Chapter 70: Flickering
Shaolin's Zen room is separate for men and women, male guests live in the front row on the east and west sides, and the backyard is naturally female guests, but there are few female guests staying, so most of them are empty. This era is far less feudal than later generations said, Xiao Han saw hundreds www.biquge.info of women and women burning incense and worshiping Buddha in the temple one day. It's just that he paid attention for a day, and he didn't see the shadows of Li Yueying and the two Taoist priests. Originally, I thought that the three of them would be arranged in the VIP room by the Shaolin Temple, but Duan Xiliu went to ask, but there was none. That's when I felt apprehensive, so today's learning effect was greatly reduced.
At this time, the arrival of young people is just the right time to relieve the pain of loneliness. Xiao Han pointed out another bed to him, and the young man thanked him, and after some washing, he sat down on the stool next to the bed, and said to Xiao Han: "It's rude to disturb him late at night, and I hope that my brother will not be blamed." ”
Xiao Han sat opposite him and said with a smile: "Where, brother, it is an honor to be able to accompany me to chat and relieve the suffering of a long night." The young man laughed and introduced himself: "In Xia Shutian, dare to ask the name of Brother Tai?" Xiao Han smiled: "In Xia Xiao Han." The young man nodded and said, "It turned out to be Brother Xiao." ”
Xiao Han stared at the fan in his hand and said, "Brother Shu is here to participate in the martial arts conference in Shaolin?" Shu Tian shook his head and said: "In the next scholar, he only talks about the wind and the moon, how can he fight and kill like those rough people?" Xiao Han sneered: "Oh, then Brother Shu has overplayed and went down the mountain by mistake?" Shu Tian glanced at him, the fan in his hand turned slightly, and he smiled: "That's right." Before Xiao Han could continue to ask, he listened to him: "Brother Xiao is the head of the newly established Wudang Sect?"
Xiao Han said embarrassedly: "It's exactly below." Shu Tian looked at him with a puzzled face, and said with a smile: "A few days ago, I went down to Jiuhua Mountain, and I heard that a gang had been newly established under the Beauty Peak, so I was curious to take a look. That big flag is really majestic and magnificent. Xiao Han's old face turned red, his heart moved, he pretended to make the bed, turned around and put away his cheats and the jade pendant that Chu Tianhe gave him, and then turned to Shu Tian and said, "The long night is boring, why don't we talk freely?"
Shu Tian was a little surprised, his eyes rolled slightly, and he said expressionlessly: "It's so good." I just don't know what Master Xiao wants to talk about?" Xiao Han smiled: "I am a person in the martial arts, and I am also a rough person, so I naturally like things in the martial arts." Shu Tian's face stiffened, and he nodded: "It's rude, don't blame Master Xiao." Xiao Han waved his hand and said: "Brother Shu is a scholar, we are used to being rude, it should be you who don't blame you." As soon as the words changed, Xiao Han's eyes flashed, and he said: "There is a thief above the rivers and lakes, and the legend is that he is the god of thieves that no one has been able to match for hundreds of years. As soon as these words came out, Xiao Han stared at Shu Tian.
Shu Tian was still expressionless, but there was a cold light in his eyes. Xiao Han turned his head slightly, and continued: "This thief is chivalrous in the rivers and lakes, robbing the rich and helping the poor, and the chivalrous reputation on the rivers and lakes is far and wide, and the people praise him, and he can be called the number one thief in martial arts." And these words brought the thief up to heaven. Shu Tian was still expressionless, just nodding his head constantly, and a smile gradually appeared in his eyes.
Xiao Han glanced at him, and continued: "This thief has a characteristic, he likes to take risks, he often breaks into the martial arts sects alone and steals commemorative items in their gangs, so there is no tolerance in the martial arts of the rivers and lakes. Another thing is that he likes to go deep into the palace, and I heard that he has stolen the precious jewels in the Great Zhou Palace, the Tang Palace, the Shu Palace, the Han Palace, the Wuyue Palace, and the Southern Han Palace, which caused the government to be very angry and sent a pursuit order to search for this hero all over the world. ”
Shu Tian nodded slightly, but there was a slight hint of meaning in his eyes, and said: "It turns out that he is so powerful, the martial arts and the government must be helpless, he can't be right?" Xiao Han nodded and said: "That's right, whether it's the rivers and lakes, or the government, although he offended them, it's just that this person is famous and inconvenient to encircle and suppress, so he is a thief god who lives freely on the rivers and lakes." When he was happy, he went to the official martial arts to wander around, and when he was unhappy, he robbed the rich and helped the poor, and he really did a lot of great things. Legend has it that people have difficulties, ask for his head, this person has nothing to follow, so the chivalrous name spreads far and wide, according to legend, the Western Regions desert, Goryeo Fusang have heard of it. ”
Shu Tian's eyes widened and said: "Is there really such a big name? Even the Western Desert and Goryeo Fusang know it?" Xiao Han nodded solemnly and said: "As the head of a faction, he naturally has a lot of contacts with martial arts figures. ”
Shu Tian snorted coldly and said: "Most of the rumors in the rivers and lakes are untrue, they are just exaggerated, and they can't be true." Xiao Han smiled secretly in his heart, but his face was very angry and said: "What do you know? How dare you talk about the thief god so much? I won't tell you that the head of this family admires two people the most in his life, one of them is the Shaolin Tianji master who dominated the martial arts back then, and the second is this god thief." Speaking of this, Xiao Han deliberately sighed and said, "It's a pity that I can't see him in Xia Fuqian." A look of loss appeared on his face.
Shu Tian tilted his head slightly, he couldn't see any expression, but his eyes were full of pride, and after listening to him, he followed: "Master Xiao said so wonderfully, even contemptible people want to see this thief master." Xiao Han nodded and said: "The rivers and lakes are so big, looking for someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack, only complaining about our poor fortune, and not having a chance to see it." Shu Tian shook his head and said: "There is a fate to meet thousands of miles away, but there is no chance to meet on the other side." Maybe one day you and I will see him. Xiao Han sighed: "I hope so." Then he talked about the capture of the four little devils by the master of Shaolin Temple, Shu Tian was still expressionless, but he looked a little cramped and uneasy. I wanted to interrupt Xiao Han a few times, but Xiao Han was very upset, and he was always unhappy after being interrupted by him, which made Shu Tian a little embarrassed, and took the initiative to tell him other anecdotes.
The two of you come and go, and when they talk about midnight, Shu Tian is also well-informed, and Xiao Han has heard of it for the first time. Xiao Han was also extremely cooperative, holding a sentence or two while listening, but it was often just right, Shu Tian's eyes slowly became gentle when he looked at him, and in the end, he almost called him a brother. In fact, no one knew that Xiao Han used to be a well-known expert in the school's sleeper talks. Because he reads a lot of miscellaneous books and knows a little bit about astronomy, geography, literature and art, as soon as the lights go out every night, the eight students in the dormitory become his loyal listeners. Xiao Han also has the advantage of having affinity, and it is easy to gain the trust of others. Otherwise, he would not have won the trust of Li Yueying and Duan Xiliu in a short period of time.
The two chatted until they were almost ugly before resting, and Xiao Han lay on the bed, paying attention to Shu Tian's movements. But I saw him leaning sideways into the bed, motionless, and after a while, there was a snoring sound. Xiao Han watched for a long time, and when he saw that he didn't move again, he closed his eyes and rested, but his spirit was on high alert.
Today, he fooled Shu Tian for most of the day, with only one purpose, that is, to determine his identity, but Shu Tian really cooperated well, if it wasn't for Xiao Han's careful observation, he would have almost been deceived by him. He has definitely seen this person, and he is very familiar with it, through some temptation tonight, Xiao Han has determined his identity, but this person's martial arts are much higher than him, if he does it, he will only commit suicide. If you call the upper Duan Xiliu, there is no possibility of capturing this person. If he runs out of the room and finds the Shaolin monk to tell the identity of this person, with the prestige and martial arts of Shaolin, he will definitely take down this person, but this method is too unclever, and it also loses his identity as the head of the faction.
All night long, but there was no movement in the house. Xiao Han stayed up for half the night, without any movement, and at the beginning of the hour, he finally fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already dawn, Xiao Han hurriedly got up, and saw that there was no one on the opposite bed, he was startled, and touched his body carefully, everything was there, which was reassuring, opened the door of the house, and saw Duan Xiliu standing outside the house, looking outside with a suspicious face.
Xiao Han walked over and said, "What's wrong?" Duan Xiliu looked back and saw that it was him, frowned, and said, "I saw a person just now, and it feels so familiar." Xiao Han smiled and said, "You must be dazzled, let's go, let's go around again." At this time, the sun had risen and the guests who lived in the meditation hall had already eaten breakfast and walked around the Shaolin Temple. Good men and women entered from the mountain gate in twos and threes, and entered each hall to participate in meditation and worship the Buddha in turn under the guidance of the monks. The temple was lively again.
Today is the nineteenth day of the first month, to the 25th Shaolin Temple will be closed, except for the various sects and factions of the rivers and lakes, the idle people are not allowed to enter the mountain, and some small sects or distant sects have already set off. Most of the people like to join in the fun, so take this opportunity to visit early.
Xiao Han took Duan Xiliu out of the meditation hall, and the two discussed it for a while, and then walked towards the Discipline Academy. After walking a few steps, I saw Zhao Chengzong walking over with a smile, followed by two servants in Tsing Yi. Seeing Xiao Han coming, Zhao Chengzong turned around and asked the servant to leave, and then bowed his hand and said, "Where are you going to go to the second brother?" Xiao Han smiled and said, "We are also idle, we want to go to the Discipline Academy to see, isn't Brother Zhao going to visit Master Xingkong on behalf of Lingzun?"
Zhao Chengzong shook his head and said: "There are so many people, and there are a lot of characters in the rivers and lakes, Master Xingkong must be very busy, I'll play it first." The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and walked together towards the Martial Quarters.
In addition to the young monks in gray shirts, there are a lot of middle-aged monks in yellow shirts, and there are dozens of sixty or seventy-year-old monks guarding each pass. Therefore, although there are many tourists, there are no major disputes. The characters in the rivers and lakes are also cautious, and no one dares to pluck the feathers on the tiger's head.
The three of them followed the flow of people and came to the front of the precept courtyard. I saw two tall vermilion lacquer gates closed tightly, and two yellow-shirted monks were guarding the door. Seeing someone coming, he said with a wary face: "Shaolin Discipline Academy, donor, please go back." The three of them stopped, and Xiao Han smiled: "Dare to ask the two uncles, is Master Xingzheng inside?"
One of the yellow-shirted monks clasped his palms together and said, "Senior Brother Xingzheng has something to do and can't see guests, please go back." Xiao Han bowed his hand and saluted: "Have the two senior uncles ever seen Luo Beihong, a disciple sent by the Tianshan Mountains, come here?" Duan Xiliu also hurriedly said: "Two senior uncles, whether my senior brother Luo is in the precept academy, please let me know." ”
The two yellow-shirted monks glanced at each other, and one of them shook his head and said, "The two of us were only sent here to guard today, and I really don't know about it." The other person was a little impatient, waved his hand and said, "The three donors are invited to leave if they have nothing to do, and the idlers of the Discipline House are not allowed to approach." Xiao Han was embarrassed, Duan Xiliu smiled bitterly, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhao Chengzong say: "The monks are merciful, and the two masters are kind-hearted, so they should be considerate of our desire to find people." The two yellow-shirted monks looked stunned, and one of them called the Buddha and said: "Rude and rude, I really don't know what happened just now, and I ask the donor to forgive me." ”
Xiao Han knew that it would be useless to ask again, so he turned back to the two of them and said, "Forget it, let's go." Before he could turn around, he heard a voice say, "What a coincidence, I met you again." ”