Chapter 372 Huashan Sect
Chapter 372 Huashan Sect
Huashan.
Siguo Cliff is a name that has been used in the underworld in recent years. In fact, Siguo Cliff is also called Sun and Moon Cliff.
This name made Xu Qing easily think of something like the Sun and Moon Sect.
In fact, there is no Sun Moon Sect on Sun Moon Cliff.
There are two Huashan Sects known in the martial arts world.
One is Yuquan Courtyard, which also houses the Hall of the Seven Sons of Quanzhen. Most of the skills practiced today come from Hao Datong, Guangningzi, one of the Seven Sons of Quanzhen.
The other is the Queen Mother Palace built on the Sun and Moon Cliff.
The current head of Queen Mother Palace is Master Ku Mei.
When she was young, she knelt in the snow on the top of Mount Huashan for four days and four nights in order to become a disciple of the Palace of the Queen Mother of the West. She moved the then head of the Palace, Master Yinyu, and was accepted as a disciple of the Palace.
Seven years later, her teacher Master Yinyu went to the South China Sea, and she stayed in Huashan.
The "Four Swordsmen of Taiyin" came to seek revenge and threatened to burn down the Queen Mother's Palace and annihilate the Huashan Sect. Master Kumei fought hard and suffered thirty-nine injuries, both minor and serious. In the end, none of the Four Swordsmen of Taiyin survived. Since then, she has been called "Iron Fairy" by the martial arts world.
Five years later, the "cold-faced Rakshasa" from Qinghai sent a letter of challenge, demanding a decisive battle with Master Yinyu. If the Huashan Sect lost, they would have to join the Rakshasa Gang. However, Master Yinyu was possessed by a demon at this time, so Master Kumei had to fight on his behalf.
Knowing that she was no match for the "Cold-Faced Rakshasa", she lit a pot of boiling oil over a high fire and calmly put her hand in, saying that as long as the "Cold-Faced Rakshasa" could do the same, Huashan would admit defeat.
The “cold-faced Rakshasa” changed color and left, and never set foot in the Central Plains again. However, Master Ku Mei’s left hand was burned to charred bones by the boiling oil, which is the origin of her nickname “Ku Mei”.
At the age of 29, Master Ku Mei took over the Huashan sect.
She was known for her strictness towards her disciples, and they all held her in awe.
After Master Kumei turned 40, his martial arts skills had reached a peak. He practiced a set of sword techniques called "Thirteen Styles of the Wind" that were extremely graceful, with seemingly nonexistent and elusive moves. Together with the "Nine Styles of the Flying Dragon" created by He Zudao of the Kunlun School, they are considered the two great sword techniques of the Taoist sect today. One is yin, the other is yang, both are extremely mysterious.
According to rumors, He Zudao once again stepped into Middle-earth the year before last and had a sword fight with Master Ku Mei, from which he gained a lot. He then planned to make further progress in the Nine Styles of the Flying Dragon and create a sword technique that combined both yin and yang.
Xu Qing and Zhang Junbao came to the outside of the Queen Mother's Palace.
The Taoist who greeted guests stopped him and asked about his origins, so Xu Qing showed the token of the chief constable of the Six Gates of Guanzhong.
This thing is more useful than introducing yourself as a member of Chongyang Palace.
No matter how famous the Queen Mother Palace is in the world, it dares not offend the powerful Yuan Dynasty court.
Seeing that he was a lackey of the imperial court, the Taoist priest who welcomed the guests dared not stop him. He could only invite the person in and inform the head of the sect.
Xu Qing and Zhang Junbao followed the Taoist priest into the main hall of the Queen Mother's Palace. In the middle hall, there was a statue of the Queen Mother, and on both sides were statues of the Queen Mother of the West and Avalokitesvara.
This is also related to the fact that the Mongols occupied the Mandate of Heaven and promoted Buddhism.
Even a Taoist sect like the Queen Mother Palace has to enshrine a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva to protect itself.
Fortunately, there were quite a few literati who were close to Taoism, and they compiled a story about the origin of Guanyin Bodhisattva, who was said to be the Taoist Golden Immortal Cihang.
Coupled with the spread of Laozi's Huahu Jing, Taoism finally regained some face.
Xu Qing and Zhang Junbao worshipped the statue first.
Soon, Master Ku Mei led everyone over.
"Excuse me, who is the head of the Six Gates?" Master Kumei looked at the two people in Taoist costumes, confused. But it's unlikely that someone would dare to forge the Six Gates token.
Xu Qing coughed, greeted first, and then gave a brief account of the situation.
There is no need to lie to an old hand like Master Kumei.
The token is a stepping stone to enter the door, not the tiger skin that Xu Qing wants to use.
Master Kumei: "So you are Brother Xu from the Quanzhen Sect. But, the Sun family lost someone. What are you doing here in our Queen Mother Palace?"
"Master is the one who has the final say in Huashan. I guess that Ms. Xiong is likely to hide in Huashan, so I want to ask you for help." Xu Qing explained.
Master Kumei said indifferently, "Friend Xu, why would you let me help you? Just based on the Six Gates token in your hand?"
Xu Qing smiled: "Because I can help you first. To be more precise, I can solve your urgent problem."
"Oh, what trouble do you think I am in now?"
"I guess the government is now interested in your faction's industry."
"How do you know?" Master Ku Mei was a little surprised.
Xu Qing smiled and said, "I know a little about Yishu. And I also know that the master worships Guanyin Bodhisattva in order to show goodwill to the government, but the crux of the problem is not here."
Master Kumei was curious when Xu Qing talked about the real issue. She asked, "Master Xu, what do you think our sect should do?"
Xu Qing: "The name of Queen Mother Palace is too grand, it needs to be changed."
"You want me to change the name of this temple?" Master Kumei has actually been thinking about this recently. The Mongolians worship Buddhism, and the name of her Queen Mother Palace is likely to attract attention. After all, the Queen Mother is the Queen of Heaven in Taoism, a supreme god, and has a great influence among the people.
Look at Yuquanyuan, they don’t have such worries at all.
In fact, in recent years, Yuquanyuan has also considered merging with Wangmu Palace.
Firstly, both families are Taoist sects; secondly, Yuquanyuan had offended a great demon some years ago, and all seven great swordsmen in the sect were killed by the latter, and now the sect has been unable to recover.
The Chongyang Palace, where the founder of Yuquanyuan Guangningzi came from, also lost power during the Mongols' Yuan Dynasty. Naturally, Yuquanyuan wanted to join forces with the Wangmu Palace for warmth.
After all, Master Ku Mei is already a top-notch expert in the martial arts world with his "Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng", and the title of Iron Fairy was not earned easily. If that big devil comes again, with the help of Master Ku Mei, Yuquanyuan will not be destroyed.
However, the Queen Mother Palace's assets are now being targeted by the government, so Yuquan Courtyard is naturally taking a wait-and-see approach and is somewhat hesitant.
For Master Ku Mei, if the merger goes smoothly, then she will be worthy of the title of the head of Huashan Sect from then on, and she can also obtain the martial arts of Yuquanyuan and consolidate the foundation of her own sect.
"Of course the name needs to be changed, but this matter involves Yuquanyuan, so..." Xu Qing hesitated to speak.
Master Kumei said, "Please invite Master Xu and Fellow Daoist Zhang into the inner hall for a chat."
She paused, and said to her favorite disciple, “Gao Ya’nan, the female swordsman of Qingfeng,” “Bring some good tea.”
Until now, Master Kumei still thought that Zhang Junbao and Xu Qing were both from Chongyang Palace.
Zhang Junbao followed Xu Qing into the inner hall in a daze, and Xu Qing did not explain clearly.
Junbao is such a good guy, he is upright but flexible. In front of this modern-day Di Gong, he is more than qualified to be Li Yuanfang.
In fact, Xu Qing got some pleasure from being a detective in the process of solving the case and enjoyed it quite a bit.
Moreover, when he met these characters from his previous life's martial arts novels, he had a vague premonition that his coming to this world might be related to this.
This world is history, and it is also deliberately woven by someone to become such a low-level martial arts world.
very funny.
But what he will get in the end requires Xu Qing to unravel the secrets himself. These secrets are obviously related to martial arts characters such as Zhang Junbao and Master Kumei.
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In the inner hall, good tea is served.
Master Kumei: "Yuquanyuan and Chongyang Palace have a close relationship. Did Master Xu learn about this from them?"
Xu Qing smiled slightly: "In fact, the merger of the two sects is a great thing. From now on, there is no need to distinguish the differences between the two sects in the martial arts world. They can all be called Huashan Sect. And with the foundation of the two sects, it won't be long before they can dominate the Five Mountains Sects and even compete with Shaolin Temple for status in the martial arts world."
Master Kumei: "I do have this thought, but the government is not very supportive of our sect, so Yuquanyuan doesn't dare to negotiate too deeply with our sect."
Xu Qing: "Because someone in the government has set his sights on Huashan's industry and wants to establish a business here."
"Is this true?" Master Ku Mei frowned.
The top leaders of the Yuan Dynasty viewed the world as a pasture. Xu Qing's words, whether alarmist or not, were very likely to happen.
Xu Qing: "Master, if the daughter of the Sun family disappears and is found in the Queen Mother's Palace, how will your sect respond?"
Master Ku Mei's expression became serious.
If such a thing happened, it would probably offend the Chongyang Palace behind the Yuan and Sun families in Guanzhong at the same time, and even the Yuquan Courtyard would have opinions about the Wangmu Palace. The landlords and powerful people near Huashan would naturally stay away from the Wangmu Palace.
This is definitely not a good thing for the Queen Mother's Palace.
Moreover, Master Ku Mei has another hidden worry in her heart. Once it breaks out, it will be impossible for her to continue to be the head of the sect.
She asked, "Master Xu, do you think the Sun family girl will be found in the Queen Mother's Palace?"
"Because the person who took Miss Sun away must go to the Sun and Moon Cliff." Xu Qing said slowly.
Master Kumei's expression changed, and he asked again: "Really?"
"With the master's well-informed information, you should know that the Sun Moon Cliff is also known as the Cliff of Repentance in recent years. The word "Repentance" does not mean repentance..."
Master Kumei seemed to remember something and said in a lost voice: "Could this male lady be her?"
Xu Qing nodded.
"Given her family's influence in the Yuan Dynasty court, it is true..." Master Ku Mei murmured.
She had naturally heard of Miss Guo's deeds.
This man, known as "Little East Evil" in the martial arts world, has a bit of evil in his actions. But the Guo family's affairs are also very complicated. Because the eldest daughter of the Guo family married the son of Yelu Chucai, the prime minister during the reign of the Mongolian Emperor Taizu, at that time, Guo Kan had the greatest influence in the military.
However, later the eldest daughter of the Guo family ran away from home without saying goodbye, which brought disgrace upon the Yelu family, which had taken root in the Mongols during the reign of Taizu and remains influential to this day.
This was also one of the triggers for Guo Kan's downfall.
Of course, the second daughter of the Guo family has another identity, that is, the heir of the Vajra Sect. The current national master, Ba Siba, was once highly regarded by the second daughter of the Guo family's master, the national master Jinlun, and now he is favored by the great emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, the second daughter of the Guo family is well taken care of by the Yuan Dynasty court when she travels around the world.
I heard that Miss Guo is planning to establish her own sect. Could it be that she has set her sights on Mount Huashan?
Xu Qing: "I think that the Vajra Sect's Buddhism is supposed to be practiced by men, but Miss Guo is extremely talented and has a family background. In addition, she has a twin brother, so she naturally got a lot of yang energy in the womb. She acts boldly and is not inferior to men. Therefore, her actions are inevitably between yin and yang, good and evil, and she is easily attracted to such people. It is not surprising if she does something evil."
Master Kumei: "At this point, it seems we have to find them first. Master Xu, are you sure they are at Sun Moon Cliff and not somewhere else?"
Xu Qing: "With your ability, Master, go and look for it. It will be easier to get the truth than just me talking."
Master Kumei's eyes then fell on the Qingfeng female swordsman Gao Yanan, and she said, "Yanan, do you know the whereabouts of Miss Guo Er?"
She knew that her female disciple had come down the mountain and traveled around the world a long time ago, so it would not be surprising if she knew Miss Guo Er.
If the other party was hiding in Sun and Moon Cliff, Gao Yanan might know about it.
Gao Yanan saw the look in her master's eyes and suddenly felt a little panicked. She said, "I didn't know there would be such a big trouble."
"Where is the person?" Master Ku Mei was neither happy nor angry, but just a little disappointed.
She originally wanted to train Gao Yanan to be the next leader, but unfortunately the other party was too loyal and righteous, and knew very little about the dangers of the world.
This incident made her feel that the other party was not a suitable candidate to inherit the position of the head of the sect.
But where can I find a suitable person?
She couldn't help but envy Chongyang Palace. With a young hero like Xu Qing, there would be hope for the palace to regain its reputation.
Even Taoist Zhang who was standing beside Xu Qing was no ordinary person.
During this period of time, she clearly noticed that Taoist Zhang's breathing intervals were very long, which showed that he had profound martial arts skills.
At such a young age, he has such achievements. He will definitely be a leader in the martial arts world in the future.
Gao Yanan: "Master, I can't be disloyal."
Master Kumei sighed: "You."
Xu Qing said, "Miss Gao, if you are loyal, you should explain it clearly. Otherwise, it will not only implicate Miss Guo Er, but also your sect. I have already explained the pros and cons very clearly."
Gao Yanan was shocked. She was in a panic just now. She didn't expect this. As soon as Xu Qing said this, she reacted and said with a wry smile: "Master, I will take you there."
Master Kumei: "Master Xu and Taoist Zhang, please come along too. The four of us can go together so we can take care of each other."
She knew the other party's background and was worried that she would not be able to defeat him.
On the other hand, with Xu Qing as a witness, many things can be explained more clearly, otherwise...
Xu Qing had no objection.
Zhang Junbao had a complicated expression.
Xu Qing secretly transmitted his message: "Jun Bao, I know Miss Guo has done you a favor. Don't worry, given her status, nothing will happen to her. If we can handle this matter well, it will help her escape from her love calamity. Who knows, she may have another good fortune in the future."
Zhang Junbao knew that what Xu Qing said made sense, and nodded slowly.
When Xu Qing saw Zhang Junbao agreed, he suddenly felt a stream of fresh air injected into his body, as if he had received some kind of mysterious blessing of fortune.
"Junbao is my projection of Zhenwu. On the surface, I am helping the second Miss Guo escape from her emotional calamity, but I am also helping Junbao to resolve his emotional complex. Could this clear energy be related to Zhenwu? But what benefit can it bring to me?" Xu Qing felt that this clear energy was mysterious and unusual, and compared to the Zhenwu he had seen at the beginning, there was an indescribable Taoist charm in it.
Xu Qing suppressed the thoughts in his mind and went to find Miss Guo Er with Master Ku Mei.
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Deep in the Sun and Moon Cliff, in a secret cave.
"Miss Sun, since you have accepted me as your master, I will give you a Dharma name. From now on, you will be called Fengling."
(End of this chapter)