Chapter 70: The Mantle
Jiangnan, Henglu County, Jingzhou. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
There are many mountains in the county, there is more confrontation between Heng and Lu two mountains, strange pines and strange stones, waterfalls and flowing springs abound, the scenery is dangerous, beautiful and picturesque.
Climb the mountain and look at the west, you can see 100,000 acres of waves like a mirror, the scene is magnificent, and the name is West Lake.
The scale of this lake is not small, and it is surrounded by nine rivers to inject, such as the Nine Dragons returning to the sea, and the spirit is magnificent. Especially at the twilight, but see Yuntun Water Mansion, Xia Fei blue sea, the ocean is wanton, and it is a grand view.
Between a lake and two mountains, there are palaces built near the water, and there are buildings lined up by the mountains, stretching for dozens of miles.
Among them, there are not only academies that teach poetry and classics and other sages, but also kendo sects that study swordsmanship, martial arts are prosperous, rangers gather, and there are even many sword pavilion academies with books and swords~, which are famous and talented, and are even higher than the Jianzhou Sword Forest that is made up of the power of a state.
Among them, the most famous is the West Lake Sword Palace.
It is rumored that this piece of feng shui treasure where one lake and two mountains are located, this is the fief of a king with a different surname of a hundred miles in ancient times, called the king of Henglu, his people are not greedy for power and wealth, and he only likes calligraphy and swordsmanship in his life.
Over time, many academies and sword pavilions headed by the West Lake Sword Palace have become the climate, and when the imperial court reacts, it is already the same qi and branches, and the tail is not lost, and there are many famous ministers and generals, and the heroes of the rivers and lakes have formed an intricate and inextricable connection with the imperial court, and it has almost become a peculiar tyrant that is not unique to a family and a surname.
It is said that on the day of the breakthrough, the purple-robed eunuch who had been waiting outside the palace for several months immediately came to the door to preach the decree to restore part of the old fiefdom of the Baili family located between the lakes and mountains, and enshrined Baili Qing as the Marquis of West Lake. At the same time, the Cereal Temple also sent the right sacrificial wine to convey the edict of the god, respecting him as the lord of Hengshan, and enjoying the luck and incense of the territory.
The Marquis of the Lake and the Lord of the Mountain, on the surface, it seems that the court and the Ceres Temple did not ventilate in advance, so they made such a joke that is not a joke, and the deep meaning is not enough for outsiders.
Since then, the West Lake Sword Palace has truly dominated the world's kendo bull's ear, although it has not achieved a second supernatural power, but the inspiration grandmasters can be said to be endless, and the personal disciples of Baili Qing are all famous kendo wizards.
In the evening, an autumn rain fell on the West Lake, and the rain was dense and the chill gradually appeared.
When the rain and clouds disperse, it is already a bright moon and a full river. The wind and waves are resting, but I see a leaf of the flat boat.
The boat was unmanned, the hull was drenched, and it had obviously gone through a lot of wind and rain, but the inside of the boat was still dry without canopy.
There were two people standing on the boat, one in white and one in green.
The man in white standing at the bow of the boat was middle-aged, but his appearance was extremely beautiful, his black hair was dyed with a little white frost, and a few wrinkles were added to the corners of his eyes, but it still did not hinder his outstanding demeanor.
What is especially remarkable is that whoever sees this man for the first time is most impressed not by his appearance, but by his cleanliness, like a lotus flower born out of the sludge, which is as if all the people in this world are filthy compared to him.
Looking at the vast clear waves in front of him, the man in white had a calm expression and a soft voice: "Lu Tang fought with you and died, what happened to him after his death?"
The man in Tsing Yi who was standing behind him heard this, bowed down and replied: "It's been taken care of, the fourth senior brother sought the Tao and died, and he didn't care about it in his heart, so he passed away with a smile." Before he died, he asked Dongting to tell his master, asking him to take care of his health, and not to be sad for him, an unscrupulous disciple. ”
The Tsing Yi man is not tall, but he is extremely burly, with a Chinese face, a slightly purple face, a square nose and big ears, a tiger sideburns, and a long and wide brass-colored giant sword, the sword body is straight and engraved with simple and complex moire.
It is Pei Dongting, the great swordsman of West Lake who razed the second peak of Tianmen and is respected as the sword king by the rivers and lakes.
It is the sword that shines alone in the light, the liver and gallbladder are ice and snow, and the divine sword with the name of the ancient king - the sword of King Qin.
The man in white nodded, and sighed softly: "It's a pity that the sky is not a holiday, but it is a farewell to the middle way." Seeing that your senior brothers went one by one, it was as painful as losing a child at the beginning, but now it is much lighter. ”
Bailiqing stretched out his palm forward, as if he was feeling the undetectable rain and moisture floating in the air, and as if he was just looking at his palm prints, and his long sleeves swayed gently in the cool evening breeze.
"Together with the high-spirited, sword-fighting friends of life and death, love ~ love entanglement but finally forgotten in the rivers and lakes like flowers, now most of them can only be found in the midnight dream soul, even if there is more reluctance, put it to the present day again, after all, it is just a passerby on the way, why bother all day long, can not let go?"
Although Baili Qing said this, in those eyes that were still as clear as water and not muddy, a touch of sadness still flashed imperceptibly, and he couldn't help but whisper: "The spring in the south of the Yangtze River is like the sky, and the intestines are broken in the spring water boat of the West Lake." I want to see the Tsing Yi Riverside Road, white fish and purple bamboo shoots regardless of money. The three old men with frost hair are like frost juniper, and the old friends are scattered and who is ...... today"
The voice was faint, floating between the water and the sky.
After a long time, Baili Qing withdrew his palm, turned to face Pei Dongting, his expression had returned to his previous calm and serenity, and said loudly: "Spring is still like this, not to mention that it has been from summer to autumn? ”
Pei Dongting, a majestic swordsman inspired by the Heavenly Pillar, was like a scholar with the most polite temperament when facing Baili Qing, bowed slightly at the moment, and said respectfully: "Dongting has been taught. ”
He straightened up and said, "It's just that the disciple still has doubts in his heart, and the cultivator feels that he has already found his own path and can be a model for others, so those who have reached this realm can be called a grandmaster." Master is already a supernatural power, and he should have pure beliefs, not be burdened by the world, and don't want to have a midnight dream and can't help himself?"
Listening to the disciples of the closed door ask about the matter of cultivation, Baili Qing listened solemnly, but at the end of the hearing, he smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were more profound, but the smile was very charming, which made people feel intimate immediately.
"The boy is rude! When did the master stop helping himself?"
He scolded with a smile, but finally replied: "Qingjing has a lot of rubbing, and I can't bear to see Bai Shou stumbling." After working hard all day and ten years, he ended up with a half-paper name and a dream, which is the persistence and sorrow of ordinary people. Cultivators of my generation also have the great fear of doing the wrong way and going astray, occasionally waking up in a dream, and seeing that there is only a touch of red glow on the horizon of the sky where they can't distinguish things, how do you know whether it is the long night coming after entering the demon, or the faint morning light before attaining the Tao?"
Pei Dongting's face was contemplative, if these words were spoken by an ordinary monk, he would only think that it was because the other party's Dao heart was not strong, but if he heard it from the mouth of a great master with divine powers, it would be a different matter.
He pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head: "The realm of supernatural powers can be known without Dongting. The disciple only knows that there is a way in his heart, and he just walks the way, no matter whether it is day or night, black or white on the way!"
Baili was noncommittal, but suddenly with a face, he said sharply: "The swordsman of West Lake obeys the order!"
There is no one around, and the so-called West Lake swordsmen are only Bailiqing and Pei Dongting.
Pei Dongting immediately bowed and saluted, and said solemnly: "The disciple is here!"
West Lake Sword Palace because of the creation of the sect when the door of the people are mostly subordinates of the King of Henglu, accustomed to military law, to this day, the upper and lower in the door is still very strict and clear, but when he hears the order, he must obey it, just like Pei Dongting is also an order that day, vowing to kill the evil demon Liu Tugou who spied on his inspiration, even if he knew that he was invincible, he still did not hesitate to accept the order, and immediately issued an oath of "although the sword is broken, the disciples and others have no hesitation".
Bailiqing said "listen to the order", and then the two were no longer talking to the master and apprentice, but the monarch and the minister.
I saw that this Lord of the Sword Palace no longer had the previous warmth and vein, and finally revealed a bit of the terrifying power of the Great Grandmaster, and by this, the wind on the lake suddenly became stronger, the waves surged, and even the amplitude of the swaying with the boat became violent.
Almost the next moment, the whole West Lake was already full of dark clouds, high winds and waves, infinite water vapor rising, and a huge wave rushed to the lake in an instant, a huge amount of lake water crossed over the boat, and plunged into the lake again, turning into a thick water curtain, like a big bowl to buckle the boat upside down.
Within the water curtain, only a quiet darkness remains, isolating all the restless noise of the outside world.
Bailiqing's white clothes glowed with fluorescence, and in the darkness, he became more and more dusty and fluttering: "Pei Dongting, since you want to travel, then this seat will show you two roads, you can choose one of them." One way is for you to take over my mantle, and in the future, the natural luck will be bell, and the magic power will be just around the corner, and then this seat will pass on the position of the palace master, the title of the Marquis of West Lake and the god of the lord of Hengshan to you!"
Rao was in Pei Dongting's bold state of mind, and he was still shocked when he heard this at this moment, half puzzled and half shocked: "Palace master?"
Baili Qing continued: "Listen to me, in this way, you will probably stop at the realm of supernatural powers in this life, even if you are lucky enough to invite the heavens to see the realm of heaven and man, it will never be possible to transcend Zhou Tian." Not to mention that this is not the same as in the past, sitting in my position, you will almost never be able to die well. ”
He stopped talking, Pei Dongting's expression became more and more solemn, and he was silent for a moment before he asked, "What about the second one?"
"The second way, I only preached your true intentions, and then I drove you out of the wall. As for whether you can succeed in the end, you can only rely on yourself and see the will of heaven, and the only one who can gain it is the ethereal and transcendent fate that has no one among billions of people. You must know that the catastrophe is coming, I don't know how many living beings will be crushed into powder, only supernatural powers may be able to protect themselves, even if they become supernatural masters, if they can't transcend, sooner or later they will be in danger of dying!"
Hearing the words "expel the door from the wall", Pei Dongting's eyebrows jumped, but he became more and more calm, and he did not rush to speak again after listening patiently.
He was silent for a while, and then asked: "In this way, both paths have gains and losses, and both have unforeseen disasters. Yes, the road to seeking the Tao is extremely dangerous, and Dongting has never been afraid. Your title and divine position are all magnificent, dare to ask the palace master, after the disciple has passed on the mantle, if he is willing to die with his body, can he save all the lives of the surname in the catastrophe?"
"It's hard! The sky is unpredictable, how much can my generation get a glimpse of? But I dare to guarantee that there is little chance of success in your path. Bailiqing shook his head and said.
Pei Dongting didn't hesitate any longer, knelt down on one knee, and said solemnly: "A person is detached, and there is also little hope, this is not the way that disciples practice. ”
He looked up at Baili Qing, and said categorically: "The disciple is willing to serve the mantle! I don't want to be detached, but I want to save all the surnames in water and fire, although he broke his sword and died, the disciple has no hesitation!"
Bailiqing's expression was complicated, both unbearable and gratifying: "It is very rare to be able to uphold one's own way between life and death." There are tens of thousands of swordsmen between the two mountains of this lake, and you are the only one who is the true seed of reading and a good embryo of kendo!"
With a wave of his long sleeves, the curtain of water in the sky immediately dispersed, and the lake was turbulent for a while, and calm returned.
The moonlight fell again, and the stars twinkled in the sky.
"I have no children. From today on, you are the head of the Sword Palace, the Hou Shizi of West Lake, and the young master of Hengshan!"
"Acting as the head?" Pei Dongting wanted to speak and stopped.
Even though he has lost his temper many times today, he still can't help but be a little suspicious at this moment, no matter how you look at it, Baili Qing seems to be supporting Gu.
Bailiqing smiled and said leisurely: "You guessed right, this seat does have the intention of supporting orphans." Hey, in these last days, how can I not stop my Xihu family in the prime of life? It's just that some old things with big families and big businesses are too cautious, and they make some kind of Rausch walk in the world, and they just make a small fuss, which makes people laugh in vain!"
He suddenly raised his head and looked at an extremely bright star in the north with a crimson glow, his expression became solemn, and he stroked his palms and sighed: "Among the hundred soldiers, only I am the most prosperous in the way of the sword, not for no reason. ”
Pei Dongting followed Bailiqing's gaze and recognized the red star.
In folklore, it is called the Heavenly Killing Star.
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