Chapter 71

When everyone came out of the hiding place, the men in black had already fled without a trace. Everyone looked at the corpses on the ground and remained silent. After a long time, Yu Changyuan said: "I didn't expect that the Tatars also knew the news.

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Xu Yingyang said: "Someone must have spread the news, which made various gangs and Tatars take action. Now our whereabouts have been exposed, and we must change our hiding place."

Yu Changyuan nodded in agreement, and Xu Yingyang said: "Before Xu arrived here, he lived in a lamasery for two days. It is not far from here, and we can hide there temporarily."

Yu Changyuan said: "This is best, let's just go there."

Li Qiufeng thought of the fainted great lama and couldn't help but secretly worry for him.

At this time, there were only six villagers left in Wuhu Villa. They threw the headless body of the man in black into the valley, and cremated the bodies of Zhu Ming and several villagers into ashes. The ashes were buried on the edge of the cliff. The horses

Not lost, Zhuang Ding put his luggage on the horse's back. He Yi secretly checked the gunpowder and said to Yu Changyuan: "Brother, now we have lost some of our gunpowder. To be safe, I'm afraid we need to replenish some."

Yu Changyuan said: "We will make plans after we arrive at the Lama Temple."

The Lama Temple was not far from the hillside where everyone was, but the horses could not go down directly from the hillside to the valley. So everyone had to go around in a circle and walked straight for more than an hour before arriving at the gate of the Lama Temple.

Li Qiufeng saw that the door of the Lama Temple had been reinstalled, and when he thought of Murong Danyan's handsome figure, his heart suddenly became warm.

Yu Changyuan was about to knock on the door when Xu Yingyang said: "These lamas are all frightened. If you knock on the door, they will not open it even if they die." After that, he stepped forward and kicked the door. With a "bang", the door was closed.

He kicked him and flew away.

Everyone squeezed into the gate, and two young lamas were sweeping the floor in the courtyard. Suddenly, they saw a group of people pouring in. The leader was the man in gray who had been arrogant in the temple two days ago. He was so frightened that he shouted,

He threw the broom in his hand on the ground and fled into the hall.

Zhuang Hengyun asked curiously: "Master Xu, why do these monks act like they are ghosts when they see us?"

Xu Yingyang chuckled and said: "Xu lived here for two days. These lamas didn't want Xu to stay. Hehe, so they suffered a little..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a man walking out of the hall. This man was wearing homespun clothes, his hair was disheveled, and his face was full of wrinkles. It was hard to tell how old he was. He had his hands on his hips and looked at him with a bad smile.

Everyone asked: "Are you guys the ones who came to make trouble in the temple?"

This man's voice was hoarse, like a broken gong. But when everyone heard his voice, their faces suddenly changed.

Just last night, everyone heard this sound in the imperial mausoleum. It was the old man peeing into the big vat.

Yu Changyuan took a step forward and said: "We are not causing trouble, we are just passing merchants who want to stay in Baosha for one night."

The old man snorted and said, "This is not an inn. If you walk a few dozen miles along the mountain road, there will be a market. Go and stay at the inn there."

Zhuang Hengyun felt unhappy when he saw this man wearing shabby clothes but looking very aggressive. He said loudly: "Who are you from the temple? Please speak to the host."

Lao Shou said: "You want to see the great lama? Bah, get out of here as soon as possible!"

Zhuang Hengyun was furious and was about to attack if he made a mistake with his palms. Yu Changyuan stretched out his hand to stop him and said to Lao Shou: "Let's take a rest and leave. We won't disturb the practice of all the masters. I think this big temple is in a state of disrepair. I would like to

I offer five hundred taels of silver..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a person flashing out from behind the big pillar behind Lao Shou. It was the Great Lama. He walked quickly to Lao Shou, clasped his hands to Yu Changyuan and said: "This donor, please come to the hall to make a donation."

Narrative.”

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: It is true that money can make the world go round. Who would have thought that this ancient temple in the mountains would not be able to escape the world of mortals.

A young lama had already introduced everyone into the main hall. After the guests and hosts were seated, the big lama asked Yu Yuanyuan: "Where did the donor come from and where is he going?"

Yu Changyuan said: "I came from the capital and wanted to buy a group of livestock outside the customs. I just heard that this area has been uneasy recently, so I drove day and night and missed Sutou, so I had to disturb the great lama's religious practice."

The great lama smiled slightly and said, "It's easy to talk about. This temple is very quiet, and it's a good place to rest."

At this time, the old man also followed into the main hall, but he was sitting at the last seat. At this time, he sneered and said: "Great Lama, the world is not peaceful now, don't let some unscrupulous people live in the temple, it will cause trouble.

court disaster."

The Great Lama's expression changed. Just when he was about to speak, he heard Xu Yingyang say: "Great Lama, there have been a lot of troubles in the past two days. I hope the Great Lama won't take offense. When I left yesterday, I happened to encounter this person on the way.

Several friends, all of whom are old acquaintances, came to your temple together. I would like to be a guarantor for these friends and ensure that there will be no trouble in your temple."

The high lama was originally quite wary of Xu Yingyang, but when he saw that the senior official of the Imperial Guard spoke to him very respectfully, he finally felt relieved and said a few polite words.

At this time, a village man walked in holding a tray, which was covered with a piece of red cloth. Yu Changyuan said: "Great Lama, this is a little bit of our dedication to the Buddha. I hope the Great Lama will accept it."

After Yu Changyuan finished speaking, he reached out and uncovered the red cloth, only to see dozens of ingots of silver placed in the tray. As soon as the great lama saw the silver, he stood up, clasped his hands together, and said in a trembling voice: "Amituo

Buddha, alms, the donor is so polite!”

Yu Changyuan said: "This is a little bit of our thoughts. When we leave your temple, we still have a piece of people's hearts."

When the great lama heard that these people had left offerings, his eyes shone with light, and he kept chanting the name of the Buddha, praising everyone for their blessings, and their future as wives and children, with a bright future.

The old man stood up in anger, kicked his chair to the ground with a "bang", and then strode out.

Yu Changyuan said: "This old man has such a bad temper, I wonder where he comes from?"

The big lama said: "This man is the gardener of the imperial mausoleum. He usually grows flowers and grass in the imperial mausoleum. He is especially good at painting. He has worked at the imperial mausoleum for more than ten years, and he often comes to this temple to worship Buddha. It's just that this man likes wine.

Sometimes what you say and do is unexpected, so please don't be offended."

Yu Changyuan said: "Imperial Mausoleum? Is there an Imperial Mausoleum here?"

The great lama smiled and said: "The imperial mausoleum is not far from here. The mountain behind us is called Lotus Mountain, also called Babao Lotus Mountain. After climbing over this mountain, you will find the imperial mausoleum. But the mountain road is rugged and very difficult to walk. If

If you want to walk smoothly, you only need to walk south along the road in front of the small temple. After walking for more than ten miles, you will reach a small town called Wutun. Turn left and walk west for five or six miles and you will arrive.

The boundary of the imperial mausoleum."

Yu Changyuan said: "When I was in the capital, I heard a lot about the imperial mausoleum. I didn't expect that I ended up here by accident."

The big lama said: "Fortunately, you have arrived at the small temple first, otherwise if you accidentally enter the boundary of the imperial mausoleum, it will be a serious crime of beheading. You can rest in the small temple. If you can't find the road, the small temple can have someone show you the way.

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Yu Changyuan said a few more polite words. A young lama had already come in and invited everyone to have a vegetarian meal. This lama temple is deep in the mountains and has been dilapidated for a long time. The vegetarian meal is just some vegetables, tofu and the like, and there is no smell of oil at all.

Not even willing to put in more salt. Yu Changyuan and others ate a few hastily, and then ordered Zhuang Ding to send another fifty taels of silver, which was considered as food money left in the temple. The great lama was surprised and happy, and it turned out that the lama did not abstain from eating.

Wine and Meat. When Emperor Zhengde was in power, meat was served every day in this Lama Temple. However, when Emperor Jiajing came to the throne, the temple no longer received donations from the government, and the temple became poorer day by day. In the end, let alone wine and meat, even vegetables

We couldn't even eat tofu. A large number of lamas had to leave here and find another way to make a living. This big lama hadn't eaten meat for five or six years. When he saw the fifty taels of silver and vegetables, his eyes shone. He hurriedly walked in.

The cook took out five taels of silver and told the fireworker monk to go to the market outside the mountain to buy rice and meat. The meat should be fat, and the oil can be pressed when he comes back, leaving it for the whole temple monks to eat.

After the meal, everyone chatted for a while in the main hall. The big lama personally took everyone to the monk's room behind the main hall to rest. Li Qiufeng and Yan Dufei lived in the same room. The big lama said: "You can rest assured and let me know if you need anything."

Just let the little lama do it."

Li Qiufeng whispered to Yan Dufei: "That old man is not weak in martial arts. He has been hiding in the imperial mausoleum for more than ten years. He must not be an ordinary person!"
Chapter completed!