The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 32 Liquan sharp gun ([-])

"Master, is Elder Zhiming old acquaintance with you?" Yue Fei couldn't help being a little puzzled when he saw Zhou Tong heard about this person, he jumped up from his chair and came in person.Everyone also looked at Zhou Tong in surprise, all showing doubts.On weekdays, Zhou Tong was calm and unhurried, just like a master of a generation, but at that moment he was like a cheetah, with astonishing explosive power, which surprised people endlessly.

Zhou Tong carefully folded the letter in his hand, and said with a smile, "Elder Zhiming and I are best friends. We both learned from the same school, but we took different paths. We have not seen each other for more than 40 years since we parted that year. .Although we have been in contact all the time, it is just a letter exchange. I never thought that today, he would actually travel here, so he ordered his disciples to come and deliver a letter to me, allowing me to meet him."

Zhao Gou hurriedly asked: "Master, your martial arts is higher, or Elder Zhiming's is better?"

Zhou Tong pondered for a moment, and said, "Each has its own strengths. If you talk about Buddhist attainments, I am far behind him; if you talk about martial arts, we have never fought against each other. However, one thing is certain, his marksmanship is as good as mine. On par, Yin Yin is slightly better than me."

"Master, are you joking?" Wang Gui said in surprise, Elder Zhiming's marksmanship was slightly better than Zhou Tong's, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Do you think master can joke?" Zhou Tong gave Wang Gui a stern look, and he quickly turned his head back in fright, saying, "As a master, I once worshiped under the Shaolin sect. At that time, Elder Zhiming started the sect before me. According to the logic, I should Call him senior brother. Later, I practiced martial arts with him, and I went down the mountain after I finished my studies; Elder Zhiming stayed in Shaolin Temple, became a disciple, and formally converted to Buddhism."

"Back then we competed with each other, and he was indeed a little better than me in marksmanship. I don't know what happened in these years. As for other martial arts, the two of us are also on par. Now, he has converted to Buddhism and has become a Buddhist. Served as a host, dedicated to being an ascetic monk, a few years older than me."

Zhang Xian wondered: "Elder Zhiming has been immersed in Buddhism for decades, and his attainments are so profound, why didn't he ever serve as a host?"

"Elder Zhiming wants to spread the Dharma everywhere, but he doesn't want to stay in a temple. In order to promote the Dharma, he is willing to give up the position of abbot and become a wandering ascetic." Zhou Tong sighed, "If he is not willing to be an ascetic, maybe He is one of the eminent monks in Shaolin Temple."

Tang Huai continued to ask: "Master, in this way, Elder Zhiming knows that you are in Tangyin County this time and wants to meet you here, so should he stay here or leave?"

"From his letter to me about this matter, he should stay here. Now, he is nearly [-] years old. If he continues to be an ascetic monk, not to mention that his physical fitness is not as good as before, even if he has the physical strength, he is unwilling to stay here again. Wander around, find a place to live with peace of mind, stay here, and spread the Dharma with peace of mind.”

Zhou Tong said helplessly: "Whether it is me or Elder Zhiming, this meeting will be the last time in this life. Therefore, this time we must go to visit old friends. You pack up and go to Liquan Mountain with me. As a teacher, we must I had a long talk with Elder Zhiming, and I also want to get together with him."

The place where Zhou Tong lives is only a few kilometers away from Liquan Mountain where Elder Zhiming lives, and the journey is not far away.Immediately, Zhou Tong ordered Zhao Gou, Yue Fei and others to clean up, and then went out.Along the way, the spring is beautiful, and the peach and willows are competing for beauty. I can't help but feel thriving and full of vitality.

A group of six of them arrived in front of Liquan Mountain.Zhou Tong stopped, and everyone else stopped too. He saw a small hill in the southeast corner ahead, and couldn't help thinking, "What a treasured place of geomantic omen!"

Yue Fei and the others looked at each other, not knowing what Zhou Tong was looking at, but Yue Fei asked, "Master, what are you looking at?"

Zhou Tong said in admiration: "I think this hill has a very good outlook. From a distance, it looks lush and green, and even the soil in the mountain exudes the breath of spring. Moreover, the color of the soil is good. When the dragon is in power, the Tibetan wind Gathering Qi is a treasured place of geomantic omen, I really don’t know whose family’s property it is, why didn’t my teacher see such a good place. If I had seen it long ago, I would just live here.”

"The area around this mountain belongs to my family." Wang Gui replied triumphantly, and continued: "If the master dies, he will be buried here."

Seeing Wang Gui getting carried away and mentioning 'death', everyone looked at him in surprise, a little helpless.In the end, it was still Yue Fei who said sullenly, "Wang Gui, stop talking nonsense and shut up. Master is a master of a generation, with a foundation in martial arts, how could something happen!"

Zhou Tong disapproved and said indifferently: "It's okay, if you can be buried here after death, it is also a good choice. Besides, you are already old as a teacher, so why should you be afraid of death? No one will die in time? As long as you don't Forget that there is still my master."

Everyone said in unison: "I know!"

Zhao Gou lowered his head, showing a trace of sadness. He knew when Zhou Tong's final day would be, so it was hard to say, otherwise others would think that Zhou Tong was being cursed, so he could only sigh to himself!
Gossiping all the way, before we knew it, we arrived in front of Liquan Mountain.The six of them climbed up the winding mountain road. Less than half the way, they saw a dense forest in the distance, and two firewood doors appeared in the forest.

Zhou Tong ordered Yue Fei to knock on the door, only to see a young novice come out and ask, "Which one?"

Zhou Tong said: "I'm sorry to bother you to inform Master that Zhou Tong from Shaanxi is here to visit."

The little novice agreed to go in, and not long after, Elder Zhiming came out holding a cane, greeted him with a smile, and said, "Junior Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, how have you been recently?"

Zhou Tong smiled and said, "Senior brother Zhiming, everything is fine, brother, how is it?"

"In a blink of an eye, more than 40 years have passed before you and I can meet again. I am really old and I am no longer what I used to be!" Elder Zhiming sighed, "Junior brother, you look good, there must be a happy event, tell me about it." , let me be happy!"

"Brother, it's a long story!" Zhou Tong smiled vigorously and joked, "Brother, do you want me to wait outside the house to catch up?"

Elder Zhiming suddenly remembered that they were still outside the house and did not enter the house, so he couldn't help laughing loudly, calling everyone to enter the house.

Elder Zhiming walked side by side with Zhou Tong, and walked towards the living room together, as if they had forgotten about Zhao Gou, Yue Fei and others, and they followed closely behind.

The two went to the living room, sat down after seeing the ceremony, and five young men stood on both sides.The elder narrated some warm and cold stories, chatted for a long time, and then asked about Zhou Tong's daily life in recent days.

Zhou Tong said: "My little brother only relies on these few disciples, he is Yue Fei, and also the son of my little brother Bollworm."

Elder Zhiming said: "Wonderful! I think Jinlang's bones are so strange, he must be extraordinary, and he was also cultivated by my brother!"

While talking, he ordered the little novice to prepare a vegetarian meal for each other.Seeing that it was getting late, the room was cleaned that night, and the six masters and apprentices were left to rest.

Elder Zhiming meditated on the cloud bed, Zhou Tong got up and left the meditation room, and came to the place where Elder Zhiming was sitting in meditation, and the two had a long talk all night.As for what to say, only the two of them know.

Early the next morning, Zhou Tong bid farewell to Elder Zhiming, saying that he was going back.Elder Zhiming heard the words, he didn't do much to keep him, he said: "It's rare for an old friend to come here, let's go to fast early."

Zhou Tong had no choice but to agree.After sitting down for a while, the little novice brought tea and ate it.Zhou Tong savored the fragrance of the tea carefully, and couldn't help admiring: "My little brother has always heard that there is a Liquan here, which is very good for making tea. Do you really say so?"

Elder Zhiming said: "This mountain was originally named Liquan Mountain, and there is a cave behind the mountain named Liquan Cave. The spring water in the cave is a rare product, not only sweet in taste, but if you take it to wash your eyes, it will restore the eyesight of old flowers."

"Junior brother came here and wanted to take it to make tea. I didn't want a strange thing to happen recently. There was often a puff of smoke from the cave. If anyone touched him, he would be unconscious, so he couldn't take it to worship. These days , just eat some Tianquan."

Zhou Tong sighed: "This is because my younger brother is not destined, so there is such a strange thing."

Yue Fei, Zhao Gou and others were listening, with different expressions.Yue Fei thought to himself: "Since there are such wonderful things, why are you afraid of the fog? It's because this old monk is stingy and deliberately said such words to scare people. Let me go and get some. Wash your eyes with the master, and see me too." A little filial piety."

"Liquan sharp gun!" Zhao Gou thought to himself. Hearing what Elder Zhiming said, his eyes froze for a moment, and he looked at Yue Fei again. Seeing the suspicious look on his face, he thought to himself: "It seems that Brother Yue really has something to do with this." The gun is destined, it must be to go to fetch water!"

Wang Gui was taken aback and thought: "It's really wonderful, I want to see it!"

Zhang Xian, Tang Huai and Wang Gui wanted to go together, the three of them looked at Yue Fei and Zhao Gou again, nodded understandingly, and quietly retreated out.

"Brother, we don't know where it is, how should we go?" Wang Gui frowned and said.

Yue Fei was also at a loss, he only cared about fetching water for himself, and forgot where it was, so he couldn't help but stand there, silent for a long time!

Zhao Gou then said: "Why don't we ask the little monks in the temple, they have lived here for a long time, they must know where the Liquan water is!"

Everyone nodded in a sudden realization, and they found a little novice monk and asked, "Little master, do you know where the Liquan water is?"

The little novice wondered: "What is the benefactor doing there? There have been strange things happening there recently, so I am not allowed to go there. If the master finds out and disobeys the master's order, he will be punished. The little monk advises the benefactor not to go!"

Yue Fei laughed and said: "I waited to go up the mountain just to see the scenery of Liquan water. I knew it was dangerous, so why would I set foot there lightly. Besides, we are leaving soon. It is a pity that we have never visited the famous place. , I also hope that the little master will point out the way, and we promise that we will never wade in the water!"

Seeing Yue Fei's dignified appearance, honest and honest appearance, the little novice believed in him!Tell the location of Liquan and where to go up, and tell Yue Fei and others not to enter it, just watch from a hundred meters away.

Yue Fei and the others quickly nodded in agreement, and after thanking the little novice, they quickly walked towards Liquan!

(End of this chapter)