Fifty-three Chapter Barren Mountains Helping Hands
The cold wind whimpered, and the world fell silent, so quiet that a wild wolf half a mile away could detect such a weak breathing sound without the sense of smell. After a few howls, seven or eight gray shadows rushed towards the snow. A dying life.
In the wilderness, in this day and age, it is extremely common for wild wolves to eat a large living person, let alone such a seriously injured person.
The relatively strong alpha wolf was opening its big mouth, ready to enjoy such a free meal. Suddenly, with a cry, a heavy iron object flashed, and the hungry wolf's head was missing, and it was still alive. Before these highly spiritual beasts could react, there were a few swishes of whips, and several gashes appeared on the bodies of the three or four hungry wolves.
After all, wolves are cunning and tenacious. After howling a few times, they rolled on the spot and took advantage of the situation to get into position.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. A big man had already lit a torch. He waved it around, but the wolves still showed no signs of retreating. When the other saw this, he used a movement technique, rolled in the snow and reached the dead wolf. He picked up the heavy half-moon shovel with one hand, grabbed the dead wolf carcass with the other hand, and threw it to the wolves.
Seeing this, the wolves howled pitifully, and then slowly retreated. The shovel wielder laughed and said, "Animals are animals, but they are much easier to deal with than humans."
The whip wielder sighed: "I didn't expect that there are hungry wolves in the Central Plains who dare to eat people."
A tall man in the lead said: "That man is still breathing, go and see if he can be saved!" The other three snorted and hurriedly turned over the dying man in the snow.
The person wielding the whip was a woman. When she saw it in the light of the fire, she couldn't help but praise: "What a good sign!" The one holding the shovel joked: "Second sister, why didn't I know you still have this hobby?"
The woman made a sound and cursed: "Careful, my aunt, tear your dog mouth apart!" As she said that, she took out a small bottle from her arms, poured out a few pills, and stuffed them into the handsome man's mouth without thinking. My mouth was frozen and I couldn't feed it. The woman used a trick to open her jaw, took out some wine, and fed it in after a long time.
The leader ordered: "He was hit by a master's palm. Fourth child, search his body to see what path he took." The emissary rummaged up and down with the shovel and pulled out a few gold leaves.
Several people exclaimed: "Xicao Breeze Gold Leaf, he is from Xianyun Village!" The leader hurriedly shouted: "Look at his injuries!" The woman took off her clothes as instructed, and there was a sudden shock on her chest. Right palm print.
The leader muttered: "Da Amitabha Palm...Da Amitabha Palm..." The other three were even more surprised: "Da Amitabha Palm?" The woman panicked and asked slightly: "It was... our people did it. ?" The leader snorted after a long while: "Our people? Our master did it!"
Another said gloomily: "Our four heroes outside Guan have already provoked Zhang in the Goddess Cave, and we have formed a relationship with Liang Zi of Xianyun Village. I think we should just kill him!" The woman became nervous. He hurriedly shouted: "No! Fourth child, I don't allow you to touch him!"
The man continued gloomily: "Why, second sister, are you afraid of being beaten by Zhang?" The woman became anxious and cursed: "I'm afraid of your grandma!" "Since it's the one who was injured, we really can't revive him, right?"
The woman became anxious and asked, "Boss, we can't touch this person!"
The leader stood up and said after a while: "Second sister is right. Not only can we not move this man, we also have to save him..."
The fourth child seemed to have realized something, and added: "What does the boss mean, let's take this opportunity to give some favors to Xianyun Village, so that if we lose power here in the future, we won't be unable to be tolerated by Xianyun Village in the world?"
The leader nodded and said: "One of the five great protectors has died. The position left by Mr. Zuo will never be our turn."
The shovel man snorted and cursed in dissatisfaction: "The four of us are not under the leaders of the major sects in the Central Plains when it comes to martial arts. Why can't we take the lead? Boss, none of the three of us can take this position." If I grab it from you, it’s up to you to take the seat.”
The leader smiled and said: "Third brother, what are you talking about? When it comes to martial arts, the four of us are qualified, but we are foreigners after all, so it is natural that we will not be reused."
The woman wielding the whip said: "If we had known this, why would we bother to enter the pass? If we don't take a good position with the handle of the green forest outside the pass, how can we be embarrassed? If you want to become famous, why do you need to rely on other people's strength?"
The leader said: "With the skills of the four of us, it is really not difficult to choose the most famous and upright sects in the Central Plains. How about Shaolin Jue's generation? Wudang Chong's generation? Why don't we just be destroyed? ? But if we stand up openly, wouldn’t we be enemies of the entire Central Plains martial arts world? If we attack in groups, how can we survive? "
The shovel wielder suddenly interjected: "Is it because Zong hates us for pretending to kill people and causing trouble for the White Lotus Sect, so he doesn't want to see us?" The leader remained silent.
Suddenly, someone behind them said: "How brave!" The other three were so frightened that they broke into a cold sweat, but the leader smiled and said: "Please show up, Master Xuanwu!"
After singing "Infinite Heavenly Lord", a middle-aged man dressed as a Taoist priest floated behind the four of them like a leaf. The visitor opened his mouth and said: "Sang Boyong, Qiao Erniang, Liu Sangong, Ji Haishou, you are so brave. , how dare you arrange the summit here?"
The leader, Sang Boyong, sneered and was met with a palm. The Xuanwu didn't move, his legs were slightly bent and he was greeted with one hand, but he was using the Wudang Sect's monument-throwing hand. When the two of them fought, their bodies shook slightly. .
Xuanwu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I heard that a few days ago someone pretended to be a sect and killed Shaolin and Wudang masters with swords. He blamed the Danyang swordsman and led Maotou to our sect. He wanted to kill two birds with one stone. Later he was I didn’t believe that the Master of Qinglong Hall accepted this sect at first, but now that I have seen Mr. Sang Da’s methods, I am convinced.”
Qiao Erniang said with a smile: "In this sect, we only know that Xue Zongchang and Liu Canghai are excellent in swordsmanship, but they don't know that my brother Sang's swordsmanship is not inferior to this set of palm skills and the famous Mandarin Duck Yue skill. How come the master of Xuanwu Hall wants to do it too?" Do you want to take the test in person?"
Xuanwu smiled and said: "I have learned the lesson!"
Ji Haishou asked gloomily: "Why, is the Master of Xuanwu Hall here to monitor our brothers?" A bottle of pills was casually thrown to Qiao Erniang, and she said with a smile: "The old Taoist likes to make elixirs on weekdays. This bottle of pills can always save people's lives, but it is much more effective than your ginseng nourishing qi pills. As for the people of Xianyun Village, the old Taoist thinks so. You can save me." After saying this, he laughed.
Ji Haishou was suspicious by nature and couldn't help but ask: "What does this mean?"
Xuanwu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Zuo, the protector of our sect, unfortunately passed away a few days ago. I think that except for Mr. Sang Da, no one in the world can be qualified for the vacant position of protector."
All four of them were confused and said "Oh?" in unison. Xuanwu said: "What Qiao Erniang said is true. These few people are originally from the green forest outside the customs. Now that they have joined our sect, they are only doing it for the sake of fame and great career. The master of the sect promised you money, beauty, power and status, and the old Taoist can still do it; Although the master of the sect is very talented and strategic, he is often very calculating and unwilling to trust people easily. Although the old master is mediocre in talent and ambition, he can never destroy bridges and add insult to injury. What's more, what we do is to add blood to the sword, fist and kick martial arts, a few of them I'm not afraid, but when it comes to conspiracy and calculation, you guys are really not very clever. Since I treat you sincerely, don't be suspicious."
Ji Haishou asked again: "Although you are on an equal footing with the sect master, in my opinion, the master of Qinglong Hall is in charge of academic affairs and is the leader's direct disciple. The snobbery in the religion is far beyond your comparison. It is better for us to take refuge in him than to take refuge in you."
Xuanwu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "That's right, that's right! When it comes to finding a future, it's better for you to take refuge in him than to take refuge in me. But you both want a future and a life to live in, so I'm afraid it's better to follow the old path."
Xuanwu's expression became sad and he said again: "How many of the four hall masters of our religion have you met?" Liu Sangong replied: "The four major hall masters of Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu, only the white tiger hall master has not been seen yet. It's over." Xuanwu murmured with a smile: "You can't see me anymore!" The four people asked in unison: "Why is this?"
Xuanwu said: "When we first launched the army in Sichuan, the leader of the White Tiger Hall opposed it life and death. Finally, he was run against by Zong Baiyuan. He retired in anger and vowed never to return to the religion."
The three of them wanted to say more, but Sang Boyong stopped him and said: "No need to say more, I, Sang, am willing to be loyal to the master of Xuanwu Hall." The other three also bowed down and said, "I, my subordinates, are willing to be loyal to Xuanwu Hall." Lord." Xuanwu smiled and helped him up, saying: "It is not allegiance to me, but allegiance to the Holy Master."
Xuanwu saw the brother lying in the snow again and said: "Not only do you want to save the people in Xianyun Village, but you also want to let them know that it was you who saved them. Make a good relationship with yourself in everything. It’s always good to leave yourself a way out.”
Xuanwu asked Ji Haishou to light a bonfire, and ordered Qiao Erniang to take off the man's shirt, take out a bottle of potion from his arms, apply it on the palm print, and gave instructions on the techniques, and ordered four people to take turns to rescue him. The brother's pulse condition has improved and his life is no longer in serious danger.
A few people were sitting around the bonfire. Liu Sangong couldn't help but praise: "I only know that the master of the Dao Zong Hall is a scholar. He doesn't seem to be a man with special skills on weekdays. I didn't expect that this palm power is so good. I can see that he is deliberately hitting." He is half dead so that he can go to Judge Chouch for help."
Sang Boyong said slowly: "The master of the sect is the direct disciple of the leader, so he naturally possesses unique skills. Back then, my master once said that there are four palms and three swords in the world. I wonder if the Great Amitabha Palm is among these four palms. ...In short, we must not underestimate it.”
Ji Haishou nodded and said: "All the disciples of the leader have such methods. You can imagine how advanced the leader's martial arts must be." Liu Sangong was outspoken. After hearing this, he said: "Master, with all due respect, all academic affairs are handled by the clan. Lord Deputy, where is this old man?"
Xuanwu glanced sideways at Liu Sangong and smiled but did not answer.
Seeing this, Qiao Erniang asked, "May I ask the hall master what business you are here for?" Liu Sangong didn't know whether he understood or not, so he also asked.
Xuanwu said: "It turns out that each martial arts group sent a small gang to disturb the main altar of our sect. It was only thanks to the calculations of the two hall masters Qinglong and Zhuque that our sect was saved from damage." The four people knew what he said and also Without saying much, just listen to what he said: "The old Taoist was once ordered to go to the Taishan Heroes Conference to find out the news, but he didn't want to be fooled, so he used a trick to trap each faction into an ambush. Do you know why it went so well?"
The four of them shook their heads in confusion.
Xuanwu said: "Thanks to one person." Liu Sangong said: "Qiankun Yijian Chu Jianghan? Everyone with dignity in the sect knows about this, so what's the point?"
Xuanwu stroked his beard and said, "You only know one, but not the other." The four of them knew that there must be a mystery in it, so they stopped interrupting.
Xuanwu let out a long sigh and said slowly: "This Chu Jianghan has both excellent swordsmanship and swordsmanship. It is more appropriate to call him the sword of the universe. Fortunately, he has just entered the world and has not experienced the world. Although he has mastered the swordsmanship, he has not yet been able to defeat the enemy." His ruthlessness, if given time, will make him a first-class opponent."
Liu Sangong couldn't help but asked: "How can such a person help you escape from danger?" Take him to check the roster of the Zhuque Hall of our religion..."
The four people sighed after hearing this. They lamented that Chu Jianghan was not familiar with Jianghu affairs, and also admired Xuanwu for speaking frankly. He was obviously speaking from the bottom of his heart. You should know that with his status, he did not need to be so honest with such a not very clever method.
Xuanwu shook his head and said: "You know he saved me from trouble. I shouldn't have plotted against him in revenge, but the sword in his hand is of great use to the great cause of our religion. As a last resort, the old Taoist can only use the following methods to get it." took his sword."
"Zhenyue Sword?"
"How can a sword be related to the foundation of our religion?"
"Could it be that the sword is related to some martial arts secrets or gold and silver treasures?"
Xuanwu smiled and did not answer, and only said: "You should know after some time."
Liu Sangong wanted to ask again, but Xuanwu said first: "Most of the masters from each faction entered the main altar and were killed or injured. Do you know why only the Emei faction was not caught in the ambush?"
Ji Haishou replied: "I heard someone in the church discuss this matter, saying that firstly, the hall master, you agreed to the appointment of the insane monks of the Emei Sect, and secondly, it was to cause internal strife among them. As expected, the monks in Shaolin and Mount Wutai rioted over this. Arguments, bald men killing bald men, are a good show.”
There was a compliment in his words, but Xuanwu just ignored it and continued: "That day, the old Taoist took the Zhenyue Sword and left just as he was about to leave. However, he did not want to be secretly followed and seen by a master from a famous sect. The situation was urgent at that time and a trap was arranged. Not all the brothers who had entered had evacuated, and I thought that I couldn't easily fight off the intruders. After some calculations, the old Taoist secretly hid the sword in the bag on Ouyang Yue's back, and I planned to pretend to leave. To follow them secretly, firstly, I can use the Emei Sect as a cover, and secondly, it will cause them to fight among themselves. After they fight to the death, both sides will lose, and then I will take action to retrieve the sword."
He paused for a moment when he said this, and the four of them couldn't help asking: "What happened next?"
"Later...several more people followed!"
"Someone else is following? Who is it?"
"The next few people are none other than Xiao Fan Li's brothers from Xianyun Village. Whether there are four or five of them, I really haven't discovered them all. Each of these people has their own abilities. I know that I am no match for them to join forces, so I have to get away first. Go. Then let me see the person who was following you clearly."
The four people asked in unison: "Who is it?"
Xuanwu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It is the new leader of Huashan, the leader chosen by Wulin, Zhao An!"
Sang Boyong said: "I have long heard that although Zhao Chan is a junior, his martial arts and scheming are first-class, and it is really difficult to deal with him."
Qiao Erniang was also anxious and asked: "What happens next?"
"Later? When I got rid of the old ghosts of Xianyun Village and found the Emei Sect again, after a fierce battle, there were only two people left in the Emei Sect. Zhao An was really calm, until I followed the two crazy monks to join together, but I still didn't see him taking the sword, which is really puzzling."
Ji Haishou suddenly said in a sinister voice: "Could it be that he concluded that the people in my sect would secretly follow him, so he kept a close eye on him and never made a move."
Xuanwu glanced at him sideways and nodded heavily.
"After the two crazy monks gathered together, they clamored to go north to Shaolin and Wutai Mountain to seek justice. The more I thought about it, the worse it became. If this happened, the major martial arts sects would definitely send masters here, and it would be dangerous to seize the sword by then. It’s even more difficult.”
Qiao Erniang suddenly shouted: "Oh, will the Emei faction find the sword in the bag? Or will someone named Zhao take the opportunity to take it away?"
Xuanwu shook his head and said: "No. Shen Qiuyue of the Emei sect is very affectionate and righteous. He was cremated even after death. His luggage was only slightly packed. Two large cars were pushed over with a huff, and the sword was pushed out of the car. No one knows about it except the person named Zhao. It’s just..."
"Just what?"
Xuanwu said: "It's just that Zhao led the defeated soldiers of each faction and kept his hands around the Emei faction every night. I sneaked in several times but failed."
At this point, Xuanwu seemed to be angry and said viciously: "I have sent letters to Zong Baiyuan many times, asking him to personally lead the masters from the teaching. Why hasn't he arrived yet?"
Sang Boyong said: "The master of the sect only said that he had other important matters and asked the four of me to be the vanguard. We should secretly pay attention to how the Emei sect is causing trouble in the martial arts world and report to him from time to time."
Xuanwu said: "No matter what, this great achievement belongs to the four of you. As long as the four of you help me retrieve the sword, it will be a great achievement. In the future, you will definitely be successful in the teaching." , it’s just a Dharma protector’s position, so I can naturally take it.”
Ji Haishou said: "If you want to recover the treasure from the Emei Sect, you must plan carefully."
Qiao Erniang also said: "Now the major sects in the Central Plains are gathering at the Shaolin Temple again. People from all walks of life are obviously here to administer some bullshit justice, but in fact they want to take the opportunity to bring down the Shaolin Temple. I think this is the Taishan Beidou in the world of martial arts. I'm afraid It’s about to change ownership.”
Ji Haishou shook his head and said: "The Shaolin Temple has stood firm for thousands of years. How could it be so easy to knock it down? However, this time there will definitely be experts around the Emei Sect. If we take it by force, it will not work anyway."
Xuanwu raised his fly whisk and said with a smile: "These are heroes from outside the customs. I'm afraid the martial arts community in the Central Plains has only heard of their names but never seen their true bodies..."
Ji Haishou rolled his eyes and immediately understood, and said with a smile: "That's right, that's right. We, the four heroes from outside the Pass, heard about such unfair things when we first entered the Central Plains. When we saw injustice on the road, we drew our swords to help, so naturally we have to take care of it."
Qiao Erniang and Liu Sangong understood the words and laughed loudly together.
A few people discussed for a while, and Xuanwu did not forget to tell him before leaving: "Now all the sects are going to the Shaolin Temple. The old Taoist will continue to go back and stare at the sword. You guys will use this person's idea to establish friendship with the Emei sect and wait for an opportunity to retrieve the sword. , and then wait for other troops to arrive near Shaolin." After saying this, he disappeared.
The four of them and their brother, who was seriously injured and unconscious, had arrived at a meadow at the foot of Songshan Mountain at dawn.
At dusk, people from the martial arts world with guns and clubs were seen flocking to a manor. After some inquiring, they found out that the name of the manor was Hufo Villa. The owner of the manor was a Shaolin lay disciple, and was known as "Saiweituo" in the world. ".
Sang Boyong said: "This group of people really came to bring bad luck to the Shaolin Temple. They even chose to stay in the lair of the lay disciples of the Shaolin Sect."
Liu Sangong smiled and said: "Shaolin Temple is going to be in trouble this time, and people will knock on the gate."
Several people found the village gate and handed over their name cards. Qiao Erniang stood at the end with her brother on her back.
A pot of porridge was made in the village. Not only the disciples of masters from various sects, but also those with good intentions heard that someone was trying to challenge the Shaolin sect. They came from all over the place and flocked to the Buddha Protector Villa.
The owner of the village, Saiweituo, sent a letter to the abbot Jueming to send him a decree. Anyone with a little respect in the martial arts community would be politely invited to the village. Also, for fear of a dispute, all those who knew how to punch and kick would be removed from the village and exchanged from this courtyard. The little novice monk who had not yet learned martial arts came to serve tea and water.
After all, the young monks were not familiar with the ways of the world, and there was only one old housekeeper to supervise them, so there was no chaos.
Seeing that no one came to greet him for a long time, Sang Boyong stood outside the door and shouted angrily: "The four heroes from outside the pass have come to visit the Buddha Protector Villa. Is anyone out of breath?"
Just after shouting, Liu Sangong had already knocked down the two young novices who were waiting for him, and the four of them rushed in without paying attention to anyone else.
