The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 49 49 Two People Visit Shaolin Temple ([-])
The next morning, Duan Wuji ate breakfast, packed his luggage and waited for Niu Tie's arrival.

After a short time, the iron bull came over on horseback, and Duan Wuji stood up immediately when he saw it.

"Brother Tieniu, if there's nothing else, let's go."

The two rode on the steeds and immediately ran down the official road to the east. Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Brother Tieniu, if you don't hang the big stick on the bird's wing ring of the victory hook, you won't be tired from earning money." ? What does it look like on your back?"

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Brother, this big stick is to me what the sword is to you. Don't you also carry your sword on your back? I am a man who never leaves the stick, and the stick never leaves the man. When encountering a sudden situation, it is a copycat and hit."

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother Niu Tie, I didn't expect you to be quite vigilant. Then, let's go quickly."

The two beat their horses and swung their whips along the way, and ran straight to the outside of Taihang Mountain.It was peaceful all the way, and after two days of galloping, the two finally rushed out from the Taihang Mountains.

Duan Wuji looked at Tieniu and said: "It's the second time we've run this way. The last time we were robbed by those two boys Qi Guoyuan and Li Ruhui. This time nothing happened. It's really lucky!"

Tie Niu laughed and said: "After more than a year of training, if I meet those two boys again, I will clean them up by myself.

Brother, there's no need for you to do anything, I'll take care of them all by myself. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother, we must not be careless when we go out."

Tie Niu listened and nodded. "Well, brother, brother knows."

The two ran down the official road all the way to the south. Along the way, the two were hungry and drank, and they stayed overnight at Xiaoxing. Within two days, the two entered the realm of Henan.

The two people inquired about the location of Shaolin Temple while walking, and within a few days they arrived at the foot of Songshan Mountain.

Looking at the tall Songshan Mountain, Duan Wuji said to Tieniu: "Brother Tieniu, the Shaolin Temple is coming soon. I think we should find an inn to store the horses first. Let's go to the Shaolin Temple tomorrow. Look, it's not too early today. Well, let's not go there today. Let's go tomorrow morning."

Tieniu thought for a while and said: "Well, it's okay, let's take a rest early today. After running all day for the past few days, we are already exhausted. Today we have dinner and rest early, and tomorrow we will get up early and go there Shaolin Temple, don't go too late."

Duan Wuji nodded.

The two rode their horses to an inn at the foot of the mountain. In the "Sitong Chariot and Horse Shop", the clerk bowed his head and said, "Are you two top-notch? Or are you staying?"

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Of course it's for accommodation, buddy, these two horses are fed with good grass and food, how much money do you need for one night?"

The guy calculated and said: "Well, the fodder fee for the two horses, plus the accommodation and food expenses for the two of you, it costs half a tael a day no matter what."

Duan Wuji took out two taels of scattered silver and handed it over.

"Hey, this is two taels of silver, you can take it first, let's pay for four days first. If the silver is not enough, we will pay later.

Dude, what do we serve here for dinner? "

The clerk said with a smile: "We only serve flatbread and a few vegetarian dishes here. If you want meat dishes, the food cost is extra. We have the most abundant wheat in Henan, and the price is relatively cheap.

Vegetables are not too expensive, and these things are available in large quantities. Meat is more expensive, so food expenses need to be calculated separately. "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Okay, then we won't eat meat tonight. In this Buddhist land, let's eat vegetarian food for a few days."

Tie Niu laughed and said, "Brother, why are you so stingy today? Have you spent all your money?"

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"No, it's not good to eat meat when you enter Buddhism. If you don't believe me, just watch it tomorrow. Hey, buddy, how far is this place from Shaolin Temple?"

The man laughed and said, "Well, it's not that far away, at most it's about ten miles away. Tomorrow, you get up early and follow the crowd of people offering incense along this avenue to enter the Shaolin Temple."

Duan Wuji nodded.

"Man, arrange a place for us to live. We are really tired today. We need to rest early."

"Okay, guest officer, come with me."

The two followed the clerk to a room, and the clerk said with a smile: "Guest officer, this is a room for two people. In the peak season of passenger flow, the price of this room is twice as expensive as other rooms, but there is no room now." With a few guests, our price will naturally come down, you really know how to pick your time!"

Duan Wuji smiled and said: "Since that's the case, then we'll take advantage of it. Dude, let's lie down for a while and call us after dinner."

The man laughed and said: "Guest officer, you can rest. I will call you when the meal is ready."

After speaking, the man withdrew from the room.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu immediately lay down on the bed when they saw the buddy left.

After a short time, both of them fell into a deep sleep.

After more than an hour, the waiter shouted loudly through the door: "Guest officer, it's time for dinner, come out and have dinner."

After hearing this, Duan Wuji and Tieniu rushed out of the room immediately, and they both smiled and asked the waiter, "Where is the restaurant?"

The buddy pointed out with his hand.

"See, the restaurant is in the West Wing. Hurry up and eat there. If you go early, you can touch some delicious vegetables, but if you go late, they will be gone."

After hearing this, the two immediately walked to the restaurant.

I saw that there was only one person eating in the restaurant.There are three stacks of flatbreads on the dining table, and two half pots of stir-fried vegetables in the big basin, one with stir-fried green vegetables and the other with stir-fried bean sprouts.

The two quickly copied two large bowls of food, picked up the big cake and ate it like crazy.

It wasn't long before Lu Lu Jiji came in again. Everyone entered the room and immediately shouted loudly to the outside: "Dude, buddy, you called us over, what are you telling us to eat?"

The clerk ran over after hearing this, and was dumbfounded when he saw the standing agent on the dining table. There was only half a stack of pancakes left on the table, and there were not many dishes left.

The guy smiled wryly.

"Who can eat like this? If you want to eat like this, the shop will have to pay for it. Guest officers, it doesn't matter, I will let the kitchen make some more."

After speaking, the man turned and ran out.

The guests muttered in a low voice: "What's the matter? Call us out, there's nothing to eat, alas, this store is really dark enough.

I don't know which ghost is so short that there is only such a small amount of this big cake left. "

After hearing this, Duan Wuji winked at Tieniu, and the two of them immediately went back to their room with smiles on their faces.

In the early morning of the next day, Duan Wuji and Tieniu got up early, had a hasty breakfast, and immediately followed the flow of people to Shaolin Temple.

This Shaolin Temple is on the Shaoshi Mountain at the foot of Songshan Mountain, and people are slowly walking towards Shaolin Temple.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu walked forward while admiring the scenery outside the Shaolin Temple, Rishan Songshan Col, the morning bell startles the birds, the forest is quiet and clean, and the cool breeze blows.

When he came to the mountain gate, Duan Wuji clasped his hands together at a monk outside the temple gate and said, "Master, we are here to find the intelligent monk in Shaolin Temple. Master, can you inform us? Taiyuan Mansion, Shanxi Province." Duan Wuji from Duanjiazhuang is visiting."

The little monk laughed and said: "The wise monk is none other than the monk's master, the little benefactor, what can I do with my tutor?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Brother, I am also a lay disciple of Zhizhi monk, this time I came to visit my teacher, I haven't seen his old man for so long, it's strange to miss him.

Brother!Since we are in the same vein, let's do it conveniently. "

The monk laughed and said, "Even if my junior brother is visiting, no matter how busy I am, I have to report it.

Junior brother, please wait here for a while, I will come as soon as I go. "

After speaking, the little monk turned and left.

Duan Wuji smiled at Tieniu: "Brother, what do you think? It's better to come to Shaolin Temple to have a vegetarian meal. I will meet a nobleman soon."

Tie Niu laughed and said, "It's called sitting on a leather jacket. It just happened. Why don't you eat vegetarian food? Don't fool me with this matter."

After a short time, the little monk came back in a hurry.

"Two benefactors, my master told you to come with me."

After hearing this, Duan Wuji and Tie Niu immediately followed the young monk to the temple.

The little monk was leading the way ahead, while chatting with Duan Wuji and the others, the three walked through the main hall, bypassed the side hall, and walked straight to the reception room at the back.

After entering a small courtyard, the little monk stopped in his tracks.

"You two benefactors, I won't go in as a monk, but the tutor is inside, you go in by yourself."

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu bowed their hands at the young monk.

"Thank you, brother, then we will go in."

After speaking, the two walked in.

Entering the room, I saw the smart monk chatting with an old monk, Duan Wuji glanced at Tieniu, took two steps forward, and knelt down in front of the smart monk.

"Disciple Duan Wuji pays homage to Master, Master, I haven't seen each other for more than two years, but you miss me, Master, how are you doing now?"

Smart monk glanced at Duan Wuji and Tieniu and said with a smile: "Well, it's okay, kid, get up quickly.

Wuji, I haven't seen you for more than two years, you've grown so tall!I almost don't recognize you as a teacher.

My child, come here as a teacher, what's the matter? "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "Master, this disciple came here, firstly, to visit his mentor, and secondly, to see if he can learn some more kung fu in Shaolin Temple?"

The monk sitting on the right seat smiled and said: "Junior brother, what did I say? Don't cause trouble, but you just don't listen, look, trouble is coming to you? Let me see how you deal with it!"

Anyway, Shaolin martial arts will never be passed on to the outside world, so you can just figure it out. "

The wise monk listened and smiled and said: "Senior brother, what you said is wrong. I didn't cause the fate, but because the younger brother was ill and was at Donor Duan's house, I happened to meet this little benefactor who was destined to be with the monk. What do you think the monk can do?
Besides, what our Buddhist school says is that everything goes according to fate, and there is no increase or decrease in the heart. Could it be that the abbot brother can't be accommodating? "

The abbot shook his head.

"Brother, it's not that brother is intolerant, it's just that the temple rules can't be broken. As the saying goes, without rules, there is no way. What should I do if you call me brother?
Brother, take the two little benefactors and send them down the mountain. "

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