It's strange to say that Lanruo Temple was clearly a "tofu dregs" project that had been subcontracted and subtracted at all levels. Since its completion, it has experienced more than 200 years of exposure to the sun and rain in an empty temple state, but even today
, standing at the entrance of this temple and taking a first look, I can't see anything shabby.
The high ridges, cornices, carved beams and painted buildings are all intact.
The stone lion statues of Buddha and Arhat Bodhisattva are lifelike.
Even the apricot-yellow temple walls and neat stone steps are not stained or stained by fallen leaves.
Of course, the seven people who entered the temple in embarrassment in the wind and rain did not take the time to stand in the rain and take a closer look at the temple's appearance. Anyway, the temple door was open, and they all hurried in with their luggage.
After running into the Main Hall, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After all, it was not very particular to stand in the rain on a thunderous day.
They didn't care about anything else, they all sat down on the ground to catch their breath before talking.
"Oh!"
Unexpectedly, just when everyone's buttocks were still hot, the scholar suddenly shouted.
Everyone didn't know what was going on, so they all followed the sound. As a result, the boy squatted beside his box with books, and said with an annoyed look: "My books... are all wet!
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"Tch~" Not surprisingly, the other six people all had the same reaction.
As the saying goes, it's none of your business to worry about it, not to mention it's not a big deal, and there's no need to be surprised.
The traveling businessman also made a sarcastic remark: "I don't know what's going on. What's all the fuss about? It's just a few broken books, and they're not worth much. Look, the goods I'm carrying are all wet. I
Didn’t say anything.”
Among the seven people, this businessman had so much luggage that he couldn't carry it with both hands and had to carry it on a pole. He was indeed the one who had the right to complain.
"What do you know?" The scholar was already in a bad mood. He was a little angry when he was told this, so he replied, "There is a saying that books have their own beauties, and books have their own houses of gold... What are you doing with those idiots?"
Can it be compared with the words of saints like me?”
Even though this scholar is young, his pedantic attitude is really shocking.
"Hey!" After what happened today, the businessman had a bit of evil fire. Now that the scholar said this, he was ignited, "That's right... your saint's words can
Can you eat it? Can you use it? It’s hard to use it as firewood even if it’s wet. How can you still look like jade in a house of gold? Don’t look at your poor appearance..."
What he said is indeed true. This scholar looks very poor. Although he is dressed like a Confucian scholar, the patches on his clothes are so many that they are eye-catching, and the bookcase he carries on his back is also made of bamboo.
, very simple, otherwise the books inside would not be completely soaked by the rain.
"You..." The scholar originally wanted to quarrel with him.
But as soon as he said a word, the traveling businessman said fiercely: "You, you, you...what, you? What do you want?"
This businessman is in his thirties, a rough man. Although he is of medium height, his body is full of muscles honed through labor. A frail scholar in his early twenties like this looks like he has no money to eat.
And he looked so malnourished that even three of them wouldn't be enough for him to beat by himself.
The scholar was frightened by him and twitched his mouth. He turned his head and pretended to pack his books. He lowered his head and said, "Ah... I... I am not as knowledgeable as you roughnecks."
"Hey, let's see what you can do." The traveling businessman ignored him and read while unpacking his luggage, "After studying for a few years, your nose is turned upside down. What if you become an official someday?"
Son, are you still not allowed to walk sideways on the street?"
These two people were arguing for no reason.
Originally, they were strangers and had no grievances. They just met by chance during the trip. Since everyone was in a bad mood, they got into a quarrel out of irritation, which was okay.
When you go out, you can meet all kinds of people. If something happens, just say a few words and everything will be fine.
After today, they may never meet each other again in this life, and even if they do, they may not be able to remember that they have ever met such a person.
However, sometimes people just can't control themselves, as if they "win the argument" by saying one more word than the other person.
Right now, this businessman has said one more thing than the other party.
He didn't think much about it, because he was actually a quite simple person. After a while, he lost his temper and forgot about it.
But that scholar... was different from him.
This scholar is a petty person. Just because of those few words, this scholar hates the businessman in his heart. He feels that the other party has humiliated him in front of everyone. Even if the latter apologizes to him immediately, he will not
Calm down - he just wished that the traveling businessman was unlucky and died.
Of course, he doesn't have that opportunity for the time being. When will he get the opportunity? We will explain this in the paperwork later.
Now let’s not talk about these two, let’s look at others...
The oldest among these seven people must be the charlatan.
This doctor is in his mid-forties. In those days, men of this age were considered "old gentlemen", and men at that time usually grew beards to make themselves appear "mature and dignified." This man was no exception. He had a goatee.
Hu Xiu is quite handsome, and with his capable and thin appearance, he does have the demeanor of a famous doctor.
After entering the temple, the first thing the doctor did was to open the medicine box.
He was not worried about his medicinal materials soaking in water, because his box was quite good and well sealed, and the medicines inside were all wrapped or put in bottles... What he mainly wanted to do was to take the medicine out and take it.
According to the saying at that time, this person had "asthma", also called "shoulder breath" or "inverse qi". When encountering wind and cold, his lungs would be prone to attack, ranging from difficulty in breathing to the danger of asthma and convulsion in severe cases.
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So he had to take the medicine quickly before he had an attack, otherwise the wind and cold would soon enter his body and he would start to wheeze, and he would suffer.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Some people may ask, since this doctor himself is sick, is his medical skill good?
In fact, he is okay, but his medical skills are not good enough to transcend the times and treat diseases that are medical problems in modern times.
Next, let’s talk about the remaining one—the tall, unidentified man.
This brother looks to be about thirty-five years old, with sharp eyes and a strong body. He is wearing black clothes, and his clothes and trousers are neatly packed. His appearance alone gives people the impression of a martial artist.
a feeling of.
But...he did not wear a weapon, and he never revealed that he was a gangster along the way.
In fact, he said almost nothing along the way.
Moreover, he didn't bring much luggage, just a bag on his shoulder and a bag in his hand, and they were not big.
After entering the temple, this man was still sitting in a corner silently, watching with cold eyes the quarrel between the scholar and the traveling merchant, and the scene of the doctor taking medicine.
So, after talking about those four, what about Shuang Harmony and Lei Buji?
They have already begun to take off their clothes...
"Brother Sun, it's a bit cold here." When Huang Donglai said this, his upper body was already shirtless.
"Isn't that right? It's almost winter. If you get wet like this, you'll definitely have a cold. If you don't do it right, you'll get pneumonia." When Sun Yi responded to this sentence, he had already started to take off his pants.
Lei Buji was dumbfounded again by this operation: "Brothers, you are talking about being cold and taking off your clothes at the same time. What kind of tricks are you doing?"
Hearing this, the two of them looked back at him together, and the strange dog replied in unison: "You need to take off your wet clothes and dry them."
"Uh..." Lei Buji was stunned for a moment, "How can we bake it without fire?"
Those two guys were just waiting for his words. Before he finished speaking, Sun Yixie continued: "Go and light a fire, won't you?"
Lei Buji also said bluntly: "Then how can I make a fire?"
Huang Donglai then continued: "Go out from behind the main hall, find the woodshed, and get some firewood and flint, so you can make a fire, right?"
Lei Buji asked again: "Then why should I go?"
Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were about to take off their underwear right now.
Both of them opened their arms, looking like dead pigs who are not afraid of boiling water: "It's inconvenient for us to be naked."
Lei Buji stood there, thinking to himself that there is something useful in this routine of the two brothers, and they have learned it.
Then he nodded, turned around and ran out again in the rain.
When the other four saw this scene, they had different reactions: the businessman and the doctor were all suppressing laughter, the scholar snorted, and the tall and strong man remained expressionless and did not say a word.
Not long after, Lei Buji came back with firewood, piled it up, and started a fire. Lei Buji also took off his clothes, moved some incense sticks in the hall, and put his clothes on them.
It was baked on top.
As for the other people, they all benefited from their success and came over to warm themselves by the fire.
But the scholar, the businessman and the doctor all just took off their coats. They were not as arrogant as Sun Huanglei and the others who stripped down to their underpants. Only the tall and strong man still sat in the corner, keeping a distance from everyone.
Even though he was soaking wet, he continued to endure it and waited for it to dry naturally.
"Eh? Big brother, why don't you come over? There's still room here. Come over and have a barbecue. It's so uncomfortable to wear wet clothes." Huang Donglai saw that the man was not moving, so he thought he was embarrassed, so he was polite.
One sentence.
But the other party replied coldly: "No, thank you."
"Hey! You said this guy..." Seeing this guy's reaction, the traveling businessman couldn't help but say more, "He is kind and kind to let you live..."
But this time, he failed to say the offending words.
"Hey, forget it, forget it." Sun Yixie stopped him immediately and interrupted, "Don't worry about it, maybe there is some inconvenience to you."
Sun Yixie's words were unintentional. He said them mainly to prevent the businessman from getting into trouble with others again. After all, everyone has to stay under the same roof for a while, and anyone who quarrels with anyone will get into trouble.
Everyone is upset.
However, the speaker did not mean it, but the listener did...
Sun Yixie was indeed right, that tall and strong man did have "inconveniences".
This person, whose surname is Xie Mingrun, is known as "Tiger in the Stone" by people in the world. His true identity is a bodyguard under the Yiyong Bodyguard Bureau, which is famous in martial arts. Moreover, he is not an ordinary bodyguard, but the third best in martial arts among the bodyguards.
That kind of master, whose strength is second only to the bureau chief and deputy bureau chief.
If you think that a person who can only be ranked third in the escort agency is nothing special, you are wrong...
This Yong Escort Agency is not on the same level as the Guangxing Escort Agency that appeared in the previous article; the Guangxing Escort Agency is at best a small company that is famous in a certain city and surrounding areas, but the Yiyong Escort Agency is equivalent to one of the most famous companies in the country.
A super first-class enterprise with chain stores.
In terms of reputation and status in the world, the head of the Yiyong Escort Bureau is even better than the heads of some first-rate sects.
As for martial arts... let alone that.
This Xie Run is practicing in the golden bell cover iron cloth shirt and all the boy's skills; if Zhu Jiaduan, the boss of the Guangxing Escort Agency and the "Through-Arm Divine Sword", goes up against Xie Run, he may not even have a 10% chance of winning.
At the moment, Xie Run didn't go over to warm himself by the fire for two reasons: First, for a master like him who possesses pure yang inner strength and boy's skills, getting caught in a little rain is not a big deal. Let alone rain, even if he falls into an ice hole.
He can also hold out for a while; secondly, today... he is escorting the escort, and the baggage in his hand contains the things he is escorting.
The world is dangerous. A beggar with no legs may fly up and kill you in the blink of an eye; an old woman with a child may throw the child with explosives hidden in her body at you when she passes you by.
Come here; even a person lying in a coffin may jump up and stab you in the back...
As long as they are driven by enough interests, many people are willing to throw away their humanity, dignity, and even part of their bodies in order to achieve their goals.
And... do you think everyone can be like Yang Zhi on Huangnigang, and still survive after being robbed of his birthday?
On the rivers and lakes, nine out of ten people who kidnapped escorts were left alive.
Therefore, for those who escort, there are many things that they have to guard against.
As the third person in the Yiyong Escort Agency, it is impossible for Xie Run not to understand these principles, so he keeps a respectful distance from strangers who come into contact with him, even if they seem casual and well-intentioned.
However, at this moment, Sun Yixie's words of "inconvenience" made him think.
When Xie Run heard this, he thought to himself: "What do you mean? Is he implying something in his words? Could it be that he already knew my identity and that I was carrying something, and deliberately used these words to test me? What if I still
Sitting here without moving is tantamount to admitting that you do have 'inconveniences'..."
Xie Run has been running outside during this period, and he never gossips with anyone, so he has not heard about the deeds of Sun Yixie, Huang Donglai and Lei Buji; even though he learned about the trident and
Lei Buji's undisguised traces of internal energy showed that these three young men were all members of the world, but he did not know their details.
At this time, Xie Run was provoked by Sun Yixie's unintentional words, so he thought too much, so... after thinking for a while, he stood up.