Chapter 41 Chapter 40 But ask when will the infatuation be broken

Jiumozhi knew that fighting with this little monk would be unwarranted and laughable, but the situation was such that he couldn't help avoiding the fight, so he immediately swung his palm and struck out, there was a slight sound of certainty and divination in the wind of his palm, his posture and technique , It is the superior skill of Prajna Palm. Wei Tuo Zhang is the basic martial art of the Shaolin School. Shaolin disciples learn "Luohan Boxing" in the first set, and "Wei Tuo Palm" in the second set.Prajna Palm is the most profound palm technique. From Wei Tuo Palm to Prajna Palm, it usually takes 30 to 40 years to develop step by step.Prajna palm is one of the seventy-two unique skills of Shaolin, if you practice it, it will never end. The more you practice the palm, the stronger it will become, and the more you practice the moves, the more pure it is. Since the founding of the Dharma, there are only a few eminent monks who have been trained in Shaolin Temple.In the Shaolin School, it has never been done before with Weituo Palm and Prajna Palm.The two are the two extremes of Shaolin Kungfu. A senior monk who knows the Prajna Palm will never fight with a disciple who only knows the Wei Tuo Palm. For the Prajna Palm, disciples should at least respond with the Bodhidharma Palm, Snow Mountain Palm, Tathagata Thousand Hands and other palm techniques.

Seeing the opponent's palm coming, Xu Zhu slanted his body to dodge slightly, push out both palms, it's still Wei Tuo's "Mountain Gate Protector", the move is ordinary, but the strength contained in it is very powerful. Jiumozhi's figure was flowing, with the universe in his sleeves, and the "begging bowl palm" was shot.Xu Zhu slanted his body to dodge, Jiumozhi had expected the direction of his dodge, the Vajra Fist came out early, and with a bang, it hit his shoulder.Xu Zhu staggered back two steps.Jiumozhi laughed, and said: "Little Master, is he convinced?" It is expected that this palm cracked the stone and his shoulder bone was broken into pieces.Unexpectedly, Xu Zhu has "Northern True Qi" to protect his body, but he felt a pain in his shoulder, so he put his body back up and swiped his palms down from left to right. Infuriating energy is really like a flood, flowing eastward to the sea.

Jiumozhi saw that he had taken his fist and didn't realize it, the two palms struck, and the force was so thick, he couldn't help being startled, he blocked it with his palms, followed the palms with his body, his legs linked together, and kicked six times in an instant, All in Xu Zhu's heart, it is one of Shaolin's seventy-two unique skills "legs that follow the shape", once one leg comes out, the second leg follows the shape like a shadow, the second leg immediately changes into shape from the shadow, and the third leg reappears The shadow followed, kicked until the sixth leg, Xu Zhu had time to lean up and float away.

Jiumozhi didn't allow him to take a breath, he stretched out two fingers, making a chichi sound, but it was "Duoluo fingering".Xu Zhu is sitting on a horse-drawn bow, he counterattacks with a punch, it is already a move of "Black Tiger Stealing Heart" in "Arhat Fist".This fist technique is extremely rough, but after adding the small Wuxiang Kung Fu, it actually wiped out the power of Duo Luozhi, who pierced through gold and broken stones, in the middle. Jiumozhi wanted to show off, but Duoluo ordered him to change his moves immediately, and cut out one arm, although it was empty handed, what he used was "burning wood saber technique".After mastering this way of saber technique, quickly cut 9981 knives next to a piece of dry wood. The blade cannot damage the wood at all, but the heat generated by the knife will ignite the wood to make a fire. Back then Xiao Feng's master, Master Xuan Ku Good at this skill, no one in the temple can master it since his death. The "Burning Wood Saber Technique" is a single sword technique, completely different from the lingxu palm force of the "Flame Saber" that Jiumozhi used in Tianlong Temple that day.Now he is using the palm of his hand as a sabre, slashing and chopping fiercely, it is all the way of Shaolin martial arts.He slashed down with the saber, with a sound of waves, Xu Zhu's right arm was hit.Xu Zhu shouted: "It's so fast!" He punched out with his right fist, in the middle of the punch, his right arm was stabbed again.Jiumozhi's true power runs through the edge of the palm, this is a real slash, one slash is not inferior to a steel knife, it can cut off the head and arms as well, but Xu Zhu's right arm was hit twice in a row, he acted as if nothing had happened, the shock hit his palm The edge is faintly painful.

Jiumozhi was astonished, and his thoughts turned: "This little monk has already practiced the kung fu of golden bell jar and iron cloth shirt, but he can't withstand my heavy hands, why? Ah, yes, this person The monk's clothes must be wearing a body armor." Thinking of this verse, he only attacked Xu Zhu's face, "Great Wisdom Undecided Finger", "Removing Troubles", "Nirvana Claw", "Indra Claw" ", using six or seven Shaolin magical skills one after another, pointing at Xu Zhu's eyes and throat to greet him. Jiumozhi rushed to attack in such a round, Xu Zhu was flustered, he had no way to parry, he could only retreat, at this moment he couldn't even use "Wei Tuo Zhang", he threw out punch after punch, all with that move "Black Tiger Stealing Heart", every punch, pushes Jiumozhi back half a foot, with such a difference of half a foot, Jiumozhi's various miraculous moves cannot reach his body.

In an instant, Jiumozhi performed six Shaolin unique skills again and again, the Shaolin monks were dazzled and thought: "This person claims to have mastered the seventy-two unique skills of our school. It seems that there are thirty or forty doors." But Xu Zhu only used "Arhat Palm" one way to deal with it, and under the opponent's lightning-fast attack, he didn't have any leeway to change his moves, so he hit out One move of "Black Tiger Stealing Heart" and another move of "Black Tiger Stealing Heart". I can't help laughing.But the power contained in this move of "Black Tiger Stealing Heart" actually keeps increasing, the distance between the two is getting farther and farther, the distance between Jiumozhi's fingers and claws and Xu Zhu's face is more than one chi.

Suddenly Jiumozhi's right palm sank slightly, he slapped Xu Zhu's wrist with his back palm.Xu Zhu's right arm crossed, Jiumozhi and his wrist intersected, suddenly his arm trembled violently, followed by a burst of numbness, when he hurriedly used the small non-phase kung fu to resist, unexpectedly it was the small non-phase kung fu transmitted from the "arm point" on the opponent's arm melt away.Jiumozhi was shocked, cold sweat broke out on his back, recalling the past in Suzhou Mantuo Villa: That day Jiumozhi captured Duan Yu and came to the south of the Yangtze River. I want to use this as an excuse to take a peek at Murong's martial arts secrets in the "Huanshishui Pavilion" in Sanhezhuang.Azhu and Abi of Murong's family held a banquet in Jinseju, and invited Jiumozhi, Duan Yu, Guo Yanzhi and Cui Baiquan to the banquet.Abi was playing the zither in the water pavilion, when suddenly the floor fell, and Duan Yu and Zhu Bi fell into the small boat lying under the water pavilion.The three escaped in a boat, but Jiumozhi couldn't catch up because he couldn't row a boat.In his rage, he forced the servants of Murong's family to lead him to join Hezhuang, but even though he threatened his life, none of the servants succumbed.Jiumo Zhizhi knew that Yanziwu Canhezhuang was built in the depths of the clouds and water in Taihu Lake. The lotus and water chestnut leaves are unpredictable and extremely difficult to find.With a plan in mind, he went to the city of Suzhou to arrest a tolerance, put a steel knife around his neck, and forced him to lead.The official tolerance steel knife was in his neck, so he obediently took him by boat.Jiumozhi rewarded him with ten taels of silver, and ordered him to leave, go ashore and huddle in the grass, and enter the village after the second watch.

Sure enough, there is no owner in the village, so I went to the study to search, but I found some books used by scholars such as "Commentary to the Thirteen Classics", "Twenty-two History of the Palace Book", "The Collection of Zhuzi", and found nothing.At noon on the second day, I saw a large boat approaching. The owner of the boat was a beautiful lady, leading a dozen maidservants with swords in their hands, and rushed into the village aggressively.The servants in the village called her "Uncle and Madam" when they saw her, and the boatmen and men called her "Mrs. Wang".Only Mrs. Wang asked repeatedly: "Where is my lady? Tell her to come out!" "Ah Zhu and Abi two ghost girls, where did they die?" She ordered her servants: "Hurry up and catch A'Zhu, Abi and the two brats came out, cut off their right hands first, and then asked questions." Then asked: "Has your son come back? Is he with my lady?" Before anyone could answer, he slapped his face heavily. Regardless of male or female servants, they beat everyone they saw.Jiumozhi saw that her martial arts were not very high, but she was more than capable of punching and kicking those servants.

Jiumozhi guessed that she couldn't find anyone, so he must go back on the same boat, so he wanted to take her back to the land by boat, so he walked quietly to the side of the big boat, and when no one was around, he lightly jumped onto the rear stern and huddled in a corner .Sure enough, less than an hour later, Mrs. Wang led all the maidservants back to the boat and sailed into the lake.Mrs. Wang couldn't find anyone, so she slapped tables and chairs in the middle of the boat, cursing people angrily, but no one dared to answer. The big ship sailed for an hour, and came to berth at a pier outside a water village.Jiumozhi waited until it was completely dark before entering the village.It was hard to find things in the dark, but when I saw a small building near the lake with exquisite construction, I heard that there was no one in the building, so I went upstairs, pushed the window lightly, and jumped in.But seeing the darkness around him, with no lights and candles, he fell asleep on the floor in an empty room.

While sleeping, I suddenly heard rustling downstairs, someone stepped on the dry grass.Jiumozhi immediately woke up, looked out from the gap in the pane, he heard soft footsteps, someone came upstairs.When this person stepped on the steps, he exerted his force lightly and almost silently, which shows that his inner strength is superb.Jiumozhi didn't dare to make a sound, he saw the light flickering slightly, the man's footsteps were extremely fast, he walked into the next room in an instant, moved the fire and lit the candles on the table.But there were a few clicks, as if the door was twisted, and then there was a click, and the door was pushed open.Jiumozhi peeked through the gap in the board wall, and saw a hole opened in the wall of the next room, there was a door outside the hole, the door was painted the same color as the wall, it would be hard to notice when it was closed.Looking into the hole, there is a dark room inside. The room is full of cabinets, stacked one after another. The doors of each cabinet are engraved with words and filled with blue paint, all of which are "Langhuan Jade Cave". "Four words.Jiumozhi knew that "Langhuan" was the place where the immortals kept their books, so he thought, could it be that the treasures in these cabinets are all treasures of martial arts?

I saw the man holding candlesticks and looking at them one by one in front of the bookcase.When I looked at the man from behind, I saw that he was wearing a blue robe, with long hair hanging down his back, and his hair was gray, as if he was no longer young.Jiumozhi thought to himself: "This man is old and has great internal energy. You should be able to guess who he is in the martial arts." Seeing him walk to a cabinet, there is a line of "Langhuan Jade Cave" on the door. "The four characters, two lines of characters vertically below, are engraved with the eight characters "green cattle go west, purple air comes east", which are filled with green paint. Taoist knowledge, such as Taoist books such as Laozi’s Tao Te Ching, Zhuangzi’s Nanhua Jing, and Baopuzi in the cabinet, can be completely ignored.” I saw the man pull up the wooden board of the cabinet door, and took out a stack of books from the cabinet and put them on the desk. There were seven or eight books in total. The corners of the books were rolled up, like old account books.The man turned sideways, and Jiumozhi saw his face clearly, he saw that he was about sixty or seventy years old, with a smooth face and fair complexion, he immediately thought of someone: "This man is still young at this age, could it be that he will Ding Chunqiu of 'Huagong Dafa'?" He held his breath, not daring to move a little. I saw the old man open an account book, read it attentively, mutter calculations with his fingers, exhale and inhale, as if he was practicing some inner strength.After a while, I heard a woman's voice downstairs shouting: "Father, are you here?" The old man took a long breath, clasped his belly in both hands, and then replied: "Yes, you come up With the sound of footsteps, a person rushed up the stairs, it was Mrs. Wang who had just brought Jiumozhi from Canhe Village to Mantuo Villa.Jiumozhi was slightly surprised: "It turns out that this person is an old man from the Wang family, not Ding Chunqiu." Mrs. Wang walked up to the old man and said, "Father, are you practicing the 'Little Wuxiang Gong' again? You can take all these books, anyway, you and Mom took them, and Yu Yan won't let you point them out , and I don’t understand.” When Jiumozhi heard the word “Small Wuxiang Gong”, he knew that it was an extremely powerful Taoist internal skill, and he was immediately fascinated. The old man said: "I took it. I didn't hide one well. It might be stolen by those incompetent disciples. It's better to keep it here. Where is Yu Yan?" Mrs. Wang stood beside the old man. Sitting down on a chair, he said: "There was an old monk from the Shaolin School named Xuan Bei, who was beaten to death in Dali. The fatal injury was his special skill. The Shaolin School recognized it as 'Great Wei Tuo Pestle'. It was Gusu Murong who made the attack. Fuguan was wronged, so he brought some generals to Shaolin Temple to explain. Yu Yan was worried that Fuguan would not understand, so she went with her." The old man shook his head and said: "With Murong Fu With this little effort, how can you beat Xuan Bei to death?" Mrs. Wang said: "Father, you did it, didn't you?" The old man said: "No! Why should I kill the Shaolin monk?" Mrs. Wang said: "The father who was rehabilitated died early, but it depends on Yu Yan Giving me some advice, I was overwhelmed by a woman, I don’t have any masculinity, how shabby! Father, please teach me.” The old man shook his head and said: “He thinks that the family’s 'Dou Zhuan Xing Yi' kung fu is great, and he looks down on the Xingxiu sect If he refuses to worship under me, why should I teach him martial arts?" When Jiumozhi heard this, he realized that the old man was indeed Ding ChunQiu. Mrs. Wang was originally the daughter of Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui. After the two gave birth to this beloved daughter, they lived together in Wuliang Mountain. The brothers and sisters loved each other deeply. Sometimes they faced swords under the moon, and sometimes wrote poems in front of flowers. They were very happy.But Wu Yazi dabbled in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, divination and astrology, and his work was extensive, so he couldn't help being alienated from Li Qiushui.Li Qiushui kidnapped many handsome youths outside and entered the cave, teased them openly, the original intention was to attract the attention of his lover, but Wu Yazi hated him very much, and left in a rage.Disappointed, Li Qiushui even seduces Wu Yazi's second disciple Ding Chunqiu.Ding ChunQiu made a sudden attack and knocked Wu YaZi off the cliff, his life is unknown.Ding and Li took what was hidden in the "Langhuan Jade Cave" and Li Qiushui's daughter Li Qingluo to Suzhou.In order to deceive others, Li Qiushui ordered his daughter to call Ding Chunqiu his father. Mrs. Wang got used to calling Ding Chunqiu since she was a child, and she did not change her name when she grew up.These reasons, at that time Jiumozhi naturally did not know, he also said that Ding Chunqiu is really Mrs Wang's father. Mrs. Wang said: "Father, teach me Zensheng to practice this 'Little Wuxiang Kungfu'. I will teach Yuyan when I get better in the future." Ding Chunqiu said: "Alright! But this kungfu is very difficult to practice, and I can do it myself. I didn’t get it right. I’ll teach you how to decipher the formula first, and you and Yuyan will slowly practice according to the book. Well, Yuyan is too kind to his cousin, so I don’t worry about it.” He took out a book from the table. Ben, put it in your arms. Ding Chunqiu opened another book, and said: "For this internal energy, the patriarch only wears your mother, my master and martial uncle are not allowed to teach it. The patriarch wrote the method of practice into an account book." "Bafen" means inhaling lightly nine times and breathing eight times on the first day. "Pay silver eight cents and seven cents" means exhaling lightly eight times and breathing seven times. Nine points, buy one pair of pig lungs, two pairs of pig intestines, and one pair of pig hearts', that is, after inhaling and condensing the breath the next day, turn the internal breath once in the lung veins, twice in the intestinal veins, and once in the heart veins ..." Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Master Patriarch is really interesting. He wrote his heart, lungs, and intestines as pig heart, pig lung, and pig intestine." In the book, he only said that it was a household bill for buying meat and vegetables, and he never knew it was the mental method of practicing the supreme inner strength. Read these words again." Mrs. Wang read: "New, human, true, even, Chun, body..." Ding Chunqiu said: "Read again, read fast!" Mrs. Wang read: "Gu, Fu, Mu, Mu, Suo, Kui, Wu..." Ding Chunqiu said: "Turn it upside down again. Read in one breath, without stopping." Mrs. Wang read seven characters in a low-pitched voice, her breath was not smooth, and then she laughed and fell on the table. Ding ChunQiu said: "Don't worry, you read for an hour every day, and you are proficient in both reading and reciting, and then practice Qi according to the book, after practicing two volumes, I will teach you again." The two chatted a few gossiping words , Mrs. Wang went downstairs. After Ding ChunQiu finished practicing, he put the book into the bookcase, blew out the candle and left the room.Jiumozhi listened quietly to the sound of Ding Chunqiu's footsteps going away, and no one came, then he found the next room, entered the dark room through the secret door, saw that there are many bookcases in this "Langhuan Jade Cave", he thought: "This time It is enough to learn "Little Wuxiang Gong". They write it as "pig heart and pig intestines", and they don't know what other martial arts are written, so steal the book and don't learn the wrong kung fu." So I opened "Qing Niu Xi "Go" to the cabinet door, put all the books into his bosom, and get out over the wall.There was a boat moored by the shore, and he hid in the back cabin, he couldn't row such a big boat, and he was afraid that Madam Wang would find out that the 'Little Wuxiang Gong' had been stolen, so he waited patiently.It was not until the third day that someone sailed to Suzhou City to buy and sell.He lay down in the cabin and waited for the boat to land, and the boatman and servants landed before leaving the boat and returning to the lower place. He counted the books, there are seven in total, he thought that one of them has already been taken by Ding ChunQiu, it is a fly in the ointment if he can't get a glimpse of the whole thing.A, B, C, D, etc. are written on the cover of the booklet. Seeing that there is a "Geng" book missing between the "Ji" book and the "Xin" book, it is known that Ding Chunqiu took the seventh book.Opening the "A" book, I saw a few lines written on the first page: "The ancients who are good at Taoism are subtle and mysterious, and they are deep and unrecognizable. Huwei is unrecognizable, so I force it: Yu Xiruo Winter Shechuan, as if you are afraid of your neighbors." "Who can calm the Xu Qing of turbid water, and who can calm the Xu Sheng of the movement. Those who promote this way do not want to be full, but they do not want to be full, so they can be concealed and new." After thinking about it for a while, I don't know what it means.Turning to the second page, there are all the words "On a certain month and a certain day, how much is the cash register, how many pairs of pig heart and lungs to buy", and immediately lit a furnace of fragrance, breathed quietly, and followed the instructions in the book. Remember, practice it.At the beginning, I didn't see any movement, and I breathed out and turned my pulse patiently. After more than a month, I gradually felt refreshed and my internal strength increased greatly. After working hard for several months, I feel that the inner breath is circulating in many meridians.After he was awarded the magical skill of "Flame Knife" by the master of the Nyingma sect of the secret sect of the Tubo Kingdom, he swept up the black sect in Tubo and shocked the western regions, and his skills and knowledge have reached a very high level. I feel that I have stepped into another brand new world in martial arts. Buddhist martial arts take "emptiness" as the ultimate purpose, while Taoist internal energy moves from "no stagnation, no hindrance" to "the state of no distinction". After all, it is very different. Since then, Jiumozhi has been obsessed with practicing "Small Wuxiang Gong", diligently and unremittingly, day and night.Carefully inspecting the exercises between the sixth book and the eighth book, what is lacking is mainly the four extraordinary meridians such as Chongmai, Daimai, Yangwei, and Yinwei. It still contains the other four meridians of yang, yin, and the most important Ren and Du meridians. For the missing four meridians, the practice methods should be similar. Based on the methods contained in the other seven books, it should be possible. Find the method of practicing these four channels. After he returned to Tubo, he first practiced the four strange meridians contained in the eighth book according to the exercises, and then turned back to practice the missing four strange meridians contained in the seventh book. Blocking, fortunately, the exercises of the Chongmai and the Meridian are not often used, and he doesn't care about it. He thinks that after the exercises of the other sixteen meridians of Changqi are integrated, the exercises of the remaining four meridians of the Extraordinary Meridian will come naturally and naturally. accommodation. This time he got the news that the beggar gang sent a letter of war to the Shaolin Temple, wanting to fight for the leader of the Central Plains martial arts alliance.He thought that if all the martial arts figures in the Central Plains formed an alliance, it would be of great disadvantage to Tubo.I think that although I don't know all the seventy-two unique skills in Shaolin Temple, after practicing the small Wuxiang magic skill, I was able to capture it compared to the day when I was challenged alone at Tianlong Temple in Dali and defeated Duan's six-veined sword with the "flame knife" magic skill. When Duan Yu came from the east, his kung fu had already improved greatly, he used his small non-phase kung fu to use all the unique skills of Shaolin, he should be able to enter Shaolin and defeat all the monks, and make the Shaolin school completely defeated.If the Central Plains Wulin failed to form an alliance, he would have made extraordinary achievements for Tubo, and he would not be in vain as a national teacher. When he came to Shaolin, Jiumozhi quietly eavesdropped on Abbot Xuanci's talk about boxing and palm martial arts with foreign eminent monks such as Shenshan and Guanxin outside the main hall. Maha pointed out that he immediately used lightness kung fu, ran to the outside of the mountain gate, and then transmitted his voice with internal force, criticizing that "hard and soft kung fu cannot be practiced at the same time".All the eminent monks felt that the sound was transmitted from a distance, and it was not surprising that deep internal strength was enough, but many people talked about it in the hall, but he heard it from a few miles away. It's rare and rare in martial arts, and everyone is amazed, but they didn't expect him to eavesdrop outside the hall first, and then rush to speak in the distance.Afterwards, Jiumozhi used the small non-phase kung fu as the basis, and used Shaolin unique skills such as Vajra Fist, Prajna Palm, Maha Finger and other kung fu, which really overwhelmed the monks, and forced the abbot Xuanci to say that he was beyond his reach.Jiumozhi was complacent, he didn't expect that Xu Zhu suddenly appeared among the monks in Shaolin, he can also fight against him with his little non-phase kung fu. The two people intersected their arms and touched the Chongmai points. This is where the weakness of Jiumozhi's inner strength lies. In an instant, he remembered that he was missing the seventh book when he stole the secret book of "Little Wuxiang Gong" from Mantuo Mountain Villa. I can't help but break out in a cold sweat.Jiumozhi is a delicate person, and he can avoid the fork in the road and traps one by one after careful calculation and calculation. He has never practiced the Chongmai Qijing in the seventh book, the strength on his arm is actually lost by Xu Zhu's little non-phase kung fu. If the "Small Wuxiang Kungfu" is practiced to a great extent, it is originally very powerful. However, since this kung fu is called "Small Wuxiang Kungfu", the word "small" is added to indicate that it is only the initial stage of the Taoist's profound internal energy. It is true that the Taoist exercises can be handy, but it is unavoidable to use it in other schools, and it cannot be perfected.Especially Jiumozhi's Little Formless Kung Fu lacks the seventh book, there are flaws in the kung fu, when it meets Xu Zhu's perfect same kung fu, it will inevitably pale in comparison. Jiumozhi was frightened, saw Xu Zhu hit him with another move of "Black Tiger Stealing Heart", suddenly his palm sank, his hands reached out steeply, he had already grabbed Xu Zhu's right fist, it was Shaolin's unique skill "Dragon Claw Kungfu" In this move, the left hand holds Xu Zhu's little finger, the right hand holds his thumb, the force is urgent, this move will break his two fingers in an instant. Xu Zhu's two fingers are bent, he can't use "Black Tiger to steal his heart", when his fingers are in severe pain, he naturally uses "Tianshan Zhemei Shou", he turns his right wrist in a small circle, turns over, and grabs Jiumo Smart left wrist. As soon as Jiumozhi succeeded in grabbing his hand, he was overjoyed when suddenly there was a strange force in the opponent's hand and he grabbed his own wrist instead.He knew very profound martial arts, but he didn't know the origin of "Tianshan Zhemei Shou", he felt a chill in his heart, he felt his left wrist was wrapped in an iron hoop, he couldn't break free anymore.In the end Xu Zhu was panicked and only wanted to relieve himself, he had no time to counterattack, so he only firmly grasped Jiumozhi's wrist, aiming to prevent him from twisting his fingers, he didn't have time to grab his veins.Just deflected by three points, Jiumozhi's internal energy has been generated, he retracted slightly, and then burst out, only hoping to shatter Xu Zhu's tiger's mouth. Xu Zhu's hands went numb, he was afraid that after the other party let go, he would use powerful techniques again, he was busy and exerted all his energy, the Northern Dark Qi in his body gushed out like a tide.The martial arts he and Duan Yu have practiced come from the same source, but they have not practiced the method of absorbing internal energy like Duan Yu, so even though they grabbed Jiumozhi's wrist, they failed to absorb his internal energy.Even so, Jiumozhi tried three times and failed to break free, he couldn't help feeling terrified, his right hand formed a palm, he slashed Xu Zhu's neck obliquely.In his desperation, he didn't expect to use Shaolin martial arts again, this hack is already his native martial art in Tubo.Xu Zhu's left hand uses a stance of Tianshan Liuyang Palm to defuse it.Jiumozhi's second palm came again, Xu Zhu's Liuyang palms were continuously used to neutralize the opponent's violent attacks one by one. At that time, the two were fighting close to each other, their breathing could be heard, when they threw out their palms they bent their arms back to their elbows, the distance between each palm was only seven or eight inches, but despite the close distance, the palm force was still extremely strong.Jiumozhi applauded loudly, all the monks felt that the force of this palm scraped their faces like a knife, and the chill invaded their bodies, as if they had reached the top of a high mountain, and the wind was blowing in all directions.The monks with lower seniority in Shaolin Temple gradually couldn't stand it any longer, and shrank back one by one, standing against the wall.The eminent monks of the Xuan generation are not afraid of the attack of palm force, but they also use their internal strength to resist. In order to release the Life and Death Talismans for the heroes of the Thirty-six Cave and the Seventy-two Islands, Xu Zhu worked very hard on the Liuyang Palm of Tianshan Mountain. , which made him realize the mystery even more.However, he has never used it to fight against others. Without practice, he will fight to the death with one of the best masters in the world. Although his palm technique is high and his internal strength is strong, the result is only 20-30%. Jiumozhi's palm strength is getting stronger and stronger, Xu Zhu has no other purpose, but he wants to protect himself, every move is on the defensive.He tightly grasped the opponent's wrist, absolutely not wanting to hold the opponent, but seeing that the opponent's martial arts are far superior to his own, the attack with one palm is already so powerful, if he let him attack with both palms, he would die on the spot.He was not knowledgeable enough to notice that his opponent's energy was lacking, if he counterattacked against it, he would have already won a big victory, so he could only use a stupid method, grabbing his left wrist desperately, to make his left palm unable to move. Jiumozhi's left hand was caught, and he couldn't use all kinds of wonderful movements of changing his palms in succession and interacting with each other.Originally Xu Zhu's palm technique is not very proficient, so it is more convenient to use one palm than two palms.One has been folded in half, and only 50% of the 100% palm is left, while the other has raised 20% to 30% to 40% to 50%.A moment of incense passed, and the two had exchanged hundreds of moves, but they were still in a stalemate. Xuanci, Xuandu, Shenshan, Guanxin, Daoqing and other eminent monks have all seen that Jiumozhi's left wrist is restrained, he can't get out of the struggle, but Xu Zhu's left palm is completely at a disadvantage, he can only parry, he can't fight back at all. Both of them are superior in right and inferior in left.Although the eminent monks have seen such a way of fighting, they have never seen it in their life.Among them, the Shaolin monks were more amazed and worried, Xu Zhu grew up in this temple since he was a child, he went down the mountain for half a year, but he did not know where he learned this amazing skill and came back, and saw him catch the enemy, but he couldn't control it However, every palm of Jiumozhi contains the mighty power to break tendons and bones, and to shatter the true qi of the inner family, as long as he is hit once, he will definitely die. After more than a hundred moves, Xu Zhu's fear gradually subsided, he understood more and more subtleties of Tianshan Liuyang Palm, out of ten moves, he defended nine moves, he was able to counterattack one move.Since he counterattacked with a move, Jiumozhi had to defend with a move, and the attack inevitably suffered a slight setback.Although there is little difference between them, the ups and downs are gradually benefiting Xu Zhu.After another meal, Xu Zhu has been able to counterattack two or three moves out of ten.The Shaolin monks were all secretly happy when they saw that he was gradually getting out of the predicament. At this time Xu Zhu has already accounted for 40% of the offensive, although he has more blocking and less attacking, but his internal strength is generated, all kinds of fierce moves of Xiaoyao School's martial arts are naturally used.The Buddhist martial arts of the Shaolin faction, the intention of their strikes is to subdue the enemy rather than kill, which is completely opposite to the strikes of Child Elder and Li Qiushui.Xuan Ci and other Shaolin eminent monks could not help but frown when they saw that Xu Zhu's moves were subtle but gradually becoming more dangerous. Jiumozhi made three consecutive strokes of strength, he wanted to break free from Xu Zhu's right hand in order to use the special skill of "Flame Saber", but as his own strength strengthened, the opponent's finger strength also increased correspondingly, in a hurry, the killing intent was intense, his left hand whirred Continuously shoot three palms, Xu Zhu waved his hands to dissolve.Jiumozhi retracted his hands and bent down, took out a dagger from the cloth socks, and stabbed towards Xu Zhu's shoulder. Xu Zhu learned all moves with bare hands, suddenly white light flashed, the dagger stabbed him, he didn't know how to parry it, he rushed to grab Jiumozhi's right wrist.This grasping is the "Tianshan Zhemei Hand" grasping technique, it is fast and accurate, once the three fingers are put on his wrist, the thumb and little finger will be retracted immediately.Just at this moment, Jiumozhi's palm was full of strength, and the dagger was released from his hand.Both Xu Zhu's hands firmly grasped the opponent's wrist, with a bang, the dagger plunged into his shoulder until it reached the hilt. The group of monks onlookers exclaimed in unison.Shenshan, Guanxin and others couldn't help shaking their heads, they all thought: "With Jiumozhi's status, he can't compete with a young monk from Shaolin Temple. His reputation has already been ruined, and it would be unseemly to use weapons to sneak attack." Suddenly, four monks were snatched out from the crowd, the blue light was shining, and the four long swords pierced Jiumozhi's throat at the same time.The four monks jumped out at the same time, and they shot together, the four long swords were pointing at the same direction, the swordsmanship was extremely fast and fierce.Jiumozhi's feet use power, he has to dodge backwards, under the forceful pull, Xu Zhu didn't move at all, but he felt a sharp pain in his throat, the point of the four swords has pierced his skin.Only the four monks shouted in unison: "Shameless thing, surrender quickly!" The voice was so delicate that it seemed to be the accent of a girl. When Xu Zhu turned his head to look, these four monks are actually the Four Swords of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum, they only wear a monk's hat to cover the black hair on their heads, but they are wearing Shaolin Monastery's robes.He was extremely astonished, and shouted: "Don't hurt his life!" The four swords agreed in unison: "Yes!" But the tip of the sword still did not leave Jiumozhi's throat. Jiumozhi laughed, and said: "Shaolin Temple not only depends on the number to win, but also hides the spring scenery, and has a good reputation for hundreds of years, so it is like this, this can be taught!" Xu Zhu was terrified, he didn't know what to do, he immediately let go of Jiumozhi's wrist.Ju Jian pulled out the shoulder dagger for him, blood gushed out.Ju Jian hurriedly dropped the long sword, took out a handkerchief from his bosom, and wrapped up his wound.The long swords of the three sisters, plum, orchid and bamboo, were still pointed at Jiumozhi's throat.Xu Zhu asked: "You...you, how did you get here?" Jiumozhi swiped his right palm horizontally, using the magical skill of "Flame Saber", there were three beeps, and the three long swords were completely cut off.Sanshu was startled, and leaped back about Zhang Xu. When she looked at her hand, there was only half of the long sword left.Jiumozhi looked up to the sky and smiled, and said to Xuanci: "Master Abbot, how do you say it?" Xuanci's face turned livid, and he said: "I really don't know the reason for this, I should find out immediately, and deal with it according to the precepts of this temple. The national teacher and all the senior brothers have come to work hard, so please go to the guest house to worship." Jiumozhi said: "It's so disturbing." He put his hands together and saluted, Xuanci returned the salute. Jiumozhi clasped his hands and moved to the side, secretly using the magical skill of "Flame Knife".Puff, puff, puff, puff, four sisters of plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum exclaimed in unison. The monk's hat on his head fell without wind, revealing a head full of hair like a dark cloud. Hundreds of broken hairs floated down with the monk's hat. Jiumo Zhixian's kung fu not only shows off his own ability, cuts off hair without hurting others, to show his subordinates' tolerance, but at the same time clearly shows to everyone that the four sisters are lay women, not bhikkhunis, Shaolin monks cannot deny it. Xuanci's expression became even more hesitant, and he said, "Senior brothers, please!" Shenshan, Guanxin, Daoqing, Rongzhi and other eminent monks were all very surprised to see a woman dressed as a monk in Shaolin Temple.Hearing the word "please" from Abbot Xuanci, they all stood up.Zhigu monks welcome them into the guest house and offer fast meals.
As soon as the group of outsiders turned around and before they walked out of the hall, Mei Jian said: "Master, my sister went down the mountain privately to serve you, don't blame me." Lan Jian said: "The monk Yuangen was rude to the master. Our sister beat him several times before he knew what was going on, alas, I didn't expect this monk to hurt his master again." Xu Zhu let out a "Oh", then it suddenly dawned on him that Yuan Gen was coerced by her four sisters, so the four of them disguised themselves as monks and hid in the monastery for many days, couldn't help it He stomped his feet and said: "Nonsense, nonsense!" Then he knelt down in front of the Tathagata Buddha statue and said, "I have committed a lot of crimes in my past life, but I have failed to abide by the rules and regulations in this life, which has caused endless disasters for this temple. I respectfully ask the abbot to punish me severely." Ju Jiandao: "Master, don't be a monk of troublesome things, everyone, why don't you go back to Misty Peak, where vegetables and tofu have no oil or water, and you are controlled by others, what's so good?" Zhu Jian pointed at Xuanci Said: "Old monk, if your words offend our master, my four sisters will not be polite to you, you'd better be more careful." Xu Zhu stopped drinking and said: "You guys must not be rude, why are you messing around in the temple? Oh, shut up quickly." The four sisters kept talking to each other, chattering and quacking, and actually treated Xuanci and other eminent monks as nothing.The Shaolin monks looked at each other in amazement, they saw that the four sisters had exactly the same appearance, bright and beautiful, charming and lively, they were lawless, they really didn't know why. It turned out that the four sisters were the daughters of a poor family at the foot of the snow mountain. Her mother had given birth to seven children, plus four daughters at one birth, so she was unable to raise them.It happened that the child elder was picking medicine in the snow mountain, and when she heard the crying, she saw four baby girls with the same appearance, she found it interesting, so she brought them back to the Vulture Palace to raise them and teach them martial arts.The four sisters have never taken a step down Misty Peak, so how can they understand the world and their seniority?All their lives they only obeyed the orders of Child Elder.When Xu Zhu is accepted as the master of Vulture Palace, they will serve them wholeheartedly.Xu Zhu is gentle and humble, far less powerful than Child Elder, they don't have much fear of him, they only know that they are loyal to their master, they don't know what is wrong with these nonsense. Xuanci said: "Except for the brothers and sisters of the Xuanzi generation, the rest of the monks return to the monk's room. Huilun stays behind." All the monks agreed in unison, and filed out according to their seniority.In a short while, only thirty old monks of the Xuan family, Xu Zhu's master Hui Lun, Xu Zhu and the four daughters of Vulture Palace remained in the Daxiong Palace. Huilun also knelt down in front of the Buddha statue, and said: "I have no way to teach you. There are such evil people under my seat. Please punish me severely." Zhu Jian smiled and said: "With your little skill, you are worthy of being my master's master? The masked man who tripped you up in the pine forest the night before yesterday is my second sister. I Speaking of which, your kung fu is really ordinary." Xu Zhu secretly complained: "No, no! They even teased my master." Lan Jian said with a smile: "I heard from Yuangen that you are our master's master , I will come to test you. If Sanmei doesn’t tell you today, I’m afraid you will never know why you fell eight somersaults in a row the night before, haha, hehe, interesting, interesting!” Xuanci said: "Xuan Sha, Xuan Sha, Xuan Nian, Xuan Jing, four junior brothers, please don't speak and act rashly, the four female benefactors." The four old monks bowed and said: "Yes!" Turning to the four women, they said, "Abbot Dharma Decree, please don't speak and act rashly!" 梅剑笑道：“我们偏偏要妄言妄动，你管得着么？”四僧齐声道：“如此得罪了！”僧袍微扬，双手隔着衣袖分拿四女手腕。玄惭使的是“龙爪功”，玄愧使的是“虎爪手”，玄念使的是“鹰爪功”，玄净使的则是“少林擒拿十八打”，招数不同，却均是少林派的精妙武功。四女中除了菊剑外，三女的长剑都已给鸠摩智削断。菊剑长剑抖动，护住了三个姊妹。梅兰竹三女各使断剑，从菊剑的剑光下攻将过来。 虚竹叫道：“抛剑，抛剑！不可动手！” 四姝听得主人呼喝，都是一怔，手中兵刃便没敢全力施为。四女的武功本远不及四位玄字辈高僧，一失先机，立时便分给四僧拿住。梅剑用力一挣，没能挣脱，嗔道：“咱们听主人的话，才对你们客气，哎哟，痛死了，你捏得这么重干什么？”兰剑叫道：“小贼秃，快放开我。”抓住她手腕的玄愧大师须眉皆白，已七十来岁年纪，她却呼之为“小贼秃”。竹剑道：“你再不放手，我可要骂你老婆了。”菊剑道：“我吐他口水。”一口唾液，向玄净喷去。玄净侧头让过，手指加劲，菊剑只痛得“哎唷，哎唷”大叫。大雄宝殿本是庄严佛地，霎时间成了小儿女的莺啼燕叱之场。 玄慈道：“四位女施主安静毋躁，若再出声，四位师弟便点了她们的哑穴。”四姝一听要点哑穴，都觉不是玩的，便不敢做声。玄惭等四位高僧便也放开了她们手腕。 玄慈道：“虚竹，你将经过情由，从头说来，休得稍有隐瞒。” 虚竹道：“是。弟子诚心禀告。”便将如何奉方丈之命下山投帖，如何遇到玄难、慧方等众僧，如何误打误撞地解开珍珑棋局而成为逍遥派掌门人，玄难如何死于丁春秋的剧毒之下，如何为阿紫作弄而破戒开荤，直说到如何遇到天山童姥，如何深入西夏皇宫的冰窖，而致成为灵鹫宫主人等情一一说了。这段经历过程繁复，他口齿笨拙，结结巴巴地说来，着实花了老大时光。虽然拖泥带水，但事事交代，毫无避漏，即是在冷窖内与梦中女郎犯了淫戒一事，也吞吞吐吐地说了。 众高僧越听越感惊讶，这个小弟子遇合之奇之巧，武林中实是前所未闻。众僧适才见到了他剧斗鸠摩智的身手，对他所述均无怀疑，都想：“若非他一身而集逍遥派三大高手的神功，又在灵鹫宫石壁上领悟了上乘武技，如何能敌得住吐蕃国师的绝世神通？” 虚竹说罢，向着佛像五体投地，稽首礼拜，说道：“弟子无明障重，尘垢不除，一遇外魔，便即把持不定，连犯荤戒、酒戒、杀戒、淫戒，背弃本门，学练旁门外道的武功，又招致四位姑娘入寺，败坏本寺清誉，罪大恶极，罚不胜罚，只求我佛慈悲，方丈慈悲。”他越想越难过，不禁痛哭失声。 梅剑和菊剑同时哼的一声，要想说话，劝他不必再做什么和尚了。玄惭、玄净二僧立即伸手，隔衣袖扣住了二女脉门。二女无可奈何，话到口边复又缩回，向两个老僧狠狠白了一眼，心中暗骂：“死和尚，臭贼秃！” 玄慈沉吟良久，说道：“众位师兄、师弟，虚竹此番遭遇，委实大异寻常，事关本寺数百年清誉，本座一人也不便擅自做主，要请众位共同斟酌。” 玄生大声道：“启禀方丈，虚竹过失虽大，功劳也是不小。若不是他在危急之际出手镇住那番僧，本寺在武林中怎还有立足余地？那番僧叫咱们各自散了，去托庇于清凉、普渡诸寺，或去投靠他吐蕃的喇嘛寺庙。这等奇耻大辱，全仗虚竹一人挽救。看来本寺数中该有此劫，中因少林寺多答善功，福缘深厚，才有虚竹这等奇特因缘，让本寺渡过此劫。依小僧之见，命他忏悔前非，以消罪业，然后在达摩院中精研武技，此后不得出寺，不得过问外务，也就是了。”进达摩院研技，是少林僧一项尊崇之极的职司，必须武功到了极高境界，方能入院。玄字辈二十余高僧中，得进达摩院的也只十一二人而已，玄生自己便尚未得进。他倡议虚竹进达摩院，非但不是惩罚，反而是大大的奖赏了。 达摩院首座本是玄难大师，现由玄因大师替代，他一时踌躇难决，不置可否。 戒律院首座玄寂说道：“依他武功造诣，这达摩院原也去得。但他所学者乃旁门武功，少林达摩院中，可否容得这旁门高手？玄生师弟，可曾细思过此节没有？” 此言一出，群僧便均觉玄生之议颇为不妥。玄生道：“以师兄之见，那便如何？” 玄寂道：“唔，这个嘛，我实在也打不定主意。虚竹有功有过，有功当奖，有过当罚。这四个姑娘来到本寺，乔装为僧，并非出于虚竹授意，咱们坦诚向鸠摩智、神山诸位说明真相，也就是了。他们信也罢，不信也罢，咱们无愧于心，也不必理会旁人妄自猜测，那倒不在话下。但虚竹犯戒累累，背弃本门，另学旁门武功，少林寺中，只怕再也容不了他。”他这么说，竟是要驱逐虚竹出寺。“破门出教”是佛教最重的惩罚。群僧一听，尽皆相顾骇然。 玄寂又道：“虚竹仗着武功，连犯诸般戒律，本当废去他的武功，这才逐出山门。但他原练的武功早已为人化去。他目下身上所负功夫并非学自本门，咱们自也无权废去。” 虚竹垂泪求道：“方丈，众位师伯祖、师叔祖，请瞧在我佛面上，慈悲开恩，让弟子有一条改过自新之路。不论何种责罚，弟子都甘心领受，就是别把弟子赶出寺去。”语声呜咽，说得甚是诚恳。 众老僧你瞧瞧我，我瞧瞧你，都拿不定主意，听虚竹如此说，确是悔悟之意甚诚。所谓“放下屠刀，立地成佛”，所谓“苦海无边，回头是岸”，佛门广大，普渡众生，于穷凶极恶、执迷不悟之人，尚且要千方百计地点化于他，何况于这个迷途知返、自幼出家的本寺弟子，岂可绝了他向善之路？少林寺属于禅宗，向来讲究“顿悟”，呵佛骂祖尚自不忌，本不如律宗等宗斤斤于严守戒律。今日若无外人在场，众僧眼见他真心忏悔，决不致将他破门逐出。但眼前之事，吐蕃大轮寺、中土清凉、普渡等诸大寺也各有高僧在座，若对虚竹责罚不严，天下势必都道少林派护短，但重门户，不论是非，只讲武功，不管戒律。这等说法流传出外，却也是将少林寺的清誉毁了。 便在此时，一位老僧在两名弟子搀扶之下，从后殿缓步走了出来，正是玄渡。他被鸠摩智指力所伤，回入僧房休息，关心大殿上双方争斗的结局，派遣弟子不断回报，待听得鸠摩智已落败退开，群僧质讯虚竹，大有见罚之意，当即扶伤又到大雄宝殿，说道：“方丈，我这条老命是虚竹救的。我有一句话，不知该不该说。” 玄渡年纪较长，品德素为合寺所敬。玄慈方丈忙道：“师兄请坐，慢慢地说，别牵动了伤处。” 玄渡道：“救我一命不算什么。可是眼前有六件大事，尚未办妥，若留虚竹在寺，大有助益，倘若将他逐了出去，那……那……那可难了。” 玄寂道：“师兄所说六件大事，第一件是指鸠摩智未退；第二件，是神山上人指摘本寺放任弟子乔峰为非作恶；那第三件，是丐帮新任帮主庄聚贤欲为武林盟主。其余三件，师兄何指？” 玄渡长叹一声，道：“玄悲、玄苦、玄痛、玄难四位师弟的性命。”他一提到四僧，众僧一齐合十念佛：“我佛慈悲！” 众僧初时认定玄苦为乔峰所杀，其后派出高手探查，消了乔峰的嫌疑，至于真凶是谁，却一时难知；玄痛、玄难为丁春秋所害，大仇迄未得报；而杀害玄悲大师的凶手究竟是谁，也是全无端倪。大家只知玄悲是胸口中了“大韦陀杵”而死，“大韦陀杵”乃少林七十二门绝技之一，正是玄悲苦练了数十年的功夫。以前均以为是姑苏慕容氏“以彼之道，还施彼身”而下毒手，后来慧方、慧镜等述说与邓百川、公冶乾等人结交的经过，均觉慕容氏门下诸人也均非奸险之辈，且曾与少林僧联手对付丁春秋，可说是敌忾同仇。适才又看到鸠摩智的身手，他既能使诸般少林绝技，则这一招“大韦陀杵”是他所击固有可能，就算另有旁人，也不为奇。四位高僧分别死在三个极强对头手下，因此玄渡说是三件大事。 玄慈说道：“老衲忝为本寺方丈，于此六件大事，无一件能善为料理，委实汗颜无地。可是虚竹身上功夫，全是逍遥派的武学，难道……难道少林寺的大事……” 他说到这里，言语已难以为继，但群僧都明白他的意思：虚竹武功虽高，却全是别派旁门功夫，即使他能出手将这六件大事都料理了，有识之士也均知少林派是因人成事，非依靠逍遥派武功不可，不免为少林派门户之羞；就算大家掩饰得好，旁人不知，但这些有道高僧，岂能作自欺欺人的行径？ 隔了半晌，玄渡问道：“以方丈之见，却是如何？” 玄慈道：“阿弥陀佛！我辈接承列祖列宗的衣钵，今日遭逢极大难关，以老衲之见，当依正道行事，宁为玉碎，不作瓦全。倘若大伙尽心竭力，得保少林令誉，那是我佛慈悲，列祖列宗的遗荫；设若魔盛道衰，老衲与众位师兄弟以命护教，以身殉寺，却也问心无愧，不违我教的止理。少林寺数百年来造福天下不浅，善缘深厚，就算一时受挫，也决不致一败涂地，永无兴复之日。”这番话说得平平和和，却正气凛然。 群僧一齐躬身说道：“方丈高见，愿遵法旨。” 玄慈向玄寂道：“师弟，请你执行本寺戒律。”玄寂道：“是！”转头向知客僧侣道：“有请吐蕃国师与众位高僧。”知客僧侣躬身答应，分头去请。 玄渡、玄生等暗暗叹息，虽有维护虚竹之意，但方丈所言，乃以大义为重，不能以一时的权宜利害，毁了本寺戒律清誉。各人都已十分明白，倘若赦免虚竹的罪过，那是虽胜亦败，但如秉公执法，则虽败犹荣。方丈已说到了“以命护教，以身殉寺”的话，那是破釜沉舟，不存任何侥幸之想，虚竹如何受罚，反不怎么重要了。 虚竹也知此事已难挽回，哭泣求告，都是枉然，心想：“人人都以本寺清誉为重，我是自作自受，决不可在外人之前显露畏缩乞怜之态，叫人小觑了少林寺的和尚。”
过不多时，鸠摩智、神山、观心等客寺高僧来到大殿。钟声响起，慧字辈、虚字辈、空字辈群僧又列队而入，站立两厢。 玄慈合十说道：“吐蕃国国师、列位师兄请了。少林寺虚字辈弟子虚竹，身犯杀戒、淫戒、荤戒、酒戒四大戒律，私学旁门别派武功，擅自出任旁门掌门人。少林寺戒律院首座玄寂，便即依律惩处，不得宽贷。” 鸠摩智和神山等一听之下，倒也大出意料之外，眼见梅兰竹菊四女乔装为僧，只道虚竹胆大妄为，私自在寺中窝藏少女，所犯者不过淫戒而已，岂知方丈所宣布的罪状尚过于此。 普渡寺道清大师中年出家，于人情世故十分通达，兼之性情慈祥，素喜与人为善，说道：“方丈师兄，这四位姑娘眉锁腰直、颈细背挺，显是守身如玉的处女，适才向国师出手，使的更是童贞功剑法，咱们学武之人一见便知。虚竹小师兄行为不检，容或有之，'淫戒'二字，却是言重了。” 玄慈道：“多谢师兄点明。虚竹所犯淫戒，非指此四女而言。虚竹投入别派，作了天山缥缈峰灵鹫宫的主人，此四女是灵鹫宫旧主的侍婢，私入本寺，意在奉侍新主，虚竹事先确实并不得知。少林寺疏于防范，好生惭愧，倒不以此见罪于他。” 童姥武功虽高，但从不履足中土，只是和边疆海外诸洞、诸岛的旁门异士打交道，因此“灵鹫宫”之名，群僧都是首次听到。鸠摩智在吐蕃国曾听人说起过，却也不明底细。 道清大师道：“既然如此，外人不便多所置喙了。”鸠摩智和神山上人对少林寺本来不怀善意，但见玄慈一秉至公，毫不护短，虚竹所犯戒律外人本来不知，他却当众宣示，心下也不禁钦佩。 玄寂走上一步，朗声问道：“虚竹，方丈所指罪业，你都承认么？有何辩解？”虚竹道：“弟子承认，罪重孽大，无可辩解，甘领师叔祖责罚。” 群僧心下悚然，眼望玄寂，听他宣布如何处罚。 玄寂朗声说道：“虚竹擅犯杀、淫、荤、酒四大戒律，杀戒尤重，罚当众重打一百棍。虚竹，你心服吗？”虚竹听说只罚打他一百棍子，衡之自己所犯四大戒律，实在一点也不算重，忙道：“多谢师叔祖慈悲，虚竹心服。”玄寂又道：“你未得掌门方丈和受业师父许可，擅学旁门武艺，罚你废去全身少林派武功，自今而后，不得再为少林派弟子。你心服吗？” 虚竹心中一酸，情知此事已无可挽救，道：“弟子该死，师叔祖罚得甚是公正。” 别派群僧适才见他和鸠摩智激斗，以“韦陀掌”和“罗汉拳”少林武功大显神威，谁都不知虚竹的真正武功，其实已不是少林一派。鸠摩智自称一身兼七十二门绝技，实则所通者不过二十三门绝技表面招式而已，真正的少林派内功他所知极少。虚竹和他相斗时所使的小无相功，他自然是懂的，但北冥真气、天山六阳掌、天山折梅手等高深武功，他却也以为是少林派功夫，听得玄寂说要废去他的少林派武功，不由得大喜，心想：“你们自毁长城，去了我的心腹之患，那真再好也没有了。”观心、觉贤、道清等高僧心中却连呼：“可惜，可惜！” 玄寂又道：“你既为逍遥派掌门人，为缥缈峰灵鹫宫的主人，便当出教还俗，或者改入道教，如仍皈依我佛，当为在家居士。从今而后，你不再是少林寺僧侣了。如此处置，你心服么？” 虚竹无爹无娘，童婴入寺，自幼在少林寺长大，于佛法要旨虽领悟不多，但少林寺是他在这世上唯一的安身立命之地，一旦被逐出寺，不由得悲从中来，泪如雨下，伏地而哭，哽咽道：“少林寺自方丈大师以次，诸位师伯祖、师叔祖，诸位师伯、师叔以及恩师，人人对弟子恩义深重，弟子不肖，有负众位教诲。” 道清大师忍不住又来说情，说道：“方丈师兄、玄寂师兄，依老衲看来，这位小佛兄迷途知返，大有悔改之意，何不给他一条自新之路？” 玄慈道：“师兄指点得是。但佛门广大，何处不可容身？虚竹，咱们罚你破门出寺，却非对你心存恶念，断你皈依我佛之路。天下庄严宝刹，何止千千万万。倘若你有皈依三宝之念，还俗后仍可再求剃度。盼你另投名寺，拜高僧为师，发宏誓愿，清净身心，早证正觉。就算不再出家为僧，在家的居士只须勤修六度万行，一般也可证道，为大菩萨成佛。”说到后来，言语慈和恳切，甚有殷勤劝诫之意。 虚竹更是悲切，行礼道：“方丈师伯祖教诲，弟子不敢忘记。” 玄寂又道：“慧轮听者。”慧轮走上几步，合十跪下。玄寂道：“慧轮，你身为虚竹的业师，平日惰于教诲，三毒六根之害，未能详予指点，致成今日之祸。罚你受杖三十棍，入戒律院面壁忏悔三年。你可心服么？”慧轮颤声道：“弟子……弟子心服。” 虚竹说道：“师伯祖，弟子愿代师父领受三十杖责。” 玄寂点了点头，道：“既是如此，虚竹共受杖责一百三十棍。掌刑弟子，取棍侍候。此刻虚竹尚为少林僧人，加刑不得轻纵。出寺之后，虚竹即为别派掌门，与本寺再无瓜葛，本派上下，须加礼敬。” 四名掌刑弟子领命而出，不久回入大殿，手中各执一条檀木棍。 玄寂正要传令用刑，突然一名僧人匆匆入殿，手中持了一大叠名帖，双手高举，交给玄慈，说道：“启禀方丈，河朔群雄拜山。” 玄慈一看名帖，共有三十余张，列名的都是北方一带成名的英雄豪杰，突然于此刻同时赶到，料得与丐帮之事有关。只听得寺外话声不绝，群豪已到门口。玄慈说道：“玄生师弟，请出门迎接。”又道：“列位师兄，嘉宾光临，本派清理门户之事，只好暂缓一步再行，以免怠慢了远客。”当即站起，走到大殿檐下。 过不多时，便见数十位豪杰在玄生及知客僧陪同下，来到大殿之前。 玄慈、玄寂、玄生等虽是勤修佛法的高僧，究是武学好手，遇到武林中的同道，都有惺惺相惜的亲近之意，这时突见这许多成名的英豪到来，虽正当清理门户之际，心头十分沉重，也不禁精神为之一振。少林群僧在外行道，结交方外朋友甚多，所来的英豪之中，颇有不少是玄字辈、慧字辈僧侣的至交。各人执手相见，欢然道故，迎入殿中，与鸠摩智、神山等人引见。神山、观心等威名素著，群豪若非旧识，也均仰慕已久。 玄慈正欲问起来意，知客僧又进来禀报，说道山东、淮南有数十位武林人物前来拜山。 玄惭出去迎进殿来。一条黑汉子大声说道：“丐帮庄帮主邀咱们来瞧热闹，他自己还没到么？”一个阴声细气的声音说道：“老兄你急什么？既然来了，要瞧热闹，还少得了你一份么？当然咱们小角色先上场