Three months have passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Xiang still hasn't been able to escape, but his level of Buddhism has indeed risen greatly.

In fact, he inherited Jueyuan's memory, and he memorized all kinds of Buddhist classics, and he also had a deep understanding of Buddhist thought, but it was only because of his modern thinking that he disdained Buddhism, so he sat on Baoshan and didn't know how to use it. But after three months of earnest teachings from Master Wuxiang, he was forced to pick them up again. There is a private teacher who is equivalent to a national professor, and he has a strong foundation, and of course he picked it up quickly, and the reason why it took three months also includes more than two months of his passive neglect.

After truly comprehending Buddhism, Li Xiang found that Buddhism can stand for 2,000 years without falling, and it is still spread to all corners of the world, not without reason, it is by no means what the textbook says, only teaching people to be patient in everything, looking forward to the next life, and helping the ruler to manage the common people. Many of these philosophical ideas are still very reasonable, and they are of great benefit to personal cultivation.

After being influenced by Buddhism, Li Xiang's temperament has changed a lot unconsciously, and his impetuousness, shallowness, ignorance and other problems have changed a lot when he first came. In fact, this is not entirely the result of the influence of Buddhist thought, but also Li Xiang fused Jueyuan's memory, and the two became one, and their temperaments naturally influenced each other. So at first glance, the original obscene otaku is really a bit of a monk. This made Wuxiang very pleased, and he felt that these three months of work had not been in vain. After reporting to the abbot, Zen Master Tianming was also overjoyed, and finally ordered that Li Xiang could end the retreat.

If he heard the news three months ago, Li Xiang would have been ecstatic, but now he just smiled faintly. When he walked out of the cave, he took a deep breath, and then habitually recited the phrase "Amitabha", and then he was stunned, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

Do you want to ask Li Xiang whether he believes in Buddhism now? He'll still answer you, don't believe it! But it cannot be denied that he is now really deeply influenced by Buddhism. So much so that his thoughts about Xiaolongnu, Huang Rong and others have faded a lot, and it doesn't matter so much whether he sees it or not.

However, after Wuxiang took him to the abbot's room to meet Zen Master Tianming, Zen Master Tianming actually took the initiative to ask him to go out for a walk. This made Li Xiang taken aback, and he looked at Zen Master Tianming and didn't know what to say. Seeing him like this, Zen Master Tianming couldn't help but laugh and said, "You don't have to be surprised, I didn't allow you to leave the temple three months ago, and now I ask you to leave the temple, for the same reason, you are now a real monk." ”

Li Xiang smiled faintly, he didn't know if this change was good or bad, but he still felt good about himself. Even if he returns to modern times, with his current bearing, even if he still has no money, standing in front of people can make people look up to him.

As for going out of the temple for a walk, he is no longer so persistent, but he is not very resistant, he can continue to be an otaku in the Shaolin Temple, and he can go out to see the customs of this era. Since Zen Master Tianming drove him out, let's go and see it. So Li Xianghe saluted and said, "Yes." ”

Zen Master Tianming said again: "You go out of the temple, I have a few requirements for you to remember." The first is that you can't say that you are a Shaolin disciple; secondly, you can't use Shaolin Juexue unless it's a matter of life and death; Third, they must not hand over to the government, let alone participate in anti-Mongolian affairs. Do you remember? ”

Li Xiang said puzzledly: "Dare to ask the abbot, why is this?" ”

Zen Master Tianming was silent for a moment before he said: "The place where my Shaolin Temple is located is already under the rule of the Mongols, if you take the initiative to oppose the Mongols, you will inevitably attract the encirclement and suppression of the army. Although we are monks, we regard things outside our bodies as dung, but this temple has been built since Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty for more than 740 years, and as the descendants of Shaolin Temple, we have the responsibility to protect this ancestral court of Zen Buddhism. Of course, we will not defect to foreigners and betray the enemy. Therefore, since this land was occupied by the Jin State, the Shaolin Temple announced that the temple would be closed for a hundred years, and the disciples were not allowed to leave the temple for no reason. ”

Li Xiang nodded as he listened, agreeing with Tianming's words very much. Isn't the Quanzhen Sect, which is diametrically opposed to the Shaolin Temple's style of acting, being encircled and suppressed because of its active resistance to Mongolia? As a result, the Quanzhen Sect had to let the disciples disperse and break through with the classics in the sect. Although it was only the loss of a Chongyang Palace, the classics and disciples were not greatly lost, but since then, the Quanzhen Sect has no foundation and gradually declined. If it weren't for a Jin Yong, who wrote two novels, how many people would know that there was a Quanzhen Sect in history? The Shaolin Temple is different, it has been undefeated for thousands of years, and it is still famous in modern times.

Some people may say that Shaolin Temple is spineless, and they dare not resist when they are invaded by foreign tribes, but they bow their heads and obey the people, and even have the suspicion of traitors, wasting their thousands of years of martial arts leader. However, in Li Xiang's view, resisting aggression was originally the business of the national court, and the people of Jianghu had no obligation to protect their homes and defend the country. It is indeed admirable to be admired for being willing to give everything for the country and the nation like Guo Jing, but no one is qualified to blame those Jianghu people who are unwilling to work for the corrupt imperial court. Just like seeing a robbery in modern times, people who are not at the scene can accuse the people present of not being bloody after the fact, and watch the robbers commit crimes without anyone stopping them. But if they had been there, they wouldn't have been there. The robber has a knife and a gun in his hand, who is stupid - forced to rush up knowing that it is not an opponent? Anyway, Li Xiang didn't do it. Therefore, now as a disciple of Shaolin Temple, he also agrees with Tianming's approach.

But Li Xiang still had a question, and immediately said: "Abbot, I understand your requirements, but if I can't use Shaolin martial arts, if I encounter injustices, although I don't endanger myself, can I only watch and turn a blind eye?" ”

Tianming smiled and said, "Of course not, some commonly used martial arts can still be used." For example, "Dragonfly Point Water Lifting Technique" is similar to many light skills on the rivers and lakes, so you can use it with confidence. There is also the widely circulated "Luohan Boxing", many people in the rivers and lakes will do it, and you can't prove that you are a disciple of Shaolin Temple if you use it. It's just because what you learn is the most profound martial arts as soon as you get started, and you haven't learned these basic martial arts. In addition, I have prepared a cheatbook for you "The Bell Striker". This martial art comes from Gusu Hanshan Temple, which can be regarded as a peerless science, and it is quite similar to my Shaolin's "Mighty King Kong Palm". Your "Mighty King Kong Palm" is already quite popular, and practicing "Bell Striker" again will have twice the result with half the effort. And Hanshan Temple is far away in Gusu, and the Mongols are helpless against them. ”

Li Xiang laughed when he heard this, this old monk is really cunning and cunning, but he likes it.

After receiving the cheats of "The Bell Striker", Li Xiang didn't look at it immediately, but after hesitating for a moment, he still asked: "I still want to ask the abbot, I thought that you didn't allow it to go out of the temple before, but now I have understood." But now I don't really want to leave the temple, why do you have to let me go out for a walk? ”

Tianming sighed and said: "I'm ashamed, my Shaolin Temple announced the closure of the temple for a hundred years, although it is the greatest possible to avoid the disaster of annihilation, but it is also isolated from the outside world, many disciples only know that Shaolin has been the number one faction in the rivers and lakes for hundreds of years before the closure of the temple, if it is not for the closure of the temple, it is impossible for the Quanzhen Sect, which has been established for decades, to take away this name." Therefore they are arrogant and have no one in their sights. But I don't know that the outside world is changing so fast, which is unimaginable to people in small monasteries. And my Shaolin Temple will be unsealed in more than forty years, if my Shaolin disciples still have such thoughts at that time, it will make the Shaolin Temple's reputation for hundreds of years be lost. And you, among the thousands of disciples of my Shaolin Temple, have the greatest potential, and have had an incredible experience, and you are just in your thirties. By the end of the 100-year closure period, you will be in your seventies. With you in charge, the comeback of Shaolin Temple can be more secure. Therefore, now I will try my best to cultivate you, not only to be good in martial arts, to be superb in Buddhism, but also to understand the sophistication of human feelings and understand the situation of the rivers and lakes. Can you take on this responsibility? ”

Li Xiang was suddenly greeted by Tianming's sense of mission, and he knew what "the grace of knowing the encounter" was, and what it meant to be "the death of a confidant". Tianming tossed him so much before, not to destroy him, but to cultivate him. What was previously resentment has now turned into gratitude. If he could, he would really be willing to help Shaolin, at least he wouldn't become a clown in "Heaven and Dragon Slayer". But he came through time, and he didn't know when he would wear it back, so he really couldn't make a promise to Tianming's request, so he could only say solemnly: "The abbot's blue eyes for the disciple, the disciple is full of feelings." But the disciple can only promise that he will do his best. ”

Tianming was already very satisfied with such an answer, and laughed out loud rarely, and said: "I'm relieved, go, go!" ”

Li Xiang left the abbot's room and returned to his hut where he had been away for three months, touched the tables and chairs, and found that there was no dust at all. He raised his eyebrows, and said in his heart that he is now also a high-level member of Shaolin Temple! This made him a little complacent, but it quickly dissipated, and he sat on the bed and opened the cheats of "The Bell Striker".

This kung fu is said to have been practiced by the monks of Hanshan Temple when they hit the bell, and they slapped their hands on the big bronze bell to make the bronze bell make a loud sound, and the kung fu was all on one pair of hands. Compared with "King Kong Palm", the tricks are much simpler, but the palm power is not bad at all.

Because of the simplicity of the moves, Li Xiang quickly learned this set of palm techniques. Walking out of the house, it was displayed in the small courtyard, and in the whistling wind, the dead branches and leaves danced wildly, and the power was indeed extraordinary.

However, it is still the same as before, learning is learning, but when it comes to actual combat, there are still problems such as improper application of moves, and too many flaws in the connection between moves. It takes a long time to become proficient. What's more, Li Xiang's external kung fu is all driven by internal force, after all, he doesn't have so much time to slowly temper his body. Therefore, his foreign kung fu is a little awkward, such as "The Bell Striker" and "King Kong Palm". It's okay to fight with ordinary people, but if you meet a master, I'm afraid that I won't be able to support a few moves.

Li Xiang had expected this situation, so he was not in a hurry, but went to find someone to learn "Luohan Boxing" again, and then packed his luggage and prepared to go down the mountain. The next morning, without greeting anyone, he walked out of the temple gate with a simple small package on his back and headed down the wide bluestone steps.