step on mountains and rivers

After Tang Qingfeng and Li Zhenwu left the Wuxian Clan, they received a letter from Jiang Ling. He said that he had found clues to the ciphertext map and was going to Hangzhou with Lu Qing to find out the situation, so the two went southeast all the way to Hangzhou and They will and.

The two hurried towards Hangzhou, and after more than ten days, they arrived at Hehua Town, which is not far from Hangzhou.

The two led their horses into the town. The town was very lively, with people coming and going, as if they were holding a festival.Tang Qingfeng pulled the passers-by aside and asked:

"Brother, may I ask why the town is so lively? It's like a festival."

Passers-by glanced at the two of them, and then said:

"Didn't you two come to the Lotus Festival?"

"Lotus Festival?" The two looked at passers-by suspiciously.

Passers-by also looked at them suspiciously.Tang Qingfeng then explained:

"We were just passing through here, not specifically for the festival."

"Oh, if that's the case, those two must stay and leave after participating in the festival." Passers-by spoke and proudly introduced the Lotus Festival.

"The Lotus Festival is a special festival in Hehua Town. During the festival, the ten-mile lotus pond in Hehua Town is full of white lotus and red lotus. All kinds of yellow, green and purple lotus flowers are in full bloom, and they are very beautiful.

People from nearby villages and towns, as well as guests from afar who come here especially for the name, will come to Hehua Town to watch the lotus flowers and buy the famous lotus wine in the town on the day of the Lotus Festival.

Speaking of lotus wine, it is definitely a must in this town. It is fragrant, sweet and refreshing.Two guests, be sure to buy some and have a try. "

"Okay, thank you, brother." Tang Qingfeng continued to ask after speaking: "Brother, the lotus festival is so lively, I wonder if there is any place to stay in the inn in the town?"

"Oh little brother, you are asking the right person. If you hadn't met me, it would be really difficult for you to solve the problem of accommodation today. You don't know that the inns, big and small, in the town are already overcrowded. My inn is also full. But it’s your first time here, so I can’t let you sleep on the street, I’ll find a way to spare a room for you.” Passers-by said enthusiastically.

"Thank you so much. Dare I ask your eldest brother's name?" Tang Qingfeng said.

"My name is Wang Er, I don't know how to address you two." Wang Er asked.

"My name is Tang Qingfeng, and his name is Li Zhenwu." Tang Qingfeng replied.

"Oh, Brother Tang, Brother Li, come with me." After Wang Er finished speaking, he took the two of them to his inn.

After he asked his wife to vacate a room for the two of them, Tang Qingfeng gave him several times the rent. He accepted it with a smile and said that he would take the two of them to appreciate the lotus tomorrow, and he would also take them to buy the best lotus wine. After speaking, he took his wife and left.

Tang Qingfeng and Li Zhenwu put down their salutes to rest, and they sat by the window. Tang Qingfeng looked at the empty yard downstairs, then at Li Zhenwu and said:

"Zhenwu, we have been driving for more than ten days. How are you? Are you tired? Do you need to take a rest?"

"It's okay. After more than ten days of rushing, my internal energy has almost recovered." Li Zhenwu said, looked at Tang Qingfeng and said: "These days, Brother Tang spent a lot of internal energy to relieve me, I need a good rest. .”

"I'm fine, thank you Zhenwu for your concern." Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu and said with a smile.

"Brother Tang, you're welcome." Li Zhenwu looked at Tang Qingfeng, thinking about walking all the way from Yangzhou, the two of them have gone through so much, their relationship can be regarded as friends.

As for the definition of a friend, he didn't know what constituted a friend. After all, since childhood, he only had a master and never had any friends.

These days, Tang Qingfeng gave him the feeling that he was like a master, caring about him and thinking of him everywhere, but he was more meticulous, gentle and considerate than his master.He thought, maybe this is a friend.

"Brother Tang, are we friends?" Li Zhenwu asked softly. For some reason, he really wanted to ask this question, and he also wanted to get Tang Qingfeng's affirmative answer.

"Huh? What's wrong with Zhenwu? Why do you suddenly ask this question?" Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu with a smile, only to see him looking at himself with a serious face, so Tang Qingfeng withdrew his smile and said seriously:

"Zhenwu, we are not only friends, you are a close friend, a confidant, and even... a close relative to me."

"Brother Tang, thank you." Li Zhenwu looked at Tang Qingfeng, tried his best to hide his emotions, and said slowly, "I am the same."

After Li Zhenwu finished speaking, Tang Qingfeng looked at him quietly with a smile on his face without saying a word.Li Zhenwu looked at Tang Qingfeng and smiled slightly.After Tang Qingfeng saw it, the smile on his face became even wider.

At this time, a gust of wind blew, messing up the hair of the two of them, and accidentally knocked down the puppet by the wall.

Tang Qingfeng got up and walked over, helped up the puppet, looked at Li Zhenwu again and said:

"Zhenwu, I mentioned teaching you the puppet technique last time. I was delayed by many things, and I haven't had time to teach you. It's still early in the day, and the courtyard downstairs is very spacious. Let's go downstairs and I'll teach you the puppet technique, how about it?"

"Brother Tang, puppet art is a secret art of the Tang sect, so it might not be appropriate to teach it to me." Li Zhenwu said.

"It's okay. Didn't Zhenwu just say that you and I are close relatives? What's wrong with being close relatives?" Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu's hesitant expression and said, "Besides, even though it's a secret technique, it's not It is a technique that cannot be passed on, Zhenwu can rest assured."

"Really?" Li Zhenwu asked.

"Well, do you want to learn Zhenwu?" Tang Qingfeng asked

"Yes." Li Zhenwu nodded.He is indeed very interested in puppetry.

When the two walked to the courtyard, Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu and explained seriously:

"There are two types of puppet art, one is silk thread pulling, and the other is internal force pulling. The difference between the two is that the silk thread pulling puppets are not as flexible as internal force pulling, and they require more techniques and skills, so it is more difficult to practice. The disciples of Tangmen are all first-timers. Practice silk thread, and then practice internal strength, in order to achieve superb control."

Tang Qingfeng said, looked at Li Zhenwu and continued:

"For real martial arts, it doesn't have to be so complicated. Let's start directly from the control of internal force, and it will be easier to get the effect quickly."

"Okay." Li Zhenwu replied.

"Well, Zhenwu, look." As Tang Qingfeng said, he condensed his internal force in his hands and released it at his fingertips. An extremely thin silk thread appeared at his fingertips. He flexibly controlled the length and thickness of the silk thread, And explained to Li Zhenwu:

"Zhenwu, internal force has no substance, so it has infinite possibilities. As long as you can control it well, it can be released as you wish. Whether it is sword energy, sword energy, or manipulating puppets, it is essentially the control of internal energy. .”

"Well," Li Zhenwu nodded: "Zhan Yi's domineering black saber energy is also formed by controlling the extreme compression of internal force."

"Well, Zhenwu is very smart, and he can see through it." Tang Qingfeng looked at Li Zhenwu with a smile and said:

"Come on, try it."

"Okay." Li Zhenwu said, turning his palms open, with the palms facing upwards, concentrating the internal force in the palms, and trying to transfer it to the fingertips.With a whoosh, the internal force flew out quickly, and with a bang, it hit the ground, causing a burst of smoke and dust.

"Cough, cough, cough." The two were choked by the smoke and quickly avoided.

"Sorry." Li Zhenwu looked at Tang Qingfeng slightly apologetically and said.

"It's okay, it's the same for me for the first time. It's normal for Zhenwu to use sword energy and not be used to controlling the internal force in his hands." Tang Qingfeng replied with a smile, and then said: "Zhenwu, let me show you how to experience it."

As Tang Qingfeng said, he grabbed Li Zhenwu's wrist and slowly input his internal force. His internal force followed Li Zhenwu's palm to his fingertips, and switched forms at will. Seeing that Li Zhenwu had realized something, he withdrew his hand. , said softly:

"Try real martial arts."

"En." Li Zhenwu nodded, following Tang Qingfeng's guidance just now, he firmly controlled his internal force, and switched forms at will.

"Brother Tang." Li Zhenwu said with a little surprise.

"That's right." Tang Qingfeng nodded, "Next is the control of the puppet, I'd better bring Zhenwu to experience it directly."

As he spoke, Tang Qingfeng walked behind Li Zhenwu, held his wrists with both hands, and input internal energy into his fingertips.Tang Qingfeng was too close, and Li Zhenwu felt a little unnatural, and his inner strength unconsciously resisted Tang Qingfeng's inner strength.

"Zhenwu, take back your internal strength, relax, and don't resist." Tang Qingfeng's words came from beside his ears, and the warm breath blew on his ears, and his ears turned crimson under the heat.

"Oh, good." Li Zhenwu withdrew his internal strength, his expression was a little unnatural, although both of them were men, he always reacted abnormally to this kind of physical contact, and he couldn't explain the reason. 'Maybe it's because I didn't have any close friends since I was a child, which made me so sensitive. Li Zhenwu was relieved when he thought of it.

Tang Qingfeng looked at his actions, smiled slightly and said:

"It's about to start, Zhenwu, carefully feel the changes in internal strength."

"Yes." Li Zhenwu nodded.I saw the silk thread formed by the internal force flying out with a whoosh and firmly attached to the puppet. Tang Qingfeng controlled the transformation of the internal force and controlled the movement of the puppet. The moment the motionless puppet came into contact with the internal force, it instantly came to life, as if It is like a real person, doing extremely real movements, without feeling at all, it is a puppet being manipulated.

Li Zhenwu carefully felt the flow of Tang Qingfeng's internal force, and silently recorded it.

After Tang Qingfeng finished the demonstration, he withdrew his hand, stood beside Li Zhenwu and asked:

"Zhenwu, how about it, do you want to try?"

"Well. It should be possible." Li Zhenwu said, and a few silk threads shot out from his fingertips, and they were firmly attached to the puppet. The puppet moved, but the movements were very unnatural, like a toddler, walking stumbled.

Li Zhenwu looked at the puppet and was puzzled for a while. Tang Qingfeng obviously did the same thing, but why did he do it himself, but it was completely different.

Seeing his doubts, Tang Qingfeng smiled and said:

"Zhenwu doesn't have to worry, the control of the puppet needs time to practice, it's the first time to control it, it's already very good."

"Yes." Li Zhenwu replied, taking back the silk thread.Looking at the sky, the sun has set and the moon is slowly rising.Unknowingly, the two of them practiced for so long.

"Zhenwu, it's getting late, let's practice next time." Tang Qingfeng said, "Let's go eat something."

"Okay." After Li Zhenwu finished speaking, Tang Qingfeng asked Wang Er to prepare meals, and then the two went back to their room to rest.