Chapter 48: There's a sweeping monk under the tree
Master Xuanku does not have many roles in the original story, from the perspective of character design, it is more like the setting of a functional role, in the early stage, he is responsible for the role of Qiao Feng's teacher, and in the later stage, it is to create a contradiction and conflict like Qiao Feng's killing teacher.
There is no very detailed description of Master Xuanku's character traits, life experience, and even martial arts, but he insisted on not wanting to tell the appearance of the murderer before he died.
Even so, Wang Dong's impression of Master Xuan Ku is still second only to that of Abbot Xuan Ci, and every time he thinks of it, he will have a strange feeling of being touched in his heart.
The reason why this is so is not only because of the profound understanding of the Dharma and the teaching of a good disciple, but also because of another person.
Xiao Yuanshan.
To be precise, it is related to a line from Xiao Yuanshan:
"Xuan Ku was shocked to death by me with one palm!"
One sentence encompasses Xiao Yuanshan's strength, domineering, resentment, and Qiao Feng's contradictions, pain, and tragedy, combined with the Buddhist principles that Xuan Ku said before he died, it can really be said to be a microcosm of the whole novel.
At this time, Master Xuanku stood in front of him, looked at him with a kind face, and asked, "You have officially apprenticed?"
Wang Dong replied: "Yes, the master gave the Dharma name Xuzhu." β
"Void Bamboo...... Good. Master Xuanku nodded, and said: "I heard you say that when you grow up, you will have a good time drinking with your eldest brother Qiao, well, you are young, and you have just entered the Buddha Gate on the first day and you are thinking about breaking the vows in the future, where does this bold idea come from?"
Wang Dong said: "Back to the master and uncle, the disciple heard that the Buddha passed through the intestines, and the wine and meat left a ...... in his heart."
Master Xuanku: "Huh?!"
Wang Dong looked confused, raised his head and said, "I seem to have said something wrong, how do you say that?"
Master Xuanku said: "It's the wine and meat that has passed through the intestines, and the Buddha has left it in his heart, do you still want to eat the Buddha, messing around, Amitabha Buddha ......"
Wang Dongxi said: "Yes, the master and uncle taught it well, and the disciple must remember it in his heart, as for the disciple to make a mistake about the Buddha and the wine and meat...... The disciple thinks that my Buddha has the saying that all living beings are equal, and the Buddha must blame the disciple. β
Master Xuanku: "Huh?"
Qiao Feng on the side said with a smile: "Master, my second brother is still young, and he has just entered Buddhism, and he doesn't know the rules and precepts in the temple, but he is very smart, and it is not difficult to learn in the future." β
Xuan Ku nodded, no longer cared about this matter, and said to Qiao Feng: "Today I will pass you on the last trick of the clutches." β
Qiao Feng bowed, "Yes." β
Master Xuanku and Qiao Feng walked aside, passed on his mental formula, explained and practiced the moves, and Wang Dong consciously avoided it.
About half an hour later, Qiao Feng suddenly punched out a palm, the palm power was gentle, if there was nothing, it was already the clutch of the Shaolin seventy-two stunts.
Xuan Ku Lao Huai comforted, and said approvingly: "You have learned this demon palm method, there is nothing to teach you as a teacher, you are in the beggar gang, and in the future, you must be chivalrous in the future, walk the rivers and lakes, help the needy, and live up to the hard work of the teacher." β
Qiao Feng knelt on the ground and said, "Disciple, remember Master's teachings!"
Wang Dong, who was standing not far away, looked at this scene with a peculiar mood, in the original work, the process of Master Xuanku's art transmission was brushed aside, and now I am still a little touched by witnessing this process with my own eyes.
You don't see, after tonight, this young man named Qiao Feng will set off a huge storm on the rivers and lakes and start his magnificent legendary life.
Wang Dong suddenly thought of those story nodes and the ending, and frowned slightly.
"Xuzhu," Xuan Ku walked over at this time and asked, "What kind of kung fu do you want to learn?"
Wang said excitedly: "Of course, it's the seventy-two Shaolin stunts such as King Kong legs, iron head skills, one finger Zen, etc." β
He replied sincerely: "Whatever the master uncle and ancestor teach, the disciples will learn." β
Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "I just saw you play a set of coiling dragon sticks, that is the first orthodox stick method of this dynasty, I will teach you a set of Shaolin Qi Mei sticks, you can understand it." β
"Uncle Xie. The king folded his hands.
Master Xuanku smiled slightly, and immediately began to teach Wang Dong Shaolin Qi Mei Stick, when he explained the essence of the stick method to Wang Dong, he was very patient.
Wang Dong listened carefully to the lecture and memorized, and at the same time followed the simulated moves.
Qiao Feng stood aside, watching with interest.
After the drill, Master Xuanku asked Wang Dong, "How much do you remember?"
Wang Dong said: "I'll give it a try." β
As he spoke, he beat the eyebrow stick method from the beginning to the end.
"The stick is not too long to be eyebrows, and the body must follow each other. Tiger mouth to tiger mouth, up and down flipping ......"
is as strong as Shaolin, and when compiling exercises and formulas, there is also this kind of smooth performance.
Of course, most of the really practical exercises and mantras are actually simple and easy to understand, and those profound and meaningful move names are no longer in the move.
Not to mention anything else, the eighteen strokes of the eighteen palms of the dragon descending in this world are all taken from the artistic conception, otherwise who knows how to practice "Kanglong has regrets"?
After Wang Dong finished beating the Qi Mei stick method, he looked at Master Xuanku, who looked surprised and asked, "You already know how to do it?"
Wang Dong was eager to reply: "When you finish learning advanced mathematics and go back to solve equations, you will definitely not find it too difficult." β
But of course he couldn't say that, and said: "Senior Uncle Ancestor, the disciple feels that the Qi Mei Stick and the Panlong Stick have a lot in common, and when they practice, they blend with each other, and it will naturally come naturally. β
Xuan Ku turned his head to look at Qiao Feng, who smiled calmly and said, "Master, the second brother's martial arts talent is still above me. β
Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "I hope it's not just a child." Then he turned his head to look at Wang Dong and said seriously: "Starting tomorrow night, I will start teaching you something else." β
The king hurriedly folded his palms and saluted.
After that night, Wang Dong didn't see Qiao Feng again for a long time.
But as he expected, after that night, there was an extra young hero Qiao Feng on the rivers and lakes.
And Wang Dong took Qiao Feng's place on that mountain, and followed Master Xuanku to learn martial arts every night.
The stars move, the sun rises and the moon sets.
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye, Wang Dong has learned all the basic exercises of Shaolin, and Xuan Ku began to pass on his authentic Shaolin internal skills.
Wang Dong found that the Shaolin internal strength and the "Commentary on Hundred Character Poems" that he had been practicing together had a surprisingly good effect, and the two complemented each other.
This year, Wang Dong heard a lot of news from Qiao Feng intermittently, saying that after he joined the beggar gang, he had made many meritorious contributions, and had been promoted from an ordinary disciple to the helmsman, and was even accepted as a personal disciple by Wang Jiantong, the leader of the beggar gang.
Wang Dong secretly calculated Qiao Feng's life history, knowing that he still had to solve the three major problems given to him by Wang Jiantong, and in addition, he had to make seven miraculous feats for the beggar gang, so as to completely win Wang Jiantong's trust, obtain the eighteen palms of the dragon and the dog-beating stick method, and officially take over the position of the gang leader.
Wang Dong is still waiting for the system's task prompt.
It's been seven years, and the system seems to have disappeared, and nothing has happened.
He got the role of Xuzhu, a hanger who doesn't ask for everything but does everything, but without the main quest, it is inevitable that he still has no bottom in his heart.
It is impossible for the system to simply let him live a life of virtual bamboo, there must be a problem like Wang Jiantong's embarrassment of Qiao Feng waiting for him.
The current pretending to be deaf and dumb may be a temptation by the system or a behind-the-scenes player to see what he will do after knowing his life path, knowing that there are many wonderful opportunities waiting for him in the near future.
After all, the Xuzhu of the original world has been reciting the scriptures in obscurity for twenty-four years, and when he was ordered to go down the mountain, he had no martial arts success, and he had no achievements in Buddhism.
Now he has taken the place of Xuzhu, knows everything, can plan everything, has a high level of understanding and talent, and has memories of his past and present lives......
Can such a virtual bamboo successfully collect the opportunity that should belong to a stupid monk who is stupid and has a foolish fortune?
Do everything without asking for it, can you still get everything if you force it?
Break the exquisite chess game, get no cliff to pass on the gong, private meeting Menggu, fold plum hands, six yang palms, life and death charms, and small Wuxiang Gong......
It is impossible to say that you are not tempted by these opportunities.
But it's impossible for him to honestly recite the 24 scriptures in Shaolin Temple.
Wang Dong had such a disagreement in his heart, but he still insisted on going to the mountain every night to learn martial arts with Master Xuanku.
And so it went on for another three years.
Ten-year-old Wang Dong has laid a solid foundation, and can finally get in touch with the real Shaolin mastery, Wang Dong thought that Master Xuan Ku would pass him down the clutches like teaching Qiao Feng, but after seeing Master Xuan Ku that night, Xuan Ku told him that he would no longer teach him kung fu in the future.
Wang Dong was surprised in his heart, thinking that Xuan Ku had discovered some flaw, and immediately asked quietly: "Does Uncle Shi think that the disciple's talent is not as good as that of Brother Qiao, so he doesn't want to teach the disciple anymore?"
Master Xuanku shook his head with a smile and said, "On the contrary, it is precisely because I feel that your talent is not weaker than Qiao Feng, so I don't pass on your clutches." β
The disciple was puzzled. β
"The palm power of the demon palm is soft, and once you have learned, you can no longer practice with the Buddhism, which is not good for you, so from today on, your uncle Xuanbei will pass on your great Vedic pestle skills. β
Xuan Ku said, and another figure came out of the shadows, it was Master Xuan Bei.
"The two uncles and ancestors have good intentions, and the disciples are grateful. The king folded his palms and bowed.
So, from that night, Wang Dong began to learn the "Great Vedic Pestle".
According to Master Xuanbei, the Great Vedic pestle was originally a pestle method, but after entering the realm, you can give up the pestle as a fist, and then you can really learn this set of stunts.
Wang Dong is no stranger to this statement, in fact, it is not only the pestle method, most of the martial arts in this world have returned to themselves to the highest level, swordsmanship, knife skills, and stick techniques...... Ten thousand laws return to the roots.
Time passed in a hurry, Wang Dong's martial arts became stronger and stronger, but his heart became more and more confused.
The system never gives a task, and I don't know what to do.
One day, Wang Dong was walking in the temple, and suddenly saw a fallen leaf falling slowly, and he felt something in his heart, so he went back to find a broom and came to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to clean.
Day after day.
The fallen leaves were swept and fell, and then swept again.
When the leaves in front of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion fell for the third time, Wang Dong was already a fifteen-year-old boy, although the Great Vedic pestle stunt had not been practiced to the highest level of the fist method, but the nineteen pestle techniques had been fully mastered.
On this day, the autumn mood is strong, and the yellow leaves fall in front of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.
Wang Dong walked far away with a broom, and vaguely saw an old monk figure under the tree, slowly sweeping the leaves on the ground.
At this moment, a system prompt sounded in Wang Dong's mind:
γMain quest triggeredγ
"It's finally here!" Wang Dong couldn't help but complain.
The old monk suddenly raised his head and looked this way, with an inquiring look on his face.