Chapter 58: Changing Generals when Approaching the Enemy
Shang Jiutian picked up Zong Baiyuan who was lying on the ground, put it under his arm and turned to leave. Suddenly, a strong and rough voice shouted: "Wait a minute!"
Shang Jiutian turned around to look for him, but he saw an old Taoist with a beard on his face. He walked out of the crowd with a long sword on his back and a wave of his hand, "Is Master Shang leaving now?"
Shang Jiutian asked Abbot Jueming: "Abbot Jueming, who is...?" Zhao An took the lead and said, "This is the famous Taoist Iron Shou of the Kongtong sect." Shang Jiutian said, "Tie Shou" Tie Shou Taoist, I have been walking around a bit in recent days, and I have heard of it!" He then said to Tie Shou Taoist: "I heard that you have practiced martial arts all over the world. You are so proficient in training that you can be regarded as a first-class master in the world. However, you are a bit narrow-minded and can't tolerate the rising stars of our sect, which makes me look down upon you."
Iron Hand Dao's human nature is like a blazing fire. How can he tolerate such criticism? He immediately replied: "Hmph! Do you think that today's pretentiousness and casually destroying the martial arts of a disciple can offset the sins of your demon sect?"
Shang Jiutian smiled and said: "Then what about you?" The Taoist Taoist replied loudly: "Even though you have been in prison for ten years, the disciples you trained brought trouble to the world. As the leader, you cannot absolve yourself of the blame. Today There are all heroes in the world here, but since you have thrown yourself into a trap, how can we all allow you to walk out of this Buddha-protecting Villa alive?"
Chao Yangzi of the Taishan Sect also spoke loudly and echoed: "Everyone, heroes, the disciples of this devil dare to rebel. Now that the devil has returned to the world, what kind of trouble may he cause in the future? All of us. We can't let him walk out alive." Shang Jiutian asked: "Who are you?" Chao Yangzi replied: "I am Chao Yangzi, the leader of Taishan Sect."
Shang Jiutian laughed wildly three times and said: "You two want to show off in public, and I understand. However, I have always been in the rivers and lakes, and I have always been the one to stop others. How can others stop me? You two can't stop me based on your skills. Stay with me."
Another person shouted loudly: "There's me too!" But it was Lu Yunhan.
Shang Jiutian looked at Lu Yunhan and shook his head, saying: "I respect you as a good man, but why do you have trouble with me again and again?" Lu Yunhan said loudly: "Your Majesty, you know it all!"
Shang Jiutian pretended to think, and suddenly smiled and said: "Oh! So you are afraid that I will disturb the world. Mr. Lu, you are absolutely wrong! As long as there are green forests and rivers and lakes, there will be endless fights, and I have retired from the world for ten years. It's been years, hasn't anyone died in the world during this period?" Lu Yunhan was thoughtful and speechless for a moment.
Monk Tenzin here was gearing up and was about to speak, but was stopped by Li Dadu, who said in a low voice: "You must not take action, pay attention to these people." He pointed at the four heroes outside the pass, and Monk Tenzin knew that this old man The beggar had a lot of hidden treasures in his chest, so he gave up as he was told, and then paid careful attention to the four heroes coming from outside the pass.
Then I heard Shang Jiutian say: "Mr. Lu, we just fought a few days ago, and you are no match for me. As for whether I will kill people after returning to the world, it depends on whether others will provoke me. ." After saying this, he laughed again: "Hehe...hehehahahaha..." The heroes felt their hearts tingling again.
Crazy beggar Wu Mingming somersaulted to the middle of the field, clasped his fists and said, "The old beggar has the guts to stay with Master Shang."
When the heroes saw that the crazy beggar Grandmaster Wu, who was respected for his virtue and martial arts and was respected by the martial arts community, issued a challenge, they suddenly felt confident in their hearts.
After hearing the name of the Buddha again, Abbot Jueming of Shaolin said loudly: "Master Shang has been able to meditate in the Shaolin Temple for ten years. This shows that he is destined to be my Buddha. We, the Shaolin Temple, also want to keep the benefactor here."
Someone in the crowd shouted: "That's right! If you let this person go, it will be like letting the tiger go back to the mountain. We all climbed Mount Taishan and trekked to Yunnan just to eradicate the demon. To eliminate demons? Countless disciples of various major sects were killed and injured, and this bloody feud will all be blamed on the leader of his demon sect."
"Exactly! This dispute between the Emei Sect and Shaolin Temple and Foguang Temple must be blamed on the demon sect in the final analysis. Now that the demon has come to our door, we must not let him go. If he goes back to summon his old troops If everyone takes revenge one by one, the martial arts world will never be able to live in peace from now on."
Shang Jiutian became mad and laughed loudly: "...Hahahaha...hahahaha...Okay, okay! Okay! I finally understood: Some people want to kill me today to eliminate demons and defend the law, and some people want to keep me." , to avoid future troubles forever. It seems that I must fight today’s fight."
After saying that, he put down Zong Baiyuan, who was carrying it under his arm, and said: "Well, since I have announced in front of the heroes of the world that our holy religion has returned to the world, if I don't show my hand, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. Well, That’s fine! I’ll just use a few tricks to let everyone know, so that no one will bother me in the future.”
He raised his eyes and scanned around, and everywhere the cold light passed, all the heroes were frightened.
Zhao An also said loudly: "Although Zhao is not talented, he is loved by heroes all over the world and is the leader of the martial arts world. Today, he is just contributing to the martial arts world. Naturally, I, Zhao, can't do without me."
Shang Jiutian said with a smile: "Excellent, excellent, excellent! We Jianghu people will follow the rules of Jianghu people. How about a three-game war and two wins? If your side wins, the fate of my master and disciple will be handed down here. If it is your side, If you are defeated, you must let me leave without making any moves to stop you. If you follow me secretly, I have also prepared some ambushes. You must know that I have four major hall masters and five major protectors, all of whom are extremely masters."
After hearing this, Zhao An responded loudly: "In that case, I will obey you!" Shang Jiutian suddenly shouted: "Shut up! With your martial arts and status in the martial arts world, you are not worthy of challenging me." Zhao An was treated as such. Looking at the heroes of the world, he choked and turned a deaf ear.
Shang Jiutian looked calm and spoke eloquently: "As far as I know, someone once took stock of the influential figures in the martial arts world and ranked the top masters in the world today, and I ranked first."
When the heroes heard what he said, they felt that he was crazy to the extreme. In front of so many eminent monks from the Shaolin sect and the old hero Wu from the Beggar Clan, he dared to so openly claim to be the best in martial arts in the world. They wanted to see if he could win today. Got these two.
Shang Jiutian glanced at the crowd, laughed, and said: "The second in line is Master Juetong from Shaolin Temple, the third in line is Master Yiqing, and then there is Monk Jueqing who was born in Shaolin. "
The heroes were stunned when they heard this. Some people knew about Master Juetong, but what he said about Master Yiqing and Monk Jueqing were unheard of. Even the monks in the Shaolin Temple did not know that there was a Master Jueqing in their sect.
Shang Jiutian added: "The fifth one is Master Yunyang, the Quanzhen Master of Zhongnan Mountain, and the sixth and seventh one is the mad beggar and Abbot Jueming in front of me."
Many of the heroes come from the Xuanmen Taoist tradition and are closely related to the Quanzhen Sect of Zhongnan Mountain. Naturally, they know that the Quanzhen leader is Yunyang Zhenren. But we only know that although Yunyang Zhenren has profound Taoism, he has always lived in seclusion and never asked about the affairs of the world. He also restricted his disciples from getting involved in the world. Therefore, the Quanzhen Sect was in decline in this dynasty, and its limelight was lost to Wudang and Kunlun. Kongtong and other Taoist sects covered it up. At this time, the old devil told him the name of Master Yunyang, so he couldn't help but believe in this master's ranking.
Shang Jiutian turned back to Lu Yunhan and asked, "I dare to ask Mr. Lu, is it true or not?"
Lu Yunhan was also shocked when he heard this: This martial arts hero genealogy is a top secret even within the Jinyi Guards. It was originally a secret file created to monitor the martial arts. Only a few people knew about it. How did this old thief know about it? It seems that all his lackeys have been placed inside Jinyiwei. No wonder they can escape. He was calculating in his mind and replied: "Yes, there is such a thing!"
Li Feiyun continued: "There is a poem by the predecessors that said it well: 'The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the new ones replace the old ones.' Master Shang has not seen the light of day for ten years. Doesn't he know that there are many talents in the martial arts world? I'm afraid he underestimated the ones behind him. He has become a hero, and the ranking on the martial arts hero spectrum may have been changed a long time ago!"
Shang Jiutian laughed loudly and said: "What you junior said is true. In the past ten years, there have indeed been many talented people in the martial arts world. I have inquired about them in the past few days, and I am not disappointed."
After he finished speaking, he smiled slightly and suddenly said to the crazy beggar Wu Mingming: "Old Wu, although I am in front of you, your martial arts is at the pinnacle. I dare not look down on you. Besides, if we, the White Lotus Sect, want to compete in the martial arts world, To get a place, I must first meet you, Beidou, the Taishan of the martial arts world." The mad beggar was full of energy and responded with clasped fists: "Respect is worse than obeying orders!"
Shang Jiutian then said to Abbot Jueming: "I see that there are seven or eight eminent monks with superb martial arts in Shaolin Temple today. If they all swarm us, even Daluo Jinxian will have no chance of winning. Only one of the eminent monks from Shaolin Temple will end up." "
Abbot Jueming replied: "According to the benefactor, I, Shaolin, have no choice but to send out a monk to learn from Master Shang's brilliant advice. If my Shaolin loses, I will guarantee that the benefactor, master and disciple, leave safely."
Shang Jiutian was overjoyed when he heard this. He cupped his fists and said, "Excellent, we have an agreement! Master Juetong and Abbot Jueming are the two most accomplished Shaolin monks present. Who will show off?"
Abbot Jueming clasped his hands together and said to Master Juetong behind him: "I think what will happen to our senior brother, we have a better chance of winning." Master Juetong shook his head and said: "It is better for Abbot to take action, because we have a better chance of winning." Abbot Jueming's expression changed. , clasped his hands together, and sang the Buddha's name again.
The heroes listened to the conversation between the two monks and were very puzzled: Since Master Juetong has a higher level of cultivation, naturally he has a better chance of winning because of his high martial arts. How come he has a better chance of winning if he ends up as Abbot Jueming?
Hearing this, Shi Xiang whispered to Li Feiyun and Lu Yunhan: "Why are these two eminent monks so humble when they encounter such a good thing that is in the limelight?"
Lu Yunhan shook his head and said: "Why do you want to show off? The two eminent monks are competing for the chance of winning."
Li Feiyun's expression changed, he shook his head and said, "No! They are fighting for life and death."
Lu Yunhan knew that this Jade Flute Swordsman was highly intelligent, but he could not understand the meaning of his words for a moment. When he lowered his head and pondered, he saw Zong Baiyuan on the ground waking up.
Shang Jiutian walked forward, helped him sit up, and cursed: "Unfilial thing, you got what you wanted this time? If you are not careful, both of us will have to answer for it!" After saying that, he sighed and stretched out his hand to touch After touching Zong Baiyuan's head, his expression was sincere and almost like he was licking a baby. Lu Yunhan and Li Feiyun looked at each other and shook their heads.
The four heroes outside the pass suddenly ran in front of Shang Jiutian and fell to the ground to worship. Shang Jiutian turned around and asked, "Who are you?" Zong Baiyuan replied, "The four of them are my new recruits. They are absolutely reliable." Shang Jiutian looked at The four of them gathered together, nodded and said: "If you want to take this opportunity to use this villain to blackmail me, you have made the wrong calculation."
Sang Boyong hurriedly kowtowed: "I don't dare!" Ji Haishou took the opportunity to say: "The leader will just face the enemy later, and the four of us will take care of the sect leader and save the leader from worries." Shang Jiutian nodded and helped him up. .
Suddenly, he saw Shang Jiutian's face darken, his eyes closed and then opened again, his feet slightly apart, and his hands moving forward and back to protect his chest. The heroes were all martial arts practitioners, so they naturally knew that he had secretly cultivated his Qi. He was clearly getting ready to face the enemy.
The heroes only wondered what tricks these four people had secretly used to capture the demon for a moment, but looking at the expressions of the four heroes outside the pass, it didn't really look like it. Another thought was that with this demon's skills, no matter how high others' martial arts were, they would never have the chance to use secret means.
Lu Yunhan and Li Feiyun initially thought that he was preparing for Wu Mingming or Abbot Jueming to make a sudden move. They turned to look at the two of them, and saw that they looked slightly shocked. They obviously didn't know what was going on and had no intention of taking action.
Li Feiyun was alert, but when he saw Master Juetong's face showing joy and obviously smiling, he became even more puzzled.
Looking at Shang Jiutian again, he was on guard, his expression was solemn, and there were actually large beads of sweat on his forehead.
Suddenly Master Juetong sang the Buddha's name: "Amitabha!"
When even the mad beggar and Abbot Jueming were confused, someone suddenly shouted: "You four dogs dare to come here and run wild!"
The four heroes outside the pass panicked for a moment and turned around to search.
The crowd outside was separated, and a hunky-backed man squeezed in. He was wearing a single coat and a rough face, and he had a sinister face. He was Zhang Ji.
Lu Yunhan shouted loudly: "Brother Zhang!" He rushed forward and grabbed Zhang Ji's collar. Shi Xiang laughed and shouted after him: "Second brother, you came at the right time." Yun Han's eyes were filled with tears, and he laughed loudly. Zhang Ji cupped his fists and bowed, saying, "Brother Lu, I'm so tired of you, brother, I'm really ashamed..."
Lu Yunhan shook his head and said with a smile: "Let's stop talking first, it is important to eliminate evil."
Li Feiyun stepped forward to stop him and said softly: "Second brother, wait a minute, I have something to say..."
Zhang Ji gently pushed Li Feiyun away and said, "This is a rare opportunity. If you have something to say, I'll talk to you later." After saying that, he lifted up his clothes and rolled up his sleeves, turned to Lu Yunhan and whispered, "Brother Lu, you must protect them." One." Lu Yunhan nodded knowingly and stood in front of Li Feiyun, Shi Xiang and Miss Bai.
Li Feiyun shouted again: "Second brother, wait a minute, I have something to say..."
Zhang Ji turned around and said, "Don't talk anymore, lest I get distracted and lose." Li Feiyun stamped his feet and beat his chest anxiously, but did not dare to say anything.
Zhang Ji cupped his fists and said to the heroes: "Seniors, please rest a little. I'll fight this first battle first."
Shang Jiutian restrained his usual arrogance, looked at Zhang Ji carefully, and asked: "Whose disciple are you? Why are you here?"
Zhang Ji replied: "I am Zhang Ji, and I am here specifically to eliminate evil."
Shang Jiutian didn't say much. After taking a deep breath, he put his whole body on guard, raised his Qi and moved his legs apart, and got into a posture.
Zong Baiyuan suddenly coughed violently several times and gasped: "Brother Zhang, wait!" He took out a golden sign from his arms, stretched out his hand and threw it to the ground.
Lu Yunhan hurried forward to pick it up, and immediately yelled: "Despicable and shameless!" He turned his head and threw it to Zhang Ji.
Zhang Ji gritted his teeth after looking at it.
Li Feiyun, Shixiang and the two men didn't know what was going on and asked anxiously: "What's going on?" Lu Yunhan was trembling with anger, but he hesitated to speak.
Zhang Jiyuan opened his eyes, put the sign away and put it in his arms, and said angrily: "I swear to eradicate evil today!"
After saying that, he jumped up and stretched out his left palm to strike Shang Jiutian's chest. Shang Jiutian shouted loudly and raised his arm to move away.
Zhang Ji turned around and swept his right leg across, and struck the opponent's chest with both palms. Shang Jiutian dodged to avoid it, and received the blow forcefully with both palms.
As soon as the two moves were connected, Shang Jiutian's energy and blood surged instantly. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ji's palm technique changed, and the double palm was replaced by a single palm. The right palm came from the place where the strong wind was whistling. Shang Jiutian was shocked and quickly used his three special skills. The most exquisite move in the palm, he raised his palms and faced him. His arms were numb and his whole body ached at the point where they met. The power of the opponent's palms surged around him. Shang Jiutian's chest was already boiling with energy and blood, and he could hardly hold it down. But his magical skill was also unparalleled in the world. He quickly used exquisite steps with his feet, and took advantage of the momentum to swing ten feet away, dispelling the power of his palms.
Since the day he mastered his magical skills, Shang Jiutian has been invincible throughout the world. Where has he ever encountered such an opponent? The danger in front of him was unprecedented in his life, but he had experienced hardships and was not panicked at the moment. He thought to himself: "If I teach this person to hurt, the two masters behind him will not be able to defeat him."
He made a prompt decision and used all his strength to let out a long roar. The roar was just like the roar of a dragon, shaking the heroes' energy and blood to the point where they almost lost their balance.
Before the whistling stopped, another person jumped out from outside the courtyard wall.
The physical appearance of the man was unbelievable. Before the heroes could see his appearance clearly, he had already slipped into the middle of the fight between Zhang Ji and Shang Jiutian.
Everyone took a closer look and got a clear look: the man was born with red and phoenix eyes, square mouth, sword-shaped eyebrows and a high nose bridge, and he was very heroic.
Shi Xiang laughed and shouted: "Eighth brother, hahaha... It's really you, it turns out you really escaped!"
The man walked up to Zhang Ji, knelt down and kowtowed, then turned around and kowtowed to Li Feiyun and Shi Xiang. Shi Xiang ran forward and pulled him up, but he was imprisoned in the stone prison for no reason and escaped. Chu Jianghan later killed officials and rebelled.
The situation in front of him was extremely dangerous. How could Shang Jiutian allow his brothers to reminisce about old times? He took the lead and said, "Brother Chu, I have to leave this battle to you today."
The heroes in the field were in an uproar and yelled curses one after another.
Zhao An was the first to say: "Master Shang, you are so dishonest, aren't you afraid that the world's heroes will break your promise and swarm you?"
Shang Jiutian laughed loudly and replied: "What a joke! I have never been defeated, I just changed people to lead the battle. You are allowed to fight in circles, but you are not allowed to change your generals when facing the enemy?"
When the Taoist Tie Shou saw Chu Jianghan, he immediately became furious and cursed loudly: "Evil! If you still have any conscience at all, you shouldn't be willing to fall to help the tyrants to do harm and associate with such evil spirits! Now the whole world knows that you and Zhang and Li Zhuxia It's Brother Jinlan, don't you remember how gracious they were when they made a fuss in the Shaolin Temple for you?"
Li Feiyun's expression changed, and he was no longer as nervous as before.
Monk Tenzin also shouted: "Master Chu, you can become a Buddha with just one thought and become a demon with just one thought. You should think twice!"
Seeing that he was hesitant, Shang Jiutian suddenly said: "Brother Chu, don't you think about yourself and your little wife?" Chu Jianghan's eyes flashed coldly, and he pulled out the gun from his back with a "pop" sound. Baojian roared at Shang Jiutian: "How dare you touch her?"
Shang Jiutian also replied sincerely: "Don't worry, since I have received her favor, I have no intention of harming her anymore. I don't ask her to come with you because it is indeed for her safety. However, if I am here today, In the hands of all the heroes of Xianyun Village, there is no guarantee that my brothers will not harm her, so you have to think clearly." After saying this, he closed his eyes and turned his head away.
Chu Jianghan was heartbroken and full of mixed feelings. He knelt on the ground with a plop and cried to Zhang Ji: "Second brother...you, you can't touch him today...Yu'er is still in his hands!"
Shi Xiang jumped up and down in anger, picked up the hammer, and was about to hit Zong Baiyuan at the side, but was stopped by Lu Yunhan and Li Feiyun.
Zong Baiyuan on the side got up, but the four heroes outside the pass did not dare to help him. He fell to the ground again, crawled in front of Zhang Ji, and whispered: "My surname is Zhang, I am like this now. I don’t deserve to argue with you anymore...you...you..." He paused at this point, "Shen Fu, a disciple of Xianyun Village, is in the Buddha Protector Villa right now. You can go ask him."
Zhang Ji raised his head and let out a long sigh, stretched out his hand to help Chu Jianghan up, then suddenly raised his hand, slapped him hard, and said, "You can take care of yourself!"
After saying this, he rushed off the stage and said loudly: "Master Sun, please lend me a moment to speak."
Severe Tuo who was outside the court didn't dare to be negligent. He responded and stepped forward, leading Zhang Ji to the West Crossing Courtyard next to him.
Seeing Chu Jianghan staying where he was, Li Feiyun pulled him over and persuaded him: "Brother, please don't be sad. I can't kill this old man today. I just wanted to persuade the second brother to stop him, but it's a pity that I didn't succeed."
Chu Jianghan felt sour and cried, "Brother Six, there is no need to comfort me!" Li Feiyun smiled and said, "Brother, when have I ever lied to you? I will only tell you this: If you really want to kill this old man, Jin Yiwei will Why lock him up for ten years? You will understand the mystery in the future. "
After thinking about it carefully, Chu Jianghan felt that it made sense. He felt much better and said, "Sigh... My second brother usually protects me so much. I'm afraid that I will make him sad today."
Li Feiyun smiled and said: "Hey... brother, please don't think like this! I know the second brother best, he is just a cruel person with a cruel heart and a kind heart. He just doesn't forgive others. Go! Bring Yu'er back to see me properly! I'll take the second brother to you later." You protect the media!"
Chu Jianghan felt relieved and was about to reminisce about the past when Li Feiyun winked at him again. Chu Jianghan couldn't figure out the details for a while, so he had to clasp his fists, bow three times to Li Feiyun and Shi Xiang, stood up and retreated behind Shang Jiutian.
Shang Jiutian stayed there for a long time with a solemn expression. Then he saw Chu Jianghan coming over and said with a smile, "I've put Brother Chu in trouble today!" Chu Jianghan hated him in his heart and stood there without answering.
When Zhao An saw this, he shouted loudly: "Master Shang, how do you calculate this round?"
The heroes are wondering: Yes, how should this round be calculated?
At that time, Shang Jiutian and Zhang Ji's moves were fierce and fast. In addition, Shang Jiutian's body skills were superb, and he deliberately used his body shape and footwork to cover up when advancing and retreating. Although they suffered a big loss secretly, they were defeated by the crazy beggar Wu Mingming and Juetong. From the perspective of experts like Jueming and Jueming, the two of them had only passed three or five moves, and they were still equally matched.
Zhao An said again: "You used such low-handed tactics to defeat all the powerful enemies. Do you really want to announce like this that you won the first game?"
Shang Jiutian regained his usual spirit and said loudly: "I lose this round!" Zhao An's mind was racing, and he took the opportunity to ask: "You lose? Could it be that your honor is not convinced?" Shi Xiang took a sip and cursed loudly: "Bullshit on your mother! They are obviously playing dirty tricks."
Shang Jiutian replied: "I didn't lose to that Mr. Zhang, but to Master Juetong!"
When Sang Boyong heard that this master of martial arts could give in so easily, which meant that his chances of leaving safely were reduced by 30%, he felt anxious and shouted: "Master, be careful what you say!"
Shang Jiutian said loudly: "That Mr. Zhang who was just now has obviously been outside the village for a long time, but I never noticed it. It wasn't until he suddenly felt murderous intention that I realized it, but Master Juetong knew it a long time ago. This person has been lurking around for a long time. Master Juetong has carefully studied the two great magical skills of Yi Jin Jing and Marrow Cleansing Jing. I am ashamed of myself for being the master of these two magical skills, which are the same as those of heaven and man. I am convinced that I have lost."
