Chapter Forty-seven: The Three Talented Old Man
The iron fence roared shut, and then the stone door closed, and everything was dark.
The days that followed were surprisingly quiet. Every once in a while, the stone door would rumble open, and then a dark yellow light would come in. The two men in armor would bring wine and meat, and Chu Jianghan ate all of them.
After eating and drinking, Chu Jianghan forced his thoughts away from thinking about how to become a prisoner, and instead meditated to do his kung fu. He knew clearly that the first thing he had to do was to break through the last entrance and restore his kung fu.
The food deliveryman came a total of thirty-five times, but never came back to take away the urine and feces. He replaced the bucket with a new one, and the bucket was scrubbed clean. When the food delivery person came for the thirty-sixth time, Chu Jianghan couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "What day is this?"
The two of them were shocked at first, and then replied flattered: "We will send you wine and food once in the morning and evening. Today is exactly the 18th day." The other said: "Just stay here, your life will be fine." The other one said. After pushing him and signaling him not to say anything, the two closed the stone door and went out.
Chu Jianghan stood up and stretched out his hand to pull the chain tied behind the stone door. How could he move it? He stood up again, tied up his horse stance, and performed the Qi Luck Exercise. He exerted all his strength with both arms, but the iron chain still could not be broken, and his heart felt cold.
This trip to the south was entirely to fulfill my mother's destiny. Now I have become a prisoner for no reason. I don't know who framed me.
I was poisoned once in Xianyun Village. I guess it was because I was too inexperienced when I first entered the world. Then I was poisoned one after another. I almost became someone else's palm. It was in vain that the skills passed down to me by an expert from this world were not used to eliminate violence and conduct good deeds. Chivalrous and righteous, now it seems that even his own life cannot be taken care of.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneer.
Who is it that framed him in the cave? Could it be Xuanwu? If it were him, he could have easily removed himself when he was injured by Xue Zongchang. Why bother to go to so much trouble and resort to fake hands? How did he fall into the hands of Jin Yiwei?
He couldn't understand one thing after another!
"If you don't understand it, don't think about it!" he said to himself. Now that he has come, he will make peace with it, so he sat down in a corner against the wall. There was food and drink on both sides, and he would recuperate for a few days until the poison in his body was removed and his strength was restored, and then it would not be too late to try to get out.
He closed his eyes and wanted to sleep, but he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
Suddenly his heart brightened and he laughed out loud: When Xuanwu was killed on Mount Tai and lost all his skills, he took out a magical medicine from his ear. He saved himself from a powerful enemy, but now he has another magical medicine on him. If he doesn't need it now, when will he wait?
He was overjoyed, took out the elixir hidden in his ears and swallowed it. He then crossed his legs on the ground and began to exercise the gong. After a while, he felt that the whole body was comfortable and the qi flowed unimpeded. He also urged the gong to move the Xiao Zhou Tian several times, and then he felt the Dantian. The pores all over Yi Nuan's body felt refreshed, and his ears and eyes became smarter. As soon as he stood up, stretched his legs and punched, his skills were back to what they were before.
He was overjoyed and laughed out loud: Now that I have recovered my skills, all I can do is break the iron rope, wait for the food deliveryman to come in, seize the opportunity to grab the sword, and then kill the general and go out. With my martial arts, as long as I don't fall in love with them, it will be like this. Even on the top of Mount Tai, even though they have so many experts, they can't stop me?
For some reason, he suddenly thought of that incomparable face, and he felt an indescribable sweetness in his heart - after I go out, I will take her back to see my mother, no matter what the rules are!
Thinking of this, the corner of his mouth slightly raised, and he stretched out his first hand unhurriedly to grab the two iron ropes connected to the stone door. He took a deep breath, lost his breath and pulled hard on his Dantian. He only heard a buzzing sound, and the iron chains moved back. It was stretched by more than a foot and trembled due to the strong force.
There were a few comments from the gatekeeper outside, followed by laughter.
He grabbed the iron chains connected to his feet and pulled them hard, but he couldn't break them anywhere? This happened seven or eight times in a row. A burst of anger grew stronger and stronger from the bottom of my heart: This iron rope is really strong!
A long roar penetrated the stone wall. The big men guarding the door had all seen large battles before, but they were also frightened by the sudden thunder, and they hurriedly used their skills to resist.
"Someone! Let me out!"
From the beginning to the end, he never asked why Jin Yiwei tied him up. He originally wanted to just chain and iron the cage, but it might not be able to trap him. After he recovered his power, he tried to escape. Now that he has recovered his power, he couldn't pull the chains anymore, and he became panicked. .
At this moment, his veins popped out, and he stretched out his two steel claws and only shook the chain. The steel rope hit the iron prison and the stone wall, and the roaring sound got louder and louder. The several big men guarding outside the stone gate saw that this docile beast had become docile. The big bug that had been sick for many days suddenly started to threaten. I was afraid that something would happen and someone would be responsible for it, so I hurried to report it.
After a while, the stone door opened with a rumble, and Chen Zhang walked in slowly and said: "What a Danyang swordsman!" Chu Jianghan glared angrily and asked viciously: "Why did your Jin Yiwei take me?"
Chen Zhang replied: "Myself, Chen Zhang, I was ordered to go south from Shaanxi and took over the prison car halfway. However, according to the previous wave of brothers, you are a traitor to the White Lotus Sect, and they captured you in the White Lotus Sect's den of thieves. At that time, you were still in a coma."
Chu Jianghan secretly complained that he was the one who brought the White Lotus Sect to Xuanwu when he was in a coma. As for when he was looking for the roster in the cave, he had no way of finding out how he was poisoned...
Chu Jianghan thought for a while but didn't answer. Chen Zhang continued: "This chain is made of fine steel and is called the 'Demon Binding Rope'. It is extremely hard. There is only one key and it is in the hands of the commander. Since the fifteenth year of Taizu Hongwu, there have been Over the past one hundred and seventy years, my imperial guards have used it to lock down many masters of the highest martial arts. No matter how advanced your martial arts skills are, you will never be able to break free. I advise you not to waste your efforts."
After saying that, he turned around to leave, then turned back and said: "You have a lot of cultivation at such a young age, which is really valuable. Looking at the world, I'm afraid I won't be able to find three or five others. Although we are not from the same place, as martial arts practitioners, I I don’t want to talk too much: although this is a prison, it is also a rare place of purity. You might as well save your energy and study martial arts. I believe you will be able to get to the next level. I will say this, you can do it for yourself! "
Chu Jianghan's mind went blank, and he didn't know when Chen Zhang walked out. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, sneered several times, and said to himself: "It seems that what this person said is true: since I am lying How can I get out of this prison if I keep this chain? Even if I improve my martial arts, what's the use?"
I vaguely heard Chen Zhang say: "Tell the brothers guarding outside the door to retreat to the entrance of the cave."
Another asked: "Master Chen, what if someone makes an accident?" Chen Zhang snorted and said: "What if? What if he uses a trick to take away the weapons in your hands and causes trouble? Who will take care of it?"
After hearing this, Chu Jianghan thought to himself: I'm afraid even an ordinary sword wouldn't be able to cut through this steel cable! Thinking of this, he slowly sat down on the ground, lost in thought, and then turned his legs up in the air, falling asleep at some point.
I don’t know how long it took, the stone door opened with a rumble, the food server brought wine and meat, and packed the toilet bucket as usual. Chu Jiang Hanjian stared, the two of them were not equipped with swords, he turned to the food server and said: "Wait a minute Listen! From now on, I will drink ten kilograms of wine before I come back. The stronger the better, but if I miss one or two, I will cause a lot of trouble and make you sleepless!"
The two big men went out with smiles on their faces, and soon a jar of good wine was delivered to them.
Without saying a word, Chu Jianghan raised his neck and poured it down. A strong stimulation surged into his heart. He swallowed it in big mouthfuls, and finally choked on it. He smashed the jar against the wall with all his strength. As he moved, his eyes swayed. This was a jar of divine intoxication.
Chu Jianghan spent the next time drunk. Whenever he was sober, there would always be wine and meat around him. He didn't care, he picked it up and swallowed it until the strong liquid was poured out from his abdomen. When he came out, he would throw the wine jar to the corner with all his strength, and then close his eyes while the world was spinning. He also knew clearly that only in this way could he not think about anything, and only in this way could life pass faster.
I was so drunk and woke up, woke up and got drunk again. When I was hungry, I had ready-made food. I don’t know how many times I went back and forth. I heard the iron fence rumble open, as if someone was calling me: "Chu Jianghan...Chu Jianghan" !”
Chu Jianghan was too lazy to answer, turned over and continued to sleep.
"Mr. Chu!" A clear voice woke him up like a gong.
Chu Jianghan turned over and stood up. With the faint light, a pair of bright eyes flashed into Chu Jianghan's heart. He couldn't help but his heart beat faster. His legs refused to obey him and he stumbled to the ground as he moved.
Chu Jianghan was at a loss at first, then hurriedly turned over and muttered: "Yu'er..." Then he felt it was inappropriate, so he hurriedly changed his words: "Miss Shen... you... why are you here? ?”
Chu Jianghan never dreamed that he would be in prison and would see Shen Yu in such a place. An inexplicable joy mixed with sadness surged from his heart to his whole body, and then condensed on his cheeks. My neck to my heels felt hot.
He subconsciously adjusted his clothes, but the amount was very small, and he was more afraid of being seen by her. The filth all over his body and his identity as a prisoner made him feel unprecedentedly uncomfortable and even ashamed of himself in front of this rich man.
Shen Yu was a little more calm than Chu Jianghan at this moment, and said: "I overheard a few uncles talking, saying that you were imprisoned as a traitor to some demon sect..." Chu Jianghan said: "My brothers also know about it? How are they doing now?"
Shen Yu pretended to be angry and said: "You only care about the safety of your brothers, but you don't ask me how I found you?" Chu Jianghan said "Ah!" and hurriedly said: "This is nonsense! How dangerous it is here. , there are experts all around, how did you get in? What if you get injured?" As soon as he said the words, he knew that his tone was a bit serious.
Shen Yu said: "It took me more than half a month to steal the Fourth Uncle's badge and come here to find you." As he spoke, he raised a sign in his hand and handed it to Chu Jianghan, and then continued: "It's a pity that I I don’t know where the key is. Even if I know it, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get it. My martial arts is too low..." His voice became smaller and smaller. Chu Jianghan wanted to say a few words of comfort, but suddenly he thought of the wooden bucket where he peed. , his face felt hot, and he hurriedly turned his head to look. Fortunately, the two guards were replaced by clean ones and stood in the corner.
Shen Yu said again: "The sixth uncle and the seventh uncle clamored to rob the prison to save you. They even quarreled with the fourth uncle and the fifth uncle for this reason. Although the second uncle was not present, he definitely wanted to save you. Wait until I go and beg in private. Them. And my dad. In order to save me, you even gave up such a precious sword. Now that you are in trouble, my dad will definitely not ignore it... Also, you are still sworn brothers... In short... In short, when you come out, we will go far away and no longer care about the world, do you agree?" The last few sentences were a bit incoherent.
Chu Jianghan was stunned after hearing this. The Miss Shen in front of him had been well clothed and well-fed since she was a child, but after all, she was not familiar with the world. What she said now was so naive.
He sighed, slowly sat on the ground, and said, "I'm afraid it's not that easy."
Shen Yu grabbed the lapel of his clothes and said softly: "Since you left last time, I wanted to come out to look for you, but my father ordered people to keep a close watch, and that damn Shen Fu was like a follower. I couldn't get rid of him even if I wanted to... ..." Chu Jianghan was busy thinking about how to break the rope and escape from here, and had no intention of listening to her ramblings, so he gave a vague hum.
Shen Yu also squatted on the ground and whispered: "Do you know? These days, I feel like I have lost my soul. I can't eat, I can't sleep well, and all I can think about...all I can think about is you..."
Chu Jianghan's heart warmed, and he suddenly thought of the white crane raised by Shen Yu: How great would it be if he could really get out of prison and be able to make a pair of white cranes with Shen Yu in this life?
Suddenly Shen Yu's tone changed and he said angrily: "People treat you so sincerely, but you are looking for flowers and willows outside. Let me ask you: How do you know sister Xueru?"
Chu Jianghan's mind went blank again. He really didn't know how to explain it, so he just lowered his head and played with the iron rope on his wrist.
Seeing that he was shackled again, Shen Yu softened her heart and said softly: "A real man, it's okay to suffer a little. You must be more open-minded!"
Seeing the opportunity, Chu Jianghan changed the topic and asked softly: "Where is this? How did you find this place when you are from a daughter's family? You must have suffered a lot, right?"
Shen Yu smiled and said: "This is under the Shaolin Temple!"
Chu Jianghan was surprised: "Shaolin Temple? The person who escorted me here is obviously the Jin Yiwei. How could the Jin Yiwei appear in the Shaolin Temple?"
Shen Yu said: "I don't know about that! A few days ago, my father received a letter from my fourth and fifth uncles and wanted to go north. I secretly followed him and ran out. Later, I followed all the way to the foot of Songshan Mountain. My father and several uncles were in an inn. We met inside, and I secretly eavesdropped, only to find out that you were locked up here. Later, I took the opportunity to steal Fourth Uncle's badge, and spent several days pretending to be a gentleman before I found this place."
Chu Jianghan asked: "Even if you have a waist card, how can the gatekeeper let you in?" Shen Yu smiled and said: "I only said that I was ordered by the superior to come to the 'di' cell to check the prisoners. , which one of the dogs guarding the gate dares to stop him?"
Shen Yu stood up and said, "Okay, it's time for me to leave. It's time, and I'm afraid they will get suspicious. Just wait, I'll see you again later." After that, he turned around and left.
Chu Jianghan was worried and hurriedly said: "Yu'er, you... don't come here again! Listen to me, it's dangerous here. It's not a joke if you are discovered. Go back and find your father and the others! Don't Here we go again!" He became anxious and his words became incoherent.
Shen Yu turned her back to him, her eyes had already filled with tears, and walked out without looking back. When she came to the door, she just said: "Sister Xueru is at Xianyun Village, I'm not embarrassed at all." She." After saying that, she pushed open the stone door and walked out.
The surroundings returned to a dead silence. Chu Jianghan felt mixed emotions in his heart and stood there blankly for half a day.
Suddenly, several miserable laughter broke out, even though Chu Jianghan was so bold, he couldn't help but be startled. He looked around intently, where could he see any human figures?
"There really are lovers like this in the world. It's rare to find a man in this hell. It's rare!" Chu Jianghan said in shock: "Who?"
The voice laughed a few times like an evil spirit and replied: "Young man, you don't even know me. Didn't you come to this world in vain?"
Chu Jianghan concluded that this was a martial arts master. He cupped his fists and replied, "Senior, please show up and see me!"
The voice replied: "Of course I have to meet you! I have stayed here for ten years. Counting you, I have changed exactly ten neighbors, no more and no less!"
I heard a few more laughs, and a dark shadow flashed above my head. I didn't even get a clear look, and then I heard a clatter of iron ropes. Chu Jianghan was even more surprised: This person is really a ghost, how could he get out of this stone wall?
Before he could take a closer look, a stench hit his nostrils, and two white circles like night pearls were staring at him, turning up and down. Chu Jianghan was stunned for a moment, and not a word came out of his mouth.
"Hahahaha..." The black figure laughed loudly and heartily, and Chu Jianghan also laughed a few times. Before the laughter stopped, Chu Jianghan took the lead and asked, "Are you a human or a ghost?"
The man asked back: "So what if you are a human? So what if you are a ghost?" Chu Jianghan replied: "I don't care if you are a human or a ghost, you are still locked here by this 'monster-binding rope'!"
But just when the pain point was mentioned, the man immediately scratched wildly. He groaned with force in his arms, grabbed the iron chain on his chest and pulled it. The strength was so abundant and the internal strength was so profound that Chu Jianghan had never seen in his life. Even so, the iron rope could not be broken.
Chu Jianghan recognized this man as an expert with astonishing martial arts skills, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of respect in his heart.
Seeing that he couldn't pull the chain, the man suddenly stopped his hands and said with a smile: "Since I can't pull this 'demon-binding rope', there is no one else in the world who can do it!" After that, he looked at Chu Jianghan again. After a while, he said: "I didn't expect that I haven't been around for a long time, but someone can actually train a young master like you. I am not disappointed at all!"
Seeing this man praising himself, Chu Jianghan clasped his fists and asked respectfully: "Junior Chu Jianghan, please tell me your senior Gao's name!" The man smiled and said: "See if you are qualified, I will tell you that I am an old man with three talents." .”
"Sancai old man?" Chu Jianghan couldn't help but read out loud as he had never heard of it before.
The three-talented old man said: "Looking at your breathing, you are the foundation of the Kongtong sect. Well... I also learned Yiqing Zamao's internal skills. What? Didn't Yiqing Zamao ever mention me?" Before Chu Jiang could Han replied, and the old man Sancai asked again: "Who is the leader of the Kongtong Sect now? Oh! By the way, has the swordsmanship of Yiqing Master ever been passed down to you? That's really exquisite! It's really amazing!"
Seeing that he only glanced at him a few times, Chu Jianghan had a clear look at the foundation of his sect, and he respected him even more. He immediately replied respectfully: "The Kongtong sect is now the master of Master Ziyang." Teach me!" The old man Sancai listened carefully and nodded. Chu Jianghan continued: "As for the swordsmanship of Master Yiqing, this junior is fortunate enough to have learned it."
The old man Sancai's eyes widened even more, he took a breath of cold air, and said coquettishly: "Old Zamao Ziyang's Taoism is quite impressive, but as for fists, feet, and swordsmanship, it's far behind Yiqing." The old man Sancai said again. Asked: "Is the Shaolin Temple still headed by Monk Jueming? Who is the head of Wudang and the Beggar Clan?" Chu Jianghan answered truthfully.
The old man Sancai smiled and said: "It seems that there are still a few masters of the Shaolin sect alive. As for the Wudang sect, there are really no outstanding talents in this generation. I have never heard of Chong Xuanzi and Chong Xuanzi. As for the leader of the Beggar Clan, since He is the disciple of old beggar Wu. I shouldn’t look down upon him!” He then asked, “Yun Yangzi from the Quanzhen Sect, Twelve Lang from the Haisha Gang, and Duanhun Liu from Putuo Mountain, these can be considered As a master, I wonder if you are alive or not?"
The last few Chu Jianghan had never heard of them and simply answered that they didn’t know.
The old man Sancai nodded and said: "Except for these few, I don't know how many people in the world can be called masters!" Chu Jianghan saw that his words were extremely arrogant, and he saw with his own eyes how this man appeared on the ground. He felt that the magical skills were reasonable, and he casually added: "The magical skills that the seniors dropped from the sky are truly unparalleled in the world."
The old man Sancai laughed loudly, waved his hand and said: "You have learned a lot of old swordsmanship. You must have never met an opponent. Seeing me talking here, you feel dissatisfied, right?" He didn't wait for Chu Jianghan to reply. He continued, "This is just a trick to bluff people. There is a vent at the top of this stone room. I am locked up next door. I only need to use the bone-shrinking technique to come through the hole." .”
As he spoke, the old man Sancai shook his chain. After Chu Jianghan took a closer look, he realized that a chain was hanging from the top corner of the stone room, and the other end was behind him. Looking along the chain, he saw that there was indeed a small hand-sized hand. The hole is difficult to detect unless you look carefully.
The stone room suddenly became quiet again, and the old man Sancai sighed and said: "I was already invincible more than ten years ago, but I didn't want to be trapped by this small chain for a whole ten years! Ten years, in this life, , how many decades can it last?" Chu Jianghan's heart thumped: This senior's martial arts is so good, but he still can't break free from this rope, how can I do it? Do I really want to die here?
He didn't dare to think any more, and hurriedly changed his thoughts with words, and opened his mouth: "Since we can't tear off this chain, we might as well try to split it with the power of our palms. If there is no way to use a strategy to trick the prisoner into bringing a sword in, With the skill of the senior, I believe I can break it!"
The old man Sancai sneered several times and said: "Although I have high martial arts skills, my swordsmanship has not reached its peak. Nine years ago, my first neighbor was imprisoned here, and I also walked through the wall through this hole. , shattered his heart veins with the power of his palms, and then drilled back, which indeed attracted the guards outside. When the guards rushed in, the old man came through the wall again, drained his energy, and snatched the sword. , guess what?”
Chu Jianghan asked hurriedly: "How?" The old man Sancai shook his head and continued: "The swords used by Jin Yiwei are all the best weapons in the world today. It's a pity that the three swords I grabbed at that time were all chopped off. This chain is not moving at all. What a pity! What a pity! If I am not good at swordsmanship, no matter how good the weapon is, it is useless!"
He gestured with his teeth and claws, and his tone was high and exciting. Chu Jianghan felt that even though he had been imprisoned for ten years, his heroic spirit had not diminished even a bit.
The old man Sancai sat down without saying anything, picked up the wine jar on the ground and started drinking. Seeing that he was also a good drinker, Chu Jianghan also sat down with him and started drinking.
