Naturally, Rong Jiu knew that this trip was like a moth flying into a flame and falling into a trap, so he stopped and went and was extremely uncooperative.
Shi Tieqiao was already resentful of him, but when he saw that he was acting rogue again, he took out his dagger and said to him: "If you follow me to see Mr. Zhang, I will give you good food and drink on the way, and I can help you intercede for you when you get to Zhang Xian." , when you surrender, I have no grudge against you after all, I just want Li Renbao’s life, but if you continue to push back and make me angry, I will kill you alive at any time."
Rong Jiu saw that Shi Tieqiao's voice was serious and it didn't sound like he was joking. I had no choice but to obey. He knew that going to the government would eventually lead to death, but since Shi Tieqiao was upright and willing to intercede for himself, and regarded it as surrender, then at most he would be hanged or beheaded, and he would not be chopped alive. After thinking about it, weighing the pros and cons, we will never make trouble again.
When he arrived at the Chief Envoy's Office, he took out the letter, saw Zhang Xian, and pushed Rong Jiu forward. Zhang Xian learned the whole story and became furious on the spot. He hated Rong Jiu for murder and arson, but he also hated Li Renbao for deceiving his superiors and killing innocent people indiscriminately. With Zimei Zhenren and his old friends trusting him, he paid more attention to the case. He started a retrial that day and arrested Li Renbao.
Faced with the living Rong Jiu, Li Renbao knew that all his sophistry was in vain, so he admitted that he had burned his father to death and pretended to be Rong Jiu's Li Dai Tao Zang plan.
Later, Rongjiu was sentenced to hanging and Li Renbao was sentenced to beheading. On the day Li Renbao died, Shi Tieqiao formally learned martial arts from Master Zimei. It took him 19 years and he inherited all the martial arts from Master Zimei.
Zimei Zhenren's martial arts, in a word, is "refining Qi to transform into form", which emphasizes that when Qi arrives, the form will be formed, and the so-called form refers to all external tangible moves such as boxing, palm, and leg techniques. As for these externally tangible moves, Shi Tieqiao actually no longer needs to practice them. The hard skills he learned before are enough. Therefore, in the past nineteen years, what Shi Tieqiao and Zimei Zhenren have really learned is the art of refining Qi. Just a technique.
Nineteen years later, Zimei Zhenren said to Shi Tieqiao: "You have learned a lot and can leave me. You can go to the Central Plains, where martial arts are prosperous and there are many martial arts masters. Dragons and tigers often hide. If you go there, you can open fire." Broaden your horizons, increase your knowledge, integrate hundreds of schools of thought, and reach a higher level.”
"But the master is old. If the disciple leaves now, who can take care of the master?"
"Don't worry, any master of Qi refining will be able to sense life and death. Before his death, Master will go to Tianfu Cave to sit and die. No one needs to collect the body, there will be an eagle to eat it. This is the so-called 'sky burial' ." As he spoke, Master Zimei took out another leather bag from his arms, handed it to Shi Tieqiao, and said: "This is the elixir refined by my master. There are nine hundred pills in total. It can strengthen the body, increase strength, nourish qi, heal injuries, and prolong life. The effects are endless, you can keep it and use it at any time.”
So Shi Tieqiao tearfully accepted the elixir, said goodbye to his master, and decided to travel far away.
Before leaving, Master Zimei wrote two more letters and gave them to Shi Tieqiao: "When you go to the Central Plains, if you pass through Huguang, you should go to Jiugong Mountain and give this letter to Master Ziyue. He is my senior brother. If After passing Yunmeng Mountain in Henan, I gave this letter to Master Zixing. She is my junior sister." Shi Tieqiao took the letter, hid it in his arms, and asked: "Why has Master not mentioned them much, including Master, for so many years? Master seems to be tight-lipped about the matter, why is that?"
Master Zimei said: "That was a matter of our previous generation and has nothing to do with you. Besides, Taoists are most afraid of being entangled in the past. But now you are going to study in the Central Plains. I am afraid that you will encounter some difficulties, so I wrote two letters. , to my senior brothers and sisters, firstly to rekindle old friendships, and secondly to introduce you to them so that they can help you solve problems."
"Thank you Master for your hard work."
Shi Tieqiao thanked his master again and was about to walk down the mountain, but he couldn't help but turn around and asked, "Master, can you tell me about my ancestors?"
Master Zimei pondered for a moment and said: "Well, since you are going to see your uncle and aunt, it would be good to know something about the master. Listen, the master calls himself 'the old man in the world', and he also claims to be Fuxi was reincarnated and claimed to be the only peerless master in the world who could cultivate all the nine heavens and travel outside the world. Of course, whenever he said this, his three disciples, namely, Ziyue Zhenren, Zimei Zhenren, Zi Meizi Zhenren, Ziyue Zhenren and Zi Mei Zhenren. Master Xing didn't believe it. The old man didn't care either.
"If you don't believe it, just don't believe it," the old man said calmly, "Anyway, there is very little communication in these three realms: heaven, human realm, and earth realm. You just need to live well in the human world and cultivate in the human world." '
Ziyue and Zixing and I grew up as childhood sweethearts. Our parents were both hunters in Qingcheng Mountain, and the houses we lived in were all connected together. For no reason, firstly, it was for the convenience of life and to take care of each other. Secondly, It is to work together to deal with beasts such as bears and tigers.
The childhood years were originally carefree, but unfortunately the good times did not last long. When we were in our teens, a disaster suddenly struck us.
The reason is that our father hunted a big tiger. This incident became more and more popular and became more and more popular. I don’t know some nefarious person said that the houses of some of our hunters were filled with tiger skins and bones, and they were living in seclusion. The rich man in Qingcheng Mountain. These nonsense words spread more and more widely, and finally attracted the attention of a group of robbers.
Finally one day, dozens of robbers armed with swords came up the mountain to rob. The parents of several of our families were killed, and the only tiger skin was taken away. Although we three children were pushed under the bed by the adults, we were still discovered by the robbers who were rummaging through the boxes. We were also going to die, but maybe we were not destined to die. Just as we were dragged out from under the bed one by one by the robbers, When he was about to be stabbed, he heard a "boom" sound, and the entire front half of the house collapsed. The robbers sitting and standing under the house were dead and injured, and there was a wailing of ghosts and wolves.
'What the hell is going on? 'The robbers in our house were cursing and went out to see.
'Why did the house fall down? Why did the house collapse? How can I get out? 'As soon as the shouts of these robbers died down, they saw that the collapsed house seemed to have been affected by some suction force. The rafters and pillars flew out one by one, as did the chairs, stools, bed boards, cabinets, shelves, wall panels... It flew in the same direction and finally landed on the large grassy area opposite the house. Only then did I see someone standing in front of me. That person was my master. He had white beard and white hair at that time, and he called himself the old man in the world. When we grow up and get old, he will still be the same, and he will still call himself the old man in the world. This is a story for later.
Why did the master suddenly appear here? It turned out that Master had also been looking for a place for spiritual cultivation. He heard that Qingcheng Mountain was a good place for cultivation, so he paid a visit there.
There is a stream next to our house. At that time, my parents were killed by robbers outside the house. I think my father and mother intended to fall in the stream, so that the blood would flow down the stream and let the people down the mountain People discovered the murder here.
Sure enough, the master who was walking up the mountain saw the bleeding stream and heard the cries of our three children. He immediately understood what was going on, so he decisively flew up the mountain and took action.
He first knocked down the front half of the house with one palm, so that all the robbers would be frightened, and we in the back room would not be crushed to death. In fact, if he didn't control the heat well and used too much force, the second half of the house would collapse. , we will die. But the master's judgment of the strength of his palm was so precise, neither light nor heavy, and the front half collapsed.
After it collapsed, he used the reverse force of his palm to suck all the collapsed furniture into the grass on the opposite side. Then, the robbers saw him, and the three of us also saw him.
I will never forget that figure with white beard and white hair, and an immortal figure.
Dozens of robbers suddenly became murderous when they saw that the person coming was an old man. They were all ready to make a move and exchanged glances with each other. They had a tacit understanding, and they swung their swords almost at the same time, and struck at the master at the same time. The master just bent down, picked a handful of grass blades, and threw them forward. Those dozens of strong men who were still brandishing their swords and shouting to kill, They all screamed and fell to the ground dead. They all died in the same way, with a blade of grass stuck in their necks.
When Master saw that the three of us were helpless, he took us in. He didn't find any other place to go, so he stayed in the house where our parents lived. Together we buried our dead relatives and repaired the collapsed house. From then on, Master and we lived in Qingcheng Mountain.
When we grew up, Master didn't care much about us and often traveled around alone. But when we grew up, we couldn't stay still anymore and wanted to go out and have a look, so we got separated. . "
"How is Master doing now?" Shi Tieqiao asked.
Master Zimei said: "I don't know. When we got separated, we didn't wait for Master to come back. We just left a letter in the house, and I don't know if he saw it. There is no such thing as a feast that never ends, and Master often said to us , Taoist friends don’t need to be too close, Taoist hearts often float around like white clouds, with nothing to attach to. Maybe it’s because our life experiences are too miserable, and our three brothers and sisters are all somewhat like our master, they are all aloof and arrogant And deserted. But you are not like me, your blood is hot and your heart is alive. Just do what you should do, you don’t have to imitate me.”
Shi Tieqiao nodded silently, expressed his respect to his master, and finally embarked on his long journey.
