Chapter 19: The Masked Swordsman
When Xuanmeng heard this, he realized that the Shura Sect and the people in the martial arts thought that he and Kexin were killed by the Shaolin monks and took the secret. In fact, on the contrary, the great monk was very good to them, and he did not know that they had secrets.
He thought that Kexin was in the Shaolin Temple, and his heart was ecstatic, but now he was like being poured a basin of cold water on his head, cold from his head to the soles of his feet, and he couldn't swallow the steamed buns in his mouth anymore.
I heard another person: "The sect leader was originally going to raid Shaolin and force those monks to hand over that thing, but the news was spread out, which made everyone in the world know, and all factions came to help, but I am afraid that this battle will not be easy." Along the way, I don't know how many martial arts high-rollers came to this Songshan Mountain. Not to mention others, even this man who sits facing the window, thinly dressed, is obviously not an easy person, but I am afraid that what we say will be listened to by him. ”
One said, "I'll go over and get him." The man said, "No, I don't know what this man is from." Our Shura Sect is already weak, and we must not make any more extraneous branches, and besides, what we are talking about is not a secret. This man was probably the highest of the four, and he spoke with great majesty, and the rest of the people were silent.
When Xuan Meng saw them talking about his head, his heart fluttered, and he secretly wondered, these four people had noticed him, didn't Elder Cai recognize him?
He didn't know that in the past year or so, his figure had grown much taller, there had been a change, and his back was again, although Elder Cai glanced at it a few times, he only felt that this person's figure seemed familiar, but he never thought that it was the person they were looking for everywhere.
Xuanmeng saw that they lowered their heads and only cared about eating, not daring to move, and eating slowly. Half an hour later, the four men finished eating, wiped their mouths, and went downstairs.
Xuanmeng waited for them to go away and got up to pay. Before going downstairs, he saw that the two people who were drinking just now also glanced at him, and their eyes flashed.
He went downstairs, led the little black donkey, and asked Xiao Er about the direction of Songshan. Xiao Er gave him a strange look and said the address. Originally, Songshan is in the southeast direction of this city, about 200 miles of road, this city is also the world-famous Luoyang City, the capital has been built many times in the past dynasties.
Xuanmeng just went out, only to hear Xiao Erdao: "Another one who went up to Songshan Mountain, are the monks of Songshan going to open a great road and do great Dharma in the past few days?"
But it was said that Xuanmeng came all the way to the southeast. Less than the next day, it entered the territory of Songshan. After asking the locals about the location of Shaolin Mountain, where the Shaolin Temple is located, in the evening, he hid in a valley on Erli Road southwest of the temple, released the little black donkey, and let it go to find grass.
It was getting late, and there was no one near the valley, so he sat down cross-legged and worked hard. After a while, he entered the realm of selflessness, only to feel as if he was in a fairyland that he had never been to, with a mighty purple aura around his body, cleansing his body, and there seemed to be ten thousand rays of light shooting into the sky above his head, and golden lotus flowers appeared on the light. His cultivation has actually reached another level.
I don't know how much time passed, just as he was like a true god out of his body, he suddenly heard a loud voice coming, "Who are you, what are you leading me here for?"
Xuanmeng was startled, broke out in a cold sweat, and the illusion disappeared in an instant. He settled down, took a deep breath, and imagined that the essence of heaven and earth around his body would enter his body, circulate along the second vein of Rendu, sink into the dantian, turn left and right nine times in the dantian, and hide in the viscera.
After finishing the exercises, he felt that his knees were numb, his lower limbs could not exert his strength, and he was shocked by the exercises, and he actually came out of the fork. Practicing internal strength is the most taboo to be disturbed by external objects, as the saying goes, immortals are also afraid of the wind in the back of their heads, not to mention that he is entering a good state and is shocked for no reason.
He felt his heart pounding, his mind was restless, he was so frightened that he leaned down on the stone, and he didn't know what to do for a while. In his ears, he heard the footsteps of two people not far from the northwest corner, which were in his direction.
The person who only listened to the previous speaker said: "Who are you? Why are you covered with a veil and dare not show your true face? What do you want when you enter the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion at night and lure me out?" Xuan Meng then heard that this person was the great Shaolin monk who saved him and Kexin last year.
I only heard a deep voice say: "Master Benyuan, I have something to inquire about, and I hope to give advice." Xuanmeng said secretly: "Why is this person's voice so hoarse and ugly? It turns out that this great monk is called Benyuan." Seeing the two approaching, he held the stone with his hand, barely stretched his legs out, leaned his body, and slowly slid down from the boulder, hiding in the side of the boulder.
Hearing the footsteps sound a few more times, he stopped about ten feet away from him and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At this time, it was already midnight, and the moon hung coldly in the blue sky like a silver platter.
Xuan Meng looked from the stone gap to where the two of them were talking, and saw that the person in front of him was less than seven feet tall, masked with black veil, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and wearing a green robe. The latter person, tall and vaguely wearing a moon-yellow robe, was the original master who saved him and Kexin. Xuanmeng suddenly saw him, and when he thought of the rescue that day, he suddenly felt close. Then I thought of Kexin, and my heart was gloomy.
The two stood across from each other. Ben Yuan's loud voice said: "This friend, I don't know what you asked me about late at night, if the poor monk knows, he will definitely advise." Amitabha. The man said, "Master Benyuan, you should know what I'm going to ask." Let's put it bluntly, were the two dolls of the Zhu family taken by you? Is the secret of the Xuandu Gate in your hands or in the hands of the abbot?"
Ben Yuan clasped his palms together and said: "Amitabha, sin, sin, I think you are also a generation of masters, how can you be so knowledgeable, are you a friend of the Shura Sect?"
The man said: "Master Benyuan, don't tremble, I am a nobody, let alone the Shura cult, I just hope you can tell the truth." Where the hell did you take those two dolls that day?"
Ben Yuan said: "This friend, the poor monk used to talk nonsense. That day, I didn't know that the two dolls were the children of the Zhu family who had escaped, and I didn't know that they had the secret of the Xuandu Gate on them. At that time, I saw someone in the Shura Sect fighting with the Taoist brother of Wudang, and for some reason, I was about to ask for an understanding, but who knew that the Taoist brother of Wudang saw me and left suddenly. The two children, who claimed to be relatives, had run into this vendetta for no apparent reason, so I let them go. It wasn't until I returned to the temple that I saw a friend in the rivers and lakes who went to Songshan Luo Soap, and I knew their details. This friend, the poor monk's words are true. Amitabha. ”
After hearing this, the man sneered: "Master Benyuan, the matter of the Zhu family has long been known all over the world, how can you Shaolin not know? How could your Master Benyuan appear when the Shura Sect and the Wudang Sect were both defeated? Isn't it that he has already been ambushed on the side, sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, in order to take advantage of the fisherman." Besides, as you said, how could those two children have no trace after seeing you? Thousands of people in the martial arts are looking for you, how can they not be found for more than a year? I'm afraid that they will be killed by your original master. ”
When Ben Yuan heard this, he shouted the Buddha's horn and said, "If a monk doesn't kill, how can this friend of yours say such a thing? In the more than 60 years since I Ben Yuan, I have not injured a single human life. If nothing else, the poor monk took his leave. He turned around and wanted to leave.
"Wait," the man cried, "if you want to go, you must first tell me the whereabouts of the secret note, or else you will have to win the sword in my hand." As he spoke, he drew the long sword at his waist and blocked his way.
Ben Yuan said: "Amitabha, this friend, do you want to be strong? He knew that since this man had brought him out, he would not let him go easily. He also saw that this person's martial arts were very high, and there must be a vicious fight, so he put his palms together, took a deep breath, and carried the Great Sumeru Palm, which had been practicing for more than 50 years.
The masters of Shaolin Temple, each with their own strengths, dozens of Shaolin skills, no one can be proficient in all, so many monks only focus on one. The one who has been cultivating since he was a child is the Great Sumeru Palm. This palm is extremely powerful, but it is quite slow at the beginning of the entry, and it is not until later that it gets faster and faster, and few people practice to the highest level. The original element has reached the eighth level, and there are still two layers that have not been repaired, and he is already a top master in the martial arts.
The man shook his long sword, showed nine sword flowers, and said: "Master Benyuan, I am a wild crane scattered people, and I have never had the heart to win, you don't plead, so I have to shake the courage to comprehend and comprehend your famous martial arts Great Sumeru palm, please give advice." As he spoke, he pinched a sword trick, a false step, and the sword was held horizontally, which was a common move in martial arts, "Xiangzi Horizontal Flute".
Seeing that he waved his hand casually, it was nine sword flowers, and he was secretly surprised, and said, "You're welcome." The left hand was brought back, and the right hand was slapped out with a palm, and the third form of the Great Sumeru palm, "Tiger Out of the Hole", went straight to the man's chest, and the palm power surged out. The man flashed sideways, and with a move "Jade Rabbit turned back", the tip of the sword stabbed obliquely into the front chest of the original yuan. Ben Yuan dodged and avoided it, slapping it out one palm after another. The two fought in one place.