There is a poisonous insect in the world named
"Hidden Winged Insect" looks like a giant ant, but is red and black. This insect can fly, but its wings are usually folded and hidden on the side of the body, making it difficult to find, so it is called
"Hidden Winged Insect". After being bitten by this insect, the skin will immediately become itchy, red and swollen, as if it were set on fire.
The venom in Ye Guizhen's wooden pole is collected from this kind of
"Hidden-winged insects", but the venom that one Hidden-winged insect can secrete is very small. To come up with a dose that can hurt people, more than tens of millions of poisonous insects are needed.
Naturally, it was not enough to go to the fields to collect them. Ye Guizhen raised tens of thousands of cryptid insects and then used secret techniques to refine the acid. Even so, this venom was also very rare, and he could only get three to five pinches a year.
"Sun Tzu Suan Jing" says: Ten pinches are one copy, ten copies are one scoop, ten scoops are one heap, ten hexagrams are one liter, and ten shengs are one dou, which shows the scarcity of three to five handfuls.
Ye Guizhen would not use the acid liquid of this hidden winged insect easily. He also wanted to pick up the flag that was broken into two parts on Kongtong Mountain. Firstly, he was reluctant to part with the acid inside, and secondly, he was afraid of being discovered by others. His secret.
He stored the acid in the lower half of the fortune-telling flag. There were pores at the bottom, which would not seep out normally. As long as he pushed it downwards, a small amount of acid would seep out and corrode the ground, causing his deep internal strength. illusion.
The other end can spray out all the acid at once through the mechanism. Even if the person is shot, even if he is not killed on the spot, his muscles and bones will rot. It will be like being bitten by thousands of poisonous ants. The pain is so great that there is no chance of fighting back. ?
This acid is extremely toxic, not to mention humans. It can corrode gold, iron, and rocks, but lacquer wood is not afraid of its poison. The wooden pole of Ye Guizhen's fortune-telling flag looks crooked, but it is actually made of lacquer wood. To store this acid.
The soles of Ye Qingyao's shoes were also made of lacquered wood. She dipped her toes into the acidic liquid of the Cryptophora and drew circles on the ground. Firstly, she used this to leave a mark on Jiang Shuo. Secondly, she also wanted to remind Jiang Shuo of this place. The acid was so violent that it was a pity that Jiang Shuo didn't understand its meaning.
Previously, Jiang Shuo fought against Iron Blade Xinuolo and Ye Guizhen, and Ye Qingyao had no way to intervene. It wasn't until he saw Ye Guizhen about to spray acid at Jiang Shuo that he finally couldn't help but step forward and block the acid with his sleeves. liquid.
Ye Guizhen only had this amount of acid. After spraying it once, there would be no second chance. He said angrily: "Qingyao, what are you doing? This kid named Jiang has no affection for you, and you still defend him?" What did he do?" Ye Qingyao said: "Grandpa, why did you insist on joining the Hidden Alliance? Why did you insist on putting Brother Shuo to death?" At this time, Jiang Shuo and Tieren Xinuolo were separated by these two grandsons. , and no longer fight. Jiang Shuo originally had many questions about Ye Guizhen, and he just happened to listen to what they said at this moment. However, Iron Blade Xinuoluo could not understand Chinese and stared with a pair of eyes, not knowing what they were saying. , asked Ye Guizhen.
Ye Guizhen did not reply to him, but said to himself: "Qingyao, why do you think I joined the Hidden Alliance? If not for this, you would have died long ago..." Ye Qingyao couldn't help but shed tears when he heard this, and said "I would rather die than have you come to save me like this." Ye Guizhen said angrily: "What's wrong with the hidden alliance? A giant has the world in mind and makes a name for the common people. What's wrong with that?" Ye Qingyao said: "Grandpa , you are not a person who has the world in mind, you only joined the Yin League because you are dissatisfied with the Ye family and the Tang Dynasty." Ye Guizhen said angrily: "Is everything the Ye family did to me right? Is it fair to you?" Jiang Shuo couldn't help but ask: "Sister Qingyao, what did the Nanyang Ye family do to your grandson?" Ye Qingyao said: "Although the Nanyang Ye family is not a powerful family, it is also a wealthy family, especially After the emergence of Imperial Master Ye Fashan and Ye Tianshi, the status of Nanyang Xuanmiao Temple in the world of Taoism also greatly improved the status of the Ye family. However, my grandfather and I are branches of the Ye family, so I could only be sent to the nobles' homes in Chang'an as maids. , and grandpa is even worse." Jiang Shuo didn't think Ye Qingyao was miserable at all. She became Li Tengkong's maid. Tengkong was such a good person. Jiang Shuo himself was the Taoist priest Wu Yun's The servants and Li Bai's study boys never felt inferior, so he could not understand the inferiority complex of being born into a wealthy family but could only live as a slave.
But he suppressed his curiosity and just asked: "Then what kind of injustice did your grandfather suffer?" Before Ye Qingyao could speak, Ye Guizhen said first: "Huh... what kind of injustice? Boy, do you know how I can speak Tubo?" Is that so?" This is what Jiangshuo finds strange. There are many Persian and Sogdian merchants in the Tang Dynasty. In order to do business, Han people learn the languages of all ethnic groups in the Western Regions. However, the Tubo Mountains are high and the roads are far away, and there is no business to do. , so few Han people learn Tubo. How could Ye Guizhen, a Taoist master from the hinterland of the Central Plains, speak Tubo?
Ye Guizhen asked himself and answered: "The Tang royal family claimed to be the successor of Lao Tzu and Li Er, so it highly praised Taoism. This was far-fetched. Not to mention the people of the world, even the Li Tang royal family themselves would not take it seriously. However, it later emerged that I have an emperor who believes in the truth..." Jiang Shuo said: "This person is the current Holy Emperor, I know... He personally annotated the "Tao Te Ching" and published it nationwide... An envoy from Japan came to ask the Tang Dynasty to send monks to Japan to teach Buddhist scriptures. At that time, the current saint not only refused to allow it, but also wanted to send Taoist priests to Japan to preach." This story was heard from Jing Zhencheng. Ye Qingyao said: "As far as I know, the Taoist priests crossing the sea to Japan have not been accomplished. Okay." Jiang Shuo nodded, and Ye Qingyao continued: "But the sage not only wants to send Taoist priests to Japan... In the early years of Kaiyuan, Tubo invaded the Tang Dynasty many times, and after its defeat, he sent envoys to pray for peace. The sage believed that Tubo repeatedly invaded, It was all due to poor education, so Confucian scholars and Taoist priests were sent to Tubo. Japan could refuse, but the newly defeated Tubo could not refuse." Jiang Shuo suddenly realized: "The Taoist priests sent to Tubo back then were your grandfather!" Ye Guizhen in the nose
"Humph" he said: "Whether it's Taoism or martial arts, I am stronger than Ye Guixuan. Just because he is a direct descendant, he can sit in the Xuanmiao Temple and be the master of his temple that thousands of people admire, but I have to stay away from him. Traveling thousands of miles to preach in this bitter and cold place." Jiang Shuo said: "It turns out that this is how Ye Tianshi learned the Tubo language." Although Jiang Shuo scolded him thousands of times in his heart
"Old thief", but now after listening to his story, I couldn't help but feel sympathy, and when I spoke, I called him
"Ye Tianshi". Ye Guizhen said: "Hey... the saint asked me to preach. The customs of the Tubo people are very different from those of the Tang Dynasty. How can we carry out the Three Purities education? Moreover, the leader of Tubo, Chisong Dezan, is very guarded against us, the Tang people. Not even a Taoist temple has been built in these years, so how can we preach? I can only return to the Tang Dynasty by pretending to be crazy and acting stupid." Jiang Shuo thought to himself: No wonder Ye Guizhen was a crazy Taoist back then. It turns out that his crazy words and crazy appearance were all Pretended.
At this time, someone suddenly said: "So you want to take revenge and provoke a decisive battle between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty to avenge your personal revenge!" Ye Guizhen looked back and saw that it was Zhang Zangxie who was speaking. It turned out that Ye Qingyao had tried to replace Zhang Zangxie before. With her skills in massaging and unblocking the acupoints, it was originally impossible for her to unblock the acupoints sealed by her grandfather Ye Guizhen. However, since Zhang Zangxie did not know martial arts, Ye Guizhen did not use much internal force when sealing the acupoints. Therefore, Ye Qingyao's massage was basically enough. After unlocking his acupuncture points, his blood flowed naturally and slowly, and at this moment, it was unlocked on its own.
Ye Guizhen smiled and said: "Yes, I don't know whether Pei Min is naive or stupid, and I don't care about the balance of the Hidden Alliance. What I want is for Tubo to rush down the plateau and smash the prosperous illusion of the Tang Dynasty to pieces!" Zhang Zangxie shook his head and said: "Master Ye Tianshi, are you right?" Ye Guizhen glared and said sternly: "What did you say?" Zhang Zangxie said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Master Ye Tianshi, even if you want revenge, you can't do it. We shouldn’t have caused the death of innocent people in both Tang and Tibet.” Ye Guizhen spat: “Who are you? Are you qualified to teach me?” Zhang Zangxie remained unmoved and said calmly: “If the Heavenly Master thinks it is Ye If I feel sorry for you, I should blame the Ye family. If I feel that the Tang Emperor is wrong, I should go to Chang'an City to settle the accounts with the Tang Emperor. Now I have made a big circle, and it has not harmed the Ye family and the Tang Emperor at all. The Battle of Shibao City It has lasted for three years, and the casualties on both sides are all soldiers, so what harm does it do to your enemies?" Ye Guizhen was stunned when he heard this, lowered his head, thought to himself, and stopped talking.
Seeing that Zhang Zangxie could speak again, Jiang Shuo quickly continued the previous conversation: "Zhang Xiben, does General Iron Blade really have nothing to do with the death of Master Gu Xin?" As he said this, he rushed forward and stopped Ye Guizhen and Between Zhang Zangxie and Zhang Zangxie, he was afraid that Ye Guizhen would touch Zhang Zangxie's acupuncture points again. Iron Blade Xinuoluo couldn't understand Chinese. When he saw Ye Guizhen, Jiang Shuo and others talking, he suddenly stopped talking, and saw Jiang Shuo again. Shuo suddenly moved, claiming that it was a Han man's spell, and that Jiang Shuo was going to take the opportunity to sneak attack Ye Guizhen, so he quickly stepped forward and hit Jiang Shuo with his fist.
Jiang Shuo stretched out his palm to catch it.
There was a loud "bang", and the two of them took a step back and immediately started fighting again. Zhang Zangxie said from behind Jiang Shuo: "Young Master Jiang, I want to ask you, does the death of Master Gu Xin have nothing to do with you?" Jiang Shuo exchanged moves with Iron Blade Xinuolo and said to Zhang Zangxie said: "Master Gu Xin and I were both teachers and friends. How could I harm his life? It was indeed Pi Luoge who killed him from behind with his Qi sword. You will know as soon as you check the body." Zhang Zangxie said. But he said: "Master Gu Xin is an eminent monk named Xiangxiong. He has been 'buried in the sky' a long time ago. There is nothing left on the body and it cannot be inspected." It turns out that Tubo has a funeral ritual of sky burial, which means placing the body on the top of a huge rock. Vultures peck at the corpse until no bones remain, because the Tubo people believe that after death, the soul and body are immediately separated. Feeding the empty skins and shells of raptors is the so-called "sacrifice of one's body". Many virtuous people advocate sky burial, Gu Xin The guru is of course no exception.
Jiang Shuo said: "There were many people who saw the murder of Master Gu Xin on the shore of the West Sea that day. Except for Li Zhuer who was a member of the Yin League, Li Guiren, the An brothers, Wang Zhongsi Gong, and Ge Shuhan were all witnesses. "Tieren Xinuoluo saw that Zhang Zangxie was muttering and hitting again. He couldn't help shouting to Zhang Zangxie and asked him to interpret. Zhang Zangxie faithfully translated Jiang Shuo's words one by one to Tieren Xinuoluo. .
Iron Blade Xinuolo's voice suddenly turned heavy, and he only said a very brief sentence. Zhang Zangxie translated it to Jiang Shuo and said, "General Iron Blade asked how Master Gu Xin was injured at that time?" Jiang Shuo said, "First The master is completely unscathed, except for a purple spot the size of a copper coin on his back. Later I found out that this was the blunt sword technique in Piluo Pavilion's Qi Sword." It was Iron Blade Xinuolo's turn to be silent, and he and Jiang Shuo were silent again. After playing for several rounds, he suddenly stopped and shouted for a few words.
Zhang Zangxie translated to Jiang Shuo: "General Tie said that he will let you go today and fight again after finding out the truth." Jiang Shuo said with a mixture of laughter and laughter: "I did not sneak into Shibao City to come and go freely. But I want to ask General Iron Blade to take pity on the people who are in ruins and take the initiative to retreat." Ye Guizhen stood there in a daze, and suddenly shouted: "The lives are in ruins...the lives are in ruins! Yes, if the culprit is not eliminated, the war will continue..." Ye Qingyao said curiously : "Grandpa, who is the culprit?"
