Chapter 39 Chapter Thirty-Nine
Zhou Zhiruo was thinking drowsily, fascinated, only to hear Xie Xun's voice of chanting sutras suddenly sounded: "Everything... Dharma is like a dream and bubbles, like exposed nakedness like lightning, you should contemplate it like this." Bowed down and bowed to the three monks .The three monks folded their palms together to return the salute, and said in unison: "Excellent, excellent! All the gods, humans, and asuras in the world are very happy to hear what the Buddha said, and they believe in it and practice it."
Zhang Wuji stood up straight with Xie Xun, took his hand, and was about to walk away side by side.Xie Xun suddenly said: "Wait a minute!" Pointing to an old monk among the monks in Shaolin, he shouted: "Cheng Kun! You stand up and explain all the causes and consequences in front of all the heroes in the world." The heroes were startled , I saw this old monk bowed his waist and back, described as wretched, and his appearance was completely different from Cheng Kun.Zhang Wuji was about to say, "He's not Cheng Kun." Then Xie Xun said again: "Cheng Kun, you changed your appearance, but you can't change your voice. Once you cough, I'll know who you are." The old monk grinned and said: "Who will listen to your blind man's nonsense."
As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, Zhang Wuji immediately recognized him. He was in a cloth bag on the top of the daylight, and he had heard Cheng Kun's long speech, and he remembered his voice clearly. The appearance is even more cleverly disguised, but the voice is hard to change after all.Zhang Wuji jumped out, stopped his back, and said: "Master Yuanzhen, senior Chengkun, a man is upright, why don't you show others your true colors?"
Cheng Kun disguised himself and lurked in the crowd, never showing his flaws.Seeing that Xie Xun had escaped the catastrophe and was about to think of another plan, he couldn't help coughing softly. Xie Xun was blind and had excellent hearing, and he remembered the deep-rooted blood feud against him.As far as Xie Xun was concerned, this cough was nothing more than a bolt from the blue, and he was recognized immediately.
Seeing that the matter had been revealed, Cheng Kun stood up and yelled: "Shaolin monks, listen up: the demon sect disturbs the Buddha's land and despises our sect. All the monks will fight together, and let them be killed." His subordinates agreed one after another, drawing their weapons and going forward hands on.
Kong Zhi only because his elder brother Kong Wen that the abbot was kidnapped by the traitors of this temple, he had endured it for a long time, now he listened to Yuan Zhen's order to fight against Mingjiao, after this scuffle, the monks of this temple will suffer no one knows how much damage they will suffer, so after weighing the severity, the monks of the temple will eventually be closed His life is at stake, so he immediately shouted: "Kong heard that the abbot has fallen into the hands of the traitor Yuan Zhen, all the disciples should capture the traitor first, and then save the abbot."
In an instant, there was chaos on the peak.
Seeing Zhou Zhiruo slumped on the ground, Zhang Wuji couldn't bear it, he stepped forward to unlock her acupuncture points, and helped her up.Zhou Zhiruo pushed his arm away with a wave, and jumped back among the disciples of the Emei group.
I only heard Xie Xun say loudly: "Today's incident all started from Cheng Kun and me. All kinds of entanglements must be settled by the two of us. Master, you taught me all my abilities; Cheng Kun, my whole family It was you who killed me. Today we two will settle the total account of your great kindness and hatred."
Cheng Kun saw that Kongzhi was reckless in issuing orders. After all, there were far more decent monks in Shaolin Temple, and his followers did not account for 10% of the monks in the temple. It seemed that the plan to take over the abbot of Shaolin had finally come to naught. He thought: "Xie Xun has committed many crimes. If I subdue him, I can blame him for all his crimes. I taught him all his martial arts, and he is blind. Could it be that I can't deal with him?" How many heroes have lost their lives at your hands. Today, a large number of demons from the Ming religion are attracted to Shaolin to disrupt the blessed land of Buddhism and fight against the heroes of the world. I deeply regret that I taught you martial arts back then. You must not be a traitor!" Said, striding towards Xie Xun.
Xie Xun said loudly: "Xie Xun would like to ask the heroes of the four directions. My martial arts, Xie Xun, was originally taught by this master Cheng Kun, but he failed to rape my wife and killed my parents, wife and children. Although the master is close, he can never kiss me. Dear father, dear mother. Should I seek revenge on him, should I?" The heroes all around shouted loudly: "Revenge is due, revenge is due!"
Cheng Kun didn't make a sound, and with a slap, he struck Xie Xun's head.Xie Xun tilted his head and passed the top door. With a slap, the palm hit him on the shoulder.Xie Xun snorted, but did not fight back, and said: "Cheng Kun, when you taught me the move 'Changhong Jingtian', you said that if you hit the enemy, you can use Hunyuan Qigong to injure the enemy, why didn't you Luck? Are you old and useless?" It turned out that Cheng Kun's first move was just a false move, and he didn't expect that the opponent would not dodge or dodge, and hit the hit.But he didn't use all his strength in this move, so Xie Xun was not injured.
Cheng Kun faltered with his left hand and clapped out with his right hand.Xie Xun leaned over, but still did not return the move.Cheng Kun's legs kicked out in a row, with two slaps, Xie Xun's legs were shot in the side.The strength of these two legs was incomparably strong, even though Xie Xun had a strong physique, he couldn't bear it, and with a bang, a big mouthful of blood spurted out.
Zhang Wuji shouted urgently: "Father, come back! How can you not fight back after being beaten!" Xie Xun shook his body a few times, and said with a wry smile: "He is my master, I should have received a palm from his legs." Make a long whistle, and slash with a palm.
Cheng Kun secretly shouted: "Unlucky! I only know that he has a deep hatred for me, and he will go all out when he comes up. If I knew he would let me do three tricks, why didn't I kill him earlier, so that I lost the good opportunity?" Seeing Xie Xun's palm Coming sharply, he drew his left hand obliquely, let go of the palm force, turned half a circle, and spun behind him, forcing him to see nothing, and pressed his right palm silently towards his back.But Xie Xun kicked back as he saw it with his own eyes.Cheng Kun leaped lightly, and came down from midair like a falcon.He is more than seventy years old, and his agility is not inferior to that of a young man.Xie Xun put his hands up, Cheng Kun's downward strike was blocked, he bounced up again, circled lightly in mid-air, and pounced down again.
The two fought fast, and they dismantled seventy or eighty moves in an instant.Although Xie Xun couldn't see, Cheng Kun taught him all his martial arts, his fists and feet were well known by Cheng Kun, and he knew all of Cheng Kun's moves.Over the past few decades, the two have made great progress in their internal strength and cultivation, but their boxing and kicking skills are still the best of their own.Xie Xun didn't need to use his eyes to know how his opponent would undo his palm, and the subsequent move was probably one of those several changes.He is more than ten years younger than Cheng Kun, and his blood is stronger. The extreme cold and hot exercise on the Ice and Fire Island is very beneficial to the cultivation of internal strength, and he has not lost any of the more than a hundred moves.
Xie Xun and Cheng Kun's feud is as deep as sea, and they have been waiting for decades, and now they are fighting. Zhang Wuji had expected that he would fight desperately and fight Cheng Kun, but he would be very calm in every move. , the gate is guarded extremely tightly.Zhang Wuji was slightly surprised at the beginning, after watching dozens of moves, he immediately realized that Cheng Kun's martial arts were stronger than Xie Xun's, and if Xie Xun showed his bravery as soon as he came up, he might not be able to support more than 300 moves.Obviously, the deeper the hatred in Xie Xun's heart, the more stable his hands are, he is afraid that he will be destroyed by Cheng Kun's hands first, and he will not be able to avenge his parents, wife and children.
After more than 200 moves, Xie Xun gave a loud shout, and punched out, the momentum of the fist became popular.Guan Neng from the Kongtong sect shouted: "Seven Injury Fist!" Seeing Xie Xun's left and right fists hitting out continuously, they were so powerful that the elders in Kongtong were astonished, and they couldn't help but feel ashamed.Cheng Kun avoided three punches in a row, and when his right fist hit again, he pushed out with his right palm.With a bang, fists and palms intersected, Xie Xun's beard and hair were all stretched out, and he stood majestically still, while Cheng Kun retreated three steps in a row.
Many people among the spectators applauded.The history and reasons of Xie Xun and Cheng Kun's enmity have been widely rumored in the world at this time.Although everyone was annoyed that Xie Xun had indiscriminately injured innocent people, they also felt that what happened to him was extremely miserable, his master was too treacherous, and most of them hoped that he would win except for those whose relatives and friends had hurt him.
Xie Xun took three steps forward, followed by Hu Hu with two punches, Cheng Kun returned two palms steadily, and then retreated three steps.Zhang Wuji was secretly startled: "Ah! Cheng Kun uses Shaolin Jiuyang Kungfu, which is the Kungfu he learned after worshiping the monk Kongjian as his teacher. His foster father never taught him it." When Xie Xun was practicing Qishangquan, he was Seeking quick success, he had already suffered internal injuries back then, and his fist strength was originally flawed, Cheng Kun knew the key point, so he showed his weakness, but used Shaolin Jiuyang Kungfu to bring it out.Every time Xie Xun punched, Cheng Kun received 70% of his punching force, but bounced back the remaining 30%.Xie Xun punched twelve punches, and Cheng Kun retreated dozens of steps. It seemed that Xie Xun had the upper hand, but in fact, his internal injuries were getting worse.Fortunately, Cheng Kun later practiced magic yin fingers again and embarked on the path of pure yin, which offset a lot of the original Shaolin Jiuyang Kungfu.
Zhang Wuji was extremely anxious, this was the opportunity for revenge that his adoptive father had dreamed of all his life, and he must not intervene to help, but after dozens of punches like this, Xie Xun would inevitably vomit blood and die.
Kongzhi suddenly said coldly: "Yuanzhen, did my senior brother teach you the Shaolin Nine Suns Kungfu back then, did you ask you to use it to harm people?" Cheng Kun sneered and said, "My benefactor died under the Qishang fist. Today I am To avenge and avenge my teacher."
Zhao Min suddenly shouted: "Kongjian's Nine Suns Kungfu is far superior to yours, why can't he resist the Seven Injuries Fist? Master Kongjian was killed by a traitor like you. You tricked him into resolving it Injustice, he was so deceived that he was beaten and refused to fight back. Hey, look, who is standing behind you? His face is covered in blood, and he is pointing at your vest with angry eyes. Isn't this just seeing a god monk?"
Cheng Kun knew it was a lie, but after he did this bad thing, he couldn't help feeling guilty, and shivered involuntarily.At this moment, Xie Xun punched again, Cheng Kun blocked the blow with his palm, his body swayed slightly, but he didn't back away. Under the distraction, his true energy went astray, and the punch made his chest full of qi and blood, and he immediately launched a light attack. With a lot of physical effort, he walked beside Xie Xun, and after a while his breath became evenly distributed.
Zhao Min shouted: "Kaijian God Monk, you keep a close eye on him, that's right, that's it, blow some cold wind on the back of his neck. If you die at the hands of disciples, he will die at the hands of disciples. Repayment for repayment, God has eyes, and retribution is not good." Cheng Kun screamed at her, his heart was trembling, his suspicion was a dark ghost, and he vaguely felt that there were gusts of cold wind blowing on the back of his neck. The mountain winds have been constant all year round, and the two of them jumped back and forth to fight, so there is naturally a wind in their hearts.
Seeing that he was slightly hesitant, Zhao Min shouted again: "Ah, Cheng Kun, turn your head and look behind you. Don't you dare to turn your head? Look at the dark shadows underground. Why are there three black shadows when two people are fighting?"
Cheng Kun couldn't help lowering his head, and seeing a black shadow appearing in the two figures, his heart was suffocated, and Xie Xun had already punched him.Cheng Kun didn't have time to dismantle it, so he punched each other head-on. With a bang, the two fought with their true strength, both of them swayed, and each took a step back.Only now did Cheng Kun see clearly that the black shadow was just the shadow of a broken pine tree.
Cheng Kun has been invincible for a long time, and his heart has long been anxious. He thought to himself: "He is my apprentice, and he is blind. I still can't do anything to him. My confidants are not convinced when they are watching. On that day, Zhang Wuji, the villainous villain, was broken with pure yang internal force, otherwise, how could he have been fighting with him for so long today? The situation is dangerous now, and the only way to hold back the traitor as soon as possible is to hold Mingjiao in check and seize the opportunity to provoke him Those who have enmity with him. At worst, they can get away and protect themselves.” When the mind moved, he moved and changed his shape, and quietly took two steps back to the broken pine.
Xie Xun punched three times in a row, took two steps forward, and Cheng Kun took two steps back, trying to cause him to trip over the broken pine.Xie Xun was about to go forward to give chase, Zhang Wuji shouted: "Father, be careful where you step!" Xie Xun froze, and stepped aside, hesitating for a while, Cheng Kun had found a gap, and his left palm hit him silently, Zheng Yin On Xie Xun's chest, at the place where the palm force spat out, Xie Xun fell backwards.
Cheng Kun raised his foot and kicked his head.Xie Xun rolled over and stood up again, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.Cheng Kun remained motionless, slowly stretching out his right palm.Xie Xun fought with him, all relying on his familiarity with the moves, supplemented by listening to the wind to distinguish the shape, at this moment Cheng Kun's palm did not follow the usual method, it slowly moved to Xie Xun's face, and suddenly the slap fell, hitting his shoulder.Xie Xun swayed and held on strongly.
Many people in the group were dissatisfied and yelled, "It's such a despicable way for someone with bright eyes to beat a blind man!"
Cheng Kun ignored him, and slowly stretched out his palm to pat again.Xie Xun listened intently, felt the enemy's palm attacking him, and immediately raised his hand to block it.
Zhang Wuji saw his adoptive father's yellow hair fluttering around and the corners of his mouth covered with blood, he felt anxious, he knew that if the fight continued like this, he must die under Cheng Kun's hands, but at this moment if he helped him, even if he could kill him Cheng Kun, the adoptive father will also regret it for the rest of his life.He grabbed Zhao Min's hand and said anxiously: "Just think about it." Zhao Min said: "Can you steal a hidden weapon and blind the old thief?" Zhang Wuji shook his head and said: "The foster father will never let I do such things!"
Seeing Cheng Kun slapping out his palm slowly again, Zhao Min shouted: "Chest!" Xie Xun's right fist hit directly on his chest, and Cheng Kun retracted this palm without waiting for it to grow old.He even made a few slow palm moves, but Zhao Min told Zhao Min that this technique was difficult to succeed, so he was about to make a plan, and slowly patted Xie Xun's right shoulder with his palm.Zhao Min shouted: "Right shoulder!" Cheng Kun's left shoulder moved slightly, Zhang Wuji clarified what he meant, and shouted: "Rear heart!" When Xie Xun heard Zhao Min's cry, Xie Xun waved his right arm to block and pat the right shoulder. Unexpectedly, Cheng Kun's first palm was a false move, he used Zhao Min's call to draw away Xie Xun's right arm, his left palm took advantage of the void, and hit him hard on the back of his heart with a slap.Although Zhang Wuji reminded him in time, Cheng Kun's slap move was extremely fast, Xie Xun waited until he heard Zhang Wuji's cry, and it was too late to change his move.
Amidst the exclamation of the crowd, Xie Xun spat out a mouthful of blood, all of which was sprayed on Cheng Kun's face.Cheng Kun let out an "ah", stretched out his hand to wipe it off, and Xie Xun rolled to the ground.I only heard two people shouting in unison, and suddenly, both of them disappeared.
It turned out that as soon as Xie Xun fell, he immediately hugged Cheng Kun's legs and pulled them hard, and both of them fell into the dungeon.The water in the dungeon was waist-high, the upper opening was not big, and the light was limited, and it was pitch black everywhere. Cheng Kun's face was sprayed with blood again, and he was blindfolded. He was almost as blind as a blind man.He leaped back quickly, hoping to stay away from the opponent, but the dungeon was narrow, and when he jumped, his back hit the stone wall heavily, and he wanted to jump up, but he was hit by a seven-injury punch on his lower abdomen, which caused severe pain to his heart.He knew that the injury from this punch was not light, if he jumped up again, he would definitely be punched in succession, he immediately changed his stance and used "small grabbing hand" to fend off the enemy.
This small grabbing hand was originally used for close combat in the dark, and it pays attention to the extraordinary speed of response. Although it is invisible to the eyes, but any part of the finger, palm, arm, or elbow touches the enemy's body, it will immediately grab, scratch, tear, poke and collide.Xie Xun shouted loudly, and fought back with his small grappling hand.The crowd could only hear shouts and shouts in the dungeon, mixed with the sound of fists and palms colliding with flesh, as swift as popping beans, large swathes of mud and water splashed, and it was expected that the two were attacking at full speed.Zhang Wuji's heart was beating wildly, he thought to himself that if his adoptive father was in danger at this moment, he would try to save him but it would be useless, and he couldn't jump into the dungeon to help him because of the situation, he was so anxious that his back was covered in cold sweat.
Xie Xun has been blind for more than 20 years, and he has already mastered the skill of listening to sounds and distinguishing shapes. He is used to using ears instead of eyes.Cheng Kun's eyes were just covered with blood, and he could see them vaguely, but suddenly he could only mess around like a blind man, and the momentum of the two sides immediately reversed.Cheng Kun was terrified in his heart, he had no good plan for a while, so he had to use his arms like a gust of wind and rain, and speed up the ruthless moves in the hands of the small capture, thinking: "I will take another palm from you, and I will get the top to hit me if I say anything. "
The heroes approached the dungeon step by step, with cold sweat in their palms, they could hear Cheng Kun and Xie Xun's yelling from the ground, and it was still undecided.Suddenly, Cheng Kun let out a scream, followed by two figures jumping up from the dungeon one after another.
Under the sunlight, both Cheng Kun and Xie Xun's eyes were bleeding, and they were relatively motionless.
It turned out that in the midst of a fierce fight, Xie Xun suddenly split his palms and rushed to attack Cheng Kun under his threat.Cheng Kun was overjoyed, and shouted: "Here!" His right hand put two fingers in the middle, and quickly took Xie Xun's eyes.This "Double Dragons Grabbing the Pearl" move was originally Xunshe, but it was used in the hands of the small capture, but it was extremely powerful, the opponent would definitely dodge it sideways, at that time his left hand swiped head-on, he had to hit the enemy's vital acupoint on the sun.Unexpectedly, Xie Xun didn't dodge or dodge, he also yelled: "Here!" It was also a move of "Double Dragons Grabbing the Pearl", inserting two fingers into his eyes.
Cheng Kun inserted two fingers into Xie Xun's eyeballs, and his mind flashed like lightning: "Oops!" Following his eyes hurting, Xie Xun's two fingers had already inserted them.The moves that Xie Xun used were exactly the ones he taught, and the serious injuries suffered by the two were no different.But Xie Xun's eyes were blind early, and Cheng Kun's two fingers were inserted. Although the skin and flesh were not lightly damaged, it did not hinder his eyesight; Cheng Kun became blind.Cheng Kun hurriedly escaped from the dungeon, and Xie Xun immediately caught up.
Xie Xun sneered and said, "Is it good to be blind?" He punched hard.Cheng Kun couldn't see anything and couldn't dodge, and hit his chest with the "Seven Injuries Fist".Xie Xun followed up with another punch with his left hand, and Cheng Kun stepped back a few steps and fell on the broken pine, with blood gushing from his mouth.He hit two punches and seven punches in a row, and his tendons were already broken.
Suddenly I heard Du'e say: "Karma retribution, good, good!" Xie Xun was stunned, and he punched for the third time, and in the middle of the fight he couldn't send out, and said: "I should have hit you thirteen punches and seven wounds, it's nothing. The god monk took revenge. But you have lost all your martial arts skills, you are blind, and you have become a useless person from now on, and you can no longer do evil in the world. The remaining eleven punches are unnecessary."
Zhang Wuji cheered when he saw that he had won a complete victory.Xie Xun suddenly sat down on the ground, his bones rattling.Zhang Wuji was frightened, knowing that he was unlucky and wanted to use all his kung fu, he hurriedly said: "Father, you can't do it!" He rushed forward and wanted to put his hand on his vest, using the Nine Suns magic kung fu to stop him.
Xie Xun jumped up suddenly, stretched out his hand and punched himself hard in the chest, and then his arms dropped limply.Zhang Wuji hastily stretched out his hand to support him, only to feel that his hand strength was extremely weak, it was obvious that his kung fu was completely lost, and it was difficult to recover.
Xie Xun pointed to Cheng Kun and said: "Cheng Kun, you killed my whole family. Today I will destroy your eyes and abolish your martial arts, and I will repay you. Master, you taught me all my martial arts. I will destroy them all by myself today." I have paid it back to you. From then on, I have no grudges with you, you will never see me, and I will never see you."
Cheng Kun put his hands on his eyes and snorted in pain, but didn't answer.
The heroes looked at each other in blank dismay, who would have thought that this battle between master and apprentice would end like this.
Xie Xun said loudly: "I, Xie Xun, have committed many evils. I didn't expect to live to this day. Among the heroes in the world, is there any relative, teacher or friend who was killed by Xie, so he invited him to take Xie's life. Wuji, you Don't stop it, let alone retaliate afterwards, so as not to add to your righteous father's crimes." Zhang Wuji agreed with tears. Although there are quite a few people among the heroes who have deep hatred against him, but seeing him avenge his family, only Cheng Kun's martial arts will be abolished, and his own martial arts will also be ruined. A punch is really not the act of a hero. Suddenly a man came out of the crowd and said: "Xie Xun, your late father was wounded by the flying sword of Yan Ling. I'm here to avenge my late father!" He walked up to him.Xie Xun said dejectedly: "That's right, my father, the old hero Qiu, was indeed killed by me. Back then we fought one-on-one, and no one took advantage of the other. My father's heroism, benevolence and righteousness, I still admire. Please invite Qiu Brother, do it." The man surnamed Qiu took two steps forward with his sword drawn.Zhang Wuji's heart was in chaos, if he didn't take action to stop him, his adoptive father would be killed by this man's sword, but if he was sent away, it would only cause more troubles for his adoptive father in his lifetime.His body trembled, and he took two steps involuntarily.Xie Xun shouted: "Wuji, if you stop someone from taking revenge, you are doing me a great disservice. I have committed a lot of crimes in my life, and even if I die ten times, I still have to pay off my blood debt." The man surnamed Qiu raised his saber to his chest, suddenly tears came from his eyes, spit on Xie Xun's face, choked up and said: "My father was a hero, like an old man in heaven, seeing me kill a blind man who has lost all martial arts, You must be angry with me..." With a clang, he fell to the ground with his single sword, covering his face and rushing towards the crowd. Then another middle-aged woman came out and said: "Xie Xun, I'm here to avenge my husband Qin Dapeng, the judge of Yin and Yang." Walking in front of Xie Xun, she also spit on his face and walked away crying. Seeing his adoptive father being humiliated one after another, Zhang Wuji stood still upright, his heart ached like a knife. Martial arts masters take life and death very lightly, but they are determined not to be humiliated, as the saying goes, "a scholar can be killed but not humiliated."Each of these two spit on his face, it was the greatest insult, but Xie Xun endured it calmly, it can be seen that he really regretted the crimes he did in the past to the extreme.People came out one after another from the crowd, some slapped Xie Xun twice, some kicked him, and some even cursed, Xie Xun kept his head down and endured, neither retreating nor reciprocating. More than 30 people in succession insulted Xie Xun one by one.The last Taoist with long beards came out, Ji Shou said: "Pindao Tai Xuzi, my two senior brothers were killed by the fist of the hero. Today, the pindao saw the demeanor of the hero Xie, and he is deeply ashamed. The pindao has also killed countless black and white couples with his sword. Dao Haojie, if I seek revenge from you, others can also seek revenge from me." As he spoke, he drew out the long sword, flicked his left finger, and with a bang, the long sword broke in two.He threw the broken sword on the ground, saluted Xie Xun and went away. The heroes whispered, this Taixuzi is not well-known in Jianghu, and he doesn't know what sect he belongs to, but his martial arts are so good, what's more rare is that he has a big heart and can blame himself, it seems that no one will come out to make things difficult for Xie Xun. Unexpectedly, before the group discussion was over, a middle-aged nun from the Emei Sect came out to Xie Xun, and said, "The revenge of killing my husband, I'm going to finish it with a mouthful of spit!" Spit out the forehead.This mouthful of saliva was caught in a strong wind, and the force was severe, and there was a steel nail in the middle of it. Xie Xun heard something strange, smiled wryly, and didn't dodge, thinking: "I'm going to die now, it's already too late." Suddenly, a yellow shadow flashed, and the woman in the yellow shirt flew forward abruptly, her sleeves flicked, and she rolled up the date stone nails in her sleeves, and shouted: "What is the name of this master?" The nun couldn't help seeing the attack In the middle of it, she showed a slight look of panic, and said: "My name is Jingzhao." The woman in yellow said: "Well, Jingzhao, Jingzhao. What was the name of your husband before you became a monk? How could you be harmed by Xie Daxia?" Jingzhao Angrily said: "What does this have to do with you? What do you want me to do?" The woman in the yellow shirt said: "Xie Daxia repented of his previous crimes. If someone wants to avenge his father, brother, teacher and friend, even if he is cut into pieces, Xie Daxia will be fine." No one else can interfere with what they want to accept. But if someone has ulterior motives, intends to fish in troubled waters, and kill people to silence them, then everyone can control it." Jingzhao said: "I have no enmity with Xie Xun, why bother to kill..." Before the word "mouth" was uttered, she suddenly realized that she had said something wrong, so she hurriedly stopped, her face was pale, and she couldn't help but glance at Zhou Zhiruo . The woman in the yellow shirt said: "That's right, you have no grievances or enmity with Xie Daxia, why do you want to kill people? Hmph, among the twelve female nuns of the Emei Sect, Jingxuan, Jingxu, Jingkong, Jinghui, Jingjia, Jingzhao, all of them are daughters who have become monks, so why do they have husbands?" Jingzhao turned around and left without saying a word. The woman in the yellow shirt shouted: "It's so easy to leave?" She took two steps forward and stretched out her palm to grab her shoulder.Jingzhao tilted her body and unloaded her shoulders, avoiding her grasp.The woman in the yellow shirt poked her waist with her right index finger, followed by a flying kick that hit the Huantiao acupuncture point on her leg.Jingzhao fell to the ground.The woman in the yellow shirt sneered, "Miss Zhou, this is not a very clever way to kill someone!" Zhou Zhiruo said coldly: "Senior sister Jingzhao avenged Xie Xun, what did you say to kill people?" With a wave of her left hand, she said: "There are countless disciples of the famous sect here, who don't know the difference between evil and righteous, and are willing to hang out with evil spirits from other sects. The Emei sect can't do it Catch this muddy water, let's go." Emei sent people to agree, and they all stood up.Two female disciples went to help Jingzhao, but the woman in the yellow shirt did not stop her.Zhou Zhiruo led his colleagues and went down to the peak. Zhang Wuji walked up to the yellow-clothed woman, bowed his hands and said: "Sister Cheng has helped me so much, the great virtue dare not thank you. I just want to show her name, so that Zhang Wuji will cherish it in his heart day and night." She took out a small bag from her pocket, handed it to Zhang Wuji, and said, "All kinds of doubts can be solved from here." This small bag was exactly what she had just pulled out from Zhou Zhiruo's arms.Zhang Wuji took it in his hand, bewildered. The woman in the yellow shirt smiled slightly, and said: "Behind Mount Zhongnan, the tomb of the living dead, the Condor Heroes, have disappeared from the rivers and lakes." With a move with her right hand, she took the eight girls who came with her, and floated away. Shi Hongshi, the leader of the Beggars' Clan, shouted: "Sister Yang, Sister Yang!" The woman's voice came from Feng's waist and said, "It is an important matter for the Beggars' Clan, please help Master Zhang." Zhang Wuji said loudly: "I would like to obey the order .” The woman said, “Thank you very much!” The three words "thank you very much" were sent far away, but they were still very clear and unusual despite the distance.Zhang Wuji couldn't help feeling melancholy.
Zhang Wuji stayed for a while, then turned around and pulled Zhou Dian, thanking him for giving his life to help him just now, the knife slashed his face, seeing that his injury was serious, he hurriedly ordered someone to take medicine to treat him.Zhou Dian said: "Old Zhou was originally ugly, and he really admired Fan Youshi's harming his body by teaching him. This time, he just learned from him." Kong Zhi walked up to Cheng Kun and shouted: "Yuan Zhen, tell the abbot to let go of you. If the old abbot has any troubles, your crime will be even greater." Cheng Kun smiled wryly: "This is the end of the matter, and everyone will die together." .At this moment, I want to let go to listen to the monk, and it is too late. You are not blind, can you still not see the flame at this time?" Kong Zhi turned his head to look down the peak, he saw black smoke and flames rising from the temple, he said in shock: "Dharma Hall is on fire! Hurry up, go and put out the fire." There was a commotion among the monks, and they rushed down the mountain one after another. Suddenly, white dragon-like water jets poured down into the flames all around the Bodhidharma hall, suppressing the fire in an instant. Kong Zhi clasped his palms together and recited the Buddha's name, saying: "Amitabha, the Shaolin ancient temple has saved a catastrophe." Soon two monks came up to the peak and reported: "I would like to report to my uncle, Yuan Zhen's rebels set fire to the Bodhidharma Hall. All the heroes under Mingjiao Flood have fought for righteousness and put out the fire." Kong Zhi walked up to Zhang Wuji, bowed his hands together and said, "Shaolin's thousand-year-old temple was saved from fire, all thanks to the great kindness and virtue of the leader Zhang, and the monks in Hesi are infinitely grateful." You don't need to be too polite, master." Kong Zhi said: "Brother Kongwen was imprisoned in the Bodhidharma courtyard by this traitor. Although the fire is extinguished, I don't know how safe the brother is. Master Zhang and all the heroes don't wait, I have to go and have a look. .” Cheng Kun laughed loudly, and said: "Kong Wen's body was covered with fire rapeseed oil, and the fire was all over, it's already settled. Hong Shui Qi saved the Bodhidharma Academy, but he couldn't save the old abbot." Suddenly, a voice came from the waist of the peak and said : "The flood flag can't be saved, there is the Houtu flag." It was Fan Yao's voice.As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed up to the peak with Yan Yuan, the envoy of the Houtu Banner in charge of the flag. The two of them supported an old monk, who was the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Kong Wen. Kong Zhi rushed up to hug Kong Wen, and shouted: "Brother, are you safe? The younger brother is incompetent, he deserves death." Kong Wen smiled and said, "It's all because of Donor Fan and Donor Yan who came out of the tunnel to meet each other." Save me, otherwise you and I will never see each other again?" Kongzhi saw that senior brother Kongwen, Fan Yao and Yan Yuan were all scorched, their faces and hands were covered with fire blisters, which showed the danger of the situation at that time, and thanked Fan Yao and Yan Yuan deeply, saying: "Benefactor Fan, old monk I was rude and offended before, please forgive me. The old monks are afraid to go to the Wan'an Temple in Dadu." Martial arts people make an appointment for a martial arts competition. If they fail to keep their promises, it will be a thousand times more embarrassing than convincing and losing.Kong Zhi was so grateful to Fan Yao for his kindness in taking great risks to save his senior brother that he willingly broke the contract.The two originally admired each other, but after this incident, they accepted it even more wholeheartedly, and became best friends ever since. It turned out that Cheng Kun planned carefully in advance, unexpectedly hit Kong Wen's acupoint on the eve of the hero meeting, and imprisoned him in the Bodhidharma courtyard. Listen to your own orders, or set fire immediately and burn Kongwen to death.Afterwards, things backfired, everything was unexpected, and after a crushing defeat, he issued an order to order his confidants to set fire, which was his last pawn.I only hope that the heroes and monks are busy fighting the fire, and his confidantes can take advantage of the chaos to rescue him down the mountain.Unexpectedly, a few days before the brigade arrived at Shaoshi Mountain, Yang Xiao ordered Houtu Banner to lay down a tunnel first, and pass through the Shaolin Temple. He wanted to try to rescue Xie Xun, but Xie Xun was not imprisoned in the temple. , but took the opportunity to erase the handwriting on the backs of the sixteen Arhat statues. Later, Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo teamed up to attack the Vajra Subduing Demon Circle. When Cheng Kun appeared and confronted Kong Zhi in public, Zhao Min and Yang Xiao saw the clue.Under the deliberation of the two, Fan Yao was asked to lead the two banners of Hongshui and Houtu to Qianren Temple to rescue Kongwen.However, Cheng Kun's arrangements were meticulous and vicious, and there were a lot of nitrates, oil and firewood inside and outside the Bodhidharma courtyard. Once ignited, the courtyard was immediately full of flames, and the five congregants of Houtu Banner were burned to death.Fan Yao and Yan Yuan smoked into the fire and rescued Kong Wen, but the three of them were also burnt to death. If they hadn't escaped from the tunnel, they would have died in the fire pit.The Bodhidharma Temple and several nearby monks' houses were burned, but fortunately, the fire did not spread, and important places such as the Daxiong Palace, the Sutra Pavilion, and the Arhat Hall were not affected. Kong Wen and Kong Zhi discussed a few words, passed down the decree, and detained all of Cheng Kun's followers in the apse for orders.Cheng Kun is in Shaolin Temple.For a long time, there were quite a lot of disciples, but the leader was restrained, the abbot was out of danger, and all the party members saw that the general situation was over, and no one dared to resist at the moment. Zhang Wuji walked to Xie Xun's side, and only called out: "Father!" and wept aloud, tears streaming down like rain.Xie Xun said with a smile: "Idiot child! Your adoptive father received enlightenment from the three eminent monks, and he became fully enlightened, and his life's crimes were resolved one by one. You should be happy for me. What is there to be sad about? What a pity that I abolished martial arts, isn't it?" Will you use it to do evil again in the future?" Zhang Wuji had no words to answer, but his heart ached, and he called out again: "Father!" Xie Xun walked up to Kong Wen, knelt down and said, "My disciple has committed a lot of crimes. I hope the abbot will take you in and give you a shave." Before Kong Wen could answer, Du E said, "Come here, the old monk will accept you as a disciple." Disciples dare not look forward to this blessing." He worships Kongwen as his teacher, and he is a disciple of the "Yuan" generation, if he worships Du'e as his teacher, he will be ranked in the "Kong" generation, and Kongwen and Kongzhi are brothers. up.Du'e shouted: "Oh! Emptiness is emptiness, and circle is also emptiness. I don't know how to look at people!" Xie Xun was stunned, and immediately realized that the names of master and disciple, seniority and dharma are all illusory in Buddhism, so he said in verse: "Master is empty, disciple is empty, no crime, no karma, no virtue, no merit!" He laughed and said, "Good, good! You belong to my sect, and you are still called Xie Xun. Do you understand?" Xie Xun said: "My disciple understands. Cow dung, Xie Xun, are all phantoms. There is nothing in the body, let alone a name?" Xie Xun is civil and military An all-rounder, he can see everything in the learning of various schools of thought. Once he is enlightened by the disaster, he will immediately realize the essence of Buddhism, and then he will return to Buddhism and eventually become a generation of virtuous and eminent monks. Du E said: "Go to rest, go to rest! Only then can you realize the Tao, don't go further into the magic barrier!" Taking Xie Xun's hand, he walked down the peak slowly with Du Jie and Du Nan.Kong Wen, Kong Zhi, Zhang Wuji and others all bowed to see them off.Thirty years ago, the Golden Retriever Lion was famous in all corners of the world, and he did countless earth-shattering events. Today, he has to avenge his great revenge, but he lives in a deserted family. All the heroes sigh.Zhang Wuji was both happy and sad. Kong Wen said: "All the heroes came to our temple. I am ashamed to say that our temple has suddenly undergone internal changes. I have offended many people. The hospitality is not good, and I feel very guilty. The heroes are scattered all over the place. Today we will meet again. I don't know when they will meet again. , and please sit down in the temple." At present, all heroes come to the temple from the peak, and the Shaolin Temple serves vegetarian meals to welcome them.All the monks performed rituals to save the heroes who unfortunately died in the meeting.The heroes mourned one by one.Afterwards, the Shaolin faction cleaned up Yuan Zhen and other traitors, presided over by Kong Wen and Kong Zhi.Zhang Wuji and others felt that this matter had nothing to do with outsiders, so it was inconvenient to participate. Xie Xun's major event was over, Zhang Wuji remembered what the woman in yellow shirt said, so he immediately asked Li Tianyuan to lead the disciples under the Tianying Sect, and with Peng Yingyu's help, they went to the unnamed island to welcome back the Dragon Saber and Yitian Sword.The Tianying Sect has a lot to do with the Dragon Sword. Zhang Wuji asked Li Tianyuan to pick up the knife, which meant commemorating his grandfather and dead mother.When Zhang Wuji left the island that day, he recorded the location of the island in detail, and briefly explained the geographical situation of the island to Li and Peng. It is expected that the place where the sword is buried is in the cave where Zhou Zhiruo lives every night.Li Tianyuan and Peng Yingyu gladly took orders and left.
After Zhang Wuji had a fast meal, he talked with Shi Hongshi and the elders of the Beggar Clan in the West Wing, discussing the important affairs of the Beggar Clan, when suddenly a congregation came to report: "Master, Zhang Sixia of Wudang has arrived, and we have important matters to discuss." Zhang Wuji was taken aback: "Could something be wrong with Grand Master?" He rushed out, came to the main hall, bowed to Zhang Songxi, saw that his expression was the same, he was relieved, and asked, "How is Grand Master?" Zhang Songxi said : "Master, the old man is well. I got the news at the foot of Wudang Mountain that 20,000 Yuan soldiers and iron cavalry came to Shaolin Temple to find out its meaning. It is obviously not conducive to the hero meeting, so I came to report the news at night." Zhang Wuji said: " Let's go and tell the abbot to know." At that moment, the two went to the backyard together and told Kong Wen.Kong Wen pondered and said: "This matter involves a lot, and it should be discussed with all the heroes." So he ordered the monks to ring the bell and invited all the heroes to the main hall.When the heroes heard the news, they immediately talked about it. Kong Wen said: "Heroes, I think the imperial court knew that we were gathering here, and it was definitely not good for the imperial court, so they sent troops to suppress it. We all have martial arts, so we are not afraid of the Tartars. Covered by the earth, what is the point..." Before he finished speaking, some people among the heroes cheered.空闻续道：“只是咱们江湖豪士，惯于单打独斗，比的若不是兵刃拳脚，便是内功暗器，这等马上马下、长枪大戟交战，咱们颇不擅长。依老衲之见，不如众英雄便即散去如何？”群雄面面相觑，默不做声。 忽听得寺门外马蹄声急，两骑马疾驰而来，蹄声到门外戛然而止。跟着两名汉子在知客僧接引下匆匆走进殿来，群雄一看服色，知是明教教众。二人走到张无忌身前躬身行礼，一人报道：“启禀教主：鞑子兵先锋五千，攻向少林寺来，说道寺中诸位师父聚众造反，要踏平少林。凡是光……光……”空闻微笑道：“你要说光头和尚，是不是？那也不用忌讳，但说便是。”那人道：“一路上好多位大和尚已给鞑子兵杀了。鞑子说道：'光头的都不是好人，有头发的也不是好人，只要身边带兵刃的便一概杀了。'” 许多人哇哇叫了起来，都道：“不跟鞑子兵拼个你死我活，耻为黄帝子孙。”其时宋室沦亡虽已将近百年，但草莽英豪始终将蒙古官兵视作夷狄，不肯服其管束。这时听说蒙古兵杀到，各人热血沸腾，尽皆奋身欲起。 张无忌朗声说道：“众位英雄，今日正是男儿汉杀敌报国之时。少林寺英雄大会，肉此名扬千秋！”大殿上欢呼叫嚷，响成一片。 张无忌道：“咱们就欲退让善罢，亦已不能，便请空闻方丈发号施令，我们明教上。下，尽听指挥。”空闻道：“张教主说哪里话来？敝派僧众虽曾学过一些拳脚，于行军打仗却一窍不通。近年来明教创下偌大事业，江湖上谁不知闻？唯有明教人众，方足与鞑子大军相抗。咱们公推张教主发令，相率天下豪杰，与鞑子周旋。” 张无忌还待逊辞，群雄已大声喝彩。张无忌虽年轻不足服众，但武功之强，适才力斗少林三僧时已人所共见，而明教朱元璋、徐寿辉等各路人马，在淮泗、豫鄂等地起事，攻城掠地，声势大振；先前五行旗在广场上大显身手，这等群斗的本事，更非其余门派可及。各派各帮的豪士均想，若要当此大任，确非明教不可。 张无忌道：“在下于用兵一道，实非所长，还请各位另推贤能为是。”正推让间，忽听得山下喊声大振，两名少林僧奔驰入殿，报道：“启泉方丈，蒙古兵杀上山来了！” 此时局势紧急，不容张无忌再行推辞，他只得分派道：“锐金、巨木两旗，先挡头阵。周颠先生、铁冠道长，你两位各助一旗。”周颠和铁冠道人应声而出。张无忌又道：“说不得师父，请你持我圣火令去就近调本教援兵，上山应援。”说不得接令而去。 大殿中众英雄听得元兵杀到，各抽兵刃，纷纷拥出。 张无忌抢步出殿，来到半山亭中察看，只见蒙古兵先锋千余已攻到山腰，给锐金旗一轮硬弩标枪，驱了回去。放眼远望，一队队蒙古兵蜿蜒而来，军容甚盛。其时距成吉思汗与拔都威震异域之时已远，但蒙古铁骑毕竟征战多年，仍是举世无匹的精兵。 忽听得左苜喊声大震，许多人众逃上山来，却是峨嵋派一行，想是下山时途遇蒙古官兵，又给逼了回来。李天垣与彭莹玉因只身下山，想已突围而去。只见十数名汉子抬着担架等物，给蒙古兵包围住了，周芷若率领静玄、静照数度冲杀，虽杀了数十名蒙古官兵，始终没法救出陷入重围的同门。 张无忌暗叫：“不好！担架上的是宋师哥！”叫道：“洪水、烈火两旗掩护！杨范二使、韦蝠王，随我救人。”纵身冲下。两名蒙古兵挺长矛刺来。张无忌一手抓住一支长矛，运劲抖甩，两名元兵摔下山去。他掉转矛头，双矛犹似双龙入海，卷入人丛。杨逍、范遥、韦一笑等跟随其后，蒙古兵当者披靡，登时将周芷若等一干人隔在身后。 张无忌见周芷若脸身染血，又已冲人了元兵阵中，叫道：“芷若，芷若，宋大哥救回来了吗？”周芷若并不理会，挥鞭向前攻打，但山道狭窄，挤满了人，一时冲不过去。 张无忌见两名峨嵋男弟子抬着担架，陷入包围，正挺刀与元兵死战，心道：“看来宋师哥是在那担架上。”斜身跃起，两柄长矛在山壁上交互刺戳，以手代足，如踏高跷般抢了过去。相距尚有丈余，只见两名峨嵋男弟子先后中刀中箭，骨碌碌地滚下山去。张无忌飞身跃起，左手长矛阻住担架下落，见担架中那人全身都裹在白布之中，只露出了一张脸，正是宋青书。张无忌抛去长矛，将他横抱在手，只怕扭动他震碎了的头骨，左闪右避，躲开元兵攒刺来的马刀长矛，脚下却走得平稳异常。崆峒派的唐文亮、宗维侠双双攻到，仗剑护在他身侧。双剑倏刺倏收，元兵纷纷中剑。张无忌抱着宋青书稳稳走上山来。 数百名元兵列队上冲。杨逍叫道：“烈火旗动手！”烈火旗教众从喷筒中喷出火油，一支支火箭射出，烈焰奔腾，当先二百余名元兵身上着火，一团团火球般滚下山去。那边厢洪水旗水龙中喷出毒水，也有数百名元兵给浇中了，死伤狼藉。元兵万夫长下令鸣金收兵，众兵将前队变后队，强弓射住阵脚，缓缓退下。杨逍叹道：“鞑子兵虽败不乱，确是天下精兵。”元兵直退到山脚下，如扇面般散开，看来一时不致再攻。 张无忌下令：“锐金、洪水、烈火三旗守住上山要道。巨木、厚土二旗急速伐木搬土，构筑壁垒，以防敌军冲击。”五行旗各掌旗使齐声接令，分别指挥下属布防。 群雄先前均想纵然杀不尽鞑子官兵，若求自保，总非难事。但适才一阵交锋，见识到了元军的威力，才知行军打仗和单打独斗的比武确然大不相同。千万兵士一拥而上，势如潮水，如周芷若这等武功高强之极的人物，在人潮中也无所施其技。四面八方都是刀枪剑戟，乱砍乱杀，平时所学的什么见招拆招、内劲外功，全都用不着了。若不是明教五行旗以阵法抵挡阵法，这时少室山头定已惨不堪言，少林寺也已在烈火中成了一片瓦砾。倒是少林僧众颇有规律，一队队少年僧众手持禅杖戒刀，在年长僧侣率领下分守各处要地，但寡不敌众，势难挡住一万蒙古精兵的冲击。待见元军退去，群雄纷纷议论，才明白为什么前朝尽多武功高强的英雄豪杰，却将大好江山沦亡在蒙古兵手中。
众人斗了半天，肚中都饿了。明教五行旗及少林寺的半数僧侣分守各处要道，余人由僧众接进寺里吃斋。堪堪天色将晚，张无忌跃上一株高树，向山下瞭望，只见元兵东一堆、西一堆地聚在山下，炊烟四起，正自埋锅造饭。他跃下树来，对韦一笑道：“韦蝠王，天黑之后，请你去探察敌情，瞧他们是否会在夜中突袭。”韦一笑接令而去。杨逍道：“教主，我看鞑子在前山受挫，今日多半已不会再攻，倒要防备他们自后山偷袭。”张无忌道：“不错。请杨左使和范右使在此坐镇，我到那边山峰上瞧瞧去。”赵敏道：“我也去！” 两人走上曾经囚禁谢逊的山峰，眺望后山，不见动静。元军驻扎处黑沉沉的，想来兵将均已入睡休息。忽听得西北角上隐隐有呼叱之声，侧耳倾听，远处有劲风互击，显是有人斗殴。张无忌道：“咱们瞧瞧去！”携了赵敏的手，登高循声望去，只见三个人影正向西疾驰，身法迅速异常，均是一流高手。 张无忌伸手搂住赵敏腰间，展开轻功，疾追下去，远远眺见前面一人奔逃，后面两人快步追逐。他脚下越来越快，追出里许，月光下已见到后面二人是两个老者，正是鹿杖客和鹤笔翁。只见鹤笔翁左手扬动，一支鹤嘴笔向前面那人掷去。那人回剑挡格，当的一声响，将鹤嘴笔掠起，抛向空中。就这么缓得一缓，鹿杖客已跃到那人身旁，鹿杖刺出。 ! 那人斜身闪避，拍出一掌，月光照射在她脸上，只见她脸色苍白，长发散乱，正是周芷若。张无忌吃了一惊，忙带伺赵敏隐身树后。 鹤笔翁接住空中掉下的鹤嘴笔，绕到周芷若左首，和鹿杖客成左右合击之势。 周芷若咬牙道：“两个老鬼苦苦追我，到底干什么？”鹿杖客道：“我们要向宋夫人求借武功秘笈，学一学九阴白骨爪的功夫。”张无忌一惊：“那黄衫姊姊和芷若的对答，都让这两个老家伙听去了。原来他二人混在群雄之中，居然没给发觉。” 只听周芷若道：“武功秘笈倒是有的，我练成之后早已毁去。”鹿杖客冷笑道：“'练成'二字，谈何容易？宋夫人武功虽然出类拔萃，却未必已到登峰造极的地步，否则的话，一举手便可将我师兄弟二人杀了，却又何必奔逃？”周芷若道：“我说毁了，便是毁了，谁有空跟你多说。少陪了！” 鹿杖客和鹤笔翁齐声喝道：“且慢！”鹿杖、鹤笔同时扬起，攻向周芷若两侧。 周芷若长剑挥动，月光下如银蛇狂舞。玄冥二老一杖双笔，联手进攻。 张无忌先前只见到周芷若使鞭的功夫，这时见她剑招神光离合，在二大高手夹击下竟有守有攻，偶尔虚实变幻，巧招忽生。再斗数十合，周芷若剑招愈来愈奇，十招中倒有七招是极凌厉的攻势。张无忌知她急谋脱身，但这般打法加速运用内力，倘若偶一疏神，便立遭凶险。他心下关切，悄悄从树后出来，走近了几步。 蓦地里周芷若一声呼叱，向鹿杖客急刺三剑。鹿杖客闪身相避。便在此时，鹤笔翁双笔脱手，向她背心猛掷过去，双笔在空中当的一声互撞，分袭她后脑与后腰要害。 周芷若听得身后兵刃掷到，缩身闪避，却没料到双笔在空中互相碰撞之后，竟会忽地变向。她让开了袭向脑门的一笔，另一支袭向腰间的鹤嘴笔却说什么也避不开了。 张无忌纵身急跃，伸手抓住了那支鹤嘴笔，横掌挡开鹤笔翁拍来的一掌。 周芷若惊惶失措之下，鹿杖客轻飘飘一掌拍出，正中她胸腹之间。那是非同小可的“玄冥神掌”，周芷若气息立闭，便即晕去。鹿杖客一直垂涎周芷若的美色，见她晕倒，立即抢上抱住。张无忌大惊，将手中鹤嘴笔远远掷出，反手一掌，重重击在鹿杖客肩上，夺过周芷若，斜跃丈余，喝道：“玄冥二老，竟这等不要脸么？” 鹿杖客哈哈一笑，说道：“我道是谁胆敢来横加插手，原来是张大教主。你要了我们郡主，又想要这位宋夫人吗？我们郡主在哪里？你将她拐带到哪儿去啦？” 赵敏从树后闪身出来，将周芷若接抱过去，笑吟吟地道：“鹿先生，你整日价神魂颠倒地牵记我，也不怕我爹爹着恼么？”鹿杖客怒道：“你这小妖女，挑拨离间我师兄弟之情。我师兄弟与你父早已恩断义绝，汝阳王着不着恼，干我何事？” 张无忌见鹿杖客下毒手打伤周芷若，又对赵敏言语无礼，更想起幼时中了鹤笔翁的“玄冥神掌”，不知吃了多少苦头，旧恨新仇，霎时间都涌上心头，说道：“敏妹，你且退后，我见了这两个老家伙便心头有气，今日要好好地打他们一顿。” 二老见他空手，便即放下兵刃，凝神以待。 张无忌喝道：“看招！”一招“揽雀尾”，双掌推出。这一招使的是太极拳法，去势甚缓，掌力却暗蓄九阳神功。太极拳在后世虽属寻常，但其时张三丰初创未久，武林中极为少见。鹿杖客从未见过这等轻柔无力的掌势，不知中间有何诡计，他对张无忌甚为忌惮，不敢便接，斜身闪开。张无忌转过身来，“玉女穿梭”，左掌拍向鹤笔翁，右掌微颤，吞吐不定。鹤笔翁左手食指往他掌心虚点，右掌斜下，拍向张无忌小腹。 张无忌曾与玄冥二老数度交手，知道他二人本来已非自己对手，最近自己与渡厄等三僧三度剧斗，武功又深了一层，要击败二人可说绰绰有余。但二人毕竟修为非同小可，却也不敢轻忽，展开太极拳法，圈圈连环，九阳神功从一个个或正或斜的圆圈中透将出来。玄冥二老渐感阳气炽烈，自己玄冥神掌中发出的阴寒之气，或遭消解，或给对方逼回。 斗到百余合时，张无忌一瞥眼间，只见地下两个黑影微微颤动，正是月光照射在赵敏与周芷若身上的影子，心中一凛，侧目望去，见赵敏不住摇晃，似有抱不住周芷若之势，暗道：“不好！芷若中了鹿老儿的玄冥神掌，只怕抵受不住。她练的本是阴寒功夫，再加上这玄冥神掌中天下阴毒之最的寒气，寒上加寒，看来敏妹也禁受不住了。”手上加劲，猛向鹿杖客压去。 鹿杖客见他拳法陡变，便即猜知他心意，侧身闪过，叫道：“师弟，跟他游斗。宋夫人身上寒毒发作，别让他抽手解救。”鹤笔翁道：“正是！”跃出圈子，要待去拾鹤嘴笔。张无忌挥掌拍去，劲风压得鹤笔翁气也喘不过来。鹿杖客反手抄起鹿杖，挑向张无忌腰胁。张无忌连变数路拳法，使出学自少林神僧空性的“龙爪擒拿手”三十六式，“抚琴式”、“鼓瑟式”、“捕风式”、“抱残式”，攻势凌厉。 鹿杖客叫道：“这龙爪功练得很好啊，待会儿用来在地下挖坑，倒也不错。”鹤笔翁道：“师哥，在地下挖坑干什么？”鹿杖客笑道：“那宋夫人死定了，挖坑埋人啊！”他一说话，心神微分，张无忌飞起右脚，踢中了他左腿。鹿杖客一个踉跄，随即站定，将一根鹿杖舞得风雨不透。 张无忌回头又望赵敏与周芷若一眼，见她二人颤抖得更厉害了，问道：“敏妹，怎样？”赵敏道：“糟糕！冷得紧！”张无忌吃了一惊，稍行凝思，已明其理，本来周芷若身中玄冥神掌，阴寒纵然厉害，也只她一人身受，这时连赵敏也冷了起来，想必是赵敏好心，伸掌助周芷若运功抗御。她二人功力相差甚远，周芷若的内功又甚怪异，以致赵敏救人不得，反受其累。张无忌双拳大开大阖，只盼尽速击退二老。但二老离得远远的，忽前忽后，只是拖延，不跟他正面为敌。 张无忌心下焦躁，叫道：“敏妹，你放下周姑娘，别抱着她！”赵敏道，“我……我放不下。”张无忌奇道：“怎么？”赵敏道：“她……她背心……粘住了我手掌。”说话时牙关打战，身子摇摇欲坠。张无忌一惊更甚。 只听得鹿杖客说道：“张教主，这宋夫人好狠心啊，她正在将体内寒毒传到郡主身上，郡主就快死了。咱们来立个约，好不好？”张无忌道：“立什么约？”鹿杖客道：“咱们两下罢斗，我得宋夫人身上的武功秘笈，你救郡主。” 张无忌哼了一声，心想：“这玄冥二老武功已如此了得，若再练成芷若的阴毒武功，此后作恶，只怕连我也制不住了。”百忙中回头看去，只见赵敏本来皓如美玉般的双颊上已罩上了一片青色，满脸神色痛苦难当。张无忌退后两步，左手抓住她右掌，体内九阳真气便即从手掌上源源传去。 鹿杖客叫道：“上前急攻！”玄冥二老一杖一笔如疾风暴雨般猛袭而来。 张无忌一大半真力用以解救赵周二女，身子既不能动，又只剩下单掌迎敌，霎时间凶险万分。嗤的一声响，左腿裤脚给鹤嘴笔划破一条长缝，腿上鲜血淋漓。 赵敏本来给周芷若的阴寒之气逼得几欲冻僵，似乎全身血液都要凝结，得九阳真气一冲，渐觉暖和。但张无忌单掌抵御玄冥二老，左支右绌，传向赵敏的九阳真气减弱，赵敏全身又格格寒战。 鹿杖客呼呼呼三杖，杖上鹿角直戳向张无忌眼睛。鹤笔翁的鹤嘴笔同时攻到。张无忌猛地使出圣火令上的古波斯武功，忽地一个筋斗翻向空中，一屁股向二老头顶坐将下来。玄冥二老从来未见过这等怪异招式，大骇之下，急忙跃开。 张无忌见此招奏效，接连奇招怪式，层出不穷，玄冥二老再也不敢抢近，张无忌体内的九阳真气便尽数传到了赵敏身上。这一全力发挥，周芷若所中的玄冥寒毒立时便驱赶殆尽。但阴阳二气在人体内交感，此强彼弱，彼强则此弱，玄冥寒毒一尽，九阳真气便去抵消她所练的九阴内力。 周芷若在桃花岛取得《九阴真经》后，日夕勤修苦练，然英雄大会时日迫促，没法从扎根基的功夫中循序渐进，因此内力不深。她中了“玄冥
Xie Xun said loudly: "I, Xie Xun, have committed many evils. I didn't expect to live to this day. Among the heroes in the world, is there any relative, teacher or friend who was killed by Xie, so he invited him to take Xie's life. Wuji, you Don't stop it, let alone retaliate afterwards, so as not to add to your righteous father's crimes." Zhang Wuji agreed with tears. Although there are quite a few people among the heroes who have deep hatred against him, but seeing him avenge his family, only Cheng Kun's martial arts will be abolished, and his own martial arts will also be ruined. A punch is really not the act of a hero. Suddenly a man came out of the crowd and said: "Xie Xun, your late father was wounded by the flying sword of Yan Ling. I'm here to avenge my late father!" He walked up to him.Xie Xun said dejectedly: "That's right, my father, the old hero Qiu, was indeed killed by me. Back then we fought one-on-one, and no one took advantage of the other. My father's heroism, benevolence and righteousness, I still admire. Please invite Qiu Brother, do it." The man surnamed Qiu took two steps forward with his sword drawn.Zhang Wuji's heart was in chaos, if he didn't take action to stop him, his adoptive father would be killed by this man's sword, but if he was sent away, it would only cause more troubles for his adoptive father in his lifetime.His body trembled, and he took two steps involuntarily.Xie Xun shouted: "Wuji, if you stop someone from taking revenge, you are doing me a great disservice. I have committed a lot of crimes in my life, and even if I die ten times, I still have to pay off my blood debt." The man surnamed Qiu raised his saber to his chest, suddenly tears came from his eyes, spit on Xie Xun's face, choked up and said: "My father was a hero, like an old man in heaven, seeing me kill a blind man who has lost all martial arts, You must be angry with me..." With a clang, he fell to the ground with his single sword, covering his face and rushing towards the crowd. Then another middle-aged woman came out and said: "Xie Xun, I'm here to avenge my husband Qin Dapeng, the judge of Yin and Yang." Walking in front of Xie Xun, she also spit on his face and walked away crying. Seeing his adoptive father being humiliated one after another, Zhang Wuji stood still upright, his heart ached like a knife. Martial arts masters take life and death very lightly, but they are determined not to be humiliated, as the saying goes, "a scholar can be killed but not humiliated."Each of these two spit on his face, it was the greatest insult, but Xie Xun endured it calmly, it can be seen that he really regretted the crimes he did in the past to the extreme.People came out one after another from the crowd, some slapped Xie Xun twice, some kicked him, and some even cursed, Xie Xun kept his head down and endured, neither retreating nor reciprocating. More than 30 people in succession insulted Xie Xun one by one.The last Taoist with long beards came out, Ji Shou said: "Pindao Tai Xuzi, my two senior brothers were killed by the fist of the hero. Today, the pindao saw the demeanor of the hero Xie, and he is deeply ashamed. The pindao has also killed countless black and white couples with his sword. Dao Haojie, if I seek revenge from you, others can also seek revenge from me." As he spoke, he drew out the long sword, flicked his left finger, and with a bang, the long sword broke in two.He threw the broken sword on the ground, saluted Xie Xun and went away. The heroes whispered, this Taixuzi is not well-known in Jianghu, and he doesn't know what sect he belongs to, but his martial arts are so good, what's more rare is that he has a big heart and can blame himself, it seems that no one will come out to make things difficult for Xie Xun. Unexpectedly, before the group discussion was over, a middle-aged nun from the Emei Sect came out to Xie Xun, and said, "The revenge of killing my husband, I'm going to finish it with a mouthful of spit!" Spit out the forehead.This mouthful of saliva was caught in a strong wind, and the force was severe, and there was a steel nail in the middle of it. Xie Xun heard something strange, smiled wryly, and didn't dodge, thinking: "I'm going to die now, it's already too late." Suddenly, a yellow shadow flashed, and the woman in the yellow shirt flew forward abruptly, her sleeves flicked, and she rolled up the date stone nails in her sleeves, and shouted: "What is the name of this master?" The nun couldn't help seeing the attack In the middle of it, she showed a slight look of panic, and said: "My name is Jingzhao." The woman in yellow said: "Well, Jingzhao, Jingzhao. What was the name of your husband before you became a monk? How could you be harmed by Xie Daxia?" Jingzhao Angrily said: "What does this have to do with you? What do you want me to do?" The woman in the yellow shirt said: "Xie Daxia repented of his previous crimes. If someone wants to avenge his father, brother, teacher and friend, even if he is cut into pieces, Xie Daxia will be fine." No one else can interfere with what they want to accept. But if someone has ulterior motives, intends to fish in troubled waters, and kill people to silence them, then everyone can control it." Jingzhao said: "I have no enmity with Xie Xun, why bother to kill..." Before the word "mouth" was uttered, she suddenly realized that she had said something wrong, so she hurriedly stopped, her face was pale, and she couldn't help but glance at Zhou Zhiruo . The woman in the yellow shirt said: "That's right, you have no grievances or enmity with Xie Daxia, why do you want to kill people? Hmph, among the twelve female nuns of the Emei Sect, Jingxuan, Jingxu, Jingkong, Jinghui, Jingjia, Jingzhao, all of them are daughters who have become monks, so why do they have husbands?" Jingzhao turned around and left without saying a word. The woman in the yellow shirt shouted: "It's so easy to leave?" She took two steps forward and stretched out her palm to grab her shoulder.Jingzhao tilted her body and unloaded her shoulders, avoiding her grasp.The woman in the yellow shirt poked her waist with her right index finger, followed by a flying kick that hit the Huantiao acupuncture point on her leg.Jingzhao fell to the ground.The woman in the yellow shirt sneered, "Miss Zhou, this is not a very clever way to kill someone!" Zhou Zhiruo said coldly: "Senior sister Jingzhao avenged Xie Xun, what did you say to kill people?" With a wave of her left hand, she said: "There are countless disciples of the famous sect here, who don't know the difference between evil and righteous, and are willing to hang out with evil spirits from other sects. The Emei sect can't do it Catch this muddy water, let's go." Emei sent people to agree, and they all stood up.Two female disciples went to help Jingzhao, but the woman in the yellow shirt did not stop her.Zhou Zhiruo led his colleagues and went down to the peak. Zhang Wuji walked up to the yellow-clothed woman, bowed his hands and said: "Sister Cheng has helped me so much, the great virtue dare not thank you. I just want to show her name, so that Zhang Wuji will cherish it in his heart day and night." She took out a small bag from her pocket, handed it to Zhang Wuji, and said, "All kinds of doubts can be solved from here." This small bag was exactly what she had just pulled out from Zhou Zhiruo's arms.Zhang Wuji took it in his hand, bewildered. The woman in the yellow shirt smiled slightly, and said: "Behind Mount Zhongnan, the tomb of the living dead, the Condor Heroes, have disappeared from the rivers and lakes." With a move with her right hand, she took the eight girls who came with her, and floated away. Shi Hongshi, the leader of the Beggars' Clan, shouted: "Sister Yang, Sister Yang!" The woman's voice came from Feng's waist and said, "It is an important matter for the Beggars' Clan, please help Master Zhang." Zhang Wuji said loudly: "I would like to obey the order .” The woman said, “Thank you very much!” The three words "thank you very much" were sent far away, but they were still very clear and unusual despite the distance.Zhang Wuji couldn't help feeling melancholy.
Zhang Wuji stayed for a while, then turned around and pulled Zhou Dian, thanking him for giving his life to help him just now, the knife slashed his face, seeing that his injury was serious, he hurriedly ordered someone to take medicine to treat him.Zhou Dian said: "Old Zhou was originally ugly, and he really admired Fan Youshi's harming his body by teaching him. This time, he just learned from him." Kong Zhi walked up to Cheng Kun and shouted: "Yuan Zhen, tell the abbot to let go of you. If the old abbot has any troubles, your crime will be even greater." Cheng Kun smiled wryly: "This is the end of the matter, and everyone will die together." .At this moment, I want to let go to listen to the monk, and it is too late. You are not blind, can you still not see the flame at this time?" Kong Zhi turned his head to look down the peak, he saw black smoke and flames rising from the temple, he said in shock: "Dharma Hall is on fire! Hurry up, go and put out the fire." There was a commotion among the monks, and they rushed down the mountain one after another. Suddenly, white dragon-like water jets poured down into the flames all around the Bodhidharma hall, suppressing the fire in an instant. Kong Zhi clasped his palms together and recited the Buddha's name, saying: "Amitabha, the Shaolin ancient temple has saved a catastrophe." Soon two monks came up to the peak and reported: "I would like to report to my uncle, Yuan Zhen's rebels set fire to the Bodhidharma Hall. All the heroes under Mingjiao Flood have fought for righteousness and put out the fire." Kong Zhi walked up to Zhang Wuji, bowed his hands together and said, "Shaolin's thousand-year-old temple was saved from fire, all thanks to the great kindness and virtue of the leader Zhang, and the monks in Hesi are infinitely grateful." You don't need to be too polite, master." Kong Zhi said: "Brother Kongwen was imprisoned in the Bodhidharma courtyard by this traitor. Although the fire is extinguished, I don't know how safe the brother is. Master Zhang and all the heroes don't wait, I have to go and have a look. .” Cheng Kun laughed loudly, and said: "Kong Wen's body was covered with fire rapeseed oil, and the fire was all over, it's already settled. Hong Shui Qi saved the Bodhidharma Academy, but he couldn't save the old abbot." Suddenly, a voice came from the waist of the peak and said : "The flood flag can't be saved, there is the Houtu flag." It was Fan Yao's voice.As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed up to the peak with Yan Yuan, the envoy of the Houtu Banner in charge of the flag. The two of them supported an old monk, who was the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Kong Wen. Kong Zhi rushed up to hug Kong Wen, and shouted: "Brother, are you safe? The younger brother is incompetent, he deserves death." Kong Wen smiled and said, "It's all because of Donor Fan and Donor Yan who came out of the tunnel to meet each other." Save me, otherwise you and I will never see each other again?" Kongzhi saw that senior brother Kongwen, Fan Yao and Yan Yuan were all scorched, their faces and hands were covered with fire blisters, which showed the danger of the situation at that time, and thanked Fan Yao and Yan Yuan deeply, saying: "Benefactor Fan, old monk I was rude and offended before, please forgive me. The old monks are afraid to go to the Wan'an Temple in Dadu." Martial arts people make an appointment for a martial arts competition. If they fail to keep their promises, it will be a thousand times more embarrassing than convincing and losing.Kong Zhi was so grateful to Fan Yao for his kindness in taking great risks to save his senior brother that he willingly broke the contract.The two originally admired each other, but after this incident, they accepted it even more wholeheartedly, and became best friends ever since. It turned out that Cheng Kun planned carefully in advance, unexpectedly hit Kong Wen's acupoint on the eve of the hero meeting, and imprisoned him in the Bodhidharma courtyard. Listen to your own orders, or set fire immediately and burn Kongwen to death.Afterwards, things backfired, everything was unexpected, and after a crushing defeat, he issued an order to order his confidants to set fire, which was his last pawn.I only hope that the heroes and monks are busy fighting the fire, and his confidantes can take advantage of the chaos to rescue him down the mountain.Unexpectedly, a few days before the brigade arrived at Shaoshi Mountain, Yang Xiao ordered Houtu Banner to lay down a tunnel first, and pass through the Shaolin Temple. He wanted to try to rescue Xie Xun, but Xie Xun was not imprisoned in the temple. , but took the opportunity to erase the handwriting on the backs of the sixteen Arhat statues. Later, Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo teamed up to attack the Vajra Subduing Demon Circle. When Cheng Kun appeared and confronted Kong Zhi in public, Zhao Min and Yang Xiao saw the clue.Under the deliberation of the two, Fan Yao was asked to lead the two banners of Hongshui and Houtu to Qianren Temple to rescue Kongwen.However, Cheng Kun's arrangements were meticulous and vicious, and there were a lot of nitrates, oil and firewood inside and outside the Bodhidharma courtyard. Once ignited, the courtyard was immediately full of flames, and the five congregants of Houtu Banner were burned to death.Fan Yao and Yan Yuan smoked into the fire and rescued Kong Wen, but the three of them were also burnt to death. If they hadn't escaped from the tunnel, they would have died in the fire pit.The Bodhidharma Temple and several nearby monks' houses were burned, but fortunately, the fire did not spread, and important places such as the Daxiong Palace, the Sutra Pavilion, and the Arhat Hall were not affected. Kong Wen and Kong Zhi discussed a few words, passed down the decree, and detained all of Cheng Kun's followers in the apse for orders.Cheng Kun is in Shaolin Temple.For a long time, there were quite a lot of disciples, but the leader was restrained, the abbot was out of danger, and all the party members saw that the general situation was over, and no one dared to resist at the moment. Zhang Wuji walked to Xie Xun's side, and only called out: "Father!" and wept aloud, tears streaming down like rain.Xie Xun said with a smile: "Idiot child! Your adoptive father received enlightenment from the three eminent monks, and he became fully enlightened, and his life's crimes were resolved one by one. You should be happy for me. What is there to be sad about? What a pity that I abolished martial arts, isn't it?" Will you use it to do evil again in the future?" Zhang Wuji had no words to answer, but his heart ached, and he called out again: "Father!" Xie Xun walked up to Kong Wen, knelt down and said, "My disciple has committed a lot of crimes. I hope the abbot will take you in and give you a shave." Before Kong Wen could answer, Du E said, "Come here, the old monk will accept you as a disciple." Disciples dare not look forward to this blessing." He worships Kongwen as his teacher, and he is a disciple of the "Yuan" generation, if he worships Du'e as his teacher, he will be ranked in the "Kong" generation, and Kongwen and Kongzhi are brothers. up.Du'e shouted: "Oh! Emptiness is emptiness, and circle is also emptiness. I don't know how to look at people!" Xie Xun was stunned, and immediately realized that the names of master and disciple, seniority and dharma are all illusory in Buddhism, so he said in verse: "Master is empty, disciple is empty, no crime, no karma, no virtue, no merit!" He laughed and said, "Good, good! You belong to my sect, and you are still called Xie Xun. Do you understand?" Xie Xun said: "My disciple understands. Cow dung, Xie Xun, are all phantoms. There is nothing in the body, let alone a name?" Xie Xun is civil and military An all-rounder, he can see everything in the learning of various schools of thought. Once he is enlightened by the disaster, he will immediately realize the essence of Buddhism, and then he will return to Buddhism and eventually become a generation of virtuous and eminent monks. Du E said: "Go to rest, go to rest! Only then can you realize the Tao, don't go further into the magic barrier!" Taking Xie Xun's hand, he walked down the peak slowly with Du Jie and Du Nan.Kong Wen, Kong Zhi, Zhang Wuji and others all bowed to see them off.Thirty years ago, the Golden Retriever Lion was famous in all corners of the world, and he did countless earth-shattering events. Today, he has to avenge his great revenge, but he lives in a deserted family. All the heroes sigh.Zhang Wuji was both happy and sad. Kong Wen said: "All the heroes came to our temple. I am ashamed to say that our temple has suddenly undergone internal changes. I have offended many people. The hospitality is not good, and I feel very guilty. The heroes are scattered all over the place. Today we will meet again. I don't know when they will meet again. , and please sit down in the temple." At present, all heroes come to the temple from the peak, and the Shaolin Temple serves vegetarian meals to welcome them.All the monks performed rituals to save the heroes who unfortunately died in the meeting.The heroes mourned one by one.Afterwards, the Shaolin faction cleaned up Yuan Zhen and other traitors, presided over by Kong Wen and Kong Zhi.Zhang Wuji and others felt that this matter had nothing to do with outsiders, so it was inconvenient to participate. Xie Xun's major event was over, Zhang Wuji remembered what the woman in yellow shirt said, so he immediately asked Li Tianyuan to lead the disciples under the Tianying Sect, and with Peng Yingyu's help, they went to the unnamed island to welcome back the Dragon Saber and Yitian Sword.The Tianying Sect has a lot to do with the Dragon Sword. Zhang Wuji asked Li Tianyuan to pick up the knife, which meant commemorating his grandfather and dead mother.When Zhang Wuji left the island that day, he recorded the location of the island in detail, and briefly explained the geographical situation of the island to Li and Peng. It is expected that the place where the sword is buried is in the cave where Zhou Zhiruo lives every night.Li Tianyuan and Peng Yingyu gladly took orders and left.
After Zhang Wuji had a fast meal, he talked with Shi Hongshi and the elders of the Beggar Clan in the West Wing, discussing the important affairs of the Beggar Clan, when suddenly a congregation came to report: "Master, Zhang Sixia of Wudang has arrived, and we have important matters to discuss." Zhang Wuji was taken aback: "Could something be wrong with Grand Master?" He rushed out, came to the main hall, bowed to Zhang Songxi, saw that his expression was the same, he was relieved, and asked, "How is Grand Master?" Zhang Songxi said : "Master, the old man is well. I got the news at the foot of Wudang Mountain that 20,000 Yuan soldiers and iron cavalry came to Shaolin Temple to find out its meaning. It is obviously not conducive to the hero meeting, so I came to report the news at night." Zhang Wuji said: " Let's go and tell the abbot to know." At that moment, the two went to the backyard together and told Kong Wen.Kong Wen pondered and said: "This matter involves a lot, and it should be discussed with all the heroes." So he ordered the monks to ring the bell and invited all the heroes to the main hall.When the heroes heard the news, they immediately talked about it. Kong Wen said: "Heroes, I think the imperial court knew that we were gathering here, and it was definitely not good for the imperial court, so they sent troops to suppress it. We all have martial arts, so we are not afraid of the Tartars. Covered by the earth, what is the point..." Before he finished speaking, some people among the heroes cheered.空闻续道：“只是咱们江湖豪士，惯于单打独斗，比的若不是兵刃拳脚，便是内功暗器，这等马上马下、长枪大戟交战，咱们颇不擅长。依老衲之见，不如众英雄便即散去如何？”群雄面面相觑，默不做声。 忽听得寺门外马蹄声急，两骑马疾驰而来，蹄声到门外戛然而止。跟着两名汉子在知客僧接引下匆匆走进殿来，群雄一看服色，知是明教教众。二人走到张无忌身前躬身行礼，一人报道：“启禀教主：鞑子兵先锋五千，攻向少林寺来，说道寺中诸位师父聚众造反，要踏平少林。凡是光……光……”空闻微笑道：“你要说光头和尚，是不是？那也不用忌讳，但说便是。”那人道：“一路上好多位大和尚已给鞑子兵杀了。鞑子说道：'光头的都不是好人，有头发的也不是好人，只要身边带兵刃的便一概杀了。'” 许多人哇哇叫了起来，都道：“不跟鞑子兵拼个你死我活，耻为黄帝子孙。”其时宋室沦亡虽已将近百年，但草莽英豪始终将蒙古官兵视作夷狄，不肯服其管束。这时听说蒙古兵杀到，各人热血沸腾，尽皆奋身欲起。 张无忌朗声说道：“众位英雄，今日正是男儿汉杀敌报国之时。少林寺英雄大会，肉此名扬千秋！”大殿上欢呼叫嚷，响成一片。 张无忌道：“咱们就欲退让善罢，亦已不能，便请空闻方丈发号施令，我们明教上。下，尽听指挥。”空闻道：“张教主说哪里话来？敝派僧众虽曾学过一些拳脚，于行军打仗却一窍不通。近年来明教创下偌大事业，江湖上谁不知闻？唯有明教人众，方足与鞑子大军相抗。咱们公推张教主发令，相率天下豪杰，与鞑子周旋。” 张无忌还待逊辞，群雄已大声喝彩。张无忌虽年轻不足服众，但武功之强，适才力斗少林三僧时已人所共见，而明教朱元璋、徐寿辉等各路人马，在淮泗、豫鄂等地起事，攻城掠地，声势大振；先前五行旗在广场上大显身手，这等群斗的本事，更非其余门派可及。各派各帮的豪士均想，若要当此大任，确非明教不可。 张无忌道：“在下于用兵一道，实非所长，还请各位另推贤能为是。”正推让间，忽听得山下喊声大振，两名少林僧奔驰入殿，报道：“启泉方丈，蒙古兵杀上山来了！” 此时局势紧急，不容张无忌再行推辞，他只得分派道：“锐金、巨木两旗，先挡头阵。周颠先生、铁冠道长，你两位各助一旗。”周颠和铁冠道人应声而出。张无忌又道：“说不得师父，请你持我圣火令去就近调本教援兵，上山应援。”说不得接令而去。 大殿中众英雄听得元兵杀到，各抽兵刃，纷纷拥出。 张无忌抢步出殿，来到半山亭中察看，只见蒙古兵先锋千余已攻到山腰，给锐金旗一轮硬弩标枪，驱了回去。放眼远望，一队队蒙古兵蜿蜒而来，军容甚盛。其时距成吉思汗与拔都威震异域之时已远，但蒙古铁骑毕竟征战多年，仍是举世无匹的精兵。 忽听得左苜喊声大震，许多人众逃上山来，却是峨嵋派一行，想是下山时途遇蒙古官兵，又给逼了回来。李天垣与彭莹玉因只身下山，想已突围而去。只见十数名汉子抬着担架等物，给蒙古兵包围住了，周芷若率领静玄、静照数度冲杀，虽杀了数十名蒙古官兵，始终没法救出陷入重围的同门。 张无忌暗叫：“不好！担架上的是宋师哥！”叫道：“洪水、烈火两旗掩护！杨范二使、韦蝠王，随我救人。”纵身冲下。两名蒙古兵挺长矛刺来。张无忌一手抓住一支长矛，运劲抖甩，两名元兵摔下山去。他掉转矛头，双矛犹似双龙入海，卷入人丛。杨逍、范遥、韦一笑等跟随其后，蒙古兵当者披靡，登时将周芷若等一干人隔在身后。 张无忌见周芷若脸身染血，又已冲人了元兵阵中，叫道：“芷若，芷若，宋大哥救回来了吗？”周芷若并不理会，挥鞭向前攻打，但山道狭窄，挤满了人，一时冲不过去。 张无忌见两名峨嵋男弟子抬着担架，陷入包围，正挺刀与元兵死战，心道：“看来宋师哥是在那担架上。”斜身跃起，两柄长矛在山壁上交互刺戳，以手代足，如踏高跷般抢了过去。相距尚有丈余，只见两名峨嵋男弟子先后中刀中箭，骨碌碌地滚下山去。张无忌飞身跃起，左手长矛阻住担架下落，见担架中那人全身都裹在白布之中，只露出了一张脸，正是宋青书。张无忌抛去长矛，将他横抱在手，只怕扭动他震碎了的头骨，左闪右避，躲开元兵攒刺来的马刀长矛，脚下却走得平稳异常。崆峒派的唐文亮、宗维侠双双攻到，仗剑护在他身侧。双剑倏刺倏收，元兵纷纷中剑。张无忌抱着宋青书稳稳走上山来。 数百名元兵列队上冲。杨逍叫道：“烈火旗动手！”烈火旗教众从喷筒中喷出火油，一支支火箭射出，烈焰奔腾，当先二百余名元兵身上着火，一团团火球般滚下山去。那边厢洪水旗水龙中喷出毒水，也有数百名元兵给浇中了，死伤狼藉。元兵万夫长下令鸣金收兵，众兵将前队变后队，强弓射住阵脚，缓缓退下。杨逍叹道：“鞑子兵虽败不乱，确是天下精兵。”元兵直退到山脚下，如扇面般散开，看来一时不致再攻。 张无忌下令：“锐金、洪水、烈火三旗守住上山要道。巨木、厚土二旗急速伐木搬土，构筑壁垒，以防敌军冲击。”五行旗各掌旗使齐声接令，分别指挥下属布防。 群雄先前均想纵然杀不尽鞑子官兵，若求自保，总非难事。但适才一阵交锋，见识到了元军的威力，才知行军打仗和单打独斗的比武确然大不相同。千万兵士一拥而上，势如潮水，如周芷若这等武功高强之极的人物，在人潮中也无所施其技。四面八方都是刀枪剑戟，乱砍乱杀，平时所学的什么见招拆招、内劲外功，全都用不着了。若不是明教五行旗以阵法抵挡阵法，这时少室山头定已惨不堪言，少林寺也已在烈火中成了一片瓦砾。倒是少林僧众颇有规律，一队队少年僧众手持禅杖戒刀，在年长僧侣率领下分守各处要地，但寡不敌众，势难挡住一万蒙古精兵的冲击。待见元军退去，群雄纷纷议论，才明白为什么前朝尽多武功高强的英雄豪杰，却将大好江山沦亡在蒙古兵手中。
众人斗了半天，肚中都饿了。明教五行旗及少林寺的半数僧侣分守各处要道，余人由僧众接进寺里吃斋。堪堪天色将晚，张无忌跃上一株高树，向山下瞭望，只见元兵东一堆、西一堆地聚在山下，炊烟四起，正自埋锅造饭。他跃下树来，对韦一笑道：“韦蝠王，天黑之后，请你去探察敌情，瞧他们是否会在夜中突袭。”韦一笑接令而去。杨逍道：“教主，我看鞑子在前山受挫，今日多半已不会再攻，倒要防备他们自后山偷袭。”张无忌道：“不错。请杨左使和范右使在此坐镇，我到那边山峰上瞧瞧去。”赵敏道：“我也去！” 两人走上曾经囚禁谢逊的山峰，眺望后山，不见动静。元军驻扎处黑沉沉的，想来兵将均已入睡休息。忽听得西北角上隐隐有呼叱之声，侧耳倾听，远处有劲风互击，显是有人斗殴。张无忌道：“咱们瞧瞧去！”携了赵敏的手，登高循声望去，只见三个人影正向西疾驰，身法迅速异常，均是一流高手。 张无忌伸手搂住赵敏腰间，展开轻功，疾追下去，远远眺见前面一人奔逃，后面两人快步追逐。他脚下越来越快，追出里许，月光下已见到后面二人是两个老者，正是鹿杖客和鹤笔翁。只见鹤笔翁左手扬动，一支鹤嘴笔向前面那人掷去。那人回剑挡格，当的一声响，将鹤嘴笔掠起，抛向空中。就这么缓得一缓，鹿杖客已跃到那人身旁，鹿杖刺出。 ! 那人斜身闪避，拍出一掌，月光照射在她脸上，只见她脸色苍白，长发散乱，正是周芷若。张无忌吃了一惊，忙带伺赵敏隐身树后。 鹤笔翁接住空中掉下的鹤嘴笔，绕到周芷若左首，和鹿杖客成左右合击之势。 周芷若咬牙道：“两个老鬼苦苦追我，到底干什么？”鹿杖客道：“我们要向宋夫人求借武功秘笈，学一学九阴白骨爪的功夫。”张无忌一惊：“那黄衫姊姊和芷若的对答，都让这两个老家伙听去了。原来他二人混在群雄之中，居然没给发觉。” 只听周芷若道：“武功秘笈倒是有的，我练成之后早已毁去。”鹿杖客冷笑道：“'练成'二字，谈何容易？宋夫人武功虽然出类拔萃，却未必已到登峰造极的地步，否则的话，一举手便可将我师兄弟二人杀了，却又何必奔逃？”周芷若道：“我说毁了，便是毁了，谁有空跟你多说。少陪了！” 鹿杖客和鹤笔翁齐声喝道：“且慢！”鹿杖、鹤笔同时扬起，攻向周芷若两侧。 周芷若长剑挥动，月光下如银蛇狂舞。玄冥二老一杖双笔，联手进攻。 张无忌先前只见到周芷若使鞭的功夫，这时见她剑招神光离合，在二大高手夹击下竟有守有攻，偶尔虚实变幻，巧招忽生。再斗数十合，周芷若剑招愈来愈奇，十招中倒有七招是极凌厉的攻势。张无忌知她急谋脱身，但这般打法加速运用内力，倘若偶一疏神，便立遭凶险。他心下关切，悄悄从树后出来，走近了几步。 蓦地里周芷若一声呼叱，向鹿杖客急刺三剑。鹿杖客闪身相避。便在此时，鹤笔翁双笔脱手，向她背心猛掷过去，双笔在空中当的一声互撞，分袭她后脑与后腰要害。 周芷若听得身后兵刃掷到，缩身闪避，却没料到双笔在空中互相碰撞之后，竟会忽地变向。她让开了袭向脑门的一笔，另一支袭向腰间的鹤嘴笔却说什么也避不开了。 张无忌纵身急跃，伸手抓住了那支鹤嘴笔，横掌挡开鹤笔翁拍来的一掌。 周芷若惊惶失措之下，鹿杖客轻飘飘一掌拍出，正中她胸腹之间。那是非同小可的“玄冥神掌”，周芷若气息立闭，便即晕去。鹿杖客一直垂涎周芷若的美色，见她晕倒，立即抢上抱住。张无忌大惊，将手中鹤嘴笔远远掷出，反手一掌，重重击在鹿杖客肩上，夺过周芷若，斜跃丈余，喝道：“玄冥二老，竟这等不要脸么？” 鹿杖客哈哈一笑，说道：“我道是谁胆敢来横加插手，原来是张大教主。你要了我们郡主，又想要这位宋夫人吗？我们郡主在哪里？你将她拐带到哪儿去啦？” 赵敏从树后闪身出来，将周芷若接抱过去，笑吟吟地道：“鹿先生，你整日价神魂颠倒地牵记我，也不怕我爹爹着恼么？”鹿杖客怒道：“你这小妖女，挑拨离间我师兄弟之情。我师兄弟与你父早已恩断义绝，汝阳王着不着恼，干我何事？” 张无忌见鹿杖客下毒手打伤周芷若，又对赵敏言语无礼，更想起幼时中了鹤笔翁的“玄冥神掌”，不知吃了多少苦头，旧恨新仇，霎时间都涌上心头，说道：“敏妹，你且退后，我见了这两个老家伙便心头有气，今日要好好地打他们一顿。” 二老见他空手，便即放下兵刃，凝神以待。 张无忌喝道：“看招！”一招“揽雀尾”，双掌推出。这一招使的是太极拳法，去势甚缓，掌力却暗蓄九阳神功。太极拳在后世虽属寻常，但其时张三丰初创未久，武林中极为少见。鹿杖客从未见过这等轻柔无力的掌势，不知中间有何诡计，他对张无忌甚为忌惮，不敢便接，斜身闪开。张无忌转过身来，“玉女穿梭”，左掌拍向鹤笔翁，右掌微颤，吞吐不定。鹤笔翁左手食指往他掌心虚点，右掌斜下，拍向张无忌小腹。 张无忌曾与玄冥二老数度交手，知道他二人本来已非自己对手，最近自己与渡厄等三僧三度剧斗，武功又深了一层，要击败二人可说绰绰有余。但二人毕竟修为非同小可，却也不敢轻忽，展开太极拳法，圈圈连环，九阳神功从一个个或正或斜的圆圈中透将出来。玄冥二老渐感阳气炽烈，自己玄冥神掌中发出的阴寒之气，或遭消解，或给对方逼回。 斗到百余合时，张无忌一瞥眼间，只见地下两个黑影微微颤动，正是月光照射在赵敏与周芷若身上的影子，心中一凛，侧目望去，见赵敏不住摇晃，似有抱不住周芷若之势，暗道：“不好！芷若中了鹿老儿的玄冥神掌，只怕抵受不住。她练的本是阴寒功夫，再加上这玄冥神掌中天下阴毒之最的寒气，寒上加寒，看来敏妹也禁受不住了。”手上加劲，猛向鹿杖客压去。 鹿杖客见他拳法陡变，便即猜知他心意，侧身闪过，叫道：“师弟，跟他游斗。宋夫人身上寒毒发作，别让他抽手解救。”鹤笔翁道：“正是！”跃出圈子，要待去拾鹤嘴笔。张无忌挥掌拍去，劲风压得鹤笔翁气也喘不过来。鹿杖客反手抄起鹿杖，挑向张无忌腰胁。张无忌连变数路拳法，使出学自少林神僧空性的“龙爪擒拿手”三十六式，“抚琴式”、“鼓瑟式”、“捕风式”、“抱残式”，攻势凌厉。 鹿杖客叫道：“这龙爪功练得很好啊，待会儿用来在地下挖坑，倒也不错。”鹤笔翁道：“师哥，在地下挖坑干什么？”鹿杖客笑道：“那宋夫人死定了，挖坑埋人啊！”他一说话，心神微分，张无忌飞起右脚，踢中了他左腿。鹿杖客一个踉跄，随即站定，将一根鹿杖舞得风雨不透。 张无忌回头又望赵敏与周芷若一眼，见她二人颤抖得更厉害了，问道：“敏妹，怎样？”赵敏道：“糟糕！冷得紧！”张无忌吃了一惊，稍行凝思，已明其理，本来周芷若身中玄冥神掌，阴寒纵然厉害，也只她一人身受，这时连赵敏也冷了起来，想必是赵敏好心，伸掌助周芷若运功抗御。她二人功力相差甚远，周芷若的内功又甚怪异，以致赵敏救人不得，反受其累。张无忌双拳大开大阖，只盼尽速击退二老。但二老离得远远的，忽前忽后，只是拖延，不跟他正面为敌。 张无忌心下焦躁，叫道：“敏妹，你放下周姑娘，别抱着她！”赵敏道，“我……我放不下。”张无忌奇道：“怎么？”赵敏道：“她……她背心……粘住了我手掌。”说话时牙关打战，身子摇摇欲坠。张无忌一惊更甚。 只听得鹿杖客说道：“张教主，这宋夫人好狠心啊，她正在将体内寒毒传到郡主身上，郡主就快死了。咱们来立个约，好不好？”张无忌道：“立什么约？”鹿杖客道：“咱们两下罢斗，我得宋夫人身上的武功秘笈，你救郡主。” 张无忌哼了一声，心想：“这玄冥二老武功已如此了得，若再练成芷若的阴毒武功，此后作恶，只怕连我也制不住了。”百忙中回头看去，只见赵敏本来皓如美玉般的双颊上已罩上了一片青色，满脸神色痛苦难当。张无忌退后两步，左手抓住她右掌，体内九阳真气便即从手掌上源源传去。 鹿杖客叫道：“上前急攻！”玄冥二老一杖一笔如疾风暴雨般猛袭而来。 张无忌一大半真力用以解救赵周二女，身子既不能动，又只剩下单掌迎敌，霎时间凶险万分。嗤的一声响，左腿裤脚给鹤嘴笔划破一条长缝，腿上鲜血淋漓。 赵敏本来给周芷若的阴寒之气逼得几欲冻僵，似乎全身血液都要凝结，得九阳真气一冲，渐觉暖和。但张无忌单掌抵御玄冥二老，左支右绌，传向赵敏的九阳真气减弱，赵敏全身又格格寒战。 鹿杖客呼呼呼三杖，杖上鹿角直戳向张无忌眼睛。鹤笔翁的鹤嘴笔同时攻到。张无忌猛地使出圣火令上的古波斯武功，忽地一个筋斗翻向空中，一屁股向二老头顶坐将下来。玄冥二老从来未见过这等怪异招式，大骇之下，急忙跃开。 张无忌见此招奏效，接连奇招怪式，层出不穷，玄冥二老再也不敢抢近，张无忌体内的九阳真气便尽数传到了赵敏身上。这一全力发挥，周芷若所中的玄冥寒毒立时便驱赶殆尽。但阴阳二气在人体内交感，此强彼弱，彼强则此弱，玄冥寒毒一尽，九阳真气便去抵消她所练的九阴内力。 周芷若在桃花岛取得《九阴真经》后，日夕勤修苦练，然英雄大会时日迫促，没法从扎根基的功夫中循序渐进，因此内力不深。她中了“玄冥