Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Surrounding the Temple
Linghu Chong traveled quickly to the north, arrived at a big town at dawn, and walked into a restaurant.The famous snack in Hubei is bean curd, which is made of soybean flour and boiled in fresh soup, which is very delicious.Linghu Chong made three dishes in a row, paid the bill and went out.
I saw a group of men walking towards me, one of them was short and fat, and he was obviously one of the "Yellow River Patriarchs".Linghu Chong was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "Old man! How are you?"
When the old man saw him, his face was extremely embarrassed, he hesitated for a while, and with a swipe, he drew out his big knife.
Linghu Chong took another step forward, and said: "Zu Qianqiu..." After only saying three words, the old man raised his saber and slashed at him, but although the saber was powerful and powerful, its accuracy was extremely poor, unlike Linghu Chong's. There was a gap of more than a foot between the shoulders, and they slashed straight down with a whoosh.Linghu Chong was startled, jumped back, and shouted: "Mister, I... I am Linghu Chong!"
The old man shouted: "Of course I know that you are Linghu Chong. All my friends have heard that the holy lady had an order that day, no matter who sees Linghu Chong, she must kill him, and the holy lady will reward him very much. This sentence, everyone Do you know all about it?"
Everyone said loudly: "We all know." Although everyone said so, but everyone looked at me and I looked at you, with strange expressions on their faces, no one drew their weapons and stepped forward to make a move, some even smiled, as if I feel very interesting.
Linghu Chong blushed, remembering that day when Yingying asked the old man to wait for rumors in the world, she must kill herself. She hoped that she would never leave her side, but also wanted the group to know that she was not madly in love with Linghu Chong, but hated Linghu Chong. He went to the bone.There have been many changes since then, and I have long forgotten this sentence at that time. Now I heard the old man say that, and I remembered that her order has not been cancelled.
At that time, the old man waited for the rumors to spread, but Qunhao didn't believe her anymore. To save Linghu Chong's life, she willingly went to Shaolin Temple to die.Everyone praises her for her deep affection and righteousness, but it is also funny. They feel that this eldest lady is too aggressive and aggressive. She clearly loves her, but she refuses to admit it. She tries her best to cover it up, which is inevitable.This matter is not only well known to the heroes of the heresy and heretics under the Demon Cult, but also a lot of decent people have heard about it, and their daily chats are often made into a laughing stock.At this moment, when Qunhao suddenly saw Linghu Chong appearing, he was at a loss for what to do when he was full of surprises.
The old man said: "Mr. Linghu, the holy aunt has ordered us to kill you. But you are very skilled in martial arts. Just now I missed you with the knife. I accept that you are merciful and didn't take my life. I am grateful for your kindness. Everyone Friends, everyone has witnessed that we are definitely not unwilling to kill Mr. Linghu, we really can’t kill him, my old man can’t, and of course you can’t either. Isn’t it?” Everyone laughed and said: “It’s exactly !"
One person said: "Just now we had a thrilling and vicious fight. Both sides were exhausted from fighting, and neither could kill the other, so we had no choice but to stop fighting. Everyone might as well fight for wine. If there is any hero who can make Mr. Linghu drunk I'm dead, and when I see the holy lady in the future, I will have an explanation." The group of heroes laughed wildly, and they all said: "Wonderful, wonderful!" Another person laughed and said: "The holy lady only ordered us to kill Mr. Linghu, but There is no rule that you must use a knife. It’s okay to use good wine to get him drunk to death.
The crowd cheered and shouted, surrounded Linghu and rushed to the largest restaurant in the area, more than forty people filled six tables.Several people knocked on the table and stool, shouting: "Wine!"
After Linghu Chong sat down, he asked: "What's the matter with the saint? I'm so worried." Qunhao was overjoyed to hear that he cared Yingying.
The old man said: "Everyone has decided to go to the Shaolin Temple on December 15th to pick up the saint girl out of the temple. These days, everyone is arguing about who should be the leader of the alliance, which greatly hurts the peace. Mr. Linghu is here, but can you come back?" It couldn't be better. If you don't become the leader of the coalition, who else would be the leader? If someone else becomes the leader, even if the holy lady is picked up, she will not be happy."
An old man with a white beard smiled and said: "Yes. As long as Mr. Linghu is in charge of the overall situation, even if he encounters obstacles for a while and cannot reach the holy lady, as long as she hears the news, he will be very happy in his heart. This lord One seat, created by heaven and earth, is taken by Mr. Linghu."
Linghu Chong said with emotion: "Who is the leader of the alliance is a trivial matter. As long as the holy lady is rescued, I will be smashed to pieces, and I am willing." If he wanted to die for Yingying, it would be an indomitable move forward, so there was no need to think about it.But as usual, it's enough to think about this idea in my own heart, and I don't need to announce it to others, but now I want to try my best to appear affectionate, so that others will not laugh at Yingying.
When Qunhao heard this, he was even more relieved, and felt that the holy lady had a good eye for this person.
The white-haired old man said with a smile: "It turns out that Mr. Linghu is indeed a hero with love and righteousness. If it is as rumored in the Jianghu, that Mr. Linghu stays out of the matter and ignores it at all, it will make everyone feel cold."
Linghu Chong said: "In the past few months, I have been caught in a cage by mistake, and I don't know anything about the world. I have never met the holy lady, and I don't know anything about her. I miss her day and night, and my hair is turning gray. Come on, come on, come on. I would like to offer a toast to all my friends, and sincerely thank you all for your contribution to the holy lady." He stood up, raised his glass and drank it down.Qunhao also did it.
Linghu Chong said: "Old man, you said that many friends are vying for the position of the leader, which greatly hurts peace. We must rush to stop it immediately." The old man said: "Exactly. Zu Qianqiu and the night owl have already rushed away We are going too." Linghu Chong said: "I don't know where everyone is?" The old man said: "We are all meeting in Huangbaoping." Linghu Chong said: "Huangbaoping?" The white-bearded old man said: "That's west of Xiangyang Among Jingshan."
Linghu Chong said: "Let's eat and drink quickly, and go to Huangbaoping immediately. We have been drinking for three days and three nights. You all tried your best and drank freely. After Linghu Chong was drowned, he came back to life. When I see the holy aunt in the future, I will see you again." It’s time to explain.”
The group of heroes laughed and said: "Mr. Linghu can drink like a sea, I'm afraid if we fight for three days and three nights, I won't be able to do anything to you."
Linghu Chong walked side by side with the old man, and asked: "Is Ling'ai recovering from her illness?" Seeing that the rest of the people were several feet away, he asked: "All my friends say that the holy aunt has great kindness to you all. I really don't understand the reason. How can the holy aunt extend her kindness to so many friends in the world at such a young age?" The old man Said: "Young Master is not an outsider, so there is no need to hide it. It's just that everyone swore to the holy lady not to reveal the secret. Please forgive me, Young Master." Linghu Chong nodded and said, "If it's inconvenient to say it, then don't say it." The old man Said: "In the future, the holy aunt will tell the young master personally, wouldn't that be so good?" Linghu Chong said: "I hope this day will come soon."
On the road, Qunhao met two groups of heroes, both of whom were going to Huangbaoping. The three groups got together, and there were already more than two hundred people.
It was already dark when the heroes arrived at Huangbaoping, and the meeting place of the heroes was in the wilderness west of Huangbaoping.Still beyond Lixu, there was already a commotion of people, some shouting and cursing, some screaming.Linghu Chong hurried forward, and under the moonlight, he saw a lawn surrounded by mountains, darkly packed with countless people. At a glance, there were at least one or two thousand people. Only someone said loudly: "Leader, leader, since you are called the word 'lord', naturally you have to be one person. If all six of you are going to be the leader, then what kind of leader will you be?" Another person said: "The six of us are one person, and one person is six people. You all listen to the orders of my six brothers, and my six brothers are the leader of the alliance. If you keep talking, I will tear you into four pieces first." Besides." Linghu Chong didn't need to see him to know that he was one of the "Six Immortals of Peach Valley", but his six brothers all had similar voices, but they couldn't tell which of them it was. He was frightened by that person before, and he didn't dare to speak again.But the heroes were obviously dissatisfied with the "Six Immortals of Peach Valley". Some shouted and cursed in the distance, some hid in the dark and laughed loudly, and some even threw stones and sand, making a mess. Peach Blossom Immortal shouted loudly: "Who threw stones at me?" Someone said in the darkness, "It's your old man." Peach Blossom Fairy said angrily, "What? You are my elder brother's old man, that is to say, my old man? "Someone said: "That's not necessarily it!" Immediately hundreds of people laughed in unison.Peach Blossom Immortal asked: "Why not?" Another person said: "I don't know about that either. I only have one son." Peach Root Immortal said: "You only have one son, what has it to do with me?" Another one with a rough voice Laughing loudly, he said: "It has nothing to do with you, most likely it has something to do with your brother." Tao Ganxian said: "Does it have anything to do with me?" You said that you look a little like me, come out and have a look." The man smiled and said, "What's so interesting, just look in the mirror yourself!" All of a sudden, the four figures jumped up quickly and abnormally, and rushed forward, grabbing the man out of the darkness.This man was tall and big, he weighed more than two hundred catties, and the Four Immortals of Peach Valley grabbed his limbs, but he couldn't move at all.The four caught him and took a photo under the moonlight.Tao Shixian said: "It's not like me, how can I be so ugly? Third child, I'm afraid it looks a bit like you." Tao Zhixian said: "Bah, am I uglier than you? The heroes of the world are here, why don't you please comment. " The heroes have long seen that the six immortals of Peach Valley have abnormal facial features and ugly faces. It is really not easy to judge which one is better looking. The meeting will be torn into four pieces, everyone is trembling with fear, and no one can laugh. Linghu Chong knew the temper of the Six Immortals of Peach Valley, and if he made a mistake, he would tear the burly man apart, so he said loudly: "Six Immortals of Peach Valley, how about letting me judge by Linghu Chong?" He walked out of the dark slowly. As soon as the heroes heard the word "Linghu Chong", they immediately stirred up, and more than a thousand pairs of eyes focused on him. But Linghu Chong stared at the Peach Valley Four Immortals intently, fearing that they would tear the big man apart on a whim, and said: "You put this friend down, so I can see clearly." The Peach Valley Four Immortals immediately put him down. This big man is extremely majestic, standing on the ground, it looks like an iron tower.He had just narrowly escaped death, but he was frightened out of his wits, his face was ashen, and his body was trembling.He knew that trembling in public was not a heroic act, but his whole body wanted to tremble, but he couldn't force it. He wanted to say a few words to support his appearance, so he tremblingly said: "I...I...I..." Linghu Chong saw that he was terribly frightened, but this man's facial features were correct, and he said to the Six Fairies of Peach Valley: "Six Peach Brothers, your appearance is completely different from this friend, but you are much more handsome than him. Tao Ganxian is tall and tall, Taozhixian has slender limbs, Taoyexian has beautiful eyebrows, and Taohuaxian... this...this eyes are like bright stars, and Taoshixian is full of energy. Anyone who sees them will immediately know that they are the six heroes A jade-faced hero who fights righteousness, a handsome young man... this handsome middle-aged man." When the heroes heard this, they all laughed.The Peach Valley Six Immortals were even more delighted. The old man has suffered from these six brothers, and knows that they are not easy to mess with, so he followed suit and said: "In my opinion, looking around the world, there are many heroes in the world, and when it comes to appearance, no one can compare with Taogu Liu." Fairy." The group of lords followed suit, and some said: "It's not just handsome, it's really chic. There is no one before, and there will be no one after." Some said: "Pan An retreats, Song Yu is willing to bow down." Some said: "From the martial arts The handsome men from the first to the sixth should be counted as six of them. Mr. Linghu can be ranked seventh at most." The Six Immortals of Peach Valley didn't know that everyone was making fun of him, but they actually praised him sincerely, and laughed from ear to ear.Tao Zhixian said: "My mother said that the six of us were ugly, so it was wrong." Someone laughed and said: "Of course not, you are only six, how can you be ugly?" Someone said softly: "In addition to their parents ..." Before he could finish his sentence, someone covered his mouth. The old man said loudly: "My friends, everyone is very lucky. Mr. Linghu was about to go to Shaolin alone to pick up the holy lady. He met us on the road and heard that everyone was here, so he came over to discuss with everyone. When it comes to the beauty of appearance, it is natural to count the Six Immortals of Peach Valley..." When the heroes heard this, they all laughed again.The old man shook his hands again and again, and continued amidst everyone's laughter: "But the big event of going to Shaolin and picking up the holy lady has nothing to do with his appearance. In my opinion, we all enshrine Mr. Linghu as the leader of the alliance, and ask him to preside over it." The overall situation, give orders, everyone obeys, what do you think?" Everyone in the group knows that Shenggu was trapped in Shaolin because of Linghu Chong. Linghu Chong's kung fu skills are outstanding, and he joined hands with Xiang Wentian in Henan that day to fight against heroes from all walks of life. On the face of the holy aunt, she should also regard him as the master, so when she heard the old man's words, there were thunderous cheers, and many people applauded. Peach Blossom Immortal suddenly said strangely: "Let's go to save Miss Ren, if we rescue her, will we be Linghu Chong's wife?" The group of heroes respected Miss Ren very much, although they felt that what Tao Huaxian said was true, none of them dared to say so openly.Linghu Chong was even more embarrassed, so he had no choice but to keep silent. Tao Yexian said: "He got a wife again and became the leader of the alliance, which is too cheap for him. We went to help him save his wife, but the leader asked us six brothers to do it." Taogen Xian said: "Exactly! Unless he is better than him Us, but it’s a different matter.” Suddenly, the peach root, peach stem, peach branch and peach fruit four immortals grabbed Linghu Chong's limbs and lifted him into the air.The four of them struck out too quickly, and without any warning, they grabbed them as soon as they said they wanted to, but Linghu Chong couldn't dodge them in time. All the heroes exclaimed in unison: "I can't do it, let me go!" Tao Yexian smiled and said: "Don't worry everyone, we will never hurt his life, as long as he makes our six brothers the leader..." Before he could finish his sentence, the four immortals Peach Root, Peach Dried, Peach Branch, and Peach Shi yelled strangely in unison, hurriedly threw Linghu Chong down, and shouted: "Ah, you... what kind of magic are you using?" It turned out that Linghu Chong's brothers and feet were captured by four people, and I was really afraid that the four of them would be stupid and do all kinds of weird things, so don't really tear yourself apart, and immediately use the star-absorbing method.The Peach Valley Four Immortals only felt that their internal energy leaked out from their palms, the more they used their kung fu to resist, the faster their internal energy rushed out, they were terrified, and immediately let go of their hands.Linghu Chong straightened his back and stood up steadily. Immortal Taoye quickly asked: "What?" Immortal Taogen and Immortal Taoshi said together: "This... Linghu Chong's kung fu is so strange, we can't catch him." Immortal Taogan said: "It's not that we can't catch him, but All of a sudden, I don't want to catch him anymore." The heroes cheered loudly, and they all said: "Six Immortals of Peach Valley, are you convinced this time?" Taogen Immortal said: "Linghu Chong is a good friend of our six brothers, Linghu Chong is Peach Valley The Six Immortals, the Six Immortals of Peach Valley is Linghu Chong. When Linghu Chong comes to be the leader of the alliance, he will wait for the Six Immortals of Peach Valley to be the leader of the alliance. How can there be any dissatisfaction?" The Taohua Immortal said: "Is there any reason in the world to refuse to accept oneself? Isn't that too modest? You ask So stupid." Seeing the expressions of the Peach Valley Six Immortals, the heroes guessed that they had secretly suffered a disadvantage when they caught Linghu Chong just now, they just wanted to save face and refused to admit it, although they didn't know the reason, they all laughed and cheered. Linghu Chong said: "Everyone, let's go to welcome the holy aunt this time, and rescue many friends who are trapped in Shaolin Temple. Shaolin Temple is the Taishan Beidou in martial arts. Shaolin's seventy-two unique skills have been famous all over the world for hundreds of years. We can't compete with it. But we have a large number of people. In addition to more than a thousand heroes here, there are still many heroes. Even if our martial arts are not as good as Shaolin monks and disciples for the time being, if ten of them fight one, we will always win. gone." The crowd roared: "Yes, yes! Could it be that the monks in Shaolin Temple really have three heads and six arms?" Linghu Chong said again: "But although the masters of Shaolin Temple kept the holy aunt, they didn't make things difficult for her. The masters in the temple are all eminent monks, compassionate and respectful. Even if we destroy Shaolin Temple, I'm afraid that the heroes in the rivers and lakes will say that we rely on the many to win, and we are not heroes. Therefore, in my opinion, we must first be polite before fighting. If we can say that Shaolin Temple has made a step back, we will not make it difficult for the holy aunt and other friends. It would be great to avoid a fight." Zu Qianqiu said: "Mr. Linghu's words are just what I want. If you really do something, there will be many casualties on both sides." What's the fun in that?" Zu Qianqiu said: "Since we enshrine Mr. Linghu as the lord of the alliance, everyone should obey him when he gives orders." Tao Genxian said: "That's right, it's up to us Taogu Six Immortals to give orders. gone." The heroes heard that his six brothers were making trouble for no reason and obstructing the business, they couldn't help but feel annoyed, many of them put their hands on the handles of their knives, and only waited for Linghu Chong's signal, they wanted to cut these six people into pieces. Dozens of people can't stop fighting with swords. Zu Qianqiu said: "What does the lord do? Naturally, he gives orders. If he doesn't give orders, what is he called a lord? The word 'lord' means to give orders." Peach Blossom Immortal said: "In this case, just call him the word 'Meng', and the word 'Master' will be missing." : "In my opinion, since the word 'Meng' is awkward, you can take it apart and call him 'Bright Blood'!" Tao Zhixian shouted: "Wrong, wrong! The word 'Meng' is broken. Come on, it's not the word 'blood', it's one less than the word 'blood'. What's that word?" The six immortals of Peach Valley didn't know the word "dish" for that utensil, and the heroes let them make a fool of themselves, and no one gave advice. Tao Ganxian said: "If there is a little less, it will still be blood. It's like when I cut you with a knife, the cut is deep, and the blood is much. Although it is less, it is still blood." Taozhixian said angrily: "You cut me, even if you cut me lightly, it is not because of brotherhood. Why did you cut me?" Taoganxian said: "I can't I didn't cut it, and I don't have a knife in my hand." Peach Blossom Immortal said: "What if you have a knife in your hand?" Hearing that they were getting further and further away, the heroes couldn't help shouting angrily: "Be quiet, everyone listen to the leader's order." Tao Zhixian said: "He will give orders as soon as he gives orders, so why be quiet?" Linghu Chong raised his voice and said, "My friends, by counting with your fingers, there are still seventeen days left before December 15th. Let's all start walking slowly, and it's almost time to reach Songshan Mountain. We are not acting in secret this time. Tomorrow, let’s go buy a cloth flag, and write down the words, “The heroes of the rivers and lakes go to Shaolin, worship Buddha and visit monks to welcome Rengu.” It must be Miss Ren’s word for “Ren”, not the sacred 'Word. Buy more leather drums and beat them all the way, so that the monks and lay disciples in Shaolin will be frightened when they hear it." Nine out of ten of these unorthodox tyrants are good people. Hearing that he is going to make such a big fuss, everyone is overjoyed, and the valley is shaken by cheers.Among them, there are quite a few mature and prudent people, but seeing that everyone likes to mess around, they can only be noncommittal, stroking their beards and smiling. In the early morning of the next day, Linghu Chong asked Zu Qianqiu, Ji Wushi and the old man to lead a crowd to make banners and buy leather drums.By noon, dozens of white cloth banners had been written, but only two leather drums were bought.Linghu Chong said: "Let's set off right away, pass through towns along the way, and just keep buying more." Immediately, someone beat the drum, and the group of heroes shouted in unison, marching northward in line. Linghu Chong had seen the Hengshan faction's disciples being attacked on Xianxia Ridge, so he discussed with Ji Wushi and others and sent out seven gangs, two gangs in the front as outposts, two gangs for left guards, two gangs for right guards, and another gang The back of the palace responded, and the rest were the Chinese army brigade; and the Shenwu Gang of Hanshui was sent back and forth to pass the news.The Shenwu Gang is a local gang, and its sphere of influence extends from northern Hubei to southern Henan. If there is any trouble, it will be known as soon as possible.Qunhao saw that his assignments were well-organized, and everyone obeyed and obeyed him except the Six Immortals of Peach Valley.
After walking for several days, there were many nobles coming to gather along the way.There were more and more banners and leather drums, and many people raised big gongs and rang them.Amidst the roaring and roaring, more than 3,000 people clamored and rushed towards Shaolin. Today we will arrive at the foot of Wudang Mountain.Linghu Chong said: "The Wudang faction is the second largest faction in the martial arts. It is second only to Shaolin in terms of momentum. We are going to meet the holy lady this time. Even the Shaolin faction doesn't want to offend, and naturally we don't want to offend the Wudang faction. Let's avoid it." Follow the Tao to show respect for the head of the Wudang School, Daoist Chongxu. I don't know what you think?" The old man said: "You can do whatever you say, Mr. Linghu. We only need to receive the holy lady, then I am content with myself, I don’t need to have side branches, so many powerful enemies. If I can’t get the holy lady, even if Wudang Mountain is flattened, what’s the use of it?” Linghu Chong said: "That's very good! Then please send an order to stop the flags and drums, and turn eastward." At that moment, Qunhao stopped the gongs and drums and diverted to the east.On the day of the journey, someone rode a donkey in front of him, followed by two peasants, one carrying a load of vegetables and the other carrying a load of firewood.An old man was riding on the donkey's back, bent over and coughing, and his clothes were covered with patches.There are many heroes in the group, armed with weapons, shouting and screaming along the way, the momentum is very powerful, passers-by on the road have already avoided it when they saw it.But the three of them turned a blind eye and rushed towards Qunhao. Immortal Taogen scolded: "What are you doing?" He stretched out his hand and pushed it, and the donkey neighed and fell out. There were a few clicks, and the leg was broken.The old man on the donkey's back fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time. Linghu Chong was so sorry, he jumped over to help him up immediately, and said, "I'm really sorry. Old man, did you hurt from the fall?" The old man groaned and said, "This... this... what is this? I am poor..." The two peasants put down their burdens and stood in the middle of the road with their hands on their hips, their faces full of anger.The man picking vegetables panted and said: "This is at the foot of Wudang Mountain, who are you, dare to beat people here?" Taogenxian said: "At the foot of Wudang Mountain, what then?" Everyone knows martial arts. You outsiders come here to play wild, you really don't know how to live or die, and ask for trouble." Qunhao saw that the two were sallow and thin, they were both in their fifties, and the picker was out of breath, so he actually claimed to know martial arts, dozens of people immediately burst out laughing. Peach Blossom Fairy smiled and said, "You know martial arts?" The man said, "At the foot of Wudang Mountain, three-year-olds can also box and five-year-olds can use swords. What's so strange?" , smiled and said: "What about him? Can he use a sword?" The man picking firewood said: "I... I... I learned it for a few months when I was young, but I haven't practiced it for decades. This kung fu... cough cough, But I put it all aside." The picker said: "The martial arts of the Wudang School is the best in the world, as long as you learn it for a few months, you are no match." Tao Yexian said with a smile: "Then you can practice a few moves for us to see. " The man picking firewood said: "What are you practicing? You don't understand." The group of heroes laughed loudly, and they all said: "If you don't understand, you have to look." The man picking firewood said: "Well, if this is the case, I will practice a few hands , I just don’t know if you still remember everything? Which one borrowed a sword.” Then someone smiled and handed over a sword.The man took it, went to the dry rice field, and practiced stabbing eastward and westward, making three or four strokes, then suddenly forgot, scratched his head in meditation, and made a few more strokes. Qunhao saw that he was completely disorganized and his skills were extremely clumsy, all of them burst out laughing. The vegetable picker said: "What's so funny? Let me practice and borrow a sword." Taking the long sword in his hand, he slashed and stabbed wildly, his moves were extremely fast, as if going crazy, which made people laugh wildly . Linghu Chong smiled with his hands behind his back at first, but after seeing more than a dozen moves, he couldn't help feeling surprised. One of these two men's sword moves was slow, and the other was quick.The postures of the two of them are extremely ugly, but the sword moves are simple and vigorous, and it seems that only 10% or 20% of the power of the sword has been exerted, and the rest is waiting to be hidden, and they immediately stepped up a few steps, cupped their hands and said: "It's a great honor to meet the two seniors today and to see the brilliant tricks." The tone was very sincere. The two men put away their long swords.The firewood picker stared and said: "You boy, can you understand our swordsmanship?" Linghu Chong said: "I dare not say I understand. The two swordsmen are profound and profound. How can you say the word 'understand'? Wudang Pai swordsmanship is famous all over the world, it really is amazing." The picker said: "You kid, what's your name?" Before Linghu Chong could answer, several people in the group shouted: "What kind of boy is not a boy?" "This is our leader, Mr. Linghu." "You bumpkin, please speak more politely!" The firewood picker turned his head and said, "Linghu Guazi? It's not called a cat or a dog, but it's called melon seeds and peanuts. It's an ugly name." Linghu Chong cupped his fists and said, "Linghu Chong is very impressed when he sees the Wudang Excalibur today. He will go up the mountain in the future. Kowtow to Daoist Chongxu, I would like to express my sincerity of admiration. Can you tell me your surnames?" The firewood picker spit thick phlegm into the ground and said: "Many of you, clattering, beating gongs and drums , but a big funeral?" Linghu Chong knew that these two must be masters of the Wudang School, bowed respectfully and said: "We have a friend who was detained in Shaolin Temple. We are going to plead with the abbot Fangzheng and ask him to be merciful and release him." The man said: "So it's not a big funeral! But you broke my uncle's donkey, will you pay for it?" Linghu Chong took the three horses by the hand and said: "These three horses are naturally not as good as the donkeys of the seniors, so I have to ask the seniors to ride them. The juniors didn't know the seniors were coming, and there was a big collision. Please forgive me." The three horses sent them to the past. Seeing Linghu Chong's demeanor becoming more and more humble, Qunhao were all surprised that it was not intentional. The vegetable picker said: "Since you know our swordsmanship is very good, do you want to compare?" Linghu Chong said: "The younger generation is not two opponents." The firewood picker said: "You don't want to compare, but I want to compare." With a crooked sword, he rushed towards Linghu.Linghu Chong saw that his sword covered nine vital points on his upper body, it was exquisite, and shouted: "Good swordsmanship!" He drew out his long sword and stabbed back.The man stabbed wildly with his sword towards the empty space.Linghu Chong's long sword turned around and also cut in the empty space.The two of them fired seven or eight swords in a row, each of which pierced the empty space, and the two swords never crossed.But the man picking firewood stepped back step by step. The vegetable picker shouted: "Peanut seeds and peanuts, you really have some skills." He raised his sword and stabbed and slashed wildly, and in an instant he chopped twenty times in a row.Every sword is aimed at Linghu Chong, the edge of the sword is seven or eight feet away from his body. Linghu Chong lifted the long sword, sometimes he made a false move at the wood picker, and sometimes he stabbed empty at the vegetable picker, the blade was seven or eight feet away from their bodies.But when the two of them saw him make a move, their expressions became tense, they either jumped to dodge, or danced their swords to block. The heroes were all stunned. Linghu Chong's sword was obviously far away from them. When he drew the sword, there was no strong wind. It was definitely not attacking with invisible sword energy. Why did the two avoid it so much that they would not be able to make it in time? ?Seeing this moment, all the heroes knew that these two were masters of profound martial arts.Although one of them is still sluggish and the other is crazy when they attack, but when they dodge and parry, their movements are light and steady, and they are both. Suddenly, two men shouted in unison, their swordsmanship changed drastically, the picker's long sword opened wide and closed, with a mighty momentum, the picker retreated quickly, and there were dots of cold stars on the tip of the sword.The tip of the long sword in Linghu Chong's hand tilted up slightly, but he didn't move anymore, his eyes sometimes stared at the picker, and sometimes squinted at the picker.Everywhere he looked, the two men immediately changed their moves, or yelled to retreat, or switched from attack to defense. Ji Wushi, the old man, Zu Qianqiu and other martial arts masters have gradually figured out the clues, and realized that what the two men are avoiding to protect must be where Linghu Chong's eyes are, and it is also the key point on their bodies. I saw the man carrying firewood raised his sword to slash at each other, Linghu Chong shot his eyes at the "Shangqu acupoint" on his lower abdomen, the man's sword didn't make him old, he immediately turned around and blocked his "Shangqu acupoint".At this time, the vegetable picker straightened his sword and stabbed Linghu Chong repeatedly. Linghu Chong saw the "Tianding Point" on his left neck. Hidden weapon, he would never let the opponent's eyes meet his "Tianding acupoint" no matter what. The two men swung their swords for a while, and their bodies were dripping with sweat, and their clothes and pants were soaked in sweat in an instant.The old man riding the donkey had been watching without saying a word, then suddenly coughed and said: "I admire, I admire, you step back!" The two men responded in unison: "Yes!" But Linghu Chong's gaze Still circling back and forth, never leaving the important points on the two of them.The two of them backed away while dancing their swords, and they couldn't escape Linghu Chong's gaze.The old man said: "Excellent swordsmanship! Master Linghu, let the old man learn the best tricks." Linghu Chong said: "I dare not do it!" Turning his head, he clasped his fists and bowed to the old man. At this point, the two men finally got rid of the shackles of Linghu Chong's gaze, and at the same time they moved backwards, like two big birds, flying steadily several feet away.Qunhao couldn't help applauding in unison, it's hard to comprehend the sword skills of the two of them, but this vertical move, the distance of the leap, the beauty of the body, everyone knows that it is a very high-level kung fu. The old man said: "Mr. Linghu is merciful with his sword. If you really fight, you two will already have thousands of holes in your body. How can you allow you to use all the sword skills calmly? Come and thank you." The two men flew over and bowed to the ground.The vegetable picker said: "Today I know that there is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people above all. Your master is brilliant, which is rare in the world. You have spoken rudely just now, so please forgive me." Linghu Chong bowed his hands back and said, "Wudang swordsmanship is amazing. Both of you His sword moves one yin and one yang, one strong and one soft, but is it Taiji swordsmanship?" The vegetable picker said: "But it made me laugh. We use the 'liangyi swordsmanship', the sword separates yin and yang, and we can't mix them. It's one." Linghu Chong said: "I'm watching from the sidelines, and I can barely distinguish some subtleties in the swordsmanship. If we really fight each other, we may not be able to take advantage of the gap." The old man said: "My lord, why should you be overly modest? Your eyes are everywhere, which is the weakness of every move of the Liangyi swordsmanship. Alas, this swordmanship... this swordmanship..." Shaking his head, he said, "Fifty More than a year ago, there were two senior teachers of the Wudang School who spent decades of hard work on this Liangyi swordsmanship, and they felt that there are yin and yang in the swordsmanship, both strong and soft, alas!" A long sigh, obviously He said: "I don't know that when I meet a master of swordsmanship, I'm still vulnerable." Linghu Chong respectfully said: "These two uncles are already so exquisite in swordsmanship. Daoist Chongxu and other masters of the Wudang School must be even more difficult to see. The younger generation and all the friends passed by the foot of Wudang Mountain this time. It's very impolite to go up the mountain to pay respects to Daoist Chongxu if you have something important to do. Once this matter is over, you will become a real martial artist and kowtow to Emperor Zhenwu and Daoist Chongxu." Linghu Chong was originally arrogant, but he just saw it The swordsmanship of the two is strong and soft, and there are many miraculous works in it. Although the flaws have been found, any move in the world has flaws, so I really admire it from the bottom of my heart. I guess this old man must be a member of the Wudang sect. A first-class master, so these few words are very sincere. The old man nodded and said, "It's really rare to be young and not arrogant. Mr. Linghu, have you ever been personally taught by senior Huashan Fengqingyang?" I know the origin of what I have learned. Although I can't reveal the whereabouts of Uncle Feng Tai, but since he asked frankly, he can't lie and deny it." Said: "The younger generation is fortunate to have learned some superficial aspects of Uncle Feng Tai's swordsmanship. "This sentence is ambiguous, and it does not directly admit that Feng Qingyang passed the sword by himself. The old man smiled and said: "Fur, fur! Hehe, is Senior Feng's swordsmanship so good?" He took the long sword from the picker, held it in his left hand, and said, "I will teach some old senior Feng. The fur of fencing." Linghu Chong bowed and said: "How dare the junior dare to challenge the senior?"
The old man smiled again, turned his body slowly to the right, raised the sword in his left hand, the blade of the sword lay across his chest, his left and right palms faced each other, like holding a ball.Linghu Chong saw that his long sword had not been drawn yet, and he had already gathered a lot of energy, so he watched him intently.The old man's left-handed sword slowly moved forward, forming an arc.Linghu Chong only felt a chilly air coming towards him, if he didn't fight back, it would be impossible, and he said: "I've offended you!" He couldn't see any flaws in his sword technique, so he had to make a point of the sword in vain.Suddenly, the old man crossed his right hand with the sword, and with a flash of cold light, it struck Linghu Chong's neck.This move was so fast that the crowd of onlookers couldn't help screaming.But when he fought so vigorously, Linghu Chong had already seen the opening in his side, so he stabbed out with the long sword, pointing directly at the "Yuanye Point" under his side. The old man stood upright with his long sword, and with a clang, the two swords intersected, and both of them took a step back.Linghu Chong felt a strong force in the opponent's sword, which made his right arm faintly numb.The old man let out a "Hey", a look of surprise appeared on his face. The old man crossed his sword with his left hand again, and drew two circles in front of him.令狐冲见他剑劲连绵，护住全身，竟没半分空隙，暗暗惊异：“我从未见过谁的招式之中，竟能如此毫无破绽。他若以此相攻，那又如何破法？任我行前辈剑法或许比这位老先生更强，但每一招中难免仍有破绽。难道一人使剑，竟可全无破绽？”心下生了怯意，不由得额头渗出汗珠。 那老者右手捏着剑诀，左手剑不住抖动，突然平刺，剑尖急颤，看不出攻向何处。 他这一招中笼罩了令狐冲上盘七大要穴，但就因这一抢攻，令狐冲已瞧出了他身上三处破绽，这些破绽不用尽攻，只攻一处已足制死命，登时心中一宽：“他守御时全无破绽，攻击之时，毕竟仍有隙可乘。”当下长剑平平淡淡地指向对方左眉。那老者倘若继续挺剑前刺，左额必先中剑，待他剑尖再刺中令狐冲时，已迟了一步。 那老者剑招未曾使老，已然圈转。突然之间，令狐冲眼前出现了几个白色光圈，大圈小圈，正圈斜圈，闪烁不已。他眼睛一花，当即回剑向对方剑圈斜攻。当的一响，双剑再交，令狐冲只感手臂一阵酸麻。 那老者剑上所幻的光圈越来越多，过不多时，他全身已隐在无数光圈之中，光圈一个未消，另一个再生，长剑虽使得极快，却听不到丝毫金刃劈风之声，足见剑劲之柔韧已达化境。这时令狐冲已瞧不出他剑法中的空隙，只觉似有千百柄长剑护住了他全身。那老者纯采守势，端的是绝无破绽。可是这座剑锋所组成的堡垒却能移动，千百个光圈犹如浪潮一般缓缓涌来。那老者并非一招一招地相攻，而是以数十招剑法混成的一团守势，同时化为攻势。令狐冲没法抵御，只得退步相避。 他退一步，光圈便逼进一步，顷刻之间，令狐冲已连退了七八步。 群豪眼见盟主战况不利，已落下风，屏息而观，手心中都捏了把冷汗。 桃根仙忽道：“那是什么剑法？这是小孩子乱画圈儿，我也会画。”桃花仙道：“我来画圈，定然比他画得还圆。”桃枝仙道：“令狐兄弟，你不用害怕，倘若你打输了，我们把这老儿撕成四块，给你出气。”桃叶仙道：“此言差之极矣。第一，他是令狐盟主，不是令狐兄弟。第二，你又怎知道他害怕？”桃枝仙道：“令狐冲虽做了盟主，年纪总还是比我小，难道一当盟主，年纪便大了几岁，便成为令狐哥哥、令狐伯伯、令狐爷爷、令狐老太爷了？” 这时令狐冲又再倒退，群豪都十分焦急，耳听得桃谷六仙在一旁胡言乱语，更增恼怒。 令狐冲再退一步，波的一声，左足踏入了一个小水坑，心念一动：“风太师叔当日谆谆教导，说道天下武术千变万化，神而明之，存乎一心，不论对方招式如何精妙，只要有招，便有破绽。独孤大侠传下来的这路剑法，所以能打遍天下无敌手，便在能从敌招之中瞧出破绽。眼前这位前辈的剑法圆转如意，竟没半分破绽，可是我瞧不出破绽，未必便真无破绽，只是我瞧不出而已。” 他又退几步，凝视对方剑光所幻的无数圆圈，蓦地心想：“说不定这圆圈的中心，便是破绽。但若不是破绽，我一剑刺入，给他长剑这么一绞，手臂便登时断了。” 又想：“幸好他如此攻逼，只能渐进，当真要伤我性命，却也不易。但我一味退避，终究是输了。此仗一败，大伙儿心虚气馁，哪里还能去闯少林，救盈盈？”想到盈盈对自己情深义重，为她断送一条手臂，又有何妨？内心深处，竟觉能为她断送一条手臂，实乃十分快慰之事，又觉自己负她良多，须得为她受到什么重大伤残，方能稍报深恩。 言念及此，内心深处，倒似渴望对方能将自己一条手臂斩断，当下手臂一伸，长剑便从老者的剑光圈中刺了进去。 当的一声大响，令狐冲只感胸口剧烈一震，气血翻涌，惊怖之下，一只手臂却仍完好。 那老者退开两步，收剑而立，脸上神色古怪，既有惊诧之意，亦有惭愧之色，更带着几分惋惜之情，隔了良久，才道：“令狐公子剑法高明，胆识过人，佩服，佩服！” 令狐冲此时方知，适才如此冒险一击，果真是找到了对方剑法的弱点所在，只是那老者剑法实在太高，光圈中心本是最凶险之处，他居然练得将破绽藏于其中，天下成千成万剑客之中，只怕难得有一个胆敢以身犯险。他一逞而成，心下暗叫：“侥幸，侥幸！”只觉一道道汗水从背脊流下，当即躬身道：“前辈剑法通神，承蒙指教，晚辈得益非浅。”这句话倒不是寻常客套，这一战于他武功的进益确是大有好处，令他得知敌人招数中之最强处，竟然便是最弱处，最强处都能击破，其余自迎刃而解了。 那老者既见令狐冲敢从自己剑光圈中挥刃直入，以后也就不必再比。他向令狐冲凝视半晌，说道：“令狐公子，老朽有几句话要跟你说。”令狐冲道：“是，恭聆前辈教诲。”那老者将长剑交给挑菜汉子，往东走去。令狐冲将长剑抛在地下，跟随其后。 到得一棵大树之旁，和群豪已相去数十丈，虽可互相望见，话声却已传不过去。那老者在树荫下坐下，指着树旁一块圆石，道：“请坐下说话。”待令狐冲坐好，缓缓说道：“令狐公子，年轻一辈人物之中，如你这般人才武功，那是少有得很了。” 令狐冲道：“不敢。晚辈行为不端，声名狼藉，不容于师门，怎配承前辈如此见重？” 那老者道：“我辈武人，行事当求光明磊落，无愧于心。你的所作所为，虽然有时狂放大胆，不拘习俗，却不失为好男儿、大丈夫的行径。我暗中派人打听，并没查到你什么真正的劣迹。江湖上的流言蜚语，不足为凭。” 令狐冲听他如此为自己分辩，句句都打入心坎，不由得好生感激，又想：“这位前辈在武当派中必定位居尊要，否则怎会暗中派人查察我的为人行事。”当即站起身来，恭立受教。 那老者又道：“请坐！少年人锋芒太露，也在所难免。岳先生外貌谦和，度量却嫌不广……”令狐冲道：“恩师待晚辈情若父母，晚辈不敢闻师之过。” 那老者微微一笑，说道：“你不忘本，那便更好。老朽失言。”忽然间脸色郑重，问道：“你习这'吸星大法'有多久了？” 令狐冲道：“晚辈于半年前无意中习得，当初修习，实不知是'吸星大法'。” 那老者点头道：“这就是了！你我适才三次兵刃相交，我内力为你所吸，但我察觉你尚不善运用这项为祸人间的妖法。老朽有一言相劝，不知少侠能听否？”令狐冲大是惶恐，躬身道：“前辈金石良言，晚辈自当凛遵。”那老者道：“这吸星妖法临敌交战，虽然威力奇大，可是于修习者本身却亦大大有害，功行越深，为害越烈。少侠如能临崖勒马，尽弃所学妖术，自然最好不过，否则也当从此停止修习。” 令狐冲当日在孤山梅庄，便曾听任我行言道，习了“吸星大法”后有极大后患，要自己答允参与魔教，才将化解之法相传，其时自己曾予坚拒，此刻听这老者如此说，更信所言非虚，说道：“前辈指教，晚辈决不敢忘。晚辈明知此术不正，也曾立意决不用以害人，只是身上既有此术，纵想不用，亦不可得。” 那老者点头道：“据我所闻，确是如此。有一件事，要少侠行来恐怕甚难，但英雄豪杰，须当为人之所不能为。少林寺有一项绝艺《易筋经》，少侠想来曾听见过。” 令狐冲道：“正是。听说这是武林中至高无上的内功，即是少林派当今第一辈的高僧大师，也有未蒙传授的。” 那老者道：“少侠这番率人前往少林，只怕此事不易善罢，不论哪一边得胜，双方都将损折无数高手，实非武林之福。老朽不才，愿意居间说项，请少林方丈慈悲为怀，将《易筋经》传于少侠，而少侠则向众人善为开导，就此散去，将一场大祸消弭于无形。少侠以为如何？”令狐冲道：“然则为少林寺所拘的任氏小姐却又如何？”那老者道：“任小姐杀害少林弟子四人，又在江湖上兴风作浪，为害人间。方证大师将她幽禁，决不是为了报复本派私怨，实是出于为江湖同道造福的菩萨心肠。少侠如此人品武功，岂无名门淑女为配？何必抛舍不下这个魔教妖女，以致坏了声名，自毁前程？” 令狐冲道：“受人之恩，必当以报。前辈美意，晚辈衷心感激，却不敢奉命。” 那老者叹了口气，摇头道：“少年人溺于美色，脂粉陷阱，原是难以自拔。” 令狐冲躬身道：“晚辈告辞。” 那老者道：“且慢！老朽和华山派虽少往来，但岳先生多少也要给老朽一点面子，你若依我所劝，老朽与少林寺方丈一同拍胸口担保，叫你重回华山派。你信不信得过我？” 令狐冲不由得心动，重归华山原是他最大的心愿，这老者武功如此了得，听他言语，必是武当派中一位响当当的前辈，他说可和方证方丈一同担保，相信必能办成此事。师父向来十分重视同道交谊，少林、武当是当今武林中最大的两个门派，这两派的头面人物出来说项，师父极难不卖这个面子。师父对自己向来情同父子，这次所以传书武林，将自己逐出门墙，自是因自己与向问天、盈盈等人结交，令师父无颜以对正派同道，但既有少林、武当两大派出面，师父自然有了最好的交代。但自己回归华山，日夕和小师妹相见，却难道任由盈盈在少林寺后山阴寒的山洞之中受苦？想到此处，登时胸口热血上涌，说道：“晚辈若不能将任小姐救出少林寺，枉自为人。此事不论成败若何，晚辈若还留得命在，必当上武当山真武观来，向冲虚道长和前辈叩谢。” 那老者叹了口气，说道：“你不以性命为重，不以师门为重，不以声名前程为重，一意孤行，便为了这魔教妖女。将来她若对你负心，反脸害你，你也不怕后悔吗？” 令狐冲道：“晚辈这条性命，是任小姐救的，将这条命还报了她，又有何足惜？” 那老者点头道：“好，那你就去吧！” 令狐冲又躬身行礼，转身回向群豪，说道：“走吧！” 桃实仙道：“那老头儿跟你比剑，怎么没分胜败，便不比了？”适才二人比剑，确是胜败未分，只是那老者情知不敌，便即罢手，旁观众人都瞧不出其中关窍所在。 令狐冲道：“这位前辈剑法极高，再斗下去，我也必占不到便宜，不如不打了。” 桃实仙道：“你这就笨得很了。既然不分胜败，再打下去你就一定胜了。”令狐冲笑道：“那也不见得。”桃实仙道：“怎不见得？这老头儿的年纪比你大得多，力气当然没你大，时候一长，自然是你占上风。”令狐冲还没回答，只听桃根仙道：“为什么年纪大的，力气一定不大？”令狐冲登时省悟，桃谷六仙之中，桃根仙是大哥，桃实仙是六弟，桃实仙说年纪大的力气不大，桃根仙便不答应。 桃干仙道：“如果年纪越小，力气越大，那么三岁孩儿力气最大了？”桃花仙道：“这话不对，三岁孩儿力气最大这个'最'字，可用错了，两岁孩儿比他力气更大。”桃干仙道：“你也错了，一岁孩儿比两岁孩儿力气又要大些。”桃叶仙道：“还没出娘胎的胎儿，力气最大。”
群豪一路向北，到得河南境内，突然有两批豪士分从东西来会，共有二千余人，这么一来，总数已在五千以上。这五千余人晚上睡觉倒还罢了，不论草地树林、荒山野岭，都可倒头便睡，这吃饭喝酒却是极大麻烦。接连数日，都是将沿途城镇上的饭铺酒店，吃喝得锅镬俱烂，桌椅皆碎。群豪酒不醉，饭不饱，恼起上来，自是将一干饭铺酒店打得落花流水。 令狐冲眼见这些江湖豪客凶横暴戾，却也皆是义气极重的直性汉子，一旦少林寺不允释放盈盈，双方展开血战，势必惨不忍睹。他连日都在等待定闲、定逸两位师太的回音，只盼凭着她二人的金面，方证方丈释放盈盈，就可免去一场大厮杀的浩劫。屈指算来，距十二月十五只差三日，离少林寺也已不过一百多里，却始终没得两位师太的回音。 这番江湖群豪北攻少林，大张旗鼓而来，早已远近知闻，对方却一直没任何动静，倒似有恃无恐一般。令狐冲和祖千秋、计无施等人谈起，均也颇感忧虑。 这晚群豪在一片旷野上露宿，四周都布了巡哨，以防敌人晚间突来偷袭。寒风凛冽，铅云低垂，似乎要下大雪。方圆数里的平野上，到处烧起了一堆堆柴火。这些豪士并无军令部勒，乌合之众，聚在一起，但听得唱歌吆喝之声，震动四野。更有人挥刀比剑，斗拳摔角，吵嚷成一片。 令狐冲心想：“最好不让这些人真的到少林寺去。我何不先去向方证、方生两位大师相求？要是能接盈盈出来，岂不是天大喜事？”想到此处，全身一热，但转念又想：“但若少林僧众对我一人动手，将我擒住甚或杀死，我死不足惜，无人主持大局，群豪势必乱成一团，盈盈固然救不出来，这数千位血性朋友，说不定都会葬身于少室山上。我只凭一时血气之勇而误此大事，如何对得住众人？” 站起身来，放眼四望，但见一个个火堆烈焰上腾，火堆旁人头涌涌，心想：“他们不负盈盈，我也不能负了他们。”
两日之后，群豪来到少室山上、少林寺外。这两日中，又有大批豪士来会。当日曾在五霸冈上聚会的豪杰如黄伯流、司马大、蓝凤凰等尽皆到来，九江白蛟帮史帮主带着“长江双飞鱼”也到了，还有许许多多是令狐冲从未见过的，少说也有六七千人众。数百面大皮鼓同时擂起，蓬蓬之声，当真惊天动地。 群豪擂鼓良久，不见有一名僧人出来。令狐冲道：“止鼓！”号令传下，鼓声渐轻，终于慢慢止歇。令狐冲提一口气，朗声说道：“晚辈令狐冲，会同江湖上一众朋友，前来参拜如来佛祖和诸位大菩萨，拜访少林寺方丈和各位前辈大师，敬请赐予接见。”这几句话以充沛内力传送出去，声闻数里。 但寺中寂无声息，竟没半点回音。令狐冲又说了一遍，仍无人应答。 令狐冲道：“请祖兄奉上拜帖。” 祖千秋道：“是。”持了事先预备好的拜盒，中藏自令狐冲以下群豪首领的名帖，来到少林寺大门之前，在门上轻叩数下，倾听寺中寂无声息，在门上轻轻一推，大门并未上闩，应手而开，向内望去，空荡荡的并无一人。他不敢擅自进内，回身向令狐冲禀报。 令狐冲武功虽高，处事却无阅历，更无统率群豪之才，遇到这等大出意料之外的情境，实不知如何是好，一时呆在当地，说不出话来。 桃根仙叫道：“庙里的和尚都逃光了？咱们快冲进去，见到光头的便杀。”桃干仙道：“你说和尚都逃光了，哪里还有光头的人给你来杀？”桃根仙道：“尼姑不是光头的吗？”桃花仙道：“和尚庙里，怎会有尼姑？”桃根仙指着游迅，说道：“这个人既不是和尚，也不是尼姑，却是光头。”桃干仙道：“你为什么要杀他？” 计无施道：“咱们进去瞧瞧如何？”令狐冲道：“甚好，请计兄、老兄、祖兄、黄帮主四位陪同在下，进寺察看。请各位传下令去，约束属下弟兄，不得我的号令，谁也不许轻举妄动，不得对少林僧人有任何无礼的言行，亦不可毁损少室山上的一草一木。”桃枝仙道：“当真拔一根草也不可以吗？” 令狐冲心下焦虑，挂念盈盈，大踏步向寺中走去。计无施等四人跟随其后。 进得山门，走上一道石级，过前院，经前殿，来到大雄宝殿，但见如来佛宝相庄严，地下和桌上却都积了一层薄薄的灰尘。祖千秋道：“难道寺中僧人当真都逃光了？”令狐冲道：“祖兄别说这个'逃'字。” 跪下向如来佛像礼拜。五个人静了下来，侧耳倾听，所听到的只是庙外数千豪杰的喧哗，庙中却无半点声息。 计无施低声道：“得防少林僧布下机关埋伏，暗算咱们。”令狐冲心想：“方证方丈、方生大师都是有道高僧，怎会行使诡计？但咱们这些旁门左道大举来攻，少林僧跟我们斗智不斗力，也非奇事。”眼见偌大一座少林寺竟没一个人影，心底隐隐感到一阵极大的恐惧，不知他们将如何对付盈盈。 五人眼观四路，耳听八方，一步步向内走去，穿过两重院子，到得后殿，突然之间，令狐冲和计无施同时停步，打个手势。老头子等一齐止步。令狐冲向西北角的一间厢房一指，轻轻掩将过去。老头子等跟着过去。随即听到厢房中传出一声极轻的呻吟。 令狐冲走到厢房之前，拔剑在手，伸手在房门上轻推，身子侧在一旁，以防房中发出暗器。那房门呀的一声开了，房中又是一声低呻。令狐冲探头向房中看时，不由得大吃一惊，只见两位老尼躺在地下，侧面向外的正是定逸师太，眼见她脸无血色，双目紧闭，似已气绝身亡。他一个箭步抢了进去。祖千秋叫道：“盟主，小心！”跟着进内。令狐冲绕过躺在地下的定逸师太身子，去看另一人时，果然便是恒山掌门定闲师太。 令狐冲俯身叫道：“师太，师太！”定闲师太缓缓睁眼，初时神色呆滞，但随即目光中闪过一丝喜色，嘴唇动了几动，却发不出声音。 令狐冲身子俯得更低，说道：“是晚辈令狐冲。” 定闲师太嘴唇又动了几下，发出几下极低的声音，令狐冲只听到她说：“你……你……你……”眼见她伤势十分沉重，一时不知如何才好。定闲师太运了口气，说道：“你……你答允我……”令狐冲忙道：“是，是。师太但有所命，令狐冲纵然粉身碎骨，也当为师太办到。”想到两位师太为了自己，只怕要双双命丧少林寺中，心中悲恸，不由得泪水直滚而下。 定闲师太低声说道：“你……你一定能答允……答允我？”令狐冲道：“一定能答允！”定闲师太眼中又闪过一道喜悦的光芒，说道：“请你……请你答允接掌……接掌恒山派门户……”说了这几个字，已上气不接下气。 令狐冲大吃一惊，说道：“晚辈是男子之身，不能做贵派掌门。不过师太放心，贵派不论有何艰巨危难，晚辈自当尽力担当。恒山派的事，便是晚辈的事！”定闲师太缓缓
It was already dark when the heroes arrived at Huangbaoping, and the meeting place of the heroes was in the wilderness west of Huangbaoping.Still beyond Lixu, there was already a commotion of people, some shouting and cursing, some screaming.Linghu Chong hurried forward, and under the moonlight, he saw a lawn surrounded by mountains, darkly packed with countless people. At a glance, there were at least one or two thousand people. Only someone said loudly: "Leader, leader, since you are called the word 'lord', naturally you have to be one person. If all six of you are going to be the leader, then what kind of leader will you be?" Another person said: "The six of us are one person, and one person is six people. You all listen to the orders of my six brothers, and my six brothers are the leader of the alliance. If you keep talking, I will tear you into four pieces first." Besides." Linghu Chong didn't need to see him to know that he was one of the "Six Immortals of Peach Valley", but his six brothers all had similar voices, but they couldn't tell which of them it was. He was frightened by that person before, and he didn't dare to speak again.But the heroes were obviously dissatisfied with the "Six Immortals of Peach Valley". Some shouted and cursed in the distance, some hid in the dark and laughed loudly, and some even threw stones and sand, making a mess. Peach Blossom Immortal shouted loudly: "Who threw stones at me?" Someone said in the darkness, "It's your old man." Peach Blossom Fairy said angrily, "What? You are my elder brother's old man, that is to say, my old man? "Someone said: "That's not necessarily it!" Immediately hundreds of people laughed in unison.Peach Blossom Immortal asked: "Why not?" Another person said: "I don't know about that either. I only have one son." Peach Root Immortal said: "You only have one son, what has it to do with me?" Another one with a rough voice Laughing loudly, he said: "It has nothing to do with you, most likely it has something to do with your brother." Tao Ganxian said: "Does it have anything to do with me?" You said that you look a little like me, come out and have a look." The man smiled and said, "What's so interesting, just look in the mirror yourself!" All of a sudden, the four figures jumped up quickly and abnormally, and rushed forward, grabbing the man out of the darkness.This man was tall and big, he weighed more than two hundred catties, and the Four Immortals of Peach Valley grabbed his limbs, but he couldn't move at all.The four caught him and took a photo under the moonlight.Tao Shixian said: "It's not like me, how can I be so ugly? Third child, I'm afraid it looks a bit like you." Tao Zhixian said: "Bah, am I uglier than you? The heroes of the world are here, why don't you please comment. " The heroes have long seen that the six immortals of Peach Valley have abnormal facial features and ugly faces. It is really not easy to judge which one is better looking. The meeting will be torn into four pieces, everyone is trembling with fear, and no one can laugh. Linghu Chong knew the temper of the Six Immortals of Peach Valley, and if he made a mistake, he would tear the burly man apart, so he said loudly: "Six Immortals of Peach Valley, how about letting me judge by Linghu Chong?" He walked out of the dark slowly. As soon as the heroes heard the word "Linghu Chong", they immediately stirred up, and more than a thousand pairs of eyes focused on him. But Linghu Chong stared at the Peach Valley Four Immortals intently, fearing that they would tear the big man apart on a whim, and said: "You put this friend down, so I can see clearly." The Peach Valley Four Immortals immediately put him down. This big man is extremely majestic, standing on the ground, it looks like an iron tower.He had just narrowly escaped death, but he was frightened out of his wits, his face was ashen, and his body was trembling.He knew that trembling in public was not a heroic act, but his whole body wanted to tremble, but he couldn't force it. He wanted to say a few words to support his appearance, so he tremblingly said: "I...I...I..." Linghu Chong saw that he was terribly frightened, but this man's facial features were correct, and he said to the Six Fairies of Peach Valley: "Six Peach Brothers, your appearance is completely different from this friend, but you are much more handsome than him. Tao Ganxian is tall and tall, Taozhixian has slender limbs, Taoyexian has beautiful eyebrows, and Taohuaxian... this...this eyes are like bright stars, and Taoshixian is full of energy. Anyone who sees them will immediately know that they are the six heroes A jade-faced hero who fights righteousness, a handsome young man... this handsome middle-aged man." When the heroes heard this, they all laughed.The Peach Valley Six Immortals were even more delighted. The old man has suffered from these six brothers, and knows that they are not easy to mess with, so he followed suit and said: "In my opinion, looking around the world, there are many heroes in the world, and when it comes to appearance, no one can compare with Taogu Liu." Fairy." The group of lords followed suit, and some said: "It's not just handsome, it's really chic. There is no one before, and there will be no one after." Some said: "Pan An retreats, Song Yu is willing to bow down." Some said: "From the martial arts The handsome men from the first to the sixth should be counted as six of them. Mr. Linghu can be ranked seventh at most." The Six Immortals of Peach Valley didn't know that everyone was making fun of him, but they actually praised him sincerely, and laughed from ear to ear.Tao Zhixian said: "My mother said that the six of us were ugly, so it was wrong." Someone laughed and said: "Of course not, you are only six, how can you be ugly?" Someone said softly: "In addition to their parents ..." Before he could finish his sentence, someone covered his mouth. The old man said loudly: "My friends, everyone is very lucky. Mr. Linghu was about to go to Shaolin alone to pick up the holy lady. He met us on the road and heard that everyone was here, so he came over to discuss with everyone. When it comes to the beauty of appearance, it is natural to count the Six Immortals of Peach Valley..." When the heroes heard this, they all laughed again.The old man shook his hands again and again, and continued amidst everyone's laughter: "But the big event of going to Shaolin and picking up the holy lady has nothing to do with his appearance. In my opinion, we all enshrine Mr. Linghu as the leader of the alliance, and ask him to preside over it." The overall situation, give orders, everyone obeys, what do you think?" Everyone in the group knows that Shenggu was trapped in Shaolin because of Linghu Chong. Linghu Chong's kung fu skills are outstanding, and he joined hands with Xiang Wentian in Henan that day to fight against heroes from all walks of life. On the face of the holy aunt, she should also regard him as the master, so when she heard the old man's words, there were thunderous cheers, and many people applauded. Peach Blossom Immortal suddenly said strangely: "Let's go to save Miss Ren, if we rescue her, will we be Linghu Chong's wife?" The group of heroes respected Miss Ren very much, although they felt that what Tao Huaxian said was true, none of them dared to say so openly.Linghu Chong was even more embarrassed, so he had no choice but to keep silent. Tao Yexian said: "He got a wife again and became the leader of the alliance, which is too cheap for him. We went to help him save his wife, but the leader asked us six brothers to do it." Taogen Xian said: "Exactly! Unless he is better than him Us, but it’s a different matter.” Suddenly, the peach root, peach stem, peach branch and peach fruit four immortals grabbed Linghu Chong's limbs and lifted him into the air.The four of them struck out too quickly, and without any warning, they grabbed them as soon as they said they wanted to, but Linghu Chong couldn't dodge them in time. All the heroes exclaimed in unison: "I can't do it, let me go!" Tao Yexian smiled and said: "Don't worry everyone, we will never hurt his life, as long as he makes our six brothers the leader..." Before he could finish his sentence, the four immortals Peach Root, Peach Dried, Peach Branch, and Peach Shi yelled strangely in unison, hurriedly threw Linghu Chong down, and shouted: "Ah, you... what kind of magic are you using?" It turned out that Linghu Chong's brothers and feet were captured by four people, and I was really afraid that the four of them would be stupid and do all kinds of weird things, so don't really tear yourself apart, and immediately use the star-absorbing method.The Peach Valley Four Immortals only felt that their internal energy leaked out from their palms, the more they used their kung fu to resist, the faster their internal energy rushed out, they were terrified, and immediately let go of their hands.Linghu Chong straightened his back and stood up steadily. Immortal Taoye quickly asked: "What?" Immortal Taogen and Immortal Taoshi said together: "This... Linghu Chong's kung fu is so strange, we can't catch him." Immortal Taogan said: "It's not that we can't catch him, but All of a sudden, I don't want to catch him anymore." The heroes cheered loudly, and they all said: "Six Immortals of Peach Valley, are you convinced this time?" Taogen Immortal said: "Linghu Chong is a good friend of our six brothers, Linghu Chong is Peach Valley The Six Immortals, the Six Immortals of Peach Valley is Linghu Chong. When Linghu Chong comes to be the leader of the alliance, he will wait for the Six Immortals of Peach Valley to be the leader of the alliance. How can there be any dissatisfaction?" The Taohua Immortal said: "Is there any reason in the world to refuse to accept oneself? Isn't that too modest? You ask So stupid." Seeing the expressions of the Peach Valley Six Immortals, the heroes guessed that they had secretly suffered a disadvantage when they caught Linghu Chong just now, they just wanted to save face and refused to admit it, although they didn't know the reason, they all laughed and cheered. Linghu Chong said: "Everyone, let's go to welcome the holy aunt this time, and rescue many friends who are trapped in Shaolin Temple. Shaolin Temple is the Taishan Beidou in martial arts. Shaolin's seventy-two unique skills have been famous all over the world for hundreds of years. We can't compete with it. But we have a large number of people. In addition to more than a thousand heroes here, there are still many heroes. Even if our martial arts are not as good as Shaolin monks and disciples for the time being, if ten of them fight one, we will always win. gone." The crowd roared: "Yes, yes! Could it be that the monks in Shaolin Temple really have three heads and six arms?" Linghu Chong said again: "But although the masters of Shaolin Temple kept the holy aunt, they didn't make things difficult for her. The masters in the temple are all eminent monks, compassionate and respectful. Even if we destroy Shaolin Temple, I'm afraid that the heroes in the rivers and lakes will say that we rely on the many to win, and we are not heroes. Therefore, in my opinion, we must first be polite before fighting. If we can say that Shaolin Temple has made a step back, we will not make it difficult for the holy aunt and other friends. It would be great to avoid a fight." Zu Qianqiu said: "Mr. Linghu's words are just what I want. If you really do something, there will be many casualties on both sides." What's the fun in that?" Zu Qianqiu said: "Since we enshrine Mr. Linghu as the lord of the alliance, everyone should obey him when he gives orders." Tao Genxian said: "That's right, it's up to us Taogu Six Immortals to give orders. gone." The heroes heard that his six brothers were making trouble for no reason and obstructing the business, they couldn't help but feel annoyed, many of them put their hands on the handles of their knives, and only waited for Linghu Chong's signal, they wanted to cut these six people into pieces. Dozens of people can't stop fighting with swords. Zu Qianqiu said: "What does the lord do? Naturally, he gives orders. If he doesn't give orders, what is he called a lord? The word 'lord' means to give orders." Peach Blossom Immortal said: "In this case, just call him the word 'Meng', and the word 'Master' will be missing." : "In my opinion, since the word 'Meng' is awkward, you can take it apart and call him 'Bright Blood'!" Tao Zhixian shouted: "Wrong, wrong! The word 'Meng' is broken. Come on, it's not the word 'blood', it's one less than the word 'blood'. What's that word?" The six immortals of Peach Valley didn't know the word "dish" for that utensil, and the heroes let them make a fool of themselves, and no one gave advice. Tao Ganxian said: "If there is a little less, it will still be blood. It's like when I cut you with a knife, the cut is deep, and the blood is much. Although it is less, it is still blood." Taozhixian said angrily: "You cut me, even if you cut me lightly, it is not because of brotherhood. Why did you cut me?" Taoganxian said: "I can't I didn't cut it, and I don't have a knife in my hand." Peach Blossom Immortal said: "What if you have a knife in your hand?" Hearing that they were getting further and further away, the heroes couldn't help shouting angrily: "Be quiet, everyone listen to the leader's order." Tao Zhixian said: "He will give orders as soon as he gives orders, so why be quiet?" Linghu Chong raised his voice and said, "My friends, by counting with your fingers, there are still seventeen days left before December 15th. Let's all start walking slowly, and it's almost time to reach Songshan Mountain. We are not acting in secret this time. Tomorrow, let’s go buy a cloth flag, and write down the words, “The heroes of the rivers and lakes go to Shaolin, worship Buddha and visit monks to welcome Rengu.” It must be Miss Ren’s word for “Ren”, not the sacred 'Word. Buy more leather drums and beat them all the way, so that the monks and lay disciples in Shaolin will be frightened when they hear it." Nine out of ten of these unorthodox tyrants are good people. Hearing that he is going to make such a big fuss, everyone is overjoyed, and the valley is shaken by cheers.Among them, there are quite a few mature and prudent people, but seeing that everyone likes to mess around, they can only be noncommittal, stroking their beards and smiling. In the early morning of the next day, Linghu Chong asked Zu Qianqiu, Ji Wushi and the old man to lead a crowd to make banners and buy leather drums.By noon, dozens of white cloth banners had been written, but only two leather drums were bought.Linghu Chong said: "Let's set off right away, pass through towns along the way, and just keep buying more." Immediately, someone beat the drum, and the group of heroes shouted in unison, marching northward in line. Linghu Chong had seen the Hengshan faction's disciples being attacked on Xianxia Ridge, so he discussed with Ji Wushi and others and sent out seven gangs, two gangs in the front as outposts, two gangs for left guards, two gangs for right guards, and another gang The back of the palace responded, and the rest were the Chinese army brigade; and the Shenwu Gang of Hanshui was sent back and forth to pass the news.The Shenwu Gang is a local gang, and its sphere of influence extends from northern Hubei to southern Henan. If there is any trouble, it will be known as soon as possible.Qunhao saw that his assignments were well-organized, and everyone obeyed and obeyed him except the Six Immortals of Peach Valley.
After walking for several days, there were many nobles coming to gather along the way.There were more and more banners and leather drums, and many people raised big gongs and rang them.Amidst the roaring and roaring, more than 3,000 people clamored and rushed towards Shaolin. Today we will arrive at the foot of Wudang Mountain.Linghu Chong said: "The Wudang faction is the second largest faction in the martial arts. It is second only to Shaolin in terms of momentum. We are going to meet the holy lady this time. Even the Shaolin faction doesn't want to offend, and naturally we don't want to offend the Wudang faction. Let's avoid it." Follow the Tao to show respect for the head of the Wudang School, Daoist Chongxu. I don't know what you think?" The old man said: "You can do whatever you say, Mr. Linghu. We only need to receive the holy lady, then I am content with myself, I don’t need to have side branches, so many powerful enemies. If I can’t get the holy lady, even if Wudang Mountain is flattened, what’s the use of it?” Linghu Chong said: "That's very good! Then please send an order to stop the flags and drums, and turn eastward." At that moment, Qunhao stopped the gongs and drums and diverted to the east.On the day of the journey, someone rode a donkey in front of him, followed by two peasants, one carrying a load of vegetables and the other carrying a load of firewood.An old man was riding on the donkey's back, bent over and coughing, and his clothes were covered with patches.There are many heroes in the group, armed with weapons, shouting and screaming along the way, the momentum is very powerful, passers-by on the road have already avoided it when they saw it.But the three of them turned a blind eye and rushed towards Qunhao. Immortal Taogen scolded: "What are you doing?" He stretched out his hand and pushed it, and the donkey neighed and fell out. There were a few clicks, and the leg was broken.The old man on the donkey's back fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time. Linghu Chong was so sorry, he jumped over to help him up immediately, and said, "I'm really sorry. Old man, did you hurt from the fall?" The old man groaned and said, "This... this... what is this? I am poor..." The two peasants put down their burdens and stood in the middle of the road with their hands on their hips, their faces full of anger.The man picking vegetables panted and said: "This is at the foot of Wudang Mountain, who are you, dare to beat people here?" Taogenxian said: "At the foot of Wudang Mountain, what then?" Everyone knows martial arts. You outsiders come here to play wild, you really don't know how to live or die, and ask for trouble." Qunhao saw that the two were sallow and thin, they were both in their fifties, and the picker was out of breath, so he actually claimed to know martial arts, dozens of people immediately burst out laughing. Peach Blossom Fairy smiled and said, "You know martial arts?" The man said, "At the foot of Wudang Mountain, three-year-olds can also box and five-year-olds can use swords. What's so strange?" , smiled and said: "What about him? Can he use a sword?" The man picking firewood said: "I... I... I learned it for a few months when I was young, but I haven't practiced it for decades. This kung fu... cough cough, But I put it all aside." The picker said: "The martial arts of the Wudang School is the best in the world, as long as you learn it for a few months, you are no match." Tao Yexian said with a smile: "Then you can practice a few moves for us to see. " The man picking firewood said: "What are you practicing? You don't understand." The group of heroes laughed loudly, and they all said: "If you don't understand, you have to look." The man picking firewood said: "Well, if this is the case, I will practice a few hands , I just don’t know if you still remember everything? Which one borrowed a sword.” Then someone smiled and handed over a sword.The man took it, went to the dry rice field, and practiced stabbing eastward and westward, making three or four strokes, then suddenly forgot, scratched his head in meditation, and made a few more strokes. Qunhao saw that he was completely disorganized and his skills were extremely clumsy, all of them burst out laughing. The vegetable picker said: "What's so funny? Let me practice and borrow a sword." Taking the long sword in his hand, he slashed and stabbed wildly, his moves were extremely fast, as if going crazy, which made people laugh wildly . Linghu Chong smiled with his hands behind his back at first, but after seeing more than a dozen moves, he couldn't help feeling surprised. One of these two men's sword moves was slow, and the other was quick.The postures of the two of them are extremely ugly, but the sword moves are simple and vigorous, and it seems that only 10% or 20% of the power of the sword has been exerted, and the rest is waiting to be hidden, and they immediately stepped up a few steps, cupped their hands and said: "It's a great honor to meet the two seniors today and to see the brilliant tricks." The tone was very sincere. The two men put away their long swords.The firewood picker stared and said: "You boy, can you understand our swordsmanship?" Linghu Chong said: "I dare not say I understand. The two swordsmen are profound and profound. How can you say the word 'understand'? Wudang Pai swordsmanship is famous all over the world, it really is amazing." The picker said: "You kid, what's your name?" Before Linghu Chong could answer, several people in the group shouted: "What kind of boy is not a boy?" "This is our leader, Mr. Linghu." "You bumpkin, please speak more politely!" The firewood picker turned his head and said, "Linghu Guazi? It's not called a cat or a dog, but it's called melon seeds and peanuts. It's an ugly name." Linghu Chong cupped his fists and said, "Linghu Chong is very impressed when he sees the Wudang Excalibur today. He will go up the mountain in the future. Kowtow to Daoist Chongxu, I would like to express my sincerity of admiration. Can you tell me your surnames?" The firewood picker spit thick phlegm into the ground and said: "Many of you, clattering, beating gongs and drums , but a big funeral?" Linghu Chong knew that these two must be masters of the Wudang School, bowed respectfully and said: "We have a friend who was detained in Shaolin Temple. We are going to plead with the abbot Fangzheng and ask him to be merciful and release him." The man said: "So it's not a big funeral! But you broke my uncle's donkey, will you pay for it?" Linghu Chong took the three horses by the hand and said: "These three horses are naturally not as good as the donkeys of the seniors, so I have to ask the seniors to ride them. The juniors didn't know the seniors were coming, and there was a big collision. Please forgive me." The three horses sent them to the past. Seeing Linghu Chong's demeanor becoming more and more humble, Qunhao were all surprised that it was not intentional. The vegetable picker said: "Since you know our swordsmanship is very good, do you want to compare?" Linghu Chong said: "The younger generation is not two opponents." The firewood picker said: "You don't want to compare, but I want to compare." With a crooked sword, he rushed towards Linghu.Linghu Chong saw that his sword covered nine vital points on his upper body, it was exquisite, and shouted: "Good swordsmanship!" He drew out his long sword and stabbed back.The man stabbed wildly with his sword towards the empty space.Linghu Chong's long sword turned around and also cut in the empty space.The two of them fired seven or eight swords in a row, each of which pierced the empty space, and the two swords never crossed.But the man picking firewood stepped back step by step. The vegetable picker shouted: "Peanut seeds and peanuts, you really have some skills." He raised his sword and stabbed and slashed wildly, and in an instant he chopped twenty times in a row.Every sword is aimed at Linghu Chong, the edge of the sword is seven or eight feet away from his body. Linghu Chong lifted the long sword, sometimes he made a false move at the wood picker, and sometimes he stabbed empty at the vegetable picker, the blade was seven or eight feet away from their bodies.But when the two of them saw him make a move, their expressions became tense, they either jumped to dodge, or danced their swords to block. The heroes were all stunned. Linghu Chong's sword was obviously far away from them. When he drew the sword, there was no strong wind. It was definitely not attacking with invisible sword energy. Why did the two avoid it so much that they would not be able to make it in time? ?Seeing this moment, all the heroes knew that these two were masters of profound martial arts.Although one of them is still sluggish and the other is crazy when they attack, but when they dodge and parry, their movements are light and steady, and they are both. Suddenly, two men shouted in unison, their swordsmanship changed drastically, the picker's long sword opened wide and closed, with a mighty momentum, the picker retreated quickly, and there were dots of cold stars on the tip of the sword.The tip of the long sword in Linghu Chong's hand tilted up slightly, but he didn't move anymore, his eyes sometimes stared at the picker, and sometimes squinted at the picker.Everywhere he looked, the two men immediately changed their moves, or yelled to retreat, or switched from attack to defense. Ji Wushi, the old man, Zu Qianqiu and other martial arts masters have gradually figured out the clues, and realized that what the two men are avoiding to protect must be where Linghu Chong's eyes are, and it is also the key point on their bodies. I saw the man carrying firewood raised his sword to slash at each other, Linghu Chong shot his eyes at the "Shangqu acupoint" on his lower abdomen, the man's sword didn't make him old, he immediately turned around and blocked his "Shangqu acupoint".At this time, the vegetable picker straightened his sword and stabbed Linghu Chong repeatedly. Linghu Chong saw the "Tianding Point" on his left neck. Hidden weapon, he would never let the opponent's eyes meet his "Tianding acupoint" no matter what. The two men swung their swords for a while, and their bodies were dripping with sweat, and their clothes and pants were soaked in sweat in an instant.The old man riding the donkey had been watching without saying a word, then suddenly coughed and said: "I admire, I admire, you step back!" The two men responded in unison: "Yes!" But Linghu Chong's gaze Still circling back and forth, never leaving the important points on the two of them.The two of them backed away while dancing their swords, and they couldn't escape Linghu Chong's gaze.The old man said: "Excellent swordsmanship! Master Linghu, let the old man learn the best tricks." Linghu Chong said: "I dare not do it!" Turning his head, he clasped his fists and bowed to the old man. At this point, the two men finally got rid of the shackles of Linghu Chong's gaze, and at the same time they moved backwards, like two big birds, flying steadily several feet away.Qunhao couldn't help applauding in unison, it's hard to comprehend the sword skills of the two of them, but this vertical move, the distance of the leap, the beauty of the body, everyone knows that it is a very high-level kung fu. The old man said: "Mr. Linghu is merciful with his sword. If you really fight, you two will already have thousands of holes in your body. How can you allow you to use all the sword skills calmly? Come and thank you." The two men flew over and bowed to the ground.The vegetable picker said: "Today I know that there is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people above all. Your master is brilliant, which is rare in the world. You have spoken rudely just now, so please forgive me." Linghu Chong bowed his hands back and said, "Wudang swordsmanship is amazing. Both of you His sword moves one yin and one yang, one strong and one soft, but is it Taiji swordsmanship?" The vegetable picker said: "But it made me laugh. We use the 'liangyi swordsmanship', the sword separates yin and yang, and we can't mix them. It's one." Linghu Chong said: "I'm watching from the sidelines, and I can barely distinguish some subtleties in the swordsmanship. If we really fight each other, we may not be able to take advantage of the gap." The old man said: "My lord, why should you be overly modest? Your eyes are everywhere, which is the weakness of every move of the Liangyi swordsmanship. Alas, this swordmanship... this swordmanship..." Shaking his head, he said, "Fifty More than a year ago, there were two senior teachers of the Wudang School who spent decades of hard work on this Liangyi swordsmanship, and they felt that there are yin and yang in the swordsmanship, both strong and soft, alas!" A long sigh, obviously He said: "I don't know that when I meet a master of swordsmanship, I'm still vulnerable." Linghu Chong respectfully said: "These two uncles are already so exquisite in swordsmanship. Daoist Chongxu and other masters of the Wudang School must be even more difficult to see. The younger generation and all the friends passed by the foot of Wudang Mountain this time. It's very impolite to go up the mountain to pay respects to Daoist Chongxu if you have something important to do. Once this matter is over, you will become a real martial artist and kowtow to Emperor Zhenwu and Daoist Chongxu." Linghu Chong was originally arrogant, but he just saw it The swordsmanship of the two is strong and soft, and there are many miraculous works in it. Although the flaws have been found, any move in the world has flaws, so I really admire it from the bottom of my heart. I guess this old man must be a member of the Wudang sect. A first-class master, so these few words are very sincere. The old man nodded and said, "It's really rare to be young and not arrogant. Mr. Linghu, have you ever been personally taught by senior Huashan Fengqingyang?" I know the origin of what I have learned. Although I can't reveal the whereabouts of Uncle Feng Tai, but since he asked frankly, he can't lie and deny it." Said: "The younger generation is fortunate to have learned some superficial aspects of Uncle Feng Tai's swordsmanship. "This sentence is ambiguous, and it does not directly admit that Feng Qingyang passed the sword by himself. The old man smiled and said: "Fur, fur! Hehe, is Senior Feng's swordsmanship so good?" He took the long sword from the picker, held it in his left hand, and said, "I will teach some old senior Feng. The fur of fencing." Linghu Chong bowed and said: "How dare the junior dare to challenge the senior?"
The old man smiled again, turned his body slowly to the right, raised the sword in his left hand, the blade of the sword lay across his chest, his left and right palms faced each other, like holding a ball.Linghu Chong saw that his long sword had not been drawn yet, and he had already gathered a lot of energy, so he watched him intently.The old man's left-handed sword slowly moved forward, forming an arc.Linghu Chong only felt a chilly air coming towards him, if he didn't fight back, it would be impossible, and he said: "I've offended you!" He couldn't see any flaws in his sword technique, so he had to make a point of the sword in vain.Suddenly, the old man crossed his right hand with the sword, and with a flash of cold light, it struck Linghu Chong's neck.This move was so fast that the crowd of onlookers couldn't help screaming.But when he fought so vigorously, Linghu Chong had already seen the opening in his side, so he stabbed out with the long sword, pointing directly at the "Yuanye Point" under his side. The old man stood upright with his long sword, and with a clang, the two swords intersected, and both of them took a step back.Linghu Chong felt a strong force in the opponent's sword, which made his right arm faintly numb.The old man let out a "Hey", a look of surprise appeared on his face. The old man crossed his sword with his left hand again, and drew two circles in front of him.令狐冲见他剑劲连绵，护住全身，竟没半分空隙，暗暗惊异：“我从未见过谁的招式之中，竟能如此毫无破绽。他若以此相攻，那又如何破法？任我行前辈剑法或许比这位老先生更强，但每一招中难免仍有破绽。难道一人使剑，竟可全无破绽？”心下生了怯意，不由得额头渗出汗珠。 那老者右手捏着剑诀，左手剑不住抖动，突然平刺，剑尖急颤，看不出攻向何处。 他这一招中笼罩了令狐冲上盘七大要穴，但就因这一抢攻，令狐冲已瞧出了他身上三处破绽，这些破绽不用尽攻，只攻一处已足制死命，登时心中一宽：“他守御时全无破绽，攻击之时，毕竟仍有隙可乘。”当下长剑平平淡淡地指向对方左眉。那老者倘若继续挺剑前刺，左额必先中剑，待他剑尖再刺中令狐冲时，已迟了一步。 那老者剑招未曾使老，已然圈转。突然之间，令狐冲眼前出现了几个白色光圈，大圈小圈，正圈斜圈，闪烁不已。他眼睛一花，当即回剑向对方剑圈斜攻。当的一响，双剑再交，令狐冲只感手臂一阵酸麻。 那老者剑上所幻的光圈越来越多，过不多时，他全身已隐在无数光圈之中，光圈一个未消，另一个再生，长剑虽使得极快，却听不到丝毫金刃劈风之声，足见剑劲之柔韧已达化境。这时令狐冲已瞧不出他剑法中的空隙，只觉似有千百柄长剑护住了他全身。那老者纯采守势，端的是绝无破绽。可是这座剑锋所组成的堡垒却能移动，千百个光圈犹如浪潮一般缓缓涌来。那老者并非一招一招地相攻，而是以数十招剑法混成的一团守势，同时化为攻势。令狐冲没法抵御，只得退步相避。 他退一步，光圈便逼进一步，顷刻之间，令狐冲已连退了七八步。 群豪眼见盟主战况不利，已落下风，屏息而观，手心中都捏了把冷汗。 桃根仙忽道：“那是什么剑法？这是小孩子乱画圈儿，我也会画。”桃花仙道：“我来画圈，定然比他画得还圆。”桃枝仙道：“令狐兄弟，你不用害怕，倘若你打输了，我们把这老儿撕成四块，给你出气。”桃叶仙道：“此言差之极矣。第一，他是令狐盟主，不是令狐兄弟。第二，你又怎知道他害怕？”桃枝仙道：“令狐冲虽做了盟主，年纪总还是比我小，难道一当盟主，年纪便大了几岁，便成为令狐哥哥、令狐伯伯、令狐爷爷、令狐老太爷了？” 这时令狐冲又再倒退，群豪都十分焦急，耳听得桃谷六仙在一旁胡言乱语，更增恼怒。 令狐冲再退一步，波的一声，左足踏入了一个小水坑，心念一动：“风太师叔当日谆谆教导，说道天下武术千变万化，神而明之，存乎一心，不论对方招式如何精妙，只要有招，便有破绽。独孤大侠传下来的这路剑法，所以能打遍天下无敌手，便在能从敌招之中瞧出破绽。眼前这位前辈的剑法圆转如意，竟没半分破绽，可是我瞧不出破绽，未必便真无破绽，只是我瞧不出而已。” 他又退几步，凝视对方剑光所幻的无数圆圈，蓦地心想：“说不定这圆圈的中心，便是破绽。但若不是破绽，我一剑刺入，给他长剑这么一绞，手臂便登时断了。” 又想：“幸好他如此攻逼，只能渐进，当真要伤我性命，却也不易。但我一味退避，终究是输了。此仗一败，大伙儿心虚气馁，哪里还能去闯少林，救盈盈？”想到盈盈对自己情深义重，为她断送一条手臂，又有何妨？内心深处，竟觉能为她断送一条手臂，实乃十分快慰之事，又觉自己负她良多，须得为她受到什么重大伤残，方能稍报深恩。 言念及此，内心深处，倒似渴望对方能将自己一条手臂斩断，当下手臂一伸，长剑便从老者的剑光圈中刺了进去。 当的一声大响，令狐冲只感胸口剧烈一震，气血翻涌，惊怖之下，一只手臂却仍完好。 那老者退开两步，收剑而立，脸上神色古怪，既有惊诧之意，亦有惭愧之色，更带着几分惋惜之情，隔了良久，才道：“令狐公子剑法高明，胆识过人，佩服，佩服！” 令狐冲此时方知，适才如此冒险一击，果真是找到了对方剑法的弱点所在，只是那老者剑法实在太高，光圈中心本是最凶险之处，他居然练得将破绽藏于其中，天下成千成万剑客之中，只怕难得有一个胆敢以身犯险。他一逞而成，心下暗叫：“侥幸，侥幸！”只觉一道道汗水从背脊流下，当即躬身道：“前辈剑法通神，承蒙指教，晚辈得益非浅。”这句话倒不是寻常客套，这一战于他武功的进益确是大有好处，令他得知敌人招数中之最强处，竟然便是最弱处，最强处都能击破，其余自迎刃而解了。 那老者既见令狐冲敢从自己剑光圈中挥刃直入，以后也就不必再比。他向令狐冲凝视半晌，说道：“令狐公子，老朽有几句话要跟你说。”令狐冲道：“是，恭聆前辈教诲。”那老者将长剑交给挑菜汉子，往东走去。令狐冲将长剑抛在地下，跟随其后。 到得一棵大树之旁，和群豪已相去数十丈，虽可互相望见，话声却已传不过去。那老者在树荫下坐下，指着树旁一块圆石，道：“请坐下说话。”待令狐冲坐好，缓缓说道：“令狐公子，年轻一辈人物之中，如你这般人才武功，那是少有得很了。” 令狐冲道：“不敢。晚辈行为不端，声名狼藉，不容于师门，怎配承前辈如此见重？” 那老者道：“我辈武人，行事当求光明磊落，无愧于心。你的所作所为，虽然有时狂放大胆，不拘习俗，却不失为好男儿、大丈夫的行径。我暗中派人打听，并没查到你什么真正的劣迹。江湖上的流言蜚语，不足为凭。” 令狐冲听他如此为自己分辩，句句都打入心坎，不由得好生感激，又想：“这位前辈在武当派中必定位居尊要，否则怎会暗中派人查察我的为人行事。”当即站起身来，恭立受教。 那老者又道：“请坐！少年人锋芒太露，也在所难免。岳先生外貌谦和，度量却嫌不广……”令狐冲道：“恩师待晚辈情若父母，晚辈不敢闻师之过。” 那老者微微一笑，说道：“你不忘本，那便更好。老朽失言。”忽然间脸色郑重，问道：“你习这'吸星大法'有多久了？” 令狐冲道：“晚辈于半年前无意中习得，当初修习，实不知是'吸星大法'。” 那老者点头道：“这就是了！你我适才三次兵刃相交，我内力为你所吸，但我察觉你尚不善运用这项为祸人间的妖法。老朽有一言相劝，不知少侠能听否？”令狐冲大是惶恐，躬身道：“前辈金石良言，晚辈自当凛遵。”那老者道：“这吸星妖法临敌交战，虽然威力奇大，可是于修习者本身却亦大大有害，功行越深，为害越烈。少侠如能临崖勒马，尽弃所学妖术，自然最好不过，否则也当从此停止修习。” 令狐冲当日在孤山梅庄，便曾听任我行言道，习了“吸星大法”后有极大后患，要自己答允参与魔教，才将化解之法相传，其时自己曾予坚拒，此刻听这老者如此说，更信所言非虚，说道：“前辈指教，晚辈决不敢忘。晚辈明知此术不正，也曾立意决不用以害人，只是身上既有此术，纵想不用，亦不可得。” 那老者点头道：“据我所闻，确是如此。有一件事，要少侠行来恐怕甚难，但英雄豪杰，须当为人之所不能为。少林寺有一项绝艺《易筋经》，少侠想来曾听见过。” 令狐冲道：“正是。听说这是武林中至高无上的内功，即是少林派当今第一辈的高僧大师，也有未蒙传授的。” 那老者道：“少侠这番率人前往少林，只怕此事不易善罢，不论哪一边得胜，双方都将损折无数高手，实非武林之福。老朽不才，愿意居间说项，请少林方丈慈悲为怀，将《易筋经》传于少侠，而少侠则向众人善为开导，就此散去，将一场大祸消弭于无形。少侠以为如何？”令狐冲道：“然则为少林寺所拘的任氏小姐却又如何？”那老者道：“任小姐杀害少林弟子四人，又在江湖上兴风作浪，为害人间。方证大师将她幽禁，决不是为了报复本派私怨，实是出于为江湖同道造福的菩萨心肠。少侠如此人品武功，岂无名门淑女为配？何必抛舍不下这个魔教妖女，以致坏了声名，自毁前程？” 令狐冲道：“受人之恩，必当以报。前辈美意，晚辈衷心感激，却不敢奉命。” 那老者叹了口气，摇头道：“少年人溺于美色，脂粉陷阱，原是难以自拔。” 令狐冲躬身道：“晚辈告辞。” 那老者道：“且慢！老朽和华山派虽少往来，但岳先生多少也要给老朽一点面子，你若依我所劝，老朽与少林寺方丈一同拍胸口担保，叫你重回华山派。你信不信得过我？” 令狐冲不由得心动，重归华山原是他最大的心愿，这老者武功如此了得，听他言语，必是武当派中一位响当当的前辈，他说可和方证方丈一同担保，相信必能办成此事。师父向来十分重视同道交谊，少林、武当是当今武林中最大的两个门派，这两派的头面人物出来说项，师父极难不卖这个面子。师父对自己向来情同父子，这次所以传书武林，将自己逐出门墙，自是因自己与向问天、盈盈等人结交，令师父无颜以对正派同道，但既有少林、武当两大派出面，师父自然有了最好的交代。但自己回归华山，日夕和小师妹相见，却难道任由盈盈在少林寺后山阴寒的山洞之中受苦？想到此处，登时胸口热血上涌，说道：“晚辈若不能将任小姐救出少林寺，枉自为人。此事不论成败若何，晚辈若还留得命在，必当上武当山真武观来，向冲虚道长和前辈叩谢。” 那老者叹了口气，说道：“你不以性命为重，不以师门为重，不以声名前程为重，一意孤行，便为了这魔教妖女。将来她若对你负心，反脸害你，你也不怕后悔吗？” 令狐冲道：“晚辈这条性命，是任小姐救的，将这条命还报了她，又有何足惜？” 那老者点头道：“好，那你就去吧！” 令狐冲又躬身行礼，转身回向群豪，说道：“走吧！” 桃实仙道：“那老头儿跟你比剑，怎么没分胜败，便不比了？”适才二人比剑，确是胜败未分，只是那老者情知不敌，便即罢手，旁观众人都瞧不出其中关窍所在。 令狐冲道：“这位前辈剑法极高，再斗下去，我也必占不到便宜，不如不打了。” 桃实仙道：“你这就笨得很了。既然不分胜败，再打下去你就一定胜了。”令狐冲笑道：“那也不见得。”桃实仙道：“怎不见得？这老头儿的年纪比你大得多，力气当然没你大，时候一长，自然是你占上风。”令狐冲还没回答，只听桃根仙道：“为什么年纪大的，力气一定不大？”令狐冲登时省悟，桃谷六仙之中，桃根仙是大哥，桃实仙是六弟，桃实仙说年纪大的力气不大，桃根仙便不答应。 桃干仙道：“如果年纪越小，力气越大，那么三岁孩儿力气最大了？”桃花仙道：“这话不对，三岁孩儿力气最大这个'最'字，可用错了，两岁孩儿比他力气更大。”桃干仙道：“你也错了，一岁孩儿比两岁孩儿力气又要大些。”桃叶仙道：“还没出娘胎的胎儿，力气最大。”
群豪一路向北，到得河南境内，突然有两批豪士分从东西来会，共有二千余人，这么一来，总数已在五千以上。这五千余人晚上睡觉倒还罢了，不论草地树林、荒山野岭，都可倒头便睡，这吃饭喝酒却是极大麻烦。接连数日，都是将沿途城镇上的饭铺酒店，吃喝得锅镬俱烂，桌椅皆碎。群豪酒不醉，饭不饱，恼起上来，自是将一干饭铺酒店打得落花流水。 令狐冲眼见这些江湖豪客凶横暴戾，却也皆是义气极重的直性汉子，一旦少林寺不允释放盈盈，双方展开血战，势必惨不忍睹。他连日都在等待定闲、定逸两位师太的回音，只盼凭着她二人的金面，方证方丈释放盈盈，就可免去一场大厮杀的浩劫。屈指算来，距十二月十五只差三日，离少林寺也已不过一百多里，却始终没得两位师太的回音。 这番江湖群豪北攻少林，大张旗鼓而来，早已远近知闻，对方却一直没任何动静，倒似有恃无恐一般。令狐冲和祖千秋、计无施等人谈起，均也颇感忧虑。 这晚群豪在一片旷野上露宿，四周都布了巡哨，以防敌人晚间突来偷袭。寒风凛冽，铅云低垂，似乎要下大雪。方圆数里的平野上，到处烧起了一堆堆柴火。这些豪士并无军令部勒，乌合之众，聚在一起，但听得唱歌吆喝之声，震动四野。更有人挥刀比剑，斗拳摔角，吵嚷成一片。 令狐冲心想：“最好不让这些人真的到少林寺去。我何不先去向方证、方生两位大师相求？要是能接盈盈出来，岂不是天大喜事？”想到此处，全身一热，但转念又想：“但若少林僧众对我一人动手，将我擒住甚或杀死，我死不足惜，无人主持大局，群豪势必乱成一团，盈盈固然救不出来，这数千位血性朋友，说不定都会葬身于少室山上。我只凭一时血气之勇而误此大事，如何对得住众人？” 站起身来，放眼四望，但见一个个火堆烈焰上腾，火堆旁人头涌涌，心想：“他们不负盈盈，我也不能负了他们。”
两日之后，群豪来到少室山上、少林寺外。这两日中，又有大批豪士来会。当日曾在五霸冈上聚会的豪杰如黄伯流、司马大、蓝凤凰等尽皆到来，九江白蛟帮史帮主带着“长江双飞鱼”也到了，还有许许多多是令狐冲从未见过的，少说也有六七千人众。数百面大皮鼓同时擂起，蓬蓬之声，当真惊天动地。 群豪擂鼓良久，不见有一名僧人出来。令狐冲道：“止鼓！”号令传下，鼓声渐轻，终于慢慢止歇。令狐冲提一口气，朗声说道：“晚辈令狐冲，会同江湖上一众朋友，前来参拜如来佛祖和诸位大菩萨，拜访少林寺方丈和各位前辈大师，敬请赐予接见。”这几句话以充沛内力传送出去，声闻数里。 但寺中寂无声息，竟没半点回音。令狐冲又说了一遍，仍无人应答。 令狐冲道：“请祖兄奉上拜帖。” 祖千秋道：“是。”持了事先预备好的拜盒，中藏自令狐冲以下群豪首领的名帖，来到少林寺大门之前，在门上轻叩数下，倾听寺中寂无声息，在门上轻轻一推，大门并未上闩，应手而开，向内望去，空荡荡的并无一人。他不敢擅自进内，回身向令狐冲禀报。 令狐冲武功虽高，处事却无阅历，更无统率群豪之才，遇到这等大出意料之外的情境，实不知如何是好，一时呆在当地，说不出话来。 桃根仙叫道：“庙里的和尚都逃光了？咱们快冲进去，见到光头的便杀。”桃干仙道：“你说和尚都逃光了，哪里还有光头的人给你来杀？”桃根仙道：“尼姑不是光头的吗？”桃花仙道：“和尚庙里，怎会有尼姑？”桃根仙指着游迅，说道：“这个人既不是和尚，也不是尼姑，却是光头。”桃干仙道：“你为什么要杀他？” 计无施道：“咱们进去瞧瞧如何？”令狐冲道：“甚好，请计兄、老兄、祖兄、黄帮主四位陪同在下，进寺察看。请各位传下令去，约束属下弟兄，不得我的号令，谁也不许轻举妄动，不得对少林僧人有任何无礼的言行，亦不可毁损少室山上的一草一木。”桃枝仙道：“当真拔一根草也不可以吗？” 令狐冲心下焦虑，挂念盈盈，大踏步向寺中走去。计无施等四人跟随其后。 进得山门，走上一道石级，过前院，经前殿，来到大雄宝殿，但见如来佛宝相庄严，地下和桌上却都积了一层薄薄的灰尘。祖千秋道：“难道寺中僧人当真都逃光了？”令狐冲道：“祖兄别说这个'逃'字。” 跪下向如来佛像礼拜。五个人静了下来，侧耳倾听，所听到的只是庙外数千豪杰的喧哗，庙中却无半点声息。 计无施低声道：“得防少林僧布下机关埋伏，暗算咱们。”令狐冲心想：“方证方丈、方生大师都是有道高僧，怎会行使诡计？但咱们这些旁门左道大举来攻，少林僧跟我们斗智不斗力，也非奇事。”眼见偌大一座少林寺竟没一个人影，心底隐隐感到一阵极大的恐惧，不知他们将如何对付盈盈。 五人眼观四路，耳听八方，一步步向内走去，穿过两重院子，到得后殿，突然之间，令狐冲和计无施同时停步，打个手势。老头子等一齐止步。令狐冲向西北角的一间厢房一指，轻轻掩将过去。老头子等跟着过去。随即听到厢房中传出一声极轻的呻吟。 令狐冲走到厢房之前，拔剑在手，伸手在房门上轻推，身子侧在一旁，以防房中发出暗器。那房门呀的一声开了，房中又是一声低呻。令狐冲探头向房中看时，不由得大吃一惊，只见两位老尼躺在地下，侧面向外的正是定逸师太，眼见她脸无血色，双目紧闭，似已气绝身亡。他一个箭步抢了进去。祖千秋叫道：“盟主，小心！”跟着进内。令狐冲绕过躺在地下的定逸师太身子，去看另一人时，果然便是恒山掌门定闲师太。 令狐冲俯身叫道：“师太，师太！”定闲师太缓缓睁眼，初时神色呆滞，但随即目光中闪过一丝喜色，嘴唇动了几动，却发不出声音。 令狐冲身子俯得更低，说道：“是晚辈令狐冲。” 定闲师太嘴唇又动了几下，发出几下极低的声音，令狐冲只听到她说：“你……你……你……”眼见她伤势十分沉重，一时不知如何才好。定闲师太运了口气，说道：“你……你答允我……”令狐冲忙道：“是，是。师太但有所命，令狐冲纵然粉身碎骨，也当为师太办到。”想到两位师太为了自己，只怕要双双命丧少林寺中，心中悲恸，不由得泪水直滚而下。 定闲师太低声说道：“你……你一定能答允……答允我？”令狐冲道：“一定能答允！”定闲师太眼中又闪过一道喜悦的光芒，说道：“请你……请你答允接掌……接掌恒山派门户……”说了这几个字，已上气不接下气。 令狐冲大吃一惊，说道：“晚辈是男子之身，不能做贵派掌门。不过师太放心，贵派不论有何艰巨危难，晚辈自当尽力担当。恒山派的事，便是晚辈的事！”定闲师太缓缓