21. Defying the world's condemnation

Tan Mo stared, not knowing whether he should accept the letter or not.

Master Lotus saw Tan Mo's hesitation, a smile appeared in his eyes, and he said: "It's not sent to Daomen, the poor monk is not so small, this little calf's nose is angry, but the poor monk is just angry for a while." Besides, the poor monk can perceive his own problems, thanks to this little calf's nose. ”

"It seems that this Dao Master's cultivation is not ordinary." Tan Mo was slightly surprised.

Master Lotus shook his head when he heard this, and then explained to Tan Mo: "This ghost is obsessed, and he is a fan of the authorities. It's like a gambler who loses his eyes and loses his mind, but as long as he calms down afterwards, he will regret it, whether the gambler has changed his past mistakes or not, but he can always understand that he was dizzy just now. ”

Tan Mo nodded, indicating that he understood, so he asked, "Senior brother, who is this letter sent to?" ”

The meaning of his senior brother is obvious, the Taoist who is called "Little Bull's Nose" by his senior brother is actually not very good.

It was just a coincidence that Master Lotus could be aware of his own problems.

Otherwise, why did his brother go out of his way to give an example of a gambler?

"This letter is an apology, the poor monk was fascinated by the ghost, and he should go to the door to apologize, but he was disturbed by the calf's nose, and this adult's law is a little troublesome now, and the poor monk can't leave, so he can only have Lao Xiaojun's brother to do it for him."

"To that building?" Tan Mo immediately understood where to send it, and he couldn't help but be stunned, but because of facial paralysis, he looked expressionless and calm at this moment.

This made Master Lotus nod slightly, so after thinking about it, he looked at Tan Mo and said very seriously: "Originally, I planned to let you rest for one night, but the poor monk saw that you were so calm, so let's go today." Because of this, it can't be delayed. ”

At the end of these words, Master Lotus deliberately accentuated his tone a little.

Tan Mo was stunned.

But after thinking about it, he immediately nodded.

Because the one who offended Master Lotus, but among the three saints, don't look at the other party, he just taught Master Lotus a lesson, but maybe there will be follow-up troubles.

It's just an errand anyway.

The Lotus Temple is less troublesome, and his future life will be better. After all, he is a disciple of the inner courtyard of the Lotus Temple, and he is one with the Lotus Temple.

However, there are some difficulties that he still has to explain.

"Senior brother, the one who escaped from under the stone statue of Liang Zhu, since he has entangled me, I am afraid that I will ......"

Before Tan Mo finished speaking, Master Lotus pointed at Tan Mo and said: "The string of beads of the poor monk, the material is just of general quality, but after following the poor monk for many years, it is quite spiritual, although it was damaged when it was entangled with the yin qi on your body, but a spiritual sandalwood fragrance remained on you." This is also the reason why the poor monk is relieved to let you go tonight. With this body of fragrance, as long as it does not dissipate, it can keep you safe and sound all the way. ”

"What if you run into a bad guy?" Tan Mo asked again.

The danger doesn't just come from that treacherous thing.

"In the past, there were few people who would embarrass monks. Besides, when you meet a little monk in this barren mountain and wilderness, the poor monk asks you, in an unclear situation, is it you or the other party? ”

Tan Mo: "......"

Although Master Lotus said so, Tan Mo was still not at ease. After all, Master Lotus said before that he would not meet that master, and he would turn his head and send it to someone else's door, although it was just a letter, not an encounter, but this was more or less a slap in the face......

What's more, the world is in chaos right now!

So he folded his hands, made a wooden face, and said nothing.

Seeing that Tan Mo's face was expressionless, as if he wanted to meditate forever, Master Lotus shook his head, and had no choice but to go to the housekeeper and explain the reason, saying that he wanted to borrow a weapon.

The housekeeper immediately said, "Master Lotus and Little Master, please wait a while, I can't make up my mind on this matter, I have to go and ask for advice." ”

"There is a benefactor." Master Lotus hurriedly thanked him, and then went back to Tan Mo to wait for news.

About half an hour later, the butler came over with a smile on his face, and instead of holding a weapon, he carried a small wooden box about a foot long.

"Master, what a good thing! Look, what did I bring with me? The butler said excitedly, and then placed the small wooden box in his hand on the table. This small wooden box has been painted red for maintenance, but it is covered with dust, and it looks like it has been left somewhere for a long time.

The housekeeper opened the wooden box, and suddenly a choking smell of water mold rushed out first.

The butler's smile suddenly froze, and he saw a rusty powder gun in the wooden box, he turned his neck slightly stiffly, glanced at the two bald heads who were expressionless at this moment, and then coughed dryly, as if he didn't see it, and said to himself: "Master Lotus, this little master is small, and this sword and stick are several pounds light, and it can be held for a while, but if it is lifted for a long time, then it will definitely not work." So how about trying this powder gun? With self-defense, you can also hunt. You just have to be careful to keep it, once it gets wet, this thing can't be used, and it's too hard to use as a stick. ”

With that, the butler took a handkerchief out of his pocket, wiped the powder gun back and forth several times, and then waved his hand to disperse the choking smell of water.

The corners of Tan Mo's eyes jumped.

I'm afraid this powder gun has been damp for a long time, right?

Is there such a person who talks nonsense with his eyes open?

He wanted to open his mouth to change it, but seeing that the box containing the gun was full of dust, but the texture was exquisite, and it was not a cheap thing at first glance, he knew that there might be only such a powder gun in this mansion.

Besides, this powder gun was like this, even the butler himself did not expect it, otherwise the butler's expression just now would not be more embarrassing than theirs.

So, Tan Mo didn't go to pick up the powder gun, but looked at Master Lotus.

It looked like he was waiting for Master Lotus to speak before he took the powder gun. But in fact, he was insinately hinting to Master Lotus that he didn't want this "burning stick".

Can it still be used when it is damp like this?

Looking at this powder gun, Master Lotus was also speechless, so he said: "I'm afraid that this powder gun won't be used by the poor monk's junior brother, so it's better to give him a slightly lighter knife, the poor monk's junior brother looks small, and his strength is not small." ”

When Tan Mo heard this, he quickly nodded and echoed.

"Donor, the little monk won't make this weapon!"

The butler showed embarrassment on his face, and he hurriedly said: "Master Lotus, this is after I asked the third lady, the third lady said that since it is Master Lotus's junior brother who has something to ask for, he should not be lazy, and ordered the maid to take out this piece of dowry from the year, and specially asked me to give it to the little master." ”

Master Lotus didn't expect the origin of this powder gun to be so troublesome, so he nodded and thanked him, directly accepted the powder gun, and then folded his hands and said, "There is a labor almsgiver, thank you to the third lady for the poor monk." ”

"The third lady said that in a few days she would like to invite the master to attend her mother's birthday, her mother has always admired Buddhism, and she also asked the master to come and enjoy her face at that time." The housekeeper hurriedly said.

"The poor monk must go to congratulate the old lady on her birthday." Master Lotus nodded, and agreed without hesitation.

Tan Mo sighed in his heart on the side, this borrowed weapon is not possible, so be careful yourself, I hope it is really as Master Lotus said. Seeing that Master Lotus was talking to the housekeeper and exchanging favors, Tan Mo went to clean up and put two gourds of water in the bamboo box on his back, as well as a few pastries. This was prepared for Master Lotus by the people of Zhangfu, and Tan Mo took it easily.

Just as Tan Mo was about to go out, Master Lotus came over and handed over the wooden box containing the gunpowder gun.

"Senior brother, this burning stick is a kindness from the third lady of the family, you can keep it as a collection and watch it for fun." Tan Mo shook his head and refused.

Master Lotus opened the wooden box, "Little junior brother, take a closer look. ”

Tan Mo took a closer look, only to find that the rust on this powder gun was still there, but it was extremely dry inside, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

"The aura is wonderful, ever-changing." Master Lotus smiled, "But there's not much gunpowder left, it's only enough for you to shoot." Will you use this gun? ”

"Yes!" Tan Mo hurriedly said, he was relieved now.

With a gun in hand, there are life-saving means.

When Master Lotus heard this, he couldn't cry or laugh: "Little junior brother, the monks don't speak...... However, no one knows. ”

Tan Mo was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Master Lotus was saying that he had lied to the butler just now, saying that he would not use this powder gun, so he looked at his nose and nose and heart as if he hadn't heard it.

"Go, go early and come back early."

"Senior brother, take care, I'll go back when I go." Tan Mo answered, then picked up the bamboo box and left.

Master Lotus stared at Tan Mo's departing back, not knowing what he was thinking, and after a while, he suddenly said, "That powder gun was damp, and it was used by someone. It's just a little trouble, and the poor monk won't bother with you. When is the time for retribution? ”

Master Lotus sighed, in this Zhang Mansion, there will be no second person who can use this method, it is the "calf nose" in his mouth, a deviant young Taoist priest.

However, Master Lotus was not ready to retaliate and go back, compared to this, he cared more about Tan Mo.

"After observing along the way, although the little junior brother is white-boned, his heart is not bad, and he also loves the Buddhist scriptures very much, and he reads them when he has time along the way, and it seems that it is feasible to suppress the little junior brother's natural demonic nature with Buddhism."

Master Lotus muttered to himself, his gaze gradually firming.

Cultivating a white bone heart is, after all, risking the world's disapproval!