Chapter 36 Chapter Thirty-Six

Under the heavy rain, inspections on the top of the temple and everywhere were relaxed a lot.Zhang Wuji used wall corners and tree trunks as cover, and followed him all the way.Seeing Yuanzhen jumping out of the wall behind the temple, he thought: "It turns out that the adoptive father is imprisoned outside the temple, no wonder there is no sign of him in the temple." He dared not jump out of the wall openly, he leaned against the wall, and slowly swam up until he reached the wall On top of the wall, wait for the patrolling monks outside the wall to pass by before jumping off. Among the rain lines, Yuanzhen saw that the top of Yuanzhen's umbrella was a hundred feet away from the north of the temple, turned back to the left, walked towards a small mountain peak, and then climbed up the peak quickly and abnormally.Yuan Zhen was over seventy years old at this time, and his skills were still exceptionally agile. I saw that when he went up the mountain, the umbrella did not shake, and he rose slowly, as if someone had hoisted him up with a long rope.

Zhang Wuji quickly approached the foot of the mountain, and was about to go up the peak, when he suddenly saw a white light flashing in the side of the mountain road, someone laying in ambush with a weapon.He hurriedly stopped, and after a while, he saw four people rushing out of the bushes one after another, three in front and one behind, all running towards the peak.Seeing that there are only a few pines on the top of the mountain and no houses, I don't know where Xie Xun is imprisoned, and seeing no one else around, I immediately follow up the peak. The four people in front were very good at lightness kung fu, he quickened his pace and chased them until they were only twenty zhang away.In the darkness, one of them could be vaguely seen to be a woman, and the three men were dressed in lay clothes, thinking: "These four people are probably here to make things difficult for my adoptive father, let them fight Yuan Zhen to the death, and I won't rush to intervene." .” When they reached the peak, the four ran even faster.He suddenly recognized the figures of two of them: "Ah, those are He Taichong and Ban Shuxian from the Kunlun School."

Yuan Zhen suddenly heard a long cry, turned around quickly, and rushed down the mountain.Zhang Wuji immediately hid in the grass beside the road, crawled on the ground, and moved a few feet to the left, only to hear the clanging sound of weapons intersecting, Yuanzhen had already joined hands with the comer.Judging from the sound of the weapons colliding, it was the two of them dealing with Yuan Zhen alone, and his heart skipped a beat: "There are still two people who did not come forward to attack, they are going to the peak to find my adoptive father." Quickly climb up the mountain.

When I reached the top of the peak, I saw a bare flat land, and there were no houses. There were only three tall pine trees. He heard the rustling sound in the grass on the right, someone crawled, followed by Ban Shuxian said: "Hit quickly, the two juniors may not be able to trip the Shaolin monk." He Taichong said: "That's right." The two were long. He rose up and rushed towards the three pine trees.Zhang Wuji was afraid that Xie Xun was nearby, so he didn't dare to be careless, so he crawled forward in the grass. All of a sudden, He Taichong heard a "Hey", as if he was injured, he looked up and saw He Taichong was between three pine trees, waving his long sword, he had already started to fight someone, but he couldn't see the enemy. There were only occasional muffled crackling sounds, as if a long sword had collided with some strange weapon.He was so curious that he climbed a few steps forward, and when he stared at it, he couldn't help being surprised.

It turned out that the trunks of the two pine trees diagonally opposite each had a hole in them, just enough to accommodate one person, and an old monk was sitting in the hole of each tree, waving a long black rope, attacking He Taichong and his wife.A pine tree turned its back to Zhang Wuji, and there was also a black rope waving in front of the tree. It is expected that there must be an old monk in the tree.In the dark night, the three long ropes were completely dark and dull, and they could not see the slightest shadow when they danced.He Taichong and his wife swung their long swords swiftly and guarded closely, because they could not see the enemy's weapons coming from, so there was absolutely no room for counterattack.The three long ropes seem to be slow and fast, but there is no sound of wind. Under the torrential rain, on the lonely peak in the dark night, the three long ropes are like ghosts and ghosts, which is indescribably strange.

The He couple yelled repeatedly, eager to get out of the three sides of the zigzag, but every time they charged outward, they were always blocked by the long rope.Zhang Wuji was secretly amazed, seeing that the black rope waved silently, making the inner power of the roper shine brightly, the power is pure, without any edges and corners, which is beyond his reach, he was shocked: "Yuanzhen said, my adoptive father will be left by him The three Grand Master Uncles are guarding them, it seems that they are these three old monks, their skills are really profound!" He only heard a scream of "ah", and Tai He rushed to the back and fell straight out of the circle, seeing that he was dead.Ban Shuxian was startled and sad. She lost her mind and hit her three times. Her brains were split and her limbs were broken, making her inhuman.With a flick of a black rope, Ban Shuxian's body was thrown out of the circle.

Yuan Zhen walked back up the peak while fighting, and shouted: "Good friends, if you have the guts, come here to lead the death." In terms of martial arts, he is not defeated, but it is difficult to kill two people with one blow, at most one person will be injured, and the other person will inevitably escape, so the two of them chased between the pine trees. The two of them were still a few feet away from the pine tree, when they suddenly saw He Taichong's body, they stopped together, not paying attention to the two long ropes that circled silently from the back of their heads, each wrapped around the waist of one of them, the two ropes shook together, and pulled The two were thrown down from the hundreds of feet high mountain peak.The two had already died when they collided at the bottom of the mountain, but the screams they made when they were in mid-air echoed endlessly among several peaks.

Zhang Wuji saw three old monks kill four masters of the Kunlun Sect in a flash, they lifted weights lightly, with ease, their martial arts were so high, it was rare in his life, compared to Luzhangke and Hebiweng, it seemed to be even better, even if he was not as good as Grand Master Zhang Sanfeng It is unfathomably deep, but it has also reached the realm of divine clarity.There are such veterans in the Shaolin School, I'm afraid even Grand Master and Yang Xiao don't know about them, his heart is beating wildly, he lays down in the grass and dare not move. Yuan Zhen kicked the bodies of He Taichong and Ban Shuxian into the ravine with two legs.The body fell down, and it took a while before there were two depressed voices.Zhang Wuji thought to himself: "He Taichong rewarded me with grievances, and today he wants to harm my adoptive father and rob him of the precious sword. His character is low, but his martial arts are very good. He is really a master of martial arts. I don't want to end up like this."

I could only hear Yuan Zhen saying respectfully: "The three grand master uncles are world-class, and they killed the four masters of the Kunlun School with a single gesture. Yuan Zhen admires him so much, it's hard to say." An old monk hummed He let out a cry, but didn't answer.Yuan Zhen said again: "Yuan Zhen was ordered by the abbot's master uncle to pay his respects to the three master uncles, and has a few words to say to the prisoner." A haggard voice said: "Kong Jian's nephew is highly skilled, and the three of us love him the most. He used to promote the Shaolin school of martial arts, but unfortunately he died at the hands of this traitor. The three of us have been imprisoned for decades. I have long since neglected the affairs of the world, and this time I came to this mountain just to see my nephew. Since this villain deserves to die, he can kill him with a knife, so why bother me with so much trouble to clean up the three of us?"

Yuanzhen bowed and said: "Uncle Grand Master's order is right. It's just because Master Uncle Abbot said: "Although my mentor murdered this traitor, how skillful is my mentor? How can this traitor do it alone? I imprisoned him here, and troubled the three grand masters to sit guard, firstly, to attract the traitor's accomplices to rescue, so that the enemies who harmed my teacher back then would be eliminated one by one, so as not to slip through the net. Secondly, I asked him to hand over Tulong To prevent the sword from falling into the hands of other sects, usurping the title of martial arts supreme, and breaking the prestige of our sect for thousands of years."

Hearing this, Zhang Wuji couldn't help gnashing his teeth secretly, and said in his heart: "This villain, Yuan Zhen, really can't be punished with a thousand swords, and his crime cannot be justified. After some rhetoric, please invite these three eminent monks who have not cared about world affairs for ten years. With the hands of the three of them, slaughter the masters in the martial arts." Only an old monk snorted and said: "You tell him." At this time, the heavy rain continued, and the rumble of thunder continued.Yuan Zhen walked between the three pine trees, knelt down on the ground, and said to the ground: "Xie Xun, have you thought it through? As long as you tell me where the Dragon Slaying Knife is stored, I will let you go immediately." Zhang Wuji was very surprised: "Why is he talking to the ground, is there a dungeon here, and my adoptive father is imprisoned in it?" Suddenly, an old monk with a clear voice said angrily: "Yuan Zhen, monks don't tell lies, why did you lie to him? If he tells the location of the hidden knife, do you really let him go?" Yuan Zhen said: "Too Uncle Master Mingjian: My disciple thought to himself, although the enmity between the teacher and the teacher is deep, but the prestige of the sect is the most important thing in the power between the two. As long as he tells the place where the sword is hidden, the sect will get the treasured sword and let him go. Three Years later, the disciples will go to him again to avenge their teacher." The old monk said: "That's all. In martial arts, faith is the first, words are like arrows, even if you are against the villains and evils, Shaolin disciples must not break their trust." Yuan Zhen said: "I would like to take the advice of Grand Master Uncle." Zhang Wuji thought to himself: "These three Shaolin monks are not only outstanding in martial arts, but also virtuous monks, but they just fell into Yuan Zhen's treacherous schemes without realizing it." Yuan Zhen shouted to the ground again: "Xie Xun, my Grand Master Uncle Did you hear what you said? The three old men promised to let you escape." Suddenly, a voice came from the ground saying: "Cheng Kun, do you still have the face to talk to me?" When Zhang Wuji heard this voice was majestic and desolate, it was the accent of his adoptive father, his heart was shocked, he wished he could rush forward immediately, kill Cheng Kun, and rescue Xie Xun, but as soon as he appeared, Heisuo of the three eminent Shaolin monks would come He greeted him, even if Cheng Kun didn't make a move, he was not the enemy of the three monks, so he restrained himself and thought: "After the evil monk Yuan left, I will go up to the three monks and explain the twists and turns. The three Buddha Dharma are superb, and we cannot be ignorant of right and wrong." Yuan Zhen sighed: "Xie Xun, you and I are getting old, why bother to worry about all the old things? At most, it will only be twenty years, and you and I will return to the loess. I have treated you badly. I also had a good life for you. Let the past be written off." Xie Xun listened to his ramblings and ignored him. After he stopped talking, he said: "Cheng Kun, do you still have the face to talk to me? "Yuanzhen repeated for a long time, Xie Xun always said: "Cheng Kun, do you still have the face to talk to me?" Yuan Zhen said coldly: "I'll allow you to think about it for three more days. After three days, if you don't tell me where the dragon-slaying knife is, you can also imagine what methods I will use to deal with you." He stood up, Worship to the three monks and walk down the mountain.
Zhang Wuji waited for him to go far away, and was about to grow up to tell the three monks, when he suddenly felt a slight abnormality in the air flow around his body, there was no sign of this attack in advance, he was startled, immediately fell to the ground and rolled away, only to feel two long objects Sweeping across the face, the distance is not more than half a foot, the going is very fast, but there is absolutely no strong wind, it is just two black ropes.He only rolled more than ten feet away, and another black rope hit his chest. The black rope turned into a straight weapon, like a spear, like a stick, stabbing towards him, and at the same time, the other two black ropes also wrapped around him from behind. Come. He had seen the four masters of the Kunlun School die under the three black cables in an instant, so he knew that these three strange weapons were extremely powerful.He flipped his left hand, grabbed the black rope that was on his chest, and was about to throw it away, when the long rope shook suddenly, and an overwhelming inner force hit his chest. To be honest, the ribs were broken on the spot, and the internal organs were all shattered.At this instant, he swung his right hand backwards, pushing away the two black ropes attacking from behind, and with his left hand, the great move of the universe and the movement of mind mixed with the magic of nine suns. With a whoosh, he shot straight into the sky. At this moment, the sky was dazzling with white light, and three or four bolts of lightning flashed together, and only the two eminent monks said "hmm", as if they were quite surprised by his martial arts.These few bolts of lightning illuminated his figure, the three eminent monks looked up, and they were even more surprised to see that this master with incomparable miraculous skills was actually a country boy with a filthy face.The three black cables are like three black dragons with teeth and claws, they rise up rapidly and pounce on them from three sides.Zhang Wuji saw the faces of the three monks clearly at a glance by the lightning.The face of the monk sitting in the northeast corner was as black as cast iron; the monk in the northwest corner was as withered and yellow as a withered wood;The three monks all have sunken cheeks, so thin that they have no muscles at all, and the yellow-faced monk has a blind eye.The five eyes of the three old monks reflected the lightning, making them even more radiant. Seeing that the three black ropes were about to roll up his upper body, he swung his belt left and right, coiled one by one, and with the strength of the three of them, he already rolled the three black ropes together. This gesture was the Wudang technique taught by Zhang Sanfeng. Pai Taiji mental method, the strength becomes a perfect circle, and the inner strength carried by the three black ropes is immediately drawn and twisted into a ball.Only a few loud bangs were heard, and several thunderbolts came in succession. The power of the thunderstorms in this day was really shocking.Zhang Wuji flipped his arrows in mid-air, hooked his left foot on the branch of a pine tree, his body was already fixed, and he said in a loud voice in the middle of the rumbling thunder: "My junior, Mingjiao advocates Wuji, and pay homage to the three eminent monks." Standing on the pine trunk with the left foot, the right foot volleys in the air, bowing and saluting.The branches of the pine tree rose and fell like waves following his prostration. Zhang Wuji stood firm, with a graceful figure.Although he bowed to salute, he was condescending and did not lose the slightest bit of wind. The three eminent monks felt that Heisuo was entangled with each other by his internal energy, and with a backhand shake, the three monks separated immediately. The three monks just had three moves and nine moves, and each move concealed dozens of moves and changes, and dozens of killers, but the opponent actually dispelled these three moves and nine moves one by one. If there is a slight difference, it is the disaster of broken bones and death, but it still seems to be swaying freely and taking risks.The three eminent monks had never encountered such a powerful opponent in their life, and they were all shocked.They didn't know that Zhang Wuji had put all his life's effort into resolving these three moves and nine moves, and he was using the ups and downs of the pine branches to secretly adjust the chaotic zhenqi in his dantian. The martial arts that Zhang Wuji used just now included the three great martial arts of Nine Suns, Great Shift of the Universe, and Taijiquan, and the last mid-air somersault was the mental method engraved on the holy fire order.Although the three eminent Shaolin monks possess unique skills, they have been in seclusion for decades and have never heard of worldly affairs. They have never seen any of his four martial arts. They only vaguely feel that his inner strength is similar to Shaolin Jiuyang Gong, The majestic and subtle aspects are far superior to Shaolin's magical skills.When they heard that he had adopted his own name, he turned out to be the leader of the Ming Cult, the admiration and surprise in the hearts of the three monks immediately turned into anger. The pale-faced old monk said solemnly: "The old monk still wondered where the master came, but it turned out that the great devil of the Demon Sect has arrived. The three brothers of the old monk have been imprisoned for decades. I have never heard about it. Unexpectedly, it is really a blessing in my life to meet the demon leader today." Zhang Wuji heard him say "devil head" on the left and "devil religion" on the right, obviously he has a deep hatred for this religion, he couldn't help hesitating, he didn't know how to speak up.I just heard the yellow-faced old monk say: "The leader of the Demon Cult is Yang Dingtian! Why is it Your Excellency?" Zhang Wuji said: "The Yang leader has passed away for nearly thirty years." The yellow-faced old monk said "ah!" One sound, no more words, and in the exclamation, it seemed to contain infinite sadness and disappointment. Zhang Wuji thought to himself: "He was very sad to hear that Master Yang had passed away. Thinking about it, he must have had a very close relationship with Master Yang back then. His adoptive father was from the former department of Master Yang. Let me use the feelings of an old friend to say that Master Yang is true. Let’s see what is the reason for the death of anger?" Then he said, "Master must have known Master Yang?" The yellow-faced old monk said: "Of course I know it. If I didn't know the great hero Yang Dingtian, why would I become a one-eyed person? My three brothers, why do I have to sit in the dry meditation for more than 30 years?" These few words The words are plain and light, but the pain and resentment contained in them are obviously deep and huge.Zhang Wuji secretly called out: "Oops, Oops." From what he said, one of the eyes of this old monk was broken by Yang Dingtian's hands, and the three of his senior monks sat in dry meditation for more than thirty years, and fell in pain. The hard work is to avenge this enmity.At this time, when I heard that the great enemy was dead, I was greatly disappointed. The yellow-faced old monk suddenly let out a clear whistle, and said, "Master Zhang, the old man's Dharma name is Du'e, this white-faced junior is Dharma-named Du Jie, and this black-faced junior is Dharma-named Du Nan. Now that Yang Dingtian is dead, I The deep enmity and hatred of the three had to fall on the current leader. Our nephew Kong Jian and Kong Xing both died under the hands of your teacher. Since you have come here, you have nothing to fear. For decades of kindness and hatred, Let's make a final decision in martial arts." Zhang Wuji said: "This junior has nothing to do with your sect, and I am here to rescue my adoptive father, the golden-haired lion king Xie Daxia. Although Kongjian Godly Monk accidentally injured my adoptive father, there are quite twists and turns. As for the death of Kongxing Godly Monk, It has nothing to do with our faction. The three of you can't just listen to one side's words, you have to distinguish right from wrong." The white-faced old monk Du Jie said: "According to you, who was the victim of emptiness?" Zhang Wuji frowned and said: "As far as I know, the monk of emptiness died at the hands of warriors from the Ruyang Palace of the imperial court." Said: "Who leads all the warriors in Ruyang Palace?" Zhang Wuji said: "The daughter of King Ruyang, Chinese name is Zhao Min." Along the way, she betrayed the emperor, betrayed her father, and surrendered to Mingjiao, is this statement true or false?" He spoke aggressively, step by step.Zhang Wuji could only say: "That's right, she...she has now...she has turned to the light." Du Jie said loudly: "The one who killed Kongjian was Xie Xun, the golden-haired lion king of the demon sect; the one who killed Kongxing was Zhao Min from the demon sect. This Zhao Min even broke through the Shaolin Temple and captured my disciples from He Temple. Excuse me, I have engraved insulting words on the sixteen Arhat statues in this temple. In addition to my brother's eyeball, the three of us together have a hundred years of dry Zen. Master Zhang, this account will not be settled with you , but with whom?" Zhang Wuji heaved a long sigh, thinking that since he admitted to taking Zhao Min in, her past evils could only be absorbed by him. In a flash, he deeply understood that his father committed suicide because of his beloved wife's crimes in the past. As for the enmity between Master Yang and his adoptive father back then, to this day, Du Jie's words are good: If I don't take it, who will take it? He straightened his body, pierced his toes, and the undulating branch suddenly stopped, and he said loudly: "Since the three old Zen masters said so, the younger generation cannot escape responsibility, and the younger generation will bear all the sins alone. But my adoptive father hurt the monk Kongjian, and there are countless difficulties in it, and I ask the three old Zen masters to forgive me." Du'e said: "What do you rely on to dare to intercede for Xie Xun? Could it be that the three of my brothers and sisters can't kill you?" Zhang Wuji thought that the matter had come to an end, so he could only fight hard, and said: "The younger generation is an enemy Three, it is absolutely not the opponents of the three, please enlighten me from that old Zen master?" Du Jie said: "We fight alone, and we are not sure of victory. This kind of bloody enmity, we can't pay attention to the rules of the world. Good devil, Come down to lead your death, Amitabha!" As soon as he proclaimed the Buddha's name, the two monks Du'e and Duan said in unison: "My Buddha is merciful!" Three black ropes flew up and rolled towards him. Zhang Wuji's body sank, and he jumped down from between the three black ropes. Before his feet touched the ground, his body changed in mid-air, and he rushed towards Du Nan.Du Nan raised his left palm, flipped it out suddenly, and a gust of wind hit his lower abdomen.Zhang Wuji turned around and let go of his strength, and used the great movement of the universe to dissipate the palm force. At this moment, the two black ropes of Du'e and Dujie were involved at the same time.Zhang Wuji turned around half a circle.Du Jie swung his left palm fiercely, and hit him silently.Zhang Wuji saw the tricks among the three pine trees, and suddenly slashed out with his palm, sending hundreds of soybean-sized raindrops flying towards Du'e with a gust of wind.Du E turned his head to avoid it, but there were still dozens of hits on his face, which caused a dull pain. He shouted, "Good boy!" Heisuo shook, turned into two circles, and covered Zhang Wuji's head from mid-air .Zhang Wuji's body was like a flying arrow, dodging the rope circle, and rushed towards Du Jie. The more he fought, the more frightened he became, and he felt that the air around his body seemed to be gradually condensing into a glue under the stirring of the three black cables and the three palm winds.He has never encountered such a strong opponent since he learned martial arts.The three monks are not only exquisite in moves, but also extremely strong in internal strength.At the beginning Zhang Wuji was 70% defensive, and 30% offensive. After fighting for more than 200 moves, he gradually felt that the true energy in his body was impure, so he could only defend and not attack in order to protect himself. His Nine Suns Divine Kungfu was originally inexhaustible, and the more he used it, the stronger he became, but at this time, each move required a huge amount of internal energy, and he gradually felt that the stamina was running out. This was something he had never experienced since he practiced the Divine Kungfu thing.Disassembled dozens of tricks, thinking: "If you continue to fight, you will only die. Let's get away today, and when we go, we will make an appointment with Grandpa, Yang Zuoshi, Fan Youshi, and Wei Bawang. Together, the five of us will win three times." Monk, come to rescue the adoptive father at that time." Immediately, he rushed to Du'e three times, trying to get out of the circle, but unexpectedly the circle formed by the three black ropes was like a copper wall and iron wall. get away. He was shocked: "It turns out that the three monks work together as one body. Is there anyone in the world who can achieve this kind of mind-to-heart connection?" He didn't know that the three monks had been sitting together for more than 30 years. The Kuzen of Kuzen, the biggest kung fu is to use it on "communication of mind and mind". When one person thinks, the other two immediately understand. This kind of telepathy is very mysterious, but the three have been facing each other for more than thirty years in a small room. , Concentrate on practicing induction, and it is not a miracle that the mind is as one.He thought again: "From this point of view, even if I invite my grandfather and other experts to come together, I still can't break through the solid wall formed by the connection between the three of them. Could it be that my adoptive father can't be rescued in the end, and I'm going to die here today?" He felt anxious, his spirit was a little loose, and his shoulder was swept by Du Jie's five fingers, and the pain penetrated to the bone marrow. He said in his heart: "I don't regret my death, but I have to complain about my foster father's grievances. The foster father has been proud all his life. Since he fell into the hands of others, he will definitely He refuses to justify himself with a word or a half." Then he said loudly: "Three old Zen masters, the juniors are trapped today, and their lives are in danger. If a man dies, he will die. What's the point? There is one thing that must be stated..." Huhu Two beeps, two black ropes attacked from left and right respectively, Zhang Wuji flicked his belt left and right, turned his strength, and continued: "The name of Yuanzhen's layman is Cheng Kun, and his nickname is Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand, he is my adoptive father Xie Xun. The professional teacher..." The three Shaolin eminent monks saw that he was dismantling Huajin in his hands and speaking at the same time, this level of inner strength cultivation was really beyond their own capabilities, so they couldn't help but become more jealous.The three monks believe that Mingjiao is a demon religion that does all kinds of evil. The higher the master's martial arts, the greater the harm to the world. Seeing that he is trapped in a tight siege and cannot escape, he just took the opportunity to get rid of it. It is really an immeasurable merit. Step up your actions. Zhang Wuji continued: "The three old Zen masters must know that Cheng Kun's junior sister is the wife of Mingjiao leader Yang Dingtian. Cheng Kun has always had affection for his junior sister, and because of his jealousy, he finally forged a deep hatred with Mingjiao... "At the moment, the three monks came to defuse the tricks, and he described in his mouth how Cheng Kun deliberately planned to destroy Mingjiao, how he had an affair with Mrs. Yang and killed Yang Dingtian, how he pretended to be drunk and tried to rape Xie Xun's wife and kill his whole family. How to force Xie Xun to massacre martial arts people, how to worship the monk Kongjian as his teacher, how to induce Kongjian to receive Xie Xun's thirteen punches, how to break his promise, and make Kongjian die of hatred. Du'e and the other three monks became more and more frightened as they heard it. These things seemed unbelievable, but everything was reasonable and in line with the law.Heisuo in Du'e's hand slowed down first. Zhang Wuji said again: "This junior doesn't know how Master Yang and Master Du'e became enemies, I'm afraid that there is a traitor among them who provokes right and wrong, and this person is likely to be true. Master Du'e may as well go back to the past and prove whether the younger generation is lying or not. "Du'er hummed, stopped asking, bowed his head and muttered, and said: "That also makes sense. The old monk and Yang Dingtian became enemies, and this Cheng Kun did a lot for me. Later, he wanted to worship the old monk as his teacher. The old monk has never Accepting disciples, that's why he recommended him to worship under the disciple of Kong Jian's nephew. In this way, he deliberately arranged it?" Zhang Wuji said: "Not only that, but now he even covets the position of abbot, the head of Shaolin Temple, and recruits his party members , Conspiracy and secret plan, the key is to kill the monk of Kongwen..." Before the words were finished, there was a sudden rumbling sound, and a huge boulder rolled down the slope on the left, rushing between the three pine trees.Du'e shouted: "Who is it?" Heisuo swung the black rope and hit the boulder with two slaps, causing the stone chips to fly.A figure suddenly sprang out from behind the round stone, and rushed towards Zhang Wuji quickly and relentlessly, with a flash of cold light, a short knife stabbed at his throat. This came extremely abruptly, Zhang Wuji was trying his best to block the black ropes and fists of Du Jie and Du Nan's second monk, he was completely unaware of someone's sudden sneak attack, he could only feel the sound of wind in the darkness, and the tip of the short knife had already stabbed him At the throat, he stabbed sideways in a critical situation, there was a hissing sound, the tip of the knife had cut a big slit in his chest clothes, if there was a slight difference, it would be a catastrophe to open his chest.This person missed a single blow, and using the boulder to cover himself, he has rolled out of the circle of the three monks, Heisuo. Zhang Wuji yelled secretly: "It's so dangerous!" He shouted: "Cheng Kun's villain! Anyone who has the guts will confront me, do you want to kill someone?" Shicai stabbed with the short knife, although he didn't see the human form clearly, but with the opponent's body skills Jie, with ruthless strikes and strong internal strength, and the number of martial arts is the same as that of Xie Xun, and there is no one else except Cheng Kun.The three black ropes of the three Shaolin monks stretched out like three big hands to wrap around the boulder, and with one swing, they lifted the boulder weighing a thousand catties up and threw it straight out, but Cheng Kun had already gone down the mountain far away. Du E said: "Is it true that Yuan is true?" Suddenly there was roaring from all directions, rushing towards seven or eight figures, and the first one shouted: "Shaolin monks are in vain for Buddhists, killing so many lives, are you not afraid of sin? Come on, everyone." The eight men each raised their weapons and charged towards the tree. The three monks attacked. Zhang Wuji was among the three monks, and he saw that three of the eight were holding swords, while the other five were either with knives or whips.He looked at it for a while, and saw that the sword moves of the three sword wielders were the same as those of the Qinghai Three Swords who died at the hands of Shaolin monks a few days ago, but the changes were subtle and powerful, far above the Qinghai Three Swords, it should be The elders of the Qinghai faction are outstanding figures, and these three joined forces to attack Du'e.Three other people joined forces to attack Duan, and the remaining two joined hands to deal with Du Jie.Although Du Jie's opponents were only two, their martial arts were superior to the rest.After fighting for a long time, Zhang Wuji saw that Du Jie was losing the wind, but Du E was firmly in the lead, with one against three, Wu had enough power to spare. After more than ten moves, Du E saw that Du Jie was struggling to deal with it, so Heisuo flicked and swung towards Du Jie's two opponents.Those two people are both tall and tall, with flowing black beards, and they are extremely agile, one uses a pair of judge pens, and the other uses a acupuncture point pin.Du E and Du Jie were a few feet away, and they could already faintly feel the strong wind from their weapons. If they were bullied into approaching them and used their strengths on short weapons, it would definitely be even more powerful.The Qinghai faction trio received a light force on their swords, and slowly regained their disadvantage.In this way, it becomes difficult for Du to fight against three, while the two monks Du E and Du Jie are two against five, and they are stalemate for a while. Zhang Wuji was secretly amazed: "The martial arts of these eight people are really amazing, they are not inferior to He Taichong and his wife. Except for three from the Qinghai sect, the origins of the other five are completely invisible. It can be seen that the world is so big that crouching tigers hide in the grass Long, I don’t know how many unknown heroes are lurking.” When the eleven people removed more than one hundred moves, the black ropes of the three Shaolin monks gradually shortened.When the black rope is shortened, it consumes less internal energy when swinging, but the agility when attacking the enemy is also reduced by a bit.After fighting with dozens of strokes, the black rope of the three monks shortened another six or seven feet.The two black-bearded old men fought closer and closer, the power of their weapons increased greatly, they searched for flaws to cover the gap, and pressed forward step by step, trying their best to get to the side of the three monks.However, after the three monks Heisuo was shortened, the defense was quite tight. The circle formed by the three black ropes seemed to have infinite elasticity.At this time, the three monks have united into one Qi, forming a situation of three enemies and eight. The three Shaolin monks fought hard against the enemy, and they couldn't help crying inwardly. No matter how long they fight with these eight people, they won't be defeated. As long as the black cable is shortened by another eight feet, they will form the "Vajra Subduing Demon Circle", let alone the eight The enemy, even if there are sixteen or thirty-two people, they can't get in, but there is a powerful enemy lurking in this circle, if Zhang Wuji makes a move, he will attack from inside and outside, and immediately take the lives of the three Shaolin monks.Seeing that he was sitting still, the three monks were obviously waiting for a good opportunity, they wanted to let the three of them and the foreign enemy fight until both sides were exhausted, and then he would come to reap the benefits of the fisherman.At this time, the internal strength of the three monks had been displayed to the fullest, and they wanted to scream to the Shaolin Temple for help, but they couldn't speak. At this moment, as long as they uttered a word lightly, their Qi and blood would immediately surge, and even if they were not killed immediately, they would also suffer internal injuries. become useless.The three monks blamed themselves too much. When the strong enemy came to attack, they did not inform the people of the monastery. Otherwise, as long as a few experts from the Bodhidharma Hall or Arhat Hall came to help, the enemy would be defeated. Zhang Wuji has already seen this situation, and taking the lives of the three monks at this time is a matter of little effort, but he should not take advantage of others' danger, not to mention that the three monks were only deceived by Yuan Zhen, and there is no way to die, so after killing the three monks It is equally difficult to deal with the eight enemies outside alone.Seeing that the outcome of the two sides could not be decided in one moment, he lowered his head and saw a big rock pressing down on the mouth of the dungeon, only a crack was exposed, which was used for Xie Xun to breathe and pass food.Thinking that the opportunity is fleeting, and when the battle is divided between the winner and loser, or someone from the Shaolin Temple comes to help, the adoptive father cannot be saved, so he kneels down beside the stone, pushes the boulder with both palms, and uses the great movement of heaven and earth , the strength is everywhere, and the boulder moves slowly. The boulder moved less than a foot away, when suddenly there was a strong wind behind him, Du Nan waved his palm and slapped him down on his back.Zhang Wuji let go of his strength and borrowed strength, and with a bang, a large piece of his clothes shattered, flying like butterflies in the violent storm, but the force of Du Nan's palm was transmitted to him on the boulder, booming As soon as there was a sound, the boulder immediately moved away by about a foot.Although the force of the palm has been removed and he did not suffer any internal injuries, when he first received it, he was using all his strength to push the stone, and the pain on his back was unbearable. Du Nan's palm wasted, and a flaw was exposed on the black rope. An old man with a black beard rushed into the rope circle immediately, and hit Du Nan's left nipple with the acupuncture prong with his right hand.The soft rope of the three Shaolin monks is good at long-distance attack, but not good at close-up attack. Du Nan made a palm with his left hand, and he used his strength to force away his acupressure prong move.The black-bearded old man stretched out his left index finger and poked at Du Nan's "Tanzhong Point".Du Nan cried inwardly: "Not good!" Unexpectedly, the enemy's "One-Finger Zen" acupuncture point skill is even more powerful than that of the acupuncture pin. In a critical situation, he had to sling the rope with his right hand, block it with his palm upright, protect his chest, and follow his thumb , index finger, and middle finger turned out, immediately counterattack.Although he blocked the enemy, but Hesuo let go, and the old man who made the judge's pen rushed forward immediately.One of the three Shaolin monks was asked three times, and the "Vajra Subduing Demon Circle" has been broken. All of a sudden, the black cable that fell on the ground raised its head, like a poisonous snake in feign death, it suddenly snapped back, roared out, and pointed at the face of the old man who was using the judge's pen. The strong wind already suffocated the opponent for a while.The old man hastily raised the judge's pen to the stand, and when the wires and pens intersected, his arms were numb from the shock, the judge's pen in his left hand almost flew out of his hand, and the judge's pen in his right hand was shaken so that it hit the underground rocks, stone chips flew, and sparks flew everywhere.The black rope was about to unfold, forcing the Qinghai faction's three swords to retreat Zhang Xu again, and the "Vajra Subduing Demon Circle" not only returned to its original state, but its power was even stronger than before. The three Shaolin monks were surprised and surprised, and saw that the other end of the black cable was actually held by Zhang Wuji.He has never practiced the kung fu of "Vajra Subduing the Demon Circle". When it comes to the connection of mind and mind, the perfect cooperation is far from overcoming difficulties, but the strength of the internal force is unparalleled. The inner strength is as straight as mountains and seas, pushing towards all directions.The two black ropes of Du'e and Dujie were helping each other, and immediately forced the seven people outside Suowai to retreat again and again. Du Nan concentrated on thinking that the black-bearded old man was superior in both martial arts and internal strength. He sat in the hole of the pine tree and did not get up. After several moves, the black-bearded old man repeatedly made dangerous moves.Seeing that the seven companions were also in a disadvantageous situation, the old man let out an angry roar and jumped out of the circle. Zhang Wuji stuffed the black rope into Duanan's hand, leaned over and used the great movement of the universe, and pushed the boulder on the dungeon away by about a foot, and shouted at the exposed cave: "Father, the child has nothing to do with it!" Don't be too late for the rescue, can you come out!" Xie Xun said: "I won't come out. My good boy, go quickly!" Zhang Wuji was amazed, said: "Father, did you get acupuncture points for someone, or did you have blood pressure? Chains?" Without waiting for Xie Xun to answer, he jumped into the dungeon, and with a pop, water splashed.It turned out that due to the torrential rain for several hours, the dungeon was already waist-high in water, half of Xie Xun's body was submerged in the water. Zhang Wuji felt distressed, stretched out his arms to hug Xie Xun, touched his hands and feet, there were no chains and other things, then massaged some of his main acupoints, it seemed that someone had manipulated him, and immediately jumped out holding him Sitting on a boulder in the dungeon, Zhang Wuji said: "It's best to get out at this time. Father-in-law, let's go." As he spoke, he took his arm and was about to move forward. But Xie Xun sat on the stone, didn't move, hugged his knees and said: "Son, the biggest sin in my life was killing Master Kong Jian. If your adoptive father fell into the hands of others, you should fight to the end, but today is Imprisoned in the Shaolin Temple, I am willing to be slaughtered for the life of Master Kongjian." Zhang Wuji said anxiously: "You accidentally injured Master Kongjian, it was at the mercy of this villain, Cheng Kun, not to mention your foster father, your family's blood feud How could he die under Cheng Kun's hand?" 谢逊叹道：“我这一个多月来，在这地牢中每日听着三位高僧诵经念佛，听着山下寺中传来的晨钟暮鼓，回思往事，你义父手上染了这许多无辜之人的鲜血，实是百死难赎。唉，诸般恶因罪孽，我比成昆作得更多。好孩子，你别管我，自己快下山去罢。” 张无忌越听越急，大声道：“义父，你不肯走，我可要用强了。”说着转过身来，抓住谢逊双手，便往自己背上一负。 只听得山道上人声喧哗，有数人大声叫道：“甚么人到少林寺来撒野？”一阵践水急奔之声，十余人抢上山来。 张无忌持住谢逊双腿，正要起步，突然后心“大椎穴”一麻，却是被谢逊拿住了穴道，双手无力，只得放开了他，急得几乎要哭了出来，叫道：“义父，你……你何苦如此？” 谢逊道：“好孩子，我所受冤屈，你已对三位高僧分说明白。我所做的罪孽，却须由我自己身受报应。你再不去，我的仇怨又有谁来代我清算？” 张无忌心中一凛，但见十余名少林僧各执禅杖戒刀，向那八人攻了上去。乒乒乓乓交手数合，那持判官笔的黑须老者情知再斗下去，今日难逃公道，只是功败垂成，被一名无名少年坏了大事，实是大大的不忿，朗声喝道：“请问松间少年高姓大名，河间郝密、卜泰，愿知是哪一位高人横加干预。”渡厄黑索一扬，说道：“明教张教主，天下第一高手，河间双煞怎地不知？”持判官笔的郝密“噫”的一声，双笔一扬，纵出圈子。其余七人跟着退了出去。少林僧众待要拦阻，但那八人武功了得，并肩一冲，一齐下山去了。 渡厄等三僧对谢逊与张无忌对答之言，尽数听在耳里，又想到适才他就算不是乘人之危，只须袖手旁观，两不相助，当卜泰破了“金刚伏魔圈”攻到身边之时，以河间双煞下手之辣，此刻三僧早已不在人世。三僧放下黑索，站起身来，向张无忌合十为礼，齐声道：“多感张教主大德。”张无忌急忙还礼，说道：“份所当为，何足挂齿？” 渡厄道：“今日之事，老衲原当让谢逊随同张教主而去，适才张教主真要救人，老衲须是无力阻拦。只是老衲师兄弟三人奉本寺方丈法旨看守谢逊，佛前立下重誓，若非我三人性命不在，决不能放谢逊脱身。此事关涉本派千百年的荣辱，还请张教主见谅。” 张无忌哼了一声，并不回答。 渡厄又道：“老衲丧眼之仇，今日便算揭过了。张教主要救谢逊，可请随时驾临，只须破了老衲师兄弟三人的'金刚伏魔圈'，立时可陪狮王同去。张教主可多约帮手，车轮战也好，一涌而上也好，我师兄弟只是三人应战。于张教主再度驾临之前，老衲三人自当维护谢逊周全，决不容圆真辱他一言半语、伤他一毫一发。” 张无忌向谢逊望了一眼，黑暗中只见到他巨大的身影，长发披肩，低首而立，似乎心中深自忏悔昔日罪愆，无复当年神威凛凛的雄风。张无忌泪水几欲夺眶而出，寻思：“今日是打不过他们的了，义父又不肯走，只有约了外公、杨左使、范右使他们再来斗过。这三条黑索组成的劲圈便如铜墙铁壁相似，适才若不是渡难大师在我背上打了一掌，那卜泰便万万攻不进来。下次纵有外公和左右光明使相助，是否能够破得，实未可知。唉，眼下也只有走一步算一步了。”便道：“既是如此，自当再来领教三位大师的高招。”回身抱着谢逊的腰，说道：“义父，孩儿走了。” 谢逊点点头，抚摸他的头发，说道：“你不必再来救我，我是决意不走的了。好孩子，盼你事事逢凶化吉，不负你爹娘和我的期望。你当学你爹爹，不可学你义父。” 张无忌道：“爹爹和义父都是英雄好汉，一般是光明磊落的大丈夫，都是孩儿的好榜样。”说着躬身一拜，身形晃处，已自出了三株松树围成的圈子，向少林寺三僧一举手，展开轻功，倏忽不见，但听他清啸之声，片刻间已在里许之外。 山峰畔少林僧众相顾骇然，早闻明教张教主武功卓绝，却没想到神妙至斯。
张无忌既见形迹已露，索性显一手功夫，好教少林僧众心生忌惮，善待谢逊。他这一声清啸鼓足了中气，绵绵不绝，在大雷雨中飞扬而出，有若一条长龙行经空际。他足下施展全力，越奔越快，啸声也是越来越响。少林寺中千余僧众齐在梦中惊醒，直至啸声渐去渐远，方始纷纷议论。空闻、空智等知是张无忌到了，均是平增一番忧虑。 张无忌奔出数里，突然道旁一株柳树后有声叫道：“喂！”一人跃了出来，正是赵敏。 张无忌停啸止步，伸手挽住了她，见她全身被大雨淋湿了，发上脸上，水珠不断流下。赵敏问道：“跟少林寺的秃头们动过手了？”张无忌道：“是。”赵敏道：“谢大侠怎样了？有没见到？”张无忌挽着她手臂，在大雨中缓步而行，将适才情事简略的说了。 赵敏沉吟道：“你有没问他如何失手遭擒？”张无忌道：“我只想着怎地救他脱险，没空问到这些闲事。”赵敏叹了口气，不再作声。张无忌道：“你不高兴么？”赵敏道：“在你是闲事，在我就是要紧事。好啦，等救出了谢大侠，再问也不迟。我只怕……”张无忌道：“怕甚么？你担心咱们救不了义父？”赵敏道：“明教比少林派强得多，要救谢大侠，终究是办得到的。我就怕谢大侠决心一死以殉空见神僧。”张无忌也是担心着这件事，问道：“你说会么？”赵敏道：“但愿不会。” 二人一路说话，来到杜氏夫妇屋前。赵敏笑道：“你行迹已露，不能再瞒他二人了。” 张无忌见茅舍之门半掩，便伸手推开，摇了摇身子，抖去些水湿，踏步进去，忽然间闻到一阵血腥气。他心下一惊，左手反掌将赵敏推到门外，黑暗中突然有人伸手抓来。这一抓无声无息，快捷无伦，待得惊觉，手指已触到面颊。张无忌此时已不及闪避，左足疾飞，径踢那人胸口，那人反手一勾，肘锤打向他腿上环跳穴，招数狠辣已极。张无忌只须缩腿一让，敌人左手就挖去了他一对眼珠，当即提手虚抓，他料敌奇准，这么一抓，刚好将敌人左手拿在掌中，便在此时，环跳穴上一麻，立足不定，右腿跪倒。 他正要乘势扭断敌人的手腕，只觉所握住的手掌温软柔滑，乃是女子之手，心中一动，没下重手，提起那人往外甩去，噗的一声，右肩剧痛，已中了一刀。 那人一跃出屋，挥掌向赵敏脸上拍去。张无忌知道赵敏决然挡不了，非当场毙命不可，忍痛纵起，也是挥掌拍出，双掌相交。那人身子一晃，脚下踉跄，借着这对掌之力，纵出数丈之外，便在黑暗中隐没不见。 赵敏惊问：“是谁？”张无忌“嘿”了一声，怀中火摺已被大雨淋湿，打不了火，生怕右肩上敌人的短刀有毒，不即拔出，道：“你点亮了灯。” 赵敏到厨下取出火刀火石，点亮油灯，见到他肩头的短刀，大吃一惊。张无忌见刃锋上并未喂毒，笑道：“一些外伤，不相干。”当即便拔出刀来，转头只见杜百当和易三娘缩身在屋角之中，当下顾不得止住伤口流血，抢上看时，二人已死去多时。 赵敏惊道：“我出去时，他二人尚自好好地。”张无忌点点头，等赵敏替他裹好伤口，拿起短刀看时，正是杜氏夫妇所使的兵刃，只见屋中梁上、柱上、桌上、地下，插满了短刀，显是敌人曾与杜氏夫妇一番剧斗，将他夫妇的短刀一一打得出手，这才动手加害。赵敏骇然道：“这人武功厉害得很啊。” 适才摸黑相斗，张无忌若非动念得快，料到那人要来抓自己的眼珠，不但此时已成了瞎子，多半自己与赵敏都已尸横就地。再看杜百当夫妇的尸身时，只见胸口数十根肋骨根根断成数截，连背后的肋骨也是如此，显是为一门极阴狠、极厉害的掌力所伤。他数经大敌，多历凶险，但回思适才暗室中这三下兔起鹘落般的交手，不禁越想越惊。今晚两场恶斗，第一场以一敌三，历时甚久，但惊心动魄之处，远不如第二场瞬息间的三招两式。 赵敏又问：“那是谁？”张无忌摇头不答。赵敏突然间明白了，眼中流露出恐惧神色，呆了半晌，扑向张无忌怀中，吓得哭了出来。 两人心下均知，若不是赵敏听到张无忌啸声，大雨中奔出去迎接，因而逃过大难，那么此刻死在屋角中的已不是两人而是三人了。 张无忌轻拍她的背脊，柔声安慰。赵敏道：“那人要杀的是我，先把杜氏夫妇杀了，躲在这里对我暗算，决不是想伤你。”张无忌道：“这几日中，你千万不可离开我身边。”沉吟片刻，又道：“不到一年之间，何以内力武功进展如此迅速？当世除我之外，只怕无人能护得你周全。”
次日清晨，张无忌拿了杜百当锄地的锄头，挖了个深坑，将杜氏夫妇埋了，与赵敏一齐跪下来拜了几拜，想起易三娘对待自己二人亲厚慈爱，都不禁伤感。 忽听得少林寺里钟声当当不绝，远远传来，声音甚是紧急，接着东面一道青色烟花直冲上天，南方红色、西方白色、北方黑色，数里外更升起黄色烟火。五道烟火将少林寺围在中间。张无忌叫道：“明教五行旗齐到，正面跟少林派干起来啦，咱们快去。”匆匆与赵敏换了衣服，洗去手脸的污泥，快步向少林寺奔去。 只行出数里，便见一队白衣的明教教众手执黄色小旗，向山上行去。 张无忌叫道：“颜旗使在么？”厚土旗掌旗使颜垣听到叫声，回头见是教主，大喜之下忙上前行礼参见。旗下教众欢声雷动，一齐拜伏。 颜垣禀告：明教群豪得悉谢逊下落后，商议之下，均觉如等到端阳节天下英雄群聚少林之时再来讨人，就得与举世群雄为敌，眼下既无法禀明教主，只得权宜为计，于端阳节前十日由杨逍、范遥率领，尽集教中高手，来少林寺要人。料想大动干戈，多半难免，那倒也罢了，只是到处寻不着教主，不免有群龙无首之感。 教众吹起号角，报知教主到来。过不多时，杨逍、范遥、殷天正、韦一笑、殷野王、周颠、彭莹玉、说不得、铁冠道人等人先后从各处到来，锐金、巨木、洪水、烈火四旗教众则分四面围住了少林寺。各人相见，尽皆大喜。杨逍与范遥谢过擅专之罪。 张无忌道：“各位不须过谦，大家齐心合力来救谢法王，原是本教兄弟大伙儿的义气。本人心下感激，有何怪罪？”当下将自己混入少林寺、昨晚已和渡厄等三僧动手的事简略说了。众人听说一切都出于成昆的奸谋，无不气愤。周颠和铁冠道人更破口大骂。张无忌道：“今日本教以堂堂之师，向少林方丈要人，最好别伤了和气。万不得已动手，咱们第一是救谢法王，第二是捉拿成昆，此外不可滥伤无辜。”众人齐声应诺。 张无忌向赵敏道：“敏妹，最好你乔装一下，别让少林寺僧众认出身分，以免多生事端。”当日她掳了少林众僧囚在大都，与少林派已结下极深的怨仇。赵敏笑道：“颜大哥，我扮作你旗下的一名兄弟罢！”颜垣当即命本旗一名兄弟除下外袍，让赵敏披上。赵敏奔入山后树林，匆匆改扮，搽黑了面颊，从树林中出来时，已变成一个面目狰狞的黑瘦汉子。 号角吹动，明教群豪列队上山。少林寺中早已接到明教拜山的帖子，空智禅师率领僧众在山亭中迎候。空智听了圆真之言，深信少林僧众被赵敏用计擒往大都囚禁，削断手指，逼授武功，乃是明教与汝阳王暗中勾结安排的奸计，后来张无忌出手相救，更是假意卖好，另有阴谋，是以神色阴沉，合十行了一礼，甚么话也不说。 张无忌抱拳道：“敝教有事向贵派奉恳，专诚上山拜见方丈神僧。”空智点了点头，说道：“请！”引着明教群豪走向山门。 空闻方丈率领达摩堂、罗汉堂、般若堂、戒律院各处首座高僧，在山门外迎接，请群豪到大雄宝殿分宾主坐下，小沙弥送上清茶。 空闻和张无忌、杨逍、殷天正等人寒暄了几句，便即默然。张无忌说道：“方丈神僧，我们无事不登三宝殿，特来求恳方丈瞧在武林一脉，开释敝教谢法王，大恩大德，日后必当补报。”空闻道：“阿弥陀佛，出家人慈悲为本，戒嗔戒杀，原不该跟谢法王为难。不过老衲师兄空见命丧谢施主之手。张教主是一教之主，也当明白武林中的规矩。” 张无忌道：“此中另有缘故，可也怪不得谢法王。”于是将空见甘愿受拳以化解武林中一场大冤孽的经过说了。空闻等只听得一半，便即口宣佛号，一齐恭恭敬敬的站起。空闻目中含泪，颤声道：“善哉，善哉！空见师兄以大愿力行此大善举，功德非小。”群僧低声念经，对空见之仁侠高义，无不敬佩。明教群豪也一齐站起，致钦仰之意。 张无忌详细说毕当日经过，又道：“谢法王失手伤了空见神僧，至感后悔，但事后细细回想，此事的罪魁祸首，实是贵寺的圆真大师。”他见圆真不在殿上，说道：“请圆真大师出来，当面对质，分辨是非。” 周颠插口道：“是啊，在光明顶上这秃驴装假死，却又活了过来，鬼鬼祟祟，是甚么好东西？快叫他滚出来。”那日他在光明顶上吃了圆真大亏后，一直记恨。张无忌忙道：“周先生不可在方丈大师之前无礼。”周颠道：“我是骂圆真那秃驴，又不是骂方丈那秃……”这“秃”字一出口，知道不对，急忙伸手按住自己的嘴巴。 空智听周颠出言无礼，更增恼怒，说道：“然则我空性师弟之死，张教主却又如何解释？”张无忌道：“空性神僧豪爽侠义，在下当日在光明顶上有缘拜会，极是钦佩。空性大师曾和在下相约，日后相互切磋武学。岂知不幸身遭大难，在下深为悼惜。此是奸人暗算，实与敝教无涉。”空智冷笑道：“张教主倒推得忒煞干净。然则汝阳王郡主与明教联手之事，那也是假的了？”张无忌脸上一红，道：“郡主与她父兄不洽，投身敝教。郡主往日对贵寺诸多不敬之处，在下自当命她上山拜佛，郑重谢罪。”空智喝道：“张教主花言巧语，于事何补？你身为一教之主，信口胡言，岂不令天下英雄耻笑？” 张无忌想到杀空性、擒众僧之事，确是赵敏大大的不该，虽与明教无涉，但她目下却是托身于己，可不能推委不理，正为难间，铁冠道人厉声说道：“空智大师，我教主敬你是前辈高僧，给足了你面子，你可须知自重。我教主守信重义，岂能说一句假话？你辱我教主，便是辱我明教百万之众。纵我教主宽洪大量，不予计较，我们做部属的却不能善罢甘休。”此时明教教众在淮泗、豫鄂一带攻城掠地，招兵买马，说是“百万之众”，确非浮夸之言。 空智冷笑道：“百万之众便怎地？莫非要将少林寺踏为平地？魔教辱我少林，原非自今日始。我们失手被擒，囚于万安寺中，只能怪自己粗心大意，自来邪正不两立，那也没有甚么。你们来到我少林寺，在十六尊罗汉像的背上刻了十六个大字，嘿嘿，'先诛少林，再灭武当，惟我明教，武林称王！'好威风，好煞气！” 这十六个字，乃是当日赵敏手下武士将少林僧众擒去之后，以利刃刻在十六尊罗汉的背上。范遥一待众人出寺，便即飞身回到罗汉堂中，将十六尊罗汉像移转，仍是背心向壁，以免赵敏嫁祸于明教的阴谋得逞。后来杨逍等发觉，看过后仍将罗汉像移正，没料想还是给少林僧众知悉了。张无忌口才不佳，又想到这是赵敏胡闹，内心有愧，不禁无言可答。 杨逍却道：“空智大师的话，可让我们不懂了。敝教张教主是武当弟子张五侠的公子，江湖上尽人皆知。我们就算再狂妄万倍，也决不敢辱及教主的先人。张教主自己，又怎会刻甚么'再灭武当'的字样？方丈大师与空智大师乃有德高僧，岂能于其中这小小道理也不明白？在下相信决无其事。”这几句话振振有辞，立时令空智为之语塞。 空闻方丈修为日久，心性慈和，且终究以大局为重，心知明教势大，若是双方当真动上了手，只怕传之千百年的少林古刹不免要在自己手中毁去，便道：“各位空言争论，于事无益，请随老衲前赴罗汉堂，瞻仰罗汉法像，谁是谁非，便知端的。”张无忌心想：“一进罗汉堂，真相便当场揭穿。”当下踌躇不答。杨逍却道：“如此甚好。”张无忌不明其意，但见赵敏混在厚土旗众之中，并未进寺，料想不致为少林僧众发觉，倒也不甚担忧。 当下知客僧在前领路，一行人众，行向罗汉堂来。空闻向罗汉像下拜，说道：“弟子惊动罗汉尊者法像，尚请原宥。”拜罢，吩咐六名弟子恭移法身。六名弟子依言上前，合十默祝几句，然后三人一边，分列两旁，将第一尊罗汉像转了过来。 只见那罗汉像背上已削得坦平，涂上了金漆，原