After nearly 20 days, I finally came to Songshan Shaolin Temple, only to see this "the first temple in the world", the green mist is surrounded by clouds, surrounded by five milk peaks, the red wall is towering, the bronze bell of Buddhism is ringing, Xiao Dongshan feasts his eyes, looks around, the ancient waterway people are familiar with the road, go straight to the main gate first, meet the guest monk, and are not polite, and say: "Please report to Master Ruzhi, the ancient waterway people visit." Seeing his swaggering appearance, the monk didn't dare to slack off, and walked quickly.

After a while, I saw the guest monk and three other monks coming, taking the lead in a monk, more than fifty years old, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and pleasant face, and said from afar: "Amitabha, don't come to the Taoist unharmed!" The ancient waterway said: "Fusheng is supreme heavenly venerable!" Master Ruzhi came to greet him personally, where can he afford it! Xiao Dongshan was taken aback and thought: "This is the head of Shaolin Temple!" This is the Taishan Beidou of the martial arts, and he actually came to greet the master in person, and the Taoist priest who can get this kind of favor in the martial arts is probably the only ...... Could it be that Master ......?"

Everyone entered a meditation room behind the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the abbot and the ancient waterway chief sat opposite each other, the other two monks stood behind, and Xiao Dongshan sat under the ancient waterway people. The ancient water road is humane: "The poor road is to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, please see the abbot master today, there is something to ask for." The abbot said, "Daoist, please speak." ”

Gu Shui Dao said: "Poor Dao has one in forty this year, and has been floating in the rivers and lakes for many years, the abbot master knows, I am used to being alone, and I have no intention of accepting apprentices, until I meet a child." He pointed at Xiao Dongshan, and then said: "This son is kind-hearted, quite chivalrous, and resolute and resolute...... Xiao Dongshan interjected in a low voice: "Master, slow down and praise!" The abbot smiled silently, and the two monks behind him also smiled. At this time, a monk came in to serve tea, and the ancient water Taoist continued: "I didn't hold back, so I accepted him as an apprentice, and also a companion of mine, it is rare that this child is filial piety, and very close to me, do not hide from the master that I regard this child as a treasure." ”

Master Abbot said, "Congratulations to the Taoist for a good harvest." ”

Gu Shuidao said: "I have heard for a long time that the master has a good face, and he is a good apprentice?" ”

Master Abbot nodded slightly.

Gu Shui Dao said: "Then please take a closer look at the master, this child has a bad year, disaster is at the head, and even Meng is in great trouble, I think the abbot master has a profound Dharma, and he will be explained." He patted Xiao Dongshan on the shoulder and said, "You come closer, let the master take a good look!" Xiao Dongshan got up as he said, walked to the feet of the abbot master, and half-squatted down.

Master Abbot looked at his face and said, "Raising all good karma is illusory, and creating all bad karma is also illusory. The body is like a gathering foam, the heart is like the wind, and there is no root and no substance. ”

The ancient water Taoist sneered: "This face is too illusory, I don't understand, Dongshan, show the abbot master how your qi veins are?" ”

Xiao Dongshan endured the pain and rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his hands in front of the abbot master, the abbot master put his hand on his pulse, his face did not change color, and he only read in his mouth: "Amitabha, Amitabha, Amitabha, Amitabha......" The more he read, the more anxious he became, he recited Amitabha Buddha more than a dozen times, and helped Xiao Dongshan put down his sleeves with his own hands, and said: "I already know the meaning of the Taoist." Heming, go and ask you to come to your heart! A monk behind him agreed, and walked out quickly.

Master Abbot said, "Daoist, please use tea." ”

The ancient waterway said: "If you are stuck in your throat, you are afraid of choking." ”

Master Abbot smiled slightly, picked up the teacup and put it in his mouth, suddenly didn't know what to think, his hand shook, and the lid of the cup made a red sound. Xiao Dongshan and the ancient waterway people were surprised when they saw it, and said secretly: "What is the identity and cultivation of this Shaolin abbot!" What is so worrying in my heart? ”

After a while, an old monk came quickly, entered the door and greeted the abbot and the ancient waterway people. Master Abbot said: "Senior Brother Ruxin, in today's world, how many people can hold a stone palm?" Ruxin thought about it and was silent. The abbot said: "Senior brother said directly. Ruxin said: "Including the abbot, there are nine people. The abbot asked, "Who of these nine people will come down in half a year?" Xiao Dongshan said secretly: "It's so powerful, not only can I see that I am holding a stone palm, but I also know that it is no more than half a year, the master has healed me for so long, and it is no longer what it looked like when I was in the palm, and he can still see that this abbot is really powerful." Ruxin said: "Except for Rujian's junior brother, he has never gone down the mountain." A monk standing behind him said: "If you see the uncle, you will never ......" The abbot waved his hand and signaled Ruxin to go down. Nina walked to the door of the meditation room and suddenly said, "I remember, there is another person who will, but this person has only learned a little fur." Abbot, do you remember that six years ago, the King of Han took four guards up the mountain? The abbot said: "Yes, the kung fu that was passed down at that time was to hold a stone palm?" Ruxin said: "Yes, it was passed on by the senior disciple, and the four guards stayed with the King of Han for seven days, and each of them learned a unique knowledge before going down the mountain." ”

The abbot said: "Young man, how do you look like the one who hurts you?" Xiao Dongshan said secretly: "So you can just ask me directly?" It's nothing more than trying to get out of the way. He replied honestly: "It's a tall man, in his thirties, his name is Xu Junping, he plays a banner, and he is very swaggering." The abbot said: "Yes, it was originally the guard of the King of Han, I don't know what the misunderstanding was, this poisonous hand, Amitabha." ”

The ancient water Taoist snorted and said: "People are not from Shaolin Temple, but kung fu is the kung fu of Shaolin Temple, and the abbot pushes it so clean!" This kind of useless and torturous kung fu that tortures people but is extremely brutal, Shaolin Temple is really well taught! Ruxin said: "The Taoist chief is wrong with this, although this stone palm is called a stone, but it is actually unpredictable, it is not only a stone, how can it be said that it is useless to face the enemy?" The world's martial arts are all about hurting others and protecting themselves, how can they be cruel? The abbot waved his hand and signaled Ruxin to go down, and Ruxin went away.

The abbot said: "My Buddha is merciful, the young man suffers from this great disaster, but wherever there is a place that can be used in my Shaolin Temple, we will never shirk it." The Taoist chief has superb medical skills and has been cured seventy percent, but he needs a panacea? But if I have it in Shaolin Temple, the Taoist only commands. ”

Dao Chang said: "Don't brag about me, I only heal this child's injury." What you say is just commanding, is this true? ”

The abbot said, "The monks don't speak. ”

The Taoist said: "Okay! I need both. First, 100 big pills......" A monk standing behind him said: "This is to eat, how can there be so much!" The abbot smiled and said, "Haifang, go and get it." The monk behind him reluctantly went.

Dao Chang said: "Master Abbot, it's not easy to prepare the big pill, don't I know?" It's just that this child is too badly injured, and it is very beneficial to have the help of elixir. The abbot smiled silently.

The Taoist chief said, "Second, I need a pure meditation room, and I also need one person to help me for an hour a day, at least for more than a month. The abbot said, "Who?" The Taoist said: "If you see the master." The abbot said, "Amitabha, I understand." Orthodox bone shaping, marrow and veins, good medical skills! Sure enough, only if you see that the junior brother can control the qi and take shape, and help you...... Amitabha, when the book is used, he hates less, and he hates the old monk's lack of skill. The Taoist said, "Why did the abbot say this?" If you see where the master is, how about you and I go and ask him together? The abbot recited: "Amitabha, Amitabha......" seven or eight times in a row.

At this time, Haifang took a small cloth bag, and Haifang said: "Tell the abbot, I brought all of them, there are only seventeen, and there are no more." The Taoist said: "If you owe it, bring it first." The abbot motioned to Haifang to hand it over to the ancient water Taoist, Haifang reluctantly handed over the small cloth bag, and the Taoist took it and opened it to see, the black balls the size of his thumb were usually unusual, and the Taoist carefully accepted them.

Gu Shui Dao said: "If you see where the master is, don't be dumb with me, abbot." Master Abbot sighed and said, "The Taoist is far-sighted and virtuous, and I won't hide it from you, if you see him, he has been missing for more than half a year...... After August 15 last year, no one saw him again, and he disappeared into thin air in his meditation room, which is really a strange thing...... I have sent people to search this mountain up and down, and there is no trace of it. I think he has superb martial arts, if he really wants to go down the mountain, no one can find out, but he is naïve and obsessed with martial arts, what is he going to do when he goes down the mountain? I have sent a number of people to visit in different directions, but so far there has been no progress...... If it were an ordinary disciple, it would be fine, but if he saw that although his junior brother was equipped with world-class martial arts, he had shallow experience in the rivers and lakes, and he was pure-hearted, how could he know that there were so many treacherous and cunning things in the world? I was afraid that he would be used by others, and I was very disturbed when I thought about it, and I didn't tell the chief that I couldn't live in fear! The injury of the young man just now made me frightened, and I was afraid that if I saw that my junior brother had been used by others...... Dao Chief, I know that you are visiting immortals everywhere, if you have any news of seeing your junior brother, you can report to me as soon as possible! ”

Gu Shuidao and Xiao Dongshan were dumbfounded when they heard this. First, Xiao Dongshan's hand injury was gone, and secondly, both of them felt the turmoil, and the Central Plains martial arts were afraid that there would be a big catastrophe, Xiao Dongshan even thought: "The martial arts of the beggar gang leader suddenly died without a problem, is it like seeing the master's hand?" ”

The abbot master said again: "Dao Chief, Shaoxia, this matter is very important, and I also ask the two of you to keep it strictly confidential, in case the young man has a delusion and another incident." The ancient waterway people and Xiao Dongshan both said: "This is natural, no need for the abbot to order." ”

Gu Shui Dao said: "This matter is indeed strange, I don't know what was abnormal before the disappearance of the master?" Master Abbot said: "I have already asked his disciples about this, and there is nothing abnormal, his two disciples, Hai Xiu and Haiguang, are under his nose every day, and I haven't seen his face wrong." ”

As he was talking, the two monks in front of the meditation room passed by, and the abbot saw it and said, "Haifang, go and call your senior brother Haiguang in." "Haifang went out and called one of the monks, and the monk came in and gave the abbot a salute. The abbot said, "Haiguang, tell me if there was anything abnormal before your master's disappearance." Haiguang said respectfully: "Back to the abbot's words, my master is not seen before, there is no abnormality, homework is as usual every day, sleep and eat as usual, and I have never met people outside the temple, I and Senior Brother Haixiu are next door at night, and I have not heard the slightest movement, the master's face is also very good, his old man is with us, and he has never lost his temper." The day before I disappeared, he saw that my practice was slow, and he said to me: 'Haiguang, you are too impatient, the foundation has not been solidified, don't practice yet, start from scratch tomorrow, I will find you the root cause of the problem', but the next day there will be no one. ”

Seeing that he couldn't ask anything new, the abbot was about to signal Haiguang to go down, when Gu Shui Dao said, "Who was the last person your master had ever seen, and what was the last sentence." Haiguang said: "It's me, the last word...... Master said, 'It's all right, I already know. The abbot said, "What's the matter?" Why haven't I heard you say that? Haiguang said: "It's really an inconsequential little thing, I didn't say it." At night, when I carried water for Master to shower, I saw a purple spot on the back of Master's neck, so I said, 'Master, why do you have a purple spot on the back of your head?' Master said, 'It's all right, I already know. ’”

When Xiao Dongshan heard this, he woke up like in a dream, only to feel a cool breath rising from his backbone, his hair was numb, and his voice trembled slightly: "How big are the spots?" What shape? Haiguang saw that his voice was different, glanced at him, and said, "But the bean-sized spots are round and round, does it matter?" Xiao Dongshan said: "Ah, I'm afraid that the big thing is not good!" Master Abbot said: "Young man speak quickly." ”

Xiao Dongshan asked, "If you see the master's purple spots, but they are in the Tianzhu Cave?" ”

Haiguang said: "Exactly! ”

Xiao Dongshan said: "Ten years ago, the beggar gang leader Lin Lao died without a problem, there were no wounds on his body, only a purple spot on the Tianzhu acupoint on the back of his neck, three months ago, the beggar gang leader Lin Xiao died suddenly, and there were no wounds on his body, or only a purple spot the size of a copper coin on the Tianzhu acupoint on the back of his neck. ”

The abbot's face was solemn, and he said: "I have heard about the beggar gang, and it is the first time I have heard of it when I say it, strange, strange!" Amitabha, in this way, could it be that the same path is also attained? Haiguang, is your master's spot newly grown? ”

Haiguang said: "We are with Master every day, and we didn't notice it before. ”

The abbot said, "You said that there are only beans...... The leader of the beggar gang has a copper coin ......"

Xiao Dongshan said: "There is another person, who is also a purple spot on the Tianzhu acupoint, round, with a large wine glass, this person is Zhai Biao, the leader of the Jinsha Gang, this person is also dead, but he was eradicated by a chivalrous man because of his evil deeds." ”

The abbot said: "Amitabha, Amitabha!" What else does the young man know? ”

Xiao Dongshan said: "No more, in my opinion, the size of this round spot may be related to the depth of skill, such as seeing that the master's skill is the highest, so the spot is the smallest." ”

The ancient water Taoist Zhengse said: "Master Abbot still has something unknown, and I am very uneasy when I think about it...... This Zhai Biao was originally the leader of the Salt Gang, and his kung fu was mediocre, but he was suddenly arrogant and domineering, and he had the potential to compete with the Damen faction, I secretly visited, and I heard that he met an immortal, and he was taught, and his skills were greatly improved......"

The abbot said: "So, the problem is on this 'immortal'? It's not a true immortal, it's a demon? This is no small matter! What is the Taoist leader's opinion? ”

Gu Shuidao said: "In my opinion, this matter is too illusory, and the first thing now is to find Master Rujian first." ”

The abbot thought for a while and said, "Yes, it is necessary to send more people, and I also ask the Taoist chief to send more people to secretly investigate, this matter can be big or small, and if it is not good, it will be a big storm." ”

Gu Shuidao said: "The abbot doesn't have to worry too much, maybe the master has found something strange and tracked it down, so that if you see the master's divine skills, maybe it will solve the misfortune of the martial arts." ”

The abbot said: "I hope to be as the Taoist chief said, but we can't wait for the rabbit, we have to make a difference......"

Gu Shuidao said: "Since I see that the master is not there, I have to find another way to disturb the abbot so much!" As he spoke, he got up and was about to take his leave.

Master Abbot said: "Wait! I know how a person can cure the young man's injury, this person has a strange temperament, it is not good to ask for each other, fortunately give me three points of thin noodles, two and wait, I repair a book, the young man can try his luck, but there is a word first, this person's temper is not accurate, if you don't agree, don't blame me when the young man comes. Xiao Dongshan hurriedly said: "How dare the younger generation be so ignorant!" The abbot's grace, dare not forget! ”

The abbot asked Haifang to lay out the paper, wrote a letter, handed it to Xiao Dongshan, and explained: "Everything is fate!" In terms of seniority, Du Jushi is still my senior, you must not bump into him in words. He also explained in detail the seclusion of the 'blood crow' Du Ruliu.

So, the master and apprentice quit their abbots and went down the mountain.

When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Xiao Dongshan said, "Master, I don't know whether to say something or not. The Taoist said: "Anyone who says this, if you don't let you talk about it, you have to talk about it, you talk about it, for the sake of your injury, I can't beat you." Xiao Dongshan said: "I think the abbot master is very kind, but the master is a little rude!" The Taoist chief laughed and said, "Rude? Hahaha, call me rude, hahaha, no one in this world is more polite than me. This old monk is kind, he is cunning, he will stop him if he doesn't speak, but he is not so easy to speak. Xiao Dongshan said: "Then this letter is also cunning?" Master is biased against people. The Taoist said: "This is not to let me help him find talents to take the initiative to show favor!" This letter has a fart use, the blood crow is not a letter that can be begged for, I advise you to throw away this letter, and honestly follow me to Jingshi, maybe when you Ma Shibo will come back, how about it? Come with me to Jingshi? ”

Xiao Dongshan said: "Master, you said that Ma Shibo's return date is unlimited, I'd better go to Senior Du to try my luck first." Gu Shuidao said: "I can't accompany you, I still have big things to do when I go to Beiping." Xiao Dongshan said with a smile: "Master, you are still a child, I want you to take it." I'll just go by myself, your old man will go to Beiping, and I'll look for you in the future. Gu Shuidao said: "No, I don't worry, this blood crow is not a good person, don't go." Xiao Dongshan insisted on going, and in the end the ancient waterway people reluctantly agreed.

The two of them went on the official road, ate a full meal in the restaurant at the intersection, and saw that they were about to part ways, the ancient water road people took out the bag of big pills, took out two and wrapped them carefully, put them into their arms, and handed the remaining fifteen to Xiao Dongshan and said: "Child, this medicine is a panacea that martial arts people dream of, refining is extremely difficult, it is not only beneficial to internal force, but also can save emergency injuries, internal injuries and external injuries can take one pill, ordinary people often fight for their lives for one pill, you have collected these fifteen pills...... This medicine has little effect on your hand injury, I just take the opportunity to ask the abbot for a few more pills, you can take one pill every seven days, luck into the dantian, it will be of great benefit to your internal force cultivation, don't finish eating, leave two pills for backup. Xiao Dongshan said with a smile: "I see, the abbot is a good person, but the master has exhausted all the medicines of others. The ancient waterway people said unhappily: "Nonsense. You kid is too loyal, always thinking about others, as long as everyone in the world thinks about themselves and takes care of themselves, don't you need to think about others? You said that if you take good care of yourself and don't have to work so hard as Master, isn't it just for Master's sake? This medicine is just a number in Shaolin Temple, but in you, it is an excellent treasure, and it is worthy of the object itself, understand? He has his own prescription, isn't it better to hurry up and do more, and want you to think about him like this? Besides, the monk, do you believe his nonsense, there is really only so much? Maybe there's another tank! ”

Xiao Dongshan stuck out his tongue and said, "Master, I was wrong. ”

After teaching him a lesson, the ancient waterway man took out a bag of silver and said: "Child, everything is a godsend, don't squander too much, but when things are used for your own use, you can make the best use of things, never hesitate, be polite, and push back, even if you make some means to fight for it, this is the rule of heaven, and to go against the sky is to ask for God's damnation." You are seriously injured, the road is long, don't work too hard, it is not good for recovery, this money is for you, it is the most suitable use of this money. Although he is a thrifty teacher, he is actually quite rich, and you don't have to save money. Xiao Dongshan took it and opened it to take a look, and there were about thirty taels of silver and more than a dozen gold leaves.

The ancient waterway people told their mother-in-law for a long time, and finally the master and apprentice said goodbye in tears.