21. Head Zhou Zhiruo
The tower starts on the sixth floor, with a faction on each floor. The people imprisoned in this sixth layer are the Kunlun faction.
The disciples of the Emei faction, under the leadership of Master Jinghui, split the door of the prison and shouted: "The Wudang faction and the Emei faction are coming to rescue your faction, don't panic." ”
As the head of the family, Ho Tai Chong was detained alone in a small room. First, I heard the screams below, and knew that there was a master coming to the rescue, and I was already in a hurry. At this time, I heard the female voice calling, and I knew that it was a disciple of the Emei faction, and I didn't doubt it.
An Emei female disciple waved his sword to split the chain on the iron door, opened the prison door, and saw that only He Taichong was alone, and immediately said: "The seniors are polite, the younger generations are disciples of the Emei faction, this antidote can remove the poison of the ten incense soft tendons, there is no need to run the internal force, and it will be self-solved after a stick of incense." He Taichong stretched out his hand to take it, and saw the female disciple untie the bag of dry food around her waist, and asked, "Do you need to eat something to recover your strength?" ”
He Taichong shook his head and said, "No." The female disciple asked again, "What weapon did the senior use to take advantage of it?" Sword or knife? He Taichong said: "The long sword is the best." The female disciple of the Emei Sect immediately turned around and shouted, "Which senior brother sent a long sword!" ”
Before the words fell, the sound of hurried footsteps came, and a disciple dressed as a Wudang Taoist priest rushed in, untied a long sword from behind, and respectfully handed it to He Taichong, and at the same time introduced: "Junior Wudang sect disciples, after the seniors expel the poison, they can converge at the lowest level below, we have a fast boat in the back, and everyone retreats from there together." ”
Silently took the long sword, and seeing the two of them hurriedly turn around and leave, He Taichong couldn't help but sigh, thinking that Song Yuanqiao, Yu Lianzhou, Zhang Songxi, and Mo Shenggu were all captured in the Wudang Five Heroes, and who could kill the master under the Tartar County Lord? Could it be that Zhang Zhenren came in person?
Suddenly, he thought again: It is good luck for the Emei faction to exterminate the old nun, and the origin of Guo Nuxia, the patriarch of the creation faction, is there, and how can he make a great reputation after the Wudang faction. It's just that his Kunlun faction has to accept a big favor this time.
It's useless to think too much, this is when time is precious. He Taichong heard that there was still the sound of fighting outside, and immediately sent the antidote to his mouth. Then sit cross-legged and wait for the toxicity to unravel.
The seventh layer is the place where the Emei faction is imprisoned, and the exterminator is too strong to obey the Tatars' orders to go and feed them, and has been on hunger strike for six days. At this moment, he was dizzy with hunger, and sat cross-legged in a corner, although he could hear the fierce fighting outside, he couldn't move.
With a few screams, chaotic footsteps rushed in. A crisp female voice also sounded: "The Wudang faction Emei faction came to rescue your faction, don't panic!" "This female voice is extremely clear. The Emei disciples who were locked in the tower were all familiar to them.
Wudang faction Emei faction? Come to the rescue? All the elites of the Emei faction are imprisoned here, and even the head of the sect is here, who can come to the rescue? Could it be the three elders of the left-behind sect?
Before the disciples could figure it out, one of the cells on the outskirts had been opened. Pei Jinyi exclaimed in surprise and said happily: "Senior Sister Zhou!?" "It's Senior Sister Zhou Zhiruo! All the Emei sect disciples boiled at once, and gathered in surprise in front of the prison door, shouting and screaming.
"Senior Sister Jinghui!" As more and more disciples were released, everyone couldn't help but hug each other when they saw familiar faces. Thinking about the various experiences in the past few months, some young female disciples cried with joy.
"Where's Master?" Zhou Zhiruo asked urgently, and under the guidance of a disciple, he came to the innermost hut. Splitting the door and entering, I saw that the exterminator was sitting in a corner, his face was pale and haggard, and he couldn't help but feel a sour heart. He knelt down and said, "Master! The unfilial apprentice is late, please punish the master! ”
The exterminator said in a low voice, "Zhiruo." You're doing a great job. The master was captured by mistake, how can I blame you, is it Wudang Zhang Zhenren who came in person? "The exterminator is also pondering in his heart, the Wudang faction is also greatly damaged, unless Wudang Zhang Zhenren is in person, how can it be so easy to attack.
Zhou Zhiruo shook her head and said, "Zhang Zhenren was also attacked by thieves a few days ago, and he didn't come this time. It was Liu Shaoxia who rushed in with our two factions of disciples. After hesitating for a while, he saw that the exterminator was too unconvinced, and finally confided the truth: "There are many ...... of Mingjiao Many masters are also below. ”
With a cold snort, the exterminator said: "I said that Liu Meng alone led you how can you fight the Tartars, it turns out that the Demon Sect has also been involved!" And said: "Zhiruo! You tell the master the truth, what is the relationship between this Liu Meng and the Demon Sect? ”
"He and Mingjiao advocate Wuji are righteous brothers, but in Wudang Mountain, Zhang Zhenren has already accepted him as the eighth apprentice." How dare Zhou Zhiruo hide it from her master, and after telling the truth, she added that Liu Meng was already a disciple of Zhang Zhenren, for fear that the master would be dissatisfied with Liu Meng.
The exterminator was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "Zhang Zhenren accepted him as an apprentice?" Didn't Liu Meng say that he was a descendant of the Hengshan faction? Why do you vote for another faction? Zhou Zhiruo explained: "The Hengshan faction suffered a great disaster, and he was left alone, Zhang Zhenren taught him Wudang in order to dispel poison and heal his wounds, so he accepted him as a registered disciple." ”
The master and apprentice talked there, and the rest of the imprisoned Emei sect disciples had all finished detoxifying, and now they came over with their long swords, waiting for the head to show them.
Jinghui Shitai said: "Master, there is a clipper in the reserve of the tower, everyone must go down as soon as possible, otherwise the Tartar reinforcements will arrive soon." The exterminator raised his eyes and saw that all the disciples were looking at him anxiously, so he said, "Jinghui, you take the same door down first, and Zhiruo and I have a few words to explain." ”
In the Emei faction, the words of the exterminator are holy decrees, and no one dares to disobey them. At that moment, all the disciples hurriedly left under the leadership of Master Jinghui.
"Zhiruo, Master asks you something, you must agree."
Exterminator Tai Wen Yan said, "This matter is for you to take on the heavy responsibility of reviving the original sect, and you must be cautious in the future, and you must think twice before acting." Zhou Zhiruo was stunned and exclaimed: "Master, you took this antidote, let's rush out together?" ”
The exterminator shook his head, his face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Master once swore a poisonous oath, he regards the Demon Sect as his greatest enemy in this life, how can he accept their help?!" He also said: "Zhiruo, you are talented, your martial arts progress is the fastest, and you have a deep relationship with the Wudang faction, so you are the best candidate to take over as the head of the family." ”
As she spoke, she took off the iron ring on her left index finger, stood up, and said, "Zhou Zhiruo, a female disciple of the Emei faction, knelt down and listened. Zhou Zhiruo was stunned and immediately knelt down. Raising the iron ring above the top, the exterminator Tai Lang said: "The third generation of the head of the Emei faction is extinct, and I would like to pass on the position of the head of the sect to the fourth generation of female disciple Zhou Zhiruo. ”
Zhou Zhiruo has a docile temperament, and never thought that she would be able to be the head one day, but at this time, her mind was in chaos, and she didn't know what to do.
The exterminator ignored Zhou Zhiruo's helpless appearance, and said slowly word by word: "Zhou Zhiruo, take the iron ring of the head of the sect and stretch out your left hand." ”
Zhou Zhiruo raised her left hand in a trance, and the exterminator put the iron ring on her index finger. Recite the precepts of the head again and let her remember them in her heart.
At this time, there was a sudden shout outside, "Miss Zhou! But it was Liu Meng's voice. A disciple of the Emei faction who was guarding the stairs outside replied, "Senior Sister Zhou is talking to the master. ”
Liu Meng flashed in in a blink of an eye, hugged his fists at the exterminator, and said hurriedly: "The head of the extermination, the Tartar reinforcements will arrive soon, and it will be too late if you don't retreat!" ”
Exterminator Tai said: "Thank you Liu Shaoxia for saving me, please allow Lao Ni to tell his disciples a few words." Liu Meng let out an "oh" sound and said, "Please hurry up." Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly saw Zhou Zhiruo's helpless face, and there was a dark iron ring on his left index finger, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
Pointing to the ring on Zhou Zhiruo's white and tender hand, Liu Meng was surprised: "That's the ring of the head of your faction, how did you bring it to Miss Zhou's hand?" Exterminator Tai Dao: "Lao Ni has decided to pass on the position of head to Zhiruo, and in the future, he will ask Liu Shaoxia and the Wudang faction to help more." ”
Nodding, Liu Meng naturally agreed, thinking: It's still the same as the plot of the original book, the extermination of the old nun passed on the head of Emei to Zhou Zhiruo as usual, and the secret of the Dragon Slayer Knife and the Heavenly Sword was naturally revealed, but I don't know if Zhou Zhiruo was forced to swear poison.
Suddenly, I thought again, now that Zhou Zhiruo has nothing to do with Zhang Wuji, she still needs to force her to swear some poisonous oath, is she not allowed to marry and break her body?
Seeing that Liu Meng was stunned, the exterminator coughed dryly, and urged: "The old nun still has a secret to confess, does Liu Shaoxia take refuge for a while?" ”
Liu Meng answered, woke up and felt a little out of shape, and said immediately: "I'm waiting for you at the bottom." Then he turned and left.
At this time, on the roof of the restaurant opposite, a second string of dead wind lanterns has been hung out, indicating that Zhao Min's manpower is about to arrive at Wan'an Temple after three interceptions and interference.
In the first layer of the tower, there were already a lot of people from the six major factions who had been rescued, Liu Meng went to Song Yuanqiao, the Shaolin faction's Kongwen master, the Kunlun faction's He Taichong, the Kongtong faction's Zong Weixia, and the Huashan faction's dwarf elder and other leaders of the six major factions, and then shouted loudly: "Tartar reinforcements are coming, without further ado, please follow your sect, there is a fast boat by the lake behind the tower." ”
Under the guidance of the disciples of the Wudang faction, the people of the six major factions retreated to the back of the tower. Yu Lianzhou came over and said, "Liu Shaoxia...... No! Eighth Senior Brother, what are you going to do next? ”
When rescuing the prisoners of the Wudang faction, Qing Xuzi had already told the four Wudang heroes that Liu Meng was accepted as an apprentice by Zhang Zhenren, so Yu Lianzhou had the title of eighth junior brother.
Liu Meng said with a smile: "Second Senior Brother, if the Tartars want to capture the Central Plains Martial Arts, it is wishful thinking, we have been planning for a long time this time, and rescuing everyone is only the first step, and then we must make the Tartars unforgettable, and I dare not underestimate my men in the world." ”
Yu Lianzhou agreed: "Exactly! Although our internal strength has not fully recovered, it is not a problem to deal with a few Tartars, so it is better to stay and kill the enemy with you, what do you think? ”
These words were heard by a few people on the side, remembering that they had been imprisoned in the tower these days, and they had been insulted by the Tartars, and many of them had their fingers cut off, all of them were full of resentment, and shouted: "I and the Kunlun faction will also stay and kill the Tartars!" "The Tartars are too vicious, even if you fight for this life, you have to let the Tartars remember, our Kongtong faction is not easy to mess with!" …… (To be continued......)