Shouldn’t the Five Tigers Soul-Severing Gun really be passed down?

It should be passed down

The "Five Tiger Soul-Severing Gun" represents not only weapons and marksmanship, but also ancient skills and intangible cultural heritage. Mr. Lao She was right to choose not to pass it on at that time. He was closer to reality and more in line with people's living conditions. Giving up old things was a wise approach.

But now, in the prosperous times, if there is no one to pass on these old things and these old cultures, then future generations will never know where the soul and roots of their nation are.

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Story background

"The Soul-Breaking Gun" is about the invasion of foreign powers in the late Qing Dynasty. After the bodyguard bureau was replaced by foreign guns, the bodyguard master Sha Shalong, who possessed the unique skill "Five Tiger Soul-Severing Gun", had no choice but to disband the bodyguard bureau. And the marksmanship of the "Five Tiger Soul-Severing Spear" will never be taught again. Sometimes when apprentices come to ask for advice, Shashalong tries to deal with them by telling jokes, or even drives them out directly.

Wang Sansheng is the great apprentice of Shazilong. He was defeated in a contest with Old Man Sun. So Wang Sansheng wanted to use his master's power to intimidate the other party, so he lured Old Man Sun to visit Shazilong. But no matter what Old Man Sun said, Shazilong was indifferent and never mentioned his martial arts, thus his reputation plummeted.

Late at night, the old escort master was practicing marksmanship in the backyard. Looking at the stars, he remembered his days as an escort and said four words: "Don't pass it on, don't pass it on."

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