Chapter 39 Chapter Thirty-Nine

Pang Ban replied calmly: "My home is in the mountains, and I don't know where the clouds are deep." Qin Mengyao frowned and said, "Senior sister has returned to Cihang Jingzhai?" An inexplicable pain flashed in Pang Ban's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Yes! She has gone home. Since she arrived at the Magician's Palace, there has never been a day when she has not been homesick." Qin Mengyao said softly: "Why did you ask her to come back then, why did you let her go now?" Pang Ban returned to calm, glanced at her indifferently, turned his head away, and slowly scanned the dark willow forests beside the banks under the starry night, and did not answer her question.

Qin Mengyao didn't ask any more questions, but looked up at the night sky. The starry sky did not extend to the limit above his head. Pang Ban shook his head and sighed, "Why did I let her go?" After a pause, he said, "Because I thought I could forget her, just like I could forget Jing'an, but the night before yesterday, Li Ruohai attacked her with a single shot. When I came here, I realized that the things I thought I had forgotten twenty years ago were still in my heart, but they were hidden deeper." Then the eyes flashed with a chilling light, and I said proudly: "Otherwise How can Li Ruohai hurt me and make people laugh even if Xiao Xiao is so young." After speaking, his eyes swept to the willow forest in the distance on the left bank.

Qin Mengyao sighed. "Amitabha!" A Buddha's name resounded in the willow forest where Pang Ban's eyes were everywhere, and it was sent peacefully. Although it was not high-pitched, it had a kind of deep power, which made people feel willing to obey. What was coming, finally came. A figure rose to the top of the willow forest. Qin Mengyao gathered his eyes together and looked at the top of the willow forest, which was still more than ten feet away. A tall monk in gray clothes was undulating with the willow waves like a big leaf. Under a pair of long white eyebrows, his eyes seemed to be open and sometimes closed. I couldn't help secretly praising this white-browed monk for his lightness kung fu, which can make him a first-class master, but his enemy is Pang Ban.

The gray-clothed monk said peacefully: "Poor monk 'Bodhi Garden' Fa Ke, pay homage to Mr. Pang." Then he said coldly: "Miss Mengyao, how is your teacher?" Yikan, the alliance of eight sects, consists of Shaolin, Wudang, Changbai, Xining, Ruyun Taoist Temple, Gujianchi, Scholarly Family and Bodhi Garden. The reputation of Shaolin is of course the highest, but this monk Fu Ke has an extraordinary momentum when he appears, which makes people feel that the world may have underestimated the Bodhi Garden, which is the lowest ranked in the Eight Sects Alliance. Qin Mengyao heard that Fu Ke was dissatisfied with her, and sighed again in her heart, and said, "Mengyao has been away from the fasting for a long time, but I hope someone can answer the master's question for me, so that I can also listen."

Pang Ban smiled slightly and said: "Little monk! I think you are only fifty years old, and your eyebrows are white and long. You know you have reached the seventeenth heaven of the 'Bodhi Heart Skill'. If I let you go, can you Can you practice within 100 days to turn white eyebrows back to black, long eyebrows back to short, and reach the limit state of the eighteenth center of gravity." Monk Fu Ke sank before bouncing up again, so that those who knew it could know that a few words of Pang Ban's true qi in his chest would become cloudy and his weight suddenly increase. He fell under the big willow tree and made a fool of himself on the spot.

But no one knows why the raft is so shocking. Of course Fu Ke knew it well, what shocked him was that Pang Ban could see through the depth of his gong power with just one glance, and judged that as long as he sat for more than a hundred days of dry meditation, he could reach the 18th level of Bodhisattva Dzogchen. This is also his conflict tonight. When he received an urgent message from the Twelve Elders Council, the highest command of the Eight Faction Alliance, asking him to come here to join other seed masters, he thought about disobeying orders so that he could work harder for another hundred days. , to do all the work, but in the end I still think about the overall situation and follow the order.

But there always seems to be a thorn in my heart. Pang Ban casually pointed out such a complicated mind at once. The opponent's almost god-like vision could not have taught him to almost fall off the tree. Originally decided that he would challenge Pang Ban as soon as he came up, but the words got stuck in his throat, and suddenly he couldn't speak. Qin Mengyao looked at Pang Ban and said softly, "Mage! Can you let them go?" Pang Ban's eyes turned cold and said: "Meng Yao! I'm sorry, I suddenly wanted to kill a few people to take a look and let them know how powerful I am."

Qin Mengyao's heart was shocked, knowing that the unjust act of taking advantage of others' danger by the Eighteenth Seed Master of the Eight Faction Alliance had really angered the Gaidai Demon Lord, who always valued heroes and despised villains. Fu Ke couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart, thinking that if he died in battle, he would not be able to cultivate to the limit of the mental skill that could be achieved in a hundred days.In the hundreds of years of "Bodhicitta", no one has ever reached the eighteenth heavenly realm. Can I be willing?What is the taste of the Eighteen Heavens?

Thinking of this, Fu Ke's whole body trembled, and he looked at Pang Ban. Qin Mengyao sighed, a trace of regret flashed across her beautiful face, and said: "Master, you lost, you should go back to the garden!" Fa Ke's ambition has been taken away, and half of his usual level is not bad. For ordinary people, even if they are timid, they can fight to the death. However, Fa Ke practices "heart skills". In practice, if one's ambition is taken away, even one's soul is taken away from others. If you do it, isn't it undeniable that you will die? Pang Ban was indeed extremely clever, with just a few words, he hit the weakness of one of the outstanding seed masters, and "tied up" him beautifully and unequivocally.

Fu Ke suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and said: "My teacher Jiang Xiangren said in the past: 'You will never know how Pang Ban used to defeat you, but when you think about it afterwards, you must be convinced." At that time I strongly disagree in my heart, a martial arts competition is naturally a contest of skill and fighting spirit, but at this moment, I realized that what my teacher said was true, the poor monk was indeed convinced by the defeat." Pang Ban smiled lightly, with indescribable composure, and said to Qin Mengyao: "I originally intended to let this young monk go, but now because of the progress of the matter, I changed my mind. Does Mengyao know the reason?"

The other seed masters hiding in the willow forest were supposed to show up immediately; but these two words of Pang Ban contained mystery, and he also wanted to hear whether this master who was born in Jingzhai for the first time in three hundred years could tell Pang Ban what to do. Madara's satisfactory answer made them give up their original intention. The true energy in Fu Ke's chest finally turned turbid, sank into the forest, and disappeared. Unknowingly, the eighteen-seeded master's active attack has become very passive, completely giving Pang Ban control of the atmosphere and rhythm, which also shows the extraordinary means of this demon king. Qin Mengyao may be the only person in the field who knows that Pang Ban has the extraordinary power to remotely sense the hearts of others, because her "Sword Heart Is Bright" is also this kind of "Zen Gong Dao Realm" that surpasses human understanding, and she has stepped onto the highest level of martial arts . A look of pity flashed across her beautiful eyes again, she smiled slightly at Pang Ban and said, "If I can't answer the magician's question, will the magician stop thinking about Mengyao from now on?" Pang Ban laughed and said, "Of course not, because I know you don't answer." Qin Mengyao cast her beautiful eyes on the willow grove where Fuke stood just now, and said calmly: "Earlier, the magician intended to let Master Fuke back to the garden, because if he practiced for another hundred days, he would be able to reach the ultimate state of bodhicitta. The eighteenth heaven. But later, Fa Ke's mind was taken away, and his skills were greatly reduced, and he might never have any hope of cultivating mind skills in his life, so the magician lost all interest in the master, so he gave up his original intention." A clear and bright voice came from the right side of the willow forest where Fuke was, saying: "Qin Shiniang is indeed the most proud disciple of Jingzhai in the past three hundred years, but Xiaodao has already admired Xiaodao with just a few words." A grinning, fat Taoist who seemed to be quite old, about forty or fifty years old, but with an innocent and innocent look and demeanor, came out of Lin Nei. The fat Taoist put away his smiling face, but in fact his stern face made people laugh even more. He bowed to Pang Ban and Qin Mengyao who were boating in the middle of the lake, and said respectfully: "Young Taoist Wudang, see the magician and Miss Qin." Among others, his tone of voice towards Qin Mengyao is the most respectful. The lingering sound of the end of the story is still there, and three people came out in a row from the other side of the lake. From left to right, they are the ancient sword pool master "Jiaoyu" Leng Tiexin who appeared in the restaurant earlier, and Fan Liangji's "strive to pursue" Izumo Temple The master, "Green Sleeves" Yun Qing, and the Xining master "Yang Shou" Sha Qianli who retreated in panic at Xiaohuaxi just now. Pang Ban didn't even look at the four of them, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, he stretched out the oar with his left hand, plunged into the water and stroked lightly, the boat moved sideways for about a foot as if being held by someone in the water, and at the same time waved his right hand , another skill oar flew out of his hand, like lightning, piercing towards the lake surface more than ten feet away. "blow"! A strong arrow shot out from the lake where the boat was just now, and shot obliquely into the air like a bird flying out of the water. At the same time, the oars flew in the direction, and the sound of the water made a slight sound. A man in a black water jacket, With a big bow on his back, he jumped out of the water. The paddle hit his chest silently. The man was startled, he slashed out with both palms with all his strength, hitting the oars. The head of the paddle turned into powder. Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they were suddenly stunned, and it was too late to even scream. It turned out that although the first half of the wooden oar turned into powder, the second half remained solid and continued to shoot at the man unaffected. Pang Ban threw it casually. The man's whole body energy was used for the blow just now, but he didn't know that the tip of the oar easily shattered into powder, which made him feel very uncomfortable because of the excessive force, he didn't even have time to spit out the mouthful of blood, the rest A piece of boat oar has already pierced through the chest, brought a cloud of blood rain, and then pierced the chest to come out. The man fell back into the lake without even making a scream, and died. Those who were on the sidelines, who were in the dark, could not have imagined that the Shaolin master "Piercing the Cloud Arrow" Cheng Wang, who was shooting cold arrows in the water, would kill Pang Ban as soon as he saw him face to face. At the beginning, Cheng Wang himself proposed the strategy of throwing cold arrows in the water, and even if it didn't work, he could escape calmly. Unexpectedly, Pang Ban was able to fully grasp the direction of his escape, and also calculate the exact point at which he would jump when he was exhausted. Then use clever tricks to kill the enemy. They also thought that the siege of Pang Ban was an extremely dangerous task, but they never imagined that it would be so dangerous. The lake water has been stained red. Qin Mengyao sighed again in her heart, the paradox was that she couldn't take advantage of Pang Ban's injury to join forces with eighteen-seeded masters to attack him, but how could she just sit back and watch eighteen-seeded masters be killed by him one by one. These eighteen seed masters are already the essence of the new generation of the Eight Factions Alliance. They are talents cultivated by the Eight Factions after abandoning their prejudices.In this situation, Fang Yeyu was more able to let go. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart. With Fang Yeyu's intelligence, how could he not know about the "shallow water operation" against Pang Ban? So what was set up tonight was a trap for the Eighteen Seed masters to fall into the trap by themselves. A cold snort came from the other side of the bank, and three other figures flashed out. Among them, a tall, thin, middle-aged man jumped off the bank and flew to the place where Cheng Wang was sinking. , Flying back to the shore, the movement is like flowing water and clouds, very beautiful. Appreciation flashed across Pang Banxian, and he smiled and said: "Changbai's 'Clouds Floating in the Rain', even if the Immortals come here in person, it's nothing more than that. Hello, Brother Xie Feng." The middle-aged man turned out to be Xie Feng, the father of Xie Qinglian, the murder victim of the Han family, the "bladeless knife". Xie Feng put down Cheng Wang, stood proudly with the other two, did not salute, just looked at Pang Ban coldly, giving people a feeling of arrogance and inscrutability. There are two people beside him, a man and a woman, the man is slightly younger than Xie Feng, he is upright, his eyes are shining, his body is strong, he is carrying two axes, he is a heroic man. The woman was in her mid-thirties, and her appearance was quite beautiful. Unfortunately, there was a palm-sized red tire mark on the left side, which made her look eerie and terrifying, and her eyes were full of anger, which made people very uncomfortable.When her eyes fell on Qin Mengyao, she clearly showed dissatisfaction. "Brother Xie is good at lightness, and the magician has good eyesight. I'm so happy tonight, let my younger brother come to join in the fun. 'Scholarly Family' Xiang Qingqiu and his wife Yunshang, pay respects to all the masters." A pair of middle-aged men and women who looked like gods walked leisurely from the path in the forest. The man was dressed in a Confucian uniform, but he was imposing and not frail at all. , giving people both rich and noble style. Of the eighteen seed masters who showed up, eleven of them have been defeated so far, but their strength is still extraordinary. They seem to be standing on the shore of the lake casually, but in fact they have sealed off all the escape routes of Pang Ban. If Pang Ban wants to leave, he must have seen the real chapter. Qin Mengyao took a light breath, and her slightly fluctuating mood calmed down in an instant, reaching the state of still water and clear light. Because she has made a decision, determined not to borrow anything, to save this group of white masters who don't know that they have half-stepped into the gate of hell. The sword monk's voice sounded behind the smiling little Taoist in Wudang and said: "Shaolin is reluctant to give up. I have seen the magician. Please ask the magician to teach. The poor monk will protect and no one else will intervene. If the magician wins, the rest The people who are still here don't dare to disturb the magician Qingxing anymore, so they retreat immediately." All the masters of Bai Dao were stunned, because their plan all along was to attack fiercely together, so that Pang Ban would not be able to breathe, causing his injuries to worsen, so that they could take advantage of it.Now the sword monk is reluctant to give up but declares that he will fight alone to decide the outcome, it is really puzzling. Xie Feng over there had a displeased expression, thinking that he would not let you say this, immediately highlighting his identity above other seed masters, with ulterior motives, most likely to use this to create momentum, overshadow me, Changbai Can gain the upper hand in the murder case of the Han Mansion.But Xie Feng was a little bit afraid of Reluctant, and thought that Reluctant would take Pang Ban hard, victory or defeat would be beneficial to him, so he forbearance and remained silent. Only Qin Mengyao knew that the reluctance was provoked by her own words, which aroused the pride in her heart. With her keen sense of touch, she faintly felt that besides the determination to die, there was also a sense of discouragement in the reluctance. Who made him like this? Pang Ban's expression changed for the first time, and he looked at the fairy-like figure next to the little half Taoist, tall and powerful, with a monk's robes like snow, and said solemnly: "Is this the disciple of the monk Jue Jie, Master Reluctant?" Reluctant to come to the side of the little Taoist, the beautiful face was surprisingly calm, he folded his palms together and said: "The family teacher died at the hands of the senior. It has been thirty years, five months and six days. I dare not forget it for a moment!" Pang Ban nodded, looked solemnly at the unwillingness and said: "I have never taken you eighteen-seed masters seriously, and now it seems that I was wrong." After stopping, he suddenly burst out laughing and said to himself : "But it's no wonder that the new species formed by the mating of Shaolin Xinfa and Shuangxiu Juxue is indeed something that has never happened before!" The little Taoist "ha" laughed, and his stern face returned to his grinning expression again: "Senior, you are rightly wrong! You are wrongly right!" Pang Balli ignored the little half-Taoist, his eyes burst into a frightening light, and he shot at the handsome and aloof white-clothed monk, humming: "Unexpectedly, you have surpassed the Immortal Immortal and the Monk Wuxiang, and become the number one of the eight sects. people." Reluctant to give up a slight smile, indescribably calm and unrestrained, making people feel that he has no fear at all towards Pang Ban, and said calmly: "Why do seniors always look down on this little monk?" Pang Ban's eyes flashed with admiration, and he reported back with a smile: "Just this question, we can see that you have indeed reached the realm of the first-rate master." His eyes swept over the seeded masters who appeared, including Xie Feng. Shenqian is the most unnatural, obviously upset that Pang Ban is so reluctant to give up, as for the others, there are shock and excitement, although their expressions are different, but there is a puzzled look in their eyes, they don't understand Reluctant and Pang Ban The mystery between the words. Pang Ban's eyes finally fell on the beautiful and flawless Qin Mengyao's face on the boat, and he laughed and said, "I have two surprises today, one is Mengyao!" Turning his head and looking reluctantly, he said: "The other is the master .” Reluctantly remained silent, as if waiting for Pang Ban to explain why he had always underestimated him. Pang Ban sighed and said, "There are three reasons why I underestimated Grandmaster." Everyone was amazed when they heard it, Pang Ban could tell a convincing reason, everyone was already in admiration, but now there are as many as three, how could it not make people feel that the road has turned around, and there is a big surprise. Reluctantly said calmly: "Young monk can only think of two reasons, and I hope senior will tell you the third one." This time, even Xie Feng was amazed by the intelligence of Reluctant, because Reluctantly said this, obviously he was giving Pang Ban a difficult problem, requiring Pang Ban not only to guess the two reasons that Reluctant already knew, but also to say The unthinkable reason. From the moment the two met, they started a mysterious confrontation. Pang Ban smiled lightly and said: "The first reason is that Shaolin Mind Dharma always emphasizes no thoughts and no desires; while the Dual Cultivation Mind Dharma Division is just the opposite, emphasizing the utmost joy between men and women... I don't know..." Shaking his head and laughing again. Yun Shang from the scholarly family said in a very sweet voice: "Does the magician think that two completely different training methods cannot be integrated into one to produce excellent results?" Everyone nodded secretly, Yun Shang's inference was extremely reasonable.Only Reluctant and Qin Mengyao realized that Yun Shang was actually extremely intelligent, and they secretly assisted Reluctantly, because as long as Pang Ban's answer was like this, Pang Ban's words would surely give him an amazing overwhelming advantage, and he would be frustrated. It can also be seen that Yun Chang's martial arts cultivation must be very good, and he can see through the mystery. Pang Ban took a casual look at this beautiful, mature woman with excellent charm, and said, "I just didn't expect Reluctant to successfully grasp the method of 'returning two poles to one'." "Converging two poles into one" refers to a way of practicing qigong, that is, if two diametrically opposed forces, such as yin and yang, softness and rigidity, can be combined into one, the power will definitely be stronger than pure yang and pure rigidity, pure yin or pure Rou is bigger.But theory is theory, but few people have practiced such miraculous skills. Pang Ban compared the two schools of minds of Shaolin and Shuangxiu as two poles and one. The theoretical basis for the fusion of two extreme opposite mental approaches into one also infers the depth of the skill of reluctance. Pang Ban didn't wait for everyone to have a chance to breathe, and continued: "The second reason is that there is a desire for revenge in the reluctance to give up. If you do something like this, how can you reach the innate inaction? How do you know that the reluctance has already seen through the world. The principle that there is nothing that is not a 'Buddha' and that there is nothing that is not a 'Buddha' really impresses me." Everyone is really convinced so far. Pang Ban's two opinions not only show his vision, which has reached the point of seeing through the illusion of the world, but also show his broad mind and spirit beyond measure, and he does not hide it from enemies who can match him The admiration and admiration in one's own heart is not afraid of the prestige of helping the enemy. With a humble smile, he said, "Senior, please tell me the third reason." An extremely complicated expression flashed across Pang Ban's eyes, he looked up at the night sky, let out a long breath, lowered his head and shook his head, looked at Qin Mengyao and said: "This third reason can be hidden from anyone, but it can never be hidden from you. yes?" Everyone only felt that the strange peak stood out, why was Qin Mengyao the only person outside Pang Ban who knew the reason? Qin Mengyao avoided Pang Ban's gaze, looked at the willow branches protruding from the bank, and said calmly: "Seeing the demeanor of the magician, even if Mengyao can't think fully, she has already guessed three points." All of a sudden, she thought of the cold heart that she had felt earlier. Pang Ban slowly looked at Reluctant, his divine light flashed, and he shouted violently: "It's a sad relationship! My friend." From the moment he appeared until now, Ruobubo Gujing was reluctant to give up, his whole body was shaken, his eyes were full of brilliance, and he hit back Pang Ban's eyes that were as sharp as a blade like cutting iron, and said: "It's just these words, little monk tonight Whether it is life or death, I will feel that this trip is worthwhile, senior please!" All eyes turned to the long sword on his back. Can the sword of the top master of the Eight Factions beat the injured Pang Ban?Is the water deep or shallow? No one thought that the struggle between Bai Dao and Pang Ban would suddenly come to a decisive moment. Angry Jiao Island. Beside the watchtower where three lives were taken, several most important members of the Nujiao Gang gathered aside to discuss something important. The leader of the gang, Shangguan Ying, turned his gaze away from the dozens of members of the Nu Jiao Gang who were searching for any traces of the enemy around the watchtower. Looking at Zhai Yu, who had been silent all this time, he said in a deep voice, "Could it be that Leng Yan wants to attack the Nu Jiao Island by force?" Picking up the letter in his hand, he asked suspiciously, "What does this letter without an inner letter mean?" Zhai Yushi did not answer Shangguan Ying's question, but turned to Ling Zhantian, the most influential elder of the Nujiao Gang besides Lang Fanyun, and said, "What's Second Uncle's opinion on this matter?" Ling Zhantian swept his eyes over Pang Guozhi and Liang Qiumo, and snorted, "Unless Leng Yan is suffering from a mental disorder, how could he have the guts to provoke Jiaodao in front of Fu Yujian?" Then After a pause, he said, "Of course it cannot be ruled out. Those people who are ignorant and arrogant in the capital will underestimate the intelligence and swordsmanship of the eldest brother, and make this blind action." Zhai Yushi said: "However, this can only be established if Shurangama is not a disciple of Pang Ban." Approval flashed across Ling Zhantian's eyes, because if Lengyan was Pang Ban's disciple, he should know that Lang Fanyun was an unworldly figure that even magicians dare not despise. Liang Qiumo said: "Why did the chief leave the words 'the enemy wants waves and clouds'?" Shangguan Ying said: "I was also troubled by this sentence, but now I suddenly thought that Uncle Lang saw that the enemy was deliberately provoking him, and that's why he said this." Pang Guozhi asked in astonishment: "Does this mean that Shurangama is not the direct descendant of Pang Ban, because for masters like Pang Ban and Uncle Lang, no trap will work." He has followed Lang Fanyun for many years, and naturally knows The waves turned violently. Zhai Yushi's face was solemn, and he said slowly: "The problem is actually more serious than imagined. If the other party deliberately lured Uncle Lang away, he has shown his hand now. At least it will make us question the internal safety." Everyone nodded in unison. You must know that the advantage of the Nujiao Gang has always been based on the confidentiality of the situation on the island. Now the enemy can not only touch the island calmly and kill people, but also skillfully make Lang Fanyun the first person to discover , This shows that there are traitors who are secretly collaborating with the enemy on Nujiao Island, and their status should not be too low. Ling Zhantian frowned and said: "This is really strange, if the main target of Shurang Yan is the Nujiao Island, he shouldn't have revealed his own trump card at this premature moment, so that we can learn something. Take precautions, because if you want to lure your Uncle Lang to leave the island, there are many ways!" Looking at Zhai Yushi, he said, "What do you think about this when it rains?" Looking at Ling Zhantian's handsome and mature face, Zhai Yushi was thinking in his heart that if Ling Zhantian was really famous in the black list, he would be the most handsome master in the black list after Li Ruohai.Hearing the words, he murmured slightly: "Second Uncle's deduction is very precise, no matter whether Lengyan is a member of Pangban or not, there is no reason not to wait for Pangban and Uncle Lang to decide the winner before making a move, so Lengyan this time The provocative actions must come with a certain purpose. Uncle Lang also saw through this point, so he should plan to go. The only way now, the best way is to fight the inside and the outside at the same time, so that it will not will be forced to go on the defensive." Shangguan Ying said: "When I saw the rain, you knew it well. I don't know what is the best way to keep the inside and the outside?" Zhai Yushi looked up at the night sky, let out a long breath, and secretly hoped that the gods would bless Qi Changzheng to be safe and sound, otherwise it would be difficult for him to execute even if he was full of brilliant ideas.