Zhou Ziran said: "I have been practicing martial arts under the master since I was a child, and the master was not the abbot of the Shaolin Temple at that time, because he was a lay disciple, and he rarely appeared in the Shaolin Temple, so no one knew." ”

"Later, I entered the Beijing Entrance Examination High School, and I was fortunate enough to participate in the court examination before entering the Golden Palace, and I was awarded the second-class Jinshi background, but because I had no background in the court, I was only awarded a small county. ”

"Since then, I have been promoted step by step because of my political achievements, and now I have become the prefect of Lanzhou, and it has been almost 20 years. ”

Hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but be in awe of this Lord Zhou, he couldn't imagine that he was not only superb in martial arts, but also an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and he could actually be in the second class in high school in the palace examination, and his literary talent was really not high.

(After the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial examination, first the provinces and townships were selected to go to Beijing to participate in the examination, the admitted person is called Gongshi, and then can enter the palace to participate in the palace examination, also known as the court examination, take the first three places, give the Jinshi and the first, respectively, the champion, the list of eyes and Tanhua, the second class of a number of people, give the Jinshi background, the third class of a number of people, give the same Jinshi background.) ）

Moreover, he started from a small prefect in the middle of the court without any background in the court, and he was able to become the current prefect of a state and a feudal official, and his talent was by no means comparable to ordinary people.

Looking at the chubby Lord Zhou in front of him, he even had a trace of admiration in his heart.

Master Zhou didn't notice his gaze, and continued: "Later, in order to crack the secret in the Elder Scrolls, the master pulled me and the other three uncles into the Buddha's five hearts to assist him in his research work. ”

"Because I am in the official family, I can get a lot of information through the channels of the government, so my main task is to listen to the news and secretly investigate all the actions of the imperial court related to the Elder Scrolls. Therefore, in the five minds of the Buddhas, I am the Buddha's ears. ”

Ye Feng frowned, and couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that the imperial court is also interested in this Elder Scroll?"

Lord Zhou looked at him and smiled slightly: "Actually, the master has long noticed that there are people in the imperial court who are also salivating over the secrets in this Elder Scroll, and they are ready to move, but I have not been able to find relevant clues for many years, and I have no way of knowing who this person is." ”

However, the more this is the case, the more it shows that this person hidden in the court must be a high-ranking figure, and the more dangerous it is. Besides, my visits over the years have not been fruitless. ”

He smiled mysteriously at Ye Feng: "Do you think that the palace has the news of the push-back map, how did the master know about it?"

Only then did Ye Feng understand that the news was inquired by Zhou Ziran, who was a "Buddha ear", and then transmitted back to Shaolin.

Mentioning this, he couldn't help but think of the push-back picture given to him by the emperor, and the master of the sky who escorted the book back to the Shaolin Temple, I wonder if he returned to the Shaolin Temple safely?

Then he remembered Master Fan, who was in front of the Xuanwu Gate, who was alone to block the rebels in order to protect himself, and finally gave his life.

He turned his head and asked, "What about Master Fan? He is also a person in the heart of the Buddha?"

Zhou Ziran thought that he had already known the bad news of Master Fan, his face was a little gloomy, and he said: "Yes, Uncle Fan is indeed a person in the heart of the Buddha. ”

"Uncle Fan was expelled from the Shaolin Temple in his early years because of violating the rules of the temple, wandering the rivers and lakes all the year round, playing the dust, but he can just run around for the master, looking for clues about the Elder Scrolls, so he is a Buddha

The Buddha's eyes in the heart. ”

"Originally, when you went to Beijing before, the master was worried about your safety, so he specially notified Uncle Fan to protect him secretly, who knew that you would be involved in such a big conspiracy, and Uncle Fan also died suddenly in order to protect you. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Ziran lowered his head a little sadly.

Ye Feng's mind came to the image of Master Fan holding half a fat chicken in his hand and laughing on his back, and he was also sad in his heart.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Who else is in the heart of the Buddha?"

Zhou Ziran said: "Uncle Kong, although he has a more straightforward personality, he has the deepest relationship with his master, is the most loyal, and has high martial arts, so he usually sends letters to do things, and he is responsible for the contact between us, and he is the Buddha's hand." ”

Ye Feng remembered the first time he met Master Kong, although he was severely injured by the East China Sea fisherman, and his body was still wrapped in a blood-soaked cloth towel, but his indifferent smile was really an iron-clad man!

So he asked, "Who is the last man?"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ziran shook his head and said: "The last person is very mysterious, even I don't know who it is, I just know that there is such a person, and I don't know anything else." ”

He looked at Ye Feng and smiled: "You don't have to ask about his identity anymore, just like the secret about the Elder Scrolls, what you should know, the master has already told you everything." What you don't know is something you don't need to know right now, and when the time comes, you'll know. ”

Hearing his series of tongue twisters, Ye Feng had a trace of doubt in his heart, listening to the meaning of his words, Master Likai did not tell him all the secrets about the Elder Scrolls, and he still had reservations.

But what exactly did he keep?

Zhou Ziran looked at Ye Feng, who was thinking with his head down, as if he knew what he was thinking, smiled secretly, and set his eyes on the Helian Tie who was standing behind Ye Feng.

Ever since he was unlocked the acupoint, the had been silently following behind Ye Feng.

Tonight, it was originally because Nanshan Qi came to look for Ye Feng, so the sent the guys from the inn to the Qinglong Dart Bureau to inform Ye Feng to come back.

But I didn't expect an old man to come later, East China Sea fisherman!

This old man not only had extremely high martial arts, but he restrained himself as soon as he made a move, and he also brought that group of evil lamas and laid a trap waiting for Ye Feng and them to come back.

At that time, the was sitting on a chair and was restrained in the acupoint, and he could only watch Ye Feng and the others step into the trap due to their own mistakes and fall into the encirclement, but they couldn't even say a word.

At that time, as long as he could move, he must have wanted to bite off the root of his tongue and kill himself to apologize.

Fortunately, this chubby Lord Zhou, who usually looks stupid, made a move at a critical moment, but he didn't expect that he was still a master, and he reversed the situation in one fell swoop, so that Ye Feng and the others could escape.

Although Ye Feng was in danger, the still couldn't help but fall into deep self-blame.

Ye Gongzi saved him at the beginning, and Master Fan did not hesitate to fight for his life to protect Ye Gongzi's safety, but now because of his own mistakes, Ye Gongzi fell into such a dangerous situation, and he really had no way to forgive himself.

So he kept silently following behind Ye Feng, but he didn't dare to say a word.

Zhou Ziran looked at the black ghost with a shameful face, smiled slightly and asked, "This one should be."

That's the disciple that Uncle Fan accepted in the capital, right?"

The looked at him and nodded blankly, not saying a word.

Zhou Ziran sighed and said: "Uncle Fan has all his skills, but unfortunately he passed away too suddenly, presumably you haven't learned a few percent of his skills." ”

The nodded again with a somewhat gloomy expression. If it weren't for the master's abrupt departure, if he could learn the master's skills, maybe he wouldn't have been subdued so easily by that Donghai fisherman.

Zhou Ziran walked up to him, looked at the wooden staff left by Master Fan that he had been carrying on his back, stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me." ”

I don't know why, the was actually full of trust in this Lord Zhou, and actually handed over the wooden staff with both hands.

Zhou Ziran held the wooden staff in both hands and weighed the weight, although this wooden staff was much thicker than ordinary wooden sticks, but the weight was amazingly heavy, and it didn't look like it was made of wood at all.

He held the wooden staff in both hands, drank in a deep voice, and thrust it down so hard that the whole wooden staff made a heavy thud, and a third of it was submerged in the masonry on the ground.

Ye Feng and the both glanced at each other in disbelief, not understanding what Lord Zhou was going to do, so they saw Zhou Ziran suddenly take a horse step, his face faintly revealing a red light, and he shouted loudly, and hit the wooden staff with a punch.

There was a crack on the surface of the wooden staff, and the crack quickly extended up and down, getting bigger and bigger, and finally cracked, and the wooden staff cracked in half.

Ye Feng and the were both taken aback, and looked at the cracked wooden staff in front of them in a daze, because in the middle of the wooden staff, it was actually hollow!

Now the wooden staff cracked, revealing that there was a simple black iron staff hidden in the wooden staff! No wonder this wooden staff was so heavy, the so-called wooden staff was just a trick, and the real weight was the black iron cane hidden in the wooden staff.

Zhou Ziran pulled out the cane and handed it to the, who took it with both hands and looked at it carefully.

The cane was clearly old, and not only was it old, but it was also very smooth from top to bottom. I don't know what material it is made of, it is neither gold nor iron, but it is heavy and abnormal. There are many humanoid patterns faintly engraved on the body of the staff, and there are also some small characters with fly's heads.

Zhou Ziran looked at the black ghost who was almost stunned and said: "This is one of the treasures of Shaolin, the Vajra wand, and the wand is engraved on the wand is one of the seventy-two Shaolin stunts. Legend has it that this staff was cast by the Bodhidharma Patriarch, and the staff method was also created by him. ”

Tears suddenly rolled down the's eyes, and he finally understood why the master had left nothing behind when he was dying, but used his last strength to hand him the wooden staff. It turned out that this wooden staff contained the most precious thing that the master wanted to pass on to him.

Zhou Ziran sighed and said to the: "You will practice according to the cane method on this cane in the future, and I will also pass on some Shaolin internal skills to cooperate." I see that you are very talented, and you are suitable for practicing this set of extremely strong and fierce staff techniques, and Uncle Fan really did not choose the wrong successor. ”

In addition to the sadness in the black ghost's heart, he also rushed to a burst of joy, with this set of staff methods, not only will the master's skills be inherited, but he will also be able to inherit the master's last wish and protect Ye Gongzi well.

They were talking, and suddenly a catcher under Lord Zhou came in to report that someone at the door was asking to see Ye Gongzi.