"Oh? From what Xiongtai said, could it be that he is also a member of the martial arts world?"
The man seemed to be in high spirits, and he admitted his identity without hesitation. The woman looked embarrassed and couldn't stop her even if she wanted to.
"I know some side arts, I often travel in the rivers and lakes, and I know some martial arts." Lu Hanjiang's words are true or false. He does only know a few side arts. As for martial arts... let's not mention it.
Whatever.
The man praised: "Brother, if you have such vision and can say these words, you must not be an ordinary person."
As soon as he said this, Lu Hanjiang roughly guessed that the person in front of him had little experience in martial arts. He couldn't even hear the smooth talk of such a charlatan, and his level must not be very good.
Then, the man smiled, clasped his fists, and immediately announced his home: "I am in Cangping, Wudang Chi. This is my sister-in-law."
"Little girl Chi Qianyun, I've met two of you." The woman also clasped her fists and said.
Yongle was at a loss when she first saw the way this Jianghu man spoke. Lu Hanjiang spoke for her: "I'm in Xialu... Thirteen, my wife is not good at talking. I apologize."
Grudges between Jianghu people are easy to form and resolve. It was just a misunderstanding, so it doesn't matter if we talk it over. These two brothers and sisters came from Wudang. The younger sister is a little reserved, but the elder brother is full of witty words.
The people on both sides quickly forgot about the unpleasantness just now, and Lu Hanjiang asked out of curiosity: "Brother Chi is from the Wudang sect, why did he come to this Jinming Temple Dharma Assembly? Could it be that he wants to steal from his master?"
This joke made Na Chi Cangping burst into laughter, and he said: "I have my own Taoist rituals for fasting and offering sacrifices. I don't need to learn this monk's method. I just want to see what this famous non-returning master and student looks like."
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As soon as he said this, his sister Chi Qianyun hurriedly covered his mouth. Was she afraid that she would not have the chance to cause trouble by being so arrogant on other people's territory?
Unfortunately, it was too late for her to react. Chi Cangping's words caused quite a stir, and several monks had already cast unkind glances at them.
Bu Gui was completely unaware of it, and had no respect for the Buddhas in the temple. He casually reached out and touched the Buddha statue twice, and said with two clicks of his tongue: "Brother Lu, look, this is a real guy with a solid heart."
, Jinming Temple’s abundance of incense is indeed well-deserved, no wonder it can raise the masters in the temple to be so white and fat.”
"Brother, please stop talking." Chi Qianyun tugged at the corners of Chi Cangping's clothes anxiously. She had already seen more and more monks casting warning glances towards her.
Lu Hanjiang was waiting for his next words with great interest, and he took advantage of the situation and said: "There are many wealthy people in the capital, so the incense of Jinming Temple will naturally be good. Brother Chi seems to be dissatisfied?"
"No, no, no, I'm just curious. They say that this enlightened monk has seen through the world of mortals and all four elements are empty. I don't know if it's true or not."
After Chi Cangping finished speaking, the monks in the main hall suddenly started to commotion. A gray-robed servant monk came in and said something unknown. All the monks became nervous. They had no time to pay attention to them and quickly left the main hall.
Seeing this posture, Chi Qianyun's expression also became tense. Chi Cangping's expression was still calm. He smiled and said to Lu Hanjiang: "Brother Lu is from the capital?"
"yes."
"We are destined to meet each other. This is a rare thing I brought from Wudang. I give it to my brother as an apology for disturbing you two." Chi Cangping couldn't help but stuff the black bag in his hand.
He gave it to Lu Hanjiang and then left with his worried sister.
Yongle didn't say a word from beginning to end. It wasn't until the two of them walked out of the hall that he asked firmly: "Will you still see each other?"
"of course not."
Lu Hanjiang smiled softly. At this moment, everyone in the hall was talking about the commotion among the monks. A man dressed as an ordinary scholar quietly approached a few people.
He came closer, bowed and said: "I have met your highness in this humble position, and I have met your lord."
This person is none other than the newly appointed Jinyi Guard Qianhu Ying Wushang. Lu Hanjiang has been promoted to his official position since returning from Miaoland.
Yongle was slightly surprised when he saw the Jin Yiwei suddenly appeared. Lu Hanjiang looked at him and asked, "What just happened?"
"Sir, something has been lost in Jinming Temple." Ying Wushang replied.
Lu Hanjiang chuckled and handed over the unopened black bag: "Let's see if this is what is missing."
Ying Wushang took it and opened it and saw that inside was the ten-tailed Yao flower mirror that had been thrown into the Bodhi Pond of Jinming Temple. He quickly tied the bag and said in a low voice: "Sir, this is exactly it."
"Ah."
Lu Hanjiang let out a meaningful laugh: "Send some people to check on the two people just now, and -"
With that said, he motioned for Ying Wushang to come over and quietly gave him some instructions. The other party agreed and left quickly.
During this process, Lu Hanjiang did not deliberately avoid Princess Yongle, so the girl also heard the general story. She was filled with indignation and said: "What kind of heart does this charlatan have? He actually framed others for no reason."
Speaking of this, Yongle quietly raised his head and glanced at Lu Hanjiang. Fortunately, he was a step ahead.
"Looking at that man's appearance, he must have been spoiled in the school since he was a child, and he doesn't know how to restrain himself when he gets out of the world." Lu Hanjiang smiled nonchalantly: "I got tired of this kind of trick ten years ago."
"..." Yongle's face turned dark immediately, it seemed that he was a step above the devil.
After this happened, Princess Yongle was no longer in the mood to continue admiring the Buddha statues. The two of them stayed in the hall for a while, and they didn't leave the hall until Ying Wushang came back.
The outside is already in chaos at the moment. The spiritual fish of the temple has been lost, and a lot of incense is about to fly away. How can the abbot of Jinming Temple be in the mood to care about the Dharma ceremony? All the old monks are looking at me.
I'm worried about you all the time.
It was almost time for the ceremony to begin, and the people around were talking a lot. At this time, Lu Hanjiang and Yongle came out. They saw the Chi family brothers and sisters from afar, and the other party also noticed them.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! I saw Chi Cangping waving his hand in the distance and saying hello to them, and then Lu Hanjiang saw him greeting an old monk and muttering something.
He said something, and suddenly all the old monks came towards him.
The abbot of Jinming Temple looked ugly and came forward angrily. However, when he saw that the two men were dressed in rich or noble clothes and had maids accompanying them, he put away some of his anger, said Amitabha, and said in a deep voice: "Donor, how dare you
What's in the bag in your hand?"
Lu Hanjiang stopped Yongle who was about to scold him and said calmly: "It's just a gift from some friends. What do you mean by this question, master?"
The abbot's face was as dark as water: "Just now, two pilgrims said that the lost spiritual fish in our temple is in the hands of the donor."
"With just one sentence, I'm going to question you, since when did Jinming Temple's style become so overbearing?" Lu Hanjiang was calm and composed, not caring about the rude looks from those old monks.
"It's a very important matter. Please forgive me for being rude." The old monk clasped his hands together and said Amitabha again. Seeing that this posture didn't make sense, he decided to take action.
So Lu Hanjiang mentioned the black bag, but before opening it, he asked: "Master, do you think there are more good people or bad people in this world?"
The master did not answer. Lu Hanjiang smiled slightly, opened the mouth of the bag, and poured out all the contents, except for some clothes, two Taoist scriptures, and a short sword with the word "Cangping" engraved on it.
Just a sword.
Seeing this, the faces of the old monks suddenly became embarrassed, and the abbot's face turned bitter. Just when he was about to confess, he heard Lu Hanjiang say again -
"Master believes in Buddhism. He must think that there are more good-hearted people in the world. But if this is really the case, why do Buddhists preach the truth of Buddhism all day long and teach people to be good? It can be seen that in this world, there are still evil spirits with evil intentions.
There should be more disciples, do you think this is the truth, Master?"
The master's expression changed several times. He raised his head and looked at Lu Hanjiang. He immediately understood what the other party meant. After apologizing, he quickly called out to several old monks and said with an ugly face: "Go and stop those two people just now. Don't get away."
Kill this cunning thief!"
After several old monks responded, a large group of monks who had just come from Chi Cangping returned to the place they came from.
Chi Cangping was slightly stunned when he saw this in the distance, and then he saw Lu Hanjiang picking up the broken sword and saluting him from afar. He immediately understood the whole story, and raised his hand with a wry smile, seeing this gesture as a sign of surrender.
A large group of monks came forward to hold accountable Chi Cangping. Chi Cangping was very happy. He just admitted that his skills were inferior to others. It was not like he could not afford to lose. Looking at what Lu Hanjiang took out, he knew that his luggage had been transferred, so
He led the people to his carriage and handed the big black bag that was indeed inside to the nervous abbot.
By the way, Chi Cangping didn't forget to laugh: "It's just a joke. These masters are as broad-minded as the sea. I guess they won't argue with a junior like me."
However, when a few old monks opened the bags, their faces, which were already as black as the bottom of a pot, became even more uncontrollable and angry.
The abbot's eyes widened like a glaring Vajra, and he asked Chi Cangping in a cold voice: "Why is there only one tail here! Could the donor be playing tricks on me?"
It was only then that Chi Cangping's expression finally changed. He stepped forward and saw that there was indeed only one left in the bag, and he looked half-dead. He hurriedly explained: "Masters, you have misunderstood. I, uh,
Next..."
Seeing the angry expressions of the old monks, Chi Cangping had something to say. Chi Qianyun behind him was even more ashamed. Seeing this posture, he knew that even if he showed his identity, it would be difficult, and it might even be counterproductive.
So at the critical moment, an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly used his strength to take out the Yaohua Mirror from the bag. While several old monks were nervous about the spiritual fish, he turned around, picked up his sister, and flipped over the ladder.
The wall ran away, not even the carriage.
A few people came to their senses and hurriedly arranged for manpower to catch up. Today's Dharma conference was a joke.
At this time, Lu Hanjiang was already on the way back with Yongle. On the carriage, he asked casually: "Do you like fish?"
"It's okay." Yongle didn't know what he meant, so he answered casually.
Lu Hanjiang nodded and said, "Then let's add fish tonight."
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