Du He and Tan Zong exchanged pleasantries before leading the others inside.
Dang Dang Dang.
Not long after, the melodious bells rang in the Huguo Temple.
Looking from a distance, I saw bursts of smoke rising from the center of the Huguo Temple. It was not a fire, but a sign of heavy incense.
Tan Zong personally led Yuan Xiu to the main hall and knelt down to pray in front of the more than two feet tall and solemn Buddha statue. Then, more than 20 monks, including Tan Zong, recited a section of the "Miaofa Lotus Sutra" together.
The neat voices of the monks and the melodious bells made the people waiting outside yearn for it. They stood on tiptoes one by one, but unfortunately they could not see anything.
…
The backyard of Huguo Temple.
Inside the monk's room.
Dou Xianren sat behind the table with a calm expression.
He is the pride of the Dou family and a proud son of heaven. When he was young, he was also talented. He thought that when he became an official in the court, he would rise through the ranks and reach a high position in one fell swoop.
Who would have thought that just because he was born into a noble family, he would not be trusted by Li Er many times.
After many setbacks, Dou Xianren understood that today's emperors are different from the emperors in the past. The emperors in the past tried their best to win over the aristocratic families and had to rely on the aristocratic families for everything. For example, after the Han Dynasty, the nine-rank Zhongzheng system was implemented.
The officials are all recommended by aristocratic families and are also members of aristocratic families.
But now, everything has changed.
Most of the important ministers in the court followed His Majesty to conquer the world. A family like the Dou family cannot gain His Majesty's trust at all.
But an aristocratic family is an aristocratic family, and the aristocratic family has endless heritage.
Just as he was thinking this, the door opened and Baotian walked in.
Dou Xianren asked: "How did things go?"
Baotian replied: "Mr. Dou, everything is ready, just waiting for your order. Du He was so conceited that he only brought a few servants with him. All the guards he brought were outside the temple. He also said that these guards were too murderous.
Seriously, you can't enter the important place of Buddhism. I have arranged for the monks in the temple to go to the door. Without my order, no one can come back!"
Snapped.
Dou Xianren slapped the table: "Okay... Du He, today, not only will I kill Yuan Xiu, but I will also show you how beautiful and stupid you are."
Kill Du He?
Dou Xianren did not have the courage.
Not to mention that Du He was the Marquis of Huyi County, he did not dare to touch the fact that Du He was the son of Du Ruhui.
…
Inside the main hall.
The blessing ceremony is about to end.
No one noticed that all the monks who were originally guarding the door had withdrawn.
The courtyard outside the main hall was empty.
Kaka.
The two courtyard doors leading to the outside were locked tightly with two huge copper locks.
Swish swish swish.
Swish swish swish.
Around the courtyard wall, a dozen men in black suddenly jumped in. Each man in black held a long knife that shone with a cold light.
The monks who were chanting sutras were all shocked when they saw this, and suddenly became panicked.
The men in black rushed into the hall like wolves and tigers, blocking everyone's escape route.
Just listen to the leading man in black shouting: "If you don't want to die, get out quickly, we only want this woman!"
Yuan Xiu hurried to Du He's side, trembling with fear.
But Du He pushed her away and said loudly: "Miss Yuan, we are only distant relatives. I can't save you now. It's important to save your life. I'll take the first step. You can wish for yourself."
With that said, Du He turned around and ran away.
Tan Zong also fled with all the monks.
After a short time, everyone in the hall ran away, leaving only Yuan Xiu. She was so scared that she stepped back step by step, and asked with a cry: "You... who are you?"
The man in black said: "Hmph, I'll make you understand."
As he spoke, he stood aside.
At the door, a man in his thirties walked in, it was Dou Xianren.
Yuan Xiu saw the other party's gorgeous clothes and asked in surprise: "Who are you? Why do you want to harm me?"
Dou Xianren laughed: "Miss Yuan, you don't know me, but you should know my brother Dou Gongde, right? He was killed by you, and now I have to bury my brother. I heard that my brother admires you very much, then you
Just go to the underworld and accompany him."
"Are you Dou Xianren?"
"That's right... It's a pity that you knew it too late... You still want to pray for Yuchi Baolin. It's really a daydream. If you die, even if Yuchi Baolin doesn't die, your life will be ruined. However, this is just my Dou family.
This is my first revenge. From now on, if I have a chance, I will make Yuchi Baolin regret it for the rest of my life... That idiot Du He really thought he was the savior, but he didn't expect to be so coward and run away." Dou Xianren said coldly.
said.
"Let's do it and send Miss Yuan on her way!"
Dou Xianren gave the order.
In order to avoid a long night and many dreams, Dou Xianren decided to kill Yuan Xiu first.
The two men in black next to him raised their long knives and slashed at Yuan Xiu.
Whoosh.
From behind the Buddha statue, two sharp arrows suddenly shot out, hitting the chests of two men in black.
With two bangs, the two men in black fell down.
Everyone was shocked.
Yuan Xiu turned around and ran behind the Buddha statue.
The people in black were about to chase Yuan Xiu, but they saw Du He walking out from behind the Buddha statue.
Bang bang bang.
Du He clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Master Dou, you are so majestic. You sent out so many masters just to kill a woman. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
"Du He, is it you? You didn't run away?" Dou Xianren was a little surprised.
He clearly saw Du He fleeing in chaos outside, but why did he appear behind the Buddha statue in the blink of an eye?
Du He sneered: "I didn't do anything wrong, why did I run away?"
"Okay, Du He, if you don't take the road to heaven... Then don't blame me for being rude. I didn't want to be your enemy, but you forced me. In this case, you go on the road with Yuan Xiu... Go!
"
Dou Xianren knew that he had completely offended Du He to death. If Du He came out alive and presented himself in front of His Majesty, not only would Yuchi Baolin not be able to pay for the death of his brother Dou Gongde, but he would also be in danger.
.
Therefore, he became murderous.
He waved his hand, and a group of people in black rushed towards Du He like a tide.
Du He stood in front of Yuan Xiu and remained motionless, with a calm look on his face.
At this moment, two more people came out from behind the Buddha statue.
Dou Xianren took a closer look and saw that it was Wei Ting, minister of Dali Temple, Li Daozong, minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Wei Chigong, governor of Tongzhou.
He was dumbfounded.
There was barely enough room for one person to hide behind the Buddha statue, so why did so many people come out at once?
Li Daozong reprimanded with a loud voice: "Dou Xianren, you are so brave, you dare to commit murder. Du He is the Marquis of Huyi County ennobled by His Majesty, and he is a meritorious minister of our Tang Dynasty. How dare you kill him? You
How many heads do you think you have?"
Dou Xianren was stunned immediately.
He originally wanted to kill Li Daozong and others as well, but a dozen people suddenly appeared from behind the Buddha statue. All of them were holding weapons, and they looked much tougher than him.
He turned around and shouted: "Let's go!"
But before he could move, he saw the door, and a dozen monks carrying sticks rushed in. They beat him all over his head and face, knocking all his people to the ground.
In the chaos, Dou Xianren also received a stick on the forehead.
Just when he was feeling dizzy, Du He stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Master Dou, do you still want to fight?"
"I, I, I...I'm dizzy!"
Snapped.
Du He's backhand was a slap.
This slap was so hard that it made Dou Xianren spin around twice.
Du He threw his hands away and cursed loudly: "Your mother is so shameless. I've given you shame, don't you dare to attack this young master... Dou Xianren, you are capable. You are a small member of the Communist Party of China. Can you please help me?"
You chop your heads off and throw them into the pond to make fertilizer?"
Everyone was stunned.
Du He is so ruthless, he looks like a murderous bandit.
Unexpectedly, when Du He turned around, he showed a gentle smile and asked with a smile: "Master Dou, do you want to fight or talk?"