CHAPTER XXVIII
Wan Shulou learned that it turned out that the "Buddha" did have a relationship with Ming Shuhui, but now, he didn't know where Ming Shuhui was, and told Li Kai and Xie Yanran that he knew the clues, but he just said casually, where does the "Buddha" care about Ming Shuhui, Wan Shulou thought of this, and couldn't help but smile helplessly. Because the "Buddha" always does things unexpectedly, sometimes he is good to people or bad to people, there is no reason to speak of it, just to do it as he likes.
Wan Shulou ordered Gang Leader Liu to temporarily take charge of the daily development affairs of each gang, and Gang Leader Cao and Gang Leader Lu acted as the leaders of the Hellfire Gang and the Lijin Gang, and selected outstanding talents in the gang to train the next gang leader as soon as possible. The most important task of all the eight major factions is to investigate the robbery of the Seibu Altar, and once the eight major factions have any news, they need to inform each other in a timely manner, and at the same time collect all the information about Blake Company to find out about this company.
Wan Shulou arranged the eight major factions properly, and at this time, the Cao gang leader called him aside.
"Brother Wan, in fact, I still haven't reported the news to you before. Gang Master Cao whispered to Wanshulou.
"Oh, what's the news, why can't you tell everyone?" Wan Shulou also asked in a low voice.
"It's true that I can't tell you, because I suspect that some of us here are guilty, so I can only tell you about this alone. Gang Master Cao's voice was lower, but as soon as these words came out, Wan Shulou was frightened.
"Neiying, do you mean that the people we have here now have people from other gang companies?" asked Wan Shulou in surprise.
"Yes, and this man is very capable. Gang Leader Cao changed his usual pleasant face and said solemnly, "First of all, the robbery of the Western Martial Arts Altar happened on the second day of the meeting of the Eight Great Sects in the Martial Altar, and the major gang leaders just came out of the Martial Altar, so this kind of thing happened, it's too coincidental, right?"
"Indeed, the location of the martial arts altar is hidden, and it will change places every once in a while, so it is impossible for outsiders to know easily, even if we are insiders, it is also a temporary notice......" Wan Shulou frowned and thought.
"Secondly, it was this meeting in the Yuanheng Gang, the three masters we invited, the two senior monks were originally masters outside the world, and they never involved in the affairs of our martial arts, and Yan Jiuding, who was a high-ranking and powerful figure in the martial arts association, actually turned against us at the same time, this is not like a coincidence!" Cao Gang Leader continued to analyze.
"This matter is very strange, and I have been thinking about it for the past few days, what are these people cooperating with Blake for, they should not lack anything......" Wan Shulou was even more puzzled.
"In life, there is no end to desire, they seem to lack nothing, but they must also have desires, and with desire and greed, it is easy to be bought and used. "The leader of the Cao gang is ** Lake, and he sees these people very thoroughly, "In the end, it is the Blake company, the internal response in our gang, I suspect that it is the people of their company." ”
"That's right, otherwise how could someone from Blakes find this place at such a good time. Wan Shulou nodded.
"And Blake Company should have been planning for a long time this time, and they are confident, the three masters subdued us all in an instant, and Huang Tianyu killed two more gang leaders, just to force us to invest in their power in the Xiwu Arena, what a big appetite this is. Gang Leader Cao's face was covered with gloom.
"This time, thanks to the 'Buddha' just here, they didn't succeed, this Blake company is the first time to do it to us, but I believe they will have follow-up actions, we have to tell everyone to be more careful. Wan Shulou said.
"That's right, Brother Wan. Gang Master Cao suddenly said, "That 'Buddha' is certainly powerful, but what is his identity? Are you sure he is our friend?"
Wan Shulou shook his head slowly, after listening to the analysis of the Cao gang leader just now, he is now confused in his heart, whether the person in front of him is friend or foe, he can't figure it out, recalling the process of knowing the "Buddha", and then walked here together, but there is really nothing to doubt, but he is regarded as a friend, and he feels that this person is always mysterious, this "charlatan" makes people feel unsure.
"In short, no matter what, the 'Buddha' will not be the enemy, I can guarantee this!" Wan Shulou thought that when the Eight Great Sects were in the most crisis, the "Buddha" stood up regardless of the danger, but he was now suspicious of him, which was really inappropriate.
"Since Brother Wan trusts him so much, we won't doubt it. Gang Master Cao also nodded and agreed, "Just be careful in everything." ”
"Thank you Gang Master Cao for reminding me, the altar master gave me the last task before the accident, which is to follow you to practice a lot, and if there is anything in the future, please ask Gang Master Cao for more guidance. Wan Shulou took a step back and bowed down.
"Brother Wan, now that you are the leader of the Eight Great Factions, the most I can do is to put forward an opinion, you are very serious!" Gang Master Cao hurriedly picked up Wan Shulou and said respectfully.
"Speaking of this leader, I really deserve it, now I have to find Ming Shuhui immediately and let him come back to preside over the overall situation, he is the successor of the altar owner. Senior Brother Ming has been smart and alert since he was a child, calm and decisive, with him, I believe that the Xiwu altar will definitely be able to revivenation. Wan Shulou sighed and said.
"I said before that the clues about Ming Shuhui given by the 'Buddha' are fake, so do you have any news about Ming Shuhui?" asked the Cao gang leader.
"No......" Wan Shulou shook his head and said, "I said before, the Ming Shuhui you saw is not true, in fact, that person's name is Li Kai, and he is also looking for Senior Brother Ming, I will go to meet him now, he should have more news than me, and it may be faster for us to find it together." ”
"Okay, Brother Wan, don't be long-winded with me, I have to remind you again, the rivers and lakes are sinister, people's hearts are unpredictable, you must be more careful in everything!" said the Cao Gang Master solemnly.
"Thank you Gang Master Cao, follow the teachings!" Wan Shulou also replied cautiously.
The two returned to the crowd, and Wan Shulou did not disclose his itinerary because he suspected that there was an internal response among the crowds, but just said goodbye in a hurry and set off east with the "Buddha".
Leaving the realm of the Yuanheng Gang, the "Buddha" vigilantly observed around.
"What are you looking at?" Wan Shulou asked.
"I'm watching to see if anyone is following us. "Buddha" said.
"If we come out of our own territory, will we still be followed?" Wan Shulou was puzzled.
"You don't see that some of these gang leaders are traitors!" "Buddha" said with a serious face.
When Wan Shulou heard this, he was shocked, and the "Buddha" actually saw that there was an internal response among the gang leaders.
"How do you know?" Wan Shulou exclaimed.
"Don't say you don't know. "Buddha" said with a disdainful face, "That old fox surnamed Cao should have told you." ”
Wan Shulou was even more surprised, what Gang Master Cao said was also expected by the "Buddha", this person was like a god, Wan Shulou could only nod.
"Did he suspect who it was?" "Buddha" asked.
"No, I'm not sure yet. Wan Shulou replied, "Do you have a goal?"
"I don't know what's going on in your gang. "Buddha," he said, yawning.
"This is going to be difficult, we have to find this person out quickly, or we will suffer endlessly. Wan Shulou frowned and said.
"But you can't help it now. "Buddha" said, "Let's do what is in front of us first." ”
"Yes, we must first find Senior Brother Ming. Wan Shulou agrees with the opinion of the "Buddha".
"The world is so big, with a population of billions, if you want to find someone, it's more difficult than looking for a needle in a haystack, how can you find it?" "Buddha" asked.
"No matter how difficult it is, you have to find it......" Wan Shulou was obviously a little lacking in confidence, "Then what is the best way for your old man?"
"My solution is not to look for it. "Buddha," he said with a chuckle.
"Don't look for it, Xiwutan is now leaderless, how can you do it if you don't look for it!" Wan Shulou said urgently.
"There is something more important in front of me, more important than looking for that Ming Shuhui. "Buddha" said seriously.
"What's important?" Wan Shulou asked puzzled.
"Have you ever heard of the Six Arts Demon Palace?" the Buddha asked.
"I've heard of it, the altar master and the master have told us since we were children that the Six Arts Demon Palace does all kinds of evil and behaves perversely, and we have joined forces several times in the martial arts to try to exterminate them, but we have not succeeded. ”
"Yes, the demons of the Six Arts Demon Palace have all their skills, and the location of the Demon Palace is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Especially the 'Rite Palace', there are many eyes and ears in the rivers and lakes, and when we have a little bit of trouble, they will be strictly vigilant, resulting in so many years, the martial arts righteous path has jointly attacked many times, but it has not been successful. "Buddha," said slowly with deep eyes.
"This Six Arts Demon Palace is more important?" Wan Shulou asked.
"That's right, it's the Six Arts Demon Palace. "Buddha" nodded and said, "In the rivers and lakes, there are only a handful of forces that can accurately know the location of the Xiwu Altar and wipe out all the people in the Martial Altar in one morning, right? ”
Wan Shulou listened to the analysis of the "Buddha", and felt that it was very reasonable, since he started to learn martial arts, he heard people say that the Six Arts Demon Palace is a crooked evil way in the martial arts, and often quarrels with various sects, and has caused many lives, it can be said that everyone can be punished, and it is the biggest public enemy in the martial arts, if it is really their killer in the Western Martial Arts Arena, this is also reasonable, and only they have the ability.
Thinking of this, Wan Shulou couldn't help but clench his fists with both hands, and his eyes were full of anger.
"'Buddha', let's go to the Six Arts Demon Palace now!" Wan Shulou said fiercely.
"What are you going to do? Commit suicide?" "The Buddha asked, mockingly, "Do you think you are more powerful than your master, or are you better than your altar master?
"Even if I die, I will avenge the family members of Xiwu Altar!" Wan Shulou was already trembling with anger.
"If you like to die so much, then go yourself, and we'll go our separate ways here. "Buddha" said and turned around to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Wan Shulou called out to the "Buddha", "I'm sorry, I'm a little impulsive, you must have a better idea, right?"
"That's right!" "Buddha" smiled and returned to Wanshulou, "Young people don't always act impulsively, otherwise they won't be able to achieve great things!"
"Yes, it's me who is wrong, and I hope that the 'Buddha' will advise you. Wan Shulou sincerely bowed and apologized.
"That's it!" "Buddha" touched his cheek and grinned and continued, "You go alone, your goal has not been achieved, and you have taken your life, it is definitely not worth it." ”
"Then your solution is ......," Wan Shulou asked.
"Every four years, the Six Arts Demon Palace recruits new people and absorbs some fresh blood, and this year happens to be the fourth year. In fact, in the martial arts, not only the Six Arts Demon Palace, but all gangs will regularly recruit new people and expand their scale. However, the Six Arts Demon Palace is different, because they have many enemies, so when recruiting new people, the review is very strict, and even people who are not from the local direct family don't want it. "Buddha" paused, and then said, "But this time, for some reason, although the censorship is still strict, there are many fewer restrictions on outsiders, so although the news of the recruitment of the Six Arts Demon Palace is very secretive, there are still many outsiders who are eager to try it after learning the news." ”
"You mean, we also have a chance to get in?" Wan Shulou asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
"That's right. "Buddha" nodded and said, "We naturally have a chance to get in, but ......"
"But what?" Wan Shulou asked.
"But your martial arts will expose your identity in the Western Martial Arts Arena, and as soon as the Wind and Thunder Heart Method comes out, fools will know where you come from. "Buddha" said with a frown.
"Then I pretend that I don't know martial arts?" Wan Shulou said after thinking about it.
"They must try the foundation of martial arts when recruiting new people, otherwise what do you want to do?" "Buddha" sneered.
"What can I do then...... Wan Shulou is in trouble again.
"It's easy to do. "Buddha" said with a smile, "Although I don't know martial arts, but I still read boxing and swordsmanship for a few years, I will teach you what I will, you don't need the wind and thunder heart method, just use my set of martial arts." ”
"Is it really good......" Wan Shulou expressed doubts about the martial arts of the "Buddha".
"Yo, you can't believe me!" said the Buddha angrily.
"I didn't ...... That was not what I meant. Wan Shulou said with a smile.
"Then let's set off to the Six Arts Demon Palace, and we'll learn as we go on the way. "Buddha" said.
"Okay. Wan Shulou nodded in agreement.
The Six Arts Demon Palace was located in the westernmost part, farther west than the location of the Xiwu Altar, so the two of them turned to the northwest and set off.
Along the way, the "Buddha" taught Wanshulou a lot of fist kung fu and sword formulas, but sure enough, they were all superficial moves, and some were even inferior to the introductory martial arts of some third-rate sects. This made Wan Shulou very helpless, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and remember every move.
The basic skills of Wanshulou are extremely solid, and there is a very deep foundation in the Xiwu altar, it is easy to learn these moves, not a few days, the "Buddha" has mastered most of the kung fu taught by the Buddha, and then the "Buddha" talked about some moves to match the mind, these methods are also used by some laymen, and Wanshulou is hard to do the math.
After a few more days, the road began to be difficult to walk, there were fewer and fewer roads, more and more mountain roads, and the car was basically unable to sit, and most of the time it was only on foot. Wanshulou is okay, and the "Buddha" is old, and the legs and feet are not good when walking, and the mountain road is difficult, so I have to walk and rest, the original four or five days of travel, but I have not arrived for more than a week.
One day, the two continued to hurry, and the "Buddha" walked for less than an hour, so the two of them found a small restaurant on the side of the road to rest, and the two asked for a pot of tea, intending to continue on the road after drinking.
At this time, four tall and big men walked in from the outside, each with a sturdy body, talking and laughing and walking into the restaurant, and the originally clean and uninhabited place suddenly became crowded and noisy.
If you look closely at these people, they all have some characteristics: one of them has a black cloth on his left eye, but his mouth is tilted to the right, and he looks very strange; another person is on crutches, with a broad back and broad shoulders, but his legs seem to be extremely thin, and he cannot bear the weight of his upper body; and another person is even more strange, his face is covered with black hair, and his body is very tall, and he looks like a black bear. Only one of the four is middle-aged and normal, with no weird looks, but he wears a black glove on his left hand.
"Big brother, are we about to arrive?" asked the one-eyed dragon first.
"yes, we'll be there almost tomorrow, and if we could drive, we'd have been there a long time ago. The middle-aged man replied.
"Big brother, is that place easy to find?" the black bear man asked again.
"I only have an approximate address here, and we will know the specific situation until we get the place. The middle-aged man replied again.
"Is it really like what everyone says?" said the one-eyed dragon with a lewd smile.
"I don't know, but this Six Arts Palace is located in the Western Regions, so I think there must be a lot of things we haven't seen before. The middle-aged man laughed as the one-eyed dragon as well.
"Big brother, if we go in, which palace should we go to?" asked the black bear man.
"I'm definitely going to the 'Counting Palace', I heard that this 'Counting Palace' has no dirty work, and the beauty is like a cloud, and the palace master is also a woman, your eldest brother has no other hobbies, it's just this beauty, it can't be missing. The middle-aged man smiled even more.
"It turned out that I also went to the Six Arts Palace. Wan Shulou whispered to the "Buddha", and the "Buddha" nodded.
"Whichever palace the eldest brother goes to, I will go to whichever palace!" the one-eyed dragon continued, "But which woman the eldest brother chooses, I am the younger brother......
"Your grandmother, do you still want to rob me?" the middle-aged man scolded with a smile on the head of the cyclops.
What he meant was that whoever the eldest brother chose, he would choose someone else. The Black Bear Man explained with a smile.
"Yes, yes......" said the one-eyed dragon, pressing his head.
"You two don't think of the Six Arts Palace as a kiln, this Six Arts Demon Palace is not an idle place, he can survive in the martial arts as an evil path for so long, there must be something unique about him, in short, after we arrive, we must be careful in everything. The middle-aged man said.
Of the four, only the crutch man had not spoken, when he suddenly stood up and walked out the door.
"Fourth, why are you going?" asked the black bear man.
"I'm going to smoke a cigarette and get some breath......" the crutch said as he walked out the door.
"This fourth child, since he injured his leg, his temperament has become more and more weird. The cyclops grumbled.
"That's for sure, there are four of us, and he is the most seriously injured. The middle-aged man sighed and said, "You hurt your eyes, but you practice palm skills, the third child is covered in hair after being poisoned, and it does not affect his martial arts, I broke two fingers on my left hand, and it is fine, only the fourth child, who is good at light skills, this pair of legs is gone, and a body of martial arts is considered to be practiced in vain......"