouldn't last long.

Because Qian Qian told her that the day of the Heavenly Dog Eating the Moon was not far away. When that time came, whether they got the opportunity or not, they would leave this place.

Thinking of this, the joy in her heart diminished a bit. Sometimes, she even foolishly thought that it would be nice if time could pass slower.

Liu Teng was about to be driven crazy. Every day, he had to watch Er Gou, that mud-legged peasant, be with the goddess in his heart, which made him feel like he was about to collapse.

However, he understood in his heart that to get rid of Li Er Gou, he had to be careful, otherwise, it might bring disaster to his family. He could endure it, but his endurance was limited.

He felt like he was being tortured by that adulterous couple every day. Fortunately, Huang Batian had already come up with a plan, but the time had not yet come, so he still needed to be patient.

Li Er Gou became more and more proficient in stance training and fist intent, but what made him depressed was that although these things could bring him some help, he still couldn't refine them into martial arts true energy. After all, these were not real martial arts cultivation methods.

Now, the only thing that could continue to increase his martial arts true energy was the Foundation Strengthening Pill, and he could only digest this pill by being beaten. He really didn't know when it would end.

The most annoying thing was that he still hadn't made any progress in cultivating Wu Shenxian's nameless technique.

One day, after he had just finished eating, he went to the backyard to see the black cat and the black-bearded goat, and then walked towards the street. Today, he wanted to go to Wu Shenxian's place.

First, to see if he was still there, and second, to ask him about cultivation, how could he get rid of distracting thoughts.

Or, he could directly ask him if he had any martial arts cultivation techniques, so he wouldn't have to struggle with opening the divine path.

Wu Shenxian was as busy as ever. Many people were drawing lots and fortune-telling with him, making him very busy.

Especially his small cart, which always attracted many people to look at it. However, these people would be scolded by Wu Shenxian after reading a few pages. If they wanted to read, they had to pay to buy it.

Most of them were poor people, where would they have the money to buy this stuff? In the end, those people hated Wu Shenxian. You clearly opened a door for everyone, but you wouldn't let people in, how could they not hate you?

Li Er Gou knew Wu Shenxian's temperament. Without good food and drink, he wouldn't join in the fun, so he bought three catties of fatty pork. This time, perhaps he got up early enough, and he got the best piece of fatty pork.

Half fat and half lean, with alternating fat and lean, the fatty pork was three inches thick, like a white block of tofu, shaking and trembling, making people's mouths water just looking at it.

He tied it with a straw rope and carried it to Wu Shenxian's stall. When Wu Shenxian saw Er Gou, he was immediately happy and said, "Oh, it's Er Gou, long time no see. You came, why are you being so polite."

As he spoke, he took the pork from Li Er Gou's hand. His nimble movements were amazing.

He also said casually, "So, when are you coming to buy the remaining pages of the book?"

Li Er Gou didn't want to mention this, but hearing this, he couldn't help but feel dejected and said, "Wu Shenxian, I seriously doubt that your book is fake. As soon as I sit down to cultivate, distracting thoughts arise, and I can't calm down at all. As for sensing spiritual energy, it's even more of a hopeless thing.

If it really doesn't work, can I return the pages to you and you return the money to me?"