Chapter 017: Practicing martial arts is useless
The Chencun Reservoir is still picturesque in the early morning. It is not yet summer, and there is plenty of water and grass. Occasionally, a few wisps of smoke rise from the Huangjia Village in the distance .
After changing to an 8-jin sandbag, Chen Jue felt that climbing the mountain was obviously much more difficult.
Fortunately, his physical fitness increased sharply yesterday, and he jogged the entire uphill journey of less than 10 minutes without stopping.
After reaching the reservoir dam, Chen Jue just took a few deep breaths. He felt that his endurance had greatly increased compared to before.
However, his agility and strength attributes were still below the standard. One look at his fat belly told him that his body fat was too high and his muscles had not yet become strong.
After taking off the weights, he practiced boat punch on the embankment for an hour, and improved his technique to (100/200). I estimated that if I continued to practice like this, it wouldn't be long before this boat punch skill was upgraded again.
After all, the boat fist is not a complicated ancient martial art. There are only a few moves, so it is natural that it can be upgraded quickly.
However, the free attribute increased by 0.03, which made Chen Jue more motivated.
I didn't expect that the improvement in my physical fitness would also greatly increase the efficiency of brushing attribute points.
Normally, after practicing boxing for an hour, you can only gain 1 or 2 small points at most.
It turns out that the stronger your physique and talent, the higher your efficiency in martial arts training will be!
After getting off the dam and jumping onto the small boat that was moored to the shore, Chen Jue did not practice standing still this time. Instead, he took courage, untied the rope that was tied to an iron railing on the shore, paddled, and rowed towards the center of the reservoir.
Although the shore is also in the water, it is far inferior to the flowing water in the center of the reservoir.
Fortunately, the Chencun Reservoir is not big. After rowing for more than 10 minutes, the boat slowly arrived at the center of the reservoir.
Feeling the boat's pitch and sway increase in amplitude, Chen Jue put away the oars, stood still, performed the standing meditation, and continued his morning exercise amidst the beautiful scenery.
About an hour and a half passed like this. The sun rose in the east and Chen Jue was sweating all over. He let out a long breath and rowed the boat back to the shore.
"Sure enough, the efficiency is much higher in the water!"
After taking a look at the attribute panel, I found that the free attribute points had increased by 0.04 points. Taking into account the attributes that were not used up last night, the free attribute points on the panel have now accumulated to 0.1.
As for the Eight Immortals Posture, his proficiency had increased by 30 points during the morning exercise just now, reaching the level of (76/200).
Compared to the snail-like twelve moves of the Yi Jin Jing, these boxing and standing meditation techniques are much easier to master.
As soon as he got ashore, Chen Jue saw Mr. Huang, who was walking with his hands behind his back, very interested, along another path on the embankment that led directly to Huangjia Village.
"Hey boy! See you again!"
"I saw you rowing the boat to the water's edge from a distance just now. What happened? Did you go to the middle of the reservoir to practice boat boxing?" Old Master Huang looked Chen Jue up and down with a look of curiosity.
"Yes! Grandpa Huang, are you out for morning exercise too?" Chen Jue did not hide the fact that he went to the reservoir for morning exercise every day and was always seen by outsiders.
If you don't know the details, you might think he is doing morning exercises like an ordinary person.
But this old man Huang was his mentor who taught him the Boat Fist and also learned the Eight Immortals Posture from him. He could probably see at a glance Chen Jue's intention of going to the reservoir.
"You're old! If you don't exercise every day, you probably won't survive the winter." Old Man Huang said kindly, and then asked about Chen Jue's background.
Before, he thought Chen Jue was a passer-by who came from the city to fish, so he taught him the boat fist.
I didn't expect that after continuous observation over the past few days, this young man would go to the reservoir to practice every day without fail. It was obvious that he lived very nearby and would not have come from the city to the countryside.
"Grandpa Huang, I'm from Chen Village downstairs. My name is Chen Jue and I'm 27 years old." After meeting three times, Chen Jue told the other party his identity information.
However, Mr. Huang had never asked about this before, so Chen Jue didn't deliberately hide it.
"You're from Chencun! Who is your grandfather? Maybe I can recognize him." Grandpa Huang nodded when he heard this.
"My grandfather's name is Chen Yan. The fields on that small hill over there are all mine. Do you remember any of them, Grandpa Huang?" Chen Jue said, pointing to a small hill full of green bayberry trees beside the reservoir.
That was Chen Jue's family's private land, but it was all mountain fields. His grandfather's generation had planted a lot of bayberry trees , but the fruits were sour and small, and no one came to pick them in recent years, so they were almost abandoned.
"Oh! It's Chen Yan's grandson!"
"I have an impression! Your grandfather is very capable. He grows crops everywhere. Those bayberries are grown by him. He also grows loquats, sweet potatoes, and watermelons. He is much better than I was when I was young." Old Master Huang showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and it was obvious that he had communicated with Chen Jue's grandfather.
After all, Huangjia Village and Chenjia Village are adjacent to each other, and many of their farmlands are close to each other, so it is very normal to chat with each other occasionally.
What's more, Chen Jue's family was a well-known impoverished family in Chen Village. They were the kind that had fallen into poverty and were ruined, so naturally more and more people knew about it.
"Young man, I see that you practice to this point every day, don't you need to go to work?" Grandpa Huang asked again with concern.
"Grandpa Huang, I just quit my job. Now that I have some savings, I don't plan to go back to work for the time being. It's good to practice martial arts and keep fit." When chatting with the old man, Chen Jue did not hide anything and told the truth.
"It's hard to succeed in martial arts!"
"In the past, an old man in our village practiced martial arts. Like you, he often took a boat to practice on the water. I heard that he also went out to fight the Japanese invaders, but his life was very hard. He couldn't even find a wife. He was a bachelor all his life and died when he was over 60."
"You are still young, so you should go out and explore more instead of being trapped in this place. People in this mountain are all farmers, so there is no future for you." Old Master Huang shook his head and warned earnestly.
"Grandpa Huang, you are right. I will just take a break for a while. Maybe I will go out to find a job in a few days." Chen Jue knew that the old man was concerned about him, so he smiled and told a little white lie.
In Chen Jue's opinion, no matter how successful he is, he will only be worth billions. How can it be as happy as practicing martial arts and becoming stronger?
Although we are living in a peaceful era and don’t have to wield swords and guns anymore, who doesn’t want to have a healthier and stronger body?
So, after chatting with Grandpa Huang for a few more words, Chen Jue said goodbye, went down the mountain, carried the load and jogged to Lam Tsuen for breakfast.
However, after running like this, his agility value finally jumped up a little bit automatically, and his agility reached 0.89.
"It seems that carrying 8 catties is more effective than 4 catties!"
"I'm almost out of food at home, so I'll try running to the vegetable market!"
