In the dim light, in the desolate abandoned garden, a monk with great bearing was quietly reciting Buddhist scriptures with his hands clasped together.
The whole garden was silent, the atmosphere was dull and depressing, like the last calm before a storm, the birds and insects were eerily silent.
Late at night, a monk appeared so suddenly in front of the police officers, which inevitably made everyone feel frightened.
"Are you Master Shengde, the monk from Jingguang Temple?" Li Gongfu asked in surprise.
There were two eminent monks living in Lin'an, one was Feng Daoji and the other was Jade Shengde. The news that Master Shengde followed Feng Zhou to the East China Sea to kill the giant python also spread throughout Lin'an, and Li Gongfu and others had naturally heard about it.
"This monk is so rude, he actually snatched the government's trophies!" Li Gongfu said in his heart, and then thought of what Feng Zhou said:
"After catching this centipede spirit, I think there must be other monks and Taoists who want to come and grab it, and take it away under the pretext of suppressing the monster. But I have a request, that is, you can bring it to me with great fanfare.
I want to study the evolution of this monster carefully."
It seems that Master Feng really has foresight.
This monk is also hateful. When we dealt with the centipede spirit just now, he didn't show up.
Now that we have won a great victory, this monk appears and actually wants to take away the fruits of victory!
The key is that he actually blocked the way of the government servants!
How audacious!
"What are you doing? What do you, a monk, want to do? Why are you blocking the road and robbing?"
one of the policemen shouted.
He was Li Gongfu's confidant, so of course he was very angry at this time.
All the brothers worked hard, and Li Tou even risked his life to capture the goblin. You, a monk, actually thought of picking it up ready-made. Where is the justice?
"Amitabha, God has the virtue of good life. This goblin has been killed by various chaplains and is already a dead thing. The poor monk saves all living beings and only wants to take away the centipede. There is no other way?" Master Shengde clasped his hands together and lowered his head.
said the voice.
"You monk, do you want to be shameless? We didn't just capture and kill this centipede spirit. According to the request of the county magistrate, we need to parade it through the streets to calm the people's panic. You have done nothing, so you want to take it away without shame.
Fairy, why? Who knows if you are suitable for being an accomplice of Centipede Fairy?"
Master Shengde remained silent and only recited scriptures quietly. His attitude was clearly revealed. Judging from his attitude, it seemed that he completely ignored the orders of the Qiantang County Yamen. It seemed that he did not take the Qiantang County Magistrate seriously at all.
At this time, the policemen all became angry. They raised their swords and stood beside Li Gongfu, staring at Master Shengde with eager eyes.
In fact, Shengde was also surprised at this time. They knew what the strength of the Qiantang County yamen arresters was. The head catcher Li Gongfu was at best the best in mortal martial arts, but it was impossible to kill someone who had been practicing for hundreds of years.
Centipede Essence.
But he saw with his own eyes from a distance that the centipede spirit was indeed captured and killed by Li Gongfu and others.
Although he was surprised, he still stepped out, wanting to leave the body of the centipede behind.
Although this centipede spirit has low magic power, it is made of steel and iron skin. Buddhism is best at peeling off the skin and bones of these animals to weave magical weapons.
Using the body of this centipede as a magic weapon can increase his strength to another level. At least when facing the giant python, he does not have to risk his life.
His Jingguang Temple is the largest temple in Lin'an Prefecture, and there are many dignitaries who associate with him, so he does not need to care too much about the reaction of the Qiantang County Government, both in terms of strength and official status.
Anyway, now that the monster is dead and the people no longer suffer, it doesn't matter whether the county government officials parade it through the streets or not.
So even if Master Shengde robs him by force, how many people will listen to the grievances of the Qiantang County government when he claims that he captured and killed him?
"Donors, please put this monster corpse down obediently."
Master Shengde blocked the way and stood proudly on the spot, like a god or a Buddha.
Seeing him like this, all the police officers couldn't help but feel frightened and did not dare to step forward to force him.
"Monk, don't go too far! Do you really want to make Zhou Xianzun angry because of the dissatisfaction you and I had with the Qiantang County Government?"
one of the policemen shouted.
Shengde was still reciting Buddhist scriptures quietly, and did not comment on the clamor of the arrests. He just didn't want to take action. Otherwise, with his strength, these arrests would not be worth mentioning at all.
"Monk, please get out of the way!"
The police officers were very angry that there was such an unreasonable monk.
"I'm afraid this monk and this monster are the same!"
one of the policemen shouted.
He was one of the guys who just attacked Centipede Jing. He was embarrassed just now and the anger in his heart had not yet been released. At this moment, he regained his breath, strode forward, stretched out his hand and pushed hard, and at the same time shouted: "You monk, don't you?"
let……"
"Bang!" He pushed Master Shengde hard, and then he felt that he had hit a wall. He couldn't help but step back, and he took seven or eight steps back before he stabilized his body.
"This monk is so lucky!"
Others shouted in horror.
"All donors, please put down the corpse of the monster."
Shengde bowed in harmony and said calmly: "The donors can't leave. This is because I, the Buddha, are compassionate. I don't commit any evil acts, but only wish to save all living beings. How good it is, how good it is!"
After saying that, he continued to recite the scriptures silently, with a posture that showed he was working hard, and he was not afraid of the disobedience of the policemen at all.
"Bold monk!" Li Gongfu, who had been silent until now, became angry and waved his hand: "Brothers, come on!"
He had just killed the centipede spirit, and his prestige was high. When he gave the order, more than a dozen policemen immediately shouted and rushed forward with their swords raised.
Then
"Deng Deng Deng."
"Deng Deng Deng."
"Deng Deng Deng."
These detectives rushed back no matter how hard they rushed forward. Each one of them felt as if they had hit a wall and were all blocked back.
"Li Tou, this monk is evil!"
"He has magic?"
"Is it really that Monk Shengde?"
"He is so powerful?"
Now everyone understands that this Shengde monk is indeed possessed of magic power. In addition, he has a noble status and the people he interacts with are all high-ranking officials. Therefore, he pays attention to treating others with benevolence and righteousness. If he really takes action, everyone will have finished his game!
All the detectives couldn't help but look at each other, each one filled with sorrow and indignation, but they were helpless. They were so weak and ended up like this. They couldn't blame others.
This monk was so powerful that more than a dozen policemen rushed over without touching a single hair of his body. It seemed that he would not let the guy leave unless he handed over the centipede spirit today.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but look at Li Gongfu.
Of course Li Gongfu didn't want to.
He asked Feng Zhou for help and promised to parade the captured monster through the streets before handing over the body to Feng Zhou.
Unexpectedly, this corpse was still a hot commodity, with people from both Buddhist and Taoist parties vying for it.
"Haha, what kind of wind is blowing today? It actually blew Master Shengde into this garden."
Suddenly, a joking and teasing voice came from not far away.
Master Shengde was shocked. He had not noticed any abnormality before and allowed outsiders to approach easily.
"Master Feng is so polite, aren't you here too?"
Master Shengde said calmly, but he was shocked in his heart.
"Haha, today Capt. Li came to ask me to help him slay the demon, so I left magic power on his knife to help him kill the demon. The condition is that he hand over the centipede spirit's body to Pindao. What's going on, Holy Spirit?
Master De, do you want it too?"
Feng Zhou strode over and stood in front of Master Shengde.
"Master Feng, you are here!"
"Feng Zhenren, this monk wants to block the road and rob the demon!"
"Master Feng, as long as you are here, we will feel at ease."
When all the officers saw Feng Zhou, they were all overjoyed. Even Li Gongfu breathed a sigh of relief.
Feng Zhou turned a deaf ear and just stared at Sheng De.
Master Shengde's eyes narrowed, and finally he took a deep breath and sighed: "I didn't know about this before. Now that Master Feng has made the reservation, I will leave."
After saying that, he clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, turned around and left.
From the time Feng Zhou appeared until he turned around and left, only a cup of tea had passed. The monk left as soon as he said he wanted to, without any hesitation.
Seeing Master Shengde turning around and leaving, the policemen couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and then looked at Feng Zhou with even more admiration.