Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Martial Monk Yi Long (Edited)
Gender: Male ...
Personal Experience:
Yi Long's background is mysterious. He was picked up and adopted by Master Yong Liu, a high monk of Shaolin, at a young age. Influenced by his surroundings, he developed a deep interest in martial arts from an early age. Later, he displayed extraordinary martial arts talent, was highly regarded by the Shaolin Temple, and was taught the unique skills of Shaolin Kung Fu, becoming the foremost among his peers in martial arts!
Later, Master Yong Yan remarked that he had not yet severed his ties to the mundane world and had unresolved worldly attachments, instructing him to return to secular life after passing through the Wooden Men Lane.
After descending the mountain, Yi Long was spotted by a Wing Chun master, who took him as a closed-door disciple and taught him everything.
Subsequently, Yi Long started participating in various martial arts competitions and won the championship almost every time. He then got married and had children, living a happy and fulfilling life.
If the story ended here, it would be a classic early martial arts novel cliché with a perfectly resolved happy ending.
A perfect protagonist template! However, this is not a martial arts novel world but the sci-fi backdrop of the Marvel Universe.
Hence, our martial arts protagonist, Comrade Yi Long, mysteriously disappeared while going abroad for a competition and was never heard from again, as if he had evaporated from the world...
Yi Long's story ends here. Although the subsequent story is not specified, bestselling author Clark had already imagined a tragic story line quite similar to Bucky's.
Without Clark's presence, the plot would have been even more tragic. After becoming the Winter Soldier, he didn't even get a chance to show his face before being shot by Baron Zemo while in a cryogenic state, never to wake up again.
Putting down the information, Clark turned to Hank Pym and asked, "How much longer before Yi Long can wake up?"
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The martial arts protagonist, Yi Long, had a long sleep, feeling as if he had relived his life in a dream.
Growing up in the Shaolin Temple from a young age, reciting scriptures and practicing martial arts daily...
After passing through the Wooden Men Lane and descending the mountain, he met another mentor...
Participating in various fighting competitions, contending against the world's top masters in the ring...
Then, due to an accident, he fell into the hands of Hydra, was brainwashed, and trained into a human killing machine...
Injected with the Super Soldier Serum, his memory began to recover during this process. Then came resistance, failure, and being brainwashed again before being frozen...
The memory was incredibly painful, but Yi Long's mood at the moment was extremely calm. As his consciousness gradually recovered, he also discovered that he was bathed in a sea of chanting, with all the joys and sorrows in his memory seeming like a "karmic obstacle" in his life.
After the karmic obstacles were overcome, both body and mind were sublimated!
Now, Yi Long could even view everything he had experienced from the perspective of a bystander.
All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, like dew and like lightning, and should be viewed thus.
At this moment, he felt that he finally understood the Buddhist realm that Master Yong Liu often mentioned.
With a peaceful mind, Yi Long opened his eyes to find himself lying in a spacious and bright room. The long-frozen him was suddenly dazzled by the strong light from the window and instinctively wanted to raise his hand to block the blinding sunlight.
However, this movement revealed that his limbs were all fixed by something, making it impossible for him to move at all.
This feeling was all too familiar to Yi Long, a procedure indispensable during the time he was controlled by the Hydra organization, whether he was undergoing brainwashing or before being injected with the Super Soldier Serum.
Could it be that those bastards had found a way to control him and were preparing to brainwash him again? Due to the "Qingxin Mantra" BGM, Yi Long did not make any fearless resistance but calmly began to observe his current environment.
The bright room, ordinary furniture, looked more like the home of a wealthy person than a Hydra secret base.
"Creak..."
The door was opened, and a young Chinese man with a handsome appearance and a strong yet elegant physique walked in with a smile: "You're awake."
The young man was Clark.
But Yi Long was not deceived by Clark's harmless appearance, simply saying calmly, "Who are you, and what do you want to do with me?"
Clark smiled slightly, spread his hands, and explained, "Brother Yi Long, please don't misunderstand. I rescued you from Hydra's base, and I have no ill intentions towards you. This conversation feels a bit awkward; how about we make a deal?"
Yi Long did not respond, just calmly looking at him.
Clark then smiled knowingly: "You promise not to attack me, and I'll untie you first."
Yi Long nodded: "Okay."
Clark carefully approached and untied the many straps binding Yi Long's limbs and torso. Having regained his freedom, Yi Long did not immediately lash out but sat calmly on the bed and asked his first question after waking up: "How do you know my name?"
Seeing this, Clark finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the previous guess was not wrong; the "Qingxin Mantra" indeed has the effect of healing psychological trauma, and the psychological shadows left by Hydra's brainwashing seemed to have mostly healed?
Even, he was able to calmly face the current situation, performing even better than Captain America.
Shrugging, Clark sat down on a chair opposite Yi Long: "For some people, this is not difficult, is it?"
Yi Long nodded slightly, having seen Hydra's methods, he did not doubt this.
After a moment of contemplation, Yi Long finally spoke again: "I cannot repay the life-saving grace. If there's anything you wish me to do, please tell me directly."
Clark immediately shook his head: "Actually, saving you was also a stroke of luck. Brother Yi Long, you don't have to worry about it. Besides, saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Accumulating merit is already the best reward for me. How could I ask for more?"
After a flurry of beautiful words, Clark continued: "I wonder what Brother Yi Long plans to do next? If you need help, I'm at your service."
The more Clark said, the more Yi Long felt indebted to him.
After hesitating for a moment, Yi Long insisted: "I want to go home and see."
"It might not be suitable for you to go home right now." As an abrupt voice sounded, Hank Pym stepped in.
Hearing Hank Pym's words, a cold smile appeared on Yi Long's face, as if he had expected this.
Then Hank Pym continued: "You were brainwashed several times by Hydra before. You've just woken up, and who knows if Hydra's tampering with your brain has fully recovered."
"I think, you wouldn't want to meet your family and then have something unexpected happen, leading to an outcome nobody wants to see, right?"
Yi Long was startled.
Hank Pym continued: "My suggestion is, you stay here for observation for a while. The young man in front of you is named Clark. He's also Chinese and possesses a special ability. Only the music he plays can keep a person's mind calm, as your Buddhist teachings say, 'protect against all evils.'"
"After a few months, once we're sure you've fully recovered, I'll help you with all the paperwork and the return ticket."
Yi Long did not hesitate much before responding: "Then I'll trouble you. During this time, if there's anything you need from me, just let me know. There's no need to be polite."