Meng Xiuyuan said goodbye to Shopkeeper Dong and others in Chengdu, and left the merchant gang's convoy to walk alone.
From then on, he was only a little over two hundred miles away from Mount Emei.
When leaving, Meng Xiuyuan asked shopkeeper Dong for directions, and then walked southwest along the official road.
After walking slowly for so many days, Meng Xiuyuan was exhausted. Now that he was relaxed and without any burden, he simply started to run wildly, using his extreme internal strength to run the Wudang Ladder Cloud.
His posture was relaxed, and he flew forward about two feet with every step he took. No matter whether it was a rugged mountain road or a soft muddy road, it could not slow down his pace.
In this way, he set out after breakfast in the morning, and before noon, he had already arrived at the foot of Mount Emei.
And very fortunately, just when he was about to find someone nearby to inquire about the location of the Emei Sect, he accidentally met an acquaintance.
"Meng Shaoxia, you...why did you come to Emei?"
When Bei Jinyi faced Meng Xiuyuan, who was a few years younger than her, she seemed a little nervous, almost at a loss.
Meng Xiuyuan recognized this pretty girl. On that day of the 100th birthday party, she had been following Ji Xiaofu, which made Meng Xiuyuan have some impression of her.
"Miss Bei, why are you so afraid of me? Do you remember that it was your senior sister Jingxuan who invited me to Emei to meet your master that day?"
Hearing what Meng Xiuyuan said, Bei Jinyi remembered that this was indeed the case. She quickly apologized to Meng Xiuyuan and then took the initiative to lead the way up the mountain.
The two of them walked and chatted on the mountain road, and they talked a lot. Only then did Meng Xiuyuan understand why the other party had such a big reaction when he saw him.
It turned out that everyone in the Emei Sect did not want to conflict with Wudang and left Zhang Sanfeng's birthday banquet early. Although they were not able to see Meng Xiuyuan take action in person, they had been hearing news and legends related to Meng Xiuyuan on the way back.
In a short period of time, Meng Xiuyuan has become famous in the world. As long as there is some social connection, most people in the martial arts community who are not practicing behind closed doors have heard about Meng Xiuyuan's great scene that day when he "overcame all the heroes with one sword".
This reputation can be said to be mixed. Some people say that Meng Xiuyuan is young and energetic, and his character is too arrogant, and he does not pay attention to his martial arts predecessors. Others say that Meng Xiuyuan is young, mature, generous and decent, and finally gave him a step up to various sects.
, did not push people to death.
There is only one consensus, that is, although Meng Xiuyuan is young, his martial arts skills are already superb. In today's martial arts world, few people, old or young, can compare with him.
Many people even say that Wudang has produced another supreme master who can dominate the world for another hundred and eighty years after Zhang Sanfeng.
For a time, the Wudang Sect was unparalleled in the world, and it severely suppressed the Shaolin Temple. It was obviously a step ahead.
And Meng Xiuyuan himself also got the title of "Purple Sky Divine Sword".
After hearing this, Meng Xiuyuan subconsciously felt that this was not a good thing, because reputation has always caused trouble.
But in front of Bei Jinyi, he couldn't say such Versailles words, so he could only say jokingly:
"I would also like to thank Miss Bei for telling me this. During my journey with the Shang Gang, I have never met any fellow Jianghu people, so naturally I have never heard of this news.
I have been practicing as a master for ten years and have been cultivating behind closed doors. At my master's 100th birthday party, most of the guests could not even pronounce my name at first, but they only knew that I was the eighth disciple of the Wudang Sect.
But I didn't expect that in just a few days, I would become a celebrity in the world.
The title 'Purple Sky Divine Sword' is really quite good, my senior brothers will definitely be envious when they hear it."
Bei Jinyi has become familiar with Meng Xiuyuan in the past half day. Seeing that although Meng Xiuyuan is famous, he is easy-going and talkative, so she is not as reserved as before, but has returned to her usual lively and fun-loving self.
Covering her mouth and smiling, Bei Jinyi said to Meng Xiuyuan:
"Meng Shaoxia doesn't know, but you've scared me to death these days.
Ever since I found out that you were so young and so powerful in martial arts, I have been thinking about whether I was rude to you that day on Wudang Mountain, for fear that you would bear a grudge and retaliate against me.
Later, I remembered that I didn’t know how powerful you were that day. When I saw that you, a young man, came out to represent the Wudang Clan and stood up for the scene, I just thought that you were usually too pampered and had lost your mind. It seemed that I had secretly turned against you.
I rolled my eyes, I don’t know if you saw it.
I often have nightmares these days. In the dream, you come to me with a sword in hand and ask me how a small and weak woman dares to be so rude and openly despise you. I feel that I can't answer it, so you lose your patience, so I wave my hand.
I was given a 'Purple Sky Divine Sword'.
So when I saw you just now, I subconsciously felt that you were really here to trouble me..."
Meng Xiuyuan listened to what Bei Jinyi said so vividly, and secretly sighed that it was really strange that the Emei Sect could teach such a lively and lovely disciple in such a harsh environment.
He smiled helplessly and comforted the other person:
"Don't worry, Miss Bei. I won't draw my sword and chop you just because you rolled your eyes at me.
Also, my sword technique is called "Purple Sky Sword Qi", not the 'Purple Sky Divine Sword' you mentioned.
When my master created this Kung Fu, he was most proud of having such a nice name. He wouldn't let me change it even if I wanted to, but you must not name it wrong."
Bei Jinyi narrowed her eyes with a smile and said crisply:
"That's bad, I not only offended the young top master of Wudang Sect, but also the old one.
How will I survive in the world in the future..."
"Hahahaha" Meng Xiuyuan was so amused that he couldn't help laughing.
…
The two of them were chatting and laughing, and unconsciously reached the halfway point of the mountain, where the grand scenery of Mount Emei truly began to unfold.
With Bei Jinyi introducing it, Meng Xiuyuan had a good appreciation of the scenery of Mount Emei.
Frankly speaking, although Meng Xiuyuan has lived on Wudang Mountain for ten years, the scenery on Mount Emei today still makes his eyes light up.
In comparison, Mount Emei is more majestic, majestic and beautiful, giving people a shocking sense of the uncanny craftsmanship of nature. It is like a fairy who has been banished from the dust, elegant and refined.
In particular, Mount Emei is nearly twice as high as Mount Wudang. When approaching the peak, misty clouds seem to be stepping on your feet.
When the mountain breeze blows and the sea of clouds surges, it feels like you are in a fairyland, far away from the human world.
Just looking at the scenery along the way up the mountain, Meng Xiuyuan felt that his trip was not in vain, and he felt very happy.
Whenever they encounter a place with unique scenery, the two of them will stop and admire it for a while, quietly appreciating its charm.
Even in the end, Bei Jinyi occasionally took Meng Xiuyuan away from the main mountain road and into the mountain paths to see some hidden scenery that only people like her who have lived on Mount Emei for a long time know.
Unfortunately, such a good atmosphere did not last long. As the mountain road approached, the buildings of the Emei Sect loomed above. Bei Jinyi suddenly had something on his mind for some reason and was no longer as lively and happy as before.
She hesitated for a long time, and finally said:
"Meng Shaoxia, there is something I shouldn't say, but I still think you should know it.
In recent days, Master always asks us sisters and brothers to practice a sword formation together to hone our tacit understanding of cooperating to defend against enemies.
When we were practicing the formation, we could clearly feel that although the sword formation had many changes, it was obvious that all the arrangements were designed to target one person. Moreover, Master repeatedly emphasized that we must go all out when performing this sword formation.
No matter in practice or actual combat, you must never hold back.
So we were still discussing at that time, who was Master going to deal with? It would take so many of us from the Emei sect to join forces and form a sword formation to deal with one person.
Watching you go up the mountain today, I suddenly changed my mind and thought, maybe this sword formation is what Master has prepared for you..."
Bei Jinyi had actually been holding these words in her heart for a while, but seeing that the Emei sect was about to arrive, she no longer hesitated to speak out. However, she was obviously flustered when she spoke, and her words were no longer as lively and clever as before.
Look.
Meng Xiuyuan was slightly silent when he heard this, and then he sincerely thanked:
"Miss Bei, thank you for being honest about this matter."
Bei Jinyi did not dare to raise her head to look into Meng Xiuyuan's eyes. She lowered her head and clenched the sword in her hand:
"Meng Shaoxia, although I feel like old friends with you at first sight, I think you are a good person and you will definitely not do anything to harm our Emei Sect.
But after all, I am also a disciple of the Emei Sect. My master has given me the grace to educate me, so I cannot betray my master.
Therefore, although I know the key points in this sword formation, I cannot take the initiative to tell you..."
Bei Jinyi was in a dilemma at this moment. Although they only had a short conversation all the way up the mountain, when she looked at the handsome young man in front of her, she already had a vague feeling that was different from when she was down the mountain.
At this time, she was very worried. When her master saw this Meng Xiuyuan, would he really order them to form a sword formation and go forward to fight?
It would be okay if Meng Xiuyuan was a bad-hearted thief. She would definitely fight to the death with Meng Xiuyuan for the sake of the Emei Sect and her master without any hesitation.
But along the way, she could clearly sense from his words and deeds that the young man in front of her had no bad intentions and could not have any evil intentions towards Emei.
So at this moment, she only hoped that Meng Xiuyuan could put the sword on her neck immediately and force her to tell the weakness of the sword formation. Then she would not have to worry about Meng Xiuyuan's subsequent safety, nor would she be concerned about betraying the secrets of the sect.
There is so much guilt.
The reason why she deliberately said in her last sentence that she knew the key to the sword formation was to give a clear hint to Meng Xiuyuan.
But what she didn't expect was that all she was waiting for was Meng Xiuyuan's bright smile.
"Haha, Miss Bei, there is no need to worry. I finally came to Mount Emei today. Since I have been lucky enough to see the stunning scenery on Mount Emei, how can I not follow my lead and teach the female heroes of the Emei sect some clever tricks?
Miss Bei, all you have to do is use your sword with all your heart and attack me with all your strength.
Otherwise, without your help, your master will not be able to take on my two moves.
Master Miejie wants to test me, and I also want to see how much skill she has."
Bei Jinyi was surprised when he heard this and quickly raised his head, only to see that Meng Xiuyuan was no longer in front of him.
It wasn't until she rushed back to the sect that she heard from her junior sisters that Meng Xiuyuan had arrived at the Emei sect one step ahead of her and was being personally received by Master Jue.
…
It was in the main hall of the Emei Sect that Meng Xiuyuan met for the first time the Master Miejie who was shouted at and beaten by book fans in her previous life.
She was a nun in her early forties. She had a good appearance, and you could tell that she must have been a beauty when she was young. Only the look between her eyebrows and eyes looked too stern, which ruined the atmosphere of the entire face.
But when they first met, it was different from what Bei Jinyi said. Master Miejie was not so tense when she first came up.
The two sides chatted for a while, and Master Miejie seemed quite polite.
It was not until later that the two sides gradually began to talk about the origins of the Wudang and Emei factions, and about Zhang Sanfeng's friendship with the heroine Guo Xiang. Master Miejie took this opportunity and began to gradually reveal her true thoughts:
"That day when Jingxuan, Xiaofu and the others came back from Wudang, I still didn't believe them when they talked about Meng Shaoxia and you. I just thought they were exaggerating, and I even scolded them.
Unexpectedly, when I met Meng Shaoxia today, I realized that I had wrongly blamed them.
In this world, there really is someone who looks so similar to Patriarch Guo."
When Master Miejie said this, she stared straight at Meng Xiuyuan's face without any hesitation.
"Oh, so, Master, have you met the heroine Guo Xiang in person?" Meng Xiuyuan didn't care and asked following her words.
"No, it's a pity that when I entered the profession, my ancestor had already passed away, and I was not able to see her true face.
However, I have always kept a portrait of my ancestor in the back hall of Emei. It was painted by the master of painting in a realistic style. According to my master Fengling, it is more than 95% similar to the real appearance of my ancestor.
And you, Meng Shaoxia, are almost exactly the same as the Patriarch in the portrait." Master Miejie explained.
"I see, can Master Tai take me to have a look? All of you said so, and I'm quite curious." Meng Xiuyuan said with a smile.
"Of course it should be like this. After a while, I will take you, Meng Shaoxia, to take a look. But there is something else before that. I hope Meng Shaoxia, you can help me confirm it." Master Miejie said solemnly.
"Master, please speak." Meng Xiuyuan nodded.
"I heard that there are rumors in the world recently that Meng Shaoxia, you are so amazing that you easily defeated the Five Elders of Kongtong, the head of Kunlun He Taichong and the three divine monks of Shaolin Temple at the birthday banquet that day.
Then, as soon as the divine sword came out, he suppressed the scene and made the heroes bow their heads and admit defeat.
I don’t know if this is true or not?”
After finishing speaking, Master Miejie didn't wait for Meng Xiuyuan to answer. She turned around, opened a cloth bag from the disciple on the side and took out an ancient sword that was about four feet long.
But I saw a layer of green energy faintly emanating from the scabbard. Before the sword was taken out of the scabbard, I could already imagine that it was extraordinary. There were two words inlaid with gold thread on the scabbard: "Yitian".
Immediately, the decisive sword edge came out of the body, pointing brightly at Meng Xiuyuan.
"Master, what are you doing? We weren't having a good chat just now, why did you take out the Yitian Sword now?
Do you think you want to fight me?"
Meng Xiuyuan only felt that this old nun did have some mental problems and was acting inexplicably.
"I hope Meng Shaoxia will forgive me. This matter is really of great importance to our Emei sect, so the poor nun has no choice but to take this step.
After all, people’s words cannot be trusted. Only those who see it with your own eyes will not lie to you.
I also hope that Meng Shaoxia can take action and give me the opportunity to see his unique skills to confirm my thoughts.
And if those rumors are true, then Meng Shaoxia's martial arts must be far higher than mine.
Without holding this Sky-Eliminating Sword, I am afraid that this poor nun is not qualified to fight with you, Meng Shaoxia."
Jiejie looked at Meng Xiuyuan with his sword in hand, his words firm and unavoidable.
Meng Xiu saw the situation, smiled helplessly, shook his head, and said:
"Well, since Master Tai has said so, I won't refuse.
I happen to be quite curious about this Yitian Sword.
Master, be careful, I'm about to take action."
After hearing the words, Miejie nodded, and just as he raised his hand to display the sword technique, he suddenly felt a pain in his hand, and before he could react, the Heavenly Sword came out of his hand.
The next moment, Meng Xiuyuan was still standing opposite her, holding the Heavenly Sword, smiling and saying nothing.