Chapter 14: The Beggar Gang

After Sakura Ling and I experienced this turmoil, we no longer dared to talk about breaking up in Liansi Town. It wasn't until I walked out of Gap County and came to a meadow to sit down and rest that I started talking seriously.

Ying Ling said, Brother Zhishan, do you think I really want to go to Shenqiu? I just thought you were fun, so I wanted to play with you for two days. During this time, I have found that you are kind-hearted, and everything follows me, and I am very happy with you. If you want to go to Shenqiu, I will go to Shenqiu with you, and if you want to go to the White Horse Temple, I will go to the White Horse Temple with you.

I was a little overjoyed, but more moved. I took Sakura's hand and said Sakura, you're so nice.

Sakura hung her head shyly.

I wondered, why do you have to listen to the abbot and avoid women?

The best thing in the whole world for me is that Sakura Ling can still be by my side.

I discussed with Sakura Ling that it was better to go north directly and bypass Gap County. Sakura Ling was afraid that there would be another misunderstanding such as a breakup, so she wore men's clothes and a fake beard again.

I walked north for ten days, and I was in the countryside all the way, and I rarely encountered inns. We borrowed the night from the farmer, who mistakenly thought we were brothers, and most of them only borrowed one room, so I slept on the floor and Sakura Ling slept on the bed. Sakura was afraid that the ground would be damp, so she secretly went out in the middle of the night to get some sun-dried straw to pave the ground for me. The folk customs in this area are simple and hospitable, and when we wake up in the morning, they always have to cook two eggs that we are reluctant to eat and make breakfast for us with steamed buns.

After walking for a while, the farmhouse I met became richer and richer, and there were occasional meat dishes for dinner, and there were few patches on the bedding. When I inquired, it turned out that it was close to Kaifeng. Ying Ling and I planned to go to Kaifeng for two days and then go straight west to Luoyang.

In the evening, we wanted to rest, but when we found that there were no inhabitants nearby, we walked forward for half an hour and came to a temple. Seeing that it was dark, he knocked on the door of the temple and spent the night.

As soon as the door opened, the two monks held the Qi Mei stick and poked it, I pulled the cherry spirit behind me, stretched out my fingers and flicked the end of the stick, and the two sticks flew into the treasure hall and inserted them into the Guanyin lotus throne. The two monks clenched their empty fists and froze in place.

One of the monks held back for a long time and asked, "Aren't you from the beggars?"

Sakura Spirit flashed out from behind me and said Who are you scolding?

We sat in the temple and had five monks with us.

Among them, the oldest is about half a hundred, and the Dharma number is clear.

Dengcheng said that I am really sorry for such a misunderstanding today, and the beggar gang asked us to move out of the temple within three days, and today is exactly the third day. We thought it was the beggars who knocked on the door, so we ......

I said, "Why did the beggars move you out of the temple?"

Dengcheng sighed, ashamed to say, when I was young, the temple business was prosperous, the people nearby all believed in Buddhism, people who came to burn incense and worship the Buddha every day can be said to be an endless stream, nineteen years ago the martial arts league leader bidding competition, Wudang won the position of the alliance leader, for a time the people thought that the Buddhism fighting law could not fight the Tao, no Taoist has magical powers, have changed to Taoism. In recent years, there are few people who burn incense and worship the Buddha, and we don't have our share in red and white things, and even the small lists of feng shui divination and enlightenment are becoming scarce. There were dozens of monks in the temple, after there was no business, everyone could only sit and eat the empty mountain, and gradually the temple was less and less, and many monks did not hesitate to throw their faces to Kaifeng to beg in order to fill their bellies. This offended the beggar gang, saying that we had robbed them of their jobs, and when we saw the monks of the temple, they beat them, and many people were beaten so much that they joined the beggar gang one after another. Now there are only five of us left, and we still insist on being monks. The beggar gang recently started the idea of the temple, and wanted to change the temple into a rudder of the beggar gang, and came to intimidate and threaten every day, and three days ago came to give us two ways, either move out of the temple within three days, or join the beggar gang. Although we monks are not a noble profession, we can eat by hand, and it is absolutely impossible to ask us to change to a lazy person like Hanako. This temple has been built for more than 100 years, and the foundation of our ancestors cannot be destroyed in our hands if it is destroyed, so the five of us discussed it and would rather die than obey. I almost hurt you by mistake just now, and I feel very sorry to go.

After hearing this, Ying Ling said indignantly, the beggar gang is too deceitful, and they are only allowed to ask for food on the street, not the monks? I remember the leader of the beggar gang surnamed Hong, and I heard my father say that he is also a sensible person, how can he do some scum under his hands. Brother Zhishan, you have to take care of this.

I said that if you don't say it, I will take care of it, I went down the mountain to do good deeds, not to mention that they are all Buddhist disciples, how can I watch these uncles and brothers being bullied.

Deng Cheng said that you are also a monk?

Ying Ling rushed to say that we are from Shaolin Temple, and this is my senior brother, Zhishan.

Deng Cheng pointed at me with a trembling hand and asked, You are Huien's disciple Zhishan?

I said yes.

Deng Cheng and the other four monks looked me up and down, and I was a little uncomfortable.

Deng Cheng said, who in the world does not know that Zhishan is a candidate for the next martial arts league main bidding competition, who does not know that Zhishan has selected a handsome sword that has not been released for two hundred years, and who does not know that Zhishan has two unique skills at a young age, such as the Shaolin Dharma Vajra Sword and the Dharma Vajra Fist? If you help us, even if the beggars come to a rudder, then there must be no return. It's just that......

I ask just what?

Dengcheng said that I am waiting for a small temple in the wilderness, and I have never seen the power of Bodhidharma Vajra Fist, can Master Zhishan let me wait to open my eyes.

Sakura Ling leaned into my ear and whispered, "The old monk doesn't believe that you are Zhishan."

I nodded and said yes. He pointed to the bronze bell hanging two feet away on the east side and said, "Look."

Everyone turned to the east and looked at the bronze bell.

I breathed a sharp turn in my body, transported to my left arm, threw a punch at the bronze bell, and shouted: Break!

The bronze bell made a loud "dang" sound and shattered.

Deng Cheng had obviously never seen this formation, and his mouth was wide open enough to fit a wooden fish.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door: Is this a bell ringing to welcome us?

I walked to the door, took the latch, and when I opened the door, I saw a dozen people standing here and there. Each person holds a bamboo stick in his hand.

The leader was looking at us with a smile, and when he saw the broken bell on the east side, his face changed and he rushed in, and the rest of the people rushed in as well.

The leader held the fragment of the bronze bell in his hand, turned around and scolded to the lamp: Lao Tzu originally wanted to use this bell as the bell for our meeting at the helm, but your grandmother actually smashed it. Even if you want to leave now, I don't agree. Brothers, call me.

Dengcheng laughed and said slowly.

What did the leader say to slow down? Do you want to die slowly?

Deng Cheng smiled, touched his white beard, stood up and said to the leader: "Money helmsman, we might as well be like this, today you can kill me, I will get out, if you are killed, you get out."

The money helmsman was stunned for a moment, saying that everyone is dead, how can he still get out?

The other four monks have humanity: If Master Dengcheng dies, we will help him get the Dharma body out. You're going to die, and your people help you get the body out, do you dare?

Why don't you dare? He looked at me and Sakura Ling and asked who are you?

I said we were the ones to get you out.

The money helmsman sneered: "Arrogant. There are many people in the world who can kill me, but it's not your turn to be a stinky kid.

I said you might as well try it?

Qian Helmsman waved the bamboo stick and attacked, shouting in his mouth: Your grandmother's ......

I swung my fist, and the helmsman was bounced off by the punch, knocking a hole in the wall and disappearing into the twilight, when the word "death" came from afar. The beggars hurriedly got out of the hole and went to find their helmsman.

Dengcheng stood up suddenly, and I asked what was wrong? Dengcheng said that I had to get him back, whether he lived or died, and he had to get out. What has been said cannot be counted.

But at this time, the entrance of the cave was full of fire, and so was the outside of the door.

If you look closely, it turns out that countless people are holding torches and surrounding the temple.

There was a shout from outside the door: The beggar gang leader Hong has arrived.

As soon as the words fell, everyone felt that their eyes were flowering, flashing into one person, looking forty years old, looking like a crown of jade, with a white jade hairpin on his head, white shirts, white robes and white boots. There is a piece of jasper hanging from his waist, and he holds a green bamboo stick in his hand, which is extremely short, and it looks like a bamboo flute if he doesn't look closely. It's the first time I've seen such a beautiful man. When I think about myself, I am ashamed of myself.

I peeked at Sakura Ling, and Sakura Ling's front was red, and his eyes were straight. I didn't feel good in my heart, so I pushed her, and she came to her senses and hid behind me.

The man clenched his fists and said: Help Hong Zhuoli under the beggar. Since the money helmsman has agreed to get out, he has to get out. I'm a beggar who doesn't keep my word. Someone, help the money helmsman in.

The two men brought in the helmsman and threw him on the ground. At this time, although the helmsman did not lose his breath, he was not lightly injured, and when he fell to the ground, he couldn't help but let out an "ouch", and then kept moaning~ moaning.

Hong Zhuoli frowned and said: Manly man, blood does not shed tears. Such a howl simply insults the identity of the beggars. Get him out of here.

The two men who set up the money helmsman pushed him up and rolled to the threshold, and the two of them moved their heads and tails, lifted them outside the threshold, and continued to push the money helmsman to roll. The helmsman was in pain, and he opened his mouth and screamed. After a while, he fainted in pain, and someone carried him on his body, turned around and left.

A few of us didn't know what to say for a while, and Master Dengcheng was upset by Lord Qian's helm, and lowered his head and turned the Buddha beads in his mouth to chant Amitabha.

Hong Zhuoli asked me with a smile, did you hurt him just now?

I nodded yes.

Hong Zhuoli said: I heard the news in the capital, Kaifeng is divided into rudders and begging, if you don't give it, you will add your fists and feet. The people complained. How can I tolerate such a thing that ruins the reputation of the beggars? As soon as I arrived in Kaifeng today, I learned that the leader of the Qian Duo had come to rob the temple, and I was so anxious that I rushed over without stopping. Fortunately, little brother, you injured him and prevented my beggar gang from making another mistake. Little brother, you are kind to my beggars, but if you ask for something, I will definitely agree.

I shook my hand and said I didn't need anything.

Hong Zhuoli smiled and said You don't need it, I won't pay back those mages who were forced into the beggar gang.

I said I want it.

Hong Zhuoli clapped his hands, and a group of short-haired monks rushed in, hugging and crying with Fa Cheng and the others.

Hong Zhuoli gave the temple another hundred taels of silver, apologized to Dengcheng, and then spoke to me.

Hong Zhuoli said: The little brother has such cultivation at a young age, which is really gratifying. I just don't know who to learn from?

I said that I am from Shaolin Temple and studied under Huien.

Hong Zhuoli was stunned and asked, Are you Master Zhishan?

I don't dare to be a lawyer.

Hong Zhuoli laughed and said that I saw Master Zhishan today, I am really fortunate to have three lives, but the broken bell next to me was broken by you?

Sakura Spirit stuck her head out from behind her and said that he had broken it. When I hit it, it was two feet away.

Hong Zhuoli was in high spirits after hearing this, took out a sign from his arms and handed it to me, saying that if there is a place where the beggars can be used, when you meet the beggars disciples, you can just show the cards, and the beggars will see the cards as if they see me, and you can dispatch them.

I took the sign and asked blankly: How can the little monk be virtuous, why does the Hong gang leader treat the little monk like this?

Hong Zhuoli said with a smile: I pressed 500,000 taels of silver to bet on Shaolin to win next year's competition.