The head of the jade breathed a sigh of relief, and he bowed his hand to the onlookers again and again, and said: "I'm really sorry to disturb everyone's rest! This is a small misunderstanding! It's okay! Please go back to the room to rest!" Everyone saw that there was no excitement to see, and they went back to the room one after another. But there are still a few nosy people who probe their heads from time to time.

In fact, the head of the jade and the jade sect didn't figure out what was going on, and at that moment the jade head made amends to the empty net and helped carry Jing Ling back to the guest room. Turning around and seeing Dongfang in shock, he shouted with a blue face: "Criminal, look at the good things you have done! Come here with your face! Get out!" Dongfang retreated in shock.

The head of the jade sect instructed the two disciples of He and Qin to help take care of Jing Ling, and strode out angrily, shouting, "Follow me!" Dongfang Zhen followed the master back to the room with his head down. The head of the jade asked the reason clearly, his face was slightly gentle, and he said: "Even if people don't have morality, you shouldn't beat people like that! Let's go!

Dongfang Zhenwu was unconvinced, and protested: "I won't go! If you want me to make amends to this kind of villain, it's impossible!"

"Bold!" the jade boss slapped the coffee table angrily, shaking the tea bowl on the table, "You...... I'm...... Do you know how many precepts you have committed? You have no respect for your superiors! Arrogant and impulsive! So brave and ruthless! Hey, your master is right, morality comes first, and martial arts is second! I really regret being a teacher: I only pay attention to passing on your martial arts on weekdays, but not teaching you martial virtues!" Glancing at the beloved disciple who was being trained, his heart softened, and he said softly: "Now you are twenty-six, and you have been practicing art with me for fifteen years. But you are still doing things so recklessly, which really disappoints the teacher!"

Dongfang Zhen also argued strongly: "He slanders the master and my Kunlun faction so much, I just can't swallow this breath! Why is his Shaolin faction so arrogant! He boasts of being the supreme martial arts and is pointing fingers! Why are they so afraid of it! If today's disciples have a sword in their hands, they may not lose to that empty old monk!"

The head of the jade gate was furious, kicked him to the ground, and scolded him with his dry fingers: "Rampant boy! I don't know how thick the sky is! If it weren't for the kindness of Master Kongjing's subordinates, the ten Dongfang Zhen would have been abolished long ago! Do you know how many Shaolin stunts people are proficient in? Nine gates! Back then, Qiu Jie, the head of Taihang Sect, did many evil things, and was only hit by a 'big monument wrestler', and he never stood up again!"

Dongfang Zhen slowly got up and glanced at his black wrists, his finger marks were like a shock, and his heart was shocked. The head of the jade stared at him and said, "Don't think that Master Jingling is not your opponent, so you look down on Shaolin." He is just a monk in charge of reception, and he is the lowest in Shaolin in terms of martial arts. What is Shaolin's martial arts supreme? Listen, the master is like a cloud! It's much better than you! Think about it: You beat people like that, and make people look ugly, and then through those people in the rivers and lakes who are good at telling right and wrong, I don't know how many ugly words will come out! Shaolin has lost face, and he still doesn't hold a grudge?" Dongfang Zhen sighed and said: "It's the disciple who is impulsive, and he didn't think about it so much. ”

Master Yu continued: "Besides, the dispute between you and Master Jingling may lead to a dispute between the Shaolin faction and our Kunlun faction, and even a dispute between the Buddhism sect and the Taoist sect! Not to mention, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism 60 years ago alone has caused a great loss to the vitality of many sects and the elite. As a result, when the underworld forces took the opportunity to rise, they were powerless to resist, and suffered humiliation and killing. What a painful thing this is! Over the years, both of us have learned from the painful experience and united sincerely, and it has been only then that we have gradually suppressed the underworld forces and achieved the peaceful situation we have today. This is the situation in the rivers and lakes that our predecessors have exchanged for blood and sweat, how can we act recklessly?" Dongfang Zhenxiang did something wrong, and said ashamedly: "The disciple knows that he is wrong. ”

The head of the jade sect nodded with satisfaction, stepped forward to hold his wrist and looked at it, and frowned: "Now, you have learned the fierceness of Shaolin kung fu! Although our Kunlun sect martial arts are also biased towards the fierce way, they are still inferior to Shaolin. After all, we are still a branch of the Daomen, and the martial arts of the Daomen pay attention to overcoming rigidity with softness. Don't underestimate the word 'soft'! Everything in the world is easy to break, and the soft is not destroyed. Therefore, softness is the most rigid thing in the world. For example, water is pervasive, and it is the softest thing, right? However, if it merges into a mountain torrent, it can destroy a city and uproot a village, and if it merges into a river and a sea, it can become a landslide and a tsunami! Isn't this the most rigid?

Dongfang Zhen nodded: "Yes." The disciple was taught. The head of the jade smiled and said: "Go, go with the master, admit your mistake to others, and apologize." ”

Jing Qing replied to the empty question, only saying that Jing Ling said that the head of the jade sect had the intention of stammering Shaolin, and did not dare to say anything more about his number of Wudang factions and the entire Taoist sect. Even so, the emptiness was already thunderous and wrathful: "Good you are a quiet spirit! What nonsense you are talking about! You are waiting to be punished by the Precept Academy!" This board will have to lie down for at least two months.

Jing Ling's face was so frightened that her face turned earthy, she struggled to sit up, and kowtowed on the bed: "The disciple knows that he is wrong! The disciple knows that he is wrong! Please spare Uncle Zu this time! Don't dare again!"

He and Qin also helped the Shaolin monks to intercede with Kongjing, and Kongjing said angrily: "It's useless to beg me." Shaolin people, whoever violates the precepts will be punished, even the abbot! Uncle Shi's ancestors will go to make amends for you! When you are healed, go back to Shaolin and be punished again!"

Just as he was saying this, he saw that the head of the jade sect was leading Dongfang Zhen in, shaking his hands wildly, and said again and again: "Master Empty Purity can't help it! This is all the sin of the inferior disciple! Don't go quickly, make amends to the master and Master Jingling!"

Dongfang Zhen leaned down to Kongjing: "The kid doesn't know the height of the sky, he has offended the master, please surrender the master!" and got up again and bowed to Jingling and the other three monks: "Dongfang Zhen was reckless and injured Master Jingling, please forgive me!"

The two monks who were not present also knew what happened, although they were annoyed that he hurt Jing Ling, but Jing Ling was at fault first, so they were silent. Kong Jing gently patted Dongfang Zhen on the shoulder, and muttered: "Don't blame yourself, it's his own fault." ”

The jade master took out a small indigo porcelain bottle from his bosom and handed it to Jing Qing: "Here are six pieces of the Golden Creation Pill 'Immortal Pill' refined by my Kunlun Mountain Immortal Tree, please give it to Master Jingling, take one pill every two hours." Kong Jing shouted to Jing Ling: "Don't thank you Yu Master yet!"

For a time, the two factions released their previous suspicions. The head of the jade sect also begged Kongjing not to punish Jing Ling, and then took the three disciples back to the room to rest.

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The head of the Wudang faction, Wu Mu Zhenren, is not only a humble elder with high morality, but also one of the few top masters recognized by the martial arts today. On his 60th birthday this time, it goes without saying that Wulin, even many famous families, businessmen and giant businessmen have come to congratulate him on his birthday, and even Tangzhi County in Junzhou has sent people to go up the mountain to congratulate him with generous gifts.

Early in the morning of the sixth day of the fourth month. At this time in the past, Junzhou City was always quiet, and most people had not yet woken up from their sleep. The excessive hard work of the past few days has already made He San's muscles and bones want to be scattered, and as soon as he lay down late yesterday night, he had not taken off his short clothes, and he had fallen asleep soundly.

"He San!Niu Er!Hurry up!The tenants are urging to use it early!" The two of them sat up mechanically, unable to open their eyes in a daze. He San thumped his head, reluctantly opened his sleepy eyes, and looked sideways at the window, where the golden laurel tree in the courtyard outside the window was black and mushy and still couldn't distinguish the branches and leaves. Shaking his head, he muttered, "Liu Papi, shit! Urging ghost!" or slowly got out of bed, put on rag shoes, and shouted: "Niu Er, don't sleep! Get up quickly!"

There were already several tables of guests sitting in the dining hall of the inn, shouting and shouting to hurry up for breakfast. For a while, the master and those guys who were busy in the room were shuttling in and out, and even the shopkeeper Liu personally helped serve the food. After more than half an hour, the guests were finally finished serving breakfast, and the men were so tired that they were panting.

He San used a swarthy towel to sweat on the swarthy towels, lifted the teapot, poured a large bowl of tea, and drank it all in one go. Lazily walked down the door of the inn and leaned against the door frame to look. The sky was already bright, and the rising red sun cast ten thousand rays of light. Threes, threes, twos and twos of different costumes on the mountain to congratulate the guests, carrying congratulatory gifts, endlessly walked through the avenue outside the inn, and walked along the direction of Wudang Mountain. Several men in green, with winged eagles with sharp claws on their chests and robes, and three vigorous red characters embroidered on their backs, "Eagle Claw Gate", startled him. After that, I don't know how many congratulatory guests passed, and many of them still held flags, and he couldn't remember clearly what kind of mountain villa, what family, what door, what faction, what dart game, and what castle were written on the flag. The only thing that impressed me was the banner embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon that looked like a living thing, and the name of the "Golden Dragon Gang" was embroidered on it.

I looked in the direction of Wudang Mountain along the flow of people, but I saw that the crowd of people on the mountain formed a long line of flowers, which appeared intermittently on the mountain road. After a full hour, the pedestrians gradually thinned out, and they were slowly swallowed up in the vast Wudang Mountain. The endless sound of drums and firecrackers faintly came down from the mountain, and the festive atmosphere filled the entire Wudang.

Although Shopkeeper Liu has made a lot of money in the past few days, he is also tired and sleepy. He sat motionless behind the counter and thought: "After these few days, I have to take a good rest! In this business, when the business is bad, I am worried; when the business is really good, I am so tired! Hey, why bother? I am almost fifty people, why should I live so tired! I have made so much money in the past few days, so I might as well buy her the beads according to the yellow-faced woman, so as to save her from nagging all day long! When I am happy, I will strike while the iron is hot, and maybe I will agree to Lao Tzu's request to marry a concubine again!"

Shopkeeper Liu was thinking beautifully, and was suddenly interrupted by He San's greeting: "Is the guest officer staying in the hotel?" I'm sorry, it's full. When he looked up, he was talking to two men who were walking slowly. Walking in front was a young man in brocade clothes and white face in his thirties, with a gentle complexion, and beside him was a slightly black bearded man in his forties, with a sturdy body and a grim expression. After He San finished seeing the excitement, he was going to sleep back, but he didn't want any more guests to come, so he looked a little impatient.

The young man ignored He San, walked straight to the counter, threw out an ingot of silver weighing two or two, and said: "I'm sorry for this shopkeeper, ask about something: Does Master Shaolin Kongjing live in your inn?......?" I heard that he came to Junzhou, so I rushed over to meet. Shopkeeper Liu said: "There is an old monk who lives in the store with a few young monks. But I don't know if it's the master you're looking for. After the dispute between the two factions last night, in fact, he already knew that those monks were Kongjing and his party, but he did not tell each other calmly.

At that moment, the young man asked about the appearance of Kongjing, and the shopkeeper Liu said truthfully, and the young man said happily: "That's right, it's him!" The shopkeeper Liu said: "Unfortunately, they went to Wudang Mountain early in the morning to celebrate their birthday." The young man said, "I know they must have gone to the mountains now." It's okay, we'll come back in the evening. Shopkeeper Liu asked, "What is the name of the boss?" Do you want to convey the master?" The young man smiled: "The surname is Mu." If I haven't come when the master returns, tell him to wait at the inn and I'll come to him. Shopkeeper Liu promised: "Certainly, definitely!"

The two of them turned around and walked a few steps, and the young man suddenly turned around and asked, "Shopkeeper, ask one more thing: When I inquired about the residence of Master Kongjing in the vicinity before, I vaguely heard that a monk in your inn had a dispute with someone last night, and there was a big fight. I don't know if there is such a thing?" Shopkeeper Liu nodded and said, "There is such a thing." I heard that first the master's disciple was disrespectful, and was beaten by a young man named Dongfang Zhen of the Kunlun faction, and then the master subdued Dongfang Zhen. But then the two sides reconciled. The young man nodded and smiled: "Then I'll rest assured! Thank you shopkeeper, excuse me!"

The two of them walked out of the inn, walked through the streets and alleys, turned into an alley, walked dozens of steps, and entered an inn. The two of them walked upstairs lightly, walked to the corner of the wooden corridor, stopped in front of a room with a closed door, and knocked softly on the door in a long and short rhythm.

"Come in!" came a small but majestic voice.

The young man gently pushed the door open, and the two of them stepped inside, closing the door with their backhands. A man in a green robe in his fifties sat on a wooden chair, and on the small square table in front of him was a crease-covered "Map of the Ming Dynasty". At this time, he was looking quietly.

"Say it. The green-robed man finally raised his head, with a slightly bulging nose and an angular face, elegant and resolute, with a kind of intimidating momentum of not being angry and self-threatening.

The young man said, "The two subordinates have inquired clearly: Master Empty Purity and his entourage are indeed staying at the Four Seasons Inn. The subordinates also heard that the Shaolin faction and the Kunlun faction also clashed. ”

"Oh, there is such a thing?" the green-robed man's eyes flashed, "Do you know why they clashed?" The young man said what the shopkeeper Liu said, and the green-robed man listened quietly and thoughtfully. Suddenly, his face was happy, and he said to himself, "Wonderful!"

"Wonderful, what do you mean?" the bearded strong man who had been silent was puzzled, and looked at the blue-robed man suspiciously. The green-robed man glanced at him and the young man, there was something unfathomable and profound in his eyes, and he did not answer the question, but said warmly, "You have done a good job in this matter!"

"Bring more people, closely monitor the Four Seasons Inn and the main road under the mountain, and be careful not to let people notice. As soon as there is news that the Shaolin faction and the Kunlun faction are descending from the mountain, report it immediately!" the green-robed man commanded solemnly.

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After the Shen Shi, the birthday greeters gradually descended the mountain, and before long, the originally cold streets became lively again. The entire city of Junzhou was crowded and noisy again in an instant.

The heads of the five factions of Huashan, Quanzhen, Kunlun, Kongtong, and Qingcheng have always been close friends, leading their disciples down the mountain with the flow of people. Zishi was entrusted by the head of the ebony family to send the people of the five factions back to Junzhou City. The meaning of the head of the ebony sect is not only to show that he is particularly close to these Taoist friends, but also to let Zishi get close to and communicate with the young talents of these sects. After half a day of getting along with each other on the mountain, Shen Lingxiao and more than a dozen of his peers from these factions already knew each other, but they were not familiar with each other. "Daomen Sixiu" has seen each other a lot, familiar with each other, along the way, it is natural to walk together, exchange some martial arts experience with each other, and also talk about some proud things in the rivers and lakes.

Shen Lingxiao silently followed behind him, listening to their high-spirited indulgence, he couldn't help but feel inferior and envious. Due to the similarity in the cultivation methods and the determination of the degree of skill of the Daomen martial arts, from their conversations, they realized that there was still a considerable gap between themselves and others, and they couldn't help but feel frustrated again.

Along the way, Duan Hongzi complained repeatedly: "That ebony guy is so stingy! Everyone gave him gold, silver and jewelry, but he invited us to eat vegetarian food! I was reluctant to let us drink more wine." A bird has faded out of its mouth!Hurry down the mountain and have a good drink!" All the leaders looked at Zishi embarrassedly, and no one echoed him. Broken Hongzi turned around and patted Zishi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "What I said is right, right?" Zishi said embarrassedly: "...... Right...... Poor hospitality...... I also hope that the head of the rainbow will be broken...... and all the predecessors Haihan!" Duan Hongzi smiled: "It is worthy of being a Wudang talent, sensible, I like it!"

Everyone entered Junzhou City, and the head of Jinzang said: "The younger brother knows a good place called 'Chu Weixuan', the restaurant is vast, and the taste is also very distinctive. Why don't we go there?" After a short time, I walked to the restaurant, and everyone rushed in, but I saw that the restaurant was already lively. Seeing so many people in the group, Xiao Er greeted with a smile: "There is a big elegant room upstairs, please go upstairs." ”

Everyone was about to move, but Sima Xuan frowned and said, "Brother Dongfang, Brother Zishi, Brother Lu, what's the point of mixing with those old-timers? Why don't we go to the city together!"

Zishi glanced at several heads in embarrassment and hesitated. Duan Hongzi said with a smile: "Since it's not comfortable to stay with our old guys, go! No one blames you!" Zishi Ji Shou said: "Forgive the juniors for not being careful! The juniors went with Brother Sima and them!" took out an ingot of forty taels of silver, handed it over to the little second-hand, and ordered: "Please this little second brother, serve these seniors for me." Good wine and good food!"

Several of the disciples were tired and hungry, and they had already followed them upstairs. Dongfang Zhen glanced at Shen Lingxiao and Sang Qinghong, who were about to go upstairs, and saw that Sang Qinghong seemed to want to go a little, and said with a smile: "Brother Shen, Miss Sang, why don't you go out with us!" Sang Qinghong blushed slightly, noncommittal.

Shen Lingxiao had spoken a few words to Sima Xuan before, and felt that he had a lot of contempt for him. He didn't invite himself just now. Coupled with his own martial arts and knowledge, he was far inferior to them, and it was uncomfortable to go, so he excused himself and said: "The little brother is a little tired, and his stomach is hungry, you can go." ”

Dongfang Zhen saw his demeanor, and had already guessed his intentions, and arched his hand: "Brother Shen, I snubbed you before, please don't take it to heart." It's rare for our young people to get together, so let's hang out and have fun together!"

Dongfang Zhen is very tall, and he is the kind of person who will be noticed first by others wherever he goes. So invisibly, he became the leader of the "Four Shows of Taoism". Seeing that he valued Shen Lingxiao so much, the other three also stepped forward to invite each other.

Shen Lingxiao glanced at Sang Qinghong, and saw that she was secretly looking at Dongfang Zhen with an infatuated gaze, her heart ached, and her emotions of loss, inferiority, and jealousy were intertwined, and she said astringently: "Miss Sang, you go." I was so tired that I didn't go. Sang Qinghong saw that Shen Lingxiao refused to go, and was embarrassed to follow: "I'm also tired, so I won't go." ”

The four of them walked not far away, and Sima Xuan sneered: "We invited each other like this, but we actually refused to give face! The person surnamed Shen really regarded himself as a character!"

Dongfang Zhen said: "I think Brother Sima misunderstood Brother Shen." The four of us were loved by the people of the rivers and lakes, and we became famous. I think he didn't think he was famous, and he didn't feel comfortable walking with us. ”

Sima Xuan snorted coldly: "If he really thinks like this, he still has the name of self-knowledge." Can we get this title, is it easy? It's all earned by hard work day after day. He is about the same age as us, and he doesn't work hard to catch up with us, but he feels sorry for himself there! I hate this kind of person the most!"

Zishi interjected: "Brother Sima is also a little mean! I heard that he is the most outstanding disciple of the young generation of the Qingcheng Sect, and his martial arts may not be as good as the three Dao brothers, but he should not be under the younger brother. Dongfang Zhen also agreed: "I also think that he is introverted and should be extraordinary." ”

Sima Xuan sneered: "It's not that I underestimate him! Compared to our other factions, what kind of outstanding martial arts have they produced over the years? How capable can he be?"

Lu Yunshan, who has never liked to speak, said when he talked about martial arts: "Brother Sima's words are biased. Our Daomen martial arts come from the same source, and the stunts of each faction are very similar in nature, probably using Gang Qi as the body and tricks as the use. For example, the Zixia Divine Skill of your faction, the Jiuyang Divine Skill of Wudang, the Xuantian Wuji Skill of Kunlun, the Imperial Sword Divine Illusion Skill of Qingcheng, and the Innate Skill of my faction are all the same. It's just that the cultivation methods and emphases of each sect are different. As long as it can be practiced, it is extremely powerful. This Shen brother seems to have spirituality, and maybe his achievements in the future will be extraordinary. ”

Sima Xuan saw that everyone was supporting Shen Lingxiao, but he was ridiculed, and said angrily: "Okay! You really have a kind of ambition to grow others and destroy your own prestige! I don't believe it! I'm going to go and compete with him, don't blush then!"

The three of them hurriedly dissuaded, saying that they were all disciples of the Taoist sect, and they should not hurt themselves and be angry. Zishi said that Shen Lingxiao was definitely not his opponent, and Sima Xuan gave up his thoughts. patted his head and said: "Look at you, you all make me confused! If you want to find an opponent, you have to find a strong opponent, how can I, Sima Xuan, be a bully!"

The four of them chatted while walking, and in a blink of an eye, they had reached the riverside. Sima Xuan saw that there was a restaurant of "Linjiang Building" nearby, and pointed with a smile: "Let's go, let's go there to drink!"

Zishi smiled: "Don't you think you're bored drinking in a restaurant?" Now you take the initiative to go!" Sima Xuanyuan opened his eyes and said, "Where did I say that I was bored drinking in a restaurant?" I mean drinking with those old-timers. If you are not humble and respectful, blame you for not knowing etiquette; if you are well-behaved, you will be uncomfortable! Red tape will be annoyed to death!" Dongfang Zhen smiled: "That's the same." ”