Chapter 39 The thirty-ninth round of the elder's dangerous journey, the young man's sword and the monk's fear
The emaciated monk was fighting with two elders of the Tianshan sect, and the fight was inextricable.The one who spoke was the fat monk with the wide robe and big sleeves. He was watching the battle with his hands behind his back, as if he didn't need to worry about his junior brother at all, and his attitude was extremely leisurely.
Meng Hua didn't know the fat one, but he had fought against the thin one not long ago.It turned out to be the strange Indian monk who wanted to force him to be his apprentice.
As Zhong Zhan expected, it was his two junior brothers, Gan and Li, who joined forces to defend against the enemy.The second junior brother Wu Chengtai sat cross-legged on the ground, with hot white air coming out of his head, one could tell that he was healing his wounds with the inner strength and mental methods of his sect.
The skinny old monk also held a bamboo stick in his right hand and a golden bowl in his left.It seems that the two elders of the Tianshan School have the upper hand, but the two swords are made of golden bowls by him, it is not easy to win.
Wu Chengtai was sitting on the ground practicing kung fu to heal his injuries. He seemed to believe that the other party would not take advantage of him, and he did not take any precautions.To everything around, it seems to turn a blind eye and hear but not hear.The fat monk stood by and ignored him.
Zhong Zhan knew that the two juniors would not be defeated, so he stretched out his right palm, pressed Wu Chengtai's vest, and used his true energy to help him push the blood through the palace.After a while, Wu Chengtai spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow", but his spirit became much more refreshed. He opened his eyes and said, "Senior brother, they want to compete with the master of martial arts, but my younger brother is not good enough, so I fell to them."
Zhong Zhan said: "Winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs, why bother? I will meet these two eminent monks later."
Then the fat monk said: "Although the head of the Tianshan sect is still arrogant and refuses to come to see us, he finally 'invited' their Elder Zhong to come. Junior Brother Shaluo, don't mess around with us. !” He spoke Chinese quite fluently.
After giving instructions to his junior brother, the fat monk glanced at Meng Hua with a slightly surprised look, then turned his gaze to Zhong Zhan, laughed, and said, "Hero Zhong, I'm glad you're here without any problems, do you still recognize this old man?" ?”
Zhong Zhan hesitated, and said: "The great monk's respect for his master is Master Longye who passed by here forty years ago."
The fat monk said with a smile: "Master Zhong has a very good memory. I am the little apprentice who came to pay homage to Daxia Tang Xiaolan, the old head of the noble sect with my teacher. Time flies so fast, it has been forty years in a flash. Back then you didn't have any I have never had such a junior in this ice palace."
After confirming their identities, Zhong Zhan was very surprised and thought to himself, "I heard that Master Longye's two apprentices are now known as the two divine monks from Tianzhu. Unexpectedly, they came together, but they are difficult to deal with!"
Fortunately, Wu Chengtai's injury was not serious. With Zhong Zhanzhi's help, his true energy circulated all over his body, and he was fine now.But even so, I am afraid that he will have to recuperate for ten and a half months before his martial arts can recover.He stood up and glared at the fat monk. It turned out that he was injured by this fat monk.
Zhong Zhan held him down, and said to the fat monk: "It turned out to be Master Youtan. After ten years of separation, it is rare for the Great Master to come from afar. Please forgive Zhong for the crime of welcoming him back, but Zhong has something unclear, so I will ask you first." Ask for advice." Without losing his status as the head elder of the Tianshan Sect, even though he was furious, he still respected the soldiers first.
Master Youtan laughed and said, "You should ask for advice later. I haven't met my junior brother and nephew yet, so let me introduce them first." Zhong Zhan treated each other with courtesy, but his words were not polite .
After Master Youtan named his younger brother and nephew, Meng Hua knew that the monk guarding the palace gate was a disciple of Sara, and his dharma name was Daji.
Sheluo said: "I have seen this young man before, so I don't need you to introduce him. Hehe, you are Tang Jingtian's disciple, right? No wonder you have to accept me as your teacher. But in my opinion, the skills of you, uncles, are really outstanding. It's commonplace, and your master's ability is not expected to be much better. You should worship me as your teacher!"
Meng Hua just wanted him to have this misunderstanding, so he didn't want to argue right now, so he said flatly: "If you want me to worship you as a teacher, it's not difficult. I'll ask Elder Zhong to be a witness, and you ask your senior brother to be a witness."
She Luo asked in amazement, "What testimony?" Meng Hua said, "Aren't you here to compete in martial arts? Very good, you can compete with me first. If you beat me, I will kowtow to you right away. Yes, You have already fought a battle, and I took advantage of you to some extent. But you want to be my master, if you don’t let me take advantage of this, then it’s completely an act of the same generation, and you still have the nerve to be my master?”
Meng Hua's words are not arrogant. First of all, he already knows himself and the enemy. Zhang Danfeng left him with the inner strength method that can restrain Tianzhu martial arts. Although he only understood this method more than ten days ago, it can be estimated at least. There are more than one hundred moves to resist extravagance.Secondly, Zaluo had a fight with elders Gan and Li, and he could also see that Zaluo's true strength had been consumed a lot.In this way, it is estimated that it can withstand more than 300 moves.As the "God Monk" of Saara, if he can win the fight with more than three hundred moves, he will already lose face.Meng Hua expected that he would not dare to agree.
Sheluo was obsessed with martial arts, and thought: "This kid's swordsmanship is indeed stronger than these two elders of the Tianshan School. Don't come half a month, I don't know how he has improved?" Unconsciously, he was eager to try, but he also thought of it At the level Meng Hua was thinking about, he immediately looked at his senior brother.If you don't dare, you agree immediately.
Master Youtan frowned, and said, "Junior Brother, what's the matter with you? Are you going to let others look down on you? Tang Jingtian has a good apprentice, don't you have one?"
Master Xara Qu Ran thought for a while, and said: "Yes, we are here to compete with the masters of the Tianshan School. You may be regarded as a master of the Tianshan School, but your seniority is wrong, so I can't compete with you. Let's do it later. Son, if your elder agrees with our method, you can represent the Tianshan Sect to compete with my apprentice first, if you lose to my apprentice, I am of course qualified to be your master."
Master Youtan said: "Brother, don't talk nonsense with this kid, let's talk about business. Elder Zhong, what do you want to say, say it!"
Zhong Zhan said: "I don't know something, I need to ask for advice first." You Tan said: "What is not clear?" Zhong Zhan said: "Listen to your tone, you want to prove martial arts with my faction, right?" You Tan said: " good."
Zhong Zhan said: "My fellow martial artists, it is normal to prove martial arts. But proving martial arts is different from seeking revenge and provocation. There must be rules. May I ask why you broke into the palace so rudely and hurt my junior brother as soon as you came up?"
Master Youtan said: "We are asking to meet the head of your sect with courtesy, and the one who is rude is your junior brother. Instead of notifying us, he called us monsters and expelled us!"
Master Zara went on to say: "Your master's airs are a bit too big. If you want to talk about the rules, he should come out to meet us in person, but he hasn't shown up until now. We have no choice but to show our skills. , I hope to invite your master to move."
Youtan continued: "Your three juniors attack my junior with heavy hands as soon as they come up, doesn't it seem unfair? So I have no choice but to ask one of your juniors to stand aside and rest for a while. You should be able to see that I am not playing hard. My junior is one against two, let alone that I bullied your noble sect!" By saying this, it seems that he is "reasonable".
It turned out that Wu Chengtai and the others didn't know them. Seeing that they wanted to compete with the head of the martial arts as soon as they came, it was inevitable that they misunderstood their purpose of coming.You must know that Tang Jingtian is still practicing in seclusion at this time, they only think that this group of "demons" heard the news and took this opportunity to attack the Tianshan sect.
Zhong Zhan could have explained Tang Jingtian's retreat and practice, but after thinking about it, he must not have the heart of harming others, nor the heart of preventing others.Although they are here to prove their martial arts, there is no guarantee that they are not malicious.He thought to himself: "Let's not tell them about the sect master's practice in seclusion, so that they will be a little bit scruples. Besides, they have already hurt martial brother. As the head of the four elders, I should also deal with outsiders on behalf of the sect master." provocation."
Having made up his mind, Zhong Zhan said, "Please give me a clear indication of how the mage intends to prove his martial arts. If Zhong is not talented, he can still help the head of our sect to make decisions."
Sheluo was very upset, snorted, and said with a sneer: "Tang Jingtian is really a big airs!"
Meng Hua couldn't hold back his anger, and said coldly: "With your ability, you are worthy to compete with the head of the Tianshan faction? Hmph, if you let me make a difference, you and I are almost as good as opponents. You If you beat me, then you can find Elder Zhong, and if you defeat Elder Zhong, it’s not too late to find Hero Tang.”
Zhong Zhan hurriedly said, "Nephew Meng Xian, don't be rude to the guests."
Youtan is much more sophisticated than his younger brother, and when he heard the flaws in their words, he was quite surprised: "Why does this kid call the head of our school Tang Daxia? Zhong Zhan also called him a good nephew? Isn't it Tianshan?" Disciple?" But at this time, he had no intention of causing further problems, and he was looking for Meng Hua's identity, so he said calmly: "Elder Zhong, my junior brother doesn't know how to speak, so please don't take offense if I offend you."
Shaluo was still angry and said, "Brother, why don't I know how to speak?"
Youtan said: "This Elder Zhong is Tang Jingtian's senior brother, and he is the head of the four elders of the Tianshan Sect. He agreed to preside over it himself, which is considered to be a face for us." I regret it.
She Luo stood aside and muttered to himself: "I have already learned how great the elders of the Tianshan School are, and I understand that he will not be much better than the younger brother. Hmph, if he likes to stand out, let him stand out, just in case he won't be able to bear the burden Let's go!"
He was talking to himself, but the elders Wu, Gan, and Li were very angry.But the fact is that neither Gan nor Li could beat him together, and Wu Chengtai suffered even more. He was injured when his senior brother pushed him away with a light palm, so he had to let him talk.
Zhong Zhan was also angry, but it was inconvenient to share his knowledge, so he said coldly, "Master Youtan, are you here to prove your martial arts, or to argue?"
Master Youtan laughed, and said, "Elder Zhong, don't be impatient, let's decide a way to compete first. Elder Zhong, what's your opinion?"
Zhong Zhan said: "The master does what the guest wants, and the honor is up to him!"
Master Youtan said slowly: "I mean to determine the outcome in three games. In the first game, let the disciples of the younger generation compete first. I hope you will choose the best disciple of the second generation to end. The second and third games Let us brothers and sisters learn from the first-generation masters of your sect!"
The method of the opponent's competition was proposed, and Zhong Zhan immediately ran into a problem.The second generation disciple with the highest ability is Bai Yingqi, Tang Jiayuan has not returned yet, so it is expected that the other party's candidate will be the Master Daji who guarded the palace gate just now.Bai Yingqi and Huo Yingyang were both knocked down by him, how can they compete with him?
Master Youtan laughed, and then said: "Since Elder Zhong agreed with the way I drew, let's start now. The first match must be played by this brother Meng, who is your master brother." disciple?"
As an elder, Zhong Zhan had to tell the truth even at the moment of honor and disgrace of our sect: "No, this brother Meng, he, he..." Youtan's face changed, and he said, "What, he is not your Tianshan sect. disciple?"
His younger brother Saluo is a straight-talking person, without thinking about it, he rushed to say: "How could he not be a disciple of the Tianshan sect, he clearly uses the Tianshan swordsmanship, I have fought with him, I can see it. However, The change is wonderful, and it is indeed much smarter than any elders of your Tianshan sect."
Zhong Zhan was about to explain the truth to them.Meng Hua has already rushed to say: "Elder Zhong didn't lie to you, how can I be blessed to be a disciple of the head of the Tianshan School? Seriously speaking, I can barely be a registered disciple of the Tianshan School. The young master Tang Jiayuan Tang Daxia taught me His martial arts and swordsmanship." He was not lying, but he thought he was a registered disciple of the Tianshan School, but it was "half false and half true".Although his "named disciple" has not yet been recognized by the Tianshan School, Tang Jiayuan pointed out his relationship, and he humbled himself as a named disciple. This is respect for the Tianshan School, and it still makes sense.
Although Youtan is an eminent monk in Tianzhu, how could he understand these subtleties in the appellation of the Chinese state of etiquette.Sheluo spoke first: "A disciple is a disciple, and there are so many things to pay attention to?" Youtan said: "Okay, since you are regarded as a disciple of the Tianshan School, then let's go. Originally, I hope that my nephew and your second generation Disciple contests, seeing how my junior praises you so much, it doesn't matter whether you are a third-generation disciple or a registered disciple."
Zhong Zhan heaved a sigh of relief, secretly ashamed, but the first problem was finally solved.Said: "Before confirming martial arts, I have to ask a question."
Master Youtan said: "Elder Zhong has any advice, please tell me."
"What about the people you brought?"
"They're here to watch the battle. As long as the disciples of your faction don't provoke them, I guarantee they won't make trouble."
"Then, now that we have agreed to verify martial arts according to the rules, your people shouldn't prevent our disciples from coming in, right?"
Youtan thought for a while and said: "They should be allowed to watch the battle, but I'm afraid that too many people will come and distract the minds of the contestants. How about this, both of you and me can only go outside on the stone steps Watch the battle, everyone don't come in."
After the method was agreed upon, Zhong Zhan and You Tan went out together to announce to the disciples that all the disciples of the Tianshan School outside had returned.Fortunately, the announcement was made in time, otherwise there would be another group fight outside.
However, only the top stone step can be seen clearly, and the second step is already blurred.The disciples of the Tianshan School, led by Bai Yingqi, negotiated with the opponent how to observe the battle.The method is to observe the battle in batches, ten people in each batch, according to the ratio of seven to three, the Tianshan faction has seven, and the opponent has three, and each game changes a group of spectators to stand on the top stone steps.The other party was exactly nine people, and they happened to rotate in three batches.There are more than forty disciples of the Tianshan School, but they can only be assigned by Bai Yingqi, and more than half of them have no chance to watch the battle.Those who did not have their turn to watch the battle acted as guards below.This way, the disciples of the Tianshan School seem to be at a disadvantage, but there is also an advantage. They can gain the advantage of the number according to the ratio, monitor the other party, and prevent the other party from making trouble.
Zhong Zhan thought to himself that in these three competitions, his side really had more luck than good luck. In the first round, Meng Hua played, and the outcome was unpredictable.With Zhong Zhan's eyesight, he didn't dare to judge which side was bound to win.In the second round, if he were to deal with Sara, he would be confident in his confidence.But in the third game, who will stand against the opponent's number one master, Mage Utan?Except for Tang Jingtian, the head of the Tianshan School, there is no such person at all, including Zhong Zhan himself.The best hope is that they can only win two games in a row, and the third game can be an excuse not to compare.But if the other party really knew the secret that Tang Jingtian was still practicing in seclusion, Master Youtan would fight in person in the second round. Even if Meng Hua won the first round, the Tianshan faction would definitely lose.
Zhong Zhan knew that the second junior brother was arrogant and arrogant, and this time he was injured as soon as he came up, and he felt sullen in his heart. He was afraid that he couldn't bear the stimulation of his school's failure in the martial arts competition, so he tactfully advised him to leave the scene.Before the start of the competition, Bai Yingqi was called in to help his master go back to recuperate.
Seeing that his master was injured, Bai Yingqi was startled and angry, and Meng Hua was standing up at this time, ready to compete with the monk who fell him just now, he was even more surprised and embarrassed.Zhong Zhan said to him in a low voice: "Meng Shaoxia played for you, no matter whether he wins or loses, you should thank him later." Hearing what his uncle said, Bai Yingqi was so ashamed that he couldn't bear it, so he had to hide the stuffy gourd In my heart, I hurriedly helped Master out.
However, he couldn't bear to give up the opportunity to watch the battle. After leaving the Shuanghua Palace, he handed over the injured master to his junior brothers Huo Yingyang and Han Yinghua, and asked them to escort the master home to recuperate. "I'd like to see how this kid who plays for me can deal with the opponent, a master who can beat me?" Bai Yingqi thought to himself.He originally wanted to watch Zhong Zhan's match, but now he wanted to watch Meng Hua's match for him first.Like his master, he cared about saving face, and his mood was very confused at this time, not knowing whether he wanted Meng Hua to win or the other party to win.
Meng Hua had drawn his sword out of its sheath, and stood facing the opponent's long-armed and long-legged Master Daji, and the contest was about to begin.
Shera said: "Daji, you have to earn back some face for the master, and you have to be more beautiful if you win. Don't let your little brother underestimate you in the future."
Daji snorted and said, "Whether he has the good fortune to be my junior brother or not depends on whether he knows how to advance and retreat!" The implication is that if Meng Hua doesn't know how to advance and retreat and fights hard with him, then he will Maybe he will kill Meng Hua.
It turned out that although Daji was a disciple under the name of Sara, his martial arts were taught by his uncle Utan and his master Sara.Just now he suffered from Meng Hua's "strange trick" as soon as he came up. Although he was surprised, he was still very unconvinced.However, he also knew that it was not easy to defeat Meng Hua, so he made up his mind to use the killer trick taught to him by his uncle in a fight later, "If you can't have both, then you have to first Save face," he thought.
Meng Hua sneered and said, "Are you going to prove martial arts with me?"
Daji was taken aback for a moment, and said, "So what if it is? So what if it isn't."
Meng Hua said: "If it is, then it's time to stop. I also hope that you can know how to advance and retreat, and I don't need you to kowtow to me!" The implication is that he doesn't want to accept Daji as his apprentice.That was for Daji who wanted to accept him as a junior.
Daji was furious, and shouted: "My boy, I'm not going to argue with you, watch the trick!" The green bamboo staff swept across the air, and the purple gold bowl was used as a hood.
With a wave of Meng Hua's long sword, he drew three circles in a row.Bai Yingqi, who was watching the battle outside, thought to himself: "This move of turning the Falun three times seems to have the charm of our school, no wonder he dared to pretend to be a disciple of our school, but his changes in this move may not be much better than what I learned before. "How did he know that the changes of Meng Hua's move were subtle, like an iceberg in the sea, what he saw was only part of the surface, and the most subtle part was the use of internal force.
The green bamboo stick swept across the sky, like a blue rainbow rolled up on the ground, due to the extreme speed and fierceness, suddenly looked at, the bamboo stick seemed to emit the brilliance of a sword.His move "Heng Yun Duan Feng" is also using the sword force.
It was too late to say, but soon, Meng Hua swung a sword circle, which wrapped the blue rainbow in it.Daji's green bamboo stick immediately returned to its original shape, and he could no longer use the kung fu of moving and changing.The bamboo stick was being held up and down by him, as soon as the second sword circle closed, the green bamboo stick was about to be released from his hand.
At this moment, Daji's purple gold bowl was also covered.An invisible suction force caused Meng Hua's sword to slant to one side.
Meng Hua originally thought of a way to defeat the enemy. He expected Daji's skill to be inferior to his master's. He only needed to attack him with lightning swordsmanship that alternates between virtual and real. Before the suction of his golden bowl could be exerted, You can knock down his bamboo battle.Unexpectedly, the result was beyond his expectation.
The suction of Daji's purple gold bowl seems to be stronger than that of Master.And there is no need to spin as fast as his master.
Masters fight, fighting for the slightest.Meng Hua guessed wrong, but seeing a flash of blue light, the other party's bamboo stick was pointed at his chest.Meng Hua swallowed his chest and sucked his stomach. During this moment of crisis, he didn't move his feet and moved back five inches.It's strange to say that Daji only needed to put in more effort to stab through Meng Hua's chest with a bamboo stick, but he didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue the attack to complete the effort, instead he jumped back three steps.At this moment, the masters of both sides in the palace heard a soft chirp.
The two sides quickly joined and separated, and Bai Yingqi, who was fighting outside the gate, could clearly see that there were three stains on Meng Hua's bodice, which were obviously left by the opponent's bamboo stick being lit.The tip of Daji's bamboo stick was covered with mud.
Bai Yingqi couldn't help but gasped, and thought: "Elder Zhong asked this kid to play for me. He really lost my face. It was just the first move, leaving a mark on the opponent. The opponent It's already showing mercy, hmph, thanks to him, he still has the nerve to fight?" In his view, Meng Hua's defeat is a foregone conclusion.Unexpectedly, losing so "miserably" and "quickly" in the first match, Bai Yingqi couldn't help secretly worrying about his faction, but he had no time to gloat.
Unexpectedly, a smile appeared on Zhong Zhan's face.The two "God Monks from Tianzhu" Youtan and Shaluo are frowning.In order to maintain his demeanor, Master Youtan frowned, forced a smile, praised the word "good", and said: "Elder Zhong, congratulations, you have sent such an outstanding talent! He is so young and talented. This kind of martial arts, this old man has lived for a long time, and I have never seen it in my life!"
Zhong Zhan said with a smile: "Both of you are good, master, don't just put gold on the face of my named disciple. The golden bowl of my nephew is so wonderful that I can see it today, which is an eye-opener!"
Shaluo wanted to cheer up his apprentice, and said, "That's right, both sides suffered a bit from this move, the comparison can only be regarded as nonsense, and no one wins or loses. Daji, don't be discouraged, save some face for the master!"
Bai Yingqi was extremely surprised: "It's clear that this kid lost. Why does it sound like this kid has the upper hand?"
It turned out that when Meng Hua swallowed his chest and sucked his stomach, although the tip of his sword was drawn to one side by the suction force of the opponent's golden bowl, but the momentum was not weakened, he lifted the opponent's bamboo stick and swiped along with the trend, and he was also in Daji's way. There was a scratch on the monk's robe.If he hadn't jumped back quickly, he would have been seriously injured instead of Meng Hua.
However, Bai Yingqi, who was watching the battle outside, did not hear the light sound of the sword point cutting through the monk's robe, nor did he see the crack on the monk's robe.
All he could see clearly were three stains on Meng Hua's clothes, because they were particularly conspicuous on the chest.A crack in Daji's monk's robe was cut in an inconspicuous place.
Daji was encouraged by his master, retreated back, and said in a dry voice: "Master, don't worry, this disciple will not lose to him!"
The two clashed again, Meng Hua seemed much more stable, his sword moves were more empty than real, and he retreated from time to time.It can be seen that he is jealous of the other party's weird golden bowl, and tries to avoid getting close to the golden bowl.But every time he takes a step back, he defuses the opponent's offensive.
It seemed that Daji was still holding on to the offensive, and Bai Yingqi couldn't help but secretly worried again.
Little did he know that although Bai Yingqi was worried, the other two "Tianzhu divine monks" were more worried than he was.
What Youtan thought was that Meng Hua was only a registered disciple of the third generation of the Tianshan School, and that his martial arts was only Tang Jiayuan, the son of Tang Jingtian who had "taught him", so Tang Jingtian's abilities were even more unfathomable.He originally came here confident that he had the certainty of defeating Tang Jingtian, but at this moment his confidence couldn't help but waver a little.
Shaluo thought in his heart: "This kid seems to have not seen through the mystery of the golden bowl. As long as Daji uses it well, he may still be able to win this battle."
It's true that Meng Hua has never noticed the weirdness of the golden bowl, but he has already begun to doubt it.Judging from the fact that he can easily lift Daji's bamboo stick, it is obvious that Daji's skill is far inferior to that of his master.But why is the suction of the golden bowl stronger than that of the master?It stands to reason that the strength of suction still lies in the use of internal strength, Meng Hua does not believe that he can demonize.
It turns out that there is a magnet embedded in the bottom of Daji's purple gold bowl.In master fighting, every move must be just right, and a slight difference will cause mistakes.Even if the magnet in the Daji golden bowl could not suck his sword into the bowl, it could still affect his sword's momentum.Just now Zhong Zhan praised Daji's golden bowl as "infinitely useful", but he was actually reminding Meng Hua.He had already seen that he was "weird", but it was inconvenient to tell Meng Hua.
Fortunately, Meng Hua is not stupid. Although he still doesn't know the mystery of the bottom of the bowl, he has figured out a way to defeat the enemy.In the dramatic fight, Daji repeated his old tricks, walking lightly with his staff, making false moves, and the golden bowl in his left hand was heavily used as a hood for him.
Meng Hua suddenly stretched out his left palm and slapped the opponent's purple gold bowl.This is a weapon used to deal with the opponent with the palm of the hand. If it is replaced by a Sara with higher skill than him, he certainly would not dare to do this.Even now that he has tried out that Daji's skill is not as good as his, this style of play is still quite risky.
With a proper sound, Daji's purple gold bowl has been shot down by him.The long sword in Meng Hua's right hand twisted, and Daji's green bamboo stick flew away. He couldn't bear the twisting force.Not only did he let go of the bamboo stick, but he also lost half his body!
It turned out that he was in a hurry to attack, and suddenly he gave Meng Hua a quick sword and twisted off his bamboo stick, just like a horse-drawn carriage that is running fast, suddenly the horse stumbles but the carriage cannot stop suddenly.Involuntarily, he jumped forward and fell to his knees.Meng Hua put his sword back into its sheath, helped him up, and said with a smile: "I dare not, I told you that I don't want you to kowtow." Daji was ashamed, picked up the green bamboo stick, and went back to his master.
Master Zara said: "Winning and losing is a common matter in military affairs. We only lost one of the three contests, which is nothing. I will save face for you as a teacher!"
Seeing that his nephew lost the first match, Master Youtan originally wanted to fight in person.But turn around, think about it: "I won Zhong Zhan, I believe it is not very difficult. But if Zhong Zhan loses, the opponent's master will have to fight anyway in the third round, and my junior brother is not his opponent. Three Losing two games, even if I win Zhong Zhan, I still lose. It's better to let my junior resist this round, although the victory or defeat is unpredictable, it is still possible to fight."
Zaluo was much more innocent, he didn't care what his senior brother was thinking, he stood up and said: "I have already learned three of the four elders of the Tianshan School. It seems that I can only fight with you, Elder Zhong, in this battle. It's time to compete. You are older than me and may not be as strong as me, but I won't take advantage of you if I fought first."
Zhong Zhan was eager for him to challenge him, so he let go of a stone in his heart and said, "Do you want to rest for a while?"
Sheluo said: "I'm afraid you'll say that I'm taking advantage of you. To be honest, I didn't spend much energy fighting your two juniors."
Zhong Zhan said: "Okay, since you want me to show my clumsiness, I have no choice but to accompany you. How do you compare?"
Shera said: "One of your registered disciples has such exquisite swordsmanship, your swordsmanship must be even more advanced, I will learn your swordsmanship first."
Zhong Zhan said: "Okay. But please wait a moment." Turning around, he shouted: "Yingqi, tell someone to bring my sword quickly." It turned out that he didn't have a sword on him, and he fought with Meng Hua just now. , and only use a pair of fleshy palms.
Bai Yingqi said: "I know that my uncle needs it, so I asked Junior Brother Huo to get it." At this time, he and Huo Yingyang just "changed shifts" to watch the battle.
Huo Yingyang took his master's sword along the way when he sent his master back to the quiet room to recuperate.Immediately, he responded and handed a sword to Zhong Zhan.The sword was not out of its sheath, but was set in an old-fashioned scabbard.After he sent the sword, he saluted and exited the palace gate according to the rules.
Saara saw that he brought the sword solemnly, and the shape of the scabbard was so primitive that he thought it was an ancient precious sword.Unexpectedly, Zhong Zhan drew his sword out of its sheath, and when he took a closer look, it turned out to be a wooden sword!
Shera's complexion changed, and he said, "Elder Zhong, are you going to use this wooden sword against my bamboo stick and golden bowl? I don't want to take advantage of you. Let me tell you, my bamboo stick is a treasure stronger than gold and iron." .” The implication is, of course, that Zhong Zhan underestimated him.
Zhong Zhan smiled slightly and said: "I have been using this wooden sword for more than 20 years since I was forty years old. I don't want to change the weapon I am familiar with. Besides, we are just proving martial arts. That's right, why bother to fight with real swords and guns? Whoever takes advantage of it, there is no need to worry about it."
Master Youtan frowned, and said lightly: "Brother, you have practiced martial arts for decades, why do you still say such layman's words? The wooden sword in Elder Zhong's hand is probably stronger than the precious sword in the hands of ordinary people." Great!"
Xara Quran thought for a moment, and thought, "This old man dares to use a wooden sword to deal with it. His internal strength must be far superior to his three juniors. I can't underestimate him." A scholar, picking leaves and flying flowers can kill a person.Although Sara has not reached this state, he still knows it.
"Okay, then I'm going to open my eyes. Elder Zhong, please give me a trick!" Saluo changed his arrogance and spoke very politely.
Zhong Zhan said: "The Lord is not an arbiter, the great mage has come from a long distance, please give me a trick first!"
Shera said: "Okay, then I will not be polite." The bamboo sticks acted as swordsmen and stabbed Zhong Zhan's chest.Zhong Zhan waited for his bamboo stick to be pierced, and then he calmly made a move of "Chunyun Zhazhan", turning the wooden sword back against the bamboo stick. With a ding sound, the green bamboo stick was pushed away by his wooden sword.The momentum of the wooden sword was not weakened, and it stabbed directly, and then there was another "Dang", the wooden sword pierced the golden bowl, and bounced back.
Although Zhong Zhan didn't gain the upper hand with this move, he actually beat his opponent.His wooden sword hit the golden bowl head-on, and the wooden sword did not break, which was beyond Saara's surprise, not to mention that he was able to defuse Saara's tricks.
"This old man's internal strength seems to be better than mine, but fortunately he uses a wooden sword, and I can still win. Alright, let's consume his real strength first."
Zhong Zhan was a little surprised when his style of play changed.
Zhong Zhan had just seen how Meng Hua defeated Daji. The weapons used by Shala were the same as his apprentices, and Zhong Zhan only knew that their fighting styles were also the same.Meng Hua can defeat Daji, and he is confident and sure that he can defeat Saara.
Unexpectedly, Zaluo's style of play changed, but it was quite different from his apprentice.
He held the golden bowl upside down, with the bottom of the bowl upside down, as a shield.But the green bamboo stick in his hand is used as a judge's pen, and the acupuncture technique is different from any school in the Middle Earth, which is extremely strange.Using a golden bowl as a shield is enough to defend against wooden swords.
It turns out that Saara's skill of sucking swords with a golden bowl is indeed a very wonderful use of internal strength, unlike his apprentices who rely on the suction of magnets.But he thought to himself, one mountain is still higher, and Zhong Zhan's internal strength is even better than his. If it is self-defeating, it would be better to use the golden bowl as a shield, which can restrain the wooden sword.
Zhong Zhan's original plan was disrupted by him, so he could only rely on his true talents and learning to fight hard with the opponent.Under the aggressiveness of the other party, he unconsciously aroused his ambition to win for the master: "Okay, I want to see what I have learned in my life, is it really not as good as your martial arts in the Landa Temple?" , holding a wooden sword, making whirring sounds.
The two fought against each other, Saara was as fierce as an angry lion, and rushed forward again and again.In a blink of an eye, there are dense stick shadows in all directions.His acupuncture techniques are also endless, sometimes like a falcon piercing through the forest, sometimes like a dragonfly touching water, sometimes like a monkey jumping a branch, sometimes like a tiger jumping a ravine, forehand and backhand, poking and plundering, the point pointed by the stick head, does not leave the opponent the key acupuncture points.The disciples of the Tianshan School who were watching the battle outside were all sweating in their palms.Meng Hua's martial arts attainments are much superior to theirs, and it can be seen that Zhong Zhan seems to be at a disadvantage on the surface, but in fact he is leading the defense while attacking, and is extremely calm.In such a situation, even if Zhong Zhan could not win, he would never lose.But even so, he couldn't help being a little startled when he saw such a fierce acupuncture attack by Sheluo, and thought: "Deng Zhongai, the leader of the five senses, is the best person I have ever seen in acupuncture, but if he is the same as Sheluo Compared with Luo, it is like wax and fire compared to the sun and the moon."
After a while, Zhong Zhan's sword became slower and slower, as if he was holding a heavy weight on the tip of the sword, pointing eastward and swipe westward, which was in stark contrast to Saara's swift and violent attack.
But it's strange to say that his sword has slowed down, and Shala's offensive seems to have been hindered even more.Let him attack wildly and pounce, but he still can't attack within a few feet of Zhong Zhan's sword.Gradually the offensive also slowed down.From time to time, the clanging of gold and iron could be heard, that was the sound of a wooden sword hitting a golden bowl.After each collision, the next time the two sides move slower than before.
Meng Hua looked relaxed and happy, and thought to himself: "This is the highest state of heavy, clumsy, and big in swordsmanship." Thickness beats lightness, simplicity wins flowery, majestic beats eccentricity, this kind of superior swordsmanship Meng Hua had already understood Zhang Danfeng's nameless swordsmanship, and Miao Changfeng had taught him about the "three-character tactic" later, but until now, after seeing Zhong Zhan's swordsmanship, he could not understand it. Fang Shi further comprehended the mystery of it, and merged with the principles of the nameless sword art he had learned.After this battle, he has benefited a lot, and his swordsmanship has also improved a lot.That's something for later, so I won't show it for the time being.
Both masters in Shuanghua Palace could tell that Zhong Zhan had the upper hand, but the Tianshan disciples who were fighting outside the palace gate were still trembling with fear.
Seeing that Zhong Zhan was sure of winning, Meng Hua put down a stone in his heart and thought, "It's a pity that he is holding a wooden sword, otherwise he might have already won."
After a while, hot white air rose from the top of Zhong Zhan's head, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans flowed from his forehead.He glanced sideways, but saw that Elders Gan and Li both had worried expressions on their faces.Meng Hua thought about it suddenly, and couldn't help shouting inwardly: "No, looking at the situation, I'm afraid Elder Zhong will not be able to fight for a long time!"
It turned out that although Zhong Zhan had the upper hand in using a wooden sword, due to the disadvantages in weapons, the consumption of internal energy was even greater than that of the opponent.要是他不能速战速决的话，只怕优劣之势就要逆转，孟华本来已经松了口气的，禁不住又再心弦绷紧了。
心念未已，只听得又是当的一声，木剑碰着金钵，陡的反弹起来，斜刺奢罗胸口，这一招大出奢罗意料之外，百忙中把竹杖一缩，全身气力都运到杖上，使出一招“横架金梁”。在众人惊呼之中，只见奢罗的青竹杖和钟展的木剑同时脱手。
奢罗的青竹杖是件宝物，坚逾金钢；钟展的木剑只是一把普通木剑。两人力拼之下，兵器都给对方震落，按说还是应算钟展胜的。但一来钟展是自愿以木剑应敌，以他的身份，当然不能在事后再与对方计较，只能算是平手。二来对方的竹杖落地，金钵还在手中，也未算得对方的兵器都打落了。
钟展倘若就此罢手，算作打和，第三场可没人抵挡对方的第一高手优昙法师。何况奢罗还有一件兵器，他要是不打下，只怕对方强词夺理，反而说他输了。
钟展当机立断，木剑一脱手，双掌立发！
奢罗抛开金钵，叫道：“好，我再和你比试内功！”他做得很漂亮，其实不过是故意大方而已。要知钟展的内力虽然耗损不少，还是足以震撼对方。他的双掌齐发，掌力有如排山倒海而来，奢罗只凭一掌，如何能够抵御？
四掌相交，声如郁雷，突然间静了下来，两人的脚跟都好像钉在地板上一般，手掌也牢牢贴着，动也不动。
看似灿烂归于平淡，其实内力的比拼，可要比刚才兵器上的决斗还更凶险万分！这是力强则胜，力弱必败的比拼，绝难侥幸。而且一分胜负，负的一方，恐怕不死也得重伤！
场里场外，人人都在提心吊胆的看这两大高手比拼内功。忽地听得外面喧哗之声大作，紧接着兵器碰击的声音，厮杀吆喝的声音，天山派弟子破口大骂的声音，在双华宫内，都可以听得很清楚了。
钟展和奢罗仍在比试内功，不过换了一种姿势。由站着改为盘膝坐在地上，双掌相抵。大家眼观鼻鼻观心的动也不动。对周围一切，恍若视而不见，听而不闻。
原来钟展由于适才消耗的内力较多，此消彼长，双方刚好拉平。比试内功凶险之极，双方都是不敢稍微分了心神。
外面的厮杀越来越激烈了，似乎是有天山派的弟子受了伤，白英奇在高声呼援。
在双华宫内观战的除了孟华之外，还有天山派的甘、李二长老。两位长者按捺不住，齐声向优昙法师质问。他们只道这批敌人大举进犯，乃是对方预先布下的埋伏。
甘建侯脾气最为急躁，一开口就责备优昙法师：“大法师，你是那烂陀寺的主持，是贵国一派的武学大宗师，德高望重，怎能如此不顾信义？”
优昙法师道：“我怎样不顾信义了？”
甘建侯道：“你和我的钟师兄是说好了在宫内比试三场的，为何不守诺言？”
优昙法师眉头一皱，说道：“如今不是正在进行第二场的比试吗？我又没有插手，焉能说我不守诺言？”
甘建侯怒道：“那外面的厮杀又是怎么一回事情？”
优昙法师道：“你身为主人都不知道，我又怎知是什么事情？”
李信尧比较慎重，忙说道：“假如不是大法师有意乘人之危，那么请你出去约束贵派弟子。”
优昙法师摇了摇头，说道：“请恕我无能为力，我也不便越俎代庖。”
甘建侯大怒道：“这是什么话？捣乱的人，即使不是那烂陀寺的弟子也是跟你来的，你约束不了也得约束！”
优昙法师这才缓缓说道：“你错了，我可以保证我们的人一个也没动手。你最好自己出去看看，看一看是些什么人和贵派结了梁子。”
甘、李二人怔了一怔，不约而同地看着正在全神和奢罗拼斗内功的钟展。一时间踌躇莫决。
优昙法师冷笑道：“你怕我会加害你的师兄吗？哼，要是我有恶意的话，刚才早已把你们杀了。本来贵派有难，我应该援手的。但你既要我遵守诺言，我就只好留在这里等待第三场比试了。何况贵派的掌门却未出头，我更不便越俎代庖了！”
优昙的弦外之音，自是责怪他们无礼。但性情火燥的甘建侯，此时已无暇和他斗口了。广场上传来几声凄厉的呼叫，似乎又是天山派的弟子受了伤。甘建侯又惊又气，跳了起来，叫道：“既然不是贵派弟子，你何不早说？”
优昙淡淡说道：“我早就叫你赶快出去看了，谁叫你不听我的话？不过，你们留下一个人在这里也好，否则要是我的师弟胜了你的师兄，可没有人做见证。”
甘建侯一想也有道理，不觉回过头来，看了孟华一眼。此时李信尧亦已站了起来，准备和师兄一同出去。
孟华说道：“李长老，你还是留在这儿吧。让晚辈陪甘长老出去。”李信尧知道入侵的敌人不是优昙的门下之后，心情倒是轻松了一些。他刚见过孟华的本领，暗自想道：“这少年本领非凡，有他和甘师兄出去应敌，料想可以击退敌人了。”于是说一个“好”字，又坐下来。
孟华和甘建侯步出双华宫，定睛一看，只见优昙带来的那些人，果然都已站上石阶，袖手旁观。脸上虽有幸灾乐祸的神情，总算没有投井下石。
天山派的弟子和那些来历不明的敌人在广场上搏斗得十分激烈。敌方大约有二三十人，比对起来，数量上还是天山派的弟子较占优势。但武功方面，却是对方高强。而且其中有几个一流高手，出手非常狠辣。其中一个满头红发，甘建侯出来的时候，刚好看见他把“天山三英”之一的霍英扬打伤。
孟华大吃一惊，他认得这个红发妖人乃是段剑青所拜的妖师欧阳冲。不过，急切之间，却没有在混战的人丛之中找到段剑青。也不知他是来了没有。
甘建侯也发现了一个他认得的人，那人正在一掌向白英奇劈下，第二代弟子中本领最高明的白英奇，用宝剑抵挡他的肉掌，竟然抵挡不住。
甘建侯大怒喝道：“劳超伯，天山派与你井水不犯河水，你胆敢来伤我师侄。”
孟华跟着他飞快地冲下石阶，叫道：“甘长老，贵派少掌门夫人，就正是这个劳超伯伤的。”此事他早已告诉了钟展和白英奇等人，不过甘建侯还未知道。
幸好甘建侯来得及时，白英奇的宝剑给劳超伯的掌力荡开，眼看他跟着一抓就可以抓裂白英奇的琵琶骨，甘建侯在七步开外，一记劈空掌发了出去，劳超伯禁不住身形一晃，那一抓抓了个空，正是：