Chapter 8 Chapter 8: The Natural Tower
In a daze, the aroma of herbs came from the nose, and the human voice was in the ears, and every word was in my ears.Lu Jian's mind was slightly clear, and when he opened his eyes, the surroundings were dark, the stone walls were dense, glowing with crystal water, and pale yellow moss crawled out from the crevices of the stones. The thick moisture surrounded his body, penetrating into the skin, and it was so cold. Heart and spleen, couldn't help shivering.While trembling, he suddenly felt that there was something heavy on his body, and when he fixed his eyes, he found that there was an extremely heavy iron shackle on his body.
Lu Jian was shocked and angry, but he didn't know what happened, so he listened carefully, the voice was very familiar, it was Xingzhi, and there was a bit of anger hidden in the suppressed tone: "...it's all here, what else do you want?" of?"
Suddenly another person snorted and said, "This is the sixteen phases? Aren't you afraid of blaspheming the Buddha?" The voice was gentle and majestic, as if it was a sexual feeling.
Lu Jian was very confused. When he listened again, Xingzhi let out a yell, and said bitterly, "Why don't you talk to me about Buddha and ancestor? I don't believe this." Sin, deduct your incense money for this year." Xingzhi laughed and said: "Do you want to deduct my incense money and go to the back mountain to raise Widow Li?" Xing Jue's voice was steep, and he shouted: "Don't talk to me, Be careful to go to Abi Hell." Xingzhi snorted coldly, "If you want to go to hell, you are in front of me."
Lu Jian's mind trembled when he heard it, and he almost suspected that he was in a dream. How could the answers of these two "high monks" have the tone of a monk?In horror, Xingjue said in a deep voice: "This painting is a mess, no one can understand it, what kind of charade is this kid playing?" Xingzhi said: "He is inside, just ask."
Xingjue sneered, and said: "This kid has an honest face, but he is actually very cunning. He obviously knows the power of the Great Vajra, but he pretends to be sick, thinking that I can't see it. "It's unreasonable to ask him to draw 16 pictures, and he pretends to be crazy and foolish to draw such a thing."
Xingzhi was silent for a long while, then hesitated and said: "Xingjue, Monk Yu also saved our lives back then, and passed on the 'Six Ultimates of Suppressing Demons' to the generation of Xing, which is considered a kindness to us. Is it too much to treat his descendants like this? A little bit."
"You say you don't know anything, but you still don't recognize it." Xingjue said, "If you and I know the 'Great King Kong power', why do you need other fish monks to help you? As for the 'Seven Magic Suppression', it's just the 'Great King Kong power' Humph, it's hateful to think about it, this King Kong's excellent supernatural powers have to be passed on in a single line. Besides, even if they want to be passed on, they should be passed on to you and me. , ended up being self-inflicted and fell into the hands of that little thief..."
Xingzhi chuckled and said, "When I saw that little thief, I knew it wasn't a thing. Monk Yu regarded him as a treasure, so stupid..." When Lu Jian heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore, and suddenly shouted: "Nonsense."
As soon as the voice fell, there was a creaking sound, the stone wall was opened, and Xingjue and Xingzhi walked in holding candles.Xingzhi is smiling, his eyes are like two slits, shining brightly.Xingjue is Baoxiang solemn, he folded his palms together and said: "Is Lu Tanyue awake?"
Seeing that he was still pretending, Lu Jian was so angry that he spat, hating that he couldn't get far after the injury, and only spat at Xingjue's feet.Xingjue smiled slightly, and sighed leisurely: "Don't tell lies in front of real people. The matter has come to an end. Lu Tanyue should also understand what the old monk means. As long as you obediently tell the secret of the 'Great King Kong's divine power', the old monk promises to let you out immediately." .”
A surge of anger rose in Lu Jian's heart like a flame, and his body was boiling hot, as if about to explode. Hearing the sound, he let out a yell and shouted: "Don't say I don't know the 'Great King Kong power', even if I know it, you don't want to know for a while Character."
Xingjue shook his head and said with a smile: "Is Tanyue still lying with the old monk? If you don't know the power of the Great Vajra, how can you first blow away the sticks of Xinyuan and others, and then seal their strange scriptures?" Lu Jian was also baffled by the matter, and when he asked about it at this moment, he was dumbfounded.
Staring at him, Xingjue thought he was planning, with a smile on his face, and said warmly: "Tanyue, but please think twice. I am a Buddha who saves all living beings. Since the power of the Great Vajra is the great law of Buddhism, it should be passed on to all living beings regardless of internal or external closeness. The fish monk held Self-preservation of skills is a big violation of Buddhist principles..."
Lu Jian was angry, and said coldly: "The two of you use treacherous tricks to lock me here, which Buddhist principle does it conform to?" Xingjue smiled, and said calmly: "Originally, I didn't think anything about it, I just blame it The benefactor is too stubborn, he hides everything and refuses to reveal the secrets of supernatural powers, and this old monk has no choice but to do so. Don't worry, Tan Yue, Monk Yu is kind to me, and I will never hurt Tan Yue, but I just ask Tan Yue to tell the secret..." Lu Jianjie He said, "If I don't say it."
Xingjue sighed, and said word by word: "I can't say that, please invite Tanyue to live in this temple. If you don't say anything for ten years, you can live for ten years. If you don't say anything for a hundred years, you can live for a hundred years." Robe, and Xingzhi both withdrew, and closed the stone gate.
Lu Jian was furious and shouted loudly, trying to get to the door, but his limbs tightened suddenly and he couldn't move forward.Only then did he realize that the iron shackles on his limbs were connected with thick iron chains, and they were firmly nailed to the stone wall behind him. Not to mention that he was entangled in "heavenly calamity" and was extremely sick, even if he was healthy, he would never be able to escape.I think it's because of his sexual awareness and wisdom that he can't figure it out, and he is afraid that he really has the power of Buddhism, so he specially uses this iron chain to bind him.
As a result, Lu Jian had no hope of escaping, so he could only open his mouth to swear. Unfortunately, he had never been able to swear since he was a child. He kept swearing, and it was nothing more than "Monk Thief, Monk Smelly, Monk Dog..." After cursing for a while, he felt a tight pain in his chest. Difficult to bear, not feeling weak, lying on the ground, drowsy.
I don't know when and how many moments passed, when I suddenly heard the door creaking.Lu Jian opened his eyes and saw that there was a gap in the stone door. Xingzhi was holding a tray and grinning as he walked in. There were several large bowls in the tray, with rice and vegetables, and a pot of vegetarian wine. Xingzhi smiled and said, "Lu Tanyue, How do you think?"
Lu Jian closed his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention, but Xingzhi smiled to himself: "Lu Tanyue, don't blame the poor monk, arresting you is all about sexual awareness. This guy looks kind-hearted, In fact, he has a lot of guts. He has a secret code with the poor monk. If he says, "Be sure to cure someone", it means to let the poor monk prescribe medicine and keep him. Although the poor monk is unwilling, he hates being a member of the temple. , I dare not disobey the abbot, so I hope Tanyue will forgive me for offending you." After speaking solemnly, he folded his palms together and bowed.
This monk was working hand in hand with Xingjue just now, and in a blink of an eye he was saying bad things about Xingjue. Lu Jianchu was skeptical at first, but he learned his wisdom from the experience, and after concentrating on meditation, he guessed that this monk was trying to slander Xingjue to gain his favor. Its fundamental meaning is still "Great King Kong's divine power", and he couldn't help but feel contemptuous and sneered.
Seeing his expression, Xingzhi knew that the strategy would not be taught, he was disappointed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, his heart will grow in the future, he smiled, and was about to exit the stone room, suddenly, a strong wind came from behind, and went straight to the vital point of his vest .
Xingzhi was taken aback, and turned slightly to avoid the vital point. He was hit in the shoulder blade, and the pain entered his head. He fell flat forward for more than ten feet, almost hitting Lu Jian.Lu Jian raised his eyes and saw a figure in front of the stone room door swaying suddenly, and a person flashed in. He was covered in black, and under the veil, a pair of eyes flashed brightly.
With blood dripping from the corners of Xingzhi's mouth, he shouted angrily, turned his body around, and slapped the person with his palm.The man made a move with his left hand, opened his palm, and sent his right fist straight out, Xingzhi only felt that there was a difference in the wind of the fist, the heavy palm blocked, the fist and palm intersected, Xingzhi's complexion changed terribly, he stared at the visitor, and said: " You, you..." Before the words fell, he couldn't help himself, and stepped back three steps in a row, with his back against the wall, his bones crackling like roasted beans.The masked man exhaled loudly, punched again, and Xingzhi spurted out a mouthful of blood like an arrow, his body was as soft as mud, and slid down against the wall.
In a hurry, Lu Jian didn't know the fortune or misfortune, just feeling anxious, suddenly saw the masked man leaning over to untie the key from Xingzhi, strode over, opened the iron shackle, carried Lu Jian on his back, and rushed out of the stone room .
The night was dark, and the moonlight shone through the window, vaguely seeing bundles of medicinal herbs. It turned out that outside the stone room was the medicinal herb warehouse of the Pharmacist Academy. No wonder Lu Jian smelled the smell of herbs from time to time.He couldn't help but secretly angry: "Medical materials are things to save people, who would have thought that after the medicinal materials, they would actually be a prison for framing others. This kind of sexual awareness and intelligence is really disgusting..."
He thought to himself, but the masked man didn't stop and ran out of the warehouse.Lu Jian couldn't help but asked, "Who is this step?" The man hissed, signaling Lu Jian to keep silent.
Lu Jianyou looked around, but saw that the meditation room was uneven, dark and dark, and he didn't feel anxious, so he didn't say much.The man zigzags back and forth between the temples with him on his back, without any pause, as if he is very familiar with the terrain of the temple.After a while, he crossed the temple wall, ran for tens of miles, climbed a high slope, and then put down Lu Jian, put his hands on the ground, coughed violently, his back trembled, and his fingers sank deep into the mud.
Lu Jian was taken aback, and asked, "Are you okay?" The man waved his hands, got on all fours, climbed under a big tree, sat down slowly against the trunk, panted heavily, stretched out his hand, and pulled towel.
Under the hazy moonlight, Lu Jian saw the man's face clearly, his heart was shocked, and he cried out: "Master Xinghai."
The masked man was Xinghai, and when he heard the words, he showed kindness, and sighed leisurely: "This temple is unfortunate, it hides filth and filth, and I have suffered a lot." Lu Jian was overjoyed and moved, and said together: "Master saved Lu Jiansheng has accepted your kindness." Xing Hai shook his head and said, "Xingjue and Xingzhi are from my same sect, they commit crimes, poor monks save others, merits and demerits are equal, how can we talk about favors?" After finishing speaking, he coughed again .
Seeing that he was coughing hard, Lu Jian couldn't help but asked, "Is Master sick?" Xing Hai sighed, "I'm sick." Lu Jian nodded, thought again, and asked, "That one, that Xing Hai What happened to Zhi?" Xing Hai said: "He has been hit by me, and he will never use force within three months, but it's just that he saw my martial arts just now, it's a bit troublesome."
Lu Jian suddenly asked: "The martial arts that the master just used?"
"No." Xing Hai shook his head and said, "Although Xing Zhiren is unbearable, his martial arts are unambiguous. If he fights with his own martial arts, the poor monk may not be able to win steadily. The martial arts that the poor monk used just now, Tanyueyuan will also know."
"I will too?" Lu Jian showed doubts, but Xing Hai stood up slowly, crossed his arms, pressed his right armpit with his left hand, held his right knee with his right hand, and twisted his body strangely.Lu Jian felt that his eyes were familiar, and when he thought about it, he suddenly called out, "I look?"
"It turns out that this pose is called 'My Form'!" If Xinghai realized something, he slowly withdrew his pose, looked up at the sky, and murmured: "Then what about this one?" As he spoke, he kicked the back of the head with his right foot, and grabbed his left foot with his right hand ankle.Lu Jian said: "This is called human appearance, but..."
Xinghai stopped his momentum, turned his head, looked at him and said, "But what?" Lu Jian hesitated for a while, and said, "Although these two forms of master are roughly similar, there are some things that are quite wrong. For example, 'I think' when pressing the armpit with the left hand, it should be two inches back, and the right hand should hold the three points below the knee, but the master pressed it above the knee."
Xing Hai nodded and said: "That's true, that's true." Lu Jianqi said: "Master, you know too?" Xing Hai said: "The poor monk is just guessing, not sure. These two words of Tanyue have solved the problem of the poor monk. Years of doubts." Seeing Lu Jian's confused expression, he smiled slightly and said, "To tell you the truth, Tan Yue said, these thirty-two features were learned by the poor monk because of his greed in the past, and he didn't want to fall into the other party's trap. I have been plagued by illness for many years, and I am almost useless."
Lu Jian was surprised and said, "Who did the master steal from? Master Yu Monk?" Xing Hai shook his head and said, "No." Lu Jian became even more puzzled: "Who else..." Thinking of Here, a flash of lightning flashed in his mind, and he blurted out, "Could it be the Heavenly God Sect?"
"Tian Shenzong?" Xing Hai was slightly confused.Lu Jiandao: "It's just that he can't be a monk. Tianshenzong is his nickname later." Xing Hai smiled wryly, nodded and said, "Tan Yue is right, I stole my appearance from him."
Speaking of this, Xinghai showed reminiscence, looked at the dark twilight, and said leisurely: "More than ten years ago, one night, when I was ugly, I had something on my mind. I went for a walk in the forest behind the temple, and by chance I heard someone I was panting heavily. I didn't know what was going on, so I sneaked forward and looked through the branches. I saw that I couldn't twist my body in the open space in the forest. It looked very strange. The master and apprentice of the fish monk were in our temple at the time, and I was also familiar with the monk. , Knowing that he is a descendant of Vajra, and seeing him like this, he can't help but think of the legendary "Thirty-two Body Aspects". The poor monk has always admired the supernatural power of the "Great Vajra Divine Power", and he only passed it on to his disciples of the Vajra lineage, and had no chance to learn it. At this time, seeing that I couldn't practice the exercises, I didn't feel that ghosts were obsessed with me, and I didn't disturb him, so I started to learn secretly. However, thinking about it now, I thought I was hiding it in secret, but in fact, I was discovered by Unable Monk long ago, but he has a treacherous heart. , not drinking, but using tricks, deliberately changing the wrong body, leading the poor monk astray. For more than ten years, the poor monk has been miserable, and his life was in danger at one point. Even though the monk has worked hard, he is ashamed to tell others the reason for his illness." At this point, he let out a long breath, looked at Lu Jian, and said slowly: "Lu Tanyue, if I tell you this today, I'll be fine with this poor monk. It's something on your mind." After saying that, he coughed again.
Lu Jian was silent for a while, thinking that although Xing Hai secretly learned other people's unique skills, it was wrong, but everyone has the heart to improve, and martial arts practitioners will inevitably want to learn and practice after seeing the superb martial arts.But this day Shenzong has a vicious heart, which is rare and uncommon. When he found someone peeping, he didn't expose it, but instead showed him the wrong body. He clearly intended to take the life of Xinghai.
Also suffering from a chronic illness, Lu Jian saw Xing Hai coughing hard, as if he was suffering from it, and felt sympathetic, and couldn't help asking: "Master Xing Hai, is there no way to save it?" Xing Hai pondered for a while, shook his head and said: " But there is one way, and that is to practice the correct 'Thirty-two Signs', correct and wrong, and maybe heal my internal injuries."
These words were in line with Lu Jian's idea, and he said immediately: "I know a thing or two about those phase changes, master will display the wrong phase and show me." Xing Hai was taken aback, and suddenly expressed his eager gratitude , trembling, and after a long while he put his palms together and said: "When the poor monk saw Tanyue sacrifice himself to protect the deaf-mute monk in front of the firewood room, he knew that Tanyue was merciful, and he was the one in my way."
Lu Jian was shocked when he heard the words, and blurted out: "The man behind the tree is the master?" Xing Hai nodded and said, "The poor monk happened to pass by." Lu Jianxi said: "Then the one who saved me and subdued the monk Xinyuan is also the master Xing Hai was taken aback, staring at Lu Jianpian, then shook his head and said, "Didn't Lu Tanyue hurt that group of monks?"
Lu Jian was extremely confused, and thought: "Since Master Xinghai did it, why didn't he want to admit it? Yes, I think it's because he retreated modestly, did good deeds, and refused to show favor to others. From this point of view, he really He is a generation of eminent monks, which is very different from sexual awareness and sexual wisdom." Thinking of this, his affection for Xing Hai deepened, and he did not point it out, smiled slightly, and said: "In this case, please change your appearance, master, and let the boy have a look. View."
Xing Hai said a few words modestly, and used the wrong phases one by one, and there were indeed many mistakes.Lu Jian was familiar with the previous 16 signs, and immediately corrected them one by one.However, when Xinghai was in disguise, he raised his hands and feet, galloping vigorously. Lu Jian looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but suddenly realized that even if his posture was wrong, Xinghai still practiced like this, and he still developed supernatural powers. One point increased, and the internal injuries in the body also increased by one point, the two coexisted and grew together, and finally the accumulation was hard to return.
After a while, Xinghai changed into a "boar phase". In this phase, the left foot is hooked around the right calf, the left hand is around the waist, the right hand is touching the belly, and the body is leaning forward. Xinghai just makes the opposite, the right foot is wrapped around the left leg, Touching the belly with the right hand, the body does not lean forward, but leans back slightly.
Lu Jian looked at it, and was about to correct him, when he suddenly saw the grass move behind Xing Hai, and a person came out quietly.Lu Jian was taken aback, and gathered himself together, seeing that it was the deaf-mute monk who came, he couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, "Master."
Xinghai thought he was calling himself, froze for a moment, and asked, "What did Tanyue have to say?" Lu Jianfang was about to say it, but suddenly he saw the deaf-mute monk turn around and make a pose, just like a "boar face" , the phase change is not bad at all.Lu Jian was startled, and stared at the deaf-mute monk, dumbfounded.
Seeing that Lu Jian had a strange expression on his face, Xing Hai didn't feel strange staring at him. He looked down at himself, and there was nothing unusual.Xing Hai pondered for a while, then turned his head to look suddenly, unexpectedly the deaf-mute monk turned his head with him, his appearance remained unchanged, his body was like a dead leaf, drifting with the wind, moving several feet across, and turned behind Xing Hai.Xinghai saw nothing, turned back again, the deaf-mute monk turned back with him, turned around again, but was still out of his sight.
Confused, Xinghai stared at Lu Jian and said, "What are you looking at at Tanyue?" Lu Jian was also confused, he was about to open his mouth, but suddenly he saw the deaf-mute monk stretching out his hand and swaying at him again and again.Lu Jian was very surprised: "He is always dull, why is he not confused now? Doesn't his gesture tell me to silence?" Thinking that the deaf-mute monk must have a reason for what he did, he kept silent.
Xing Hai stared at Lu Jian for a long time, seeing that his face was suddenly surprised, confused, and understanding, Xing Hai was overwhelmed with surprise, couldn't help but look behind him again, but still saw nothing, so he felt relieved and said: " Tan Yue is paying attention, how about this poor monk?"
Lu Jian heard the sound, like Fang Su in a dream, but saw that Xinghai changed into a "great and comfortable appearance", but his left hand was raised too high, his right hand was too low, his legs were curled up too much, and his head was raised too high , in short, there are many mistakes.And when he changed his form, the deaf-mute monk also changed accordingly, and the changed form was exactly the same as that passed down by the fish monk that day.
Lu Jian was slightly stunned, before he revealed the fallacy in Xinghai's disguise.Xinghai couldn't help being overjoyed, cheered up, and changed the remaining phases one by one.But every time he changes a wrong phase, the deaf-mute monk will change the real phase.The two of them, one in front and one behind, follow each other like a shadow, but there are differences in right and wrong, and their postures are also different.Lu Jian had learned all the transformations of Xinghai at the beginning, but after the sixteenth phase, Lu Jian became unfamiliar.Fortunately, the deaf-mute monk was also disguised, and Lu Jian knew that his disguised state must be correct, so he simply saw it clearly, compared his changes, and pointed to Xinghai.
According to Lu Jian's words, Xinghai's body, muscles, blood and meitongtai are not as stagnant and sore as before. He has undergone a thirty-two phase transformation, and his body is sweating profusely, as if he had been cut down to wash the marrow and reborn.Xinghai was extremely pleasantly surprised, and practiced all the phases again in one go, the energy in his body became more and more abundant, surging and surging, as if about to break through the physical body.Xing Hai was contented with happiness in his chest, and suddenly laughed long and loudly, the laughter shook the forest trees, and the owls flew away in fright.
After a laugh, Xing Hai turned his head and said, "Thank you Lu Tanyue for your guidance." Lu Jian shook his head and said, "Don't thank me, someone else should thank you." Xing Hai was startled, smiled, and said : "That's right, that's right. Monk Yu is the one who should thank you. If he didn't pass on your supernatural powers, how could Tanyue pass them on to me?"
Lu Jian was about to tell the story of the deaf-mute monk, when he saw the deaf-mute monk waving his hands behind Xinghai, he hesitated to speak.At this time, Xing Hai suddenly looked sideways, with a startled look on his face, Lu Jian couldn't help but follow his gaze, but before he could see what happened, he suddenly felt a pain in his lower abdomen and fell limp.Lu Jian was so frightened and angry that he raised his eyes and saw Xing Hai staring at him intently, with a sly smile on his face.
Lu Jian's heart sank, and he said angrily, "You, you...why..." Xing Hai smiled and said, "Since Tanyue is the successor of King Kong, I would like to know a rule." Lu Jian said: "What rule?" Xing Hai said: "King Kong Divine power is passed down in a single line, and it has never changed since ancient times." Lu Jian said: "I've heard of it. But why are you plotting against me?"
"Tan Yue still doesn't understand?" Xing Hai laughed, and said with a beard, "Since there is only one successor from the same lineage, it should be considered that there is only one successor, but now there are two King Kong successors? What do you think is better?" Lu Jian frowned. :"two?"
"That's right." Xing Hai nodded, pointed to Lu Jian, then pointed to himself, and said with a smile, "One is Tanyue, and the other is a poor monk. What are the rules?" When he said this, his eyes flickered sharply, and his face gradually became full of murderous intent.
Lu Jianzong didn't want to speculate on others with malice, and now he understood Xinghai's plan: now that Monk Yu is sitting down and Tianshenzong is punishing him, if he dies, the only person in the world who will have the power of "Great King Kong" is Xinghai. Hai is alone, and then relying on his supernatural powers, he can do whatever he wants, and no one can control him.The poison in this person's heart is really rare. Lu Jian deeply hated himself for being blind, and for a moment of enthusiasm, he actually passed on the Buddhist supernatural powers to such villains. He couldn't help being shocked and regretful, and said loudly: "Master Yu Monk never accepted me Disciple, I am not considered a disciple of the Vajra."
Xinghai shook his head and said with a smile: "You have learned the thirty-two body forms, you are a member of the Vajra Sect. I can't say it, so I have to wrong Tanyue. Don't worry, Tanyue, you will pass on my supernatural powers, and the kindness is not small. The poor monk will never let you suffer more. " After finishing speaking, he slowly raised his right hand and pointed it at Lu Jiantianling.
Lu Jian was inexplicably sad and angry. He raised his eyes and saw the bright moon hanging in the distance, and there was no sound. The deaf-mute monk stood quietly behind Xinghai, flickering in the night haze. But like ignorant wood and stone, motionless.
A sudden gust of wind blows in, the long grass lies low, and Xinghai's palm suddenly flips, like an electric slap.Lu Jian sighed in his heart: "That's all!"
At this moment, Xing Hai suddenly felt a strong force coming from his sleeves, his arms tightened, and his palms were suspended in the air.That force surged in like a tide, pulling him involuntarily, he turned somersault like a whirlwind, his head and face turned up, he fell heavily, his back was even numb.
The sudden change of temperament made him "sitting upside down in the lotus posture", propping up his elbows to stop the fall, bending his waist and abdomen inwards, kicking his legs out in a row, unexpectedly his shin tightened suddenly, like an iron hoop, and the pain was unbearable.Xinghai couldn't help but let out a miserable snort, being dragged into the air by the huge force, there was a loud bang, the face was facing down, deep in the soil, from the forehead to the lower body, there was pain everywhere.
Xing Hailian suffered a big loss, but he couldn't see the opponent's face, he was terrified, as soon as he fell to the ground, he turned his body and displayed the "Great Self-Contained Form", trying to get rid of the opponent.The man didn't tangle with him, and let him roll over.Xing Hai turned twice, jumped up, turned his head and looked around, but still saw no one, and was feeling panic, when a strong wind suddenly rose behind him, Xing Hai quickly turned his "human appearance", turned his foot and kicked, unexpectedly his foot hit halfway, and his calf swelled Shen, was sent forward by a strong force, and kicked in the back of the head.
Xing Hai's mind was about to split, his nose was sore, he almost fainted, he jumped twice with one foot, and then let go of the force of that foot, and fell forward, making a "mother bird", curled up like a bird's egg , sprinting in place.It turned out that he knew that he was not an opponent, so he wanted to take a look at his opponent before he was defeated, so that he could lose willingly.
I don't want that person to follow him around, always out of his sight, Xinghai turns around several times, only sees the figure erratically, never sees the person's face, frightened and angry, kicks on the shoulder, rushing towards him vigorously, Xinghai looks like The ball was shot through the air with a whoosh, and with a crackling sound, it broke three big trees. When it landed, Xing Hai's limbs were already limp, his eyes turned white, he twisted a few times, and then he didn't move.
Xing Hai was in the middle of the game, unconscious, and Lu Jian was beside him, but he could see it very clearly.The one who teased Xinghai was naturally a deaf-mute monk, he played it lightly, like teasing a baby, he threw Xinghai back and forth with every move of his hand and foot, playing around in circles.
Seeing such supernatural powers, Lu Jian was dumbfounded, and felt even more puzzled in his heart. He didn't know why this deaf-mute monk became so powerful, and he was a different person from before.
The deaf-mute monk kicked the fainting sea, turned his head, and grinned. Under the moonlight, the half-truncated tongue appeared and disappeared, which was truly frightening.The deaf-mute monk smiled, and as soon as he lifted his foot, he was in front of Lu Jian.
Lu Jian was overjoyed and called out, "Master..." The deaf-mute monk shook his head, slapped his acupuncture points, put it on his back, and ran wildly.
The mountain wind pours into the ears, the coolness spreads, and the scenery on both sides is infiltrated by the moonlight, like a long river of frost, passing away.Lu Jian was in a dream, thinking back on what he had seen in the past few days, he was really surprised and strange, something he had never seen in his life.He raised his eyes and looked ahead, the road ahead was as black as ink, like many mysteries, unpredictable and unpredictable, he thought about it, and couldn't help but be deeply confused.
The deaf-mute monk leaps and gallops between the cliffs, like jumping pills and flying stars.Although Lu Jian had vaguely guessed his origin, he still had many doubts. He wanted to ask, but he thought that this monk was deaf and dumb. He could neither listen nor answer. He took a breath and let him go.
After running for dozens of miles on the mountain road, the dawn was about to break, and the mountains, trees and rocks gradually became clear.Suddenly, Lu Jian's heart suddenly lifted, but his body sank sharply. He probed his head and exclaimed involuntarily.
It turned out that the deaf-mute monk was shaped like a flying bird, jumping in mid-air, surrounded by cliffs thousands of feet in front and behind, facing each other fiercely.
Lu Jian didn't know why this monk jumped down from the top of the mountain, looking for his own death, he was panicking, his body stopped suddenly, his heart jumped, and his throat was blocked.Concentrating on his spirit, he suddenly saw the deaf-mute monk holding onto a thick old vine, with his right foot propped on the cliff wall, swinging like a swing, moving ten feet across, unbiased, and entering a cave on the opposite mountain wall.
The cave was about one person high and less than five feet wide. The deeper it went, the more cramped it became. The cold air came from the depths of the cave, and Lu Jian's skin felt a layer of chestnut.
Being impatient, the eyes suddenly brightened, and the two came out through the hole.Lu Jian's eyes were taken away by the light, and he could hardly open them. When he squinted, he could see clearly what was in front of him.This place is located in the middle of the mountain, hundreds of feet above the ground, covered with green and white mountain rocks, as smooth as jade, with a radius of twenty feet at the bottom of the valley, gradually narrowing upwards, and at the top, there is only a small hole of square inches, far away from the sky, and a ray of morning sun enters the hole. Among them, it is repeatedly reflected on the mirror-like stone wall, the light and shadow are scattered, and the neon colors are brilliant. People in the valley are like being in a world of glazed glass, dazzled and fascinated.
The deaf-mute monk put down Lu Jian and came to a stone wall. There were many stone rings on the wall. On the stone ring, there were silver hooks and iron markings, and there were eight big characters: "Thirty-two features, that is, right and wrong." Phase", into the stone inch, extremely thin and hard.
Although Lu Jian didn't know that these eight characters came from the "Diamond Sutra", which had subtle meanings and contained Buddhist principles.Just looking at the handwriting, I felt a heat in my chest, and I felt a sense of solemnity. I leaned on the cliff and stood up tremblingly, clasping my hands together, very respectful.
The deaf-mute monk also clasped his hands together, stood silently facing the wall for a long time, and suddenly took out a small kit from his bosom.Lu Jian saw it clearly, and cried out: "Master Yu Monk's relic..."
The deaf-mute monk was deaf in both ears. Lu Jian's cry echoed to the bottom of the valley, but he didn't notice it. He just slowly stretched out his hand, grabbed a stone ring, and pulled out a stone box two feet square. Small, the small stone box is five inches in length and width.The deaf-mute monk poured the relics in the bag into the small box, stared at it for a long time, opened his mouth slightly, and then pushed forward with his hands, the stone box retreated, and the stone wall returned to its original state.
The deaf-mute monk took out a steel awl from his sleeve, chichi carved it on the bottom of the stone box, and the stone chips flew around, showing the word "monk fish".It was only then that Lu Jian realized that on the right side of the stone box where the fish monk's relics were stored, there were writings under the five stone rings. From right to left, they were: "Jiu Ru Patriarch", "Peanut Master", "Yuan Toutuo" , "Great Suffering Venerable", "Master Chong", the title of Yu Monk, ranked sixth.
Lu Jian suddenly realized that this strange valley was not anywhere else, but the resting place of the sixth generation of Zen masters of the Vajra School.
Thinking of this, Lu Jian's blood ached, he knelt down on his knees, and bowed three times to the stone wall.
After worshiping, he got up, and when he looked up, Lu Jian suddenly found some traces on the stone box of "Jiu Ru Patriarch".Curious, he took a step forward and took a closer look, but it turned out to be a small portrait of a monk, waving his sleeves and raising his feet, raising his eyes and smiling. Although the portrait is small, his brushstrokes are extremely powerful. Look at all beings.
Lu Jian took a double look, his heart suddenly jumped wildly, and he couldn't help thinking: "Could this be the same as the Jiuru Patriarch? It's so unassuming." Turning his eyes, he saw the stone box of "Master Peanut" again. There is a small statue with rough and clumsy strokes. At first glance, it looks like a urchin's graffiti. However, if you look closely, it is full of vitality and innocence.
Lu Jian looked at them one by one, and found that the other four stone boxes were all engraved with small statues, but they had different postures and demeanors. The small portrait of "Yuan Toutuo" is calm in writing, profound in meaning, cold and lonely, and profound; The wet gray burnt wood is lifeless; the small portrait of "Master Chong" is elegantly written, mellow and bright, without anger or smile, just like a jade man; however, when it comes to "Fish Monk", the artistic conception changes again, becoming simple and harmonious. , condensed like a mountain, the corners of the brows and eyes, all revealing compassion.
Lu Jian possessed Buddha nature. After watching for a long time, he unknowingly felt a connection with these six little statues, but he felt that the little statues raised their hands and feet, and their frowns and smiles were all mysterious and profound.Over time, he immersed himself in it, dancing with his hands and feet, and even imitated the portrait on the stone wall, dancing to his heart's content.
As soon as the dance started, Lu Jian felt that his internal organs were boiling, his breathing was difficult, and his meridians and skin seemed to be torn inch by inch.Lu Jianan yelled badly, and wanted to stop, but his limbs and body seemed to be driven and dragged by some kind of force, spontaneously, how could they stop.
Lu Jian was extremely terrified, and was crying to himself, when he suddenly felt a heat on the back of his neck, and a big hand was added, and the heat flowed into his palm. Before he understood what happened, he felt a rumble in his head, and he lost all consciousness.
This coma came and went quickly, and after only a moment, he regained consciousness. Lu Jian wanted to get up, but found that his body was as stiff as a stone.Fortunately, the warm current from the back of his neck was endless, which made him relax slowly. When he turned his head to look, the deaf-mute monk was staring at him with a stern expression.
Lu Jian was puzzled, and couldn't help asking: "Master, what happened..." As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he suddenly realized that the mysterious monk in front of him was deaf and dumb, how could he hear himself, and he smiled wryly.
The deaf-mute monk looked at him for a while, took out the steel awl, and started to carve on the stone floor. Lu Jian looked at it intently, but saw a line of writing on the ground: "The true face of the patriarch, I can't learn it, I can't learn it..."
Lu Jian was surprised, thought for a while, took the steel awl, and carved: "What is the real face of the patriarch?"
The deaf-mute monk wrote: "The portraits on the wall are just that."
Lu Jian still didn't understand, and engraved: "What is this place?"
The deaf-mute monk flicked his hand and wrote three characters: "Tiansheng Pagoda." Lu Jian raised his eyes and looked up, suddenly: "The bottom here is wide and round, and the top is tapered. It looks like a naturally formed pagoda. God's creation is really miraculous." Then he wrote: "Dare to ask the title of the master."
The deaf-mute monk wrote again: "Monk Hun." Lu Jian secretly wondered: "This master is so strange, 'hun' is a curse word, why does he take it as a dharma name." Then he wrote: "The master is also a vajra successor?"
Monk Hun looked at it and shook his head.Lu Jian felt strange, and wrote: "Master is not a descendant of Vajra, how could he have thirty-two physical appearances?" Monk Hun turned around and pointed to the eight big characters on the stone wall: "Thirty-two physical appearances are right and wrong."
The horoscope is extremely subtle, and Lu Jian couldn't figure it out. After thinking for a while, he wrote: "May I ask what is the relationship between Master and Master Yu?" Monk Hun wrote: "He is my servant."
Lu Jian was taken aback, and wrote again: "In that case, why didn't Master go to Dongying with Monk Yu?" Monk Hun shook his head, and wrote: "He is seriously injured, and I'm afraid he won't be able to return to Central Earth, so leave me here to guide King Kong The successor." After writing this, he pointed to the word "King Kong's successor", then pointed to Lu Jian, with a smile on his face.
Lu Jian was taken aback, and wrote, "You say I'm the successor of King Kong?" Monk Hun replied, "The one who returns the master's relics is the successor of King Kong." Seeing this, Lu Jian felt relieved: "No wonder Master Yu told me When I come to Sanzu Temple, I dare say that arrangements have been made." Thinking of this, Monk Yu's voice and smile, just like the present, he was overwhelmed with emotion, sighed, and wrote: "The boy is not a Buddhist, so he cannot be called the successor of Vajra."
Monk Hun shook his head and wrote: "Become a Buddha by seeing one's nature, regardless of whether it is inside or outside the Buddhist gate." Lu Jian smiled wryly, and suddenly remembered his own troubles. Get me out of here quickly."
Monk Hun looked at the handwriting on the ground, and then at Lu Jian, with a rather confused expression on his face. After a while, he shook his head and wrote, "Red Pink Skull, Skeleton Red Pink."
Lu Jian was stunned, glanced at Monk Hun, and murmured slightly: "This monk is pretending to be crazy in Sanzu Temple, but he understands it very well in his heart. But judging from this sentence, he has a big prejudice against women in the world. Could it be that he cut his tongue and pierced his ears, It was framed by some woman..." He guessed wildly in his heart, but he couldn't bear to ask for confirmation, so as not to recall the sad past of Monk Hun, so he just wrote: "The situation is urgent, and I hope Master will make it happen."
Monk Hun frowned slightly, shook his head, and wrote: "Red Pink Skull, Pink Skeleton Skeleton." Seeing how stubborn he was, Lu Jian snatched the steel awl and said heavily, "I hope Master will make it happen?"
Monk Hun looked sullen and stared at Lu Jian, who also opened his eyes wide and did not turn away.After looking at each other for a while, Monk Hun saw a trace of helplessness in his eyes, picked up Lu Jian on his back, and got out of the cave.一根儿臂粗细的老藤垂在洞前，浑和尚攀藤而上，将至崖顶，撑足荡出，陆渐只觉劲风扑面，风息之时，已至对崖。
浑和尚放下陆渐，俯身运指，在土中写道：“往何处去？”陆渐也写道：“我也不知。”浑和尚长眉微皱，写道：“我在寺前溪边救你，还送你回去？”陆渐略一思索，写道：“甚好。”浑和尚瞪了瞪他，鼻间哼了一声，又将陆渐背起，快步急行。
奔走不久，忽听细微人语，浑和尚猝然止步，一跌足，悄没声息，钻入古木枝桠间。陆渐越过他肩头望去，蓦地惊喜不胜。原来前方林子里，宁凝与苏闻香并肩而行，向着这方走来。
一夜不见，宁凝愁容惨淡，秀眉敛忧，走了两步，忽而轻叹道：“苏兄，你断定他从这条路走过么？”
“错不了！”苏闻香一抽巨鼻，“还有他的气味呢！”宁凝犹豫道：“可他、他的身子那么弱，走两三里还罢了，从三祖寺来到这儿，几十里山路，又怎么走过来呢？还有，这里阴森森的，要是遇上野兽，他又怎么抵挡？”说到这里，她眼圈儿微微泛红，涩声道，“都怪我不好，一难过，就那么走啦……他若有不测，我，我……”
陆渐再迟钝十倍，也听出宁凝话语中的“他”便是自己，想到她为自己忧愁难过，心中好一阵感动。
“凝儿别急。”苏闻香抽了抽鼻子，又道，“除了他的气味，还有一股气味，又酸又臭，夹杂干柴味道。那位陆……陆……”宁凝道：“陆渐。”
“是，是！”苏闻香说道，“那位陆渐必定好端端的，和那个又酸又臭的人在一起的。”
陆渐一吸气，果然发觉浑和尚身带酸臭，想是多日未曾沐浴；但陆渐不拘小节，对方若是亲友，便往往只见其长，不见其短，更不在意对方是脏是臭，苏闻香若不提及，只怕他十年八年，也不会发觉此事。
宁凝看了苏闻香一眼，凄然一笑，轻声道：“苏兄，多谢啦，没想到你在这时候，还肯帮我。”
“什么话，什么话。”苏闻香双手连摆，大声道，“天部劫奴，同甘共苦，无论何时，我们都要帮你的。”
宁凝呆怔时许，不觉流下泪来，摇头道：“苏兄，从昨日起，我再也不是天部劫奴，只怕将来，你我再见之时，不是同伴，而是仇敌。”说着说着，泪如走珠，不住滚落。
苏闻香亦不觉流露矛盾之色，绕着宁凝踱来踱去，使劲挠头道：“凝儿，凝儿，别哭，别哭。书呆子、狗腿子、猪耳朵和我，四个人商量好啦，无论如何，决不和凝儿你为难，大不了，大伙儿都犯黑天劫，一起死了。”
宁凝垂头望着地面枯枝败叶，心中忽喜忽悲，忽冷忽热，起伏难定，纵是泪如泉涌，也难以宣泄心中之情，蓦然间，小嘴一张，双袖掩面，哇地哭了出来。
苏闻香心性痴顽，哄女孩儿开心非其所长，见状大失主张，两手互握，焦急道：“凝儿，你别哭呀，别哭呀……你，你再哭，我也要哭了……”话没说完，当真瘪嘴抹眼，哭将起来。
陆渐身在树上，看着这劫奴间的情谊，既是感动，又觉难过，眼前泪水模糊，忍不住高叫道：“宁姑娘，我在这里呢……”话音未落，身子陡震，一个趔趄，栽下树来，行将落地时，上方忽有大力牵扯，令他坠势一缓，是以身子着地，不觉疼痛。爬起来时，只见宁凝、苏闻香快步赶来，宁凝秀靥上泪痕未干，神色亦惊亦喜，扶起陆渐，不待他说话，劈头便问：“摔痛了吗？”
陆渐道：“还好！”宁凝却流露嗔色，呵斥道：“好什么好？你身子这么弱，怎么爬那样高？”
陆渐一愣，道：“我……”掉头望去，却见树梢空空，浑和尚已然不知去向。陆渐心知他不愿以真身示人，不觉微微叹气。
宁凝注视陆渐，些微神色变化亦不放过，见他惆怅叹息，便问道：“叹什么气呢？”陆渐摇头道：“没什么，能再见到你，我心里很欢喜。”
宁凝心头一跳，双颊滚热，欲要笑笑，但不知为何，反是冷冷地道：“有什么好欢喜的？”
陆渐道：“我怕你伤心太过，苦了自己，如今见你平安，自然欢喜。”
宁凝瞧他一眼，心中气苦：“原来你只为这个欢喜？早知这样，我还不如跳崖自尽，让你难过才好。”
原来，宁凝乍闻噩耗，伤心欲绝，茫然不辨道路，发足狂奔，直奔到一座高峰之上，望着茫茫云海，心中情愫也一如眼前，翻滚起伏。种种悔恨、羞惭、悲伤汹涌而至，她不由得大放悲声，哭声随风送出，悠悠荡荡，消逝在云天之际。
宁凝哭到身软，望着点点泪珠儿，消失在千寻谷底，益发情怀跌宕，难以自己：“妈妈为我而死，我却效命仇人，恩仇不分，真是天底下最不孝的女儿；沈舟虚那贼子害死妈妈，又害爹爹双眼失明，流落异国，更将我炼成劫奴，对付爹爹，真是天底下最可恨的人，我若不杀了他，誓不为人……”霎时间，她心中第一次充满怨毒，锐薄的指甲刺入掌心，流出血来。多年来，她虽为劫奴，却从不自怨自艾，可此时此刻，却深深痛恨起自身来，恨不能一阵罡风吹来，将这个可悲可鄙的身子吹成满天飞灰，散落天涯海角，永不复聚。
可是天不从人愿，风势渐柔，如一双纤手，拂起她乱丝也似的秀发，扫过面庞，冰冰凉凉，微有湿意，刹那间，宁凝心神悸动，掠过一个秀丽温婉的影子：
“主母……”宁凝心儿似被扎了一下，“啊不，那商清影也知道我的身世么？这么多年，她对我的恩情也是假的么……”宁凝眼中朦胧，商清影的身影若隐若现；夜里寒时，总是这女子为自己拉上衾被；渴时饿时，总是她端来佳肴清茗；自己穿的第一条罗裙，是她亲手绣的，自己第一次画眉，也是她亲手所描；识的第一个字，唱的第一支曲，绣的第一朵花，绘的第一张画，无不来自那个温婉的女子；从记事起，宁凝便将她当作亲生母亲，爱她敬她，撒娇弄痴，依偎说笑，牵手嬉戏；甚至于夜夜入梦，都能梦见她的样子……
“母女……仇人……”宁凝芳心寸寸碎裂，眼前发黑，喉间微微发甜，“我真要报仇么？杀了沈舟虚，只会惹她伤心，不杀沈舟虚，妈妈在天之灵，又怎能安息？”想到这儿，她举目望天，白云深处，似有一张芙蓉素面，含笑凝睇，“妈妈……”一股甜美之意涌上心头，而只刹那，宁凝忽又发觉，那幻影赫然便是商清影的样子。
“我连妈妈的样子都不记得……”宁凝一阵茫然，任由山风渐厉，吹得她衣裙飘举，有如遗世仙子，孤寂无依。
“与其这么为难，还是死了的好……”这念头如电闪过，宁凝忽地松了一口气，望着云海深谷，定定出神，心想只需纵身一跳，便能一了百了。然而这时，她心底深处，忽又掠过一张面孔。
“陆渐……”宁凝娇躯轻颤，依稀想起，自己奔跑时，陆渐一直在身后叫喊，而那时自己神志昏乱，什么顾不得了。
想到这里，宁凝蓦地惊慌起来，什么愁苦怨恨尽皆抛在脑后，当即掉转身形，狂奔下山。下至山脚，忽见苏闻香快步走来，宁凝心慌已极，不问由来，扯住他道：“你看见陆渐了吗？”
苏闻香见了宁凝，满面喜色，听这一问，却流露几分错愕，反问道：“他没跟着你么？”宁凝心下一沉，急问详情，得知陆渐果然追赶自己。宁凝深知他的病情，不由芳心大乱，死念尽消，拉着苏闻香四处寻找。
两人沿途交谈，宁凝又得知宁不空终于没和沈舟虚交手，黯然退去。宁凝知道父亲退却，全为自己，心中悲喜莫明，亦暗暗松了一口气。于是又问苏闻香来意，知道他奉命追踪姚晴，走到半途，担忧宁凝，于是闻香识途，追踪而来。宁凝感动之余，心中矛盾又添几分。
如此走走停停，二人经三祖寺向天生塔一路寻来，天可怜见，终于让他们找到陆渐。
这其中的曲折，宁凝自怜自伤，断不会向陆渐吐露，此刻看陆渐容色枯槁，一日不见，竟又消瘦许多，不由心中酸楚，欲要抬手为他拂拭面颊，然而手指方动，却又无力垂下。
陆渐见宁凝无恙，满心喜悦，说道：“宁姑娘，沈舟虚如此恶毒，将来必有报应。你千万别因为这种恶人，做出什么傻事。”
宁凝心道：“你才傻呢，世上那么多恶人，又有几个得到报应的？唉，罢了，若你不是这股傻气，我也懒得惦记你。”想到这里，悄悄瞥了陆渐一眼，双颊微微发烧。
却听苏闻香道：“凝儿，你找的人找到了，我也要去寻那姓姚的姑娘了，若不然，主人可不饶我。”
宁凝芳心微沉，转眼一看，陆渐果然露出专注神色，盯着苏闻香道：“姓姚的姑娘是谁？”苏闻香胸无城府，坦然道：“就是跳下山涧的那位，她没死，还活着呢。”
陆渐惨白的脸上涌起血色，眉飞色舞，拽住苏闻香，疾声道：“她在哪儿？快，快带我去，带我去。”苏闻香道：“方才经过三祖寺时，我嗅到了她的气味。奇怪，难道她一个女孩儿家，竟然躲在和尚庙里？”
陆渐心想姚晴曾经隐身青楼，躲在和尚庙中，何足为怪。一念及此，不由心神激荡，竟将宁凝忘在一边，握住苏闻香手臂，急道：“苏先生，快带我找她去。”
苏闻香略一犹豫，当先引路。陆渐紧随其后，走得二里，便觉双腿沉重，跟不上苏闻香的步子，焦急间，忽觉一只手握住右腕，酥暖之意徐徐涌入，陆渐如浴春风，无端精神大振。转头一瞧，宁凝神色冷清，抿着嘴直视前方。陆渐笑道：“多谢宁姑娘。”宁凝咬咬嘴唇，眼角闪动泪光。
陆渐惊讶道：“你，你哭什么？”宁凝哼一声，扭过头去。陆渐莫名其妙，却也不好再问。
不多时，便至三祖寺外，忽听寺内喧哗，循声行去，只见几个僧人退过来，其中两人腰腿间血肉模糊，大声呻吟。陆渐奇道：“寺里发生何事？”
一僧见他三人貌似香客，便叫道：“快快下山，寺里出了妖邪，正在藏经阁行凶呢！”他说话时，受伤僧侣“啊哟、啊哟”连声叫喊，十分凄惨。陆渐大生义愤，忘了自身顽疾，加快脚步，直奔藏经阁。
将近阁楼，便听人声如沸，遥遥望去，性明率领百余僧众手持棍棒枪矛，围着藏经阁，大声齐念《般若波罗密心经》，怯除心障，邪魔不近。
性觉站在众人之后，微露愁容，性智则气色颓败，由两个小沙弥搀扶而立。陆渐见这二人，心中不胜鄙夷。觉、智二人忽见陆渐，也是一愣，流露惊惶之色，不待陆渐说话，性觉已合十道：“檀越昨日不辞而别，老衲惶恐不胜。若有怠慢之处，还望檀越量如大海，宽宥则个。”
他这话不无讲和之意，陆渐虽觉这和尚阴险伪善，但关押自己时，并未以武力相逼，比起性海，更多一点儿良心，是以冷哼一声，并不说破昨日之事。二僧见状，略略松一口气。
陆渐目视阁楼，皱眉道：“那上面当真有妖邪害人？”性觉点头道：“这魔头藏在楼上，不时潜出，盗窃茶点饮食，性明师弟跟踪发觉，却被她行凶，伤了好几名僧侣，更在阁楼四周布下邪术，人不能近。”
此时性明念罢经文，召集众僧悄声商议：“心悟，你带一队人手，从正面楼梯攻入，引开邪魔注意；心空，你带几个轻功了得的弟子，潜到附近屋顶，破窗而入。”心悟、心空应了，各率人手，分别行事。
心悟率数十僧人手持兵刃，直冲阁楼。尚未冲近，土皮拱起，刷刷刷迸出几根粗藤，藤上尖刺密布，只一卷，便听两声惨叫，当头两名僧人跌倒在地，捂腿惨叫。心悟眼见藤来，将身一纵，高高拔起，手中棍棒探出，撩那怪藤，谁想那藤见风就长，藤上生藤，刺上生刺，藤蔓渐粗，尖刺渐长，如此衍生反复，须臾化为一张巨网，呼的一下，将心悟罩个正着。
心悟凄声惨叫，怦然落地，浑身血肉模糊，滚得两下，即不动弹。性明惊怒交迸，正想亲自冲上，忽听一声大响，却是心空撞破窗扇，闯入阁内，随即便听阁中传来呼喝打斗之声。同时，楼前怪藤忽生异变，嗤的一下化为飞灰。
性明喜不自胜，提起棍棒，跳入楼中，一时间，阁楼中乒乒乓乓，打斗更剧，只听性明怒叫道：“不是妖怪，是人，是人。”众僧听了，又惊又喜，哄然涌入楼中。蓦然间，楼头一道白影破窗而出，落向附近屋檐。
性觉将身倏晃，纵上房顶，一拳送出，正是“镇魔六绝”中的“一神拳”。那白衣人好容易脱身，到此时一口气已衰，忽觉拳风刚猛，如山压来，顿时不敢硬接，翻身落下屋顶。
“哪里走？”性觉一声厉喝，运爪扣向白衣人肩头。他身为一寺之主，修为冠绝，这招“雕龙爪”精奇刁钻，白衣人半空中无所凭借，眼看难避，不料身旁风声疾起，一条棍棒腾龙起蛟，嗖地刺向性觉。
性觉微一侧身，大袖拂出，卷住木棒。这一记“大梵幡”亦是六绝之一，威力奇大，碗口粗细的树木，若被卷住，亦不免连根拔起。性觉本想夺下木棒，不料袖棒相交，那木棒忽生巧劲，虽然轻微，却恰到好处，带得性觉身不由主，歪歪斜斜，横移尺许，“雕龙爪”顿时抓空。
性觉惊怒交迸，掉头望去，陆渐持棒而立，两眼圆睁，高叫道：“阿晴，快走。”
原来陆渐一见那怪藤，便猜到楼中人必是姚晴，只恨身子虚弱，无力分开人群，入楼相救。焦急间，忽见姚晴遁出楼外，性觉上前阻截，便使“天劫驭兵法”，夺下身边一根棍棒，点向性觉，性觉举袖来拂，“天劫驭兵法”再度运转，拖动性觉身形，破了他的爪势。
姚晴乍见陆渐，眼里掠过惊喜之色，当即纵身赶来。性觉不容二人相聚，紧随其后，沉喝一声，方要出拳，忽觉脸面剧痛，如被火炙，顿时啊呀一声，捂着脸倒退几步，重重撞在性智身上。性智伤后无力，连着两个侍儿，被撞了个四脚朝天。
众僧见住持、长老吃亏，纷纷上前扶持，姚晴趁机拉着陆渐，奔出寺外，宁、苏二人也尾随其后。
奔出寺门，钻入一片山林，姚晴放开陆渐，蹙眉道：“你怎么来了？”这一阵狂奔，陆渐几乎窒息，剧咳一阵，说道：“我，我来找你的……”定神打量，却见数日不见，姚晴云鬟蓬乱，白衣鞋袜溅满泥污，多有破损，看起来十分落魄。陆渐瞧到这里，不由轻轻叹息，心知她这些日子必定受尽艰辛，以至于无暇整饰容貌、更换衣衫了。
宁凝对姚晴闻名已久，此次初见，也不觉凝神打量，见她粗头乱服，不掩国色，端的明丽无俦，艳光四射。宁凝虽是女子，也觉心动，不由得想道：“无怪陆渐对她恁地痴心，她，她真的是很美……”
姚晴见宁凝怔怔望着自己，目中神色复杂难明，不由心中疑云大起，冷冷道：“陆渐，他们是谁。”陆渐道：“这位是宁凝宁姑娘，这位是苏闻香苏先生？”
姚晴流露警觉之色，秀眉微皱，冷哼道：“原来是天部劫奴？你们也是为祖师画像来的么？”陆渐忙道：“阿晴，你误会了……”
“我误会什么？”姚晴冷笑道：“宁不空、沙天洹想抓我，沈舟虚想抓我，左飞卿、虞照、仙碧，都想捉我……陆渐，你若也要抓我，趁早动手，我皱一下眉头，便不姓姚……”说到这儿，双目泛红，涌起晶莹泪光。
陆渐目定口呆，愣了一会儿，摇头道：“阿晴，你这么说，不如杀了我的好。”姚晴冷笑道：“这么说，你不是来抓我的？”陆渐瞪着她，面色涨红，一言不发。
姚晴见他愠怒，语气稍软：“那好，你将这两人杀了，我便信你。”
“怎么成？”陆渐失声道，“宁姑娘是我的朋友？”
“朋友？”姚晴扫视二人，顷刻印证心中所想，冷冷道，“敢情你的朋友都是漂亮姑娘？”
陆渐莫名其妙，皱眉道：“你，你说什么话？”姚晴道：“先是仙碧，如今又是什么宁姑娘，看不出你又蠢又笨，却是艳福齐天呢。”
她目如寒冰，声音更是冷淡，陆渐气得说不出话来，宁凝也听出弦外之音，她此时万念俱灰，亦无心久留，苦笑道：“苏兄，走罢。”苏闻香点点头，二人转身要走。姚晴蓦地喝道：“想走么？这么容易。”瞳孔骤然收缩，寒光如刺，迸射而出。
陆渐深知姚晴的手段，见她神情，心叫不妙，当即