Chapter 985

Compared to when they were at the Jade Gate Pass, Zhen Hui had grown a lot taller. He was only an inch shorter than Mengqi. His features were handsome, his body was thin, and his gray frock was clean. If not for his excited, bright, and childish smile, he would be the image of a monk that Mengqi yearned for.

Mengqi coughed softly. "Junior Brother, it's a long story. Let me drink some water and tell you slowly."

This was what Zhen Hui had said when he begged Mengqi to tell him the story.

Zhen Hui nodded heavily and said with a pure heart, "Yes, I have already boiled the water!"

As he spoke, he led Mengqi into the temple and to the small courtyard where Xuan Bei lived according to his memory.

"Master is in closed-door training?" Mengqi took the opportunity to confirm.

Zhen Hui said without concealing anything, "Master lost the opportunity to go to the top of the stupa to practice. These years, he has been in closed-door training intermittently to build a solid foundation and make his own way."

Mengqi had expected this, but hearing it, he couldn't help but feel sour. Master had given up the opportunity for him after all.

Zhen Hui looked at Mengqi seriously. "Senior Brother, Master told me not to mention this when I meet you in the future. But I always feel that this kind of thing should not be hidden from you, so I have to tell you."

His eyes were clear, without the slightest bit of distracting thoughts or unfamiliarity.

Feeling sour, Mengqi, who was about to blame himself, suddenly looked embarrassed. Junior Brother, you really have your own opinions!

"Cough, Junior Brother, you should tell me, but you should try to listen to Master." Mengqi didn't know how to respond, so he had to be vague.

Upon hearing this, a bright smile appeared on Zhen Hui's face. "I knew you would praise me!"

"Senior Brother, after two years of closed-door training, I have opened Four Apertures and achieved the Basic Level of Flower-pinching Finger. Master said that my progress in practicing Flower-pinching Finger can be ranked in the top three in history …" Zhen Hui looked at Mengqi with bright eyes, as if presenting a treasure.

Mengqi smiled happily. "Not bad, not bad. Flower-pinching Finger is known to be difficult to practice, but you have achieved the Basic Level and opened Four Apertures at the age of 16. You are no worse than Zhen Ben, Zhen Miao, or even Senior Brother Zhen Chang. Of course, compared to me, you are still a little worse."

He shamelessly praised himself. Junior Brother was an acquaintance, so there was no need to hide his nature.

Along the way, many monks craned their necks to look at Mengqi, a master ranked on the Ranking List of Young Masters who was expelled from the temple and returned as a guest. However, Xuan Ku, who had assigned Mengqi to the Chores Yard, did not show up. Unlike Xuan Kong, he was not a narrow-minded person. However, he was inflexible and pedantic. If he thought it was good, he would force it on others. If he thought it was wrong, he would despise it. Mengqi's return did not affect him at all.

"Yes, compared to you, Senior Brother, I am still a lot worse." Zhen Hui nodded and admitted it honestly, which made Mengqi secretly happy. "If Master is not in isolation, he will always tell me about Senior Brother's stories in Jianghu. You fought with You Huanduo in Longxi, you fought with the heroes of Yedu with your saber, you narrowly defeated the Right-guarding Sword Wang Zai with half a move, you fought hard in Maoling, and you defeated the Five Emperors' Knife on the streets of Changchuan. You are really awesome and powerful!"

"Every time I told these stories to Zhen He and the others, they did not believe me. But later, Uncle Xuan Xin also told me the same story. Many Uncle Masters who went down the mountain also brought a copy of the Ranking List of Young Masters back to the temple. Then they were willing to apologize to me and understand that I did not lie …"

"Uncle Xuan Xin always bragged about himself. Every time he talked about Senior Brother's achievements, he deliberately made it vague and skipped over it …"

"Senior Brother Zhen Ben mastered the seven supreme skills, but in his words, he said that he was biting off more than he could chew …"

As Zhen Hui rambled on, Shaolin Temple, which had been away for more than two years, suddenly became clear in Mengqi's mind. Who had changed and who had remained the same, all emerged in his mind. It really felt like yesterday was reliving it.

Mengqi smiled with a little emotion and teased, "Junior Brother, is it because you feel uncomfortable facing the wall and can't talk, so you are a little more talkative than before?"

Zhen Hui shook his head and said frankly, "I am just a little excited to see Senior Brother."

Speaking of this, he looked up at the dark blue sky and said, "Senior Brother, you used to tell me Jianghu stories and legends of swordsmen. But in the past two years, you have become a person in the stories …"

Since they met, this was the only sentence that could describe the passage of time.

Mengqi sighed and comforted Zhen Hui with a smile, "Junior Brother, when you open your Six Apertures and break through Bronzemen Lane, you will also become a person in their stories. At that time, I will take you to eat and drink well."

"Okay!" Zhen Hui nodded with a bright smile.

The two chatted casually all the way through the main hall and the courtyard, and arrived at the small courtyard where Xuan Bei lived. After pouring a glass of water for Mengqi, Zhen Hui said cheerfully, "Senior Brother, I will go to the back of the mountain to invite Master back. Wait for me."

Not long after, Xuan Bei, who was wearing a yellow frock and a red cassock, descended from the sky with Zhen Hui. Golden lotuses bloomed under his feet.

"You still remember to come back to see me. Not bad, not bad." Xuan Bei looked very comforted.

He was still that middle-aged, melancholy monk with handsome features, somewhat similar to Mengqi's current appearance.

"It makes no sense if they are not relatives …" The appearance in his heart became clear. After reading the "birth mother's surname is Tang" recorded in the secret file, Mengqi's association seemed to have been confirmed.

He knelt down and said, "I am unfilial and have implicated Master."

"Don't worry. In the mortal world, there will always be all kinds of tests. Losing the opportunity may not be a bad thing. The Way of Cause and Effect is hard to describe." Xuan Bei comforted Mengqi without a care. He helped him up and then sat down in the seat of honor. He sighed and said, "Zhen Ding, you are really stubborn. You refused to go back to the Su family in Luoyang even at death's door. You are exactly the same as your mother when she resolutely left home."

"So I am also on my uncle's side …" Mengqi criticized himself and said frankly, "Master, since I was sent to Shaolin, I have no relationship with the Su family in Luoyang. The only family I have left in the world are you and Junior Brother."

Xuan Bei did not know whether to laugh or cry, but he was a little relieved. "Well, it's better not to pay attention to it, lest you get involved in the quarrels of Luoyang. Anyway, your mother died of illness."

At this time, Zhen Hui reacted and opened his eyes wide. "Master, you know Senior Brother's mother? Could it be, could it be … "

Before he finished "could it be", he was interrupted by Mengqi's cough. According to the melodramatic story he had told him, Mengqi was likely to say "illegitimate son". "Master is my mother's elder brother."

"Oh." Zhen Hui was a little disappointed. Things did not go according to the story …

Mengqi's face became solemn. "Master, I came back to the temple for two reasons. One is to visit you, and the other is to tell you something important."

Hearing that it was important … Xuan Bei waved his hand alertly. Layers of glazed Buddha light appeared and wrapped the room. "Go ahead."

"I met a young man named Duan Rui in River East …" Mengqi told the whole story, including the nine postures, the existence of the monks behind the scenes, and the words "Do not enter this door for those who are kind and righteous" in the secret passage. He said it was Duan Rui who told him.

Zhen Hui listened attentively and was a little surprised. It turned out that the death of Senior Brother Zhen Chang was not so simple …

Xuan Bei listened seriously and said, "There are too few clues to figure out who is behind the scenes. But I will be more vigilant from now on. I will not let people easily frame or stab me in the back."

If he, a peak of the Exterior, was alert and vigilant, even a Half-step to Dharmakaya would not be able to succeed.

After that, he thought for a while and said, "Because of the temple rules, I can't tell you some things. But I can make one thing clear. The stone door is indeed in the secret passage."

"I found it when I found the secret passage."

"Do not enter this door for those who are kind and righteous" in the main world really exist? " Mengqi felt that the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms was more and more strange …

Xuan Bei did not say much about it. First, it was because of the temple rules. An eminent monk like him would not look for loopholes in the rules. Second, Mengqi's strength was limited, so it was too early to get involved.

He changed the topic. "The nine postures are actually Devil Kung Fu. I thought it was the first volume of Muscle-bone Strengthening Scripture."

"Master, you think so too?" Mengqi seemed to have found a "bosom friend".

"I became a monk halfway. I chose the incomplete Mo-Ke Exorcism Punch, which means I gave up the choice of Muscle-bone Strengthening Scripture. So I don't know much about the contents of the script. I only heard from several uncles that there are ninety-nine postures in the complete book of Muscle-bone Strengthening Scripture. The first volume has about twelve or thirteen, with words, notes and gatha." Xuan Bei told him what he knew.

Mengqi nodded. Anyway, he still had the appraisal of the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms.

Xuan Bei did not mention the monk behind the scenes and Muscle-bone Strengthening Scripture again. He looked at Mengqi kindly. "I wanted you to go back to the Su family in Luoyang, so I didn't cause any trouble. I was afraid that you would conflict with the Su family's inherited skills. Now that you are traveling in Jianghu, I might as well teach you the skills I learned before I became a monk."

Mengqi was overjoyed and thanked him. He had another grandmaster-level skill. Even if he was not greedy and did not want to exchange it with the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms, it would still be useful as a stone from another mountain!

Xuan Bei smiled and said, "I used to be known as the Seven Ultimate Hands, which were palm, finger, fist, claw, genuine Qi, seal, and body movement. You focus on the way of the blade and sword, and you mainly cultivate the physical strength, so you don't need to waste time on palm, finger, fist, claw, genuine Qi. You mainly practice acupoint and body movement. When you become a Peerless Master Pro and have children, you can teach this skill on behalf of me. Don't let it be passed on. I can't take the things left by the predecessors and break their orthodoxy …"

"The skill I practice is called the Seven True Scriptures, which is divided into seven chapters. The body movement is' Facing the Wind in the Void ', which is characterized by turning in the air once or twice in the enlightenment period. The seal is' God Trapping Body Locking Hand '. The enlightenment chapter belongs to acupoint pressing, which has another name,' Star God Acupoint Pressing Finger '…"