Chapter 39 Chapter Thirty-Nine
Zhang Wuji took Xie Xun's hand and was about to walk away side by side.Xie Xun suddenly said: "Wait a minute!" Pointing to an old monk among the Shaolin monks, he shouted: "Cheng Kun! You stand up and explain all the causes and consequences in front of all the heroes in the world."
The heroes were taken aback, only to see that the old monk was hunched over, with a wretched description, and his appearance was completely different from Cheng Kun's.Zhang Wuji was about to say, "He's not Cheng Kun." Then Xie Xun said again: "Cheng Kun, you changed your appearance, but you can't change your voice. Once you cough, I'll know who you are." The old monk grinned and said: "Who will listen to your blind man's nonsense."
As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, Zhang Wuji recognized him immediately. He was in a cloth bag on the top of the sun that day. He had heard Cheng Kun's long speech and remembered his voice clearly. The appearance is even more cleverly disguised, but the voice is hard to change after all.Zhang Wuji jumped out, stopped his back, and said: "Master Yuanzhen, senior Chengkun, a man is upright, why don't you show others your true colors?"
Cheng Kun disguised himself and lurked among the crowd, never showing any flaws, but when the woman in the yellow shirt subdued Zhou Zhiruo, he was unexpectedly surprised and couldn't help coughing softly, Xie Xun was blind and his ears were sharp. Ling, and he has a deep-rooted blood feud against him.As far as Xie Xun was concerned, this cough was nothing more than a bolt from the blue, and he was recognized immediately.
Seeing that the matter had been revealed, Cheng Kun stood up and yelled: "Shaolin monks, listen up: the demon sect disturbs the Buddha's land and despises our sect. All the monks will fight together, and let them be killed." His subordinates agreed one after another, drawing their weapons and going forward hands on.
Kongzhi had endured for a long time because his brother Kongwen, the abbot, was kidnapped by the traitors of this temple. Now he listened to Yuanzhen's order and fought against Mingjiao. After this scuffle, the monks of this temple will suffer no one knows how much damage they will suffer. After weighing the severity, the temple will finally be closed The lives of the monks are at stake, and they immediately shouted: "I heard that Abbot Kong has fallen into the hands of the traitor Yuan Zhen, all disciples should first arrest the traitor and then save the abbot."
In an instant, there was chaos on the peak.
Seeing Zhou Zhiruo slumped on the ground, Zhang Wuji couldn't bear it, he stepped forward to unlock her acupuncture points and helped her up.Zhou Zhiruo waved his hand, pushed his arm away, and jumped back among the disciples of the Emei group.
I only heard Xie Xun say in a clear voice: "Today's incident all originated from Cheng Kun and me. All kinds of entanglements must be settled by the two of us. Master, you taught me all my abilities; Cheng Kun, my whole family It was you who killed it. Today we two will settle the account of your great kindness and hatred."
Cheng Kun saw that Kongzhi was desperate to give orders. After all, there were far too many decent monks in Shaolin Temple, and his party members did not account for 10% of the monks in the temple. It seemed that the plan to take over the abbot of Shaolin had finally come to naught. He thought: "Xie Xun has committed many crimes. If I subdue him, I can blame him for all his crimes. I taught him all his martial arts, and he is blind. Could it be that I can't deal with him?" So he said: "Xie Xun, Jiang Hu How many heroes have died at your hands. Today, a large number of demon heads from Mingjiao are attracted to Shaolin to disturb the Buddhist blessed land and fight against the heroes of the world. I deeply regret that I taught you martial arts back then. Master Miezu's rebellious disciples mustn't do it." As he spoke, he strode up to Xie Xun.
Xie Xun said loudly: "Heroes of the Quartet listener, my martial arts, Xie Xun, was originally taught by this master Cheng Kun, but he failed to rape my wife and killed my parents, wife and children. Although the master is close, he can never kiss his own father. Mother. Should I seek revenge on him, should I?"
The heroes all around shouted loudly: "Revenge is due, revenge is due!"
Without saying a word, Cheng Kun struck Xie Xun's head with a slap.Xie Xun tilted his head and passed the top of the door. With a slap, the palm hit him on the shoulder.Xie Xun snorted, but didn't fight back, and said: "Cheng Kun, when you taught me the move 'Changhong Jingtian', you said that if you hit the enemy, you can use Hunyuan Qigong to hurt the enemy, why didn't you use it?" Gong? Are you old and useless?" It turned out that Cheng Kun's first move was just a false move, but he didn't expect that the opponent would not dodge or dodge, and hit him with one blow.But he didn't use any strength in this move, so Xie Xun was not injured.
Cheng Kun faltered with his left hand and clapped out with his right hand.Xie Xun leaned over, but still did not return the move.Cheng Kun's legs kicked out in a row, with two slaps, Xie Xun's legs were shot in the side.The strength of these two legs was incomparably strong, even though Xie Xun was physically strong, he couldn't bear it, and with a bang, a big mouthful of blood spewed out.
Zhang Wuji yelled urgently: "Father, still recruit! How can you not fight back after being beaten." Xie Xun shook his body a few times, and said with a wry smile: "He is my master, I should have received a palm from his legs." With a long whistle, he slashed across with his palm.
Cheng Kun whispered in his heart: "Unlucky, unlucky! I only know that he has a deep hatred for me, and he will go all out when he comes up. I knew he would let me do three tricks. Why didn't I kill the killer earlier, so that I lost the good opportunity?" See Xie Xun's palm came fiercely, he immediately drew his left hand sideways, let go of his palm strength, turned his body half a circle, he had already spun behind him, deceived him that he couldn't see anything, and pressed his palm silently from behind him.But Xie Xun kicked back as he saw it with his own eyes.Cheng Kun leaped lightly, and swooped down from midair like a falcon.He is more than seventy years old, and his agility is not inferior to that of a young man.Xie Xun put his hands up, Cheng Kun's downward strike was blocked, he bounced up again, circled lightly in mid-air, and pounced down again.
As soon as the two joined hands, they fought fast, and in an instant, seventy or eighty moves were dismantled.Although Xie Xun can't see with his eyes, Cheng Kun taught him all his martial arts, his fists and feet are well known by Cheng Kun, and he knows all of Cheng Kun's moves.Decades have passed, the two of them have made great progress in their internal skills, but their boxing and kicking skills are still the best in their sect.Xie Xun didn't need to use his eyes to know how his opponent would use his palm, and the following move was probably one of those several changes.In addition, he is more than ten years younger than Cheng Kun, and his blood is stronger. The extremely cold and hot training on Ice and Fire Island is very beneficial for the cultivation of internal strength, because he has not lost the wind in more than a hundred moves.
Xie Xun and Cheng Kun's feud is as deep as the sea, and they have been waiting for decades, and now they are fighting. Zhang Wuji had expected that he would throw a life-threatening pounce and fight Cheng Kun. Abnormally, the gate is guarded extremely tightly.Zhang Wuji was a little surprised at the beginning, after watching dozens of moves, he immediately understood that Cheng Kun's martial arts were almost as strong as those of the three monks Du E and Du Nan. More than three hundred strokes.Obviously, the deeper the hatred in Xie Xun's heart, the more cautious he is in his hands, for fear that he will be destroyed by Cheng Kun's hands first, and he will not be able to avenge his parents, wife and children.
After more than two hundred moves, Xie Xun let out a loud shout and punched out.Guan Neng from the Kongtong sect shouted: "Seven Injury Fist!" Seeing Xie Xun's left and right fists hitting out continuously, they were so powerful that the elders in Kongtong were astonished, and they couldn't help but feel ashamed.Cheng Kun avoided three punches in a row, and when he hit another punch, he pushed out with his right palm.With a crackling sound, fists and palms intersected, Xie Xun's beard and hair were all stretched out, and he stood majestically still, while Cheng Kun retreated three steps in a row.
Many people among the spectators cheered.The history and reasons of Xie Xun and Cheng Kun's enmity have been widely rumored in the world at this time.Although everyone was annoyed that Xie Xun's attack was too hot and he injured innocent people indiscriminately, they also felt that what happened to him was extremely miserable, and Cheng Kun was too treacherous, except for those whose relatives and friends were hurt by him, most of them hoped that he would win.
Xie Xun took three steps forward, then punched out with two more whirring punches, Cheng Kun returned two palms, and retreated three steps.Zhang Wuji exclaimed secretly: "That's not good! What Cheng Kun used was Shaolin Jiuyang Kung Fu, which he learned after he worshiped the monk Kongjian as his master, but his adoptive father didn't teach it to him."
When Xie Xun practiced the Qishang Fist for quick success, he had already suffered from internal injuries back then, and there were inherent flaws in the strength of his punches. Cheng Kun knew the key point, so he showed his weakness and used Shaolin Nine Suns Kung Fu.Every time Xie Xun punched, Cheng Kun received 70% of his punch force, and used Shaolin Jiuyang Kung Fu to defuse it, while the remaining 30% bounced back.Xie Xun punched twelve times, and Cheng Kun retreated dozens of steps. It seemed that Xie Xun had the upper hand, but in fact, his internal injuries were getting worse.
Zhang Wuji was extremely anxious, this was the chance of revenge that his adoptive father had dreamed of all his life, he could not intervene to help anyway, but with dozens of punches like this, Xie Xun would definitely vomit blood and die.
Kong Zhi suddenly said coldly: "Yuan Zhen, my senior brother taught you the Shaolin Nine Suns Kung Fu back then, did you teach you to use it to harm people?"
Cheng Kun sneered and said, "My benefactor was killed by Qishang fist. Today I am avenging my benefactor."
Zhao Min suddenly shouted: "Kongjian's Nine Yang Kung Fu is far superior to yours. Why can't he resist the Seven Injuries Fist? Master Kongjian was killed by a traitor like you. You deceived him Take the lead to resolve the injustice, and deceive him so that he will not fight back. Hey, look, look, who is standing behind you? His face is covered with blood, and he is pointing at your vest with angry eyes. Isn't this just seeing a monk?"
Cheng Kun knew it was a lie, but after he did this unconscionable thing, he couldn't help feeling guilty and shuddered involuntarily.At this moment, Xie Xun punched again, and Cheng Kun blocked the blow with his palm, his body swayed slightly, but he didn't retreat. Under the distraction, his true energy went astray, and the blood in his chest surged due to the punch, and he immediately unfolded Light body kung fu, walking beside Xie Xun, after a while the breath will be evenly mixed.
Zhao Min shouted: "Kai Jian God, you nail him tightly, that's right, that's it, blow some cold wind on the back of his neck. If you die at the hands of disciples, he will die at the hands of disciples. Retribution for retribution, God has eyes, retribution is not good."
Cheng Kun screamed at her so that his heart was shaking, he was suspicious, and he faintly felt that there were gusts of cold wind blowing on the back of his neck. When he was in a hurry, he didn't expect that the mountain wind was always on the top of the peak, and the two of them jumped up. Going to fight, the heart is naturally windy.
Zhao Min saw that he was slightly hesitant, and called again: "Ah! Cheng Kun, turn your head and look behind you. Don't you dare to turn your head? Look at the black shadows on the ground, why are there three black shadows when two people are fighting?" .”
Cheng Kun couldn't help lowering his head, and seeing a black shadow appearing in the two figures, his heart was suffocated, and Xie Xun had already punched him.Cheng Kun didn't have time to disassemble it, so he fought back head-on. There was a bang, and the two fought each other with their true strength. They both shook their bodies and took a step back.Only now did Cheng Kun see clearly that the black shadow was the shadow of a half broken pine tree.
Cheng Kun has been invincible for a long time, and his heart has long been anxious. He thought to himself: "He is my disciple, and his eyes are blind again. I still can't help him, and my confidants are not convinced when they are watching. But that day, Zhang Wuji, the villainous villain's pure yang internal energy was broken again, otherwise how could he have been fighting with Xie Xun for so long today? The situation is dangerous now, and the only way to hold back the traitor as soon as possible is to hold Mingjiao in check, but Take the opportunity to stir up those who have enemies with him. Even if it doesn't work, he can escape and protect himself." With a thought, he moved and changed his shape, and quietly took two steps back to the broken pine.
Xie Xun punched three times in a row, took two steps forward, and Cheng Kun took two steps back, trying to cause him to trip over the Broken Pine.Xie Xun was about to go forward to give chase, Zhang Wuji shouted: "Father, be careful where you step." Xie Xun froze, stepped aside, and after a moment of hesitation, Cheng Kun had found a gap, and punched him silently, Zheng Yin On Xie Xun's chest, at the place where his palm spat out, Xie Xun fell backwards.
Cheng Kun raised his foot and kicked his head.Xie Xun rolled over and stood up again, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.Cheng Kun remained motionless, slowly stretching out his right palm.Xie Xun fought with him, all relying on his familiarity with the moves, supplemented by listening to the wind to distinguish the shape, at this moment Cheng Kun's palm strike did not follow the usual method, slowly moved to Xie Xun's face, suddenly slapped it down, and hit him on the shoulder.Xie Xun swayed a few times and held on strongly.
Many people in the group were dissatisfied and yelled, "It's such a despicable way for someone with bright eyes to beat a blind man!"
Cheng Kun ignored him, and slowly stretched out his palm to pat again.Xie Xun listened intently, felt the enemy's palm attacking him, and immediately raised his hand to block it.
Zhang Wuji saw his yellow hair fluttering around his head, and the corners of his mouth were covered with blood, he was very angry, he knew that if the fight continued like this, he must die under Cheng Kun's hands, but at this moment, if he helped him, even if he succeeded in killing him Kun, the adoptive father will also regret it for the rest of his life.He grabbed Zhao Min's hand and said anxiously: "Just think about it." Zhao Min said: "Can you steal a hidden weapon and blind the old thief?" Zhang Wuji shook his head and said, "The foster father would rather die than die." Willing to let me do such a thing!"
Seeing Cheng Kun slapping out another palm slowly, Zhao Min shouted: "Chest!" Xie Xun's right fist hit directly on the chest, and Cheng Kun's palm was withdrawn without waiting for it to grow old.He even made a few slow palm moves, but Zhao Min told Zhao Min that this technique was difficult to achieve, so he immediately made a plan, and slowly patted Xie Xun's right shoulder with his palm.Zhao Min shouted: "Right shoulder!" Cheng Kun's left shoulder moved slightly, Zhang Wuji clarified what he meant, and shouted: "Rear heart!" When Xie Xun heard Zhao Min's cry, Xie Xun waved his right arm to block and pat the right shoulder. Unexpectedly, Cheng Kun's first palm was a false move, he drew Xie Xun's right arm away with Zhao Min's call, his left palm took advantage of the void, and hit his back hard with a clap sound.Although Zhang Wuji reminded him in time, Cheng Kun's slap move was extremely fast, Xie Xun waited until he heard Zhang Wuji's cry, and it was too late to change his move.
Amidst the exclamation of the crowd, Xie Xun spat out a mouthful of blood, all of which was sprayed on Cheng Kun's face.Cheng Kun said "Ah" and stretched out his hand to wipe it off. Xie Xun rolled to the ground, only to hear the two shouting in unison, and suddenly, both of them disappeared.
It turned out that as soon as Xie Xun fell, he immediately hugged Cheng Kun's legs and pulled hard, both of them fell into the dungeon.
The water in the dungeon was up to his neck, and it was pitch black, and Cheng Kun became blind immediately.He jumped back quickly, hoping to stay away from the opponent, but the dungeon was extremely narrow, and with one jump, his back hit the stone wall hard. Heart.Cheng Kun knew that the punch was not lightly injured, if he jumped up again, he would be punched in succession, so he immediately changed his tactic and used his "little catcher" to fend off the enemy.This "small grappling hand" was originally used for close combat in the dark, and it pays attention to the extraordinary speed of response. Although it is invisible to the eyes, when any part of the finger, palm, arm, or elbow touches the enemy's body, it immediately grabs, scratches, tears, pokes, and stabs the hook. Collide.Xie Xun shouted loudly, and also dealt with it with "little catcher".
The crowd could only hear shouts and shouts in the dungeon, mixed with the sound of fists and palms colliding with flesh, as fast as popping beans, a large amount of water splashed up, and it was expected that the two were attacking at full speed.Zhang Wuji's heart was beating wildly, he thought to himself that if his adoptive father was in danger at this moment, he would try to rescue him but it would be useless, he couldn't jump into the dungeon to help him because of the situation, he was so anxious that his back was covered in cold sweat.
Xie Xun has been blind for more than 20 years, and he has already mastered the skill of listening to sounds and distinguishing shapes. He is used to using ears instead of eyes.Under the splash of stagnant water, Cheng Kun suddenly messed around like a blind man, and the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides immediately reversed.Cheng Kun was terrified in his heart, and he had no good plan for a while, so he could only make his two arms like a storm, speed up the use of the poisonous move in the "little grabbing hand", thinking: "I will take another palm from you, what can I say?" I also have to fight from above."
The heroes approached the dungeon step by step, with cold sweat in their palms, they could hear Cheng Kun and Xie Xun's yelling from the ground, and the winner was still undecided.Suddenly, Cheng Kun let out a scream, followed by two figures jumping up from the dungeon.
Under the sunlight, both Cheng Kun and Xie Xun's eyes were bleeding, and they were relatively motionless.
It turned out that in the midst of a fierce fight, Xie Xun suddenly split his palms and rushed to attack Cheng Kun.Cheng Kun was overjoyed, and shouted: "Here!" His right hand put two fingers in the middle, and quickly took Xie Xun's eyes.This move of "Double Dragons Grabbing the Pearl" is an ordinary move, but it is carried out by the "small grasping hand", but it has great power, the opponent will dodge with his head sideways, his left hand sweeps head-on, he must hit the enemy's vital acupoint on the sun. .Unexpectedly, Xie Xun didn't dodge or dodge, he also shouted: "Here!" It was also a move of "Double Dragon Grabbing the Pearl", with two fingers in the middle of the food piercing his eyes.
Cheng Kun inserted two fingers into Xie Xun's eyeballs, and his mind flashed like lightning: "Oops!" Following his own eyes hurting, Xie Xun's two fingers had already inserted them.The injuries suffered by the two were exactly the same, but Xie Xun's eyes were blind early on, and Cheng Kun's two fingers pierced him again, only the flesh was damaged, but Cheng Kun became blind.
Xie Xun sneered and said, "Is it good to be blind?" He punched him.Cheng Kun couldn't see anything and couldn't dodge. This "Seven Injury Fist" hit his chest.
Xie Xun followed up with another punch with his left hand, and Cheng Kun stepped back a few steps and fell on the broken pine, with blood gushing from his mouth.Suddenly I heard Du'e say: "Karma retribution, good, good!" Xie Xun was stunned, and he punched for the third time. In the middle of the fight, he stopped and said, "I should have hit you with 13 punches and seven wounded punches. But your martial arts He lost everything, his eyes were blinded, and he became a useless person from now on, and he can no longer do evil in the world. There is no need to hit the remaining eleven punches."
Zhang Wuji cheered when he saw that he had won a complete victory.Xie Xun suddenly sat down on the ground, his bones rattling.Zhang Wuji was frightened, knowing that he was unlucky and wanted to use all his kung fu, he hurriedly said: "Father, you can't do it!" He rushed forward and wanted to put his hand on his vest, using the Nine Suns magic kung fu to stop him.
Xie Xun jumped up suddenly, stretched out his hand and punched himself hard in the chest, blood gushing from his mouth.Zhang Wuji hastily stretched out his hand to support him, only to feel that his hand strength was extremely weak, it was obvious that all kung fu was lost and it was difficult to recover.
Xie Xun pointed to Cheng Kun and said: "Cheng Kun, you killed my whole family. I will destroy your eyes and abolish your martial arts today, and I will repay you. Master, you taught me all my martial arts. I will destroy them all by myself today." I have paid it back to you. From then on, I have no grudges with you, you will never see me, and I will never see you."
Cheng Kun put his hands on his eyes and snorted in pain, but didn't answer.
The heroes looked at each other in blank dismay, who would have thought that this battle between master and apprentice would end like this.
Xie Xun said loudly: "I, Xie Xun, have committed many evils. I didn't expect to live to this day. Among the heroes in the world, which relatives, mentors and friends were killed by Xie, so I invited him to take Xie's life. Wuji, you Don't stop it, let alone retaliate afterwards, so as not to add to your righteous father's crimes." Zhang Wuji agreed with tears. Although there are quite a few people among the heroes who have deep grievances against him, seeing him avenge his family's blood feud, he only abolished Cheng Kun's martial arts, and his own martial arts have also been destroyed. A punch is really not the act of a hero. Suddenly a man came out from the crowd and said: "Xie Xun, my father, Old Hero Qiu, was wounded by you with the Yanling Flying Sword. I am here to avenge my late father!" As he spoke, he walked up to him.Xie Xun said sadly: "That's right, your father was indeed the victim, so I ask brother Qiu to do it." The man surnamed Qiu drew his sword in his hand and took two steps. Zhang Wuji's heart was in chaos, if he didn't take action to stop him, his adoptive father would be killed by this man's sword, but if this man was dismissed, he would only cause more troubles for his adoptive father in his lifetime, not to mention that he was blind and lost all his martial arts. It is really hard to say whether there is still happiness in living in this world.His body trembled, and he took two steps involuntarily. Xie Xun shouted: "Wuji, if you prevent someone from taking revenge, it is a great disrespect to me. After I die, you can go to the dungeon to inspect carefully and you will know everything." The man surnamed Qiu raised his sword to his chest, suddenly tears came from his eyes, spit on Xie Xun's face, choked up and said: "My father was a hero, like an old man in heaven, if he sees me killing a blind man who has lost all martial arts, he must Annoy me..." With a clang, he fell to the ground with his single sword, covered his face and ran into the crowd. Then another middle-aged woman came out and said: "Xie Xun, I'm here to avenge my husband Qin Dapeng, the judge of yin and yang." When he walked to Xie Xun's door, he also spit on his face, and walked away crying. Seeing his adoptive father being humiliated one after another, Zhang Wuji stood still upright, his heart ached like a knife. Martial arts masters take life and death very lightly, but they are determined not to be humiliated, as the saying goes, "a scholar can be killed but not humiliated."Each of these two spit on his face, it was the greatest insult, but Xie Xun endured it calmly, it can be seen that he really regretted the crimes he committed in the past to the extreme.People came out one after another from the crowd, some slapped Xie Xun twice, some kicked him, and some even cursed, Xie Xun kept his head down and endured, neither retreating nor reciprocating. More than 30 people in succession insulted Xie Xun one by one.The last Taoist with a long beard came out, and Jishou said: "Pindao Tai Xuzi, my two senior brothers lost their lives thanks to the hero's fist. I am deeply ashamed to see Xie's demeanor today. I have killed countless black and white couples with my sword. A hero of Taoism. If I seek revenge from you, others can seek revenge from me." As he spoke, he drew out the long sword, flicked his left finger, and with a bang, the long sword broke in two.He threw the broken sword on the ground, saluted Xie Xun and left. All the heroes whispered, this Taixuzi is not well-known in Jianghu, but his martial arts are so good, what is even more rare is that he is broad-minded and able to blame himself, it seems that no one will come out to make things difficult for Xie Xun. Unexpectedly, before the group discussion was over, a middle-aged nun from the Emei Sect walked out to Xie Xun, and said: "The revenge of killing your husband, I will also finish it with a mouthful of spit!" Spit out the forehead.Unexpectedly, this mouthful of saliva was holding a strong wind, and there was a steel nail with a date stone in the middle. Xie Xun heard something strange, smiled wryly, and didn't dodge, thinking: "I'm going to die now, it's already too late." Suddenly, a yellow shadow flashed, and the woman in the yellow shirt rushed forward, flicking her sleeves, rolled up the date stone nails in her sleeves, and shouted: "What is the name of this master?" The nun saw that the attack missed , with a slight look of panic, said: "My name is Jingzhao." The woman in yellow said: "Well, Jingzhao, Jingzhao. What was the name of your husband before you became a monk? How could you be harmed by Xie Daxia?" Jingzhao was angry Said: "What does this have to do with you? What do you want me to do?" The woman in yellow said: "Xie Daxia repented of his previous crimes. If someone wants to avenge his father, brother, teacher and friend, even if he is cut into pieces, Xie Daxia will be punished." If you accept it, no one else can intervene. But if someone has ulterior motives, intends to fish in troubled waters, and kill people to silence them, then everyone can control it." Jingzhao said: "I have no enmity with Xie Xun, why bother to kill..." Before the word "口" at the bottom was uttered, Dou Ran knew that he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly stopped, his face turned pale, and he couldn't help but look at Zhou Zhiruo glanced. The woman in the yellow shirt said: "That's right, you have no grievances or enmity with Xie Daxia, why do you want to kill people? Hmph, among the twelve female nuns of the Emei Sect, Jingxuan, Jingxu, Jingkong, Jinghui, Jingjia, Jingzhao, all of them are daughters who have become monks, so why do they have husbands?" Jingzhao turned around and left without saying a word. The woman in the yellow shirt shouted: "It's so easy to leave?" She took two steps forward and stretched out her palm to grab her shoulder.Jingzhao slanted her body and unloaded her shoulders, avoiding her grasp.The woman in the yellow shirt poked her waist with her right index finger, followed by a flying kick that hit the Huantiao acupuncture point on her leg.Jingzhao snorted and fell to the ground.The woman in the yellow shirt sneered and said, "Miss Zhou, this plan to kill and silence is so poisonous." Zhou Zhiruo said coldly: "Senior sister Jingzhao avenged Xie Xun, what did you say to kill people?" With a wave of her left hand, she said: "There are countless disciples of the famous sect here, who don't know the difference between evil and righteous, and are willing to mix with demons from other sects. The Emei sect can There's no need to rush into this mess, let's go." Emei sent all the people to agree, and they all stood up.Two female disciples went to help Jingzhao, but the woman in the yellow shirt did not stop her.Zhou Zhiruo led his colleagues and went down to the peak. Zhang Wuji walked up to the yellow-clothed woman, bowed his hands and said, "Sister Cheng has helped me so much, the great virtue dare not thank you. I just want to show her name so that Zhang Wuji will cherish it in his heart day and night." The woman in the yellow shirt smiled slightly, and said, "Behind Mount Zhongnan, the Tomb of the Living Dead, the Condor Heroes, disappeared from all corners of the country." She said she was going to salute, and with a wave of her hand, she led eight girls in black and white shirts, Fly away. Zhang Wuji caught up a step, and said: "Sister, please stay." The woman in the yellow shirt ignored it and went down the peak by herself. Shi Hongshi, the leader of the beggar gang, shouted, "Sister Yang, sister Yang!" Only the woman's voice came from Feng's waist saying: "It's a big matter for the Beggars' Clan, please help Master Zhang as much as possible." Zhang Wuji said brightly: "Wuji obey." The woman said: "Thank you very much!" The three words "thank you very much" were sent from a long distance away, but they were still very clear.Zhang Wuji couldn't help feeling melancholy.
Kong Zhi walked up to Cheng Kun and shouted: "Yuan Zhen, tell the abbot to let go of you. If the old abbot has any troubles, your crime will be even greater." Cheng Kun smiled wryly: "This is the end of the matter, and everyone will die together." .At this moment, I want to let go to listen to the monk, and it is too late. You are not blind, can you still not see the flame at this time?" Kong Zhi was stunned, turned his head to look down the peak, and saw black smoke and flames rising from the temple, he said in shock: "Dharma hall is on fire! Hurry up, go and put out the fire." There was a commotion among the monks, and they rushed down the mountain one after another. Suddenly, white dragon-like water jets poured into the flames all around the Bodhidharma hall, and suppressed the flames in no time. Kong Zhi clasped his palms together and recited the Buddha's name, saying: "Amitabha, the Shaolin ancient temple has saved a catastrophe." Soon two monks came up to the peak and reported: "I would like to report to my uncle, Yuan Zhen's rebels set fire to the Bodhidharma Hall. All the heroes under Mingjiao Flood have fought for righteousness and put out the fire." Kongzhi walked up to Zhang Wuji, folded his hands together, and said: "Shaolin's thousand-year-old temple was saved from fire, all thanks to Zhang's great kindness and virtue, and it is difficult for the monks in Hesi Temple to repay their death." Zhang Wuji returned the courtesy and said: "This matter Do what you are supposed to do, masters don't need to be too polite." Kongzhi said: "Brother Kongwen was imprisoned in the Bodhidharma courtyard by this traitor. Although the fire is extinguished, I don't know how safe the senior is. Master Zhang and all the heroes don't wait, I have to go and check." Cheng Kun laughed loudly, and said: "Kongwen's body was covered with butter and lard, and the fire started, and it was already settled. Hongshuiqi saved the Bodhidharma courtyard, but he couldn't save the old abbot." Suddenly a voice came from the waist of the peak, saying: "The Hongshui Banner cannot be saved, there is the Houtu Banner." It was Fan Yao's voice.As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed up to the peak with Yan Yuan, the envoy of the Houtu Banner in charge of the flag. The two of them supported an old monk, who was the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Kong Wen.But seeing that the clothes of the three of them were scorched, their eyebrows were burned sparsely, and they were in a terrible state of distress. Kong Zhi rushed up to hug Kong Wen, and shouted: "Brother, are you safe? The younger brother is incompetent, he deserves death." Kong Wen smiled and said, "It's all because of Donor Fan and Donor Yan who came out of the tunnel to meet each other." Save me, otherwise you and I will never see each other again." Kongzhi said in amazement: "The ability of Mingjiao's thick earth flag to penetrate the ground is here." He thanked Fan Yao and Yan Yuan deeply, and said: "Fan Benefactor, the old monk was rude and offended earlier, please forgive me. Dadu Wan Old monks don’t dare to go to the appointment at An Temple.” When martial arts people make an appointment for a martial arts competition, if they fail to keep their word, it will be a thousand times more embarrassing than losing in a martial arts competition.Kong Zhi was so grateful to Fan Yao for taking the risk to save his brother, that he willingly broke the contract.The two originally admired each other, but after this incident, they accepted it even more wholeheartedly, and became best friends ever since. It turned out that Cheng Kun had planned carefully in advance, unexpectedly hit Kong Wen's acupoint on the eve of the hero meeting, imprisoned him in the Bodhidharma courtyard, filled the courtyard with nitrate, firewood and other fire starters, and assigned confidant guards to coerce Kong Zhi into doing things. You must obey your own orders, otherwise you will set fire immediately and burn Kongwen to death.Afterwards, things backfired, everything was unexpected, and after a crushing defeat, he issued an order to order his confidants to set fire, which was his last pawn.I only hope that the heroes and monks are busy fighting the fire, and his confidantes can take advantage of the chaos to rescue him down the mountain.Unexpectedly, a few days before the brigade arrived at Shaoshi Mountain, Yang Xiao ordered Houtu Banner to lay a tunnel first and lead into the Shaolin Temple. He wanted to try to rescue Xie Xun, but Xie Xun was not imprisoned in the temple, and the people of Houtu Banner couldn't find him anywhere. , but took the opportunity to erase the handwriting on the backs of the sixteen Arhat statues. Later, Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo teamed up to attack the Vajra Subduing Demon Circle. When Cheng Kun appeared and confronted Kong Zhi in public, Zhao Min and Yang Xiao saw the clue.Under the deliberation of the two, Fan Yao was asked to lead the two banners of Hongshui and Houtu to sneak into the temple to rescue Kongwen.It's just that Cheng Kun's arrangements were very careful and vicious. There were a lot of nitrates, oil and firewood inside and outside the Bodhidharma courtyard.Fan Yao and Yan Yuan escaped from the fire and rescued Kong Wen, but the three of them were also burnt to death. If they hadn't escaped from the tunnel, they would have died in the fire pit.The Bodhidharma Temple and several nearby monks' houses were burned, but fortunately, the fire did not spread, and important places such as the Daxiong Palace, the Sutra Pavilion, and the Arhat Hall were not affected. Kong Wen and Kong Zhi discussed a few words, passed down the decree, and detained all of Cheng Kun's followers in the apse for orders.Cheng Kun has been in Shaolin Temple for a long time, and there are quite a lot of disciples, but the leader is restrained, the abbot is out of danger, and all the followers see that the situation is over, and no one dares to resist at the moment. Zhang Wuji walked to Xie Xun's side, and only called out: "Father!" Tears poured down like rain.Xie Xun said with a smile: "Idiot child! Your adoptive father received enlightenment from the three eminent monks, and he became fully enlightened, and his life's crimes were resolved one by one. You should be happy for me. What is there to be sad about? What a pity that I abolished martial arts, isn't it?" Will you use it to do evil again in the future?" Zhang Wuji had no words to answer, but his heart ached, and he called out again: "Father!" Xie Xun walked up to Kong Wen, knelt down and said, "My disciple has committed a lot of crimes. I hope the abbot will take you in and give you a shave." Before Kong Wen could answer, Du E said, "Come here, the old monk will accept you as a disciple." Disciples dare not look forward to this blessing." He worships Kongwen as his teacher, and he is a disciple of the "Yuan" generation, if he worships Du'e as his teacher, he will be ranked in the "Kong" generation, and Kongwen and Kongzhi are brothers. up.Du E shouted: "Hey! Emptiness is emptiness, and circle is also emptiness. I don't know how to look at people!" Xie Xun was stunned, and immediately realized that master and disciple, seniority and dharma names are all illusory in Buddhism. Then he said in gatha: "Master is emptiness, disciple is emptiness, no crime, no karma, no virtue, no merit!" Du'er laughed and said, "Good, good! You are still called Xie Xun under my sect, do you understand? Xie Xun said: "My disciple understands. Cow dung Xie Xun is just a phantom. There is nothing in the body, let alone a name?" Xie Xun is an all-round talent in both literature and military affairs, and he can see everything in the learning of various schools of thought. Once he was enlightened by the disaster, he immediately realized the essence of Buddhism, and he returned to Buddhism from then on, and eventually became a generation of great virtuous monks. Du E said: "Go to rest, go to rest! Only then can you realize the Tao, don't go further into the magic barrier!" Taking Xie Xun's hand, he walked down the peak slowly with Du Jie and Du Nan.Kong Wen, Kong Zhi, Zhang Wuji and others all bowed to see them off.Thirty years ago, the Golden Retriever Lion King was famous all over the world, and he did countless shocking things. Today, he entered Buddhism, and all the heroes sighed.Zhang Wuji was both happy and sad. Kong Wen said: "All the heroes have come to our temple. I am ashamed to say that our temple has undergone internal changes suddenly. There are many people offended. The hospitality is extremely poor. The heroes are scattered all over the place. Today we have a meeting. I don't know when they will meet again. Please sit down in the temple." At present, all heroes come to the temple from the peak, and the Shaolin Temple serves vegetarian meals to welcome them.The monks started to do rituals to save the heroes who unfortunately died in the meeting.The heroes mourned one by one. The big thing is over, but Zhang Wuji still has a lot of unclear things in his mind, Xie Xun left in a hurry, many doubts were not answered in time, but it is expected that the key point must be related to Zhou Zhiruo.Thinking of the old relationship, she thought that there was no need to reveal these mysteries one by one, which would damage her reputation even more.After the fast meal, I talked with Shi Hongshi and the elders of the Beggar Clan in the West Wing, discussing the important affairs of the Beggar Clan, when suddenly a congregation came to report: "Master, Zhang Sixia of Wudang has arrived, and we have important matters to discuss." Zhang Wuji was taken aback: "Could something be wrong with Grand Master?" He rushed out, came to the main hall, bowed to Zhang Songxi, saw that his expression was the same, he was relieved, and asked, "How is Grand Master?" Zhang Songxi said : "Master, the old man is well. I got the news at the foot of Wudang Mountain that 20,000 Yuan soldiers and iron cavalry came to Shaolin Temple to find out its meaning. It is obviously not conducive to the hero meeting, so I came to report the news at night." Zhang Wuji said: " Let's go and tell the abbot to know." At that moment, the two went to the backyard together and told Kong Wen.Kong Wen pondered and said: "This matter involves a lot, and it should be discussed with all the heroes." So he ordered the monks to ring the bell and invited all the heroes to the main hall. When the heroes heard the news, they immediately talked about it.With a strong blood, he said: "Let's take advantage of the fact that the heroes of the world are here, let's go down the mountain and kill him by surprise." The old man said solemnly: "It's normal for Yuan soldiers to come and go, and they may not come to embarrass us." Zhang Songxi said He said: "I can listen to Mongolian, and I have heard the orders of Tartar officers with my own ears. They are indeed coming to Shaolin Temple." At that time, Mongolia had occupied the Central Plains for more than a hundred years, and there were not a few Han people who knew Mongolian.Zhang Songxi is smart and wise, quite good at speaking the local dialects of various places, and he is also very fluent in Mongolian. Kong Wen said: "Heroes, it seems that the imperial court heard that we are gathering here, and it is not good for the imperial court, so they sent troops to suppress it. We all have martial arts, so we are not afraid of the Tartars. Covered by the earth, what's the point..." Before he finished speaking, some people among the heroes cheered.Kong Wen continued: "It's just that we heroes are used to fighting alone. We are not good at fighting with weapons, fists, or hidden weapons. We are not good at fighting with spears and halberds immediately. According to the old monk , how about the heroes just disperse?" The heroes looked at each other in blank dismay, silent. Zhang Wuji said: "If we just leave here, firstly the Tatars will only think that we are afraid of them, and we will inevitably increase their ambitions; secondly, how about the masters in Shaolin Temple?" Kong Wen smiled and said: "Yuan soldiers came to the temple and saw that the temple is full of monks and there are no powerful men, so there is nothing to be done. This is called coming in a good mood and returning in a bad mood." 群雄知道空闻所以如此说，实是出于一番好意，这次英雄大会乃少林派所邀集，雅不愿由此生祸，致令群雄血溅少室山头。但群雄皆是血性之人，临敌退缩，那是决计不肯的。何况朝廷既已出动大军，决不能扑了个空便即整队而归，定要骚扰少林寺，多半要将众僧侣尽数杀害擒拿，一把火将寺烧了。蒙古兵向来暴虐，杀人放火，原是惯事。杨逍道：“鞑子施虐，凡我汉人，皆有抗敌之责。以在下之见，咱们没法将鞑子引开，在别的地方好好跟他们斗上一斗，免得千年古刹受战火之厄。”群雄纷纷叫好，说道：“正该如此。” 正议论间，忽听得寺门外马蹄声急，两骑马疾驰而来。蹄声到门外戛然而止。跟着两名汉子在知客僧接引下匆匆走进殿来。群雄一看服色，知是明教教众。二人走到张无忌身前躬身行礼，一人报道：“启禀教主：鞑子兵先锋五千，攻向少林寺来，说道寺中诸位师父聚众造反，要踏平少林。凡是光……光……”空闻微笑道：“你要说光头和尚，是不是？那也不用忌讳，但说便是。”那人道：“一路上好多位大和尚已给鞑子兵杀了。鞑子说道：'光头的都不是好人，有头发的也不是好人，只要身边带兵刃的便一概杀了。'” 许多人哇哇叫了起来，都道：“不跟鞑子兵拚个你死我活，耻为黄帝子孙。”其时宋室沦亡虽已将近百年，但草莽英豪始终将蒙古官兵视作夷狄，不肯服其管束。这时听说蒙古兵杀到，各人热血沸腾，尽皆奋身欲起。 张无忌朗声说道：“众位英雄，今日正是男儿汉杀敌报国之时。少林寺英雄大会，自此名扬千秋！”大殿上欢呼叫嚷，响成一片。 张无忌道：“咱们就欲退让善罢，亦已不能，便请空闻方丈发号施令，我们明教上下，尽听指挥。”空闻道：“张教主说哪里话来？敝派僧众虽曾学过一些拳脚，于行军打仗却是一窍不通。近年来明教创下偌大事业，江湖上谁不知闻？唯有明教人众，方足与鞑子大军相抗。咱们公推张教主发令，相率天下豪杰，与鞑子周旋。” 张无忌还待逊辞，群雄已大声喝采。张无忌虽年轻不足服众，但武功之强，适才力斗少林三僧时已是人所共见，而明教韩山童、徐寿辉、朱元璋等各路人马，在淮泗、豫鄂等地起事，攻城略地，声势大振。先前五行旗在广场上大显身手，这等群斗的本事，更非其余门派可及。各派各帮的豪士均想除了明教之外，确是无人能当此大任。 张无忌道：“在下于用兵一道，实非所长，还请各位另推贤能的为是。”正谦让间，忽听得山下喊声大振，两名少林僧奔驰入殿，报道：“启禀方丈，蒙古兵杀上山来了。” 张无忌道：“锐金、洪水两旗，先挡头阵。周颠先生、铁冠道长，你两位各助一旗。”周颠和铁冠道人应声而出。此时局势紧急，不容张无忌再行推辞，只得分派道：“说不得师父，请你持我圣火令去就近调本教援兵，上山应援。”说不得接令而去。 大殿中众英雄听得元兵杀到，各抽兵刃，纷纷涌出。 杨逍低声道：“教主，你若不发号施令，众人乱斗一阵，那是非败不可。”张无忌点了点头，抢步出殿，来到半山亭中察看，只见蒙古兵先锋千余已攻到山腰，被锐金旗一轮硬弩标枪，驱了回去。放眼远望，一队队蒙古兵蜿蜒而来，军容甚盛。其时距成吉思汗与拔都威震异域之时已远，但蒙古铁骑毕竟习练有素，仍是举世无匹的精兵。 忽听得左首喊声大震，许多女尼和男女人等逃上山来，却是峨嵋派一行，想是下山时途遇蒙古官兵，又被逼了回来。十多名汉子抬着担架等物，被蒙古兵包围在内，周芷若率领静玄、静照数度冲杀，虽杀了数十名蒙古官兵，始终无法救出陷入重围的同门。 张无忌暗叫：“不好！这担架上的是宋师哥！”叫道：“洪水、烈火旗两旗掩护！范杨二使、韦兄，随我救人。”纵身冲将下去。两名蒙古兵挺长矛刺来。张无忌一手抓住一枝长矛，运劲一抖，两名元兵摔下山去。他掉转矛头，双矛犹似双龙入海，卷入人丛。杨逍、范遥、韦一笑、彭莹玉等跟随其后，蒙古兵当者披靡，登时将周芷若等一干人都隔在身后。范遥一拳击出，将一名元兵十夫长的脸打得稀烂，抢过担架中的伤者，转身便走。 张无忌见周芷若脸身是血，又已冲入了元兵阵中，叫道：“芷若，芷若，宋大哥救回来啦！”周芷若并不理会，挥鞭向前攻打，只是山道狭窄，挤满了人，一时冲不过去。 张无忌见尚有两名峨嵋弟子抬着一个担架，陷入包围，正挺刀与元兵死战，心道：“看来宋师哥是在那个担架之上。”斜身跃起，两柄长矛在山壁上交互刺戳，以手代足，如踏高跷般抢了过去。相距尚有丈余，只见两名峨嵋弟子先后中刀中箭，骨碌碌的滚下山去。 张无忌飞身跃起，左手长矛阻住担架下落，见担架中那人全身都裹在白布之中，只露出了一张脸，正是宋青书。张无忌抛去长矛，将他横抱在手，只觉他身子沉重异常，白布中硬绷绷的似乎尚有别物。一时也不及细想，只怕扭动他震碎了的头骨，左闪右避，躲开元兵攒刺来的马刀长矛，脚下却走得平稳异常。崆峒派的唐文亮、宗维侠双双攻到，仗剑护在他身侧。双剑倏刺倏收，元兵纷纷中剑。张无忌抱着宋青书稳稳走上山来。 数百名元兵列队上冲。彭莹玉叫道：“烈火旗动手！”烈火旗教众从喷筒中喷出石油，一枝枝火箭射出，烈焰奔腾，当先二百余名元兵身上着火，一团团火珠般滚下山去。那边厢洪水旗水龙中喷出毒水，也有数百名元兵被浇中了，死伤狼藉。元兵万夫长下令鸣金收兵，众兵将前队变后队，强弓射住阵脚，缓缓退下。彭莹玉叹道：“鞑子兵虽败不乱，确是天下精兵。”只见元兵直退到山脚下，如扇面般散开，看来一时不致再攻。 张无忌下令：“锐金、洪水、烈火三旗守住上山要道。巨木、厚土二旗急速伐木搬上，构筑壁垒，以防敌军冲击。”五行旗各掌旗使齐声接令，分别指挥下属布防。 群雄先前均想纵然杀不尽鞑子官兵，若求自保，总非难事。但适才一阵交锋，见识到了元军的威力，才知行军打仗，和单打独斗的比武确是大不相同，千千万万一拥而上，势如潮水，如周芷若这等武功高强之极的人物，在人潮中也是无所施其技。四面八方都是刀枪剑戟，乱砍乱杀，平时所学的甚么见招拆招，内劲外功，全都用不着。若不是明教五行旗以阵法抵挡阵法，这时少室山头定然已惨不堪言，少林寺也已在烈火中成了一片瓦砾了。倒是少林僧众颇有规律，一队队少年僧众手持禅杖戒刀，在年长僧侣率领下分守各处要地，但寡不敌众，势难挡住二万蒙古精兵的冲击。待见元军退去，群雄纷纷议论，才明白为甚么前朝尽多武功高强的英雄豪杰之士，却将大好江山沦亡在鞑子手中。
张无忌将宋青书轻轻放在地下，探他鼻息幸喜尚有呼吸，回头想招呼周芷若过来，却不见人，问道：“宋夫人呢？”众人适才忙于抵御元军，谁都没留心周芷若到了何处。峨嵋群弟子这时对明教也消了几分敌意，均说没见到掌门人。张无忌怕宋青书在混乱中又受损伤，解开裹在他身上的白布察看。 他身上裹了三层白布，待得第二层解开，呛啷啷几声响，跌出四件断折了的兵刃。 张无忌吃了一惊，叫道：“屠龙刀，倚天剑！”群雄纷纷围了上来，但见屠龙刀和倚天剑两柄神兵利刃都已断成了两截。 张无忌提起半截屠龙刀来，入手仍是颇为沉重，霎时间百感交集，自己父母为此刀而丧命，近二十余年来江湖上纷扰不休，皆是为了此刀。群雄聚集少林，主旨也是为了这柄宝刀。怎想到宝刀出现，竟已断折无用。他举起断刀，只见断截之处中空，可藏物事，那倚天剑也是如此。刀剑中均是空空如也，如果曾藏过甚么物事，却也早给人取去了。 杨逍叹道：“周姑娘一身惊人武功，原来是从此刀剑中而来。” 张无忌看到断刀断剑的模样，心下恍然：原来小岛上当晚刀剑齐失，却是周芷若取了去。不知她使下甚么手脚，放逐赵敏、害死殷离，再以刀剑互斫，两柄天下最锋锐的利器就此两败俱伤。她取出藏在刀剑中的武功秘笈，暗中修练。 他越想越是明白：“是了，当时在小岛之上，我以九阳神功替她驱毒，她体内竟有怪异内力，隐隐与我相抗，越到后来，这股怪异内力越强，显是她修习的内功日有进境。唉！她为了急于求成，不及好好扎下内功根基，以致所习均是可以速成的阴毒功夫终究达不到上乘武学的巅蜂境界。她虽然打败了俞二伯与殷六叔，但其实只是凭了怪异之极的招数，占了出其不意之利，便如当日我败在总教风云三使手下一般。芷若的真正武功，毕竟与俞殷二位相差甚远，日后倘再交手，她非死在武当诸侠手下不可……” 他正自沉吟，锐金旗掌旗吴劲草上前说道：“启禀教主，属下是铁匠出身，学过铸造刀剑之法，待属下试试，不知是否能将这宝刀、宝剑接续完好。”杨逍喜道：“吴旗使铸剑之术天下无双，教主不妨命他一试。”张无忌点头道：“这两柄利器如此断了，确也可惜。吴旗使试试也好。” 吴劲草向烈火旗掌旗使辛然说道：“铸刀铸剑，关键在于火候，须得辛兄相助一臂之力。看这模样，鞑子一时不会攻山，咱哥儿俩便即动手如何？”辛然笑道：“生柴烧火，却是兄弟的拿手本事。” 于是二人指挥属下，搭起一座高炉，炉口火孔口径不到一尺。吴劲草将屠龙刀的半截刀头牢牢砌在炉中，断截处对准火孔。烈火旗诸般燃料均是现成，顷刻间便生起一炉熊熊大火。吴劲草右臂已断，只剩下一条左臂。他身旁放着十余件兵刃，目不转睛的望着炉火，每见炉火变色，便将兵刃放入炉中试探火力，待见炉火自青变白，当下左手提起钢钳，钳起半截屠龙刀，和刀头的半截并在一起，在火焰中熔烧。他上身脱得赤条条地，火星溅在身上，恍如不觉，直是全神贯注，心不旁鹜。张无忌心想：“铸造刀剑虽是小道，其中却也有大学问、大本领在。若是寻常铁匠，单是这等炎热已便抵受不住。” 忽听得啪啪两声，拉扯风箱的两名烈火旗教众晕倒在地。辛然和烈火旗掌旗副使抢上前去，拖开晕倒的两人，亲自拉扯风箱鼓风。这两人内功修为均颇不弱，这一使劲鼓风，炉火直窜上来，火焰高达丈许，蔚为奇观。 过得半枝香时分，吴劲草突然叫道：“啊哟！”纵身后跃，满脸沮丧之色。众人吃了一惊，看他手中时，只见一柄铁钳已然熔得扭曲不成模样，屠龙刀却是毫无动静。吴劲草摇头道：“属下无能。这屠龙宝刀果是名不虚传。” 辛然和烈火旗副使暂停扯风，退在一旁。二人全身衣裤汗湿，便似从水中爬起来一般。 赵敏忽道：“无忌哥哥，那些圣火令不是连屠龙刀也砍不动么？”张无忌道：“啊，是了！”六枚圣火令中一枚已交于说不得下山调兵，尚有五枚，他从怀中取出，交给吴劲草道：“刀剑不能复原，那也罢了。圣火令是本教至宝，可不能损毁。”吴劲草道：“是！”躬身接过，见五枚圣火令非金非铁，坚硬无比，在手中掂了掂斤两，低头沉思。 张无忌道：“若无把握，不必冒险。”吴劲草不答，隔了一会，才从沉思中醒转，说道：“属下多有不是，请教主原宥。这圣火令乃用白金玄铁混和金刚砂等物铸就，烈火决不能熔。属下大是疑惑，不知当年如何铸成，真乃匪夷所思，一时想出了神。” 赵敏向张无忌横了一眼，抿嘴笑道：“日后教主要去波斯，去会见一位要紧人物，那时你可随同前去，向他们的高手匠人请教。”张无忌忸怩道：“我去波斯干甚么？”赵敏微笑道：“大家心照不宣。”又向吴劲草道：“你瞧，圣火令上还刻得有花纹文字，以屠龙刀、倚天剑之利，尚且不能损它分毫，这些花纹文字又用甚么家伙刻上去的？” 吴劲草道：“要刻花纹文字，却倒不难。那是在圣火令上遍涂白蜡，在蜡上雕以花纹文字，然后注以烈性酸液，以数月功夫，慢慢腐蚀。待得刮去白蜡，花纹文字便刻成了。小人所不懂的乃是熔铸之法。”辛然叫道：“喂，到底干不干啊？”吴劲草向张无忌道：“教主放心，辛兄弟的烈火虽然厉害，却损不了圣火令分毫。” 辛然心中却有些惴惴，道：“我尽力搧火，若是烧坏了本教圣物，我可吃罪不起。”吴劲草微笑道：“量你也没这等能耐，一切由我担代。”于是将两枚圣火令夹住半截屠龙刀，然后取过一把新钢钳，挟住两枚圣火令，将宝刀放入炉火再烧。 烈焰越冲越高，直烧了大半个时辰，眼看吴劲草、辛然、烈火旗副使三人在烈火烤炙之下，越来越是神情委顿，渐渐要支持不住。 铁冠道人张中向周颠使个眼色，左手轻挥，两人抢上接替辛然与烈火旗副使，用力扯动风箱。张周二人的内力比之那二人可又高得多了，炉中笔直一条白色火焰腾空而起。 吴劲草突然喝道：“顾兄弟，动手！”锐金旗掌旗副使手持利刃，奔到炉旁，白光一闪，挺刀便向吴劲草胸口刺去。旁观群雄无不失色，齐声惊呼。吴劲草赤裸裸的胸膛上鲜血射出，一滴滴的落在屠龙刀上，血液遇热，立化青烟袅袅冒起。吴劲草大叫：“成了！”退了数步，一交坐在地下，右手中握着一柄黑沉沉的大刀，那屠龙刀的两段刀身已镶在一起。 众人这才明白，原来铸造刀剑的大匠每逢铸器不成，往往滴血刃内，古时干将莫邪夫妇甚至自身跳入炉内，才铸成无上利器。吴劲草此举，可说是古代大匠的遗风了。 张无忌忙扶起吴劲草，察看他伤口，见这一刀入肉甚浅，并无大碍，当下将金创药替他敷上，包扎了伤口，说道：“吴兄何必如此？此刀能否续上，无足轻重，却让吴兄吃了这许多苦。”吴劲草道：“皮肉小伤，算得甚么？倒让教主操心了。”站起身来，提起屠龙刀一看，只见接续处天衣无缝，只隐隐有一条血痕，不禁十分得意。 张无忌看那两枚入炉烧过的圣火令果然丝毫无损，接过屠龙刀来，往两根从元兵手中抢来的长矛上砍去，嗤的一声轻响，双矛应手而断，端的是削铁如泥。 群雄大声欢呼，均赞：“好刀！好刀！” 吴劲草捧过两截倚天剑，想起锐金旗前掌旗使庄铮以及本旗的数十名兄弟均是命丧此剑之下，忍不住眼泪夺眶而出，说道：“教主，此剑杀了我庄大哥，杀了我不少好兄弟，吴劲草恨此剑入骨，不能为它接续。愿领教主罪责。”说着泪如雨下。 张无忌道：“这是吴大哥的义气，何罪之有？”拿起两截断剑，走到峨嵋派静玄身前，说道：“此剑原是贵派之物，便请师太收管，转交周……交给宋夫人。” 静玄一言不发，将两截断剑接了过去。 张无忌拿着那柄屠龙刀，微一沉吟，向空闻道：“方丈，此刀是我义父得来，现下我义父皈依三宝，身属少林，此刀该当由少林派执掌。” 空闻双手乱摇，说道：“此刀已数易其主，最后是张教主从千军万马中抢来，人人亲眼得见，又是贵教吴大哥接续复原。何况今日天下英雄共推张教主为尊，论才论德，论渊源，论名位，此刀自当由张教主掌管，那是天经地义的了。” 群雄齐声附和，均说：“众望所归，张教主不必推辞。” 张无忌只得收下，心想：“若得凭此宝刀而号令天下武林豪杰，共驱胡虏，原是眼前的大事。”只听得群雄纷纷说道：“武林至尊，宝刀屠龙，号令天下，莫敢不从！”下面本来还有“倚天不出，谁与争锋？”这两句，但众人看到倚天剑断折后不能接续，这两句谁也无人再提了。明教锐金旗下诸人与那倚天剑实有切齿大恨，今日眼见屠龙刀复原如初，倚天剑却成了两截断剑，无不称快。
众人忙了半天，肚中都饿了。明教五行旗及少林寺的半数僧侣分守各处要道，余人由僧众接进寺里吃斋。 堪堪天色将晚，张无忌跃上一株高树，向山下瞭望，只见元兵东一堆，西一堆的聚在山下，炊烟四起，正自埋锅造饭。他跃下树来，对韦一笑道：“韦兄，天黑之后，你去探察
Xie Xun said loudly: "I, Xie Xun, have committed many evils. I didn't expect to live to this day. Among the heroes in the world, which relatives, mentors and friends were killed by Xie, so I invited him to take Xie's life. Wuji, you Don't stop it, let alone retaliate afterwards, so as not to add to your righteous father's crimes." Zhang Wuji agreed with tears. Although there are quite a few people among the heroes who have deep grievances against him, seeing him avenge his family's blood feud, he only abolished Cheng Kun's martial arts, and his own martial arts have also been destroyed. A punch is really not the act of a hero. Suddenly a man came out from the crowd and said: "Xie Xun, my father, Old Hero Qiu, was wounded by you with the Yanling Flying Sword. I am here to avenge my late father!" As he spoke, he walked up to him.Xie Xun said sadly: "That's right, your father was indeed the victim, so I ask brother Qiu to do it." The man surnamed Qiu drew his sword in his hand and took two steps. Zhang Wuji's heart was in chaos, if he didn't take action to stop him, his adoptive father would be killed by this man's sword, but if this man was dismissed, he would only cause more troubles for his adoptive father in his lifetime, not to mention that he was blind and lost all his martial arts. It is really hard to say whether there is still happiness in living in this world.His body trembled, and he took two steps involuntarily. Xie Xun shouted: "Wuji, if you prevent someone from taking revenge, it is a great disrespect to me. After I die, you can go to the dungeon to inspect carefully and you will know everything." The man surnamed Qiu raised his sword to his chest, suddenly tears came from his eyes, spit on Xie Xun's face, choked up and said: "My father was a hero, like an old man in heaven, if he sees me killing a blind man who has lost all martial arts, he must Annoy me..." With a clang, he fell to the ground with his single sword, covered his face and ran into the crowd. Then another middle-aged woman came out and said: "Xie Xun, I'm here to avenge my husband Qin Dapeng, the judge of yin and yang." When he walked to Xie Xun's door, he also spit on his face, and walked away crying. Seeing his adoptive father being humiliated one after another, Zhang Wuji stood still upright, his heart ached like a knife. Martial arts masters take life and death very lightly, but they are determined not to be humiliated, as the saying goes, "a scholar can be killed but not humiliated."Each of these two spit on his face, it was the greatest insult, but Xie Xun endured it calmly, it can be seen that he really regretted the crimes he committed in the past to the extreme.People came out one after another from the crowd, some slapped Xie Xun twice, some kicked him, and some even cursed, Xie Xun kept his head down and endured, neither retreating nor reciprocating. More than 30 people in succession insulted Xie Xun one by one.The last Taoist with a long beard came out, and Jishou said: "Pindao Tai Xuzi, my two senior brothers lost their lives thanks to the hero's fist. I am deeply ashamed to see Xie's demeanor today. I have killed countless black and white couples with my sword. A hero of Taoism. If I seek revenge from you, others can seek revenge from me." As he spoke, he drew out the long sword, flicked his left finger, and with a bang, the long sword broke in two.He threw the broken sword on the ground, saluted Xie Xun and left. All the heroes whispered, this Taixuzi is not well-known in Jianghu, but his martial arts are so good, what is even more rare is that he is broad-minded and able to blame himself, it seems that no one will come out to make things difficult for Xie Xun. Unexpectedly, before the group discussion was over, a middle-aged nun from the Emei Sect walked out to Xie Xun, and said: "The revenge of killing your husband, I will also finish it with a mouthful of spit!" Spit out the forehead.Unexpectedly, this mouthful of saliva was holding a strong wind, and there was a steel nail with a date stone in the middle. Xie Xun heard something strange, smiled wryly, and didn't dodge, thinking: "I'm going to die now, it's already too late." Suddenly, a yellow shadow flashed, and the woman in the yellow shirt rushed forward, flicking her sleeves, rolled up the date stone nails in her sleeves, and shouted: "What is the name of this master?" The nun saw that the attack missed , with a slight look of panic, said: "My name is Jingzhao." The woman in yellow said: "Well, Jingzhao, Jingzhao. What was the name of your husband before you became a monk? How could you be harmed by Xie Daxia?" Jingzhao was angry Said: "What does this have to do with you? What do you want me to do?" The woman in yellow said: "Xie Daxia repented of his previous crimes. If someone wants to avenge his father, brother, teacher and friend, even if he is cut into pieces, Xie Daxia will be punished." If you accept it, no one else can intervene. But if someone has ulterior motives, intends to fish in troubled waters, and kill people to silence them, then everyone can control it." Jingzhao said: "I have no enmity with Xie Xun, why bother to kill..." Before the word "口" at the bottom was uttered, Dou Ran knew that he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly stopped, his face turned pale, and he couldn't help but look at Zhou Zhiruo glanced. The woman in the yellow shirt said: "That's right, you have no grievances or enmity with Xie Daxia, why do you want to kill people? Hmph, among the twelve female nuns of the Emei Sect, Jingxuan, Jingxu, Jingkong, Jinghui, Jingjia, Jingzhao, all of them are daughters who have become monks, so why do they have husbands?" Jingzhao turned around and left without saying a word. The woman in the yellow shirt shouted: "It's so easy to leave?" She took two steps forward and stretched out her palm to grab her shoulder.Jingzhao slanted her body and unloaded her shoulders, avoiding her grasp.The woman in the yellow shirt poked her waist with her right index finger, followed by a flying kick that hit the Huantiao acupuncture point on her leg.Jingzhao snorted and fell to the ground.The woman in the yellow shirt sneered and said, "Miss Zhou, this plan to kill and silence is so poisonous." Zhou Zhiruo said coldly: "Senior sister Jingzhao avenged Xie Xun, what did you say to kill people?" With a wave of her left hand, she said: "There are countless disciples of the famous sect here, who don't know the difference between evil and righteous, and are willing to mix with demons from other sects. The Emei sect can There's no need to rush into this mess, let's go." Emei sent all the people to agree, and they all stood up.Two female disciples went to help Jingzhao, but the woman in the yellow shirt did not stop her.Zhou Zhiruo led his colleagues and went down to the peak. Zhang Wuji walked up to the yellow-clothed woman, bowed his hands and said, "Sister Cheng has helped me so much, the great virtue dare not thank you. I just want to show her name so that Zhang Wuji will cherish it in his heart day and night." The woman in the yellow shirt smiled slightly, and said, "Behind Mount Zhongnan, the Tomb of the Living Dead, the Condor Heroes, disappeared from all corners of the country." She said she was going to salute, and with a wave of her hand, she led eight girls in black and white shirts, Fly away. Zhang Wuji caught up a step, and said: "Sister, please stay." The woman in the yellow shirt ignored it and went down the peak by herself. Shi Hongshi, the leader of the beggar gang, shouted, "Sister Yang, sister Yang!" Only the woman's voice came from Feng's waist saying: "It's a big matter for the Beggars' Clan, please help Master Zhang as much as possible." Zhang Wuji said brightly: "Wuji obey." The woman said: "Thank you very much!" The three words "thank you very much" were sent from a long distance away, but they were still very clear.Zhang Wuji couldn't help feeling melancholy.
Kong Zhi walked up to Cheng Kun and shouted: "Yuan Zhen, tell the abbot to let go of you. If the old abbot has any troubles, your crime will be even greater." Cheng Kun smiled wryly: "This is the end of the matter, and everyone will die together." .At this moment, I want to let go to listen to the monk, and it is too late. You are not blind, can you still not see the flame at this time?" Kong Zhi was stunned, turned his head to look down the peak, and saw black smoke and flames rising from the temple, he said in shock: "Dharma hall is on fire! Hurry up, go and put out the fire." There was a commotion among the monks, and they rushed down the mountain one after another. Suddenly, white dragon-like water jets poured into the flames all around the Bodhidharma hall, and suppressed the flames in no time. Kong Zhi clasped his palms together and recited the Buddha's name, saying: "Amitabha, the Shaolin ancient temple has saved a catastrophe." Soon two monks came up to the peak and reported: "I would like to report to my uncle, Yuan Zhen's rebels set fire to the Bodhidharma Hall. All the heroes under Mingjiao Flood have fought for righteousness and put out the fire." Kongzhi walked up to Zhang Wuji, folded his hands together, and said: "Shaolin's thousand-year-old temple was saved from fire, all thanks to Zhang's great kindness and virtue, and it is difficult for the monks in Hesi Temple to repay their death." Zhang Wuji returned the courtesy and said: "This matter Do what you are supposed to do, masters don't need to be too polite." Kongzhi said: "Brother Kongwen was imprisoned in the Bodhidharma courtyard by this traitor. Although the fire is extinguished, I don't know how safe the senior is. Master Zhang and all the heroes don't wait, I have to go and check." Cheng Kun laughed loudly, and said: "Kongwen's body was covered with butter and lard, and the fire started, and it was already settled. Hongshuiqi saved the Bodhidharma courtyard, but he couldn't save the old abbot." Suddenly a voice came from the waist of the peak, saying: "The Hongshui Banner cannot be saved, there is the Houtu Banner." It was Fan Yao's voice.As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed up to the peak with Yan Yuan, the envoy of the Houtu Banner in charge of the flag. The two of them supported an old monk, who was the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Kong Wen.But seeing that the clothes of the three of them were scorched, their eyebrows were burned sparsely, and they were in a terrible state of distress. Kong Zhi rushed up to hug Kong Wen, and shouted: "Brother, are you safe? The younger brother is incompetent, he deserves death." Kong Wen smiled and said, "It's all because of Donor Fan and Donor Yan who came out of the tunnel to meet each other." Save me, otherwise you and I will never see each other again." Kongzhi said in amazement: "The ability of Mingjiao's thick earth flag to penetrate the ground is here." He thanked Fan Yao and Yan Yuan deeply, and said: "Fan Benefactor, the old monk was rude and offended earlier, please forgive me. Dadu Wan Old monks don’t dare to go to the appointment at An Temple.” When martial arts people make an appointment for a martial arts competition, if they fail to keep their word, it will be a thousand times more embarrassing than losing in a martial arts competition.Kong Zhi was so grateful to Fan Yao for taking the risk to save his brother, that he willingly broke the contract.The two originally admired each other, but after this incident, they accepted it even more wholeheartedly, and became best friends ever since. It turned out that Cheng Kun had planned carefully in advance, unexpectedly hit Kong Wen's acupoint on the eve of the hero meeting, imprisoned him in the Bodhidharma courtyard, filled the courtyard with nitrate, firewood and other fire starters, and assigned confidant guards to coerce Kong Zhi into doing things. You must obey your own orders, otherwise you will set fire immediately and burn Kongwen to death.Afterwards, things backfired, everything was unexpected, and after a crushing defeat, he issued an order to order his confidants to set fire, which was his last pawn.I only hope that the heroes and monks are busy fighting the fire, and his confidantes can take advantage of the chaos to rescue him down the mountain.Unexpectedly, a few days before the brigade arrived at Shaoshi Mountain, Yang Xiao ordered Houtu Banner to lay a tunnel first and lead into the Shaolin Temple. He wanted to try to rescue Xie Xun, but Xie Xun was not imprisoned in the temple, and the people of Houtu Banner couldn't find him anywhere. , but took the opportunity to erase the handwriting on the backs of the sixteen Arhat statues. Later, Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo teamed up to attack the Vajra Subduing Demon Circle. When Cheng Kun appeared and confronted Kong Zhi in public, Zhao Min and Yang Xiao saw the clue.Under the deliberation of the two, Fan Yao was asked to lead the two banners of Hongshui and Houtu to sneak into the temple to rescue Kongwen.It's just that Cheng Kun's arrangements were very careful and vicious. There were a lot of nitrates, oil and firewood inside and outside the Bodhidharma courtyard.Fan Yao and Yan Yuan escaped from the fire and rescued Kong Wen, but the three of them were also burnt to death. If they hadn't escaped from the tunnel, they would have died in the fire pit.The Bodhidharma Temple and several nearby monks' houses were burned, but fortunately, the fire did not spread, and important places such as the Daxiong Palace, the Sutra Pavilion, and the Arhat Hall were not affected. Kong Wen and Kong Zhi discussed a few words, passed down the decree, and detained all of Cheng Kun's followers in the apse for orders.Cheng Kun has been in Shaolin Temple for a long time, and there are quite a lot of disciples, but the leader is restrained, the abbot is out of danger, and all the followers see that the situation is over, and no one dares to resist at the moment. Zhang Wuji walked to Xie Xun's side, and only called out: "Father!" Tears poured down like rain.Xie Xun said with a smile: "Idiot child! Your adoptive father received enlightenment from the three eminent monks, and he became fully enlightened, and his life's crimes were resolved one by one. You should be happy for me. What is there to be sad about? What a pity that I abolished martial arts, isn't it?" Will you use it to do evil again in the future?" Zhang Wuji had no words to answer, but his heart ached, and he called out again: "Father!" Xie Xun walked up to Kong Wen, knelt down and said, "My disciple has committed a lot of crimes. I hope the abbot will take you in and give you a shave." Before Kong Wen could answer, Du E said, "Come here, the old monk will accept you as a disciple." Disciples dare not look forward to this blessing." He worships Kongwen as his teacher, and he is a disciple of the "Yuan" generation, if he worships Du'e as his teacher, he will be ranked in the "Kong" generation, and Kongwen and Kongzhi are brothers. up.Du E shouted: "Hey! Emptiness is emptiness, and circle is also emptiness. I don't know how to look at people!" Xie Xun was stunned, and immediately realized that master and disciple, seniority and dharma names are all illusory in Buddhism. Then he said in gatha: "Master is emptiness, disciple is emptiness, no crime, no karma, no virtue, no merit!" Du'er laughed and said, "Good, good! You are still called Xie Xun under my sect, do you understand? Xie Xun said: "My disciple understands. Cow dung Xie Xun is just a phantom. There is nothing in the body, let alone a name?" Xie Xun is an all-round talent in both literature and military affairs, and he can see everything in the learning of various schools of thought. Once he was enlightened by the disaster, he immediately realized the essence of Buddhism, and he returned to Buddhism from then on, and eventually became a generation of great virtuous monks. Du E said: "Go to rest, go to rest! Only then can you realize the Tao, don't go further into the magic barrier!" Taking Xie Xun's hand, he walked down the peak slowly with Du Jie and Du Nan.Kong Wen, Kong Zhi, Zhang Wuji and others all bowed to see them off.Thirty years ago, the Golden Retriever Lion King was famous all over the world, and he did countless shocking things. Today, he entered Buddhism, and all the heroes sighed.Zhang Wuji was both happy and sad. Kong Wen said: "All the heroes have come to our temple. I am ashamed to say that our temple has undergone internal changes suddenly. There are many people offended. The hospitality is extremely poor. The heroes are scattered all over the place. Today we have a meeting. I don't know when they will meet again. Please sit down in the temple." At present, all heroes come to the temple from the peak, and the Shaolin Temple serves vegetarian meals to welcome them.The monks started to do rituals to save the heroes who unfortunately died in the meeting.The heroes mourned one by one. The big thing is over, but Zhang Wuji still has a lot of unclear things in his mind, Xie Xun left in a hurry, many doubts were not answered in time, but it is expected that the key point must be related to Zhou Zhiruo.Thinking of the old relationship, she thought that there was no need to reveal these mysteries one by one, which would damage her reputation even more.After the fast meal, I talked with Shi Hongshi and the elders of the Beggar Clan in the West Wing, discussing the important affairs of the Beggar Clan, when suddenly a congregation came to report: "Master, Zhang Sixia of Wudang has arrived, and we have important matters to discuss." Zhang Wuji was taken aback: "Could something be wrong with Grand Master?" He rushed out, came to the main hall, bowed to Zhang Songxi, saw that his expression was the same, he was relieved, and asked, "How is Grand Master?" Zhang Songxi said : "Master, the old man is well. I got the news at the foot of Wudang Mountain that 20,000 Yuan soldiers and iron cavalry came to Shaolin Temple to find out its meaning. It is obviously not conducive to the hero meeting, so I came to report the news at night." Zhang Wuji said: " Let's go and tell the abbot to know." At that moment, the two went to the backyard together and told Kong Wen.Kong Wen pondered and said: "This matter involves a lot, and it should be discussed with all the heroes." So he ordered the monks to ring the bell and invited all the heroes to the main hall. When the heroes heard the news, they immediately talked about it.With a strong blood, he said: "Let's take advantage of the fact that the heroes of the world are here, let's go down the mountain and kill him by surprise." The old man said solemnly: "It's normal for Yuan soldiers to come and go, and they may not come to embarrass us." Zhang Songxi said He said: "I can listen to Mongolian, and I have heard the orders of Tartar officers with my own ears. They are indeed coming to Shaolin Temple." At that time, Mongolia had occupied the Central Plains for more than a hundred years, and there were not a few Han people who knew Mongolian.Zhang Songxi is smart and wise, quite good at speaking the local dialects of various places, and he is also very fluent in Mongolian. Kong Wen said: "Heroes, it seems that the imperial court heard that we are gathering here, and it is not good for the imperial court, so they sent troops to suppress it. We all have martial arts, so we are not afraid of the Tartars. Covered by the earth, what's the point..." Before he finished speaking, some people among the heroes cheered.Kong Wen continued: "It's just that we heroes are used to fighting alone. We are not good at fighting with weapons, fists, or hidden weapons. We are not good at fighting with spears and halberds immediately. According to the old monk , how about the heroes just disperse?" The heroes looked at each other in blank dismay, silent. Zhang Wuji said: "If we just leave here, firstly the Tatars will only think that we are afraid of them, and we will inevitably increase their ambitions; secondly, how about the masters in Shaolin Temple?" Kong Wen smiled and said: "Yuan soldiers came to the temple and saw that the temple is full of monks and there are no powerful men, so there is nothing to be done. This is called coming in a good mood and returning in a bad mood." 群雄知道空闻所以如此说，实是出于一番好意，这次英雄大会乃少林派所邀集，雅不愿由此生祸，致令群雄血溅少室山头。但群雄皆是血性之人，临敌退缩，那是决计不肯的。何况朝廷既已出动大军，决不能扑了个空便即整队而归，定要骚扰少林寺，多半要将众僧侣尽数杀害擒拿，一把火将寺烧了。蒙古兵向来暴虐，杀人放火，原是惯事。杨逍道：“鞑子施虐，凡我汉人，皆有抗敌之责。以在下之见，咱们没法将鞑子引开，在别的地方好好跟他们斗上一斗，免得千年古刹受战火之厄。”群雄纷纷叫好，说道：“正该如此。” 正议论间，忽听得寺门外马蹄声急，两骑马疾驰而来。蹄声到门外戛然而止。跟着两名汉子在知客僧接引下匆匆走进殿来。群雄一看服色，知是明教教众。二人走到张无忌身前躬身行礼，一人报道：“启禀教主：鞑子兵先锋五千，攻向少林寺来，说道寺中诸位师父聚众造反，要踏平少林。凡是光……光……”空闻微笑道：“你要说光头和尚，是不是？那也不用忌讳，但说便是。”那人道：“一路上好多位大和尚已给鞑子兵杀了。鞑子说道：'光头的都不是好人，有头发的也不是好人，只要身边带兵刃的便一概杀了。'” 许多人哇哇叫了起来，都道：“不跟鞑子兵拚个你死我活，耻为黄帝子孙。”其时宋室沦亡虽已将近百年，但草莽英豪始终将蒙古官兵视作夷狄，不肯服其管束。这时听说蒙古兵杀到，各人热血沸腾，尽皆奋身欲起。 张无忌朗声说道：“众位英雄，今日正是男儿汉杀敌报国之时。少林寺英雄大会，自此名扬千秋！”大殿上欢呼叫嚷，响成一片。 张无忌道：“咱们就欲退让善罢，亦已不能，便请空闻方丈发号施令，我们明教上下，尽听指挥。”空闻道：“张教主说哪里话来？敝派僧众虽曾学过一些拳脚，于行军打仗却是一窍不通。近年来明教创下偌大事业，江湖上谁不知闻？唯有明教人众，方足与鞑子大军相抗。咱们公推张教主发令，相率天下豪杰，与鞑子周旋。” 张无忌还待逊辞，群雄已大声喝采。张无忌虽年轻不足服众，但武功之强，适才力斗少林三僧时已是人所共见，而明教韩山童、徐寿辉、朱元璋等各路人马，在淮泗、豫鄂等地起事，攻城略地，声势大振。先前五行旗在广场上大显身手，这等群斗的本事，更非其余门派可及。各派各帮的豪士均想除了明教之外，确是无人能当此大任。 张无忌道：“在下于用兵一道，实非所长，还请各位另推贤能的为是。”正谦让间，忽听得山下喊声大振，两名少林僧奔驰入殿，报道：“启禀方丈，蒙古兵杀上山来了。” 张无忌道：“锐金、洪水两旗，先挡头阵。周颠先生、铁冠道长，你两位各助一旗。”周颠和铁冠道人应声而出。此时局势紧急，不容张无忌再行推辞，只得分派道：“说不得师父，请你持我圣火令去就近调本教援兵，上山应援。”说不得接令而去。 大殿中众英雄听得元兵杀到，各抽兵刃，纷纷涌出。 杨逍低声道：“教主，你若不发号施令，众人乱斗一阵，那是非败不可。”张无忌点了点头，抢步出殿，来到半山亭中察看，只见蒙古兵先锋千余已攻到山腰，被锐金旗一轮硬弩标枪，驱了回去。放眼远望，一队队蒙古兵蜿蜒而来，军容甚盛。其时距成吉思汗与拔都威震异域之时已远，但蒙古铁骑毕竟习练有素，仍是举世无匹的精兵。 忽听得左首喊声大震，许多女尼和男女人等逃上山来，却是峨嵋派一行，想是下山时途遇蒙古官兵，又被逼了回来。十多名汉子抬着担架等物，被蒙古兵包围在内，周芷若率领静玄、静照数度冲杀，虽杀了数十名蒙古官兵，始终无法救出陷入重围的同门。 张无忌暗叫：“不好！这担架上的是宋师哥！”叫道：“洪水、烈火旗两旗掩护！范杨二使、韦兄，随我救人。”纵身冲将下去。两名蒙古兵挺长矛刺来。张无忌一手抓住一枝长矛，运劲一抖，两名元兵摔下山去。他掉转矛头，双矛犹似双龙入海，卷入人丛。杨逍、范遥、韦一笑、彭莹玉等跟随其后，蒙古兵当者披靡，登时将周芷若等一干人都隔在身后。范遥一拳击出，将一名元兵十夫长的脸打得稀烂，抢过担架中的伤者，转身便走。 张无忌见周芷若脸身是血，又已冲入了元兵阵中，叫道：“芷若，芷若，宋大哥救回来啦！”周芷若并不理会，挥鞭向前攻打，只是山道狭窄，挤满了人，一时冲不过去。 张无忌见尚有两名峨嵋弟子抬着一个担架，陷入包围，正挺刀与元兵死战，心道：“看来宋师哥是在那个担架之上。”斜身跃起，两柄长矛在山壁上交互刺戳，以手代足，如踏高跷般抢了过去。相距尚有丈余，只见两名峨嵋弟子先后中刀中箭，骨碌碌的滚下山去。 张无忌飞身跃起，左手长矛阻住担架下落，见担架中那人全身都裹在白布之中，只露出了一张脸，正是宋青书。张无忌抛去长矛，将他横抱在手，只觉他身子沉重异常，白布中硬绷绷的似乎尚有别物。一时也不及细想，只怕扭动他震碎了的头骨，左闪右避，躲开元兵攒刺来的马刀长矛，脚下却走得平稳异常。崆峒派的唐文亮、宗维侠双双攻到，仗剑护在他身侧。双剑倏刺倏收，元兵纷纷中剑。张无忌抱着宋青书稳稳走上山来。 数百名元兵列队上冲。彭莹玉叫道：“烈火旗动手！”烈火旗教众从喷筒中喷出石油，一枝枝火箭射出，烈焰奔腾，当先二百余名元兵身上着火，一团团火珠般滚下山去。那边厢洪水旗水龙中喷出毒水，也有数百名元兵被浇中了，死伤狼藉。元兵万夫长下令鸣金收兵，众兵将前队变后队，强弓射住阵脚，缓缓退下。彭莹玉叹道：“鞑子兵虽败不乱，确是天下精兵。”只见元兵直退到山脚下，如扇面般散开，看来一时不致再攻。 张无忌下令：“锐金、洪水、烈火三旗守住上山要道。巨木、厚土二旗急速伐木搬上，构筑壁垒，以防敌军冲击。”五行旗各掌旗使齐声接令，分别指挥下属布防。 群雄先前均想纵然杀不尽鞑子官兵，若求自保，总非难事。但适才一阵交锋，见识到了元军的威力，才知行军打仗，和单打独斗的比武确是大不相同，千千万万一拥而上，势如潮水，如周芷若这等武功高强之极的人物，在人潮中也是无所施其技。四面八方都是刀枪剑戟，乱砍乱杀，平时所学的甚么见招拆招，内劲外功，全都用不着。若不是明教五行旗以阵法抵挡阵法，这时少室山头定然已惨不堪言，少林寺也已在烈火中成了一片瓦砾了。倒是少林僧众颇有规律，一队队少年僧众手持禅杖戒刀，在年长僧侣率领下分守各处要地，但寡不敌众，势难挡住二万蒙古精兵的冲击。待见元军退去，群雄纷纷议论，才明白为甚么前朝尽多武功高强的英雄豪杰之士，却将大好江山沦亡在鞑子手中。
张无忌将宋青书轻轻放在地下，探他鼻息幸喜尚有呼吸，回头想招呼周芷若过来，却不见人，问道：“宋夫人呢？”众人适才忙于抵御元军，谁都没留心周芷若到了何处。峨嵋群弟子这时对明教也消了几分敌意，均说没见到掌门人。张无忌怕宋青书在混乱中又受损伤，解开裹在他身上的白布察看。 他身上裹了三层白布，待得第二层解开，呛啷啷几声响，跌出四件断折了的兵刃。 张无忌吃了一惊，叫道：“屠龙刀，倚天剑！”群雄纷纷围了上来，但见屠龙刀和倚天剑两柄神兵利刃都已断成了两截。 张无忌提起半截屠龙刀来，入手仍是颇为沉重，霎时间百感交集，自己父母为此刀而丧命，近二十余年来江湖上纷扰不休，皆是为了此刀。群雄聚集少林，主旨也是为了这柄宝刀。怎想到宝刀出现，竟已断折无用。他举起断刀，只见断截之处中空，可藏物事，那倚天剑也是如此。刀剑中均是空空如也，如果曾藏过甚么物事，却也早给人取去了。 杨逍叹道：“周姑娘一身惊人武功，原来是从此刀剑中而来。” 张无忌看到断刀断剑的模样，心下恍然：原来小岛上当晚刀剑齐失，却是周芷若取了去。不知她使下甚么手脚，放逐赵敏、害死殷离，再以刀剑互斫，两柄天下最锋锐的利器就此两败俱伤。她取出藏在刀剑中的武功秘笈，暗中修练。 他越想越是明白：“是了，当时在小岛之上，我以九阳神功替她驱毒，她体内竟有怪异内力，隐隐与我相抗，越到后来，这股怪异内力越强，显是她修习的内功日有进境。唉！她为了急于求成，不及好好扎下内功根基，以致所习均是可以速成的阴毒功夫终究达不到上乘武学的巅蜂境界。她虽然打败了俞二伯与殷六叔，但其实只是凭了怪异之极的招数，占了出其不意之利，便如当日我败在总教风云三使手下一般。芷若的真正武功，毕竟与俞殷二位相差甚远，日后倘再交手，她非死在武当诸侠手下不可……” 他正自沉吟，锐金旗掌旗吴劲草上前说道：“启禀教主，属下是铁匠出身，学过铸造刀剑之法，待属下试试，不知是否能将这宝刀、宝剑接续完好。”杨逍喜道：“吴旗使铸剑之术天下无双，教主不妨命他一试。”张无忌点头道：“这两柄利器如此断了，确也可惜。吴旗使试试也好。” 吴劲草向烈火旗掌旗使辛然说道：“铸刀铸剑，关键在于火候，须得辛兄相助一臂之力。看这模样，鞑子一时不会攻山，咱哥儿俩便即动手如何？”辛然笑道：“生柴烧火，却是兄弟的拿手本事。” 于是二人指挥属下，搭起一座高炉，炉口火孔口径不到一尺。吴劲草将屠龙刀的半截刀头牢牢砌在炉中，断截处对准火孔。烈火旗诸般燃料均是现成，顷刻间便生起一炉熊熊大火。吴劲草右臂已断，只剩下一条左臂。他身旁放着十余件兵刃，目不转睛的望着炉火，每见炉火变色，便将兵刃放入炉中试探火力，待见炉火自青变白，当下左手提起钢钳，钳起半截屠龙刀，和刀头的半截并在一起，在火焰中熔烧。他上身脱得赤条条地，火星溅在身上，恍如不觉，直是全神贯注，心不旁鹜。张无忌心想：“铸造刀剑虽是小道，其中却也有大学问、大本领在。若是寻常铁匠，单是这等炎热已便抵受不住。” 忽听得啪啪两声，拉扯风箱的两名烈火旗教众晕倒在地。辛然和烈火旗掌旗副使抢上前去，拖开晕倒的两人，亲自拉扯风箱鼓风。这两人内功修为均颇不弱，这一使劲鼓风，炉火直窜上来，火焰高达丈许，蔚为奇观。 过得半枝香时分，吴劲草突然叫道：“啊哟！”纵身后跃，满脸沮丧之色。众人吃了一惊，看他手中时，只见一柄铁钳已然熔得扭曲不成模样，屠龙刀却是毫无动静。吴劲草摇头道：“属下无能。这屠龙宝刀果是名不虚传。” 辛然和烈火旗副使暂停扯风，退在一旁。二人全身衣裤汗湿，便似从水中爬起来一般。 赵敏忽道：“无忌哥哥，那些圣火令不是连屠龙刀也砍不动么？”张无忌道：“啊，是了！”六枚圣火令中一枚已交于说不得下山调兵，尚有五枚，他从怀中取出，交给吴劲草道：“刀剑不能复原，那也罢了。圣火令是本教至宝，可不能损毁。”吴劲草道：“是！”躬身接过，见五枚圣火令非金非铁，坚硬无比，在手中掂了掂斤两，低头沉思。 张无忌道：“若无把握，不必冒险。”吴劲草不答，隔了一会，才从沉思中醒转，说道：“属下多有不是，请教主原宥。这圣火令乃用白金玄铁混和金刚砂等物铸就，烈火决不能熔。属下大是疑惑，不知当年如何铸成，真乃匪夷所思，一时想出了神。” 赵敏向张无忌横了一眼，抿嘴笑道：“日后教主要去波斯，去会见一位要紧人物，那时你可随同前去，向他们的高手匠人请教。”张无忌忸怩道：“我去波斯干甚么？”赵敏微笑道：“大家心照不宣。”又向吴劲草道：“你瞧，圣火令上还刻得有花纹文字，以屠龙刀、倚天剑之利，尚且不能损它分毫，这些花纹文字又用甚么家伙刻上去的？” 吴劲草道：“要刻花纹文字，却倒不难。那是在圣火令上遍涂白蜡，在蜡上雕以花纹文字，然后注以烈性酸液，以数月功夫，慢慢腐蚀。待得刮去白蜡，花纹文字便刻成了。小人所不懂的乃是熔铸之法。”辛然叫道：“喂，到底干不干啊？”吴劲草向张无忌道：“教主放心，辛兄弟的烈火虽然厉害，却损不了圣火令分毫。” 辛然心中却有些惴惴，道：“我尽力搧火，若是烧坏了本教圣物，我可吃罪不起。”吴劲草微笑道：“量你也没这等能耐，一切由我担代。”于是将两枚圣火令夹住半截屠龙刀，然后取过一把新钢钳，挟住两枚圣火令，将宝刀放入炉火再烧。 烈焰越冲越高，直烧了大半个时辰，眼看吴劲草、辛然、烈火旗副使三人在烈火烤炙之下，越来越是神情委顿，渐渐要支持不住。 铁冠道人张中向周颠使个眼色，左手轻挥，两人抢上接替辛然与烈火旗副使，用力扯动风箱。张周二人的内力比之那二人可又高得多了，炉中笔直一条白色火焰腾空而起。 吴劲草突然喝道：“顾兄弟，动手！”锐金旗掌旗副使手持利刃，奔到炉旁，白光一闪，挺刀便向吴劲草胸口刺去。旁观群雄无不失色，齐声惊呼。吴劲草赤裸裸的胸膛上鲜血射出，一滴滴的落在屠龙刀上，血液遇热，立化青烟袅袅冒起。吴劲草大叫：“成了！”退了数步，一交坐在地下，右手中握着一柄黑沉沉的大刀，那屠龙刀的两段刀身已镶在一起。 众人这才明白，原来铸造刀剑的大匠每逢铸器不成，往往滴血刃内，古时干将莫邪夫妇甚至自身跳入炉内，才铸成无上利器。吴劲草此举，可说是古代大匠的遗风了。 张无忌忙扶起吴劲草，察看他伤口，见这一刀入肉甚浅，并无大碍，当下将金创药替他敷上，包扎了伤口，说道：“吴兄何必如此？此刀能否续上，无足轻重，却让吴兄吃了这许多苦。”吴劲草道：“皮肉小伤，算得甚么？倒让教主操心了。”站起身来，提起屠龙刀一看，只见接续处天衣无缝，只隐隐有一条血痕，不禁十分得意。 张无忌看那两枚入炉烧过的圣火令果然丝毫无损，接过屠龙刀来，往两根从元兵手中抢来的长矛上砍去，嗤的一声轻响，双矛应手而断，端的是削铁如泥。 群雄大声欢呼，均赞：“好刀！好刀！” 吴劲草捧过两截倚天剑，想起锐金旗前掌旗使庄铮以及本旗的数十名兄弟均是命丧此剑之下，忍不住眼泪夺眶而出，说道：“教主，此剑杀了我庄大哥，杀了我不少好兄弟，吴劲草恨此剑入骨，不能为它接续。愿领教主罪责。”说着泪如雨下。 张无忌道：“这是吴大哥的义气，何罪之有？”拿起两截断剑，走到峨嵋派静玄身前，说道：“此剑原是贵派之物，便请师太收管，转交周……交给宋夫人。” 静玄一言不发，将两截断剑接了过去。 张无忌拿着那柄屠龙刀，微一沉吟，向空闻道：“方丈，此刀是我义父得来，现下我义父皈依三宝，身属少林，此刀该当由少林派执掌。” 空闻双手乱摇，说道：“此刀已数易其主，最后是张教主从千军万马中抢来，人人亲眼得见，又是贵教吴大哥接续复原。何况今日天下英雄共推张教主为尊，论才论德，论渊源，论名位，此刀自当由张教主掌管，那是天经地义的了。” 群雄齐声附和，均说：“众望所归，张教主不必推辞。” 张无忌只得收下，心想：“若得凭此宝刀而号令天下武林豪杰，共驱胡虏，原是眼前的大事。”只听得群雄纷纷说道：“武林至尊，宝刀屠龙，号令天下，莫敢不从！”下面本来还有“倚天不出，谁与争锋？”这两句，但众人看到倚天剑断折后不能接续，这两句谁也无人再提了。明教锐金旗下诸人与那倚天剑实有切齿大恨，今日眼见屠龙刀复原如初，倚天剑却成了两截断剑，无不称快。
众人忙了半天，肚中都饿了。明教五行旗及少林寺的半数僧侣分守各处要道，余人由僧众接进寺里吃斋。 堪堪天色将晚，张无忌跃上一株高树，向山下瞭望，只见元兵东一堆，西一堆的聚在山下，炊烟四起，正自埋锅造饭。他跃下树来，对韦一笑道：“韦兄，天黑之后，你去探察