On the other side, Haikuan is in his early forties this year, and he is a disciple of the Shaolin presiding officer Han Hui Xi Zen Master, and is praised as "innocent and concise in Zen learning, which can be regarded as a representative rate". According to the practice of Buddhism, "Haikuan" is its legal name, and "the other shore" is its name. He is not only proficient in scriptures and morality, but also has martial arts and strategy, and has led the monks and soldiers in the temple several times to repel the invading bandits, which can be called the protector of Shaolin Town Temple. In his early years, he had traveled down the mountain to practice, and met Liu Ruyi, and the two talked about Buddhism. Although there are several years apart now, Haikuan on the other side listens to people and quickly recognizes her.

Because of this relationship, Liu Ru stepped forward to explain slightly, and Haikuan on the other side raised his hand to signal, and the monks and soldiers who were ready to fight quickly withdrew their swords and guns.

"In recent years, there have been many bandits, and the little monk doesn't know that General Zhao is coming, so he is offended." The other shore of the sea sincerely apologizes.

Zhao Dangshi smiled and said: "Zhao is not careful in doing things, forty or fifty people are easy to misunderstand with bright armor, and it should be reported to Shanmen in advance." He added, "Zhao came here because he was entrusted by the Yonghui monk of Lingshan Temple in Xinyang Prefecture. ”

On the other side, Haikuan is smart, and he can get through at one point, and said: "The little monk understands." At present, Master and his old man are picking up guests in the Tianwang Palace, and Zhao Zongbing can go to the temple to wait first. When he turned his head and saw that Zhao Dangshi only had more than ten horses, he was a little surprised, "Where is Mr. Zhao?" ”

Zhao Dangshi said: "There are still thirty or forty riders in the peripheral cottages. ”

"Thirty or forty rides?" On the other side, Haikuan sighed secretly, "There are many people in the wings of the temple, and there are not many places to live in these dozens of houses, so General Zhao can just let them come to the temple together." ”

Zhao Dangshi agreed, beckoned Man Ning to go back and summon people, and Zi and Liu Rushi, Lian Zhi and others walked with the sea on the other side.

Passing through the pine and cypress trees full of fallen leaves, it is not long before you can see the mountain gate of Shaolin Temple. The mountain gate is composed of the main gate and the east and west two doors, the door head is hung in the middle of the black background gold word "Shaolin Temple" three-character plaque, the front of the Buddha platform in the bright room below is the Maitreya Buddha sitting statue, the back is the wood carving Wei Tuo Dharma protector statue. There are stone tablet archways in front of the door, there are horse roads on both sides of the road, Zhao Dangshi and others ride into the temple by the horse road, turn to the left side of the Tianwang Palace and wait for a while.

After waiting for a while, Haikuan on the other side came over and said, "Master has finished meeting guests, please talk to General Zhao in the palace." ”

Zhao Dangshi walked with him to the main gate of the Tianwang Palace, and happened to meet a Han swaggering towards him. Zhao Dangshi glanced at it, and saw that the Han brocade clothes and embroidered jackets, jade belt and high boots, dressed in wealth and wealth, and the accompanying few companions were also dressed in fox and mink furs, all of them with their heads held high and their toes high. Nahan and Zhao Dangshi passed by, and didn't look at it much, Zhao Dangshi secretly asked Haikuan on the other side: "Master Haikuan, where is this outsider?" "I thought it was a benefactor who often gave alms to Shaolin Temple.

On the other side, Haikuan showed a look of jealousy on his face, and said: "Where is the outside, it is clearly the bandits in the mountains." ”

Zhao Dangshi was shocked, and when he looked back, the Han and his companions had already gone out of the mountain gate, and Haikuan on the other side of his ear continued: "This person's name is Yu Dazhong, who was originally settled in Song County, and he relied on his courage to fish and meat in the township, and he had a good relationship with Li Jiyu with his fists and feet. Li Jiyu got into trouble, and he also entangled the scoundrels in the township to respond, accounting for more than 10,000 people in the screen village in the north of the county, looting everywhere, and Songxian, Yiyang, Yongning and other places suffered from it. ”

"When he came to the temple, didn't he salute first and then soldier?"

Haikuan said: "Not bad." Although there are many bandits, they are also afraid of the elite soldiers of our temple, and they have come to the door more than once in the past ten months, and they want our temple to surrender to them, otherwise they will 'step through the mountain gate and destroy the temple foundation'. Before Mr. Zhao came, this Yu Dazhong had arrived, and the little monk was afraid that he would make trouble, so he strictly guarded the dangers inside and outside the temple, so Mr. Zhao thought it was the same party when he came, and he didn't notice it for a while. ”

The two entered the hall side by side, and in the middle of the statue of the four heavenly kings in the hall, there was an ancient and rare old monk, who was the Shaolin presiding over the cold gray Huixi Zen master.

On the other side, Haikuan introduced the acquaintance in the middle, and said angrily: "Master, is the surname Yu here to talk nonsense again?" What kind of nonsense is he saying this time? ”

Han Gray Huixi said: "It's nothing more than coercion and temptation, don't speculate for more than half a sentence, and I don't want to talk about it more, so I sent him away." Before leaving, he left a sentence and asked me to give an answer in three days, otherwise he would immediately come to the temple. ”

Haikuan gritted his teeth and said, "Do you underestimate my temple?" Tell him to try. ”

Zhao Dangshi took out Yonghui's letter and handed it to Han Gray Huixi, who read it, and first said, "Brother Lao Yonghui is bothered", and then asked: "General Zhao is here, how much is it to lead the troops?" ”

"Including Zhao, more than fifty riders."

"Although Mr. Zhao is good at fighting, but with more than 50 riders, I am afraid that he can only be a car mantis arm." Han Gray Hui said sadly, "Li Jiyu gave an order, stirring up the group of thieves in Henan, and now from the imperial village to the east, the group of thieves from all over the world will meet, stationed endlessly. The temple sent people to investigate, not to mention that there were forty or fifty thousand people. ”

"How many monks are there in the temple?"

Haikuan replied, "A thousand." ”

"Do you have all armor?"

"Yes, everyone has a horse with armor, and it can be used in foot combat and horse fighting."

Zhao Dangshi said: "Zhao's subordinates once fought with Li Jiyu, and his people did not follow the rules of the army, and they did not have sophisticated armaments, so they only fought with blood, and no matter how many people there were, they were just a rabble. There are thousands of temple soldiers, and there are many bells and drums around the temple, according to the danger, in Zhao's opinion, the bandits can't get in. ”

Han Hui said happily: "What Mr. Zhao said is not bad, my Shaolin martial arts practice has a thousand-year heritage, and I have stood firm after the war, and I am not afraid of three or two bandits to disturb me." But now it is different from the past, this Li Jiyu is the head snake of Dengfeng, the foundation is in Shaomu Mountain, non-thief can be compared, he is in Shaomu Mountain for a day, I Shaolin will not have a day of peace. Even if he is repelled in a few days, he will make a comeback in the future, and he will not be able to chase it away, and he will not be able to drive it away, destroying the livelihood of the people day by day, and disturbing the peace of the monks every month, which is not a long-term solution. Monks should be compassionate, but if they can't get rid of the trouble once and for all, it doesn't mean anything to me in Shaolin. Fu Chang sighed, "Alas, if you have a fish in your throat and a man's back, how can you be stable." ”

"There are not many soldiers in our temple, there is more than enough self-preservation, and there is no power to destroy thieves." On the other side, Haikuan also shook his head.

Although Guo Ruke once said that Li Jiyu wanted to make friends with Zhao Dangshi that day, these kind of bandits would not be so naïve as to think that as soon as he came forward, he could make the Henan bandits who moved the crowd to go. Zhao Dangshi thought about this, and thought: "If you really cut the grass and eradicate the roots according to the requirements of this Huixi Zen Master, it is indeed difficult to do it without soldiers. "I don't know what happened to Tatsuno." ”

Han Hui Xi said at this time: "I have heard that Mr. Zhao has a prestige and can suppress the thieves, so Yu Dazhong will come to the temple again three days later to ask for the explanation, and then meet in the Xue Pavilion in the temple, and ask Mr. Zhao to come forward for my temple." ”

Zhao Dangshi said in his heart: "The host thinks that there are few people I have brought, and he no longer hopes to help the war, but only hopes to use my prestige in the rogue to persuade the Tukou to leave, which is also a helpless way." Instead, he thought, "Anyway, there is no news in Tatsuno, so it's a day to drag it out for a day." When we met in the temple, I was not in much danger. So he arched his hand and said: "The host can rest assured, since Zhao is entrusted by the Yonghui monk, the Shaolin matter is already my Zhao something, and he will definitely come forward." ”

Han Gray Hui was happy and worried about the temple luck, and the clouds were bleak, so he didn't have the heart to say more at the moment, so that the sea on the other side would settle Zhao Dangshi and others, and go to sit in meditation elsewhere. On the other side, Haikuan said to Zhao Dangshi: "Mr. Zhao is brave and brave, willing to help, and the little monk has thanked the temple." ”

Zhao Dangshi said with a smile: "It should be, but it doesn't have to be like this." ”

On the other side, Haikuan devoted himself to the defense of the temple these days, and after taking Zhao Dangshi and others to the wing room on the west side, he asked the senior brother Hai Ming, who was guarding the courtyard, to make careful arrangements and leave.

That Haiming is about fifty years old, born with a fat head, big ears and short dundun, his temperament and conversation are completely different from those on the other side, and he speaks rudely, and rarely has the demeanor of a monk. Zhao Dangshi thought to himself: "The nine sons of the dragon are different, and the quality of the temple is also distinct. After Zen Master Huixi, Master Haikuan must be the best candidate to take over Shaolin. ”

Hai Ming and a few young monks helped to carry Zhao Dangshi's luggage into the wing room first, but when he took Liu Ruyi's package, a pair of small eyes turned towards Liu Ruyi a few times, and his eyes swept back and forth over her chest and waist intentionally or unintentionally, which was quite unbelievable.

Liu Ru was stared at impatiently by him, and said, "Where are you going to wrap me?" ”

Hai Ming was woken up by a word, peeked at Zhao Dangshi twice, and hurriedly said: "The little monk is thinking, this Zhao Shizhu only has enough room for two people, one is Zhao Shizhu, so which female donor's package will the other put it?" As he spoke, he glanced at Lian Zhi again.

Zhao Dangshi didn't answer, Liu Ru grabbed Bai and said: "Don't work hard for the monks, I live in a room with Sister Zhi." ”

"Oh, I see, it's the little monk who thinks too much." Hai Ming smiled and looked at Zhao Dangshi.

Zhao Dangshi said that he was suffering, and thought: "The quiet place of the meditation room is not good, so it's okay." So he nodded and said, "This elegant house is for the two girls, and I live in another room with Lao Zhou." ”

Heming made a promise, didn't dare to look at Liu Ruis anymore, lowered his head and joined the rest of the monks to carry the luggage and dust the bedding.

In the wing room that day, except for a few melodious horns from far and near, the wind was calm. Zhou Wenhe said: "Lord, do you see that if there is a real fight in the past two days, what should we do?" ”

Zhao Dangshi said: "I can't fight in the past two days, and the Tukou know that the Shaolin Temple is powerful, and they won't attack it unless they have to." Until three days later, before the Lixue Pavilion meeting, the Tukou would only pretend, and the purpose was just to exert pressure. We just want to rest in peace, don't worry. "After all, it is the aftermath of a hundred battles, and Zhao Dangshi has not seen a larger scale and more unpredictable war, and this little storm in Shaolin Temple is nothing in his eyes.

Zhou Wenhe nodded, got up and went outside the room to get the meal sent by the monk, and came back with a smile: "Lord, in this short time, there is already laughter and laughter next door." ”

Living next door are Liu Rushi and Lian Zhi, with Liu Ruyi's sharp teeth, Zhao Dangshi had already thought of this stubble, and said: "There are two women in the temple, and it is reasonable to talk about it." ”

After eating fast, without a good couple to accompany him, Zhao Dangshi and Zhou Wenhe talked about some past events in the room to pass the time, and before he knew it, it was late at night. Just as he was about to lie down and rest, he didn't want to be surrounded by people outside the door, and someone knocked on the door. Zhou Wenhe was alert, the carp jumped up from the bed, picked up the waist knife and leaned close to the door and whispered: "Who is it?" ”

"It's me." Listen to the voice, Nailiu is like this.

Zhao Dangshi gave Zhou Wenhe a look, walked over and opened the door, Liu Ru stood there with a smile and looked up at him.

"What are you doing at such a late hour? What about Lian Zhi? Zhao Dangshi probed his head, but he didn't see anyone outside.

"Sister Ah Zhi is already asleep, the slave family can't sleep, and she wants to talk to Zhao Lang." Liu Ru said with a smile, "Commander Zhou, you won't let people go, right?" ”

Zhou Wenhe was stunned, and Mu Ne looked at Zhao Dangshi: "I...... I ......"

Zhao Dangshi didn't have a point, turned around and said, "Old Zhou, you wait for me in the room." With that, he put on his cloak and closed the door and went out. When he got outside, he walked a few steps side by side with Liu Ru, and said, "It's not the right time for the black light." Or tomorrow? ”

Liu Ru turned around and said, "Tomorrow, the slave family may not have anything to say." Then he turned around, "Lingshan Temple for a while, does Zhao Lang want to come again?" ”

Zhao Dangshi looked at the sky, the thin clouds swept over the dark sky, and the full moon like a jade disk was exposed, and the moonlight was impregnated, and the surroundings were not so stretched out and could not see the five fingers.

"Miss Liu, how do you want to speak?"

Liu said: "In the early years, Senior Brother Haikuan once told me about the wonders of Shaolin, one of which was that when the moon reached Zhongtian, there would be a Buddha manifestation in Tallinn. At that time, if you make a wish sincerely, everything will be spiritual. I saw that the moonlight was fine tonight, but this huge temple was dark and empty, and I didn't dare to go alone, so I thought that Zhao Lang was the best person and would accompany me. When he got there, if there was really a manifestation of the Buddha, Zhao Dangshi could also pray. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Dangshi couldn't categorically refuse, but it didn't matter if he wanted to walk with her when he had nothing to do, so he said: "It's okay, but you promise me that you have been to Tallinn, whether the Buddha is there or not, you have to sleep well when you come back." ”

Liu Ru said happily: "That's nature. There was no one at the moment, so she actually came to grab Zhao Dangshi's arm, "Zhao Lang let's go." ”

Zhao Dangshi's heart was shocked, he felt a trace of warmth in his arms, and he didn't shirk, but nodded calmly.

Tallinn was in the southeast of the wing, and all the way to it, there was no one in the corridor of the monastery. The two of them only walked without saying a word, but Zhao Dangshi felt that Liu Ru not only held his arm, but unconsciously, he seemed to lean his head and neck on himself, and he knew that he had entered Liu Ruyi.

After a short walk, to Tallinn, under the moonlight, among the short grass and small trees, countless stone towers stand in a forest, straight as the Venerable King Kong Arhat standing, the momentum is extraordinary. Zhao Dangshi said in a low voice: "It's here." But listening to Liu Ru's whispering in his ear, he was not a drunkard who meant to drink.

Just as I was about to say more, I suddenly heard the sound of grass and trees on the other side of Tallinn, as if someone was coming. Zhao Dangshi was keen, pulled Liu Ru is way, and immediately hid behind a big stone tower, he didn't think much about it in a hurry, and he couldn't help but hug Liu Ru is full of arms.

The sky was dark, and the two of them were on the back of the rockery, with the faint moonlight, Zhao Dangshi didn't know that Liu Ru was already ashamed at the moment, he just thought that it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time, and opened his mouth to say: "Miss Liu, we ...... it"

Before the words were finished, Liu Ru suddenly "shhh He didn't know what was going on, and was wondering, but two voices came from the rockery one after another.