On the top of the Buddha's summit, there were corpses everywhere, and there was a wisp of wildfire, and the fire gradually died down.
Xu Xiuzhu staggered a few steps, stepped on the source of fire, and sat down on the ground in a hurry.
The old man over there, whose originally gray but meticulously tidied bun was a little messy by the strong wind, looked at Xu Xiuzhu who was not sitting up, and was about to scold him, but the next moment he also softened and sat down.
On the ground.
The two looked at each other and laughed loudly. Beside them were piles of corpses of the soldiers.
"Master, this battle was really enjoyable! I feel that my skills in the five realms have become much more solid." Xu Xiuzhule's teeth were about to come out, but he suddenly felt hot. When he lowered his head, he saw a cluster of small flames.
He wants the harm to ignite.
So he got up hastily, jumped up and down, and flicked the flames. After a lot of work, he finally extinguished it with the palm of his hand. When he looked up, he saw Xia Ze and a plump and beautiful woman walking down from a higher place on the top of the Buddha. They were embarrassed just now.
His behavior was naturally noticed by the two of them.
Xu Xiuzhu was a little embarrassed and scratched his head: "Brother Xia Ze, is it done so quickly?"
Xia Ze nodded, and his smile faded into the clear water: "Well, please trouble Senior Lu and Brother Xu to fend off the pursuers for me."
"Whatever comes and goes, that's..." Halfway through Xu Xiuzhu's words, he suddenly noticed that Xia Ze's brows were furrowed.
"Brother Xia Ze? Are you worried?" he asked.
Xia Ze shook his head and took a few steps. As if he suddenly felt a little impolite, he turned around and grinned: "Senior Lu, Brother Xu, I'm a little worried for the time being. I'm afraid this drink will get the attention of Qingyang Town."
Only then can I treat you to a drink, I'm sorry."
Lu Yixiang patted him on the shoulder and teased: "I was not such a polite person before. Why, after fighting with someone, he used all his magic weapons and beat him unconscious?"
Xia Ze grinned: "I'm the only one who beats others up, so why should others beat me up? It's just that some changes involve family matters..."
When Lu Yixiang heard this, he didn't want to embarrass Xia Ze: "If you don't want to say it, just don't say it. Who can live without a few sad things when they leave their hometown?"
Xia Ze nodded and walked on without looking back.
The plump woman at that time followed closely behind, but when she passed the master and apprentice, she rolled her eyes at them angrily, turned around and left.
"I forgot to ask before, who is this woman..." Xu Xiuzhu received inexplicable looks from others, and some monks were suddenly confused.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
The four of them returned to Taoxi Temple together, and the protracted battle had come to an end.
After the tiger monster died, the group of bat monsters naturally dispersed after the tree fell down. There were only three or two left, and they ran away without a trace.
People who had survived the disaster were squatting in the charred peach forest outside the temple, dealing with their injuries.
Liu Qingya was naturally overjoyed when he saw Xia Ze, Lu Yixiang and his entourage returning. However, before he took two steps, his face suddenly changed: "Xiao Lu, what's the matter with your injury?"
Lu Yixiang scratched his head: "We killed more than 300 people with one enemy against a hundred. This little injury doesn't matter."
He Xu was about to rush forward with joy, but when he saw the gloomy look on Xia Ze's face, he suddenly fainted for some reason.
Ayu who was beside her had rarely spoken since she was on her way back. She had long noticed that Xia Ze was in a bad mood, and she secretly vowed not to get into trouble with him at this time.
Unexpectedly, Xia Ze suddenly turned to him and said calmly: "I heard from Wu Zhuan that there is a small cave in your body? Can it swallow refining magic weapons?"
Ayu was flattered: "Back to my lord, it's true."
Xia Ze raised his eyebrows: "Can we swallow the ghosts?"
Ayu looked around, and with the eyes of a demon fox, he could naturally see the ghosts floating around, including bodyguards, merchants, and the tiger demon who had just entered the Seventh Realm. Not only that, there were also ghosts floating on the top of the Buddha Peak.
If the ghosts of thousands of victorious armies and ever-victorious armies could all be inhaled into the belly and refined with fox fire day and night, over time...
This immature idea kept coming out, so the greedy smile that appeared on her face was almost uncontrollable. When did this Xia Ze become so generous?
However, Xia Ze just nodded to himself and said: "The talisman paper and red sand I brought are not enough. After taking in the sergeants on the mountain and the monsters all over the place, I can't bring these warriors who sacrifice their lives for righteousness, so
I have to trouble you to introduce them into your belly first and refine the ghost souls a little more solidly."
It was as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on Ayu's head.
Xia Ze didn't notice Ayu's expression at all, and continued: "When the time comes, let Wu Zhuan, the righteous god of the five mountains, take good care of them, let them do whatever they want, and return the blessings to his family. If not,
If you wish to stay, you can send your ghost to reincarnation as soon as possible."
"yes......"
Ayu secretly cursed Xia Ze as a black-hearted master, but she didn't expect that Xia Ze suddenly smiled and said: "Don't scold me in your heart, these thousands of soldiers have been killing people all year round, the evil spirit is too strong, if you refine it, not only
There will be little benefit, and you may even suffer from it.”
Ayu was guessed by him and hurriedly argued: "No, no, no, my lord is so kind to me, so how dare I..."
Xia Ze did not expose her: "Okay, the tiger demon has just entered the Xianglong Realm. Tigers and foxes have had some connections since ancient times. The tiger demon's soul may be relatively easy to refine, so I will give it to you. How about it?"
"
"Thank you, Lord!" Ayu was overjoyed when she heard this.
“Mr.
Xia Ze was a little uncomfortable with it: "Po Qing... Aunt Qing, just call me Xia Ze."
Liu Qingya nodded, and then said: "We have just counted the corpses of the bat spirits, a total of 4,780. This bat spirit is naturally yin-loving, and is perfect for making robes and refining elixirs, so it is very popular in the dynasty market.
It’s very popular among the public and the price is extremely expensive.”
"Thanks to your talisman for this battle, Master, you turned the tide at the critical moment. Even the tiger monster was able to be killed without the blessing of Master. I discussed with the heroes and agreed that the corpse of this monster should be returned to the family.
All owned by the young master."
Hearing this, Xia Ze waved his hands and said, "No, no, this battle has resulted in numerous casualties among the warriors who entered the mountain. Why not sell the bat body and send the money to the women and children at home."
Despite Liu Qingya's repeated admonitions, Xia Ze had no intention of relenting, so he had no choice but to give up and promised to give Xia Ze another gratifying gift in the future.
After this battle, Taoxi Temple, a thousand-year-old temple that was not even prosperous at first, was completely destroyed. Fortunately, among the merchants coming and going, there were many kind-hearted people who sympathized with their plight and were willing to adopt the young novices as their adopted sons and take them with them.
"Little friend Xia Ze, we still have a long way to go to Qingshen County, how about we go together?" Lu Yixiang asked.
Xia Ze nodded repeatedly: "That's what I meant, I still owe you a drink, senior!"
He Xu had been holding Xia Ze's hand without saying a word. Suddenly, he heard Xia Ze say: "Ayu, I'm leaving for Daqi soon. You're in trouble. Take He Xu back to Yunxi Town as soon as possible."
The better!”
He Xu's expression suddenly changed. He broke away from his hand and raised his head and asked, "Xia Ze, what's going on? Why do you want me to go back to Yunxi Town?"
Xia Ze looked at him and said guiltily: "I thought it was too simple before. I have made so many enemies. With you by my side, I will inevitably not be able to protect you in a crisis. It is too dangerous..."
"I don't care! You're so mean! You clearly promised me that you would take me to find my sister! You just think I'm a drag!" He Xu was like a little beast with explosive hair, whimpering in the blink of an eye,
He stamped his feet and ran towards the courtyard.
"Lord, this..." Ayu stopped talking.
Xia Ze sighed: "There is no other way. In that case, you and we should walk for a while first and see when the child can figure it out."
He Xu cried and hid under the Buddhist hall. The hornless white dragon transformed back into the short and squat little white donkey, walked over at a slow pace, licked the tears on Xia Ze's cheek, and leaned over to sit down.
Down.
"Donor." Jueming walked out of the Buddhist hall.
He Xu quickly wiped his tears, but there was still a cry in his voice: "Little monk? Aren't you going to leave with your new father? What are you doing here?"
Jueming smiled innocently and clasped his hands together: "My master once told me a story when he was still here. There was a scholar who asked one of his monk friends on a whim one day, what am I in your eyes? The monk said,
In my eyes, you are the true body of my Buddha Tathagata."
He Xu frowned and curled his lips and said: "You are really good at blowing, what a well-rounded and smooth-tongued monk!"
He suddenly thought that if he sat in front of the Buddhist hall and spoke ill of the monk, he might be punished by God, so he viciously cut out both of his mouths.
The young monk ignored him and continued: "Later, instead of being grateful, the scholar returned. From my perspective, the master is a pile of cow shit."
He Xu couldn't control his laughter any longer: "This scholar is so arrogant!"
Jueming smiled knowingly: "Then the monk said that the Buddha is born from the heart. There is a Buddha in the heart, and everything he sees is a Buddha. In the heart, everything is cow shit. The view of a thing completely depends on a person.
What’s in people’s hearts.”
He touched his round head that had sprouted broken hair and said softly: "So even if the master is gone from now on, this Taoxi Temple is gone, I can't be a monk anymore, it doesn't matter, my practice will not end.
From now on, I will also have a Buddha in my heart, who advises me to be kind, to look at the mountains and rivers as Buddhas, to look at the stone Buddhas in the streets, and to look at the flowers, plants, animals and birds as Buddhas."
He Xu was lamenting how this kid Jue Ming could suddenly come up with so many truths. Just as he was about to stand up and slap him on the forehead, he suddenly saw Jue Ming sincerely consoling him: "Therefore, Donor should not blame Donor Xia for such a trivial matter. If he sincerely
If I thought you were troublesome, I wouldn't have taken you such a long distance."
He Xu was slightly startled. A halo of light suddenly lit up behind the boy. He rubbed his eyes, but heard Jueming murmur: "Just like what Confucian scholars say, everyone has a Zhongni in his heart."