Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

Although the world has changed drastically, the layout of the villages in the countryside has not changed much, only the houses have become more quaint, and some of them are unrecognizable. Qiao Rui came to the vicinity of his old house according to his memory, and saw a small farmyard with candlelight on. Grandpa was lying on a rocking chair in the yard, fanning himself with a cattail leaf fan, as if he was half asleep.

It turned out that grandpa was worried and was still waiting for me.

Hearing the noise, the old man opened his eyes. At this time, Qiao Rui had also dismounted and walked over, calling softly, "Grandpa!"

"Xiao Rui, is everything settled?" Grandpa stood up and looked at Qiao Rui with concern. He was relieved to see that he was not injured.

"Well, everything has been handled. It's okay!" Qiao Rui said with a smile.

"It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay. The two rooms in the east have been cleaned up. You've been running around all day, go to bed early!" After saying that, the grandfather realized that Liu Xinyue was holding a baby in her arms, and thought to himself, could it be... No, Xiao Rui is not that kind of person... But Xueyun... and this girl... The old man looked at Liu Xinyue and then at Qiao Rui with doubtful eyes, until he looked at the two of them so embarrassed that he asked hesitantly: "This child..."

Qiao Rui took the baby from Liu Xinyue's hands and showed it to Grandpa, then helped Grandpa back to the west room. Qiao Rui briefly explained the baby's origins in a low voice, and finally handed the child to Grandpa, saying with a wry smile: "We'll have to trouble Grandpa to take care of it for us for one night. Liu Xinyue and I have no experience in taking care of children!"

"Don't you have experience if you have one yourself? I told you and Xueyun to have a baby earlier, but you wouldn't listen..." Grandpa muttered. He carefully picked up the baby, his movements were gentle and soothing, his eyes full of kindness, and it was obvious that the old man liked children very much.

"Well, after I find Xueyun, I will discuss this matter with her!" Qiao Rui said with a wry smile.

"Oh, forget it. I've also figured it out. You young people should handle yourselves. I won't interfere. When you find Xueyun, tell her for me that grandpa will never force you again. As long as you live a happy life, that's all that matters!" After putting the baby at the innermost part of the bed and carefully covering him with a blanket, the old man sighed, turned around and smiled at his grandson.

"Grandpa!" Qiao Rui felt touched and distressed, with a complicated expression on his face. He had always been the one to accommodate and give in to the old man, but he didn't know how much love and helplessness were contained behind this accommodation and concession!

Patting Qiao Rui on the shoulder, the old man said, "Go!"

Coming out of the room, Liu Xinyue asked with concern, "Is the old man asleep?"

"Ok!"

"Have you explained it clearly? I think the old man seems to have misunderstood!"

"Ok!"

"What's wrong?" Liu Xinyue asked when she saw that Qiao Rui looked unhappy.

Qiao Rui calmed down and smiled: "It's okay!"

Taking Liu Xinyue on a tour of the house, Qiao Rui himself was actually not familiar with it. After the great changes in the world, everything became unclear. The two of them walked around the front and back yards with the help of oil lamps, then simply washed up, closed the door, and sat down at the table in the main hall. Qiao Rui took out two things from his arms, a small box containing jewels and gold ingots, and a wooden carved pen holder.

There were six gold ingots weighing ten taels each, and several precious jewellery and jade ornaments in the jewellery box. Qiao Rui took four gold ingots and gave the rest to Liu Xinyue.

Liu Xinyue was not hypocritical, and smiled softly and said: "The big scale divides the gold and silver, and it is indeed the gold belt for murder and arson!"

"Hey! Why do you make yourself sound like a robber? These are all spoils of war, rewards for eliminating violence and upholding justice. We are gentlemen who love money but we get it in a proper way!" Qiao Rui smiled, brought a basin of water to the table, took the wooden carved pen holder and slowly put it into the water.

The candlelight flickered in the old house. Qiao Rui and Liu Xinyue sat around the table. There was a basin of water on the table. Next to the basin was a wooden carved pen holder filled with water. The two of them stared at the pen holder intently.

The water inside the pen holder rippled slightly and then gradually calmed down. Suddenly, red light lit up around the inner wall, dotted with stars, forming six pictures of people sitting in meditation. Looking at it carefully, it was a map of the internal energy running. The meridians and acupoints in the map were clearly visible to the naked eye. There were also mnemonics and key points under each picture. There were four big characters on the bottom of the pen holder: Emei Nine Yang!

"Emei Nine Yang? Miss Guo's Emei Nine Yang? It turns out to be this internal martial art!" Qiao Rui murmured.

"Emei Nine Yang Gong? Miss Guo? Is it very powerful?" Liu Xinyue asked cutely with her big curious eyes.

"You do not know?"

"Why should I know?"

"Um... Have you heard of the Nine Yang Manual? You know the Mingjiao Master Zhang in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, right?"

"Oh, I know that. He's a scumbag, indecisive, unfaithful, and a pervert who falls in love with every woman he meets!" Liu Xinyue said with a pout.

......

Is this the point I'm talking about? I'm talking about whether his Nine Yang Magic Skill is good or not.

Qiao Rui felt very tired at this moment. He rolled his eyes at Liu Xinyue and began to tell her what he knew about the origins of Emei Nine Yang Gong.

"It is said that there was once a strange man in Songshan who defeated the world's top master in a drinking contest and was able to borrow the Nine Yin Manual. After reading it, he felt that the manual only emphasized the use of softness to overcome hardness and yin to overcome yang, but did not mention the wonderful mutual assistance of yin and yang. It only advocated the Taoist Huang Lao school, which was too yin-filled. So he wrote his own Nine Yang Manual in the gaps between the four volumes of the Sanskrit Lankavatara Sutra. This is the Nine Yang Magic Skill."

"This skill combines Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, harmonizes yin and yang, and combines hardness and softness. Although it is extremely yang, it is not at all rigid. No matter whether a man or a woman practices it, it will not have any effect. After practicing the Nine Yang Magic Skill, the speed of generating internal force is extremely fast, almost endless, making ordinary fist and foot martial arts have great power, and the defense is also unmatched. It has the effect of automatically protecting the body and can rebound external force attacks to become an indestructible body. The practitioner's light skill is better than all the exquisite light skills masters in the world. It is also a healing scripture, immune to all poisons, and specifically overcomes all cold and negative internal forces. It is one of the profound martial arts classics, and is a supreme martial arts treasure that is on par with the Buddhist "Yi Jin Jing" and the Taoist "Nine Yin Manual"."

"It sounds impressive!" Liu Xinyue interrupted.

"Yes!" Qiao Rui nodded, and continued, "The Nine Yang Manual contains two parts: internal strength and martial arts principles. After Master Zhang mastered the complete Nine Yang Manual, he became one of the best masters in the world at that time. Monk Jueyuan knows the complete Nine Yang Manual and has practiced it for many years. Although he does not know any martial arts moves, his internal strength is strong and powerful, and he can compete with Guo Juxia, Master Nan Di and others."

"Later, when Monk Jueyuan passed away, he muttered the Nine Yang Manual in a daze, and Master Zhang, Lady Guo, and Monk Wu Se memorized part of it. The three who were taught the Nine Yang Manual at that time had different levels of comprehension and foundation. Monk Wu Se had the highest martial arts skills; Master Zhang had no martial arts foundation at that time, and because of this, what he learned was the most refined; Lady Guo had a deep family background and learned the most extensively. Therefore, among the three schools of Shaolin, Wudang, and Emei, one got the "high", one got the "pure", and one got the "extensive". Zhang Zhenren and Guo Nuxia later became the founders of Wudang and Emei sects. The "Nine Yang Magic" was the martial arts that inspired Wudang and Emei to establish their own sects. After Wu Se, Shaolin sect benefited greatly from it. The main roots were all in this part of the "Nine Yang Magic". The three sects have their own strengths, and each named the Nine Yang Magic they realized as "Shaolin Nine Yang Kung Fu", "Wudang Nine Yang Kung Fu" and "Emei Nine Yang Kung Fu".