Chapter 35 Empathy

In the study, Zheng Fa opened the cover of "Spiritual Crane Body" and the last words of Master Xu that he could not express any emotion seemed to still echo in his ears:

"Don't copy me."

In fact, even if he hadn't listened to Coach Xu's story about his own experience, Zheng Fa felt that he would not have wasted half his life on this book "Spiritual Crane Body".

Because he wanted to enter the immortal gate, he already had another better choice: talisman master.

For Master Xu, "Spiritual Crane Body" is his only chance to transcend the mundane world, so it is naturally difficult for him to give it up.

But according to the Seventh Young Master, becoming a talisman master also gives you the opportunity to enter the immortal gate.

The bigger reason why Zheng Fa did not value "Spirit Crane Body" as much as Instructor Xu did was actually because of Madam's behavior - he showed a little bit of talent as a talisman master, and even analyzed two of the simplest Yuan Fu, and Madam gave him the "Spirit Crane Body" as a reward. This indirectly shows that in Madam's heart, "Spirit Crane Body" which was cultivated through martial arts was far inferior to Zheng Fa's talent as a talisman master, and was not even as good as the two simplest Yuan Fu.

There was another thought that made Zheng Fa even more suspicious of the so-called Taoism through martial arts: if one could enter the immortal gate by practicing the Spirit Crane Body, then why was the Seventh Young Master so busy studying the talisman diagram? There must be some problems that Master Xu didn't know about.

But these thoughts did not hinder Zheng Fa's interest in the "Spiritual Crane Body", a legendary martial art in the world.

At one side, the Seventh Young Master leaned over and followed Zheng Fa to flip through the secret book of "Spiritual Crane Body".

After taking a quick look, the Seventh Young Master frowned and said, "This guy talks a lot of nonsense."

Zheng Fa nodded. He hadn’t figured out the power of the martial arts yet, but he understood the author’s narcissism.

This set of "Spiritual Crane Body" has a total of four volumes. Zheng Fa originally thought that they all talked about martial arts, but the first and thickest volume turned out to be entirely the author's preface!

This person talked a lot and wrote every detail of his life in the preface.

He said that he was originally a warrior, and later entered the immortal sect, but he still loved martial arts, so he created this set of "Spirit Crane Body" and hoped that future generations would carry it forward.

Most of the content was about bragging about how powerful he was in martial arts, how highly regarded he was in the immortal sect, and how wonderful the skills he created were...

"He didn't create such a technique just because he wanted people to listen to his bragging, right?" said the Seventh Young Master, touching his chin.

Zheng Fa actually felt that this idea of ​​giving away martial arts skills by listening to boasting had a bit of rationality...

He flipped through the next few books, and to his surprise, the second book recorded the martial arts that Zheng Fa had already mastered, "Songhe Zhuang", so this was the reason why his wife asked him to learn "Spiritual Crane Body"?

Because I have shown a certain talent in Songhe Posture?

He skipped the second one and looked at the third and fourth.

The fourth book is about a martial art, the Spirit Crane Piercing the Clouds Hand. It seems to be very powerful according to the book, but it is not the core of the Spirit Crane Body technique.

Only the third one, with "Linghe Heart Sutra" written on the cover, contains the essence of this practice.

But when Zheng Fa opened the third book, he frowned unconsciously. The Seventh Young Master beside him was also confused and muttered, "What is this picture about?"

On the page, there is an unidentified creature with a human head and body, two wings growing from its shoulder blades, a pair of crane feet in its lower body, and covered in feathers. It is posing in incomprehensible postures, without any explanation or annotation.

Zheng Fa looked at it for a long time but couldn't get the point. However, he was not discouraged. It was normal for him to have no clue about the martial arts that Coach Xu had not been able to comprehend in twenty years.

…

In the lady's small building, the Seventh Young Master opened the curtain and strode in.

"Hey? Look who's here?" The lady said with a mocking smile: "What a rare guest!"

The Seventh Young Master blushed: "Isn't it my duty to visit you, my mother?"

"As it should be? Who has been avoiding me these past few years?"

“That’s not what I mean…”

"Okay, you never come to me for no reason, just tell me what you want to say."

"I've been trying to learn the Spirit Crane Body these days, but I can't understand it at all. Mom, do you know the secret?"

"You want to learn?" Madam raised her eyebrows and looked at her son: "Didn't I give the "Spiritual Crane Body" to Zheng Fa?"

"I am a young master. I want to see and learn. Can he stop me?" The Seventh Young Master looked domineering.

"Really?"

"I was thinking that Zheng Fa, this idiot, would never be able to learn it no matter how hard he tried. If there was a secret, I would learn it and make him mad to death!" The Seventh Young Master coughed and said.

"Is that so..." The lady nodded, as if she was convinced by him.

"Mom? Where's the secret?"

"Secret?" Madam patted her forehead and said, "I seem to have heard someone say that the person who created this technique once said that if you want to practice the Spirit Crane Body, the secret is all in the first volume."

"real?"

"Can mother lie to you?"

"Mom, I have something else to do. I'm leaving first!" The Seventh Young Master turned and ran. The lady looked at his back as he left, smiling.

…

"Zheng Fa! My mother said that if I want to master the Spirit Crane Body, I have to read the first volume of the secret book!"

The Seventh Young Master rushed in and spoke impatiently.

"Master, did you go to ask Madam?" Zheng Fa was a little surprised.

"We are just chatting, and we have come to this." The Seventh Young Master waved his hand and said, "Quickly take out the first volume, and let's study it carefully."

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Zheng Fa glanced at the Seventh Young Master and took out the first volume of "Spiritual Crane Body".

Gao Yuan stood far away, consciously avoiding looking at the "Spiritual Crane Body", but his eyes were still looking over here curiously.

Zheng Fa and the Seventh Young Master flipped through the first volume carefully and both frowned.

This is just an ordinary autobiography. Even because the author was born a warrior and probably never received any proper education, the plot is tacky and boring.

"Is there some secret code?"

The Seventh Young Master guessed.

Zheng Fa shook his head: "It's not impossible, but we have to know the pattern of code words."

The Seventh Young Master did not give up after hearing this. He pulled Zheng Fa to read a book over and over again, trying to find some patterns.

After a long while, the Seventh Young Master threw the book away fiercely, and angrily began to launch a personal attack on the author of "Spiritual Crane Body": "What a crappy book! It's not even as good as a ninth-rate storybook!"

"Master, I'm going to vomit!"

"Is this guy just too idle? He even climbed up Qianshan Mountain to watch Qianyu learn his unique skills. If he has the time, why doesn't he go to school and learn how to write a book?"

Zheng Fa shook his head and put the book flat on the table, but he had to admit in his heart that he really couldn't tell any secrets of cultivation from this book.

Gao Yuan, who was standing by, saw the two people's depressed expressions and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The Seventh Young Master saw his expression and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing." Gao Yuan shook his head.

"Do you feel happy that I, the young master, and Zheng Fa, who is more talented than you, can't understand it?"

Gao Yuan blushed and said in a low voice: "My martial arts training has not been going well recently. Now it seems that everyone seems to be about the same..."

Zheng Fa understands Gao Yuan quite well. Gao Yuan is the kind of person who likes to compare himself with others, is easily influenced by others, and is particularly prone to anxiety.

He was even confident that Gao Yuan had no bad intentions towards him, let alone that he was jealous.

But according to Zheng Fa's observation, when a person does not do well in an exam, no one's consolation is as effective as his good brother's failed test paper...

"Almost?" The Seventh Young Master glanced at Gao Yuan and asked, "Have you mastered the Songhe Stance?"

“Not even close.”

"You didn't master the Songhe Posture, and he didn't master the Linghe Body. It's like one didn't pass the exam to become a student, and the other didn't pass the exam to become the top scholar." The Seventh Young Master had a sincere and heart-wrenching look of doubt on his face: "You and he... feel the same?"

The smile slowly disappeared from Gao Yuan's face and then appeared on the dog face of the Seventh Young Master.

(End of this chapter)