The next morning, Tong Lin came back from his shift. He combed Da Bian 'er's hair, put on his clothes, and finished his breakfast. Then, he put the Mother and Child Chicken Feet and Yuanyang Axe into his arms. He told his men,"I'm going out for a while. I won't be back at noon, but I'll definitely be back at night." If Master is looking for me, please help me ask for leave from him.”"Sigh, alright. Don't worry and leave!"
Tong Lin left Prince Yong's residence, passed through Wealth Alley, passed through Anding Gate, and headed straight for the Earth Altar. At that time, the Earth Altar was quiet and deserted.
Tong Lin came to the Earth Altar to take a look. Why was there no one? He looked around, but there was still no one. Could it be that this old man is trying to cure me? He thought about it again, but he couldn't. This place is too big. I have to search carefully. Tong Lin had just turned to the side door of the Earth Altar when he saw a person jump onto the wall. Tong Lin took a closer look and recognized him. It was the young bald monk. The monk rode on the wall and smiled at Tong Lin.""Teacher Tong, you're here?" "Sigh, he's here." "Ha, you keep your word! Our Old Master is waiting for you inside. Follow me!" Tong Lin saw that there was no one left or right. He floated over the wall and arrived at the courtyard of the Earth Altar, following the monk. When he arrived at the east side of the Earth Altar, he saw a dense forest. Tong Lin looked and saw two people standing opposite him. He walked closer and looked again. He recognized them. They were two of the five people who had caused trouble in the Baylor Manor for the second time.
When the two of them saw Tong Lin, they turned around and walked in. Tong Lin understood that he was going to deliver a message. Tong Lin followed the small monk for a while before they arrived at the depths of the tree. Tong Lin raised his head and saw an old man sitting on a rock under a big tree. Tong Lin carefully sized up this old man. He was less than five feet tall, skinny, had a big skull, a pointed chin, two large fan-shaped ears, deep eye sockets, a pair of yellow eyes, and a tuft of goatee sticking out from under his chin. There was not a single hair on his shiny bald head. This man was really bald. Looking at his age, he was at least seventy years old. He was wearing a yellow cloth jacket with a belt around his waist and a pair of thousand-layer shoes. Beside him was a long bundle. The four young men stood on either side of the old man.
The small monk led Tong Lin to the old man,""Master, Teacher Tong is here!" The old man stroked his beard and sized Tong Lin up."Excuse me, are you the teacher of Prince Yong's residence, Tong Lin Tong Hai Chuan?”"Ah, that's right. May I ask the name of the old hero and where is the immortal village?”"Hahaha! Teacher Tong, I have a name. I live in Chaofu Lin in Shandong. We are only two brothers. My elder brother is Hou Ting, Hou Zhenyuan. This old man gave him the nickname of Hou Jie, Hou Jingshan, the Marquis of the Nine States who shines with a bright moon.”When Tong Lin heard this, he realized that this was a famous person! This old man was the famous hero of Shandong, Hou Erxia.
Tong Lin had heard from his master that there were many extraordinary figures in the martial world. In the east, there were the Hou brothers who had awed Shandong. In the west, there was the long-armed man from Taiyuan Prefecture, Yu Cheng, who was known as the Western Great Swordsman. In the south, there was a monk called Sima Kong of South Kunlun. In the north, there was a man who dominated the nine states. These few people were known as the Four Great Kunlun Mountains in the east, west, south, and north. They were quite famous in the martial arts world.
At this moment, when Tong Lin heard that it was the famous Hou Erxia, he hurriedly bowed and said,""Aiyo, Second Swordsman, forgive me for my poor eyesight! I'll pay my respects to you!" Hou Erxia cupped his fists." No need for formalities, Teacher Tong. Don't stand on ceremony." There was no seat in the wilderness. Disciple, make the arrangements!" "Sigh!" A young man opened the summer sleeping mat and spread it under the tree roots. Hou Erxia invited Tong Lin to sit on the ground.
At this point in the book, let's say something. The Hou brothers had opened an escort agency in Shandong. They had done a lot of business, and it was really worth it. Hou Erxia had five disciples in total: the first disciple was Ruan He, the second disciple was Ruan Bi, the third disciple was Zhang Wang, the fourth disciple was Xu Yun, and the fifth disciple was Wei Tuo Junfu.
One day more than a month ago, Hou Erxia was sitting at home when his eldest disciple, Ruan He, sent him a message."Master, there's a retired official in Caozhou Prefecture in Shandong Province. His surname is Zhao. According to our investigation, he is a corrupt official. He kills the people and even takes care of them. This time, he wanted to thank Ren for returning to Beijing. What do you think? Should we just let him go and let him off so easily? That won't do! I think we should rob him and take his ill-gotten gains to help those poor people!”Hou Erxia was very interested.”"That's right!" "When will this corrupt official leave?" "I'll get up in two days. Do you think we can do this deal?”Hou Erxia pondered,"How can I let such an official go?" He had a discussion with his big brother Hou Ting. Hero Hou said,"You have to be careful. Don't kill good people! However, this work could not be done in Shandong. It was best to do it in a distant place.”Hou Erxia followed his elder brother's instructions and secretly followed this corrupt official surnamed Zhao. They left Caozhou Prefecture in Shandong Province and rushed to Beijing. When they arrived at Hebei, Hou Erxia sent his men to investigate the corrupt official again, only to find out that he had made a mistake. It turned out that this official surnamed Zhao was not the corrupt official. Hou Erxia got angry and called his eldest disciple, Ruan He, in front of him and reprimanded him,"Look at you. You're already 27 or 28 years old, but you're so inexperienced in doing things! Who did you hear this from? This was simply nonsense! Fortunately, we did another verification. Otherwise, wouldn't we have killed the innocent?”"Master, don't be angry. This disciple is guilty.”Yuan He blushed. This official surnamed Zhao had also returned to Beijing, but what about the few of them? According to Hou Erxia's intention, he wanted to return to Caozhou Prefecture in Shandong Province, but his disciples had another idea."Master, we've already reached the realm of Near at Hand, and we're not far from Beijing. We haven't been to Beijing yet.”Hou Erxia's heart was also moved by his disciples 'words. He thought to himself,"I haven't been to Beijing for two or three years. Since my disciples have this wish, let's go."
Thus, Hou Erxia brought his disciples to Beijing. Because they were here to rob corrupt officials, they did not have much money on them. After eating and drinking in Beijing for a few days, he had spent all his money. Hou Erxia looked at him. What should he do? Let's go back. We don't have any travel expenses. The few of them discussed it and decided to do some work in Beijing. Let's find a corrupt official who specializes in exploiting the common people and steal from him. But then they thought,"We're new here and aren't familiar with Beijing. Who should we look for?" Who was the corrupt official? They had no choice but to split up and ask around.
On that day, Wei Tuo Junfu and the mud leg monk Zhang Wang arrived at Anding Gate and entered the Rich Lane. They looked up and saw a mansion at the end of the road. On the golden plaque were four large words: Prince Yong's residence. The two of them thought to themselves,"Since it's Prince Yong, there's no need to ask, then he must be related to the Emperor." They definitely didn't have anything good. They were high and mighty, sucking away at their bones and marrow. If you want to steal, steal from this kind of person. The two of them walked around the manor a few times. After they had stepped on the road, they went back to greet their master. "Alright, I'll leave this job to you two!" Remember, don't hurt people in vain. Just get the money back. Enough is enough!”"Sigh!" The two of them had done this kind of work more than once and were very experienced. They came to Prince Yong's residence again, and just as they entered the room, they happened to catch up with Tong Lin practicing martial arts in the courtyard. The two of them did not manage to hit him a few times before they were chased away by Tong Lin.
They returned to the shop and told their master the truth. When Hou Erxia heard this, he was stunned. I'm not boasting, but these five disciples of mine are all better than one another. For example, the mud monk Zhang Wang had fought all over Shandong with his crutch, but he still had no opponent. Moreover, Wei Tuo Junfu was also one of the best among the young people! How could he let a big boss beat him back? Hou Erxia thought again,"This old man is quite interesting. Although he knocked my two disciples to the ground, he didn't touch a single hair on them, nor did he send them to the government." As Hou Erxia thought about it, he could not help but feel a little grateful.
Let's just talk about the two brothers who were beaten up. They weren't willing to lose, so they looked for Eldest Senior Brother Ruan He and Second Senior Brother Ruan Bi. The brothers discussed and decided that if two of them couldn't do it, the five of them might as well go together. In the end, the five of them stirred up Prince Yong residence a second time and were beaten back by Tong Lin. When Hou Erxia heard this, he was extremely displeased. This was good. He didn't get the money and even suffered two losses. This Old Man Tong is really something. He can defeat my five disciples alone. It doesn't matter if the five brothers get beaten up, but I'll lose face! No, I have to meet this Tong guy. Just like that, Hou Erxia visited Tong Lin eight times but did not see him. In the end, he left a note saying that they would meet at the Earth Altar. This is what happened in the past, so I won't say much.
He took the document. Precisely because of this, Hou Erxia did not hide anything and told Tong Lin his full name the moment he saw him. When Tong Lin heard that, he was very happy in his heart. The two of them sat down on the ground. Hou Erxia apologized first." Teacher Tong, these five disciples of mine have just entered the martial world. They don't know the rules. They had entered Prince Yong's residence twice at night and originally wanted to get some money for travel expenses, but they didn't expect to be discovered by Teacher Tong. You're magnanimous enough to let them go. This old man is endlessly grateful! After that, I went to Prince Yong's residence to meet Teacher Tong, but I didn't see him, so I took the liberty to invite you to the Earth Altar for a while. Mrs. Tong, I have no other intentions for inviting you here. I just want to apologize to you on behalf of my disciples. I beg your forgiveness!" Tong Lin took a look. This Hou Erxia was really reasonable. "Aiyo, Old Swordsman, please don't say that. I, Tong Lin, have just entered the martial arts world, and I still have many shortcomings. I hope you can give me some pointers, old hero!”At this point, Hou Erxia stretched out his hand and called his five disciples over."Hurry up and apologize to Mrs. Tong!" When the five brothers heard this, they thought, What? He wants the five of us to apologize to him? However, on second thought, he had to obey his master's orders. The five brothers were full of resentment. They walked in front of Tong Lin with their mouths pursed and eyes wide open."Mrs. Tong, we apologize to you!”Was this an apology? He was clearly acting out of spite. Tong Lin understood in his heart. He quickly stood up and returned the greeting politely. The five of them returned to their original positions.
"Old hero, if you say so, you must be in urgent need of money, right?" Tong Lin looked at Hou Erxia and said. Don't worry, just tell me. If it's too much, I, Tong Lin, can still take out 180 taels of silver. However, I don't have it with me now. Do you want to tell me your address? I'll send it to you when I get back to the residence and withdraw the money?”"Hahaha! Thank you, Mrs. Tong, for your generous help! How nice!" Hou Erxia said so, but he was also more careful. He thought to himself, Is this Tong guy trying to use this as an excuse to cheat us of our address and then call the government to arrest us? You can't have the heart to harm others, but you can't be without the heart to guard against others. There is a saying that people's hearts are unpredictable and must be guarded against. Hou Erxia thought of this and refused. The two of them sat for a while longer before they started talking about martial arts. "Swordsman Tong, may I ask who your teacher is? Which sect are you from?"”" I…" Tong Lin was stunned. Why? Tong Lin hated hearing these words because he would definitely cause trouble if he said them. But when he asked, he had to say,"I have no family. When I left the mountain, my teacher told me to start another martial arts school.”"Yo!" Hou Erxia's eyes widened when he heard that. He thought to himself, This Tong guy's tone is really not small. He wants to open up another world and start another martial arts. Only the founder could say this. Hearing Tong Lin's words, Hou Erxia was extremely displeased! "Mrs. Tong, does that mean you have a special ability? Alright, I can't miss out on meeting an expert. The little old man has no other requests. I just want to spar with Mrs. Tong and broaden my horizons. Ms. Tong, do me the honor?" When Tong Lin heard this, he thought to himself that this was bad. Once he said this, he would definitely cause trouble. As expected. What should he do? If I didn't extend my hand, the old man wouldn't have agreed. She stretched out her hand, but she didn't know what to do. Hou Erxia was a famous figure. Who didn't know that his bright moon illuminated the Nine Provinces? That was really awe-inspiring! With this little ability of his, could he beat others? Just as Tong Lin was hesitating, Hou Erxia stood up from the ground and told Ruan He and Ruan Bi to clean up the place. He waved his hand at Tong Lin and said,"Mrs. Tong, please!" When Tong Lin saw this, he had no choice but to shoot. He pondered again,'It's not bad to stretch out my hand. I can learn something from fighting with an expert.' Thinking of this, he got up and followed Hou Erxia to an empty space.
This Hou Erxia, don't look at how polite he was when he spoke, but once he stretched out his hand, he was merciless! Whoosh, he stole the limelight first. What was the limelight? It was like playing Chinese chess. The red chess piece would be black first, and whoever held the red chess piece would move first. Hou Erxia had experienced many enemies and was very experienced. The old man took off his grown clothes, lifted his shoes, tightened his belt, and tied his braids on his head. With a " hi ", he waved his hands and showed that he was not in a hurry to climb the mountain. Tong Lin stood below with his hands by his side, the two of them standing three meters apart. Tong Lin tucked his long lapels into his belt, rolled up his sleeves, and coiled his braids on his head. He then lowered his hands and revealed the door. Hou Erxia took a look. What kind of door was this? Never seen him. The two of them stood still and stabilized their qi and blood. "Teacher Tong, please!" Hou Erxia said.”"Elder, please!" Tong Lin smiled.”"Mrs. Tong, you're welcome. Please!" "No, I've never reached out my hand first in a war. Old Swordsman, please!”"Since Teacher Tong has made such a concession, forgive this old man for being disrespectful!”When Hou Erxia said this, he tapped his toes on the ground and jumped up.”It went straight for Tong Lin's face with a palm strike. This move was really powerful. Clasping a palm in a fist, it was also known as One Palm to Open Your Heart, or it was also known as Splitting Huashan with Strength. Tong Lin took a look. Although the old man wasn't tall, his movements were nimble and his palm technique carried the wind. Just as this palm was about half a foot away from Tong Lin's face, Tong Lin's figure retreated to the left, and Hou Erxia's palm missed. Without waiting for Tong Lin to attack, Hou Erxia flipped his palm over and used another 'push the boat with the current' move, slashing towards Tong Lin's neck. If he were to chop it down, not to mention a fleshy neck, even a thick small tree would be broken. Tong Lin bent down, and Hou Erxia's palm missed again. Tong Lin took advantage of this opportunity to turn his body and raise his leg, kicking towards Hou Erxia's face. Hou Erxia tapped the ground with the tip of his toes and leaped up, dodging Tong Lin's kick. He had just landed when Tong Lin put his palms together and used a Pushing the Window to Look at the Moon. With a pounce, he struck the left and right Huagai acupoints of the two heroes. Hou Erxia retreated and dodged the palms again. Tong Lin immediately took a step forward and delivered another palm strike. Hou Erxia dodged it again. The two of them moved like flying, and neither of them easily attacked. Hou Erxia thought to himself,"If an expert reaches out his hand, he'll know if there's one." This Tong fellow was indeed amazing! Look at his moves just now. They were clean and neat, and there were endless variations. Today, it's only me, Hou Jie. If it was someone else, they would definitely make a fool of themselves! No wonder none of my five disciples were his match. I have to be more careful. If I fall in Beijing, how can I return to Shandong?
As for Tong Lin, he also had his own thoughts. He secretly raised his thumb and praised the other party. Good, good, good! He was truly a famous swordsman, and he was indeed different from the rest! That move changed so quickly! Fortunately, I dodged it quickly. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to leave this Earth Altar today! I have to be more careful! The two of them kept their secrets to themselves. Hou Erxia found an opportunity and took a step forward. Pa! Another palm strike. Tong Lin dodged it with a flash. He returned the blow, and the two of them fought. This time, Tong Lin paid attention. He discovered that Hou Jie and Hou Jingshan were using the thirty-six moves of the White Essence Fist. Although this wasn't a special fist technique, Hou Erxia had mastered it to perfection. Each move was faster than the last, and it was as fast as lightning. Tong Lin's palms shook, revealing his Willow Brocade Silk Palm. He stepped on the '8' and turned away, treating Hou Erxia like a tree. Hou Erxia took a look. Aiyo, what kind of palm technique was this? Eight Trigrams Palm? No, Great Yin Palm? That was not right either. What palm was that? This time, the old man had no confidence. The two of them fought for more than 40 rounds without a winner.
As for Tong Lin's victory and defeat, let's see the next breakdown.
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