CHAPTER XLV. 6

In the Anxi dart game back then, Zuo Han had no opponent except for his uncle Zuo Xingfo; This inevitably made him start to think a little too highly of himself. And when he re-emerged from the rivers and lakes, joined the Jinyi Guard, and was responsible for the first assistant of the Gongwei cabinet, Lord Zhang Juzheng, he made many miraculous feats, defeated several good players in the rivers and lakes, and made him gradually flutter, thinking that the Central Plains martial arts was declining, and he could take this opportunity to dominate among young people and shine. Where did he think that going south this time was an eye-opener for him. is also a young man, Shangguan Hongyang is already on par with his Zuo Han with one hand and some Dugu Nine Sword moves. And Koizumi Shenxiu is just a weak woman, and she also has good skills. As for the older generation, Komatsu Taro's "a clear breeze on the sea" is unpredictable and unpredictable, and he himself was tricked because of this, almost causing a tragedy. He finally realized the truth that there is heaven outside the sky and there are people outside the world. Looking back at his own housekeeping mastery "Dark True Qi", its consumption is very large, and the disadvantages of insufficient power are becoming more and more obvious, and it is indeed possible to freeze ordinary people to death, but when encountering a master like Komatsu Taro, the deterrent power is insufficient. After all, it is impossible to be like Wang Cheng, wearing an iron hand, and waiting for the cold to come up without realizing it. Zuo Han believes that the top priority at the moment is to cultivate into the fourth "Thousand Miles of Ice" of "Dark and Quiet True Qi" as soon as possible, not only can the internal force skyrocket, but also in the future, every move can exude the cold qi, even if the first "Twilight Cold" and the second "Night Frost" are launched, it will not consume much internal strength, and it will not be like before, fighting for three days at a time, this kind of thing is too dangerous, no wonder my uncle did not approve of his return to the Central Plains, let alone his involvement in the rivers and lakes.

This time he recuperated for nearly half a year, and Zuo Han's internal injuries were almost healed. His experience and perception of "Dark True Qi" have also become more and more thorough, and he has vaguely touched the threshold of "thousands of miles of ice". However, it is true that as my uncle Zuo Xing Buddha said, the weather in the south is hot and the heat wave is rolling, which is very detrimental to the cultivation of yin to cold. If it was in normal times, of course Zuo Han didn't mind, even if he cultivated the "Dark True Qi" in the scorching sun, it would have the miraculous effect of sharpening his body and mind and laying a solid foundation. But now that he is in a hurry to break through, he can't help but rush to power. Zuo Han instructed Wang Yang to lead his subordinates to purchase ice cubes everywhere and hoard them in the cellar. From morning to night, Zuo Han hid in the cellar to cultivate. As for Koizumi Chika's side, he also sent a capable man to spy on him secretly and report to him once a day, but fortunately nothing unusual was found.

On this day, Zuo Han was practicing constantly, and suddenly found that Wang Yang was stumbling down. The cold air in the cellar hit people, he hugged his body and shivered with cold, and bowed and pleaded, "Lord Zuo, it's not good, it's all because of the incompetence of our subordinates, and the ice cubes we bought at a great price were snatched away." ”

Zuo Han comforted him softly, "Don't panic, it's just some ice." It's just that who did it, have you found out?"

Wang Yang coughed and replied, "Ahem, ahem, I found out, it's the Xinyong monk of Shaolin Temple." When he saw on the street that our cart was full of ice, he accused us of being poor and extravagant and robbing people of things. I came forward to defend myself, saying that the ice cubes were purchased from the ice-chisers on the Xixi Wetland, and that the cost was a little more than in previous years, and the price was very fair. But the monk Xinyong accused us of hoarding and disrupting the market. As soon as he gave the order, more than a dozen bald men rushed forward and beat us around. The subordinates had low martial arts skills, and they were not their opponents, and they were knocked to the ground on the spot. Brother Sun and Brother Zhang, who went with me, were seriously injured, and now they are lying in the hanging pot hall for medical treatment, unable to move. ”

Zuo Han was angry in his heart, and shouted angrily on the spot, "Where do these bald donkeys stay?"

"In, in, in, in Lingyin Temple. Seeing Zuo Han angry, Wang Yang couldn't help but be a little frightened, and he stammered and replied. Zuo Han signaled him not to be nervous, and checked his pulse, seeing that Wang Yang's internal breath was stable, he knew that it was fine, so he ordered him to go down and rest first. Zuo Han stopped cultivating, carefully combed through the matter back and forth, and found that there were many suspicious points in it. Although Jinyiwei has a bad reputation, in any case, buying ice cubes at market prices is not a bad act, why did this Xinyong monk take the opportunity to make trouble? Why did the Shaolin Temple send people to Hangzhou, could it be that there was indeed a secret deal between them and the southern line of the Sun and Moon God Sect? If so, then who would they target? All kinds of doubts are difficult to understand. Confused, Zuo Han walked out of the cellar and found that the sky was full of stars, and it was already the middle of the night. Zuo Han's heart moved, and he hurriedly took up light skills and ran in the direction of Lingyin Temple, he wanted to secretly find out.

Lingyin Temple, also known as Yunlin Temple, was built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, expanded by Emperor Wu of Liang in the Southern Dynasty, its reputation is rising, it is known as one of the five mountains of Zen Buddhism in the south of the Yangtze River, and it has prestige among the people. Zuo Han was ordered to go south to the south of the Yangtze River to monitor the dynamics of martial arts, and he was extremely concerned about these big temples and famous temples. At the beginning of his tenure, he went to Lingyin Temple to meet the presiding abbot. The abbot of Lingyin Temple, Master Wuxiang, is elegant, quiet, and has no ambition, which is incompatible with the style of the abbot of Shaolin Temple. This time, it was involved in the turmoil in the rivers and lakes, which made Zuo Han quite uneasy.

Zuo Han came to Lingyin Temple for the second time, and he can barely be said to be familiar with the way. He climbed in through the outside of the wall, tossed and turned among the shadows of the trees, avoiding the monks who were in charge of patrolling, and went straight to the outside of Master Wuxiang's house. He hid in the corner of the wall and listened for a long time, but he did not hear any strange sound. In desperation, he stood up, opened the window, and heard a faint groan from the room. Zuo Han was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly jumped into the house. But he soon realized that something was wrong, his feet never landed, but his body fell straight down, and there was a whirring wind in his ears, daring him to jump into a deep black hole. Zuo Han was shocked and frightened, he brushed the ground and pulled out the long sword with him, leaned sideways, and inserted the long sword into the cave wall. When he stabilized his body and was about to leap upward, he heard a loud bang, as if someone had re-covered the hole. Zuo Han couldn't go up, and he didn't dare to go down, and he lost ground for a while.