From Poyang Lake into the Yangtze River, follow the waves eastward and travel thousands of miles to Jinling. With a fast boat like Ye Guhong's, it only takes two or three days to travel by day and stop at night.
Zhao Pusheng and others were very respectful to Mie Jue and Ye Guhong. They couldn't even take a step into the huge main cabin, so a few of their own family hastily built a small shed on the bow to rest.
Master Miejue was so happy to be in peace and quiet that the master and apprentice practiced internal skills at night. During the day, they looked at the river view and chatted at the bow of the boat. They also took out a set of "Mountain Opening Palm Technique" and taught it to Ye Guhong.
This palm technique was the proud skill of the Four Southern Heroes among the Seven Monsters of the past. The moves are fair and stable, and are most suitable for foundation-building attacks.
Guo Daxia originally taught martial arts to his disciples. Whenever he practiced boxing or kicking, he would start from this set of pioneering palms. If he learned swordsmanship, it would be the Yue Nv swordsmanship passed down by Han Qixia, to show that he never forgets his roots.
Therefore, although Guo Nuxia has learned a lot throughout her life, she often starts with these two sets of skills when teaching her disciples.
As soon as Ye Guhong learned it, he was immediately convinced that his reincarnation had indeed greatly increased his abilities and understanding!
It seems that when he learned martial arts in his previous life, every move was copied from the gourd and the gourd. After practicing for a long time, he gradually became aware of the true meaning of the moves.
However, now, let’s not talk about practicing internal skills. After all, I have never practiced it in my previous life, so there is no way to compare. Just talking about the Mountain Opening Palm Technique, it is really: you can know it at a glance, and you can master it after a while!
The twenty-four moves of Mountain Opening Palm were taught only once by Mie Jue, and Ye Guhong executed them meticulously. He naturally understood the key points and key points. This kind of talent really excited Mie Jue.
Master Mie Jue was worthy of being the head of the great sect. Although he was surprised, he never got carried away. He taught all kinds of skills together and spent several days in a row dissecting this set of palm techniques with Ye Guhong.
On the third day, the boat entered the Chu River, traveled dozens of miles north, and anchored on the shore.
Zhao Pusheng and others set up the springboard, then held out a plate of gold and silver, and said respectfully: "Master, Ye Shaoxia, more than ten miles to the north is Chuzhou, but the boat can't sail. The little money here belongs to the leader of the Bizang." It’s a little thought that I can help your master and apprentice along the way.”
Mie Jue shook his head and said, "I can't thank you enough for sending me this gift. A poor nun will never accept these belongings."
Zhao Pusheng's face turned bitter: "Ah, Master, if you don't accept it, I will go back and the leader of the gang will blame me for doing things badly."
Seeing his entanglement, Mie Jue raised his eyebrows and became a little unhappy. Ye Guhong stepped forward quickly and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, go back and tell Gang Leader Xu that the most valuable thing about friendship between gentlemen is understanding. Master and I have a lot of problems. If we bring more, it will only add to the burden. However, we in the Emei Sect will definitely remember the friendship between your two families. From now on, our two families will often visit each other frequently, which is the sign of good friends."
Zhao Pusheng was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that he wanted you to remember this friendship, and seeing that his master and apprentice were very determined to reject each other, he gave up, nodded and said with a smile: "Young hero's words, I am enough to communicate with the leader of the gang. I would like to wish my master and young hero a smooth trip. If you pass by Poyang Lake on your way home, I will sweep up and down the couch to be ready."
Miejue nodded, pulled Ye Guhong, and instead of walking on the springboard, he took a leap. Ye Guhong raised his eyebrows, and felt his figure fly lightly, skimming two feet, and landed on the river bank.
Ye Guhong turned around and said, "Brother Zhao, you must be careful on your way back."
Zhao Pusheng smiled with a smile on his face, nodded repeatedly, and watched Ye Guhong and Mie Jue go away.
Mie Jue took Ye Guhong and walked quickly. In the afternoon, he entered Chuzhou and found a noodle shop to fill his stomach. Then he asked the shopkeeper where to buy horses.
The noodle seller was a man in his forties. When he heard this, he was surprised and said: "This master, in April last year, the court issued a new law that prohibited Han people, Southerners, and Koreans from holding weapons. Anyone with a horse Those who are detained will be detained by the officials, so don't say that no one dares to sell it to you. Even if you really buy it and ride it through the streets, if you meet the official, it will be a big sin."
Mie Jue really didn't know the news. The Emei sect had a simple family style. She always walked when she went out. She never thought about buying a horse. When she heard this, she immediately said angrily: "This dog court is so deceptive!"
The noodle seller was shocked. He looked around quickly and cried, "You can't say this, but you can't say it. If someone hears it, it will be a big sin."
Ye Guhong said with a smile: "There is no need to be alarmed, shopkeeper. There is no one else here anyway. Since we can't buy horses, mules or donkeys, there is always somewhere to buy them, right?"
"That's true!" The noodle seller was eager to send the two people away, and quickly pointed out: "Go straight ahead, pass two intersections, turn right at the third intersection, and go through another intersection. There is a place. The market is all about the buying and selling of large animals.”
Ye Guhong nodded and thanked him. He took out the money and paid the fare. The master and the apprentice walked along the road pointed out. Sure enough, they found a market selling livestock. After some bargaining, they bought two healthy mules for fifteen taels of silver. They spent another two taels of silver to complete the saddle and bridle. As to whether it was too expensive, neither the master nor the disciple knew.
This mule hadn't taken a bath for an unknown amount of time. He was very arrogant and wanted to be clean. He covered his nose with his sleeves and frowned to stay away. .
Ye Guhong saw that his master rarely showed off his little daughter, so he had no choice but to take it by himself. He found a decent-looking inn and checked in. He also gave the waiter one tael of silver so that he could brush it carefully at his leisure. Brush the mules and feed them some good fodder.
The waiter in the shop was overjoyed. He patted his chest and agreed, and promised in a low voice: "Don't worry, young guest, I know how to take care of the animals. When the shopkeeper goes to sleep at night, I will make soy beans stuffing for him. Come on, I will wait on you two first." Go to the room."
Ye Guhong frowned, suspecting that the waiter was scolding him, but seeing the enthusiasm and loyalty on his face, he had to give up the idea.
Chuzhou is not far from Bagong Mountain. Bagong Mountain is where Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Han Dynasty, made tofu. Therefore, Chuzhou cuisine is also famous for its skill in cooking tofu. Ye Guhong picked out exquisite vegetarian dishes and ordered four dishes and one soup, and asked the waiter to bring it to the guest room. Enjoy.
There was nothing to say that night, and we paid our bills the next day and went out. The waiter brought two mules, and they were indeed clean. There was no unpleasant smell anymore. He was overjoyed, and he and his apprentice each rode one, and kicked away from Chuzhou and headed north. .
If there is still some prosperity in the city of Chuzhou, once you leave Chuzhou, it will only be full of depression.
It has never snowed here, but the weather is cold and there are few pedestrians. Occasionally, I pass by one or two cottages, most of which are dilapidated wooden houses and earthen houses. This poor and congested place is much better than Nanchang Mansion. The people in the village also Most of them were sallow and thin, with a muddy expression and no aura at all.
After walking like this for a day, I didn't even see a place to eat or stay.
Fortunately, Mie Jue had experience in martial arts. When he left the inn in the morning, he asked Ye Guhong to buy a lot of steamed buns, pickles, and two large gourds filled with water, so he was not hungry.
Walking like this until sunset, I saw mountains in front of me. When I got closer, I saw a dilapidated and abandoned temple at the foot of the mountains.
The two masters and apprentices got off their mules and inspected the temple. They saw that the temple was very dilapidated. The altar was empty and the Buddha statues originally worshipped were missing. Fortunately, there was no leak in the roof. Although the temple door was broken, it could still be closed. .
Miejue said happily: "Amitabha, with a roof covered with tiles, you don't have to suffer the cold in the wilderness at last."
Immediately, I went to the shelter behind the house, tied up two mules, and cut some grass here and there to make sure the mules were hungry. I also found a lot of dead branches in the wilderness, and lit a bonfire in the temple to ward off the cold.
But even if the fire was lit, when the night was dark, the temple was drafty from all sides, and the cold became more and more severe. Seeing Ye Guhong shivering, Mi Jue felt heartbroken, and was afraid that he would get sick from the cold, so he hugged him In your arms, you can use your inner strength silently.
After a while, Ye Guhong felt that the coldness had disappeared, and the master's whole body was like a warm jade, and a wisp of cold fragrance penetrated his nose.
While he was enjoying himself, he suddenly heard a mule behind the house yelling, "ho, ho, ho, ah, ah, ah, ah, hoo". Mie Jue's expression changed, and he shouted: "No! Someone wants to steal the livestock!"
As he spoke, Ye Guhong jumped up and shouted quickly: "Master, I'll go with you!"
Mie Jue held his hand and ran away with him. In a blink of an eye, he arrived at the back of the temple. Under the light of two torches, he saw several young men with horrified expressions on their faces, looking at the general coming over.
One of the young men with a dark face and a long body, who was the eldest in the group, about seventeen or eighteen years old, shouted: "Now that you have been discovered, just rob him! A nun and a child, are you afraid of them?"
As he spoke, he was about to pounce, but a young man behind him jumped out first, hugged the black-faced boy's waist tightly, and shouted loudly: "No! A real man, it's okay to steal things when you are hungry, face to face Bullying women and children is not the behavior of a good man!"
Although this child was young, he was very strong. He looked only nine or ten years old, but he held the young man back and refused to move forward.
The black-faced boy was so anxious that his nose was dripping with tears, and he cursed: "Whose end of the fucking Chongba is this? How can you help outsiders!"
