Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 622 Chunxin
But let's turn our attention back to Shuangxie.

After the two of them sneaked into the forbidden area behind Wudang Mountain by "rock climbing" and met Chun Kong, several days passed in the blink of an eye.

These past few days, the three of them haven't had much to do: apart from occasionally taking a stroll outside the cave, picking wild fruits, and checking on the progress of "the later destruction of Wudang"... the only thing they can do is practice their skills.

Some people might wonder, how could these three young men, living on wild fruits... barely survive? How could they possibly have the strength to practice martial arts?
There is something to say about this.

As we mentioned in the previous book, in this world, martial artists with high internal strength have a much stronger survival ability than ordinary people.

For example, Feng Manlou could go for days and nights without sleeping, achieving the effect of a normal person sleeping for several hours just through short periods of meditation.

For example, Murong Shu, who ventured into the snow-capped mountains alone with almost no supplies, was able to maintain good physical fitness for a long time in this icy and snowy environment.

The key to their ability to do these things lies in the fact that while internal energy cannot interfere with the digestive system's absorption and conversion of heat, it can adjust the efficiency of a person when using the heat that has already been converted.

Of course, such adjustments are also limited.

While you can accomplish more with less resources, you still need to have resources first, right?
If someone else can eat a pancake and it lasts them a day, you can last them three days, no problem.

But while others can eat a pancake and be fed all day, you can't expect to be fed nothing and be fed all day.

During those high-pressure days on the front lines, Feng Manlou did indeed stay up all night, but he ate and drank as usual during the day. Moreover, this sleepless nights were only a temporary measure and could not continue indefinitely.

Murong Shu didn't bring any supplies when he entered the snow mountain, but he ate, drank, and slept well the day before. If you let him go hungry for two days, see if he would still dare to enter the mountain.

Similarly, Sun Huang and Chun Kong, in this forbidden area of ​​the back mountain, also "did as much as they could with the available resources."

The amount of heat provided by wild fruits is certainly enough to sustain their survival in the short term, and they could even last for another ten days or half a month without any problems. But as for practicing martial arts... well, that depends on how they practice.

If you make Brother Sun stand in a horse stance every day, swinging his arms and brandishing his weapon while humming and hawing... he would be too hungry to walk in less than three days. But if you just make him sit cross-legged, meditate and practice breathing exercises, that is itself a kind of "energy-saving" behavior.

Therefore, Shuangxie naturally chose the latter...

During this time, Sun Huang did consider catching a few small animals from the mountains for a treat, but then he thought: where would they find water to complete the plucking and washing process, since they rely on dew and wild fruits for hydration every day? Furthermore, even if they caught some reptiles that didn't require much processing and could be roasted directly over a fire, would they dare to start a fire? A fire would inevitably produce smoke, and if the Wudang Taoist priests saw this, they'd think, "Wow, someone's having a BBQ in the forbidden area of ​​the back mountain!" and wouldn't they come over and add some cumin to their food?
So Sun Huang could only grit his teeth and persevere, spending his days "practicing hard" in the cave with his young master Chun Kong, who was used to eating vegetarian food.

But you know what? Even under these conditions, both of them reaped considerable rewards.

After all, this place was originally the secluded training ground for the senior masters of Wudang to study their divine skills, and the entire environment and atmosphere are very suitable for comprehending martial arts.

Even someone as cunning and sly as Sun Yixie couldn't help but fall into the trap of thinking, "Damn it, there's nothing to do if I don't practice martial arts," under this "solitary" training environment.

Furthermore, with Chun Kong, a person with a clear mind, kind and simple nature, whose personality is almost the opposite of Shuang Xie, by their side, the two can express opinions that the other would never have thought of, thus complementing each other... Therefore, it's not just Shuang Xie, but Chun Kong's martial arts skills have also improved as a result.

They probably didn't even realize that in just a few days, their martial arts skills had made a leap in the "realm" level, something that many people might not be able to achieve even after years or even decades of training.

The secret to this lies in the word "enlightenment".

As we mentioned in the previous article, whether one attains enlightenment in a single day or a thousand years, once one has attained enlightenment, there is no difference in quality between the two. The most difficult thing is this word "enlightenment," and the simplest thing is also this word "enlightenment."

Martial arts are also a way, and naturally follow this principle.

Several days later, just when Shuangxie was practicing his skills so much that he almost forgot why he came here in the first place... well, there came that bad guy who took the initiative to come to his door.

This person's Dharma name is "Chunxin". He and Chunkong are both monks of the "Chun" generation in Shaolin, but he is already forty-five years old.

At this point, some people might ask: How did this Shaolin monk end up on Wudang Mountain? And how can he be considered a bad person?

Please allow me to explain...

First, let's talk about how Chunxin got up the mountain... It's very simple, he went up the mountain with a group of Shaolin monks led by Abbot Jizhen.

This group was led by three senior monks of the Ji generation, and included a total of twenty-eight strong young martial monks of the Chun and Zhen generations. It can be said that it included nine-tenths of the elite Shaolin monks below the Zhan generation after the Shaoshi Mountain incident.

Their purpose for this trip was also very clear: "to support Wudang and, incidentally, to settle accounts with those madmen who committed the Shaoshi Mountain massacre."

What? You're asking if they have any worries about what might happen if they mobilize so many people?
Of course! These monks are bald now and have nothing to fear. They've already been "robbed once," so what are they afraid of?

As for this group of uninvited Shaolin reinforcements, the current Wudang sect leader Yao Zhizu naturally wouldn't refuse them.

Whether you come or not, I still have to guard against the "destruction of Wudang" every day. I will definitely feel more at ease if you come. Besides, it is easy to arrange food and lodging for these Buddhist disciples. Our Wudang sect is not short of food and rice. We can accommodate the monks here for a year or two.

And so, the Shaolin Temple's office in Wudang Mountain... oh no... let's get mixed up, what I mean is, the monks ended up staying with the Taoist priests.

However, tonight, on their very first night in the city, Chunxin made his move.

As for Chunxin, we won't keep you in suspense any longer... Before becoming a monk, his name was Cheng Yongkun, known in the martial arts world as "Da Luo Jing Ting Shou" (Great Luo Thunder Hand). He was an undercover agent sent to Shaolin by Meng Xing, the former master of Yuxiu Manor.

More than 20 years ago, Cheng Yongkun committed adultery with the wife of the leader of the Xuanwu Banner of the Five Spirits Sect, which ultimately led to the death of the couple. Afterwards, he himself was disgraced by the righteous path and was relentlessly hunted down by the evil path.

After months on the run, he could no longer hold on and sold everything he owned in exchange for the protection of Yuxiu Manor.

Meng Xing was not a philanthropist. Since he was willing to take in someone like Cheng Yongkun, he was bound to make use of him.

To make a long story short, after years of maneuvering and several twists and turns, Cheng Yongkun, who had been "rebranded," finally managed to infiltrate Shaolin Temple. He was also fortunate enough to become the disciple of the future abbot, Jizhen, and receive the title of the Chun generation.

However, for nearly twenty years after that, he remained in a state of "idleness" and did not receive any missions.

Until... a few months ago, Chunxin's move finally came in handy.

By now, you've probably realized that while it's not a secret that some Shaolin monks go down the mountain for a seven-day meditation retreat during the winter off-season, their specific itinerary, the people who go down the mountain, and the fighting force left on the mountain are not information that outsiders can easily obtain. For such a large-scale operation as attacking Shaoshi Mountain, if there hadn't been reliable information provided by an inside agent beforehand, how could Meng Qi and his men have appeared so composed that day?

Once Chunxin was put to use, he became unstoppable...

He was a womanizer and a drunkard, and after being a monk for twenty years, he was about to reach his limit. When someone finally contacted him and caused such a big incident, he felt that his days as an undercover agent were finally coming to an end.

He didn't care whether the current owner of the manor was Meng Xing or Meng Qi, nor did he care what kind of conspiracy Yuxiu Manor was plotting. As long as they could give him the wealth and honor he deserved after "accomplishing great things," he was not interested in anything else.

So, Chunxin, who seemed even more anxious than his master, took it upon himself to do something while the Shaolin monks were coming to Wudang to provide support.

Then, this guy had a "bright idea" and decided to come to this forbidden area in the back mountain to explore it.