Late Qing Dynasty, Shanghai.

Nong Jinsun had someone carry a man covered in blood into Jingwu Sect.

Huo Ting'en asked: "Uncle Nong, who is he? Why is he injured so badly?"

Nong Jinsun sighed and said: "I don't know who he is. In short, he is Chinese. He was injured by the Japanese. The Japanese are cruel and ruthless, and you and I know it all too well. I'm back

When the time comes, you can't just ignore it."

Speaking of the Japanese, Huo Ting'en looked angry and said in a cold voice: "The damn Japanese will bully us Chinese."

The Japanese wanderers in the Hongkou Dojo often cause trouble for the Jingwu Sect.

Nong Jinsun said: "Ting'en, please send someone to call a doctor quickly. With the doctor's treatment, maybe this person can still live."

Huo Ting'en nodded and said, "Uncle Nong, I'll ask Xiaohui to ask the doctor."

…

When Chen Kang woke up, he felt pain all over his body. The pain that penetrated into the bone marrow made Chen Kang take a breath.

"Where is this?"

Chen Kang observed the environment in the room.

Squeak.

The door opened, and a young woman in blue clothes walked in carrying a medicine bowl.

It is "Xiao Hui", a female disciple of Jingwu Sect.

Xiao Hui said in surprise: "You're awake. The doctor said you were seriously injured, and we were worried that you wouldn't wake up. I've already prepared the medicine, so you don't need to ask me to feed you anymore. Drink it while it's hot."

Chen Kang said: "Thank you for saving me."

Xiao Hui said: "Uncle Nong brought you back to Jingwu Sect. If you want to thank me, thank Uncle Nong."

Chen Kang secretly thought, it turns out this place is Jingwu Sect!

…

Jingwu Sect is very important in the Shanghai martial arts community, and Huo Yuanjia is a well-known martial arts master in Shanghai.

After all, Huo Yuanjia was once the number one in Tianjin. After he arrived in Shanghai, he defeated foreign strongmen several times and brought great honor to the people of the country.

There are many people who come to Jingwu Sect to become their disciples, and with Nong Jinsun taking care of the martial arts hall and doing some business on the side, there is no problem in raising a spare person.

In this way, Chen Kang stayed in Jingwu Sect to recuperate.

Chen Kang has a secret that no one else knows. He is not from this era, but a time traveler.

Chen Kang is 37 years old and majored in mathematics. After graduating from college, he worked in several companies for several years without making any money.

When he was 31 years old, Chen Kang left the big city and returned to the county town, where he learned cooking skills from his father and worked as a chef in a restaurant.

A top student majoring in mathematics cannot afford a wife and can only work as a cook? This kind of thing is very common in 2023. There are many college students who cannot find a job and cannot afford a wife, and Chen Kang is not the only one.

Chen Kang secretly thought: "Since I survived the disaster, I will change my life. I don't want to pay off the mortgage anymore, and I don't want to be a slave to the capitalists. I want to live for myself!"

Four months later.

Chen Kang's injury recovered.

In order to stay in Jingwu Sect, Chen Kang went to help in the kitchen.

Uncle Gen, who was in charge of the kitchen, did not expect that Chen Kang was proficient in cooking, so he asked Chen Kang to stay in the kitchen and work.

…

Huo Yuanjia is practicing boxing in the yard.

As a master of martial arts, Huo Yuanjia's boxing skills are very pure. The simple movements of fists and kicks give people a sense of beauty that combines strength and softness.

Huo Tingen came over, handed over the towel, and said softly: "Father, lunch is ready."

Huo Yuanjia took the towel and wiped the sweat on his forehead and arms: "Then let's eat first."

Huo Tingen said with a smile: "My father's boxing skills are really perfect. My father used to be the best in Jinmen. Now my father is the best in Shanghai."

Huo Yuanjia glared at Huo Ting'en: "What is the first in Jinmen? It was because I was young and ignorant and too arrogant. Chinese martial arts is extensive and profound, who dares to say that he is the first? Although my boxing skills are more proficient than before, but after all, I

I’m getting older. I’m getting old, Ting En. From now on, Jingwu Sect will have to rely on you young people.”

In his early years, Huo Yuanjia fought fiercely and was injured many times. Although he is now using boxing to maintain his health, some hidden injuries cannot be healed.

Huo Yuanjia has clearly felt that his physical fitness is declining. Maybe in a few years, he will not be able to fight anymore. Martial arts can strengthen the body and fight, but after all, it is not an immortal method and cannot make people immortal.

Huo Yuanjia sat down, picked up his rice bowl, took a bite of food, and his eyes lit up.

"Um?"

Huo Yuanjia said: "Who cooked today's food?"

Xiao Hui said: "Uncle Gen has something to do today and went home. It was Chen Kang's cooking."

Among Huo Yuanjia's disciples, there was no one named Chen Kang. For a moment, he didn't remember who it was.

Nong Jinsun said: "That's the man I rescued a few months ago. He is Chen Kang."

Huo Yuanjia said: "I didn't expect that Chen Kang's cooking skills are so exquisite. Not bad, really good."

Chen Kang served the last bowl of soup and said with a smile: "Master Huo, it's my honor that you like to eat my food. In the future, just tell me what food you want to eat and I will cook it for you."

Chen Kang is good at Sichuan cuisine, but he is also familiar with other cuisines.

Huo Yuanjia said happily: "Okay. From now on, Chen Kang will be responsible for my food."

Taking advantage of Huo Yuanjia's happiness, Chen Kang quickly asked: "Master Huo, I want to learn boxing from you, is that okay?"

Huo Yuanjia glanced at Chen Kang and said, "Chen Kang, how old are you? Why do you want to learn martial arts?"

Chen Kang sighed and said: "I am already 37 years old."

Huo Yuanjia said: "Thirty-seven is just a few years younger than me. Even if I teach you now, you won't achieve anything."

Chen Kang did not give up and said: "Master Huo, I want to give it a try."

Huo Yuanjia nodded and said: "Then give it a try. When I teach my disciples boxing, you can watch from the side. How much you can learn depends on your luck."

Chen Kang said happily: "Thank you, Master Huo."

…

The disciples who come to Jingwu Sect to learn martial arts are all young people.

Chen Kang is thirty-seven years old, his face looks a bit old, and he has a lot of white hair. No one would believe him if he was said to be in his early forties.

Chen Kang used to stay up late and work overtime, and then he worked as a chef. It was too hard. His body was severely exhausted and he looked old, which is normal.

Chen Kang wanted to learn martial arts, which aroused a heated discussion among the Jingwu Sect disciples. They had never seen anyone as old as Chen Kang who wanted to learn martial arts.

Huo Yuanjia rarely taught his disciples how to practice boxing in person, and would only demonstrate boxing skills once every six or seven days.

Huo Ting'en is basically in charge of teaching boxing.

Huo Ting'en can be regarded as having received the true inheritance of Huojiaquan, but he is still young and his boxing skills are still lacking some strength. However, it is completely enough to teach the disciples the basics of martial arts.

Chen Kang has a very good memory.

When Huo Ting'en taught boxing, Chen Kang stood nearby, listened, watched, and followed the moves.

After listening to it only once, Chen Kang remembered more than 90% of it.

Collect information, analyze, summarize, and finally turn it into useful knowledge. Chen Kang uses mathematical thinking to learn martial arts.

Well, the effect seems to be pretty good.

…

late at night.

Everyone else in Jingwu Sect has fallen asleep.

The light in Chen Kang's room is still on.

Chen Kang recorded all what Huo Yuanjia and Huo Tinggen said when they were teaching their disciples.

There is a lot of information contained in these words.

"The fundamental purpose of practicing martial arts is to strengthen the body, enhance physical fitness, and improve physical quality."

"Fists and kicks are not that important."

"Breathing methods and thoughts are the core of martial arts."

Chen Kang has his own values ​​and logical thinking, knows how to analyze, and does not follow what others say. Chen Kang had many misunderstandings about martial arts before, and even did not understand the real traditional martial arts.

He now wants to find the underlying logic of martial arts.

If martial arts is a skill, or a technology, then there must be traces to follow.

If you find the fundamental logic of martial arts and understand why martial arts can strengthen your body, then the effect of practicing martial arts will be twice the result with half the effort.

Chen Kangsheng In the industrial age, everything is done with efficiency.
To be continued...