Chapter 9: Cultivation and Romance Are Both Important

  Sun Ce thought carefully: "This old man must have a way to cure my tendon. I'm afraid this method is part of the dowry. What if I don't agree? Should I just wait for death? But when there's hope to live on, who would be willing to die?"

  Just looking at him, because of Cao Cao's tyranny and slaughter in history, he would rather die than be recruited by Cao Cao. This is definitely a principled and stubborn old man, who will not compromise under pressure. Moreover, I also want to take him to my military camp to establish a medical system! Can't make a mess of it.

  Although in this era, as long as you have the ability, no one will say anything even if you marry many. But my soul is modern, I always feel that it would be unfair to my future wife Da Qiao. (In Sun Ce's impression, the most beautiful Da Qiao should be his own wife. However, he didn't know that in this era, wives are also divided into main and secondary ones.)

  Should I sacrifice my body? What a contradiction! Don't say that I'm taking advantage of the situation and acting smart, but I'm really a relatively conservative traditional Chinese man! Hehe!

  Steel yourself, can't let this old man off, first coax him back and then say: "Old master! Bohu is very fond of Huaguan, but this is a big deal, still need to wait until we return to Jiangdu, report to my mother before it's okay!"

  Hua Tuo smiled with satisfaction: "Good! With your words, that's all I need! I'll personally go to your mother and tell her! Hehe!" A little kid, you can't escape my grasp!

  "Now let's talk about how to treat your injuries. I have a set of qigong exercises that I created when I was young and have been practicing for many years without interruption. I feel it should be able to help you strengthen your tendons, regulate your breath, and benefit your body."

  "Once you've learned it, as long as you can persist, you should be able to avoid the disaster of tendon rupture in the future. Let me explain it to you first. After roughly understanding it, when you're ready, you can start practicing. At that time, I'll observe the specific situation and see if we need to make any improvements!"

  Sun Ce was overjoyed: "With such a method, Old Hua, you must teach me." In his heart, he thought, "Indeed, there is a way. I originally thought the old man was a loyal and honest elder, but now it seems that he also has some cunning! People say that as people age, they become more clever, indeed, there is truth to this. Could it be that the method he spoke of is actually the Five Animals Play?"

  It is indeed, only Hua Tuo said "This set of exercises I created by imitating the movements of 5 animals: tiger, deer, bear, ape and crane. It's a kind of 'outer movement inner stillness', 'movement seeking stillness', 'combining movement and stillness', with both hardness and softness, practicing both internal and external, internal and external exercises in harmony."

  Its tempering must be coordinated with my internal breath running method and the six-word mantra to achieve the greatest effect. Otherwise, it is just a way to exercise the body, only to achieve physical fitness, but not to achieve the effects of refining essence, nourishing tendons, activating collaterals, strengthening muscles and bones.

  "As for the six true words, they are: huh, heh, hou, xiu, chui, and xi. The word 'huh' governs the lungs, which connect with the five organs; when wind is received, there is nasal congestion and illness, making a 'huh' sound, which can be treated by regulating breathing.

  The word 'heh' governs the heart, which connects with the tongue and the five organs; when the heart is hot and the tongue is dry, there is illness, making a 'heh' sound, which can be treated by regulating breathing.

  The word 'hou' governs the spleen, which connects with the lips. It is said that when the spleen is warm, the lips become dry and cracked, and there is illness, making a 'hou' sound, which can be treated by regulating breathing.

  The word 'xiu' governs the liver, which connects with the eyes. It is said that when the liver is overactive, the eyes become red and inflamed, and there is illness, making a 'xiu' sound, which can be treated by regulating breathing.

  The word 'chui' governs the kidneys, which connect with the ears. It is said that when the kidneys are weak, the ears become deaf, and there is illness, making a 'chui' sound, which can be treated by regulating breathing.

  The word 'xi' governs the Triple Burner, and when there is illness, it makes an 'xi' sound, which can be treated by regulating breathing."

  "This is the general situation of this set of skills. Now I will teach you the method of running internal energy and the route of practicing qigong. In these ten days, you can practice it lying in bed first. After getting familiar with it, it will naturally run automatically in your body at all times."

  "Help you repair the damage, expand your tendons and meridians. Later on, add external exercises to temper your body. Even if you want to hurt your own tendons in the future, it's estimated that it will be difficult! Haha!"

  "Moreover, I have only one request!" As he said this, Hua Tuo's face suddenly became very serious. "I heard what you and your soldiers said. I hope that in the future, you and your subordinates will continue to treat the common people with kindness as before."

  "Alas!" He sighed, "Today, the imperial court is in chaos, with rebellions breaking out in every province. The people are suffering and can't make a living! Regardless of whether the imperial court rises or falls, it's always the common people who suffer the most!"

  Sun Ce listened to Hua Tuo's words and said without hesitation: "With Bo Fu leading the soldiers, I hope to be able to pacify the world's chaos and give the people another chance at a peaceful life."

  I hope that under my rule, all the people will be able to live in peace and prosperity. Everyone has their own house, everyone has their own land. No longer facing war and slaughter every day. And our great Han nation will no longer be bullied by foreign barbarians, wherever we go, we can proudly say I am Chinese, a Han person. This is my ideal, and I will use all the power of this life to achieve it! Nothing or anyone can stop me."

  In the blink of an eye, Sun Ce seemed to see a starlight flashing in Hua Tuo's eyes.

  "However, to achieve this ideal, I still need the concerted efforts of many generals and supporters. With just one person's power, at most, you can only save a hundred people, or a thousand people, but can you save all the people in the world? No, we need many like-minded heroes to work together for this ideal!"

  "So I also need your help, old man. Join us. Are you willing to struggle with us together to create a brand new peaceful world?"

  Hua Tuo said without any hesitation: "I have spent my whole life rushing about for the sake of the people's suffering, only wishing that the common people could suffer a little less. But all I see is that the current government is getting more and more chaotic year by year, and the people are getting more and more miserable year by year."

  The Son of Heaven is unaware of the people's hardships. He only knows how to indulge in pleasures, but doesn't know that the world has already become a place where 'when you go out, there's nothing to see, and white bones cover the plains'! What a pitiful sight this world is! From the Emperor on high to the officials below, who can bring about a day of liberation for the common people?!

  Today I heard that Bo Fu has such a grand ambition, this old body of mine, if you think it's still useful, just take it and use it. I thank you on behalf of the people of the world!

  "Father, where are you going? Don't leave me behind! I want to go too!" At the door stood a small beauty, Hu Wei, with a worried look on her face.

  "Haha, of course, my dear daughter will definitely go! Otherwise, how can I give you a satisfactory mother-in-law's family?"

  Hua Wei's face suddenly turned red. She stomped her foot, turned around and ran off, with a clear voice echoing from afar: "Father, you're teasing me again! I won't give you breakfast!"

  "Haha, I've solved two difficult problems today and I'm in a great mood! I must eat two big bowls of food! You little girl can't be heartless! If you starve this old man, beware that I won't find a husband for you. Haha..."

  Laughed and went away.

  Sun Ce smiled wryly and shook his head, what a disrespectful old man.

  After Huahua finished feeding her grandson Zhan Che the delicious organic breakfast she had made with her own hands, Hua Tuo began to teach him Wuqin Xi (Five Animals Play) inner strength.

  Sun Ce listened and felt that it sounded somewhat similar to the internal breath control method of Tai Chi. However, there were many differences in details. The position and sequence of the inner energy flow were different. Nevertheless, the Ren and Du meridians, these major meridians, are necessarily the same.

  Sun Ce thought to himself, "It seems that the Tai Chi I practiced before should also be effective in repairing my body. After all, it is a high-level health preservation technique that has been passed down for thousands of years and has been refined by our ancestors, so it must have its own unique advantages."

  That's to say, it's likely that there is no Huatuo Wuqinxi, and I might be able to cure my own injuries and eliminate future hidden dangers. I won't tell him for now. Later, when things have settled down, I'll find an opportunity to spar with him again.

  In the following days, I spent happy days in bed. Who would think that the days of going to bed are not happy?

  Every day, food comes to my mouth, and after eating, I sleep... no, I practice. Every day, I wait for a beauty to feed me, isn't that happiness? It's just that being wrapped up like a rice ball all day really makes me feel depressed, unable to move, and uncomfortable all over.

  Fortunately, perhaps it was the magical effect of Hua Tuo's medicine or his inner strength that played a role. It should be both effective, Sun Ce recovered extremely quickly. Originally, it was said to be a ten-day course of treatment, and after the fourth day, he basically recovered and could stand up from bed.

  Started practicing Wuqinxi with Hua Tuo. Hua Tuo was also amazed! He thought my physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people. Sun Ce himself knew, however, that this must be due to the internal skills of Taiji, which made the meridian lines in his body more comprehensive and allowed him to recover naturally even faster.

  For the past four days, Huahua might have known about the old man's proposal. Therefore, except for bringing meals, she rarely comes to Sun Ce's place. She feels embarrassed and doesn't dare to be alone with him. This tender-faced little girl! Moreover, whenever she sees this 'Zongzi Hero', her face turns red.

  It's possible that the "dumpling" contains a handsome guy who might be her future husband! As a result, she is feeding him with a fierce attitude, one mouthful after another, not giving Sun Ce's mouth a chance to empty.

  Although she was fierce, Sun Ce liked it even more. He wanted to tease her properly. It should be said that he was cultivating feelings for her, since he had decided to marry her, he couldn't not communicate with her emotionally. His mouth didn't stop, his eyes fixed on her without blinking. Her face gradually turned redder and redder, becoming a big red cloth.

  Finally stopped feeding movements.

  Lowering her head and pouting, she whispered: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

  After three days, she finally spoke her first words to me. Her voice was still as melodious as ever.

  Sun Ce hastily swallowed the food in his mouth and laughed, saying: "I just wanted to say that I'm really being treated like a glutinous rice ball by you, and I'm about to be stuffed full!"

  "Oh dear! Why didn't you say so earlier..."

  As soon as she thought of her own way of eating, Sun Ce's words came out, and Hua Wei's voice gradually became smaller, and her head also lowered.

  "It's not like I did it on purpose."

  "Haha, I know you didn't mean it, but you did it on purpose!"

  "You're really a big bad guy! I won't talk to you anymore," said Hua Wei, and then she turned around and ran out.

  What a pure and lovely girl! To me, such a girl is truly a treasure! If I hadn't come to this country, where would I find such an excellent girl to accompany me? It's definitely worth appreciating! Yes, it's delightful appreciation.

  After more than a dozen days, Sun Ce finally mastered the entire content of Wuqinxi's dynamic movement. What was left was consistent practice and familiarity. He believed that as long as he combined it with Taiji Quan, his physical fitness would definitely be upgraded to another level. As for the so-called explosion disaster, it had long since ceased to be a problem.

  In these ten or so days, Sun Ce has been practicing his skills and talking about romance without missing a beat. His martial arts skills have improved greatly, and his feelings for Hua Mulan have also risen sharply under my deliberate cultivation.

  Every day when following Hua Tuo to practice, Hua Wei would sit quietly on the side and watch, preparing towels for them to wipe their sweat and refreshing tea to quench their thirst. She's really a thoughtful and considerate good girl. Sun Ce's heart was filled with warm and fuzzy feelings.

  Hua Tuo was also a good father who delighted in teaching me the beauty of adulthood. Every day, he would teach me a section of Wuqinxi and then leave with a sentence "You practice well, I have to go check on your soldiers."

  Before leaving, he also pulled Sun He, who still wanted to make light bulbs, and said, "Kid, come and give me a hand."

  "Far away, a sentence floated back, 'Ba Fu, if you don't understand something, just ask Xiao Wei, she knows everything I know.'"

  In the last few days he simply made an excuse that he was busy changing medicine for the soldiers and let Huawe take over.

  The movements of Wuqinxi were not very complicated in the first place. What's most important is the circulation of internal energy.

  Sun Ce's foundation was good, and he usually only needed to spend a little time each day to thoroughly understand. However, he would not let go of the good opportunity created by the old man for himself.

  He always makes excuses to ask Huawe for help after fully mastering it, saying that he won't do this and the action is not clear.

  With this beautiful little girl personally guiding his studies, the effect was naturally 'progressing at a snail's pace'. Because all the time was spent studying Hu Wei's delicate and white small hands, and her beautiful body curves.

  Every time he saw her beautiful face blush because of her own 'oil rubbing', Sun Ce felt a special sense of accomplishment.

  As for every evening, it was the time for Huwei to take Sun Ce, this 'wounded soldier', for a stroll. Every time, walking on the shaded mountain path, listening to the clear and melodious bird calls in the tree shadows, with a beautiful woman who was extremely gentle to him by his side.

  Sun Ce always sighed, such is life, what more can one ask for!

  After more than ten days of careful cultivation, Huawe's defenses slowly opened up for him.

  She also helplessly opened up: "Dad arranged for this 'rascal' he picked up halfway to be his son-in-law. The orders of our parents are something we younger generations cannot resist. Since that's the case, I'll just have to accept it."

  "What's more, this man is really good-looking. Having followed her father to practice medicine and seen many old and young men, there hasn't been one who looks as handsome as this 'scoundrel'."

  "Love at first sight, who says it has nothing to do with appearance! Ever since I found out that Father decided to marry me off to him, for some reason, every time I see him now, my heart beats faster and my face flushes."

  But sometimes when I don't see him, I feel a little empty and anxious in my heart. And he's really good to me. In this era where brothers are like hands and feet, and women are like clothes, meeting him is my own happiness. I just hope he can always be good to me."

  She just gently pushed him away or softly called him a "scoundrel" when Sun Ce made overly intimate moves that exceeded her tolerance.

  And this can only be more conducive to certain men's wolf nature.

  As a result, in these ten or so days, the most words she said to Sun Ce were probably just "rascal".

  But today, Sun Ce finally made an excuse to teach her artificial respiration and lured her into a dense shade of trees. He could no longer restrain his impulses. He held her perfectly developed, alluring body. A wolf's claw trembled as it covered the firmness on her chest, that natural softness of a girl deeply fascinated him. Years of exercise made it even more upright, but also made the wolf even more intoxicated.

  Finally, Sun Ce pressed his lips against hers, which were full of a maiden's fragrance. This was the first kiss of their lives!

  Her beautiful little face was flushed with intoxicating redness, and she barely managed to squeeze out a soft "You scoundrel! Hmm" from the depths of her throat.

  Completely softened in the intoxicating deep kiss.