Three Wonders of Huashan

Chapter 154 If you worship me as your teacher, next year I will take the Juren examination
Lin Pingzhi kept in mind his master's teaching: If you lose, run away and keep your useful body!He also solemnly warned his disciples that this is the experience he gained through more than ten years of blood and tears in the rivers and lakes, and he must practice it.

The old Taoist was obviously caught off guard by Lin Pingzhi's operation, and he stood there for a while before muttering to himself: "What about the blood and vigor of young people? I have insulted your teacher, and I just ignore your teacher like this face?"

How can the meat ticket in hand make him slip away so easily?The old man was stunned for a moment, and Lin Pingzhi had disappeared on his horse.The old man was not in a hurry, he followed the trail, moved like flying, and kept chasing after him.

Lin Pingzhi was able to flee for thousands of miles under the siege and interception of the Qingcheng faction, but now it is quite difficult to avoid the pursuit of the old man alone.He abandoned his horse two days ago, disguised himself as a beggar, and got into a group of beggars and stayed in the ruined temple.Then he used money to open the way and asked the group of beggars to accompany him back to Mount Hua. The group of beggars begged everywhere, seeing Lin Pingzhi's generosity, he readily agreed.

But that old Taoist seems to be haunted, and he can meet him at every turn.If it weren't for Lin Pingzhi's quick insight, there were more than ten beggars in the group, and the old man must have discovered it.

This is the only way to go back to Huashan, otherwise it will take seven or eight days to go around.Besides, if this old man persevered and got stuck at the foot of Mount Hua, then his journey of seven or eight days would be considered a waste of time.Lin Pingzhi divided his money into ten shares and distributed them to these beggars, asking them to go to Mount Hua to ask for help for him.He himself returned the same way and went straight into Xiangyang City.

He was seriously injured, and after entering the city, he found an inn and opened a room for himself.After a full meal of Hesse, he began to heal his injuries.

When it was getting late, Lin Pingzhi lay on the bed in his clothes, proud of himself, and said to himself: "Even if you are a seasoned thief with high martial arts skills, you still have to drink the foot-washing water from my master! You are sleeping in the wilderness, but I am sleeping in the open air." In the inn. Just wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and you will be too hungry to walk around!"

Thanks to the carrier pigeon system established by Yue Buqun during the Five Sacred Mountains Alliance, the transmission of messages between the Five Sacred Mountains Sword Sects is much more convenient and faster than before.Passing the leader's command flag this time was originally optional.The reason why Fang Ze insisted on doing this was to show his prestige, and the second was to let his disciples show their faces in the Jianghu, so that people would not think that there was no one in Huashan who could fight except Fang Ze and Linghu Chong.

Therefore, before Yuan Shoucheng and Lin Pingzhi left, he had already given the opportunity face-to-face, and if they couldn't beat them, they just had to run away. As long as they managed to spread the news, the supporters would arrive shortly thereafter.

Yuan Shoucheng came out from Shaolin, believed in the reins, and went to meet Lin Pingzhi leisurely.After walking for two or three days, Lin Pingzhi still didn't come back, and felt a little uneasy.After another ten or twenty miles on horseback, two ragged beggars came out from the official road.One of the two beggars looks haggard, and the other is still young. The two of them are slightly different from the beggars we usually see. They don't stretch out their hands to beg when they see passers-by.

Yuan Shoucheng is a disciple of Jiefeng, and he has some kindness towards beggars, so he is about to step forward to ask.The old beggar protected the little beggar behind him, and asked with a bit of fear: "But the master of the Huashan sect?"

"You recognize me? Are you from the Beggar Gang?" Yuan Shoucheng asked with some doubts.

The old beggar hurriedly waved his hands and said: "The old beggar is not from the beggar gang, and he doesn't know the nobleman. He just saw you wearing the same clothes as Uncle Lin, so he took the liberty to ask."

Yuan Shoucheng got off his horse in a hurry, supported the old beggar's arm and shook it, and asked eagerly, "What's wrong with my Junior Brother Lin?"

The old beggar Yuan Shoucheng shook like this, panicked, and abused Nuonuo, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Seeing him like this, Yuan Shoucheng quickly let go of his hand, but felt strange in his heart: "Just now this old beggar spoke very clearly, as if he had read books, why is he so out of place now?"

The little beggar behind him leaned out from behind the old beggar, and said in a childish voice, "You are so unreasonable. We walked all day and night to report the news. What are you doing with my grandfather?"

"You are pure, don't be rude! Don't offend the nobleman!" The old beggar was afraid that Yuan Shoucheng would be offended, so he hurriedly bowed to apologize.

Yuan Shoucheng took a step back, bowed his hands to the two of them and said, "It's the boy Meng Lang, don't blame me! Dare I ask, but what message does my Junior Brother Lin have?"

"Not to blame... not to blame..." The old beggar waved his hands hastily.

"Your Junior Brother Lin was stopped by a Taoist on his way back. He distributed the silver to us and asked us to go to Mount Hua for help. It's just that many people went to drink and eat meat after taking the silver, and a few were stopped by the evil Taoist. I took the silver and rushed back. Only our grandparents hid the silver and left the next day, saying that they would go to Henan to visit relatives, so they got through the customs in a foolish way."

The little beggar who is so clear can enunciate clearly and manage clearly.Yuan Shoucheng was full of admiration, but saving people was like putting out a fire, he didn't have the time to greet them, he bowed his hands to them, turned on his horse and galloped away.

It wasn't until Yuan Shoucheng walked away that the old beggar let out a sigh.The little beggar behind him pursed his mouth and complained, "This uncle is not as generous as that Uncle Lin. Grandpa, we took 100 taels of Uncle Lin, can I continue to study?"

The old beggar hurriedly covered the little beggar's mouth in panic, and said, "Don't talk nonsense..."

The horseshoe clattered, but it was Yuan Shoucheng who went and came back. The old beggar thought his grandson's words were overheard by him. Yuan Shoucheng came back to make trouble, so he fell to his knees with a plop, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Children are ignorant, please don't blame me ..."

Yuan Shoucheng frowned, got off his horse and helped the old beggar up, and said, "The matter is urgent, and I haven't had time to ask the names of the two Gaos."

"Don't dare to bother you. Everyone calls me Mu Laosan. This is my grandson Mu Renqing..."

Yuan Shoucheng nodded and said, "Yuan Shoucheng has not yet thanked the two of you for your kindness in Huashan Mountain." After speaking, he took out a bank note from his arms and handed it to Mu Laosan.Mu Laosan glanced at the denomination of the bank note. He didn't dare to accept it, but he just evaded: "Uncle Lin has already given 100 taels, and I can give you more... I really can't accept it..."

Yuan Shoucheng stuffed the banknote into Mu Laosan's hand, and said loudly, "Old man, the Huashan faction has a clear grievance, and you can bear it." He looked at Mu Renqing again, and saw that he was only eight or nine years old, and his expression was neither humble nor overbearing. , Seeing a stranger, he didn't have the slightest intention to dodge in fear.

Yuan Shoucheng said again: "What are the plans for the two of you in the future?"

Mu Laosan said dully: "I'm going to take my grandson back to my hometown in Hubei, and use the silver rewarded by the nobleman to buy a few acres of Susukida to make ends meet..."

Yuan Shoucheng suggested after hearing the words: "People are so clear about my eyes. If the old man doesn't dislike it, he can be my apprentice with me. I can also help you find an errand in Mojiazhuang at the foot of Huashan Mountain. Wouldn't that be a good idea?" convenient?"

Mu Laosan didn't dare to refuse, and his heart was a little moved. He hesitated for a while, and couldn't say a word with "this...that..." in his mouth.

"I don't want to practice martial arts, I just want to study!" Mu Renqing rejected Yuan Shoucheng's proposal without hesitation, and dragged Mu Laosan to leave.

Yuan Shoucheng was taken aback when he heard the words, and he stepped in front of the two of them and said, "What's wrong with learning martial arts and walking on walls, and being a chivalrous man?"

Mu Renqing shook his head and said, "A chivalrous man breaks the law with martial arts. If you don't learn, don't learn!" After speaking, Mu Laosan, who was full of embarrassment, was about to leave again.

Yuan Shoucheng was in a hurry, "I also have the reputation of a scholar, how about you take me as your teacher and spend half a day studying literature and half a day practicing martial arts?"

Mu Renqing stared at Yuan Shoucheng seriously, tilted his head, thought for a while, and muttered to himself: "It's just a scholar's fame...it seems a little low..."

Yuan Shoucheng couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "If you worship me as your teacher, next year I will go to take the exam and come back."

Mu Renqing didn't hesitate any longer, knelt on the ground obediently and kowtowed three times, saying: "Master, please accept my disciple's worship!"

Yuan Shoucheng lifted Mu Renqing up, scratched his ears and cheeks with joy, and said, "Okay, okay, your grandfather and grandson will wait for me at the inn ahead, I will welcome Junior Brother Lin back, and go to Huashan to report to my mentor."

Yuan Shoucheng was in a good mood after receiving a good apprentice, and he walked away with much more buoyancy as if the hooves of a horse.

After Yuan Shoucheng left, Mu Laosan wiped the cold sweat from his brow, and reprimanded him, "If you don't want to be a teacher, then you just refuse. How can you force the nobleman to swear? People in the Jianghu are angry, but they are playing tricks?"

Mu Renqing looked at the direction Yuan Shoucheng was leaving, and said in a low voice: "A master chooses an apprentice, and an apprentice also chooses a master! Grandpa, if the master is the kind of person who bullies the weak at every turn, how can Qing'er be willing to bow down and become a thief!"

Mu Laosan sighed, and said: "You are a big kid, but since you have worshiped as a teacher today, you will not be able to think about climbing another branch in the future, do you know that?"

"My grandson understands the principles of heaven and earth, master and teacher, grandpa, let's go, this time I want to eat meat, you can't stop me." Mu Renqing said obediently, holding Mu Laosan's arm.

Mu Laosan chuckled twice, and took his grandson straight to Mount Hua.

(End of this chapter)