Su Jing, Shi Qing, Cai Wufeng, and Ji Xiaoting stepped forward but Huo Hongyang continued his practice so they just watched aside and did not bother him at this time. Su Jing looked at it with relish, and Shi Qing looked at it very carefully.
Even though it was just acting today, it still scared her, so she thought if she could learn some martial arts, she wouldn’t be so scared. Women’s self-defense techniques are good but not much of use when you don’t have the power for it. Moreover, it is said that learning martial arts can make your body fitter.
“This is Hua Tuo’s Five Animals Play. It seems to be simple, but it seems very mysterious.” Su Jing thought carefully while looking at Master Huo.
Huatuo Five Animals Play is actually not used for attack, but for keeping healthy. It is a set of guiding techniques created by the famous medical scientist Hua Tuo in the late Eastern Han Dynasty based on the principles of traditional Chinese medicine to imitate the movements and expressions of five animals such as tiger, deer, ape, and bird. It is rumored that Hua Tuo’s apprentice Wu Pu exercised according to this law and he lived in his 90s and was still able to hear and see perfectly.
Modern medical research also proves that as a kind of medical gymnastics, Five Animals Play not only stretches the muscles and joints of the human body, but also helps to improve lung and heart function, improve myocardial oxygen supply, improve myocardial blood output, and promote tissue and organ normal development. As the earliest bionic medical fitness gymnastics with complete cultivation techniques in China, it is also one of the sports valued by the Imperial Court.
After performing a whole set, Huo Hongyang stopped, and when he saw Su Jing, he couldn’t help but become stunned for a second, he had also recognized Su Jing, Su Jing is definitely a celebrity in this area and he is even more famous in Qingyun Town than the big star. It’s hard to remain here for a few days without knowing about Su Jing.
“Hello, Master Huo.” Su Jing said politely.
“Hello, Mr. Su.” Huo Hongyang chuckled.
“Master, just now Mr. Su said that he will make a few dishes for us later.” Ji Xiaoting smiled, not knowing whether she was telling Huo Hongyang or reminding Su Jing not to forget what he had promised.
“Then thank you, Mr. Su.” Huo Hongyang has also heard that Su Jing does not cook easily and for him to be willing to cook for himself is definitely a good thing.
“Actually, I have a purpose, I want to learn this Five Animals Play.” Su Jing laughed.
“Oh, that is not a problem, If you want to learn, I can teach you now.” Huo Hongyang said very generously. He looked at Su Jing from up and down and stepped forward to squeeze Su Jing’s hands, feet, and shoulders, and then showed a shocked look, “Good bones and muscles.”
Cai Wufeng and Ji Xiaoting also looked at Su Jing again. In fact, at a glance, Su Jing’s figure is very perfect, and it is definitely not a figure one would gain automatically. So they all felt that Su Jing must have also trained in something.
“You just watched me perform the Five Animals Play, how much do you remember?” Huo Hongyang asked.
“I’ve got the whole set memorized, but I’m afraid I’m missing the point.” “Su Jing said.
“Let’s take a look,” Huo Hongyang said.
“Okay.” Su Jing didn’t wait any longer and took a deep breath. He stood naturally and leaned over while pressing the ground with both hands and pushing his body forward. He stopped abruptly after reaching the extreme state and then he moved his hands left, right, and moved forward while moving his feet backward. He stretched his waist with his utmost strength and pressed his head to face up to the sky, then lowered his head to look forward; finally, he crawled like a tiger walking with his limbs 7 steps forward and 7 steps back. This is the first play of Five Animals Play-Tiger Play.
Then, Su Jing played the deer, bear, ape, and bird play one after another, making Huo Hongyang, Cai Wufeng and Ji Xiaoting secretly shocked. This is not like a beginner at all. Not only is his movement basically accurate, but it is also quite good.
“Have you done this before?” Huo Hongyang couldn’t help asking.
“I haven’t learned it before. I saw the whole set for the first time today.” Su Jing said truthfully, which made Huo Hongyang, Cai Wufeng, and Ji Xiaoting all a little surprised. This is the first time that he had watched this and he was able to perform this at this level.
“Your movements are basically correct, but there are some details that are not done correctly. Also, this set of Five Animals Play is a health care exercise. There is a very important point, that is, coordination with breathing, you have not done it at all. For example, in a tiger play, when you lean over, press the ground with both hands, and force your body to drive forward, you must inhale, then retract your body and exhale and do so for three times.” Huo Hongyang deserves to be a master, he was able to see Su Jing’s shortcomings at a single glance and he also pointed out some things and did a demonstration in person, so that Su Jing could see it clearly.
Su Jing learned very quickly and learned from his mistakes. Almost every deficiency would not be repeated for the second time. In less than an hour, Su Jing even performed a whole set of Five Animals Play, almost perfectly. The only thing missing is that his body and qi are not in perfect harmony. Compared with Huo Hongyang, he is far away, but compared with Ji Xiaoting and Cai Wufeng, he is not far away.
In this process, Ji Xiaoting gave advice to Shi Qing. Shi Qing was clever and handy, and her physical fitness was also improved. Therefore, she learned quickly, although she is not as good as Su Jing, but she is far beyond ordinary people.
This caused Cai Wufeng and Ji Xiaoting to suffer an emotional setback. What is going on with this couple? How can they learn so fast? Compared with the speed of their previous studies, I am afraid that they are many times faster. They are really not allowing other people to live.
“I’m going to perform the whole set again, pay attention.” Huo Hongyang said and began to display the whole set of Five Animals Play. Su Jing released his spiritual force directly to watch it with his full concentration, even every breath of Huo Hongyang. He understood the rhythm.
After Huo Hongyang finished, he just asked Su Jing to do a full set. Before he opened his mouth, Su Jing had already moved. Shi Qing, Ji Xiaoting, Cai Wufeng have not found anything, but Huo Hongyang’s eyes became bright seeing this move.
Prior to this, Su Jing played a complete set of movements perfectly, but had a fatal flaw, that is, he was too serious, nervous, and not relaxed enough. Five Animals Play is designed for health care and needs to be fully relaxed. But now, Su Jing has done it, his breathing rhythm in every movement is also perfect so that every movement is coordinated, natural, and comfortable. Su Jing himself feels warm, and there seems to be a heat flowing in his body. His whole body is relaxed and comfortable, unspeakable and unrestrained.
Gradually, Cai Wufeng and Ji Xiaoting also found the perfection in Su Jing’s set of movements. They rubbed their eyes and thought they were hallucinating. Why do they think that Su Jing’s set of Five Animals is similar to their Master’s? This shouldn’t be possible, he had just learned it for an hour or so and he already caught up with Master? He shouldn’t be called a genius, but a monster.
“Good, Good, Good.” After the whole set of actions, Huo Hongyang couldn’t help but shouted three times in excitement, his excitement was overwhelming, and he looked at Su Jing like he was looking at a supreme treasure.
(To be continued ~ ^ ~)
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Five animals such as tiger deer ape and bird