Chapter 108 Useless Bastard (Part 3)
The wind blew gently past everyone, Qian Qing's clothes were blown gently, making her motionless figure more prominent.
Huo Chong was very happy to see this. Nothing could make a teacher happier than seeing his students use what they learned to win. Of course, as a teacher, Huo Chong also naturally observed Qian Qing's opponent. The young man on the opposite side had a red face, and was obviously annoyed by the unexpected defeat.
Qian Qing held the broadsword in her hand in the plow position, and stepped back with her feet shoulder-width apart. The toes of her front foot pointed forward, and her back foot rotated 45 degrees outward, which is the so-called T-step. Her front foot took a step back to become her back foot, forming a new T-step posture.
With such staggered steps, she was able to distance herself from the young man in a few moves. Seeing Qian Qing always relaxed her body while moving, with her center of gravity between her legs, Huo Chong felt that his eldest disciple had reached the level of a master. In the future, as long as Qian Qing was not careless, ordinary enemies would not be able to defeat her in a head-on battle.
The young man who was subdued by Qian Qing shouted "Come again" and rushed forward again, swinging his long stick. Qian Qing kept a smooth and steady pace and swung his sword to fight with the young man again. Although Qian Qing, who was less than 18 years old, was not as strong as a young man in his twenties, the broadsword had its own advantages. The weapons of both sides collided, and Qian Qing did not suffer any loss.
The broadsword has a parallel blade, an oblong head, a relatively wide blade, and a hilt that can be used with both hands. Unlike the exaggerated big swords in anime, the broadsword is not particularly long. The so-called "broad" refers to the ratio of length to width. The length-to-width ratio of the broadsword is much smaller than that of an ordinary long sword, so the shorter blade has flexibility, and the weight is not a disadvantage. When the weapons of both sides collided, Qian Qing's body did not move at all.
The young man on the opposite side obviously didn't understand what battlefield sword was, and still used a set of moves. Perhaps he always sparred with his fellow apprentices, and Qian Qing seized the opportunity to attack directly into the circle of the stick. He was immediately caught in a dilemma, holding the stick horizontally to barely block a few moves, and was once again pressed against the chest by the broadsword.
Huo Chong's men cheered in unison, while the men on the other side started cursing in anger. While they were cursing, someone rushed over with a weapon in hand, and Huo Chong's men also rushed over with weapons in hand. Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Huo Chong drew his rapier and walked in front of his men.
The curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, and a Taoist priest came out and shouted, "What do you want to do?"
When the people on the other side heard the Taoist priest's call, they put away their weapons and hurried towards the Taoist priest, accusing Huo Chong and his gang of being vicious. Qian Qing also took the opportunity to retreat to a safe place and looked back at Huo Chong. She saw that her face was full of joy and triumph.
Huo Chong gave Qian Qing a thumbs up, but continued to move forward with his rapier. Soon, the leaders of both sides stood face to face. The Taoist priest was empty-handed, and he was wearing a cloud-capped Taoist robe and three long beards, looking like an immortal. Seeing that the Taoist priest had no weapons, Huo Chong poked the rapier to his side. Before Huo Chong could speak, the Taoist priest bowed and said, "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Huo is extraordinary. Today, I see that hearing about him is not as good as meeting him in person. I am a humble Taoist priest, and I am here to show my respect."
Huo Chong was a little surprised to hear that the other party was actually the Taoist priest Changxin mentioned by Feng Yukuan. The intelligence department had collected information about Taoist priest Changxin. This person was quite famous in the Shandong Peninsula area. Many people said that this Taoist priest had magic. Huo Chong certainly didn't believe in any bullshit magic, but to receive such an evaluation, Taoist priest Changxin must be extraordinary.
"Master, I am here to pay my respects." Huo Chong bowed and saluted. "I wonder if you are blocking the road to find me?"
"It's like meeting halfway."
"Does the Taoist priest's people recognize me?" Huo Chong became alert. If his appearance was so famous, it might not be a good thing.
"I have seen Mr. Huo several times, and I recognized him." Master Changxin said, pointing to the side, "Can you move a few steps to talk?"
After a while, the two leaders talked side by side , while their subordinates stood at a relatively far distance. Huo Chong was puzzled when he heard Taoist Changxin directly ask Huo Chong to "plant blessings" with Taoist Changxin. "Master, let alone stealing business, I am still worried about our people going to your place. Taoist, you have to say something that makes me understand."
"Mr. Huo, I have heard about your story a long time ago. I don't know what others think of Mr. Huo, but I admire your business very much." Master Changxin stated his reasons frankly.
Huo Chong frowned inadvertently. This bull nose has some skills, and he actually directly targeted Huo Chong's business. In such a rubbish era as the Qing Dynasty, business is indeed Huo Chong's strong point. And Huo Chong's strongest point is that others continue to grow in business and gradually realize what kind of morality the Qing Dynasty is. Huo Chong first recognized the true face of the Qing Dynasty, saw through the true face of the Qing Dynasty, and chose the means that could be used in the Qing Dynasty to conduct business.
"...So, I asked Mr. Huo to send someone there for the sake of the people in Laoshan."
Master Changxin didn't say much. His meaning was simple and clear. Huo Chong could collect seafood and run a business. The area around Laoshan was already poor, and Master Changxin, who was famous here, also wanted to increase the income of local believers through cooperation. So he was willing to cooperate with Huo Chong to a certain extent.
Huo Chong immediately expressed his opinion, "Master, I am willing to send someone. But I don't quite understand how can make me trust you. Cooperation is not easy. Even if both parties are willing to cooperate, they have to be responsible when they really do it."
"I heard that Mr. Huo cultivated blessings. Taoism also has the concept of cultivating blessings. I wonder how much Mr. Huo knows about Taoism?"
"Taoists seek to ascend to heaven before death, and become immortals."
After hearing Huo Chong's brief evaluation, Master Chang Dao showed a happy expression, "It is true. Mr. Huo and our Taoism really have a connection. To be honest with you, ever since I heard you say that if you cultivate blessings during your lifetime, what is the difference between cultivating blessings and not cultivating blessings, I have taken your words to heart. Others who do this are all evil spirits who are trying to confuse the public. Only Mr. Huo speaks of the great way. If I say that I just want to make the believers live a better life so as to attract more wealthy believers, I wonder if you think I am sincere."
Huo Chong was speechless for a moment, and could only look up and down at the Taoist priest. This Taoist priest's behavior alone revealed a kind of uniqueness, which was something difficult to describe. Huo Chong had only learned how to distinguish in the advanced training course.
When humans receive external stimulation, the signals that the body cannot process enter the brain, and the brain reacts, forming the so-called thinking. Most of the thinking itself is also processed according to the reaction pattern formed by the body.
This mechanism causes people to basically "rely on each person's nature", that is, each person will naturally react according to their own physical characteristics. Or they can deal with problems through learned experience and processing routines.
Only a few people will jump out of this scope and think in terms of concepts. This mode of thinking is purely empty and seems to be detached from the body. When the cases they come into contact with trigger the body's "empathy", they will have a reaction of enlightenment or even complete enlightenment.
To put it simply, most people do things with a purpose. If they cannot achieve their purpose, they will feel "unwilling". Huo Chong has seen many such people. However, the reaction of Master Changxin is the kind of reaction that only occurs .
This kind of reaction from the heart cannot be faked. Of course, this kind of reaction is also rare. After all, trying to construct a cognitive system is itself an acquired self-cultivation, which is a very painful process. Only after it is truly verified will the reward mechanism of brain peptide secretion be triggered. It is a low-probability event.
The reaction of Master Changxin is a low-probability event. He has a world in his heart, so he can be so open. If those who only have their own goals hear Master Changxin's statement that cooperation is beneficial to his recruitment of believers, their reaction should be that Master Changxin is a big liar.
Huo Chong had no such idea at all. In Huo Chong's cognitive system, one of the duties of a Taoist priest is to attract believers. From Huo Chong's perspective, worshipping a Taoist priest is just to fulfill his responsibility, and the pursuit of interests is probably not the top priority in the Taoist priest's cognitive system.
However, you can never know a person's heart by his appearance. Huo Chong did not dare to make a rash decision, but sighed: "If there is a chance, I would like to discuss with the Taoist master the Taoist's understanding of the world."
"It's better to do it today than to choose a day. Since Mr. Huo has a residence in Mouping County, I would like to have a long talk with him. I'm afraid he won't believe me, but after just a few words with him, I feel like he's very close to me."
Huo Chong immediately agreed, because Taoist Changxin also left Huo Chong with the same feeling. Since Taoist Changxin was so straightforward, they had to have a good talk.
Since returning to the Qing Dynasty, this was the first time Huo Chong had talked with someone for so long and had such a happy conversation. At their residence in Mouping County, Huo Chong and Master Changxin only talked about their understanding of the universe and the world. Both of them called their men to listen. Huo Chong first set the rules, "If you can understand, listen. If you don't understand, or can't listen anymore, go out to eat, drink and sleep. It's uncomfortable to pretend to understand."
After hearing this, Master Changxin laughed out loud. This laughter came from the heart, and it was obvious that he had the same idea.
So the number of people listening to the lecture increased at first, but soon began to decrease. When everyone saw that many people had already left, Huo Chong and Master Changxin were talking to each other with great interest, and left even faster.
Huo Chong spoke for a while, and then Master Changxin spoke for a while. The two also exchanged their understanding of vocabulary with each other, and soon found that both of them were normal people, but their understanding of the same vocabulary was actually very different.
When Huo Chong said, "The sorrows and joys of human beings cannot be communicated," Master Chang Xin sighed deeply, and tears welled up in his eyes as if he was thinking of something.
At the end of this long talk, the two wanted to communicate, but found that they could no longer communicate. Huo Chong sighed and said, "Let's stop here today. Taoist priest, let's talk about something that doesn't require much thought."
"Mr. Huo, do you think that one relies on the brain to comprehend the world? I think it's here." Master Changxin pointed to his heart.
This statement is actually the same as what Huo Chong learned in the advanced course. It takes a brain to construct the world through concepts, but it still takes a body to perceive the world. If we want to believe that the Taoist priests understand the cognition of modern technology to human beings, it is unrealistic. But the experience accumulated by wise men for thousands of years is the same.
If it was in the past, Huo Chong would have to explain this truth and force the other party to agree with his truth. But at this time, Huo Chong opened his heart and frankly acknowledged the meaning of the master Chang Xin.
"Master, let's talk about something that won't bother us. Just for someone like you, I am willing to help you pay the taxes and silver for contacting 500 households. What do you think?"
"Haha." Master Changxin smiled, "Mr. Huo, are you afraid that I have no credibility among the followers? I think Mr. Huo's abilities are much more than this. If I contact thousands of households, don't you have the confidence?"
"Haha." Huo Chong laughed dryly. "To be honest with you, I really don't have that confidence. But I trust you. If you really can contact thousands of families, I will try my best. But you also have responsibilities at that time. If you want to give up, I won't agree."
