Chapter Seventy-Eight: Sword Venerable (1)
Miaoyang Zhenren said again, the Northern Sword God is superb in swordsmanship, and this is not false. But it's hard to say how high the swordsmanship is. When he was young, he was full of rivers and lakes, and he regarded himself very highly as a famous and decent family, and many of the main sects had not fought against him. I heard that this man had a perverse personality and talked to him well, and he would not deal with it unless he won his sword. If you go to the Northern Sword God to inquire about the Purple Sword, I'm afraid he will only tell you if you win against him.
I said that my swordsmanship is not low now, and I should be sure to win against him.
Miaoyang is really humane, since this person dares to be called the sword god, he must have something outstanding in swordsmanship, otherwise he would not have defeated the enemy who killed your uncle. Your martial arts are high, I believe that no one in the world can match, but the real competition, but not whoever has high martial arts will definitely win, which luck, courage, strategy, judgment and skill are indispensable. Your master Hui En, his martial arts skills are also very high, and the martial arts alliance leader lacked judgment on the hidden weapon during the bidding competition, so he was defeated by Wudang, even if Hui En's martial arts were ten times higher than the other party, just the result, after all, he lost. You participated in the martial arts alliance master bidding competition, and your strength was far above Changyunzi, but you were attacked by the opponent, and you abandoned the game in a panic, and the result of the competition was that you lost. So it's dangerous for you to have such thoughts, there is no such thing as absolute certainty in the world. Otherwise, there would be no word for "accident".
I said you were right. No matter who you compete with, you must not underestimate the enemy.
Miaoyang Zhenren nodded, and said, the southern sword respects the northern sword god, and the two have always been equally famous in the martial arts. I heard that the two have fought each other, but the result is unknown, I guess the two should be equal, even if there is a gap, it is very small. You can try Nan Dao Zun first, and then ask him about the Sword God. If you can defeat him, you will definitely be able to win the battle of the Northern Sword God.
I said that's okay, I'll go to Nan Daozun and try it. I just don't know where he lives, it's not far away.
Miaoyang is really humane, the Northern Sword God is in Beiping, and the Southern Sword Zun is of course in Nanjing. It is rumored that the Southern Sword Zun is dressed strangely, the knife technique is unique, and he became famous after a battle with the Northern Sword God. You remember, the knife is heavy, the path of the knife is nothing more than chopping or chopping, when you fight with him, you can use the Miao Zhen sword technique to defend, and speak wildly to provoke, make him angry, take the initiative to attack you, wait for him to be weak, or use the Dharma Vajra sword or Baiyun sword technique, or you can easily win. If this person is not annoyed or angry, and the knife technique does not follow the path of chopping, you have to be careful.
Xiao Yunmei said beside her, Master, you are really heartbroken for my master.
Miaoyang Zhenren said with a smile, I think in the future, your master will have to break your heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and lungs for you.
My little sister and I said goodbye to Miaoyang Zhenren and set off for Nanjing. The first time I walked this road, I went to Nanjing to find Master Yan, and I said goodbye to Ying Ling that day. Stepping on the road from Ruzhou to Nanjing again, I couldn't see each other again with Ying Ling, and I didn't feel good in my heart.
Xiao Yunmei saw that I was thinking, so she asked, Master, do you want to listen to the song?
I was stunned and said you can sing?
Xiao Yunmei said proudly, of course. What's popular now, there's nothing I won't sing.
I said okay, you can bring me a song.
Xiao Yunmei leaned over angrily, took my arm and swayed, "Official, which one do you want to order?"
I watched Xiao Yunmei's eyes blink, her eyelashes trembled, and she kept throwing winks at me, what is the situation?
Xiao Yunmei threw away my arm and said at a glance, I know that you haven't visited the kiln, haven't you seen the girls in the kiln asking like this?
I said, how do you know what's going on in the kiln when you're a girl?
Xiaoyunmei said, master, you don't know. The greatest joy of my life is listening to people. When I used to be a thief, I used to go to the teahouse, listen to people talk about books, and even forgot to steal things. Those storytellers are amazing, emotional, and fascinating. The most annoying thing is to hear the sentence "and listen to the next decomposition".
I said, no wonder you have nothing to do, you like to learn from those people in the plays, touch your beard and laugh. The first time I saw you, I saw you smile like that twice.
Xiao Yunmei said, didn't you see that it was General Guan Yunchang?
I said well, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is often talked about by storytellers.
Xiaoyunmei said, it's not that I'm boasting, if I don't be a thief, I can make a lot of money by telling stories.
I believe this when I say this, when you tell the story, your master was sprayed by you and foamed at the star, and the stars didn't even notice.
Xiao Yunmei said again, after the storyteller in the teahouse is finished, there will be people who play the guzheng and the pipa to sing. I followed along, so I'm pretty good at singing.
I said you can sing a song about it.
Xiao Yunmei said, okay! Listen well, I sing the most popular "Zepi" at the moment, if you sing well, don't forget to give some reward.
I laughed and said, "Reward you with two ear scrapers."
Xiao Yunmei cleared her throat and sang: At the time of Bi Ze, there are Pu and Lotus. There is a beautiful person, what is the injury? I can't do anything, and I can't do anything......
The singing is melodious, sad but not sad. I listened and stopped.
Xiao Yunmei stopped singing, turned her head and asked, what's wrong?
I lowered my head, wiped my face with my sleeve, and said nothing, let's go.
Xiaoyunmei said, Master, you are crying.
I forced a smile and said with a smile, you sing so badly that I cried at the thought of listening to such a song all the time in the future. Let's go.
Xiao Yunmei glanced at me, turned her head and continued on her way. After walking for a while, I suddenly said, Master, there is a word "cloud" in my name. Look at the clouds in the sky, they stand still in the air and don't move, and if there is wind, the clouds will drift away. In our eyes, the clouds disappear when the wind blows. But we don't know that it's still in the sky, but we can't see it anymore.
I was thinking about the meaning of these words, Xiao Yunmei turned her head again and smiled, Isn't Sister Yingling like the cloud you can't see?
I looked up at the sky and said yes, she must be in some corner of the sky. I just can't see her.
After we arrived in Nanjing, we inquired around and finally found Nandaozun's residence.
The place where Nandaozun lives is very remote, in the northwest corner of Nanjing City, and he walked more than forty miles out of the city before he found it.
The house of Nan Daozun is narrow and long, like the White Horse Temple, with dozens of longitudinal rooms. The house is flanked by dense forests, which stretch for more than ten miles from east to west.
When I got to the door, I knocked on the door, and after a while, someone opened the door, but it was a woman.
The woman looked to be in her thirties, with a fair complexion, red lips, high hair, and a peculiar dress of service, with a wide belt around her waist, and her clothes embroidered with indescribable flowers.
The woman bowed to us slightly, did not raise her head, looked at the ground, and asked in a soft voice, "Who are you looking for?"
I said we're looking for Nandaozun.
The woman smiled faintly, then looked up at us, bowed slightly, let to the door, stretched out a hand, and said please come in.
I was very curious when I saw the woman walking small steps as she moved away, and then I saw that the shoes were wooden shoes.
After the woman took us to the courtyard, she said to wait a moment, bowed as she spoke, turned and walked away in small steps.
I don't know what the boxy behind the woman's back is, tied in the belt behind her back, and I feel strange in my heart, I have never seen this woman's clothes.
Xiao Yunmei said, Master, this woman spoke politely, and kept bowing, walking as if she was afraid of stepping on ants, her steps were so small, and the clothes she was wearing were fancy dresses, is this Nan Daozun's wife?
I shook my head and said, I don't know, this woman doesn't look like we're from the Central Plains.
After a while, someone came out, and saw that the man was dressed in white, with wooden shoes on his feet, and wide trousers, and when his legs were combined, it was like a skirt, and his clothes were loose and loose, with short and fat sleeves, and a scarlet belt around his waist, and two swords, one long and one short. Looking at the man's face again, he was already over half a hundred years old, his forehead was bare, but the back of his head was combed with a braided like a cylinder facing the sky.
Xiao Yunmei couldn't help laughing when she saw that person dressed like this.
The man was not angry, hugged his fists, and dared to ask, but he came to test his martial arts?
Xiao Yunmei asked, are you Nandaozun?
The man replied, "It was down there." I don't know what sect you are?
I said that I was a lay disciple of the Shaolin sect. I came today to try it out with Daozun.
Daozun smiled, looked very excited, and said, Very good. I've always wanted to compete with Shaolin, but I've never been able to.
I pointed to the sword on the sword at the waist of the Sword Venerable and asked, since you are the Sword Venerable, how can you wear a long sword?
Daozun said that you are wrong, this is a sword, not a sword. Just because this knife is slender, it is often misunderstood. As he spoke, he pulled out the longest one and held it with both hands.
This knife is indeed thin and long, the blade is slightly curved, one side is thin and bladed, and the other side is thick and flat, which is the back of the knife.
Daozun said, it is rumored that there are three famous swords in Shaolin, but I don't know if you are carrying one of them.
I pulled out Mo Zheng from behind and said exactly. This sword is named Mo Zheng, and it is Mo Xie's sister sword.
Dao Zun said happily, today's battle, whether you win or lose, is an honor in the future. It's a pity that there are no scholars in the rivers and lakes who record this.
I said, "Do you have a name for the knife in your hand?"
Sword Zun Dao, there is, katana.
I said why don't you start it?
Daozun said, I try to compete with others, and I always have to compare with a lottery. If you lose, I want the sword in your hand. If I lose, I'll give you the katana. What do you think?
Xiao Yunmei said, your knife will be cut off by Mo Zheng in a while, what to give?
Daozun said, the katana is not the only one in my hand. Besides, my sword is my first sword in Edo, so I may not lose to Mo Zheng.
I said I don't want your knife, and if you lose, I'll ask you something, and you just have to tell me.
Dao Zun said, Your Excellency seems to be very confident. So let's get started.
I asked Xiao Yunmei to retreat to the door, shook Mo Zheng, and thought to try his reality with Miaozhen swordsmanship first.
Dao Zun said suddenly, start. After saying that, I didn't know what I threw on the ground, and there was a "peng" sound, and there was smoke all around.
I hurriedly used the Miaozhen swordsmanship, rolled up a piece of smoke, within the distance of a sword, there was no smoke, thinking that fortunately I learned the Miaozhen swordsmanship, if this is poisonous smoke, I haven't tried it yet, I will be on the road.