Chapter 138: You fooled them and they became lame
It is two thousand miles from Mount Emei to Mount Wudang, and a horse with average foot strength can walk for ten days without being rushed.
Chu Pingsheng and his party went down the mountain on March 27th and arrived in Shiyan, Hubei Province on April 6th. They were not far from Wudang Mountain. Even if they didn’t ride horses and walked on foot, they would still be there in half a day.
Zhang Sanfeng was born on April 8th, which was two days apart. There was plenty of time. Master Jingxuan asked Ji Xiaofu to find him in Shiyan City on the grounds that there were mostly male disciples on Wudang Mountain and it was inconvenient. We stayed in an inn and prepared to climb the mountain the next morning.
Another day later, Chu Pingsheng was checking the injury of the hare in the iron cage in the backyard of the inn. He heard the conversation between Master Jingzhen, Ji Xiaofu and the accompanying fourth-generation male disciple Huang Xing outside the yard. Voice.
"Senior sister, I just went to the market ahead and saw a few men carrying salt bags buying longevity noodles and peaches. After asking, I found out that they were from the Haisha sect, and they were also here to wish Master Zhang a birthday. "
"Humph, what kind of birthday celebration? The Wudang sect is also one of the six major sects. It's Master Zhang's 100th birthday, so they just get some ordinary pasta as a gift? And the dragon-slaying knife is the goal.”
The person who complained about the price reduction of Haisha Sect was Huang Xing.
"Don't worry about these people, we just need to do what Master ordered."
This voice is Master Jingzhen.
"Xiaofu, where is Senior Sister? Why didn't I come back with you?"
"Oh, on the way back, I passed Wangjiang Tower. Senior Sister Jingxuan heard someone saying hello and found out that it was Mr. Tieqin, the head of the Kunlun Sect. He Taichong and the five elders of Kongtong went over to meet with Senior Sister Jingxu and sent me back to report the news. "
"Even the five elders of Kongtong and the head of the Kunlun sect came, leaving only Shaolin, Huashan, and Liu. The big sects are all here.”
“Senior Sister Jingzhen, I heard from the Jianghu people eating wine in the front hall of the inn that people from the Shenquan Sect, the Giant Whale Gang, and the Wushan Sect have also appeared in Shiyan, and they are open to the public. It is claimed that only the eminent Shaolin monks will follow suit for this event. "
"This is normal. Back then, the Golden Retriever Lion King Xie Xun killed the eminent monk Kong Jian of Shaolin Temple with thirteen seven-injury punches. I also heard that seven years ago from Longmen Escort Bureau. Twelve lives are related to Zhang Cuishan, and the chief escort of the Longmen Escort Bureau, Du Dajin, is a lay disciple of the Shaolin sect. Compared with the big and small gangs who covet the dragon-slaying sword, the Shaolin Temple is more legitimate in causing trouble for Zhang Cuishan. "
"Then Senior Sister...should we meet with the people from Shaolin Temple first..."
"Junior Brother Huang, it's not too late to wait until Senior Sister Jingxuan and Senior Sister Jingxu come back to discuss this matter."
“What Senior Sister Jingzhen said is true.”
“So, let’s go and invite Junior Sister Bei and Junior Nephew Chu to the dining hall for dinner.”
“Okay.”< br>
The conversation outside the courtyard ended there.
Chu Pingsheng had just fed a piece of cucumber to the gray rabbit with a pair of white front legs when he heard Ji Xiaofu’s surprised question from behind him.
"Hey, why are you here?"
"Let me see if its injury is healed." Chu Pingsheng stood up and replied with a smile.
Ji Xiaofu then noticed the hare in his palm and said angrily: "The leg that was broken just yesterday will be healed today? Have you listened to the nonsense of those quacks? How many times have I told you? The mountains below are no better than the mountains, people are unpredictable, and the world is dangerous. If you don’t listen, now you know you’ve been deceived, right?”
Chu Pingsheng said nothing, untied the linen wrapped around the hare's right hind leg, removed the bamboo board used for fixation, and placed the small thing on the ground.
A scene that stunned Ji Xiaofu appeared. The gray rabbit raised its right hind leg and kicked, then jumped and ran towards the weeds in the corner of the yard.
Restored?
Recovered?
So, the medicine-selling charlatan in Huanglong Town is telling the truth?
Thinking about what happened, it still feels unreal.
Leaving Huanglong Town the day before yesterday, she passed by a dense forest. Chu Pingsheng begged her to hunt a hare, and specified that she wanted a live one, not a dead one, so she took advantage of her break to catch a hare in the forest. It’s the gray rabbit just now.
Chu Pingsheng broke the rabbit's right hind leg as soon as he got it. She was a little angry and asked him what he wanted to do. If he was greedy for meat, he could just kill it with a sword. There was no need to break the rabbit. leg bones.
Chu Pingsheng told her that he was resting in Huanglong Town the day before yesterday. He went shopping nearby and met a charlatan who was selling a secret medicine called Black Jade Intermittent Ointment. It has very miraculous effects, even for the body. Broken bones can be restored to their original state even after applying this medicine.
Including Ji Xiaofu and Master Jingxuan, everyone thought that she had been deceived. They had never heard of this black jade intermittent ointment, and it was most likely an invalid fake.
It is normal for a young man with no experience in martial arts to wander down the mountain and be cheated.
Only Chu Pingsheng did not believe in evil. He applied medicine to Gray Rabbit, splinted it, and wrapped it with a layer of linen. He carefully carried it with him. No one took it seriously, thinking that he had such an experience. Okay, you'll gain wisdom after you've learned a lesson.
Who would have expected that something unexpected would finally come true? Gray Rabbit’s broken leg miraculously recovered after just two days of applying medicine.
"In life, it seems that you have met a charlatan with real ability." "I think that person is more than just a charlatan." Chu Pingsheng said: "He knows that I am a member of the Emei sect, and he also Knowing that our trip was to celebrate the birthday of Master Zhang in Wudang Mountain, he told me a lot about what happened back then.”
"What happened back then?"
"Uncle Ji, have you ever heard of a poem?"
"What poem?"
"Lotus blooming under the distant bridge The boat, the pine stream on the Dai rock, the pear pavilion on the Wanren green mountain, Mo Wen Sheng, the empty valley is leisurely."
Ji Xiaofu shook her head. She always felt that this poem was a bit familiar, but she couldn't remember it despite her exhaustion. Which poet did it.
Chu Pingsheng said: "Think about it again, what are the names of the Seven Heroes of Wudang?"
Song Yuanqiao, Yu Lianzhou, Yu Daiyan, Zhang Songxi, Zhang Cuishan, Yin Liting, and Mo Shenggu, these seven names passed through my mind. Ji Xiaofu suddenly woke up.
"This..."
"Yes, this poem was written by Master Zhang of Wudang."
Ji Xiaofu praised: "Master Zhang is really shocked He is extremely talented, and the world only knows that he has great martial arts skills, but he is also a poet with outstanding literary talent. ”
Chu Pingsheng asked again: "Do you know where this poem is about?"
Ji Xiaofu shook her head again.
"At the foot of Shaoshi Mountain, the scene when I met Guo Xiang, the founder of the Emei Sect."
"The founder?"
Ji Xiaofu was stunned for a moment, and something flashed through his mind. A thought, could it be that this poem was written by Zhang Zhenren to commemorate his ancestor?
Chu Pingsheng smiled slightly: "Tell me about the gossip about the Patriarch. Do you know the name of the place where the Patriarch and the Condor Hero Yang Guo met?"
Ji Xiaofu continued to shake his head.
"Fengling Ferry."
Fengling... Ferry?
She suddenly remembered the name of Master Miejie’s master, Master Fengling.
Zhang Sanfeng intercepted the content of the poem in memory of Patriarch Guo and named the seven disciples. Patriarch Guo used the name of the place where he met the Condor Hero as the name of his successor.
This... love triangle?
Thinking of this, she suddenly understood. No wonder Wudang Mountain has a strange rule that requires Wudang disciples not to be enemies of Emei disciples.
Master Miejie only told these disciples that Master Guo was kind to Zhang Sanfeng back then, but now it seems that it is not as simple as just being kind.
“Not only does he possess bone-setting elixirs such as Black Jade Intermittent Ointment, but he also knows the past decades ago. What is the origin of the doctor?”
Chu Pingsheng continued to make up the story without blushing or heartbeat: "I don't know. The doctor finally asked me, if Wudang is in trouble, how will Emeidang deal with it? Then he left. The man looked old. Gao, moved slowly, but disappeared without a trace before I came to my senses. Finally, I asked him loudly what his name was, and I only heard an erratic voice saying, "It's useless. I've been thinking about it these past few days." , does this last 'what's the point' mean that his name is not worth mentioning, or is there another mystery?"
Ji Xiaofu couldn't figure it out either, and after a moment of silence she said: "You have such an important matter? Why are you saying it now?”
Chu Pingsheng looked aggrieved: “At that time, I said that the doctor was a worldly expert, but you all said that I have little experience in the world, and I was cheated and I still wanted to help others. , I dare not tell you the content behind this. Today, Gray Rabbit’s leg injury has healed, and you believe in the efficacy of Black Jade Intermittent Cream, so I dare to tell you the detailed conversation.”
This logic... That's true.
Based on the situation at that time, if Chu Pingsheng told Master Jingxuan and Master Jingxu, he would inevitably be reprimanded. He, a male disciple of the fifth generation, wanted to rebel by spreading the gossip about the founder of the mountain.
"You must inform Senior Sister about this matter." Ji Xiaofu thought for a moment, then stood up and walked outside.
"Uncle, can't you go after eating?"
"You guys eat first."
At present, big and small gangs are gathered in Shiyan, looking like collusion. Ji Xiaofu was very worried that Master Jingxuan would be persuaded by people from the Kunlun and Kongtong sects. If she overreacted, wouldn't it affect the relationship between the two sects?
Now that I think about it, the charlatan wanted to use Chu Pingsheng’s words to persuade them to treat it with caution and not to make mistakes or help the evildoers.
After Ji Xiaofu left, Chu Pingsheng looked at the swaying courtyard door and thought that half-truths and half-lie were the best way to bluff people.
(End of this chapter)