Chapter 3 The second round of dancing the long sword master and apprentice show off their skills in the misty rain of Emei

It is said that Li Ning, his daughter and Zhou Chun bid farewell to the villagers and went to the mountains.The three of them, except Yingqiong, who wanted to go to the mountains early to learn swordsmanship, all of them were unattached people. They traveled to the mountains to enjoy the scenery, walked slowly until they reached the west of Rijiping, and then they reached the foot of Mount Emei.I saw that there were many inns there, and there were many people coming towards the mountain. It looked very lively.The three of them found an inn, and planned to buy some necessary items tomorrow morning before going up the mountain for a longer stay.Nothing to say all night.

On the second day, the three discussed and settled: Li Ning was in charge of buying daily necessities, such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, rice, noodles, wine, meat, etc.; Zhou Chun was in charge of buying books, pens and ink, and pots and stoves. , buckets and other kitchen utensils, and finally went to buy a hemp rope several feet long.Yingqiong then asked: "What's the use of this?" Zhou Chun said: "Stop for a while and know yourself, it's very useful." Although the three of them have limited luggage, they even bought a lot of things.After a while, hire a porter and pick them up the mountain together.The pilgrims on the way to the mountain felt strange when they saw them.The three of them ignored him and walked up the mountain.Although I walked through several narrow paths at first, it was not too difficult to walk.Later, the more I walked, the more dangerous the mountain trail was, and the more strange the scenery was, with pieces of white clouds flying around my head, and sometimes I couldn't see people on the opposite side.Yingqiong called it interesting.Zhou Chundao: "When I went up the mountain, there was no rain. Now that there are so many clouds and mists, it must be raining at the foot of the mountain. When we walk in the clouds and mists, we must be careful, otherwise, if we make a mistake, we will be crushed to pieces." .Looking back to the bottom of the mountain, I saw a mist, where I could not see people; even the temples of the mountain temple were hidden in the smoke.A round of red sun above the head, shining on the clouds and mist, reflected the brilliant rays of the sun, which was really beautiful.Yingqiong was fascinated when the porter said: "Guest officer, we have arrived at the Sacrifice Rock. If we go any further, we will be haunted by ghosts. There is no way to go. We can't move forward. Today's clouds must be in the middle of the mountain. Heavy rain, we can't go down the mountain today, and tomorrow will delay our business for a day, please be more convenient." Zhou Chun said: "We originally only hired you here, so you wait for a while, wait for me to climb to the top of the mountain, and drag the luggage up the mountain with a rope. , How about I add some more wine money to you?" After saying that, he jumped up to a towering ancient cypress beside him, and then climbed up the mountain from the cypress tree.He took out the hemp rope he brought, and dragged the luggage up one by one.Then he put down the hemp rope and dragged Yingqiong up.As soon as she got to the middle, Yingqiong took a look with her eyes, and saw that this place is really steep, with a solitary peak and a deep pool, even though she is brave, she is still dazzled.After Yingqiong went up, Li Ning took out another tael of silver to pay the porter for wine, and he went up as usual.Only then did the three of them discuss how to pick up their luggage.Zhou Chundao: "I have been here many times, and I am very familiar with it. I will lead your father and daughter to the cave first, and let me pick up the things." Li Ning was not polite because of the road.Everyone took some light objects first, and then went over several cliffs, about three li or so, before arriving at the entrance of the cave.I saw four big characters on the wall of the cave door, which read "Shushi Qiyun".The three of them entered the cave and saw that there were four stone rooms in the cave: three were used as bedrooms, and one with good light was used as a place for everyone to study and rest.Then Zhou Chun took the application things one by one, and took a total of three times before they were all taken.After tidying up and stopping, it is already sunset.Everyone ate some dry food and candied meat indiscriminately, closed the entrance of the cave with stones, and went to sleep.

When he got up early the next morning, Li Ning set up a class with Ying Qiong, first teaching her to practice qi and concentration, as well as various internal skills.Yingqiong was originally very talented and intelligent, and she had already practiced all kinds of soft kung fu together in a short period of time.Just because she was impatient by nature, she troubled Li and Zhou Zhou to teach her sword skills every day.Seeing her rapid progress, Zhou Chun also thought that she could teach her.Only Li Ning insisted on refusing, saying that it was not yet time.One day, Zhou Chun interceded for Yingqiong.Li Ning said: "My virtuous brother only knows one thing, not the other. Don't I know that she can learn swords now? You must know that the more talented a person is, the more solid his foundation is. Qiong'er's talent , I am definitely not enough to be her teacher, so now I will concentrate on laying a solid foundation with her. Once the opportunity comes, I will become a master if I meet a famous teacher. Now if I do it rashly, I will pass on all I have learned in my life With her, you can't stand alone. In addition, she has a fierce temperament and refuses to convince others easily. There are many heroes in the world who are stronger than me. Once you encounter a strong enemy, wouldn't you suffer? I mean, I want her not to learn That's it, once you learn it, you need to be profound. Although you can't be as extraordinary as the sword fairy in ancient times, you have to be invincible in the world. I didn't want to teach her at first, because she was smart and quick-tempered, and my ability was limited. . " After hearing this, Zhou Chun couldn't persuade him deeply.Only Yingqiong is as impatient as fire, how can she bear it.However, although the scenery on this mountain is good, there is only one fly in the ointment, that is, it is far away from the water source.Fortunately, it is more than one mile away from this cave. There is a waterfall on the cliff halfway up the mountain, and there is a small stream below it. The water is clear to the bottom, and the spring is sweet and clean.Every second day, Li and Zhou took turns to fetch water.Li and Zhou were afraid of loosening their muscles and bones, so they would practice all kinds of swordsmanship and boxing in the open space in front of the cave every day when they got up.Because Yingqiong and the two of them refused to teach her, she watched carefully and practiced privately when the two of them were not in front of her eyes.There are the most apes on Mount Emei. One day, Yingqiong saw monkeys running around on the cliff, as nimble as flying, and she couldn't help but be moved to practice light weight.She got up early every morning, tied each end of the two ropes she brought to a tree, and she practiced walking on it.He also forced Zhou and Li to teach her various techniques of making light of oneself.She already has natural supernatural power, coupled with the guidance of these two teachers, not only is she as light as a swallow, but also has extraordinary strength.

Zhou Chun had to visit Yan'er every other month, and teach him martial arts by the way.That day, when he was about to go down the mountain to visit him, when he reached the bank of Sacrifice Rock, he suddenly saw Zhao Yan'er running towards him, holding a letter in his hand.Zhou Chun opened it and saw that it was written by Ma Xiang.The letter said: "A monk came to the village three days ago. His appearance was very vicious. He carried an iron wood fish on his back, weighing about three or four hundred catties. He went to the village for alms. He was said to be a monk from Mount Wutai. I was just looking for a friend surnamed Zhou. The people in the village, because although he looks ferocious, he is doing whatever he pleases, and he doesn’t behave outside the rules, so it’s up to him. Because there is no one surnamed Zhou in the village, he asked for it yesterday. Going away, a quick-talking villager suddenly mentioned Mr. Zhou, and he asked Mr. Zhou's name and appearance. After hearing it, he said, "It must be him. Unexpectedly, Zhou Laosan, Feihe in the cloud, unexpectedly I still have him in this life." The day we met!" His face was very ugly when he said it. He was asking where Mr. Yan is now, and Yan'er and I had just walked out, and the quick-talking person said that if you want to ask about Mr.'s whereabouts, you must ask us. The monk came to question me. I saw that he came with bad intentions, so I told him that Mr. Zhou had gone to Chengdu, and I didn’t tell him that he lived in Emei. He is no longer in the village today, and he must have gone to Chengdu to look for you. I saw that the monk’s intention must be It’s not good, so I’ll send you a circular to make preparations early.”

Zhou Chun was shocked when he saw this letter, so he said to Yan'er, "You can talk with me up the mountain." When he said this, he hurriedly took Yan'er up the cliff and into the cave.After Yan'er visited Li Ning and his daughter, she said to Zhou Chun: "Because Teacher Ma said that the monk had bad intentions, I went to the inn where the monk stayed that night to find out what kind of person he was. I arrived at midnight At that time, he was lying on the roof of his house, using the posture of rolling the hook of the pearl curtain, and looked into the room, and saw the monk sitting there meditating. After sitting for a while, he got up and took out the waxed dried fingers of two people from the iron wood fish. After a while, he stretched out his right hand to compare and compare. It turns out that there are only three fingers left on his right hand, and the ring finger and the third finger must have been cut off by a weapon. It came from a small bag, and took out a clay figure from the inside. It was shaped like the teacher. It was also dressed in white and had a sword, but it seemed to have two wings on its back. The monk saw the teacher's image and put his teeth together. Biting strangely, as if hating him, he patted the statue and kept cursing. I couldn't help being furious, and I was about to go into the room to ask him, what kind of enmity did he have with the teacher, and he cursed behind his back like this? Would he justify it? , I beat him half to death. Who would have thought that when I was about to leave the room, it seemed that someone pinched my back, and I fell silent, and suddenly felt that I was standing up in midair. After a while, I reached the flat ground, and I saw that I was already in the Sanguan Temple Nearby, I was shocked. I originally came out without telling my mother, I was afraid that the old man would wake up and find me, so I was going to go back and have a look before I went home. I went home and saw that my mother had not woken up, but I saw a note on the table, the handwriting was very good. The paper said: "Yan'er is so bold, she carried her mother to take risks. Go to Emei in a hurry tomorrow morning, and send a letter to the teacher." I saw this note and carefully read it. Thinking: "I have my old mother in the hall, so I shouldn't be in danger. According to the tone of the person who left the letter, that monk must be very capable, and I am definitely not an opponent. I was suddenly lifted into the air in that room, and it must be the same reason." What people do.” After thinking about it all night, I told my mother the next day. My mother told me to send a letter to the teacher immediately. These days I am taking the monthly exam, and I am afraid that Teacher Ma will not allow me to come. Who would have thought that I would not open my mouth when I came to the classroom , Teacher Ma called me to a place where no one was around, ordered me to send a letter to the teacher, and gave me three qian silver as a transfer fee. I left quickly. Just after walking for more than ten miles, I saw two people in front of me arguing. I I took a closer look and found that one was the monk and the other was a Taoist. I couldn't help being shocked. I was glad that the road was far away, they didn't notice me, so I abandoned the road, turned over the hillside, and copied the mountain road I've rushed here. I don't know if the teacher knows the origin of this monk?" To know how Zhou Chun answered, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.