Chapter Eighty-Three: Missed
Coming to the gate of Chongyang Palace, Zhanchen turned over and dismounted, and was about to go inside with the horse rope.
"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, this is where the Chongyang Palace of the Quanzhen Sect is located, please stop the donor!" Before Zhanchen could enter, two little Taoist children came out and saluted Zhanchen.
The corners of Zhanchen's mouth raised slightly, and he secretly said in his heart: "I haven't come back for two years, this will be regarded as an outsider!"
These two little Taoist boys are only thirteen or fourteen years old, although they prevent Zhanchen from entering, they are also polite, but their faces are unfamiliar, Zhanchen has never seen them, and they think they are new disciples in the past two years.
In this regard, although Zhanchen was a little embarrassed, he was not annoyed, and after returning the salute to the two Taoist boys, he said: "Two junior brothers, I am Zhanchen, a disciple of Danyang Zhenren, who was ordered to travel down the mountain two years ago, and I don't want to go back to the mountain today, but my family doesn't recognize my family!" ”
"You, are you Senior Brother Zhan?" The two Dao Tong heard Zhanchen say this, but they were a little surprised, although these two people have not been in the house for a long time, but they have heard of the name of the head disciple, plus Zhanchen has also made a name for himself over the years, among the three generations of disciples of the Quanzhen Sect, it seems to have become someone else's child.
It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that the Quanzhen Sect is in charge of Danyang Zhenren Ma Yu sat down and the eldest disciple Zhanchen's martial arts have long been out of the blue, and he is already comparable to the four great masters in the world, so the remaining three generations of disciples in the Quanzhen Sect are no longer jealous of Zhanchen, but envy, after all, the gap is too big, and the so-called jealousy will disappear.
Seeing the surprised expressions of these two Dao Tong, Zhan Chen just smiled indifferently, hugged his fists at the two Dao Tong and said, "Yes, it is Zhan Chen below, I don't know the names of the two junior disciples?" ”
"This?" The two Taoist children glanced at each other, obviously a little hesitant, after all, although Zhanchen's reputation is not small, he does not live in Chongyang Palace all the year round, even when he practiced in the Quanzhen Sect, most of them lived on the edge of the waterfall behind this Zhongnan Mountain, and they did not often enter Chongyang Palace.
Now I believe in Zhanchen's origin when I listen to Zhanchen's words, but I don't believe it!
"Senior Brother Zhan! You're back! Just as the two Dao Tong hesitated, a voice sounded behind the two.
The person who came was a young Taoist, about eighteen or nineteen years old, tall and thin, with a handsome face, coupled with the unified Xuanxi Taoist robe of the Quanzhen Sect, he really had the demeanor of a disciple of the Immortal Sect.
Seeing the visitor, the two Dao Tong immediately saluted the young Taoist and said, "I've seen Senior Brother Yin!" ”
That's right, the person who came was Yin Zhiping, and after Yin Zhiping and the two Taoist children returned the courtesy, Zhanchen also smiled at Yin Zhiping and said, "Senior Brother Yin, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”
Yin Zhiping, he can be regarded as an extremely outstanding disciple in this Quanzhen Sect, although his martial arts are not the strongest, but he has been cultivating Taoist classics over the years, and his kung fu on this Daozang is not inferior to the Seven Sons of Quanzhen, but every time Zhanchen sees this polite, honest and elegant junior brother, there is always some diaphragm in his heart.
That sentence is good, the prejudice in people's hearts is like a big mountain, no matter how hard you try, you don't want to move, even if you become Zhen Zhibing after the revision, this hurdle in Zhanchen's heart still exists! In fact, not to mention Yin Zhiping, who was obsessed with cultivation at this time, was Zhen Zhibing, who was also a rare outstanding young man in the Quanzhen Sect!
"Hey, Jin Lao misunderstood me!" Although Zhanchen secretly complained in his heart, he still greeted Yin Zhiping without changing his face.
"Poor Dao Shen Zhifan! Tian Wei Yuyang sat down as a disciple and saw Senior Brother Zhan! ”
"Poor road Qi Zhicheng! Tian Wei sat down as a disciple of Changchun Zhenren and saw Senior Brother Zhan! ”
After Yin Zhiping's confirmation, Shen Zhifan and Qi Zhicheng no longer stopped them, and hurriedly greeted Zhanchen, this rumored senior brother with the pinnacle of martial arts can be regarded as the first time to see a real person.
Seeing this, Zhanchen also returned the salute with the two of them one by one, both of them are in the same vein, even if he is just a lay disciple, but there is always a friendship between the same family, and after verifying his identity, Shen Qi and the two of them are not hindering Zhanchen.
This time back to the Quanzhen Sect, the new faces have added a lot, one by one with the acquaintance of the same door after greeting, Zhanchen tied the horse, and went to Ma Yu's residence to meet, although this time to return to Zhongnan Mountain, Zhanchen's main purpose is to go to the ancient tomb to explore the traces of Li Mochou, but back to the sect, the elders want to go to visit.
Coming to the door of Ma Yu's residence, Zhanchen knocked on the door, bowed and saluted: "Disciple Zhanchen, knock on the master!" ”
"It's Chen'er? The door is unlocked, let's get inside! A familiar and delightful voice came from inside the room.
"Yes, thank you, Master!"
Zhanchen answered, and then pushed the door in, and in front of him was an old man with a warm face and a dark robe, who was Zhanchen's master, and now the Quanzhen Sect Master, Danyang Zhenren Ma Yu.
"Disciple Zhanchen, meet Master!" Seeing Ma Yu, Zhanchen saluted again.
"Excuse me, you boy, when did you become so polite? Say, how can you afford to go back to the mountains to see me, a bad old man? Ma Yu said with a smile while helping Zhanchen up.
Although Zhanchen was raised by Ma Yu since he was a child, although he has great respect for Ma Yu, after all, his soul comes from the next generation, and he pays attention to the equality of everyone, although he respects the teacher, he is not as old-fashioned and stubborn as the ancient people.
Therefore, getting along with Ma Yu on weekdays is quite casual, Ma Yu is gentle and open-minded by nature, and he doesn't attach so much importance to secular etiquette, only Zhanchen is a child's nature, but because of this, Ma Yu and Zhanchen get along and make friends with other disciples more intimately, plus Zhanchen's martial arts progress is quite fast, Ma Yu naturally likes Zhanchen's disciple more.
Zhanchen, who was helped up by Ma Yu, also smiled and said: "Master, people always have to grow up, isn't it good to know books and be courteous?" ”
Ma Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "You kid, don't say these nonsense, others don't know that you are a teacher?" If you want to say that we are on Zhongnan Mountain, you are an alternative, and you don't have a proper line all day long, which is quite similar to your uncle and ancestor, but you are not as playful as him! ”
"Master, do you want to say that Uncle Shi hasn't been doing properly all day?" Zhanchen laughed.
"You kid, don't talk about the teacher!" Ma Yu was a little helpless, and immediately shook his head and said.
But no wonder Ma Yu is like this, since the death of Wang Chongyang Immortal, the Quanzhen Sect has a lot of internal and external troubles, it is a difficult time in the sect, the old naughty boy, the quasi-top master, suddenly disappeared, this walk is fifteen or sixteen years, God knows how their Quanzhen Seven Sons came through this storm.
Fortunately, Ouyang Feng, the great enemy of the Quanzhen Sect, was severely injured by Wang Chongyang before he died, and he did not perform in the Central Plains for more than 20 years, otherwise, with the background of the Quanzhen Sect at that time, the old naughty boy was missing, Zhanchen was still a little child, and the Tiangang Beidou Array was not yet proficient in the Quanzhen Sect, who could stop the angry Western Poison?
It's just that the old naughty boy is an elder after all, and Ma Yu doesn't want to say much, so in the Quanzhen Sect, the old naughty boy has the highest rank and the strongest martial arts, but the real person is still the Quanzhen Seven Sons, besides, according to the old naughty boy's temperament, he doesn't want to care about these miscellaneous things, Ma Yu and other Quanzhen Seven Sons leader Quanzhen, Zhou Botong doesn't care.
The master and apprentice joked, and began to talk about the right thing, since Zhanchen and Ma Yu separated from the desert, more than two years ago, what they have seen and heard in the past two years, no matter how big or small, Zhanchen has explained to Ma Yu one by one, including the adventure of Dugu seeking defeat and the Taixuan Sutra on Xia Ke Island, and even the old naughty boy passed on his own Jiuyin True Scripture also said, and the rest is okay, but when he said this Jiuyin True Scripture, Zhanchen was still a little apprehensive.
"Alas, child, I'm sorry for you!" Ma Yu didn't say much after listening to what Zhanchen had suffered in the past two years, Zhanchen was not a Taoist priest after all, he was only a lay disciple, and the old urchin himself had practiced the Nine Yin True Scripture, and he passed it on to Zhanchen, and Ma Yu didn't say much.
In fact, Ma Yu was more frightened by Zhanchen's encounter with a megalodon on the sea, although a beggar disciple had sent a letter to the Quanzhen Sect on the order of the nine-fingered beggar Hong Qigong, but at this time, listening to Zhanchen say that the thrilling situation on the sea, how could Ma Yu not be sad.
Looking at this child who was raised by himself since he was a child, Ma Yu couldn't help but wonder if it was right or wrong to let Zhanchen travel the rivers and lakes in the first place.
In this regard, Zhanchen smiled and said: "Master, I can stay in the sect with this Taixuan Sutra and the Nine Yin True Sutra, but this Taixuan Sutra cannot be cultivated without the skills of the top masters, and the threshold is a little high, as for the swordsmanship of Dugu's predecessors, although he doesn't care about the old man, the disciple still feels that it is somewhat disrespectful to his old man to stay rashly!" ”
Speaking of this, Zhanchen was also a little embarrassed in his heart, after all, in Peach Blossom Island, Zhanchen used Dugu Jiujian and the old naughty boy to exchange the Jiuyin True Scripture, and the martial arts cultivation reached the realm of the old naughty boy, although this Dugu Nine Swords is also a top swordsmanship, but at most it can be regarded as broadening their horizons.
Hearing that Zhanchen was willing to leave all his peerless martial arts in Quanzhen, Ma Yu's eyes were full of relief, in this era, the law cannot be passed on lightly, it is a father and son husband and wife, and there are many reservations, Zhanchen's move really moved Ma Yu very much.
It's just that after Ma Yu heard this, Ren waved his hand and said: "Chen'er, the ancestor said back then, the Quanzhen Sect is not allowed to practice the Nine Yin True Scripture, you are a lay disciple, and it was the uncle who passed you on, but it's okay, this Taixuan Sutra Divine Skill and Dugu's predecessor passed on your swordsmanship is really caused by your personal chance, and others can't force it!" As for Dugu's predecessors, I don't want to have this strange person in the world, when there are people outside the real person, there is a sky outside the sky! ”
"Besides, the kung fu of our Quanzhen Sect is passed down from the Chongyang Patriarch, and these disciples have limited qualifications, and they don't even know their own kung fu, so why should they covet other people's skills? If you have the heart, you will be able to support your fellow disciples in the future! ”
Speaking of this, Ma Yu's words changed, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he smiled: "Do you remember when you and I first met?" ”
"Huh? How? Master! Zhanchen was stunned, obviously didn't understand why Ma Yu was talking about this.
Ma Yu just smiled slightly: "At the beginning, your kid worshiped the old Taoist as a teacher, so he said that he only wanted to be a lay disciple, and he would go down the mountain to marry a daughter-in-law in the future, but I didn't expect that you would have a relationship with the disciples of the ancient tomb!" Do you know that the ancient tomb has a deep relationship with my Quanzhen faction, and I think that the Chongyang Patriarch back then... Alas, you kid, don't let people down! ”
Hearing Ma Yu talk about this, Zhanchen was a little embarrassed, Wang Chongyang and Lin Chaoying's other true disciples didn't know, how could he, a traverser, not know? Therefore, there is no gossip for Ma Yu to say, in fact, he and Li Mochou are also a little confused.
Everyone has a love for beauty, although Li Mochou is young and beautiful, but Zhanchen, who has seen the Condor, was still a little jealous of this girl at the beginning, and the name of the Red Lian Fairy among the Condor was not pleasing at the beginning.
"When did you fall in love with this girl?" Zhanchen thought to himself.
"Perhaps, it started when we faced the Eastern Evil and Northern Beggars together, right?" Thinking of the figure that stopped between him and Huang Yaoshi at the beginning, the corners of Zhanchen's mouth couldn't help but raise slightly.
That is, after that, Zhanchen began to teach Li Mochou some of the kung fu in the Nine Yin True Scriptures, as for when Li Mochou liked him, Zhanchen didn't know.
Leaving Ma Yu's room, Zhanchen went straight in the direction of the ancient tomb, and after a short time, he came outside the ancient tomb.
"After the end of the school, there is something important to go into the morning and ask to see the good neighbors of the ancient tomb! Please see us! Coming to the door of the ancient tomb, Zhan Chen said loudly.
Decades ago, because of the incident between Wang Chongyang and Lin Chaoying, Lin Chaoying's maids had a lot of opinions about the Quanzhen Sect, even the people who brought them to the ancient tomb, so Zhanchen came to this ancient tomb, but the etiquette was enough.
"Boom!" After a long time, the door of the ancient tomb slowly opened, and two middle-aged women walked out of it, one of whom was an ugly-looking middle-aged woman, and in her arms, she was holding a little girl with a delicate face, about two or three years old!
"You are the Zhanchen of the Quanzhen Sect?" The middle-aged woman in white stepped forward and asked.
"Don't dare, it's just a kid, since the seniors know the kid, then Mo Chou must have come to the ancient tomb, please let Mo Chou come out to see it!" Zhanchen hugged his fists.
"Humph!" The middle-aged woman was expressionless, snorted coldly, and said: "All men in the world are people who are unlucky, and you are even more so in the Quanzhen Sect. ”
After that, I didn't see how to move, but the figure suddenly attacked Zhanchen.
"Why did the predecessors say this? Although Zhanchen is not good, he only knows the word Xinyi! The younger generation and Mo Chou are really in love, how to say the word deception? Zhanchen frowned slightly, seeing the middle-aged woman coming, he immediately performed light skills and retreated.
Although Zhanchen knew that the people in the ancient tomb had many prejudices about the Quanzhen Sect, he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart when he heard this middle-aged woman's words, but this was Li Mochou's "mother's family", and Zhanchen didn't want to do anything with him.
The martial arts of the ancient tomb sect were passed on from Lin Chaoying, this strange woman whose martial arts were as famous as Wang Chongyang, although the kung fu of this middle-aged woman at this time could not be compared with Lin Chaoying, but it was definitely not trivial.
The ancient tomb school martial arts do not hurt people with force, pay attention to ingenuity and lightness, this middle-aged woman is deep in the samadhi, when she shoots, she is elegant and smart, swaying freely, the tricks are exquisite and elegant, but she will save the enemy, and she is really accomplished.
It's just that Zhanchen is not an ordinary Jianghu guest, with the two miraculous skills of the Nine Yin True Scripture and the Taixuan Sutra, coupled with Dugu's method of seeking defeat and exercising his internal strength, it is not an exaggeration to say that the strength of his skills is shocking the ancient and the present, although the skills of this middle-aged woman are not weak, but they are not enough in front of Zhanchen.
As for the tricks, with the blessing of the Dugu Nine Swords and the Nine Yin True Scripture, how can the subtle tricks be?
Under the double crushing of internal force and tricks, although Zhanchen did not make a move, he only dodged with light body kung fu, but the middle-aged woman attacked seventeen or eighteen moves in a row, but she did not even touch the corner of Zhanchen's clothes.
"Seniors, juniors are here just to see Mo Chou, seniors don't stop anymore, don't blame juniors for being rude!" gave the middle-aged woman seventeen or eighteen moves, Zhanchen was also a little impatient, and he made his own tricks to endure it, but the middle-aged woman was unrelenting.
"Humph! I didn't tell you not to fight back! If you want to know Mo Chou's whereabouts, defeat me first! Although the woman said this, her hands did not stop, and she still attacked Zhanchen.
"It's menopausal syndrome, right? Why are you so grumpy? Isn't the kung fu of the ancient tomb about what is less than twelve and more than twelve? ”
Zhanchen was a little annoyed, but this person was most likely Li Mochou's master, and Zhanchen didn't want to hurt her, but if it was so entangled, it was not what Zhanchen wanted.
"Well, just shake her back!" Thinking of this, Zhanchen no longer avoided it, and when he saw the opportunity, he shot out towards this woman!
"Hmph, boy, can't you help but make a move?" Seeing Zhanchen's move, Lin Wanqiu immediately changed her moves, wanting to avoid Zhanchen's palm and then counterattack.
Lin Wanqiu immediately turned her fist into a palm, ready to bypass Zhanchen's fierce palm power, after all, the kung fu of the ancient tomb does not pay attention to hard steel, but under Zhanchen, who learned to become Dugu Nine Swords, although he does not use a sword, is this palm really so easy to avoid?
"What? There's no escaping this! After Lin Wanqiu changed her moves, she still found that Zhanchen's palm was blasting towards her.
At this moment of lightning, Lin Wanqiu had no chance to change her moves, and she had to fight hard to have this line of life.
"Boom!" The two of them faced each other with their palms, Zhanchen did not move, but Lin Wanqiu was blasted out seven or eight steps away.
Fortunately, Zhanchen's palm is only to retreat from the enemy, not to hurt people, and more than sixty percent of the strength in the palm is thrust, so although this palm forced Lin Wanqiu to retreat, it did not hurt her at all.
"How can this kid practice such profound skills at such a young age? Even Miss was so bad back then, right? If this palm is not merciful to his subordinates, the old body is afraid..! After retreating seven or eight steps, Lin Wanqiu barely stopped her figure.
Lin Wanqiu's skills are not as good as Zhanchen's, but her vision is not low, and she can also see that if Zhanchen really wants to do it to herself, under this palm, she will be seriously injured if she does not die.
"Senior, offended!" Forcing Lin Wanqiu back, Zhanchen hugged her fist towards the middle-aged woman.
"That's it, your kid is strong in martial arts, the old body is not your opponent, you are merciful, the old body is not a person who doesn't know what to do, it's just that you remember to the old body, if you dare to hurt Mo Chou, the old body will not spare you even if you don't want to fight for your life!" Lin Wanqiu said coldly.
"Seniors, rest assured, as long as I am here, I will never let people hurt Mo Chou a single hair!" Zhanchen replied immediately.
I saw Lin Wanqiu nodding and said: "With your kung fu, I'm afraid that it is no longer as good as Wang Chongyang in the past, remember your words, don't learn from your ancestor and abandon it from the beginning!" Let's go! ”
With that, Lin Wanqiu turned around and took Granny Sun and the little girl towards the ancient tomb.
"Senior, please let Mo Chou come out and see him!" Zhanchen asked.
"Mo Chou is not in the tomb! I went down the mountain the day before yesterday! Lin Wanqiu said without looking back.
"Dare to ask the seniors, where did Mo Chou go?" Zhanchen asked again.
"I don't know!" With that, Lin Wanqiu closed the door of the ancient tomb.
"Nima!" In Zhanchen's heart, countless alpacas instantly collapsed.
"Is this the perfect miss?" Zhanchen frowned, but he was a little lost in his heart, and he no longer stayed in the ancient tomb, and immediately turned around and walked towards Chongyang Palace.