Chapter 257 Martial Arts

Li Qi had been chatting with Brother Guo for half an hour, recording all the details, and then Panhai Guo reluctantly let Li Qi go.

Before leaving, he kept repeating: "Brother Li, you should treat me as your brother in the future. I will protect you in this Taixue!"

"Come to my place for dinner in the future! I won't charge you. If you get into trouble outside, just say I am your brother."

"Good brother, remember to come often! Eat more!"

Saying these words, he reluctantly sent Li Qi away.

Li Qi left the operation room and returned to the world of food outside alone.

Outside, Liu Canzhi, who had a purple and stiff face and vomited a mess, and barely cleaned up, was waiting for Li Qi.

"Li... Brother Li." He was very loyal. Even though he could hardly stand now, he did not run away.

Seeing this, Li Qi was a little embarrassed and apologized repeatedly: "Sorry, sorry, I'm really sorry, I didn't expect to encounter such a thing, and Brother Liu suffered."

Liu Canzhi shook his head helplessly, knowing that no one could be blamed, so he could only sigh: "Forget it, there is nothing we can do about this kind of thing. By the way, Brother Li, do you really think that thing is delicious?"

"Yes, I think it's okay." Li Qi nodded.

"...Are you a human? Not the kind of Yijun, right?" Liu Canzhi looked Li Qi up and down, his expression was quite subtle.

"I think so, right?" Li Qi didn't know how to explain it, after all, he himself didn't know what was going on.

"Okay... Anyway, you are also a special student, so it's normal to have something. Let's go, Brother Li, let's go and see other places." Liu Canzhi shook his head and didn't ask any more questions.

Li Qi was a little surprised by his reaction: "Brother Liu, why don't you ask in detail?"

"Why ask in detail? You and I are classmates, not brothers. Do you know my background? We are just here to study in the Imperial College, not to check our household registration. I only know that your magic weapon has helped me a lot. Is there anything else I need to know?" Liu Canzhi spread his hands and looked indifferent.

When we came to the Imperial College, we were all eighth-grade, and we were considered well-known figures in the outside world. We were not stupid.

Why ask questions here and there? What's the matter, law enforcement?

Law enforcement also requires a certificate, classmates, no need.

"That's right, then let's go and see other places in the Imperial College." Li Qi nodded with relief.

"Okay, we've seen the cafeteria, and then let's go to the classroom. Let's go to the classroom of the compulsory course first. Let me see, the first compulsory course... First Aid Class, let's go! Let's go!"

Liu Canzhi regained his interest and stepped forward.

After walking two steps, he suddenly slipped and bent down immediately.

"Hi!"

Well, the sequelae are still there.

Let's not talk about Liu Canzhi's physical condition. Next, Li Qi visited the entire Imperial College.

There are four compulsory courses in the Imperial College: First Aid, Defense, History, and General Knowledge.

These four courses are required for everyone, and the other courses vary from person to person. You can choose them according to your own path, but you must choose at least eight courses, and there is no upper limit for more.

Each classroom is a separate small world, or a cave, in which various suitable equipment is placed, or the original plants and animals and environment are already very suitable for teaching.

For some students with special characteristics, there are special teaching.

The teaching is also very scientific, formal, and rigorous.

There is no stupid operation of throwing students out to risk their lives and let them grow up on their own.

People can learn things they have never experienced through learning. You don't need to step on them to learn to avoid traps. You don't need to jump off a cliff to learn if you know that you will die.

Those who can't learn and can only learn by suffering losses are brainless mediocre people.

The Imperial College does not accept such idiots.

The practice of throwing students into primeval forests or other dangerous places and letting them survive and fight their way out, or extreme training to force students to break through themselves, is not seen here in Taixue.

The teachers will accurately measure your limits, and then use rigorous and regular means to help you test them little by little, and will never let you try to break through with brute force.

Everything is so precise.

Even martial arts are like this. During the visit, Li Qi also saw some martial artists practicing swords.

They are not practicing swords through metaphysics such as understanding swords, killing people, and understanding nature, but learning formulas...

A group of muscular rough men are learning formulas...

A teacher of reason seems to be working overtime to explain to them what is meant by "how a rectangular geometric body with a fixed length can move in a complex space in the shortest possible way" and "fast mental calculation method of torque".

In this regard, Liu Canzhi said: "Isn't it the same when you have a teacher to help you learn? If you practice sword by yourself, don't you have to rely on experience to accumulate these things? Now you can just calculate the results directly, and then use muscle memory to familiarize yourself. Why do you have to practice sword all the time? Isn't that stupid?"

Although Li Qi felt that it was a bit counterintuitive, he thought about it carefully and had to say that it made sense.

Under the guidance of the Tao, this kind of thing can be done.

To control the sword, there is no need to slowly accumulate experience in actual combat. You can tell them the method and results in one step, and then remember them with muscle memory.

This effect is even more useful than those experienced old swordsmen.

Because the experience of the old swordsmen may be wrong, but the calculation results will never be wrong.

Past experience will deceive you, but mathematics will not deceive you.

It's quite practical.

In addition, there is a complete and feasible method for physical exercise, calorie calculation, fighting methods, and even more mysterious practices such as "killing intention" and "sword intention".

However, Li Qi basically only visited the martial arts, and did not see other ways.

Because there is no holiday for martial arts, they also practice in school during holidays, pure cattle and horses.

Because as long as you don't practice for one day, you can directly open up a noticeable gap with other students.

How much effort you put in every day and how hard you work will be reflected in your physical parameters. The teacher can tell at a glance whether you were lazy yesterday.

People who practice martial arts must practice boxing as naturally as breathing for a hundred years.

In martial arts, the first thing is food, and the second is perseverance.

Don't worry about food, the school provides food, and you can eat whatever you need.

Perseverance depends on yourself. Even if it is a holiday now, and other people have gone home for the holiday, these cattle and horses still have to stay here and keep exercising.

Li Qi is somewhat fortunate.

Fortunately, he had abolished his martial arts skills.

Fortunately.

However, he also developed some interest.

Interest in the warriors of Tang.

So, after visiting and training, he looked at some warriors who were practicing not far away, left Liu Canzhi, took the initiative to step forward, and said to one of them: "Hello, classmate, I am a freshman, may I ask, are you free now?"

"Yes, I am free, what's the matter? Freshman? Are you practicing as well? Your body is not good." The muscular man raised his eyes and glanced at Li Qi.

"No, I came to see the school in advance, I am not practicing martial arts..." Li Qi smiled.

"No, I see that your blood and qi are strong, your five internal organs are refined, and your breath is long. Obviously, you have practiced, and your foundation is not bad. Why didn't you persist?" The strong man raised his head and stared at Li Qi.

Li Qi looked a little embarrassed and nodded: "I practiced for a period of time before, but I can't say I persisted."

The warrior nodded, indicating that he understood.

However, his eyes were obviously a little contemptuous.

Perhaps for these warriors, such a half-time quitter is a bit funny.

However, Li Qi didn't care. He just wanted to see what this kind of real genius warrior looked like, so he immediately continued: "May I ask, brother, does practicing martial arts, training the body and fighting skills in martial arts violate your "Tao"? "

This is a point that Li Qi was a little strange at the beginning.

If martial arts is to train oneself, then isn't it a bit strange to learn mathematical formulas? Is this really in line with their Tao?

Hearing this, the warrior who was resting knew what Li Qi was here for.

This person, should be a young scholar?

He put away his previous contempt. He thought that this person changed his path because he couldn't hold on. Now it seems that he may just try martial arts and use it for research experience.

He looked down on those who gave up halfway, but he was still very welcome to others who just wanted to experience martial arts.

Li Qi saw the other person's expression put on a smile.

Then, he said: "Student, if you have this doubt, then I ask you, what is martial arts?"

Li Qi thought for a while and said: "For Wu, Wu is composed of Ge and Zhi. Zhi Ge is Wu. Ge is a weapon. Zhi means toe in ancient times, which refers to the pace, that is, the pace and rhythm of using weapons. It refers to the art of fighting. Later, it developed into attack, military affairs, and the meaning of mighty force."

"The name of the way of martial arts means that it is related to these meanings. If I understand correctly, it has both the meaning of fighting and the meaning of mighty force. What martial arts pursue is the ultimate skill and the spirit of forging ahead."

Li Qi expressed his guess about martial arts according to his understanding.

The warrior laughed after hearing it, and then said: "Scholar, in your opinion, is martial arts such a superficial thing?"

Li Qi heard it and immediately bowed: "I would like to hear more about it."

If you don't understand something, you should ask others honestly, don't guess it without authorization.

"The ancient meaning is 'stop', which is correct, but it does not refer to the pace of using weapons, but to moving forward." The warrior raised his head and said.

As soon as these words came out, Li Qi immediately understood and was secretly shocked.

Pointing to forward, that is to say...

"Spear is a weapon, toe is forward, that is to say, the original meaning of martial arts is to move forward with weapons, that is, 'conquer'! In the old barbaric era, the human race declined and was oppressed by various gods. There were witches and sorcerers who mediated between those friendly gods, but there were also warriors who went to attack those evil gods, and martial arts was born from this!"

"The way of martial arts refers to the conquest itself! Other so-called martial arts skills, so-called skills, spirit, and even artistic conception are all for this goal! They are all tools for conquest!"

"Martial artists, exercise their bodies, practice skills, and temper their wills, not for these things themselves, but to use these things to fight! To conquer! In the past, the warrior ancestors on the wild land conquered the gods, and now we are conquering the heavens! This is the true meaning of martial arts!"

"So, scholar, you understand too shallowly. Training is not the purpose, but only the means."

Li Qi understood: "Thank you for your explanation, but I still have a question. I would like to ask my classmates, in this case, what is the difference between you and the military strategists?"

The warrior seemed to have anticipated this question and answered, "What's the difference? The difference is naturally big. Military strategists are humane, while martial arts are not humane."

This answer was somewhat unexpected by Li Qi.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems to be true.

Military strategists are humane soldiers, a branch of humanity.

Martial arts, on the other hand, is a path of its own. Obviously, it is a path with its own program and ideas, rather than a branch of a certain path.

"Military strategists are humane, so scholars should be able to clearly see the way of military strategists. Gathering the power of the people to form military momentum and military spirit is a humane means at a glance."

"But martial arts is not like this. Humanity gathers the power of the people, but comrades cannot follow you all the time, and the collective is not trustworthy. On the journey, only your own skills, your own weapons, or even more extreme, only your own fists and flesh are the most trustworthy." The warrior raised his head and said, "The only one who can be 'absolutely trusted' is yourself."

Li Qi frowned.

This does not sound like what a warrior from the Tang Dynasty would say.

Obviously, the other party's understanding of martial arts is different from that of the Tang people.

It's normal. If everyone understands the same, how can there be a dispute?

So, Li Qi asked tentatively: "So, you are not a Tang person?"

The warrior nodded: "Tang martial arts have long been integrated with military formations. Most warriors join the army. I think so, so I can't be from Tang."

Then he said: "I am a demon, from the southeast, and I came to Tang to study."

Li Qi was surprised. The other party was also an international student?

The southeast of the world is an archipelago between the extreme southern mountains and the East China Sea.

The islands are hot, close to the sea and rainy, with lush primeval forests. Monsters are rampant in the jungles and lakes. It is the base camp of demons. Under the leadership of the demon saints, they occupy the southeast, one of the nine lands in the world.

Li Qi understood and nodded: "So that's how it is. I understand."

"Scholar, what else do you want to do? If there is nothing else, I have almost rested. It's time to continue practicing." The warrior stood up and stretched his body.

At this time, Li Qi saw the characteristics of the monster on the other party.

There was a tiger tail behind him, but it was blocked by sitting just now.

"Nothing, but I have an unwelcome request. I have never fought with a warrior, but I heard that martial arts is the best at direct confrontation among all the ways, so... I want to try." Li Qi finally bowed and said.

The warrior raised his eyebrows and scanned Li Qi's whole body.

"Want to be beaten? Then you should have said it earlier. It's just right to treat it as exercise. There is an open space over there. Let's try it?" The warrior pointed to the open space not far away.

Li Qi bowed: "Please give me some advice."

After speaking, the two walked towards the open space over there.

As for Liu Canzhi, he was still hanging around nearby.