The afterglow of the setting sun spreads all over the hills. The grass, trees, mountains, rocks, crops and houses are all dyed with a layer of red like a burn, with a hint of translucency.

The door of the Sun Temple was wide open, and on the brick and stone path in front of the door, where weeds were overgrown, a pair of Ula straw shoes were stepped.

The person who came was a monk, and on a tattered robe, patches were stacked on top of each other, and the original color could no longer be distinguished. The dirty face is unkempt, and the withered hair has not been cleaned for a long time, and the hair with a knuckle length on the head is erected like a steel needle. He wears an iron hoop on his head, the thicker and thinner his little finger, and the two ends in the middle are rolled up to make a crescent shape. The skin around the hoop looks different from the original skin color, and if you look closely, you can see that the discoverer Tie hoop is actually branded on the monk's head!

This monk's eyebrows are not necessarily kind, but like the angry eyes in the temple, with a pair of Dharma eyes, two sideburns, a wide nose and a wide mouth, and two ears to attract wind. He held a bowl in his left hand, but it was clean, and the wood was clearly grained, smooth and round. Holding a tin rod in his right hand, it looks very old, with an ash rod, a rhino horn bottom, an iron tin ring, divided into eight petals to make an unopened eight-treasure lotus shape, and the top is carved with a Jizo King Bodhisattva. Take a step of the tin cane and touch the ground "dong dong", and the tin ring "Lingling" is very pleasant.

From afar, Li Lintang, who was practicing sticks in the courtyard, saw this monk and greeted Mr. Peng, who was preparing ritual utensils in the hall, out of the house.

Knowing that he was seen, the monk still walked unhurriedly, one step at a time, and knocked on the ground once with a tin cane, which was very sufficient. Mr. Peng nodded: "This person should be a wandering monk, I don't know if this temple is a temple, I want to come to place an order, keep it for a meal." ”

It turns out that this tin rod is also a very particular object. The tin rod is a tool used by monks when they walk, and it is one of the eighteen things of the monks. When the monk travels out with a stick, it is called "flying tin", when he stays in a certain place, it is called "staying tin" or "hanging tin", and when he goes out to preach, it is called "patrolling tin", which is the sign of a wandering monk. Its function is to show identity, second, to protect oneself on the road, third, to announce the person who gives alms, and fourth, to show merit and wisdom through penance.

Therefore, when Mr. Peng saw the monk's tin staff and bowl, he decided that this was a wandering monk.

The monk walked to the door and stood still, looked up at the place where the plaque had been hung, and stood there for a moment before stepping into the courtyard again.

In order not to keep braids, Li Lintang pretended that the monk was also addicted, and stepped forward to deduct the Buddha's name: "Amitabha." The great monk Tie Da has seen the master, but I don't know where the master came from and what happened? ”

Although the monk also occupied his hands, he also bowed down in a proper manner, and when he opened his mouth, there was such a smell of sand and gravel in his throat, which was very ugly: "Nan has no great wish to hide the king of the Bodhisattva." The poor monk is not vain, the monk of the Sun Temple in Changtu Mansion, has returned to his hometown after 20 years of travel, and he dares to ask which senior brother the abbot is now? Can the poor monks return to their monk status and worship in front of the Buddha? ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Lintang and Mr. Peng were stunned. Li Lintang touched his head: "Master Wufu? Are you hungry? The Sun Temple in Changtu Province is long gone, and we are not monks here. ”

"That's it." Wufu nodded, "So what the poor monks heard all the way is not false, more than ten years ago, the villagers dismantled the Buddha and Bodhisattva and drove away the monks, is it true?" In recent years, it is also true that some idle people have lived in this temple? ”

Mr. Peng came up and arched his hand: "Master Wuxuan, in Xia Peng Xiuzhen, a disciple of the worldly Taoists, is now living in the Sun Temple with my junior brother and a disciple under my sect. Thanks to the trust and love of the villagers, they all call me 'Mr. Peng'. ”

Wu Yu also bowed to Mr. Peng: "Nan Wu Great Wish King Bodhisattva." The poor monk is not vain, and he has seen Mr. Peng. ”

"Hey~" The great monk sighed, "All the laws can't, and all phases are empty." At the beginning, the abbot uncle punished me for traveling for 20 years, and then I came back because of things and people. ”

Li Li Lintang raised his eyebrows lightly, and said secretly in his heart: Listen to the voice, this person was originally a monk of this Sun Temple, and he was expelled from the temple without knowing what mistakes he made. After 20 years of traveling, he still returns, which can be regarded as perseverance. can be punished for traveling for 20 years and not returning to his hometown, isn't that considered expulsion from the temple? This monk is back, what is the picture?

The monk put the bowl into the cloth bag he carried with him, straightened out the clothes that were already sloppy and unsightly, and solemnly stood up and bowed deeply. Li Lintang and Mr. Peng also returned the salute.

Wu Yu said: "Master Tie, Mr. Peng." I don't know who my parents are, I grew up in the Sun Temple since I was a child, and now although the mountain temple is dilapidated, only a little novice is left, but this Sun Temple should also be a Buddhist temple. Now that the poor monk has returned, can you ask the two of you to find another place to return this temple to the poor monk? ”

As soon as he said this, Li Lintang was furious: "Where did the thief and demon monk come from?" You say that this temple is yours and yours? What credentials do you have? This is an ownerless territory, my senior brother took a fancy to this place six years ago, bought it from the yamen, and the title deed is also here. You just want to kick us out with empty words, where did such a good thing come from? ”

Mr. Peng's tone was as usual: "Master Wufu, when the contemptible people first came here, this Sun Temple was unattended, the grass and trees, the houses were dilapidated, and there was no leaky wall. There is also a vegetable patch behind the temple, and the fruits and vegetables in it are almost ripe. If I were to give up this place, I would never be able to. You can go to the government office and let the government decide. ”

"Good!" Monk Wuyu nodded, "Nan Wu Great Wish Jizo King Bodhisattva." Do you really refuse to return my Sun Temple? ”

"It wasn't preemptive, and there was no such thing as returning." Mr. Peng held his hands and shook his head slightly.

"That's Hugh blames the poor monk for being unreasonable!" The monk stretched out the tin staff far away as he spoke, and walked like a flying cane, heading straight for Mr. Peng's chest!

Li Lintang was originally practicing stick technique in the courtyard, and his muscles and bones were already active. As soon as the unjustified monk clicked on the cane, Li Lintang took out the iron rod and stopped in front of Mr. Peng, and shouted: "What a thief!" ”

It's too late, it's too soon! Li Lintang picked up the long stick, opened the tin staff of the unjustified monk, and then split the stick down. His blow to the stick is not simple, but it brings two points of force back, while splitting the stick, while pulling the stick back, and sweeping vigorously, it is to hit the inner tibia of the monk and attack his lower plate.

The unvained monk was not given for nothing, and he could see the subtlety in Li Lintang's moves. The ash rod and tin staff came back a little to the ground, just in front of his calf. With a "bang", the ash rod was bent a little, and then rebounded! Li Lintang took a few steps back, and the monk raised his stick and took a few steps back. I saw that the point on the ground just now turned out to be a finger-deep mark left on the masonry floor!

Li Lintang sighed secretly in his heart: This monk has so much strength!

He was already working hard, and he was good at foreign kung fu, but now he met a monk who was innocent, and he was happy to see the hunt: "Senior brother, this demon monk is handed over to me to deal with by my junior brother, just look at it!" ”

"Yes." Mr. Peng nodded slightly, pulled back, and fluttered to the eaves of the main hall, much farther away from the two.

"A monk, call that layman Taoist brother a senior brother?" The monk sneered and recited the Buddha's name, "Nan Wu Great Wish Land King Bodhisattva." This is really a big joke in the world, treat the poor monks except you as the bane of Buddhism! ”

The tin staff in the hand of the monk turned around, the eight tin rings "bells" rang, the afterglow of the setting sun reflected, and the iron-headed eight-treasure lotus seemed to be open.

Li Lintang made a horizontal iron rod: "Then it depends on whether you, the demon monk, have the ability to beat the iron rod of the Sprinkle family!" ”

The monk raised his body and attacked, and danced the tin staff impenetrable. While beating back, he taught Li Lintang a lesson: "A monk, who keeps scolding the poor monk as a 'demon monk', and also calls himself a 'sprinkled family', is really making all his karma, ignoring the precepts and shame, wait for me to teach you a lesson for the Buddha!" ”

"Demon monk, how can you be virtuous? also dared to teach the Buddha on behalf of the Buddha, which is also a very arrogant tone. Beware of the wind flashing your tongue! Being taught a verbal lesson by the innocent monk, how could Li Lintang swallow his anger, and naturally returned with words.

This time, the monk did not reply again, but the strength in his hand increased by a point.

If the tin staff is used as a blade, it is reasonable to say that it belongs to the category of Qimen blades. This thing is heavy at one end and light at the other, and it is very difficult to master. This innocent monk made the tin staff dexterous, and every time he made a move, he used the inertia of waving the eight treasure lotus petals on the tin rod to make a blow as heavy as a blow. During the fight, the sleeves of his robe flew up, and the tin ring was shining with silver, even the monk's own tattered face was full of appearance.

Li Lintang fought with this person, which one was happy? After arriving at Changtu Mansion, he made several shots, but they were all "evil stubbles", and he couldn't make four or five points out of ten points. Now I met such a monk who practiced foreign kung fu, it was really a chess opponent! When the martial arts are displayed, he is not afraid to beat the other party well, nor will he be afraid of what spells the other party casts.

"Rejoice! Joyfully! Li Lintang was slapped in the middle of the iron rod by the innocent monk, and he took three or four steps back, but he shouted twice and lifted the stick again.

Li Lintang played comfortably, but Mr. Peng frowned. Historically, foreign kung fu has not been like what is in the mouth of the storyteller, and what kind of secret book can be practiced according to the book. On the way to practice martial arts, it must be the master's words and deeds, and only by pointing out hand-in-hand can you understand the mystery, and you can't learn anything according to the picture book.

However, in any big temple, there are few warrior monks who practice this kind of sword, let alone a small temple like the Sun Temple? When he came to Changtu Mansion to buy this land with the household officials, he also inquired about it nearby, and the monks in this temple only ate fasting and chanted Buddha, and did not see any martial arts. This is not Shaolin Temple, where are the many warrior monks?

In this case, where did this innocent monk learn his exquisite tin staff kung fu? Is he really a monk of the Sun Temple? If not, did he come here to deceive, just to plot against this dilapidated monastery?

While Mr. Peng was thinking about it, a young man's voice sounded outside the door: "Where did the thief come from, dare to hurt my uncle!" ”

Looking up, the tiger pulled out his sword from the sheath, and with the sound of hunting, he slashed at the unscrupulous monk!