Chapter 14: A Thousand Machines
Jian Jian said, "Mr. is talented, he is like a god, and Yun naturally believes it." ”
The man said, "It's just a rumor, it's just that you got Huaiyang Jade, and once you get Huaiyang Jade, your internal injuries will definitely heal, and you will come back here." Jian Cao said solemnly, "I'm ashamed that I didn't get this thing, but I caused a commotion." It should be Nalan Que, who deliberately designed to harm me. The man said, "The world's number one swordsman Jian Ke once made an oath that if you can't break the Jade Dragon Water Pass, you won't return to the Thousand Machine Gate, and the key to whether you can break this level is whether you use Huaiyang Jade to cure your internal injuries." Jian Ke said, "Yes, I am conceited in my light work, and I am the nemesis of the Jade Dragon Out of the Water Pass, but unfortunately my internal injuries are in great trouble, and if I rush the internal force at a critical time, I may still have to worry about my life." I can't break through this level if I don't get rid of my internal injuries for a day, and I hate this very much. ”
The man stroked his long beard and sighed, "There is no endless road, and there will be a bright day, you still need to guard against arrogance and rashness, and wait for the opportunity." Jian Ke nodded yes.
The man glanced at the two people behind Jian Ke and asked, "Brother Zhang Yun, who are the two teenagers behind you?" Jian Ke said, "I forgot to introduce to you, one of these two teenagers is called Bai Ling, and the other is called Zeng Ge." The two of them came to learn the arts. Jian Ke turned his head and said to Bai Ling, "This is the mountain idler you are looking for, Mr. Guo Liangyu, he is the number one sage in the world, come and see Mr. Guo." Bai Ling Zeng Ge both stepped forward to see.
Then Jian Ke told Mr. Guo and Lao Ge how he met Bai Ling and his tragic encounter. When Jian Ke talked about Yang Guxiao and Bai Yan's death, Bai Ling's eyes turned red, but he couldn't hold back his tears. Since the incident of that day, Bai Ling has secretly resolved that he will never cry easily again before raping the enemy with his hand.
Bai Ling took out the jade dragon pattern waist card given by Yang Guxiao from his arms and handed it to Guo Liangyu to see. Guo Liangyu said, "Gu Xiao is willing to sacrifice his life to protect you, and he also has this catastrophe in his life." You have to live well in the future to comfort his spirit in the sky, and you can keep this jade dragon pendant. Bai Zero heard it and nodded back.
Jian Ke said, "Now that the road has been brought, Zhang Yun has to leave and go first." Guo Liangyu asked, "Are you going to find Nalan Que?" Jian Ke replied, "Yes, this person calculated against me, but exposed himself." I found this man not long ago, and I have to look for him. The idler said, "Well, I hope you will end your heart knot as soon as possible, Nalan lacks wisdom and bravery, if you see him, you have to be extra careful." Jian Yan said, "Mr. Xie cares, I, Zhang Yun, am not afraid of him, I am afraid that this person is scheming and hiding in Tibet, so that people can look for him." After speaking, he took his leave.
Turning around, Jian Ke glanced at Bai Ling, the two were speechless, and walked away in the wind, only to blink an eye, the person had gone away, and he was worthy of being the number one swordsman in the world. Bai Ling looked at his distant back, and suddenly felt a trace of reluctance, but then changed his mind, now the main thing is to learn martial arts, take revenge as soon as possible, and have his own goodbye with Jian Ke.
Zeng Ge joked on the side, "Since the number one swordsman in the world is so powerful, Ah Ling, you can't worship him as a teacher, why bother to go near and far and go up to the mountain to learn martial arts." Bai Ling smiled and didn't answer, Zeng Ge didn't know what was happening, so he didn't blame him for not knowing.
"Come with me. Guo Liangyu said, and together with Lao Ge, he took Zeng Bai and the others to the mountains.
The four of them went deeper and deeper into the mountain, climbed a high slope and turned down again. Bai Ling looked around and found that his party was already walking on the cliff cliff, with the cliff head above him like a knife and axe, and next to it was an abyss, which made people feel worried. Walking over the cliff, the four of them came to a deep valley, and saw that there was no way.
I saw that Lao Ge launched a red signal fireworks into the air. After a while, a 10,000-pound boulder on the left hand side slowly opened, and it turned out to be a doorway designed by a mechanism, and two people came out of it. The two of them are all in white robes, with purple auspicious dragons embroidered on their waists, dressed in a dignified and elegant manner, and have a jade dragon pattern waist tag pinned to their waists. The two of them said in unison, "Uncle Ge, Mr. Guo." ”
Guo Liangyu returned the salute, and then informed Bai Ling of Zeng Ge's intention, and the two of them were shocked when they heard that Yang Gu was dying of laughter and Jian Ke sending people up the mountain, so they turned their heads and looked at Bai Ling, and said, "Understood, Mr. Guo, Yang Gu Xiao is a disciple of the Divine Claw Sect, let's go to see Sect Master Xue together." As he spoke, the two entered the doorway with Bai Zero.
But after entering the doorway, there is a vast valley. Everyone's eyes suddenly opened up, and the grass and trees on both sides were verdant and full of flowers. The trees are lush and green, the birds are chirping, and the sun shines through the leaves overhead. Bai Ling Zeng Ge walked along, and saw a group of deer and white rabbits on both sides, passing by from time to time, not afraid of human beings at all, bringing many petals flying along the way, and bursts of floral fragrance, light but not greasy, intoxicating. Bai Ling Zeng Ge had never seen such a scene, and he had forgotten where he was, and why was it here.
The group walked through the flowers and trees and came to the inner realm of the Thousand Machine Gate. From time to time, there were disciples in various martial robes shuttling back and forth. Countless houses are built on the surrounding mountain walls, and a waterfall cascades down the high mountain in front of them, and the mist is misty, hazy to the waterhole below. The whole sect is a vigorous scene, the atmosphere is magnificent, and it is awe-inspiring.
The two disciples led a group of people through the midst of many houses and came to a stone house. A disciple who acted after the report led several people into the house. I saw a middle-aged man in the room pacing back and forth, and when he saw a group of people coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward, first bowed to Guo Liangyu, and said, "Mr. Guo, I haven't seen you for a long time, how can I have time to come over today." ”
Guo Liangyu smiled, behaved in a chic manner, raised his hand and introduced, "Sect Master Xue, I won't do anything for him today, the main thing is to bring you two little brothers." Saying that, he beckoned Bai Ling and Zeng Ge to step forward. Bai Ling looked up and saw that this Xue Long was burly, tall, extremely capable, and looked majestic.
Bai Ling stepped forward to bow down to Xue Long and described his origin in detail. When Xue Long heard that Yang Guxiao was dead, he was extremely shocked, and angrily slapped the coffee table on the side with his palm, and shouted, "Okay, you Yushuguan, I, Xue Long, will definitely repay this blood debt." Seeing that Xue Long was so indignant, Bai Ling also felt a surge of anger in his heart, and said loudly, "I also hope that Uncle Xue can pass on my martial arts and let me have a great revenge." Xue Long hurriedly said, this is certain. But when Bai Ling said that he was the son of Bai Yan, the general of the Qin State, Xue Long had a hint of gloom on his face and did not speak.
After Bai Ling finished speaking, Xue Long nodded slightly, and said to Guo Liangyu, "Mr. Guo, I haven't seen you attract people into the sect for a long time, I wonder who can help you today." Unexpectedly, the young man you brought with me came with such bad news. Although Yang Guxiao is my deployment, he is better than a brother, and I will not give up. However, the summer school will be in two days, and the Divine Claw Sect is trying their best to prepare. Xue Long leaned over and Bai Zeng and said, "The two little brothers can go to Lao Ge's place to live first, and when the summer school is over, I will officially accept you as apprentices at the apprenticeship meeting." Bai Ling nodded yes, but Zeng Ge secretly complained, "What, after walking for a long time, you have to wait when you get to the ground." ”
Guo Liangyu clenched his fists and said, "It's so good, then it's bothering Brother Xue." Lao Ge, these two little brothers will rest at your place first. "Yes, sir." ”
After speaking, Guo Liangyu said goodbye and left. Lao Ge saw that Xue Long was worried, and he was quite worried, thinking that he was sad about Yang Guxiao's death, so he took the two out first.
Lao Ge took the two of them to his residence, and introduced as he walked, "Qianjimen is the first major faction in the rivers and lakes, and the head of the faction, Duan Zhizhi, is the current leader of the martial arts alliance, and his martial arts are unfathomable, and he is a first-class figure in the rivers and lakes, but now he is not in charge of the affairs of the door, and is only responsible for the sacrifice and the romance of each school." The deputy head of Nalan is in charge of the daily affairs of the faction, but it is a pity that this person is too lazy to be diligent, so it is mainly managed by the sect masters themselves. Xia Yuanyuan, the head of the Qianjimen headquarters, don't look at her as a woman, but her martial arts are extremely high, and she is still the head of the sect masters of various departments, in charge of the martial arts and external affairs of the sect. The five major sects in the faction are the Long Soldier Sect, the Hidden Weapon Sect, the Sword Sect, the Thousand Machine Sect, and the Divine Claw Sect. The Xue Long you two saw earlier is the sect master of the Divine Claw Sect, and the sect will hold school exams several times a year, and according to the time, the summer school will be held in the near future. At that time, each faction will do its best to send the young talents in the sect to compete, and it will be a great honor for anyone who can win glory for the sect, and there will be a chance to challenge the Jade Dragon Water Pass when worshipping the ancestors in the next few days. ”
Bai Ling asked, "Uncle Ge, I have heard many times about the name of the Jade Dragon Water Pass, and even Jian Ke has mentioned it, what is the origin of this thing. "Lao Ge said, "Look at the mist at the bottom of the waterfall, this jade dragon out of the water is one of the thousands of machine gate scenes, there are a lot of undercurrents under the waterfall, causing the waterhole to sometimes whirlpool and sometimes spray water, the jade dragon out of the water is spectacular. This spectacle can only be seen a few times a year, and it lasts for a few days at a time. The head of the sect will calculate a good day to worship the ancestors at the time when the jade dragon comes out of the water, and let the young Junjie who won the previous colonel challenge to retrieve the secret treasure in the deep water. However, due to the turbulent undercurrents underwater, the water is strong. Ordinary disciples are washed away after entering the water, and it is not easy to get the treasure. Now the Thousand Machine Sect is not to mention the Sect Master of the Five Divisions, and even the Duan Sect Master has not been able to break this level. So it's no surprise that the challenge failed. In his early years, Jian Ke, who brought you here, was the first colonel of Qianjimen several times, but he also failed many times. ”
Zeng Ge laughed and asked, "If no one cracks this jade dragon out of the water pass, then maybe the underwater secret treasure is fake, and the ancients made it up to fool everyone." Lao Ge reprimanded, "You kid don't want to talk nonsense, this is a tradition passed down from the door, how can it be fake." And in the past, there were people who successfully challenged it, and they all became big names in history. ”
Bai Ling thought of one place, and then asked, "Then when the non-jade dragon comes out of the water, is it feasible to go into the water to fish for treasure?" Lao Ge replied, "When the jade dragon comes out of the water, the vortex and the water can be clearly distinguished, and the underwater undercurrent can be distinguished, and the water mist there will also be relatively dispersed, which actually greatly reduces the difficulty." In the past, there were people who didn't want to die in the water at ordinary times, but in the end, they didn't enter the water, and they couldn't come back. When Zeng Bai and the others heard this, they were stunned and stopped talking.
The three of them walked and walked, and when they came to the valley, they saw a few huts lying alone in the empty valley. It turned out that Lao Ge lived far away, and there were no people around, and there were only a few acres of farmland next to the house. Lao Ge said, "You two live here first, and you have nothing to do with me to do chores." Mr. Guo is not a person in the door, but he has a lot of connections with Qianjimen, and I often go outside the door to deliver meals to Mr. If I leave, don't run around, there are a lot of rules here, it's not like you can mess around outside. Bai Ling said, "Uncle Ge rest assured, Bai Ling understands." Zeng Ge also agreed again and again, but he winked at Bai Ling from time to time while speaking. Bai Ling knew that this person couldn't bear his temperament, and he couldn't help it, and he was disobeying him, so he didn't care about him. Uncle Ge knew that the two of them were dedicated to learning art, so he added, "You two don't have to be in a hurry to learn martial arts, this is not an overnight thing, there are countless disciples who have learned martial arts but can't endure hardships and quit every year." According to what Sect Master Xue said just now, I will come to you in a few days. ”
Lao Ge arranged for the two to live in his own house, which was an open space behind the valley. In the next few days, the two of them were waiting for the apprenticeship meeting of Qianjimen while helping Lao Ge to farm. To have nothing to do is to run around the mountains, pick fruits, and catch fish. Zeng Ge relied on a bit of internal strength, claiming to help Lao Ge kill the head of the wild boar to improve the diet. He had great strength, and Bai Ling was very successful, so he feinted and fought hand-to-hand, and competed with the wild boars in the mountains, and was busy all day long. One of the two is a descendant of Qin officials who has experienced several life and death changes, and the other is a famous young master who left home to seek art without being inhibited.
One day, two disciples dressed in yellow robes came to the front of the house.
A disciple approached and asked, "Which one is called Zeng Ge?" Zeng Ge said, "It's the junior brother, me." Seeing his behavior, the two disciples rolled their eyes and said, "Today is the new disciple's apprenticeship ceremony, and you can choose your own sect master when the time comes, but remember the rules when you get there, you can come with us." The two only called Zeng Ge, but not Bai Ling. Zeng Ge hurriedly said, "I still have a friend Bai Ling, but what is he doing?"
One of them said, "Oh, it's okay, he's going to be late, you go first." Bai Ling said to Zeng Ge, "Brother Zeng, you go first, I'll come later." Zeng Ge was a little puzzled, but he couldn't. patted Bai Ling on the shoulder, and went with the two disciples.
Bai Ling was actually a little anxious in his heart. But there is no other way at the moment, but to wait for the disciple to be summoned again. If you don't want to wait, you're waiting from morning to night. Zeng Ge has not returned. Lao Ge was also a little strange, but he still comforted Bai Ling to be patient.
In the next few days, in addition to doing daily chores, Bai Ling would sit at the mouth of the hut and wait, he was afraid that he would miss it with his summoned disciples, but he had not seen anyone for many days, and even Zeng Ge had no news.
One afternoon, Lao Ge went out. After Bai Ling finished his farm work, he sat at the entrance of the house and fed the rabbits. Suddenly, there was a voice from Taniguchi, Bai Ling was quite surprised, thinking that it was a disciple who was looking for him, and ran forward to look, but saw that Taniguchi was not standing with a disciple, but four or five disciples from various sects wearing red and white robes, all of whom were teenagers and girls around fifteen years old, and Bai Ling didn't know anything.
Bai Ling saw two of the male disciples in the center of the posture, looking at the situation to fight. On either side, two men and a woman stood cheering loudly.
The disciples shouted again and again, and saw a male disciple in the center shouting and punching at the other person. The other person was quick to make a move, and he also fought with him. Both of them have quite disciplined boxing moves, and they obviously have a lot of martial arts skills.
After a while, one of them was a little unable to parry, and his figure retreated while fighting, and after a while, he retreated to the farmland next to the house, and was caught by another person without paying attention, hit his fist in the chest, and fell to the ground. The disciple who fell immediately wanted to make a move to turn over, but he was slipped by the muddy soil and fell again. The three people watching the battle laughed. The fallen disciple peeked at the girl who was watching the battle, and when he saw that he was all looking at his embarrassment, his face turned red with anger. And the disciple who won had a smug expression.
"Don't fight, the crops are trampled, what can Uncle Ge do when he sees it. A young man shouted and ran over, and several people heard the sound and saw that the young man had a heroic face, but he was dressed in ordinary peasant clothes, not wearing a disciple's uniform, and he didn't look like he had ever seen it.
Bai Ling stretched out his hand to help the fallen disciple up. That disciple had just been embarrassed in front of his sweetheart, and if he couldn't get up and had to be helped by others, his self-esteem couldn't accept it. Annoyed and angry, he said, "Where did you come from, don't worry about your business!" he straightened up as he spoke, and his arm tried hard to push Bai Ling away.
Bai Ling has been practicing the light skills of Jian Cao for some time, coupled with his talent and intelligence, the foundation of light skills has a small foundation, and Bai Ling's muscles and bones are soft, it is on the road of light skills of Jian Cao, and they complement each other well when they learn, and they have achieved little results after dodging the whips of the two officers and soldiers before.
Bai Ling saw that the person who fell to the ground pushed revenge with his hand. He immediately turned around lightly and gave this person a belt by the way. The disciple didn't sit firmly on the ground, and this time he couldn't push Bai Ling, and his strength was all deviated, and he fell heavily on the ground after eating.
The surrounding disciples all laughed when they saw the fun, but they didn't expect that this peasant kid would also have some kung fu, but it didn't look like the martial arts of Qianjimen.
The disciple who fell to the ground was really furious at this time. Struggling to get up, he touched the nosebleed with his hand, and scolded, "Where did the little beast come from, do you know who I am?" Bai Ling has always been mixed up on the streets of the market, and he has never lost a fight, plus he has been aggrieved in the past few days, and his stomach is resentful, and he scolded back, "I don't know who you are, but your hobby is that dogs eat, and everyone sees it in their eyes." ”
The disciple was furious when he heard this, and attacked Bai Ling with his palm. This disciple is ruthless, although the foundation is unstable, but the recruits are all famous masters in the Thousand Machine Gate. Ah Ling doesn't know martial arts, and seeing that he is aggressive, he can only dodge with light skills. But after all, the experience of facing the enemy was limited, and the disciple made a false move, and Ah Ling was not fooled, and was punched in the face by the man's back hand. Suddenly the face bloomed, and the nosebleed for a long time.
This disciple found the cards now, and he was very proud in his heart, and he mentioned Bai Ling and scolded, "The little beast knows how powerful the master is." When the male and female disciples around them saw their companions win, they all cheered loudly.
Bai Ling was so humiliated that he was extremely angry, and slowly spit out the swear words of the market, "I X you X! You stinky XX!" Bai Ling saw that the people around him had nothing to do with him, and he cheered, so he simply scolded them together. These disciples, who had lived in the sect for many years, had heard such vulgar words in the market, and they were all stunned in an instant.