Chapter 10 Chapter IX Agreement

But one afternoon, the two-story building of "Yinghua Pavilion" seemed to have been attacked by some disaster: many windows were broken; the roof had several holes, and there were broken tiles everywhere; the walls were full of footprints, There are also daggers stuck in the wall; there are pools of blood left in front of the door and in the surrounding streets... It is hard to imagine that not long ago, this was a place where singing and dancing dancers chased fireworks. People who live in Xi'an probably never imagined in their dreams that such a brothel with red walls and green tiles has become a historically important place in the martial arts world.

Suddenly, two groups of people appeared from the west and south streets, and arrived at the periphery of "Yinghua Pavilion". Qunhao first saw a large team coming from the west, and thought that the western army led by Yin Yingchuan had finally arrived, and several people cheered.But if you look closely, the forty or so people are completely different from the Western Army, regardless of their appearance, clothing and weapons, and they are all new faces that they have never seen before.Leading the front is a figure with scars on his face and a strange iron claw on his left hand, and he is full of murderous aura.Excitement quickly turned to panic.

"Senior Brother Jiang!" Fu Yuanba couldn't help shouting when he saw Jiang Yunlan who was leading more than forty "disciples from outside the mountain" of the Wudang Sect. Everyone in Wudang was also very surprised: Jiang Yunlan was supposed to follow Ye Chenyuan's expeditionary army in Sichuan, but suddenly appeared in this pass! When they heard that the visitor was indeed from the Wudang sect, the group of heroes became even more alarmed. ——There are so many Wudang disciples here! Many of them guessed that the Western Army had not arrived for a long time, and they were probably killed by this new Wudang army.An atmosphere of fear permeated the whole.Some people began to regret, why did they come to Xi'an to join in the fun, and they might die...

Four of them in the team were carrying a hastily constructed stretcher and walked at the end. The person lying on the shelf was a stout figure, he was Gui Danlei, the chief of "Town Turtle Road", and his body was covered with bandaged wounds. Jiang Yunlan hurriedly led the dozen or so disciples who were walking in the front, and walked to Yao Lianzhou seat. "The disciple is late." Jiang Yunlan arched his fists and bowed to the head of the sect, and simply said this sentence.The Wudang sect is not good at etiquette, and they won't say such nonsense as "please forgive the sin, the head of the sect".

Yao Lianzhou nodded slightly.Jiang Yunlan observed the face of the head of the sect, seeing that he seemed not very active, guessing whether he was injured or caught in some tricks, he couldn't help showing a look of worry. "Dan Lei..." Yao Lianzhou pointed to the rear of the team. "Brother Gui suffered some injuries when he was besieged by the enemy, but his life was not affected," Jiang Yunlan replied. When Chen Daixiu and the others saw Gui Danlei lying below, they couldn't help but look very angry. Jiang Yunlan looked up at the roof at this moment, and saw Jing Li and Hu Linglan.

"Jing Li!" Jiang Yunlan shouted: "I knew I would see you here again!" Jing Li looked down at Jiang Yunlan, thinking of the sacrificed friends of the Emei Sect, his heart seemed to be on fire, but he just nodded to him wordlessly. Only then did everyone in Wudang know the name of this "hunter".Chen Daixiu could tell that Jiang Yunlan fought Jing Li, most of them were in Sichuan.They only knew that four fellow disciples were killed by "hunters", and Xi Zhaoping was the fifth. Then the other four stripes engraved on the oar represent the other four fellow disciples he killed in Sichuan.

The Wudang side had a sudden increase of more than forty people. Although they were not direct disciples of Wudang Mountain, their strength was comparable to that of the enemy. In addition, the addition of Jiang Yunlan, an elite swordsman of "Soldier Crow Way", greatly boosted the morale of the army. Fu Yuanba and Tang Liang knew that they no longer had to worry about protecting the sect leader, they were gearing up and preparing to go up to the roof to help in the battle and kill Jing Li and the others. But before Jiang Yunlan's men could stand still, another group of people appeared, this time from the south.

The number of these people is much smaller than Jiang Yunlan and others, but they are more eye-catching. ——There are very few people in the world who can be more eye-catching than the Wudang faction.Unless it is a name that ranks higher than Wudang in the ranking of the "Nine Schools". ——There is only one such sect in the world. The one walking in the front of this group of people is none other than Monk Yuan who is still wearing the "half-length bronze armor".But when everyone looked at his face, he no longer had the aggressive and wild atmosphere before, but seemed a little depressed.

There seems to be something on the back of Yuanxing, and upon closer inspection, it turns out that it is a very thin and short old monk, his eyes are half-closed, and he does not know whether he is in meditation or asleep. At first glance, the face lying on Yuanxing's back is It also looks a bit like a wrinkled skin baby just born. Behind Yuan Xing followed six monks, wearing exactly the same robes as him, and also carrying sticks in their hands.The six monks are all wearing armor inlaid with copper on their hands, legs, shoulders and chest, and their standing postures are slightly different.The more important warriors present could see that they wore the "Bronze Man Armor" on different body parts because of their martial arts skills.

The "Eighteen Bronze Men's Formation" of Shaolin School is famous all over the world.Although only seven people came now, it still shocked the minds of all the warriors.The bronze armor reflected the setting sun, as if it was burning. For many warriors from remote places or small sects, this moment is like being in a dream: Shaolin and Wudang meet in this unknown street of Dongdacha City, Xi'an Prefecture, and a big battle may even break out-this It was a rare moment in martial arts for a century. Seeing Shaolin monks rushing to participate in the battle, the Wudang disciples who were relieved to receive reinforcements immediately became nervous again—there is probably no other sect in the world that can make Wudang people so vigilant .

Especially Li Tong and Jiao Hongye, who had seen Shang Silang defeated by Yuanxing with their own eyes before, their expressions became even tighter at this moment. "Let's go down first." Chen Daixiu ordered to his fellow disciples at this moment.Once the Shaolin faction arrived, the matter of killing Jing Li became less important. Xi Xiaoyan was indignant, but still stared at Jing Li.Li Tong tugged on his sleeve.The brothers rescued him just now, he really couldn't go against their will, so he followed Li Tong back. Before Chen Daixiu went down, he did not forget to pick up the headmaster's sword that had fallen to a corner of the roof.After Xi Xiaoyan went down the wall, he also picked up the long knife that had been thrown in the middle of the street.Li Tong helped Jiao Hongye downstairs.The four of them walked back to the head of the sect without saying a word. "Brother..." Li Tong looked at Gui Danlei who had been placed on the ground. "You don't need to say anything..." Gui Danlei smiled, groaned and said again: "I can't die again...you haven't seen that old man Yin Yingchuan...he was hurt more than me..." Although Jing Li wanted to continue fighting with Xi Xiaoyan, but the opponent withdrew first, and the current situation did not allow him to entangle Wudang, so he put the Yanling knife back to his waist. Yan Heng also put his two swords back into their sheaths.Only then did he have time to look at the old man who suddenly joined in to help. He remembered hearing from Yan Qingtong at the "Linmen Inn" that Mr. Feihong, the head of Kongtong, would also come to the meeting; he also saw Feihong's body covered in weapons, and recalled that his master had described the "eight great" martial arts of the Kongtong School , was in line with these weapons, no doubt in his heart, he went to Lian Feihong, bowed his head and bowed his hands in salute. "Thank you senior for your help! The junior is Yan Heng, a disciple of the Qingcheng Sect. Zeng Ting's teachers and students mentioned the senior..." Lian Feihong looked at Yan Heng, as if he didn't listen.He looked closely at Yan Heng's "Male and Male Dragon and Tiger Sword", his face turned red and blue.Back then when He Zisheng came to Gansu to practice, he was not yet the head of Qingcheng, so naturally he didn't get this pair of treasures, but he had already practiced "Male and Male Dragon and Tiger Sword", the highest sword technique of Qingcheng School, and he used both long and short swords with similar shapes.Seeing this pair of swords now, Lian Feihong recalled the shame of being defeated by He Zisheng twenty years ago, very unhappy. He grabbed Yan Heng's shirt with one hand, pulled him closer and hugged him under his arm, but looked at Tong Jing on the other side, and asked Yan Heng in a low voice: "What's your relationship with this baby...?" Yan Heng didn't know why he asked, but when he heard "what's the relationship", he thought that Lian Feihong had misunderstood something, and hurriedly explained: "Her name is Tong Jing...we are just friends...she also learns swords from me..." "You?" Lian Feihong suddenly screamed strangely, causing others to look sideways: "You taught her? Didn't you?" Lian Feihong kept looking at Tong Jing.Although Tong Jing had to be rescued by Lian Feihong, but being watched by such an old man, she felt a little nervous, so she went to Hu Linglan's side and half-hidden. "You put it this way...isn't it her master?" Lian Feihong asked again. "No...she doesn't have a master now!" "That's great!" Lian Feihong let go of Yan Heng, clapped her hands, and half-runned and half-hopped down the room. Jing Li was standing by the eaves at this time, shouting towards Monk Yuan below: "You're late!" Yuan Xing scratched his hair, scratched his beard, and said embarrassingly: "I'm sorry. It seems that you fought a big battle here, but I didn't come to help... I was chasing after you before, how did I know that I lost you?" The brigade, and then got lost again... walking and walking..." He pointed behind his back: "I found it for the fellow from Shaoshi Mountain." Roundness was about to speak, but a thin hand like a bird's claw patted him on the shoulder.Yuan Xing immediately stopped talking, and gently put down the old monk on his back.Another monk in the back handed the stick to the old monk so that he could stand on it. The old monk took off the bamboo hat on his head and handed it to the disciple. He saw a very thin face and almost white eyebrows. It seemed that he was at least seventy years old.No one knows his identity, but even if he is a veteran of the Shaolin sect who has mastered martial arts, it is impossible for him to fight again at this age and state. Yuanhe and the six senior brothers, guarding the old monk, approached seven or eight steps in front of Yao Lianzhou.Naturally, Xi Xiaoyan and other Wudang disciples also became alert. ——Although they never expected to have a showdown with "Tianxia Wuzong" so soon, if they had to fight Shaolin today, they would never back down. "Unexpected." Yao Lianzhou was still sitting, and did not salute the Shaolin elder who was about forty years older than him, but said coldly: "Even the Shaolin faction joined in to besiege me. It's a great honor." "The old monk's name is Cheng." The old monk clasped together and said, "This Tanyue must be the head of Wudang School Yao?" Yao Lianzhou nodded, seeming a little impatient. Someone among the group of heroes had heard the name of Master Cheng, and couldn't help but say, "Ah, it's an elder monk from Shaolin..." Although there are many monks in Shaolin Temple, not every monk in the temple has the qualifications to practice martial arts. Those who do not learn martial arts are called "literary monks".After all, the monastery is a place to practice meditation, so the status of monks in Shaolin is not belittled because they do not know martial arts. Everyone was discussing: This is a struggle of warriors, why did Shaolin Temple send a monk to do it? "Master Yao must have misunderstood." Liao Cheng's tone was extremely peaceful: "I brought a few disciples here, not to fight with your sect, but just to find this disciple who went down the mountain without authorization." Refers to circularity. Qunhao was very surprised when he heard that.They thought that with the help of Shaolin monks, they would not be afraid to fight Wudang, but this master said that he would not fight at the beginning, which really disappointed everyone. "How can the master say that?" Dong Sanqiao of the secret sect was the first to be dissatisfied: "The Wudang sect is arrogant and arrogant, and they claim to be 'invincible under heaven'. It is for the sake of justice in the martial arts, to form an alliance against Wudang, and the Shaolin faction is the Beidou of Mount Tai in the martial arts, how can they be independent?" Yuan Xing seemed to have endured it for a long time, and at this moment, he also put the hexagonal brow-level stick on the ground fiercely, and shouted: "Uncle Grand Master, what he said is right! The Wudang faction intends to dominate the martial arts, and Shaolin will suffer disaster sooner or later." If we don’t join hands with other factions to fight against Wudang now, it will be too late when Wudang swallows up all the other factions and then attacks Shaoshi Mountain!” "Yuanxing, I understand what you're thinking." Master Liaocheng sighed: "You came down the mountain secretly to fight Wudang, just because you thought: no matter if you kill Wudang's disciples or you are killed by Wudang, the Shaolin Wudang knot With a blood feud, we can no longer stand by and watch the Wudang faction's dominance, can we? You do this because you are worried about the safety of the Shaolin Temple in the future, and I understand the spirit of fearlessness and dedication." After hearing this, Jing Li and the others realized that Yuanxing looked like a aggressive and reckless wild monk on the outside, but he actually had such a reason to fight in his heart.Jing Li couldn't help looking at him with admiration. Yan Heng hadn't talked to Yuan Xing much, but he felt Yuan Xing's feelings of shouldering the future of the faction, and he secretly regarded Yuan Xing as a fellow in his heart. "But you are wrong." Master Liaocheng said, and then glanced at everyone on the street: "Everyone, Tanyue, is also wrong." He looked at Yao Lianzhou again, and said slowly: "There is no 'Shaolin sect' in the world. There is only Shaolin Temple." Hearing this, everyone present was puzzled. "I would like to hear the details." Yao Lianzhou said. Master Liaocheng eloquently said: "At that time, Patriarch Bodhidharma came to the east and opened the "Zen Ancestral Court" of Shaolin Temple. 'Wait for martial arts, one is because martial arts can participate in life and death, and it is connected with Zen; It is used to protect the temple, so as to prevent the temple from falling into the hands of treacherous people, stealing the name of Shaolin and distorting Buddhism. "It is also protected by the Buddha. Our temple has been preserved for nearly a thousand years, with continuous incense and many monks. Therefore, the martial arts of this temple have been refined and multiplied from generation to generation, and it has become a family of its own. However, the purpose of Shaolin martial arts is still to be carried out from beginning to end. Compete with others to win. "That's why the old monk said: there is only Shaolin Temple in the world. The term 'Shaolin School' is just a misunderstanding by people in the martial arts world." Yao Lianzhou couldn't help sneering after hearing this. He held out a palm.Chen Daixiu immediately returned the "Single Back Sword" to the master.While playing with the hilt of the sword, Yao Lianzhou said, "Why are you telling me so much nonsense? In the end, you just want to say, 'Our Shaolin won't fight with you', right?" "Almost." Liao Cheng clasped his hands together again. "Whether to fight or not is not decided by one side." Yao Lianzhou's body has recovered a lot than before, and he stared at Cheng with sharp eyes: "This is what fighting is all about." "If one day your sect comes up to Mount Shaoshi with swords drawn, saying that they want to 'destroy Shaolin', then there is nothing they can do. Even if the monks in our monastery have superb meditation practice, they will not be willing to kill them, and they should accompany them." Although Liao Cheng was just a civil monk and had never learned any martial arts, he was not at all timid under Yao Lianzhou's gaze, and his peaceful eyes looked directly at the head of Wudang: "But before that day, our temple will not break the precepts of our ancestors, Compete better than the martial arts under the mountain." "Is this the idea of ​​you alone, old monk? Or all of you?" Yao Lianzhou asked. "No one in our temple can break this commandment." Although Master Liaocheng is a literati monk, he is an elder of Shaolin Temple and the uncle of Master Bendu, the abbot of Shaolin. He is highly respected and can represent Shaolin with every word. Yao Lianzhou sneered again. "If it's just you, I'm sorry you haven't learned how to punch and kick. It's not surprising that you have such a bastard idea... But it turns out that the Shaolin Temple of 'Tianxia Wuzong' is nothing more than that, it's ridiculous." Yuan Xing and the other seven monks were enraged when they heard that our sect was being insulted like this.Youyou is round and young, with the veins on his forehead bursting out of anger, he glared fiercely at Yao Lianzhou, like a King Kong glaring at him. But in front of Tai Shibo, they all endured and did not speak. "What's the explanation for Master Yao's words?" Liao Cheng asked flatly, without the slightest bit of sullenness, which showed his xinxing cultivation. "Before you picked up sticks and swords, didn't you first figure out what martial arts training is all about?" Yao Lianzhou questioned loudly, it seemed that the object of the question was not only the Shaolin monks, but also all the martial artists around him. "Isn't practicing martial arts just to become better than others? It's nonsense not to compete with others. If you think this way, you Shaolin Temple should not practice martial arts from the first day, just concentrate on practicing your Zen." Now, we Wudang sect won't have time to disturb a ruined monastery that only knows how to talk about Zen and Buddhism. "However, old monk, you said that you will fight us head-on in front of the mountain gate in the future, which is a bit decent." Yao Lianzhou glanced at the heroes of the various factions around him at this moment: "The worst thing is you guys. When someone stronger than me comes to the door, I will cry about "martial arts justice", and I am not ashamed? Relying on a large number of people to surround me, this is the next--I can't handle it anyway; What kind of martial arts are you practicing?" Qunhao bowed his head when Yao Lianzhou said this.Especially Dai Kui, Dong Sanqiao and others who knew about the poisoning felt even more ashamed. Only a few people from the Kongtong faction, led by the head of the sect, came to join in the fun, so they didn't care about this at all. Yao Lianzhou pointed at the roof at this time: "Among you, there are only this Jing, and the Qingcheng faction boy, who have some backbone." Everyone saw before that the Wudang disciples desperately wanted to kill Jing Lie, and they called him a "hunter", which must be a blood feud between the two sides; but now the Wudang master actually named him and praised him, which is very surprising. However, Jing Lie and Yan Heng did not forget the great hatred of the sect being destroyed because of this, and did not respond to Yao Lianzhou's words in the slightest - although deep down in their hearts, they still had to agree with his previous big words. ——They also heard similar words from Xi Zhaoping at the top of Qingcheng Mountain a few months ago.It seems that this is indeed the creed of the Wudang faction. "My old man said that he came here just to find disciples from our monastery, and he didn't want to argue with Sect Master Yao." Master Liaocheng said, his benevolent eyebrows were still looking at Yao Lianzhou's haughty face. "However, I also want to advise your faction: 'The world is invincible', or 'dominate the martial arts world', but it is just an illusion, so why risk your life to pursue it?" "It may be an illusion to you." Yao Lianzhou replied decisively: "But in the eyes of those of us who practice martial arts, it is immortality." "The word 'karma' is well said." Liao Cheng replied: "It is often said that 'hardness is easy to break'. Your faction only pursues the way of being strong, and it is not a blessing to go forward. What happened today is just a sign, and it may attract trouble in the future. A bigger disaster will come back. Turn your back and be right." "If someone stronger comes to destroy my Wudang, I'd be happy to meet you." Yao Lianzhou snorted coldly: "Old monk, you said you don't want to argue with each other, what are you talking about?" Liao Cheng smiled: "I can't get rid of this old problem of being argumentative. It shows that my cultivation is not enough. I'm ashamed." He closed his eyes and folded his palms together again. "Since you Shaolin monks said that you don't want to fight, I will ignore you for now." Yao Lianzhou said, standing up from the chair with the "single-back sword". The strength to fight again.He looked at the people of each faction and said, "It's your turn." When Qunhao heard this, he was very nervous.If the Shaolin monk really decides to sit on the sidelines, there is really no chance of winning against those forty or fifty Wudang disciples.Now as long as Yao Lianzhou speaks, the war will start again, maybe before the sun sets, there will be blood flowing outside this "Yinghua Pavilion". "I entered Guanzhong alone because I felt that Wudang's hegemony was progressing too slowly, so I took action myself; I stayed here in Xi'an for a long time, because I wanted to defeat you all in one go." unmatched momentum. "But today's incident made me see one thing clearly." He continued: "You are all too weak. Even if my Wudang faction wiped out all your factions today, it would be too easy and really meaningless. "In that case, I make an agreement with you today: My Wudang faction will temporarily suspend its activities for a period of five years. These five years will be treated as gifts from me to each of your sects, so that you will have a period of time to try your best to become stronger. Five years from today, I will definitely come to visit again, and hope that you will give us some decent resistance; if you know that you will never be able to defeat Wudang, you will spend the past few years cleaning up your bad martial art and withdraw from the martial arts, and you will be fine; Or simply surrender like the Emei sect and become a branch dojo under my Wudang sect." As soon as Yao Lianzhou made this decision, everyone was moved.Even the Wudang disciples were surprised by the decision of the master. There are not many rules and regulations of the Wudang School, but the head of the sect has orders like a mountain, and there is absolutely no room for disobedience. ——Because the leader is the strongest person.The strongest belief is the first belief of the Wudang School. Yao Lianzhou then looked up at the roof. "This peace treaty is also valid for you." He looked at Jing Li, Yan Heng, Hu Linglan and Tong Jing: "Your name is Jing Li, right? The kid from the Qingcheng School, I remember correctly Yan Heng? Have……" "My name is Tong Jing!" Miss Tong answered first, and then grabbed Hu Linglan's arm and said loudly: "Also, this is the first female warrior from Japan! My nickname is..." She thought for a while Thinking: "...'Break in two', 'Women of the Sword', Sister Shimadzu Hu Linglan!" Hu Linglan couldn't help laughing when she heard her so casually calling herself a nickname. Yin Xiaoyan looked at Tong Jing and Hu Linglan with envy.Earlier, she watched the fight on the roof, and although she hoped that Wudang would win, she didn't want to see the two female swordsmen get hurt. ——They can walk around freely just like men...and take up swords to protect themselves and their friends... —Why can't I be like them? ... Not many people have the guts to speak such nonsense in front of the head of Wudang.Yao Lianzhou didn't care about Tong Jing's words at all. "Yan Heng, I know you will never take my favor. I wouldn't do it otherwise. But I think you are quite interesting, and I really want to see how far you can improve in the future. I can't wait for too long. Five years Afterwards, as you said before, come to us to recover that blood debt, and we will definitely accompany you." "Jing Lie, are you determined to overthrow our Wudang faction? I just heard those people say that you belong to the Tiger Venerable faction of the South China Sea?" Jing Li nodded. "You won't be impressed." "I remember every sect that was eliminated or annexed by the Wudang sect." Yao Lianzhou replied. "Especially those who dared to fight against us and were destroyed. The South China Sea Huzun faction. We are just a small sect that can be smashed to pieces with a single finger. You are determined to defeat our Wudang faction, not just for revenge? Strong. From that kind of sect, you can get to where you are today, which shows how much blood and sweat you have put in. But it is still very early to say that we will be defeated—at least you are not qualified to stand in front of me." "What a pity. If you hadn't formed such a blood feud with us, you would be the enemy I most want to surrender." Yao Lianzhou looked around: "Among the enemies I have encountered so far, you are the one whose thinking is most similar to our Wudang sect." Jing Li had always only held strong hostility towards the Wudang faction, but at this moment he had to be moved by Yao Lianzhou's words. Yao Lianzhou was right.Desperately become stronger, and then challenge and kill opponents to prove one's own strength - Jing Li, a "Wudang hunter", is not much different from the Wudang faction in essence. After hearing this, Jing Li remained silent. "Of course you are the enemy I hate to the bone." Yao Lianzhou continued: "But you are also the opponent I agree with. Since I have given these bastards from other sects five years, I don't want to deal with them first in these five years You. There's no reason to let these guys live longer than you. I'll leave you behind. Let's see how far you can go and how high you can climb on this road alone." Only then did Jing Li speak out to refute. "I'm not alone." Yao Lianzhou looked at Yan Heng, Hu Linglan and Tong Jing beside Jing Lie, and silently nodded in agreement. He looked at Tong Jing for a long time, as if he wanted to speak, but he stopped talking. So far, he is still not 100% sure whether he has misjudged Tong Jing.After all, she is a girl who has not really thought about it.That seemingly terrifying potential may just be an explosion that will never recur. ——It depends on her circumstances... These five years were actually given to her. Yao Lianzhou just unilaterally declared a truce, but Jing Li actually didn't want to accept it—challenging powerful enemies and fighting continuously are the most important part of his practice.But since Yao Lianzhou decided to suspend the conquest of various sects, Wudang disciples would not be dispatched, and Jing Li would not have the chance to attack them—he should not go to Wudang Mountain and knock on the door, right?So there was nothing he could do. "What five years..." At this time Dong Sanqiao said: "How do we know that you will keep this promise? How do we know that this is not a trick? You Wudang faction turned around and killed us again?" "You have no way of knowing." Yao Lianzhou said calmly. "Even if it's a trick, what can you do? This is the tragedy of being weak. You have nothing to do but believe what I say." He pointed to Tong Jing on the roof.Everyone looked at her too. "That robe will be sent to her as a token of this agreement." Tong Jing untied the Wudang Sect Master's robe wrapped around her waist and lifted it up.Even though the sky was getting dark, the fourteen characters on the robe, "There is no strong hand among the strong, a thousand mountains are not as high as this mountain" are still clearly visible. Although the Wudang faction is ruthless, it has indeed not used any tricks and tricks so far, and it is all based on strength, which makes people have to be convinced. "Master." Chen Daixiu said at this time: "Even the poisoned ringleader, shall we let go?" Fan Zong interjected coldly: "I've seen it several times just now, and the person surnamed Yan has disappeared. Maybe he took the opportunity to escape when he saw the head of the sect appeared." "He is the leader of the land in Xi'an, so he must have a place to hide." Chen Daixiu said, "Should we send the disciples of 'Shou Snake Way' to find out where he is?" "Forget it." Yao Lianzhou waved his hand. "That kind of person is not worth our effort." ——Even if Yan Qingtong hadn't been exposed about the poisoning, as the host of the alliance escaped, it might be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the arena in the future. At this moment, Jiang Yunlan could tell that the head of the sect was poisoned and framed by the local people with indiscriminate methods, and that's why he was so weak.He stepped forward and said: "Master, although it's getting dark...but these people are good at using tricks, and they are connected with the three sects here. If they stay in this city for another night, I don't know if they will use it again." What kind of trick is coming. We have a large number of chariots and horses prepared outside the city, and we also have torches and lanterns for our journey through the night. Why don’t we go out of the city now and go to the neighboring villages and towns by night.” "Hmph, who's afraid of these guys coming again?" Li Tong said angrily while bandaging the wounds on Jiao Hongye's hands. "Alright." Yao Lianzhou nodded. "I don't want to be in the same city with these people anymore. If Dan Lei is okay, let's go right away." "I can do it." Gui Danlei answered while half sitting up. Everyone in Wudang surrounded Yao Lianzhou, ready to leave. Yin Xiaoyan, who had been standing behind Yao Lianzhou, was at a loss. She looked at the dilapidated "Yinghua Pavilion".The place where she lived for four years has become like this, but she feels happy. But Xiaoyan also knows: No matter how broken the "Yinghua Pavilion" is, the owner will restore it.Such a profitable business will not be easily given up.At that time, she will wake up from a dream, return to the days without self in the past, and face the future that she doesn't want to face... Xiaoyan looked at Tong Jing and Hu Linglan on the roof again. ——Even if you are born as a woman, your destiny should be in your own hands. This is the last chance. Xiaoyan summoned up the greatest courage and tugged at Yao Lianzhou's sleeve. "Take me away, can you?" Yao Lianzhou turned around and stared at Xiaoyan's beautiful big eyes full of expectation but also a little bit of fear. He recalled that day, even at the most dangerous moment of life and death, she did not leave him. Yao Lianzhou nodded. Yin Xiaoyan was so happy that she almost cried.But in these years in the brothel, she has been used to suppressing herself not to show her emotions, she just lowered her head shyly and said: "Thank you..." At this time, she looked at the book Qiao on the ground again, showing a concerned expression. Yao Lianzhou noticed it, and said to her, "Go and ask her, do you want to go with me?" Yin Xiaoyan nodded vigorously, and now she was no longer afraid, so she walked over to Shuqiao and sat down. "elder sister……" Shuqiao had already heard their conversation.But she closed her eyes and shook her head. "Why?" Xiaoyan tightly held Shuqiao's palm. "He..." Shuqiao opened his still pale mouth: "...not the person I'm waiting for. For a man like him, the most important part of his heart has long been filled with other things...I can't... ..." She choked up a little as she spoke, and didn't continue. Yin Xiaoyan touched Shuqiao's messy temple hair reluctantly. "If you're with him, you have to be prepared for this." Shuqiao gave the last instructions to this unrelated sister. Yao Lianzhou looked at Shuqiao silently for a while, and then said to Dai Kui, Lin Hongyi and other members of the Xinyimen: "The person surnamed Yan is from your Xinyimen, right? You are responsible for taking good care of Miss Shuqiao until she recovers. You too You know, we have eyes and ears in Xi'an. If I find out that there is something wrong with her, I have no choice but to break the agreement and find you Shanxi Xinyimen alone." Lin Hongyi and the others were very alarmed when they heard this, and immediately checked Shuqiao, while secretly scolding Yan Qingtong for causing this trouble. Dai Kui was the only one who dared to look directly at Yao Lianzhou and said, "You don't need to be threatened by your Wudang sect. Since something happened to this girl because of my sect, we will take care of her." Yao Lianzhou looked at Dai Kui. ——No wonder he was able to survive with only one arm injured under my "Tai Chi Sword".In Xinyimen, there is such a decent guy. Yin Xiaoyan bid farewell to Shuqiao with tears in her eyes, and set off with Yao Lianzhou.First, a dozen or so Wudang "disciples outside the mountain" set off to open the way, heading south, preparing to leave the city at Yongning Gate. At this moment, Monk Yuan took a few steps forward and said to Li Tong, "You still have that same disciple, I didn't kill him. He should still be in the west of the city." Li Tong and Jiao Hongye looked at Yuanxing with complicated emotions, and felt that they should not express their gratitude, so they just nodded silently.Li Tong called Zhao Kun, brought seven or eight disciples with him, and rushed westward to pick up Shang Shiro. Jing Lie, Yan Heng and others on the roof; Master Liaocheng and the monks from Shaolin; Dai Kui from Xinyimen and his juniors; Dong Sanqiao from the secret sects and Han Tianbao who is still lying down; Mr. Feihong and Cai Xianjiao from Kongtong And three disciples... and other warriors from various sects watched Yao Lianzhou and a group of Wudang disciples walk away, their backs glowing golden in the setting sun. Each group has different things on their minds.But there is one thing in common: More dangerous battles are yet to come. At this moment, Xi Xiaoyan turned her head and looked at Jing Li and Hu Linglan on the roof.The final battle between him and Jing Li has not yet been decided, and the thought of waiting another five years to continue the unfinished competition is almost driving him crazy. ——Brother, I will avenge this hatred with my own hands. ——I will listen to your words and become a warrior without any weaknesses. However, what really occupied his heart at the moment was not Jing Li.It's Hu Linglan.That heroic and beautiful face under the sun was imprinted in his heart that used to only know how to practice desperately. ——Five years later... Will I really meet her again? The evening wind brought a cloud of dust to the street.Xi Xiaoyan turned her head silently, and continued to follow the head and seniors. ——Today, he still can't foresee: the longing for this Japanese woman is the force that will drive him to become stronger in the future. After the last Wudang person disappeared at the end of the street, the rest of the people were at a loss. Yan Heng climbed down from the roof first, and the first thing he did was to check on the seriously injured senior of the Secret Sect, Han Tianbao. As soon as Yan Heng approached, Dong Sanqiao walked away in embarrassment, instructing the rest of his juniors to help the injured disciples, and also pack up the dead companions.In today's battle, the secret sect suffered the most casualties, his eyes were tearing at the first glance. "Senior, are you okay?" Yan Heng squatted down and asked with concern when he saw Han Tianbao's bruised chest that had already been treated with emergency medicine.He didn't forget the trust Senior Han had placed in him before. Han Tianbao lost completely, and he should have no mood to face Yan Heng; but when he was injured, he still remembered how his disciples misunderstood and besieged Yan Heng.He forced a wry smile, and just said: "Young Xia Yan... No matter what... In the future, you will rebuild Qingcheng to send important people to help... I will be indispensable... for Old Man Han..." Yan Heng was very moved when he heard this.At this time, he saw the last "murder nail" left by Fan Zong on the street.He walked over to pick up the hidden weapon of fame of the old Han, and handed it back to the secret sect. Although the martial artists on the street no longer had to face the Wudang faction, they were still panicked and worried, and discussed a lot. "What are we going to do?" "Should we just sit and wait for the Wudang faction to come back after five years?" "This is not fun... Now that we have a deeper hatred, it will be even more difficult to negotiate with Wudang in the future... "It's all Yan Qingtong's bad idea..." "That's right. What are we going to do in the next five years?" Jing Li asked loudly to the group below from the roof. "Hmph, do you have an idea?" Dong Sanqiao asked coldly. "some." What Jing Li said made everyone look forward to it. "As long as our schools and sects stop cherishing secrets from today, break the sect's opinion, exchange detailed martial arts tips and experiences with each other, and strengthen our own training, after five years, we may not be able to compete with the Wudang sect." After hearing Jing Li's words, the martial arts heroes were not in an uproar, but remained silent instead. Seeing this reaction, Jing Li was very disappointed. He had kept this idea in his heart for a long time, thinking that in front of the catastrophe of "Wudang", all warriors from all factions were fighting against each other, so maybe he could accept it happily. However, Jing Li's proposition, in the eyes of people in the martial arts world, is too deviant: the reason why many sects can gain a foothold is to rely on the secret skills and mental methods that are not neglected by outsiders. If they are all made public, wouldn't it be self-destructive ?There must be distinctions among sects, big and small, strong and weak. If a large sect trades their world-renowned martial arts skills for a lesser sect's worthless stuff, they will inevitably feel that they are in a loss-making business.而说到打破门户之见，假如将来各派你中有我，我中有你，那不是再无门派分野可言？这跟归顺统一在武当门下，又有多大分别？ 他们里许多人想，刚才姚莲舟说过荆裂此人想法跟武当很相像，果然不假，和武当人一样，也是个疯子。 ——真正的英雄豪杰，在头脑僵化的常人眼中，总是疯狂。 各门派的人就这样，趁还没有天黑，各自扶着受伤和抬着已死的同门，逐渐在“盈花馆”四周的街道散去。 荆裂站在屋顶的一角，迎受着有少许冷的向晚风，眼神中带着落寞。 ——但绝未有因此动摇自己的信念。
在“盈花馆”西北斜角对面的一座小楼上，宁王亲信李君元一直坐在窗前观看，直至那边只余下荆裂等四个人。 他很耐心地看了“盈花馆”整个下午发生的一切。那些激烈的武斗，以他一介文士的眼睛虽看不真切，但胜负如何，谁强谁弱，还是分辨得很清楚。 旁边的锦衣卫副千户王芳却感到疲累。一整天都要指挥手下去打探城内武者的消息，安排最佳的观察地点，又要一直陪着李君元，他只觉琐碎。对那些武者之争，王芳可是半点儿也不关心。 “看来……还是武当派最强呢……”李君元这时像自言自语地说。 王芳这时才像如梦初醒，急忙回应：“是呢。” 李君元本来还期望，今天这一仗再打得惨烈些，再多结一些仇恨。不过现在这样也算很不错。 他心里正在盘算：假如能够将武当派收归宁王麾下，那将有如一支天兵神将，日后必建奇功。可是看武当的言行，要降伏这个霸气冲天的门派，却也是最难。 ——不一定。只要这场斗争未完，日后必有契机。反正为王爷招纳武人、充实兵马这回事，也不是指望今天或明天就办到。 他又望向屋顶上的荆裂。 除了武当派，这伙奇怪的人就最令李君元感兴趣。能够跟武当的精英抗衡到这个地步，但又似乎没有什么大门派作靠山……这些人也许最能用。 “王统领，劳烦阁下吩咐部下，务必继续追踪这伙人。就算他们穿州过省，也请钱大人尽量动用锦衣卫的人脉监视他们。王爷必定重重酬谢。” 王芳点头，就到门外向手下下达了跟踪的命令。 李君元这时从椅子站起来，伸一伸已酸得很的腰背，呷了一口已半凉的茶。明日即回南昌，向王爷及爹爹禀报这次观察的结果。 天下将比武林更乱。然而所较量的仍是同样的东西：野心与武力。
在城东木头市一家小客栈院落里，戴魁沉默地站着，俯视院子一角地上，排列着李文琼和几个心意门师弟的尸首。 早前少林寺了澄大师带着弟子，曾到来为死者超渡念经。戴魁很是感激。 月光洒落在盖着尸身的白布上，反射出一种淡淡的惨白。戴魁凝视他们，那胡子浓密的脸，失去了平日豪迈的气魄。 心意门开宗立派少说也有二百多年，这次可说是败得最惨痛的一仗。 虽说今次心意门还不是精锐尽出，但躺在这儿的亦绝非门派里的庸手，却全部都死在一个中了毒的姚莲舟剑下，那种差距只要想一想就毛骨悚然。 ——难道再过五年，又要让这样的惨败重演，甚至更烈吗？ 他不敢想象山西祁县心意门总馆，被武当远征军叩门来访的那一天。 断了骨的左臂已驳稳，看来能够续回。但打伤了的信心，却不是那么容易复原。 戴魁这时又想起荆裂说的那番话。当时没有什么心情去听。但此刻夜静月明，一字一句都在心头响亮。 ——破门户之见。与武当一拼。 他心潮激荡，右手搭住腰间刀柄，紧紧握牢。 心里有了一个决定。
“师父！师父！”崆峒派弟子郭仲猛地拍着客栈的房门。 开门的是刑瑛。她本已准备就寝，只把一件袍子包在身上。郭仲突见心仪的师妹如此衣衫不整，心里噗通乱跳，脸红耳赤，刑瑛却不以为意。 “吵什么？”房内传来蔡先娇那把粗哑声音：“有什么明天再说不行吗？” “不好了！师伯他……不见了！”郭仲大呼。 蔡先娇抢出房门来，只见郭仲手上拿着一张纸。 “我刚才拿水去给师伯洗脚，却发现他不在房间……只留下这封信……” 蔡先娇抢过信纸，很快就读完那二十几只字，切齿怒骂： “混蛋！天下间哪有这样的混蛋掌门？” 那纸上以歪歪斜斜像小孩的字迹这样写： “我不再当掌门 师妹你来当 我要去收那娃儿作徒弟”
和尚当然不住客栈。了澄大师等一干少林僧人，就在西安城内有名的“卧龙寺”里挂单。 夜已深沉。圆性一个人偷偷从客寮溜了出来，站在那已大门紧闭的“大雄宝殿”前院，仰头让月光洒落一身僧衣，心里思潮起伏。 他是第一个打倒武当弟子的少林武僧，这一仗本来意义非凡。但听太师伯黄昏时说了“世上本无少林派”那一番话，又令他想到许多事情，生了无数疑问。 ——难道我舍了生死所作的事，真的对少林毫无价值吗？ ... 这时一条瘦小身影在月光下出现。了澄大师拄着行杖，一步一颤地走过来。 圆性急忙上前，扶了太师伯在殿前石阶坐下。 他们一起仰望那几近全满的月光，好一阵子默默无言。 “太师伯，对不起。”圆性忍不住说：“我还是赞同那武当掌门说的话。假如不想与人争胜，我们少林从一开始就不该练武。” 了澄伸出枯手，摸摸圆性左臂内侧那个青龙纹烙印。左青龙，右白虎，这是打通了少林寺木人巷，最后以双臂挟着大鼎炉搬离巷子出口时烙下的印记。 “圆性，你很爱练武？变强了会令你很欢喜吗？” 圆性肯定地点头。 “可是变强了，就非得跟别人打不可？” “不打，我怎么知道自己有多强？” “那么你要打到什么时候？直至世上再没有人打得过你吗？直至好像武当派所说，'天下无敌'？” “我……也不知道……”圆性搔搔脏乱的短发。“……也许吧……” “可是你要是从来不打，不与任何人为敌，不是一样的'天下无敌'吗？有什么分别？” “但是眼下就有敌人临门了，又怎可以不与人为敌？”圆性不忿的问。 了澄摸着圆性的头，嘉许地说：“好孩儿。你目今虽仍是顽石一块，但心思刚直，内里还有一点明灯，能成正果，只是要看你造化。只怪你自小就在少林出家，人间悲欢，万丈红尘，你没有沾过半点。有些事情必得经过，才可能参悟因果，断分别心。今日纵使我再向你说万句法言，你也不会明白的。” 了澄说了，就用行杖撑起身子，往寮房那边回去。 圆性看着太师伯的背影，又再不解地搔了搔头发，忙追上前去搀扶。 月光，继续洒在空无一人的佛殿前。
“兰姐，你睡了吗？” 虎玲兰本来已感眼皮有些沉重。日间接了锡晓岩那么多刀，可不是说笑的，一身都是疲劳。但她听到同床而卧的童静这么问，还是回答：“还没有。” 童静因为这波澜起伏的一天，心情还是很奋亢，没有半丝睡意。 “我看……武当派那个长着怪手的人，喜欢上你呢。” 虎玲兰失笑：“怎么会？” “我可是一眼就看出来啦……他瞧你那眼神……古古怪怪的。”童静半带着捉弄之意说。经过这紧张的一战，她只想说些让自己和别人都轻松的事情。 ——却无意间说中了事实。 “不过呢，那家伙是没有希望的啦……我们跟武当派这样敌对，兰姐你也杀过武当的人……有这么纠缠不清的仇恨，他怎么可能娶你呢？而且谁都知道，你喜欢的人是荆大哥啊。” 童静这一句令虎玲兰睡意全消，几乎就要从床上坐起来，只是不想给童静知道说中了，也就若无其事地说：“别乱说。” ——要非已经熄了油灯，童静就看得见虎玲兰那红透的脸。 “什么乱说？谁都看得出来啊。不信你也问燕横看看。” 虎玲兰没再回答。她在想着一件没有告诉过童静的事情： ——我跟荆裂之间，何尝不也是夹着纠缠不清的恩仇呢？ ... 在黑暗里，虎玲兰瞪着一双已经清醒透顶的眼睛。
荆裂和燕横又再攀上了屋顶。 但这儿不再是“盈花馆”，而是“麟门客栈”。他们两人并肩坐在瓦面，一起看着月亮，手里各捧着一个酒碗，荆裂身旁还有一坛酒。 各派群豪为怕再见面感到尴尬，都没有在“麟门客栈”落脚，结果入住的武人就只余下荆裂四人。颜清桐早就包下这儿来招待四方武人，还预付了房宿钱，荆裂心想不住白不住。 荆裂头上伤口已经裹了新的白布。本来两人都受了几处创伤，不该喝酒；但是经历了跟武当派的斗争而能生存，他们实在不能自已。 燕横向荆裂讲述了之前在“盈花馆”所经的恶斗，还有不杀樊宗和姚莲舟的事情。荆裂呷着酒，只是默默听着。 “荆大哥……你说我这样做对不对？”燕横皱着眉头问。“我这是不是妇人之仁？” “你自己不是说了吗？你觉得换作何掌门也会这样做呀……”荆裂回答：“世上许多事情，做得对不对，是自己来决定的。” “不要再用这种话来逗我！”也许因为酒精的关系，燕横说话比以前大胆也直接了：“我是问你怎样想呀！你就不能简单的回答我吗？” 荆裂略带意外地瞧着燕横，然后笑了笑。 ——这家伙……真的长大了。 “好吧，我就答你。”荆裂指一指晚空的星星：“我看见了你师父的脸。他正在对你微笑。” 燕横展开眉头了。他笑着也呷一口酒。 日间因为应酬群豪，他也喝过几杯，只觉那酒难喝极了；但是此刻，能够生死相托的知己就在身边，他平生第一次品尝到酒的甜美。 “我们以后要怎么办呢？”燕横喝了半碗后又说：“这五年里再没有武当派的人可打了。” “也就继续四处游历练武吧。”荆裂叹了口气后回答：“也是好事。有一段平静的日子，我可以再教你多一些东西。” “今天看见了姚莲舟……”燕横收起笑容：“我真正知道，前面的路有多困难。” “我那死去的师叔说过一句话，让我牢记至今。”荆裂眺望黑夜里西安城的远方尽处。那儿正好是南方。“男人就如刀子，要在烈火和捶打中，才能够炼得坚刚不折。” 他看着燕横：“他又说：'世上所有值得做的事，都是困难的。'” 燕横也看着荆裂，心里想：这个师叔必定对荆大哥的人生有很大影响吧？ “对了。今天童静提醒了我一件事：荆大哥你对我的事情都很清楚；你过去的事却没有怎么详细告诉过我。这样子很不公平啊。” 荆裂展颜一笑，把手中酒碗跟燕横的轻轻一碰。 无法说服各门派武者，荆裂本来很是苦涩，但现在那郁闷都已一扫而空。 “夜还很长。好吧，全部都告诉你。” 荆裂看着那明澄的月亮。 “就说说我十五岁时发生的事情。”