Chapter XVII, The Head
"Good boy, you don't forget the master's birthday every year, the master is pleased..."
Hearing this, he stretched out his wrinkled hand and touched Shen Wuji's head, and said with a kind face.
"Master, although the apprentice is walking the rivers and lakes outside, he is always thinking about the master and the master's birthday, how can the apprentice forget..."
Smiling slightly, looking at the master, Shen Wuxian said softly.
"Hehe, there are still more than ten days, it is the birthday of the teacher, but you came back early..."
Nodding, turning the Buddha beads in his hand, the Juekong Divine Monk chanted in a loud voice.
Looking at the apprentice who returned in front of him, he was very happy in his heart, now he is more than 100 years old, but there is only such an apprentice, he has long regarded him as a relative, as his own child.
"Master, I just came back early, I want to accompany you more..."
After standing for a long time, Shen Wuxian supported the master, and the two came to a stone table in front of them and sat down.
"Amitabha... Scar, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay for long... When you come back today, I want to ask you for one thing as a teacher..."
Sitting down slowly, the Juekong Divine Monk shook his head, and suddenly said in harmony.
"Master, what do you entrust?"
Hearing this, Shen Wuxian looked at the master curiously.
"Traces, now the owner of the Red Lotus Palace of the Flower Palace, his master tassel and the teacher are old friends, but the old man has been west for decades, and he has not been to visit a few times because of Shaolin affairs... Now there are five days left, which is the day of the sacrifice of the deceased, so you can go and worship on behalf of the teacher..."
Turning his head to look at the clouds, his eyes were full of deep memories, and the monk sighed.
"Funeral Flower Palace... Master, the disciples in this Burial Flower Palace are all poor women who have been taken in, and the rules in the palace do not welcome men, is it appropriate for apprentices to go? Could it be that Master, do you want apprentices to disguise themselves as women and sneak into the Burial Flower Palace?"
Hearing what the master said, Shen Wuxian thought about it, so he asked jokingly.
Everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that the Burial Flower Palace has been established for a hundred years, and the disciples in the palace are all women, and most of these women were bullied by men and were finally taken in by the Burial Flower Palace.
Although taking in these poor women has been praised by the people in the rivers and lakes, but in the past hundred years, no man has ever been to the Funeral Flower Palace, because the Funeral Flower Palace does not welcome men, and they regard men as enemies!
"Poor mouth, you've been out and about all these years, and you've been a lot naughty... How could the master let you disguise yourself as a man? You can go with confidence, just tell the Red Lotus Palace Master that you are a master's apprentice, and she will naturally treat you well..."
Hearing this, he retracted his gaze, and the Juekong Divine Monk explained with a smile.
"Okay, as long as it's not a man dressed as a woman, the apprentice can rest assured, but master, it only takes three days to go to the Flower Palace... There are still five days to go, so why don't you let the apprentice stay with you tonight?"
The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, Shen Wuxian smiled slightly, and then looked at the master with a pleading expression.
"You're so old, and you're still like a child who doesn't grow up... Okay, let's stay today, the master and you have been discussing the Dharma all night, and I don't know if you have been away for a long time, this Dharma has fallen..."
Seeing that the apprentice was like a child, Juekong nodded, squinted, and said happily.
"In front of the master, I will always be a child who will never grow up!"
Shrugging his shoulders, Shen Wuxian laughed.
"Amitabha... Remember, this river and lake has long been inseparable from good and evil, you must not forget your original intention!
Turning the Buddha beads in his hand and looking at the disciples, the monk suddenly spoke earnestly and taught.
"Master, don't worry, everything the apprentice does is for justice..."
Hearing this, Shen Wuxian was stunned for a moment, then looked at the clouds in the distance, and replied with a firm face.
"Amitabha..."
Beside him, the Juekong Divine Monk nodded, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, but it was fleeting, and he turned his hands together and chanted a Buddha noise.
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At night, the moonlight falls to the ground and the sky is full of stars.
"Drive, drive, drive!"
At this moment, in the woods on the outskirts of Dengzhou City, a carriage was hurrying overnight.
The person driving the carriage was a white-haired old man, who was Xie Junhao's butler, Uncle Xiao!
"Uncle Xiao, how long will it take to get back to Haoyi Villa?"
Inside the carriage, there was a cough, followed by an inquiry.
"Master, after this forest, we can reach Dengzhou City, we are almost home..."
Driving the carriage, Uncle Xiao looked ahead and replied in a loud voice.
It turned out that the person who asked in this carriage was the current leader of the martial arts alliance, Xie Junhao.
"Well, that's fine..."
Hearing this, Xie Junhao read in the carriage.
"Bump!"
Suddenly, at this moment, there was a loud bang in my ears, and then the whole carriage jolted!
Outside the carriage, I saw that the fierce horse was moving forward non-stop, and suddenly the ground under his feet collapsed, and after the fierce horse neighed, he fell heavily to the ground with the carriage!
Seeing this, Uncle Xiao and Xie Junhao looked shocked, and the two rushed out of the carriage together!
At the same time, the ground quickly collapsed, and the whole wagon and the fierce horse fell into the pit!
The pit was covered with sharp wooden thorns, and after the fierce horse screamed, his whole body was pierced by the wooden thorns, and he was killed on the spot!
"Are you alright?"
Jumping out of the carriage, Uncle Xiao immediately came to Xie Junhao's side and asked with concern.
"It's okay, Uncle Xiao, be careful, a trap has been set here, I'm afraid he's chasing him..."
With a wave of his hand, Xie Junhao glanced around and said with a wary expression.
Hearing this, he nodded, and Uncle Xiao was on guard.
"Hahaha! Xie Junhao, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Suddenly, just as the two of them were on guard, a loud laugh came from the depths of the woods.
Then in the dark distance, a figure gradually walked out, this figure was tall and large, wearing a black cloak!
After a while, I finally saw the person clearly, this is a middle-aged man with a square face and a majestic expression!
"Hehe, the head of the Killing Hall is waiting for Xie here, this is Xie Mou's honor... I don't know what the Shouzun is looking for Xie?"
Looking at the middle-aged man from afar, Xie Junhao frowned and smiled softly.
"Xie Junhao, the deity is here to arrest you!"
Wearing a cloak, the middle-aged man had a majestic face and approached Xie Junhao step by step.
This middle-aged man is the head of the Killing Hall, Nangong Huang!
"Hmph, Nangong Huang, you have been chasing from Xishan, I don't know what Xie has committed, you want to arrest me?"
Hearing this, with his hands behind his back, Xie Junhao asked in a deep voice.
Ever since the five demons of Xishan were subdued, the Killing Hall had been chasing after him, and if he hadn't been injured internally, he would have started with them!
"It's very simple, the Killing Hall is responsible for stopping the killing of the rivers and lakes, but you killed the five demons of the West Mountain, and despised the royal law, the deity wants to take you back to the Killing Hall and interrogate you well!"
The two were separated by a few feet, and Nangong Huang stopped, a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
"Hahaha! Nangong Huang, this is what Xie has heard... The funniest words!"
Hearing what the other party said, Xie Junhao's frowning brows stretched, and he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.
The Shura Hall went around attacking the righteous path sect, killing innocents indiscriminately, and the Killing Hall turned a blind eye, but he just punished the evil and ambushed the five demons of the West Mountain, but the Killing Hall wanted to arrest him!
It's ridiculous!
But Xie Junhao knew in his heart that now Nangong Huang's rhetoric was nothing more than an excuse to do it to himself!
Over the years, although the six major factions have forbearance and have ignored the Shura Palace, they have no fear!
If in the past, the power of the Shura Hall had not grown, and the Killing Hall still had a trace of jealousy towards the six major factions, and it would not dare to make a move towards itself! After all, he was the leader of the martial arts alliance elected by the six major factions!
But now that the Shura Hall is getting bigger and bigger, the Killing Hall is no longer afraid!
It seems that today, the Shura Hall and the Killing Hall are ready to attack themselves!
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