Forty-eight Chapters: The Battle of Gentlemen
The two drank for a while, and the old man Sancai asked: "Do you want to know the fate of my second neighbor?" Chu Jianghan replied: "Senior is willing to talk, and I am also interested in listening!"
The old man Sancai took a sip of wine, raised his eyebrows, and said: "My second neighbor is a very famous person. He was originally from a well-known family. Because he was dissatisfied with the stupidity of the Dog Emperor, he later did not hesitate to fight with the people in the court. The forces colluded together, and even went to Ouchi to assassinate him. Later, they failed and were captured by the eagle claws of the Jin Yiwei with a formation. However, the dog emperor thought that he was a member of Xuanmen and did not kill him because of his extremely high swordsmanship. , and then he was imprisoned in this stone prison. He can be regarded as a master of the generation, so I won’t mention his name to save him some face."
Chu Jianghan became excited after hearing this and asked: "What happened to this senior?" The old man Sancai said frantically: "Since he was imprisoned, I had a very happy conversation with him and became very close to him. We talked with him day after day and almost became close friends. What a pity!" After saying this, he kept shaking his head.
Chu Jianghan asked: "What's the pity? It's a pity that when I revealed my identity, he insulted me on the spot and fought with me to death. I have always been very competitive in my life. No matter how I was willing to obey him, my men showed no mercy. Unexpectedly, he His swordsmanship was so weird and unpredictable that even I almost lost to him. I was shackled, and only after a thousand moves did I narrowly defeat him, draining all his power on the spot..." After saying this, he laughed wildly again.
After hearing this, Chu Jianghan was greatly dissatisfied. He thought in his heart but said mercilessly: "You two don't have any deep hatred, so why would senior do such a murderous thing?"
After hearing this, the old man Sancai turned his head like a vicious tiger, his eyes were so wide that they were about to pop out, and suddenly he grinned again: "What do you know, little kid? Since he insulted me, he just looks down on me and looks down on me." It doesn’t matter if you have this skin, but you can’t look down on the ambition in my heart.”
Chu Jianghan began to think that this was a madman, and his previous admiration and respect had been reduced by more than half. The old man Sancai seemed to be aware of it, and added: "Although he is a great master in martial arts, it is a pity that he did not hesitate to make friends with the government, and actually went to Ouchi to assassinate him. Young man, you thought you killed an emperor? Can the people of the Ming Dynasty escape from the sea of suffering? What a joke. Although today's emperor has many foolish things, he is by no means a mediocre ruler. If he dies, the Japanese pirates in the southeast, the Tatars in the north, and Xiaodeng in the middle of the dynasty will immediately jump to the generals. Come out, and then the world will be in chaos." After saying this, he sighed again.
How could Chu Jianghan think of these remarks? I was speechless for a moment. The old man Sancai said again: "Forget it, I won't mention this to you. But it's a pity that his exquisite swordsmanship has no descendants alive..." He looked at Chu Jianghan again, and then said: "Then A swordsmanship is not inferior to that of an old Taoist master."
Chu Jianghan didn't want to talk any more, so the old man Sancai said, "Young man, do you know why I call you old man Sancai?" Chu Jianghan turned a deaf ear. Old Man Sancai said again: "Old Man Sancai turns out to be someone else!"
Chu Jianghan was immediately interested in this sentence and asked, "Oh? I'd like to hear it."
Seeing Chu Jianghan's rise in being hooked, the old man Sancai felt a little proud and said slowly: "About a hundred years ago, there were three martial arts wizards in the world. One was good at light kung fu, one was good at palm kung fu, and the other was good at leg kung fu. The three of them were good at martial arts. They are good friends, almost able to understand each other, but when it comes to martial arts, they hold their own opinions and refuse to give in to each other. Whenever this topic is discussed, they will argue endlessly and even fight. For this reason, the three of them discuss how to not give in to each other. People learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses to create another magical skill. As expected, the three seniors spent decades of hard work and finally jointly created a set of peerless magical skills, named 'Three Immortals'."
"Three Immortals?" Chu Jianghan had never heard of it and couldn't help but ask: "I once heard Senior Wu from the Beggar Clan say that there are four great magical arts in the world, but I have never heard of there being a Three Immortals." The old man Sancai said. He kept laughing wildly and said: "I didn't expect that Mr. Wu, a beggar, had reached the pinnacle of martial arts, but his knowledge was so shallow! Haha...hahahahaha!"
Chu Jianghan was disgusted with his laughter and interrupted him: "Have these three immortal palms ever spread in the world?" The old man Sancai stopped laughing and said: "Later, the three seniors traveled far and wide to find a genius. He passed on this set of magic skills to his disciple who was very good at it. This disciple had practiced the magic skills and traveled around the world. He was very glorious in the martial arts world and defeated all the masters in the world for a while. After the master Zhang Sanfeng of Wudang escaped from the world, he was recognized as the number one in the martial arts world. One person, he is an old man with three talents."
Chu Jianghan asked again: "Since the old man Sancai is someone else, why does the senior call himself Old Man Sancai?" The old man Sancai smiled and said: "This old man Sancai had two apprentices back then. The eldest disciple's surname was Shang Shuang and his given name was Jiutian. , but the second disciple became the talon of the imperial court, so I won’t mention his name.”
Chu Jianghan roughly guessed and asked, "Senior is this great disciple?"
"There is only one old man with three talents in the world today, and that is me, Shang Jiutian!" The old man with three talents, Shang Jiutian, showed a strange smile and suddenly asked: "What? Regarding me, didn't Jin Yiwei's surname Song tell you the details about me?"
Chu Jianghan was about to explain when Shang Jiutian said again: "Young man, do you know what happened to my last neighbor?" Chu Jianghan laughed coldly and replied: "I must have died at the hands of my seniors!"
Shang Jiutian laughed wildly and said in a strange way: "The one who was imprisoned last time was the master selected from thousands of Jin Yiwei!" Chu Jianghan was puzzled and asked: "How come the master of Jin Yiwei was also imprisoned? ?”
Shang Jiutian took another sip of wine and asked: "Do you know why they only imprisoned me in this deep prison without killing me?" Chu Jianghan was puzzled, shook his head, and replied: "Even seniors Their martial arts are unparalleled, but they cannot get close to them. If they only cut off their food and drink, they will surely die of hunger and thirst. Now that our seniors are so active and vigorous, there must be another reason."
Shang Jiutian hummed and said: "Yes, I have been able to survive for ten years without losing food and water because I still have a big secret. If they don't have it, I will have no worries." After talking for a while, The strange laughter is like a ghost crying and a wolf howling, which is really unpleasant to hear.
Chu Jianghan was very surprised and asked: "Secret? What secret?"
Shang Jiutian stopped laughing strangely and said: "The master sent by the Jinyi Guards pretended to be a prisoner, but in fact he was trying to get close to me and waiting for an opportunity to steal my secrets. After he was discovered, he was torn into pieces by me on the spot. Are you afraid?" He said, lying on the ground on all fours, and rushed towards Chu Jianghan.
Chu Jianghan ignored him and sneered a few times and ignored him.
Shang Jiutian suddenly stood up and said seriously: "Young man, do you know why I want to tell you this?" Chu Jianghan replied: "I think senior has been in this prison for a long time, and it's just a relief!" Shang Jiutian nodded first, then shook his head, and said: "This is just one of them."
"What about the second one?"
"Secondly..." Shang Jiutian paused for a moment, then continued: "Only when I get so close to you can I find out the details of your martial arts skills and background."
Chu Jianghan smiled and asked: "Have you found out clearly?" Shang Jiutian lengthened his tone and replied: "I found out clearly! I found out clearly! I was next door to you and felt that your internal strength was extremely high. Now I also know that you have learned a lot of Danyang sword skills, which is difficult to deal with in front of you. If I want to kill you, I am only 70% sure. What a pity, what a pity!" He shook his head unable to finish.
Chu Jianghan smiled and said, "Senior, you are joking!"
Shang Jiutian said: "You are joking? I am not joking at this moment! If I were not jealous of you, I would have taken action long ago!" He suddenly snorted, "If the Jin Yiwei wants to find out my secret, he will be better than the sky. It’s still difficult!”
Suddenly, an overwhelming force came towards him. Chu Jianghan instinctively raised his palms to meet him, and pushed with both hands to execute the move "Wind and Cloud Surge", which was exactly the move he used very skillfully in the palm of Thirty-sixth Wind Spirit. trick.
After just one move, Chu Jianghan felt his arms numb and the blood in his chest was churning.
A surge of anger surged into his heart, and Chu Jianghan cursed loudly: "You are a straight thief, a dead old scoundrel! I respect you as a martial arts senior and be polite, but you object to my killing!"
He cursed loudly, took the opportunity with his feet, and hit Feng Yueyun with his backhand with one move. Shang Jiutian shouted "Okay!" He moved his feet and turned away. Chu Jianghan used another move and was hit again. After removing it, he heard Shang Jiutian shouting: "Three Immortal Palms!" The wind from the palm came whizzing towards him. Seeing that he could not dodge, Chu Jianghan hurriedly raised his palms to meet him. He was knocked back a few steps and fell immediately after less than ten moves. Downwind.
Suddenly, the iron rope clattered non-stop, and Chu Jianghan suddenly realized: This old man came back from the next door, and the steel rope on his body must not be long enough. If I move backward, he must not be able to reach me.
Having made up his mind, Chu Jianghan immediately dodged towards the corner of the stone room. Unexpectedly, the opponent's footwork was exquisitely coordinated and his palms were powerful. Although a lot of strength was lost, he was still pressed so hard that he couldn't breathe.
Seeing that he could not gain the upper hand, Chu Jianghan used Shaolin's special skill "Xumi Sanyin" to move around, dodge to avoid the sharp edge, and wait for opportunities to find flaws. After more than twenty moves, it gradually returned to a draw.
Although Shang Jiutian's body skills are superb, he came through a hole in the stone room next door after all. The size of the iron chain is limited, and he can only move within more than half of the area against the wall. The chain on Chu Jianghan's body is much longer, and he can move back and forth in a blink of an eye. Big advantage.
Seeing that Shang Jiutian's attack range was limited, Chu Jianghan became bold and used Xumi Sanyin's body technique. He used thirty-six wind spirit palms with both hands and fought for more than ten moves without losing.
The Sancai old man Shang Jiutian was so scheming that he had already noticed the clues. Suddenly his body shape changed and he was just like a ghost. His movement skills were not inferior to the Xumi Sanyin taught by the eminent Shaolin monks.
In the stone prison, Shang Jiutian and Chu Jianghan started fighting again. After several back and forths, the chains on the two of them had long been entangled. Chu Jianghan knew that something was wrong, but he had no choice but to grit his teeth and fight again. He took a few hard moves.
Shang Jiutian shouted: "Boy, have you been fooled? Let's see where you go this time?" Chu Jianghan couldn't dodge, and was hit on all the major points, unable to move.
Suddenly Shang Jiutian tilted his head, scratching his ears and cheeks for a while, and saw him move his figure again. After a few passes, he untied the tangled steel ropes, and reached out to touch Chu Jianghan's body. Chu Jianghan couldn't move and opened his mouth to curse, but was hit on the mute point, so he had to let it go.
Chu Jianghan complained secretly: But I don’t know what method this old thief will use to deal with me? Suddenly, I felt that there were still some veins all over my body that were still unobstructed, and I could actually move my arms as hard as I could.
Looking at Shang Jiutian again, his figure flashed and turned gray, and with the clatter of the iron rope, he had already crawled through the hole.
Chu Jianghan was confused for a moment and opened his mouth to ask, but he still couldn't speak. It turned out that the mute point was still controlled, but the old man's technique was so weird and clever that he was afraid that he would not be able to untie it for a while. The blood in the uterus opens the acupoints, and the Dantian between the qi lifts is really not enough to control the internal energy.
Suddenly, I heard hurried footsteps again, but it turned out that someone was coming. No wonder this old man wanted to run back! Not a moment later, the stone door was rushed open, and then something was thrown at him. Chu Jianghan stretched out his hand to take it. It was a cloth cover containing something similar to a sword. When he touched it carefully, it was his Zhenyue Sword.
"Hide quickly! Someone is chasing you!" A woman's voice shouted breathlessly, it was Shen Yu!
Seeing that Chu Jianghan was silent, Shen Yu cried anxiously: "Hide it quickly! You are a swordsman, you can't live without it." Chu Jianghan was pressed on his mute point, unable to speak, he could only stamp his feet anxiously. .
Immediately afterwards, there were echoes, and Chen Zhang shouted: "Go in after losing your sword!" Seven or eight voices responded in unison. Chu Jianghan knew Chen Zhang was powerful. If he led someone to rush in, I would The acupuncture points are restricted, so where can I still be an opponent? If he brings someone in and steals the sword, I'm afraid he won't be able to break the steel cable in this life!
Shen Yu was so miserable that she couldn't speak, and she was crying anxiously on the spot. Chu Jianghan was even more confused, and he was so confused that his heart suddenly became anxious and his mind was hot. He suddenly thought of the ventilation hole above the stone wall and casually thought of it. The sword has been thrown in.
Chu Jianghan regretted losing his sword: This old monster next door kills people without blinking an eye, so why did he throw the sword to him now?
He didn't allow him to think too much. Where the torch was flashing, Chen Zhang had led seven or eight burly men and rushed in. At first, two white-faced young men rushed forward and started to fight together. They had already pushed Shen Yu to the ground and came up again. He looked around and found a golden sign and handed it to Chen Zhang.
After seeing this, Chen Zhang's eyes widened, he touched his beard and said, "Come on, let's ask the Golden Sword God to capture this place." The one in front of him responded and ducked out.
Chu Jianghan saw this and was angry in his heart. He rushed forward but was tripped by the steel rope under his feet and fell to the ground. Those who had heard of Chu Jianghan's methods were also taken aback and turned towards Chen Zhang's face. Looking at it, Chen Zhang looked carefully before and after, and said: "It's probably because of the strange poison in his body that blocked his power. If not..." He didn't say any more, and waved his hand and said, "Go in. Search and see if this girl has brought him a sword."
The big men did not dare to approach, so Chen Zhang glared angrily, opened the iron door alone, and searched inside and out.
At this time, two more figures came in from outside the stone door. Shen Yu cried "Wow" when he saw it. Chen Zhang stood upright with his hands behind his back. Seeing the golden sword and wooden sword coming in, he waved his hand to let them go. Opened Shen Yu.
Shen Yu rolled and crawled, knelt down in front of the golden sword and the wooden sword, and begged: "Fourth uncle, fifth uncle, please save him, please save him..."
Just these few words pierced Chu Jianghan's heart like a sharp sword, and he almost squeezed his eyes out, but he just couldn't get up.
Mu Jian bent down and helped Shen Yu up, wiping away her tears. Shen Yu was so weak that he could not stand still, still howling: "Please...save him..."
Chen Zhang coughed dryly, handed over the gold medal with both hands, and said: "You two, is your niece so courageous?" The golden sword and the wooden sword looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
Chen Zhang said: "You two are also officials. The law of the country is ruthless. Today I'm afraid..." Jin Dao quickly clasped his fists and bowed: "Thousands of mistakes are all my fault. I hope Mr. Chen Because my niece is ignorant and is benevolent outside the law, I am willing to bear all the blame alone." Chen Zhang said: "You two, this is a big matter, but I can't bear it!" As he spoke, he clasped his fists and said: " I'm sorry!" He waved his hand, and the two big men next to him were about to escort Shen Yu.
Shen Yu had already lost half his life in crying. He only turned his head away and stared at Chu Jianghan. He opened his mouth to speak, but failed to take another breath and passed out on the spot.
"Wait a minute!" Mu Jian shouted.
Chen Zhang turned around and asked, pretending to be puzzled: "What? Do the two chief catchers have anything else to say?"
Mu Jian rushed to speak, but was stopped by Jin Dao, who whispered: "This matter is not a trivial matter. You must think twice before acting. If you are not careful, you may ruin the matter."
Chen Zhang also said: "This girl actually stole official badges secretly, and secretly met with such important criminals. If we don't deal with it strictly, who will be responsible for tracking down the case? Those geldings in the court wrote a book about this, you and I can do it Ten thousand heads are not enough to kill him!" Chen Zhang's two disciples saw their master cursing the eunuch in the court as a castrated dog in front of so many people, so they hurriedly tugged on his sleeves.
Jin Dao stamped his foot, turned around, gritted his teeth, and said: "Master Chen, what he said is true..." Mu Jian ignored him, folded his fists and bowed to Chen Zhang: "Master Chen, , thousands of mistakes are always the fault of my two brothers. If Mr. Chen wants to hold someone accountable, it will be my brothers' responsibility. Please also let my niece go. I, the golden sword, the wooden sword, together with the brothers of Xianyun Village , I must be extremely grateful.”
The white-faced disciple behind him sneered and said: "You want to use Xianyun Village to suppress my master? What a joke! Who is my Jin Yiwei afraid of?"
Mu Jian was resourceful, but even though he was extremely sincere, he still used his wits to carry him out of Xianyun Village. You must know that Xianyun Village is not only famous in the world, but also quite influential in the government. Chen Zhang could not help but Don't think about it.
Chen Zhang shouted softly: "How dare you! How can you talk to the two chief catchers?" The white-faced man was unwilling, and bowed his waist and replied: "Master! They..." Chen Zhang glared, that man Dare not speak any more.
"That's right! Xianyun Village has made great contributions to the imperial court. The owner of the village, Mr. Shen, has also been awarded a title by the Holy God. The two sworn brothers of the two chief arresters are all peerless masters. Not to mention me, they are Jin Yiwei. The governors on the left and right all have to show some respect."
Chu Jianghan fell to the ground and was dizzy, but he listened to these words. He turned his head away with all his strength, only to see Shen Yu falling in the arms of his fourth brother. He felt anxious and also Passed out.
Although Jin Dao has been in the officialdom for several years, he is loyal by nature and has little scheming. He only heard that Chen Zhang was worried about Xianyun Village and his brothers, and felt that there seemed to be room for easing the matter.
Unexpectedly, Chen Zhang suddenly changed the subject, "Let's not mention the laws of the country. Back then, my proud disciple was in the hands of two of you. Did you two ever have the slightest accommodation?"
When Mu Jian heard this, his anger surged upwards. He thought about the time when Chen Zhang's eldest disciple was working as an errand at Liumen. He was caught out by his family for insulting a common girl while drunk, so he killed his whole family and left for the desert overnight. Jin After Dao MuJian heard about it, he tracked him thousands of miles away and kidnapped him alive in Dunhuang. At this moment, Chen Zhang brought up this incident again, clearly wanting to take revenge by suppressing his two brothers.
Chen Zhang snorted, gritted his teeth, and said viciously: "Now it's time for you two to taste what it's like to lose a loved one."
Jin Dao had nothing to say and just stayed where he was. However, he saw Mu Jian pull out the weapon behind him, and the few guards in Jinyi outside saw that the situation was not good, so they ran out. But Mu Jian shouted: "Don't move!" He was so scared that he didn't dare to move.
Jin Dao hurriedly advised: "No, fifth brother! You usually have more ideas than me, but you can't do stupid things now." Mu Jian replied: "If we just watch Yu'er being taken away, what will happen in the future?" Go face to face with your eldest brother and brothers?" Jin Dao originally thought that he had always been cautious and steady, so he would not do anything extraordinary, but at this moment, he saw him showing off his weapon, and he was furious and breathing calmly. It was obvious that his whole body had been condensed for a long time. With his skill, he was ready to take action at any time, and he was even more panicked at the moment.
Chen Zhang is one of the top masters among the Jinyi Guards, and his skills are not inferior to those of the two of them. It is really difficult to predict the outcome if he really takes action. What's more, as an official officer, fighting against the Jin Yiwei, what is it if it's not rebellion? What's even more terrible is the reason for this action. He really doesn't dare to think about it. Chen Zhang was also like a fighting cock, he had already started his horse stance and formed a formation.
It only takes a moment to take action.
Mu Jian cupped his fists and said: "I have long heard that Brother Chen received the true inheritance from a famous and upright master since he was a child, and his martial arts is superb. Brother, I think I have some skills. Today we will learn from the martial arts and fight alone. If I lose, I will lose. There is nothing to say. If you lose, when my niece sneaks into the forbidden area today, everyone present must keep silent. If the blame comes from above in the future, I will bear the responsibility alone."
Although Chen Zhang was not willing to be a head shorter than him, he clasped his fists and replied: "Chen has long wanted to learn some clever tricks! If I take him away like this, although I can avenge the loss of my beloved disciple, I can't be considered a man. Okay. ! Today we will have a battle of gentlemen." He turned around and said to Jin Dao: "The Jin Yiwei present today are all my direct disciples. If I lose, I will pretend that I didn't see what happened today!"
Then he sneered and said: "It's just that I can control my subordinates, but I can't control others."
At this time, there were several strange laughs from the other end of the cave, but it was Shang Jiutian, the three-talented old man, who spoke: "I have been trapped here by you for ten years. This 'dragon-binding rope' cannot be broken even after ten years of grinding. Really?" I'm so lonely! It's a rare dog-eat-dog show, so I can't bear to tell others."
While talking, the wooden sword and Chen Zhang were fighting. The golden sword couldn't stop them, so they had to complain secretly.
