"Hehe, the king is so talented, the old man is disrespectful, the king's work is clear-minded, it is really a clever work, the old man admires it, this second level, the king naturally passed."

Although Zhishan was very reluctant to see such a result, since he had promised it in person before, he naturally couldn't regret it now, so he had to announce that Li Xian's second level had passed.

"Hehe, Senior Brother Zhishan, this second level has passed, I don't know where the third level is?" Xuanzang saw that Li Xian had passed the test and that his work had won his heart, so he was naturally in a good mood, and at the same time he was anxious to know the next result, so he asked Master Zhishan.

Master Zhishan pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "This pass is in the back mountain, but whether it can pass through it is not in the old man. ”

"Huh? What does this mean? Xuanzang couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and said with a slight displeasure: "Can you pass this third level, is it not Senior Brother, is it asking for ghosts and gods?" Senior brother is a great and virtuous monk of my Buddhist sect, how can he seek foreign ways again? ”

Before Master Zhishan could speak, he heard the little Shami Wu on the side speak: "Master Xuanzang must not say anything, since my master is a Buddhist monk, how can he seek foreign ways?" ”

It turned out that this little novice was defeated by Li Xian in the previous competition, and he was quite unhappy in his heart, and today he saw that his master, who has always been extremely respected, was ridiculed by Xuanzang because of this, and he couldn't hold his breath anymore, and he didn't care about Xuanzang's identity as the leader of Buddhism, so he opened his mouth to argue for his master, but this tone was blunt, as if reprimanding Xuanzang.

Master Zhishan was also taken aback when he saw Xiao Shami so bold, because even he didn't dare to speak to Xuanzang in such a tone. There is no other reason, when it comes to the status and prestige of Buddhism, although he is the abbot of Shaolin, but he can't be compared with Xuanzang at all, in fact, looking at all the Buddhas at that time, although he is also a high monk, but he can be compared with this person, I am afraid that there is only one master of the fourth ancestor Daoxin, even if it is the fifth ancestor Hongren, in terms of fame and contribution, it is also inferior, not to mention that his reputation and status in Zen Buddhism are far inferior to the five ancestors Hongren? So he has always treated Xuanzang as a half-teacher and half-friend, if it weren't for Xuanzang's insistence, he would have planned to treat him as a teacher.

It is precisely because of this that Zhishan hurriedly shouted to Wu Neng: "Bad man, don't be rude, Master Xuanzang is my great Buddhist master, how can you offend?" ”

But Wu Neng didn't intend to bow his head, and said proudly: "Even in front of the Buddha, you can't say anything, Master Xuanzang is impetuous because he cares about his disciples, and he makes random comments, and the disciples are just arguing with reason, what's wrong?" ”

"You, you are a bad apprentice...... Although Zhishan is good at arguing, he was blocked by the apprentice's words, and he himself was slightly dissatisfied with Xuanzang's previous words, so he had to point to Wu Neng, looking angry and corrupt, but he respected the identity of the abbot of Shaolin, and he couldn't attack.

But I didn't expect Master Xuanzang to be angry and happy, bowed to the little monk of Wuneng and put his body together, and then said with a straight face: "What the little master said is true, and the old man cares about it, and he makes false words, so I apologize to the little master and the big monk." ”

After speaking, he bowed respectfully to Zhishan.

"Huh? Why should a mage be like this? How can a disciple afford it? Seeing that Xuanzang had such a high status, Xiao Shami actually saluted himself and admitted his mistake, and couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly returned the courtesy, excited and admired, and even his tender white face turned into the color of pig liver.

At that moment, these people went through a lot of chaos, and finally quieted down, and after a while, they saw Zhishan explain softly: "The judgment of the last pass that the little monk said before is not my decision is indeed true, because the little monk has not been able to teach this sect such a superior martial arts, so the little monk is just looking for disciples on behalf of others, and this last pass is personally assessed by someone who has passed on the art." ”

"Oh? I don't know who this person is? Xuanzang was also relieved when he heard this, and at the same time secretly laughed that he was too nervous before, and blurted out the wrong thing like Zhishan taking all the foreign ways, but he did care about the identity of the artist, so he asked.

Li Xian naturally cared more about the artist behind the scenes than Xuanzang, so he also turned his gaze to Zhishan and listened attentively.

I saw Zhishan proclaiming the Buddha's name, and then said slowly: "This person is the successor of my Uncle Tan, the first Zhikong junior brother of my temple Luohan Hall, my junior brother is my Shaolin 100-year-old rare genius, in just more than ten years, he will practice the Yijin Sutra to the seventh level, Shaolin eighteen stunts are also proficient in eight, and its current martial arts, even compared to the past Tan Grandmaster Uncle, is not inferior." ”

Xuanzang smiled when he heard this, nodded and said, "Oh? It turns out that this son is the disciple of the senior brother of the Tan Sect, hehe, in the eyes of the senior brother of the Tan Sect, the disciples received must not be bad, even so, then I will go to the back mountain, if it meets the vision of the little monk, it is an opportunity for my apprentice. ”

After finishing speaking, Xuanzang stood up, took Li Xian's hand, and took steps to walk out of the abbot's room, but unexpectedly, Zhishan had no intention of leaving.

"Master and slow", I saw Zhishan brushing the long hair on his chest, and said mysteriously: "My junior brother has always liked to be quiet, and the place where he cultivated was the Dharma Cave where the ancestor of Dharma faced the wall for nine years, and if you want to go here, it will be more convenient to pass through the back door." ”

"It turns out there's a back door here, that's great." In fact, as soon as Xuanzang listened to Zhishan's words, he knew that the so-called more convenient words from the back door were just an excuse, and Zhishan's real intention was just to not let more people know about Zhikong's apprenticeship, that is, he didn't want outsiders to know about the entanglement between Li Xian and Shaolin Temple. In fact, this is exactly what Xuanzang meant, and he doesn't want to see the children of Buddhism involved in the struggle for imperial power, because once he stands in the wrong position, it will bring disaster to the entire Buddhism.

And although Li Xian was silent on the surface, he was also ecstatic in his heart, because he also didn't want to leak his relationship with Shaolin, so that the forces of Shaolin Temple and even the entire Buddhism would become a miracle soldier, and perhaps it could play a wonderful role in reversing the crisis at a critical moment.

Therefore, except for the two senior monks in the abbot's room, Wu Neng and Li Xian, no one even knew that they had actually left the abbot's room and went to the back mountain.

There is a distance of four or five miles from the abbot's room to the Mo Cave, although the mountain road is rugged, but Master Zhishan has martial arts, Master Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to the west back then, and they are all good walkers, and Li Xian and Wu Neng are young and have excellent physical fitness, so a group of four people only took a stick of incense to arrive.

As soon as the four of them arrived at the entrance of the cave, they heard a thunderous voice coming from the cave: "Senior brother came here, and it was enough to bring the little novice here, but why did you bring two more people?" Don't you know that the little monk is happy and quiet, and no outsiders see it? ”

But seeing that Zhishan hurriedly stood still, and then said with a smile: "Senior Brother Zhikong, what my brother brought this time is not an outsider, one of these two is Master Xuanzang, and the other is the beloved son of the current saint, both of whom have a deep relationship with Grandmaster Tan. ”

Unexpectedly, the voice in the cave came again: "No matter what high monk and prince he is, the little monk is gone, the senior brother will send him away, and you master and apprentice don't have to come again...... Hey? Wait, that kid and come into the hole. ”

"Which child? Could it be that my disciple is able to realize it? Zhishan actually took the apprentice Wu Neng to see Zhikong many times, hoping that he could pass on his skills to his apprentice, but he was repeatedly rejected by Zhikong, and when he saw Zhikong loosen his mouth today, he suddenly couldn't take care of Li Xian, and hurriedly asked in surprise, and at the same time pushed his apprentice and motioned him in.

Unexpectedly, a cold snort suddenly came from the cave, and he saw Zhikong's thunderous voice coming again: "Your stupid and stupid disciple is also worthy of my true biography?" With its qualifications, it is a poor life, it would be good to be able to get my eighty percent of the achievements, the little monk said, naturally it is the prince, this son is a dragon and a tiger, extraordinary, but also a long breath, calm bearing, can get my true biography, or, the little monk is happy today, the little novice came in together, but you these two monks, do not have to come in again. ”

Although Zhikong said it very arrogantly, Zhishan did not have the slightest dissatisfaction, and was overjoyed to push Li Xian and Wuneng into the cave, and at the same time said to Xuanzang apologetically: "Don't blame the mage, my junior brother is obsessed with martial arts and doesn't understand popular things, so he speaks in a stiff tone......

"Hehe, who do you think of the old man? The old man has been practicing for many years, how can he be blamed for this? Moreover, this senior brother is so obsessed with Taoism, even if the old man admires it, how can he blame it? ”

And just when Zhishan and Xuanzang were talking, Li Xian and Wu Neng had already walked into the cave, this cave was narrow and deep, and the light in the cave was dark.

In fact, how can Satoru know? Li Xian was a tomb robber in his previous life, and he had seen it in a dark space, and he had already developed a pair of skills that could see things at night, and it was naturally easy to walk in this cave where there was still a glimmer of light.

Li Xian walked not far, and saw a lean monk sitting at the end of the cave not far away, this monk was naturally the only big living person in the previous place. I saw that this person was about forty years old, his eyes were shining, and his temples were bulging high, and according to the most basic common sense, it could be judged that this person was definitely a master.

Li Xian is looking at Zhikong, why is Zhikong not looking at Li Xian? He had already judged according to the sound of Li Xian walking before, the other party's dragon and tiger steps, and the qualification of learning martial arts was definitely the top, and after the other party entered the cave, he saw him walking calmly in the dark, his eyes flashed, and it was obvious that he had good night vision ability, and his evaluation was naturally raised to a higher level.

"Disciple Li Xian has seen ......"

"Don't be polite" Li Xiangang wanted to salute to show respect, but was interrupted by the other party, and said straight to the point: "You are very good, there is no one in ten thousand talents to learn martial arts, it is rare to meet in a hundred years, as long as you are willing, the little monk is willing to teach him all his skills, come over obediently, and kowtow." ”