Under the sky

Chapter 75 "Sword Hanging on Songzhi": Bullying
Ming left Shaolin for unknown seven years, but he only stayed for seven days when he returned this time.Although the abbot Juejian specially reserved a monk's room for him and even allowed him to freely study martial arts in the hall, for unknown reasons, he left before Juekong returned to Shaolin.

He helped restore the scriptures at Wenshu Monastery, and recited the scriptures orally for the monks to copy, without missing a word. The leader of Jueyun wished that he could stay here forever.

At this time, some news has spread in the martial arts world, saying that a traitor has appeared in Wudang and has stolen the Supreme Seventh Level Pill of Return to Heaven from the head of Xuanxu.Tongue-pulling Bodhisattva Jue Guang sneered and said, "Wudang deserves this calamity. The person who stole the elixir really committed a great evil." Read this clearly, it means that the theft of the elixir is Wudang's loss, but Shaolin has always If you don't believe in the elixir, this will give the words another meaning: "It's Wudang's fate that Xuanxu didn't die early." Of course, if you ask Jue Guang, he will only laugh and say you are careless. It's a sigh that Xuanxu's achievements have fallen short.

Another incident was meeting Abbot Jue. Ever since he met with Mingwu for unknown reasons, he had not summoned anyone for seven days. Except for the handyman monk who delivered vegetarian food, no one had seen him, and the handyman monk only The food was placed at the door, but the abbot was not seen in person.

Seven days later, before Ming left for unknown reasons, Juejian summoned him again.This time, they chatted from noon to midnight, and no one knew what they talked about.After the child's hour, Ming unknown left the Main Hall and also left Shaolin.

When Abbot Juejian appeared in front of everyone again, he had lost a lot of weight. Those seven days seemed like seven years, making him look even more aged.However, he was energetic and energetic, and seemed to be seven years younger.

When Ming Ming returns to Shaolin next time, Shaolin has changed.

That didn't take long.

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Kunlun, September 89, autumn

Li Jingfeng, Yang Yan and unknown Ming parted ways at the foot of Wudang Mountain. Yang Yan went back to the Beggar Clan, and unknown Ming went to Shaolin. They all went back to their hometown. Only Li Jingfeng went to Songshan Mountain.

After the Shaosong Controversy, the Songshan Sect abandoned the original Zhongyue Temple and moved to Taishan, Jinan, replacing the original Taishan Sect's foundation.The two sects of Songshan and Taishan have been closely related by marriage for a long time, and there has always been a saying that "Songshan and Taishan do not separate their families."

Li Jingfeng walked northeast from Wudang and passed through Nanyang, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng and Tai'an to reach Jinan.As for the unknown, if he returned to Shaolin by land, he would have broken up with Li Jingfeng in Zhengzhou and transferred to Shaolin Temple. However, his injury had not recovered at that time and he showed his face in Wudang again, so he was afraid of causing trouble.

"My injuries haven't healed yet, so the land route is bumpy." Ming Wuxi said, "It's better to take the water route."

Danjiang couldn't be closer to Wudang. We also got off the boat in Zhengzhou and went to Shaolin Temple. Just like that, the three of us parted ways in Wudang.This place is not far from the border of Shaolin. Yang Yan pointed out a path to Li Jingfeng. It was a path known to those who have lived in Wudang for a long time. They set off in the morning, stayed one night near the border, and arrived in Nanyang in the afternoon of the next day.

The journey was uneventful. Li Jingfeng put down the bridle and walked slowly, looking around on the gallop.Danjiang is an important shipping channel along the Han River, and there are many vehicles coming and going. Some convoys drag twenty or thirty carriages, which is very powerful.Li Jingfeng watched for a long time and felt bored. After following Yang Yan's instructions, he turned from the Chi Road into the small road and saw no vehicles.The Wudang security guard was not on a familiar road. He would rather take a long detour than take a small path. As Li Jingfeng walked, he saw a two-horse carriage in front of him, followed by a horse. The man on the horse was wearing a knife and looked like a bodyguard.

The trail is not too narrow, and there are no roadblocks along the way. It can accommodate a carriage, but the sides are covered with waist-high miscanthus, making it impossible to overtake the carriage.Li Jingfeng thought to himself, why did the carriages take this small road instead of the main road? Isn't this blocking the road?

This path was only about ten miles long, so he was not in a hurry and slowly followed the carriage with a distance of about seven or eight feet.After a while, the carriage suddenly sped up a bit, and Li Jingfeng also sped up to keep up.

After a while, the carriage suddenly slowed down again, and Li Jingfeng also slowed down.Suddenly he saw the carriage stopped in front of him, Li Jingfeng reined in his horse and waited.The first few people whispered to each other, and the bodyguard on horseback turned around and shouted: "What are you doing behind you so closely?"

Li Jingfeng thought to himself, there is still a gap of seven to eight feet, where is the tightness?So he shouted: "Is this considered a close follow?"

The bodyguard said: "You can hear me, isn't it okay?"

Li Jingfeng thought strangely: "Of course I can hear you shouting so loudly." He still said: "Then I'll be slower."

The bodyguard nodded and said, "Okay, it's best not to let me see you."

Li Jingfeng thought to himself: "You didn't drive this road, so why don't you see me?" He didn't want to cause trouble, so he just said "OK", slowed down his horse, and waited until he was [-] to [-] feet behind, then followed him. superior.

Not long after leaving, the carriage in front stopped again, and Li Jingfeng also stopped.The bodyguard on horseback turned around and ran over, shouting: "We're still close!"

Li Jingfeng said in surprise: "It's a difference of forty or fifty feet. Is it still close?"

The bodyguard said: "You are close enough to see me!"

Li Jingfeng said sadly: "On such a road, where else can I hide?"

The bodyguard said: "This is your business! If you keep following me so closely, you're welcome!"

Li Jingfeng could only say: "Okay, all is okay, you go first."

But Li Jingfeng's eyesight was very good, so it was difficult to predict the distance that the other party could not see. He might even be able to see the end of the road from the beginning of the road, so he had to estimate that the other party was more than a hundred feet away before riding his horse to follow.

Fortunately, the man didn't stop talking.When he got out of the trail and turned onto the main road, he was still afraid of the man's nagging, so he just followed him at a distance, not in a hurry anyway.

Unexpectedly, the carriage suddenly stopped on the road. Li Jingfeng thought to himself, if I get closer, won't he see me again?At that time, he was going to be nagging again, so he also stopped his horse.

After a while, the carriage left again, and Li Jingfeng followed it. The carriage stopped again, and Li Jingfeng followed it.After doing this three times, the carriage in front suddenly stopped and stopped. Li Jingfeng waited for a long time, but the carriage still did not move.

Li Jingfeng thought to himself, if he refuses to leave even if he wants to die, can't I leave too?So he rode forward, and when he was about seven or eight feet away from the carriage, he suddenly heard someone on the carriage shouting: "Horse bandits! There are horse bandits!"

Li Jingfeng was shocked. He quickly pulled out his original intention, reined in his horse, looked around, and asked, "Where is the horse bandit?!"

This shout was a big deal. It was in the afternoon, and there were many pedestrians and convoys on the galloping road. When they heard someone shouting about horse bandits, the pedestrians and riders were very surprised. Suddenly, horses neighed and people shouted, making a lot of noise.The bodyguards pulled out their weapons in a panic, and a convoy of more than [-] vehicles hurriedly shouted to stop, causing the cars in front and behind to collide, the goods toppling, and people flipping over.Some pedestrians who were afraid of trouble hurriedly ran away, those on horseback escaped, those who walked too slowly were pushed to the ground, and those who walked too fast fell to the side of the road. The passers-by within a hundred feet radius instantly became a swarm of wild bees whose nests were destroyed.

Several bodyguards shouted: "Where are the horse thieves? Where are the horse thieves?!"

An old man stepped out of the carriage, pointed at Li Jingfeng and shouted: "He is a horse thief! Catch him quickly!"

Li Jingfeng was shocked and said in surprise: "Me? Am I a horse thief?"

Everyone saw that he was the only one. Those who had fallen down or were running in a hurry, helped the old and the young to get up one after another, and together with dozens of bodyguards to protect the courtyard, hundreds of pairs of eyes stared at Li Jingfeng, which made him feel embarrassed and said hurriedly: " I’m not a horse thief, I’m a passerby!”

The old man in the car shouted: "Why are you following my car?!"

Li Jingfeng said: "This is the only way to Nanyang, where else can I go?"

The old man said again: "If you weren't thinking about robbing, why would you stop when I stopped, or leave when I left?"

Li Jingfeng smiled bitterly and said: "You want me not to get too close to you. If you stop, I won't stop. When I get closer, you will be nagging me again. Old man, can you be reasonable?"

The old man said angrily: "Which thief would admit that he is a thief!"

The bodyguards nearby were busy picking up the luggage and goods scattered on the floor. After hearing this, they were annoyed that the old man was making a fuss and said: "Old man, how can there be any reason for horse bandits to rob on Chidao? This is still the boundary of Xiangyang Gang. Are you not offending the Xiangyang Gang by committing a murder on the Chi Road? Even if he is the eye of the horse bandit, he can't offend you. How much money do you have on you? What a fuss!"

A group of people organized a group of people to recruit the old man. The old man blushed and said angrily: "If you are not a horse bandit, then you go first!"

Li Jingfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, yes, I'll go first!" He put aside his original intention, grabbed the horse's belly, crossed the old man's carriage, and went straight away.

Now there was no obstacle in front of him. Li Jingfeng was going smoothly, but he also found it funny.As he walked, he saw that the sky was getting dark, and he happened to see a town. He thought it would be better to rest here for a night, and then turn to the town to raise the horse. When he saw the town monument, he found out that it was called Pijia Town.

As soon as he entered the gate of the town, an old woman walked by just in front of his horse, and Li Jingfeng quickly reined in his horse.The woman was startled and fell to the ground with a cry of "Oh!" and a white porcelain bottle in her hand fell to the ground. It broke into pieces and scattered tea leaves all over the floor.Li Jingfeng quickly dismounted and helped the old woman up, and asked, "Does it hurt after the fall?"

The old woman screamed, and when she saw that the porcelain bottle was smashed, she shouted: "My tea leaves!" Then she threw herself on the ground, beat her chest and feet, and cried loudly, "My tea leaves! I, the Jin Junmei of Wuyi Mountain, , it was ruined like this!" Then he pulled Li Jingfeng's sleeve and cried, "You have to compensate me! Compensate me!"

Li Jingfeng said: "It's easy to talk about the tea. Grandma, please check first to see if you were injured?"

The old woman cried: "If you don't pay me, I will take you to the sect! Pay the money! Pay the money quickly!"

Li Jingfeng said: "I will pay you money, how much?"

The old woman cried: "This golden eyebrow is so valuable. It only costs three taels of silver, and it won't cost you even a penny!"

Li Jingfeng was stunned and said: "So expensive?"

The old woman said: "You ignorant bastard! There are good teas from Wuyi Mountain that cost 30 taels per catty, and the tribute tea for the Beggar Clan costs 50 taels per catty! Don't talk so much, do you want to pay for it?" ?!”

Li Jingfeng knelt down, picked up a piece of tea, and said in surprise: "Grandma, where did you buy this golden eyebrow? It's a fake!"

The old woman was surprised and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? If you want to admit it, I won't agree!" As she said that, she started to grab Li Jingfeng's clothes.

Li Jingfeng said: "The real Jin Junmei is black with yellow in it, black and translucent. The tea leaves you have are yellow, and they are of a coarse variety." He then picked up the tea leaves and put them in front of his nose to smell, "The aroma of Jin Junmei has a sweet taste. , the aroma is messy, maybe even mixed with fragrant powder." He put it in his mouth, chewed it, and spit it out, "This tastes just like ordinary tea."

He was born into a poor family and usually only drank boiled water and tea residues from guests of the Fuju Pavilion. However, before the decline of the Fuju Pavilion, he did have several good teas. The shopkeeper treasured them. Li Jingfeng originally wanted to be a cook and wanted to open a small restaurant. If you go to a restaurant, you can ask the shopkeeper for tea tasting.The shopkeeper compared the tea leaves one by one. Although Li Jingfeng was not very good at tea tasting, he had some experience in tea tasting. This tea was really bad and definitely not the famous Jin Junmei variety.

The old woman couldn't help but be stunned when she heard what he said so eloquently.Li Jingfeng said anxiously: "You have been cheated. Take me to the seller quickly and I will help you get it back!"

The old woman suddenly sat on the ground and cried loudly, crying: "I just want to save some money to help my old man buy a thin coffin. That short-lived bastard even cheated my old man! Now everyone has run away, where can I find it? I... ...I can’t live anymore!” He beat his chest and screamed at the heavens and the earth.

Seeing how pitiful she was, Li Jingfeng hurriedly said: "Grandma, don't cry. You said... there is a funeral to be done at home?"

The old woman cried: "I just left the body, and the body is still parked at home. I have no money to bury it!"

Li Jingfeng felt pity in his heart and said: "I knocked you down, I feel very sorry. I will compensate you according to the price for any loss." He helped the old woman get up and said, "Get up quickly and see if you were injured in the fall." ?”

The old woman didn't expect Li Jingfeng to be so generous. She was taken aback. She stood up tremblingly, stroking her knee and crying out that it hurt: "I hurt my foot, you have to pay for my medicine!"

Li Jingfeng said hurriedly: "Of course!"

The old woman said: "I am getting old and my body is old. I need to recuperate, at least one tael of silver."

Although Li Jingfeng felt that one tael of silver was too much, but after hearing that someone in her family had passed away and had been deceived, she inevitably wanted to find some compensation, and said apologetically: "Yes, I deserve it."

While he was talking, a carriage drove up. Li Jingfeng turned around and saw that it was the carriage belonging to the strange old man.When the old woman saw him turning his head, she was afraid that he would escape, so she hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and shouted: "You said you would pay for my medicine, don't try to cheat!"

Li Jingfeng said hurriedly: "I'm not cheating! Where does grandma live? I'll take you home first."

The old woman said: "My home is one mile east of the town. There is a wooden house."

Li Jingfeng said: "Grandma, get on the horse and I'll take you home."

The old woman was startled, looked at Li Jingfeng with wide eyes, and quickly smiled and said: "Okay, okay, you are such a good person!"

Li Jingfeng helped the old woman get on the horse, took the reins himself, and walked all the way to the place the old woman said. Not long after, he saw a small wooden house.Before reaching the door, I heard the old woman shouting: "This is my home!"

Li Jingfeng thought to himself: "This is the only room around here, which one else could it be?" But he also replied: "I know."

Li Jingfeng helped the old woman off the horse and tied the horse to a pillar outside the house. When he looked up, he saw a carriage approaching in the distance, and it was the old man's car again.Li Jingfeng thought to himself: "It's really fate. I just saw him enter the town. Why is he here again?"

When he was doubting, the old woman had already opened the door and suddenly cried: "Master, our life is so miserable!" Li Jingfeng was very surprised. When he walked into the house, he saw a straw mat on the ground with a man lying on it. The old man, whose face was as white as a sheet of paper, was obviously dead.I just heard the old woman cry: "You just left like this. Unfortunately, I can't even afford a coffin. I exchanged my family savings for half a catty of tea, just to earn a little money to buy a thin coffin for you. How can I still pay for it?" You were deceived! I might as well jump into the river with you in my arms. Anyway, if you let me go, I will drag my granddaughter down and she will not survive!"

She cried so sincerely that Li Jingfeng couldn't bear it.Then I saw a young girl walking out and shouting: "Grandma, don't cry, grandpa... he will die with his eyes open!" Her eyes turned red and she looked like she was crying.

The old woman cried: "I will go with you, so as not to drag the girl down!"

The girl hugged the old woman and cried.

Li Jingfeng couldn't bear to say, "Let's do this. I'll give you some silver to help you buy a coffin so that the old man can be buried in peace. If you have money, you won't be in despair for a while."

The old woman and the girl were both stunned.It turns out that they are all scammers from the "Porcelain Sect" who make a living on the border and bully strangers who have just arrived in Wudang.Seeing someone riding into the town, the old woman immediately jumped on him and pretended to knock over the tea leaves. In fact, it was nothing like Jin Junmei, but it was just an ordinary tea worth fifty cents a pound. She used this to deceive others.Generally speaking, victims of blackmail often bargain for a low price. They don’t ask for much, and they chase profits only for the amount of money they can defraud. Since the victim is a tourist and doesn’t want to cause trouble, most of them will pay for it and settle the matter.

Unexpectedly, although Li Jingfeng saw through the fake tea, he was not suspicious and promised to compensate for the losses. Seeing his generosity, the old woman blackmailed him for losing money, and he agreed again.How can this fire thing falling from the sky be useless?The old woman introduced him into her home again, deliberately shouted at the door, and asked her husband to pretend to be a dead body. As usual, she cried for three times and begged him. She thought she could get a few coins by defrauding him, but the mother-in-law and her grandson burst into tears. Before it even got to the corner of his mouth, Li Jingfeng shouldered the responsibility of the funeral again.

This is simply unreasonable. This person is either an idiot or a rich young man who pretends to be poor. He is so happy that he fell from the sky. The ingot fell into his pocket and he didn't know how to put it in it for a while.

It wasn't that Li Jingfeng didn't know how valuable silver was, but he actually had very low materialistic desires. Although people gave him money along the way, he still lived frugally and had enough money for the trip to Shandong.He traveled around the world for less than two years. Most of the time he was either in Kongtong or spending time with the Shen brothers and sisters. He had little knowledge. The only liar he had ever seen was Zhu Menshang, who was also a good person.In addition, the town of Yi'an where he was born was rundown, and most of the neighbors were old people. He felt particularly friendly when seeing the old people. If a few taels of silver could save two lives, it would be of great value to him.

The two scammers didn't expect Li Jingfeng to fall into the trap so easily, and couldn't help but look at each other in shock.Li Jingfeng looked at the corpse and saw that his chest seemed to rise and fall slightly. The rise and fall was very light. After all, the other party was a habitual criminal. He knew how to inhale and exhale without revealing his flaws. However, Li Jingfeng's eyes were so bad that any slight rise and fall could not escape his eyes. He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "The old gentleman seems to be still angry?"

Just as he was about to step forward, the girl pushed the old woman with her elbow. The old woman rushed forward and hugged his thigh, crying: "I have been dead for three days, how can I still be alive? If my benefactor is killed, How can I feel sorry for myself when I'm angry or sick?"

Li Jingfeng looked at the corpse again. Sure enough, his chest was stable and there was no breath. He doubted in his heart: "Could it be my eyesight?"

The old woman knelt down and kowtowed again and said: "Young Master is so kind and virtuous. You are really the reincarnation of the Living Bodhisattva! But we can't accept your money in vain. My granddaughter is young and not yet married. Why don't you become a concubine and have the right to do so?" Selling myself!"

After the Porcelain Sect's trick was played out, it turned into the Yan Sect's trick. Although Li Jingfeng didn't know the root cause, he still waved his hands quickly and said: "I can't help it, I haven't planned to get married yet! How much is the silver, grandma, please calculate it, I'll leave now!"

The old woman still refused to give up and cried: "How can we, two women, make a living? If you think my granddaughter is not good-looking, just say so. It's just that this kindness must be repaid!"

The young girl also said: "It's not an exaggeration to say this with your body!" As usual, she had to blush when she said this, but Li Jingfeng agreed readily. After she pretended to cry, her mood had not been restored, and her face was also confused. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty as he spoke.

The old woman also said: "How about sleeping in a humble house for one night!"

Li Jingfeng thought to himself, "If a young man sleeps in two women's houses, it will ruin the girl's reputation." He quickly waved his hand and said, "No, I will go back to the town to stay!" Just as he was about to take out the money, the old woman and her granddaughter met the God of Wealth. When he was about to leave, he quickly reached out and grabbed his clothes, but Li Jingfeng couldn't get rid of him for a while.While they were entangled, they suddenly heard an old man's voice saying: "If you sleep with her daughter, someone will break in before dawn, frame you as an adulterous woman, and take you to the sect for trial."

The old woman and the girl were startled and looked at the door. Li Jingfeng also looked over, but who was that unreasonable old man on the road?Just now he saw the carriage coming, but unexpectedly he followed him to the door. There were still two bodyguards standing behind the old man.Just listen to the old man continue to say: "If you don't want to die, you have to peel off the skin. Maybe you will have to find someone to notify your family to redeem it."

The old woman cursed: "Where did this old bastard come from? He talks nonsense and has a bad reputation!"

When Li Jingfeng heard what he said, he immediately became suspicious.The old gentleman said again: "I heard you blackmailing this little brother at the gate of the town, and I knew you were not a good person, so I followed you secretly." He asked Li Jingfeng, "Did she say that you smashed something of hers and wanted you to Compensate?"

Li Jingfeng nodded quickly and said, "That's right."

The old man said to the old woman again: "You said your wife is dead, then let me go up and stab her a few times. If she is really dead, I will pay you money. If she is alive, just think that I gave you a wife for free." "

When he was about to step forward, the old woman quickly stopped him and shouted: "Who are you? How can I let you mess with me!"

The old man snorted, raised his head, looked at the person with his nose, and shouted: "Who am I? I'm afraid I'll scare you out of my skin if I tell you! My son is a big bully! If you're afraid, don't trouble this little brother, get away!"

The old woman was stunned, not because she was shocked by the name of the old man's son, but because she had never heard of the name at all.

Li Jingfeng saw them arguing and walked to the "corpse" to look at it.He waited for a while. The old man was old and couldn't hold it in any longer. He secretly exhaled a small breath. Although there was nothing unusual on the outside, Li Jingfeng could see the slight movement in his chest and abdomen, and he couldn't help but feel angry and annoyed. , yelled: "If you don't get up, I'll beat you up!" Then he stretched out his foot to kick the old man's waist.Although he was angry, he still didn't want to hurt the old man, so he just kicked lightly.

Seeing that he couldn't hide it, the old man jumped up and shouted: "Son, man, come out to work!"

After giving the order, six strong men ran out of the house and surrounded Li Jingfeng and others.The old man shouted: "You can't cheat, you can just rob! Hand over the silver coins obediently, so as not to break your muscles and bones!" They decided that these people had a lot of silver coins on them and made up their minds to steal them.

Li Jingfeng didn't want to fall into a trap and was on guard, but the old man Xi was unafraid. He looked around and looked at Zixiong, obviously not taking the people around him seriously.When all the scammers saw that he knew exactly what was going on, yet he chose to wade into this muddy water, and he looked calm and arrogant from the moment he walked in, they couldn't help but feel a little wary. They wondered whether this person was really a master, or was he relying on some kind of backer?These people are just liars who make a small profit, don't fall into the hands of the big shots!Even Li Jingfeng was thinking: "Could it be that this old gentleman really has a lot of background and came here to save me?"

The old man who was pretending to be dead raised his hands and said: "Who is the old man? I'll tell you all. If the gongs and drums are played loudly, we rats should retreat and apologize to the old man!" Old Man Xi raised his head and said: "My son is Xi Dagou, the deputy commander of the Zhongtianmen garrison of the Songshan Sect! You bunch of stinky rats, get the hell out of here! Otherwise, before my son comes over, I will beat you all into sieves!"

Everyone was surprised when they saw old man Xi reveal his son's name and title. Everyone, look at me and I look at you. After a while, the old woman whispered: "Songshan is far away from here. Wait until your son comes to find you." We ran away long ago."

When Old Man Xi saw that they refused to obey, he became even more furious. He pointed at the old man and the old woman and said, "Capture them all!"

Naturally, he gave this order to his two bodyguards. Everyone looked at the two bodyguards again, and saw that their faces were pale, and they obviously had no confidence that they could hit more with less.

The old man who was pretending to be dead cursed: "Pretend!" and shouted, "Everyone peel the white pig!" Six strong men rushed forward. The two bodyguards pulled the old man Xi to escape, but were stopped at the door and had a scuffle. , the two bodyguards were punched several times in the face and body, screamed in agony, and ran away.

When Old Man Xi saw the bodyguards escaping, he was anxious and angry, and cursed: "Where are you running?! Let my son know, I will catch you and bring you back for trial! Hey, don't run away! Don't run away!" He was shouting, a strong man He had caught him and was about to search him. When Old Man Xi saw him reaching over, he shrunk his body, covered his chest with his hands and feet, and shouted: "I have no money, no money!"

The remaining few people surrounded Li Jingfeng. These people only knew some ordinary kung fu, but with the large number of people, Li Jingfeng turned sideways to avoid the fists and kicks, and squeezed to the side of Old Xi like a loach. Hit the strong man who was holding Old Man Xi hostage on the back.The strong man groaned, clutching his back and howling. Li Jingfeng turned around and saw the other five people running towards him. At this time, his martial arts had greatly improved and he had gained a lot more experience in facing enemies. Just as Master Zhu said, The ordinary Iron Sword Silver Guard was no match for him, let alone a few strong men with crude skills?He raised his voice and said, "Pah, pah, pah, pah," and hit the five people five times on their faces, hands, feet, chests, and the pain made these people scream.He had previously fought against Wudang's Yucheng Yugu, and he already felt that his hands and feet were much more agile and flexible, and he had improved in the past few days.He was furious and even more merciless. He beat the five people so severely that they fell to the ground, whining and unable to get up.

The old woman and the old man did not expect that Li Jingfeng was so powerful. They were both dumbfounded. They rushed towards one of the young and strong men and cried: "Don't hit my grandson!" The girl also shouted: "Don't hit my husband." !" It was surprising that one of them was actually her husband.What kind of grandma and granddaughter are these?It’s clearly grandma and granddaughter-in-law!

Li Jingfeng said angrily: "Why are you lying to people?!"

The old woman said: "We originally only wanted to defraud a few coins, but we didn't know you were so...honest. You believe whatever you say and give as much as you want!"

The old man also said: "Yes, I have been walking around the porcelain door for so long and I have never seen someone so easy to deceive. Who is to blame!"

Old Man Xi shrank aside and couldn't help cursing: "You ignorant thief! You don't even know my son, bah! Bah!" He kept cursing, but it didn't seem like he was angry that these people were trying to steal his money. It's more like being angry that they haven't heard their son's name.

The old man cried: "Hero, please spare us this time!" The girl and the old woman kept kowtowing and crying and begging.

Li Jingfeng shook his head and said: "No, I have to report it to the sect and arrest you and deal with it severely."

When those people heard that he wanted to join the sect, their eyes lit up and they hurriedly said: "Yes, yes!"

Li Jingfeng said to Old Man Xi: "Old sir, please help me. I will escort this group of people to the sect first, and then take you back to the town." He looked back at the sky and saw that dusk had fallen, and said, "It's getting dark. move."

He rode a horse and asked the strong men to lead the carriage and drove Old Xi to the town.

The sect in charge of the vicinity of Pijia Town is Huaqingguan, a branch of Wudang. The leader is a Taoist priest named Zhao.Li Jingfeng sent the nine swindlers to justice, and the nine swindlers cooperated and admitted their guilt frankly and readily.Seeing that he had nothing to do, Li Jingfeng left with Old Man Xi.

When he was about to lead the horse, Old Man Xi suddenly said: "It's no use sending them to the sect like this. They were all released within three days! Didn't you see that when you said you were going to send them to the sect, they were all so happy?" It’s like I saved my life!”

Li Jingfeng said in surprise: "Just three days?"

Old Man Xi said: "Seeing as you are so stupid and easy to deceive, you are probably not from Wudang. This is Wudang, and it is famous for its bad atmosphere. There are many swindlers and robbers. If we have to close them all, even building a hundred more prisons is not enough." Stay! Don’t hurt anyone, don’t commit a serious crime, and you’ll be out in a few days. Anyway, you haven’t been defrauded of your money, just treat it as a good deal.”

Li Jingfeng frowned and said, "This is not possible."

Old Man Xi said: "Why not? You haven't been defrauded of your money, just calm down."

Li Jingfeng said: "What I'm angry about is not that I was defrauded of money, but something else."

Old Man Xi said strangely: "What else can happen? It's a pity that the girl didn't fall asleep?"

Li Jingfeng smiled bitterly and said: "It's really not the case." Then he said seriously, "They defrauded me of money. It was them who were wrong, and I was the one who was stupid. If they took the money and left when I knocked over the tea leaves, I would not do this even if I knew I was being deceived." Angry. But they tricked me into seeing the corpse, and then said they wanted to bury their relatives, marry my granddaughter, and deceive me into being kind. This is different."

Old Man Xi rolled his eyes and said, "What's the difference? Aren't they all lying to you?"

Li Jingfeng shook his head and said: "It's stupid to lie to people, and it's even worse to lie to people with good intentions. Old sir, think about it, if it were someone else today and they were deceived with good intentions for a while, would they dare to do good things in the future? They only cheated money because they were greedy for how much money they had. Two taels of silver, or at most dozens of taels, but it destroys a person's good intentions. If the person who was deceived gave birth to a child or a family, and took this as a lesson to tell people not to do good things, wouldn't it corrupt people's hearts? Lie to people Stupidity can make people learn to be smart and deceive people into good intentions, but how can it make people learn to be bad? "How can this make sense?"

Old Man Xi said disapprovingly: "You can take care of other people's affairs? This is too troublesome!"

Li Jingfeng was unwilling to give up. After thinking for a long time, he felt that if he was only locked up for a few days, those people would definitely return to their old jobs after they came out, and he didn't know how many people would be deceived.Cheating money is still a trivial matter. It makes me feel sad just thinking about it.Seeing his appearance, Old Man Xi said: "If you are not willing to give in, I will ask my son to send a letter and arrest them all and lock them up for a year and a half! My son is so powerful that he became the deputy commander of the Songshan Sect. Woolen cloth!"

Li Jingfeng shook his head and refused, and Old Man Xi urged him to leave again, fearing that he would not be able to stay at the inn.

Old Xi couldn't drive, so Li Jingfeng had to drive for him and then lead his own horse. The two stayed in the same inn.Li Jingfeng returned to the room, upset. Suddenly he remembered Xie Gubai's entrustment before leaving, so he picked up the sheepskin scroll and looked at it carefully.I saw a "convex" shape drawn on one end of the picture. It extends from the "convex" shape in a curved way. On each line, on one side or both sides, there are many hill-like shapes drawn, similar to the terrain. A map, but no other markers.Next to one of the many branch lines is a small "ten", and next to the small "ten" is a "well".The route connecting the small "ten" characters only has the shape of a mountain on the right half, but the left half is empty, with a cross drawn about an inch away from the line.

Li Jingfeng thought to himself: "How can you find the location of such a thing?" Then he remembered what Xie Gubai once said to him, "Hidden Kunlun".

Kunlun, does it mean the Kunlun Palace where the Kunlun Council is located?If we follow this idea, the word "convex" should refer to Kunlun Palace?Only then did Li Jingfeng feel that Xie Gubai was careful. Without these words, if the map was missing, others would not be able to find the location by relying on this map alone.

If the word "convex" really refers to Kunlun Palace, then the location indicated on the map is undoubtedly Jishi Mountain. The twists and turns should be roads, and the shapes of those hills are mountain walls.

But what does the word "十" and the cross image mean? What does the word "well" mean?
Li Jingfeng thought for a long time and estimated that he would only know the truth after getting Kunlun. He was not in a hurry right now, so he put away the map.He thought of what happened today again, slapped his forehead, and thought to himself: "If I had known that they would not be imprisoned for long, I should have struck harder just now, and taught them a little more lesson, so that they would not dare to mess around in the future! But this seems to be against the rules of the sect... ...Well, if it were the third master, he would probably say: 'Fuck the rules, fight first and then talk!'"

Vaguely, he seemed to think of something, and there was a feeling deep in his heart, but he couldn't think clearly for a while and fell asleep in a daze.

Early the next morning, Li Jingfeng was about to go out when he saw old man Xi sitting in front of the stable, looking very distressed.Li Jingfeng asked: "Old sir, what's wrong with you?"

Old Man Xi said angrily: "Mom, you charge me fifty cents a day, but I'm so incompetent! Now, you can run away! I don't know how to drive, what should I do?"

Li Jingfeng thought to himself, with only fifty coins a day, what kind of good bodyguard could he hire?Qingcheng's one-day escorts, the better ones cost one penny, so he asked: "Where are you going, old gentleman?"

When Old Man Xi saw him asking, he shrank back and asked, "What do you want to do?" Li Jingfeng found it funny when he saw that he seemed to be afraid that people would not know that he had a huge sum of money. He was worried that if he didn't have a bodyguard, what would happen to him? It was hard to say whether the journey would be safe, so he said, "It's nothing. If you're on the way, I'll go with the old gentleman for a while."

Old Xi looked him up and down and asked, "What's your crooked idea?"

Li Jingfeng smiled and said: "Your Majesty is the Deputy Commander of Songshan Zhongtian Clan, Xi Daxia. How dare I make a wrong idea?"

When Old Man Xi heard him praising his son, he nodded and said, "That's right!"

Li Jingfeng had a thought in his mind and asked: "Is it possible that the old gentleman is going to Jinan Songshan Sect to find your son?"

Old Man Xi said: "How do you know?"

Li Jingfeng said: "It's a coincidence. I'm going to Songshan Mountain too, so I'll accompany the old gentleman for a walk. The old gentleman can't ride a horse, and he can't find a good bodyguard in a remote country."

Old man Xi saw Li Jingfeng's skills yesterday, and he was able to hit six with ease, so he said: "I don't let you give it to me for free. You help me drive and I provide three meals a day." He thought about hiring two bodyguards for this trip. Accommodation and three meals are included, and the price is fifty cents per day. Now I have hired Li Jingfeng, who is more capable. As long as he takes care of three meals, it is a big advantage.

Li Jingfeng said: "It's just that the two of us can't drive three horses."

Old Man Xi said: "Sell it and it's done."

Li Jingfeng said: "I have the Qingcheng brand right now, so it's not easy to sell."

Old Man Xi said: "The one who sold me."

He sold it as soon as he said it would, and he actually sold the horse.But he haggled over the price, refusing to give up even a dime, and kept insisting so hard that it took more than an hour to sell a horse.Li Jingfeng could only smile bitterly, put on his own horse, and drove the carriage toward the northeast.

He originally thought that the journey was boring, but Old Xi was a talkative person, so the two started chatting. Only then did he realize that Old Xi's journey was not just a journey, but to settle down in Songshan Mountain.

"I gave birth to four sons and two daughters. The daughters were all married and the sons died in infancy." Old Man Xi said sadly, "I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to support him, so I gave the dog this name."

When giving birth to a child for fear of not being able to raise him well, he will deliberately give him a nickname. Li Jingfeng naturally knows the reason.

"I didn't want to call him a big dog. This kid is really a bit wild. He doesn't like farming, he just likes fighting, and he wants to learn martial arts. I don't like him learning martial arts, wielding swords and guns, and it's okay to hurt others. What should I do? Besides, if you go out to fight and cause trouble, your life will be hard to save. But this son loves to be rebellious, it really pisses me off!" He said, still a little angry.

Speaking of his son, he couldn't stop talking, and continued: "I'm trying to persuade you to do it, but I'm going to practice the posture to use it as a dick? Those day darts in Wudang only earn dozens of pennies a day, and they have to take risks! You can do better. Yes, the nursing home of a wealthy family only costs two or three taels of silver a month. Besides, when I die, won’t those fields be wasted in vain? He refused to listen and kept asking me to send him to Wudang to become a disciple, but he didn’t know what to do. How much silver did he earn? When he was 20 years old, he got a certificate of chivalry and ran away. He was gone for seven years. Seven years! Damn it, I didn’t come back to see my father for seven years..." He said, and then took the place of his son. He excused himself and said, "Actually, I don't blame him. It's very hard for him to travel so far away. If he comes home every two days, how can he earn so much face for me?"

It turned out that Xi Dagou came home three months ago and said that he had worked hard over the past few years and became the deputy commander of Zhongtianmen in Songshan Mountain, and that he wanted to take his father to Songshan Mountain to take care of him.

"This is not a lowly job like a bodyguard guarding the courtyard, but the disciples of the sect!" Old Man Xi was very proud and said, "It is still the Songshan sect, a big sect! Although it is under Shaolin, compared to the Qingcheng Tangmen Huashan of the Nine Families I don’t know how decent he is, but my son has such a long face!” After saying this, he laughed.

Li Jingfeng thought to himself: "Although Songshan is big, it is not the Nine Great Families after all, and it only occupies a piece of land in Shandong. It may not be really as big as Qingcheng Tangmen Huashan." However, he had no intention of refuting, and just nodded in agreement.

Old Man Xi has lived in Shiyan all his life. Apart from farming to support his family, he has never traveled far since he was a child. He doesn't know how big the deputy commander of Zhongtianmen of the Songshan Sect is, but since he is at the headquarters of the Songshan Sect, it is certainly not a trivial matter.Xi Dagou wanted to please his father, so it was inevitable that he would become a little inflated. He only thought that his son's fame was resounding throughout the sky.He sold his land and property, fussing over everything and delaying it for a long time. His son's constant urging was in vain. Since he still had official duties, he had to return to Songshan first.Old Man Xi packed up dozens of taels of silver, which were his ancestral property for five generations. He had never had such a huge sum of money, and felt that his son had become famous. He couldn't help but feel a little elated, so he hired two bodyguards and bought a carriage to show off. ——It’s just that the horse is a bad horse and the carriage is dilapidated. ——We are about to go to Songshan Mountain.

But he didn't expect that the bodyguard wouldn't help, and his son's name wouldn't help either, so he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

Although he has never seen the world, he has lived in Wudang for a long time and is very familiar with such shabby activities as cheating, cheating, kidnapping, deception, cheating, stealing, and robbing.According to him, the territory of the Xiangyang Gang is relatively peaceful, except for some opportunistic people on the border. Living in Wudang, you don't understand this. If you live in a bad place, your family will be destroyed within three to five years.

Li Jingfeng was speechless after hearing these words, and he didn't know whether they were true or false.He was deceived this time and thought that he must learn to be good and not be deceived all the time, especially if he was deceived because of his good intentions, it was even more worthless, so he changed the subject and asked Old Man Xi to teach him the tricks.Old Man Xi talked about whatever he thought of, and Li Jingfeng didn't mind.

After crossing the border, there is Nanyang. Old Man Xi said: "This is Nanyang. Zhuge Liang lives here."

In fact, Zhuge Liang originally lived in Xiangyang and later moved to Nanyang. Within a few years of living there, he came out to assist Liu Bei. However, neither Li Jingfeng nor Old Man Xi understood this, and they only thought that Nanyang was Zhuge Liang's hometown.

Li Jingfeng is from Ba County. Qingcheng occupies half of Sichuan. The Shu region admires Wuhou the most. There are not only many Wuhou temples, but Zhuge Liang's various legends and allusions can be recited by a three-year-old child.Li Jingfeng's heart moved and he asked, "Isn't this Zhuge Wuhou a very, very smart and powerful person?"

Old Man Xi was stunned for a while and said: "It should be."

Li Jingfeng asked: "Then the smartest Zhuge Liang has governed Shu for so many years and established many rules and punishments. For such a smart man, the rules and punishments he set should be the best. Why is it that no one uses them now? Later, he changed the rules and punishments. Are people who behave themselves smarter than him?"

Old Man Xi said: "I don't know that."

Li Jingfeng added: "Whether it is the Nine Families or Kunlun's consensus, each has its own rules. Even Qingcheng must not be following all the laws and rules set by Wuhou. There must be loopholes in Wuhou's things. Only then It has been changed over and over again, but even Zhuge Liang, the smartest person in the world, can't think of a law and rule that can take care of everyone. Who in the world can think of it?"

He thought of his rebellious brother Xie Gubai, and then of Zhuge Ran. These two were very, very smart people he had seen, but were they smarter than Wu Hou?Maybe not.Then who else can set the rules?Can it cover everything, so that everyone is not bullied or deceived, and can keep good people safe?Or should we invite the smartest people in the world to come together and come up with a solution?
Definitely not. There must have been a lot of smart people in the previous dynasties when they were unified. I heard that the emperor used to be in charge of all the land of the nine families. How many smart people could he invite?If there was really a way, the previous dynasty would not have been defeated by the angry king.

Or is there no such method in the first place?
Li Jingfeng knew that he had read little and had little knowledge. This question was too troublesome, so he had to think about it slowly.

When it was lunch time, Old Man Xi ordered two bowls of white noodles, a plate of dried tofu, and a plate of peanuts, and said to Li Jingfeng, "You're welcome, just use it, I'll fill you up with the noodles!"

Although Li Jingfeng was frugal, he was not stingy to this extent. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "I'd rather treat the old gentleman to something else." So he paid for himself and ordered a plate of braised pork tongue.

After that, the journey was uneventful. I just chatted with Old Man Xi. Thanks to him, Li Jingfeng knew a little bit about how to deceive people in the world.

The day Li Jingfeng entered Shandong was exactly the day Mingwu left Shaolin.

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After Ming Wuxi left, Juekong and Jueguan returned to the Shaolin Temple one after another. Juejian held a discussion among the four academies. Only Zide, who was seriously ill, was not present.

At the meeting, Juejian brought up an insignificant incident from a few months ago.

"Three months ago, Liao Lin, a monk from Hantian Temple in Hebei Province, was caught working as a prostitute in the territory and was punished." Juejian said.

Juekong listened. Even though he was over sixty years old, his waist was still straight, as if nothing could make him bend slightly.

"Liao Lin is a lay monk." Jinmao Shijueji said, "It has been dealt with."

"I didn't know that lay monks now not only don't abide by the rules, but even try to protect them." Jueguan said coldly.

As a lay monk, Liao Lin had long been accustomed to seeing prostitutes, but he was doing so in Shaolin.Shaolin Temple is the only place among the nine major schools that prohibits the construction of brothels. However, if there is a ban, it means there is danger. If there is danger, there will be pests. Although there are no brothels in Shaolin, there are "ajar doors", that is, private prostitution.

Private prostitutes are mostly widows who cannot make a living, or women who are greedy for money. They open a house of their own, close the door to accept customers, and open the door to see them off. There is no guarantee and more risks.The risks are divided into two levels. When encountering prostitutes for free, no one can help them seek justice. For this reason, these private prostitutes have to maintain several bodyguards.Another level of risk is that there are no brothels in Shaolin, and the Kunlun community has a serious crime of "raping women all over the world". They can't agree on the price. It's not a trivial matter to accuse you of raping a woman. Therefore, the disputes continue and it becomes There is a minor problem with Shaolin’s public security.

This is the problem with Liao Lin. He knew that the other party was a prostitute, but not only did he not report it, but he also went to prostitute her. The crime of not reporting the information was more serious than soliciting prostitution.

"Sex-eaters have great desires. He is not a righteous monk, and it is useless to be demanding. As for his crimes, the main thing is that he knew the truth and failed to report it." Juejian said, "Hebei is remote and is far away from other families in the Jiu Family. At the same time, Liao Lin cannot restrain his lust and is inevitably impulsive."

"A lay monk can't restrain his passions, but has nowhere to vent them. If he breaks the law, the Shaolin Temple will force him to break the law. This is a sin. In recent years..." Juejian paused and said, "There are some activities in the temple, and everyone is also doing it. We all know it. This will not be the last time something like this happens to Fu Yingcong. Desire is like a flood, and it is better to channel it than to prevent it. Rather than letting these things stay in the dark, it is better to manage them properly."

Everyone was surprised, as the abbot's words seemed to have other meanings.

Juekong was thinking.Although Juejian was a righteous monk, he was not a stubborn person. He knew how to compromise and consider the overall situation. He also opposed the name change of lay monks, which is why Juesheng passed the position of abbot to him.

But he is a righteous monk after all, and there are certain thresholds that he cannot pass.But what he said today all pointed to the same thing.

"I think the rule that no prostitution is allowed in Shaolin should be removed, and I asked the two abbots of Guanyin Yuan to come up with a solution."

"Abbott!" Jueguan was the first to speak out, "To practice abstinence from prostitution, and to open a brothel under Shaolin rule, what kind of decency does it have? It's even more contrary to the scriptures!"

Tongue-pulling Bodhisattva Jue Guang also said: "It's okay to steal secretly at night and rob someone in broad daylight. Just don't show any signs of light when you see it!"

Juejian said: "Practice is a personal matter. Since you are a righteous monk, you should practice by observing the precepts and not drowning in lust. Besides, if brothels really hinder practice, is there no more monks and three treasures outside the Shaolin Temple?"

Even Jueming, who rarely expresses opinions and never touches a leaf, said: "Shaolin Temple is a holy land of Buddhism, so... I'm afraid it's inappropriate."

What is Juejian planning?Juekong thought: "This is not something he would do." He looked at Juejian, whose eyes were extremely firm. Could it be that... he wanted to win over the lay monk?
"Do you agree, Chief Juekong?" Juejian looked at Juekong.

"I agree." Juekong put his hands together and saluted Juejian.

Speaking of which, can you disagree?If you don't agree, I'm afraid the lay monks will think that you are the one causing the problem.

"This matter is settled like this. I would like to thank the two abbots of Guanyin Yuan to set up a brothel on the ground in Hebei as soon as possible so that those people can have a good place to rest."

What he meant was that there was no need to even vote.Also, if both Juekong and Juejian agree, it means that both the secular and orthodox factions agree, and there is no need to vote.

After the meeting, Juejian returned to the Main Hall, where he had been waiting for a long time.

"Abbott, you need to think twice about opening a brothel!" Jue Guan said.

"The leader of Juekuan, we all know the allusion of destroying Buddhas with Buddhas." Juejian looked at Jueguan, "But do you know how to destroy demons with demons?"

Jue Guan frowned.

(End of this chapter)