Chapter 22: Tiger's den

Li Changsheng understands that Du Qing is ten years older than him, so he is more stable. Du Qing has experienced too many things in society, and he has seen many such things. He can stay out of the matter, but Li Changsheng is quite upset about the matter of hurting Yin Shicang by mistake. Since he wants to take the road of practising Taoist Kung Fu, he must have no worries in his mind. At this time, the anxiety in his heart will inevitably affect his future practice.

"Mr. Du, how many families have been destroyed by these traffickers, and what they have done is outrageous. This matter has nothing to do with us, but I hurt the uncle by mistake and ruined their hope of finding their daughter. So I want to help them find their daughter back to make up for my fault."

Du Qing frowned and said, "You are too young to know the evil and ferocity of the underworld. Things in the underworld often involve a wide range. You are just an ordinary college graduate, why bother yourself in the future?"

Li Changsheng smiled: "I used to read Li Bai's famous ranger poem: heroes should not be afraid of hardship and death, even if they die. His reputation, like the fragrance of osmanthus, will always spread around the world and inspire later heroes. Today, I take advantage of my youth and blood to imitate the ancient heroes in the poem. Brother Du, you ride a horse and take the couple out along the way we came in, and go straight on the road. If you see villages and towns ,just went to find a doctor to treat this uncle, and then stayed and waited for me. Let me see if the unscrupulous trafficker is still there? Whether I can catch him or not, I will go out to meet you after dawn. "

Du Qing looked at Li Changsheng without blinking his eyes, and found that he didn't seem to be cheating or urging him to look for the traffickers. He burst out laughing and said, "Heroes should not be ashamed in the world. I am also a hero of the Qing Gang. The older I am, the more timid I am! Since the boss let me escort you, how can I see you take risks alone? Although I don't want to be a superman to uphold justice, I can't let people say that I am not as brave as a college student!"

Du Qing took out a bottle of liquor from the package on his horse's back, opened it and drank half of it in one breath, then handed the bottle to Li Changsheng and said, "I will accompany you once today to drink liquor, kill villains, uphold justice, and have fun! Tonight, the moon is dark and the wind is wild.I can not watch you walk alone with your sword."

At this time, dark clouds cover the moon, the moonlight is dim, and there are shadows around. On the left side of the village is a dense bamboo forest, and on the right is a lotus pond. The wild lotus leaves a trace of fragrance, and the withered leaves are withered.

Li Changsheng threw up his neck and drank the liquor left in the bottle. He took a deep breath of alcohol and said in a loud voice, "I know Mr. Du has a sharp dagger. Please let me see it!"

Du Qing drew the dagger from his waist and handed it to him. The dagger was less than a foot long in the scabbard. The scabbard glowed softly in the moonlight. Li Changsheng looked at the simple style of the scabbard, but there was nothing special about it. He pulled out his sword with a clear and sweet sound. The body of the sword was blue and glistening, and it quivered voice like the sound of a dragon.

Li Changsheng said, "Good sword! Please lend it to me several hours."

Du Qing was stunned. The two men looked at each other for a long time. Du Qing burst out laughing, "Great! I have opened my eyes today. It's really lucky to know such a chivalrous man as you!"

Li Changsheng also smiled and said, "Today, Brother Du and I went to the dragon pool and tiger cave together to clean up the evil atmosphere and return here a bright future. How lucky I am!"

Du Qing said with a smile, "After this matter is over, I want to be sworn brother with you,What do you think?"

Li Changsheng put down the wine bottle, clasped his hands in front of his chest and knelt down and said, "People all know that they are seeking benefits and avoiding harm, but Brother Du risked his life to accompany me to find the gangsters. Where can I find such a good elder brother? Brother! Please accept my salutation!"

Du Qing quickly knelt down to the ground and saluted back to Li Changsheng. He picked up Li Changsheng and said with great joy, "I became sworn brothers with Changsheng today. I am very happy! Unfortunately, there is no wine now. We will go out to find a pub tomorrow. I must drink ten kilogram of wine with you to celebrate this event!"

They became sworn brothers and swore to share weal and woe. Both felt more secure. Li Changsheng said, "Brother, I think it's still early at this time. Why don't we go to visit the thief's den in the middle of the night?"

Du Qing praised: "You're right! Midnight is the time when a person is most sleepy. It's time for the traffickers to rest. We are just in time to start. I'll find a place to take a nap. Two hours later, we'll meet here, and then start to act." Du Qing said and disappeared into the darkness.

Li Changsheng said to Yin Shicang and his wife, "Please take our horses to the woods on the right of the village and tie them up, and then find an empty house to hide. When I call you, you can come out and meet again."

Li Changsheng climbed onto the roof of the first house at the entrance of the village and sat down cross-legged. It is nine o'clock in the evening, the bright moon is overhead, and there is no cloud in the sky. There was silence all around, and the moonlight was soft on Li Changsheng sitting on the roof.

At this time, in the day, with the sun setting, night comes. The golden energy becomes weak, while the black energy becomes more and more. The book "Inner Canon of Huangdi" says that the golden energy is as strong as a man. Black energy is as gentle as a woman. Those who are good at collecting golden energy will collect golden energy when the black energy is strong. This is the instinct to use black energy and gold energy to attract each other.

Li Changsheng, who deeply understands this truth, is letting his mind have no thoughts at this time and letting his body relax completely. Then focus on the inside of the navel, and with the breath, collect the black gentle energy in the universe. Then send these energies into the viscera to strengthen and nourish the viscera.

Lao zi said that the mind is extremely empty and the heart is quiet. You can feel the body and soul recover together. Then I focus on the origin of life and feel the integration between life and the universe.

The silvery full moon crosses the pine crown in the east and projects a mottled surface. Two hours passed quickly, and Li Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, which were as deep and clear as the clear starry sky.

Li Changsheng jumped off the roof and smiled happily. Just now he has felt that his body is full of energy. It is estimated that it will not be long before he can use our attention to guide the energy flow in the specific energy flow channel of the whole body, and then let the energy fill every organ and tissue of the whole body, reaching the middle stage of foundation building.

It was about eleven o'clock at night, and there was nothing but autumn insects singing in a low voice. In the dim moonlight, Li Changsheng's eyes saw the surrounding houses and trees as clearly as he could see in the daytime. Du Qing came quietly behind him, and Li Changsheng nodded to him. They both disappeared quietly in the dark street. Ten minutes later, they reappeared outside the small yard on the slope.

Li Changsheng gently pulled out Du Qing's short sword, opened his eyes in the dark, and heard the endless wind whistling in the autumn night, filling the sky and earth.

Du Qing stretched and tried to relax. When he put down his hands, there was no sleep in his clear eyes. Then he took out a black Browning pistol from the leather case hidden under his rib and opened the safety.

Li Changsheng put his head together and whispered in his ear, "I will go to investigate the situation inside first. You will guard here for me and serve as backup."

Du Qing said in his heart, "You are really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. You don't know the dangers of the underworld.". Du Qinggang wanted to say that I should go in, and he saw that Li Changsheng had jumped into the yard. His clothes were like the wings of the night, and he rowed silently in the yard and came to the door of the house.

Du Qing opened her mouth in surprise, and her eyes were about to fall out. He once heard Du Yuesheng, the leader of the gang, say that in the hundreds of years from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, only Li Qingyuan in Sichuan had such legendary kungfu.

Before Du Qing closed his mouth, Li Changsheng returned to his side in the blink of an eye. He stretched out his hand and held Du Qing and said in a low voice, "There is a voice coming from afar. Let's wait and see."

Du Qing and Li Changsheng hid behind a big pine tree at the gate of the yard, holding their breath, but nothing happened. Du Qinggang wanted to ask, and Li Changsheng put his finger to his mouth to hiss.