Chapter 34 The Pure Heart Dwelling
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The rivers and lakes were displaced, and it was another three months in the blink of an eye. In the battle of Taihang, the rivers and lakes no longer saw the seven saints of Wudang, and the Central Plains no longer had a famous and decent family. However, a faction is scattered, there is always a faction rising, recently, Qingyunmen is a faction that suddenly emerged, no one knows its details, as if it fell from the sky, the rivers and lakes only know that they destroyed the three halls of the Tianlong Gang, and destroyed the Sea Shark faction under the Wulin League.
Hubei Wudang Mountain, Qingxinju, this is a time-honored teahouse, is one of the few famous shops in the rivers and lakes, here only sells tea and does not sell wine, but can still attract merchants and children of the rivers and lakes, here is famous because of Wudang Mountain, but will not decline because of the decline of the Wudang faction, because it is just a teahouse, people only care about whether the tea there is good or not, as long as the tea is right, it can still exist in people's hearts, and the Jianghu sect is different, once it loses its prestige, no matter how prosperous you were in the past, it will also fade from people's sight, this may be the biggest sorrow of a sect。
"The storm of Taihang rises, and the battle between good and evil is separated from the world. The Central Plains is no longer upright, Wudang does not see the Seven Sages" Qingxin upstairs, a storyteller is talking about the rise, the surrounding guests are also rising, his hair is gray, his voice is old, some crazy, and some heroic, he is holding a huqin, playing and talking, eyebrows flying.
"Hey, hey, hey, go to the rivers and lakes, talk about the rivers and lakes, don't talk about the Three Kingdoms and the Water Margin, what do you want to ask me about? Today we will talk about the epic battle on Taihang Mountain three months ago."
"Good, good, good," the guests around him applauded, expecting him to continue.
"It is said that the major factions in the Central Plains were eradicated by the Tianlong Gang and the Wulin League as early as three years ago, and they have long existed in name only, and since then the entire rivers and lakes have been divided equally by Long Zaitian and Liu Peng, these two are the same ruthless and poisonous, they are-for-tat, and no one is convinced!"
"Hey, didn't you talk about the battle of Taihang today? Why did you get involved with them?" suddenly someone in the audience asked.
"This little brother is not in a hurry, listen to me slowly." The old man didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, and kept selling the guanzi.
The old man played the huqin and sang, "Hey...... Walking the rivers and lakes is talking about the rivers and lakes, not talking about the Three Kingdoms and the Water Margin, walking the rivers and lakes is talking about the rivers and lakes, and if you want to talk about the rivers and lakes. It is said that in order to make a comeback in the Central Plains, the three factions of Wudang Shaolin and Emei issued a heroic post, inviting heroes from all over the world to go to Taihang Mountain to eat reunion dumplings on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and suddenly the rivers and lakes were shocked, and both good and evil set their eyes on this Taihang night!"
"Eat dumplings, why do you still need to go to Taihang Mountain?" another person asked.
"This brother, you don't understand this, this so-called eating dumplings, of course, is not as simple as eating dumplings, the purpose is actually to establish the leader of the alliance, so as to lead the major factions in the Central Plains, and compete with Liu Peng and Long in the sky to compete for the world, this is the three factions of Wudang Shaolin Emei made an appointment as early as three years ago, but they didn't expect that due to the heavy damage suffered by the Central Plains decency, it was the withering of talents, the position of the leader of the alliance, it was a long-term struggle, and no one would obey anyone!"
"And who is the leader of the alliance?" someone asked.
"This benevolent brother asked well, saying that there were countless heroes and heroes present at the time, only Wudang is five people, in addition to the Yuxu Daoist, it is the four disciples of Wudang, and the two factions of Emei Shaolin are also uncompromising, not to mention that there was also Sun Bin of the Kongtong faction who was present at the time, and the peerless wind that was already famous all over the world when he first came out of the rivers and lakes, so the position of the leader of the alliance will not be able to fight for a long time." The old man spoke very energetically, took a sip of tea, and played the huqin again.
"Sir, don't play the violin, say it quickly!" The people next to him were anxious.
"Hehe, it's not easy for me, old man, why don't you give some money for dinner first?" said the old man with a smile.
Seeing this, everyone gave money one after another, and the old man said thank you, drank tea, and played the huqin and sang.
"Hey, walking the rivers and lakes and talking about the rivers and lakes, the hearts of the people on the rivers and lakes are unpredictable, good is also evil, and evil is also good."
"What is this called, good is good, evil is evil" Suddenly a voice came from the corner next to him.
When everyone heard the sound, they all looked to the corner, only to see that this person was in rags, his hair was messy, his expression was in a trance, and he was holding a wine gourd in his hand, with a little drunkenness.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly ran over and said anxiously: "Guest officer, how can you drink in the store? Isn't this a violation of the rules of the store? If the shopkeeper knows, he won't scold me to death, you can leave quickly!"
"Hehe, what are you anxious about, he won't kill you," he said drunkenly, and then he pointed to the old storyteller and said, "By the way, what did you say just now? What is good and evil, evil is also good, good is good, evil is evil, good and evil have never been separated, how can those evil demons and foreign ways be compared with our famous and decent people?" As he spoke, he was a little angry.
The old man did not speak, but looked at him silently, as if he was a little afraid.
"You old man full of nonsense, see that I don't teach you a lesson," he said, wanting to go up and beat the old man.
The man was just about to make a move, when suddenly, a hand grabbed him, "Stop, don't mess around."
It's strange that this person was caught by him like this, and he didn't move.
The shopkeeper said: "The shopkeeper is him, he not only drinks in the store, but also gets drunk and beats people." It turned out that the shopkeeper saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly found the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper said, "Okay, you go down first!" Then, he said to the other guests: "Sorry everyone, I have swept everyone's interest today, please continue" and said to the old storyteller: "Sorry, old man" After speaking, he pulled the man towards the door.
The storyteller smiled, "Hehe, interesting!" Everyone else discussed, "Su Wenqingxinju is an upright shopkeeper and strong in martial arts, this kid is going to be unlucky!" "Regardless of him, he asked for it, let's listen to books and listen to books."
The old man continued to sing, "Hey, walking the rivers and lakes, talking about the rivers and lakes, the rivers and lakes, the heroes of the soil, how many heroes have buried their bones, how many heroes have suffered"......
At the top of Wudang Mountain, the cold wind is cold, urging people's flesh and bones, freezing people's hearts, although the Lantern Festival has long passed, the wind in the mountain is still so cold, so ruthless.
Two figures, standing motionless in the cold wind. These two people are one long and one young, the long is heroic, but the few are decadent. Take a closer look, isn't it the shopkeeper of Qingxinju and the drunkard?
"Xiao Nan, are you sober," the shopkeeper said.
"Third uncle, I'm not drunk at all." It turned out that he was that Lin Mu Nan, the apprentice of Yu Xuzi.
"It seems that you haven't woken up yet!" Then the shopkeeper sighed and said: "Look at this mountain full of stumps and leaves, where is there still life, Wudang has long been ruined, it is impossible to go back, don't waste your energy."
"The third uncle really refuses to help me?"
"How can I do it, and what can I help you?"
"Although the third uncle's ability is not big, he is familiar with the affairs of the rivers and lakes, you must know where the Taiji Sword Diagram is"
"I don't know, I just want to be a little shopkeeper with peace of mind."
"Third uncle, are you really willing to give up Wudang?"
"Since your master left Wudang, I have become disheartened with Wudang."
"Why was the master kicked out of Wudang, and why didn't you want to tell me?"
"I didn't tell you before, because you were still young, I was afraid that you would hate this martial arts, Xiao Nan, you have grown up now, you should know that this martial arts is far from being chivalrous as you imagined, today I will tell you why your master left Wudang" Then, he looked at the sky and seemed to fall into a deep memory.
"Back then, I was just a small disciple of Wudang Mountain, not as good as the seven senior brothers, because of my weak physique, and I didn't have the talent to practice, I could only be snubbed by the master, ridiculed by the senior brothers, I had no friends, I was alone every day, no one liked me, and no one understood me" said, he was a little choked.
Sighing, he said again: "That day, I went to the back mountain to fetch water and grow vegetables, but I saw that the senior brothers were catching a hare, clamoring to make a fire to eat meat, I saw that the hare was pitiful, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop it, but was beaten by the senior brothers, and then Senior Brother Taiyin saved me, this is the first meeting between me and Senior Brother Taiyin."
After a pause, he continued: "That day, I chatted with my senior brother for a long time, that was the first time I opened my heart and chatted, the senior brother said, the cultivator of the Tao is based on the cultivation of the mind, martial arts is just the art of strengthening the body, he said that he only drinks tea, not alcohol, because wine, like martial arts, is always harmful to people, he said that he likes my benevolent heart, said that this is what most people who practice martial arts lack, it is very valuable, and then he often guides me to practice, and I also rely on him as a senior brother."
"Later, why was the master kicked out of Wudang?" Lin Munan asked anxiously.
"Because of a woman"
"Women?"
"That's right, Wudang was just emerging in the rivers and lakes back then, once, the sixth senior brother was ordered by the master to go down the mountain and go to Henan to eradicate the flying thief, and a month later, I don't know why the senior brother failed to complete the task."
"Who is this flying thief? can't even deal with the master?"
"It's not that your master can't deal with it, it's that he doesn't want to"
"Third uncle, what do you mean by this?"
"Because of my brother, he fell in love with Yizhanghong"
"What? This flying thief turned out to be a woman?"
"That's right, she's not just a woman, she's also a stunning beauty"
"How so?"
The shopkeeper of Qingxinju said: "Only the master knows about this matter, and we only found out later"
"Even if the master falls in love with Yizhanghong, there is no need for the master to kick him out of Wudang?"
"Do you know who this Zhanghong is?" asked the shopkeeper of Qingxinju.
"Isn't she just a big thief?" Lin Munan asked rhetorically.
"No, she's just a big thief, it's just that she not only steals, but also kills, and all factions in the rivers and lakes have enmity with her, but no one has seen her, because everyone who has seen her is dead"
"How could the master fall in love with such a woman?"
"I thought so at first, and it wasn't until that day that I understood what kind of woman this Zhanghong was."
"What's wrong, what's going on?" Lin Munan hurriedly asked.
"That day, the senior brother rescued an injured woman at the bottom of the mountain, and we didn't care about it at first, but later we learned that this woman was none other than that Zhang Hong," the shopkeeper said.
"What? Could it be that Yizhang Hong came to Wudang to find a master?" Lin Munan seemed a little surprised.
"Well, yes, that's when we found out that she wasn't the Flying Thief we know, but a kind woman"
"However, leaving her behind will bring disaster to Wudang!" Lin Munan said.
"That's right, it didn't take long for the various factions led by Shaolin to come to the door one after another."
"What happened later?" Lin Munan asked.
"Of course Senior Brother Sixth won't hand over his beloved woman"
"The master is really confused, is it worth it for such a woman?" Lin Mu Nan was a little puzzled.
"Xiao Nan, you are wrong, this Zhang Hong is actually a thief, all she stole is ill-gotten gains, and all she kills are duplicitous hypocrites, which we only learned later," the shopkeeper said.
"But will anyone really believe her?" Lin Munan understood that those so-called righteous people would not listen.
"That's right, no one from all sects will believe it, they threatened that if Wudang does not hand over this woman, Wudang will be bulldozed, we know that their real purpose is not to be a red man, but to deal with Wudang, this red is just an excuse" The shopkeeper said.
"What a vicious heart," Lin Munan sighed.
"This is the rivers and lakes, in fact, the most terrible thing in the rivers and lakes is not the sword, but the human heart," the shopkeeper sighed.
Lin Mu Nan was silent, yes, how inscrutable the word human heart is.
"In order not to embarrass her senior brother, Yizhanghong actually stepped forward and was willing to bear it alone, however, where do these people care about her, their real purpose is only Wudang, only Wudang does not exist, they can ensure their status in the rivers and lakes, so that this battle is inevitable"
"What happened later?, Wudang did it?" Lin Munan asked.
"At first, we didn't do anything until Yizhanghong committed suicide"
Lin Munan was very surprised: "What?
"Well, she chose to die in order not to embarrass Senior Brother Six"
"It's a pity that the major factions didn't leave because of her death," Lin Munan said softly, he had already guessed.
The shopkeeper of Qingxinju sighed: "Xiao Nan, you are right, they think that Wudang deliberately harbored Yizhanghong, and they want to ask for an explanation."
Lin Mu Nan said indignantly: "This is obviously too much deception."
"Hehe, maybe the rivers and lakes are decent like this, it's just for their own interests," the shopkeeper sneered.
"Wudang still made a move?"
"Well, the seven senior brothers joined hands to fight the major factions headed by Shaolin, since then the name of the Wudang Seven Saints has spread all over the rivers and lakes, and the Wudang faction has really had a place in the rivers and lakes since then.
"The master is worried that staying in Wudang will bring disaster to Wudang, so he chose to leave?" Lin Munan said his speculation.
The shopkeeper of Qingxinju nodded, and said slowly: "This is also one of the reasons why Wudang and the major factions have long formed an alliance, but they have always guarded against each other."
"Alas, if only the master were still here, Wudang would not have fallen to this point, I'm sorry for him!" Lin Munan lamented.
"Xiao Nan, there are only three of you left in Wudang, you have to live well! The task of rebuilding Wudang is too heavy for you," the shopkeeper of Qingxinju sighed.
"The third uncle still cares about Wudang, right, otherwise he wouldn't have guarded the Qingxin Residence for so many years, and he wouldn't want to leave Wudang Mountain," Lin Munan said.
The shopkeeper of Qingxinju was silent.
"Third uncle, together, we will definitely be able to rebuild Wudang," Lin Munan said firmly.
The shopkeeper of Qingxinju sighed: "It's useless, the third uncle's strength is about the same as you at most, and he can't help."
Lin Munan was also silent, for a long, long time.
After a long time, the shopkeeper of Qingxinju said: "Unless you can find the seventh senior brother, Cangsong Daoren, it's a pity that the seventh senior brother and the fifth senior brother have long disappeared because of a woman who turned against each other."
"Five Elements Bagua Array, the Seventh Master must be there, Master Yuxu mentioned it to me, Third Uncle, thank you for reminding me, great, Wudang is saved, haha!" Lin Munan was very happy, and ran towards the back mountain with a smile......
In the cold wind, only the figure of the shopkeeper of Qingxinju remained, and he was a little relieved to look at Lin Munan who ran away.
After a long time, another figure came out of the forest, his hair was gray, he was a little crazy, and he was a little heroic, and he was carrying a huqin, yes, it was the storyteller.
"Senior brother, do you really plan to teach him?" asked the shopkeeper of Qingxinju. It turned out that this storyteller was the Cangsong Daoist.
Mr. Storyteller nodded, "Well, after all, we are still Wudang disciples"
"Senior brother, isn't this the result that you and I have been looking forward to?"
"Yes, I hate that the master didn't stop the sixth senior brother from leaving, I hate Pei'er for dying because of Yuxuzi, I hate that the master punished me to go to the Taiji Sword Diagram to face the wall, and I hate that the master chose the senior brother as the head, so that I forgot the master's kindness, forgot why I joined the Wudang faction in the first place, and forgot the original belief, over the years, I finally figured it out, in fact, we have always been Wudang disciples, right" Cangsong Daoren finished speaking, and slowly walked towards the back mountain.
The shopkeeper of Qingxinju was silent again, looking at the departing figure of Cangsong Daoren, perhaps he was thinking about his original beliefs.
We will always forget the original belief because of mortal dust, maybe hate, maybe hate, maybe money, maybe fame, but I don't know how many years later, how many people can still remember our original most simple and sincere heart?