Poor Monk

Outside the Daxiong Hall on the mountain, Abbot Yuan Mie of the Chanyuan almost stayed up all night, standing in front of the hall at this moment, looking at the misty mist outside the clouds on the top of the mountain.When he heard the panting voice of the little novice, he sighed softly.

"Abbot, abbot!"

Although the body is not bad, it still takes a little effort to run all the way up the mountain. When the little novice stopped, he needed to support his knees with both hands to stand firm.

"Well, a lot of people came down from that mountain, all of them with swords, they looked like the devil surnamed Shen that the senior brothers mentioned!"

"Amitabha, what should come will always come..."

There was no surprise on Yuan Mie's face, on the contrary, there was a sense of finality that the matter had finally arrived, and he just turned his head to tell the rest of the monks.

"Go and invite the chief disciples of the Bodhidharma Academy and the Discipline Academy, as well as disciples of the Arhat Hall, to go out of the mountain gate with the old monk to welcome guests from afar."

"Yes."

Several disciples had also heard about what was going to happen in the near future. Although they still had a bit of uneasiness on their faces, they didn't seem a bit flustered when they bowed down to answer.

Just before leaving, he was stopped by Yuan Mie again.

The disciples were puzzled: "Abbot, do you have any other orders?"

Yuan Mie let out a long sigh, turned his head to look in the direction of the Sutra Pavilion, and finally said: "Send another person to the Sutra Pavilion, and ask Shanzai to come to the mountain gate as well."

I want to invite Brother Shanzai...

Everyone was startled, vaguely feeling that the abbot had presided over the affairs of the Buddhist monastery for many years, and he had never shown such a dignified and obscure expression.

Is something going to happen?

No one can be sure.

Tianji Temple is located in the Bukong Mountain. Because it is far away from the martial arts, it has always been regarded as a place outside the world. The monks neither compete for fame and wealth in the rivers or lakes, nor participate in the battles of the rivers and lakes. Only a stone tablet is placed outside the mountain gate. "Stop fighting".

But these people who came today are obviously not kind.

The news in the Jianghu always travels very fast, not to mention that Shen Du brought people all the way to Tianji Temple, and he never concealed his whereabouts. The whereabouts are clearly understood.

So as soon as they received the news from Yuan Mie, the heads and disciples of the Bodhidharma Academy, the Discipline Academy, and the Arhat Hall all guessed that the "guest" to be greeted was probably the one who had broken into the Thousand Buddha Hall in the legend. Shen Du, the demon master who escaped from Shanzai.

A group of monks went to the mountain gate in a mighty way.

Shen Du had been waiting for a long time in front of the Zhige Monument.

Gu Zhao beside him seemed to be calm and breezy, but he smiled strangely: "In the early years, I only knew that Taoist Shen killed people like hemp, and his methods were cruel. No matter what he did, he would not save face for anyone. Unexpectedly, when he came to Tianji Temple today, he was strictly a guest. He didn't say that he forced his way through the mountain gate. It's really "Schools should be admired for three days"."

Shen Du didn't pay attention to the thorn in his words, knowing that the little novice monk was going to pass the transmission, so he didn't send his people up the mountain anymore, but turned over and got off the horse, stepped on the river beach and soaked in water Looking up at the stone tablet engraved with "Tianji Chanyuan" and "Zhi Ge" on the back.

Immediately he laughed.

Gu Zhao looked at him, but saw Shen Du stretching out his hand to point at the stele, and said, "Gu Shaoshan, you must be mad with hatred when you see this stele, right? A Hongmen banquet a month ago plotted against me, and the right time and place caught up. Renhe, it is a rare time when all of us betrayed our relatives. It is a pity that I escaped to this place, afraid of the prestige of the Buddhist monastery, and watched my master make a comeback."

"..."

Which pot is not open to mention which pot!

Gu Zhao's eyelids twitched, and the rest of the righteous people who heard this also felt as if they had been slapped in the face, and the blood all over their bodies rushed to their faces.

Even Pei Wuji, Cui Hong and others on Yaomo Dao are not very good-looking.After all, it was not only righteous people who wanted Shen Du to die in the first place.

But who would have guessed?

An escape in a desperate situation allowed Shen Du to successfully escape to the Tianji Temple, which is difficult for ordinary forces in the martial arts, and made everyone's calculations come to naught.

The arena was silent for a while.

Everyone on the Demonic Path and the Righteous Path have already passed through the narrow canyon, and gathered together under the first mountain gate, looking like a dense mass of darkness.

After waiting for more than a moment, people finally came to the mountain.

Shen Du was the first to hear footsteps, so he was also the first to raise his head to look up the mountain, so he saw an old monk in front of him wearing a red cassock and holding a vajra staff, and there were nearly a hundred people of different generations. The monks followed behind.

You can tell at a glance that those behind are monks.

Thinking that he never concealed his whereabouts all the way, Tianji Temple should have been prepared long ago, so it was this formation that came to welcome them.

"Amitabha, Tianji Temple has not had any foreign visitors for a long time, and today I learned that all the benefactors worshiped at the mountain gate early in the morning, but failed to welcome them from a distance. It is really rude of our courtyard."

Of course, it is Yuan Mie who brings people here.

When he reached the bottom of the first mountain gate, he stopped in his tracks and made a gesture with one hand, his voice was old and peaceful.

It is rumored that Yuan Mie's cultivation level is not low in this Tianji Temple, and he has experienced the incident of the Martial Saint fleeing to the Temple and leaving three volumes of martial arts essence, so he also has an extraordinary reputation in the world.

Apart from Shanzai who guards the Thousand Buddha Hall, he is the most well-known.

Shen Du's eyes couldn't help but glanced at the wrinkles on his face and the gray and white mixed with his long eyebrows, but he didn't return the salute from the great monk at the first moment, but turned his eyes around, looked behind him again, and finally With a little bit of disappointment, he withdrew his gaze, and made a pretentious gesture: "I came today uninvited and disturbed the cleanliness of your courtyard. I should really apologize for it. Fate Abbot Mie is being polite."

Yuan Mie is an elderly person, and he has also seen a lot of ups and downs in the Jianghu, and has seen all kinds of powerful figures in the martial arts. Only then did Shen Du's wandering eyes not cover up, and he was so easy. He saw it in his eyes.

Obviously looking for someone.

So he couldn't help but look at Shen Du, the first thing he noticed was his outstanding appearance, but then he saw the undispelled hostility in his eyebrows and eyes.Although the person smiled, it was difficult to hide the evil spirit of killing too much.

"Although the Chanyuan has long been a place outside the world, it can't be said to be pure or unclean. I just don't know, what is the important thing for Master Shen to come here today?"

This is knowingly asked.

Of course Yuan Mie knew what he was here for, but he had to ask this question.

Shen Du vaguely saw that the old bald donkey didn't like him, he just thought that the monk he liked might still be in the monastery, so he suppressed his temper and said, "The abbot is the person who experienced it back then. You should still remember that Lou Dongwang, the martial arts sage, fled to Tianji Temple 16 years ago. When he was dying, he left three volumes of the essence of martial arts that he had studied for many years. If you want to learn the essence, please ask Tianji Temple to pass it on to you. Shen, who is not talented, recently rescued a son by accident. His surname is Lou Mingzhang, who is a descendant of Wu Sheng. So today I brought Mr. Lou, and invited Mr. Lu and Gu Shaoshan. These martial arts comrades came to testify and worship Tianji Chanyuan, hoping that your courtyard will return the three volumes of Buddhist collections according to the last wish of the Martial Sage."

What a high-sounding bastard!

Who doesn't know that he stole the descendant of Wu Sheng from Gu Zhao halfway?For this reason, he also slaughtered all the people who were with him at that time, creating a big murder in the martial arts world!

How dare you say such a thing without shame today!

Rao, Abbot Yuan Mie had seen too many pious people in the rivers and lakes, and he never felt that anyone with such a fierce and hateful face as the Shen Daoist in front of him had a slightly cold expression on his face.

He raised his eyes and stared at Shen Du for a long time, and finally proclaimed a Buddha's name.

"Amitabha, Taoist Shen brought the descendants of the martial sages here today, and there are fellow martial artists from all over the world to testify. Our court should return the three volumes of martial arts essence according to the last wishes of the martial sages. It's just that my Zen monastery has the rules of the Zen monastery. If Master Shen wants to enter this monastery today Shanmen, I want to return the three volumes of Buddhist collections on behalf of Lou Shi, but I still need to understand the cause and effect of my body."

Shen Du had expected that this matter would not be so easy, but after all, his purpose was not really on the Buddhist treasure, so he was not surprised to hear that Yuan Mie didn't agree to it.

On the contrary, it was the other party's last sentence that made him feel quite strange.

"cause and effect?"

"My Tianji Temple does not welcome guests with bad conduct. All the actions of ordinary people are seen by the eyes of heaven, and all living beings cannot escape."

Abbot Yuan Mie lowered his eyes, but his words sounded like persuasion.

"More than a month ago, Taoist Shen sneaked into the Buddhist monastery twice. The first time he broke into the Thousand Buddha Hall and was smashed by someone, he returned empty-handed; The Buddhist monastery is like a sacred object. Since the Taoist master came today, the crime of disrespecting the Buddha is negligible, but please return this object to the Taoist master Shen.”

"Wow!"

As soon as Abbot Yuan Mie said this, the monastery side was okay, at most they glared at Shen Du, but the righteous people who came with him exploded in an instant!

"It's really him!"

"Sure enough, something was stolen. As the saying goes, thieves don't leave empty space..."

As early as when Shen Du came out of the Tianji Temple, the news that the Thousand Buddha Hall left a wild word for the demons and monsters had already spread in the world.Although Tianji Temple didn't say who did it, but looking at today's martial arts, who else would dare to do it except Shen Du?

At that time, many people suspected that Shen Du had stolen the three-volume Buddhist collection.

It's just that Shen Du first robbed Lou Dongwang, the descendant of Wu Sheng, and then went to Tianxiahui to make a big bet with Gu Zhao. Today, he even forced him to go to Tianji Temple to ask for the three volumes of Buddhist collections. Everyone thought that he might have missed a trip.

But who would have thought that the abbot of Rentianji Temple would throw out such a shocking news when he arrived in front of the mountain gate today——

Shen Du really took something away!

Just listening to Abbot Yuanmie, it seems that it is not the three-volume Buddhist collection, but something in the Tianji Temple.

Shen Du's complexion turned ugly almost instantly.

There was a trace of coldness in his sharp gaze, and it fell on the calm face of Abbot Yuan Mie. Although he listened to the discussion that suddenly exploded behind him, what was in his mind was this bald man. The truth and falsehood of the words of the donkey.

Three volumes of Buddhist treasures, sacred objects of the Buddhist monastery?

The tip of his eyebrows raised slightly, all kinds of thoughts and calculations had passed through Shen Du's heart, and he immediately smiled contemptuously, as if he had heard some joke: "Abbot Yuan Mie is not joking with this Daoist, right? I came from a long way away. Come on, it’s because you have a kind heart and want to fulfill your wish for Mr. Lou. You Tianji Temple thinks it’s aloof from the martial arts, and it’s nothing more than refusing to return the three volumes of martial arts essence left by the martial sage. It’s all right to say that this Taoist broke into the Thousand Buddha Hall at night, and dare to slander this Taoist for stealing the holy relics of your monastery! Bald donkey, you dare to say this, can you show evidence?”

The "Abbot Yuan Mie" who was still doing well in front shouted, and even if he disagreed with him, he said "bald donkey" very impolitely. Never have many monks here in the monastery encountered such a sharp-mouthed person, and they wanted to scold them for a while. But I don't know where to start.

There was booing on Zhengdao's side as well.

But the few leading people, such as Gu Zhao, did not say a word: Tianji Chanyuan will not slander anyone for no reason, but what Shen Du said is the truth, there are no people or things, what's the use?

Abbot Yuan Mie hadn't met such a difficult person for a long time.

Except for Shanzai, no one witnessed what happened in the Thousand Buddha Hall that day, let alone the day when the Buddhist beads were stolen, even Shanzai was not there, no one saw it at all.

But he never expected that Shen Du would deny it so easily, and he was speechless for a while.

The two already gray eyebrows frowned immediately.

Yuan Mie pondered for a moment, and finally turned his head away, wanting to call someone to ask something.But just as he turned his head away, there was a commotion behind him.

Nearly a hundred monks retreated from the back to the front, as if they were making way for someone.

The people below the mountain gate also noticed it at once.

Shen Du didn't take it seriously, he only guessed that some important person from Tianji Temple had arrived, and he just looked in that direction with a relaxed face.

But when the crowd backed away and the figure of the man was revealed, his whole body froze completely as if someone had cast a holding spell.

Angzang's body was wrapped in a loose monk's robe, his jade-like fingers stood upright in front of him, his eyebrows were downcast, but there was a bit of pity and pity, but his indifferent and calm expression was like a god and Buddha sitting in the western sky. out of reach.

This is clearly the face he has been thinking about all these days.

At this moment, the smile on Shen Du's lips almost hung, but the next moment, he was dazzled by the snow-white body blown by the wind.

Why did the monk he likes wear a snow-white robe?

The huge, sudden bewilderment made him lose all his reactions at once, only harboring a kind of absurdity that even he dared not face up to, watching the monk walk from a distance to a nearby place, and walk in front of him.

The scent of sandalwood is approaching.

The monk lowered his brows and narrowed his eyes, stood on the steps and bowed his head to him: "Shen Benefactor, poor monk is so kind, you are so polite."