Meng Qingshan clenched his fists, with veins popping out on his forehead, pacing back and forth, and said: "Fifth Brother, it is very dangerous to go here, but the devil clearly stated in the battle post that he would fight alone, and Fifth Brother only brought Junior Nephew Xiri with him.
I'm going alone because I don't want me to get involved, so what should I do?"
Hua Bushi said: "Second brother, do you know where the Shiyan Lake is?"
Meng Qingshan said: "Shiyan Lake is just forty miles away from the south gate of Changsha City, and it's not too far from the official road."
Hua Bushi said: "In my opinion, let's go together! It's already past the due time, and I'm afraid Fifth Brother has already dealt with the devil. How can we care so much about such a matter of life and death!"
Meng Qingshan stamped his feet and said: "Master Hua is right, brothers, please gather your troops and rush to Shiyan Lake!"
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Although Shiyan Lake is located in a remote place and is inaccessible, it is also somewhat famous.
Legend has it that during the Three Kingdoms period of the Later Han Dynasty, Guan Yu, the Shouting hou of the Han Dynasty, led an army to attack Changsha City and clashed with the defender Huang Zhong. The two fought fiercely in front of the battle for hundreds of rounds without deciding the winner. Huang Zhong pretended to be defeated and ran away. Guan Yu was provoked but pursued him.
Reluctant to give up, he was ambushed by the Shiyan Lake and surrounded by enemy troops. He almost died. At the critical moment, he jumped across the stream with a red rabbit and a horse, and managed to escape from the siege. He returned to fight again and captured Changsha.
Guan Yu and Huang Zhong are both famous generals passed down through the ages, and they were also the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period. In order to commemorate Guan Gong, later generations built a temple in front of the Tiaoma Stream by Shiyan Lake to worship the statue of Emperor Guan.
Thousands of years later, two more top martial arts masters chose this place as the place for a duel. Ma Wuhua was inspired to fight. Can he escape from danger like Guan Gong in ancient times?
When Meng Qingshan, Hua Bushi, Yang Jiangyi and others rushed to Shiyan Lake, it was already past Shenshi, the sun was setting in the west, and the sky was getting dark. Riding with them were the five brothers of the Yu family and
The forty knights are all elite members of the "Dongting Gang".
The second master, Meng Qingshan, originally wanted to mobilize more people, but it was too late. Not only Meng Qingshan, but also Hua Bushi could no longer wait. Saving people is like putting out fires. These forty people are not mediocre people, they are enough.
A battle with the devil.
After leaving the south gate of Changsha City, he galloped for forty miles, then left the official road and ran along the Shiyan Lake for several miles. A building was revealed not far away in front of him. In the dim night, he could only see
You can see the general outline, which looks like a temple.
There is a lake on one side and a rocky cliff on the other. The road is rugged and narrow. This temple stands alone among the rocks. It is a dark color and seems mysterious.
This place is already in the wilderness, and there are no lights around. Even the light of the torches in the knights' hands has become very small and weak here.
Meng Qingshan raised his right hand, and everyone reined in their horses and stopped.
He pointed to the temple in front of him and said to Hua Bushi: "The Guandi Temple must be in front of me. Does Hua have any ideas?"
Hua Bushi said: "It's really weird that this temple is built in such a dangerous and uninhabited place. We'd better be careful."
Meng Qingshan nodded and made a few gestures, only to hear a few "swish" sounds, and everyone had drawn their weapons. Eight knights jumped off their horses, scattered in all directions, and searched around, and ten more knights rode their horses
After walking a few feet, they approached the temple and formed a defensive formation. The remaining knights were divided into two teams to protect the two wings of the advancing people. These elite disciples of the "Dongting Gang" moved in an orderly manner. They had obviously been trained for a long time and were decisive.
Unusual warriors can be compared.
Meng Qingshan said to Hua Bushi: "Brother Hua, do you think there will be an ambush outside this temple?"
Hua Bushi thought for a while and said: "Probably not. The battle sticker of the old demon Wusheng stated that he would fight alone. Both sides only brought one disciple here. If they send someone to ambush outside, the fifth brother's ears are extremely strong.
, you will definitely find it when you come, so you can retreat and not fight him, but it will be detrimental to him."
Not long after, the gang members who were searching in all directions reported that no ambush was found within a hundred feet of the surrounding area.
Meng Qingshan said: "Since no one is ambushing us, we can just break into the temple."
Hua Bushi said: "The devil has set up this plan. He must have predicted that our reinforcements will come and there will be arrangements. We can't rush in. It's better to send someone in first to test it out."
Meng Qingshan turned around and ordered: "Brothers from the Yu family, break down the door and go in. Be careful."
The "Five Fishes of the Xiangjiang River" agreed and rode forward. Although these five people were not very strong in martial arts, they were all from the underworld and had been in the world for many years. They had rich experience, so it was very suitable for them to explore the way.
The brothers of the Yu family jumped off their mounts and came outside the temple gate. They listened for a while but did not hear anything. The boss of the Yu family roared and kicked open the temple door. The five brothers shouted loudly and rushed in.
Get in!
Not long after, the five of them came out, and there was one more person, a monk, who was escorted out by the five brothers of the Yu family.
Na Yu boss shouted: "Second Master Meng, Uncle Hua, there is nothing in the temple, only the statue of Master Guan, and this bald donkey!"
Meng Qingshan urged his horse forward, and everyone followed him to the front of the temple.
He raised his eyes to look at the monk carefully, and saw that he was in his twenties, with an ordinary appearance, a look of panic on his face, a somewhat fat figure, wearing a green cloth monk's robe, and his bald head was shiny under the light of the torch.
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"What's your name?" Meng Qingshan asked.
"The young monk's name is Huici, and he is the caretaker of the Guandi Temple." The monk replied in a low voice, his voice trembling. He was obviously frightened when he saw the group of strong men holding knives and swords in front of him.
In famous temples with strong incense, there will always be abbots and monks. A small, remote temple like this Guandi Temple does not have much incense, so it cannot afford to support the monks. It is reasonable for there to be only one monk guarding the temple.
Meng Qingshan stared at Monk Huici's face and asked again: "Has anyone been to this temple before?"
Monk Huici said: "There were a few people who came to the small temple before, but they didn't stay in the temple. They all went out through the back door, and seemed to have gone to the rock cliff behind the mountain."
Meng Qingshan asked: "How many people are there and what do they look like?"
Monk Huici said: "There were four people, including a big man with yellow hair, a tired man wearing a mandarin jacket, and an old man with gray hair and a childlike face. He walked with a fluttering look, like a god. The other one wore a
The bamboo hat has a veil hanging on it, so the monk can’t see what it looks like.”
Although the monk's face was full of panic, he spoke eloquently. What he described was exactly the appearance of Ma Wuhua and Xiri Ahong, and the old man with white hair and the man wearing a bamboo hat must be "Wu Sheng".
"Old Devil" and the disciples he brought.
After hearing what Huici said, Meng Qingshan suddenly stretched out his hand and took out a steel knife from the hands of the gang beside him. He flipped his wrist and slashed it out!
The knife struck extremely fast. Monk Huici saw the steel knife coming towards his head. He didn't even have time to shout out "Hero, spare your life", let alone dodge. However, the light of the knife flashed away. Monk Huici stood there.
There, with his mouth open, the monk's robes suddenly turned into several rags and fell to the ground!
The second master, Meng Qingshan, used a steel knife to cut open Monk Huici's clothes, but it did not hurt his skin at all. The knife was not only fast, but also extremely accurate, which was really excellent martial arts. By the time Monk Huici reacted, the monk's clothes had already been
It slipped down and became naked, revealing a body of fat white flesh. He hurriedly covered his lower body with his hands, looking embarrassed.
Meng Qingshan glanced at Monk Huici's body and said: "This man doesn't know martial arts, so he must be telling the truth. Let's go through this temple to find Fifth Brother and the others!"
If a martial arts master wants to hide his identity and pretend that he doesn't know martial arts, he can disguise himself, control his breath, change his behavior, and there are many methods. Therefore, it is not that easy to judge whether a person knows martial arts. However, like Meng
A lake like Qingshan has its own methods. He suddenly took action, firstly to test Monk Huici's reaction when he was attacked, and more importantly, to cut through Huici's monk's clothes and examine his body.
People who have practiced external martial arts have strong muscles and bones, and anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that even if they are masters of internal martial arts, because they have practiced internal martial arts, there is often true energy flowing in various meridians, and their muscle strength is also slightly different from ordinary people. Monk Huici just said
The reaction was slow, and now he was naked. With Meng Qingshan's eyes, he could clearly see that there was really no sign of having practiced martial arts on this person.
If the Demonic Dao sent someone to pretend to be a monk to set a trap, they would not send someone who knew nothing about martial arts. In normal times, Meng Qingshan would definitely interrogate him carefully to see if there were any other flaws, but now the gang leader and the "Old Demon Wusheng"
"We are having a life-and-death duel in the back mountain. Everyone is in a hurry. There is no time to delay here, so we have to believe the monk's words for the time being.
At that moment, everyone dismounted one after another. Monk Cihui picked up the tattered monk's robes on the ground, managed to wrap himself up, and fled to the side.
But at this moment, Hua Bushi suddenly said: "Wait a minute!"
Second Master Meng Qingshan stopped, raised his palms, and ordered: "Everyone, stop first!"
Just as the disciples of the "Dongting Gang" were about to enter the temple gate, two or three people had already entered the temple. After hearing the order, they all stood in place.
Meng Qingshan knew very well that Hua Bushi could change people, so what he said at this time must be reasonable, and asked: "What has Brother Hua discovered?"
Hua Bushi said: "I haven't found anything. I just feel a little strange. This temple is surrounded by trees and weeds, but why is it so quiet, not even a sound of insects can be heard."
After listening to Hua Bushi's words, Meng Qingshan listened attentively. As expected, except for the breathing of the people and the sound of the horses, there was no sound. There was no sound, which was not a big deal. No one paid attention to it before, but Meng Qingshan did.
It's the exception that understands this.
It's autumn now, and the weather hasn't turned cold yet. There must be crickets, frogs and other insects among the ordinary mountain grasses, and their chirping sounds are inevitable. The absence of any sound is really puzzling.