Li Yi leaned against the blanket and looked at the black medicinal soup in Li Lan's hands. With a bitter expression, he said," Ah, drink the medicine. Is it bitter?"”He looked at Li Lan with eager eyes.
Li Lan chuckled and said," Mr. Li, you're really interesting. Hehe! How could medicine not be bitter? Come, close your eyes and drink it in one gulp. Only then will your body recover.”
Li Yi frowned and reached out to take the medicinal soup. After looking at it for a while, he gritted his teeth and gulped it down in one go. He immediately felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He endured the feeling of wanting to vomit and swallowed the last bit of medicine. Her entire face was scrunched up into a ball. It took her a long time to recover. She shook her head and said," It's so bitter. Xiaolan, do you have any candy? Give me some."
Li Lan was stunned and said with a troubled expression,"Mr. Li, sugar is very expensive, and the Huo family rarely eats it." So, that..."
Li Yi suddenly realized that cane sugar was still very rare in this era. It was usually consumed by dignitaries and nobles. It was very difficult for ordinary families to see such a thing. Even if he did, he would never waste it like this. He shook his head helplessly and said," Forget it. Can you get me a glass of water? I rinsed my mouth. The taste in my mouth was really unbearable.”
Li Lan nodded and said," Alright, wait a moment. I'll go get it right away!”He took the bowl and quickly walked to the outside. After a while, he brought it in again and said," Mr. Li, here!”
Li Yi took the bowl that was filled with water, gulped down a mouthful of water, and rinsed his mouth a few times. " Much better. Thank you, Xiaolan."”
Li Lan smiled and shook her head." Mr. Li, you don't have to be so polite. Your body has just begun to recover and you need more rest. I'll be outside. If you need anything, just call me, okay?"”
Li Yi smiled and said," Alright, sorry to trouble you!”
Li Lan covered her mouth and smiled.”
Li Yi looked at Li Lan's back and shook his head with a sigh, thinking, Where would I find such a pure and kind girl in my time? Sigh, the times are getting more and more developed, but why are people getting more and more decadent? Sigh, forget it. I don't want to think about this anymore. I don't know what's in this medicine that makes me want to sleep…'
A week later, Li Yi had completely recovered. Since he had nowhere else to go, Huo En Di arranged for him to continue staying in the Huo Residence and also let him practice martial arts with his disciples. There were no entertainment activities in this era. During his free time, Li Yi would either stay at home to read or practice his calligraphy. When he was bored, he would go out for a stroll. Back then, Tianjin was quite lively. The streets were not as spacious as they were now, and there were no urban management officers to control the street vendors. To a modern person like Li Yi, everything in this era was rather fresh.
After more than a month of training, Li Yi was very different from before. In the past, he looked weak and weak, but now, he was full, and his muscles were clearly bulging. Coupled with his pretty face that modern people took good care of, he looked like a rich young master in this era. As he trained with his fellow disciples every day, he gradually got to know a lot of people, such as the founder of the martial arts sect, Huo Yuanjia, and his two brothers, Huo Yuanying and Huo Yuanwu.
Huo Yuanjia (January 18, 1868-September 14, 1910), also known as Junqing, was a famous patriotic martial artist at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the founder of the Jingwu Sports Association. He was born in a family of Tantra martial arts. His father, Hoen Di, was a bodyguard. Because of Hoen Di's superb Secret Track Fist, many big businessmen asked him to be a bodyguard. Hoen Di only protected the poor and innocent people. He would never protect corrupt officials.
Huo En had three sons: Huo Yuanying, Huo Yuanjia, and Huo Yuanwu. Huo Yuanjia was weak and sickly when he was young. His father, Hoendi, was a famous boxing master from the Secret Sect. He was worried that Yuanjia's martial arts would damage the Huo family's reputation in the future, so he refused to teach him. However, Yuan Jia's ambition is lofty. He will pay attention to it every day and observe it everywhere. He will secretly learn from his father and pass it on to his brothers. I practice hard in the jujube forest outside the house. Later, his father knew and was reprimanded. Yuanjia promised that he would never compete with anyone and would not disgrace the Huo family. Only then would he allow his father and brother to practice martial arts together. Yuan Jia was talented and intelligent, with amazing perseverance. His elder brother was more outstanding in martial arts, so he was superior among his brothers. When his father saw this, he changed his mind and taught him with all his heart. Later, Yuanjia made friends with martial arts and integrated the strengths of each family. He developed the ancestral "Secret Fist" into "Lost Fist", which made the ancestral boxing reach a new peak.
His life was rather exciting, and Li Yi had seen many movies and TV series that described his life. Li Yi still admired him. However, the current Huo Yuanjia did not look like the national hero that everyone would admire in the future. Instead, he looked like a sickly person. Moreover, he was still a child. Just like other children, he was quite mischievous.
Li Yi knew that Huo Yuanjia would definitely be successful in the future, so he would often secretly teach Huo Yuanjia the moves he learned during the day at night. Furthermore, he often brought Huo Yuanjia out to play. As a result, the seven-year-old Huo Yuanjia was even closer to Li Yi than Huo En Di.
Perhaps it was because Li Yi had absorbed that little bit of energy during his transmigration that he had become like a genius. No matter what he learned, he would be able to do it overnight. He had never had Hoen Di teach him again. Moreover, his body was getting better and better. He was like an inflated balloon, getting stronger and stronger.
At first, Hoendi was worried that he might have some illness. After several days of examination and diagnosis, he found that he was not ill at all. Instead, he was in better physical condition than those who had practiced martial arts for many years. Hoendi was growing fonder and fonder of his genius disciple, Li Yi, so he simply taught him his family's Secret Fist. On the other hand, Huo Yuanjia was also very talented in martial arts. After Li Yi learned the Secret Fist and spent two years mastering it, he passed it on to Huo Yuanjia.
Of course, this was not Li Yi's sudden act of kindness. On one hand, he knew that Huo Yuanjia had a bright future ahead of him. On the other hand, it was because of the quest that the Lord God had given him. After Huo Yuanjia learned the Secret Fist, the Master God gave him 5,000 points. However, Li Yi was overjoyed.
Li Yi was happy for a while, but then he felt a little strange." Lord God, you're only teaching Huo Yuanjia the Secret Martial Arts. Why would you give him so many points?"”
" If Huo Yuanjia were to learn it secretly, he would need at least ten years to completely master it and transform it into the Shadow Fist. Teaching him now is equivalent to changing his fate greatly. That's why he was given 5,000 points.”
Li Yi rubbed his chin and said," So that's how it is. Does this mean that changing someone's fate will give you points?”
The Lord God said," Not all of them. Only those who change the fate of famous figures in history will be given points.”
Li Yi said," If that's the case, it looks like I'll have to think of another way." Well, if you want to do something big, you can't do it without money. You have to think of a way to earn more money. But what should I do?" He lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
Huo Yuanjia had just finished his training. Due to his years of training, the nine-year-old Huo Yuanjia looked like he was twelve or thirteen years old. His previous short of breath had gradually disappeared due to his long-term training. Huo Yuanjia walked to the side and tugged at Li Yi's sleeve when he saw his respected senior brother, Li Yi, frowning and deep in thought." Senior Brother, what are you thinking about?" If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. I'll help you think of a way.”
Li Yi turned to look at the mischievous Huo Yuanjia and laughed." Hehe, Yuanjia, I'm thinking of ways to earn money."”
Huo Yuanjia asked curiously," Senior Brother, what do you need money for? You must have earned quite a bit by running errands with father these two years, right? Why are you still so greedy?" As she spoke, she even rolled her eyes at him in disdain.
Li Yi shook his head and said," You don't know this, but the Qing Dynasty is already rotten. The foreign powers are eyeing us covetously. If we're not careful, we'll become slaves of a subjugated country."”
Huo Yuanjia thought for a moment and said in confusion," Senior Brother, what does this have to do with you making money?”
Li Yi replied," Of course it matters. If you want to revitalize this race, you need people first. However, if you want others to work for you, you have to pay them first. Our Qing Dynasty has a large population, but I've never heard of anyone willing to work for free. "In addition, those foreign powers have cannons, guns, and other weapons that are much more advanced than our Qing Dynasty. They can kill us from very far away. To be honest, the martial arts we have learned are not very useful in front of them. They can only be used to strengthen our bodies. If they wanted to obtain the same combat strength as them, they had to have more advanced weapons and equipment than them. This also required a lot of money.”
Although Huo Yuanjia was only nine years old, the children of that era were very mature. There were countless fathers who were twelve or thirteen years old. Therefore, he could understand what Li Yi was talking about. Huo Yuanjia nodded thoughtfully." Aren't there soldiers from the Qing Dynasty? Isn't thinking about this now equivalent to wanting to pull a team to rebel?”
Li Yi pursed his lips and said," Those soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are also called soldiers? Bullying their own citizens was quite powerful. When they saw those foreigners, they would bow down like dogs. It would be a joke. If we want to revitalize our nation, we can't rely on these people.
Besides, so what if they rebelled? When they see foreigners, they can bow down to them and live a good life as dogs for those people, but we commoners are miserable. Do you really want us to be enslaved by those foreign powers? Do you want to be a slave of a conquered nation? Look at the Qing Dynasty now. What has that woman who calls herself the Empress Dowager done? Settlement, hehe! What a good term!"
Huo Yuanjia's mind was in a mess. He frowned and lowered his head to think for a while." Senior Brother, let me think about it. I'll tell you when I understand, okay?"”
Li Yi smiled and nodded." Mmm, go ahead. You're still young, so let us adults handle this."”Of course, he knew that the people of China, who had been enslaved by the Qing Dynasty for hundreds of years, still believed that they were the subjects of the Qing Dynasty. How could they make the decision to rebel at any time just because of a few words from him? However, he was not worried that Huo Yuanjia would not be able to figure it out because what he said would happen sooner or later. When he saw it happen with his own eyes, he would understand what Li Yi was saying.
Huo Yuanjia frowned and nodded. He turned around and walked toward the Huo Family mansion with a lot of thoughts in his mind. Li Yi sat on the spot and pondered for a while. He stood up and walked towards Hoendy's study. Every night, Hoendy would spend a few hours in the study, either reading or checking the accounts. It was no wonder. After all, Hoen Di was in charge of the Huo family's huge family business. He had a dojo, a escort agency, and other things to deal with. There must be a lot of things to do.
Li Yi knocked on the door and walked in. Hoendy was writing something on the account book with a brush. When he saw Li Yi enter, he smiled and said," It's Lil 'Yi. What's the matter?"”
Li Yi looked at him and fell silent for a while. He gritted his teeth and said," Master, I'm preparing to leave the Huo family mansion. I want to do something practical."”
Hoen Di immediately frowned. After all, he was grooming Li Yi as his successor and even wanted to entrust the Huo family mansion to him in the future. Now that he heard that he actually wanted to leave, he was naturally a little disappointed, but he was also a little curious about what made him decide to leave. So he asked,"Oh? Tell me, what do you want to do?”
Li Yi said," Master, ever since 1840, when the foreign powers forcefully used force to knock open the Great Qing's gates, our Great Qing could be said to have perished. On the surface, the Qing Dynasty still existed, but in reality, it was just struggling on its last breath. They used the blood and sweat of the common people to feed the invaders, while the rulers of the Qing Dynasty still lived a luxurious life. If they are royalty and should enjoy such treatment, then should we commoners be so submissive?
I hate this situation very much. If our people don't wake up, sooner or later, China will be enslaved by those foreign powers. However, the current situation was already like this, and I was just an ordinary citizen. I had no ability to change the situation at all. China lacked everything but people. I thought that if I could raise a team, perhaps I could awaken the people's sense of resistance. However, if you want to build a team, you can't do it without money. Therefore, I want to give up martial arts and go into business from now on to lay a foundation for the future.”
When Huo En Di heard his words, he frowned and pondered for a long time before saying,"Lil 'Yi, have you really decided to give up martial arts and go into business?"”
Li Yi nodded and said," It's not like you've given up on martial arts. You can practice martial arts in your free time, but Master, you should know that no matter how strong your martial arts are, you're no match for a bullet from those foreign powers. The current Celestial Empire was already lagging far behind them, and they had to work hard to catch up. I don't believe that if those foreign countries can create cannons and guns, we Chinese can't. No matter what, there needs to be a leader. Since no one has stepped forward yet, let me do it.”
Hoen Di was a little reluctant to part with this talented and intelligent disciple, but he was also very happy for his ideals. He nodded and said," Alright, I still have some savings over the years. You can take them all and treat them as a gift from me. Don't refuse. I'm old. Even if I want to help you, I can't do it. Take this money as a contribution to your career.”As he spoke, he took out a wooden box from the cabinet beside the desk. He took out a thick stack of silver notes and handed it to Li Yi.
Li Yi looked at his master's caring expression and was extremely touched. He fell silent for a moment before saying," Alright then, Master. Thank you!”
Huo En Di smiled and waved his hand." You're my last disciple. Moreover, your dream is really great. It's only right for me to help you. Haha!"
Li Yi thought for a moment and said," Master, I did something that might displease you, but I still want to tell you that I've secretly taught Yuan Jia all the Secret Art that you've taught me over the past two years.”
Hoen Di frowned.”After a while, he sighed and said," Originally, I thought that Yuanjia was weak since he was young. I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to withstand the hardship of practicing martial arts, so I didn't let him practice martial arts. I didn't expect you..." Sigh!"
Li Yi said," Master, that's where you're wrong. Although Yuanjia was often sick when he was young, you should know that the weaker a person's body is, the more exercise they can do to strengthen their physique. Didn't you notice that Yuanjia hasn't even had a cold in the past two years? This was the benefit of practicing martial arts. Therefore, what you did in the past was indeed wrong. In addition, children always have a rebellious mentality. The more you don't let him learn, the more likely he will secretly learn. The Huo family was a martial arts family, and the entire family practiced martial arts. It was not appropriate for him to watch from the side.”
Hoendi was stunned for a moment. He stroked his beard and suddenly laughed." Hehe, kid. Although you're already twenty years old, you're still single. How do you know how to educate your children?"”
Li Yi laughed." Hehe, Master, you don't know this, but Yuan Jia is extremely intelligent and a natural martial arts genius. Now, he had learned the Secret Fist and was even creating his own martial arts routine. If he really creates it, I think the Huo family's martial arts will be even better.”
Hohendi was a little surprised. There's such a thing?" He lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying," Hmm, looks like I have to help this child. Perhaps I really did something wrong in the past.”
Li Yi said," Then, Master, I'll take my leave first."”
Hoendi looked at him and said with some reluctance, When are you planning to leave?”
Li Yi thought about it and said," Of course, the sooner the better. Life is too short and there are too many things to do. I have to hurry.”
Huo En Di nodded and thought for a moment before saying," How about this? You can stay here for the night. I'll get Yuan Ying and Yuan Wu to go with you tomorrow. Yuan Jia will stay behind and inherit my mantle. What do you think?"”
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