Back in Wudang Mountain, Qingxu reported to Zhang Zhenren in detail about the disaster relief, especially the feat of jumping into the flood at the critical moment.

Zhang Zhenren also smiled after listening to it, "Tie Tower, your performance this time is very good, I am very satisfied." ”

After receiving the praise of his master, Tie Ta was also very happy that he finally lived up to his old man's expectations.

The days passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was another three months, and the tower was immersed in the vast and profound Chinese culture every day as usual. After half a year of hard work, his chess skills have improved a lot, Zhang Zhenren let him have five sons at first, then three sons, two sons, until now they are evenly divided. As for the guqin, he can now play "Mountains and Flowing Water" and "Ambush on All Sides" in a chic and free manner, which is very much the style of Boya back then. Of course, a person can't be perfect, the iron tower is no exception, painting is his weakness, the "five cows" he copied for more than two months, but still at a glance can make Qingsong distinguish the real from the fake, which is enough to show that his kung fu is not at home.

Tie Ta smiled secretly in his heart, the protagonist of this five-cow picture is the Taoyuan country thousands of miles away, the first two are himself and Xiaohua, and the back is Dashan, Heifeng and Jade Niang, of course, it is very different from the original. Tie Ta himself was also very puzzled, for some reason, every time he picked up the pen, he would naturally think of them in his mind, and now he finally understood that Taoyuan Country was a concern that he could never let go of in his heart.

"This ...... Is this still a cow? For the talent and achievements of the iron tower, not only Qing Song was shocked, but even Zhang Zhenren was taken aback. The old fairy carefully admired the copy of the five oxen picture, and sighed in his heart: "Compared with the original, it is a little less lazy, but it is a little more murderous, whether it is painting or artistic achievement, this is a well-deserved masterpiece, and it is not even inferior to the original." ”

"Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are all incompetent, medical divination and astrology are omnipotent, coupled with unfathomable martial arts cultivation, ordinary people only need one of them to be proud of the world, but the iron tower is proficient in everything, is there anything unusual about this kid?" Zhang Zhenren had a lot of thoughts in his heart. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he seemed to remember a very important thing, which recorded such a story in the Taoist classics: "According to legend, Taishang Laojun's mount is a green buffalo, this ox is infinitely powerful, and the Tao is profound, but it is playful by nature, and sometimes it will take advantage of Laojun's inattention to the private mortal world, but whenever it appears, it must be a prosperous age." The last time he appeared was during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, and he also played Master Xuanzang once! ”

"Today's imperial court is strong, the people live a rich life, and the cultural and martial arts have reached another peak of Chinese civilization. Maybe God sent him to bless me in the prosperous era of China, no wonder Taurus has been unusually bright in the past six months, it turns out that the heavens have already hinted at it. That's right, definitely! Zhang Zhenren finally had a reasonable explanation.

Tie Ta never thought that he would become a god in Zhang Zhenren's mind, if he knew, he would definitely explain it to the old immortal: "Master, I am just an ordinary bison, but I have a little more strength, and there is no magical origin at all, please believe me." ”

On this day, the tower took a cold shower at the bottom of the waterfall, and then lay down on the grass and took a nap. The summer sun is warm and pleasant, with the fragrance of flowers slowly sent in the breeze, the mood is extremely relaxed at this moment, it is really a stealing half a day of leisure!

"Gonggong Zheng, what's wrong with you? Wake up! The sudden screams disturbed his dreams.

"Oh no, someone is in trouble." As soon as the tower got up and quickly ran towards the sound, a few ups and downs to the place where the accident occurred.

There were four people standing on the mountain road, with long knives hanging from their waists, gorgeous clothes, and very panicked. A white-faced, beardless, rather handsome man fell to the ground unconscious, and there was a faint black gas on his face.

It was bitten by a poisonous snake! You can see it at a glance. There are a lot of snakes and insects in Wudang Mountain, and there are always many villagers under the mountain who are bitten in this season, and without exception they will be sent to the mountain to find Qingsong Daochang for treatment, and Qingsong handed over this task to the iron tower, and he is still quite experienced in treating snake venom patients.

"If you believe me, I'll let me show him, I'm afraid my life will be lost if it's too late." Eiffel Tower walked up and said.

The four of them looked up and were greeted by a burly buffalo, and although they were well-informed, they were slightly taken aback.

Eiffel Tower's face was calm, and people had become accustomed to his reactions over the past few months.

Zheng Gonggong's injury everyone can't do anything, at this time only a fool will refuse the kindness of others, they don't need to discuss to make a decision, the first person said: "Then it's over." ”

When the tower lifted the wounded's robe, he saw two tooth marks on his calf, and the wound was jet black, and it was as thick as his thigh. "It was bitten by a snake in the eye." Iron Tower said lightly, for him, that treating this injury would be a piece of cake.

Those people were overjoyed at once, and they didn't think that this buffalo really had some ability, so they gathered around and said, "Brother Buffalo, please save him!" ”

"If you can heal him, we will reward him heavily."

"I'm a doctor, and it's my duty to save lives, so you don't need to thank you." The tower began its work in an orderly manner, first untied the wounded's belt and tied it tightly around the crook of his leg, so as to prevent the poisonous blood from flowing into the heart, held the injured leg with both hands and squeezed it hard, only to hear the sound of "wave" A black blood spurted out of the wound.

The injured man was already unconscious, and the force of the tower made him scream, and the person woke up.

The tower squeezed two or three times in a row, until all the black blood turned red, and then he stopped, went to the grass and looked for it casually, and after a short time he pulled out a handful of herbs and came back, chewed them with his mouth and applied them to the wound, and then loosened his belt and bandaged it. He has done these steps no less than 100 times in the past six months, and he is as proficient as eating and drinking, "It's no big deal, if you still don't feel at ease, just follow me up the mountain and take another antidote pill, then it's foolproof." ”

The whole process was less than a cup of tea, and the four onlookers were all suspicious when they saw that the tower was so careless.

The injured man felt that his head was no longer dizzy, and his wound was not numb, knowing that he had not lied to himself, he said gratefully: "Thank you for the life-saving grace of the strong man, my name is Zheng He......"

"What? Your name is Zheng He? Tie Ta exclaimed excitedly, "Is it the Zheng He who led the Huaxia fleet to the Western Ocean?" Master often recited this name, and he planned to go to the capital to find him after a while, but he didn't expect to meet him here unexpectedly.

"Exactly down there." Zheng He nodded and said.

"I've found you." The tower was overjoyed that the Blue Edge had finally found its owner.

"Have we met before?" Zheng He was puzzled in his heart, he also knew that he was famous all over the world, and there were not a few admirers, but ...... But it's unbelievable that a buffalo has heard of its own name.

"It's a long story, and you'll understand when you see something like that." "By the way, how did you get bitten by a snake?" ”

"Just now I was in a hurry, I saw a dead branch on the mountain road, I didn't pay attention to it at the time, I only felt a numb calf when I passed, as if I had been bitten by something, now I understand, it is not a dead branch but a poisonous snake. We were going to meet Zhang Zhenren, and we could just go up the mountain together. ”

"Your injury is just right, and it is not appropriate to exercise vigorously." The tower leaned down, "Sit on my back, and I'll carry you up." ”

Several people laughed and climbed onto the back of the tower, they were all soldiers, and they were riding horses almost every day, this was the first time to ride a bull, and there was some expectation in their hearts. The back of the ox is very spacious, and the five people do not feel crowded at all when they sit on it, and the first person tightly wraps his hand around the neck of the tower, and the person behind hugs the waist of the person in front.

"Sit tight, everybody." The tower shook off its hooves and galloped up the hill, fast but unusually steady.

These are all skilled masters of bow horses, but no matter how brave the war horses are, they are so frightened that they close their eyes and dare not look at them again, only to feel that their bodies are flying on the mountain like clouds, and the sound of the "whirring" wind is desperately pouring into their ears, and they stop after a while.

"Come down! It's here. The tower laughed.

Everyone opened their eyes and saw that they had arrived in the Zixiao Hall, and several people looked at each other in horror.

Suddenly, a figure flashed, and an old Taoist with fairy wind and bones appeared in front of everyone, "Gonggong Zheng, I haven't seen you for many years, but your demeanor is still the same!" "It's Zhang Zhenren who came!

Zheng He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and said respectfully: "Wudang Mountain is an outstanding person, and Zhang Zhenren has great powers, and he really deserves his reputation." If it weren't for the help of this sacred cow just now, I'm afraid I won't have the opportunity to listen to your teachings again. Then he told the story of his injury.

"He's not an outsider, he has a lot to do with you!" Zhang Zhenren laughed.

"Quite a connection?" Zheng He pondered for a long time, but unfortunately he still didn't have any clue.

At this time, the tower sent two things to him, holding an antidote pill in his left palm and a sword in his right hand, "You should know this sword, right?" ”

"Why is this sword in your hand?" Zheng He was taken aback, and immediately suddenly realized, "Oh! I know, you are Lao Bai's apprentice, no wonder Zhang Zhenren said that you have a lot of relationship with me. "Lao Bai is Zheng He's honorific title for White Horse, the two are both comrades-in-arms and brothers, and his departure still haunts him. For countless long nights, Zheng He dreamed more than once that he fought side by side with Lao Bai and fought bravely to kill the enemy, but unfortunately he never had a chance again in this life, what a pity! Looking at this familiar sword at this moment, his eyes couldn't help but moisten, and his thoughts seemed to return to the turbulent and singing era of discovery.

Zhang Zhenren accompanied Zheng He to the wing, and the iron tower made a pot of wild mountain tea from Wudang Mountain and sent it in. After the three courses of tea, Zhang Zhenren asked with a smile: "Gonggong Zheng, what are you doing this time?" ”

"There are two things this time, the first is to commend the chivalrous deeds of the Wudang faction in the Jiangxia flood last time, and the second is to ......" Zheng He took a sip of tea and said excitedly: "The emperor has restarted the navigation plan again, and I came this time to ask Zhang Zhenren to send Wudang disciples to the sea together to spread Taoism to the world." ”

The tower poured tea and handed water to the side, and from their conversation, he also figured out the ins and outs of the matter. The Ming Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world, and there are many overseas vassals, in order to promote Chinese benevolence, spread Chinese culture, and enhance friendly ties with other countries, the emperor has repeatedly sent Zheng He to lead fleets to inspect overseas countries. As the largest sect in China, the Wudang faction has an unshirkable responsibility to spread China's native religion to the world and promote Taoist thought, so every time it sails, several excellent disciples go with it.

"The emperor has such a grand ambition, which is really a blessing for China." Zhang Zhenren said with a smile, "Tie Tower, you have always had a dream of traveling the world to increase your knowledge, and now that the opportunity has come, do you want to go to sea with Lord Zheng?" ”

"Everything is under the orders of the master." Of course, Tie Ta would not refuse such a good suggestion, and the master also followed Zheng He to the sea back then, and only later came to the Masai Mara grassland. "Traveling the world and being able to go home at the same time is a great thing. When I came, I was accompanied by Xiaojin, and when I went back, I was accompanied by Zheng He, and I even saved my entanglement, why is my luck so good? "If it weren't for Zhang Zhenren here, Tie Ta would have wanted to laugh out loud.

"Hmmm! Since you don't have an opinion, then I'll make the decision for you. Gonggong Zheng, although the iron tower is just a buffalo, his cultivation can be said to be second to none among the disciples of Wudang, and he is also related to you, so I will recommend him this time. ”

Zheng He received the grace of saving his life from the iron tower, and saw his supernatural ability with his own eyes, and he had already admired it, and when he heard Zhang Zhenren recommend it so strongly, his heart was also ten thousand happy.

"Tie Tower, although you don't have the blood of the descendants of Yan and Huang flowing in your body, you have received the education of Chinese thought, and you are born with the fine character of our Chinese nation, so I have never treated you as an outsider......"

Hearing this, the tower was greatly moved, and it was the best reward for himself to be affirmed by Zhang Zhenren and to be able to become a real Chinese person.

"Every time Wudang disciples go to sea, I will send them a sentence, and now I will give you this sentence again, 'The interests of the country are supreme, and the interests of compatriots are supreme', but to really do this, it will not work just by talking about it, and some force can be used appropriately if necessary. Those who achieve great things are not informal, and as long as they do not violate their conscience, you can do everything with confidence and boldness. Remember! To remove evil is to do good. "Zhang Zhenren is not a pedantic person, when he was young, he also used to go to the end of the world with a sword, killing one person in ten steps, and now although he is old, he is still proud.

Tie Ta nodded, he understood what the master said.

"Real person, what else do you command? When the emperor asks, I can answer. Zheng He looked expectant.

Today's emperor worships Zhang Zhenren very much, but unfortunately the old fairy Shenlong sees the head and does not see the end, and always saves one side, this time Zheng He came to Wudang Mountain on business, and the emperor hopes that Zhang Zhenren can bring a few words back to the capital, so he will be satisfied.

"The king of the ox helps each other, and the horse succeeds." After Zhang Zhenren finished speaking, he got up to see off the guests.

The tower knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Zhenren three times, and said with tears in his eyes: "Master, please rest assured, I will definitely keep in mind your teachings and make a career." ”

Out of the Zixiao Hall, the tower stopped, "Master Zheng, I'll go and say goodbye to Master." "I don't know when I will be able to return to Wudang Mountain after leaving this time, the master is as kind to himself as a mountain, how can he leave without saying hello?

"I'm glad you reminded me." Zheng He said, "Let's go!" I'm going to bow to my old friend too. "Lao Ma is Zheng He's closest comrade-in-arms, and he has made immortal military exploits for the country.