On the top of Wudang Mountain, at the top of the towering peaks, there is a broad platform called Dao Dao Platform. This platform is shrouded in clouds and mist, and when you look up, it seems like the sun, moon and stars are so close.
There was a stone table and two stone chairs on the platform. There was a chess game on the table, most of which had already been played.
Wudang Master Qi Yunzi stood by the platform, with his hands behind his hands, looking into the distance. The sea of clouds was billowing, and the fairy wind was lingering. He smoothed his long beard and asked nonchalantly: "What did Yushu say?"
Behind him, Song Yangui, the second "Chang Qing" of the Seventh Son of Wudang, said with a somewhat serious expression: "Master, Senior Brother Yushu said in his reply that he is not talented and has little knowledge and cannot take on this important responsibility. I hope we can choose someone else."
Although when the two factions of Wudang and Qingcheng met, Master Yushu and Master Qiyunzi were equals, in fact there was still a generation gap between them.
In terms of seniority, Master Yushu is the nephew of Master Qiyunzi, and is of the same generation as the Seven Wudang Sons. In private, Master Yushu did treat him as a junior when he met Master Qiyunzi.
After Qi Yunzi heard this, his calm eyes were slightly disturbed. After he pondered for a moment, another person behind him stepped onto the platform. It was Si Luochao, the "Xuan Tan" of the Seventh Son of Wudang.
He said: "The Dao sect, from Wudang on down, is the strongest in the Qingcheng sect. The three heroes of Qingcheng are worthy of their name. Who doesn't know these three heroes of Sichuan and Shu? If you delay like this, I'm afraid Yushu
Senior brother has other ideas."
Song Yangui frowned and said in a deep voice: "What the sixth junior brother means is the Qingcheng faction. This is unreasonable. We will push them to the top. This is a good time for Qingcheng to become famous. Why should there be any hesitation?"
Si Luochao thought otherwise. He analyzed: "Senior brother, what you said is wrong. Although this matter is an opportunity for them, it is also full of crises. Besides, how can they accept the pie-in-the-sky thing so easily?
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Having said that, Si Luochao laughed at himself and said that Wudang gave up the top spot in the Taoist sect. This move was a helpless move for them, but by recommending the Qingcheng faction to the top, they are absolutely selfless.
In the world of martial arts, no one can be really calm and composed. They always have to think about the masters behind them.
Song Yangui thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Even so, Senior Brother Yushu is an upright man, and he will not do this easily."
Si Luochao scratched his hair and wondered: "This is also what I don't understand. When we discussed it with him, he had already agreed, and now he is evasive. It is indeed not like Senior Brother Yushu's style.
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The two of them looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes, but they couldn't figure out the meaning of Master Yushu's regret.
After thinking for a long time, the two of them turned their attention to Headmaster Qi Yunzi in front of them.
"Master," Song Yangui said with shame, "We have doubts in our hearts, so please ask Master to come forward and decide for us."
Headmaster Qi Yunzi looked at the sea of clouds in the distance and said calmly: "Since Yushu doesn't want to, then there is a reason for it. You don't have to push too hard, just settle for the next best thing."
"Master, what you mean is Emei?" Si Luochao seemed to have thought of something and looked a little uncomfortable.
Song Yangui also showed hesitation. When it comes to the reputation of the sects, Qingcheng Emei is a major sect in Sichuan and Sichuan, and it is difficult to distinguish them in terms of strength. As far as the Wudang sect is concerned, it is acceptable to recommend either of the two.
But compared to the Qingcheng Sect, the Emei Sect was somewhat embarrassing to Wudang.
The relationship between the Wudang Sect and the Emei Sect is actually very good, otherwise Qi Yunzi would not have let Chi Cangping take Chi Qianyun to Emei to become a disciple.
But that's where the problem lies. Just because the relationship between the two factions is so good, an unspeakable and terrible thing happened between the two factions many years ago.
At that time, Qi Yunzi was still in his prime, and Xuantian's master's magical skills had not yet been fully developed. He and his six junior disciples were wandering around the world, and the Seven Wudang disciples were famous.
After a generation of training, he will firmly occupy the first position in the world.
At that time, the Taoist sect was very prosperous, and even the northern and southern Shaolin could not resist its edge. Seeing that domination of the martial arts world was just around the corner, it was at this juncture that the Emei sect, which had good relations with the Wudang sect, came up with an idea to form a marriage alliance.
For the Emei Sect, this was a step up, and for the Wudang Sect, it was an even closer relationship. There was nothing to hesitate about, and the two sects hit it off immediately.
The candidate for marriage was Qi Yunzi's eldest disciple "Yujing" Miao Yunyong. As for the person chosen by the Emei Sect, it was Su Xiuxiu who had been unofficially designated as the next leader.
According to the thinking of the two factions at the time, when Wudang's generation retreated to the second line, Miao Yunyong, the first direct descendant of Wudang, would be the successor.
All are great good things.
Unfortunately, there were unforeseen circumstances, and Wudang could not be proud for long. The Xuantian Sect suddenly invaded the Jianghu in the Central Plains. The leader of the Xuantian Sect killed everyone in the righteous way and was in danger. In the end, he fought to the death with the seven disciples of Wudang, and Qi Yunzi's six junior brothers were killed.
, Wudang’s prosperity was interrupted.
It rained all night, and Wudang lost its troops. Buddhism took advantage of the situation to expand its influence. Ironically, if Jinyiwei hadn't been worried about the dominance of the Buddhist family and secretly carried out several evil tricks, the Taoist sect would have suffered even greater losses.
When Qi Yunzi finally stabilized the situation, he remembered the engagement with the Emei Sect again. He originally wanted to use this matter to help Wudang wipe away its former disgrace and regain its strength.
But he never expected that he sent his high-ranking disciple to the Emei Sect to meet his bride, but this guy actually escaped halfway. To this day, Qi Yunzi doesn't know why Miao Yunyong escaped halfway.
When Miao Yunyong arrived at the Emei Sect and met Su Xiuxiu, she suddenly left without saying goodbye, causing rumors to spread for a while.
Children in Jianghu have fewer rules than those in aristocratic families. Moreover, Wudang Emei is from the same Taoist sect. Miao Yunyong and Su Xiuxiu have known each other for a long time. They have been engaged for a long time, so there is nothing wrong with meeting in advance.
But who would have thought that after this meeting, Miao Yunyong would actually run away without looking back. No matter how Qi Yunzi asked afterward, the latter remained silent and just apologized calmly.
It was precisely because of this incident that there was a rift between Wudang and Emei. Miao Yunyong unilaterally broke the engagement, causing Emei such a huge loss of face. The relationship between the two families suddenly deteriorated a lot.
Seeing that the marriage failed and turned into a feud, in order to give Emei an explanation, Qi Yunzi had no choice but to give up his plan to let Miao Yunyong inherit the position of head teacher, and instead began to train his third disciple "Taiwu" Chi Yiming.
This led to the fact that he later asked the Chi family brothers and sisters to go to Emei to become apprentices. On the one hand, Wudang martial arts was placed here, which was indeed not suitable for female disciples to practice. On the other hand, it was also to ease the relationship between the two families.
But alas.
Thinking of this, Qi Yunzi couldn't help but let out a long sigh. If he had known that Chi Cangping would cause such a big trouble, he would never have let this kid go down the mountain. Now he has to send a white-haired man to a black-haired man, Wudang
They were even forced to seal off the mountain in order to protect themselves.
But after sighing, Qi Yunzi also seriously considered that although Emei and Wudang had this awkward feeling in their throats, the Qingcheng faction was unwilling to take the lead now, so they might as well use this important matter as a link to ease the relationship between the two families.
When the storm is coming, the Taoist sect must be united.