Mysterious Martial Arts: The Record of the Swordsman

Chapter 193 How Can Frost Dew Destroy

Jiang Wen never thought that he would meet Wu Mei, one of the five elders of Shaolin in legend, at such a time and on such an occasion.

He didn't even expect that such a senior in the world would take such a big risk for his apprentices, to break into the Guangzhou mansion at this very moment, and make Shang Kexi his enemy.

General Wang wanted to monopolize the great merit, but was killed by five mistresses. She saw her palms quietly hidden under her monk's robe, but Jiang Wen felt the lightness and softness of martial arts from a simple gesture. It is reasonable, and only by virtue of such martial arts, the five masters can approach General Wang without anyone noticing, break his square-inch spiritual platform with a dark palm, and cut off his good head with a whisk.

This kung fu attainment of softness and strength alone has surpassed Feng Daode, who also played whisk in front of Jiang Wen.

The legendary Southern Shaolin Five Elders are not only elders in terms of age, but also represent that they are the five people with the most superb martial arts in Southern Shaolin.

However, in the turbulent world rumors, these five people seem to be well-known in a unique way. After all, even "oldness" in the world has different ways of expression.

For example, Feng Daode's "oldness" is old-fashioned, but as the last disciple of Zen Master Xingyin, he has means and a city, and taking the identity of a Shaolin traitor to succeed Wudang head can control the overall situation. The means and forbearance are unimaginable. It is difficult for people in the world who claim to have a short life and a high spirit to understand, but Feng Daode can sit down as steadily as a mountain, just like his martial arts is steady and steady, neither sick nor slow.

Although the other few people, Jiang Wen, have never seen it with their own eyes, they have heard a little bit from other people. For example, Taoist Baimei's "oldness" is fierce. For him, it was as easy as eating and drinking, until he also suddenly lived in seclusion in the depths of Mount Emei, and the rumors of bloody murders in the rivers and lakes subsided.

Miao Xian's "oldness" is well-informed. He has long been through the ups and downs of the rivers and lakes, and is familiar with many ominous rumors in the martial arts. In the Southern Shaolin, he is like a buried statue. The stone Buddha in the side hall, covered in dust and covered in cobwebs, quietly witnesses every wisp of moss between the cracks in the southern Shaolin bricks.

The "oldness" of Zen Master Zhishan is persistence, and now he has become the body of Nan Shaolin. No matter how precarious Nan Shaolin is, and the future declines, it seems that as long as Zen Master Zhishan stands there, the Qianzhongbao Hall and Wanqing Zen Forest of Nan Shaolin will be opened. It will emerge from the soil by itself and take root in this piece of land that no one has ever set foot on.

These "old" appearances are too far away, Jiang Wen was suspicious at first, but it was not until Jiang Wen saw the five mistresses today that he realized that not all the five elders of Southern Shaolin are old, at least her appearance is not that old. He was not old, and his movements were swift and sharp.

The five masters still have skills that are not inferior to those of young people, but her voice is too gloomy and cold, with a unique quality that has been honed in time, just like before the Buddhist hall because the religious ceremony was dispersed last night and the lamp oil was burned out. There is also a candlestick that was stained with cold frost when the dust was collected and dew was hung. Just one glance can make the extremely tired little monk who has just entered the monastery feel a sudden chill.

"I have admired the five masters for a long time, and Jiang Wen from the Wuyi School has met the seniors today."

Jiang Wen greeted him respectfully, just because he was willing to take risks for the other party, even if the other party didn't talk to him, the other party was worthy of Jiang Wen's respect at this time.But what Jiang Wen was even more curious about was the reason why she came here, whether it was just for the two apprentices, or like herself, she had the idea of ​​searching for traces of Southern Shaolin.

At this time, many people looked at this place, with various inexplicable meanings in their eyes, but the cold and iron nun only looked at Yuan Ziyi in the field.

Apparently, some of the martial arts heroes also discovered this place.

I saw that the master swordsman with a face like gold paper seemed to be in a daze, but the others remained bewildered, not knowing what the people here were talking about, while Yuan Ziyi was stunned at first, and then turned pale , looked here with trembling despair in his eyes, and finally looked at Jiang Wen secretly as if helplessly asking for help.

Mrs. Wumei still didn't speak, but she could tell why she came here at a glance—disciple, follow me.

go?
How to go?
What to take?

At this time, the voice of the armored soldiers was approaching, and a feeling of despair and helplessness gradually spread. The old nun seemed not to understand the situation at this time, or she didn't care about the crisis in front of her, and there was nothing in the whole world. Only the lonely apprentice in front of her was left.

Jiang Wen didn't know why Yuan Ziyi was so afraid of her master, even the pressure of the army could not change her fear, but he probably also guessed the reason why Yuan Ziyi went down the mountain this time, probably not as simple as she said.

Dark clouds overwhelmed the city, and it was about to be destroyed. The sky was covered by layers of extremely dark and ominous clouds, and the ground was surrounded by countless elite soldiers of the Pingnan Palace who were waiting in full formation with swords and guns.

A total of 3000 elite soldiers, this is still gratifying to rely on and confidence, and it is also the capital for him to be superior to other heroes. The scale of [-] people is certainly not a big deal, but these [-] troops have the same loyalty and cold blood, only loyal to Pingnan King Shang Kexi is alone, and he is also the core of strength that he poured out with countless blood and wealth.With the bow and crossbow being wound up, the sword being used with force, the anxious horse, and the cold eyes, even if the wind is still blowing from the depths of the sea and sky towards the south gate at this time, the people in front of them can still smell the strong rust-like smell of blood against the wind.

"Hurry up and grab it!"

The people in the Wulin had just killed and dispersed the remnant soldiers, only the sound of killing could be heard, and more elite soldiers were slowly advancing around the two ends of Shen Zhupu, and the evil waves in the South China Sea also rolled in, and they all surrounded the Wulin from all directions. people.

Sweat dripping from the foreheads of the heroes of the martial arts, shallow and violent breathing fluctuates, the scene seems to have reached a stalemate, except for Jiang Wen and the nun on the mound, who are left out, like chess pieces deliberately forgotten on the chessboard. This is a blessing or a bad thing.

The atmosphere was suppressed to the limit, and Shang Kexi, who was wearing an armor robe, finally appeared on the stage. He rode on a dark cloud horse that was extremely handsome, and said to the martial arts practitioners who were cornered.

"Today, this king can give you a way to survive."

At this time, there was no arrogance in his tone, no contempt, and no resentment that was so strong before, because not only he knew, but everyone present also knew that this battle was over, and the only thing left was to throw away everything. Only those who are still alive at this time and in the future are qualified to talk about victory or defeat.

And Shang Kexi happened to be such a person.

Chen Jialuo reluctantly stood up, and the leaders of the Red Flower Society who came to meet him were also standing by his side, but they were all bruised and exhausted. At this time, the target was within a hundred steps, not only the voice was clearly audible, but even The swaying helmet fringes were clearly visible, but they didn't have the strength to take a single step forward.

Standing on a high place, Shang Kexi reined in his horse and looked down. The golden python fire beads, cloud pattern river cliff and other patterns on the robe were about to fly away, and finally slowly stated the conditions.

"Today, those who have not been stained with the blood of my Pingnan Palace and those who have not participated in the conspiracy can leave. The king will not blame the past, and the rest of the people will be captured immediately and live. If there is anyone who disobeys and resists, he will be cut into pieces." punishment!"

These words were spoken, but none of the martial arts heroes acted.Those who can persevere up to this point today, who is not determined to become an enemy of Shang Kexi, and who has no reason behind it, what Shang Kexi said is tantamount to naked humiliation, forcing them to choose the future by abandoning face The way to survive, or stay in place and wait to die.

An old man stood out from among the martial arts heroes, holding a stick and cursing in a deep voice.

"Scholars can be killed and cannot be humiliated. I didn't expect to see Old Dog Shang. You are barking wildly here. It's a good show!"

Shang Kexi, who was stabbed in the face, was not angry, but showed a thoughtful look. For some reason, he looked at the thin old man in deep thought, and he spoke for a long time.

"Ten months ago, a secret letter was sent to Wu Liuqi, which was full of treasonous words about well frogs. Zongbing Wu wrote one copy and presented it to the court, and the other handed over to the king. , this king has already foreseen the strangeness of it. Therefore, the current strategy is just that you are just throwing yourself into a trap, so what's the problem if you really want to kill you?"

Shang Kexi said calmly, but his eyes became more and more fierce, "The matter has come to this point, and this king need not deny that as long as you dare to set foot in this Guangzhou city, you will not be able to get out of the palm of my hand. This city It is my king's fiefdom and my foundation, so no one should try to hide anything here!"

The old man snorted coldly, and glared at the iron rod in his arms, but Shang Kexi suddenly sneered, revealing a shocking news.

"Hao Yaoqi, I respect you for your bravery and daring to fight, and you have been loyal for many years, but I didn't expect you to change your disguise in Bazhong, and even recruited boatmen to establish a 'Qingqi Gang'."

There were bursts of exclamations from the crowd. The name Hao Yaoqi was not only familiar to them, but surprisingly familiar.It can be said that there was no such person in the Jianghu 20 years ago, but this person was absolutely indispensable for disrupting the general trend of the world 20 years ago!

Hao, who waved the flag, was a native of Shangqiu. He was the standard bearer of King Chuang in his early years, and later he was the leader of the Shun Army in Western Hubei.After Li Zicheng's defeat, the old battalion was called "Zhongzhenying" and continued to fight against the Qing Dynasty. When the Yongli regime was in critical condition, it tried to be supported by "Zhongzhenying". Wang Lilaiheng ordered the "Loyalty Camp" to be withdrawn from western Hunan to the intersection of Hubei, Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Hao Yaoqi moved to Fangxian County to guard the mountainous area of ​​Yunxi.

The last news about Hao Yaoqi is that two years ago, Li Laiheng divided the "Battle of Loyalty" into nine, and Hao Yaoqi and the other three led three battalions to guard western Hubei, eastern Sichuan, and southern Shaanxi and cultivate and fight for self-sufficiency. .A few months later, Li Laiheng will form the Fourth Battalion of the Fuyi Army and put Wang Xingguang's troops under Hao Yaoqi's command. Therefore, this person is not only a prince, but also a general. Will he really bow down to recklessness, as Shang Kexi said? Come here to assassinate?

The old man looked solemn, looked at the iron tower Yang Chengxie, who was covered with bruises, and sighed: "Since the time when the old man waved the flag and charged into the battle, why didn't he put his head on his belt someday? Even if things fail today, I have no regrets, but it's a pity that my son Lang Ben Blood should be spilled on the battlefield, but now you are going to die in the hands of you bastard!"

Hao Yaoqi didn't hide his identity anymore, his body was full of scars due to years of fighting, and he faced Shang Kexiyao, as if time had returned to the fateful battle before Shanhaiguan.

"What? You call yourself heroes of the world, but you even have to hide your identities from each other?"

Shang Kexi's mind was flooded with past memories, and he also recalled his shock when Wu Liuqi secretly reported the news, but he still pretended not to take it lightly and said: "Sure enough, there are some heroes under the bandits. Repeated defeats, no matter what civil servants and military generals are sent, they will inevitably die before the battle."

Jiang Wen frowned slightly. Why did the assassination of martial arts figures suddenly turn into a political confrontation?Others may not know it at this time, but Jiang Wen is very clear that Zheng Chenggong is standing behind the Red Flower Society, and it is obviously a political force.

In other words, what happened today also involved the confrontation between Li Chuang Yudang, Nanming Yongli, Nanming Zheng's clan, Qing court, and Pingnan Palace?

No wonder the two Ouchi guards have always advertised that they are here to arrest the rebels. So the rebels are really by my side?

Jiang Wen was worried that Ye Chang had many dreams, and if something happened again, he might become "the traitor is myself", so he quickly took out the amulet and said to Shang Kexi, "Prince Pingnan, don't forget what you promised me earlier. , We still have urgent matters, we cannot afford to delay today."

The so-called thing is that you can take people away, which doesn't need to be explained too clearly.

Shang Kexi looked coldly at him, raised his whip and pointed at a distance, Jiang Wen rushed into the crowd, pulled Luo Shuang'er and Yuan Ziyi, who was silent, and pulled them to him, and whispered by his side, "Go and talk to Lei!" The tigers meet, don't mess with the head loss here."

At this time, Jiang Wen waited for the three apprentices and Wen Yuqin to come, and hurriedly urged them to leave first, only to find that Shang Kexi was also looking here.

"Master Jiang, I only allow you to take away the Luo family and innocent people, but the person who killed my general just now must stay."

Jiang Wen frowned, turned his head to look at the expressionless Wumei mistress, and found that only Yuan Ziyi's face flashed with remorse and remorse, but Wumei mistress himself was expressionless, and had no intention of following at this time. When Jiang Wen left, he didn't intend to follow Shang Kexi's wishes and stand beside him, but just stood there on his own.

Just like that, Yuan Ziyi also gritted his teeth and turned around, following his master.

"I won't leave if Master doesn't leave."

Jiang Wen was a little hesitant. According to common sense, with Wu Meitai's martial arts level, it shouldn't be a problem to break out of the encirclement while taking advantage of the chaos.

Wu Meishi gave Yuan Ziyi a cold look.

"Follow him, I still have something to do as a teacher."

Jiang Wen found that the five masters gave Luo Shuang'er an unexpected look while they were talking, as if they were expressing something.Just such a sentence seemed to take away Yuan Ziyi's last courage, and he didn't even have a chance to refute and defend, so he turned his head and walked away.

"Miss Yuan, you can only help your master if you leave the dangerous place first, and if you drag it on, none of us will be able to leave."

Just after Yuan Ziyi's side was settled, Wen Yuqin, who had been rushing along the way, suddenly sat down on the ground and said nothing to leave.

"Hero, I don't have the energy to run anymore. I was born and raised here, and the Geng Yin disaster has not gone away. Why should I avoid it today?"

Jiang Wen could hear the evasion in Wen Yuqin's words. He and Wen Yuqin looked at each other, and instantly found that the firmness in the other's expression could no longer be changed, and he had his own opinion in his heart.He seems to be the same as Wumei Shitai, with a kind of awareness that he will die every day, no matter what, he must stay in this place of right and wrong today.

"Master, shall we still go?"

Several apprentices suddenly hesitated, and Jiang Wen replied helplessly.

"Aren't you going to stay and wait to die? Leihuo, hurry up and tell me where your boat is?"

Jiang Wen suddenly got angry for some reason, and came to Lei Huhu angrily, and immediately grabbed the collar of Lei Huo who had just landed and put on his clothes, "Master Dao ran out today because of his reputation, don't play Sprinkle the house."

Seeing Jiang Wen appearing, Leihuo, who was both surprised and delighted, quickly pointed to a piece of black, dirty, rotten wood looming on Shen Zhupu and said, "It's absolutely fine! As long as this old dragon is here, we can run away." It is not difficult to get to the country of Java!"

"What old dragon? Don't buy weird things, it will be bad if something happens..."

Jiang Wen was skeptical, but saw the housekeeper of Lei Mansion lying in the water and struggling to remove the wooden stakes fixed at the bottom to remove the floating algae on the water.As the green floating algae was broken by something, I saw streams of sewage emerge from the bottom, and then the old butler took advantage of the ingenuity of the tide breaking into the river, and finally lifted a piece of rotten wood and pushed it to the mouth of the river. between.

"Hero Jiang, earlier the imperial court collected all the boats and boats in the surrounding area, even the fishing sampan. Fortunately, I had expected such a day and bought this old dragon in advance!"

Leihu said proudly, and went to help the housekeeper drag it. Jiang Wen also gradually discovered that what floated up in the water was not a piece of rotten wood, but an old long boat. It is as heavy as ink, but the wood texture is as delicate as jade, and the ship boards on both sides are as shiny as inkstones, showing the unique warmth after the precipitation of time.

Such a quaint dragon boat has a lifelike old dragon head carved on the bow of the boat, looking at the sky with its eyes and looking at the sky, and it is ups and downs in the waves after being washed, as if it is about to come back to life.

"This old dragon was passed down from the seventh year of Xuande. It is made of Kundian wood. It is twelve feet long and can ride the wind and waves once it enters the water!"

Only then did Jiang Wen realize that Leihuo took advantage of a loophole in the Qing court's order.

The imperial navy wanted to recruit ships that could be used in water warfare, and the Pingnan Palace sealed off the boats to lock up the possibility of water access. However, this dragon boat is not adjacent to each other, and because it will be wrapped after the Dragon Boat Festival It was submerged under the water for safekeeping, so no one noticed its existence.

What is even more admirable is that its age shows that this dragon boat is already a cultural relic.You must know that it has been nearly 230 years since the seventh year of Xuande. Jiang Wen never thought that he would have to rely on such an old man to get out of danger today, let alone that he had to appear as a dragon boat athlete in addition to his thousands of identities.

"Master Jiang, you are still lingering even though you are alive. Could it be that your Jingnan Prince's House still wants to meddle in this king's affairs?"

Regarding Jiang Wen's actions, the Pingnan Palace had already turned a blind eye to it, but at this time Jiang Wen only lingered for a moment, and Shang Kexi's strange voice came.

"Let's go now, the prince will not see you off."

Jiang Wen, who was so ridiculed by the public, turned around and left without any grievances, as if he was invited to leave after being presented with generous gifts by eight sedan chairs.

The moment he turned around, Jiang Wen heard the ridicule of those who are greedy for life and fear of death from among the martial arts heroes, and knew that his reputation in the world might not be much better in the future, but he knew that Shang Kexi would The reason why he showed such a small-minded behavior was because he was reluctant to part with his plan to conquer Tiannan forever, and he wanted to use words to provoke Jiang Wen to hold him back until everything was done.

This shows that the time to suppress Jiao Gui is running out.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wen suddenly felt a little sad. He suddenly thought of Luo Yuantong who had silently endured for ten years the reputation of eagle, dog, and claw. He was trapped in this city of Guangzhou. Can't get rid of the fate of being misunderstood and guessed, and far away from the world of ordinary people.

"Get on the boat and go to the ancient temple in the South China Sea."

Jiang Wen urged a few people to get on the boat quickly, and by the way, Yan Yongchun, who was unconscious due to injuries, was also carried on the dragon boat, but the people on the boat were obviously still thinking about the people on Shen Zhupu, and they looked back at the beach at this time, appearing to be very preoccupied.

Fu Ningdie pulled Jiang Wen's sleeve, who was rowing seriously, and asked, "Master, is Mr. Wen okay? Can we... still see him?"

Fu Ningdie didn't dare to mention the word "death" from the beginning to the end, and Jiang Wen was silent for a moment, never looking back.

"Silly apprentice, people in the world will meet each other by fate. You think your meeting is fate, so naturally the meeting of others is also fate. There will always be a result of destiny."

Jiang Wen, who prevaricated Ning Die with a bunch of twisted words and secretly persuaded Yuan Ziyi, was rowing vigorously, but found that Lei Huo and the old housekeeper were also silent with serious faces.

"What? You two are also infected by heroism, and feel shameful to run for your life?"

Jiang Wen was very curious, why these two guys who wanted to run for their lives were so solemn, as if they were forced to go to Liangshan, maybe they also planned to sway their blood to be heroes?
"Hero Jiang, you misunderstood. It was only after the butler reminded me that I remembered something."

Lei Huo shook his head quietly and honestly, showing a cowardly expression, and then said in a low voice, "I remember when I bought this old dragon, the other party once said that women should never touch the dragon boat, otherwise Not to mention that Emperor Huaguang's mana blessing is gone, there will still be various accidents on the water..."

At this time, the sky was even gloomy, and it was already approaching dawn, but the black air was still entwined at the end of the sea and sky, circling and lingering from the deep sea to the sky, like thousands of black dragons coming out of the abyss, sucking up the water of the river and sea, waiting to be killed At that time, it reflected the confrontation between Shen Zhu and Urakami.

"I don't have a chance to think about it anymore. Today Daoist, even if I swim, I have to swim to the ancient temple in the South China Sea!"

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