Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Story
After Monk Yu finished speaking, he raised his head and saw that the eastern sun was just dawning, the clouds were still dark, and a group of egrets were slowly flying to the west.
"This first story is about a weapon." Monk Yu said leisurely, "Three hundred years ago, there was an amazing place in Middle-earth called Tianji Palace. There were hundreds of millions of books in the palace. Humans are often called fortune-tellers. They study heaven and man, and their wisdom is outstanding. Unfortunately, this wisdom does not make them worry-free forever. One day, it will lead to great disasters.
"At that time, it was the time when the Song Dynasty was destroying the Yuan Dynasty, and the soldiers and horses were in power, and their clothes were poor. The Tianji Palace, with its unique skills and abilities, and the wealth of the enemy country, became the only hope for the revival of the Han Dynasty. Among the disciples of the Tianji Palace, there are many outstanding people. , in the south repeatedly raised rebel armies to fight against the Yuan court. But because of the spies in the palace, the Yuan court finally knew the location of the Tianji Palace and sent an army of water and land to attack. That battle was extremely tragic, and more than half of the 50,000 elite soldiers of the Yuan army were killed Even the sons of the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty died in battle in the palace. But in the end they were outnumbered, and the hundreds of millions of books in Tianji Palace were burnt to ashes in the raging fire..."
Lu Jian couldn't help asking, "What about the people in the palace?"
Monk Yu said: "The ancestors in Tianxing Palace have taken precautions and left a secret path. Most of the people in the Forbidden City have escaped." Lu Jian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly.
"At that time, the barbarians were rampant in China, and the surviving fortune-tellers couldn't get a foothold, so they had to retreat to an island in the East China Sea by boat. These fortune-tellers were outstanding in wisdom, and at this time, they had the hatred of destroying the palace, so they unanimously decided to take revenge on the people of Yuan Dynasty. And among this group of fortune tellers, there is another great fortune teller who is the most outstanding. This talent is intelligent and martial arts, and he is all in the sky. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured when he destroyed the palace. After he recovered from his injury, the matter of revenge is over It's settled.
"This great accountant knows that grievances will be repaid, and there will never be any retribution. He didn't want to participate in this matter, but he is very affectionate. After many twists and turns, he finally couldn't resist the begging of his relatives and friends, and joined the ranks of revenge. And the Tianji Palace has been hit hard recently, if you use human power to fight against it, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. Therefore, after careful consideration, the great calculator proposed to build a powerful magic weapon. It took fifteen years to build this."
Lu Jian was surprised and said, "Fifteen years? Is it so long?"
"It's not too long." Monk Yu said, "In the Spring and Autumn Period, King Goujian of Yue took revenge, and it took him 10 years to get together and 10 years of lessons, and it took 20 years before and after. Tianji Palace is much weaker than the Yue Kingdom back then. What's more, the weapon is huge in scale and precise in structure, even if wise men gather together and famous craftsmen gather together, it will be difficult to make it in a hurry."
Lu Jian asked curiously, "What does that weapon look like?"
Monk Yu shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it before, but I just heard it vaguely mentioned by the ancestors of the ancestors. It is said that it can burst underground springs, reverse the flow of land rivers, form a torrent of floods, engulf cities, and also trigger tornadoes and hurricanes. On land, it can gather clouds and form rain for more than a few months."
Lu Jian was dumbfounded when he heard it. If these words hadn't come from Monk Yu, he would have taken them as the strange overseas stories that Lu Haihai said. Even though they were interesting, they were not true.But at this time Monk Yu was very solemn, it can be seen that it was definitely not a lie, but something real.
Monk Yu continued: "On that day, the weapon was finally completed, and three uninhabited islands were destroyed in a small trial at sea. Fifteen years of hard work finally came to fruition, and everyone cheered. Only the big planner was depressed. Since the beginning of designing the weapon, he has hesitated, because the weapon is too powerful, and once used, the casualties will be astonishing. But since he is a peerless wise man, he is addicted to exploring wisdom, knowing this, he still can't help but want to create Weapons, take a peek at the end, at this moment, I feel fear in my heart.
"Now that the weapon is ready, everyone immediately decided to retaliate with an eye. First, destroy the capital city of the Yuan people. If the capital is wiped out, the world will be in chaos. At that time, they can take the opportunity to revive the Han Dynasty. You know, the Yuan Dynasty has millions of soldiers and civilians. Once the weapon is used, the city will be destroyed. Almost no one was spared. It's a pity that at that time, everyone was obsessed with the idea of revenge, and they had already given up on these things." Speaking of this, Monk Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Lu Jian couldn't help asking: "Is this weapon really used?"
Monk Yu said: "If it were you, would you know how to use it?" Lu Jian shook his head and said, "I won't." Monk Yu said: "Even if you don't use it, others will use it anyway. If so, how will you deal with it?"
Lu Jian thought for a while and said, "I'll either destroy the weapon or hide it."
Monk Yu was silent for a while, then sighed: "It's rare that you have this insight, and it coincides with that great fortune teller. When he saw the power of the weapon, he wanted to destroy it, but after fifteen years of hard work, he couldn't bear to kill it." He had repeated conflicts, and after discussing with his wife, he set up a trap to lure everyone away from the weapon. Then, he and his wife drove the weapon away from the island. At that time, everyone realized that they had been deceived and chased after them by boat, but once the weapon When it is running, any kind of giant rushing boat can never get close to it, and everyone can only watch them sail to the distance, and they have never returned since then."
After hearing this, Lu Jian couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, but his heart was filled with disappointment. He didn't know what kind of feelings he had when he thought about the couple, who abandoned their relatives and friends, and left their homeland.After thinking for a while, he asked again: "The couple took away the weapon, and the rest didn't make another one?"
"It was made." Monk Yu said, "but that master planner took all the blueprints with him before he left. What's more, without his magical calculations, the weapons made by everyone would be useless. For more than ten years, everyone on the island has achieved nothing, and finally became discouraged and gave up the idea of revenge. It's just that the big planner has been infamous for countless times since then, and he has been hated by the world throughout his life."
When Monk Yu said this, he got up and headed west without further words.The two walked for a while, and the sun was already high. Lu Jianyao saw a hotel by the roadside, with bamboo walls and low eaves, and the front door was deserted. He immediately proposed to rest here.
Monk Yu agreed, and when the two came to the door, Lu Jian saw that the room was dark, so he raised his voice, "Is anyone there?" After calling twice, an old woman walked out of the door, with a stooped back, wrinkled face, and cloudy eyes. , seemed to be a little afraid of light, took a look at the two of them, then stepped back half a step, shrank under the eaves, and said in a squeaky voice: "So you are a monk begging for food?" No worries of hunger or hunger, that's why the old woman knew the purpose of coming when she saw Monk Yu dressed up. She snorted and said, "Come in."
Monk Yu saluted and said: "Female benefactor, there is trouble." The old woman fell silent and then backed away.When the two of them entered, there was a stale smell in their nostrils, which could not go away. It was expected that no one came for a long time, and there was dust all over the window sills and corners.Suddenly, the old woman came out from the inner room and brought a bamboo plate with several snow-white rice balls on it.
Lu Jian saw that the old woman was so poor and still treated her guests so hospitablely. He was grateful in his heart. He groped around for a few coins, handed them to her, and said, "Take it, ma'am."
The old woman held the money without raising her eyes, and muttered: "It turns out that only monks ask for money, but is there any monk who gives money?" Lu Jian said, "I'm not a monk, so I naturally want to give money." The old woman pointed at the fish monk and said "You are not a monk, but he is. If you follow the monk, you are the monk." Lu Jian saw that she was old and faint, and had no way to explain it. Seeing the old woman back away, he reached out and took a rice ball. Surprised, Monk Yu was also going to fetch the rice balls, and said anxiously, "Master, I can't eat these rice balls."
Monk Yu was startled when he heard the words, and suddenly saw Lu Jian throwing the rice ball on the table, the rice burst and a three-inch centipede crawled out of it, the color was purple and golden, it was extremely poisonous.
Monk Yu's face darkened, and he looked at the old woman in a blink of an eye, but saw a sly smile on the old woman's face.With a loud shout, Lu Jian grabbed a rice ball and threw it at her.The rice ball hit the old woman, there was only a sound of brushing, and the old woman's body collapsed into a thin piece in response to the rice ball.
Lu Jian had never seen such a weird thing before. He was taken aback and rushed forward, only to find that there was only a set of underwear and a human skin mask left on the ground.Lu Jian picked up the mask, his hands were wet, he turned around and felt like vomiting, but the mask was bloody and bloody, it was just peeled off from the person.
"Be careful." Monk Yu shouted suddenly, Lu Jian lightened the back of his neck, and he had already lifted him up. Out of the corner of his eyes, a bright knife light was coming out of the ground. If he stayed where he was, he would have cut off his feet with the knife.
Then his body sank, he was already on the beam, looking in a blink of an eye, Monk Yu was looking down, with a solemn expression.Lu Jian pressed his hand on the wooden beam, and suddenly moved, and shouted, "The beam is empty."
As soon as the cry came down, several streaks of light came out through the beam, Monk Yu heard the sound, he was ready, he swept the three steel darts away with a flick of his sleeve, his right fist struck the beam like a thunderbolt.
The wooden beam was shattered, a black shadow shot out, and hit the wall heavily, with a crackling sound, a big hole was knocked out of the bamboo wall, the black shadow flashed and then disappeared.
After the beam was destroyed, Monk Yu and Lu Jian also fell to the ground. Before they could stand still, a white light flashed in the ground, and the long knife was already waiting there.Monk Yu shouted loudly, without dodging or evading, his left foot hit the tip of the knife, and there was a loud clang, the long knife snapped every inch of it.Monk Yu's feet went straight into the ground for half a foot, the big inn was shaken, there was a horrible hum from the ground, suddenly a black shadow jumped out from the ground two feet away, as fast as lightning, and galloped away.
Lu Jian tried to chase after him, but Yu Monk held him back, shook his head and said, "Don't chase, go to the inner room and have a look." Lu Jian had to follow him into the inner room, and when he entered, he felt bloody.When I fixed my eyes, I saw a bloody man's corpse near the door. Beside the man's corpse was the corpse of an old woman. The old woman was completely naked, and her face had been stripped from her forehead to her neck.
Lu Jian just glanced at it, then couldn't help but hold on to the door frame and vomited.The fish monk even claimed the crime.Father Lu Jianxin was determined, and said angrily: "These people are so hateful, does Master recognize them?"
"The monk recognizes it." Monk Yu showed a sad look, "These people have been chasing the monk for nearly ten years. I don't think they are so cruel today, even the old man will not be spared."
Lu Jian looked at Monk Yu, full of doubts, and was about to ask, Monk Yu said, "Let these two people go to the ground first." Lu Jian complied, leaning over to hug the man's body, just touching the man's clothes, Suddenly feel strange.In an instant, the corpse also moved, and a swipe of a knife came out from under the corpse's crotch, stabbing directly at Lu Jian's lower abdomen.
Lu Jian felt strange all his life, and he had used the technique of jumping hemp, several feet vertically.The knife flashed into the sky, but the corpse turned somersaults. It turned out to be a masked man, who was about to stab the fish monk with his knife, but Lu Jian kicked him hard on the wrist.
The man who feigned death suffered pain and let go of the long knife.Seeing that the situation was not good, he got short, half of his body fell to the ground, suddenly he heard a sharp drink in his ears, his waist and abdomen felt cold, and then the pain was unbearable, his upper body rolled out close to the ground, and with a bang, he hit the room hard Corner rice jar.
The man died before he died, staring at Monk Yu, hissed: "Monk, you killed me...you actually killed me..." While shouting, blood gushed out of his mouth like a spring.
Monk Yu shook his head and sighed: "Nin Saburo, this knife was not cut by the monk." The man reluctantly turned his eyes, but seeing Lu Jian holding a long knife with blood dripping down the blade, he suddenly realized, and said with a sad smile: "Who are you? Can you kill me Shinobu Saburo?"
Lu Jian said: "My name is Lu Jian." Ren Saburo said: "Good man, please intervene for me." Intervention is to cut off the head of a Japanese warrior who is about to die by caesarean section, and help him die.Lu Jian had never been wronged by others, he hesitated for a moment, and suddenly saw Ren Saburo's eyes turned up, his face turned gray, his head tilted, and he died.
Monk Yu and Lu Jian looked around and saw that there were no more enemies, so they buried the corpses in the room and found some rice noodles to satisfy their hunger for the time being.After dinner, the two set off to the east. On the way, Monk Yu looked indifferent and said nothing. Lu Jian guessed that he must be angry at himself for killing, but thinking about the situation at that time, he was filled with righteous indignation. If Monk Yu wanted to complain, there was nothing he could do.
At night, the two found a cave to shelter.Monk Yu sat cross-legged for a long time, and sighed, "Lu Jian, do you know that if you use Jieli one more time, it's like you owe an extra debt. According to the second law of "Hei Tian Shu", you will definitely repay it in the future. The more there are, the more painful it will be when the Black Heaven Tribulation occurs."
Lu Jian said: "I know this, Ning Bukong said it."
Monk Yu said: "Since you know, why do you still want to kill Saburo Ninja? The quickness of the knife has borrowed a lot of calamity."
Without hesitation, Lu Jian blurted out: "These people are so cruel, even the old lady will not be spared. If they don't kill them, won't they kill more people? Even if the 'Heitian Tribulation' is ten times more terrifying, if something like this happens, I can't watch either."
Monk Yu shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Lu Jian, you are a man in the world after all, and you are too obsessed with good and evil thoughts. Anyway, the monk taught you a skill. If you encounter a strong enemy in the future, you may be able to save your life with it. .”
He stood up, crossed his arms, reversed his left hand to the right armpit, and held his right knee straight down with his right hand.Lu Jian was stunned to see his body so weirdly twisted.
Monk Yu said slowly: "Remember, this is 'I look'." After finishing speaking, he assumed a strange posture, kicked the back of the head with his right foot, lowered his right hand, grabbed the neck of his left foot, and said, "This is called 'I look'. Human appearance'." Later, the limbs were twisted, and successively changed into "shouzhe appearance", "horse king appearance", "monkey king appearance", "mother sparrow appearance", "male pig appearance", "sacred fish appearance", The demonstration of the sixteen phases including "half-lion phase", "white hair phase" and "heavenly phase" has been completed, and Lu Jian is ordered to practice accordingly.
At the beginning of Lu Jian's practice, he found it very difficult, but after the calamity came, he gradually found it easy, and by midnight, he had learned twelve signs.Monk Yu suddenly said: "That's it for today, go to sleep." Lu Jian was just getting excited, and said, "It's not too late to go to bed if you practice the two phases again."
Monk Yu said indifferently: "Once the "Book of the Black Sky" is mastered, no matter whether it is practicing kung fu or martial arts, it will be extremely fast. For example, even if you are extremely talented, it will take you several years to practice these twelve aspects, but you can do it in three hours. Xiaocheng, it is all because of borrowing the robbery power from the "Book of Hei Tian". According to the second law of "Four Laws of Being and Nothing", the robbery power in your body is already empty and needs to be repaid urgently. It won't cause seizures, but if you continue to practice, it will eventually damage your body." Lu Jian had no choice but to give up, adjusted his breath for a while, and fell asleep.
In his sleep, Lu Jian suddenly felt his body lightened, fluttering, and flew up off the ground. It took a long time for him to become clearer, and when he raised his eyes, he came to that half-light and half-dark place again. Only the three walls of "Ziwei", "Taiwei" and "Tianshi" were shrouded in a cloud of gray and white mist, making them indistinct.
"Lu Jian..." Suddenly a voice rang in his ear.Lu Jian heard it familiarly. He looked around in a daze, but he couldn't see anyone. He only heard the voice calling again: "Lu Jian..." Lu Jian couldn't help but follow the sound, only heard the yelling incessantly, and suddenly stepped up. Suddenly down, suddenly east and west.Lu Jian followed in a daze and walked for an unknown distance. Suddenly, he heard a cat meowing. Lu Jian looked down and saw a Persian cat squatting at his feet, looking at him quietly.
"Falhaut?" Lu Jianqi asked, "Why are you here?"
"Lu Jian..." The calling sounded again, and almost at the same time, Fomalhaut gave a long cry. This meow was as sharp as a knife, and it cut the cry into countless pieces. - Lu - Lu - gradually - gradually - gradually - "The intermittent sound gradually became lighter and thinner, and finally drifted away like catkins with the wind.
Lu Jian's mind was a little concentrated, and he looked up, and suddenly saw that Fomalhaut had grown a hundred times, as tall as a mountain, and his blue eyes were shining on him like the sun and the moon.
Lu Jian's heart was about to burst, he screamed, and suddenly he felt the world spinning, light and darkness, stars and giant cats all disappeared, and his feet fell back to the ground again. He opened his eyes, but saw the surrounding darkness, and the tree shadows were uneven, like a ghost Sneaking, his body was drenched in cold sweat, and a sudden gust of evening wind blew by, and he shivered unknowingly.
He twisted his thigh hard and felt the pain. Fang Xin was not dreaming at this time.Thinking back, I should have slept soundly in the cave, but for some reason, I came here.Zhengjue was puzzled, and suddenly heard a cat meowing, and looked up, but saw Fomalhaut crouching in the distance, licking his paws.Lu Jian was puzzled, and said to himself, "How did I get here?"
Suddenly, Monk Yu's voice came leisurely: "You ran for more than twenty miles, don't you know it?" Lu Jian turned around, and saw Monk Yu standing a few meters away, with a worried face, he couldn't help but said in a daze: " Master, I, I have been dreaming, and someone called me in the dream, so I followed the voice and left." Now he explained the things in the dream in detail.
Monk Yu said, "Do you still remember the voice that called you?" Lu Jian pondered, "It sounds familiar, like, like..." Suddenly his face turned pale and he was dumbfounded.
Seeing his expression, Monk Yu asked, "Who do you look like?" Lu Jian said with difficulty, "Like...like Ning Bukong."
Monk Yu was not surprised, nodded and said: "Sure enough, it is the art of 'summoning slaves', according to the first law of "Hei Tian Shu", 'no master, no slave', if the master lives, the slave will live, if the master dies, the slave will die , That's why the robber master is in danger, he can summon the robber slave with his spiritual sense. Although I have heard of this method, I have never seen it with my own eyes. At this moment, Ning Bukong must be using this method to call you back."
Lu Jian broke out in a cold sweat and said in surprise, "Then he can call me back anytime."
Monk Yu shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, I have my own way to break him."
Lu Jian's mind was settled, and he asked for a while: "Yes, but how could I meet Fomalhaut in my dream?" Monk Yu pondered, "The monk doesn't understand this either. This civet is too weird. You only recognize women as masters, why would you follow you? Now that you have entered your dream again, breaking Ning Bukong's technique of 'summoning slaves' is completely incomprehensible."
Unconsciously, Lu Jian was in awe, hugged Fomalhaut, and sighed, "Fomalhaut, thank you very much." The cat was still lazy, just licking its soft white fur.
Suddenly Monk Yu said again: "Did you say you saw the 'Sanyuan' emperor star in your dream?" Lu Jian nodded and said: "Yes, it's just covered by thick fog, so I can't see it clearly."
Monk Yu lowered his eyebrows and pondered for a while, then sighed, "Very good, let's go back."
The two returned to the cave, and Lu Jianzhong lay down again.In his dream, he ran for twenty miles, was so exhausted that he fell asleep immediately, this time it was no different from the dream, and he faintly felt a huge warm current flowing slowly in his body, very comfortable.
This sleep lasted until three poles in the sun before waking up.Looking up, he saw Monk Yu with his back to him, sitting upright in the distance, looking at his back, he became thinner and thinner.
"Are you awake?" Monk Yu seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, "Today we will tell the second story. This story is about a martial art."
Lu Jianqi asked, "Martial arts?"
Monk Yu said: "To talk about this martial art, we have to start with a pair of men and women. Among them, this man, nicknamed 'Jing Tian', was born intelligent and gathered the strengths of several families. When he was thirty years old, the world was There is no opponent; as for that woman, she is the only disciple of the big planner mentioned yesterday, and people at that time called it "Feng Hou". Jing Tian and Feng Hou are both known in the world. He is superior, but unfortunately, he fell in love with the woman nicknamed 'Queen of the Wind'.
"Prince Xiang has a dream, but the goddess has no heart. 'Jing Tian' loves 'Feng Hou', but Feng Hou has something else in her heart. Unfortunately, what she admires is her married master, so this relationship is like The mirror flower and the water moon are never found. Later, for unknown reasons, "Feng Hou" had a great conflict with the relatives and friends of "Jing Tian". At the beginning, her master was still in Middle Earth, and she was able to suppress her inner demons. Unexpectedly In order to eliminate the calamity of the magic soldier, the great planner finally bid farewell to his homeland and went overseas with his wife. 'Feng Hou' was far away in the Western Regions at that time. Afterwards, he learned that he was distraught, and then turned from grief to hatred, and insisted that it was' Jing Tian's relatives and friends forced Master to leave. The two sides did not agree with each other, and they fought violently. The relatives and friends of "Jing Tian" were unmatched by "Feng Hou", and several people were seriously injured. After fighting, the 'Queen of the Wind' was finally defeated, but 'Jing Tian' was unable to kill her, and even took her away at the expense of offending her relatives."
Hearing this, Lu Jian thought that this "Fenghou" also sounds like a smart woman, but why is she so stubborn; as for that "Jing Tian", she is an infatuated person.Thinking of this, I can't help thinking of Yao Qing, imagine that if I am "Mirror Sky", Yao Qing is "Queen of the Wind", what should I do in the face of such a predicament?
He was thinking lightly, immersed in his imagination, when he suddenly heard Monk Yu say: "Son, what are you thinking about?" Said: "No, I didn't think about anything."
Monk Yu said: "This story has a lot to do with you, so you must listen carefully." Lu Jianqi said, "What does it have to do with me?"
Monk Yu didn't answer, just smiled and continued, "Let's say that after the 'Fenghou' was defeated, he felt uneasy, practiced martial arts hard, and then challenged 'Jingtian' several times, but lost. 'Fenghou' was ashamed In anger, she decided to find another way, create a new martial art, and win by surprise. After thinking hard, she thought of 'hidden veins'."
Lu Jian couldn't help but asked, "What is hidden vein?"
Monk Yu said: "Since ancient times, Chinese martial arts practitioners have practiced the twelve meridians of Shaoyin, Shaoyang, Taiyin, Taiyang, Jueyin, and Yangming and the eight extraordinary meridians; Although the names of chakras are different, they are basically the same, and there are not too many differences. Therefore, these meridians, chakras, and chakras can be collectively referred to as "display pulses". However, in everything, there must be positive and negative. Where there is prominentness, there must be subtlety. If "Xianmai" is the rivers, lakes and seas above the land, then "Yinmai" is the undercurrent Yinhe in the depths of the ground, which is completely different from any meridian or vein in the "Xianmai". , one round, self-contained, hidden in the deepest and most secret place of the human body, since ancient times, no one has ever discovered it, and it is not recorded in any medical classics."
Lu Jian was fascinated by what he heard, and asked, "Since no one found out, how did 'Fenghou' find out?"
Monk Yu said: "But it was not discovered by 'Fenghou', but by her teacher's wife. Her teacher's wife is a great doctor who is proficient in the study of meridians. She accidentally discovered that there are other meridians besides ordinary meridians. There are hidden veins. After exploring all the way, I found 31 subtle veins. Because the pulse nature is completely different from ordinary meridians, they are called "hidden veins". Her husband is the big planner. After people heard about it, they thought that the 'Thirty-one Hidden Vessels' coincided with the number of days, so they named it after 'Three Walls and Twenty-Eight Mansions'."
When Lu Jian heard this, his heart beat wildly and his breathing became short of breath. Monk Ganqingyu's words were nothing but the origin of the "Book of the Black Sky".
But listening to Monk Yu continued: "The goddess of medicine and medicine is unparalleled in this world. She knows that the 'hidden veins' and the 'manifest veins' restrain each other. If the 'hidden veins' are opened easily, it will be harmful and useless. , but it was kept secret, and it was only recorded in the blank space of a medical book for future reference. Unexpectedly, this medical book fell into the hands of "Fenghou" by accident. After repeated failures, she tried to open the "hidden book" Pulse', wanting to practice an unprecedented miraculous skill. However, with her talent and intelligence, she is still not enough to create this miraculous art alone, and the only person in the world who is qualified, except her master, is able to overcome Her 'mirror sky' is gone.
"'Feng Hou' knew very well that 'Jing Tian' had a deep affection for him, so he asked him to consult with him to find the way to open the 'hidden vein'. 'Jing Tian' was trapped by love, and there is no doubt that he has it. This person is also an incomparable genius. People worked together and finally found the method to open the 'hidden veins', and recorded it, which is the later "Black Sky Book".
When he said this, he kept silent, and Lu Jian couldn't help asking: "What happened next?"
Monk Yu shook his head and said: "What happened later is not what the monk can know. The monk only knows that after that, after Jing Tianfeng, he disappeared without a trace, and there is no more news."
Lu Jian was greatly disappointed. He thought he could find the solution to the "Heitian Tribulation" in the story, but he didn't expect it to end like this.But after thinking about it, he felt relieved, and said: "Perhaps Jingtian and Fenghou have finally become husband and wife after this incident, and they don't need to show their faces again."
Monk Yu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid, the two of them are not husband and wife, but masters and slaves." Lu Jian's heart sank, and he suddenly thought of the first law of "The Book of the Black Sky". The two may not be able to escape this iron law, if so, it would be a great tragedy.
After Monk Yu finished telling the story, he set off immediately. When he walked, his steps were sluggish, not as brisk as in the past, but Lu Jian was full of air, and he rushed in front of him in two or three steps, turned around and said with a smile, "Master, you didn't sleep last night." Enough? Today's spirit is not very good."
The fish monk smiled: "The monk is old, not as strong as you when you are young."
Lu Jian giggled, and suddenly heard Fomalhaut yelling in his arms, and said, "Fomalhaut, are you hungry? There will be a stream later, I'll catch fish for you to eat." Before the fall, Fomalhaut called twice again, for some reason, Lu Jian felt terrified, this kind of strange feeling, he also felt that day when he rescued Ashi.
Suddenly, Lu Jian came to a realization, and blurted out, "Master, be careful." After shouting, he jumped back and knocked Monk Yu to the ground. Light up the smoke.
"Bird gun!" Lu Jian's thoughts flashed, he grabbed Monk Yu and ran wildly.The sound of the blunderbuss behind him rose and fell, and suddenly Monk Yu's body shook and became very heavy, but Lu Jian didn't have time to think about it and just ran.
Hearing the sound of the bird's blunderbuss gradually fade away, suddenly there was the sound of splashing water in front of him, and he bypassed a green bamboo forest, but he saw a big river rushing in front of him, the water was as clear as water, the sun was shining brightly on the water, and thousands of pieces of gold spewed out.
Lu Jian took a breath, looked back, and couldn't help but turn pale with shock. He saw Monk Yu's right leg was stained red with blood, and the bullet holes were clearly visible in the blood stains.One must know that this monk possesses the supernatural power of the Vajra, and the Vajra is not bad. Back then, he used his flesh and blood to block the Jinchuan family's blunderbuss shooting, but today he couldn't block a lead shot.Lu Jian was shocked and sad, and blurted out: "Master, why are you..."
Monk Yu didn't wait for him to finish speaking, he cut off his mouth and said with a smile: "It's okay, Monk is being careless."
Suddenly hearing another call from Fomalhaut, Lu Jian felt a strange feeling in his heart again, hurriedly touched the ground with his hands, and suddenly felt: four people with eight legs were approaching with small steps, and when they were approaching, they suddenly divided into two teams and swept left and right out.
Lu Jian closed his eyes and counted silently: "Two are on the bamboo, one is in the soil, and the other..." The thought continued, there was a sound of water, a black shadow jumped out of the river, and the Japanese sword in his hand fell head-on. In between, the enemy had already circled behind the two of them.
But he was fast, Lu Jian was even faster, instead of moving forward, he slammed backward against the blade. Unexpectedly, the ninja had lost the enemy before the blade fell, and then was hit hard on the chest, his throat was slightly sweet, and the handle of the blade in his hand It hit Lu Jian hard on the shoulder.
Lu Jian let out a miserable snort, raised his hands up, and took hold of the ninja's hands.There were two clicks, the man screamed, two little fingers were twisted off by Lu Jian, and the long knife was released from his hand. Lu Jian took it, without thinking, and threw it with all his strength, and hit the fish monk three feet to the right, level with the handle. No.In an instant, a spring of blood gushed out along the hilt of the knife, the ground moved, and suddenly broke open, a masked man jumped up, with a section of the hilt exposed at the back of his heart, he took two steps obliquely, He fell to the ground with a slam, and did not move again.
At this time, Lu Jian had fallen into the water.He grew up by the sea, he usually catches fish and catches shrimps, and it is also common for him to swim for a cup of tea. Once he enters the water, he wrestles with that ninja. Come out, want to get a weapon.With both hands, Lu Jian knew the underwater scene like the palm of his hand, and when he sensed the man's intentions, he took the two steel darts from his waist first.As soon as the man failed to touch, he suddenly felt severe pain in his waist. The two steel darts had entered his body.
For a while, Lu Jian relied on his quick hands, anticipating the enemy's opportunity, and fumbled all over the man's body. Whenever he touched a dagger or a steel diamond, he stabbed the ninja's body.After the seventh stab, the ninja didn't move, and sank to the bottom of the river with staring eyes.He didn't realize until his death why all the good weapons in his family fell into the opponent's hands.
Lu Jian got out of the water and felt a burst of collapse. He saw Monk Yu sitting on the bank, looking into the water, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he came out of the water.Lu Jian climbed ashore and said tremblingly, "Da, Master, there are two more in the bamboo forest."
Monk Yu sighed: "Ninjas are all assassins, if one shot misses, they will flee far away. If you kill Ninja Er and Ninja Eleven, the others will leave."
Lu Jian fixed his eyes and saw a silver "two" embroidered on the corner of the clothes of the corpse on the ground, which was supposed to be Ren Er; as for the man in the water, he must be Ren Shiyi.Lu Jian thought of the life-and-death fight just now, and felt his hands tremble, and suddenly his nose felt sore, and he fell to the ground and burst into tears.
Knowing that he had killed two people in a row, Monk Yu felt guilty, so he stroked his head and sighed: "My good boy, don't cry, don't cry. You know, these ninjas, if you don't kill them, they will kill you. Between life and death , I didn’t care much about it.”
Lu Jian cried for a while, before calming down, he wiped his tears and asked, "Master, why are these ninjas chasing you?"
Monk Yu sighed: "That's the fourth story." He looked up at the big river and said, "I won't leave today, you help me to the bamboo forest, let's talk about the third story."
Lu Jian pulled out the long knife from the ninja's back, helped Monk Yu into the forest, chopped bamboo, and lit a bonfire.Monk Yu also took a non-toxic steel dart, took a lead ball from his leg, wrapped it in cloth, and suddenly saw Lu Jian coming back from the forest again, holding a sharpened bamboo pole with a few big fish on it. , Unconsciously said with a smile: "Your ability to catch fish is not bad."
Lu Jiandao: "I don't know why, after practicing "Hei Tian Shu", I don't need to use my eyes, but I can perceive the underwater situation with my hands. If a fish passes by, I can stab it immediately."
Monk Yu nodded and said: "If there is no 'Hei Tian Jie', this "Hei Tian Shu" can be said to be the world's first-rate martial arts."
The two of them ate the grilled fish, and Lu Jian saw that Monk Yu's complexion had deteriorated, so he said, "Master, you need to sleep for a while, and I'll watch out for you."
Monk Yu smiled and said, "No, I'm afraid that if I fall asleep, I won't wake up again." Suddenly Lu Jian's face was shocked, his eyes were red, and he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, child, the monk is joking. Don't you want to hear this third story?"
Seeing him talking and laughing happily, Lu Jian felt relieved and said, "Of course I want to hear it."
Monk Yu said: "This third story is about a city." Having said this, he sighed softly, "Two hundred years ago, the people of Yuan Dynasty had no way, and finally attracted millions of red scarves. At that time, the rebel army swarmed, The vast middle land fell into great chaos. The army of the Yuan people was brutal and hateful, but there were good and bad among the rebels. You have seen Tianshenzong, and you know that he relied on his martial arts and did everything. Most of the rebel leaders at that time were like this. It is never easy to restrain the soldiers for the sake of selfish desires. There is a saying that "a teacher is like a fire". If the army has no discipline and restraint, it is ten times more terrifying than the fire of the prairie fire. Often the yuan army has just slaughtered and burned, and the mob of the rebel army They swarmed in and plundered wantonly. People at that time had a very hard life."
Lu Jian couldn't help but said, "Aren't there any good volunteers?"
Monk Yu said: "It's not that there are good rebels. But in troubled times, magic and deceit are far more effective than benevolence and morality. If there is no extraordinary strength, it is impossible to survive only by virtue; those leaders of rebels who are benevolent and righteous have no To die at the hands of Yuan people, but to die first at the hands of fellow robes and generals, is truly heartbreaking. In this way, after several battles, tens of thousands of lives have been ruined, and finally a little turning point."
He paused and asked, "Lu Jian, do you still remember the island in the East China Sea in the first story?" Lu Jian said, "Yes."
Monk Yu said: "The survivors of the Song Dynasty on the island have been trying to restore the Han Dynasty all the time since the fall of the Song Dynasty. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when chaos arose, the disciples of the island set up troops in the southeast, broke through prefectures and counties, and separated a corner. The famous one is Zhang Shicheng. And Fang Guozhen. However, after several generations, these descendants of the survivors have long forgotten their ancestors' original intentions, blindly greedy for power, and self-righteous. Finally, the great prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty left his relatives and led an army of one million to besiege Zhang Shicheng in Gaoyou City.
"At this critical moment of life and death, the wise masters on the islands in the East China Sea were forced to abandon their past and unite as one. All the disciples of the East Island, no matter how close or distant they were, went to aid Gaoyou. That battle was earth-shattering and dark. There are many soldiers in the Yuan Dynasty. The outer city of Gaoyou was almost destroyed, and the inner city was also in danger. Unexpectedly, the disciples of Dongdao not only regarded death as home, but also made many terrible weapons, which repeatedly hit the Yuan army. The two sides fought bitterly for more than a month. The Yuan Dynasty The army was finally defeated and Tuotuo was dismissed. After that, the Yuan court could no longer gather heavy troops and was forced to abandon the southeast and retreat to the north.
"If at this time, the disciples of the East Island can still work together, they can take advantage of the victory of the Northern Expedition. Who knows, the strong enemy will retreat, and the island will have discord due to different rewards. Falling into dire straits. At this moment, a young man quietly returned from overseas in a lone boat, and landed on the land in the south of the Yangtze River..."
Lu Jian blurted out, "Is that the big planner?"
Monk Yu smiled and said, "If you count age, that master is over a hundred years old, how can he be called a young man?"
Lu Jian felt slightly ashamed, and said embarrassingly, "So that's the descendant of that big fortune teller?"
鱼和尚道：“许多人也都如此认为。但因种种缘由，这人的生世始终成谜，就算多年以后，他对来中土之前的往事，也是绝口不提，甚至于他的姓名，也没有几人知晓。当年和尚年少好事，听到师尊谈论此人，甚是景仰，四处搜寻他的生平，乃至于偷入皇宫大内，翻阅文献。”
“偷入皇宫大内？”陆渐失声道，“大师胆子好大！”
鱼和尚摇头道：“皇宫大内，也不是什么龙潭虎穴。说到胆子，和尚和那年轻人一比，可差得远了。为了查清他的生平，和尚先后出入大内七次，终于有所发现，在一本残旧奏章中，提到他时，称之为'梁逆'，可见他与那大算家同姓；此外，又有奏折称他为'贼思禽'，足见他姓梁名思禽了。”
陆渐喃喃念道：“梁思禽么？”
鱼和尚点头道：“却说这位思禽先生回到中土，目睹战乱之惨，心如刀割，遂动了匡定天下的念头。但他性子冲淡，并无王霸野心，通观南方群雄，大多贪婪暴虐，唯有本朝太祖、洪武帝朱元璋胸怀大志，待百姓多有善政，只苦于地势不利，被东岛群雄所包围，首尾难顾，形势十分不利。
“思禽先生见状，便投入洪武帝帐下，助其治军整武，建造攻守利器，陆续打败东岛弟子。东岛群雄感觉不妙，二度联合起来，围歼洪武帝。一时间，双方各自建造庞大可怖的武器，征发数十万大军，打得难解难分；但思禽先生终是智高一筹，东岛无论运用何种机关计谋，均被破解，加之洪武帝又雄才伟略，经历几次大战，终将东岛群雄逼入绝境。这时间，东岛中人方才知道是思禽先生从中作梗，并猜出他的来历，双方百年旧仇，又添新恨，当下依武林规矩，寄刀留简，约在八月十五，灵鳌岛上，比武论道，一决生死。”
鱼和尚说到这里，不觉叹了口气，道：“说起东岛一脉，原本智慧渊深，武功通玄，若是用之于正道，乃是苍生之福。但他们入世太深，一朝涉及权力财富，便不能克制私欲，逐渐腐化而不自知，所有的才智武功，反而成了祸害天下的利器。甚至于到此地步，还想凭借武力，维系本岛权势，可谓走火入魔，至死不悟了。”
陆渐深以为然，连连称是。
“灵鳌岛一战，不仅关系天下兴衰，抑且关乎武林运势。我派大苦祖师也曾有幸观战。据说当时，东岛的绝顶高手倾巢而出，先行布下阵势，准备让思禽先生有来无回。直到夜色将阑，圆月西坠，思禽先生也未露面，东岛诸大高手皆认为先生不敢来了，正在议论纷纷，忽听海上传来洞箫之声，思禽先生一人一箫，踏着一叶扁舟，飘然而至。”
陆渐吃惊道：“他一个人么？”
鱼和尚道：“他在中土并无亲友，纵有远亲，也在东岛。只不过，东岛纵然人多势众，却没料到一事。”
陆渐急道：“什么事？”
“那便是'周流六虚功'！”鱼和尚道，“这门武学，在灵鳌岛上，第一次横空出世，令东岛中人措手不及。寻常武功，不过凭借兵刃拳脚，但这'周流六虚功'，却可驾驭天地间诸般大能，天地山泽，风雷水火，无不成其利器，可说已不是人间的武功。这一战，东岛对'周流六虚功'无法可施，被思禽先生连败九大高手，最后群起而攻，依然一败涂地。这一战之后，思禽先生在岛边石崖上裂石成纹，写下：'有不谐者吾击之'。从此之后，这七字威震武林，而东岛却是一蹶不振，再也无力争夺天下。
“此后，洪武帝再无敌手，陆续平定南方，并以破竹之势，挥师北伐，灭亡元朝，恢复大汉衣冠。然而就当此时，洪武帝与思禽先生之间，却有了极大分歧，终至于反目成仇。”
陆渐讶道：“思禽先生帮了洪武帝那么多忙，交情一定很好，怎么会生出分歧呢？”
鱼和尚叹道：“对帝王而言，交情再深，也不及权势要紧。当时，思禽先生说了两句话，大犯洪武帝之忌。”陆渐问道：“哪两句话？”
鱼和尚道：“第一句叫做'抑儒术'、第二句则是'限皇权'。”陆渐听了，也不觉有什么奇处，浑不知为何这区区两句话，会令昔日朋友反目成仇。
鱼和尚瞧出他的心思，说道：“这两句话虽只有寥寥六字，却牵涉到我华夏自古以来的两大弊端。自汉朝'罢黜百家，独尊儒术'以来，考评人才，均以儒学作为准绳。而思禽先生却认为，儒学褒古贬今，愚民心智，理当加以抑制，便趁着新朝初创、制度未成之际，提出科举选士不能只以儒学为准绳，须得另设算科、格物科、天文科、医科、乐科、画科、商科、齐民科、百工科等九科，分门别类，挑选人才。”
陆渐喜道：“这样挺好呀，比如出海打鱼，就有许多门道，按理说，还该设一个'出海打鱼科'。”
鱼和尚摇头道：“若那样划分，却也太细。只此九科，便已震动朝野。不只洪武帝愠怒，朝中儒生，更是群起而攻之，就连开国名臣，如徐达、李善长、刘伯温也加入反对之列。双方当廷辩论数次，均无结果。思禽先生性情孤傲，愤激之下，竟私自开馆授徒，并在馆中设立九科。如此一来，更惹儒生怨恨。这也罢了，真正触怒洪武帝的却是后一句'限皇权'。
“要知道，自古以来，君权天授，这天下便是一家一姓的东西。老子是皇帝，儿子也必然是皇帝，做了皇帝，自也就能为所欲为。开国之主，或许允称英明，而后世子孙，往往聪明能干者少，暴虐无道者多。比如秦二世、隋炀帝，都是任意妄为、不恤民力的千古暴君。思禽先生有鉴于此，认为皇权若无限制，必然祸害国家，于是提出'法自民出，君权法授'，也就是说，由'士、农、工、商'四民之中挑选德高望重者，订立律法，律法一成，即便贵如帝王，也当信守，若不信守，当可依法废黜。”
陆渐听得目瞪口呆，喃喃道：“这可糟了。”鱼和尚奇道：“那你说说，怎么糟了？”陆渐道：“若是如此，洪武帝一不小心犯了律法，岂不也要被废黜了。”
鱼和尚叹道：“这一语正好切中肯綮。陆渐，是你自己想出来的么？”陆渐摇头道：“这是宁不空说的，他常跟信长说，当皇帝，最不能放松的就是权力，权力一失，必然没命。”
鱼和尚叹道：“宁不空说的也并非全无道理。何况这位洪武大帝，虽说雄才大略，却是古往今来第一个视权如命的皇帝，一瞧思禽先生的奏章，龙颜震怒，当场驳回。若是换了他人，必然知难而退，谁知这位思禽先生却有些不同凡俗的呆气，竟将奏章重抄一分，再次送上，还请求群臣廷议。如此一来，洪武帝大生疑心，怀疑思禽先生意欲借此律法，夺取他的权柄。但他忌惮先生神通，表面上不露声色，反而在宫中设下酒宴，宴请先生。思禽先生不疑有它，欣然赴宴，不料洪武帝已在宫中埋伏三千甲兵，同时在先生酒里，下了见血封喉的绝毒。”
陆渐失声道：“岂有此理？”
鱼和尚苦笑道：“这还不算什么，洪武帝晚年疑心更重，几将昔日功臣残杀殆尽，仅是胡惟庸、蓝玉两件逆案，便牵连杀害四万人之多。嗯，闲话休提，且说思禽先生应召入宫，他自来好饮，酒到杯干，并不推辞。半晌工夫，便连尽三壶……”
“不对。”陆渐急道，“大师不是说酒中有毒吗？他怎能连尽三壶？”
鱼和尚微微一笑：“你这一问，恰也是朱元璋当时的疑惑。他只恐是手下太监糊涂误事，拿错了酒，便命再添毒酒。就这般，众人从未时喝到亥时，宫中秘藏的毒酒俱已告罄，思禽先生桌上的空酒壶也多了十余个，却始终谈笑风生，只是除他之外，其他人无不变了脸色，洪武帝更是如坐针毡。
“思禽先生却是从容不迫，喝完最后一壶，忽地笑问道：'朱国瑞，还有酒吗？若还有酒，不妨再喝。'国瑞是洪武帝的字，思禽先生直呼其姓字，可见殊无敬意。洪武帝何等聪明，一听便知阴谋拆穿，当下作声不得。这时候，思禽先生才徐徐起身，说道：'朱国瑞，我要杀你，易如反掌，但你纵然自私狠毒，终不失为盖世枭雄。如今天下初定，你若一死，这世上只怕又会陷入战乱，但若有你一日，天下百姓，便可多享一日太平。你既不肯授权于民，还请效法古之圣王，自省自律，好自为之。'说罢将杯一掷，飘然而出。
“洪武帝被他这一番话说得羞怒交迸，见他去远，摔杯为号，三千甲兵一时俱出，但思禽先生的'周流六虚功'出神入化，上天入地，遇水化龙，甲兵虽众，却摸不着他的影子。
“思禽先生逃出宫城，召集情愿跟随的九科门人，杀出南京。洪武帝派兵追赶，思禽先生边战边走，一路向西，虽有千军万马围追堵截，还是被他逃了。洪武帝闻讯大怒，他对思禽先生的算学机关至为忌惮，深知先生的才智来自九科，倘若天下人人均如先生一般，他朱家的江山岂能稳坐？当即下召，捕杀未及逃离的九科门人，已逃走者，灭其满门，同时禁绝九科，连隋唐以来便有的算科也一并废了，代之以八股取士。从此以后，天下的读书人尽都沉溺于四书五经之中，再无新知锐见，大多成了不知变通的腐儒。”说罢，鱼和尚悠然长叹，流露遗憾之色。
“后来呢？”陆渐忍不住问道：“思禽先生怎么样了？”
鱼和尚道：“思禽先生经历连场血战，逃到西域时，身边除了七名弟子，便只剩一名贴身小婢。思禽先生见状，伤心难过，不觉潸然泪下，于是将'周流六虚功'一分为八，变化为'天、地、风、雷、山、泽、水、火'八种神通，分别授予八人，并创立八部，命八人各领一部，以八部神通，在昆仑山建起一座恢弘巨城。城池竣工之日，先生号之为'帝之下都'，意即是天帝在下界的都城，而武林中人，却将其比之东岛，称为西城。
“从此之后，思禽先生隐居城中，再不入世，终日精研算道、穷究物性，悠然度过三十年光阴。这一日，他将八部中人唤到堂中，说道：'我当初少年意气，从海外返回中土，想以胸中才学造福万民，恰逢元末丧乱，苍生多苦，故而违背祖训，滥用智慧，造成无边杀戮。后来虽然天下一统，却也只填了独夫的欲壑，“抑儒术、限皇权”的大道，终不可行。'
“他说罢，取出精研算学、物性所作的笔记书稿，说道：'如今八股取士，愚弄万民。然而民智一旦封闭，欲要重新开启何其难哉。先祖说得好，智慧一物，只可用于适当之时，适当之地，若不然，就好比春开秋菊，冬放桃李，成了不合节令的妖红。方今民智不开，尚不足以运用我之智慧，若然落入歹人之手，徒添无穷祸害。违天者不祥，我今已知之，天机一脉，绝于今日。'说罢将笔记书稿等毕生心血付之一炬。望着熊熊火光，思禽先生忽地拍手大笑，连道：'妖红已谢，天下太平，妖红已谢，天下太平……'
“烧完笔记书稿，他又取出八幅画像，分授八名弟子，说道：'这八幅祖师图像，各部须要好生收藏，不可遗失。若非万不得已，决不可将八图合一，只因八图合一，天下无敌。切记，切记！'说到这里，思禽先生忽地拍床太息，'惜乎后世之人，不复知我也；惜乎后世之人，不复知我也……'如此连叫三声，蓦地抓起身畔软枕，猛掷于地，竟有火光迸出，巨响如雷。雷火之后，这一代奇人，盘坐而逝。”
鱼和尚说到这里，久久无语，陆渐也沉浸于故事之中，忘了言语。
过了半晌，鱼和尚方道：“陆渐，你听了这个故事，有何感想？”陆渐想了想道：“这位思禽先生的做法奇怪得很，叫人无法理解，比方说，他为什么要将自己毕生心血烧掉，还拍手大笑？”
鱼和尚道：“这拍手大笑，却比那号啕痛哭更绝望十倍。当思禽先生发觉，自己一意推崇的'抑儒术、限皇权'的大道，在这世上终究无法施行，而大道不行，与这大道相合的智慧，不但难以推行，反而会成为帝王独夫的工具。与其贻害世人，不如毁之于烈火。他口中虽笑，心中之痛却鲜有人知，是故临终时大叫'惜乎后世之人，不复知我也'。这一句话，才是他的心声。”
陆渐听了，仍是不尽明白，欲要再问，忽生警兆，伸手扶住一根翠竹，翠竹中空，根连大地，将二里方圆的动静纤毫传来，但觉有几人伏在竹上，忽远忽近，游移不定。
陆渐略一沉思，挥刀砍下几根竹枝，削成竹箭，向着一人藏身之处奋力掷出，但仅掷二十来步，便即坠地。
鱼和尚猜到他的心思，说道：“你用'我相'试试。”陆渐又取一支竹箭，依照“我相”扭转身形，蓄力已毕，猛然掷出。
锐响排空，那竹箭去似惊电，在林中一闪，便听一声惨叫，绿竹上坠下一人，黑衣蒙面，肢体扭曲，额上犹见竹箭箭尾。
陆渐本只想惊走来人，谁知竟然射死一人，当真目定口呆。耳听得竹林飒然，剩下的那些忍者被竹箭惊吓，转眼逃得远了。
鱼和尚也甚吃惊，叹道：“此乃意外，和尚也没想到。”陆渐一日之中连杀三人，心中极不痛快，发了一阵呆，才选了根粗壮竹子，举刀砍削。
鱼和尚奇道：“你做什么？”陆渐说道：“爷爷说过，大江大河，必通大海。我先造一个竹筏子，到了夜间，咱们悄悄顺水航行，到达海边。那些忍者一定料想不到。”
鱼和尚默默点头，寻思陆上步步危机，随处皆是忍者陷阱，若是改走水路，可收出其不意之效。眼见竹竿粗大坚韧，陆渐砍伐费力，几度被竹竿反弹，崩得长刀歪斜，便道：“你以'寿者相'出手，刀至竹身，再变'猴王相'。”
陆渐依法施展，刀锋所向，断竹有如割草，变得十分容易，只是身子扭来扭去，甚为别扭。
鱼和尚道：“初习'三十二相'，须得借用各种相态，激发劲力。将来练得久了，相态尽被化去，仅存神意，神意一动，劲力自生，即便端坐也可伤人，到那时，也不会如此别扭了。”
陆渐砍了十多根大竹，削去枝桠，并破开其中一根，切割成条，搓制竹索。鱼和尚便教他用“诸天相”结索，以“多头蛇相”捆缚竹筏，果然事半功倍。陆渐不时感知四周情形，众忍者料是损兵折将，一时再无人来。
待得入夜，陆渐将竹筏拖入水中，扶鱼和尚坐在筏首，撑着篙顺流而下。
其时星月无光，水声如幽人呜咽，低微凄凉，两岸倾崖危岩，在天边勾勒出纤细模糊的影子，或如渴骥，或如奔麟，或如雄狮，或如饿虎，千姿百态，莫可名状。
陆渐一颗心始终悬着，生怕哗啦一声，又从水中钻出人来。好在大半夜过去，也无动静，眼见天色将明，方才确信计谋成功，便坐了下来，正要打盹，忽听鱼和尚咳嗽一声，以倭语高声说道：“陆渐，你可知道，忍者杀人，大有学问，若无必杀把握，决不轻发。如今危险才刚开始，你千万不可大意。”
陆渐腾地站起，脱口问道：“有敌人吗？”
鱼和尚声音一扬：“忍术的要旨只在八字'出其不意，攻其不备'。他如何动手，何时动手，被你猜着，便不算高明。至于时机，必在你最无防范之时。而常人最为疏忽的时候，正是天亮之时。”
话音未落，忽听左岸传来一声低啸，几道黑影倏然纵起，如淡淡轻烟，缥缈逝去。陆渐不觉冷汗迸出，他自以为得计，不料这一众忍者早已尾随，料是定在黎明动手，却被鱼和尚一口喝破，只得暂且放弃。
陆渐当下奋起精神，力撑数篙，将竹筏撑得驷马难追，却听鱼和尚叹道：“你且坐下，我有话说。”陆渐只得抛开竹篙，坐了下来。
鱼和尚道：“如今暂无危险，咱们来说第四个故事。这个故事，说的却是和尚自己。”陆渐精神为之一振，凝神细听。
却听鱼和尚悠然道：“和尚我隶属禅宗。我派中人云游四方，从不大开山门，也不属临济、云门、沩仰、曹洞、法眼等禅门五宗，自成一派，消遥自在。
“自从九如祖师开启宗门、花生大士发扬光大以来，三百年间，已传六代。每代均是一师一徒，单脉独传。何以如此？只因'大金刚神力'练成之后，得如大力菩萨，超越三界，倘若所传非人，必然造成无边罪孽。到和尚这一代，武林大势已生剧变，东岛西城遥相对峙，势如水火。
“想当年，思禽先生坐化之后，因为他终生不偶，并无儿女。是故依照先生遗法，西城城主由八部公选，十年一换，轮流统领西城……”
陆渐奇道：“思禽先生怎会没有儿女？”
鱼和尚道：“此事也颇蹊跷，或许因为他厌恶父子相传的陋习，有