Section 2 A finger of the rhinoceros
The night of early spring always came so fast, before the dark curtain fell, Duan Shuai was still on the road, and the night gradually engulfed his handsome face, and also bent his waist on horseback. www.biquge.info I don't know how many nights I have been on the road like this, and every night is different, but it is not different. The only difference is that sometimes he will walk on mountain roads, sometimes he will cross swamps, the wind and frost of the cold night have made this young man no longer anxious, and the stars in the sky have also let him know that it is always good to have hope.
More than ten days later, Duan Shuai came to the Yangtze River, and on the other side of the river was Chuzhou. At this time, he was at a loss, how to cross the river on horseback? Watching the turbulent water cascade down the roaring waves for thousands of miles, Duan Shuai was surprised. Such a scene has never happened in his life, he has wandered on the plateau since he was a child, and when he grew up, he was in a mountainous area like the Tianshan Mountains, where has he ever seen such a majestic river scene.
But nothing can stump people, let alone a person with such a strong heart. He slowed down his horse's pace and walked a long way down the river, until he finally found a small wooden boat near a ferry. There was a middle-aged man sitting on the boat, this middle-aged man was dressed in a robe, wearing a hat, and holding a boom in his hand, sitting there leisurely and settling alone to fish for cold river snow. It's not so much fishing, it's more like he's grinding his patience. Because of this cold day, where do the fish come from!
Duan Shuai rode over curiously and asked, "Big brother!" Can you cross the river with me? The big man was taking care of catching his own fish and ignored Duan Shuai. Duan Shuai pondered for a while, and then asked, "Big brother, where can I catch fish in this cold and snowy place?" The fishing rod in Dahan's hand suddenly shook a few times, Dahan turned his face sideways and glanced at Duan Shuai, and gently spit out a word: "Shhhh Duan Shuai hurriedly grabbed the reins, tied the horse to the side, and squatted in place and waited quietly.
Half a pillar of incense passed, the fish did not come, the big man did not look back, Duan Shuai's legs were already numb, he had to stand up, and he didn't want to disturb him, so he paced back and forth there by himself, looking extremely impatient. But he looked around and saw no more boats to cross the river. The kung fu of a stick of incense has passed, and there is still no fish on the bait, and Duan Shuai's heart at this time has also calmed down.
At this time, the big man suddenly and slowly put away his fishing rod and walked towards the shore. Duan Shuai seemed to see hope, followed up, and asked, "Big brother!" What to expect today? The big man glanced at him and asked, "Then you have something to gain today?" Duan Shuai was stunned, he didn't expect this big man to ask himself. He also asked in his heart, "Do I have another harvest today?" But he couldn't find a catch from searching for dry intestines, so he sighed and shook his head.
Seeing that Duan Shuai was a little melancholy, the old man patted him on the shoulder and said, "Young man, don't be in a hurry in everything. Do you know how long I've been fishing here? Duan Shuai shook his head like a rattle, he smiled and replied: "It's been thirty years, I haven't left this Yangtze River for thirty years, you ask me if I have made a gain today, just look at my empty hands, but I feel that I have gained a lot." Dahan smiled and patted the dumbfounded Duan Shuai again, and continued: "If fishing is only for a moment, then you will be disappointed, only the harvest of years will make you see hope." I see that you are particularly anxious, no matter how urgent you are to do something, if you do it with such an anxious attitude, then no matter what it is, you will not do it well. ”
Duan Shuai suddenly realized and nodded in praise, at this time the big man turned around and pointed to the Yangtze River, and said: "Look at this river, which stretches for thousands of miles without drying up, where does it come from such a force?" Because it is not impatient or impatient, although it does not have the potential to swallow mountains and rivers, there is no possibility of breaking the flow. Duan Shuai said gratefully: "Thank you eldest brother for your teachings, dare to ask your eldest brother's surname?" The big man smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Shan Ye Villager, how can you talk about cheap names." You call me Lao Huo! Duan Shuai hurriedly saluted him, thinking that he was not a simple person.
Lao Huo touched the few whiskers on his chin and asked, "Do you want to cross the Yangtze River?" Duan Shuai nodded, and seemed to be no longer anxious, and his heart was much calmer. Lao Huo continued: "Do you know that the river water in early spring is particularly violent? Can you safely take my little wooden boat over? Duan Shuai still didn't speak, and continued to nod. Lao Huo smiled and beckoned, Duan Shuai also smiled, they tacitly agreed, but they admired each other. Duan Shuai admired Lao Huo's realm, and Lao Huo admired Duan Shuai's courage and integrity.
After Duan Shuai led his horse to the boat, he felt a little uneasy, it was the first time he had sat on the rocking boat, let alone the small wooden boat across the Yangtze River. After Lao Huo saw Duan Shuai standing firmly, he pulled up a long penny, and slowly drove the boat out of the ferry against the cold river wind. Heaven and earth are in the heart of a boat, half melancholy and half worried. The cold wind blows in the dust, and the sail sinks the hook.
What Duan Shuai didn't expect at all was that even though the river under the boat was turbulent, the boat supported by Lao Huo was as steady as the ground, and the two of them crossed the Yangtze River safely and steadily on this boat. During this period, Lao Huo didn't say a word again, just lowered his head to support the boat, Duan Shuai didn't ask again, the two seemed to have discussed. After Duan Shuai landed on the shore, before he had time to thank Lao Huo, Lao Huo's boat sailed back along the same road. A hand of songs floated in the wind: "Pingshui meets along the dream, drinking horses and crossing the river to spend the last year." The cold wind is willing to push the light sail to go and go fishing with a bucket. Duan Shuai stood for a long time, unwilling to leave, for Lao Huo's state of mind, why didn't he want to have it? He hadn't taken care of his face for more than half a month, and the cold wind blew his bearded cheeks, which seemed to make him even more vicissitudes.
When he first arrived in Chuzhou, Duan Shuai was unfamiliar with the place, and after finding the local beggar brothers, with their help, he successfully settled in a hall. After putting down his luggage, he had a full meal, shaved off his beard, and groomed his hair and face, and after all this, he went out to inquire about the news with peace of mind.
Although this Mengshan faction does not have much prestige in the rivers and lakes, it is well known in Chuzhou, and everyone who talks about it will give a thumbs up. Duan Shuai was also greatly surprised, and couldn't help but want to visit Duan Yuxi, the head of Mengshan, and also wanted to learn about his invisible spiritual rhino finger.
After some inquiry, Duan Shuai came to the foot of Mengshan Mountain, at this time there was still half a month before the Mengshan Conference, but the top and bottom of Mengshan had already been opened. "Who?" As soon as Duan Shuai walked under the stone archway, two disciples jumped out from both sides and stopped him.
"In the lower section, he is a nobody, and today he wants to meet the head of Mengshan Duan, and ask this brother to lead the way." "Get out of here, it's another villain who came to me to Mengshan in vain to steal the master's mastery, next time I see you, see that I don't break your legs!" The disciple hurled an insult on his toes.
Duan Shuai was furious in his heart, where did the hairy Taoist priest come from, so he ignored him anymore, and walked straight to the mountain, and before he took two steps, he was dragged by the little Taoist priest: "Hey, hey, hey, I said that you kid can't understand people's words?" If you don't go, I'll really tell you to roll down the hill later! ”
Duan Shuai's shoulders were gently pushed back, and the little Taoist priest fell down one by one, and the other Taoist priest was furious when he saw this, and he pulled out his sword and was about to stab Duan Shuai, Duan Shuai did not panic, but kept going up, and when the sword was about to arrive, Duan Shuai turned back sharply and clamped the little Taoist's long sword with two fingers impartially.
The little Taoist priest couldn't pull out the sword no matter how hard he tried, and he couldn't cut it if he wanted to, as if the whole sword was stuck to Duan Shuai's fingers, and the little Taoist priest who fell to the ground saw that his companion also suffered a loss, so he hurriedly got up and drew his sword and cut it over, Duan Shuai blocked the long sword between his fingers, and the sword that was cut off from the little Taoist's hand with a whoosh, only to hear a loud sound, and poked heavily into the stone pillar of the stone archway.
This little Taoist priest was dumbfounded, there was such a person in the world with profound internal skills, he was shocked, and immediately pulled another little Taoist priest to run towards the mountain, Duan Shuai just smiled, did not pursue it again, and continued to go up step by step.
Not long after walking, a large number of Taoist priests suddenly poured down from the mountain. "Uncle Shi, it's him! He's going to break through my mountain gate! "It turned out that the two little Taoist priests came to help with a large group of Taoist priests, and there were as many as twenty or thirty people in this battle. Duan Shuai thought to himself, couldn't they treat him as a kicker!
Although these more than 20 people are not necessarily his opponents, before he has visited the head of the family, he beat the disciples down one by one, no matter how you look at it, it looks like kicking the mountain. He didn't want to cause more trouble, after all, this was the boundary of the Mengshan Mountains, and Duan Shuai didn't want to cause more trouble here, so he wanted to leave.
As soon as he was about to turn back, one of the more than 20 people jumped over and landed in front of Duan Shuai, only to see that this person had thick eyebrows and big eyes, his beard was dark and shining, and he was seven or eight inches long, and his eyebrows revealed the aura of an immortal cultivator. As soon as Duan Shuai was about to speak, the man took the lead and said, "Boy! Why did you come to my Mengshan place? He actually injured my disciples! ”
Duan Shuai was a little stunned, and hurriedly explained: "The junior originally wanted to visit the head of your sect Duan, but he was blocked by the two little brothers just now, and he had to hurt them by mistake, and I hope the seniors will forgive me." "Oh? So, you casually hurt my two disciples of Mengshan? It's not a small tone! Poor Dao has to ask for a few tricks! The man couldn't help but slap Duan Shuai, Duan Shuai didn't want to accept the trick and dodged sideways, and it didn't take long for another slap to hit Duan Shuai, and Duan Shuai hid aside as usual.
The Taoist priest was anxious: "Hide and hide, what kind of hero is it, why don't you try one or two with my jade Xuzi?" It turned out that this was Duan Yu's junior brother Yu Xuozi, and he was also one of the best masters on this Meng Mountain, it seemed that Duan Shuai couldn't easily retreat, so he stubbornly said: "In this case, I hope that my predecessors will give me advice!" After saying that, he took an offensive posture.
Yu Xuzi came to the strength at this time, without saying a word, he rushed over, the two of them were bare-handed, constantly dismantling each other, Duan Shuai's pace was steady, Yu Xuzi's palm technique was exquisite, the two were at the foot of the mountain for a long time, Duan Shuai saw that he couldn't get out for a long time, and he didn't want to easily use the master to learn.
When he was hesitating, he suddenly thought of the mixed yuan gong given to him by the old gang leader Yu, although he had only practiced two layers, but it was enough for him to get out here, thinking of this, he took advantage of the fact that the palm wind of the jade void son had not yet hit, he was angry and dantian, took a sharp breath, concentrated the internal force of his body in one palm, and took the palm of the jade void. As soon as he touched the palm of Yu Xuzi, Yu Xuzi took a few steps back, almost not falling, Duan Shuai saw this and hurriedly closed his palm: "Senior, admit it!" As he spoke, he was about to go down the mountain, but Yu Xuzi saw that he was not his opponent, so he didn't want to stop him more.
At this moment, a burst of cold air came towards Duan Shuai's left shoulder, and he was about to dodge, but it was too late, so he ate this trick hard, and after a while, he felt that his shoulder was sore and cold, and when he turned his head to look, what appeared was a middle-aged Taoist priest, who was more calm and calm than that jade Xuzi, and more immortal.
Duan Shuai thought to himself, this person must be Duan Yu, the head of the Mengshan faction! stepped forward to meet: "Senior Duan Shuai, meet Master Duan!" "Oh? Do you recognize me? Duan Yuci asked with some surprise. I don't recognize it, but judging from the appearance and demeanor of the predecessors, it is absolutely extraordinary, and it must be the head of Mengshan Duan! After hearing this, Duan Yuci smiled slightly, stroked his dark beard and said, "Just now I saw that the little brother used Mr. Yu's mixed yuan skill, could it be that you are a disciple of his beggar gang?" ”
Duan Shuai thought to himself, this jade cut is really powerful, and he can see the origin of his moves at a glance, fortunately, he didn't use Tianshan's kung fu, otherwise he would definitely show flaws, if he knew that he was here to disrupt the martial arts conference, he would definitely not let him stay here.
So Duan Shuai pretended to say: "Master Duan really has good eyesight, but this trick is actually seen through by you, the family teacher is indeed the leader of the old Yu!" Duan Yuci stroked his beard again, frowned and said, "I heard that there are not many disciples in the life of Old Gang Master Yu, and they are all over half a hundred years old, when will there be such an apprentice as you?" Since you came to my Mengshan Mountain today to frustrate my junior brother's spirit, Duan Mou is not talented today, but I want to learn the tricks of Mr. Yu's successor! After saying that, Duan Yuci jumped over, wanting to fight Duan Shuai.
Where is Duan Shuai willing, he can see through him with just one move, let alone a few more moves, and hurriedly retreated and begged for mercy: "The seniors are angry, it's all the fault of the juniors!" I apologize to the seniors of Yuxuzi! After hearing this, Duan Yuci stopped his hand and said, "Even so, it is inconvenient for me to force it, so you can go down the mountain." ”
Duan Shuai finally breathed a sigh of relief, and was just about to turn around and go down the mountain, when suddenly a hot breath came towards him, and before he could hide, it hit him like the cold just now. After this move, his whole body was as hot as fire, Duan Shuai looked up at Duan Yuci, and found that he was standing motionless in place, and his hand had not been raised. Look around, there is no suspicious person, it is the time of wondering, another wave of heating hit him, although it is too late to dodge, but this time he is on guard, just about to resist the luck, this heating rushed into his body, for a while he was actually soft, as if he was poisoned by the ten fragrant soft tendons, he couldn't make the strength.
He looked at Duan Yuci in front of him again, and saw him smiling in place. Duan Shuai reacted at this time, it turned out that this was Duan Yuci's peerless master! Duan Yuci didn't move, and he didn't need to exercise strongly to easily use such a powerful Lingxi finger, which couldn't help but make Duan Shuai extremely impressed!
However, at this time, he couldn't move, no matter how high his internal strength was, he couldn't exert half of his strength, so he had to endure a sense of powerlessness in the same place and look at Duan Yuci motionlessly. Duan Yuci slowly walked towards Duan Shuai at this time, and said with a smile: "Young man! This Mengshan is not so easy to break through, although my spirit rhino finger will not hurt your life, but it can also seal your eight veins of the strange meridians, no matter how great your internal force is, you will not be able to break through these three Jiao entrances within half a month! After saying that, he stroked his beard and turned to return to the mountain.
At the moment of turning around, Duan Yuci suddenly caught a glimpse of the sword deeply inserted in the stone archway, and his heart was shocked: "This person's internal strength has reached such a realm, if he really wants to make a move, I am afraid that my Mengshan will suffer a catastrophe!" It's better to be a favor and let him go down the mountain! With a wave of his hand, he stopped the disciple who was about to come up to arrest Duan Shuai: "Children, let's all return to the mountain, this little brother has no ill will towards my Mengshan, so I won't force me to stay." After everyone retreated, Duan Shuai was anxious in his heart, he couldn't use his internal strength within half a month, how could this be good, how to deal with Xue Lihan who came to Mengshan within half a month?
Thinking of this, Duan Shuai hurriedly shouted to Duan Yuju: "Seek mercy from the Dao and untie my acupoint, within half a month, the younger generation really has something important to do." Duan Yuqi smiled: "With your ability, if you can't solve it within three days, you can come to Mengshan to find me again!" After speaking, he went up the mountain with a wave of dust, leaving Duan Shuai at the foot of the mountain puzzled.
After a long time, Duan Shuai's limbs gradually regained some strength, but his internal strength still couldn't be transported, so he could only move normally. Duan Shuai thought to himself, he couldn't be bored with himself today, but he also saw the power of Duan Yuci, if he could get his help, he would definitely be able to avenge his blood and hatred!
On the way back, I saw a team of people passing by the side of the road, only to see that the leader was Xue Lihan's general Qin Xiaotian, since the battle of Tianshan, Qin Xiaotian was beaten by Duan Shuai's flesh and blood, and his face was also disfigured, I didn't expect to be cured these days, now I look at it, I don't lose the majesty and bearing of the beginning, but I don't see Xie Qian beside him.
As soon as he saw this person, Duan Shuai was furious, clenched his fists, and wanted to punch him, but now that the other party was overwhelmed, he had not recovered his internal strength, and finally suppressed his inner impulse, hiding in a stall on the side and pretending to buy something.
He secretly counted the number of people, about forty people, all of them were strong and strong, holding swords in their hands, and there was a murderous aura. Looking back again, there was no trace of Xue Lihan, since Qin Xiaotian appeared here, then Xue Lihan must be nearby, or he came to give Xue Lihan a front station, thinking of this, Duan Shuai was relieved, the place was not wrong, the enemy family really still wanted to come.
This group of people walked past him, and it seemed that they were going in the direction of Mengshan, it seems that the martial arts conference held by the Mengshan faction this time will be held in advance! Duan Shuai immediately rushed back to the beggar gang rudder, informed the disciples of the beggar gang, and sent a letter to Hu Tianming Hu gang leader in Chang'an, explaining to him the danger and significance of this Mengshan conference, hoping that he would prepare early.
After the notice, Duan Shuai sat down and concentrated on his exercises, trying to find a way to break through the acupoints, recover his internal strength as soon as possible, and go up to Mengshan as soon as possible, solve Xue Lihan's tiger general in advance, and clear the obstacles for revenge. When he didn't have much luck, Duan Shuai suddenly thought that there was a trick called Purple Qi Donglai in this Mixed Yuan Divine Skill, which was to help him break through the Sanjiao Entrance with external blows, and at the same time enhance his strength, Duan Shuai excitedly took out his belt and carefully interpreted and cultivated. With a stick of incense, Duan Shuai realized it and mastered the mystery, it seems that everything is ready, only that palm is missing. Duan Shuai moved his buttocks, got up and walked outside.
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