Chapter 16 - Bitter Training
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Mrs Ning got up and said, "Don't underestimate this Za Ma Bu, it not only exercises your waist and leg strength, but also enables your body's internal organs to get a special workout, thus making your body's qi and blood balanced and your internal qi full."
"My Huashan disciples need to tie up their horses for three years after initiation. Those who can't hold on and cheat clear out of the mountain gate, and only those who are serious and hardworking can hope to be admitted to the inner gate."
"This is not only a test of endurance and perseverance, but also a sifting of the heart. It is an important means for our Huashan Sect to discern the good and bad of our disciples."
Yue Buqun know that he still think too simple to learn martial arts, this is not a TV series casually a camera cut over martial arts learned, this is the need for days and days of exercise, need countless sweat and tears to have achievements.
Seeing Yue Buqun pondering, Lady Ning revealed a hint of a smile and said, "Buqun, even though you have entered the Inner Sect, it is imperative to tie the horse. There is a saying that 'If the foundation is not firm, the ground will shake'."
"Your martial arts foundation is much worse than the average Huashan disciple. All the more reason to work hard to build a good foundation, the firmer the foundation, the more stable you will be on the path of martial arts in the future."
"You are the heir apparent that Shifu looks after, I hope you won't let those outer disciples compare and disappoint your master."
Yue Buqun knows that he owes a lot of money in the martial arts, Ning Qingman spared five years of effort to erase the gap between Yue Buqun and others on the internal strength, but there is no shortcut to the body, must be their own hard work only.
Yue Buqun said, "Senior Mother's lesson is right, disciple thought of martial arts practice a little too simply, fortunately Senior Mother found it in time to warn disciple."
Lady Ning smiled and said, "Knowing a mistake and being able to correct it is a good thing, Bu Qun since he has made up his mind, let's start from this moment and practice tying the horse. You do the movements first, I'll take a look."
Yue Buqun followed the instructions and took a horse stance, Mrs Ning corrected the action on the side, prompting the main points, Yue Buqun learnt very quickly, learnt in a few moments, and the horse stance was accurate and stable.
Lady Ning said with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, tie it first, be careful not to use your internal energy to fight against your body's discomfort, carefully experience the changes in your body's strength, if you can't hold on, rest for an incense stick of time, then continue tying the horse."
Yue Buqun replied, "Yes!"
Madam Ning said, "Tying a horse is a physically demanding action, I'll go get some meat to replenish your body. It just so happens that a few days ago, Master Song had a named disciple who sent a wild boar, and Master Song couldn't eat it, so he sent half of it to your master, but now it's just cheap for you."
After Madam Ning finished, she opened herself up and went off, leaving Yue Buqun alone on the field to tie up his horse stance.
Za Ma Bu is a very physically demanding job, Yue Buqun has not yet zapped for a minute, already the whole body is hot, legs and feet trembling.
He remembered Mrs Ning's command, once the movement is out of shape, no longer strong to do insist, after resting a incense burner to tie the horse again, make sure that the movement is standard, so that the legs and waist get sufficient exercise.
Two hours later, Madam Ning set up a meal in the side hall, seeing Yue Buqun still meticulously tying the horse, she said to Ning Qingman with satisfaction, "Senior, this Xiu Cai apprentice of yours is a bit interesting, tying the horse is such a boring and laborious exercise that he doesn't get bored of it at all, his movements are very standard."
"According to the way he practises like this, and with my medicinal baths, it is estimated that in three months he will be able to have the effect of others for three years."
Ning Qingman nodded and said, "That's for sure, Buqun is a supremely intelligent man. He knows what's best for him, and he also has the perseverance and is not afraid of suffering, his future achievements are unlimited, and he will definitely be the right choice to be the Sect Leader of Mount Hua!"
"Yo yo yo, it's only the first day of martial arts practice, and you're booking the Huashan Sect Leader?" Lady Ning snickered, "Who didn't want to take Bu Qun as a disciple in the first place?"
Ning Qingman said sharply, "I didn't want to accept it? I was just being modest, modest, understand?"
"Alright, alright, no more jokes with you," Lady Ning turned her head and ordered the little girl, Ah Li, "Ah Li, go and ask your brother Bu Qun to come in for dinner!"
The little girl, Ah Li, had long been salivating over a large table of dishes, and upon hearing this, she immediately ran out and shouted, "Brother Buqun! Mother is calling you to eat!"
Yue Buqun just happened to be resting, and when he heard Ah Li greet him, he walked over and held Ah Li's small hand, and together they came to the side hall to have their meal.
Mrs Ning greeted, "Buqun, come, come, come, eat!"
Yue Buqun bowed to his master and mistress and sat down to eat. He had been practising all morning, he had already been hungry, now he sat down on the table, as if he was rolling in the wind, fifty percent of the meal on the table was eaten into his stomach.
After finishing his sixth bowl of rice, Yue Buqun snapped and put down his chopsticks, "Somehow, I suddenly became so able to eat. It wasn't like this before."
Mrs Ning laughed: ''Practising more and eating more is normal, your body is thin and weak, you are about to eat more to supplement your body's deficits. Don't worry and eat boldly, there is not enough. Don't be afraid to eat your master and mistress into poverty."
Yue Buqun's old face blushed, and he busily said, "Thank you, Master Teacher, disciple is full."
Lady Ning said, "Leave the dishes here, an underling will clean them up, you follow me to the courtyard."
Yue Buqun followed Madam Ning to the courtyard, Madam Ning said, "Buqun, Zama in the morning, good practice, any insights?"
Yue Buqun said, "Back to Master Teacher, when disciple first started to tie the horse, I could only barely support myself and could not manage to check myself. After surviving the initial period of discomfort, disciple was finally able to calm down and view myself."
"If disciple's senses are correct. A morning's zama has actually refined disciple's internal strength by a hair."
Lady Ning was pleased, "You feel good, Zama does have gains in this area. But to have refined so much in one morning's practice is still due to your correct movements."
"Many people practice Zama with substandard movements, and not only do they fail to practise their inner strength, but their bodies are harmed instead. The so-called half the result with twice the effort is what is said about these people."
Yue Buqun complimented, "It's the Master Maiden who taught me well, disciple is just practising carefully according to the Master Maiden's instructions."
Mrs Ning said with a smile on her face, "At such a young age, you've learnt to kiss ass. I'm not going to tie up the horses this afternoon, so go and fill up that big vat in the kitchen."
Yue Buqun had just seen the vat when he was packing up the dishes in the kitchen, and with the capacity of that vat, he reckoned that it would be almost time for dinner when he filled it up.
Yue Buqun howled miserably in his heart and had to head to the kitchen in search of a bucket. Lady Ning called out to him and said, "No flat stretcher, use these two buckets." Taking her foot, she kicked the two wooden buckets around her.
Only then did Yue Buqun notice that there were two wooden buckets at Madam Ning's feet, the buckets were not very big, only that the bottom was pointed. Yue Buqun came to a realisation and asked, "Senior Mother, is this water carrying also a form of basic exercise?"
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