Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 297 Climbing Mount Longhu (Part )

"Did you see it with your own eyes?"

"In reply to Senior Brother, Wang Yi is at the inn in town. He is with Young Master Lu and a Senior Brother from Maoshan."

At the Tianshi Mansion in Mount Longhu, after Zhang Zhiwei was kicked out, Zhang Enpu, a descendant of Tianshi Zhang Daoling who was in charge of the internal affairs of the Tianshi Mansion, was listening to his junior brother's reply.

When he heard that one of his junior fellow disciples from Maoshan was in the reply, he subconsciously looked at the other Taoist in the room.

The Taoist was about thirty or forty years old, with a beard, and looked approachable, but there was something a little disharmony between his eyebrows.

When Zhang Enpu looked at him, the Taoist also spoke.

"Senior brother from Mount Mao? Well, among all my fellow disciples, the only one who can be on good terms with the young master of the Lu family is my third fellow disciple Zheng Zibu. He is quite loyal and follows the young master of the Lu family to take care of this trivial matter together."

"Brother Lin, how does this Brother Zheng Zibu compare to you?"

"You are not as good as me. You have been practicing for more than ten years, but you have only studied talismans. Although you have not neglected other skills, you are not very serious about them. You have never changed despite repeated teachings. You are really stubborn!"

The Taoist's name is Lin Jian, and he is the eldest senior brother of the Orthodox lineage, Shangqing Maoshan.

When talking about his junior fellow apprentice Zheng Zibu, he stroked his long beard, and there was a tone of preaching in his words.

As for the level of his skills, although he is not as good as Zhang Zhiwei, who is recognized as the leader of the younger generation in the Zhengyi lineage, or even in the entire Taoist and extraordinary circles, he is still ranked at the top in Taoism and even in the Zhengyi lineage.

It's just that my temperament still needs to be honed.

After all, given Zhang Zhiwei's young and naive style back then, it was really difficult to expect him to learn to stop when competing with his peers.

Li Ding, the eldest senior brother of the outer sect of the Tang Clan, was in his twenties. He sparred with Zhang Zhiwei, who was one generation older than him. All his tricks were useless. Zhang Zhiwei was calm and composed, and beat him with the Golden Light Curse. Until he died for his country, he was still thinking about the image of the young Zhang Zhiwei.

The same was true for Lin Jian of Maoshan, who was also a senior brother of the Orthodox Taoist school. During a private sparring, he was defeated by Zhang Zhiwei in just ten rounds, without even trying out the opponent's true skills. From beginning to end, it was just a protective golden light that broke his defense.

The sense of gap is so great that not everyone can recover and get over it.

Lin Jian had his own plans as he came to Longhu Mountain to help out at the invitation of Zhang Enpu.

Looking at Zhang Enpu, whose expression was even more sinister than his, Lin Jian also asked.

"Brother Zhang, I know the whole story of Wang Yi's coming to Mount Longhu as promised. All we need is an attitude from the leader of the Xuanmen sect of Mount Longhu. We also received information about the crimes committed by the Japanese invaders outside the Great Wall when we were in Mount Mao. I am here to ask you whether the things in this newspaper are true or false."

When Zhang Enpu heard Lin Jian asking him this, he was speechless.

As a relative of the Heavenly Master, although he looked down on those peasants, they were knowledgeable and had dealt with the National Government. Zhang Enpu naturally knew why this newspaper did not cause an uproar in the country.

It was simply that the Nationalist government was trying to cover up the matter and had no intention of fighting the Japanese invaders. They only wanted to wipe out these guys in Jiangxi who were labeled as rebels.

Zhang Enpu's attitude also made Lin Jian understand the reason.

"Then this matter is difficult to handle. The other party came with great righteousness, and all they want is an attitude from Longhu Mountain. They can print the things done by the Japanese invaders outside the Great Wall into newspapers and distribute them to various factions. The various factions are not fools, and they naturally understand whether this newspaper is true or false. False is easy to destroy, but true is difficult to get rid of.

If you insist on this, the status of Longhushan Tianshi Mansion in the circle will be in jeopardy, Junior Brother, you have to be careful. "

"I know what you said, but you don't know that Wang Yi is just like Zhang Zhiwei who was kicked out. They are both heretics. They have forgotten their own identities and are on the side of these peasants. Don't you know what happened to the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain?"

When talking about the humiliation he had suffered, Zhang Enpu's face turned red as if it was on fire.

Come to think of it, as a direct descendant of Zhang Daoling, my cultivation may not be as good as the others, but it is more than enough compared to the others.

His family owned eight counties and he had lived a life of luxury since childhood. However, because of the vigorous Northern Expedition that year, he and his clansmen were forced to be sealed by Old Master Zhang, and were forced to wear dunce caps and parade through the streets for public display.

If he hadn't killed anyone, he might have had to go to the shooting range like some of his family members.

After going through a series of procedures, although the Tianshi family was rehabilitated and compensated by the president of the national government, the status of the Tianshi family in Jiangxi plummeted and it took decades to recover.

"I understand your pain. Not to mention Longhu Mountain, Maoshan wasn't much better back then. But this time they come with a sense of justice. If you really put a stumbling block in their way, it's not Longhu Mountain that will suffer, it's the entire Zhengyi that will suffer."

"Of course I know the importance of this. As the ancients said, fame and wealth cannot be entrusted to others. This is true. If he wants my attitude from Longhu Mountain, I can give it to him, but he, Wang Yi, can't expect to gain any benefit from this. Senior brother, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, but are you sure?"

"That's why I invited you, Senior Brother Lin, from Maoshan. I know my own weight, and I also know that you, Senior Brother Lin, were defeated by Zhang Zhiwei. Wang Yinai is recognized as a capable person in the circle who is no less capable than Zhang Zhiwei. I can't stop him, but you, Senior Brother, may be able to. Haven't you ever thought about getting back at Zhang Zhiwei in these years?"

"I think about it every day, but since Zhang Zhiwei was expelled by Old Master Zhang, he has disappeared. You can't find a place to use the methods you have studied for these years."

"Then let me, Junior Brother, give you a hand. I'll start with this Wang Yi and help you, Senior Brother Lin, solve your problems."

As he spoke, Zhang Enpu also took out a handwritten piece of cloth from his sleeve.

When Lin Jian opened the cloth and looked at the words written on it, his breathing became rapid and he looked at Zhang Enpu in front of him.

"Junior Brother Zhang, this is a bit too much."

"It's not the whole book, only half of it. I am the descendant of Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling, the future Heavenly Master. It is understandable that I pass this half to you, Senior Brother. There is no precedent for Heavenly Masters in the past to pass half of the Thunder Method to people of other surnames. The dragons and tigers of Maoshan are all Zhengyi. This is known to heaven and earth, you and me, so why should you be so reserved, Senior Brother?"

Looking at the half of the Five Thunders Technique in his hand, although it is the Yin Five Thunders, it is of no concern to Lin Jian.

He already had a family and a career, and also had his own Taoist temple, so the Yin Wu Lei was a perfect match for him. As for Zhang Enpu, he wanted to give him the Yang Wu Lei, but he had been living a life of luxury since childhood, and lost his virginity at an early age, so he couldn't learn even if he wanted to.

This may also be one of the reasons why he was jealous of Zhang Zhiwei.

"What do you want me to do?"

"I sent a message to Wang Yi before, asking him to come to Longhu Mountain on the agreed date and explain the whole story. By then, Longhu Mountain, as the leader of the Xuanmen, will naturally give him an attitude. Calculating the time, it will be the day after tomorrow. Brother, you are right about this. Longhu Mountain will naturally give him an attitude, but Wang Yi cannot appear in Longhu Mountain. Brother, do you understand?"

"Is that all?"

"That's all, Senior Brother. Things are different now. The man in the government now is a man who only uses people to serve the country. If our sect wants to survive, we have to submit a letter of surrender. In the future, our sect will completely rely on what you and I do today."

Looking at the Yin Wu Lei in his hand and thinking about the scene when he was defeated in the private competition with Zhang Zhiwei, Lin Jian also took the method of practicing Yin Wu Lei into his pocket and gave Zhang Enpu a reply.

"The day after tomorrow, I will stop him. After that, I will not care what you do."

"Brother, just let go and do your thing. I will take care of the rest."

The conversation between the two men about the pledge of allegiance also involved a decree currently issued by the national government.

This decree is aimed at Buddhism and Taoism, and is a standard decree on the preservation and abolition of temples. It seems to be a good thing, but in fact it is the same as the anti-smoking decree issued by the government.

It's just an excuse to grab land.

The Standards Order stipulates that only two types of shrines can be retained.

The first category is the philosophers, such as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Confucius and Mencius, etc. The second category is the religious ones, which include all the Shinto religions with pure purpose and can be believed by the general public, such as Sakyamuni, Maitreya, Ksitigarbha, Guanyin, etc. The rest will be demolished and used for other purposes.

This decree did not have much impact on Buddhism. After all, there are only a few deities worshipped in temples, such as Tathagata, Guanyin, and Maitreya, who are all very popular and fully meet the standards.

But the Taoist sect was in trouble. The land gods, city gods and so on all suffered, and it also gave the warlords and powerful people an excuse to seize and plunder.

When you take a fancy to a Taoist temple, I will just come up and read out this decree, and directly say that your Taoist temple does not meet the standards. Now I am confiscating it on behalf of the government and will put it to other use. You can find some other place to practice in peace.

Places like the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion, Maoshan, Zhongnan Quanzhen, and Wudang, which are the ancestral temples of Taoism, are basically the first to be affected.

Zhang Enpu had no control over Quanzhen and Wudang, but if he could get a grasp of the Zhengyi lineage, he could make a fuss about it and submit a satisfactory answer to the government.

At least he could preserve the orthodox Taoist temple. Based on this point alone, the position of Longhu Mountain's Heavenly Master must be his, and he was the one that everyone expected.

Zhang Enpu had a clear plan in mind, he wanted to use Wang Yi's incident to benefit himself.

Wang Yi, who was targeted by Zhang Enpu, was at the foot of Longhu Mountain, in a restaurant in Shangqing Town, drinking and chatting with Lu Jin and Zheng Zibu who came to block him.

"Walk, why do you have to let Longhu Mountain speak out on this matter? Sanyi Sect will also do."

"Lu Jin, we have known each other for many years, so don't call me a walking disciple. Just call me senior brother or brother Wang. You should understand that although you have joined the Sanyi Sect, the Lu family rules and your status do not mean that you will become the leader of the Sanyi Sect. Although I have learned the third level of reverse life, I have never officially joined the Sanyi Sect. This walking disciple status is also a move by Sect Master Zuo to allow me to do things at my convenience, so don't take it seriously.

And you should understand that the current status of the Trinity Sect actually comes mostly from Sect Master Zuo. If we really talk about its weight in the Taoist sect, it is actually far less than that of Brother Zheng’s Maoshan Sect. Don’t you agree, Taoist Master Zheng?”

Wang Yi glanced at Zheng Zibu who was sitting next to Lu Jin, the master of Tongtian Talisman, one of the Eight Great Skills.

This man with his hair tied up and a shawl was quite handsome, especially the two carefully trimmed moustaches above his lips, which reminded Wang Yi of Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows in Gu Long's novel.

Calculating the time, Gu Long was not yet born. It is possible that in this world view, one of the prototypes of Lu Xiaofeng created by Gu Long was Zheng Zibu, the Maoshan Taoist priest.

"Brother Wang, that's not the case. It's said that when one person achieves enlightenment, all his family members will benefit from it. Didn't Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling ascend to heaven in one day? This established the status of Longhu Mountain, the ancestral home of Taoism, and the Zhengyi lineage. The Sanyi Sect has the Zuo Sect Master in charge, and with you, Brother Wang Yi, a Sanyi Sect leader, it won't be difficult for the Sanyi Sect to have a status like the Heavenly Master's Mansion in the future. Why bother going to Longhu Mountain?"

Zheng Zibu listened to Wang Yi's flattery and felt happy about it, but he also expressed his true feelings.

He no longer had any thoughts of sparring with Zhang Zhiwei, because as soon as he and Lu Jin chose to block Wang Yi in Shangqing Town, a must-pass place in Longhu Mountain, he proposed the idea of ​​sparring with Wang Qie.

Wang Yi also fulfilled his wish.

As for the results, one can imagine.

Although Maoshan is famous for talismans, it is not the only one. It is just that Zheng Zibu has studied this area the most.

It's just that talismans, which use talisman paper as a carrier and are drawn by one's own true Qi to resonate with the Qi of heaven and earth, are completely out of practice when they encounter Wang Yi's magnetic field martial arts that are similar to those of divine spirits.

The talisman paper that had been carefully prepared for a long time became waste paper in the range of Wang Yi's magnetic field. There was nothing wrong with the rituals on it, but it just couldn't produce any effect and flew in the wind like ordinary yellow paper.

This scene made Zheng Zibu dumbfounded. For Zheng Zibu, talismans could be used not only externally but also on oneself. But when external use was ineffective, how much benefit could he gain from the competition even if he used the talisman on himself?

He has been standing there from beginning to end, waiting for me to make a move calmly.

Zheng Zibu was straightforward and admitted defeat directly, not mentioning the idea of ​​sparring with Zhang Zhiwei anymore.

A Wang Yi left himself helpless, although he suffered a loss due to restraint.

Although Zhang Zhiwei himself had never met Wang Yi, Zheng Zibu understood after this sparring match that in order to temper Zhang Zhiwei's temper, old Master Zhang took Zhang Zhiwei to various schools for sparring matches until they met Wang Yi in the Lu family compound.

As both are orthodox Taoist sects, hasn't your own Maoshan ever sparred with Zhang Zhiwei?
If you think about this kind of thing carefully, you will naturally have the answer.

But after getting the answer he wanted, he no longer understood why Master Zhang wanted to expel Zhang Zhiwei from the sect.

According to his master, if one of these two treasures is in Maoshan, he can expel them even if he wants to expel himself from Maoshan!

And the person who can answer this question right now is perhaps the only one, Wang Yi, who is sitting here and chatting and laughing with me.

"Master Zheng, you said that it would take time, but right now, what we lack most is time. You and I both know the truth about what the Japanese invaders did outside the Great Wall in that newspaper. Outside the Great Wall has been occupied, and inside the Great Wall is still fighting each other. The people don't know what will happen tomorrow. The rise and fall of the country has nothing to do with me. I am just an ordinary person. I can't influence the world's major events, and I can't wake up the people. I can't do it.

But if a war breaks out, our circle will definitely be the first to bear the brunt. I just want to use Old Master Zhang to remind our circle that the tragedy of the people and fellow Taoists outside the pass yesterday will happen again in our border area in the future. I just hope that everyone will have today's reminder and be able to prepare for the war early, so as to avoid many unnecessary disasters when the war comes. "

"Brother Wang is a righteous man, but it's not easy to get up Longhu Mountain."

"Master Zheng, what you said is a bit exaggerated. This Longhu Mountain is not a dangerous place. Old Tianshi Zhang just doesn't care about worldly affairs. He is still in Tianshi Mansion. It is up to him to decide whether to leave or not, not anyone else."

"Then I'm worrying unnecessarily. In that case, do you need me and Lu Jin to accompany you up the mountain the day after tomorrow? With us here, it will be easier if there are any little ghosts."

"Master Zheng is thoughtful, but I'll go on my own this time. Lu Jin, don't say anything. After this meal, go up the mountain with Master Zheng and wait for me."

Lu Jin wanted to say something else, but Zheng Zibu kept winking at him, which made Lu Jin agree.

After eating and drinking, Lu Jin and Zheng Zibu said goodbye to Wang Yi and headed towards Longhu Mountain.

As for Wang Yi himself, he returned to the guest room, sat cross-legged in meditation, waiting for the agreed date the day after tomorrow.

Time flies and the agreed time has arrived.

On this day, Zhang Jingqing, the old Taoist priest who had been in seclusion since Zhang Zhiwei was expelled from the sect and no longer concerned himself with the affairs of the Taoist Temple, came out for a rare occasion and summoned his disciples.

Looking at old Taoist Zhang who was sitting on the main seat with his eyes closed in meditation, Zhang Enpu, who was sitting in meditation below, felt a little uneasy.

Although he had made all the arrangements, he had also witnessed Zhang Zhiwei's level with his own eyes, so he was fully prepared for Wang Yi, a person he had never met before. He even violated the rules of the Tianshi Mansion and handed Yin Wu Lei over to Lin Jian of Maoshan.

This matter is neither big nor small. At this critical juncture, it has become harmless. If he fails, it will be difficult for him to obtain the position of Heavenly Master.

His requirements were not high. As long as Wang Yi did not climb Mount Longhu on the agreed day, the backup plan he had arranged would come in handy and benefit himself and the Tianshi Mansion.

After sitting cross-legged in meditation for two days and regulating his spirit, Wang Yi left the inn and walked step by step from Shangqing Town towards Longhu Mountain.

(End of this chapter)