With Hua Ruxue around, Yan Liqiang's daily life in the Deer Garden was no different from before. Not only did it not become easier, but it became even more tiring, because the training arranged for him by his master Li Hongtu became more arduous. Yan Liqiang, who was already exhausted from training in the morning, had to return to the waterfall to continue training after lunch at noon, and he had to train in the water. The difficulty of this training was more than ten times more difficult than before.
The density of water is more than 700 times that of air. Under such density, the resistance encountered when shaking the gun is greater, and the force and explosive power to shake the gun are greater. Just think about the difference between running on the road and running in the water. Not only that, shaking the gun in the water will make the surrounding water vibrate, and the vibration will directly form waves of undercurrents and pressure in the water, constantly colliding with Yan Liqiang. It is even more difficult to maintain balance in this state. And the most abnormal thing is that even if it is like this, you can't breathe underwater. All the movements underwater can only be supported by your own breath...
Li Hongtu’s requirement was that Yan Liqiang could stay underwater for half an hour, or an hour.
If he didn't shake the gun, Yan Liqiang felt that if he practiced, he might be able to hold his breath underwater for an hour. However, if he had to shake the gun underwater during this hour, his body would be exhausted and he would have to constantly fight against the water pressure and undercurrents to keep his body balanced. This kind of training made Yan Liqiang doubt whether there was anyone in the world who could do it.
But since the master has already given the question, Yan Liqiang will persevere no matter how difficult it is.
As a result, Yan Liqiang, who returned to the courtyard after practicing every day, had his physical strength and energy completely overdrawn to the limit. It is no exaggeration to say that Yan Liqiang was so tired that he could only crawl back every day.
During the dark hours of cultivation, Hua Ruxue became the only bright spot and scenery in Yan Liqiang's life.
Every day, sitting at the same table with Hua Ruxue at lunch, watching her eat elegantly and chatting with her, was a rare enjoyment for Yan Liqiang. In his heart, Yan Liqiang directly imagined Hua Ruxue as a beautiful personal trainer in the gym in his previous life, because men's nature is to like to show off in front of beautiful women, so the role of a beautiful personal trainer in urging a person to exercise is incomparable to any other means. Every time he eats, looking at Hua Ruxue, Yan Liqiang reminds himself in his heart that he must not give up, and he must persist no matter how difficult it is...
It is with this persistence that Yan Liqiang feels that every day is very difficult, but he can also feel that he is making progress every day. The powerful effect of the Yijing Xisuijing is once again reflected at this time, especially when Yan Liqiang does the evening class at night. Almost every time Yan Liqiang does the Yijing Xisuijing, he can feel the changes that the Yijing Xisuijing brings to himself. It is a systematic strengthening of the whole body, from head to toe, without any omissions - greater strength, stronger explosive power, faster steps, stronger ability to resist blows...
Especially Yan Liqiang's lungs, under the daily pressure, especially under the repeated baptism and strengthening of the Yijing Xisui Jing, are becoming stronger and stronger, allowing Yan Liqiang to last longer and longer in the water...
Yan Liqiang was making progress every day, but Hua Ruxue's recovery did not seem as optimistic as Yan Liqiang had imagined, because in addition to the visible wound under her chest, Hua Ruxue seemed to have suffered serious internal injuries. It was precisely those internal injuries that made it difficult for Hua Ruxue to fully recover, and the injuries would flare up every three days at midnight, causing Hua Ruxue to fall into great pain.
At first, Yan Liqiang didn't notice that Hua Ruxue had internal injuries. It wasn't until the midnight of the third day after Hua Ruxue lived with him that Yan Liqiang heard a slight groan of pain coming from Hua Ruxue's room. He felt that something was wrong with Hua Ruxue. He quickly got out of bed, went to the outside of Hua Ruxue's room, and knocked on the door, "Are you okay?"
"Don't... come in..." Hua Ruxue's voice came from the room, a little weak, but extremely firm.
Yan Liqiang hesitated for a moment and did not go in, but returned to his room...
Three days later at midnight, Yan Liqiang heard strange noises coming from Hua Ruxue's room again. This time, Hua Ruxue didn't say anything. What came from her room was a slight hissing sound like nails scratching on wood, as if she was enduring great pain.
Yan Liqiang got up again and knocked on the door.
"Are you OK"
"Don't... come in..." The voice in the room was a little hoarse.
Yan Liqiang did not go in, but at lunch the next day, he saw five clear scratches on the mahogany bedside in Hua Ruxue's room. Hua Ruxue also looked a little weak the next day.
"Do you have any other injuries?" Yan Liqiang asked Hua Ruxue.
"It's an internal injury..." Hua Ruxue said briefly.
"Do you need medicine? If so, I can think of a way. There are many medicinal herbs in this deer garden..."
"This internal injury is..." Hua Ruxue wanted to say something, but finally shook her head, "Forget it, you just need to know that no panacea will work. I can do it myself!"
Then three days later, at midnight in Hua Ruxue's room, the sound of fingers scratching into wood would be heard, and Yan Liqiang would get up every time to check if Hua Ruxue was okay, but Hua Ruxue's answer to him was always the same, "Don't... come in..."
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In just the blink of an eye, Hua Ruxue and Yan Liqiang stayed together for a full twenty-one days...
That night, when Yan Liqiang was practicing the Yi Jin Jing, a sudden change occurred. When his lungs were being strengthened by the energy of heaven and earth and the spiritual energy that poured into his body, Yan Liqiang suddenly felt that his nose was as if an invisible barrier had been broken through. The smell in the whole room suddenly became distinct. Then, a strange warm current that had never appeared before rose from his lungs, and then that strange warm current poured from his lungs into his kidneys like a stream of hot water, making his kidneys warm and comfortable as if they were warmed by two hot water bottles.
This is a realm of martial arts that has never appeared before. The strengthening of one organ in the body is actually linked to other organs. The change of one causes the other to change as well...
At this moment, Yan Liqiang suddenly thought of two sentences he had read in a book:
The lungs belong to metal, and their orifice is the nose!
The kidney belongs to water, and its orifice opens at the ear!
Gold can produce water...
Yan Liqiang didn’t know how long he had been immersed in that warm and comfortable state, until he heard the sound of nails scratching into wood again. Yan Liqiang suddenly woke up from that state. He looked out the window and saw that it was already midnight...
Hua Ruxue's voice was a little loud tonight. The hissing sound was like a piece of porcelain scraping against the wall. In addition to the sound of nails scratching into wood, the painful and suppressed groaning sound that Yan Liqiang had not heard for many days appeared again.
Yan Liqiang hurried out of the room, came to the door of Hua Ruxue's room, and knocked on the door, "Are you okay?"
This time, Hua Ruxue's voice was no longer heard in the room, but something fell down instead.
Yan Liqiang shouted twice in succession, but there was no sound in the room. Then, without thinking, he exerted a little force with his hands, and the door that was closed with a bolt from inside the room was pushed open like a piece of paper. Yan Liqiang quickly rushed into the room.
There was no light in the room, but Yan Liqiang could still clearly see Hua Ruxue lying on the bed, motionless. He rushed over and found Hua Ruxue with her eyes closed, her face as pale as paper. He felt the pulse on Hua Ruxue's neck and felt that Hua Ruxue was like a piece of ice. There was no temperature in her body and she was terribly cold.
"Wake up, wake up..." Yan Liqiang shook Hua Ruxue, but found that Hua Ruxue didn't react at all. In the blink of an eye, Yan Liqiang found that there was a thin layer of frost on the back of Hua Ruxue's hand, and her body slowly became stiff...
Yan Liqiang was shocked and a little panicked, because he didn't know how to deal with this situation. Seeing that Hua Ruxue seemed very cold, he undressed without thinking and hugged Hua Ruxue tightly in his arms, wanting to use the temperature of his chest to warm her up.
At this moment, Hua Ruxue really looked like a beauty carved out of ice. Yan Liqiang hugged her just like he was hugging a piece of ice.
Not only that, there seemed to be a strange chill on Hua Ruxue's body. When Yan Liqiang held her in his arms, the chill on her body naturally attacked Yan Liqiang and penetrated into his body...
"Boom..."
Suddenly, just when that trace of cold air had just invaded Yan Liqiang's dantian, the sleeping golden six-tusked giant elephant in Yan Liqiang's dantian, which was condensed by the Ten Dragons and Ten Elephants magical power, suddenly shone brightly and began to burn all of a sudden. Its entire body was filled with billowing golden flames. The trace of cold air that invaded Yan Liqiang's body was instantly evaporated by the golden flames.
The golden flames rising from the giant elephant were merciless and swept directly along the trace of cold air that had invaded Yan Liqiang's body, and actively invaded Hua Ruxue's body...
Just a few seconds later, Hua Ruxue, who had been motionless before, finally reacted. She was like a person frozen in the darkness who felt the warmth of the fire. She subconsciously wanted to hug that warmth tightly, hold it in her arms, integrate it into her whole body, and become one with it...
(End of this chapter)