Mysterious Martial Arts: The Record of the Swordsman

Chapter 120

Jiang Wen saw from the pores of the statue's mud tires that the people gathered in this nunnery were the most ordinary people. Calculations, but more of them are ordinary short brown coats, maybe just wandering back and forth in a daze every day, passing people who have never met before.

But tonight, in this secret gathering that no one knows about, they all showed the most pious and solemn feelings for the concepts of the afterlife, the afterlife, the kingdom of heaven, and liberation, and passionately expressed their beliefs that may have been hidden for generations.

For ordinary people, a few years of turmoil can change many things. Whether it is dreams, persistence, longing, or pursuit, they will all be shattered in front of the cold reality.

However, in the living fossil-like system of lanes and lanes in the Tang Dynasty in Fuzhou City, they happen to be able to interact with each other and retain the bond that maintains a specific group of people.

Therefore, in the hundreds of years from the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the present, the chaos, floods, fires and epidemics not only did not exterminate them, but made their beliefs more pure through mutual support and help.

Jiang Wen shuddered a little.

If this incomprehensible belief loses its guidance, and if it engulfs the more surging public opinion and public grievances in the city, I don't know what kind of horror monster will be catalyzed, and it will take this weather-beaten city to a precarious place. .

But what can they believe?

After all, in the changes of several generations of dynasties, the only thing they have remained unchanged is the humble house covered by tiles, and the meaning of "cleanness, light, strength, and wisdom" that will eventually bring about the transformation of the world through word of mouth.

Jiang Wen listened carefully to some of their teachings, and found that Mingjiao still showed strong vitality during the long period of time when the scriptures and classics were scattered and unknown. It fits into the theory of the third generation of Maitreya's concept.

The "beginning", "middle", and "later" of the theory of the three generations happened to be Qingyang Lantern Buddha (past), Hongyang Sakyamuni (present), Baiyang Maitreya Buddha (future), and The ultimate goal of the universe, the bright world claimed by Mingjiao, is interpreted as the coming of the Tushita Palace where Maitreya Buddha lives and believes, which is the fourth heaven in the six desire heavens in Buddhist teachings, which will bring the ultimate light and bliss.

This set of theories is the long-standing belief of the White Lotus Sect, and it is also one of the methods to integrate the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism.

In the era that Jiang Wen traveled through, archaeological work has discovered that Manichaeism advocated the Taoist saying "Lao Tzu went out of the customs and transformed into a Hu", and actively proposed the theory that Lao Tzu went out of the customs and turned into Mani.

Qingyang - Hongyang - Baiyang.

In this way, Taoist Qingyang went out of Guanhuahu, his own Mingzun used Hongyang to enter the world, and Baiyang Buddhism's future Buddha Maitreya finally redeemed. The savage family dispute seems to be extremely petty.

According to Jiang Wen's words, the world view has been established, and the battle setting has a great advantage!
Moreover, in this way, they happened to use the teachings of Mingjiao as a link to bridge the contradictions between the Song and Yuan Dynasties of Buddhism and Taoism, and won a large number of centrist believers, and finally produced this metaphysical secret religion in the field of religion-their ideas are also very Simple, as long as the statement can convince me and bring me benefits, it doesn't seem to be a very important thing whether the true god is "Old Mother of Lifeless", "Ancient Vacuum Buddha" or "Longhua Amitabha"...

But there are pros and cons to this approach.

The advantage is that Mingjiao, which runs through Song, Meng and Yuan Dynasties, can hardly be preserved to this day. The disadvantage is that Mingjiao, as a declining sect, cannot resist the continuous erosion and evolution of the other three sects.

As for the Ziyang Confucianism that was not mentioned in the Theory of Three Worlds and Three Worlds, Jiang Wen was completely confused about their purpose of mixing it.

Zhu Xi's Guangda Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was originally born to resist the threat of Buddhism and Taoism to Confucianism, and finally spread in Han China with a more terrifying vitality than the previous two.

In this regard, Jiang Wen also remembered a very "coincidence" detail in history.

Zheng Xingzhi, the number one scholar who once lived in Jibi Lane, was a disciple of Zhu Xi. He even advocated that Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism be lifted from the ban and become the official school of the world, making Fuzhou the center of Neo-Confucianism at that time.

The reason why the Madonna of the Red Lotus misses her own classic theory is that she needs to find and restore some core concepts that are different from other schools, so as to re-support the vitality of Mingjiao.

"The poisonous miasma is about to dissipate, and Huang Hufa has not appeared on the stage so far. Everyone, go back quickly, and be careful not to stay for a long time."

The Holy Mother of the Red Lotus spoke, and the remnants of the Ming Cult in the door also fell silent, and dispersed from the side door with a high degree of self-consciousness, just like they had been taught countless times since childhood.

But this time, a muffled exclamation came from the alley not long after they left.

"Holy Mother Bodhisattva! The Geng family soldiers outside the alleys are gone, and dozens of big men in civilian clothes have appeared to firmly guard around several alleys, and the intersections and alleys are full of eyes and ears!"

The incense crowd slowly retreated back into the nunnery, their faces full of fear and uneasiness, "Could it be Huang Hufa who told us the news..."

"Not much to say."

The indistinguishable voice of the Madonna of the Red Lotus surrounds her, but Jiang Wen can't see the real face of the other party, "The other party just keeps the entrance of the alley and does not break in, which means that they don't know the exact location. You take people from the secret passage Leave, just leave two people to deal with possible arrests!"

Only then did the Mingjiao pilgrims settle down: "The Holy Mother Bodhisattva, what should you do?"

The voice of the Madonna of the Red Lotus was full of contempt.

"The Goddess Liuding is still here, they would never see a trace of me. If it weren't for the secret in Jipi Lane, they wouldn't be able to stop me if I went out tonight!"

After saying that, the red gauze fluttered and waved out, sealing the doors, windows, and pivots of the nunnery firmly with energy, and instantly displayed extremely high martial arts cultivation.

Seeing that no other news could be heard in the room, Jiang Wen also jumped back into the robbery cave by relying on lightness kung fu, and sneaked in another direction just now.

The owner of Eryouzhai is likely to be the guardian Huang in their mouths. The other party alone controls the secret passage of the ancient tomb, and manipulates the poisonous and miasma of corpses in the tomb to cover the assembly, and it seems to be an independent party.

But this is also in line with the distinct characteristics of secret associations.

Those who came here tonight must be the people of the Ming Cult who directly contacted him. If they go down to the lower levels and operate in a single line, they will be able to prevent the government from buying and killing all the insiders. If something goes wrong, it can also be judged based on the relationship between the personnel and the organization. The location of the inner ghost.

Jiang Wen was amazed at this, if Southern Shaolin had a little bit of defense like this, it would not be completely unprepared, let alone wait for the Shaolin Temple to be burned to nothing before starting to reorganize lay disciples in Guangdong to promote this advanced concept.

The road soon came to an end and turned into a narrow road that was getting narrower and narrower. Jiang Wen also guessed that the two sides must be close to the foundation of another house.

And the corridor in front suddenly changed lanes, the main road was heavily backfilled with plaster, the soil color of the new road reclaimed was very fresh, and there were traces of shoveling on both sides. It is estimated that some people were afraid that the villagers would build houses and roads and dig tunnels in the middle. Therefore, the owner of Eryouzhai took precautions to build a new road.

When he pushed open the hidden stone door, he found himself emerging from a snow cave in a mansion's rockery.

The so-called snow caves are mainly built with glutinous rice, brown sugar, lime and other modulation materials. They are either built on the walls between halls and courtyards, or built in rockery for people to pass through as they are now. Fire to avoid disaster.

The courtyard is silent, the pond is mostly still, and the maple trees between the house are slanting out, many wild birds nest in it to attract the phoenix, the thin branches outside the window fall to the ground, and the shadow of the moon is faintly hidden in the deserted house. Hall, looking up obliquely, you can see the double-storey wooden building lying across from west to east.

Jiang Wen noticed the hurried footsteps across the wall, so he turned over and leaped up to the roof. After walking around the ridge and eaves several times to make sure that no one was around, he patted the dust on his body and fell to the ground.

The lanterns on both sides were shaking, and there were people in the distance. Jiang Wen raised his eyes and saw a towering archway. A small and exquisite seven-story pagoda was built on the gate archway. The location - Tower Lane.

"I entered from Jipi Lane, and I should have passed through the palace lane nunnery, but the end of the branch road is Tower Lane. This road is surprisingly mysterious, and it is very difficult for ordinary people to find the way."

There were people in the distance, and the sound of weapons colliding became clearer.

In the middle of the night when there is no one on the street, if you walk alone on the road, you will be as helpless as the lice on Mr. Saitama's head, and you must find a place to hide.

At this time, Jiang Wen didn't know that the person who came was from the Fuwei Escort Bureau, but thought that the Geng family sent people into the city overnight to search for them.My own appearance always brings bad variables, so I judged the direction of the people's shadows, turned around and got into the palace alley again, and walked to the depths of the alley at a loose pace.

The method is also very simple. The structure of the lanes is divided into north, south, and east.

At the end of the ancient alley, the lights are dim, and the houses are gradually dilapidated and desolate, with overgrown grass.The impact of the military disasters and chaos in the late Ming Dynasty on the outer city was that many people hid in remote mountains and remote areas.Fujian is an indisputable land for military strategists of all dynasties. As long as you hide along the rugged Wuyi Mountains, you can block many disturbances.

At the end of this road is a wide and stalwart moat, which cuts off the extension of the lanes along the north-south direction, and beyond that is the vast fields and villages, scattered among the rolling hills of lush trees and bamboos.

The bright moon is shining brightly, the old city is dense, and Fuzhou City, which is sleeping in the night, breathes slowly and steadily, as if all kinds of turmoil and panic in the daytime are at rest together, and it seems that there are some creepy things lurking in the dark night .

Different from the majestic, majestic, steep and cold of Wuyi Mountain, Jiang Wen was in this familiar yet unfamiliar city, and the neon lights in his memory appeared in his eyes—it was obviously a different city scene, a different Times, but with the same cold, and the same out of place.

Among the abandoned houses, Jiang Wen found an old building built with battlements. The gray and blue brick body was ruined and exposed, and a window was opened on the tower several meters high.As the weird smell slowly drifted away from it, Jiang Wen's gloomy mood became tense again.

"It's actually a tower of salvation."

After circling the pagoda, Jiang Wen turned around with a look of impatience.

When he turned around to look for the way, he was surprised to find that the dimly lit tower alley behind him had disappeared, replaced by a dark, gloomy and old alley.

Suddenly, there are no residential houses on both sides of this alley, and there are all towering gray stone walls. The pale color is as cold as a faded photo, devouring the only remaining temperature in the surrounding night.Two strings of bright red lanterns, reflecting the dazzling and limited red light, reminded him of the tragedy of the Immortal Banquet on the Manting Peak...

He didn't turn his head, but at this moment there were soft footsteps rustling in his ears. It seemed that many invisible people were moving forward on tiptoe, the soles of their shoes were slowly rubbing against the ground, and there were continuous footsteps from around him. Walking through, numbly stepping into this gloomy and dark alley.

Jiang Wen secretly thought that if there is really a lane leading to the underworld, then it must be as cruel and ruthless as before.

As the gust of wind gushed out suddenly, flying past him with pieces of scattered rice paper, Jiang Wen casually picked the pieces of paper in the wind, and saw that some rice paper was printed on it with thick black ink, extremely clumsy. pattern.

Using the gloomy light of the ancient alley to carefully identify, Jiang Wen found that there were countless ghostly shadows and bloodstains on the piece of paper, winding and twisting to form two creepy handwriting...

Netherworld!

　If you have ever been to Fuzhou, you will walk west along the bar street of Sanfang Qixiang in the middle of the night and you will see a temple, which is almost the same as what I described.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)