Mysterious Martial Arts: The Record of the Swordsman

Chapter 158 Bright Moon Short Matsuoka

When the crowd outside the Guandi Temple heard that there was a fight, they came like a tsunami. One by one, holding bamboo poles with flat ends and broken bowls, they heard the news.

Because the tattered clothes stretched out their elbows and raised their feet to vent the wind in the freezing weather, the beggars could only huddle together trembling, not to mention watching the excitement in the cold winter.

Fortunately, the members of the Xinghan Gang who came with Fan Xinghan looked like beggars, but in fact they were all strong and powerful martial arts people. To deal with these weak and real beggars, they squeezed out the idlers and cleared them out almost effortlessly. A clearing.

"Master Fan, the Guandi Temple is where the meeting is held. I'm afraid it's against the rules for you to do so..."

The grey-haired Guandi Society beggar elder wanted to stand up and say a few words to act as a peacemaker, but before he could finish speaking, Fan Xinghan stopped him with fierce eyes.

"The affairs of people in our martial arts are naturally settled by our rules."

Fan Xinghan said in a cold voice, seeing the small stone that was no higher than his waist, he snorted again.

"Don't worry, I will never bully the small with the big. Just now your master taught the disciples of this gang to capture, and now I will teach you the unique skills of the 23-way dragon claw capture hand, and let you see the unique skills of the Xinghan Gang."

The words are cruel, and the posture of inconsistency is also done very well. Unless it is a life and death struggle, this is often the form of fights in the rivers and lakes.The elders of the Guandi Society can also see that behind this fight that should not have been fought, there is more of deep thinking between the two factions in order to save face.

Just like Jiang Wen explained in advance, before he taught the disciples of the Xinghan Gang, what he said verbally was to teach martial arts, so now it is up to the disciples to learn the martial arts of Master Fan, and he will never take advantage of the other party.

At this time, although Fan Xinghan tried his best to appear angry, his tone was full of the style of a martial arts senior who faced juniors and threw weapons at the mouse.

This is how the rules of the rivers and lakes are. In this way, he not only stands out for his disciples, but also preserves his dignity as the head of the sect.

"Master, why don't you let me go?" Hong Wending asked in a low voice.

Jiang Wen shook his head, then remained silent, and only gestured to his senior apprentice.

"Well, Master told me everything, please, Master Fan."

Jiang Wen's confession appeared in Xiao Shitou's mind, and he came to Fan Xinghan in a daze, and put on a Hongjia boxing posture, and it seemed that he had stolen from Hong Wending.

Seeing such a child come out to fight, Fan Xinghan secretly sighed in his heart, only thought that Jiang Wen, the head of the Wuyi faction in front of him, was really in a hurry, kind-hearted, and really a gentleman, but he didn't know why in the world, he never Never heard of his name?It was a strange thing indeed.

Only a real gentleman can be bullied, and Fan Xinghan sighed silently remembering this feeling.

"The 23-way dragon claw grabbing hand is derived from Shaolin dragon claw kung fu. When you practice the skill purely, when you fight against people, you can touch it like a sharp knife. It even penetrates the chest and enters the internal organs. It can be used to punch acupuncture points everywhere. Be careful! "

Gang Leader Fan also put on a low-pile gesture, and quickly stretched out two stubby fingers to hit the small stone, and there was a low exclamation in the audience.

As soon as the expert made a move, Jiang Wen could tell that this was Fan Xinghan's hard work for decades.

Since ancient times, acupuncture Kungfu has followed a vigorous path. At first, sand and sand are used to exercise finger strength, followed by hard wood, and finally, iron stones must be easily pushed, which is considered a great achievement.

To grasp the dragon claw in the hand, the dragon claw first needs to grasp the jar full of things with fingers, and when it is filled with iron sand or iron blocks, it can be lifted and lowered freely, and the masculine strength of the dragon claw hand is manifested.

Then give up the jar and practice out of thin air, and stretch five fingers in the air every morning and evening to make a grabbing shape, until the energy can be injected at will and the force follows the fingers, the softness of the eagle claws can be practiced.

After such a combination of yin and yang, the power is even more formidable.

Seeing the opponent's move, Xiao Shi's lightness was better than nothing, so he subconsciously turned sideways to block, trying to avoid it with his short stature, but he only felt that he was hit by a finger behind the ear, and he turned around and shook his head coherently. The movements became uncoordinated immediately.

Little Shitou was amazed, and when he looked away again, he was pointed again on the back of the vest, staggered instantly, and was restrained in place, unable to move.

"Look, now I hit the 'Fengchi Point' behind your ear and the 'Shindao Point' on your vest. As soon as the dragon claw grabbing hand is released, the blood and energy points of the human body will be closed by hand. No matter how strong your martial arts are, you can't withstand."

Fan Xinghan closed his hands at the end, thinking that the little stone would collapse on the ground and be unable to move, but he saw the child who had just escaped from the side effects of the acupuncture point back two steps vigorously, feeling very strange and shaking Hands and feet, nothing serious at all.

"Shitou, remember what Master said!"

Jiang Wen said inexplicable words on the side, and seemed to have no worries about his apprentice being beaten.

After hearing this, the Zhuang beggar at the side looked at Jiang Wen angrily: "Master Jiang, you have to think clearly, our master's grasping hand will hurt you when you touch it, this is not the time to grind your apprentice!"

Grinding in Jianghu slang means training, and he was dissatisfied with Jiang Wen's use of his apprentice to do things for him, and satirized him with words.

However, Jiang Wen turned a deaf ear to it, and Xiao Shitou nodded inexplicably when he heard it, and rushed forward again.

Fan Xinghan was a little surprised, and thought to himself that although he had withdrawn his true strength due to the opponent's young age, it is impossible that even a child could not be able to control a child because of his powerful fingers after years of 23-way dragon claw capture.

Master Fan frowned and thought to himself, could it be that he missed the temperature of the acupuncture points because the other party's meridians were immature?
At this time, Xiao Shitou came forward aggressively again, posing a strange posture with his left leg slightly bent and his right arm bent inward. Gang Master Fan made another move in disbelief, and wanted to hold Xiao Shitou's vest acupoints to test Fan.

However, this time, Fan Xinghan was a little careless after all. Just when he easily grasped the small stone "Shindao Point" again, a surge of palm force had already touched his body, and there was a sharp pain down his left side. To be crushed.

Fan Xinghan was extremely surprised in his heart, how could this man have such a strong palm at such a young age?He thought to himself that his academic qualifications were considered outstanding, but even if he counted his sworn brothers, it might not be possible for him to have such skill at the age of five or six!

Under the pain, Fan Xinghan relied on the hard work of platooning, gritted his teeth to keep his face unchanged, and tried to appear calm and calm to receive the palm, but he no longer dared to underestimate the opponent in his heart, and immediately exerted force from his feet, Forcibly lifted the small stone above his head.

Master Fan's vision was really vicious, the little stone lifted up in the air lost its strength and it really weakened a lot, and he could only do one move, Kang Long Youhui, so he could only resist indiscriminately at this time.

However, the 23-way dragon-claw grabbing hands followed every move, like a shadow attached to a bone, no matter how the little stone struggled, one of his two claws would always firmly hold the acupoints on his back, like cast iron refusing to move forward. After letting go, Fan Xinghan's eyes became more and more surprised.

After this trial, Fan Xinghan finally discovered the strangeness.

When he was young, he was a teacher of Shaolin, and he still remembers that when the "Dharma Chan Sutra" in the temple mentioned the state of entering meditation, it mentioned "practicing to stay in the self, observing winds in various ways", that is, to rely on the absence of distracting thoughts in the mind, so that the body can also be in an empty state. good condition.

At first glance, the acupuncture points on the little stone in front of him are no different from ordinary people, but there is a subtle qi flowing naturally in the muscles and interstitial spaces. Under the unintentional urging, the place where the qi and blood meet has its own true qi, which can resist finger pressure. force clamping.With Master Fan's dragon-claw grabbing hand exerting strength again, he unexpectedly noticed the eight types of pulse-tapping tests mentioned in the "Dharma Zen Sutra" at the same time: "severe and heavy cold and warm, soft and rough, astringent and slippery"!

Just when he was surprised, the little stone seemed to have broken free from the pincers on the acupuncture points. Although his limbs were still weak, his head and neck could turn, his eyes rolled innocently, and then he crossed his neck and slammed towards Chief Fan.

When Fan Xinghan heard the wind, he lowered his head in a hurry, and simply hugged his waist tightly, and put his head against Xiaoshi's belly.

You must know that the posture of hugging the waist naturally requires both hands to be free. At this time, the acupuncture points on the back of the small stone are gradually loosened, the upper body is already movable, and some movements that have already formed conditioned reflexes have also found their targets——

Unless the Xinghan Gang still has a unique skill like "Iron Ear Kungfu", the leader of the Xinghan Gang will have to change his name to One Ear in the future!

"careful!"

Jiang Wen exclaimed, and broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, he made the sound in time. Xiao Shitou saw Jiang Wen watching him and yelling a warning, so he quickly changed his hands and stretched out his hands to pat Master Fan's back.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the palm was raised in the air, Xiaoshi's limbs were numb immediately, this palm couldn't go down, but Master Fan had taken advantage of the situation and grabbed the "Zhangmen point" on Xiaoshi's waist, so naturally he couldn't break free this time .

It turned out that Fan Xinghan had misunderstood Jiang Wen's warning. He thought that the master Jiang was caring for his apprentice, so he tapped his acupuncture points again and decided to end the contest.

"Zhangmen is the point of the Spleen Meridian, one of the Eight Meeting Points, Zanghui Zhangmen. Here the liver meridian and gallbladder meridian meet. Once the meridian is touched, the limbs will feel numb, like falling into an ice cave."

Seeing that he has been fighting for a long time, and his own 23-way Dragon Claw Grabbing Hand has also shown the subtlety, Master Fan stretched out his finger first, and tapped two points on his "Jingmen Point", and then put the small stone down.

With his hands behind his back, he explained in a dignified way. He lightly wiped his cheeks, but felt some strange transparent liquid along his ears.

"???"

The two of them tore apart several moves in succession, it seemed to others that adults were feeding their children to play a game, and the little stone had no power to fight back. Well, the few disciples of the Xinghan Gang were even more honored, and they swept away the annoyance of being taught by Jiang Wen earlier.

And Jiang Wen also stepped forward quietly, carried back the small stone that was staying in place, and touched his forehead imperceptibly with one hand, as if he was greeting him, but actually looked at the information flowing down the waterfall.

"Remember?"

"Master, remember."

Sure enough, as Xiao Shitou said, a brand new project has appeared in Xiao Shitou's martial arts column at this time - "Dragon Claw Grabber" (Introduction)!
Ever since Jiang Wen saw him fighting alone with the elders of the Guandi Society in the Guandi Temple, he remembered Fan's unparalleled unique skill, that is, the 23-way "Dragon Claw Grabber".

It is said in the original book that this kind of martial arts is like drilling into the bones when it touches the body, knocking nails and turning feet, no matter how strong the enemy's martial arts are, as long as the acupuncture points are touched by his fingers, he will be caught immediately, and he will never be able to get away.

In "Snow Mountain Flying Fox", even a current master like Miao Renfeng was repeatedly restrained by his acupressure technique, and then he was plotted against, which obviously has infinite magic effects.

I have long wanted to find a practical and low-key martial art for Xiao Shitou, but due to the special situation of the opponent, an experienced martial artist, I have been unable to find a clue.Although Tiezhang is also a fierce way, the tricks of Tiezhang Kungfu are exquisite and complicated, and they are not like the martial arts that Xiaoshi can remember.

Now that the dragon claw grabbing hand appears, isn't it because he was drowsy and met the pillow?

"Master Fan, your dragon claw grabbing hand is really rare in the world, Jiang Mou is an eye opener!"

According to the rules of the rivers and lakes, when you meet and smile, you can forget all the grievances, and after the peace, no one can hold grudges in the open, so Jiang Wen can take it for granted that the enemy becomes a friend.

"My apprentice is naughty, thanks to your discipline today."

Fan Xinghan still had an angry face at this time, but this time he was a beggar towards his family members, "Hurry up and make amends to the head of Jiang. You deserve to be taught a lesson if you are good at dealing with famous people. Next time, be more discerning!"

It is also the rule to protect the shortcomings first and then teach them a lesson. If you have maintained your reputation externally, you must also have a sense of self-discipline internally. Otherwise, the apprentice will cause trouble every day and the master will be blamed. Who will know who is the elder?
The strong beggar didn't dare to refute after being reprimanded, so he could only mutter a few words to Jiang Wen reluctantly, don't blame the hero, and then hide away unhappy.

"Master Jiang, your apprentice is extremely talented, much better than these idiots I brought."

Fan Xinghan turned his head again, with a sincere smile and envy on his face, "We will linger in Guangzhou City for a few more days, and we will rest outside the Gongyuan in the east of the city. If there is no disobedience, I can pass him a few hands hole work."

Half of Fan Xinghan's love for talents, just like Jiang Wen's, he couldn't help but want to teach when he saw a good seedling, and the other half was grateful for Jiang Wen's understanding today, and wanted to repay some real skills.

So Jiang Wen also said cheerfully: "It's a deal! Master Fan, our master and apprentice are temporarily staying at the inn next to Jinsheng Pavilion on Haopan Street outside Guide Gate. If you have time, you might as well come and have a seat."

Hitting acupuncture points with both hands is definitely not enough. It is best to master this kung fu.

"Haopan Street in Guidemen?"

Hearing this, Fan Xinghan's unshaven face was full of sobs, and he was joking to Jiang Wen, "Haopan Street is full of rich and powerful merchants. Wouldn't it be bad luck for me to bring a beggar? It's inconvenient, no Convenience!"

After saying that, he laughed loudly, and left without looking back.

"Although this person can't tell the importance of big things, he is still a bit interesting."

Jiang Wen sighed, said goodbye to several beggar leaders of the Emperor Guan Society, and prepared to leave with his apprentices.

The worries of foreign enemies in Guandi Temple were relieved for the time being, and several beggar elders also led people away one after another. Among them, the one-eyed beggar obviously had a more flexible mind.

He knew that since ancient times there was no reason for beggars' nests to keep guests, so he had an idea, and quickly said that he would also drop by when he returned to the Lotus Temple, and he insisted on helping Jiang Wen and the others lead the way back.

Jiang Wen just persuaded him, but he was embarrassed to show his kindness, so he followed the mighty team of beggars and walked eastward.Fortunately, the Guandi Temple in the western suburbs is not far away. It is about seven miles from the west gate of Guangzhou City. If you walk fast, it will take half an hour.

The night wind brings water vapor. At this time, Xiguan Liwan has not yet been reclaimed from the sea. Lizhiwan, which is separated by a line from the north of Guandi Temple, is connected with Zhilan Lake to the west of Xianggang. It is more than [-] miles long and then flows into the Pearl River. Along the coast of the bay, you can vaguely see the reflection of residual lotus, dead branches and lychee trees.

The master and the others were all in the back alleys full of talismans, so they moved along the shore of the bay. Before they walked out for a long time in the clear night, they saw a group of beggars besieging the shore, seeming to be whispering something.

"Master, what are you doing over there?"

Fu Ningdie's eyes were the sharpest, and she immediately saw the excitement.

The leader of the beggar, who claimed to be the only child, had a blind eye, and seemed to always tilt his head when looking at things, and he quickly stopped him after seeing things clearly.

"Master Jiang, don't go that way, be careful that the child sleeps and scares you."

He spat on the ground to drive away the bad luck, and then quickly explained, "There are often floating corpses floating up in this lake bay, and the reward of ten coins from the government for a corpse must be caught up, and those wild beggars must be fighting for it."

Jiang Wen looked with his eyesight, and he found a dead body floating on the water with his back upside down. His clothes had faded, his body was swollen and stiff, and his arms were missing. Many beggars were scrambling to hold the corpse. The pole goes to the hook.

The dirt road in the field is not easy to walk, and the overgrown grass often stumbles his feet. Jiang Wen stood on the spot and tiptoed and asked, "What's the matter? People here often throw themselves into the lake to find fault?"

Du Lao San tapped on the grass with his stick, and said casually: "That's not true. I don't know what's wrong with Lizhi Bay. Every now and then, there will be sea drifts that are so rotten that they don't look good, so they become Huazi. A good deal."

"Then the government must have a way to verify the body?" Jiang Wen asked.

"It's difficult. These corpses are completely unrecognizable because of their ragged clothes. People who have been lost in the city have never recognized who they are. Only their arms have been ripped off, and they look scary."

After finishing speaking, he also scratched his messy hair, and said inexplicably, "At first, we also thought it was drifts from the South China Sea, and some beggars who wanted to snatch business went back to collect the corpses, but there was nothing. Found it, and the floating corpses in Lizhi Bay are still emerging one after another. Head Jiang, what do you think is going on here?"

Since ancient times, the sea has been turbulent with strong winds and waves. Pedestrians and tourists have often been swept away by the surf and suffered sudden misfortunes. Not to mention those fishermen and fishermen who make a living at sea. Two will float to the coast.

But the floating corpse floated out of Lizhi Bay alone, which is a bit weird.

The first possibility Jiang Wen could think of was that someone intentionally killed someone and threw the body here.Thinking of this, the line of sight unconsciously looks along the bay, staring at the end of the water and night.

"What's on the other side of Lizhi Bay?"

The only old man confirmed his position with his single eye, and said in a sigh unique to the locals.

"Where is it? It used to be the racecourse of Jingnan King Geng's. Since Geng Fan moved to Fujian successively from the first month of the 16th year of Shunzhi, that land has been incorporated into Shangwang's Mansion."

Is it gratifying?This old guy is used to indiscriminate use of power, and Jiang Wen would not be surprised if his subordinates did such a thing.

However, the tombs of bones and bones outside the city of Guangzhou are still a mound, and the ashes of the year are even more so. If Shangfan killed a few fleeing slaves and civilians alone, he would not need to deliberately throw the corpses into the lake, let alone take such trouble. Such a flaw is exposed.

"Master Jiang, I haven't read the book, but I just heard about it outside the teahouse by chance."

Du Lao San seemed to be deliberating on his language, searching through his not-so-abundant viscera, and expressing things that he couldn't articulate.

"They said that these rotten sea drifters were the 10 people who died with Prime Minister Lu Zuo when they crossed the sea. At that time, the dead had the will to die, and they could do anything by sinking stones and swallowing iron. Arm in hand, unwilling to float out."

"As for the corpses of those survivors, they are still hugged together at the bottom of Jiangxin, and occasionally one or two of them are exposed to the surface of the sea. It is these unhuman corpses with broken arms..."

In "Song History Ying Guogong (Second King Attachment) Ji", the thing about Lu Xiufu jumping into the sea with the little emperor Zhao Bing on his back is only written as: "Nai Bing was thrown into the sea, and most of the harem and officials followed the dead. 10 corpses floated out of the sea." However, the helplessness and tragedy behind it may only be quietly learned from the descendants of those who witnessed it back then.

Under the clear moonlight, Jiang Wen glanced back, and found that the scene of beggars snatching corpses was becoming more and more intense, as if the corpse was everything in the eyes of wild beggars, only Lizhi Bay still maintained a scene of dancing trees.

In front of Lizhiwan, no matter how great the death or life is, or how deep the catastrophe is, they are just a grain of grain suspended between the heaven and the earth. It is ridiculous that people just sleep in a big room, while the sad husband is already weeping and crying , only this piece of stream and mountain is calm and silent.

But Jiang Wen always didn't want to be that person who drums and sings, pretending to be unique in the world - so he remained silent.

Jiang Wen and his entourage continued to move forward, but the hustle and bustle of scrambling for corpses gradually stopped. Even the beggars in the Lotus Nunnery who were walking slowly among the fields stopped still and looked in the same direction.

In that direction, two dilapidated flat-bottomed boats floated from a distance, making ripples on the water surface.The hull of the boat is painted in a red color that seeks good luck and avoids evil, and suppresses evil and brings good luck.

"Master Jiang, let's go after listening to a show."

Du Lao San rubbed his hands a little excitedly, and he hesitated even more, "This is a magical opera boat hired by the government. It is specially used to sing operas at night to ghosts and gods to appease the ghosts of Lizhi Bay. I don't often listen to operas on weekdays, I don't often listen to them. what……"

A slight singing voice gradually came from the two theater boats, and it became clearer with the increasingly strong envelopment of silk and bamboo. It was someone who was using colorful and vulgar lyrics to let out a mournful voice, just like the ghostly water ghost calming down at the bottom of Lizhi Bay, Reenact the sadness of their death and martyrdom.

On the water there is a man and a woman yearning for each other across the boat, dancing lightly in costumes, all singing is mournful and melancholy, the only thing in my ears is the empty mountain and the cold moon, the Matsuoka is still shallow, I always feel that there will be some lonely people who will rise up to respond, Sing out the confusion in my heart.

At the beginning, the theater boat got closer and closer, and then gradually drifted away from the shore. The two men joined hands and fell from time to time.Seeing that there was no hope of surviving, the two took out the poison they kept close to them, determined to go to hell together.

However, at this time, the makeup actors bowed to each other, suddenly like the Yaner couple above the happy hall, talking about suicide in the cruel words, but with a few traces of shyness and lingering longing for the future, kneading in the sound of wave shadow oars, if there is nothing , but it happened to cover up an ominous ripple at the bottom of the water.

[There are no mandarin tents at night, so it's hard to drink arsenic for your husband. 】

[Worship again and have a glass of wine, and there will be an empty tomb for a new house. 】

[Cunxin hopes to be buried together, how can a good person be properly buried. 】

[The mandarin ducks sleep next to each other under the water, and they will dress up on the spring platform in the future. 】

[There is no hope of growing old together, but I want to see——]

[The lady doesn't know what to say? 】

【I want to go to Yinsili of the underworld, and then look for Pingyangmen Lane...】

　The last libretto is from the Cantonese opera Empress Flower. Listening to the original version will give you more atmosphere (=ω)

　　
　
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