Chapter 43 Come like wind and rain branches, go like cicadas in the dusty night

Yin Lihua saw a dark shadow passing over the room, and whispered to Wen Liuniang and Song Yan'er that she was going to chase night pedestrians and find out. At this time, Guo Jing and Zhang Sanfeng did not return at night, and only he could catch up with this person. Looking at this person's figure, Qinggong is already a first-class master.

Out of Dazhou City, Yin Lihua caught up, but it was all the way to the north. Finally, the man in black climbed over the wall and entered the Taiping Xingguo Zen Temple (Beiyan Temple). After the man in black was admitted to the hospital, he turned left and right, and he was very familiar. He entered a meditation room, lit the lamp, and took off his black clothes. Yin Lihua looked at it carefully, and her heart was shocked. This person is none other than the abbot monk Huida of this Zen Monastery! Yin Lihua has seen this person at the Heroes Conference of Niujia Village, the old monk has a very deep cultivation, and his martial arts are also high, not like a small man. But how can today's events be explained?

The old monk Huida in the house shouted: "Guests outside the door, come in!"

When Yin Lihua heard this, she knew that she had accidentally exposed her travels. Just ask today to understand, see how the old monk explains! Make up your mind, Yin Lihua pushed the door and entered. As a salute, he said softly: "Master Seng Huida, the Heroes Conference of Niujia Village is unharmed. The little woman, Yin Lihua, rashly came to the door and asked the master for forgiveness. ”

Monk Huida listened to the light and looked carefully, only to see that it was Yin Lihua who was dressed as a woman. Busy with Shi Ji Li said: "It turned out that the head of the Jiuyin Taiji Sect had arrived, and he was disrespectful and disrespectful. You may be seated. "In the eyes of the world's martial arts heroes, Zhang Sanfeng and Yin Lihua are both the heads of the Jiuyin Taiji Gate. It is not surprising that Seng Huida said this.

After Yin Lihua sat down, she went straight to the point and said, "May I ask the master, do you know that a girl is missing from the Hongsheng Inn today?" Monk Huida knew that Yin Lihua had misunderstood, and said with a slight smile: "Yin Zhangmen must have misunderstood, and Lao Wei is also investigating this matter." Over the past decade, more than 100 women have gone missing in Dazhou and neighboring prefectures and counties. The old man has been visiting for many years, but there is no eyebrow. Today, I heard that another woman was missing, and immediately visited it at night. Unexpectedly, the visit has not yet yielded results, but it has attracted the head of Yin as a guest. Isn't that a coincidence?"

Yin Lihua saw that the old monk said sincerely, and there was no falsehood, so she said: "It seems that the little girl has misunderstood the master." I ask the Master for forgiveness. ”

Monk Huida said: "The head of the Yin Gate is running around for the captives, and the old man is admired. I don't know if the 'Three Heroes of the Great Song Dynasty' have also arrived in the state this time?"

Yin Lihua said: "Brother Wen Tianxiang didn't come, Second Brother Guo Jing and Zhang Sanfeng are tracking down the traces of thieves in Bazhou. ”

Monk Huida smiled and said: "This is very good, Guo and Zhang Erxia will definitely succeed, track down the thief, and rescue the captive woman." However, please know that Erxia, there is a new sect in Bazhou, called the 'Cardinal Sect'. The Sect Leader Heavenly Silkworm Holy Maiden - Red Lotus and the Guardian King Kong Hate the Earth Without a Ring - Chu Tianqiao, the two of them have unfathomable martial arts and have never met an opponent. On that day, the silkworm saint red lotus, the left hand of the silkworm net captured countless people, the right hand plum blossom dotted gold thorn will win the enemy; that hated the land without ring Chu Tianqiao, both hands can dance two thousands of catties of bells at the same time, the enemy will be buckled with the big bell, there is incense powder in the big bell, the enemy will faint to death. This is the world's first divine power. ”

Yin Lihua said: "I don't know where the main altar of the Cardinal Sect is?"

Monk Huida said: "It's in Liujiang County (later renamed: Qu County) in the valley. It is located directly south of Bazhou. ”

Yin Lihua said apologetically: "I will inform the two heroes of the news of the Cardinal Sect, and I will take the liberty to disturb me tonight, and I ask the master to forgive me." The little woman took her leave. ”

"In this case, it is not easy for the temple to keep female guests, and please forgive the head of the Yin family. "Sangha Hui Da recited the Buddha: "Amitabha." Yin Zhangmen walks slowly. ”

Yin Lihua returned to Hongsheng Inn, and the sky was already dawning. Seeing that everyone was waiting for her, she said, "Second Brother Guo and Senior Brother are working hard. Zhang Sanfeng said: "The second senior sister didn't think about it in the middle of the night, is it a big gain?" Yin Lihua said: "Following the man in black in the middle of the night, it turned out to be Master Seng Huida. Master Seng Huida asked me to tell the second hero that Liujiang County's Erren Valley is the newly rising Red Cloth Sect's main altar. ”

Yin Lihua said this, Guo Jing and Zhang Sanfeng glanced at each other, and said in their hearts: Sure enough, there is a great way to go to the valley.

Yin Lihua continued: "Sect Leader Heavenly Silkworm Holy Maiden, Red Lotus, and Sect Protector King Kong Hate the Earth Without Ring, Chu Tianqiao, their martial arts are unfathomable. Master Seng Huida asked me to tell me, be careful of the Cardinal Sect!"

Guo Jing and Zhang Sanfeng were very surprised, what kind of realm is it that can make Seng Huida say unfathomable?

The two decided that everyone would barely close their eyes all night and rest for two hours. After breakfast, everyone set off, and the goal was the valley of Jiangliu County.

Two hours later, everyone washed up and dined. Just as he was about to set off, Seng Huida arrived with two warrior monks. Guo Jing and Zhang Sanfeng greeted them. Guo Jing hugged his fists and said, "Master Seng Huida is well." Monk Huida returned the salute and said with a smile: "The two heroes of the three heroes of the Great Song Dynasty have come to my Sichuan Mansion, how can the old man be well?

Guo Jing and Zhang Sanfeng didn't expect that Master Seng Huida was still a funny monk. At the Niujia Village Martial Arts Conference, Master Seng Huida was solemn.

Zhang Sanfeng hugged his fists and saluted, and said: "In a hurry, I didn't go to the Taiping Xingguo Zen Monastery to visit Master Monk Huida, which was already rude. ”

Seng Huida said: "The martial arts in the world is one family, and the old man is no longer polite with the two heroes." Today, Lao Wei came to be a guide for the two heroes. Now that you've packed up, let's go. Guo Jing said happily: "Master Seng Huida is the guide, and my brother is very grateful, so good." Let's go now!"

Along the way, Monk Huida introduced the origin of the people.

The people are the continuation of the Ba people. Ba, in fact, is a pictogram meaning snake. The Storyteller Babe explains: "Ba, worm, or food like it (snake), pictogram. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" also has a record of "Ba snake eating elephants".

Snake is the original meaning of Ba, and from the shape of the snake, the extended meaning of Ba is produced. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Shu Han scholar Qian Zhou wrote in the "Three Ba Records": "Lang and Bai two rivers converge, from Hanzhong to Shining City into Wuling, the twists and turns are like the word 'Ba', also called the Ba River, through the Jun Gorge, called the Ba Gorge, that is, this water also. ”

From Ba, which originally meant snake, to Bashan, Ba Shui, Ba people, Ba Fang, and Ba country, people living in Ba have worshiped snakes since ancient times, have a sense of reverence for snakes, and regard snakes as the embodiment of gods or ancestors.

"Later Han Dynasty Book Fangshu Passed Down to Xu Man" records as follows: "When Emperor Huan, Longxi was too guarded by Feng Qi to worship the county, and there were two red snakes going north and south.

It is said that Feng Qi, the general of the cavalry in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, opened the official seal box and saw the allusions of two red snakes. Legend has it that these two red snakes turned into women and helped Feng Qi to fight - to make meritorious contributions.

After Feng Qi unloaded his armor and returned to the field, he returned to his hometown in Liujiang County, and lived near Wanchun Bridge until he was buried in the grave.

And the two red snakes returned to the Valley of the People to continue their cultivation. The two red snakes are said to have lived for thousands of years. The leader of the Cardinal Sect, the Heavenly Silkworm Holy Maiden Red Lotus, is the second disciple of the two red snakes. The eldest disciple was none other than Ouyang Feng, who had learned martial arts, violated his oath of never leaving the valley, and escaped from the valley. Returned to the White Camel Mountain to create his own sect and became one of the five uniques in the world.

Hearing this, Guo Jing and everyone sighed, the thousand-year-old red snake actually accepted disciples to pass on martial arts. It's incredible!

At this time, the white ape Wukong: "Roar, roar ......" a few times. Zhang Sanfeng smiled and said, "Senior Brother Wukong, can you also accept disciples?" It means to say: "It's not uncommon for the Red Snake to be able to collect disciples and pass on martial arts, and I Wukong can also do it." ”

Everyone laughed heartily, and the solemnity of fighting to save people was replaced by relaxation and joy in an instant.

Entering the territory of Liujiang County, passing by a 'Wanchun Bridge'. The quaint arch bridge rises above the river, and the arch bridge is flanked by cornices and pavilions and stout ancient trees. Among them, there is a thousand-year-old yellow cypress tree, there are several strands of trunks that are twisted and poked out in the air, and the lower head is like a dragon and a snake, and the vicious momentum makes people palpitate.

Under the Wanchun Bridge, the river flows slowly and is as clear as a mirror. Not far away is the stepping stone connecting the two banks, people walk on the stone, and the river water flows between the stones. It is a simple folk style and a scene of harmonious life.

On the side of the stepping stone, there is also a flat stone platform with more than two zhang, which is called 'Xixiantai'. Legend has it that on the most beautiful night, two fairies will dance on this stage.

Not far from the Wanchun Bridge is several towering Han Que, the totem on the Han Que has the characteristics of both dragon and tiger, and Shenwei has both.

There is a stone tablet between Han Que. It is recorded: Li Xiong led his troops to occupy Chengdu and was embraced as the "King of Chengdu". In the third year of Yongxing (306), Li Xiong was the emperor, the country name Dacheng, and the year name Yanping (later changed the country name to Han, called: Cheng Han). The territory expanded to the whole territory of Sichuan, Yunnan and northern Guizhou. Li Xiong became the first minority emperor in Chinese history.

Adjacent to the Eren Valley, many men and women are singing and dancing, which is the world-famous "Bayu Dance". I saw a group of men wearing armor and holding crossbows, beating the knots with copper drums. The accompaniment consists of eight people beating the brass drums. There are two people in each drum, one beats the drum with a mallet, and one person holds the barrel to the bottom, and the drum sound is sonorous and shocking.

A large group of women beat the drum with bamboo branches, stepped on wooden teeth, and sang the "Bamboo Branch Song"

Yang Liu Qingqing (bamboo branch) Jiang Ping (daughter),

Wen Lang Jiangshang (bamboo branches) singing voice (daughter),

Sunrise in the east (bamboo branches) rain in the west (daughter),

The Tao is ruthless (bamboo branches) and eyes (daughters).

This is a group of men and women who protect nature and live happily. A group of simple people, living among the beautiful mountains and rivers. It's hard to believe that they will do evil things!

Will they do evil things, will they kidnap the girls of the people's families, and they will not believe that they did it. If they did it, there must be a special reason. What is the reason for this, Guo Jing and Zhang Sanfeng don't dare to think, could it be that girls are used to sacrifice? If it is true, hundreds of girls are afraid that they will already die.