Bondage Mountain, no Zen temple will be next to the valley according to the gorge, hidden in the stacked green smoke miasma of the Bondage Mountain, the three of them have been going south all the way for nearly ten days, along the way, because the Jingxiang Righteous Army and the imperial army have been fighting again and again, the three sometimes have to take a detour, Qin Bailu is like a high-flying lark, all the way to the high and low, every town over the city, over the mountain and stepping on the bridge, the excitement is overflowing, it is already unbearable, can not hide. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On this day, they went to Shiqiao Town under the Prison Mountain, saw that it was noon, the three of them led their horses into the city, found a famous wine shop for drunken guest houses, rested and ate some food in the horses, the bartender welcomed the three of them in with a smile on his face, skillfully wiped the already clean table, and put a pot of tea after the three people sat down, and asked diligently: "What kind of food do the three guest officers use?"

Qin Bailu was the first to reply: "I see that your wine shop is also spacious, but what are the special wine dishes?"

The bartender smiled: "The three guest officers have good eyesight, our wine shop is the best one in this town, and the special meals are naturally available, the best is the bamboo forest fairy chicken, and there is a product of river fish, the three guest officers want to taste it?"

"Okay," Qin Bailu said happily: "I want both of them, and two more vegetarian foods, and a good green bamboo wine on the altar." ”

The bartender got the words, looked at the back and shouted, and asked to wait a while and go away.

Qin Yuangeng was a little helpless, and said to his precious sister with a wry smile: "Since you left the house, not to mention that you are a little more stubborn than at home, just in the past few days, you have become more and more able to eat than at home!"

"Oh big brother, it's the first time my little sister goes out to the distance, what is there to taste some local snacks, the meals at home are just so much, and it's strange that I can't get tired of eating for more than ten years."

Qin Yuangeng looked at his sister who rolled her eyes and retorted to her, and laughed: "Be careful to eat more and more fat, you won't be able to find your in-law's family in the future, but you will be sad for your father!"

Qin Bailu waved his fist and glared at the eldest brother and said, "As soon as you go out, you will bully me, and you will make fun of the little sister like this in front of Brother Ye, and see if I go back to sue my father." ”

Qin Yuangeng immediately pretended to beg for mercy: "Okay, okay, it's the eldest brother who is not good, you shouldn't say that, our Bailu is the most well-behaved, and we will definitely find a wishful husband." ”

"Who wants you to take care of it" Qin Bai said evilly, turning his head and pretending to be inadvertent, his gaze swept over Ye Zhiqiu's smiling face.

In the past few days, my sister has been playing heartlessly, but her concern for Ye Zhiqiu has been revealed from time to time, the little girl has a mind, and she can't hide it from Qin Yuangeng, who is the eldest brother, after getting along for a few days, Qin Yuangeng also has a lot of good feelings for Ye Zhiqiu, and he is happy to see this, so naturally he will not break it, but just drink tea with a little thoughtful smile.

The three of them were laughing and waiting for the meal, but suddenly saw a little beggar come in at the door, wearing a torn jacket with an obvious adult size tied to his body with a rope, wearing a broken hat, revealing his unkempt hair, his face was also full of charcoal ash, but his eyes were shining.

"The little beggar is here"

A rather grotesque shout sounded, and the diners turned around, only to see that it was the shopkeeper behind the counter who shouted, and everyone was shocked.

I saw that the shopkeeper had already walked out of the counter and greeted him, but I saw that the little beggar had found an empty table and sat down, put one leg on the stool, revealing a cotton boot with a broken heel, and regardless of the eyes of the diners around him, he said to himself: "The shopkeeper is still the same as the old three with a pot of wine, hurry up and make it, put it in a food box and take it away." ”

"Good" the shopkeeper smiled kindly, and then ordered.

"Brother Ye, do you know what's going on?" Qin Bailu couldn't help but ask

Ye Zhiqiu shook his head: "The rivers and lakes are so big, there are no surprises, let's not care, we can eat and drink enough to hurry, after Shiqiao Town is the Prison Mountain, and you can go to the Wuchan Temple in an hour." ”

As he spoke, the wine and food were already on the table, and Qin Bailu asked the bartender, "Little second brother, do you know what's going on?"

The bartender saw Qin Bailu looking at the little beggar in surprise, and explained with a smile: "You said that the little beggar, hehe, is also the number one person in this town, no matter who you go to in the town, you don't have to beg for food, you want to eat anything, and someone will serve it to that seat." ”

Qin Yuangeng wondered: "Why is this?"

"The guest officer is not from this town, I don't know, this little beggar's master has a great grace and my old shopkeeper, the old shopkeeper is the head of the family surnamed Qian in this town, the surname Qian is the highest, and the town is surnamed Qian nine times out of ten, so the old shopkeeper sent a message to make offerings, don't obey, hehe, this time he came to beg for wine and food, it must be the fairy chicken in his master's greedy store"

"Look at that little beggar, he is also innocent and comfortable!" Ye Zhiqiu said.

The three of them solved their doubts, but they were attracted by the fragrance of the food, the fairy chicken was fresh and tender, the fish was even more refreshing, and the bite was full of fragrant, which was really more delicious than what was made at home.

A few people were eating a large piece of food, and when they were praising endlessly, they heard a noise at the door, and a few people came in, wearing dark green plate-collared robes and soap-colored fast boots under their feet, but they were dressed as official-faced figures.

Then three people came in, in the middle was a young man in a thin coat, with thin eyebrows and thin eyes, white skin, with a smile, but his eyes were a little gloomy;

The posture is not small, the bartender is not good to step forward, the person who led the way is flattering the young man looking at the upper floor and said: "Lord Li upstairs, please, the wine and food of this drunken guest house is very authentic, although it is not as good as the big city mansion, but it has its own taste, it is opened by the head of the family surnamed Qian in my town, and the villain is the same clan." ”

Then Li Gongzi frowned slightly, squinted his eyes and said lightly: "Qian Tong, as you say, how can there be a beggar sitting here?"

That Qian Tong was stunned for a moment, followed Li Gongzi's gaze, but saw the little beggar sitting on the stool with a grin, suddenly his face turned red and he was a little annoyed, and called the bartender and said angrily: "Don't you drive this beggar out?"

The bartender hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Third master, you are also surnamed Qian, you know the situation of this little beggar, the head of the family has spoken, and I dare not offend the little one." ”

Qian Tong glared when he heard this, and said angrily in a low voice: "You can't offend this little beggar, can you offend me?" Do you know who this son is, this is the son of Lord Li, the chief soldier of Huguang, and the brocade clothes of the imperial court.

"Qian Tong" suddenly heard a soft shout: "You are flying Huang Tengda outside and becoming an official, are you going to come back and bully your neighbors?"

Everyone looked at each other, but it was the shopkeeper who came in from behind and drank the money.

When Qian Tong saw this person, his momentum couldn't help but drop by three points, and when he thought of Li Gongzi beside him, he replied stubbornly: "Qian Lin, when did I insult my neighbors?"

"Hmph" The shopkeeper Qian Lin pointed to the bartender: "Qian Tong, let me ask you, is he from my clan surnamed Qian?"

Qian Tong froze for a moment and argued: "It's not me who bullied him, but there are beggars in your restaurant, today I specially invite Li Gongzi to come, what kind of system is this?"

When Qian Lin heard this, he wrinkled his eyebrows and said sharply, "Qian Tong, let me ask you, are you from the Qian clan? Don't you know who the little beggar is? Don't you know the order of the head of the family?"

Qian Tong was stunned again when he heard this, and he was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer.

"Little beggar?" That Li Gongzi suddenly laughed, and said lightly: "A little is called Huazi, and you are also honored as the master?"

"Qian Tong, since you are subject to the clansmen, this son will dispose of it himself", Yan Bi shouted lightly: "Throw this little flower out of the house." ”

When the two guards heard this, they deceived the little beggar, but saw that the little beggar was just squinting and looking coldly, and he didn't care.

"Who dares to touch him?" Seeing this, the money shopkeeper broke off and stepped forward with the bartender at the same time to stop the two guards.

The two guards realized that something was wrong, and immediately turned around, half-unsheathed their knives, and stared at the shopkeeper and the bartender, but when their own son-in-law spoke, they would do evil deeds.

Then Li Gongzi was furious: "Could it be that you can't wait for a rebellion?"

Ye Zhiqiu and the rest of the diners felt that Li Gongzi and his party were oppressive and kind, and they couldn't help but feel uneasy, and Ye Zhiqiu was ready to come to the rescue.

"Don't move, don't move" But I saw the little beggar stand up, stopped the shopkeeper and the bartender, and said to the shopkeeper: "The shopkeeper, I am walking by myself, why bother everyone can't eat, waste your delicious food here, my master bothers the shopkeeper and the old shopkeeper to bring a greeting, I will leave now." ”

didn't wait for the shopkeeper to talk, so he went to the side of Li Gongzi and said: "The little flower obstructs the child's eyes and disturbs the son's happiness, it really shouldn't be, make amends to the son, don't work hard for the son, the villain will get out!"

After speaking, he lowered his eyebrows and walked out resignedly.

I didn't take a few steps, but I saw the black-clothed man with a short knife swinging sideways, standing in front of the door, blocking the path of the little beggar.

The little beggar was stunned: "This uncle, do you want the villain to leave or stay?"

The man in black didn't pay attention, but said in a deep voice, "Childe, your gold medal." ”

That Li Gongzi was stunned for a moment, his hand touched his waist, he was shocked, and then he understood, and shouted angrily: "Xiao Huazi, do you want to die? ”

I saw that the little beggar reacted very quickly, and with a flick of his backhand, an object was thrown up from his sleeve, and then he rolled on the spot, trying to slide through the man in black and escape.

I didn't want the man in black to ignore the thing that was thrown, stretched out his leg and swept it, and he stopped the little beggar, the little beggar was thin and small, and rushed to the ribs of the man in black with a punch, but was dissolved by the man in black at will, stretched out his finger a little, and took the back of the little beggar's neck.

Seeing this, the diners exclaimed softly, seeing that they had already ordered the little beggar, but they saw an object shot at the man in black, and the man in black heard the sound of the wind behind his ears, and hurriedly drew his arm to turn around, and pointed at it, and the thing that shot was shattered in the air, but he saw that it was a tea bowl.

The little beggar had already jumped back to the shopkeeper Qian Lin.

When everyone was stunned by this change in the scene, they only heard a naughty laugh: "Hehe, Brother Ye, put down your chopsticks, this woman has taken the lead!"

Ye Zhiqiu looked at the chopsticks in his hand that had not yet been thrown and smiled bitterly, and the man in black swept the three of them gloomily: "Who are you, you want to stand up for this little Hanako?"

Qin Bailu took the lead and didn't answer, but replied to the man in black with a big white eye.

Qin Bailu was already playful and cute, but this time the white eyes were more and more annoying, everyone couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but the man in black was stunned in his heart, even more angry, his eyes were cold, and he bullied forward, not wanting to move his footsteps, the chopsticks in Ye Zhiqiu's hand had already shot over, and with a "snort", he stabbed obliquely into the ground under the feet of the man in black, only half of which was exposed.

The man in black was stunned for a moment, but saw Ye Zhiqiu and said: "The three of us are just passers-by, and we don't want to be nosy, but this brother Tai has such a heavy hand on a little beggar, which is against martial arts, and I'm afraid it's inappropriate, so I stopped it, and I didn't have any other intentions." ”

The man in black looked at the chopsticks inserted at his feet, stretched out his hand and pulled out the two short knives on his body, looked up at Ye Zhiqiu coldly, and did not answer.

That Li Gongzi had already taken the gold medal sent by the guards and put it away, then coughed lightly, and said to the black-clothed man: "Chang Shan, put away the knife, everyone walks the rivers and lakes, meeting is fate, talk and laugh, wouldn't it be better to make friends!?"

Turning his head and smiling at Qin Bailu, he said: "Girl, the gold medal under the next is stolen by this little screaming flower, if you don't stop it, how can you find it?" It's just that this gold medal is very important, and it is difficult for me to wait for this little screaming flower!"

The result is another big roll of the eye.

That Li Gongzi smiled indifferently: "Girl, in Xia Li Wencheng, my father is the commander of the Huguang General Military Division, this time I came to beg the thieves to quell the rebellion on the order of the imperial court, I don't want to meet the girl here, this dispute is also fate, dare to ask the girl's name?"

Everyone looked at Li Wencheng, and they knew that they had taken a fancy to this little girl, and everyone secretly despised it in their hearts, but they were a little worried about this little girl.

Li Wencheng saw that Qin Bailu deliberately ignored him, and didn't care that Qin Yuangeng and Ye Zhiqiu beside Qin Bailu were already frowning and cold-eyed, and he was patient again, and he was about to ask again, not wanting Qin Bailu's eyes to roll around, and then his face turned slightly red, he reached out and grabbed Ye Zhiqiu's arm, and said stubbornly: "Brother Ye, why is he so annoying?"

Seeing his sister like this, Qin Yuangeng was angry and secretly praised Qin Bailu's cleverness.

Li Wencheng's eyes were cold, and he stared at Ye Zhiqiu hatefully: "Who are you?

Before Ye Zhiqiu could answer, Qin Yuangeng next to him raised his eyebrows and shouted when he heard this: "Get out!"

It turned out that Qin Yuangeng didn't want to make a big deal out of it, he didn't want Li Wencheng to pay attention to his sister, and he was a thief, and the scales were lifted, how not to be angry.

When everyone heard this, there was a burst of applause in their hearts, and they were shocked in their hearts, what kind of road did these three people have, how could they not even take the Huguang Xing Dusi, who commanded the local military affairs of Huguang and held tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, in their eyes?

"Chang Shan, capture them for me" Li Wencheng's face could no longer be hung up, and he said to the man in black.

Chang Shan, the man in black, had not moved yet, but Qin Yuangeng took out a jade plaque and shook it, put it back on his body and said to Li Wencheng sharply: "Don't roll and break your legs." ”

Before Li Wencheng could react, Chang Shan, the man in black, said softly with a gloomy face: "Son, he is a member of the Qin family in Zhenxi Mansion, and they are all masters. ”

When Li Wencheng heard that he knew that he couldn't get a bargain today, his face was cloudy, and he said hatefully for a moment: "Let's go!"

Several people hugged Li Wencheng, who was still angry, and walked out, and Qian Tong also followed nervously.

Such a dramatic reversal, looking at the clouds and mountains of the diners, they couldn't guess what was going on, but they only guessed that Ye Zhiqiu's three people were not small, at least even the Huguang Metropolitan Mansion had to avoid three points.

When the group left the restaurant, Li Wencheng asked hatefully, "Changshan, can't you keep them?"

"Childe, just that girl's move to throw the bowl, the martial arts are not worse than me, and the other two will never be weaker than the girl, especially the person who threw the chopsticks," Chang Shan paused, the hand holding the knife couldn't help but be a little stronger, squinted his eyes and said: "Childe, the floor of the restaurant is paved with bluestone, you see that the chopsticks he threw have been inserted halfway, which is caused by extreme speed, the chopsticks wear the bluestone and do not break, it is the internal force on it, only this move, I can't take it." ”

Chang Shan paused for another moment and replied, "It's a master!"

"If it's just ordinary sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, even if it's a famous faction, it's to dispatch troops, and you have to keep them, but I didn't expect it to be the people of the Qin family, the Qin family is a meritorious service of this dynasty, Taizu is entitled, and the court is quite famous;

Chang Shan continued: "Childe, why don't I arrange for someone to keep an eye on them, and then look for another opportunity?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Wencheng said: "No need" He waved his hand with a gloomy face: "Since I already know that it is a member of the Qin family, it will be ...... to find it sooner or later."

After saying that, Sen Sen glanced at the anxious Qian Tong, smiled darkly, and walked straight out of the town.

But it was said that in the drunken guest house, all the diners had already seen the excitement, and they sat down one after another, tasting food and wine, and quietly discussing the affairs of Fang Cai.

The three of them also sat down again to eat and drink, but the diners around them had just experienced that good scene of ups and downs, and they all turned their curious eyes on them, which made the three of them feel a lot uncomfortable.

At this time, the shopkeeper Qian Lin came over, hugged his fists and thanked him for the help just now, and said to the three of them worriedly: "The three young heroes, although they were repelled just now, they are from the Dusi Mansion, I am afraid that at this time, they are already dispatching their subordinates to seek revenge, and the three young heroes should leave quickly." ”

"Don't panic the money shopkeeper" Qin Yuangeng smiled: "It's okay, they won't come back." ”

"This ......"

Seeing that Qian Lin was still a little worried, Qin Yuangeng continued: "Money shopkeeper, rest assured, we are sure that those people will definitely not come back to seek revenge." ”

Qian Lin saw the confidence that Qin Yuangeng said, so he made up his mind a little, and said: "That's good, I want to invite a few people to sit upstairs to express my gratitude!"

The three of them looked at it, and the diners around them saw that they were quite uncomfortable, so they thanked the shopkeeper Qian and followed him upstairs to find a private room to sit down, and the shopkeeper Qian Lin Fang expressed his gratitude and asked, "The three young men passed by here, but they didn't know where to go?"

"I'm going to go to Wuzen Temple!" Ye Zhiqiu said.

"Oh, Wuzen Temple is in the depths of the Bondage Mountain, the clouds cover the forest, and the road is full of cliffs and cliffs, it is very difficult to find, but the little beggar is living in the Bondage Mountain, if you go with him, it will be more convenient to go, I don't know what a few people think?"

But unexpectedly, he answered outside the door and said: "A few people follow me into the mountain, I have been in the mountain since I was a child, and the road is very familiar, so Ah Ku will naturally bring a few of them!"

With the sound came a dirty little head, the little beggar.

Ye Zhiqiu smiled slightly, called him over and sat down, and asked softly, "Your name is Ah Ku?"

The little beggar nodded in acknowledgement.

"Okay, you can eat and drink with us, and then we will go into the mountains with you, okay?"

Ah Ku agreed, the money shopkeeper ordered the wine and food again, several people finished eating and drinking, but the money shopkeeper refused to accept the meal money, everyone had to give up, bid farewell to the money shopkeeper, and went into the mountain with Ah Ku.

Along the way, the mountain road is really difficult, the trail is not in the stone, or hidden in the forest, although it is difficult to walk, but it is better in the unique scenery; the clouds and mist are shining, the snow-covered mountains, the strange rocks are craggy, the strange trees are abrupt, the mountain streams and waterfalls are extremely clear, occasionally the hares are in sight, the mountain magpies are frightened, and Qin Bailu only laughs again and again.

Ah Ku wanted to lead the way in front, but Ye Zhiqiu was afraid that the mountain road would be difficult, so he walked in front, Bai Lu wanted to be with Brother Ye, but now Ah Ku and Qin Yuangeng walked behind, Ah Ku was a child's heart, and along the way, his brothers and sisters shouted, and after a while, they became more and more familiar.

Ah Ku asked strangely in his heart: "Brother Ye, you don't seem to have entered this mountain for the first time, and you are very familiar with the road!"

Ye Zhiqiu chuckled and said, "Well, I've been here with my master twice before. ”

Bai Lu answered: "Ah Ku, you and your master live in Wuzen Temple, you must know Master Xinmu, Brother Ye is Master Xinmu's nephew" There was a bit of pretension between the words.

Ah Ku heard the words, thought for a while, and his face became sad, and he really had a bitter face: "That...... Isn't Brother Ye the junior brother of the abbot?"

After a pause, he frowned and said, "My master is the same as the abbot, shouldn't I call Brother Ye Uncle Ye?"

Everyone laughed when they heard this, thinking that at Ah Ku's age, if he called the abbot as his uncle, the middle-aged monks in the temple could be called senior brothers, and the young monks would already be his descendants, but they didn't want this Ye Zhiqiu to be so senior that Ah Ku was depressed a lot.

Qin Yuangeng pointed at Ye Zhiqiu and said to Ah Ku: "Little Ah Ku, you don't have to worry about it, even if there is an extra young elder in the temple, with your seniority, you are still very high in the temple." ”

There was another burst of laughter.

About more than an hour, the mountain road in front of a bend, suddenly a hanging stairs appear in front of everyone's eyes, there is a simple wooden archway in front of the steps, carved three big characters of the Wuzen Temple, it is the mountain gate of the Wuzen Temple.

The hanging steps behind the mountain gate are more than ten zhang long, hanging between the two mountain cliffs, dozens of zhang deep under the steps, a river flows through from the steps, behind the hanging steps, you can see the courtyard houses in the temple, in front of the mountain gate, there are two monks, should be the monk on duty, Ye Zhiqiu was about to come forward to ask, but saw Ah Ku step in front of everyone, and smiled at the two monk monks: "Juejing, Jue'an, the two nephews, are already waiting for my uncle here."

Jue'an looked at Ah Ku lightly, his expression was not angry, but in a blink of an eye, he looked at Ye Zhiqiu and the others, and did not answer Ah Ku.

Jue Jing smiled bitterly and said, "Ah Ku, don't mess around, your master is still waiting for you!"

Jue'an didn't pay attention to Ah Ku, but said to Ye Zhiqiu and the others: "I don't know what the benefactors are called, what happened to our temple, and the little monk should report it?"

Ye Zhiqiu smiled: "Master Jue'an, do you remember Ye Zhiqiu?"

Jue'an looked at Ye Zhiqiu, then at Juejing, looked at it for a moment, and suddenly exclaimed: "Uncle Ancestor......"

Ah Ku and Ye Zhiqiu both smiled helplessly when they heard this, the Qin family brothers and sisters were stunned, and then Qin Bailu giggled, as if it was too funny to have such a title for the young Ye Zhiqiu.

Jue Jing also recognized Ye Zhiqiu coming out at this time, so he saluted with Jue'an, and then said: "Senior Brother Jue'an will entertain himself first, and I will go to inform the abbot!"

Ye Zhiqiu pursed his lips and said helplessly: "Jue'an, I haven't seen you for many years, you are still so temperamental, you and I are the same age, and I am not a Buddhist, why call me so"

Jue'an lowered his hand and said: "Uncle Ancestor is the seat of the ancestor of the heart lamp, and it should be so, otherwise if I neglect it, the abbot will not let me rest." ”

Seeing this, everyone was helpless, so they also went with him, and immediately led the way by Jue'an and went to the temple.

When there were still dozens of zhang away from the temple gate, I saw the temple door wide open, seven or eight monks walked out quickly, the first one was about sixty years old, black monk robe, slender body, it was the abbot of Wuzen Temple Chengfa Master, Ye Zhiqiu quickly greeted and bowed: "I have seen the abbot brother!"

Master Chengfa smiled and helped Ye Zhiqiu up, and said softly: "I haven't seen you for a few years, and my junior brother is already an adult." ”

Then he asked, "Are these friends of yours?"

After Ye Zhiqiu introduced them one by one, Master Chengfa said: "I thought that Uncle Shi had also arrived, why didn't I see Uncle Xindan, where is he now?"

Ye Zhiqiu's eyes were sad: "My master has passed away last year, and I have come to Wuzen Temple to inform Uncle Xinmu!"

Master Chengfa was stunned, and then shouted a Buddha horn, and all the monks behind him also chanted together, Chengfa turned his head and said to a monk beside him: "Senior Brother Chenglin, go ring the music bell and tell the master!" and then said to Ye Zhiqiu: "Senior brother, first follow me into the temple to see your Uncle Xinmu!"

Everyone enters the temple, but there are no tall buildings in the temple, all are stone paving, wooden houses and bamboo courtyards, very simple, only towering ancient trees abound, but in the cold winter, not very lush.

In the middle of the line, I suddenly heard a bell ringing, the sound was long and heavy, and the heart was stacked, and it was already ringing the music bell.

When all the monks heard this, they all stopped, bowed their heads and recited the Buddha's name silently, even the other monks in the temple were all like this, and the brothers and sisters of the Qin family and Ah Ku had no choice but to bow their heads and remain silent.

After the bell rang nine times, Master Chengfa shouted a Buddha horn and led the crowd on.

The brothers and sisters of the Qin family and Ah Ku did not know the meaning of this bell, and Jue'an explained: "But if the monk of my temple dies, he will ring this bell, and the nine tones are to send the monk to the nine heavens of bliss, so it is called the music bell."

Several people secretly surprised themselves when they heard this.

Walked to the backyard, but saw a wooden building, Master Chengfa took Ye Zhiqiu and others and the two monks of the Chengzi generation to continue to move forward, and the other monks stood in front of the backyard door, no longer going in, A bitter wanted to go in with Ye Zhiqiu, but was pulled by Jue'an and said: "The place where the ancestors of this temple live, only the Chengzi generation and distinguished guests can enter, you are inconvenient to enter, and stay here with us for a while"

At this time, Ah Ku's face became bitter again, and he glared at Jue'an and said: "I'm not a distinguished guest, just a sojourn, if you don't let me in, I won't enter, and when you're gone, I'll sneak in, see if you help me?"

Jue'an chuckled, only stood in front of the door, and did not answer, Ah Ku was helpless, snorted, and said angrily: "I don't want to stay here, go and bring food to the master first!"

Master Chengfa led people into the wooden building, and the lobby stood still, Cheng Lin was already there, and said with his palms together: "Senior Brother Abbot, I have already told the master, and the master has invited Senior Brother Ye and several donors of the Qin family to meet!"

After finishing speaking, he led the way in front and turned to the back hall, but saw an old monk meditating on the meditation bed in the back hall, dressed in an old monk's robe, his eyebrows were like snow, although his face was withered, but he felt that his strength was long, and his eyes were sharp and faint.

Xinmu Ancestor saw Ye Zhiqiu coming in, and then his face softened and his eyes showed compassion, Ye Zhiqiu saw Uncle Xinmu, and he was grateful for the teacher's kindness in his heart, and he was suddenly sad, he knelt down, and his words were choked, and he couldn't speak.

Seeing this, the brothers and sisters of the Qin family were also sad in their hearts, but when they saw the Xinmu Ancestor raising his hand lightly, Ye Zhiqiu was already held up by a dense energy, and the Xinmu Ancestor said slowly: "Qiu'er, don't be so sad, tell your uncle first, how did your master go!"

After Ye Zhiqiu stood still, he suppressed his compassion and said: "Master is not sick or delusional, but he is dead and has passed away, and I have been cremated in accordance with Master's last order and placed in the Thousand Buddha Caves!"

Xinmu Ancestor's expression was slightly fixed: "That's good, people outside our side are empty, but they give up a pair of skins and use them as a soul platform, you don't have to be too sad!"

After a pause, his expression was a little gloomy, and he sighed lightly: "There is no Zen temple heart, and now there is only one left!"

"Qiu'er, how are you doing all these years?"

"Uncle Yu, since I left the Wuchan Temple eight years ago, Master and I have been to the Thousand Buddha Caves in the Western Regions, and lived in seclusion here, these years, the Master for the visitors to travel to the sick and died, and the monks of the Western Regions to exchange Buddhism, and with me to teach karma and pass on the exercises, until the death, never left the Thousand Buddha Caves. ”

Xinmu Ancestor closed his eyes and nodded: "Well, the Thousand Buddhas Open the Tablet Palm Method, the Heavenly Dragon Dance Body Method, and the Jiaye Knife Method are your master's three stunts, you must practice diligently in the future, don't waste it, and break your master's inheritance!"

"Yes," Ye Zhiqiu replied, "In the future, I hope that Uncle Shi will advise me!"

Xinmu Ancestor smiled and said: "Qiu'er, you don't know, your master's three stunts are all created by him, not that I don't have a Zen temple exercises, although there is a origin, but not a line, what I learned is a lineage without a Zen temple, but I can't guide you!"

Everyone heard that it was weird, the heart lamp master was the senior brother of the ancestor of the heart wood of the Wuzen Temple, but what he learned was not the same as the Wuzen Temple.

Xinmu Ancestor shook his head lightly and said: "This matter has a deep origin, don't mention it again, if you don't know how to do it, I can give you some advice!"

Immediately looked at the brothers and sisters of the Qin family, the brothers and sisters of the Qin family hurriedly saluted, and the ancestor of Xinmu said: "You two are the children of the owner of the Qin Zhuang of the Jie Dao Villa, and my senior brother's heart lamp has a deep relationship with your Qin family, so you are not outsiders.

Qin Yuangeng said: "What the master said is extremely true, my brother and sister and Brother Ye Xian hit it off at first sight, and they should be like this. ”

After talking to himself for a while, Xinmu Ancestor ordered the abbot of Chengfa to settle everyone, and Chengfa took everyone away

There are a total of four senior monks in the Wuzen Temple, in addition to the abbot of Chengfa, Master Chenglin has also seen, goodbye to Chengkong, Chengwu several senior brothers, after a period of greetings and settlement, it is almost late.

After eating at night, the moonlight was like water, reflected on the snow, and the night was like day, Ye Zhiqiu and the Qin family brothers and sisters asked Jue'an where Ming Aku lived, but it was a small ridge next to the temple, so the three of them went to look for Aku, and they should be grateful for leading the way.

Under the moonlight, the three of them walked on the road like silver snow, turned a mountain cliff, and saw a bamboo house, which was the residence of Ah Ku that Jue'an said.

When I got closer, I heard the noise in the house, it was the voice of Ah Ku and an old man, I listened carefully, but I heard Ah Ku's voice shouting: "I always ask for food, I have worked hard to bring wine and meat to you, every time you only have chicken heads and chicken feet left for me, next time I will never go again!"

"Hehe" An old hoarse laugh sounded: "Silly boy, next time you bring a few more, the old ones in the province are not enough to eat, and the small ones can't eat, besides, who knows if your kid is already full in the Qian family restaurant!"

It was actually the master and apprentice who were snatching wine and food, and they looked at Qin Yuangeng and Ye Zhiqiu when they listened, while Qin Bailu covered his mouth and snickered.

As soon as the laughter leaked, a hoarse voice sounded in the room: "Who?"

Ye Zhiqiu was just about to answer, but he saw a strong wind slamming through the door and shooting out from the crack in the door, Qin Bailu exclaimed, Ye Zhiqiu's wrist flipped, and between his two fingers was already caught in the shot, and it turned out to be a chicken bone.

At this time, the door was already open, Ah Ku's eyes lit up, and then he grabbed his reckless master, and roared angrily: "Stop asking for food, they are my friends!"

I saw that Master Ah Ku was still carrying a chicken bone in his hand, and looked at Ye Zhiqiu and the others with a puzzled face, and then looked at his apprentice: "Friend, silly boy, when did you have friends?"

Ah Ku said angrily: "Why can't I have friends? These are the people I just told you about who saved me in the town!"

"Oh......" Master Ah Ku suddenly realized, Ah Ku had already invited the three of them into the house, Master Ah Ku hurriedly threw away the chicken bones in his hand, rubbed a handful of them on his body, and hugged his fists and said: "Old and rotten Li Sui, known as Xuanzhi Old Beggar, thank you three little friends for rescuing the bad guys in the town today!"

Ah Kuyan's eyes widened when he heard this, and he shouted: "Always ask for food, who is the inferior apprentice, you are such an apprentice, or an inferior apprentice, don't good apprentices follow you?"

Li Sui didn't care, smiled, and said to the three of them: "There is no way to discipline, let the little friend see and laugh, I heard the apprentice say that there is a nephew of the ancestor of Xinmu among you, but I don't know who it is?"

Ye Zhiqiu hugged his fists and saluted: "In the next Ye Zhiqiu!"

Li Sui sighed, looked at it and smiled at the Qin family brothers and sisters: "Then these two must be the young owner and young lady of the Jie Dao Villa!"

Qin Yuangeng said: "The three of us came to visit late at night to thank the little brother Ah Ku for leading the way into the mountain for us, and I didn't want to disturb my predecessors, so I was a little presumptuous." ”

"Where can I say thank you, it is clear that you saved Ah Ku, I should be grateful to the little old man, and besides, it is rare for me to have a guest here, so I have to treat you well. Li Sui pointed to a pile of leftover wine and food on the table, but said with a smile: "These are naturally not treatable, everyone wait a minute, I'll go outside and get some back, I need to have a good drink!"

The three of them wanted to refuse, but they heard Li Sui say: "If you don't dislike my master and apprentice, when we are friends, don't shirk anymore, besides, you also heard it just now, my apprentice is still hungry and wants food with me, haha!"

At this point, the three of them had no choice but to give up, and Li Suixi said: "Ah Ku prepare, wait for me to come back!"

After saying that, the figure flashed outside the door, and a few jumps disappeared, and a few people sighed, this light skill was also very tight.

Ye Zhiqiu asked Ah Ku, "Your master, ...... this?"

Ah Ku cleaned up the tables and chairs, and said, "Don't care about this old man who asks for food, he will get food!"

Hearing this, the three of them all couldn't help laughing, and their hearts said that the two masters and apprentices were quite interesting.

Ah Ku invited the three of them to sit down, took out the wine and scalded it, and lit a handful of dry firewood in the open space outside the door.

When he saw that the master had returned, he brought out the tables and chairs with them, put them near the fire, asked the three of them to sit down again, took out a dagger by themselves, and washed and peeled the hares and fish very quickly, and set up the fire.

There was also a pheasant, but after disemboweling it, he stuffed some medicine into it, and did not pluck the feathers, but took the soil melted by the fire with a dagger next to the fire, and after using snow water and mud, he wrapped the pheasant tightly and threw it directly into the fire.

The three of them sat at the table with Li Sui, watching Ah Ku do it very skillfully, and couldn't help but be amazed, especially Qin Bailu, who went out for the first time and was very curious when he saw the novelty, and couldn't help asking: "Uncle Li, I've seen this grilled fish and rabbit, but this pheasant doesn't even pull out its feathers, and directly wraps it in mud and throws it into the fire to burn, what is the method?"

Li Sui said with a smile: "This is what the rivers and lakes say about calling flower chickens, calling flower seeds, the most simple, but also the most original and beautiful, in fact, I don't call it called flower chicken, just call it mud chicken." ”

Ah Ku pursed his lips and answered: "My master, who always asks for food, has no other hobbies, just a gluttony and loves wine." ”

Li Sui didn't care, haha laughed, it seems that the master and apprentice are very interesting. Qin Yuangeng also smiled and said: "Uncle Li, I see that Ah Ku has been calling you for food, and just now I saw that your martial arts are so superb, dare to ask, but it has something to do with the beggar gang?"

"Hey, Xiao Lao'er is not a member of the beggar gang" Li Sui waved his hand and said: "The beggar gang is the largest gang in the world, but Xiao Lao'er, I am alone, there is no door and no faction, only take Ah Ku, a stinky boy, to walk the rivers and lakes" After saying that, he pointed to Ah Ku, who was turning the grilled fish and hares.

But seeing Ye Zhiqiu, he said thoughtfully: "The old man calls Xuanzhi an old beggar, dare to ask if there is a relationship with that Jianghu thief Xuanzhi thief?"

"Haha" Li Sui smiled: "The little old man lives in seclusion here, and he hasn't been through the rivers and lakes for a long time, but I didn't expect anyone to remember me, and the Xuanzhi thief is also me!"

"Huh?" Ah Ku came to Li Sui's side and said, "Thief, I only thought you were a beggar for food, but I didn't expect it to be a thief?"

Li Sui slapped Ah Ku on the back of the head, and said angrily: "How can anyone say this about Master, you kid knows a fart." ”

Ah Ku hated and glared at the master a few times, then continued the work in his hand with a bitter face, only to provoke a few people to chuckle again.

Ye Zhiqiu had also heard what the master had said, but he didn't have time to connect, so when he heard it, everyone knew that this thin old man who was not amazing and greedy for good wine was actually a thief who had disappeared from the rivers and lakes for a long time.

However, Qin Bailu was a little puzzled: "Xuanzhi thief?"

After a moment, he exclaimed: "Ah, Ah Ku, your master turned out to be a thief"

Ah Ku opened his mouth when he heard this, but he couldn't speak, but everyone was a little confused when he heard it.

Qin Yuangeng hurriedly said: "Bai Lu, don't talk nonsense, what a thief, this is a senior thief, a chivalrous man all his life, a thief from a wealthy family, specializing in helping poor people." ”

Li Sui laughed happily: "Hahahaha, it's still a little girl, it's a thief, but at this age, it's an old thief, haha......"

While talking and laughing, there was already a burst of aroma wafting, which made several people stomach move, but they saw that Ah Ku had already put the grilled fish on the table, and the hare had been torn apart, but Li Sui tore off a rabbit leg and stuffed it directly into Ah Ku's mouth, and then filled the wine with a few people, and then drank and talked.

Ah Ku gnawed on the rabbit leg in his mouth, and then used a wooden stick to pull the mud out of the fire, but seeing that the mud had burned a little cracked, Ah Ku knocked the mud open, but saw that the chicken feathers also fell along with the peeling mud, leaving only the white and tender chicken inside, and suddenly the aroma was overflowing, and the nose came to the nose, and several people moved their index fingers and tasted it one after another.

Everyone eats game, drinks and laughs, although it is a winter night, but a few people sit near the fire, but do not feel cold, but see the bright moon in the sky, the snow in the ground, is in such a beautiful scenery, it is fascinating.

Three people in the Wuzen temple for a few days, in addition to practicing and listening to Zen every day, and to several monks to ask for martial arts experience, although the martial arts of the master of the heart lamp is not without a Zen line, but the heart of the ancestor of the martial arts understanding is extraordinary, a few days down, actually also good at the skill, the harvest is quite rich.

Today, the three of them went into the mountains to enjoy and hunt together, but Qin Bailu seemed to have something on her mind, always wanting to talk and stopping, in fact, the little girl's heart had already been calculated a few days ago, she knew that in a few days, their Qin family brothers and sisters would always go back to Zhenxi Mansion, but they didn't know whether Ye Zhiqiu would go back with them, or stay in Wuchan Temple to practice martial arts, so every time he thought of this for several days, he had some gains and losses, Qin Yuangeng naturally knew this, but he didn't know how to talk to Ye Zhiqiu.

But said that since that night the three of them ate the barbecue game on the side of Aku, they had a lot of aftertaste, a few people hunted a few game, and they wanted to go back to Aku's residence to barbecue and drink with Li Sui, these days get along, only to know that Li Sui is actually in the Wuchan Temple to avoid the enemy's pursuit, six years ago he was seriously injured, with Aku ran to the Wuchan Temple, and has been staying, although the monks in the temple have precepts, but the abbot of Chengfa only allowed Li Sui to drink wine and eat meat, and their residence is outside the temple, no wonder Aku took wine and meat up the mountain, and the monks did not stop it.

In the middle of the line, suddenly heard the bell of the Wuzen Temple ringing, three rings in a row, the three of them were shocked, the morning bell and dusk drum have an hour every day, this hour has never been the clock, there must be something, the three did not dare to delay, and quickly applied light power to speed up and rush back

To enter the temple, the four senior monks of the Chengzi generation have gathered in the Buddha hall, the three of them were shocked, sure enough, there was something, but they saw that Master Chenglin had beckoned them into the Buddha Hall.

In the Buddhist hall, the senior monks of the Chengzi generation sat on the top, and there were two strange faces standing opposite, the same characters in the rivers and lakes were dressed tightly, all with long swords, and one of them held a wooden box in his hand, but the wax seal had been opened.

The abbot of Chengfa gently raised a piece of white silk silk in his hand, and said with a straight color: "I called you today because this temple has just received a letter from the leader of Zheng Qiuhan's alliance!"

Then he bowed slightly to the two strangers and said to everyone: "These two are the envoys of the Ice Lake Lin Zheng Qiuhan Alliance Lord!"

The two of them clasped their fists and saluted everyone, and said: "Under Shi Zheng, this is Shi Biao, both of me are under the command of the Lord of the Zheng League, and I came to your temple to deliver letters under the order of the Lord of the League!"

The abbot of Chengfa said: "Does Master Zheng have any other explanations?"

Shi Zhengdao: "Lord Zheng has not explained anything, and all our envoys have already set off to deliver letters, but I don't know what happened. ”

The abbot of Chengfa nodded slightly, and Cheng Lin said: "Senior brother abbot, what is the matter in the letter!"

The abbot of Chengfa turned his head and called a monk of the Guanzi generation and said, "Two envoys, go down to rest first, let us discuss!"

Everyone's expressions froze, and only the four senior monks of the Chengzi generation and the three Ye Zhiqiu were left in the Buddhist hall, and the abbot of Chengfa sighed lightly: "Is the martial arts going to experience a bloody storm again?"

Cheng Kong was anxious, and asked anxiously, "Senior brother, why did you say this? What is it?"

Cheng Fa said slowly: "Today I will avoid everyone else, only say that there are four people from our generation, Senior Brother Ye is not an outsider, and he is the same generation as me, but it doesn't hurt to listen, as for the little friends of the Qin family, I asked the envoy of the Ice Lake Forest just now, and there are also messengers from the Jiedao Mountain Villa who sent a letter to the past, so it is okay to say that you know!"

After a pause, the abbot of Chengfa unfolded the letter, there was only one line of words on it, and everyone who looked at it looked at each other, and their hearts were shocked, and it was written on the letterhead: "Point the cang, the murderer is unknown, on the first day of the first month of March, the ice lake is quickly discussed"

Diancang faction, ranked among the nine major schools of martial arts, established for hundreds of years, Diancang two old martial arts are superb, although not the pinnacle of martial arts, but also pivotal, more than 300 disciples in the door, masters such as forests, were actually wiped out, and a huge sect, hundreds of people were slaughtered, there was no clue left, how strong and terrible should the murderer be, it seems that the master of Zheng Meng, for fear of too much impact, temporarily blocked the news, just wait for the martial arts heroes to gather in the ice lake forest and discuss together.

Cheng Lin and several people all shouted a Buddha name, and Cheng Kong said: "No wonder the abbot said that the martial arts are going to be bloody again, alas, the Yuan extinguished the Ming Dynasty, the war was repeated, and the martial arts were also calamitized, I have been in the new country for decades, and I have experienced several catastrophes, this time, I am afraid that it will be bloody again!"

Chengfa sighed, nodded and said: "Senior Brother Chengkong, Master Zheng plans to convene a dance forest conference with Binghu Forest on the first day of the first month of March, today is February 19th, you go down separately, select a few strong disciples, you and I will go down the mountain to Binghu Forest tomorrow, Chenglin and Chengwu two junior brothers stay in the temple to guard the mountain gate, I will go to tell the master about this matter to see what he has to say"

Cheng Lin Chengwu said: "There is Senior Brother Lao!"

When the abbot of Chengfa saw Xinmu Ancestor, he made this matter clear, but Xinmu Ancestor was also shocked. The abbot of Chengfa said: "The disciple has been arranged, I and the senior brother of Chengkong will go to the Binghu Forest, and the two junior disciples of Chenglin and Chengwu will guard the mountain gate, and I hope that the master will show me!"

Xinmu Ancestor closed his eyes and said lightly: "Go, my generation of martial arts people, you should take on this responsibility, but you just need to deal with everything carefully!"

The abbot of Chengfa said yes, and the ancestor of Xinmu said: "I Guan Qiu'er is thoughtful, and his martial arts are not much lost to you, and Senior Brother Xindeng has walked in the rivers and lakes for many years, you can take him with you." ”

The abbot of Chengfa nodded and said: "Needless to say, the junior brother's martial arts are not to mention, but he has been traveling all over the world with his heart, and his temperament is a little unrestrained, and he is still young, so he can't help but be a little impulsive, and the disciple also has the intention to take him to see it!"

Xinmu Ancestor closed his eyes and thought for a moment and said, "Chengfa, you go and prepare, and call Qiu'er to see me!"

Cheng Fa took the order and left.

After Ye Zhiqiu rushed to the wooden building, Xinmu Ancestor was still sitting cross-legged on the bed, and after Ye Zhiqiu saw the ceremony, Xinmu Ancestor looked at Ye Zhiqiu deeply and said: "Qiu'er, you have walked the rivers and lakes with your master for many years, and your martial arts have been a small success, this time the martial arts are in trouble again, tomorrow's trip to the ice lake and forest, I have ordered Chengfa to take you with you!"

Xinmu exhaled, his face seemed to be a little uncalm, and he got up and said to Ye Zhiqiu: "Qiu'er, in the future, when you walk the rivers and lakes, you need to know that chivalry is the first, I will give you a thing today, and I hope you can be kind to others and yourself in the future." ”

Ye Zhiqiu's heart jumped when he heard this, and he saw Xinmu Ancestor take out a simple wooden box from the wall and hand it to Ye Zhiqiu, Ye Zhiqiu hurriedly took it with both hands, and Xinmu Ancestor said slowly: "Qiu'er, you open it and take a look!"

Ye Zhiqiu opened the wooden box as he said, but saw that there was a long knife with a sheath in the box, the knife was about two feet long, and it was three fingers wide.

Ye Zhiqiu didn't know what to mean, he looked at Xinmu Ancestor, but listened to Xinmu say: "Qiu'er, this knife is your master's blade, called Tianlong Knife, your Tianlong Knife and Tianlong Dance Body are complementary to this knife, and this knife is in the same vein, today I will give you this knife, you use this knife to go to the ice lake forest with the law, or walk in the rivers and lakes in the future, you can help!"

Ye Zhiqiu's heart was greatly excited, kowtowed and thanked the Xinmu Ancestor, and asked: "Uncle, the master has the Tianlong Sword Technique, and he has also taught me, but the disciple has never seen the master have a knife, and he has asked the master before, but the master just doesn't answer, I don't want the master to really use the knife as a blade, but why did he abandon it here?"

But seeing this, the Ancestor of Xinmu sighed, and said lightly: "This knife has been sealed here by your master for nearly fifty years, and now, I will pass this knife to you for your master, this knife is the most compatible with the martial arts and mental techniques taught to you by your master, you need to practice diligently in the future, and you must not slack off!"

After speaking, Xinmu closed his eyes and stopped talking, and when Ye Zhiqiu saw this, he had no choice but to retreat.

When Ye Zhiqiu went out, Xinmu slowly opened his eyes and said to himself: "Senior brother, I have passed this knife to Qiu'er, and I will never lose your mantle, but I don't know ...... this move."

Before he finished speaking, he shook his head slightly, and after a moment he lost his mind and said: "In the past 50 years, two catastrophes, either benefit or affection, or favor or hatred, everyone is only obsessed with their hearts, there is no righteousness or evil, nothing is right;