Chapter Thirty-Four
When Zhuan Xin and Tang Chao saw Sheva leaving like this, they both felt a sense of relief in their hearts, and at the same time, they felt a lot of confusion.
But what they are most happy about now is that they finally found Princess Jinlian safely.
Tang Chao had a lot of doubts in his heart. He didn't understand why Sheva didn't do it when he could have cut off both of them.
Also, looking at Sheva's expression now, it seems that she really only has grudges against Li Gesang, but feels grateful to herself for allowing him to see Xie Xiaoyi for the last time.
He has complete trust in his junior brother and has no hostility at all.
He seemed to be a completely different person from the previous Sheva, and he didn't understand what caused this change in him.
For the Tang Dynasty, those words of cultivation naturally had no effect, but for Zhuan Xin, who also participated in the war of blood and fire, it was no different than adding eyes to an unfinished dragon, leaving his heart empty. , a glimpse of a wonderful realm in martial arts.
Li Lian was so happy that she accompanied Tang Chao back to the mansion in Zhongnan Mountain. She chatted all the way, like an oriole out of the valley. She couldn't stop talking. The two of them also made fun of her from time to time, which made her cheeks dizzy and even more beautiful. color.
Li Lian was naive and Tang Chao was young and frivolous, but Zhuan Xin felt something was wrong in her heart. Because Li Lian had a chance to go to the toilet, she pulled Tang Chao into the secret room and said: "Brother, I don't think this is good, you, you You and the princess haven't gotten married yet, how can we be together like this?"
After this mention, Tang Chao was surprised: "Yes, I was just happy and forgot about these things. What should I do? My elder brother knows more about Nanzhao customs and can teach me."
The letter said: "I have nothing to teach you. In fact, it is very simple. My dear brother, it is better to return to Nanzhao secretly, wait for His Majesty to preside over the wedding for the two of you, and then bring the princess out. Then it will be just and justified."
Tang Chao casually replied: "Yes, yes, I also know that this is the best, but I am now the Huangmen Minister of the Tang Dynasty. It will definitely not work for me to return to Nanzhao and postpone the sun and the moon. Brother, you Just help me think of any other options,"
At this time, Tang Chao thought of Gao Lishi's attitude towards him. He had not gone to court for so long and wondered if he would punish him. He felt a little weak and said anxiously.
Zhuan Xin smiled slightly: "There is one way, that is, I am worried that my dear brother will not be able to let go of the pain of lovesickness for a while."
"What's the meaning,"
"It's very simple. The wise brother wants a trustworthy person to send the princess back to Nanzhao. After the wise brother has figured out the truth and falsehoods of the Tang Dynasty, he returns to Nanzhao. It will not be too late to marry the princess at that time. But, in this way, Come, my dear brother and the princess are separated, so they will inevitably suffer a lot of lovesickness."
Tang Chao thought the same thing. Although the momentary lovesickness was very painful, he thought that since he had become the Huangmen Minister, all the secrets of the Tang Empire were about to be revealed to him, how could he miss such an opportunity? He immediately said: "Just If you do this, I will leave it to my eldest brother to send the princess back."
The letter was startled: "Brother, your safety is of paramount importance. I think I'd better stay here to protect you. We will write a letter requesting Your Majesty to send elite soldiers and generals to take the princess back."
"Absolutely not," Tang Chao suddenly interrupted him, "by raising troops and mobilizing a large number of people like this, Tang Chao Ting might know Nanzhao's secrets. I think it would be much safer for you to go back quietly."
"Then what do you do,"
"You don't have to worry about me. You know, if a top master like Sheva doesn't deal with me, what do I have to fear? Besides, I still have a few men under my command. As Brother Li Bai said, run away if you can't beat him. Besides, I am the emperor's Huangmen servant. I am in and out of the palace all day long. No matter how bold the people who want to harm me are, they will not do it in the Daming Palace. Brother Zhuan just needs to remember to leave as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible."
Zhuan Xin thought about it and sent someone to deliver it. It was really difficult to reassure this wise brother who had great hope of becoming the king of Nanzhao, so he had to go through the hard work himself.
As soon as the two people revealed their secret, Li Lian was wondering where the two people had gone. When she saw that the two people had come out, she felt relieved.
Zhuan Xin had a serious look on his face and told her about sending her back to Nanzhao. Zhuan Xin knew that it would be better for him to do so himself, lest the Tang Dynasty would not be able to tell her.
Sure enough, just halfway through speaking, Li Lian's eyes turned red, and then she burst into tears, covering her face and crying.
At this time, someone knocked on the door, and the sound came in three long and two short sounds. It was very pleasant, as if it had the rhythm of music.
A servant had opened the door long ago, and saw an old man with white hair appearing outside the door. He was not a hundred years old, but ninety years old. He said in a clear voice: "Master, the passers-by are thirsty and want to ask for food." Can I drink some saliva?"
The servant was furious: He is an old dog with no eyes, and he doesn't even know what kind of house this is. Is the mansion of Huangmen Shilang a place to give alms to beggars like this?
Just as he was about to drive him out with bad words, Tang Chao saw him from a distance and suddenly stopped the servant and said, "Old man, please come in."
The servant couldn't imagine why the Lord valued this old man so much, so he had to let him in.
It turned out that from the moment the door opened, Tang Chao was wondering why this old man was so special. Although he could tell at a glance that he was tall and was either ninety or a hundred years old, the strange thing was that the old man's face was extremely smooth, with only a few... He has few wrinkles, is light and healthy, and has a clear voice, which makes people feel close to him at first glance, because there seems to be a kind of youth flowing around his body.
This is a ridiculous thing. A ninety-year-old man still gives people a sense of youth and agility, but the strange thing is that this is the feeling in Tang Dynasty's heart now.
It was precisely because of this that the Tang Dynasty made an exception and invited him in.
The old man chuckled and said, "Thank you, sir. Why, I'm having trouble with my sweetheart. Little girl, come here. Grandpa loves you."
He acted as if there was no one around, but he saw clearly what was going on here, and even called Li Lian a little girl.
The strange thing is that when Li Lian heard this, she immediately felt close to him and couldn't help but come to him.
Zhuan Xin was furious: "Where did you come from, old man? Let me tell you, this is my lord's future wife, why are you screaming so loudly?"
You know, in Zhuan Xin's heart, he is loyal to Nanzhao. It is naturally intolerable for him that Nanzhao's princess is not taken seriously.
Unexpectedly, Li Lian quickly said: "Brother Zhuan, you have misunderstood this grandpa. I know that he really likes me."
After saying this, Zhuan Xin immediately became silent.
The white-haired old man looked at the three of them and suddenly laughed: "General, you seem to have a strong tone of voice. It seems that you don't like me, old man."
I didn't answer the letter, giving him acquiescence, but at the same time I was wondering: "This old man seems to know everything, how does he know that I am a general.
The old man laughed and said, "Yes, I, Sun, am old and useless. How can young people take me seriously? Come on, come on, I will try how much you weigh."
As soon as these words were said, the expressions of the three people in the field changed, and Zhuoxin couldn't bear it even more. Seeing that the old man was old, even if he had martial arts, his physical strength was definitely far behind, so how could he be his opponent.
When he was hesitating whether he should go up or not, the old man smiled: "Although this little girl will be this man's wife in the future, she is a virgin at first glance. General, your temples are slightly bulging and the muscles on your body are intertwined. You must have been trained." Martial arts, you are a general or something. In that case, why are you so timid? Don't worry, I won't hurt you,"
As soon as he said these few words, Zhuan Xin was immediately shocked. The old man's vision was so powerful. He could tell at a glance that Li Lian was still a virgin, and he also knew that he was a general. These two points proved that he had amazing abilities. However, such provocative words came from the mouth of an old man, and he was really angry. With a little luck, the bones in his body made a slight sound, like the crisp sound of popping beans.
The old man was slightly surprised: "The Sanskrit chants without voice."
He wrote: "Yes, sir, please pay attention."
The old man's face had already put away the playful look at this time, his eyes were a little solemn, and he took a vague step. The flat cloth shoes on his feet were green and black, and his demeanor was extremely calm.
He is determined to fight whenever he is told, and he rushes forward with a flash of fists, intending to defeat his opponent with his strong inner strength.
At this time, he already understood why the old man dared to challenge him at such a high age. Not to mention anything else, he was enveloped by a strong aura during the battle. He knew that if he was not a peerless master, he would not be able to control the surroundings of his body. The steam engine changes shape.
This made Zhuanxin immediately think of his senior brother Sheva. He had this feeling when he started fighting with him.
His punch has a name, called Yingmen Three-step Cannon. It is very powerful and divided into several types of power. Each one is stronger than the other. If the enemy is lucky enough to escape the first punch, then the second punch will follow quickly and unparalleled. , the force is twice as strong as the previous punch; if the enemy is lucky enough to escape, then the third punch will come in lightning, and the whole body's power will be released, with the power to destroy everything, otherwise it would not be named after the cannon.
As expected, the old man dodged the first punch.
The second punch came one after another. The old man dodged again, like a feather in the sky, and came again. The fist passed his belt with a whistling sound, and a scream like a whistle sounded.
But the third punch was too fast and he couldn't dodge it, so he faced it instead.
Everyone was shocked, including Tang Chao, who had low martial arts skills. He knew that this old man's martial arts was very good, but after all, he was already old and decrepit, how could he withstand such a thunderous blow from Zhu Xin.
Zhan Xin was also shocked. I had no enmity with him, so how could I beat him to death with one punch? I only punched three points of force, but I had no choice but to punch him.
The move of "Exclusive Faith" was originally his life-saving move. He would not use it until he was in a life-or-death situation. I just saw the old man's powerful momentum and forced him to use his special skills. The move of this move is actually simple, but the most important thing is The key point is to force the enemy to fight forcefully, otherwise, they will become cannon fodder.
In fact, when you use this move exclusively, you use your own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses, and you use it very correctly.
But a miracle happened. The moment the two of them came into contact, Zhuxin was released. Like a huge paper kite, it flew five feet away and fell to the ground with a bang. It immediately felt like it was being hit by a row of people. It felt like a row of needles had been inserted into it, and it was so painful that I couldn't get up.
After only one move in the fight, Zhuoxin lost all his fighting power. He finally got up and said respectfully: "Thank you, senior, for showing mercy."
There was a hint of desolation on the old man's face: "It turns out that you haven't learned how to sing Sanskrit without voice."
Zhuan Xin said nonchalantly: "I don't know what you are talking about."
The old man said: "It seems that your martial arts came from a wrong place. You must have learned it from a book."
Li Lian's eyes opened wide: "You, how did you know?"
The old man said: "My Central Plains martial arts was secretly learned a lot by a master of the Yi nationality, and he wrote a book called "Kuocangshan Martial Arts". What he practiced should be this kind of kung fu. However, due to the unknown secret, , I have only learned some superficial moves and do not understand the changes. With such martial arts, it is more than enough to deal with mediocre players, but it is useless against real masters."
In an instant, Tang Chao's heart felt cold. Could it be that the martial arts in the "Kuocang Mountain Martial Arts" were worthless? He immediately retorted: "This old man is bad. You said that such martial arts are useless, but with this I see it, but that’s not necessarily the case.”
Now that he has extensive experience, he will not easily believe the old man's words. He immediately thought of Li Bai's words. Since Brother Li Bai wants to study this book by himself, it means that this book must be useful.
The old man looked at Tang Chao interestingly: "Yes, there is no distinction between superior and inferior martial arts, it only depends on who uses it. This is like pen, ink, paper and inkstones. They are available everywhere, but you must be a master to draw the best paintings in the world." The masterpieces will be handed down to future generations,"
Both Zhuan Xin and Tang Chao thought it was reasonable, so the old man said: "You must be wondering now why your punch missed so hard and I threw you so far away even though you had hit me so hard. Yes, isn’t it?”
"Yes, please give me some advice, senior,"
The old man said: "I didn't want to tell you, but because young people are kind and don't want to kill the old man, I will tell you, practice hard. How far you can practice is your destiny. You can't force it. Did you know that with that move just now, as soon as I touched your fist, I immediately knew the condition of your body, how hard you would hit, in which direction, and how many of the phalanges of your fist would hit. At that moment, I understood which part of my body I was targeting. Therefore, I was able to use my gentle strength to instantly destroy your balance. You know, I didn’t use much force at all, but just relied on your fierce strength. The strength only made you hit the target and injured yourself. Young man, the meridians of your right arm have been severely damaged after the battle. You must not attack others easily within three months, otherwise, your arm will be considered useless."
"Yes, thank you, senior,"
It turns out that what the old man called Roujin was actually the training method of Wudang and Tai Chi in later generations. However, by the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, people at that time had become accustomed to calling it "Tingjin".
Like this old man, as soon as he touches the opponent's fist, he can accurately grasp everything about the opponent, and then subdue the opponent at will. That is the expression of martial arts that has reached the level of strength. In fact, trust also needs to be strong. I have never been willing to give in to this. The old man asked him why he had needle-like pain in his body, because now, Zhuxin still has needle-like pain in his body, but he can endure it.
Martial arts in the world have the same origin and lead to the same goal through different paths. Regardless of the spear or sword skills of the Tang Dynasty, or the martial arts of the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as Bagua Sect, Xingyi Sect, Tai Chi Sect, etc., to put it bluntly, they are all the same. It is necessary to pay attention to Ming Jin and Dark Jin. Only by reaching the extreme of both, can we slowly cultivate both internal and external martial arts. The martial arts enters Hua Jin, which is the martial arts displayed by this old man now. He can distinguish the enemy's martial arts path with "listening" strength. The number, the strength of the punch, the direction of the shot, etc., must be mastered and fluent. With a single thought, you can immediately cause huge damage to the enemy, reaching the point where the pores in the whole body can accurately sense the enemy's situation. According to the legend, the Qing Dynasty hero Huo Yuanjia and Huang Feihong both reached such an extreme state.
The old man smiled and said: "Listening to what you said, it seems that you are not from the Central Plains. I am already a rare old man. I wanted to leave a legacy of my martial arts, but the opportunity was not coincidental, so let's forget it. Where is Shui?"
Only then did he talk about drinking water.
When Tang Chao heard this, he immediately rushed in, scooped out a ladle of water, and handed it to the old man's hand: "Senior, please drink water,"
The old man stretched out his hand to take it, but suddenly he shrank his hand: "No, no, I'd better not drink your water. It's troublesome, it's really too troublesome,"
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the gate. A thought flashed through Tang Chao's mind like a flash of lightning: Could this old man have discovered something? Otherwise, why wouldn't he drink my water?
The old man suddenly stopped and said to Zhuan Xin: "You competitive young man, you will pay the price. However, five years of degradation in skill is nothing. You still have a lot of youth."
Zhuan Xin was shocked: "Senior, are you saying that my whole body hurts like needles?"
The old man smiled and said: "I thought you were a strange person. You were hit by my hidden power and you didn't react at all. It turns out that you still feel pain like needles all over your body, right?"
"Yes, senior, are you saying that this will degrade your skills for five years?" Zhuoxin then became nervous.
The old man said: "Who says it's not the case? Are you still trying to be brave?"
Only then did Zhuan Xin truly admire him. This old man was simply a god. He couldn't hide anything from him. He could only say, "Senior, please treat me. I'm very grateful."
The old man said: "Young man, although you are proud, you are not a villain. I have never been able to heal people in my life, so how can I hurt you for no reason? Come here."
Go over and stand by his side.
The old man stretched out one of his hands and gently pressed it on Zhuan Xin's back. Zhu Xin immediately felt something warm spreading throughout his body. In just a moment, he felt nothing like needle pricks on his body. Feeling like this, he said in shock: "Senior, this junior is so impressed that I am so impressed."
When Tang Chao heard what he said, "It's useless to treat people", he was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Is the old man's surname Sun and Simiao?"
Chapter completed!