Chapter Eighty-Seven: Lingyin Temple in Distress
When Yao Yuran heard Zhao Hengzhi's words, he couldn't help but be surprised, could it be that Zhao Hengzhi wanted to go to the people of the Spirit Fire Society to settle accounts? She was a little worried about Zhao Hengzhi's safety.
"Huh? My lord, why do you suddenly want to burn incense and worship the Buddha? Lu Hai also wondered, Zhao Hengzhi spends his time patrolling every day, but today he wants to go to the temple for the first time, it is like the sun coming out in the west.
"No matter how much, just follow me, and you pay more attention to see if you see that old guy Fang Lianqing, and pay more attention to see if you hear anyone mention the Linghuo Society, let's go to Lingyin Temple this time, these are these two tasks!" Zhao Hengzhi advised.
"Yes! My lord! Lu Tian and Lu Hai both echoed at the same time.
Not far away, Yao Yuran heard Zhao Hengzhi's words, and couldn't help but be impressed by Zhao Hengzhi, now Zhao Heng's heart is for the people, worrying about the country and the people, which can be described as the blessing of the people.
"What are you still doing in a daze, you have to be responsible for leading the way, I haven't actually been to that Lingyin Temple at all!" Zhao Hengzhi shouted loudly.
When he came to this rice city, the reason why Zhao Hengzhi didn't take Ah Da Ah Er very much, but brought Lu Tian and Lu Hai, it was because Lu Tian and Lu Hai were stronger than the other two in terms of force value, and the most important thing was that Lu Tian and Lu Hai were familiar with the geographical location of Mi City.
"By the way, don't call me an adult later, keep a low profile and keep a low profile." Zhao Hengzhi suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly instructed the two of them.
"Yes, sir." Lu Tian and Lu Hai said in unison.
"It's all said, don't call your lord." Zhao Hengzhi was anxious, and took these two pig teammates out of the house, maybe he would be exposed later.
"Oh-" Lu Tian and Lu Hai both responded.
The three of them hurried and panted to the Lingyin Temple. Zhao Hengzhi raised his head, there were two big stone turtles at the door of the Lingyin Temple, and the three golden words 'Lingyin Temple' were written at the door of the temple, and there were many good men and women who entered and exited the temple.
Yao Yuran walked a little slower, she hid behind the tree and looked secretly, only to see that a few leafy Bodhi trees were planted at the entrance of the temple, and the entrance of the temple was also full of people coming in and out, and the incense was flourishing. From afar, you can smell the faint fragrance wafting from the temple.
I didn't expect Lingyin Temple to be so rich, presumably it was those people of the so-called Linghuo Society who mobilized the people to donate incense money, so there was such a scene.
At this time, Lu Hai, who was in front, suddenly pointed to the crowd in front of him and said to Zhao Heng: "Eh, son, look, there are quite a lot of good men and women." ”
"It's not unusual." Zhao Hengzhi didn't think it was strange, there had just been a flood in this rice city, and the people would naturally think that it was because they didn't worship the gods that they would attract natural disasters.
Zhao Hengzhi walked into the main hall, and the table was dedicated to a statue of Guanyin, which was like a kind eyebrow and kind eyes, vivid. He looked around, but he didn't find any suspicious characters, let alone Fang Lianqing, the old man.
Have they not gathered today? Or did they already sense that he was coming, so they broke up temporarily.
At this time, Lu Tian and Lu Hai walked towards Zhao Hengzhi, Lu Tian leaned over and whispered a few words in Zhao Hengzhi's ear: "Childe, the two of us went around in a circle, and we didn't find anything. ”
Zhao Hengzhi was not surprised by this result, after all, this rice city was the territory of the two Wang Fangs, and as soon as there was a stir, they would definitely learn the news and hide from the limelight.
It's no wonder that Yao Yuran will find Chu Xiao to hire a secret guard again, the secret guard is much easier to use than catching a fast guard, and they come and go without a trace, and they are more professional in inquiring about news.
"Well, let's go." Zhao Hengzhi led Lu Tian and Lu Hai out of the main hall, and as soon as they walked to the courtyard of the temple, a small figure suddenly bumped into them.
Zhao Hengzhi felt a pain in his stomach, and as soon as he looked up, he saw a young man about ten years old who hit his abdomen, this little ghost is too reckless! Zhao Hengzhi was about to have a seizure, and grabbed the young man's wrist.
But the young man looked at him with a panicked expression, cast a look at him for help, and said pitifully: "Ah, big brother, save us!" ”
"Huh?" Zhao Hengzhi was puzzled, and he suddenly found that there was another delicate little girl who looked like eight or nine years old next to the young man.
"Stop! Don't run! Suddenly, two big men with beards came running towards them, both of them fierce, each with a stick in his hand.
The two strong men saw at a glance that the child was hiding behind Zhao Hengzhi, and they swaggered towards Zhao Hengzhi.
One of the strong men with a scar on his face shouted angrily: "Little white face, don't hurry up and hand over these two children!" ”
Zhao Hengzhi gasped, this strong man's arms were as thick as his thighs, not only was he not their opponent, but even Lu Tian and Lu Hai might not be able to beat them.
The difference in strength was huge, Zhao Hengzhi's heart beat a drum, and he trembled: "This is a quiet place for Buddhism, you can't mess around!" ”
"Hmph, it doesn't matter if you're pure or not! We just need people! There was a cold light in the strong man's eyes, and his big hand stretched out to the child's arm, like an eagle catching a chicken, and grabbed the child.
Yao Yuran, who was hiding in the shadows, was about to make a move, but she still held back, wanting to see if Lu Tian and Lu Hai could take charge alone.
Zhao Hengzhi shuddered and shouted: "Ah! Hurry up and get on the land, sky, and land! In a hurry, Zhao Hengzhi had no choice but to count on the two of them.
"Yes, Childe!" Lu Tian and Lu Hai rushed over and fought with the two strong men, but unfortunately, the strong men had wooden sticks in their hands, but they were bare-handed, and soon, they were all beaten down.
Zhao Hengzhi hurriedly picked up the little girl, at least, two children, he also had to save one of them.
"Hehe, hand over that little girl obediently, otherwise, don't blame me for being discus." The strong man named Discus glared at him fiercely.
Zhao Hengzhi took a few steps back, at this juncture, he hoped that these good men and women in the temple could lend a hand, but unfortunately, these people were insensitive, as if they didn't see the danger on their side, they all pretended to be deaf and dumb, and ignored them.
"Hey, don't come here!" Zhao Hengzhi trembled, pointing to the discus nose, his face turned white, although he tried to force his composure, but the trembling lips still revealed his nervousness.
"Husband, I'm here to save you!" Suddenly, a beautiful shadow fell from the sky, and Yao Yuran stepped up with an arrow and kicked the discus to the ground. The discus only felt a bloody smell welling up in his mouth, spurting out a mouthful of blood.
Yao Yuran didn't want to make a move, but as a result, seeing that Zhao Hengzhi was threatened, she had to expose her whereabouts.
"Lady, you came at the right time!" A hint of joy flashed in Zhao Hengzhi's eyes, and he silently wiped the hot sweat from his forehead, finally saving his own life.
"Discus, are you alright?" Another strong man saw the discus spitting blood, so he had to let go of the young man first, rolled up his sleeves, and raised his stick, intending to compete with Yao Yuran.
When Yao Yuran saw the discus vomiting blood, he felt that it was unlucky to hurt people in the temple, so he hurriedly took out the ecstasy from his arms and sprinkled the white powder on the strong man's face.
The 1.8-meter-tall strong man fell to the ground in response, Yao Yuran turned around and shouted at Zhao Hengzhi: "Hurry up!" ”
Zhao Hengzhi and the two children hurriedly joined forces to help Lu Tian and Lu Hai up from the ground, and after several people were saved, they hurriedly left Lingyin Temple.
Zhao Hengzhi ran desperately, he turned his head to look behind him to see if any other gangsters had caught up, but fortunately there was no one behind him. Only then did he stop, gasping for air.
Everyone else also stopped and breathed a sigh of relief. After a while, Zhao Hengzhi raised his head and fell his gaze on Yao Yuran.
This Yao Yuran also appeared in time! Zhao Hengzhi's eyebrows raised slightly, and he asked her strangely: "Lady, why did you come to Lingyin Temple?" ”
He was shocked by Yao Yuran's appearance, after all, usually, Yao Yuran stayed in the yamen and devoted himself to studying the way to get rich, but today he was able to come here. Thanks to Yao Yuran's timely appearance, otherwise, maybe they would have been arrested by those thieves now.
Yao Yuran smiled lightly: "Hehe, when I saw you going out in the morning, you were dressed very plain and low-key, as if you were afraid of being recognized, so I guessed that you should have come to Lingyin Temple." Besides, there are only three of you, and I'm afraid that you won't be able to defeat the people of the Spiritual Fire Society, so I hurriedly followed! ”
Hearing this, Zhao Hengzhi admired Yao Yuran even more, she was not only smart and capable, but also observant, and she was also very worried about his safety, which made Zhao Hengzhi very moved.
And Yao Yuran focused her attention on the two children, a man and a woman, and she was puzzled: "Who are you, and why are you being hunted down by them?" ”
The little boy's eyes dimmed, and he said in a heavy tone: "My name is Fang Mingyi, her name is Fang Lingshuang, she is my sister, and our family lives in Micheng." But my father sold us to the people of the Spirit Fire Society for the twenty taels of silver. The people of the Spirit Fire Society said that they would take us to sacrifice to the river, but in fact ......"
Fang Ming also said this, but paused, as if there was something unspeakable, and he didn't want to say it further.
"Brother, let's talk about it!" Fang Lingshuang pursed her thin lips tightly, her expression solemn.
"Sister......" Fang Mingyi also closed his eyes in pain, as if recalling something, frowning.
That Fang Lingshuang saw Fang Mingyi's painful expression, so he had no choice but to say for him: "Actually, they are arresting them under the banner of sacrificing to the Great River for their enjoyment......
Forehead! Yao Yuran gasped, this spiritual fire will really do something unseemly, even children!
Fang Lingshuang paused, and then said: "They are so terrible, I saw a young lady who was stripped naked and taken to the room by them, and the young lady screamed very miserably...... Woo-woo-"