Chapter 177: Asking for the Truth
There are countless heroes in Nanchang City, some were born recklessly, licking blood from the knife edge, although the reputation is unpredictable, some are born into a family, intrigues, although they enjoy all the glory but their personalities are distorted.
But these heroes can only dominate the situation in Nanchang City, and they can't cover the sky with one hand.
Therefore, when it comes to Nanchang City, no one can help but give the Tangtai family a face, even if it is the hatred of killing his father and taking his wife, as long as someone from the Tangtai family comes forward to mediate, he cannot do it in Nanchang City.
The people in the martial arts followed this rule, so Nanchang City sang and danced, and the prosperity was still there. It's just that in this prosperity, there has already been an undercurrent, and the status of the Shantai family has long been coveted by many people, in a vain attempt to replace it.
It's just that such a strong enemy has not yet appeared, in the eight great families of martial arts, the Tangtai family has always been low-key, and can only be at the bottom, but even the notorious bandits are unwilling to provoke, which shows the tip of the iceberg, and the foundation of the Tangtai family is far deeper than the world speculates.
After the monk joined, there were four of Feng Mu and his party, and the four of them walked on the official road, and the pedestrians looked sideways, because such a combination was too incredible.
The sloppy drunkard never leaves his hand, he will take two sips from time to time, and he walks crookedly, but he will not fall.
Xiao Chucai carried a heavy and simple sword on his waist, and he was dressed in dark green clothes, which made his bearing even more extraordinary, with a kind of dusty atmosphere.
Feng Mu, who is not tall, is dressed in simple and simple clothes, in fact, he doesn't have many clothes, he was in a hurry when he left Dongchang Street, and he took one of Li Guozhen's clothes by mistake.
The monk in the moon-white monk's robe is kind and kind-eyed, more like a bodhisattva who lowers his eyebrows to save the suffering, rather than an angry-eyed King Kong. It is impossible to tell which monastery he came from based on his monk's robe alone, but he can conclude that he has nothing to do with Shaolin Temple.
Do not use moon white in monks' clothes, which is a taboo in Buddhist orthodoxy, and this is not ordained, but also for the bald head who takes the Dharma name to do this is indeed a bit nondescript. If he is really seen by the people in Shaolin, he will inevitably be despised, but if these people know his master, they will be happy and convinced.
Xiao Chucai had never seen such a monk before, and he didn't know when his uncle made such a friend with excellent martial arts. He reported to his home, and then asked the monk for his Dharma name, but the monk just smiled and said that he did not have a Dharma name, and although he had shaved his degree, he had not burned the ring scar, so he was not taking refuge in the Three Jewels in the true sense.
Xiao Chucai asked the master how to call him, and the monk just calmly replied that his original name was Liu Mengbai, and now this name has no meaning, if you really want to have a title, you can call him a mage.
Feng Mu has never heard of the name Liu Mengbai, the world is so big, if every famous person in him can remember it clearly, it is not normal. He is neither a well-informed pedant, nor a powerful minister with many henchmen, where does he need to know so many people?
But Xiao Chucai is different, although he doesn't read much, he still heard of the name Liu Mengbai, and when he first got through personnel, he knew that there was such a talent. It's just that Liu Mengbai is like a flash in the pan, although he has a literary name, he has not participated in the scientific examination, and he is just a scholar in his life.
Xiao Chucai is really difficult to associate a weak scholar with a monk with outstanding martial arts, in the rumors he has heard about Liu Mengbai, he only said that he scattered his family wealth for a woman, and carried the infamy of a prodigal and ruined family, and then there are rumors that he was down-and-out and had no money for treatment, and died of illness in the poor streets and alleys.
The four of them walked on the road, ignoring the curious eyes of others, and the monk saw Xiao Chucai's puzzled face, so he said: "No need to wonder, the past has become a cloud of the past, if it weren't for being rescued by the senior brother, the monk is indeed a white bone at this moment." ”
"Could it be that the mage has already apprenticed before he became a monk?" Xiao Chucai asked.
The monk nodded and said, "As early as when I was six years old, I met my family teacher, Master Yichen, who wanted to make me a monk, but my father did everything he could to obstruct me, so he had to accept me as a disciple of the lay family, and I went up the mountain to practice with him for ten days every month. After my father passed away, I had a past, and after all, I saw through the red dust, so I followed his side and practiced the dry meditation until he sat down in his old man's house. ”
The drunkard took a sip of wine and muttered to himself, "You are a monk, can you still drink wine?"
After speaking, he threw the wine jug to the monk, and the monk took the wine jug, raised his head and took a sip, and said in a low voice: "As long as there is a Buddha in my heart, I will drink wine and eat meat, and it will not harm my cultivation. ”
"I have heard that when you are not in meditation, you see mountains and water. Later, when I saw that there was an entry point for knowledge, I saw that the mountains were not mountains, and the water was not water. Later, I got a resting place, and I saw that the mountains were just mountains, and the water was just water. If you can return to the basics, you have reached the most true and selfless realm. It was rare for a drunkard to say so many words, and he sighed a little teasingly.
The monk took a deep breath and said, "There is no less than 108,000 miles away from this, and I am naturally far behind. ”
While speaking, the four of them have come to the outside of the Tangtai Mansion, the Tangtai Mansion is not majestic and magnificent, and the style of those Jianghu families and wealthy families is very different, it is more like a garden landscape, pavilions and pools, carved corridors, very beautiful in the south of the Yangtze River water town.
There is no guard at home, and the vermilion lacquer gate is directly open.
It's a pity that how many people dare to walk into the undefended gate and really see the scenery inside the door?
The drunkard took another sip of wine and shouted loudly: "Hua Qingfeng took Liu Mengbai, Xiao Chucai, and Feng Mu to see the head of the Tantai family. ”
His voice was full of breath and penetrating, drifting into the depths of the Tantai family's mansion. Soon after, a friendly voice came from inside: "Please." ”
Hua Qingfeng stepped into the gate first, and the monk followed, Feng Mu and Xiao Chucai left and right, and did not find anything abnormal.
It is unusual precisely because there is no anomaly. Such a martial arts family should not have such peace, but today's calm makes people feel uneasy.
The four of them walked through the cloister, through the courtyard and the vestibule, and straight to the back hall. The four of them were in a simple room and saw the white-bearded and white-haired head of the Tantai family, Tantai Jingxuan.
The old master sat on the Taishi's chair and looked at the visitor calmly, there was not a single descendant by his side, not even a family servant.
Hua Qingfeng got straight to the point, first bowed to the old master, and said: "Senior, this time, I still want to ask the truth about what happened back then. ”
Yutai Jingxuan nodded and said, "Since this is the case, it is still the old rule, if you pass three levels in a row, I will agree to your request." ”
As he spoke, a net intertwined with swords had already fallen from the sky, completely enveloping the bodies of the four people.