Chapter 18: Viewing the Ceremony
The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times.
With the end of the sunset, Jiang Dazhi, Benniu, and Gouwa had already left the Medicine King Valley for dozens of miles.
The sky was dark, and Jiang Dazhi and the others planned to go to the town in front of them to fight.
After walking for about half an hour, I finally saw a small town.
Jiang Dazhi and the others walked into the town, wanting to find an inn to fight, but they asked several inns in a row, and the shopkeeper said that they were full.
"Stupid cow, is it a big day today?"
"Big brother, the stupid cow never remembers the day, so I don't know if today is a big day?"
"It seems that the only way to ask the owner of the inn is to ask about the situation." After Jiang Dazhi said this, he patted his horse and continued to move forward.
The stupid cow and the dog baby also immediately followed.
Walked outside the next inn.
"Dog, go in and ask about the situation?"
"Okay, big brother."
The dog baby turned over and dismounted, and walked into the inn.
"Boss, do you still have a guest room?" The dog asked.
"I'm sorry, this guest officer, the shop is already full of guests."
"Is it a big day? Why is the inn in the whole town full? ”
"Don't you know what tomorrow will be, this guest officer? Then why are you coming to Shaoshan Town? ”
"One" book "read "novel" ybdu "Boss, I just came from out of town, just passing through here, I really don't know what day tomorrow is. ”
"Tomorrow is the day when the new abbot of Shaolin Temple, Master Benzhen, is officially in charge, so Shaolin Temple has invited many big people and big people on the rivers and lakes to watch the ceremony."
"So that's what happened! Is this place close to Shaolin Temple? ”
"Shaoshan Town is just below the Shaolin Temple, only a dozen miles away from the Shaolin Temple, this guest officer, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to find an inn to stay in tonight."
"Thank you, boss." After saying this, the dog baby clasped her fist and saluted the innkeeper, and then walked out of the inn.
The dog baby told Jiang Dazhi and Ben Niu all the information he had just learned from the innkeeper.
"Go to the best and biggest inn in town, and there may be a glimmer of hope." Jiang Dazhi said immediately.
Shaoshan Town is not big, and after a while, Jiang Dazhi and the others also turned around and came to the outside of a luxurious inn.
Jiang Dazhi and the others turned over and dismounted, and a guy came out of the inn to help them lead the horses.
Jiang Dazhi and the others walked into the inn.
"Shopkeeper, do you still have a room?"
"Three masters, there is still one last room left in the hotel, so please ask the three masters to take a look."
"Okay, do you have anything to eat?"
"And good beef and mutton."
"Cut two catties and send them to the guest room, and bring a few jars of good wine."
"Okay, three masters, please inside."
After Jiang Dazhi finished talking to the shopkeeper, he took the stupid cow and the dog baby directly upstairs.
Jiang Dazhi and the others had just taken a few steps up the stairs when they saw a man in white coming down from upstairs.
Jiang Dazhi raised his eyes to look at the man in white, and saw that it was a flower speechless, and his face bloomed with joy.
"Brother Hua, what a coincidence! We meet again. ”
"Yo, it's a few of you! It seems that we are really destined. ”
"Last time, Brother Hua said that there was an emergency, and the younger brother didn't have time to thank Brother Hua, I don't know if Brother Hua can enjoy it tonight, and the younger brother wants to invite Brother Hua to have a drink to express his gratitude."
"I was in a hurry last time, and I didn't ask your Excellency's name, Hua is really sorry."
"Brother Hua, you're welcome, junior brother Fan Yang Mansion Jiang Dazhi, these two are stupid cows and dog babies."
Jiang Dazhi pointed to the stupid cow and the dog baby with his finger as he spoke, so that Hua was speechless and could distinguish clearly.
"Hello Hua Ye." The stupid cow and the dog baby said in unison.
"Hua is fortunate to get to know you, it's really a blessing for three lives. Hua was originally going to go downstairs to eat something, but even if Brother Jiang warmly invited, Hua Mou would be respectful and obey. ”
"Brother Hua, please."
After Jiang Dazhi said this, he was really happy in his heart, after all, this was the first time he had met a celebrity in the rivers and lakes.
Although the old man of Meishan is famous, he has withdrawn from the rivers and lakes, so he can no longer be regarded as a celebrity in the rivers and lakes.
Jiang Dazhi thought as he walked towards the guest room: "This time I have made friends with this Hua Wu, which will definitely be of great help to walk the rivers and lakes in the future." ”
Jiang Dazhi and the others walked into the room, and the four of them sat around a table.
The guys in the store also brought all the food and drinks.
Jiang Dazhi helped the other three people fill up the wine, then raised the wine glass and said, "Thank you Brother Hua for saving your life, and the younger brother will do it first as a respect." ”
Hua Wuzhi saw Jiang Dazhi drink a bowl, and immediately said, "Brother Jiang, you're polite." ”
As soon as the words fell, it was also a bowl.
"Brother Hua, you are also here to attend the Shaolin Temple Ceremony, right?"
"Exactly."
"Brother Hua's fame in the rivers and lakes is really great, and the younger brother also wants to go to Shaolin Temple to watch the ceremony, but unfortunately, he is not qualified enough."
"If Brother Jiang is interested in watching the ceremony, he can go to a certain way with the flower tomorrow, anyway, it will be very boring to go alone."
When Jiang Dazhi heard Hua Wuyu's words, he thought: "I was just talking casually, I don't want to, but this Hua Wuyu is sincerely invited." This Shaolin Temple's viewing meeting brought together many celebrities on the rivers and lakes, which was an excellent opportunity to show his face. However, He Xiangxue is still in dire straits, and I didn't save her, but went to watch the ceremony, which seemed to be unreasonable! ”
Thinking of this, Jiang Dazhi's heart was very entangled.
Hua Wuzhi was speechless and saw that Jiang Dazhi was silent for a long time, so he continued: "If Brother Jiang is unwilling to go, Hua will not be reluctant." ”
Jiang Dazhi heard Hua Wuyu's words, and thought: "Even if Xu Wuyun takes another road, then he will definitely not be able to rush to Chang'an City so quickly, this is a rare opportunity to show his face, going to Shaolin Temple to watch the ceremony will definitely be of great help to walking the rivers and lakes in the future, it is better to go and see, anyway, it is only one day, and after watching the ceremony, it will be enough to rush overnight." ”
Thinking of this, Jiang Dazhi decided to go to Shaolin Temple to watch the ceremony.
"Thanks to Brother Hua for not disliking it, the younger brother is very willing to go along."
"Alright, let's get on with the drink."
"Come on, Brother Hua, do it."
"Brother Jiang, do it."
Jiang Dazhi and Hua Wuyu both had just finished speaking, and a bowl of wine was also in their stomachs.
After a burst of wine.
"Brother Hua, who are the people who came to Shaolin Temple to watch the ceremony this time! The younger brother has never seen much of the world, and I hope that Brother Hua can give him advice. ”
"I heard that a lot of people on the celebrity list are here."
"There is also a list of celebrities! The little brother is really lonely and unheard, so I implore Brother Hua for advice. Jiang Dazhi said in surprise.
"This list of celebrities in the rivers and lakes was invented by the head of the Tianji Dao, which has a great impact on today's rivers and lakes, and this list is released once a year and has a history of more than 20 years."
Jiang Dazhi heard Hua speechless, and thought: "Isn't this Jianghu celebrity list today's Forbes list?" It turns out that there were people who did this thing in ancient times! ”
"Who is the number one person on the celebrity list?" Jiang Dazhi asked curiously.
"Liu Changfeng, the first swordsman in Jiangnan."
"I haven't heard of it, isn't Shaolin Temple very powerful? How is it not the first? ”
"Back then, Taizong was saved by the stick monk of Shaolin Temple, so he named Shaolin Temple the head of the world's martial arts. Since then, the Shaolin Temple has become the leader of the martial arts, therefore, it does not participate in the ranking. ”
"I see. Is this Liu Changfeng more powerful than Brother Hua? The little brother really couldn't believe it. ”
"Hua doesn't care much about these false names."
Jiang Dazhi heard Hua Wuyu's tone of voice a little weird, and thought: "This Hua Wuyu is also a bit fake, obviously cares a lot, but he wants to pretend to be high, saying that he doesn't care about these false names." ”
"Brother Hua is really a master." Jiang Dazhi said deliberately complimentingly.
"Brother Jiang, it's over. Since there is this list of celebrities, there are too many people who want to be on the list, which has led to a lot of struggles on the rivers and lakes, I really don't know if the release of this list of celebrities is a good thing or a bad thing? ”
Jiang Dazhi didn't expect this Hua Wuyu to express such an emotion, thinking: "Indeed, with this list of celebrities, people will inevitably have competition, and there will be sacrifices if there is competition." However, this may also be the survival of the fittest! There will be progress only when there is competition! ”
In addition, Jiang Dazhi also realized from the last few words of Hua Wuyu, this Hua Wuyu is a person with deep water, and thought: "You still have to guard against some Hua Wuyu, otherwise, don't be sold by him, and help him count the money." ”
"Brother Hua's heart to help the world is really a model for my generation, and the younger brother must learn more from Brother Hua in the future." Jiang Dazhi said complimentarily again.
After Jiang Dazhi said this, he thought to himself: "What I said is really hypocritical, but I have to say it. ”
"What Brother Jiang said, Hua has no virtue and no talent, just a hurried passer-by on the rivers and lakes, Hua looks at Brother Jiang is also extraordinary, and he will definitely become a big weapon in the future."
Jiang Dazhi heard Hua Wuyu compliment him so much, and his heart was also happy.
"Brother Hua, you are too humble, the younger brother is a person without virtue and talent, an unknown junior on the rivers and lakes, and I hope that Brother Hua will take care of him in the future."
"Let's not be so polite, let's go on a drink."
"What Brother Hua said is reasonable, let's go ahead."
After Jiang Dazhi said this, he raised his head and drank another bowl of wine.
Hua Wuyu is also a bowl of wine.
Then the crowd drank again.
"Brother Jiang, it's not too early, I have to go to Shaolin Temple tomorrow, so let's stop here tonight."
"Okay, Brother Hua, go back to your room and have a good rest."
"Everyone, Hua said goodbye."
After Hua Wuzhi said this, he exchanged salutes with Jiang Dazhi, and then walked out of the room.
"Brothers, the three of us will sleep today."
"Big brother, you just sleep on the bed, and the stupid cow sleeps on the stool."
"We are brothers, don't say these words, let's all go to bed."
Of course, the stupid cow and the dog baby couldn't talk about Jiang Dazhi, so they had to obey orders, and the three of them lay on the same bed and slowly fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Jiang Dazhi and others got up very early, and Hua Wuyu also got up very early, so Jiang Dazhi and others followed Hua Wuyu to Shaolin Temple.
Because the distance was very close, the horses of Jiang Dazhi and the others also ran fast, so they arrived outside the gate of Shaolin Temple after a while.
Hua Wuyu gave the invitation to the deacon monk, and the deacon monk led Hua Wuyu, Jiang Dazhi and others in.
The moment Jiang Dazhi walked into the Shaolin Temple, he was very excited, thinking: "When I used to live in Shanghai, I wanted to go to the Shaolin Temple to see. Unfortunately, there has never been a chance. No, this time I actually came to the Shaolin Temple in Datang, which can be regarded as a wish trip. ”
Thinking of this, Jiang Dazhi's face was full of smiles.
Jiang Dazhi walked while looking, but saw that the building in the Shaolin Temple is very grand, the scenery is also very pleasant, the Shaolin Temple is really not ordinary, worthy of the Central Plains martial arts, it is really worthy of the name.
A monk led Hua Wuyu, Jiang Dazhi and others to the Daxiong Treasure Hall, but saw that it was already crowded inside.
Jiang Dazhi looked at it, although there were a lot of people in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, but he didn't know any of them, so he could only follow behind Hua Wuspeechless.
Since the ceremony had not yet begun, everyone sat down quietly.
Hua Wuyu, Jiang Dazhi and others also found a place and sat down.
About half an hour later, the Shaolin Temple rang the bell, and the ceremony officially began.
I saw a few monks coming out of the inner hall, and at first glance it was the kind of monk who had attained the Tao, and these monks walked into the Daxiong Treasure Hall and began to meditate in front of the hall.
Jiang Dazhi originally wanted to ask Hua Wuyu, who are these monks? However, when he saw that everyone did not speak, he was too embarrassed to ask, so he could only stay and look around.
After a while, I heard a monk say loudly, "The ceremony begins." ”
As soon as these words fell, all the monks in the Daxiong Treasure Hall rang the wooden fish and recited the scriptures that ordinary people could not understand.
The ceremony is a thing of the past, but Jiang Dazhi doesn't understand it at all, so he just sits and watches the excitement.
After about an hour, the monk said, "After the ceremony, please go to the dining hall to fast." ”
When everyone heard this, they all stood up and walked out of the Daxiong Treasure Hall.
Jiang Dazhi and the others also followed behind Hua Wuyu and walked out of the Daxiong Treasure Hall.
"Brother Hua, who are they?"
"All of them are people on the list of celebrities in the rivers and lakes, take this opportunity to walk, Hua Mou introduced a few to Brother Jiang, just take it as a preliminary acquaintance."
"Thank you Brother Hua for your advice." Jiang Dazhi clenched his fists and said, his heart was full of gratitude to Hua Wuzhi.
Hua Wuyu led Jiang Dazhi and the others towards the dining hall, and at this moment, caught up with a Taoist priest.
Hua Wuyu immediately bowed his hand and said, "The junior greets the Lingfeng Dao Master." ”
Jiang Dazhi and the others saw that Hua was speechless, so they hurriedly followed.
I only heard the head of the Lingfeng Dao say slowly: "It turned out to be the owner of the flower village who made a poem in three steps, and I am fortunate to meet it." ”
Hua said speechlessly: "Lingfeng Dao Chief, the prize has passed, please." ”
Lingfeng Dao Leader said, "Please." ”
When the Spirit Wind Dao Master walked a little farther, Jiang Dazhi asked, "Brother Hua, who is this Spirit Wind Dao Master?" ”
"Lingfeng Dao Chang is the master of Qingcheng Mountain's Wuji Observatory, and he has created a set of Ruoshuixin sword swordsmanship, which is unique in martial arts, rarely meets opponents, and his reputation in the rivers and lakes is also very great."
"Got it."
After Jiang Dazhi said this, he thought to himself: "It turned out to be from Qingcheng Mountain, Sichuan, but his set of swordsmanship called Ruoshui Heart Sword really sounds very awesome." ”
Hua Wuyu led Jiang Dazhi and the others to take a few steps forward, and met a Taoist leader again. Hua was speechless and hurriedly gave a salute, and Jiang Dazhi and others also followed suit.
Hua said speechlessly: "The junior greets the mountain leader. ”
The mountain Taoist said: "The owner of the flower village does not need to be polite. ”
Waiting for the mountain Taoist to go a little farther, Hua Wuzhi didn't wait for Jiang Dazhi to ask, and said: "The mountain Taoist is the master of Mount Tai Longquan. ”
Jiang Dazhi thought to himself: "This thing is really strange, why are all Taoist priests coming to watch the monks?" I really didn't get it. ”
Hua Wuyu led Jiang Dazhi and the others to walk forward for a distance, and met a Taoist again.
Hua was speechless and hurriedly gave a salute, and Jiang Dazhi and others also followed suit.
Hua said speechlessly: "The junior greets the Wuji Dao Chief. ”
Wuji Daoist said: "Flower Owner, you're welcome, please." ”
Hua said speechlessly: "Dao Chief, please first." ”
When the Wuji Daoist walked a little farther, Hua Wuyu continued: "The Wuji Daoist is the master of Huashan Xiaoxi. ”
When Jiang Dazhi heard this, he nodded violently, thinking, "Is this Hua Wuyu still very famous?" These old Taoist priests all knew his name. ”
Thinking of this, Jiang Dazhi's heart began to deeply admire and was speechless.
When he was about to arrive at the dining hall, Hua Wuyu led Jiang Dazhi and others to meet a monk. Jiang Dazhi saw that he was meeting a monk instead of a Taoist priest this time, and thought, "I'm not a Taoist priest after all." ”
Hua said speechlessly: "The junior meets Master Yiye." ”
Master Yiye said: "Flower donor, be polite, please." ”
Hua said speechlessly: "Master, please first." ”
After Master Yiye walked into the hall, Hua Wuyu continued: "Master Yiye is the presiding officer of the White Horse Temple in Luoyang City, the divine capital. ”
Jiang Dazhi nodded again when he heard Hua Wuyu's words, and thought: "It's true that there are some big people here, but unfortunately, there are no cameras here, otherwise, you must take pictures with them one by one, this is the capital to show off in the future!" ”
"Brother Hua, is the first swordsman in Jiangnan here?" Jiang Dazhi asked curiously.
"I don't see it." Hua said lightly speechlessly.
When Jiang Dazhi heard this, he felt very pity, and thought: "I can't see the number one person on the list of celebrities this time, I don't know when I will be able to meet this great god?" ”
Hua Wuyu led Jiang Dazhi and the others into the dining hall to eat fast.
There are many rules for monks to eat, the first of which is not to make any noise.
Jiang Dazhi saw that everyone was eating very carefully, so he was eating very seriously, thinking: "This must be the most serious meal I have eaten in the past 20 years." ”
After eating the fast, everyone walked out of the hall, and some monks took everyone outside the scripture pavilion.
Jiang Dazhi thought to himself: "Wouldn't it be for us to go into the Scripture Pavilion to read the scriptures?" I heard that there are a lot of martial arts in Shaolin Temple, especially the seventy-two stunts, which are all magical skills that Shaolin Temple will never pass on! ”
Thinking of this, Jiang Dazhi's heart became extremely excited.
After a while, a monk walked out of the scripture pavilion, Jiang Dazhi looked at it, and saw that it was the new abbot master of Shaolin Temple, Master Benzhen.
I only heard the true master say: "The old man is here, and I would like to thank all the donors who have traveled thousands of miles to come to this temple to watch the ceremony." Among them, I especially want to thank the Lingfeng Dao Chief, the Mountain Dao Chief, the Wuji Dao Chief, and the Yiye Master, you are all the Taishan Beidou of today's martial arts, and this time you can come to Shaolin with your face, which is really the luck of the old man, the luck of Shaolin; In addition, Lao Wei also has to thank the owner of the flower village, as a rising star in the martial arts, the future is immeasurable. Of course, there are so many fellow martial artists, and the old man will not thank him one by one. Lao Wei hopes that in the future, he can work with all his fellow martial artists to maintain the order of martial arts and contribute to the justice of this world. ”
As soon as Master Innocence finished speaking, thunderous applause rang out below.
Jiang Dazhi also applauded silently in the crowd, thinking: "When will I be able to thank the abbot of Shaolin Temple by name?" ”
Thinking of this, Jiang Dazhi said loudly to himself in his heart: "Come on, sooner or later these people will applaud you." ”
The applause of the crowd stopped, and the Shaolin Temple ceremony had all ended.
Jiang Dazhi and others followed Hua Wuyu out of the Shaolin Temple, and outside the gate of the Shaolin Temple, Jiang Dazhi and the others said goodbye to Hua Wuyu.
"Thank you Brother Hua, my little brother is really eye-opening today!"
"Brother Jiang, you're too modest."
"Brother Hua, the younger brother still has important things to do, don't leave it at that, there will be a period later."
"Brother Jiang, you can come to Qixianzhuang to sit when you have time, and there will be a period later."
"Thank you Brother Hua for your love, the younger brother will definitely visit the mansion in the future."
"Hua is waiting for Brother Jiang at any time."
Jiang Dazhi ended his speechless goodbye to Hua, and took the stupid cow and the dog baby, turned over the horse, and ran down the mountain.
Jiang Dazhi immediately said loudly: "Brothers, due to the delay of some time today, we must hurry up and hurry up now and strive to arrive in Chang'an City as soon as possible." ”
"Yes, big brother." The stupid cow and the dog baby said in unison on the horse.
Jiang Dazhi and the others also hurried and went all the way to the west, raising a long dust behind them.