Chapter 33 Chapter Thirty-Two
As soon as Xu Zhu came out of the wooden house, he couldn't help being startled, he saw a big pillar of fire burning on the open ground, there are fallen pine trees all over the place.It didn't seem like he had been in the wooden house for a long time, but there was already a commotion outside, and it seemed that these pine trees were knocked down when he was fainted, so he didn't hear them all in the house.
I also saw that the people outside the house were divided into two rows with a pillar of fire.The deaf-mute old man Su Xinghe stood on the right, Xuannan and other Shaolin monks, Kang Guangling, Xue Muhua and others stood behind him.Xingxiu old monster stood on the left, iron head You Tanzhi and Xingxiu disciples stood behind him.Murong Fu, Wang Yuyan, Duan Yu, Jiumozhi, Duan Yanqing, South Sea Crocodile and others stood scatteredly in the distance.
Su Xinghe and Ding Chunqiu are using their palms to push the pillar of fire towards each other.Seeing the pillar of fire slanting to the right, it is obvious that Ding Chunqiu has gained the upper hand.
Everyone looked at the pillar of fire intently, no one paid attention to Xu Zhu coming out from the house.Of course Wang Yuyan only cares about her cousin Murong Fu, and Duan Yu only cares about Wang Yuyan, although what these two people are looking at is not a pillar of fire, they definitely won't take a look at Xu Zhu.
Xu Zhu walked around from behind the crowd to the right, stood at the side of Shi Shu's mirror, he saw the pillar of fire leaning more and more to the right, Su Xinghe's clothes were full of air, it was like a sail sailing with the wind, both sides I can't help but push forward.
Ding Chunqiu talked and laughed freely, waving his sleeves lightly, as if he was careless.The praises of his disciples have already rang out: "Old Immortal Xingxiu lifts weights lightly, and his magical skills are world-class. Today, I will teach you to open your eyes." Su's old son has been exterminated." "Whoever refuses to accept, you might as well come and taste the Xingxiu old fairy's magical power one by one later." "You are timid, even if you join forces, that's okay!" "Throughout the ages, no one can And the old fairy Xingxiu! Whoever dares to act like a chariot with his arms is just asking for his own destruction."
Jiumozhi, Murong Fu, Duan Yanqing and others all thought in their hearts, if we join forces and attack Ding ChunQiu at this moment, even though XingXiu is powerful, he can't resist the joint efforts of several masters.But each of them respects their own status and is absolutely unwilling to join forces to attack one person; secondly, the deaf-mute old man and Xingxiu old monster self-mutilate in the same sect, so others don't need to participate; Although the group of disciples praised Master to the sky, Jiumozhi and the others only smiled slightly and ignored it.
All of a sudden, the pillar of fire spat forward and rolled onto Su Xinghe's body. A burst of scorched smell passed away, and his long beard was burned clean.Su Xinghe resisted with all his strength, and then pushed the pillar of fire away, but the flame was no more than two feet away from his body, stretching and trembling unceasingly, like a big python opening its mouth and sticking out its tongue, wanting to bite him.Xu Zhu was startled secretly: "Benefactor Su is afraid that he will be burned to death by Donor Ding in the blink of an eye, what should we do?"
Suddenly there were two bangs, followed by two bangs, and the sound of gongs and drums. It turned out that the disciples of the Xingxiu School had hidden gongs, drums, cymbals, and suona horns in their arms. Flag, yellow flag, red flag, purple flag, shout loudly.In the martial arts world, when two people are competing for internal strength, there is actually someone cheering with gongs and drums, this is a miracle that has never been seen since the beginning of the world.Jiumozhi laughed loudly, and said: "Old Monster XingXiu has such a thick skin, it is truly unprecedented!"
Amidst the sound of gongs and drums, a disciple of Xingxiu took out a piece of paper and recited it aloud, paralleling four Liliu, it turned out to be a "Praise to Xingxiu Old Immortal and Praise of the Central Plains".I don't know which rotten scholar this person invited to write this song of praise, but I can hear the high hats and flattery flying together, and the conch and gongs and drums ringing together.
Don't underestimate these shameless voices of praise, the internal strength of the old monster Yu Xingxiu has indeed greatly contributed to fueling the flames.Amidst the sound of gongs, drums and praises, the pillar of fire became more vigorous and moved forward another half a foot.
Suddenly footsteps sounded, more than 20 men rushed out from behind the house, and stood in front of Su Xinghe, they were the deaf-mute men who had just carried Xuannan and others up the mountain, all of them were Su Xinghe's disciples.Ding ChunQiu pressed with his palm force, the pillar of fire burned on these twenty people, there was a "chi chi" sound immediately, the skin of these people was scorched and their flesh was rotten.Su Xinghe wanted to push them away with a wave of his palm, but he was too far away and his palm strength was too weak.These twenty or so people stood straight, their whole bodies were on fire, but they never moved a bit, because they couldn't speak, which made them look even more tragic.
As a result, everyone in the audience was shocked, and even Wang Yuyan and Duan Yu turned their eyes.The blazing flames of the big fire column enveloped more than 20 deaf-mute men.
Duan Yu shouted: "Don't be so cruel!" He stretched out his right hand, intending to stab Ding Chunqiu with the "Six Meridians Excalibur", but he couldn't move the sword properly, the abundant internal energy in his whole body was only turning around in his body, but Cannot shoot from fingers.He was sweating profusely, and shouted: "Young Master Murong, stop it quickly."
Murong Fu said: "Brother Duan's Fang family is here, why would you dare to use an axe? Brother Duan's Six Meridian Excalibur, let's try another trick!"
Duan Yanqing came late, and did not see Duan Yu's Six Meridians Excalibur. Hearing Murong Fu's words, he couldn't help being shocked. Dots and strokes, the move is very reasonable, but the internal strength is not at all, and I thought: "What is the six-meridian sword, it scared me. It turns out that this kid is bluffing and deceiving. Although it is said that my Duan family has six Mai Shen Jian Qigong, but who has practiced it before?"
Murong Fu saw that Duan Yu did not make a move, he only thought that he intended to do so, he stood aside and watched the changes.
After a while, most of the twenty deaf-mute men died under the burning of the pillar of fire, and the rest were seriously injured and fell down one after another.Amidst the sound of gongs and drums, Ding Chunqiu waved his sleeves twice, and the pillar of fire rushed towards Su Xinghe again.
Xue Muhua shouted: "Don't hurt my master!" He jumped to block the fire pillar.Su Xinghe pushed him away with a wave of his palm, and said: "It's useless to die!" Concentrating the remaining power in his left hand, he struck towards the pillar of fire.At this time his internal energy was almost exhausted, this palm only blocked the pillar of fire for a while, he felt his whole body was hot, his eyes were all red, full of flames.At this time, the energy in the body is about to run out, thinking that after Ding Chunqiu kills him, he will break through the gate and go straight in. Master has pretended to be dead for thirty years, but in the end he still cannot escape the murderer.His body was tortured by the pillar of fire, and his heart was even more distressed.
Xu Zhu sees that Su Xinghe's situation is extremely critical, but he keeps standing there, unwilling to take half a step back.He couldn't see it anymore, rushed forward, grabbed his back, and shouted: "It's no use dying, let's get out of the way!" At this moment, Su Xinghe waved his palm and pushed out.The strength of his palm is extremely weakened, he didn't want to have any effect, but he just fought to the end and refused to wait for death, but he didn't know that an incomparably thick inner force suddenly came from behind the vest, and the family was exactly the same as his. The palm is pushed out, and the strength suddenly becomes stronger by many times.There is only a sound of Hu, the pillar of fire rolled backwards, and burned directly to Ding Chunqiu's body, the momentum was not exhausted, even the disciples of Xingxiu group were involved in the pillar of fire.
All of a sudden, the sound of gongs and drums was jingling, and there was a mess, cymbals and trumpets, rolling around everywhere. Among the chants of "Xingxiu School is powerful in the Central Plains, my teacher is invincible in the world", mixed with "Ouch, my mother!" Seriously, it's important for the Xingxiu faction to escape!" "The Xingxiu faction can bend and stretch, let's come to the Central Plains next time!" shouted.
Ding ChunQiu was shocked, actually Xu Zhu's internal strength combined with Su XingHe's palm style may not necessarily defeat him, it's just that when he was sure to win, he was feeling relaxed and happy, when he was completely defenseless, suddenly When he was counterattacked, he couldn't help but panic.At the same time, he noticed that the internal force contained in the opponent's palm is mature and sophisticated, far above his senior brother Su Xinghe, and it is obviously the kung fu of his school. Could it be that the master who killed him suddenly appeared?Is it the master's ghost who came to settle accounts with me?When he thought of this, he became flustered, unable to concentrate his internal energy, the pillar of fire rolled up on him, but he was unable to push it back, his clothes, beard and hair were all on fire.
Amidst the group of disciples shouting "Old Immortal Xingxiu's situation is not good", Ding Chunqiu panicked and shouted: "Iron-headed apprentice, act quickly!"
You TanZhi immediately waved his palm and pushed towards the fire pillar.Hearing the chi chi chi chi sound, the pillar of fire encountered the strange cold air in his palm, the flame was extinguished in an instant, and even the blue smoke disappeared very quickly, leaving only a few pieces of charred large pine logs in the ground.
Ding ChunQiu's eyebrows were burnt, his clothes were burnt and torn, he was extremely embarrassed, he was still afraid of the apparition of his master's ghost, he dared not to be fierce here, he shouted: "Let's go!" It's seven or eight feet away.
Disciples of the Xingxiu sect fled desperately, lost their gongs, drums and trumpets all over the place. The "Praise to the Old Immortal of Xingxiu Yang Wei Zhongyuan Praise" was not finished reading, but a large part of it was burned by the fire, flying with the wind, as if Laughing at the old monster Xingxiu for "showing off the Central Plains".
Only a scream of "Ah" was heard from a distance, a disciple of the Xingxiu Sect flew in the air, fell down, and remained motionless.Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, expecting that XingXiu boss was defeated, he became angry from embarrassment, one of the disciples comforted him, flattered him, slapped him on the horse's foot, and killed him with a slap.
Xuannan, Duan Yanqing, Jiumozhi and others all thought that the deaf-mute old man Su Xinghe had used a bitter trick to lure the enemy, making Ding Chunqiu spend his energy to burn a group of deaf-mute men, and then deal him a shocking blow, making him unable to parry. , and went away in defeat.The wise and martial arts of the deaf-mute old man has always been well-known in the rivers and lakes. Just now he started a vicious fight with the old monster XingXiu, only toppled the big pine trees with a diameter of one foot. , No one would think it strange to drive away the Xingxiu old monster.
Xuan Bu said: "Mr. Su's miraculous skills are profound, and he drove this old monster away. It is expected that he will be devastated after this fierce fight, and he will never dare to set foot in the Central Plains again. The benefit of Mr. Wulin is not small."
Su Xinghe caught a glimpse of Master's gemstone ring on Xu Zhu's finger, Fang Ming knew what was going on, he felt both sad and happy, seeing that nine out of ten disciples died, and the remaining ten to twenty percent were seriously injured. It was grief, and he was concerned about Master Yu's safety, he said a few perfunctory words to XuanNan, Murong Fu and others, then he took Xu Zhu's hand and said: "Little Master, please come in with me."
Xu Zhu looked at XuanNan, waiting for his show.Xuan couldn't help it: "Senior Su is an expert in martial arts, if you have any orders, you will obey them." Xu Zhu replied: "Yes!" Follow Su Xinghe into the wooden house through the hole.Su Xinghe casually moved a piece of wood to block the hole.
Everyone is a well-informed person in the rivers and lakes, and they all know that he does this because he doesn't want others to go in and spy, so no one will meddle in other people's business.The only thing that is not "well-informed" is Duan Yu.But at this moment, he has already concentrated his attention on Wang Yuyan, he doesn't even know that Su Xinghe and Xu Zhu entered the room, how can he be in the mood to care about other things?
Su Xinghe and Xu Zhu entered the house hand in hand, passed through two wooden walls, saw the old man lying on the ground, stretched out his hand, he was already dead.He had already anticipated this matter, but still couldn't help feeling sad, knelt down and kowtowed a few times, crying: "Master, master, you finally left your disciple!" Xu Zhu thought to himself: "This old man is indeed the master of Senior Su." Su Xinghe stopped his tears and stood up, helped his master's body, leaned on the board wall and sat upright, then supported Xu Zhu, let him also sit leaning against the wall, side by side with the old man's body. Xu Zhu muttered inwardly: "He told me to sit side by side with the old man's corpse, but what is he doing? Could it be... Could it be... Do you want me to die with his master?" He couldn't help but feel a chill in his body, he wanted to stand up , but dare not. Su Xinghe straightened his burnt clothes, then suddenly knelt down to Xu Zhu, kowtowed his head, and said: "Su Xinghe, the unworthy disciple of Xiaoyao Sect, pays homage to the new head of our sect." He only said in his heart: "This man is really crazy! This man is really crazy!" He quickly knelt down and kowtowed back, saying: "Old senior, if you do this great gift, you will kill this little monk." Su Xinghe said solemnly: "Brother, you are my master's closed disciple and the head of our sect. Even though I am a senior brother, I still want to kowtow to you!" Xu Zhu said: "This... this..." Only then did he realize that Su Xinghe is not crazy, but only because he is not, his situation is even more embarrassing, he only complains about the price of pearls. Su Xinghe said: "Junior Brother, you saved my life, and you fulfilled Master's wish. You deserve to be kowtowed by me. Master asked you to worship him as a teacher, and asked you to kowtow nine times. Have you kowtowed?" Xu Zhu said: "I kowtowed my head, but at that time I didn't know that I was an apprentice. I am a disciple of Shaolin School, I can't change into another school." Su Xinghe said: "Of course Master has thought of this move , the old man must have melted away your original kung fu and passed on your own kung fu. Master has passed on his whole life kung fu to you, right?" Xu Zhu could only nod his head and said: "Yes." Su Xinghe said: " The gemstone ring marked by the head of our sect is taken from his hand by Master and put on your hand, isn't it?" Xu Zhu said: "Yes! But... But I really don't know if it is What is the mark of the master." Su Xinghe sat cross-legged on the ground, and said: "Junior Brother, your blessings are extremely profound. Ding Chunqiu and I have been thinking about this gemstone ring for decades, but we still can't get it, but within an hour, you were accepted by Master." favor." Xu Zhu hurriedly took off the ring and handed it over, said: "Senior, just take it, this ring is useless for this little monk." Su Xinghe didn't answer, his face darkened, and he said: "Junior Brother, you were entrusted by Master when he was dying, how can you shirk your responsibility? Master gave you the ring to get rid of Mie Ding Chunqiu, right?" Xu Zhu said: "That's right. But the little monk's skills are shallow, how can he take on this important task?" Su Xinghe sighed, put the gemstone ring back on Xu Zhu's finger, and said: "Junior brother, you don't know much about the whole story, I will briefly explain it to you. This school is called Xiaoyao Sect, it has always followed the rules, the head of the sect People do not necessarily have to be headed by senior disciples, whoever has the strongest martial arts among the disciples will be the head of the sect." Xu Zhu said: "Yes, yes, but the martial arts of the young monk are extremely poor." Su Xinghe ignored his interruption, and said: "There are three fellow disciples of our master, and the master ranks second, but his martial arts is stronger than our martial uncle, so he is the head of the sect. Later, the master accepted me and Ding Chunqiu As a disciple, the master has set a rule, he has learned a lot, whoever wants to be the master has to compete in various skills, not only in martial arts, but also in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Ding Chunqiu knows nothing about various miscellaneous studies. There is no hope, unexpectedly Er suddenly plotted, knocked Master down a deep valley, and severely injured me." Xu Zhu once heard Xue Muhua talk about some of the reasons in his cellar, but he didn't expect this matter to fall on his head, he could only secretly groan in his heart, and casually said: "Benefactor Ding didn't kill you at that time .” Su Xinghe said: "Don't think that he still has the benevolence to save my life. First, he can't break through the formation of five elements, eight trigrams and Qimen Dunjia that I have set up for a while; second, I said to him: 'Ding Chunqiu, you plotted against Master, and your martial arts are better than mine, but the most profound kung fu of the Xiaoyao School, you can't get a hold of it. Do you want to read the book "Beiming Shengong"? "Lingbo Weibu" Do you want to learn the lightness kung fu? How about "Six Yang Palms of Tianshan Mountain"? "Xiaoyao Zhemei Shou"? "They are all the best martial arts of our school. Even our master didn't learn many kung fu because of his busy schedule. When Ding Chunqiu heard it, his whole body trembled with joy, and said: 'You hand over these martial arts secrets. If you come out, I will spare your life today." I said: "How can I have such a secret book? It's just where the master keeps the secret book, I know. If you want to kill me, just do it." Ding Chunqiu said: "Of course the secret book is It's beside Xingxiu Sea, don't I know?' I said, "That's right, it's indeed beside Xingxiu Sea. If you have the ability, go find it yourself." He pondered for a while, knowing that there are hundreds of miles around Xingxiu Sea, and there are several small books. I don't know where the secret book is hidden, it's really hard to find, so he said: "Okay, I won't kill you. But from now on, you have to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and you can't leak the secrets of our sect." "Why didn't he kill me? He just wants to keep me alive so that he can extract a confession. Otherwise, after killing me, no one in the world will know where these secret books are. In fact, these martial arts secret books are not in Xingxiu Sea at all. Scattered in the hands of the uncle, master, and uncle. Ding Chunqiu settled down by the Xingxiu Sea, turned over almost every stone, and naturally did not find the magic secret. He came to trouble me several times, and gave me a civil mechanism , Qimen Dunjia and other alchemy techniques to avoid. This time he wanted to ask me again, but seeing that there was no hope, he wanted to kill me to vent his anger." Xu Zhu said: "Fortunately, senior..." Su Xinghe said: "You are the head of our sect, why do you call me senior, you should call me Shige." Xu Zhu thought to himself: "This matter is extremely troublesome, I don't know how long it will be clear." He said: "Whether you are my senior brother or not, let's not say for now, even if you are really a senior brother, you are still a 'senior'." Su Xinghe nodded and said: "It makes sense. Fortunately, what about me?" Xu Zhu He said: "Fortunately, senior endured so hard and recharged his energy, until the last moment, he suddenly launched a surprise attack, causing this XingXiu boss to go away in a big defeat." Su Xinghe waved his hands again and again, and said: "Junior brother, it's your fault. It was you who used the miraculous skills taught by the master to help me and saved my life. Why are you humble and deny it? You and I are from the same sect. Brother, the position of head of the sect has been confirmed, and you saved my life, I will not covet your position as the head of the sect no matter what. You will never see outsiders again from now on." Xu Zhu was very surprised, said: "When did I help you? There is no way to talk about saving lives." Su Xinghe thought for a while, and said: "Perhaps you did it unintentionally, and I don't know. All in all, you Put your palms on my vest, and pass on the miraculous skills of our sect, only then can I turn defeat into victory." Xu Zhu said: "Oh, that's how it is. It was your master who saved your life, not me." Su Xinghe He said: "I said that this is the master who saved me with your hands, you have to admit it?" Xu Zhu had no choice but to nod his head and said: "Since you told me to admit it, I will admit it. .” Su Xinghe said again: "Just now you showed your magical power suddenly, you caught Ding Chunqiu by surprise, and then you scared him away. If it's a real fight, you and I work together, we are still no match for him. Otherwise, the master just needs to inject the magical power into him I can deal with this traitor with my own body, so why bother to find another successor? In the past 30 years, I have tried my best, but I have never been able to find someone to inherit Master's martial arts. Seeing that Master is getting old, it is even more difficult for him to succeed. I found it, not only must I have a super enlightened mind, but I must also be a handsome and handsome boy..." Xu Zhu heard him mention the word "beautiful boy", he frowned slightly, thinking: "Practicing martial arts, what does it have anything to do with being beautiful or ugly? His master and apprentice repeatedly mentioned the appearance of the successor, I don't know why ?” Su Xinghe glanced at him and sighed softly.Xu Zhu said: "Young monk looks ugly, definitely not qualified to be the successor of respecting the master. Senior, you go find a handsome and handsome young man, I will give him the magic skill of respecting the master, that's all." Su Xinghe was stunned, and said: "The magical skills of this school are connected with the heart, qi and blood. The gong exists in people, and the gong disappears and dies. Master passed on your magical skills and then went to immortality. Didn't you see it?" Xu Zhu stomped his feet repeatedly, said: "What should I do? Taught me to miss the important matter of respecting my master and seniors." Su Xinghe said: "Brother, this is the burden on your shoulders. Master set up this chess game to test the comprehension of others. This Zhenlong is really too difficult. I have been thinking hard for decades, but I still can't solve it." Open, only the younger brother can unravel, the four words 'enlightened mind is extremely high', that is suitable." Xu Zhu smiled wryly and said: "The same is inappropriate. This Zhenlong, I didn't solve it by myself at all." Then he told how his master uncle Xuannan transmitted the sound into the secret and secretly instructed him. Su Xinghe was skeptical, and said: "Look at Master Xuannan's expression, he has already been murdered by Ding Chunqiu, his magical skills have long been dispelled, and he may not be able to use the skill of 'transmitting sound into secret' again." He paused, He also said: "But the Shaolin School is the orthodox school of martial arts in the world. It's unknown if Master Xuannan is trying to be mysterious. That's beyond what I, a frog at the bottom of a well, can see. Junior brother, I will send people to spread the book everywhere, and invite the world's Go masters to come and explain this treasure." Long, anyone who likes chess, if they know there is such a chess club, they will come here for anything. It's just that they are too old, and their appearance... this... this one is not very handsome, and he is not from the martial arts. There is no need to ask for orders. Mr. Gusu Murong's face is like a crown of jade, and he is omnipotent in martial arts, so he was the best candidate, but he failed to untie it." Xu Zhu said: "Yes, Mr. Murong is a hundred times stronger than me. There is also Mr. Duan from the Duan family in Dali, he is also a handsome Mr. Jia." Su Xinghe said: "Oh, there is no need to mention this matter. I have heard that Duan Zhengchun, the king of the South of Dali Town, is good at the magical skill of the yang finger, and the most rare thing is that he is suave. Then I was fascinated and couldn't help it. I sent several disciples to Dali to invite him, but he was not in Dali, and I don't know where he went, but in the end he was a stupid baby son." Xu Zhu smiled slightly, said: "Mr. Duan's eyes are staring straight, his eyes are fixed on that Miss Wang." Su Xinghe shook his head, and said: "Sigh, sigh! Duan Zhengchun is promiscuous, known as the number one vagabond in the martial arts world, and the son he gave birth to is nothing like him. That Miss Wang, Miss Wang ignored him at all, she was really mad." Xu Zhu said: "Mr. Duan is deeply in love, he should be better than a vagabond, how can senior say 'sad'?" Su Xinghe said: "He has a smart face and a stupid heart, he has no means to deal with women, we can't use him " Xu Zhu said: "Yes!" He liked it secretly in his heart: "So you want to find a beautiful boy to deal with women, that's good, no matter what, you will never find me, an ugly monk." Su Xinghe asked: "Junior Brother, did Master guide you to find someone? Or gave you some map or something?" Xu Zhu was stunned, felt that something was wrong, he wanted to deny it, but he was taught by eminent monks in Shaolin Temple since he was young, not to tell lies, what's more, he had received the precepts of monks, "lying" is a great precept, he said in anticipation: "This... …this……" Su Xinghe said: "You are the head of the sect, if you ask me something, I have to answer it, otherwise you will kill me immediately. But if I ask you something, you can answer it as you like, or call me if you don't like it." Don't ask a lot of nonsense." When Su Xinghe said this, Xu Zhu couldn't hide it, he waved his hands repeatedly and said: "How can I be arrogant to you? Senior, your master gave this to me." He took out the scroll from his bosom, he saw Su Xinghe's body Shrinking, his expression was extremely respectful, he didn't dare to reach out to take it, so he opened it by himself. As soon as the scroll was unfolded, the two of them froze at the same time, and there was an unanimous "Hey", it turned out that what was drawn in the scroll was neither a geographical figure nor a landscape, but a beautiful girl in palace attire. Xu Zhu said: "So it's that Miss Wang outside." But this scroll is yellow and old, at least thirty or forty years old, and the blue and ink colors in the picture are also quite peeling off. It is obviously an old painting, and Wang Yuyan is much older than Wang Yuyan anyway. It is incredible that she could have been painted decades or even centuries ago.The brushstrokes in the picture are neat and neat, but lively and flowing. The people in the painting are lifelike and lively, just like Wang Yuyan is shrunk, flattened, and put into the painting. Xu Zhu was amazed, when he looked at Su Xinghe, he saw him stretching out his right finger, imitating the strokes of the painting stroke by stroke, he admired for a long time, then suddenly he seemed to wake up from a dream, and said: "Junior brother, please don't be offended, little one My brother's bad temper broke out, and as soon as I saw Master's wonderful painting brush, I wanted to learn it again. Alas, I can't eat too much, I want to learn everything, but in the end I can't achieve anything, and I failed so badly in Ding Chunqiu's hands." Said, he hurriedly rolled up the scroll and handed it back to Xu Zhu, fearing that if he looked at it for a while, he would be fascinated by the brush and ink in the painting.He closed his eyes and calmed down, then shook his head vigorously, as if he wanted to expel the painting from his mind, after a while, he opened his eyes and said: "When Master handed you this scroll, what did you say? " Xu Zhu said: "He said that my kung fu at the moment is not enough to punish Ding ChunQiu, I must use this scroll to go to Wuliang Mountain in Dali, find a large number of martial arts classics that he had hidden back then, and learn Kung Fu again. But I probably can't learn it by myself, so I have to ask another person to show me. He said that the painting on the scroll is the place where he enjoyed a lot of happiness in the past, so it should be famous mountains and rivers, or a quiet place, but why is it a portrait of Miss Wang? Could it be that he took the wrong scroll?" Su Xinghe said: "Master's actions are unpredictable, you will naturally understand when the time comes. You must obey the master's order, try to learn Kung Fu well, and get rid of Ding Chunqiu." Xu Zhu muttered: "This... this... the young monk is a disciple of Shaolin, he must go back to the temple to report his orders. After arriving in the temple, he will practice meditation, worship the Buddha and chant sutras, and he will never come out again." Su Xinghe was shocked, jumped up, burst into tears, knelt down in front of Xu Zhu, kowtowed like garlic, and said: "Sect Master, if you don't obey Master's last instruction, isn't his death in vain?" Xu Zhu also knelt down, bowed to him, and said: "The little monk entered the Buddhist sect, refrained from anger and killing, previously promised the revered master to get rid of Ding Chunqiu, thinking about it now is always inappropriate. The Shaolin sect's rules are very strict, no matter what the little monk Why don't you dare to change into another faction and do anything wrong." No matter whether Su Xinghe cried and begged, used metaphors to enlighten him, or even threatened and coerced him, Xu Zhu would never agree. There was nothing Su Xinghe could do, sad and desperate, he said to his master's corpse: "Master, the head of the sect refuses to obey your last order, this little disciple is powerless, and decides to go with you." On the lower foot, he swooped down from mid-air and knocked the Tianling Gai onto the stone floor. Xu Zhu screamed: "I can't do it!" and hugged him.At this moment, not only his inner strength is strong, but also his hands and feet are more agile than before, after hugging him, Su Xinghe can't move immediately. Su Xinghe said: "Why don't you allow me to commit suicide?" Xu Zhu said: "Being a monk is based on compassion, so naturally I can't bear to see you die." Su Xinghe said: "You let me go, I am determined not to want to live anymore." Xu Zhu Said: "I won't let go." Su Xinghe said: "Could it be that you will hold me for the rest of your life?" Xu Zhu thought this is not bad, so he turned him upside down, put his head up and his feet down, and said : "Okay, let me let you go, but you are not allowed to commit suicide." Su Xinghe had an idea, and said: "You won't allow me to commit suicide? That's right, I should obey the order of the master. Miaoji, master, you finally agreed to be the master of this sect!" Xu Zhu shook his head and said: "I didn't agree. Where did I agree?" Su Xinghe laughed, and said: "Master, it is useless for you to go back on your word. You have issued orders to me, and I have obeyed your orders. I will never dare to commit suicide again. I, Mr. Congbian, Su Xinghe Who is it? Apart from obeying the words of the head of the sect, who dares to issue orders to me? You might as well ask Master Xuannan of the Shaolin sect, even the Abbot Xuanci of the Shaolin Temple would not dare to order me How am I." The deaf-mute old man is very famous in Jianghu, Xu Zhu had heard his uncle Master XuanNan said on the way, Su Xinghe said that no one dared to give orders to him, it was not in vain.Xu Zhu said: "I'm not daring to tell you what to do, but I just advise you to cherish life, that's also a good intention." Su Xinghe said: "I dare not come here to ask whether you have good intentions or malicious intentions. If you tell me to die, I will die immediately; if you tell me to live, I dare not stop living. This order of life and death is the best in the world. Waiting for the great authority. If you are not my head, how can you just let me die and let me live?" Xu Zhu couldn't argue, he said: "Since that's the case, what I said just now is considered wrong, I just cancel it." Su Xinghe said: "If you cancel the order 'Don't allow me to commit suicide', then you will tell me to commit suicide. Follow the order, I will commit suicide immediately." His method of committing suicide is very strange, he jumped up again, with his head down and his feet on the ground. swooped down on the slate. Xu Zhu hurriedly hugged him tightly again, said: "No, no! I didn't tell you to commit suicide!" Su Xinghe said: "Yes, you don't allow me to commit suicide. Please follow the order of the head." Xu Zhu put him back in place, scratched his bald head, speechless. Su Xinghe is known as "Mr. Congbian", this nickname is not for nothing, he is eloquent, although he has been silent for thirty years, now he uses his lips and tongue again, he is still eloquent.Xu Zhu is young and simple in nature, he never argues with his brothers in the temple, how can he be Su Xinghe's opponent?Xu Zhu felt in his heart that "repealing the order not to allow him to commit suicide" is not the same as "telling him to commit suicide", and "not telling him to commit suicide" is not the same as "not allowing him to commit suicide".It's just that Su Xinghe is eloquent, preempting every sentence, Xu Zhu couldn't argue, he was stunned for a while, then sighed: "Senior, I can't argue with you. But you want me to change into your sect, after all, it will be difficult for me to obey." Su Xinghe said: "When we came in, what did Master Xuannan tell you? Do you have to obey what Master Xuannan said?" Xu Zhu was stunned, and said: "Master uncle called me... called me... called me You are the Lord." Su Xinghe was very proud, and said: "Yes, Master Xuannan told you to listen to my words. My words are: You should obey our master's last order and be the head of our sect. You don’t need to pay attention to the words of the high-ranking monks. So, if you obey Master Xuannan, then you are the head of the Xiaoyao Sect; if you don’t obey Master Xuannan, you are also the head of the Xiaoyao Sect. Because only you did it Only the head of Xiaoyao Sect can ignore Master Xuannan's words, otherwise, why don't you listen to Master Uncle's orders?" This argument, Xu Zhu heard every sentence makes sense, but he was speechless for a while . Su Xinghe said again: "Junior Brother, Master Xuannan and several other monks of Shaolin School have all been poisoned by Ding Chunqiu, if you don't rescue them, your lives will be in danger, in this world, only you can save them. As for whether to save or not, that is entirely up to you." Xu Zhu said: "It is true that my senior uncle was murdered by Ding ChunQiu, several other senior uncles were also injured, but... but my skills are low, how can I save them?" Su Xinghe smiled slightly, and said: "Junior brother, our sect is not only good at martial arts, medicine, divination, astrology, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all kinds of learning. You have a nephew Xue Muhua, who only knows a little bit about medicine , people in the world are actually called "Master Xue" and got a nickname "Yan Wangdi". Wouldn't it make people's mouths crooked? Master Xuannan is Ding Chunqiu's "Huagong Dafa", the square-faced master The man in the iron mask was wounded with the 'Ice Silkworm Palm', and the tall and thin master was kicked three inches below the left side by Ding Chunqiu, hurting his meridians..." Su Xinghe eloquently told everyone's injuries and reasons.Xu Zhu was greatly amazed, said: "Senior, I saw you were concentrating on the chess game, you didn't take a second look at them, and you didn't go to treat the wounded or sick, how did you know so clearly?" Su Xinghe said: "Injuries due to fighting in the martial arts are obvious at a glance, and there is nothing easy to see. Only natural weakness, wind and evil, typhoid and damp heat are difficult to diagnose. Junior brother, you have been a master for more than seventy years. Divine skills, using them to heal wounds and illnesses, can be said to be beneficial. It is indeed extremely difficult to recover Master Xuannan's lost skills, and it is only a matter of effort for him to heal from injuries and save his life." Xu Zhu was taught luck and the method of dispelling cold poison; he also gave detailed guidance on what kind of method to use to treat Xuannan and what kind of method to use to treat turmoil, because of different injuries and poisons of people, they should be treated separately. Xu Zhu firmly remembered the technique taught by Su Xinghe in his heart, but he only knew it but didn't know why. Su Xinghe saw that he was correct in the audition, smiled and praised: "The master has a very good memory, he can learn it as soon as he learns it." Xu Zhu saw that his smile was quite secretive, he seemed to have malicious intentions, he couldn't help being suspicious, and asked: "Why are you laughing?" Su Xinghe immediately bowed respectfully and said solemnly: "Little brother, I don't dare to laugh. I am disrespectful, please forgive me, the head of the sect." Xu Zhu was eager to heal everyone's wounds, so he stopped asking, "Let's go outside and have a look!" Su Xinghe said: "Yes!" Followed Xu Zhu After that, go outside the house.
I saw a group of injured people sitting cross-legged on the ground, closing their eyes and resting their minds.Murong Fu used his internal energy subtly to relieve the pain of Bao BuTong and Feng BoE.Wang Yuyan was bandaging Gongye's wound.Xue Muhua was sweating profusely, running back and forth, when he saw someone in danger, he rushed to treat him, but when this person became calm for a while, someone on the other side yelled again.Seeing Su Xinghe coming out, he felt relieved, rushed over, and said: "Master, you old man, quickly think of a way." Xu Zhu walked up to XuanNan, saw that he was practicing kung fu with his eyes closed, he stood with his hands down, not daring to speak.Xuannan slowly opened his eyes, sighed softly, and said: "Your master uncle is incompetent, you were brutally murdered by Ding Chunqiu, and the reputation of our sect was ruined, you are really ashamed. You go back and report to the abbot, and you will accuse me... Said that my uncle Xuantong and I have no face to go back to the temple." 虚竹往昔见到这位师伯祖，总是见他道貌庄严，不怒自威，对之不敢逼视，此刻却见他神色黯然，一副英雄末路的凄凉之态，他如此说，更有自寻了断之意，忙道：“师伯祖，你老人家不必难过。咱们习武之人，须无嗔怒心，无争竞心，无胜败心，无得失心……”顺口而出，竟将师父平日告诫他的话，转而向师伯祖说了起来，待得省觉不对，急忙住口，已说了好几句。 玄难微微一笑，叹道：“话是不错，但你师伯祖内力既失，禅定之力也没有了。” 虚竹道：“是，是。徒孙不知轻重之下，胡说八道。”正想出手替他治伤，蓦地里想起苏星河诡秘的笑容，心中一惊：“他教我伸掌拍击师伯祖的天灵盖要穴，怎知他不是故意害人？万一我一掌拍下，竟将功力已失的师伯祖打死了，那便如何是好？” 玄难道：“你向方丈禀报，本寺来日大难，务当加意戒备。一路上小心在意，你天性淳厚，持戒与禅定两道，那是不必担心的，今后要多在'慧'字上下功夫，四卷《楞伽经》该当用心研读。唉，只可惜你师伯祖不能好好指点你了。” 虚竹道：“是，是。”听他对自己甚是关怀，心下感激，又道：“师伯祖，本寺既有大难，更须你老人家保重身子，回寺协助方丈，共御大敌。”玄难脸现苦笑，说道：“我……我中了丁春秋的'化功大法'，已经成为废人，哪里还能协助方丈，共御大敌？”虚竹道：“师伯祖，聪辩先生教了弟子一套疗伤之法，弟子不自量力，想替慧方师伯试试，请师伯祖许可。” 玄难微感诧异，心想聋哑老人是薛神医的师父，所传的医疗之法定然有些道理，不知何以他自己不出手，也不叫薛慕华施治，便道：“聪辩先生所授，自然是十分高明的了。”说着向苏星河望了一眼，对虚竹道：“那你就照试罢。” 虚竹走到慧方身前，躬身道：“师伯，弟子奉师伯祖法谕，给师伯疗伤，得罪莫怪。”慧方微笑点头。虚竹依着苏星河所教方法，在慧方左胁下小心摸准了部位，右手反掌击出，打在他左胁之下。 慧方“哼”的一声，身子摇晃，只觉胁下似乎穿了一孔，全身鲜血精气，源源不绝的从这孔中流出，霎时之间，全身只觉空荡荡地，似乎皆无所依，但游坦之寒冰毒掌所引起的麻痒酸痛，顷刻间便已消除。虚竹这疗伤之法，并不是以内力助他驱除寒毒，而是以修积七十余年的“北冥真气”在他胁下一击，开了一道宣泄寒毒的口子。便如有人为毒蛇所咬，便割破伤口，挤出毒液一般。只是这门“气刀割体”之法，部位错了固然不行，倘若真气内力不足，一击之力不能直透经脉，那么毒气非但宣泄不出，反而更逼进了脏腑，病人立即毙命。 虚竹一掌击出，心中惊疑不定，见慧方的身子由摇晃而稳定，脸上闭目蹙眉的痛楚神色渐渐变为舒畅轻松，其实只片刻间的事，在他却如过了好几个时辰一般。 又过片刻，慧方舒了口气，微笑道：“好师侄，这一掌的力道可不小啊。” 虚竹大喜，说道：“不敢。”回头向玄难道：“师伯祖，其余几位师伯叔，弟子也去施治一下，好不好？” 玄难这时也是满脸喜容，但摇头道：“不！你先治别家前辈，再治自己人。” 虚竹心中一凛，忙道：“是！”寻思：“先人后己，才是我佛大慈大悲、救度众生的本怀。”眼见包不同身子剧战，牙齿互击，格格作响，当即走到他身前，说道：“包三先生，聪辩先生教了小僧一个治疗寒毒的法门，小僧今日初学，难以精熟，这就给包三先生施治。失敬之处，还请原谅。”说着摸摸包不同的胸口。 包不同笑道：“你干什么？”虚竹提起右掌，砰的一声，打在他胸口。包不同大怒，骂道：“臭和……”这“尚”字还没出口，突觉纠缠着他多日不去的寒毒，竟迅速异常的从胸口受击处涌了出去，这个“尚”字便咽在肚里，再也不骂出去了。 虚竹替诸人泄去游坦之的冰蚕寒毒，再去治中了丁春秋毒手之人。那些人有的是被“化功大法”消去功力，虚竹在其天灵盖“百会穴”或心口“灵台穴”击以一掌，固本培元；有的是为内力所伤，虚竹以手指刺穴，化去星宿派的内力。总算他记心甚好，于苏星河所授的诸般不同医疗法门，居然记得清清楚楚，依人而施，只一顿饭时分，便将各人身上所感的痛楚尽数解除。受治之人固然心下感激，旁观者也对聋哑老人的神术佩服已极，但想他是薛神医的师父，倒也不以为奇。 最后虚竹走到玄难身前，躬身道：“师伯祖，弟子斗胆，要在师伯祖'百会穴'上拍击一掌。” 玄难微笑道：“你得聪辩先生青眼，居然学会了如此巧妙的疗伤本事，福缘着实不小，你尽管在我'百会穴'上拍击便是。” 虚竹躬身道：“如此弟子放肆了！”当他在少林寺之时，每次见到玄难，都是远远的望见，偶尔玄难聚集众僧，讲解少林派武功的心法，虚竹也是随众侍立，从未和他对答过什么话，这次要他出手拍击师伯祖的天灵盖，虽说是为了疗伤，究竟心下惴惴，又见他笑得颇为奇特，不知是何用意，定了定神，又说一句：“弟子冒犯，请师伯祖恕罪！”这才走上一步，提掌对准玄难的“百会穴”，不轻不重，不徐不疾，挥掌拍了下去。 虚竹手掌刚碰到玄难的脑门，玄难脸上忽现古怪笑容，跟着“啊”的一声长呼，突然身子瘫软，扭动了几下，俯伏在地，一动也不动了。 旁观众人齐声惊呼，虚竹更是吓得心中怦怦乱跳，急忙抢上前去，扶起玄难。慧方等诸僧也一齐赶到。看玄难时，只见他脸现笑容，但呼吸已停，竟已毙命。虚竹惊叫：“师伯祖，师伯祖！你怎么了？” 忽听得苏星河叫道：“是谁？站住！”从东南角上疾窜而至，说道：“有人在后暗算，但这人身法好快，竟没能看清楚是谁！”抓起玄难的手脉，皱眉道：“玄难大师功力已失，在旁人暗算之下，全无抵御之力，竟尔圆寂了。”突然间微微一笑，神色古怪。 虚竹脑中混乱一片，只是哭叫：“师伯祖，师伯祖，你……你怎么会……”蓦地想起苏星河在木屋中诡秘的笑容，怒道：“聪辩先生，你从实说来，到底我师伯祖如何会死？这不是你有意陷害么？” 苏星河双膝跪地，说道：“启禀掌门人，苏星河决不敢陷掌门人于不义。玄难大师突然圆寂，确是有人暗中加害。”虚竹道：“你在那木屋中古里古怪的好笑，那是什么缘故？”苏星河惊道：“我笑了么？我笑了么？掌门人，你可得千万小心，有人……”一句话没说完，突然住口，脸上又现出诡秘之极的笑容。 薛慕华大叫：“师父！”忙从怀中取出一瓶解毒药丸，急速拔开瓶塞，倒了三粒药丸在手，塞入苏星河口中。但苏星河早已气绝，解毒药丸停在他口里，再难咽下。薛慕华放声大哭，说道：“师父给丁春秋下毒害死了，丁春秋这恶贼……”说到这里，已是泣不成声。 康广陵扑向苏星河身上，薛慕华忙抓住他后心，奋力拉开，哭道：“师父身上有毒。”范百龄、苟读、吴领军、冯阿三、李傀儡、石清露一齐围在苏星河身旁，无不又悲又怒。
康广陵跟随苏星河日久，深悉本门的规矩，初时见师父向虚竹跪倒，口称“掌门人”，已猜中了八九成，再凝神向他手指审视，果见戴着一枚宝石指环，便道：“众位师弟，随我参见本派新任掌门师叔。”说着在虚竹面前跪倒，磕下头去。范百龄等一怔，均即省悟，便也一一磕头。 虚竹心乱如麻，说道：“丁……丁春秋那个奸贼施主，害死我师伯祖，又害死了你们的师父。” 康广陵道：“报仇诛奸，全凭掌门师叔主持大计。” 虚竹是个从未见过世面的小和尚，说到武功见识，名位声望，眼前这些人个个远在他之上，心中只是转念：“非为师伯祖复仇不可，非为聪辩先生复仇不可，非为屋中的老人复仇不可！”口中大声叫了出来：“非杀丁春秋……丁春秋这恶人……恶贼施主不可。” 康广陵又磕下头去，说道：“掌门师叔答允诛奸，为我等师父报仇，众师侄深感掌门师叔的大恩大德。”范百龄、薛慕华等也一起磕头。虚竹忙跪下还礼，道：“不敢，不敢，众位请起。”康广陵道：“师叔，小侄有事禀告，此处人多不便，请到屋中，由小侄面陈。”虚竹道：“好！”站起身来。众人也都站起。 虚竹跟着康广陵，正要走入木屋中，范百龄道：“且慢！师父在这屋内中了丁老贼的毒手，掌门师叔和大师兄还是别再进去的好，这老贼诡计多端，防不胜防。”康广陵点头道：“此言甚是！掌门师叔万金之体，不能再冒此险。”薛慕华道：“两位便在此处说话好了。咱们在四边察看。以防老贼再使什么诡计。”说着首先走了开去，其余冯阿三、吴领军等也都走到十余丈外。其实这些人除了薛慕华外，不是功力消散，便是身受重伤，倘若丁春秋前来袭击，除了出声示警之外，实无防御之力。 慕容复、邓百川等见他们自己本派的师弟都远远避开，也都走向一旁。鸠摩智、段延庆等虽见事情古怪，但事不干己，径自分别离去。 康广陵道：“师叔……”虚竹道：“我不是你师叔，也不是你们的什么掌门人，我是少林寺的和尚，跟你们'逍遥派'全不相干。”康广陵道：“师叔，你何必不认？'逍遥派'的名字，若不是本门中人，外人是决计听不到的。倘若旁人有意或无意的听了去，本门的规矩是立杀无赦，纵使追到天涯海角，也要杀之灭口。”虚竹打了个寒噤，心道：“这规矩太也邪门。如此一来，倘若我不答应投入他们的门派，他们便要杀我了？” 康广陵又道：“师叔适才替大伙儿治伤的手法，正是本派的嫡传内功。师叔如何投入本派，何时得到太师父的心传，小侄不敢多问。或许因为师叔破解了太师父的珍珑棋局，我师父依据太师父遗命，代师收徒，代传掌门人职位，亦未可知。总而言之，本派的'逍遥神仙环'是戴在师叔手指上，家师临死之时向你磕头，又称你为'掌门人'，师叔不必再行推托。推来推去，托来托去，也是没用的。” 虚竹向左右瞧了几眼，见慧方等人正自抬了玄难的尸身，走向一旁，又见苏星河的尸身仍是直挺挺的跪在地下，脸上露出诡秘的笑容，心中一酸，说道：“这些事情，一时也说不清楚，现下我师伯祖死了，真不知如何是好。老前辈……” 康广陵急忙跪下，说道：“师叔千万不可如此称呼，太也折杀小侄了！”虚竹皱眉道：“好，你快请起。”康广陵这才站起。虚竹道：“老前辈……”他这三字一出口，康广陵又是噗的一声跪倒。 虚竹道：“我忘了，不能如此叫你。快请起来。”取出那老人给他的卷轴，展了开来，说道：“你师父叫我凭此卷轴，去设法学习武功。用来诛却丁施主。” 康广陵看了看画中的宫装美女，摇头道：“小侄不明其中道理，师叔还是妥为收藏，别给外人瞧见了。我师父生前既如此说，务请师叔看在我师父的份上，依言而行。小侄要禀告师叔的是，家师所中之毒，叫做'三笑逍遥散'。此毒中于无形，中毒之初，脸上现出古怪的笑容，中毒者自己却并不知道，笑到第三笑，便即气绝身亡。” 虚竹低头道：“说也惭愧，尊师中毒之初，脸上现出古怪笑容，我以小人之心，妄加猜度，还道尊师不怀善意，倘若当时便即坦诚问他，尊师立加救治，便不致到这步田地了。” 康广陵摇头道：“这'三笑逍遥散'一中在身上，便难解救。丁老贼所以能横行无忌，这'三笑逍遥散'也是原因之一。人家都知道'化功大法'的名头，只因为中了'化功大法'功力虽失，尚能留下一条性命来广为传播，一中'三笑逍遥散'，却是一瞑不视了。” 虚竹点头道：“这当真歹毒！当时我便站在尊师身旁，没丝毫察觉丁春秋如何下毒，我武功平庸，见识浅薄，这也罢了，可是丁春秋怎么没向我下手，饶过了我一条小命？” 康广陵道：“想来他嫌你本事低微，不屑下毒。掌门师叔，我瞧你年纪轻轻，能有多大本领？治伤疗毒之法虽好，那也是我师父教你的，可算不了什么，丁老怪不会将你瞧在眼里的。”他说到此处，忽然想到，这么说未免不大客气，忙又说道：“掌门师叔，我这么说老实话，或许你会见怪，但就算你要见怪，我还是觉得你武功恐怕不大高明。” 虚竹道：“你说得一点不错，我武功低微之极，丁老贼……罪过罪过，小僧口出恶言，犯了'恶口戒'，不似佛门弟子……那丁春秋丁施主确是不屑杀我。” 虚竹心地诚朴，康广陵不通世务，都没想到，丁春秋潜入木屋，听到苏星河正在传授治伤疗毒的法门，岂有对虚竹不加暗算之理？哪有什么见他武功低微、不屑杀害？那“三笑逍遥散”是以内力送毒，弹在对方身上，丁春秋在木屋之中，分别以内力将“三笑逍遥散”弹向苏星河与虚竹，后来又以此加害玄难。苏星河恶战之余，筋疲力竭，玄难内力尽失，先后中毒。虚竹却甫得七十余载神功，丁春秋的内力尚未及身，已被反激了出来，尽数加在苏星河身上，虚竹却半点也没染着。丁春秋与人正面对战时不敢擅使“三笑逍遥散”，便是生恐对方内力了得、将剧毒反弹出来之故。 康广陵道：“师叔，这就是你的不是了。逍遥派非佛非道，独来独往，那是何等逍遥自在？你是本派掌门，普天下没一个能管得你。你乘早脱了袈裟，留起头发，娶他十七八个姑娘做老婆。还管他什么佛门不佛门？什么恶口戒、善口戒？” 他说一句，虚竹念一句“阿弥陀佛”，待他说完，虚竹道：“在我面前，再也休出这等亵渎我佛的言语。你有话要跟我说，到底要说什么？” 康广陵道：“啊哟，你瞧我真是老糊涂了，说了半天，还没说到正题。掌门师叔，将来你年纪大了，可千万别学上我这毛病才好。糟糕，糟糕，又岔了开去，还是没说到正题，当真该死。掌门师叔，我要求你一件大事，请你恩准。” 虚竹道：“什么事要我准许，那可不敢当了。” 康广陵道：“唉！本门中的大事，若不求掌门人准许，却又求谁去？我们师兄弟八人，当年被师父逐出门墙，那也不是我们犯了什么过失，而是师父怕丁老贼对我们加害，又不忍将我们八人刺聋耳朵、割断舌头，这才出此下策。师父今日是收回成命了，又叫我们重入师门，只是没禀明掌门人，没行过大礼，还算不得是本门正式弟子，因此要掌门人金言许诺。否则我们八人到死还是无门无派的孤魂野鬼，在武林中抬不起头来，这滋味可不好受。” 虚竹心想：“这个'逍遥派'掌门人，我是万万不做的，但若不答允他，这老儿缠夹不清，不知要纠缠到几时，只有先答允了再说。”便道：“尊师既然许你们重列门墙，你们自然是回了师门了，还担心什么？” 康广陵大喜，回头大叫：“师弟、师妹，掌门师叔已经允许咱们重回师门了！” “函谷八友”中其余七人一听，尽皆大喜，当下老二棋迷范百龄、老三书呆子苟读、老四丹青名手吴领军、老五阎王敌薛慕华、老六巧匠冯阿三、老七莳花少妇石清露、老八爱唱戏的李傀儡，一齐过来向掌门师叔叩谢，想起师父不能亲见八人重归师门，又痛哭起来。 虚竹极是尴尬，眼见每一件事情，都是教自己这个“掌门师叔”的名位深陷一步，敲钉转脚，越来越不易摆脱。自己是名门正宗的少林弟子，却去当什么邪门外道的掌门人，那不是荒唐之极么？眼见范百龄等都喜极而涕，自己若对“掌门人”的名位提出异议，又不免大煞风景，无可奈何之下，只有摇头苦笑。一转头间，只见慕容复、段延庆、段誉、王语嫣、慧字六僧，以及玄难都已不见，这岭上松林之中，就只剩下他逍遥派的九人，惊道：“咦！他们都到哪里去了？” 吴领军道：“慕容公子和少林派众高僧见咱们谈论不休，都已各自去了！”
虚竹叫道：“哎唷！”发足便追了下去，他要追上慧方等人，同回少林，禀告方丈和自己的受业师父；同时内心深处，也颇有“溜之大吉”之意，要摆脱逍遥派群弟子的纠缠。 他疾行了半个时辰，越奔越快，始终没见到慧字六僧。他已得逍遥老人七十余年神功，奔行之速，疾逾骏马，刚一下岭便已过了慧字六僧的头。他只道慧字六僧在前，拚命追赶，殊不知仓卒之际，在山坳转角处没见到六僧，几个起落便已远远将他们抛在后面。 虚竹直追到傍晚，仍不见六位师叔伯的踪迹，好生奇怪，猜想是走岔了道，重行回头奔行二十余里，向途人打听，谁都没见到六个和尚。这般来回疾行，居然丝毫不觉疲累，眼看天黑，肚里却饿起来了，走到一处镇甸的饭店之中，坐下来要了两碗素面。 素面一时未能煮起，虚竹不住向着店外大道东张西望，忽听得身旁一个清朗的声音说道：“和尚，你在等什么人么？”虚竹转过头来，见西首靠窗的座头上坐着个青衫少年，秀眉星目，皮色白净，相貌极美，约莫十七八岁年纪，正自笑吟吟的望着他。 虚竹道：“正是！请问小相公，你可见到六个和尚么？”那少年道：“没见到六个和尚，一个和尚倒看见的。”虚竹道：“嗯，一个和尚，请问相公在何处见到。”那少年道：“便在这家饭店中见到。” 虚竹心想：“一个和尚，那便不是慧方师伯他们一干人了。但既是僧人，说不定也能打听到一些消息。”问道：“请问相公，那和尚是何等模样？多大年纪？往何方而去？” 那少年微笑道：“这个和尚高额大耳，阔口厚唇，鼻孔朝天，约莫二十三四岁年纪，他是在这饭店之中等吃两碗素面，尚未动身。” 虚竹哈哈一笑，说道：“小相公原来说的是我。”那少年道：“相公便是相公，为什么要加个'小'字？我只叫你和尚，可不叫你作小和尚。”这少年说来声音娇嫩，清脆动听。虚竹道：“是，该当称相公才是。” 说话之间，店伴端上两碗素面。虚竹道：“相公，小僧要吃面了。”那少年道：“青菜蘑菇，没点油水，有什么好吃？来来来，你到我这里来，我请你吃白肉，吃烧鸡。”虚竹道：“罪过，罪过。小僧一生从未碰过荤腥，相公请便。”说着侧过身子，自行吃面，连那少年吃肉吃鸡的情状也不愿多看。 他肚中甚饥，片刻间便吃了大半碗
Su Xinghe and Xu Zhu entered the house hand in hand, passed through two wooden walls, saw the old man lying on the ground, stretched out his hand, he was already dead.He had already anticipated this matter, but still couldn't help feeling sad, knelt down and kowtowed a few times, crying: "Master, master, you finally left your disciple!" Xu Zhu thought to himself: "This old man is indeed the master of Senior Su." Su Xinghe stopped his tears and stood up, helped his master's body, leaned on the board wall and sat upright, then supported Xu Zhu, let him also sit leaning against the wall, side by side with the old man's body. Xu Zhu muttered inwardly: "He told me to sit side by side with the old man's corpse, but what is he doing? Could it be... Could it be... Do you want me to die with his master?" He couldn't help but feel a chill in his body, he wanted to stand up , but dare not. Su Xinghe straightened his burnt clothes, then suddenly knelt down to Xu Zhu, kowtowed his head, and said: "Su Xinghe, the unworthy disciple of Xiaoyao Sect, pays homage to the new head of our sect." He only said in his heart: "This man is really crazy! This man is really crazy!" He quickly knelt down and kowtowed back, saying: "Old senior, if you do this great gift, you will kill this little monk." Su Xinghe said solemnly: "Brother, you are my master's closed disciple and the head of our sect. Even though I am a senior brother, I still want to kowtow to you!" Xu Zhu said: "This... this..." Only then did he realize that Su Xinghe is not crazy, but only because he is not, his situation is even more embarrassing, he only complains about the price of pearls. Su Xinghe said: "Junior Brother, you saved my life, and you fulfilled Master's wish. You deserve to be kowtowed by me. Master asked you to worship him as a teacher, and asked you to kowtow nine times. Have you kowtowed?" Xu Zhu said: "I kowtowed my head, but at that time I didn't know that I was an apprentice. I am a disciple of Shaolin School, I can't change into another school." Su Xinghe said: "Of course Master has thought of this move , the old man must have melted away your original kung fu and passed on your own kung fu. Master has passed on his whole life kung fu to you, right?" Xu Zhu could only nod his head and said: "Yes." Su Xinghe said: " The gemstone ring marked by the head of our sect is taken from his hand by Master and put on your hand, isn't it?" Xu Zhu said: "Yes! But... But I really don't know if it is What is the mark of the master." Su Xinghe sat cross-legged on the ground, and said: "Junior Brother, your blessings are extremely profound. Ding Chunqiu and I have been thinking about this gemstone ring for decades, but we still can't get it, but within an hour, you were accepted by Master." favor." Xu Zhu hurriedly took off the ring and handed it over, said: "Senior, just take it, this ring is useless for this little monk." Su Xinghe didn't answer, his face darkened, and he said: "Junior Brother, you were entrusted by Master when he was dying, how can you shirk your responsibility? Master gave you the ring to get rid of Mie Ding Chunqiu, right?" Xu Zhu said: "That's right. But the little monk's skills are shallow, how can he take on this important task?" Su Xinghe sighed, put the gemstone ring back on Xu Zhu's finger, and said: "Junior brother, you don't know much about the whole story, I will briefly explain it to you. This school is called Xiaoyao Sect, it has always followed the rules, the head of the sect People do not necessarily have to be headed by senior disciples, whoever has the strongest martial arts among the disciples will be the head of the sect." Xu Zhu said: "Yes, yes, but the martial arts of the young monk are extremely poor." Su Xinghe ignored his interruption, and said: "There are three fellow disciples of our master, and the master ranks second, but his martial arts is stronger than our martial uncle, so he is the head of the sect. Later, the master accepted me and Ding Chunqiu As a disciple, the master has set a rule, he has learned a lot, whoever wants to be the master has to compete in various skills, not only in martial arts, but also in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Ding Chunqiu knows nothing about various miscellaneous studies. There is no hope, unexpectedly Er suddenly plotted, knocked Master down a deep valley, and severely injured me." Xu Zhu once heard Xue Muhua talk about some of the reasons in his cellar, but he didn't expect this matter to fall on his head, he could only secretly groan in his heart, and casually said: "Benefactor Ding didn't kill you at that time .” Su Xinghe said: "Don't think that he still has the benevolence to save my life. First, he can't break through the formation of five elements, eight trigrams and Qimen Dunjia that I have set up for a while; second, I said to him: 'Ding Chunqiu, you plotted against Master, and your martial arts are better than mine, but the most profound kung fu of the Xiaoyao School, you can't get a hold of it. Do you want to read the book "Beiming Shengong"? "Lingbo Weibu" Do you want to learn the lightness kung fu? How about "Six Yang Palms of Tianshan Mountain"? "Xiaoyao Zhemei Shou"? "They are all the best martial arts of our school. Even our master didn't learn many kung fu because of his busy schedule. When Ding Chunqiu heard it, his whole body trembled with joy, and said: 'You hand over these martial arts secrets. If you come out, I will spare your life today." I said: "How can I have such a secret book? It's just where the master keeps the secret book, I know. If you want to kill me, just do it." Ding Chunqiu said: "Of course the secret book is It's beside Xingxiu Sea, don't I know?' I said, "That's right, it's indeed beside Xingxiu Sea. If you have the ability, go find it yourself." He pondered for a while, knowing that there are hundreds of miles around Xingxiu Sea, and there are several small books. I don't know where the secret book is hidden, it's really hard to find, so he said: "Okay, I won't kill you. But from now on, you have to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and you can't leak the secrets of our sect." "Why didn't he kill me? He just wants to keep me alive so that he can extract a confession. Otherwise, after killing me, no one in the world will know where these secret books are. In fact, these martial arts secret books are not in Xingxiu Sea at all. Scattered in the hands of the uncle, master, and uncle. Ding Chunqiu settled down by the Xingxiu Sea, turned over almost every stone, and naturally did not find the magic secret. He came to trouble me several times, and gave me a civil mechanism , Qimen Dunjia and other alchemy techniques to avoid. This time he wanted to ask me again, but seeing that there was no hope, he wanted to kill me to vent his anger." Xu Zhu said: "Fortunately, senior..." Su Xinghe said: "You are the head of our sect, why do you call me senior, you should call me Shige." Xu Zhu thought to himself: "This matter is extremely troublesome, I don't know how long it will be clear." He said: "Whether you are my senior brother or not, let's not say for now, even if you are really a senior brother, you are still a 'senior'." Su Xinghe nodded and said: "It makes sense. Fortunately, what about me?" Xu Zhu He said: "Fortunately, senior endured so hard and recharged his energy, until the last moment, he suddenly launched a surprise attack, causing this XingXiu boss to go away in a big defeat." Su Xinghe waved his hands again and again, and said: "Junior brother, it's your fault. It was you who used the miraculous skills taught by the master to help me and saved my life. Why are you humble and deny it? You and I are from the same sect. Brother, the position of head of the sect has been confirmed, and you saved my life, I will not covet your position as the head of the sect no matter what. You will never see outsiders again from now on." Xu Zhu was very surprised, said: "When did I help you? There is no way to talk about saving lives." Su Xinghe thought for a while, and said: "Perhaps you did it unintentionally, and I don't know. All in all, you Put your palms on my vest, and pass on the miraculous skills of our sect, only then can I turn defeat into victory." Xu Zhu said: "Oh, that's how it is. It was your master who saved your life, not me." Su Xinghe He said: "I said that this is the master who saved me with your hands, you have to admit it?" Xu Zhu had no choice but to nod his head and said: "Since you told me to admit it, I will admit it. .” Su Xinghe said again: "Just now you showed your magical power suddenly, you caught Ding Chunqiu by surprise, and then you scared him away. If it's a real fight, you and I work together, we are still no match for him. Otherwise, the master just needs to inject the magical power into him I can deal with this traitor with my own body, so why bother to find another successor? In the past 30 years, I have tried my best, but I have never been able to find someone to inherit Master's martial arts. Seeing that Master is getting old, it is even more difficult for him to succeed. I found it, not only must I have a super enlightened mind, but I must also be a handsome and handsome boy..." Xu Zhu heard him mention the word "beautiful boy", he frowned slightly, thinking: "Practicing martial arts, what does it have anything to do with being beautiful or ugly? His master and apprentice repeatedly mentioned the appearance of the successor, I don't know why ?” Su Xinghe glanced at him and sighed softly.Xu Zhu said: "Young monk looks ugly, definitely not qualified to be the successor of respecting the master. Senior, you go find a handsome and handsome young man, I will give him the magic skill of respecting the master, that's all." Su Xinghe was stunned, and said: "The magical skills of this school are connected with the heart, qi and blood. The gong exists in people, and the gong disappears and dies. Master passed on your magical skills and then went to immortality. Didn't you see it?" Xu Zhu stomped his feet repeatedly, said: "What should I do? Taught me to miss the important matter of respecting my master and seniors." Su Xinghe said: "Brother, this is the burden on your shoulders. Master set up this chess game to test the comprehension of others. This Zhenlong is really too difficult. I have been thinking hard for decades, but I still can't solve it." Open, only the younger brother can unravel, the four words 'enlightened mind is extremely high', that is suitable." Xu Zhu smiled wryly and said: "The same is inappropriate. This Zhenlong, I didn't solve it by myself at all." Then he told how his master uncle Xuannan transmitted the sound into the secret and secretly instructed him. Su Xinghe was skeptical, and said: "Look at Master Xuannan's expression, he has already been murdered by Ding Chunqiu, his magical skills have long been dispelled, and he may not be able to use the skill of 'transmitting sound into secret' again." He paused, He also said: "But the Shaolin School is the orthodox school of martial arts in the world. It's unknown if Master Xuannan is trying to be mysterious. That's beyond what I, a frog at the bottom of a well, can see. Junior brother, I will send people to spread the book everywhere, and invite the world's Go masters to come and explain this treasure." Long, anyone who likes chess, if they know there is such a chess club, they will come here for anything. It's just that they are too old, and their appearance... this... this one is not very handsome, and he is not from the martial arts. There is no need to ask for orders. Mr. Gusu Murong's face is like a crown of jade, and he is omnipotent in martial arts, so he was the best candidate, but he failed to untie it." Xu Zhu said: "Yes, Mr. Murong is a hundred times stronger than me. There is also Mr. Duan from the Duan family in Dali, he is also a handsome Mr. Jia." Su Xinghe said: "Oh, there is no need to mention this matter. I have heard that Duan Zhengchun, the king of the South of Dali Town, is good at the magical skill of the yang finger, and the most rare thing is that he is suave. Then I was fascinated and couldn't help it. I sent several disciples to Dali to invite him, but he was not in Dali, and I don't know where he went, but in the end he was a stupid baby son." Xu Zhu smiled slightly, said: "Mr. Duan's eyes are staring straight, his eyes are fixed on that Miss Wang." Su Xinghe shook his head, and said: "Sigh, sigh! Duan Zhengchun is promiscuous, known as the number one vagabond in the martial arts world, and the son he gave birth to is nothing like him. That Miss Wang, Miss Wang ignored him at all, she was really mad." Xu Zhu said: "Mr. Duan is deeply in love, he should be better than a vagabond, how can senior say 'sad'?" Su Xinghe said: "He has a smart face and a stupid heart, he has no means to deal with women, we can't use him " Xu Zhu said: "Yes!" He liked it secretly in his heart: "So you want to find a beautiful boy to deal with women, that's good, no matter what, you will never find me, an ugly monk." Su Xinghe asked: "Junior Brother, did Master guide you to find someone? Or gave you some map or something?" Xu Zhu was stunned, felt that something was wrong, he wanted to deny it, but he was taught by eminent monks in Shaolin Temple since he was young, not to tell lies, what's more, he had received the precepts of monks, "lying" is a great precept, he said in anticipation: "This... …this……" Su Xinghe said: "You are the head of the sect, if you ask me something, I have to answer it, otherwise you will kill me immediately. But if I ask you something, you can answer it as you like, or call me if you don't like it." Don't ask a lot of nonsense." When Su Xinghe said this, Xu Zhu couldn't hide it, he waved his hands repeatedly and said: "How can I be arrogant to you? Senior, your master gave this to me." He took out the scroll from his bosom, he saw Su Xinghe's body Shrinking, his expression was extremely respectful, he didn't dare to reach out to take it, so he opened it by himself. As soon as the scroll was unfolded, the two of them froze at the same time, and there was an unanimous "Hey", it turned out that what was drawn in the scroll was neither a geographical figure nor a landscape, but a beautiful girl in palace attire. Xu Zhu said: "So it's that Miss Wang outside." But this scroll is yellow and old, at least thirty or forty years old, and the blue and ink colors in the picture are also quite peeling off. It is obviously an old painting, and Wang Yuyan is much older than Wang Yuyan anyway. It is incredible that she could have been painted decades or even centuries ago.The brushstrokes in the picture are neat and neat, but lively and flowing. The people in the painting are lifelike and lively, just like Wang Yuyan is shrunk, flattened, and put into the painting. Xu Zhu was amazed, when he looked at Su Xinghe, he saw him stretching out his right finger, imitating the strokes of the painting stroke by stroke, he admired for a long time, then suddenly he seemed to wake up from a dream, and said: "Junior brother, please don't be offended, little one My brother's bad temper broke out, and as soon as I saw Master's wonderful painting brush, I wanted to learn it again. Alas, I can't eat too much, I want to learn everything, but in the end I can't achieve anything, and I failed so badly in Ding Chunqiu's hands." Said, he hurriedly rolled up the scroll and handed it back to Xu Zhu, fearing that if he looked at it for a while, he would be fascinated by the brush and ink in the painting.He closed his eyes and calmed down, then shook his head vigorously, as if he wanted to expel the painting from his mind, after a while, he opened his eyes and said: "When Master handed you this scroll, what did you say? " Xu Zhu said: "He said that my kung fu at the moment is not enough to punish Ding ChunQiu, I must use this scroll to go to Wuliang Mountain in Dali, find a large number of martial arts classics that he had hidden back then, and learn Kung Fu again. But I probably can't learn it by myself, so I have to ask another person to show me. He said that the painting on the scroll is the place where he enjoyed a lot of happiness in the past, so it should be famous mountains and rivers, or a quiet place, but why is it a portrait of Miss Wang? Could it be that he took the wrong scroll?" Su Xinghe said: "Master's actions are unpredictable, you will naturally understand when the time comes. You must obey the master's order, try to learn Kung Fu well, and get rid of Ding Chunqiu." Xu Zhu muttered: "This... this... the young monk is a disciple of Shaolin, he must go back to the temple to report his orders. After arriving in the temple, he will practice meditation, worship the Buddha and chant sutras, and he will never come out again." Su Xinghe was shocked, jumped up, burst into tears, knelt down in front of Xu Zhu, kowtowed like garlic, and said: "Sect Master, if you don't obey Master's last instruction, isn't his death in vain?" Xu Zhu also knelt down, bowed to him, and said: "The little monk entered the Buddhist sect, refrained from anger and killing, previously promised the revered master to get rid of Ding Chunqiu, thinking about it now is always inappropriate. The Shaolin sect's rules are very strict, no matter what the little monk Why don't you dare to change into another faction and do anything wrong." No matter whether Su Xinghe cried and begged, used metaphors to enlighten him, or even threatened and coerced him, Xu Zhu would never agree. There was nothing Su Xinghe could do, sad and desperate, he said to his master's corpse: "Master, the head of the sect refuses to obey your last order, this little disciple is powerless, and decides to go with you." On the lower foot, he swooped down from mid-air and knocked the Tianling Gai onto the stone floor. Xu Zhu screamed: "I can't do it!" and hugged him.At this moment, not only his inner strength is strong, but also his hands and feet are more agile than before, after hugging him, Su Xinghe can't move immediately. Su Xinghe said: "Why don't you allow me to commit suicide?" Xu Zhu said: "Being a monk is based on compassion, so naturally I can't bear to see you die." Su Xinghe said: "You let me go, I am determined not to want to live anymore." Xu Zhu Said: "I won't let go." Su Xinghe said: "Could it be that you will hold me for the rest of your life?" Xu Zhu thought this is not bad, so he turned him upside down, put his head up and his feet down, and said : "Okay, let me let you go, but you are not allowed to commit suicide." Su Xinghe had an idea, and said: "You won't allow me to commit suicide? That's right, I should obey the order of the master. Miaoji, master, you finally agreed to be the master of this sect!" Xu Zhu shook his head and said: "I didn't agree. Where did I agree?" Su Xinghe laughed, and said: "Master, it is useless for you to go back on your word. You have issued orders to me, and I have obeyed your orders. I will never dare to commit suicide again. I, Mr. Congbian, Su Xinghe Who is it? Apart from obeying the words of the head of the sect, who dares to issue orders to me? You might as well ask Master Xuannan of the Shaolin sect, even the Abbot Xuanci of the Shaolin Temple would not dare to order me How am I." The deaf-mute old man is very famous in Jianghu, Xu Zhu had heard his uncle Master XuanNan said on the way, Su Xinghe said that no one dared to give orders to him, it was not in vain.Xu Zhu said: "I'm not daring to tell you what to do, but I just advise you to cherish life, that's also a good intention." Su Xinghe said: "I dare not come here to ask whether you have good intentions or malicious intentions. If you tell me to die, I will die immediately; if you tell me to live, I dare not stop living. This order of life and death is the best in the world. Waiting for the great authority. If you are not my head, how can you just let me die and let me live?" Xu Zhu couldn't argue, he said: "Since that's the case, what I said just now is considered wrong, I just cancel it." Su Xinghe said: "If you cancel the order 'Don't allow me to commit suicide', then you will tell me to commit suicide. Follow the order, I will commit suicide immediately." His method of committing suicide is very strange, he jumped up again, with his head down and his feet on the ground. swooped down on the slate. Xu Zhu hurriedly hugged him tightly again, said: "No, no! I didn't tell you to commit suicide!" Su Xinghe said: "Yes, you don't allow me to commit suicide. Please follow the order of the head." Xu Zhu put him back in place, scratched his bald head, speechless. Su Xinghe is known as "Mr. Congbian", this nickname is not for nothing, he is eloquent, although he has been silent for thirty years, now he uses his lips and tongue again, he is still eloquent.Xu Zhu is young and simple in nature, he never argues with his brothers in the temple, how can he be Su Xinghe's opponent?Xu Zhu felt in his heart that "repealing the order not to allow him to commit suicide" is not the same as "telling him to commit suicide", and "not telling him to commit suicide" is not the same as "not allowing him to commit suicide".It's just that Su Xinghe is eloquent, preempting every sentence, Xu Zhu couldn't argue, he was stunned for a while, then sighed: "Senior, I can't argue with you. But you want me to change into your sect, after all, it will be difficult for me to obey." Su Xinghe said: "When we came in, what did Master Xuannan tell you? Do you have to obey what Master Xuannan said?" Xu Zhu was stunned, and said: "Master uncle called me... called me... called me You are the Lord." Su Xinghe was very proud, and said: "Yes, Master Xuannan told you to listen to my words. My words are: You should obey our master's last order and be the head of our sect. You don’t need to pay attention to the words of the high-ranking monks. So, if you obey Master Xuannan, then you are the head of the Xiaoyao Sect; if you don’t obey Master Xuannan, you are also the head of the Xiaoyao Sect. Because only you did it Only the head of Xiaoyao Sect can ignore Master Xuannan's words, otherwise, why don't you listen to Master Uncle's orders?" This argument, Xu Zhu heard every sentence makes sense, but he was speechless for a while . Su Xinghe said again: "Junior Brother, Master Xuannan and several other monks of Shaolin School have all been poisoned by Ding Chunqiu, if you don't rescue them, your lives will be in danger, in this world, only you can save them. As for whether to save or not, that is entirely up to you." Xu Zhu said: "It is true that my senior uncle was murdered by Ding ChunQiu, several other senior uncles were also injured, but... but my skills are low, how can I save them?" Su Xinghe smiled slightly, and said: "Junior brother, our sect is not only good at martial arts, medicine, divination, astrology, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all kinds of learning. You have a nephew Xue Muhua, who only knows a little bit about medicine , people in the world are actually called "Master Xue" and got a nickname "Yan Wangdi". Wouldn't it make people's mouths crooked? Master Xuannan is Ding Chunqiu's "Huagong Dafa", the square-faced master The man in the iron mask was wounded with the 'Ice Silkworm Palm', and the tall and thin master was kicked three inches below the left side by Ding Chunqiu, hurting his meridians..." Su Xinghe eloquently told everyone's injuries and reasons.Xu Zhu was greatly amazed, said: "Senior, I saw you were concentrating on the chess game, you didn't take a second look at them, and you didn't go to treat the wounded or sick, how did you know so clearly?" Su Xinghe said: "Injuries due to fighting in the martial arts are obvious at a glance, and there is nothing easy to see. Only natural weakness, wind and evil, typhoid and damp heat are difficult to diagnose. Junior brother, you have been a master for more than seventy years. Divine skills, using them to heal wounds and illnesses, can be said to be beneficial. It is indeed extremely difficult to recover Master Xuannan's lost skills, and it is only a matter of effort for him to heal from injuries and save his life." Xu Zhu was taught luck and the method of dispelling cold poison; he also gave detailed guidance on what kind of method to use to treat Xuannan and what kind of method to use to treat turmoil, because of different injuries and poisons of people, they should be treated separately. Xu Zhu firmly remembered the technique taught by Su Xinghe in his heart, but he only knew it but didn't know why. Su Xinghe saw that he was correct in the audition, smiled and praised: "The master has a very good memory, he can learn it as soon as he learns it." Xu Zhu saw that his smile was quite secretive, he seemed to have malicious intentions, he couldn't help being suspicious, and asked: "Why are you laughing?" Su Xinghe immediately bowed respectfully and said solemnly: "Little brother, I don't dare to laugh. I am disrespectful, please forgive me, the head of the sect." Xu Zhu was eager to heal everyone's wounds, so he stopped asking, "Let's go outside and have a look!" Su Xinghe said: "Yes!" Followed Xu Zhu After that, go outside the house.
I saw a group of injured people sitting cross-legged on the ground, closing their eyes and resting their minds.Murong Fu used his internal energy subtly to relieve the pain of Bao BuTong and Feng BoE.Wang Yuyan was bandaging Gongye's wound.Xue Muhua was sweating profusely, running back and forth, when he saw someone in danger, he rushed to treat him, but when this person became calm for a while, someone on the other side yelled again.Seeing Su Xinghe coming out, he felt relieved, rushed over, and said: "Master, you old man, quickly think of a way." Xu Zhu walked up to XuanNan, saw that he was practicing kung fu with his eyes closed, he stood with his hands down, not daring to speak.Xuannan slowly opened his eyes, sighed softly, and said: "Your master uncle is incompetent, you were brutally murdered by Ding Chunqiu, and the reputation of our sect was ruined, you are really ashamed. You go back and report to the abbot, and you will accuse me... Said that my uncle Xuantong and I have no face to go back to the temple." 虚竹往昔见到这位师伯祖，总是见他道貌庄严，不怒自威，对之不敢逼视，此刻却见他神色黯然，一副英雄末路的凄凉之态，他如此说，更有自寻了断之意，忙道：“师伯祖，你老人家不必难过。咱们习武之人，须无嗔怒心，无争竞心，无胜败心，无得失心……”顺口而出，竟将师父平日告诫他的话，转而向师伯祖说了起来，待得省觉不对，急忙住口，已说了好几句。 玄难微微一笑，叹道：“话是不错，但你师伯祖内力既失，禅定之力也没有了。” 虚竹道：“是，是。徒孙不知轻重之下，胡说八道。”正想出手替他治伤，蓦地里想起苏星河诡秘的笑容，心中一惊：“他教我伸掌拍击师伯祖的天灵盖要穴，怎知他不是故意害人？万一我一掌拍下，竟将功力已失的师伯祖打死了，那便如何是好？” 玄难道：“你向方丈禀报，本寺来日大难，务当加意戒备。一路上小心在意，你天性淳厚，持戒与禅定两道，那是不必担心的，今后要多在'慧'字上下功夫，四卷《楞伽经》该当用心研读。唉，只可惜你师伯祖不能好好指点你了。” 虚竹道：“是，是。”听他对自己甚是关怀，心下感激，又道：“师伯祖，本寺既有大难，更须你老人家保重身子，回寺协助方丈，共御大敌。”玄难脸现苦笑，说道：“我……我中了丁春秋的'化功大法'，已经成为废人，哪里还能协助方丈，共御大敌？”虚竹道：“师伯祖，聪辩先生教了弟子一套疗伤之法，弟子不自量力，想替慧方师伯试试，请师伯祖许可。” 玄难微感诧异，心想聋哑老人是薛神医的师父，所传的医疗之法定然有些道理，不知何以他自己不出手，也不叫薛慕华施治，便道：“聪辩先生所授，自然是十分高明的了。”说着向苏星河望了一眼，对虚竹道：“那你就照试罢。” 虚竹走到慧方身前，躬身道：“师伯，弟子奉师伯祖法谕，给师伯疗伤，得罪莫怪。”慧方微笑点头。虚竹依着苏星河所教方法，在慧方左胁下小心摸准了部位，右手反掌击出，打在他左胁之下。 慧方“哼”的一声，身子摇晃，只觉胁下似乎穿了一孔，全身鲜血精气，源源不绝的从这孔中流出，霎时之间，全身只觉空荡荡地，似乎皆无所依，但游坦之寒冰毒掌所引起的麻痒酸痛，顷刻间便已消除。虚竹这疗伤之法，并不是以内力助他驱除寒毒，而是以修积七十余年的“北冥真气”在他胁下一击，开了一道宣泄寒毒的口子。便如有人为毒蛇所咬，便割破伤口，挤出毒液一般。只是这门“气刀割体”之法，部位错了固然不行，倘若真气内力不足，一击之力不能直透经脉，那么毒气非但宣泄不出，反而更逼进了脏腑，病人立即毙命。 虚竹一掌击出，心中惊疑不定，见慧方的身子由摇晃而稳定，脸上闭目蹙眉的痛楚神色渐渐变为舒畅轻松，其实只片刻间的事，在他却如过了好几个时辰一般。 又过片刻，慧方舒了口气，微笑道：“好师侄，这一掌的力道可不小啊。” 虚竹大喜，说道：“不敢。”回头向玄难道：“师伯祖，其余几位师伯叔，弟子也去施治一下，好不好？” 玄难这时也是满脸喜容，但摇头道：“不！你先治别家前辈，再治自己人。” 虚竹心中一凛，忙道：“是！”寻思：“先人后己，才是我佛大慈大悲、救度众生的本怀。”眼见包不同身子剧战，牙齿互击，格格作响，当即走到他身前，说道：“包三先生，聪辩先生教了小僧一个治疗寒毒的法门，小僧今日初学，难以精熟，这就给包三先生施治。失敬之处，还请原谅。”说着摸摸包不同的胸口。 包不同笑道：“你干什么？”虚竹提起右掌，砰的一声，打在他胸口。包不同大怒，骂道：“臭和……”这“尚”字还没出口，突觉纠缠着他多日不去的寒毒，竟迅速异常的从胸口受击处涌了出去，这个“尚”字便咽在肚里，再也不骂出去了。 虚竹替诸人泄去游坦之的冰蚕寒毒，再去治中了丁春秋毒手之人。那些人有的是被“化功大法”消去功力，虚竹在其天灵盖“百会穴”或心口“灵台穴”击以一掌，固本培元；有的是为内力所伤，虚竹以手指刺穴，化去星宿派的内力。总算他记心甚好，于苏星河所授的诸般不同医疗法门，居然记得清清楚楚，依人而施，只一顿饭时分，便将各人身上所感的痛楚尽数解除。受治之人固然心下感激，旁观者也对聋哑老人的神术佩服已极，但想他是薛神医的师父，倒也不以为奇。 最后虚竹走到玄难身前，躬身道：“师伯祖，弟子斗胆，要在师伯祖'百会穴'上拍击一掌。” 玄难微笑道：“你得聪辩先生青眼，居然学会了如此巧妙的疗伤本事，福缘着实不小，你尽管在我'百会穴'上拍击便是。” 虚竹躬身道：“如此弟子放肆了！”当他在少林寺之时，每次见到玄难，都是远远的望见，偶尔玄难聚集众僧，讲解少林派武功的心法，虚竹也是随众侍立，从未和他对答过什么话，这次要他出手拍击师伯祖的天灵盖，虽说是为了疗伤，究竟心下惴惴，又见他笑得颇为奇特，不知是何用意，定了定神，又说一句：“弟子冒犯，请师伯祖恕罪！”这才走上一步，提掌对准玄难的“百会穴”，不轻不重，不徐不疾，挥掌拍了下去。 虚竹手掌刚碰到玄难的脑门，玄难脸上忽现古怪笑容，跟着“啊”的一声长呼，突然身子瘫软，扭动了几下，俯伏在地，一动也不动了。 旁观众人齐声惊呼，虚竹更是吓得心中怦怦乱跳，急忙抢上前去，扶起玄难。慧方等诸僧也一齐赶到。看玄难时，只见他脸现笑容，但呼吸已停，竟已毙命。虚竹惊叫：“师伯祖，师伯祖！你怎么了？” 忽听得苏星河叫道：“是谁？站住！”从东南角上疾窜而至，说道：“有人在后暗算，但这人身法好快，竟没能看清楚是谁！”抓起玄难的手脉，皱眉道：“玄难大师功力已失，在旁人暗算之下，全无抵御之力，竟尔圆寂了。”突然间微微一笑，神色古怪。 虚竹脑中混乱一片，只是哭叫：“师伯祖，师伯祖，你……你怎么会……”蓦地想起苏星河在木屋中诡秘的笑容，怒道：“聪辩先生，你从实说来，到底我师伯祖如何会死？这不是你有意陷害么？” 苏星河双膝跪地，说道：“启禀掌门人，苏星河决不敢陷掌门人于不义。玄难大师突然圆寂，确是有人暗中加害。”虚竹道：“你在那木屋中古里古怪的好笑，那是什么缘故？”苏星河惊道：“我笑了么？我笑了么？掌门人，你可得千万小心，有人……”一句话没说完，突然住口，脸上又现出诡秘之极的笑容。 薛慕华大叫：“师父！”忙从怀中取出一瓶解毒药丸，急速拔开瓶塞，倒了三粒药丸在手，塞入苏星河口中。但苏星河早已气绝，解毒药丸停在他口里，再难咽下。薛慕华放声大哭，说道：“师父给丁春秋下毒害死了，丁春秋这恶贼……”说到这里，已是泣不成声。 康广陵扑向苏星河身上，薛慕华忙抓住他后心，奋力拉开，哭道：“师父身上有毒。”范百龄、苟读、吴领军、冯阿三、李傀儡、石清露一齐围在苏星河身旁，无不又悲又怒。
康广陵跟随苏星河日久，深悉本门的规矩，初时见师父向虚竹跪倒，口称“掌门人”，已猜中了八九成，再凝神向他手指审视，果见戴着一枚宝石指环，便道：“众位师弟，随我参见本派新任掌门师叔。”说着在虚竹面前跪倒，磕下头去。范百龄等一怔，均即省悟，便也一一磕头。 虚竹心乱如麻，说道：“丁……丁春秋那个奸贼施主，害死我师伯祖，又害死了你们的师父。” 康广陵道：“报仇诛奸，全凭掌门师叔主持大计。” 虚竹是个从未见过世面的小和尚，说到武功见识，名位声望，眼前这些人个个远在他之上，心中只是转念：“非为师伯祖复仇不可，非为聪辩先生复仇不可，非为屋中的老人复仇不可！”口中大声叫了出来：“非杀丁春秋……丁春秋这恶人……恶贼施主不可。” 康广陵又磕下头去，说道：“掌门师叔答允诛奸，为我等师父报仇，众师侄深感掌门师叔的大恩大德。”范百龄、薛慕华等也一起磕头。虚竹忙跪下还礼，道：“不敢，不敢，众位请起。”康广陵道：“师叔，小侄有事禀告，此处人多不便，请到屋中，由小侄面陈。”虚竹道：“好！”站起身来。众人也都站起。 虚竹跟着康广陵，正要走入木屋中，范百龄道：“且慢！师父在这屋内中了丁老贼的毒手，掌门师叔和大师兄还是别再进去的好，这老贼诡计多端，防不胜防。”康广陵点头道：“此言甚是！掌门师叔万金之体，不能再冒此险。”薛慕华道：“两位便在此处说话好了。咱们在四边察看。以防老贼再使什么诡计。”说着首先走了开去，其余冯阿三、吴领军等也都走到十余丈外。其实这些人除了薛慕华外，不是功力消散，便是身受重伤，倘若丁春秋前来袭击，除了出声示警之外，实无防御之力。 慕容复、邓百川等见他们自己本派的师弟都远远避开，也都走向一旁。鸠摩智、段延庆等虽见事情古怪，但事不干己，径自分别离去。 康广陵道：“师叔……”虚竹道：“我不是你师叔，也不是你们的什么掌门人，我是少林寺的和尚，跟你们'逍遥派'全不相干。”康广陵道：“师叔，你何必不认？'逍遥派'的名字，若不是本门中人，外人是决计听不到的。倘若旁人有意或无意的听了去，本门的规矩是立杀无赦，纵使追到天涯海角，也要杀之灭口。”虚竹打了个寒噤，心道：“这规矩太也邪门。如此一来，倘若我不答应投入他们的门派，他们便要杀我了？” 康广陵又道：“师叔适才替大伙儿治伤的手法，正是本派的嫡传内功。师叔如何投入本派，何时得到太师父的心传，小侄不敢多问。或许因为师叔破解了太师父的珍珑棋局，我师父依据太师父遗命，代师收徒，代传掌门人职位，亦未可知。总而言之，本派的'逍遥神仙环'是戴在师叔手指上，家师临死之时向你磕头，又称你为'掌门人'，师叔不必再行推托。推来推去，托来托去，也是没用的。” 虚竹向左右瞧了几眼，见慧方等人正自抬了玄难的尸身，走向一旁，又见苏星河的尸身仍是直挺挺的跪在地下，脸上露出诡秘的笑容，心中一酸，说道：“这些事情，一时也说不清楚，现下我师伯祖死了，真不知如何是好。老前辈……” 康广陵急忙跪下，说道：“师叔千万不可如此称呼，太也折杀小侄了！”虚竹皱眉道：“好，你快请起。”康广陵这才站起。虚竹道：“老前辈……”他这三字一出口，康广陵又是噗的一声跪倒。 虚竹道：“我忘了，不能如此叫你。快请起来。”取出那老人给他的卷轴，展了开来，说道：“你师父叫我凭此卷轴，去设法学习武功。用来诛却丁施主。” 康广陵看了看画中的宫装美女，摇头道：“小侄不明其中道理，师叔还是妥为收藏，别给外人瞧见了。我师父生前既如此说，务请师叔看在我师父的份上，依言而行。小侄要禀告师叔的是，家师所中之毒，叫做'三笑逍遥散'。此毒中于无形，中毒之初，脸上现出古怪的笑容，中毒者自己却并不知道，笑到第三笑，便即气绝身亡。” 虚竹低头道：“说也惭愧，尊师中毒之初，脸上现出古怪笑容，我以小人之心，妄加猜度，还道尊师不怀善意，倘若当时便即坦诚问他，尊师立加救治，便不致到这步田地了。” 康广陵摇头道：“这'三笑逍遥散'一中在身上，便难解救。丁老贼所以能横行无忌，这'三笑逍遥散'也是原因之一。人家都知道'化功大法'的名头，只因为中了'化功大法'功力虽失，尚能留下一条性命来广为传播，一中'三笑逍遥散'，却是一瞑不视了。” 虚竹点头道：“这当真歹毒！当时我便站在尊师身旁，没丝毫察觉丁春秋如何下毒，我武功平庸，见识浅薄，这也罢了，可是丁春秋怎么没向我下手，饶过了我一条小命？” 康广陵道：“想来他嫌你本事低微，不屑下毒。掌门师叔，我瞧你年纪轻轻，能有多大本领？治伤疗毒之法虽好，那也是我师父教你的，可算不了什么，丁老怪不会将你瞧在眼里的。”他说到此处，忽然想到，这么说未免不大客气，忙又说道：“掌门师叔，我这么说老实话，或许你会见怪，但就算你要见怪，我还是觉得你武功恐怕不大高明。” 虚竹道：“你说得一点不错，我武功低微之极，丁老贼……罪过罪过，小僧口出恶言，犯了'恶口戒'，不似佛门弟子……那丁春秋丁施主确是不屑杀我。” 虚竹心地诚朴，康广陵不通世务，都没想到，丁春秋潜入木屋，听到苏星河正在传授治伤疗毒的法门，岂有对虚竹不加暗算之理？哪有什么见他武功低微、不屑杀害？那“三笑逍遥散”是以内力送毒，弹在对方身上，丁春秋在木屋之中，分别以内力将“三笑逍遥散”弹向苏星河与虚竹，后来又以此加害玄难。苏星河恶战之余，筋疲力竭，玄难内力尽失，先后中毒。虚竹却甫得七十余载神功，丁春秋的内力尚未及身，已被反激了出来，尽数加在苏星河身上，虚竹却半点也没染着。丁春秋与人正面对战时不敢擅使“三笑逍遥散”，便是生恐对方内力了得、将剧毒反弹出来之故。 康广陵道：“师叔，这就是你的不是了。逍遥派非佛非道，独来独往，那是何等逍遥自在？你是本派掌门，普天下没一个能管得你。你乘早脱了袈裟，留起头发，娶他十七八个姑娘做老婆。还管他什么佛门不佛门？什么恶口戒、善口戒？” 他说一句，虚竹念一句“阿弥陀佛”，待他说完，虚竹道：“在我面前，再也休出这等亵渎我佛的言语。你有话要跟我说，到底要说什么？” 康广陵道：“啊哟，你瞧我真是老糊涂了，说了半天，还没说到正题。掌门师叔，将来你年纪大了，可千万别学上我这毛病才好。糟糕，糟糕，又岔了开去，还是没说到正题，当真该死。掌门师叔，我要求你一件大事，请你恩准。” 虚竹道：“什么事要我准许，那可不敢当了。” 康广陵道：“唉！本门中的大事，若不求掌门人准许，却又求谁去？我们师兄弟八人，当年被师父逐出门墙，那也不是我们犯了什么过失，而是师父怕丁老贼对我们加害，又不忍将我们八人刺聋耳朵、割断舌头，这才出此下策。师父今日是收回成命了，又叫我们重入师门，只是没禀明掌门人，没行过大礼，还算不得是本门正式弟子，因此要掌门人金言许诺。否则我们八人到死还是无门无派的孤魂野鬼，在武林中抬不起头来，这滋味可不好受。” 虚竹心想：“这个'逍遥派'掌门人，我是万万不做的，但若不答允他，这老儿缠夹不清，不知要纠缠到几时，只有先答允了再说。”便道：“尊师既然许你们重列门墙，你们自然是回了师门了，还担心什么？” 康广陵大喜，回头大叫：“师弟、师妹，掌门师叔已经允许咱们重回师门了！” “函谷八友”中其余七人一听，尽皆大喜，当下老二棋迷范百龄、老三书呆子苟读、老四丹青名手吴领军、老五阎王敌薛慕华、老六巧匠冯阿三、老七莳花少妇石清露、老八爱唱戏的李傀儡，一齐过来向掌门师叔叩谢，想起师父不能亲见八人重归师门，又痛哭起来。 虚竹极是尴尬，眼见每一件事情，都是教自己这个“掌门师叔”的名位深陷一步，敲钉转脚，越来越不易摆脱。自己是名门正宗的少林弟子，却去当什么邪门外道的掌门人，那不是荒唐之极么？眼见范百龄等都喜极而涕，自己若对“掌门人”的名位提出异议，又不免大煞风景，无可奈何之下，只有摇头苦笑。一转头间，只见慕容复、段延庆、段誉、王语嫣、慧字六僧，以及玄难都已不见，这岭上松林之中，就只剩下他逍遥派的九人，惊道：“咦！他们都到哪里去了？” 吴领军道：“慕容公子和少林派众高僧见咱们谈论不休，都已各自去了！”
虚竹叫道：“哎唷！”发足便追了下去，他要追上慧方等人，同回少林，禀告方丈和自己的受业师父；同时内心深处，也颇有“溜之大吉”之意，要摆脱逍遥派群弟子的纠缠。 他疾行了半个时辰，越奔越快，始终没见到慧字六僧。他已得逍遥老人七十余年神功，奔行之速，疾逾骏马，刚一下岭便已过了慧字六僧的头。他只道慧字六僧在前，拚命追赶，殊不知仓卒之际，在山坳转角处没见到六僧，几个起落便已远远将他们抛在后面。 虚竹直追到傍晚，仍不见六位师叔伯的踪迹，好生奇怪，猜想是走岔了道，重行回头奔行二十余里，向途人打听，谁都没见到六个和尚。这般来回疾行，居然丝毫不觉疲累，眼看天黑，肚里却饿起来了，走到一处镇甸的饭店之中，坐下来要了两碗素面。 素面一时未能煮起，虚竹不住向着店外大道东张西望，忽听得身旁一个清朗的声音说道：“和尚，你在等什么人么？”虚竹转过头来，见西首靠窗的座头上坐着个青衫少年，秀眉星目，皮色白净，相貌极美，约莫十七八岁年纪，正自笑吟吟的望着他。 虚竹道：“正是！请问小相公，你可见到六个和尚么？”那少年道：“没见到六个和尚，一个和尚倒看见的。”虚竹道：“嗯，一个和尚，请问相公在何处见到。”那少年道：“便在这家饭店中见到。” 虚竹心想：“一个和尚，那便不是慧方师伯他们一干人了。但既是僧人，说不定也能打听到一些消息。”问道：“请问相公，那和尚是何等模样？多大年纪？往何方而去？” 那少年微笑道：“这个和尚高额大耳，阔口厚唇，鼻孔朝天，约莫二十三四岁年纪，他是在这饭店之中等吃两碗素面，尚未动身。” 虚竹哈哈一笑，说道：“小相公原来说的是我。”那少年道：“相公便是相公，为什么要加个'小'字？我只叫你和尚，可不叫你作小和尚。”这少年说来声音娇嫩，清脆动听。虚竹道：“是，该当称相公才是。” 说话之间，店伴端上两碗素面。虚竹道：“相公，小僧要吃面了。”那少年道：“青菜蘑菇，没点油水，有什么好吃？来来来，你到我这里来，我请你吃白肉，吃烧鸡。”虚竹道：“罪过，罪过。小僧一生从未碰过荤腥，相公请便。”说着侧过身子，自行吃面，连那少年吃肉吃鸡的情状也不愿多看。 他肚中甚饥，片刻间便吃了大半碗