Aspirations

Chapter 32 The Death of Song Dingniang

For more than a hundred years, Zhongshan Village has been isolated from the world, quiet and stable, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Until the appearance of Li Dingshan and Xiao Jia, there were very few fights in the village, let alone murder and arson.

More than a month ago, several people came suddenly. The leader, Gao Jianyuan, said that he was ordered to arrest Li Dingshan, who was committed by the imperial court.Li Dingshan and Xiao Jia flew away, Xia Laocheng died tragically, Xia Xiang, Xia Lai, and Xia Qu went away overnight, the tranquility of Zhongshan Village for more than a hundred years was broken, and many things happened one after another.

First came the news that Xia Laixia Qu fell off the cliff and his life was unknown. After hearing the news, Xia Deshui was in pain.The village organized more than a hundred young and middle-aged men to go out to search, but they found nothing, neither alive nor dead.Just when Xia Deshui was sick and dying, a person from the village went to Lingshou County, and overheard someone saying that a caravan went to the outside of the Great Wall and rescued a person. Based on his appearance, age and the place where he was rescued, it was inferred that it was Xia Lai.Later, people heard that Xia Qu was also rescued and went to Quanzhou to go to sea.

Although the whereabouts of the two sons are unknown, it is better than the unknown life and death. Xia Deshui turned the corner and finally survived.

After Xia Deshui recovered from her illness, Song Dingniang was sick again.

Although Song Dingniang was not a native of Zhongshan Village, after coming to Zhongshan Village, she was knowledgeable and hard-working, and it was not easy for Xia Xiang to grow up alone, and she was deeply loved by the villagers.After she fell ill, Xia Deshui invited Langzhong to treat her. After the diagnosis and treatment, Langzhong said that he could do nothing, unless he went to the pharmacy of the Great Buddha Temple in the county to ask Tian Youren, a famous doctor of spiritual life, to treat her, and he might still be alive.

That night, Xia Deshui organized the manpower to send Song Dingniang to Lingshou County, knocked on the door of the pharmacy of the Great Buddha Temple, and met Tian Youren, a famous doctor.

Tian Youren was also helpless, saying that Song Dingniang was terminally ill and time was running out.Song Dingniang was not sad, she just left a letter to Xia Deshui, and asked Xia Deshui to hand it over to Xia Xiang, and explained the funeral, and told Xia Deshui not to take her back to Zhongshan Village, but to bury her on the spot.Xia Deshui agreed with tears.

After staying in Lingshou County for one night, Song Dingniang died suddenly the next day.According to what Song Dingniang said, Xia Deshui wanted to bury her on the spot.However, Tian Youren said that the pharmacy of the Great Buddha Temple usually diagnoses and treats more patients with incurable diseases, and many patients are willing to let the pharmacy of the Great Buddha Temple handle their funeral after death.The pharmacy of the Great Buddha Temple is the pharmacy of the Great Buddha Temple. The Buddhists have compassion for the world and help the world. They have cured many poor people who have no money for medical treatment, and buried many homeless wanderers.

The Dafo Temple was originally named Dabei Temple, and it has a lot of origins with Taizong. It is one of the top ten famous temples in Daxia.

During the Northern Expedition of Emperor Taizong, he passed Zhending on his way. When he went to the Great Compassion Temple in the west of the city, which was founded by the eminent monk Juju Zen Master in the Tang Dynasty, he learned that the original four-foot-nine-foot-tall bronze Great Compassion Bodhisattva in the temple encountered Khitan violations of the Later Han Dynasty and the Later Zhou Dynasty. Sejong destroyed the two catastrophes of Buddha and made money, and because of the rumors that the monks "destroyed when they met a show, impromptu in summer", he ordered to recast the golden body of the Great Compassion Bodhisattva in Longxing Temple in the city, and built the Great Compassion Pavilion.It was completed four years later, and a large-scale and imposing temple complex with a north-to-south depth was built. Emperor Taizong personally named it the Great Buddha Temple.

In the reign of Emperor Taizong, the fame of the Great Buddha Temple was second to none.Every time Taizong hesitated, he would come to the Great Buddha Temple to worship.For a long time, the Great Buddha Temple was called Huangsi.

After Emperor Taizong, although Zhenzong and the current emperor also believed in Buddhism, they no longer traveled hundreds of miles south to Zhending Great Buddha Temple, but went to Tanzhe Temple in Shangjing to worship.As a result, the reputation of the Great Buddha Temple gradually declined.

Rao is so, the Great Buddha Temple is still one of the top ten famous temples in Daxia, and it ranks first.It is the only one of the ten famous temples in Daxia, which was inscribed by Taizong himself.

Xia Deshui firstly knew the great reputation of the Great Buddha Temple, and secondly, handed over Song Dingniang's funeral affairs to the Great Buddha Temple, which was considered to fulfill Song Dingniang's wish. Song Dingniang had always been a vegetarian and believed in Buddhism.

After Song Dingniang's death, Zhongshan Village finally regained its former calm.

Xia Deshui missed his son, and every day when he had nothing to do, he would go to the river for a turn. Maybe his son appeared suddenly.Even if his son doesn't come back, it's a good thing for Xia Xiang to come back.The letter left by Song Dingniang, he has been waiting for Xia Xiang to return and hand it over to Xia Xiang.

On this day, Xia Deshui came to the river as usual.After waiting for a while, a small boat came, and he was ecstatic. Normally, there are very few boats in Zhongshan Village. Could it be that his son came back?He hurried forward, wanting to see clearly, but saw a scholar and an old man getting off the boat. The scholar was very handsome, and he was far from his son's thick eyebrows and big eyes. He couldn't help being very disappointed.

When he was about to turn around and go back, he suddenly saw two fast horses galloping towards him again. Xia Deshui's heartbeat quickened and his eyelids twitched. Today is a boat and a horse, so what's the big deal?When he was hesitating whether to go forward and ask for a clearer, he suddenly changed!

At the beginning of the battle between Daxia and the northern nomads, they were beaten to pieces by the cavalry of the northern nomads. They were defeated and defeated again and again. withstand.Although Wei Xiaoba was not facing a cavalry in heavy armor, his flesh and blood was hard against a galloping horse - after being stepped on by the horse's front hoof, he immediately fell to the ground, and then was trampled by the horse's back hoof, He died on the spot.

Poor Wei Xiaoba has worked hard all his life. Today, when he met Mantuo, he thought he could make a small fortune, but he didn't want to suffer a sudden change and died tragically. It was really pitiful.

Xia Deshui was so shocked that he sat on the ground, so frightened, he was so shocked that he was stunned.However, a scene that made him even more horrified appeared. When the white-faced scholar who got off the boat first turned around, Wei Xiaoba was already caught under the horse's hoof. Gao, the person was in the air, he raised his right hand, and a white light flew out, grabbing the person on the horse.

The person on the horse is a man in his 20s, with a thin face and light brows, thin lips and big ears, his eyes are black and white, and he is shrewd and alert when he turns around.With a cry of surprise, he jumped up from the horse, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.

Mantuo was furious. Although she was indifferent, she did not disregard human life. Wei Xiaoba and her had never known each other. They escorted her to Zhongshan Village all the way. Reason, immediately a flying knife shot, the shot is the ultimate move.

There is no need to show mercy to such a vicious person.

One hit missed, Mantuo fell again and again, approaching within three feet of the person on horseback, a white light flashed in his hand, the sharp sword came out of its sheath, and went straight to the opponent's choked throat!She was extremely angry in her heart, and her moves were fatal.

The man on horseback was forced into the air by Mantuo's throwing knife, before he fell down, the second ultimate move came again, and he was startled and angry.Surprisingly, as soon as the other party's throwing knife was shot, he could feel the killing intent. Although he dodged it, it was very dangerous. The flying knife brushed the soles of his feet. Countless times, the flying knife scratched the sole of his shoe, only an inch away from severing his hamstring!
What made him even more horrified was that the so-called expert would know if there was one as soon as he made a move. How could there be such a top expert in the backwaters of Zhongshan Village?
The anger is that the other party is unrelenting, and the move to seal his throat with a sword is completely a lore move that will kill him. He has been in Beijing for many years, and he is used to making a fortune. He didn't dare to look at him in the face, the other party was so ruthless, he couldn't help but be furious.

Even if it was someone who stepped on the other side, it was just a country boatman, how could it be compared with his life?He made a mistake and pulled out a soft sword from his waist. With a flick of his wrist, the soft sword swallowed like a poisonous snake sticking out its tongue, entangled with the opponent's sharp sword.

Mantuo made three swords in a row, the sword flower shone with cold light, and he fought three moves against the opponent in a blink of an eye.After three moves, she forced the opponent back with a sword, took a step back, stood with her sword in her hand, and said coldly, "You have two ways to go, one is to cut off your arm, and the other is to be killed by my sword."

The shock in Dong Si's heart was like a stormy sea. After three rounds, he already knew in his heart that he was definitely not the opponent of the person in front of him.Just now, he thought that the other party was a young man who was not as young as the weak crown, but now he opened his mouth to hear it, it was actually a weak woman, and his heart was even more uneasy.When he turned around, Dong Qiniang was already approaching.

Dong Qiniang was also in constant shock, just now she hit Wei Xiaoba's cheek with a whip in desperation, she didn't take it seriously.With her and Dong Si's identities, coming to a small mountain village, riding a horse and hurting people is just a trivial matter.

Unexpectedly, Dong Si couldn't hold back the horse, and actually trampled Wei Xiaoba to death, and the matter became a big one.At that time, Dong Qiniang still thought in her heart that if a boatman died, it would be a matter of paying dozens of kuai. At the same time, he was also entrusted by His Royal Highness Jian Wang to find out the origin of Xia Xiang.The two are entrusted by the two kings, and the heavy responsibility is on their shoulders. This is a big matter. Whoever dares to delay their affairs will hinder the important affairs of the two princes, and the crime should be punished.

Dong Qiniang and Dong Si hurried on, non-stop along the way, just wanting to get to Zhongshan Village as soon as possible to investigate the matter clearly so that they can report to the prince.Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Zhongshan Village, unexpected events happened, and he even encountered a top expert.

Dong Qiniang didn't dare to be negligent, and drew out her weapon—a leather whip wrapped with iron nails. She stood beside Dong Si and glared at Man Tuo: "Who are you? It's just a cheap life. It's worth dying for." How much compensation do you want? Just say it."

Mantuo wanted to take a step back and let Dong Si cut off his own arm and then compensate Wei Xiaoba's family with a lot of money, but he forgot about it. If you can afford it, you will pay; if you can’t afford it, you will pay with your life.”

Dong Qiniang laughed back angrily: "Haha, Jin Wanliang, you think we are fools? Get out of the way quickly, don't delay our important event, otherwise, you will only die."

"Do you know who we are?" Dong Si wanted to retreat. The other party didn't do his best in the three moves just now. He was already unable to resist. I believe that he and Dong Qiniang teamed up, not the enemy of the other party. retreat.

Man Tuo didn't care about what the other party was, she raised her left hand, a throwing knife hit Dong Si's chest, and with a flick of the sword tip of her right hand, she stabbed at Dong Qiniang.

Dong Dada turned pale with fright, it was too late to dodge, the soft sword in his hand raised, with a "ding", the soft sword collided with the flying knife, the flying knife flew off and fell into the Hutuo River.He felt the vibration in his hand, and the soft sword almost flew away.The strength is really amazing.

"Ah!" Dong Si thought to himself that he had escaped a catastrophe by luck, and when he looked down, he was shocked, the soft sword in his hand was actually broken in two.He was terrified, the opponent's martial arts were too strong, he and Dong Qiniang teamed up, I'm afraid they might not be the enemy of the opponent's three moves, 36 tricks, the best strategy is to go.

I want to go...it's too late!
Dong Qiniang didn't take it too seriously when she saw Mantuo's sword coming to stab, she flicked the leather whip in her hand and pulled a whip flower, like a poisonous snake coming out of a hole, and rolled towards Mantuo's neck.She prides herself on the superb use of the whip in her hand. In the past, countless masters have been beaten by her whip, and she believes that Mantuo is a thin and thin woman - Dong Qiniang, who can see at a glance that Mantuo is a woman disguised as a man. Tuo put it in his eyes—it was hard to beat her soul-chasing whip.

Mantuo didn't want to be entangled with the two anymore. After counting the time, Huaguan and Muen were about to arrive. As for who Dong Si and Dong Qiniang were, she didn't care and didn't want to know, she just wanted to accomplish what she wanted. do things before going to Beijing.

Dong Qiniang's leather whip seems to be powerful, but in Mantuo's view, it is very ordinary.She leaped and avoided Dong Qiniang's blow. The sharp sword in her hand turned around and stabbed at Dong Qiniang's wrist.The advantage of the leather whip is that it is long, one inch long and one inch strong, the advantage of the leather whip is gone when Mantuo is close to the body.

Dong Qiniang immediately understood Mantuo's intention, she didn't want to let Mantuo's plan succeed, she immediately backed away, and at the same time, she shouted: "Fourth brother, help me."

It's not that Dong Si doesn't want to help Dong Qiniang, it's because the soft sword was broken by Man Tuo's flying knife just now, which shocked him on the spot.At this time, he also came to his senses, and he threw the broken sword in his hand without thinking about it.

Man Tuo didn't press too hard, and let Dong Qiniang retreat, the broken sword came in front of her, she picked up the sharp sword in her hand, put the broken sword under the sword, turned her backhand, and the broken sword flew towards Dong Si again.Dong Si had suffered twice from the Mantuo Flying Knife, and when he saw the flying object, he was frightened and jumped away.Unexpectedly, I was too nervous, didn't pay attention to the stone under my feet, slipped, tilted my body, and fell to the ground.

"It's really useless!" Dong Qiniang felt resentful in her heart, the long whip in her hand danced airtightly, pulling and stretching, like a long spear, the tip of the whip shot cold light, and went straight to Mantuo's neck.

Mantuo snorted coldly, and her body was curved like a ghost, as if it was broken from the middle. She was able to escape Dong Qiniang's fatal blow. Before it was over, the sharp sword in her hand drew a semicircle in the air, and the sword light flashed. At the same place, Dong Qiniang's long whip split into two.

"Huh?" Dong Qiniang didn't expect Mantuo's skills to be so fast. After a little stunned time, a cold light flashed in front of her eyes, and a flying knife came straight to her forehead. Exclaimed, "Ah..."

Hidden weapons such as ordinary flying knives are aimed directly at the weakest parts of the human body, such as the neck, chest, stomach, thighs and buttocks, no matter how bad it is. Very few people use flying knives directly to the forehead.The skull of the human head is extremely hard, and the human arm strength is limited after all, and it is not a strong bow, which can shoot through the skull.

Mantuo shot Dong Qiniang's forehead directly, which was an absolute confidence in his own flying knife stunt.But no matter whether Mantuo had the arm strength to penetrate the skull, Dong Qiniang believed that she was dead. When she saw that the flying knife was less than a foot away from her eyes, an arm appeared in the sky and blocked her eyes.

The sound of "puff" was the dull sound of the flying knife entering the body. The flying knife did not reach the handle, and it was more than three inches into the flesh. It can be seen that the force is so powerful that it has never been seen before!

It was Dong Si who saw that the situation was not good, jumped up hard, and blocked the sword with his arm to save Dong Qiniang's life.

The flying knife not only pierced through Dong Si's arm, but the tip of the knife was more than half an inch exposed, and it hit Dong Qiniang's forehead, creating an inch-long wound on Dong Qiniang's forehead.

"To lose money or pay for life?" Mantuo hit the two with one sword, the sword returned to its sheath, and he stood up holding the sword.

Dong Qiniang and Dong Si looked at each other, both of them felt timid. Although they still had the strength to fight, they no longer had the will to fight. Dong Siqiang endured the pain and cupped his fists and said, "My lady, we two are willing to lose money. Too many, I can't get it out after killing both of us, besides, my arm was injured, and the lady said just now, I have to cut off my arm. The knife in the arm is barely considered a broken arm... Is the lady satisfied with the hand plus compensation? ?”

"Forget it, take out all the money you two have and hand it over to Wei Xiaoba's family, and I won't investigate this matter anymore." As soon as Mantuo finished speaking, he turned around and left, unwilling to stay for a moment.

In a blink of an eye, Mantuo's figure disappeared into the green trees.Dong Siyi sat on the ground, still in fear.As soon as he looked up, he saw Dong Qiniang looking at the way he came from with a look of astonishment on his face. He was shocked. Could it be that Mantuo left and returned?He jumped up, followed Dong Qiniang's gaze and only glanced at it, and he was stunned on the spot...

On the official road not far away, two people and two horses were galloping towards them.They were far away, so they couldn't see their faces clearly, but they could vaguely see that they were dressed in capable clothes, almost the same as the two of them.

(End of this chapter)