The Central Plains was full of war, in just a few days, Jingzhou and Yongzhou were lost successively, everyone in Qingyang City was in danger, Zhu Wang, Ye Baiye two generals were defeated and retreated one after another, although the rear support continued, the number of people occupied an absolute advantage, but it was difficult to stop the decline, and could only barely block the Yan, Chu, and Liao three countries to continue to invade.

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On this day, Cao Qiong, who had been in retreat for a long time, went out with a sword, the realm of heaven and man, wonderful, and any wind and grass within a radius of 100 miles could be clearly perceived. Cao Qiong asked himself, now that he meets Ling Xiaoyun, he also has a six-point chance of winning, but he doesn't know which is stronger or weaker against the first empty mountain holy monk in the world.

Half a year has passed since Cao Qiong's retreat, and little Lu Xiong has grown up vigorously under the careful care of a group of village women. Cao Qiong has very high expectations for this little apprentice, and only hopes that Lu Xiong can grow up as soon as possible, so that he can teach martial arts and fulfill the long-cherished wish of two generations.

As for how to take care of the child, Cao Qiong, who has nothing to worry about in his life, and only loves the sword, is naturally confused, but fortunately, there are many women on the Sword God Mountain, which can be regarded as a great favor to the Sword God.

Just as Cao Qiong was traveling thousands of miles, a figure flew in the distance, smashing heavily on Cao Qiong's side like a meteor, which was the Great Chu Army God. Cao Qiong glanced at this junior and asked, "The military god is not on the front line, what is the old man doing in this sword god mountain?" ”

Sikong bowed and clenched his fists, and said: "Congratulations to the seniors for successfully getting out of the customs, the realm of heaven and man, the juniors are fascinated, and I implore the seniors to give advice, so that the seniors can know how many catties and taels they have now." ”

Cao Qiong looked up and down at the junior in front of him, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Your Excellency for breaking through another realm, no wonder you ignored the front-line war and came to the old man, but the old man still said that you can't have both fish and bear's paws, if you want to reach the top of martial arts, don't use two minds." ”

Sikong said in a deep voice: "Thank you seniors for your advice, it's just that the younger generations still want to take that unprecedented sheep intestine path, and besides, joining the army and practicing martial arts are not in conflict with the two, and please ask the seniors to give advice!" ”

The mud bodhisattva still has three points of anger, seeing that Sikong Li is still stubborn, Cao Qiong can't help but be really angry: "Sikong Li, the old man is kind to persuade him, but it's just a pity, you don't want to get an inch!" Although your Excellency has now cultivated to a higher level and achieved the realm of gods, for the old man, it is only a matter of a sword! After speaking, a strong sword intent emanated from his body, and the whole person was like a sharp sword, ready to be unsheathed at any time!

Seeing that Cao Qiong was really angry, Sikong Li hurriedly took a step back, hugged his fists and said, "Senior, don't blame, you are in a hurry." But now looking at the top masters in the whole world, the younger generation admires the seniors alone. ”

When Cao Qiong heard this, he put away his arrogance, snorted coldly, and said: "Although you and I both have taken the path of pure martial arts, Your Excellency prefers to fight on the battlefield, which is different from the old man's swordsmanship. If you want to learn from the old man, it doesn't mean much to you. ”

Sikong Li thought for a while, and also understood the true meaning of Cao Qiong's words, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for the guidance of the seniors, it is the juniors who are abrupt." ”

Cao Qiong asked again: "If there is chaos today, why is Your Excellency not on the front line, why did you have the time to come here?" ”

For these major military and political events, Sikong Li did not hide it, and replied: "The predecessors don't know, although now I have won a lot of battles in Dachu, but Liang Guo still has a back hand at the bottom of the box. Li Jian is not out, and it is still unknown who will kill the deer. ”

Cao Qiong sighed: "For the emperor's selfish desires, I don't know how many people will die in this world." With that, he waved his hand and gave the order to evict the guests.

When Sikong Li left, a white-haired old woman walked out of the shadows and said astringently: "Cao Qiong, do you really want to put this burden on a child? "The old lady's name is Mei Shuyan, when she was young, she had admired Cao Qiong, who was in a green shirt and fighting a sword, but she was in love with the sword all her life, and how could Cao Qiong, who was determined to climb to the top of the sword, care about these children's love, and after being rejected by Cao Qiong, Mei Shuyan volunteered to stay on the Sword God Mountain, just for lifelong companionship. Cao Qiong did not refuse people thousands of miles away again. After a period of time and night together, Cao Qiong was surprised to find that although Mei Shuyan said that his martial arts cultivation was average, his vision was extremely high, and he had a unique view on the way of swordsmanship.

Hearing this, Cao Qiong frowned and said: "The old man has no interest in belonging to the world, but he promised his old friend back then, and the gentleman made a promise, so he naturally wanted to fulfill his old friend's last wish, and Lu Xiong is his descendant, this is his fate, and he can't escape." ”

After getting along with Lu Xiong day and night, Mei Shuyan liked this little doll carved pink and jade in her heart, and she couldn't bear to let him bear such a heavy fate, and sighed: "The old body doesn't understand your commitment and righteousness, but you big men, keep saying that you are for your family and country, and for your confidants and brothers, who really thinks about Lu Xiong?" The hatred of the country and the family, do you really want him to bear it alone? Do you really want him to live his life according to your wishes? After speaking, he turned around and left, just like Cao Qiong back then, leaving only a lonely back that was close but out of reach.

asked three questions in succession, Cao Qiong couldn't help but be silent. Cao Qiong, who has been hard-hearted to others and himself all his life, was shaken for the first time in his heart, whether it was national hatred or family hatred, did he really want to raise a little doll to decide his future path? As soon as he thought of this, Cao Qiong was bored in his heart, and he took off the heroic sword, soared upward, and split the sword in the sky!

In the evening, Cao Qiong went to Mei Shuyan's residence alone, the latter was coaxing Lu Xiong to sleep at this time, and when he saw Cao Qiong coming, he said angrily: "Isn't this our Cao Jian God who worries about the country and the people, what are you doing here?" ”

Cao Qiong's old face turned red and sighed: "The old man thought about it for a long time, and felt that your words were not unreasonable, sister, no matter what Lu Xiong's life experience was, the old man had no right to decide the future path for him, and his fate should be in his own hands." ”

Mei Shuyan couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Are you serious?" ”

Cao Qiong nodded, and continued: "Half a year later, the old man's apprentice is about to turn one year old, according to the customs of the Central Plains, when the child reaches the age of one, he must catch Zhou to predict the future, and then the sister you will arrange the relevant matters for him, if the object he grabs is any blade, it proves that he can't escape his fate, if he grabs other objects, the old man does not hesitate to be the treacherous person, let him grow up, protect him thoroughly, and ensure that he is carefree all his life, and he will die on the Sword God Mountain, what does the sister think?" ”

Mei Shuyan knew that Cao Qiong had made great concessions, and was willing to risk the world's disapproval and reneged on his promise to Lu Linyi, so he nodded and said, "It's so good, let Lu Xiong decide his own fate." ”

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The reason why Liangguo Yunyin Temple is called the first treasure temple in the world is because the abbot is the first person in the martial arts world to be the empty mountain holy monk. It is hard to imagine that the first person in the world who has reached the peak of martial arts for thirty years and no one can shake him is a thin old monk who is short in stature and does not look amazing. At this time, the holy monk of Kongshan was leading a white boy who was about five or six years old, wandering around the temple.

Along the way, the monks in the temple, whether old or young, will stop for a moment when they see the two, salute together, and the holy monks of the empty mountain will also smile and return the salute one by one. The two of them walked to a secluded place in the back mountain, and there were obviously many fewer monks in the past. The holy monk of the empty mountain whispered a Buddha horn, and said softly: "Gongyang, your family has suffered a disaster, and now you are the only one left to live alone, and the ancestor believes in my Buddha for life, and from today the old man will accept you as a disciple and teach the Dharma, are you willing?" ”

The boy's name is Liu Gongyang, his grandfather once served as the Taishou of Yangzhou in Liang State, he can be regarded as a feudal official, he is honest all his life, and he is kind and charitable, as the chief pilgrim of Yunyin Temple, he has a great relationship with the holy monk of Kongshan, and has become a good friend. Later, due to old age, he took the initiative to resign and return to his hometown, wanting to live for the rest of his life, but because of his integrity, he refused to go along with others and offended other officialdom bosses. Without an official position behind him, he was soon killed by the enemy, and a fire burned down Liufu in the middle of the night, except for the only grandson Liu Gongyang who had high hopes and survived in Yunyin Temple, none of the 18 people in Liufu survived! The holy monk of the empty mountain couldn't bear to let his old friend die, and made an exception to prepare to take Liu Gongyang into his door, so he just asked.

Hearing this, Liu Gongyang knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times respectfully, and said, "The disciple is willing!" Master is above, please bow down to the disciples! ”

Seeing this, the holy monk of the empty mountain took a step back, crossed his hands on his abdomen, and did not see joy or anger.

Liu Gongyang is still young, so he naturally doesn't know the true identity of the shriveled old monk in front of him, and he won't know how much his kneeling will change in the future, let alone how many people dream of this today, but he just feels that this old monk has a kind face and is close to him.

In a few simple words, the Empty Mountain Holy Monk accepted the first and only disciple in this life. Helping Liu Gong up, the holy monk of Kongshan said lightly: "From today on, you are the only disciple of Lao Qu, you need to always accompany me, eat fasting and chant Buddha, practice Buddhism, life is very boring, are you willing?" ”

Looking up at the holy monk of the empty mountain, the two looked at each other, and Liu Gongyang said: "If you go back to the master, the disciple is willing, and the disciple is not afraid of hardship, but will I never see my father and mother and grandfather again in the future?" As he spoke, his eyes were wet again, but he stubbornly held back his tears.

The Empty Mountain Holy Monk explained: "Silly child, your relatives have just gone to the Western Elysium to die, and you can see each other in your dreams, so you don't need to be too sad. ”

Liu Gongyang was influenced by his ancestors since he was a child, and he was very proficient in Buddhism, so he asked, "Master, is there really a world of Elysium?" ”

The Empty Mountain Holy Monk smiled: "Naturally, there is. Not only Elysium, but also Hell of the Nose. If you accumulate virtue and do good, you can go to the Western Elysium to be reborn, and if you do evil, you will go to the Abi Hell, suffer all the suffering in the world, and you will not be able to be reborn forever. ”

Regarding Master's words, Liu Gongyang was convinced and nodded heavily. Then he asked with a sad face: "Master, there is one more thing, after the disciple worships you as a teacher, do you also want to shave your hair and become a monk?" ”

The holy monk of Kongshan smiled unabatedly: "Disciple, it's okay, if you don't want to, if you don't shave, you have a Buddha in your heart, why care about appearances." ”

Liu Gongyang smiled at this time.

Since then, the monks and pilgrims of Yunyin Temple can always see a little boy, following the holy monks of the empty mountain all day long, inseparable.