Chapter 18, The Peak of the Shomuro Mountain
At the same time, on the top of Shaolin Mountain, the mountain behind Shaolin Temple is steep.
An old monk holding a Buddhist bead is playing tea and chess with a man in white.
"Hehe, master, you're driving yourself to your death at this step... The man in white held a sunspot in his hand and looked at the old monk with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
The old monk smiled, and deep wrinkles appeared on his face: "Xiaoyao, your chess skills have improved..." After that, the white son in his hand waved down, and the one son turned the dead road into a living road, and turned the tide in an instant.
"Oh?" Ding Xiaoyao stared at the chess game, frowned slightly, and then sighed: "I see, put it to death and come back to life..." Wonderful.... ”
This man in white is Ding Xiaoyao, seven years have passed, his face has not changed, it is still like yesterday, sometimes Qin Xuan is also very curious, how old is the master? But he did not ask, because this is the master's secret, if the master gets angry, it is very terrible...
And that old monk is the elder of Shaolin Temple, Master Huiku, who is already over 100 years old, and Ding Xiaoyao has known each other for decades, and the relationship between the two is extremely complicated, it can be said that he is the person who knows Ding Xiaoyao best in the world today.
"Xiaoyao, in the past seven years, how have you done to inquire about the matter of the black-clothed building?" Putting down a white child, Master Huiku looked at Ding Xiaoyao and said with a light smile, with a trace of sadness in his eyes, fleeting.
Putting down a sunspot in his hand, Ding Xiaoyao shook his head and sighed: "It's difficult... In the past seven years, the black-clothed building seems to have disappeared out of thin air, and there is no news of it, nowhere to be found... ”
"En?" With a soft sigh, Master Huiku pinched the Buddha beads in his hand, and his brows furrowed: "It seems that this black-clothed building is really not simple..." ”
This black-clothed building has never heard of it, and it is also unknown in the rivers and lakes, but the love sword Ding Xiaoyao can't find the slightest clue about it, it seems that this black-clothed building is by no means simple!
"Alas...", followed by a long sigh, Master Hui Ku's face showed a distressed look: "It's just that Xuan'er has suffered, in the past seven years, I have been struggling to find an enemy, and I am alone on the rivers and lakes! At this, the words came to an abrupt halt.
"Xuan'er has a deep hatred, and even changed her name to hatred, I'm afraid... He slaughtered the rivers and lakes like this, and pursued the people who would become bloodthirsty and indiscriminate..."Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of tea, Master Huiku finally said what he was worried about.
"Hehe, it's okay, kill and kill, what is there to fear of my apprentice Ding Xiaoyao! If you want to kill, the disciple of the love sword is bound to kill a legend on this river and lake!" With an arrogant face, Ding Xiaoyao waved his hand and retorted with a smile;
Hearing this, Master Hui Ku smiled bitterly, and then said majestically: "Okay... Since this is the case, then how can I fall behind, although the deity is old, but if anyone bullies me as a disciple, let him see how powerful the ghost hand of the ghost is?!" After speaking, his eyes flashed, and he soared into the sky with a domineering spirit!
"Hahaha, Amitabha, don't break the killing ring, master.... Hearing this, Ding Xiaoyao laughed heroically, and then said jokingly.
After that, Master Huiku's Buddha made a noise, and the momentum on his body suddenly disappeared, and he turned back into an indifferent old monk again.
"For so many years, I have always had a question, can the master tell me?" Ding Xiaoyao smiled, his expression suddenly became serious, and asked.
Master Huiku turned the beads in his hand and nodded.
"Master, why does Shaolin Temple want to close the temple and retreat?" Ding Xiaoyao asked the doubts in his heart, although the two have known each other for a long time, they have never asked about it, and today they finally asked.
At that time, the strength of Shaolin Temple was strong, it can be said that it was the head of the righteous path, and it had the potential to command the world, but suddenly it said that it was going to close the temple and retreat, and it disappeared in the rivers and lakes in a blink of an eye.
"There are some things that cannot be done, and some things that cannot be said.... Good, good........." In front of him, what answered Ding Xiaoyao was the Zen words of Master Huiku.
Hearing this, Ding Xiaoyao nodded thoughtfully, knowing in his heart that maybe this would be a secret buried in the loess.
After saying that, the two turned their heads together and looked at the blue sky and white clouds in the distance.
The sky here is very beautiful, and the white clouds surround the top of the mountain, as if they can be plucked off with their hands, and gradually, the two of them show a look of memory.
After a long time, Master Huiku sighed, as if talking to himself, as if asking: "Just like now, if Suxin is still there, how good it would be..." ”
Ding Xiaoyao looked at the sky in a daze, recalling the past in his mind, and the corners of his mouth raised lightly from time to time: "Master, Su Xin has always been there, she has never left..." Turning his head to look at Master Huiku, he replied affirmatively.
"En..."Master Huiku smiled sadly and nodded slowly...
"Hey, masters, I'm back!" just as the two were reminiscing, a naughty roar suddenly came from the bottom of the mountain.
This sound is emitted by the internal force, strong and powerful, and it reverberates around the top of the mountain.
Hearing this, Ding Xiaoyao and Master Huiku glanced at each other, and a smile appeared on the corners of their mouths.
"Look, our apprentice is back..."Ding Xiaoyao stroked the white hair on his temples and said with a chuckle: "This kid is getting more and more naughty, not like my master at all..." ”
"Hehe..."Master Huiku smiled silently, looked at Ding Xiaoyao as if he was observing, and then said with a smile: "It's not like you? ”
Hearing this, Ding Xiaoyao was speechless for a moment, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
I saw that at the bottom of the mountain, a young man in white was riding on the back of a tiger with a sky-blue sword behind him, heading towards the mountain.
"Xiaohu, hurry up, I haven't seen the two masters for a long time.... Qin Xuan sat on the tiger's back, kicked his feet, patted the tiger's head, and said happily.
More than a year has passed, lonely and swaying on the rivers and lakes, looking for the enemy who destroyed the door, I haven't come back for a long time, I don't know if the two masters are good?
"Roar !!" The tiger under him let out a dissatisfied roar, and then his four legs increased his speed, and he quickly ran towards the top of the mountain with Qin Xuan on his back.
Back then, he was frightened by the tiger under his crotch, and then after his martial arts were successful, Qin Xuan began to retaliate, bullying this tiger every day, but the tiger was not Qin Xuan's opponent, and finally he was forced to be helpless, so he had to compromise and become Qin Xuan's exclusive mount!
Not far away, I faintly saw two figures, it was Master Ding Xiaoyao and Master Huiku!
"Master!!" With a happy shout, Qin Xuan jumped up from the tiger's back and rushed towards the two.
Seeing Qin Xuan rushing towards him, Ding Xiaoyao chuckled lightly and immediately dodged to dodge.
"Hahaha... Behind him, Master Huiku hugged Qin Xuan with both hands and laughed happily: "I'm back..." ”
There were no words, only three words came out of his mouth, but in these three words there was a great longing for the disciple.
Qin Xuan hugged Master Huiku, listening to the words in his ears, his eyes were filled with tears! A thousand words, less than these three words, come back, what a long-lost call, as if relatives are waiting hard, Qin Xuan's heart suddenly warmed, he finally came back, went home!
"Okay, let it go, the master can't hold you anymore... After a long time, Master Huiku let go of his hands and said with a smile.
"En..." Qin Xuan nodded, reached out and wiped the corners of his eyes, and let go of Master Huiku's embrace. Turning his head to look at Ding Xiaoyao, the master who had just avoided him, he said with a smile: "Master, do you miss me?"
Ding Xiaoyao chuckled and shook his head: "If you don't use snot and tears to stain the clothes of the teacher, the teacher will miss you..." ”
Hearing what the master said, Qin Xuan looked bitter and looked at the master with a pouting dissatisfaction.
"Good boy, have you ever suffered outside?" beside him, Master Huiku reached out and touched Qin Xuan's head, with a look of love and care on his face.
Qin Xuan shook his head, and said with a playful smile: "No, the apprentice is doing well...", holding Master Huiku's hand, his heart was full of joy, Master Huiku's hand is still so warm!
"En..."Master Huiku nodded lovingly, looking at Ding Xiaoyao beside him.
In Qin Xuan's memory, Master Huiku has always loved him very much, and he will look at himself kindly every time, unlike the master, although he also loves himself, but he always has a serious face; Qin Xuan likes to stay by the side of the two masters, which can make him feel the warmth of home.
I remember that year, I followed Master Hui Ku to practice the Mighty Vajra Palm, every day and every night the palm kept beating on the tree, at the beginning the little hands were broken and bleeding, at that time, Master Hui Ku bent down in distress to bandage his hands, and he clearly saw the tears in his eyes when Master Hui Ku bent over. At that time, I felt that there was one more person in this world who loved me.
"How about going down the mountain to cultivate this time?" Ding Xiaoyao looked at his apprentice with satisfaction and asked solemnly.
In fact, Ding Xiaoyao was very pleased in his heart, although Qin Xuan's martial arts qualifications were mediocre, but in the past seven years, in this arduous cultivation, he has lived an inhuman life every day, rain or shine, and he has been forced out to have today!
"The cultivation is very good, more than a year, the apprentice has now reached the realm of a first-class master!" Looking at the master very proudly, Qin Xuan said with a stubborn smile.
The realm of first-class masters, only eighteen-year-old first-class masters! If people in the rivers and lakes find out, they will definitely shout, this son is a martial arts genius!
It's just that how many people can understand the bitterness behind this?
"Well, it's good..."Ding Xiaoyao looked at Qin Xuan, nodded with satisfaction, and then spoke, wanting to continue to ask something.
"Okay, okay, I'll talk about this as soon as I come back, it's really boring, let Xuan'er have a good rest, Xiaoyao.... Beside him, Master Hui Ku suddenly spoke up, interrupting the conversation between the master and apprentice.
Ding Xiaoyao looked at Master Huiku helplessly, just now he wanted to ask about the apprentice's experience in the rivers and lakes, but now he was interrupted; alas, this child's naughty temperament is probably spoiled by the master.
"Come, apprentice, let's go back to the temple, the master will cook you some food..."Master Huiku smiled kindly, took Qin Xuan's hand, and walked towards the Shaolin Temple not far behind him.
"Okay, master, I want to eat steamed tofu!"
"Good!"
"I still want to eat braised fish!"
"Hehe, this can't work!
"Well, well..."
Watching the master and apprentice walk hand in hand towards Shaolin Temple, Ding Xiaoyao shook his head and smiled bitterly, and stood on the top of the mountain as if he had been abandoned; a breeze blew on the top of the mountain, Ding Xiaoyao's white hair on his temples flew, turned around and continued to look at the sky, standing with one hand on his back, with a dashing face.
"Su Xin, have you seen it, the master is very happy, you should rest assured..."
"Let's go back!" stretched out his hand and waved at the tiger in the distance, the tiger obediently turned around and ran down the mountain, Ding glanced at the beautiful scenery in the sky, and also turned around and walked towards the Shaolin Temple.
"Master, leave some food for Xiaoyao..."
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