ps: Thank you to Master Lingsu and Master Phoenix for the reward, and of course Master Phoenix for the generous gift. I am very polite.
On the top of the cliff behind the Gonpot Pass, Zen Master Zhixin of Gaorichang Temple looked far into the distance, but found nothing unusual. He looked back, looked at the rope tied to the rock, and asked in a deep voice: "When was the rope discovered?
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A novice monk holding a stick next to him replied: "Reporting to the leader, about half an hour ago, Junior Brother Kong Guo and I saw it when we patrolled here. After seeing it, we didn't dare to delay and immediately reported it to the leader."
Zen Master Zhixin thought for a while and said: "Kong Guo, please go to the mountain pass and report to the abbot. If the abbot is not here, he will have returned to the temple, so you can go to the temple to report. Be sure to ask the abbot to send all the people who can go out to fight."
Call us to come down from this cliff, and don’t forget the pair of big mastiffs raised in the temple. Well, please invite the old benefactor Tie here, I have something to ask.”
After a while, the old hunter came up the mountain, and Zen Master Zhixin asked: "Tie Donor, do you think this rope was tied by someone in your mountain?"
The old hunter stepped forward to check carefully, twisted the end of the rope, and replied: "Master, this rope is newly knotted and has not been dried in the sun. It will break after a few times. There is also this rope buckle and this single knot.
The method is very unreliable. We hunters all use the double-knot method..."
Zen Master Zhixin nodded and smiled warmly at the old hunter: "I would like to thank you for your hard work. I will send your grandson to the temple next month. If his understanding is good, I will ask Master Kongguo to accept him as his disciple."
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The old Orion burst into tears of gratitude and knelt down to prostrate himself: "Thank you, master! Thank you, master!"
Zhixin asked again: "Tie Donor, the gold lock those two thugs gave you..."
The old Orion hurriedly took it out from his arms and offered it with both hands. Zhixin took it and said, "I won't take it for nothing. Go back to the temple and ask the deacon of the prison to get another tablet."
The old Orion kept saying "I don't dare" and was led down by a little Samana.
Zen Master Zhixin made arrangements and jumped down first. He borrowed the power of the rope in mid-air, turned around slightly, and stood firmly on the ground. Several monks with good cultivation also followed him down the cliff. Of course, they were not as good as Zen Master Zhixin.
Yuanqiao was free to do so. Others who were not well-educated had to go back the same way and rushed here after leaving the mountain pass.
More and more monks gathered under the cliff. Soon after, three Zen masters, Abbot Zhiyuan, Xitang Zhishen, and Houtang Zhifa, all arrived. There were also several deacons and dozens of monks, novices, etc., and only the master of the hall was left.
Zhikong is sitting in the temple.
Two black mastiffs brought from Gaorichang Temple were driven over and sniffed the golden lock in Zen Master Zhixin's hand. Then they sniffed a piece of rope that was cut off. Then they started barking wildly. They rushed forward hard towards the east, and were dragged and dragged by several Samanas.
, finally managed to pull the black mastiff together.
It was determined that the two "murderers" had indeed escaped from this. Abbot Zhiyuan immediately discussed with the leaders of the three major groups and decided to track them down immediately. Zen Master Zhishen of Xitang complained: "They are just two little Taoist priests. The flying book of Baoping Temple said
You must understand that one Huang Guan and the other only have a rough understanding of formations and have not even entered into practice, why should they inform Aquarius Temple? The abbot senior brother is also a little more careful."
Abbot Zhiyuan was not angry and said: "There is no big mistake in being cautious, knowing that the murderer has no back-up plan? Furthermore, the person who can escape from Yongshan and Yanjia should not be an ordinary Huang Guan." Baoping Temple sent a message.
The flying letters from each temple were relatively simple and did not mention the reason why Yongshan and Yanjia failed - this was to protect the dignity of Quanshou Buddhist Temple and Sanzhu Temple, so none of the monks in Gaorichang Temple knew the inside story.
The first one, Zhixin, turned around and said: "Junior brother Zhishen, don't mind. After getting the news from Baoping Temple, we will gather the monks and rush here. It will take at least one day. Isn't that enough for us to catch the murderer? If the murderer really has a back-up plan.
, if you and I, senior fellow apprentices, cannot hold it, then the backup will arrive without any delay. What the senior fellow abbot did is the best way to have both ends."
Xitang Zhishen heard that it made sense, and said with relief: "Yes, it's my junior brother who is impatient. The quota to attend the Dharma assembly in Tianlongyuan this time is very important to me, junior brother, and I hope that several senior brothers can fulfill it."
So the monks headed east together, using the two black mastiffs as a guide, and chased Zhao Ran and Pei Zhongze along their escape route. They chased until the third quarter of Yinshi, when they finally arrived in front of a ruined temple. The two black mastiffs
He kept barking into the ruined temple, signaling that the murderer was in the temple.
The abbot, Zen Master Zhiyuan, ordered to go down, and the monks of Gaorichang Temple surrounded the ruined temple.
A deacon monk took a few steps forward and shouted into the temple: "You thugs, you have already committed the assassination of the eminent monks of Aquarius Temple, and now there is no way out. I, the Buddha, am merciful and do not want to hurt your lives.
Come out quickly and be bound!"
Zhao Ran and Pei Zhongze were trapped alive in the temple. Hearing the barking of the mastiff, Zhao Ran couldn't help but lament: "It's a dog again!"
Pei Zhongze didn't understand what he meant. He hid at the wall behind the temple door and looked out, asking, "Of course it's a dog. Why 'a dog again'?"
Zhao Ran had no time to explain, so he took the time to set up the formation and loudly responded to the deacon monk outside the temple: "Master, if we give up resistance, can we save our lives?"
The deacon monk said: "Of course..."
"Master, monks don't tell lies, otherwise you will go to tongue-pulling hell after death!"
The face of the deacon monk changed, and he looked back at Abbot Zhiyuan hesitantly. Zhiyuan took over the conversation and said: "I, Gaorichang Temple, promise not to harm the lives of you two little Taoist priests, so I have to hand you over to Baoping Temple.
punish."
"Will Aquarius Temple kill us?"
Zhiyuan said: "Amitabha, it shouldn't happen. It's just that your sins are too serious. Maybe you will follow the old rules and strictly monitor them to prevent you from committing murderous sins again."
"Huh? We're negotiating for a replacement? Who are you?"
"Zhiyuan, the abbot of Lao Ngao Richang Temple."
"It turns out to be Master Zhiyuan. Master, we really had no choice but to rise up and resist out of self-defense. Hmm, how can we characterize it? By the way, it should be legitimate defense. At most, it is an over-defense. Please invite Master
Please help me.”
Zen Master Zhiyuan said patiently: "Of course, I will definitely uphold justice for you."
"Master, do you have the final say? I heard that of the 21 temples in Bayan Hara, it seems that Baoping Temple is the leader. What is the status of your Gaorichang Temple? Can you stand up to the trouble? Can you be fair to the abbot?
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The leader at the side, Zhixin, whispered: "Brother Abbot, the murderer is stalling for time, so we must be on guard."
Xitang Zhishen couldn't bear it anymore: "Brother Abbot is too kind, there is no need to talk nonsense with him!" He turned to the monk Guangcheng and said: "Disciple, go and capture the thief! Don't beat him to death.
, to live.”
Guangcheng responded: "Yes, Master!" He took the iron Zen staff he used from a novice's shoulder and strode towards the temple gate.
The monks are the deacons in the temple who correct their faults and punish those who violate the precepts. Guangcheng is the deacon of the monks. His own cultivation is definitely not weak. He has entered the realm of ear consciousness and has practiced to the point where destruction and destruction are followed by wisdom. According to Buddhism
According to the saying in the practice world, he has been a novice monk for many years. After he has completed the understanding of the knowledge of destruction and destruction, he can open the realm of nose and consciousness and join the ranks of bhikkhu monks. If other external factors are eliminated, just from the perspective of cultivation, the corresponding
He is from the Taoist Huang Guan class, and he is a "senior Huang Guan". His strength is much higher than that of Pei Zhongze, who just joined Huang Guan.
Zhao Ran shouted: "Master, you are not trustworthy. You started fighting before the negotiation was finished..."
Before he finished speaking, Guangcheng picked up the iron Zen staff and rushed towards the temple door. Just as he was about to step over the collapsed temple door, a bamboo stick inside the door was cut from top to bottom, and a cold light came out.
The cold light collided with the crescent shovel on the head of the iron Zen staff, sparking a cloud of sparks. Guangcheng was surprised and said: "Sword light?" He quickly took back the Zen staff and saw a gap as big as a fingernail on the crescent shovel.
The iron Zen stick he had used since he was a child, and has never been replaced since he started practicing Buddhism. It was only when he opened the realm of ear consciousness that he was blessed with Buddhist power by Master Zhi Shen. It is an ordinary iron, so it can't block it at all.
Pei Zhongze couldn't help but erupt with sword light. Master Zhishen had already obtained a piece of black jade iron for him and refined it into a new Zen staff, but that was only for him after he opened the realm of nose consciousness and became a bhikkhu monk.
It was then given to him as a dharma sign of his life, so he never brought it with him.
Guangcheng suffered a big loss on the weapon. He didn't dare to compete head-on anymore. Pei Zhongze blocked the entrance of the temple with a bamboo stick. Seeing that he couldn't get in, Guangcheng simply waved his Zen staff and smashed it against the temple wall, intending to smash the ruined temple.
, force out Pei Zhongze inside. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!