Xiao Bing practiced on the mountain for several days in a row. Every day, he endured pain that ordinary people could not bear. Whether it was physically or mentally, he was repeatedly tortured like purgatory every day. But it was also because of this that he was constantly being tempered in all aspects. Just like Sun Wukong in the Eight Trigrams Furnace of Taishang Laotzu, only when he really endured the tempering of the True Fire could he really break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly.
Five days later, Xiao Bing clearly felt that his mental strength and physical toughness had greatly improved. His strength had also begun to improve a little, but there was still some distance from the Great Completion of the Middle-stage of Heavenly Master. Even if Xiao Bing eventually reached the Great Completion of the Middle-stage of Heavenly Master, it was still a matter of life and death for him to compete with an expert above the Middle-stage of Heavenly Master. But with the mental strength and physical toughness that Xiao Bing had tempered during this period, he had the confidence to fight.
On the first day, Xiao Bing could only hold on on the volcano for a few hours. After all, the height that Xiao Bing was at now was different from the height that he was at when he was with Dumbass. The pain that he endured was also doubled. So a few hours was not something that a human could bear at all. Xiao Bing's willpower had already reached the inhuman level.
On the second day, Xiao Bing held on for an hour longer than the day before.
On the third day, Xiao Bing held on on the volcano for more than half a day.
On the fifth day, Xiao Bing held on on the volcano for the first time for a whole day. At night, he began to go down the mountain. Then he continued to sleep in a place near the river that he found on the first day. In fact, he slept on a pile of haystacks.
Now, Xiao Bing did not go far away to find restaurants or hotels every night. He directly used the sky as his blanket and the ground as his bed. He ate grilled fish and drank river water.
On the night of the fifth day, Xiao Bing caught two fish in the river. He set up a fire and began to roast them. Just when he was about to roast a fish, he heard the voice of an old Japanese man in the distance. "Well, it smells good. It smells so good!"
Xiao Bing looked toward the source of the sound, only to see an old man in ragged clothes and a pair of ragged cloth shoes walking toward him.
From a distance, the old man seemed to be more than 100 years old. But when Xiao Bing got closer, he looked like he was only 60 or 70 years old. But he was a grandpa after all. Even if the other party was a Country R, Xiao Bing still behaved very politely. After all, the historical grievances between countries were a national problem. He should still show the necessary courtesy and tolerance. Of course, this also depended on who he was talking to. If it was those militarists and those Country R who did not admit the history of aggression, Xiao Bing would not even look at them.
Xiao Bing said with a smile, "Why did you come here so late?"
The old man approached and said with a smile, "Young man, are you from Huaxia?"
"Oh? How did you know? "
The old man said with a smile, "Because of the way you address me and the tone of your voice. I've lived for so many years. If I still can't tell if you're from Huaxia or a local, then I've lived in vain."
The old man did not stand on ceremony. He directly came over and sat down next to the bonfire. He rubbed his hands and looked at Xiao Bing. He actually asked in fluent Huaxia, "Young man, can you give me the grilled fish you just roasted? I'm starving, and smelling your grilled fish aroused my appetite. "
He generously took the grilled fish from the fire rack and handed it to the old man. The old man did not stand on ceremony. He directly took it, then blew on it, took a bite and praised, "Well, not bad, not bad. It seems that you have a lot of experience in survival in the wild. The grilled fish is very delicious."
Xiao Bing said with a smile, "I do have some experience. Old man, you speak so fluently in Huaxia that I can't tell whether you are from Huaxia or R Country."
The old man said with a smile, "I am from R Country, but I have been traveling and looking around for so many years. I have also stayed in Huaxia for a long time, so I have learned Huaxia language."
"Oh?" Xiao Bing said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to know Huaxia!"
"Well, not only do I know how to speak your Huaxia language, but I also like your history and culture, especially those literati in your history, such as Li Bai and Du Fu. I think I can learn a lot from their poems."
Xiao Bing suddenly asked, "What do you think of modern history, old man?"
The old man looked up at Xiao Bing and suddenly laughed, "Young man, you want to know my opinion on the history of the invasion of China, right?"
Xiao Bing said with a smile, "Old man, you are really smart. I just want to ask about this."
"History can't be changed, and it can't be erased just because you want to. It's actually a very stupid thing for the rulers to want to change this history."
Xiao Bing's eyes lit up. Although Xiao Bing had thought that the old man might have some good feelings about Huaxia, he did not expect that the old man seemed to be very sensible in this regard. So not all the people in R Country were bad. The old man in Chi Ban Nakayama that he knew was very good, and the old man in front of him was also very reasonable.
The old man continued, "In fact, there is no need to deny that history. But when a country is strong, it is always inevitable to want to expand. So we have to be tolerant, don't you think so?"
Xiao Bing frowned, and his eyes also became cold. He said in a serious tone, "If you think so, then I can only ask you to leave."
The old man said with a smile, "Young man, I met you when I passed by here the day before yesterday. I saw that you always go up the mountain every day, and you always climb to the very top of the volcano. The temperature there is so hot that ordinary people may even suffocate if they stand there for ten seconds. But you can sit there for a whole day. I have never seen a person with such perseverance and physical fitness as you in my life. You should be a martial artist in Huaxia, right?"
Xiao Bing looked at the old man with some vigilance and asked, "How do you know?"
Xiao Bing wanted to find some flaws, but he could not see the slightest aura of a martial artist from the old man. He gave Xiao Bing the feeling that he was completely an ordinary person.
The old man said with a smile, "You may not have noticed it, or because you are too tired every day, so you did not notice me at the foot of the mountain. After I met you that time, I would fish near the river every time, waiting for you to go down the mountain. To be honest, I have been very curious about new things all my life, especially when I met a few martial artists in Huaxia. So I waited for you here and had a good chat with you. "
Xiao Bing said in a cold tone, "I don't know what to talk about with you, old man. I don't know what you said has anything to do with the history I talked about. I don't want to lie to you. I used to be a soldier in Huaxia. I can't accept that you have such an indifferent attitude towards the history of invasion. You even take it for granted. "
The old man said with a smile, "So what if it's right and wrong? This is not what I pursue in my life. I don't think that invasion and expansion is right, and I don't think there is anything wrong with it. Young man, because we stand in different positions, we are all different countries. You can not respect my opinion, because if you respect my opinion, you will be committing treason. "
Xiao Bing asked with a sneer, "Aggression should never be beautified. It will be the people of the invaded country who will suffer. And the slaughter should not be beautified. It should be remembered in history, and it is a lesson learned with blood."
The old man said with a smile, "Maybe you are right. I don't deny you."
Hearing the old man's words, Xiao Bing's anger subsided a little.
The old man smiled and said, "I'm not a politician, a strategist, or an ambitious person. I've even made friends in Huaxia, so there's no fundamental conflict between us in this regard. It's just that we're in different countries and have different standpoints. However, I don't have any objections to what you've said. We should not beautify aggression, nor should we whitewash slaughter. "
Xiao Bing shrugged and said, "Now I can allow you to continue sitting here, and you can even continue to eat another grilled fish later."
The old man laughed and said, "Well, young people are so soft-hearted. You know that it is not easy for an old man like me, and you even gave me another fish to eat. But the fish you grilled is really delicious."
As the old man spoke, he took big bites of the grilled fish in his hand. The grilled fish was no longer so hot.
Xiao Bing skewered two grilled fish on a fork and then put them on the fire.
The old man said, "Young man, tell me, you practice martial arts on the volcano every day. Aren't you afraid of the heat? Can't you be like this fish … roasted and cooked? Hahaha. If you roast it, it may not be so delicious. "
The old man quickly finished the fish. At this time, he even sucked his fingers. Although he was old, he still looked like a foodie.
Xiao Bing said, "The most important thing for a martial arts practitioner is strong perseverance. As long as you can make progress, I think you can overcome anything except death."
"Oh, then you are really amazing. I admire you." When the old man spoke, his eyes were still staring at the grilled fish on the bonfire.
Xiao Bing said with a smile, "Old man, you really behave like a foodie."
"What do you mean by 'like a foodie'? I am a foodie! "
Xiao Bing laughed and suddenly remembered that he had not asked the old man's name. So he immediately reached out and said, "My name is Xiao Bing. Old man, what is your name?"
The old man reached out and shook hands with Xiao Bing. Then he said, "My name is Watanabe Zuochuan. Young man, it is nice to meet you. What's our name now … Oh, we can be considered friends despite the difference in age! "
After the old man finished speaking, he stared at the grilled fish on the bonfire. He rubbed his hands and looked at it with his eyes shining.
Xiao Bing smiled helplessly and said, "You have been watching me by the river these days because of my grilled fish every night, right?"
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