People who haven't seen Hulu's ability to estimate their skills may not think so when they hear this sentence, because in their opinion, Yan Wushi, who was able to survive the siege of the five great masters at that time, did have such strength and confidence. The fox and deer are estimated to be calling the shots.
So just after this sentence came out, it was like a drop of water in the oil pan, and the surroundings immediately boiled, and many people asked with surprise or excitement on their faces.
"When did this happen?"
"It was just a few days ago. It was said that Sect Master Yan sent a letter to Hulu Gu, who was still eating, so he jumped up immediately and almost choked to death!"
"...Speaking as if you saw it right next to you, who is Hulu?"
"You don't even know the fox and deer estimates? Do you know about Qifeng Pavilion?"
"Nonsense, I don't know if I can come to Xuandu Mountain to apprentice!"
"Then why haven't you heard of Hulu Gu? More than 20 years ago, Qifeng Pavilion fought with the Turkic master Hulu Gu, forcing him to make an oath not to enter the Central Plains for 20 years. A while ago, at the Qingcheng Mountain Sword Test Conference, Hulu Gu fought. Shen Qiao was brought down as soon as he made a move. Many people said that although Liuli Palace did not announce the number one candidate in the world, Hulu was estimated to be the real number one in the world. He's under the gauntlet!"
"Hey, don't mention it, I originally wanted to go to the sword test conference, but my mother wouldn't let me. It's dangerous. When I come back to Xuandu Mountain to apprentice, I should discuss it with my father and let my father hold my mother. I can get out of here..."
The babble gradually became a murmur in his ears, and the words just now remained in Shen Qiao's mind, until Bianbianmei shoved the cup into his hand, and he realized that he had maintained a movement from the beginning.
"Thank you." Shen Qiao took the cup, which had already poured some green bamboo juice. "Have Sect Master Yan mentioned this to you before leaving?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that this question was a bit redundant. With Yan Wushi's temperament, he often did things unexpectedly. Even if his parents were still alive, he might not have expected it, let alone his apprentices.
Who would have thought that Bianyanmei's answer was even more unexpected: "The story of the battle book is indeed true."
Shen Qiao was stunned: "Isn't he still injured?"
Bianbianmei pondered for a moment: "I know a little about this matter. Master is not acting on a whim, pretending to be amazing, but there is a reason for it."
Shen Qiao: "I would like to hear the details."
Bianyanmei: "I heard that Hulu had played against you when you were in Qingcheng Mountain."
Shen Qiao nodded: "That's right, Hulu is estimated to have come back from seclusion after 20 years of retreat, and his skills are better than before. With my current martial arts, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to fight with him."
He has always been sincere, and believes that victory is victory and defeat is defeat.
Bianyanmei: "In the opinion of Taoist Shen, if the master and the fox and deer are on the same page, what are the odds of winning?"
Shen Qiao frowned and thought for a while, then thoughtfully said: "If he is not injured, maybe it is five or five."
But this must be based on the fact that Yan Wushi is in good condition, has abundant internal energy, and has no injuries at all.
Bianbianmei heard the words, and her face also showed worry, and said for a long time: "In the matter of Xuandu Mountain, the Turks will inevitably intervene. If you kill Kunxie, Hulu will not be willing to give up, maybe it will ignore the respect of the master. Participating in person, with the gauntlet of Master, I guess Hulu will have no time to look at it, and it can also reduce some resistance for Daoist Shen."
Shen Qiao was stunned.
He thought about many possibilities, and the one closest to what he thought was the correct answer was that Yan Wushi wanted to hit the throne of No. 1 in the world, but Shen Qiao didn't expect that the real answer was this one.
Seeing this, Bianbianmei showed a self-deprecating expression: "Daoist Shen doesn't believe it? It's no wonder that the people in our Demon Sect are always self-serving and maverick. How often have we paid for others?"
Shen Qiao sighed softly: "I didn't mean that, don't get me wrong."
But he couldn't say he never thought of it that way.
Bianyanmei: "Actually more than that, the reason why Master kept Xue Ting's life is to take him to Tiantai Sect in exchange for the last volume of "Zhu Yang Ce"."
Shen Qiao was slightly startled again.
There are five volumes in "Zhu Yangce", only one volume is related to the magic door martial arts. Yan Wushi has already read that volume, and his current flaws in the devil's heart have been repaired completely, and the remaining volume is not useful to him. It's so big that it's almost useless, so it's not hard to guess the purpose of the volume of "Zhu Yang Ce" that he wanted to keep in the Tiantai Sect.
With Shen Qiao's cleverness, he naturally thought of the answer.
Shen Qiao: "I heard that Xue Ting in the early years was contrary to the purpose of the Tiantai Grandmaster Sect, so after his teacher became a teacher, he left the division and established his own business. How could Tiantai Sect be willing to exchange the fragments of "Zhu Yang Ce" for Xue Ting?"
Bianyanmei: "The Tiantai sect regards Xue Ting as a traitor, and the master keeps his life and orders the Tiantai sect to deal with it on his own. The other party must accept the master's affection. Naturally, the original fragment cannot be obtained. It should be possible to transcribe a copy."
Shen Qiao sighed: "Sect Master Yan has good intentions."
It would be impossible to say that there was no vibration in his heart at all.
However, Bianyanmei also understands that even if the other party is shocked, there is no need to express it to himself, so he did not deliberately pause for too long, and quickly continued: "Don't worry about Master Shen, Master's injury is not serious, and Hu Lu estimated that the first battle will be half a month later, and this time is enough for the master to recover."
A person who can retreat outside the Great Wall for 20 years without paying attention to world affairs is destined not to have too much ambition in the world, and the same is true of Hulu, although his identity and status determine that he cannot be completely separated from the Turkic movements. But he is still a warrior first, so in his opinion, Yan Wushi's gauntlet must be more attractive than Xuandushan's group. Half a month is not long or short. If he chooses to go to the appointment, he will no longer be distracted. The matter of Xuandu Mountain.
Shen Qiao only needs to think about these causes and effects to understand.
If Yan Wushi made it clear in front of him, he might be moved or declined, but the shock would definitely not be as big as it is now.
Even if there is no Shen Qiao, Yan Wushi will inevitably have a hand with Hulu in the future, but that is also a matter of the future. He will choose to play the gauntlet at this time. There is no doubt that most of the reasons come from Shen Qiao.
A person who was originally ruthless and selfish, but did things that many lovers in the world may not be able to do, how can he not be moved
Bianbianmei observed Shen Qiao's reaction without a trace, and found that the other party was completely silent, thinking that she would not be moved and stupid: "Shen Taoist?"
Shen Qiao didn't have the kind of emotionally moved reaction he imagined, but after the initial silence, he seemed very calm: "Anyway, we are already here, your master is so helpful, if I don't first After the matter here is settled, how can I be so embarrassed to see him?"
Bianyanmei nodded: "Go back and find someone to ask about the situation on the mountain, and then go up the mountain tomorrow."
Shen Qiao: "Alright."
They had a good demeanor, especially Shen Qiao, who was still wearing a long sword and Taoist uniform, which quickly attracted the attention of the young people next to him. Of the few people who were talking loudly just now, one of them came to chat up boldly: "Dare to ask this Is the Taoist priest from the Xuandu Zi Mansion?"
Shen Qiao originally wanted to find an opportunity to find a disciple who came down from the mountain and ask him to understand, but when he saw them, he came up with an idea: "No, Qiaozi, Pindaoshan, this trip is going up the mountain to visit friends, how many little friends?"
Hearing him say no, the man was a little disappointed, but he took the initiative to ask questions, and it was not easy to dismiss him: "I am here to apprentice, in the next section, these two are my friends, Zhang Chao and Zhong Bojing. ."
The three greeted Shen Qiao and Bianbianmei, Shen Qiao nodded in greeting, and raised his hand slightly in return.
Duan Ying was fine, but the other two felt displeased when they saw the Taoist just nodded and raised their hands in a perfunctory manner, without even getting up.
In fact, as Shen Qiao, no one could say anything, let alone raising his hand to return the salute.
Duan Ying asked: "Since the Daoist Master of Shan Qiao is visiting friends in the mountains, he must know the real people of Xuandu Mountain? We have long admired the style of Xuandu's purple mansion and wanted to worship at Xuandu's gate. We heard that Xuandu Mountain is only on the spring equinox every year. We have received apprentices twice on the autumn equinox, but we came back by accident, I wonder if we can ask Daoist Master Shan Qiao Zi to introduce him on his behalf?"
When he asked, the two companions also looked at Shen Qiao with expectant eyes.
Shen Qiao laughed: "Actually, I am not familiar with the elders, but the burning fire Taoist people on the mountain, but I can't help you."
Seeing their disappointed expressions, he added: "But every five days, there will be Taoists going down the mountain to buy them. There is a pastry shop that sells snacks next to this inn. It is the favorite patron of Taoist priests on the mountain. We may see you soon.”
Hearing what he said, Duan Ying and the three looked at each other: "If it's true, then I would like to thank the Taoist priest for letting me know."
Shen Qiao waved his hand: "Then you don't have to be polite. If you can enter the gate of Xuandu Mountain, Pindao can be regarded as three more friends of Xuandu Mountain. Isn't it honorable?"
Duan Ying felt that this Dao Changsheng was good, and his speech was even more gentle. He was very fond of him at the moment, and he said a lot of thanks. Instead, he chatted with the other party about a lot of Daoist classics. It was not until Zhong Bojing and the others urged him to say goodbye to Shen Qiao.
Bianbian Mei has been watching with a cold eye, and only then did he open his mouth and say, "That Zhang Chao is quite talented, and the other two are just mediocre."
Shen Qiao smiled and said nothing.
In fact, among the three people, he prefers Duan Ying, not because he has spoken to him the most, but because Duan Ying can still treat each other with courtesy even if he does not know their identities, compared to the other two, it seems Much calmer and gentler. A person's aptitude is important, but martial virtue is even more important. If Shen Qiao is to choose, he would rather give up Zhang Chao, who has better aptitude, and Duan Ying, who is mediocre.
That night, Shen Qiao and Bianyanmei stayed in the inn, and by coincidence, Duan Ying's room was very close to them.
The three of them listened to Shen Qiao's words and guarded the pastry shop early the next morning. As expected, they didn't wait too long. The two young Taoists came to the pastry shop, and at first glance they came down from Xuandu Mountain.
Duan Ying and the others were overjoyed, and hurriedly stepped forward to reveal their identity and purpose, and asked the Taoist to take them up the mountain to apprentice.
Unexpectedly, the other party refused: "Xuandu Mountain only accepts apprentices on the spring and autumn equinoxes each year.
Duan Ying begged: "Two Taoists, we have admired Xuandu Mountain for a long time, and we are willing to endure hardships. Even if we can become a disciple of the lay family, we also ask the Taoist to be perfect!"
The older Taoist was more talkative, and said to them: "Xuandu Mountain has some things recently, the real people above are busy, and they won't have the time to accept apprentices. You really didn't come at the right time, why don't you go to Qingcheng Mountain and try your luck? ."
Xuandu Mountain and Qingcheng Mountain are by no means two mountains next to each other, and they can walk through the distance with just a few steps. When Duan Ying and the others heard it, their faces almost squeezed out bitter juice.
They asked again and again, but the other party refused to waver, so Duan Ying and others had to leave in disappointment.
"Hey, Junior Brother Yun Chang, why do you have to be so resolute in your words? Maybe we will go back and tell the truth. Master, his old man is also willing to accept it?" The older Taoist said.
"It's an eventful autumn on the mountain now, and the master has made it clear that he doesn't want to get involved, so why would he accept any apprentices at this time!"
"Then why don't you ask them to find the head teacher? I think they are pitiful."
"I don't have the time to be the headmaster. I heard that the people from the Hehuan Sect will arrive soon. Who knows if he will be able to keep his position as headmaster?"
"Junior Brother Yun Chang, don't be so mean..."
"I'm afraid, and no one has heard. If you want me to say, it's better when Headmaster Shen is here. Everyone is kind. It's not like now, you doubt me, I doubt you, do you still have a happy birthday?" The young Taoist called Junior Brother Yun Chang pouted.
However, in the next moment, his expression immediately changed to fright.
"Shen... Headmaster Shen?" Yun Chang, who had always been fluent in his tongue, looked at the person in front of him and stuttered in fright.