Chapter 11 Past Events
"What's weird?" Xue Qing and Situ Ping asked at the same time.
Lay Practitioner Yanming continued: "When the four of us climbed to the top of the mountain with wine, food and drinks, it was morning and the sun had just risen. When we walked to the only big pine tree on the top of the mountain, we found that someone had already occupied that place. place."
"That was an old beggar with white hair and beard, with a rosy face and a fairy-like appearance. He was lying slanted on the stone slab under the tree. The rising sun shone on him, making him look like a god." Layman Yanming said. He squinted his eyes and spoke slowly, as if he was reminiscing about the past.
"It's just that he was wearing ragged clothes, and he looked like a beggar at first glance. We thought he would be the elder of the beggar gang, but he didn't carry a bag. When the old beggar saw us coming, he asked, do you know martial arts? We They all nodded and said yes, and then he asked again, do you have wine and meat? We nodded and said yes. He said, bring the wine and meat. I was the one holding the wine and meat at that time, and I just listened to it. As he said, the wine and meat were handed to him, and the old beggar’s eyes shone when he saw the wine and meat, no less than the sunlight shining on him.”
"The old beggar took the wine and meat from us without being polite, and started eating and drinking hungrily. Strangely enough, the four of us just watched him eat and drink until he had finished all the wine and meat, and then He wiped his mouth and said, good wine and good meat, you will live up to this life. Then he said to me, you are not bad, and he said to the other three people, you are not bad either."
"Then, the old beggar took out a piece of leather from his arms, tore it into four pieces with his bare hands, and threw one piece to us one by one. After I took my piece, I was about to start watching, when the old beggar took another piece of leather from his arms. He took out a pamphlet and threw it over. After doing this, he lay down on the stone again, closed his eyes and ignored us. The rest of us were confused, so we opened the leather in our hands and looked at it carefully. , that is, the ones you are holding in your hands now, are still puzzling. So, I opened the booklet again. The contents inside made me more and more frightened and excited. Everyone looked at me. I looked surprised and knew that I had encountered something good. When I finished reading it, your masters also took a look at it, and then we knew that we had found a treasure."
"According to the booklet, what is drawn on this piece of leather is a treasure map left by a swordsman named Qu Da three hundred years ago. The place where the treasure was hidden is the jujube forest in front of us. Qu Da got it This treasure map, and the sword manual and medicine were found here, and he lived in seclusion here to practice swordsmanship for more than ten years before he became a generation of martial arts heroes. After Qu Da achieved great success in martial arts, he did not take away the sword manual and medicine. Stay here and look forward to being destined for future generations. The booklet also talks about how to use the leather and the time to enter the treasure place. To be honest, the four of us were immediately excited and wanted to find this place to get the treasure immediately, but after looking at the time Only then did we find out that only on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of each year could we enter, and we calmed down."
Layman Yanming glanced at the darkening sky, and then said: "To be honest, when we saw this huge piece of pie falling on our heads, we all fainted at first. When we woke up, we felt it was too incredible, but , the old beggar was still lying on the stone, and we were full of questions, waiting for him to wake up. However, we soon discovered that the old beggar was not asleep, but not breathing at all. All four of us were We checked recently and found that he was indeed dead. So after we buried him generously, we discussed the matter of getting the treasure. However, since it was still early on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, we went back to our sects first to confirm the authenticity of the treasure. The reporter also carefully planned the details of the treasure hunt and agreed on the time and place for the next meeting."
"When we met next time, we each took out the information we had collected. It turned out that three hundred years ago, a one-armed swordsman appeared in the world. His name was very ordinary. His name was Qu Da. He had excellent martial arts and was upright. At that time, there were often rumors about his deeds of fighting violence and doing chivalry, but no one knew his origin.
Everyone tried their best to inquire about his apprenticeship and origin, but found nothing. This Qu Da never competes with others, because according to what he said, his sword moves are all killing moves, and they will be bloody once he strikes, and cannot be used for competition. Moreover, he does not have a good reputation. Although his martial arts is very high, everyone There is no way to compare him with those in the martial arts world, but according to Taoist Master Qingmao, who was the best in martial arts at the time, he saw Qu Da’s swordsmanship and thought he was not as good as his sword that had no hesitation and killed people in an instant. Yiyi, after hearing this statement, the whole world was in an uproar, and no one dared to provoke Qu Da anymore. "
"However, people who also wanted to be famous pestered Qu Da and asked for competitions, but Qu Da avoided them. Until one time, Qu Dazheng encountered the second master of the magic way and bloodbathed a village. He took action with righteous indignation and killed him with his sword. From then on, His ears are quiet, and no one really wants to die anymore. In Yunzhou, where Qu Da lives, which is what Pingyang City was called three hundred years ago, no one in the world dares to do anything wrong. "
"Actually, what makes us most envious is not his martial arts, but the sword manual. Only people like Wan Jianfeng are really envious of him." Layman Yanming said to Ma Xiangyang with a smile. "We found that Qu Da actually lived to be 120 years old."
"Ah~" The six young people listening to the story all exclaimed in surprise.
People in the world are no better than ordinary people. They live on a knife edge all their lives. It is inevitable that they will have internal and external injuries. They may not be serious when they are young, but they will show off their power in their old age. Unless they have practiced profound internal skills, there are very few people. Those who live past eighty. Therefore, it is really a miracle that Qu Da can live to be 120 years old.
At this time, the eyes of several young people also shone with light, and they were all wondering whether they could find medicine to prolong life in the dense forest. In fact, most of them had the same attitude towards secret books, and they had not finished practicing their martial arts. Well, how can I have time to practice other things? Besides, even if you have superb martial arts, doesn’t it still require time and sweat to accumulate? All of you here are quite young, and your meridians have all been established. If you continue to practice, you will get twice the result with half the effort. How can any fool do such a thing? It would be better to get some personal benefits. If you can live 10 more years, you will enjoy ten more years. You can also practice martial arts for ten more years. Isn't it much better than some top martial arts? Of course, if you have some superb swordsmanship, you can bring it back to add to the sect, and it can be considered as contributing to the development of the sect. When the time comes, it will be recorded in the classics of the sect, and it will be famous throughout the ages. Thinking about it, it seems that everyone has seen each other's laughter.
Seeing the expressions of these juniors, layman Yanming smiled with understanding, and continued: "Then the four of us continued to discuss the matter of treasure hunting and treasure collection. According to their respective powers, different people were assigned to search for similar terrain. God will not say Dear people, we finally discovered this Shiren Peak two months ago. In the end, according to our prior discussion, in order not to attract the attention of other sects, several of them were stationed in their own sect and only sent out the second-generation outstanding members of their own sect. When the disciples come out, we won’t even send anyone who might attract the attention of others, such as the eldest disciple, but I, the village owner who has not founded a sect, will lead people from various sects to get the treasure.”
"Of course, you are all reliable candidates in the sect and the confidants of the leader of our sect. We have discussed it before coming. If you have any adventures in the treasure place, it will be yours." Immediately, everyone immediately With a bright look on his face, he finally understood why the master sent him here instead of someone else. Layman Yanming continued: "Now I want to talk about the most important thing, the method of distributing the treasures." Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked stern and listened carefully. "If the treasures can be distributed equally, then distribute them equally. If there are differences, distribute the ones that can be distributed equally. How do you think the rest should be divided?"
Everyone was stunned and surprised. This layman Yanming was quite humorous. At this moment, he actually thought about studying the juniors. He was such a wonderful person. No wonder the masters allowed him to come alone to lead a group of juniors. Wen Wenhai touched his nose and said, "Laity, Jianghu people have their own rules. Let's use fists, feet and martial arts to decide." The remaining few also agreed. Layman Yanming said inscrutably: "Several of your masters also said the same thing. At first, they said it was a sword show, but except for Wan Jianfeng, everyone else disagreed. They also said it was a boxing show, and everyone else except the Miao Miao sect also disagreed. They disagreed, the kicking skills were still the same, so they said they would compete in three games, a best-of-three game, and that was the end of it. But how could you and I, the Jianghu people, master the martial arts so well? They were worried about the comfort of their disciples. After all, you are all their direct disciples or relatives. Alas, we had a lot of quarrels, and finally I came up with an idea and solved it in one sentence. What do you think the method was?"
Everyone looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and they couldn't guess whether they were dead or alive. Layman Yanming fell beside him and encouraged him. Finally, Xue Qing blushed and stammered: "Senior...Senior, could it be rock-paper-scissors?" , his face was so red that he was almost bleeding. Layman Yan Ming said in surprise: "Nvxia Xue's exquisite mind actually guessed everything accurately." Everyone was in an uproar, but only Wen Wenhai had a strange expression on his face.
Everyone looked at the senior expert in front of them with "reverence", who had a thin face and looked like an old scholar. They couldn't help but feel cordial and murmured in their hearts: "Why are you so surprised when people are so different from each other? My master is doing it every day." You have a straight face, how can you have such demeanor?"
Just when everyone was slandering their master, Master Yanming glanced at the morning glow on the horizon, slapped his forehead, and said, "Quick, go to the edge of the woods, don't miss the time."
After that, he ran to the edge of the woods first.
At this time, the rising sun happened to peek out from the other side of the mountain, and a shadow swept over from the woods like lightning, passing right between the two trees on the edge of the woods, and quickly retreated towards Shiren Peak.
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