The changes in the bronze mirror were naturally noticed by Xu Qing.
"Brother Qing, I didn't expect you to actually have quite the talent for martial arts training. In such a short ti, you have already learnt to imitate the crane's movents quite well!" Li Gongpu couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing Xu Qing mimicking the crane movents.
Xu Qing was interrupted in his thoughts.
"Just now in the bronze mirror, in the martial arts section, a new branch appeared, Crane Form (incomplete)."
His mind flashed, and he directly asked Li Gongpu: "Uncle, besides the movents, there should be sothing else to this Crane Form, right?"
Although Li Gongpu had no blood relation to his body, they had a deep emotional connection, hence Xu Qing didn't need to beat around the bush. Being straightforward made them even closer.
Li Gongpu was slightly surprised, then said: "Indeed, besides the movents, there is also a matching breathing technique. Unfortunately, your father hasn't passed it on to before your family encountered that incident."
Xu Qing thought to himself, "As expected."
He then asked, "Uncle, what is the use of the accompanying breathing technique?"
Li Gongpu replied: "Once you practice the Crane Form to the point where you can stand securely, a warm energy will erge within your body. Then, using the matching breathing technique, disperse the warm energy into your limbs. Over ti, this can make your movents more agile and light."
"What if there is no breathing technique?"
"That also strengthens the body and over ti, your body will also feel lighter. It's just that the effects are not as good as with the breathing technique." Li Gongpu smiled and then went to the corner of the wall, kicked several tis against the protrusion on the wall, and used the montum to flip onto the wall.
His agility was no less than that of a young man.
Li Gongpu jumped down and stroked his beard: "Ordinary people at my age start to lose their strength and flexibility. But I have been practicing standing postures for years and am no worse off than young people, plus I have ample strength. This is the effect of the Crane Form. In recent years, I have even discovered so tricks. When on duty in the governnt office, I can practice the Crane Form. By the end of the day, others' backs and legs ache while I finish my shift without any fatigue. The only downside is that it makes hungry."
At this point, Li Gongpu couldn't help but feel sowhat ashad.
Over the years, the money he had spent on food was even more than this half-grown kid Xu Qing.
If it wasn't for Xu Qing's father leaving him so money, relying only on the benefits from the governnt office, he definitely wouldn't have lasted till now.
Even so, Li Gongpu had still saved about twenty coins, which were for Xu Qing's future marriage expenses.
Of course, if Xu Qing becos a Scholar, then Li Gongpu wouldn't need to worry about him anymore.
"So that's how it is, uncle, continue teaching the Crane Form."
"Good, you learn very quickly. I will now tell you the tricks I have figured out. Rember, if sothing feels wrong during practice and you feel uncomfortable, do not force yourself to continue." Li Gongpu spoke earnestly.
Although the Crane Form is mainly for strengthening the body, it should not be practiced carelessly.
"Understood."
Next, Li Gongpu carefully taught Xu Qing all his experience.
During practice, Xu Qing discovered sothing; he seed to have good control over his body. The integration of his Heart Intent and movents was very smooth.
"This must be the effect of the Daoist Level 'Soul Stabilization', as Heart Power is in surplus, which also enhances the control over one's body compared to ordinary people."
In his previous life, he had read reports about top athletes who learned ditation, yoga, and the like to maintain their condition or even improve themselves...
Xu Qing beca more and more imrsed in his practice. Unknowingly, like a celestial crane, he moved around the small courtyard. Initially his movents were large, but gradually they beca much smaller.
He naturally entered the state of 'Absolute Focus'.
Boom!
At a certain mont, Xu Qing's movent contracted, and he stood like a celestial crane, his clothes flapping, resembling crane feathers.
Sweat dripped from the tip of his nose continuously, and Xu Qing was completely oblivious.
"Crane Form (incomplete): Rough understanding."
Li Gongpu watched Xu Qing's standing posture from the side and thought to himself: "Xu is learning so quickly. It took a whole year to achieve his level of precision in the stance. It must be the manifestation of our ancestors."
The people deeply believe in spirits and deities, and Li Gongpu is no exception.
He only thought of it as the blessing from the ancestors.
After a while, Xu Qing finished his practice, his breathing slightly heavy.
Earlier, invoking "Absolute Focus" rapidly depleted his strength.
Fortunately, after beginning to practice the stance, his strength seed to recover.
It truly was miraculous.
"In the future, after entering 'Absolute Focus', practicing the stance for a while should definitely speed up recovery more than before," Xu Qing thought to himself.
Then, his stomach started to grumble.
Xu Qing had just finished the stance, his young face flushed, showing no sign of embarrassnt.
Li Gongpu simply smiled and said, "Let's go eat."
"Xu just sweated; wipe it off first." Zhou Family handed Xu Qing a clean old cloth.
"Thank you, auntie."
These days, Xu Qing went worm digging daily with Zhou Family, shedding his previous reclusive temperant and even frequently sharing suitable jokes to chat with her, naturally growing closer to her.
In this era, won's lives depend on n. Previously, Zhou Family doubted Xu Qing's reliability, hence the argunt that day.
After wiping his sweat, the three of them ate together.
While eating, Li Gongpu said, "Xu, co with to the Governnt Office tomorrow."
Inside the Governnt Office, Governnt Officials mainly handle various constable duties such as maintaining order, standing court, arresting, detaining, pressing duties, recruiting food, escorting prisoners, etc.; and are divided into internal and external teams: internal teams include doorkeepers, Servants, etc., serving inside the governnt; external teams include strong teams, soap teams, swift teams, Food Officers, Forensic Doctors, etc. Most personnel are recruited from the civilian populace who fend for their own provisions.
However, each Governnt Office has a few registered Governnt Officials. Li Gongpu was one of them. These Governnt Officials belong to descendants inheriting duties generationally—its only downfall being entry into a servitude registry, unfairly capping their career developnt.
Xu Qing nodded and responded, "Uncle, I rember you are now the Team Leader of the officials."
The ntioned official refers to the internal team responsible for standing court.
Li Gongpu laughed and said, "The Old Master saw my good posture and specifically wanted to work the front, so I often get to see the Old Master in court and sotis have a chat."
He grew up in the Xu Family, which was once a local prominent household, speaking much better than common folk and with so martial prowess. If not for lack of money and connections, he would have beco an arrest officer.
"Uncle, the county test is managed by the County Master, can you tell about him?"
Hearing this, Li Gongpu knew Xu had beco astute. This was good news!
"Do you want to know about the Old Master's literary style? I am not sure, you should ask Master Qian."
Xu Qing pondered briefly, "Uncle, I want to know if the County Master is dedicated to the affairs of the Governnt Office."
Officials co and go, but clerks are permanent.
If an official does not strive for advancent, they typically just aim for money.
If aiming for advancent, they usually seek both money and accomplishnts.
Xu Qing certainly needed to clarify this, to see if it might aid the child student test.
After all, he too sought advancent.
Especially as the bronze mirror indicated he had less than three years left to live. Passing the Scholar exam soon and accessing more societal resources would facilitate finding a way to address this issue.
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