No wonder the ancients created martial arts based on the movements of animals. These were the most instinctive and effective things of animals. Although they could not explain the reason, they were instinctively driven to do so. For example, standing still. In fact, animals would do this posture when hunting. Unfortunately, this was only a kind of experience. No animal deliberately summarized it.
However, this physical advantage was very obvious. According to the old man, an ordinary person would need to stand for at least ten days to feel Qi, but Xu Lei only used less than an hour.
After finishing his stance, Xu Lei stretched his limbs and began to practice the Crouching Tiger Fist that he had secretly learned from the old man. This time, it was not so easy. Xu Lei stayed in the forest for an hour, but he still could not find the key point, nor could he feel the power of a tiger. He tried his best to recall every movement of the old man's boxing. Everything was correct. Finally, he forcefully hit him again. This time, not only was it ineffective, but it also made him feel dizzy.
It seemed that haste made waste. Xu Lei gave up helplessly. If he couldn't eat a fat man in one bite, he would take it slow. When he woke up from his cultivation, he realized that it was already past seven in the morning.
Oh no, if his mother didn't find him in the morning, he would probably be anxious again. Xu Lei quickly ran home.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the door, he found his mother looking around anxiously. When she saw him, her face was obviously happy.
Xu Lei stayed at home the entire morning. He thought that the city enforcement officers would come back after suffering a loss. Who knew that no one would come even after waiting until noon?
The weather in June was getting hotter by the day. The houses in this urban village were relatively dense, and there was no wind at all. The courtyard was like a steamer. After lunch, Xu Lei felt extremely hot in his heart. Although the fan was turned on at home, he could not help but stick out his tongue to dissipate the heat.
In the end, he couldn't stand the heat anymore. He could only run out of the door, planning to swim in Jinming Lake like yesterday.
Xu Lei was shocked when he reached the lakeside. When the people who were enjoying the shade saw him arrive, they immediately surrounded him. Many of them took out some cameras and took photos of him.
Yesterday's video was not only very popular on the Internet, but it was also on the news broadcast of the city's television station. Therefore, many people knew about it. Today, many people came specially to see Xu Lei. Of course, because of the appearance of the big fish in Jinming Lake, the number of people fishing on the shore suddenly increased.
Xu Lei didn't know what had happened yesterday at first. Seeing so many people surrounding him, he was still a little confused about what had happened. After listening to the people's discussion, he understood that it was a disaster caused by fishing yesterday.
Making such a big commotion gave Xu Lei a headache. He was not used to being surrounded by people. (This chapter was uploaded by 79 Literature Network. Please strictly abide by the laws and regulations of the country. The website forbids all illegal text from being uploaded:(If you find illegal content, please contact the website to delete it, thank you)
Xu Lei saw that there were more and more people. He quickly shouted a few times to get the people who were approaching to retreat, then turned around and left.
After the crowd dispersed, he found a deserted place on the south bank and quietly went into the water. Although Jinming Lake wasn't big, it was at least 40 to 50 mu in size. Naturally, people couldn't surround the entire lake. The north side was closer to the residential area and was more lively. People who enjoyed the shade liked to gather together and gathered on the north bank.
As soon as he entered the water, Xu Lei immediately felt cool all over his body, and the heat in his heart also quickly subsided. After yesterday's swimming experience, Xu Lei started swimming happily.
Sometimes he paddled, sometimes he swam on his back…His movements became smoother and smoother, and his limbs seemed to be extremely coordinated.
In the end, he took a deep breath and dove into the water. After his eyes adapted to the darkness, Xu Lei began to quickly chase after the fish in the water.
Swimming was an instinctive reaction of animals. In fact, not only feline animals could swim naturally, but most mammals were born with the ability to swim. Xu Lei had only entered the water twice, but he was already swimming very smoothly. His grasp of strength was also much more precise. His body seemed to be able to feel the reaction of the water current. His front claws moved forward slightly, and he had already moved nearly two meters away. This distance was naturally incomparable to the distance on land, but it was not considered slow either.
Probably due to his stance, the time he spent underwater this time was obviously much longer than yesterday. After more than three minutes, he felt his chest tighten and his breath short. He slowly swam out of the water.
In order not to attract attention, he only slightly exposed his head on the water surface, his four limbs constantly stepping on the water, allowing his body to float in the water. This way, even if someone saw it on the shore, they would not deliberately watch.
When his breathing became smooth, he went back to the bottom of the water to look for a school of fish. Not long after, he encountered a large school of carp. They were not big, but all of them were as long as a stick.
This thing would definitely be delicious to make carp soup. He would catch a few and let his mother stew the soup.
The carps scattered in all directions, creating huge splashes. For a moment, the water seemed to boil. With the experience of catching fish, Xu Lei did not lose his target. Instead, he identified a carp and chased after it.
The Crucian Carp panicked and rushed straight to the bottom of the water. Xu Lei followed closely behind.
Jinming Lake wasn't big, but it was quite deep. According to the records of the KP Prefecture, the deepest part of the lake was several feet deep.”，According to folk legends, this lake was connected to the East China Sea, and a flood dragon had appeared in the past.
The temperature on the surface of the water was more than 20 degrees, but it was bone-piercingly cold underwater. Even though he was wrapped in a layer of fur, he still felt the chill in his bones.
As soon as he reached the bottom of the lake, before Xu Lei could reach it, an ugly head suddenly flashed and disappeared in the seaweed beside him. The Crucian Carp had completely disappeared in the seaweed.
"Eh…this is?" Xu Lei's body came to a sudden stop. He looked at the mass of seaweed in the sand with a little surprise.
Soon, he understood what the algae was. It was an old turtle the size of a bowl. It had probably stayed underwater for a long time, and its shell was covered with algae.
This was just right. It would be better to catch a turtle and bring it back to stew soup. Xu Lei made up his mind to grab the old turtle with his claws, but he didn't expect that this thing had a strong sense of danger. His body slipped and he had already retreated more than two meters.
The old turtle slid quickly under the water, and Xu Lei followed closely behind. The more he chased, the more depressed he became. Although this thing was particularly clumsy on the shore, its speed in the water was abnormally fast, not much slower than a fish.
He held his breath and finally caught the old turtle before he ran out of breath. Just as he was about to swim upstream, Xu Lei was stunned again.
Because not far from him, there was a black hole at the bottom of the lake. It was more than ten square meters in size and gave people a mysterious feeling.
Looking at the deep hole at the bottom of the lake, Xu Lei was very surprised. When he heard that Jinming Lake was connected to the East China Sea, he scoffed and said it was superstition. Now it seemed that there was some basis. This lake was very likely to be connected to the underground river. No wonder it had never dried up after so many years.
He wondered where this hole led to. An idea immediately popped up in Xu Lei's mind, but he didn't have time to think too much about it. The water pressure was very high after ten meters. In addition, the oxygen in his body was about to be exhausted, and his head began to feel dizzy.
He knew that his body had reached its limit, so he quickly held the old turtle and swam to the surface of the water.
" Pfff!" He took a few breaths of fresh air before the dizziness in his mind gradually disappeared.
After Xu Lei brought the turtle home, his parents were surprised. At first, they thought he had caught it in some fish pond, but Father Xu quickly recognized it from the algae on the turtle. It was wild.
In the evening, Father Xu showed off his unique skills and made a big pot of turtle soup.
This surprised Xu Lei greatly. All along, in his impression, Father Xu was the kind of person who stayed at home and was the boss. He had never seen him enter the kitchen.
After listening to her parents 'discussion, she found out that Mother Xu was very weak when she gave birth to Xu Lei. At that time, the family did not have much money to buy supplements. Father Xu rode his bicycle to the river more than 20 kilometers away to catch old turtles for her to eat. Therefore, he was good at making old turtle soup.
Xu Lei had thought that making turtle soup would be easy, but it was not easy at all. This thing was different from those raised in fish ponds. It had a particularly strong fishy smell after living in the bottom of the water for a long time. There was also a thick layer of algae attached to the turtle shell, and it needed to be scraped clean of impurities with a knife.
After cleaning up, Father Xu boiled a large pot of water and threw the turtle into the boiling water pot to rinse. After removing the fishy smell several times, he opened the lid, removed the internal organs, and cut the hem.
Xu Lei naturally couldn't help much in this state. He could only watch his father busy himself in the kitchen.
Stewing soft-shelled turtle soup required patience. After the water boiled, the medicine was simmered over a low fire.
This old turtle was wild, and it would take decades to grow to this size, so Father Xu added a lot of seasoning. After more than half an hour, the pot emitted an alluring fragrance.
Xu Lei could not help but take a deep breath. This fragrance was completely penetrating, and smelling it made one's appetite increase greatly.
When the soup was ready, Father Xu filled half of the bowl for him before the couple began to drink the soup.
" Sigh, it would be great if our Xiao Lei was here. The college entrance examination is coming up soon, and he can make up for it." As soon as she picked up the bowl, Mother Xu couldn't help but sigh.
Xu Lei almost cried again when he heard that…
After the Old Turtle Soup was cooled, it was white and slightly yellow. It tasted the most delicious. After drinking half of the bowl of soup, Xu Lei felt warm all over his body, as if he had endless energy.
This wild turtle was indeed a great tonic. He whimpered at his parents and then scurried out the door.
The weather in June changed so quickly. The moon had just appeared, but now the sky was pitch black. The wind blew and the wires kept tearing. It seemed that there was a heavy rain at night.
Xu Lei did not run into the park. He found an empty space and started practicing Crouching Tiger Fist.
The clouds followed the dragon, and the tiger followed the wind. Practicing the Crouching Tiger Fist in the fierce wind had a different kind of enlightenment.
Soon, Xu Lei was immersed in it.
The wind was getting stronger, and the rain was getting heavier. He was drenched, and the ground quickly became muddy and slippery. Xu Lei was also a little unsteady in the storm at first. At first, he had to adjust his strength to maintain balance with each claw strike. After a while, he was covered in mud.
After he got used to it, the number of times he fell became less and less, and his reaction became more agile. When he adjusted the strength in his body to maintain balance, he involuntarily lowered his body slightly to lower his center of gravity.
It turned out that Crouching Tiger Fist not only sought ferocity, but also stability. No wonder the old man had repeatedly emphasized stance. When he practiced Crouching Tiger Fist, he could not help but use the stance's movements. His head rose and fell, his claws extended and contracted, his body turned and burrowed, he advanced like a ferocious tiger hunting, and retreated like a hungry tiger escaping...
In the end, Xu Lei completely forgot that he had fallen into a state of selflessness. He kept roaring and jumping in the rain. His fur, skin, and bones seemed to have been drenched by the heavy rain. His entire body felt transparent.
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