Chapter 22 No Regrets in the Past, but a Bright Future
The next morning.
Zhuo Lingfeng finished his breakfast and said goodbye to Lin Zhennan's family.
They are all children of the world, and everything that should be said and should not be said has long been taken care of. Lin Zhennan immediately arranged for his servants to prepare a strong horse for Zhuo Lingfeng, as well as some gold and silver.
Zhuo Lingfeng did not refuse.
I just saw that Lin Zhennan and his son both had dark circles under their eyes. It was obvious that they had not slept all night. I wanted to ask them what they thought, but I felt it was inappropriate and did not speak.
This Mrs. Lin is a hero among women. Although she has only a slight acquaintance with Zhuo Lingfeng, she admires him from the bottom of her heart for his martial arts skills and her eye circles are red.
Lin Zhennan and his son were reluctant to leave Zhuo Lingfeng. Influenced by her, Lin Zhennan was steady and steady and could maintain his posture, but Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but shed tears.
Seeing this, Zhuo Lingfeng was silent for a while, and then he made a decision in his heart, and said sincerely: "Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, I have a fate with your Lin family, and I am very grateful to your family for their chivalrous heart.
There are countless magical skills in this world, and they may not be as fast as the sword technique to ward off evil spirits, but the achievements are limitless!
In half a year, I will come to Fuzhou again to teach the young escort a few martial arts skills that are enough to conquer the world.
But if you think it’s more secure to use your own stuff, then just treat it like you haven’t heard what I said!”
Zhuo Lingfeng knew that although Lin Pingzhi was chivalrous, he had a changeable personality and was very similar to Yue Buqun.
This was also an important factor in his ability to capture Yue Lingshan's heart in his original trajectory.
If he leaves like this, Lin Pingzhi no longer wants to embark on the road of cutting chickens, but he must long for strength in his heart. If there is no way, it seems that he has no choice!
But he didn't dare to teach the Lin family martial arts rashly.
The reason why we have to wait for half a year is that we must go back and report to Master for approval.
Secondly, in Taoist martial arts, the first priority is the state of mind.
Testing Lin Pingzhi’s temperament is also a test.
If he can endure it for half a year and teach him martial arts himself, not only will he be successful in learning, but he won't have to worry about being unable to withstand the temptation and causing trouble in the future.
If he can't even bear this, then he has done his best!
After all, Zhuo Lingfeng put all the blame for the "Evil Sword Manual" on himself, and even promised to protect the Fuwei Escort Agency!
When the benefits are out of proportion to the effort, no matter whether it is a sect or an individual, everyone knows what to do!
Of course, if you can’t survive more than half a year, then everything is over, and there’s nothing else to say!
Zhuo Lingfeng's thoughts were naturally unknown to him. Especially when Mrs. Lin heard this, she didn't know the deeper meaning. She hurriedly asked Lin Pingzhi to kowtow to him, as if he was a disciple.
Zhuo Lingfeng stopped and said, "Sister-in-law, there is no need for this!
But you have to remember that if I come in half a year, I can only have the title of master and disciple, not the name of master and disciple!"
Mrs. Lin couldn't help but be startled and looked at her husband blankly.
Lin Zhennan took over the conversation and said: "Let us father and son give our brother a ride!"
Zhuo Lingfeng's eyes were very deep and he said quietly: "General Guard Lin, once I leave Fuzhou City, I will definitely become a right and wrong person.
From now on, your attitude towards me will never make anyone feel grateful.
You also have to make people feel that you had to submit to let me get the "Evil Sword Manual", and you have to show a sense of grievance and just stay away from me.
The chief escort will naturally understand the degree of this!"
While they were talking, several people had already arrived at the gate of Fuwei Escort Agency.
Mrs. Lin was confused and didn't understand anything.
But Lin Zhennan had already understood when Zhuo Lingfeng said that there was only master and apprentice, and he had taken every aspect into consideration.
In a word, Zhuo Lingfeng can only be relied upon as a supporter, but the relationship between the two parties cannot be close enough to be friends or even relatives!
Everyone knows the reason!
Lin Pingzhi still wants to speak.
Zhuo Lingfeng cupped his fists at the three of them, paused his feet, and with his body as light as flying, he rose into the air and landed lightly on the horse. He stared at Lin Pingzhi and said seriously: "If you don't regret the past, you can be bullied in the future. You and I will encourage each other."
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"Drive——"
Zhuo Lingfeng clamped his legs and rode out of the city along the Qingshi Avenue.
Lin Pingzhi watched him after him until he could no longer see him, and murmured: "If you don't regret the past, you can look forward to the future!"
Lin Zhennan sighed: "Son, when I first met Brother Zhuo, he was in ragged clothes, with a sallow complexion and thin skin. I don't know how long he had been hungry!
Now that I have achieved such an achievement, I have not forgotten my small favor. It can be said that drinking ice for ten years can hardly cool my hot blood!
Fortunately, you and I, my father and my son, are not careful in their conduct, and will eventually suffer from great virtue!
Do you understand what he means?!"
He understood clearly that Zhuo Lingfeng's last words of encouragement were to ask his son not to forget the chivalrous heart of doing what is right, so that the future would be bright and prosperous.
And if he hadn't done a small thing within his power ten years ago, how could he have received Zhuo Lingfeng's full help?
I couldn't help but wonder if it was really what the Buddhists said: "One drink, one peck, is it a predetermined decision?".
Lin Pingzhi nodded, with determination in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhuo, you want to tell me that everything in the past is a prologue.
From now on, I have to hold my head high and stand upright!”.
Lin Zhennan looked delighted and nodded: "It's good that you know!"
Mrs. Lin saw the father and son chatting away, talking about things she couldn't understand. She couldn't help shouting angrily: "Are you the only ones tired of me? Don't forget that my son was born to me!".
Lin Zhennan whispered in her ear: "Okay, let's have a big fat son next year!"
Mrs. Lin made a sound, her face turned red, and she spat: "What nonsense are you talking about in front of your son!"
Lin Zhennan laughed and turned around and entered the escort agency!
……
This is the day.
Because it had just rained, the official road leading to Hengshan City was filled with green grass and was clear and comfortable.
A black horse galloped along the avenue, and the rider on the horse was none other than Zhuo Lingfeng.
He traveled all the way from Fujian and walked leisurely for more than ten days. His face had a slightly dusty look. Compared with his previous appearance, his sharp-edged face, as white as snow, had a little more color, and his eyes were full of blood.
The deep and sharp eyes also have a bit of warmth.
Just because his worries were over, it took only a dozen days for his internal strength to improve again.
Because there is a saying in Taoism: Jing, Qi, and Shen are called three elements. When the three elements are combined into one, success is achieved!
The transformation of essence into Qi is due to the immobility of the body;
The transformation of Qi into God is due to the immobility of the heart;
The spirit turns into nothingness because of the immobility of the mind!
Whether it is the internal strength in the Jiuyin Manual or the internal strength of the Quanzhen Teaching, they are both internal methods of refining qi.
In martial arts, there is also a saying that strength comes from the heart, the mind and spirit meet, the body and mind are united, the mind reaches the end of the force, and the intention does not use force.
The Quanzhen Religion emphasizes dual cultivation of life and life, and requires the elimination of love and hatred before one can see the universe and all sentient beings, which is the highest point of cultivation. But this is almost a ruthless way!
Therefore, Ma Yu and Sun Buer were originally husband and wife back then, but after receiving instruction from Wang Chongyang, they became Taoist friends and were no longer husband and wife!
Although they have not reached great perfection, they can still see the importance of state of mind.
Of course, the most important thing about the state of mind is to highlight the word "quiet".
Zhuo Lingfeng's current cultivation level is just waiting for the two meridians of Ren and Du to be opened, the intersection of yin and yang, which is what Taoism calls the intersection of dragon and tiger, and the stage of refining qi and transforming into god.
If you have the Tao, if you empty your mind, your spirit and nature will be united; if you calm your body, your essence and emotions will be silent; if your mind is deeply calm, the three elements will be mixed into one.
This is what is called three flowers gathering at the top, five qi heading towards the yuan, and the Dantian condensing the elixir.
It is the highest state of Taoist martial arts.
So when he reaches this stage, it is most important to tidy up his body and mind!
Zhuo Lingfeng was favored by Lin Zhennan when he was ten years old. He remembered this all the time, which had a great impact on his state of mind, which also affected his progress in cultivation.
But his trip to Fuzhou gave him a place to rest his soul.
Taoist Kung Fu can be practiced while walking, sitting or lying down. With peace of mind, the Kung Fu will advance. This is all logical!
As soon as Zhuo Lingfeng arrived at the gate of Hengshan City, he rode his horse slowly. When he entered the city, he saw people walking on the street, all warriors carrying various weapons.
He had long known that the Hengshan Sect Liu Zhengfeng's Golden Basin Washing Ceremony was a grand event that people in the world highly yearned for.
The Five Mountains Sword Sect has a great reputation in the martial arts world, and they have formed an alliance with each other. They are known as "the Five Mountains Sword Sect, with the same strength and strength!"
Liu Zhengfeng is the younger brother of Mr. Mo Da, the leader of the Nanyue Hengshan Sect, "Xiaoxiang Yeyu", and is also the first generation master of the sect. His reputation in the world is so great that he almost has the potential to catch up with Mr. Mo Da.
At this juncture, why he washed his hands in a golden basin has aroused many people's speculation.
There are also people who have the same purpose as Zhuo Lingfeng...
Well, I can’t say it’s exactly the same.
It can only be said that they are similar. Zhuo Lingfeng wants to meet the masters of the world, and they want to meet the masters of the world.
For a figure of the level of the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, most people in the world have only heard of his name but never seen him!
As long as I can meet him at this grand event, I will be able to sit down and talk about wine with the heroes.
After all, people in the world are no less obsessed with chasing stars than the crazy fans of celebrities in previous lives.
This resulted in the entire Hengshan City being overcrowded.
The dignified Young Master Zhuo Lingfeng asked several inns, and the waiters almost always said: "It will be a good day for Uncle Liu to wash his hands in the golden basin soon. The inn is full of guests, please go and look elsewhere!" Zhuo Lingfeng saw that the sky was dark. If he didn't find a place, he would become a drowned rat.
He went to a big restaurant again and wanted to have something to eat, but there was no room.
After a while, it started to rain lightly.
Zhuo Lingfeng also thought that as long as he gave his name and went to Liu Zhengfeng's residence, he would definitely treat him as an honored guest.
But when I thought about it, someone came to my door in a state of poverty without inviting me, so I gave up my thoughts and could only rely on myself.
Unfortunately, I finally found a shabby-looking tavern on a remote street. I looked around and saw that there were still empty seats inside. I dismounted my horse, tied the horse, went straight into the hotel, and walked to a table.
He sat down in front of the wooden table and said, "Let's have a nice wine and cut three kilograms of beef!"
The waiter had just wiped the table with a rag for him when he was stunned and said: "To be honest with you, because of Mr. Liu's incident, most of the wine in this small shop has been sold out by big restaurants. Now it's all for you guests."
, about selling bowls!".
Zhuo Lingfeng was quite helpless about this, thinking: "Liu Zhengfeng can promote local economic development alone!"
But he didn't look at the waiter. He just took out a large silver ingot from his arms, as much as twenty taels, put it on the table and said, "Do as I say, and there's no need to look for it!"
"Okay, just wait a moment, the villain will get it for you right away!"
The waiter was so excited that he picked up the silver, bowed deeply to Zhuo Lingfeng, and ran away in a hurry.
As long as it is common sense in this world, there is nothing that money cannot solve.
If not, it only means that you don’t have enough money, or you are unwilling to spend it.
Since Zhuo Lingfeng learned martial arts, he has no shortage of money to spend, and he will never use money as money.
This kind of heroic operation, in the eyes of the waiter, is like the serious "God of Wealth" descending to earth.
A jar of wine and a few kilograms of beef sold for twenty taels of silver, and the shopkeeper was also happy. According to the commission, he received three to five taels of silver, which was several months' wages.
At first, Zhuo Lingfeng didn't know what was in the baggage Lin Zhennan had prepared for him. It wasn't until he went to the store on the way that he discovered that in addition to some changes of clothes, there were as many as ten thousand taels of silver notes alone, not counting some gold and silver ingots. I can only sigh secretly that Lin Zhennan is not very good at martial arts and is really useless as a person!
Until now, Zhuo Lingfeng never imagined that ten years ago, he could get one hundred taels of silver from Lin Zhennan and ask him to escort him to Huashan.
This is as if a ten-year-old child in the previous life went to talk to a rich man in a province and asked him if he had any enemies in business. Then he gave you one million and sent a bodyguard to take you on a one-month trip.
, a truth!
Did this kind of thing exist in previous lives?
There is a high probability that they will be coaxed out without even seeing them in person.
Of course, it was precisely because of such a dream that Zhuo Lingfeng kept this love deeply in his heart.
Not long after, the waiter took out the food from the back hall, put it on the table one by one, and said with a smile: "Master, please take it easy!"
Zhuo Lingfeng checked and found nothing abnormal, so he started eating and drinking.
At this time, the store is full of martial arts people, and naturally they are not idle for a moment, and they are all discussing the major events in the martial arts world today.
But when they were in Hengshan City, what they talked about the most was not Liu Zhengfeng washing his hands in a golden basin, but "Zhongnan Mountain Zhuo Lingfeng".
These "six words" are now unparalleled in the world of martial arts, even for a while!
Zhuo Lingfeng singled out the Qingcheng faction because of the Fuwei Escort Agency, and the news has already spread in the world.
Chang Qingzi was defeated by Lin Yuantu's sword in his early years. It was not well known in the martial arts world. Everyone said that the Qingcheng faction was determined to rob the Lin family's sword manual of warding off evil spirits.
As a result, a Zhuo Lingfeng appeared and struck out, knocking Yu Canghai away.
Zhuo Lingfeng had known this would happen.
He traveled from Fujian to Hunan via Jiangxi. He heard so much that it became so commonplace that he didn’t even raise his head and focused on cooking!
Does he know that there are many masters in Hengshan City now?
There is a fight, waiting for him to fight!
Eat and drink enough before you can open your arms and fight!
At this time, I saw a yellow-faced man put down his wine bowl and said loudly: "What you heard is not complete. You are just following what others say, which is of no value at all!"
"Haha, what is valuable?
You, Zhao Laosan, tell me, let me listen!"
Zhao Laosan laughed: "Everyone knows that Master Yu Guan is the head of a faction and a serious leader of the martial arts in western Sichuan.
Heart-destroying palm, shadowless phantom leg, and Songfeng swordsmanship are all unique skills in the world. He is the first-class master in the world. It is said that his martial arts has already surpassed Lan, and even surpassed the previous leader Chang Qingzi.
But he was defeated by a fledgling Zhuo Lingfeng, don't you think it's strange?"
"That's weird, people say they came from Zhongnan Mountain!
So where is Zhongnan Mountain?
You can guarantee that there won’t be many hermit masters in other famous mountains!”
An old man with a goatee said leisurely.
"Xie Yongqiang, you are truly a fucking king!
So no matter how magical Zhongnan Mountain is, it can’t produce gods, right?”
"Zhao Laosan, don't argue with him, tell me what you know!"
"Yes, yes!"
Several people shouted loudly, but Xie Yongqiang would not dare to offend the public no matter how much he argued!
Zhao Laosan then took a sip of wine, wiped his lips and said: "As far as I know, Zhuo Lingfeng is only in his twenties at most. Logically speaking, even if he practiced martial arts in his mother's womb, he shouldn't be able to defeat Guanzhu Yu.
Are you a senior master of your age?"
"Really or not, he is only in his twenties?"
Zhao Laosan said: "Of course it is true, this is what the disciples of the Qingcheng Sect said personally!"
"Speak quickly, how did you say it?"
"That's nonsense. There are disciples from every sect in Hengshan City, but there are no Qingcheng sects! Who are you, Zhao Laosan, to deserve someone to say this to you?"
Xie Yongqiang is indeed a professional arguer, and he immediately seized the opportunity.
Zhao Laosan didn't even look at him, he just said: "Master Yu came down the mountain not only to go to Fuzhou to avenge Master, but also to congratulate Master Liu San personally!
As a result, I was embarrassed, so I was embarrassed to see my fellow martial artists again, so I just sent a few disciples to give Liu Sanye a gift, and he took all the disciples back to Qingcheng Mountain."
"I see. No wonder no Qingcheng disciples showed up for such a big thing. This temple master is so determined. He obviously feels that he can't defeat Zhuo Lingfeng in this life, otherwise he won't be embarrassed to see others!"
"That's right, that's what it is! Master Yu, a contemporary expert, doesn't have much foresight. If he thinks there is hope of defeating Zhuo Lingfeng, he will also make a date. This is not the case!"
"Yeah"
"Zhao Laosan, what you said is clear and logical. Is there any hidden secret in it?"
Except for a few people, almost everyone in the hotel focused their attention on Zhao Laosan.
Zhao Laosan finally felt the feeling of being watched by everyone. He was very proud. He took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "It is said that although Zhuo Lingfeng was born in Zhongnan Mountain, he was the world's best master of "Western Poison" hundreds of years ago.
"Ouyang Feng's successor from another generation. He has two great skills, the Nine Yin Manual and the Toad Kung Fu!"
"Nine Yin Manual, Toad Kung Fu, what kind of martial arts is this? Why haven't you heard of it?"
At this time, a woman took up the conversation, giggled, and said, "Ouyang Feng doesn't know about this toad skill, but I have heard a few words about the Nine Yin Manual.
According to legend, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the head of the Emei Sect was not a man, but like us, a woman.
This female hero is named Zhou Zhiruo. She once defeated a bunch of bad men in Shaolin Temple and became the best in the world in martial arts. The martial arts she used was the "Nine Yin Manual"!
The Shaolin Temple, the Emei Sect and the long-standing sects must know this secret.
If any of you don’t believe it, you can go and seek verification!”
"Hiss——"
The sound of gasps of air-conditioning suddenly came from the hotel.
After a long while, someone said: "If Zhuo Lingfeng really possesses this kind of inheritance, no matter how extraordinary Master Yu is, it is not surprising that he will be dwarfed by such an opponent!"
"Isn't this too exaggerated?
Since Mrs. Zhang mentioned Shaolin Temple and Emei Sect, we don’t know whether it’s true or false, but we don’t dare to talk nonsense!
But why are there only so many top masters in the world?"
A man in black said.
"That's right, Qian Jin, your iron-backed and golden-sword boy, is still a figure in the Taihang Mountains, but in the hands of Master Fang Zheng and Master Jin Guang, you can defeat him with just one move. Do you dare to make random arrangements?
Haha..."
Tong Qianjin snorted: "Don't talk about Shaolin, Emei, Zhou Zhiruo won't talk about it this week, but Ouyang Feng has never heard of this Western poison. Has he done anything important?".
"Yes, who is this Ouyang Feng?"
The anecdotes of martial arts separated by hundreds of years are not known to everyone, and there are many people who do not know them.
But Zhuo Lingfeng was really surprised when he heard this.
It's natural that "Toad Kung Fu" should be spread among the Qingcheng sect, but for this martial arts in the "Nine Yin Manual", he only exchanged palms with Yue Buqun, and based on the opponent's ability, he would definitely not recognize it!
Where did this news come from?
Or is it someone's guess based on Ouyang Feng's life story?
Just as I was thinking to myself, I heard a loud laugh like "haha", like thunder in mid-air.
The laughing man then added: "This Western Poison Ouyang Feng was one of the Five Wonders of the World during the Southern Song Dynasty.
Just because he is from the Western Regions and not from the Central Plains, naturally not many people recognize him as the best in the world!
Monk, I stayed in the Western Regions for a few years to find a wife, and there are legends about him circulating there!
There is also a poison in the world that destroys corpses and eliminates traces, called corpse powder, and it is said to be his masterpiece!"