Taiyuan is about 100 miles to the north, there is a small county town called Dingxiang County, surrounded by mountains on three sides, four rivers run through the territory, it is at the foot of Wutai Mountain in the middle, it has always been a place for soldiers to fight. But because of this, there have been many disasters, the king of the west, Zuo Liangyu, and the Tartar soldiers, you come and go, making the small county ten rooms and nine empty, and it has not yet recovered.

In the afternoon, a large group of soldiers and horses poured into Dingxiang County, the banners fluttered and the armor was bright, and there were about 3,000 soldiers and horses, filling the small county town with a dilapidated land. Strangely, among this group of Tartar soldiers, there were more than a dozen monks dressed in gray robes, and together with several officers in bright armor, a young monk who was not very old was clustered.

The young monk had a mischievous and strange face, and did not have the restraint of the monk's cautious words and deeds, so much so that he looked like a rich boy going out on an outing, pointing at the broken city walls, and laughing and amusing the handsome little scholars around him from time to time.

A large number of soldiers and horses were stationed in Dingxiang County, neither training nor patrolling, and a group of officers gathered in the county office, and every time they said that in addition to eating and drinking, all the other time was used for gambling, making the county government a miasma. The county official, who was usually full of breezes, nodded his head and waisted all day, and became a servant who served tea and water.

After more than ten days of such a leisurely life, Wei Xiaobao estimated that it had reached the time agreed with his brother, so he did not set up a gambling game here, but ordered his own soldiers to call several Shaolin monks who followed the escort to discuss important matters.

When Master Chengxin arrived, Wei Xiaobao put away his smile and said, "Master Chengxin's nephew, today is a zodiac auspicious, and the weather is refreshing, so it is suitable for entering the mountain." I think everyone went to Laomozi Liangkuai Temple before that, and handed over as soon as possible. ”

Chengxin heard Uncle Xiao say this, and thought: What zodiac auspicious weather is refreshing, and the sky is obviously gloomy outside, it must be because you are tired of playing these days, and then you remember to do business. But Wei Xiaobao is a generation older, and Uncle Shi's words must not be ignored, so he received the order at the moment, gathered the eighteen Arhats, and waited for the soldiers here to pack up the incense and candles and other things to bring into the mountain, and then surrounded Wei Xiaobao out of the city and into the mountain.

In order to create an opportunity for his brother, Wei Xiaobao specially ordered the men and horses of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion to wait in the county town and not go up the mountain, and only brought Shuang'er and a few personal soldiers who pretended to be scholars, and even Zhang Kangnian and Zhao Qixian and other well-related imperial guards did not bring them.

Wei Xiaobao chose this road into the mountain, which is famous for its ruggedness and difficulty in Wutai Mountain. After only walking for half an hour, Wei Xiaobao was out of breath, saying that his legs were tired and he wanted to find someone else, so he climbed up the hill in front of him with the support of Shuang'er, and sat down to rest.

Although Chengxin has also served as the abbot of Wutai Mountain for many years, he is only shrunk in the temple, and the roads in the mountains are not familiar. At that moment, he called the hired guide and asked if he had to cross the mountains and mountains in front of him to reach Hongfu Temple. Continue to go up from Hongfu Temple, wait for the Eagle Sorrow Stream is a line of sky, turn south to Longquan Temple, you can go straight to Qingliang Temple by going up the mountain road.

Wei Xiaobao sat on the side, just listening to this series of place names, he knew that the mountain road was difficult, and he couldn't help but have a headache, and under the repeated persuasion of Chengxin, he got up and continued to climb, preparing to arrive at Hongfu Temple before dark for the night.

This small mountain ridge has an extremely nice name, called "Longfeng Mountain", which is densely wooded, and it is difficult for people to find it when they hide it. Liu Meng was in a dense forest in Lingfeng, lying under a small tree, and covered it with a heap of barren grass and a gilly suit, which was very cleverly disguised. Not to mention that the group of people who were climbing was still five or six hundred meters away, even if they came closer, as long as Liu Meng did not move, they would not be able to find it.

As early as three days ago, the newly established attack and killing team and scout team under the Wuyue Sword came to Dingxiang County, while arranging for people to survey the mountain road and plan an ambush plan. On the one hand, it arranged for disciples with outstanding light skills to lurk around Dingxiang County, waiting for the appearance of the targets. The disciples of the Hengshan faction are the most important and light skills and swordsmanship, so Liu Meng and Senior Brother Why are they not afraid to follow the orders of their uncle Hu Yuanlin, and they are led by Elder Wei of the scout team to serve as a mobile sentry and be responsible for following and monitoring a number of targets. The original scout team disciples acted as fixed sentry posts, lurking near the main roads into the mountain at various places, so as to grasp the movement of the targets into the mountain at any time.

Liu Meng brought enough dry food and drinking water, and lay on the hill outside Dingxiang County for three days, waiting for his heart to be scorched, only to feel that the time was so long, and it had never been difficult. However, seeing Feng Bu pretending to be a mountain man selling sweet potatoes and setting up stalls outside the ventilated city gates, his heart was much more balanced.

Finally, the lovely brother Wei Xiaobao moved, and on the morning of the fourth day, he appeared with the Shaolin Arhats, followed by soldiers carrying incense, candles, rice and oil, and began to enter the mountain to hand over.

For a whole day, Liu Meng and He Buxing followed in turn, and with the help of the hidden location set by Elder Wei before, they kept within sight distance of this group of monks and Qing soldiers. At the same time, the scout team lurking in a fixed position behind them relayed all the way until the targets crossed Longfeng Mountain before dark and entered the Hongfu Temple built on the earthen platform to stay overnight.

In the middle of the night, Hu Yuanlin, the leader of the attack and killing team who presided over the operation, arrived and made sure that all the settings had been arranged, just waiting for the surprise attack to be launched tomorrow. According to the agreement with Wei Xiaobao, he will be notified to be careful with the tiger roar. At present, Huashan, which has the most profound internal strength, sent Elder Wei to climb to the top of a nearby mountain, pretending to be a tiger that came out to forage for food in the middle of the night, and let out a long howl, three long and two short, and for a while frightened the birds in the mountains and forests to fly wildly, and the beasts to run wildly.

But he said that Wei Xiaobao had something in his heart, how could he sleep, and he was sitting at the table with Shuang'er in the wing room and talking, but he was very anxious in his heart. In Dengfeng, he made an agreement with Lao Meng, and took the officers and soldiers and Shaolin monks from Dingxiang County to Wutai Mountain, and obtained that the mountain road was steep and conducive to ambush. Why has it been a day since I entered the mountain, but there has been no fixed signal? Could it be that he miscalculated, Lao Meng, what Wuyue Sword Sect hasn't arrived yet?

Entangled in his heart, Wei Xiaobao's reaction was a little absent-minded. Seeing this, Shuang'er knew that Xianggong had something in his heart, so he didn't laugh anymore at the moment, but looked at Wei Xiaobao quietly by the faint candlelight, with both hands on his cheeks, his expression full of tenderness.

The candle jumped, and Shuang'er was just about to pick up the silver scissors, when suddenly a tiger roared from the night sky outside. This roar is like a vicious tiger descending from a mountain, extremely fierce, making people tremble; Then there was a long howl, majestic and incredible, like an oath to the top of this territory, full of domineering.

Tiger? Shuang'er snorted, afraid that the prince was afraid, and was just about to speak to appease. I saw Wei Xiaobao jump up suddenly, his expression was not frightened at all, and he said with a smile: "Spicy mother, it really came, and it scared Lao Tzu." Looking down and seeing Shuang'er looking at himself in surprise, Wei Xiaobao was in a good mood, and said with a wicked smile: "It's done, kiss it, come, be good Shuang'er, let Xianggong hug." ”

Not to mention that Wei Xiaobao was relieved after getting the signal, and the Shaolin Arhats such as Chengxin, the first seat of the Dharma Academy in Hongfu Temple, were also alarmed by these tiger roars close to their ears. With the rich experience in the rivers and lakes, he immediately cleared his heart and said: "There are many temples in Wutai Mountain, and there are always pilgrims and tourists, how can there be hurting beasts on the mountain?" There must be something strange about this evil tiger coming here. ”

Master Chengxin grew up in the temple since he was a child, and he is dedicated to Buddhism, but he is a rare person in the Shaolin school who has no ambition. At the moment, he proclaimed the Buddha's name, "Amitabha, the tiger is hungry and unbearable, and it is natural to prey on small beasts, so how can the junior brother panic." ”

After the signal was transmitted here, the two disciples of the scout team were left to monitor Hongfu Temple from afar, and the rest of the people, under the order of Elder Hu Yuanlin, the leader of the attack and killing team, all returned to the camp to rest, eat and drink enough, fall asleep, and prepare for a decisive battle with the Shaolin Arhat who has been famous for a long time after dawn!