Chapter 23 From now on, you will be my first disciple
“Interesting, really interesting.”
Banggu is not an old stubborn who refuses to change. On the contrary, he is often better than young people. See and open a lot.
"Times are advancing, and as a martial artist, we cannot remain unchanged, teacher."
Seeing that Banggu did not pursue the issue, Yamucha immediately changed his name to "beat the snake with a stick" Banggu is the teacher.
Banggu agreed very much with Yamucha's statement. Times are progressing, and a warrior naturally needs to keep pace with the times.
"Martial arts master? I haven't heard this self-proclaimed name for a long time."
Bang Gu said with a hint of nostalgia, a trace of reminiscence flashed in his eyes, and it passed quickly, and then he He said tepidly: "Stand next to me and witness today's event with me. Let’s see how many people can come up before dark.”
After Banggu told Yamcha to stand beside him, he said nothing, neither explaining nor talking to Yamcha. The meaning of conversation was to stand quietly like this, looking into the distance and staring at the stairs leading to the boxing gym.
Seeing that Banggu had no intention of speaking, Yamcha was thoughtful and stood silently without saying a word, like a pine tree standing proudly on the spot.
This is a test.
Standing is actually a kind of practice and one of the basic skills of martial arts.
It is boring, boring and boring, but it tempers the mind.
The two of them just stood at the gate of the boxing gym. When someone came to apprentice, they would greet them with a few words and let the other person go to the gym to rest by themselves. Then they continued to stand there and wait until the sun went down and the moon went down. It ends with hanging high.
Including Yamucha, a total of 129 people were admitted to the boxing gym by Bangu.
Despite the spectacular scene of heads at the foot of the mountain at the beginning, not many people actually made it to the boxing gym before dark.
Just the endless stairs that can be seen at a glance can make most of the people watching the excitement retreat. Only a handful of people can actually reach the top.
Most people in the world are like this. They shout slogans very loudly before doing something. Unfortunately, when they are actually asked to do something, they don’t know where they are.
It reminded Yamcha of a sentence: "Before the fight, everyone yelled fiercely, but when the fight actually started, everyone! No! Charge!"
It's worth mentioning What's surprising is that, except for Yamcha, only the second boy who arrived, calling himself Hungry Wolf, was baptized by Bangu's aura, and none of the others, including the third one, were baptized.
Apart from the hungry wolf, the penultimate guy caught Yamcha's attention.
A man with a double chin like an egg, his name is Ku Chong.
In Yamcha’s memory, this guy appeared in the martial arts tournament. He seemed to be the second disciple who called himself Liusuiyan Shattering Fist. He created his own boxing method of 'Kuchong Style'. There is no specific description. performance of strength.
Well, the second to last is also the second.
After waiting for a long time, no figure appeared on the stairs. Banggu sighed softly: "It seems that this is all."
There was a trace of regret in his voice.
The road from the foot of the mountain to the top of the boxing gym is called the practice road. The tens of thousands of steps are enough to make those who only have some fresh energy wake up on the way. Of course, if you take a ride like Yamucha The exception is the helicopter 'cheating' over. If you think about it, you can understand. We live in a peaceful era and an era of technological explosion. Even if you are really a martial arts master, even if you are worshiped by thousands of people, how many people are willing to give up the convenience of technological life and turn to misery? Practice boxing with you?
However, this is martial arts. You don’t just take a pill and you can transform into a person with super powers. The most basic requirement for practicing martial arts is to endure hardship.
Why practice martial arts if you can’t even bear the physical pain? Not good at dancing?
Perhaps only when 'ghost' level monsters and 'dragon' level monsters are everywhere will people realize the importance of strength. Without any ability, they can't even protect themselves, but by then it's already too late.
What Banggu regrets is not that the number of disciples has not reached his expectations, but that there are fewer and fewer people who really like martial arts in this era, and there are fewer and fewer people who really love martial arts, even he He only received more than a hundred people.
In fact, it is very simple for Banggu to accept more apprentices. He just needs to open a boxing gym at the foot of the mountain. It will ensure that there is an endless stream of people learning martial arts, but at least More than 80% of them spend three days fishing and two days drying nets.
"Your name."
This was the first time Banggu took the initiative to talk to Yamcha after he called him to him.
"Yamucha." Yamucha replied respectfully.
Banggu nodded, turned around and walked towards the boxing gym: "Okay, Yamucha, from today on you will be my first disciple."
Yamucha Hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had passed Bangu's test.
The concepts of the first disciple and other disciples are completely different, some are more than just a title.
means chief.
It also means the future heir of the boxing gym.
This means that when the time comes, Banggu will teach Yamucha everything he can and teach him everything he knows. In fact, many boxing gyms are like this. This is what martial artists do. inheritance.
The first test is mountain climbing. Only the first person to arrive at the boxing gym can accept the next test. In fact, Bangguman expects someone to come from another path, which means that the opponent is not rigid. His character is very adaptable.
There are no shortcuts to practice, but there is to cultivation.
People with this kind of personality are a good thing for the boxing gym and the inheritance of Liushuiyan Shattering Boxing.
And Yamcha's way of flying in the helicopter was completely beyond Mr. Banggu's expectation, so much so that he didn't know how to evaluate it.
The second test is standing. Don’t underestimate the simple action of standing. The simplest is often the most challenging. They maintained a posture until dark, which is not something ordinary people can do.
Mr. Bang Gu has already thought about it. Climbing up step by step from the crowd represents "hard work", and standing still represents "great perseverance". If you choose to take that shortcut, you will be the first It means he is 'flexible and alert', and if he can stand still, it means he has 'great ability'.
As for climbing up but being unable to stand, it only shows that his ability is limited to this, and taking shortcuts and being unable to stand shows that he is just a trickster and is not suitable to be the chief disciple.
But if someone takes a shortcut and pretends to be on the path of spiritual practice, he is a sneaky person with questionable character. Banggu will drive him away directly.
Yes, Mr. Bang Gu is not just looking for a disciple, he is also looking for a successor worthy of his trust.
Yamucha's situation is no longer limited to great abilities. He is also good at using tools despite his excellent abilities. This is a complete surprise for Mr. Banggu.
Of course, the test is not over. The so-called chief disciple will be replaced at any time until the last moment. The key is whether Yamcha can keep this position.
(End of this chapter)