The old monk of the iron arrow walked into the Buddha hall, waved his palm lightly, and the door behind him closed, and he waved his palm again, and two rows of candles lit up, and the originally dim Buddha Hall gradually had some light under the reflection of these two rows of candles.

In the Buddha hall, there is a gray Buddha statue representing the ancestor of Zen Buddhism, Bodhidharma, this Buddha statue is baked with clay, and the appearance is not plated with a layer of gold paint like the Buddha statues of other temples, only so that outsiders look at the feeling of ordinary, and whenever they see this ancestor Buddha statue, the old monk of the iron arrow will show joy on his face, and his mouth is full of words, like an ordinary pilgrim.

It is said that the ancestor of Zen Buddhism Bodhidharma was not born in this continent, but a bald monk who suddenly appeared in a period of time, and at that time period was when the old ancestor Suiren clan and the Emperor Tai had just ended, and the continent had just begun to be full of aura, the monk who became Bodhidharma appeared in a small city in the north, all the way to the south, all the way, all the way to chanting, and finally the monk to the south when he left the country, There are more than 10,000 believers behind him, and a body of Buddhism debate, defeated the various masters of several countries on the way, the fame is so prosperous, so that he arrived in the south of the capital Jinling not a few days after the reception, he received the royal invitation, and finally it is rumored that he was also received by the Suiren clan, although I don't know whether it is true or false, but since that day, the Nanli royal family ordered the Bodhidharma to create Zen Buddhism as the national religion of the south, and Bodhidharma himself was hired as the teacher of the south of the country, and it was not good for a while.

And Bodhidharma was not greedy for worldly money in his life, and politely refused the kindness of the Nanli royal family, but asked the Nanli royal family to build a Zen temple on a hillside outside Jinling City.

And this Zen temple is the Zen temple where the old monk of the iron arrow is now.

It is said that at that time, Bodhidharma passed away a hundred years later, the golden light of the Buddha was exuded all over his body, and there were words in his mouth, and finally he yelled to the sky, and then disappeared, leaving only an ordinary Buddha statue to be passed down to future generations.

In the following millennium, Zen believers expanded vigorously, and temples were also spread all over the states in the south, called "Five Mountains and Ten Temples"

The Zen temple outside Jinling City is recognized as the holy place of Zen Buddhism in the mainland.

Thinking of this, a trace of anger flashed in the eyes of the old monk of the iron arrow, but it quickly flashed.

After a long sigh, the old monk of the iron arrow slowly faded the black robe on his body, and under the black robe was an iron armor, and two arrow feathers were carved out of the iron armor.

After turning out a short bow with a sense of age from behind the statue of the ancestor Buddha, the old monk of iron arrow casually took out a bag of bows and arrows from it, and seriously carried it behind him.

The body that was originally extremely lazy in front of the sudden smile at this moment seemed to have changed, the fully armed old monk with iron arrows, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a brave man who is in middle age, the eyes that are as sharp as eagles, are really like the master of the apprentice's learning, even if the eyes of the sudden smile are no longer like the old monk of the iron arrow, but after all, there is still less charm.

The old monk of the iron arrow moved his body, and the sound of the bones in his body clattering made him remember that he was already an old man, and no matter how good his martial arts cultivation was, his body would not deceive him.

"Old bald donkey, it's time to meet...."

The old monk of the iron arrow said to himself, after speaking, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and then he snorted coldly, and waved his palm again, and the candle should be blown by the palm wind, and after all of them were extinguished, the dim in the Buddhist hall was not the same, but although he couldn't see it clearly, he could also feel that the old monk of the iron arrow had left.

At this time, in the Xuanshu Hall of the Imperial City of Jinling, Li Dunmin, the emperor of Li, was sitting cross-legged on the couch at this time, holding an ancient book in his hand, leaning on the side of the pillow with his back, and under the couch, there was a eunuch lying on the ground, and his head was about to be buried in the ground.

Li Dunmin flipped through a page of ancient books in his hand, glanced at the eunuch, and said slowly, "How did you get it today?" Why did you come to me? ”

Hearing this, the eunuch's body trembled, and he hurriedly replied, "The slave has something important to report to Your Majesty, so I have not bothered the Grand Duke to inform Your Majesty and disturb Your Majesty's dragon body, the slave is really a great crime of disrespect, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Li Dunmin turned over and stared at the eunuch, a little unhappy in his heart, but he still said, "Anyway, what is the important thing that makes you, the old eunuch who was so afraid of me in the past, come to see me." ”

The old eunuch kowtowed, and replied in a somewhat gloomy voice

"The old slave just went to routinely inspect the filth of the imperial city, and when he passed by a corner, he happened to bump into the prince of Zhou and His Majesty's swordsmanship teacher Miss Qingtan, the two nobles seemed to be talking about something, and the old slave thought about coming to report to His Majesty."

Li Dunmin raised his interest a little, lay on his side on the couch, put away the ancient books and handed them to a palace maid standing beside him, supported his head with one hand, stared at the eunuch, and said, "Go on, what did you hear?"

"The old slave was not close at the time, but he heard a fragment by chance, as if it was an assassination, Jinyiwei, Zhijinsi, and suddenly laughed at the name of the adult." When the old eunuch said this, his tone paused, and he continued, "In the end, the prince and Miss Qingtan had a good conversation, and there was no more, the old slave was afraid of being seen by the two nobles, so he slipped away early, and then he was busy reporting to Your Majesty."

Li Dunmin frowned, his eyes looked to the side, he didn't know what he was thinking, and the old eunuch quietly raised his head after saying this, and after seeing Li Dunmin's behavior, he quickly lowered his head, and at that moment, the corner of the old eunuch's mouth crossed a smile that had succeeded in his trick.

In the end, Li Dunmin thought about it for a long time, so he had to wave his hand and said, "You should step back first, and remember not to discuss the affairs of the previous dynasty in the future, people with the status of Brother Wang and Miss Qingtan can you slander?" I am not at fault for thinking that you are not at fault today, so I will let you go first, and I will not take you as an example. ”

After that, Li Dunmin watched the old eunuch withdraw from the palace, straightened up, and sat on the couch, his face was a little uncertain, and finally Li Dunmin instructed the other eunuch beside him, "Didn't Ji Wuying return to Beijing a few days ago?" Tell him to come to the Xuanmu Hall to see me, go quickly! ”

There is no doubt that Emperor Li Dunmin already had great doubts and fears about Zhou Dunyi and Qingtan at this time, although it was only one person's words, but as an emperor, Li Dunmin remembered Zhou Dunyi's own reputation among the people, as well as the special background of Qingtan's master.

"Then go and call the people of Jinyiwei and the Jinsi to come and see me."

Li Dunmin commanded.

Assassination?! Brother Wang, you still can't pretend in the end? Hehe, even if this matter is fake, I will not let you stay in the position of Zongzheng anymore, you should go and be an idle prince!

At this moment, Li Dunmin's imperial ruthlessness was suddenly exposed, with a somewhat distorted smile and a cruel look staring at the outside of the hall.

And in the dark room in Jinling City, the old man who was known as the Nanli Sword Saint by outsiders had changed into a red suit, with a red dragon embroidered in the middle of his clothes, and he looked at it from a distance, even because it was a living thing.

Next to the coffee table, an old bronze sword was placed next to it, and after a moment, this old bronze sword had already appeared in the hand of Nanli Sword Saint, and the old man sat quietly on the chair, closing his eyes and recuperating in it.

After some time, the old man's eyes suddenly opened, and he looked at the door of the dark room, which had been opened at some point, and did not make the slightest sound.

The old man knew who was coming, sneered, and said to a darkness, "It's all here, what else is hidden, how big is this place?" You old horseman still want to play with me with arrows? ”

A sneer came from the dark place immediately afterward, and the old monk of the iron arrow walked out of it step by step.

The two looked at each other, and the old monk of the iron arrow finally took the initiative to speak, "You know, I didn't come here today to fight with you."

The old man snorted coldly again, and said, "The ghost knows if it's true, it's not the first time that you, an old horseman, have gone back on your word, do you really think I'll still believe what you say?" ”