Zhu Chuba had been to Yingzhou City, and he knew that there was a ruined temple in Yingzhou City, which was not far from the outskirts of the city. If Zhu Chuba came alone as originally planned, he would find a corner and lie down overnight. But now that Zhang Ying is here, she has to have an eaves to protect herself from the rain and wind.

Zhu Chuba found this ruined temple, which was a Guanyin temple.

He had been a monk, and although it was not for a long time, he knew that it was because he was a monk that he could have food and survive. Zhu Chuba did not forget that experience, but was very grateful to his master at that time, Monk Gao Bin.

Zhu Chuba does not believe in gods and Buddhas, but he is grateful to the temple. This temple of Guanyin has been abandoned for a long time, and the statue of Guanyin has been dilapidated. Zhu Chuba took Zhang Ying to make a simple bed with straw inside, and ran to the statue of Guanyin alone and knelt down to bow three times.

"Do you believe in Buddhism?" Zhang Ying saw Zhu Chuba's actions and asked curiously.

After Zhu Chuba's worship, he stood up, smiled at Zhang Ying, and said softly: "I don't believe in Buddhism, but I have been a monk." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Ying smiled with interest and asked, "Monks who don't believe in Buddhism?" ”

Zhu Chuba walked outside the door and looked up at the moon that emitted a glimmer of light: "Yes, I have never believed in Buddhism, and I became a monk only because I could eat and live." What's the use of believing in Buddhism, if you worship him, he can still conjure food for you? ”

Zhang Ying followed behind Zhu Chuba, looked at his back, and smiled: "Since you don't believe in Buddhism, why did you worship Buddha just now?" ”

Zhu Chuba smiled, "I don't believe him, but I'm grateful to him." Whether he exists or not, I have survived because of a group of people who believe in him. I don't worship the Buddha, but the monks who gave me food. ”

"Brother Zhu." Zhang Ying called Zhu Chuba.

"Huh?" Zhu Chuba responded.

"Actually, like you, I have been a Taoist, but I also don't believe in Sanqing." Zhang Ying said lightly.

"You've been a Taoist? How can one of your daughters be a Taoist priest? Nun bar! Zhu Chuba said.

Zhang Ying glanced at him and said, "It's a Taoist priest, I went to disguise myself as a man and studied under Longhu Mountain." Otherwise, how do you think I, the daughter of a merchant family, practiced kung fu? ”

"Men dressed as women? I know those Taoist priests in Longhu Mountain, but they are all characters with some real skills, can you hide their eyes by pretending to be a woman? Zhu Chuba was puzzled.

Zhang Ying smiled and said, "Of course I can't hide it from their eyes, but I can hide it from their hearts." ”

"What do you mean?" Zhu Chu didn't understand too much.

Zhang Ying explained: "The Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain can't really become immortals, if you want to live, you have to eat, and if you want to eat, you have to ask for money." The original people did not respect the Tao, and the masters of Longhu Mountain were suppressed ruthlessly. In order to let me learn a self-defense skill, my brother spent some money to send me to Longhu Mountain. The masters are not pedantic stinky Taoist priests, they can't live anymore, and no one wants to starve to death for the rules, so I let me disguise myself as a man and enter Longhu Mountain. ”

Zhu Chuba was stunned. Looking at Zhang Ying's kung fu, he also once suspected that a girl's family was not like joining the White Lotus Sect with the teaching of a master like Li Xunlong. But Zhang Ying didn't mention it, so he didn't ask.

Zhang Ying continued: "My masters are all capable people, but I am lazy, and I don't finish the homework given by the masters, so I only learn the surface and go down the mountain." But I write to the masters on Longhu Mountain every year, although I don't believe in Sanqing, but I respect my masters. ”

Zhu Chuba saw that Zhang Ying's expression gradually changed, and his voice became low, and a trace of forbearance could be faintly seen in his eyebrows. Zhu Chuba didn't interrupt her, but listened to her quietly.

"But last year, I didn't receive a reply after I wrote to Longhu Mountain, I didn't worry, so I asked my brother to ask someone to go to Longhu Mountain to inquire."

Zhang Ying's eyes suddenly turned red, and her eyes were filled with tears that could fall at any time.

"Are you alright?" Zhu Chuba stretched out his hand and put it on Zhang Ying's shoulder and said with concern.

Zhang Ying shook her head, sniffed, and continued: "Later, my brother told me that the original people had sent troops to sweep almost all the Taoist nunnery in the country, saying that it was a cult to demagogue. Longhu Mountain was not spared. Since then, I have not been in contact with my masters, and their lives and deaths are unknown. ”

Zhu Chuba didn't know how to comfort Zhang Ying, so he only tried to make her lean on his shoulder and sob, but Zhang Ying didn't refuse.

Leaning on Zhu Chuba's shoulder, Zhang Ying did not stop talking, sobbing and continued: "Actually, I don't like to fight. I insisted on going to war only because my enemies were the same people who killed my masters. I want to kill them, avenge the masters, and breathe a sigh of relief for Longhu Mountain. The more you kill, the more peaceful the spirits in heaven will be. ”

Zhu Chuba touched Zhang Ying's hair, nodded and comforted softly: "I understand, I understand." No one is born with a love of bloodshed, a love of war. The original people were brutal, so we stood up and resisted, which was forced to do so. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Ying remembered the sad thing, sobbed non-stop, and only hummed softly when she heard Zhu Chuba's comfort.

She didn't speak again, after all, she was still a girl, immersed in grief and couldn't extricate herself. Zhu Chuba didn't speak, just let her stand quietly under the moonlight by her shoulders.

Zhu Chuba and Zhang Ying's night clothes have been taken off, and tomorrow's action will be during the day, and they will be conspicuous in their dark night clothes.

The light of the moon shone on the two people, and the weak woman leaned on the man's shoulder and sobbed softly, the man's eyes glanced at the woman's hair from time to time, he wanted to see the woman's face, but the woman couldn't see with her head down.

And just like that, a long, long time has passed. It was so long that Zhang Ying's crying had already stopped, and half of Zhu Chuba's body was also numb.

"Ying'er, I'll take you to sleep first, you have to sneak into the Zhou Yin Mansion at dawn!" Zhu Chuba asked softly.

Zhang Ying was quiet and did not answer.

"Ying'er?"

Zhu Chuba called softly again, but Zhang Ying still didn't respond.

He lifted Zhang Ying away from his shoulder and found that she was already asleep. The eyelashes are still wet, and the fluttering in sleep looks particularly moving.

Zhu Chuba changed his other hand to hug Zhang Ying, picked up his numb arm, then looked at Zhang Ying who was sleeping, picked him up horizontally, walked to the thatched mat that had been laid out long ago, and gently put Zhang Ying on it.

There wasn't enough thatch, so only one bed was made. Zhang Ying fell asleep, and Zhu Chuba was beside her, found a pillar to lean on, and closed her eyes.