Chapter 1 Lingyin Temple

Two years ago, a civil war that lasted for decades in an island country called Dongying, far east of Dongtu, finally ended this protracted war under the large-scale southward movement of the Northern Korean army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

However, although the war has ended and the country has been unified, some of the Japanese people of the original Southern Dynasty would rather die than submit to the Northern Army.

These homeless and nowhere to go of the Southern Dynasty Japanese people also turned into Kou, rampant in the East China Sea, doing all kinds of evil, commonly known as the Japanese Kou.

The Japanese robbers, as few as three or five in groups, and as many as hundreds of people, roamed the coastal areas of the Central Plains, doing all the things of burning, killing and looting.

The most important thing is that although the number of these Japanese robbers is not large, because they were all generals in Dongying before, their martial arts are strong and their cultivation is good.

In addition, most of the imperial court's military strength has been deployed in the north to resist the invasion of Northern Mongolia, and there is not much force to fight against the Japanese invaders.

Although the coastal provinces have done their best to start recruiting troops, these temporary recruits alone cannot stop the footsteps of the Japanese robbers.

Not only that, if only the Japanese are rampant, it is not difficult, after all, there are not a few capable people in the coastal area, and they can barely compete with them.

But the most important thing is that among these so-called Japanese people in the eyes of the world, there are many Central Plains people.

These Central Plains people were originally the children of the sects in the Jiangnan area, and even the masters of the sects.

Cultivation and strength, compared to the Japanese Kou, are even more than equal.

In the end, under the impact of such a large number of cultivators, the officers and men of our army were already defeated and defeated, and they could only retreat.

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In the sixth year of Yongle, the first day of the first month.

It has been more than three months since the young monk's trip to the West.

At noon, in the city of Hangzhou, on the shore of West Lake, the sky is blue and the water is blue, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.

Although it is the first month of the year, the winter in the south of the Yangtze River is not as good as in the north of the Yangtze River, with drifting snow.

It was only a few occasional gusts of cold wind that awakened the dull senses of the crowd.

As the saying goes, there is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below.

And Hangzhou is the most prestigious place in this West Lake.

After all, most of the places of interest, the ancestral halls of the saints, were built on this lake.

On the banks of the emerald lake, there is a path paved with bluestone.

On the path, there are four people, facing the west of the lake, walking.

Among the four, two were dressed in black and white robes, one of them was older, and the other was young.

The elder is upright and righteous.

The young man's face is like a peach blossom, and the spring breeze is proud.

Suddenly, the young man spoke up, as if he remembered something.

"Uncle Eh, how old did you say this Master of Empty Wisdom?"

Seeing that the junior's words were so frivolous, the elder's face was slightly displeased, and he said in a deep voice.

"Wu Shi, the old-timers are nine out of ninety this year, but when you see Master Kongzhi later, don't be so rude."

Su Wushi saw that he was scolded again, so he had no choice but to roll his eyes and say impatiently.

"Okay, got it, got it."

Shi Wuwei, who was on the side, saw that Su Wushi was like this again, and he shook his head with a smile and did not speak.

He knows that everyone's character is actually destined from the moment he was born. Unless something major has happened in that person's life, like his miserable past.

In fact, before the Jing Martyrdom, he was also a big grinning and mischievous person.

But when King Yan broke the city, when he decided to go incognito, he also buried his former self deep in his heart.

Gradually, he became silent, preferring to keep everything in his heart rather than tell anyone about it.

He was afraid of saying the wrong thing.

He was afraid of revealing the secrets of his heart.

Whether it is his life experience, or the life-devouring decision he has cultivated.

Therefore, Su Wushi's arrogant appearance has long been no longer strange.

And his eyes were looking at the mountain not far away, and the top of the mountain, the looming temple.

He remembered a poem from the past.

"Four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, how many buildings are in the smoke and rain."

He knew that this Lingyin Temple was built in the Southern Dynasty, and it was one of the largest temples built by Buddhism in the era when it expanded its sect.

Today, the abbot of this Lingyin Temple is the younger brother of the abbot of the Buddhist Sect and the master of Wuxiang.

But today, the purpose of Shi Wuwei and a few people to go was not to meet Master Wuxiang, but to someone else.

Two days ago, the last surviving master of the Buddha Sect had come to Lingyin Temple.

After the little monk learned the news of the master's arrival, he didn't say a word, and directly abandoned a group of friends and went to visit the master.

Therefore, the four of them went on this trip to meet this legendary Buddhist monk.

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Walking on this bluestone path, there are willow branches swaying in the wind on both sides.

Although the willows in winter are not as lush as in spring, the scattered tender teeth are clearly visible.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew and blew away the flying branches in front of everyone's eyes.

The two teams of people walking side by side appeared in front of Shi Wuwei and the others like this.

One of the teams of men and horses, dressed in purple and white robes, led by a man with white hair, was majestic and had a carefree expression.

The other group of people, all in green shirts, led by the leader, had long hair untied, but it was neatly draped behind his head, and he saw that his eyes were like hanging swords, and his eyes were extremely sharp.

And these two people, as soon as they saw Shi Wuwei and a few people, they walked towards them with a smile on their faces.

Wang Zhengnan also quickened his pace and stepped forward.

"Hahaha, I haven't seen you for many years, I didn't expect Senior Brother Wang to be so young." The white-haired old man in purple clothes and white robe smiled while stroking his long beard, which had turned gray.

However, although he was smiling and talking, there was a faint sorrow between his eyebrows, as if he was worried about what had happened in the rivers and lakes in recent days.

The middle-aged man in green shirt beside him also smiled and said, "Senior Brother Xiaoyao said well, when Kunlun Mountain was goodbye, I thought about it for seven years, but I didn't expect Senior Brother Wang's demeanor to not diminish in the slightest."

Wang Zhengnan was left and right by these two people, and what he said was also a smile.

But he didn't speak directly, but turned sideways to a few people behind him and said.

"Wushi, Wuwei, one by one, this is the head of the Xiaoyao faction, a real person. This is the head of the Kunlun faction, the head of Zhou."

When Shi Wuwei saw this, he was also shocked in his heart.

He had heard of the names of these two men.

It's just that he didn't expect to see the Xiaoyao faction and the head of the Kunlun faction here.

The three of them stepped forward and respectfully said in unison, "The younger generation has seen Xiaoyao Zhenren and seen Master Zhou."

"Shi Wuwei has seen a real person and a master of Zhou."

"Mu Yiyi has seen the real person of Xiaoyao and the head of Zhou."

In fact, although this white-haired old man in purple clothes and white robes looks old, he is only in his early fifties.

Judging from his cultivation, he should not have been born early.

But since Huafa has been born, it must be related to the secret art of the Loose School.

Another middle-aged man in green shirts is the head of the Kunlun faction, Zhou Muyun.

He is a few years older than Wang Zhengnan.

It is said that seven years ago, that is, when Zhou Muyun became the head of the Kunlun faction, the Taoist sect sent Wang Zhengnan to congratulate him.

Twenty years ago, the three people who were talking at this time also met in the turmoil of the rivers and lakes.

Subsequently, after praising the three of them for a few words, the two heads talked to Wang Zhengnan about the things that happened in the rivers and lakes.

Zhou Muyun said with a worried expression, "Senior Brother Wang, I heard that several masters of Lianyun Village, the owner of the Eagle Claw Gate, and the owner of Longyou Villa are all ........"

He couldn't say what happened next.

Because of this one person, he knows everything.

Although the dispute between the north and the south of the rivers and lakes has long been a stubborn disease for thousands of years, although he also had grievances with these people during the turmoil in the rivers and lakes 20 years ago, after all, these grievances were just a matter of whimsy when he was young, and more than 20 years have passed.

Now, the young people of Qingsong back then have already made a difference and know how to take care of the overall situation.

He really couldn't imagine what kind of pressure would make these people in the rivers and lakes abandon the morality of the rivers and lakes for thousands of years, and kill those defenseless people.

And as soon as he opened his mouth, Xiaoyaozi on the side also sighed, and said, "Although the northern and southern sects have been grudging for a long time, at least everyone was still a fellow person before, and they regarded it as their responsibility to protect the people. But now, I didn't expect that these people would be in the company of the Japanese people and kill the fathers and elders of the Central Plains."

In fact, Wang Zhengnan and Shi Wuwei had just arrived in Hangzhou only five days ago.

The Loose Sect and the Kunlun Sect had just arrived here yesterday.

As for the rebellion of these southern sects, they had only heard about it, and they had not seriously inquired about it.

However, the three of them knew very well in their hearts that these people in the rivers and lakes who were in the company of the Japanese people were indeed strong in martial arts, and if each of them was placed in the army, they would all be fierce generals who would block a thousand.

"It's come to this point, and no matter how much emotion you have, it's useless. Now, I only hope that the major sects will come as soon as possible, so that they can discuss a strategy to control the enemy as soon as possible, and protect the people in this area." Wang Zhengnan also frowned and opened his mouth.

When the people were spoken, their faces were filled with shame.

After all, as people in the rivers and lakes, they were unable to save these hard-working people, which is their regret.

And it wasn't until a long time later that Zhou Muyun raised his spirit and asked.

"Senior Brother Wang, where are you going? If it's all right, come have lunch with us."

Wang Zhengnan smiled and refused, "I still need to go to Lingyin Temple to meet Master Kongzhi, so it's not too late to meet again in the future."

Xiaoyaozi was also shocked when he saw that the other party was going to Lingyin Temple, and then smiled and said, "I just came down from the temple, but I didn't expect that Senior Brother Wang was also going to meet Master Kongzhi."

Looking at these three people talking about each other, Shi Wuwei's heart was very curious.

In the two or three years before him, he had already heard of this Buddha Sect's Master of Empty Wisdom.

Because, the little monk will always move out of his master's words with a head in the head, wanting to cross them, especially Su Wushi.

Now, he didn't expect that the two heads in front of him, who had just arrived in Hangzhou yesterday, would go to meet this master.

He was curious, curious about what this lingering figure that had long been in his mind looked like.