Chapter 60: Lay Disciples

When the disciples of the Luohan Hall saw Ming's victory, they immediately cheered, and Lichen took the lead in sending out a burst of boos to the opposite side of the company, and at this time, the eyes of the Dharma Hall were round, and they roared, and quickly stepped into the ring. Ran arched his hand to Ming, and without saying a word, he rushed towards him, although he was a few years older than next year, the two entered the Shaolin Temple almost at the same time, and entered the Dharma Hall and the Luohan Hall respectively. Both of them couldn't help but use Shaolin's unique stunt to grab hands, Xu Zhi looked very seriously, the martial arts of the two were equal, and the two fought for nearly two hundred rounds, and they didn't know whether they won or lost.

At this time, Zhixin and Zhide glanced at each other, and then looked at the abbot, Zhicheng understood what the two meant, and said: "Zhiran and Ming, the two of them will stop for the time being, and the two will be considered a tie!"

Ran and the abbot of Mingjian talked, so they had to salute each other and jump out of the ring one after another. At this time, because I saw that there were fewer and fewer good players on my side, and there were many good players on Luohantang's side who had not yet played, I was secretly anxious.

In the third competition, the Luohan Hall sent four disciples. A "carp jumped over the dragon gate", turned over and jumped into the ring, put on a posture, and shouted to the disciples of the Dharma Academy on the stage: "Please correct the brothers and sisters of the Dharma Academy!"

Because he looked around at a few junior brothers around him, he thought to himself: I can only let the second junior brother Likong fight, but although Likong is older, he was born in a business traveler, half-way monk, and his martial arts are mediocre, but he is usually very humble and has some wisdom, so he has won the respect of all the junior brothers. Therefore, this time he must not be allowed to play.

Seeing that the three brothers Xu Zhi were staring intently at the stage, he desperately hoped that Xu Zhi could come out to help this time, but he was suffering from it in front of everyone in the Luohan Hall, so it was inconvenient to speak clearly, so he was very anxious, so he had to signal to Xu Zhi several times.

Xu Zhi's eyes were full of anticipation when he saw Chen, and he naturally understood his intentions and was about to jump into the ring. How did he know that Xue Atan beside him would be wrong, he saw Chen several times with his eyes glanced at himself, mistakenly thinking that this time let himself play, he didn't think carefully, and shouted: "Let me Xue Aniu show off my skills for Dharma Hall this time!", after speaking, he took a step forward and jumped into the ring. Xu Zhi saw that Xue Atan was very reckless, and hurriedly blocked it with his hand, but he was still a beat slower, so he had to order: "Brother Xue, be careful in everything!"

Seeing that Dharma Hall couldn't send anyone for a while, he was laughing proudly a few times, when he suddenly saw Xue Atan jumping on the stage recklessly, he was taken aback, and asked: "Xue Aniu, you are not my Shaolin disciple, and you have not received the permission of the abbot, how can you jump on the stage, your fists and feet have no eyes, and be careful of accidentally hurting your life!", after speaking, he laughed proudly.

Xue Atan was very angry when he saw that he disdained to compete with him, but he also looked at the abbot helplessly. Zhicheng didn't say a word, but the disciples of the Damo Hall in the stage shouted loudly: "The abbot and the two heads, all the monks! Although Xu Zhi, Xue Atan and An Jingsi are not the monks of my Shaolin Temple, these three people are chivalrous and courageous, and they breathe and share weal and woe with me Shaolin in times of crisis.

Zen Master Zhide listened to it and chanted: "Amitabha, my Buddha is merciful, and I am willing to cross all destined people", and then nodded to the abbot. Zhixin, Zhiqing, Zhijing and other eminent monks also expressed their approval.

The sincere abbot was also moved by the words of the people and others, and saw that several juniors and disciples around him nodded, so he had to say: "Amitabha!

Seeing that the abbot said this about him, his face was flushed with shame, and he had to vent all the resentment in his heart on Xue Atan, so he didn't wait for Xue Atan to react, so he used the dragon claw hand and whirlwind leg to attack Xue Atan.

Since Xue Atan entered the Shaolin Temple, he followed Xu Zhi and An Jingsi to practice martial arts day and night, and he had already memorized the most basic Arhat boxing in Shaolin Temple, plus the disciples of the Dharma Hall had secretly practiced with him in the past half a month, so that he also had some experience in fighting the enemy.

Xue Atan saw Yuan attacking him, and knew that he despised his martial arts, so he deliberately showed weakness and retreated again and again, indirectly defusing Yuan's first wave of strong attacks.

Seeing that Xue Atan blindly avoided retreating, he was forced into the corner of the ring, thinking that if he attacked again, he might be able to squeeze Xue Atan out of the ring, so he relaxed his defense against Xue Atan and swept over Xue Atan's face with his dragon claw hand.

Xue Atan saw that fate was bullying people too much, and a nameless fire surged into his heart, he didn't bow his head to dodge, his left hand was also a dragon claw hand, and his right leg was a move to "sweep away thousands of troops", sweeping towards Yuan's legs.

Relying on his basic skills, he broke Xue Atan's left wrist joint with his dragon claw hand and hit Xue Atan's cheek, Xue Atan didn't scream, his body leaned back and hit the ground hard. Just as Yuan was secretly proud, but he didn't expect his legs to be hit by Xue Atan, Xue Atan used all his strength to break Yuan's legs. The two fell into the ring one after another, and this change surprised the audience, especially the disciples of the Luohan Hall, who never thought that their fourth senior brother would fight with a reckless man and lose both.

Zhide hurriedly ordered the disciples on both sides to carry the two of them down from the ring and treat them on the spot.

At this time, the situation of the Dharma Hall and the Luohan Hall had a great reversal, and there were only three people left on both sides, and they became evenly matched. The fourth game is An Jingsi and the third senior brother of Luohan Hall to test the hidden weapon, this competition is thrilling, only the winner is divided, and there is no worry about life at all. Therefore, the atmosphere in the audience has become much more relaxed.

Xuxu is one of the most proud disciples of Zhixin, he is different from other brothers, he specializes in foreign secret weapons, and his secret weapon kung fu can be described as unique Shaolin, no one can match it.

After a while, the Shaolin Temple martial arts field was full of ten arrow targets, thirty zhang away, and Xu and An Jingsi each shot ten arrows, and the victory or defeat was judged by how many shots were made in the bull's-eye.

Relying on his foreign kung fu, in front of everyone, his face was full of pride, and he did not let An Jingsi take the first step, pulled up the bow, put on the arrow, aimed at the bull's-eye, ten arrows, the arrow hit the bull's-eye, and ushered in a cheer and cheer.

Seeing the virtual arrow "100 steps through Yang", he was very worried about An Jingsi, and secretly asked Xu Zhidao: "Can Xiao Jingsi pull such a strong bow, does he have such good eyesight, and can he tie with Xu?"

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "Senior brother, don't worry!"

At this time, everyone turned their eyes to An Jingsi, who was still childish, but An Jingsi put down his bow and arrows, and shouted loudly: "Senior Brother Xu's ability to shoot a stationary arrow target is not a real ability, if he can shoot a moving arrow target, then he can be regarded as a real ability!", after speaking, he counted ten small stones and grabbed them in his hand.

An Jingsi ran quickly around for a while, and then turned dozens of heels on the ground, just when everyone was dazzled, An Jingsi waved his hand and shot ten stones, hitting the arrows on the target one after another, and breaking the ten long arrows on the bullseye to the ground.

Zhixin first praised: "Lord Anshi, what a powerful eyesight, what a powerful strength!

The sincere abbot also praised: "Xiao Jingsi, this trick is a hundred steps away from the needle and thread, the old man has lived for such a long time, and it is the first time I have seen it! This trick of flying stones to shoot down arrows can be called the first in the world!"

Seeing that An Jingsi had won the game, Xue Atan laughed loudly regardless of his own pain: "Brother An, your stone blossom is really amazing, even the abbot masters have praised you!"

The monks under the ring were also dumbfounded, and even the dust of the Luohan Hall praised it: "What a powerful secret weapon, such a powerful arm strength! I didn't expect that because of such a powerful character hidden around me, this time I really compared to the virtual junior brother!"

After listening to the discussion of the abbot and the people, he knew the truth that "there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people", so he was so ashamed that his face was flushed, so he had to bow to several senior monks and retreat.

The fifth match is Xu Zhi against the second disciple of Luohan Hall, the two are competing with blades, Xu Zhi is holding a Fengming sword, and what he is holding in his hand is a long stick. The two informed each other of their names, saluted in parallel, and began to compete, Xu Zhi saw and heard the dancing long stick, reaching the point of perfection, the stick sometimes like a dragon swinging its tail, sometimes like a long snake spitting letters, Xu Zhi couldn't distinguish the real from the virtual for a while, so he had to hold a long sword, guard his own door, and constantly block Wen's left and right attacks.

The two fought for nearly a hundred rounds, regardless of victory or defeat, Xu Zhi slowly saw the tricks clearly, he used the Shaolin Temple's eighteen ways to descend the devil stick one by one, and then repeatedly, so these moves are more stable, and less varied and agile. Xu Zhi had an idea, if he fought hard with his internal strength, after a long time, he would inevitably fall into the disadvantage, and only by deliberately making some flaws could he lure the enemy deeper, develop his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and defeat his opponent.

Xu Zhi saw that he was pressing step by step, deliberately defeated, and retreated again and again. Xu Zhi saw Tong swinging a stick and clicking on the back of his heart, he saw that it was an opportunity, and turned around to the back of Tong, and he was taken aback, and quickly turned around. But Xu Zhi was only a stone's throw away from him, and the two of them turned into close combat from the original distance, holding a long stick, unable to show their skills, but being stuck by Xu Zhi, at this time, Xu Zhi counterattacked and attacked, and gave full play to the agility of the fluttering sword, making it impossible to defend against it.

Through the left and right constraints, he was in a hurry, and he was unexpectedly passed through the stick by Xu Zhi's sword and reached his throat. Litong is a martial idiot, open-minded, regardless of everyone's loud discussions, he went straight to Xu Zhi to abandon the stick and admit defeat, sighing: "Xu Zhi, I don't understand, I have always taken the initiative before, how could I suddenly lose, and when I figure it out in a few days, I will ask you for advice!", after speaking, he jumped out of the ring.

Xu Zhi listened, bowed back, and replied: "Senior Brother Tong, I will give up! Xu Zhi is willing to learn martial arts with Senior Brother at any time!", after speaking, he also jumped out of the ring with Tong and returned to An Jingsi and Xue Atan's side.

An Jingsi was very happy to see Xu Zhi win, took Xu Zhi's hand and praised loudly: "Brother Xu, you defeated that great monk with your grandfather's swordsmanship, and when I learn it, I can also defeat those great monks!", An Jingsi's unscrupulous words attracted the dissatisfaction of a group of people in Luohan Hall.

Xue Atan dragged his injured arm and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, you and Brother An have both won, but the younger brother has a draw, and I feel a little sorry because of the senior brother!"

After hearing this, he hurriedly waved his hand at Xue Atan and said, "Brother Xue, don't say that, you three brothers have helped us a lot, and it's too late for us to be grateful, how can we blame you?"

The last round is a duel between the elder brother of the Dharma Hall and the senior brother of the Luohan Hall, and the two compete in the Shaolin 72 stunts of the "Dragon and Tiger Fist". Xu Zhi had seen this kind of clever boxing in the Dharma Cave, but after hundreds of years of inheritance, this kind of boxing has changed a little, and has lost its original practicality and sharpness. Lichen and Liyin are both big disciples of Shaolin Temple for many years, and both of them have superb boxing skills, and the victory or defeat of this competition only depends on the foundation of their fists and feet and their ability to adapt to the enemy. The two fought back and forth for nearly two hundred rounds, and there was still no winner.

The sincere abbot saw that it was getting late, and saw that the two of them were blindly fighting fiercely, and they must fight for the top, which violated their original intention of organizing this ring competition, and hurriedly persuaded: "Because of the two of them to stop for the time being, today's ring competition focuses on competing in the same door, uniting to resist the enemy, rather than necessarily fighting to win or lose!"

Lichen and Liyin were a little unwilling on their faces, but because of the abbot's speech, the two had to stop their hands and feet, jumped off the ring one after another, and at the same time threw a disdainful look at each other.

The abbot turned around and discussed with several monks behind him, such as Zhide, Zhixin, Zhiqing, Zhimei, Zhijing, etc., and the abbot immediately announced the end of the competition, and proposed that the whole temple hold such an uncovered martial arts conference once a year, focusing on learning martial arts and motivating progress. Xu Zhi and the monks of Shaolin Temple stopped talking and listened to the abbot say loudly:

"My Shaolin since the Northern Wei Dynasty Dharma ancestor a reed crossed the river, after several dynasties, no matter how the regime changes, how turbulent the situation, my Shaolin disciples practice martial arts one is to strengthen the body, guard the temple and protect the temple, and the other is to support justice, hoe the strong and help the weak. Now that the imperial court is corrupt, the warlords are divided, and the people are displaced, the imperial court does not want to save the Li people from fire and water, but gathers heavy troops to besiege my Buddhist disciples, compete with my monks for profit, and vent their hatred with my monks. Amitabha, as the so-called "is it tolerable or unbearable?", my Shaolin disciples should also uphold the spirit of Shaolin ancestors to help the world to learn martial arts, suppress demons, help the master, and make a vigorous career. ”

After the sincere abbot finished speaking, a cheer sounded under the ring, and all the monks responded in unison: "Disciples, follow the abbot's teachings!", followed by a chanting and worshipping the Buddha.

Zhide then said: "Masters, my Shaolin Temple has been out of cooking for a month, now the temple is full of hunger, talent withering, today even the number of monks who set up the courtyard is not even, in addition to the remaining twenty-seven monks of the Dharma Academy and the Luohan Hall, there are still a few vacancies, Xu Shizhu, Xue Shizhu and An Shizhu, although you are not the registered disciples of my temple, but your martial arts are good, please also ask the three young heroes to contribute to Shaolin!"

An Jingsi was very happy when he heard this, and hurriedly arched Xu Zhi beside him with his elbow, as if reminding him to make up his mind. Xu Zhi settled his mind and said: "Now it is a time when Shaolin is in danger, the Buddha is above, although the three of us are not Shaolin disciples, we are also willing to share the hardships and coexist with Shaolin!"

Abbot Zhicheng listened to Xu Zhi's words, and was very pleased, thinking that he had not misjudged the wrong people, they were kind-hearted and upright, and they would all be great talents in the future. Zhicheng pondered for a while, and said: "Since the establishment of our Shaolin Temple, the disciples who have been admitted are all people who have devoted themselves to the Buddha, and have never accepted lay disciples, and now the scene is different, and our Shaolin Temple can not be too strict, if the three heroes do not dislike, I Shaolin can accept three as lay disciples, and the three of them learn martial arts with my Shaolin disciples, and they are bound by the rules of my Shaolin Temple in the temple;

Xu Zhi and An Jingsi listened and knew that this was the critical period of life and death of Shaolin Temple, and there were many monks in the temple who wanted to escape from the temple to survive, but the three of them were able to do the opposite and live and die with Shaolin, which was the main reason why the Shaolin Sanjue valued them and were willing to make an exception to receive them as lay disciples. If it is in normal times, their motives for coming to Shaolin Temple are not pure, I am afraid that coming to Shaolin to learn art will not be so smooth.

Xu Zhi took An Jingsi's hand and replied in unison: "Thank you Abbot and all the masters for your success!"

Seeing that Xu and An had already agreed, Zhixin said with a smile: "Senior Brother Abbot, you have a really good idea, which not only solves the problem of the status of the three of them, but also allows them to contribute to my Shaolin in the name of righteousness!"

The disciples in the audience listened to the abbot's words, and they were also very happy, and they all gathered around Xu Zhi and congratulated them, and Xu Zhi and the three of them also took the opportunity to meet the brothers of the Dharma Academy and the Luohan Hall one by one.