Chapter 5 Chapter Five: Tenjinzong
Lu Jian went back to his room and finished his day's work. It was getting late and he was about to go to bed after dinner when he suddenly heard the sound of beeping, and someone knocked on the window.Lu Jian opened the door to take a look, but saw Ah Shi wearing a scarlet kimono, holding Fomalhaut in his left hand, and holding a square box in his right. When he saw Lu Jian, he smiled, and under the flickering candlelight, his teeth were really fine and beautiful. The eyes are shining, and they are indescribably glamorous.
Lu Jianqi said, "Princess Ashi, it's so late, what are you doing here?" Ashi said angrily, "Don't you want me to come?" Lu Jian didn't know where to start, and Ashi handed him the box In the middle of the day, Lu Jian took it in a daze, and his palm suddenly felt warm again, but it was Ah Shi who held his hand.
"Come quickly." Ashi couldn't help but Lu Jian said, and dragged him to the nearby Buddhist hall, but saw a wooden ladder leading directly to the eaves.Ah Shila landed and gradually climbed up to the roof, said with a smile, "It's clean here, no one disturbs you." After saying that, he jumped first and landed gently in front of the roof.
This kind of jumping can't be compared with jumping hemp. Lu Jian did his best and jumped to the roof.Ah Shi pulled him to sit beside him, and said with a smile, "Lu Jian, open the box." Lu Jian opened the box, but smelled the aroma, and it was a box full of tempura.
"This is a reward for you, I made it myself." Ah Shi stared at him intently, "Would you like to try it?"
Lu Jian tasted one and said, "This is a shrimp." He tasted another and said, "This is a fish."
Ah Shi smiled and said, "Is it delicious?" Lu Jian nodded and said, "It's delicious." Ah Shi smiled, and suddenly said angrily, "What an idiot."
This Buddhist hall is exclusively for the warriors in the mansion to visit on weekdays, and it is the highest part of the outer house. Sitting on the roof at this time, I feel that the surrounding houses are low and small, and this place is still close to the sky.Ah Shi raised his head to look, but saw the moon was half gone, and the stars were blurred, so he felt a little lost in thought.Seeing this, Lu Jian said, "Have you seen the brightest star in the southern sky? It's Fomalhaut, and it's also the cat's name."
Ah Shi looked back, with a smile in his eyes, Lu Jian was embarrassed by her, and quickly lowered his eyelids, and suddenly heard Ah Shi sighed: "For some reason, I am very happy when I am with you, even if I sit like this , without saying a word, my heart is warm, as if I want to fly."
Lu Jianqi asked, "Could it be that you're not happy when you're with other people?" Ah Shi shook his head and said, "Mom died early, and I forgot what it was like to be with her. The other women I've seen are all maids , timid, talkative, talkative; as for men, they are even more outrageous, they are either aggressive and frightening, or humble and disgusting. I used to like the eldest brother, but the eldest brother has also changed and has become more and more like Dad, looking at his eyes makes me want to tremble; besides, even with my former elder brother, I’m not so happy, I feel like I want to fly.” After finishing speaking, she put Fomalhaut on her lap and faced him. Evening Breeze opened his sleeves, like a big scarlet butterfly spreading its beautiful wings under the moonlight.
Lu Jian was stunned and was about to speak when Ah Shi suddenly folded his arms and hugged him lightly. Lu Jian was startled and said in a trembling voice, "Princess Ah Shi." Talk to me, I just want to hug you like this."
Lu Jian felt her body heat up, her hot cheeks were pressed against his own, and the fine white teeth seemed to be nibbling at his earlobes. This kind of rubbing between his ears and temples made him unable to hold back, and while he was in a state of insanity, a smiling face suddenly flashed in his mind .
Ah Qing!Lu Jian was horrified, and hurriedly said: "Princess Ashi." Fang wanted to push Ashi away, but when he looked closely, he was surprised, only to see Ashi's eyes were slightly closed, and he had fallen asleep with a smile, and his long eyelashes Like two small jet-black fans, trembling gently on the white jade-like cheeks.
Seeing that she was sleeping, Lu Jian couldn't bear to wake her up, so he stretched out his arms to pick her up and walked to the eaves. When he saw her, he was shocked suddenly, for the wooden ladder to the room had disappeared.At this time, Ah Shi had already woken up, but felt that he was in Lu Jian's arms, and he was so ashamed that he struggled slightly.Lu Jian realized it and quickly put her down.When Ah Shi heard that the ladder was demolished, he couldn't help but lose face. Suddenly, he saw flames flickering in the distance, rushing towards this direction.
Lu Jianyou looked around, and suddenly saw a big tree growing in the distance, reaching the roof, he had an idea, and said: "Princess Ashi, you hide on the roof, don't show your face, I'll get a ladder over here." Ashi was flustered , according to the words, leaned on the edge of the roof, but seeing Lu Jian took a long breath and jumped out, he couldn't help but blurted out.Unexpectedly, after several months, Lu Jian practiced "tiaoma" hard, and now he showed extraordinary leg strength. After this leap, he stretched his arms in mid-air, and with a clatter, he had already clung to the branches, and then hooked his legs around the trunk, Slowly slide down.As soon as he landed, he saw the wooden ladder lying nearby, and was about to step forward to lift it up to guide Ah Shi, when suddenly he saw a bright fire ahead, and hurried footsteps, Cangbingwei led more than ten warriors hurried over.
Lu Jian's heart skipped a beat, he put down the wooden ladder, and shouted, "Kangbingwei, where are you going?" When Cangbingwei saw him, he was taken aback for a moment, then showed a stern look, and turned to a samurai, saying: "Master Hashimoto, he is the one who kidnapped the princess."
The samurai was about forty years old, with a solid build, and his beard stood up like a pile of steel needles. Hearing this, he frowned and said, "Kangbei, are you telling the truth? This is not a joke."
"Every sentence is the truth." Cangbingwei said loudly, "Master Hashimoto, I saw him trick the princess onto the roof with my own eyes." Lu Jian looked at Cangbingwei with bitterness in his mouth. This kid must have dismantled the ladder. If he had never practiced hemp jumping and was unable to get out of the room, wouldn't he be caught by someone, and his own life and death are minor matters. If he ruined Ah Shi's reputation because of this, wouldn't he be a sinner.
Hashimoto yelled: "Surround him." With a clatter, all the warriors surrounded Lu Jian in the middle, Lu Jian's thoughts changed suddenly, and he suddenly shouted: "Master Hashimoto, the princess is in the inner palace, why did she come to the outer house? So smart and delicate, how could you be coaxed into the room by me?"
Hashimoto felt reasonable, nodded and said: "That's true..." Cangbei hurriedly said: "Master Hashimoto, don't believe him, I removed the ladder to the upper room, he can come down, but the princess can't, Must be still on the roof."
Hashimoto frowned, although this matter is unthinkable, it is not trivial, if it is true, it will not only ruin the family style, but also bring shame to the nations, as the head of the Oda warriors, his own weak guards can't get rid of it, so he waved his hands and said: "You guys Go up to the room and see."
The two warriors responded to the sound and went to move the wooden ladder. Lu Jian was in a hurry, and suddenly he jumped, passed between the two of them, and with two swipes, he pulled out the sword from the waist of the two warriors and put it on the necks of the two warriors.
The faces of the two samurai were pale, and Hashimoto was even more surprised: "This man's hands are so fast." He shouted: "Bold, what are you doing?"
Lu Jian said: "No one is allowed to touch this ladder."
Cangbingwei's cheeks were flushed with excitement, and he said loudly: "Master Hashimoto, have you seen that, he is very guilty and dare not let anyone go up." Hashimoto was even more puzzled, and raised his voice: "The princess is really here. The roof?"
Lu Jian said: "No." Hashimoto said angrily, "Then why are you afraid of people going to the room?" Lu Jian was speechless, so he could only make up nonsense, "This ladder is broken, it will break if you step on it." Cang Bingwei sternly Said: "You are lying, this ladder is very good, you are obviously afraid that people will see the princess."
Hashimoto nodded and said: "Young man, you took the swords of my two disciples empty-handed. You are very capable. How about this, I will go to the room to see, if the princess is not there, I will severely punish Cangbingwei and vent your anger on you." Cangbing When Wei heard this, his face turned pale, but his eyes were still stubborn, staring at Lu Jian.
Lu Jian shook his head and said: "The princess is not here, everyone please go back, if you want to go to the room, you have to step on me." He is not good at lying after all, these words are trying to cover up, Hashimoto couldn't help laughing, and suddenly heard two sharp reprimands, Two warriors, one on the left and the other on the right, swung their knives at Lu Jian's waist.
Both of them were good with swords, and they were quick and ruthless with their swords. If Lu Jian didn't withdraw his swords to save himself, even if he killed the two warriors in front of him, he would not be able to escape from being cut in half.He had no intention of hurting others, let alone hurting both sides. He stamped his feet and used the technique of "jumping hemp" to pull up six feet quickly.With a sound of ding, the two knives under one foot clashed with each other, and sparks burst out in all directions.
"Good!" Hashimoto applauded.Just as the applause started, Lu Jian suddenly turned upside down, but before he landed, two red spears stabbed with lightning.Lu Jian's two knives split, and the knives intersected. In an instant, Lu Jian understood the direction of the opponent's strength, and his hands spontaneously pressed down with the left knife and raised with the right knife. With a bang, a red spear was pressed to the ground by the left knife , the other red gun was picked up by the right knife, and flew up for more than ten feet.
During Lu Jian's ups and downs, he defeated four players in a row.Hashimoto frowned, took a step forward, caught the falling red spear, waved his hand to stop the warriors, and said in a deep voice, "Ichiba Hashimoto, the spear master of the Oda family, ask your daimyo for advice."
Lu Jian hesitated, and said, "My name is Lu Jian." Hashimoto asked curiously, "Lu Jian? Could it be Mr. Bukong's nephew?" Lu Jian could not deny it, and said bravely, "It's me."
Hashimoto frowned slightly, thinking to himself that Ning Bukong is a popular person in the eyes of the king, and this person is his relative, if he offends him, it would be quite inappropriate, but he couldn't get off the tiger in front of him, he raised a gun and shouted: "Hashimoto Please ask me." All the warriors changed their colors and called out, "Master Hashimoto."
Lu Jian didn't like to fight, but if he backed down a little, Ah Shi's reputation would be damaged, so he had to put his mind on it, and when he saw Hashimoto stabbing him with a spear, he took a step back, swung his knife out, stuck it on the barrel of the gun, but felt the gun The upper strength is vigorous, and there is no gap to take advantage of.In panic, Hashimoto's spear swung, carefully stabbing.
Zheng, Lu Jian didn't have time to think, the two sabers were handed over, he actually took advantage of Hashimoto's swing of the spear, rose off the ground, stuck to the tip of Hashimoto's spear, and spun rapidly.Half of this turn was borrowed from Hashimoto's spear, and the other half came from the maneuvering skills practiced in "Tiao Ma".
All the warriors watched from the sidelines, thinking that Hashimoto had already picked Lu Jian on the point of the spear, and they all applauded.However, Hashimoto knew it. Lu Jian held the knife with him and pressed the tip of the gun, which weighed more than a hundred catties. Seeing that the gun was not working well, he couldn't help but let out a "duh", pierced the tip of the gun, and sent it out suddenly.
Lu Jianying swooped back with the gun, suddenly felt that his toes hit a hard object, and couldn't help but realize that Hashimoto's shot was to force himself into a corner, nail him to death with one shot, and immediately put his feet on the wall, hitting the wall.In an instant, Lu Jian was already in the air like a falcon frightened, the left knife swung, the right knife pierced the air, and fell towards Hashimoto head-on.
This swinging and chopping was all spontaneous and automatic, and it was definitely not Lu Jian's intention. Hashimoto shot at the outer door, and it was difficult to resist.Lu Jian couldn't help being horrified, but it was too late to stop as he slapped Cangbingwei that day.
With a buzzing sound, the red shadow flashed suddenly, Lu Jian's saber was blocked, and the tiger's mouth was in severe pain. He couldn't hold the long saber in his right hand, and shot out. Submerged into the wall, stop the retreat.
Lu Jian raised his eyes and saw Hashimoto holding a red gun horizontally, retreating five steps in a row, blood flushed on his face.All the warriors rushed forward and said, "Master Hashimoto, are you alright?"
Hashimoto Yiba's hands trembled slightly, he was overwhelmed with horror, his spear skills were invincible to Owari, but the young man in front of him was unpredictable, if he hadn't withdrawn the red spear just now, he would have been split in half by him, he couldn't help but grow Taking a breath, suppressing the blood in his chest, he straightened his red gun with a buzzing sound, and shouted: "Please enlighten me again."
Lu Jian devoted himself to safeguarding Ashi's reputation and never backed down. He drew out the long sword with his backhand. He had never used the long sword of the Japanese country before. backward.As soon as Hashimoto looked at it, he felt that there were many loopholes, he was definitely not a master, he was afraid it would be a way to lure the enemy, so he just raised his gun and stared, but he didn't dare to stab first.
He didn't move, and Lu Jian didn't dare to move either. The two looked at each other like piercing eyes, and exchanged volleys in the air.The atmosphere in the arena was as heavy as lead and iron, and all the warriors beside him felt unbearable, their breathing became short of breath, and sweat flowed down their foreheads.
"Duh." Hashimoto yelled loudly, as loud as a lion's roar, and the tree beside him trembled, its branches and leaves rustling.
This is the technique used to shock the enemy in a confrontation between generals, the opponent can't hold back when he hears the sound, he will definitely attack in response, Hashimoto sees its weakness and can pick it up with one shot.Unexpectedly, Lu Jian was not good at fighting, did not dare to attack first, and still could not afford to squat down.
Hashimoto shouted, but unexpectedly his opponent was indifferent. He and Lu Jian faced each other, exhausting his energy. He felt that the energy in his body was disappearing quickly, and the hot sweat rolled down his back, but the other party's energy seemed to be endless. Still his eyes are clear, as quiet as a deep pool.Over time, Hashimoto was exhausted physically and mentally, and his legs trembled slightly.
Just about to be unable to restrain himself, he took the lead to shoot, when suddenly someone clapped his hands and laughed, Hashimoto relaxed, retracted the gun and backed away, saying: "My lord."
I saw Oda Nobunaga in casual clothes with a small cap, holding a folding fan, and with a few followers, he said with a smile: "Ichiba Hashimoto, Ichitora Owari, there is no one under the gun. I didn't expect to meet an opponent today." Qiao Ben Yiba sighed: "You're showing your ugliness. Why is the lord here?"
Oda Nobunaga frowned and said: "Ashi is gone in the inner hall, this kid is probably naughty, he was playing around, I searched for it, but he couldn't find it, I heard Hashimoto's shout, so I came to have a look. "
Everyone in the field did not change their colors, and Lu Jian felt his heart beating wildly.Oda Nobunaga saw that the atmosphere was different, so he asked why.Hashimoto didn't dare to hide it, he told the truth, and said: "This young man is guarding in front of the room, and won't allow his subordinates to go to the room to check."
Oda Nobunaga took a look at Lu Jian, nodded and said, "Hashimoto, you can go up and have a look now."
All the warriors were about to step forward, when they suddenly saw Lu Jian slightly pursed his lips, turned his blade, and the murderous aura came surging like a wave, so they all stopped for a while.Hashimoto shook his gun and shouted: "Okay, I'll meet him again."
"Come on slowly." Oda Nobunaga shook his fan and smiled, "The man with the knife, what's your name?"
Lu Jian said, "My name is Lu Jian."
"I remembered, you are Mr. Bukong's boy." Oda Nobunaga smiled, "Why don't you let people go to the room? So, Ah Shi is really on the roof." Lu Jian gritted his teeth. language.
"Ah Shi, you're so excited." Oda Nobunaga sighed, "It's really troublesome." He asked again, "Lu Jian, there are so many of us, aren't you afraid?"
Lu Jian said, "Naturally I'm afraid." Oda Nobunaga wondered, "Since I'm afraid, why don't you let me go?" Lu Jian shook his head and said, "No matter how scared I am, I can't let go."
Oda Nobunaga smiled slightly: "You really would rather die in battle than keep Ashi's reputation?" Lu Jian couldn't help but be tongue-tied.
"I'm right." Oda Nobunaga slapped his fan and laughed loudly, and suddenly raised his voice, "Ashi, come down, no matter what you do, I don't care."
The warriors faced each other, and Oda Nobu didn't hear the agreement for a long time, and said with a smile: "This child is tender, Hashimoto, go ask her to come down." Hashimoto agreed, and lifted up the wooden ladder. Holding the long knife tightly, he didn't feel hesitant.
Suddenly a long sigh came. "Mr. Fukong." Oda Nobunaga smiled, "You came just in time."
Ning Bukong let out a cold snort, walked out from the dark place, and faced Lu Jian. Under the moonlight, a pair of eye sockets were gloomy and extremely creepy.I just heard him say coldly: "Master Zhitian, you are not joking, you don't care about it, you have to count."
Oda Nobunaga smiled and said: "Mr. Bukong underestimated Nobunaga. I know Ashi's temperament very well. If the two of them really had an affair, she would definitely not stay on the roof and not explain to me; and this young man Even if a person dies, he still has to protect Ashi's reputation, which shows that he is a righteous person, but whoever is a righteous person, how can he do something that is not easy?"
Ning Bukong said: "Very good. Lu Jian, you step back." Lu Jian's mind relaxed, and he collapsed on the ground, daring to feel that this confrontation was really exhausting, and he was just an ostentation.
Kazuba Hashimoto took the ladder up to the room himself, and there was no movement for a long time.All of a sudden, there was only the sound of patter going down the ladder, and Hashimoto landed on the ground, holding a square box in his left hand and a piece of plain paper in his right hand, and said: "There is no one on the roof, I only saw these things." " Lu Jian was startled, and thought that Ashi was clearly there, how could there be no one, and wanted to get up, but felt his legs were weak and unable to lift up his strength.
Oda Nobunaga opened the box, saw tempura, tasted one, and said with a smile, "This is the taste of Ashi." He took a look at the paper again, his eyes changed slightly, and said after a long time: "Shibata Katsuya, you Read it to everyone."
A warrior behind him took the plain paper and said loudly: "The blade is rusted, the iron armor is worn out, ten years invincible and lonely, lamenting; getting a beauty and joy in the heart, little Owari is vulnerable. Entrusted by Imagawa Yoshimoto, Beihai Tenshenzong respects you." Come on." Shibata Katsuie's face became paler the more he read it, and his voice trembled.
Oda Nobunaga frowned and said, "Who is Tenshinzong?" Shibata Katsuie calmed down and said, "I also heard the rumors, and this person doesn't seem to be a human being."
Oda Nobunaga wondered: "Not a human being?" Shibata Katsuie said: "The earliest legend about him comes from Kita Ise fifteen years ago. For the monks and soldiers of the Ichigo sect, he killed thousands of people alone. From then on, Mount Hiei and Hongan Temple called him the "Nine Foot Sword Demon King"; but he called himself Tenjinzong, which means the head of the gods. In the following five years, He wandered around the Northland and the West, and was employed by different lords. But for some reason, he suddenly disappeared ten years ago."
"Why did he fight against Ichimoto?" Oda Nobunaga committed the problem of asking the truth again, "Since he hasn't been out for ten years, why is he showing up today? If he was hired by Imagawa Yoshimoto to assassinate me, why? How about just kidnapping Ah Shi?"
Shibata Katsuie said: "This Singer doesn't understand either, I only heard that the Tenshen Sect is very lustful. He said on the note that 'I am happy when I get a beauty', maybe because..." At this point, his throat was blocked, I can't speak anymore.
"Maybe it's because I can't wait to enjoy the beauty." Oda Nobunaga sneered, "However, this ignorant maniac is not completely useless. He told me a very important news: Imagawa Yoshimoto's army may have arrived On the road to Owari." Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, Shibata Katsuie lost his voice: "Why?"
Oda Nobunaga said: "Tian Shenzong came this time and was entrusted by Imagawa to assassinate me. Since he is the demon king who killed thousands of people, there is no reason for him to miss. If I die and the country is chaotic, Imagawa can take the opportunity to annex the tail Zhang. With Imakawa Yoshimoto's impatience, he must be on the march at this moment." Speaking of this, he shouted, "Sakuma, you lead people to strengthen the border defense; Lin Tongsheng, you send people out of the country to investigate Imagawa The army is false. Sheng Jia, you strengthen the security of the mansion, call all the retainers, and discuss the military in the lobby."
The generals hurried away, Oda Nobunaga was about to turn around, Hashimoto hurriedly said: "My lord, what about the princess?" Oda Nobunaga shook his head and sighed: "No way, it's hers. destiny."
"Lord!" Cang Bingwei suddenly called out, "Lu Jian is a spy of the Tenshen Sect." Oda Nobunaga snorted, squinted at him and said, "Who are you?"
"I'm Uzaemon's son, Uza Cangbei." Cangbei said, lying on the ground, "Master, why do you think Lu Jian must stay here and not let us go to the room? It can be seen that he is collaborating with foreign enemies to kill Ah The princess of the city tricked her to the roof, so that Tianshenzong could easily take the princess away, but I found out, so I resisted stubbornly; besides, he is a accountant, how can he use a long knife to deal with Master Hashimoto's invincible marksmanship? I joined the Heavenly God Sect and learned the skills from the Nine Foot Sword Demon King."
When Lu Jian heard that Ah Shi had been taken captive by the wicked, his heart was pierced with a knife, and he was filled with remorse, thinking that if he hadn't left Ah Shi alone on the roof, perhaps this kind of thing would not have happened.Hearing Cangbingwei's words at this time, I feel even more heartbroken.
Oda Nobunaga pondered: "Kangbei is right. Lu Jian, you have something to do with this matter. What else do you have to argue?"
Lu Jian was about to speak, but suddenly felt a piercing itch emerge from the "Tianshi Meridian" and quickly spread throughout his body. In an instant, emptiness and powerlessness rushed in. Lu Jian's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth, but Only babbling sounds.
Everyone looked at him in surprise. "Are you talking?" Oda Nobunaga frowned slightly, but saw that Lu Jian's face was stained with blood, his hands were clutching his chest, and he was curled up on the ground, foaming at the mouth, obviously in great pain.
Cangbei sneered and said: "He has nothing to say, so he pretends to be crazy and stupid. The king should arrest him and torture him severely." Mr. Kong, what do you think?"
Ning Bukong said indifferently: "Although he is my nephew, the prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the people; no matter whether he colluded with the Tianshenzong or not, he will not be able to get rid of his involvement in this matter. If he wants to kill or cut, it is up to you."
"Killing may not be the case." Oda Nobunaga said, "Closed torture is necessary, Hashimoto Kazuba, I will leave this matter to you." Hashimoto agreed loudly.
Suddenly Ning Bukong said: "Since this happened, before my nephew clarifies his guilt, Ning should avoid the war with Imagawa." Oda Nobunaga glanced at him, frowned, and said to Cangbei: " Is your name Cangbei? You are very smart, from today on, you will be my servant boy." Cangbei was surprised and happy, kowtowing repeatedly on the ground.Oda Nobunaga didn't pay much attention, and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.
Hashimoto Yiba and others swarmed up and picked up Lu Jian, but felt that he was trembling all over, unable to resist, and felt surprised in his heart.Suddenly Ning Bukong said: "Brother Hashimoto, before going to prison, Ning would like to have a few words with him alone." Hashimoto said suddenly: "This will not work, you must not collude confessions before torture, Mr. Bukong forgive me."
"You can't trust someone Ning?" Ning Bukong said coldly, "But how do you torture him like this?"
Hashimoto hesitated and said: "Mr. Bukong can cure him?" Ning Bukong said: "I have my own method, but I can't let you see it."
Hashimoto thought for a while, and said: "Mr. Bukong, if you play tricks, the gun in Hashimoto's hand will not agree." After saying that, he disperses the crowd and retreats far away.
Ning Bukong walked up to Lu Jian, sneered and said, "Is it uncomfortable? Do you know why?"
Lu Jian couldn't speak, but shook his head desperately with his eyes turned to the sky.
"This is the second law of the "Four Laws of Existence and Non-existence" in the "Hei Tian Shu" - borrowing and repaying." Lu Jian's ears buzzed, and Ning Bukong's voice was empty, as if from outside the sky, ""The Hei Tian Shu" practice The power in the body is called Jieli, which is different from physical strength, internal force, and mental strength. Jieli has no inside or outside, no yin and no yang, and precisely because it has no inside and no outside, no yin and no yang, it can be transformed into the world Any physical strength, internal strength, mental strength, kalei is usually gathered somewhere in the human body, for example, your kalpa is gathered in your hands, so you have the most wonderful hands in the world, fishing with dead bait is better than Uzaemon ;If you just learn abacus calculation, you will be able to beat me by half a point, and even let you instantly comprehend the sword nature of Japanese swords and fight against Hashimoto.
"Unfortunately, even though Jieli is miraculous, it can only be used in the hands. To use it in other places, you have to borrow it from your hands. For example, if you use it in your legs, you can stretch it for more than ten feet; Hashimoto stared straight at it. But these internal, external and even mental forces are all borrowed from your hands by your legs and eyes. Whatever you borrow, you have to pay back.
"I don't borrow much, so that's fine. You have practiced the "Book of Hei Tian", and the power of robbery grows on its own, and it is slowly returned to your hands; but if you borrow too much and fail to repay, it will inevitably lead to 'Hei Tian Jie'. You don't know how to practice it Cheng has excellent leg strength, not to mention the special use today, and he confronted Hashimoto eye-to-eye, exhausted his energy, so that he borrowed too much energy and could not repay it."
Speaking of this, Ning Bukong sighed: "Originally, you deserved death for causing such a thing. But because of you and my master and slave, I will solve your 'black robbery' for the time being. As for whether you can escape The prison of the Oda family depends entirely on your good fortune." Speaking of this, Lu Jian only felt a heat pouring from the top of his head, and the pain disappeared and turned into boundless bliss.
Seeing Lu Jian get up, Hashimoto and the others stepped forward one after another. Hashimoto smiled and said, "Mr. Bukong is very capable." He ordered someone to tie up Lu Jian, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said loudly: " Mr. Ning, please save Princess Ashi, only you can save her."
Ning Bukong was indifferent and speechless, Hashimoto sternly said: "Nonsense, Tianshenzong is a sword demon with thousands of people, Mr. Bukong is a scribe, how can he save the princess?" screamed, but Ning Bukong ignored it, turned around, bent his back, and slowly disappeared into the darkness.
The dungeon of the Oda family was cold, damp and dark, with a pungent stench.The places on Lu Jian's body that had been kicked and beaten felt like they were on fire.Just because he was afraid that the Tenshen Sect would commit another crime, all the warriors in the mansion were dispatched to guard the mansion. Hashimoto Kazuba was the leader of the warriors, so he naturally assumed the responsibility of commanding him. The torture was suspended and Lu Jian was locked in prison first.
Lu Jian sat on the ground blankly, and the snow-white and beautiful face flashed in his mind from time to time-"Come and dance with me today, don't lose to Ma... You didn't lose to Ma, you beat him... This is The reward for you, I made it with my own hands... Is it delicious... What an idiot... I am very happy when I am with you, even if I sit like this, without saying a word, my heart is warm, as if I want to fly Get up..." For some reason, Lu Jian's tears suddenly flowed down.
"Ashi, Ashi..." Lu Jian slammed his head against the wooden pillar of the prison door, making a hollow, muffled sound, but the prison was as deserted as before, only the echo echoed slowly.
Lu Jian bumped it more than a dozen times, dizzy, and sat down by the prison door, grinning loudly.
"Meow", the meow was soft and thin, coming from behind.Lu Jian was startled, looked back, and couldn't help but ecstatically said, "Famhaut."
The snow-white shadow of Fomalhaut stood out from the darkness, with a bunch of keys in its mouth.It jumped suddenly, got into the prison, and stuffed the key into Lu Jian's hand.With the key in his hand, Lu Jian twisted his fingers, unlocked the iron locks on his hands and feet, and then opened the prison door.
Fomalhaut was the first to lead the way, and the two walked out along the passage, when they suddenly heard loud snoring, but saw several warriors laying here and there at the entrance of the passage, throwing knives and guns, sleeping soundly.
"Fomalhaut." Lu Jian said in surprise, "You did all this?"
Fomalhaut stretched out his claws and pushed the knife on the ground towards Lu Jian, "You want me to use a knife?" Lu Jian picked up the knife in confusion.One person and one cat walked to the entrance of the passage, Lu Jian pushed open the round door, but saw that the night was dark and the fire was extinguished in the distance.Fomalhaut called out again, climbed up a big tree, looked back, his blue eyes were faintly shining, just like two cold stars.
Lu Jian suddenly remembered that Fomalhaut and Ah Shi were staying on the roof together, Ah Shi was taken captive, but it came back.Lu Jian was like waking up from a dream: "It took me to save Ashi?" The thought made him feel hot all over, but seeing the light in Fomalhaut's eyes suddenly brightened, he jumped up to the fence.
Lu Jian pinned the long knife to his waist, performed the "jumping hemp" technique, and climbed up the wall.Fomalhaut, who looked like a ghost, walked quietly, and Lu Jian, who was slightly crouched, followed closely behind.
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" a sharp arrow struck from behind, and Lu Jianshi didn't realize it. His hand had already moved, and the long knife trailed like a meteor, and the arrow flew towards him.
"Assassin." The warrior yelled after missing an arrow.
Fomalhaut turned back abruptly, and jumped onto Lu Jian's neck with a single leap.
"Bird gun, bird gun." There were shouts from all directions.
The sound of gunfire was as dense as fried beans, and it sounded from all directions. Lu Jian swung his long knife. He didn't know how fast the knife was.As his saber became more aggressive, his hands could clearly feel the airflow path stirred up by each lead shot.
In an instant, the lanterns and torches arrived, illuminating the courtyard as bright as day, and the warriors with live ammunition rushed to the wall, but saw a black shadow flashing lightly on the wall, and then disappeared into the vast night sky.
Lu Jian ran with all his strength in the wilderness, and he was hit by waves of unprecedented exhaustion. He had just escaped from Qingzhou and almost exhausted all his strength. The familiar feeling of emptiness hit him, and suddenly his knees gave way and he knelt on the ground.
"Fomalhaut, I can't run anymore... If I run any further... I will die." Lu Jian panted heavily.Suddenly feeling severe pain in the back of his neck, he couldn't help screaming: "Fomalhaut, you bite me?" Fomalhaut roared repeatedly, as if extremely anxious.
Suddenly, a picture appeared in Lu Jian's mind. Ah Shi was terrified, lying straight on the vermilion altar table, his ear-piercing laughter was like rolling thunder, making him dizzy.Somehow, Lu Jianhu understood where Ah Shi was and what he was facing. He couldn't help but struggled, supported the ground with a knife, and staggered. After taking two steps, he heard the sound of thunderous hooves behind him, turned around and looked, But seeing four horsemen and horses galloping towards them, the first one held a red spear horizontally, and his beard and hair were stretched out. It was Hashimoto Yiba.
Lu Jian was so exhausted that he couldn't beat the galloping horse, so he simply stopped and stood upright with the knife in his hand.
"It's really you." Kazuba Hashimoto reined in his horse, with a surprised expression on his face, "How did you escape from the dungeon?"
Lu Jian's thoughts changed suddenly, and he suddenly called out, "Master Hashimoto, do you want to save the princess?"
Hashimoto sneered and said, "Nonsense, why don't you want to save me?" Lu Jian said, "I'll take you there." Hashimoto said curiously, "Do you know where the princess is?"
Lu Jiandao: "I know, do you dare to go?" Hashimoto Yiba's expression changed, and he laughed suddenly: "It's very good, I just want to meet Tian Shenzong." The accompanying samurai said: "Master Hashimoto, no Go back and get help?"
Hashimoto sneered and said, "Anyone who is afraid can go back."
The three warriors looked at each other and said loudly, "I would rather die to follow Master Hashimoto."
"Okay." Hashimoto shouted, "Where is the princess?"
Lu Jianxi said, "Fifty miles to the southeast." Hashimoto burst out laughing, "You know it so well, you're really a spy. Even if you have an ambush, I have a spear in hand, so why should I be afraid?" Lu Jian grabbed the saddle, hit the horse and galloped.
After a while, lights appeared in the dense forest ahead, and the sound of silk and bamboo, accompanied by the woman's laughter, drifted with the wind.Lu Jian said, "It's here."
"In front is an abandoned shrine." A samurai wondered, "How could there be someone?"
"It doesn't matter if he is a human or a ghost." Hashimoto said abruptly, "Let's go up and talk about it."
At this time, the moonlight is hidden deep, the night is like thick ink, and the earth rises misty and hazy, floating in the depths of the dense forest, making the lights dim.
Hashimoto rode his horse to the front of the shrine, threw Lu Jian to his subordinates, and said sharply, "Look at him, if the princess isn't here, I'll chop off his head." He got off his horse and stepped forward with his gun.
Inside the shrine, there was an intoxicating aroma of wine, brocade embroidery, several coquettish women's jade bodies lay horizontally, half covered by embroidered clothes, skin was faintly visible, hands and feet were intertwined like snakes, and the obscenity and beauty made all the warriors stunned.
In front of the shrine, the fire was bubbling, and a newborn calf was peeled and cleaned, covered with thick sauce, and roasted on the fire.
A giant sits cross-legged in the alcove. Even if he is sitting, there is a taller person. He is wearing a stone helmet and a stone armor, which is airtight. At first glance, it is almost suspected to be a stone statue. Only two red lights behind the helmet are shining. indefinite.
"Princess Ashi!" Lu Jian blurted out.Among the crowd, he was the only one who was not fascinated by the giant Yan Ji, and he saw Ah Shi at a glance. Her eyes were dull, she was lying on the altar in front of the stone armor man, her limbs were spread out, and she was tied to the four legs of the altar by iron chains. Her hair was draped back, water dripped from the ends of her hair, and her clothes were soaked in blood-red liquid.
The stone-armored giant laughed loudly, the roof tiles shook, he suddenly raised a big golden bowl, put it in a large brass vat beside him, scooped it up like blood, poured water from the bowl, and poured it on Ah On Shi's face, Ah Shi closed his eyes tightly, crying loudly.
Several samurai pointed their hair up and drew their swords, but Hashimoto shouted: "Don't worry, it's just wine." He raised his voice, "Are you Tenjinzong? I am the Oda family's spear teacher, Hashimoto bar."
The stone armor man smiled and said: "What are you doing here, come to see me making out with your princess?"
Hashimoto's complexion changed, and he shouted: "What a madman!" A gun was about to be thrown out, but suddenly there was a flash of light, there was a breeze in the hall, there was a soft cracking sound, the tip of the gun fell to the ground, halfway The handle of the gun was still in Hashimoto's hand, he was slightly startled, looked down at the barrel of the gun, then at his left flank, and suddenly felt that the scene in front of him had moved for no reason.
All of a sudden, Hashimoto slammed from his neck to his side, half of his body maintained a watchful posture, and slid down obliquely, blood gushing out from his front and back.
"Master Hashimoto." All the warriors cried out in distress.
Tianshenzong's right hand had a nine-foot-long black Japanese sword at some point, and his left hand was holding a golden bowl. He scooped up a bowl of scarlet wine and poured it straight down his throat. "Happy." As soon as the wine drank into his belly, the demonic light in his eyes became more violent, "Haha, happy."
The remaining three warriors held their long swords, trembling from their calves, and they gradually began to shake. With a clang, one warrior fell to the ground with his long sword, turned around and ran, and the two under him followed suit, throwing their swords and fleeing.
Another blast of cold electricity swept across the hall.The three of them ran four steps forward, one at a time, two at a time, and suddenly they were divided into six neat pieces from head to hip.
"Haha, happy." Tian Shenzong spooned another bowl of wine, looked at Lu Jian and said with a smile, "Why don't you run away, brat, do you want to see me make out with your princess?" Slowly stroked Ah Shi's face.
Lu Jian's face was pale, his throat was dry, and a gust of cold air lingered between his chest and abdomen, making him almost unable to straighten his back, but when he saw Tian Shenzong's hand moving towards Ashi's chest, he suddenly shouted, : "Take your hand away."
"Haha." Tian Shenzong raised his head and squinted, "You are the first person to say this in ten years. Well, the last time, it seems to be a city lord. When I made out with his wife, he also so."
Stared at by those monster eyes, Lu Jian's hair stood on end, and his legs felt limp. He tried his best to gather his composure, and said, "Your name is Tianshen. Since you are a god, you shouldn't do evil."
Tianshenzong smiled and said: "This is not true. Since I am a god, then everyone in the world is my slave. Not only are they mine, but their gold, silver, jewelry, wives and concubines are all mine. To be a god, one should Lawless, do whatever they want."
The gods in Lu Jian's mind were all seen from the New Year pictures. They were nothing more than the kind-looking father-in-law of the birthday star and the beautiful fairy Magu.一斩之势，足将偌大神社斩成两半，落下之时，却只在那烤牛腿上割下其薄如纸的一片精肉，送入口中，细细咀嚼。
陆渐一颗心几要跳出，眼见天神宗频频挥刀，每一刀都是力道千钧。落下之时，却只割下一片烤肉，他每食烤肉一片，必饮红酒一碗。
天神宗虽不正眼瞧来，陆渐却觉那刀随时都会劈来，每次割中烤牛，如中己身，这般折磨，犹胜摧残肉体。
须臾，酒干见底，烤牛见骨，陆渐却近乎虚脱。
天神宗蓦地侧耳，笑道：“露姬，取信长人头的人回来了，带他们进来。”
一名艳姬起身出殿。不一阵，带了两个蒙面黑衣人进来，那两人各抱一具尸体，其中一具尸身焦黑，手足俱无，另一具血肉模糊，惨不忍睹。
天神宗冷哼一声：“信长的头呢？”那两人齐齐跪倒，涩声道：“有辱使命，请宗主责罚？”天神宗怒道：“信长府中，还有人挡得住你们虎豹鹿蛇吗？”
一名蒙面人道：“我们本已潜到信长身边，眼看得手，不料飞来两道火光，轰然炸裂，虎、豹二人当场毙命，我们不知敌踪，不敢久待，只好带了尸体回来。”
天神宗沉声道：“将尸体放下。”两名蒙面人放下尸体。天神宗瞧了一回，喃喃道：“这是西城八部中的火部神通，而且一击必杀，莫非昆仑山来了高手？”说罢一阵沉默。
陆渐却是心头一沉：“难怪宁不空不肯来救阿市，竟是为了守卫信长。”
忽听那蒙面人道：“看来信长的头，还得宗主亲自去取。”天神宗冷笑道：“我只因找到这个美人，又见织田家防卫松懈，才让你们四个废物去杀信长，没料到两个死了，另两个还敢回来。”那二人身子倏震，颤声道：“还望宗主从轻责罚。”
天神宗摆手道：“罢了，如今正当用人之际，且饶过你们小命。信长的头我明日去取。适才飞来五只蚊子，被我拍死四只，还剩一只，你们替我打发了。时辰不早，我要和美人们睡觉取乐了，来来来，露姬、风姬，给小公主宽衣。”那两名艳姬嘻嘻荡笑，碎步上前，褪去阿市外衣。
陆渐两眼喷火，忽见那两名蒙面人挺身站起，左方那人取出一根状若鹿角的拐杖，说道：“我是鹿。”另一人则抖出一根乌黑光亮的链子枪，说道：“我，是蛇。”
那鹿道：“我们两个，你喜欢死在谁手里？”他这话问得狂妄已极，陆渐不由瞠目以对。
“既不答话，那就是鹿了。”鹿嘿嘿一笑，“蛇老弟，对不住，抢走你的乐子。”那蛇轻声冷哼，手指微动，链子枪缩进袖里。
一点星芒，来自鹿角拐端头的精钢锐刺，忽地在陆渐眼前急剧扩大，钢刺下的黝黑孔洞清晰可见。
陆渐出刀，切中钢刺，刀刺相交，他蓦地感知，那拐竟是空的，不自觉猛然低头。
“砰”，烟火迸出，空气中弥漫着刺鼻的硝味，神社的朽壁露出一个大洞。
鹿角拐竟是一支伪装起来的鸟铳。
鹿的必杀一击落空，微感怔忡，便听一声猫叫，手腕倏凉，鹿角拐当空一转，带着一只断手跌落在地。
鹿一声惨叫，同时乌光喷薄，蛇的“乌蛇枪”动了。
陆渐长刀上削，乌蛇枪若有灵性，倏然下沉，绞住长刀，枪头一昂，绕过长刀刺向陆渐。
陆渐撒手弃刀，抓起一段织锦，凌空抖出，枪刺织锦，竟被绞住。陆渐纵身前扑，左手攥起地上的龙角拐，只一送，噗的一声，插入蛇的小腹。
蛇的喉间喀喀有声，面肌扭曲，眼中布满惊恐之色。
“啊呀！”鹿的左手多了一柄长刀，纵身劈下，陆渐拧腰拔背，乌蛇枪绷直，嗡的挡下刀势，双足力撑，一头撞在鹿的胸口。
鹿倒退三步，定住时，忽地满目刀光胜雪，刀气掣空，萧萧有如幼时在森林听过的风声，眼前的景物急剧变幻，忽而屋顶变成地板，忽而地板变成屋顶，最后，他听到自己的头颅在地上滚动的骨碌声。
神社内一阵岑寂，夜风从鸟铳击穿的孔洞灌入，凄厉如哭。斑斓锦绣间，立着浴血的少年，掌中双刀迎着烛火，寒光刺目，一只波斯猫踞在肩头，幽幽蓝眼迸出骇人凶光。
“喵——”北落师门一声长叫，风、露姬二手足俱软，瘫倒在地。
“痛快！痛快！”天神宗大笑鼓掌，“我错了，哈哈，老子阅人无数，竟走了眼！”
陆渐浑身发软，嗓子似着了火，额上青筋突突直跳，他也不知何以如此之快，只知稍有迟疑，便会送命。此番是他首次杀人，但不杀人，人便杀己，生死只在霎息。
“知过能改，善莫大焉。”天神宗笑抚膝上长刀，“此刀长九尺五分，重三百四十六斤，黑铁锻脊，精钢成锋，度人无数，是名'慈航'，小剑客，记住了么？”
“记住了。”陆渐点头道，“你放了阿市，大家两相罢手，岂不更好？”
“罢手？”天神宗纵声大笑，“慈航”刀光芒一炽，映亮大殿。刀锋未出，刀气已泄，裂帛声起，殿内锦缎无征而裂。
陆渐手中刀沉，心更沉，如潮疲意汹涌而来，恨不得就此睡去，唯双手尚有知觉，感知慈航刀的刀气，判别着它的走向。
天神宗并未坐着，第一刀挥出，他已在三丈高处。他是无敌剑客，精于审敌，深知遇上如此快刀，绝非坐能致胜。
陆渐连退三步。只此三步，天神宗精准入微的一刀，只劈中他足前两分，刀气排空，一道十丈裂缝如龙蛇蜿蜒，贯穿整座神社。
陆渐衣衫尽裂，左手刀却已探出，触到“慈航”。那一瞬，陆渐心中澄澈，忽地高高纵起，大喝一声，右手刀奋力斩下，劈中“慈航”柄下四尺七分八厘三毫。
慈航刀是倭刀，但就倭刀而言，太长太沉，虽有天神宗神力驾驭，本身却难承受如此挥动，陆渐刀锋所向，正是天神宗神力所聚、慈航刀至脆至弱之处。
四尺七分八厘三毫，“慈航”刀断，天神宗坠地，轰然一声，数百斤的石甲令他双足深陷。
陆渐双刀轮转，左刀探其虚实，右刀批亢捣隙，如解全牛，在石甲的缝隙间游走。眨眼间，一轮快刀使罢，他前蹿丈余，抢到阿市身前，大喘一口气，回头望去，天神宗犹然伫立，仿佛定住了。
吧嗒，一小块石甲落地，霎时间，天神宗周身石甲有如雨坠，筋肉虬结的裸背上白印纵横，血迹全无。
“没伤着他么？”陆渐目定口呆。
天神宗抖了抖，身周残甲纷落，他慢慢摘下头盔，转过头来。陆渐第一次看清这怪物的脸庞，鼻直口方，细目长眉，竟然甚为英俊，只是两眼血丝密布，倍增凶狠，他的身量高得出奇，修长剽悍，筋肉间似乎蓄有无穷精力。
“痛快。”天神宗双目微眯，红光更炽，“十年来，你是第一个将我逼到天上，又从天上逼到地下的人。”
陆渐双刀撑地，气喘如牛，绝望已令他说不出话来。
“你知道我何以要穿这千斤石甲、使九尺重刀么？”天神宗微微一哂，“只因唯有这石甲重刀，方能限制我的神力，神力受限，我的杀戮之心才会平静。”
他赤手空拳，大步走来。“小子，你大可以此自傲。”天神宗声如冰锥寒箭，“你让北伊势的神魔醒来了，那一次，我斩杀千人。”
陆渐一声低喝，纵身，出刀。他蓄力而发，刀速如故，而天神宗却快了数倍不止，左手二指拈住右刀，右手攥住左刃。
丁当不绝，左刀粉碎，右刀寸折，无俦巨力自天神宗双手涌来，咔嚓两声，陆渐双臂齐肘而断，发出惨哼。
天神宗纵声长笑，右拳一舒，细亮钢屑簌簌而落。
“你会死得很舒服。”天神宗狞笑道，“我先断你四肢，吊在梁上，让你亲眼瞧着我如何摆布这位小公主，然后再细细碎了你，丢在山沟里喂狗。”
“陆渐……”阿市的声音微不可闻，陆渐的心却似沉到千寻谷底。他感到阿市的眼泪滴落在他的手背上，骨骼断了，但肌肤的知觉仍在，刹那间，无名的悲凉涌上心来。
天神宗跨出一步，陆渐不自觉闭上眼睛。
“……如是我闻，一时，佛在舍卫国祗树下给孤独园，与大比丘众千二百五十人俱。”不知何时，殿外传来悠悠的诵经之声，竟非倭言，而是华语。
陆渐忍不住睁眼瞧去，却见天神宗的脚似被钉住了，脸上露出惊怒神气。
“尔时，世尊食时着衣持钵，入舍卫大城，乞食于其城中，次第乞已，还至本处。饭食讫，收衣钵，洗足已……”那诵经声绵绵而至，天神宗破天荒露出烦躁之色，蓦地喝道：“洗足，洗足，洗你妈的大臭足……”骂的竟也是极粗野的华语。
陆渐听得吃惊，忽见天神宗操起一截断刃，嗖地掷向门外，门外那诵经声兀自不绝：“……敷坐而坐。”天神宗怒道：“坐你老母，鱼和尚，有种的滚进来。”
“……时长老须菩提，在大众中即从座起，偏袒右肩，左膝着地……”随着念经之声，一个白眉灰袍的瘦小老僧左手竖立，右手二指捻着一截断刃，步子舒缓，飘然而入。
“左膝着地，哈哈，照啊，”天神宗笑道，“爷爷就是佛，鱼和尚，你见了爷爷怎么不左膝着地？”
那鱼和尚面容枯槁，闻言白眉微挑，淡然道：“大言无忌，不知所谓。不能啊不能，你不过是佛身上的一只跳蚤罢了。”
天神宗冷笑道：“谁是不能？老子叫天神宗，天神之长，万佛之宗。鱼和尚，你这十多年逼得老子好苦，今晚难得有点儿乐子，你又来坏我好事。”
“不能，这十多年来，你奸淫掳掠，杀人无数。”鱼和尚叹道，“自九如祖师、花生大士以降，我门中从未出此妖孽，若不能将你度入无间地狱，和尚也无法解脱。”
“想杀老子？嘿嘿，怕有点难处。”天神宗笑道，“这两年来，老子的大金刚神力已有大成，力扛九鼎，超越三界，你这把老骨头怕是经不住拆。”
鱼和尚叹道：“你若当真大成，又何必穿石甲、使重刀，强行压制体内大能？分明是能放而不能收、能行而不能止，顶多是个'一合生相'。何况佛门善法，无相无法，无休无止，何来大成之说？”
天神宗冷笑道：“鱼和尚，你就是嘴巴厉害。当年遇上万归藏，还不是被他三下五除二赶来东瀛，做了个缩头乌龟？在比睿山，你持无法无相、无我无佛之说，舌灿莲花，三日三夜间，辩折千僧，将一向宗、真宗、日莲宗千余倭僧斩于舌下。结果如何，还不是被那帮东瀛和尚称之为目无佛祖的“佛敌”，下令天下信徒追杀。哼，老子便不吃那一套，嘴巴再厉害，也是空的；刀子砍头却是实的，辩折千僧算什么，在北伊势，我刀斩千人，杀得血流成河，从此之后，东瀛佛门闻风丧胆，若不是你处处作梗，老子早就直上比睿山，杀他个鸡犬不留。”
“罪过，罪过。”鱼和尚叹道，“不能，你入魔太深。”
天神宗笑道：“你不是常说无法不破，一切善法均有破绽，是故有法不如无法。既然都有破绽，佛法、魔法又有什么分别？与其行佛法行到你这个田地，还不如大行魔法，杀人放火抢女人，图个眼前痛快。嘿嘿，说起来，老子这也算无法，如来说法，名为无法无相，老子说法，叫做他爷爷的无法无天，我与如来，也算殊途同归了。”
“佛有道，魔亦有道，道臻无极，本无参差。”鱼和尚叹道，“故而佛法可破，魔法亦可破，佛有无相之说，魔亦有无穷之变化；佛魔之别，只在初衷。当日，世尊眼见众生经历生、老、病、死、怨憎会、爱别离、求不得、五蕴盛种种苦状，心怜悯之，苦求无上妙谛，解脱众生苦难，故于菩提树下经历诸方魔劫，创设古今未有之法。佛之初衷，在于众生。而你则不然，为图一己之私欲，置众生于水火，杀人放火、淫辱妇女，无非图自身之享乐，故而你的初衷，在于我。只此一念，已入万劫不复。”
天神宗呸了一声，道：“你这么会说，怎么还是输给万归藏了？他为一己私欲，杀人如麻，算不算魔？道高一尺，魔高一丈，你的'大金刚神力'怎么就破不了他的'周流六虚功'？”
鱼和尚道：“既然无法不破，破与非破只在刹那。和尚的法尚未臻至空明圆觉之境，为万归藏所破，也是应当，若是花生大士今日尚在，万归藏岂能横行天下？”
天神宗哈哈大笑：“闹了半天，总是强者为王，咱们还是拳头上见高低罢。”说罢一拳挥出，这一拳并不迅捷，相反很慢，陆渐似乎生出错觉，时光随他巨拳推移，竟也变得缓了。
鱼和尚神色凝重，也慢慢送出一拳。两只拳头，一只瘦小干枯，一只硕大丰满，撞在一起，偌大神社倏地一震，房顶尘埃瓦屑簌簌而下。陆渐心头便似压了一块巨石，几乎喘不过气来。
两人纹丝不动，慢慢收拳，另一拳又缓缓打出，两拳未交，堂中已如飓风卷过，屋瓦哗啦啦跳跃有声，艳姬们面色惊恐，纷纷闪至墙边。陆渐骤然惊悟，忽地挣起，挡在阿市上方，他双臂已断，无力支撑，竟压在阿市身上，阿市轻哼一声，陆渐见她泪水滚动，不由窘道：“对不住。”话音未落，屋瓦坠如雨落，打在陆渐头颈后背，陆渐疼痛难忍，连连惨哼。
“陆渐。”阿市眼泪终于流下来，“你别管我，快走呀。”她饱受惊吓折磨，声音极轻极细，陆渐若不与她面面相对，也难听见，当下忍痛笑道：“不打紧的，我一定救你出去。”
忽听天神宗闷哼一声，倒退一步。两人见状，均是一喜。
“和尚早已说过。”鱼和尚踏上一步，“你能放而不能收，能行而不能止，伤敌八千，自损一万，终究难入神妙之境。”
他说一句，送一拳，天神宗则退一步，步步后退，已近墙角，蓦地他长臂后伸，抓住风姬，嘻嘻笑道：“这娘儿们皮肉细嫩，滋味绝佳，咱们师徒理当有福同享！”说着将风姬迎向鱼和尚。大金刚神力至大至刚，血肉之躯身当其间，便与蝼蚁无异，鱼和尚劲力疾缩，变拳为抓，接住风姬，但觉巨力涌至，顿时倒退一步，再瞧风姬，已是肋骨寸断，口吐鲜血，竟被天神宗趁势震死，不由得口宣佛号，流露悲愤之色。
天神宗哈哈大笑，一回身又抓住露姬，笑道：“这美人双腿浑圆修长，床第之间妙不可言，也请师父笑纳。”说罢骤然掷出。
鱼和尚无可回避，仍只得接住露姬，但天神宗将无俦大力注入露姬体内，鱼和尚接人，顿受莫大撞击，低头瞧时，露姬口溢鲜血，香消玉陨。不由白眉倒立，厉声喝道：“无耻孽障！”
天神宗反手又抓一女，笑道：“此女眉眼生动，媚态天然，哈哈，也是难得尤物呢。”挥手掷向鱼和尚，一时间他将诸女当做兵器，借物传功，以大金刚神力撞击鱼和尚。鱼和尚心忧诸姬安危，不敢运动抵御，连遭撞击，只觉喉头发甜，眼前金星乱迸。那些姬女本是天神宗掳来，长久生于淫威之下，心胆已丧，此时惊得傻了，靠在墙边，如待宰羔羊，瑟瑟发抖。
陆渐瞧得心急，用倭语叫道：“你们快逃啊。”众女子耳中虽然听见，双腿却止不住发软。天神宗出手如电，掷一人，杀一人，顷刻间六名姬女尽数毙命，他蓦然掉头，瞧见陆渐、阿市，面露狞笑，纵身掠来。
蓦地人影骤闪，鱼和尚口噙鲜血，拦在前方，两人齐喝一声，四拳相交，鱼和尚噔噔噔倒退三步。
“师父承让！”天神宗狞声狂笑，一拳打中鱼和尚心口，忽觉这一拳中体，并无骨骼粉碎之势，鱼和尚的心口反而生出极大黏劲，将他拳头黏住，一股热流顺着手臂急涌而来，热流所至，天神宗筋脉胀痛，竟难提起气力，不由得骇然色变：“这是……”
“断生入灭，万象俱空，以我此躯，化彼红莲。”鱼和尚长叹道，“不能，你也当听说过'红莲化身断灭大法'。”
天神宗厉声道：“死和尚，你要跟我同归于尽？”
“善哉善哉。”鱼和尚叹一口气，眉间忽地流露凄凉之色，“你一身武功，由我而来，你之罪孽，也由我而起，今日你我师徒同归于尽，天意昭昭，合当如是。”
原来，鱼和尚被天神宗以姬女为武器，连番重创，心知无法再与此獠抗衡，