Chapter 24 Lotus root, danger! The long energy in the chest circulates around and gradually dissipates among the internal organs, bringing a faint sense of warmth and comfort. "Huh, the Ape Fist is still suitable for me." Liang Qu wiped the sweat from his forehead. After so many days, he has already learned all the training methods, and the energy in his chest is about half the thickness of a chopstick. His progress is extremely rapid, and at the same time he has a deeper understanding of the "method" of martial arts. For many things, it is difficult to discover the ins and outs of them without personal experience. After practicing the Three Boxing Techniques for so long, Liang Qu has summed up some of the effects of the bones. Simply put, each set of exercises actually has one or more perfect body proportions, which he calls adaptability. For example, his ape arms, bee waist, and mantis legs are very suitable for the ape fist among the three punches. Practicing them is like taking an exam following the answers, and you will get full marks every time, so it is natural to practice quickly. The other two styles, Tiger Fist and Crane Fist, are not so compatible. After each practice, I feel like I’m only at 80 points and 60 points respectively. Over time, the difference will be very obvious. Like Li Libo, his monkey boxing score is about 85 points.
Chen Jiechang is quite suitable for tiger fist, with a level of about 90 points. But the stance method in the exercises can be modified. It only requires guidance from someone of sufficient level to make certain adjustments and improve the adaptability. As the saying goes, the mountain does not see me, but I go to see the mountain. Unfortunately, Senior Brother Hu Qi can't do it, let alone Young Master Lu. Even if he can, he might not bother to tell. In the entire Yang family martial arts school, it is said that only Master Yang can improve the results. On the last five days of every month, the martial arts disciples also ask for advice on these things. Good teachers are very important. Of course, in addition to the visible score on the test paper for the adaptability of body proportions, there are also hidden scores on the martial arts test paper. Adding all of them together shows a person's overall qualifications. The most typical case is that your body proportions are not right, but you are born with strong Qi and blood, or you have extraordinary comprehension, and you can modify your own skills and use Qi to strengthen your body. These cannot be seen by touching the bones, or they cannot be seen completely. Then you can also achieve twice the result with half the effort in your practice, and get a super high score of over 100 in total! This is why Hu Qi said that it doesn’t matter if one’s body proportions are not good, as it does not represent a person’s overall qualifications. There may be people with extremely bad body proportions, but when they practice, they become very fast and faster than everyone else. Liang Qu was deeply impressed by the diversity of people and realized that only by working harder could he create miracles. Unfortunately, after only three days of study, I had spent all the more than one hundred yuan I earned last time. If I don’t work, I will have no food to eat. If he hadn't heard from Senior Brother Xiang when he came here today that Master Yang would come in the afternoon or evening, he would have been ready to go out on the ship after just finishing learning Crane Fist. Now he can only wait for Master Yang to come before leaving. I really envy rich guys. Liang Qu looked at the dozens of martial artists on the other side. After entering the martial arts hall, he found that only they, the poor ones, paid seven taels of silver. The others had paid at least ten taels of silver. They were learning martial arts full-time and did not have to work every few days to earn money. Their efficiency was several times higher. "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Baldy Zhang for a long time." "Oh, yes. I didn't see him when I was paying taxes a few days ago. Could he have become a runaway?" "Not really. He goes around collecting taxes every day, and no one dares to offend him. Is he afraid that he can't pay the taxes?" Nearby, Li Libo and Chen Jiechang were also sitting on the edge of the flower bed to rest and chat about this and that, and for some reason they talked about Baldy Zhang. Catching the key words, Liang Qu pricked up his ears. Chen Jiechang said unhappily: "Why do you care about him? It's not good if you can't see him. He's not a good person."
“That’s right.” Li Libo didn’t think much about it and glanced around. “Hey, look, there are actually a few girls over there. Hiss, the one leading them is really cool.” "Don't look around. Who knows if he has any important status. Be careful." "Just a look" Liang Qu felt relieved when he saw the topic was changed and continued to practice Monkey Fist. But before the fight was halfway done, the mental link in Liang Qu's mind suddenly began to beat wildly. Fat catfish and can't move in crazy send him a message! The precious lotus root in the water is under attack! Or a big one? Liang Qu's face changed instantly. Bao Zhi lotus root was his first pot of gold. Although there are only more than 20 lotus roots that can contribute water essence, the entire lotus root field is dozens of meters long. The remaining lotus roots that cannot provide water essence have hundreds of pieces. They also have good therapeutic effects and are regarded as treasures by him. He usually keeps them immobile and takes good care of them. The fat catfish also needs to be kept nearby and looked after when nothing is happening. Some small fish and shrimps came to harass them, but they were killed and eaten by the two beasts. What kind of guy is this? He can’t even deal with a crocodile and a catfish, and yet he keeps sending him emergency messages? Thinking that he could not stay any longer, Liang Qu hurriedly said goodbye to Li Libo and Chen Jiechang, packed up and prepared to leave. The two were very surprised and asked hurriedly, "Why are you leaving now? Master Yang might be coming soon, why don't you stay and let him give you some advice?" Liang Qu hesitated for a while and said, "I have something important to deal with now. I should be able to come back after I finish it?" It's morning now. If we go back and come back, maybe we can catch up. Li Libo and Chen Jiechang saw that Liang Qu seemed really anxious, so they couldn't persuade him anymore and could only ask him to be careful on the road. Looking at Liang Qu's back, Li Libo scratched his head: "How strange, it was the same last time." "Last time?" "Yes." Li Libo nodded. "Last time, Ah Shui was in a hurry to leave when he was halfway through his study with Master Hu Wu. No one came to inform him or anything." "Why think so much? Maybe Ah Shui has already made an appointment." "Too." The fallen leaves piled up layer by layer on the muddy ground, turning into dark brown humus. After leaving the martial arts hall, Liang Qu conserved his energy and jogged all the way. It took him less than half an hour to travel the more than ten miles from Pingyang Town to Yixing City. When they arrived at the pier, Liang Qu took a deep breath, calmed down, pretended nothing had happened, untied the rope and got out of the boat. After he could no longer see anyone, he quickly rowed to the lotus root area and knocked on the water. After a while, a pig dragon and a six-barbel catfish surfaced. Liang Qu touched the heads of the two animals and let them roll over. He looked around and confirmed that the two animals were not injured, then he felt relieved. He had given orders to the two beasts before, asking them to observe whether they could deal with the people who came to steal the lotus roots. If they could, they should go up and deal with them, but if not, they should retreat and not fight hard. If you save the land and lose the people, everyone and the land will be lost; if you save the people and lose the land, everyone and the land will survive.
Although lotus roots are precious, they are not as valuable as the two water beasts raised by Liang Qu. The two beasts that had eaten the treasure fish had undergone secondary development and had become even stronger. Now they could not move and their body length exceeded two meters and two meters, and the fat catfish had even reached two meters and four meters! It was several sizes larger overall, and even the water essence needed for evolution had dropped by more than four points. Growing up is certainly a good thing, and the more powerful your subordinates are, the better. But Liang Qu was even more puzzled. What kind of creature could make both the Inanimate and the Fat Catfish retreat? Just as he was thinking, the fat catfish in the water suddenly raised its body, stuck its head into the boat, opened its big mouth and spit out five lotus roots, which hit the wooden board with a muffled sound. Liang Qu picked up a piece and examined it, and was very surprised: "Is this the lotus root with water essence? Did you take it away before the monster came?" The fat catfish and the pig dragon swung their tails, and the water splashed on Liang Qu, but he was not angry, and was even a little moved. Previously, he had left a few pieces of lotus roots containing water essence in case of emergency, and asked the two beasts to take special care of them. He did not expect that the two beasts were so smart that they even knew how to transfer major properties. He has become successful now, it was not in vain that I raised him. Liang Qu turned over and picked up the wooden spear. The muscles on the sides of his face involuntarily tensed, revealing sharp lines, and he narrowed his eyes. "Very good, let's go down and see who dares to steal my lotus root." (End of this chapter)
