Han Shan's Sword Unsheathed

In the gentle evening wind of Changchun Peak, Meng Xueli took two apprentices to choose a place to live.

The eldest disciple Ji Xiao lives in the courtyard next to him, just separated by a wall.Meng Xueli thought gratifiedly, the child is quite clingy, it seems that he has recognized and accepted me.

On the one hand, I felt a little embarrassed, or set up a blocking formation between the two courts?Practitioners have keen five senses, and they can know each other when there is any movement, wouldn't it be embarrassing.

I don't care, I haven't seen anything in the world, I'm afraid the child has a thin skin.

The second disciple, Yu Qishu, lives outside the Taolin, in a small attic in Linxi.

He heard from Meng Xueli that this place is the closest to the quiet room where Jian Zun meditates and retreats, and he hopes to get some immortal energy.

This day was full of ups and downs, and it was indeed a little tiring.The shadow of the tree whirling was reflected in front of the west window, and he fell asleep accompanied by the melting moonlight and the sound of the gurgling stream.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, there was a rustling sound in her ears. Yu Qishu opened her eyes in a daze, only to feel a slight itching around her neck, and subconsciously reached out to scratch it, but caught something furry.

He woke up with a shock.

The palm of the hand is actually a money mouse, the size of a teacup, a light and soft ball, with soft and smooth fur, gray and white lines, and round black eyes.

One person and one mouse stared with wide eyes.

The money mouse was raised by Meng Xueli in the peach blossom forest, with a litter of seven.They feed on fallen flowers under the trees, they are very humane, docile and like cleanliness.

Yu Qishu thought, maybe they came to the stream together to brush and wash, but this one fell behind, and got into his bed for some reason.Fortunately, he sleeps properly and has no habit of turning back and forth.

Yu Qishu lifted the mouse up: "You are so beautiful, you are white."

The money mouse fluttered in panic: "Squeak?"

Yu Qishu glanced at Wei Mingguang, smiled and said, "I see, you are here to wake me up."

The climate in the cold mountain is dry and cold, and the bed is warm and comfortable. Getting up depends on explosive power.He was greedy for sleep in the morning when he was discussing the Dharma hall, so he often read early in the morning.

Unexpectedly, on the first morning when I came to Changchun Peak, I seemed to return to my hometown in the south, and I woke up before Mao.

The morning sun has not yet risen, the moon shadow hangs in the west in the dark blue sky, the white morning mist floats in the mountains and forests, and Yu Qishu climbs up the stairs.

The roads of Changchun Peak are all like this, although they are twists and turns, they are not steep, changing scenery step by step, as if carefully designed, and in line with the beauty of nature.

The mouse poked its head out from the front of his chest, squinting slightly, enjoying the morning breeze blowing its fur.When passing by Taolin, Yu Qishu put the money mouse down: "Go home."

The mouse rubbed his fingertips, turned and ran into the sea of ​​flowers, and disappeared in a flash.

The viewing platform is at the top of the mountain.The highest point of Changchun Peak is high but not cold.

When he climbed the last stone steps, the unshaded sky suddenly broke into his eyes.He saw a faint halo above his head, like a giant glass bowl turned upside down, and it was the faint light of the 'Eternal Changchun Formation' running.

The sea of ​​clouds is surging, and the peaks of the Hanshan Mountain are covered with snow.

Looking up at the sky and the earth, everything suddenly becomes clear.

The so-called "observation platform" was not a stone platform or a pavilion facing the sea of ​​clouds.

The entire top of Changchun Peak is an extremely open and flat meadow.Yu Qishu estimated that he was old enough to run a horse.

"You're here." Meng Xueli was sitting on the soft meadow, eating snacks with a cloth bag in her hand, her hair was covered with damp mist.

Yu Qishu came back to her senses and said in surprise: "You don't, it's so early, and the wind and dew are standing at midnight?"

"Is it early? It's exactly [-] o'clock now." Meng Xueli gave him a piece of peach blossom cake.

Yu Qishu thought while eating, and said that she was going to class to watch the sunrise.

"Isn't this called an observation deck?"

Meng Xueli said vaguely: "It's called the viewing platform. My Taoist partner made it. He cut a sword."

Yu Qishu closed her eyes and imagined the picture, a sword light flashed across the sea of ​​clouds, the earth shook and the mountains shook, boulders fell, and the top of the mountain was flattened.I couldn't help but shuddered.

On the day Ji Xiao took Meng Xueli back to Changchun Peak, Meng Xueli saw tall trees in the mountains with lush branches and leaves, always blocking his sight.

He likes the shade, but wants a small platform with a full, expansive view of the stars.Feeling that he was pushing an inch, he said in a low voice: "If it's troublesome, don't use it. The roof is also very good."

Ji Xiao thought for a while and said, "No trouble."

Meng Xueli bowed down gratefully: "Thank you, Daoist!"

Meng Xueli sighed slightly as she recalled the past.Then he stood up and took two steps back: "Don't eat too much, draw your sword."

Yu Qishu was taken aback for a moment: "Really?"

He knew that Meng Xueli had the ability, because he had personally witnessed the opponent defeating Zhou Wu, but he still had no clear idea of ​​the extent of this ability.

Suddenly seeing Meng Xueli posing in a posture, he couldn't help being curious.So he slapped the storage bag and offered 'Linchi Liu'.

The soft sword was unsheathed, and the thin and flexible blade swayed in the morning wind.

Yu Qishu asked, "Where's your sword?"

Meng Xueli smiled: "No need. You and I don't move our real energy, just like ordinary martial artists, we only dismantle moves."

Yu Qishu nodded, and said with a smile: "That's okay, you can't bully me with real energy because you are higher than me. I used to practice basic sword styles, big and small grabbing hands, 24-way fists and feet at home... ...Master, be careful!"

Before he finished speaking, his sword shadow had already stabbed out. He wanted to take advantage of Meng Xueli's unpreparedness and catch him by surprise, but he was afraid that he would really hurt his friend, so he saved some strength.

Yu Qishu saw that Meng Xueli was motionless, her forehead hair was lifted by the wind of the sword, her heart was not good, the sword was pierced out, it was covered with water and it was hard to take it back, but suddenly her eyes blurred, and the right wrist holding the sword was sore for a moment.

A low voice rang in the ear: "Be serious!"

Yu Qishu turned around quickly, and looked again, Meng Xueli had copied the sword in his hand, it was Linchi Liu.

Meng Xueli threw the sword to him: "Come again."

Shocked, Yu Qishu retreated back to the original spot, got up all spirits, flicked the soft sword in her right hand, the silver light flickered and crackled, and pierced Meng Xue's inner door, but she swayed her sword falsely, and at the same time punched out fiercely with her left arm. , Fists like thunder.Unexpectedly, the punch missed, and the right arm was in severe pain, as if the weak acupuncture point on the right wrist was hitting Meng Xueli's palm.

That white tender and slender hand was tightened tightly like iron tongs.

He was in a bad mood, as expected, his hands were empty, and 'Lin Chi Liu' was in the other party's hands again.

At this moment, Yu Qishu understood why Meng Xueli said that he didn't need it. As long as they fought, his sword would become Meng Xueli's sword.Perhaps the gap between the two was far beyond his original imagination.

But his youthful nature was aroused with stubbornness: "Come again!"

……

The light moon shadow in the western sky gradually receded, and at the end of the eastern field of vision, a line of orange-gold clouds quietly lit up.

Yu Qi shrugged and collapsed on the ground, the meadow under her body was like soft cotton, making people want to sink in: "My right hand is about to break..."

He turned his head with difficulty, and not far away, Meng Xueli stood with his hands behind his back in the twilight morning light, with the sea of ​​clouds surging behind him.Thin in stature, yet inexplicably tall.

From the first time to the present, Meng Xueli stood still and did not move a single step, only by turning around, turning sideways, and turning around, she was beaten to the point where she was powerless to fight back.

"Why are you faster than me every step?" Yu Qishu couldn't explain the feeling, "I haven't made a move, but your next move is already waiting for me there."

Meng Xueli pulled him up to sit up: "It's very simple. From the changes in your eyes and expression, I know whether you want to hit the left or the right. As soon as you raise your hand, I know whether you want to punch or palm. I will fight back first, so faster than you."

Yu Qishu collapsed: "Where is it so simple?!"

Meng Xueli: "It will be easy when you practice to the point where you don't need to think about your moves, but rely on your body's reaction."

"What's the name of your move just now?" Seeing Meng Xueli's blank expression, he said, "It's the move of grabbing my sword backhand without looking back!"

Meng Xueli: "I don't have a name, just call me casually."

Yu Qishu thought to herself, with a terrible fighting instinct: "I want to learn!"

Meng Xueli smiled: "Want to learn? After that, you can't sleep late."

Yu Qishu was about to cry: "Whoever stays in bed is a dog!"

"Okay! If you don't use a sliver of true energy, you can run through the peach forest without the peach blossoms touching your body, then you can practice body skills. When the wind blows, use a sword to stab the falling flowers. If you want to stab the stamen, you can practice without stabbing the petals. .Combined with the condensed true essence, you can win the barrier-breaking stage in the Qi-refining stage, and the Hinayana in the barrier-breaking stage.” Meng Xueli said with a smile, “There is no shortcut for this ability as a teacher, it all depends on hard work. Are you willing to practice it? ?”

Yu Qishu said: "I practice!"

He thought to himself, Meng Xueli was only one year older than him, so even if he was extremely talented and worked hard in the womb, he would not be afraid.I have practiced it relentlessly for 20 years. After 20 years, I dare not say that it has surpassed Meng Xueli, at least it can be at the same level as the latter.The road is long, counted in hundreds of years, and there will be no loss in 20 years.

Yu Qishu asked: "You just said that breaking obstacles can win the Hinayana, what about after Hinayana?"

Meng Xueli pondered and said: "The battle after Hinayana is the battle of Taoism and Taoism. I don't know how to explain it to you for the time being... In short, the higher the level of the opponent, the weaker the combat skills. If you meet my Taoist companion Like, a strong Saint Realm, he doesn't even need to make a move, just a little movement of his mind can turn into thousands of sword shadows, my fighting skills are naturally useless."

The monster race relies on blood talent, absorbs the aura of heaven and earth faster than the human race, and does not talk about "Taoism" and "Tao Heart".Meng Xueli, who is a new man, has only a vague understanding of this at present, and dare not teach it lightly, so as not to mislead his children.

"The realm of saints? That's too far away." Yu Qishu sighed after hearing this, "If I master your close combat skills and practice all the way to the next level, wouldn't it mean that I can walk sideways in the Hinayana realm and be invincible?"

Meng Xueli was startled, and her voice was low:

"How can there be a master who is truly invincible? Even if you are invincible in the world, there will be times when the gutter capsizes. It is easy to hide from the open spear, but hard to defend against the hidden arrow. You have a sword in your hand, and others have a net. Don't lose your vigilance because of your superior combat power. Heart."

Yu Qishu struggled to stand up and saluted: "Master!"

Meng Xueli smiled: "Okay. I talked too much today, you go back to sleep and think about it..."

He got up and patted Yu Qishu on the shoulder, but his eyes fell on the young man not far away, "Tingyun is here. It's not yet Chenshi, and it's quite early."

"I can't sleep, so I'll just think about it slowly here." Yu Qishu shook her head.

The young man approached against the morning wind: "What did Elder Meng say?"

Meng Xueli frowned: "If you don't call master an elder, or you can just follow Xiao Yu and call me Brother Meng." In front of outsiders, you can't be called 'Daddy'.

Ji Xiao: "..."

Ji Xiao whispered, "Xue Li."

Meng Xueli was slightly startled: "That's fine."

He changed his mind, Xiao Tingyun is Jixiao's parent and son after all, maybe the real person taught him.

Meng Xueli: "Tingyun, what do you think is the battle of Taoism, the battle of Taoism?"

Ji Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, not knowing where to start.

Meng Xueli thought he was nervous: "I was chatting with Xiao Yu just now, and it just happened to be the end of the conversation. You can take Master Ji Xiao as an example, just talk about it casually."

It's about 'discussing the Tao', although Ji Xiao felt that the little Taoist couple's attitude was awkward, he still answered seriously:

"When fighting against people above the realm of saints, firmness of mind is the most important thing, followed by supernatural powers and means, and weapons and magic weapons are the last..."

Yu Qishu was puzzled: "How could the weapon be the last, 'Jixiao is facing the cold mountain, three feet and three away from the sky', because Chukong Wuya's sword is exactly three feet and three feet, people often say that when Chukong Wuya is in front of him, all swords bow their heads , is it a lie?"

Ji Xiao smiled and said: "It's not a lie. But the 'swords bow their heads' does not rely on the power of the magic weapon itself. The enemy's swords only fight in their sheaths, but they don't listen to them and dare not take them out, because their swords are more honest than others. .Subduing others without fighting is the battle of Dao Xin.

"When you fight with Jixiao, your sword is also Jixiao's sword. If he wants to borrow a sword from heaven and earth, it will be Jixiao's sword thousands of miles away."

Yu Qishu stood in a daze, as if she understood, but also as if she didn't understand at all.

For a while, I recalled the countless battles just now, and for a while, I imagined that countless swords traveled thousands of miles and filled the sky.

He vaguely felt that he touched something beyond his cognition, and the sky above his head suddenly became larger and wider.

It seems that the life of the past ten years is just wandering in the maze, stumbling and groping for a way out.Suddenly, wings sprouted at some point, flew over the maze, and looked down at the past self.

Meng Xueli sighed: "It's good to be a beginner."

"Don't disturb him, let's go down the mountain." Ji Xiao said.

Meng Xueli smiled: "You are also very good." In the future, he will inherit your father's mantle.

Ji Xiao saw that the Taoist couple was foolishly happy, and also smiled: "Master taught well."

Meng Xueli: "Go, Master will take you to see the baby!"

……

The city at the foot of the cold mountain is called "Cold Gate City", where mortals and practitioners coexist.

A long time ago, there were only a dozen or so families here. Because the Hanshan Sword Sect established a sect and became famous, it gradually grew. The village became a town, and the town became a city.

Young people who come from thousands of miles away to study with their masters and seek Taoism, travel and travel, always have to stay in a shop, wash, and dress. When there is a flow of people, there will be caravans going north and south, and shops and restaurants row upon row.

Backed by a big tree to enjoy the shade, the Hanshan Sword Sect sits in the town, and issued a ban on martial arts, forbidding swords and swords in the city, so Hanmen City is naturally more peaceful than other places.

Loose cultivators in the north meet here to trade, and auction houses and pawn shops specializing in the business of practitioners have also opened one after another. You don't have to worry about meeting madmen who kill people and seize treasures, and the business will naturally grow bigger and bigger.

Meng Xueli hadn't left Hanshan Mountain for three years, and it was the first time she came to Hanmen City. Like a chick out of the cage, she happily slid into the crowd: "There are a lot of people!"

Ji Xiao was afraid that he would bump into him, so she protected him and walked forward: "Secular festivals, New Year's Day."

Meng Xueli: "You don't know, Xiaoyu asked me to go to the city for a drink on the holiday of the Falun Hall. Why didn't I come to the Hongyun Building?"

"Let's make the following, fire the cannon!"

The crowd on the street dispersed with laughter, Meng Xueli looked up, a row of windows on the second floor were wide open, a slender bamboo pole was sticking out of the window, and a long string of red firecrackers was hanging from the pole.

There was a loud crackling sound above his head, Meng Xueli pulled Jixiao up, laughed and ran wildly with the crowd.

Ji Xiao thought to himself that you are a practitioner, why are you running, but you didn't break free.Let Meng Xueli pull him to run wildly, running out of gunpowder smoke and broken red all the way.

Meng Xueli sees everything fresh, wants to eat and buy things, but still remembers the business.

He took Ji Xiao to the main street, and the first door was the eye-catching pawnshop facade, with a black plaque and gold lacquer, and four flamboyant characters 'Prosperous Juyuan'.

A pair of couplets outside the door read, "Business is thriving all over the world, and the source of wealth reaches all directions." It can be seen that the handwriting is written by the same person.

The largest pawn shop in Hanmen City, 'Hengtong Juyuan', is indeed very famous.

The Lord of the Heavenly Lake Great Realm was short on money and spent a lot of money when he was young, so he often came here to sell magical artifacts and elixir, in exchange for some spirit stone flowers.In recent years, Jing Di, the big disciple of Mingyue Lake who is in the limelight, also used to buy wine here as a sword.

Before the fall of the Sword Master, there were always one or two 'suspected sword master calligraphy' in the auctions held regularly at the top of the industry, and they frequently fetched high prices.

Meng Xueli said happily: "It's really easy to find, this is the one."

Looking at the door plaque, Ji Xiao thought to himself that more than 100 years had passed and it hadn't been replaced yet.

Meng Xueli stepped into the high threshold, turned around and saw the child stunned in place, and hurriedly explained: "I'm not going to sell you! I can't sell you!"

Ji Xiao was at a loss: "Huh?"

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