The temperature rises sharply, and the sound of cicadas fills your ears.

As I walked out of the woods behind the fat-headed monk, two cars were parked on the wide road ahead.

The fat-headed monk turned around, squinted and smiled, and said softly: Donor, please.

"Thank you, Master."

After that, he got into the car in front of me, and I got into the business car in the back.

The originally wide car was full of more than a dozen people, and after coming in, there was nowhere to sit for a while.

I can't help but wonder: Are these people all looking for a master to ignite?

"Let's squeeze in and make room for the little brother."

"yes, move your body."

"Little brother, let's change, I'll go home halfway."

The people in the car were extremely enthusiastic, and they moved for a while, letting me in the middle.

After sitting down, I touched the clothes on my body, which were already dry, and my worries had decreased a lot.

A woman looked at me and said, "The little brother looks so handsome, isn't he a local?"

"Well, it's not."

As soon as I blurted out the words, I regretted it, this person was close to me for no reason, maybe it was a fraud. I'm good, honest and honest.

"Oh, I'm not a local either, but I heard that Master Yuanzhen is highly respected and has profound Dharma, so I came to ask him for guidance."

"Yes, the master is a master in the world, and he will benefit immensely from his guidance."

"Yes, my friend went a few days ago, and when he came back, he said that the master was really divine, and he was able to understand it at one point, so I came in a hurry."

…………

Everyone praised me for everything, and it was particularly true and heartwarming.

The uneasiness that hovered in my heart was swept away in an instant.

I couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going?"

A little girl who looked like a student said crisply: Bauhinia Temple.

"Bauhinia Temple?"

"This Bauhinia Temple is named because the circle of the temple is covered with purple and bright bauhinia flowers. First there is the Bauhinia tree, and then there is the Bauhinia Temple. ”

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man in his forties, who had a fleshy face, fat lips, bean eyes and a flat nose, and a smiling face that looked very treacherous and evil.

"Well, understood, thanks."

I pretended to be very arrogant, and my heart was already suspicious.

When I looked out the window, I casually caught a glimpse of a lonely young man sitting in the back row with a bruised face.

At this point, he raised his head and looked at me, his brow twitching, and then he lowered his head again.

"Is he being detained by these men and warning me?"

A man next to me saw me tilting his head, hurriedly put his arm around my shoulder, and chatted with me.

After walking for half an hour, the car stopped, and a person went down to the back row, and I was placed in the back row, and a new person came up in the car and was squeezed into the middle of the front row.

As soon as the person got into the car, he suddenly felt that the situation was wrong, got up and shouted to go down, and suddenly saw a pitch-black electric baton poke at his chest, he trembled a few times, and collapsed on the seat. The one who made the stick was the flesh-faced man who was just that.

The woman who had spoken to me before turned her back and glanced at me, and said with a smile, "Anyone who is disrespectful to the Master, take this as a warning."

Jumping from a lifetime and crawling out of the Nine Dead Lake, I should have been careful to live, but now I have fallen into the hands of a new gang of gangsters. For his own IQ, he can only be helpless in speechlessness.

I wanted to take out my mobile phone to call the police, but the young man with bruises on his face stabbed my lower strangle, put it in my ear, and whispered: Blocker.

"Let's go." The woman in the front row rolled up a book and slapped it on his head.

The young man hurriedly protected his head and avoided it in horror.

"It's all down-to-earth, after listening to the master's enlightenment, I will let you go back."

It was the girl who looked like a student who spoke.

I withdrew my hand, hung it under my lap, and thought to myself: despair has become commonplace, so why not eat another meal? I have no old grudges with them, and no new enmity is there, so what is the use of killing me except robbing money?

After walking for an hour, the newcomer who was stunned sat next to me like a dead face, and two newcomers came up in the car.

At this time, the flesh-faced man, the middle-aged woman, and the young girl pretended to be soft-spoken, and the two of them laughed and talked non-stop.

When one of them had a premonition of a different feeling and tried to get up, the flesh-faced man showed the electric baton in his arms and forced him back to his seat.

And so on and so forth, the car stopped and walked, and walked and stopped. More than 10 people went down, and more than 10 people came up. The three nurseries with tacit understanding, one after another, maintained the atmosphere in the car, either civil or military.

Half an hour later, the car drove to a verdant, quaint and quiet monastery. On the huge plaque, the inscription "Bauhinia Temple" three gilt characters.

In front of the temple gate, the car did not stop, and ran to the backyard through the secluded path on the side.

Further on, through the dense layers of foliage, an earth-colored stupa with a square cone floats into view.

The pagoda is about 13 stories high, the corner eaves are flying, tall and straight, simple and dignified.

The strange thing is that when the car approached the pagoda, an earth-colored suspension bridge suddenly rose on the ground, and the car jumped into the belly of the bridge.

Hearing a "bang", the suspension bridge knocked heavily at the moment the car drove in.

After entering, there was a dark passage with a twist and turn, and the car circled for dozens of seconds and slowly stopped.

At this time, on the earthen wall on one side, a hole opened a bright light.

Suddenly, dozens of black figures holding sticks came out of the bright light. Then, divide into two rows and surround the front and back of the car.

After getting out of the car, no one dared to squeak, and they all lowered their heads and walked in in a proper manner.

It turned out that this bright light was an elevator that could accommodate dozens of people, and as the elevator slowly rose, everyone suddenly became anxious.

At this time, a childish little novice said softly: Don't worry, Master Zhenyuan has opened the spiritual altar in the 12th floor, and will preach for your enlightenment later.

Looking at his sincere and sincere appearance, I couldn't help but think: Could it be that after listening to the lecture, I can leave?

"Little Master, what's the name of this tower?"

"Flying Soul Tower."

Between questions and answers, the elevator has reached the twelfth floor, and there is one floor above.

After coming out, the huge pagoda was gloomy. On closer inspection, a black cloth tent hangs on the edge of the stupa.

There were a circle of faces sitting in the tower, and there were fifty or sixty people.

Seeing a newcomer coming in, the people in the tower raised their heads and glanced at them hurriedly, and then suddenly lowered their bodies.

"Newcomers who come in, find a place to sit down."

A rough and sharp sound echoed in the tower, like a whistling on the plain.

The one who shouted was a man with pigtails, a hairy beard, and a body as strong as an ox, with a yellow cowhide whip in his hand, and he was sweeping everyone with a fierce look.

"Smack!"

A whip snapped like a swift snake bitten me on the shoulder.

I suddenly felt myself out of breath, stumbling and sliding down.

At this time, a pair of strong and powerful arms embraced me. When I looked sideways, it was a young man with bruises on his face. He and I sat down against the wall.

After sitting down, when I glared at the pigtail with angry eyes, he flicked the whip again, and I instinctively waved my arm to block, and my arm had the illusion that it was about to be split.

"Boy, don't be unconvinced, who hasn't eaten a whip here, and if you dare to stare at me, I will beat you to pieces."

I was about to stand up and gesture to him twice, but the bruised young man on the side hurriedly patted me on the shoulder and whispered, "Bear with me."

After the pigtails left, I breathed a sigh of relief and said to him: Thank you, what do you call it?

"Li Xiubing, what about you?"

"Wang Hua."

"Hey, we've got to figure out how to get out."

"Want to escape? Stop dreaming! This is the twelfth floor, to say the least there are forty or fifty meters, jumping down is designated to fall to death. ”

A thin, wilted man moved behind us, lowered his head and whispered.

"What is the purpose of their detention of us?"

"Money."

"What money?"

"Enlightenment Gold."

The man lowered his head again and said: They deceived people under the guise of enlightenment, and then asked for 1,000 yuan with an enlightened word, and when the housekeeper asked for it when he had no money, when he could settle it, and when he could release it...... Hey, they may not be able to let you go, and maybe you will be pulled somewhere else. Want to live? No way.

"Murder after making money?" I don't understand.

"As far as I know, no one can get out alive, this tower has been occupied by them for several years, the old man is gone, and the new man is coming."

Li Xiubing took a step forward and said, "Isn't it true that no one has come to look for you?"

"Yes, definitely."

The man said, while the pigtails were not paying attention, he looked out of the window and said, "Sometimes, when they are not paying attention, I will lift up the cloth tent and peek out the window." The police searched the temple, but before we could reach the backyard, we were moved underground. The elevator you just took can be retracted and extended, and when the police enter the tower, the elevator will be moved underground. This temple is all their people. You say, "Why did you get out?"

"Smack!"

The pigtail flicked a whip in the air, pointed at us, and shouted: "Everyone is in place, don't whisper, otherwise Lao Tzu ......

"Smack!"

He struck another whip, but the head of the whip struck an old woman.

The old woman groaned and fell to the board.

When the people on both sides saw this, they retreated to the side.

The pigtails waved at the two people standing on the edge of the tower, turned to leave, and said with a smile in his mouth: The old immortal is really unbeaten.

The two dragged the old woman and walked to the elevator, and one of them raised his voice and said, "There is another ghost under the Flying Soul Tower."

For a while, when the people in the tower heard this, they were all frightened, and they couldn't help but clench their bodies, and they didn't dare to let out of their mouths.

The man behind him prostrated on the ground and whispered: Anyone who openly opposes them or is about to die of illness will be dragged to the Flying Soul Tower and buried alive. Every night, there is always the cry of a fierce ghost in the tower. We privately call this "Flying Soul Tower" the "Ghost Tower".

"Hey, Master Yuanzhen is about to come to the Holy Place, and all the disciples kneel to greet him."

After the pigtail finished speaking, he flicked the whip, knelt on both knees, and knocked a round head into the crotch.

In the pagoda, a quiet Zen sound sounded, and the fat-headed monk in the early morning, wearing a red robe, walked slowly.

Everyone, all with their heads on the planks. The sound of "creaking" footsteps made the listener very uncomfortable.

"Excuse me, please be seated."

After everyone sat down, the fat-headed monk pinched a string of prayer beads and began to talk in a humming voice.

However, he only spoke for a minute or two before he paused, and threw a sly look at the pigtail.

The pigtail blinked in understanding, and said happily: The master has begun to enlighten you.

After that, the fat-headed monk walked into the crowd, followed by another little novice with a pen and paper in his hand.

At this point, most people were reluctant to ask the fat-headed monk for questions, but when they caught a glimpse of the cowhide whip in the pigtail's hand, they couldn't help but make up nonsense.

However, the simpler the questions they asked, the more the fat-headed monk answered, and the happier the little novice on the side wrote.

When the fat-headed monk walked in front of me and Li Xiubing, we also talked nonsense to deal with things. As for the fat-headed monk who replied a few words and said something, I didn't listen to it absent-mindedly.

Half an hour later, the fat-headed monk finished his enlightenment and took the elevator down the pagoda. Before leaving, the little novice handed the white paper in his hand to the pigtail.

"Boom...... The master has been enlightened for you, let's gossip less, Master Yuanzhen's enlightenment gold, a thousand yuan, I will report your enlightenment gold ......"

The pigtails roared and screamed, "10,000, 30,000, 80,000, 60,000......".

There were two young men who were very unconvinced, and as soon as they got together, they were pressed to the ground by four or five strong men by the window, and a burst of punches and kicks followed.

The stupa of dead silence, after a brief commotion, sank into dead silence again.

The pigtail distributed different bank card accounts to the newcomers, and said with a smile: If you have money, transfer it on the spot and release it immediately; If you don't have money, call home, transfer the money to the account, and release the person immediately.

Li Xiubing touched my arm and asked, "Brother, what are you going to do?"

"I'm a poor bastard, and I don't want to affect my family, so I can only consume it."

"Well, each other."

Looking at his helpless look, I said: Brother, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, don't be too desperate. Today, it is a kind of fate to meet you here, and I will call you Brother Bing in the future.

"Okay, Brother Hua. But for now, we have to find a way to escape. ”

"Hmm."

I nodded, looking at the thugs in a circle by the window, and my heart was dull.

Because we couldn't raise the "enlightenment gold", Li Xiubing and I were still imprisoned in the twelve-story pagoda.

In the meantime, someone brought a bucket of gruel, and before Li Xiubing and I could get forward, the gruel had been snatched up, and an empty bucket was left whirring on the ground where the porridge foam was splashed.

As night fell, the originally quiet temple added some of the ghostly aura of the forest.

Late at night, Li Xiubing and I leaned back together, tired and tired, squinting our eyes and letting our bodies sway.

An hour later, pigtails stepped out of the elevator and threw a disheveled woman on the ground.

Before leaving, he smiled evilly and said: Don't really think that if you go to bed with Lao Tzu, you can let you go, dream.

The woman stood up, spat and scolded: You will be punished.

"Really? I waited. ”

The pigtail waved the leather whip in his hand, shook a handful of bleached yellow hair, and walked into the elevator proudly.

I looked back and saw a small bottle pinned to the woman's waist and a shining golden object in her hand.

She looked at me, a weird smile crossed her face, and said in a dark voice: Is it possible, you also want to sleep with me?

"No, eldest sister, you have to think about the good."

"The benefits? None of the men are good. ”

She couldn't stop sneering. That heart-rending feeling, listening to the cold bones of the hair.

In the early hours of the morning, the wind rose.

The cold wind blows around the pagoda, rolling up the unpleasant smell of sweat.

However, in the strong smell of sweat, I could vaguely smell the alcohol.

Everyone was asleep, even the thugs by the window were drooling and snoring.

"Ahh

Suddenly, under the stupa, there was a terrible and sharp cry, like the sound of two sharp swords hitting together.

Everyone's nerves, at this moment, suddenly woke up.

"The ghost cry is coming again."

The man lying behind me whispered with horror on his face.

The voices came one after another, wave after wave, and the listeners were creepy and restless.

"Poof!"

A sound like a fire came from the window.

Along the way, the gauze tent by the window had been lit, and the fire spread so quickly that it was a little evil.

Next to the gauze tent, the woman who was thrown to the ground by her pigtails held a golden lighter in her hand, and her face sneered in the flickering firelight.

"Quick, stop that crazy woman."

The thugs by the window divided into two groups, one crowding through the crowd and rushing towards the woman; He took off his shirt and slammed the flames that swooped in all directions.

In a moment, a strong smell of smoke permeated the pagoda, and the choking people could not breathe well and tears rolled down.

The raging flames, like an energetic fire snake, quickly entangled the entire stupa.

The ghost's cry was gone, followed by the mournful howls of countless living people.

The windows on the stupa were boiled open, and the previous breeze turned into a fierce wind, and the fire borrowed the wind and the wind to help the fire, and an earth-colored stupa became a furnace in the sea of fire.

Everyone, all of a sudden, panicked, pushing each other, each yelling wildly.

Many people could not withstand the heat and jumped down from the pagoda, while countless people choked on the smoke and pushed each other to death and trample on each other.

"Brother Hua, ...... quickly We jumped off the stupa. ”

"Jump?"

"If you don't jump, it's too late."

Just as Li Xiubing was about to jump off the tower, my eyes lit up, and I hurriedly grabbed him, pointed to the unburned gauze tent on the side, and shouted: Brother Bing, you want to give birth together, rush.

He understood what I meant, grabbed my palm, and ran with me to the window.

Fortunately, the gauze tent on the edge of the window was long and big enough, and I grabbed the gauze tent with him, jumped out.

At this time, the raging sea of fire had burned the entire stupa to the ground, and when it fell from the pagoda, I saw that there were people covered in flames on each floor crying wolves in despair.

At this moment, Li Xiubing and I both cried.

"Shhh

When the two of us fell to the third floor, the gauze tent broke, and he and I roared in unison and fell down suddenly.

"Boom!"

The sound of the fall was very dull.

When I turned over and sat up, I was shocked to find a charred corpse on the ground, and my body was stained with scarlet blood.

The red fire left a terrifying mark on everyone's body.

Their faces were blackened, their bodies were festering, their eyes were blood-red, their hair was burnt and their clothes were unclothed......

"Brother Hua, come out quickly."

Li Xiubing had already run out of the pile of corpses and shouted at me in the distance.

"Save ...... Help me......"

A young boy who was completely black and young looked at me with his bloody arms raised, his frightened eyes wide open, and tears in his eyes.

When I wanted to pick him up, Li Xiubing ran to my side and shouted: Go quickly, it's too late.

Seeing that I hesitated, he grabbed me by the waist, picked me up on my back, and fled away.

A terrifying voice sounded around the Flying Soul Tower: Don't leave your mouth alive, kill them all.

As soon as the two of us left the temple, we happened to meet a few monks with horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes, standing aside with sticks in hand.

"Run!"

Li Xiubing picked me up and ran into the distance.

"Stop, run and kill you both."

"Caught them alive."

Hearing that a few bald men dared to be so arrogant, Li Xiubing and I didn't dare to stop for a moment, and ran into the distance with a snort.

"Brother Hua, let's run separately, one escapes is one."

"Okay, Brother Bing."

"If we are still alive, we can go to the 'Xiubing Mansion' to find me if we have something."

"Definitely, we'll get out alive."

"There will be a date later."

"There will be a date later."

From dark to dark, I ran all the way and all the way, sweating and sweating.

In the end, I was exhausted when I ran, and my ears were full of the sound of my heart pounding.

By a hidden reservoir, I lay down.

The dappled shadows of the trees cast on my face, one moment soft, the other cool.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps in the distance.

I tried to roll over, but the skeleton of my whole body seemed to be glued to the ground, and I couldn't exert any strength.

"Hey, there's a young man sleeping on the Kudi."

"Okay, people are probably taking a nap, let's go to the 'One Dam', someone over there is going to jump into the river and commit suicide."

"Well, this is good, I heard that the person who committed suicide was the son of the Qu family, and he was burdened with a deep hatred of blood."

"Go ......"

When I heard the words "blood and hatred", I suddenly remembered "rabbit".

At this time, although he had some strength in his body, it was still difficult to stand up.

The footsteps ringing in the back of my head became more and more, and everyone couldn't help but say four words: blood and hatred.