The bad news came one after another, and the Fifth Zen Master actually lost his mind for several seconds, showing an expression of disbelief.
There was no news at all, a son of Qinglian was stolen without any reason, and it was lost under the supervision of all the monks in the entire Kasyapa Tower. This is really incredible. You must know that it is Jiu who lives there.
One of the Zen masters, Huineng, the famous Sixth Zen Master in Fozhou, is a top powerhouse who has just broken through the first glimpse of Daowu.
A green lotus was stolen under Huineng's nose, and one night later, someone had to enter the lotus pond to pick the lotus. Only then did they accidentally discover that if there was no color lotus, the entire Jiuchan Temple would still be in the dark.
To be able to enter and leave Jiuchan Temple so quietly and steal the Buddha Lotus without being discovered by anyone, one can only imagine how powerful this lotus thief is.
After Wu Zen Master Huiwu turned to stone for a few seconds, he made a decisive decision and made the most correct decision - closing the temple and closing the mountain.
check.
Check it out.
After the order was issued, all the heads of the Jiuchan Temple rushed to tell each other, gathered in the main hall, and held an unprecedented meeting.
The main idea of this meeting is to thoroughly investigate the comings and goings of people in various mountains and temples in recent days on the basis of closing the temple. Are there any pilgrims, benefactors, wandering monks, or casual monks who have entered the temple in recent days?
Whether there are unfavorable conditions for inspections in various mountains and temples, whether the monks in the temple have traveled for several days, and whether there is evidence to prove where they were last night; what is also needed to check is the out-of-town pilgrims and donors in the Sutra Valley, whether they left last night
If there is anyone in Zangyun Valley, who is it and where have they gone? In addition, it is also necessary to check whether the defensive formation restrictions in various places in Jiuzhan Temple have been damaged; and even whether there are any suspicious people in Fozhou in recent times.
People appear.
A series of arrangements were made intensively, and not long after, the bells on the major peaks of Jiuzhan Temple rang one after another. The loud and vast bells rang across the mountains and valleys, until hundreds of people heard the sound.
It was still very clear to hear. After that, the practitioners in the entire Buddha Island were all stunned, and almost all eyes were focused on the solemn places with tall Buddha statues.
Two hours before Jiuzhan's bell rang...
In the Sutra Depository Valley, with his life under threat, Cao Han began to take the Tiandaozhu to visit the foreign lay practitioners one by one who lived in the Heavenly Blessed Land of the Sutra Depository Valley.
Feng Jueyu threatened Cao Han with his life and ordered him to help him find the whereabouts of Chi Qingyang. When he said this, Feng Jueyu himself couldn't even think of a good idea. In the end, Cao Han was smart enough and thought
After much thought, he came up with an idea to visit. Most of the people who originally lived in the Sutra Valley would look up to the foreign laypeople near their caves. Cao Han also knew about the existence of some people. He knew that at least they lived in the pagoda.
The few guys near the cave were not the people Feng Jueyu was looking for. At this time, Cao Han thought of using the energy of these people to ask if anyone knew if there was a person named Chi Qingyang living in the Sutra Valley.
But after this idea came up, the shrewd Cao Han immediately canceled the plan, because Cao Han felt that Feng Jueyu came to Chi Qingyang to seek revenge. Once such a person really existed, the two would definitely fight.
Whether Chi Qingyang will die in Feng Jueyu's hands by then is very important. If anything goes wrong with Chi Qingyang, then Jiuchan Temple will have Zhou Hu's unfavorable sin on him.
The pilgrims coming and going from the Sutra Valley are recommended by the major forces in Jiujie Mountain and can only enter the Sutra Valley with the consent of Jiu Chan Master. If something happens to these people in Jiu Chan Temple, Jiu Chan Temple must bear some responsibility. So
Once people know that he is inquiring about Chi Qingyang, he will inevitably be suspected after the Dong Chuang incident. After all, he is inquiring about Chi Qingyang's whereabouts.
Therefore, Cao Han didn't do that. Since there were some things that couldn't be asked directly, he had to go one by one to find them.
As for the method, it is quite reasonable.
Cao Han came to Jiuchan Temple more than ten years ago. When he came, he wanted to focus on his own cultivation, so he only met a few pilgrims and benefactors from a few caves near his residence in Futu Cave, and they didn't meet often.
The relationship between them is just a familiarity at most.
He knew that there was no Chi Qingyang among these people, so he bypassed his cave and used the excuse of visiting and making friends to explore the caves and paradises one by one.
This method is not out of the ordinary. After all, everyone comes to Jiuchan Temple to eliminate demonic obstacles. They come here together and have the same purpose. It is reasonable and reasonable to want to make friends and create a way out for themselves in the future.
In the Sutra Storage Valley, Cao Han walked out of a blessed place called Jingyun Cave with the Heavenly Dao Bead on his waist, followed by an old man with a gray beard.
This old man is the temporary owner of Jingyun Cave.
The old man sent Cao Han out with a kind face and said, "Fellow Taoist Cao is kind enough to accept it. I hope I can learn from you in the future."
"What did Fellow Taoist Sui say? Since we can practice together in Jiuchan Temple, it is fate. We are destined to meet each other. This is the truth. There will be many opportunities in the future." Cao Han's big fat face, two lumps of flesh were trembling.
, there is no ulterior motive at all.
The two benefactors said goodbye, and the old man surnamed Sui returned to his Jingyun Cave. One second, Cao Han was smiling as if he was meeting his relatives, but the next second he left Jingyun Cave, his face became tense, and he murmured:
: "This is not the case either, let's go to the next one."
Along the mountain path with blooming mountain flowers, facing the golden Zhufeng Rock that shines like the sun, Cao Han did not hesitate to sweat profusely and pant like an ox, but he had to speed up.
He visited cave after cave, and every time he would take out the secret blade specially made by Shiyue Tao Pagoda as a gift of friendship. He made friends piously and respectfully. Except for a few guys who had gone into seclusion, he could not see him for two hours.
I visited all the practitioners who had foreign pilgrims living there, but I couldn't find anyone named Chi Qingyang.
Walking on the path filled with mountain flowers, Cao Han deliberately picked a deserted place and headed down the mountain. There were still a few caves and paradises to visit, but he didn't have high expectations.
"I asked. There are five caves down there, four of which are inhabited. I'll visit them one by one. If there aren't any, don't blame me. You can do well and leave on your own so that I don't have to be involved with you all the time.
." Cao Han walked, wiping his sweat and whispering in a low voice.
Of course, what he said could only be said to Feng Jueyu, because the latter was also monitoring him closely at all times, so Cao Han did not dare to delay or delay in the slightest, let alone have any second thoughts. He just wanted to get that thing done quickly.
The unlucky Chi Qingyang was caught out, and then he threw the Tiandaozhu to the ground and left. Even if there was more noise, he would not leave the Futu Cave. After he returned, he laid down the formation and opened the cave door.
Guan, love so and so.
"There were several caves and paradises that I couldn't enter before!"
Compared to Cao Han who was upset, Feng Jueyu was just the opposite. He was sitting in the Tiandaozhu guarding the realm and everything was calm, without showing any signs of anxiety.
"There are six cultivators in the Cave Heaven Paradise who are in retreat. I will definitely not be able to enter. I don't want to worry about it anymore. You can find it yourself when the time comes."
Cao Han said in a pleading tone, how much he hopes now that this is all a dream.
Feng Jueyu thought for a while and said: "Well, I remember there are six, that's fine. After searching for the next few, if you still haven't found anyone, you can leave. I will handle the rest myself.
"Feng Jueyu did not use words to coerce Cao Han and asked him to keep silent, because by this time, Cao Han was completely tied to him, and he would not be able to talk about this kind of thing everywhere, otherwise once the incident comes to light,
Even if his life is threatened, he must bear the guilt of an accomplice.
There is no doubt about this.
Therefore, as long as Cao Han is not stupid, he will not report it to Jiuchan Temple.
After going down the mountain road to a quiet valley bottom, Cao Han wiped the greasy sweat on his face with his sleeve, then took out a water-blue medicine bottle from the treasure bag, grabbed it in the palm of one hand, and raised his head
Looking to the right side of the Cave Paradise, there is a large stone with the words "Amitabha Cave" engraved on it.
Cao Han glanced at it and encouraged himself: "There are four more, this is the fourth from the bottom." After thinking about it, he walked forward and stood outside the cave and said: "Fellow Taoists in the cave have invited me. I'm going to Shiyue."
Tao Pagoda Cao Han came here to pay a special visit, I wonder if my friend can show up to see you."
In the Amitabha Cave, a monk in white opened his eyes, staring at the entrance of the Cave Heaven Paradise with strong caution and uneasiness.
To the right of the monk in white, next to a white jade stalactite about ten meters away, another middle-aged man opened his eyes at the same time.
The two looked at each other in silence, and then a second voice came to mind from outside: "Fellow Taoist in the cave, I am Cao Han, who studied under Shiyue Taoist Pagoda, and I came here to pay my respects..."
The white-clothed monk still didn't speak, but the middle-aged man said: "There are many comrades from outside the Sutra Valley, and there are always people who can make friends by removing demonic obstacles. Brother Chi, you don't have to be afraid. If it's inconvenient for you to meet, then
Let me go out and have a word with him." The person who spoke was none other than Muchen, and the monk in white happened to be Chi Qingyang that Feng Jueyu was looking for.
This time, Cao Han finally found the right place.
Inside the cave, Chi Qingyang, who was dressed in white, was very wary. He sat in the corner of the cave. From his position, he could see the entrance of the cave. However, when he looked inside, it was pitch black and there was no light.
But even so, Chi Qingyang still didn't answer, and his eyebrows furrowed tighter and tighter.
At this time, Cao Han shouted for the third time, and every time he visited the practitioners in Dongtian Paradise, he only shouted three times. In Cao Han's words, no matter whether the people inside are still there or not making a sound, once you shout
If you don't leave if there are too many, it will easily arouse others' suspicion.