It's dark.

Ye Feng followed behind Master Kong and walked into this grove in the back mountain of Shaolin.

At this time, he went to the grove for the second time to meet Master Chang, but this time he felt very different from the last time.

The last time he was still living in the Shaolin Temple, he was favored by the master of the reform so that he was able to rest the Yijin Sutra in the Shaolin Seventy-two Tricks to help remove the golden toad poison in his body.

When I came to meet Master Gai that time, my heart was full of admiration and gratitude for this world-famous monk.

However, when he went to visit the master this time, his mood was a little different.

After experiencing many things that happened in the Shaolin Temple before, his mood also became complicated.

Although today's treacherous scheme of Monk Qibin has been exposed, it can be said that people have been seized with stolen goods, and the iron case is like a mountain, but there are still many doubts.

For example, although Monk Qi Bin has two stunts, the Great Monument Wrestler and the Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand, which meet the characteristics of the murderer of Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou, the murderer who designed to poison and kill Master Chen, must be a stunt that knows how to use iron fingers to Zen Gong, while Monk Qi Bin has no calluses on his hands and ten fingers, so he clearly does not know this stunt.

In this way, it seems that the person who poisoned Master Chen, but there is someone else. Could it be that this Qibin monk still has an accomplice in the Shaolin Temple?

Speaking of which, although he is a disciple of Master Chang and the designated successor of the Caodong First Sect, he is only a junior disciple, and it is not an important position to be in charge of the temple room.

And this murderer made Master Chen quite jealous, and he needed to finish the murder of Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou on the surface and investigate it secretly, so it seems that Monk Qibin does not seem to have such weight.

Also, Monk Qi Bin said that the poisonous powder on his body was found from the bamboo nunnery of Master Gai, is this true or false? At that time, everyone had already decided that he was the real murderer, and it was completely meaningless to plant the teacher in this way, what was the reason for him to do this?

Thinking about it, Ye Feng always felt that there was something wrong with this case.

What's more, from this case, he clearly saw that although the Shaolin Temple was calm and harmonious on the surface, in fact, the dispute between the Caodong Authentic Sect and other factions in the temple was intensifying, and the undercurrent was surging, which was really incompatible with a peaceful and peaceful Buddhist holy place like Shaolin Temple.

Thinking of this, Ye Feng's heart became a little upset.

Although he was a little upset, he was still very keenly aware of something unusual.

The last time he came to this grove, he was guided by the abbot Master Renshan, although the forest was empty, but he could clearly feel that there were actually many people lurking in the woods, and they should all be protecting this bamboo hermitage in the woods and guarding Master Gai.

Even if he couldn't see them, Ye Feng could still feel the murderous aura they exuded, which showed that they were all first-class masters.

At that time, he also felt very strange, although Master Likai was famous all over the world, he was a monk who had attained Taoism, and he was also an extremely important figure in Shaolin Temple, but he was no longer the abbot of Shaolin Temple, why did he need so many master guards in the place where he lived in seclusion?

It wasn't until later that he had a long conversation with Master Gai that he guessed that what these masters wanted to protect might not only be Master Gai alone, but also the secrets of the Elder Scrolls hidden in this bamboo hermitage.

However, tonight, when Ye Feng walked into this forest, he could no longer feel the slightest murderous aura at all, and the masters who were guarding the bamboo hermitage were all gone.

This is clearly unlikely to have been the result of negligence, but was deliberately arranged.

The reason why Master Likai dismissed those masters in the woods may have something to do with what he suddenly summoned him tonight to talk about, which must be an extremely confidential and extremely important matter, so he made this arrangement.

Could it be that he had already deciphered the ancient scroll that Ye Feng and the others brought out from the ancient city of Loulan?

Faintly, Ye Feng's heart felt an inexplicable excitement in his heart for a while.

The feelings of turmoil and excitement in his heart all dissipated until the moment he entered the bamboo hermitage and saw Master Chang.

Master Likai was still the same, sitting behind a desk full of mountains of books, looking at Ye Feng with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, looking at Ye Feng with a pleasant face, but smiled and said softly: "Ye Gongzi, are you here?"

Just this extremely ordinary sentence, as if with some kind of magic, made Ye Feng suddenly forget all the thoughts and distractions in his heart at this moment, his chest was empty, and the whole person felt very relaxed and comfortable.

Master Likong led Ye Feng to the door and retreated, not coming in. Listening to the footsteps, he must have exited directly out of the grove.

Even the identity of Master Kong needs to be avoided from afar, which is enough to show how important it is to change the content that Master Jie wants to say to Ye Feng tonight.

Ye Feng respectfully bowed deeply to Master Gai, and greeted: "Meet the master, don't come for a few months, will the master be fine?"

Master Likai beckoned him to sit down and speak, and replied with a smile on his face: "This old bone is still fine, but Ye Gongzi's trip to the desert is full of dangers, and he has experienced life and death several times, but fortunately, he finally achieved his goal." ”

His eyes stared at Ye Feng's face for a long time, and then said: "It seems that Ye Gongzi has had adventures in the past few months, and he is no longer bothered by the strange poison on his body, which is really gratifying!"

Ye Feng felt a little surprised in his heart.

Master Likai stayed at home and stayed in this bamboo hermitage, but he seemed to know everything about his trip to the desert, and even knew that the poison of the golden toad on his body was no longer a big deal, where did he know this?

If he could see it just by looking at him face to face now, Ye Feng really couldn't believe it.

He couldn't help but feel a little more awe and awe for the old monk in front of him.

At that moment, he respectfully said to Master Gai: "The younger generation went to find the ancient city of Loulan this time, and indeed experienced a lot of dangers along the way, but fortunately, he was blessed with deep blessings, and he had a group of good friends and good brothers who lived and died together, so that he could finally turn the danger into a disaster, and fortunately not disgraced." ”

When Master Likai heard this, he smiled and said: "I see, Ye Gongzi really thinks that you have been in danger everywhere along the way, and you are blessed with great fortune, is it really just because of your deep blessing?"

His words seemed to mean something else, and Ye Feng was stunned.

However, Master Likai didn't seem to want to say more, and after saying this, he kept silent and didn't continue.

Ye Feng couldn't continue to ask, so he could only change the topic and ask, "I don't know if the master summoned the junior tonight, but it has something to do with the previous Lingtu Qibin master?"

Master Changeling shook his head and said slowly, "Definitely." Put the matter of Qi Bin aside for a while, and we will find out later, what the old man wants to say to Ye Gongzi tonight is about the ancient scroll you brought back from the ancient city of Loulan. ”

Ye Feng unconsciously perked up and asked, "The master has already interpreted it?"

Master Likai bowed slightly: "Combined with the previous Elder Scrolls of Huashan and several push-back pictures in Lao Qu's hands, although I haven't been able to fully interpret all its contents, the general meaning has been somewhat understood." ”

(For the relationship between The Elder Scrolls and the Strange Book Push-Back Map, you can refer to Chapters 8 and 9 of the second volume of Jingshi Suspicion, so I won't go into too much detail here.) ）

Ye Feng couldn't help but ask, "What is the content of this Elder Scroll?"

Master Likai said softly: "There are three copies of this ancient scroll, the one in the secret cave of Huashan is the scroll of yang, the one that Ye Gongzi found in the ancient city of Loulan in the desert is the scroll of desolation, and there is also a scroll of yin, which must be hidden in an extremely secret and extremely cold place." ”

"Taken together, these three scrolls should tell about a treasure of antiquity

The full extent of the story is not yet known, as it is not yet fully deciphered, but if you have these three scrolls, you can guide the way to find this treasure. ”

Treasures of antiquity?

I don't know why, Ye Feng suddenly remembered that in Hangzhou City before, Lei Potian had said that the biggest secret that Prince Xuanyuan told him of the Tang Sect in Shuzhong was also guarding a treasure left a long time ago.

Could there be any connection between these two treasures?

He asked, "Where is this last scroll of yin hidden?"

Master Likai looked at Ye Feng, who was a little anxious, and said with a slight smile: "Ye Gongzi is so anxious, could it be that he is also interested in this treasure or something?"

Ye Feng didn't speak.

In fact, he is not much interested in what ancient treasures, what gold and silver treasures, he was born in a family of eunuchs since he was a child, and his father Ye Zhiqiu has always been a favorite minister of Emperor Zhu Di.

In contrast, he is more concerned about the mysterious dragon pattern on his back.

Since this dragon pattern appears in the Elder Scrolls, it must also have a great connection with this ancient treasure. Ye Feng vaguely felt that behind this dragon pattern, there might be a huge secret hidden, a secret that was enough to change his life!

Master Likai didn't wait for his answer, but changed his words and said, "These three Elder Scrolls are about the origin of this ancient treasure and the place where it is buried. But to open it, perhaps, we need to find something else. ”

Ye Feng asked, "What is it?"

Master Reform asked Ye Feng a little mysteriously, "How much do you know about Jiuding?"

Jiuding, of course Ye Feng knows.

According to legend, this is at the beginning of the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, after the Xia King Yu unified the world, the world was divided into Kyushu, so that the people of Kyushu contributed bronze, cast nine tripods, and engraved the map of Kyushu on it, symbolizing the world of Kyushu, all owned by the Xia Dynasty.

This was used as a symbol of the supremacy of royal power and the unity and prosperity of the country, and was regarded as a national treasure representing the power of the state by the Xia and Shang dynasties, and as an artifact for the king to worship heaven and earth.

Later, in the late Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou royal family declined, and the world reached the Spring and Autumn Period of the Warring States Period, when the princes from all walks of life began to covet the royal power, and also began to covet the Jiuding that symbolized the world's Kyushu.

When King Zhou Ding, King Chuzhuang once came to Luoyi, the capital of Zhou, and tasted the importance of the crown, but was rejected by Wang Sunman, a doctor loyal to the Zhou royal family.

Later, when it came to the time of King Zhou Xun, King Wu of Qin led a group of strong men straight into Luoyang to get a peek into the Zhou room. He was arrogant and rude, and went straight into the famous hall of the temple to watch Jiuding, and he was amazed.

At that time, he pointed to Long Wen Chiding, who represented Yongzhou, and said: "This Dingding of Yongzhou is Qin Dingye." "I wanted to take away this tripod, but King Zhou stopped him, and deduced that the tripod was a thousand pounds and no one could move it.

King Wu of Qin was furious, confident of his strength, brave and brave, and angrily did his best to lift the tripod half a foot from the ground. As a result, he was smashed by Ding and his eyes were bleeding, his shin was broken, and he died of exhaustion in the night.

This incident added a touch of mystery to Jiuding.

After the death of King Zhou Xun, King Qin Zhaoxiang, the younger brother of King Wu of Qin, sent troops and moved the Zhou royal family, and Jiuding belonged to the Qin State.

There is a record about Jiuding in the "Historical Records": "Yu collects the gold of Jiumu and casts Jiuding." All taste the gods and ghosts. The saint was prosperous, and Ding moved to Xia Shang. Zhou De declined, Song Zhishe died, Ding Nai fell, and he was gone. ”

These records and stories about Jiuding have been circulated for a long time, and Ye Feng has naturally read them.

However, why did the master suddenly mention this Jiuding? What does this Jiuding have to do with that ancient treasure?

Master Likai listened to Ye Feng finish what he knew about Jiuding with a smile, and slowly asked, "Do you know where Jiuding is now?"