Turning around, it was the eighth day of April, the day of Zhang Sanfeng's 100th birthday.
In his early years, Zhang Sanfeng was unkempt when he traveled around the world, so he got the nickname "Zhang Sloppy". When the Wudang sect was founded and honored as the ancestor, naturally it could not be as casual as before, but it also never paid attention to luxury and enjoyment. All food, clothing and necessities were very simple.
But today was different from usual. The Seven Heroes of Wudang worked together to help Master Zhimu wash up and put on a new set of robes and shoes.
Zhang Sanfeng stretched his arms out of habit, shook his head and sighed: "The old Taoist has worn a coarse sermon robe, but now that he is wearing this precious Sichuan brocade, he doesn't know how to position his hands and feet."
Yin Susu, who was helping the Wudang Seven Heroes sort out Zhang Sanfeng's clothes, smiled and said: "Today's birthday banquet is destined to be very lively. I don't know how many high-ranking people in the world are coming to the mountain to ask for a cup of birthday wine. There are also foreign guests. , Master can’t dress too casually, so I have no choice but to give you a hard time!”
Now that the knot in her heart has been resolved, she has returned to her usual elfin and eccentric temperament, and is therefore very popular among master and disciple Zhang Sanfeng.
Zhang Cuishan was greatly uneasy.
He had already received news from Hu Yuan that many famous martial arts masters had gathered at the foot of Wudang Mountain. The excuse to the outside world was that he was going to Wudang to congratulate Master Zhang on his 100th birthday, but his real intention was of course to maintain the harmony between himself and his wife. Brother Xie Xun.
Zhang Sanfeng saw what was on his mind, raised his hand and patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Cuishan, you, Li Ting, and Sheng Gu started late, and have never experienced some things. Yuan Qiao and the others should still remember how our Wudang Sect was founded. .
"At that time, my master relied on a long sword and two fists to defeat all the sects of the Lianghu generation, large and small, and accepted the challenges of many sects, including Shaolin, before he truly conquered the world of Wudang.
"Therefore, although we will not take the initiative to cause trouble, we will never be afraid of it. Hey, if anyone thinks that Zhang Sanfeng is too old to wield a sword, they are wrong!"
Song Yuanqiao hurriedly said: "Master, don't worry, no matter how many people come, our seven brothers will do our best to greet them. Why do we need to trouble you?"
While the master and apprentice were talking, Song Qingshu walked in with Zhang Wuji, followed by two white bears, Xiong Da and Xiong Er, and two white apes named "Dabai" and "Xiaobai" by Hu Long.
Now Song Qingshu has reached the age of fifteen. He has a jade face and red lips, is very handsome, and his words and deeds are also quite lawful.
He first gave a gift to Zhang Sanfeng, and then reported to Song Yuanqiao: "Dad, my son has arranged for people to hang lanterns and put up festoons, and also put up the longevity characters and couplets written by the fifth uncle. In addition, the tables and chairs rented at the foot of the mountain a few days ago The utensils and utensils have all been delivered and arranged in the Zixiao Palace, and several hired cooks are on standby in the kitchen with meat and vegetables. Even if there are four to five hundred guests here today, we can entertain them as calmly as possible without losing anything. Etiquette.”
Song Yuanqiao smiled and nodded: "You did a good job on this matter. When those guests go up the mountain, you need to take good care of Wuji, if so"
Song Qingshu said with a smile: "Don't worry, dad, my child will definitely be with Wuji. If someone unscrupulously wants to kidnap Wuji and threaten his fifth uncle and aunt, my child will never be polite to him!"
A few years ago, Hu Long gave Song Yuanqiao some advice on how to teach his children, and he took it to heart. From now on, he would no longer be strict with Song Qingshu. He not only relaxed the requirements for civil and military studies, but also allowed him time to socialize with peers at home and abroad. , and he did not hesitate to praise everything he did well.
As a result, not only did the father and son get closer, but Song Qingshu did not retreat in his studies but made progress. Not only was he good at both civil and military skills, he was also very well-organized in dealing with people. Anyone who saw him would raise a big finger and say "There is a successor to Wudang."
Zhang Sanfeng smiled and said: "Now that everything is ready, Cuishan and Susu will stay away for the time being. You six brothers will go down the mountain to greet the guests. Qingshu and Wuji will just stay with me."
At that moment, the Six Heroes of Wudang descended the mountain together. Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu hid behind and did not show up for the time being. Zhang Sanfeng brought Song Qingshu and Zhang Wuji to the Zixiao Palace, waiting for the arrival of the guests from the mountain.
Not long after, the Six Heroes of Wudang took turns leading the guests to arrive.
The first to arrive were Qi Tianbiao, the chief escort of the Jinling Huju Escort Bureau, Yunhe, the chief escort of the Jinyang Escort Bureau of Taiyuan, and Gong Jiujia, the chief escort of the Yanyun Escort Bureau of the Capital.
The three of them were led to Zixiao Palace by Song Yuanqiao. They kowtowed to Zhang Sanfeng respectfully and said some auspicious words such as "Blessings are as good as the East Sea" and "Longevity as long as Nanshan Mountain", and each presented a birthday gift.
Song Yuanqiao returned the gift on Zhang Sanfeng's behalf, then arranged for the three of them to sit down in seats in the main hall, and ordered the Taoist boy to serve refreshments.
When the three of them saw that there were hundreds of sets of tables and chairs arranged in an orderly manner inside the palace and on the square outside the palace, enough to hold a feast for hundreds of people, they suddenly thought that the Wudang Sect had been prepared for it.
Following the three chief escorts, Yu Lianzhou and others took turns to welcome the leaders of many sects and gangs such as Shen Fist Sect, Haisha Sect, Giant Whale Clan, Wushan Sect, etc. to go up the mountain one after another. After paying their birthday to Zhang Sanfeng, they arranged seats one by one and arranged seats. Refreshments are served.
At nearly noon, the Five Elders of Kongtong Sect, Bai Changhong, the new head of Huashan Sect, He Taichong, the head of Kunlun Sect, and his wife Ban Shuxian went up the mountain one after another to pay their respects to Zhang Sanfeng on his birthday.
Since he knew that the purpose of these birthday worshippers was impure, Zhang Sanfeng was too lazy to respond with courtesy. He just sat high in the hall and waited for the people to come and salute him, and then he was entertained by six disciples.
He is old enough and senior enough that there is no one of his generation in the world.
The people who came here may be the leader of a sect in terms of their status, but if we were to carefully rank them in terms of seniority, they would all be more than one generation shorter than him.
Therefore, even though he remained motionless from beginning to end, no one dared to accuse him of being arrogant and disrespectful. At most, they criticized the old god for not being as amiable and approachable as the legend says.
Seeing that there were no more guests arriving, Song Yuanqiao and others returned to the mountain and ordered the kitchen to bring food and wine for the banquet.
Although the Wudang Sect was fully prepared and the banquet was very well organized, the guests present were all preoccupied and did not know how to taste the food. They just casually ate a few glasses of wine and picked up a few dishes with chopsticks before stopping.
After putting down their cups and chopsticks, everyone looked left and right, staring at each other.
They all planned to use the excuse of birthday celebrations to catch the Wudang Clan off guard, and then use their strength in numbers to force the Wudang Clan to surrender.
Now that they see that the Wu-Dang Clan is clearly prepared, these people start playing drums first and then make small calculations. They only hope that others will be the first to test the Wu-Dang Clan's reaction and actuality.
It's just that everyone is a veteran, and no one is willing to do such a stupid thing as a first-time bird, so the scene became cold.
Just as they were waiting to see who would be thinner-skinned and break the deadlock because they couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere, two voices suddenly came from outside.
"Emei is extinct. I lead my disciples to wish Master Zhang longevity and peace!"
"Shaolin Kong Wen, together with his junior disciples Kongzhi, Kongxing and his disciples, wish Master Zhang eternal happiness."
