Chapter 7 Ten Years

That night in the late summer of 1845 in Alberta was privately known as the "Wolf's Curse". Governor Fatero Hunt personally sent someone to inquire and negotiate with Mr. Howlett, and made a rule that such a disaster could not be caused again. .

  Mr. Howlett became famous all over Canada because of this, and all the estate owners everywhere knew that there was an old madman in Alberta who couldn't be messed with.

  Mrs. Elizabeth devoutly converted to God after the funeral. This charming and beautiful woman has lived in seclusion since then. She goes to church every day and gives alms in the town to take care of the orphans and the elderly.

  Maybe without Mr. Howlett, she would consider remarrying or leaving here, but both she and Mr. Howlett clearly know that she is the root cause of John's death. Without James, the only heir of the Howlett family, the consequences of Mrs. Elizabeth may not be better than Thomas Logan.

  This old man has once again provoked the burden of the whole family. His body is strong enough. If everything goes on peacefully, he may live to be eighty years old. But in order to give his grandson more time, Mr. Howlett must grit his teeth and let him grow up as much as possible. James is still too young, but what makes the old man gratified is that he can see that what he insists on is so hopeful.

Canada hasn’t changed much in the past ten years. A new governor took office a year ago. He is a hereditary marquis in his forties. He seems dissatisfied with the status quo of the colonial manor owners being too autonomous, and constantly trying to increase the authority of the governor’s office. .

   Now Alberta's farming and pastoral areas and planting business are basically under the control of Mr. Howlett after that night ten years ago, which also makes him the biggest thorn in the eyes of the Governor. It is no secret that Howlett is old now. His straight spine could no longer hold up a few years ago, and Alberta before the storm was eerily quiet.

   On the other hand, the United States, which has been established for less than a century, is surging, with the rise of abolitionists, and the Free Soil Party organized by people who oppose slavery in the Democratic Party and the Whig Party claims to establish a free state in the western region.

  In 1850, after disputes between the two parties, a compromise was reached, and Congress passed a severe fugitive slave hunting law. In 1854, Congress abolished the geographical boundaries between slave states and free states, which was strongly opposed by the northern industrial bourgeoisie. In the same year, the Republican Party was established, officially aiming to oppose slavery, and a bigger storm was brewing on the vast North American continent.

  James Howlett's life was not turbulent after his father's death, and the big umbrella held up by Mr. Howlett protected him firmly. Except for the first two years of homework study and observing and dealing with certain family accounts and personnel placement, he devoted all his energy to practicing. And, to deal with increasingly strange bodies.

  [Baduanjin] is the most widely spread and most influential of the ancient Chinese body strengthening guidance techniques. There are many schools, including sitting and standing, civil and military, north and south, and many schools have their own training methods.

  James practiced very little [Ancient·Baduanjin] in his previous life. The reason why it is difficult is because it is too ancient, and many of the acupuncture points for slapping have long been blurred, and no one dares to practice it.

The [Yi Jin Gong] practiced every night is also called [Yi Jin Jing]. It was once regarded as the highest martial art in Jianghu by various stories, but it is basically just a way to build a foundation and strengthen the body, but it is more focused on stretching the tendons. , flexible muscles and bones so as to strengthen blood and prolong life.

   This set of kung fu was bought from the Shaoshi Mountain Gate by the former Baifeng's mentor in exchange for [Ancient Baduanjin] in order to repair and extend his body. It is also by relying on the regulation of viscera of Ba Duan Jin, swallowing body fluid and exhaling breath, strengthening tendons and bones, and regulating yin and yang of Yi Jin Jing, so that it can withstand the vigorous practice of boxing. Even without these two sets of kung fu, he might die young before he was thirty.

At the age of sixteen, James was basically able to complete all the movements required for these two sets of kung fu, especially in the end of the [Yi Jin Jing], not only can he do the so-called "one-character horse" that ordinary people can understand, but also "big kung fu". "Horizontal fork", "snake coil, etc.", can even disengage the entire shoulder joint rotation, and ordinary locks and joint skills can be ignored. And he also deeply appreciates the benefits of "Children's Kung Fu". When he practiced in his previous life, his body's bones had already grown, and his progress was very slow. It took him seven years to reach the current state.

  In the following years, James was not in a hurry to practice the traditional Chinese martial arts, but repeated the practice of Baduanjin and Yijinjing every day without interruption. And use the accumulation and knowledge of previous boxing skills to practice all kinds of foundation building skills and boxing skills that I had never had the opportunity to try at the beginning.

  He wants to build the most solid foundation, to see if he can practice boxing in this life to the legendary highest level with the soul of a martial arts master. However, the strange disease he thought would disappear has intensified.

   "Master James! Wait for me!"

  Rose O'Hara rode a white pigeon that was already a "big girl" and chased after James.

The bright and bright red long hair was pulled by the wind into a bright red ribbon and fluttered behind her. The girl's snow-white skin was a bit dazzling under the sun, her pretty eyebrows were frowning, and her waxy white teeth gently bit her plump lips. The straight and delicate bridge of the nose and the freckles on her cheeks are long gone.

  The little maid O'Hara has turned into a great beauty.

"Go back quickly! I'll go for a walk in the woods, and I'll bring you a rabbit to play with when I go back. The forest is dangerous, you can't follow, don't play tricks!" James turned back and shouted at O'Hara, urging his crotch, " Panda" speed up.

   This is the best descendant of Montenegro, with black and white fur, taller and stronger than its father, James named it Panda, and no one knew what the word meant.

  O'Hara stopped the white pigeon at the back, turned around complaining, muttering something like "don't take me again", "Master bastard" and so on.

  Sunshine falls between the branches of the forest, forming a Tyndall effect like a tulle that gently drapes over the young man leading the horse. His figure is so tall and well-proportioned, and his proportions are very harmonious with the somewhat oversized giant horse beside him.

James has neat short hair, black hair and black eyes, very broad shoulders, making his head look a bit small, his arms are long and slender, almost reaching his knees, which may be the effect of those extraordinarily slender legs, his torso looks a bit short, and he walks ups and downs Like a ferocious beast with only flesh pads, it is vigorous and agile.

  Aside from the thick stubble, his handsome appearance is even a bit more refined than O'Hara's. His masculine temperament makes people overlook this somewhat feminine face.

  James tied the horse to a tree casually, jumped onto a boulder more than two meters high, sat down in a lotus position with his legs crossed, and closed his eyes to meditate. Thinking about the changes in the physical state these days.

"The onset time is getting longer and faster, and the frequency is getting faster and faster. In the last month, I was in a 'sick body' state for twelve days. If this continues, I will become a waste sooner or later..." James closed his eyes tightly and frowned. , troubled.

  In the short first two or three years, his body grew up healthily like an ordinary child without any abnormalities. With the practice of the two guidance techniques, her growth is getting faster and faster, her physical fitness is also improving, and her daily dietary needs are also huge.

  However, suddenly one evening, James felt hot and weak, and he didn't get better until the next day. After that, it happened every once in a while. When I got sick, I had a high fever of 40 degrees, my muscles and bones were weak, I was dizzy, and my breathing was not smooth.

  Relying on the strong physical foundation developed by the increasingly profound boxing practice, he can barely maintain the normal life and activities of ordinary people, and find some excuses to read and rest in the room, without letting others know that he has developed a strange disease again. Almost everyone in the manor had forgotten that Master James was often weak and sick when he was young.

James did not expect a doctor in this era to be able to diagnose his illness. Not to mention that he became a doctor after a long illness and had a deep understanding of human internal surgery. Just as a boxing master knows his own body, he is also familiar with this strange disease. no idea.

   It can be vaguely confirmed that this disease must exist at the genetic level. In this regard, James can do nothing. He is already twenty-three years old this year, and he has been practicing Shafa boxing for five years. With the physical foundation laid by the unprecedented crazy foundation building all these years ago, he already has the destructive power of an Anjin boxer when he is not sick. Thermal weapons are still in their humble beginnings enough to defend themselves.

In the future, if it really turns into this state of illness, he can barely maintain the physical condition of an ordinary person, and this is an optimistic situation that the condition will not worsen, because James can feel that this strange disease is becoming more and more unbearable. Living.

  It becomes stronger day by day, and it will break free from the cage.

  (end of this chapter)