Jiang Shuo clasped the mirror button with his left hand, and gently rubbed the mirror surface with his right hand, but he felt a heat flow into his palm. After a long time after polishing, the mirror surface was still emitting heat. You can imagine that when the old man polishing the mirror just polished it, he was unraveling the jade. The heat generated by sand friction is amazing.
The old man who polished the mirror said: "The surface of the mirror is hot, but the back of the mirror is still cold. It can be seen that this mirror is made of two parts cast and joined together, not one body."
Jiang Shuo nodded and thanked him again. He wrapped the bone-penetrating mirror again with cloth and put it in his arms. What he was thinking about was: after polishing it, would the pattern on the mirror still be visible? However, he remembered the pattern on the mirror clearly, so he wasn't too worried.
While the old man grinding the mirror in Jiang Shuo was polishing the mirror, the Three Saints of Kongtong kept far away. It was not until the old man finished polishing the mirror and Jiang Shuo put it away that the three of them stepped forward again. Sima Qingyun greeted the old man grinding the mirror and said, "Grind." Senior Jian, you have worked hard all the way from Chisong Mountain to Kongtong."
Only then did the old man grinding the mirror remember that he was so obsessed with grinding the mirror that he actually neglected the master here. While putting away the sharpening stone and the gourd, he said to the Three Saints: "We are all fellow martial artists, and we have the same spirit. Naturally, we cannot just sit back and watch the devil's sect run rampant. "
Zhuge Jingxu said: "I have asked my disciples to prepare wine and food. Please go to the other courtyard behind to eat and talk."
Everyone followed Zhuge Jingxu around to the courtyard behind the palace. Although Kongtong Mountain is located in the northwest, this courtyard also has strange rocks and flowers, ponds and smoked willows, and is very elegantly decorated. It was late spring and early summer, and the weather was pleasant. The doors and windows of the main room in the courtyard were open. The scenery was beautiful and very open. The breeze passed through the hall and felt very refreshing on the body.
The disciples of the Shenquan Sect had already moved to the couch and arranged the banquet. Everyone was seated separately, and the Tubo people could only make a fuss for an hour. It was just noon and it was still early for dinner, so they served some snacks, tea and wine. , Tie Zheng Daoyuan, Ruixi and others are all vegetarians, so the dishes served are all vegetarian wines, but they are made quite exquisitely.
After sitting down, the old man Mo Jing turned around and looked around, wondering: "Why don't any masters from Taoism or Buddhism come?"
Cheng Qianli said: "Why, did you invite experts from other sects?"
Zhuge Jingxu said: "In the Nine Religions Conference, the three sects of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism in the Central Plains. Although our Kongtong sect belongs to the same mountain as the three sects, how can we dare to represent the three sects of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism in the world at the Nine Religions Conference? Therefore, we should pay tribute to all the sects in the Central Plains." Post hero posts widely and invite heroes from all factions to come to the meeting."
Sima Qingyun said: "We sent letters to both the Songshan Shaolin Sect and the Maoshan Qing Sect, but the abbot of Shaolin refused to come, and when asked why, he couldn't explain it clearly. As for Maoshan, the great master Mr. Zhenyin has trouble with his legs and feet and cannot come, and Zhang Zhang The great disciple Wei Jingzhao and his disciples are not on Mount Mao, and I don’t know where they are going to fight.”
The old man Mo Jing said: "Li Hanguang is excusable, this Shaolin is not interesting enough."
Sima Qingyun smiled bitterly and said: "Not only Maoshan and Shaolin, but also Emei, Qingcheng and other sects have not responded."
Jiang Shuo said hurriedly: "Several seniors, not only Shaolin and Maoshan Wuyi, but actually the Demon Cult made a surprise attack earlier. Not only Shaolin and Maoshan, but also the Shenhui master of Southern Shaolin was also tricked."
The old man Mo Jing asked curiously: "What's going on? Shaolin and Maoshan can be said to be the Beidou in the martial arts world. Even if the Demon Sect has many masters, it is impossible to pick off several sects in a row and remain unscathed."
Jiang Shuo said: "They rely on bright salt."
Only then did we learn how the Demon Cult raided the Shaolin Temple, how they used bright salt to confuse everyone, and how the Demon Cult used the earth connections between caves and heavens to escape. After that, they attacked the Demon Cult's main altar in Zhongtiao Mountain, leaving aside the incident in Qiyang. All other experiences were briefly described to Old Man Mojing and the Three Saints of Kongtong.
Sima Qingyun said: "So that's it. The Shaolin Sect is afraid that we will know that all the masters of the Hui generation in the temple have been poisoned, so they won't tell us the truth. The Maoshan Sect is also hiding out."
Jiang Shuo said: "The Southern Shaolin Shenhui Master and Maoshan Taoist Master Wei Jingzhao are not seeking refuge. They originally came to Kongtong Mountain with me, just to help the Cao Gang resist the persecution of An Lushan and Li Linfu."
The old man Mo Jing nodded and said: "In retrospect, thank you for telling us this in advance, so that we can take precautions early to prevent the two of them from falling into the ways of the demon sect again."
Sima Qingyun said worriedly: "I'm afraid that Shaolin is not the only one attacked by the Demon Sect. The reason why Emei, Qingcheng and other sects have not responded is probably also the work of the Demon Sect. If the thirty-six caves in the world are connected by earth, then the Demon Sect's secretive actions are indeed It’s hard to spot.”
Ruixi said: "It seems that Fei Hongzi and Abo Damujia have made a lot of preparations for this 'Nine Religions Conference'. What we know is that we can only catch a glimpse of the leopard."
Tie Zheng Daoyuan said worriedly: "There are many masters from the Central Plains who will not be able to come to the Nine Sects Conference in two days. Facing the masters from the Six Sects, we will appear to be a little alone."
Daoyuan was quite conceited at first, but first he met a mysterious man who came and went without a trace, and today he met a Tibetan man with mysterious kung fu, and he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. Sima Qingyun told Old Man Mo Jing about the provocation from the Tubo people just now. Old Man Mo Jing muttered: "The behavior of the Tubo people is a bit weird. You should hide your strength in the photo. You need to be famous in a battle at the conference. Why come here and show it first?" I showed you my hand but then left?"
Sima Qingyun said: "Maybe you want us to retreat in spite of the difficulties?"
Old Mojing shook his head and said: "It concerns the honor and disgrace of your sect and even the martial arts community in the Central Plains. It is impossible to scare you away... Such behavior is really difficult to explain."
Ruixi said: "The other six religions among the nine religions are by no means monolithic. I think the Tibetan people's show of strength may be related to the progress of the Nine Religions Conference."
Cheng Qianli said: "Hey... isn't this a battle between the Fan sect and the three sects of the Central Plains?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Don't teach me that I don't know, but Nestorian Dharma King Yis is a eminent monk and a great virtuous man. I don't think he would be with the demon sect."
Ruixi also said: "The three religions of Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Manichaeism originating from Persia are also of the same power and will never collude together."
The old man Mo Jing said: "Hey... I can't figure it out either. I don't think there's any need to guess. We'll find out naturally in two days."
Jiang Shuo thought that the person who coerced the Three Saints of Kongtong to invite him was also a variable. He thought over and over in his mind that the only one who could do this was Beimingzi, but he had never offended him in the first place. , He really couldn't think of a reason for him to do this. Secondly, he had caught a glimpse of the person throwing the paper ball yesterday night. He didn't seem to be as tall as Beimingzi.
But then I thought again that Bei Mingzi could practice Kung Fu to the point of rejuvenating his youth. I'm afraid it's not impossible to change his body shape, but what is his purpose? Since he refused to show up, he had no way of knowing.
While I was thinking wildly, I suddenly heard a call from the air: "Infinite Blessings God...Senior Mojian, if you have any questions that are difficult to solve, why not spend a few small coins and let Pindao give you a divination to predict good or bad luck?" ah?"
I saw a Taoist priest with a yellow robe and a yellow crown descending from the sky. He held the floating dust on his shoulder in one hand, and held an apricot-yellow flag in the other hand, writing "Asking for Divination and Fortune Telling". He looked like a wandering Taoist priest.
Jiang Shuo felt strange in his heart, but Sima Qingyun stood up happily and said, "It turns out Brother Ye Dao has arrived."
Jiang Shuo didn't know who this "Brother Ye Dao" was. He turned to look at Cheng Qianli. Unexpectedly, Cheng Qianli knew him. He came over and whispered: "This is the Heavenly Master Ye Guizhen of Nanyang Xuanmiao Temple. Speaking of him My ancestor is very famous, he is the ‘Yuanzhen Heavenly Master’ Ye Fashan!”
The old man Mo Jing laughed and said, "Brother Guizhen, look at my husband, I don't have a single copper on my body."
Ye Guizhen was quite humorous and said with a smile: "Then I'll give you your gourd in exchange."
The old man Mo Jing pretended to be angry and said: "The jade jade sand in my gourd is a rare treasure. Even if you exchange it for gold and jade mountains, I will never exchange it for you."
Ye Guizhen spat: "If I had gold and jade mountains, I would never trade them for your broken gourd."
Jiang Shuo said: "This Master Ye seems to be only forty or fifty years old, much younger than the old man Mo Jing. Why does he speak so disrespectfully?"
Cheng Qianli said: "The old guy has always been crazy. He goes around using a flag to tell people's fortunes? Of course he is so insignificant."
Ye Guizhen didn't want to say this, but he heard it. He rushed into the house and walked straight to Cheng Qianli and said, "Who are you? Dao Dao! Dao Dao! You bring me ten copper coins and I will do a fortune for you." , you can’t see the spirit working either.”
Cheng Qianli smiled and said, "You still said you weren't fooled? Aren't you going to cheat me out of ten old coins?"
Ye Guizhen was furious, his beard trembling with anger, and said: "You are such a reckless man, you don't know what is good and what is good! Give me ten coins quickly, and I will make a fortune for you!"
Cheng Qianli said: "Hehe, I won't give it... Since you said that your calculation is accurate, you should do it first. If it is on time, I will naturally give you money. Not to mention ten old coins, it is gold and jade, and Lao Cheng has no shortage of it." .”
But Ye Guizhen shook his head and said: "No, no! I can't tell fortunes without giving money. The fortune teller's mouth is gold, and his words are watery. He needs copper coins to press his tongue, otherwise he will be very different from me, Ye Tianshi." The location is unfavorable.”
Cheng Qianli smiled and said: "I've been talking for a long time, but I still don't want money."
Jiang Shuo wondered: "Aren't copper coins also gold?"
Ye Guizhen glanced sideways at Jiang Shuo and said, "Little baby, what do you know? It is said that gold is born from the soil. When you were digging for food in the soil, have you ever seen a copper plate? It must be melted and cast with fire to make the hole square. , Heavenly fire is C, human fire is Ding, so isn’t the copper coin just Ding fire?”
When Ye Guizhen said that Jiang Shuo "died for food", he was calling people pigs and dogs. Dogs like to bury food in the soil, while pigs like to poke their noses into the soil to find food. Lu Yuxuan, Wang Qiyao and others all looked unhappy after hearing this. Jiang Shuo only thought what he said was interesting, but he was not angry at all. He crossed his hands and said, "What Master Ye Tianshi said makes sense." m.
Ye Guizhen said: "Since it makes sense, why don't you pay me quickly?" He stretched out a hand and said: "Only five old coins." Seeing that Cheng Qianli refused to pay ten old coins, he gave up half the price and asked for Five old coins.
Jiang Shuo smiled and said, "It's not expensive."
Cheng Qianli said: "Young master, please ignore him. Master Ye Gui calls himself 'Madao' and speaks in confusion. No one in Jiangsu knows this."
Jiang Shuo said: "Hey, Brother Cheng, it doesn't matter, it's just five old money, so it's good to have fun."
In fact, Jiang Shuo's inner strength is a Taoist. Mr. Zhang Guo taught him the art of controlling qi, which can sense the true qi of all things in the world. Ye Guizhen is also a Taoist. When he entered the house, he brought up the true qi. Jiang Shuo already knew that Ye Guizhen was a mysterious person. Since the senior master is willing to make fun of him, Jiang Shuo is naturally willing to accompany him.
Jiang Shuo didn't have any money or silk on him, so he looked back at Wang Qiyao. Wang Qiyao shook his head helplessly, took out a handful of Tongbao copper coins from his arms, without counting them, stepped forward and stuffed them into Ye Guizhen's hands.
Some people died, but not completely...
