Chapter 20: The Assassin himself
After empty, Duan Qingfeng, and Lu Bing walked through the courtyard and came to a meditation room in the northwest of Hongluo Temple, until they walked to the door, Duan Qingfeng and Lu Bing found the existence of a person in the house, and couldn't help but glance at each other, and secretly said in their hearts: What a master, he actually discovered his breath within ten steps.
When I opened the door, sure enough, there was a tall man in the room, who turned out to be the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Wusu, who saluted with one hand and said with a smile: "Brother Lu, please sit down." ”
"Shouldn't it be Lord Lu?" Lu Bing retorted and said: "How did you become Brother Lu, Taoism calls people outside the cultivation brothers, but the master converted to Taoism." Lu Bing didn't think very well about this Wu Su, he always felt that he had other plans, not to mention that he deceived Lu Bing first, when he went up the mountain yesterday, Wu Su in disguise completely revealed his true colors as a monk, and the impression in his heart was bad, and the words brought out a little gunpowder smell.
"This is a mistake, Buddhism and Taoism are all monks, and monks practice martial arts and meditation are secondary, and the most important thing is to cultivate the mind. As long as the mind is pure and nothing, what is the difference between the Buddha and the Tao? Wu Su said, glanced at Duan Qingfeng, and made a Buddhist salute.
Wu Su smiled and said: "When we went up the mountain yesterday, weren't we commensurate with Brother Lu and Brother Chen, why are we unfamiliar today." ”
"Speaking of which, Master Gosu, you're really amazing." Lu Bing snorted and praised: "Yesterday, I observed the master's pace and breath, and I only thought that you were an ordinary person, but I didn't expect you to be such a martial arts master. ”
"I didn't expect that the famous killing god Lu Bing turned out to be a learned person. It's not a martial artist. Gosu said, "If we hadn't gone up the mountain together yesterday, how could I have discovered this if I had concealed my identity?" ”
Lu Bing smiled: "So I have to praise the master for doing it right?" ”
"Yes, yes." Gosu replied. Everyone laughed, but they all laughed.
Lu Bing said: "It seems that Master Kong's search for me is also entrusted by you, and Master Wusu has something to say." I am a martial artist, and my temperament is even more straightforward, let's just talk about everything straightforwardly, and we don't have to go around in circles. ”
"Yes. Don't tell lies in front of real people, I just said it bluntly, this time I invited the two of you to come to Hongluo Temple. Gosu said.
Duan Qingfeng was stunned. exclaimed: "You mean to say that in the compound of the Lu family in Dengzhou Mansion, Shandong, you are the one who left the words under my nose?!" ”
"It's the poor monk." Wu Su saluted with one hand and said, "Similarly, the person who fought with Lord Lu in the palace is also me. Because of my bald head, I wore a hat. Master Lu Shi is really good kung fu, if you take this tiger head treasure knife that day, I'm afraid we won't have a chance to talk here. Here, the poor monk thanked Lord Lu for his grace not to kill. ”
"You're welcome, just state what you think." Lu Bing's face, which was still smiling, completely turned cold, and he kept thinking about it in his heart, it seemed that this situation was by no means as simple as he thought.
Wu Su smiled and said, "Master Lu, don't be so hostile to the old man. Don't you want to know how I left the words on your knife? And Duan Shaoxia, how did I hide your awareness and write on the wall, don't you all want to know the Tao? ”
"Naturally, the abbot master's martial arts are superb." Duan Qingfeng said coldly, he couldn't help but think about this Wusu in his heart, he really didn't look like a monk, he actually mentioned this matter, could it be that he was to boast that his skills were higher than Lu Binghe himself, this kind of utilitarian heart is not what a monk should have. Since he admitted these two things, it shows that he has no fear, and he is not afraid that Lu Bing and Duan Qingfeng will settle accounts with him, if he does not have a reasonable explanation, that is, he has never taken Lu Bing and Duan Qingfeng's martial arts in his eyes, or there are many traps here, so he is so calm.
Duan Qingfeng thought about it and secretly pressed his hand to the hilt of the saber "Yun Mengze", leaned back slightly, and looked at the entire room with his spare eyes, looking for anything suspicious.
Wu Su couldn't help but laugh when he saw Duan Qingfeng's series of small actions, and he didn't expose it, he shook his head and still replied: "No, no, although the skills of the two are not the best in the world, they are enough to establish their authority in the rivers and lakes. So if you want to get close to the two of you, and carve and write in front of the two of you, you also have to pay attention to the calligraphy and writing, in short, you are so calm, even if the five great masters appear, you can't achieve it. ”
"And how did you do that?" Lu Bing asked with interest.
Wu Su said to the two: "Actually, it is nothing more than a precursor. I knew I couldn't get close to the two of you easily, so I started watching you from a distance for a few days, trying to find out how you were going to live. Let's talk about Duan Shaoxia first, Duan Shaoxia instructs Lu Shizhu's son-in-law Lu Yi to practice martial arts and sword every morning, and when it is close to noon, he will go out to do things, receive notes and oral reports from all parties, and in the evening, he will eat alone or with the Lu family, and after eating, he will discuss today's affairs with Lu Shizhu's wife Meng Xueqing and his brother Xia Dade. At night, I meditated and fell asleep again, and practiced all night to accumulate energy, this day did not delay official business, but also persevered and worked hard for martial arts. ”
Duan Qingfeng clenched his fists and rushed to Wu Su and said: "The master has praised it falsely, and the master's observation is really detailed, hehe." ”
Wu Su ignored Duan Qingfeng's unkind voice, and then said: "During the time that Duan Shaoxia was not in the mansion, there was no one in the courtyard where you were, to be honest, if it wasn't for the effect, so you had to sneak around, I really want to visit and live in that courtyard for a while, then where is the courtyard, it's a fairyland." Anyway, I took advantage of your absence to secretly write this line on the wall, and you saw it during the day, mistakenly thinking that I had written it away from your sight. ”
"Wait, that's not right, I looked at that wall before I meditated and before I practiced with Yi'er, and there was no word on it, and then it suddenly appeared, it must not have been written by you in advance." Duan Qingfeng said.
"It's the poor monk who lost his words and didn't explain it clearly to Brother Duan." Wusu said, although he looked like a sect master and a monk. But between the words, he is like a person in the rivers and lakes, rough and refreshing, and the atmosphere is unrestrained.
"I used the red medicine used by your Taoist alchemy, you see this is it." Gosu said as he pulled out a small bottle from his bosom. Duan Qingfeng took the black pill in the bottle and looked at it for a while, shook his head slightly, Duan Qingfeng didn't know much about the things of the Danding Sect, Lu Bing took it and looked at it in his hand, and laughed: "Even this thing is there, and people's creativity is really endless." ”
"How Wenfu, do you know this thing?" Duan Qingfeng said strangely.
"Sort of. This thing is called red medicine, I have heard Old Man Wan say it, but I have never seen it. But I didn't expect it to be potassium permanganate, hehe. It seems that the chemical industry of the ancients is still quite developed, in short, this thing will turn red as long as it encounters water. I think Master Gosu took advantage of this to create the illusion of writing on the wall. But the master. It's not a good thing to get these days. It takes a long time to refine before it can be purified. Since you have played tricks on my brother, I will accept this red medicine as compensation for us. Lu Bing said and put away the medicine bottle.
Wu Su shook his head slightly and said, "Since Lu Shaoxia likes to take it, why find a reason to take it?" ”
"Wenfu, what do you want this thing for?" Duan Qingfeng said strangely, he has a specialization in the art industry, and he doesn't understand this aspect at all.
Lu Bing patted the pocket of the medicine bottle and said, "This thing is very useful and can be sterilized." It can also be used as fish medicine, as well as gastric lavage. The main thing is to wash the bottom very well, cough cough cough cough. ”
"What's underneath?" Duan Qingfeng asked puzzledly, and Lu Bing said: "Yes, when I didn't say it, don't ask, you continue to be your innocent little virgin, just be an invincible good boy." ”
"Lord Lu Shi is erudite and talented, and the poor monks admire and admire. I once had a relationship with Old Man Wan, and when I learned the news of his death yesterday, I couldn't help but feel very sad, and when I saw Lord Lu Shi today, I thought that with Master Lu's talent and erudition, I should be able to inherit Old Man Wan's wonderful medical skills. Gosu said.
As soon as the words turned, Wu Xu said again: "Let's get down to business, in the courtyard where Duan Shaoxia lives in Dengzhou, there are large bamboo forests, and there are also a pool of Bitan, which is naturally moist in the morning, and the red medicine embedded in the wall before me is moistened. Even if Duan Shaoxia's martial arts are high, it is difficult to detect the flow of water droplets, although the old man is not as good as the two young heroes, but it is also a little successful, so he will naturally try to be careful, and use internal force to converge when he hits, and he does not dare to have the slightest sound of breaking the air. In addition, I am quite careful about the dosage, some places are embedded with red medicine, and some places are used with powder, no more water, no less, just right, so as not to make the red water flow down and spoil the words, which forms the scene you see. ”
Lu Bing probably understood, so he hugged his fists and said, "That master should be easier for me." ”
"Yes, Lord Lu Shi never goes out of the palace with a knife, the tiger head treasure knife is placed at home, and the palace is an ordinary waist knife. No matter how bad the old man's kung fu is, he can come and go freely in and out of the palace without being discovered, so I smashed your knife from the center with internal force in advance, and there was only a thin layer of iron on the outside, and I left the handle of the knife not to be shattered, and slowly engraved those words on the top of the handle. Gosu said.
"Even so, the master's ability to take the knife empty-handed is also good." Lu Bing said with admiration, this Wusu monk is not only strong in martial arts, but also saves face everywhere when he speaks, which is really modest. As for the resourcefulness of anticipating the enemy's opportunities, boldly and carefully calculating the possibility of things happening, and inducing people into their own "trap" step by step, it is really very clever.
All this is simple in Wu Su's mouth, but it is difficult to operate, just talking about Lu Bing's side, it is necessary to take into account the speed of the knife and Lu Bing's internal force, to prevent things such as breaking the knife before fighting. The shattered knife qi will be dispersed, unable to exert strength, and the empty-handed white blade must be just right, the knife will break if the force is large, and the force will hurt yourself if the force is small. deliberately used words to lure Lu Bing, opened the knife at night to take a closer look, and then everything fell into place.
I have to say that Wu must be far-sighted, dare to think and dare to do, bold but meticulous. Lu Bing could only secretly say in his heart.
Wu Su performed the Buddha salute with one hand: "Lu Shi has spoken"
Before the polite words were finished, he heard the sound of someone running outside the door, Master Likong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It seems that the person is stealing the steamed buns again." ”
Lu Bing asked casually: "Who comes to a Buddhist temple like Hongluo Temple to steal things, and he is not afraid of being punished by God." "But in my heart, I secretly said, the Buddhist food soup is not watery, and it is not the best food in the restaurant outside, what is there to steal, it is better to go to the restaurant to collect the overnight meal and eat it deliciously.
"It doesn't matter, if we can catch him, we'll take him in. Because he was an old hero who was famous in the past, he was injured by splitting Huashan with an iron palm. Master Likong said with both hands in a Buddhist salute.
"What!" (To be continued......)