第二天上午10点钟，尘香和尘凡匆忙地回到了女娲的故乡，法库县。政府办公厅的大堂里挤满了人，都不认识主事的官员。这哥俩排在了询问的队伍的后面，想问问怎么全县的三十几位官员全换成了新人？一位政府的官员在一次出来解释：“这是新政策，各县政府的官员轮流互换，以提高公务员的办事能力。请各位放心，一切公务的办理会在一两天内恢复正常。”
这时，县尉带着几个捕快进了大堂，说是刚才看见两个1.8米多高的强壮年青人进了县政府大院，他要找那俩人聊聊。尘香和尘凡听见后就走过去了。
县尉对这兄弟俩说：“下个月武汉有将军入学考试。如果你俩有兴趣参加，可以到后院看看，做几项素质测试。”
途中，这俩兄弟得知，县尉是一位武术大师，是“南鹤北桥”的北桥： 桥峰。
At 10 o'clock the next morning, Dust-Scent and Dust-Mortal hurried back to Nuwa's hometown, Faku County. The lobby of the government office was crowded with people, and none of them knew the officials in charge. The two brothers stood at the back of the line to ask why more than 30 officials in the county were replaced by new people? A government official came out to explain: "This is a new policy. Officials from county governments are rotated to improve the ability of civil servants to handle affairs. Please be assured that the conduct of all official business will return to normal in a day or two."
At this time, the county lieutenant entered the lobby with a few constables, saying that he had just seen two strong young men over 1.8 meters tall enter the county government compound, and that he wanted to talk to those two men. Dust-Scent and Dust-Mortal heard this and went over.
The county lieutenant said to the brothers, "There is a general's entrance exam in Wuhan next month. If you two are interested in taking it, you can take a look in the backyard and do a few quality tests."
On the way, the two brothers learned that the lieutenant was a martial arts master, the North Bridge of the “South Crane North Bridge”: Bridge-Peak.
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尘香和尘凡跟着桥峰来到了县政府的校军场，看见场地一边放着两排石锁（如图3.6.2.11-1，2，4）。桥峰指着图1的石锁说： “石锁代表着装 ‘天条’的手提箱（注即约柜，佛教中称作戒渡）。天条分为三类：18神佛不共法，女戒（即500威仪108000魅力），和男戒（即3000威仪84000细行，参见16.2节），分别由三棵断头树（即棕榈树）表示，代表一切法。我们中华帝国的法庭，监狱，军队和警察都是法律的保护者，所以我们选将军，就把举石锁作为第一项素质测试了。”
桥峰继续说：“这些石锁共两个重量级别：女锁重75公斤；男锁125公斤。也就是说我们国家的男将军必须能够单臂举起125公斤，还要能扔出去。女将军必须能够单臂举起75公斤，然后扔出去，或者能够用双臂举起125公斤，然后扔出去。现在我来用女锁做示范，你们认真看啊！考试的时候，动作不合乎身体的力学原理，会扣分的。”
Dust-Scent and Dust-Mortal followed Bridge-Peak to the county government's school military field and saw two rows of stone locks placed on one side of the field (as shown in Figures 3.6.2.11-1, 2, and 4). Pointing to the stone locks in Figure 1, Arrival-Bridge said: "The stone locks represent the suitcases that contain the ‘sky clauses’ (note, that Covenant Ark, also known as the Precepts Ferry in Buddhism). The ‘sky clauses’ are divided into three categories: 18 God Buddha Uncommon Laws, Woman Precepts (i.e., 500 Majesties 108,000 Charms), and Man Precepts (i.e., 3,000 Majesties 84,000 Enchantments, cf. section 16.2), each represented by three guillotine trees (i.e., palms), which stand for all laws. Our courts, prisons, army and police in Chinese Empire are all protectors of the law, that's why we choose our generals by lifting stone locks as the first test of quality.”
Bridge-Peak continued, "These stone locks consist of two weight classes: woman locks weigh 75 kilograms; man locks 125 kilograms. This means that the male generals of our country must be able to lift 125 kilograms with one arm and be able to throw it. Female generals must be able to lift 75 kilograms with one arm and throw it or be able to lift 125 kilograms with both arms and throw it. Now I'm going to demonstrate with the female lock, so watch carefully! When you take the test, points will be deducted for movements that don't follow the mechanics of the body."
尘香和尘凡都通过了举石锁，摔跤，和骑射的测试，然后是兵器演练。乔峰让这哥儿俩自己选武器，然后对打给他和捕快们看。尘凡选了把青龙偃月刀。尘香选了一根棍子，抡起右端就向尘凡头顶砸过去了。尘凡举刀相迎。尘香收回棍子的右端，棍子的左端就被推出去直刺尘凡的胸口。
桥峰叫停了他们俩，问：“你们是不是没学过使用武器？”
这哥俩尴尬地回答：“没系统地学过。”
Both Dust-Scent and Dust-Mortal passed the tests of lifting stone lock, wrestling, and mounted archery and then came the weapons drill. Bridge-Peak asked the two brothers to choose their own weapons and then fight against each other for him and the constables to see. Dust-Mortal chose a “Turquoise Dragon Crescent Blade”. Dust-Scent chose a stick and swung the right end of it towards Dust-Mortal's head. Dust-Mortal raised his sword to meet it. Dust-Scent retracted the right end of the stick, the left end of the stick was pushed out to stab Dust-Mortal's chest.
Bridge-Peak called them both to a halt and asked, “Is it true that you haven't learned to use weapons?”
The two brothers replied awkwardly, “Not systematically.”
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桥峰回答：“没关系！你们俩这素质，我教你们，拿到基本分数不成问题。只要你们俩在考试中不缺项，就差不多。” 桥峰又对卢堂左说：“我有一套‘庄家十八棍’，又名‘金刚降魔杵’。所用的武器就是这只棍子，长度约是13掌宽（如图3）。前13式称作 ‘达魔13式’是棍法的基本功。后五式是 ‘降龙伏虎式’，是佛门武功。你想学不？”
尘香回答：“你是怎么知道佛门武功的？”
Bridge-Peak replied, "That's okay! With the quality you two have, it won't be a problem for me to teach you and get a basic score. As long as you two don't miss any items in the exam, it's pretty much the same." Bridge-Peak then said to Dust-Scent, "I have a set of ‘Boss’ Eighteen Sticks’, also known as the ‘Philosopher-Stone Taming-Demon Pestle’. The weapon used is this stick, which is about 13 palms wide in length (Figure 3). The first 13 stances are called the ‘13 Stances of Arriving Demon’ and are the basics of the stick. The last five stances are the ‘Dragon Subduing Tiger Stances’ and are Buddhist martial arts. Do you want to learn it?"
Dust-Scent replied: "How did you know about Buddhist martial arts?"
桥峰回答：“七年前，我刚来武汉的时候，去拜访江南鹤。他就拉我去他的妹妹女英家做客。女英就把舜帝和禹皇请到她家吃饭了。随后，江南鹤，禹皇，和我们几个人就谈论起了功夫。禹皇说，他小时候，梁山伯（即伏羲，燃灯佛）教过他两套强身健体的功夫。后来他发现这两套功夫是共工一脉传承的密宗功夫。他就委托我给琢磨琢磨，帮他把这两套功夫传下去。我研究后认为这两套功夫都很好。这18式的后5式是逆手棍，是奇门。18式虽然少，但可以正合，以奇胜；以奇合，以正胜。这样奇正配合使用，这套棍法是很好的武学入门功夫。”
尘香回答：“好！我学。”
Bridge-Peak replied: "Seven years ago, when I just came to Wuhan, I went to visit Jiang Nanhe (i.e., Crane of the Yangzi River South). He took me to visit his sister Heroin's house. Heroin invited Emperor Shun and Emperor Yu to her house for dinner. Then, Crane of the Yangzi River South, White-King Yu, and a few of us talked about kung fu (i.e., Martial Art). White-King Yu said that when he was a child, Liang Shanbo (Fuxi, Lamplighter Buddha) taught him two sets of Martial Arts to strengthen his body. Later, he found that these two sets of Martial Arts are the Tantric kung fu inherited from the lineage of ‘Public Work’ (佛, Buddha, all-seeing all-knowing). He entrusted me to study them and help him pass on these two sets of Martial Arts. After studying them, I think both sets of Martial Arts are very good. The last 5 of these 18 moves are reverse hand sticks, which are Strange. Although 18 moves are few, you can use Correctness to face component, and by the Strange to win. Or you can fight like a Buddha by Strange to face component and win by Correctness. Using these combinations of Strange and Correctness, this set of stick techniques is a good introduction to martial arts."
Dust-Scent replied, "Good! I'll learn."
桥峰对尘凡说：“我还从禹皇那里学来一套‘屠龙刀法’。这长刀（如图5）名作‘屠龙刀双手带’，可以分解成两部分。分解后的刀把就成为了‘金刚降魔杵’；而这刀头就成为了刺客所用的‘屠龙刀’。和我刚才解释金刚杵的招式类似，屠龙刀共有36式；后18式是上乘的武功。后18式的前9式是正奇刀法；后9式是逆奇。所谓遇神杀神，遇鬼杀鬼，屠龙刀过处，天地惊，鬼神泣，血流成河。你愿意学不？”
尘香回答：“愿意学！”
桥峰回答：“好！那你们俩去登记参加将军资格考试，我就教你们。”
Bridge-Peak said to Dust-Mortal: "I also learned a set of 'Dragon Slaying Sword Techniques' from White-King Yu. This long sword (as shown in Figure 5) is called 'Dragon Slaying Sword Two-hand Carrying' and can be decomposed into two parts. The decomposed hilt becomes the 'Philosopher-Stone Pestle'; and the blade becomes the 'Dragon Slaying Sword' used by assassins. Like the moves of the 'Philosopher-Stone Pestle' I just explained, there are 36 moves of the Dragon Slaying Sword; the last 18 moves are advanced martial arts. The first 9 of the last 18 moves are Correct-Strange sword techniques; the last 9 moves are Anti-Stranges. It is said that when you meet a god, you kill the god; when you meet a ghost, you kill the ghost. Wherever the Dragon Slaying Sword passes, sky and earth are shocked, ghosts and gods are weeping, and blood flows like a river. Are you willing to learn?"
Dust-Scent replied: "I am willing to learn!"
Bridge-Peak replied: "Okay! Then you two go register for the general qualification exam, and I will teach you."
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在去往报名登记处的途中，尘香问身边的人，江南鹤是谁？一位考生告诉他，江南鹤是一位苗族祖庙‘百花谷’的护法，以‘铁胆水上漂’，又名‘八步赶禅’，和‘朱砂掌’而著称于世。
尘香又问：“我听说江南有很多谷，这百花谷很出名吗？”有考生告诉他：“百花谷盛产多种名贵的草药。现在我们国家有30多位将军是苗族人。他们每一位将军选择一味草药的名字来命名他自己的出处。例如有将军来自 ‘绝情谷’，这名字就源于百花谷盛产 ‘断肠草’。又将军来自 ‘情花谷’，名字就源于百花谷盛产 ‘情花’。实际上，江南的将军有三分之一来自 ‘百花谷’。”
在这哥俩登记的时候，桥峰看见卢堂左（即尘香）和卢堂右（尘凡）是两个亲兄弟，就说：“我登记你们俩用一个名额，写两人的名字。这样考官就会注意到你们俩是亲兄弟，会给你俩每人加三分。他们愿意让亲兄弟一起去打仗。这次我们的女娲故乡县参加将军入学考试的口号是：录取的人数比报考的人数多！”
On the way to the registration office, Dust-Scent asked the people around him, who is the “Crane of the Yangzi River South”? A candidate told him that He is the guardian of the Miao ancestral temple "Hundred Flowers Valley” and is famous for "Iron Gallbladder Floating on Water", aka. "Eight Steps to Chasing Chan", and "Cinnabar Palm".
Dust-Scent asked again: "I heard that there are many valleys south of Yangzi River, is this ‘Hundred Flowers Valley’ very famous?" A candidate told him: " Hundred Flowers Valley is rich in many kinds of precious herbs. Now there are more than 30 generals in our country who are Miao people. Each of them chooses the name of an herb to name his own origin. For example, there is a general from the "Feelingless Valley", and this name comes from the fact that Hundred Flowers Valley is rich in "Heartbroken Grass". Another general comes from the "Love Flower Valley", and that name comes from the fact that Hundred Flowers Valley is rich in "Love Flower". In fact, one third of the generals south of Yangzi River are from the "Hundred Flowers Valley."
When the two brothers were registering, Dust-Scent saw that Hall-Left Lu (i.e. Dust-Scent) and Hall-Right Lu (i.e. Dust-Mortal) were brothers, so he said, "I will register both of you with one place and write both of your names. This way the examiner will notice that you two are brothers and will give you three extra points each. They are willing to let brothers go to war together. This time, the slogan of our Nuwa hometown county participating in the general entrance examination is ‘more people are admitted than the number of applicants!’"
尘香惊讶地叨咕：“我没想到咱们法库县有这么多武术世家！？”
桥峰喝了一口他的狗葫芦里的酒，然后回答：“这些考生多数来自别的县市，他们来咱这里报名是为了学习女娲家的武功。”
当桥峰教卢堂左和卢堂右功夫的时候，他还在教其它的考生“降龙18掌”。考生们认为那套女英创造的功夫有助于他们将来和“天蓬元帅”女英搞好关系。但是这哥儿俩对“降龙18掌”不感兴趣，就回家去看将军们演练女英的武功，琢磨如何在打斗中反制女英。
Dust-Scent muttered in surprise: "I didn't expect that there are so many martial arts families in our Faku County!?"
Bridge-Peak took a sip of the wine in his dog-gourd and replied: "Most of these candidates are from other counties and cities. They come here to register to learn the martial arts of the Nuwa family."
While Bridge-Peak was teaching Hall-Left Lu and Hall-Right Lu, he was also teaching the other candidates the "Taming Dragon 18 Palms". The candidates thought that the kung fu created by Heroine would help them to get along well with Heroine, the "Celestial Ceiling Marshal". However, the two brothers were not interested in the "Taming Dragon 18 Palms", so they went home to watch the generals practice Heroine's martial arts and figure out how to counter Heroine in a fight.
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这时，大虎山乡已经来了很多人了。尘香和尘凡开始转移财产，把钱存放到了大虎山乡的金库里，并且询问秀才和跤手的来历细节。
秀才和跤手看出了卢堂左的疑惑，说：“我们俩也曾怀疑，怎么来卢家屯的人的素质都高？就研究了一下，我俩发现来的人讲的故事都有些类似。原因是，我们来这里就直接得到了房子和地。若这房子和地随意地给出去，那大虎山乡就成为丐帮的大本营了。所以政府在开放这里的两年前，就秘密地放出了这个地区白给房子和地的消息，而且每个县是有名额限制的，只能选送有用的人才。然后，他们秘密地观察着迁移来的人口，赶走低素质的人，只留下高素质的人。这样，大虎山才能发展成为一个能为国家做贡献的地区。”
By this time, a lot of people had come to Big-Tiger Mountain Township. Dust-Scent and Dust-Mortal began to transfer their property, depositing the money in the vault of Big-Tiger Mountain Township, and questioned Scholar and Wrestler about the details of their origins.
Scholar and Wrestler saw Hall-Left Lu's doubt and said, "We both also wondered how come the quality of the people who came to Lu Family Village are high? Just after researching a bit, we both realized that the stories told by the people who came were somewhat similar. The reason is that we got the house and land directly by coming here. If this house and land were given out freely, then Big-Tiger Mountain Township would be the home base of the Beggar Gang. So, two years before the government opened this place, they secretly released the news that this area is given houses and land for free, and that there is a quota limit for each county, so that only useful people can be selected. Then, they secretly watched the migrating population, driving out the low-quality people and leaving only the high-quality ones. In this way, Big-Tiger Mountain can develop into a region that can contribute to the country."
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