Chapter 13: A Chance Encounter with a Good Teacher

Zhang Xiaotian didn't want to provoke right and wrong, but now he had to flee in a panic, and finally fled to a dilapidated and remote mountain temple to hide. At this time, Zhang Xiaotian felt physically and mentally tired, so he fell asleep.

When he awoke, he suddenly found that there was another person in the temple, this person was about sixty years old, dressed in sackcloth and official boots, tall and simple-looking.

His expression was calm, but his eyes flashed with a hint of leanness, and there were no accessories on his body except for a silk scarf that tied his hair.

The two looked at each other,

Suddenly, the man got up and came to Zhang Xiaotian, squatted down and said, "I don't know where this little brother comes from?" ”

Zhang Xiaotian didn't know what the other party's intentions were, so he hurriedly responded: "The villain originally went to Chang'an to join his relatives, but he lost his way, so he came here.

If the uncle knows the road to Chang'an, please let me know, the villain is really grateful. ”

I saw that the man smiled slightly and said: "I'm not an uncle, it's just that I saw that you are burly and upright, although you are so down, but your eyes are still unyielding and arrogant, so I asked." So tell me what you're capable of? ”

Zhang Xiaotian scolded in his heart after hearing this, but in order to find out how to get to Chang'an, he swallowed his anger and said: "I don't have any ability, only brute force, and I am not afraid of doing coolies and fighting." ”

After hearing this, the old man smiled slightly and said, "Then do you know how to use a sword?" Zhang Xiaotian nodded after hearing this.

"Then please come with me!" The old man said lightly,

So he pushed open the back door of the mountain temple and walked in.

Zhang Xiaotian thought: Anyway, there is no place to stay now, so it is better to follow up and take a look, and after thinking about it, he chased in.

There is a cave in it, this is a long-abandoned backyard, although the courtyard is barren, but it is cleaned spotlessly,

On the perimeter of the small courtyard, surrounded by a high wall, there is a well in the center of the courtyard, which seems to be the place where the temple maintenance personnel fetched water when the incense was flourishing. At the other end is a small stone house.

At this time, I saw the old man walking out of the house with a pair of wooden swords in his hand, and casually threw the wooden sword to Zhang Xiaotian.

Zhang Xiaotian took the sword into his hand, his face was surprised, the weight was several times heavier than the sword he was using now, this sword was dark wood, I don't know what kind of wood it was made of.

The old man saw his surprised look at this time, and said, "This is a heavy sword made of thousand-year-old rosewood, good arm strength!" Then you take a sword and attack me with two swords. ”

Zhang Xiaotian danced twice with his sword, and then shook his head and said, "No, I'm afraid of hurting you." ”

At this time, there was a look of appreciation in the old man's eyes, and he laughed and said: "Little friend, why don't we make a bet, if your sword can touch my clothes,

I will immediately present the detailed map of the terrain and wrap clothes to Chang'an, if you lose, then you worship me as a teacher, what do you think, little friend? ”

Although the contact time was not long, the old man cherished his talent and had the idea of trying him, so he made this bet. Zhang Xiaotian was stunned when he heard this, and said with a smile: "I should play this gamble, then you're welcome, take it." ”

said that it was too late, Zhang Xiaotian walked forward quickly, and within five steps of the old man, he made a fake body, and shook it to the left first.

Only then did he move to the right, and a sword swept over, attacking hard, trying to shake away the opponent's wooden sword with his arm strength.

Na Cheng thought that the old man was motionless, his wrist shook, and the wooden sword came first, slashing obliquely at his sword, and then the tip of the sword pointed obliquely, as if it was about to stab at Zhang Xiaotian's face.

Zhang Xiaotian was shocked and took a step back, sighing secretly: The subtlety of the opponent's swordsmanship actually made him powerful and difficult, and there was nothing he could do. Suddenly he was furious in his heart, shouted loudly, and threw himself at the old man like a tiger, attacking eight swords in a row, and the wind swept away the leaves, up and down, sweeping straight and slashing, attacking him.

I saw a smile on the corner of the old man's mouth, he was not chaotic in the face of danger, and he could swing Zhang Xiaotian's sword momentum with a casual sword.

However, the old man's sword momentum can force Zhang Xiaotian to retreat, and he doesn't fight hard with him at all, although he only defends and does not attack, but it is invulnerable.

The sound of "poof" was endless, and in the blink of an eye, Zhang Xiaotian finally exhausted his strength after slashing more than a hundred swords, gasping and retreating, looking at the old man in front of him in disbelief.

At this time, the old man said in surprise: "It seems that you really don't know how to use swords, you just rely on your strength and flexibility, but ordinary warriors must feel difficult to resist when they encounter you." ”

Zhang Xiaotian threw the wooden sword back to the old man in a dejected manner, and said, "If you are willing to lose the bet, I will worship you as a teacher." ”

"The bet you and I made just now is just a temporary idea, and it can't be counted, and the little brother doesn't have to take it seriously.

I see that your words and deeds are poor but not greedy, and you are angry, so that you are a naturally righteous person.

I've already prepared the bath water for you, take a shower, change into clean clothes, and I'll cook the food and sit down for a good chat. The old man said with a relieved face.

The meal was not rich, but Zhang Xiaotian ate with relish, during the meal, the old man asked about Zhang Xiaotian's experience, Zhang Xiaotian told the old man all the experiences of these days, and the old man was even more relieved after hearing about it.

After a while, two bowls of rice entered his stomach, and Zhang Xiaotian's spirit improved at this time.

The old man looked at Zhang Xiaotian, who had shaved off his beard, straightened his hair, and changed into coarse linen clothes, and a look of appreciation flashed in his eyes from time to time.

"This son has an extraordinary face, not a thing in the pool, there will be great wealth in the future, why don't I teach swordsmanship, but my last wish in my heart." The old man thought secretly.

"Old man, why don't you tell me how to go to Chang'an now, this gift of food and clothing, I will never forget it." Zhang Xiaotian said in a low voice,

"There is nothing in this world that is not earned, then you can learn swordsmanship from me from now on, when you can one day break the wooden sword in my hand,

I will go to Chang'an with you. If it's a man, promise me! Even if you arrive in Chang'an, when you meet a real swordsman, you will inevitably die. The old man said,

"If you don't think about anything else, you should think about your own life," Zhang Xiaotian said secretly, and immediately agreed after thinking about it. So Zhang Xiaotian lived in this mountain temple.

Every day, before dawn, he got up to practice swords with the old man, and then discussed with the old man how to use soldiers.

He made progress so fast that even the old man was greatly impressed and praised,

Two months later, Zhang Xiaotian's swordsmanship can attack and defend each other with the old man.

The old man would leave the temple every day and return with food at dusk. And Zhang Xiaotian, who is obsessed with kendo, is practicing every day without sleeping or eating, and ignores the whereabouts of the old man.

Five months flew by in such a situation.

On this day, the old man returned, with a solemn expression. summoned Zhang Xiaotian into the stone house, and when Zhang Xiaotian saw the old man's face, he felt that something big was going to happen.

I saw the old man frowning and thinking for a while before he said slowly: "They are coming." ”

Zhang Xiaotian's interactions with the old man over the past few days have established a deep relationship.

Wen Yan asked with concern, "Who is chasing after you?" ”

The old man said: "My enemy, I only escaped and returned after I injured ten of them. They wanted something from me, and for that thing they killed my whole family, young and old, and I would rather die than give it to them. ”

Zhang Xiaotian didn't know how to comfort him at this time.

At this time, the old man took out a square seal from his bosom and handed it to Zhang Xiaotian and said: "You take this square seal and immediately flee to Chang'an, I have already drawn a map for you.

These days, with my hands, I have earned enough money for you, and you leave quickly! ”

I heard that this old man, who had known each other for less than a year, had already prepared for his future with his own hands, which moved Zhang Xiaotian very much.

"No, let's go together!" At this time, Zhang Xiaotian shouted categorically.

At this time, the old man smiled slightly and said, "Xiaotian, do you know why I want to pass on your unparalleled swordsmanship and this seal these days?" ”

Zhang Xiaotian shook his head blankly when he heard this.

The old man said: "I was an important minister of the first emperor, before the first emperor died, he sent people close to him to send this seal to my house, I don't know why the news leaked,

More than 80 people in my house were poisoned, and now I am the only one fleeing outside, I know the last wish of the first emperor, drive the hoe traitor, and rejuvenate the Han family,

I think you are quite chivalrous and ambitious, so I taught you what I learned in my chest, just so that you can inherit the last wish of the emperor. ”

When the old man saw that he was silent, he thought that he was deeply moved, so he said: "If you are really grateful to me, then you should follow my words, the people who came from them are all kendo masters.

It's not a lot of people, but it's not enough for the two of us.

I've got you the tools to climb the city here, and I'll get their attention, and you'll take the opportunity to escape.

If you are in your mother-in-law, you will lose your life in vain, and this seal can only fall into the hands of traitors.

And I can only be ashamed of the spirit of the first emperor in the sky, and I don't turn a blind eye. ”

Zhang Xiaotian stretched out his hand to take the seal, and felt that he was pressed like a heavy mountain, and he was out of breath.

With tears in his eyes, he said: "I don't thank you for my great kindness, I have nothing to say." ”

That night, Zhang Xiaotian climbed the wall to escape from Luoyang with a sad and helpless mood, but he faintly felt in his heart that he would never see this old man who taught him again.

The old man saw that his wish had been fulfilled and was determined to die, and he wanted to use his sacrifice to awaken the blood in Zhang Xiaotian's heart, so that he could realize the last wish of the first emperor in another form.

But what he didn't expect was whether Zhang Xiaotian's hands could change Chinese history?

He is not Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, can he influence Liu Xie? Whether the changed China will be a blessing or a curse, nothing is known.