Mysterious Martial Arts: The Record of the Swordsman

Jiang Wen gently pushed open the wooden window, and the desolate mountain shadow in the distance nestled against the steep and lonely cliff, rushing towards him impatiently.The cold night finally came, and the depths of the nearby bamboo forest made rustling noises from time to time, and all the noises spread into the ears, touching a certain tense nerve.

The closer the time is to dusk, the colder sun on Shigu Peak becomes thinner and thinner, with a pale yellow ocher color. In the empty mountains, the air in the four fields seems to have cooled down quickly, returning to the appearance it should have in the cold spring.

Obviously it's just the mountain wind disturbing the cold forest, but people can't help but think of the mountain spirit and wood charm among the mysterious and strange. At this time, it may be dormant in the dark among the ancient trees in the deep pool, quietly peeping at the only lamp in the deep mountain. lights.

"Sister Shuang, I will go out to investigate tonight. I remember that the windows and candles are kept open in this room. You go to my room to turn off the lights and keep quiet. If something goes wrong here—you know what to do."

Jiang Wen stretched out his hand and pointed to the dense bamboo forest not far away, and set up a plan of suspicion.

What he meant was that if someone appeared in the vicinity sneakily, they would be attracted by the lights of the empty house first. Luo Shuang'er could buy time to escape by hiding in a room that seemed to be sleeping with the lights off. Totally lost, the last resort.

Luo Shuang'er nodded obediently, obviously knowing that Jiang Wen had something important to do this time, so she didn't say much.

But for some reason, her eyes were repeatedly entangled in Jiang Wen's body, looking left and right, hesitating to speak, which made Jiang Wen wonder if Luo Shuang'er had any unreasonable thoughts about him.

——In just a few seconds, Jiang Wen had already thought of more than a dozen reasons for tactful rejection.

But after observing carefully for a while, Jiang Wen finally found that what Luo Shuang'er was staring at was actually his left waist. To be more precise, her eyes were always lingeringly on the pair of Han Wang's green knives.

"Uh...you should first use the double swords for self-defense. You must know that you are pretending to be a lady, so you must not be seen by others."

It wasn't until Jiang Wen returned the two knives that Luo Shuang'er nodded in satisfaction, and hid in Jiang Wen's room before he finished speaking, and put the latch on the door with a click, and Jiang Wen jumped onto the roof lightly, Looking at this magnificent Zen temple that falls silent at night.

The mountain and the moon have not moved, but a figure has risen and fallen like a falcon, cruising in the empty temple, blending in between the ferocious and majestic Vajra Guardians, and the unpredictable smiling Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

There were waves of ripples not far away. It was the twilight bell of Xitan Temple tolling. It was about to use the sound of Dharma to awaken the world. Eighteen beats slow and eighteen beats fast. Meaning, the sound gradually extended, from slow to sick, and also announced the deep sleep of the mountain temple.

Jiang Wen glanced slowly, and saw that after the bell rang, the lights in the buildings of the Zen Temple disappeared immediately, leaving only the mountains and moons above his head, which were terrifyingly large, and the blue sky was as clean as thousands of miles, and the moon shone with thin frost all over the ground. , It makes people suddenly feel cold to the point where they are deeply rooted.

Crows throw the setting sun into the ancient temple, and the grass turns wild into the deserted city. This Xitan Temple is not ancient, and it is only more than forty years old.The name of the temple inscribed by Emperor Tianqi is "Zhuguo Xitan Temple". It is a pity that in the short 20 years after Emperor Tianqi wrote the inscription, far more things were hastily buried than all things were accomplished.

To confirm whether the monks of Xitan Temple have evil intentions, the most direct way is to inspect the movements of the personnel.

Walking westward from the secluded living room, Jiang Wen's figure quickly passed the other two independent courtyards, everything was silent, there were no candles in the house, and the window sills were also dusty, obviously it had been a while No one cares about it, which is not the cloud of pilgrims that Xitan Temple should have.

Then go to the monk's dormitory, where the area is quite vast, and many monks have already gone to sleep with their clothes on. The rows of shades outside are the shadows of the moon hanging clothes to dry outside the door.The monks seem to fall asleep very early. From time to time, there are people in the bed who utter meaningless dream talk or belch when they turn over. Obviously, these monks chant Buddha day and night, but they still haven’t overcome their ignorance and are still entangled in upside-down dreams.

Not far from the monk's dormitory is the Yunshui Hall where the traveling monks place orders and the Zhaitang where they cook. Many accumulated salaries are piled up outside the courtyard wall, and they can be easily stepped over. Jiang Wen went in and searched around but found nothing. The house was empty, nothing could be found to fill the stomach, not even the slop bucket was empty.

"This temple must be weird, and there is absolutely no superficial tranquility..."

The more there is no clue, the more curious Jiang Wen is. The five halls in Xitan Temple, namely the meditation hall, the guest hall, the storehouse, the dining hall, and the clothes bowl, were quickly exhausted by him. , he saw only the darkness of the night and the silence of everything, the morning bell and evening drum seemed to remain unchanged, only the empty meditation hall remained without further exploration, and there were no clues found in other places.

"After ringing the bell, turn off the lights and go to bed on time, there can be no garbage in the trash can, and you must stay in the dormitory if you don't have classes at night. Why do these rules sound so familiar..."

No problem is the biggest problem. Jiang Wen is sure that his intuition will not be wrong. The reason why Xitan Temple is abnormal is that there must be something that he has not discovered.He stood there thinking for a while, and suddenly thought that since the problem is not in "people", could it be in "things"?
"...Now there is only one place left. Could it be that the clue is in the warehouse?"

The warehouse of the monastery was quietly audible, which invisibly brought more difficulties to Jiang Wen's investigation. Fortunately, in the silence, some voices echoed in the warehouse without any hindrance. Jiang Wen's ears were tightly closed. Sticking tiles will allow the sound to pass into the ears carefully.

There are rows of warehouses, and there are indeed monks on duty all night. Two monks sit opposite each other in the warehouse, with an oil lamp lit on the couch. It is rare for the two of them, who have just returned from the night air, to not be reciting Buddha's name, but to have a relationship. talking.

"Xidan Temple is getting more and more distressed like this, and the expenses are also unsustainable. You and I have seen this warehouse become empty, what should we do in the future?"

"It's okay, isn't someone already here today..."

"There are only two people here today, without even a servant, but there are two or three hundred monks in the monastery, and there is not enough to eat and drink if they are broken and chewed. In my opinion, it is just a drop in the bucket."

"Amitabha, after all, that's better than sitting in a city of sorrow. I just want to have a full mouthful of food, and it's enough to see the Buddha again for one more day."

"Hey brother, do you think the abbot knows who's coming?"

"Well, Bai Ri has already seen it. Abbot Hongbian didn't say anything, he just ordered to wait and see."

"Okay, let's wait and see what happens. The abbot has his own arrangements, so don't delay important matters..."

Jiang Wen leaned on the roof and heard everything clearly.From the clues of these few words, he can also hear that the monks have ulterior motives, but these words are intermittent and fleeting, and there is still no way to know other things.

But now I don't need to think too much about it. I have already been targeted. No wonder the monks in Xitan Temple have weird attitudes during the day. Could it be that they are arranged in the bamboo forest for the convenience of doing things?

"No, this group of bald donkeys is really eyeing us. If a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, it's better to leave tonight..."

Jiang Wen got up slowly, and noticed that the voices in the warehouse gradually fell silent, and then there were footsteps patrolling around, and two more footsteps were coming in a hurry, obviously it was time for the handover of shifts, the next shift The monk arrived on time.

People are not as good as heaven, and now it is a problem to want to leave.

At this time, Jiang Wen, who had inquired about the news, was taking the opportunity to escape, only to find that the two men in the warehouse were about to leave after handing over the keys. They left in an unbiased direction under the moonlight, which happened to coincide with the way he came. If the range is large, it will be easy to be detected, but their footsteps are extremely slow, and finally become an obstacle that cannot be avoided.

On the one hand, he was afraid of bewildering the snake, and on the other hand, Jiang Wen was also worried about sudden changes in Luo Shuang'er's place, so he decided to turn around and leave from the south side of the warehouse, and then go back to the direction of the mountain gate, and then go up the stone steps on the west side to go back to the guest house. Bright way.

At this time, the mountain gate is pitch black, and the footsteps seem to be lying across the sleeping sea. The corners illuminated by the moonlight are gray and white gradually floating like waves, and only there can gradually fade the black color of the night, barely distinguishing where is Palaces, where are the stone steps.

However, just above the stone steps, Jiang Wen saw a man in black walking hurriedly at night, and the direction he chose coincided with the direction he was going to, and his movements were even like running a deer.

"There is such a master, the bald thieves really can't help but want to do it!?"

There were only lonely guest houses in that direction, and dense and secluded bamboo forests. The man in black in front of Kui Ye was obviously full of doubts when he went there.

At this time, the clouds were shining and the moon was shining, and the cold light pervaded the open space between the mountain gates. Since Jiang Wen could see through the other party's whereabouts, the other party could naturally see Jiang Wen's figure. There was no obstacle between the two of them except the bitter cold wind. The reaction was quite different-

In just a split second, Jiang Wen, who was alarmed, got up and wanted to chase, but the man in black suddenly flashed into the path between the gallery and the Great Compassion Hall, trying to escape!

The cold wind was rushing by, Jiang Wen seemed to be able to feel the rhythm of the surrounding gradually accelerating, and the accompaniment of heartbeat and breathing became more and more urgent, as if the previous freeze-frame picture suddenly started to jump. Self-proclaimed that he is not weaker than others, the only shortcoming is that he is not familiar with the road.After connecting the blue bricks with two steps, his feet were full of strength, and he jumped onto the roof of the Great Compassion Hall in one fell swoop.

The two chased each other up and down, and no one could do anything to the other, and the distance between them kept shortening and lengthening, and they still couldn't get rid of Jiang Wen, the brown sugar.

At this time, Shigu Peak was already in sight, but this stalemate did not last long, and the man in black suddenly disappeared around a corner.

During the cold and cold moonlit night, Jiang Wen followed closely, only to see that the Gedian Dan Building suddenly disappeared, and a platform Dan Chi suddenly appeared, and a majestic building appeared in front of him!

Jiang Wen looked up from the fence, and saw that it was a majestic three-story wooden building with four corners and high eaves. In addition, the wooden building was built on the stone steps, which made it even more majestic.From a distance, the foundation of the building is solid, and from a distance, the eaves are strange, and the distance and near are staggered against each other. The shape is like a phoenix spreading its wings and ready to fly.

Between the two main halls, there is such a strange building hidden in the shade of willows and flowers. Jiang Wen couldn't help but stop, but he heard the sound of wind chimes beside the pavilion. It was too late to dodge, Jiang Wen obviously saw the figure suddenly disappear into the door on the second floor of the attic.

Such a guilty conscience naturally made Jiang Wen go forward more resolutely, and broke into the attic after chasing the shadow.

There were no lights in the wooden building, and a strange feeling came over his face. He thought it would be an empty Buddhist hall, but after he broke in, he discovered that there were ten thousand volumes of Buddhist scriptures hidden inside!
Rows of Sutra wooden grids behind the Yingmen are in order, and the smell of rue vanilla is lingering endlessly. Even the wooden barriers are made of camphor wood. Save it, but there always seems to be a smell of blood in the air.The sutra frame in the wooden building blocked the line of sight, which made it extremely unfavorable for the enemy to be in the dark. Jiang Wen walked sideways to watch the left and right sides, then put his uninjured left hand on his chest, and walked slowly into it.

After taking two steps, there was a click sound not far away, and before Jiang Wen stepped into the wooden building, the bookshelf in front of him suddenly overturned, and a black shadow appeared head-on. The palms also attacked like mountains and seas!
Jiang Wen was already prepared in his heart, so he immediately raised his palm to greet him, and immediately swung a move with his left palm that was tightly guarding his chest.

The two palms met with a bang, and both sides couldn't help shaking their bodies. It's just that the man in black was too pushy and didn't hold back his strength. As everyone knows, even if his martial arts are not weaker than Jiang Wen, as long as he is palm to palm, he is far behind Jiang Wenjiang. The strength of Long Shiba's palm is thick and powerful, and the force of backlash becomes stronger.

But every gain is bound to be a loss. Jiang Wen, who was facing the enemy with one hand, was a little less flexible at this time. Seeing that he had succeeded in counterattack, he was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack, but for some reason, there was another click sound, and suddenly there was a feeling of shattering and falling under his feet. His left foot was already uncontrollable and sank into the floor of the scripture building!

Jiang Wen, who was in a flash, also understood that the other party had deliberately smashed the wooden boards under his feet just now, creating obstacles at this time, and then exposing flaws in exchange for opportunities. He planned to lure Jiang Wen here to kill him!

Jiang Wen had nowhere to rely on his feet, so he simply fell backwards. The fists and feet of the man in black had already caught up with him relentlessly, taking advantage of Jiang Wen's hands and feet being deeply shackled, to kill him.

Seeing that there was another unavoidable slap in the face, Jiang Wen, who fell backwards, slapped the floor and bounced up. Using a steady stream of 36-style cotton palms!
Mianzhang Kungfu is good at fighting, and it is very helpful for comprehending the method of inner force operation. Jiang Wen has already cultivated it to the extreme early, and it is obviously more suitable for it to be used now.I saw that his technique is mainly based on palms, which are stretched and stretched like cotton. The movements are continuous and continuous, and the palms run in a circle. Although only one hand can be used at this time, the moves are always strong inside and soft on the outside. With quick exertion, even if only one arm and one foot are left at hand, he can still fight evenly with the opponent!
When this happened, both sides obviously did not expect it. In addition, the two faced each other empty-handed, and it was even more inconvenient to be in a narrow space, and more and more bookshelves collapsed.I saw that the two fought faster and faster, their respective martial arts were advanced and vigorous, the room was filled with cold wind and turbulent currents, and scattered book pages filled the sky.

Jiang Wen didn't expect that Xitan Temple was located in the border area, and there was such a master hidden, and his martial arts skills were even more weird, and more importantly, he could still hide his housekeeping skills after fighting with him for so long, so he couldn't help but give him a high look.

The man in black had the idea that if he attacked the enemy, he would save him, so he first suppressed Jiang Wen, who had no time to pull out one foot.Jiang Wen had to protect his broken arm at this time. After being attacked by the man in black, he seemed to be gradually exhausted, and his movements gradually slowed down, as if he was struggling more and more to resist.

"Good work!"

The man in black spoke slowly, his voice was extremely hoarse and rough, as if his vocal chords had been polished on sandpaper, his dark eyes shone brightly, almost able to illuminate the scripture room, and then changing hands was another weird skill.

The palm strength of the man in black was originally fierce, but now after thirty moves in the fight, he had clearly seen through the flaws in Jiang Wen's fight. It was a sinister and venomous move, which seemed to be an out-of-this-world move. He shook Jiang Wen's door open with a palm, and then came back with a strange move.

I saw the man in black put his palm on his shoulder strangely, and suddenly swung his palm from left to right, and it was firmly imprinted on Jiang Wen's heart.

After hitting the target, Jiang Wen's arm that blocked the left and the right dropped instantly, and retreated a few steps back and forth like a knot, before leaning his back against the scripture frame to support his figure, but he didn't have the slightest defensive posture at this time, just It was as if the true energy in Dantian had been scattered by a palm, only half of his breath was left to hang before he fell down.

Now that the matter has come to this point, even if the man in black suspects that Jiang Wen is showing weakness to the enemy, he can't help but prepare to attack directly.The most fearful thing about feigning defeat is to cut five cities today and ten cities tomorrow. No matter how calm Jiang Wen is, he will inevitably suffer a big loss, and even die on the spot.

The man in black didn't hesitate, and at this moment he didn't hit the head and face, he just aimed at the extra-meridian acupoint of the waist and eye, and immediately stepped forward to bully him, his fierce and vicious punches almost hit an inch of flesh!

Although the shape of the waist is not easy to grasp, it is very close to the source of the strength of the waist and muscles. As long as the external strength of the hands is in place and the strength is sufficient, a master can be restrained in an instant. , It can even directly injure the kidney mansion, and the injury will never be recovered in a lifetime. Such a vicious move is most suitable for testing the truth.

Jiang Wen was still powerless to resist, but the man in black was about to use his strength with a cold voice.

At this time, the man in black had already grabbed Jiang Wen's left arm with one hand, and his waist and eyes with the other hand, and was about to exert his strength.But just when he thought he was safe, a silver light suddenly appeared in the scripture room!

The cold light flew over, but the black-clothed man with superb stature, was stunned to see the vitality in the slit, so that the silver light brushed his cheeks, and the howling sound of piercing the sky fell behind, firmly nailing the classics behind him. on the shelf.

The man in black dodged the flying knives, his eyes became more murderous, and he wanted to put Jiang Wen to death with every move, but Jiang Wen, who was originally angry, suddenly moved his hands and feet like a corpse, and greeted him. The man in black with only two steps is coming!

Although Jiang Wen only has one arm that can strike palms, but at this moment, his left palm, right shoulder, feet and head hammers are dancing again and again, and even his chest, back, waist and abdomen are full of moves. , even though the man in black had been guarding against his backhand, he never expected that Jiang Wen would use such a strange attack with his whole body at such a close distance!

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Wen attacked with more than a dozen moves at the same time, and the man in black hit several moves in succession, and his body was instantly beaten up.

The right arm of the man in black was originally holding Jiang Wen's left hand, but he had to turn around to parry at this time, and he used all his strength to resist the unexpected palm all the way, but when he saw the flames outside the scripture building, he suffered from his injuries. With Jiang Wen's palm, he also escaped from the Yingmen Gate and disappeared in place.

"Sister Shuang, didn't I tell you to stay calm and not run around?"

Jiang Wen raised his head, saw Luo Shuang'er's figure floating outside the house, and saw the monks rushing up to the scripture building holding torches, and said helplessly.

"If you had come later, maybe I would have killed him on the spot with the Palm of Desolation."