Crash——
In the dark corridor, the sound of the iron gate being pulled open was heard.
The house was brightly lit, and the TV was playing the latest hit drama, with lines coming out.
Grandma Zhou, who had returned from praying and chanting at Gufeng Temple, was wearing reading glasses and sitting on the sofa in the living room, staring at the hero and heroine on the screen.
Fang Cheng walked out the door, turned around and looked at Zhou Xiumei who was seeing him off, and said:
"Remember tonight, don’t forget to close the iron gate again."
Zhou Xiumei nodded and said "hmm", her cheeks slightly blushed, and then said gently:
"I will remember, you should be careful too."
Fang Cheng smiled and replied:
"With so many policemen guarding downstairs, we can at least sleep well tonight."
After saying goodbye to Zhou Xiumei, Fang Cheng took out the key and walked towards his home.
With a creak, he pushed the door open and entered.
In the darkness, the room was silent.
The furniture was arranged as before he left, without any change.
Fang Cheng did not turn on the light.
Instead, he pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, then quietly walked to the balcony and looked at the situation downstairs through the window glass.
Although the rain was a little lighter, the police officers on duty were still there.
Three plainclothes detectives could be vaguely seen sitting in the car, eating instant noodles.
According to Zhou Yongnian, this blockade will last at least three days.
The specific situation depends on whether there is still a so-called "source of infection" in the tube building.
Of course, a few policemen can’t stop someone from coming in and out at will.
But when Fang Cheng thought of the two special search team specialists who appeared at noon, he still felt a little worried.
From the overheard words, we can guess the general content of the mission that the two came here to perform.
In addition to helping the criminal investigation team check the scene and confirm that there are no other hidden "monsters".
It seems that they are more targeting the masked man who fought with the ghoul last night.
That is – Fang Cheng himself!
Tick, tick.
The raindrops slowly slide down the surface of the glass, and the street seems to be covered with a layer of dark and hazy fog.
It is also pitch dark inside the house. Fang Cheng stands in front of the window, thinking silently.
When he looked up, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a faint red light flashing in the building opposite.
It seems that… someone is using equipment such as night vision goggles to observe the scene on this side of the tube building.
Fang Cheng’s heart trembled, and then he remained calm and slowly pulled the curtains together.
Then he turned and walked to the living room and pressed the light switch on the wall.
Click.
The warm yellow light instantly illuminated the dark rental house.
Fang Cheng turned on the TV, sat on the sofa, and watched the soap opera that Zhou Xiumei and Grandma Zhou were watching next door.
He stared at the sad love story performed by the infatuated man and woman on the screen, but he was thinking about his own things.
Although it is not certain whether the special search team members are staying around to monitor.
But the red light he saw just now gave Fang Cheng a reminder.
In order to avoid the other party’s induction, he did not stay in sight and check carefully.
At a quick glance, he only vaguely saw a blurry figure in a room in the building opposite.
Fang Cheng tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingers, frowned slightly, and fell into deep thought.
No matter what the real situation is.
In this environment where you may be spied on at any time, it is best to temporarily suspend the training plan for a while.
At least, make corresponding adjustments.
Lest his physical training be discovered by accident and the secret be leaked.
Besides, after the tube building was blocked, the food stored at home could not guarantee the nutritional supply required for high-intensity exercise.
If you just order takeout or make large purchases, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the police.
Thinking of this, Fang Cheng’s heart moved slightly.
The light blue screen appeared in front of me, blocking the TV screen.
Looking at the skills listed on the panel, after checking them repeatedly, my eyes fell on two of them.
[Speed Reading lv1 (203/250)]
[Tai Chi lv0 (78/100)]
Combining the current environment and actual conditions, these two skills are obviously the most suitable for me to practice during the lockdown.
Tai Chi, I was originally planning to strengthen my practice.
Speed Reading, in fact, was close to upgrading a month ago.
It’s just that after synthesizing the "Omniscient Language" talent, I haven’t focused on learning, so I’ve neglected it.
Now that I have plenty of time, I can completely break through the skills, further improve my spiritual attributes, or get new skill effects.
So…
Next, I will focus on these two skills and strive to complete the breakthrough in a short time.
With a well-thought-out plan in mind, Fang Cheng immediately stood up, turned off the TV, and walked into the bedroom.
Looking at the textbooks and academic works stacked on the bookshelf.
Then he picked out two thick books and took them out.
"World History" and "Criminal Psychology".
These two books are extracurricular readings. I used to flip through a few pages when I was free, but now I can read them all.
Fang Cheng put the book on the table, sat down, and pretended to be ready for self-study.
Then he glanced out the dark window and drew the curtains of the bedroom.
Then he opened the title page of "World History" and his eyes fell on the table of contents, mumbling in his heart:
"Speed reading skills, start."
Instantly, Fang Cheng’s eyes calmed down and he immediately entered the learning state.
His fingers twisted the pages of the book quickly.
Huahuahua——
The sound of flipping pages rang out continuously, flipping every three seconds.
At the same time, the eyeballs moved rapidly,He kept scanning the densely packed words on the paper.
In a little over half an hour, the thick book had already turned to the last page.
[Speed Reading Experience +2]
"Huh…"
Fang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and felt very relaxed.
The biggest advantage of using a single mental skill is that the experience efficiency has also increased by about one time.
With his current mental attributes, he can maintain a relatively concentrated mental state even without using the concentration skill.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the surrounding environment must be quiet enough to devote himself to learning.
After Fang Cheng finished reading, he closed his eyes and recalled a certain page or paragraph in the book at random.
At least he could recall about 80% of the specific content.
Compared to the previous level of only remembering the outline by swallowing the whole thing, the effect has improved a lot.
Obviously, after breaking through 40 points of mental attributes, his memory has also been greatly improved.
Take a short break.
Fang Cheng then opened the second book, "Criminal Psychology", and continued to practice his "speed reading" skills.
About three hours later.
Click.
The book was closed, Fang Cheng exhaled a long breath, and gently rubbed his forehead.
Several prompts of experience increase floated in front of him.
[Speed reading experience +7]
[Speed reading level 1 (210/250)]
After reading the two thick academic works three times in a row, it can be said that they have been memorized, as if they were engraved in his mind.
When recalling a passage at random, Fang Cheng can accurately grasp the sentence and recite it skillfully.
Even if he compares it with the book again, there is almost no omission.
The only drawback is that the experience gained will become less and less every time he reads it more.
The first time I read it, I gained +2 experience points; the second time I read it, I gained +1 experience point; the third time, the two books combined only gained 1 experience point.
I guess by the fourth time, there will be basically no experience points.
After all, I have completely memorized the contents of the entire book.
Fang Cheng raised his head and glanced at the piles of textbooks, dictionaries and literary works on the bookshelf.
In the next two days, I can reread these books and remember them all in my mind, and I should be able to upgrade smoothly.
I just don’t know what kind of outstanding effect the master-level "speed reading" will have?
After feeling a little tired, Fang Cheng put away the book, stood up, and stretched his waist beautifully.
Then he looked at the window blocked by the curtains, and a pair of pupils hidden behind the lenses flickered slightly.
Although I don’t know what special abilities the special search team specialists have, whether they have mastered the heaven-defying skills like "perspective".
It’s always better to be cautious.
I have been studying hard for several hours now, so I need to exercise and stretch my muscles.
It shouldn’t be too much to do some Tai Chi.Right?
Fang Cheng waved his arms and kicked his legs.
He simply performed a set of 24-style Ma-style Tai Chi slowly in the small bedroom.
Each move was well-paced, and it looked soft, but it was very chic and elegant.
Because it didn’t emphasize strength like in the past, and pursued a one-hit kill.
Instead, Fang Cheng felt that he was getting smoother and more relaxed as he practiced.
His body slowly stretched out with the moves, like a cloud floating in the wind, or a gurgling stream.
It was done in one go, and it was endless.
The whole body was unusually relaxed and natural.
Gradually, even his mind began to settle down.
The various dangers hidden in the external environment and the many anxious thoughts accumulated in his heart were all dissipated and passed away with the smooth movements.
During this deliberately slow boxing practice, a feeling that he had never had before emerged in his heart.
Fang Cheng suddenly remembered the usual teachings of Ma Jianguo and Wu Datong, and slowly had a deeper understanding in his heart.
Taijiquan is a boxing method that emphasizes both martial arts and health preservation.
In the process of practice, "slow practice" is regarded as a crucial principle.
This practice method is not only about the improvement of skills, but also contains profound Taoist philosophical thoughts.
That is, the so-called softness overcomes hardness, stillness overcomes movement, yin and yang complement each other, and the unity of inside and outside.
In terms of moves, soft and slow movements are used to deal with tough and impatient attacks, so as to achieve the effect of using force to fight force and striking back.
All kinds of fighting techniques, both ancient and modern, both in China and abroad, all pursue strength and speed, and emphasize that the big beats the small, the fast beats the slow, and the strong beats the weak.
Only Tai Chi does the opposite, looking at the size, speed, strength and weakness in confrontation from a dialectical point of view, believing that there is no eternal and impermanent strength and weakness. When the strong reaches a certain level, it will become weak, and when the weak reaches a certain level, it can also defeat the strong.
So if you want to truly master this special boxing method, you can’t think about how to defeat the opponent as quickly as possible like learning boxing and Sanda.
You must abandon the inherent habits formed over a long period of time and develop the spirit and state of mind to be calm and unhurried, and not change your face even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you.
It is very difficult to achieve this.
The old saying goes: "Tai Chi does not go out for ten years."
It means that Tai Chi practice needs to go through the basic skills, confrontation practice, and face the enemy, and it takes a very long time.
First, you need to learn standing and routine moves, overcome the stiffness of your limbs, and make your movements smooth and flexible.
Then practice Tai Chi push hands, double-player combat, master listening to the force, receiving the force, leading the force, transforming the force, and releasing the force, and constantly verify what you have learned, which requires a lot of effort.
If you want to reach a higher level, you can also use Tai Chi techniques in fierce actual combat, but you must not stick to the moves themselves, but must forget all the moves and face the enemy with your heart.
Fang Cheng has panel assistance, and he can make great progress every time he practices.
At present, the technique has been extremely proficient, and it is time to break through and reach a higher level.
Through the slower boxing practice than usual, Fang Cheng vaguely figured out a little, but it was not very clear.
When he thought of this, his eyes condensed slightly, and he had a plan in his mind.
"Focus, start!"
With a silent recitation, all the noises around him quickly faded away.
Fang Cheng seemed to have entered a space that belonged only to him.
He focused his eyes on the man who stood up like a mountain in front of him.
The man’s head almost touched the ceiling, his skin was blood red, and his naked muscles were as developed as dozens of interlaced steel bars, full of oppression.
It was the powerful enemy that Fang Cheng had fought before, the experimental subject with terrifying power.
The old opponent turned his copper bell-like eyes and grinned with a mouth full of white teeth.
Then, like a wild animal, he let out a low roar, swung his big hand like a dustpan, clenched it into a fist and hit it hard.
This time.
Fang Cheng did not dodge, nor did he collide head-on with the opponent, but just practiced Tai Chi slowly.
When the fist of the experimental subject was about to attack in front of him, his body instantly made an almost instinctive response.
He chose to retreat half a step in the direction of the opponent’s punch and turned his waist.
Then he gently caught his fist, and with the inertia brought by the impact, he added a little traction force to make his attack deviate from the direction and finally hit the air.
The experimental subject missed the attack, and immediately roared violently, trying to twist his body abruptly and turn his head to hug and kill.
Fang Cheng leaned against him, following his retreating force, exerted his strength suddenly, and shook his arms, causing him to stumble and almost fall.
The experimental subject could not help but become more furious, and attacked again like a mountain rolling over.
And Fang Cheng’s eyes were still without any fluctuations, as if he was the calmest lake, responding calmly.
Gradually, the Tai Chi moves that he had skillfully performed seemed to be completely forgotten, and he just changed with the changes in the imaginary enemy’s movements and postures.
Pushing and letting with both hands, it seemed as if the sea was vast and the sky was open, without victory or defeat, and without restraint.
The body retreated and advanced, just like the shapeless and shapeless water flow, taking things as they come.
Just like what a certain martial arts saint said.
Water is always relaxed, but always ready to rush. In the seemingly calm waiting process, it has never given up its flowing nature.
It can be water in a cup, water in a pot, water in a bottle, still as still water, moving like a fountain.
When you hit the water surface hard, the water will not be hurt, because it looks so weak, but it can penetrate the hardest substances.
Fang Cheng raised his hand and waved his palm, raised his knees and took a step, and the movements he performed casually unfolded slowly like flowing clouds and water.
Seemingly practicing Tai Chi slowly, he entered a mysterious state of enlightenment.
WithAt the same time, prompts of experience increase flowed like water.
Suddenly, the panel flashed a dazzling light.
[Congratulations, you have deeply understood the essence of Tai Chi, and your skills have reached the expert level]
[Tai Chi lv1 (0/250)]
[Get enhanced rewards, skill special effect "dissipate strength"]
