Chapter 6 Chapter 6: The Mohist Giant

Xiang Shaolong didn't want to be violent, so he had to run away desperately, and finally came to a dilapidated and remote earth temple, walked in slumped, hid in a corner and sat cross-legged. How to do it?If he hadn't gone back to Sanglin Village to find Mei Canniang, he would have died in the valley. Thinking of this is really a heroic shortness of breath. Suddenly, there were more people in the temple. Xiang Shaolong looked in amazement, it turned out to be a middle-aged man in linen and kudzu clothes, with bare feet, no wonder he couldn't hear the footsteps. The man was tall and tall, almost as tall as him, with a simple appearance and a calm expression, but a pair of eyes that were shining brightly. Except for the hair scarf, he had no accessories on his body, and he looked a bit like a monk.

The two looked at each other. The man leisurely came to Xiang Shaolong, knelt down and said, "Where is this brother from?" Xiang Shaolong didn't know what the other party's intentions were, so he replied: "I was visiting relatives in Handan and lost my way, so I came here. If the uncle is willing to tell me how to get to Handan, I will be very grateful." At this time His voice and speaking, he has already learned 70% to 80% of the dialect and way of talking at that time. The man smiled slightly and said, "I'm not some kind of uncle. I just saw that you are tall and handsome. Even though you are down here, you still have an unyielding arrogance in your eyes. That's why I asked you. Tell me, what talents do you have?"

Xiang Shaolong cursed secretly in his heart, but in order to find out the way to Handan, he swallowed his anger and said: "I don't understand anything, I only have the strength of a cow, and I am not afraid of rough work and fighting." The man smiled and said, "Do you know how to use a sword?" Of course Xiang Shaolong nodded. The man said lightly: "Follow me!" Pushing open the back door of the mountain temple, he was not behind the door. Xiang Shaolong had nowhere to stay, so he chased him in. There was no cave inside, it was a barren backyard surrounded by high walls, there was a small dry pond in the middle, and a small stone house at the other end.

The man came out of the house with a pair of wooden swords, and threw one to Xiang Shaolong. Xiang Shaolong was startled when he received the sword, it was several times heavier than the previous sword, the wood was dark, I don't know what kind of wood it was made of. The man saw his surprise, and said: "This is an epee made of a thousand-year-old durian wood, good! Hit me twice to see." Xiang Shaolong danced twice with his sword, shook his head and said, "No! I'm afraid I'll hurt you." The man showed admiration in his eyes, and said with a smile: "If your sword can touch my clothes, I will immediately send you the detailed map of the terrain to Handan and the clothes of Panchuan."

Xiang Shaolong was startled when he heard the words, secretly thinking that this person was more conceited than him, he laughed and said: "Then I will not be polite." Sliding forward, when he was about five paces away from the man, he made a fake body, first swayed to the left, then moved to the right, and swept across with his sword, attacking hard with force, using his arm to shake away the opponent's wooden sword. Unexpectedly, the man didn't move at all, with a shake of his wrist, the wooden sword came forward first, and slashed at his sword obliquely, then pointed the tip of the sword obliquely, as if wanting to stab Xiang Shaolong's face.

Xiang Shaolong was startled and took a step back, the opponent's swordsmanship was so wonderful that he was so powerful that it was difficult to use it, he was not angry, he let out a loud shout, he rushed like a tiger, with seven swords in a row, he hit his head and face like a gust of wind sweeping fallen leaves, up and down, sweeping across Cut straight and attack him. The corner of the man's mouth was smiling, and he stood still, but no matter which angle he slashed from, he could always block his sword just right, and the subsequent sword force could force him back, so there was no need to fight him head-on force.Although it only defends but does not attack, it is impeccable.

The sound of "bubu" is endless. When he hit the seventy-second sword, Xiang Shaolong was finally exhausted, he stepped back and panted, and looked at the gentleman in front of him in disbelief. The man was surprised and said: "It turns out that you really don't know the art of fencing, you just rely on your strength and ingenuity, but when an ordinary swordsman encounters you, he will definitely find it difficult to parry." Xiang Shaolong flung the sword back at him in despair, and admitted defeat: "I thought I would not be as good as you, alas! It was in vain for me to try to conquer the world, so the real swordsman is so powerful. Farewell! I will return to the deep mountains right now, Just click through this life and forget it." At the end, I really lost all hope, thinking strongly about the era I was familiar with.In terms of marksmanship, he can definitely beat this swordsman.

The man said with a smile: "Looking at your behavior, you are poor but not greedy, and you can see that you are an extraordinary person born with righteousness. Come! Take a bath, change into clean clothes, and let me cook. Let's have a good talk." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ After eating two bowls of rice, Xiang Shaolong's spirits lifted. The man saw that Xiang Shaolong, who had shaved off his beard, straightened his hair, and put on coarse linen clothes, transformed into another person like a completely new person, his eyes flashed with appreciation, and he said spontaneously: "Brother just now said that he wants to make a breakthrough. Career, I don’t know what this career refers to.”

Xiang Shaolong was stunned for a long while, then said in embarrassment: "Actually, I don't know very well, I just see walking, now that I have clothes, I want to exchange the dagger in my pocket for some money, it is best to buy a horse, put I will take it to Handan." The man frowned and said: "A real man lives in the world, how can he not have goals and ideals, those who create the current situation are considered real heroes." Xiang Shaolong refused to accept, "Then what ideal do you have?" The man smiled calmly and said, "It's very simple. It is to eliminate the 'great harm of the world' and realize the 'great benefit of the world'."

Xiang Shaolong laughed and said: "How general these two sentences are, what are the great benefits and the great harm?" The man didn't think so, and said calmly: "The greatest harm in the world is the law of the jungle. The strong invade the weak, the big country invades the small country, and the wise oppress the foolish. The root cause of all these disasters is that people do not love each other; if we can love each other , mutual benefit, wealth can be shared equally, there will be no more jealousy, resentment and competition, and the great benefit of the world will be realized.”

Xiang Shaolong lost his voice and said, "So you are a Mohist believer." The man said in astonishment: "What Mohism?" Xiang Shaolong said excitedly: "Is your patriarch really Mo Di? The theory he created is very famous. It stands side by side with other schools of Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism, and it will be passed down forever!" The man was confused, but since he could tell Mo Di's name, he was not talking nonsense, nodded and said: "Mo Di is indeed our first rich man, are you really from the countryside?" Xiang Shaolong wondered: "What is Juzi, I don't know about it." The man thought for a while, and said: "Juzi is the leader of the 'Mohists' Guild'. When it was first established, it hoped to use martial arts to stop martial arts, but it only defended for others and did not attack for others. Unfortunately, today's guild has Greatly deteriorated, and split into three organizations, divided by locality, called 'Qi Mo', 'Chu Mo' and 'Zhao Mo'. I am the disciple of the former giant son Meng Sheng. The guilds will unite and once again strive for their ideals." Xiang Shaolong said in a deep voice, "Why did you tell me such a secret?" The man sighed and said: "Because I have Juziling, I thought it would be easy to revive the guild, but when I found the leader of Zhao Mo in Handan, I sent someone to chase him down. I just fled here and felt that I was alone and weak. I had to gather disciples to hope to unify the three inks. How could I let go of a person with your character." Xiang Shaolong shook his hands and said, "This won't work. I will never shed my blood for such an illusory ideal that will never be hoped to be realized. Sigh! Trust me! The Mohist ideal will never succeed. , it will cultivate a lot of lazy people, and only competition can make progress." The man was shocked when he heard it, closed his eyes, and thought deeply. Xiang Shaolong begged in a low voice: "Why don't you tell me how to get to Handan, I, Xiang Shaolong, will never forget the gift of clothes and food." The man opened his eyes suddenly, and with a divine light, he smiled and said: "There is nothing in the world that you can get for nothing, learn swords from me! When one day you can break through the wooden sword in my hand, I will go to Handan with you If you are a real man, please agree to my request! Otherwise, even if you can go to Handan, you will not escape death when you meet a real swordsman." It made sense for Xiang Shaolong to think about it, hesitatingly said: "You won't force me into your guild again!" The man said with a smile: "Not only will you not be forced to join the club, but you won't even have to ask for a teacher. We are just friends and peers. My name is Yuan Zong. If you are happy, you can call me Brother Yuan." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ So Xiang Shaolong lived in this earth temple, and every day before the cock crowed he got up to practice swords with Yuan Zong, and talked with him about the way of attack and defense. Even Yuan Zong would be amazed by the speed of his progress, and praised him unceasingly. After a month, his attainment will be able to match Yuan Zong's defense and offense. Yuan Zong went out from the temple every day, leaving behind Xiang Shaolong who was obsessed with kendo to practice mesmerizingly, and Yuan Zong would come back with food at dusk. The three months passed hastily under such circumstances. This day Yuanzong came back after dark, with a serious expression, he called him into the stone room, frowned and thought hard for a while before saying: "They are chasing you." Xiang Shaolong had established a deep relationship with him as both a teacher and a friend. Hearing this, he asked with concern: "Who is chasing after you?" Yuan Zong sighed: "It's Zhao Mo's Yan Ping. I can only get away after I hurt 18 of them. What he wants is the Juzi Order on my body. With it, Yan Ping can justifiably become a Juzi Already." After a pause, he shook his head and smiled wryly, "It's really ironic, even in our guild, we can no longer achieve universal love, so what's the point of talking about ideals." Xiang Shaolong also didn't know how to comfort him. Yuan Zong took out a square of brass from his bosom, on which there was only one word "ink", like a big square seal, handed it to Xiang Shaolong and said: "You take this card and flee to Handan immediately, I drew a map for you , These days, I have earned enough travel expenses for you with my hands, so let's go!"