Chapter 10 Chapter 10: Centennial Birthday Feast Destroys Liver and Intestines
A few days later, it was already the eighth day of April.Zhang Sanfeng thought that tomorrow is his 100th birthday, so the disciples must have a lot of fun.Although Yu Daiyan is disabled and Zhang Cuishan is missing, it is a fly in the ointment, but he can enjoy a hundred years old in his life.It is also rare, and at the same time, a "Tai Chi Kungfu" that has been studied in closed doors has also been profoundly understood. From then on, the Wudang school will surely shine in the martial arts world, and it will not lose to the Shaolin school martial arts passed down by Bodhidharma in Tianzhu.This morning, he switched it on.
With a clear whistle, the sleeves vibrated slightly, and the two wooden doors swung open with a bang.The first person Zhang Sanfeng saw was none other than Zhang Cuishan who had been missing him for ten years.
He rubbed his eyes, and said he was wrong.Zhang Cuishan had already flung himself into his arms, whimpering, and kept calling: "Master!" In his agitated mood, he forgot to bow down.Song Yuanqiao and the other five shouted happily in unison: "Master is overjoyed, the fifth younger brother is back!"
Zhang Sanfeng lived to be a hundred years old and practiced for more than 80 years. His mind is emptied, and he has long since lost all things. However, he and these seven disciples are like father and son. When he suddenly saw Zhang Cuishan, he couldn't help hugging him tightly, so happy shed tears.
The brothers helped the master to comb and wash, and changed their clothes and towels.Zhang Cuishan didn't dare to report his troubles, he only talked about the strange things in Binghuo Island.Zhang Sanfeng was even more happy when he heard that he had married a wife, and said: "Where is your wife? Tell her to come see me."
Zhang Cuishan knelt down on both knees and said: "Master, my disciple is bold. When I married my wife, I failed to tell you, old man." Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "You can't come back from Binghuo Island for ten years. Could it be that you have to wait for ten years , Shall I marry again after the report is clear? Joke, joke! Get up, don’t need to apologize, how can Zhang Sanfeng have such a pedantic disciple?” Zhang Cuishan couldn’t kneel down, and said: “But the disciple’s daughter-in-law has a wrong background. She... She is the daughter of the leader Yin of the Eagle Sect."
Zhang Sanfeng still stroked his beard and smiled, and said: "What does that matter? As long as the daughter-in-law has a good character, that's all. Even if her character is not good, can't it be influenced by her when she comes to our mountain? What's the matter? Cuishan, being the number one person, don't be too narrow-minded, don't pretend to be a decent school, and look down on others. The two words, good and evil, are originally indistinguishable. As long as the members of the faction are dedicated to goodness, they will be an upright gentleman." Zhang Cuishan was overjoyed, he never thought that he had been worrying about ten years, the master just said a few words to reveal it, and immediately stood up with a smile on his face.
Zhang Sanfeng continued: "Your father-in-law, the leader, I have known him for a long time. I admire him for his martial arts. He is a generous and upright man. Although he has an extreme temper and acts erratically, he is not a mean person. We can hand him over to him." Friends." Song Yuanqiao and the others thought, "Master really loves my fifth younger brother very much, and loves the house as well as the crow. Even a big devil like his father-in-law is willing to hand him over." At this point, a Taoist boy came in to report: "Tianying Jiaoyin leader sent someone to give gifts to Uncle Zhang Wu!"
Zhang Sanfeng smiled and said: "Father-in-law is here to give you a gift, Cuishan, go and welcome the guests!" Zhang Cuishan replied: "Yes!"
Yin Liting said: "I'll go with Fifth Brother." Zhang Songxi smiled and said: "It's not the old hero of the Golden Whip Ji who came here to give gifts, what do you need to do?" Yin Liting blushed, and followed Zhang Cuishan out.
I saw two old men standing in the hall, with straight hats and family clothes, when they saw Zhang Cuishan came out, they walked up a few steps together, knelt down, and said: "Young Master is well, the villain Yin Wufu and Yin Wulu see you." Zhang Cuishan bowed back and said: "The butler, please." He thought to himself: "The names of these two families are so strange, all the family members of the servants are always named like 'Ping'an, Jiqing, Fulu Shouxi', how could he The two are called 'Wu Fu, Wu Lu'?" But Yin Wufu saw a very long scar on his face, from the right forehead slanting down, past the tip of the nose, and ending at the left corner of the mouth.That Yin Wulu's face was numb.Both of them are extremely ugly, and both are in their fifties.
Zhang Cuishan said: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law are well. I stayed for a while, so I want to come with your young lady to pay respects to the respected relatives. Unexpectedly, the parents-in-law asked questions first, but how dare they do it? The two of you have come from afar. Please sit down and have a cup of tea." Yin Wufu and Yin Wulu did not dare to sit down, and presented the gift list respectfully, and said: "My master and wife said some small gifts, please accept it with a smile."
Zhang Cuishan said: "Thank you!" When he opened the list of gifts, he couldn't help being shocked. He saw a total of 200 gifts written on more than ten pieces of lacquered paper. It is "Emerald Phoenix in Pair", and after countless jewels, there are "Special Zilanghao Hundred Branches", "Twenty Ingots of Tang Ink as a Tribute", "Hundred Knives of Xuanhe Mulberry Paper", and "Extreme Duan Inkstone".That day, the leader of Yingjiao learned that this charming guest was good at calligraphy, so he sent a large number of extremely valuable pens, inks, papers and inkstones, as well as the rest of the clothes, hats, belts, and utensils.Yin Wufu turned around and went out, leading ten porters in, each of them picked up a load and placed it on the side of the hall.
Zhang Cuishan hesitated: "I have been poor since I was a child, living in a simple mountain, what use are these treasures for? But my father-in-law travels a long way, if I don't accept it, it would be disrespectful." He had no choice but to thank him and said: "Your lady is tired from the journey, Slightly ill. The two housekeepers, please stay on the mountain for a few more days before we meet again." Yin Wufu said: "Master and wife are very concerned about miss, and told me to return it on the same day. If miss is not too tiring, the villain wants to see miss, Go back immediately."
Zhang Cuishan said: "That's the case. Please wait a moment." He went back to his room and told his wife.Yin Susu was overjoyed, dressed up a little, went to the side hall to meet the two family members, asked about the health of her parents and elder brother, and kept the two of them for dinner and wine.Yin Wufu and Yin Wulu immediately bid farewell to Miss Uncle and Miss.
Zhang Cuishan thought to himself: "The parents-in-law sent such a generous gift, they should be rewarded heavily. But even if all the money on the mountain is gathered together, it may not be possible to reward them." He is open-minded by nature, so he doesn't take it seriously, laughing Said: "Your lady married a poor uncle, and I can't afford to give you money. Please don't laugh at the two housekeepers." Yin Wufu said: "Don't dare, don't dare. Seeing the five heroes of Wudang is more than a gift of a thousand gold." Zhang Cuishan He thought to himself: "This housekeeper is elegant in speech, and seems to be a scholar of literary and ink." Immediately send it to the middle gate.Yin Wufu said: "My lord, please stay for a while, but I hope you and Miss will come soon, so that the master and wife will not miss you. Everyone in my school looks up to your demeanor." Zhang Cuishan smiled.
Yin Wulu said: "There is another small matter that I must tell my aunt to know. When the villain brothers went up the mountain to give gifts, they met three escorts in the Xiangyang inn. During the conversation between the three of them, I mentioned my aunt." Zhang Cuishan said: "Oh What did they say?" Yin Wulu said: "One person said: 'Although the Seven Heroes of Wudang have done us a great favor, the more than 70 people in the Longmen Guards have died, so we can't just let it go." The three of them said that they were I am determined not to pay any attention to this matter anymore, I am going to invite the old hero Tan of Kaifeng Prefecture to come out and discuss this matter with my aunt." Zhang Cuishan nodded without saying a word.
Yin Wulu reached into his arms, took out three small flags, presented them to Zhang Cuishan with both hands, and said: "Brother Xiaoren heard that those three guards dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head, and they have already brought this matter to the Sky Eagle Sect."
When Zhang Cuishan saw the three small flags, he couldn't help being startled, he saw a fierce tiger embroidered on the first flag, roaring up to the sky, squatting, it was the escort flag of the "Tiger Escort Bureau".The second small flag is embroidered with a white crane flying in the clouds. It should be the escort flag of the "Jinyang Bodyguard Bureau", and the white crane in the cloud is the head of the bodyguard, Yunhe.Nine swallows are embroidered with gold thread on the third small flag, including the character "Swallow" of "Yanyun Escort Bureau" and the character "Nine" of Gong Jiujia, the head of the bodyguard.
Zhang Cuishan wondered: "How did you get their escort flags?" Yin Wufu said: "Young master is a darling of the Tianying Sect, Qi Tianbiao, Gong Jiujia, who are they? They know that the Wudang Seven Heroes are kind to them, but they still want to It’s unreasonable to invite Tan Rui, an old guy from the Kaifeng Mansion’s sharp guns, to argue with my aunt? We heard the rude words of these three escorts..." Zhang Cuishan said: "Actually, it's not really rude. Courtesy." Yin Wufu said: "Yes, that is my uncle's magnanimity, which is beyond the reach of others. The three of us couldn't hold back, we took care of these three escorts, and brought back the escort flags of the three escort agencies."
Zhang Cuishan was taken aback, thinking that the three of them Qi Tianbiao and the others were all heroes in one side of the bodyguard agency, they had been famous for a long time in the Jianghu, although they could not be regarded as the top players in the martial arts, they each had their own unique skills.Why did the father-in-law's three family members say so lightly that he took care of them?But if Yin Wufu is talking nonsense, they obviously took the three dart flags, don't say they took them, even secretly, it's not easy.Could it be that they used some kind of incense and medicine in the inn to overturn the three chief escorts?Asked: "How did you get these three dart flags?"
Yin Wufu said: "At that time the second younger brother Wulu came forward to call for battle and asked them to compete at the South Gate of Xiangyang. The three of us fought three of them. It was stated that if they lost, they would leave the escort flag, cut off their own arm, and would not be allowed to enter Hubei for life. Save a step." The more Zhang Cuishan heard, the more surprised he became, the more he dared not underestimate the two family members in front of him, and asked: "What happened next?" Yin Wufu said: "It was nothing after that, they left the dart flag and cut it off by themselves. He cut his left arm and said he would never set foot in Hubei Province."
Zhang Cuishan was secretly startled: "These people from the Sky Eagle Cult act so viciously." He couldn't help frowning.Yin Wulu said: "If my uncle thinks the villain's attack is too light, we will catch up and kill the three of them." Zhang Cuishan hurriedly said: "Not light! Not light! It is already very heavy." Yin Wulu said: "We thought this It is a great joy to come here to give my uncle a present, if it hurts someone's life, it seems inauspicious." Zhang Cuishan said: "Yes, you are very thoughtful. You just said that there were three people coming, is there another one?" Yin Wufu Said: "There is also a brother, Yin Wushou. After we chased away the three escorts, he was afraid that old man Tan, the sharp gun, would finally get the news. He didn't know what to do, and he wanted to come to Uncle Luo Mo, so Yin Wushou went to Kaifeng Mansion. Wushou Ask the villain to kowtow to my aunt on his behalf." Then he climbed down and kowtowed.
Zhang Cuishan bowed back and said: "Don't dare to take it." He thought that Tan Ruilai's reputation is so powerful that he has been famous for forty years, and Yin Wushou went to Kaifeng Mansion for himself. He said: "I have long admired the old hero Tan with the sharp gun, and he is an upright gentleman. The two of you should hurry to Kaifeng and tell Brother Wushou not to talk to Old Hero Tan again. If the two sides are deadlocked, I'm afraid it's not good."
Yin Wulu smiled lightly, and said: "Young master, don't worry, that old guy surnamed Tan dare not fight with the third brother. The third brother told him not to meddle in other people's business, he will be obedient." Zhang Cuishan said: "Really?" Thinking to himself, Tan Ruilai is someone easy to provoke, he may be old, but the Kaifeng Mansion's Shenqiang Tan family has at least ten or twenty disciples with high martial arts skills, how can we be afraid of you, Yin Wushou?Yin Wufu saw Zhang Cuishan's disbelief, and said: "The old man Tan was defeated by Wushou twenty years ago, and he has a big secret in our hands. I hope you are safe." The two saluted and said goodbye.
Holding the three small flags, Zhang Cuishan hesitated for a while.He originally wanted to order the two of them to inquire about Wuji's whereabouts, but he wanted to mention it to outsiders, so he could just pay it off, but it would inevitably damage his second brother's reputation, so he slowly walked back to the bedroom.
Yin Susu leaned on the bed, flipping through the gift list, thanking her parents for their affection, remembering that Wuji didn't know what to do at this moment, and was very worried, seeing her husband walk into the room with an uncertain expression on her face, she hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?"
Zhang Cuishan said: "Then Wufu, Wulu, and Wushou, what is the origin of the three people?"
Although Yin Susu and her husband have been married for ten years, but she knows that he doesn't like Tianying Sect, so she has never talked about her family affairs and various things in the Sect with him, and Zhang Cuishan has never asked.At this time, she heard her husband's question, and said: "These three people were thieves who ran rampant in the southwest area more than twenty years ago, and they were besieged by many masters later. He was very strong, so he reached out to save them. These three people had different surnames, so they were not brothers. They were grateful to my father for saving his life, so they made a solemn oath to be his slaves for life. They abandoned their previous names and changed their names to Yin Wufu, Yin Wulu, Yin Wushou. I have been very polite to them since I was a child, and I dare not really treat each other as a servant. My father said that when it comes to martial arts and former fame, many famous figures in the martial arts may not be as good as the three of them. "
Zhang Cuishan nodded and said: "So that's how it is." Then he told the story of the three of them who cut off the left arm and seized the dart flag.Yin Susu frowned and said: "The three of them originally had good intentions, but they didn't expect that the disciples of the famous sect behaved very differently from their evil sect. Fifth brother, this matter has caused trouble for you again, I...I really don't know what to do OK?" Sighed, and said: "We'll go back to Binghuo Island when we find Wuji." Suddenly I heard Yin Liting shouting outside the door: "Fifth brother, come and write some birthday pictures with a big stroke of your pen. Lian'er." Then he laughed and said, "Sister-in-law Wu, don't blame me for dragging Brother Wu away, who taught him to call it 'iron hook and silver hook'?"
In the afternoon of the same day, the six brothers respectively supervised Taoists of Huogong and other Taoists to clean and arrange around Zixiao Palace. The birthday couplets written by Zhang Cuishan were pasted in the hall, and there was a joyous atmosphere.
In the early morning of the next day, Song Yuanqiao and others put on newly sewn cloth robes and were about to help Yu Daiyan. The seven of them paid homage to the master's birthday together. A Taoist boy came in and presented a famous card.Song Yuanqiao took over.Zhang Songxi was quick-eyed, seeing the post wrote: "He Taichong, a late student of Kunlun, led his disciples to wish Zhenren Zhang a birthday than Nanshan." He said in surprise, "The head of Kunlun personally came to pay respects to Master's birthday. When did he come to Zhongyuan?" Mo Shenggu asked: "Is Mrs. He here?" He Taichong's wife, Ban Shuxian, is his senior sister, and I heard that martial arts are not under the master of Kunlun.Zhang Songxi said: "Mrs. He is not written on the name card." Song Yuanqiao said: "This guest is very important, you should invite Master to welcome you yourself." He went to report to Zhang Sanfeng. Zhang Sanfeng said: "I heard that Mr. Tieqin seldom comes to Zhongtu, fortunately he knows the old Taoist's birthday." He immediately led six disciples to welcome him out.Mr. Tieqin, He Taichong is not very old, he is wearing a yellow shirt, his expression is very elegant, the weather is calm, he seems to be a generation of upright suzerain.Behind him stood eight male and female disciples, including Xihuazi and Wei Siniang. He Taichong saluted Zhang Sanfeng to congratulate him.Zhang Sanfeng thanked repeatedly and bowed his hands in salute.Song Yuanqiao and other six people knelt down and kowtowed, He Taichong also bowed and returned the salute, saying: "The Six Heroes of Wudang are famous all over the world, how can such a great gift be deserved?" Just as Zhang Sanfeng welcomed He Taichong's master and apprentice into the hall, the host and guest sat down to offer tea, a little Taoist boy came in with a name card and handed it to Song Yuanqiao, but the five elders from Kongtong came together.Among the contemporary martial arts, Shaolin and Wudang are the most famous, followed by Kunlun and Emei, and the Kongtong School is next.The five elders of Kongtong talked about their seniority status, but they were on an equal footing with Song Yuanqiao.But Zhang Sanfeng was very modest, he stood up and said: "The five elders of Kongtong are here, Brother He, please sit down for a while, the elders go out to welcome the guests." He Taichong thought to himself: "People like the Kongtong Five Elders, just send a disciple out to meet them." When I was young, the five elders of Kongtong brought their disciples in.Then the leaders of Shenquan Sect, Haisha Sect, Giant Whale Gang, Wushan Sect, and many sects and gangs came to the mountain to pay their respects.Song Yuanqiao and the others only wanted to enjoy a day of fun with their master and disciples, but they didn't expect so many guests to come. The six disciples received them separately, but how could they be so busy?What Zhang Sanfeng hated the most in his life was these red tapes, every time he was seventy, eighty, ninety years old, he would always tell his disciples not to disturb outsiders, but he didn't know that on this hundredth birthday, there were so many honored guests in the martial arts world.After arriving, there were not even enough chairs for guests to sit in Zixiao Palace.Song Yuanqiao had no choice but to send someone to hold some round stones and place them densely on the hall.There are still seats for the leaders of various factions and gangs, and the disciples and disciples have to sit on the stone.The tea bowls for serving tea have been distributed, so the tea has to be served in rice bowls and vegetable bowls. Zhang Songxi pulled Zhang Cuishan and walked to the wing.Zhang Songxi said: "Fifth brother, do you see anything?" Zhang Cuishan said: "They made an appointment with each other. When we met, it was obvious that we had a plan in mind. Although some people pretended to be surprised, they really wanted to cover it up." Zhang Songxi said "That's right, they didn't come here to pay homage to Master's birthday in good faith." Zhang Cuishan said: "Blessing is in name, and it's true to ask the crime." Zhang Songxi said: "It's not about asking the teacher for the crime. The murder case of the Longmen Bodyguard Bureau decided not to invite Mr. Tieqin, Mrs. He Taichong to come out." " Zhang Cuishan said: "Well, these people are all for the Golden Retriever Lion King Xie Xun." Zhang Songxi sneered and said, "They underestimate the people of Wudang sect. Even if they rely on numbers to win, would the disciples of Wudang sect betray their friends? Fifth brother, then Xie Xun is considered a heinous traitor. Since he is your brother-in-law, You must not reveal his whereabouts from your mouth." Zhang Cuishan said: "What the fourth brother said is true. What should we do?" Zhang Songxi pondered for a while, and said: "Everyone should be careful. Brothers are of the same mind, their strength can cut through gold, Wudang The Seven Heroes are used to seeing strong winds and waves, how can they be afraid of them?" Although Yu Daiyan is disabled, they are still "Seven Heroes of Wudang", and after the Seven Brothers, there is also a master Zhang Sanfeng who is the most powerful master in martial arts at that time.It's just that both of them think that the master is already a hundred years old, even though they are facing major difficulties, the brothers should still take care of themselves, of course they can't let the master take action, and they can't let the old man worry about it.Zhang Songxi said so to comfort his junior brother, but in his heart he knew that today's matter is very difficult, how to get the honor of protecting the teacher's family is really not easy. Above the hall, Song Yuanqiao, Yu Lianzhou, and Yin Liting accompanied the guests and chatted politely.The three of them had already seen that the arrival of these guests was not right, and each of them murmured in their hearts. While talking, Xiao Daotong came in again to report: "Master Jingxuan, a disciple of Emei's sect, led five younger brothers and sisters to pay homage to the ancestor of the master." Song Yuanqiao and Yu Lianzhou smiled together and looked at Yin Liting.At this moment, Mo Shenggu was accompanying eight or nine guests into the hall from the outside, Zhang Songxi and Zhang Cuishan just turned out from the inner hall, when they heard Emei disciples coming, they also smiled at Yin Liting.Yin Liting's face was flushed with a shy expression.Zhang Cuishan took his hand and said with a smile: "Come on, let's go to welcome the distinguished guests." The two went out to welcome them.I saw that Mrs. Jingxuan was about forty years old, tall and powerful, although she was a woman, she was half a head taller than ordinary men.Among the five younger brothers and sisters behind her, one is a skinny man in his thirties, two are nuns, and among them, Master Jingxu Zhang Cuishan has already met in a boat at sea.The other two are girls in their twenties, one of them pursed their lips and smiled, and the other, a beautiful girl with white complexion and tall figure, lowered her head and fiddled with the corners of her clothes. Miss Xiaofu. Zhang Cuishan came forward to pay respects, and accompanied the six people into the room.Yin Liting was extremely shy, she didn't dare to look at Ji Xiaofu, walked to the corridor, saw everyone was in front, couldn't help but look at Ji Xiaofu.At this time, Ji Xiaofu lowered her head and just gave him a sideways glance, and the two eyes met.Ji Xiaofu's junior sister Bei Jinyi coughed loudly.The two blushed with shame and turned their heads together.Bei Jinyi burst out laughing, and said in a low voice: "Senior sister, this brother Yin is even more shy than you." Suddenly, Ji Xiaofu trembled a few times, her face was pale, and tears welled up in her eyes. Zhang Songxi has been calculating the situation between the enemy and us. Seeing the arrival of the sixth disciple of Emei, he was a little relieved and thought to himself: "Miss Ji is the wife of the sixth brother who has never been married. If we say that we are stiff later, the Emei sect may help us." Guests from all walks of life came in an endless stream, and it was already noon in a blink of an eye.There is absolutely no preparation in Zixiao Palace, how can there be any banquet?Daoist Huogong could only give each person a large bowl of white rice, with vegetables and tofu on top of the rice.The seven Wudang disciples apologized repeatedly.But seeing the people chopping their rice, they kept looking outside the hall door, as if they were waiting for someone. Song Yuanqiao and the others took a closer look at everyone, and saw that most of the sect leaders and gang leaders were self-respecting and did not carry weapons on their bodies, but many subordinates had bulging waists, obviously hidden weapons, only Emei, Kunlun, and Kongtong. All the disciples sent were empty-handed.Song Yuanqiao and the others were upset: "You said you came to celebrate Master's birthday, but why are you hiding your weapons?" Also looking at the birthday presents from everyone, most of them were birthday peaches and birthday noodles bought from the town at the foot of the mountain. The momentum of the heads of factions. Only the ones sent by Emei are truly important gifts, besides the sixteen colors of precious jade, there is also a scarlet brocade Taoist robe, embroidered with a hundred different "Shou" characters with gold thread, it took a lot of effort.Mrs. Jingxuan said to Zhang Sanfeng: "This is embroidered by ten female disciples from the Emei sect." Zhang Sanfeng was very happy, and said with a smile: "The Emei heroine's boxing and sword skills are well-known all over the world, but today they came to embroider for the old master. This longevity robe is really extremely precious." Zhang Songxi looked at everyone's expressions, and thought: "I wonder what they are waiting for reinforcements? The Master of Bisheng doesn't like crowds, and the close friends of Wudang School didn't invite any of them in advance, otherwise they wouldn't end up in such a disparity and isolation. He thought, Master has traveled all over the world, and the seven brothers are also chivalrous and have formed good relationships. If they are prepared in advance, they can invite dozens of masters to celebrate their birthday together. Yu Lianzhou whispered next to Zhang Songxi: "We originally thought that after Master's birthday, we would send out hero invitations and hold a hero banquet at the head of the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang. Unexpectedly, we missed everything and were completely restrained." During the hero banquet, Zhang Cuishan explained why he couldn't betray his friends.Anyone who walks the rivers and lakes attaches great importance to the word "righteousness". As long as Zhang Cuishan tells the truth, no one can force him to be an unrighteous person.Then some people refused to give up, there are quite a few masters who have good friends with Wudang faction in the hero banquet, if they really need to meet with Wudang faction, they will definitely not be defeated.Unexpectedly, the other party had already figured this out, and in the name of celebrating his birthday, he gathered his own people and rushed up the mountain, attacking the Wudang faction by surprise. Zhang Songxi said in a low voice: "This is the end of the matter, we can only fight to the death." Among the Seven Heroes of Wudang, Zhang Songxi is the most resourceful, when encountering difficulties, he can often come up with a strange plan to turn the crisis into safety.Yu Lianzhou felt sad: "Even the fourth brother can't do anything. It seems that the sixth disciple of Wudang is going to splash blood on the mountain today." If it is a one-on-one enemy, no one of the visitors will be the opponent of the six Wudang heroes, but the situation on the mountain at this moment , not only twenty to one, but thirty to forty to one. Zhang Songxi tugged at the corner of Yu Lianzhou's clothes, and the two walked to the back of the hall.Zhang Songxi said: "After we talk about it later, if we can squeeze them out with words, fight alone, and win or lose with six battles, we will be invincible, but they came prepared, they must have thought of this episode , I will never agree to just fight for six rounds, it will be a group fight." Yu Lianzhou nodded and said: "Our first thing is to rescue the third brother, and we must not let him fall into the hands of others and suffer even more humiliation. The matter is up to you. I am afraid that the fifth brother and sister are not in good health, you ask the fifth brother to take care of her with all your strength, and the four of us will do our best to deal with the enemy's insults." Zhang Songxi nodded and said: "Okay, that's it." After pondering for a while, he said: "Maybe there is a strategy to get lucky." Yu Lianzhou said happily: "It's a big deal to get lucky. What is the fourth brother's clever plan?" Zhang Songxi Said: "We each identify an opponent. When the opponent makes a move, we will serve the other one by one, and we will capture it in our hands within one move. Teach them to be cautious and dare not force it." Yu Lianzhou hesitated: "If you can't make a move, then If you catch him, others will come to help you. If you succeed with one move, I'm afraid..." Zhang Songxi said: "In the face of a great disaster, it's hard to say if you attack harder. Use 'tiger claws'!" Yu Lianzhou said abruptly : "'Tiger's Claw Extinct Hand'? Today is the day of master's great joy, so this killer is too vicious?" It turns out that the Wudang School has a very powerful grasping technique called "Tiger Claw Hand".After Yu Lianzhou learned it, she always felt that if the opponent was strong in martial arts, she could still use her internal strength to break free. Recruit new recruits. Before Zhang Sanfeng accepted his disciples, he had carefully checked each person's morality, behavior, aptitude and understanding, so after the seven disciples started, all of them became masters. Nearly another innovative move.It was not a miracle that Yu Lianzhou changed the trick of "Tiger Claw Hand".But after Zhang Sanfeng saw his audition, he just nodded his head without giving approval. Yu Lianzhou saw that the master didn't say a word, she knew that there must still be a huge flaw in the moves, so she devoted herself to thinking hard and strived for perfection.A few months later, when he performed it again for his master, Zhang Sanfeng sighed and said, "Lianzhou, these twelve tiger claw moves are much more powerful than what I taught you. Anyone who receives a move will be in danger of harming the yin and extinction. Could it be that the upright and bright martial arts I taught you are not enough, and you must kill your children and grandchildren once you make a move?" Yu Lianzhou listened to Master's teaching, even in the harsh winter, she couldn't help sweating profusely, her heart trembled, and she immediately admitted her mistake and apologized. After a few days, Zhang Sanfeng called all seven disciples to him, told everyone about the matter, and finally said: "The twelve stances created by Lianzhou are painstakingly accomplished, and can be regarded as a unique skill. It's a pity that it's useless based on my words. Everyone can learn from Lianzhou, but if it's not a life-and-death situation, you must not use it lightly. I added "extreme household" under the word "tiger claw" Two words, everyone should remember that this martial art is a killer that kills people and destroys families." At present, the seven disciples worship and receive teachings.Yu Lianzhou then passed on this martial art to six fellow disciples.Since the seven people learned it, they have strictly followed the teacher's training, and have never used it once.Today came an emergency, Zhang Songxi brought it up, but Yu Lianzhou was still quite hesitant. Zhang Songxi said: "After this 'Tiger Claws' captures the opponent's waist and eyes, it may make him infertile forever. My little brother has a calculation, we only find monks and Taoist priests as opponents, or else they are seventy or eighty-year-old old men " Yu Lianzhou smiled slightly, and said: "The fourth brother is really clever, and monks and Taoists can't have sons, so that's okay." The two of them had made a plan, they went separately to tell Song Yuanqiao and the three juniors that each of them would identify an opponent, and when Zhang Songxi yelled "Ah Yo", the six of them would use "Tiger Claws" to detain the opponent.Yu Lianzhou chose Guan Neng, the oldest of the five elders in Kongtong, while Zhang Cuishan chose Xi Huazi, a Taoist from the Kunlun School. After the guests in the hall finished their light meals, Taoist Huogong cleared away the dishes.Zhang Songxi said in a loud voice: "Seniors, friends, today is the 100th birthday of my master, and I am honored by all of you. I feel honored and favored by all of you, but the reception is extremely slow. Please forgive me. The teacher originally wanted to invite everyone to come with me. The Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang conspired to get drunk. If you are disrespectful today, you will make up for it at that time. My junior brother Zhang Cuishan has been away for ten years, and he will return today. His experience in the past ten years has not been reported in detail to the teacher. Besides. Today is a day of great joy for the family and teachers. If you talk about the grievances and fights in the Wulin, it will be unknown. The good intentions of everyone who came from afar to celebrate their birthdays have turned into intentional troubles. It is rare for you to come to Wudang. Accompanying me, how about going to the front of the mountain and enjoying the scenery behind the mountain?" His words first silenced everyone's mouths, and he declared that today is an auspicious day for birthdays, if anyone mentions the matter of Xie Xun and the Longmen Escort Bureau, they are deliberately making enemies of the Wudang faction. These people went up the mountain hand in hand, apart from the Emei faction, they did not hesitate to fight in order to find out the whereabouts of the golden-haired lion king Xie Xun, but the Wudang faction is so famous that no one dared to form a relationship with them alone.If hundreds of people rushed forward at once, they would have nothing to worry about, but no one wants to be taken advantage of whoever steps forward to attack first. Everyone looked at each other and stood deadlocked for a moment.Xi Huazi of the Kunlun School stood up and said loudly: "Zhang Sixia, you don't have to keep your words in your head. We are not doing secret things, and open the skylight to speak brightly. This time we went up the mountain, firstly, to celebrate Zhang Zhenren's birthday, secondly, I just want to inquire about the whereabouts of that villain Xie Xun." Mo Shenggu held back for a long time, and now he couldn't bear it anymore, he sneered: "Okay, so that's the case, no wonder, no wonder!" Xi Huazi opened his eyes wide and asked, "What's no wonder?" Mo Shenggu said: "I heard earlier that you came to Wudang to pay homage to the master's birthday, but seeing the hidden weapons on your body, I felt very strange. Did you bring a sword and sword to give to the master as a birthday gift? Only then did I understand. This is such a birthday gift." Xi Huazi slapped his body, then untied his Taoist robe, and said loudly: "Mo Qixia, look at it clearly, you are young, don't spit blood. Who hides soldiers on us The blade is coming." Mo Shenggu sneered and said: "Very good, as expected." He stretched out two fingers, and lightly tugged on the belts of the two people beside him.He moved very quickly, with such a pull, the belts of the two people had already been torn off, but there were two clangs and clangs, and the two short knives fell to the ground, shining blue and dazzling. As a result, everyone's expressions changed drastically.Xi Huazi said loudly: "That's right, if Zhang Wuxia refuses to tell Xie Xun's whereabouts, then it will be a big deal to use his sword." Zhang Songxi was about to yell "Ah Yo" to strike first, when suddenly a voice came from outside the door: "Amitabha!" It's like sending yourself next to me.
Zhang Sanfeng said with a smile: "It turns out that Zen Master Kongwen from the Shaolin School has arrived, please greet him quickly." The voice outside the door said: "The abbot of Shaolin Temple, Kongwen, led his disciples Kongzhi, Kongxing, and his disciples, and wish Master Zhang a long life. Changle." Kongwen, Kongzhi, and Kongxing are the figures among the four great monks in Shaolin. Except for Master Kongjian who is dead, all three monks have come here.Zhang Songxi was startled, and he couldn't make a sound after the "ah yo", knowing that Shaolin masters came to Wudang Mountain in a big way, and the six of them restrained the Kunlun, Kongtong and other sects with "tiger claws". characters, or useless. He Taichong, the head of the Kunlun Sect, said: "I have admired Shaolin monk Qingming for a long time, and I am honored to meet you today. It is a worthwhile trip." Another deep voice outside the door said: "This person must be the head of Kunlun, Mr. He. Good luck meeting, nice meeting! Daoist Zhang and the old monk are really disrespectful when they come late to celebrate their birthdays." Zhang Sanfeng said: "There are many guests on Wudang Mountain today. toe?" The four of them communicated with each other through several gates, as if they were talking face to face.Master Jingxuan and Master Jingxu of the Emei School, and Guan Neng, Zong Weixia, Tang Wenliang, Chang Jingzhi and others of the Kongtong School were not strong enough to intervene.The rest of the gangs and factions were even more horrified and ashamed of themselves. Zhang Sanfeng led his disciples to welcome them out, and saw three divine monks leading nine monks, walking slowly to the front of Zixiao Palace. Master Kongwen's white eyebrows drooped and covered his eyes, like an arhat with long eyebrows; Master Kongxing had a majestic body and a mighty appearance; Master Kongzhi had a bitter face, with drooping corners of his mouth.Song Yuanqiao secretly wondered, he is quite proficient in the study of Feng Jian and people, and thought: "Ordinary people who have the appearance of Master Kong Zhi, if they are not short-lived, they will suffer early disasters. How come he not only enjoys a long life, but also becomes a martial artist?" The master you admire? It seems that my knowledge of physiognomy is really limited." Although Zhang Sanfeng and Kong Wen are both masters in the martial arts world, they have never met each other.In terms of age, Zhang Sanfeng was thirty or forty years older than them.He was born in Shaolin, if he followed his master Jueyuan, he would be two generations higher than Kongwen and others.But he was not ordained as a monk in Shaolin, nor had he formally learned martial arts from Shaolin monks, so they meet each other as equals.On the contrary, Song Yuanqiao and others were a generation shorter. Zhang Sanfeng entered the hall facing Kong Wen and others.He Taichong, Mrs. Jingxuan, Guan Neng, etc. came forward to meet each other and admired each other.Master Piansheng Kongwen was very modest, he had to put palms together to salute the junior disciples of every faction and group, and greeted them a few times. After a long time of chaos, hundreds of people finished introducing them one by one. The three eminent monks Kongwen, Kongzhi and Kongxing sat down and drank a cup of tea.Kong Wen said: "Master Zhang, the poor monk is said to be your descendant according to his seniority. Today, apart from birthday worship, there should be no other matters. But the poor monk is the head of the Shaolin sect, so I have a few words to say. Tell seniors frankly, and please Master Zhang not to be offended." Zhang Sanfeng was always forthright, he cut straight to the point and said: "Three eminent monks, are you here for my fifth disciple Zhang Cuishan?" Zhang Cuishan stood up when he heard his master mention his name. Kong Wen said: "Exactly, we have two things that we need to ask Zhang Wuxia for advice. First, Zhang Wuxia killed seventy-one members of the Longmen Escort of my Shaolin sect, and killed six Shaolin monks. The seventy-seven How should a person's life be ended? The second thing is that my senior brother Kongjian master, who was merciful and virtuous all his life, never contended with others, was tragically killed by the golden-haired lion king Xie Xun. I heard that Zhang Wuxia knew the whereabouts of that Xie Ask Wuxia Zhang to enlighten me." Zhang Cuishan said loudly: "Master Kongwen, the lives of the seventy-seven members of the Longmen Bodyguard Bureau and the Shaolin monks were definitely not injured by juniors. Zhang Cuishan has been taught by his master all his life, although he is stupid, he dare not lie. As for the injury of the seventy-seven members性命之人是谁，晚辈倒也知晓，可是不愿明言。这是第一件。那第二件呢，空见大师圆寂西归，天下无不痛悼，只是那金毛狮王和晚辈有八拜之交，义结金兰。谢逊身在何处，实不相瞒，晚辈原也知悉。但我武林中人，最重一个'义'字，张翠山头可断，血可溅，我义兄的下落，我决计不能吐露。此事跟我恩师无关，跟我众同门亦无干连，由张翠山一人担当。各位若欲以死相逼，要杀要剐，便请下手。姓张的生平没做过半件贻羞师门之事，没妄杀过一个好人，各位今日定要逼我不义，有死而已。”他这番话侃侃而言，满脸正气。 空闻念了声：“阿弥陀佛！”心想：“听他言来，倒似不假，这便如何处置？” 便在此时，大厅的落地长窗之外忽然有个孩子声音叫道：“爹爹！” 张翠山心头大震，这声音正是无忌，惊喜交加之下，大声叫道：“无忌，你回来了？”抢步出厅，巫山派和神拳门各有一人站在大厅门口，只道张翠山要逃走，齐声叫道：“往哪里逃？”伸手便抓。张翠山思子心切，双臂一振，将两人摔得分跌左右丈余，奔到长窗之外，只见空空荡荡，哪有半个人影？他大声叫道：“无忌，无忌！”并无回音。 厅中十余人追了出来，见他并未逃走，也就不上前捉拿，站在一旁监视。 张翠山又叫：“无忌，无忌！”仍是无人答应。殷素素这时身子已大为康复，在后堂忽听得丈夫大叫“无忌”，急忙奔出，颤声叫道：“无忌回来了？”张翠山道：“我刚才好像听见他的声音，追出来时却又不见。”殷素素好生失望，低声说道：“想是你念着孩子，听错了。”张翠山呆了片刻，摇头道：“我明明听到的。”他怕妻子出来，和众宾客会见后多生波折，忙道：“你进去罢！” 他回到大厅，向空闻行了一礼，道：“晚辈思念犬子，致有失礼，请大师见谅。” 空智说道：“善哉，善哉！张五侠思念爱子，如痴如狂，难道谢逊所害那许许多多人，便无父母妻儿么？”他身子瘦瘦小小的，出言却声如洪钟，只震得满厅众人耳中嗡嗡作响。张翠山心乱如麻，无言可答。 空闻方丈向张三丰道：“张真人，今日之事如何了断，还请张真人示下。” 张三丰道：“我这小徒虽无他长，却还不敢欺师，谅他也不敢欺诳三位少林高僧。龙门镖局的人命和贵派弟子，不是他伤的。谢逊的下落，他是不肯说的。” 空智冷笑道：“但有人亲眼瞧见张五侠杀害我门下弟子，难道武当弟子不敢打诳，少林门人便会打诳么？”左手一挥，他身后走出三名中年僧人。 三名僧人各眇右目，正是在临安府西湖边被殷素素用银针打瞎的少林僧圆心、圆音、圆业。 这三僧随着空闻大师等上山，张翠山早已瞧见，心知定要对质西湖边上的斗杀之事，果然空智大师没说几句话，便将三僧叫了出来。张翠山心中为难之极，西湖之畔行凶杀人，确实不是他下的手，可是真正下手之人，这时已成了他的妻子。他夫妻情义深重，如何不加庇护？然而当此情势，却又如何庇护？ “圆”字辈三僧之中，圆业的脾气最是暴躁，依他的心性，一见张翠山便要动手拚命，碍于师伯、师叔在前，这才强自压抑，这时师父将他叫了出来，当即大声说道：“张翠山，你在临安西湖之旁，用毒针自慧风口中射入，伤他性命，是我亲眼目睹，难道冤枉你了？我们三人的右眼被你用毒针射瞎，难道你还想混赖么？” 张翠山这时只好辩一分便是一分，说道：“我武当门下，所学暗器虽也不少，但均是钢镖袖箭的大件暗器。我同门七人，在江湖上行走已久，可有人见到武当弟子使过金针、银针之类么？至于针上喂毒，更加不必提起。” 武当七侠出手向来光明正大，武林中众所周知，若说张翠山用毒针伤人，上山来的那些武林人物确是难以相信。 圆业怒道：“事到如今，你还在狡辩？那日针毙慧风，我和圆音师兄瞧得明明白白。倘若不是你，那么是谁？”张翠山道：“贵派有人受伤被害，便要着落武当派告知贵派伤人者是谁，天下可有这等规矩？”他口齿伶俐，能言善辩。圆业在狂怒之下，说话越来越是不成章法，将少林派一件本来大为有理之事，竟说成了强辞夺理一般。 张松溪接口道：“圆业师兄，到底那几位少林僧人伤在何人手下，一时也辩不明白。可是敝师兄俞岱岩，却明明是为少林派的金刚指力所伤。各位来得正好，我们正要请问，用金刚指力伤我三师哥的是谁？” 圆业张口结舌，说道：“不是我。” 张松溪冷笑道：“我也知道不是你，谅你也未必已练到这等功夫。”他顿了一顿，又道：“若是我三师哥身子健好，跟贵派高手动起手来，伤在金刚指力之下，那也只怨他学艺不精，既然动手过招，总有死伤，又有甚么话说？难道动手之前，还能立下保单，保证毛发不伤么？可是我三哥是在大病之中，身子动弹不得，那位少林弟子却用金刚指力，硬生生折断他四肢，逼问他屠龙刀的下落。”说到这里，声音提高，道：“想少林派武功冠于天下，早已是武林至尊，又何必非得到这柄屠龙宝刀不可？何况那屠龙宝刀我三哥也只见过一眼，贵派弟子如此下手逼问，手段也未免太毒辣了。俞岱岩在江湖上也算薄有微名，生平行侠仗义，替武林作过不少好事，如今被少林弟子害得终身残废，十年来卧床不起。我们正要请三位神僧作个交代。” 为了俞岱岩受伤、龙门镖局满门被杀之事，少林武当两派十年来早已费过不少唇舌，只因张翠山失踪，始终难作了断。张松溪见空智、圆业等声势汹汹，便又提了这件公案出来。 空闻大师道：“此事老衲早已说过，老衲曾详查本派弟子，并无一人加害俞三侠。” 张松溪伸手怀中，摸出了一只金元宝，金锭上指痕明晰，大声道：“天下英雄共见，害我俞三哥之人，便是在这金元宝上捏出指痕的少林弟子。除了少林派的金刚指力，还有哪一家、哪一派的武功能捏金生印么？” 圆音、圆业指证张翠山，不过凭着口中言语，张松溪却取了证物出来，比之徒托空言，显是更加有力了。 空闻道：“善哉，善哉！本派练成金刚指力的，除了我师兄弟三人，另外只有三位前辈长老。可是这三位前辈长老不离少林寺门均已有三四十年之久，怎能伤得了俞三侠？” 莫声谷突然插口道：“大师不信我五师哥之言，说他是一面之辞，难道大师所说的，便不是一面之辞么？” 空闻大师甚有涵养，虽听他出言挺撞，也不生气，只道：“莫七侠若是不信老衲之言，那也无法。”莫声谷道：“晚辈怎敢不信大师之言？只是世事变幻，是非真伪，往往出人意表。各位只道那几位少林高僧伤于我五师哥之手，我们又认定敝三师兄伤于少林高手的指下，说不定其间另有隐秘。以晚辈之见，此事应当从长计议，免伤少林、武当两派的和气。倘若鲁莽从事，将来真相大白，徒贻后悔。”空闻点头道：“莫七侠之言不错。” 空智厉声道：“难道我空见师兄的血海沉冤，就此不理么？张五侠，龙门镖局之事，我们暂且不问，但那恶贼谢逊的下落，你今日说固然要你说，不说也要你说。” 俞莲舟一直默不作声，此时眼见僵局已成，朗声道：“倘若那屠龙宝刀不在谢逊手中，大师还是这般急于寻访他的下落么？”他说话不多，但这两句话却极是厉害，竟是直斥空智觊觎宝物，心怀贪念。 空智大怒，拍的一掌，击在身前的木桌之上，喀喇一响，那桌子四腿齐断，桌面木片纷飞，登时粉碎，这一掌实是威力惊人。他大声喝道：“久闻张真人武功源出少林。武林中言道，张真人功夫青出于蓝，我们仰慕已久，却不知此说是否言过其实。今日我们便在天下英雄之前，斗胆请张真人不吝赐教。” 他此言一出，大厅中群相耸动。张三丰成名垂七十年，当年跟他动过手的人已死得干干净净，世上再无一人。他的武功到底如何了得，武林中只是流传各种各样神奇的传说而已，除了他嫡传的七名弟子之外，谁也没亲眼见过。但宋远桥等武当七侠威震天下，徒弟已是如此，师父本领不言可喻。少林、武当两派之外的众人听空智竟公然向张三丰挑战，无不大为振奋，心想今日可目睹当世第一高手显示武功，实是不虚此行。 众人的目光一齐集在张三丰脸上，瞧他是否允诺，只见他微微一笑，不置可否。 空智说道：“张真人武功盖世，天下无敌，我少林三僧自非张真人对手。但实逼处此，贵我两派的纠葛，若不各凭武功一判强弱，总是难解。我师兄弟三人不自量力，要联手请张真人赐教。张真人高着我们两辈，倘若以一对一，那是对张真人太过不敬了。” 众人心想：“你话倒说得好听，却原来是要以三敌一。张三丰武功虽高，但百龄老人，精力已衰，未必挡得住少林三大神僧的联手合力。” 俞莲舟说道：“今日是家师百岁寿诞，岂能和嘉宾动手过招……”众人听到这里，都想：“武当派果然不敢应战。”哪知俞莲舟接下去说道：“何况正如空智大师言道，家师和三位神僧班辈不合，若真动手，岂不落个以大欺小之名？但少林高手既然叫阵，武当七弟子，便讨教少林派十二位高僧的精妙武学。” 众人听了这话，又是轰的一声，纷纷议论起来。空闻、空智、空性各带三名弟子上山，共是十二名少林僧。众人均知俞岱岩全身残废，武当七侠只剩下六侠，以六人对十二人，那是以一敌二之局。俞莲舟如此叫阵，可说是自高武当派身分了。 俞莲舟这一下看似险着，实则也是逼不得已，他深知少林三大神僧功力甚高，年纪远比自己师兄弟为大，修为亦自较久，若是单打独斗，大师哥宋远桥当可和其中一人打成平手，自己伤后初愈，未必能挡得住一位神僧。至于余下的一位，不论张松溪、殷梨亭或莫声谷，都非输不可。他这般叫阵，明是师兄弟六人斗他十二名少林僧，其实那九名少林弟子料想并不足畏，说起来武当派是以少敌多，其实却是武当六弟子合斗少林三神僧。 空智如何不明白这中间的关节，哼了一声，说道：“既是张真人不肯赐教，那么我们师兄弟三人，逐一向武当六侠中的三人请教，三阵分胜败，三阵中胜得两阵者为赢。” 张松溪道：“空智大师定要单打独斗，那也无不可。只是我们兄弟七人，除了三哥俞岱岩因遭少林弟子毒手以致无法起床之外，余下六人却是谁也不敢退后。我们六阵分胜败，武当六弟子分别迎战少林六位高僧，六阵中胜得四阵者为赢。”莫声谷大声道：“便是这样，倘若武当派输了，张五师哥便将金毛狮王的下落告知少林寺方丈。若是少林派承让，便请三位高僧带同这许多拜寿为名、寻事为实的朋友，一齐下山去罢！” 张松溪提出这个六人对战之法，可说已立于不败之地，料知大师哥、二师哥的武功和三大神僧相若，至于其余的少林僧，却势必连输三阵。 空智摇头道：“不妥，不妥。”但何以不妥，却又难以明言。 张松溪道：“三位向家师叫阵，说是要以三对一。待得我们要以六人对少林派十二位高僧，空智大师却又要单打独斗。我们答允单打独斗，大师却又说不妥。这样罢，便由晚辈一人斗一斗少林三大神僧，这样总是妥当了罢？三位将晚辈一举击毙，便算是少林派胜了，这样岂不爽快？” 空智勃然变色。空闻口诵佛号：“阿弥陀佛！”空性自上武当山后未说过一句话，这时忽然说道：“两位师哥，这位张小侠要独力斗三僧，咱们便上啊。”他武功虽高，但自幼出家为僧，不通世务，听不懂张松溪的讥刺之言。 空闻道：“师弟不可多言。”转头向宋远桥道：“这样罢，我们少林六僧，领教武当六侠的高招，一阵定输赢。”宋远桥道：“不是武当六侠，是武当七侠。” 空智吃了一惊，问道：“尊师张真人也下场么？” 宋远桥道：“大师此言错矣。与家师动手过招之人，俱已仙逝。家师怎能再行出手？我俞三弟虽然重伤，难以动弹，他又未传下弟子，但想我师兄弟七人自来一体，今日是大家生死荣辱的关头，他又如何能袖手不顾？我叫他临时找个人来，点拨几下，算是他的替身。武当七弟子会斗少林众高僧，你们七位出手也好，十二位出手也好，均无不可。” 空闻微一沉吟，心想：“武当派除了张三丰和七弟子之外，并没听说有何高手，他临时找个人来，济得甚事？若说请了别派的好手助阵，那便不是武当派对少林派的会战了。谅他不过要保全'武当七侠'的威名，致有此言。”于是点头道：“好，我少林派七名僧人，会斗武当七侠。” 俞莲舟、张松溪等却都立时明白宋远桥这番话的用意。
原来张三丰有一套极得意的武功，叫做“真武七截阵”。武当山供奉的是真武大帝。他一日见到真武神像座前的龟蛇二将，想起长江和汉水之会的蛇山、龟山，心想长蛇灵动，乌龟凝重，真武大帝左右一龟一蛇，正是兼收至灵至重的两件物性，当下连夜赶到汉阳，凝望蛇龟二山，从蛇山蜿蜒之势、龟山庄稳之形中间，创了一套精妙无方的武功出来。 只是那龟蛇二山大气磅礴，从山势演化出来的武功，森然万有，包罗极广，决非一人之力所能同时施为。张三丰悄立大江之滨，不饮不食凡三昼夜之久，潜心苦思，终是想不通这个难题。到了第四天早晨，旭日东升，照得江面上金蛇万道，闪烁不定。他猛地省悟，哈哈大笑，回到武当山上，将七名弟子叫来，每人传了一套武功。 这七套武功分别行使，固是各有精妙之处，但若二人合力，则师兄弟相辅相成，攻守兼备，威力便即大增。若是三人同使，则比两人同使的威力又强一倍。四人相当于八位高手，五人相当于十六位高手，六人相当于三十二位，到得七人齐施，犹如六十四位当世一流高手同时出手。当世之间，算得上第一流高手的也不过寥寥二三十人，哪有这等机缘，将这许多高手聚合一起？便是集在一起，这些高手有正有邪，或善或恶，又怎能齐心合力？ 张三丰这套武功由真武大帝座下龟蛇二将而触机创制，是以名之为“真武七截阵”。他当时苦思难解者，总觉顾得东边，西边便有漏洞，同时南边北边，均予敌人可乘之机，后来想到可命七弟子齐施，才破解了这个难题。只是这“真武七截阵”不能由一人施展，总不免遗憾，但转念想道：“这路武功倘若一人能使，岂非单是一人，便足匹敌当世六十四位第一流高手，这念头也未免过于荒诞狂妄了。”不禁哑然失笑。 武当七侠成名以来，无往不利，不论多么厉害的劲敌，最多两三人联手，便足以克敌取胜，这“真武七截阵”从未用过一次。此时宋远桥眼见大敌当前，那少林三大神僧究竟功力如何，实是一无所知，自己虽想或能和其中一人打成平手，但这只是自忖之见，说不定一接上手便即一败涂地，因此才想到那套武当镇山之宝、从未一用的“真武七截阵”上去。 他听空闻大师答允以少林七僧会斗武当七侠，便道：“请各位稍待，在下须去请三师弟临时寻到传人，以补足武当七弟子之数。”向俞莲舟等使个眼色，六人向张三丰躬身告退，走进内堂。 莫声谷第一个开言：“大师哥，咱们今日使出'真武七截阵'来，教少林僧见一见武当弟子的本事。只是谁来接替三哥啊？”宋远桥道：“此事由大伙儿公决。咱们且别说，各自在掌心中写个名字，且看众意如何。”莫声谷道：“好！”取过笔来，递给大师兄。 宋远桥在掌心中写了个名字，握住手掌，将笔递给俞莲舟。各人挨次写了，一齐摊开手来，见宋远桥、俞莲舟、张松溪三人掌中写的都是“五弟妹”三字，张翠山写的是“拙荆”两字。殷梨亭却紧紧握住了拳头，满脸通红，不肯伸掌。莫声谷道：“咦，奇了，有甚么古怪？”硬扳开他手掌，只见他掌心上写着“纪姑娘”三字。 张翠山大是感激，握住他手，道：“六弟！”众人均知殷梨亭顾念殷素素病体初愈，不宜剧斗，想去邀请他未过门的妻子纪晓芙出马。莫声谷想要取笑，张翠山忙向他使个眼色制止。宋远桥道：“五弟，你去请弟妹出来罢。” 张翠山回进卧室，邀了殷素素出来，将大厅上的情势简略跟她说了。殷素素道：“那龙门镖局满门性命，以及慧风等少林僧都是我杀的，其时我尚未和五哥相识，此事不该累了武当派众位哥哥兄弟。我叫他们去找天鹰教我爹爹算帐便是。” 张松溪道：“弟妹，事到临头，咱们还分甚么彼此？何况我瞧这批人上山之意，龙门镖局的事为宾，寻访谢逊为主，而寻访谢逊呢，又是报仇为宾，抢夺屠龙宝刀是主。”莫声谷道：“四哥之言一点不错，他们的主旨是觊觎那柄屠龙宝刀，不论怎么，他们定要逼迫你说出宝刀的下落。”张翠山道：“当年空见大师曾对我义兄谢逊说过，屠龙宝刀之中，藏着一套天下无敌、镇慑武林的武功。空见既知，空闻、空智、空性想来也必知晓。” 殷素素道：“既是如此，一切全凭大哥作主。只是小妹武艺低微，在这片刻之间，如何能领悟这套'真武七截阵'的精奥？” 宋远桥道：“其实我师兄弟六人联手，对付七个少林僧已操必胜之算。不过弟妹以三弟传人而上场，三弟必定心感安慰。” 武当六侠
In the early morning of the next day, Song Yuanqiao and others put on newly sewn cloth robes and were about to help Yu Daiyan. The seven of them paid homage to the master's birthday together. A Taoist boy came in and presented a famous card.Song Yuanqiao took over.Zhang Songxi was quick-eyed, seeing the post wrote: "He Taichong, a late student of Kunlun, led his disciples to wish Zhenren Zhang a birthday than Nanshan." He said in surprise, "The head of Kunlun personally came to pay respects to Master's birthday. When did he come to Zhongyuan?" Mo Shenggu asked: "Is Mrs. He here?" He Taichong's wife, Ban Shuxian, is his senior sister, and I heard that martial arts are not under the master of Kunlun.Zhang Songxi said: "Mrs. He is not written on the name card." Song Yuanqiao said: "This guest is very important, you should invite Master to welcome you yourself." He went to report to Zhang Sanfeng. Zhang Sanfeng said: "I heard that Mr. Tieqin seldom comes to Zhongtu, fortunately he knows the old Taoist's birthday." He immediately led six disciples to welcome him out.Mr. Tieqin, He Taichong is not very old, he is wearing a yellow shirt, his expression is very elegant, the weather is calm, he seems to be a generation of upright suzerain.Behind him stood eight male and female disciples, including Xihuazi and Wei Siniang. He Taichong saluted Zhang Sanfeng to congratulate him.Zhang Sanfeng thanked repeatedly and bowed his hands in salute.Song Yuanqiao and other six people knelt down and kowtowed, He Taichong also bowed and returned the salute, saying: "The Six Heroes of Wudang are famous all over the world, how can such a great gift be deserved?" Just as Zhang Sanfeng welcomed He Taichong's master and apprentice into the hall, the host and guest sat down to offer tea, a little Taoist boy came in with a name card and handed it to Song Yuanqiao, but the five elders from Kongtong came together.Among the contemporary martial arts, Shaolin and Wudang are the most famous, followed by Kunlun and Emei, and the Kongtong School is next.The five elders of Kongtong talked about their seniority status, but they were on an equal footing with Song Yuanqiao.But Zhang Sanfeng was very modest, he stood up and said: "The five elders of Kongtong are here, Brother He, please sit down for a while, the elders go out to welcome the guests." He Taichong thought to himself: "People like the Kongtong Five Elders, just send a disciple out to meet them." When I was young, the five elders of Kongtong brought their disciples in.Then the leaders of Shenquan Sect, Haisha Sect, Giant Whale Gang, Wushan Sect, and many sects and gangs came to the mountain to pay their respects.Song Yuanqiao and the others only wanted to enjoy a day of fun with their master and disciples, but they didn't expect so many guests to come. The six disciples received them separately, but how could they be so busy?What Zhang Sanfeng hated the most in his life was these red tapes, every time he was seventy, eighty, ninety years old, he would always tell his disciples not to disturb outsiders, but he didn't know that on this hundredth birthday, there were so many honored guests in the martial arts world.After arriving, there were not even enough chairs for guests to sit in Zixiao Palace.Song Yuanqiao had no choice but to send someone to hold some round stones and place them densely on the hall.There are still seats for the leaders of various factions and gangs, and the disciples and disciples have to sit on the stone.The tea bowls for serving tea have been distributed, so the tea has to be served in rice bowls and vegetable bowls. Zhang Songxi pulled Zhang Cuishan and walked to the wing.Zhang Songxi said: "Fifth brother, do you see anything?" Zhang Cuishan said: "They made an appointment with each other. When we met, it was obvious that we had a plan in mind. Although some people pretended to be surprised, they really wanted to cover it up." Zhang Songxi said "That's right, they didn't come here to pay homage to Master's birthday in good faith." Zhang Cuishan said: "Blessing is in name, and it's true to ask the crime." Zhang Songxi said: "It's not about asking the teacher for the crime. The murder case of the Longmen Bodyguard Bureau decided not to invite Mr. Tieqin, Mrs. He Taichong to come out." " Zhang Cuishan said: "Well, these people are all for the Golden Retriever Lion King Xie Xun." Zhang Songxi sneered and said, "They underestimate the people of Wudang sect. Even if they rely on numbers to win, would the disciples of Wudang sect betray their friends? Fifth brother, then Xie Xun is considered a heinous traitor. Since he is your brother-in-law, You must not reveal his whereabouts from your mouth." Zhang Cuishan said: "What the fourth brother said is true. What should we do?" Zhang Songxi pondered for a while, and said: "Everyone should be careful. Brothers are of the same mind, their strength can cut through gold, Wudang The Seven Heroes are used to seeing strong winds and waves, how can they be afraid of them?" Although Yu Daiyan is disabled, they are still "Seven Heroes of Wudang", and after the Seven Brothers, there is also a master Zhang Sanfeng who is the most powerful master in martial arts at that time.It's just that both of them think that the master is already a hundred years old, even though they are facing major difficulties, the brothers should still take care of themselves, of course they can't let the master take action, and they can't let the old man worry about it.Zhang Songxi said so to comfort his junior brother, but in his heart he knew that today's matter is very difficult, how to get the honor of protecting the teacher's family is really not easy. Above the hall, Song Yuanqiao, Yu Lianzhou, and Yin Liting accompanied the guests and chatted politely.The three of them had already seen that the arrival of these guests was not right, and each of them murmured in their hearts. While talking, Xiao Daotong came in again to report: "Master Jingxuan, a disciple of Emei's sect, led five younger brothers and sisters to pay homage to the ancestor of the master." Song Yuanqiao and Yu Lianzhou smiled together and looked at Yin Liting.At this moment, Mo Shenggu was accompanying eight or nine guests into the hall from the outside, Zhang Songxi and Zhang Cuishan just turned out from the inner hall, when they heard Emei disciples coming, they also smiled at Yin Liting.Yin Liting's face was flushed with a shy expression.Zhang Cuishan took his hand and said with a smile: "Come on, let's go to welcome the distinguished guests." The two went out to welcome them.I saw that Mrs. Jingxuan was about forty years old, tall and powerful, although she was a woman, she was half a head taller than ordinary men.Among the five younger brothers and sisters behind her, one is a skinny man in his thirties, two are nuns, and among them, Master Jingxu Zhang Cuishan has already met in a boat at sea.The other two are girls in their twenties, one of them pursed their lips and smiled, and the other, a beautiful girl with white complexion and tall figure, lowered her head and fiddled with the corners of her clothes. Miss Xiaofu. Zhang Cuishan came forward to pay respects, and accompanied the six people into the room.Yin Liting was extremely shy, she didn't dare to look at Ji Xiaofu, walked to the corridor, saw everyone was in front, couldn't help but look at Ji Xiaofu.At this time, Ji Xiaofu lowered her head and just gave him a sideways glance, and the two eyes met.Ji Xiaofu's junior sister Bei Jinyi coughed loudly.The two blushed with shame and turned their heads together.Bei Jinyi burst out laughing, and said in a low voice: "Senior sister, this brother Yin is even more shy than you." Suddenly, Ji Xiaofu trembled a few times, her face was pale, and tears welled up in her eyes. Zhang Songxi has been calculating the situation between the enemy and us. Seeing the arrival of the sixth disciple of Emei, he was a little relieved and thought to himself: "Miss Ji is the wife of the sixth brother who has never been married. If we say that we are stiff later, the Emei sect may help us." Guests from all walks of life came in an endless stream, and it was already noon in a blink of an eye.There is absolutely no preparation in Zixiao Palace, how can there be any banquet?Daoist Huogong could only give each person a large bowl of white rice, with vegetables and tofu on top of the rice.The seven Wudang disciples apologized repeatedly.But seeing the people chopping their rice, they kept looking outside the hall door, as if they were waiting for someone. Song Yuanqiao and the others took a closer look at everyone, and saw that most of the sect leaders and gang leaders were self-respecting and did not carry weapons on their bodies, but many subordinates had bulging waists, obviously hidden weapons, only Emei, Kunlun, and Kongtong. All the disciples sent were empty-handed.Song Yuanqiao and the others were upset: "You said you came to celebrate Master's birthday, but why are you hiding your weapons?" Also looking at the birthday presents from everyone, most of them were birthday peaches and birthday noodles bought from the town at the foot of the mountain. The momentum of the heads of factions. Only the ones sent by Emei are truly important gifts, besides the sixteen colors of precious jade, there is also a scarlet brocade Taoist robe, embroidered with a hundred different "Shou" characters with gold thread, it took a lot of effort.Mrs. Jingxuan said to Zhang Sanfeng: "This is embroidered by ten female disciples from the Emei sect." Zhang Sanfeng was very happy, and said with a smile: "The Emei heroine's boxing and sword skills are well-known all over the world, but today they came to embroider for the old master. This longevity robe is really extremely precious." Zhang Songxi looked at everyone's expressions, and thought: "I wonder what they are waiting for reinforcements? The Master of Bisheng doesn't like crowds, and the close friends of Wudang School didn't invite any of them in advance, otherwise they wouldn't end up in such a disparity and isolation. He thought, Master has traveled all over the world, and the seven brothers are also chivalrous and have formed good relationships. If they are prepared in advance, they can invite dozens of masters to celebrate their birthday together. Yu Lianzhou whispered next to Zhang Songxi: "We originally thought that after Master's birthday, we would send out hero invitations and hold a hero banquet at the head of the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang. Unexpectedly, we missed everything and were completely restrained." During the hero banquet, Zhang Cuishan explained why he couldn't betray his friends.Anyone who walks the rivers and lakes attaches great importance to the word "righteousness". As long as Zhang Cuishan tells the truth, no one can force him to be an unrighteous person.Then some people refused to give up, there are quite a few masters who have good friends with Wudang faction in the hero banquet, if they really need to meet with Wudang faction, they will definitely not be defeated.Unexpectedly, the other party had already figured this out, and in the name of celebrating his birthday, he gathered his own people and rushed up the mountain, attacking the Wudang faction by surprise. Zhang Songxi said in a low voice: "This is the end of the matter, we can only fight to the death." Among the Seven Heroes of Wudang, Zhang Songxi is the most resourceful, when encountering difficulties, he can often come up with a strange plan to turn the crisis into safety.Yu Lianzhou felt sad: "Even the fourth brother can't do anything. It seems that the sixth disciple of Wudang is going to splash blood on the mountain today." If it is a one-on-one enemy, no one of the visitors will be the opponent of the six Wudang heroes, but the situation on the mountain at this moment , not only twenty to one, but thirty to forty to one. Zhang Songxi tugged at the corner of Yu Lianzhou's clothes, and the two walked to the back of the hall.Zhang Songxi said: "After we talk about it later, if we can squeeze them out with words, fight alone, and win or lose with six battles, we will be invincible, but they came prepared, they must have thought of this episode , I will never agree to just fight for six rounds, it will be a group fight." Yu Lianzhou nodded and said: "Our first thing is to rescue the third brother, and we must not let him fall into the hands of others and suffer even more humiliation. The matter is up to you. I am afraid that the fifth brother and sister are not in good health, you ask the fifth brother to take care of her with all your strength, and the four of us will do our best to deal with the enemy's insults." Zhang Songxi nodded and said: "Okay, that's it." After pondering for a while, he said: "Maybe there is a strategy to get lucky." Yu Lianzhou said happily: "It's a big deal to get lucky. What is the fourth brother's clever plan?" Zhang Songxi Said: "We each identify an opponent. When the opponent makes a move, we will serve the other one by one, and we will capture it in our hands within one move. Teach them to be cautious and dare not force it." Yu Lianzhou hesitated: "If you can't make a move, then If you catch him, others will come to help you. If you succeed with one move, I'm afraid..." Zhang Songxi said: "In the face of a great disaster, it's hard to say if you attack harder. Use 'tiger claws'!" Yu Lianzhou said abruptly : "'Tiger's Claw Extinct Hand'? Today is the day of master's great joy, so this killer is too vicious?" It turns out that the Wudang School has a very powerful grasping technique called "Tiger Claw Hand".After Yu Lianzhou learned it, she always felt that if the opponent was strong in martial arts, she could still use her internal strength to break free. Recruit new recruits. Before Zhang Sanfeng accepted his disciples, he had carefully checked each person's morality, behavior, aptitude and understanding, so after the seven disciples started, all of them became masters. Nearly another innovative move.It was not a miracle that Yu Lianzhou changed the trick of "Tiger Claw Hand".But after Zhang Sanfeng saw his audition, he just nodded his head without giving approval. Yu Lianzhou saw that the master didn't say a word, she knew that there must still be a huge flaw in the moves, so she devoted herself to thinking hard and strived for perfection.A few months later, when he performed it again for his master, Zhang Sanfeng sighed and said, "Lianzhou, these twelve tiger claw moves are much more powerful than what I taught you. Anyone who receives a move will be in danger of harming the yin and extinction. Could it be that the upright and bright martial arts I taught you are not enough, and you must kill your children and grandchildren once you make a move?" Yu Lianzhou listened to Master's teaching, even in the harsh winter, she couldn't help sweating profusely, her heart trembled, and she immediately admitted her mistake and apologized. After a few days, Zhang Sanfeng called all seven disciples to him, told everyone about the matter, and finally said: "The twelve stances created by Lianzhou are painstakingly accomplished, and can be regarded as a unique skill. It's a pity that it's useless based on my words. Everyone can learn from Lianzhou, but if it's not a life-and-death situation, you must not use it lightly. I added "extreme household" under the word "tiger claw" Two words, everyone should remember that this martial art is a killer that kills people and destroys families." At present, the seven disciples worship and receive teachings.Yu Lianzhou then passed on this martial art to six fellow disciples.Since the seven people learned it, they have strictly followed the teacher's training, and have never used it once.Today came an emergency, Zhang Songxi brought it up, but Yu Lianzhou was still quite hesitant. Zhang Songxi said: "After this 'Tiger Claws' captures the opponent's waist and eyes, it may make him infertile forever. My little brother has a calculation, we only find monks and Taoist priests as opponents, or else they are seventy or eighty-year-old old men " Yu Lianzhou smiled slightly, and said: "The fourth brother is really clever, and monks and Taoists can't have sons, so that's okay." The two of them had made a plan, they went separately to tell Song Yuanqiao and the three juniors that each of them would identify an opponent, and when Zhang Songxi yelled "Ah Yo", the six of them would use "Tiger Claws" to detain the opponent.Yu Lianzhou chose Guan Neng, the oldest of the five elders in Kongtong, while Zhang Cuishan chose Xi Huazi, a Taoist from the Kunlun School. After the guests in the hall finished their light meals, Taoist Huogong cleared away the dishes.Zhang Songxi said in a loud voice: "Seniors, friends, today is the 100th birthday of my master, and I am honored by all of you. I feel honored and favored by all of you, but the reception is extremely slow. Please forgive me. The teacher originally wanted to invite everyone to come with me. The Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang conspired to get drunk. If you are disrespectful today, you will make up for it at that time. My junior brother Zhang Cuishan has been away for ten years, and he will return today. His experience in the past ten years has not been reported in detail to the teacher. Besides. Today is a day of great joy for the family and teachers. If you talk about the grievances and fights in the Wulin, it will be unknown. The good intentions of everyone who came from afar to celebrate their birthdays have turned into intentional troubles. It is rare for you to come to Wudang. Accompanying me, how about going to the front of the mountain and enjoying the scenery behind the mountain?" His words first silenced everyone's mouths, and he declared that today is an auspicious day for birthdays, if anyone mentions the matter of Xie Xun and the Longmen Escort Bureau, they are deliberately making enemies of the Wudang faction. These people went up the mountain hand in hand, apart from the Emei faction, they did not hesitate to fight in order to find out the whereabouts of the golden-haired lion king Xie Xun, but the Wudang faction is so famous that no one dared to form a relationship with them alone.If hundreds of people rushed forward at once, they would have nothing to worry about, but no one wants to be taken advantage of whoever steps forward to attack first. Everyone looked at each other and stood deadlocked for a moment.Xi Huazi of the Kunlun School stood up and said loudly: "Zhang Sixia, you don't have to keep your words in your head. We are not doing secret things, and open the skylight to speak brightly. This time we went up the mountain, firstly, to celebrate Zhang Zhenren's birthday, secondly, I just want to inquire about the whereabouts of that villain Xie Xun." Mo Shenggu held back for a long time, and now he couldn't bear it anymore, he sneered: "Okay, so that's the case, no wonder, no wonder!" Xi Huazi opened his eyes wide and asked, "What's no wonder?" Mo Shenggu said: "I heard earlier that you came to Wudang to pay homage to the master's birthday, but seeing the hidden weapons on your body, I felt very strange. Did you bring a sword and sword to give to the master as a birthday gift? Only then did I understand. This is such a birthday gift." Xi Huazi slapped his body, then untied his Taoist robe, and said loudly: "Mo Qixia, look at it clearly, you are young, don't spit blood. Who hides soldiers on us The blade is coming." Mo Shenggu sneered and said: "Very good, as expected." He stretched out two fingers, and lightly tugged on the belts of the two people beside him.He moved very quickly, with such a pull, the belts of the two people had already been torn off, but there were two clangs and clangs, and the two short knives fell to the ground, shining blue and dazzling. As a result, everyone's expressions changed drastically.Xi Huazi said loudly: "That's right, if Zhang Wuxia refuses to tell Xie Xun's whereabouts, then it will be a big deal to use his sword." Zhang Songxi was about to yell "Ah Yo" to strike first, when suddenly a voice came from outside the door: "Amitabha!" It's like sending yourself next to me.
Zhang Sanfeng said with a smile: "It turns out that Zen Master Kongwen from the Shaolin School has arrived, please greet him quickly." The voice outside the door said: "The abbot of Shaolin Temple, Kongwen, led his disciples Kongzhi, Kongxing, and his disciples, and wish Master Zhang a long life. Changle." Kongwen, Kongzhi, and Kongxing are the figures among the four great monks in Shaolin. Except for Master Kongjian who is dead, all three monks have come here.Zhang Songxi was startled, and he couldn't make a sound after the "ah yo", knowing that Shaolin masters came to Wudang Mountain in a big way, and the six of them restrained the Kunlun, Kongtong and other sects with "tiger claws". characters, or useless. He Taichong, the head of the Kunlun Sect, said: "I have admired Shaolin monk Qingming for a long time, and I am honored to meet you today. It is a worthwhile trip." Another deep voice outside the door said: "This person must be the head of Kunlun, Mr. He. Good luck meeting, nice meeting! Daoist Zhang and the old monk are really disrespectful when they come late to celebrate their birthdays." Zhang Sanfeng said: "There are many guests on Wudang Mountain today. toe?" The four of them communicated with each other through several gates, as if they were talking face to face.Master Jingxuan and Master Jingxu of the Emei School, and Guan Neng, Zong Weixia, Tang Wenliang, Chang Jingzhi and others of the Kongtong School were not strong enough to intervene.The rest of the gangs and factions were even more horrified and ashamed of themselves. Zhang Sanfeng led his disciples to welcome them out, and saw three divine monks leading nine monks, walking slowly to the front of Zixiao Palace. Master Kongwen's white eyebrows drooped and covered his eyes, like an arhat with long eyebrows; Master Kongxing had a majestic body and a mighty appearance; Master Kongzhi had a bitter face, with drooping corners of his mouth.Song Yuanqiao secretly wondered, he is quite proficient in the study of Feng Jian and people, and thought: "Ordinary people who have the appearance of Master Kong Zhi, if they are not short-lived, they will suffer early disasters. How come he not only enjoys a long life, but also becomes a martial artist?" The master you admire? It seems that my knowledge of physiognomy is really limited." Although Zhang Sanfeng and Kong Wen are both masters in the martial arts world, they have never met each other.In terms of age, Zhang Sanfeng was thirty or forty years older than them.He was born in Shaolin, if he followed his master Jueyuan, he would be two generations higher than Kongwen and others.But he was not ordained as a monk in Shaolin, nor had he formally learned martial arts from Shaolin monks, so they meet each other as equals.On the contrary, Song Yuanqiao and others were a generation shorter. Zhang Sanfeng entered the hall facing Kong Wen and others.He Taichong, Mrs. Jingxuan, Guan Neng, etc. came forward to meet each other and admired each other.Master Piansheng Kongwen was very modest, he had to put palms together to salute the junior disciples of every faction and group, and greeted them a few times. After a long time of chaos, hundreds of people finished introducing them one by one. The three eminent monks Kongwen, Kongzhi and Kongxing sat down and drank a cup of tea.Kong Wen said: "Master Zhang, the poor monk is said to be your descendant according to his seniority. Today, apart from birthday worship, there should be no other matters. But the poor monk is the head of the Shaolin sect, so I have a few words to say. Tell seniors frankly, and please Master Zhang not to be offended." Zhang Sanfeng was always forthright, he cut straight to the point and said: "Three eminent monks, are you here for my fifth disciple Zhang Cuishan?" Zhang Cuishan stood up when he heard his master mention his name. Kong Wen said: "Exactly, we have two things that we need to ask Zhang Wuxia for advice. First, Zhang Wuxia killed seventy-one members of the Longmen Escort of my Shaolin sect, and killed six Shaolin monks. The seventy-seven How should a person's life be ended? The second thing is that my senior brother Kongjian master, who was merciful and virtuous all his life, never contended with others, was tragically killed by the golden-haired lion king Xie Xun. I heard that Zhang Wuxia knew the whereabouts of that Xie Ask Wuxia Zhang to enlighten me." Zhang Cuishan said loudly: "Master Kongwen, the lives of the seventy-seven members of the Longmen Bodyguard Bureau and the Shaolin monks were definitely not injured by juniors. Zhang Cuishan has been taught by his master all his life, although he is stupid, he dare not lie. As for the injury of the seventy-seven members性命之人是谁，晚辈倒也知晓，可是不愿明言。这是第一件。那第二件呢，空见大师圆寂西归，天下无不痛悼，只是那金毛狮王和晚辈有八拜之交，义结金兰。谢逊身在何处，实不相瞒，晚辈原也知悉。但我武林中人，最重一个'义'字，张翠山头可断，血可溅，我义兄的下落，我决计不能吐露。此事跟我恩师无关，跟我众同门亦无干连，由张翠山一人担当。各位若欲以死相逼，要杀要剐，便请下手。姓张的生平没做过半件贻羞师门之事，没妄杀过一个好人，各位今日定要逼我不义，有死而已。”他这番话侃侃而言，满脸正气。 空闻念了声：“阿弥陀佛！”心想：“听他言来，倒似不假，这便如何处置？” 便在此时，大厅的落地长窗之外忽然有个孩子声音叫道：“爹爹！” 张翠山心头大震，这声音正是无忌，惊喜交加之下，大声叫道：“无忌，你回来了？”抢步出厅，巫山派和神拳门各有一人站在大厅门口，只道张翠山要逃走，齐声叫道：“往哪里逃？”伸手便抓。张翠山思子心切，双臂一振，将两人摔得分跌左右丈余，奔到长窗之外，只见空空荡荡，哪有半个人影？他大声叫道：“无忌，无忌！”并无回音。 厅中十余人追了出来，见他并未逃走，也就不上前捉拿，站在一旁监视。 张翠山又叫：“无忌，无忌！”仍是无人答应。殷素素这时身子已大为康复，在后堂忽听得丈夫大叫“无忌”，急忙奔出，颤声叫道：“无忌回来了？”张翠山道：“我刚才好像听见他的声音，追出来时却又不见。”殷素素好生失望，低声说道：“想是你念着孩子，听错了。”张翠山呆了片刻，摇头道：“我明明听到的。”他怕妻子出来，和众宾客会见后多生波折，忙道：“你进去罢！” 他回到大厅，向空闻行了一礼，道：“晚辈思念犬子，致有失礼，请大师见谅。” 空智说道：“善哉，善哉！张五侠思念爱子，如痴如狂，难道谢逊所害那许许多多人，便无父母妻儿么？”他身子瘦瘦小小的，出言却声如洪钟，只震得满厅众人耳中嗡嗡作响。张翠山心乱如麻，无言可答。 空闻方丈向张三丰道：“张真人，今日之事如何了断，还请张真人示下。” 张三丰道：“我这小徒虽无他长，却还不敢欺师，谅他也不敢欺诳三位少林高僧。龙门镖局的人命和贵派弟子，不是他伤的。谢逊的下落，他是不肯说的。” 空智冷笑道：“但有人亲眼瞧见张五侠杀害我门下弟子，难道武当弟子不敢打诳，少林门人便会打诳么？”左手一挥，他身后走出三名中年僧人。 三名僧人各眇右目，正是在临安府西湖边被殷素素用银针打瞎的少林僧圆心、圆音、圆业。 这三僧随着空闻大师等上山，张翠山早已瞧见，心知定要对质西湖边上的斗杀之事，果然空智大师没说几句话，便将三僧叫了出来。张翠山心中为难之极，西湖之畔行凶杀人，确实不是他下的手，可是真正下手之人，这时已成了他的妻子。他夫妻情义深重，如何不加庇护？然而当此情势，却又如何庇护？ “圆”字辈三僧之中，圆业的脾气最是暴躁，依他的心性，一见张翠山便要动手拚命，碍于师伯、师叔在前，这才强自压抑，这时师父将他叫了出来，当即大声说道：“张翠山，你在临安西湖之旁，用毒针自慧风口中射入，伤他性命，是我亲眼目睹，难道冤枉你了？我们三人的右眼被你用毒针射瞎，难道你还想混赖么？” 张翠山这时只好辩一分便是一分，说道：“我武当门下，所学暗器虽也不少，但均是钢镖袖箭的大件暗器。我同门七人，在江湖上行走已久，可有人见到武当弟子使过金针、银针之类么？至于针上喂毒，更加不必提起。” 武当七侠出手向来光明正大，武林中众所周知，若说张翠山用毒针伤人，上山来的那些武林人物确是难以相信。 圆业怒道：“事到如今，你还在狡辩？那日针毙慧风，我和圆音师兄瞧得明明白白。倘若不是你，那么是谁？”张翠山道：“贵派有人受伤被害，便要着落武当派告知贵派伤人者是谁，天下可有这等规矩？”他口齿伶俐，能言善辩。圆业在狂怒之下，说话越来越是不成章法，将少林派一件本来大为有理之事，竟说成了强辞夺理一般。 张松溪接口道：“圆业师兄，到底那几位少林僧人伤在何人手下，一时也辩不明白。可是敝师兄俞岱岩，却明明是为少林派的金刚指力所伤。各位来得正好，我们正要请问，用金刚指力伤我三师哥的是谁？” 圆业张口结舌，说道：“不是我。” 张松溪冷笑道：“我也知道不是你，谅你也未必已练到这等功夫。”他顿了一顿，又道：“若是我三师哥身子健好，跟贵派高手动起手来，伤在金刚指力之下，那也只怨他学艺不精，既然动手过招，总有死伤，又有甚么话说？难道动手之前，还能立下保单，保证毛发不伤么？可是我三哥是在大病之中，身子动弹不得，那位少林弟子却用金刚指力，硬生生折断他四肢，逼问他屠龙刀的下落。”说到这里，声音提高，道：“想少林派武功冠于天下，早已是武林至尊，又何必非得到这柄屠龙宝刀不可？何况那屠龙宝刀我三哥也只见过一眼，贵派弟子如此下手逼问，手段也未免太毒辣了。俞岱岩在江湖上也算薄有微名，生平行侠仗义，替武林作过不少好事，如今被少林弟子害得终身残废，十年来卧床不起。我们正要请三位神僧作个交代。” 为了俞岱岩受伤、龙门镖局满门被杀之事，少林武当两派十年来早已费过不少唇舌，只因张翠山失踪，始终难作了断。张松溪见空智、圆业等声势汹汹，便又提了这件公案出来。 空闻大师道：“此事老衲早已说过，老衲曾详查本派弟子，并无一人加害俞三侠。” 张松溪伸手怀中，摸出了一只金元宝，金锭上指痕明晰，大声道：“天下英雄共见，害我俞三哥之人，便是在这金元宝上捏出指痕的少林弟子。除了少林派的金刚指力，还有哪一家、哪一派的武功能捏金生印么？” 圆音、圆业指证张翠山，不过凭着口中言语，张松溪却取了证物出来，比之徒托空言，显是更加有力了。 空闻道：“善哉，善哉！本派练成金刚指力的，除了我师兄弟三人，另外只有三位前辈长老。可是这三位前辈长老不离少林寺门均已有三四十年之久，怎能伤得了俞三侠？” 莫声谷突然插口道：“大师不信我五师哥之言，说他是一面之辞，难道大师所说的，便不是一面之辞么？” 空闻大师甚有涵养，虽听他出言挺撞，也不生气，只道：“莫七侠若是不信老衲之言，那也无法。”莫声谷道：“晚辈怎敢不信大师之言？只是世事变幻，是非真伪，往往出人意表。各位只道那几位少林高僧伤于我五师哥之手，我们又认定敝三师兄伤于少林高手的指下，说不定其间另有隐秘。以晚辈之见，此事应当从长计议，免伤少林、武当两派的和气。倘若鲁莽从事，将来真相大白，徒贻后悔。”空闻点头道：“莫七侠之言不错。” 空智厉声道：“难道我空见师兄的血海沉冤，就此不理么？张五侠，龙门镖局之事，我们暂且不问，但那恶贼谢逊的下落，你今日说固然要你说，不说也要你说。” 俞莲舟一直默不作声，此时眼见僵局已成，朗声道：“倘若那屠龙宝刀不在谢逊手中，大师还是这般急于寻访他的下落么？”他说话不多，但这两句话却极是厉害，竟是直斥空智觊觎宝物，心怀贪念。 空智大怒，拍的一掌，击在身前的木桌之上，喀喇一响，那桌子四腿齐断，桌面木片纷飞，登时粉碎，这一掌实是威力惊人。他大声喝道：“久闻张真人武功源出少林。武林中言道，张真人功夫青出于蓝，我们仰慕已久，却不知此说是否言过其实。今日我们便在天下英雄之前，斗胆请张真人不吝赐教。” 他此言一出，大厅中群相耸动。张三丰成名垂七十年，当年跟他动过手的人已死得干干净净，世上再无一人。他的武功到底如何了得，武林中只是流传各种各样神奇的传说而已，除了他嫡传的七名弟子之外，谁也没亲眼见过。但宋远桥等武当七侠威震天下，徒弟已是如此，师父本领不言可喻。少林、武当两派之外的众人听空智竟公然向张三丰挑战，无不大为振奋，心想今日可目睹当世第一高手显示武功，实是不虚此行。 众人的目光一齐集在张三丰脸上，瞧他是否允诺，只见他微微一笑，不置可否。 空智说道：“张真人武功盖世，天下无敌，我少林三僧自非张真人对手。但实逼处此，贵我两派的纠葛，若不各凭武功一判强弱，总是难解。我师兄弟三人不自量力，要联手请张真人赐教。张真人高着我们两辈，倘若以一对一，那是对张真人太过不敬了。” 众人心想：“你话倒说得好听，却原来是要以三敌一。张三丰武功虽高，但百龄老人，精力已衰，未必挡得住少林三大神僧的联手合力。” 俞莲舟说道：“今日是家师百岁寿诞，岂能和嘉宾动手过招……”众人听到这里，都想：“武当派果然不敢应战。”哪知俞莲舟接下去说道：“何况正如空智大师言道，家师和三位神僧班辈不合，若真动手，岂不落个以大欺小之名？但少林高手既然叫阵，武当七弟子，便讨教少林派十二位高僧的精妙武学。” 众人听了这话，又是轰的一声，纷纷议论起来。空闻、空智、空性各带三名弟子上山，共是十二名少林僧。众人均知俞岱岩全身残废，武当七侠只剩下六侠，以六人对十二人，那是以一敌二之局。俞莲舟如此叫阵，可说是自高武当派身分了。 俞莲舟这一下看似险着，实则也是逼不得已，他深知少林三大神僧功力甚高，年纪远比自己师兄弟为大，修为亦自较久，若是单打独斗，大师哥宋远桥当可和其中一人打成平手，自己伤后初愈，未必能挡得住一位神僧。至于余下的一位，不论张松溪、殷梨亭或莫声谷，都非输不可。他这般叫阵，明是师兄弟六人斗他十二名少林僧，其实那九名少林弟子料想并不足畏，说起来武当派是以少敌多，其实却是武当六弟子合斗少林三神僧。 空智如何不明白这中间的关节，哼了一声，说道：“既是张真人不肯赐教，那么我们师兄弟三人，逐一向武当六侠中的三人请教，三阵分胜败，三阵中胜得两阵者为赢。” 张松溪道：“空智大师定要单打独斗，那也无不可。只是我们兄弟七人，除了三哥俞岱岩因遭少林弟子毒手以致无法起床之外，余下六人却是谁也不敢退后。我们六阵分胜败，武当六弟子分别迎战少林六位高僧，六阵中胜得四阵者为赢。”莫声谷大声道：“便是这样，倘若武当派输了，张五师哥便将金毛狮王的下落告知少林寺方丈。若是少林派承让，便请三位高僧带同这许多拜寿为名、寻事为实的朋友，一齐下山去罢！” 张松溪提出这个六人对战之法，可说已立于不败之地，料知大师哥、二师哥的武功和三大神僧相若，至于其余的少林僧，却势必连输三阵。 空智摇头道：“不妥，不妥。”但何以不妥，却又难以明言。 张松溪道：“三位向家师叫阵，说是要以三对一。待得我们要以六人对少林派十二位高僧，空智大师却又要单打独斗。我们答允单打独斗，大师却又说不妥。这样罢，便由晚辈一人斗一斗少林三大神僧，这样总是妥当了罢？三位将晚辈一举击毙，便算是少林派胜了，这样岂不爽快？” 空智勃然变色。空闻口诵佛号：“阿弥陀佛！”空性自上武当山后未说过一句话，这时忽然说道：“两位师哥，这位张小侠要独力斗三僧，咱们便上啊。”他武功虽高，但自幼出家为僧，不通世务，听不懂张松溪的讥刺之言。 空闻道：“师弟不可多言。”转头向宋远桥道：“这样罢，我们少林六僧，领教武当六侠的高招，一阵定输赢。”宋远桥道：“不是武当六侠，是武当七侠。” 空智吃了一惊，问道：“尊师张真人也下场么？” 宋远桥道：“大师此言错矣。与家师动手过招之人，俱已仙逝。家师怎能再行出手？我俞三弟虽然重伤，难以动弹，他又未传下弟子，但想我师兄弟七人自来一体，今日是大家生死荣辱的关头，他又如何能袖手不顾？我叫他临时找个人来，点拨几下，算是他的替身。武当七弟子会斗少林众高僧，你们七位出手也好，十二位出手也好，均无不可。” 空闻微一沉吟，心想：“武当派除了张三丰和七弟子之外，并没听说有何高手，他临时找个人来，济得甚事？若说请了别派的好手助阵，那便不是武当派对少林派的会战了。谅他不过要保全'武当七侠'的威名，致有此言。”于是点头道：“好，我少林派七名僧人，会斗武当七侠。” 俞莲舟、张松溪等却都立时明白宋远桥这番话的用意。
原来张三丰有一套极得意的武功，叫做“真武七截阵”。武当山供奉的是真武大帝。他一日见到真武神像座前的龟蛇二将，想起长江和汉水之会的蛇山、龟山，心想长蛇灵动，乌龟凝重，真武大帝左右一龟一蛇，正是兼收至灵至重的两件物性，当下连夜赶到汉阳，凝望蛇龟二山，从蛇山蜿蜒之势、龟山庄稳之形中间，创了一套精妙无方的武功出来。 只是那龟蛇二山大气磅礴，从山势演化出来的武功，森然万有，包罗极广，决非一人之力所能同时施为。张三丰悄立大江之滨，不饮不食凡三昼夜之久，潜心苦思，终是想不通这个难题。到了第四天早晨，旭日东升，照得江面上金蛇万道，闪烁不定。他猛地省悟，哈哈大笑，回到武当山上，将七名弟子叫来，每人传了一套武功。 这七套武功分别行使，固是各有精妙之处，但若二人合力，则师兄弟相辅相成，攻守兼备，威力便即大增。若是三人同使，则比两人同使的威力又强一倍。四人相当于八位高手，五人相当于十六位高手，六人相当于三十二位，到得七人齐施，犹如六十四位当世一流高手同时出手。当世之间，算得上第一流高手的也不过寥寥二三十人，哪有这等机缘，将这许多高手聚合一起？便是集在一起，这些高手有正有邪，或善或恶，又怎能齐心合力？ 张三丰这套武功由真武大帝座下龟蛇二将而触机创制，是以名之为“真武七截阵”。他当时苦思难解者，总觉顾得东边，西边便有漏洞，同时南边北边，均予敌人可乘之机，后来想到可命七弟子齐施，才破解了这个难题。只是这“真武七截阵”不能由一人施展，总不免遗憾，但转念想道：“这路武功倘若一人能使，岂非单是一人，便足匹敌当世六十四位第一流高手，这念头也未免过于荒诞狂妄了。”不禁哑然失笑。 武当七侠成名以来，无往不利，不论多么厉害的劲敌，最多两三人联手，便足以克敌取胜，这“真武七截阵”从未用过一次。此时宋远桥眼见大敌当前，那少林三大神僧究竟功力如何，实是一无所知，自己虽想或能和其中一人打成平手，但这只是自忖之见，说不定一接上手便即一败涂地，因此才想到那套武当镇山之宝、从未一用的“真武七截阵”上去。 他听空闻大师答允以少林七僧会斗武当七侠，便道：“请各位稍待，在下须去请三师弟临时寻到传人，以补足武当七弟子之数。”向俞莲舟等使个眼色，六人向张三丰躬身告退，走进内堂。 莫声谷第一个开言：“大师哥，咱们今日使出'真武七截阵'来，教少林僧见一见武当弟子的本事。只是谁来接替三哥啊？”宋远桥道：“此事由大伙儿公决。咱们且别说，各自在掌心中写个名字，且看众意如何。”莫声谷道：“好！”取过笔来，递给大师兄。 宋远桥在掌心中写了个名字，握住手掌，将笔递给俞莲舟。各人挨次写了，一齐摊开手来，见宋远桥、俞莲舟、张松溪三人掌中写的都是“五弟妹”三字，张翠山写的是“拙荆”两字。殷梨亭却紧紧握住了拳头，满脸通红，不肯伸掌。莫声谷道：“咦，奇了，有甚么古怪？”硬扳开他手掌，只见他掌心上写着“纪姑娘”三字。 张翠山大是感激，握住他手，道：“六弟！”众人均知殷梨亭顾念殷素素病体初愈，不宜剧斗，想去邀请他未过门的妻子纪晓芙出马。莫声谷想要取笑，张翠山忙向他使个眼色制止。宋远桥道：“五弟，你去请弟妹出来罢。” 张翠山回进卧室，邀了殷素素出来，将大厅上的情势简略跟她说了。殷素素道：“那龙门镖局满门性命，以及慧风等少林僧都是我杀的，其时我尚未和五哥相识，此事不该累了武当派众位哥哥兄弟。我叫他们去找天鹰教我爹爹算帐便是。” 张松溪道：“弟妹，事到临头，咱们还分甚么彼此？何况我瞧这批人上山之意，龙门镖局的事为宾，寻访谢逊为主，而寻访谢逊呢，又是报仇为宾，抢夺屠龙宝刀是主。”莫声谷道：“四哥之言一点不错，他们的主旨是觊觎那柄屠龙宝刀，不论怎么，他们定要逼迫你说出宝刀的下落。”张翠山道：“当年空见大师曾对我义兄谢逊说过，屠龙宝刀之中，藏着一套天下无敌、镇慑武林的武功。空见既知，空闻、空智、空性想来也必知晓。” 殷素素道：“既是如此，一切全凭大哥作主。只是小妹武艺低微，在这片刻之间，如何能领悟这套'真武七截阵'的精奥？” 宋远桥道：“其实我师兄弟六人联手，对付七个少林僧已操必胜之算。不过弟妹以三弟传人而上场，三弟必定心感安慰。” 武当六侠