Chapter Sixty-One: Master and Disciple Calculation
The leading beggar said: "A few days ago, some brothers went to hunt foxes and rabbits to satisfy their hunger at a mass grave ten miles west of the city. They saw four servants carrying a sedan there. Those brothers thought that time was approaching. "I thought it was someone who was an official or a businessman who came back to his hometown to visit the grave, so he didn't pay much attention to it because he didn't want to..." Monk Tenzin interrupted: "What's suspicious about the family members of a wealthy family visiting the grave?"
The leader said: "The suspicious thing is this: if ordinary people go to the grave to worship, that's it. But in this sedan chair, in addition to the four bearers carrying the sedan chair, there is also a Taoist priest behind it. When the brothers saw it, they felt It was strange, so I paid a little more attention, but unexpectedly..." At this point, he actually stopped.
Li Dadu asked anxiously: "How do you know?" The leader replied: "According to those brothers, this sedan chair went into the graveyard and never came out again." Monk Tenzin was surprised when he heard this and asked He said: "Could it be that your brothers were mistaken? The sedan chair went back from another direction?"
The leading beggar replied: "There is only one way in and out of the mass graves, and there is no wrong way." Li Dadu was also surprised and asked hurriedly: "Has anyone been watching?" The leading beggar replied: "You have the courage. The two older ones continued to watch the intersection, and the one who came to report led the four brothers I sent to watch together. Elder, please rest assured, if there is anything unusual, the brothers will definitely report it first?"
Li Dadu had a vague premonition and asked anxiously: "Where is the mass grave?" The leader also realized the importance and stood up and said: "It's ten miles to the west of the city. I will lead you two there now." After that, he headed forward. lead the way.
Li Dadu suddenly stopped him and said: "Wait a minute! Is this road easy to recognize?" The leader replied: "It's easy to recognize. All the poor people in the city are buried here. It's easy to recognize." After that, The road was pointed out in detail.
Li Dadu nodded and said: "You don't want to go. It's not easy to train a person like you in the gang, so you guys don't want to participate." The leader said yes, and Li Dadu gave further instructions carefully. Then, he called the monk Danzeng, set up Qinggong, and ran west to the graveyard.
The surroundings were silent and the fields were covered with snow. The two of them searched among the graves. Where could they find anything? Both of them have high skills and keen ears and eyes, so they will not miss any slightest sign of trouble. However, their search still yielded no results. The previous footprints were covered with fresh snow. Li Dadu's expression was solemn and he stopped walking.
Li Dadu said: "That's not right. Even if there are brothers watching, how can there be no movement?" The crazy monk laughed and said: "It's snowing so heavily, and a few little beggars have no clothes to keep out the cold. And There is no food and wine to warm the body, and it is freezing in the wilderness. Who would still stare at them if they don't care about their lives? They have run away long ago." Li Dadu sighed and said: "I can't blame them! It seems that they still have to do it. I'll look for it more carefully, I guess there must be something fishy here."
Suddenly he saw a figure flashing behind him, and Monk Tenzin shouted: "There's someone!" He dodged and chased after him. Hearing the sound, Li Dadu also chased after him, but there was no trace of the man again where he landed.
Tenzin whispered: "Be careful, he is a rare master." The two stood back to back, paying careful attention to the movements around them. Then they saw a figure on the left flash. Monk Tenzin was aroused to be competitive, so he ducked and chased after him. Go, Li Dadu was about to stop him, but it was too late, and he was afraid that Tenzin was alone in the conspiracy, so he hurriedly chased after him.
While walking back and forth, the two of them suddenly felt that the scene in front of them seemed familiar. Li Dadu was very knowledgeable and hurriedly shouted: "No, I have fallen into a trap!" Monk Tenzin also noticed something strange and hurriedly asked: "You may recognize this What kind of weird formation is it?”
Li Dadu shook his head and said: "I haven't recognized it yet, but we can't move around anymore. If the formation is touched, it will be very bad." After saying that, he kicked away the snow under his feet, sat down on the ground, and took out the big gourd. After drinking a few sips, he handed the big gourd to Tenzin and said: "Be calm and don't be impatient! Just drink a few sips of wine and then sit on the ground to do your exercises, so as not to freeze into an ice man!"
Denzin said: "If you and I join forces, can't we get out?" Li Dadu just shook his head, and suddenly saw a group of will-o'-the-wisps floating quietly in the snow directly in front of him. Monk Denzin grabbed a handful of snow and threw it away. After passing by, the group of fire shadows shattered into pieces and there was no more movement.
A ghostly scream floated from far away, then faintly faded away. Monk Tenzin smiled and said: "Pretend to be a ghost!" But he saw a group of will-o'-the-wisps floating leisurely behind him. Tenzin wanted to smash it again, so Li Dadu said: "Save it!" Well, we have entered an ecstasy formation set up by an expert. What we see in front of us may be fantasy, or it may be reality. It is inevitable that there will be conspiracy behind the scenes, so we should stay calm and calm."
Dan Zeng asked: "In that case, when will we wait?" Li Dadu said: "As soon as the sky gets bright, we will know."
At this time, a voice came: "My master is staying here for the night, and no one else can disturb him. Please stay the night, and leave on your own after dawn!"
Monk Tenzin was dissatisfied and said: "Your master is so arrogant, but he is afraid of the Buddha, so he hides his head and tail?" The man didn't answer. Monk Tenzin shouted a few more words, but there was still no reply.
Li Dadu smiled and said: "Don't bother, his master must be the leader of the Demon Cult, and this ecstasy array must have been set up by the masters of the Demon Cult, with the intention of delaying time. We are going to kill him right now. The master and disciple named Shang have already taken advantage of this opportunity." Sneaked away."
Hearing this, the man laughed loudly and replied: "As expected of a master of the Beggar Clan, he is really knowledgeable. Let's not make things difficult for each other. Please be patient and excuse me." After saying this, he walked away, leaving only The two looked at each other, but never saw his appearance.
The man stepped out of the battle, came to the edge of the mass grave, and jumped into a pit. After walking for a while, he saw a huge mausoleum made of bricks and stones on both sides. The candles shone like daylight, but it was a wonderful place. 's hiding place.
The four heroes outside the pass fell down and bowed to them, saying, "Master!" The man shook the snow off his shoulders and helped the four of them up. It was Xuanwu.
Sang Boyong was the first to ask: "Are the pursuers coming from outside?"
Ji Haishou rushed to say: "In that case, go and ask the master to move first, we are willing to cut off the rear." Xuanwu waved his hand and said with a smile: "No need! I have introduced the two of them into the pre-arranged nine-melody enchantment array. , had it not been for daylight, there would have been no chance of breaking out of the formation and escaping." He then asked, "How is the leader's injury?" Sang Boyong replied, "The leader has been practicing in the secret room for half a day. We really don't know how injured he is."
Xuanwu asked again: "How is that young hero Chu?"
Mrs. Qiao Er replied: "I was just in the stone room next door with that little hoof and never came out." Liu Sangong rolled his eyes and said: "Huh! I really don't know what is so special about this little brat. Even our leader doesn't It's good for him to think so highly of him, but he dared to contradict the leader just now."
Xuanwu smiled and said: "You can't underestimate him. His swordsmanship is the true inheritance of the best master in the world. Even I was defeated by him. In time, he will be a great figure in the martial arts world."
Ji Haishou's mind was racing and he whispered: "Could it be that the leader wants to subdue him and recruit him into the religion?"
Xuanwu coughed and shouted in a low voice: "How dare you make random guesses about the leader's thoughts?" Ji Haishou knew he had made a mistake and hurriedly shut up.
At this time, a stone door opened with a rumble, and Shang Jiutian's voice came from inside: "Call Master Xuanwu to come in." The four heroes outside the pass stood outside the door. Xuanwu adjusted his robes, bowed and walked in.
In a stone room where he could not see his fingers, Xuanwu took a fire stick and lit the candle, and saw Shang Jiutian sitting cross-legged on the floor. Xuanwu bowed to the ground and said: "Disciple, I respectfully wish the Master to pay homage to you."
Shang Jiutian laughed loudly, stood up, rushed to Xuanwu, pulled him to his feet, and said: "A good brother is exempt from courtesy, a good brother is exempt from courtesy!"
Xuanwu stood up and asked, "How is the leader's injury?" Shang Jiutian smiled and said, "It's no longer serious." After saying that, he took Xuanwu's hand and said, "My dear brother, I'm worried about you. My old bones are still useful." .”
Xuanwu said happily: "The leader's magical skills are invincible, especially better than before. He defeated the abbot of Shaolin within 300 moves, and injured the former leader of the Beggar Clan with 300 moves. This kind of cultivation skills is really shocking in the past. Although in the martial arts of all ages, There are absolutely no such good stories. This is the blessing of the holy religion and the blessing of the common people."
After hearing this, Shang Jiutian laughed loudly, then stopped laughing suddenly, and said: "I have been squatting in the stone prison for these years, but it is difficult for my virtuous brother to run north and south to rescue me." After hearing this, Xuanwu immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "The leader said this, which puts my subordinates to shame. I learned from my subordinates that only the Bingzhenyue sword in the world can cut off the dragon-binding rope. After rescuing the leader from trouble, I should have been careful in my work. I didn't want my subordinates to be incompetent... "
Shang Jiutian suddenly stopped him: "Hey! Dear brother, don't say this. If you say such things in the future, I won't be happy." Xuanwu clasped his fists and said yes.
Shang Jiutian's expression suddenly changed and he said, "Go ahead and call the traitor." Xuanwu left in response and walked in next to Zong Baiyuan.
Zong Baiyuan kowtowed and fell to the ground, calling him master. Shang Jiutian walked forward and stared at Zong Baiyuan fiercely. After a long while, he said: "I have entrusted all the teaching affairs to you, why don't you discuss with the other church leaders and protectors, and take the initiative to kill officials and rebel? Do you want to attract the government to encircle and suppress my holy religion, or do you want to arouse the public anger in the martial arts and annihilate my followers in one fell swoop? ?”
Zong Baiyuan kowtowed and fell to the ground, gasping: "Sichuan has been suffering from drought for many years, and the common people have had no harvest. The government does not care about providing pensions and disaster relief, but instead imposes excessive taxes and increases taxes. Not to mention the common people, even those with ordinary and well-to-do families, are hungry. Seventy-eight people died, their corpses lay hundreds of miles away, starving to death all over the fields, and the people exchanged their children for food..." At this point, he really burst into tears, and it was difficult to continue.
After listening to this, Shang Jiutian was speechless for a long time, and then said after a long time: "Now that I have abolished your martial arts, will you be convinced?" Zong Baiyuan sneered a few times and stopped answering.
Shang Jiutian shouted angrily: "Let me ask you, why did you disguise yourself as a jade flute and sword and go to Xianyun Village to deceive Jumaji and hide her?" Zong Baiyuan said: "She is mine, Uncle Zuo still She once acted as a matchmaker for me to marry her, and all the elders and important officials in the church knew about it. Now, although she is with someone else, she is still the true love of my heart. I really couldn't let her go, so I framed her out."
Shang Jiutian asked again: "Then why didn't you beat Shen Fu of Xianyun Village to death with one blow, instead of letting him escape to Songshan Mountain to report the news?" Zong Baiyuan replied: "That guy is from several villages in Xianyun Village. The Lord's direct disciple is really not low in skill. I already slapped him, but Xiaoruo cried and begged, so I let him go and fend for himself."
After hearing this, Shang Jiutian sneered and asked: "Let me ask you again, why did you continue to pretend to be a jade flute and sword after you hid that little hoof behind the Jumaji, and then showed up to protect the Buddha Villa?" Zong Baiyuan replied: "This disciple learned that Master escaped from trouble in the Shaolin Temple, so he came to greet him. He continued to pretend to be the Jade Flute Sword, just to find out more information about Master."
After hearing this, Shang Jiutian laughed loudly and shouted: "Shut up! You are a wolf-hearted thing, you are worse than a pig or a dog! You have been growing up beside me since you were six years old. Although you are not my biological child, you still have a father and son." Love, there is no better way to know a son than a father, but how can you hide your little charm from me?"
Shang Jiutian let out a long sigh and continued: "You first disguised yourself as a jade flute and sword, went to Xianyun Village to lure out that little hoof, and then deliberately spared Shen Fu's life so that you could report the news to the red-handed spirit slaughterer in Xianyun Village, right? After that, you showed up at the Buddha Protector Villa, obviously trying to lure me there. You were sure that the two of us would rush to the Buddha Protector Villa, and there would definitely be a fight. The snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman gets the benefit... Good trick, Very good! It seems that you have learned all my scheming. If the person named Zhang beats me to death, no one will come back to compete with you for the position of the leader; if I beat the person named Zhang to death, Yes, I will never compete with you for a woman in this world... Hahahaha... This calculation is indeed very clever, and I can only feel ashamed as a teacher."
After saying this, Shang Jiutian shed tears, lowered his head and asked, "Bai Yuan, tell me, is it true or not?" Zong Baiyuan cried when he saw him crying, and replied intermittently: "Yes... yes……"
Shang Jiutian raised his head again and said, "But you never imagined that I would take action to destroy your martial arts, let alone that I would recruit my sworn brother Chu Jianghan named Zhang to deal with him, right?" Zong Bai Yuan burst into tears and nodded in agreement.
Shang Jiutian said: "Then why did you take out the gold medal and take away the man named Zhang at the critical moment?" Zong Baiyuan collapsed to the ground and replied: "At the critical moment, I... I am worried again I can’t bear it! Again…”
Shang Jiutian said, "--Moreover, if Zhang hurts me, you won't be able to escape, right?"
Zong Baiyuan stopped crying, sneered a few times, and replied: "Yes."
Shang Jiutian sighed and paced back and forth. Xuanwu stood aside, eyes closed and silent, waiting for Shang Jiutian to make a decision: kill? Or not to kill?
Suddenly, Shang Jiutian took out a booklet from his arms, threw it to the ground, and said slowly: "This is the three-talented palm that I, Lian Yehui, have learned throughout my life. You should take it and study it carefully!"
Zong Baiyuan had already been prepared to die. He was shocked by the sudden move and his mind went blank. His whole body was shaking like chaff. He reached out to pick up the book, but he didn't pick it up for a long time.
It took a long time for Zong Baiyuan to regain his concentration and asked incredulously: "Back then, I begged so hard, but the master would not teach me this skill no matter what. How...why is the master... today?"
Shang Jiutian helped him up and said: "You are vicious and decisive in your actions. I only let Zhenxiong teach you and not teach you the three skills. I am afraid that after you learn it, I will die without a burial place. I am in the Shaolin Temple. I have been in jail for a full ten years, and now I am in my twilight years. I have only been able to live for a few days. If I don’t pass on my legacy and my magical skills to you, who will pass them on to you?”
After saying that, he pointed at Xuanwu and said: "Do you think Uncle Xu will compete with you for the position of leader? Do you think your junior sister will compete with you for this chair? No way!" He sighed again. In a tone of voice, he said: "It's up to you to take care of that little hoof!" After saying that, he turned around and sat down, and began to practice his skills.
Zong Baiyuan felt like he was reborn. He kowtowed to the ground and then respectfully withdrew.
Xuanwu said to Zong Baiyuan: "Zong Hall Master, the leader has worked so hard, don't let it down!" Zong Baiyuan nodded heavily, cupped his fists and said, "Yes, remember Uncle Xu's teachings."
Xuanwu said: "I think the leader will recover from his injury in just a few days. I will go out to block the pursuers. Xue Zongchang will take care of me for the next part of the journey. You guys will take good care of me and help the leader recover from his injuries before we make any further decisions." Zong Bai Yuan cupped his fists and saluted, Xuanwu smiled and turned around to leave.
Zong Baiyuan stood there and pondered for a long time, then opened another stone door and walked in.
In the stone room, candlelight flickered, and there was a man and a woman sitting back to back. It was Chu Jianghan and Shen Yu. When Chu Jianghan saw someone approaching, he asked coldly: "What, the thief is gone?"
Zong Baiyuan replied: "Yes! Uncle Xu said that he felt guilty for putting you in jail for no reason that day. He asked me to apologize to Young Master Chu again."
Chu Jianghan said: "Humph, that's no need. Mr. Chu has the hands and feet. It won't be too late for him to repay this favor in person in person, so I won't bother you to apologize."
Zong Baiyuan was stunned by a few words, and his face changed slightly, but he immediately smiled and said: "Yes, yes, brother Chu is very powerful in martial arts, and his swordsmanship is unique in the martial arts world. Even if he is trapped in a deep prison, he can come and go freely. Whoever you want to find and settle accounts with, no one else can stop you."
Shen Yu said: "Hey! Is the Taoist priest who picked me up here really gone?" Zong Baiyuan was polite, clasping his fists and saying: "Girl, Uncle Xu has indeed left!"
Shen Yu said: "Even if we are trying to avoid being tracked by the government, there is no need to hide in this tomb, right? I want to see Old Man Shang, go and send a message!"
Zong Baiyuan replied: "Master has suffered some minor injuries and needs to be nursed back to health in this quiet place. Otherwise, the masters of the Jin Yiwei will come after him. Brother Chu is really difficult to deal with alone. Miss Shen is thinking about Brother Chu. We have to feel aggrieved. We can only go out after my master has recovered from his injury."
Suddenly, several loud rumblings were heard outside. Sang Boyong rushed in and said anxiously: "The two people outside started to break into the formation. The old man gave orders and asked the four younger ones to protect him, Mr. Chu and Miss Shen. Withdraw first so that the young master doesn't have to accompany you. You can stay and take care of the funeral affairs, and then find a place to practice your skills. If you don't succeed, you don't have to come back to see him."
Zong Baiyuan stayed where he was after hearing this.
Chu Jianghan said to Shen Yu: "Yu'er, let's go and leave this unlucky place." But Shen Yu got angry and pouted: "I won't leave, I won't leave! You promised to protect me, But since I've been with you, you either left me to do things, or you brought some unscrupulous people to mess with me, and you even followed you into the grave. Huh! I'm tired anyway, and I can't walk anymore! "
After hearing this, Chu Jianghan's face turned red and he no longer paid attention, neither by force nor by coaxing.
Zong Baiyuan came back to his senses and was about to watch the joke when he suddenly heard Shang Jiutian laughing loudly. He pushed open the stone door and walked in. He said with a smile: "Little kid, don't mess around. Most of the people coming from outside are experts invited by Jin Yiwei." , who came specifically to take us two back, we must not be underestimated. Now that I have not recovered from my injury, the useless apprentice beside me has lost all his martial arts. There are only four left that can be used. His martial arts are not good, so he can only rely on Brother Chu is facing the enemy all by himself. He not only has to protect you and me, but also has to deal with the pursuers. If there are many people on the other side, it will not be a joke."
When Shen Yu heard this, he immediately stopped making trouble, took Chu Jianghan's hand and walked out. Shang Jiutian glared at Zong Baiyuan fiercely, and followed the four heroes outside the pass out of the stone gate and left along the secret passage.
Only Zong Baiyuan was left alone, and he stayed where he was.
