Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. After half a year of concentrated cultivation in Shaolin Temple, Lou's temperament became even more charming. His fair face also became very manly. His pretty face had been replaced by a kind of firmness. At this moment, Lou really looked like a man.
Half a year ago, Lou had just started learning the Horse Stance. Generally, the best time to learn Kung Fu was in childhood. However, Lou, who had squandered his childhood, had to start from the most basic things. A horse stance required a few hours. Due to his lack of physical strength, Lou fainted several times while practicing the horse stance. In the eyes of the two young monks, this degree was simply insignificant, but Lou could not complete it.
After a period of Horse Stance, Lou would rush to the main hall to sit with the monks and chant Buddhist scriptures. Lou only knew how to recite those boring things, but he didn't know the true meaning of them. In fact, scriptures were much more difficult than things learned in school. The most taboo thing about profound things was making wild guesses.
There were a total of six months in half a year. Every month, the abbot would test Xiaolou. However, what satisfied the abbot was that Xiaolou did not fall into a disadvantage in the first month. In the end, he actually turned the tables and stumped him, his master. In the end, Fang Zhang used three days and three nights to comprehend the problem that Lou had raised. In fact, it was a simple problem.
"Why can't monks have the seven emotions and six desires?”
The seven emotions referred to joy, anger, sorrow, joy, love, evil, and desire. The Six Desires referred to lust, appearance, dignity, speech, sound, refinement, and human desires. The Six Desires were the six desires that ordinary people had for the opposite sex. The seven emotions and six desires originated from the animal nature of humans. Animals were purely utilitarians and only sought benefits. Pursuing benefits was their instinct.
Buddhism's " Great Wisdom Theory " was far from this. It believed that the six desires referred to lust, appearance, posture, speech, sound, smoothness, and human desire. Basically, the " six desires " were positioned as the six natural desires of laymen towards the opposite sex, which were often referred to as " lust " by modern people.
It is said in the Pali text,"Bhikkshus, when I was still a Bodhisattva before I became a Buddha, I was also a person who suffered from birth, old age, sickness, death, suffering, and pollution. I once searched for why I should suffer from birth, old age, sickness, death, and pollution. If there is anything that should suffer from birth, old age, sickness, death, and pollution, should I search for the reason of not being born, break the shackles, and obtain the highest Nirvana?"”
The scriptures have already made it very clear that before Prince Siddhartha became Buddha, he was also an ordinary person like us. He also had the seven emotions and six desires, birth, aging, illness, and death. The Buddha only told the world about his successful experience of liberation, and hoped that future generations would practice according to the law under the protection of the holy precepts and walk towards liberation.
The old monk finally answered Lou's question by using these scriptures that were not considered scriptures. The so-called " seven emotions and six desires " were actually the desires in people's hearts. Once people lost their desires, the world would change accordingly, and so many ambitious people would disappear.
After the first month of testing, the old monk decided to test Lou's kung fu the next month. There were many different types of kung fu in Shaolin Temple. There were many types of fist techniques, and they could be divided into dozens of categories. Lou only picked a few fist techniques that were most suitable for him to learn.
The Shaolin School's boxing techniques were vigorous and powerful, with softness in hardness. It was simple and unadorned, and was conducive to actual combat. Each move was either a hit or a defense. There was no show. When practicing Shaolin Fist, there was no restriction on the venue. There was a saying that it was a place where one could punch a lying bull. Its style mainly reflected the word "hard". It had both attack and defense, and its main focus was on attack. The fist style did not emphasize the beauty of the appearance, but only the practicality of the technique. The footwork was flexible and agile, and there was a saying of punching a line. In terms of body movements and punches, the technique was required to be curved but not curved, straight but not straight, advance and retreat, and everything was done freely. Footwork required stability and flexibility, eye techniques emphasized on looking at the eyes, and qi circulation required qi to sink into the dantian. He moved as fast as lightning, spun like a wheel, stood like a nail, and jumped like a light fly.
The old monk was sparring with Lou at the door of the meditation room. However, the more the old monk fought, the more frightened he became. Lou gave him the feeling that he was a martial arts genius. In just one month, Lou's attainment in fist techniques had surpassed the hard work of others for a year or even ten years. It was even a little too much to describe him as a genius. He should be called a strange genius, a rare genius in a hundred years.
The old monk was very satisfied that a small test was enough to know Lou's results this month. After the test, the old monk smiled knowingly and nodded slightly before entering the meditation room again. From the old monk's smile, Lou knew that he had passed this time, but he still needed to work hard next month.
Half a year passed very quickly. Xiaolou had learned a lot of things in half a year. In fact, Xiaolou had learned everything in one go that others could not learn in ten years. Kung Fu was not about quantity, it was about precision. Perfection was not about practicing empty shells. This required actual combat to hone one's edge. What Lou lacked was actual combat.
Today, half a year later, Lou packed up his things and stood outside the old abbot's meditation room. He learned from the little monk that the room next to the abbot was specially provided for the guests to sleep in, but his master had left this room for him and used it for half a year. Thinking of this, Lou became even more confused.
"Determination determines everything. Don't let those so-called worldly affairs disturb your determination! A calm heart was like a calm lake. A stone was enough to set off waves. In the future, when you are out adventuring, remember not to let your inner demons control you. Instead, you control your inner demons!”The person had yet to appear, but that grand and imposing voice reverberated in the surroundings.
Then, the door opened and an old monk in a kasaya appeared in front of the small building. Seeing that his master had gone out, Xiaolou dashed over like an arrow. In just one second, he had crossed more than three meters. It was enough to show how powerful Shaolin Temple's lightness skill was.
"Plop!"
Xiao Lou suddenly kneeled heavily on the ground, and the green tiles immediately cracked from the middle. It was clear that Xiao Lou's kneeling contained a terrifying force.
"Master, this disciple is going down the mountain today. Thank you for your cultivation in the past six months. If it weren't for Master, this disciple might have already become a prisoner!”Xiao Lou kowtowed six times to the old monk. The sound of his head hitting the ground was deafening.
"Haha!" The old monk smiled and bent down to help his disciple up. He looked at the small building with a kind smile and said,"Fate has already been set, and I can't force anything! The only gratifying thing is that I have two good disciples in my life. Unfortunately, one of them has already been separated. In the future, you still have a long road ahead. I have already seen through some of that path from your father. I hope you can change this unyielding life!”
"Master, don't worry. I will definitely do more good deeds. I will definitely not show mercy to those who deserve to be killed!”Xiao Lou said in a low voice with a cold face. Although his master didn't make it clear, Xiao Lou clearly understood the meaning of this sentence.
"Amitabha. The Dragon Gang has committed heinous crimes. I'll need a mortal like you to worry about the future! Master is a monk, and he won't do anything if he has no other choice. The four generals of the Dragon Gang, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise, are all top-notch experts in China. You still have a long way to go in the future!”The old monk said indifferently.
"Disciple understands. I will be extra careful in the future!”After Lou finished speaking, he knelt in front of the old monk again. After kowtowing three times in a row, Lou stood up, turned around, and left neatly.
But at this moment, the old monk called out to Xiao Lou. The old monk's words sounded behind him,""Xiaolou, your father once gave me nine children. They are now about your age. According to your father, they are Long Yi and Long Jiu. They are also the last hope of your Long family. They have been nurtured for many years.”
After the old monk finished speaking, he chanted Amitabha. Nine people suddenly jumped out from the outer wall of the courtyard. The nine people came to the front of the small building like lightning. All of them knelt on one knee and said respectfully to the small building,"Young Master!"
Lou nodded and walked out of the door. Nine men in black tights followed behind the building. Each of them had a gloomy expression. There was no human emotion on them.
"I hope that Tianyou's spirit in heaven can bless this child. I hope that he can become a hero that everyone worships in the end, and not a traitor! Amitabha!" The old monk returned to his room while speaking in Zen.
Along the way, Xiao Lou sprinted to the foot of the mountain. Looking at the majestic palace at the top of the mountain, Xiao Lou muttered,"Thank you, Master! I definitely won't disappoint Master. I can't be a hero, but I can be a hero and fulfill my father's unfinished wish!”
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