It was late at night, and the candles in the hut were still lit. Lu Ying had already fallen asleep, and the five teenagers next to him were still discussing.

"Tie Niu, go to the pawnshop tomorrow and take the hosta as a hosta, remember to put away the pawn ticket. In exchange, half of the money you use to collect intelligence, and the other half goes to the market to buy some chicken, duck, fish and meat, and we have to make up for it in the next few days. Xu Chen handed the hosta to Wang Tieniu.

"Brother Hao, are there any teenagers in the Relief Workshop?"

"There are some, what are you going to do?" Lu Hao asked.

"Look for a few people who are tall and strong, and who can be trusted. ”

"How many?"

"Five or six more. ”

"I'll do my best!" Lu Hao was originally the son of an official eunuch, and his family has matured a lot after the great changes, and his communication skills are still very strong, which can be seen from the fact that he can let Shi Lei and the three of them sacrifice their lives to accompany each other.

"Tell them that we have a lot of rice and fish here. Xu Chen said again.

"I understand!"

"Tie Niu, you must be careful when you inquire about intelligence, if you see that the opportunity is wrong, give up immediately, safety first. Then Xu Chen told again.

"Brother Chen, don't worry. Leather Monkey said.

"Wait a minute, you go to the kitchen and find some pieces of ginger and a plate of soy sauce, and I'll cover your face so they don't find out." Xu Chen thought that he should give Tie Niu a change of face, so as not to be discovered by Lei Lao Wu's people.

"Brother Chen, what should we do?" Shi Lei said hurriedly.

"You guys, now it's time to eat and sleep well, raise your strength, and then work hard. ”

……

The night is deeper, and the starry sky of a thousand years ago is full of twinkling stars.

Outside the hut, Xu Chen was walking, and everyone in the room was lying on the shelf or curled up in the corner, all asleep.

"Sure enough, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and so many things have happened in just one day. Xu Chen thought to himself. In the past, Xu Chen always liked to stay quietly alone, and his otaku-like style made him reluctant to put himself in the spotlight of everyone, but when things really came, he would meet them decisively, probably because he had read too much history books and let him know that escaping couldn't solve anything.

"What are you thinking?" It turned out that Lu Hao hadn't fallen asleep either, his life of exile in the past few years had made his vigilance very high, and what happened to his sister today made him really unable to sleep peacefully.

"Thoughts. Xu Chen didn't look back.

"Oh, is it?" Lu Hao looked at the young man in front of him who was not much older than himself, and his heart was a little complicated. From the slight hostility when I saw him this morning, to a fight together in the evening, to the successful rescue of Lu Ying by the lake at night. Lu Hao felt that the boy in front of him, who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, must have many secrets hidden in him.

"Who taught you that 'Five Elements Array'?" Lu Hao asked this question that he really wanted to ask.

"I'm going to say that I created it myself, do you believe it?" Xu Chen asked with a smile.

"I don't know," Lu Hao had also read a few military books in his father's study before, and he knew a little about military affairs, and tonight he saw that the "Five Elements Array" had a well-founded approach to advance and retreat, and there was a way to attack and defend, I am afraid that even those generals in the army are nothing more than that. To say that it was only created by a young man is not believed. But the young man with a little mystery in front of him confused him again.

"I'll talk about it later. Xu Chen sighed.

Lu Hao thought that everyone had their own secrets, so he no longer dwelled on this topic.

"What are we going to do next?" Lu Hao thought about it and said what he was most concerned about now.

"The next thing we have to face in a short time is Lei Lao Wu, tomorrow morning Du Tian and Lei Lao Wu will definitely go to the thatched hut by the lake, and they will definitely be able to guess that Ying Ying has been rescued by us. Something big must have happened to the Du family tonight, and there is no big loss for Du Tian, at least Du Rong should not know about the hut, and even if he does, he will not have any actions against us. ”

Xu Chen analyzed.

"Then now it's Lei Lao Wu's side, the people under him have been abolished by us, and the people in the rivers and lakes are talking about righteousness, whether it is for his own face or his prestige in front of the younger brother, he will definitely find a place here for us. Now it's up to Sun Batian to see if he will make a move, I guess it shouldn't be, if Lei Lao Wu himself suffers a loss and let the boss help him, then how will he take his little brother in the future? Lei Lao Wu can't afford to lose this person, and he can't afford to take this risk, coupled with his ignorance of us and his contempt for a few 'little beggars', he will definitely bring someone himself. ”

"In this way, we only need to consider Lei Lao Wuyi for the time being. Xu Chen concluded.

"Do you have to think so much every time you do something?" Lu Hao said with some surprise.

"Shouldn't you think about it?" This time, Xu Chen was a little puzzled.

Lu Hao didn't answer, he looked at Xu Chen in front of him again from top to bottom, his young face and his incomplete body all showed that the person in front of him was indeed just a teenager.

Although Lu Hao himself also knows the truth of "plan and then act", but after all, he is just a young man, and when the matter comes, he will always rush forward without consideration.

In the end, Lu Hao could only come to the conclusion that Xu Chen in front of him was acting calmly, and shook his head helplessly.

"Then is it safe for us to stay in the Imperial City Temple, what if we cause trouble to the abbot master, or we should change places tomorrow?" Lu Hao asked another key question.

"I think it should be no problem, after all, this is a temple with records in the yamen, and Lei Lao Wu is at most a street ruffian, and he doesn't dare to be blatantly presumptuous in the temple. ”

In fact, what Xu Chen didn't say was that he listened to the morning class in the abbot's bamboo garden this morning, and the abbot's "ordinary heart is the way" was proposed by Matsu Daoyi, the patriarch of Hongzhou Zen, in Yuzhang City decades later.

It is precisely because Xu Chen has learned about it in the history books before that he was able to answer the question of the abbot master last morning, and it will also make the abbot master laugh with satisfaction, so that the abbot, who has always been quiet, will suddenly have the idea of wandering in the temple this morning, and Du Rong can meet it, so that he has a later slap and a qiē that happened today.

Of course, Xu Chen, as a party concerned, did not find that he had gone deep into this cause and effect.

As a generation of grandmasters, Master Huineng is by no means a ruffian who can provoke in this era of flourishing Buddhism. Although most of the laity will only go to the temple where the incense is strong, there will always be people who know the goods, and these people must also be noble people, where can the poor people in this era understand these profound Buddhist principles.

That Sun Batian can mix this climate and should have some understanding of the situation in the Imperial City Temple, and then Lei Lao Wu must have been instructed by the boss, so Xu Chen thought that it was safe to stay in the Imperial City Temple for the time being.

And for the energy of this Huineng master, Xu Chen also has to test it.

……

After dawn, Wang Tieniu carried the hosta, his face was sallow, and there was a big black mark on the right side of his face, and he walked out of the Huangcheng Temple to the city. Lu Hao also went to the sick shop to find someone.

Xu Chen led everyone to exercise in the open space next to the hut, and the monks in the temple were still doing their own things, ignoring the extra few people.

"Brother Chen, have you noticed that the monks in this temple are a little weird?" That honest and wooden Zhou Kang is actually very observant.

"I think so, too. Xu Chen said.

"What's wrong, what's weird?" Shi Lei came up, as if he had found something interesting.

"I can't say," the clue in Xu Chen's heart was startled by the small stone, and he escaped again.

"Regardless of these, we still have to hurry up and train now, and the 'Five Elements Array' also needs to practice more, and there will be a tough battle to fight next. ”

Saying that, Xu Chen led everyone to start exercising again.

At noon, Lu Hao brought six teenagers to the temple, all of whom were friends Lu Hao had made over the years. Xu Chen thought to himself that the "Mandarin Duck Great Array" would be able to be put out at this time.

As he spoke, he sent down the long bamboos, bamboo spears, and bamboo shields that he had taken Shi Lei and Zhou Kang to cut down in the morning.

When he came, Lu Hao had already told several teenagers about the matter. That Du Tian relied on himself to be the son of Fang Zheng and acted everywhere, and several teenagers were not less bullied by him, and the gangsters under the "Dongcheng Yiba" also bullied these orphans in the square.

So as soon as Lu Hao said that he wanted to deal with them, everyone responded happily, and Lu Hao picked a few bold and trustworthy teenagers.

Xu Chen took them to practice in the backyard, only to see a team of eleven people, Shi Lei held a huge long bamboo in the front, Xu Chen and Lu Hao followed closely with a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, followed by two powerful teenagers who also held a long bamboo in their hands, and in the middle were four teenagers holding bamboo spears, and at the end of the team, Zhou Kang was also holding a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, and the vacant seat next to him was reserved for Wang Tieniu.

The entire formation was changed by Xu Chen according to Qi Jiguang's "Mandarin Duck Formation". In view of Sun Batian, they definitely would not have long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows, which were only available in the army, and the short shield in their hands would be enough. In addition, the six newcomers had never been in battle, so they had to be placed in the middle and looked after by the other five.

After the formation was arranged, Xu Chen took them to practice in the courtyard.

"I don't need you to know what moves! Just remember what you should do!" Changzhu watched with his hand, Shi Lei swung Changzhu vigorously, the spearman only needed to stab forward hard, and the shield bearer stabbed with the spear in his hand while blocking the enemy's attack. Xu Chen shouted loudly.

And they did the same in the courtyard.

Strange to say, there was such a big movement that none of the monks came to stop it, and none of them went to report to the abbot, and each of them still did their own thing.

Master Huineng, the abbot, listened to the sound, and only came to the backyard to take a look, with a hint of surprise and appreciation in his eyes, and left without looking back.

When it was almost time for dinner, Wang Tieniu returned to the backyard with a large pile of slaughtered chickens, ducks and fish.

They built a bonfire in the backyard and grilled meat.

Although the monks in the temple didn't care about everyone, Xu Chen was not bold enough to use the kitchen in the temple to cook meat.

Iron Bull was eating and talking about the news he had inquired about that day......