Music, chess, calligraphy and painting are the four hobbies of an elegant person.
The reason why I say it is an elegant person, not an elegant person. Those who like these four hobbies are not all elegant people.
For example, Go. People who like to play Go are estimated to be tens of millions of times more likely to be idle people than the elegant people who really like this game. To play chess, you must first have time, so you must have time and leisure in order to get good at it. Furthermore, the place to play chess must be in an elegant and quiet place, so that you can devote yourself to it and play a good game.
Therefore, if people who play chess are not truly elegant people, then they are just idlers in the mountains. Playing chess when there is nothing to cultivate their sentiments is also good. It is absolutely correct to say that they are elegant people.
In the Fajue Temple at the foot of Songshan Mountain, there were two Xianya monks who were having a great time killing each other. One is the abbot of Fajue Temple, Master Faqing, and the other is a wild monk, Zen Master Xiu Ku, who is said to be a wandering monk from the Western Regions.
Zen Master Xiu Ku was very powerful in martial arts, but his chess skills were obviously poor. He played with Master Faqing for more than twenty days in a row, but he never won a single game. This Zen master who cultivates hardship is not like ordinary eminent monks who have no desires and desires. His desire to win is actually extremely strong. The more he lost miserably, the more dissatisfied he became, so he kept dragging Faqing to play chess, vowing to beat him in a game before leaving.
At this time, both of them had forgotten about food and sleep, and were completely obsessed with the chess game. Even when they were eating, they had to be called by the disciples presided over by Fa Qing before they could think of anything.
The last game between the two had been played for three days and three nights, but there was still no winner. The two of them were extremely careful every time they made a move, because if they were not careful and made one wrong step, everything would be lost immediately.
Of course, this is the closest Zen Master Xiu Ku has come to victory, so he is naturally unwilling to let this opportunity go. If he loses this round, he will never have a chance. Zen Master Xiu Ku naturally understands this truth, so he naturally attaches great importance to this opportunity. However, Faqing, the presiding officer, had no intention of giving in and was also very cautious. The two of them had to think about each move for a long time, sometimes even for one or two hours. They played like this for three days and three nights, and the chess game had not yet ended.
The two of them really spent all their time thinking about this matter.
In fact, Mei Guanlie really thinks too much. This Zen Master Xiu Ku never left. In fact, it was because he had never been able to play against Fa Qing, so he stayed in Fa Jue Temple to play chess.
He is an idle monk, but in fact he has no interest in the disputes in the world. It's just that Mei Guanlie thought he did it on purpose, so she wanted to deal with him. If he waits patiently for a while longer, when Zen Master Xiu Ku loses interest in the chess game, he will naturally leave. But Mei Guanlie couldn't wait any longer, and Gui Er from Dushouxia just came to visit. The two ambitious men hit it off and decided to take action.
However, walls have ears, and all their actions were clearly seen by Baoya and Xiaohei sent by Tangzhong. Ba Ya and Xiao Hei are just two beasts in the eyes of others. But in Tang Zhong's eyes, he was his right-hand man.
Tang Zhong then discussed it with Master Wei Nian, and decided to let Tang Zhong go down the mountain first to remind Master Xiu Ku and Fa Qing to be on guard. The Shaolin Temple must first guard against the Poisonous Beast Gap to seize the ghost's blood and settle the fate, and then send experts to help them when necessary.
Tang Zhong also thinks this method is acceptable, after all, Shaolin Temple is now looking after both sides. If you care about the beginning and not the end, it is inevitable that people will find flaws and defeat them one by one.
When Tang Zhong was about to go down the mountain, he saw Master Wei Nian suddenly pull out a package, but did not open it, and then handed it directly to Tang Zhong and said: "Donor Yang, when you see Zen Master Xiu Ku, first take this package." Leave it to him and let him take it back to the Western Regions! Staying in Shaolin Temple will only be a disaster."
Tang Zhong didn't know what was inside, so he took the package. Judging from the feeling, Tang Zhong guessed that it must be a book, probably something like a Buddhist scripture.
Tang Zhong then agreed: "Okay, I will give this to Zen Master Xiu Ku."
"There are many disputes in the martial arts community in the Central Plains. It is best for Zen Master Xiu Ku to stay away from the Central Plains." Master Wei Nian said again.
Indeed, Tang Zhong also agreed with Master Wei Nian's words at this time. Master Xiu Ku was originally just an idle monk traveling around, but at this time he was also inexplicably involved in the battle between the Shaolin Sect and the Songshan Sect.
Maybe until now, Zen Master Xiu Ku didn't know that he had gotten into a big trouble for no reason.
Tang Zhong collected the package and went back to his room to rest, deciding to go down the mountain the next day. Anyway, even if the Songshan Sect wants to take action, they will definitely not make any preparations and will definitely not rush into action tonight. Because Gui Er from Dushou Gorge had just gone up the mountain this afternoon, so naturally they were not prepared yet.
However, before dawn, Tang Zhong had already gotten up, and then asked Xiao Hei to quickly recruit Ba Ya, only to say goodbye to Master Wei Nian, and then went to see the two sleeping little guys before sneaking down the mountain.
Now, the two little guys have regarded Tang Zhong as their relative. If Tang Zhong left in front of them, I'm afraid the two little guys would be very sad, so he had no choice but to leave without saying goodbye. Fortunately, he is still going back to Jiangnan now, but only went down the mountain to remind Master Xiuxian. After the thing is done, they will most likely come back up the mountain.
Tang Zhong took Ba Ya and Xiao Hei and walked down the mountain quickly.
When Tang Zhong is doing things now, he always makes decisions before taking action. He already knew that Gui San had only gone down the mountain to inquire about the news and had not yet taken any actual action, so he had to tell the old Zen masters Xiu Ku and Fa Qing the truth of the matter before they took action.
Fortunately, Fajue Temple and Shaolin Temple were not far away, but only about thirty miles away. Before noon, Tang Zhong had already arrived in front of Fajue Temple.
Tang Zhong discovered that although Fajue Temple was only a small temple, the incense here was very strong because it was very close to the Shaolin Temple, a holy place of Buddhism. When Tang Zhong walked to Dharmajue, he only saw a large group of pilgrims worshiping the Buddha and a few young monks chanting sutras in the Buddhist hall, but he did not see the two monks.
"Donor, do you want to offer incense?" A young monk stepped forward and asked.
"No! I'm looking for your master! I wonder where Master Faqing is now?" Tang Zhong asked.
"Oh! The master is playing chess with the master Xiuxiang in the pavilion in the back mountain!" the young monk replied.
"Excuse me, little mage, can you take me to see your master?" Tang Zhong asked.
"Okay, donor, please come with me." The young monk said and led the way.
