mtlumby2d Chapter 409 Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound
Chapter 409 Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound
As time passed, Lu Cheng got closer to Liefeng, and through close observation and imitation, he constantly adjusted his breathing frequency and intensity, and gradually became consistent with Liefeng's breathing.
When Liefeng saw Lu Cheng like this, he was a little confused at first, but then he realized that his master was imitating him, so he stopped moving and continued to maintain his own breathing rhythm.
Soon, two very similar breathing sounds were heard in the shack.
After half an hour, the two breathing sounds had completely merged into one, as if there was only one breathing.
At this moment, as his abdomen rose and fell, Lu Cheng began to feel some subtle changes, as if all the muscles, bones and internal organs in his body were vibrating slightly. This vibration was very mysterious, just like someone who has been practicing running for a long time will feel that all the cells in his body are breathing and leaping for joy while running, and there is an indescribable sense of comfort.
At some point, Lu Cheng had become completely immersed in this feeling, not noticing that it was getting dark.
At this moment, a shout from outside interrupted Lu Cheng: "Master, owner of the manor, are you in there?"
Lu Cheng stood up, stretched his muscles, and responded, "I'm here."
When Lu Cheng walked out of the shack, he saw Wu Song, Lai Fu, Lai Wang and others, with a dozen farmhands, coming here with sticks, swords and other weapons, and holding torches.
"Master, it's already dark and you haven't come back yet. We are a little worried about your safety, so we came to look for you. Are you okay?"
"It's okay. I plan to train Liefeng more recently to make it more obedient. Let's go back. Lai Fu, ask Butler Sun to build another house next to this shack. I will live here for a while."
"Yes, Master."
Seeing that Lu Cheng was fine, the group turned around and returned to Lujiazhuang.
After some previous attempts, Lu Cheng has been able to confirm that imitating the sleeping posture and breathing of a tiger can indeed help to strengthen the muscles, bones and internal organs, but the effect is relatively mild and it is difficult for ordinary people to feel it.
Lu Cheng was able to detect subtle changes in his body because of his physical and mental strength that far exceeded that of ordinary people, as well as his top-notch medical skills.
This change is not obvious at the moment, but if it can be maintained for a long time, it will accumulate over time and will definitely have an unexpected effect.
And for Lu Cheng, the thing he has the most is time.
The bone density and hardness of a tiger are several times that of a human, and its ability to withstand blows far exceeds that of a human. Perhaps this is related to the tiger's unique way of breathing.
Shang Yunxiang, a famous martial artist in the Republic of China, once learned the thundering sound of tigers and leopards from cats. Cats, like tigers and leopards, usually hum and keep slight sounds and vibrations in their bodies. People can feel the sounds and vibrations when they hold a cat in their hands.
Sometimes cats even make sounds like the vibrations of a car engine.
Based on the principle of believing it is better to believe it, Lu Cheng has decided to carefully study and imitate this breathing to try to see if he can find the trick to exercising the internal organs and muscles and bones.
When Lu Cheng returned to the manor, Pan Jinlian and several other women, including Liu Ruyan, Ji Ruxue, Xia He and Qiulan, were waiting for Lu Cheng to come back for dinner.
When Lu Cheng returned to the room, Xia He and Qiu Lan came up to him hurriedly. One of them took the coat that Lu Cheng had taken off, and the other brought a basin of warm water for Lu Cheng to wash up.
Liu Ruyan ran to instruct the kitchen to bring up the hot food, and Ji Ruxue handed over a hot towel.
I have to say that having a few young and beautiful girls serving you at home is really a pleasure.
After dinner and washing up, Pan Jinlian thought Lu Cheng would take her tonight, but she didn't expect Lu Cheng to just take out a bottle of pills and hand it to her: "Jinlian, your body is still a little weak, and now is the time to grow. Starting tomorrow, take a pill every day, and then follow me to strengthen your body."
"This... I will listen to you, sir."
"Go back and have a good rest first, and take care of your body." Lu Cheng glanced down and said, "You have lost some weight."
Upon hearing this, Pan Jinlian looked down at her chest and was immediately ashamed, then a little disappointed. Was she really too thin?
In fact, Pan Jinlian's figure is still very good, better than Xia He and Qiu Lan of the same age, but she is still in the development stage and has not reached the ideal state.
Lu Cheng's favorite is the relatively plump and slightly plump woman, who is fat where it should be fat, thin where it should be thin, with a slender and well-proportioned figure, and a plump touch.
In the following days, when Lu Cheng got up early to exercise every day, he would bring Pan Jinlian and four personal maids with him.
These women are close associates who stay by his side for a long time. It can be said that they will never leave Lu Cheng for the rest of their lives. Lu Cheng will also take proper care of them and improve their physical fitness and loyalty.
In addition, Lu Cheng spent most of his time every day with Liefeng, going out hunting together, imitating Liefeng's breathing, hunting movements, etc.
In fact, Lu Cheng had also learned the Five Animal Exercises before. The Five Animal Exercises include five forms: tiger, deer, bear, ape, and bird. The tiger form is to imitate a tiger to exercise the body.
However, the Five Animal Exercises place more emphasis on external training rather than breathing and internal organs.
Moreover, ancient people rarely had the opportunity to observe tigers up close, eat and live with tigers, and deeply imitate the tigers' breathing rate.
After several days of imitation, Lu Cheng has begun to bring this new way of breathing into his life. He maintains this state at all times, forming muscle memory and physiological habits as quickly as possible to maximize the exercise.
That morning, Lu Cheng had just finished breakfast and was about to go out when he heard his servant report that Zhu Tong, the man with beautiful beard, came to visit.
"Brother Zhu, how come you have time to come to my farm today?"
"Mr. Lu, I am here on the orders of the county magistrate, Mr. Li, to ask Mr. Lu to come over."
"Oh? Brother Zhu, can you tell me why the county magistrate is looking for me?"
"I don't know why exactly. But it should be a good thing. Perhaps it has something to do with Mr. Lu's ability to subdue a tiger."
Lu Cheng nodded, and had an idea in his mind. Then he went to the county government office with Zhu Tong.
Although Lu Cheng had met the county magistrate of Yuncheng County several times from a distance, he had never spoken to him and was not familiar with him. He only knew that this Lord Li was not a Jinshi, but was appointed by imperial favor. He was now nearly 40 years old and had served three terms as a county magistrate, with mediocre ability.
The Song Dynasty attached great importance to the appointment and removal of county officials. Generally, local governments were required to recommend candidates for county officials to the central government. In many cases, the emperor would personally summon them and only appoint them as county magistrates after they had passed the assessment.
This was also because the Song Dynasty had learned from the experience of the Five Dynasties. In order to strengthen central power, it attached great importance to the chief officials at the county level and strictly supervised and evaluated them.
Generally speaking, it is easier for a Jinshi to become a county magistrate. For someone who is appointed through imperial favor, he needs to work at the grassroots level for many years and pass various assessments before he can hope to be appointed as a county magistrate.
Of course, the Song Dynasty is now in decline, and corruption among officials has reached a certain level, making it difficult to implement even the most perfect system.
"I am Lu Cheng, nice to meet Magistrate Li."
During the Song Dynasty, the emperor was relatively close to the people. When the common people saw the emperor's procession, they usually did not have to kneel down and kowtow. When the common people saw officials, they did not have to kneel down and kowtow.
Moreover, the common people of the Song Dynasty generally addressed officials as "guanren" or "guanren" (official name plus official title). In general situations, the emperor was also called "guanjia" (official family), and only in very formal occasions would the emperor be called "your majesty".
As for calling officials "sir", that was a practice that started after the Yuan Dynasty.
Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, adults generally referred to fathers. In film and television dramas, ordinary people called Bao Zheng "Mr. Bao", which is somewhat inappropriate.
Moreover, the county magistrate and the county magistrate are also different. The county magistrate is selected by the court from the grassroots officials in Kyoto and sent to the local area, and is directly under the central government. The county magistrate is generally a local official. Although the power of the two is not much different, there is a difference in the future promotion prospects and actual status...