Chapter 8: The Duel of Masters

Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing have been learning art in Taiping Xingguo Temple for a year and a half, and the little brothers' martial arts have grown rapidly, and Huiming also loves the two.

On this morning, Huiming said to the two with a serious face, "You two come with me." ”

He took the two out of the back door of the temple and walked fifty meters to the mountain, there is a cave, the stone tablet reads "Spirit Bone Cave", as soon as the two came to the Taiping Xingguo Temple, they were told that this is a forbidden place, the cave stores the spirit bones of the monks of the past dynasties, without the permission of Master Huiming, it is forbidden to enter.

The two of them have been full of mystery here, the two of them hold their breath, follow Hui Ming closely, the cave is quite wide, the cave walls on both sides are carved with various Buddha statues, walk thirty meters, two stone doors in front, there is a stone carving Manjushri Bodhisattva statue on the right side, Hui Ming pressed the lotus petal in the middle behind the stone statue, the eyes suddenly opened up, there is a stone tablet next to the door, and it is written "Lao Jun Valley".

It turns out that this is a small basin, surrounded by shrubs on the cliffs, there are dozens of spirit bone towers built on the north side, there is a temple on the left hand side, the flat forehead on it says "Wulang Temple", Huiming walked straight into the Wulang Temple, Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing looked up, only to see a general sitting in the middle, holding an iron spear, tall and mighty, with a dignified expression.

Huiming first knelt down and said: "The ancestors are above, and the current seven generations of disciples Huiming will teach the Yang family's martial arts to Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing, hoping that they will carry forward the Yang family's martial arts and make contributions on the battlefield." ”

Get up and salute a pillar of incense, then let Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing kneel down and bow three times, and said excitedly: "This is your ancestor Yang Wulang, a hundred years ago, the Golden Beach battle, because Pan Mei was greedy for life and afraid of death, escaped from the battle, the Yang family killed several people, Yang Wulang saw through the red dust, the shield entered the empty door, became a monk in the Taiping Xingguo Temple of Wutai Mountain, and passed the Yang family's martial arts to the monks in the temple, and also led the monks to defeat the invasion of the Khitans many times. Before dying, he left a will, and the Yang family's martial arts can only be passed on to loyal and righteous people. The two of you must remember what Master said today, practice diligently, inherit the legacy of the Yang family, and protect my great Song Dynasty. ”

When the two heard these words, their blood boiled, and they even claimed that they were, and each offered a pillar of incense. Hui Ming also instructed: "You come here every day to practice, and you must visit the shrine on time in the morning and evening." ”

The three of them went out of the temple and came to the center of the basin, and Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing noticed that there was a gossip map inlaid with stone bricks on the ground.

Huiming said: "The most powerful martial arts of the Yang family are the Wulang Bagua Stick and the Thirty-six Pear Flower Gun, which can sweep thousands of troops on the battlefield with one as ten. Starting today, Master will first teach you the Wulang Bagua Stick, this stick method is created by Wulang, Taiji gives birth to two rituals, two rituals give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip, which has evolved into the sixty-four point stick method. ”

Huiming stood in the center of the gossip diagram while practicing and reciting the mantra, and recited in his mouth: "Yin and Yang are good at dismantling ruthless sticks, and gossip circles should be serious." The two instruments intercept and kill more livelihoods, and the four elephants are clearly stepping on the ......"

He first hit the four squares, then the four corners, and then the eight directions. Huiming danced the stick like flying, gusts of stick wind hit, the two took two steps back, Huiming took advantage of the situation, stood with both feet, held the stick in his right hand, and put his left hand together, and said: "To learn martial arts, you must be anxious and calm, you must remember the mantra first, and then practice." ”

The two of them studied Wulang gossip stick for half a year.

On this day, the annual Dharma conference of Wutai Mountain, Chinese and foreign believers and monks come to worship and listen to the Dharma, the Taiping Temple is bustling inside and outside, Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing follow Master Huiming to entertain the believers in the Manjushri Hall.

At this time, two people came to the crowd, one was a son in his thirties, dressed in Han costumes, tall, with a long beard, looking mature and stable, and next to him was a young girl, more than ten years old, with a melon seed face, looking a little delicate, and his voice was also thin, bouncing, looking around, full of curiosity.

The two entered the Manjushri Hall, bowed down to Manjushri, and then walked to Master Huiming, a tall young man with his hands folded, and said, "You must be Master Huiming!" ”

Huiming also folded his hands and said, "Amitabha Buddha is a poor monk. ”

The tall young man said: "Master, I am a person from Liaodong, my surname is Wang, my name is Zonghan, this is my sister, Wang Xue." My father is also a believer in Buddhism, Master Huiming is a master of Buddhism, famous at home and abroad, and my father specially let us come to listen to the master's teachings. ”

Hui Ming said: "Buddhism is boundless, as long as you devote yourself to the Buddha, you will be able to achieve complete merit." ”

Wang Zonghan donated a hundred taels of silver and said, "Master, can we take a look around?" ”

Hui Ming said to everyone: "Please follow the poor monks to visit this temple and feel the Dharma. ”

As he walked, Hui Ming introduced the temple history, architecture, and Buddhist scriptures to the crowd.

At this time, the girl Wang Xue asked, "Master, what kind of gods are enshrined in your temple?" ”

Huiming smiled and said: "Buddhists believe in Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, not immortals. ”

Everyone laughed, Wang Xue blushed, pouted, and said, "What are you laughing at?" They all live in heaven anyway. ”

Huiming said: "Mount Wutai is the dojo of Manjushri, and this temple is dedicated to Manjushri. ”

When everyone came to the Tibetan scripture tower, Huiming said: "This tower was built 500 years ago, and it contains Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu. ”

Wang Zonghan asked, "Master, can we go up to the tower to watch?" ”

Huiming said: "This tower is in disrepair, for the safety of the donors, it is inconvenient to go to the tower, please enjoy the stone carved Buddhist scriptures around the stone tower." ”

Wang Xue blinked her eyes and asked, "Why doesn't this tower have stairs?" ”

Only then did everyone notice that there were no stairs inside and outside the tower, only two small iron doors embedded in the middle of the tower, and Hui Ming said: "Amitabha, Buddha is everywhere, no need for steps." ”

Everyone praised one after another: "Master Huiming is really a high monk!" ”

At this time, someone outside the gate of the courtyard shouted: "Master Comet of Jinhe Temple in Wutai Mountain, Great Liao Kingdom, has arrived!" Everyone looked at the door, only to see a middle-aged monk wearing a golden robe, with a proud face, surrounded by more than ten people into the courtyard, in addition to the monks, there are several Khitans, among which there is a teenager, holding a wooden stick, holding his head high.

Everyone already felt that this group of people was not good, and Hui Ming was also very surprised, so he stepped forward, folded his hands, and said, "Senior Brother Comet has not seen you for many years, don't come unharmed!" ”

Comet replied, "Does Senior Brother Huiming still remember my junior brother? I am now the teacher of the Great Liao State, the presiding officer of the Jinhe Temple of Wutai Mountain in the Liao Kingdom, and I came to study Buddhism and learn martial arts with my senior brother today. ”

Huiming said: "It has been more than ten years since my junior brother left Wutai Mountain, and he will have to stay a few more days when he comes back this time. ”

Comet said to everyone: "Many people only know Taiping Xingguo Temple, but they don't know Jinhe Temple, I Jinhe Temple has more than 100,000 believers, and it should also be famous all over the world." Today, Taiping Xingguo Temple is so lively, it is better to be lively again. ”

He patted the Khitan boy on the shoulder, and then said, "This is my beloved disciple, Yelu Yudu. ”

Yelu Yu walked to the center of the courtyard with a wooden stick in his hand, and said, "Everyone, I will practice a set of stick techniques for everyone." ”

He first slashed left hard, then right, flew and jumped, turned the wooden stick, and then, standing in place and playing a dance, people were dazzled, and everyone applauded and praised.

He poked the wooden stick on the ground, crossed his waist with one hand, and said, "Which senior brother of Taiping Xingguo Temple is willing to compete with me?" ”

The scene was quiet all of a sudden, only Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing were present who were low in rank and knew how to gossip sticks, Yang Huaixing was still hesitating, waiting for the master's instructions, Yang Huaide couldn't bear it, and he had long been displeased with this arrogant Khitan boy, he walked up to the master and said, "Master, I am willing to test the stick method with him." ”

Huiming nodded and said, "Okay, be careful, point to the end." ”

Yang Huaide took the wooden stick from the hand of a little monk, walked in front of Yelu Yudu, and arched his hand and said: "I am Yang Huaide, the apprentice of Master Huiming, and I am willing to test the stick method with you." ”

The two of them each took a step back, Yelu Yu shouted, it was a left split, Yang Huaide dodged it, and the two fought together.

Yang Huaide took a defensive position at the beginning to see the opponent's routine, and he found that Yelu Yudu also used the moves of Wulang's Bagua Stick, but with a slight change.

After knowing in his heart, Yang Huaide took the offensive, the two came and went, it was difficult to distinguish the winner from the loser, and gradually Yeluyu was physically exhausted, Yang Huaide jumped into the air, and when he was the first to fight, Yeluyu raised a stick to greet him, Yang Huaide continued to press down hard, Yeluyu took two steps back, and still gritted his teeth and insisted.

Huiming said, "Huaide, stop quickly. ”

Yang Huaide put away his stick and said, "Senior brother, let's stop here." ”

Yelu Yu was still not convinced, and said: "The winner has not been decided yet, let's continue to fight again." ”

Wang Xue next to him smiled: "Hey, are you really stupid or fake stupid, if he kicks you again just now, you will be finished, you have already lost." ”

Yelu Yudu blushed and glared at Wang Xue, Yang Huaide looked at it smoothly, that Wang Xue was cute and aura, with slender fingers, and a delicate dagger stuck in his waist, Yang Huaide couldn't help but like it a little.

Comet shouted, "Yudu, come back." The two of them each returned to the Master.

Comet said: "Senior Brother Huiming, my beloved apprentice wants to learn marksmanship, can you borrow the "Thirty-six Road Pear Flower Gun" gun book to see? ”

At this time, Hui Zhi, who rushed over when he heard the sound, said: "Senior Brother Coida, you should know that this marksmanship is only taught to the descendants of the Yang family and loyal people, and it is not allowed to be passed on. ”

Comet said: "It turned out to be Senior Brother Huizhi, I haven't seen you for many years, and you are still so stubborn. ”

Hui Zhi said excitedly: "Back then, the master saw that you were competitive and greedy for fame and fortune, so he didn't teach you the Yang family's marksmanship, let you meditate and practice Buddhism, so as not to go astray, you didn't listen to the master's discipline, went down the mountain privately, and there was no news of you, you actually taught the Yang family's martial arts to the Khitan people, and now you have to learn the 36-way pear flower gun, which is simply leading the wolf into the house and bringing disaster to the country and the people." ”

Comet retorted: "Song and Liao have been at peace for a hundred years, you are worrying about the sky, so let's do it, if you defeat me, the martial arts cheats will be kept by you, and if I win, the martial arts cheats will be kept by me." ”

After speaking, he jumped onto the Buddhist scripture tower, wanting to enter the tower, Huizhi used his feet hard, flew behind Comet, grabbed his right arm, and pulled him to the ground with a jack drop, and the two fought together.

Huizhi was no match for Comet, and after a dozen rounds, he was slapped in the shoulder by Comet. Huiming jumped between the two, stopped the comet, and used the Manjushri Bodhisattva's palm, the palm of the palm of the wind, and the comet made the self-created Manjushri tiger-shaped fist, the fist was like a hammer, and the master duel, as fast as the wind, everyone was dizzying.

The two jumped to the roof of the house and fought until the uninhabited backyard, still up and down.

I only heard one person laughing on the roof: "Two bald heads dangling around, watching the monkey show." ”

The two stopped and looked at the sound, it turned out to be an old friend Liudaozi, who was sitting on the roof with a cane in one hand and a wine gourd in the other.

Liudaozi said again: "It's fun to fight, I'll fight with you." ”

After speaking, a vertical body gently floated in front of the comet, up is a crutch, Liudaozi performed the Tai Chi swordsmanship, with crutches instead of the sword, the comet did not show weakness, left dodge and right dodge, fists and palms added, Liudaozi fiercely to the comet chest a palm, the comet also with the palm of the hand, "snap", the comet was shocked two steps back.

Liudaozi A swallow turned over and landed on the ground, his face did not change, he stroked his long white eyebrows, and nodded.

Turned around and fought with Huiming, Liudaozi's Tai Chi light skills can be called a must, he turned around Huiming, saw the stitches and inserted needles, Huiming braked with static, and attacked at the right time, Liudaozi flew straight to poke Huiming's forehead, Huiming put his hands together and clamped the crutches, pushed outward hard, Liudaozi turned twice in the air, and stood firmly on the ground.

Liudaozi raised his eyebrows and said to Coida: "Brother Coida, I haven't seen you for many years, your martial arts have made great progress, and you have kneaded some external martial arts, but your internal skills are still not as good as your senior brother Huiming, and the victory or defeat is already clear." ”

Comet looked unconvinced.

Liudaozi rolled his eyes and smiled at Coda: "In this way, you kneel and kowtow to me three times, worship me as a teacher, and I will teach you Tai Chi Divine Skills, and you can defeat your senior brother and become the master of Taiping Xingguo Temple." ”

Comet said angrily: "You crazy Taoist, you are still talking nonsense as before, let me be your apprentice, joke!" ”

Liu Daozi said to Huiming again: "Brother Huiming, now Comet is the teacher of the Great Liao Kingdom, not the little monk before, you have to be impressed!" ”

Huiming said: "Senior brother, before his death, the master still thought about you, saying that you have a high level of understanding, as long as you completely give up your vulgar thoughts, you will be able to become a generation of monks." ”

Comet pondered for a moment and said: "Only by approaching the world can we get close to the Buddha, and now there are many monks in Jinhe Temple in Wutai Mountain, Daliao, I think the master just doesn't like me partially, what do you say I am inferior to you?" ”

Hui Ming said: "I don't want to argue with my junior brother, but what Master said must be reasonable. ”

Liu Daozi shook his head beside him and said, "It's boring, it's boring, I'm going to see the excitement." "Jumped over the fence and disappeared.