The Ghost of Fog
Chapter 57. The Book of Inner Peace
"Please give some pointers to the students, teacher!!"
Hearing Lin Tian's earnest plea. Zhang Hongli smiled proudly to himself.
"Alright, since you have already begged like that, plus you are also my only student, then I as your teacher will willingly teach that complicated book!! Where's the book, give it to me!!" zhang Hongli said with a big smile as he extended his right hand.
Lin Tian handed the booklet over and sat back to pay attention.
After a moment of Zhang Hongli flipping through the pages of the book, he could be heard saying, "Alright Lin Tian, listen carefully. This book is not an easy book to understand, but if you already understand, you will be able to improve your silat to a much higher level than now."
"Maybe you are still confused about the true identity of this book of Inner Peace, but actually, this book is simple. The book of Inner Tranquility is a silat book written using rhyme sentences" the grandfather explained.
Lin Tian frowned, then asked, "But teacher, if it's that simple, why until now everyone hasn't been able to confirm if the book is a silat book with rhyme sentences? I'm sure there are a lot of people out there, if it's like the teacher said, people should have known the true identity of this book."
"Truly.really.your thinking is not wrong. But you see this." said Zhang Hongli, pointing to one of the poems in the book.
Lin Tian caught a glimpse of it, but after a few seconds, this young man simply did not understand its meaning.
"You must be confused, right? Same, I don't really understand either." Zhang Hongli briefly said with a flat face.
"Huh?" of course Lin Tian was surprised and spontaneously looked at his teacher with a look of disbelief. He felt that he had been fooled by this old geezer in front of him.
"Damn it, what's he really talking about?" slander Lin Tian in heart.
"Hope you understand your teacher Lin Tian, I am a martial artist, not a poet. So, it's only natural that this old me doesn't know all sorts of rhymes and poems?" the grandfather said with a contrived moody expression.
"Please direct the teacher's interest. Know it? I've read this book for years and I've finished it a hundred times, so the book you're holding I've memorized it. But this foolish me has not seen the essence of the book at all, which is why I beg for guidance." said Lin Tian politely but in a cold and flat tone.
"Heheh..alright..good."
"Listen Lin Tian, why hasn't anyone known this secret before? The answer is easy, because they all only master one field" said Zhang Hongli.
"I mean teacher?" asked Lin Tian who still did not understand what his teacher meant.
"I mean, most people in this world only master one skill. If he is a fighter, then he will diligently study silat. However, if he is a writer, then he is automatically required to study and understand the verses, rhymes, and ancient philosophies."
"While for this book, the main requirement to be able to understand it is to master these two skills. That is mastering silat and also mastering the science of literature" said Zhang Hongli gave an explanation.
"But teacher, you said you were a martial artist"
"Yes!! You must be wondering why I said that I understand this book while I myself am a martial artist with zero literature?" he said cutting Lin Tian's words.
"True teacher!" reply Lin Tian while nodding his head a few times.
"Hahaha.actually, even now I do not understand at all. The one who understands this book is my teacher, and I can review it because of the guidance of the teacher. So in conclusion, we both don't understand." Zhang Hongli laughed as he raised his head.
The surprised Lin Tian was only able to glare and open his mouth wide. He really looked like a stupid young man at the moment.
"But you calm down my student. Like I said, I've mastered this book completely thanks to my teacher. That's why, now I can also pass it on to you!!" said the grandfather with sparkling eyes full of burning vigor.
Hearing the words of his teacher, the resentment in Lin Tian's heart disappeared, replaced with a great joy.
"Sheard Lin Tian!! The essence of this book is actually quite easy, but the practice is difficult" Zhang Hongli said.
As the name suggests, this book of Inner Peace requires peace of mind and soul in order to be able to maximize the potential of silat science contained in it.
The science of silat is quite easy to say. The user's hand just needs to write down every letter of the odd sentence in the rhyme and his foot should write the letters of the even sentence. And between the feet and hands should run in harmony and the same, without any difference in time a second.
For example, the opening movement of this style begins with the first verse sentence in the book of Inner Tranquility. So the user must move his hand to write down each letter in sentence one in the first stanza, and his foot writes each letter in sentence two in the first stanza.
So on until spending the first stanza and proceed to the second stanza. Also, the movement between the legs and hands must be done at the same time, otherwise, the movement will open a large gap that is of course able to be utilized by the enemy to counterattack.
"It seems pretty difficult teacher."
"Indeed right. There is no great science that is easy to practice. Now, I will give you an example of his movements." Zhang Hongli said as he got up from his seat and went to the wide flat ground.
"Watch carefully!!" the grandfather's orders then he began to move according to the rules earlier.
Initially, Zhang Hongli's movements looked slow and like movements that were completely harmless. However, over time the movement of the hands that scrawl the air and feet that shift around and around increasingly fast and dangerous.
From where Lin Tian was sitting, he could feel a series of strong gales coming out from every move of his teacher. Seeing this, he secretly felt amazed.
"Great, is this the power of the book I always carry?"
After a few minutes, Zhang Hongli stopped his movements. Then he said, "How is Lin Tian, have you been able to remember my movements?"
"Just remember teacher, let me try." replied Lin Tian who directly jumped in front of his teacher.
Zhang Hongli leaped back to make room for his disciple. Because he was looking from a distance a little far away then when he said this grandfather had to shout.
"Lin Tian, exert your inner strength in every move!! Both feet and hands!!" he said from a distance.
"Good teacher!!"
After that, this young man also began to try the movement of Inner Tranquility that his teacher had just practiced. Since he had already memorized the contents of the book, then without having to look twice, he already knew which should be the hand movement and which should be the foot movement.
For two hours Lin Tian tried the movement of science, but he had not succeeded at all. Even though the movement is able to cause strong winds, but the movement of his accomplices has not been aligned at all.
"Huh.hah...hah.." Lin Tian's chest rose and fell with a hunting breath.
His teacher who was looking from afar smiled proudly at the persistence of this student. Then he shouted, "Come on, this is all your ability!? Wow..gawat, Feng'er may feel disappointed in you and will expel you from the family..hahahah!!"
Like being struck by lightning in broad daylight, Lin Tian's face instantly turned pale instantly.
"T-no, no. I need to get stronger!! Stronger than now!! Much stronger than now!!!" inner Lin Tian who was already horrified imagined if it really happened.
A second later, Lin Tian gave a loud shriek and resumed his training. From back there, there was the sound of Zhang Hongli laughing loudly at the actions of this student.
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