Chapter 44 Chapter Forty-Third
A group of beggars from the beggars came to Shaolin Temple happily, with great ambitions, only hoped to win the position of leader of the martial arts alliance with the help of the leader's unfathomable martial arts.Unexpectedly, Clan Leader Zhuang worshiped Ding ChunQiu as his teacher before, kicked his feet off for Xiao Feng, everyone was in low spirits and looked dull, only those who still respected the former Clan Leader Qiao Feng secretly rejoiced.
Elder Wu said loudly: "Brothers, what are we still doing here? Don't you want to ask for leftovers? Let's go down the mountain now!" The group of beggars suddenly agreed, turned and went down the mountain one after another.
Bao BuTong suddenly said loudly: "Wait, wait! Bao has something to tell the beggars." Elder Chen had fought with him and Feng Bo'e in Wuxi that day, knowing that this person never said good things, he slammed his right foot on the ground, He sternly said: "Bao, speak up when you have something to say, don't fart!" Bao differently pinched his nose with his hands and shouted: "It stinks, it stinks. Hey, Huazi who can fart, help me!" Is there an old man named Yi Dabiao?"
When Elder Chen heard him talking about Yi Dabiao, he immediately paid attention and asked, "What if you have it? So what if you don't?" Bao Butong said, "I'm talking to a beggar who can fart, you catch up with me Come on, do you admit to farting?" Elder Chen was concerned about the important affairs of the gang, so he couldn't bear to engage in such irrelevant verbal disputes with him, and said, "I ask you what happened to Yi Dabiao? He is a disciple of the gang. Sent to Xixia on business, do you have any news about him?" Bao Butong said: "I was about to tell you about a major event in Xixia, but Yi Dabiao has already gone to see King Hades!" Elder Chen said: " Are you serious? May I ask what is the big deal in Xixia Kingdom?" Bao BuTong said: "You call me like farting, I don't want to fart this time."
Elder Chen was so angry that his white beard was fluttering, but he wanted to put the big things first, he laughed and said: "I offended you by what I said just now, I will accompany you." Bao Budong said: "There is no need to accompany the crime, you will fart more in the future. Talk less, that's all." Elder Chen was stunned, and thought, "What kind of talk is this?" Right now, I have a request for him, and I don't want to make unnecessary entanglements, so I smiled and said nothing more.Bao BuTong suddenly said: "It stinks, it stinks! You are too bad for words." Elder Chen said: "Why not good for words?" Bao BuTong said: "If you don't speak, you have nowhere to vent your anger. Of course, you have to find another place to vent your anger. It's the right place." Elder Chen said in his heart: "This person is really hard to deal with. I only said one rude word, and he went on and on and on. The best policy is for me to keep quiet, otherwise he will always say nothing. On to the topic." Then he smiled again and did not answer.
Bao BuTong shook his head and said: "No, no! If you argue with me, then you are extremely wrong!" Elder Chen smiled and said, "I didn't say anything at the bottom, so how can I argue with you?" Bao BuTong said: "You didn't Talk, just fart, so naturally you don’t need to speak.” Elder Chen frowned and said, “I’m making fun of you.”
Bao BuTong saw that he was giving way and he had gained the upper hand, so he said, "Since you speak up, you are not arguing with me. Let me tell you. Half a month ago, I followed our young master, Brother Deng , Gongye's second brother, and a group of people saw a group of beggars in a forest on Ganliang Road, with their corpses lying on the ground one by one, some with decapitated bodies, and some with disemboweled intestines, pitiful, pitiful! People carry cloth bags on their backs, or three, or four, or five, or six!" Elder Chen said: "They must all be brothers from our gang?" Bao BuTong said: "I saw When this group of brothers died, they had been dead for a long time. At that time, they didn’t know whether they drank Meng Po’s soup, whether they went to Wangxiang Terrace, and they didn’t know which hall of the ten halls of Hades they were tried. They could neither speak, It is inconvenient for me to ask them their names, where is the fairyland, what kind of faction they belong to, and why they died. Otherwise, they will become ghosts, and they will all scold me, "Say what you have to say, don't fart!" Isn't it wrong?" Elder Chen was very concerned when he heard the news of the death of many brothers in his gang, he could not keep silent, let alone contradict him, he could only say: "Brother Bao is right!"
Bao BuTong shook his head and said, "No, no! People with the surname Bao look down on people who agree with you the most. You say 'Brother Bao is right' but call me 'turtle bastard' in your heart. This is called 'belly slander'. This is the behavior of the Xingxiu group of shameless people. As for the manly man, right is right and wrong is wrong. Others have other people's opinions, and oneself have their own opinions. Standing alone, acting out of others, this is the real hero! Heroes of the beggar gang, as they should be!" He taught Elder Chen a lesson, and then said: "One of the old men was injured and survived. He died, but his death is not far away. We tried to heal his wounds, but to no avail. He claimed to be named Yi Dabiao, and he came from the Xixia Kingdom. He revealed an inscription of the king of the Xixia Kingdom, which is of great importance , so handed it over to us, and entrusted us to hand it over to the elders of your gang."
Elder Lu thought to himself: "Brother Chen has offended this person with his words, it's better for me to step forward." He stepped forward and bowed deeply, and said: "Mr. Bao sent a message of righteousness, and everyone in my gang feels great virtue." Bu BuTong said: "No, no! It may not be true that everyone in your gang appreciates my great virtue." Elder Lu was stunned, and said, "Where did Mr. Bao come from?" Bao BuTong pointed to You TanZhi and said: "The chief of your clan not only doesn't accept my love, but hates me to the extreme!" Elder Lu Chen said in unison: "What's the reason for that? I need Mr. Bao's advice."
Bao BuTong said: "Before he died, Yi Dabiao said that they were all killed by the leader of Guibang Zhuang, just because they refused to accept this boy from this village as the leader of the gang, so this kid sent people to chase and kill them. , Alas, pitiful, pitiful. Yi Dabiao asked us to spread the word, asking Elder Wu and all the elders to be careful."
As soon as Bao Tong said this, the group of beggars immediately stirred up.Elder Wu quickly walked up to You Tanzhi, and asked sharply: "Is this statement true or false?"
You TanZhi broke his legs when Xiao Feng kicked him, he sat on the ground all the time, he didn't say anything, he used his internal energy to relieve the pain, suddenly he heard that Bao BuTong revealed the secret at that time, he couldn't help feeling panic, he heard Elder Wu's sharp questioning, and shouted: "Yes Quan...Quan Guanqing asked me to give orders, it's not... none of my business."
Elder Lu didn't want to expose himself to the ugliness of his gang in front of the heroes, so he glared at Quan Guanqing and said in his heart: "It's never too late to settle the gang's account." Xiang Baotong said: "Yi Da Brother Biao handed over the list to Mr. I don’t know if Mr. has brought it with you.” Bao differently shook his head and said, “No!” Elder Lu’s face changed slightly, thinking that you still refused to hand over the list after talking for a long time. people pastime?
Bao BuTong bowed deeply, and said: "Yi Dabiao's important words, I have lived up to my trust, and have brought them. Your lives are important, please be careful. We will meet later." He turned and walked away.
Elder Wu asked anxiously: "Why did you refuse to hand over the Xixia State's announcement?" Bao Butong said: "This is amazing! How do you know that Yi Dabiao handed over the announcement to me? Why did you use it?" The word "transfer"? Did you see it with your own eyes that day?"
Elder Lu suppressed his anger and said: "Brother Bao said clearly just now that Brother Yi Dabiao of our gang came from the Xixia Kingdom and revealed a list of the king of the Xixia Kingdom, please give it to the elders of our gang. Many heroes and good men here have heard these words, why did Brother Bao suddenly change his mouth again?"
Bao Ditong shook his head and said, "No, no! I never said that." Seeing Elder Lu's face change color, he said again: "I've heard that all the elders of the Beggars' Clan are tough and good men, how dare they be in the world?" Before Yinghao turned black and white and confused right and wrong, wouldn't that mean that the elders' fame for a lifetime would be ruined?"
Elders Chen and Wu of Lu Song glanced at each other, their expressions were very ugly, and they couldn't make up their minds, should they turn against him immediately, or endure it for a while.Elder Chen said: "Since your Excellency wants to say that, there is nothing we can do. Fortunately, right and wrong have their own opinions. It is useless to argue with words alone." Bao BuTong said: "No, no! What do you say It is useless to rely on the power of the tongue alone, why did Su Qin win the seal of the six kingdoms with a sharp mouth? How did Zhang Yi finally help Qin annex the six kingdoms with a three-inch tongue and tricks?" Elder Lu listened. He went further and further away, he could only smile wryly, and said: "If Mr. Bao was born during the Warring States Period, he would have already surpassed Su and Zhang, and he would wear the seals of the Seven and Eight Kingdoms."
Bao BuTong said: "Are you making fun of me for not being born at the right time, and my fate is too bad? Well, if Bao's surname suffers from misfortune, headache, fever, backache, foot numbness, sneezing and coughing, you are the only one to ask me."
Elder Chen said anxiously: "Brother Bao, please show me what you want." Bao Butong said: "Well, you are very impatient. Elder Chen, that day in the apricot forest in Wuxi, you flirted with me. The fourth brother competes in martial arts. You hold a big cloth bag in your hand. There is a big scorpion in the big cloth bag. There is a big poisonous stinger on the tail of the big scorpion. The big poisonous stinger will form a big poisonous bubble on the person, and the big poisonous bubble will send The other party’s little life, isn’t it?” Elder Chen said in his heart: “Obviously it can be explained clearly in one sentence, but he just wants to talk about what is big and what is small.” He said: “Exactly.”
Bao BuTong said: "Very well, I will make a bet with you. If you win, I will immediately tell you the message Yi Laozi brought from Xixia Kingdom; if I win, you will give away the big cloth bag, the big bag The big scorpion in the middle, and the small bottle containing the medicine to detoxify the scorpion, were lost to me immediately. Do you want to bet?" Elder Chen said: "Brother Bao, what do you want to bet?" Bao Butong said: " Elder Lv of your clan slandered me with stolen goods, accusing me of saying that Yi Dabiao of your gang had revealed the list of King Xixia, and asked me to pass it on to the elders of your gang. Actually, I never said that, the two of us Let's take a gamble. If I did say it, you win. If I really didn't say it, then I win."
Elder Chen glanced at Third Elder Wu of Lu Song, and the three of them nodded, meaning to say: "Thousands of people here are witnesses, no matter how much he argues, it is hard to deny after all. Bet with him!" Elder Chen Said: "Okay, I'm going to bet with Brother Bao! But I don't know how Brother Bao can prove who wins and who loses? Do you want to recommend a few highly respected notaries to judge impartially?"
Bao Ditong shook his head and said, "No, no! You said you want to recommend a few respected notaries to judge impartially, so let's just recommend ten or eight. Could it be that besides these ten and eight, there are thousands of other heroes? If you don’t have high morals or high respect? If you don’t have high morals or high respect, then you are a despicable and low-spirited unknown? You beggars are also rude to insult the heroes of the world like this.”
Elder Chen said: "Brother Bao made fun of it, I have absolutely no intention of doing so. But from what Brother Bao has seen, what should we do?" Bao Butong said: "Right and wrong, we can decide in one word, and I will analyze it for you. Bring it!" As soon as the word "bring it" was spoken, he stretched out his hand.Elder Chen said: "What?" Bao BuTong said: "Bag, scorpion, antidote!" Elder Chen said: "Brother Bao hasn't proved it yet, so how can you count as winning?" Bao BuTong said: "I'm afraid that after you lose, Deny it and don't give it." Elder Chen laughed, and said, "What's the point of a little poison? If Brother Bao wants it, I'll give it to you immediately, so why bother to win or lose?" He took off a cloth bag on his back and pulled it from his arms. He took out a porcelain bottle and handed it over.
The bag took it honestly and unceremoniously, opened the mouth of the bag, and took a look inside, only to see seven or eight large spotted scorpions in the bag, quickly closed the bag, and said: "Now let me show you Look at the evidence, why I won and you lost." While speaking, Baibai untied the belt of his robe, shook his sleeves, picked up the corner of the bag, and poured out everything on his body for everyone to see. He had nothing else but a few pieces of silver, a fire knife, and a flint.The four elders of Lu Song, Chen and Wu, still didn't know what he meant, and their faces were blank.Bao BuTong said: "Second brother, hold the list in your hand and show them a look."
Gong Yeqian was always concerned about the safety of Mu Rongbo and his son, but seeing that he couldn't break through the Arhat formation of Shaolin monks, he could only be anxious, so he took out the list and held it in his hand.The heroes looked at the inscription, but saw a piece of big yellow paper covered with a large cinnabar seal, filled with dense foreign characters, although it was difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the fake, it seemed that it was not a fake.
Bao BuTong said: "I said earlier that Yi Dabiao of your gang gave us a list and asked us to give it to the elders of your gang. Is that right?" After hearing him, the four elders of Lu Song, Chen and Wu, suddenly admitted that thing.Xi said: "Exactly." Bao BuTong said: "But Elder Lu insisted that I once said that Yi Dabiao of your gang gave me a list and asked me to give it to the elders of your gang. Isn't that right?" The elders said together: "Yes, then what is wrong?"
Bao Ditong shook his head and said, "It's wrong, it's wrong! It's so wrong, it's completely wrong! It's a thousand miles away! I said 'we', and Elder Lu said 'I' Husband "we", we Gusu Murong's group also includes Mr. Murong, brother Deng, second brother Gongye, fourth brother Feng, Bao Budong, and Miss Wang. As for "I" , it’s just that Bao BuTong is a loner, a single person who is “neither nor not.” All the heroes take a look, Miss Wang is beautiful, she is a delicate big girl, she is different from my ugly Bao, and Bao Lao San is not the same. The same, how can they be confused?"
The four elders of Lu Song, Chen and Wu, looked at each other in blank dismay. Unexpectedly, he insisted on his words, focusing on the difference between "I" and "us".
Bao BuTong said again: "This list was handed over by Yi Dabiao to my second brother Gongye. I reported the news to your gang, and it was Mr. Murong's idea. I said 'we', that's good. If you say 'I', that doesn't match the truth. I don't understand Xixia characters, so what are you doing to pick up this list? I was planted in the hands of your gang outside the city of Wuxi, and suffered a big defeat, so I don't even come here I seek revenge from the noble gang, but this report is always not reported. In a word, in short, it is "us" Gusu Murong's group, not "me" who received the Xixia list and reported to the noble gang. Bao BuTong is alone!" He turned his head to Gongye and said, "Second brother, they lost, put away the list."
Elder Song said in his heart: "You go around in circles, and after all you talk about, you still can't forget the shame of losing the battle outside Wuxi that day." Elder Chen cupped his hands and said: "Brother Bao was unarmed that day, and my gang Elder Song was 60 Fighting with heavy steel rods, Brother Bao already had a good chance of winning. Seeing that our gang was invincible, the formation of "fight...fight..." still couldn't help Brother Bao. Qiao Feng, who was the leader of our gang at the time, Going into battle with a new force, Qiao Feng's martial arts are so powerful, and he fought hard with Brother Bao for a long time, and finally managed to beat Brother Bao with half a move. He also went in style, and my gang talked about it afterwards, which one didn't enjoy talking about it, and admired it in my heart? How could Brother Bao be so self-effacing, but he was defeated by our gang? There is absolutely no such thing, absolutely nothing. Then Joe Feng has nothing to do with our gang, and can even be said to be our public enemy."
But he didn't know that Bao BuTong was rambling on and on, and his ambition was only in his last sentence, neither for the humiliation of his defeat in the apricot forest in Wuxi that day, nor for his "speak what you have to say, don't fart if you have something to say". words.Bao BuTong immediately hit the snake with the stick, and said: "Since this is the case, there is nothing better. Please ask Elder Chen to lead the brothers of your gang. Let's go and capture Qiao Feng with the same hatred. At that time, we were good friends For the sake of this, I will present the list with both hands. If my brother doesn’t understand the weird words in the list, my second brother, Gongye, will simply interpret it from the beginning to the end and understand it from beginning to end, what do you think?”
Elder Chen looked at Third Elder Wu of Lu Song, he couldn't make up his mind for a while.Suddenly a person shouted loudly: "It should be so, why doubt it?"
Everyone looked around where the voice came from, and saw that the speaker was Quan Guanqing, a "talented scholar from ten directions".He had already been promoted to the elder of Nine Bags at this time, and he continued: "The Liao Kingdom is our great enemy in the Song Dynasty. This Xiao Feng's father, Xiao Yuanshan, claimed to have lived in Shaolin Temple for many years, and he had learned all the secrets of Shaolin School martial arts. Today If everyone does not work together to eliminate him, after he returns to the Liao Kingdom, he spreads the excellent martial arts from the Middle Earth, and the Khitan people are like a tiger with wings added, and then attack the Song Dynasty, all of us descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties will become subjugated slaves."
All the heroes felt that these words were very reasonable, but Xuanci passed away, Zhuang Juxian lost his leg, Shaolin Sect and Beggar Gang, the two pillars of Central Plains Wulin, have become leaderless and no one is in charge of the overall situation.
Quan Guanqing said: "Let Master Xuanji of Shaolin Temple and Elder Lu of the Beggar Gang issue orders together, and everyone listens to the orders. First kill Xiao Yuanshan, Xiao Feng and his son, and get rid of the serious troubles of my Song Dynasty. For the rest of the aftermath, you might as well plan slowly and long-term " Seeing that You Tanzhi's reputation has been ruined, he has lost a big backer in the gang, and the killing of Yi Dabiao and others has been leaked, he is terrified and anxious to create another disturbance, thinking that it is a way to escape the crime.
All the heroes immediately shouted: "This is true, please Master Xuanji and Elder Lu give orders." "This matter concerns the safety of the world, and the two seniors are bound to do their part." "We follow the order and cull these two. Dog!" All of a sudden, hundreds of people drew out their weapons, and some even wanted to attack and kill eighteen Khitan warriors.
Granny Yu shouted: "All Khitan brothers, please come and talk." The eighteen Khitan warriors didn't know what Granny Yu's intention was, but they didn't go over, each with their swords in hand, they stood shoulder to shoulder, knowing that they were outnumbered, but they wanted to fight to the death .Yu Po shouted: "Eight tribes of vultures, protect these eighteen friends." The girls from the eight tribes rushed forward and stood in front of the eighteen Khitan warriors, the cave masters and the island masters' wing guards were beside them. .Members of the Xingxiu sect were eager to make meritorious service in front of the new master, and they helped wave the flag, which made the momentum very strong.
Yu Po bowed to Xu Zhu and said: "Master, these 18 warriors are the subordinates of the master's brother-in-law, if they are cut into pieces in front of the master, it will ruin the prestige of Vulture Palace. Let's take care of them for the time being and wait for them The master is down."
Xu Zhu was heartbroken about the death of his parents, he couldn't think of any idea, nodded his head, and said loudly: "My Vulture Palace and Shaolin School are friends rather than enemies, everyone must not hurt their friendship, let alone fight and kill."
Seeing the momentum of the Vulture Palace, Xuan Ji knew that he was a formidable enemy, after hearing what Xu Zhu said, he said: "Whether these eighteen Khitan warriors are killed or not is irrelevant to the overall situation, for Mr. Xu Zhu's face, let's put it aside for now. Exit. Mr. Xu Zhu, we capture and kill Xiao Feng, where can you help?" Xu Zhu hesitated and said: "Shaolin School is my birthplace, Xiao Feng is my righteous brother, one is kind to me, and the other is righteous to me. I...I...I have no choice but to help each other. It's just...just...Master Uncle, I advise you to let my Brother Xiao go, I advise him not to attack Da Song." Xuanji said in his heart: "It's in vain that you are so powerful in martial arts, and you are the leader of a faction, but you speak like a three-year-old child." He said: "Mr. Xu Zhu will never mention the word 'Shi Shu Zu' again." Xu Zhu said: "Yes. , Yes, I forgot."
Xuanji said: "Since the Vulture Palace does not help each other, the Shaolin School and the noble school are friends rather than enemies, and the two sides must not hurt their peace." Turning to Elder Lu of the beggar gang, he said: "Elder Lu, let's go to our temple together. Go and see what's going on?" Elder Lu nodded and said, "Very good! Brothers from the Beggar Clan, let's go to Shaolin Temple together!"
At the moment the Shaolin monks took the lead, the beggar gang and the heroes of the Central Plains shouted in unison and rushed up the mountain.
Deng Baichuan said happily: "Third brother, I really have you. The rhetoric of 'please let go of your fart' has actually attracted so many capable helpers for the lord and the young master." Bao BuTong said: "No, no! The delay is so long For a long time, I don't know whether the lord and the son are a blessing or a disaster, and how the outcome will be."
Wang Yuyan hurriedly said: "Go! Don't say 'no, no, no'." While speaking, she ran quickly, and suddenly saw Duan Yu following her, and asked: "Mr. Duan, you want to help your brother-in-law again. Are you embarrassing my cousin?" There was a lot of dissatisfaction in the words.Just now Murong Fu committed suicide with a horizontal sword and almost died, all because of being defeated by Duan Yu and Xiao Feng, he was ashamed and indignant, Wang Yuyan thought of this and was very angry with Duan Yu.
Duan Yu was startled, and stopped walking.Ever since he met Wang Yuyan, he has been obedient to her, going through dangers for her, disregarding his own life and death, but he has never seen her look so unkind to him, panicked and confused for a while, and said after a long while: "I... I don't want to embarrass Mr. Murong. He wants to kill me, do you think I should let him do it?" When I raised my head, I saw all the heroes rushing past, Wang Yuyan, Deng Baichuan, etc. Everyone has long disappeared.
He was stunned again, and thought: "Miss Wang has already seen doubts, why should I go up to make fun of myself?" But then he thought: "Thousands of people flocked forward to besiege Brother Xiao, he is in a very serious situation. The danger is extremely dangerous. Xu Zhu's second elder brother has stated that the two will not help each other, if I don't do my best to help, what is the reason for Jinlan's friendship? Even if Miss Wang is offended, she can't care about it." So he followed Qunhao and ran up the mountain.
At that time, Zhengchun saw Duan Yanqing's eyes coldly shooting at him, and immediately held the hilt of his sword, waiting for the enemy with luck.All the people in Dali were also fully alert, and they didn't care about Duan Yu walking away in a hurry.
When Duan Yu arrived in front of Shaolin Temple, he broke into the temple gate.Shaolin Temple occupies a very large area, there are thousands of halls in the front and back halls, but I saw a group of monks and heroes from the Central Plains wandering around in various halls, shouting and shouting, looking for the location of Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo's father and son.Many people even leaped onto the roof to look around, and there was a lot of commotion and chaos all around.All the people went through the houses, ran to and fro, and everyone was asking: "Where is it? Have you seen it?" The solemn ancient temple of Shaolin Temple suddenly turned into a chaotic market.
Duan Yu walked wildly for a while, he intentionally avoided the crowd, but the more remote he walked, he came to a forest next to the temple.I saw a bluestone path passing through the forest, and without thinking too much, I walked along the path to the northwest and turned a few turns. On the first plaque, there are three words "Cangjing Pavilion".Duan Yu thought: "The Shaolin Temple Sutra Pavilion is famous all over the world, but it was originally built here. That's right, this pavilion is built near the water, far away from other buildings, in case there is a fire in the temple and the incomparably precious scriptures are destroyed."
Duan Yu was about to look for Xiao Feng, when he suddenly heard an old voice from a high place in the pavilion: "Where did you see them go?" He recognized Xuan Ji's accent.Another person said: "The four of us are guarding here, the gray-clothed monk broke in and hit our sleeping point. When the master rescued me, the gray-clothed monk had disappeared." Another old man The voice said: "The window here is broken, it must be at the back mountain." Xuanji said: "That's right." The old monk said: "But I don't know if they stole the scriptures in the pavilion?" Xuanji said: "These two people We have been lurking near this monastery for many years, and all the monks and monks are incompetent. If they want to steal sutras, why wait until today?" The old monk said: "Senior brother is right. "The two monks sighed in unison.
Duan Yu thought that they were talking about the embarrassing things in Shaolin Temple, so don't eavesdrop. In fact, Xuan Ji and other monks spoke in a very low voice, only because of Duan Yu's deep internal strength, he heard it.Duan Yu walked away slowly, thinking: "They said Brother Xiao has arrived at the back mountain, so I'll go and have a look."
The mountain behind Shaoshi is steep, with dense forests and steep roads, Duan Yu walked for a few miles, and he no longer heard the noise from the temple below, the empty mountain was silent, only the chirping of birds among the trees.There is no sunlight in the forest in the mountains, and it is quite chilly.Duan Yu thought to himself: "Once Big Brother Xiao and his son arrive here, it will be very easy to get away, and it will be difficult for all heroes to besiege." Feeling relieved, he suddenly thought of Wang Yuyan's resentment and anger, and his heart was shocked: "If Big Brother has already beaten Young Master Murong to death Well, then... so what should I do? If Mr. Murong dies, Miss Wang will be heartbroken, and she will be depressed for the rest of her life." If he doesn't think about Mr. Murong's death, his chances of marrying Mrs. Wang will immediately increase.
He wandered in the woods bewilderedly, thinking of Murong Fu for a while, brother Xiao for a while, father, mother and uncle for a while, but Wang Yuyan was the one he thought of the most, especially her anger and resentment just now look.
I don't know how long I have been thinking about it, and suddenly I heard a few words of chanting and chanting Buddha from the left side: "The heart is the Buddha, the Buddha is the heart, the heart knows the Buddha, the Buddha knows the heart, the heart is not the Buddha, the heart is not the Buddha, the heart is the heart, the heart is the Buddha, the heart is the Buddha, the heart is not the Buddha, the heart is not the Buddha, the heart is the Buddha, the heart is the Buddha, the heart is the Buddha, the heart is the Buddha, the heart is not the Buddha, and the heart is not the Buddha. Buddha's heart..." The voice was peaceful and deep, but it was never heard before.Duan Yu thought to himself: "So there is a monk here, you might as well go and ask him if he has seen brother Xiao." Immediately followed the sound and walked.
Turning around a bamboo forest, I suddenly saw a lot of people gathered on a lawn in the forest.A monk wearing an old green robe sat with his back on the stone, the sound of chanting came from his mouth, there were many people sitting in front of him, among them were Xiao Yuanshan, Xiao Feng and his son, Murong Bo, Murong Fu and his son, and others from other temples. Several eminent monks from the Shaolin Temple and several eminent monks of the Xuan family also sat on the ground, folded their hands together, bowed their heads and lowered their eyebrows, listening to the Dharma respectfully.There is a person standing four or five zhang away, but it is Jiumozhi, the Tubo national teacher, with a mocking look on his face, showing dissatisfaction in his heart.
Duan Yu was born in a Buddhist country, and studied Buddhism with eminent monks since he was a child, and he has a good understanding of the meaning of Buddhist scriptures. Only part of Dali's Buddhism came from the south, which belongs to the Theravada sect of Buddhism, and the other part of Mahayana Buddhism came from Tubo. It belongs to the Esoteric School, which is quite different from the Zen sect in Shaolin Temple. Listening to the verses spoken by the old monk, although it seems simple, it contains the most reasonable. Hey, he’s just a handyman making tea and sweeping the floor, how come the eminent monks of Shaolin Temple and brother Xiao all listen to his lectures?”
He walked around slowly, wanting to see what the eminent monk looked like and what kind of person he was.But to see the monk facing him, he had to walk behind Xiao Feng and others, he didn't dare to disturb everyone, he walked lightly, went around in a circle from a distance, slanted his body and shrunk his feet, when he was about to approach Jiumozhi's side Suddenly, Jiumozhi turned his head and smiled at him.Duan Yu also responded with a smile.
All of a sudden, a fierce gust of wind hit his chest.Duan Yu shouted: "Ah Yo!" He wanted to use the Six-Meridian Excalibur to resist, but it was too late, he felt a pain in his chest, he heard someone chant: "Amitabha!"
Murong Bo revealed his true face to Xuanci, and he also said that he was the one who sent false information that day and caused the disaster at Yanmen Pass. He knew that not only Xiao and his son wanted to win, but they were willing to win, and they would not be tolerated by the heroes of the Central Plains. Run to the Shaolin Temple.There are many buildings in Shaolin Temple, I am familiar with the terrain, no matter where I hide, it is not easy for Xiao and his son to find it.But Xiao Yuanshan and Xiao Feng hated him so much, they followed him like a shadow.Xiao Yuanshan is about the same age as him, with similar skills, since Murong Bo ran ahead for a while, it is difficult for Xiao Yuanshan to catch up.Xiao Feng is in his prime of life, his martial arts and energy are at their peak, he used all his strength to catch up, when Murong Bo rushed to the gate of Shaolin Temple, Xiao Feng swung his palm a few zhang away, the strength of his palm reached his back.
Murong Bo turned his palm back to block the frame, his whole body was shaken, his arms were numb, he couldn't help being shocked: "This little Khitan dog's internal energy is so powerful!" He slid sideways into the mountain gate.Xiao Feng couldn't let him get away, he rushed quickly.But since Murong Bo entered the monastery, he was everywhere in corridors and halls, even though Xiao Feng's palm is strong, he can't catch him anymore.The three of them, one in front and two behind, rushed into the scripture storage pavilion in a short while.
Murong Bo broke in through the window, and as soon as he made a move, he touched the sleeping point of the four monks guarding the pavilion, turned around, and said with a sneer: "Xiao Yuanshan, are you father and son coming together, or are we two elders fighting alone, fighting to the death? ?" Xiao Yuanshan blocked the door of the pavilion, and said: "Boy, you block the window, don't let him go." Xiao Feng said: "Yes!" He moved to the window, palms across his chest, surrounded by father and son, no matter how hard it is for Murong Bo get away.Xiao Yuanshan said: "The deep enmity between you and me will never be resolved. In the past three times, I was in moderation. The mercy of my subordinates has seen your true colors today, and you have made great progress in martial arts. You are my father and son. Join hands and take your life."
Murong Bo laughed, and was about to answer, when he suddenly heard footsteps on the stairs, a person came up, it was Jiumozhi.He paid a tithe to Murong Bo and said: "Mr. Murong, after we parted last year, I heard that Mr. went west. The little monk mourned so much. It turned out that Mr. lived in seclusion and had other deep meanings. Today's reunion is really a joyful little monk. " Murong Bo returned the salute with his fists clasped, and said with a smile: "Because of my family and country, I lie on hold and feign death, causing Master to worry about me, I am deeply ashamed." Jiumozhi said: "How dare you, how dare you. That day, the young monk and Mr. met each other and talked about martial arts. The sword, Mr. Meng pointed out for a few days, once all the doubts in his life are solved, he will give it to Mr. Shaolin Temple with the essentials of the seventy-two unique skills, and it will be even more memorable."
Murong Bo laughed and said, "What's the point of worrying about small things?" He said to Xiao's father and son, "Xiao Laoxia, Xiao Daxia, this monk Jiumozhi is the Great Wheel Ming King of the Tubo Kingdom. His Buddhism is profound and his martial arts are far superior. , it can be said that it is rare in the world.”
Xiao Yuanshan and Xiao Feng looked at each other, both thought: "Although this monk may not be stronger than Murong Bo, but he must be very motivated to win. He has such a deep relationship with Murong Bo, so it is natural to help him. The defeat in this battle is a matter of course." It's hard to say."
Jiumozhi said: "Mr. Murong's praise is absurd. Back then, when the young monk heard Mr. talk about swordsmanship, he regarded the 'Six Meridian Sword' of Tianlong Temple in Dali as the number one sword in the world. I wish I hadn't seen it, and it was a pity in my life. The young monk learned about it. When the news of my husband's death came, I went to Tianlong Temple in Dali to ask for the sword manual of the Six Meridians Excalibur, and burned it in front of my husband's tomb as a reward for my confidant. Unexpectedly, the old monk Kurong of Tianlong Temple was treacherous and cunning, and burned the sword manual with all his strength in an emergency. The thought of hanging the sword, but the wish cannot be fulfilled, and the embrace is deep."
Murong Bo said: "Master only has this thought, and I am very grateful. What's more, the Duan's six-veined sword still exists in the world. Just now, Mr. Duan of Dali fought with the dog. The sword is full of energy. The word of the world's best sword is well-deserved."
At this moment, the figure swayed, and there was another person in the scripture pavilion, it was Murong Fu.He was a few steps behind, when he got to De Temple, he lost his father and Xiao Feng and his son, when he found the Sutra Pavilion, he let Jiumozhi catch up with him.He happened to hear his father talking about the fact that Duan Yu beat him with the Six Meridians Excalibur, and he couldn't help feeling ashamed.
Murong Bo said again: "Here Xiao and his son want to kill me and are willing to kill me, what do you think, Master?"
Jiumozhi said: "You have been friends for many years, how can you stand still?"
Seeing Murong Fu arrive, Xiao Feng has three opponents and only two on his side, although Murong Fu is weaker, he should not be underestimated, maybe not only he will not be able to kill Murong Bo, but his father and son will die in the scripture storage pavilion.But he is courageous and courageous, he doesn't care about being in adversity, he shouted loudly: "Today's matter, life and death are not judged, and he will never give up. Take the move!" With a slap, he rushed towards Murong Bo.Murong Bo flicked his left hand, concentrating his internal energy, wanting to dissipate his palm force.There was a sound of clicking, and the wood chips of a bookshelf on the left flew and broke into several pieces, and the scriptures on the shelf collapsed and fell down.Xiao Feng's palm is powerful, even though Murong Bo brushed it away, it was not dispelled, but shifted the direction of the palm force and hit the bookshelf.
Murong Bo smiled slightly, and said: "Nan Murong, North Qiaofeng! It really deserves its reputation! Brother Xiao, I have something to say, do you listen to it or not?" Xiao Yuanshan said: "No matter how sweet your words are, don't ask me not to report the crime of killing my wife. Revenge." Murong Bo said: "You want to kill me to avenge, with today's situation, I'm afraid you may not be able to. There are three of us and two against your father and son, who will win more?" Xiao Yuanshan said: "Of course it is you It's more likely to win. A man has few enemies, why should he be afraid?" Murong Bo said: "Father Xiao and his son are famous all over the world, who have you been afraid of in your life? But who is afraid of who is not afraid, today it is very difficult to kill me. I Make a deal with you, and I will allow you to fulfill your wish for revenge, but your father and son must promise me one thing."
Xiao Yuanshan and Xiao Feng were both surprised: "I don't know what kind of trick this old thief is up to?"
Murong Bo said again: "As long as your father and son agree to this matter, you can come forward and kill me for revenge. I will stand by and wait for death, I will never resist, Senior Brother Jiumo and Fu'er will not help me either." As soon as he said this, Xiao Yuanshan and his son Although greatly surprised, Jiumozhi and Murong Fu were also inexplicably terrified.Murong Fu shouted: "Father, we are all widowed..." Jiumozhi also said: "Mr. Murong, why did you say that? I have a sigh of relief, I will never allow anyone to point a finger at you." Murong Bo said: "Master Gao Yi, I have made such a friend, what is the regret even though I am dead? Brother Xiao, I have something to ask for your advice. Back then I falsely sent a message and caused a huge disaster. Brother Xiao knows what I mean by doing such a dishonorable thing where?"
Xiao Yuanshan was filled with anger, he pointed his halberd and cursed: "You are a despicable villain, you do evil and take pleasure in others' misfortune, why do you have any intentions?" He took a step and punched him.
Jiumozhi slashed forward with a slanting stab, and blocked with both palms, there was a sound of wave, the wind of the fist and the force of the palms shook each other, he charged forward, dust fell from the roof.There is no distinction between palms and fists this time, both of them admire secretly.
Murong Bo said: "Brother Xiao suppress your anger for a while, and listen to my words. Brother Xiao has always been far away in the northern country, we two have never met each other, so we have no enmity. As for Abbot Xuanci of Shaolin Temple, I have been friends with him for many years. I Since we are trying our best to stir up trouble, there must be a major reason for both sides to fight to the detriment of both sides."
萧远山双目中直欲喷出火来，喝道：“什么原由？你……你说，你说！”
慕容博道：“萧兄，你是契丹人。鸠摩智明王是吐蕃国人。他们中土武人，都说你们是番邦夷狄，并非上国衣冠。令郎明明是丐帮帮主，才略武功，震烁当世，真乃丐帮中古今罕有的英雄豪杰。可是群丐一知他是契丹异族，立刻翻脸不容情，非但不认他为帮主，且人人欲杀之而甘心。萧兄，你说此事是否公道？”
萧远山道：“宋辽世仇，两国攻伐争斗，已历一百余年。边疆之上，宋人辽人相见即杀，自来如此。丐帮中人既知我儿是契丹人，岂能奉仇为主？此是事理之常，也没什么不公道。”顿了一顿，又道：“玄慈方丈、汪剑通等杀我妻室、下属，原非本意。但就算存心如此，那也是宋辽之争，不足为奇，只是你设计陷害，却放你不过。”
慕容博道：“依萧兄之见，两国相争，攻战杀伐，只求破敌制胜，克成大功，是不是还须讲究什么仁义道德？”萧远山道：“兵不厌诈，自来就是如此。你说这些不相干的言语作甚？”慕容博微微一笑，说道：“萧兄，你道我慕容博是哪一国人？”
萧远山微微一凛，道：“你姑苏慕容氏，当然是南朝汉人，难道还是什么外国人？”玄慈方丈学识渊博，先前听得慕容博劝阻慕容复自杀，从他几句话之中，便猜知了他的出身来历。萧远山不知往昔史事，便不明其中情由。
慕容博摇头道：“萧兄这一下可猜错了。”转头向慕容复道：“孩儿，咱们是哪一国人氏？”慕容复道：“咱们慕容氏乃鲜卑族人，昔年大燕国威震河朔，打下了锦绣江山，只可惜敌人凶险狠毒，颠覆我邦。”慕容博道：“爹爹给你取名，用了一个'复'字，那是何所含义？”慕容复答道：“爹爹是命孩儿时时刻刻不可忘了列祖列宗的遗训，须当兴复大燕，夺还江山。”慕容博道：“你将大燕国的传国玉玺，取出来给萧老侠瞧瞧。”
慕容复道：“是！”解开负在背上的布包，取出一颗黑玉雕成的方印。玉印上端雕着一头形态生动的豹子，慕容复翻过玉印，显出印文。鸠摩智见印文雕着“大燕皇帝之宝”六个大字。萧氏父子不识篆文，然见那玉玺雕琢精致，边角上却颇有破损，显是颇历年所，多经灾难，虽不明真伪，却知大非寻常，更不是新制之物。
慕容博又道：“你将大燕皇帝世系谱表，取出请萧老侠过目。”慕容复道：“是！”将玉玺收入包中，顺手取出一个油布包来，打开油布，抖出一副黄绢，双手提起。
萧远山等见黄绢上以朱笔书写两种文字，右首的弯弯曲曲，众皆不识，当是外国文字。左首则是汉字，最上端写着：“太祖文明帝讳皝”，其下写道：“烈祖景昭帝讳隽”，其下写道：“幽帝讳暐”。另起一行写道：“世祖武成帝讳垂”，其下写道：“烈宗惠愍帝讳宝”，其下写道：“开封公讳详”、“赵王讳麟”。绢上其后又写着“中宗昭武帝讳盛”、“昭文帝讳熙”等等字样，皇帝的名讳，各有缺笔。至太上六年，南燕慕容超亡国后，以后的世系便都是庶民，不再是帝王公侯。年代久远，子孙繁衍，萧远山、萧峰、鸠摩智三人一时也无心详览。但见那世系表最后一人写的是“慕容复”，其上则是“慕容博”。
鸠摩智道：“原来慕容先生乃大燕王孙，失敬，失敬！”
慕容博叹道：“亡国遗民，得保首领，已是不幸中的大幸了。只是历代祖宗遗训，均以兴复为嘱，慕容博无能，江湖上奔波半世，始终一无所成。萧兄，我鲜卑慕容氏意图光复故国，你道该是不该？”
萧远山道：“成则为王，败则为寇。群雄逐鹿中原，又有什么该与不该之可言？”
慕容博道：“照啊！萧兄之言，大得我心。慕容氏若要兴复大燕，须得有机可趁。想我慕容氏人丁单薄，势力微弱，重建邦国，当真谈何容易？唯一的机缘是天下大乱，四处征战不休。”
萧远山森然道：“你捏造音讯，挑拨是非，便在要使宋辽生衅，大战一场？”
慕容博道：“正是，倘若宋辽间战衅重开，大燕便能趁时而动。当年晋朝有八王之乱，司马氏自相残杀，我五胡方能割据中原之地。今日之势，亦复如此。”鸠摩智点头道：“不错！倘若宋朝既有外患，又生内乱，不但慕容先生复国有望，我吐国蕃国也能分一杯羹了。”
萧远山冷哼一声，斜睨二人。
慕容博道：“令郎官居辽国南院大王，手握兵符，坐镇南京，倘若挥军南下，尽占南朝黄河以北河山，建立赫赫功业，进则自立为王，退亦长保富贵。那时顺手将中原群豪聚而歼之，如踏蝼蚁，昔日为丐帮斥逐的那一口恶气，岂非一旦而吐？”
萧远山道：“你想我儿为你尽力，俾你能混水摸鱼，以遂兴复燕国的野心？”
慕容博道：“不错，其时我慕容氏建一支义旗，兵发山东，为大辽呼应，同时吐蕃、西夏、大理三国并起，咱五国瓜分了大宋，亦非难事。我燕国不敢取大辽一尺一寸土地，若得建国，尽当取之于南朝。此事于大辽大大有利，萧兄何乐而不为？”他说到这时，突然间右手一翻，掌中已多了一柄晶光灿然的匕首，一挥手，将匕首插在身旁几下，说道：“萧兄父子只须依得在下倡议，便可立即取在下性命，为夫人报仇，在下决不抗拒。”嗤的一声，扯开衣襟，露出胸口肌肤。
这番话实大出萧氏父子意料之外，此人在大占优势的局面之下，竟肯束手待毙，一时不知如何回答。
鸠摩智道：“慕容先生，常言道得好：非我族类，其心必异。更何况军国大事，不厌机诈。倘若慕容先生甘心就死，萧氏父子事后却不依先生之言而行，先生这……这不是死得轻于鸿毛了么？”
慕容博道：“萧老侠隐居数十年，侠踪少现人间。萧大侠却英名播于天下，一言九鼎，岂会反悔？萧大侠为了一个无亲无故的少女，尚且肯甘冒万险，孤身而入聚贤庄求医，怎能手刃老朽之后而自食诺言？在下筹算之久，这正是千载一时的良机。老朽风烛残年，以一命而换万世基业，这买卖如何不做？”他脸露微笑，凝视萧峰，只盼他快些下手。
萧远山道：“我儿，此人之意，倒似不假，你瞧如何？”
萧峰道：“不行！”突然拍出一掌，击向木几，只听得噼啪一声响，木几碎成数块，匕首随而落地，凛然说道：“杀母大仇，岂可当作买卖交易？此仇能报便报，如不能报，则我父子毙于此便了。这等肮脏买卖，岂是我萧氏父子所屑为？”
慕容博仰天大笑，朗声道：“我素闻萧峰萧大侠才略盖世，识见非凡，殊不知今日一见，竟是个不明大义、徒逞意气的一勇之夫。嘿嘿，可笑啊可笑！”
萧峰知他是以言语相激，冷冷地道：“萧峰是英雄豪杰也罢，是凡夫俗子也罢，总不能中你圈套，做你手中的杀人之刀。”慕容博道：“食君之禄，忠君之事。你是大辽国大臣，却只记得父母私仇，不思尽忠报国，如何对得起大辽？”
萧峰踏上一步，昂然说道：“你可曾见过边关之上、宋辽相互仇杀的惨状？可曾见过宋人辽人妻离子散、家破人亡的情景？宋辽之间好容易罢兵数十年，倘若刀兵再起，契丹铁骑侵入南朝，你可知将有多少宋人惨遭横死？多少辽人死于非命？”他说到这里，想起当日雁门关外宋兵和辽兵相互打草谷的残酷情状，越说越响，又道：“兵凶战危，世间岂有必胜之事？大宋兵多财足，只须有一二名将，率兵奋战，大辽、吐蕃联手，未必便能取胜。咱们杀个血流成河、尸骨如山，却让你慕容氏来趁机兴复燕国。我对大辽尽忠报国，旨在保土安民，而非为了一己的荣华富贵、报仇雪恨而杀人取地、建立功业。”
萧远山年轻之时，一心致力于宋辽休战守盟，听了儿子这番话，点头连声称是。
忽听得长窗外一个苍老的声音说道：“善哉，善哉！萧居士宅心仁厚，这般以天下苍生为念，当真是菩萨心肠。”
五人一听，都吃了一惊，怎地居然并不知觉窗外有人？而且听此人的说话口气，似乎在窗外已久。慕容复喝道：“是谁？”不等对方答话，砰的一掌拍出，两扇长窗脱钮飞出，落到了阁下。
只见窗外走廊之上，一个身穿青袍的枯瘦僧人拿着一把扫帚，正在弓身扫地。这僧人年纪不小，稀稀疏疏的几根长须已然全白，行动迟缓，有气没力，不似身有武功的模样。慕容复又问：“你躲在这里有多久了？”
那老僧慢慢抬起头来，说道：“施主问我躲在这里……有……有多久了？”五人一齐凝视着他，只见他眼光茫然，全无精神，但说话声音正是适才称赞萧峰的口音。
慕容复道：“不错，我问你躲在这里，有多久了？”
那老僧屈指计算，过了好一会儿，摇了摇头，脸上现出歉然之色，道：“我……我记不清楚了，不知是四十二年，还是四十三年。这位萧老居士最初晚上来看经之时，我……我已来了十多年。后来……后来慕容老居士也来了。唉，你来我去，将阁中的经书翻得乱七八糟，也不知为了什么。”
萧远山大为惊讶，心想自己到少林寺来偷研武功。全寺僧人没一个知悉，这老僧又怎会知道？多半他适才在寺外听了自己的言语，便在此胡说八道，说道：“怎么我从来没见过你？”
那老僧道：“居士全副精神贯注在武学典籍之上，心无旁鹜，自然瞧不见老僧。记得居士第一晚来阁中借阅的，是一本《无相劫指谱》，唉！从那晚起，居士便入了魔道，可惜，可惜！”
萧远山这一惊当真非同小可，自己第一晚偷入藏经阁，找到一本《无相劫指谱》，知是少林派七十二绝技之一，当时喜不自胜，此事除自己之外，更无第二人知晓，难道这老僧当时确是在旁亲眼目睹？一时之间只道：“你……你……你……”
老僧又道：“居士第二次来借阁的，是一本《善勇猛拳法》。当时老僧暗暗叹息，知道居士由此入魔，愈陷愈深，心中不忍，在居士惯常取书之处，放了一部《法华经》、一部《杂阿含经》，只盼居士能借了去，研读参悟。不料居士沉迷于武学，于正宗佛法却置之不理，将这两部经书撇在一旁，找到一册《伏魔杖法》，便欢喜鼓舞而去。唉，沉迷苦海，不知何日方得回头？”
萧远山听他随口道来，将三十年前自己在藏经阁中夤夜的作为说得丝豪不错，渐渐由惊而惧，由惧而怖，背上冷汗一阵阵冒将上来，一颗心几乎也停了跳动。
那老僧慢慢转头，向慕容博瞧去。慕容博见他目光呆滞，直如视而不见其物，却又似自己心中所隐藏的秘密，每一件都被他清清楚楚地看透了，不由得心中发毛，周身大不自在。只听那老僧叹了口气，说道：“慕容居士虽是鲜卑族人，但在江南侨居已有数代，老僧初料居士必已沾到南朝的文采风流，岂知居士来到藏经阁中，将我祖师的微言法语、历代高僧的语录心得，一概弃如敝屣，挑到一本《拈花指法》，却即如获至宝。昔人买椟还珠，贻笑千载。两位居士乃当世高人，却也做此愚行。”
慕容博心下骇然，自己初入藏经阁，第一部看到的武功秘笈，确然便是《拈花指法》，但当时曾四周详察，查明藏经阁里外并无一人，怎么这老僧直如亲见？
只听那老僧又道：“居士之心，比之萧居士尤为贪多务得。萧居士所修习的，只是如何克制少林派现有武功，慕容居士却将本寺七十二绝技逐步囊括以去，尽数录了副本。想来这些年之中，居士尽心竭力，意图融会贯通这七十二绝技，说不定已传授于令郎了。”
他说到这里，眼光向慕容复转去，只看了一眼，便摇了摇头，跟着看到鸠摩智，这才点头，道：“是了！令郎年纪尚轻，功力不足，无法研习少林七十二绝技，原来是传之于一位吐蕃高僧。大轮明王，你错了，全然错了，你想贯通少林七十二绝技，却又次序颠倒，大难已在旦夕之间。”
鸠摩智从未入过藏经阁，对那老僧绝无敬畏之意，冷冷地说道：“什么次序颠倒，大难已在旦夕之间？大师之语，不太也危言耸听么？”
那老僧道：“不是危言耸听。本派武功传自达摩老祖。佛门子弟学武，乃在强身健体，护法伏魔。修习任何武功之时，务须心存慈悲仁善之念。倘若不以佛学为基，则练武之时，必定伤及自身。功夫练得越深，自身受伤越重。如所练的只不过是拳打脚踢、兵刃暗器的外门功夫，那也罢了，对自身危害甚微，只须身子强壮，尽自抵御得住……”
忽听得楼下说话声响，跟着楼梯上托、托、托几下轻点，七八个僧人纵身上阁。当先是少林派两位玄字辈高僧玄因、玄生，跟着是神山、神音、道清、观心等几位外来高僧，其后又是玄字辈的玄垢、玄净两僧。众僧见萧远山父子、慕容博父子、鸠摩智五人都在阁中，静听一个面目陌生的老僧说话，均感诧异。这些僧人均是大有修养的高明之士，当下也不上前打扰，站在一旁，且听他说什么。
那老僧见众僧上来，全不理会，继续说道：“但如练的是本派上乘武功，例如拈花指、多罗叶指、般若掌之类，每日不以慈悲佛法调和化解，则戾气深入脏腑，愈陷愈深，比之任何外毒都要厉害百倍。大轮明王原是我佛门弟子，精研佛法，记诵析理，当世无双，但如不存慈悲布施、普渡众生之念，虽然典籍淹通，妙辩无碍，终不能消解修习这些上乘武功时所中的戾气。”
群僧只听得几句，便觉这老僧所言大含精义，道前人之所未道，心下均有凛然之意。有几人便合什赞叹：“我佛慈悲，善哉，善哉！”
只听他继续说道：“我少林寺建刹数百年，古往今来，唯达摩祖师一人身兼诸门绝技，此后更无一位高僧能并通诸般武功，却是何故？七十二绝技的典籍一向在此阁中，向来不禁门人弟子翻阅，明王可知其理安在？”
鸠摩智怫然道：“那是宝刹自己的事，外人如何得知？”
玄因、玄生、玄垢、玄净均想：“这位老僧服色打扮，乃本寺操执杂役的服事僧，怎能有如此见识修为？”服事僧虽是少林寺僧人，但只剃度而不拜师、不传武功、不修禅定、不列“玄、慧、虚、空”的辈份排行，除诵经拜佛之外，只做些烧火、种田、洒扫、厨工、土木粗活。少林寺僧人众多，玄因等都是寺中第一等高僧，不识此僧，倒也并不稀奇，然听他吐属高雅，识见卓超，都不由得暗暗纳罕。
那老僧续道：“本寺七十二绝技，每一项功夫都能伤人要害、取人性命，凌厉狠辣，大干天和，是以每一项绝技，均须有相应的慈悲佛法为之化解。这道理本寺僧人却也并非人人皆知，一个人武功越练越高之后，禅理上的领悟，自然而然会受到障碍。在我少林派，便叫做'武学障'，与别宗别派的'知见障'道理相同。要知佛法在求渡世，武功在求杀生，两者背道而驰，相互克制。只有佛法越高，慈悲之念越盛，武功绝技方能练得越多，但修为上到了如此境界的高僧，却又不屑去多学诸般厉害的杀人法门了。”
道清大师点头道：“得闻老师父一番言语，小僧茅塞顿开。”那老僧合什道：“不敢，老衲说得不对之处，还望众位指教。”群僧一齐合掌道：“请师父更说佛法。”
鸠摩智寻思：“少林寺的七十二绝技让慕容先生盗了出来，泄之于外，少林寺群僧心下不甘，却又无可奈何，便派一个老僧在此装神弄鬼，想骗得外人不敢练他门中的武功。嘿嘿，我鸠摩智哪有这么容易上当？”
那老僧又道：“本寺之中，自然也有人佛法修为不足，却要强自多学上乘武功的，但练将下去，若非走火入魔，便是内伤难愈。本寺玄澄大师一身超凡绝俗的武学修为，先辈高僧均许为本寺二百年来武功第一。但他在一夜之间，突然筋脉俱断，成为废人，那便是为此了。”
玄因、玄生、二人同时跪倒，说道：“大师，可有法子救得玄澄师兄一救？”那老僧摇头道：“太迟了，不能救了。当年玄澄大师来藏经阁拣取武学典籍，老衲曾三次提醒于他，他始终执迷不悟。现下筋脉既断，又如何能够再续？其实，五蕴皆空，色身受伤，从此不能练武，他勤修佛法，由此而得开悟，实是因祸得福。两位大师所见，却又不及玄澄大师了。”玄因、玄生齐道：“是。多谢开示。”
忽听得嗤、嗤、嗤三声轻响，响声过去更无异状。玄因等均知这是本门“无相劫指”的功夫，齐向鸠摩智望去，只见他脸上已然变色，却兀自强作微笑。
原来鸠摩智越听越不服，心道：“你说少林派七十二项绝技不能遍学，我不是已经学会不少？怎么又没筋脉齐断，成为废人？”双手拢在衣袖之中，暗暗使出“无相劫指”，神不知、鬼不觉地向那老僧弹去。不料指力甫及那老僧身前三尺之处，便似遇上了一层柔软之极、却又坚硬之极的屏障，嗤嗤嗤几声响，指力便散得无形无踪，却也并不反弹而回。鸠摩智大吃一惊，心道：“这老僧果然有些鬼门道，并非大言唬人！”
那老僧恍如不知，只道：“两位请起。老衲在少林寺供诸位大师差遣，两位行此大礼，如何克当？”玄因、玄生、只觉各有一股柔和的力道在手臂下轻轻一托，身不由主地便即站起，却没见那老僧伸手拂袖，都感惊异不止，心想这般潜运神功，心到力至，莫非这位老僧竟是菩萨化身，否则怎能有如此广大神通、无边佛法？
那老僧又道：“本寺七十二绝技，均分'体'、'用'两道，'体'为内力本体，'用'为运用法门。萧居士和慕容居士本身原有上乘内功根柢，来本寺所习的，不过是七十二绝技的运用法门，虽有损害，却一时不显。大轮明王曾练过'逍遥派'的'小无相功'吧？”
鸠摩智又是一惊，自己偷学逍遥派“小无相功”，从无人知，怎么这老僧却瞧了出来？但随即释然：“虚竹适才