5th Round: Stir-fried Beans (2)
Bai Yixue and Shen Lingshan didn't know who the tall and thin old man was, and they were about to ask Ling Zhaoxu, when they heard Peng Chu in the same "Sichuan Eastern Shuangsha" say in a rough voice: "The Qingcheng faction is worthy of being a famous martial arts faction, and the internal strength of the old head of Lou alone should be ranked among the top three in the world." ”
Yan Yabai said with a smile: "That's natural, the old head of Lou is not only miraculous, but also fair, and has a very high reputation in the minds of everyone, so it is very suitable to invite his old man to preside over this 'catching fish' conference." The leaders of his minions echoed one after another, and Ling Zhaoxu also bowed his head in approval when he heard this.
Hearing them say this, the white-clothed Xue Fang knew that the tall and thin old man was Lou Xiaoyi, the head of the Qingcheng faction, and thought: "The Tang Sect has such a big face, even the head of the Qingcheng faction has invited them to be the host of the martial arts competition." He had heard Master Hu Wanggui mention this person, and a set of "Qingsong Sword Technique" of the Qingcheng faction had been passed into his hands, and he had reached the realm. The Qingcheng faction is a famous martial arts faction, which has been inherited for nearly two hundred years, and has a longer history than the Tang Gate in the past century.
Bai Yixue didn't know the origin of this. For decades, the martial arts competitions of Tang Menxian and Mi Erzong have been presided over by the head of the Qingcheng faction, and Lou Xiaoyi's ancestor Ziyun Daoren and master Ke Muxing have been invited to preside over the "catching fish" conference, so it has been more than ten years since Lou Xiaoyi took over the position of the head of Qingcheng and was invited to preside over the conference. In the five congresses of the past ten years, he was indeed in charge of his duties, and he won the trust of the two schools of sutra and tantra. However, if Lou Xiaoyi's martial arts cultivation is discussed, he may barely rank among the top 30 masters in the world.
While speaking, a burst of cheers suddenly broke out in the square, and the introduction of the guests was completed, and the martial arts competition officially began. I saw a person jumping out of the east and west sides of the ring, the east side was Xianzong Tang Ju, who ended in a strong outfit with a calm face, and the west was Tantric Tang Yang, who was short and fat, with a round face and a smile. This first competition is a test of the secret weapon kung fu of the Tang Sect.
Ling Zhaoxu took a sip of tea, and said to Bai and Shen in a low voice: "This 'catching fish' conference, there are a total of three competitions, the first competition is Dark Qingzi, and the second competition is to detoxify and detoxify the kung fu. In the event of a tie, the last game will be a competition of fists and feet, and the two factions can choose one of their disciples or relatives and friends who come to help the fist. ”
Bai Yixue said with a smile: "It's a pity that the competition is not light skills, if not, just Ling Zhang's door will go down, and any opponent will say, 'The spirit ape light skill is unparalleled in the world, and it is planted in the next one'." ”
Ling Zhaoxu's face was embarrassed, and he hurriedly said, "The Venerable Envoy made fun of it." ”
Shen Lingshan chuckled and said, "Yes, if you try your kung fu with empty hands, who would dare to fight with Master Ling?"
Ling Zhaoxuan stared at the ring with his eyes, and said loudly: "See the smile, see the smile...... This competition between punches and feet and blade kung fu is mostly the two sect masters who go into battle in person, hey, it's a bit ...... today It's kind of weird. ”
Bai Yixue said: "What's strange?"
Ling Zhaoxu lowered his voice and said, "The martial arts competition has begun, and the sect master of the Tantric Sect, Tang Cry, has not shown his head so far, which is strange. ”
Bai Yixue nodded slightly, looked up and saw Tang Zhuo sitting precariously, but his eyes were wandering, his heart was full of worries, and he said, "It's very strange." "Pondering:" Tang Wei was picked up by the people of Enping Palace, and he was on his way to Lin'an Mansion. Mu Shibo once said that Tang Weeping City Mansion was very deep and very meticulous, and he must have made proper arrangements for this third competition. ”
I saw a Tang Sect disciple on the north side of the ring, a long bench was placed, and several disciples carried up a screen. The screen is painted with golden landscapes, the peaks in the painting are majestic, the waterfall splashes jade, the smoke and clouds in the mountains are dark, and the color is extremely magnificent and delicate. In the lively room, there are disciples at the two ends of the bench and in the middle, respectively placed three copper incense burners, each copper incense burner, there is a vertical incense stick, smoke seals.
Although the secret weapon of the Tang Sect has long been famous all over the world, but there are very few people who are really destined to see it on the rivers and lakes, and today it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to calmly watch the two masters of the Tang Sect compete in the secret weapon kung fu. Seeing that the martial arts competition was about to begin, after some noise, the square gradually quieted down, everyone held their breath, and hundreds of people gathered in the square, silent.
Among the two, Tang Ju was a little older, Tang Yang arched his hands, bowed down and said, "Fifth brother, junior brother is polite!"
Tang Ju returned the salute and said lightly: "Thirteenth brother doesn't have to be polite!" Tang Menxian and the Second Sect of Mi have been in conflict for a long time, and the two sides are commensurate with each other according to their rankings in the clan, but they remain unchanged.
Tang Yang said: "The younger brother Bugu Leimen, in front of the fifth brother, sacrificed ugly, and asked the fifth brother to give advice." He walked slowly to the center of the ring, stood facing north, facing the screen, and said, "Let's start." At this time, a disciple of the Tang Sect came behind the screen and lit the three incense sticks on the bench one by one. Bai Yixue and Shen Lingshan didn't know what they meant, and they were very surprised, Ling Zhao stepped forward and said in his ear: "This is called 'dividing objects with eyes', which is the practice method of the Tang Sect's technique of listening to sound and distinguishing position, and after a while, Tang Yang will use a hidden weapon to destroy all the three incense sticks behind the screen." ”
Bai and Shen glanced at each other, and thought in their hearts: "Separated by a screen, you can't see, although the three incense sticks are burning, their sound is very small, almost inaudible, and the length of the three incense sticks is still changing, how easy is it to use a hidden weapon to destroy it in one fell swoop?"
Tang Yang stood quietly in front of the screen, not moving, his eyes staring ahead. He was fat and slightly clumsy, but this hanging hand stood solemnly, and his body was like an abyss, showing the style of a Fang family. Bai Yixue couldn't help but cheer secretly.
Just when everyone was concentrating and calming, they heard Tang Yang's soft voice, and with a wave of his right hand, three white silver needles shot out and passed through the screen. The white silver needle was short and slender, and after penetrating the screen, the screen was still intact. Tang Yang arched his hand to Tang Ju and said, "Fifth brother, the little brother carves insects and small skills, it is insulting, please forgive me!" Tang Ju snorted and said nothing. Tang Yang didn't wait for Lou Xiaoyi to walk behind the screen to check, report the results, and walked straight to his chair and sat down, smiling, looking confident and confident.
Seeing this, Lu Gushan, Lu Shijia and his son got up to congratulate Tang Yang in advance. Tang Siyou, a famous member of the Tang Sect Tantra, always held his beard, his eyes were slightly closed, and the corners of his mouth flashed with an elusive smile, with a peaceful and comfortable look.
Lou Xiaoyi waved his right hand, and a Tang Sect disciple walked to the middle of the ring, slowly moved the screen, Lou Xiaoyi stepped forward to take a closer look, and the three incense sticks were left behind, and the incense head had been extinguished by the white silver needle!
The group of heroes invited by Tantra in the field, not to mention four or five hundred people, accounted for most of the number of people, the screen slowly moved away, revealing the first incense, the first place in the west was mixed with exclamation, and when the screen was all removed, the first place in the west was already like thunder, applause like a tide, the momentum was very amazing.
Everyone at the scene congratulated: "Tangmen's divine skills, it is amazing!" "There are eyes on the space, today let me and others open my eyes, fortunately, fortunately!" "His grandmother's, I don't think the Xianzong is comparable, so I don't have to be embarrassed." "Tang Sect Tantra, after all, is a step ahead!" "'Lofty and arrogant', it really lives up to its name, admire, admire!" After a burst of words, Tang Yang stood up with a smile and returned the salute to everyone.
Most of the Dongshou were friends and relatives of the Tang Sect Xianzong, except for a few reckless young disciples who couldn't help but applaud, the rest were silent and only watched coldly. Peng Chu in "Sichuan Eastern Shuangsha" snorted coldly, reached out and drank the bowl of tea in front of him, the tea was dripping, and his chest was wet.
Bai Yixue also secretly shouted "good" in her heart, thinking: "Tangmen is famous for its secret kung fu, and it has its own uniqueness. This 'separation has eyes' kung fu, just like a person who walks in the dark, opens the eyes of the sky, and the hidden weapon in his hand is like having eyes, which is not easy. If the disciples of the Tang Sect practice this skill, if they encounter an enemy in the dark, they will take the lead and be invincible. ”
Shen Lingshan turned his face sideways and said softly: "The ear is the gathering of the lineage. The kidneys are the main essence of the essence, the essence can be angry, the essence is vigorous, and the vigor is vigorous, so it can be opened to the ears. I see that this person's kidney qi is full, and his ability to listen to and distinguish his mind is really amazing. ”
Bai Yixue nodded slightly, raised her eyes and saw Tang Siyou with a mysterious smile on her face, closing her eyes alone to recuperate, as if she had not heard what was in front of her, and then thought: "Tang Sect Tantric Tang Weeping has a saying of 'high spirits', these four people are proud of their peers, they are all first-class good hands, this old man of Tantric Sect is calm and relaxed, maybe the kung fu in his hands is even more unfathomable." Thinking of this, he was worried about how to get the antidote to Buddha Touqing: "Although Tang Wei went to Lin'an Mansion, only this group of tantric masters in the ring, just pick one of them, and it is enough to drink a pot by himself." ”
While thinking, he suddenly heard the heroes around him stand up one after another, cheering in unison, it turned out to be the turn of the Xianzong Tang Torch to perform, and at this time he was bowing to the Dongshou group of heroes.
After the disturbance stopped for a while, Lou Xiaoyi took a step forward and asked loudly, "Fifth brother, how many pillars of incense do you order today?"
Tang Ju pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "There is an old man in Laolou, please order seven burns." His voice was not high, but the word "Qiqi" was like thunder in the clear sky, which shocked Lou Xiaoyi, who was old and serious, couldn't help but let out an "ah" and shouted, with a look of doubt on his face.
Tang Mang, Tang Xun and other famous masters in the ring were all smiling and relaxed, obviously knowing in advance, but Tang Zhuo's face was uncertain, and he looked preoccupied, as if he was not all focused on the martial arts competition. Tantric Sect and the others were all stunned, Tang Xun's brows were tightly locked, his face was gloomy, Tang Yang, who had been smiling, opened his mouth even more at this moment, and his smile seemed to freeze. Even Tang Siyou, who had always been at ease, suddenly opened his eyes slightly, stared at Tang Ju with a staring eagle for a moment, and then closed his eyes again.
Shen Lingshan turned around and saw Tang Siyou's needle-like eyes in the ring, his heart moved, he felt that this look seemed to have been seen before, and after thinking about it for a while, he immediately remembered that Tang Lu also had this kind of needle-like eyes, and his body suddenly felt a little numb.
Ling Zhaoxu leaned over and said: "The two of you know that the Tang Clan's 'Separation of Things and Eyes' kung fu, the seven incense sticks are its ultimate. As he spoke, he stretched out his five fingers and continued: "The old man of the Tantric Sect on the stage, Tang Siyou, had destroyed the five incense sticks at the martial arts competition more than ten years ago, and no one could cross this number at the subsequent martial arts competition. ”
It turns out that "there are eyes on the space" is a traditional project for Tang disciples to practice listening to and distinguishing positions, beginners start from a stick of incense, accumulate baht, and gradually increase to three sticks of incense, five sticks of incense, without ten or eight years of hard work, it is difficult to succeed. And to practice to the seven incense, is already its highest state, not only to work hard for more than 15 years, but also to practice the person has hearing that is different from ordinary people, if there is no such endowment, no matter how hard and diligent the day after tomorrow, it is difficult to achieve.
For more than 100 years, among the good hands of the Tang Dynasty, there are very few people who have practiced this stunt, and Tang Keng, a martial arts wizard in the Xuanhe period, has also worked hard for 18 years, and finally made achievements, and named it "Seven Stars Falling Jade Furnace Cold".
Lou Xiaoyi's master of ceremonies Tangmen martial arts competition has been more than five sessions and ten years, Rao is he is well-informed, and he has only heard of this "Seven Stars Falling Jade Furnace Cold", and has never seen it with his own eyes. He was suspicious, stretched out the index finger, middle finger and little finger of his right hand, and said, "Fifth brother, please forgive the old man for not hearing clearly, is it a few stars?"
Tang Ju smiled slightly and said, "Yes!"
Seeing that his face was calm, Bai Yixue thought that most of this person had already practiced the unique art of the Seven Stars and the Jade Furnace, and a question inevitably rose in his heart: "Since it is a single battle, if you win, Tang Yang is only three incense sticks, why does Tang Ju put seven incense sticks? If you lose your hand, won't you regret it?" Yes, the battle of Sutra Tantra is not only about the level of kung fu, but also about the momentum, especially the first competition, which is related to the victory or defeat of the whole competition. ”
Under Lou Xiaoyi's signal, another Tang Sect disciple placed seven copper incense burners on the bench, and each incense burner lit a stick of incense. Tang Ju was dressed in a fast suit, narrowly tied around his waist, and on the navy blue leather belt, there were four black sacs hanging on the left and right sides, condensing in front of the screen.
Among the heroes in the audience, everyone who knew the "Seven Stars Falling Jade Furnace Cold", everyone's faces showed excitement and nervousness, although Tang Siyou sat as usual, he also opened his eyes at this time and watched intently. Those who don't know the origin of the "Seven Stars Falling Jade Furnace Cold" saw that the incense behind the screen changed from three to seven, and they all understood the difficulty in their hearts. The huge square was full of people, but it was silent at the moment, and even a needle could be heard falling to the ground. Some people have an itchy throat for a while, and they have to forcibly hold back and dare not cough.
Tang Ju held his breath and concentrated, his eyes were like electricity, and he looked at the screen in front of him, as if he could see through the screen. Suddenly, I saw that his body was dripping, and he quickly turned a circle in place, and took out seven white silver needles from the sac on his waist, and with a wave of his hands, seven silver needles shot out, and the silver needles penetrated the screen, making a slight "snort" and "snort" sound. The silver needle was issued, Tang Ju held his hands and feet, and did not sit back, and arched his hand to Lou Xiaoyi and said: "There is an old man from Laolou to check." ”
Lou Xiaoyi saw that he was sure of Mount Tai, and couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart, and said with a dry smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." He didn't let the disciples of the Tang Sect move the screen, he stepped a few steps on his own, and he was a foot away from the screen, and suddenly slapped a palm in the air, and the screen seemed to be pulled by a thread, and quickly slid to the side.
Lou Xiaoyi's hand is extremely chic and handsome, but everyone has no intention of applauding it, only turning their eyes to the incense burner behind the screen, only to see that the seven incense sticks in the incense burner have all been extinguished!
The smile on Tang Yang's face instantly froze, and his mouth opened wide, and he couldn't believe his eyes. After a moment of silence in the square, the crowd in the east was thunderous and joyful, Yan Yabai's face flushed, and he applauded loudly, and Peng Chupu's big fan-like hand slapped on the wooden table, almost slapping the tabletop and smashing the tabletop, which shook the tea in the cup.
Dongshou congratulated the crowd of people who came to help Xianzong: "Fifth brother, mighty!" "Congratulations to Fifth Brother Tang for his victory and his best position!" "Tangmen's stunts, art crowns the world!" "Xianzong will win! Xianzong will win!" "Fifth brother is invincible, Tantric sect has an axe, laughing at the Fang family, admit defeat happily!" "Congratulations to Fifth Brother Tang, congratulations to Sect Master Tang!"
Tang Ju's hand of the seven-star jade furnace cold skills shocked the four, the group of heroes invited by the Western Tantric Sect, although silent, but most of them were amazed in their hearts, among them, there were many "eight-armed Yama" Xiang Ninghui such a master of hidden weapons, sighing to himself, thinking that even if he practiced diligently for decades, he was afraid that it would be difficult to look at him, and he only felt disheartened for a while. Only a few people with a good temperament couldn't help but stand up and applaud loudly, causing everyone around them to be stunned.
In the midst of the noise, Lou Xiaoyi said loudly: "In the first competition of the 'Catch Fish' conference, 'Mingdao' won!" As he spoke, he turned his head to Tang Ju beside him and smiled: "Fifth brother, congratulations!" Tang Ju bowed in return and sat back on the chair with joy.
In the first competition, Xianzong won a happy victory, Tang Mang, Tang Xun, Tang Zheng, Tang Rong, Tang Ran, Tang Xuan and others were all smiling, even Tang Zhuo, who was full of worries, rarely smiled, got up and walked to Tang Ju's side, and whispered: "Fifth brother, thank you for your hard work." Tang Ju hurriedly got up and returned the salute. The heroes who came to help Xianzong in the audience were also full of laughter.
Tang Siyou, Tang Si'an, Tang Xu, Tang Xun, Tang Huang, these famous players in the ring who knew the origin of the Seven Stars Falling Jade Furnace Cold, all looked at each other, and thought in their hearts: "The disciples of the Dark Dao are good at using poison, but they have not dared to slack off in the effort of the Dark Qingzi over the years. Today, it seems that the Ming Dao is a technique of dark Qingzi, and the study of the essence is deep, and the dark Dao is compared with it, which is not the same day. "Among the younger generation of disciples, there are still those who don't know that the Seven Stars are cold in the jade furnace, and when they see that the seniors under the sect are all dignified, they are also a little depressed, and their morale is greatly frustrated.
Tantra is determined to win this martial arts competition, originally expected that the two sides did not need to fight three times in a row, the first two competitions, you can fight even success, the key of the medicine crossbow room to capture, do not want the first battle is a crisp defeat, if you fold for a while, everyone's hard work in the past two years will be in vain. Tang Siyou, Tang Xun and others were annoyed sharply, and their vigilance suddenly became vigilant, and they were no longer as comfortable as before. Tang Siyu closed his eyes again, and his muscles trembled slightly on his withered face. Tang Yang was stunned, staring at the incense burner in a daze, stomping his feet, Huo Di stood up, did not look back, and strode away.
Bai Yixue looked at the looks of both sides and pondered: "In recent years, the Tantric Sect of the Tang Sect has acted in a high-profile manner and is in the limelight. Today, it seems that there are also dragons and tigers among the sutras, and there is no shortage of masters. In the martial arts competition, the two sides will have a good victory. ”
You must know that the Tang Sect and Tantra, one is famous for its secret weapons, and the other is famous for its poison, and each has its own strengths. The martial arts competition, which is held every two years, is of great importance to both sides as it relates to the face and prosperity of their own families. In the past two years, although the losers have studied day and night in an attempt to make a comeback and regain the power of the Tang Sect, how dare the winners take it lightly? They are also incinerating the sundial and dare not have the slightest laziness.
At this time, a disciple of the Tang Sect had already carried a square table and placed it in the center of the ring, and on top of the square table, a large jar of wine and several wine bowls were placed.
Ling Zhaoxu said softly: "The Tang Sect shocked the rivers and lakes with hidden weapons and poisons, and the first competition tried the kung fu of hidden weapons, and this second competition was the kung fu of detoxification and poisoning. He has always known that the religion behaved strangely, and he speculated again and again, but it is still unclear why Bai and Shen came, and the methods of the people in the love religion have always been ruthless, and there is little tolerance, and he was forced to swallow the miserable bone pill, although the body did not have any abnormal reaction, but he was terrified in his heart, worried that once the toxicity in the body attacked, even if he did not die, he would end up with life rather than death. During this time, he even had the idea of reporting to the Tang Sect, but then he thought that the Tang Sect might not be able to solve the poison of love and religion, and once the matter was revealed, he would definitely die, so he had to give up.
Ling Zhaoxu was extremely clever, and after some thought, seeing that Bai and Shen obviously knew very little about the Tang Sect, he told him what he knew, hoping that it would be helpful for the two "messengers" of the love religion to run errands.
Bai Yixue listened, nodded, and thought secretly: "Tang Men Xian and the secret two factions compete, although there are mutual injuries and endless internal friction, but it has also invisibly promoted the Tang Sect's level in secret weapon forging and poison research and development, which has greatly improved, so that it can dominate the southwest martial arts." ”